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FEARS that she had lost her business overnight when the first lockdown started have translated into hopes of a bigger playing field for Angie Doig-Thorne. The self-employed hypnotherapist, from York, usually works with individuals in a face to face situation - a scenario made impossible by the Covid-19 restrictions. However, the national lockdowns and need to develop her digital skills has led Angie to transform the way she runs her business, and created new opportunities to broaden her horizon - literally. Angie who also offers stress workshops in the offices and schools in normal times now works with people across the country through her virtual sessions. ....
YORK could suffer its worst flooding since 2015 later this week, experts have warned. The Environment Agency said today that it expected the River Ouse to peak in the early hours of Friday at between 4.5 metres and 4.7 metres above normal summer levels. The river peaked at about 4.5 metres above normal last February, when roads such as Skeldergate, Terry Avenue and Fordlands Road in Fulford were blocked and some riverside properties were inundated, but many other properties had a narrow escape. The river rose to 5.2 metres in the Boxing Day 2015 floods, when hundreds of properties were inundated alongside both the Ouse and the Foss. The Foss Barrier and Pumping Station has since undergone a massive upgrade. ....
SEVEN flood warnings remain in place across York and North Yorkshire this morning. In York on the river Ouse warnings are still in place at St George s Field and Queen s Staith and for riverside properties in Clementhorpe. River levels are now falling in the city. The level at York Viking in the city centre was 3.5m at 7am today (Tuesday). The Environment Agency has also issued a flood warning for the River Ouse at Naburn Lock and flood alerts for the upper River Ouse at Haxby and the tidal River Ouse between Naburn Lock and Selby. There is also a flood alert for the lower River Derwent and on the Wharfe. ....