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• Plans to build 93 homes on Bootham Crescent ground APPROVED

  13-08-2020 20:20
  
  PLANS for 93 homes to be built on Bootham Crescent football ground will go ahead once York City Football Club moves to the new community stadium.
  
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• Tom Walker: Harrogate Town sign AFC Fylde midfielder after triggering clause

  13-08-2020 20:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Harrogate Town sign midfielder Tom Walker from AFC Fylde after triggering a release clause in his contract.
  
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• Do you remember Ziggy's junior disco in York? - In photos

  13-08-2020 19:50
  
  WHO remembers those junior nights at Ziggy’s Nightclub, Micklegate?
  
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• Scarborough teen who cares for parents wins Oxford University place

  13-08-2020 18:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dani Yates, 18, has been looking after his parents since the age of nine.
  
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• Police probe attempted burglary in New Earswick

  13-08-2020 18:04
  
  WOULD-BE burglars are thought to have left a York home empty handed after being disturbed early today.
  
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• Woman punched in face after asking family not to leave litter on beach

  13-08-2020 17:20
  
  A WOMAN who asked a family not to leave litter on a North Yorkshire beach was punched in the face.
  
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• Smokers in York told to 'quit for Covid' in new campaign

  13-08-2020 16:25
  
  HEIGHTENED health risks for smokers who have coronavirus are being highlighted to encourage people to quit.
  
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• Learner driver’s jail term cut

  13-08-2020 16:25
  
  A LEARNER driver whose dangerous overtaking put a 75-year-old woman in hospital for months has had his sentence reduced.
  
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• 'Confusion and stress' fail to dampen A-level results day joy

  13-08-2020 16:08
  
  AMID the celebrations of A-level results day 2020 head teachers hit out at the 'confusion and stress' caused by the controversy and speculation surrounding the system.
  
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• Naked man performs lewd act at Mother Shipton's Cave

  13-08-2020 15:54
  
  VISITORS to Mother Shipton’s Cave in Knaresborough saw a naked man performing a lewd act.
  
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• Eight weeks since last Covid-19 death at hospitals in York trust

  13-08-2020 15:31
  
  THE latest figures confirm that hospitals within the York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust have now gone eight weeks without recording a death related to Covid-19.
  
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• Black Horse at Tollerton to reopen next Tuesday

  13-08-2020 14:13
  
  A PUB near York which closed after being linked to coronavirus cases is to reopen next week.
  
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• Biotech specialist joins York IP law firm Secerna LLP

  13-08-2020 14:00
  
  A YORK intellectual property law firm which has seen high demand for its services, even through the pandemic, has strengthened its team with a biotech specialist.
  
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• The Skills Network offers free learning platform to schools

  13-08-2020 13:30
  
  A NORTH Yorkshire-based company has decided to share its online learning platform for free to help the education sector.
  
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• Sunrise walk takes new form

  13-08-2020 13:25
  
  A NORTH Yorkshire hospice has launched its annual sunrise walk – but in a different format to ensure the safety of everyone taking part.
  
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• Sunrise walk for hospice takes new form

  13-08-2020 13:25
  
  A NORTH Yorkshire hospice has launched its annual sunrise walk – but in a different format to ensure the safety of everyone taking part.
  
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• Half-price travel offer on York buses for families

  13-08-2020 13:06
  
  BUS operators in York are aiming to help families make the most of the school holidays with half-price family travel.
  
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• Girl arrested on suspicion of assaulting woman in Filey

  13-08-2020 12:43
  
  A 14-YEAR-OLD girl has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting a woman in a coastal resort.
  
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• Malton School head hits out over A-levels 'confusion and stress'

  13-08-2020 09:41
  
  A NORTH Yorkshire head teacher has spoken out about the 'confusion and stress' caused by the controversy and speculation surrounding the system for awarding A-level results this year.
  
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• A-level results day protest in York city centre today

  13-08-2020 09:16
  
  THERE will be an A-Level results day protest in York city centre today.
  
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• Man breaks leg and ankle after getting foot trapped under car

  13-08-2020 09:14
  
  A MAN suffered a broken ankle and leg after getting his foot trapped under a car last night.
  
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• York river rescue

  13-08-2020 08:51
  
  POLICE have rescued someone from York's River Ouse.
  
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• Watch: Man seen casually swimming in York river before being rescued

  13-08-2020 08:51
  
  POLICE have rescued someone from York's River Ouse.
  
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• LETTER: Brexit, Me Too, Covid-19 - 24/7 news is overwhelming

  13-08-2020 08:30
  
  I WONDER if it is the need to fill our screens 24/7 that has led TV programmers to overload us with the topic of the week/month/year. Of course we expect and need to be kept informed, but some balance would be welcome.
  
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• LETTER: Migrants have a legal right to claim asylum

  13-08-2020 08:20
  
  IN LETTERS to The Press (August 10) reference is made to ‘illegal immigrants’ crossing the Channel to claim asylum here.
  
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• LETTER: "Come on parents, wear a helmet when on your bike"

  13-08-2020 08:00
  
  IT was good to read Fiona Wynne's story stressing the importance of wearing a cycle helmet. Her experience parallels that of a close friend who was knocked off her bike in York recently and is sure that her life was saved because she was wearing a helmet.
  
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• Live shows return to York Theatre Royal - on the patio

  13-08-2020 07:00
  
  EXECUTIVE director Tom Bird is looking forward to live theatre returning to York Theatre Royal from tomorrow.
  
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• York car parks and shopping streets are almost as busy as before lockdown

  13-08-2020 06:00
  
  CAR park use in the city centre is recovering "incredibly well" - and footfall on some shopping streets in close to pre-lockdown levels.
  
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• White Swan pub near York - a 'hidden gem' - fails to reopen

  13-08-2020 06:00
  
  A ‘HIDDEN gem’ country pub near York has failed to reopen from the lockdown after being sold.
  
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• Plan for A19 and Germany Beck flood defence moves ahead

  13-08-2020 06:00
  
  A FLOOD defence scheme planned for Germany Beck and to protect the A19 at Fulford has taken a step forward.
  
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• Parking permits to go virtual - and Piccadilly car park in York to be renamed

  13-08-2020 06:00
  
  PLANS for Piccadilly car park to be renamed and for residents' parking permits to become virtual have been given the go-ahead.
  
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• 'I've got lots of knives and I'll do it' - man's threat to kill neighbour

  13-08-2020 06:00
  
  A drinker twice threatened to kill a neighbour who had been a “saint” to him, York Crown Court heard.
  
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• 'York Hospital Covid pod needs urgent go-ahead' - says consultant

  13-08-2020 05:00
  
  YORK Hospital risks being overwhelmed with Covid-19 patients during the winter months unless plans for an intensive care unit extension get the go-ahead urgently, an NHS consultant has warned.
  
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• Make them an offer someone else can't refuse

  13-08-2020 02:30
  
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