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• Coronavirus: Horse racing behind closed doors in Britain until end of March

  16-03-2020 21:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Horse racing in Britain will be held behind closed doors from Tuesday until at least the end of March because of the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• CORONAVIRUS: Council says 'work together to help those at risk'

  16-03-2020 20:20 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  ALL people should avoid going to pubs, clubs, theatres and restaurants - and stop all non-essential social contact, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said.
  
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• York Minster organ pipes replaced in £2m refurbishment

  16-03-2020 20:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  CONSERVATION experts have been adding the finishing touches to new pipes for York Minster’s historic grand organ as part of a £2m refurbishment.
  
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• Coronavirus: What are social distancing and self-isolation?

  16-03-2020 19:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Everybody in the UK has been asked to stop non-essential contact with other people, known as social distancing.
  
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• Coronavirus information: What should I do?

  16-03-2020 19:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Step-by-step, what to do to help prevent the spread of the virus.
  
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• Thunder rewarded with Wolfpack cup tie - see full draw

  16-03-2020 19:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  League One side Newcastle Thunder are drawn at home to Toronto Wolfpack in the sixth round of the Challenge Cup.
  
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• Support for businesses across city

  16-03-2020 19:13 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  BUSINESSES in York are feeling the impact of the coronavirus outbreak - and City of York Council is working to make sure companies receive all the help they are entitled to at this time.
  
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• What is a 'pandemic' - and when were the last ones before coronavirus?

  16-03-2020 17:29 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Coronavirus - also known as Covid-19 - has been classified as a pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
  
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• Coronavirus means North Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner, Julia Mulligan, stays put

  16-03-2020 15:36 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE police, fire and crime commissioner for North Yorkshire will stay in her role for another year after all local elections were postponed until 2021 due to the coronavirus.
  
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• Council confirm its chief executive, Mary Weastell, will take early retirement

  16-03-2020 15:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK Council has today confirmed its chief executive, Mary Weastell, will take early retirement.
  
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• Cold and trip hazards are biggest risk in private rented homes in York

  16-03-2020 14:41 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A LACK of heating and hazards that could lead to a fall are the two biggest risks in private properties in York - according to a council report.
  
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• 'You won't be alone', Age UK York tells older people facing the prospect of weeks in isolation

  16-03-2020 14:07 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  WE'RE there for you. That's the message to older people from Age UK York as the prospect of those over 70 being told to stay at home to protect themselves from coronavirus draws closer.
  
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• Coronavirus threatens world-record for York's Cat Dixon

  16-03-2020 13:39 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  CORONAVIRUS could scupper a world-record attempt by a York woman to cycle around the world on a tandem.
  
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• Coronavirus symptoms: What are they and how do I protect myself?

  16-03-2020 13:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The virus is spreading around the world, but what is it and what are the symptoms?
  
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• Selby College students back from trip of a lifetime to New York

  16-03-2020 13:15 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A BUNCH of business students from North Yorkshire have returned from a dream trip to New York.
  
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• York danger driver David Thornton jailed

  16-03-2020 13:02 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A DANGEROUS driver has been jailed at York Crown Court after driving at 80mph through residential streets in a city suburb.
  
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• CORONAVIRUS: York GP surgeries update

  16-03-2020 12:36 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  SOME GP surgeries in York are moving to telephone appointments where possible - as a precaution over the coronavirus outbreak.
  
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• CORONAVIRUS: York fashion store Urban Outfitters closes its doors amid health crisis

  16-03-2020 11:50 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE Urban Outfitters store in York has closed for 12 days at least amid the coronavirus health crisis.
  
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• Aldi announces new measure to combat stockpiling

  16-03-2020 11:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  SUPERMARKET giant Aldi has announced that stores across the UK remain open, and have introduced new measures to customers.
  
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• LETTER: ‘Pedalling’ Paul will be missed by us all

  16-03-2020 10:20 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  LETTER: ‘Pedalling’ Paul will be missed by us all
  
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• CORONAVIRUS: The latest on the outbreak from across York and North and East Yorkshire

  16-03-2020 09:39 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  We'll keep you posted here with the latest news on the Coronavirus outbreak from across York, North and East Yorkshire. From today the Prime Minister and senior ministers are due to give daily press briefings from Downing Street.
  
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• The 1870 war that changed Strensall for good

  16-03-2020 06:29 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK likes to boast of a history stretching all the way back to the Romans.
  
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• Staff at York fashion store Bonmarché waiting to hear shop's fate

  16-03-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  STAFF at a York fashion store which fell into administration last year are waiting to find out if it has been saved from closure.
  
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• Specsavers store opens at Vangarde

  16-03-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A NEW Specsavers store has opened at the Vangarde Shopping Park in York.
  
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• Power-lifting world champion Rich Willis inspires Robert Wilkinson Academy children

  16-03-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YOUNGSTERS at a York primary school got to hear the inspirational life story of an amazing world champion athlete.
  
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• Final construction phase starts for new city care home

  16-03-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A SIGNIFICANT milestone has been celebrated in the development of a care home that is set to provide older people in York with high-quality residential, nursing and memory care.
  
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• CORONAVIRUS: York minibus firm's bookings collapse amid outbreak

  16-03-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A YORK minibus firm has seen 31 bookings cancelled as a result of the coronavirus.
  
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• Man threatened to stab York bus passenger over coronavirus call

  16-03-2020 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A NEWLY-released prisoner threatened to stab a bus passenger in the neck unless he made a phone call about coronavirus, York magistrates heard.
  
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• In Selby, we’ve got your recycling SORTED

  16-03-2020 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Brand new recycling wheelie bins across Selby district to make it easier to recycle more material – that’s the aim of the new recycling service being introduced from April across Selby district.
  
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• A quick history of York advertising hoardings

  16-03-2020 04:03 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Advertisers, eh? Give them an inch and they'll take a mile. After all, if you don't know you need something, how can you possibly be persuaded to buy it?
  
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• When billboards took over York

  16-03-2020 04:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Advertisers, eh? Give them an inch and they'll take a mile. After all, if you don't know you need something, how can you possibly be persuaded to buy it?
  
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• Coronavirus: How to protect your mental health

  16-03-2020 01:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Advice on protecting your mental health during the coronavirus outbreak.
  
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