A KNIFEMAN who asked his victim if he wanted to be "stabbed in the neck" before demanding cash in the street has been jailed.

York should go 'back to the future' to save the high street, says a York businessman who's made a success of doing just that.

THERE will be a changing of the guard at two of York’s longest running restaurants when they re-open in May.

FIRE crews were called to an incident involving a sheep stuck in water yesterday.

AS we are all aware the permanent closure of John Lewis is a huge blow to York.

ONLY three council homes in York were replaced after being sold through the Government's Right to Buy scheme last year, figures show.

LYNETTE Mills claims the Liberal Democrats have done nothing towards making York greener ('Lib Dems a green party? Not in York', Letters, April 19).

A MOTHER who was advised to have a natural birth despite previously having had an emergency caesarean believes delays in delivery led to her baby’s death.

AN extraordinary row has blown up between a York MP and the director of a care provider over its payments to employees.

WE asked readers to nominate their favourite fish and chip takeaways, cafes and restaurants and you delivered.

A MAN has died and a police investigation is underway after an ambulance was involved in a crash.

POLICE have launched an appeal and released CCTV footage following a burglary from a property in York.

GOVERNMENT is "closely monitoring" the situation at City of York Council following the publication of an independent report slating the council's handling of the former chief executive's payout.

A TAXI was left hanging over the back yard of a basement flat after a crash earlier today (April 23).

THURSDAY May 6 is election day.

YORK'S weekly recorded Covid-19 rate has dropped slightly - and just six more cases have been recorded in the area.

A POPULAR doughnut shop has opened a new bakery and shop in York.

A TOP restaurant chain is eyeing up York as a location for a new site as it plans expansion.

NO more deaths related to Covid-19 have been recorded at hospitals in the York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

YORK Indie aces Shed Seven have today announced a UK 2021 tour performing all their greatest hits and fan favourites live.

A YORK jeweller is giving away free jewellery next Thursday but only if your name is Kate or William.

BUS drivers in York formed a guard of honour to say a fond farewell to one of their own today.

THERE was one casualty a two vehicle crash.

POLICE and firefighters are carrying out an investigation after a car fire in York.

PIZZA just like what you would find in Naples - that is what is on the menu at a York pizzeria that first opened its doors during lockdown.

A series of ‘lost pots’ by one of Britain’s best known artists will be the star attraction when York Art Gallery officially re-opens on May 28.

MORE than 30 small businesses in York are vying for a share of a £20,000 fund set up to support the city's economic recovery as restrictions ease.

It’s outrageous that a councillor who, after serving Strensall Parish Council for over half a century, is simply discarded because he isn’t technically savvy with computers and zoom video-conferencing (Councillors who can’t do Zoom sacked, A...

Here are some of the latest road closures in York:

"Fly high my angel" - are the moving words left by the girlfriend of a young York man who has taken his own life.

A YORK resident has been without hot water and heating for almost a week after a broken pipe caused an oil leak in her home.

A CROWDFUNDER for York's first LGBT+ café has reached the halfway mark of its £5,000 start up fund target.

PEOPLE in Robin Hood's Bay were living on the edge back in 1970 - as our video from the BBC Yorkshire archive shows.

PLANS have been submitted to refurbish the empty former Body Shop shop at 38 Stonegate.

PLANS for City of York Council to build 83 new zero carbon homes at the former Burnholme College site have been approved.

A TEENAGE girl ended up in hospital after a mature student gave her tablets he had bought on the internet, York Crown Court heard.

A sex offender and two thieves are among those jailed this month at York Magistrates Court.

A DRIVING school has called for more practical tests, adding that learners in York and beyond have faced "several hurdles with starting their adult life".

Keith Massey’s letter on Rowntree’s past associations with slavery is disappointing.

The sheer arrogance of Cllr Nigel Ayre (‘We’ve cut back senior roles’, April 20) simply beggars belief - the best bit being his declaration of making no apology for saving money.

A BUS firm is celebrating after 200 of its team scooped awards for safe driving.

THE owner of a popular biking hotspot has reassured customers about its safety measures after the council received reports of "large numbers of people" at the site.

We appreciate that this past year has been incredibly challenging for many people and that you might not be in a position to help St Leonard’s Hospice right now. However, there is one way of supporting the Hospice that can make a difference to l...

REPORTS are coming in that an ambulance has been involved in a crash that has shut a main road in to York.

YORK Outer MP Julian Sturdy has called for City of York Council leader Keith Aspden to resign - following a damning report into the handling of a £400,000 payout to the former council chief executive.

HE has loyally served his local community for more than half a century - but now Dennis Baxter has been ‘sacked’ from a parish council near York because he can’t attend meetings by Zoom.

BAY City Rollers singer Les McKeown has died at the age of 65.

SIX more cases of Covid-19 have been recorded in the York area - and the city's rate has increased very slightly.

SIGHTINGS of Tom Cruise and Hayley Atwell have created a stir in Ryedale this week.

CREATORS of one of the world's most popular chocolate bars have pledged to become carbon neutral by 2025.