HOTELS and restaurants in York are losing thousands of pounds due to mass isolations among staff.

CALLS have been made for any York residents not yet vaccinated to get jabbed as the final lifting of restrictions on July 19 looks set to go ahead.

THE number of York residents claiming universal credit remains high, as council figures lay bare the impact of the pandemic on vulnerable communities.

CARE providers say protective face masks must remain in care homes and other places where older and vulnerable people are being looked after even after lockdown restrictions are completely lifted.

IT is perhaps easier to grasp the concept of a cancer when it is preceded by the name of the organ in which it originates.

AROUND half of people aged 18-29 in York and North Yorkshire have had their first Covid jab.

A YORK man - who is an ambassador for a brain tumour charity - has been inspired to organise a bike ride event to support the cause in his wife’s memory.

A SEX offender linked his laptop to his television so he could watch “vile” abuse of children in large scale, York Crown Court heard.

ONE of York city centre's busiest streets is set to be given a 'gentle meander,' wider pavements and a 20mph limit - but no segregated cycle lane.

IN the latest edition of our look back through the picture archives, here are five darts teams from the past.

A SCHOOL looks set to be closed until further notice after an outbreak of Covid-19 across several year groups.

A SCHOOL has shut to pupils after an outbreak of Covid-19 across several year groups.

A TOP York restaurant has had to close for a week and cancel scores of bookings after five key workers all had to simultaneously self-isolate.

MAJOR expansion plans at a top York school are set to be approved - but neighbours are hitting out over the impact on traffic.

BORIS Johnson today promised to tear up England’s coronavirus regulations at the next stage of the road map.

A YORK nightclub is set to reopen later this month and is looking to find 40 new recruits to help run it.

YORK'S weekly recorded Covid-19 rate has now passed the 400 mark - as further cases continue to be recorded in the area.

Clips show youngsters mixing various liquids including apple sauce, Coca Cola, vinegar and kiwi fruit to trigger a positive reaction in the test.

POLICE have re-issued an appeal to find a wanted Selby man - who they believe could be in Hull.

The Prime Minister will address the nation two weeks ahead of 'Freedom Day'.

The National Health Service has been granted Britain's highest civilian award for gallantry, the George Cross, for its work during the pandemic.

THE search for the ashes of fans whose mortal remains were interred beneath the turf at Bootham Crescent highlighted just what the grand old stadium and ground has come to mean to followers of York City.

YORK Outer MP Julian Sturdy has welcomed the Prime Minister's plans for 'Freedom Day' - saying the restrictions could not go on and we had to "learn to live with the virus".

The so-called “freedom day” is expected on July 19, with a decision on whether or not to go ahead being taken a week earlier.

POLICE are appealing for witnesses and information following a collision involving a taxi and a pedestrian that occurred in York.

THE principal of a York college at the centre of a bitter row over its sale of a campus in Cumbria has spoken of his delight after a farm on it was bought by an educational charity.

A "HEARTLESS" wedding planner who conned dozens of vulnerable victims out of thousands of pounds in a "campaign of planned and callous frauds" has been jailed for five years.

The broadcast watchdog received  390 complaints about the remarks during the launch programme of Tonight Live With Dan Wootton last month.

THE number of Covid patients being treated at York and Scarborough hospitals is still failing to soar in response to the huge recent increases in the number of coronavirus cases.

Boris Johnson speaks alongside England’s chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty and the Government’s chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance at the latest Downing Street press conference.

A DOG who was beaten with a colander and left bleeding by his former owners while they bragged about what they'd done down the pub.

Captain Sir Tom Moore’s ashes have been buried in his family grave in Yorkshire alongside his parents and grandparents.

NO further deaths related to Covid-19 have been recorded at hospitals in the York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

HUNDREDS of walkers are set to take part in a 10k memory walk at Castle Howard this autumn to unite against dementia and raise money for the Alzheimer’s Society.

Professor Mike Holmes, who leads York’s mass Covid vaccination centre, says half of young people have been jabbed in two weeks - and pop-up clinics will lead to many more getting the jab

POLICE are appealing for witnesses following a collision at a roundabout in Filey - which left both drivers with serious injuries.

A SINGER songwriter from York is set to embark on a tour of back gardens later this week - to thanks NHS staff and lockdown heroes for their work during the pandemic.

TRAINS in the York area have been affected today by a lightning strike which caused a signalling fault.

The Three Lions secured their spot spot in the semi-finals with an emphatic 4-0 win against Ukraine.

RESIDENTS will need to display a pass to be able to access household waste recycling sites from later in the year.

A COUNSELLOR from a York university has been nominated for a Community Pride award for her "outstanding" work and leadership.

The supermarket chain has released an updated list of Specialbuys that are set to arrive in stores in July and August.

FIREFIGHTERS were called in to help pump out flooded homes last night (July 4).

YORK'S Joseph Rowntree Theatre is planning a day of celebrations on Wednesday to mark the 150th birthday of the theatre's founder - philanthropist and social reformer Seebohm Rowntree.

IN case anyone is mystified as to why the council is struggling to collect their green bin ... welcome to the Brexit.

OVER the last couple of months I've noticed an increase of vehicles entering Penleys Grove Street and after an initial period of confusion retracing their route back down the street having quickly asserting the problem "there sat-navs show the road o...

A FATHER is today awaiting sentence for child assault after his youngster became one of the youngest ever witnesses at York Crown Court.

MORE than 300 further cases of the Delta variant of coronavirus have been recorded in York, new figures reveal.

THE Charlie Dallas Lancaster Foundation set up in memory of a York entrepreneur has raised more than £20,000 with 'Mile a Life' event.

A MAJOR supermarket has confirmed it will invest £50 million into the price of its products in a move which will make dozens of popular items cheaper for shoppers.