Yesterday's news is today's exhibition

NEWS that hit the headlines as far back as the early 18th century is being featured in an exhibition at York’s historic Barley Hall.

Copies of York’s earliest newspapers are going on display as part of the Stonegate Voices exhibition, which began yesterday.

The exhibition examines lives, crafts and businesses that arelong gone but form an important part of the social history of the city.

Among the newspaper articles being reproduced is a report from The Mercury on November 20, 1724, about a courier from France who was attacked by a gang of five highway robbers near York.

The exhibition expands on the York Archaeological Trust’s recent Stonegate Voices oral history book, by local author Van Wilson.

Entry to the exhibition is free for the city’s residents this weekend as part of the York Residents Festival on Saturday and Sunday.

For more information about Stonegate Voices call 01904 610275.