A NEW head chef is attracting attention at a top York hotel whose owner hopes to take her award-winning business to another level.

MORE than 80 per cent of York’s council-run schools have asbestos containing materials on their sites, The Press can reveal.

The species was first discovered in Britain more than 140 years ago, but the numbers have suddenly increased in recent decades.

A TEENAGER had to be rescued after getting stuck in mud in York.

PARAMEDICS in North Yorkshire are to be fitted with body cameras in a bid to prevent thousands of attacks on frontline staff each year, officials have announced.

A STRONG advocate of women in tech has launched a marketing consultancy to further develop York's technology scene.

Matthew Laverack is right to question the lack of a proper census on the matter of The Groves road closures. It is heartening to hear from a long standing resident that this closure is not as well supported as the myth suggests.

A YORK building consultancy has restructured a key team to meet growing client demand.

A FREE online event is being held to highlight the wealth of grant funding opportunities available for York businesses.

The article on our city’s house prices and new builds (House prices out of reach for buyers, June 1) finishes with a council spokesman saying ‘the authority is working with social landlords to deliver homes’.

YORK’S new Lord Mayor Chris Cullwick is hoping to organise a public commemoration of the year of Covid which will bring the whole city together to remember those who have died.

A WOMAN who lost her sight at the age of 13 has told how her new guide dog helped her navigate through life in lockdown.

YORK may be losing top chefs as a result of the pandemic, warn training experts.

HOMELESS people in York are to be offered a jab - along with a hot drink and a sandwich - when they turn up to their breakfast club.

During the last four weeks planning applications have been submitted for the felling of 64 trees.

It is interesting how City of York Council takes a lead on closing The Groves to through traffic for the benefit of local residents, yet turned down a golden opportunity to ease traffic around that area and the hospital when they refused to have a...

POLICE have arrested a man in connection with a car crash near where children were playing.

A POST-MORTEM has found Sarah Everard died from compression of the neck, police said.

Any new deaths to have occurred on Tuesday will be recorded in the days to come.

Back in February, the Prime Minister announced a four-stage plan to end lockdown restrictions in England with the final stage just three weeks away.

FILMING for a popular TV drama took place last night (May 31).

YORK'S Covid rate has risen again - while neighbouring Ryedale continues to have the lowest rate in England.

A COUNCIL boss has made an 'unreserved apology' to a driver for a Blue Badge parking fine blunder - and revealed what steps will be taken to prevent it happening again.

A YORK teacher has landed £25,000 to help build a website aimed at building the language skills of disadvantaged children.

A PRIMARY school is set to get a four-figure sum to create a wildlife and produce garden.

AN appeal has gone out to find a Mercedes driver after a teenager was knocked off his bike and injured.

YORK'S barbershop saga has taken a new twist, first with the disappearance of a huge sandbag placed in front of it by City of York Council to bar access and then damage to a second bag, which left sand scattered all over the pavement.

A BIKER suffered serious injuries after a crash.

Ministers are considering a £15billion plan to help pupils make up for lost time in classrooms.

Nimbuscare Director Dr Daniel Kimberling, guest editing this week’s column while Prof Mike Holmes is away, reveals how a memorial garden and seating area are to be created at York’s vaccination centre.

AFTER hosting the Wozzon Comedy Club in York’s City Screen basement for several years, York comedian Stewart McDowall has turned his attention to murder with his debut crime novel, The Murder Option, now published by Darkstroke Books.

ROCK legend and Queen drummer Roger Taylor will be playing the York Barbican on October 5 as part of a 'modest' 14-date UK tour.

POLICE want to speak to a woman who officers believe witnessed a serious assault.

FIREFIGHTERS were called in to rescue three people who got stuck trying to move a wardrobe.

FIREFIGHTERS battled a car on fire that was being towed by a motorhome.

THERE are currently delays of about an hour on a major road near York.

Sunseekers flocked to parks and beaches to enjoy the sunny weather across the UK over Bank Holiday weekend.

THE number of Covid patients being treated by York NHS trust hospitals has risen to two over the Bank Holiday weekend.

A TEN-YEAR-OLD schoolgirl had a central role to play in the opening of a new £25 million hotel in York.

A CITY centre hotel which underwent a lockdown transformation has enjoyed a surge in bookings as public confidence grows.

Legal issues around the growing trend towards flexible working will come under the spotlight during a free advice session as part of Humber Business Week.

A MOTHER seriously injured her young daughter when she drove while talking on the phone, York Magistrates Court heard.

A SPECIALIST accommodation centre for people with learning difficulties or dementia may be built at the council's Lowfield Green development.

FIVE keen and competitive cyclists from York Minster will be taking part in a nationwide relay ride on a new cycle route linking every Church of England cathedral.

FAMILIES are seeing their children and loved ones pushed out of the city because they cannot afford to live in York, claim opposition councillors.

A YORK boy who needs regular blood transfusions just to stay alive, is marking a landmark day by highlighting the importance of giving blood.

GIRLS as young as 14 were the victims of upskirting last year, new figures show, despite coronavirus limiting the time people spent outside their homes.

YOU can now buy tickets to the Great Yorkshire Show 2021, set to take place over four days for the first time in its history.

PEOPLE who worked at Domino's when their businesses were closed during the pandemic are leaving, freeing up thousands of jobs at England's stores.

Currently more than 39 million people have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, while a further 2.3 million have had both doses.