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  • Latest UK Covid-19 death figure

    The UK total number of people who have died after testing positive for coronavirus has risen by 22 to 44,220. Figures released on Sunday and Monday by the Department of Health and Social Care for deaths in hospitals and care homes tend to be lower

  • Kayakers find body in River Ouse

    KAYAKERS have found a body in the River Ouse in York. Police divers and York Rescue Boat have been searching the river for days for 55-year-old Nick Gunnell. He has been missing since he was last seen at his home address in Holgate Road at 11.20am

  • Well done York - so far

    York's council leader has praised the city's residents and businesses for the way they have dealt with the opening of pubs, restaurants, hairdressers and churches. But Cllr Keith Aspden warned everyone not to relax their vigilance against coronavirus

  • 17 days without a York Covid-19 death

    YORK and Scarborough Hospitals have clocked up two and a half weeks without a patient dying from coronavirus. The last coronavirus death in the two hospitals was on June 18. In total 214 people have died in the two hospitals after testing positive

  • Sunday public services resume at York Minster

    PUBLIC worship has begun at York Minster for the first time since March 16. A small number of worshippers attended yesterday's Evening Prayer with strict social distancing measures in place. Today's service schedule is Morning Prayer at 10am

  • Leeds boss Bielsa admits to feeling the pressure

    MARCELO Bielsa admitted to feeling the pressure as Leeds moved a step closer to a Premier League return with a 3-1 win over Blackburn at Ewood Park. Patrick Bamford and Kalvin Phillips scored in the first half to put Leeds in control before Mateusz

  • Thank you, thank you, say York NHS staff to the public

    York NHS staff have said thank you to all the help they received during the worst days of the pandemic in a special video. Released on Twitter to mark the 72th birthday of the NHS, they list the many items and other support given to York Teaching

  • Busy but not rowdy in York as pubs reopen

    FEARS of large scale drunken disorder in York city centre on the first night after the pubs reopened failed to materialise. North Yorkshire Police were out in force both before and during the evening. They were kept busy and one tweeted that

  • Brewery reopens some facilities

    A NORTH Yorkshire brewery has reopened some of its facilities after closure due to the coronavirus pandemic. Black Sheep Brewery, based in Masham, has opened the doors to its visitor centre and restaurant, following the Government’s easing of lockdown

  • Man's foot trapped in distribution centre incident

    A MAN was injured in an incident at a North Yorkshire distribution centre in the early hours of this morning. The 45-year-old man's foot was trapped in a lorry tail lift at the warehouse complex in Sherburn-in-Elmet. Fire crews from Tadcaster

  • York pupils have virtually connected through music

    PUPILS and staff at an independent school in York have remained virtually connected during lockdown through the power of music. Almost 200 children at St Peter’s School have continued to practice their skills, with more than 1,900 music lessons

  • Former mine to become a new glamping campsite

    PLANS to turn a former mine into a camping and glamping site are set to get the go ahead. The North Selby Mine site, off the A19 near Escrick, is set to be turned into a holiday hotspot. Harworth Estates Investments Limited has applied for