Here s how many Covid rule-breakers have been fined across County Durham, Teesside and North Yorkshire MORE than 2,500 people have been fined for breaching Covid-19 restrictions across the North-East since the start of the pandemic, according to the latest figures. The numbers, published today by the the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC), reveal that a total of 2,600 Covid fixed penalty notices were issued across the Durham, Cleveland and North Yorkshire force areas between March 27 and January 17. This period covers all the national lockdowns and tier restrictions imposed by the Government since the start of the pandemic. North Yorkshire Police accounts for the vast majority of fines issued in the region, with 1,963 handed out.
THE NHS has confirmed more than 100,000 coronavirus vaccine doses have been given out in North Yorkshire and York in the first official figures for the region. The figures were revealed by Amanda Bloor, accountable officer at NHS North Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group, who also confirmed the county hit its target of offering all available care home residents and staff the jab by the end of last week. Speaking at a briefing this morning, Mrs Bloor said: “We have done 107,752 vaccinations in North Yorkshire and York since the programme started in December. That’s a significant chunk of people and really testament to the hard work of those vaccination teams that have stepped up so quickly and responded to the challenge.”
RESIDENTS in Malton and Norton are on a knife-edge this evening as the they continue to battle against the rising flood water. The River Derwent is currently 4.96 metres and is due to peak at 5.1metres in the early hours of tomorrow morning. County Bridge is currently closed to vehicles and pedestrains.Norton Road is only accessible by foot. Ryedale District Council is continuing to work with the agencies of the North Yorkshire Local Resilience Forum (NYLRF) to respond to the flooding situation affecting parts of the district. Councillor Keane Duncan, Leader of Ryedale District Council, said: “We are working closely with our partners including North Yorkshire County Council, Environment Agency, Yorkshire Water, North Yorkshire Police and North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service to deliver a multi-agency response across Ryedale including the ongoing management of the Malton, Norton and Old Malton Pump Plan for Malton, Norton and Old Malton.
RYEDALE District Council is working with the agencies of the North Yorkshire Local Resilience Forum (NYLRF) to respond to the high river and ground water levels affecting Malton, Norton and Old Malton. Four pumps had been deployed yesterday in Old Malton, a further five in Malton and one in Norton to deal with surface water caused by the recent wet weather. The multi-agency response has been activated to take action to prevent flooding as the River Derwent through Malton has been very high. Councillor Keane Duncan, Leader of Ryedale District Council, said: “We are working closely with our partners including Environment Agency, Yorkshire Water and North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC) to deliver the multi-agency pump plan for Malton, Norton and Old Malton to ensure we respond quickly and efficiently to the situation.