Category: Local News

Are you looking for some fun-filled spooky adventures near York? Look no further, we have compiled the top Halloween events this year. Scroll down for some spooky recipes, perfect for your own Halloween party. Mummy Sausage & Pumpkin Pies Makes 9 portions Ingredients 350g plain flour 175g salted butter, cubed 4 tbsp cold water 350g […]

Tang Hall is celebrating its centenary this year, and to commemorate the occasion, Tang Hall Local History Group have released a series of postcards. After the First World War, York was becoming crowded, and a solution was needed. Land was purchased by the council from the church commissioners to build a new estate to the East […]

Want to make sure that your pumpkin is the biggest and brightest of them all this season? Say no more. There are plenty of places to pick your own in and around York. 1. Bert’s Barrow Farm 1st – 31st Oct Austfield Farm, Hillam. From a small cart at the side of the road to […]

The opening line of the bio on Matthew Fitzpatrick’s official website may be a bit rich for some: it reads, ‘Matt is simply one of the hottest golfing properties in the world today.’ It’s clear that the golfer, who hails from Sheffield, got into golf to make history and not friends. Indeed, this introductory sentence quickly backs […]

Being the opening act for any festival can be pretty daunting, but Newcomers ‘For You The Moon’ had no problem in doing just that at this year’s Slam Dunk Festival. The crowd at the Key Club stage was soon geared up for the day thanks to the band’s contagious energy. You could see from the […]

Following the traditions of the first Oktoberfest in Munich in 1810, York is bringing its very own spin to the German tradition. Think beer, bratwurst, and all things Bavarian. Held at York Racecourse, the popularity of the event has allowed the organisers to add extra dates and they are on sale now! Yorktoberfest will now […]

Slam Dunk Festival returns to Temple Newsam next weekend, bringing with it over 40 bands across four stages to Leeds. Starting out in the early 00s as a pop-punk club night, Slam Dunk has blown up into a fully-fledged, pop-punk, rock, and alternative festival in the UK. Hosted across two locations, Leeds & Hatfield, and […]

Recently dubbed by The Times newspaper as ‘one of the UK’s most glamorous station hotels,’ The Principal has been one of the crown jewels of York since its conception in 1878.  The 2016 refurbishment by award-winning architect, Goddard Littlefair, has cemented its place as a top tier modern classic, writes Krystal Starkey. It’s a Friday […]

There’s a new resource for people planning visits to York city centre. The York Access Hub will make planning days out easy by bringing local businesses together with the disabled community and focussing on accessibility.The website was created by Bill Clayton, who has been living with ME for 15 years: “I’ve run The York ME […]

Researchers want to know. The Research and Development Team from the York and Scarborough Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust are inviting local residents to take part in a short online questionnaire about the impact Coronavirus has had on day-to-day life and mental health.  The short survey takes 15 minutes and will help researchers find out […]

We caught up with Pete Allanson from Shire Honey in York to find out what it’s like being a full-time beekeeper. When he was a kid, Pete Allanson would swell up whenever he got stung by a bee.  Fast forward to today, and he’s a full-time beekeeper who supplies honey and mead to York businesses.  […]

Dreams in a Jar. Kate Staves, who lives in Holgate, says the pandemic pushed her into making her dream a reality: “When the pandemic happened I decided I was going to make my dream of publishing a children’s book a reality no matter what, it really put everything in perspective and gave me the push […]

Mental Health and Neurodevelopmental Services for Children and Young People in York. A mental health provider in York has moved all of its services for young people to a new site in Strensall. For the first time, all of The Retreat’s therapy and assessment services for children and young people will be provided in a […]

You know those fun-looking e-scooters you’ve seen dotted across the city centre? We’re getting to keep them for a while longer.  That’s because the City of York Council has agreed to extend the e-scooter trial in York for a further six months as part of the Department for Transport’s (DfT) micro-mobility trial with TIER Mobility.This extension […]

A thirteen-year-old karting star returned from his latest international race meeting in Germany, commanding third place in the FIA Karting Academy Trophy.Bart Harrison, who lives in Nunnington near York, was chosen by Motorsport UK as the UK’s only representative in the fiercely contested academy championships which brings together over 50 of the world’s top young […]