A SON has admitted murdering his father and trying to kill his mother.

"IT FEELS very emotional to be able to open," admits a York restaurateur whose popular venues are already booked up for the month.

A CHOCOLATE drinks specialist is all set to open a new shop in York city centre next week.

ENTERTAINMENT venues in York are “giddy” as they prepare to reopen next week - in line with the Government’s Covid road map.

FIRE crews rescued three people in the early hours of this morning after a boat starting taking on water.

A POPULAR rat run in York is to be closed for more than three weeks.

York is a city of shadows and mysteries. So it is entirely appropriate that it should star in a new series of murder mystery novels - featuring a detective by the name of Chief Inspector Shadow.

York’s smooth road sections are a menace.

A FLAGSHIP restaurant in North Yorkshire is throwing open its doors next week following a £600,000 refurbishment.

THE success of a new residential housing development in the heart of York underlines the strength of the city’s housing market.

THE BONDING WAREHOUSE: The idea of a bonding warehouse for York had been discussed since 1833 when merchant traders held a meeting in Merchants Hall, York. By August 1873, the warehouse was so “busy” and “packed full of goods” that by June 18...

THINGS are obviously far worse with the NHS than one realises especially with our local surgeries.

CRIME has fallen over the last year in York, official police records reveal, matching trends across North Yorkshire.

YORK Croquet Club is set to throw open its doors on Sunday, May 16, to celebrate National Croquet Day.

STEAM enthusiasts were in for a real treat when the Peppercorn A1 Pacific locomotive Tornado left York Railway Museum (YRM) heading south.

MAKE It York is set to have its contract with the council renewed - but some of the tourism body's responsibilities will be taken away.

A NEW Covid test site has opened in the city centre for visitors, residents and people who work in York.

IT wasn't until Barry Evans experienced his first swim with naturists that he finally felt "accepted" not just by the world but himself.

LOCKDOWN has been blamed for many things, but the rise of the ‘Covid dad bod’ is something we should be celebrating.

Does your child receive the support they need to really thrive at school? Sue Baillie, Head of Queen Margaret’s School for Girls in Escrick, York, gives parents valuable advice on how a school can support pupils’ individual needs and get them ...

Hayley Owen, York's only FULLY QUALIFIED Lady Funeral Director, Undertaker and Embalmer, provides a professional service for families in needs.

A MAJOR shopping centre in York is bringing in changes to its parking rules.

THE Prime Minister has said coronavirus restrictions may not end as planned in June.

CITY of York Council is investigating reports that a barbershop has reopened after being ordered to shut for breaking Covid rules.

IT'S been a long time since King No One swapped busking outside Betty's for the stage but York will always be the place where the up and coming indie band was born.

CONCERNS may be growing nationwide about the Indian variant but latest Covid figures for York show extremely low case numbers in the city’s schools, universities, care homes and hospital.

A YORK school has been presented with an independent school of the year award.

FLAT-GREEN Bowlers across the country are preparing to take part in ‘Bowls’ Big Weekend’ this coming Bank Holiday.

YORK'S weekly recorded Covid-19 rate has risen again - but just five more cases have been recorded in the area.

NORTH Yorkshire has been confirmed to be the safest place in England and Wales, new data has revealed.

ONE of Long Boi's duck friends known fondly as 'Chonky Boi' has sadly died, university newspaper York Vision has reported.

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

Boris Johnson is expected to discuss the spread of the Indian variant of Covid-19 after government data revealed four people in the UK have died.

WORK is set to begin next month on a multi-million pound new two-storey extension and eight bed resuscitation area to the Emergency Department at York Hospital.

They are the first known domestic deaths from the new variant of the virus which has been declared a variant of concern in the UK.

All GP practices must offer face-to-face appointments and an in-person reception desk, NHS England has announced today.

POLICE have launched an appeal for information and witnesses after a serious collision on the A64 near Willerby.

A VILLAGE school uniform has had a re-brand all thanks to Year 6 pupil, Sadie.

A QUICK-thinking mini cab driver has captured on video the moment two teenagers appeared to attempt to hijack a bus yesterday morning.

WELSH rock band Manic Street Preachers are heading to York on their latest tour.

A YORK barbershop has been temporarily shut down by City of York Council for breaking Covid rules.

THE newly appointed Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for North Yorkshire and the city of York has said he will act as a “voice for the community”.

TAKEAWAY delivery business Deliveroo is expanding.

THERE'S been an accident on a residential street.

Your article in Tuesday's Press (Transport in city to be transformed by 2030, The Press, May 11) would suggest the council are about to start some long term planning and visualising much less traffic in the city by 2030.

I REFER to your article ‘York Central not put at risk’ (The Press, May 12).

"WE'RE the last hat shop standing" declares local milliner Liz Devine-Wright who once sold a hat to pop star Christina Aguilera.

WHITBY has built a large part of its tourism industry on its connection to Bram Stoker's celebrated novel Dracula.

SURGE testing - mass coronavirus testing of the city's population - is not currently required in York after cases of the Indian variant were confirmed.

GORDON and Jean Massey are today celebrating their platinum wedding anniversary.