York 400 job losses bombshell

The Monroe factory in York will close with the loss of 392 employees, stunned workers were told today. Wall of flame

Residents of a York suburb were clearing up this afternoon after a major gas leak sparked a fireball and a blaze burned through the night causing 300 people to be evacuated from their homes. The night our street exploded

The biggest emergency evacuation seen in York for years was today praised as a huge success. More than 300 people were moved from their homes to Canon Lee School, as it took on its role as a city emergency centre. City residents left stunned by blaze

The only visible sign today of the wall of flame which last night engulfed a York street was a small, muddy hole being excavated in the middle of Rawcliffe Lane.

Plane crash probe calls for training

Air accident investigators have called for private pilots to receive proper training in the use of autopilots following the plane crash that killed four people near Selby last year. MP in rates cut fight to save country pubs

A campaign to stop rural pubs being forced to call last orders for good has been launched in the House of Commons by Selby MP John Grogan. Missing girl is back home

Corrina Steele, the 14-year-old York schoolgirl missing for a week, was today safe and well at home. House parents' son is jailed for abuse

A man has been jailed for eight months after he and his parents all faced trial for child abuse at a North Yorkshire children's home. Will weather further delay bridge scheme?

It will be York's biggest memento of a momentous year. But the Millennium Bridge now looks unlikely to open until late summer. MIKE LAYCOCK looks at the hurdle race which organisers of this new crossing over the River Ouse have had to negotiate Don't close our pool!

Water baby Ethan Matthews, aged three, is feeling fed up at the thought of losing his swimming fun. Ethan and other children from a York nursery could also miss out on gaining vital swimming skills if two of the city's pools were to close.

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