The Salvation Army’s Christmas Present Appeal has ensured close to a thousand children have a present on Christmas Day.

York's Lord Mayor Cllr Martin Rowley wishes York residents a Happy Christmas and New Year.

An arrest has been made after a Honda motorcycle was stolen from a shed in Sherburn in Elmet.

A woman in her 20s has been found dead at a property near Skipton Road in Harrogate.

From Ian McEwan to Lily King and Brian Eno, these are our reviewers' top reads from the past 12 months.

CHEESE and chill-out time topped the list of 'experience' presents this Christmas, according to a York-based independent gifting platform.

The Duke of York between York and Stamford Bridge is currently being renovated, with plans to re-open around Easter.

Find out why this Boxing Day walk in the North York Moors with 'superb' views and cosy pub nearby has been named among the best in the UK

The Press and cast of Sleeping Beauty at York Theatre Royal would like to wish our readers a very Merry Christmas. Photo: York Theatre Royal

Many shops in York are gearing up for the biggest sale of the year as Boxing Day approaches.

Are you on the naughty list? The most common names for criminals in York and North Yorkshire over the past year have been revealed.

A York rowing club is launching indoor sessions for people of all abilities looking to start the new year with a fitness boost.

The MP for Scarborough and Whitby paid a visit to Cayton View care home and Saint Catherine’s Hospice.

Happy birthday to one of York’s Christmas Day babies who is marking a milestone birthday today.

A young man from North Yorkshire has overcome personal challenges to secure his dream job in the classroom.

The owner of a York top shop has said he is ready to “really start having some fun” after a successful first year in the job.

This is all you need to know about the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special 2025 - see full cast, dance routines, songs and when it's on TV

King Charles' pre-recorded speech will air on BBC, ITV and Sky News on Christmas Day

Wearing gloves, coats and scarves could impact your driving, and put you at risk of receiving a fine

A Yorkshire food business is helping to combat rural loneliness one meal at a time.

Police are hunting a Filey man with connections to Whitby who is wanted on suspicion of supplying a Class A drug.

It happened in York Street, around 7.50pm on Friday, December 19.

Bellway Strategic Land has submitted outline plans for a new development of about 120 new homes in the North Yorkshire village of Killinghall near Harrogate.

North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service have been called to a car found in a river near Ripon.

Cemetery Road in Fishergate remains closed northbound at Fulford Road.

HERE the Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, talks about the sense of community which makes our city special.

ABOUT 400 people in need in York are set to receive a bumper Christmas hamper this year from I am Reusable food bank.

York Neighbours, which helps lonely and isolated over 65s in the city, has completed 402 one-off tasks and seen 120 people take ten outings this year.

It comes after an announcement yesterday by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs that from the start of the next tax year, the farm inheritance tax relief threshold will increase from £1 million to £2.5 million.

A main square in a North Yorkshire town is reportedly cordoned off with an air ambulance landing nearby.

It follows yesterday's announcement (December 23) from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs that from April 2026 the inheritance tax relief threshold for farmers will increase from £1 million to £2.5 million.

Here is our review of a very festive dinner at The Ivy in York

York’s Chocolate Story reveals how Rowntree’s transformed a luxury Victorian treat into a Christmas tradition which is today celebrating its 100th anniversary.

Hundreds of thousands of fake and unsafe toys were seized at the UK Border this year - shoppers in York and North Yorkshire have been warned.

A POIGNANT Christmas tree which was rescued from the Langdale Moor Fire has been voted the favourite at a North Yorkshire festival.

The county's fire and rescue service said it happened on the B6451, which runs close to the west of Harrogate, at around 11.30pm yesterday (Tuesday, December 23).

Major changes could be ahead for Catholics in York and North Yorkshire as Bishop Terry Drainey retires. Pope Leo has asked the Bishop of Leeds to run their diocese.

A stage adaptation of a beloved children’s book series is set to charm audiences in York next year.

A record-breaking charity auction has raised thousands of pounds for charity.

Stamford Bridge Beaumont Care Home residents bake and deliver mince pies to local businesses and neighbours.

A group of town and parish councils has called on North Yorkshire Council to ensure its under-staffed planning department fully assesses plans for a huge solar energy scheme.

Two young boys, from York, have committed themselves to acts of kindness in the run-up to Christmas – raising thousands of pounds for St Michael's Hospice.

A teenage photographer from York is showcasing his work in a new hospital exhibition.

People in the North East and Yorkshire are being reminded to use the NHS app over the Christmas season.

An online child sexual abuser made a child’s life a misery with emotional blackmail. George Casson appeared to have a sock fetish, York Crown Court heard.

Nurses have been told they can ‘simply choose not to accept further assignments’ after receiving the news that a pay enhancement was set to be removed

A woman has appeared before York magistrates accused of causing the death of another woman in a car crash.

Three men from Ripon and Boroughbridge who turned a North Yorkshire pub into “a scene out of the Wild West” and left a fourth man “for dead” have been jailed.

A York mother diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour has started treatment in Germany after members of the community raised more than £100,000 for her.

Parents are being urged to make sure their kids are vaccinated - after one schoolgirl was left in a flu coma.