MORE than 200 patients with coronavirus are today being treated at York and Scarborough hospital, after a further influx over the weekend - and the number in intensive care has doubled.

TINY Ava is a prize fighter. Born 16 weeks premature and weighing not much more than a bag of sugar - she has fought off the odds to become a little miracle.

MILLIONS of people aged 70 and over and those clinically extremely vulnerable to Covid-19 will be invited to get their vaccinations from today (Monday January 18) as the NHS begins roll out of the vaccines to the next two priority groups.

The Press is today relaunching its Love Local Business campaign to support independent operators in York and help them survive the Covid-19 crisis and beyond.

POLICE arrested a man after a car was found in a ditch near York.

POLICE have arrested a wanted man in York.

WRITING in the 70s, a psychologist called Kahler found that each one of us has set ingrained patterns which run underneath many of our ways of thinking and behaving. He called these patterns “driver behaviours” and gave them catchy names that...

THREE flood warnings remain in place in and around York this morning.

SAINSBURY'S is applying for a licence to sell alcohol at is proposed new Local shop at York Railway Station.

WHAT a good article Emma Clayton wrote about non-mask wearers (The Press, January 14)! Unfortunately, the people who need to read this will not, even if they have the education to comprehend!

A FEW nights ago I switched onto the BBC and caught the end of a quiz show called The Wheel. Not a show that I watch. Some lucky lady won £58,000.

CHILDREN aged between three and four may soon be admitted to a North Yorkshire primary school as it seeks to expand by opening a nursery.

THREE of York’s biggest employers say they are coping with staff going off sick with Covid and having to self isolate.

YORK'S Local Plan is "crucial" to helping the city recover from the pandemic - but City of York Council is failing to devote enough money and staff to the project, say leading figures in the property industry.

A professional fraudster who has been using other people’s bank cards for years has been jailed for three and a half years.

DEVELOPERS responsible for the Cocoa Works in York are relaunching their ‘Sweet Memories’ campaign, which has already seen many former Rowntree factory memories submitted over the last few months.

YORK'S weekly rate of recording cases of Covid-19 has dropped again, but the total number of cases in the area has now passed 10,000.

THE NHS Covid vaccination programme is stepping up in York as the city prepares to extend its vaccination site at Askham Bar.

THE number of pupils attending York schools during this lockdown is DOUBLE the number of key worker children in class during the first lockdown last year.

THERE have been five further deaths related to Covid-19 at hospitals in the York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, the latest figures confirm.

FLOODING looks set to worsen in York this week after the Met Office issued a three day yellow warning of rain.

Up to a fifth of staff in some care home groups have refused a coronavirus vaccine when offered, with suggestions that younger workers are more likely to be resistant.

Which? said this is the first time it has included Lidl and Aldi in its annual study – which now includes own-label items as well as branded ones.

One of the newest symptoms you should be looking out for according to experts is Covid tongue.

FIRE crews were called to an incident to tackle a garage fire this afternoon.

YORK Army Museum has launched a fundraiser to allow them to welcome back volunteers with Covid regulations and equipment in place to ensure safety.

THE Salvation Army’s York homelessness team is supporting rough sleepers on the streets to stay safe during the pandemic by continuing their daily early morning checks on wellbeing.

THE number of Covid-19 cases and the weekly rolling rate in the area of York in which both figures were highest has now dropped.

FIRE crews were called to clear a flooded basement apartment in the early hours of this morning.

CARE home residents are one step closer to hugging their families after receiving the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccination.

YORK Outer MP Julian Sturdy has said that he is "delighted," with the announcement that York will become a national vaccination hub.

THE Environment Agency has revealed how it will protect hundreds of homes and businesses in York from flooding while it is replacing the old Foss Barrier gate.

Netflix has announced its full movie list for 2021 which will see a new movie released every week.

Simon, a 16-year-old domestic short haired cat. was taken to the York Animal Home via an inspector after being found in the most horrendous condition, out on the streets sick and all alone.

A NORTH Yorkshire renewable energy firm hopes it can benefit from Government plans to clean up the UK’s energy system.

REMEMBER when Jamie Oliver was the Naked Chef rather than a national treasure?

TWO friends have created and launched a range of salon-quality vegan, handmade and plastic-free shampoo and conditioning bars.

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is urging anyone able to access the coast under Government guidance to stay safe and not take any unnecessary risks that may put extra pressure on emergency services.

MEMBERS of East Riding Leisure can now enjoy newly released, exclusive online live classes with instructors to help keep fit throughout the third nationwide lockdown, to help prevent the spread of Covid-19.

Hoping to get on the property ladder this year? Here are five York homes with the most reduced prices

YORK'S weekly rate of recording cases of Covid-19 has dropped again and is now back below 600 people per 100,000.

THE latest update of the interactive map from Public Health England (PHE) shows that Westfield, Chapelfields and Foxwood has the highest number of Covid-19 cases in the city.

YORK Hospital is now treating more than 140 Covid patients on seven wards as the hospital risks becoming full over the next fortnight, according to one consultant.

A DRIVER was tasered by police in York last night after his car collided with traffic lights and then crashed through barriers into a trench.

TWO more people with Covid-19 have died at hospitals within the York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

TWO York entrepreneurs are bucking the economic downturn to open three new businesses in lockdown.

FIRE crews were called to an incident in Harrogate this afternoon involving some broken glass hanging in a dangerous position.

NORTH Yorkshire residents who need support during Covid-19 lockdown restrictions can be reassured that help will be available right through to next autumn if required.

THERE has been slight flooding in areas of York city centre due to the weather over the past few days.