Royal Mail and Hermes have responded to claims that undelivered parcels are being sold on eBay. Dozens of parcels are being auctioned off, containing everything from jewellery to electrical goods. Adverts show parcels laid out on the floor,
YORKSHIRE were unable to capitalise on two positions of strength with ball in hand as Glamorgan enjoyed the better of the LV= Insurance County Championship’s opening day at Emerald Headingley. After winning the toss and electing to bowl, Glamorgan
A YORK train company says it is leading the rail industry by offering reservations to passengers six months in advance. Grand Central re-started services in March after an extended shutdown period and operates services linking York and the North
TOULOUSE Olympique have been awarded a 24-0 win after London Broncos decided not to travel to France for next weekend's Betfred Championship fixture. London will be referred to the RFL Compliance Department for off-field misconduct, with the charge
BUSINESSES in York have benefited from around £125 million in support through grants and business rates relief during the coronavirus pandemic, figures show. It has been a challenging year for businesses in many different industries with smaller
York residents will have a last chance to shop in Debenhams when it reopens its Monks Cross store on Monday - but for no more than a month. The store will be part of the chain's final closing down sale, with items discounted by up to 70 per cent
A YORK attraction which was not able to open last year due to Covid-19 restrictions, is recruiting 100 seasonal staff to meet expected demand this year. York Maze owner and farmer Tom Pearcy said he is confident they will open this summer and there
YORK'S weekly recorded Covid-19 case rate has dropped to 15 - and just six more cases have been recorded in the area. The latest Public Health England (PHE) data shows that the city's rate has dropped by three to 15.7 cases per 100,000 population
THE family of a York City fan say they are delighted after being reunited with a memorial seat which they thought had been lost for ever. Clare Feasby said the seat with an inscription to her grandfather saying ‘In Memory of Jack Feasby 1913-1996
ARE you suffering from long Covid? How is it affecting your life? Are you receiving the help you need. Or have you had long Covid and recovered? We would like to hear your stories and share them with readers. Almost one in seven people
YORK City Knights will be without as many as 12 players for Friday night's Betfred Challenge Cup tie against Wigan Warriors (7.45pm). York have suffered a series of short to medium term injuries on the eve of the third round tie at the LNER Community
A YORK GP has explained how he would still recommend the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccination to his family - after concerns across the country that it has pontentially fatal side effects. It was announced yesterday that due to a very small number
Martin Lewis has shared great news for anyone facing the prospect of working from home for the foreseeable future, even if it is for one day. The Money Saving Expert founder has become the nations consumer champion, sharing tips and tricks for
FOR the first time in five days, a death related to Covid-19 has been recorded at hospitals in the York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The latest data from NHS England shows that one further death has been recorded in the York trust,
ONE of the York area's biggest agricultural shows has been cancelled for the second year running because of Covid. Organisers of the annual Tockwith Show say they have called off this year’s event in August because of continuing uncertainty over
A TOTAL of seven council employees in York took home £100,000 or more last year, it has been revealed. City of York Council paid just over £1 million in salaries, pensions and expenses for these top earners, including the former chief executive
A COMMEMORATIVE seat has been placed on a York golf course in memory of a former Lord Mayor of York who was a devoted golfer. The bench was donated to Pike Hills Golf Club, near Copmanthorpe, by the family of David Horton, a two times Lord Mayor
ONLY 19 patients with Covid-19 are still being treated at York and Scarborough hospitals - and only one of them still needs intensive care. York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust said today that it had 19 confirmed and suspected inpatients
NETWORK service EE has today switched on 5G in 35 new towns and cities across the UK - including in York. York, Harrogate and Barnsley are the latest places in the county to receive the service through EE, with 18 places now connected in total
A MAN was left with serious facial injuries after an incident outside a bank. North Yorkshire Police say they are now appealing for witnesses and information about an incident in Scarborough in which a young man suffered serious facial injuries
NATIONAL League clubs believe they have enough numbers to request an extraordinary general meeting. Seventeen sides (25 per cent of the league) supported the proposal to host an EGM at which they plan to hold a no-confidence vote in the chairman
A CAFE and pub in Easingwold have come together to create a day to night outdoor seating area for customers. Long before Covid-19, the Olive Branch and Angel Inn always came to each other's rescue as next door neighbours. Now the businesses
EAST Riding Council has announced details of the reopening of East Riding Libraries, Mobile Libraries, and its Customer Service Centres and Multi-Service Centres from Monday (April 12) in line with the Government’s roadmap. East Riding Libraries
With reference to Helen Mead’s small article ‘Birdsong is wonderful’ (The Press, April 3): I also love to hear the birds singing during the day. But unlike Helen I don’t mind the dawn chorus. If you hear it, it means you are still alive and breathing
UPDATED 11.40AM: The accident has now been cleared and traffic is returning to normal. A MAIN road in to York is partially blocked after a crash. The A59 Roman Road is currently partially blocked due to an accident near Dobbies Garden Centre
A NEW free-to-use cash machine on Bishopthorpe Road in York has opened today, thanks to a community request. The hole-in-wall machine, installed by LINK, is the first "community action" ATM to arrive in York. Working closely with Barclays and
PEOPLE aged 40 to 49 could be invited to get their Covid vaccine in York within days. Prof Mike Holmes from Nimbuscare, which runs the vaccination site at Askham Bar Moor Lane Car Park, said the next age group could be getting their invites as
A CARE assistant from North Yorkshire has taken on a walking challenge to support the Alzheimer’s Society in memory of her dad. Fiona Scarce, a home care assistant at The Great Care Company, embarked on a three-hour journey from her home near Easingwold
ACTRESS Patricia Hodge will replace Dame Diana Rigg as Mrs Pumphrey in series 2 of All Creatures Great and Small, which will air on Channel 5 later this year. All Creatures, based on the hugely-popular books by Thirsk vet James Herriot (real name
TICKETS have gone on sale as a zoo and gardens get ready to reopen to the public next week. From Monday (April 12) Sewerby Hall and Gardens in East Yorkshire will see the zoo reopening and outdoor seating returning to the Clock Tower Café.
ROLL on Monday and Step 2 of the Government's roadmap to recovery, when outdoor hospitality can resume and zoos, theme parks, drive-in cinemas and libraries can re-open. Charles Hutchinson casts an eye over what's on and what's next. Children's
YORK company Strawberry Lion is showing its streamed production of E Nesbit's Five Children And It on Explore York Libraries' YouTube channel. Written and performed by York actor, musician, writer, theatre-maker and company founder Anna Soden, the
No wonder leave voters now pretend they always knew Brexit would be an economic shambles: it’s embarrassing to admit remain voters were right. Government figures show an export loss to the EU of £5.6 billion in January, a drop of 40 per cent. At
YORK musician Keon Hill is on a mission to ‘generate a family’ in the region. Keon has just signed-up with London-based record label Lost Boys, and his two singles, which have been produced in the last five months, have gone down exceptionally well
CAMPAIGNERS have launched what they say will be the UK’s biggest ever beach clean, as part of efforts to tackle the threat of plastic pollution to marine wildlife. Surfers Against Sewage have marked the launch of their “million mile beach clean
YORK City Knights may not have faced Wigan Warriors for three-and-a-half decades ahead of Friday’s Betfred Challenge Cup tie (7.45pm), but they do boast a player with both a recent and successful record against the Cherry and Whites. Forward Danny
POLICE have been spot checking vehicles in York. Next week marks four years since 'unpredictable policing' launched in North Yorkshire and officers were out yesterday stopping cars as part of the continuation of Operation Servator. The force
YORK rail services are being ramped up ahead of the further easing of lockdown restrictions. Britain industry body the Rail Delivery Group said more than 1,000 daily weekday services have been added to timetables across the country since mid-February
I don’t understand why a loss-making enterprise should be expected to remain open for a certain section of York society, just to provide them with a pleasant shopping experience. Like many other retail businesses John Lewis is in retreat from the
The Aintree meeting starts today, culminating in the Grand National steeplechase on Saturday. Over the three days it is likely that some horses will not return to their stables. With the best will in the world National Hunt racing regulations
EIGHT new houses could be built on land behind a row of flats in York - under council plans to build more affordable homes. City of York Council owns about 787 square metres of land between Fossway and Sturdee Grove, east of Huntington Road.
THE first few months of the pandemic cost a York college £1.4 million, a report has revealed. Askham Bryan College’s report for the year to July 2020 says the coronavirus presented the "biggest single challenge the college has faced for many generations
A DRIVER has been given a suspended prison sentence for making an assistant chief constable and other police fear for their lives. They had to dodge out of the way as Mark Andrew Ambury, 41, shunted his car back and forth inside his garage, hitting
IT’S long been seen as York's premier shopping street - but after years of Internet competition and steep business rates, followed during the past year by lockdowns and the repeated closures of non-essential retailers, nine properties are currently
A MAJOR new parcel distribution centre in York - aimed at meeting rising demand for goods online - looks set to deliver125 new jobs. Plans have been submitted to City of York Council to build the 59,250 sq ft distribution facility for national
IN the latest edition of our look back through the archives, here are five badminton teams from the past. Do you recognise yourself or anyone you know? Pictured above, January 1978, Mr Les Wright, the National Badminton Coach, at York University
