Follow our live coverage throughout the day as the Prime Minister reveals his roadmap out of the nation's third coronavirus lockdown.

EMERGENCY services were called in to an incident on a York bridge.

THE Prime Minister will today unveil the Government’s ‘roadmap’ out of lockdown, amid calls from some York leaders for caution and clarity.

A DRIVER who sped at 55mph through a residential York street “full of children” as he tried to escape police has been jailed.

YORK’S Covid rate has fallen to ten times lower than its peak last month, latest figures have revealed.

FIREFIGHTERS are tackling an on-going fire in an out building.

THE Prime Minister is expected to say today that schools, socialising and some sports are set to return next month under the Government’s plan to relax coronavirus lockdown restrictions in England.

SCHOOLS, socialising and some sports are set to return next month under the Government’s plan to relax coronavirus lockdown restrictions in England, The Press understands.

ICE-SKATING and boating on the pond, fishing in the lake, birthday party picnics, splashing in the pool and playing tennis - these just some of the warm and wonderful memories of Rowntree Park.

I AM writing to express considerable concern about the proposed Roman Quarter buildings on Tanner Row adjacent to Rougier Street.

A CHINESE supermarket and restaurant wants it licence to sell alcohol back - after it was revoked by the council in 2020.

A YORK City Knights player who overcame serious sight issues at a young age has become an ambassador for a city trust that helps people with visual impairments.

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A YORK park had to close today on the advice of the city's Covid marshalls - sparking a fierce debate over the merits of the decision.

THE composer, former head of Minster School and former Chamberlain of York Minster, Richard Shephard MBE, has died, aged 71.

YORK is near the bottom of a new national league table for accessibility to public loos.

THE Yorkshire Air Ambulance was called to York today following an incident.

A YOUNG woman from Thirsk has become the youngest female to row solo across an ocean after completing the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge.

Alongside getting to review televised sporting events and takeaways, you will also receive a 70” Ultra HD 4K TV and £500 cash.

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HEALTH Secretary Hancock has insisted the Government must take a “cautious” approach to easing lockdown restrictions, despite an accelerated target to offer coronavirus vaccines to all adults by the end of July.

PEOPLE aged 64 will be invited this week to go for their Covid jab after more than two thirds of people aged between 65 and 69 had their first vaccination.

AN urgent appeal has gone out from a disabled children’s charity for donations after an influx of applications from struggling parents in York.

A YORK housebuilder is celebrating wildlife through a partnership with the RSPB.

Meet Alpha, Tango, Victor, Yankee and Zulu - five gorgeous degu boys who were admitted to The York Animal Home along with other degus after inspectors had the mammoth task of removing more than 300 from a single property.

IT was one of the most dramatic moments of the year in York - and one that hundreds would crowd on to the Ouse riverbank to watch - as well as TV cameras from all over the world.

IT all began with a photo of the Northern Supermarket in Whitby Avenue in York.

A CARE home resident in York has celebrated her 100th birthday - and says she has always been "disgustingly healthy".

A MODERN courtyard seating area is planned for the new Hudson Quarter development.

A MEMBER of staff at a top security prison near York has been taken to hospital after being assaulted.

A CAR with no tyre on its front offside wheel has crashed into a parked vehicle in York after failing to stop for police.

SMILING Lexi Taylor, who will be eight tomorrow, realised her dream when she celebrated recovery from a brain tumour and meningitis - by ringing a bell outside her York home.

TWO people have been arrested and weapons, drugs and cash seized in a raid by North Yorkshire Police.

RESIDENTS have the chance to have a say on plans to improve the railway stations in their towns.

JOBS may be at risk at City of York Council - as the cash-strapped local authority looks to balance its books in tough financial circumstances.

Two drivers are off the road for 40 months after they admitted drink driving at York Magistrates Court. A third admitted drug driving and was banned for three years.

YORK and North Yorkshire's Covid rates have fallen again.

OUTDOOR family gatherings could be allowed within weeks while care home residents will be able to hold hands with a loved one again under the Government’s road map for easing coronavirus restrictions.

THE number of coronavirus cases at York's universities has fallen to 15.

FIVE more Covid patients at York and Scarborough hospitals have died.

EMERGENCY repairs are being carried out to York's roads after a winter of heavy rain, floods, snow and freezing temperatures has taken its toll on the surfaces.

FIVE York council wards have seen statistically significant falls in the number of Covid cases, a new report has revealed.

ONLY eight York schoolchildren have tested positive for Covid in a week - but six care homes in the city have got cases amongst staff and residents.

CARE home residents look set to be allowed to hold hands with a loved one again from March 8 under the Government’s roadmap for easing coronavirus restrictions.

POLICE were called in after a car left in a layby - possibly after being involved in a crash - was destroyed by fire last night.

A BIN and its contents have been destroyed after apparently being set on fire deliberately in York city centre early today.

ANOTHER 8,692 York residents have been given a Covid jab in the past week.

A PROJECT which promotes local walks is in line for a major expansion in the months ahead with plans to extend it to assist communities worst affected by coronavirus in North Yorkshire.

KEEN photographer Denise Hall found a creative way to beat the boredom of being on furlough and living alone in lockdown.