York news

• Pannal: Two arrested suspected of modern slavery

  26-08-2020 18:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The man and woman are arrested after a car is stopped on the outskirts of Harrogate.
  
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• CCTV appeal after attempted theft from B&Q in Scarborough

  26-08-2020 17:42
  
  Do you recognise this man?
  
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• Man and woman arrested on suspicion of people trafficking

  26-08-2020 17:17
  
  A ROUTINE stop by traffic cops resulted in two arrests connected to modern slavery offences.
  
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• Man exposed himself to 17-year-old girl in North Yorkshire village

  26-08-2020 17:09
  
  A MAN exposed himself to 17-year-old girl in a North Yorkshire village.
  
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• York Bar Convent museum set to reopen

  26-08-2020 16:59
  
  ENGLAND’S oldest living convent reopens to the public in York next week.
  
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• Three men and three boys arrested after burglaries in Selby

  26-08-2020 16:50
  
  THREE men and three boys arrested after burglaries in North Yorkshire.
  
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• Woman arrested in York after allegedly drink driving at over FOUR TIMES the legal limit

  26-08-2020 16:20
  
  POLICE arrested a motorist in York who was allegedly more than four times the legal drink drive limit.
  
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• Leeds-based college group hit by cyber attack

  26-08-2020 16:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Luminate Education Group said the attack had caused "operational disruption" to its IT infrastructure.
  
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• Drax workers vote against industrial action over cuts

  26-08-2020 15:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Drax denies Unite's claim that it backtracked on a commitment to no compulsory redundancies.
  
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• Call for cash over Harrogate centre's Nightingale use

  26-08-2020 14:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Harrogate Convention Centre needs a major refit and the government should help fund it, council says.
  
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• Disqualified driver with 42 points caught by police on A64

  26-08-2020 14:10
  
  A DISQUALIFIED driver with 42 points on their licence has been caught by police in North Yorkshire.
  
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• 'We were worried about them, so we started making some meals for them': Steve Holding of the Pig & Pastry

  26-08-2020 13:00
  
  WHAT do you do when you run a hugely popular café and eatery, and you suddenly notice some of your regular clients have stopped coming?
  
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• Man took sex pics of child

  26-08-2020 13:00
  
  A HGV driver who took sexual pictures of a young girl and sent them to a paedophile has been jailed.
  
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• Specsavers reopens York branches for routine appointments

  26-08-2020 12:43
  
  A BIG name opticians with three York branches has reopened for routine testing following approval from NHS England, with York having operated an urgent and essential care only service throughout the COVID-19 restrictions.
  
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• Vulnerable children in York receive holiday activity packs

  26-08-2020 11:52
  
  TWO thousand children and young people across York are receiving a holiday activity pack to help support them, and their parents and carers.
  
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• North Yorkshire stately homes set to host live music gigs

  26-08-2020 11:40
  
  A NEW summer event will be hosted in North Yorkshire later this month, with a series of live outdoor performances.
  
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• Fulford Show cancelled - but organisers promise an even bigger and better event next year

  26-08-2020 11:07
  
  Fulford Show has become the latest major York event to fall victim to the coronavirus.
  
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• Brand new 24-lane Hollywood Bowl opens in York

  26-08-2020 10:50
  
  A NEW £2.8million Hollywood Bowl centre has opened at York Community Stadium.
  
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• Brand new 24-lane Hollywood Bowl now open in York

  26-08-2020 10:50
  
  A NEW £2.8million Hollywood Bowl centre has opened at York's Community Stadium.
  
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• Charity in search for new trustees

  26-08-2020 10:38
  
  A CHARITY, which works with patients in hospital to improve their experiences, is in search for new trustees.
  
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• Enjoy fun days out in York with new walking festival and city-wide treasure hunts

  26-08-2020 10:28
  
  YORK families and residents can enjoy fun days out exploring the city with two new events.
  
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• LETTER: Why is the government scrapping Public Health England?

  26-08-2020 10:17
  
  Whilst David Lewis of Cawood, Selby may be right to question whether Dido Harding has ever worked in the NHS, I think he should be asking more important questions.
  
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• LETTER: Climate change today is down to us

  26-08-2020 10:07
  
  M Horsman is absolutely correct in saying (Letters, August 24) that man-made CO2 had nothing to do with the ending of the last ice age.
  
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• Teenager's birthday 'rave' blamed after police called in at Ryedale traveller site

  26-08-2020 09:59
  
  A TEENAGER'S birthday party that got "out of control" has now been blamed for police having to be called in to a travellers site in North Yorkshire.
  
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• LETTER: What’s wrong with being asked to wear a mask?

  26-08-2020 09:56
  
  I don’t understand the uproar about wearing a face mask.
  
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• Top Shop store to stay open despite signs saying premises to let

  26-08-2020 09:24
  
  THE owners of York city centre's huge Top Shop store say it IS staying open, despite signs going up saying the premises are available to let.
  
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• 'To let' signs stay outside Top Shop store despite pledge to stay open

  26-08-2020 09:24
  
  TWO 'to let' signs were still outside York city centre's Top Shop store today, despite pledges that it was not closing down.
  
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• Future of Top Shop store in doubt as signs say premises to let

  26-08-2020 09:24
  
  THE future of York city centre's huge Top Shop store is in doubt after signs were posted saying the premises are available to let.
  
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• Masks advised in lockdown area secondary schools in another Government U-turn

  26-08-2020 08:48
  
  FACE coverings should be worn by secondary pupils and staff in local lockdown areas of England, and at the discretion of post-primary schools across the country, the Government announced in another policy U-turn.
  
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• York florist Paula Squires opens new shop as business booms

  26-08-2020 07:40
  
  NOT many people would open a shop - and expand their business - in a global pandemic.But that's just what Paula Squires and her husband Simon have done with her new flower shop.Paula has just opened York Fresh Flowers in Fishergate - opposite St George's Primary School.
  
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• 'We need a good radio station for York and for Yorkshire': Minster FM's first presenter hits out at station closure

  26-08-2020 07:30
  
  MINSTER FM’s first-ever presenter has hit out at media giant Bauer’s decision to effectively close the station from this weekend by absorbing it into the generic Hits Radio Network.
  
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• Staycationers seek out luxury getaway at Feversham Arms

  26-08-2020 07:14
  
  STAYCATIONERS have helped boost bookings at a North Yorkshire hotel to almost pre-pandemic levels.
  
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• York man jailed after sex assault on sleeping woman

  26-08-2020 05:00
  
  A MAN who committed the "unforgivable" offence of sexually assaulted a sleeping woman has been jailed.
  
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• Increased demand means more hours at York Dungeon

  26-08-2020 05:00
  
  ONE of York’s most popular tourist attractions has had numerous sold out days since reopening, and is now open seven days a week in response to high demand.
  
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• Four York empty shops all set to reopen their doors

  26-08-2020 05:00
  
  IF you thought the high street in York was dying, you might need to think again: businesses have actually been competing to take over some of the city centre's empty premises.
  
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• Fining York parents who don't send children to school "appalling"

  26-08-2020 05:00
  
  A LOCAL campaign group is calling on the council to re-think its policy to fine parents who do not send their children back to school from September – and has the backing of a York MP.
  
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