A HEALTH chief has issued a warning to young people wondering whether or not to get their jab - some of the growing number of Covid patients in York and North Yorkshire hospitals are young and ‘actually quite poorly.’

FIVE people were injured in a crash.

CHILDREN from a York primary school who walked all the way to France - virtually, at least - have raised more than £1,000.

A CAR ended up on its roof after a crash.

A LONG-AGO tragedy on the River Ouse may have given Charles Dickens the name for one of his most unforgettable characters - Uriah Heap.

I have been thinking about the proposal to develop York’s Mecca site into a student accommodation block.

POLICE officers set off from York police station early today on a 180-mile cycle ride in memory of colleagues who have died in the line of duty.

Just before 10pm on the night of Tuesday, May 8, 1849, a waterman by the name of Richard Booth was sailing a sand boat down the River Ouse near Marygate when he and his partner, Joseph Walker, spotted something in the water.

Regarding Matthew Laverack’s recent letter about Climate Change (The Press, July 26): while I respect his views on things architectural, he is out of his depth scientifically.

On a recent sunny morning I took a photograph of the flower bed at the Thief Lane/University Road junction. It is overrun with ‘weeds’ which are probably Smooth hawksbeard. They were covered in bees and insects - a veritable 5-star restaurant. I ...

DOZENS of extra staff are to be recruited for the Yorkshire Ambulance Service's emergency operations centre in York as part of a £5.14 million investment in the service by NHS England.

THIS weekend, York and surrounding areas will be hosting all manner of activities showcasing the magnificence of ‘God’s Own County’ on Yorkshire Day.

TWO well-known York institutions want to help launch the careers of future stars of stage and screen.

STUDENTS and staff at a York school are holding a memorial meeting to celebrate the life of the school’s former head boy who died aged 17.

A CHILDREN'S charity boss in York is taking on a 100km fundraising challenge to support families in need.

Many businesses are started with the aim of making a difference to people’s lives. In a nutshell, this is why York-based Family Fund Business Services (FFBS) was launched; to help others.

With the recent wet and warm weather flies are out with vengeance once again; and with them comes the risk of fly strike.

Garbutt + Elliott is one of Yorkshire’s larger independent firms of chartered accountants, auditors and advisors.

Police searching for missing 76-year-old York man Anthony Atkinson say they have recovered a body from the River Ouse at Clifton Ings.

A CRASH is causing delays on a major road.

AN urgent appeal has been put out by police after a crash which shut a major road earlier today (July 29).

It comes as Boris Johnson stressed the need for caution despite recent falls in the number of coronavirus cases,

A MAJOR road is closed after a crash.

A PARENT called a deputy headteacher a paedophile and attacked him at his child's school, York magistrates heard.

THE people behind a popular fish and chip shop in York city centre are branching out.

POLICE are appealing for witnesses following a burglary at a Shell petrol station in Escrick - which involved the cash drawer being stolen.

THREE men have been arrested after a man died in Skipton last night (July 28).

YORK'S weekly recorded Covid-19 rate has dropped again - taking it below the 300 mark.

Jodie is the first female to play the famous Time Lord after replacing Peter Capaldi four years ago.

A MAN has been jailed for 44 weeks for a series of offences in different part of the city.

ASDA is extending its bulk buy trial in York - giving customers the chance to buy larger packs of crisps, household items, pet food and laundry detergents.

Alongside Red, Amber, Green and Green watchlist, Amber Plus is a new level that travellers should become familiar with.

A NORTH Yorkshire energy plant has cut its carbon emissions from power generation by more than 90 per cent - cementing its places as one of Europe's lowest carbon utilities.

An audio message from Prince Charles will echo through York Minster during evensong on Sunday, to launch a year-long exhibition dedicated to a master sculptor and carver who died 300 years ago.

HE'S the man who, for more than 25 years, brought Agatha Christie's most famous detective Hercule Poirot alive for TV audiences around the world.

On July 26 The Press reported plans to build student flats on the Mecca Bingo site. The only issue I have with this scheme is when Olympian Homes claimed this will help to ‘free up family homes ...currently used for student accommodation’.

A MAN from Ryedale had his own life saved after his identical twin was brought back from the dead following a cardiac arrest.

SQUATTERS who were evicted from the York Barbican site have now occupied a former music venue in the city.

FIRE crews assisted police at an incident on York's River Ouse this afternoon.

A rare Harry Potter book from the very first days of the magic phenomenon has sold for £80,000 at a North Yorkshire auctioneer's.

Whittaker said: "I know change can be scary and none of us know what's out there. That's why we keep looking."

YORK and Scarborough hospitals are seeing much higher levels of staff absence than during the peak of the second wave of Covid-19 - and are offering a 20 per cent pay uplift for nurses to take on extra shifts.

YORK Shakespeare Project has a not-so-secret location for its latest sonnet adventures - the 'secret garden' of the Bar Convent in Blossom Street.

JUST over £2 million has been given to charities to create a sustainable voluntary sector in the Selby area for years to come.

THREE blocks at a controversial student housing development in York are set to be made taller.

A NEW era has dawned at York Station with the opening of a First Class lounge, a Sainsbury's store and new ladies toilets.

A CAMPAIGN to attract visitors to Selby has been launched as the district looks to capitalise on the demand for staycations and boost the area’s growing tourism industry.

TWO dogs fall victim to intentional harm every day in Yorkshire - according to a recent survey from experts.

YORK writer-director Tom Wilson’s new anarchic farce of council chaos and Covid, The Local Authority, will be premiered at the Joseph Rowntree Theatre, York, from August 5 to 7.

CARE providers fear more staff shortages saying the pandemic has worsened the recruitment crisis, and that they cannot wait much longer for help.