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• Coronavirus 'R' number in Yorkshire revealed - as parts of the UK rise above 1

  05-06-2020 20:33 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE 'R' number in Yorkshire appears to be under the crucial figure needed to reduce the number of coronavirus cases and likelihood of a second wave.
  
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• NO new cases of coronavirus in York area

  05-06-2020 18:40 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THERE have been no new confirmed coronavirus cases in the City of York Council area recorded over the last 24 hours.
  
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• Pedestrian taken to hospital following crash

  05-06-2020 18:01 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A PEDESTRIAN was taken to hospital following a crash with a car earlier today.
  
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• Fears grow for future of York Frankie and Benny’s

  05-06-2020 17:58 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  FEARS are growing for the future of a York restaurant after claims staff have been told it will not be reopening.
  
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• Yorkshire teenager on racism at school and university

  05-06-2020 17:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mia, 19, says boys would make racial slurs towards her or joke about the way she looked.
  
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• Appeal for wanted man after burglaries in North Yorkshire

  05-06-2020 15:55 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  AN appeal has gone out to help track down a wanted man in North Yorkshire.
  
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• Witness appeal after boys are attacked on Bilton Viaduct path

  05-06-2020 15:46 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  A BOY needed hospital treatment after being repeatedly punched in the face on a busy footpath and police are appealing for witnesses.
  
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• Couple celebrate 65 years with small socially distanced party

  05-06-2020 13:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A COUPLE from York celebrates their 65th wedding anniversary with a small socially distanced street party with their neighbours yesterday.
  
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• CORONAVIRUS: MP calls for York Minster to reopen

  05-06-2020 13:22 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A YORK MP is calling on the Government to allow cathedrals to reopen in the wake of the decision to close the Minster School.
  
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• Young boy’s 700-mile challenge to help virus research

  05-06-2020 13:06 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A YOUNG boy from York has set himself a 700 mile challenge, to raise funds to support the research into finding a coronavirus vaccine.
  
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• Cancer survivor looks to raise public’s awareness

  05-06-2020 12:34 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A WOMAN from York, who has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, is looking to raise awareness of the disease.
  
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• Two boys assaulted in daylight attack in North Yorkshire

  05-06-2020 11:41 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  TWO boys were allegedly assaulted in broad daylight in North Yorkshire, with one suffering injuries that needed hospital treatment.
  
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• Changes for special care baby unit

  05-06-2020 10:47 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  FAMILIES needing the help of York Hospital’s special care baby unit have not been forgotten during the Covid-19 pandemic.
  
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• Appeal to find York man wanted by police

  05-06-2020 10:41 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  AN appeal has gone out from police for the public’s help to locate a York man who is wanted on recall to prison.
  
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• Claudia Lawrence's dad gives interview on Madeleine McCann

  05-06-2020 10:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE father of missing York chef Claudia Lawrence has spoken out about the latest developments in the Madeleine McCann case.
  
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• Rave, fires and benches destroyed at Yorkshire Wildlife Trust reserves

  05-06-2020 09:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  AN ILLEGAL rave, fires and benches and gates being destroyed are some of the issues experienced by Yorkshire Wildlife Trust reserves recently.
  
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• Cannabis farm found in Selby - two arrested

  05-06-2020 08:50 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  TWO men have been arrested on suspicion of the cultivation of cannabis after plants were discovered inside an industrial unit in Selby.
  
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• Letter: Well done Johnsons of Whixley

  05-06-2020 08:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  FOR nearly three months we have been fed a constant diet of doom and gloom by the national media, with what little better news they provide reduced to the margins.
  
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• LETTER: Bishy Road should be re-opened to two-way traffic

  05-06-2020 07:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE city council appears to have abandoned logical thought by extending the closure of Bishopthorpe Road.
  
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• LETTER: "Minster School helped me become film and TV composer"

  05-06-2020 07:07 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  I AM saddened to learn the Minister is to lose its school (The Press, June 4).
  
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• Press readers give thanks to heroes

  05-06-2020 07:01 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE coronavirus pandemic has drawn us together, with members of the public giving a helping hand to those they don’t know and others going the extra mile to look after those who need it.
  
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• LETTER: York needs to get back to work - now!

  05-06-2020 06:10 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  IT'S time for York to face an abrupt wake-up call and face stark reality. Alarming that the city may have job losses of 17,500 according to the Office for Budget Responsibility.
  
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• Woman rescues baby swan after it is rejected by parents

  05-06-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A WOMAN rescued a swan cygnet after it was rejected by its parents.
  
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• Minster visitor numbers may struggle to return - and be 30% down in 2023

  05-06-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  VISITOR numbers to York Minster could struggle to return to pre-pandemic levels - with figures expected to be at only 70 per cent of previous levels by 2023, according to one study.
  
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• York high street in list of top 10 ‘most declining’ in UK

  05-06-2020 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK has made it on to a list of the top 20 most declining high streets in the UK.
  
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• Digital alerts to warn York train passengers about busy services

  05-06-2020 01:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Passengers in York will be warned about busy trains to encourage them to travel at quieter times from Friday.
  
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