THERE has been no new confirmed cases of coronavirus in the York area in the last 24 hours. The latest Public Health England figures show that the number of confirmed cases in the City of York Council area remains the same as yesterday - 449.
THE Prime Minister has given his backing to his de facto chief-of-staff Dominic Cummings, despite growing calls from his backbenches to sack the aide following allegations he breached lockdown restrictions. Boris Johnson, speaking at the daily
THE number of coronavirus related deaths at hospitals within the York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has now sadly passed the grim milestone of 200. There have been three further deaths within the trust, taking the total to 201. The
A YORK Conservative MP has called on the Prime Minister to clarify the situation on the future Dominic Cummings, saying his actions look to be "more and more untenable." Julian Sturdy, Conservative Member of Parliament for York Outer since 2010
RACING is being planned to return to York Racecourse in early July as part of a provisional fixture list published by the British Horseracing Authority (BHA). The draft list of fixtures sees eight days of racing planned at York from early July
A YORK-BASED photographer has come up with some alternative ideas for portraits featuring animals during the coronavirus pandemic. Gary Pigott, a wedding and portrait photographer based in Strensall, has not had much business since the country
YORK house prices were holding steady as the country headed towards the coronavirus crisis lockdown, new figures have revealed. The UK House Price Index says the average price of a residential property in the City of York Council area in March
NEW dates have been announced for the Soul II Soul show, which had to be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The group have had to reschedule their whole ‘Clubland Classics’ UK tour, moving all shows onto dates next year. The new date
ANOTHER baker's shop in York city centre has reopened, almost two months after being closed as part of the national lockdown imposed because of the coronavirus. Cooplands Bakers in Low Ousegate remained shut earlier this month when the firm reopened
A NUMBER of bears have appeared outside a home in York and seem to be taking on key worker roles to help through the coronavirus pandemic. Kim Richardson, who lives in Easingwold, has been dressing up bears to keep the local community entertained
YORK's Conservative Group has called for the end of the restrictions on one of the city's roads, which it believes are doing more harm than good. The group has called for restrictions to be removed from Bishopthorpe Road, which were put in place
THERE will be a number of traffic restrictions in place in York over the coming months, for various reasons. Restrictions will be in place for miscellaneous events from May 30 until October 31. These will be in place on the Knavesmire for traffic
A CYCLIST from North Yorkshire is set to take on a 500-mile challenge to support Saint Catherine’s Hospice. Gary Powell, who lives in Scalby Road, Scarborough, is set to cycle 500 miles over a five day period. Gary recently celebrated his 65th
A YORK head teacher has hit out at Dominic Cummings for allegedly breaching lockdown rules to travel from London to the North East. John Tomsett, head teacher at Huntington School in the city, was unable to say goodbye to his mother, who he says
A YORK-BASED artist has created a mural on his home as a message of hope for those suffering throughout the current coronavirus global pandemic. The artist, known as ‘D Tone’, created the mural on his garage at his home in Haxby earlier this month
OUR latest collection of old York photos takes us to Holgate, and the York Carriageworks site. Thousands of York residents worked here throughout the 20th century, until its closure in 1996. It will be 24 years this summer since the final workers
A FARMER has removed his sheep from a medieval moatfield near York after one of the animals was savaged to death by a dog. The sheep was found dead in the River Ouse at Nether Poppleton with wound punctures on its throat and ears consistent with
A YORK man who became a celebrity after discovering a huge chip has decided to donate all of his proceeds to benefit York Hospital staff. Oliver Dale, who lives in Huntington, was “amazed,” after finding a 7-inch chip while preparing his tea.
IF you look closely this little frog looks like he's pointing, or is he trying to say something else? The quirky photograph was sent in to The Press by Haxby resident Natalie Colverson, who snapped the friendly - or maybe not so friendly - amphibian
