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• Relax with Lego - it's the new yoga

  10-01-2020 19:46 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  MY HUSBAND has just built a woodshed.
  
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• Green councillor responds to fans' fear over York community stadium parking 'chaos'

  10-01-2020 18:46 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  SUPPORTERS will be able to book one of the 400 parking spaces at the 8,000-seat new Community Stadium in advance of matches - according to City of York Council.
  
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• GAME announces store closures in latest blow to high street

  10-01-2020 17:53 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A HIGH street brand has announced a swathe of store closures - but its branches in York currently look safe.
  
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• Plans for roundabout increase by £5m

  10-01-2020 17:35 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  PLANS to upgrade the Clifton Moor roundabout on the outer ring road have been backed by West Yorkshire Combined Authority.
  
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• River Ouse to be used to help Guildhall build

  10-01-2020 16:50 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  PART of the River Ouse will be used to help deliver infrastructure and materials to the Guildhall restoration works which are well underway.
  
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• Car retailer Ray Chapman Motors relocates and expands in York

  10-01-2020 16:44 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  WORK has completed on a multi-million pound relocation for a car retailer in York.
  
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• Bid to boost cycle safety at Tower Street junction

  10-01-2020 16:39 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  HIGHWAYS bosses are hoping to tackle the number of cycle accidents at a York junction by widening a cycle lane and reducing the number of vehicle approach lanes from two to one.
  
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• New trek can help you keep your New Year’s resolution

  10-01-2020 16:12 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  MARIE Curie is launching a new trek and is encouraging people across North Yorkshire to take part to help them fulfil their New Year’s resolution.
  
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• More learners pass their driving test in York than anywhere else in region

  10-01-2020 15:56 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK is the best place to take your driving test in Yorkshire and the Humber, according to new analysis.
  
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• Four on bird nest charges

  10-01-2020 15:49 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  FOUR men have appeared before York Magistrates Court accused of killing wild birds and destroying nests.
  
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• Popular York restaurant Lucia Wine Bar & Grill closes for £500,000 revamp

  10-01-2020 15:40 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A POPULAR York restaurant has now closed for a major refurbishment.
  
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• Three musketeers heading for York

  10-01-2020 15:21 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK Theatre Royal says an hilarious new comedy will have audiences rolling with laughter next month - 'from here to the French countryside.'
  
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• 11-storey luxury apartment block and York Roman attraction plans submitted

  10-01-2020 15:17 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  PLANS have been submitted for an 11-storey luxury apartment block and Roman visitor attraction to be built in York city centre.
  
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• Grass cutting made easy at Thorpe Willoughby Cricket Club with CEF funding

  10-01-2020 14:54 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  GRASS cutting has been made easy at a village cricket club in the Selby district, following £3,000 funding for a new mower.
  
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• Martin House children's hospice appeals for runners to lend support

  10-01-2020 14:18 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  NORTH Yorkshire children's hospice Martin House has places available for a host of charity running challenges this year and is urging supporters to get in touch.
  
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• Tributes to stalwart York journalist, Chris Brayne, 91

  10-01-2020 14:09 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  ONE of the stalwarts of journalism in York - with a career spanning half a century - has died, aged 91.
  
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• FSB host trial networking gathering at York Gin Shop

  10-01-2020 14:04 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A NEW networking event is being trialled in York to help small businesses make new contacts.
  
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• School selected as teaching hub

  10-01-2020 13:39 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A NORTH Yorkshire school has been selected as one of six schools which will pilot the ‘Teaching School Hubs’.
  
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• WWE is coming to York Barbican next week

  10-01-2020 13:11 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  WORLD Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), the world’s biggest and most famous wrestling company, is coming to York.
  
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• Website set to help abuse victims in family courts

  10-01-2020 12:24 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A CHARITY which runs a refuge in York has launched a new website to help survivors of domestic abuse navigate the Family Courts.
  
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• New BBC political show puts spotlight on issues across North of England

  10-01-2020 12:18 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A NEW BBC political show that will put the spotlight on issues across the North of England has been launched.
  
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• Lifeline service for vulnerable residents takes thousands of calls over festive period

  10-01-2020 12:05 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A LIFELINE service in the East Riding dealt with 11,876 incoming and outgoing calls between December 24 and January 2 from residents across the county.
  
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• PRESS COMMENT: What a shame it will be if Theatre Royal panto ends like this...

  10-01-2020 12:04 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK’S ‘Great Dame’, Berwick Kaler, wants to return to panto. The 73-year-old told The Press he had made the ‘biggest mistake’ saying he was going to retire. “I want to jump out of my suit and perform,” he said.
  
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• York Against Cancer gets £2,000 'thank you' for treating Christine

  10-01-2020 11:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A YORK charity that supported a woman through cancer treatment got a £2,000 boost when her grateful daughter sought backing for its work.
  
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• LETTER: How can Trump threaten cultural sites?

  10-01-2020 11:06 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  So now Mr Trump is threatening to target cultural sites in Iran because of the heightening tension in the Persian Gulf (Unease over Trump, January 7).
  
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• LETTER: Strike 2 from the ‘caring’ Tory government

  10-01-2020 11:05 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Strike 2 from the caring Tories: the Government ends the allowance for adult dependents.
  
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• LETTER: Harry and Meghan want to have their cake and eat it

  10-01-2020 10:56 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Prince Harry and his wife wish to step back from royal duties yet remain ‘royal’ to enable them to earn money. How very convenient: cake and eat it springs to mind. Don’t they realise, with privilege comes responsibility?
  
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• LETTER: If we're to save the planet, soon we won’t be able to drive anywhere

  10-01-2020 10:41 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Scott Marmion clearly does not want cars banned from the centre of York (New Year, new hope - or the same old tricks?, Letters, January 8).
  
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• Siemens' plans revealed for £6m rail innovation hub in Goole

  10-01-2020 10:33 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  PLANS have been revealed for a new £6m rail innovation hub in East Yorkshire.
  
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• Police operation at petrol station near York's outer ring road

  10-01-2020 09:34 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THERE are reports of a police operation after an apparent cash machine theft or attempted theft at a petrol station near York's outer ring road.
  
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• Police investigating reports of ATM theft at petrol station on Great North Way near York's outer ring road

  10-01-2020 09:34 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  POLICE are investigating after reports of a cash machine theft at a petrol station near York's outer ring road.
  
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• ATM raid at petrol station on Great North Way, Nether Poppleton - attempted ATM theft in Wetherby

  10-01-2020 09:34 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A CASH machine has been raided at a petrol station near York's outer ring road.
  
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• Man jailed after New Year's assault on York police officers

  10-01-2020 09:20 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A MAN who saw in the New Year by assaulting members of the public and police officers in York has been jailed.
  
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• York trainee teacher Nicholas Harper took his own life, inquest concludes

  10-01-2020 07:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  AN INQUEST into the death of a York trainee teacher who went missing last year has recorded a conclusion of suicide.
  
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• York city centre car ban: how might it work - and will it ever happen?

  10-01-2020 06:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  'PLAN to ban cars from city centre within three years' screamed the front page headline in The Press on New Year's Eve.
  
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• Retired decorator died after industrial illness

  10-01-2020 06:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  A MAN who died after suffering from bronchopneumonia may have became ill due to industrial exposure to hazardous materials including asbestos.
  
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• Number of homes planned for Bootham Crescent stadium site nearly doubles

  10-01-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE number of new homes planned to be built on the Bootham Crescent stadium site has nearly doubled.
  
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• New year cheer for York Musical Society

  10-01-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE longest-established choir in York has had a boost with sponsorship from another institution in the city.
  
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• Nearly 90 per cent of residents say York traffic is serious problem

  10-01-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A QUARTER of residents believe they will need to use their cars more often to get around York in the next five years - but only one in eight want to do so.
  
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• Further Scarborough Bridge upgrades get the go-ahead

  10-01-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  AN investment committee has backed further works to York's Scarborough Bridge project – following the successful upgrade to the route last year.
  
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• Decision to spend £21,000 on art at York Hospital proves controversial

  10-01-2020 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE Press story about the controversial decision by York Hospital to spend more than £21,000 on artwork for the new endoscopy unit prompted a slew of responses from readers online.
  
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• Community stadium parking 'will be chaos' - fans warn

  10-01-2020 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  FANS warn there will be parking "chaos" because there are only 400 spaces for supporters at the new 8,000-seat community stadium.
  
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