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• 'Boil order' lifted after tap water bacteria alert

  14-05-2025 20:08 via bbc.com
  The order is lifted after being put in place for parts of North Yorkshire earlier this week.
  
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• ITV soap icon retires from Emmerdale and Coronation Street roles after 27 years

  14-05-2025 19:35 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The soap legend will retire after 27 years and will leave at the end of the month.
  
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• Racing royalty: Mullins trains King's Irish runner

  14-05-2025 19:28 via bbc.com
  King Charles III and Queen Camilla send their racehorse Reaching High to be trained in Ireland by Willie Mullins, while Whirl triumphs at York.
  
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• Man dies after car plunges into sea from pier

  14-05-2025 18:46 via bbc.com
  
  A local man, 70, has died after being rescued from Scarborough's South Bay last week, police say.
  
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• Armed petrol station robber jailed for six years

  14-05-2025 17:59 via bbc.com
  
  Roy Holmes told garage staff in Knaresborough to lie on the floor while he stole cash and tobacco.
  
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• Man dies after car goes into sea off North Yorkshire coast

  14-05-2025 17:48 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A DRIVER has died after a car went into the sea off the North Yorkshire coast.
  
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• Man on mobility scooter reportedly behaves abusively to family in York suburb

  14-05-2025 17:29 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A man riding a mobility scooter has abused a family in York suburb.
  
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• 'Lifetime' promotion of top North Yorkshire spa town launched

  14-05-2025 17:25 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Harrogate BID has created a series of impactful wider promotional campaigns featuring new branding for key town centre locations, a series of videos, guide maps and themed postcards.
  
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• Monk denies sexually assaulting two former pupils of North Yorkshire college

  14-05-2025 17:24 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A monk accused of sexually abusing two former students at a prestigious North Yorkshire school has categorically denied any wrongdoing.
  
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• Knife-wielding civil engineer jailed for 'frightening' garage robberies

  14-05-2025 17:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A  civil engineer turned robber is today serving six years in jail after police ambushed him as he fled past Leeds Bradford Airport.
  
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• 7 amazing facts about unique York venue opening for one weekend only

  14-05-2025 16:26 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  As York's Arts Barge prepares to open for three days this weekend we look at the long and arduous journey of creating a cultural centre on the Ouse
  
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• Police are 'very concerned' as they launch search for missing North Yorkshire man

  14-05-2025 16:03 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Police have said they are ‘very concerned’ as they look for a missing North Yorkshire man from near Whitby
  
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• North Yorkshire car park crash – police want to trace whoever left ‘incomplete note’

  14-05-2025 14:49 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A force spokesperson said: “A note was left on the vehicle, however, the mobile number was incomplete.”
  
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• Flypast to celebrate VE Day at North Yorkshire tractor event

  14-05-2025 13:54 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A wartime transport aircraft will help commemorate the 80th anniversary of VE-Day at this year’s Tractor Fest which takes place at Newby Hall, Ripon on June 7-8.
  
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• Man jailed for prolonged abuse of boy

  14-05-2025 13:48 via bbc.com
  Police say Stephen Mitchell showed "no remorse" for the abuse he had inflicted on his young victim.
  
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• Police identify man they'd like to speak to after assault in North Yorkshire

  14-05-2025 13:47 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating an assault which took place last month in North Yorkshire.
  
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• CCTV released after assault in North Yorkshire

  14-05-2025 13:47 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating an assault which took place last month in North Yorkshire.
  
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• Thief raids shop in North Yorkshire town

  14-05-2025 13:40 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A THIEF has struck at Next in Harrogate.
  
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• New Harrogate factory aims to employ 100

  14-05-2025 13:34 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A GLOBAL business is to create up to 100 jobs at a new factory in Harrogate.
  
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• Woman banned from keeping animals for life after starving dog to death

  14-05-2025 13:19 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A Selby woman has been banned from keeping animals for life and handed a suspended jail sentence after starving her dog to death.
  
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• Appeal after buzzard killed in North York Moors

  14-05-2025 13:17 via bbc.com
  The bird of prey is thought to have been shot in Goathland in early May, North Yorkshire Police says.
  
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• £10million 'trailblazer' scheme to 'remove barriers' and help get jobless into work

  14-05-2025 13:06 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  “Referrals for our trailblazer programme will come from a range of different access points and pathways including existing health and wellbeing hubs."
  
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• Suspected Second World War bomb detonated after village evacuation near York

  14-05-2025 12:54 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A safety cordon of a hundred metres was placed around an address in Flaxton’s main street, following the finding in an outbuilding undergoing renovation.
  
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• Popular North Yorkshire farm shop opens nursery

  14-05-2025 12:06 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A nursery has opened at a North Yorkshire farm shop, which follows a recent launch of a pizza restaurant on the site.
  
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• ‘Miracle’ as football fan, 23, wakes from coma after tree fall

  14-05-2025 11:45 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Leeds United fan Ed O'Brien, 23, has woken from his coma after suffering life-threatening injuries when he fell from a tree while watching his side's celebration parade.
  
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• LEGAL COLUMN: Keeping in touch with employees on long term sickness absence

  14-05-2025 11:44 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Long-term sickness absence presents challenges for employers, including costs, team impact, and uncertainty about the employee’s return.
  
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• York-based housebuilder to sell broadband firm for £100million

  14-05-2025 11:31 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  York-based housebuilder Persimmon PLC today announced it will sell its full fibre broadband service FibreNest to BUUK Infrastructure.
  
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• Wanted man arrested after two police appeals

  14-05-2025 11:27 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A wanted man has been arrested after two police appeals.
  
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• York Racecourse: The best in the country

  14-05-2025 11:10 via bbc.co.uk
  It's the Dante Festival & we hear from Clerk of the Course, William Derby. (Image: Getty)
  
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• York family's remarkable World War Two stories

  14-05-2025 11:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Elly Fiorentini speaks to her dad, Francesco Fiorentini.
  
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• Concerns over potential 'free-for-all' housing development in North Yorkshire

  14-05-2025 11:07 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  MPs and council chiefs are lobbying the government to lower its house building target for North Yorkshire amid fears housing development could become a “free-for-all”.
  
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• What prize does the Eurovision winner receive at the end of the competition?

  14-05-2025 11:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The UK's 2025 act is Remember Monday who will be hoping to win - here's what the winner of Eurovision gets.
  
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• Pictures and Video: East Yorkshire artists open their doors to public

  14-05-2025 10:55 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The Press took a tour of some of the incredible and inspirational studios centred around Pocklington and the Wolds.
  
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• First look as dozens of Yorkshire artists open studio doors for annual event

  14-05-2025 10:55 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  31 Artists. 21 locations and studios dotted around the East Riding of Yorkshire and The Wolds for Pocklington Area Open Studios 2025.
  
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• Suspected World War Two bomb safely detonated

  14-05-2025 10:47 via bbc.com
  A cordon put in place following the discovery in Flaxton on Tuesday has now been lifted.
  
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• North Yorkshire road reopens after suspected WW2 bomb is detonated

  14-05-2025 10:33 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  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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• Thousands of civil servant jobs to leave London

  14-05-2025 10:27 via bbc.com
  Civil servant roles will be created in cities including Leeds, Sheffield and York.
  
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• Major UK fashion brand to cut 1700 jobs despite having 'best days ahead'

  14-05-2025 09:14 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Burberry has announced plans to cut a potential 1,700 jobs worldwide as part of efforts to slash staff costs and return the luxury fashion brand to a profit.
  
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• Barclays, Santander and NatWest customers warned of upcoming changes

  14-05-2025 09:13 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Finance expert Caroline Butler has taken to TikTok to alert her followers about imminent changes at three of Britain's leading high street banks.
  
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• All UK residents could soon vote for London Mayor after petition hits milestone

  14-05-2025 09:13 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  All UK residents could soon be able to vote for the next London Mayor after a petition hit a major milestone.
  
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• Protected status for city's Jewish cemetery site

  14-05-2025 08:01 via bbc.com
  The site of the cemetery in York, known as Jewbury, is granted Scheduled Monument status.
  
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• Leeds fan out of coma after promotion parade fall

  14-05-2025 07:15 via bbc.com
  Stacey Barker says her son Ed O'Brien woke from his come on Monday, a week after the incident.
  
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• Two vehicles crash in North Yorkshire town - emergency crews called in

  14-05-2025 07:11 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  EMERGENCY crews have been called in after a two vehicle crash in Helmsley.
  
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• ‘The gates of hell are waiting for you’ - depraved North Yorkshire paedophile jailed

  14-05-2025 06:53 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A DEPRAVED Scarborough paedophile has been jailed for abusing a boy.
  
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• Man on bargain store quest visits 'viral' shop

  14-05-2025 06:53 via bbc.com
  A man who is visiting every Boyes store stops by at one made famous by its High Street neighbour.
  
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• Scarthingwell's Highfield Care Home observes International Nurses Day

  14-05-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Residents and staff at Highfield Care Home in Scarthingwell, Tadcaster, celebrated International Nurses Day on Monday, May 12, 2025.
  
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• RNLI mascot Stormy Stan to make appearance at York city centre fundraiser

  14-05-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The RNLI is encouraging people to "answer the Mayday call" and take part in a two-day fundraising event in York.
  
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• Pocklington rugby charity given King's Award for Voluntary Service

  14-05-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Pocklington Rugby in the Community was awarded the King’s Award for Voluntary Service.
  
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• Medical drama 'Tiger Country' to peel back lid on profession

  14-05-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  York Actors Collective is set to perform 'Tiger Country' at a York theatre.
  
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• Henshaws Beer Festival raises £23,000 after return to Knaresborough

  14-05-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Henshaws Beer Festival raised £23,000 for charity followings its return to Knaresborough in May 2025.
  
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