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• The Ashes 2023: Harry Brook open to signing multi-year England contract

  25-07-2023 19:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Batter Harry Brook says he is open to signing a multi-year central contract with England.
  
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• Sun shines for annual Ryedale Show

  25-07-2023 18:38
  
  FOLLOWING days of near constant rain, Ryedale Show opened to sunshine and light winds.
  
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• York Gin urges people enter York Press BusinessiQ Awards 2023

  25-07-2023 18:34
  
  Entering and winning the York Press Business Awards has given York Gin such a tonic, they are taking part again this year.
  
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• Field fire in Skates Lane in Sutton on the Forest near York

  25-07-2023 18:21
  
  North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service say they have been called to a field fire in Skates Lane in Sutton on the Forest.
  
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• Peter Garth burgled Sherburn Community Sports Club

  25-07-2023 18:00
  
  An EX-SCOTS Guard turned burglar left empty-handed when he raided a community sports club three times in one night.
  
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• Tributes paid to pilot who died in Bagby plane crash

  25-07-2023 17:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Harvey Dunmore was killed when the light aircraft he was in crashed into a field in North Yorkshire.
  
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• Sarah Czarnecki to be President of York & North Yorkshire Chamber

  25-07-2023 16:49
  
  A major business support body for York & North Yorkshire is to get a new figurehead.
  
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• Free travel by LNER for people returning to UK from Greece wildfires

  25-07-2023 16:48
  
  A York-based rail firm is offering free travel to people returning home to the UK following extensive wildfires on the Greek Islands of Rhoades and Corfu.
  
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• Massive York Central project set to get extra £40 MILLION

  25-07-2023 16:47
  
  Massive York Central project set to get extra £40 MILLION
  
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• Huntington Fish Shop in York set to become a home

  25-07-2023 16:31
  
  An empty fish and chip shop in a York suburb looks set to become housing.
  
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• Change of use sought for Huntington Fish Shop

  25-07-2023 16:31
  
  An empty fish and chip shop in a York suburb looks set to become housing.
  
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• More than £300 worth of items stolen from Holland Barratt in Ripon

  25-07-2023 16:15
  
  MORE than £300 worth of goods have been stolen from a shop in a North Yorkshire city - and police have launched a CCTV appeal.
  
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• The former Topshop in Coppergate Centre, York remains empty

  25-07-2023 16:14
  
  THE former Topshop building in the Coppergate Centre in York remains empty after a new bar and bowling alley is now looking for a home elsewhere in the city.
  
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• Red squirrels breeding at Yorkshire Arboretum, near Castle Howard

  25-07-2023 16:06
  
  Rare red squirrels have started breeding after moving into their new home in North Yorkshire.
  
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• Extra £1m for creation of new North Yorkshire and York Combined Authority

  25-07-2023 15:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority, led by an elected mayor, launches in November.
  
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• Thieves strike in Co-op store in Thirsk stealing £600 worth of goods

  25-07-2023 15:51
  
  THIEVES have struck in a store in a North Yorkshire town, stealing more than £600 worth of goods.
  
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• On duty: the police who once kept York’s traffic moving

  25-07-2023 15:33
  
  On duty: the police who once kept York’s traffic moving
  
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• Award-winning Brew York backs York Press BusinessiQ awards 2023

  25-07-2023 15:18
  
  Entering and winning business awards is helping a York firm brew even more success.
  
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• York Relay For Life at Acomb RI for Cancer Research UK

  25-07-2023 13:45
  
  THE stage is set for Relay For Life at Acomb RI in York this weekend.
  
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• Rollitts LLP backs Little Wold Vineyard at Driffield Show

  25-07-2023 13:41
  
  Law firm Rollits LLP, which has offices in Hull and York, partnered with Little Wold Vineyard to present wine tasting all day at their stand at Driffield Show last week.
  
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• York students help HECK! on Carbon Dioxide emissions

  25-07-2023 13:37
  
  Students at the University of York’s Sustainable Business Department says small firms like HECK! can play a big role in making the food industry net zero.
  
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• The Fox at Holgate is York CAMRA's Pub of the Season

  25-07-2023 13:30
  
  In their hunt for the city’s best pubs, York CAMRA has caught a fox, the Fox at Holgate.
  
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• 'Where exactly in York does Holgate end and Acomb begin?'

  25-07-2023 13:26
  
  'Where exactly in York does Holgate end and Acomb begin?'
  
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• 'Why do people insist on making loud 'phone calls in public?'

  25-07-2023 13:16
  
  'Why do people insist on making loud 'phone calls in public?'
  
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• Northallerton Treadmills sculpture recalls site's prison history

  25-07-2023 13:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The artwork shows Sophia Constable, 11, who was jailed for stealing a loaf of bread in 1873.
  
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• Project D doughnuts to open in Parliament Street

  25-07-2023 13:03
  
  York city centre is set to become the first location in the UK to welcome a “doughnut sensation” onto the high street.
  
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• Cayton Bay among UK's best secret beaches by The Telegraph

  25-07-2023 13:00
  
  Cayton Bay in North Yorkshire has been named among the UK's best secret beaches as an alternative to Scarborough by The Telegraph
  
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• North Yorkshire Combined Authority - extra £1m to be spent

  25-07-2023 12:53
  
  A committee that focuses on North Yorkshire’s devolution deal has approved an additional £1 million to implement the new authority.
  
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• Scarborough youngster gets birthday train ride from TPE

  25-07-2023 12:52
  
  An eight-year-old train fanatic from North Yorkshire was given the ultimate birthday surprise from a rail firm.
  
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• Plans to open new Roxy Ball Room in Stonebow House in York submitted

  25-07-2023 12:44
  
  PLANS to open a brand new games bar in a York city centre venue have been submitted.
  
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• North Yorkshire STAR Trust school pupils take part in conference

  25-07-2023 12:16
  
  Pupils from schools across North Yorkshire took part in a leadership conference.
  
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• Julian Sands: Room with a View actor's final cause of death is undetermined

  25-07-2023 12:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The British actor's body was recovered in June, months after he'd gone missing in the mountains.
  
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• Get Cycling, York work with Atwal-Brice family to find perfect cycles

  25-07-2023 11:47
  
  A YORK firm has been working with a renowned family in the disability and LGBTQIA+ community to help find them the perfect products for their autistic sons.
  
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• 'It's no wonder the Tories have lost the trust of the public'

  25-07-2023 11:46
  
  'It's no wonder the Tories have lost the trust of the public'.
  
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• 'Acomb's bollards would make a perfect tank trap to deter Putin'

  25-07-2023 11:36
  
  'Acomb's bollards would make a perfect tank trap to deter Putin'
  
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• North Yorkshire nurse Sarah Fiori receives national award

  25-07-2023 11:32
  
   
  
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• Boots York says fond farewell to Pauline after 51 years

  25-07-2023 11:27
  
  Pauline Aspinall has retired after 51 years of service at Boots in Coney Street in York.
  
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• Planning committee rejects scheme for Macmillan House in Acomb

  25-07-2023 11:24
  
  York councillors were united in their opposition to convert 17 bedsits into 8 flats and build two bungalows at the rear in a city suburb.
  
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• York St John team develop play to tackle unhealthy relationships

  25-07-2023 11:18
  
  A PLAY developed by university students in York, created to support the NSPCC charity, explores challenging themes around domestic violence through drama and workshops with secondary aged children.
  
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• York graduate Charlotte Owen becomes youngest peer in Lords

  25-07-2023 11:17
  
  A UNIVERSITY of York graduate has become the youngest peer in the House of Lords after taking her seat in the unelected chamber.
  
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• Free entry for people named 'Richard' at York Dungeon on Yorkshire Day

  25-07-2023 10:31
  
  A POPULAR York city centre attraction is offering free entry to all guests named Richard to celebrate the launch of its new summer show.
  
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• York and North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce supports Huntington plan

  25-07-2023 10:29
  
  A major business group is backing plans for 106 affordable homes in a York suburb. The York and North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce, including the York Property Forum, is supporting the scheme from Jomast Developments and Together Homes on New Lane in Huntington. The pair submitted their application to City of York Council in June, following public consultation. The council has still to determine the scheme, which features 2,3 and 4-bed homes, open space and tree and shrub planting. The chamber&
  
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• Mary and Andrew Atolagbe open Cafe Coco in New Earswick

  25-07-2023 10:08
  
  York couple Mary and Andrew Atolagbe have launched their latest food-based venture, opening Café Coco.
  
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• New mural appears along river Foss to 'transform' neglected area

  25-07-2023 09:59
  
  A NEW mural has appeared alongside a river in York, with the aim of transforming a "neglected" area of the city.
  
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• DWP Universal Credit rule change for thousands of parents

  25-07-2023 09:54
  
  The change comes after childcare payments for families on DWP Universal Credit rose by up to £522 a month in June
  
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• Big Brother stars may return for ITV's revival, reports say

  25-07-2023 09:42
  
  ITV2 is bringing back Big Brother later this year and some former housemates from the original series are expected to appear.
  
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• Sharmini Thomas cooks up courses at Cookery School, Grand Hotel, York

  25-07-2023 07:48
  
  York’s ‘Curry Queen’ is launching team-building cookery courses at the queen of the city’s hotel scene.
  
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• It's Ryedale Show day with “fantastic” number of entries

  25-07-2023 07:20
  
  Ryedale Show is back in full swing today (Tuesday) with a “fantastic” number of entries.
  
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• Scarborough Springhead School gets second 'outstanding' rating

  25-07-2023 07:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ofsted inspectors have praised leadership and pupil behaviour at Scarborough's Springhead School.
  
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• Firefighters investigate car fire in Northallerton

  25-07-2023 07:15
  
  Firefighters are investigating the cause of a car fire in Northallerton.
  
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