FIRE crews were called to an incident which involved rescuing a man from falling off a cliff in North Yorkshire earlier today. Scarborough crews were called to the incident at around 3.45pm today, after a man was spotted hanging from a cliff in
THERE have been only two further confirmed coronavirus cases in the City of York Council area over the last 24 hours. Latest figures from Public Health England showed the two more cases of coronavirus had been confirmed in the City of York Council
A FATHER and daughter decided to take a trip around the empty streets of York earlier this week, snapping some pictures of the deserted city centre along their way. Steve Suter and his daughter went on a bike ride on Wednesday evening through the
TWO more people with coronavirus have died at hospitals within the York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The two further deaths takes the total within the trust to 198. The trust includes York Hospital and Scarborough. Nationwide
POLICE have issued the message of "Think ahead and limit the spread," to everyone intending to go out and about in North Yorkshire anywhere over the bank holiday weekend. It’s expected that this bank holiday weekend will see more people heading
A FULL-TIME mum from North Yorkshire has braved the head shave to support Saint Catherine’s Hospice. Chloe Hall, from Flixton, has taken her ‘lock down haircut’ to a new extreme by shaving her head. Chloe decided to let her children and husband
FIRE crews attended an incident at a residential property in York yesterday evening. Acomb and York crews attended the fire in the city at around 7.30pm yesterday. The fire involved the external of the residential property, a fridge freezer
A YORK-BASED photographer has set up an online support group to help women who are experiencing pregnancy during the coronavoirus pandemic. Edina White, who runs a small portrait photography business in the city, was forced to close her organisation
AN ICONIC superhero has been offering their support at a food bank in York during the coronavirus pandemic, as well as lifting spirits in the community. Nick Shipley, who lives in the Fulford area of York, has been dressing up as the famous Spider-man
RESIDENTS and staff from a care home in York have been creating rainbows around the home to lift spirits through the coronavirus pandemic. People from the Riverside Care Home in Kexby have been designing their own rainbows in different locations
FURTHER funding to protect and increase transport services, level up infrastructure and regenerate local economies after coronavirus has been announced today. Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps, has announced that a further £283m has been made available
PEOPLE are being urged to stay away from beaches over the bank holiday weekend when England is expected to bask in dry, sunny weather. Pictures of crowds flocking to beaches in Brighton and Southend in recent days have raised fears over social
A WOMAN decided to make the most of the quiet York lockdown streets by travelling around on her horse - and believes no one has done so in “decades”. Janet Cochrane decided to take her horse, Scout, to explore the city centre. Janet said: “
A TREE has collapsed in a park in York after strong winds yesterday. The tree was brought down by the high winds in a children's park in Haxby yesterday. This picture was sent into The Press by Shane Sayner. Met Office suggests that the
HERE are the death notices carried in The Press, on Saturday May 23. BAINBRIDGE Susan On May 5th, aged 73 years. Private committal at YorkCrematorium. Enquiries to Co op Funeralcare 53 Gale Lane, Acomb, York. DUCKELS Betty Died peacefully at
A YOUNG girl from near York has been nominated for a Community Pride award after fundraising to support the NHS staff at York Hospital. Indie Thornham, seven, has been nominated for Charity Fundraiser of the Year in this year’s awards. The
5:25pm That concludes our live blog for today. Follow further updates on coronavirus on tomorrow's blog. Thank you
IKEA's massive store near Leeds is set to reopen next month - with a range of measures in place to protect against the coronavirus. The Swedish furniture giant says it is closely following guidance from UK authorities and as a result its stores,
MARKS & Spencer has hinted that its flagship store in York city centre is set to fully reopen next month. The retailer's ground floor foodhall in Parliament Street has remained open throughout the lockdown, but the moving staircases to the higher
HERE are 34 photos from The Press archives from in and around Holgate, dating back to the 1920s. Take a look around the neighbourhood and see how things have changed, or not with everything from the popular Fox pub to the windmill and the carriageworks
York's Little Apple bookshop has celebrated 23 years in business - and surviving lockdown - by launching a website. Co-owner PHILIPPA MORRIS reports... The Little Apple bookshop opened in Goodramgate in May 1997 - so 23 years ago this month.. But
FROM the miniature to the majestic, today’s selection of Press Camera Club photos has the lot. Several look in close-up at the world of the very small. On this scale Paul Bailey’s ladybird has the bulk and heft of a tank crawling out of a ditch
The Little Book of Bees, by Hilary Kearney. Illustrated by Amy Holliday (Harpercollins £9.99) As the weather gets warmer and we can sit in the garden, we may notice a buzzing sound. With the flowers come the pollinators - and this little book is
York Art Gallery boss REYAHN KING introduces a figurine sculpted exclusively for the gallery Figure of W.A. Ismay by Peter Meanley Peter Meanley presented York Art Gallery with this figure of WA Ismay MBE in 2015, in celebration of the launch
A YORK doctor is spending lockdown on a remote island in the northern Atlantic. Dr David Mazza, formerly of Jorvik Gillygate Practice, normally divides his time between his York home and Westray, the most north-westerly island of the Orkneys, north
BIG screen action will return to York this summer when a drive in cinema makes a three-day stay on Knavesmire. Daisy Duke’s Drive-in Cinema has lined up 10 family favourites and blockbuster films to be shown in early July. The Teesside-based
POLICE and council chiefs have issued a warning to people to “think ahead and limit the spread” of coronavirus over the bank holiday weekend. Both City of York Council and North Yorkshire Police said it was important to reduce contact with others
POLICE have revealed that a body - believed to be that of missing pensioner Brian Gordon Warriss - was found in countryside near York at the end of March. North Yorkshire Police said yesterday (Friday) that the body was found at about 9am on March
A RAIL campaign group has welcomed plans for a new station in Haxby as a consultation deadline looms. The ambition to have a station at Haxby, has been held for many years and, as part of City of York Council’s corporate plan - ‘Making History,
A HORSE rider from a North Yorkshire village who sustained a nasty leg injury is set to appear on the reality television show Helicopter ER next week. Christine Drury from Sheriff Hutton has been a longtime supporter of the Yorkshire Air Ambulance
FOUR York tourist attractions are planning to reopen by early July - offering a major boost to the city’s battered visitor economy. The York Archaeological Trust hopes to reopen the doors to its world-famous Jorvik Viking Centre and also DIG: An
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