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• Escaped prisoner Daniel Dobbs captured in Malaga raid

  20-02-2020 20:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Daniel Dobbs was arrested as part of a gang allegedly making counterfeit cigarettes in Spain.
  
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• Row erupts over flood defences for key road in Fulford, York

  20-02-2020 19:50 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A ROW has blown up after a parish council - whose vice-chair is York council leader Keith Aspden - was accused of blocking flood defences which would protect a key York road.
  
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• Busy Bees nursery in York gets an ‘outstanding’ inspection rating

  20-02-2020 19:01 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A YORK nursery is celebrating receiving a rating of ‘outstanding’ after an Ofsted inspection last month.
  
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• Met Office issues second rain warning - Ouse could see repeat of Storm Dennis levels

  20-02-2020 18:16 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  FORECASTERS have issued a second yellow warning for rainfall in York and in the River Ouse's catchment in the Dales - deepening fears of further flooding in York over the weekend and next week.
  
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• Malton drug trafficker arrested in Spain

  20-02-2020 17:57 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A NORTH Yorkshire drug trafficker who escaped from prison has been arrested in Spain.
  
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• ‘Untapped potential’ for tourism

  20-02-2020 16:32 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A MARKETEER has suggested income from tourism in the Yorkshire countryside can be boosted if rural businesses capitalise on a growing desire for authentic experiences.
  
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• CCG backs drinking campaign

  20-02-2020 16:32 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  NORTH Yorkshire’s Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) have backed a campaign aimed at changing drinking culture in the county and the harm caused by alcohol.
  
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• York women prepare for 'international week' 2020

  20-02-2020 16:11 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  PREPARATIONS are well underway for International Women’s Week this year in York.
  
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• Missing 15 year-old York girl found safe and well

  20-02-2020 15:39 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A TEENAGER who went missing from her home in York has been found safe and well.
  
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• Vintage Sundays to start again at City Screen - with Federico Fellini films

  20-02-2020 15:16 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  FILM fans will be pleased to hear that City Screen's classic movie seasons are set to start again - with a run of films by the director of La Dolce Vita.
  
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• First look at newly restored ceilings at York's Fairfax House

  20-02-2020 15:01 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  HERE'S the first picture of the newly restored ceilings in York's Fairfax House - known as “England’s finest town house”.
  
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• Stormzy gets Greggs 'black card' treatment

  20-02-2020 14:13 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  He may have won his third Brit Award this week, but rapper Stormzy is now part of an even more exclusive club - as the first person to be offered 'concierge service' by bakery chain Greggs.
  
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• Love Your Pet Day 2020: How to treat our dogs

  20-02-2020 13:56 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  PETS mean the world to most families, with their happiness and wellbeing top of our list of priorities.
  
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• Half-term fun at museums in York museums

  20-02-2020 13:40 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  MUSEUMS in York are hosting a range of events for all the family to enjoy over the half-term holiday.
  
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• Half-term fun at museums in York

  20-02-2020 13:40 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  MUSEUMS in York are hosting a range of events for all the family to enjoy over the half-term holiday.
  
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• York busy and bustling despite wet weather

  20-02-2020 13:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  DESPITE the terrible weather, York remains 'open for business' this week - with several events taking place over the half-term period.
  
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• Students hit by 14-day university staff strike

  20-02-2020 13:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Students facing disruption as union members in 74 universities begin 14 days of strike action.
  
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• Quizzers set to descend on York this weekend

  20-02-2020 13:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE UK’s top quizzers are set to descend on York this weekend.
  
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• Ex-York City manager Jackie McNamara ‘making progress’ in hospital

  20-02-2020 12:46 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  FORMER York City manager Jackie McNamara is “making progress” but still faces a long road to recovery, his daughter Erin has announced.
  
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• Special beer gives boost to York R u Taking the P? fun run

  20-02-2020 12:37 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A YORK brewery has boosted the profits of a charity fun run by creating a special beer for the event.
  
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• Jail for "controlling" Selby thug who beat up his partner

  20-02-2020 12:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A "CONTROLLING" man has been jailed for beating up his partner when she was texting someone else.
  
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• NSPCC Baby Steps programme offers help for parents-to-be

  20-02-2020 12:10 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  HAVE you ever felt completely underprepared for something? A dinner party, interview or meeting, for example? Remember how scared and frantic you felt in the run-up to the big day?
  
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• Neighbour threatened with crowbar by burglars in balaclavas

  20-02-2020 11:42 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  FIVE burglars in balaclavas have smashed the rear patio door of a property in a village near Selby.
  
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• Motorists caught doing 90mph+ on A64 despite poor weather

  20-02-2020 11:26 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  TWO motorists were caught driving at more than 90mph in foul weather last night on the A64.
  
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• Dispersal orders issued to youths in Foxwood after anti-social behaviour

  20-02-2020 11:14 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  POLICE have tackled an outbreak of anti-social behaviour in a York neighbourhood by issuing dispersal orders to troublesome youths.
  
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• Ebor Academy chief, Richard Ludlow, collects OBE from Prince Charles

  20-02-2020 11:03 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A FORMER York schools chief has been awarded an OBE from the Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace.
  
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• LETTER: Please don’t flush your wet wipes down the loo

  20-02-2020 11:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  I have just paid for a call-out for a blocked sewer. The initial call out was free but after further inspection, the guy found the blockage to be in the roadway. To Yorkshire Water’s credit, two men arrived within hours, and found the blockage further down the road. It was caused by wet wipes. We don’t use them. Some neighbour’s careless disposal of these non-degradable wipes has cost me over £100. How can we get the message out that wet wipes don’t degrade like toi
  
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• Tadcaster fire crews tackle lorry fire at Selby Fork on A1

  20-02-2020 10:59 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  FIREFIGHTERS from Tadcaster tackled a lorry fire on the A1 caused by overheating brakes early today.
  
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• LETTER: Will cladding make much difference to Spark?

  20-02-2020 10:55 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  ‘Spark’ in Piccadilly was ignited a few years ago, since when it has proved hard to douse. Rarely is it out of local news. It was on page 7 of the Press on Saturday and continues to spark a range of reactions and views.
  
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• LETTER: Why not try using modern art to fight terror?

  20-02-2020 10:52 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Over £2 million for anti-terrorist blocks in the city centre (The Press, February 16).
  
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• COLUMN: Lessons to be learned about kindness from the Caroline Flack tragedy

  20-02-2020 10:49 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  WHEN I heard that Caroline Flack had taken her life, I felt desperately sad for her. Who wouldn’t?
  
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• John West sardines recalled from Asda over suspected contamination

  20-02-2020 10:42 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Tins of sardines are being recalled over bacterial contamination fears.
  
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• What's On in York - 10 things to see...

  20-02-2020 10:41 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Teenage drama of the week
  
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• York Viking Festival encampment to be dismantled due to weather conditions

  20-02-2020 10:40 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  DUE to the forecast for strong winds for the coming weekend, there have been changes made to the JORVIK Viking Festival in York.
  
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• York Viking Festival encampment dismantled due to weather conditions

  20-02-2020 10:40 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  DUE to the forecast for strong winds for the coming weekend, there have been changes made to the JORVIK Viking Festival in York.
  
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• Weather forecast causes JORVIK Viking festival changes

  20-02-2020 10:40 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  DUE to the weather forecast of strong winds for the coming weekend, there have been changes made to the JORVIK Viking Festival in York.
  
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• Snapchat releases interactive Lens to mark launch of new £20 note

  20-02-2020 09:51 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The Lens uses augmented reality (AR) to create an animated version of JMW Turner’s painting The Fighting Temeraire which features on the new note.
  
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• New £20 note launches today

  20-02-2020 09:40 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  FROM today there's a new plastic £20 note going into circulation - but how can you tell whether it's real or a forgery?
  
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• Young footballers invited to tournament by the emergency services

  20-02-2020 06:04 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  YOUNG footballers across North Yorkshire are being invited to join a seven-a-side tournament supported by the emergency services to promote inclusion.
  
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• Plea for flood defence work to be speeded up in York

  20-02-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK council leader Keith Aspden says work on new flood defences must be speeded up and more money must be invested in the city by the Government.
  
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• Plans revealed for Harry Potter escape room

  20-02-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  PLANS have been submitted for a new escape room attraction - with Harry Potter or Guy Fawkes themed puzzles - to be built in York.
  
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• Older people's homes may be built on Lowfield Green - after care home bids fail

  20-02-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE council could create homes for older people on Lowfield Green - after no private company wanted to build a nursing home on the plot.
  
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• Hero police officer acted 'above call of duty' in fire drama

  20-02-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A POLICE officer who "acted above the call of duty" by rescuing a man from a smoke-filled house in York was released from hospital after being checked over, North Yorkshire Police said yesterday.
  
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• Harrogate Spring Flower Show steps back in time to celebrate landmark

  20-02-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A POPULAR Spring Flower Show is turning back the clock to celebrate a century of staging one of the country’s most popular gardening events.
  
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• Footballer Jack Walters donates wages to help flood-hit ex-club

  20-02-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A PROFESSIONAL footballer and “absolute legend” has donated his wages to support the rebuild of his flood-hit former club.
  
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• Employee who torched manager's car is jailed

  20-02-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  AN employee deliberately burnt out a manager’s company car when both spent the night in staff accommodation at a North Yorkshire hotel, York Crown Court heard.
  
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• Charlie to open York restaurant and bar in her late sister's memory

  20-02-2020 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A YORK woman whose sister died of cancer 10 years ago is set to open a new restaurant-bar on what would have been her birthday.
  
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• How can I tell if a new UK £20 note is genuine or a forgery?

  20-02-2020 01:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  From today there's a new plastic £20 note going into circulation - but how can you tell whether it's real or a forgery?
  
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