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• Investigation launched after driver dies at Elvington Airfield

  01-10-2020 23:52 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A DRIVER has died while making a British land speed record attempt near York.
  
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• Heavy rain on the way to York - risk of flooding

  01-10-2020 21:10 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A YELLOW warning for heavy rain has been issued for York and North Yorkshire this weekend.
  
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• Union and MP reveal role in allowing ambulances to use York bus lanes

  01-10-2020 18:57 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A UNION and an MP have explained their role in a decision to allow ambulances to use York's bus lanes, even when they don't have their blue lights on.
  
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• Firefighters called in to help free child trapped in car at Clifton Moor

  01-10-2020 18:26 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  FIREFIGHTERS were called in to help free a child trapped in a car at a York shopping centre.
  
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• Sixteen coronavirus cases at York Uni

  01-10-2020 17:58 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  SIXTEEN coronavirus cases have been confirmed at the University of York.
  
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• Police crackdown after spike in of bike thefts in York

  01-10-2020 17:33 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A SPIKE in bike thefts in York has prompted a crackdown by police.
  
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• Twenty-five new Covid cases recorded in York area overnight

  01-10-2020 17:22 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THERE have been 25 new cases of Covid-19 recorded in the York area in the last 24 hours, as well as new cases in North and East Yorkshire.
  
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• 'Lucky escape' for driver after their car overturns near York

  01-10-2020 16:03 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE driver of this car had a "lucky escape" after it overturned on a road near York, police said.
  
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• KitKat: Petition delivered to Nestle opposing Fairtrade removal

  01-10-2020 15:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The manufacturers of KitKat bars announced in June it would no longer be linked to Fairtrade.
  
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• Selby GP surgery does more than 1,200 flu jabs in under a month

  01-10-2020 15:50 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A GP surgery in North Yorkshire has given more than 1,200 a flu jabs in under a month.
  
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• Family homes ready for buyers in Tockwith

  01-10-2020 15:36 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  WORK on a new housing development in a popular North Yorkshire village has been completed - with properties still on the market.
  
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• York trust goes 15 weeks without recording Covid death

  01-10-2020 15:12 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  IT has now been 15 weeks since the last death related to Covid-19 was recorded at hospitals in the York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, the latest figures confirm.
  
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• New studio for Railway Museum

  01-10-2020 14:32 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The National Railway Museum in York has launched a purpose-built studio so clients can host virtual and hybrid events onsite.
  
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• 'Santa will be OK. He's self-isolating at the North Pole'

  01-10-2020 14:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  My little five-year-old grandson asked last week: ‘What if Father Christmas gets Coronavirus?’
  
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• York Business Week goes virtual for its 10th anniversary

  01-10-2020 14:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  York Business Week is making a virtual return to mark its 10th anniversary with the theme of 'build back better'.
  
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• Kemps General Store opens new bookshop in Malton

  01-10-2020 13:46 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  AN award-winning gift shop has moved to a much larger store.
  
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• Bus upgrades could cut 1,600 tonnes of emissions

  01-10-2020 13:32 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK'S new zero emission Park&Ride buses could save 1,600 tonnes of CO2 emissions a year.
  
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• Two to appear in court after arrest for vehicle offences in Scarborough

  01-10-2020 12:39 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  TWO men are due to appear in court charged with tampering with vehicles in Scarborough.
  
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• Police arrest four in crackdown on drugs and human trafficking in York

  01-10-2020 12:33 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  FOUR York residents have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply class A drugs and human trafficking young people between York and Oldham.
  
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• Revealed: Number of fines North Yorkshire Police has issued to coronavirus rulebreakers

  01-10-2020 12:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  NORTH Yorkshire Police has still issued more fines to coronavirus rulebreakers than any other force in the country, latest figures show.
  
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• Man killed in crash with tree is named as Simon Maving

  01-10-2020 12:20 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A MAN who died in a crash on a North Yorkshire country road has been named.
  
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• Why can we go to the cinema, but not to watch a game of football?

  01-10-2020 12:10 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Can anyone in Government explain the logic in allowing people to sit within the enclosed claustrophobic atmosphere of a cinema, then consider it too dangerous to public health for a few thousand to sit socially distanced at a football match in a 20,000-plus seat stadium - or any other outside sporting arena - in the open air?
  
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• Ten coronavirus cases in Bishopthorpe and Copmanthorpe

  01-10-2020 12:10 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  TEN coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Bishopthorpe and Copmanthorpe, according to latest figures.
  
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• Job Support Scheme: What will I be paid after furlough?

  01-10-2020 11:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government has announced a job support scheme for when furlough ends.
  
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• Almost 300 take part in festival of innovation

  01-10-2020 11:43 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Northern Powergrid’s inaugural innovation festival brought together over 275 curious minds for summer learning over August and September.
  
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• Police issue appeal after Heslington cycle crash

  01-10-2020 11:40 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  POLICE investigating a York crash which left a cyclist with head injuries are appealing for witnesses to come forward.
  
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• Yasutake family deny preventing lawful burial

  01-10-2020 11:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rina Yasutake's mother, brother and sister deny preventing her lawful burial.
  
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• New online wildlife resources

  01-10-2020 11:11 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A LOCAL charity have released a set of free educational resources to help teachers and parents teach children about Yorkshire’s incredible marine wildlife.
  
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• Police carry out raids in York as part of major operation

  01-10-2020 11:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  DAWN raids were carried out in York today as part of a multi-force police operation against drugs cartels and modern slavery.
  
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• Crash on Crichton Avenue bridge causing delays

  01-10-2020 10:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A CRASH on a York road is causing heavy traffic this morning.
  
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• Crash on Crichton Avenue bridge causes delays

  01-10-2020 10:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A CRASH on a York road caused heavy traffic this morning (Thursday).
  
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• Hospice set to mark care week

  01-10-2020 10:27 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A NORTH Yorkshire hospice is set to mark Hospice Care Week 2020, which takes place next week.
  
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• York nightclub to reopen under new coronavirus restrictions

  01-10-2020 10:21 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A NIGHTCLUB in York is set to open this weekend from 4pm and will close at 10pm in accordance with the government coronavirus restrictions.
  
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• Three arrested, including wanted man, as police raid two flats in Selby

  01-10-2020 10:03 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THREE men were arrested as police raided two flats in Selby.
  
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• The message of the 10pm city centre crowd: curfews don’t work

  01-10-2020 10:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  It is obvious that the crowds gathering in York last Saturday were there to tell the Government that a 10pm curfew is far from a good idea.
  
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• JOB SEARCH: Check out the latest vacancies in York

  01-10-2020 09:29 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Looking for a new role? Facing redundancy and considering your next move? Or perhaps you're still looking for your first job on leaving school or college?
  
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• The Holly Hill Inn in Richmond sells for more than £625,000

  01-10-2020 08:50 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  AN ENGLISH coaching inn in North Yorkshire has sold in a move which signals confidence in the growing popularity for staycations.
  
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• 'Are York's motorists just stupid?'

  01-10-2020 08:50 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The people who try to use The Groves as a shortcut are certainly persistent. After closure signs went up nearly four weeks ago we still have vehicles of all shapes and sizes trying to negotiate the streets. They are usually in little groups: I presume one tries his luck and the others follow like sheep.
  
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• 'Covid has exposed a capitalist system of cruelty and despair'

  01-10-2020 08:40 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Cruelty, unhappiness and despair: the UK today Ten years of Tory austerity and counting.
  
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• Man cut free after crash In Pickering

  01-10-2020 08:20 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A MAN had to be cut free after a crash in North Yorkshire.
  
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• Emergency services called to crash in Rufforth

  01-10-2020 08:10 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  EMERGENCY services were called out to a single vehicle crash last night.
  
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• Giant 100 foot grenade balloon to take to the skies above York

  01-10-2020 08:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  KEEP your eyes peeled for this rather unusual hotair balloon which is set to grace the skies above York today.
  
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• Campaigners deliver 300,000-name Fairtrade petition to Nestle

  01-10-2020 07:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Campaigners are delivering petitions with 300,000 signatures to Nestle in protest at its decision to move away from using Fairtrade cocoa and sugar in KitKat bars.
  
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• National Railway Museum creates studio for virtual events

  01-10-2020 07:20 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A PURPOSE-built studio has been launched in York where virtual and hybrid events can be held.
  
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• Tributes to 'treemendous' environment campaigner Philip Crowe

  01-10-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  TRIBUTES have been paid to a York environmental campaigner who has died aged 86.
  
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• Historic De Grey Rooms in York set for a new role after pandemic

  01-10-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE owners of one of York’s most important 19th century buildings are confident they will find suitable new tenants for it, following the York Theatre Royal’s departure.
  
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• Students should not be blamed for Covid spike, says university boss

  01-10-2020 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  STUDENTS should not be blamed for the rise in Covid cases - and the majority are following the guidance, says the vice chancellor of the University of York.
  
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• York's coronavirus rate now worse than Selby's - new figures

  01-10-2020 01:01 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK’S coronavirus rate is now worse than Selby’s, according to the latest figures.
  
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• North Yorkshire is worst spot in UK for bird of prey persecution

  01-10-2020 01:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Dozens of birds of prey were illegally shot, trapped and poisoned in 2019 - and the worst spot for offences was North Yorkshire.
  
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