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• 38 York children and their families to spend Christmas in homeless shelters

  23-12-2019 19:00
  
  THIRTY-eight children and their families will be spending Christmas in homeless shelters in York.
  
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• Van Gogh show to stay in York until April

  23-12-2019 17:49
  
  A SPECTACULAR exhibition about the works of Van Gogh is set to stay in York for more than three months longer than originally intended after attracting more than 50,000 visitors since it opened in July.
  
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• Business network toasts major milestone in York

  23-12-2019 17:11
  
  A BUSINESS network with a vision for York to be recognised as a world-leading centre for enterprise is heading into the new decade in a strong position.
  
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• York singer Andy Stones performs at Spirit of Yorkshire Distillery

  23-12-2019 16:46
  
  A YORK-born singer and song-writer will be performing at the Spirit of Yorkshire distillery.
  
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• Archbishop attends York school's Christmas show

  23-12-2019 16:07
  
  A YORK junior school had a special visitor recently - the Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu - for the final performance of its Christmas show.
  
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• Man taken to hospital after glass thrown during violent incident in York

  23-12-2019 14:32
  
  A MAN was taken to hospital after a glass was allegedly thrown during a violent incident in York city centre.
  
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• Fire crews cut person out of car after vehicle crashes into a property

  23-12-2019 13:35
  
  FIRE crews cut a person out of a car this morning after the vehicle crashed into a property in a North Yorkshire village.
  
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• Traders praise York's Christmas market

  23-12-2019 12:34
  
  TRADERS have praised this year's Christmas market in York, which attracted big crowds of shoppers on its final day.
  
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• LETTER: Boris has broken his promise over licence fee

  23-12-2019 11:18
  
  I WRITE on behalf of 3.7 million over-75s, many having had the TV licence free for many years.
  
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• Hedgehog rescue centre issues festive food appeal

  23-12-2019 11:18
  
  A WILDLIFE rescue centre is appealing for food donations after being inundated with tiny hedgehogs.
  
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• Films aim to stop stigma around mental health

  23-12-2019 11:15
  
  TWO York-based organisations are producing a series of interactive short films for schools that aim to reduce the stigma around young people’s mental and sexual health.
  
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• LETTER: Labour isn't listening

  23-12-2019 11:13
  
  IT seems so long ago now, the much vaunted mass recruitment of new members into the Labour Party.
  
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• LETTER: Time to find a new solution for Stonegate

  23-12-2019 11:07
  
  I AGREE that Stonegate should be resurfaced (The Press, December 19) but are very heavy lorries still going to be allowed down to break it up again?
  
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• COLUMN: Slow TV is my ideal way to chill out

  23-12-2019 10:52
  
  A FEW years ago I remember turning on the TV to see footage of a journey along a canal.
  
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• York youngster wins schools safety competition

  23-12-2019 10:51
  
  A YORK schoolgirl has won a cycle safety poster competition organised by officers from the local Neighbourhood Policing Team.
  
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• Fire at pub in Knaresborough after candles 'left too close to curtains'

  23-12-2019 10:20
  
  A FIRE broke out at a pub in a North Yorkshire town after festive candles were "left too close" to some curtains.
  
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• Seven Christmases past in old photos...

  23-12-2019 08:01
  
  WELL, it's that time of year again. The season of Christmas carols (and of A Christmas Carol on the telly), of mince pies and roast turkey, too much booze, too many presents, and a welter of tinsel and torn wrapping paper.
  
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• Ouse Bridge down the ages...

  23-12-2019 07:49
  
  NO history of Ouse Bridge in old photos would be complete without at least one showing the great fire which engulfed the Boyes department store in December 1910.
  
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• York to become an autism-friendly city

  23-12-2019 06:00
  
  YORK is set to become an autism-friendly city - with residents and organisations being offered extra training to support autistic people.
  
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• Plans go in for new Marriott Courtyard hotel in York

  23-12-2019 06:00
  
  PLANS to demolish a former tax office in York city centre and replace it with a new hotel have been submitted to City of York Council.
  
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• Mum of Claudia Lawrence still thinking of others, despite another year passing with no news of her daughter

  23-12-2019 06:00
  
  The mother of missing chef Claudia Lawrence talks to Peter Barron about her hopes for Christmas and the New Year.
  
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• Kickstart programme at Tang Hall Smart for people in York

  23-12-2019 05:00
  
  A COMMUNITY centre in York is launching a new programme to help those who may be struggling to overcome obstacles in their lives.
  
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• Bereaved mum slams mental health cuts - saying they will 'cost lives'

  23-12-2019 05:00
  
  A BEREAVED mother warned health bosses that the sudden closure of a mental health service in York could mean the city’s high suicide rate does not drop.
  
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• BBC presenter gives talk in Helmsley for Dark Skies Festival

  23-12-2019 05:00
  
  AN evening with BBC Sky at Night presenter Prof Chris Lintott will be one of the hot tickets during the 2020 Dark Skies Festival next year.
  
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