"HE was our hero" - this is how York-born Olympic cyclist Pete Smith will be remembered by family and friends.

PEOPLE as young as 42 are now being invited nationwide to have the Covid jab - but York residents aged 44 are currently struggling to get vaccinated in their home city.

THOUSANDS of vulnerable patients in York were not told to shield until months after lockdown began last year, figures reveal.

POLICE have arrested a man in connection with an alleged serious sexual assault in a village near York.

CHILDREN catching up on missed lessons have been given laptops with prepaid internet access by Drax.

FIREFIGHTERS were called in after heavy rain caused flooding.

A NEW business offering bespoke home care packages has been launched - with a recruitment drive underway.

THE latest edition of the York Top 100 Businesses Report is now available in full online.

A NEW recovery loan scheme has been announced.

AN eccentric Youtuber has explored the York Blitz in the next episode of her 'Horrible Histories meets BBC 2' style documentary series.

COUNCILLORS will be trained to spot when they may have a conflict of interest - as part of an action plan to tackle concerns raised by a damning independent report.

CAMPAIGNERS say they have trespassed in a private woodland near York as part of a nationally coordinated ‘Right to Roam’ event.

THERE has been a huge rise in the amount of mental health therapy provided to York children since the start of the pandemic.

YORK's city walls will light up in memory of key workers lost to the pandemic today amid calls for "answers".

AN outbreak of Covid-19 has been confirmed at a major distribution firm.

YORK’S suburbs are enjoying a retail boom in the wake of the pandemic and the working from home revolution.

A MAIN road in to York is partially blocked after an accident.

THE Selby district now has the highest Coronavirus infection rate in the UK, according to the latest data.

CONSTRUCTION work is about to start on a £6.1m project to create dedicated new homes for older people in York.

PEOPLE are being asked by police to check CCTV and dashcam footage, and report any sightings of a 'convoy of stolen caravans'.

People who stream their music via Spotify users are going to have to pay more for their music, as the streaming service announces it is hiking its subscription costs.

POLICE have warned children and young people to be extremely cautious online after an internet sexual predator was jailed for 10 years.

"BECOMING a parent made me feel immensely proud to work for Aviva," said a York dad who benefited from his employer's equal parental leave policy.

GANGSTERS trafficked a young man to North Yorkshire to sell heroin and cocaine by a children’s playground, York Crown Court heard.

MOTORHOME and campervan owners are being asked to be on their guard by police.

MEET a young apprentice engineer who is helping keep zero-emission buses running in York.

A NEW pet shop is throwing open its doors this weekend.

RAIL passengers wanting to travel from York to Leeds on the last Sunday in May are being warned that they will face major disruption.

STUDENTS have had a taste of the world of work through virtual placements with Drax Power Station.

ONE of York's most popular attractions will be taking to the water again within weeks.

Mission: Impossible director Christopher McQuarrie has thanked the “incredibly lovely and welcoming” residents of a North Yorkshire village where scenes for the film have been shot.

TWO men have died after a motorbike crash in North Yorkshire.

A FAMILY escaped from a fire at a house in the early hours this morning.

OPTIONS are under review for wasteland previously earmarked for apartments near York city centre.

A LAW firm with offices in York and North Yorkshire is bidding farewell to its longest-serving employee after 52 years.

Ten weeks ago we received our copy of the City of York Council’s ‘Our City - February 2021’. I’m afraid I only gave it a desultory flick-through but read it much later. I read each issue of The Press far more promptly!

SOME of the patients waiting to receive a second dose Covid jab at York’s mass vaccination centre have had their appointments rescheduled at short notice because of national supply fluctuations.

THE National Railway Museum in York is set to reopen from lockdown on May 19 with a new exhibition about ‘Railway Heroes’ of the pandemic.

A SEX offender who categorised and catalogued photos of babies and young children suffering “brutal torture” and rape has been jailed.

DIVERSITY have announced further dates for their 2022 'Connected' tour with two shows taking place in York.

It was pleasing to see The Press commit a full double page spread to the upcoming election to the very important role within North Yorkshire of the police, fire and crime commissioner (Choosing a new police and fire chief, April 23).

l watched the A Perfect Planet documentary by David Attenborough and l found it acutely depressing.

THIS extended Parliamentary term has been one of the most turbulent Parliamentary sessions ever witnessed. It started in the midst of the Brexit storm, with Government, woefully underprepared, ripping us out of the EU; I resisted.

AN outbreak of Covid-19 has been confirmed at a workplace in Selby district.

POLICE have put out an urgent appeal for a missing woman.

MORE than 13 million people watched the penultimate episode of the BBC's thrilling Line of Duty - but the show ended on yet another cliffhanger.

YORK'S Covid infection rate has risen slightly again and is now only just below the English national average.

ONLY half a dozen Covid patients are now being treated at hospitals in York and Scarborough - with none of them in intensive care.

A MAN has been arrested after a suspected racially motivated attack.

THE former Woolpack Inn in York is set to go under the hammer next month with a £350,000 guide price.