GANGSTERS pistol-whipped a drug user in his home and shot a blank-firing gun into his groin, York Crown Court heard.

BOOKINGS for a new wizard-inspired mini-golf attraction in York have been flooding in ahead of its launch.

IT is time for restaurants to come off government life-support - and return to doing what they do best, says a top York restaurateur.

A NORTH Yorkshire business has launched a limited-edition product in aid of a charity which supports children with Down syndrome.

A YORK girl is set represent the county of North Yorkshire in the Miss England finals - which has been delayed three times from last year.

FIREFIGHTERS tackled a lorry fire overnight.

TWO people had to be cut out of their vehicle after a crash.

FANCY dressing up in a ridiculous costume and taking to the waters of the River Ouse to paddle a dragon boat like mad against several hundred like-minded competitors? Then you'd better get a move on.

Stephen Lewis’ front page news on Tuesday (Now it must be our turn to help India, May 11) captures where British values stand. We care for India. It is indeed our turn to lend our hand to this admirable country.

An alleged risk of losing funding and a need to resubmit planning applications if Leeman Road is not allowed to be diverted should be seen as a blessing if it puts a stop to the fundamentally flawed York Central master plan.

COUNCILLORS have hit back at claims that funding and planning permissions for York Central would be put at risk if the closure of Leeman Road did not go ahead.

COUNCIL chiefs are set to reveal how they hope to "support a flourishing network of bus services" as York recovers from the pandemic.

PLANS to upgrade traffic lights and signals at the junction at Bootham, Gillygate and St Leonard's Place have been delayed - with a senior councillor saying there is a "golden opportunity for a top grade cycle route" at the site.

A YORK doctor who isolated in a Government approved quarantine hotel after returning from abroad has hit out at the “horrendous” experience.

THE FORMER trustee of a North Yorkshire charity and chairman of a privatised probation organisation has appeared in the dock at York Magistrates Court.

The ending of the coronavirus lockdown has highlighted the gap between the modern way of making transactions and the older cash/ hands-on way of doing business.

GREEN Hammerton company Badapple Theatre will return to live performances with Tales From The Great Wood.

PLANNING applications for the huge York Central project may need to be resubmitted and millions of pounds of funding for the scheme could be put at risk if plans to stop Leeman Road from being closed are successful.

THE NHS has revealed that the Covid vaccination programme will open up to people aged 38 and 39 from tomorrow (May 12).

A PUB operator which runs popular pubs across York has announced that all of its pubs across York will be able to reopen for both indoor and outdoor service from Monday (May 17).

FOOTBALL-mad Bradley Saxton is harnessing the power of the beautiful game to raise hundreds of pounds for York Against Cancer.

YORK'S weekly recorded Covid-19 rate has increased slightly - but just eight more cases have been recorded in the area.

YORKSHIRE Water operators have added another feather to their caps after rescuing six ducklings from a chamber at a pumping station.

THE outgoing boss of North Yorkshire's police and fire services has been appointed to another high-profile national role.

NURSES at a York care home got a special thank you for all their hard work to mark International Nurses Day.

THREE weeks have now passed since the last death related to Covid-19 was recorded at hospitals in the York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

POLICE have issued a warning after receiving several reports of counterfeit cash being used in the last few weeks to pay for a range of items including secondhand goods and takeaways.

A HUSBAND who twice hit his wife on the head with a heavy hammer has been jailed.

POLICE are searching for a North Yorkshire man wanted in connection with numerous offences.

A RARE opportunity has arisen for investors to buy a completed development of six apartments close to York city centre for £1.65m.

POLICE are searching for a wanted man, who is believed to be in the York area, after his recall to prison.

PUPILS at one York primary school need your help to create their very own fairytale library.

Lady Victoria, who briefly dated Prince Andrew in 1999, has spoken out about her reservations regarding the marriage of Harry and Meghan.

THE number of Covid patients across hospitals in North Yorkshire has fallen over the last week, the NHS has confirmed.

POLICE are urging residents in North Yorkshire to have "cautious optimism" as the country continues to move out of the third national lockdown on Monday.

FAMILIES will be able to stay in hotels for less than a portion of fish and chips as a York chain releases rooms ahead of reopening to kick start the economy.

RESIDENTS and staff at a York care home were treated to an armchair work out courtesy of the Green Goddess, Diana Moran.

The start of the new parliamentary session is stripped back from its full pomp to a small selection of MPs summonsed to hear the monarch, absent her consort, read the Prime Minister’s plan for Government.

FIREFIGHTERS were called out to a fire in York's most famous street.

Each year on May 12 nurses all over the world celebrate International Nurses Day.

A CONSTRUCTION company has raised £500 for York hospital's charity - to help support to patient care.

FIFTEEN small businesses in York have been awarded a cash boost to support their post-Covid recovery.

A RUGBY club in York is set to launch new 'Touch Rugby' sessions tomorrow - which are free for anyone to join.

TWO pioneering businesses in North Yorkshire have scooped this year’s Queen’s Award for Enterprise

A NETWORKING group launched in York during the pandemic to support female entrepreneurs is welcoming a leading TV business woman next week.

A TEAM of upcyclers who find new uses for the weird and wonderful items dumped in our tips is creating a circular economy in York.

I was shocked to read your article about inaccuracies in the Environment Agency’s flood modelling for Tadcaster (Fury as Tadcaster flood defences delayed by two years, May 10).

POLICE are hunting a wanted man.

A LUXURY riverside aparthotel in York city centre has made a list of the world's 'Hottest New Hotels'.

PLANS for 96 apartments to be built on part of the former Heworth gas works have been submitted.