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• Firefighters called to crash on A19 at Crockey Hill

  12-12-2019 18:48
  
  TWO cars have crashed on the A19 south of York.
  
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• GENERAL ELECTION 2019: Live results coverage from York Central and York Outer

  12-12-2019 18:12
  
  Follow our live general election coverage throughout the night as the results come in from York and Thirsk & Malton and across the UK. Our reporters are at the counts, bringing all the latest news.
  
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• Nursery evacuated after fire breaks out in shop in Walmgate, York

  12-12-2019 17:07
  
  FIREFIGHTERS are currently at the scene of a fire at a transport shop in York.
  
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• Robber threatens woman with machete in alleyway

  12-12-2019 17:06
  
  A WOMAN has been threatened with a machete and robbed of cash in an alleyway in Harrogate.
  
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• Archbishop prepares for final Christmas at Minster - Dean set for first one

  12-12-2019 16:35
  
  THE Archbishop of York will preside over his final Christmas Day service later this month - while the Dean of York will experience his first Christmas in charge at the Minster.
  
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• Santa Paws festive walk for charity in York

  12-12-2019 16:23
  
  A YORK animal home is holding a festive dog walk to celebrate Christmas and raise funds for the home.
  
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• Meet Mike the new head chef at Elmbank Hotel

  12-12-2019 16:13
  
  A POPULAR hotel in York has unveiled a new head chef.
  
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• PANTO REVIEW: Sleeping Beauty at York Theatre Royal

  12-12-2019 15:32
  
  Review: Sleeping Beauty, York Theatre Royal, until January 25 2020. Box office: 01904 623568 or at yorktheatreroyal.co.uk
  
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• Man dies outside B&Q store in Clifton Moor, York

  12-12-2019 14:13
  
  A MAN has died outside a B&Q store in York.
  
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• Selby College hits top spot in league table

  12-12-2019 13:39
  
  A NORTH Yorkshire college has reached top of the ranks in a county league table.
  
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• Gillygate pub brings festive cheer to volunteers

  12-12-2019 13:32
  
  A GROUP of volunteers from a York project enjoyed a Christmas lunch as a part of a campaign celebrating the importance of pubs in communities.
  
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• Court will decide in February whether to extradite Paul Blanchard to Spain

  12-12-2019 13:31
  
  A COURT has deferred a decision on whether to extradite a York man to Spain over claims he was part of an organised crime gang until next year.
  
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• Friends tell how they rescued struggling man from River Foss during night out

  12-12-2019 13:10
  
  TWO friends have told how they saved a man from York's River Foss at the end of a 21st birthday night out in the city centre.
  
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• Malton gourmet pie firm secures investment for expansion

  12-12-2019 12:50
  
  A FAMILY-run manufacturer of gourmet pies has secured major investment to expand and sell their wares nationally.
  
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• Prince Andrew resigns as Royal Patron for York Minster Fund

  12-12-2019 12:15
  
  THE Duke of York has resigned from his role as Royal Patron at York Minster after 15 years.
  
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• LETTER: The true meaning of Christmas

  12-12-2019 11:39
  
  Chatting to a woman and child in a coffee shop about Christmas, I asked ‘What are you doing on December 25?’‘Taking the family to Mass’, was the reply. That’s the real spirit of the season. Not the gifts. Not the turkey. The celebration of the birth of Jesus.
  
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• ELECTION LIVE: Tories take SEVEN seats from Labour in shock night at polls

  12-12-2019 11:33
  
  The latest events as voters head to the polls for the 2019 General Election
  
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• ELECTION LIVE: Huge cheers in Blyth Valley as Tories take seat for first time

  12-12-2019 11:33
  
  The latest events as voters head to the polls for the 2019 General Election
  
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• ELECTION LIVE: Helen Goodman loses Bishop Auckland seat to Dehenna Davison with 8,000 majority

  12-12-2019 11:33
  
  The latest events as voters head to the polls for the 2019 General Election
  
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• ELECTION LIVE: Conservative Peter Gibson wins Darlington seat with 3,000 majority

  12-12-2019 11:33
  
  The latest events as voters head to the polls for the 2019 General Election
  
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• LETTER: Let’s work together to end homelessness

  12-12-2019 11:32
  
  Thank you for your helpful article ‘How you can help the homeless in York’ (The Press, December 8).
  
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• LETTER: Large class sizes are no surprise to me

  12-12-2019 11:30
  
  Why all the surprise about class sizes in schools (The Press, December 10)?
  
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• York man jailed after victim recorded burglary on mobile phone

  12-12-2019 10:59
  
  A BURGLAR, who left his victim ‘very shaken’, has been jailed thanks to mobile phone footage.
  
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• CHRISTMAS: Busiest roads and times predicted

  12-12-2019 10:47
  
  Christmas Day falling on a Wednesday is expected to ease some of the congestion on the roads during the annual festive getaway.
  
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• UPDATE: Missing Scarborough woman Barbara Coope found safe and well

  12-12-2019 10:16
  
  POLICE searching for a missing 74-year-old woman from North Yorkshire say she has been found safe and well.
  
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• MISSING: Have you seen Scarborough woman Barbara Scoope?

  12-12-2019 10:16
  
  POLICE are searching for a missing 74-year-old woman from North Yorkshire.
  
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• Firefighters rescue man from River Foss

  12-12-2019 08:43
  
  FIREFIGHTERS rescued a man from a York river early today.
  
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• Youngsters support charity project

  12-12-2019 06:00
  
  YOUNG people working with City of York Council’s Youth Justice Service are supporting a charity project which allows them to give back to the community.
  
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• Share your 'dogs at polling stations' photos

  12-12-2019 06:00
  
  THE country heads to the polls today to vote in the general election.
  
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• Row over anti-Brexit election pledges in York Outer

  12-12-2019 06:00
  
  ANTI-BREXIT campaigners claim some Liberal Democrat supporters in York Outer have promised to vote Labour today to try to defeat Tory candidate Julian Sturdy, in return for a pledge by some Labour supporters in Harrogate & Knaresborough to vote LibDem to defeat their Tory candidate.
  
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• Plans submitted for flood scheme to protect 490 homes

  12-12-2019 06:00
  
  PLANS have been submitted for a new flood storage area that would hold back a million cubic metres of water from the River Foss - protecting 490 homes in the city.
  
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• 'No food poverty in York before 2010'

  12-12-2019 06:00
  
  THERE were no food banks in York before 2010 and the city "did not see the notion of food poverty".
  
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• Man cleared of hitting teenage vandal

  12-12-2019 06:00
  
  A MAN has been acquitted of hitting a teenage vandal on the head with a bottle.
  
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• Group attacked station passengers after 'all-day drinking session'

  12-12-2019 06:00
  
  FOUR young men who fought passengers at York Railway Station twice within an hour have been handed Christmas curfews.
  
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• Funding needed to 'hold back decline' of York roads

  12-12-2019 06:00
  
  EXTRA funding is essential to help "hold back the decline" of York's roads.
  
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• Craig Revel Horwood to direct Strictly Ballroom musical heading for the North-East

  12-12-2019 06:00
  
  BAZ LUHRMANN’S smash hit musical Strictly Ballroom's new 2020/2021 tour will stop off at Sunderland Empire, York Opera House and Darlington Hippodrome
  
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• Cards for good causes on sale in York

  12-12-2019 06:00
  
  TWO pop-up shops in York are supporting local charities through the sale of Christmas cards.
  
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• Candlelit service lights up the Minster

  12-12-2019 06:00
  
  A CANDLELIT Swedish service celebrating the bringer of light during the long darkness of winter has taken place at York Minster.
  
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• Max, 11, recovering after breaking his legs - while avoiding a puddle

  12-12-2019 05:00
  
  A YORK boy is recovering after breaking both legs when he got off his school bus, tried to avoid a puddle and was struck by a car.
  
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