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• Disabled poet Adam Bojelian's parents 'disappointed' over inquest ruling

  03-02-2020 21:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A boy who wrote poetry by blinking died from natural causes, a coroner said at his inquest.
  
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• Tracing those who came into contact with coronavirus suffers in York to take a 'few days'

  03-02-2020 19:42 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE process of contacting everyone who may have come into contact with two people suffering from coronavirus in York will take a "few days", according to Health Secretary Matt Hancock.
  
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• Concerns for children's mental health services after West Lane closure

  03-02-2020 18:53 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  CONCERNS are mounting over the care of youngsters with mental health issues after closure of a hospital’s wards where patients were found to be at high risk of “avoidable harm”.
  
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• Concerns for children's mental health services

  03-02-2020 18:53 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  CONCERNS are mounting over the care of youngsters with mental health issues after closure of a hospital’s wards where patients were found to be at high risk of “avoidable harm”.
  
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• Ring reunited with owner after appeal goes viral

  03-02-2020 18:41 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  A RING has been reunited with its owner after an appeal to find it went viral.
  
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• Vets warning to dog owners as vomiting condition spreads throughout the UK

  03-02-2020 18:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  VETS are warning dog owners to remain calm but vigilant, as an unusually high number of cases of gastroenteritis, specifically with profuse vomiting, is being seen in dogs across the UK.
  
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• New school uniform law could save parents money

  03-02-2020 18:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  School uniform costs could be set to tumble if a new law is successful.
  
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• Man whose bodies were found on boat named as Ronald Holmes and Stephen Jewitt

  03-02-2020 18:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  TWO men whose bodies were found on a boat moored on the River Ouse in York have been named.
  
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• TV licence fee set to rise to £157.50 per year

  03-02-2020 18:24 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The cost of the annual television licence fee will increase from £154.50 to £157.50 from April 1, the BBC has said.
  
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• York hotel room at centre of coronavirus outbreak remains 'untouched'

  03-02-2020 18:02 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE room at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak in York remains cordoned off.
  
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• York mum in London Marathon bid for charity

  03-02-2020 17:28 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A YORK mum whose child nearly died from an infection contracted during birth in 2018, is preparing to run a marathon as a thank you for saving her life.
  
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• All Saints RC School York gets ‘record-breaking’ ten Oxbridge place offers

  03-02-2020 17:17 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A YORK secondary school is celebrating a “record-breaking year” after ten of its students received offers to study at Oxford and Cambridge.
  
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• Number of thefts from vehicles - appeal for private CCTV

  03-02-2020 16:54 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  POLICE are appealing for private CCTV footage after several thefts from vehicles in a North Yorkshire town.
  
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• Police camera operator injured by laser pen

  03-02-2020 16:25 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A POLICE camera operator received hospital treatment after a motorist allegedly shone a laser pen from their moving vehicle at a safety camera van in North Yorkshire.
  
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• Major changes to police complaints and compliments in North Yorkshire

  03-02-2020 16:10 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  NORTH Yorkshire’s police, fire and crime commissioner has confirmed major changes to the way complaints and compliments about the county’s police force are handled.
  
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• York coronavirus: No further cases confirmed in city

  03-02-2020 15:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  York council says the city remains "open to residents and visitors from all over the world".
  
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• National Railway Museum threatened with 'world of pain' over plan to move Locomotion No 1

  03-02-2020 15:26 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE mayor of Darlington has vowed to leave the National Railway Museum “in a world of pain” - as anger boiled over about a decision to move the first passenger locomotive from the town where it has been kept for the past 160 years.
  
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• St Lawrence's CE School in York taken out of special measures

  03-02-2020 14:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A YORK school has been pulled out of special measures after a two day inspection.
  
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• No further coronavirus cases confirmed in York over weekend - says council

  03-02-2020 13:56 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  NO further coronavirus cases have been confirmed in York over the weekend - City of York Council says.
  
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• Selby dad banned from driving after drink drive bid to get home for Christmas

  03-02-2020 13:27 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A FATHER is off the road for 17 months because he was in a hurry to get back to his family for Christmas.
  
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• Foundation donates £10k to York-based charity

  03-02-2020 12:49 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK-based charity, Antibiotic Research UK, has been awarded £10,000 by the Pavers Foundation, an employee-led charitable trust founded by shoe retailer Pavers.
  
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• Kaiser Chiefs head to Dalby Forest for summer gig

  03-02-2020 12:40 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  ANOTHER big name has been announced to play a popular open air venue in North Yorkshire.
  
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• Building work to start at York train station this week

  03-02-2020 12:05 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  RENOVATION works will begin at York train station this week.
  
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• New moon later this month will be great for stargazing, says Dark Skies Festival

  03-02-2020 12:02 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A night zip wire and a star safari are among the attractions at Yorkshire's Dark Skies Festival. Emma Clayton looks at what's in store for star-gazers
  
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• LETTER: Face facts, make-up is better today

  03-02-2020 11:39 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  I’D like my husband to stay make-up free (Helen Mead column, The Press, January 27).
  
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• LETTER: Time to sort out departure boards

  03-02-2020 11:31 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  WOULD it be too much to ask of the council to sort out the bus departure times boards in Low Ousegate?
  
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• LETTER: New car park will not lead to greater pollution

  03-02-2020 11:25 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  IT is understandable to see readers challenging the rationale for building a new car park when the council has declared a climate emergency and intentions to reduce car use (Letters, January 29).
  
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• LETTER: Panto wars will end in tears! Oh yes they will

  03-02-2020 11:19 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  WHAT a mess! Exiled in Cheshire for over 30 years, I always made a special journey to York at Christmas to watch the Theatre Royal panto.
  
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• York Theatre Royal announce brand new pantomime show post-Berwick

  03-02-2020 11:15 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK Theatre Royal's new pantomime will kick off with a performance of Cinderella - and will be produced by an award-winning company.
  
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• York Theatre Royal announce brand new pantomime show

  03-02-2020 11:15 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK Theatre Royal's new pantomime will kick off with a performance of Cinderella - and will be produced by an award-winning company.
  
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• Large paper spillage in York 'included bank statements, credit details and receipts'

  03-02-2020 11:04 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THIS was the scene on a York road after a large paper spillage.
  
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• York city centre store Pure Collection shuts up shop after 9 years

  03-02-2020 11:01 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A CITY centre store has closed on one of the main shopping streets in York.
  
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• Pussycat Dolls to perform in York

  03-02-2020 09:45 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  GLOBAL superstars Pussycat Dolls have been announced as the opening act for this summer’s Music Showcase Weekend at York Racecourse.
  
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• Coronavirus: Over 260 calls to York helpline

  03-02-2020 09:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  MORE than 260 calls have been made to a dedicated helpline in York after a student at one of the city's universities was confirmed as having the coronavirus.
  
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• Coronavirus: Over 240 calls to York helpline

  03-02-2020 09:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  MORE than 240 calls have been made to a dedicated helpline in York after a student at one of the city's universities was confirmed as having the coronavirus.
  
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• The extraordinary photo that shows how Queen's Staith might have looked...

  03-02-2020 07:12 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Last week we carried a 1952 photograph supplied by Press reader Malcolm Slater which showed a religious procession on King’s Staith - and, in the background, what looked for all the world like an ancient galleon moored up at the wharf.
  
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• 'It was open air and a heated pool: who could ask for more?': York's best swimming baths remembered...

  03-02-2020 07:10 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  READER John Zimnoch has been in touch with more memories of growing up in York in the Fifties and Sixties.
  
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• Police object to plans for 'Secret Square' bar in city centre

  03-02-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  POLICE have hit out at plans for a new bar to open in York city centre.
  
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• Helping young carers in York

  03-02-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A YORK charity is working with schools across the city to help them identify and support the hundreds of local children who care for someone at home.
  
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• The Island appeals for help to support 104 children on waiting list

  03-02-2020 05:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A CHILDREN'S mentoring charity has 104 vulnerable youngsters on a waiting list in need of support in York.
  
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• York bike thief jailed for two years

  03-02-2020 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A BURGLAR who stole bicycles worth more than £5,000 from stores inside York apartment blocks has been jailed for two years.
  
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• Fund for new rescue boat for York reaches £27,000

  03-02-2020 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE parents of a teenager who drowned in York last year have now passed the £27,000 mark in their bid to raise £45,000 to buy a new craft for York Rescue Boat.
  
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• Barratt and David Wilson Homes Yorkshire East builds talent in construction

  03-02-2020 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A HOUSEBUILDER has appointed eight apprentices onto the country’s first ever residential programme to develop local talent in the construction industry.
  
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• Rush York hair salon crowned best in the UK at awards night

  03-02-2020 04:10 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A SALON in York has been crowned the best in the UK.
  
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