THE YORK BRIEF ⏰ Tuesday, May 12, 2026
🗳️ Christmas Market rest day vote today. York City release 10 players. York St John wins £1m to tackle children's mental health. Theatre@41 gets its first sign. Wild West bar opens 29 May. Duke of York dropped from Millennium Bridge plaque.
THE YORK BRIEF ⏰ Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Your daily digest of what's happening in York
SUBSCRIBE TO THE YORK BRIEFGood morning, York. The Christmas Market rest day vote is today. York City have published their retained list - ten players leave, Callum Howe gets a new deal. A York man has been jailed for attacking his ex-partner and breaking her bulldog's leg. The Duke of York's name has been dropped from the Millennium Bridge plaque. York St John has secured over £1 million to tackle children's mental health through creative writing. Theatre@41 is getting its first proper sign on Monkgate. And a Nashville Wild West bar opens on Bridge Street on 29 May.
Partly cloudy, high of 15°C today - the best day of the week. Rain returns Wednesday (40%). Tuesday is the day to be outside.
🚨 News & Safety
🔒 York man jailed for attacking ex-partner and breaking her bulldog's leg - A York man with a history of violence towards women has been sentenced at York Crown Court after admitting cruelty to a dog and coercive and controlling behaviour in an intimate relationship.
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