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• Two test events cancelled at York's new LNER Community Stadium

  13-01-2020 19:54 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  TWO test events that were planned to be held this week at York's new community stadium have now been axed, bosses have confirmed.
  
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• Former Bootham Park Hospital is set to become retirement complex

  13-01-2020 18:41 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE former Bootham Park Hospital is set to be turned into a retirement complex - with 125 homes for independent living.
  
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• Man threatened to firebomb York hostel

  13-01-2020 16:18 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A HOSTEL resident threatened to firebomb the building when he was told to leave for breaking its rules, York magistrates heard.
  
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• Drink and drug drivers face losing licence after 100 arrests across North Yorkshire

  13-01-2020 16:16 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  SCORES of North Yorkshire drivers are set to lose their licence after police arrested 100 motorists during a Christmas drink and drug driving campaign across the county.
  
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• York hairdresser jailed after week-long vandalism spree

  13-01-2020 16:06 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A HAIRDRESSER who caused "mayhem" through her week-long vandalism campaign against people who had annoyed her, has been jailed.
  
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• Six-block student house scheme on Fulford Road set to be approved

  13-01-2020 15:58 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A STUDENT housing development - of six new apartment blocks providing 368 bedrooms - is set to be approved by City of York Council.
  
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• Environment Agency reveals cyclists face ban from Terry Avenue after all

  13-01-2020 15:08 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  CYCLISTS and pedestrians are set to be banned after all from a key York route, following a second U-turn by the Environment Agency.
  
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• Bootham Park Hospital set to become retirement home - with access to bowling alley and gym

  13-01-2020 14:33 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  BOOTHAM Park Hospital could become a complex of retirement flats.
  
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• Charity left devastated after callous thieves steal horse riding equipment in Scarborough

  13-01-2020 14:31 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  CALLOUS thieves have stolen horse riding equipment from a children’s charity.
  
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• Boy, 15, sentenced after Harrogate attack which saw two teenagers injured with scissors

  13-01-2020 14:05 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A 15-YEAR-OLD boy has been given 12 months’ detention after two teenagers were injured with a pair of scissors.
  
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• Haxby Hall plan is on the way

  13-01-2020 14:04 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  PLANS to provide more modern, high-quality care beds for older residents in York as part of the council’s Older Persons’ Accommodation Programme are moving forward.
  
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• Pavers Foundation donates £65,000 to York Mind

  13-01-2020 14:01 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A WHOPPING £65,000 has been donated to mental health charity Mind by a York-based charitable trust.
  
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• Pavers Foundation donates £65,000 to Mind

  13-01-2020 14:01 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A WHOPPING £65,000 has been donated to mental health charity Mind by a York-based charitable trust.
  
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• Malton salons support North Yorkshire Hospice

  13-01-2020 13:49 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  TWO salons in Malton have teamed up to support a local hospice with a cash boost.
  
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• Boy, 15, guilty over assault which left two others injured in Harrogate

  13-01-2020 13:48 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  A TEENAGER accused of injuring two boys, 14 and 15, with a pair of scissors has been sentenced to twelve months in detention.
  
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• Search for new Minster choristers now underway

  13-01-2020 13:24 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK school pupils currently in Year 2 and Year 3 and who love singing are encouraged to try for a place in York Minster’s world famous choir and the chance to be educated at the Minster School.
  
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• York Grand Opera House offer for £5 show tickets for anyone under 26

  13-01-2020 13:21 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE Grand Opera House, York, is teaming up with City of York Council to offer anyone aged 26 and under £5 tickets for the Broadway and West End show Once The Musical.
  
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• Police appeal after man hurt badly in York glass attack

  13-01-2020 13:10 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  POLICE have issued CCTV of a man they would like to speak to following an assault in which a glass was thrown at another man, causing serious injury, outside a Tesco Express store in York.
  
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• New KitKat Gold bar launched

  13-01-2020 13:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK confectioner Nestlé is launching a new version of its biggest brand, KitKat.
  
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• Minister meets students at York College

  13-01-2020 12:58 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  STUDENTS at a college in York got to meet a government minister on a recent visit to the city.
  
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• Hermes parcel delivery depot a shocking mess in leaked photos from Yorkshire depot

  13-01-2020 12:43 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Delivery company Hermes has launched an investigation after shocking photos emerged of packages strewn in the back of one of its vans and scattered across a depot in Yorkshire. .
  
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• Motorcyclist, 19, suffers suspected life-threatening injuries in Bridlington crash

  13-01-2020 12:20 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A 19-YEAR-OLD motorcyclist is believed to have suffered life-threatening injuries in a crash with a car in East Yorkshire at the weekend.
  
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• Bring out the Lego - it’s the new yoga

  13-01-2020 11:56 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  MY husband has just built a woodshed.
  
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• Panto fans tell of their heartbreak - and some threaten theatre sit-in

  13-01-2020 11:55 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  AMID a growing furore over the future of York Theatre Royal's traditional Christmas panto, the theatre's boss has reportedly told a fan that a pantomime WILL be staged again next Christmas.
  
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• No place for Berwick Kaler in plans for new panto, says director

  13-01-2020 11:55 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK Theatre Royal's executive director has hit back amid a growing furore over its panto's future - saying changes are needed after 'collapsing' ticket sales but no one has been sacked.
  
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• LETTER: It's high time for crackdown on bad tenants

  13-01-2020 11:21 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  I applaud your correspondent who says that in addition to a crackdown on bad landlords there should also be action against bad tenants (Letters, January 8).
  
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• LETTER: Fringe failure highlights city management problems

  13-01-2020 11:18 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  I find myself becoming more dismayed by complacency in our city.
  
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• LETTER: Stadium parking fiasco a cruel blow for football fans

  13-01-2020 11:09 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  I HAVE been watching York City for over 70 years and a season ticket holder for quite a number, but I am sad to say that this is my last season.
  
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• Electrical fault sparks car fire in Malton

  13-01-2020 09:51 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A CAR caught fire in a Ryedale town last night (January 12).
  
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• Storm Brendan: Weather warning for North-East and North Yorkshire

  13-01-2020 09:13 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  GUSTS of up to 80mph could hit parts of the UK as Storm Brendan sweeps in, prompting the Met Office to issue a weather warning.
  
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• Crash on busy road in York - traffic lights destroyed

  13-01-2020 09:10 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  TRAFFIC lights on a main road in York were destroyed early this morning (January 13) when a vehicle crashed into them.
  
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• Arrest after Range Rover ploughs into traffic lights on main York road

  13-01-2020 09:10 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  TRAFFIC lights on a main road in York were destroyed early this morning (January 13) when a Range Rover crashed into them.
  
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• Weather warnings issued as Storm Brendan hits UK

  13-01-2020 09:06 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  GUSTS of up to 80mph could hit parts of the UK as Storm Brendan sweeps in, prompting the Met Office to issue a weather warning.
  
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• Seven surprising Rowntree photos from our archive...

  13-01-2020 07:46 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The wonderful industrial-era block of flats on the River Foss now known as Rowntree Wharf began life as a grain warehouse or the Leetham and Sons flour mill across the river at Hungate.
  
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• The Coppergate centre rises from the remnants of Viking York

  13-01-2020 07:22 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  COPPERGATE today is a busy shopping centre that just happens to have a Viking city buried beneath it.
  
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• Plans submitted for 'world class' Roman attraction in York

  13-01-2020 06:04 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  A NEW Roman attraction could be opening in York along with an 11-storey apartment block if plans are approved.
  
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• Gin burglar jailed - shop owner maintains a sense of humour

  13-01-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A YORK cheese shop owner who tried to see the funny side after a thief smashed windows and grabbed bottles of gin has had the last laugh.
  
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• Gin and tonic-flavoured yoghurt slammed by GP

  13-01-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A GP has hit out at a company for creating gin and tonic-flavoured yoghurts - saying the desserts are "counterproductive to public health".
  
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• Police unlikely to face disciplinary action over Steven O’Neill's death

  13-01-2020 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  POLICE officers are unlikely to face disciplinary action in connection with a man’s death in York’s River Ouse, The Press can reveal.
  
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