FACE coverings are making it difficult for shop staff to identify underage customers who are trying to alcohol, tobacco and fireworks - according to council public protection teams.

The vaccine roll out reaches those in their early sixties this week.

TWO top luxury London hotels have secured the services of an East Yorkshire manufacturer.

A YORK veterinary practice is set on caring for the planet as well as pets after embracing a greener future.

DOZENS of newly-planted trees have been dedicated to babies born across the East Riding since the start of the first lockdown in March last year.

Police and a councillor have appealed for people not to visit council tips after chaotic scenes in James Street, York.

COUNCIL tax in York will rise by nearly 5 per cent after the local authority agreed its budget.

TWO care homes in the city reported new Covid-19 outbreaks earlier this week.

POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a crash that blocked the A64 in both directions near York.

AN East Yorkshire man claims to have opened the first electric only car centre in the whole of Yorkshire.

CELEBRITY chef Gregg Wallace's recent visit to York will be airing on national TV next week.

A discarded cigarette may have started a fire that needed firefighters from four towns and cities to put out. .

The Ministry of Justice has consulted the public over a ditch in a village for nine days.

One more person has died at hospitals run by York Teaching Hospital NHS Trust within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test.

Those suffering or recovering from sexual abuse or assault can find help from a new website.

Here is a round-up of some of the best deals you can find in Aldi and Lidl this weekend.

The cash-saving guru shared his trick with viewers on The Martin Lewis Money Show this week, dedicating a section of the show to Sainsbury’s.

Gardening experts are urging people not to leave outdoor spaces in the cold during their annual spring clean.

Asda, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Co-op are urgently recalling a number of products over possible health risks.

A BUILDER has failed in his bid to extend a village by turning a horse paddock with a stable into a group of houses in the North Yorkshire countryside.

Minnie is a 6-year-old female cat who was brought to The York Animal Home by an inspector because her needs were not getting met.

STAFF from Explore York libraries will be teaming up with volunteers from York CVS to help York people fill in their census forms.

A FIREFIGHTER who decided to re-train to become a paramedic says he has turned his life around.

KEEN walker Emma Shipley has been encouraging people to get outdoors for their exercise in lockdown - and raise money for a good cause.

A community choir that has been helping people find their voices for over a decade are inviting new members to join them as they continue their rehearsals online in lockdown.

THE last two lockdowns have shown us that once restrictions are lifted, everything depends on the behaviour of the population.

I am writing to you as City of York Council's executive member for the environment.

THE council has withdrawn its objection to plans for a new restaurant to open in York city centre.

A COUPLE say £55,000 has been knocked off the value of their house and the buyers of the property pulled out of the sale, after Network Rail unveiled plans for a temporary works compound near the home.

A NEW Resilience Hub has launched to support health, care and emergency services workers across the Humber, Coast and Vale areas.

A SKETCH of Castle Howard, painted by the daughter of architect Tom Adams more than 40 years ago, has sold for £700 at auction.

A MANAGER defrauded his company to take on staff, York Crown Court heard.

YORK band The Howl & The Hum are set to stream a unique live performance from York Minster.

PEOPLE really don’t care about this planet.

EMERGENCY services are at the scene of a crash that's shut the A64 both ways.

POLICE in York are hunting a wanted woman.

The finance manager whose fraud put the Northern College of Acupuncture’s future plans in jeopardy, will have to pay back more than £15,000.

THE council's decision to reject plans for the huge Roman Quarter development have left the developers "disappointed", some supporters angry and critics relieved.

THE Press is calling on readers to nominate their favourite takeaway.

YORK'S new Community Stadium will be the new home for the NHS blood taking service.

FIVE care homes in the York area had Covid cases yesterday, affecting at least one member of staff or resident, a new report has revealed.

A WOMAN who led police on a 125 mph chase through North Yorkshire has been allowed to keep her freedom.

THE Meadowbeck Care Home in Osbaldwick has recently brought a touch of magic to their residents by providing a new ‘Magic Table 360 and the Happiness Programme’ as a way to improve residents’ quality of life.

YORK'S weekly rate of recording cases of Covid-19 has increased slightly over the last 24 hours.

ONE of North Yorkshire’s oldest tourist destinations - formed over 500,000 years ago - is appealing for support to keep its doors open after lockdown.

MORE than a quarter of York's population has now received a Covid jab.

THE number of Covid patients being treated at York and Scarborough hospitals has fallen again.

ONE more person has lost their life at a hospital in the York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

YORK Racecourse bosses say they are 'positive about welcoming a crowd' back for big races in the summer such as the Ebor Festival - although details and protocols are still to be clarified.

PEOPLE will continue to be prioritised by age for Covid jabs in the next phase of the vaccination programme - despite calls for people such as teachers and police officers to be prioritised.