A QUARTER of patients at Vale of York GP surgeries avoided making appointments during the pandemic over fears of being a burden on the NHS, according to a survey.

A DISCARDED item cost a taxi driver his job, his career and put him in the dock on a firearms charge, York Crown Court heard.

YORK researchers are part of a team who have been awarded £6.8 million to conduct the largest clinical study of long Covid over the next two years.

A CARE company in York has received an ‘Outstanding’ rating for caring from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) - which is backed up by a ‘Good’ rating overall in the firm’s very first inspection.

WOULD-be cyclists are being invited to try out an electric bike before they buy - with a minimum £300 discount for those who take up the offer.

THE North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) is spearheading a new nationwide campaign to raise awareness of the many heritage railways across the UK.

A BID to meet rising demand for support for vulnerable people during the Covid crisis has won recognition for a York organisation.

A BUSINESS based on the 'try before you buy' experience was forced to innovate when the Covid pandemic hit.

This year could be termed ‘the Year of the Magpie’. There seem to be more of these birds (pica pica) around in 2021 than any year I can recall. Depending on your viewpoint, there’s an abundance, excess, or plague of these distinctive, precociou...

YORK’S mass vaccination centre is likely to continue in operation this autumn to deliver most of the city’s Covid booster jabs, The Press can reveal.

BUSINESS owners looking for a sale route are increasingly considering selling to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT), writes Becky Maguire, a tax partner at Garbutt + Elliott.

Professor Mike Holmes, who leads York’s mass vaccination centre at Askham Bar, says the pandemic isn’t over and we all need to remain cautious, as plans are drawn up for booster jabs

THE team behind a York housing development are in the running for national award.

IN the latest edition of our look back through the archives, here are five karate images from the past.

Sky have unveiled new shake-up of their TV channels - with some firm favourites on the move.

YORK is the best city in the North of England for a hen do, a new study has found.

A MAIN road is partially blocked after a caravan has overturned in traffic.

A 15-year-old girl found unconscious in the middle of a field behind Asda at Jockey Lane, Huntington, late on Saturday night is not thought to have been seriously ill.

POLICE have confirmed that a motorcyclist died in a collision on Sunday on the B1222 between Sherburn in Elmet and Cawood.

THIS is the moment when clubbing returned to York for the first time since the March 2020 lockdown.

THE road near a popular garden centre is currently partly blocked after a crash.

REPORTS are coming in of a crash partially blocking a main road.

As the Government lifts all legal restrictions on social contact and the world reopens, people who deal with chronic health conditions are left feeling "conflicted".

A LEADING food business has launched a recruitment drive in a bid to attract apprentices.

POLICE have issued CCTV after almost £100 worth of alcohol was stolen from a shop in Thirsk Market Place on two separate occasions.

THE search for the entrance to a 'secret military tunnel' said to run under Fishergate has had to be postponed - because one of the participants has been 'pinged' by the NHS test and trace app.

WEEKLY Covid case rates in York and both North and East Yorkshire have seen a steep increase, the latest figures confirm.

THREE more Covid deaths have been recorded at hospitals in the York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

FAMILIES are being urged to stay safe at the seaside following a rise in emergency calls to the coastguard.

ROADS police are cracking down on dangerous driving as the Summer holidays get in to full swing.

FIREFIGHTERS were called out to reports of a sink hole.

PLANS for a new specialist brain injury hospital to be built in York have been submitted to the city council.

A MAN has appeared before York Magistrates Court accused of being the lorry driver involved in a fatal collision that killed an Australian photographer at Aysgarth Falls last year.

COUNCILLORS say City of York Council is taking action to remove more than a dozen caravans which have parked up in a York field without authorisation.

A CAR has beeen stolen after a burglary at a residential property in a North Yorkshire town - and police have launched an investigation into the incident.

The G20 countries have provided £2.4 trillion of subsidies to fossil fuels producers since 2015.

FAMILIES are being invited to explore York like never before by tracking down fun characters on a new augmented reality trail.

YORK has been the most popular staycation location over the past twelve months, according to new research.

A GOURMET celebration of food which put a North Yorkshire market town on the map has unveiled this year's headline chefs.

A PUB firm with venues across York has said it expects to capitalise on a “busy staycation summer” after reporting recent sales ahead of its targets.

POLICE officers in York have teamed up with a number of sports clubs in the city to help engage with young people and keep them on the right track.

WORK has started on a £23m development of 90 homes near York with the first buyers expected to move in during summer 2022.

THE number of Covid patients being treated at York and Scarborough hospitals continues to hover at about a tenth of the peak numbers reached at the height of the winter wave in January.

YORK-based charities and community groups are encouraged to apply for a new cultural and social wellbeing grant scheme, with funding of up to £50,000 available.

POLICE have now arrested a wanted Selby man that they had issued multiple appeals to locate.

Frontline NHS staff in England who are fully vaccinated will be permitted to carry on working in 'exceptional circumstances' if they are “pinged” by the Covid contact tracing app - the Government has announced.

A POPULAR North Yorkshire venue has announced the cancellation of this year’s 'Summer Show' to ensure safety of audience and cast members.

Supermarket chains Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda, Lidl and Aldi have provided an update on the face mask rules for shoppers across the UK.

A HOUSEKEEPER in York has received a prestigious award for 20-years of service at the care firm.

A TAKEOVER bid for a supermarket with stores across York and North Yorkshire has taken a fresh twist.