Community Information

• City of York Council celebrates fund which has added £39 million to local economy

  City of York Council is celebrating the success of its UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) investment programme, which has delivered significant benefits to businesses, communities, and residents across the city, adding £6.30 to the economy for every £1 invested – a total of £39 million.

• York welcomes new Lord Mayor

  City of York Council’s Annual Council and Mayor-Making meeting has marked the appointment of a new Lord Mayor of York, with Councillor Martin Rowley BEM officially appointed as the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor of York.

• Void on St Leonard’s Place to undergo urgent investigation

  A void has opened on St Leonard’s Place in the road outside the Theatre Royal in central York. While it has been made safe by City of York Council it requires urgent investigation and attention.

• Mansion House team tours city clubs and schools

  While work continues to restore and maintain the historic Mansion House, the team which usually welcomes visitors is taking this historic building’s stories, artefacts and democratic connections out to the community, along with the civic party.

• Statement from the York Human Rights and Equalities Board regarding the Supreme Court’s recent ruling within the Equality Act 2010, that ‘sex’ means biological sex [16 April 2025]:

  The York Human Rights and Equalities Board has a strategic role in creating a ‘human rights culture’ in York.

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Latest News & Appeals from North Yorkshire Police

• York Man Jailed for 25 Years for Child Sexual Offences

  A 39-year-old man from York, Carl Hrecko, has today been sentenced to 25 years in prison at York Crown Court for multiple sexual offences against children.

• Stolen E-Bike Appeal – York Gym Theft

  North Yorkshire Police are appealing for information after a bold daytime theft of an electric bike in York.

• Appeal Following Hit-and-Run Collision in York

  North Yorkshire Police are appealing for witnesses after a damage-only collision on Haxby Road, near York Hospital.

• Jail for Knife-Wielding Petrol Station Robber

  A man who terrorised petrol station staff at knifepoint has been sentenced to six years in prison following a series of robberies across North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire.

• CCTV Appeal After Pushchair Theft at Monks Cross

  North Yorkshire Police have released a CCTV image of a woman they would like to speak to in connection with a theft at a shop in Monks Cross, near York.

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Latest News

• There is standstill traffic in York after a "void" has taken a key road down to one lane.

  Yesterday (May 21), The Press reported on the "void" - which opened in St Leonard's Place, by the Theatre Royal - and is being worked on by staff from City of York Council.

• A drinker who throttled a police sergeant until he was gasping for breath has been jailed.

  The sergeant and his colleagues had been called to deal with Carl Harding after he caused a disturbance and tried to jump over a counter at a pizza takeaway, said Rachael Landin, prosecuting.

• IT looks like the scene from a Hollywood film – or a news report from wildfires in far flung corners of the world.

  Fireman in bare arms and T-shirts are standing in a landscape of scorched earth and shrubs burned out to leave stark, apocalyptic silhouettes.

• A CAR has overturned after a crash near a roundabout in York.

  North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service say they were called to a crash at 6.26am on Thursday (May 22) after reports of an accident between Moor Lane and the Rufforth roundabout, in Acomb.

• Council leaders visit Portakabin HQ to champion local skills and apprenticeships

  The Deputy Leader of City of York Council, alongside senior council officers, recently visited the Portakabin head office in York to hear about the spaces they provide across public and private sectors

• Difficult decisions will have to be taken on York’s Station Gateway and Outer Ring Road projects amid spiralling costs, senior councillors have said.

  An £18 million funding gap has opened in the refurbishment project outside York Station’s entrance, along with one of more than £110 million for dualling the Outer Ring Road.

• A PLAN to build 600 flats at a prime site in York has taken a step forward.

  Dudleys Consulting Engineers will be overseeing all ground engineering works at the former Heworth Gas Works to prepare the site for residential development.

• ADAM Hinshelwood was understandably disappointed as York City crashed out of the play-offs in a dejecting fashion to Oldham Athletic.

  Despite finishing higher than Oldham in the normal season by 23 points, the play-offs proved to be a brutal ask of York as they failed to deliver in a 3-0 hammering at the LNER Community Stadium, in a match where City failed to test the opposition goalkeeper even once.

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Sport

• York Knights have added to their squad with the signing of Toa Mata’afa until the end of 2026

  The Samoan back can cover at full-back, winger or centre, and he joins York after two seasons playing in France, most recently with FC Lezignan after initially joining Baroudeur de Pia.

• York Valkyrie have bolstered their pack with the signing of former England international, Zoe Hornby

  The 26-year old spent four seasons at Leeds Rhinos, where she was a 2022 Grand Final winner, and a three time Betfred Women’s Challenge Cup finalist, including in 2022 when she scored for the Rhinos and was named Player of the Match in the defeat by St.Helens at Elland Road.

• York Valkyrie forward, Megan Pakulis is leaving the club to take up an opportunity in Australia in the NRLW.

  The 28 year-old will join Gold Coast Titans for their season which gets underway in July, but is linking up with them in advance as part of their pre-season preparation.

• Dan Pybus signs a two and a half-year contract with York City FC, committing his future to the club.

  Dan Pybus, a midfielder for York City Football Club, has officially signed a two and a half-year deal with the team.

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