WORK finally starts this week on a £7.7 million scheme to protect 135 York homes from flooding by the River Ouse.

THERE'S been a truck fire in a York town this morning.

MORE than a million households, including those in York and North Yorkshire, are to be refunded £10.4 million after the energy watchdog found 18 gas and electricity suppliers overcharged customers when they switched to better deals.

YOUNGSTERS at a York primary school are to benefit from a donation of 30 Chromebooks and two iPads from a York-based charitable trust.

BORN in lockdown, these babies are a real ray of sunshine and hope for all of us.

A NEW luxury hotel in North Yorkshire will throw open its doors within months.

CITY of York Council has responded to reports of heavy traffic at the city's tips last weekend - urging people only to go to the dump "if necessary".

A NEW restaurant planned for the city centre has been given the go-ahead, despite neighbours' worries about noise and the opening hours.

YORK Cycle Campaign is urging cyclists not to cycle in an area of York when work starts on new flood defences in Clementhorpe - because of the dangers from traffic.

RENTS and rates remain key concerns for York businesses ahead of tomorrow’s budget - but the city has cause for optimism, says a leading figure.

OWNERS of a steakhouse chain with restaurants in York and North Yorkshire have asked furloughed staff to lend the business money to help it survive.

'We understand the important need in York for nightlife venues to attract young people, students and clubbers and regenerate the city’s night-time economy'

A MAN has died after being hit by a van on the A64.

THE "madam" of a series of “pop-up” brothels in York and North Yorkshire has been jailed - and may be deported.

MOVES by a York restaurant owner to borrow back money from employees' pay packets have come fire from the city's MP.

A PRISON near York has been hit by a major Covid outbreak.

FIREFIGHTERS were called in after a car crashed in the front of a supermarket.

A YORK bus company has moved to reassure parents ahead of schools going back next week.

A GYM in York says they are ready to welcome back members on April 12 following the announcement of the Prime Minister’s roadmap out of lockdown.

ONE more patient being treated for Covid at a York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust hospital has died.

POLICE are hunting three men who broke in to a house and threatened people inside.

MENTAL health services in York have been given a boost with a plan to open a new city counselling centre.

THE Great Yorkshire Show is set to go ahead this summer - providing Covid restrictions have been lifted as intended under the Government's 'roadmap.'

A man who took both hands off the wheel to use his phone and a lorry driver who rolled a cigarette were among the drivers caught in a police road safety crackdown - which relaunches today.

TWO campers have been fined for breaking locksdown rules after they chose to pitch their tent on the top of a 280ft cliff.

Professor Mike Holmes, who leads York’s vaccination centre at Askham Bar, tells in his latest column for The Press how important it is for everyone eligible to book a jab if they haven’t yet done so

COLLECTORS will have a great opportunity to own a painting of a rare view of York, by artist by Frederick (Fred) Cecil Jones RBA, when Tennants of Leyburn, hold ‘A Yorkshire View Sale’ on Saturday.

THE Covid rate in York has fallen slightly again after a weekend rise.

KEITH Manners has passed away following a stroke, at the age of 50, after a battle with mental health issues, and illness.

MOVES to build ground-breaking negative emissions technology at Drax Power Station and create tens of thousands of jobs have reached a major milestone.

JAMES FORD has admitted that there is more pressure from outside the club on York City Knights this year.

AS pupils return to school today following the third national lockdown the focus on many people's minds will be how best to keep children, teaching staff and their families safe.

THE number of Covid patients at York and Scarborough has fallen to a quarter of its peak in January - and the number of Covid patients discharged has risen past 2,000.

FIVE friends from York are taking on the challenge of running 200km in four weeks to support the Young Minds charity.

IT'S so wrong for teachers to be given the power to grade students on the teacher-awarded grades, personal preferences will come into play, liking or disliking a person will always come into play.

TWO adults and a child who set up a tent on the top of a 280ft cliff in North Yorkshire had “no idea of the extreme danger they were in”, Coastguards said.

DUE to the success of the Coronavirus vaccinations, I think it would be a good idea to DNA the whole population and also to get everyone to carry identity cards.

MORE than 95 per cent of Year Six pupils in the East Riding area have secured a place at their first choice secondary school.

THREE trees may be felled to make way for a new tennis court at Skelton Hall which is to be built over a "dilapidated and unused outdoor pool".

THE top job is up for grabs at a popular York school where the head teacher left following an investigation.

A PROPERTY dating back to the 17th century has gone on sale - with 20 bedrooms, 18 bathrooms, a pool and paddock included in the £1.95m price.

RAIL passengers in England and Wales have been hit by above inflation fare rises despite the collapse in demand.

WE asked for photos on the theme of 'Love is...' - so should not be surprised to have received a flurry of images to melt the heart.As ever, our Camera Club members rose to the challenge, and have been posting heartbreaking as well as heartwarming...

We are glad Cllr Andy D'Agorne feels that the latest extension to the footstreets has been successful (Greens are delivering on the climate agenda, Letters, February 20). Unfortunately this latest exclusion from the city centre to Blue Badge holde...

LYNNE Lea looks back with fond memories of her childhood summers - Rowntree Park was her playground.

AS pupils return to school today following the third national lockdown the focus on many people's minds will be how best to keep children, teaching staff and their families safe.

A NEW book by the Archbishop of York has won high praise from a range of leading figures - including Russell Brand.

MORE than 90 per cent of York children have secured places at their first secondary school choice - which is up by over four per cent on last year.

IF you have a persistent cough it may not be Covid - but it could still be very serious

THERE will have been mixed reactions from children and young people being told they are heading back to the classrooms next week.