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• Crews rescue kitten trapped in car in Easingwold

  18-10-2020 18:46 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  FIRE crews attended an incident earlier today which involved a small kitten trapped in a car engine space.
  
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• Archbishop of York enthroned in socially distanced service

  18-10-2020 18:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Most Reverend Stephen Cottrell becomes the 98th archbishop, taking over from Dr John Sentamu.
  
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• 131 new Covid cases confirmed in York area in last 24 hours

  18-10-2020 17:25 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THERE have been 131 new cases of Covid-19 recorded in the York area, as well as new cases in both North and East Yorkshire, the latest figures show.
  
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• Former RAF pilots using drones to fly Covid-19 samples to hospitals

  18-10-2020 16:18 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  SOME of the best pilots in the UK, inclding one from York, are flying Covid-19 Test and Trace samples by drones in a pioneering move to ease pressure on the NHS during the coronavirus pandemic crisis.
  
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• UK faces tough Christmas during very difficult winter, Sage expert warns

  18-10-2020 13:42 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  CHRISTMAS will be “tough” this year and is unlikely to be a traditional family celebration if coronavirus infections continue to increase, an expert has warned.
  
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• New Archbishop of York to be enthroned this afternoon

  18-10-2020 13:01 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  THE 98th Archbishop of York is set to be enthroned this afternoon.
  
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• Peerage snub for former Archbishop of York

  18-10-2020 12:39 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE former Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, has been snubbed by Downing Street as they have failed to award him automatic life peerage.
  
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• Care home introduce 'Covid bear' to lift spirits

  18-10-2020 11:35 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A CARE home in York has introduced a new 'Covid bear' to lift the spirits of residents and remind them of the guidelines in place.
  
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• Theatre handed £1k cash boost to fund campaign

  18-10-2020 11:01 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE Joseph Rowntree Theatre (JRT) Company in York has received a cash boost as part of a nationwide campaign to help secure the future of arts venues.
  
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• Bid to double toll for using Aldwark Bridge

  18-10-2020 11:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE toll for using a bridge to cross a North Yorkshire river may be set to double from 40 pence to 80 pence.
  
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• Anti Slavery Day - spotting the signs

  18-10-2020 10:36 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  POLICE and their community partners are highlighting some of the key issues to help tackle modern slavery and human trafficking in the local area.
  
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• Is this the hand of a ghost? Potential sighting in York

  18-10-2020 10:22 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE hand of a ghost may have been spotted in York by a resident enjoying a pint at their local pub earlier this month.
  
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• New Archbishop of York to be enthroned during service at Minster

  18-10-2020 10:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The 98th Archbishop of York is set to be enthroned during a sevice at York Minster today.
  
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• Almost 400 test positive for Covid-19 at York's universities

  18-10-2020 09:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  ALMOST 400 students and staff at York's two universities are self isolating after testing positive for the coronavirus.
  
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• York station booking office "insult to travelling public"

  18-10-2020 07:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE new booking office at York Station is an absolute insult to the travelling public.
  
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• "Stop trimming your verges - you are suffocating nature!"

  18-10-2020 07:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  NEAR my home is a 'Weirdworld' hedge as odd as anything in Alice’s Wonderland.
  
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• Inside one of York’s most expensive homes for sale

  18-10-2020 07:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Let's take a look inside this £1.5 million York property.
  
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• Covid-19 at University of York: student speaks out

  18-10-2020 07:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A STUDENT self-isolating at a York university has hit out at the institution over the way it is handling the Covid-19 pandemic.
  
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• 20 more reasons why we love York - in pictures

  18-10-2020 06:45 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  SCOTT the butcher, getting the bus to IKON & DIVA nightclub, the daffodils coming out on the Bar Walls - and York's iconic Bile Beans sign.
  
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• Eating Out: The Tomahawk Steakhouse that could bring an end to pub's long-running identity crisis

  18-10-2020 06:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  THE expression chequered history has oft been applied to pubs that have struggled.
  
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• Clover School of Dancing celebrates 30th birthday

  18-10-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A POPULAR dancing school that has performed for several decades is celebrating its 30th anniversary.
  
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• Gardens help towns and cities beat countryside for tree cover

  18-10-2020 01:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A survey of tree cover in England and Wales throws up a few surprises.
  
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