Sheena Shackleton said she spoke to staff at York Ghost Merchants in Shambles in the Summer time to arrange to bring her 18-year-old son, Daniel, who has Down's Syndrome, and a group of friends across to York during the October half term.
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Sam the Cat from RSPCA finds his forever home in York
A CAT who went viral for mourning after the death of his previous owner has settled into life at a new home.
Stockton-on-the-Forest pétanque club calls for new members
A SPORTS club founded in the last century in a village near York plays “a most convivial game”, according to one of its players, who issued a call out for new members.
Rollout of new wheelie bins in York set to begin in June
The first York households set for new wheelie bins are due to get them delivered next month ahead of a wider roll out over the summer.
Burst water main floods house - York family has to evacuate
A family has had to evacuate their home and lost irreplaceable items after a burst water main flooded their house.
AN historic estate in North Yorkshire which includes a country house and a well-known ruined abbey has gone on the market for £25 million.
The Kirkham estate is on the banks of the River Derwent and in a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
One of York’s last remaining Second World War veterans is returning to Normandy for VE Day – meaning the 99-year-old has had to turn down an invitation to celebrate with the King.
Ken Cooke sets off on Sunday (May 4) for Normandy – where he took part in the D-Day landings more than 80 years ago.
Two aircraft flying over York resulting in a loud bang being heard by residents did not belong to the United States Air Force or Royal Air Force, officials have said.
The noise – thought to be a sonic boom – was heard at about 1pm yesterday (Thursday, May 1) when the two jets could be seen above York.
A police cordon is in place on a busy York shopping street.
UPDATE: Burglary at business in York suburb – police cordon remains in place
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