A YORK musician who broke his neck and spine 25 years ago after jumping off Ouse Bridge has died of cancer aged 49.

“SHOCKING and appalling” – that’s how one York head described the lack of sufficient time given by the Government when making announcements to schools during the Covid-19 pandemic.

A PERSONAL trainer is taking on the Yorkshire Three Peaks to raise awareness of mental health after the tragic death of a young dad.

KAISER Chiefs fans could win free tickets to a summer concert by the Yorkshire band in a special treasure hunt being held tomorrow in a North Yorkshire park.

NINE Covid cases have been confirmed in one area of York, while most of the city has virtually none.

THE difference between a dictatorship and democracy is with one you're told and enforced and made to do the will of the Government. With the other we are advised and given recommendations by the government in power and if we don't like the recomme...

A THUG who fractured his victim’s jaw and nose and caused bruising to his brain after attacking him with a metal bat has been sentenced to five years and ten months in prison.

THESE amazing pictures show big-hearted teenager Robert Clark having his locks shaved off - in memory of his grandad.

A RARE opportunity to buy a property in one of North Yorkshire's most iconic spots has opened up.

A NEW and bigger vintage fashion room has opened in the centre of York.

GPs say they are tackling an "unprecedented rise in demand" for their services as the Vale of York emerges from lockdown - but they want to make it clear they never closed during the pandemic.

PEOPLE aged 32 and 33 will now be invited to have their Covid-19 vaccination - the NHS has confirmed.

A NEW 'Yorkshire variant' of Covid-19 has been detected in the UK, with 49 cases identified so far.

A YORK barbershop has been ordered to shut until July 17 unless owners can prove they are following Covid safety rules, the council says.

A NEW park space could open next to York Minster in the grounds of the former Minster School.

RYEDALE now has the second lowest Covid rate in the country after just one person tested positive in seven days.

THE body of a man has been recovered from the River Ure - after two canoeists had got into difficulty.

A GARAGE in York has been damaged after a fridge freezer caught fire.

A POWER cut has hit 120 properties in a North Yorkshire village.

A CYCLIST has been seriously injured in a North Yorkshire village.

THE finishing touches are being applied to a new 40-bedroom luxury hotel.

JUST one Covid patient is still being treated at York Hospital following the huge decline in the infection rate in the city - and the huge number of vaccinations - over the last four months.

AN initiative that warns pubs, bars and clubs about trouble-makers has launch a new app.

A TERRIFIED mother and daughter successfully confronted a burglar when he broke into their home in the middle of the night, York Crown Court heard.

POLICE are appealing for witnesses and information after the main door to Pickering Castle was damaged by vandals.

POLIE have arrested two men and two women in York as they continue to crack down on drug supply in the area.

THE principal of one of York's private schools is to retire after six years in charge and 33 years in a teaching career.

NO further deaths related to Covid-19 have been recorded at hospitals in the York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - and just five more have beeen recorded across the country.

THESE students are among a cohort of young volunteers gaining valuable work experience in York as part of the Covid-19 vaccination effort.

THE Rt Revd Glyn Webster - a former York vicar and Acting Dean of York Minster, as well as chaplain to the Queen - is to retire from his role as Bishop of Beverley next January.

A MAN from York, who is set to take on a walking challenge which equates to seven marathons in seven days, has already raise almost £4,000 for charity.

RE: The York, The Groves, (Experimental) Traffic Regulation Order. May I remind people wishing to object to the indefinite continuation off this order that they need to do so by May 24 in writing to the Assistant Director of Economy and Place, Cit...

GPs in the Vale of York say they are tackling an "unprecedented rise in demand" for their services as the area emerges from lockdown - but they want to make it clear they never closed during the pandemic.

FOUR thousand people are expected to attend York Racecourse as it welcomes back guests for the first time since 2019.

YORK's four official parkrun events will not go ahead as planned after the organisation was forced to delay the reopening of its popular 5k events.

POLICE are investigating criminal damage caused to a vehicle and buildings at Thirsk Racecourse.

SEWERBY Hall and Gardens will be hosting two evenings of socially spacious outdoor cinema this August.

A MAJOR road in York is down to one lane.

A MAIN road in to York is partially blocked after a crash.The A19 Selby Road in Fulford is  partially blocked both ways with slow traffic due to an accident from Heslington Lane to the B1222 Naburn Lane.

IT was just a city cafe - but deep inside lay a secret that would change York forever.

THANKS to Camera Club member Angela Malone for this great photo of a blackbird in blossom tree - can you see it!.

Enterprising Beth Clark not only had her first child in lockdown but launched her first business too. MAXINE GORDON has the story

DOG owners have been carrying weapons after reports of pet thefts.

HEALTH leaders will write to employers across the city asking them to give their staff paid time off work to get vaccinated.

PLANS have been submitted to demolish a former working men’s club and build 35 apartments, as well as improving a neighbouring park where highwayman Dick Turpin is said to be buried.

ORGANISATIONS failed a sex offender with the mental age of a child, York Crown Court heard.

A DAY boating on the River Ouse turned into a rescue mission for Karl Morris - when he dived in to save a dog.

A £7.7 MILLION new flood defence scheme could fail to protect scores of York properties from being flooded by the River Ouse, two retired civil engineers have claimed.

A UNIVERSITY in York has launched a new campaign to encourage more businesses into adopting apprenticeships.

THREE drivers are off the road for at least three years each after they appeared before York Magistrates Court.