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• Coronavirus: Yorkshire music and sports venues face closure

  06-07-2020 19:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sheffield City Trust says staff at venues including Sheffield's city hall and arena face redundancy.
  
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• Baby hedgehogs trapped in plastic waste 'nest' rescued

  06-07-2020 18:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Four baby hedgehogs were entangled in shreds of black bin liners and taken to a sanctuary in Whitby.
  
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• Traffic to be banned from Fossgate (and pedestrian hours extended)

  06-07-2020 18:32 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  FOSSGATE is to be closed to traffic during pedestrian hours.
  
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• New Sergeant says Pocklington residents 'extremely lucky'

  06-07-2020 18:23 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A NEW neighbourhood police sergeant for Pocklington says residents are extremely lucky to live in such a safe town with a low crime rate.
  
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• Four people arrested after hammer attack in North Yorkshire

  06-07-2020 18:23 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  TWO men and two women have been arrested after a driver was attacked with a hammer in  North Yorkshire.
  
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• Campaigners call for urgent reform of care

  06-07-2020 18:20 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  CAMPAIGNERS are calling on the Government to set an urgent timetable for social care reform as the crisis in the care of older and vulnerable people worsens during coronavirus.
  
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• Two more coronavirus cases confirmed in York area

  06-07-2020 17:54 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  TWO more coronavirus cases have been confirmed in the York area and another two in North Yorkshire.
  
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• York-based VetPartners ventures into food export industry

  06-07-2020 17:50 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A YORK-headquartered veterinary group is launching a new food export service as part of its expansion plans.
  
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• £1.57 billion 'lifeline' comes too late to save some York jobs, says councillor

  06-07-2020 17:39 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE Government's £1.57 billion support package for the cultural sector is a lifeline - but comes too late to save some jobs, a York councillor claimed today.
  
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• York Methodist preacher dies after fall at home

  06-07-2020 17:20 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A FORMER York Methodist local preacher, church steward and children’s work volunteer has died in York Hospital after a fall at home.
  
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• Police launch Lifestyle Challenge for young people

  06-07-2020 17:09 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YOUNG people across North Yorkshire are being encouraged to take part in this year’s Lifestyle Challenge.
  
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• Racing returns to the Knavesmire in York this week

  06-07-2020 17:08 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK Racecourse has announced an extra £1.4 million in prize funds as racing gets underway this week.
  
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• York schools are being too slow to reopen to more pupils, says MP

  06-07-2020 16:27 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  JULIAN Sturdy has contacted the city council over concerns raised by parents that "too few" primary schools in York are currently opening their doors to all pupils in Reception, Year 1 and Year 6.
  
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• 'Great boost' - city theatres welcome £1.57 billion support from Government

  06-07-2020 16:20 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK venues have welcomed the Government’s £1.57 billion support package for the arts - with the boss of one theatre saying it could be a “massive help".
  
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• RSPCA braced for surge in abandoned pets in York

  06-07-2020 15:54 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  AN animal charity says it is braced for summer surge in abandoned pets after 257 calls in North Yorkshire last year.
  
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• Another day with no coronavirus deaths in York

  06-07-2020 15:42 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  ANOTHER day has passed without a patient dying from coronavirus at York or Scarborough Hospitals.
  
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• Joseph Rowntree Theatre turns red tonight

  06-07-2020 15:25 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A YORK theatre will be lit up in red tonight to highlight the desperate plight of the performance industry.
  
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• Crash on A64 near Castle Howard turn-off

  06-07-2020 15:23 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE A64 east of York was partially blocked by an accident early this afternoon.
  
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• Driver clocked doing 54mph outside North Yorkshire school

  06-07-2020 15:14 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  POLICE have put out a county-wide warning after a driver was clocked doing 54mph near a school.
  
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• Man attacked and robbed by gang in York - after being lured to scene

  06-07-2020 14:20 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A MAN was lured to a block of flats in York before being attacked and robbed by a gang of four men.
  
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• PICTURES: York turns blue for NHS 72nd anniversary

  06-07-2020 13:34 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK Hospital, The Bar Walls and Clifford's Tower all turned blue to mark the 72nd birthday of the NHS.
  
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• New head is set to take charge at Queen Ethelburga's

  06-07-2020 13:20 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A NEW head teacher is set to take over the helm at a North Yorkshire school.
  
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• New head is set to take charge at Queen Ethelberga's

  06-07-2020 13:20 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A NEW head teacher is set to take over the helm at a North Yorkshire school.
  
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• Wicked star in talent contest to raise funds for York theatre

  06-07-2020 13:02 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A YORK musical theatre performer has launched a competition to find the very best of local talent.
  
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• Army to fund Catterick Garrison alcohol recovery scheme

  06-07-2020 12:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The MilSMART recovery programme at Catterick Garrison has helped about 100 soldiers to date.
  
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• Two-year delay in punishing robbers

  06-07-2020 12:55 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A JUDGE has spoken out about criminal justice delays because it took two years to put two street muggers before the court.
  
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• Crown and Cushion named most dog-friendly pub in Yorkshire

  06-07-2020 12:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A NORTH Yorkshire village pub has been crowned the best dog-friendly pub in Yorkshire.
  
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• Amy takes on bouncing challenge to help charity

  06-07-2020 12:01 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A WOMAN from a village near York is looking to raise awareness of domestic abuse by taking on a different kind of challenge.
  
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• Life after lockdown - and the new normal at the barber's

  06-07-2020 11:42 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  I ventured down to my usual barbers on the first day of opening after the coronavirus lockdown to have my "barnet" (barnet fair rhyming slang for hair) cut.
  
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• New Archbishop of York backs Black Lives Matter

  06-07-2020 11:26 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE new Archbishop of York has declared that Jesus was a black man and the Church of England's leadership is still too white.
  
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• York College students showcase game design skills in lockdown

  06-07-2020 11:22 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A-LEVEL students at a York college have put together a digital gaming exhibition in lockdown to showcase their talents.
  
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• York woman goes viral with video on TikTok

  06-07-2020 11:01 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A VIDEO created by a woman from York has gone viral on popular social media platform, TikTok.
  
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• Chance for York good causes to receive financial boost

  06-07-2020 10:29 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  CHARITIES and community groups across York are being given the chance to receive a helping hand in their coronavirus recovery programme – thanks to a leading builders merchant.
  
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• Steam train excursions from York will start at the end of July

  06-07-2020 10:10 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  STEAM trains will start pulling out of York railway station again later this month as the lockdown eases.
  
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• Police searching for Nick Gunnell recover body from river

  06-07-2020 10:03 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  POLICE searching for missing man Nick Gunnell have recovered a body from the River Ouse.
  
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• Lorry gets stuck on Sutton Bank in North Yorkshire - road now clear

  06-07-2020 09:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A LORRY got stuck on the A170 at Sutton Bank in North Yorkshire this morning (Monday).
  
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• HGV gets stuck on Sutton Bank in North Yorkshire

  06-07-2020 09:29 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A HEAVY goods vehicle has got stuck on the A170 at Sutton Bank in North Yorkshire this morning (Monday).
  
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• Vue confirms it won't reopen in York before July 31

  06-07-2020 09:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  ANOTHER York cinema has confirmed it will not be reopening until the end of July - at the earliest.
  
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• Joe Root misses England v West Indies Test: Cricket and fatherhood

  06-07-2020 08:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As England captain Joe Root misses the first West Indies Test to be at the birth of his second child, BBC Sport hears more tales from cricketing dads.
  
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• Man's body found in River Ouse by kayakers in York

  06-07-2020 08:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It is thought to be Nick Gunnell who is missing from his home in York, North Yorkshire Police say.
  
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• Phoebe follows in her dad’s footsteps to become a roof thatcher

  06-07-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A YORK woman has become one of the country’s few female thatchers after signing up to be her father’s apprentice.
  
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• Council extends financial aid to businesses and residents

  06-07-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  FINANCIAL aid for businesses and residents who pay council fees or rents is to be continued.
  
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• Council extends financial aid for York businesses

  06-07-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  FINANCIAL aid for businesses and residents who pay council fees or rents is to be continued.
  
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• Barriers resemble 'inner city riot control' and 'turn shoppers away'

  06-07-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  BARRIERS put up to prevent vehicles from entering York resembled 'some kind of 1970s inner city riot control' and had turned shoppers away, claimed a city centre retailer.
  
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