POLICE in York have stopped a taxi from Bradford which contained drugs - and made arrests in the city's Bishopthorpe Road area. The York North Neighbourhood Police Team tweeted brief details about the operation while praising the involvement of
PLANS for the huge Roman Quarter development in York city centre are set to be decided at a planning meeting tomorrow, Wednesday. The proposals – drawn up in partnership between York Archaeological Trust, Rougier Street Developments and developer
FIREFIGHTERS were called in after a crash in York city centre. North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue say they were called out today (February 23) at just after 11am to a two vehicle crash outside Sainsburys, Foss Bank, just outside the city walls.
GROWING numbers of people in York and North Yorkshire are turning to Universal Credit to help with their living costs. In York, 13,238 people were claiming the support payment by January 14, up from 13,137 the previous month. Jenny Shaw, of the
Prof Mike Holmes, who leads York’s vaccination services on the former Askham Bar Park & Ride site, explains in his latest column for The Press how the two systems work for patients THE announcement that over two thirds of priority group 5 (65 to
A YORK entertainer is trying to banish the lockdown blues with a free online workshop tomorrow. Billy Hickling, toured the world with international hit show Stomp! and has been running junk percussion workshops in York’s schools, pupil support
Ellie Goulding, who got married at York Minster in 2019, is pregnant with her first child. The 34-year-old singer revealed the news in an interview with British Vogue from the Gloucestershire home she shares with her art dealer husband Caspar Jopling
DOM BESS will recover from the setback of being left out by England for the recent second Test against India, insists Andrew Gale. Yorkshire’s coach is backing his new off-spinning recruit to prove why he was unfortunate to be omitted in Chennai
The York Designer Outlet is planning to re-open its doors to shoppers on April 12 - the earliest date possible envisaged in Prime Minister Boris Johnson's road-map to ending lockdown. Outlet centre manager Paul Tyler said the Prime Minister's statement
TWO new areas around York are now shaded white on the Public Health England Covid map due to a low number of cases. Dunnington, Elvington and Wheldrake and Holgate West are now shaded in white as there are less than three cases there, meaning no
THE weekly rate of recording cases of Covid-19 has dropped in York, as well as in both North and East Yorkshire, the latest figures confirm. The data from Public Health England (PHE) shows that York's rate has dropped by just one down to 67.9 people
A VOLUNTEER from North Yorkshire is to feature on a Mother’s Day card sold in Tesco stores across the country to raise money for Cancer Research UK. Duncan McGregor, 48, who lives in Ampleforth, is sharing his story and photograph of him volunteering
TWO young sisters put their half-term holiday to good use and raised a tremendous £260 for their own school, Amotherby Community Primary School. India, eight, and Francesca Brown, five, who live in Great Habton, acted on a suggestion by their great-aunt
A TRAFFIC marshal sold drugs as she worked at the World Cycling Championships in Harrogate, York Crown Court heard. Matthew Collins, prosecuting, said Monique Shiels, 25, had hundreds of pounds of cocaine and ketamine in her car when she was a
RAF Corporal Victoria Needham will be pulling out all the stops tomorrow (February 24) as she goes through the pain barrier. The former Canon Lee School pupil, who is based at RAF Shawbury, is used to competing, her usual sport seeing her running
THE University of York has become the first in the country to sign the Good Business Charter (GBC). The GBC was launched last year with founding members Deloitte, Capita, Brompton Bikes and London City airport, and promotes responsible behaviour
THREE more people have lost their lives to Covid-19 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 the York trust
SELBY Town chairman Ralph Pearse has retired after over a decade in the role. Pearse had served Selby as both a player and manager before taking up the role in the club's boardroom. The decision was announced "with a heavy heart" by Dave Haddock
Five people have died and hundreds more have fallen seriously ill with salmonella poisoning after consuming chicken products found in UK supermarkets, according to reports. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) are urgently recalling three chicken products
SPRING is on the way to York, giving a boost for residents battling against lockdown blues. A little rain is likely tomorrow but forecasters say high pressure is set to settle over the UK by Friday, bringing sunshine and double-digit temperatures
A YORK train company has announced plans to re-start services in March after an extended shutdown period. Grand Central's managing director Richard McClean said the company had decided to extend its current period of hibernation following the Government's
A York woman who has been shielding since last March for health reasons has finally had her first Covid jab at the Askham Bar vaccination centre. Lucy Walters, 34, who suffers from Addison’s disease, severe asthma, severe ME and chronic spontaneous
A PROUD dad has talked about the part he and his teenage son played in helping someone in distress on a York bridge. Seventeen-year-old Lucas Carlin, a student at York College, was walking near Clifton Bridge at about 9.30pm on Sunday (Feb 21)
CHRIS CLARKSON has succeeded Tim Spears as captain of York City Knights. Clarkson joined York from Betfred Super League side Castleford Tigers ahead of the 2020 season and will have an increased role in his first full season at the club. Head
THE chair of the North Yorkshire Local Resilience Forum (NYRLF) has welcomed the Government's roadmap to support the country out of the Covid-19 pandemic. Richard Flinton has said he is happy with the "positive vision," of the Government's plan
FIRE crews were called to tackle a fire in a boiler room at an industrial unit yesterday evening. The crews were called to the incident in Sherburn in Elmet at around 6.30pm yesterday. The fire was confined to the electrical unit with the room
A WOMAN who deliberately coughed at police officers working to keep the community safe has been jailed for 16 weeks. Lisa Dawn Fisher, 31, of Westbourne Grove in Scarborough, pleaded guilty at Scarborough Magistrates’ Court to two counts of common
Almost a quarter of Covid-19 patients suffer from hair loss within six months of infection, with women at greater risk, according to new research. The findings were published via medical journal, The Lancet, and listed hairloss as a primary symptom
Royal Mail is warning the public over a worrying parcel scam doing the rounds across the UK. The scam comes in the form of text messages and emails asking customers to make extra payments to ensure their package is delivered. The message reads
ELECTRIC vehicle charging points will be available from this spring in five Ryedale car parks to encourage drivers to transition to environmentally-friendly vehicles. Ryedale District Council has commissioned an electric vehicle charging contractor
ANTIQUE dealers and collectors are being asked to be on alert after a burglary in York. North Yorkshire Police have asked antique dealers and silverware collectors to be on the lookout for some distinctive silver napkin rings. They say they
THREE more care home residents in the York area have lost their lives to Covid-19. The latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that there have been 28 deaths related to the virus at care homes in York so far in 2021.
THE number of Covid patients at York and Scarborough hospitals has fallen to a third of its peak last month - and two more Covid wards have shut. York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust said today that it was currently treating 80 confirmed
A YORK MP is calling for a faster relaxation of lockdown rules if the vaccination progress accelerates. York Outer Tory MP Julian Sturdy is also calling for the Government to consider earlier opening for safe indoor hospitality. Currently,
FOUR students from the University of York have joined the team at Beverley Art Gallery on digital work placements as part of their course. The students would normally spend their time at the gallery as part of the placements, but as this isn't
The combined total for the Poppy Appeal 2020 collection for the York, Heworth, Strensall and Stamford Bridge areas at the end of January stands at £44,811.82. This will increase when supermarket totals and tins are added to the figure. Given the
EMERGENCE Festival, a free virtual arts festival showcasing emerging artists creating work in York in the pandemic, will run online from today until Saturday. Co-ordinated by co-producers Olivia Maltby, Millie Feary and Blyth McPherson at the University
SECONDARY school and college students in York and North Yorkshire will be asked to take regular coronavirus tests at home when they return to school next month. The Prime Minister has confirmed that all pupils will return to class from March 8,
It’s hard to read about repairs being made to York roads due to the recent weather (Emergency repairs as potholes appear after winter freeze, February 20). I’m not doubting the weather has made roads worse. But we have lived with potholes at the
It’s sad to hear of the death of Richard Shephard MBE (Minster prayers for composer, February 22). I first bumped into Richard as we walked to collect our newspapers on a morning. After that we often used to have a chat as we walked to the paper
I was interested to read Cllr D’Agorne’s letter (February 20) trumpeting the ‘success’ of his green traffic plans. This success must of course depend on the methodology used to measure it. So before Cllr D’Agorne makes any further claims, he should
HOW wonderful to see more of York's lockdown babies. Parents have been sending photos of their precious new arrivals during the pandemic and we have been sharing them - and their birth stories with readers. This week we are saying a big hello
YORK Outer MP Julian Sturdy has asked the Prime Minister if lockdown restrictions could be lifted faster if the Covid vaccination programme progresses more quickly than expected. Mr Sturdy said he "fully supports" Prime Minister Boris Johnson's
VILLAGERS near York claim they have repeatedly been betrayed by the planning system ahead of a decision today on plans to convert a former coal mine site into a centre taking 75,000 tonnes of waste a year. North Yorkshire County Council is set consider
A POCKLINGTON-based youth charity has paid tribute to one of its founding trustees who has stepped down. Marianne Lownsborough, known as ‘Maz’, was one of the main driving forces behind creating the YPC charity in 2013. She was responsible for
A LABOUR candidate for a police boss role says members of the party felt “shock and outrage” to learn that one of its former activists was convicted of rape. Fasil Eshetu Demsash, 48, of Holgate Road, York, was jailed for nine years last week.
A 71-year-old pensioner “robbed the NHS” out of more than £54,000 through his illicit cigarette activities, York Crown Court heard. Now Kenneth Reginald Wood could lose his savings, house, car and pension as the authorities bid to recoup the money
HEALTH bosses are urging residents not to be complacent following the Prime Minister's announcement about lifting lockdown restrictions. More than 54,000 York residents have received a Covid vaccine and the city's case rates have fallen dramatically
IN the latest edition of our look back through the archives, here are five football teams from years gone by. Do you recognise yourself or anyone you know in any of these great photos? Pictured above, members of the Sinnington football Club,
