York - BBC News

Skip to content

A picture taken from outside a cell looking inside. It is taken through two doors that are not fully opened, creating a glimpse inside. A bed with blue mattress cover in a white room next to a window is showing.

First look inside new jail for 1,500 prisoners

The justice secretary said the category C prison set "the standard for the jails of the future".

The inside of a church halls with a lot of scaffolding and boxes inside.

Church could be eyesore after VAT change - priest

St Michael Le Belfrey, in York, is undergoing an £8.5m project and hoped to reclaim £1.4m in VAT.

North Yorkshire

The Bootham Bar section of York's city walls, which includes a tower, two arches and a stone staircase. Tourists gather in front of it as a meeting point.

Tourists urged to donate to upkeep of city's walls

Visitors to the walls are being encouraged to donate towards maintenance costs.

North Yorkshire

The black and white Banks Musicroom shop front with guitars displayed in the window.

Plans unveiled for Thai eatery at music store site

The venue is set to open at the former Banks Musicroom store in York city centre.

North Yorkshire

A five-storey red brick building with windows along the width of each floor and the words York Hospital Main Entrance written on it in white lettering. I the foreground is a car park full of cars.

Hospital trust among worst to work for - survey

The York and Scarborough Hospitals NHS Trust says it needs a "fundamental shift in our thinking".

A boy sits next to his school bag with a smartphone in his hand and hides his head. Stock photo.

Public health boss wants crackdown on gambling ads

A report sheds light on the gambling problems faced by young people aged 10 to 19 in York.

North Yorkshire

Custody picture of Liam James Watson, 32, a dark haired man with a beard, wearing a grey sweatshirt.

Man jailed for 'horrific' stab attack on woman

York Crown Court hears Liam Watson, 32, stabbed his ex-partner in the stomach in March 2024.

North Yorkshire

Headteacher Luke Dancer with Emma Wooldridge, SENCO, Councillor Bob Webb, and pupils from Copmanthorpe Primary School, standing in front of a red brick building on a path, with a flower bed of daffodils behind them and a grass lawn in front of them.

Schools' support for neurodiverse pupils marked

Eight schools in York are accredited as ADHD-friendly, the council says.

North Yorkshire

Hundreds of people stand around the cauldron during the London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony.

Olympics set company outlines expansion plans

Stage One Creative Services has applied to extend its base at the Minster Hag Business Park.

North Yorkshire