A YOUNG robber who claimed he was a "gangster of York" has been jailed for breaking both arms of a man in a city centre mob attack.

POLICE are asking the public for ideas on how to stop sexual activity going on in a York layby.

KENNY Thomas was on parole at the time of the mob attack on May 30, 2019, from a five-year sentence for two York city centre robberies.

POLICE arrested 20 people during a week of action to tackle “county lines” drug dealing.

One comment made by Dominic Cummings with which I was in total agreement concerned the top echelons of our civil service.

The economy of York and North Yorkshire will grow back and be better as it recovers from Covid-19, says a business leader.

POOR housing conditions in York are affecting students’ mental and physical health, according to a report.

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a war memorial in a popular York park was vandalised with paint.

RESIDENTS struggling with their finances because of the pandemic are set to get £75 off their council tax bill in York.

SCHOOLCHILDREN who sketched designs for a new meadow have been helping to bring it to life by sowing wildflower seeds.

THE Cinderella on Ice show has a message for its families in search of a fairytale after changing venues in York.

TWO men have been arrested during a raid today by police and council officials on a York barbershop.

POLICE are hunting a man who sexually touched an 11-year-old girl as she made her way home from school.

POLICE were taken totally by surprise when they stopped this vehicle.

PEOPLE are being urged to be 'kind and respectful' to staff and volunteers at York's mass vaccination centre after some turned abusive while waiting for their jab.

MEADOWFEST is set to return this July with live music by Malton's riverside, meadows and gardens.

A YORK woman has described doing a "double take" after a duck left a special surprise on her garden table.

MEMBERS of the public are being urged to avoid using a footpath over safety fears.

"THE problem in this crisis was very much lions led by donkeys over and over again.”

A TEA party is planned for a community garden in York.

A YORK firm of funeral directors is to take part in the Great British Spring Clean - and is inviting neighbours to help them in keeping the area tidy.

A POP up cinema is coming to Dalby Forest, giving you the chance to watch some of the world's favourite movies under a beautiful canopy of trees.

TECHNOLOGY caught up with a medieval York guild when they installed a new Master.

AN AWARD-winning architectural practice and historic buildings consultancy has opened a studio in York.

YORK Central MP Rachael Maskell has called on ministers to introduce a National Dental Service ‘free at the point of need’.

HOPES that the congested A64 north-east of York will finally be dualled have won a boost.

“From this evening, I must give the British public a very simple instruction. You must stay at home,” said PM Boris Johnson.

THOUSANDS of people took to the polls in a public vote to pick three small York businesses to win a further cash boost to support their recovery.

A RETAIL giant with two large York stores said it will be shutting 30 stores and switching others to food-only shops after Covid-19 lockdowns hit clothing demand.

IS this your bike?

A £401 million funding boost will help rail services in the North including between York, Leeds and Manchester.

The Press Business Awards 2021 are being launched today to showcase the success stories of enterprise, innovation and resilience within our region.

AT this time of year the chalk cliffs at Flamborough are alive with the sound of nesting seabirds.

One of York's top heritage organisations has welcomed plans for a 200-acre community woodland on the western edge of the city - but has warned it will NOT be a 'quick fix' to help the council meet its ambitious carbon emission targets.

THE number of people with dementia in York will increase by 39 per cent in the next 10 years, according to the Alzheimer's Society, amid concerns over a lack of drugs to cure the condition.

THE newly-created Tour De York challenge is inviting cyclists to embark on a 100km circuit of York.

COMING to the Theatre Royal next month - a form of 'aerial ballet' that's oddly appropriate to our post-pandemic times.

A HUSBAND threatened to bite a friend’s nose off and murder him after he caught him with his wife and went “slightly off the rails”, York Crown Court heard.

A YORK man has put himself in contention for the city’s ‘big chip man’ title - after finding a whopping French fry while making his tea.

LANDLORDS are threatening to take the council to the High Court over plans to expand a housing licensing scheme.

COUNCIL officials wrongly fined a Blue Badge holder for parking in York city centre - and then insisted they were in the right when she objected.

ANYBODY aged 30 will be able to get their Covid-19 vaccination from today (May 26).

Judging by the result of Eurovision, it looks as though nobody wanted us to leave the EU.

The appointment of Martin Bashir as Religion Editor of the BBC and the subsequent revelations about the organisation’s cover up of his conduct tells us all much about the principles of BBC senior executives.

I write in support of the continuation by City of York Council of The Groves traffic scheme.

I refer to the recent letters from Danny Golding and Elizabeth M Harris regarding the loss of disabled parking spaces for those of us who need it.

An extraordinary capacity to care has been displayed this last year.

POLICE and council officials have raided a York barbers' shop at the centre of a wrangle over Covid face mask rules.

UP to two cases of the Indian variant of coronavirus were detected in York last week, new figures reveal.

POLICE are hunting a man wanted for robbery.