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• Two deer get stuck in York and North Yorkshire

  15-05-2025 19:16 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Two deer have been stuck in fences in North Yorkshire.
  
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• Wanted man arrested after series of police appeals

  15-05-2025 19:02 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A wanted man has been arrested after a series of police appeals.
  
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• Hosepipe ban 'unless rain comes' - Yorkshire Water

  15-05-2025 18:22 via bbc.com
  Yorkshire Water says the measure may be needed unless there is rainfall before the end of May.
  
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• Ampleforth College monk had 'crushes' on adolescent boys, court told

  15-05-2025 18:16 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A monk accused of sexually abusing boys at Ampleforth College told a doctor he had “crushes” on adolescent boys and rushed after them in the street, a court has heard.
  
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• Youth group street art unveiled at football ground

  15-05-2025 17:53 via bbc.com
  Spanish artist Eduard Sacrest has been working with Tadcaster youngsters to create street murals.
  
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• 'Dangerous' paedophile jailed for 22 years

  15-05-2025 17:12 via bbc.com
  Former teacher David John Hampshire, 84, admits 13 charges including rape and sexual assault.
  
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• Force's canine crime-busters win national awards

  15-05-2025 16:59 via bbc.com
  The on-duty work of two North Yorkshire Police dogs is recognised at a national awards ceremony.
  
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• Call for York and North Yorkshire firms to help with top business survey

  15-05-2025 16:53 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Now is the time for all businesses to have your say on how you feel the economy is doing.
  
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• Tributes after death of reporter who exposed grooming gang scandals

  15-05-2025 16:31 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Andrew Norfolk, the former Times reporter who exposed the Rotherham grooming gang scandal, has died aged 60, the newspaper has reported.
  
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• York service remembers those who ‘gave us our freedom and the life we enjoy today’

  15-05-2025 16:17 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A VE Day service in York remembered those who had made the ultimate sacrifice during the Second World War.
  
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• York concert raises £5,700 for good causes

  15-05-2025 15:46 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A concert in York has raised £5,700 for good causes in the city.
  
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• Popular York city centre wine bar announces it is to move

  15-05-2025 15:43 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The popular York city centre wine bar Pairings has announced it plans to move to another location in Castlegate.
  
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• Global internet sensation creating ‘vibrant’ community garden in North Yorks town

  15-05-2025 15:10 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  An ecological gardener who has become a global internet sensation is creating a new community garden in Pickering.
  
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• Four men jailed as police dismantle ‘Tony Montana’ drug dealing line in North Yorks

  15-05-2025 14:39 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Four men have been jailed for a combined total of 13 and a half years for their roles in conspiring to supply cocaine in North Yorkshire – after police dismantled a drug dealing line named “Tony Montana”.
  
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• Mum's rent petition gets more than 40,000 signatures in a week

  15-05-2025 14:32 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A petition by County Durham mum Bridget Chapman calling for a cap on how much landlords can raise rent has been signed by thousands
  
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• St Leonard's at 40: 'What the hospice means to us'

  15-05-2025 13:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Joanita Musisi speaks to people connected with St Leonard's Hospice in York.
  
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• York entrepreneur launches eco-friendly mobile car valeting service

  15-05-2025 13:38 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  York entrepreneur Gareth Livesley launched an eco-friendly mobile car valeting service called Kaizen.
  
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• Eight arrests during police crime blitz in York and Selby

  15-05-2025 13:27 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Eight arrests have been made during a police blitz on crime in York and Selby.
  
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• Date announced for second 'Meet the Media' business networker

  15-05-2025 13:13 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  York PR experts Linda Harrison and Jo Leatham have announced the city’s second ‘Meet the Media’ speed networking event is on Thursday June 26.
  
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• Court museum targeted by vandals in paint attack

  15-05-2025 13:10 via bbc.com
  Vandals threw yellow paint at the walls and door of Ripon's Courthouse Museum, staff say.
  
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• ‘We must send a message to our government': pro-Palestinian activists gather in York

  15-05-2025 12:43 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Pro-Palestinian activists have staged a peaceful protest outside York Hospital.
  
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• New picture released in search for missing North Yorkshire man

  15-05-2025 12:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Police have released a new image in the search for a missing man from North Yorkshire.
  
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• Missing North Yorkshire man found, say police

  15-05-2025 12:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Police have found a missing man from North Yorkshire.
  
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• York firm reports progress with 'multi-billion dollar' liver treatment opportunities

  15-05-2025 11:50 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  York-based bio-tech company, the Aptamer Group, is reporting progress with its treatments to combat liver fibrosis.
  
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• York crime drama to return for second series - with BAFTA winning actress

  15-05-2025 11:42 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A hit crime drama, set in York, will be returning for a second series this year.
  
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• North Yorkshire road reopens after 24-hours due to burst water main

  15-05-2025 10:34 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The A171 is closed at Burniston due to a burst water main.
  
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• Main road in North Yorkshire closed due to burst water main

  15-05-2025 10:34 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The A171 is closed at Burniston due to a burst water main.
  
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• 'Carnage' on main road in North Yorkshire closed due to burst water main

  15-05-2025 10:34 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The A171 is closed at Burniston due to a burst water main.
  
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• The best value supermarket lunch deals ranked - from cheapest to most expensive

  15-05-2025 10:14 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The best value supermarket lunch deals ranked - with options from Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrison's, Co-op, Waitrose and Poundland
  
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• Damaged barrier to be replaced amid safety fears

  15-05-2025 08:16 via bbc.com
  The road barrier in York was damaged at Christmas and debris remains at the scene, councillors say.
  
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• The real-life facts about York's strangest twins, Greta and Freda Chaplin

  15-05-2025 07:15 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Here are 13 facts about world-famous York twins, Freda and Greta Chaplin, who have inspired a Hollywood film starring Rooney and Kate Mara
  
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• What is bi-polar disorder and how to spot the signs

  15-05-2025 07:09 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  In this week's mental health and wellbeing feature, we look at bi-polar disorder and how to spot the signs
  
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• 'Devastated' campaigners may appeal against solar farm 'as big as Durham'

  15-05-2025 07:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  East Yorkshire politicians and campaigners have condemned government approval for a solar farm in Howdenshire, which at 1277ha they say will be "as big as the city of Durham".
  
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• Crash on major road through North Yorkshire

  15-05-2025 06:51 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Police and firefighters have been called to a two car crash on the A64 between York and Malton.
  
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• Life expectancy gap growing in York - report

  15-05-2025 06:50 via bbc.com
  Health trends in the city are heading in the "wrong direction", a City of York Council report says.
  
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• 'Why I will not be supporting the Assisted Dying Bill in Parliament'

  15-05-2025 06:21 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  York Central MP Rachael Maskell explains why she will not be supporting the Assisted Dying Bill in Parliament
  
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• Ignoring it is very isolating - don't look for excuses: get tested

  15-05-2025 06:17 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  There are many celebrities quite happy to admit to needing and using an aid. Even proud of the fact. Believe me ignoring hearing loss is very isolating, says our letter writer.
  
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• 'You just get used to it’ - cyclist almost sent flying by a car pulling out

  15-05-2025 06:06 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A cyclist who was almost sent flying by a car pulling out in York simply shrugged and said ‘you just get used to it’, reveals our letter writer.
  
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• York Unlocked Open Weekend set to return in September 2025

  15-05-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  York Unlocked's Open Weekend is set to return in September 2025.
  
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• Traders say 500 per cent parking hikes at York road 'will lead to job losses’

  15-05-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  York Council parking charge hikes of more than 500 per cent at York’s Bishopthorpe Road could lead to job losses, traders based there have claimed.
  
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• Recognition for York nurse at Royal College of Nursing's annual awards

  15-05-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A York nurse has been recognised with the Royal College of Nursing's Award of Merit.
  
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• Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical to be performed in York in 2026

  15-05-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical will be performed in York in 2026, as part of a world tour.
  
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• One of UK's largest free festivals set to return to York this summer

  15-05-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Top authors, broadcasters, journalists and politicians will be taking part in York’s Festival of Ideas 2025 - one of the UK’s largest free events.
  
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• On this day: production team in place for 2016 York Mystery Plays

  15-05-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  On this day in 2015, the York Press reported that the production team was in place for the 2016 York Mystery Plays.
  
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• North Yorkshire's Newby Hall to make RHS Chelsea Flower Show debut

  15-05-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Newby Hall is set to make its exhibiting debut at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in 2025.
  
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• Little Bird Made artisan market to return to Thirsk on Sunday

  15-05-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Little Bird Made artisan market will return to Thirsk on Sunday, May 18.
  
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• Historic North Yorkshire pub bought by major brewery

  15-05-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Regional brewery Thwaites has completed the purchase of The Buck Inn, in Malham.
  
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• Harrogate pyjama party raises hundreds for Saint Michael's Hospice

  15-05-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Five Harrogate nurseries have raised more than £900 for Saint Michael’s Hospice via a pyjama party.
  
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• Frédéric Jousset launches campaign to fund school museum trips

  15-05-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A campaign has been launched at the British Museum, by philanthropist Frédéric Jousset, to bring more than 100,000 children on school trips to museums across the country.
  
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• Drax Foundation helps schools cut 2,100 tonnes of CO₂ emissions

  15-05-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Investment from the Drax Foundation has helped 27 schools across the country to reduce their carbon emissions.
  
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