A POPULAR fish and chip restaurant, which comes complete with it’s own ghost, is all set to an extensive refurbishment prior to re-opening in May.

DEVELOPERS have teamed up to buy the Mecca Bingo building in York just a month after acquiring a city nightclub venue.

THE southbound A1 has been closed by a crash near Knaresborough.

WINTRY showers left a dusting of snow on hilly areas of North Yorkshire early today as an Arctic blast swept the country.

HERE are the latest temporary traffic restrictions for York announced by City of York Council:

THE first LGBT+ café could be opening up in York as soon as 2022 as a York artist starts to turn their dream into reality.

A MAN who tried to persuade a series of people he thought were girls to perform sexual acts online and sent them obscene photos has been jailed.

A YORK Youtuber with over 500 subscribers says his videos are about "being more than something" as he breaks the stigma around his job.

BRIDES-TO-BE are facing heartbreak after a York hotel cancelled their wedding ceremonies and receptions this summer.

THERE has been a big fall in the number of coronavirus cases in York.

Reader Emma Brownridge sent us these dramatic photos of a white van that overturned near the A1237 Great North Way roundabout at about 2pm today.

Police have arrested a man on suspicion of supplying class A drugs after a raid on a flat in Selby.

The Archbishop of York has been criticised for 'sending out the wrong message' by advertising for a new £90,000-a-year chief of staff.

YORK'S McArthurGlen designer outlet is planning to open its doors again on April 12.

There were chocolate eggs galore for village children in Bishopthorpe when Easter celebrations kicked off at St Andrew's Church on Friday.

There have been no Covid-related deaths at York Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust for the second day running - and only one death in the last two weeks, which was recorded on Friday.

Hot ashes left in a wheelie bin set fire to a nearby car.

NATIONAL Park bosses have repeated pleas for people heading out into the countryside this weekend to stick to Covid guidelines - and to take their litter home.

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THOUSANDS of breast cancer patients could benefit from a new, five-minute treatment that is being rolled out across the country, says NHS England.

AN online forum will be held later this month to help private landlords in Ryedale who have been hit by the Covid-19 pandemic.

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 van which caught fire in Eden Avenue, Selby, last night may have been set alight deliberately.

A STREET full of independent businesses in a North Yorkshire town has had a helping hand in their bid to attract shoppers.

NORA Penn will celebrate her 100th birthday today (April 4), putting her long life down to “taking things in moderation”.

HERE is a look inside a £2.9 million country style home with its own swimming pool and cinema.

PEOPLE can learn about flood defence plans for Fulford at a virtual meeting.

This year I’ve had lots of conversations which have begun: ‘Oh, Easter is quite early this year.’ It is.

MORE than 100 people gathered in Parliament Street today as part of a national ‘day of action’ co-ordinated by Sisters Uncut to protest at the controversial Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill.

NEARLY one in four hospital staff has been harassed or abused by a patient in the past 12 months.

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

YORK'S parks and public spaces were busy this afternoon as people took full advantage of the weekend sunshine and the easing of lockdown restrictions to meet friends they hadn't seen for months.

A new TV documentary series launching on Thursday will follow the lives of North Yorkshire policewomen as they go about their business of tackling crime.

TRAFFIC police dealt with 12 road collisions yesterday - including one in Woodthorpe, York, which left a motorcyclist with a suspected broken collarbone - at the start of a bank holiday weekend they warn could be a 'perfect storm' for serious cras...

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

A hillwalker got into difficulties after falling into a beck on the Rudland Ridge up on the Nort York Moors today.

Firefighters in Scarborough were on hand to help when someone turned up at the station this morning with a ring stuck on their finger.

IF you've enjoyed the weather today - not to mention the eased lockdown restrictions - then the good news is that there's more on the way tomorrow.

The wooden porch of a house in Fossway, Stamford Bridge, caught fire because of hot ashes which were put in a wheelie bin this morning.

No more Covid-related deaths have been recorded at York Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in the last 24 hours.

 

Firefighters rescued 58 birds from a fire at an aviary in Howden last night.

POLICE have revealed their latest piece of kit in the fight against speeding - a Ducati motorbike.

OUT and about in York this weekend?

Police have teamed up with wildlife organisations to protect seabirds and marine wildlife such as seals from being disturbed this weekend.

THE start of the bank holiday weekend, combined with the easing of lockdown, seems to have led to a rush of barbecue fires in public areas that got out of control.

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.