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• Selby Abbey history project gets £150k lottery cash boost

  22-06-2023 18:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The money will help fund a project highlighting the near 1,000-year history of Selby Abbey.
  
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• Dean Cornelius: Harrogate Town sign midfielder after Motherwell exit

  22-06-2023 18:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  League Two club Harrogate Town sign midfielder Dean Cornelius on a two-year deal after he turned down a new contract at Motherwell.
  
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• Helmsley: firefighters on the scene at barn fire in Cold Kirby

  22-06-2023 18:33 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Six fire crews are on the scene at a large barn fire in North Yorkshire.
  
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• Hilton York take on 84 mile hike for St Leonard's Hospice

  22-06-2023 18:21 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
   
  
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• Dead fish in River Foss, York – Environment Agency says why

  22-06-2023 18:01 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The Environment Agency has revealed why dead fish have been seen in the River Foss in York today (June 22).
  
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• CCTV footage released after Bridlington café burgled

  22-06-2023 17:36 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Police have released CCTV after a Bridlington café was burgled.
  
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• Selby and Ainsty by-election: Lib Dems name candidate

  22-06-2023 17:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Voters will go to the polls on 20 July to elect a new MP following the resignation of Nigel Adams.
  
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• RMT announces railway strike action in July - find out when

  22-06-2023 17:19 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Some 20,000 railway workers affiliated with the RMT will go on strike on multiple dates throughout July 2023. Here is when trains will be disrupted in England
  
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• Royal Town Planning Institute awards Best Plan for Neighbourhood Plan

  22-06-2023 17:18 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  HOW York Minster aims to guide its future development has earned it a top award.
  
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• A1079 Wilberfoss crash near turn off to Bolton - tailbacks

  22-06-2023 17:15 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  There's been a crash on the A1079 with the eastbound blocked carriageway, and queueing traffic due to a crash from the Wilberfoss turn off to the Bolton turn off.
  
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• A1079 Wilberfoss crash near turn off to Bolton - cleared

  22-06-2023 17:15 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  There's been a crash on the A1079 with the eastbound carriageway blocked, and queueing traffic due to a crash from the Wilberfoss turn off to the Bolton turn off.
  
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• RIO Brazilian Steakhouse to open in former Piccolino in Bridge Street

  22-06-2023 16:48 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A meaty addition to York’s dining scene is promised with RIO Brazilian Steakhouse announcing plans to open in the city centre later this year.
  
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• Bridlington farmer William Waind in National Egg Award bid

  22-06-2023 16:39 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Bridlington farmer William Waind, 25, from Marton Manor Farm, has made it to the finals of the National Egg and Poultry Awards.
  
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• Who will your team face in Carabao Cup & EFL Trophy?

  22-06-2023 16:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Relegated Premier League side Leicester City will travel to League One Burton Albion in the first round of the Carabao Cup.
  
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• Wife's tribute to 'wonderful' Shipley dad killed in A61 crash

  22-06-2023 16:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Shipley dad Masum Miah died at the scene of the two-car crash on 18 June, police say.
  
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• Poppleton family touched by support after vandals destroy tree

  22-06-2023 16:10 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE family of York girl Millie Wright, who died say they have been touched by the show of support after a tree planted in Upper Poppleton to celebrate her life was destroyed.
  
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• Julian Sands: Missing actor remains in our hearts, say family

  22-06-2023 15:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Julian Sands' family spoke after fresh searches for the actor in mountains north of Los Angeles.
  
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• George Mills: British athlete on taking a different path and aiming for World Championships

  22-06-2023 14:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  George Mills is the son of a former England footballer but he has forged his own path, which he hopes will lead to World Championship qualification.
  
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• RA Braithwaite Jeweller, in Goodramgate, York, closes

  22-06-2023 14:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Owners of a York family jewellers have closed their shop after 77 years. 
  
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• Tributes to man who died in Harrogate Peugeot and BMW crash

  22-06-2023 13:48 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The family of Masum Miah, who died at the scene of a crash on the A61 Harrogate Road at Dunkeswick near Harrogate, have paid tribute.
  
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• Bubwith bridge closure shortened after complaints from villagers

  22-06-2023 13:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Officials say the closure in Bubwith is "unavoidable" but teams will work to speed up repairs.
  
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• Ripon Farm Services boss celebrates MBE in King's Honours

  22-06-2023 13:19 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  WELL-RESPECTED businessman Geoff Brown of Ripon Farm Services is celebrating after receiving an award in the King's Birthday Honours.
  
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• ilke Homes files a Notice of Intention to appoint administrators

  22-06-2023 13:19 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Troubled Flaxby housebuilder ilke Homes has filed a Notice of Intention to appoint administrators.
  
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• Manager jailed after stealing thousands from Whitby holiday business

  22-06-2023 13:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ricky Stevenson used the stolen money to fund his drug and gambling habit, police say.
  
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• Jury discharged in trial of Teresa Hanson who denies murdering husband

  22-06-2023 13:03 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A jury has failed to reach verdicts in the trial of a woman who stabbed her husband in the chest with a kitchen knife.
  
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• Gear4Music blames tough trading conditions over latest figures

  22-06-2023 12:44 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  York-based online music retailer Gear4Music has recorded a small loss, blaming tough trading conditions. In the year to March 30, the company which also has a public showroom on Clifton Moor recorded a loss of £400,000, compared to a profit of £5m the previous year. However, revenues increased by 3% over the year, from £147.6m to £152m, and by 26% in 2020 when revenue was £120.3m. Gross margins declined slightly, as did the number of ‘active customers’ d
  
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• Wanted man could be in Scarborough or Bridlington

  22-06-2023 12:41 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Police are hunting for a wanted man who could be in Scarborough or Bridlington.
  
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• Prudence Bebb: Tributes to former teacher from York

  22-06-2023 12:39 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A FORMER teacher, writer and historian from a York village has died, aged 84.
  
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• Three hundred children come to York to 'make music'

  22-06-2023 12:15 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Three hundred children come to York to 'make music'
  
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• York Ghost Merchants Raffall bid to help York boy Bill, 11

  22-06-2023 12:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  York Ghost Merchants in Shambles has raised more than £13,000 in just two weeks to help an 11-year-old boy from Holgate with mitochondrial disease.
  
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• 'It's not personal, Mary. All York's grass verges are this bad'

  22-06-2023 11:43 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  'It's not personal, Mary. All York's grass verges are this bad'
  
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• Ryedale charities say they feel betrayed by North Yorkshire Council

  22-06-2023 11:41 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Charities across Ryedale have said they feel betrayed by North Yorkshire Council (NYC) after its Executive Members voted to refuse payments for crucial infrastructure projects.
  
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• Hinderwell holiday business manager jailed after theft

  22-06-2023 11:31 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A man has been jailed for two and a half years after admitting stealing thousands of pounds from a Hinderwell holiday business where he worked as a manager.
  
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• 'It's time for a rethink on York's Coney Street proposals'

  22-06-2023 11:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  'It's time for a rethink on York's Coney Street proposals'
  
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• Doctor's warning to parents amid Met Office heat-health alert

  22-06-2023 11:27 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A yellow heat-health alert warning has been put in place by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the Met Office
  
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• Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg cage match fight agreed to

  22-06-2023 11:26 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The owner of Twitter, Elon Musk, and the founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, have agreed to fight each other in a cage match
  
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• Met Office heat-health alert warnings issued for England

  22-06-2023 11:06 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  New heat-health alert warnings have been issued as the Met Office forecasts show temperatures reaching as high as 29C this weekend
  
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• Fire crews currently at the scene of a large barn fire near Helmsley

  22-06-2023 11:02 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  We are currently at the scene of a large barn fire in Cold Kirby, Helmsley - a number of appliances and a water bowser are at the scene. Our crews are working hard to fight the fire and protect surrounding buildings.
  
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• VFC Foods takes Meatless Farm from administration

  22-06-2023 10:51 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A York company famous for its ‘vegan friend chicken’ has rescued a fellow Yorkshire plant-based food company from administration.
  
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• Review: Sam Fender's Newcastle gig -'He is our Springsteen'

  22-06-2023 10:48 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Review of Sam Fender's gig at St James Park, Newcastle
  
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• Harrogate away to Doncaster in opening day derby

  22-06-2023 10:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wrexham host MK Dons on the opening weekend of the League Two season, while Notts County face Sutton on their EFL return.
  
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• Harrogate: man charged after serious crash in Yew Tree Lane

  22-06-2023 10:13 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A man has been charged in connection with a serious crash in Yew Tree Lane, Harrogate, earlier this year.
  
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• First Bus depot on James Street to go fully electric

  22-06-2023 09:55 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Work to transform the First Bus depot on James Street into the first outside London to be fully electric gets underway this week.
  
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• ITV Loose Women star Andrea McLean gives fans health update

  22-06-2023 09:48 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Loose Women star Andrea McLean was left bedbound for six months after contracting Covid and the flu
  
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• Jogger attacked by 'out of control' dog in York - police

  22-06-2023 09:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police issue a photo of a woman they want to speak to after a jogger was attacked by a dog.
  
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• Crash on A63 and A19 roundabout at Brayton near Selby

  22-06-2023 08:38 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  There’s been a crash on the A63 roundabout at Brayton near Selby
  
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• Hales rabbit hole letters find sparks decades-old mystery

  22-06-2023 07:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A bundle of letters dating back almost 50 years are discovered buried in a hole by a gas engineer.
  
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• NRM in York to record history of LGBTQ+ railway workers

  22-06-2023 07:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The National Railway Museum is interviewing LGBTQ+ railway workers for an oral history project.
  
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• Thieves have stolen a quad bike in Goathland near Whitby

  22-06-2023 07:10 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Thieves have stolen a quad bike in Goathland near Whitby.
  
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• Hair’s to you, Chester: York 7-year-old donates hair to charity

  22-06-2023 07:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Hair’s to you, Chester: York 7-year-old donates hair to charity
  
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