THE YORK BRIEF - WEEKEND WRAP UP ⏰ May 16 - 17, 2026
🎵 Eurovision Grand Final tonight — UK's Look Mum No Computer performs in Vienna, BBC One 8pm. York-born David Bradley makes an extraordinary wartime discovery. York City fans vote on new investors. Lions Kingdom lands exotic meats in Sainsbury's. Romans take over York this weekend.
THE YORK BRIEF - WEEKEND WRAP UP ⏰ May 16 - 17, 2026
Your daily digest of what's happening in York
SUBSCRIBE TO THE YORK BRIEFGood morning, York. The Eurovision Grand Final is tonight — and the UK's entry has a York connection. David Bradley, York-born Game of Thrones and Harry Potter star, has made a remarkable discovery about his own childhood. A York thief broke into a gin shop, stole three bottles of water, then came back four months later to apologise. Lions Kingdom, the York-based exotic meat brand co-founded by a former England rugby player, has just landed its products in every Sainsbury's in the country. Thomas the Tank Engine is heading to the Moors. And it's the first full weekend of the Eboracum Roman Festival.
🚨 Travel Alert
🚨 Train disruption today - and Bank Holiday warning - Bank Holiday weekend (23–25 May): Major LNER engineering works between Darlington and York mean southbound services from Scotland and Newcastle will terminate at Darlington or Northallerton — not York. Northbound services from London will terminate at York and go no further. Rail replacement coaches operate but journey times will be significantly extended. Plan now — these are three of the year's busiest travel days. Check nationalrail.co.uk or lner.co.uk York Press | LNER Travel Updates
Today, guests were given an exclusive first look at Darlington station’s impressive new facilities ahead of its official opening on Sunday 17 May.
— London North Eastern Railway (@LNER) May 15, 2026
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