THE fate of the Great Yorkshire Show is now in the hands of public health teams, organisers confirmed. The much-anticipated annual show is scheduled to take place between Tuesday, July 13, and Friday, July 16 - making it the first four day event
SIX of York City’s National League North rivals have had their appeals against sanctions from last season turned down by an independent appeal board. A further three clubs have had varied terms ordered to their sanctions following agreement with
YORK'S wedding industry has described the "struggle" to survive Covid-19 with one DJ warning how some businesses are "getting close to the edge". From couples who lost their deposits on venues to entertainers out of work, Boris Johnson's announcement
10.10PM: The accident has been cleared and the road has reopened. THERE are reports of an accident in a York town. The road is partially blocked after an accident in Usher Lane in Haxby near to the junction with Crossmoor Lane. Traffic
ALNE continue to top the Pilmoor Evening Cricket League despite losing at home to Easingwold. No matter who leads the way at the end of the season, though, the eventual champions will be decided by a series of play-off matches in the closing weeks
SIX fire crews have been called to an incident involving a building fire in North Yorkshire. Crews from Harrogate, Knaresborough, Wetherby, Ripon, Tadcaster and Acomb are currently dealing with a building fire in the Spofforth area. The incident
YORK'S weekly recorded Covid case rate has increased, taking it above the 55 mark. The latest Public Health England (PHE) data shows that the city's rate has increased by four - taking it above 55 to 55.1 cases per 100,000 population. However,
A 96-YEAR-OLD York woman who has helped run a club for the over 60s for nearly seven decades has been awarded the British Empire Medal. Rene Braithwaite, of Farrar Street, off Lawrence Street, who is a member of the congregation at St Lawrence’
NESTLE Rowntree RUFC have announced that they will field a seconds team next season for the first time in two decades. Thanks to a successful recruitment drive over the past few years the Lions - as Trees' second-string side is known - will enter
A POPULAR footpath has been given a makeover to allow more people to use it. Highways workers have been out giving the path a proper clean-up. The walkway in Stockton Road has long been lined with a narrow footpath able to facilitate single-file
TICKETS have gone on sale for Selby Town’s first match of pre-season. The Robins are due to host FC Humber United on Saturday, July 3as part of a six-game schedule ahead of their 2021/22 Northern Counties East League division one campaign.
MORE than 60 drivers and passengers have been stopped by police for not wearing a seatbelt during a week of action across North Yorkshire. Three of the offences involved children who were not securely seated – incidents police have described as
YORK Racecourse has confirmed that it is ‘engaging with both Government and the racing authorities’ to explore ways of allowing the maximum possible number of punters to attend the John Smith’s Cup meeting on July 9 and 10. Until the Prime Minister
POLICE are appealing for witnesses and information about an assault that occurred in York last month. The incident occurred in Lawrence Street near to the the Dominic Pizza shop at around 1.45am on May 29. It involved five females and one male
Professor Mike Holmes, who leads York’s vaccination centre at Askham Bar, tells in his latest column for The Press how the weather - be it hot or cold - is never going to beat staff and volunteers AS the sun beat down on the vaccination centre
THERE’S just a day left for you to help make the dream of a magical new ‘Hobbit house’ library come true for the children of Carr Junior School. The school has already reached its original £10,000 crowdfunding target to pay for Bookend Cottage,
POLICE have confirmed that a wanted Harrogate man was arrested last month. Officers from North Yorkshire Police launched the appeal for information on the whereabouts of Tinotanda Muhwati in May. A spokesperson for North Yorkshire Police said
THE Great Yorkshire Show says it is still "monitoring the national situation" amid delays to the long-awaited June 21 roadmap milestone. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said restrictions would not be fully lifted until July 19 on Monday as the Delta
FOR the first time in almost two weeks, 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
PM Boris Johnson should slap a windfall tax on profitable online companies - and cancel business rates for a year, a York business leader says. Phil Pinder of the York Retail Forum says the decision to delay 'Freedom Day' - the final lifting of
TEACHERS at one secondary school are in the running for two top awards. Staff members at Malton School have been shortlisted in two different categories at a TES Schools Awards Dinner on June 25. Maths teacher, Sam Craggs has been short-listed
ONE more resident at a care home in York have lost their life to Covid-19. Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that the one further death at care homes in the York area means that there have been 45 so far in 2021. There
POLICE are asking the public to report any sightings of a missing woman from Scarborough. Marjorie Taylor, 65, was last seen at her home address in the North Marine Drive area of Scarborough at around 9.30am on Tuesday June 8. A spokesperson
YORK'S hospitality and events businesses have been dealt another blow with a four-week delay to the final stage of the recovery roadmap. All eyes were on the prime minister on Monday when he confirmed he was delaying the anticipated lifting of
POLICE are hunting a man who flashed a woman from a car. North Yorkshire Police say they are appealing for information about an indecent exposure that happened at about 8am on Sunday (June 13) on the road between Settrington and Scagglethorpe.
CALLS are being made for urgent support for small firms in York and North Yorkshire who face another month of restrictions. The Prime Minister has announced that the restrictions which were due to lift on June 21 will not end until July 19 amid
HEWORTH ARLC went third in National Conference League group ‘G’ after an impressive 29-4 win at Beverley. The Villagers produced their best display of the season so far to record a second successive victory. On an extremely narrow pitch not
FOLLOWING the success of its first two courses, Thunk-It Theatre, in partnership with Pocklington Arts Centre (PAC), have announced a third term of youth theatre workshops this year. The sessions, which will take place online via Zoom, will focus
INDOOR reopening led to a record surge in the number of workers on payrolls last month. Hospitality and entertainment firms took on staff as lockdown restrictions eased - though many restaurants, bars and hotels in York reported difficulties in
A COLLABORATIVE team, including members from a university in York, have been named the winner of the Royal Society of Chemistry’s new Organic Division Horizon Prize. The team of scientists, including professors from the University of York, received
A NEW Castle Howard Gin has been created using herbs and fruit foraged from its historic 8,000-acre estate. The North Yorkshire stately home has teamed up with Sloemotion Distillery to launch the classic juniper-led dry spirit which has extracts
PEOPLE in York and North Yorkshire have two more days to enjoy the hot weather until much of the UK is hit by thunderstorms. Monday marked the hottest day of the year so far, with temperatures soaring to 29.7C in Teddington, Middlesex, and Met
A MAJOR employer is offering virtual work experience to give young people a head start to a STEM career. Siemens has redesigned its programme to overcome the barriers of conventional placements such as geography, mobility, financial, and inflexibility
AFTER more than a year of lockdown frustration, members of York Opera are hoping to be able to start live rehearsals in the next few weeks. Covid permitting, they hope to stage a production of Mozart's The Magic Flute at York Theatre Royal in November
CALLING all Yorkies: do you have any old photos or memories of Nunnery Lane? Then the Clements Hall Local History Group would like to hear from you. The group has already produced two successful books about the old shops and pubs in Bishopthorpe
The RSPCA is bracing for an influx of unwanted cats coming into its care this kitten season. Kitten season, when most litters of kittens are born, runs from May to September, and often sees charities like the RSPCA overwhelmed with cats and kittens
YORK Parkrun events will not return in England until at least July 24 after the Government postponed the lifting of pandemic restrictions, organisers said. The free 5km Saturday morning runs were due to restart on Saturday June 5 before issues
A GARAGE is set to be demolished to make way for a block of seven new flats. Plans have been submitted for Glen Garage in Hawthorn Grove to be demolished and apartments built in its place. The new block would be two to two-and-a-half storeys
PLANS have been unveiled for a specialist brain injury hospital to be built at the Chocolate Works development. The project would see the acquired brain injuries unit run by the Disabilities Trust at The Retreat in Heslington Road move to the former
THE charitable foundation formed by York shoe retailer Pavers has reached the major milestone of donating £1 million to worthy causes across the UK and beyond. The family established the Pavers Foundation to honour its late founder, Catherine Paver
CHILDREN are being asked to come up with names for two new fire engines. North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue say they are encouraging youngsters to help find a name for their two newest fire engines. The competition marks the arrival of our two
THE number of Covid patients at York and Scarborough hospitals has risen to five – but the latest data has revealed that very few older people have been catching the coronavirus. York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust said
THE council has apologised for missing garden waste collections across the city - saying a shortage of lorry drivers is to blame. Residents across the city say their green bins have not been collected - in some cases for up to a week - and have
