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• Kids leave nitrous oxide canisters behind while scarpering from York police

  09-06-2020 23:53 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  POLICE warned parents tonight of the coronavirus dangers posed by nitrous oxide and balloons after being called to playing fields in a village near York.
  
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• Care boss Mike Padgham warns virus isn't beaten

  09-06-2020 19:21 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  CARE providers are cautioning against complacency after another fall in the number of coronavirus deaths in social care settings.
  
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• County council leader Carl Les tells of 'prejudice'

  09-06-2020 19:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A county council leader says he will "root out" discrimination, prompted by the death of George Floyd.
  
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• NO new confirmed coronavirus cases in York area

  09-06-2020 17:42 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THERE have been no further confirmed cases of coronavirus in the York area recorded over the last 24 hours.
  
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• Plan for primary schools full return dropped - reaction from York academy trusts

  09-06-2020 16:55 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  IT is currently "nigh on impossible" for all primary schoolchildren to return to the classroom - according to the boss of a York-based schools trust.
  
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• All primary pupils returning before summer 'nigh on impossible', says York schools trust boss

  09-06-2020 16:55 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  IT is currently "nigh on impossible" for all primary schoolchildren to return to the classroom - according to the boss of a York-based schools trust.
  
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• #Solidaritea - Yorkshire Tea shows support for Black Lives Matter

  09-06-2020 16:31 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  HARROGATE-based tea firm Yorkshire Tea has backed Black Lives Matter, urging those who oppose the anti-racism campaign not to buy their products.
  
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• Knitting shop closes in wake of Covid-19 slump

  09-06-2020 15:45 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A YORK knitting shop is to close down permanently in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown.
  
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• NO new coronavirus related deaths within York trust

  09-06-2020 15:29 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THERE have been no further coronavirus related deaths within the York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust recorded over the last 24 hours.
  
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• Black Sheep Brewery re-opens shop after lock down

  09-06-2020 14:50 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A NORTH Yorkshire brewery has reopened its shop in its Visitor Centre, following the easing of lockdown restrictions.
  
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• York band Skylights set for first physical release

  09-06-2020 14:43 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK-BASED band Skylights are set to release their first physical single this week and have set their sights on the top.
  
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• PG and Yorkshire Tea tell Black Lives Matter critics 'don't buy our tea'

  09-06-2020 14:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tea brands embroiled themselves in politics as Black Lives Matter movement spreads.
  
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• Council funding to boost active travel in York

  09-06-2020 13:40 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  CITY of York Council has been indicatively allocated £173,000 to support and maintain the growth in walking and cycling seen across the city.
  
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• Clean start for St Peter's School upon return

  09-06-2020 13:22 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A SCHOOL in York has installed new hand washing stations to ensure pupil and staff safety upon return after the lock down.
  
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• Tourism boss calls for York to 'build back better' from crisis

  09-06-2020 13:14 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  ‘DROWN under the despair or take this moment to build back better,’ says the York-based boss of a group of UK attractions.
  
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• Appeal to find family of man found dead in Easingwold

  09-06-2020 12:58 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  AN appeal has gone out to try and trace the family of a 73-year-old man found dead at his home in a North Yorkshire town.
  
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• Drax virtual careers week for pupils

  09-06-2020 12:40 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  STUDENTS missing out on work experience during the coronavirus crisis are being offered a virtual insight into Britain’s biggest power station.
  
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• York MP: ‘Carers deserve more money’

  09-06-2020 12:33 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK Central MP Rachael Maskell says National Carers Week, which started on Monday, should be marked by increasing the Carers Allowance.
  
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• Public toilets reopen in North Yorkshire towns

  09-06-2020 11:40 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  PUBLIC toilets have reopened in North Yorkshire towns.
  
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• Majority of locals support Haxby railway station plans

  09-06-2020 10:27 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  PLANS for a new railway station in a town on the outskirts of York have overwhelming local support.
  
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• Police recover stolen car in York after owner had 'given up hope of getting it back'

  09-06-2020 10:06 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A CAR allegedly stolen in York was stopped and recovered by North Yorkshire Police just 20 minutes after the force had called the owner for more information about the theft.
  
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• Government set to scrap plan for schools to open more widely

  09-06-2020 09:55 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE Government is expected to U-turn on plans for primary schools to return before the summer holidays.
  
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• Campaign to save Helmsley Walled Garden raises £46,000

  09-06-2020 09:35 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A CAMPAIGN to help save a much-loved North Yorkshire garden is less than £4,000 away from it's £50,000 target.
  
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• North Yorkshire residents warned over wax melts

  09-06-2020 09:33 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  RESIDENTS across North Yorkshire are being warned to keep wax melts away from young children.
  
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• 'She's not just another number' - tribute to gran lost to coronavirus

  09-06-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A YOUNG man who lost his grandmother to coronavirus has created a memorial website - and others can add tributes to loved ones they have lost in the pandemic.
  
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• Persimmon boss quits - reportedly scooping £40m in bonus scheme

  09-06-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE boss of York-based Persimmon has bowed out after less than two years in the role.
  
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• Future of 'exceptional' Askham Grange prison still in doubt

  09-06-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE future of a women’s jail near York is still in doubt - seven years after plans to close it were announced and a year after a watchdog hailed it as one of the best prisons in the country.
  
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• Fresh Clifford's Tower plans get the go-ahead

  09-06-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  NEW plans for Clifford's Tower - including the installation of internal walkways and a roof deck - have been approved.
  
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• Cycle lane could be created between Park&Ride and city centre

  09-06-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  PLANS to get more people walking and cycling in York include creating a cycle route from Rawcliffe Park&Ride to Bootham, more bicycle parking in the city centre and changes to traffic light timings to reduce the number of pedestrians waiting at crossings.
  
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• Closure of Bishopthorpe Road opposed by 60 per cent - says council

  09-06-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  SIXTY per cent of people did not support plans to close Bishopthorpe Road in one direction - according to City of York Council.
  
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• Pupils still set to be working from home in September, say heads

  09-06-2020 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK pupils look set to continue working remotely from home in September - for at least part of the week - after secondary headteachers said it’s looking unlikely their schools will be able to reopen fully.
  
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• Britain goes coal free as renewables edge out fossil fuels

  09-06-2020 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  On Wednesday, Britain will mark two months without burning any coal to generate power.
  
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