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• Elections 2021: New North Yorkshire police, fire and crime commissioner elected

  07-05-2021 19:45 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE Conservatives have won the election for North Yorkshire's new police, fire and crime commissioner.
  
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• Portugal, Gibraltar and Israel on Government's 'green' list for travel

  07-05-2021 18:22 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  PEOPLE in England can visit Portugal, Gibraltar and Israel from May 17 without self-isolating on their return, the Department for Transport (DfT) has announced.
  
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• Drug driver who killed dad of four jailed

  07-05-2021 17:57 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A DRUG driver who drove on the wrong side of the road and killed a father-of-four in a head-on collision has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison.
  
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• Clarification

  07-05-2021 17:23 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  ON February 20 this year the Press reported that Robert Lewis Duck, 25, of Easingwold, had been banned from driving after admitting drug driving on the A19 at Skelton on August 2.
  
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• York Covid rate falls as just six more cases recorded

  07-05-2021 17:09 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK'S weekly recorded Covid-19 rate has dropped again - and just six more cases have been recorded in the area.
  
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• The Retreat set to open new mental health venue in York

  07-05-2021 17:06 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A NEW location for mental health services for children and young people is set to open in York.
  
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• York City joins with new partner

  07-05-2021 17:01 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK City FC has launched a new partnership with an insurance adviser - which will give it brand visibility in the new stadium.
  
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• York Minster: New opening times, how to book tickets and exhibitions

  07-05-2021 16:27 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK Minster is preparing to welcome back sightseeing visitors this month with three new Summer exhibitions on the iconic cathedral church.
  
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• Man arrested after spree of vehicle damage near York

  07-05-2021 15:42 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  POLICE have arrested a man in connection with a spree of vehicle damages between York and Tadcaster.
  
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• Grant Shapps will unveil holiday green list today - 4 things he could announce

  07-05-2021 15:32 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  With overseas travel set to be permitted from May 17, destinations will be ranked in either red, amber or green in a traffic light system.
  
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• F-15s roar above the York sky - photos

  07-05-2021 14:51 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  CONGRATULATIONS to Camera Club member Lynnette Cammidge who had her camera at hand to snap one of the two F-15s flying over York yesterday morning.
  
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• "Arrogant" driver rammed North Yorkshire Police car in 120mph chase

  07-05-2021 14:42 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A DAY tripper put police lives at risk as he led officers on a 120 mph pursuit down the A64, York Crown Court heard.
  
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• Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine: Blood clot symptoms to look out for

  07-05-2021 13:59 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Under-40s will now be offered an alternative to the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine as a precaution.
  
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• York fifth greenest city in country

  07-05-2021 13:28 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK has made fifth place in a leaderboard of the UK’s top greenest cities, according to a recent study.
  
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• Litter picking event 'brings community together' in York

  07-05-2021 12:18 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  POLICE in York joined forces with the local community to help tidy up one of the city’s green spaces yesterday.
  
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• Spike in GP appointments and Covid-19 vaccine bookings

  07-05-2021 12:16 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A YORK GP has warned that healthcare staff are “exhausted” and "looking for a way out" amid a sharp spike in GP appointments.
  
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• How to get tickets for open air cinema in York this August - from Harry Potter to Dirty Dancing

  07-05-2021 12:07 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  AN open air cinema is coming to York this Summer with popular films such as Rocketman, Greatest Showman and Harry Potter on show.
  
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• Hilarious sofa photo posted on Facebook group

  07-05-2021 11:19 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A MAN has advertised an exclusive 'animal print sofa' on a buy and sell Facebook page - but can you tell what's wrong?
  
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• Incident on York bridge - emergency services called in

  07-05-2021 11:07 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE emergency services were called out to a 'welfare related incident' on a bridge in York in the early hours of this morning (April 7).
  
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• New date confirmed for PAC show

  07-05-2021 11:06 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A NEW date has been confirmed for a show at Pocklington Arts Centre (PAC) - which is set to feature "sublime" live music.
  
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• Iconic flower show returns for its 100th anniversary

  07-05-2021 11:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  AN ICONIC flower show is back for its 100th anniversary with a Covid-safe event.
  
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• New council chair ‘ready’ for role

  07-05-2021 10:25 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE new chair of North Yorkshire County Council is “keen” to support businesses, organisations and charities as much as possible as they emerge from the pandemic.
  
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• Sky TV's River Hunters search for evidence in Knaresborough

  07-05-2021 10:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  The final episode of TV’s River Hunters sees Durham’s Gary Bankhead teaming up with YouTuber Beau Ouimette and presenter Rick Edwards in North Yorkshire.
  
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• York-based Cellhire reaches major milestone

  07-05-2021 08:09 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A YORK-based global mobile telecoms provider has reached a major milestone.
  
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• York florist launches two new ventures in lockdown

  07-05-2021 08:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YOU shall have flowers! That's the message from enterprising York florist Nicola Frear who has launched two new services during lockdown.
  
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• Behaviour at full council was "bullying" - Lib Dem cllr

  07-05-2021 07:15 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  I WAS deeply saddened by the behaviour I witnessed at Tuesday evening’s full council meeting.
  
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• York teenager sets up own Motive Control security business

  07-05-2021 07:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  ENTERPRISING York teenager Josh Sharp set up his own security business following a spate of break-ins in his community.
  
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• "Lib Dem and Green inaction over Aspden vote is a disgrace"

  07-05-2021 07:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  AS a member of the public who spoke at the City of York Council meeting calling for the resignation of the council leader, I am shocked and dismayed to discover that not one single Green or Lib Dem councillor had the courage or honesty to support the vote of no confidence.
  
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• 'Stop sitting on empty sites' council boss tells developers

  07-05-2021 06:50 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Deputy council leader Andy D'Agorne has called on developers to stop sitting on empty housing sites in York and start developing them.
  
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• "Unlike Boris, Keir Starmer is boring"

  07-05-2021 06:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  I’m not a fan of the UK’s ‘Impresario-General' Boris Johnson. I’d like to be a fan of worthy and earnest Sir Keir Starmer. But for me at any rate there’s a snag.
  
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• Whitby has largest source of war medals after Essex

  07-05-2021 06:06 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  WHITBY is the second largest source for vintage war medals in the UK, a new report has found.
  
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• Richard III to return to York

  07-05-2021 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A WORLD-famous late 16th century portrait of Richard III will go on display at the Yorkshire Museum as part of a new exhibition.
  
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• Full steam ahead as North Yorkshire Moors Railway prepares to reopen

  07-05-2021 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THERE is light at the end of the tunnel for a heritage railway after it revealed it will reopen from Saturday, May 15.
  
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• Damning report: Residents asked to advise council on transparency panel

  07-05-2021 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A CITIZENS’ advisory panel will be set up by City of York Council to encourage residents to help improve transparency and leadership at the authority.
  
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• York sees spike in GP appointments and Covid-19 vaccine bookings

  07-05-2021 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A YORK GP has warned that healthcare staff are “exhausted” and "looking for a way out" amid a sharp spike in GP appointments.
  
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• Police believe death of couple in North Yorkshire hotel room was murder and suicide

  06-05-2021 19:53 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The deaths of a couple in a room at a hotel is being treated as murder-suicide, police have said.
  
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• Death of couple at hotel believed to be murder-suicide

  06-05-2021 19:33 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  THE deaths of a couple in a room at a hotel is being treated as murder-suicide, police have said.
  
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• Covid rate in York drops as seven more cases recorded

  06-05-2021 17:12 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK'S weekly recorded Covid-19 rate has dropped further - and just seven more cases have been recorded in the area.
  
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• Fulford School pupils in running for £20,000 Amazon prize

  06-05-2021 16:08 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A TEAM of school children from York are in with a chance of winning £20,000 after beating hundreds of youngsters from across the UK to make it to the finals of the Amazon Longitude Explorer Prize.
  
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• Livestreaming of funerals has soared since pandemic began - director

  06-05-2021 16:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A YORK funeral director has revealed how much the livestreaming of funerals has soared since the pandemic began.
  
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• 'Senseless' spree of damage to vehicles in villages near York

  06-05-2021 15:25 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THOUSANDS of pounds of damage has been caused to parked vehicles in Tadcaster and surrounding villages overnight, police have confirmed.
  
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• Greggs urgently recall bakes over fears they may contain glass

  06-05-2021 14:19 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Customers are being warned not to eat the products and return for a full refund.
  
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• Chromebooks from trust at Tang Hall Primary School in York

  06-05-2021 13:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YOUNGSTERS at a York primary school are to benefit from a donation of 60 Chromebooks and two charging trolleys from a York-based charitable trust.
  
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• Holiday park near Whitby goes up for sale for £1.5m

  06-05-2021 13:06 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A HOLIDAY site in North Yorkshire has gone up for sale with a £1.5m price tag.
  
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• Roadworks to take place for five weeks at junction in Shipton Road

  06-05-2021 12:42 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  ROADWORKS will take place for five weeks at a major route into York.
  
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• Man facing numerous charges after collision in York

  06-05-2021 12:17 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A MAN from York is facing numerous charges and is due to appear in court following a collision in the city earlier this week.
  
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• Man exposed himself in York shop

  06-05-2021 11:42 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  POLICE want to talk to a man who exposed himself in a York shop.
  
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• Assault in York supermarket car park

  06-05-2021 11:28 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  POLICE are appealing for witnesses and information about an assault that occurred in the car park of a supermarket in York.
  
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• Nick Kamen ad and 5 things that happened in York in 1985

  06-05-2021 11:24 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  SAD news that pop star and model Nick Kamen has died aged 59 took us right back to the mid 1980s.
  
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• Cat rescue team in bid to raise cash to support animals

  06-05-2021 10:57 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE team from a cat rescue centre near York have launched a fundraiser to help care for the animals they bring in.
  
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