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• British Army officer becomes first woman to pass brutal Para course

  18-02-2020 23:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  British Army officer Capt Rosie Wild, 28, passes the brutal five-day P Company course.
  
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• York coronavirus patients leave hospital- and thank NHS staff for their care

  18-02-2020 19:35 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE two people who were taken ill with coronavirus while staying at a York aparthotel have left hospital and thanked NHS staff for their care and support.
  
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• York coronavirus patients leave hospital

  18-02-2020 19:35 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE two people who were taken ill with coronavirus while staying at a York aparthotel have left hospital and thanked NHS staff for their care and support.
  
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• Property firm launches scheme

  18-02-2020 19:02 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A RESIDENTIAL property specialist has launched its community initiative for 2020 by releasing a £30,000 pot.
  
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• Three open days to help you plan a funeral

  18-02-2020 18:08 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THREE funeral homes are holding open days this February for local people interested in learning about the benefits of the Dignity Funeral Plan.
  
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• Best and worst train stations revealed by York RotaCloud

  18-02-2020 17:47 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  RAIL delays affecting its team led a York-based tech company to take a closer look at the reliability of all trains and stations in Great Britain - with some surprising results.
  
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• Tributes after death of former North Yorkshire firefighter aged 50

  18-02-2020 17:10 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  TRIBUTES have been made to a former North Yorkshire firefighter who has died.
  
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• Police chief’s tribute to racial equality champion Rita Sanderson

  18-02-2020 16:58 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  NORTH Yorkshire’s police chief has paid tribute to the late York racial equality champion Rita Sanderson, saying she will be "much missed by the police family".
  
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• Restoration work set to start at historic bridge

  18-02-2020 16:31 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A HISTORIC bridge in Ryedale is set to be restored to keep the structure safe and useable.
  
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• Indie York toasts membership milestone and new website

  18-02-2020 16:28 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  INDIE York which was launched after the 2015 Boxing Day floods has reached 200 members.
  
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• Northern Powergrid continues investment into power networks

  18-02-2020 16:20 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  AN ELECTRICITY network company is about to start a further phase of investment work to improve the reliability and resilience of the electricity network serving York.
  
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• York Restaurant Week invites diners to step out of comfort zone

  18-02-2020 16:10 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  NEW restaurants, cafes and bars in the city are throwing their weight behind a campaign to entice diners to venture out during a traditionally quiet time for hospitality.
  
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• Twisted Group deal seals future for York-based Hydrographics

  18-02-2020 15:43 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A SPECIALIST hydro dipping company in York has been acquired for an undisclosed sum.
  
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• Shops set to be turned into student flats

  18-02-2020 14:51 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  TWO empty shops in Scarborough could be transformed into student accommodation under plans lodged with the borough council.
  
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• Hobson & Porter Ltd win contract for tree health centre at Yorkshire Arboretum

  18-02-2020 14:25 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  CONTRACTORS have been appointed to build the UK’s first Tree Health Centre.
  
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• Malton pub changes hands after 140 years in same family

  18-02-2020 14:15 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A PUB which has been of the same family for 140 years has changed hands.
  
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• Residents urged to help design 600 new homes

  18-02-2020 13:47 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE next stage of designing 600 new homes in York is underway, and residents are being invited to get involved in helping shape the planning application.
  
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• St John's Mews apartments at former Groves House care home attract buyers

  18-02-2020 13:43 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  MORE than 30 per cent of a new residential development in York has been sold.
  
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• Yellow warning issued for more heavy and persistent rain upstream of York

  18-02-2020 13:32 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK and North Yorkshire are set to be hit by further heavy rainfall later this week - with river levels still high and the ground saturated.
  
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• Ouse has fallen to 3.6 metres but could rise again, says agency

  18-02-2020 13:32 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK'S River Ouse has fallen by this evening to 3.61 metres above normal summer levels - down from its peak of 4.4 metres in the wake of Storm Dennis on Monday.
  
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• WATCH: Incredible drone footage of York in flood

  18-02-2020 13:18 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  INCREDIBLE drone footage of parts of York in flood was captured by Skyfilming yesterday.
  
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• Fire team called to help two people stuck in vehicle in floodwater

  18-02-2020 12:47 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  TWO people who were stuck inside a vehicle in flood water were rescued last night.
  
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• Urgent appeal to locate missing Malton man

  18-02-2020 12:20 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  POLICE are appealing urgently for help to locate a North Yorkshire man who is currently missing.
  
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• Police launch CCTV appeal after disturbance in CeX store

  18-02-2020 11:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  POLICE have released a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to in relation to an incident in a store in York.
  
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• Flooding closes A19 south of Selby

  18-02-2020 10:22 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE A19 south of Selby has been closed by flooding.
  
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• A19 south of Selby closed on safety grounds until further notice

  18-02-2020 10:22 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A MAJOR road in North Yorkshire has been closed until further notice on safety grounds after it was apparently damaged by flooding. The A19 south of Selby is shut in both directions between Chapel Haddesly and Wand Lane. 
  
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• A19 south of Selby closed on safety grounds

  18-02-2020 10:22 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE A19 south of Selby has been closed on safety grounds after flooding.
  
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• Traffic cop blasts driver's 'unbelievable disregard for safety'

  18-02-2020 09:36 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A MOTORIST has blown at more than three times the drink drive limit after being stopped on the A19 at Thirsk.
  
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• Knavesmire becomes a lake in the wake of Storm Dennis

  18-02-2020 09:10 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  WELCOME to Lake Knavesmire.
  
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• Adil Rashid: Yorkshire limited-overs contract for England leg-spinner

  18-02-2020 09:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England spinner Adil Rashid agrees a new one-year limited-overs deal with Yorkshire - but insists he still has Test ambitions.
  
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• Man who sexually abused child is jailed

  18-02-2020 08:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A FORMER York man who abused a child he was supposed to be looking after has been jailed.
  
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• Baby-sitter sexually abused child in York

  18-02-2020 08:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A BABY-SITTER who abused a child he was supposed to be looking after has been jailed.
  
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• Tropical storms and telephone boxes inspire Hattie Lloyd wallpaper

  18-02-2020 07:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Leanne Pollard has turned her travels into an interiors business. MAXINE GORDON meets the York businesswoman behind Hattie Lloyd designer wallpaper
  
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• Yorkshire speakers lined up for International Woman's Day event

  18-02-2020 06:45 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  TOP chef Stephanie Moon and world record-beating Atlantic rower Helen Butters are just two local heroes taking part in an inspiring event for International Women's Day.
  
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• 'You really can change lives' - appeal for more foster carers to help children

  18-02-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  FOSTER carers and children in care have spoken out about the life-changing impact of fostering in York.
  
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• Sign up for York Restaurant Week 2020

  18-02-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  VOUCHERS for York's second restaurant week have gone live.
  
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• New homeless accommodation James House to open in March - 13 months late

  18-02-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A NEW block of temporary accommodation for homeless people in York is now set to open in March - more than 13 months late - according to an update on rough sleeping in the city.
  
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• MP unhappy over 'lack of information' for residents during York floods

  18-02-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  MANY residents were left “stressed and anxious” by a lack of information from the council about flood protection measures at the weekend - according to York Central’s MP.
  
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• MP slams 'lack of information' for residents during York floods

  18-02-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  MANY residents were left “stressed and anxious” by a lack of information from the council about flood protection measures at the weekend - according to York Central’s MP.
  
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• Man v Fat league to launch in York

  18-02-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A FOOTBALL league set up for men who are overweight to help them become fitter is coming to York.
  
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• Author Christina Gabbitas shares her stories with youngsters

  18-02-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  AN AUTHOR visited her local library to help children to celebrate World Read Aloud Day and National Storytelling Week.
  
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• Ex-soldier banned from every pub and club in York

  18-02-2020 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  AN EX-SOLDIER has been banned from every pub, club and café selling alcohol in York for a year.
  
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