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• Pensioner denied Covid test at York site as she 'received 16-digit code and needed 20-digit code'

  19-09-2020 23:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A PENSIONER says she was denied a Covid-19 test at a site in York after booking a visit online and receiving a 16-digit code but on arrival was allegedly told she needed a 20-digit code.
  
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• ADOPT A PET: Let's find a home for Rio

  19-09-2020 19:44 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Rio is an 11-year-old Akita and is what the saying 'gentle giant' was invented for. He’s a sweet old man and really deserves a loving home.
  
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• Harrogate Town 2-2 Walsall

  19-09-2020 19:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Josh Gordon's late equaliser for Walsall denies Football League new boys Harrogate Town back-to-back wins to start the season.
  
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• Covid-19 in the UK: How many coronavirus cases are there in your area?

  19-09-2020 17:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Explore the data on coronavirus in the UK and find out how many cases there are in your area.
  
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• Fourteen new Covid cases recorded in York area

  19-09-2020 17:34 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE latest figures confirm that there have been 14 new cases of Covid-19 recorded in the York area, as well as a rise in the number of cases in North and East Yorkshire.
  
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• York retailer pledges £20K to mental health project

  19-09-2020 16:12 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A YORK retailer has pledged to raise £20,000 for a not-for-profit organisation which provides activities for members of the armed forces, emergency services and key workers.
  
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• No Covid deaths at hospitals in York trust for over 13 weeks

  19-09-2020 15:15 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The latest figures confirm that it has now been over 13 weeks since the last Covid-19 death was recorded at hospitals within the York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
  
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• Saint Catherine's volunteer steps down after 100th birthday

  19-09-2020 13:47 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A SAINT Catherine’s volunteer, who may well be the oldest volunteer in the country, has retired from the role as she celebrated her 100th birthday.
  
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• Firefighter takes on half marathon in full gear for charity

  19-09-2020 12:53 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A NORTH Yorkshire firefighter is taking on a half marathon while dressed in full gear today, to support a charity close to the force.
  
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• Covid rules: Which areas are under new coronavirus restrictions?

  19-09-2020 12:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Parts of north-west England, West Yorkshire and the Midlands are now facing extra restrictions.
  
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• 'Big chip' donation secures new equipment for York Hospital

  19-09-2020 12:23 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  DONATIONS from a York resident, who became a local celebrity after finding an oversized chip during lockdown, have helped to secure new equipment for York Hospital.
  
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• Harrogate BID to light up the town centre this Christmas

  19-09-2020 11:31 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  CHRISTMAS lights will shine "brighter than ever," this year after the Harrogate’s Business Improvement District (BID) has taken over responsibility for delivering the annual festive spectacle.
  
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• Fundraising war veteran pays visit to York street

  19-09-2020 11:20 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A FUNDRAISING war veteran paid a visit to York last week as part of his latest challenge.
  
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• Waitrose in York ends use of plastic shrink wrap

  19-09-2020 10:47 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  WAITROSE has announced it is permanently ditching plastic wrapping on all its multi-buy grocery tins, after a successful trial to remove the shrink wrap.
  
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• Ministers consider new Covid controls as cases rise

  19-09-2020 10:12 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  MINISTERS are considering tough new coronavirus restrictions, as Boris Johnson said the long-feared the second wave of the pandemic has arrived in the UK.
  
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• Crews called to flooding of property in Harrogate

  19-09-2020 10:01 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  FIRE crews were called to an incident involving the flooding of a property in a North Yorkshire town in the early hours of this morning.
  
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• York’s most memorable moments from coronavirus lockdown

  19-09-2020 09:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  NEXT week marks six months since the UK went into lockdown- and so much has happened since then.
  
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• Panda Mami York restaurant wants to expand outdoors

  19-09-2020 09:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A YORK restaurant that has yet to reopen after lockdown has applied to have an outdoor seating area.
  
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• 12 more images of "hidden" York - can you identify them?

  19-09-2020 08:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  FROM 'upside down' trees to dancing mushrooms, York is full of surprises.
  
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• The "killer" spider at work in my home

  19-09-2020 08:20 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  EMMA Clayton (The Press, September 17) says "Eight-legged guests are welcome in my home".
  
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• The Phoenix rises to the challenge to reopen after lockdown

  19-09-2020 08:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE PHOENIX pub has lived up to its name and risen to the challenge to reopen after lockdown.
  
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• Activities in York you can do with groups of six or less

  19-09-2020 08:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Earlier this week (Monday 14th), the government banned social gatherings of more than six people.
  
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• 'They light up his world': Mum Nina Melrose on her autistic on Harvey's pet guinea pigs

  19-09-2020 07:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  WE all know pets can be wonderful companions when we're feeling a bit down. For 12-year-old Harvey Melrose, his pet guinea pigs Twinkle and Sparkle are also the perfect stress-busters.
  
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• "Rat-runners are to blame for situation in The Groves"

  19-09-2020 07:20 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  I AM reading the continued discussion about the low traffic neighbourhood (LTN) in The Groves with interest and bemusement.
  
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• Eating out review: Spark:York, Piccadilly

  19-09-2020 07:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  MAXINE GORDON borrows some teenagers and heads for dinner at Spark:York
  
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• "We need testing that doesn’t require 100-mile trip"

  19-09-2020 06:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  IT should have come as no surprise to the Health Secretary and this Government that once we begin to open our society and economy, a rise in infections was to be expected. It has been six months since promises of delivering a reliable and ‘world-beating’ testing system were made by the Prime Minister.
  
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• Scales of justice - a few of the sentences passed at York Magistrates Court recently

  19-09-2020 06:11 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Here's a few of the sentences that have been passed at York Magistrates Court in recent days.
  
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• Writer spreading kindness in a Covid world to show how much people matter

  19-09-2020 06:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  IF we had been told on New Year’s Eve 2019: Enjoy the next 12 weeks because come March schools will close the gates, pubs and restaurants’ curtains will be drawn and live music venues and theatres will be told the show must not go on… and on top of that there will be no hugs allowed.
  
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• Bike thieves caught - because they took selfies with their loot

  19-09-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  TWO bungling bike thieves have been brought to justice - because they posed for pictures with their loot.
  
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• 'Sleepless nights, fear and tears' - care home boss's Covid test plea

  19-09-2020 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A YORK care home manager says she has sent off 100 coronavirus tests and had no results back - as she made a heartfelt plea to government for help.
  
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• 'Seal selfies' harming animals on Yorkshire coast, charity says

  19-09-2020 02:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A rise in people wanting to photograph seals can see the animals getting hurt and needing rescue.
  
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