A move to exclude two York councillors from a debate about disabled people accessing the city centre - because they are disabled - sparked a storm of protest on social media and calls for an apology, it has emerged.

A COMMUNITY sports facility in York has been nominated for an award measuring success during the Covid-19 pandemic.

LEISURE centres in York are changing their operations following the government’s easing of restrictions from Monday, July 19.

FIRE crews were called out when an oven caught fire at a house in Fountayne Street, York, just after 7pm last night.

COVID cases have been confirmed in 39 schools across the York area.

Families on Universal Credit are to lose the £20 a week uplift money awarded in April 2020 which represents a 20% reduction in the money to pay rent, council tax, utility bills and feed their families. UK welfare payments and state pensions are the ...

A DISNEY obsessed theatre designer has created an everlasting model of York's Disney store on Parliament Street - featuring movie posters for Soul.

HUMAN rights campaigners in York have called on the council to halt plans to permanently ban blue badge holders from the city centre - and urged them to rebuild trust with the disabled community.

PLANS to build a ‘floating house’ in York - which neighbours have been fighting for four years - have been given the green light.

The XC60 is Volvo's best-selling model globally - and it's easy to see why.

THE Metropolitan Police has dismissed PC Wayne Couzens after pleading guilty to York woman Sarah Everard's kidnap and rape.

THERE are reports coming in of a crash on a main road in to York.

A ROAD is currently partially blocked after a crash.

A MOTORCYCLIST has died after a crash. ​

THE realities of York’s affordable housing crisis have been laid bare - with figures showing that the city is currently only getting around 19 new affordable homes a year thanks to low numbers being built and social housing being lost through right...

ROWNTREE Park has celebrated its 100th birthday as it looks forward to a future of exciting projects.

A FORMER Filey man who raped a boy, incited a girl to engage in sexual activity and filmed himself having sex with a dog has been jailed for 18 years.

THE man at the top of two York secondary schools is stepping down.

POLICE are appealing for witnesses and information about a collision which occurred in Snainton, Scarborough.

POLICE have issued CCTV of a woman they would like to speak to following an assault on an elderly woman in York city centre.

FIREFIGHTERS were called in after a crash.

A YORK MP has issued an impassplea to people in the city to keep going in the fight against Covid-19.

Football may not be coming home just yet. But despite falling at the last hurdle, England’s team of young heroes have nevertheless inspired the nation.

A MURDER investigation has been launched after police were called to a disturbance in an East Yorkshire town early today.

FORTY members of staff at a York school are absent from work because of a continuing Covid outbreak, its head has revealed.

YORK Maze has unveiled its latest 2021 design for their reopening on Saturday, July 17 after nearly two years.

JD Wetherspoon has announced the Covid measures that will be in place in pubs from next week.

A MUCH-LOVED community theatre played host to a special commemorative afternoon tea.

COVID cases have been confirmed in seven care homes in the York area.

ICE-SKATING and boating on the pond, fishing in the lake, birthday party picnics, splashing in the pool and playing tennis - these just some of the warm and wonderful memories of Rowntree Park.

A YORK school has been celebrating God's Own County with special guests from the Yorkshire Society.

ENGLAND has removed most of the restrictions imposed to control the spread of Covid.

A YORK-BASED train firm has launched a new poster competition - to capture visions of eco-friendly travel through fun artwork.

Want to find love in the nude? You can apply to be on Channel 4's Naked Attraction.

Some of the Covid-19 measures that pubs and restaurants may decide to keep in place, according to the new government guidance.

TEMPERATURES are set to soar as high as 29C in York tomorrow, with wall to wall sunshine - and the fine weather looks set to continue for most of next week.

MORE pop-up Covid vaccination clinics are being held in York today and tomorrow in a bid to get as many people jabbed as possible before restrictions are lifted on Monday.

DRIVERS are being warned to expect delays and queuing trafficon the last day of the Great Yorkshire Show today.

A YORK-BASED veterinary group has underlined its commitment to its environmental targets by expanding its sustainability team.

A ‘WALTER Mitty’ character who lied about being in the SAS and guarding the Royal family has been jailed after stealing from his 94-year-old dad.

EXTRA benches, mobility scooter parking bays and better pavements could be installed in York city centre as councillors call for access for disabled people to be improved.

YORK Maze is all set to unveil its new 2021 design this morning (July 16).

THE number of people being told to self-isolate by Test and Trace in York has reached its highest level in six months, figures reveal.

A NORTH Yorkshire author has teamed up with a reading platform to offer young children the opportunity to read stories for free over the summer holiday.

PATIENTS will still need to wear masks if they visit their GP surgery in North Yorkshire.

A total of 61,851 racially and religiously aggravated offences were recorded in 2020, up 7% from 57,825 in 2019.

IN the latest edition of our look back through the picture archives, here are five darts teams from the past.

A "WOEFULLY thought through" application for a massive development including around 700 homes should be withdrawn and replaced, according to councillors in Otley.

THE Metropolitan Police has dismissed PC Wayne Couzens after pleading guilty to York woman Sarah Everard's kidnap and rape.