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New figures reveal how many more people have tested positive for coronavirus in York
EXPERTS revealed last night that a further seven people have tested positive for coronavirus in the City of York Council area, taking the total number of cases to 258. Public Health England said that in the North Yorkshire County Council area,
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Teacher jailed for sexually assaulting 6 girls at North Yorkshire school
A SUPPLY teacher has been sent to prison for eight-and-a-half years for sexually assaulting six girls at a North Yorkshire school. Jonathan Philip Clayton, 27, was found guilty on all 13 sexual touching charges on February 4 following a trial at
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Flat suffers smoke damage after pan left unattended
A GRILL pan left unattended caused smoke damage to a flat in North Yorkshire at the weekend. Fire crews from Harrogate responded to reports of an alarm sounding in a residential building in the town at about 6.40pm on Sunday. North Yorkshire
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York volunteers producing thousands of visors
Thousands of visors have been made in York and delivered to frontline health workers across the region. Dozens of individuals in the city have joined forces to offer their skills and equipment to support the fight against Covid-19. Their aim
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Further coronavirus deaths at York NHS trust hospitals
THREE more patients with coronavirus have died at hospitals run by York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The additional fatalities takes the total number of deaths at York Hospital and Scarborough Hospital to 107. The Press has asked
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Three more coronavirus related deaths at York Trust
THREE more people with coronavirus have died at hospitals within the York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The three further deaths bring the total for the trust to 107. The figure passed 100 for the first time on Saturday when it stood
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Coronavirus: Police issue more than 60 fines across the weekend
POLICE issued more than 60 fines across the weekend for people who were not following government guidance - and the force has slammed those who are "blatantly ignoring the reason why we have to be in lockdown". Despite numerous warnings to day-trippers
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VIDEO: Footage captures deserted York city centre in Covid-19 lockdown
YORK city centre is a magnet for shoppers, day-trippers, tourists, hen and stag parties - in normal times. But, the UK-wide lockdown and social distancing measures, which were introduced to reduce the spread of Covid-19, have dramatically changed
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Volunteers deliver medication to people shielding and in isolation across York
VOLUNTEERS have been helping to deliver medication from York's largest independent pharmacy group to people who are shielding or in isolation during the coronavirus lockdown. Haxby Group Pharmacy Ltd, which has seven pharmacies across the city in
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CORONAVIRUS: Greggs to start reopening stores amid lockdown
Greggs has become the latest high street retailer to put forward plans to reopen its stores despite the coronavirus lockdown. It comes after firms such as B&Q have reopened their doors to shoppers, while John Lewis has said it hopes to reopen
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CORONAVIRUS: Live updates from York and North and East Yorkshire
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Hundreds of seamstresses make scrubs for York NHS and other key workers
ALMOST 300 seamstresses and other volunteers across the York and Malton area are creating scrubs and visors to help protect key workers from coronavirus. Three people in Malton, Chloe Shipley, her partner Kevin Jacques and Henny Clark, decided less
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CORONAVIRUS: York drag star hosts fundraising performance from kitchen
A YORK-BASED world-renowned drag performer is set to host a special fundraising concert from her kitchen. York’s own Velma Celli will be performing for St Leonard’s Hospice live from her kitchen on Saturday (May 2), to add a little sparkle to lockdown
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Lockdown within a lockdown
Prisoners are living under a lockdown within a lockdown, York Crown Court heard. Stephen Cowell, formerly of York and now of Selby, told his barrister Sean Smith that inmates at Hull Prison were spending virtually all their time in their cells.
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Roadworks on major road in to York
KEY workers still using the roads in York are being warned about gas works starting today (April 27) on a main road in to the city. The work is expected to be carried out in The Mount starting today and lasting until May 16. Drivers won't be
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Former York deputy head teacher inspires 'virtual marathon'
A RETIRED York teacher living with cancer has inspired his daughter to run a virtual fundraising event for the charity helping him through his illness. Lizzie Shankland-Fee said the courage of her dad, former Huntington School deputy head Gordon
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Coronavirus: Boris Johnson says this is moment of maximum risk for country
The UK is at the moment of maximum risk in the coronavirus outbreak, Boris Johnson has said, as he urged people not to lose patience with the lockdown. Boris Johnson returned to work on Monday after convalescing for two weeks at Chequers, the PM's
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Survey for disabled children
YORK psychologists are investigating the effects of lockdown on disabled children and those with special educational needs. Researchers led by Dr Umar Toseeb of the University of York are asking parents and carers to complete an online survey about
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York-based foundation donates £5k to charity
YORK-based Pavers Foundation has donated £5,000 to the Fashion & Textile Children’s Trust to help them with their work supporting families in the UK fashion and textile sector who are struggling financially to meet their child’s basic needs during
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Justine in bid for volunteer award
A FOSTER carer from York has been nominated for a Community Pride award for her work supporting those struggling through the coronavirus pandemic. Justine Whitelam, who lives near Kexby Avenue, York, has set up a food bank for the people in her
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LETTER: Why aren’t we told more about Covid recoveries?
A recent York NHS Hospital Foundation Trust report on the total number of Covid-19 fatalities at York and Scarborough hospitals also stated that ‘more than 130 patients’ admitted with symptoms had been discharged. Surely this is reassuring news?
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LETTER: Doubling up on recycling but still no green bin collections? It makes no sense...
City of York Council cancelled garden waste collections due to a ‘significantly reduced workforce’. Why then have they doubled the vehicles and staff doing the recycling collections? The last two weeks we have had one vehicle collecting card and paper
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LETTER: It’s such a shame our cemeteries are closed
Janet Delap (Letters, April 23) is quite right to deplore the closure of Huntington Cemetery. There seems to be little logic or consistency in determining which parks, cemeteries and public spaces stay open and which are closed, and the situation is
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CORONAVIRUS: North Yorkshire College in PPE give-away
A NORTH Yorkshire college has donated vital PPE equipment to local emergency services and care homes. Selby College has provided a significant number of pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE) to the NHS, ambulance service, police and local
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McDonald's respond to reports they're opening restaurants again soon
McDonald’s has responded to reports that it's going to reopen its restaurants across the UK. The fast food giant took to Facebook - but told fans the wait for a Big Mac is far from over as the coronavirus lockdown goes on. It has yet to confirm
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CORONAVIRUS: North Yorkshire College in PPE give-away
A NORTH Yorkshire college has donated vital PPE equipment to local emergency services and care homes. Selby College has provided a significant number of pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE) to the NHS, ambulance service, police and local
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MP welcomes opening of new drive-through coronavirus testing centre in York
YORK Central MP Rachael Maskell has welcomed the opening of a new coronavirus testing facility at Poppleton Park and Ride on the outskirts of the city. The new Regional Test Centre operates a drive-through model of swab-testing and will be available
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Coronavirus tests: Key workers and families are now eligible - here's how to book
Key workers and their families across England are now able to get a coronavirus test - the Health Secretary has announced. About 10 million key workers - and members of their household - can now book a swab test online via the government’s website
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Search is on for top business leaders in Director of Year Awards
A SEARCH has started for the region's best business success stories. The Institute of Directors (IoD) has launched its annual Director of the Year Awards which celebrate top directors from the business, public and third sectors in Yorkshire and
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Planning 'York's new heart' in 1990
Back in January 1990 Albert Cowen, then the chairman of York City Council's planning committee, launched a special exhibition in Parliament Street. He was keen to hear local people's views on a series of alternatives for a proposed new look for
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Dreaming of a day out up on the Moors...
Fed up of lockdown? Dreaming of the wide open spaces out there in the glorious Yorkshire countryside? Well, you can't go out there just yet. But at least you can visit in your imagination - with a little help from a few photographs. Nikki Bowling
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The opening of one of York's major bridges. But which one?
The official opening of Skeldergate Bridge on March 10, 1881, was obviously a major occasion. Just look at the crowds in our first photograph today - a veritable river of people lapping around the entrance to the bridge. The river was actually in flood
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York cleaning firm sets sights on growth after lockdown
A SPECIALIST cleaning firm in York hopes to grow its team when the Covid-19 lockdown eases. 2Venture Floorcare, which provides services including carpet, upholstery and hard floor cleaning infection control, had been planning to expand when the
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Hospital shuts for ‘staffing reasons’ - but could convert to coronavirus care
A REHABILITATION hospital in York has been temporarily closed. White Cross Court Rehabilitation Hospital, in Wilson Drive, Huntington Road, has shut for the time being for “staffing reasons,” York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust said.
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'Can I play croquet in lockdown?' - police answer residents' questions
CAN people play croquet during lockdown? Does tending an allotment count as daily exercise? Are cyclists allowed to ride through villages? North Yorkshire Police has been answering residents' questions about what they can and cannot do
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Council's first online meeting set to take place next month
CITY of York Council is to hold its first online meeting during the lockdown. Senior councillors will hold an executive meeting by video link on May 7. Planning and licensing meetings will also take place online. Members of the public can
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Luxury hotel set for completion by end of year after work had stalled
A NEW 150-bedroom hotel in the heart of York is set to be completed a year late after the main site contractors went into administration. Work is continuing on the Malmaison hotel, which has faced major disruption caused by Leeds-based Broadley