A HAMMER wielding attacker has been jailed for injuring two brothers - and permanently scarring one of them.

YORK city centre has seen the UK's highest increase in buyer demand for property in the first four months of this year, according to new figures.

A DRIVER was arrested after a roadside breath test showed they were nearly twice the legal limit.

YORK is a key testing location for trials of a new Covid-19 vaccine being developed that's derived from plants.

PEOPLE aged 34 and 35 can book their Covid vaccination from today (May 20), the NHS have confirmed.

A WOMAN from York, who lives with a pacemaker, has backed research from the University of Leeds which will look into benefits of personalised programming for the devices.

The £31 billion merger between Virgin Media and O2 has been given the green light by regulators.

PART time rail commuters in England will be able to save hundreds of pounds a year on certain routes with new flexible season tickets, the Department for Transport (DfT) has announced.

A COUPLE from York are celebrating a special anniversary today - 60 years of marriage.

THE Press on the May 18 included an item on page 3 headlined ‘Park set for big 100th celebration’.

I WHOLEHEARTEDLY agree with your correspondent Danny Golding on the subject of the cutting back of parking spaces for blue badge holders.

HOW can we improve access to GPs as we move out of lockdown? York's two MPs go head to head and give their diagnosis on what's going on in primary care - and offer a prescription for improvement...

THIS incredible photo reminds us that nature is right on track - and not even a global pandemic can stop the 'snow storm' of dandelion seeds that occur at this time of year.

In honour of World Bee Day, this expert offers a bee-friendly planting calendar to encourage these insects to your garden all year long.

PLANS for a mini-supermarket to sell alcohol on race days have been criticised by neighbours - who fear people attending events at York Racecourse will buy drinks at the shop and misbehave.

IN the exhortative words of the late Freddie Mercury, "Get on your bikes and ride".

YORK pubs got a much-needed spending boost on Monday, new figures suggest, as thirsty customers drank their first indoor pint of 2021.

AN “EVIL fraudster” who cheated the elderly woman she was employed to care for out of nearly £19,000 has been jailed.

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

POLICE and the rescue boat have been called out to an ongoing incident in York.

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.

NORTH Yorkshire is set to get it's first red squirrel enclosure.

YORK'S weekly recorded Covid-19 rate has dropped again - and no new cases have been recorded in the area.

A NORTH Yorkshire brick maker has played a pivotal role in the creation of a new library at Magdalene College, Cambridge.

DOG lovers can visit the cafe of their dreams as a 'Pup Up' Dachshund event comes to York.

THE new Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for North Yorkshire and the City of York is set to hold his first Public Accountability Meeting next week.

A FREE online event is being held this week to help people in York and North Yorkshire who have lost their job or are under threat of redundancy.

JOB vacancies are becoming more available as York's economy springs back to life with the further easing of lockdown restrictions.

YORK Racial Equality Network (YREN) reopened its doors earlier this week, following the Covid-19 lockdown.

FOUR weeks have now passed since the last Covid-19 death was recorded at hospitals in the York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

THE Princess Royal dropped in on a rehabilitation centre.

A YORK-BASED firm, founded in the city almost 20 years ago, is to honour dedicated charity fundraisers at this year’s York Community Pride Awards - for the seventh time.

POLICE are appealing for information which would assist them to locate a missing man from Pickering.

COACH journeys costing as little as 99pence will be linking York to other destinations as a major intercity coach travel provider adds the city to its network of UK routes.

POPULAR burger chain Five Guys is to open a second outlet in York.

POLICE are encouraging the public to “tread very cautiously” as restrictions ease - until more is known about Indian variant of Covid-19.

PRINCESS Beatrice is pregnant with her first child, Buckingham Palace has announced.

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.

POLICE are asking members of the public to report any sightings as they search for a missing York man.

AN EAST Riding tennis club will be encouraging people to serve and volley their way around the clock during their '24 Hour Tennis Marathon' fundraiser.

THE Yorkshire Wolds and parts of East Yorkshire should become an 'Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty', an MP has told.

WITH the reopening of indoor hospitality this week and the bulk of local businesses trading once more, it truly feels as if we are emerging from our nearly five-month long lockdown hibernation in anticipation of a summer of fun and festivity.