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• 21st Century Towns report sets out blueprint to boost economy

  28-09-2020 18:40 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  REVAMPED outdoor spaces for socialising, new cycle networks and better digital connectivity are among a raft of recommendations to boost North Yorkshire’s economy.
  
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• Blossom Dental Care in York is braced for expansion

  28-09-2020 18:39 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A DENTAL practice in the heart of York is undergoing a major expansion.
  
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• RSPCA investigates sick video of teens beating duck with baseball bat

  28-09-2020 18:38 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  A VIDEO of teenagers beating a duck to death with a baseball bat is being investigated by the RSPCA.
  
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• Snapchat video of duck beaten to death in York prompts appeal

  28-09-2020 18:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  "Distressing" footage circulating on Snapchat seems to show a duck being beaten with a baseball bat.
  
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• MP calls for removal of 10pm pub curfew after chaotic scenes in York

  28-09-2020 18:22 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A YORK MP today called on the Government to remove the 10pm pub curfew after crowded scenes in the city at closing time on Saturday night.
  
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• Covid cases confirmed at York St John University

  28-09-2020 18:21 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  UP TO 10 students at a York university have tested positive for coronavirus, the university has confirmed.
  
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• York nightclub, Flares, hits out at new government curfew rule

  28-09-2020 17:10 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A POPULAR and long-running night club in York has said the decision to close pubs and bars at 10pm is devastating - and that there is “little evidence that hospitality causes the spread of covid-19.”
  
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• Warrington Rylands v York City: FA Cup qualifier live on BBC Sport

  28-09-2020 17:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The FA Cup second qualifying-round tie between Warrington Rylands and York City will be shown live on the BBC.
  
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• Fire service investigates black smoke over Bad Bargain Lane

  28-09-2020 16:58 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Fire officers are dealing with a large rubbish fire which has caused black plumes of smoke to fill the sky over part of York.
  
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• Boy who died in York named by police as Josh Reeson, 15

  28-09-2020 16:41 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A  15-YEAR-OLD boy who died in York yesterday after taking illegal drugs has been named by police.
  
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• Firefighters free person from vehicle on its side after crash in Haxby

  28-09-2020 16:18 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  FIRE crews have freed a person who has trapped in a vehicle after a crash in Haxby today (Monday).
  
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• Investigation underway after duck beaten to death in York

  28-09-2020 15:53 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  AN investigation is underway after a duck is believed to have been beaten to death in or around York.
  
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• Pupil at Joseph Rowntree School in York tests positive for Covid-19

  28-09-2020 15:28 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A PUPIL at a York secondary school has tested positive for coronavirus.
  
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• Fulford School to be expanded

  28-09-2020 15:21 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A YORK secondary school is to get £6.5 million from the council to enable it to take in more students.
  
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• Government rejects calls to review 10pm pub curfew after rowdy York scenes

  28-09-2020 15:12 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Downing Street has rejected calls to immediately review the 10pm curfew for pubs and restaurants in England.
  
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• Meet the Boss: Johanne Spittle, head of dispute resolution, Ware & Kay

  28-09-2020 14:50 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  In our latest Meet the Boss series, we catch up with Johanne Spittle, head of dispute resolution at Ware & Kay Solicitors in York.
  
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• Selco Builders Warehouse backs Osbaldwick cricket club

  28-09-2020 14:09 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A CRICKET club in York is hoping to leave its rivals stumped after securing sponsorship from a builders merchants.
  
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• World's fastest wheelie bin smashes record at Elvington Airfield

  28-09-2020 14:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A WACKY design engineer has set a new Guinness World Record near York after reaching speeds of over 40mph - in a WHEELIE BIN.
  
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• ‘We’ve robbed young adults of their lives. My heart weeps for them’

  28-09-2020 13:57 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Every edict chucked upon us by this government about the Covid fiasco is contradictory, confusing and inconsistent.
  
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• These chanting, post-curfew city centre crowds were 'selfish and reckless'

  28-09-2020 13:50 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  I was disturbed (though not really surprised) to see the video footage of masses of non-mask wearing, non-social distanced people singing and dancing in Church Street after the 10pm curfew on Saturday night.
  
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• Teenagers arrested in connection with death of York boy, released

  28-09-2020 13:11 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  TWO 14-YEAR-OLD boys, arrested in connection with the death of a teenager in York, have been released under investigation.
  
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• Care home host staycation bash

  28-09-2020 13:01 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A CARE home in York hosted a staycation party for residents last week, which gave them a chance to ‘experience’ South Africa.
  
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• Thomas the Baker's mince pies win 3-star Great Taste award

  28-09-2020 13:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A BAKERY headquartered in North Yorkshire has laid claim to the country's best mince pies.
  
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• Covid: York 10pm curfew crowds 'disappointing'

  28-09-2020 12:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Revellers are seen gathering in large crowds in York after pubs and bars adhere to the 10pm curfew.
  
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• Planning expert Steve Quartermain joins York property event

  28-09-2020 12:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  BUSINESSES with an interest in property and development in York are being invited to an event with the Government’s former chief town planner.
  
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• Planning expert Steve Quartermain speaks at York Property Forum event

  28-09-2020 11:56 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  BUSINESSES with an interest in property and development in York are being invited to an event with the Government’s former chief town planner.
  
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• Saxon warrior Lewis stages 1066 march for mental health awareness

  28-09-2020 11:51 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A ‘SAXON warrior’ has set off on a 250 mile march from Stamford Bridge to Hastings wearing full armour in a bid to support men’s mental health and combat suicide.
  
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• Special edition 35th anniversary York Gin raises money for hospice

  28-09-2020 11:21 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK'S St Leonard’s Hospice has received a cash boost from the York Gin company, following the sale of 350 special edition bottles of its award-winning London Dry Gin.
  
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• Number of agreed house sales soars by 50 per cent in York

  28-09-2020 09:44 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE number of agreed house sales in York during a four-week period this summer soared by 50 per cent compared to the same period last year, latest figures have revealed.
  
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• Number of agreed house sales in York soars by 50 per cent

  28-09-2020 09:44 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE number of agreed house sales in York during a four-week period this summer soared by 50 per cent compared to the same period last year, latest figures have revealed.
  
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• "Put cafes, playgrounds and free buses into Park & Ride"

  28-09-2020 09:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  SUGGESTIONS have been given over and over to the council to make bigger and better Park & Ride facilities, to even make them especially attractive with cafes, children’s playgrounds and free bus rides into the city, thus encouraging drivers to take advantage of them.If anything, this current coronavirus pandemic has shown us, is that quality of life, family and friends and good mental and physical health are far more important than anything else. Lynette MillsFishergate, York
  
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• York boy, 15, dies after taking illegal drugs

  28-09-2020 08:36 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  AN investigation is underway after a boy died after taking illegal drugs.
  
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• North Yorkshire investigation after death of 15 year old

  28-09-2020 08:36 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  AN investigation is underway after a boy died after taking illegal drugs.
  
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• Man sets fire to manhole cover in York

  28-09-2020 08:31 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  FIREFIGHTERS were called to reports that a man had "deliberately used accelerants" to set fire to a manhole cover at a property in York, North Yorkshire fire service said.
  
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• Man 'deliberately used accelerants to ignite manhole cover' at property in York

  28-09-2020 08:31 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  FIREFIGHTERS were called to reports that a man "had deliberately used accelerants to ignite a manhole cover at his property" in York, North Yorkshire fire service said.
  
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• Kitchen fire in Haxby main street

  28-09-2020 08:29 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A TOASTER placed on an electric hob was found to be the cause of a fire in Haxby last night.
  
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• Firefighters called to ‘malicious’ incident at University of York

  28-09-2020 08:19 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  FIREFIGHTERS in York were called out last last night to what they're calling a 'malicious' incident.
  
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• Emergency services called to incident near York bridge

  28-09-2020 08:05 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  EMERGENCY services attended an incident near Lendal Bridge in York last night.
  
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• Emergency services attend incident near York bridge

  28-09-2020 08:05 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  EMERGENCY services were called to reports of a vulnerable woman indicating she was going to enter the River Ouse in York.
  
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• Emergency services attend incident involving vulnerable woman near York bridge

  28-09-2020 08:05 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  EMERGENCY services were called to reports of a vulnerable woman indicating she was going to enter the River Ouse in York.
  
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• Emergency services attend incident involving vulnerable person near York bridge

  28-09-2020 08:05 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  EMERGENCY services attended an incident involving a vulnerable person near Lendal Bridge in York last night.
  
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• "Thanks Rebecca Newman for putting sarcoidosis in spotlight"

  28-09-2020 07:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  I WRITE as a huge thank you to Rebecca Newman for bravely sharing the cause of her lovely husband Jay Fewtrell’s death (The Press, September 25) in order to allow others to protect themselves.
  
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• York's Festival of Remembrance cancelled because of pandemic

  28-09-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK’S annual Festival of Remembrance has been cancelled in the wake of the pandemic.
  
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• Planning shake-up threatens YOUR right to know about developments

  28-09-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Press editor Nigel Burton reports on a Government proposal which could restrict your right to know when massive developments are planned on your doorstep.
  
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• Mum takes 'leap of faith' to open new deli in Bishopthorpe

  28-09-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A LEAP of faith led to the launch of a new deli-style shop in York selling fresh bread, savouries and take-away coffee.
  
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• Julia Hargreaves opens Larking’s Artisan Food & Coffee, York

  28-09-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A LEAP of faith led to the launch of a new deli-style shop in York selling fresh bread, savouries and take-away coffee.
  
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