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• Ask your kids where they are, Acomb parents are urged following anti-social behaviour

  08-01-2020 21:10 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  POLICE have tonight taken to Twitter to urge Acomb parents to ask their children where they are, following reports of anti-social behaviour.
  
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• Ask your kids where they are, Acomb parents are urged by police

  08-01-2020 21:10 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  POLICE have tonight taken to Twitter to urge Acomb parents to ask their children where they are.
  
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• Has the Fringe had its last laugh?

  08-01-2020 20:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  CHARLES Hutchinson, former arts editor at The Press, offers his insight into the reasons why the Great Yorkshire Fringe Festival will not return to York this year.
  
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• Mystery over drop in Scarborough seagull ‘muggings’

  08-01-2020 18:47 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  THE number of gull attacks on people along the North Yorkshire coast dropped by almost 50 per cent last year – although no-one seems to know why.
  
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• New Year celebrations in Easingwold marred by windows being smashed

  08-01-2020 18:28 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  POLICE have revealed how half a dozen windows were smashed in a North Yorkshire market town - and a man was threatened - as residents were celebrating the New Year.
  
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• A658 near Harrogate reopens after being blocked by serious accident

  08-01-2020 17:46 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A MAIN road in North Yorkshire has reopened after being blocked by a serious accident for several hours.
  
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• A658 near Harrogate blocked by serious accident

  08-01-2020 17:46 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A MAIN road in North Yorkshire has been blocked by a serious accident
  
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• MP ‘very hopeful’ over A64 dualling decision

  08-01-2020 17:14 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A NORTH Yorkshire MP is “very hopeful” that a campaign to dual a section of the A64 will be successful, and a decision could be made this month.
  
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• Chemical company fined over massive Pocklington fire

  08-01-2020 17:11 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  AN AEROSOL factory has been fined over a massive fire that led to part of an industrial estate being evacuated.
  
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• Grieving York man hit wife in face

  08-01-2020 16:35 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A SCAFFOLDER has been banned from seeing his estranged wife for a year and must pay her compensation after he hit her in the face.
  
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• The UK's Biggest outdoor ice trail returns with 'fantastical fiction and fairy tales'

  08-01-2020 16:21 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  THE biggest outdoor Ice Trail in the UK is set to return for two days on February 1 and 2 with 40 ice sculptures.
  
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• Robber Darren Archer wanted by police after prison recall

  08-01-2020 15:44 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  POLICE are seeking the public’s help to find a wanted man.
  
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• 18 places you absolutely shouldn't park and other rules

  08-01-2020 15:20 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  We're all quite territorial creatures when it comes down to it.
  
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• York slimming champions meet Chatty Man, Alan Carr

  08-01-2020 14:47 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A GROUP of Slimming World consultants from North and East Yorkshire celebrated their groups’ successes by meeting chat show host and comedian, Alan Carr.
  
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• New Vice Chancellor at York St John University

  08-01-2020 14:35 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A NEW vice chancellor of York St John University has been appointed to replace Professor Karen Stanton.
  
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• Former planning boss Ann Reid takes charge of York Design Awards

  08-01-2020 14:17 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE York Design Awards, the annual architectural awards programme which aims to encourage better building design and conservation work in York, has appointed a new Chair.
  
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• Look out for singer and TV personality Jane McDonald in York today

  08-01-2020 14:10 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A WELL-KNOWN singer and TV personality has been in York filming for a new series.
  
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• Part of York wall closed for investigation into damage

  08-01-2020 12:43 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  PART of the city walls between Lendal Bridge and Station Rise is closed for an investigation into damage.
  
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• Suspected poachers' car seized in North York Moors - man to appear in court for alleged hunting offences

  08-01-2020 12:09 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THREE suspected poachers faced a long walk home - and a man who was with them will appear in court - after North Yorkshire Police responded to suspicious activity in the North York Moors.
  
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• LETTER: New Year, new hope - or just the same old tricks?

  08-01-2020 11:42 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A new year full of hope and promise has arrived.We have a new government with proper ideas and purpose, Brexit is imminent and those responsible for delaying it in the first place have been dragged out of office. Pure bliss!
  
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• TransPennine Express to issue refunds to season ticket holders

  08-01-2020 11:41 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Train operator TransPennine Express (TPE) is to issue refunds to season ticket holders after its recent performance was described as “completely unacceptable” by the Department for Transport (DfT).
  
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• Iron Age brain was preserved in York skull

  08-01-2020 11:41 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  SCIENTISTS have unlocked some of the secrets behind the preservation of a 2,600-year-old human brain that was discovered in York.
  
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• LETTER: We need to tackle bad tenants, too

  08-01-2020 11:36 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  I refer to your report ‘Crackdown on bad landlords in York’ (The Press, January 4). Yes, bad landlords need to be taken to task. However, I feel that bad tenants need dealing with too.
  
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• LETTER: How about evergreen security for city centre?

  08-01-2020 11:34 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  I write with regard to the permanent security measures which will be put in place in York city centre to replace those at the recent Christmas Market.
  
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• Great Yorkshire Fringe festival will not return this year, bosses confirm

  08-01-2020 11:31 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE Great Yorkshire Fringe festival will NOT be returning to York this summer - after the founder slammed the management of the city centre.
  
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• Secrets of 2,600-year-old Heslington brain preservation unlocked

  08-01-2020 11:24 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Scientists have unlocked some of the secrets behind the preservation of a 2,600-year-old human brain that was discovered in York.
  
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• 2,600-year-old York brain may have been preserved by gruesome death

  08-01-2020 11:24 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Scientists have unlocked some of the secrets behind the preservation of a 2,600-year-old human brain that was discovered in York.
  
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• Greggs staff set to get £300 each - thanks to sausage roll

  08-01-2020 10:54 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Staff members at bakery chain Greggs are set to pocket around £300 each after the company announced a £7 million windfall payment to its employees following a “phenomenal year”.
  
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• Unveiling York Minster's new roof, October 1986...

  08-01-2020 10:48 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  HERE’S an extraordinary photograph: one which captures an extraordinary moment in York’s modern history.
  
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• All lanes reopened after crash on A162 in Towton

  08-01-2020 10:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A ROAD in the Selby district was partially blocked after a crash.
  
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• A162 in Towton partially blocked after crash

  08-01-2020 10:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A ROAD in the Selby district is partially blocked after a crash.
  
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• Crews tackle fire in garden that had 'gotten out of control'

  08-01-2020 09:42 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  FIREFIGHTERS were called to a fire in a garden of a York property which had "gotten out of control."
  
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• Man arrested after police pursuit ends in Upper Poppleton

  08-01-2020 09:10 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A DRIVER has been arrested after a police pursuit on Tuesday which ended in a York village.
  
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• Man arrested after police pursuit ends in York village

  08-01-2020 09:07 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A DRIVER has been arrested after a police pursuit which ended in a York village.
  
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• Harrogate woman stole mother's money

  08-01-2020 08:30 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  A WOMAN took £126,000 from her 82-year-old widowed and ailing mother’s bank account.
  
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• Torque Law launch free guide for new businesses

  08-01-2020 07:47 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  FLEDGLING businesses looking to take on their first members of staff can turn to a free guide from York-based Torque Law.
  
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• York's tech scene is bucking growth trend - but has its own challenges

  08-01-2020 07:10 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  As 2020 approaches, marking the start of both a new year and a new decade, David Brandon, co-founder and chief technology officer at cloud-based rota planning software provider, RotaCloud, gives us his predictions for York businesses, and the local tech scene.
  
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• York one of least affordable cities for getting on property ladder

  08-01-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK is one of the least affordable cities in England in terms of getting on the property ladder, according to an online 'wealth manager'.
  
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• 'World leaders' spotted having brawl on North Yorkshire beach

  08-01-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  TWO world leaders made an unexpected appearance on a North Yorkshire beach to help raise awareness of the climate emergency and ocean pollution.
  
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• Work on Clifton Ings flood defence scheme set to start this summer

  08-01-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  WORK on a flood alleviation scheme at Clifton Ings is set to start in June.
  
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• Schools and street lights to go green

  08-01-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  SCHOOLS, street lights and council buildings owned by the local authority could switch to a green energy tariff - as part of plans to tackle climate change.
  
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• Man with mental age of 8 was snared by online paedophile hunters

  08-01-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A MAN with a mental age of eight was prosecuted after being caught by online paedophile hunters posing as two 13-year-old girls.
  
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• Further improvements planned for Scarborough Bridge in York

  08-01-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  FURTHER improvement works are set to take place around Scarborough Bridge - following the successful upgrade to the route last year.
  
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• Dogs at library help children learn to read

  08-01-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A PAIR of Labradors who love a good book have been spending their time at the library helping youngsters learn to read.
  
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• Baby due on Christmas Day waited until New Year's day instead

  08-01-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  HAVING discovered she was pregnant last Easter, Caroline Nelson was amazed to be told later on that the baby was due to be born on Christmas Day.
  
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• Wagyu Bar and Grill closes and The Old House gastro pub set to open in York

  08-01-2020 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  ONE York restaurant has closed and a new one is set to open in its place before the end of the month following a major refurbishment.
  
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• Homeless people admissions to York Hospital rocket by 38 per cent

  08-01-2020 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE number of homeless people being admitted to York Hospital has risen by 38 per cent since 2013, according to new figures.
  
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• First glimpse of York Ice Trail 2020

  08-01-2020 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  HERE'S a first glimpse of some of the sculptures at York Ice Trail 2020.
  
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• York accountancy firm Clive Owen LLP boosts its numbers for 2020

  08-01-2020 04:01 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  AN ACCOUNTANCY firm has grown its team as it gears up for a busy 2020.
  
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