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• Masked teenagers chase victim down road in attempted York robbery

  23-01-2020 20:12 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THREE masked teenagers tried to rob a person of their phone - before chasing their victim down a York street.
  
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• Violent crime rockets by 3,000 offences - while stalking up nearly 60%

  23-01-2020 18:24 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  STALKING and harassment cases rose by almost 60 per cent in North Yorkshire in the last year, while 3,000 more violent incidents were reported in the same period.
  
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• Welcome to Yorkshire takes steps "to increase accountability"

  23-01-2020 18:15 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  FUTURE board meetings of troubled tourism agency Welcome to Yorkshire will be held in public in a bid to increase accountability and transparency.
  
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• Welcome to Yorkshire takes steps to improve accountability

  23-01-2020 18:15 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  FUTURE board meetings of troubled tourism agency Welcome to Yorkshire will be held in public in a bid to increase accountability and transparency.
  
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• Woman arrested after 25 cannabis plants found in Northallerton house

  23-01-2020 17:55 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A 52-year-old woman has been arrested following the discovery of 25 cannabis plants.
  
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• Woman arrested after 25 cannabis plants found in house

  23-01-2020 17:55 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A 52-year-old woman has been arrested following the discovery of 25 cannabis plants.
  
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• Woman arrested after 25 cannabis farms found in Northallerton house

  23-01-2020 17:55 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A 52-year-old woman has been arrested following the discovery of 25 cannabis plants.
  
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• 19 LEP chairs urge PM to press on with HS2 in joint letter

  23-01-2020 17:51 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  BUSINESS leaders across the region have urged the Prime Minister to throw his weight behind the full HS2 network.
  
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• Plan to double number of trains between York and Harrogate

  23-01-2020 17:46 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE number of trains running between York and Harrogate looks set to double - but devolution may be needed before the line gets a proper upgrade.
  
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• No trains to London on East Coast Main Line this weekend

  23-01-2020 17:15 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK train passengers should avoid travelling to London this weekend as more rail work is scheduled to start.
  
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• Plan to double trains between York and Harrogate nearing completion

  23-01-2020 17:01 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  A LONG-standing plan to double the amount of trains running between York and Harrogate looks set to go ahead, but councillors have heard devolution may be needed to realise an ambition for a proper upgrade of the line and others in the North.
  
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• 'Urgent' police appeal for missing York woman

  23-01-2020 16:46 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  POLICE are appealing for information to help locate a missing 47-year-old woman from York.
  
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• Police appeal for missing York woman

  23-01-2020 16:46 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  POLICE are appealing for information to help locate a missing 47-year-old woman from York.
  
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• Black Swan Hotel in Helmsley sells to Inn Collection Group

  23-01-2020 15:10 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A MULTI award-winning hotel and restaurant has sold.
  
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• Fine Food Show North 2020 promises a tasty feast for buyers

  23-01-2020 14:33 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  RETAILERS, chefs, buyers and patrons looking to make their business stand out are being invited to the Fine Food Show North 2020.
  
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• Improved 'Burnholme Link' path opens for pedestrians and cyclists

  23-01-2020 14:17 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  AN IMPROVED link path for cyclists and pedestrians has opened at Burnholme in York.
  
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• York uni is hedgehog friendly

  23-01-2020 13:31 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  ONE of the universities in York is celebrating success after receiving bronze status as a hedgehog friendly campus.
  
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• Research uncovers new facts

  23-01-2020 13:31 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  NEW research has revealed that some victims of the Mount Vesuvius eruption in AD 79 had a slower death than previously believed.
  
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• Drax pledges to lead industry in championing opportunity for all

  23-01-2020 13:25 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  DRAX Group has pledged to lead the energy industry in providing opportunities for people from all walks of life.
  
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• Council offers to help House of Lords move to York

  23-01-2020 13:20 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE leader of City of York Council has written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson offering his help to move the House of Lords to York.
  
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• Crime writer to host talk

  23-01-2020 12:16 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A BEST-SELLING crime writer is set to host a talk in York, where she will discuss her latest psychological thriller.
  
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• Discover UK history

  23-01-2020 12:02 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  TWO regions of a UK charity are set to host a joint study day to allow people to find out more about the trust.
  
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• Police hunt three suspects and 'dark Audi' after seven burglaries in just one day

  23-01-2020 11:55 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  POLICE are hunting a gang of three raiders after seven burglaries across York and Selby in just one day.
  
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• Police hunt suspects and 'dark Audi' after seven burglaries in just one day

  23-01-2020 11:55 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  POLICE are hunting a gang of raiders after seven burglaries across York and Selby in just one day.
  
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• Police appeal for three suspects, and 'suspicious vehicle', after spate of burglaries across York

  23-01-2020 11:55 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  POLICE are appealing for information following a spate of burglaries across York and Selby last weekend.
  
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• COLUMN: I don't like the idea of restoring the dead to virtual life

  23-01-2020 11:13 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  JUST because you can do something, doesn’t mean you should. That’s what I found myself thinking at the news that movie idol James Dean, who died in 1955, is ‘being brought back to life’ in a new film.
  
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• York rent levels increasing faster than most UK cities, research shows

  23-01-2020 10:50 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  RENT prices in York are increasing faster than most other UK cities, new research shows.
  
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• York streets to close next month as roadwork begins

  23-01-2020 10:38 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  AGEING and outdated traffic signals at the Monk Bar junction in St Maurice’s Road, Monkgate, Lord Major’s Walk, York are set to be replaced next month by the council.
  
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• LETTER: Peers with whippets? Bring them on!

  23-01-2020 08:25 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  If the House of Lords does indeed come to York we may see a change in the peers once they are exposed to the Yorkshire air.
  
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• LETTER: The next step in our transport plan? Talking to the people of York

  23-01-2020 08:16 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  National and international coverage of York’s plan to cut car use and boost public transport, walking and cycling has been largely encouraging, referencing examples of Oslo, Paris, Ghent, Madrid, Barcelona, even Birmingham (UK).
  
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• LETTER: Here's a cheap alternative to HS2 - get up earlier...

  23-01-2020 07:12 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  I AM hearing with concern that the price of HS2 is set to treble to £106 billion and possibly more. All to cut the journey time to London by 20 or 30 minutes.
  
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• Police make 'county lines' drug arrests

  23-01-2020 06:09 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  THREE people were arrested within four days on suspicion of drug offences as North Yorkshire Police continue to dismantle 'county lines' operations.
  
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• Work begins on river side of £20m Guildhall restoration project

  23-01-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  WORK has begun on the river side of the Guildhall complex - as part of a £20 million restoration project.
  
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• William Rhodes meets Salah and Klopp in dream visit to Liverpool FC

  23-01-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A YORK boy with a rare illness has fulfilled a dream of meeting his footballing idols.
  
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• Norse raiders to invade York as Jorvik Viking Festival returns

  23-01-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  VOYAGING Vikings will be making a nine day stop in York next month - as the city welcomes its 36th annual celebration of all things Norse at the Jorvik Viking Festival.
  
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• Disgraced former solicitor caught drink driving

  23-01-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A DISGRACED ex-solicitor has been banned from driving because he drank one and a half bottles of wine before going Christmas shopping.
  
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• Caroline shaves her head in aid of RSPCA York

  23-01-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A WILDLIFE park manager in York has chosen to shave her head in support of RSPCA York.
  
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• University of York graduations 2020 Day 1

  23-01-2020 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  TODAY marks the start of three days of graduations in York.
  
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• PICTURES: Plans for townhouses and apartments on Barnitts site in York

  23-01-2020 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  TEN townhouses and two apartments could be built on part of the current Barnitts store in York city centre.
  
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