THERE are two ongoing accidents this morning.

YORK’S ‘Dancing Queen’ Evelyn Witcombe has died at the age of 85.

Is this the worst bus stop in York? That's the question being asked by the York Bus Forum.

Malton retained firefighter Ian Orledge is planning a 10k fundraising walk, in full 22kg firefighting kit and breathing apparatus - just months after being diagnosed with both Crohn’s Disease AND Long Covid.

ENTRIES are coming in for The Press Business Awards 2021 which have been launched to shine a light on success stories in our area.

NORTH Yorkshire Police has issued almost 4,000 fines for breaches of Covid-19-related laws, though the number has dropped in line with the easing of restrictions.

A COASTAL farmhouse close to one of Yorkshire's best loved beaches for auction with £160,000 price tag.

A FUNDRAISER has been launched to support a young boy, who was told he “probably wouldn’t survive” when he was born, through his time at school in North Yorkshire.

CUSTOMERS at a York pub have raised enough money to pay for a defibrillator to be installed on the outside wall, giving local residents a better chance of survival if they go into cardiac arrest.

I have always admired Helen Mead’s articles because she says it as it is: no punches withheld.

The alarming practice of ‘fire and rehire’ is growing and employees at risk can take steps to help protect themselves against it. (Unions call for ‘fire and rehire’ to be banned, May 9).

I have received not one, but two letters from City of York Council, ‘respectfully’ urging me to allow my staff time off work with full pay to receive a Covid vaccination.

We need a National Dental Service.

MILLIONS more people will lose their homes each year worldwide if extreme weather events continue to increase with climate change, a charity has warned.

A CHARITY which employs more than 220 people is growing its team as York reopens.

THESE streets in York will be getting free Covid-19 testing kits as part of efforts to keep the city safe and open.

HOLLYWOOD star Harrison Ford is understood to be filming in Ryedale this week.

A POLICE officer has accepted responsibility for killing York woman Sarah Everard.

NO one will be allowed to move into the new apartments City of York Council is building as part of the Castle Gateway scheme until Castle Car Park has closed and a replacement for it found, according to a report.

Extra police will be on patrol in York city centre on Sunday afternoon during England’s first Euro 2020 match, against Croatia.

PLANS have been unveiled for a new city centre luxury aparthotel with a new bar and restaurant.

FILMING is taking place in York city centre today (June 8).

POLICE are appealing for witnesses and information after a woman died during a three-vehicle collision near Selby last week.

DON'T overdo it - and stay 'onside with the law'.

DRIVERS are being warned that works are set to take place for a fortnight at a busy junction in York.

Be 'bold and visionary' - that's the message to City of York Council as it begins work on updating the city's local transport plan.

YORK'S weekly recorded Covid-19 rate has increased over the last 24 hours - and 10 more cases have been recorded in the area.

ASKHAM Lane is partially blocked and there is heavy traffic in the area due to an accident at Cornlands Road.

PLANS for a shake up of Westminster constituencies could see some people's MP change in York and North Yorkshire.

IT is 60 years ago today since York celebrated its own Royal Wedding - that between Katharine Worsley, from Hovingham, near Malton, and a young 2nd lieutenant from Catterick Garrison.

WEBSITES affected by a worldwide internet outage appear to be gradually coming back online.

Professor Mike Holmes, who leads York’s vaccination centre at Askham Bar, says that there has been no slacking on the Covid-19 vaccine front

INDEPENDENT shops and businesses in York are taking part in the Totally Locally Fiver Fest.

A NUMBER of leading media websites are giving users error messages this morning.

YORK Hospital's multi-storey car park is facing a temporary closure for three days.

A POP-UP vaccination cente will be held at a university in York next week - as the programme continues to move through the cohorts.

POLICE are taking a zero tolerance approach to tackling the antisocial driving of high-powered vehicles in North Yorkshire this summer.

FIREFIGHTERS are warning people of the dangers of starting fires in the open as the warm weather continues.It comes after a spate of small fires where North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue had to be called in.

A MAJOR high street store in York is inviting more young people to get on board its work experience scheme.

Most days I walk round the Knavesmire twice a day with my dog and must say how lovely it looked on Sunday in the sun with all the buttercups and other wild flowers making a comeback.

MALMAISON hotel in York, complete with a roof-top sky bar with Minster views, will finally open this week, The Press can reveal.

ANTI-lockdown leaflets and stickers have been reported in York, including in areas of the city where take-up of the vaccine is lowest.

PLANS to allow an NHS system to extract patient data from doctors' surgeries in England have been delayed amid concerns around privacy.

PATIENTS in York are being encouraged to download the NHS App with health leaders describing it as "much more than just a COVID vaccination passport".

A UNIVERSITY of York professor has shared his perspective on the worldwide internet outage which, he claims, sent "the world into chaos".

The UK was pushed to the bottom of the European league table 2020 for bathing water quality at coastal and inland sites.

The £4,100 charge made by City of York Council to a developer for the removal of a few white line road markings is bureaucracy gone mad (£4,000 charge to remove two white lines on York road branded ‘obscene’, June 5).

A £20m riverside aparthotel in York has been ranked among 20 of the world's 'hottest new hotels'.

A SELF-CONFESSED murderer has died in prison while awaiting sentence for killing his father.

FIREFIGHTERS are currently tackling a large blaze.