BUSINESSES are due to receive cash from the latest round of Government lockdown grants on Wednesday – as City of York Council works to get funding out to those who need it within days of the money being announced. More businesses could qualify
DETECTIVES have revealed the operation that led to dangerous sex offender Thomas Joshua Bird being jailed for many years - and earned a judge's praise. It started when a woman rang 999 immediately after she had been attacked from behind by a masked
There are two new coronavirus variants emerging in Brazil, with one causing more concern than the other. The variant that has led to the banning of all flights from South America has not been detected in the UK, while the other mutation has, but
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered the closure of all travel corridors from Monday. The move comes in an effort to protect the UK against new coronavirus strains, ending the quarantine exemption for arrivals from selected nations. He
FIREFIGHTERS were called in after a garden greenhouse caught fire. Norht Yorkshire Fire and Rescue say they were called in shortly before 3pm today to a property in Beckwith Road in Harrogate to reports that a greenhouse was on fire. The fire
VANDALS who targetted signs put up to help fight the spread of Covid-19 have been roundly condemned. A stay-local sign at Cross Hills in Craven was defaced. The message from the North Yorkshire Local Resilience Forum (NYLRF), which represents the
A MASKED sex offender who attacked a woman out alone for her morning exercise has been jailed for 12 years. Thomas Joshua Bird, 30, didn’t speak as he sexually assaulted his victim in a secluded layby near a North Yorkshire village last June, York
THIS year's York LGBT History Month has been scrapped after the charity which runs it closed down and after the pandemic caused continuing uncertainty. There were 30 events in the programme for the last history month in February 2020, which were
MORE parking is being made available for people going to get the Covid-19 vaccine in York. From Monday (January 18) more parking will be available for people waiting for a vaccine jab at the city's Askham Bar Park and Ride site which is operated
YORK'S weekly rate of recording cases of Covid-19 has dropped significantly over the last 24 hours by over 50 people per 100,000, the latest figures confirm. The data from Public Health England (PHE) shows that York's weekly rate is now 603.5 people
YORKSHIRE’S fledgling wrist spinner Sam Wisniewski believes the pressure will be off him during his forthcoming spell of T10 cricket in Abu Dhabi. He has been signed up to play for the Pune Devils in the all-action competition, which starts at the
THERE has been one further death related to Covid-19 recorded at hospitals in the York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, the latest figures confirm. The data from NHS England shows that the total number of deaths related to the virus in
ONE of three women jailed for burgling vulnerable people has been convicted of stealing four times from a different victim. Kelly Ann Harrison, 27, currently in Low Newton Prison serving a six-year sentence for offences of burglary, theft and bank
A CRISIS appeal launched by the North Yorkshire Moors Railway after it was closed down by the pandemic has raised a 'staggering' £440,000. General manager Chris Price said last spring had been a bleak time. "When we should have been opening our
COVID cases have been reported at 38 schools and 15 care homes in the York area. City of York Council's Covid-19 Daily Data Tracker said today that in the seven days up to last Sunday, there were 95 children of primary and secondary school age who
A ROAD has now been cleared following a serious incident in York earlier today (Friday). North Yorkshire Police said it attended an incident on the junction of Water End with Salisbury Terrace. The force said a police vehicle collided with a car
THE mother of a teenager who lost her life on York's outer ring road 21 years ago today says she will never give up trying to solving the mystery of her death. Lizzie Gilmour, of St Stephen’s Road, Acomb, was found on a dark and isolated stretch
A REPEAT county lines drug dealer, who brought crack cocaine and heroin into Harrogate, has been jailed for five years and four months. Lee Bavin, 27, from Bradford was sentenced at York Crown Court today (January 15) following an investigation
IN the latest edition of our look back through the archives, here are five team pictures submitted by our readers. Do you recognise yourself or anyone you know in any of these great photos? Pictured above, in 1973, Rowntree's 1st XI team.
HEAD coach James Ford has insisted York City Knights are not grumbling after learning their league campaign has been delayed - and are looking to improve on last year's start. The Rugby Football League has put back the start of the Betfred Championship
A LEADING York Union has called for nurseries in the city to close. The York Trade Union Congress (TUC) has called on York council to follow other councils and close nurseries to everyone except vulnerable and key worker children. But York council
THE Covid rate has fallen slightly in York's coronavirus hotspot, Westfield, Chapelfields and Foxwood. Public Health England said the seven-day rolling infection rate in the week to January 9 was 1,473 per 100,000 population after 136 cases were
YORK City fan Chuitar has returned with a new track to mark the end of City's time at Bootham Crescent. Chuitar's songs have previously soundtracked the club’s hat-trick of Wembley successes in 2012 and 2017. The song, a reworking of The Stone
A CAR caught fire after crashing into a telegraph pole in an East Yorkshire village. Humberside Fire & Rescue Service said the single vehicle collision happened in the early hours of Thursday in Kiplingcotes Road, Londesborough, near Market Weighton
Tesco Clubcard owners have days to cash in on certain rewards before the supermarket revamps its loyalty card scheme, Martin Lewis has warned. The money saving guru issued a warning to Clubcard holders, writing that two of the loyalty scheme’s
DOZENS of schools across North Yorkshire are closed today following heavy snow in the county yesterday. There is frozen snow and ice and sub-zero temperatures across many parts of North Yorkshire today. The county council said all these schools
MICKLEGATE Bar will be closed for access into York city centre for five weeks while gas works take place. Northern Gas Networks (NGN) said it is carrying out critical work to "ensure the continued safe and reliable supply of gas to customers in
FIRE crews were called to an incident involving a barn fire near York earlier this morning and remain on the scene. A number of crews and an aerial ladder platform (ALP) were called to attend to a fire in a large barn in South Milford, Selby at
FIREFIGHTERS have rescued a four-year-old child after they locked themselves in a loft. North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service said crews went to a property in Harrogate yesterday evening after the child had turned the key in the lock whilst inside
YORK is to become a national vaccination hub – with people living up to 45 minutes away travelling to the city to receive the jab. Extra temporary buildings are being put up at the vaccination site at the former Askham Bar Park & Ride site and
FIRE crews were called to an incident involving a fire on a house boat in York late last night. Crews attended a small fire on a residential house boat in Ferry Lane in Bishopthorpe at around 11.30pm yesterday. The fire orignated at the rear of
RESIDENTS in York are being warned about a spate of scams relating to Covid-19. People have reported receiving fake mobile texts, calls or emails offering vaccine appointments or claim to be about Test and Trace. In most cases the texts and emails
YORK'S weekly rate of recording cases of Covid-19 has lowered slightly, but still remains above the national average in England. The latest data from Public Health England (PHE) shows that York's rate is now 657.6 people per 100,000, which is over
FORMER York City striker Ryan Edmondson has joined SkyBet League One side Northampton Town on loan. Edmondson had spent the first half of this season on loan at Aberdeen, who are currently third in the Scottish Premiership table, from Leeds United
UPDATED 10.50AM: The accident has now been cleared. EMERGENCY services are at the scene of a crash in North Yorkshire. One Lane of the A1(M) is closed on the exit slip road to the A64 eastbound due to an accident on the A1(M) nortg at
Lidl has narrowly beaten Aldi to be named the cheapest supermarket of 2020, according to Which? analysis. The consumer group tracked the price of 45 popular products such as Hovis bread, Knorr stock cubes and free-range eggs in eight major supermarkets
When Rosalind Freeborn looks at a magazine, a sheet of wrapping paper or an empty package, she sees beyond the obvious image. She sees the potential for the shapes, textures, colours and print to be ripped up and made into her own form of art.
A CAR burst in to flames after a crash. North Yorkshire Fire And Rescue say the accident happened at about 12.50pm yesterday in Leeds Road in Tadcaster. A spokesman for the service said: "Crews attended a road traffic collision where a car
THEY smashed it! A team of York friends challenged themselves to walk a virtual Three Peaks to raise funds for school laptops - and beat their target three times over. They now hope to be able to buy 12 Chromebooks for use by pupils at St George
A £1.4m industrial scheme in York is now fully occupied following the arrival of Network Rail and TIER Operations. Evans Property Group has fully let phase one at Quad, its York Business Park scheme, within three months of practical completion.
AT time of writing there were eight Wednesdays to budget day on March 3 and 11 Wednesdays to March 31 and the removal of the £20 extra money given per week to help Universal Credit claimants during the Covid-19 pandemic. The pandemic is still with
HEAVEN knows how much has been spent on a local plan for York. It is now suggested it be scrapped as much has changed since it was submitted in May 2018 (‘Withdraw Local Plan and start again’ - inspectors say scheme may be out of date, The Press, January
YORK Hospital is now treating 136 Covid patients on six designated wards as the number of seriously ill people rises in the wake of the city’s soaring infection rates. The number of wards for patients with the coronavirus has doubled in a fortnight
IT HAS been six months since I started writing for The Press. During this time, I have thoroughly enjoyed producing trending stories and feature articles for the paper. Being from the West Midlands, my knowledge of York initially stemmed anything
A DRIVER who fled from police at three times the speed limit through York during the spring lockdown has been jailed. Uninsured Matthew John Ambler, 31, hit 60 mph in a 20mph zone, shunted one car into two more, and sped over speed bumps down narrow
NSPCC chiefs are urging York residents to volunteer to help after a steep rise in children contacting Childline. The charity said its Yorkshire branch has seen an increase in the number of counselling sessions it is providing to offer help with
THE iconic Central Hall at the University of York is set to get a further revamp - with a new plaza set to be created outside the building and lighting installed to illuminate the landmark. City of York Council has granted planning permission for
COUNCIL chiefs are using location data to find out how many people travelled to York from areas in higher coronavirus tiers - and if visitors could be linked to the huge rise in cases in the city. Police have also revealed they faced criticism
