A MAN that was arrested on multiple charges following a pursuit through York in January has now been jailed for 14 months.

AN INQUEST has failed to reveal why a 72-year-old York man died in the River Ouse last October.

VISITORS and residents are welcome to enjoy York outdoors this Easter, city leaders say, but people should remember to stick to the rule of six or only two households meeting.

FIRE crews were called to assist with an incident involving a collision between a tractor and a van yesterday evening.

A BOY in York, who is aiming to help “all the children of York” get an Easter egg, has been supported by the team from a supermarket.

A WHOLE host of pets in York have had portraits done as part of a new initiative - which has raised over £2,500 for charity.

A DANCE school in York, which has been continuing to "inspire and delight," pupils with online classes, is preparing to reopen.

A DAD from York living with brain cancer is bidding to run a gruelling 10-mile race for a charity that helped him during his treatment.

A MAN who built Jurassic Park in his garden as a teenager is living the dream of many film enthusiasts by dealing in movie memorabilia.

A CALL has gone out for families in York to welcome international students into their homes.

Tomorrow marks the 80th anniversary of a wartime air-raid on York. No, not the Baedeker Raid of April 29, 1942, in which 79 people lost their lives and thousands of homes were destroyed or damaged

A YOUNG boy from North Yorkshire has been selling flowers in the run up to Easter to support a charity.

A POPULAR city centre pub is set to get a rebrand.

YORK Theatre Royal and the charity behind York’s world-famous Jorvik Viking Centre have been given massive grants to help them survive the Covid crisis – just in time.

A YORK-BASED charity, which supports homeless young people, has put a call out for volunteers host families.

ONGOING restrictions and the fallout from Brexit continue to hurt but local businesses are starting to feel more optimistic.

FIREFIGHTERS had to be called in to help free a teenager from a baby swing.

POLICE have arrested a suspect and recovered a number of cycles stolen from a secure compound in York.

A NEW Covid testing site is to open in western York later this month.

A GRANDAD from York has praised the quick thinking actions of his optician after he was diagnosed with a mini-stroke and blood cancer following his eye test.

POLICE are warning residents to be alert to a new scam.

JUST three more cases of Covid-19 have been recorded in the York area - but the rate has increased very slightly.

TWO vehicles were taken off the roads by police after a rural crime crackdown.

CHANGE is afoot at this village school.

THE Queen has personally thanked a North Yorkshire community stalwart for her work.

A NEW grocery store full of organic and vegan treats has opened its doors in York city centre.

ALMOST two weeks have now passed since the last death related to Covid-19 was recorded at hospitals in the York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

A Huntington man who downloaded indecent images of children for five years told police he had "titillating and entertaining" pictures on his computer, York Crown Court heard.

FISHERGATE Primary School’s kitchens could be in for a complete refurbishment.

A NEW leadership team has been created to drive forward a York-based independent organisation working to solve UK poverty.

POLICE are appealing for witnesses and information about an incident involving criminal damage and assault in York.

POLICE are appealing for information after a woman suffered a minor head injury as a result of a road traffic collision in Ripon.

HUNDREDS of people in part of York are being asked to say what they love or loathe about their local shopping area.

THE hot weather which baked York and North Yorkshire along with much of the UK this week is set to give way to a chilly Easter weekend.

A POPULAR riverside restaurant in York is looking to recruit ahead of its reopening next month.

Dave Powell: August 16, 1963 to March 17 2021

City of York Council were a little bit premature with their ‘April Fool’ announcement that recycling could move from fortnightly to monthly.

SEATING 'pods' and two tipi tents will be installed in Parliament Street to create outdoor dining areas in the coming weeks.

A WARTIME museum has launched a mission to reunite a prisoner of war’s letter home with his family - 76 years on.

A LOCAL chef has undertaken a giant Easter egg challenge ahead of the holiday break.

YORK dad and printer Dave Powell has died of Covid aged 57 - just weeks after the birth of his newest grandson.

YORK looks set for a major summer tourism boom if the results of a new survey are anything to go by.

Many will have watched with interest the story of the Ever Given cargo ship that got stuck in the Suez canal last week, which rightly deserved the spotlight.

WHEN it comes to Easter, there's nothing quite like a hot cross bun to mark the end of Lent and four-day weekend.

VISITORS to the outdoors are being urged to say hello to other people, stay on footpaths, and bag and bin their dog’s poo in a new-look Countryside Code.

JULIET Forster has cut it as a director of Romeo And Juliet many times. Now she has sliced Shakespeare's "two the two hours' traffic of our stage" to 45 minutes, maybe 50, for CBeebies' show tomorrow morning.

THE farmer behind York Maze has claimed he plans to make his famous puzzle out of banana bushes.

Less than two weeks to go now until you can head down to your local for a pint and a bite to eat - provided it has a beer garden.

A MAN fell from a window in York city centre today.

POLICE have arrested a man in connection with an incident involving a child in York.