A YORK man says he is “absolutely overjoyed and relieved” after winning a battle against extradition to Spain over allegations he worked as a financial adviser to criminal gangs.

Government efforts to “level up” funding for education have resulted in cuts to the money going to the most deprived schools.

FIREFIGHTERS were called out to a crash where a car ended up on it's side.

RESEARCH has revealed evidence of a ‘secret military tunnel’ that may once have run beneath Fishergate.

YORK man Paul Blanchard says he is now planning to appeal against his UK conviction for fraud in 2008 after winning his battle against extradition to Spain.

YORK will bid for £19 million of Government levelling up funding to create a riverside walkway in Coney Street, transform the Castle Car Park and revamp Parliament Street and St Sampson's Square.

Videos are uploaded under the search term #fakecovidtest where teenagers can find them with more than 6.5 million views.

I WOULD like to ask why nothing is ever done about the large number of cyclists who deliver fast food in large containers that continually flout the law by riding on the pavements and the wrong way up and down one-way streets?

THOSE doom mongers who said the Nissan factory in Sunderland would close because of Brexit are looking foolish now that Nissan have not only announced a new electric car will be built at the plant, but also that a new electric battery manufacturing f...

What is it like working for York Food Bank? DAVID WILSON introduces its development manager Adam Raffell

BOB Towner asks who is the real villain at the Barbican site? (Letters, July 1). Answer; his former employers York Council who started this whole fiasco.

A MOTHER is pictured in a York suburban garden, with two babies in a buggy and a little girl by her side.

POLICE are appealing for information about sex offender after searches in York and Selby yesterday.

TWO new baby beavers have been born in the wild in a forest in North Yorkshire.

POLICE are currently at an on-going incident on a cycle path in York.

Ryedale’s first Premier Inn is to open at the beginning of August in Pickering.

DRUNKEN football fans diced with death in York’s River Ouse while celebrating England’s victory over Germany.

A DRIVER had to be taken to hospital after being cut from a vehicle by firefighters.

MEET Loki the much-loved husky loving life again after losing both eyes in a first time operation for a North Yorkshire vets.

A 'MADE in Yorkshire' rum could be on the cards as leading craft brewers and distillers pool their talents.

FURTHER Covid cases recorded in the York area have resulted in a rise in the city's rate - taking it close to 300.

The high street bank has released a full list of branches affected by the closures.

REPAIR work is underway to stabilise and protect a listed bridge after it was struck by a wide lorry.

The deposit will be taken out of drivers’ accounts the moment they put their card into the machine.

A MAIN road is currently blocked one way.

A YORK mum whose son lived just “two precious days” is raising funds for a hospice that helped her through the tragedy – by shaving off her 4ft-long dreadlocks.

A MAJOR road remains closed for emergency work after a lorry hit a bridge.

THE York barbershop which was raided by police and council officers over alleged breaches of Covid restrictions has now been boarded up by bailiffs.

A MAN - believed to be from York - has become the first unfortunate person in the world to break his penis vertically.

HUNDREDS of trees have been planted alongside a busy York road in a bid to make the city a greener place to live.

POLICE have praised football fans for their good behaviour during the early stages of the European Championships.

CHILDREN from York have been working with the police to take part in a project to encourage good citizenship and pride in their community.

The video shows two grinning men grabbing Prof Whitty as they shout “Oi oi” and say “One photo please?”.

NHS staff will demonstrate outside York Minster on Saturday to mark the 73rd anniversary of the creation of the National Health Service.

AWAY from all that football, Charles Hutchinson finds plenty of cause for cheer beyond chasing an inflated pig's bladder, from a comedy bill to Ayckbourn on film, York artists to a park bench premiere.

MATT Hancock's resignation leaves many unanswered questions.

ASPIRING young performers with star quality are being invited to showcase their talents in York.

POLICE have launched new initiative which will see the force working with partner agencies in York to offer help, advice and support to under-18s reported to be using drugs.

YORK ranks among the top cities spending the most in pubs during the first week after the reopening of indoor dining.

Bosses at Revolution Bars said they expect to see sales this year ahead of expectations as the reopening of its sites following the easing of lockdown restrictions saw greater demand than first thought.

He revealed he was leaving the broadcaster during his BBC Radio 1 show on Wednesday. 

FASHION giant Gap is planning to close all its 81 stores in the UK and Ireland, which includes its Gap Outlet store at York Designer Outlet in Fulford.

EMERGENCY services were called out a crash in York.

THE 100th birthday of Rowntree Park, York, will fall on July 16, the penultimate night of Park Bench Theatre's premiere of The Park Keeper, marking that centenary.

So the council can’t understand why cycling in the City has declined (‘What’s gone wrong?’ - York cycling levels fall by nearly 40%, The Press, June 29).

SKY lanterns are set to be banned on City of York Council property.

CITY of York Council is looking for residents to help investigate complaints about councillors.

COUNCIL plans to move recycling collections to once every three weeks have been scrapped.

Whilst I hear the righteous indignation from some of your correspondents about the occupation of part of the Barbican site, do they ever consider who is the real villain of the piece?

I endorse everything that Sue Fowler says regarding the lack of parking places in York city centre for disabled people (I now can’t get to York shops unless I’m taken, Letters, June 22).