THE front of York railway station is set for a major revamp costing nearly £29 million - and work could start on the scheme in months.

COUNCIL bosses investigating a social event at the York Acorn Rugby Club on December 30 which resulted in at least 12 people developing Covid say there are “a number of matters” relating to the event which are “clearly of concern”.

THREE quarters of homeowners in York are looking for a new house, according to a new survey of city residents.

HUNDREDS of pupils at 24 schools in York, North and East Yorkshire are having a go at writing poetry as part of a competition - and parents can have a go too.

This month I am putting up a nest box for little owls in woodland close to my art gallery in Thixendale.

Ash, an eight-month-old male rabbit, was brought to The York Animal Home via one of the inspectors after his previous owner could no longer keep him.

A MAN who subjected his girlfriend to a terrifying ordeal in the sheltered housing where she lived has been jailed.

PLANS to demolish the former Carpetright store at the junction of Foss Islands Road and Layerthorpe and build a hotel in its place have been approved.

YORK’S ‘big chip man’ is making a comeback with a new motivational fundraiser to support York Hospital - and he wants you to get involved.

Fire crews were called out to rescue a horse which had gots its leg stuck in railings.

Here are some celebrities who were educated in York.

IN 1971, D Webster and Son, specialists in footwear and repairs, 13 Goodramgate, York, celebrated their 100th birthday.

A MAN has died after being involved in a crash.

A YORK school is to become one of ten centres across the country where St John Ambulance First Aiders will undergo training in how to administer Covid vaccinations.

PAUL Cooper - who helped achieve justice for hundreds of former York Carriageworks employees who fell victim to the factory’s asbestos timebomb - has died from Covid, aged 77.

YORK'S weekly rate of recording cases of Covid-19 has increased slightly for the first time in weeks, the latest figures confirm.

TWO more people have lost their lives to Covid-19 at hospitals in the York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, the latest figures confirm.

A YORK health worker has been struck off after police found he had been downloading indecent images of children on his home computer.

PEOPLE across York and North Yorkshire are to pay an extra 1.99 per cent in council tax to fund the area's police and fire and rescue services.

THE York-based factory where the Poppets confectionery brand is made will be on TV this Sunday, featured in the Channel 5 documentary ‘The Wonderful World of Chocolate’, airing at 7pm.

A MAN was punched and spat at in the street.

POLICE are appealing for witnesses and information after a man was hit by a van in Harrogate.

POLICE are appealing for witnesses and information about a burglary which occurred in Scarborough.

THREE people accused of trying to disrupt Covid-19 testing at the Poppleton Bar site will make their first court appearances later this month.

SEVEN York council wards have seen a significant fall in the number of Covid cases, a new report has revealed.

THE number of York care homes with Covid cases has fallen sharply.

MORE than 37,000 York residents have now been vaccinated - up by more than 11,000 in a week.

SNOW warnings for York have been extended to five days.

A MEMBER of staff at York's St Leonard's Hospice has spoken about the added heartbreak faced by people after losing a loved one who they were unable to be with at the end due to the Covid restrictions.

THE number of Covid patients being treated at York and Scarborough hospitals has fallen again.

A YOUNGSTER form York has taken on a running challenge to raise vital funds for St Leonard's Hospice, where his mum works.

A MAIN road in York is closed due to a crash this morning (Friday).

FIREFIGHTERS were called in to reports of a fire on an electric bus in York.

A NEW company has been launched in York offering eco-friendly, on-demand rubbish removal.

A BURGLAR who fled from justice has been jailed for raiding a sick man's home.

ESSENTIAL roadworks will see closures on Huntington Road, Haxby Road and Hamilton Drive East through February and March.

THE “world’s largest” online Viking festival is set to be held in York later this month.

A TV star and a York quiz tech company have joined forces to bring more people together virtually through quizzing and boost mental health.

EAST Riding schools and residents feature in a film performing new music inspired by composer Antonio Vivaldi's 'Four Seasons.'

A GROUP of Scarborough runners will be taking on a huge 36-hour challenge to raise funds for patient care at Saint Catherine’s Hospice.

A NORTH Yorkshire author has teamed up with a music producer to put together a new album, which features both spoken word and music.

SEWERBY Hall and Gardens have announced measures to control visitor numbers and ensure that local residents can visit safely for exercise.

AN 81-YEAR-OLD pedestrian who was injured in a collision with a car has died in hospital.

"MINDLESS" vandals have struck at a York bowling green, by cutting images of male genitalia and a swear word into the turf.

A HOTEL owner foiled a night-time raider's attempt to break into his city centre business’s safe, York Crown Court heard.

PLANS to transform the front of York railway station have been approved.

A BRAVE nurse from York who has incurable cancer has teamed up with his brother to take on an epic challenge.

YORK'S weekly rate of recording cases of Covid-19 continues to fall, but further cases are still being confirmed in the area.

A POLICE officer has been banned from driving and given a 10-month suspended prison sentence after she was found guilty of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

A YORK funeral director has created a window display in tribute to Captain Sir Tom Moore.