Category: Local News

If you’ve spent the last few weeks and months considering knee surgery, you’ll want to mark October the 25th in your calendar. Local private health clinic, Clifton Park Hospital are running a special 1-1 session with their Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Mr Anthony Gibbon. Clifton Park Hospital is part of the prestigious Ramsay Health Group, they’re […]

York City FC have secured the services of Aiden Marsh and Will Smith on loan, whilst Alex Hurst has left the club. Incomings York City captured forward Aiden Marsh on an initial one-month loan deal from Barnsley on the 21st of September.   The youngster has already made a promising start to the 2023/24 season, […]

Join in, feel good alongside the ‘unsung heroes of the environment’  Anyone with couple of hours to spare each week or even month is encouraged to sign up for York’s branch of The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) — the charity work with just under 90,000 people around the country, striving to resurrect England’s green spaces and […]

Tourist attraction Barley Hall are in the running for an international award, after being named Best UK Hidden Gem in the Remarkable Venue Awards, run by global ticketing platform, Tiqets.  This revelation comes after the incredible news that a host of York’s businesses (including some of Your Local Link’s brilliant advertisers) were nominated for the 2023 Visit York […]

A host of iconic local businesses (including some of Your Local Link’s brilliant advertisers) have been nominated for the 2024 Visit York Tourism Awards. The winners will be announced at a glittering ceremony at York Racecourse next Spring. There are 16 awards to be won — celebrating York’s best in tourism, hospitality and culture — […]

Quite FRANKLY, we can’t wait for this one! Young Frankenstein is an all-singing, all dancing adaptation of legendary american comedian Mel Brook’s hilarious 1974 comedy movie — and arrives on-stage at the Grand Opera House this October. The horror-spoof tells us the story of Victor Frankenstein’s grandson, Dr. Frederick Frankenstein who inherits a castle in […]

With October here it’s now the season of pumpkins, warm colours, falling leaves — and tragically slightly cooler temperatures. Alongside those lovely autumn walks we’ll be spending a little more time indoors as the days begin to shorten. A great way to make the most of the changing season and our changing habits, is by […]

With NHS resources declining in recent years wait times for even the most essential services are longer than ever. It’s meant that a lot of us have had to forgo some of the medical treatments that aren’t always seen as vitally important. One such issue is that of ear wax removal— even though as many […]

We traditionally associate renting out a property on a short-term basis as more hard work than it’s worth— especially when you consider all the cleaning, and admin tasks you find yourself struggling away with behind the scenes. This perception leaves thousands of properties sitting empty for months every year.  Fortunately Pass the Keys — an […]

Between your long windy walks to witness York’s transformation into an autumnal wonderland, and trips to pick up a pumpkin spiced latte from your local Starbucks, it’s important to get your house ready with warm blankets, a roaring fire and the perfect aroma —before the really cold weather sets in. This is our collection of […]

Three key bus services that were expected to be discontinued in the spring have been saved by York City Council. With so many cars on the road, we often forget about the importance of cheap and reliable public transport, and the role it plays in bringing together the more isolated members of our community. As […]

At YLL we’re a community — our advertisers, readers, contributors and staff are all part of the same extended family. The only way we make that community such a warm and dynamic place is by listening to the opinions of everyone and giving a voice to every single stakeholder. For long enough our readers haven’t […]

Inspired by the initiative of the national ‘Make Space for Girls’ movement, local hero Abigail Gaines has transformed Rowntree Park into an oasis of female empowerment and community. Make Space for Girls argue that almost all the parks in the country are designed with a default male lens so tend to exclude the interests of […]

A local charity have set themselves the challenge of reducing homelessness in York to an absolute zero. National charity Shelter recently reported that throughout the entirety of last year, more than 100 York residents slept rough on any given night— it’s a shocking statistic and marker of a society and community that isn’t working properly. […]

We hope you can help us find a loving home for these two brilliant characters. They’ve not been fortune enough to have the greatest start to life, with a little help their loving home could be just around the corner. Howdy Partner, Female, 2 yrs This cowgirl has done very well for herself considering her […]