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• 103 coronavirus cases in one York area alone

  14-10-2020 23:05 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  MORE than a hundred coronavirus cases have been confirmed in one area of York alone.
  
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• York secondary school confirms coronavirus case

  14-10-2020 19:43 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A YORK secondary school has confirmed a case of coronavirus and a "small number" of its students have been told to self-isolate for 14 days.
  
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• Police at on-going incident in Cygnet Street in York

  14-10-2020 18:50 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  POLICE are currently at an on-going incident in a residential street in York.
  
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• Man arrested after police incident in Cygnet Street in York

  14-10-2020 18:50 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A MAN in his thirties has been arrested on suspicion of affray and criminal damage and is currently in police custody after an incident in York last night.
  
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• Fire crews tackle shed fire at a house in Heworth, York

  14-10-2020 18:40 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Fire fighters were called to the scene of a shed fire in York.
  
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• Plans submitted for 34 zero carbon homes on former Duncombe Barracks

  14-10-2020 18:36 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  PLANS for the council to build 34 new zero carbon homes on the former Duncombe Barracks site have been submitted.
  
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• 138 more coronavirus cases in York and 137 in North Yorks

  14-10-2020 18:35 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  ANOTHER 138 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in York - and 137 in North Yorkshire.
  
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• Henry VIII and his wives pop up as part of exhibition in Beverley

  14-10-2020 18:32 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  PEOPLE visiting a parish church in East Yorkshire will come face to face with tyrannical King Henry VIII and his wives as part of a new exhibition.
  
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• Firefighters tackle shed fire at house in York

  14-10-2020 18:14 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  FIREFIGHTERS are currently at the scene of a shed on fire at a house in York.
  
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• Uni changes fire alarm advice to isolating students

  14-10-2020 17:45 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE University of York has changed its advice to isolating students after initially telling them to stay in their bedrooms for a minute if the fire alarms went off.
  
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• Assaults on police increase by 60 per cent in last six months

  14-10-2020 17:26 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  ASSAULTS on police have increased by 60 per cent in the last six months during, the Chief Constable of North Yorkshire says.
  
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• Revealed: York's top 10 most searched phobias

  14-10-2020 16:40 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  RESEARCH has revealed what the top 10 most commonly-searched phobias are in York.
  
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• Peter Andre's 'Mysterious Girls' of York - discovered

  14-10-2020 15:54 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  PETER Andre's 'Mysterious Girls' of York have been found - thanks to our story!
  
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• Magical city trail planned for York this half term

  14-10-2020 15:27 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A MAGICAL set of treasure trails is to take York residents and visitors on an adventure over the half-term holidays.
  
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• This could be why York was not put in Covid alert tier 2

  14-10-2020 15:21 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THIS could be why York was not put in Tier 2 of the Government's new restrictions system - despite rising rates of coronavirus cases.
  
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• Workers at Tangerine Confectionery test positive for Covid-19

  14-10-2020 15:02 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  WORKERS at a York factory have tested positive for Covid-19.
  
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• Drivers facing penalty charge scam bid

  14-10-2020 14:38 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK motorists are being emailed fake penalty charge notices in the latest attempt to scam people out of money or information.
  
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• In the Moment exhibition extends stay at Beningbrough Hall

  14-10-2020 12:22 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  AN exhibition featuring high-profile artists at a National Trust attraction near York has been extended for another year.
  
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• Parents warned after school payment system cyberattack

  14-10-2020 12:21 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  PARENTS in York have been warned that their bank card details may have been compromised after a payment platform used by schools suffered a “data security incident”.
  
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• Former York rail worker honoured for work during Covid-19 pandemic

  14-10-2020 12:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A FORMER York Network Rail operations manager honoured by the Queen, came out of retirement to help train reserve signallers during the Covid-19 pandemic.
  
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• Search continues for missing York man Joseph Cafferkey last seen two weeks ago

  14-10-2020 11:10 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE search for a missing man from York is continuing today, two weeks after he was last seen.
  
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• Police receive calls about 'potential sightings' in search for missing York man Joseph Cafferkey

  14-10-2020 11:10 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE search for a missing man from York is continuing today, two weeks after he was last seen.
  
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• Top chef Terry Laybourne to open Cafe 21 at Fenwick's store

  14-10-2020 11:02 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A NEW restaurant is to open in York next month, undeterred by the pandemic.
  
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• The best Amazon Prime Day deals on Echo devices, Apple Airpods, and Sony headphones

  14-10-2020 10:41 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  There's still time to snatch up these great deals on Amazon Echo devices, Apple Airpods, Fitbit health trackers, and Sony headphones.
  
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• 'Let's use Tuk-tuks to deliver goods around York'

  14-10-2020 10:20 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Referring to suggestions to introduce rickshaws into York’s city streets (Rickshaw plan to cut pollution, September 26): some years ago, I proposed the idea to City of York Council of using bicycle-powered chariots to navigate people around the narrow streets.
  
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• York forestry manager warns millions of Ash trees are at risk

  14-10-2020 10:15 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  MILLIONS of trees throughout Yorkshire and Humberside are at risk of the fungal disease Ash Dieback.
  
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• Farmers Arms pub sold to former rugby league star Andy Gascoigne

  14-10-2020 10:09 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A VILLAGE pub in North Yorkshire has been sold to a retired rugby league star.
  
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• Matthew Waite: Yorkshire all-rounder agrees two-year contract extension

  14-10-2020 10:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire all-rounder Matthew Waite agrees a two-year contract extension with the county.
  
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• Covid map shows how many cases in each area of York recently

  14-10-2020 09:44 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  ONE area of York has seen 78 cases of coronavirus confirmed over a six day period recently.
  
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• PM under pressure as scientists back Covid ‘circuit-breaker’

  14-10-2020 08:18 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A “circuit-breaker” lockdown could save thousands of lives by the end of the year, scientists advising the Government have calculated, as pressure mounts on Boris Johnson to impose stricter restrictions.
  
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• Don't be taken in by phone scammers threatening to cut off your internet, says Ofcom

  14-10-2020 08:10 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Have you had an automated call recently claiming to be from your 'internet provider', telling you that unless you call them back or 'press 1' on your phone, your internet will be cut off 'within 24 or 48 hours'?
  
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• Aptamer Group 'deserves recognition' for Covid-19 test bid

  14-10-2020 08:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A YORK biotechnology company developing a Covid-19 rapid results test has been praised for its driving role in seeking solutions to the crisis.
  
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• It is time we stopped cutting down trees in York

  14-10-2020 07:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A virtual forest will be going this week, with 15 trees to be felled all over York,
  
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• Dannie Lea Hair & Beauty, Micklegate, plans outdoor gin bar

  14-10-2020 07:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  CUSTOMERS of a York salon decided to pre-pay thousands of pounds worth of appointments to keep the business afloat.
  
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• Digging up Tadcaster Road again is a 'complete farce'

  14-10-2020 07:10 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  So the council has described the situation of having to dig up Tadcaster Road again just a few months after resurfacing it as ‘not ideal’ (Blunder will see Tadcaster Road dug up - months after £600k resurfacing, October 10).
  
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• York's police control room team presented with 'lockdown heroes' blue plaque by York Civic Trust

  14-10-2020 07:05 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The men and women of North Yorkshire Police's force control room in York have been presented with a special 'lockdown heroes' blue plaque in honour of their 'amazing service' during the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• 'Support will not offset cash crunch'

  14-10-2020 07:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  BUSINESS leaders have welcomed new Government support to help during the continuing coronavirus crisis - but say more is needed.
  
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• 'Buy social' urges Family Fund Business Services

  14-10-2020 06:50 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A SOCIAL enterprise which puts communities at the heart of its work is urging people to 'shop social'.
  
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• Johnsons of Whixley launches first paperless catalogues in 50 years

  14-10-2020 06:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A LEADING commercial nursery based in North Yorkshire has launched its first paperless catalogue.
  
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• Johnsons of Whixley launches first paperless catalogues

  14-10-2020 06:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A LEADING commercial nursery based in North Yorkshire has launched its first paperless catalogue.
  
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• The Growth Guys in York smash first-year targets

  14-10-2020 06:20 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A YORK-based marketing agency has its sights set on expansion after smashing its targets.
  
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• York's virtual dragon challenge raises £20k for hospital charity

  14-10-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK'S annual dragon boat challenge has raised £20,000 for a York hospital charity -even though it couldn't go ahead on the River Ouse as usual during the summer because of the coronavirus.
  
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• Revealed: Five changes to York roads and cycle routes planned

  14-10-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A TEMPORARY cycle lane at Tower Street is set to be removed - but new routes for cyclists could be created across the city as part of major road schemes.
  
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• Labour leader calls for, 'two, to three-week circuit breaker'

  14-10-2020 06:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  A FURTHER 1,283 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the North-East and North Yorkshire in the last 24 hours.
  
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• Decisions on York lockdown measures to be made with city leaders

  14-10-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  GOVERNMENT says local leaders will be tasked with making "difficult decisions" about whether to impose further lockdown restrictions in areas of the country where the coronavirus case rate is rising.
  
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• David Roustaby says he made up murder 'confession' to get house, jury hears

  14-10-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  AN alleged killer told a court he made up a murder “confession” to get a tenancy agreement.
  
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• Councillor welcomes decision on Terry's site - and urges against appeal

  14-10-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A COUNCILLOR has urged developers not to appeal a planning decision for 85 new homes at the former Terry's factory site after working with neighbours to oppose the scheme.
  
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• Obituary: Freda Chaplin, York's famous twin dies aged 77

  14-10-2020 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A QUIET recluse with a passion for animals - these are the words used in tribute to Freda Chaplin, one of the most famous twins in the world, who has died in York aged 77.
  
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• Freda Chaplin death: buried with twin Greta in York grave

  14-10-2020 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THEY were inseparable in life - and in death too: famous York twin Freda Chaplin has died and has been buried beside her sister Greta in York, The Press can exclusively reveal.
  
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