york press
- Families devastated as Flying Scotsman trip cancelled days before eventby freya.cain-metcalf@newsquest.co.uk | Freya Cain-Metcalf on 13th November 2026 at 3:02 pm
Families and railway enthusiasts have been left disappointed after a much-anticipated visit by the Flying Scotsman was cancelled.
- Pregnant woman spared jail for 'evil' attack so her baby isn't born behind barsby megi.rychlikova@nqyne.co.uk | Megi Rychlikova on 13th November 2026 at 3:00 pm
A heavily pregnant woman has been spared a prison sentence for an “evil” and “barbaric” attack on an unconscious man because York’s top judge didn’t want her baby to be born in jail.
- Government confirms new State Pension rates – see how much pensioners will getby jade.wright@newsquest.co.uk | Jade Wright on 13th November 2026 at 2:14 pm
The Government has set out new State Pension rates for April 2027, with the full new State Pension rising to £250.70 a week and the basic rate to £192.10.
- Primary school closed due to lack of heating and hot waterby karen.darley@gazetteherald.co.uk | Karen Darley on 13th November 2026 at 1:39 pm
A primary school was closed on Friday due to a lack of heating and hot water.
- Asylum centre approval raises fears over plans for Linton-on-Ouseby joe.willis@newsquest.co.uk | Joe Willis on 13th November 2026 at 1:30 pm
Government approval for a Piddington asylum centre in Oxfordshire sparks fears it could pave the way for the controversial Linton-on-Ouse site.
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- Plan to convert historical army barracks into 1,300 homes set for approvalby Thomas Barrett on 18th February 2023 at 4:00 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 12:00 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 8:46 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 1:17 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 5:58 pm
POLICE are appealing for any information which would help them to locate missing 38-year-old man Alex Scanlon.
