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• How long before you quit your New Year resolution?

  03-01-2020 20:11
  
  Made some New Year resolutions?
  
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• Go-ahead given for solar panels above Busk café

  03-01-2020 18:12
  
  A DEVELOPER has finally won the go-ahead to install solar panels on the roof of a York property after a lengthy wrangle with council planners.
  
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• Last chance to see Castle Howard masquerade

  03-01-2020 17:26
  
  THE curtain falls on the Christmas carnival at Castle Howard this weekend.
  
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• Lidl to remove cartoon characters from cereal packaging by spring

  03-01-2020 17:24
  
  Supermarket giant Lidl has announced it will remove cartoon characters from all its own-brand cereal packaging in Britain by the spring.
  
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• Smoke menthol? You won't be able to for much longer

  03-01-2020 17:21
  
  MENTHOL cigarettes will be banned later this year as part of new major changes to the sale of cigarettes.
  
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• Tesco Bags of Help looking for grant applications

  03-01-2020 16:43
  
  COMMUNITY groups and charities in York and across Yorkshire are being invited to apply for funding through the Tesco Bags of Help scheme.
  
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• Auditions to be held for York International Women's Week production All Change!

  03-01-2020 16:22
  
  AUDITIONS take place tomorrow for the 21st annual production by the Real People Theatre Company for York International Women’s Week.
  
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• Three teenagers arrested after man stabbed in Harrogate

  03-01-2020 16:14
  
  THREE teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a man was stabbed in Harrogate.
  
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• Teenagers arrested after man in his 30s stabbed in Harrogate

  03-01-2020 16:04
  
  THREE youngsters have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a man was stabbed in the early hours of Friday morning.
  
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• Watchdog praises York care home as 'good'

  03-01-2020 16:02
  
  A YORK care home has won warm praise from both a watchdog and its own residents in an inspection report.
  
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• Crews help police access roof void at York property in search for suspect

  03-01-2020 15:11
  
  FIRE crews helped police officers gain access to a roof void at a York property in the search for a suspect.
  
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• Fares frozen for York to Leeds commuters

  03-01-2020 15:10
  
  COMMUTER fares from York to Leeds have been frozen all January - provided they catch the bus.
  
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• Keyboard king to host North Yorkshire tea dances

  03-01-2020 14:45
  
  A NORTH Yorkshire keyboard player has announced the first Sunday tea dances he will host in the New Year.
  
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• Foundation gives Legion £5,000 boost

  03-01-2020 14:36
  
  A YORK-based charitable trust has given The Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal a £5,000 boost.
  
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• Auction follows East Yorkshire rail cafe closure

  03-01-2020 14:14
  
  A HISTORIC railway cafe in East Yorkshire has closed its doors for the last time.
  
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• Yorkshire Bank customers hit out over payment glitch

  03-01-2020 14:07
  
  THOUSANDS of Yorkshire Bank customers have complained today that their January wages have not been paid into their accounts.
  
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• York day nursery Tiddlywinks retains outstanding Ofsted rating

  03-01-2020 14:04
  
  FOLLOWING its most recent inspection, a private day nursery in Osbaldwick has been rated outstanding by Ofsted for the second time.
  
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• Rugby legend calls on runners to join the resolution in York

  03-01-2020 13:59
  
  RUGBY legend, TV pundit and stroke survivor Gareth Thomas is calling on people across Yorkshire to sign up for the Resolution Run in York
  
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• First responder crew help boy having an allergic reaction

  03-01-2020 13:34
  
  A FIRST responder team from Pickering were called out last night to help a young boy having an allergic reaction.
  
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• First meteor shower of 2020 set to light up night skies – here’s how to watch

  03-01-2020 13:02
  
  Skygazers are set for some celestial fireworks as the first meteor shower of 2020 looks to light up the night skies.
  
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• LETTER: General De Gaulle was the first Brexiteer

  03-01-2020 11:47
  
  I see M Macron wants to give the City of London the Legion of Honour for homing General De Gaulle during the war.
  
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• LETTER: The rubbish littering our roadsides is a disgrace

  03-01-2020 11:45
  
  Having travelled along the A64 from Rillington to York I was depressed at the incredible amount of plastic and rubbish all along the roadside all the way to York.
  
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• LETTER: Which to do first - ban cars or improve buses?

  03-01-2020 11:15
  
  Richard Bowen asked if York’s bus services can be improved, before any proposals to ban private cars in the city centre become a reality (Letters, January 2). Unfortunately we have a chicken and egg scenario here, where bus service reliability cannot be improved until there are fewer private car journeys, coupled with more bus lanes and priority at signalled junctions.
  
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• Works set to begin to repave Stonegate in York

  03-01-2020 10:40
  
  WORK starts on Monday to completely repave an historic street in the heart of York.
  
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• Burglars steal jewellery from York house

  03-01-2020 10:12
  
  JEWELLERY was stolen in a burglary at a house in York during broad daylight yesterday (January 2).
  
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• Copmanthorpe house burgled in broad daylight

  03-01-2020 09:43
  
  A HOUSE in Copmanthorpe​ was burgled in broad daylight yesterday (January 2).
  
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• Police appeal for witnesses of fatal crash

  03-01-2020 06:08
  
  DETAILS of the two cars involved in a head-on crash near York that killed a woman and injured several other people have been released.
  
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• Care worker jailed after exploitation

  03-01-2020 06:05
  
  A CARE WORKER who sexually “exploited” the vulnerable woman he was supposed to be looking after has lost his home, his career and his liberty.
  
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• 'Stupid idea' or 'huge benefits' - readers react to plan to ban cars

  03-01-2020 06:00
  
  PLANS to stop non-essential car journeys within York city walls have sparked strong reaction from Press readers.
  
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• Reduced service on East Coast Mainline this weekend

  03-01-2020 06:00
  
  NETWORK Rail is reminding passengers that there will be a reduced service on the East Coast Main Line this weekend.
  
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• Recycle York donates bike prize to Westfield Primary School

  03-01-2020 06:00
  
  A YORK primary school has thanked a local business for its show of support to a recent initiative to improve pupil attendance.
  
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• Country's largest one-day book fair returns to York's Knavesmire next week

  03-01-2020 06:00
  
  THE country’s largest rare and antiquarian one-day book fair will return to York Racecourse next week.
  
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• Baby Arthur born on New Year’s Day - 17 days sooner than mum expected

  03-01-2020 06:00
  
  MEET Arthur Henry Pattison, who was so determined to be a New Year baby that he arrived 17 days early.
  
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• 35th anniversary ceremony for St Leonard's Hospice

  03-01-2020 06:00
  
  A YORK hospice is preparing to celebrate its 35th anniversary this year.
  
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• Go Down Restaurant shuts in York after 25 years

  03-01-2020 05:00
  
  A WELL-KNOWN York restaurant has closed its doors after 25 years of trading in York city centre.
  
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• Driverless shuttle plan for Blue Badge holders in York

  03-01-2020 05:00
  
  A NEW driverless electric shuttle service to help disabled people get around the city centre could be trialled in York.
  
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