Conservatory buyers left out of pocket

Householders across the region have been left thousands of pounds out of pocket by a York-based conservatory business. Early birds make music

Children from York schools helped herald the opening of the city's National Centre for Early Music this afternoon. Tramp terror for youth

An armed tramp who grabbed and lifted up a skateboarding youth demanded he take him to a soup kitchen to help him read the opening hours. Pupils 'need equal access to pools'

Children in York should have more equal access to school swimming, according to councillors.

Roller coaster opening up in air

Flamingo Land today postponed the press launch of Magnum Force, its £3 million new triple loop roller coaster. Drugs and drink killed youth, 17

A heroin and drink cocktail ended in Christmas tragedy for family and friends of a North Yorkshire teenager, an inquest heard. York folk really mind their language

The peculiarities of the York accent are being put under the microscope by a team from the linguistics department of the University of York. County firms looking smart

Ideas people in York and North Yorkshire could hardly be smarter. Horses going for National glory

North Yorkshire horse trainer Peter Beaumont is hoping to beat the odds in tomorrow's Grand National. Pioneer heart ops

Heart patients from York are having operations using a pioneering new technique which avoids the risk of brain injury and may help them recover more quickly. Judge calls for case probe

A judge has called for the Law Society to investigate the conduct of a solicitors' firm after he had to halt the Askham Grange Prison trial on its second day. Survey into workplace drug abuse

Drug and alcohol abuse in North Yorkshire's workplaces is being investigated by experts. Golfers keep appeal on course

Golfers have holed a £900 winning shot for our Hospice 2000 Appeal. Roman hygiene not up to scratch

Biologist Dr Harry Kenward was itching with excitement when he realised the creature on his microscope slide was the oldest body louse known to exist. County's future to be put under spotlight

Visions of the future of Yorkshire will be in the spotlight at a major conference being held in York. Residents' fury over six-storey hotel plan

Residents of a York city centre apartment complex have claimed they were not told a six-storey hotel was due to be built next to their new homes. We turn to pedal power to deliver Press

This is the way the news is being delivered around York these days - on the three wheels of a heavy load tricycle.

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