A CANNABIS grower arrested in York may be among those permanently barred from the UK under a new scheme to repatriate foreign criminals.

THIS area of York is shown to have the highest Covid rate in the city - according to the latest data from Public Health England (PHE).

A CARE home in York held a special Hawaiian-themed party to celebrate one of the residents reaching their 102nd birthday.

A YORKSHIRE-THEMED superhero will lead the Yorrkshire Day celebrations at a popular city venue tomorrow (August 1).

SUMMER holiday activities are set to get underway at a pioneering woodmeadow between York and Selby.

A NEW residents’ association is being formed to help neighbours collaborate on shared issues including student behaviour and road maintenance.

TO you, the B1222 is probably no more than a pleasant-enough backroad that meanders from York past Stillingfleet to Cawood and Sherburn in Elmet.

A YOUTUBER has visited York in the latest installment of her 'Americans in the UK' series.

A TAKEOVER bid for a supermarket with stores across York and North Yorkshire has taken a step forward.

YORK is one of the best places in the country to escape into nature, a new study has revealed.

AN axe-wielding Viking will be running 17 miles from Riccall to Stamford Bridge for charity on September 11 in full armour, complete with helmet.

IT’S almost the end of a rivalry between two large family/business cars that have been dominant players in a sector which continues to lose out to the SUV trend.

DRIVERS are being reminded to watch out for a host of road closures at the weekend.

DRIVERS are being warned to be on their guard against a new scam.

A MULTIPLE world ploughing champion was killed when he was using farming equipment that caused several accidents in the early part of this century, an inquest heard.

NO dental surgeries in York are taking on new adult patients on the NHS, a new survey has revealed.

The Department for Transport said the changes will include a “hierarchy of road users”.

POLICE have released CCTV footage of people they would like to speak to after a food delivery bag containing personal items was stolen in York city centre.

A HEALTH chief has issued a warning to young people wondering whether or not to get their jab - some of the growing number of Covid patients in York and North Yorkshire hospitals are young and ‘actually quite poorly.’

A CITY of York Council boss was paid an extra £36,195 on top of his salary to cover additional responsibilities while the former chief executive Mary Weastell was off sick.

IT'S Bettys, but not as you know it!

YORK'S weekly recorded Covid-19 case rate has dropped again over the last 24 hours.

TOURISTS and a woman who offended against a social worker are among those sent to prison by North Yorkshire magistrates recently.

A YORK restaurant will have its licence reviewed by the council after neighbours complained about noise from the venue.

MORE than 3,000 people in York were 'pinged' by the NHS Covid-19 app and told to isolate in the latest week, figures reveal.

POLICE are investigating following a collision in the village of Towton near Tadcaster.

FIVE people were injured in a crash.

CHILDREN from a York primary school who walked all the way to France - virtually, at least - have raised more than £1,000.

A CAR ended up on its roof after a crash.

A LONG-AGO tragedy on the River Ouse may have given Charles Dickens the name for one of his most unforgettable characters - Uriah Heap.

DEVELOPERS claim a former York music venue which squatters are occupying is 'dangerously unsafe to be inhabited' - and say a revised vision for the site is being drawn up which includes music, cultural and work space.

A WOMAN in her 80s was knocked over by a car earlier this week - and police are now appealing for witnesses and information.

A YORK man who started a new business during the pandemic has let the city's history and culture inspire his latest venture.

THE highest number of people are being referred for fast track cancer appointments in York and Scarborough since records began.

A WOMAN who has twice survived breast cancer is shaving her hair off to raise money for the Harrogate Hospital and community charity.

THE Government has confirmed that more than £34 million is to be invested in York flood defences over the next six years, according to York Outer MP Julian Sturdy.

THE former Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, is to chair the board of international development agency Christian Aid.

THE National Railway Museum in York has reopened 'one of the most popular parts of the museum' in time for the Summer holiday.

A FRESH warning for thunderstorms and torrential downpours has been issued for York and parts of North and East Yorkshire today.

The viral clip features a Nationwide Building Society cash point although any ATM could be affected including major banks and supermarkets.

I have been thinking about the proposal to develop York’s Mecca site into a student accommodation block.

POLICE officers set off from York police station early today on a 180-mile cycle ride in memory of colleagues who have died in the line of duty.

Just before 10pm on the night of Tuesday, May 8, 1849, a waterman by the name of Richard Booth was sailing a sand boat down the River Ouse near Marygate when he and his partner, Joseph Walker, spotted something in the water.

Regarding Matthew Laverack’s recent letter about Climate Change (The Press, July 26): while I respect his views on things architectural, he is out of his depth scientifically.

On a recent sunny morning I took a photograph of the flower bed at the Thief Lane/University Road junction. It is overrun with ‘weeds’ which are probably Smooth hawksbeard. They were covered in bees and insects - a veritable 5-star restaurant. I ...

DOZENS of extra staff are to be recruited for the Yorkshire Ambulance Service's emergency operations centre in York as part of a £5.14 million investment in the service by NHS England.

TWO well-known York institutions want to help launch the careers of future stars of stage and screen.

STUDENTS and staff at a York school are holding a memorial meeting to celebrate the life of the school’s former head boy who died aged 17.

THIS weekend, York and surrounding areas will be hosting all manner of activities showcasing the magnificence of ‘God’s Own County’ on Yorkshire Day.

A CHILDREN'S charity boss in York is taking on a 100km fundraising challenge to support families in need.