York News and Events
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- 'Transformational' project at major York attraction hits 'significant milestone'by joe.gerrard@newsquest.co.uk | Joe Gerrard on 16th June 2026 at 3:57 pm
Works on a scheme at one of York's biggest attractions have taken a step forward.
- York side street near busy bridge to close for water worksby dylan.connell@newsquest.co.uk | Dylan Connell on 16th June 2026 at 3:55 pm
Church Lane, off Low Ousegate in York, will close for Yorkshire Water works, City of York Council said.
- 'Totally irreplaceable' - tributes to 61-year-old killed in North Yorkshire crashby alice.kavanagh@newsquest.co.uk | Alice Kavanagh on 16th June 2026 at 3:20 pm
The family of a man in his 60s who was "totally irreplaceable, kind, loving and hilarious" have spoken of their loss after he was killed in a crash in a North Yorkshire town.
- £350,000 boxing club scheme gets council backingby anttoni.numminen@newsquest.co.uk | Anttoni James Numminen on 16th June 2026 at 3:13 pm
A £350,000 plan to support access to sports by expanding a North Yorkshire boxing club has received enthusiastic backing from council leaders.
- Modern café could become hotel if plans approvedby anttoni.numminen@newsquest.co.uk | Anttoni James Numminen on 16th June 2026 at 3:06 pm
A MODERN café in North Yorkshire could convert part of its building into hotel accommodation if plans are approved by the council.
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- Plan to convert historical army barracks into 1,300 homes set for approvalby Thomas Barrett on 18th February 2023 at 5:00 pm
Ripon’s army barracks, which have been used by the military for over a century, are set to be converted into 1,300 homes.
- Council spent £45,000 on outside help for failed Levelling Up bidby Thomas Barrett on 13th February 2023 at 1:00 pm
Harrogate Borough Council has revealed it spent £45,000 on outside help when it put together its failed bid for the government's Levelling Up fund.
- Rightmove's happiest places to live in the UK has been released – see the full listby lois.mackenzie@newsquest.co.uk | Lois Mackenzie on 24th November 2021 at 9:46 am
View the full list of happiest places to live in the UK, according to Rightmove.
- Teenagers aged 15 and 16 caught with heroin, crack cocaine and knuckle dusterby alexa.fox@nne.co.uk | Alexa Fox on 7th June 2021 at 2:17 pm
TWO teenage boys are the latest arrests made by North Yorkshire Police in their crackdown on county lines drug dealing.
- Missing York man found safe and wellby alexa.fox@nne.co.uk | Alexa Fox on 4th June 2021 at 6:58 pm
POLICE are appealing for any information which would help them to locate missing 38-year-old man Alex Scanlon.
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