The winners of the awards were announced last night (Thursday, September 28) at York Racecourse.
Ken was named the York Community Pride Person of the Year. He is the sole surviving York Normandy veteran and is well known across the city for his commitment to educating future generations.
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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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