Shany Hagan has been nominated for the 2024 Women Changing the World Awards.
Shany, who has lived in York for more than 20 years, had eye surgery during the Covid-19 lockdowns and decided to start painting again, despite not picking a paintbrush up for 33 years.
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AN historic estate in North Yorkshire which includes a country house and a well-known ruined abbey has gone on the market for £25 million.
The Kirkham estate is on the banks of the River Derwent and in a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
One of York’s last remaining Second World War veterans is returning to Normandy for VE Day – meaning the 99-year-old has had to turn down an invitation to celebrate with the King.
Ken Cooke sets off on Sunday (May 4) for Normandy – where he took part in the D-Day landings more than 80 years ago.
Two aircraft flying over York resulting in a loud bang being heard by residents did not belong to the United States Air Force or Royal Air Force, officials have said.
The noise – thought to be a sonic boom – was heard at about 1pm yesterday (Thursday, May 1) when the two jets could be seen above York.
A police cordon is in place on a busy York shopping street.
UPDATE: Burglary at business in York suburb – police cordon remains in place
York is set for its hottest day of the year so far today (Thursday, May 1) – with temperatures expected to hit 26C.
It means the city will be warmer than Marbella, where temperatures are due to sit between 16C and 19C.
A company has been fined after a “much-loved” East Yorkshire man’s life was “unjustly cut short”.
Kitchen fitter Martin Dunford, 33, “went to work and never came home” on Thursday, January 23, 2020, his sister said.
A61: Road re-opens following crash and oil spillage
A CRASH has closed a main road in North Yorkshire after an oil spillage.
A MOTORCYCLIST has died following a crash in rural North Yorkshire.
Police are appealing for witnesses and information after the a fatal collision on the road between Coulton and Yearsley, west of Malton.
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