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  • York's coronavirus rate rises to new height

    YORK'S Covid rate has risen again - and remains higher than the national average. Public Health England said the weekly rolling rate of confirmed coronavirus cases in the City of York Council area in the week to January 8 was 670.9 per 100,000 population

  • Thousands more get Covid jab in York

    ORGANISERS say thousands more people are getting the Covid jab this week on a former York Park & Ride site, as additional vaccine becomes available. "The Local Vaccination Service, managed by Nimbuscare, continues to vaccinate people on behalf of

  • Viking offer high tech help to schools in lockdown

    VIKINGS in York are offering help to schools during the lockdown. The Jorvik Viking Centre will be providing a free week of online activities and livestreams from February 8 to 12. A spokesperson said the livestreamed sessions will be hosted

  • York City v Gateshead postponed

    YORK City will have to wait until the end of the month to christen the LNER Community Stadium after the Gateshead game has been called off. A rearranged fixture itself, Gateshead's visit on Tuesday, January 19 was meant to be York's first game

  • More lives claimed by Covid

    COVID has claimed the lives of five more patients at York and Scarborough hospitals. NHS England said today that the total number of patients with coronavirus who had died at York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust since the start of the pandemic

  • It's an honour to sign with MTK says prospect Will Harrison

    YORK boxing prospect Will Harrison says it’s an “honour” to be able to turn professional under the MTK Global banner. The Bishopthorpe fighter penned an advisory deal with the management giants last month and will be part of their MTK Leeds set-up

  • POLL RESULTS: Reader opinions divided on season continuing

    OPINION appears divided among The Press readers over whether the National League North season should continue. On Monday, The Press published an online poll asking whether readers believed the campaign should continue after news of York City's

  • Regular supplies of vaccine now arriving

    REGULAR supplies of Covid vaccine are now arriving in North Yorkshire - as the area is being affected particularly badly by the new, more contagious variant of the coronavirus. North Yorkshire health officials told a press briefing today that 'good

  • Pickering Town boss Roberts expecting null and void decision

    PICKERING Town manager Steve Roberts believes that this season “will be lost” and that null and void is again the most likely outcome. Pickering’s action in the Pitching In Northern Premier League north/west division was suspended last week following

  • York City v AFC Fylde rearranged

    YORK City's home game against AFC Fylde has been rearranged for a 7pm kick off on Tuesday, February 16. The fixture was scheduled for Bootham Crescent on Tuesday, January 12. The match is now set to take place at the LNER Community Stadium.

  • 107 fined for lockdown breaches - 22 in York

    A POLICE chief has revealed that officers issued 107 fines for rule breaches during the first week of the latest lockdown - as he warned they would no longer 'waste time reasoning with people.' Supt Mike Walker, of North Yorkshire Police, said the

  • Police find alleged shoplifter hiding in loft in York

    AN alleged shoplifter was arrested after being found hiding in a loft. The York North Neighbourhood Police Team tweeted that officers arrested the person, who was wanted on warrant, yesterday evening in Tang Hall. It tweeted: "Just to let you

  • Boston United v York City rearranged

    YORK City's trip to Boston United has been rearranged for a 7.45pm kick off on Tuesday, February 23. The National League North fixture - originally scheduled for Saturday, January 9 - was called off as a precaution with a York player showing Covid

  • Hero gets £350 for breaking up "Wild West" supermarket fight

    A SUPERMARKET security officer hero is to get a £350 reward for intervening when two armed men had a pre-arranged fight in the store’s car park. Knifeman Robert Kenneth Kitchen, 35, said “I could stab that bloke” after he and Steven Stewart, 33

  • 'It's a new year and a new Local Plan disaster for council'

    A New Year and a new disaster for City of York Council’s Local Plan (‘Withdraw Local Plan and start again’ - inspectors say scheme may be out of date, January 12). I knew they wouldn’t disappoint. It was obvious to all who looked at it there was

  • Fed up of lockdown? Spare a thought for submariners...

    Because of Covid, 2020 was a year that, safe to say, we would all like to have done without. Many people have moaned about ‘lockdowns’. We have collectively complained about not being able to meet relatives or workmates, missing birthday parties

  • Rapid roll-out of Covid jab gives us all real hope

    As we get back into well-rehearsed routines with the return of a national lockdown, it is imperative that we do not lose hope for 2021 amidst the storm of the resurgent pandemic.  With three vaccines now approved and nearly 150 million doses secured

  • How to manage cashflow in your business

    PLANNING ahead to boost your business’s resilience. During what would normally be the busiest period of the year for businesses in retail, hospitality and other sectors, many will now be keeping a close eye on their cashflow as they deal with the

  • 'The York Passion' to be staged at Easter

    PLANS are being drawn up to stage an outdoor theatrical production near York Minster this Easter - pandemic permitting. A partnership of York Festival Trust, York Minster and York Mystery Plays Supporters Trust is working together to perform ‘The

  • Armed police swooped on stun gun man

    A MAN bought a stun gun to spur police into action against another man - who he said had been targeting him for years, a court heard. Armed police acted quickly to seize Nigel Robin Brown's illegal weapon, York Crown Court was told. But he

  • ‘Creative’ chef reaches regional final

    A NURSING home chef has been shortlisted for an honour at the regional Great British Care Awards. Neil Standish, chef manager at the Somerset House nursing home in Wheldrake, has reached the final in the regional Care Home Chef category. Neil

  • Plumber delivers baby on bathroom floor

    A PLUMBER has delivered his wife’s baby - on the bathroom floor at their York home. Jonathan Bell is more used to fixing leaking taps and replacing washers in bathrooms, but when his wife Sarah went into rapid labour, he had no choice but to wash