1+ hour, 54+ min ago  (378+ words) Sailors on a Russian warship fired a warning shot at a yacht that came near it in the English Channel, the Press Association understands. The incident, at around 11. 40am on Tuesday, is understood to have involved the Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich…...

5+ hour, 35+ min ago  (413+ words) A WEST End theatre has announced is set to change its name to honour a York born actress. Shaftesbury Theatre, the largest independent theatre in the West End, has announced today (June 16) that it is set to become the Judi…...

1+ hour, 33+ min ago  (71+ words) The York Press Firefighters at scene of blaze in poultry sheds at Cropton CREWS from three North Yorkshire fire stations are currently at the scene of a blaze involving poultry sheds. The crews from Pickering, Malton and Thirsk were called…...

8+ hour, 26+ min ago  (344+ words) ALMOST 100 new homes will be built in a North Yorkshire village after a housing developer acquired a parcel of land. Miller Homes has acquired land at Mill Lane, Carlton, where 97 homes will be constructed. Plans have now been unveiled for…...

3+ hour, 43+ min ago  (211+ words) 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 centre. Tributes have been made to Peter Hudson,…...

11+ hour, 57+ min ago  (689+ words) Story behind York street names and housing estates HOUSING is rarely out of the news. Locally, York adopted a Local Plan in 2025 " the city's first comprehensive development framework since 1956. It sets out where future growth will take place, planning for…...

9+ hour, 3+ min ago  (461+ words) Presenter Tina Daheley has announced she is stepping down from the BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show. Daheley has read the news on the Radio 2 Breakfast Show for more than seven years, working alongside former presenters, including Scott Mills and Zoe Ball....

13+ hour, 33+ min ago  (660+ words) As England prepare to face Croatia in Dallas on Wednesday night, it's hard not to remember the two York teachers who achieved what most assumed was impossible - wrote an England World Cup song that out-performed the official one. Robin Parmiter…...

14+ hour, 3+ min ago  (215+ words) A York-based optician has pledged its support for a community summer fair. Specsavers Acomb has donated "250 to the West Bank Park Summer Fair to help cover essential costs for the Holgate event, which welcomes around 2, 500 visitors and more than 30 charities…...

14+ hour, 3+ min ago  (195+ words) Yorkshire Water is offering free water safety sessions to schools to help keep children safe during the summer holidays. The sessions are aimed at raising awareness among children and young people about the dangers of open water during Drowning Prevention…...