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• Devastating fire hits two York businesses causing £50,000 of damage

  27-01-2020 17:23
  
  TWO businesses lost about £50,000 worth of equipment and materials in a massive blaze near York.
  
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• Train company Transpennine Express launches new compensation plan

  27-01-2020 17:21
  
  TRAIN company TransPennine Express has launched a new compensation scheme for passengers.
  
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• Catterick Army base crush contractor served in Afghanistan

  27-01-2020 16:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Alistair Ferguson was working for engineers Babcock at Catterick Garrison when he died this month.
  
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• Police recruitment drive for special constables

  27-01-2020 15:52
  
  NORTH Yorkshire Police has launched a recruitment drive to increase the number of special constables in the force.
  
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• 'Body' in River Ouse turns out to be pillow

  27-01-2020 15:00
  
  YORK Rescue Boat responded to reports of a body in the River Ouse south of York - which turned out to be a V-shaped pillow.
  
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• Search is on for new lifeguards in North Yorkshire

  27-01-2020 14:27
  
  DO you have what it takes to be a lifeguard?
  
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• Ainsty Farm Shop reaches regional finals

  27-01-2020 13:57
  
  A FARM shop near York has reached the regional finals of the Countryside Alliance Awards.
  
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• Speeding driver jailed for 16 weeks

  27-01-2020 13:45
  
  A SPEEDING motorist has been jailed for 16 weeks after he was filmed by a police camera near a notorious black spot for accidents.
  
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• Do you want to volunteer at a dog cafe in York?

  27-01-2020 13:15
  
  A DOG café in a York suburb needs volunteers to help run it.
  
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• Boost for York trust training next generation of teachers

  27-01-2020 12:29
  
  A YORK-based education apprenticeship and training provider is taking steps to help upskill the education professionals of the future.
  
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• Age UK Selby District lands funding boost

  27-01-2020 12:13
  
  AN INITIATIVE, set up by a Selby charity, has received a funding boost from national organisations, Carling and Wetherspoons.
  
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• Teenagers threatened woman and smashed car window in Harrogate

  27-01-2020 12:05
  
  A WOMAN was allegedly threatened by two teenage boys in a North Yorkshire town, who then went on to smash the back window of her car, police say.
  
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• Afghan veteran made threats at York hospital

  27-01-2020 11:48
  
  AN EX-SOLDIER who pushed paramedics away from a patient believed to have a "very serious head injury" has appeared in court.
  
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• York primary school's library gets £1,000 boost

  27-01-2020 11:25
  
  A YORK primary school has been given a £1,000 boost by a local housebuilder to upgrade its reading books.
  
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• Driver left scene of crash which seriously injured pedestrian in Harrogate

  27-01-2020 11:21
  
  POLICE are trying to trace a driver who allegedly left the scene of a crash in which a pedestrian was seriously injured.
  
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• Comedian Alan Carr heads back to York Barbican for two dates

  27-01-2020 11:21
  
  YORK Barbican is playing host to TV comedian Alan Carr.
  
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• Driver dies after car hits tree on Sutton Lane in Barmby Moor

  27-01-2020 09:22
  
  A MAN has died after a car crashed into a tree in East Yorkshire.
  
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• York Railway Station, where engineering becomes art

  27-01-2020 08:13
  
  PLANS are afoot to improve the frontage of York Railway Station, to make it easier to use for buses, taxis, cyclists and pedestrians.
  
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• 'The River Ouse was a very busy commercial waterway'

  27-01-2020 07:15
  
  The sight a few days ago of a giant crane being floated up the River Ouse to the Guildhall (where it will remain for about a year to do the heavy lifting for the Guildhall restoration) had photographer and transport historian Malcolm Slater scurrying for his collection of old negatives.
  
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• ANALYSIS: Why the air we breathe is harming our health

  27-01-2020 07:10
  
  THE British Heart Foundation recently warned that air pollution would be a factor in the death of 500 people in York over the next decade. Today, a report from the Centre for Cities warns that air pollution is already playing a part in one in every 24 deaths in the city. DANIEL WILLERS reports on a growing health crisis
  
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• 'Stupid' driving game led to 'absolute mayhem' on A64

  27-01-2020 06:00
  
  A “STUPID, immature game” between two motorists trying to out drive each other closed the A64 near York in both directions during the morning rush hour.
  
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• Number of children in care in York reaches five-year high

  27-01-2020 06:00
  
  THE number of children in care in York has reached a five year high, according to the latest figures.
  
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• Appeal launched to provide Esmae with support seat she needs

  27-01-2020 06:00
  
  A YOUNG girl with cerebral palsy urgently needs a specialist seat to support her to avoid choking while in her grandmother’s care.
  
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• Air pollution linked to one in 24 York deaths

  27-01-2020 01:00
  
  AIR pollution plays a role in one in 24 deaths in York.
  
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