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• Facebook urged to delete councillor's account over Charlton comments

  14-07-2020 19:44 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A SHOOTING and conservation organisation has asked Facebook to delete a York councillor's account following his controversial postings welcoming the death of footballer and shooting and fishing enthusiast Jackie Charlton.
  
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• Only eight out of 50 shoppers at this Tesco covered their faces

  14-07-2020 19:14 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  SHOPPERS in York will need to change their behaviour very quickly next week if they want to avoid risking a £100 fine for failing to cover their faces, a Press survey has indicated.
  
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• House of Lords questions potential move to York

  14-07-2020 18:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lord Young asked whether the government is still thinking of moving the Upper House to York.
  
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• Police launch appeal to find man who went missing in York

  14-07-2020 18:12 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  POLICE in York have launched an urgent appeal for the public’s help to locate a missing 73-year-old man.
  
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• Man missing from York found safe and well

  14-07-2020 18:12 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  North Yorkshire Police has confirmed that just after 5.30pm on Tuesday, missing man Bernard Westbrook was found safe and well by British Transport Police.
  
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• High demand expected for Arabesque House offices

  14-07-2020 18:03 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  MODERN office space has been created with the refurbishment of Arabesque House in York which has now been launched to the market.
  
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• Bus company First York increases services

  14-07-2020 17:34 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A YORK bus firm has confirmed that as of today (July 14), the capacity across its buses will increase.
  
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• Coronavirus: Great Yorkshire agriculture show goes virtual

  14-07-2020 17:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Great Yorkshire Show in Harrogate was cancelled for only the third time in its 162-year history.
  
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• Tea and coffee retailer Whittard set to reopen York shop

  14-07-2020 16:52 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A TEA and coffee retailer is set to reopen its shop in York city centre.
  
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• Face coverings: Where to buy a quirky design in York

  14-07-2020 16:26 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  INDEPENDENT retailers across York have already begun selling a range of different face masks - meaning customers can support local businesses when looking for face coverings.
  
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• York among most popular destinations for a staycation this summer

  14-07-2020 16:04 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  BRITS are searching for a summer staycation this year rather than travel aboard - and York is proving to be one of the most popular destinations.
  
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• Johnsons of Whixley nursery boosts production capacity

  14-07-2020 16:01 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A NORTH Yorkshire commercial plant supplier has boosted its production capacity ahead of potential Brexit trading constraints.
  
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• Where can I get a face mask? Here's the best places to buy them

  14-07-2020 15:52 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Face masks will be compulsory in shops and supermarkets in York from July 24 - and shoppers could be fined if they don't wear them.
  
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• York Trust hasn't recorded a coronavirus death since June 18

  14-07-2020 15:50 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK Hospital Trust has not recorded a death from coronavirus since June 18.
  
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• Government orders shake up of York council structure

  14-07-2020 15:36 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK Council and councils across North Yorkshire have been told by the government to rapidly prepare plans to form one or more unitary authority, led by an elected mayor.
  
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• Brand new maze attraction to open in North Yorkshire

  14-07-2020 15:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A NEW maze attraction will open in North Yorkshire later this month.
  
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• Tesco stores in York to axe one-way system - as face masks become mandatory

  14-07-2020 14:15 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  SUPERMARKET chain Tesco has axed its one-way system in York stores and confirmed a number of other changes for shoppers.
  
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• VetPartners reports rise in revenue as work returns

  14-07-2020 14:13 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A YORK-based veterinary group closed a quarter of its 500 small animal, equine, farm and mixed sites during March, April and May.
  
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• Developer gives Boroughbridge £1m boost

  14-07-2020 14:08 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A DEVELOPER says it is contributing more than a million pounds to bolster public services and facilities in a North Yorkshire town where it is building new homes.
  
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• Heworth Green development marks £18.3m milestone

  14-07-2020 13:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  WORK will start this month on a 607-home development in York which has just marked another key landmark.
  
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• Drive-in Autumn Lights fireworks display date set for York

  14-07-2020 13:03 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  TICKETS for a special drive-in fireworks display go on sale this week as a York-based events company finds new ways to operate.
  
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• University of York-led project to document the impact of coronavirus pandemic on low income families

  14-07-2020 12:42 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE University of York is leading a new national project examining the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on low income families has been launched.
  
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• WATCH: TV programme shows busy Saturday night shift for police at York Station

  14-07-2020 12:13 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK is set to feature on a television documentary series this week, which will show what it is like to be a police officer during a busy night shift at the city's train station.
  
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• Comet Neowise spotted in night sky over York

  14-07-2020 11:59 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A COMET that last passed the Earth 6,800 years ago has been spotted in the night sky over York.
  
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• National Railway Museum will reopen on August 4

  14-07-2020 11:08 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE National Railway Museum in York has announced plans to reopen next month.
  
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• 'No DSS' letting bans 'ruled unlawful' by court

  14-07-2020 11:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A court rules that refusing to rent to a person because they are on housing benefit is unlawful.
  
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• Wearing face coverings to be compulsory in York shops

  14-07-2020 11:04 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  WEARING a face covering in shops and supermarkets is to be made mandatory in England in a fresh move to stop the spread of the coronavirus, the Government has announced.
  
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• Family memorials business turns to charity for bereavement support

  14-07-2020 10:09 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  AN established East Yorkshire memorials business has collaborated with a local grief charity to support its clients.
  
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• The Island needs £7,500 to build outdoor gym for children

  14-07-2020 09:55 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  PLANS are taking shape to create York's first fully-equipped outdoor gym for vulnerable children and young people.
  
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• £7,500 goal to create first outdoor gym for children in York

  14-07-2020 09:55 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  PLANS are taking shape to create York's first fully-equipped outdoor gym for vulnerable children and young people.
  
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• Canvas hair and beauty salon opens in Walmgate, York

  14-07-2020 09:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A NEW hair and beauty salon is being launched today in York months later than planned due to the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Resident suffers smoke inhalation after fire at property in Kirkbymoorside

  14-07-2020 09:24 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A RESIDENT was given oxygen therapy after a tumble dryer caught fire at a property in North Yorkshire.
  
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• LITTLE RAYS OF SUNSHINE: Meet more of York's lockdown babies

  14-07-2020 06:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  HERE are more of York's little rays of sunshine - our latest lockdown babies!
  
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• Banana Warehouse hotel plan approved - creating 200 construction jobs

  14-07-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A NEW 168-bedroom boutique hotel will be built in Piccadilly, York - at the former Banana Warehouse site.
  
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• Joy, 99, survived Nazi assassination bid - and now survives Covid

  14-07-2020 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  SHE has previously survived a Nazi assassination attempt, a plane crash and breast cancer - now a woman has survived contracting coronavirus in a York care home at the age of 99.
  
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• 'Momentous' York court ruling ‘nail in the coffin for no DSS policy’

  14-07-2020 01:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A YORK court ruling that a letting agency’s “no DSS” policy discriminated against a prospective tenant is a “momentous” judgment, according to housing charity Shelter.
  
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