A HGV boss died when he broke his own strict rule and cycled up the inside of one of his own lorries, an inquest heard.

YORK city centre at 3pm on Wednesday afternoon was an odd mix of busy and quiet; like a sleeping giant just beginning to awaken from a long slumber

A "SUPER high end" hotel and bar planned for York city centre has been granted a licence.

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.

RESTAURANTS, cafes, pubs and bars are gearing up for the grand re-opening from Monday, when we can eat and drink outside once more.

AS the zoo at Sewerby Hall and Gardens prepares to reopen on Monday, the team have announced even more new arrivals for visitors to see.

A FIRE in North Yorkshire is believed to have been caused by a bird's nest.

A SCAM warning has been sent out to York residents.

FRIENDS, family members and colleagues have been leaving moving tributes to Dave Powell, the York dad-of-four who died from Covid aged 57.

EFFORTS to convince us to leave the car at home are nothing new.

A YORK fashion designer is set to launch her own brand at the age of 24 after a series of successful collections.

MOST children hate the end of the school holidays - but probably not young people in one corner of East Yorkshire.

CHILDCARE, transport, fear of needles and the location of the Covid vaccination site are among the barriers faced by people trying to get a jab.

A YORK boxing club which was on the ropes after the lockdown has been saved from closure. The York Masters Boxing Club on Layerthorpe prides itself on offering a wide range of classes for everyone including children, adults, people with learning diff...

A NEW scheme by a York-based train firm is offering support to young people through work experience placements across the business.

DOSES of the new Moderna Covid vaccine are set to arrive at York's mass vaccination site next week - if all deliveries and training goes to plan, it has been revealed.

PEOPLE aged 40 to 49 could be invited to get their Covid vaccine in York within days.

Royal Mail and Hermes have responded to reports that undelivered parcels are being sold on eBay.

A YORK attraction which was not able to open last year due to Covid-19 restrictions, is recruiting 100 seasonal staff to meet expected demand this year.

A TOTAL of seven council employees in York took home £100,000 or more last year, it has been revealed.

ACTRESS Patricia Hodge will replace Dame Diana Rigg as Mrs Pumphrey in series 2 of All Creatures Great and Small, which will air on Channel 5 later this year.

A YORK train company says it is leading the rail industry by offering reservations to passengers six months in advance.

BUSINESSES in York have benefited from around £125 million in support through grants and business rates relief during the coronavirus pandemic, figures show.

York residents will have a last chance to shop in Debenhams when it reopens its Monks Cross store on Monday - but for no more than a month.

YORK'S weekly recorded Covid-19 case rate has dropped to 15 - and just six more cases have been recorded in the area.

THE family of a York City fan say they are delighted after being reunited with a memorial seat which they thought had been lost for ever.

ARE you suffering from long Covid? How is it affecting your life? Are you receiving the help you need.

A YORK GP has explained how he would still recommend the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccincation to his family - after concerns across the country that it has pontentially fatal side effects.

The cash-saving guru regularly provides financial advice through weekly newsletter and TV appearances including his own ITV show.

FOR the first time in five days, a death related to Covid-19 has been recorded at hospitals in the York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

ONE of the York area's biggest agricultural shows has been cancelled for the second year running because of Covid.

A COMMEMORATIVE seat has been placed on a York golf course in memory of a former Lord Mayor of York who was a devoted golfer.

ONLY 19 patients with Covid-19 are still being treated at York and Scarborough hospitals - and only one of them still needs intensive care.

NETWORK service EE has today switched on 5G in 35 new towns and cities across the UK - including in York.

A MAN was left with serious facial injuries after an incident outside a bank.

A CAFE and pub in Easingwold have come together to create a day to night outdoor seating area for customers.

A MAIN road in to York is partially blocked after a crash.

A NEW free-to-use cash machine on Bishopthorpe Road in York has opened today, thanks to a community request.

A CARE assistant from North Yorkshire has taken on a walking challenge to support the Alzheimer’s Society in memory of her dad.

TICKETS have gone on sale as a zoo and gardens get ready to reopen to the public next week.

YORK musician Keon Hill is on a mission to ‘generate a family’ in the region.

CAMPAIGNERhave launched what they say will be the UK’s biggest ever beach clean, as part of efforts to tackle the threat of plastic pollution to marine wildlife.

POLICE have been spot checking vehicles in York.

YORK rail services are being ramped up ahead of the further easing of lockdown restrictions.

The Aintree meeting starts today, culminating in the Grand National steeplechase on Saturday.

EIGHT new houses could be built on land behind a row of flats in York - under council plans to build more affordable homes.

THE first few months of the pandemic cost a York college £1.4 million, a report has revealed.

IT’S long been seen as York's premier shopping street - but after years of Internet competition and steep business rates, followed during the past year by lockdowns and the repeated closures of non-essential retailers, nine properties are curren...

A DRIVER has been given a suspended prison sentence for making an assistant chief constable and other police fear for their lives.

A MAJOR new parcel distribution centre in York - aimed at meeting rising demand for goods online - looks set to deliver125 new jobs.