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• North Yorkshire Drax power station approval 'was unlawful'

  28-04-2020 20:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A charity is challenging in court the government's decision to approve two gas-power plants.
  
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• Coronavirus: Identity of 'Lynne from Skipton' shrouded in mystery

  28-04-2020 20:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  People in Skipton adapt the Spartacus quote after a question from "Lynne" at a government briefing.
  
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• John Lewis bosses say some stores will close for good due to coronavirus

  28-04-2020 20:20 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Senior management at John Lewis have started discussions on which department stores should keep their doors closed permanently once the coronavirus lockdown ends, PA understands.
  
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• CORONAVIRUS: Minute's silence held for fallen NHS workers

  28-04-2020 19:25 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  HOSPITAL staff observed a minute of silence at 11am today (Tuesday) - as a moment of remembrance and respect for frontline workers who have lost their lives during the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• 72-year-old York man arrested after human remains found

  28-04-2020 18:32 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A 72-YEAR-OLD man from York has been arrested, interviewed and released on bail following the discovery of human remains at a remote location in North Yorkshire.
  
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• Herd of cows on loose near York

  28-04-2020 17:07 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  THIEVES who stole a line of fencing caused chaos in a city suburb as a herd of 50 cows took advantage of the opportunity to gain their freedom and went for a wander.
  
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• Coronavirus cases at St Leonard’s

  28-04-2020 16:13 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  ST LEONARD’S Hospice has revealed it has coronavirus cases on the day the number of people who have died in care homes in York rose to nine.
  
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• Father-of-two set to march 250 miles in armour in the fight against suicide, inspired by events

  28-04-2020 16:08 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  A FATHER-OF-TWO is planning a solo march of 250 miles from York to Hastings in four-stone of armour this September, echoing famous events of 1066 – with the aim of combatting suicide.
  
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• Lindum Group restarts work on homes off Windmill Lane

  28-04-2020 15:34 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  CONSTRUCTION work on the site of 69 new homes in York is set to restart.
  
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• Lindum Group restarts construction work on York affordable homes

  28-04-2020 15:34 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  CONSTRUCTION work on the site of 69 new homes in York is set to restart.
  
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• York NHS trust says 111 Covid-19 patients have died - but 170 have been discharged

  28-04-2020 15:20 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A TOTAL of 111 patients with coronavirus have now died at York NHS trust hospitals - but more than 170 have been discharged after treatment.
  
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• Four more corornavirus deaths at York NHS trust hospitals

  28-04-2020 15:20 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  FOUR more patients with coronavirus have died at hospitals run by the York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
  
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• One-way pedestrian system for post-lockdown York

  28-04-2020 14:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  York, with its many narrow streets and alleyways, poses difficulties for shoppers who have to maintain social distancing.
  
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• CCTV appeal after fraud at McColls shop in Acomb, York

  28-04-2020 13:48 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  POLICE have issued CCTV of a woman they would like to speak to following a shop fraud in York.
  
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• Coronavirus deaths in Ryedale and Selby

  28-04-2020 12:09 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THIRTEEN people have died in Selby district from coronavirus, including three in a care home, according to the latest statistics released by the Office for National Statistics.
  
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• High Street shops: Here are the strict rules that may be in place when they re-open

  28-04-2020 12:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  New guidelines on what retaillers can and cannot do when they reopen have been published by the British Retail Consortium (BRC).
  
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• WATCH: Herd of cows seen wandering streets of York suburb

  28-04-2020 11:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A HERD of cows were seen wandering the streets of a York suburb last night.
  
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• York care home deaths rise to nine

  28-04-2020 11:05 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE number of people who have died in York care homes from coronavirus has risen to nine, according to the latest figures released by the Office for National Statistics.
  
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• Third of York's creative businesses don't have enough funds to survive

  28-04-2020 10:09 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  COUNCIL chiefs and Make it York have written to the government calling for urgent funds for the city's creative industry - after a third of the businesses in the sector said they don't have enough money to survive the impact of Covid-19.
  
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• Firefighters tackle York garden blaze

  28-04-2020 10:05 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  FIREFIGHTERS tackled a blaze in a York garden in the early hours of this morning (Tuesday).
  
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• York supermarket boss: "just about everything has changed"

  28-04-2020 10:01 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE boss of a supermarket chain with several stores in York has said the coronavirus pandemic has changed the public’s shopping habits, which have reverted to how they were 10 or 15 years ago.
  
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• York hospice 'very grateful' for PPE donations from community

  28-04-2020 09:20 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A YORK hospice is "very grateful" to the local community for rallying together to help the charity and donating vital items of personal protective equipment (PPE) following an appeal on social media.
  
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• Cyclist seriously hurt in crash with tractor in Burn Bridge, near Harrogate

  28-04-2020 08:57 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A CYCLIST was seriously hurt in a collision with a tractor in a North Yorkshire village.
  
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• York firm donates hundreds of PPE masks to care homes

  28-04-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  AN ELECTRONICS-based company in York has delivered close to 1,000 PPE disposable masks to care homes across the city – and has another 2,000 that it is looking to give to those in need.
  
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• Parks open up to help keep residents happy and healthy

  28-04-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  FAMILIES have been taking to parks to exercise as the lockdown continues in York.
  
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• Key A1(M) junction upgrade despite costs increasing

  28-04-2020 06:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  THE leaders of a local authority managing a 5,750-mile highways network look have defended plans to sink nearly £8m into improving a road junction after the cost of the work soared.
  
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• CORONAVIRUS: Only small percentage of vulnerable children attending schools

  28-04-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  ONLY a small proportion of vulnerable children in York are attending local schools during the coronavirus lockdown, figures have indicated.
  
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• 600 volunteers rally round to make scrubs for NHS staff in North Yorkshire

  28-04-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A SHORTAGE of scrubs led hundreds of people to rally round to support NHS staff in North Yorkshire.
  
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• York-based firm says campaign is ‘giving businesses a voice’

  28-04-2020 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A LONG-standing York brand has praised The Press campaign for giving local businesses a voice and a platform to share positive news.
  
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• Urgent dental care hubs open in York after people suffered weeks of toothache

  28-04-2020 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  RESIDENTS with painful toothaches can finally get an examination and treatment in York, following the opening of dental hubs offering emergency care.
  
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• Archbishop joins calls for better PPE - as silence will remember the dead

  28-04-2020 01:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A MINUTE of silence will be held today (Tuesday) to remember the frontline workers who have lost their lives during the coronavirus outbreak.
  
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