THE Archbishop of York paid tribute to the soldiers of 4th Mechanized Brigade who packed into the Minster for a thanksgiving and remembrance service. RSS feed from http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/new s/10396048.Archbishop_leads_tr ibutes_to_troops_at_Minster_se rvice/?ref=rssPlease Click To Read...

TRAINS operated by York-based Northern Rail could be hit by a strike in a dispute over its use of agency staff to tackle fare dodgers. RSS feed from http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/new s/10395370.York_trains_could_b e_hit_by_strike/?ref=rssPlease Click To Read More...

A DOORMAN who has helped prevent two women from drowning in the Ouse is hoping to launch a new river rescue boat. RSS feed from http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/new s/10395276.Pub_doorman_calls_f or_rescue_boat_to_patrol_York_ river/?ref=rssPlease Click To Read More...

TWO youths face trial later this year after denying the murder of a 50-year-old Acomb man. RSS feed from http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/new s/10395253.Two_deny_murder_of_ York_man__50/?ref=rssPlease Click To Read More...

A SECURITY guard from York died accidentally after using a homemade brazier in his car to keep warm, a coroner has ruled. RSS feed from http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/new s/10395137.Death_of_man_using_ homemade_car_brazier____accide ntal___/?ref=rssPlease Click To Read More...

HEALTH chiefs have said they will meet a York mother who has been refused surgery to repair her nose after a vicious beating by her ex-boyfriend to discuss her case. RSS feed from...

VOTERS across North Yorkshire were today going to the polls to decide who runs their county council for their next four years. RSS feed from http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/new s/10395090.North_Yorkshire_vot ers_to_decide_on_72_council_se ats/?ref=rssPlease Click To Read More...

A FORMER soldier told a jury he had no idea his partner had helped to fund their lifestyle by stealing cash or vouchers from her employers Asda. RSS feed from http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/new s/10395069.Asda_theft_trial__e x_soldier_denies_laundering_mo ney/?ref=rssPlease Click To Read More...

A VULNERABLE woman who married a sex offender behind bars has won her battle to stop York social workers intervening in their relationship. RSS feed from http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/new s/10395103.Woman_wins_sex_offe nder_court_battle/?ref=rssPlea se Click To Read More...

PLANS to open a branch of a national coffee chain in Haxby have been criticised by local business owners and residents who say the town doesn’t need another café. RSS feed from http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/new s/10394543.Plan_for_Costa_Coff ee_caf___in_Haxby_criticised/? ref=rssPlease Click To...

DROP-IN sessions where older people in York can discuss housing options are being hosted by City of York Council in May and June. RSS feed from http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/new s/10394528.Drop_in_sessions_fo r_elderly/?ref=rssPlease Click To Read More...

REGIONAL leaders have met Government ministers to discuss the budget for Yorkshire’s plans to host the first stages of the Tour de France. RSS feed from http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/new s/10394525.Top_talks_over_budg et_for_Tour_de_France/?ref=rss Please Click To Read More...

HAXBY road is currently closed to traffic near its junction with the A1237 outer ringroad, following a rush hour accident, say North Yorkshire Police. RSS feed from http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/new s/10393423.LATEST__Haxby_Road_ closed_due_to_accident/?ref=rs sPlease Click To Read More...

THE family of a Ryedale teenager who was killed in a road crash have paid tribute to a “bright and bubbly girl.” RSS feed from http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/new s/10393153.Parents_of_teenage_ Ryedale_crash_victim_pay_tribu te_to_popular_and_bubbly_girl/ ?ref=rssPlease Click To Read More...

A COUPLE from York enjoyed holidays, entertainment and hotel stays costing tens of thousands of pounds, funded by dishonesty against the woman’s employers Asda, a court has heard. RSS feed from http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/new s/10391297.___Lavish_spending_ ___of_Asda_fraudster/?ref=rssP lease...

YORK’S traffic boss defended controversial plans to close York’s Lendal Bridge to cars as a new petition was launched in support of the project. RSS feed from http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/new s/10391274.Lendal_Bridge_plan_ is_defended/?ref=rssPlease Click To Read More...

PEOPLE who need help and advice are becoming increasingly desperate, according to two York counselling services which have been forced to close their waiting lists. RSS feed from http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/new s/10391197.Counselling_service s_hit_by_crisis/?ref=rssPlease Click To Read More...

A NEW campaign is to be launched to search for more foster families in North Yorkshire. RSS feed from http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/new s/10391148.Campaign_seeks_out_ more_foster_families/?ref=rssP lease Click To Read More...

PRESSURE on overstretched A&E departments in our region is affecting patient dignity and safety, according to the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) The Yorkshire and Humber branch of the nurses’ union said more and more patients were facing long waits in ambulances or hospital corridors, treatment in...

Archaeologists who discovered the body of King Richard III under a car park now plan to exhume a 600-year-old lead-lined stone coffin found nearby. RSS feed from http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/new s/10391028.Richard_lll_archaeo logists_plan_new_dig/?ref=rssP lease Click To Read More...

AN “INSPIRATIONAL” young woman with Down’s Syndrome has been praised after she lost more than four stone during a health and fitness drive. RSS feed from http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/new s/10391025.Praise_for____inspi rational____woman_who_has_lost _more_than_four_stone/?ref=rss Please Click To...

York Cares launched its Team Challenge Week with a volunteer dog walk. RSS feed from http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/new s/10391036.York_Cares_launches _its_Team_Challenge_Week/?ref= rssPlease Click To Read More...

A WEDDING fashion show and charity ball have raised more than £2,300 for a York disabled children’s charity. RSS feed from http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/new s/10391041.High_flyers_raise_f unds_at_children___s_charity_b all/?ref=rssPlease Click To Read More...

A CITY-WIDE debate on a controversial 15-year development plan for York which would see 22,000 new homes built - including thousands on Green Belt land - is to start within weeks, city leaders have confirmed tonight. RSS feed from...

A LORRY has overturned on the B1228 Northfield Road, close to Bubwith, leaving to heavy traffic building up and the road being closed in both directions. RSS feed from http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/new s/10389374.Lorry_overturns_on_ North_Yorkshire_road/?ref=rssP lease Click To Read More...

ARMED police were called to a house in Tadcaster last night after a man entered the building with a machete. RSS feed from http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/new s/10388910.Man_arrested_after_ standoff_with_armed_police/?re f=rssPlease Click To Read More...

POLICE have appealed for a*14-year-old boy to make contact after he went missing *three days ago. RSS feed from http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/new s/10388792.Police_search_for_m issing_14_year_old_York_boy/?r ef=rssPlease Click To Read More...

A YOUNG mother who was viciously beaten by her ex-boyfriend and left virtually unable to breathe through her nose has been refused NHS funding for surgery. RSS feed from http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/new s/10388537._NHS_wouldn___t_pay _to_repair_my_nose_/?ref=rssPl ease Click To Read More...

A PETITION has been launched against plans to close York’s Lendal Bridge to cars and motorbikes, and a former council leader has described the proposals as “badly timed and ill-considered”. RSS feed from...

A MOTORIST has died in a crash on a North Yorkshire road. RSS feed from http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/new s/10388494.Fatal_collision_nea r_North_Yorkshire_coastal_town /?ref=rssPlease Click To Read More...

POP star Rihanna and her boyfriend Chris Brown could visit York this summer, it has been reported. RSS feed from http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/new s/10388452.Pop_queen_Rihanna__ __keen_on_seeing_York___/?ref= rssPlease Click To Read More...

A FORMER boss of the National Railway Museum has hit out at the “awful” management of the Flying Scotsman restoration. RSS feed from http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/new s/10388471.Flying_Scotsman_hol d_up_is_costing_NRM_millions/? ref=rssPlease Click To Read More...

A SPORTS instructor from York is preparing to run her first marathon later this year, and has urged any residents in training to join a free running group. RSS feed from http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/new s/10388141.Running_group_ready _to_help_with_preparation_for_ York_marathon/?ref=rssPlease.. .

PLANS to build seven new homes on the site of a former York bowling club have been unveiled. RSS feed from http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/new s/10388123.Homes_plan_for_bowl s_club_site/?ref=rssPlease Click To Read More...

A WOMAN from York has learned first-hand about international poverty by volunteering in one of the poorest countries in the world. RSS feed from http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/new s/10388135.York_volunteer_lear ns_about_international_poverty _first_hand/?ref=rssPlease Click To Read More...

NOMINATIONS are being sought for sporting heroes who have made an outstanding contribution to amateur sport in York. RSS feed from http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/new s/10388184.Do_you_know_a_sport ing_hero_/?ref=rssPlease Click To Read More...