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More than half of the assaults, public order offences and other violent crimes recorded in York city centre in 2023-4 were thought to involve alcohol, according to police data.

Friday, 28 February 2025 14:01

York councillors have approved the local authority’s Budget for this financial year including a 4.99 per cent increase in council tax.

Friday, 28 February 2025 13:57

A York hair salon has been damaged during an attempted burglary.

Friday, 28 February 2025 13:55

AN independent cafe and tearoom in York has closed its doors after the lease has been seized.

Friday, 28 February 2025 13:53

Temporary traffic lights at one of York's busiest junctions are causing 'awful' queues - and are set to be in place until late March.

Thursday, 27 February 2025 13:08

THE body of a murdered woman has been found in a lay by in North Yorkshire.

Thursday, 27 February 2025 13:05

A MAN has died in a crash in East Yorkshire.

Thursday, 27 February 2025 13:03

A man who was found dead near a major York road has been named.

Thursday, 27 February 2025 13:01

A new business in York has opened to a "whirlwind" of success.

Wednesday, 26 February 2025 12:32

Funeral details have been announced for a York rugby stalwart who died in a crash.

Wednesday, 26 February 2025 12:28

A major property developer has teamed up with an investment firm to explore the future potential of a 270 acre site in North Yorkshire.

Wednesday, 26 February 2025 12:25

INVESTIGATION work is underway after a large fire in East Yorkshire.

Wednesday, 26 February 2025 12:18

UPDATE: The road has now reopened and traffic is returning to normal.

Tuesday, 25 February 2025 17:37

ONE of York's favourite gardens is set to reopen to the public for the first time this year.

Tuesday, 25 February 2025 17:26

Increased costs mean care providers “are facing a struggle to survive this spring”, a York care campaigner has said.

Tuesday, 25 February 2025 17:22

THERE’S been a crash on a major road in York.

Tuesday, 25 February 2025 17:19

A TOP Olympic athlete has visited York in preparation for the launch of his new swim school in the city.

Monday, 24 February 2025 16:42

A MAN has been arrested following a crash in a York village.

Monday, 24 February 2025 16:35

THIEVES have targeted a popular garden centre in North Yorkshire.

Monday, 24 February 2025 16:31

PUPILS at a York school will be among the first in the country to benefit from free breakfast clubs.

Monday, 24 February 2025 16:27

Councillors are set to meet to examine the benefits and risks to North Yorkshire of multi-million-pound battery energy storage plants. The move comes amid growing

Friday, 21 February 2025 18:03

It has been clear for some time that there was never enough money set aside for the York Outer Ring Road project, the council’s finance spokesperson has said.

Friday, 21 February 2025 18:01

Parents took their 15-month-old son to York Hospital with an infected finger – and found he had heart disease.

Friday, 21 February 2025 17:59

THREE people have had an “altercation” in a York car park, say police.

Friday, 21 February 2025 17:56

BREAKING: Power cut hits York – hundreds in dark by unplanned outage

Thursday, 20 February 2025 17:28

NEW affordable houses planned for a York village look set to get the go-ahead - despite fears the development will be out of character and lead to the loss of trees.

Thursday, 20 February 2025 12:26

A well-known York business has branded month-long roadworks on its street as "devastating".

Thursday, 20 February 2025 12:22

Three people were taken to hospital after a crash on a major road in East Yorkshire.

Thursday, 20 February 2025 12:18

York’s decades-long wait for a plan setting out local development could be over if councillors back it next week.

Thursday, 20 February 2025 12:12

A MULTI-AGENCY operation has been undertaken targeted at “ensuring the safety and compliance” of taxi services in York.

Wednesday, 19 February 2025 17:59

Local NHS leaders have raised concerns about patients being ‘left without treatment’ after some medical practices stopped issuing prescriptions for midwifery services.

Wednesday, 19 February 2025 17:57

A temporary medical centre that opened in York during the Covid pandemic is set stay for two more years - and even be extended.

Wednesday, 19 February 2025 17:55

The extent of self-harming, bullying and worrying about the future among young people in York has been laid bare in a strategy which aims to support them.

Wednesday, 19 February 2025 17:50

Police hunt for York suspect after Cornlands Road stabbing

Tuesday, 18 February 2025 17:53

An empty pub in Fulford is set to be converted into a Starbucks after a decision to block a planning application was overturned on appeal.

Tuesday, 18 February 2025 17:45

A highly-rated restaurant in York has announced its shock closure.

Tuesday, 18 February 2025 17:33

A HOMELESS drug addict who smashed his way into a York antique shop and stole jewellery worth almost £30,000 has been locked up for more than two years.

Tuesday, 18 February 2025 17:28

A main road between York and Hull has reopened after an earlier crash.

Monday, 17 February 2025 16:48

Armed police were called out when a psychiatric patient with a knife was involved in an incident in a residential central York street, a court heard.

Monday, 17 February 2025 16:45

Vikings have arrived in York as Europe’s largest festival celebrating all things Norse returns to the city for its 40th year.

Monday, 17 February 2025 16:43

The Government has committed £15 million to the expansion of the National Railway Museum - and to help ensure the future of the wider York Central development.

Monday, 17 February 2025 16:37

A craft ale house’s plans to convert the upper floors of York’s vacant Little Bettys Café into a bar have been approved.

Friday, 14 February 2025 17:33

A “one-man crime wave” who threatened to slit open a York shopworker's face has been jailed.

Friday, 14 February 2025 17:18

RESIDENTS in York turned out to hear more about a major project at the heart of the city.

Friday, 14 February 2025 17:14

A new “rock and roll gothic boutique” is opening in York.

Friday, 14 February 2025 16:49

A march to York Minster is set to take place at the weekend in protest of inheritance tax changes.

Thursday, 13 February 2025 13:01

PLANS are afoot to close a York nursery.

Thursday, 13 February 2025 12:58

THIEVES have struck at a convenience shop and post office in a York town.

Thursday, 13 February 2025 12:55

The husband of a York policewoman killed on the A19 has praised the support the family received “in the darkest of times”.

Thursday, 13 February 2025 12:52

THE man behind a new hub in a York village says he plans to have a wall of plaques for anyone wanting to financially contribute to the project.

Wednesday, 12 February 2025 12:52

A YORK city centre walkway is closed because of a "structural defect".

Wednesday, 12 February 2025 12:49

Police lined the streets around York Minster in preparation for the funeral of a policewoman killed while off-duty on the A19.

Wednesday, 12 February 2025 12:45

A new bus interchange, taxi rank and cycle lanes outside York Station could be compromised unless an electricity substation is moved before costs go up, according to a council document.

Wednesday, 12 February 2025 12:43

York's sports awards are back - and this year they're being hosted at an iconic venue.

Tuesday, 11 February 2025 17:54

A NEW nursery is set to open at a school in and East Yorkshire town.

Tuesday, 11 February 2025 17:51

A WELL-KNOWN TV biker is set to headline an annual adrenaline-fueled event in York.

Tuesday, 11 February 2025 17:38

A MAN who used to live in York has been jailed after subjecting a woman to two years of violent abuse.

Tuesday, 11 February 2025 17:30

A MAN has been arrested following an incident with a weapon in a York street.

Monday, 10 February 2025 18:00

"THE last thing I want is another stroke."

Monday, 10 February 2025 17:58

A child has been left with minor injuries after an altercation between a man and woman in the centre of a North Yorkshire town.

Monday, 10 February 2025 17:55

A 12-YEAR-OLD has been hit by a car cycling home from school in a York town.

Monday, 10 February 2025 17:49

Plans for 114 affordable homes near Tadcaster Road have been blocked amid concerns over its impact on traffic, Green Belt land and a neighbouring football club.

Friday, 7 February 2025 13:10

A SIGN above a shop located in one of York’s most historic streets has been refused planning permission and may have to come down.

Friday, 7 February 2025 13:08

EMERGENCY crews have been called in after a crash in a York suburb.

Friday, 7 February 2025 12:59

Players in a York girls football club are standing up against harassment after being accused of cheating - because some have short hair.

Friday, 7 February 2025 12:54

EMERGENCY crews have been called in after a crash on a main road in a North Yorkshire.

Thursday, 6 February 2025 11:53

A man who was part of a “professional cannabis growing operation” in a York housing estate has been jailed and faces deportation.

Thursday, 6 February 2025 11:49

THERE'S a fresh approach at one of York's best-loved bistros which is extending opening hours.

Thursday, 6 February 2025 11:42

A difficult customer told a policeman "there’s a gunman in York, it’s me” then later threatened to kill two baristas, York Crown Court heard.

Thursday, 6 February 2025 11:33

Plans for a new 3G pitch at a York school have been approved

Wednesday, 5 February 2025 12:26

A NORTH Yorkshire anti-drug campaigner has landed a top national award.

Wednesday, 5 February 2025 12:20

A MAN who was a city councillor for 30 years, was Lord Mayor of York and an alderman has died aged 88.

Wednesday, 5 February 2025 12:16

The salary to run several closed pubs in York has been increased by the brewery that owns them.

Wednesday, 5 February 2025 12:12

A York city centre bakery is “putting plans in place” to reopen “as soon as possible” after a fire at the site, its managing director said.

Tuesday, 4 February 2025 12:00

A butcher “with no moral compass” smothered a York woman in a psychotic episode, a court heard.

Tuesday, 4 February 2025 11:56

A SECOND York school is planning changes to the day. York High School in Acomb, which has about 750 pupils

Tuesday, 4 February 2025 11:52

A heavy metal gig at York Minster has almost sold out – despite it causing controversy among some churchgoers.

Tuesday, 4 February 2025 11:38

Boosting the resilience of the region’s high streets and attracting visitors to town centres is the goal of a major new funding programme

Monday, 3 February 2025 12:17

A thug who beat up and kicked a McDonald's customer and left him unconscious on the ground has been jailed.

Monday, 3 February 2025 12:12

Top names have been announced as the headline acts at a new comedy festival in York.

Monday, 3 February 2025 12:08

PLANS have been submitted for 380 homes just outside York, in a scheme which would form part of an 845-home ‘garden village.’

Monday, 3 February 2025 12:01