YORK Rescue Boat volunteers joined police officers in rescuing someone from a York river last night.

A THUG who beat up a man as they travelled around York has been jailed for 33 months.

SIGNS placed in the windows of shops in York city centre when the UK went into its first lockdown are poignantly still there more than two years later - after they failed to reopen when lockdown ended.

FOUR people were rescued by firefighters last night after becoming trapped in a hotel lift.

Zeus is a five-and-a-half year-old mastiff cross who has been at the York RSPCA's Animal Home in Landing Lane for 144 days now.

PLAY equipment was damaged after being deliberately set on fire in a York playground last night.

WOODEN decking in a garden was set alight by an unattended fire pit last night.

11 photos of one of York's favourite pubs in the 1980s and 1990s

Life before Popworld! Who remembers The Railway King in George Hudson Street?

OLD supermarket trolleys and bikes dumped in York's River Foss have been pulled out by volunteers on a litter barge.

YORK Minster has been given the green light to turn one of its buildings into 11 flats.

TWO vans and a car have been badly damaged by a fire on a North Yorkshire industrial estate.

The Greggs chicken bakes are sold exclusively at Iceland.

Iceland has launched even more frozen treats to its range just in time for summer including new Baileys and Hershey's ice creams.

The most desirable used car brands have been revealed – see if your motor makes it into the top ten.

A CASUALTY was trapped in a vehicle following a crash on the York Outer Ring Road today.

A MARTIAL arts boxer from York is involved in the fight of his life after a serious motorbike crash in Thailand.

SCORES of York homes have been left without electricity this evening following an unplanned power cut.

MORE than 100 scarecrows are appearing all over two York communities as their first scarecrow festival in three years is staged over the May Bank Holiday weekend.

LEGO has released new Lightyear sets for Buzzlight year fans to buy and build.

Missing Thirsk man has now been found, confirm North Yorkshire Police.

Sheriff of York's medieval army walked York City Walls.

Festival of Vintage returns to York after the Covid-19 pandemic.

Based on analysis of relevant scams reported to Lloyds Bank, fraud relating to flight bookings was up by 13% in the 12 months.

There are a number of hostels that stand well above the rest that are still affordable to go to in the UK

A YORK charity founder and a gypsy leader are among those to receive honorary degrees from the University of York this week.

Don't get caught out by the bank holiday weekend and see the supermarkets opening hours.

The successful candidates will be hired to sample 20 of the most popular takeout meals from a range of fast food restaurants across the UK.

York City travel to Farsley Celtic this afternoon for a Yorkshire derby that could see them further solidify their push for a play-off place in the Vanarama National League North. Live updates from 3pm.

Harrogate is set for a right royal celebration to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

HE is used to walking about eight miles a day as he delivers mail to villages around Tadcaster - but now postie David Collins is hoping to run and walk an incredible 62 miles in 24 hours.

LIBRARIES across North Yorkshire will this month highlight the support they give people to combat loneliness by offering places to meet and socialise

Pottery lovers can go potty over a new shop in the centre of York.

A FORMER PCSO who used his role to strike up sexual relationships with women has pleaded guilty to three counts of misconduct in a public office and attempting to pervert the course of justice.

North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service rescue occupants from flooded flat

POLICE say an investigation into safeguarding concerns at a care home near York was filed because of a lack of evidence.

Charles Hutchinson reviews Magic Goes Wrong

POLICE were startled to see this pick-up truck, with another pick-up truck strapped on to the back and hanging over the edge.

A VAN fire has spread to a property in an East Yorkshire village.

If you fancy a fish supper across the Bank Holiday weekend, here are the top places on your doorstep according to Tripadvisor reviews.

A WOMAN has been rescued by firefighters after falling down a York river bankside while 'answering the call of nature' following a night out.

40 years of Channel 4: from Big Brother to Brookside - what shows do you miss?

"Putin is a megalomaniac and will not stop at Ukraine" - letter

More memories of York superclub Ikon and Diva - plus photos

A SENIOR York councillor with responsibility for climate change has been accused of “avoiding scrutiny” after failing to attend a meeting to face questions for the third time in a row.

"Do we really have to demolish Swinson House?" - letter

FOR today’s trip down memory lane, we a take a step back to the eighties with this archive image of the new cocktail bar at the Royal Station Hotel, York.

A VACANT shop on an iconic York thoroughfare has been transformed into a gallery, printing press and cultural hub as a project to breathe new life into the historic street gets underway.

A MAN who assaulted two children in a city centre convenience store and tried to kiss one of them has been sentenced.

A DRINK driver who blamed a relative as she tried to evade responsibility for her actions has been given a community order.