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• Flood alerts issued for Riccal, Rye and Nidd rivers

  25-08-2020 23:02
  
  SEVERAL flood alerts have been issued in North Yorkshire tonight following heavy rain caused by Storm Francis.
  
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• More coronavirus cases in North Yorkshire and York

  25-08-2020 20:20
  
  TWO more coronavirus cases have been confirmed tonight in York - and six more in North Yorkshire.
  
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• Scooter rider killed in East Yorkshire crash is named

  25-08-2020 19:01
  
  A SCOOTER rider who died in a crash in East Yorkshire has been named.
  
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• Coronavirus: When does the 'eat out to help out scheme' end?

  25-08-2020 18:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Thousands of venues have taken part in a discounting scheme to help boost the hospitality industry.
  
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• Firefighters rescue dog stuck down Strensall storm drain

  25-08-2020 18:15
  
  FIREFIGHTERS have rescued a dog which fell down a storm drain at the side of York's River Foss and then couldn't get out.
  
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• Council to change its governing model in shake-up

  25-08-2020 18:11
  
  THE COUNCIL is to reform into a new Chief Operating Officer Model in a bid to "provide better value for money".
  
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• Mothers and children to stage Extinction Rebellion protest in York

  25-08-2020 17:54
  
  PARENTS and children are set to take part in a protest outside York Minster.
  
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• Ainsty Ales wins SIBA regional speciality beer award

  25-08-2020 17:53
  
  A MICRO brewer has scooped an industry award for a beer he produced for a pint-sized shop in York.
  
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• Almost 10 weeks since last Covid-19 death in York trust

  25-08-2020 17:29
  
  THE latest figures confirm that it has now been almost 10 weeks since the last Covid-19 death was recorded at hospitals in the York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
  
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• Take a look inside this £2.35m mansion for sale north of York with pool and tennis court

  25-08-2020 16:30
  
  AN EDWARDIAN country house north of York boasting nine bedrooms, an outdoor swimming pool and a tennis court has gone on the market for £2.35 million.
  
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• Free parking extended in Northallerton

  25-08-2020 15:53
  
  SHOPPERS visiting a North Yorkshire town centre are to benefit from an extension of free parking under new rules starting on September 1.
  
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• Volunteer fury over litter mess on Knavesmire in York

  25-08-2020 15:52
  
  A VOLUNTEER litter group is going on strike this week to show their frustration at people leaving their waste on Knavesmire in York.
  
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• Harrogate Town: Ryan Fallowfield & George Thomson sign new deals

  25-08-2020 15:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Harrogate Town defender Ryan Fallowfield and midfielder George Thomson both extend their deals.
  
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• York teenagers and their mother call for the government to change its mind on facemasks in school

  25-08-2020 15:10
  
  THE mother of York twins who have been shielding during lockdown and who are due to start in the Sixth Form at All Saints School next month has called on the government to require secondary school students in England to wear face masks when they return to school.
  
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• York mother of shielding teens says government U-turn on face masks in school does not go far enough

  25-08-2020 15:10
  
  THE mother of York twins who have been shielding since lockdown and are due to start school next month has welcomed the gvernment's U-turn over face masks - but says it does not go far enough.
  
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• Joe Root: Yorkshire to call on England Test captain for T20 Blast games

  25-08-2020 14:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England Test captain Joe Root will play for Yorkshire's T20 Blast side for the first time since 2018, against Notts on Thursday.
  
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• Blood taking service at Nuffield Hospital suspended

  25-08-2020 14:04
  
  THE blood taking service at York's Nuffield Hospital has been suspended.
  
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• Castle Howard offers spotless welcome thanks to Yorwaste

  25-08-2020 13:50
  
  A WASTE management company has helped one of North Yorkshire's most popular attractions reopen without the litter problems other beauty spots have suffered.
  
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• Young students back North Yorkshire Police project

  25-08-2020 13:34
  
  THREE students from York have made a difference in the local community by fundraising to support a local charity.
  
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• Cat left with broken leg after being shot in Full Sutton

  25-08-2020 13:17
  
  A CAT needed major surgery to fit a plate to her broken leg after being shot with an air rifle in a York village.
  
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• Crash in wet weather on A1M

  25-08-2020 12:55
  
  ONE patient was taken to hospital with a suspected broken arm after a crash on the A1M in North Yorkshire during wet weather this morning.
  
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• A1M partially blocked by crash in wet weather

  25-08-2020 12:55
  
  TWO lanes of the A1M in North Yorkshire have been blocked by a crash.
  
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• Co-operative Bank to close branch in York city centre

  25-08-2020 12:47
  
  THE Co-operative Bank is to close its branch in York city centre.
  
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• Co-op Bank to shed 350 jobs and close branches

  25-08-2020 12:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Economic uncertainty and the shift to online banking have prompted the cuts, the bank says.
  
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• Eat Out to Help Out offer extended at North Yorkshire pubs

  25-08-2020 12:30
  
  A NORTH Yorkshire pub chain has extended the Eat Out to Help Out offer beyond August 31.
  
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• Foster Clay Law launches with aim 'to bring legal into 2020'

  25-08-2020 12:20
  
  A NEW law firm has been launched with a mission 'to bring legal into 2020'.
  
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• Flooring store aids charity with donation

  25-08-2020 12:10
  
  A FLOORING store in York has stepped in to help a charity which tackles homelessness and social exclusion in the city.
  
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• Bob Willis Trophy: Yorkshire and Lancashire draw after final day washout

  25-08-2020 12:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Roses Match between Yorkshire and Lancashire ends in a draw after rain prevents any play on the final day at Headingley.
  
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• These are the dates when chalets on East Riding coast will go on sale

  25-08-2020 11:54
  
  BOOKINGS for chalets on the East Riding coast for winter 2020 and the 2021 season can be made from next month.
  
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• Night of comedy to support York charities

  25-08-2020 11:53
  
  THREE charities in York have come together to organise a night of comedy to boost their income after the pandemic.
  
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• Update on Arriva bus services

  25-08-2020 11:32
  
  FOLLOWING Government guidance to further support public transport, Arriva will be further increasing the majority of its services across Yorkshire back to pre-pandemic levels.
  
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• Webinar highlights government funding schemes for businesses

  25-08-2020 11:21
  
  A FREE webinar is being held to shed more light on Government funding schemes designed to provide workplace opportunities for young people.
  
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• Storm Francis: how the region is faring

  25-08-2020 11:14
  
  Storm Francis is bringing heavy rain and strong winds to York and North Yorkshire.
  
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• York's weekly rate of coronavirus rises from 3.8 to 6.6

  25-08-2020 10:28
  
  THE rate of new coronavirus cases in York has almost doubled in the latest rolling seven-day figures.
  
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• Two arrests after wallet stolen from elderly man in York

  25-08-2020 10:25
  
  "GREAT teamwork" helped police arrest two people yesterday (Monday) after a wallet was stolen from an elderly man in York.
  
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• Face masks: How to wear a covering and inhibit coronavirus

  25-08-2020 10:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New rules mean face coverings are now mandatory in England in all shops.
  
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• LETTER: What’s the point of recycling if this happens?

  25-08-2020 09:58
  
  I wrote a while ago suggesting we should have a mixed recycling bin instead of three boxes.
  
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• LETTER: Let pupils stay put and teachers change rooms

  25-08-2020 09:48
  
  With schools soon to re-open after the coronavirus/ school holiday, it would make sense for pupils to be allocated a permanent classroom and teachers to move between classrooms to prevent cross contamination between pupils.
  
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• LETTER: Why do cyclists feel free to run red lights?

  25-08-2020 09:39
  
  On a recent car journey to work from Bishopthorpe Road to Monks Cross I went through nine sets of lights.
  
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• Firefighters free dog who got stuck in gate in Haxby

  25-08-2020 09:36
  
  A DOG who had got stuck in a gate in Haxby was cut free by firefighters yesterday evening (Monday).
  
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• LETTER: 'I feel shut out of the city centre' blue badge holder says

  25-08-2020 09:30
  
  I would like to support both businesses and shops in the centre of York, but unfortunately the local council has closed off a vast number of streets within the city walls (‘People with disabilities patronised, The Press, August 17).
  
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• Storm Francis: North Yorkshire braced for wet and windy conditions

  25-08-2020 09:23
  
  STORM Francis has brought gusts of more than 50mph overnight in North Yorkshire ahead of the wet and windy weather impacting vast swathes of the country on Tuesday.
  
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• Relief for pet owners as dog rescued in Haxby

  25-08-2020 09:04
  
  THERE was relief for a pet owner in York last night after firefighters were called in to rescue their dog.
  
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• Crash near York Barbican - road closed

  25-08-2020 08:33
  
  A CRASH has closed a main road near York Barbican.
  
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• Crash closes Paragon Street in York

  25-08-2020 08:33
  
  A CRASH has closed a busy road in York.
  
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• Three men seen ‘acting suspiciously’ as bike stolen in Haxby

  25-08-2020 08:15
  
  THREE men were seen acting suspiciously about the same time that a bike was stolen from outside a coffee shop.
  
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• Three men seek ‘acting suspiciously’ as bike stolen in Haxby

  25-08-2020 08:15
  
  THREE men were seen acting suspiciously about the same time that a bike was stolen from outside a coffee shop.
  
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• OBITUARY: 'He always seemed to have time for things!' Hugh MacPherson - husband, father, beekeeper, cyclist and the man who put the science into acupuncture

  25-08-2020 07:00
  
  Hugh MacPherson, who has passed away at the age of 72 from pancreatic cancer, was a man of many talents.
  
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• More of York's lockdown babies to brighten up your day

  25-08-2020 07:00
  
  LOUISE Wardle was not going to let a global pandemic stop her mum from attending the birth of her third child, Benjamin.
  
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• York man’s seizures linked to mum's death when he was 6

  25-08-2020 05:00
  
  A YORK man has told how a delayed reaction to the trauma of his mother’s death almost two decades ago has led to him suffering from seizures.
  
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