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• A64 partially blocked by crash

  16-01-2020 19:14 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE A64 was partially blocked after a crash near Bilbrough Top.
  
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• Drugs operation in Ryedale leads to arrests and property seizures

  16-01-2020 18:34 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  POLICE have arrested a number of suspects during drugs raids in Ryedale.
  
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• 10p train tickets snapped up

  16-01-2020 17:16 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  ALMOST a quarter of a million train tickets were snapped up when Northern offered them for just 10 pence.
  
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• Harrogate Convention Centre to host Conservative Party Spring Forum

  16-01-2020 17:10 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A NORTH Yorkshire town has been chosen to host the 2020 Conservative Party National Spring Forum.
  
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• Selby youngster to feature in BBC show

  16-01-2020 16:31 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A YOUNG actress from North Yorkshire is set to appear in the fourth series of a hit BBC show later this month.
  
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• Castle Museum revamp fails to win Heritage Lottery funding

  16-01-2020 15:50 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK museum bosses have failed in a bid for millions of pounds of heritage lottery cash to transform the Castle Museum.
  
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• Fulford School in bid to sponsor underperforming academies

  16-01-2020 14:16 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A YORK academy trust that includes one of the best performing schools in the North of England is looking to help underperforming schools.
  
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• If you receive this call ‘hang up’ immediately, police say

  16-01-2020 14:10 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A POLICE force has warned against fraudulent phonecalls impersonating Amazon and conning victims into handing over their bank details.
  
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• ‘Wagging tails and smiles’ after help

  16-01-2020 14:01 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK is officially a city of pet lovers, after colleagues and customers at a store raised £6,204 for a fundraising appeal over Christmas.
  
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• Three men arrested for alleged burglary after overnight police chase

  16-01-2020 13:50 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THREE men have been charged for alleged burglary following an overnight police chase through an abandoned wood.
  
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• Three arrested in connection with alleged burglary after police chase

  16-01-2020 13:50 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THREE men have been charged in connection with alleged burglaries following an overnight police chase through an abandoned wood.
  
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• Persistent York shoplifter jailed again

  16-01-2020 13:35 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A SHOPLIFTER had to celebrate the New Year in prison after he failed to attend court in November.
  
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• Free sample from bakers

  16-01-2020 13:31 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  AS people across the country turn to a plant-based diet for the month to support Veganuary, Thomas the Baker is offering free samples.
  
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• York hostel "wrong place" for Asperger's man, court told

  16-01-2020 13:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A YOUNG man with Asperger’s Syndrome committed a crime because he was given inappropriate accommodation, his solicitor told York magistrates.
  
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• Skylights land support gig with Shed Seven

  16-01-2020 13:04 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A YORK band have secured their “dream,” gig supporting one of their boyhood favourites.
  
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• Olivia’s project raises £600 worth of gifts for vulnerable families in York

  16-01-2020 13:02 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A KIND-HEARTED York student, who organised a project in her part-time job to help vulnerable families, raised over £600 worth of gifts.
  
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• Asda to offer refill stations at ‘sustainability store’

  16-01-2020 12:41 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Asda is launching a new “sustainability store” where shoppers will be able to fill containers with own-brand products as well as Kellogg’s cereals and PG Tips tea.
  
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• Boost for fundraising

  16-01-2020 12:31 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A YORKSHIRE company is helping charities in York to boost their fundraising by giving them the chance to benefit from contactless card donations.
  
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• Stroke care in county at low levels

  16-01-2020 11:55 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  NEW figures show that the number of stroke professionals across Yorkshire and Humber is at a worryingly low level.
  
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• WHAT'S ON? 10 things not to miss...

  16-01-2020 11:28 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
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• Last chance for schools to sign up for coding competition

  16-01-2020 11:25 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  SCHOOLS across the North of England are being urged to sign up for the UK’s flagship cyber security competition for girls.
  
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• EMMA CLAYTON: So Harry and Meghan want to make their own money? About time!

  16-01-2020 11:14 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  IT is less than two years since that charismatic couple, blissfully in love and beaming with joy, announced their engagement to the world.
  
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• LETTER: So sorry to see you go, Tim

  16-01-2020 11:12 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  I AM very sorry indeed to see that Tim Murgatroyd is retiring from the fray - I have very much appreciated his well-informed analysis and doses of sense in an increasingly (and alarmingly) loopy world.
  
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• York dog owner in court after bulldogs attacked other pets

  16-01-2020 11:09 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK magistrates have ordered a dog owner to keep his bulldogs under proper control after hearing they had caused “numerous problems” in his neighbourhood.
  
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• LETTER: A new decade offers us a chance to change tack

  16-01-2020 11:06 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The 2010s were defined by cuts in public spending and the decision to inflict austerity upon our communities. Yet the 2011 York Fairness Commission provided a guide to how, even with reduced spending, a fairer city is possible.
  
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• LETTER: The York panto cast deserve better than this

  16-01-2020 10:57 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  I WAS saddened by reactions to the apparent demise of the wonderful Theatre Royal panto, recently hailed as one of the best in the country by the Telegraph.
  
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• LETTER: Please don’t ruin our city with more high-rises

  16-01-2020 10:41 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  I FEEL I must write to you about the plans for an 11-storey apartment block in Rougier street (The Press, January 11).
  
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• Ravichandran Ashwin: Yorkshire sign India spinner for County Championship

  16-01-2020 08:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin will join Yorkshire for the majority of the 2020 County Championship campaign.
  
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• Barratt Developments Yorkshire East raises £70K in memory of Paul Newman

  16-01-2020 08:18 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  MORE than £70,000 has been raised for The UK Sepsis Trust in memory of a leading businessman.
  
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• New survey seeks views on future

  16-01-2020 07:53 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A CONSULTATION has been launched for people to help shape the future of York and the region.
  
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• Students embrace Scandinavian 'hygge' culture in the classroom

  16-01-2020 06:04 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  YOUNGSTERS at a North Yorkshire independent prep school are getting cosy in the classroom – enjoying their lessons hygge-style.
  
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• Sport helping to empower children

  16-01-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YOUNG people in York developed important life skills, did better in school and felt a greater sense of wellbeing through sport and play, new research shows.
  
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• Shambles fishmonger banned from food industry over poor hygiene

  16-01-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A SHAMBLES Market fishmonger has been banned from running any food business indefinitely after York magistrates heard of his years of poor hygiene.
  
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• Honorary doctorate for Archbishop of York

  16-01-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE Archbishop of York Dr John Sentamu is to be awarded an honorary doctorate from Liverpool Hope University.
  
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• Have your say on police and fire part of city council tax

  16-01-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  POLICE and fire commissioner Julia Mulligan is asking York residents how much they’re willing to pay in their council tax for North Yorkshire Police and North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service.
  
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• Friends of Rawcliffe Meadows to fold over 'inadequate' flood scheme

  16-01-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A VOLUNTARY group which has looked after a York riverside nature park for almost 30 years is to fold in the wake of controversial plans to upgrade flood defences.
  
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• Cost of upgrading York's Foss Barrier soars from £17m to £38m

  16-01-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE cost of upgrading York's Foss Barrier and Pumping Station has more than doubled - from £17 million to £38 million.
  
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• Tourism injects £765 million into York - Visit York figures reveal

  16-01-2020 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  TOURISM figures show that York received 8.4 million visits in 2018, bringing an economic value of £765 million for the city.
  
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• Teacher recruitment event at York hotel today

  16-01-2020 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A NATIONAL recruitment campaign begins in York today to encourage local people to consider joining a profession that shapes the lives of the next generation.
  
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• Price of York car parks set to rise by 10p an hour - and £1 in evenings

  16-01-2020 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE price of parking in York’s car parks could rise by 10p an hour - and £1 in the evening.
  
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