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• Make-up for men? Hopefully not my husband

  24-01-2020 20:27
  
  MAKE-UP? My husband? I sincerely hope not.
  
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• Boroughbridge Road blocked following two-vehicle crash

  24-01-2020 18:45
  
  TRAFFIC is currently at a standstill following a crash in Boroughbridge Road, Acomb, York.
  
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• York Dungeon hits five million customers

  24-01-2020 16:41
  
  A MAJOR attraction in York celebrated reaching a huge miletsone this week as it marked five million visitors through the door.
  
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• Popular York toy shop Hawkin's Bazaar to shut

  24-01-2020 16:03
  
  A POPULAR toy shop in York has announced that it will be closing.
  
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• Work starts on Croda Chemicals' distribution hub in Goole

  24-01-2020 16:00
  
  CONSTRUCTION work has started on a major distribution warehouse in East Yorkshire.
  
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• £16000 cash boost for York Mind

  24-01-2020 15:46
  
  STAFF at a York Garden Centre are celebrating a blossoming year of fundraising with a donation of over £16,000 to the York Mind charity.
  
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• Six hundred candles at Minster for International Holocaust Memorial Day

  24-01-2020 15:42
  
  SIX hundred candles set out in the shape of the Star of David were lit at York Minster in memory of more than six million Jewish people murdered by the Nazis in the Second World War.
  
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• Ryan reigns victorious on BBC Radio 2 quiz

  24-01-2020 15:24
  
  A MAN from York, who won a quiz on BBC Radio 2, was given the chance to meet one of his favourite bands.
  
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• York Castle Car Park to be closed all day tomorrow

  24-01-2020 14:59
  
  CASTLE Car Park will be closed all day tomorrow, Saturday, for the screening of a film.
  
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• Lush launch koala soap in aid of Australian wildlife

  24-01-2020 14:32
  
  Lush are launching a limited edition soap to raise money for a fund supporting wildlife in Australia.
  
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• Celeb duo visit college

  24-01-2020 14:31
  
  HAIRDRESSING and beauty therapy students at York College were visited by celebrity hairdressing duo, the Hair Bros, who judged a competition and provided demonstrations to the students.
  
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• Scarborough Train Station set for a revamp to improve toilets

  24-01-2020 14:20
  
  SCARBOROUGH train station is set to get a revamp in order to bring its toilets into the 21st Century.
  
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• Man charged with murder of prolific paedophile Richard Huckle at HMP Full Sutton near York

  24-01-2020 14:20
  
  A 29-YEAR-OLD man has today (January 24) been charged with the murder of one of Britain's worst paedophiles at a prison near York.
  
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• Rugby fever takes over brewery

  24-01-2020 13:06
  
  A NORTH Yorkshire brewery is preparing for the 2020 Six Nations with the return of its rugby inspired beer.
  
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• Is Darlington a safer night out than York? Experts award town Purple Flag status

  24-01-2020 12:52
  
  EXPERTS have awarded Darlington Purple Flag status - meaning the town offers safe and enjoyable nightlife.
  
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• Letters: 'The House of Lords moving to the North will not improve the north/south divide, Boris must invest in our infrastructure instead'

  24-01-2020 12:02
  
  THE proposal to move the House of Lords to the North is insulting.
  
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• Both York universities take precautions after potential UK virus outbreak

  24-01-2020 11:33
  
  THE universities in York have told The Press they are taking precautions to offer advice after the potential outbreak of coronavirus in the UK.
  
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• York school's choir to sing live to the nation

  24-01-2020 11:13
  
  A CHOIR at a York independent school will be singing live to the nation this weekend.
  
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• Air-cleaning buses to be deployed in six UK regions - but not York

  24-01-2020 11:03
  
  Buses that filter air pollution are to be rolled out to six more towns and cities in England.
  
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• The Press Best Café

  24-01-2020 10:00
  
  The Press Best Café
  
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• York presentation experts share top ten tips as research finds workers are drifting in minutes

  24-01-2020 09:42
  
  RESEARCH from York-based presentation experts, Future Presents, has revealed that almost a quarter of UK office workers take less than six minutes to drift off during a PowerPoint presentation.
  
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• York Park & Ride bus fares to rise next month

  24-01-2020 09:10
  
  FARES on York's Park & Ride buses are set to rise next month.
  
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• LETTER: How long before Tories bring back fox-hunting?

  24-01-2020 08:26
  
  Now the Tories have a large working majority I wonder how long it will be before fox hunting once again raises its repellent head?
  
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• LETTER: Do we really have to put up with Spark until 2022?

  24-01-2020 08:21
  
  I CANNOT believe what I am reading in the Press (Spark:York wins 2-year extension, January 22).
  
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• Inside York's new Roman museum: a time-traveller's guide to Eboracum

  24-01-2020 07:48
  
  LET me take you by the hand and lead you on a trip into York's future. The future of Rougier Street, and of the city's newly-created 'Roman Quarter', that is.
  
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• LETTER: How can Foss Barrier bill have risen so high?

  24-01-2020 07:18
  
  Why do all the projects paid for out of the public purse go way over budget in this country?
  
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• Van Gogh experience free to York residents this weekend

  24-01-2020 06:00
  
  YORK residents will be able to enjoy a Van Gogh Immersive Experience free of charge over the weekend.
  
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• Three well-known York pubs are put up for sale

  24-01-2020 06:00
  
  THREE well-known York pubs are being put up for sale after a large brewing company was bought out by another firm.
  
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• Stone Trough Books in York to be converted into home

  24-01-2020 06:00
  
  A YORK bookshop that featured in a star-studded film is to be turned into a house, following the death of the owner.
  
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• Share your ideas for the new Castle Gateway plan

  24-01-2020 06:00
  
  RESIDENTS are being asked for their ideas to help shape plans to transform the Castle Gateway area of York.
  
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• 'Heavy heart' over shake up of panto

  24-01-2020 06:00
  
  THEATRE Royal bosses says they have had to take a decision over the future of the pantomime "with a very heavy heart".
  
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• 'God's Own County' welcomes Lords

  24-01-2020 06:00
  
  THE House of Lords would be welcomed "most warmly to God's Own County" - the Archbishop of York Dr John Sentamu has said.
  
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• Amateur jockeys to take part in one-off challenge at York Racecourse

  24-01-2020 06:00
  
  TWELVE amateur jockeys have been chosen to take part in a “once in a lifetime” charity challenge at York Racecourse.
  
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• University of York graduations 2020 Day 2

  24-01-2020 05:00
  
  A HIGH court judge is set to join hundreds of students graduating at a York university today.
  
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• Machete-wielding thug who slashed and stabbed four victims jailed for 10 years

  24-01-2020 05:00
  
  A MACHETE-wielding gang member has been jailed for 10 years for slashing and stabbing four victims in Selby town centre.
  
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