‘The mood is subdued’: Hanukkah is marked by mourning for Jews across UK

Posted on December 9, 2023 by Admin

For the Jewish community in York, as elsewhere, fears and distress over the war in Gaza haunt this year’s festival of light

On Thursday evening, the small progressive Jewish community in York will gather at Jewbury, the city’s medieval Jewish cemetery, to light memorial candles and say prayers for 150 people who died in a 12th-century pogrom at Clifford’s Tower.

The flames will then be used to light the eighth and final candle on menorahs, or special candelabra, brought to the ceremony by members of the community, marking the end of Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of light that began last Thursday.

York groundsel blooms again in Britain’s first-ever de-extinction event

Posted on May 27, 2023 by Admin

Yellow flower that only grows in York went extinct in 1991 brought back to life by Natural England experts

York groundsel was a cheerful yellow flower that slipped into global extinction in 1991, thanks to overzealous application of weedkiller in the city of its name.

But now the urban plant has been bought back to life in the first ever de-extinction in Britain, and is flowering again in York.

York and Shetland sites join UK bids for Unesco world heritage status

Posted on April 10, 2023 by Admin

The list of hopefuls also includes sites in Birkenhead, Northern Ireland and the Cayman Islands

The historic city centre of York and ancient settlements in the Shetlands are among seven sites backed by the UK government to win Unesco world heritage status, it has been announced.

York, which boasts the Minster and enjoys a rich history bequeathed by its Anglo-Saxon, Viking and Norman inhabitants, and three ancient settlements known as the “zenith of iron age Shetland” join five other sites announced on the “tentative list” to bid for the status.

York and North Yorkshire to get mayor under £540m devolution deal

Posted on July 31, 2022 by Admin

Elected leader would take office in 2024 alongside return of powers from Westminster as part of levelling-up agenda

York and North Yorkshire are to elect a mayor and receive £540m of government investment over 30 years in a landmark devolution deal to be signed on Monday.

The agreement will create a new combined authority across the region led by a directly elected mayor, who will have the power to spend the money on local priorities such as transport, education and housing.

York’s anti-terror measures make centre a ‘no go zone’ for disabled people

Posted on November 19, 2021 by Admin

Campaigners say removal of blue badge parking to make way for new defences is in breach of Equality Act

Disability rights campaigners are planning a legal challenge against York council after it voted to ban blue badge parking on key streets in the city centre.

York Accessibility Action (YAA), an organisation founded by disabled York residents and carers, said the city has become a “no go zone” for many disabled people and there was now no suitable parking within 150 metres of the city centre.

Claudia Lawrence: police find no new clues in lake search

Posted on September 5, 2021 by Admin

‘Nothing of obvious significance’ found at gravel pits near York as part of inquiry into disappearance of chef

Police have said “nothing of obvious significance” was found during a search of a lake as part of the investigation into the disappearance of university chef Claudia Lawrence.

Teams of police experts, search dogs, divers and forensic archaeologists spent two weeks scouring the lake and nearby woods as the murder probe continues.

Matt Hancock raises Covid alert level for parts of England including London – video

Posted on October 15, 2020 by Admin

The health secretary told the Commons that several areas of England were being moved to the tier 2 level of coronavirus restrictions designed for high-risk areas. The new rules will come into force at one minute past midnight on Saturday, for an undetermined amount of time, in areas including London, Essex, York and north-east Derbyshire

Boris Johnson’s proposal for York parliament during restoration is rejected

Posted on August 19, 2020 by Admin

Repairs body says it will not review idea of temporary move as decision is for MPs and peers

Boris Johnson’s suggestion of moving parliament to York while a multibillion-pound restoration of the Palace of Westminster takes place will not be considered by a body reviewing the plans.

The prime minister had requested that a “possible location outside London” be looked at as a place for parliament to sit while the crumbling palace is revamped at an estimated cost of £4bn.

Know sweat: scientists solve mystery behind body odour

Posted on July 27, 2020 by Admin

University of York researchers trace the source of underarm aromas to a particular enzyme

Scientists have unravelled the mysterious mechanism behind the armpit’s ability to produce the pungent smell of body odour.

Researchers at the University of York traced the source of underarm odour to a particular enzyme in a certain microbe that lives in the human armpit.

Boris Johnson confirms plans for ‘government hub’ in York

Posted on July 15, 2020 by Admin

PM says city should be in frame if Commons or Lords have to move during restoration work

Boris Johnson has confirmed that Downing Street is thinking of setting up a “government hub” in York, telling officials drawing up restoration plans for the Palace of Westminster that they should consider the city if the Commons or Lords have to be moved.

Restoration of the parliamentary estate, which is crumbling in many places and viewed as a significant fire risk, could cost an estimated £6bn, and the plans are still being debated.

Bakery known for anti-Tory slogans appears in government ad campaign

Posted on July 6, 2020 by Admin

Ads pulled after Haxby Bakehouse owner and Labour member Phil Clayton complains

There are thousands of bakeries from which the UK government had to choose to star in its latest public information campaign. The Haxby Bakehouse was probably the only one to have produced loaves flour-stencilled with “F*ck Boris” during last year’s general election.

Nonetheless, a photograph of its owner, Phil Clayton, dusted with flour and carrying a tray of freshly baked goods appeared in national newspapers on Saturday with the headline “Welcome back to freshly baked bread”, to promote the government’s “Enjoy summer safely” campaign.

York University confirms student is one of two UK coronavirus cases – video

Posted on February 1, 2020 by Admin

One of the first two people to test positive for coronavirus in the UK has been confirmed as a student at the University of York.

The university’s vice-chancellor, Prof Charlie Jeffery, said: “Our immediate concerns are for the affected student and family, along with the health and continued wellbeing of our students, staff, and the residents and visitors of our city."

He stressed that the university would continue to operate as normal

York University student is one of two in UK to test positive for coronavirus

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‘The mood is subdued’: Hanukkah is marked by mourning for Jews across UK

York groundsel blooms again in Britain’s first-ever de-extinction event

York and Shetland sites join UK bids for Unesco world heritage status

York and North Yorkshire to get mayor under £540m devolution deal

York’s anti-terror measures make centre a ‘no go zone’ for disabled people

Claudia Lawrence: police find no new clues in lake search

Matt Hancock raises Covid alert level for parts of England including London – video

Boris Johnson’s proposal for York parliament during restoration is rejected

Know sweat: scientists solve mystery behind body odour

Boris Johnson confirms plans for ‘government hub’ in York

Bakery known for anti-Tory slogans appears in government ad campaign

York University confirms student is one of two UK coronavirus cases – video