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• Make the most of full-fibre internet in York with TalkTalk

  07-01-2020 20:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Tomorrow’s internet today by Helen Fletcher, York’s Ultra Fibre Optic from TalkTalk
  
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• MP back in Shadow Cabinet

  07-01-2020 18:56 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK Central MP Rachael Maskell says she aims to tackle workplace bullying and improve employment practices after returning to the Shadow Cabinet to shape Labour’s agenda on Employment Rights.
  
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• Top North Yorkshire school to lead the way for strugglers

  07-01-2020 18:52 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  A LOCAL education authority has welcomed the government’s latest school improvement initiative after a school from its area was selected as one of just six nationwide to help up to 300 other schools in the region that are struggling.
  
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• Medieval ring on show in York

  07-01-2020 18:32 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  A 500 year old golden ring which was potentially made in the Middle East and found in a North Yorkshire field by a metal detectorist has been bought by a museum to go on show to the nation,
  
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• Northern launches 10p sale - but unions blast it as a gimmick

  07-01-2020 18:22 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  NORTHERN has launched a 10p flash sale today, Tuesday.
  
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• York's Garbutt + Elliott help secure management buy-out

  07-01-2020 17:49 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK-based accountants and business advisers have successfully helped secure a management buy-out of a data service company.
  
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• Schoen Clinic awaits decision on £13m mental health site in York

  07-01-2020 17:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A COMPANY which provides specialist care in complex mental health diagnoses is waiting to hear whether its bid for a new facility in York will win support.
  
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• Decision due on new mental health site in York

  07-01-2020 17:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A COMPANY which provides specialist care in complex mental health diagnoses is waiting to hear whether its bid for a new facility in York will win support.
  
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• Innovative bed maker Harrison Spinks wins top carbon status

  07-01-2020 17:21 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A 179-YEAR-OLD bed-maker with its own farm near York has become fully carbon neutral.
  
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• New Love Island 2020 starts on Sunday

  07-01-2020 17:20 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Rochelle Humes' little sister, twins and a former Britain's Got Talent semi-finalist who used to date Lewis Capaldi are among the ladies on the new series of Love Island.
  
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• Bingo boost for York firm, SpeedQuizzing

  07-01-2020 16:50 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  SPEED Bingo is the newest product to be launched by a York-based company following the success of its pub quiz app.
  
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• Sensible Soccer and 7 more to feature on Royal Mail games stamps

  07-01-2020 16:49 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The Royal Mail is dipping heavily into 80s and 90s nostalgia with its latest set of 8 limited-edition stamps. They're up for preorder now and each one features a classic UK-made videogame - how many did you play?
  
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• York thief marked court date by stealing

  07-01-2020 16:47 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A SERIAL shop thief who marked a court date by going shoplifting has been given a community order.
  
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• York shoppers donate specs in aid of charity campaign

  07-01-2020 16:43 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A LOCAL opticians is celebrating a boost for its charity campaign to help the people in developing countries to see clearly.
  
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• Harrogate woman stole £126,000 from 82-year-old mother with dementia

  07-01-2020 16:23 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A DAUGHTER is today a convicted fraudster after she took £126,000 from her 82-year-old widowed and ailing mother’s bank account.
  
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• York concert in aid of trust for children

  07-01-2020 16:19 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A YORK orchestra will perform a concert later this month in support of a children’s trust.
  
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• Major work starts in Stonegate, York

  07-01-2020 15:46 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  WORK is now underway to completely repave an historic street in the heart of York.
  
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• Armed police called to York homeless centre - man arrested

  07-01-2020 14:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  ARMED police have been called to a York homeless centre following an incident.
  
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• York man wrote off mother's car and smashed in to 3 others in Copmanthorpe

  07-01-2020 14:25 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A SON wrote off two cars and damaged two others when he took his mother's car to go down to the local shops, York magistrates heard.
  
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• York Hospital radio launches funds appeal

  07-01-2020 14:16 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK Hospital Radio has begun the year launching an appeal for funds to replace outdated equipment and computers.
  
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• The Steve Harley Acoustic Band to play Harrogate

  07-01-2020 14:10 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  AN ACOUSTIC band, who have been playing to sold-out venues across the UK and Europe, will perform in North Yorkshire.
  
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• Fulford Ring on show in York was 15th century love token

  07-01-2020 14:05 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A MEDIEVAL gold ring which has gone on display after being found by a metal detectorist is likely to have been a 15th-century love token, an expert said.
  
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• Fulford Ring discovered in York was 15th century love token

  07-01-2020 14:05 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A MEDIEVAL gold ring which has gone on display after being found by a metal detectorist is likely to have been a 15th-century love token, an expert said.
  
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• Vehicle fails to stop for police - and then crashes into barrier at Poppleton

  07-01-2020 13:55 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A VEHICLE has crashed into level crossing barriers near York after failing to stop for police on a busy road nearby.
  
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• Police helicopter seen hovering over Upper Poppleton

  07-01-2020 13:55 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A POLICE helicopter has been deployed over a village near York.
  
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• Passengers warned not to travel to and from London on these dates

  07-01-2020 13:25 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK train passengers should avoid travelling to London at the end of January and the start of February as more rail work is scheduled to start.
  
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• City of York Council phone lines down

  07-01-2020 13:20 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  CITY of York Council is experiencing technical difficulties with answering incoming calls.
  
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• Traffic diverted in Strensall after burst water main

  07-01-2020 11:53 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  TRAFFIC is being diverted in a village near York following a burst water main.
  
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• Burst water main which blocked Strensall street has been repaired

  07-01-2020 11:53 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORKSHIRE Water says a road in a village near York is set to reopen this afternoon after repairs to a burst water main.
  
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• 10 YEARS AGO TODAY: York gripped by freezing weather

  07-01-2020 11:46 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  TEN years ago York was experiencing a rather different day to today.
  
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• LETTER: Is banning cars just an excuse for closing Lendal Bridge again?

  07-01-2020 11:34 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  I READ again, with dismay, that councillors want to ban the car (Plan to ban cars from city centre within three years, The Press, December 31). However they ‘pretty it up’, that is what they want to do.
  
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• Several catalytic converters stolen from vehicles in public car parks

  07-01-2020 11:31 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  SEVERAL catalytic converters were stolen from public car parks in one day across York - and the police are warning drivers to stay aware.
  
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• LETTER: Why won’t rail companies just print timetables?

  07-01-2020 11:29 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Since December 15 (the official timetable changeover date) I have tried on several occasions to obtain timetables for Northern Rail (particularly the Poppleton service) and Trans-Pennine Express, but to no avail. I am advised that the companies are no longer publishing ‘printed’ timetables, but that these are available online. This is, of course, less than useless to those customers who do not have the facility of the internet or a smartphone.
  
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• LETTER: Would bigger bands mean bigger ticket prices at the Barbican?

  07-01-2020 11:25 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  I WAS interested to read of Cllr Dave Taylor’s wish to extend the Barbican’s capacity to 2,000 (Let’s bring bigger bands to Barbican, January 4). In his aim to attract big name performers, I wonder if he realises that he would also attract increases in admission charges?
  
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• Man struck on head with pool cue at North Yorkshire pub

  07-01-2020 11:15 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A MAN suffered a serious head injury when he was struck with a pool cue in a North Yorkshire pub.
  
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• COLUMN: Farewell and good luck, dear readers

  07-01-2020 11:10 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  ON Friday 13th December, I decided to step back from my weekly column for The Press and Telegraph and Argus after two fascinating years. Why? Mainly to explore new literary pastures as a novelist and poet.
  
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• The Vegan beauty products made in Rufforth

  07-01-2020 11:06 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Clock in for vegan skincare
  
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• Here's the line-up for York Residents Festival 2020

  07-01-2020 11:01 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK Residents Festival is returning this month for its silver jubilee year with more than 100 attractions, events and offers for residents to enjoy.
  
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• Police appeal after alleged attempted murder in Little Holtby

  07-01-2020 10:57 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  POLICE have issued CCTV footage following an alleged attempted murder in a North Yorkshire town.
  
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• CCTV appeal following assault on police officer in York city centre

  07-01-2020 10:50 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  POLICE have issued CCTV footage of a man they would like to speak to following an assault on a police officer in York city centre.
  
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• COLUMN: How to be happy in 2020

  07-01-2020 09:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  BILL MERRRINGTON suggests how to look on the bright side this New Year
  
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• Tree in York school grounds blossoms blooming early

  07-01-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  IT’S the middle of winter and we have only just celebrated the New Year, but a tree in the grounds of a York school is behaving as if it’s the middle of spring.
  
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• Solar panels could become compulsory on all new homes in York

  07-01-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  ALL new and renovated homes could be required to be more energy efficient.
  
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• Nearly half of residents support City of York Council tax rise, says survey

  07-01-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  NEARLY half of the residents who completed a survey about how the council should pay for public services said council tax should be increased.
  
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• Haxby could get a train station again - 90 years after last one shut

  07-01-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  HAXBY could get a train station again - as council leaders plan to put £50,000 towards researching the plan.
  
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• Council tax hike to fund robotic technology, pothole team and theatre

  07-01-2020 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  CASH could be invested in a trial of robotic technology to help vulnerable people, improvement work at York Theatre Royal and the creation of a new pothole repair team - under council budget plans.
  
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