A DRIVER was tasered by police in York last night after his car collided with traffic lights and then crashed through barriers into a trench. North Yorkshire Police tweeted that the driver tried to drive away and then became so violent and aggressive
FIRE crews were called to an incident in Harrogate this afternoon involving some broken glass hanging in a dangerous position. Crews were called to the incident in Station Parade, Harrogate at around 3.20pm today. It was discovered that broken
YORK'S weekly rate of recording cases of Covid-19 has dropped again and is now back below 600 people per 100,000. The latest data from Public Health England (PHE) shows that York's weekly rate is now 580.7 people per 100,000, compared to 603.5
NORTH Yorkshire residents who need support during Covid-19 lockdown restrictions can be reassured that help will be available right through to next autumn if required. Support put in place by North Yorkshire County Council at the start of the first
TWO more people with Covid-19 have died at hospitals within the York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The latest figures from NHS England show that the total number of deaths related to the virus in the York trust is now 415. The trust
THERE has been slight flooding in areas of York city centre due to the weather over the past few days. These pictures from The Press reporter, Mike Laycock, show areas of the city centre which have flooded due to the rise of the River Ouse after
STREETS in York's city centre remain deserted as the national lockdown continues across the country to help prevent the spread of Covid-19. Streets such as Coney Street and Parliament Street in the middle of York have next to no people on them
I HATE to be the bearer of bad news - but everyone else is so I might as well throw my two penn’orth in - the most depressing day of the year is almost upon us. Blue Monday falls on the third Monday of every new year. It’s the day when over-spending
EVERY police van in North Yorkshire is to display the Samaritans‘ contact details to help spread the message of mental health support. The vans are used for patrols in all districts of North Yorkshire and to respond to incidents, many of which
NORTHERN, alongside the rest of the UK rail industry, is to introduce amended timetables from Monday (18 January) to continue to help those who need to travel get where they need to be. The new timetables will see a reduction in service on some
FIRE crews are still on the scene of a large barn fire near York which started in the early hours of yesterday morning. 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
A KIND-HEARTED youngster from North Yorkshire is aiming to walk 50 miles during January, to fundraise for a hospice in memory of his dad. Walter McNeil, 6, lost his dad Paul two years ago and after talking to his mum Juliet, they decided to raise
THERE are set to be a number of temporary traffic restrictions in place in areas of York over the coming weeks to allow for work to be carried out. There will be restrictions in place at the York Road level crossing in Haxby from 11pm on January
FIRE crews were called to an incident involving a single vehicle collision in York yesterday evening. The crew were called to the scene in Queens Street at around 8.30pm last night. They worked to make a car safe following a single vehicle
THE latest update of the interactive map from Public Health England (PHE) shows that Westfield, Chapelfields and Foxwood has the highest number of Covid-19 cases in the city. The PHE map shows that there are 122 cases in the area, which is 23 higher
PUBLIC health leaders in York have thanked the thousands of people who have already accessed symptom-free covid tests in the city. The latest data shows that 500 secondary school pupils are amongst those who have already taken the tests, who are
VANDALS in North Yorkshire, who show contempt for people’s lives and for the agencies fighting Covid-19, have been warned their actions will not be tolerated. The warning comes after stay-local signage at Cross Hills in Craven was defaced. The
SUPPORTERS of a North Yorkshire hospice have raised over £11,000 for patient care by taking part in the Santa Dash throughout December. In past years, the Santa Dash, organised by Saint Catherine's hospice, has been held as a group event, with hundreds
AN eleven-year-old schoolgirl from York is cycling the distance of a marathon to raise money to help young homeless people in the city. Milly Trueman is in Year 7 at The Mount School in York and took the initiative after hearing that the school
As York Open Studios prepares to celebrate its 20th anniversary next year, we look back at two decades of creativity and how artists are preparing to welcome art-lovers into their homes and studios in 2021 TWO decades ago, a group of like-minded
A PROPERTY steeped in history, which comes with four cottages and an indoor swimming pool, has gone on the market for £2,250,000. Birdforth Hall and Cottages, near Easingwold, represents an "outstanding residential and lifestyle investment and
CHARACTER has always played a big part in the appeal of the Ford Focus ST. The subtlety of the power delivery, the addictive sound from the 2.3-litre turbocharged petrol engine, the sporty design and the smoothness of its sparkling performance
A POPULAR village pub, once owned by actor Neil Morrisey, is pulling out the stops to help survive the third coronavirus lockdown. The Punch Bowl Inn, at Marton-cum-Grafton, near Boroughbridge, once owned jointly by former Men Behaving Badly star
TWO York entrepreneurs are bucking the economic downturn to open three new businesses in lockdown. Joe Ferraioli and his partner Sadie Belleh have launched three ventures since the pandemic began last spring - with the newest one opening just four
THIS February, we’re asking people across Yorkshire to keep up the new year motivation by signing up to take part in Diabetes UK’s first ever FakeAway Feb. Challenge yourself to swap processed foods and takeaways for healthier alternatives throughout
On January 5th I had a letter printed in The Press pointing out the differences between Jorvik & Priory medical centres. I received a phone call from my doctors, Jorvik, and was fixed up in ten minutes with a Covid-19 jab appointment (jab done
Here are few match day memories from winters past. In 1985, an army of fans responded to York City’s plea for help in clearing snow from the Bootham Crescent pitch. Their hard work was rewarded after Sandbach referee Don Shaw gave the all-clear
ANGRY residents fear a golden opportunity to rid their streets of a twice-daily traffic nightmare is set to be wasted under plans for a new access road into a York school. Householders have complained for years about the “absolute chaos” in Fulfordgate
THREE quarters of new Covid cases in York are people with the new variant of the virus, public health leaders say. They have urged people to follow lockdown advice because the new strain is more infectious and could be responsible for York's rate
WE all know that York is home to a lot of famous faces- but did you also know about the sports people that were born and raised here? From talented footballers, to those who represented the country in the Olympics, plenty of incredible athletes
YORK Hospital is now treating more than 140 Covid patients on seven wards as the hospital risks becoming full over the next fortnight, according to one consultant. Dr Kim Chadler, a consultant at York Hospital, told the BBC that the hospital could
THE Covid rate in a York hotspot has fallen for a second day - but is still more than twice as high as the national average. Public Health England said the seven-day rolling rate in the week to January 10 in the Westfield, Chapelfields and Foxwood
