Council in deep trouble at pool

Pressure was mounting on city councillors today to spare York's Yearsley Pool. Full Sutton jail on alert for Millennium Eve rioting

A maximum-security jail near York is on Millennium alert amid fears that inmates could try to spark a riot on New Year's Eve. There's snow scaffolding

The beauty of the West front of York Minster has been revealed in its full glory with the removal of all the scaffolding for the first time in a decade. Blocked chimney blamed for stately home blaze

A blocked chimney has been identified as the most likely cause of the fire which gutted much of a North Yorkshire stately home. Motorists praised as snow sweeps York

Motorists faced York's first real taste of winter today - and won praise from emergency workers for the responsible way they tackled it. A64 gap closure rejection 'was pure madness'

The Department of Transport was accused of "madness on a sacrificial human scale" after it rejected calls to close a gap on the A64 ...almost eight years ago. Cannon accident man drops appeal

Cannon accident man Martin Bibbings has dropped an appeal against his conviction for breaching health and safety laws following a tragic incident at Castle Howard. Joseph Rowntree and Judi win your votes

Joseph Rowntree and Dame Judi Dench are to go down in history as York's all-time greats. Former Dean of York dies aged 73

The Very Reverend John Southgate, a former Dean of York who rose to the challenge of running the Minster after the disastrous fire in 1984, has died. He was 73. Ready for matters of life and death

Register offices in North Yorkshire are to open for extra days over the Millennium break to make sure there are no delays for people wanting to use them. York's Viking festival will be fit for the gods

The Lord of all Norse gods is descending on York in the new year - welcoming his marauding warriors into the Halls of Valhalla!

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