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Mon, 04 Jan 2021 07:42:18 +0000
Accident on A19 at Crockey Hill cleared
THERE'S been an accident on a main road in to York.

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 04:00:00 +0000
Two-thirds of York charities at 'crisis point' and face closure
TWO out of three charities in York have reached crisis point and will close within a year unless more is done to help them, according to a new report.

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 09:12:04 +0000
Copmanthorpe School shut to all but key worker children
A YORK primary school is closed today to all but the children of key workers and 'vulnerable' pupils.

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 04:00:00 +0000
Major delays expected as Wigginton Road junction works start
DRIVERS are being reminded to expect long delays as work gets underway on a major road junction in York from today (January 4).

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 08:49:06 +0000
Dangerous black ice on York's pavements and residential streets
PEDESTRIANS, cyclists and motorists should beware in York this morning, as pavements and residential streets have numerous dangerous patches of black ice.

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 07:36:29 +0000
Parents asked to keep children at home at Huntington Academy
CHILDREN at a York primary school have been asked to stay at home today.

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 07:18:12 +0000
Almost 30,000 jobs lost in restaurant sector in 2020
Almost 30,000 job losses were recorded across restaurants and casual dining firms in 2020 as the pandemic drove a 163% jump in job cuts, according to new figures.

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Operations cut by 60 per cent at York trust amid Covid pressure
HOSPITALS run by a York trust recorded a 60 per cent fall in planned operations this year - due to the demand from Covid.

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Appeal to help struggling Black Cat Rescue centre
THE founder of a cat rescue centre near Selby is appealing for help so she can keep it going.

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Rise in call-outs for rescue boat - amid warning over winter dangers
A YORK Rescue Boat manager has warned of the deadly dangers posed by the city's rivers during mid-winter snow, ice and floods.

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 09:07:46 +0000
'Such a shame we've lost the Yorkshire Bank name'
I was five years old when two members of the Yorkshire Bank staff came to our school, Yearsley Grove Primary, to give a talk on saving your pocket money.

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 08:56:35 +0000
Is this really a case of ‘taking back control?’
On December 30 the UK Parliament spent one day discussing the 1,246 page agreement negotiated between the UK and the EU. 650 MPs ‘discussing’ two pages every minute would take 10 hours. That allegedly represents a parliament ‘taking back con...

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 20:27:02 +0000
Covid rate in Woodthorpe and Acomb Park soars to highest level on map
THE coronavirus rate has soared so high in a York suburb that it is now in the highest possible category in a Public Health England map.

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 11:03:21 +0000
York MP: 'Clear health-led strategy needed to ensure schools are kept safe'
A YORK MP says there needs to be a "clear health-led strategy" to make sure schools are kept safe.

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 04:00:00 +0000
Pickaxe wielding woman smashed into house in 'nightmarish scene'
A WOMAN who armed herself with a pickaxe and smashed her way into her former boyfriend’s house at night has been jailed.

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 09:07:32 +0000
Driver 'miraculously' escaped with just minor injuries after this crash
A DRIVER escaped this crash on the A1M last night with only minor injuries.

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 20:43:01 +0000
York Green Party backs calls for schools reopening to be delayed
YORK Green Party is backing teachers, unions and scientists in urging the Government to reconsider its decision to reopen schools tomorrow.

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 19:28:02 +0000
Six-fold increase in York's Covid rate
YORK'S coronavirus rate has rocketed again and is now more than six times higher than less than a month ago.

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 17:01:51 +0000
York primary schools to open as planned tomorrow, council confirms
PRIMARY schools in York will open as planned from tomorrow, City of York Council has confirmed.

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 17:51:02 +0000
Government announces major changes for supermarkets including Tesco, Asda, Morrisons and Aldi
New rules have been announced for major UK supermarkets in the UK.

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 16:27:37 +0000
University of York offers rapid Covid testing to students and staff
THE University of York is offering rapid Covid-19 testing to all asymptomatic students and members of staff from today (Sunday).

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 18:17:54 +0000
Four more patients with Covid-19 die at York NHS trust hospitals
FOUR more patients with coronavirus have died at York NHS trust hospitals.

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 16:32:16 +0000
SPARK: York to reopen this week as a 'walk-through' market
SPARK: York is to open as a walk-through market later this week to keep the popular venue trading while York is under tier 3 Covid restrictions.

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 12:03:16 +0000
Council wants more localised decision making on issues relating to schools reopening
CITY of York Council is calling for more localised decision making on issues relating to schools reopening.

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 10:30:09 +0000
York parents welcome New Year's Day baby
IT was a special New Year's Day for a family from York thanks to the arrival of their new baby boy.

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 10:13:42 +0000
Schools are safe and children should return this week, says Boris Johnson
Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman said children’s lives cannot be ‘put on hold’ waiting for vaccination programmes to take effect.

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 10:01:03 +0000
'A year like no other' for Women's Institute
A WOMEN’S group in York has looked back on a “year like no other” - saying 2020 was been a whole new experience for the group’s members.

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 08:00:00 +0000
10 York pubs we miss - is your favourite on our list?
WHEN we reported how York pub Puss 'n' Boots looked set to be turned into five new homes - we asked you to tell us which city pubs you miss.

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 06:56:00 +0000
Minster cat Gerald to be remembered in stone...
GERALD, the striped Bengal cat who became world famous as York's 'Minster cat', is to be commemorated in stone.

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 06:30:00 +0000
10 York stories that made us smile in 2020
COVID, lockdown, furlough, redundancy, Brexit... news headlines have been dominated by these issues this year.

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 06:15:00 +0000
Fulford FC centenary - team pictures over the years
AS Fulford United marks its 100th season - we look back at this stalwart of the York sporting scene over the years.

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 06:00:00 +0000
10 York pubs we miss - is your favourite on our list?
WHEN we reported how York pub Puss 'n' Boots looked set to be turned into five new homes - we asked you to tell us which city pubs you miss.

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Letters from youngsters help to battle loneliness
CHILDREN from Clifton with Rawcliffe Primary School helped make sure it was anything but a lonely Christmas for residents of a York care village.

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Lottery cash gives boost to Covid-hit communities
MORE than £4 million was granted to help communities across North Yorkshire last year - thanks to National Lottery players, it has been revealed.

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Balloons lift off from Knavesmire in York
HOT air balloons were spotted setting off from York before drifting off towards the River Ouse.

Sat, 02 Jan 2021 21:52:52 +0000
Man charged with murder after Selby death
A MAN has been charged with murder and attempted murder by North Yorkshire Police.

Sat, 02 Jan 2021 11:06:07 +0000
Revealed: Plans for rapid Covid testing of York students before they return to school
YORK secondary school students will be offered rapid-result coronavirus tests before they return to the classroom as part of city-wide plans.

Sat, 02 Jan 2021 04:00:00 +0000
Dangerous 23-year-old threatened to 'stab lots of people' in York park
A 23-YEAR-OLD who planned a “massive” killing spree in a York city centre park has been jailed for four years.

Sat, 02 Jan 2021 17:50:23 +0000
York’s coronavirus rate now over 300 cases per 100k people
YORK'S coronavirus rate has risen to more than 300 cases per 100,000 population.

Sat, 02 Jan 2021 16:57:30 +0000
Poll result: Readers vote on whether the reopening of all schools in England should be delayed
THE Government is facing increasing pressure from teaching unions to delay the reopening of all schools in England amid fears over the spread of the new strain of Covid-19.

Sat, 02 Jan 2021 15:48:43 +0000
Further coronavirus-related deaths at York trust hospitals
TWO more patients with Covid-19 have died at hospitals run by the YorkTeaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

Sat, 02 Jan 2021 13:32:01 +0000
Parent says their child won't return to school after Covid outbreak
A CORONAVIRUS outbreak at a village school near York has spread rapidly through the community, with dozens of children and adults having now tested positive, a parent has claimed.

Sat, 02 Jan 2021 13:12:55 +0000
Baby Oscar born on New Year's Day
MEET baby Oscar Young, who was born at York Hospital on New Year's Day.

Sat, 02 Jan 2021 11:51:59 +0000
Snow falls in York - here's the forecast for rest of weekend
SNOW has fallen in York this morning (Saturday).

Sat, 02 Jan 2021 13:46:12 +0000
Government under mounting pressure to keep all schools shut after London U-turn
Teaching unions say delaying the return of all schools in England is ‘the only sensible and credible option’.

Sat, 02 Jan 2021 09:16:00 +0000
Firefighters put out loft blaze in Selby
FIREFIGHTERS tackled a blaze that tore through the loft of a property in Selby.

Sat, 02 Jan 2021 07:28:00 +0000
Queen honours fundraiser extraordinaire David Brown BEM
A FUNDRAISER extraordinaire has spoken of his pride and surprise in being honoured by the Queen.

Sat, 02 Jan 2021 07:00:00 +0000
'York businesses enter 2021 on an unsteady footing'
‘GREAT businesses with huge legacies’ across York and North Yorkshire will push on in 2021 following a tough year, says a leading business figure.

Sat, 02 Jan 2021 05:00:00 +0000
Day in the life of waste teams in York
WORK starts for York's waste collection teams at about 6.15am when they arrive at Hazel Court.



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