A vacant city centre property has been identified, with potential to be divided into about 20 units,

A NEW tea shop and cafe with a bit of a royal flavour is set to open in York city centre.

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 VINTAGE York bus, which now operates as a mobile bar, will team up with a local pub to reopen after the third national lockdown.

A FORMER York St John's student who is now an up and coming R&B singer is working with Kaiser Chief Simon Rix in the studio.

TOP council officers have apologised for statements made about a £400,000 payout to the authority’s former chief executive – saying they “absolutely recognise things should have been done differently”.

A MARKETING campaign to bring visitors from across the country to York is set to be launched.

A MAN who has twice beaten cancer put his good health to great use - walking 1,000 steps every day for a month to boost a charity.

'GHOST signs’ giving a glimpse into the Grand Opera House’s history have been revealed outside the theatre after modern day posters were removed.

A TAXI driver who bugged his ex-wife’s home and snooped in her personal papers has been ordered by a court to move out of the area and change his job.

IT SOUNDS mad but I have the office to thank for my family.

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.

North Yorkshire Police have reported five crashes already today (Good Friday).

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.

YORK'S Covid-19 weekly recorded rate has dropped back below 30 and just four more cases have been recorded in the area.

ONE more Covid death has been recorded at a hospital in the York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for the first time in almost two weeks.

A LONG-SERVING social worker, who has helped improve the lives of countless foster children over almost four decades in North Yorkshire, is retiring.

THE team at the zoo at Sewerby Hall and Gardens have welcomed yet another new arrival – George the kunekune pig.

YORK Museums Trust has announced that it has been awarded £423,226 from the second round of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund.

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 POPULAR city centre pub is set to get a rebrand.

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

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 HOSPITAL charity in York is calling out for new trustees to join to help manage their work to support patients and staff.

A FORMER student at a school in York is organising a reunion to bring together those who also attended to reminisce on memories.

AFTER a successful trial with police and security staff in South Yorkshire, SmartTag is now being made available to security officers working in wider Yorkshire.

A NEW online event featuring a story about fire-eaters, magicians and amusements, will reveal the history behind Pocklington Arts Centre.

EAST Riding Archives have unveiled a new online exhibition telling the previously untold stories of local service personnel who were involved in the First World War.

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.