Gettin' Over You (Ft. Chris Willis & Lmfao)
90 teams are counting down to the annual Knaresborough bed race taking place on the 11th June.
90 teams are counting down to the annual Knaresborough bed race taking place on the 11th June. The race, which has run every year since 1966 on the second Saturday of June, will see 630 runners race along a 2.4-mile course through the town and into the river for a final 30 yard swim in the River Nidd. Participants this year include the grandchildren of those who ran bed races in the 1960s.
New Community Diagnostic Centre opens in York
A new Community Diagnostic Centre has opened its doors in York, to help speed up the detection of many serious illnesses - meaning patients can start their treatment and recovery much sooner.
Yorkshire Water starts work on £1.3 million investment in Ellerton
Work has begun to reduce discharges into the river Derwent from storm overflows.
York College Alumnus Lisa Parkinson receives BAFTA to add to collection of awards
Former York College student Lisa Parkinson has been awarded a BAFTA to complete a hat-trick for the college’s alumni.
NHS booking system open for spring COVID-19 vaccinations
The local NHS is encouraging eligible people to come forward before the end of June for the spring COVID-19 vaccination.
Mass flowering is recorded at Yorkshire Wildlife Trust’s York Site
The Slender Sedge, a plant species thought to be extinct for almost one hundred years, was rediscovered at Askham Bog in 2021 has recently produced nearly 2000 feathery spikes.