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• REACTION: Furlough extension 'will protect York jobs and support recovery'

  12-05-2020 19:35 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  BUSINESS leaders in York and North Yorkshire have welcomed the extension of the UK furlough scheme to October.
  
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• Reading and Leeds Festivals are cancelled because of coronavirus

  12-05-2020 19:20 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Reading and Leeds festivals are the latest music events to be cancelled as a result of the coronavirus crisis.
  
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• Coronavirus: Northern train services to increase from Monday

  12-05-2020 18:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The train operator was originally due to introduce a new timetable this weekend.
  
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• Push for York to be chosen as first zero emission city centre

  12-05-2020 16:50 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  YORK could build on its reputations as a cycle city to become the first zero-emission centre in the country when the lockdown is lifted.
  
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• York Minster launches 'symbol of hope' amid coronaviris pandemic

  12-05-2020 16:45 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK Minster has launched a new initiative to use a candle as a focus for prayer for all those affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• North Yorkshire family energy business sets sights on doubling its size

  12-05-2020 16:03 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  A HEATING oil and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) supplier has appointed a new managing director.
  
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• ELEVEN further Covid-19 deaths reported at York NHS trust - six at York Hospital

  12-05-2020 16:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  ELEVEN more patients with coronavirus have died at the York NHS trust, including six at York Hospital alone.
  
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• ELEVEN further Covid-19 deaths reported at York and Scarborough Hospitals

  12-05-2020 16:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  ELEVEN more patients with coronavirus have died at York and Scarborough Hospital.
  
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• Extinction Rebellion rally held outside York Hospital

  12-05-2020 15:58 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  EXTINCTION Rebellion protesters held a socially distanced rally outside York Hospital today to mark the launch of a new campaign calling for a coronavirus recovery plan that prioritises people and the planet.
  
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• Safe travels: How to get to work without catching coronavirus

  12-05-2020 15:40 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Many people are in a dilemma about how to commute safely now the Government is trying to ease the lockdown and get the UK back to work.
  
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• York school classes will drop to 15

  12-05-2020 15:17 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  CLASS sizes in York schools will be reduced to 15 pupils from next month but PPE equipment will ‘not be required for staff beyond what they would normally need’.
  
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• MP: 'Whitby and Scarborough not accepting visitors'

  12-05-2020 15:14 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A NORTH Yorkshire MP says Scarborough and Whitby are not accepting visitors.
  
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• RSPCA launches appeal as owners abandon pets in lockdown

  12-05-2020 15:03 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE RSPCA has so far received reports of 42 abandoned animals in North Yorkshire during coronavirus lockdown.
  
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• Chancellor confirms furlough scheme to be extended until October

  12-05-2020 14:08 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE CHANCELLOR Rishi Sunak has confirmed that the furlough scheme will be extended until October.
  
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• CCTV appeal after nurse's bike stolen in York city centre

  12-05-2020 13:22 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  POLICE in York have put out a CCTV appeal after a nurse had her bike stolen during the lockdown.
  
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• Roxy Hurst's second concert to support NHS

  12-05-2020 12:35 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A YOUNG singer from York performed her second concert for her neighbours on VE Day, all while raising money for York Hospital.
  
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• Garden centres in York prepare to reopen as coronavirus lockdown eases

  12-05-2020 12:35 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  GARDEN centres are preparing to welcome back customers from tomorrow after the Government relaxed its lockdown rules.
  
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• Young tech whiz makes PPE for carers

  12-05-2020 12:11 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A TEENAGER has put his passion for technology to good use and has begun 3D printing visors for a local care home in North Yorkshire.
  
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• North Yorkshire rapist twice targeted women at night

  12-05-2020 12:10 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  TWO detectives have won a judge's praise for their actions in catching a rapist who twice targeted women on their own at night.
  
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• North Yorkshire rapist 'left victim petrified in her home'

  12-05-2020 12:10 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A MAN has been jailed after raping a woman in North Yorkshire.
  
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• York care homes Covid-19 deaths double in a week

  12-05-2020 12:04 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE NUMBER of people dying in York care homes from coronavirus almost doubled in a single week, the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics reveal.
  
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• Inclusive rugby team raise £5000 with virtual fundraiser

  12-05-2020 11:40 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  AN INCLUSIVE rugby team in York has raised over £5000 for Macmillan after hosting a virtual fundraiser.
  
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• MP has 'increasing concerns' about economic impact of lockdown on York households

  12-05-2020 11:23 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK Outer MP Julian Sturdy says he has "increasing concerns" about the economic impact of the coronavirus lockdown on York households.
  
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• LETTER: Thoughts on VE Day - and on VJ day still to come...

  12-05-2020 10:34 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Harry Punter (Letters, May 8) did well to remind us that World War Two did not end until August 15, 1945 - VJ Day, the date of Japan’s surrender.
  
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• Band write song to support North Yorkshire hospice

  12-05-2020 10:32 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A BAND based in North Yorkshire have put together a rendition of a song to raise money for a local hospice.
  
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• Supermarket giant Morrisons posts surging retail sales

  12-05-2020 10:27 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A SUPERMARKET giant with two stores in York and one in Malton has posted surging retail sales over a “volatile” first quarter, but revealed a hit from plunging fuel demand amid the coronavirus lockdown.
  
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• LETTER: A tale of two Bridlingtons

  12-05-2020 10:21 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  At this clement time of the year, the holiday season at Bridlington should now be in full swing with thousands of holidaymakers and day-trippers visiting the area every single day. And yet it’s tragically not, in fact the resort is more like a Western ghost town than a popular coastal destination. Having said that, this lockdown is all for a great and noble cause, the defeat of vile Covid-19, after which everything will progressively go back to normal.
  
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• Ryanair to restore 40% of flights from July 1

  12-05-2020 09:32 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  RYANAIR has this morning announced a plan to restore 40% of its flight schedule from July 1.
  
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• Coronavirus: Community networks helping vulnerable across Selby district

  12-05-2020 09:15 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  COMMUNITY networks covering the Selby district are delivering essential help and support for the vulnerable during the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Social distancing 'nigh-on impossible' with primary school children

  12-05-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  PARENTS are still not confident in allowing their children to return to school next month, a York academy trust chief has said.
  
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• Retired nurse says she's having 'nightmare' trying to return to work

  12-05-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A RETIRED nurse in East Yorkshire with more than 37 years experience has claimed the process to return to the NHS is a “nightmare.”
  
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• Driver jailed after admitting causing motorcyclist's death

  12-05-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A DRIVER caused the death of a motorcyclist because he didn’t check in his mirrors before moving into the opposite lane, a court heard.
  
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• York could be UK's first zero-emission city - with only bikes and electric vehicles

  12-05-2020 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK could bid to become the first zero-emission city centre in the country when the lockdown is lifted.
  
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• Coronavirus: How is the sailing community weathering the storm?

  12-05-2020 02:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How have sailors and marine businesses been coping with being confined to shore?
  
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