York Press
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 04:00:00 +0000Top award for York's newest school
YORK'S newest school Inspire Academy in Acomb has got Inclusion Quality Mark (IQM) Centre of Excellence Status.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 04:00:00 +0000Part of main road in York closed
Cemetery Road in Fishergate is closed northbound due to electricity work from Fulford Road to Heslington Road.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 09:15:00 +0000Historic building in busy York street needs 'urgent works' to 'ensure public safety'
The Grade II* listed property at 77 Walmgate is currently undergoing a conversion from apartments into a three-bedroomed residential address.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 06:46:00 +0000'The library is as important as the doctors and pharmacy' - 2025 at Explore York
'The library is as important as the doctors and pharmacy' - a look back at this year at Explore York
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 06:24:45 +0000Woman trapped as car flips onto roof in village crash near York
Humberside Fire and Rescue Service was called to the two-vehicle crash which happened in Holme Road near Spaldington, around 4.30pm last night.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 06:07:14 +0000Tributes to 'wonderful mum' and 'amazing sister' killed in East Yorkshire town crash
The family of Kathleen Barron said: "Kath was the centre of our family, a wonderful mum, our much-loved 'Baba' to her three grandchildren, and a truly amazing sister.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 05:00:00 +0000Family-sized four-bed house in York hits the market for £505,000
A newly built four-bedroom detached house at the "Alderney" in Huntington, York, is on the market for £505,000.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 05:00:00 +0000Plans for refurbishments to York's Bettys Tea Rooms and roof-mounted solar panels
Plans to refurbish the upper floors of York’s Bettys Tea Rooms building and install solar panels on its roof have been lodged.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 05:00:00 +0000York Central developers donate bikes to toy appeal
A donation of bikes is helping to spread some Christmas cheer.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 05:00:00 +0000'It's definitely the best day in my whole life' - York bus company grants boy's wish
A York boy has had ‘the best day in his whole life’ after a York bus company went above and beyond to grant his Christmas wish.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 05:00:00 +0000Acomb Savers could expand into vacant Front Street Farmfoods under new plans
Acomb’s Savers could be set to expand into a vacant Farmfoods under new plans.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 05:00:00 +0000Burnholme care home hosts community Christmas Fayre
Residents and neighbours of a care home in Burnholme, York, gathered for a Christmas fayre.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 05:00:00 +0000'We're going to make the best memories' - York mum on son's rare brain tumour
A York mum has told of the immense pride she has for her young son who is battling a rare form of brain cancer.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 05:00:00 +0000Yorkshire Water makes Christmas plea over flushed waste
People are being urged to think twice before flushing festive waste down the toilet.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 05:00:00 +0000Celebrated Yorkshire vet and artist meet fans at gallery
Fans recently gathered at a gallery for the chance to meet two of Yorkshire’s best-known personalities in art and veterinary care.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 05:00:00 +0000Hull and East Yorkshire Mayor visits Siemens Goole Rail Village
The mayor of Hull and East Yorkshire visited Siemens Mobility’s Goole Rail Village.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 05:00:00 +0000University of York: Teenage niece may have shaped Jane Austen novel
A teenager’s handwritten notes may have influenced the work of one of England’s most celebrated writers.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 05:00:00 +0000Bid to demolish York's former Willow House care home to make way for new development
Plans to demolish an empty former York care home to make way for a new affordable housing development have been lodged.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 05:00:00 +0000£250k awarded to 35 groups along Transpennine rail route
A total of £250,000 has been awarded to 35 groups across the Transpennine route as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) Community Fund.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 05:00:00 +0000Elf 'n' Safety message shared across North Yorkshire building sites
A festive visitor from the North Pole has been spreading Christmas cheer and 'elf 'n' safety' advice in North Yorkshire.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 05:00:00 +0000Young Selby performers shine in Christmas concert
A group of young performers from Selby recently took to the stage in a Christmas concert.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 04:00:00 +0000Protected status placed on former York music venue is removed
Protected status placed on the Victoria Vaults in York to keep it for the community rather than risk the site being redeveloped has been removed.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 04:00:00 +0000Woman who staged scene in central York gets her wish - Christmas in prison
A serial criminal staged a scene in St Helen’s Square so she could be sent to jail, York magistrates heard.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 09:28:27 +0000'Do not eat': Christmas-themed chocolate treat recalled by Tesco
Tesco has recalled a pack of four chocolate cupcakes as they could contain milk.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 09:27:01 +0000Met Office predicts 2025 to be warmest year on UK record and it's 'not good news'
The Met Office says final figures haven't been confirmed yet but that it's "more likely than not" that 2025 will be the warmest year on record in the UK.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 05:00:00 +0000Rail service introducing dedicated PCSOs across the North
TransPennine Express has introduced its own dedicated Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs), in partnership with British Transport Police (BTP).
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 05:00:00 +0000This York trampoline park is hosting the 'ultimate' Near Years Eve party
A trampoline park in York is inviting families to bounce into the new year.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 05:00:00 +0000Step back in time and travel through 200 years of Christmases in York
York Castle Museum is inviting visitors to step back in time and experience 200 years of festive history.
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 05:00:00 +0000York students given a close-up look at the life-changing work of hearing dogs
Animal management students at Askham Bryan College in York gained hands-on experience through workshops with Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, learning about the charity’s life-changing work supporting the deaf community
Tue, 23 Dec 2025 09:54:52 +0000‘Please help a young person with cancer this Christmas’
A HOSPITAL ward is never quiet, even in the middle of the night, but walking the cancer ward at 2am on Christmas Day morning is a sobering affair.
Mon, 22 Dec 2025 15:40:03 +0000Major route between York and Hull blocked by crash
A major route between York and Hull is currently blocked in both directions following a crash.
Mon, 22 Dec 2025 15:25:00 +0000Power cut hits residents in York suburb
SCORES of York residents in Cemetery Road, Fulford Road and Kilburn Road suffered a power cut.
Mon, 22 Dec 2025 09:36:12 +0000Man, 25, charged following alleged hit and run in which 19-year-old died
A25-year-old man has been charged following an alleged hit and run on the B6265 in Lupton Bank in which teenager Bailey Chadwick died.
Mon, 22 Dec 2025 16:56:00 +0000Thief targets York department store
Police have released a CCTV image of a man they want to speak to after £180 worth of stock was stolen from Browns in Davygate.
Mon, 22 Dec 2025 11:10:25 +0000FIRST LOOK: fresh plans to redevelop North Yorkshire station submitted
Fresh plans to redevelop the area around Scarborough train station have been submitted to North Yorkshire Council.
Mon, 22 Dec 2025 10:32:58 +0000Fresh twist in city sign saga
The Old York Tearoom sign looks set to run into the new year.
Mon, 22 Dec 2025 09:19:28 +0000'Looks like Santa reversed his sleigh into our car' - York bakers in hit and run plea
STAFF at York bakery Dough, in Bootham, are appealing for help after an incident where a car was damaged.
Mon, 22 Dec 2025 17:05:39 +0000'There's a shark in the water' - mysterious 'creature' spotted in York river
Can you identify this mysterious creature - which looks a lot like a shark - spotted in the River Ouse in York city centre?
Mon, 22 Dec 2025 16:37:29 +0000Award finalist boost for top York law firm
York-based accountancy firm Clive Owen LLP has been shortlisted in four categories in the Yorkshire Accountancy Awards 2026.
Mon, 22 Dec 2025 16:33:00 +0000Man and woman wanted after hundreds of pounds of good stolen from village shop
CCTV footage has been released as police try to track down a man and woman as they investigate a theft from a village shop near York.
Mon, 22 Dec 2025 16:30:00 +0000More than £230 worth of stock stolen from York shop – CCTV appeal
More than £230 worth of stock has been stolen from Home Bargains in Clifton Moor, York.
Mon, 22 Dec 2025 16:06:52 +0000Top North Yorkshire law firm ends 2025 with promotions and appointments
Raworths of Harrogate has rounded off 2025 with a series of appointments, promotions and career milestones across the firm.
Mon, 22 Dec 2025 16:16:58 +0000Well-known York department store hit by thief
North Yorkshire Police have released a CCTV image of a man they’d like to speak to after a theft in a York department store.
Mon, 22 Dec 2025 15:58:21 +0000Man, 51, arrested after drugs raid at North Yorkshire business
A man has been arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of a class-A drug after police executed a drugs warrant at a Selby business.
Mon, 22 Dec 2025 14:27:31 +0000Search for man wanted for questioning over robbery and assault
A POLICE search is underway in North Yorkshire for a man who is wanted for questioning over robbery and assault.
Mon, 22 Dec 2025 14:17:07 +0000Popular North Yorkshire bar and restaurant announces New Year closure
A popular Harrogate town centre bar and restaurant is to close in the New Year.
Mon, 22 Dec 2025 13:24:59 +0000Teenagers assaulted and threatened in town centre incidents
Three teenagers have been assaulted and threatened in two separate incidents – 20 minutes apart – in Scarborough, police have said.
Mon, 22 Dec 2025 13:10:18 +0000Man wearing balaclava caught trying to steal from property in North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire Police are appealing for further information about an attempted theft in Eastfield, near Scarborough.
Mon, 22 Dec 2025 12:18:43 +0000Meet Ice: a lost soul who longs for stability after six-month wait for new home
A SWEET and gentle dog who has been in the care of York RSPCA for six months is longing for stability and kindness in a forever home.
Mon, 22 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0000Trial date set for ex-county councillor accused of antisemitic tweets
The date of a trial of a former county councillor accused of sending antisemitic tweets has been set. Patricia Marsh is alleged to have sent the tweets in 2024.