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Family of Lisette Dugmore in anniversary plea
9:41am Monday 6th July 2009
IT has been a year of heartbreaking uncertainty – now the family of a missing York woman have sent out a fresh plea for her to come home on the first anniversary of her vanishing.
Motorcyclist killed and lorry driver seriously injured
10:11am Monday 6th July 2009
A MOTORCYCLIST was killed and a lorry driver had to be cut free by firefighters in two separate accidents in York and North Yorkshire.
Huntington School caretaker breaks back in ladder fall
9:14am Monday 6th July 2009
THE caretaker at a York secondary school broke his back, after falling from a set of ladders as he worked.
MP Hugh Bayley: Burnholme Community College should remain open
9:19am Monday 6th July 2009
EDUCATION bosses must back York’s smallest secondary school in its attempt to safeguard its future, the city’s MP has said.
Have your say »Elliot Minor wows Copmanthorpe Carnival crowd during an action-packed weekend of events in and around York
9:09am Monday 6th July 2009
POP stars Elliot Minor were the major attraction, as festival-goers lapped up the sunshine in York.
Hundreds of fish dead in York river
8:45am Monday 6th July 2009
Hundreds of fish died in the River Foss, as the hot weather deprived them of oxygen, environment officials said.
Faith helps Peter Lawrence to cope with disappearance of Claudia
8:48am Monday 6th July 2009
THE father of missing York chef Claudia Lawrence has told how his Christian faith is helping him cope with the pain of his daughter’s disappearance.
Grandfather starts not-for-profit wedding car business in aid of muscular dystrophy
8:41am Monday 6th July 2009
WHEN Roger Stewart’s grandson was diagnosed as suffering from muscular dystrophy, he vowed to do something to help find a cure for the devastating degenerative disease.
City of York Council in push for safer junctions
8:24am Monday 6th July 2009
A FRESH injection of cash could be ploughed into improvements at a string of junctions near York which have been singled out as safety risks.
Renaissance Project in Sherburn-in-Elmet set for go-ahead
7:57am Monday 6th July 2009
LONG-AWAITED work to revitalise a town in the Selby District is set to get the final go-ahead next week.
£750,000 scheme to improve Selby village flood defences
8:01am Monday 6th July 2009
HUNDREDS of homes in the Selby area are set to benefit from stronger flood defences with a £750,000 improvements scheme due to start early next month.
Ryedale councillors question why police homes remain empty
7:44am Monday 6th July 2009
AN EXPLANATION of why a group of houses in Ryedale has remained unoccupied for at least two years is being sought by councillors, amid concerns over a “severe” shortage of public housing in the area.
Traffic plans announced for 50th John Smith’s Cup race meeting
7:53am Monday 6th July 2009
SPECIAL traffic arrangements will be in place for motorists and race goers next weekend as crowds descend on York for the John Smith’s Cup Meeting.
York Blind and Partially Sighted Society celebrate 30th anniversary
7:40am Monday 6th July 2009
THE founding members of a service for blind people in York have spoken of its huge importance as they prepare to celebrate the charity’s 30th anniversary.
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.
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.
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