A YORK school's sixth form has been closed - and students told to self-isolate - after a student caught coronavirus. The development has come at Fulford School as a further 17 cases of Covid-19 were confirmed today in the City of York Council area
DISABLED residents are invited to tell the council how changes to the city centre have affected them - as part of an online workshop. Emergency measures have seen more streets closed to traffic to make space for social distancing and pavement cafes
YORK City Knights have retained forward Sam Scott for the 2021 season. Scott will enter his fifth season with the Knights across two spells having rejoined the club ahead of the 2018 season having had a previous spell in 2013, when he won the Players
A FORMER professional footballer is supporting a scheme, which helps to ensure victims of child sexual abuse get justice. A short video featuring former footballer and child sexual abuse victim, David Lean, has been created to raise awareness of
AN appeal has gone out for witnesses to five break-ins at houses where the doors weren't locked. North Yorkshire Police said there have now been five burglaries between September 15 and 18, where thieves have entered via unlocked doors and taken
PICKERING Town manager Steve Roberts and assistant Tony Hackworth are running from Scarborough to their opening home fixture against Workington on Saturday. The pair are aiming to raise £5,000 to maximise the club’s financial security for the 2020
YORK and North Yorkshire residents are being warned to make a "mammoth effort" to avoid stricter lockdown restrictions. Richard Flinton, chair of North Yorkshire Local Resilience Forum, issued the plea today after it emerged that Selby and Scarborough
A CANNABIS farm has been discovered in a former nightclub in North Yorkshire. North Yorkshire Police say a large-scale cannabis grow was discovered inside the derelict former Matrix nightclub premises in Kirkgate in Ripon at about 6.16pm on Thursday
A MAN has died following a fatal collision on a North Yorkshire road, police have confirmed. The Press reported on Wednesday that a Renault van collided with a tree on the B1248 road in North Grimston, near Malton - forcing the road to be cordoned
THE Selby district and Scarborough borough have been added to the government's Covid-19 watch list as "areas of concern" after recent rises in confirmed coronavirus cases. The latest figures for a rolling seven day average show Selby district has
A KICKBOXING champion has completed a marathon while pulling a 1.25-tonne aeroplane to raise cash for children with an incurable illness. Carl Thomas, 35, started dragging the Cessna up and down the airfield at Elvington, near York, on Wednesday
A YORK mum has completed a virtual Great North Run - on her own street. Paula Wilkinson Titshall ran 13.1 miles up and down Burton Stone Lane, where she lives. This is the same distance as the Great North Run which had to be cancelled this year
CAN you help with this police and Crime Watch appeal to help catch this man? North Yorkshire Police have today released an image of a man they would like to speak to in connection with a series of ‘card not present’ frauds which targeted small
POLICE in North Yorkshire want help from the public to track down a wanted man. Mitchell Thomas Johnson, aged 25, failed to appear at Scarborough Magistrates’ Court on 2 September 2020 in relation to alleged public order offences committed in the
AN MP has raised concerns about students returning to York later this month while the coronavirus testing system is on its knees. Rachael Maskell MP spoke with Michelle Donelan MP, the Universities Minister to highlight significant concerns about
YORK City's pre-season friendly at Notts County has been selected as a test event to pilot the return of spectators - though tickets will not be provided to away fans. For the game on Saturday, September 26 (3pm), 1,000 Magpies season ticket holders
A BUDGET retailer with two large York stores has teamed up with a children's charity for a winter warmer offer. Home Bargains which has shops in Foss Islands Road and at Clifton Moor wants customers to pick up a penguin onesie and help raise funds
A YORK resident has hit out at road closures through a residential city suburb saying it’s making matters worse. Tracy Ostle who lives in Earle Street in The Groves says that far from reducing pollution and congestion, the road closures have left
JOE ROOT’S superb all-round display was not enough to save Yorkshire’s Vitality Blast season as they slipped to a seven-run Roses defeat at Emirates Old Trafford. Both sides collapsed from positions of strength with the bat to contribute to a thrilling
A MAN was found with serious injuries in a York street this morning (Friday) after reports of him falling from a window. At around 8.30am, North Yorkshire Police was called to Lawrence Street by Yorkshire Ambulance Service which was attending reports
YORK City have secured the services of former Barnsley midfielder Alex Wollerton. The 20-year-old joins the Minstermen following his release from Barnsley and becomes the third midfield player to join in the last few days. A former Leeds United
THIS map shows the areas that have had confirmed cases of coronavirus recently in York and across North Yorkshire. The Public Health England map shows the 'Middle Super Output Areas' (MSOAs) where there were positive cases between September 7 and
A recent appeal for support from Refugee Action York (RAY) drew the ire of some readers. I would encourage those complaining to consider that it is a matter of sheer good fortune that they’re in the position of not needing such help. Good fortune
Why we’re against York joining district councils The local government restructure proposals submitted by North Yorkshire’s district councils fail to recognise the needs of local communities, undermine local recovery efforts and weaken local decision
If Dr Duthie and Dr Power (Letters, September 17) are so concerned about air quality and through traffic why did they choose to live on Lowther Street? I challenge them to back up their claim the ‘vast majority’ of residents support closures. As
The council are saying they want residents back into the city centre. But not all residents, because if so then why are disabled people being victimised and prevented from doing just that ? Cllr. D’Agorne seems to think closing Goodramgate
PRESS newshound turned Church of England priest Matt Woodcock loves to talk. You only have to listen to him bubbling away on Pause For Thought (on Zoe Ball's Radio 2 breakfast show) to know that. But even for him, spending a couple of days in a
YORK'S Christmas lights switch on event is set to go virtual this year - as the city prepares to celebrate the festive season with coronavirus-safe measures in place. The city's award-winning Christmas Market is still set to go ahead - but with
A VETERINARY practice has lent support to a junior football team. Birchwood Veterinary Practice is sponsoring new training jackets for Wilberfoss Mavericks Junior Football Club’s under 11s team. The team has players from Wilberfoss and the
TWELVE apprentices, selected from more than 200 applicants, have embarked on a three-year engineering training programme with Siemens Mobility. Selby College, the training partner for Siemens Mobility’s planned rail facility in Goole, has welcomed
THE University of York has come second top in a guide ranking Northern institutions. The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2021 has the University of Leeds top of the Northern university rankings, and 15th nationally, with York second
COUNCIL bosses fear the city could see job losses and business failures "at a scale not seen for a generation" as the furlough and self-employment support schemes end. They warn that unemployment has already nearly tripled in York. And Rachael
