People in England will be told to stay at home as the country is placed under another national lockdown on Thursday – with the closure of hospitality and non-essential shops. Prime Minister Boris Johnson will announce the new restrictions – which
ANOTHER 53 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in the City of York Council area. The figure was announced by Public Health England, which said the total number of cases since the pandemic began now stood at 3,705. The increase is in line with
THE country is to go into lockdown for a month, the Prime Minister has announced this evening. All hospitality venues and non-essential shops will be barred from opening, but schools and universities will be allowed to remain open. Boris Johnson
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a month-long national lockdown for England. We've put together a round-up of everything you need to know. When will the second national lockdown start across England? The PM said the national lockdown
THE University of York says it has been notified of 26 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours within its community. It said it was aware of 111 individuals who were currently self-isolating because they had had a positive Covid-19 test, including the
ANOTHER patient with coronavirus has died at a York trust hospital. NHS England said a total of 231 patients had now died at the York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust's two hospitals, York Hospital and Scarborough Hospital, after testing positive
IT'S hard to believe the producers of Dr No ever thought of anyone other than Sean Connery for the role of 007. But in 1960 Connery was just a jobbing actor and the producers - Cubby Broccoli and Harry Saltzman - were split on whether to cast an
AWARD-winning actor and James Bond star Sir Sean Connery has died aged 90. The Scottish actor was best known for his portrayal of the British spy, being the first to bring the role to the big screen and appearing in seven of the spy films.
Social media and anti-social behaviour featured at York Magistrates Court this week. Michael Frederick Bryant made sure the world knew when he accused his York girlfriend of vandalising his car. He used social media to broadcast his allegations
FIREFIGHTERS cut a woman free from the wreckage of a car after a crash in East Yorkshire. Humberside Fire & Rescue Service said the two-vehicle collision happened in South Street, Leven, at just after 9am yesterday. It said a man released himself
THE coronavirus rate in York has fallen so much that the city is now rated 'green', City of York Council has revealed. Council leader Keith Aspden said this afternoon that since York had moved into Tier 2, the city had started to see a decline
POLICE divers are going back into York's River Ouse today to resume their search for a young York woman who fell from a bridge into the water yesterday. North Yorkshire Police said detailed riverbank searches are also being carried out by specialist
A YORK pub has closed for at least ten days following a confirmed case of Covid-19. The Clifton Hotel in Water Lane says it has taken the closure decision to 'ensure that we are protecting all our staff and customers and complying with all Government
A DRIVER escaped with minor injuries after their car crashed on the North York Moors. Police tweeted that the accident happened at Blakey Ridge after the driver lost control. They added that the driver 'did not have a great evening and escaped
FLOODING in York looks set to worsen as Storm Aiden brings heavy rain and strong winds to the Dales catchment. The Met Office has a yellow warning in force for heavy rain in North Yorkshire for the next three days. It said periods of heavy rain
A DRIVER has been charged and his vehicle seized after a fingerprint scanner revealed his 'fibbing ways.' North Yorkshire Police roads policing group tweeted that it attended reports of poachers on land off the A19 near Thirsk and a vehicle speeded
WOULD it be so bad to cancel Christmas? News about festivities possibly facing the chop have caused much consternation across the country. But instead of grumbling, shouldn’t we be asking ourselves why we are getting so worked up about the
8:46pm Well, that's it at the end of a dramatic day, culminating with the announcement that the country is going into
THE demand for new vegan ‘fish’ and chips sold at a York chippy in just one week has been “insane”. Max Potts who runs Mr Chippy in Church Street in the city centre in York said that since launching his new venture just over a week ago, he has sold
HAVING written a number of letters to The Press over the last year on river safety I must agree that grab chains have much to recommend them however some aspects of the proposal concern me. The Foss is a river with a controlled level making it
On a TV monitor beside my painting easel, two playful stoats bound about. Far from a distraction, these happy animals lift my spirits as I finish a new art collection for Christmas. I have known and cared for both since they were tiny kits and
SEVEN City of York Hockey Club juniors have attended National Age Group Squad trials. Success in these trials is a key step in putting the youngsters on course for the England Hockey Player Pathway. Yesterday was the final session of the five-day
BORIS Johnson is considering imposing stringent new national lockdown restrictions within days after scientists warned that half a million people were being infected with coronavirus each week. The Prime Minister is expected to announce the measures
NOT every murder and crime in North Yorkshire gets solved. Some cases have been open for decades as police desperately search for leads that could catch the culprit. From the tragic 'red shoe murder' to the Malton woman who disappeared without
THESE spooky photos in and around York are enough to persuade you to lock yourself away safely indoors this Halloween! We asked our Press Camera Members to come up some creative photos to mark Halloween. And they didn't hold back! From
Talk about making puppy eyes... Hugo, the three-year-old French bulldog, has got that down pat. Especially when he's looking at his owner, Danielle Bellerby. Actually, Danielle says, he can also look a bit grumpy at times, which means he's
Storm (a white and tabby domestic long hair) and Scamp are York Animal Home's longest-stay cats at the moment. They are both very sweet-natured and gentle boys, who are continuously overlooked. Scamp is a very shy boy who likes to keep himself
As an ordained Church of England minister, The Rev Matt Woodcock accepts there are probably some things he should never admit to. “Like the fact I sometimes don’t particularly like going to church,” he writes at the start of his new book ‘Being
York is said to be home to a lot of haunted locations- but this is something Mackenzie Crompton knows all too well. She runs the ghost walk tour, Shadows of York, and has plenty of scary stories to tell about the most haunted places in the city
I AM pleased to have the opportunity to set the record straight about my expenses, an issue raised by Dr Peter Williams (The Press, October 28). Deducting the £30,000 of staff costs that have been misallocated brings me in line with other North
A CARE home team has created a remake of the iconic Flashdance song 'What A Feeling' - hoping to spread joy in the community during the pandemic. The team at Helping Hands Home Care in York made the video in three weeks, and all filming, choreography
A BLIND woman from York says she has regained her confidence - thanks to new clothing items that aid people with disabilities during the pandemic. The Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Scheme has launched a new range of wearable items - including Lanyards
YORK councillors have stepped up to fund food vouchers for vulnerable children during the Christmas holidays - less than a week after announcing they would provide vouchers during the October half term. City of York Council announced it would provide
THE team behind plans for The Roman Quarter development in Rougier Street have taken to social media to measure support for the scheme. The project would see three buildings - Northern House, Rougier House and Society Bar - demolished and replaced
BAD busking has been affecting the mental health of staff at York's Mansion House - the home of the city's Lord Mayors. And the problem has not gone unnoticed by recent Lord Mayors themselves, a council meeting heard. A busking campaign group
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is reportedly set to place England under stringent national lockdown restrictions next week. Here's everything we know so far. Who reported that a second national lockdown could happen soon? According to a report
