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YORK leaders will ask Government for mass coronavirus testing of residents across the city. The request could see new test centres set up in different parts of the city - with people who do not have symptoms offered a coronavirus test. Members

AN ARSON investigation is underway after a fire led to homes being evacuated and the closure of a main road. North Yorkshire Police say they have launched an arson probe after fire fighters were called out to Southgate in Pickering at 9.54pm on

NEARLY 50 new cases of coronavirus were confirmed in one area of York over a seven day period recently, while the data for another area is "suppressed" because it's had so few cases. An interactive map, updated daily by Public Health England, today

A prisoner who killed “Britain’s worst paedophile” in an attack in his prison cell near York said it was “poetic justice”, a court has heard. Paul Fitzgerald, 30, said he wanted Richard Huckle to feel what his victims had felt after he strangled

A BRIDGE club in York will celebrate its 75th anniversary next year after surviving the pandemic and lockdowns by members playing online. York Bridge Club was launched in 1946 after a Fanny Horsfall had placed an advert in the former Yorkshire Evening

THE Government is reportedly exploring the possibility of spectators being allowed into venues by Christmas in areas with the lowest coronavirus infection rates. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is said to have privately told MPs that reopening sports

THERE has been a further rise in the number of Covid-19 cases across York and North and East Yorkshire, the latest data confirms. The figures from Public Health England show that a further 32 cases of the virus have been recorded in the City of

PUPILS at a York private school are self-isolating after a third case of Covid-19. St Peter's School in Clifton has said they have had a third confirmed case of the virus after previous cases in September and October. A spokesperson for the

A GAME of Thrones star and an Emmerdale actor are among three patrons supporting a much-loved York community theatre. David Bradley, known for both his time with the Rowntree Youth Theatre and his roles in both Harry Potter and Game of Thrones is

INDIA and Pakistan are arguably world cricket’s most vibrant teams - and they both visit Emerald Headingley next summer. And the exciting cricket they play - with Pakistan certainly more Jekyll and Hyde - make them a must-watch in all formats.

A WINTER wonderland with outdoor funfair rides will open in York next month in a bid to create some festive magic. Web Adventure Park in Wigginton Road is planning to reopen on Saturday, December 5, after the lockdown lifts, with outdoor family

POLICE have launched an investigation after around £700-worth of criminal damage was caused to a train carriage owned by the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. The incident occurred in the yard at Pickering Station between 4.30pm on Friday November

THERE have been no further deaths related to Covid-19 recorded at hospitals in the York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, the latest figures confirm. The data from NHS England shows that the total number of deaths related to the virus in

POLICE are appealing for witnesses and information after tins of paint were stolen from a building site in Scarborough on Saturday. The paint was stolen from a site on Valley Road, under Valley Bridge, on Saturday (November 14) at around 5.10am

POLICE have launched a witness appeal following two house burglaries in Harrogate that occurred yesterday. The incidents happened on Daleside Drive and and Tewit Well Road between 3pm and 5pm. Both properties were broken into but it is unclear

YORK star Ashley Hugill believes he is playing the best snooker of his life and that it is only a matter of time before he translates his form in practice onto the match table, writes Sportsbeat’s Will Jennings. The Melbourne player slipped to a

A MAN has been charged with public order offences following an incident involving police firearms offices. North Yorkshire Police say they were called to reports of a man carrying a screwdriver in Trafalgar Road in Scarboorough at about 9.40am

FITNESS guru Joe Wicks is the headline guest speaker at an online conference dedicated to workplace mental health. Joe, who was recently made an MBE, will open This Can Happen, a three-day online event on Monday, November 23 with a special interview

SALES are booming at a North Yorkshire auction house, despite the second coronavirus lockdown. Scarborough-based Fine Art Auctioneers David Duggleby say they have had bidding from as far away as Hong Kong and a huge amount of interest at both the

THERE are now almost as many coronavirus patients in York and North Yorkshire hospitals as there were at the peak of the first wave. A weekly coronavirus press briefing was told that 282 patients with Covid-19 were currently being treated in hospitals

NORTH Yorkshire Police issued 45 fixed penalty notices over the weekend for breaches of lockdown rules, a senior officer has revealed. Superintendent Mike Walker said 40 of these were handed to people in the Scarborough, Whitby and Filey area,

POLICE have arrested two people in North Yorkshire in connection with a huge scrap tyre fire in Bradford. Early Monday morning, emergency services were called to reports of a large fire at a go-kart track, off Spring Mill Street, in the city.

FORTY-EIGHT care homes in North Yorkshire are currently affected by coronavirus outbreaks, it was revealed today. The homes all have two or more people affected by the illness, and six of them have more serious outbreaks with ten or more cases,

THE majority of Yorkshire drivers are in favour of speed cameras near schools, according to a poll. During Road Safety Week (November 16 - November 22) the UK’s largest independent road safety charity, IAM RoadSmart, is highlighting findings from

A CARE home in York has teamed up with a local primary school to launch a new pen pal scheme, connecting residents with creative writing pupils. Staff from the Ouse View Care Home in Fulford, York have joined forces with St Oswald’s CE Primary

A NORTH Yorkshire brewery has resumed its door-to-door beer delivery, in response to customer demand following the latest Covid-19 lockdown. The ‘Brew to Ewe’ service, offered by Black Sheep Brewery, is available to communities of North Yorkshire

I would like to thank you for making it possible for me to have my Press delivered free of charge - indeed at only half price for the paper for the first six weeks. This is particularly important in these isolating times. The whole process was

POLICE have been out on the streets to help enforce coronavirus restrictions in an area with one of the worst Covid-19 infection rates in the country. Scarborough now has one of the worst coronavirus outbreaks in the country according to latest

YORK-BASED band, Skylights, have been announced among some top names for the Bingley Weekender festival next year. It has been revealed that the band will play on Sunday August 7, alongside some big names including The Pixies and White Lies.

THERE have been over 400 new cases of coronavirus recorded across York and North and East Yorkshire, the latest figures confirm. The data from Public Health England (PHE) shows that there have been a further 52 cases of the virus recorded in the

I must respond to your on-line commentator ‘terrorbird’ who, in response to my letter ‘One rule for Barnitts - another rule for Spark’ (November 14) says I know nothing about planning law and claims Barnitts is different to Spark because Spark is only

NEARLY half a million pounds of funding has been secured for an innovative approach to try and spot early warning signs of abusive behaviour and stop it from happening in the first place. The Home Office grant of £445,892, secured by North Yorkshire

I was shocked to read in the public papers for the city council’s recent planning committee the use of the word ‘when’ regarding the closure of Leeman Road. Was this an innocent error? Or was this wording provided by the York Central Partnership

AN AWARD-winning community shop and B&B is up for sale with an asking price of around £695,000. Monk Fryston Village Stores and the Barn Guest House are currently on the market through Barry Crux, on Castlegate in York. Kevin and Faye Coles

FIREFIGHTERS were called in after a car hit a train at a level crossing. North Yorkshire Fire And Rescue say they were called out at 4.44am this morning to Northallerton. A spokesman for the service said: "Crews from Northallerton responded

TENS of thousands of new jobs could be created in the region through new green energy technologies, according to a new report. Analysis shows that scaling up bioenergy with carbon capture technology (BECCS), which Drax has proven at its North Yorkshire

'SHOP local' has been the rallying cry since retailers and businesses were forced to shut for the second national lockdown. Residents have been urged to spend their pounds in York, with The Press relaunching its Love Local Business campaign to

THERE has been much focus on the surge in residential sales with the property market experiencing a mini boom post lockdown, mostly due to the Government’s temporary cut in stamp duty. Many homeowners will be using the decrease in stamp duty to

YORK’S historic Guildhall - the city’s ancient seat of government - is set to begin a new life as an incubator hub for hi-tech start-up businesses. The city council has agreed a deal whereby the building - currently undergoing a £20 million refurbishment

I would like to ask York’s senior police officers, city councillors and all North Yorkshire MPs - why are the laws in York different to the rest of England? The Government says we must wear a mask in shops unless exempt: first offence £200. The

A CARE home in York has launched a competition, allowing youngsters to design a welcome card for new residents. The staff at Minster Grange thought it would be a “lovely” idea to create a card for those that move into the home. Liz Hooley, a

A MAN accused of sexually assaulting a woman out for her daily exercise did not give evidence in his defence. After prosecution barrister Dan Cordey closed the case for the prosecution against Thomas Joshua Bird, 30, defence barrister Thomas Moran

A MAN who broke a taxi driver’s nose in city centre violence last Christmas will spend this Christmas confined to his home every night. Karl Julian Gerrard, 32, inflicted the injury with a single unprovoked punch, said Melanie Ibbotson, prosecuting

TOMORROW marks the fifth anniversary of the disappearance of Rory Johnson-Hatfield - who vanished without a trace during a night out in York. Rory, who was 29 at the time, had left Skipton by train on November 19, 2015, and was last seen in the

DEMAND for emergency food packages in York has rocketed in the last six months - with a more than 70 per cent increase in children receiving food vouchers. According to data from the Trussell Trust, which runs York Foodbank, 2,700 more food vouchers

COUNCIL bosses are hoping to 'set the tone' for the massive York Central redevelopment scheme by aiming to ensure 40 per cent of homes built on land it owns there are 'affordable'. It is also insisting that homes built on its land should be 'high

Council bosses will be reviewing the use of their ‘new’ West Offices HQ, just eight years after moving into the £32 million building. A slimmed-down workforce resulting from years of austerity, combined with a trend towards more working from home