PARENTS of pupils at a North Yorkshire school are refusing to buy a new 'compulsory' uniform - amid claims it is 'unnecessary'.

A YORK man who struggled with his own mental illness for years and then had to cope with the trauma of his mum’s suicide has found a new lease of life - working for mental health charity York Mind.

OPENING a new restaurant just as the nation headed into a third lockdown was not the best start for the new cafe at Fenwick in York.

SORRY, but Parky Bell was not the only park-keeper in Rowntree Park (‘Bringing Parky bell to Life in Rowntree Park’; The Press, July 1).

IF our ruling Lib Dem council are genuinely surprised at the flack for how their parks improvement “bidding process” looks like they are feathering their own nests, here’s some pointers:

THERE’S so much to like about the first model to come out of the new Cupra stable, a spin-off brand from Seat in much the same vein as Lexus is to Toyota and DS is to Citroen.

POLICE in York are cracking down on badly behaved youths.

The former chairman of governors of a private school north of York has been jailed for sexually abusing its pupils.

A CRASH involving several vehicles has partly blocked a main road.

A YORK school head has gone beyond Government guidelines by asking all staff and pupils to cover their faces again in class to help tackle the city's surge in Covid cases.

A SEX offender is now back behind bars after police searches in York and Selby led to a public appeal.

A YORK man says he is “absolutely overjoyed and relieved” after winning a battle against extradition to Spain over allegations he worked as a financial adviser to criminal gangs.

VICTIMS of sexual abuse have been urged to step forward after a former school boss was jailed for abusing pupils.

Two couples have warned householders against cold callers after they were cheated by a "despicable" and deceitful cowboy builder.

YORK'S weekly recorded Covid case rate has now passed the 300 mark - as cases continue to be recorded in the area.

A BURGLAR who stole half a pair of shoes from a menswear store and failed to break into a house in consecutive nights has been jailed.

A POPULAR fashion retailer has unveiled a brand new look for their York store.

Government efforts to “level up” funding for education have resulted in cuts to the money going to the most deprived schools.

FIREFIGHTERS were called out to a crash where a car ended up on it's side.

RESEARCH has revealed evidence of a ‘secret military tunnel’ that may once have run beneath Fishergate.

YORK man Paul Blanchard says he is now planning to appeal against his UK conviction for fraud in 2008 after winning his battle against extradition to Spain.

YORK will bid for £19 million of Government levelling up funding to create a riverside walkway in Coney Street, transform the Castle Car Park and revamp Parliament Street and St Sampson's Square.

HERE are the latest road restrictions for York.

HEAVY ran and thunderstorms may bring some disruption to York today, forecasters have warned.

THE brother of a BBC broadcaster who died last month is preparing to take on a charity cycle race in tribute to his sports-loving sibling.

SQUATTERS who were evicted from wasteland near York Barbican are holding a 'people's assembly' tomorrow to decide what to do next.

HEAVY ran and thunderstorms may bring some disruption to York today, forecasters have warned.

AN EMPLOYEE wrote off his boss's car when he took it without permission to buy some cigarettes, York Crown Court heard.

A COWBOY builder who targeted two elderly couples and conned them into paying for his shoddy or non-existent roof repairs has been jailed.

SIXTEEN schools across York have got Covid cases among pupils - up from just seven a week earlier, according to City of York Council's latest Covid data tracker report.

ARTIST across York are set to open their homes and studios to the public across two weekends this year.

BRACE yourself for a burst of vibrant colour next time you visit York's McArthurGlen Designer Outlet.

ONE further death related to Covid-19 has been recorded at hospitals in the York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

The video, which lasts around 20 seconds and was filmed in St James’s Park, shows two grinning men grabbing Prof Whitty.

YORK is rumoured to have many secret tunnels – almost as many as it has ghosts, in fact.

Videos are uploaded under the search term #fakecovidtest where teenagers can find them with more than 6.5 million views.

I WOULD like to ask why nothing is ever done about the large number of cyclists who deliver fast food in large containers that continually flout the law by riding on the pavements and the wrong way up and down one-way streets?

THOSE doom mongers who said the Nissan factory in Sunderland would close because of Brexit are looking foolish now that Nissan have not only announced a new electric car will be built at the plant, but also that a new electric battery manufacturing f...

What is it like working for York Food Bank? DAVID WILSON introduces its development manager Adam Raffell

BOB Towner asks who is the real villain at the Barbican site? (Letters, July 1). Answer; his former employers York Council who started this whole fiasco.

A MOTHER is pictured in a York suburban garden, with two babies in a buggy and a little girl by her side.

The cash-saving guru is well known among Brits for his financial tips and tricks and shares guidance via his Twitter account.

MORE big names have been added to Northallerton’s first music festival this summer, with a line-up set to entertain fans across the weekend.

YORK residents wanting to renew or build fitness lost during lockdown are being urged by a new campaign to build more activity into their lives.

POLICE are appealing for information about a sex offender after searches in York and Selby yesterday.

TWO new baby beavers have been born in the wild in a forest in North Yorkshire.

POLICE are currently at an on-going incident on a cycle path in York.

Ryedale’s first Premier Inn is to open at the beginning of August in Pickering.

DRUNKEN football fans diced with death in York’s River Ouse while celebrating England’s victory over Germany.

A DRIVER had to be taken to hospital after being cut from a vehicle by firefighters.