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• Spring is nearly here, with rain, gales ..and even snow

  29-02-2020 22:32
  
  THE meteorological spring starts tomorrow, but it seems that no one told the weather.
  
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• Spring is here - with rain, gales ..and even snow

  29-02-2020 22:32
  
  THE meteorological spring starts today-but it seems that no one told the weather.
  
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• Bus catches fire in Tadcaster Road, York

  29-02-2020 18:24
  
  A BUS has caught fire on a main route into York.
  
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• Drax Power Station donates £25,000 to help flood victims in area near the power station

  29-02-2020 18:13
  
  DRAX Power Station has donated £25,000 to help local families and businesses affected by flooding.
  
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• The Way of St Hild pilgrimage route to be launched

  29-02-2020 15:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Way of St Hild is made up of existing public rights of way and established national trails.
  
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• Witness appeal after A19 crash involving lorry and two cars

  29-02-2020 14:49
  
  A LORRY crashed into two cars on the A19 north of York and police are appealing for witnesses.
  
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• Details of lorry crash on A19 near York revealed by police

  29-02-2020 14:26
  
  POLICE have revealed more details of a lorry crash near York - and appealed for witnesses to come forward.
  
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• Yorkshire: Record profits help cut debts by £3.8m to £18.34m

  29-02-2020 13:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A busy international summer of cricket helps Yorkshire post record profits for 2019 and cut overall debt by £3.8m to £18.34m.
  
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• 'Sorry, we're closing down' says Shoe Zone in High Ousegate

  29-02-2020 13:10
  
  A CITY centre shop shop has announced that it is to close its doors.
  
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• Storm Jorge warning:50-60 mph gusts on the way later today

  29-02-2020 12:18
  
  GUSTS of 50-60 mph are on the way to York and North Yorkshire later today as Storm Jorge passes by to the north of the UK.
  
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• Huge pumping operation underway to try to save village homes from flooding

  29-02-2020 11:50
  
  ALMOST 200 properties have now been flooded or evacuated in three East Yorkshire villages, it was revealed today.
  
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• Huge pumping operation looks to have helped save 30 properties from flooding

  29-02-2020 11:50
  
  ALMOST 90 properties have been flooded in two East Yorkshire villages - but a huge pumping operation looks to have helped save another 30 in a third village.
  
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• 30,000 litres of water pumped every minute to try to save homes from flooding

  29-02-2020 11:47
  
  A MASSIVE pumping operation has been staged to try to protect more homes in East Yorkshire villages from flooding.
  
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• Woman trapped in car after crash in North Duffield

  29-02-2020 09:26
  
  A WOMAN was trapped in her car after it came off a North Yorkshire road last night.
  
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• Fulford School to introduce blazers despite parental opposition

  29-02-2020 09:12
  
  PARENTS have been ticked off as a York school presses ahead with replacing sweatshirts with blazers in its uniform, despite parental opposition.
  
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• Motorist who survived this crash banned after admitting drink driving

  29-02-2020 08:41
  
  A MOTORIST who miraculously escaped serious injury in this crash has now been banned from driving.
  
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• Zidanes Indulgence burgled - this man may be able to help police

  29-02-2020 08:14
  
  POLICE have issued CCTV footage of a man they would like to speak to following a burglary at a York restaurant.
  
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• Two hurt in assault at The Terrace sports bar in Fossgate

  29-02-2020 07:49
  
  A MAN suffered serious head injuries in an assault at a sports bar in York city centre.
  
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• Affordable counselling sessions launched in York for over-16s

  29-02-2020 07:30
  
  AFFORDABLE counselling sessions are being offered by a York based practice to help people struggling with their mental health.
  
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• Little Apple 'book of the week': The Mountbattens: Their Lives and Loves by Andrew Lownie

  29-02-2020 07:26
  
  The Mountbattens: Their Lives and Loves by Andrew Lownie (Bonnier Books, £22.50)
  
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• Award-winning crime writer Martin Edwards will be in York to reveal the secrets of writing the perfect Whodunnit

  29-02-2020 07:26
  
  WANT to know how to write the perfect crime thriller? Well, you could do worse than takes tips from a master.
  
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• The £30,000 race to repair Fairfax House's ornate Georgian plaster ceilings

  29-02-2020 07:10
  
  THERE'S a character in the Asterix The Gaul comic books who constantly worries that the sky is going to fall on his head.
  
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• How I raised tiny Twiz, a weasel the size of a child's finger

  29-02-2020 07:10
  
  By Robert Fuller
  
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• EATING OUT: MasterChef Matt Healy's Grön Kafé, York

  29-02-2020 07:00
  
  Does York's new Grön Kafé have the recipe for success? MAXINE GORDON reports
  
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• River Ouse set to rise to 4 metres above normal by tomorrow lunchtime

  29-02-2020 06:00
  
  YORK’S River Ouse is expected to rise to about 4 metres above normal summer levels by tomorrow lunchtime, following heavy rain in the Dales catchment caused by Storm Jorge.
  
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• River Ouse set to rise to 3.5 metres above normal by tomorrow

  29-02-2020 06:00
  
  YORK’S River Ouse is expected to rise to about 3.5 metres above normal summer levels by tomorrow - much better than was originally feared after further rain in the Dales catchment caused by Storm Jorge.
  
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• River Ouse set to rise to 3.4 metres above normal by lunchtime

  29-02-2020 06:00
  
  YORK’S River Ouse is expected to rise to about 3.4 metres above normal summer levels by lunchtime - much better than was originally feared after further rain in the Dales catchment caused by Storm Jorge.
  
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• River Ouse set to rise again after Storm Jorge

  29-02-2020 06:00
  
  YORK’S River Ouse is expected to rise again - as high as 4.1 metres above normal - in the wake of heavy rain in the Dales caused by Storm Jorge.
  
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• Record numbers apply for jobs to Northern

  29-02-2020 06:00
  
  RECORD numbers of people have applied to work for train operator Northern in the last 12 months.
  
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• Mum's tribute to Jonathan Havron 10 years after his death, aged 18

  29-02-2020 06:00
  
  A MOTHER has paid a heartbreaking tribute to her son, 10 years after he drowned in York’s River Foss, aged 18.
  
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• Hospital and university chiefs in plea to Boris Johnson over North-South health divide

  29-02-2020 06:00
  
  A LACK of investment in vital research and innovation in northern England is stifling economic growth and helping to widen the North-South health divide, senior university and NHS leaders warn the Prime Minister today.
  
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• Dad and daughter face hair-raising challenge for cancer charity

  29-02-2020 06:00
  
  A YORK father and his daughter will both get all their hair shaved off on Monday in a bid to raise £1,000 for the children’s cancer charity, Candlelighters.
  
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• York traders issue appeal: 'Your city centre needs you'

  29-02-2020 05:00
  
  SUPPORT shops and businesses in the centre of York - that’s the message from retailers as they feel the impact of the aftermath of both flooding and coronavirus.
  
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• Northern trains run for last day under Arriva Rail North

  29-02-2020 01:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Passengers have faced delays, cancellations and strikes since new timetables were introduced in 2018.
  
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