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• Bypass project to receive extra £11.7m after delay

  13-05-2025 19:56 via bbc.com
  The project includes building a bypass near Blubberhouses, replacing a section of the A59.
  
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• Cordon in place after suspected WW2 bomb found

  13-05-2025 19:12 via bbc.com
  Police say the Army's Explosive Ordnance Disposal team is due to attend to make the device safe.
  
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• Farm blaze 'started deliberately' - fire service

  13-05-2025 18:41 via bbc.com
  Fire crews were called to the scene on Magazine Road in Barlby on Monday evening.
  
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• Residents' bacteria concerns over 'boil order'

  13-05-2025 18:21 via bbc.com
  Higher than usual amounts of a type of bacteria have been found in someNorth Yorkshire tap water.
  
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• Theft at busy York shop sparks police investigation

  13-05-2025 18:03 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A theft at a busy shop in York is under investigation by police.
  
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• Ex-headteacher, 84, will die in prison after sexually abusing children, court hears

  13-05-2025 18:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A retired headteacher, 84, will die in prison after he was jailed for nearly 23 years for sexually abusing two young children, York Crown Court heard.
  
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• Keeper Oxley signs new Harrogate contract

  13-05-2025 17:59 via bbc.com
  Goalkeeper Mark Oxley signs a new two-year contract with Harrogate Town
  
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• Student describes going through 'hell' at Ampleforth College, trial hears

  13-05-2025 17:45 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A student who has accused a monk of molesting him at a prestigious North Yorkshire school said the worst abuse happened after he turned 16, a court heard.
  
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• The road through Staxton is understood to have reopened

  13-05-2025 17:20 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A SUSPECTED bomb has been found at a village property in North Yorkshire. A 100m safety cordon has been placed around an address on Main Street, Flaxton, following the discovery of suspected Second World War bomb in an outbuilding undergoing renovation.
  
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• The road through Flaxton is understood to have reopened

  13-05-2025 17:20 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A SUSPECTED bomb has been found at a village property in North Yorkshire. A 100m safety cordon has been placed around an address on Main Street, Flaxton, following the discovery of suspected Second World War bomb in an outbuilding undergoing renovation.
  
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• York event to help jobseekers to take place in June

  13-05-2025 17:14 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Jobseekers are urged to attend an event in York next month which is promoting volunteering, work experience and wellbeing.
  
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• Residents evacuated after suspected wartime bomb found in North Yorkshire village

  13-05-2025 17:05 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A SUSPECTED bomb has been found at a village property in North Yorkshire.
  
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• Thief raids supermarket in North Yorkshire town

  13-05-2025 17:02 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A THIEF has struck at a Co-op shop in Pannal
  
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• North Yorkshire firm promotes country hikes for team bonding

  13-05-2025 16:41 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Win Business Solutions of Harrogate is offering clients the chance to mix business with pleasure by organising a series of guided hikes around the North Yorkshire Dales.
  
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• Prisoner did not intend to end his life - jury

  13-05-2025 16:12 via bbc.com
  Andrew Winspear, 53, from Whitby, was found dead in his cell in 2023, hours after a court appearance.
  
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• Woman wanted after pushchair theft in York

  13-05-2025 16:07 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A woman is wanted by police in York following the theft of a pushchair from a shop at Monks Cross.
  
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• Popular York pub to get new landlady

  13-05-2025 15:54 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A York landlord has called last orders. But it won’t be all change as a popular bar manager is taking over the cellar at the Waggon and Horses.
  
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• North Yorkshire Council to host 'first' celebration of business

  13-05-2025 15:12 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A celebration of North Yorkshire’s diverse and innovative businesses and a week of opportunity to share best practice and learn vital skills to help enterprise grow will take place in June.
  
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• Crash leaves biker with life-changing injuries

  13-05-2025 14:53 via bbc.com
  The collision, involving a motorbike and a car, happened at Dunnington on Monday, police say.
  
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• Biker suffers life changing injuries in York crash

  13-05-2025 14:27 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  North Yorkshire Police say they want to hear from witnesses and anyone with dashcam footage following a crash on the A166 Stamford Bridge Road at Dunnington.
  
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• Church conversion to hostel for walkers completed

  13-05-2025 14:17 via bbc.com
  Organisers say the first guests will stay at the former church at the end of May.
  
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• York-based energy firm relocates HQ

  13-05-2025 13:44 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A York battery storage company has agreed to lease 3,660 sq ft of workspace at Hudson Quarter in the city centre in a deal supported by real estate firm JLL.
  
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• ‘We are very honoured’: Spitfires to fly over York village as carnival returns

  13-05-2025 13:35 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Two Spitfires are due to fly over a Strensall as part of its annual carnival celebrations.
  
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• Life expectancy gap between richest and poorest parts of York revealed

  13-05-2025 13:28 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  People living in the wealthiest part of York live 11 years longer than those in the poorest, according to a City of York Council report warning that life expectancy trends are worsening.
  
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• VIDEO: Malicious cyber attack leaves shelves running empty in York supermarkets

  13-05-2025 12:52 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Shelves are looking woefully bare in York supermarket chain Co-op due to low stock supplies following a malicious cyber attack.
  
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• North Yorkshire man wanted on recall to prison is arrested

  13-05-2025 12:43 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The search is still on for a North Yorkshire man wanted by police.
  
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• Fresh appeal launched for North Yorkshire man wanted on recall to prison

  13-05-2025 12:43 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The search is still on for a North Yorkshire man wanted by police.
  
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• Appeal: Woman picked up 'sum of money' another shopper dropped in York store

  13-05-2025 12:23 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Police issue CCTV appeal: Woman picked up 'sum of money' another shopper dropped in Home Bargains
  
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• Vandals attack house with rock on North Yorkshire estate

  13-05-2025 12:20 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  VANDALS have thrown a rock through a front window in Eastfield, Scarborough.
  
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• Early-morning theft of vehicle from North Yorkshire town

  13-05-2025 12:13 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  It was taken around 4.30am on the morning of Thursday, May 8, according to police.
  
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• Man believed to be carrying knife around York suburb

  13-05-2025 11:59 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A man has been reported for carrying a knife in Burdyke Avenue and Water Lane, as police investigate a violent incident in Clifton.
  
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• Inside the North Yorkshire estate on sale for £25m

  13-05-2025 11:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Johnny Reed visits the Kirkham Estate near Malton.
  
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• World's only all-disabled racing driver team rallies for York deaf charity

  13-05-2025 11:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Hearing Dogs for Deaf People which trains dogs to alert deaf people to life-saving sounds has received a £1,200 boost for its training centre near York.
  
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• Dales landlady vows to fight legal action after pub closure

  13-05-2025 10:34 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A Yorkshire Dales landlady facing legal action after closing her pub and opening a tearoom instead has vowed to keep fighting her case.
  
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• Duo's remarkable feat at annual York tournament

  13-05-2025 10:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Two golfers at the York Vikings Rotary Club charity golf day at York Golf Club scored a hole-in-one.
  
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• Glastonbury screening saved from cancellation

  13-05-2025 09:19 via bbc.com
  Firms, organisations and residents donate £5,000 so the event at Knaresborough Castle can go ahead.
  
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• Signalling fault affects train services through York

  13-05-2025 09:09 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A signalling fault is causing disruption to rail services using York station.
  
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• Most train services through York returning to normal after signalling fault

  13-05-2025 09:09 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A signalling fault had caused disruption to rail services using York station.
  
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• Three fires started deliberately in York suburb - emergency crews called in

  13-05-2025 08:01 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Three fires in Acomb in York have been started deliberately.
  
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• 'These children felt rejected at school before they came to our referral unit'

  13-05-2025 07:19 via bbc.com
  Springwell in Harrogate takes small numbers of pupils who have been excluded from mainstream school.
  
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• How York's libraries are full of surprises - and not just full of books!

  13-05-2025 07:15 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A look at how York's libraries are full of surprises - and not just full of books
  
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• Yorkshire drop in insolvency-related activity reported

  13-05-2025 07:01 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  New business starts-ups and insolvency-related activity had both fallen across the UK and in Yorkshire and the Humber in April, according to the latest research from the UK's insolvency and restructuring trade body, R3.
  
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• Fraudster strikes at services in North Yorkshire

  13-05-2025 06:45 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A FRAUDSTER has struck at Wetherby Services in North Yorkshire.
  
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• Why York marketing expert finds national summit her cup of tea!

  13-05-2025 06:35 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Jen Whitfield will be at the summit on Thursday called Killing It and Caring
  
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• On this day in 2015: artists' garden underway behind York Art Gallery

  13-05-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  On this day in 2015, the York Press reported that work had begun on the creation of an artists' garden and edible wood behind York Art Gallery.
  
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• New homes plan for York village moves step closer - despite fears

  13-05-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  More than 40 new houses - including affordable homes - in a village near York have moved one step closer to being built, despite objections.
  
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• Men’s mental health taskforce plan as mayor opens up on his own struggles

  13-05-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Sports and fitness could be used to improve men’s mental health in York and North Yorkshire as its mayor David Skaith opened up about his struggles following the death of his father.
  
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• Medals distributed to participants of University of York Roses Fun Run

  13-05-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The University of York Students' Union's 'Roses Fun Run' took place on Saturday, May 3.
  
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• Helen Skelton, Matt Baker, and more to appear at Great Yorkshire Show

  13-05-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Celebrities from the farming world, including Helen Skelton, are set to appear at the Great Yorkshire Show 2025.
  
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• Farmers deserve a fair deal, says York and North Yorkshire mayor after trade deal

  13-05-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  High food standards must remain a red line in any future trade talks with the US, York and North Yorkshire’s mayor David Skaith has said.
  
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