ANOTHER York pub has shut suddenly, just weeks after reopening from the lockdown. The Wellington Inn, situated in the middle of a terrace of houses in Alma Terrace, off Fulford Road, has been closed for the last few days. No one has been answering
SOME of York’s iconic attractions have reopened today, Yorkshire Day. Clifford’s Tower, York Castle Museum and York Art Gallery have all opened to the public again. Richard Saward, head of visitor experience and commercial at York Museums Trust
THERE have been no further confirmed cases of coronavirus in the York area recorded over the last 24 hours. Figures released today (Saturday) by Public Health England show that the total number of confirmed cases in the City of York Council area
NO further patients with coronavirus have died at hospitals within the York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. NHS England said this afternoon (Saturday) that the total number of Covid-19 related fatalities at the trust up to 4pm yesterday
CELEBRATIONS are taking place in York today (Saturday) to mark Yorkshire Day. Members of the Yorkshire Ridings Society have read the Yorkshire Declaration of Integrity from two historic entrances to the city - Micklegate Bar and Bootham Bar - and
A FUNDRAISING campaign has been launched to help a family who has "lost everything" in a devastating house fire in Haxby, and within hours had raised thousands of pounds. Five fire crews attended the scene of the blaze yesterday evening (Friday
KEY workers in York are being thanked for their extraordinary work during the coronavirus emergency with a week-long Key Workers Celebration which starts today, Yorkshire Day. To thank those who work as health or care providers, in the emergency
Everyone loves a Saturday night takeaway- and there are some great independent restaurants right on your doorstep. Here are five of the best-rated independent fast food and delivery outlets in York, according to Tripadvisor- did your favourites
MORE than 50 years ago York Minster's Central Tower was in danger of falling down. The Yorkshire Evening Press reported in 1967 that the Minster's 197ft Central Tower could collapse within 15 years unless the foundations were improved. A £2
THESE pictures and video show the aftermath of a fire which ripped through a home in Haxby after it was struck by lightning yesterday evening (Friday). Five crews were called to the blaze at a house on Garths End at around 8.15pm "following a lightning
I DON’T know about you, but we have been nervous about going out to eat again since lockdown eased. But, like everyone else, we’ve also been starved of socialising and good food in equal measure, so on the day that wearing face coverings in shops
A YORK parish council is asking why it wasn’t informed that asylum seekers were to be accommodated in a local hotel. The council’s chairman said the first that he and other councillors knew of the men staying there was when they saw them wandering
ADAM LYTH and Tom Kohler-Cadmore are about to complete the set today - opening the batting in all three formats of the game for Yorkshire. The duo, regular openers in one-day and T20 cricket for the White Rose, will unite at the top of the county
ARTISTS and designers from across God’s Own County who have been badly hit by the coronavirus pandemic will be given a Yorkshire Day boost today with the launch of a new online shopping site. Made in Yorkshire Ltd, a Riccall-based company specialising
HEALTHCARE heroes are celebrated in a new exhibition at York Art Gallery, which reopens today. Tickets for the show are available for free - but must be booked online. York artist Karen Winship has paid tribute to the hard work of NHS staff and
DISABLED drivers have slammed the launch of a new free taxi service into the city centre, following new restrictions on Blue Badge access to the centre. The new York Disability Rights Forum claims that a lack of information provided to motorists
A FREE parking initiative in York city centre has gone down a storm with customers in its first fortnight. As The Press reported earlier this month, Bransby Wilson, who operate Peel Street car park at the back of Walmgate, are offering their 70
