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• Covid: Harrogate Nightingale hospital 'ready when needed'

  19-10-2020 20:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The medical director of the Yorkshire site says people should be concerned by rise in case numbers.
  
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• York Christmas ice rink cancelled this year due to pandemic

  19-10-2020 19:02 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK'S annual Christmas ice rink has been cancelled this year.
  
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• David Roustoby sparked siege in 2004 - before he became a murderer

  19-10-2020 18:42 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  David Roustoby sought publicity when holding armed police at bay in 2004 - three years before he became a murderer.
  
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• York river murder: Man jailed for 2007 killing

  19-10-2020 18:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  David Roustoby is jailed for at least 19 years for the murder of David Clarke.
  
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• Why David Roustoby got away with murder for 13 years - police admit 'shortfalls'

  19-10-2020 18:14 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  KILLER David Roustoby believed police had enough evidence in 2007 to arrest him on suspicion of murder.
  
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• More than half children at Park Grove York in self-isolation

  19-10-2020 18:07 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  MORE than half the children at a York school are now self-isolating as more children have been sent home following another confirmed case of Covid-19 today.
  
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• Armed intruders steal jewellery and cash from Fulford home

  19-10-2020 17:44 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Armed burglars broke into a York home and stole jewellery and cash before they were distutbed.
  
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• Appeal to help find family of York man William Douglas

  19-10-2020 17:35 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  AN appeal has gone out to help trace relatives of a York man found dead at home.
  
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• New community sports facilities close to completion at Millthorpe School

  19-10-2020 16:53 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A NEW £1 million sports facility is close to completion at a York school.
  
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• 'Callous' David Roustoby sentenced to life for murdering David Clarke

  19-10-2020 15:46 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Killer David Roustoby this afternoon was given a life sentence for the murder of David Clarke 13 years ago.
  
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• Azeem Rafiq to be in racial diversity documentary commissioned by Cricket Australia

  19-10-2020 15:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ex-Yorkshire spinner Azeem Rafiq is to appear in a documentary series commissioned by Cricket Australia on experiences of suffering racial abuse.
  
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• Leather bag retailer Zatchels to open at 50 Stonegate, York

  19-10-2020 15:31 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A leather bag retailer which closed its city centre shop in 2019 has now moved into another address in York.
  
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• Ebor Nails in court over rubbish paperwork

  19-10-2020 15:14 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A nail salon and its boss face a £2,000 court bill because she failed to do the paperwork for its rubbish.
  
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• Council hits back at rumour York is to be put into Tier 3 today

  19-10-2020 15:04 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  RUMOURS that York is to be put into Tier 3 coronavirus restrictions today have been dismissed as "speculation" by City of York Council.
  
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• SEND US YOUR VIEW: How has coronavirus affected your business?

  19-10-2020 14:23 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE PANDEMIC has seen a number of shops close in York city centre over the last months.
  
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• York worst hit place in Britain for shop closures, new report says

  19-10-2020 14:05 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A RECORD number of shops have closed in the UK in the first half of the year – and York has been the hardest hit high street in the country.
  
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• Drax Power Station invests £180k in Selby College partnership

  19-10-2020 14:03 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  ENERGY giant Drax has sealed a five-year partnership worth £180,000 with a North Yorkshire college to boost skills and training.
  
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• York college chief calls for fair funding as National College Week gets underway

  19-10-2020 13:49 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A CALL to make funding a priority for colleges has been made as York marks Colleges Week 2020.
  
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• New Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell calls for Church ‘to change’

  19-10-2020 13:32 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The 98th Archbishop of York has called for the Church of England to “change” during his enthronement.
  
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• Appeal after hit and run on A64 near York

  19-10-2020 13:18 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a motorcyclist was involved in a hit and run crash on the A64 near York.
  
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• Almost half pupils at Haxby Road Academy self-isolating

  19-10-2020 12:54 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  ALMOST half the children at a York school are now self-isolating following a new confirmed case of Covid-19, this time affecting Year 3.
  
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• Man dies after being hit by car on A166 close to Stamford Bridge

  19-10-2020 12:23 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A PEDESTRIAN has died after being hit by a car near a village to the east of York.
  
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• Man dies after being hit by car near Stamford Bridge

  19-10-2020 12:23 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A PEDESTRIAN has died after being hit by a car near a village to the east of York.
  
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• Cod Beck Blenders launches CoClens hand sanitiser range

  19-10-2020 12:14 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A NORTH Yorkshire chemical company has launched its own sanitiser in the fight against Covid.
  
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• John Sentamu peerage 'imminent' amid House of Lords row

  19-10-2020 12:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK's first black archbishop was not automatically ennobled when he retired earlier this year.
  
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• Teenager injured in crash close to Vale of York Academy in York

  19-10-2020 11:29 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A TEENAGER was taken to hospital after a crash close to a York school this morning.
  
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• Girl, 15, injured in crash close to Vale of York Academy in York

  19-10-2020 11:29 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A TEENAGER was taken to hospital after a crash close to a York school this morning.
  
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• RFL targets 2021 Championship and League One return, with crowds key in the plan

  19-10-2020 11:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Plans are proposed for Championship and League One clubs to resume in the 2021 season, with a further push to bring crowds back.
  
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• Teenager injured in crash near Vale of York Academy

  19-10-2020 10:38 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  EMERGENCY services are on the scene of an on-going incident in a York suburb.
  
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• Police to launch ‘Covid cars’ to respond to tip-offs about rule breakers

  19-10-2020 10:33 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  POLICE are planning to launch ‘Covid cars’ to rapidly respond to public tip-offs about those flouting rules.
  
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• John Sentamu peerage expected ‘imminently’ after criticism of Government

  19-10-2020 10:32 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The former Archbishop of York John Sentamu is expected to get a life peerage imminently, it has emerged, after the Government was accused of “institutional prejudice” over Britain’s first black archbishop not being automatically ennobled.
  
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• Historic stained glass window smashed in burglary at Selby Abbey

  19-10-2020 10:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A CALLOUS burglar smashed a historic stained glass window during a break-in at Selby Abbey over the weekend.
  
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• York pub temporarily closes due to coronavirus infection

  19-10-2020 09:40 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A YORK pub has closed its doors temporarily after a positive Covid-19 test.
  
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• Park Grove Primary Academy in York confirms two coronavirus cases

  19-10-2020 09:13 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  TWO cases of coronavirus have been confirmed at a primary school in York.
  
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• Fire at historic forge in Murton near York

  19-10-2020 08:34 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  FIREFIGHTERS tackled a fire at an historic forge near York overnight.
  
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• Fire after car crashes in garden in Yedingham near Malton

  19-10-2020 08:27 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A CAR crashed in to a garden in a North Yorkshire village and burst in to flames.
  
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• Archbishop of York in warning over new Brexit legislation

  19-10-2020 08:11 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE Government’s controversial new Brexit legislation could set “a disastrous precedent” if passed in its current form, the UK’s archbishops have warned in a rare joint letter.
  
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• Potholes? Blame these heavy lorries

  19-10-2020 07:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  I HAVE attached a photograph which I recently took of an articulated HGV turning right from Hobgate into Moorgate.
  
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• "Help, our ten-year-old son still can't control his bowels"

  19-10-2020 06:50 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  ​Dear Kirsten,
  
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• Calendar celebrating NHS staff

  19-10-2020 06:14 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  A HOSPITAL charity's annual calendar will this year recognise the efforts of NHS staff during the Covid-19 pandemic.
  
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• Self-build plots to be sold on these eight York streets

  19-10-2020 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  MORE than 400 people have signed up to build their own homes on council-owned land across York.
  
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• Police cleared of misconduct over probe into death of Sonny Ferry

  19-10-2020 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  POLICE officers have been cleared of misconduct over their handling of an investigation into the death of a teenager in York’s River Foss last year.
  
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