LANDOWNERS claim flooding problems in York are being exacerbated by a failure to cut back trees and other vegetation on the banks of the River Ouse downstream of the city.

WITH reference to Elizabeth Addison's letter in The Press (Wednesday, September 8), can any one in authority tell me when, if ever, a cyclist has been fined for breaking the law?

FIREFIGHTERS were called in to help rescue a horse.

YORK Park & Ride used to be a second-to-none service.

It has long been an ambition of mine to cycle the length of the longest complete canal in the UK - one that covers 127¼ miles from the docks of Liverpool over the Pennines to join the River Aire at Leeds.

A DRIVER has been arrested after failing to stop following an accident.

A VOLUNTEER drivers project that took hundreds of York OAPs to get their Covid vaccines is among the latest charities to be nominated for a share of a £25,000 giveaway from The Press.

THE Government has been forced to grasp the nettle of social care costs for older people but sadly for the wrong reasons and has come up with a totally inadequate solution.

YORK may have just had a magnificent balloon festival - but do you remember a ballooning competition at Castle Howard in the late 1970s?

MEMBERS of a mental health charity in York are set to take on a cycling challenge to raise awareness of activities that can benefit people.

A POLICE commissioner has unveiled plans to enlist academics to help redesign efforts to tackle speeding across North Yorkshire.

A YORK brewer said the support from local pubs and customers was "humbling" as his business celebrates its best trade on record.

A HOTEL in York has launched a hotel room dedicated to chocolate orange, with a selection of chocolate cocktails.

THOSE awfully clever people at Mazda have done it again.

AN urgent appeal to help find a missing woman has been issued by police.

Michael Hawkswell's crimes involved 87 birds and animals in two counties over a nine-month period.

A MAN police have described as a "danger to animals" has been jailed after police repeatedly caught him with livestock.

A MAN has been arrested after a 12-hour stand-off by the River Ouse in York.

AS York woman Barbara Dallas turns 100 today she can look back on a life that reads like a film script – in fact part of her story did become a movie: 'The Dam Busters'!

A RAPIST is today on the run after he failed to attend his trial and was convicted in his absence.

A STORM has erupted on social media after a video was posted this afternoon appearing to show a North Yorkshire MP swearing at a political activist.

REVIEW: The Coral/Courteeners, Scarborough Open Air Theatre

PLANS have been lodged to build new offices close to a pub near York.

A MAN has been arrested after police found what is believed to be an explosive device at a construction site.

YORK'S Christmas market - St Nicholas Fair - is set to return to the city centre this year.

A POPULAR York bakery is branching out and opening a brand new cafe and production site in the city.

A BANK card and other items were stolen when a thief raided a house in York.

A SECTION of a major road will be shut for a weekend later this month.

PEOPLE are being invited to work alongside archaeologists to improve their health and well-being while helping to build a detailed picture of life in part of York.

Jason Vincent Longhurst had a "catastrophic" effect upon the teenager he strangled and raped, said Recorder Mariga Mostafa.

One of rapist Jason Vincent Longhurst's efforts to evade justice took him to Wales.

IF a simple 1.25% rise in National Insurance is the answer to our “care of the elderly” crisis, one has to ask why did no one think of the solution earlier?

EMILY HORNER reports on the epic life story of York refugee Barbara Dallas who turned 100 this week and who photographed the bouncing bomb trials

THE Nando's restaurant in York city centre has temporarily closed.

AS the Grand Opera House reopens, diaries are starting to fill to pre-pandemic levels, much to the delight of a post self-isolating Charles Hutchinson.

AN annual service of remembrance in York Minster will be the first big diary date for Rev Ben Norton.

YORK'S weekly recorded Covid-19 case rate has dropped slightly - but further cases continue to be confirmed in the area.

A NEW movie-making school is launching in York this term to let children aged seven to 14 learn how to create their own films.

AHEAD of releasing his forthcoming fourth studio album, a "beloved" artist has announced an "intimate" tour in both the US and UK - including a show in York.

A SERIES of pop-up Covid vaccination clinics will be held at universities and colleges in York to help ensure as many students as possible get the jab when they return from the summer break.

A YORK-BASED train firm continues to see strong demand for its services as customers return to rail - with bumper bank holiday bookings and 200,000 bargain tickets sold.

Morrisons has issued a warning to customers over price hikes in UK stores.

COMMUTERS between York and Leeds could face delays and changes to services as major work continues.

THEATRE is set to return to a popular venue with a series of new live shows for all ages this autumn and winter season.

The plane was forced into an unplanned stop in Edinburgh on their trip back to Frankfurt after beating Iceland 4-0 in Reykjavik.

A NEW exhibition will be launched next week to mark the 955th anniversary of the 1066 Battle of Fulford.

A MURDER investigation has been launched and a woman arrested following the death of a man in Bridlington.

A MAN has been arrested following reports of an incident in Bridlington in which a man allegedly handed out literature of a sexual nature to a child.

A COUNTY council is backing a campaign which aims to spread the message of the support available for victims and survivors of domestic abuse.

AN INCIDENT involving all three 999 services on York's River Ouse was brought to a safe conclusion early today.