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  • New Covid-19 vaccine to be trialled in York

    ABOUT 150 people in York will get the chance to trial a new Covid vaccine in a first for the city. York is one of nine locations across the UK taking part in the global trial of a new Covid-19 vaccine. York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals

  • Supermarket chain plans new York store with 40 jobs

    A supermarket chain is planning to open a new store in central York with the creation of 40 jobs. Iceland is moving into the former Homesense store in Foss Islands Road retail park which shut in March last year after a decade. The national chain

  • York City Knights youngster pens new deal

    TEENAGER Toby Warren has signed a new three-year deal with York City Knights. Warren initially agreed community dual-registration terms for the Knights ahead of this season and has followed fellow teenagers Myles Harrison and AJ Towse in becoming

  • York department store relaunches food hall

    A DEPARTMENT store in York has today (May 5) relaunched its food hall. Staff say the new food hall at M&S Vangarde at Monks Cross has been months in  the making with several new features including an in-store bakery, bread and cake department

  • York City Ladies thump Hartlepool United in Subsidiary Cup

    YORK City Ladies finished their Subsidiary Cup group stage with a flourish after routing Hartlepool United 6-0. The Minsterbelles, who topped Group C with a plus-four goal difference going into the weekend, have finished the three-game stretch undefeated

  • New York in Europe trail to be launched in city

    A NEW trail is being launched in York to mark 'Europe Day' on Sunday. The “York in Europe, Europe in York” trail explores the city’s wide European heritage through buildings, businesses, communities, individual stories and belongings, say organisers

  • Census response praise

    THE response to Census 2021 has exceeded all expectations, with 97 per cent of households across England and Wales making sure they count when it comes to local services like school places, GP surgeries and hospital beds. This is above the pre-census

  • No further Covid deaths recorded at hospitals in York trust

    NO more deaths related to Covid-19 have been recorded at hospitals in the York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The latest figures from NHS England shows that the total number of deaths related to the virus in the York trust remains at

  • Charity shops appeal for more volunteers as donations pour in

    A YORK hospice is appealing for more volunteers to come forward and work in its charity shops, following their reopening from lockdown. St Leonard's Hospice says donations are flowing in to its shops in the York area, but it urgently needs people

  • Man and woman found dead in hotel

    POLICE are investigating after a man and woman from the London area were found dead in a Harrogate hotel. The two bodies were discovered at the Doubletree by Hilton Harrogate Majestic Hotel and Spa in Springfield Avenue at 10.20pm on Tuesday (May

  • Normal service resumes after train derailment

    TRAIN services are back on track between Leeds and York this morning after Network Rail completed vital repairs overnight, following an engineering train derailment. Since the incident at Church Fenton in the early hours of yesterday morning, teams

  • These sports degree students have gone on to industry success

    SPORTING students from Selby College have gone on to secure successful careers in the sport and coaching industry. After completing a BSc (Hons) Sports Coaching and Exercise Science, former student Sophie Dales has recently launched her own fitness

  • SENIOR LEAGUE: Leading trio maintain 100 per cent starts

    PICKERING, Sessay and York share top billing after all three maintained their 100 per cent records in the Hunters York & District Senior Cricket League premier division. York captain Alex Collins (57 not out) notched up back-to-back unbeaten half-centuries

  • Vue York announces reopening date

    VUE cinema is reopening in York from May 17 with online bookings available. Film fans can pre-book tickets in advance for new releases such as Peter Rabbit 2  to The Conjuring Part II and The Unholy. Other films to watch include Sir Alex: Never

  • ‘No one will be left behind - everyone will be vaccinated’

    Professor Mike Holmes, who leads York’s vaccination centre at Askham Bar, tells in his latest column for The Press of the huge progress being made after more than 200,000 get the Covid jab “I GENUINELY didn’t think it could be possible for me to

  • No further Covid deaths at care homes in York

    NO more deaths related to Covid-19 have been recorded at care homes in the York area. The latest data from the Office for National Statistics shows that the total number of Covid deaths at care homes in the city so far in 2021 remains at 44.

  • Delivery driver assaulted in seaside town

    POLICE are appealing for witnesses and information about an assault that occurred in Scarborough. The incident happened in Blackbird Way in the Crossgates area of the town at around 11am on Friday April 15. A spokesperson for North Yorkshire

  • 'We’re so lucky to have Homestead Park'

    On a recent trip to the homestead play park with friends it brought back such wonderful childhood memories of playing on the swings, playing football, climbing the castle and of course having an ice cream. We’re so lucky to have a such a lovely

  • 'Hedley Verity’s sweater got me through the war'

    I am delighted at Yorkshire’s good start to the season and the latest one run victory over Northants. I was surprised, however, to see that Northants’ top scorer in the second innings was Extras at 48, made up of 4 no-balls and 44 byes. Are

  • This is a worrying time for Nestlé staff

    Although most York residents will have enjoyed a well-earned bank holiday, this will sadly have been a worrying time for Nestlé employees given the company’s decision to shed 98 roles at its Haxby Road site, as part of a wider big investment in our

  • Bumper opening day for York's newest plant shop

    YORK'S newest plant and seedlings shop has been doing a roaring trade since opening on Saturday. Business was non-stop all day at The Plant Shop, based in Homestead Park, on the first day of opening, says project co-ordinator Mark Draper. "

  • 'Cheeky' twins win backing of radio star Chris Moyles

    TWO “cheeky” twins from North Yorkshire have raised a staggering amount to support Cancer Research in their dad’s honour - after support from a national celebrity. Tom and Mark Burke, from Selby, have set themselves the task of running 5k to fundraise

  • Dad who terrorised his children with wolf mask is jailed

    A FATHER who terrorised his children with a wolf mask and maltreated them has been jailed. The two youngsters were so frightened of their parent they wet their bed and were visibly scared when being read a story at school, said Glenn Parsons, prosecuting

  • 'Thatcherism is to blame for York’s chocolate firm sell-offs'

    I can help with Keith Massey’s query (Letters April 29) as to why we allowed major UK companies like Rowntree’s to be sold off. The answer is that we had a Conservative government under Margaret Thatcher who believed that the market, free and untrammelled

  • Emergency services deal with suspect package in York

    A SPECIALIST explosives sniffer dog was used after firefighters were called out to reports of a suspect package in York. North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue say they were called out at about 12.30pm yesterday (May 4) to Manor Court off Lawrence Street

  • Big reorganisation of city junction now set NOT to happen

    THE junction at Bootham Bar is NOT set to be reorganised to make more space for pedestrians. City of York Council revealed two designs for the junction between Bootham, Gillygate and St Leonard’s Place in the city centre and invited residents to