THE Ryedale District Council area has now gone more than a month with just one new confirmed case of coronavirus. The total number of cases in the district stands today at 136, compared with 135 on July 8, after a single new case was confirmed
A SUPERB 106 from wicketkeeper Tom Moores has put Yorkshire under pressure at the halfway stage of their Bob Willis Trophy clash with Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge. The White Rose’s hopes of securing a second successive North Group win are not
The number of new confirmed Covid-19 cases in the UK has topped 1,000 in a day for the first time since June. The Department of Health and Social Care said this afternoon that 1,062 people had tested positive, bringing the total number of confirmed
AS BRITAIN'S coastguards dealt with another record number of call-outs in a single day on Saturday, North Yorkshire lifeguards renewed their warning against using inflatable dinghies at sea. They also revealed details of some of the rescues they
An uprooted tree has closed a York road and forced buses to divert. Council workmen are removing the danger on Heslington Road. The tree is among those which line the road near Lamel Beeches and the Retreat Hospital. The No 66 service is diverting
A DEFENDANT has been jailed after a York jury acquitted him of sexually assaulting a woman. Vladimir Lucka, 27, deliberately didn’t attend his trial and went on the run for six months, York Crown Court heard. Defence barrister Stephen Grattage
Energy regulator Ofgem are to cut bills for 15 million households across the UK from the autumn. Here's what you need to know. Officials said the new cap would pass on savings from lower energy prices to many households that are suffering economic
Two people who combine the expertise of three emergency services have completed their first responder training. Lucy Osborn and Craig Lyons are North Yorkshire's first public safety officers under a new service for the county and York currently
York Outer MP Julian Sturdy is leading a group of politicians calling for a Minister for Antibiotics. He has penned a letter signed by 35 parliamentarians of all parties, including five former cabinet ministers, to the Prime Minster. It says
OPERATORS of North Yorkshire's enormous incinerator and waste disposal unit at Allerton are offering the public the chance to tour it on Wednesday - virtually. Physical visits to the site next the A1(M) just north of the A59/A1(M) junction have
NORTH Yorkshire's rural communities are preparing for the start of the grouse shooting season under social distancing. From Wednesday, shoots will be taking place on the county's moorlands, with up to 30 people attending each shoot. Gamekeepers
POLICE are writing to poachers to warn them off targeting North Yorkshire this autumn and winter. The letters are part of a crackdown this autumn and winter on poaching that will include the county's police delivering letters by hand and working
HERE'S a bit of fun. This fantastic photo of a kingfisher was taken by Jon Noble at Tophill Low Nature Reserve near Driffield. But what should the caption be? Please post your suggestions in the comments below! Jon is a talented member
A WOMAN, who braved a head shave to support Saint Catherine’s Hospice, has raised a staggering amount for the organisation. Jo-Ann McMillan, of The Hunmanby Pantry, took on the head shave back in May, which was broadcast live on Facebook. Jo-Ann
The race has begun to discover who will take a York care home's green fingers' crown. Ebor Court in Great North Way, Poppleton, won the North Yorkshire section of Ideal Carehome's annual "Gardens in Bloom" competition last year. This year's competition
The Met Office have issued a weather warning covering the whole of the UK for severe thunderstorms. Here's what you need to know. When will the severe thunderstorms hit? According to the Met Office, some places are likely to see severe
A major route into the city centre will be closed every night for a fortnight from tomorrow. Cars and other vehicles will be unable to use Acomb Road from its Hobgate junction just to the city centre side of Acomb shopping area and the Lindley Street
A SCHOOLS federation in York has been nominated for a Community Pride Award for continuing to work and provide support throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. The Hob Moor Federation is made up of two Ebor academies, Hob Moor Community Primary Academy
A 10K race in a North Yorkshire village has been cancelled - just days after organisers decided to go ahead with the event despite the pandemic. The Tholthorpe 10k committee announced last week that they would hold the run in Tholthorpe, near Easingwold
Calling all high tea lovers! It’s national afternoon tea week next week- which is the perfect excuse to visit some fantastic afternoon tea venues in York. Here are five venues that you should definitely visit if you love all things tea, finger
BOB ADAMS takes to his bike for his latest Derwent adventure THE only solution to getting across the Vale of Pickering was to get on my bike! At the end of the last Ice Age, deposits known as lateral moraines blocked the outflow of the River
JIM CANNON, chair of the York Older People’s Assembly, offers his reflections on lockdown “IT was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness…in short, the period was like the present."
A TURKISH-style restaurant is to open in York city centre next week, as well as Brazilian bar and grill at the Vangarde shopping park. Yakamoz, which describes itself as a Mediterranean and Turkish restaurant, will open in Goodramgate on Thursday
YORK flood defences came within 40cm of being overwhelmed in February - as three storms battered the country. And plans to make Millennium Bridge accessible during flooding have been put forward by the council. River levels peaked significantly
