Your Press
Get in touch: send your photos, videos, news & views by texting YORK to 80360 or send an email »
Biker killed in North Yorks crash
10:31am Sunday 5th July 2009
Police have appealed for witnesses after a motorcyclist was killed in a three-vehicle crash in North Yorkshire.
Overturned lorry blocks York's outer ring road
11:06am Saturday 4th July 2009
A lorry driver was taken to York Hospital after his wagon overturned on the city's bypass.
Comments (11)Finance chief Sean Michael Hicks in shotgun tragedy
10:19am Saturday 4th July 2009
A SUCCESSFUL York businessman whose body was found in woodland near his home had spoken to his wife of “self-harm”, it was revealed at the opening of his inquest.
Thrill-seekers stranded as lightning cuts power on roller-coaster at Flamingo Land
9:58am Saturday 4th July 2009
THRILL-SEEKERS got more than they bargained for when lightning struck at a North Yorkshire theme park.
York council staff left ‘shocked and anxious’ after talks on job losses
10:03am Saturday 4th July 2009
ANXIOUS York council staff are still fearful, shocked and waiting for answers, following the first round of talks over planned job changes, a trade union said today.
Drax coal train protesters are found guilty
9:50am Saturday 4th July 2009
STAY away from demonstrations, a judge warned 22 eco-protestors as they wait to learn their punishment for ambushing a train delivering coal to Drax Power Station.
Call for elected mayor to help jobs and competition in York
9:45am Saturday 4th July 2009
ONE of York’s leading business personalities is winning support in some quarters for the city to have an elected mayor.
York's food festival to feature chocolate day
9:07am Saturday 4th July 2009
CHOCOHOLICS get your diaries out. Organisers of this year’s York Food & Drink Festival have decided to devote an entire day to the sweet stuff.
York Bar Walls sub-station plan sparks protest
9:22am Saturday 4th July 2009
HERITAGE bosses have sparked disbelief after backing an employee’s plans for a new electricity sub-station next to York’s historic City Walls.
Westminster Road residents block street in rat-run protest
9:01am Saturday 4th July 2009
ANGRY York residents blockaded their street to protest against speeding motorists using it as a rat-run.
Campaign spotlight on safety in York
8:47am Saturday 4th July 2009
POLICE and firefighters were issuing hard-hitting messages in York city centre today, as part of a major community safety campaign.
York Ale Trail launched during Local Pubs Week
8:57am Saturday 4th July 2009
BEER lovers are being urged to visit some of York’s best pubs as part of a campaign to protect local boozers.
Seized cash from criminals to help North Yorkshire communities
8:40am Saturday 4th July 2009
CASH seized from criminals is to be ploughed back into communities across North Yorkshire with the aim of making them safer places to live.
Cyclists targeted in Acomb crackdown
8:33am Saturday 4th July 2009
THIRTY-FIVE warnings were given to cyclists on a busy York street for riding on a footpath in a pedestrianised area and jumping a red traffic light.
Reverend Ben Norton to talk at a special service in York
8:27am Saturday 4th July 2009
IT IS fair to say that the Reverend Ben Norton is not a typical Anglican vicar – the 29-year-old is covered in tattoos and runs a church in a pub.
Easingwold School closes after flash floods follow downpour
8:13am Saturday 4th July 2009
Flash flooding forced the closure of a North Yorkshire school.
Hemingbrough sewage works plan approved
10:52am Saturday 4th July 2009
A £2 MILLION extension of a sewage works in a village near Selby has been given the green light by planners, despite strong opposition from local residents.
Gordon Brown insists train headquarters will stay in York
10:10am Friday 3rd July 2009
GORDON BROWN has personally pledged York rail jobs were safe under nationalisation – and heard pleas for the city to remain the long-term headquarters of the East Coast Main Line.
Essential Links
Sponsored Links
Local Advertisers
Local Information
Enter your postcode, town or place name
