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• Crash on Wetherby Road

  22-01-2020 18:03 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  WETHERBY Road is reported to be part blocked in both directions following a crash.
  
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• Film crews spotted outside York Castle Museum

  22-01-2020 17:34 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  FILM crews were spotted outside the York Castle Museum earlier today.
  
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• MP praises schools after ‘good’ Ofsted judgements

  22-01-2020 16:49 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK Central MP Rachael Maskell has visited two city schools to witness positive changes - after both establishments received 'good' Ofsted ratings.
  
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• North Yorkshire Tories accused over 'surplus' incinerator

  22-01-2020 16:40 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  CONSERVATIVE councillors have been accused of putting recycling rates at risk after approving an extension to a “superfluous” £200m energy from waste incinerator – having being told Michael Gove would have voted against it.
  
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• York £45m Castle Gateway regeneration scheme finally gets go-ahead

  22-01-2020 15:48 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A MAJOR city centre regeneration scheme has finally been given the go-ahead - after years of being stalled by private developer plans.
  
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• Regional education leaders head to York

  22-01-2020 15:05 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  EDUCATION leaders from across the region are set to meet in York to discuss how to improve school curriculums.
  
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• New study seeks to boost tourism in Yorkshire

  22-01-2020 14:31 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A NEW independent tourism study will look to find ways in which Yorkshire can remain the number one visitor destination in the country.
  
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• CCTV appeal after man pushed down stairs at York railway station

  22-01-2020 13:20 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A CCTV image has been released by the British Transport Police after a man was allegedly pushed down the stairs at York railway station.
  
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• Police investigating alleged sexual assault at Selby train station

  22-01-2020 13:18 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  POLICE are investigating an alleged sexual assault on a train at Selby train station.
  
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• CCTV released after alleged sexual assault at Selby train station

  22-01-2020 13:18 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  POLICE have launched an appeal for help after an alleged sexual assault on a train in North Yorkshire.
  
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• Bug-themed lecture held in museum

  22-01-2020 11:31 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A PUBLIC lecture in York will look at something that is not widely known but has been bringing visitors to the area for years.
  
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• Sobriety tag pilot across North Yorkshire hailed a success

  22-01-2020 11:20 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A PROJECT which used ‘sobriety tags’ to tackle alcohol-fuelled crime across North Yorkshire has been a success, according to a report by the National Centre for Social Research.
  
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• LETTER: Let Spark stay - provided it installs cladding

  22-01-2020 11:10 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Spark York is an eyesore.
  
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• LETTER: Let the bells ring loud and clear on Brexit Day

  22-01-2020 11:03 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  It appears that the House of Commons Commission headed by the Speaker has thwarted any idea of Big Ben chiming our official withdrawal from the European Union at 11pm on January 31.
  
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• LETTER: Lords proposal just a ‘pathetic fig leaf’ to disguise lack of concern for the North

  22-01-2020 10:53 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The Tory government’s proposal that the House of Lords could move to York is absurd, unworkable and a pathetic fig leaf to disguise just how little the Tories truly care about the northern counties.
  
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• Five vehicles seized on first day of new operation to target uninsured drivers

  22-01-2020 09:37 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  POLICE seized five vehicles, arrested one driver and reported others for motoring offences as they launched a special operation to catch uninsured drivers.
  
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• Two arrested near York Minster after police foot chase

  22-01-2020 09:23 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  TWO men were arrested near York Minster on suspicion of drug offences.
  
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• Crash at roundabout on York's outer ring road

  22-01-2020 08:54 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  POLICE were called to a crash on a roundabout on York's outer ring road early this morning (January 22).
  
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• Food showcase for North

  22-01-2020 08:31 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  TOP chefs will be joining speciality food producers at the trades major event in the North at the Yorkshire Event Centre in Harrogate.
  
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• Setting sail: A barge on the River Ouse in York in the 1890s

  22-01-2020 07:23 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  HERE'S a photo to take your breath away. Taken in the 1890s by an unknown photographer, it shows a sail-powered barge or other cargo vessel being manoeuvred out onto the River Ouse in York with the help of steering oars.
  
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• Knights prepares to open in York with team of 20

  22-01-2020 06:50 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A LAW firm is launching a new office in York next month.
  
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• Jared Longhorne hopes to help recovering addicts through concierge business

  22-01-2020 06:50 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A HUSBAND and wife duo hope to take their niche business to the next level as they celebrate its first anniversary.
  
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• Kutchenhaus in York undergoes major revamp

  22-01-2020 06:10 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  KITCHEN retailer Kutchenhaus has undergone a major transformation at its flagship showroom in York.
  
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• Jorvik Viking Festival returns to York for 2020 celebration

  22-01-2020 06:09 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  A CITY will welcome its 36th year of celebrating all things Viking in its annual celebration.
  
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• Selby art and design student Georgia helps produce an 'illuminating' film

  22-01-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  AN art and design student has produced a film about Selby Abbey's illuminations.
  
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• Drop in York primary school ratings - but still better than national average

  22-01-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  PRIMARY schools in York have suffered a setback in inspection ratings - but remain above the national average overall.
  
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• Daughter jailed for seven months - for visiting her parents

  22-01-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A DAUGHTER has been jailed for seven months because she persistently visited her parents.
  
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• City bosses hit out over plans to expand York Designer Outlet

  22-01-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  BUSINESS leaders have hit out over proposals to expand York Designer Outlet - saying the council should prioritise filling city centre retail space instead.
  
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• Businesses kick off 2020 with raft of appointments

  22-01-2020 05:40 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  BUSINESSES in York and North Yorkshire have started 2020 by strengthening their teams with numerous new appointments.
  
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• Cost of renting in York rises five per cent in one year

  22-01-2020 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  RENTS increased five per cent in York last year - one of only three cities in the country where the cost of renting rose by such a high level.
  
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• Company director brandished knife as business dispute boiled over

  22-01-2020 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A COMPANY director brandished a butterfly knife as a business dispute boiled over in a residential street.
  
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