YORK and North Yorkshire are still covered by snow and ice warnings as the new week begins amid the nation’s ongoing cold snap.

A 104-YEAR-OLD Normandy veteran has won a five-year battle to prove he was being charged hundreds of pounds too much for water he wasn't using.

A KIND-HEARTED youngster from North Yorkshire has walked over 100 miles to raise money for a local hospice who cared for his father.

THE Covid-19 vaccination centre in York is open today for those getting their jabs.

A SUPERMARKET with stores in York has called for a 1% online sales tax to be slapped on digital retail giants such as Amazon ahead of the spring Budget.

EMPLOYERS with skills gaps in their businesses are being urged to consider the benefits of bringing in apprentices.

On St Valentine’s Day 1797, a certain Mr Brown received a card from a Miss Catherine Mossday of Dover Place, Kent Road.

A MOTORIST who used other people’s numberplates to avoid paying for fuel has been jailed.

A SHOPLIFTER who preyed on shops around his neighbourhood has been given a chance by York magistrates – again.

Housing developments and new employment opportunities will create new communities in our district.

Heavy snow is set to bring disruption to south-east England and East Anglia as bitterly cold winds grip much of the nation.

Police officers with the York South neighbourhood policing team served a drugs warrant following information from members of the public yesterday.

City centre police in York have seized a car being driven by an uninsured driver whose licence had expired.

The Covid infection rate in York has fallen for the second day running, after a blip in the reported figures at the end of last week.

Flood levels of the River Ouse have now peaked, City of York Council has confirmed.

Another patient has died with Covid at York Hospitals Trust.

DENNIS Durkin didn't think much of it when, in April 1942, he was asked to stand on top of the Layerthorpe gas holder to keep a lookout for anyone who might be breaking York's black-out.

DIG out your gloves and scarf. Snow is on the cards for much of Yorkshire for most of the week.

Flood warnings remain in place today for properties beside the River Ouse in central York, and for St George's Field and at Naburn Lock.

Firefighters used hydraulic cutting gear to free a person trapped in a vehicle following an accident at Bridge Court in Wetherby this morning.

CYCLE couriers will NOT be made exempt from rules against cycling on pedestrianised streets in York - despite calls from a union for permits to allow riders to cycle through the city centre.

THE council is set to renew its contract with tourism body Make It York - but admits there are issues with the transparency and accountability of the organisation.

Major supermarket retailers have issued an update on payment methods.

It hasn't gone down well with fans who begged the fast food giant to keep the items on the menu.

The price increase will likely affect 11 million default tariff customers.

Fire crews were called to deal with a fire in a rubbish bin behind a takeaway in Foxwood Lane, York, in the early hours.

A RENEWABLE energy firm based in North Yorkshire says the industry appears to be defying the economic downturn caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

WORK is set to get underway tomorrow (February 8) on a major road junction in York.

A COUNTRY hotel in North Yorkshire is set to appear on our television screens this month.

Residents at a new care home in York have been reliving the past - as a form of therapy.

CITY of York Council is to put £2 million towards flood defence work in Fulford.

If you want to take on your very own renovation project, here are five properties in York with bags of potential.

A NORTH Yorkshire estate is set to feature on a new BBC series going behind the scenes in of some of the world’s most extraordinary hotels.

We could be in for at least FIVE DAYS of snow, starting from about 9am tomorrow.

SEVEN more patients with Covid-19 have died at York Hospitals Trust.

DIG out your gloves and scarf. Snow is on the cards for much of Yorkshire this weekend, a forecaster has warned.

A small army of Covid vaccinators is being trained in York this weekend as the fight to get people innoculated as quickly as possible steps up.

THE front of York railway station is set for a major revamp costing nearly £29 million - and work could start on the scheme in months.

About 170 properties in the Fishergate area have just been hit by a power cut.

The number of new Covid cases in York has started to fall again, after a 'blip' which saw a slight rise in cases.

SNOW is expected in many northern and eastern parts over the weekend.

About 80 properties in Copmathorpe were without electricity this morning following a power cut.

Flood warnings remain in place for the River Ouse in York city centre.

COUNCIL bosses investigating a social event at the York Acorn Rugby Club on December 30 which resulted in at least 12 people developing Covid say there are “a number of matters” relating to the event which are “clearly of concern”.

Police have recovered several bicycles they believe were stolen following an operation involving the city's York North neighbourhood policing team. One person has been arrested.

A chimney caught fire because it was blocked with soot.

Fire crews were called to an address in Doncaster Road, Whitley, near Eggborough, where they used a portable pump to pump water from a garden.

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THREE quarters of homeowners in York are looking for a new house, according to a new survey of city residents.

HUNDREDS of pupils at 24 schools in York, North and East Yorkshire are having a go at writing poetry as part of a competition - and parents can have a go too.