EXTRA trees are set to be planted in York as council figures reveal the city's coverage is currently below the national average.

A SENIOR councillor who worked at Nestlé when he first moved to York has said the local authority will do everything it can to support staff who face redundancy at the company.

A KEEN runner from York is set to take on a “gruelling” 48-hour challenge to fundraise for Macmillan Cancer Support - which he works for.

CYCLISTS provided a guard of honour to say farewell to Pete Smith, the Olympic cyclist from York who died in a tragic accident.

YORK’S very own ‘Big chip man’ has made a return to fundraising with his ‘March Motivator’ to support York Hospital through the pandemic.

Ride-hailing giant Uber has revealed plans to sign up another 20,000 drivers as demand begins to ramp up following the reopening of outdoor dining.

FIREFIGHTERS were called in after a dog fell 20 feet down an embankment in York city centre.

GEOFF Robb (Letters April 28) asks what action the council is taking to provide more affordable homes in York.

EARLIER last week I had the pleasure to see first-hand the amazing efforts of our local NHS, military, fire service, volunteers and the council when I visited the Askham Bar Mass Vaccination Centre.

TIME is running out for small businesses in York to apply for a slice of £20,000 as a timely post-lockdown boost.

STREET parties, Union flags and bunting were the order of the day ten years ago as York celebrated the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton.

THIS beautiful image really sums up York in springtime.

A NORTH Yorkshire hospice has announced that it will again be teaming up with a local radio station to organise ‘Bring a pound to work day’.

A YORK-BASED musician, who made her name as as session singer in the city, is preparing for the release of her debut solo single.

MUCH ado about nothing but love is promised when York Theatre Royal reopens with two nights of letters from the heart from May 17.

AS lockdown restrictions ease, our minds are turning to family days out and enjoying a well-earned break – but you don’t have to go far to have a good time.

NESTLE is set to axe almost 100 jobs at its York factory, while simultaneously investing more than £20 million in its KitKat production lines.

All the reaction to today's news of job losses at Nestlé's factory in York

THE mother and sister of a woman who is missing from home have made an emotional appeal.

A FIRM that is battling to control an outbreak of Covid-19 at their depot has defended its approach after criticism from staff.

YORK Central MP Rachael Maskell says Nestlé's job loss announcement will ‘come as an immense shock’ to workers and ‘leave a bitter taste in the mouths of people across York.’

HIGH skilled jobs are being created in York with the £1.6m expansion of a centre supporting the development of smart transport technology.

POLICE have arrested a man in connection with an alleged serious sexual assault in a village near York.

A SCULPTURE dedicated to the "magic" Minster Cat of York is set to be unveiled tomorrow by a star of the screen.

THREE burglars brandishing weapons have demanded valuables and assaulted a man at a property in East Yorkshire.

A 2,000-year-old Roman hoard which includes a bust of emperor Marcus Aurelius has gone on display for the first time since being discovered in North Yorkshire by two metal detectorists.

THE weekly recorded Covid-19 rates in York and both North and East Yorshire have all dropped, the latest figures confirm.

ONE week has now passed since the last death related to Covid-19 was recorded at hospitals in the York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

THE Covid infection rate in Selby district - already the highest in the UK - is set to rise further following the outbreak at a local business ... but no 'variants of concern' have been found so far.

POLICE are urging residents to be vigilant after reports of cold callers and scams targeting vulnerable and older people near York.

ABOUT 436,000 people have now been given a Covid jab in York and North Yorkshire - but about 30,000 people in the most vulnerable age group still haven't been vaccinated.

A WOMAN is planning to walk from Edinburgh to York to raise money for a mental health charity after witnessing the impact of the pandemic and lockdowns on her family, friends and neighbours, and herself.

POLICE have warned against complacency after revealing they have issued a 'disappointing' 34 fines in the past week for Covid rule breaches in York and North Yorkshire.

"HE was our hero" - this is how York-born Olympic cyclist Pete Smith will be remembered by family and friends.

HOTEL staff in York have been deluged with quirky requests from guests booking trips to the city hoping to experience 'a Bridgerton minication'.

THE UK's mini-housing boom has helped push property sales for York-based Persimmon for the first quarter of 2021.

PEOPLE as young as 42 are now being invited nationwide to have the Covid jab - but York residents aged 44 are currently struggling to get vaccinated in their home city.

CHILDREN catching up on missed lessons have been given laptops with prepaid internet access by Drax.

FIREFIGHTERS were called in after heavy rain caused flooding.

A NEW business offering bespoke home care packages has been launched - with a recruitment drive underway.

THE latest edition of the York Top 100 Businesses Report is now available in full online.

A NEW recovery loan scheme has been announced.

AN eccentric Youtuber has explored the York Blitz in the next episode of her 'Horrible Histories meets BBC 2' style documentary series.

A LETTER writing project inspired by Ricky Gervais' 'Afterlife' series is marking its first anniversary of connecting care home residents with the outer world.

THOUSANDS of vulnerable patients in York were not told to shield until months after lockdown began last year, figures reveal.

COUNCILLORS will be trained to spot when they may have a conflict of interest - as part of an action plan to tackle concerns raised by a damning independent report.

CAMPAIGNERS say they have trespassed in a private woodland near York as part of a nationally coordinated ‘Right to Roam’ event.

THERE has been a huge rise in the amount of mental health therapy provided to York children since the start of the pandemic.

A RECRUITMENT drive is taking place at Timpsons as shoppers return to the high street.

EE is set to bring a next day mobile device repair service to stores in York and Selby.