Community Information

A SCHOOL in North Yorkshire will remain closed today (December 2) after a crash in which a girl died.

A warning has gone out to rail passengers making journeys over the Christmas period and into the New Year.

A charity in York is calling on businesses to help make the festive season brighter for those in need.

People planning to drive into York for the Christmas celebrations are encouraged to download a new app before setting off.

A festive concert has raised more than £6,000 to support people living with sight loss and disabilities across Yorkshire.

A Yorkshire-based charity has won a national award for its work improving children's oral health.

York fitness expert Kelly McTighe offers some advice on how to keep fit and banish the winter blues.

A festive attraction is returning to Harrogate with rides, ice skating, and mini golf.

The man behind a remarkable shed in York has organised a bumper Christmas raffle for those in need.

York City Foundation has launched a major awareness push in support of National Self-Care Week (17–23 November 2025), using two weeks of digital content to highlight the mental health charities and organisations making an impact across the city.

York-based youth homelessness charity Safe and Sound Homes (SASH) has announced its first-ever Candlelight Carol Concert — a brand new festive event designed to bring the community together while raising vital funds for young people in need this winter.

Holgate Harriers’ Monday evening run saw an exceptional turnout this week, with more than 55 runners joining the club’s effort to support the national Let’s Lift The Curfew initiative.

Bishopthorpe Library gets new windows after fundraising.

Two solicitors have swapped their legal briefs for running shoes this year, taking on the challenge of completing a half-marathon every month to raise money for York-based café and social enterprise, Chocolate & Co.

Schoolchildren across York are being asked help by creating cards to send to those who are alone this Christmas.

Employee-volunteering charity York Cares is urging businesses across the city to help spread festive kindness by supporting its two major Christmas campaigns.

A FESTIVE trail is inviting visitors to explore one of York’s historic streets this Christmas.

York Small Boats Head Takes Over the City on 23rd November

A new system for enrolling pupils for free school meals has saved families in York more than £21,000.

Pupils at one York primary school now have a magical fairy tale village to enjoy.

A top York hotel is all set to usher in the festive season with its Christmas lights switch-on.

A charity in North Yorkshire is celebrating 50 years of service with the arrival of a new electric car.

Hospitality workers in York have raised more than half a million pounds through a nationwide charity walk.

Work on York's historic City Walls is on track to be completed by mid-December.

Cllr Margaret Wells is set to return to the role of York’s lord mayor after councillors approved her nomination.

Tan Hill Inn's Christmas grotto experience returns for 2025.