YORK has had many more cases of the new variant of coronavirus than other areas of Yorkshire, according to public health leaders.

A FASHION student who used to work for Mulberry has won a coveted award.

LOCKDOWN has led many people to get more creative in the kitchen - with small independents in York helping out with ingredients.

WITH the new year upon us and the country still battling the horrors of the coronavirus pandemic, it seems an important time to reflect on the grief and devastation experienced by so many.

VIKING mead in an array of different flavours will be on sale in York after lockdown.

York Elvis impersonator Eddie Vee opens up his celebrity album to share photos and memories through the years...

Here are some things that locals can look forward to when lockdown finally ends.

A CORONAVIRUS patient fought police in a hospital ward and tried to infect them with the virus, York Crown Court heard.

TWO more people have died in hospitals run by York Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust after testing positive for coronavirus.

The River Derwent reached its highest ever level in Malton yesterday afternoon, the Environment Agency has revealed.

Firefighters had to be called out to help a man whose vehicle got stuck in flood water.

Cover your face when clearing up after this week's floods, City of York Council is advising.

YORK'S political leader has urged the Government to give local authorities more detail about the vaccination programme in their area.

POLICE have detained three people in Tadcaster on suspicion of being illegal immigrants.

Here's an updated list of the roads in York still closed by the floods.

The level of the River Ouse has dropped below 14 feet and this morning was 13 feet eight inches or four metres 18 cm.

WHETHER it’s discovering how bats use echoes to find their prey or posing questions to an astronomer while watching live pictures of the moon, this year’s Virtual Dark Skies Festival promises something for everyone.

MILKMAN James Ridsdale had an extra special delivery to make - his newborn baby.

TODAY (January 23) marks the start of a week-long celebration of the life of the extraordinary woman who founded the religious order at at York convent.

FORTY years ago my neighbour wrote to the then Evening Press decrying the Fulford School traffic affecting his quiet cul-de-sac Fulfordgate.

Spot, who is five years old, was brought to the York RSPCA animal home by an inspector. She had come from a multi-cat household where her needs were not getting met.

FORMER Yorkshire Evening Press journalist Don Hardisty has died aged 91.

I MUST operate in an alternative universe.

WORK on the flood defence scheme in Clementhorpe must start soon to '"lift this fear" from residents' lives.

CYCLISTS and pedestrians wanting to cross York's River Ouse have been left facing a lengthy and hazardous detour after the Millennium Bridge was marooned this week by floodwaters.

YORK leaders have responded to concerns that vaccine supplies could be diverted from the region to other parts of the country that have not yet vaccinated as many people in top priority groups.

APARTMENTS priced up to £1.75 million are available at one of York’s most ambitious redevelopments - which is on track to be fully complete in March.

TWO fundraising pages have been set up for primary schools desperately in need of more laptops for pupils during lockdown.

Additional charges, including customs duties and VAT on parcels sent to the UK, are part of post-Brexit life.

During the first lockdown in 2020 Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s introduced a stamp duty holiday has helped to drive a boom in the property market.

If you have bought any of the items mentioned, return them to the place of purchase to get a refund.

Planning to move this the New Year? Here are just seven reasons why York is the best place to live in the UK:

AS we entered the third national lockdown, we asked readers to send us photos of what lockdown looked like for them.

Covid appears to have mutated to become MORE deadly, Government scientists fear.

THE body of a man has been found near train tracks.

Follow our live blog throughout the day as we bring you flooding updates for York and North and East Yorkshire

YORK is the best performing centre in the whole Yorkshire and Humber region for carrying out covid vaccines.

YORK'S weekly rate of recording cases of Covid-19 has dropped again, but cases of the virus continue to be recorded in the area.

THERE have been four further deaths related to Covid-19 at hospitals in the York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

YORK Central MP Rachael Maskell has met striking British Gas workers in the city and leant them her support.

YORK researchers have shown that the NHS could cut the number of staff going off sick by making ultra-grip shoes part of the uniform

NOT even a flooded house will stop York drag diva divine Velma Celli and sensational singing hairdresser Jess Steel from recording their latest streamed gig.

STAFF at a North Yorkshire care home have selflessly donated stock from their own kitchens to provide essential food and toiletry packages to local families affected by the pandemic and lockdowns.

PUMPS, pipes and sandbags were used today to keep two key York roads open and free from flooding after the River Ouse rose to its highest level in six years.

A North Yorkshire butcher accused of raping and murdering student Libby Squire was asked what he found funny and why he was “smirking” by interviewing detectives, a jury has been told.

YORK'S Covid rating has improved suddenly from 'red' to 'green' as the city experiences a fall in the number of infections.

PLANS are afoot to launch a new coronavirus vaccination site in North Yorkshire next month.

THE number of Covid patients being treated at York and Scarborough hospitals has risen slightly again.

THE A166 at the Full Sutton turn off has now reopened after police were forced to close the section of road due to the icy conditions earlier today.

MANY roads across the region are affected by flooding today (Friday).