A ‘CHEFS crisis’ is brewing in York with venues desperately seeking staff ahead of an anticipated busy season.

YORK'S mass vaccination centre is set to open at the crack of dawn and continue into the night later this week in a bid to jab an extra 12,000 York people ahead of time.

TWO people were arrested for immigration offences after police stopped a vehicle.

POLICE have been spot checking vehicles in York.

ONLINE spending during the pandemic reached record levels, as high street stores closed for months on end and we endured three periods of lockdown, shoppers turned, out of necessity, to the internet for their purchases.

A STORE in York are taking part in a new campaign to help support the local community - and they want you to get involved.

YORK'S National Railway Museum is welcoming back visitors today for the first time this year.

A YORK business built on empowering women through face-to-face networking has been relaunched to create an online club for female entrepreneurs.

MORE than £2.6 million is set to be invested in upgrading two York schools.

YORK has "got its vibe back", said one city centre business owner, as cafes and pubs reopen indoors and hotels and attractions welcome back visitors.

ASKHAM Bryan College has hit back after being branded a "predator college" in the House of Lords over its "betrayal" of a campus in Cumbria.

Covid-19 has inflicted deep, damaging effects on the economy and society in the UK and elsewhere, leading to the biggest economic contraction of the modern era.

COUNCIL staff will be knocking on residents' doors in some areas of the city to offer them free Covid tests from tomorrow.

POLICE have issued an image of a man they would like to speak to following incidents of harassment on a bus.

A MAIN road in to York is blocked both ways after an accident.

A RECRUITMENT drive for new Cabinet Office jobs in York is starting in earnest this week.

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A MUCH-LOVED York museum reopens to the public this weekend.

YORK'S weekly recorded Covid-19 rate has dropped further, the latest data confirms.

A ROW has blown up over comments by a York MP about the impact on Covid rates of the reopening of hospitality in the city.

MINECRAFT fanatics from York could get paid to play games as Parkdean Resorts searches for an expert builder.

NO further deaths related to Covid-19 have been recorded at hospitals in the York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

A "VILE and dangerous" paedophile who abused four young girls has been put behind bars.

THREE men were arrested on suspicion of drug offences in Harrogate yesterday (May 17) - as police continue the crackdown on county lines drug dealing.

A YORK MP travelled to the Askham Bar vaccination site to receive her Covid jab last week - and said that she"didn't really feel a thing".

A CENTRE which supports conservation and sustainable development is using drone mapping technology to assess a major nature recovery project near York.

The Prime Minister’s official spokesman was asked whether minister would consider a return to a tiered system.

A NEW hotel café bar has opened in York.

Workers on payrolls surged for the fifth month in a row in April as Britain’s economy began to spring back to life thanks to easing lockdown restrictions, official figures have shown.

A YORK employment law firm has joined a business network which works with employers to tackle domestic abuse.

A BRIDGE remains has reopened to traffic after being closed due to a gas leak.

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A SURVEY on council plans to change recycling collections to every three weeks - with residents given bigger bins - has received more than 22,000 responses.

TERRY Avenue is now closed for flood defence work to take place.

THE millionth Covid vaccination first dose will be given this week in the region - as supplies of all vaccines improve.

A PAEDOPHILE who put four children "through hell" as he carried out years of sexual abuse has been jailed for 20 years.

SEWERBY Hall and Gardens has put a call out for stall holders for their winter event to be held around Christmas time.

A YORK-BASED musician is preparing to release his latest single later this month - describing it as "heavier" than his other songs.

A SCHOOL in York has received a plaque from a charitable organisation to mark its contribution to Covid vaccination training.

A YOUNG girl from York has been crowned the winner of a national competition after designing her dream treehouse.

A BANNED driver broke a North Yorkshire policeman's knee before leading police on a 20-mile pursuit, York Crown Court heard.

AN ongoing police incident has shut a bridge to traffic.

A ROAD has been blocked after a crash between an HGV and a car.

A LEADING family-oriented North Yorkshire festival has outlined some of the extensive public health measures it will introduce to ensure maximum safety at the event.

A RENOWNED North Yorkshire chef has today launched a BBQ Box available nationwide every Friday throughout the summer.

A DISTRICT bordering York now has one of the lowest Covid rates in the country after only two new cases were confirmed in seven days.

AS York Theatre Royal prepares to reopen from lockdown this evening, its rival venue - the Grand Opera House - is set to remain closed until late next month.

WELCOME to Yorkshire has teamed up with the UK’s largest craft beer subscription service to showcase regional ales and promote Yorkshire.

YORK’s most prestigious hotel is embarking on an ‘exciting chapter’ as it relaunches with a new executive chef bringing 30 years of culinary excellence.

A LANDMARK development which has created 127 apartments and offices in the heart of York is now complete.