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• Funeral services to be allowed inside York Crematorium again - from June 1

  15-05-2020 20:24 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  FUNERAL services are to be allowed inside York Crematorium again - but not until Monday June 1.
  
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• 'Biggest ever' roadworks planned for North Yorkshire

  15-05-2020 17:56 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  AN extra £3.9 million will be spent improving the roads in North Yorkshire.
  
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• TransPennine Express increases number of trains from Monday

  15-05-2020 17:40 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A TRAIN company that operates services through York is set to increase the number of trains from Monday (May 18).
  
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• Recovery talks with York sectors will steer economic revival

  15-05-2020 17:23 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  CITY leaders are calling on the business community to take an active role in driving York's economic recovery.
  
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• More wide pavements planned for York roads

  15-05-2020 16:41 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  PAVEMENTS could be widened at a further 15 locations in the city - following efforts to make Bishopthorpe Road more pedestrian-friendly.
  
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• Roads to close in Scarborough in bid to deter visitors

  15-05-2020 16:14 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  ROADS and parking bays are to be closed this weekend in some of North Yorkshire's busiest tourist towns as the authorities try to persuade motorists not to visit.
  
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• 23 more York Covid-19 care deaths

  15-05-2020 15:57 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE number of York care home residents known to have died from coronavirus has risen to 57.
  
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• CORONAVIRUS: More than 900 fines issued in North Yorkshire

  15-05-2020 15:55 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  MORE than 900 fines have now been handed out by police in North Yorkshire under coronavirus legislation.
  
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• One further coronavirus related death in York NHS trust

  15-05-2020 15:18 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  ONE more patient with coronavirus has died at a hospital within the York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
  
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• How many lockdown fines have been issued in your area?

  15-05-2020 14:50 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Met Police recorded the highest number of fines, followed by Thames Valley Police and North Yorkshire.
  
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• Coronavirus: LNER introduces mandatory ticket reservations

  15-05-2020 13:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rail operators ramp up social distancing measures with move to pre-booked tickets and face masks.
  
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• Yorkshire now has highest Covid-19 transmission rate, latest study reveals

  15-05-2020 11:52 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORKSHIRE has the highest coronavirus transmission rate in England, new data has revealed.
  
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• Mystery Spider-man spotted in York with canine companion

  15-05-2020 11:25 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A YORK resident has been spotted taking his dog out for their daily walk while dressed as an iconic Marvel super hero.
  
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• Deer struck and killed by vehicle on A64 just after car had passed scene speeding at 111mph

  15-05-2020 11:23 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A DEER was struck by a vehicle and killed on the A64 near Tadcaster, just after a car had passed the scene while allegedly speeding at 111mph, police say.
  
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• Deer struck and killed by vehicle on A64 just after car had passed scene at 111mph

  15-05-2020 11:23 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A DEER was struck by a vehicle and killed on the A64 near Tadcaster, just after a car had passed the scene while allegedly speeding at 111mph, police say.
  
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• York Hospital staff get surprise visit from some geese

  15-05-2020 11:21 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE doctors and nurses at York Hospital's accident and emergency department went on a flight of fancy this morning after a visit from some feathered friends.
  
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• Sarah in bid for Community Pride award after Kilimanjaro trek

  15-05-2020 10:40 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A WOMAN from York has been nominated for a Community Pride award after successfully climbing Mount Kilimanjaro for charity earlier this year.
  
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• Operation Owl to stop birds of prey being killed in North Yorkshire

  15-05-2020 10:35 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE battle to stop birds of prey being killed or injured has gone virtual.
  
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• Operation Owl launched to stop birds of prey being killed in North Yorkshire

  15-05-2020 10:35 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE battle to stop birds of prey being killed or injured has gone virtual.
  
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• Millions of pounds extra provided for highways repairs

  15-05-2020 10:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  HIGHWAYS bosses have a chance to fill in thousands of potholes and resurface roads across York, North and East Yorkshire after receiving millions of pounds more than expected in funding from the Government.
  
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• More roadworks planned for York

  15-05-2020 09:59 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  MORE roadworks are planned for York in the weeks ahead.
  
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• Potholes should finally be filled as York and North Yorkshire get £58 million for roads

  15-05-2020 09:56 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  HIGHWAYS departments in York and North Yorkshire are getting an extra £58 million from the Government to carry out vital repairs to roads.
  
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• Yorkshire players and staff accept wage cut of up to 20% from 1 June

  15-05-2020 09:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire players and staff take a wage cut of up to 20% to help the county recover from the impact of coronavirus.
  
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• York's grumpiest puppet publican

  15-05-2020 07:49 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  By Charles Hutchinson
  
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• Mother's gratitude for strangers' floral tributes to son

  15-05-2020 07:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Strangers cover a memorial bench to a young boy with flowers as his mum is unable to visit.
  
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• York libraries boss Fiona Williams on when city libraries might re-open - and how you can access library services even during lockdown

  15-05-2020 06:40 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  There is still no definitive date for York's libraries to re-open. but during lockdown, Explore York has been able to reinvent itself as an online library service with a whole host of offerings, finds STEPHEN LEWIS
  
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• York Civic Trust welcomes news Askham Bog is saved

  15-05-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK Civic Trust has welcomed news that the Secretary of State has dismissed plans for more than 500 homes to be built on land next to Askham Bog in York.
  
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• Traffic queues in York's Nunnery Lane - despite the lockdown

  15-05-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK’S roads have been quiet and empty since the lockdown began in March, but at least one section of the inner ring road is now looking rather like it did pre-coronavirus - increasingly congested.
  
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• Queues build up in Nunnery Lane - but transport boss says problem should ease

  15-05-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK’S transport boss has spoken out after traffic queues returned to a section of York's Inner Ring Road despite the lockdown.
  
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• New hospital unit set to go ahead - despite parking and traffic fears

  15-05-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  PLANS for a new imaging unit to be built at York Hospital are set to be approved - at City of York Council’s first virtual planning meeting.
  
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• Private dentists set up emergency York centre in response to Covid-19 crisis

  15-05-2020 05:10 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  FOURTEEN private dentist practices in York have launched an emergency dental hub.
  
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• Oldest working tailor in UK Elwyn, 96, beats coronavirus

  15-05-2020 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A 96-YEAR-OLD thought to be the oldest working tailor in the UK has beaten Covid-19.
  
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• £321 million* Super Jackpot could be YOURS tonight with 2 bets for just 98p!

  15-05-2020 02:50 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Punters are placing their bets on a jaw dropping Mega Millions Super Jackpot, happening tonight, worth a mighty £321 Million*.
  
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• 'Surge' in illegal bird of prey killings since lockdown

  15-05-2020 02:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The RSPB says it has been "overrun" by reports of birds of prey being illegally killed.
  
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