Category: Local News

This walk of six and a half miles explores the countryside between Wetherby and the Northeast suburbs of Leeds, an area sometimes dubbed the ‘Yorkshire Cotswolds’. It includes an attractive mix of fields and woodland and the odd patch of suburbia. Near the end, there’s a short stretch through Yorkshire Wildlife Trust’s Hetchell Wood Nature […]

Don’t panic! Halloween is not cancelled… well at least not in York. Despite popular belief, COVID-19 will not break our spooky spirit. Grab your witches hat or clown wig, and do the monster mash into October – or maybe you’ve already done the mash in September and are well into that Halloween spirit. If that […]

Halloween at York Maze will be a bit different this year as the family-friendly Hallowtween event takes centre stage. The award-winning event, Hallowscream, has unfortunately been cancelled due to Covid-19, but its sister halloween event is going ahead with an array of terrifying twists and turns for the whole family to enjoy.  Hallowtween is an […]

A new insurance company has launched in York aiming to provide quality insurance at competitive prices. coverbaloo provides comprehensive home insurance with a variety of add-on covers, as well as standalone home emergency cover that aims to take the stress out of dealing with urgent problems in your home. With offices in Clifton Moor, coverbaloo […]

York Art Gallery and York Castle Museum will reopen on Yorkshire Day (August 1), with the added bonus of free entry into York Art Gallery.  The charity York Museums Trust, which runs the gallery, hope that removing admission charges on a trial basis will lead to higher visitor numbers and increased diversity. The gallery will […]

In York, we’re blessed to be in one of England’s most beautiful cities. No stranger to winning awards, our little part of the nation is highly rated for food, hospitality, and our general infrastructure. Never is this as obvious as when summer comes around, as flocks of people from all over the UK, and indeed […]

Rewind a month and it’s hard to imagine that today we’d be self-isolating and social distancing, with schools closed across the country and families restricted to the confinement of their homes. Events are being cancelled and so, as Spock is often misquoted as saying: ‘It’s life, Jim. But not as we know it’. However, that […]

These are trying times for all of us – not just in York, or even the UK, but the whole world. The outbreak of COVID-19 has proven to be much more of a threat than many anticipated, on both our health and our economy. Small businesses – especially those in the tourism and hospitality sectors […]

It might only be March, but it feels more like Halloween at the Grand Opera House York this week. Whether you’re a fan of the paranormal, or you just enjoy being spooked, you won’t want to be anywhere else. GHOST STORIESTuesday 10th-Saturday 14th March Andy Nyman and Jeremy Dyson’s worldwide hit is coming to York […]

Renowned food writer and chef, Yotam Ottolenghi, will be at York Theatre Royal in September talking about A Life in Flavour. Throughout his cooking career, he’s opened six delis and a restaurant in London. Yotam will talk about his career and share how his upbringing influenced and inspired his food. Yotam will discuss tastes and […]

Hands up if you’ve ever watched a video on YouTube. That’s literally all of you then. Okay, hands up if you’ve ever wondered how people on YouTube make money. Fair enough, a common quandary. Hands up if you’ve ever watched a video of someone on YouTube and thought to yourself: ‘I could do that’. Yeah, […]

A holiday location that appears on many people’s bucket lists, Las Vegas boasts unrivalled attractions punctuated by glitz, glamour, and no shortage of neon. The Nevada city is a popular choice for once-in-a-lifetime stag do’s or even honeymoons. But while little can match Vegas for gambling holidays, those seeking the thrill of the spin have […]

It may not be New York Fashion Week, but it is definitely heading that way! York Fashion Week launched in 2018 and has grown rapidly since then. Now in its third year, YFW promises to be its ‘Biggest event yet’. Taking place from the 20th March until the 27th March, it will be an eight-day […]

The popular Vintage Sundays slot returns to City Screen, York in March with a host of vintage films by the Italian film director Federico Fellini. Dave Taylor, Marketing Manager for City Screen, said: “We’re delighted to present five films from the maestro of Italian cinema on Sundays throughout March.” Sunday 8 March,12:00 I Vitelloni (1953) […]

How often do you find the right person? Once. Obtaining a ticket to a musical usually gives you the sense that you’re going to be immersed in jazz hands, split jumps and just general razzle dazzle. This musical is nothing like that. It’s called Once – about an Irish guy, and a Czech girl that […]