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• CORONAVIRUS: How York volunteers can help in 'unprecedented times'

  17-03-2020 21:16 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  COUNCIL bosses have today (Tuesday) shared details about how volunteers can help safeguard York residents in these "unprecedented times".
  
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• Help available for York businesses facing coronavirus challenge

  17-03-2020 20:04 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  SUPPORT for York businesses facing unprecedented challenges from the impact of the coronavirus outbreak is being made available by City of York Council.
  
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• CORONAVIRUS: Fresh support ‘could save the high street’, says York business boss

  17-03-2020 19:40 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  BUSINESS owners in York and North Yorkshire facing “an economic emergency” have been dealt a fresh package of support measures.
  
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• CORONAVIRUS: Fresh government support ‘could save the high street’, says York business boss

  17-03-2020 19:40 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  BUSINESS owners in York and North Yorkshire facing “an economic emergency” have been dealt a fresh package of support measures.
  
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• Coronavirus: Three elderly hospital patients die in Yorkshire

  17-03-2020 19:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man and a woman were being treated at Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust and another in Harrogate.
  
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• CORONAVIRUS: Chancellor promises £330 billion in loans for businesses

  17-03-2020 19:19 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  GOVERNMENT-backed loans worth £330 billion will be made available to support businesses through the coronavirus crisis, the Chancellor announced yesterday.
  
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• Coronavirus: York Minister closes over pandemic

  17-03-2020 18:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The governing body of York Minster says the decision will be reviewed on a regular basis.
  
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• Elderly patient who tested positive for coronavirus dies at Harrogate hospital

  17-03-2020 18:50 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  AN elderly patient who tested positive for coronavirus has died at a North Yorkshire hospital.
  
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• CORONAVIRUS: Huntington School in York to part shut tomorrow

  17-03-2020 18:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A SECOND York secondary school has announced it will be shut to certain year groups tomorrow.
  
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• CORONAVIRUS: Huntington School in York to part shut

  17-03-2020 18:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A SECOND York secondary school has announced it will be shut to certain year groups from today.
  
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• Manchester Arena bombing: Hashem Abedi guilty of 22 murders

  17-03-2020 18:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hashem Abedi is convicted of planning the suicide blast which left hundreds injured in May 2017.
  
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• Tour de Yorkshire postponed over coronavirus

  17-03-2020 18:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Tour de Yorkshire 2020 is postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Coronavirus: Tour de Yorkshire 2020 postponed because of pandemic

  17-03-2020 18:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Tour de Yorkshire 2020 is postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Children under the age of 16 not allowed to visit York hospital in new measures

  17-03-2020 18:10 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Children under the age of 16 will not be allowed to visit York hospital, following new restrictions made by the hospital.
  
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• Coronavirus: ECB and county bosses to discuss rescheduling cricket season

  17-03-2020 17:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The possible rescheduling of the cricketing summer amid the coronavirus outbreak is to be discussed by the ECB and county bosses.
  
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• Morrisons to create 3,500 jobs in home delivery expansion amid soaring demand

  17-03-2020 17:40 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Supermarket giant Morrisons is creating 3,500 new jobs as it expands its home delivery service to cope with soaring demand amid the coronavirus crisis.
  
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• York traders' trust must be rebuilt

  17-03-2020 17:27 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A NEW working group for Shambles Market traders and Make It York "needs to rebuild trust" - according to a councillor.
  
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• CORONAVIRUS: Joseph Rowntree School will shut tomorrow to Years 8 and 9

  17-03-2020 17:04 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A YORK secondary school will only open tomorrow to certain age groups.
  
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• CORONAVIRUS: Joseph Rowntree School shut to Years 8 and 9

  17-03-2020 17:04 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A YORK secondary school will only open to certain age groups from today.
  
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• The Crescent in York announces closure due to coronavirus

  17-03-2020 16:17 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A POPULAR music venue in York has announced today that it will close its doors as a precautionary measure after the coronavirus outbreak.
  
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• CORONAVIRUS: Extra support for workers, businesses and benefit claimants

  17-03-2020 15:40 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  EXTRA support will be in place to help workers, businesses and benefit claimants affected by coronavirus.
  
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• CORONAVIRUS: Public worship suspended by Church of England

  17-03-2020 15:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The Church of England has announced that public worship is "suspended until further notice", following new measures to tackle coronavirus.
  
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• Micklegate Run Soapbox Challenge cancelled - plans to hold event next year

  17-03-2020 15:29 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE popular Micklegate Run Soapbox Challenge has been cancelled this year, but there are plans to bring it back next year, "bigger and better" than ever.
  
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• Mobile phone providers 02 and Three having 'network issues'

  17-03-2020 13:55 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  O2 and Three have confirmed issues with their mobile network and said they are investigating the issue.
  
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• Coronavirus: Who should stay home and for how long?

  17-03-2020 13:46 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE latest advice on who should stay home has been issued.
  
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• Coronavirus: Demand for live-streaming funerals set to increase

  17-03-2020 13:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One funeral director says he will waive the usual £62 fee for showing services online.
  
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• Laura Ashley store to close as company goes into administration

  17-03-2020 13:17 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Fashion chain Laura Ashley has filed for administration, putting up to 2,700 jobs at risk, after rescue talks were halted by the coronavirus outbreak.
  
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• Chefs demand support after advice to avoid restaurants amid coronavirus fears

  17-03-2020 12:34 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  CHEFS, landlords and small business owners have hit out after Boris Johnson's advised people to avoid restaurants, bars and cafes - without lending support to operators.
  
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• Kindness postcard launched to help vulnerable

  17-03-2020 11:40 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A WOMAN has created a postcard aimed at helping people who are self-isolating during the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• CORONAVIRUS: Tadcaster Grammar School first in North Yorkshire to shut

  17-03-2020 11:20 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The first school in North Yorkshire has announced it will shut its doors to most students.
  
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• York Theatre Royal announces closure due to coronavirus

  17-03-2020 11:05 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  ANOTHER major theatre in York has chosen to cancel all public performances and events as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
  
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• Bettys temporarily closes all tea rooms

  17-03-2020 10:52 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  BETTYS' famous tea rooms have all been temporarily closed following yesterday’s Government advice about social venues.
  
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• Joseph Rowntree Theatre closes as precautionary measure

  17-03-2020 10:41 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A YORK theatre is the latest venue to close in the city as a precautionary measure to prevent the spreading of coronavirus.
  
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• LETTERS: Tributes to 'Pedalling' Paul Hepworth

  17-03-2020 10:14 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Paul was a great advocate for cycling
  
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• LETTER: Panic buying just isn’t the Dunkirk spirit

  17-03-2020 10:09 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Is this the Dunkirk spirit, the British true grit and pulling together that got us through in our hour of need? I refer of course to the supermarkets displaying empty shelves and the lack of toilet rolls, which seem to be the prime target for those selfish shoppers in panic mode. I fail to see any logic: perhaps you can eat them?
  
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• York Literature Festival postponed

  17-03-2020 09:22 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  ANOTHER major York event has been postponed in light of the coronavirus outbreak.
  
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• CORONAVIRUS: York Literature Festival postponed

  17-03-2020 09:22 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  ANOTHER major York event has been postponed in light of the coronavirus outbreak.
  
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• Carphone Warehouse to shut 3 York stores

  17-03-2020 09:14 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  CARPHONE Warehouse, which has three stores in York, is shutting its shops.
  
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• Carphone Warehouse shuts 3 York stores

  17-03-2020 09:14 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  CARPHONE Warehouse, which has three stores in York, is shutting its shops.
  
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• Spark:York closes with immediate effect

  17-03-2020 09:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  SPARK:York bosses have decided to temporarily close the social space and street food hub with immediate effect.
  
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• CORONAVIRUS: Spark:York closes with immediate effect

  17-03-2020 09:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  SPARK:York bosses have decided to temporarily close the social space and street food hub with immediate effect.
  
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• Teens jailed for armed raid on family home

  17-03-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  TWO teenagers have been locked up for a burglary during which they hit a mother on the head with a hammer.
  
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• Hubs set up to help needy people who are self-isolating

  17-03-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  SEVERAL communities across York have set up hubs to help those who are having to self-isolate due to the coronavirus.
  
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• Historic Minster organ gets a £2m restoration

  17-03-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  PAINTERS are ensuring York Minster’s Grand Organ will be beautiful as well as harmonious when it returns to the cathedral.
  
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• Coronavirus threatens world-record attempt

  17-03-2020 06:00 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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