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VILLAGERS near York are having the last laugh as their village hall becomes a mecca for some of comedy's biggest stars. Elvington’s modest village hall - with just 140 seats - has been regularly packed to capacity since clinical pharmacist and entertainment promoter Andy Owen staged the first Comedy Night back in 2014. Andy’s headline act that night was Britain’s Got Talent runner-up and Phoenix Nights guest star Steve Royle. And in news to bring a smile to locals' faces, Steve is coming back to Elvington on Saturday July 17 for two one-hour family shows. All proceeds from the...

PROFESSOR Mike Holmes, who leads York’s vaccination centre at Askham Bar, says that the further easing of Covid restrictions will have “huge benefits” on the well-being of the country. As Government guidance changes, this week we will no doubt be making plans to visit our friends and families in their homes for the first time, or go into restaurants and pubs. It looks like we will be able to hug our families too. This will have huge benefits for our health and wellbeing, as long as we respect others. As I talk to my family, my colleagues and reflect on my own experiences it is cl...

Prof Mike Holmes Picture: Darren Casey ORGANISERS of York’s mass vaccination centre are expecting an increase in their vaccine supplies later this month, which should enable them to hit their target of jabbing all eligible adults by the end of July. Coordinator Prof Mike Holmes revealed the positive news at the former Askham Bar Park & Ride site in his latest column for The Press. He also said that:  More than 200,000 jabs have now been given at the site.  Take up of the vaccine is ‘exceptionally strong’ in this region, with 19 out of 20 over 50-year-olds having had their first...

Residents in their 40s can now get a Covid jab in York after fresh vaccine stocks arrived YORK residents in their 40s are now able to book a jab in their home city, following a vaccine delivery to the mass vaccination centre. For some days this week, people going on to the NHS bookings website were being told they could not get a slot in York, but would have to travel to other centres such as Elland Road, Leeds, if they wanted a first jab. One man told The Press he had tried to book at the Askham Bar site and was told the nearest centre was Leeds, and told to call back in 48 hours.

DOSES of the new Moderna Covid vaccine are set to arrive at York's mass vaccination site next week - if all deliveries and training goes to plan, it has been revealed. It comes after it was revealed that people aged over 40 in the city could be invited to book their Covid vaccination from within days. Prof Mike Holmes, chair of Nimbuscare which runs the vaccination site at Askham Bar, said people aged 40 to 49 in cohort 10 may be invited to book their jabs from April 15. He also sought to reassure people about the AstraZeneca jab after news that people aged under 30 with no underlying...