A VEHICLE fire has shut part of a major road.

A BOUNDARY dispute between two elderly people turned violent when one was sweeping up leaves, York Crown Court heard.

Bosses at the overstretched Yorkshire Ambulance Service have pleaded with members of the public only to call for an ambulance in a genuine emergency.

A FAMILY attraction labelled ‘business on the brink’ during the pandemic is fighting back to survive and secure jobs for more than 80 staff.

THE head at a York secondary school has issued a challenge to city parents and Ofsted.

A NORTH Yorkshire college’s sport department celebrated the success of its students and sports teams at its end of year awards night.

The Friends of York Cemetery are pleased to announce the return of their very popular cemetery walks.

AN ART exhibition celebrating the heroes of the NHS has been unveiled in the ‘Tent of Hope’ at York’s vaccination centre.

I was disappointed to see York Labour’s latest attempt to set our communities against one other. They used a Westfield leaflet to try to create a grievance over the use of ward funding being spent on “…things like a travelling panto in Haxby an...

Judith Morris (Letters, July 14) does not believe that Brexit is a major factor in our bins not being emptied. Yet she makes no attempt to explain why. Instead, she deflects with a jibe about only EU nationals being allowed to be HGV drivers.

Given the council’s pontification about meadows in and around York, I suppose it is of no surprise that the city walls along Lord Mayors Walk now look in such a dreadful, unkempt state!

Here York High’s Head of School, Rod Sims, looks back on the highs and lows of the past academic year

Shoppers across the country have become more dependent on parcel delivery services such as Royal Mail, DPD and Hermes.

FIREFIGHTERS are currently battling a large blaze.

CITY of York Council has been saved from abolition in a major shake-up of local government - ending years of debate and divisions about devolution.

HOMES on a major council housing development in York have secured the highest-rated energy performance possible, as the first residents move in.

A QUARTER of patients at Vale of York GP surgeries avoided making appointments during the pandemic over fears of being a burden on the NHS, according to a survey.

CITY leaders have pledged to start work now to access any funding unlocked by devolution to benefit York communities, businesses and the city's recovery.

THE failure to reorganise local government in York is a ‘missed opportunity’, Conservative councillors say.

LABOUR councillors have welcomed the decision by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick not to abolish City of York Council - but warn that the way the city is governed must improve.

NHS staff including nurses, paramedics, consultants, and dentists in England will receive a 3% pay rise backdated to April, after the government accepted the recommendations of the pay review body, the Department of Health and Social Care has announc...

A bus driver has pleaded guilty to stealing aircraft parts and other items from RAF Leeming.

YORK'S weekly recorded Covid-19 rate has now passed the 500 mark - after another steep rise as further cases continue to be recorded.

POLICE are urging residents to be vigilant following a number of reports of doorstep sellers claiming to be ex-offenders working on a rehabilitation scheme.

It comes hours after Mr Starmer branded Boris Johnson a “super-spreader” of confusion during a chaotic Prime Minister’s Questions.

TWO more Covid deaths at York trust hospitals have sadly taken the total for the pandemic over 600.

MOVIE fans heading to Cineworld will be expected to continue social distancing despite 'Freedom Day'.

THE Cinderella on Ice tour has been pushed forward over what organisers described as "uncertainty surrounding the events industry".

A DISCARDED item cost a taxi driver his job, his career and put him in the dock on a firearms charge, York Crown Court heard.

YORK researchers are part of a team who have been awarded £6.8 million to conduct the largest clinical study of long Covid over the next two years.

A YORK hairdresser has told how people are "quite nervous" for everyday events after 'Freedom Day'.

YORK Theatre Royal is going global, visiting all four corners of York in 23 days with its family show Around The World In 80 Days.

LIVE music is returning to the woods near Pocklington for a third time this summer.

With so many people having to isolate, more and more Brits are moving online for their weekly food shop.

YORK'S new riverside beach club will be selling alcohol after securing a drinks licence from the city council - but only at weekends.

YORK'S Little Apple bookshop has recruited the children's character Moomintroll to help encourage customers to wear a facemask.

STUDENTS at this York school were lucky enough to celebrate the end of term in style.

SCHOOL'S out for summer - and we'd love to see your leavers' photos.

A MAN has been jailed for eight months because he took photos of his neighbours’ property.

A NEW TV series about people in dire need of help to tidy their homes are looking for local people to star in their pilot season.

THREE York teenage girls enjoyed a prom night to remember when they took a boat to their end-of-year school party.

THE number of Covid patients at hospitals across North Yorkshire has increased by more than 30 over the last week.

COUPLES tying the knot at York Register Office will now be able to invite more guests to the ceremony following Monday's lifting of restrictions.

A CARE company in York has received an ‘Outstanding’ rating for caring from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) - which is backed up by a ‘Good’ rating overall in the firm’s very first inspection.

WOULD-be cyclists are being invited to try out an electric bike before they buy - with a minimum £300 discount for those who take up the offer.

THE North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) is spearheading a new nationwide campaign to raise awareness of the many heritage railways across the UK.

At last, the summer holiday season is upon us.

A BID to meet rising demand for support for vulnerable people during the Covid crisis has won recognition for a York organisation.

A BUSINESS based on the 'try before you buy' experience was forced to innovate when the Covid pandemic hit.

This year could be termed ‘the Year of the Magpie’. There seem to be more of these birds (pica pica) around in 2021 than any year I can recall. Depending on your viewpoint, there’s an abundance, excess, or plague of these distinctive, precociou...