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• Government gives go-ahead for gyms and pools to reopen

  09-07-2020 18:50 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  ONE of York's biggest gyms says it is getting ready to reopen after the Government announced that gyms, pools and sports facilities can open their doors again from July 25.
  
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• Merchants' Coffee House reopens post-lockdown

  09-07-2020 18:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A WALLED garden setting which has weathered wars, floods and now the coronavirus crisis is enticing guests back - with the offer of cake.
  
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• Samuel Smith's pubs still won't accept bank cards, despite pandemic

  09-07-2020 17:44 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  BUSINESSES across the country have been urging customers to make contactless payments, amid concerns that banknotes could spread coronavirus by passing on the disease - and some have even barred people from using cash altogether.
  
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• Man arrested after alleged sex assault at bus stop in York

  09-07-2020 17:43 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A MAN has been arrested after an alleged sex assault at a bus stop in York city centre.
  
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• Rate of coronavirus infection rises slightly in York - but remains low

  09-07-2020 16:57 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE rate of coronavirus infection in York has risen slightly in the past week - according to Public Health England figures.
  
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• Free parking offer in York city centre to help businesses

  09-07-2020 16:06 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  FREE parking is being offered at a York city centre car park in a bid to help attract shoppers and diners.
  
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• New Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell confirmed

  09-07-2020 15:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bishop Stephen Cottrell takes over from Dr John Sentamu as the second most senior Church of England cleric.
  
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• No Covid-19 deaths at hospitals in York trust for 18 days

  09-07-2020 15:17 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE latest figures confirm that there has been no further coronavirus related deaths recorded at hospitals within the York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation trust.
  
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• Fire crew launches online initiative to educate youngsters

  09-07-2020 14:54 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A FIRE crew in York has launched a new online initiative to help educate young people on the fire service and how they work day-to-day.
  
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• 'Cowardly' motorcyclist Nathan Lofthouse hit girl, 12, and fled

  09-07-2020 14:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nathan Lofthouse left the girl in the road in York with a fractured skull and life-changing injuries.
  
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• Motorcyclist Nathan Lofthouse jailed after leaving injured crash girl lying in road

  09-07-2020 14:02 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A “SELF-obsessed, selfish” motorcyclist who rode off after an accident leaving a young girl on the ground with life changing injuries has been jailed.
  
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• York business leader says Chancellor could have gone further

  09-07-2020 13:40 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  'We cannot lose a generation of young people to the crisis,' says a York business leader as city operators digest the Chancellor Rishi Sunak's summer economic statement.
  
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• Thousands of people in high-risk jobs to be regularly tested as part of new pilot scheme

  09-07-2020 13:21 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THOUSANDS of people who work in high-risk occupations, such as taxi drivers, cleaners and shop workers, will be tested for coronavirus as part of a new pilot even though they have no symptoms, the Department of Health has announced.
  
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• John Lewis shutting eight stores - but York's store is NOT one of them

  09-07-2020 13:20 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  JOHN Lewis is to permanently close eight of its stores, putting 1,300 workers at risk - but York's store at Monks Cross is not amongst those shutting.
  
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• Boots to cut more than 4,000 jobs after Covid-19 hammers sales

  09-07-2020 13:20 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The move will affect around 7% of the company’s workforce and will particularly impact staff in its Nottingham support office.
  
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• New Archbishop of York confirmed - on Zoom

  09-07-2020 13:06 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  HISTORY was made today when the 98th Archbishop of York was confirmed at York Minster with everyone watching and taking part via Zoom.
  
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• Brollywalk spreads the message: We Love York

  09-07-2020 12:57 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  WE Love York is the very clear message welcoming people back to one of the city's popular shopping centres.
  
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• Lockdown live music concert with York Gin

  09-07-2020 12:11 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A MUSIC ensemble which was formed in York has teamed up wit York Gin to hold a virtual concert later this month.
  
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• Police warning after rise in cold callers in York and Selby

  09-07-2020 11:54 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THERE has been a rise in reports of cold callers door knocking in York and Selby.
  
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• York's getting £190,000 to make it safer for cyclists

  09-07-2020 11:43 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK is to get more than expected from the Government’s emergency funding to help cyclists and pedestrians in the city.
  
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• FirstGroup says it's time to stop advice to avoid buses

  09-07-2020 10:40 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A MAJOR York bus operator has urged the Government to stop encouraging people to avoid trains and buses.
  
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• Jobs warning at fast food giant Burger King

  09-07-2020 09:39 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE boss of a fast food giant with two outlets in York has warned that up to 1,600 jobs could be lost as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• One brake light out - and van driver ended up arrested with vehicle seized

  09-07-2020 09:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A VAN has been seized and its driver arrested after police spotted a brake light wasn't working.
  
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• Bedroom fire at house in Acomb in York

  09-07-2020 08:55 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  FIRE crews were called out to a bedroom fire at a home in York.
  
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• LETTER: 'Jesus was neither black or white'

  09-07-2020 08:50 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  WITH reference to the new Archbishop of York saying Jesus was a black man (The Press, Tuesday July 7), Jesus was a Jew born in Bethlehem into a Jewish family and his skin would have been neither black nor white.
  
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• LETTER: Protect our trees - and birds' nests

  09-07-2020 08:40 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  NOTABLY in the latest weekly round of planning applications to the council some 12 trees are asked to be cut down with another being reduced by 50 per cent.
  
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• Care fire on A64 near Malton

  09-07-2020 08:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A BMW has been destroyed by fire on the A64 near Malton.
  
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• Firefighters rescue man stuck in a bath in North Yorkshire

  09-07-2020 08:15 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  FIREFIGHTERS rescued a man who'd got stuck in his bath last night.
  
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• Whitby sand mural promotes social distancing

  09-07-2020 08:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The artwork, reminding people to stay 2m away, lasted for two hours before being claimed by the sea.
  
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• York set to see warmer and drier weather

  09-07-2020 08:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  WARMER and drier weather is on the way for York after the coolest and wettest spell of the summer so far.
  
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• LETTER: Boris should lead by example and wear a face mask

  09-07-2020 07:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE President of the Royal Society, Prof Sir Venki Ramakrishnan, commenting on the society’s two new reports on Covid-19 face masks said: “The evidence shows that masks protect the wearer and those nearby. However, the public remains sceptical about the benefits because the message has not been clear enough and guidelines have been inconsistent. We would like government to be stronger and clearer about the message,” adding that the UK was "way behind" other countries in usage.
  
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• Watch: Boats collide on River Ouse in York

  09-07-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THIS was the heart-stopping moment a large cruiser and smaller pleasure boat collided on the River Ouse.
  
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• Village store at the heart of the local community

  09-07-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A VILLAGE shop which has adapted its services during the coronavirus pandemic is encouraging people to support local businesses.
  
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• Micklegate and Castlegate could be temporarily closed to traffic

  09-07-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  MICKLEGATE, Castlegate and other shopping streets across York could be partly closed to traffic under temporary coronavirus guidelines.
  
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• Couples finally get to tie the knot as York Register Office reopens

  09-07-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  TWO couples were among the first in York to tie the knot when York Register Office reopened after lockdown.
  
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• Businesses welcome move to make York's Fossgate pedestrian-only

  09-07-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  BAR and cafe owners in York’s Fossgate have welcomed council plans to pedestrianise the street.
  
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• 'Like something from wild west' - pair jailed for York taxi queue attack

  09-07-2020 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  TWO young men have been jailed for a taxi queue fight that left a third man with a fractured skull and bleeding on the brain.
  
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