A MAN who launched a "frenzied attack" on police officers - including spitting on one and kicking another - has been jailed.

A surge in global energy commodity prices has raised the cost of sourcing gas from the wholesale market, leading to an increase in the cap.

Hundreds of patients have received a dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at a new vaccination centre for Selby.

A YORK MP is to hold a public meeting to talk about the Covid-19 vaccination programme in York.

THE number of officers at Humberside Police is the highest it has been in more than a decade.

ROADWORKS are causing traffic delays on a main road through North Yorkshire this morning.

WHO says young children don't understand about coronavirus? Youngsters from three York primary schools have been drawing messages of hope to send to children around the world affected by the virus. Their pictures are full of wit, humour - and wisd...

LOCKDOWN measures are driving down coronavirus infection levels but the overall rate remains high, according to new figures.

LAST year's Dragon Boat Challenge had to be cancelled thanks to Covid. It was 'reinvented' as an online event - and still raised £20,000 for good causes. But given what happened last year the Rotary Club of York, which celebrates its 100th birthd...

It was interesting to read Cllr Crawshaw’s letter (Wait 40 years - then get three car parks at once, February 16). Labour pretends to support the climate emergency, but supports increasing road capacity, and seems opposed to an overall reduction...

THE poor quality of some private accommodation in the city "cannot be ignored any longer" according to campaigners - who say housing issues are affecting residents' physical and mental health.

A HUGE regeneration project for the city centre, dubbed the Roman Quarter, is set to get the go ahead at a planning meeting.

THREE former MPs are calling for a Parliamentary inquiry into a controversial decision by a college in York to close a campus in Cumbria and sell off the site.

LOCAL residents have called for a fresh public consultation over a York school’s controversial transport proposals, which they say would fail to rid their streets of school buses and cars.

Volunteers will be exposed to the virus within a controlled environment as medics monitor their health.

SPEND an evening with Test Match Special and ashes stars Phil Tufnell, Michael Vaughan and Jonathan Agnew at York Barbican next year.

A NORTH Yorkshire brewery is continuing its innovation this February with the launch of one of its "iconic," beers in bottles for the first time.

Reading about the cleaning work on the Malmaison Hotel, the old Aviva building (Extreme cleaning underway to transform landmark York building, February 16) reminded me how many years ago, in an attempt to smarten up York Minster, they set to work ...

It is odd that in Ian Gillies’ impassioned argument for a single North Yorkshire council he is supporting an option that isn’t on the table (Letters, February 16).

Our deaf children are really struggling at this difficult time. A cochlear implant could help them enormously, by helping them to socialise and be accepted. Sadly, these items not provided by the NHS are desperately needed.

A LAW firm with offices in York and North Yorkshire has been shut down because a managing partner is suspected of dishonesty by the industry regulator.

OWNERS of a popular York restaurant are investing £1m in launching a new venue.

THE weekly rate of recording cases of Covid-19 is now below 100 people per 100,000 in both York and North Yorkshire, the latest data confirms.

BRITAIN'S favourite takeaway chain has been revealed - and you may be surprised at the result.

THE number of Covid patients at York and Scarborough hospitals has suddenly increased after falling for the past three weeks.

What are the options for those now being advised to stay at home at all times?

A MAJOR care home provider in York and North Yorkshire is considering whether staff who have refused a vaccine for non-medical reasons can continue in roles where they are in contact with residents.

THE amount of dog poo litter in York has shot up since lockdown started, according to a city rubbish collection firm.

A MAJOR plant-food producer has moved to York as part of its bid to build a global manufacturing base to make plant products more affordable.

The Duke of Edinburgh was admitted to King Edward VII Hospital in London on Tuesday even, Buckingham Palace confirmed.

THREE men have been granted new taxi licences in York.

HERE are some of the latest planning applications sent to the City of York Council.

A TALENTED 10-year-old author said he nearly choked on his cornflakes when he found a letter from Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall on the breakfast table.

ONE more person has lost their life to Covid-19 at hospitals in the York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

A museum dedicated to the Yorkshire vet who inspired the hit TV series All Creatures Great and Small has appointed a new director.

A POPULAR farm shop and cafe has been crowned the very best butchers in the north of England.

POLICE say a crackdown on anti-social behaviour is working.

Hannah admitted it would have “broken” her dad to learn of the messages abusing his family on social media.

NHS chiefs have set out four key tests that they believe must be passed before Boris Johnson should consider easing lockdown restrictions in England.

HERE are the latest death notices from The Press.

NESTLE is to launch a new vegan version of its best-selling KitKat bar later this year.

A 100-YEAR-OLD war veteran had a large amount of cash stolen when thieves struck at his home.

POLICE are warning residents after thieves struck at a house in a North Yorkshire town.

POLICE have issued a further 186 Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) for breaching Covid-19 regulations set in place to help prevent the spread of the virus.

Hairdressers were forced to close once more at the start of the year as part of fresh lockdown restrictions.

FIREFIGHTERS were called in to a fire in a Selby village.

THE NHS is likely to remain “at full stretch” for at least another six weeks, a leading health official said as he warned the Prime Minister against easing lockdown too quickly.

THE cost of food went up in York shops in January.

THERE was no fairytale opening for York City's residency at the LNER Community Stadium as AFC Fylde came away with a 3-1 win on Tuesday night.

I noticed with interest the article in the Press about the gentleman fined for urinating in the street (Man used church wall as toilet in York city centre, February 15).