A RAFT of new ideas has been floated to help tackle the shortage of staff in York’s hospitality industry – as a Press survey revealed just how severe the recruitment problem has become.

Since spring 2020 children globally have missed large amounts of schooling, with remote teaching and home education not having the same benefit for all, dependent on multiple factors, most notably the stability of the home environment.

A DRIVER was arrested after testing positive for drugs.

As reported earlier this week, the Georgian buildings which once housed the Retreat mental hospital in York are to be redeveloped into homes.

"MY wife told me not to be late" was the excuse a speeding driver came up with when stopped by police.

AN ACCOUNTANCY firm based in York have smashed their fundraising target taking on the Yorkshire three peaks challenge in memory of a former colleague.

A MAN has been arrested after a number of deliberate fires in York.

It was interesting to read in Saturdays Press further developments in York to change iconic buildings into leisure or hospitality venues (‘Former travel agency and bank may become eatery’ and ‘Former New Look shop to be transformed in deal’, ...

Afghanistan. That went well, didn’t it?

TWO men have been jailed by York magistrates for at least half a year each.

HOT air balloons from across the world are set to arrive in York over the August bank holiday weekend - along with a host of family entertainment.

The revered singer-songwriter, 80, is accused of befriending the child over a six-week period between April and May of 1965.

A TEENAGER has died after a crash.

A YORK-based veterinary group has today offered employment to members of a team of vets from Afghanistan after they secure their safe passage out of the country in to the UK.

A MUCH-LOVED teacher who taught thousands of York youngsters, and spent her working life teaching at the school where she was a pupil herself, has died aged just 41.

THE much publicised recent UN report baldly states that climate change is our fault – we are burning too much fossil fuel.

YORK'S new resident burlesque dancer has told of her journey to the stage - citing Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell as her biggest influences.

MORE than 3,400 school pupils in York are being “crammed into super-sized classes”, new figures reveal.

A LANDLADY and six members of an organised crime gang have been jailed for a total of 28 years and 11 months after cannabis farms were found in three rental properties.

YORK has the second highest number of neighbour disputes in the whole of Yorkshire, new figures reveal.

YORK has seen a drop in the number of people 'pinged' by the NHS Covid-19 app in the latest week.

THESE are all the Covid-19 restrictions in place at York Racecourse ahead of the Welcome to Yorkshire Ebor Festival.

AN ARCHITECT studio is expanding due to a strong pipeline of projects and recent successes including the completion of three prominent buildings in York.

YORK Racecourse has promised "spectacular racing action" ahead of the Welcome to Yorkshire Ebor Festival.

A RECRUITMENT agency is looking to recruit up to 100 care workers as it expands into Yorkshire.

Here is the list of new Netflix releases this week including TV shows, Netflix originals, films and documentaries. 

A YORK woman accused of laundering approximately £1 billion is among 21 people pictured on the National Crime Agency’s Most Wanted List.

EMPLOYERS are being advised not to make an instant switch back to office working.

YORK'S weekly recorded Covid-19 rate has dropped - but more cases continue to be confirmed in the area.

WORKERS at a shop in York have made sure bereaved children benefit from a generous donation.

THERE'S plenty of ways to tune into live broadcasts of York Racecourse's Ebor Festival 2021.

Questions continue to mount over how gunman Jake Davison, 22, obtained a firearms licence before carrying out his shooting spree.

Scientists have said any future Covid-19 variants could bypass the immunity built up by people getting the vaccine.

From today, there will be changes to self-isolation guidance as the vaccine rollout gathers pace.

A SOCIETY in York is looking for volunteers to help keep a city river clean.

FANS of vinyl records and CDs are in for a treat when a music stall opens at York's Shambles Market for one day only.

COUNCIL chiefs are urging York residents to exercise more for their physical and mental wellbeing - with a campaign and two grant schemes available for sports clubs.

LAWYERS, judges and the legal community are in mourning following the death of a young "gentle" barrister from York.

THE former Retreat hospital in York is set to be redeveloped into new homes, some of them affordable.

WITH over 100,000 people due to take part, this will be the first time many of The Arts Society’s members will attend their first face to face event since March last year.

A PIONEERING trial to enhance Harrogate’s vision for sustainable transport is to be introduced in a a road in the town.

GROUSE moor managers have welcomed official confirmation that 2021 has been another record-breaking year for hen harrier breeding - including in North Yorkshire.

FIREFIGHTERS are tonight battling a huge barn fire in the North Yorkshire countryside.

Review: Culture Club, Scarborough Open Air Theatre, Saturday, 14, 2021

THE landmark Dean Court Hotel near York Minster has been bought by The Inn Collection Group for an undisclosed sum after a 'discreet' marketing campaign.

CAMPAIGNERS against proposals to restrict blue badge access to York city centre have revealed they are planning non violent direct action to disrupt City of York Council business.

IT IS our 50th wedding anniversary in October and we are trying to find my best man John Lack.

How much profit are supermarkets making anyway?

THE family of an RAF veteran ended a 76-year wait to help him celebrate his 100th birthday in style.

WORK has started on a major project to protect more than 100 homes from flooding in a village near York, almost 21 years after it suffered devastated flooding.