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• West Bromwich Albion 3-0 Harrogate Town: Baggies reach third round of Carabao Cup

  16-09-2020 21:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  West Brom beat EFL newcomers Harrogate Town to progress to the third round of the Carabao Cup.
  
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• Coronavirus major incident declared in North Yorkshire

  16-09-2020 21:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Officials in North Yorkshire say there is community transmission now and a worrying rise in cases.
  
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• Eight Covid cases confirmed in Tang Hall - six in Tadcaster

  16-09-2020 21:05 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  EIGHT new coronavirus cases have been confirmed in six days in the Tang Hall area of York - and another six cases in Tadcaster.
  
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• Coronavirus: Carlton in Snaith primary shut after staff test positive

  16-09-2020 18:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Carlton in Snaith primary school is closed to all pupils except those of keyworkers.
  
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• Siemens Mobility's Goole rail apprentices start at Selby College

  16-09-2020 18:22 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  TWELVE apprentices selected from more than 200 applicants have embarked on a three-year engineering training programme with Siemens Mobility.
  
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• "Remarkable" Huntington School teacher tipped for top award

  16-09-2020 17:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A TEACHER from York is among the best in her profession in the country.
  
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• Coronavirus: Yorkshire quartet out of T20 Blast group games after positive test

  16-09-2020 17:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire's Matthew Fisher, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Josh Poysden and David Willey will isolate after a positive coronavirus test.
  
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• Police investigate possible arson at Barlby industrial unit

  16-09-2020 17:18 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  POLICE are investigating an arson at an industrial unit in North Yorkshire.
  
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• Drug trafficker who fled to Thailand tracked down by North Yorkshire Police

  16-09-2020 16:34 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A CONVICTED drug trafficker who fled to Thailand when he was wanted by police has been tracked down by North Yorkshire Police so he can be jailed.
  
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• Man seriously hurt in boat on River Bure dies

  16-09-2020 16:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The man suffered serious injuries on a stretch of the River Bure, south of West Caister in Norfolk.
  
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• Rana Naved-ul-Hasan: Second player alleges Yorkshire racism after Azeem Rafiq

  16-09-2020 15:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ex-Pakistan seamer Rana Naved-ul-Hasan has become the second player to allege racism at Yorkshire saying "systematic taunting" occurred at the club.
  
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• Fashion brand Joseph to open at Designer Outlet on September 24

  16-09-2020 15:17 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Fashion retailer Joseph will be opening a new store in York later this month.
  
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• Manchester Arena Inquiry: Angelika and Marcin Klis were 'soulmates'

  16-09-2020 15:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Angelika and Marcin Klis were waiting to pick up their daughters when the bomb was detonated.
  
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• Law students at York St John University offer free legal advice

  16-09-2020 14:52 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A LAW clinic offering free legal advice and assistance to members of the public and small businesses has been launched at York St John University.
  
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• Organisers launch second annual York Design Festival

  16-09-2020 14:50 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  HOMELESS people, architects and designers are coming together for a unique experiment to create a blueprint for transition accommodation within York.
  
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• Olympian, Sam Quek, coaches Queen Mary's schoolgirls

  16-09-2020 13:40 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  AN Olympian and European gold medal winner officially opened new sports facilities at a school in North Yorkshire.
  
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• Outwood Academy Easingwold pupil tests positive for Covid-19

  16-09-2020 13:26 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  STUDENTS and staff at a secondary school are now self isolating after a pupil tested positive for Covid-19.
  
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• Co-op store manager to get compensation

  16-09-2020 13:04 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A THIEF who “goes off the rails” has been told to choose between prison or living a law-abiding life.
  
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• Poor weather forces Spitfire to turn back before reaching York

  16-09-2020 12:40 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A SECOND World War Spitfire which was due to pay tribute to staff at York Hospital this morning with a flypast has been forced to turn back and return to base because of poor weather.
  
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• Spitfire forced to turn back and return to base due to poor weather

  16-09-2020 12:39 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A SECOND World War Spitfire which was due to pay tribute to staff at York Hospital this morning with a flypast has been forced to turn back and return to base because of poor weather.
  
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• Soanes Poultry sponsors village's Middleton Rovers FC

  16-09-2020 12:23 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  AN EAST Yorkshire poultry business poultry has signed a two-year sponsorship deal with its village football team.
  
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• Orphaned daughters pay tribute to York Manchester bombing victims

  16-09-2020 12:19 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Orphaned daughters of the York couple murdered in the Manchester Arena bombing have paid tribute to their parents at the public inquiry into the attack.
  
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• Carlton-in-Snaith primary school temporarily closed 'due to coronavirus'

  16-09-2020 11:56 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A PRIMARY school in North Yorkshire is temporarily closed "due to coronavirus."
  
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• Carlton-in-Snaith primary school closed after staff test positive for coronavirus

  16-09-2020 11:56 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A PRIMARY school in North Yorkshire has temporarily closed after four members of staff tested positive for Covid-19.
  
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• Second case of Covid-19 at New Earswick Primary School in York

  16-09-2020 11:51 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A SECOND case of Covid-19 has been confirmed at a York school.
  
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• Joseph Rowntree Theatre's £10,000 crowdfunding to secure future

  16-09-2020 11:37 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK’S Joseph Rowntree Theatre has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise thousands of pounds to help secure its future.
  
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• Couple lost on 40 minute car trip - found by police 15 HOURS later

  16-09-2020 11:20 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A confused elderly couple who got lost on a 40-minute car journey were finally pulled over by police after driving for 15 HOURS.
  
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• Three arrested as large amount of suspected heroin and cash seized in Harrogate

  16-09-2020 10:15 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THREE men were arrested in a North Yorkshire town yesterday (Tuesday) as police seized about 30 wraps of suspected heroin and cash.
  
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• Louise Parkinson relaunches Scruffy Upholstery post lockdown

  16-09-2020 09:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A NORTH YORKSHIRE upholsterer - who made pieces for TV's Victoria – has kept going through lockdown by relaunching her business and is busier than ever.
  
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• B1248 in North Grimston reopens after serious crash

  16-09-2020 08:45 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A NORTH Yorkshire road has reopened after a serious crash led to its closure for most of Wednesday.
  
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• B1248 in North Grimston closed for 'some time' after serious crash

  16-09-2020 08:45 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A NORTH Yorkshire road will be closed for "some time" after a serious crash this morning (Wednesday).
  
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• Shop flooded in Parliament Street in York city centre

  16-09-2020 08:15 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  FIREFIGHTERS were called out to flooding in a shop in York city centre last night.
  
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• Fire at launderette in Boroughbridge Road in York

  16-09-2020 08:07 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A FIRE broke out in a launderette in York last night.
  
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• LETTER: Fines and a no entry sign are all that’s needed

  16-09-2020 08:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The simple answer to the problem of lack of access by the emergency services to The Groves area caused by the installation of concrete barriers is simply to remove them and replace them with a white line and a sign denoting no entry, backed up with traffic cameras and a warning of a hefty fine to anyone abusing the closure.
  
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• LETTER: York needs root-and-branch traffic reform

  16-09-2020 07:50 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  With the ongoing furore over the ‘temporary’ closure of The Groves, I did wonder if our leaders at City of York Council, and in particular Councillor D’Agorne, had perhaps seen a piece in the Saturday Telegraph on September 12?
  
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• RACHAEL MASKELL: This 'Government of disasters' has left us with a mountain to climb

  16-09-2020 07:40 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  I have never taken the trust you placed in me lightly.
  
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• Little Peanuts Nursery and Forest School opens in Wheldrake

  16-09-2020 07:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A CHILDREN’S nursery boasting 1.8 acres of outdoor space and a forest school has opened near York.
  
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• LETTER: How can we criticise China if we break international law too?

  16-09-2020 07:20 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  To those who persist in referring to those like myself as ‘referendum deniers’, I assure you that argument has passed.
  
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• Body builder Suzanne Ferreira launches Proper Oats Company

  16-09-2020 07:10 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A YORK woman who launched her own health food company after losing her job during the coronavirus lockdown is already in talks with a major online retailer.
  
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• Lucia Restaurants extend 50 per cent Eat Out scheme

  16-09-2020 07:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Lucia Restaurants are extending their Eat Out to Help Out scheme for all to enjoy.
  
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• LETTER: York’s touring panto isn’t the famous one!

  16-09-2020 07:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The Press headline announcing ‘York’s famous panto takes to the road’ (September 14) is wrong. The famous panto was the one written and directed by, and starring Berwick Kaler. That famous panto was thrown away by the Theatre Royal management after 40 very successful years!
  
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• Treasurer’s House in York to remain shut this year

  16-09-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A NATIONAL Trust attraction in York city centre will remain closed for the remainder of the year, it has been confirmed.
  
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• Tourists 'flock' to York - but residents and workers stay away

  16-09-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  TOURISTS have “flocked” to York this summer - with about two-thirds of people in the city centre being visitors rather than residents.
  
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• NHS worker turns children’s author to help youngsters through crisis

  16-09-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A FRONTLINE NHS worker has taken to writing pop-up children's books in a bid to help youngsters through the stress of the coronavirus crisis.
  
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• Less than three per cent use York council's free parking offer

  16-09-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE number of people who took advantage of City of York Council's free parking incentives has been revealed.
  
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• Ex-boss of Stone Roses Bar in York Ricky Bray guilty of drink driving

  16-09-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE former landlord of The Stone Roses Bar has been banned from the roads because he drove after drinking in the pub.
  
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• York divorce inquiries soar as pressure of lockdown takes its toll

  16-09-2020 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  DIVORCE rates are soaring in York as the strain of having been penned up for weeks in lockdown takes its toll.
  
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• Terrington Hall pupils star with Kelsey Grammer in festive film

  16-09-2020 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  PUPILS at a school in North Yorkshire got to rub shoulders with the stars on the set of a new film being shot near York.
  
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