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Fri, 03 Sep 2021 04:00:00 +0100
Vehicle charging hub in York still shut - because it has no power
A FLAGSHIP charging centre for electric vehicles - originally due to open on York’s outskirts in July - is still fenced off and closed following delays in connecting it to the electricity grid.

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 00:09:02 +0100
Unexploded historic shell detonated on York stray
PEOPLE in south York are being warned by police that they might be woken by a loud boom today as an unexploded shell is detonated.

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 07:58:10 +0100
HGV and three cars in crash at Stockton on the Forest, York
AN HGV and three cars were involved in a crash.

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 06:19:00 +0100
'Every week is better than the last': gyms welcome back members
A GYM company in York has hailed a 'rapid recovery' in membership numbers after reopening following enforced closures earlier this year.

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 06:36:01 +0100
Mini driver court date after police stop near Leeds Festival
A MINI driver is facing a court date after being stopped by police.

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 05:45:00 +0100
Behind the scenes at York's Young Thugs recording studio
York recording studio Young Thugs is punching above its weight in the music industry, reports Maxine Gordon

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 09:37:04 +0100
Aldi, Lidl and Sainsbury's issue urgent food recalls amid health warnings
Aldi, Lidl and Sainsbury’s are among the supermarkets urging customers not to eat food items.

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 09:30:00 +0100
LNER providing extra train services for Great North Run
A YORK-BASED train firm will run an additional six trains to help runners and spectators arrive on Tyneside in good time for the Great North Run.

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 09:00:00 +0100
'Autumn Lunch' event to fundraise for Saint Catherine's
A NORTH Yorkshire hospice is inviting supporters, old and new, to enjoy a special 'Autumn Lunch' next month.

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 05:00:00 +0100
York council issues plea for help in supporting Afghan refugees
COUNCIL chiefs in York have pledged to support a government resettlement scheme for Afghan refugees - but are appealing for help in doing so.

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 08:07:51 +0100
Boris Johnson to raise national insurance to pay for social care
The increase in tax is to pay for an overhaul to social care and to bring down NHS waiting lists.

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 17:04:00 +0100
Afghanistan war veteran from Leeming Bar on Helicopter ER
AN Army veteran whose prosthetic leg literally saved his life after a road traffic accident, is set to appear on TV.

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 16:05:46 +0100
Woman in mobility scooter sexually attacked in Scarborough town centre
A man sexually molested a woman tourist in a mobility scooter in a major shopping street, York Crown Court heard.

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 12:38:04 +0100
Crash on A19 at Deighton between York and Selby cleared
DRIVERS are being asked to avoid a major road after a crash.

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 12:16:19 +0100
Fibbers squat ended by court
THE developers with control over the former Fibbers site have regained possession of the building.

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 10:26:10 +0100
Sutton Bank on the A170 between Helmsley and Thirsk to shut
A MAIN route will be closed for two weeks later this month.

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 16:17:14 +0100
Search for Claudia: pond is drained
POLICE confirmed this afternoon that they have drained a fishing pond as part of the renewed search for missing York chef Claudia Lawrence.

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 10:56:15 +0100
Fantastic Beasts' Eddie Redmayne at Food 2 Remember, Malton
A HOLLYWOOD star surprised staff when he dropped in at a family run business this morning.

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 09:29:32 +0100
Sacked chef Glen Jackson vandalised fruit and veg at Saddle Inn Fulford
A CHEF destroyed fruit and vegetables at his place of work when he was sacked for poor performance, York magistrates heard.

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 07:26:05 +0100
Crash between car and HGV in Sowerby, Thirsk
FIREFIGHTERS were called in after a car and an HGV were involved in a crash.

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 16:06:03 +0100
Rise in Covid-19 case rate in York area
YORK'S weekly recorded Covid-19 case rate has increased - and more cases continue to be confirmed in the area.

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 12:42:28 +0100
Georgia hosts children's arts and crafts weekend for The Island
FAMILIES are being invited to a crafts event in aid of supporting vulnerable children in York.

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 12:33:34 +0100
Instagram down in UK: Why your app is not refreshing
Multiple complaints have also been made on Twitter; however Instagram have not yet confirmed the outages.

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 12:23:54 +0100
One more Covid-19 death recorded at York trust hospital
ONE more person has sadly lost their life to Covid-19 at hospitals in the York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 11:27:35 +0100
COLUMN: Bank holiday pop-up jabs clinics 'a resounding success'
Professor Mike Holmes, who coordinates York’s Covid vaccination programme, says a pop-up clinic in Parliament Street over the bank holiday weekend jabbed almost 150 people

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 11:13:51 +0100
Date set for Malton Food Lovers Festival in 2022
PLANS are taking shape to stage a major food festival in North Yorkshire to coincide with the Queen's Platinum Jubilee in 2022.

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 10:27:56 +0100
Mu variant: What we know about WHO's new COVID concern
The World Health Organisation has declared the ‘Mu’ strain of Covid-19 a ‘Variant of Interest’.

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 09:42:11 +0100
Gym Group hails ‘rapid recovery’ in membership after posting loss
A GYM company with a branch in York has hailed a “rapid recovery” in membership numbers after reopening sites following enforced closures earlier this year.

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 09:16:16 +0100
Summer's not quite over yet - York set for 25C
SUMMER is set to return to York and North Yorkshire, with temperatures set to soar as high as 25C by next Monday.

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 09:00:00 +0100
Gym team lift 2.2 million kilos and raise £10k for baby unit
THE team from from a gym in York have raised £10,000 for a special baby unit in the city by lifting over 2.2 million kilograms in one day.

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 06:54:00 +0100
Rev Richard Coles to join York Chamber of Commerce dinner
BRITAIN'S most famous vicar is heading to York for one of the first key in-person events in the city's calendar post-Covid.

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 06:30:00 +0100
YorkTest calls for wider antibody testing as study results revealed
HEALTH experts in York are calling on the Government to offer antibody tests more widely rather than to just those testing positive.

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 05:00:00 +0100
PICTURES: 'Pocket Park' plan for College Green in York
PLANS have been revealed to transform College Green in York into a new ‘pocket park’.

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 05:00:00 +0100
A selection of cricket teams from years gone by
IN the latest edition of our look back through the archives, here are five cricket teams from the past.

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 11:23:46 +0100
The full list of people eligible for third Covid vaccine dose
People considered to have had severe immunosuppression at the time of vaccination will be offered a third dose.

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 13:19:48 +0100
Long Covid lasting over a year for more and more people
Self-reports of long Covid are on the rise in the UK, with many seeing symptoms last for more than four weeks.

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 12:25:13 +0100
Instagram down in UK: Why your app is not refreshing
Multiple complaints have also been made on Twitter; however Instagram have not yet confirmed the outages.

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 10:04:03 +0100
Ed Sheeran wore Elton John's outfit to GQ awards 2021: Here's why
Ed Sheeran borrowed Elton John's clothes for the GQ Men of the Year Awards, the reason why is a funny one.

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 18:00:00 +0100
Proposals to close 'Little Bettys' in Stonegate revealed
BETTYS is proposing to close its shop in York's Stonegate, The Press can reveal.

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 14:15:16 +0100
Labour crisis leads Sand Hutton raspberry farmers to quit
FRUIT farmers in North Yorkshire say they are ‘giving up’ after 20 years due to a lack of pickers and small margins.

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 13:25:34 +0100
Work underway on new MX Park at Monks Cross in York
WORK has now started on a 30,000 sq ft industrial and warehouse business park at the heart of an out of town shopping and business complex.

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 04:00:00 +0100
After 21 deaths in 5 years - fresh action to stop York river tragedies
MORE than 20 people have died in York’s rivers over the past five years - with a dramatic shift in the average age of casualties from young people to older victims, often suffering from mental health problems.

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 16:40:00 +0100
Nominate your favourite café in and around York
THE Press is calling on readers to nominate their favourite café.

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 16:42:39 +0100
Roadworks causing delays on Holgate Road in York
ROADWORKS that have closed a normally busy city side street are set to go on for another two weeks.

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 14:37:55 +0100
New Covid strain declared 'Variant of Concern' by World Health Organisation
The variant named Mu, or B.1.621, has been identified in South America and Europe.

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 14:26:48 +0100
Six more Covid deaths recorded at York trust hospitals
SIX more people have sadly lost their lives to Covid-19 at hospitals in the York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 12:05:30 +0100
Body found in search for missing Scarborough man
A MOUNTAIN Rescue team have found a body while searching for a missing man in woodland in North Yorkshire.

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 11:46:52 +0100
Police reminder of online contact after over 38,000 calls last month
POLICE are reminding the public of the online access to the force available as well as phone calls - after handling over 38,000 calls last month.

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 11:30:13 +0100
Star-studded stand up gigs at The Grand Opera House in York
A STAR studded line-up of comedy talent is set to bring the laughs to a popular venue in York for the upcoming season.

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 11:15:02 +0100
Tesco, Asda and Sainsbury's issue E10 fuel warning to UK drivers
As of September 1, E10 fuel will replace E5 as the standard petrol sold in the UK.



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