THESE streets in York will be getting free Covid-19 testing kits as part of efforts to keep the city safe and open. Council staff will be once again visiting communities in the city offering testing kits to residents and encouraging them to test
HEWORTH gave themselves a huge boost in National Conference League group 'G' with an emphatic 38-4 win over first division side Myton Warriors. After conceding an early try at Elmpark Way, the Villagers went on to prove that they can compete at
EIGHT academy players have left York City upon not being offered professional contracts by the club. The group of players to leave the club upon the end of their scholarships are Ben Chamberlain, Lucas Martin, Jack Wright, Blake Drury, Matty Dixon
YORK Acorn bounced back from defeat to Hull Dockers with a gritty 13-6 victory at previously unbeaten Beverley. Acorn now jointly lead National Conference League group 'G'. The York side took the lead early when a pin-point Matt Chilton kick
YORK City Knights loanee Mikey Lewis has returned to parent club Hull Kingston Rovers following the end of his one-month deal. Lewis played four times for York and made his final appearance in the club’s 1895 Cup semi-final win over Swinton Lions
TADCASTER Albion have named Simon Russell as the Brewers’ new club captain following the departure of skipper Michael Ingham. Corey Roper has been named as his vice-captain. In his 18-year career, high-energy midfielder Russell has racked up
YORK'S weekly recorded Covid-19 rate has increased over the last 24 hours - and 10 more cases have been recorded in the area. The latest data from Public Health England (PHE) shows that the city's rate has increased by 0.5 to 28.5 cases per 100,000
PLANS to allow an NHS system to extract patient data from doctors' surgeries in England have been delayed amid concerns around privacy. The new GP data sharing system was due to start in July but has been pushed back to September 1, a health minister
STEVE ROBERTS is able to look forward to seeing his young stars progress next season now that Pickering Town’s retained list has been nailed down. On top of the 10 confirmed last week, Roberts has secured the signatures of another quartet, with
Extra police will be on patrol in York city centre on Sunday afternoon during England’s first Euro 2020 match, against Croatia. Chief Inspector Charlotte Bloxham, who will be North Yorkshire Police’s 'silver commander’ on the day, said officers
A £20m riverside aparthotel in York has been ranked among 20 of the world's 'hottest new hotels'. Roomzzz York City is celebrating after being placed 16th in the global list of top hotels, as the highest rated UK hotel, alongside other winners
UPDATED 5.40PM: The earlier accident has been cleared on Askham Lane Southbound between Cornlands Road and Foxwood Lane. Traffic has returned to normal. ASKHAM Lane is partially blocked and there is heavy traffic in the area due to an accident
PLANS for a shake up of Westminster constituencies could see some people's MP change in York and North Yorkshire. The proposals aim to ensure MPs represent a broadly similar number of voters. Under the plans the York Central constituency held
PATIENTS in York are being encouraged to download the NHS App with health leaders describing it as "much more than just a COVID vaccination passport". The NHS is urging patients to install it on their smartphones and tablets amid unprecedented
IT is 60 years ago today since York celebrated its own Royal Wedding - that between Katharine Worsley, from Hovingham, near Malton, and a young 2nd lieutenant from Catterick Garrison. That young army officer, of course, was none other than Prince
PLANS have been unveiled for a new city centre luxury aparthotel with a new bar and restaurant. Supercity Aparthotels have confirmed that they have secured a site in Micklegate, York, with construction of the new-build property due to start in
FORMER York City midfielder George Patterson has passed away. A half-back by trade, George made 57 appearances for the Minstermen between 1957 and 1960, scoring four goals. Born in Sunderland on September 15, 1934, he started his career as
YORK City Knights' trip to Halifax Panthers on Sunday will now kick-off at 11.30am. The Betfred Championship clash had been due to commence from 3pm, but has been brought forward so as not to clash with England's first group stage match against
FILMING is taking place in York city centre today (June 8). A major retailer is filming outside their York store. Deichmann opened a new two-floor unit in Davygate last year after a complete £475,000 refurbishment, with the creation of 12 permanent
POLICE are appealing for witnesses and information after a woman died during a three-vehicle collision near Selby last week. At around 4.40pm on Wednesday June 2, a three vehicle collision occurred at the roundabout where the A19 meets the A63
A UNIVERSITY of York professor has shared his perspective on the worldwide internet outage which, he claims, sent "the world into chaos". Professor Mark Rodbert, visiting professor in computer science at the University of York and founder of cybersecurity
Local resident Craig Holmes took this photograph of Harrison Ford taking a break from filming in Grosmont yesterday (Monday). Photographer Simon Thurlow also took photos of the film set for the new Indiana Jones movie at the weekend. Hollywood
WEBSITES affected by a worldwide internet outage appear to be gradually coming back online. Fastly, which has been widely reported as the source of the problem, updated its service status page, saying: “The issue has been identified and a fix is
Professor Mike Holmes, who leads York’s vaccination centre at Askham Bar, says that there has been no slacking on the Covid-19 vaccine front IT may have been half-term holiday week for some but the vaccination programme certainly hasn’t had any
INDEPENDENT shops and businesses in York are taking part in the Totally Locally Fiver Fest. Members of Indie York are creating special £5 offers over a fortnight, from June 12 to 26, to help celebrate and highlight the contribution of independents
A NUMBER of leading media websites are giving users error messages this morning following an internet outage. Websites for the Guardian, Financial Times, Independent, and the New York Times were among those down. The UK Government’s website
DON'T overdo it - and stay 'onside with the law'. That's the message from police to York people ahead of England's first Euro 2020 match on Sunday. Many fans will be heading to their local or a city centre pub to watch the first game, against
YORK City are calling for volunteers to assist in the search for urns and caskets at Bootham Crescent. As part of the club’s legacy project, City aim to relocate all urns from under and around the pitch to the memorial garden. The search, to
YORK Hospital's multi-storey car park is set to close for three days. The car park will be closed on Friday, June 11 from 6pm and reopen on Monday, June 14 from 6am. The closure is due to relining, the hospital said. The Blue Badge car
A police officer has accepted responsibility for killing Sarah Everard, a court heard. Pc Wayne Couzens, 48, appeared at the Old Bailey on Tuesday, when he pleaded guilty to the kidnap and rape of Sarah Everard. The court heard Couzens accepted
A POP-UP vaccination centre will be held at a university in York next week - as the programme continues to move through the cohorts. Nimbuscare has partnered with the University of York to run a pop-up vaccination service on Monday (June 14).
DRIVERS are being warned that works are set to take place for a fortnight at a busy junction in York. City of York Council says ageing and outdated traffic signals in Haxby Road, near the Lime Tree Avenue crossing in New Earswick, are set to be
POLICE are taking a zero tolerance approach to tackling the antisocial driving of high-powered vehicles in North Yorkshire this summer. Officers from Neighbourhood Policing in Harrogate will be working alongside Roads Policing colleagues to crack
FIREFIGHTERS are warning people of the dangers of starting fires in the open as the warm weather continues. It comes after a spate of small fires where North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue had to be called in. At 6.40pm last night (June 7) a crew
The UK was pushed to the bottom of the European league table 2020 for bathing water quality at coastal and inland sites. It was rivalled only by Poland, where just 22 per cent of sites were rated excellent, in the 31-country rankings of EU member
The £4,100 charge made by City of York Council to a developer for the removal of a few white line road markings is bureaucracy gone mad (£4,000 charge to remove two white lines on York road branded ‘obscene’, June 5). It is not surprising, though
A MAJOR high street store in York is inviting more young people to get on board its work experience scheme. M&S York has extended the application deadline for its Kickstart programme until June 14. Three placements will be offered at M&
Most days I walk round the Knavesmire twice a day with my dog and must say how lovely it looked on Sunday in the sun with all the buttercups and other wild flowers making a comeback. There are one or two bees returning but as yet no butterflies
MALMAISON hotel in York, complete with a roof-top sky bar with Minster views, will finally open this week, The Press can reveal. The 150-bed hotel, in the former Aviva building on Rougier Street, has been plagued by delays. It was supposed
Be 'bold and visionary' - that's the message to City of York Council as it begins work on updating the city's local transport plan. York Civic Trust has drawn up a raft of transport suggestions for updating the plan, which was produced in 2011.
ANTI-lockdown leaflets and stickers have been reported in York, including in areas of the city where take-up of the vaccine is lowest. A City of York Council document says anti-lockdown leaflets have been reported to the authority in Bishopthorpe
IN the latest edition of our look back through the archives, here are five Crime Prevention Cup teams from the 90s. Do you recognise yourself or anyone you know in any of these pictures? Pictured above, February 1993, Carr Junior. Back
NO one will be allowed to move into the new apartments City of York Council is building as part of the Castle Gateway scheme until Castle Car Park has closed and a replacement for it found, according to a report. But the proposed replacement -
