A CASHBOX robber “whacked” a security guard into his van and ran off with money that could have been spent on council services, York Crown Court heard.

A MUSIC teacher who turned to writing almost by accident, is celebrating having sold over 30,000 books on the subject.

A SANDY beach has started appearing close to York's River Ouse as workers prepare to give residents and visitors a taste of life at the seaside this summer.

FIREFIGHTERS were called to commercial premises in York city centre after a microwave oven caught fire.

MORE than 100 further cases of the Delta variant of coronavirus have been recorded in York, new figures have revealed.

A YORK charity that supports children and young people with disabilities is set to purchase new laptops following a £1,000 donation from a well-known housebuilder.

A LEADING York entrepreneur has hired his former boss to be his second in command.

COUNCILLORS have rejected plans for a block of 86 student flats to be built in York – saying they fear residents will develop mental health problems if there is not more shared space to socialise.

AN inquest will be opened next week into the death of a much-loved university tutor who had been suffering from Long Covid.

A NEW bar and restaurant in Castlegate has been given the go ahead by council licensing bosses - despite worries from some neighbours about noise and anti-social behaviour.

FIVE York motorcyclists will set off on a 1,103 mile trek from Land’s End to John O’Groats on the longest day of the year to raise money for Cancer Research UK.

AN award-winning hairdresser from Yorkshire has weighed in on the rice water trend as it grows your hair.

LIFE is slowly returning to normal - whatever that means for us now - in York, data suggests.

THE controversial closures of The Groves continues to divide residents, as revealed in The Press' reader poll.

Do we really need to own so much stuff when we could rent it? I am ashamed to say I haven’t a clue what was discussed at the recent G7 summit, or  what the outcomes were, but after it dominated the news for a week I know an awful lot more about re...

HOMEOWNERS who take on a lodger can earn a tax-free income of up to £7,500, according to SpareRoom, as the flatshare site pushes for more people to become live-in landlords.

THE whole of Yorkshire is invited to take part in a creature counting challenge this weekend to discover the wildlife all around us.

BUOYED by the success of its small SUV, the Mokka, Vauxhall has given it lashings of sharp new styling to provide it with something that the first version lacked – the wow factor.

Here at Queen Ethelburga's we understand the importance of developing the whole child, by presenting opportunities and experiences to learn and have fun beyond the walls of the classroom. Our range of Summer Camps offer parents high quality childcar...

A BEREAVED York mum is fundraising to help find a cure for brain tumours just two months after the death of her daughter.

A LEADING York GP has warned that the "tsunami" of people demanding appointments could leave the most vulnerable patients without the care they need.

ENGLAND fans have faced a frustrating evening at pubs and bars across York as the country drew 0-0 with Scotland in the European Championship.

A WOMAN who has told thousands of York schoolchildren how she escaped the Nazis with her family when she was a little girl in Austria received recognition in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.

YORK'S weekly recorded Covid-19 rate has increased again - taking it above the 70 mark.

POLICE have issued CCTV of a group of people who they believe may hold important information regarding an incident where a six-year-old girl received a dog bite to her lip.

RESIDENTS and businesses are being warned to look out for a fake voucher scam by police.

A NORTH Yorkshire man has been detained in Singapore and faces up to six months in prison after a video appeared on Facebook of him riding a train without a face mask.

FIRST up, an assurance from photographer Elaine Graham - no pets were harmed in the taking of her wonderfully quirky photo of a dog eating a birthday cake.

FIREFIGHTERS in York sent a special message on a landmark day for a brave 12-year-old.

RESIDENTS at a York village care home took to the garden to join in with Cornwall’s Eden Projects ‘Big Lunch’ event.

COVID cases have been reported in 12 York schools - and one care home.

Former City of York Council chief executive Kersten England has admitted she will be watching tonight's England vs Scotland Euro 2020 match "from behind a cushion".

POLICE are appealing for witnesses and information after a suspected arson attack at a historic chapel near Helmsley.

PUPILS at a York school got to delve in to the past when an archaeologist dropped in.

A DRIVER’S four-year bid to avoid punishment after police clocked him speeding on the A19 near Whitley has ended in an 11-month prison sentence.

YORK Minster has revealed the 'catastrophic' impact of the pandemic on its finances, with the publication of accounts for 2020 showing a £2 million loss.

A DOCTOR in York, who set up a group working to promote green and sustainable living in the area, has been nominated for a Community Pride award.

I WAS born in Fulford Hospital York in 1965 and I am one of six children.

THE team at a North Yorkshire nursery are celebrating 100 years of the firm this month - during which they have supplied around 220 million plants.

A NORTH Yorkshire man is set to take on a coast-to-coast cycling challenge in just one day to raise money for a local hospice.

How many people does it take to fill a hole? Evidently, quite a few - one to fill the hole, and the rest to share the experience.

Fulford Show WILL be going ahead this year, organisers have confirmed.

IF England need another mascot for tonight's giant clash against Scotland in the Euros they need look no further than Reg - the Yorkshire Terrier from York.

EVERY football fan in York will remember where they were when Paul "Gazza" Gascoigne scored his memorable goal that sealed the fate of the historic Scotland v England tie at Euro 96.

CHANNEL 4's Come Dine With Me is searching for York residents to take part in the next series.

JAMES'S "sweet 16th" studio album has arrived, topical and timely, poignant and punchy, arty and anthemic, as their 40th year looms.

THE museum team at Sewerby Hall and Gardens have been busy during lockdown uncovering some of the forgotten and unusual stories of the venue.

How is it that when interviewed on matters current ex PM’s - Major, Blair, Brown, Cameron, May - have all the answers yet when in office achieved little of consequence?

I am a first-time writer to The Press but felt I had to express my utter shame at the state of York city centre - I’m surprised that this has not being remarked upon before.

Your Methodist correspondent Maureen Robinson is absolutely right (‘One rule for footie fans, another for churchgoers’, Letters, June 16).