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• Coronavirus: York gets 'red' rating for first time

  21-08-2020 23:04 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK has been given a 'red' rating for the first time by Public Health England, following a rise in the number of confirmed coronavirus cases.
  
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• York diocese churches targeted in gift card scam

  21-08-2020 20:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Emails claim to be from a member of the clergy and ask volunteers to buy online vouchers.
  
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• Five people arrested after drugs crackdown in North Yorkshire

  21-08-2020 18:54 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  FIVE people have been arrested in North Yorkshire in Harrogate as part of a police crackdown on drug dealing.
  
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• Fraudster used stolen bank card

  21-08-2020 18:35 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A FRAUDSTER cheated his way to scratch cards and other items by using a stolen bank card, York Magistrates Court heard.
  
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• Taxi driver dies after being found collapsed in Ampleforth

  21-08-2020 17:42 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  POLICE investigating the circumstances of a taxi driver’s death are appealing for information after his taxi was found abandoned near Oswaldkirk near Helmsley on Saturday night.
  
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• Revealed: Huge job losses since coronavirus pandemic began

  21-08-2020 17:38 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Further job cuts have been announced this week by major employers including those with stores in York.
  
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• York diocese church workers targeted in hoax emails from Archbishop

  21-08-2020 16:55 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  SCAMSTERS claiming to be the Archbishop of York are trying to con church officials into buying Amazon gift cards to be given as ‘thank you’ presents for members of the church family.
  
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• Attacks on North Yorkshire Police rise by 60% in lockdown

  21-08-2020 16:40 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  POLICE in North Yorkshire have been punched in the head, bitten, spat and coughed at, scalded with hot water and headbutted in what the area's police chief describes as a 'deplorable' rise in lockdown attacks.
  
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• Paedophile imprisoned for 17 years

  21-08-2020 16:29 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A PAEDOPHILE who used card games to carry out campaigns of sexual abuse against two boys40 years apart has been jailed for 17 years.
  
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• Coronavirus R number rises in UK to between 0.9 and 1.1

  21-08-2020 15:49 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE Coronavirus R number in the UK has risen to between 0.9 and 1.1, the government's scientific advisory group (SAGE) says.
  
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• York mum's Great North Run bid after working on Covid ward

  21-08-2020 15:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A WOMAN who returned to NHS frontline duties in York in the fight against coronavirus will run the Virtual Great North Run to raise money for the ward where she spent her time.
  
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• Jonas & James showroom opens in The Range

  21-08-2020 15:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A NEW kitchen showroom is being launched in York.
  
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• New service for children in York missing out on support

  21-08-2020 14:34 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A NEW service is being provided for children and young people in York and across England who are missing out on support during the Covid-19 pandemic.
  
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• People have to be rescued from public toilets in Selby

  21-08-2020 13:27 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  FIREFIGHTERS were called out to an unusal job in Selby last night.
  
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• Evans Halshaw branch on Audax Close, York, closes

  21-08-2020 13:16 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A CAR dealer has closed one of its York branches as part of national plans to cut 1,800 jobs.
  
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• Two people rescued from a cliff

  21-08-2020 13:12 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  TWO people have been rescued from a cliff on the North Yorkshire coast.
  
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• Stolen quad bike returned thanks to quick actions of public and police

  21-08-2020 13:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A STOLEN quad bike has been returned to its rightful owner thanks to the quick actions of the public and police.
  
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• O+M Snowhome show opens on Gillygate, York

  21-08-2020 12:40 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A NEW shop has opened in York offering responsibly-sourced products which inspire.
  
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• Large amount of money stolen in Sherburn in Elmet ATM robbery

  21-08-2020 12:31 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  TWO knifemen wearing balaclavas have stolen a large amount of cash as security staff were filling up an ATM this morning.
  
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• Member of public rescues teenager from river in North Yorkshire

  21-08-2020 12:25 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A MEMBER of the public rescued a teenage girl from a river in North Yorkshire.
  
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• LETTER: New flood defences for Clementhorpe are "too low"

  21-08-2020 11:11 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  IN his recent letter Mr C Rainger was dismayed to see that the Environment Agency is designing York’s flood defences with a recently reduced safety margin of only 230mm (9 inches) above the predicted future peak flood levels.
  
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• Scott’s cycle challenge in memory of Covid victims

  21-08-2020 10:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A PHYSIOTHERAPIST from York Hospital is gearing up to cycle the length of the country on a tandem bike, to honour those lost to the Covid-19 virus.
  
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• Yellow warning for strong winds across North Yorkshire

  21-08-2020 09:07 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A swathe of strong winds are expected to sweep across the North Yorkshire ahead of the weekend, bringing the potential for travel disruption.
  
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• LETTER: "Wearing a helmet is a personal choice"

  21-08-2020 08:36 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  SARAH Penn appears to have strong opinions about how cyclists should dress and behave.
  
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• Grants to tackle problem Seagull mess in North Yorkshire

  21-08-2020 08:13 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  HOUSEHOLDS in North Yorkshire can now get grant funding to help gull-proof their homes.
  
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• Grants to tackle problem gull mess in North Yorkshire

  21-08-2020 08:13 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  HOUSEHOLDS in North Yorkshire can now get grant funding to help gull-proof their homes.
  
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• York artist and former Sheriff's Lady Brenda Tyler records in her sketchbook the repairs to the city's Blue Bridge

  21-08-2020 07:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  PLENTY of Press readers photographed the removal of York's iconic Blue Bridge for restoration work recently. But former Sheriff's Lady and children's author and illustrator Brenda Tyler went one better. Instead of a camera she took her sketchpad out to record the whole process.
  
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• Pedestrian died in A64 fast lane

  21-08-2020 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A MAN who walked along the fast lane of the A64 in the dark was hit by more than one car, an inquest heard.
  
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• "There are people who haven't eaten out since March", says York restaurateur Michael Hjort. But has 'Eat Out to Help Out' changed all that?

  21-08-2020 03:20 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Diners used the Eat Out to Help Out scheme more than 35 million times in its first two weeks, the government claims.
  
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• Steam service fully restored

  21-08-2020 03:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE North Yorkshire Moors Railway is ploughing full steam ahead with a restored service, taking visitors the full length of the track from Pickering to Whitby.
  
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• Boss worried about Covid-19 impact on York firms took own life

  21-08-2020 03:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A MUCH-LOVED York businessman killed himself while worried about Covid-19’s impact on his firms, an inquest heard.
  
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