Here Comes The Hotstepper
A rapist who put a woman through a lengthy sex ordeal has been jailed for over six years.
David Westwick, aged 42, was found to have planned and carried out the attack against a woman who he was much bigger and heavier than, and deliberately approached her when he knew she was on her own
Westwick pleaded guilty to rape and has been put on the sex offenders list for life and has been jailed for six years and eight months.
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.