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• A19 southbound blocked after crash involving ambulance

  12-02-2020 19:03 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE southbound A19 south of York has been closed by a three-vehicle crash involving an ambulance, causing rush-hour queues of traffic.
  
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• Peter Turner: Former Ampleforth College monk jailed for child abuse

  12-02-2020 17:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A judge jails Peter Turner for 20 years and says he had "brought evil into this world".
  
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• Rosie the dog helps get children reading in Malton library

  12-02-2020 16:43 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  CHILDREN are being invited to read to a lovable Labrador at a North Yorkshire library.
  
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• Police warn over dating scams leading to romance fraud

  12-02-2020 16:40 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  POLICE have issued advice to help those looking for love online to safeguard themselves from becoming a victim of romance fraud this Valentine’s Day.
  
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• Roomzzz hotel in Terry Avenue shut by flood - less than two months after opening

  12-02-2020 16:34 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A CONTROVERSIAL riverside hotel in York has closed because of flooding - less than two months after it opened.
  
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• Ex-monk Peter Turner jailed for more than 20 years for abusing boys

  12-02-2020 16:18 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A FORMER monk at a Catholic boarding school who continued to abuse young boys after confessing to having sexual contact with a pupil has been jailed for more than 20 years.
  
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• CBeebies Rainbow Adventure comes to York

  12-02-2020 15:20 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  CBEEBIES fans are being invited to step inside the world of their favourite TV channel.
  
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• Urgent appeal to help find missing man David McGourley from Strensall

  12-02-2020 14:51 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  POLICE searching for a missing man from the Strensall area of York are appealing to the public to get in touch if they have seen him.
  
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• Urgent appeal to help find missing man David McGourlay from Strensall

  12-02-2020 14:51 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  POLICE searching for a missing man from the Strensall area of York are appealing to the public to get in touch if they have seen him.
  
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• Bishop pays visit to college

  12-02-2020 14:31 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE Bishop of Selby was welcomed to the town’s college by students and staff.
  
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• Bishop of Selby pays visit to town's college

  12-02-2020 14:31 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE Bishop of Selby was welcomed to the town’s college by students and staff.
  
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• LETTER: I’ll buy a monthly £1 DVD with my pension rise

  12-02-2020 14:22 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  I recently received a communication from The Pension Service informing me that I will be entitled to a higher state pension as I am approaching 80. This generous addition amounts to 25p per week. This won’t go far: spending a penny at a public convenience in York costs 40 pence!
  
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• LETTER: Why this obsession with sex and orientation?

  12-02-2020 14:21 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Like Ian Donaghy (Bloke on Telly Comes Out, Letters, February 10) I am always amazed by what the media reports. Every study ever undertaken has shown that human sexuality is a gradual spectrum from male at one end to female at the other, with each of us positioned somewhere in that range. Homosexuality was decriminalised in 1967 but the way the media reacts to gayness 53 years later beggars belief. The planet is heading towards runaway climate change at an alarming pace but when did you last rea
  
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• Tadcaster Albion football club flooded for second time in a year

  12-02-2020 14:20 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A NORTH Yorkshire football club has been hit by flooding due to Storm Ciara - the second time its ground has been deluged with water in less than 12 months.
  
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• LETTER: We must tighten law on bridge collisions

  12-02-2020 14:20 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The recent bridge collision in Leeman Road involved a double-decker bus (Bus made it through - but roof didn’t, February 7). Clearly this could have resulted in fatal and serious injuries to passengers and other road users.
  
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• New venues for Viking Festival to avoid Storm Dennis

  12-02-2020 13:50 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE JORVIK Viking Festival have announced new venues for the upcoming event to avoid any damage from the expected arrival of Storm Dennis this weekend.
  
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• Robber jailed after attack on rough sleeper in York

  12-02-2020 13:46 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A ROBBER who plundered a homeless man's belongings during a knifepoint mugging is today serving more than five years in jail.
  
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• Kingstown Associates fined £150,000 for postal scam on elderly

  12-02-2020 13:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A COMPANY that conned elderly people with a "healthy living" mailshot has been ordered to pay more than £150,000.
  
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• White Rose Awards start search for the best in tourism

  12-02-2020 13:15 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE SEARCH is on to find the best in tourism with the launch of the 2020 White Rose Awards.
  
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• New restaurant, Printers Apprentice, set to open in historic York building

  12-02-2020 13:13 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A NEW restaurant is set to open this weekend in a hidden corner of York.
  
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• Team George hits £23,000 for charity

  12-02-2020 13:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A TEAM of fundraisers, who have already raised more than £23,000 for charity, have a series of events planned for this year.
  
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• Weekend fair for record collectors in York

  12-02-2020 12:31 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE first of a number of fairs will be held in York this weekend for record collectors in the city.
  
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• McArthurGlen jobs fair offers roles in fashion, food and luxury retail

  12-02-2020 11:56 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A JOBS fair is being held tomorrow, Thursday, to promote full and part-time positions at McArthurGlen Designer Outlet York.
  
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• R U Taking the P? charity race through York cancelled

  12-02-2020 11:22 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A RACE through York to raise money for charity has been cancelled for 2020.
  
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• Tractor fire on A64 in Ryedale - road reopened

  12-02-2020 10:45 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE A64 was closed in Ryedale this morning (February 12) due to a tractor fire.
  
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• A64 closed in Ryedale due to tractor fire

  12-02-2020 10:45 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE A64 is closed in Ryedale this morning (February 12) due to a tractor fire.
  
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• Several miles of rush-hour queues on A19 near York after B1222 flooded

  12-02-2020 09:51 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  RUSH-HOUR commuters are facing several miles of queueing traffic on a main road south of York this morning (February 12).
  
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• Several miles of rush-hour queues on A19 after B1222 flooded

  12-02-2020 09:51 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  RUSH-HOUR commuters are facing several miles of queueing traffic on a main road south of York this morning (February 12) .
  
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• Blaze damages car, garage and shed in Selby

  12-02-2020 09:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A CAR, garage and shed in Selby have been damaged by a fire which is believed to have been started by a discarded cigarette in a waste bin.
  
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• York law firm Rollits shares its 2020 Vision

  12-02-2020 07:10 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A LEADING law firm in York hosted a drinks reception in the city to share its 2020 Vision with clients and colleagues.
  
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• York rooftops in 1960

  12-02-2020 06:36 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  TODAY, the fight to clean up York's air focusses mainly on reducing pollution from cars. Back in 1960, when this photo of York rooftops was taken, there was clearly another issue: smoke rising from chimneys in the city's close-packed terraces.
  
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• Artist Harland Miller returns to his hometown roots in York

  12-02-2020 06:11 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YOU need a bit of chutzpah to make a living painting giant canvasses of old Penguin book covers. But then Harland Miller was born and bred in Yorkshire - he actually grew up right here in York - so he's not short of a bit of northern chippiness.
  
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• Wendy completes solo trek to South Pole

  12-02-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A WOMAN from near York has become only the seventh woman in history to ski solo to the South Pole.
  
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• Man who smashed wife's face into cupboard is jailed

  12-02-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A HUSBAND who slammed his wife’s face into a cupboard so hard he broke several of her teeth has been jailed.
  
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• Jo and Tim Asquith, of Frankie & Johnny's Cookshop, win Best Retail Newcomer

  12-02-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A COUPLE who took over Frankie & Johnny's Cookshop in York have been rewarded for their success over the past 18 months.
  
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• Increase in number of food bank vouchers handed out in York

  12-02-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE number of people using food bank vouchers in York has risen in the past four years.
  
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• Children design car-free streets to play in as part of new housing development

  12-02-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  CHILDREN have been designing their dream streets - with plenty of space to play.
  
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• Aviva calls on Government to support phased retirement for millions

  12-02-2020 05:20 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  ONE of York's biggest employers is calling on Government to enable a phased approach to retirement.
  
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• Man tells of desperate attempts to save pedestrian’s life

  12-02-2020 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A SHOCKED man has told how he desperately tried to help save the life of a pedestrian who had been struck by a car in York city centre.
  
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• Martin Bradnam and Sarah Czarnecki take up reigns of Hospitality Association York

  12-02-2020 04:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  TWO new figures have taken the reigns of York's hospitality body to give the sector a louder voice in the city.
  
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• Children with arthritis 'facing delays to diagnosis'

  12-02-2020 01:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  About 15,000 children in the UK have arthritis, but many face delays in diagnosis, says a charity.
  
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