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• Coronavirus: Hundreds of flu patients to be tested by UK hospitals and GPs

  26-02-2020 20:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It comes as several schools close and some office workers are sent home due to virus fears.
  
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• Adam Lyth: Yorkshire opener signs new two-year deal at Headingley

  26-02-2020 19:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire opener Adam Lyth signs a two-year contract extension until at least the end of the 2022 campaign.
  
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• Flood clear-up work begins in York, but defences remain in place

  26-02-2020 18:16 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE clean-up operation has begun in York, but flood defences remain in place as river levels fall.
  
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• Paul John Geagan jailed for sexually abusing young girl

  26-02-2020 18:13 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A MAN has been jailed for four years for sexually abusing a young girl.
  
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• Paul John Geagan jailed for sexually abusing 12-year-old girl

  26-02-2020 18:13 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A Harrogate man has been jailed for four years for sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl.
  
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• North Yorkshire veteran Paul Minton vows to stay alive after health battle

  26-02-2020 16:50 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A VETERAN from North Yorkshire with PTSD and life-threatening heart disease is on a mission to stay alive.
  
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• Isle of Man TT 2020: Joey Thompson to make racing return for own team

  26-02-2020 15:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  York's Joey Thompson will ride for his own team at the Isle of Man TT races after missing the 2019 event.
  
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• Person hospitalised after falling down stairs at York railway station

  26-02-2020 14:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A PERSON was taken to hospital after falling down some stairs at York railway station.
  
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• Patient hospitalised after falling down stairs at York railway station

  26-02-2020 14:27 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A PATIENT was taken to hospital after falling down some stairs at York railway station.
  
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• Malton Food Festival becomes a three-day affair

  26-02-2020 14:06 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A MAJOR celebration of food which is now in its twelfth year is being held over three days for the first time.
  Malton Food Lovers Festival will run from Saturday, May 23 to Bank Holiday Monday, May 25 and is expected to welcome thousands of visitors from across the country.
  
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• WEATHER WARNING: More snow could fall in York in next 24 hours

  26-02-2020 14:05 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK could be hit by snow for the second time this week.
  
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• Health partners in bid for award

  26-02-2020 14:02 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  HEALTH partners in York could take home a national award today thanks to one of their health management services.
  
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• Connaught Court care home enhances dementia care

  26-02-2020 13:31 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A CARE home in York celebrated the opening of its new enhanced care Dementia Support House this week.
  
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• Care home enhances dementia care

  26-02-2020 13:31 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A CARE home in York celebrated the opening of its new enhanced care Dementia Support House this week.
  
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• County seeks ideas to take advantage of bus service funding

  26-02-2020 13:23 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  NORTH Yorkshire has an opportunity to take advantage of funding to improve bus services following the announcement of a package of measures by the Government.
  
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• 90 Frankie and Benny's restaurants set to close by 2021

  26-02-2020 13:06 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  FRANKIE and Benny's owner The Restaurant Group (TRG) has said it plans to close up to 90 restaurant sites by the end of next year.
  
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• Car drove off after hitting FirstYork bus

  26-02-2020 12:31 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A MOTORIST who drove off after hitting a FirstYork bus in South Bank has appeared before York magistrates.
  
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• Staff and pupils at Harrogate school latest to go into "self-isolation" after returning from Italy

  26-02-2020 12:25 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  OVER 30 students at a sixth form in Harrogate are self-isolating for six days having just returned from a school trip in Italy.
  
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• Staff and pupils at Harrogate school go into 'self-isolation' over coronavirus fears

  26-02-2020 12:25 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  MORE than 30 students at a sixth form in Harrogate are self-isolating for six days having just returned from a school trip in coronavirus-hit Italy.
  
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• Pupils at Harrogate go into "self-isolation" after returning from Italy

  26-02-2020 12:21 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  OVER 30 students at a sixth form in Harrogate are self-isolating for six days having just returned from a school trip in Italy.
  
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• Arrest after cashier allegedly threatened with knife during robbery at Goole garage

  26-02-2020 11:33 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A MAN has been arrested in connection with a robbery at a petrol station in East Yorkshire, in which a cashier was allegedly threatened with a knife.
  
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• LETTER: Vamping up the Judge’s Lodging

  26-02-2020 11:19 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  I was struck by the images of the revamped interior of the Judge’s Lodging (First look at revamped hotel, February 14).
  
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• LETTER: Our world isn’t just a profit-making machine

  26-02-2020 11:17 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  So, Boris Johnson has decided to destroy 108 forests for HS2.
  
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• Over 30 residents evacuated from properties in North Yorkshire due to floods

  26-02-2020 11:10 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  OVER 30 residents have been evacuated from properties across North Yorkshire - as another 1,000 extra sandbags were administered in Hirst Courtney last night where river levels were rising.
  
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• More than 30 residents evacuated from properties in North Yorkshire due to floods

  26-02-2020 11:10 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  MORE than 30 residents have been evacuated from properties across North Yorkshire - as another 1,000 extra sandbags were deployed in Hirst Courtney last night where river levels were rising.
  
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• LETTER: Are a few traffic delays the price we'll have to pay for better lives?

  26-02-2020 11:04 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  We are very grateful for the ideas and suggestions of more than 100 Groves residents who attended a drop in last week on experimental traffic proposals arising from the Groves Regeneration Project.
  
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• LETTER: Why not move music festival to Knavesmire?

  26-02-2020 10:59 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  With reference to the three day music festival to be held on Shipton Road (Noise fears over licence for festival, February 21): as there has been some controversy about the location, why don’t they just move it to the Knavesmire?
  
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• Black Sheep Brewery releases seasonal ale

  26-02-2020 10:52 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A NORTH Yorkshire brewery has released its first seasonal ale of 2020, a transatlantic ale.
  
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• Firefighters free driver who crashed into ditch in Cawood and suffered broken wrist

  26-02-2020 09:13 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A DRIVER was freed by firefighters after crashing into a ditch in a village near Selby, which left her with a broken wrist.
  
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• Driver, 86, taken to hospital after crashing into bungalow in Ripon

  26-02-2020 08:40 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  AN 86-YEAR-OLD driver was taken to hospital after crashing into a bungalow in North Yorkshire.
  
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• River Ouse in York peaks at 4.44 metres above normal

  26-02-2020 08:20 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE River Ouse in York peaked at 4.44 metres above normal summer levels yesterday (Tuesday) evening and has started to drop.
  
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• Suicide prevention training workshops in York

  26-02-2020 07:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  PEOPLE are being encouraged to sign up for free suicide prevention training workshops in York next month as part of the #TalkSuicide campaign from local NHS and council organisations.
  
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• The Crimean War cannon at York's Blue Bridge during the 'Great Floods' of 1892

  26-02-2020 06:50 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  OK, so the water levels in this photograph don't come close to what we have seen in the last few days, when the Blue Bridge was almost submerged. But this is a dramatic image nonetheless. It comes from the Imagine York archive held by Explore York, and it dates from the 'Great Flood' of 1892, almost 130 years ago. There have been many 'great flood's' since then - notably in 1947, 2000 and 2015. But they do seem to be becoming more frequent...
  
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• 5 funding sources to help grow your business

  26-02-2020 06:18 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Nadia Jefferson-Brown checks out the wealth of financial support available to help boost businesses in the region.
  
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• 'Teamwork' helps city businesses during floods

  26-02-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A CITY centre store says support from other high street shops helps keep the city centre 'open for business' when river levels are high.
  
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• MP 'deeply concerned' over council transparency - after reports of payout

  26-02-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK Central MP Rachael Maskell says she is “deeply concerned over the transparency of the council” - after The Press reported the local authority is understood to have agreed a £400,000 settlement payout to the chief executive.
  
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• Help for train passengers with non-visible disabilities

  26-02-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  TRANSPENNINE Express (TPE) is making journeys easier for customers who have non-visible disabilities with the introduction of sunflower lanyards and assistance cards.
  
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• Former Superbreak staff in York get £150k after tribunal claim

  26-02-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  MORE than 70 former employees of collapsed York business Superbreak are to receive 56 days’ pay after winning an employment tribunal claim.
  
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• Flood-hit York businesses hit out over 'lack of help' from council

  26-02-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  TWO city businesses say they are close to crisis point due to flooding - and claim they have received no help or financial aid from York council.
  
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• York Caravan Park owner acquires Naburn Lock holiday park

  26-02-2020 05:40 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A CARAVAN park owner whose York site has welcomed more than 50,000 visitors has acquired a second plot just outside the city.
  
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• Major 'retrofit' plan for council homes - but people could need to move out

  26-02-2020 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  COUNCIL homes could be “retrofitted” to make them more environmentally-friendly and cut bills for residents - but tenants could need to move out for as long as four weeks.
  
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• Countdown to a brand new recycling service

  26-02-2020 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The start of a new and improved recycling service for Selby district is now just one month away and Selby District Council is about halfway through delivering the brand-new blue and brown wheelie bins.  From this week, special information packs are also being delivered to every home in the area – so watch out for yours arriving soon.
  
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