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• 'Will I catch Covid if I go to the GP?' - Dr Zak answers your health questions

  13-07-2020 23:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  IN A slight departure from the norm, I’d like to take this opportunity to discuss two questions, sent in by the readership, that I feel are very pertinent to the moment. It is always a pleasure when persons take the effort to write in, and I hope that the answers provided are in some small way helpful.
  
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• First Covid-19 cases 'interrupted doctor's leaving do'

  13-07-2020 21:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A team of doctors from Hull treated the UK's first coronavirus patients, who fell ill in York
  
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• Work to start on Groves closure

  13-07-2020 18:54 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  WORK will begin on a scheme to close The Groves to traffic on Monday.
  
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• Popular church hall is set to be given an upgrade

  13-07-2020 17:16 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A CHURCH community hall - which hosts popular activities and events - is set to be demolished and replaced with a new building.
  
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• Wheelbarrow record set in North Yorkshire

  13-07-2020 16:41 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  IS this the worlds fastest wheelbarrow?
  
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• 10 ways you can help police in North Yorkshire beat burglars

  13-07-2020 16:37 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  POLICE in North Yorkshire are launching a clampdown on opportunistic burglars taking advantage of the warm weather.
  
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• Glamping site in North Yorkshire gets go ahead

  13-07-2020 16:22 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A FORMER deep coal mine near York is set to become a camping and glamping site - after councillors gave the scheme the go-ahead.
  
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• Only eleven coronavirus deaths recorded in the last day - none in York

  13-07-2020 16:06 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  ONLY a further 11 people who tested positive for coronavirus have died in England - with no deaths recorded in York for over three weeks.
  
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• Police car in A64 crash - officer suffers minor injury

  13-07-2020 15:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A POLICE officer suffered a minor injury to her neck after a crash on the A64 in North Yorkshire.
  
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• York's best and worst GP surgeries - as rated by patients

  13-07-2020 14:27 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE best and worst GP surgeries in York have been revealed.
  
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• Police hunting for 'callous' shooters of buzzard in Ryedale (WARNING - graphic images)

  13-07-2020 14:14 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  WARNING: Graphic images may be upsetting to some
  
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• 'City hosts' take to York streets to help visitors feel safe

  13-07-2020 14:13 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  PEOPLE who are passionate about York have volunteered to act as hosts to welcome and guide visitors and help them feel safe in the city.
  
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• Leisure centres across East Yorkshire prepare to reopen

  13-07-2020 14:07 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  NINE leisure centres across East Yorkshire are to reopen on Saturday July 25 - with a raft of changes in place to protect customers and staff from the coronavirus.
  
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• Bags of Creativity for vulnerable children and young people across East Riding this summer

  13-07-2020 13:40 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A NEW partnership will deliver bags packed with creative activities and inspiring materials to 1,000 vulnerable children and young people in the East Riding this summer.
  
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• Protecting victims in North Yorkshire courts could be easier

  13-07-2020 13:15 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  JUSTICE could be made easierfor domestic abuse victims and survivors through a virtual meeting ofNorth Yorkshire organisations.
  
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• Nell’s sponsored walk gives St Leonard's Hospice a boost

  13-07-2020 12:44 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A NINE-year-old has completed a 35-mile walk, spread over two weeks, in aid of St Leonard’s Hospice in York.
  
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• York Dungeon to reopen this weekend under new guidelines

  13-07-2020 12:37 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK Dungeon is set to reopen to visitors this weekend, as national lockdown measures continue to ease.
  
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• Petition calls for Cllr Dave Taylor to be sacked over Charlton comments

  13-07-2020 12:25 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A PETITION calling for a York councillor to be 'sacked' over controversial comments about the late Jackie Charlton has been signed by more than 1,170 people.
  
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• Landlord bans Cllr Dave Taylor from pub over Charlton comments

  13-07-2020 12:25 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  MORE than 1,170 people have signed a petition calling for a York councillor to be 'sacked' over controversial comments about the late Jackie Charlton.
  
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• York City Baths Club launches £10k fightback appeal

  13-07-2020 12:14 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A SWIMMING club with hundreds of York members has launched a fundraising campaign to support its fightback against Covid-19.
  
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• Riccall pupils get to go back to class at Barlby High

  13-07-2020 11:44 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  PUPILS from a primary school in North Yorkshire have spent time at ‘big school' thanks to partnership working.
  
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• York Museums Trust appoint two new trustees

  13-07-2020 11:38 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A PRINCIPAL curator of the Natural History Museum and a former director from Arts Council England have been appointed as new members of the York Museums Trust board of trustees.
  
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• Pub giant Wetherspoons to reduce prices after VAT cut

  13-07-2020 10:36 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  PUB giant Wetherspoon is to reduce prices on meals and drinks following the decision to cut VAT on food, coffee and soft drinks, and has produced posters praising the Chancellor.
  
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• First steps towards potential devolution deal for York and North Yorkshire - have your say

  13-07-2020 10:24 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  COUNCILS are taking the first steps towards a potential devolution deal for York and North Yorkshire - and local residents are being encouraged to have their say on what a deal could look like.
  
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• Police want to trace this man after post office incident

  13-07-2020 09:56 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  POLICE in North Yorkshire are trying to trace this man.
  
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• National Trust reopens properties for the first time since lockdown

  13-07-2020 09:47 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE National Trust is reopening some of its historic houses, with visitors allowed at seven properties in England and Northern Ireland from today.
  
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• York student creates website to help travellers navigate coronavirus restrictions worldwide

  13-07-2020 09:04 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A UNIVERSITY of York student has developed a website which gives travellers up to date global information on Covid-19 restrictions and lockdowns.
  
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• LETTER: Free taxi rides for disabled drivers great idea

  13-07-2020 08:40 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  I HAVE noticed a large number of freshly painted disabled parking places appear in the St John's Street car park.
  
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• LETTER: Walkers and cyclists can 'jog on'

  13-07-2020 08:10 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  I AM heartily sick of the phrase "encourage walking and cycling" in the trite letters churned out regarding closing the town centre to vehicles.
  
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• LETTER: £7m support so York children "do not fall through cracks"

  13-07-2020 07:40 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE pandemic has meant that vulnerable children and young people are increasingly hidden from support services. But with the help of a £7m package of support from the Department for Education, Barnardo’s is bringing together a coalition of national and local charities to identify and support those most at risk at this time of crisis.
  
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• York woman found with 'taser' claims her dog brought it home

  13-07-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A WOMAN caught with a homemade “taser” after police raided her York home claimed her dog had found the weapon.
  
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• Whacky racer's bid for world's fastest wheelbarrow record

  13-07-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  AN eccentric 55-year-old hopes to have raced himself to a new world record for having the world’s fastest wheelbarrow after it topped 36mph during a speed test.
  
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• York panto could 'run at Easter' says star Martin Barrass

  13-07-2020 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK'S famous panto could run at Easter - oh yes it could!
  
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