A BATTLE is brewing over plans to build up to 500 homes on the site of a York barracks.

TWO colleges have announced plans to merge - with a vow to support the region's recovery from Covid-19.

NORTH Yorkshire’s new police, fire and crime commissioner wants to extend a pub-based scheme aimed at helping women who feel unsafe on a date.

It’s good to see your readers’ reaction to the recent reports of racist letters in York (Race-hate views don’t represent me, Letters, June 22).

PORTRAITS of almost 50 senior army officers, some nearly 200 years old, will be returning ‘home’ today to the Army’s former Northern Command HQ in Fishergate.

Considering the number of parks across York and the costs of play equipment, our Lib Dem council’s ‘parks improvement fund’ - advertised as £100,000 of public money for bids of up to £10,000 per park - was a pittance, but better than nothing ...

HOMEOWNERS and landlords could get cash from the council to improve their properties.

FORMER team GB swimmer Mark Foster is calling on people across York to take the plunge and sign up for the first ever Swimathon Festival.

RACE for Life is returning to York this Autumn in a bid to race funds "for the people we love".

THE next generation of talent is set to feature in York College's pop-up and virtual creative show for 2021.

CYCLISTS will be able to try a new electric bike before they buy it and then get a discount on the price, due to government funding.

THE Yorkshire Wolds is to be considered for status as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Natural England announced today.

MOSCOW. 1987. As the Cold War begins to thaw, novelist Graham Greene travels into the heart of the Soviet Union to meet with his old MI6 boss, Kim Philby, after declining his offer for more than 30 years.

You report that the Environment Agency has put vital flood defences for 400 homes on hold due to cost escalations (The Press, June 22). I am saddened, but not surprised.

SELBY College is sending more than 80 pieces of sports kit to help children and adults in some of the world’s poorest countries.

KEEPING mementoes of loved ones dates back at least 2,000 years in Britain, according to new research by York University.

YORK has made the finals in the search to find the most family friendly destinations in 2021.

The Mount School York are committed to bringing out the best in every girl in all that she does. At The Mount girls  take centre stage to pursue their academic excellence, they develop their academic and social talents to the full, within a happy a...

A couple were attacked as they stood at the taxi rank outside York railway station.

SQUATTERS have occupied a site near York Barbican which has lain empty for the past 15 years.

A YORK entrepreneur who built a $200m global business in his early twenties has become an advisor to the Government.

THE council is set to move ahead with controversial plans to permanently ban blue badge holders from driving on pedestrianised city centre streets during the day.

Future food shortages at supermarkets could be 'inevitable' according to industry experts.

UP to 600 York homes in the Woodthorpe of York area are without power this morning as engineers replace underground cables.

YORK's only five-star hotel is hosting its very own careers open day in a bid to fill 24 vacancies.

Dominic McGregor talks to Nadia Jefferson-Brown about the $200m global social media operation he co-founded when he was just 21 and his next role advising the Government

Roald Dahl was a British writer whose books have sold more than 250 million copies around the world.

Lloyds announced 29 Lloyds Bank and 15 Halifax branches will close, as customers carry out “significantly” fewer transactions at these locations.

The research analysed Freedom of Information data on the number of dog thefts people have reported in the last five years.

YORK'S Covid rate is continuing to rise faster than the national average - with two areas in the south-eastern suburbs and city centre seeing the largest numbers of cases.

FAMILIES in York and North Yorkshire who are struggling with food and utility bills are set to receive extra support.

Lloyds Banking Group which has branches in York and North Yorkshire has faced anger after announcing the closure of 44 outlets.

Two men have suffered head and other injuries after they were assaulted at night in a North Yorkshire town.

FIREFIGHTERS from two counties were needed to deal with a blaze in a rural industrial unit.

AN ENTIRE school in North Yorkshire has closed following a Covid outbreak.

BALES of hay caught fire inside a barn at Sheriff Hutton just after 10pm last night.

Thousands of homeowners are set to benefit after investor Aviva and housebuilder Persimmon Homes agreed to “landmark” commitments on leaseholds as part of the competition watchdog’s investigation into unfair practices in the sector.

A FAMILY-run business which supplies products across the globe has had its busiest month in a decade.

SOME accountants offer fee protection insurance to their clients, which can help cover the professional costs that are incurred in assisting those clients with a HMRC tax investigation or enquiry.

The rubbish we throw away can spell death to wild animals. But there are simple steps that we can take to help protect wildlife

A BIOTECH company working to improve treatments for patients of cancer and kidney disease is vying for The Press business innovation award.

The Government's planning bill blueprint - ‘Building Better, Building Beautiful’ - lures us into believing that, at long last, the deep unhappiness of ugly luxury apartments and student blocks has been understood and housing need will be met. The...

Here we are again then: lockdown 3.0 has been extended and the cheery, optimistic collection of psychologists, computer hacks and others that sit on the SAGE committee are already planning for lockdown 4.0 this winter.

Professor Mike Holmes, who leads York’s Covid mass vaccination centre, tells how 300,000 jabs have now been delivered and are helping to reduce the number of cases and hospital admissions

PEOPLE aged over 40 who haven’t yet had their first Covid jab can now just walk into York’s vaccination centre and ask for a shot.

A YORK nurse has scooped a top award for her leadership during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The research analysed Freedom of Information data on the number of dog thefts people have reported in the last five years.

RESIDENTS at Boroughbridge Manor care home, in Boroughbridge, were delighted with the arrival of flowers which were donated by the local Morrison’s supermarket.

AN 11-year-old schoolgirl from Ryedale is behind a potentially pioneering energy project which harnesses the power of nature, wind, and tree vibrations.

ST John Ambulance volunteers have met the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of York to discuss York's new ‘Ask Me’ campaign.