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• Bites on gladiator bones prove combat with lion

  23-04-2025 20:01 via bbc.com
  Experts say the discovery provides the first physical evidence of gladiatorial combat with animals.
  
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• Roman gladiator 'killed by lion' in York is world-first archaeological discovery

  23-04-2025 20:00
  
  A suspected lion bite has been found on a skeleton in a Roman burial site in Driffield Terrace, York, leading researchers to believe that gladiators fought wild beasts in the ancient city of Eboracum.
  
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• Lion bite discovery gives 'remarkable insight' into Roman life in York

  23-04-2025 20:00
  
  A suspected lion bite found on a Roman skeleton in a burial site in Driffield Terrace, York, gives a "remarkable insight" into the city's history, a researcher said.
  
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• Over £3,000 worth of tools stolen from property in North Yorkshire.

  23-04-2025 18:54
  
  OVER £3,000 worth of tools have been stolen from a property in North Yorkshire.
  
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• Woman in her 70s injured in holiday park assault

  23-04-2025 18:16 via bbc.com
  A man in his 80s is arrested in connection with the incident at a park outside York.
  
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• Distinctive e-bike 'with fat tyres' stolen from York city centre

  23-04-2025 18:11
  
  Ab e-bike with ‘distinctive fat tyres’ has been stolen from York city centre.
  
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• Serious assault leaves victim with broken nose and eye condition

  23-04-2025 17:20
  
  Police are appealing for information about a serious assault that took place in Harrogate.
  
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• Live owls no longer kept at centre after backlash

  23-04-2025 17:19 via bbc.com
  Owners say the education centre in York's Goodramgate will reopen as an owl-themed shop.
  
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• The £1 'time-saving' item experts say will make cleaning your home 'a breeze'

  23-04-2025 17:17
  
  A home interior expert has shared a £1 item that can help you declutter and spring clean your home with ease.
  
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• Yorkshire Air Museum prepares to celebrate VE day

  23-04-2025 17:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Olivia Courtney-Ashton chats to Jerry Ibbotson.
  
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• Woman in her 70s injured in police incident at holiday park near York

  23-04-2025 16:36
  
  A woman has been injured in an incident on a York holiday park.
  
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• Grass animals and extra seating make return for summer in York

  23-04-2025 16:17
  
  Summer is coming with the return of much-loved seating and eye-catching grass animal sculptures to York.
  
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• Police arrest suspect after break-in at a North Yorkshire business

  23-04-2025 15:45
  
  POLICE investigating a burglary at a North Yorkshire business have arrested a suspect.
  
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• York firm makes appointment to boost growth of Artificial Intelligence

  23-04-2025 14:56
  
  York tech firm Intreface has appointed Jack Barton as Marketing Manager to spearhead its ambitious growth plans for Omnie AI, the company's flagship artificial intelligence product.
  
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• Play based on popular children's show to visit York on global tour

  23-04-2025 14:17
  
  A popular children’s TV show is coming to York as part of a global tour.
  
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• WANTED: Director with vision to lead touring production of the Nativity in York

  23-04-2025 14:09
  
  The York Mystery Plays Supporters Trust is planning to stage a community production of the Nativity in and around York in November and December – and has launched a search for a new director to lead the show.
  
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• 'I hope we will get to see him wearing it!' - Prime Minister's gift from City Ladies

  23-04-2025 13:59
  
  A FOOTBALL foundation manager from York got to present the Prime Minister with a special shirt in Downing Street.
  
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• Selby firm enters administration despite initial sales hopes

  23-04-2025 13:34
  
  Selby-based natural aggregates company Stones4Homes Ltd is ceasing to trade despite three parties initially interested in buying the business.
  
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• York has some great traditions - but does the city need some new ones?

  23-04-2025 13:30
  
  DUNCAN MARKS of York Civic Trust looks back at York’s customs and traditions and asks do we need new ones?
  
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• Coupe without compromise from Peugeot looks great with tech aplenty

  23-04-2025 13:27
  
  PEUGEOT has form when it comes to coupes. For as long as I can remember it has offered a sleek three-door to complement its family-sized saloons.
  
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• Views sought on £2m plan to tackle city bus delays

  23-04-2025 13:19 via bbc.com
  York transport bosses say the city centre scheme will prioritise buses over other traffic.
  
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• Uncertainty over possible York school strike day closures

  23-04-2025 13:01
  
  IT'S unclear whether All Saints RC and St George's RC schools will be forced to close or part close on strike days.
  
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• York Gin to add tonic to Press business networking meeting

  23-04-2025 12:58
  
  York Gin will talk about how its new distillery came to Middleton's Hotel at the next York Press business networking event on Tuesday April 29 at York St John University.
  
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• Yorkshire chemicals giant reports 'encouraging start' to 2025

  23-04-2025 12:23
  
  Yorkshire chemicals giant, Croda International, has reported an 8% rise in sales to £442m in the first quarter of 2025.
  
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• Council defers Filey bar’s licence application over ‘insufficient’ information

  23-04-2025 12:21
  
  A Filey bar’s premises application has been deferred after councillors raised concerns about ‘insufficient’ information.
  
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• Why this York festival aims to be 'dead good'

  23-04-2025 12:07
  
  York Dead Good Festival aims to get people talking about death when it is staged in York.
  
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• Owl shop in York city centre stops showing live birds after furious backlash

  23-04-2025 12:00
  
  York business Owl Adventures will stop having live birds at its shop in Goodramgate after thousands of people signed a petition in an angry backlash.
  
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• Chart-topping band announces York date on celebratory tour

  23-04-2025 11:40
  
  A CHART-TOPPING band is heading to York as it celebrates 15 years since its hit album.Scouting for Girls is releasing the 15th anniversary edition of Everybody Wants to Be on TV on April 25th, with celebrations continuing with a 2026 headline tour.
  
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• York office of consultancy launches new service to help housebuilders

  23-04-2025 11:28
  
  Identity Consult (IC), the independent development and construction consultancy with offices in York, has announced the launch of IC Development
  
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• Chart-topping rock band heads to York

  23-04-2025 11:00
  
  Indie-rock legends Ocean Colour Scene announce they are coming to York Barbican on Saturday 26th July 2025.
  
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• Decision over new bar deferred until summer

  23-04-2025 10:54 via bbc.com
  North Yorkshire councillors says a proposal to serve alcohol until 01:00 is not detailed enough.
  
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• £5000 warning issued to Nationwide, Lloyds, NatWest and Santander customers

  23-04-2025 09:45
  
  A warning has been issued to households who have less than £5,000 in savings accounts.
  
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• Warning to M&S customers over delays to orders amid cyber attack on retail chain

  23-04-2025 09:43
  
  The retailer has apologised after its stores were impacted by a “cyber incident” in recent days.
  
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• Angellica Bell breaks silence on Martin Lewis axe in emotional confession

  23-04-2025 09:00
  
  Angellica Bell has opened up about her axe from The Martin Lewis Money Show on ITV's Celebrity Big Brother.
  
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• Instagram launches new video service to rival TikTok as app's future uncertain

  23-04-2025 07:52
  
  Meta-owned Instagram has launched a new video editing service set to rival TikTok amid the app's uncertain future.
  
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• Who left Celebrity Big Brother last night? 3 stars evicted - see 6 finalists

  23-04-2025 07:43
  
  This is who left Celebrity Big Brother on ITV last night (April 22) as three housemates were evicted on 'Triple Tuesday' - see who the six finalists are.
  
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• Chart-topping legends to play 11-hour musical festival in North Yorkshire

  23-04-2025 07:15
  
  Chart-topping legends Armand Van Helden and Ultra Naté to head the Love to be…Festival in Harrogate at the end of summer
  
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• What do town councils do and why do we need them?

  23-04-2025 07:02 via bbc.com
  Voters will head to the polls on 1 May to elect new town councillors in Scarborough and Harrogate.
  
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• Thornton-le-Dale Ukuleles surpass £100k for charity

  23-04-2025 07:00
  
  A GROUP which started with a handful of people playing music around a kitchen table has raised over £100,000 for charity.
  
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• Bridge through North Yorkshire town reopens to traffic

  23-04-2025 07:00
  
   
  
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• Bike thief strikes in York suburb

  23-04-2025 06:32
  
  North Yorkshire Police has issued this CCTV still of a man they want to speak to, following the theft of a bike at Marjorie Waite Court in Clifton.
  
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• Long lost shops of York: how many of these shops in Shambles do you remember?

  23-04-2025 06:04
  
  This archive photo of York might spark a few memories - do you remember any of these shops in Shambles, York?
  
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• 'In Conversation with...' event with artist Harland Miller this May

  23-04-2025 06:00
  
  Artist and writer Harland Miller is set to return to York Art Gallery this May.
  
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• 'I lived in my chair': Gym helps York man get his life back after agonising year

  23-04-2025 06:00
  
  Mick Frankish is enjoying a new lease of life after an agonising year confined to his armchair following two hip operations.
  
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• Good Friday sees debut instalment of new James Herriot walking tour

  23-04-2025 06:00
  
  A James Herriot walking tour has launched in Thirsk.
  
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• 'Financial pressures' behind rise in admission fees at York Minster

  23-04-2025 06:00
  
  York Minster has explained an increase in admission fees of more than 60 per cent since the pandemic.
  
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• Dinner event raises hundreds of pounds for grassroots projects in York

  23-04-2025 06:00
  
  A STEW community meal in York has funded grassroots projects in York.
  
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• Council insists it is 'among the best value for money' after top earners revealed

  23-04-2025 06:00
  
  More than 20 people are being paid over £100,000 a year at North Yorkshire Council – but directors insist the authority is one of the best value for money in the country.
  
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• Commemorative George Stubbs horse sculptures to be auctioned

  23-04-2025 06:00
  
  Eight horse sculptures, created for George Stubbs' 300th birthday celebrations last year, are set to be auctioned.
  
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• Calls for temporary Post Office as closure of branch in York looms

  23-04-2025 06:00
  
  York's Liberal Democrats are calling for an interim Post Office as the closure of Haxby's branch looms.
  
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