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• How social distancing will work on First York buses

  20-05-2020 18:22
  
  A YORK bus firm has unveiled the measures being taken to ensure people can social distance on board public transport in the city.
  
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• Grand Central extends current suspension of train services

  20-05-2020 18:03
  
  A YORK-BASED train company is extending its current suspension of services throughout June as company bosses continue to monitor Government advice on social distancing and plan a return of its train services later in the summer.
  
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• Coronavirus: Teachers 'scared' over plan to reopen schools

  20-05-2020 17:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A teacher who has worked in the classroom during lockdown says it is "impossible" to distance children.
  
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• Northern clergy herald incoming Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell

  20-05-2020 16:02
  
  NORTHERN clergymen have welcomed the next Archbishop of York ahead of his virtual confirmation service.
  
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• Two further coronavirus deaths at York trust hospitals

  20-05-2020 15:25
  
  TWO more patients with coronavirus have died at York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust hospitals.
  
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• Two further coronavirus deaths at York NHS trust hospitals

  20-05-2020 15:25
  
  TWO more patients with coronavirus have died at hospitals run by York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
  
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• Callous thief jailed for 'sickening' crime against 90-year-old woman

  20-05-2020 15:11
  
  A callous thief who befriended a 90-year-old woman before stealing from her has been jailed for her "sickening" crime.
  
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• Urgent appeal to find missing York man Thomas Peter Haynes

  20-05-2020 12:21
  
  POLICE have issued an urgent appeal to find a York man who was last seen in the Heslington area of York on Monday evening.
  
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• Three men arrested in York on suspicion of fraud

  20-05-2020 12:00
  
  THREE men have been arrested on suspicion of fraud after some residents in York reported a group travelling from door-to-door offering to provide outdoor cleaning services.
  
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• York barbers Ali Barber gets ready for reopening

  20-05-2020 11:14
  
  ONE York barber’s is already taking bookings for where it can reopen after the lockdown.
  
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• Buses to leave passengers at the side of the road to allow social distancing

  20-05-2020 10:32
  
  A YORK bus operator says passengers will be left waiting at the side of the road once vehicles are a quarter full to enable social distancing on board.
  
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• Temperatures as high as 27C in York today - but thunderstorms possible tomorrow

  20-05-2020 10:31
  
  YORK is set to enjoy its hottest day of the year so far today, with temperatures soaring as high as 27C - but there could be thunderstorms and strong winds later in the week.
  
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• In Memoriam: York Press death notices, May 20

  20-05-2020 09:58
  
  HERE are the death notices carried in The Press, on Wednesday, May 20.
  
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• New test will tell you if you have had the coronavirus - at a cost of £89

  20-05-2020 09:13
  
  A YORK firm has launched a new antibody test which can tell people whether they have been exposed to the coronavirus.
  
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• Yorkshire's Captain Tom Moore to be given knighthood

  20-05-2020 09:05
  
  SECOND World War veteran and NHS fundraiser Captain Tom Moore is to be knighted, Downing Street has announced.
  
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• Dunelm reopen stores and launch 'contact-free' click and collect

  20-05-2020 08:50
  
  HOME furnishings retailer Dunelm have reopened dozens of stores across the country and introduced a new 'contact-free' click and collect service.
  
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• Bella Italia and Cafe Rouge on brink of administration: all you need to know

  20-05-2020 08:50
  
  HIGH street restaurant chains Bella Italia and Cafe Rouge are on the verge of collapse - with about 6,000 jobs at risk.
  
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• Fire in York city centre

  20-05-2020 08:15
  
  THE fire brigade were called to a blaze at a building in York city centre last night.
  
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• Coney Street, aka York's 'golden half mile', in 1920

  20-05-2020 06:20
  
  EVEN before the coronavirus forced us unwillingly into lockdown, Coney Street had lost some of its lustre. Empty shop-fronts gaped like missing teeth, and the plethora of mobile phone outlets and chain stores made it much like any other high street.
  
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• Teacher runs 18 miles to wave to all her pupils during lockdown

  20-05-2020 06:00
  
  A DEDICATED primary school teacher ran 18 miles to visit all her pupils individually during the lockdown - in a bid to keep their spirits high.
  
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• Road accident callouts rise 100 per cent as lockdown eases

  20-05-2020 06:00
  
  FIREFIGHTERS have seen a 100 per cent increase in callouts to road accidents since lockdown was relaxed a week ago.
  
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• Interior designers offer free consultations on Zoom

  20-05-2020 06:00
  
  PEOPLE looking to redecorate during lockdown are being offered free interior design consultations.
  
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• Developer could still appeal Askham Bog decision in High Court

  20-05-2020 06:00
  
  A DEVELOPER whose plans to build 516 homes on land near Askham Bog were dismissed by the Secretary of State could still challenge the decision in the High Court.
  
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• Almost a tenth of York Hospital staff absent during coronavirus crisis

  20-05-2020 06:00
  
  ALMOST a tenth of staff at York Hospital have been unable to go to work recently because of the coronavirus crisis.
  
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• Mannion & Co reinvents itself as pop-up shop and takeaway

  20-05-2020 05:08
  
  A BISTRO hit by the Covid-19 lockdown has transformed itself into a pop-up shop and take away.
  
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• York and Selby school children race 'half way round the world' for charity

  20-05-2020 05:00
  
  YOUNGSTERS from across York and Selby are halfway through a charity challenge to race around the world.
  
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• 'We're scared and confused,' warns teacher as schools prepare to return

  20-05-2020 05:00
  
  A YORK primary school teacher who has been working through the pandemic to keep classes going for the children of key workers has pleaded for schools not to reopen on June 1.
  
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• Schools plan phased return for pupils - part-time and in 'bubbles'

  20-05-2020 05:00
  
  YORK schools are planning a phased return of pupils from June 1 - with smaller classes, part-time attendance and staggered drop off and collection times.
  
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• Punters could win £1,000 A DAY for 20 years* with a bet on tonight’s Cash4Life

  20-05-2020 02:30
  
  Just imagine, £1,000 lands into your bank account - each and every day for 20 years*!
  
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