A WANTED woman has been arrested by police in York after being on the run.

A YORK head teacher says he very much hopes that a former pupil who 'shone within the school' will soon be safely re-united with her family after going missing in London.

FIREFIGHTERS have been tackling a blaze at a pub.

THE Nightingale hospital in Harrogate, set up to cope with a spike in Covid-19 cases, is set to close.

CHILDREN at a North Yorkshire primary school and elderly residents of a nearby care home were able to keep in touch during lockdown - partly thanks to poetry.

A VIDEO producer who lost six months of income in lockdown used his time and talent to help venues keep their profile high.

I am puzzled by the government’s offer of a meagre one per cent pay increase to NHS staff.

IS YORK having a baby boom?

CITY of York Council leader Keith Aspden has been accused of a "stitch-up" by the leader of Harrogate Council after Cllr Aspden put himself forward to become the vice-chair of a new climate change group.

THE swimming world is in mourning after the death former world record holder Hannah Bickerdike, 40, of York.

TWO survivors have joined forces in Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month to help stop the disease from claiming the lives of other women.

THE NHS will begin texting people aged 55 and over in York and North Yorkshire today (Tuesday, March 9) inviting them to book their Covid-19 vaccination.

One of the problems with the James Street tip site is that there is no one to help empty the cars, so it takes longer, causing more hold-ups (Chaotic scenes outside Hazel Court Household Waste depot, February 27).

When we pay National Insurance we expect the government will use that money to support those of us who are needy. Some of us might be ill and others be out of work.

THE York family of a woman who has gone missing in London are 'beside themselves with worry' as they try to help police in the search for her.

A MAN has appeared before York Magistrates' Court accused of murder.

A RYEDALE car retailer has scooped a national award for its performance under challenging trading conditions.

A GROUP of men entered a house and threatened the resident.

PLANS to extend a microlight hangar and create a motorcycle riding training centre in the Green Belt have been approved.

A CAMPAIGN has been launched to get York residents walking.

THE Covid rate has fallen yet again in York and North Yorkshire.

YORK's longest-established specialist student lettings agency has been sold.

A TOP East Yorkshire venue has today announced their plans for a phased reopening and the return of live entertainment in line with the government’s four step roadmap.

A YELLOW warning has been issued by the Met Office for strong winds in York and North Yorkshire later this week.

TWO men have been arrested in York's Walmgate area on suspicion of drug dealing.

HOW can York cope with an extra 40,000 people over the next 30 years, without becoming polluted and gridlocked?

A YORK MP dropped in at a local brewery as part of ongoing discussions with the hospitality and leisure sectors during the pandemic.

The press conference will start at 4pm, an hour earlier than the usual time 5pm due to internal diary considerations in No10.

YORK researchers have shed new light on a lovelorn Royal and his relationship with his family's governess.

A BRAVE sixth former from North Yorkshire who recently recovered from thyroid cancer has raised £3,000 for charity through a sponsored haircut.

FOUNDERS of a beauty brand founded in York are celebrating two major deals.

A WOMAN has been jailed for 32 weeks for violence towards another woman and police officers.

The burger chain tweeted: “Women belong in the kitchen.”

POLICE stopped a vehicle near Wetherby and found a catalytic converter in the boot after being tipped off by a vigilant member of the public in York in the middle of the night.

A VOLKSWAGEN driver failed to stop after a crash.

THE number of Covid patients at York and Scarborough hospitals has fallen by four over the weekend - and the number in intensive care has fallen by one.

SUBSCRIPTIONS are now open for a council garden waste collection scheme.

FIREFIGHTERS tackled a van on fire.

A YORK taxi rank is to be temporarily moved to allow for water connection works to be carried out.

THOUSANDS of pupils will begin to return to school in York and North Yorkshire after months of remote learning.

ONCE again City of York Council insists on putting Council Tax up by the maximum five per cent despite the fact that we have been in an extended period of deflation and low interest.

TINY York twins Eric and Albert Chelin may look like peas in a pod - but the only thing identical about them is their birth weight.

A £1m project has been created to help women succeed in the workplace in York and North Yorkshire.

THE full circumstances surrounding two men’s deaths in York’s rivers in 2019 should finally be revealed later this month when inquests are held.

Dear Kirsten, 

THE issue of City of York Council preparing an acceptable Local Plan has been dragging on for years ( The Press, March 5).

Netflix has released a whole host of new shows and movies coming this week.

THE York family of a woman who has been missing in London since Wednesday have urged anyone with information to come forward and tell police.

A 23-year-old man is to appear in court charged with murder after he was arrested in Harrogate.

YORK'S weekly rate of recording cases of Covid-19 has now dropped below 50, the latest figures confirm.