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• Schools cash boost 'not enough', council warns

  10-06-2025 18:53 via bbc.com
  The council will get £7.03m from the government for improvements, but says about £80m is needed.
  
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• Fire spreads to trees and shed in York suburb

  10-06-2025 18:16 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Fire has spread from a brazier in a York suburb this morning
  
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• Canadian firm praises city council for help in securing UK base in York

  10-06-2025 17:36 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Canadian medical technology company Icentia, which has made York its UK base, has praised the business support available in the city.
  
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• York MP calls for higher winter fuel payments

  10-06-2025 17:14 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  York’s Labour MPs have welcomed a government U-turn on the winter fuel allowance, with Rachael Maskell calling for higher payments, funded by the energy companies.
  
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• Man in court charged over teenage boy's stabbing

  10-06-2025 17:09 via bbc.com
  Philip Noble, 44, is charged with causing GBH with intent and possessing an offensive weapon.
  
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• Reports of 'attempted abduction' of child close to York school

  10-06-2025 16:45 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  There are reports of a possible attempted abduction of a child close to a York primary school.
  
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• City roadworks uncover medieval hospital remains

  10-06-2025 16:32 via bbc.com
  A councillor says the find is "fascinating" but added it has delayed the completion of the works.
  
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• Police could be given power to restrict city centre access to Blue Badge holders

  10-06-2025 16:10 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  North Yorkshire Police could be given powers to restrict access to York city centre for vehicles including Blue Badge holders during events such as the Christmas market.
  
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• Volunteering can help you get a job, says York jobcentre

  10-06-2025 15:45 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  VOLUNTEERING is helping people into the workforce, says the Department of Work and Pensions.
  
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• Man appears in court following alleged stabbing in York

  10-06-2025 15:40 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A man has appeared in court after an alleged stabbing in Clifton, York, which left a teenager in hospital.
  
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• Child Benefit changes on cards after Martin Lewis' WhatsApp from Rachel Reeves

  10-06-2025 15:28 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Child Benefit changes could be on the cards as Martin Lewis mentioned in a Newsnight appearance
  
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• Groups of youths reported attacking wildlife with catapults in York village

  10-06-2025 14:55 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Police received reports of groups of youths aged around 14 to 16 in the Heslington area attacking the wildlife with slingshots and catapults.
  
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• Morrisons is giving away free kitchen products worth £30, but be quick

  10-06-2025 14:17 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Morrisons customers across the UK can swap their More Card Stamps for Pyrex products worth up to £30 until June 22
  
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• Emmerdale and Coronation Street cancelled tonight amid ITV schedule shakeup

  10-06-2025 13:51 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  ITV have cancelled Emmerdale and Coronation Street tonight amid a major schedule change this week.
  
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• Top North Yorkshire restaurant in national awards

  10-06-2025 13:04 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Pignut restaurant in Helmsley, run by a top York chef and his partner, has made it into a major food guide.
  
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• Electric bike stolen from shed in York suburb

  10-06-2025 12:59 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A YOCLEZ electric bike has been stolen from a shed in a burglary earlier this month.
  
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• Pop-up event in York aims to give business advice

  10-06-2025 12:37 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Companies large and small can get instant insights into their challenges later this month at a special pop-up event in York's Bonding Warehouse.
  
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• Parents urged to be aware of whereabouts of their children in North Yorkshire town

  10-06-2025 12:28 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  PARENTS are being urged to be award of where their children are following an increase in anti-social behaviour in Pickering over the past few weeks.
  
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• Student housing plan for 18th Century building

  10-06-2025 12:19 via bbc.com
  Mason Residences UK plans to convert a Grade II listed building in Heslington into student housing.
  
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• Long-standing high street brand set to disappear from York city centre

  10-06-2025 12:03 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  WHSmith in Coney Street is one of the retailer’s stores being rebranded under the name TG Jones.
  
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• Police called after woman has flowers thrown at her

  10-06-2025 12:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating an incident where flowers were thrown at a woman in Huntington Road
  
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• Two North Yorkshire towns aim to be first in the UK with a circular economy

  10-06-2025 11:58 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Malton and Norton are aiming to be the first towns in the UK with a circular economy.
  
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• York Theatre Royal appeals for volunteers to help stage summer community show

  10-06-2025 11:45 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  York Theatre Royal is appealing for volunteers for its summer community production His Last Report - can you help?
  
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• Campaigner's delight at turnout for protest against East Yorkshire solar farms

  10-06-2025 11:38 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Campaigners opposed to the roll out of massive solar farms across the East Riding t for a silent protest around Spaldington
  
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• Yorkshire sign India batter Gaikwad for run-in

  10-06-2025 11:27 via bbc.com
  Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad joins Yorkshire for five County Championship games starting next month.
  
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• Residents' fury as 140 new homes planned for land near market town

  10-06-2025 11:24 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A GROUP of residents are opposing plans to build up to 140 new homes on agricultural land near Pickering.
  
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• Man and woman injured after fight in shop car park

  10-06-2025 11:23 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A man and woman have been injured in a fight in a shop car park.
  
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• Veezu is the new name for York’s DRIVE Taxis

  10-06-2025 11:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Drive Taxis, York’s largest private hire operator, is rebranding as Veezu. The change follows Drive’s acquisition by the Veezu Group in October 2024.
  
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• Man in court following stabbing in York

  10-06-2025 11:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A MAN is due in court at York Magistrates following a stabbing in Baker Street in Clifton.
  
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• York community comes together to repair much-loved family trail after vandalism

  10-06-2025 10:35 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Members of the York community have come together to repair the Foss Fairy Trail after it was vandalised.
  
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• Warning to iPhone users as some models will miss out on new iOS 26 update

  10-06-2025 10:16 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Apple is updating its iPhones this autumn but some phones won't be able to have the update installed - see the full list.
  
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• M&S online shopping service to return in days after cyber attack shut down

  10-06-2025 10:15 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  M&S has revealed when its online shopping service will be operational again after it was shut down in April due to a cyber attack.
  
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• 'Felt like enormous ton of bricks': GMB reporter hit by rubber bullet in LA protests

  10-06-2025 09:03 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Good Morning Britain correspondent Noel Phillips has recounted the moment he was hit by a rubber bullet while reporting on the Los Angeles protests.
  
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• Police called in after fire in North Yorkshire

  10-06-2025 08:39 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Police and firefighters have been called in after a car fire in Old Malton.
  
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• How families can make the most of York's libraries all year round

  10-06-2025 07:41 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  We look at why reading with children matters – and how libraries can help
  
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• Woman in York hit by falling ladder

  10-06-2025 07:38 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  EMERGENCY crews have been called in after a woman was hit by a falling ladder in York.
  
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• Eco-friendly bus shelters planned for city

  10-06-2025 07:04 via bbc.com
  A plan to install 30 shelters with living roofs will be considered, City of York Council says.
  
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• Mural to Joseph Rowntree unveiled in city park

  10-06-2025 07:03 via bbc.com
  The artwork is located in a York park that was gifted to the city by Joseph Rowntree.
  
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• Woman screamed 'You are going to kill him', York murder trial jury told

  10-06-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A woman screamed “you are going to kill him, you are going to kill him, you need to stop” in a York  bedsit where a man was allegedly murdered last November, a jury heard. Michael Mulvana and Jobie Tyers deny killing Indrit Mustafaj.
  
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• Plans for 30 'living roof' bus shelters with digital advertising in York

  10-06-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Plans have been lodged for up to 30 bus shelters featuring living roofs and digital advertising screens to replace existing ones across York.
  
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• Opportunity for traders at Harrogate BID's new monthly Maker's Market

  10-06-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Harrogate BID is launching a new Maker's Market for local independent traders.
  
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• Five-bedroom townhouse in York conservation area could become HMO

  10-06-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  An application has gone in for planning permission to convert a house in Huntington Road into a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO).
  
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• Family-run chippy in York suburb shortlisted for award

  10-06-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Barton's Traditional Fish and Chips has been nominated along with nine other establishments in York by readers of The Press as one of their favourites.
  
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• Councillors respond to claims York's council housing in managed decline

  10-06-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The condition of York’s council homes is heading in the right direction but there is still work to do, City of York Council's housing spokesperson has said amid claims of managed decline.
  
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• Singers brave Great North Swim and hope to hit high notes for grief charity

  10-06-2025 05:23 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  SEVEN hardy women are preparing to take the plunge and swim one mile in England’s largest lake to help support people who are grieving. The swimmers from Pocklington, fondly called the Blue Tits, are taking on the Great North Swim on Saturday, 14 June – and say they are feeling in ‘fine fettle’.
  
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• ‘The world is changing’: head at top York school joins others in smartphone plea

  10-06-2025 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The head teacher at Fulford School in York has said moving to a “smartphone free” learning environment has resulted in fewer incidents of online bullying.
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing star set to host event in North Yorkshire

  10-06-2025 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Strictly Come Dancing star Nadiya Bychkova is set to host an event at Birdsall House near Malton.
  
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• 'Pride is as important as ever - more so now for trans rights' - says organiser

  10-06-2025 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  ORGANISERS of York Pride 2025 were overwhelmed by the turnout for the event - but say there is still work to be done to be an inclusive city.
  
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• 'It’s well-deserved recognition!' - double celebration at York school

  10-06-2025 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Pupils at Park Grove Primary Academy in The Groves are celebrating a very successful English Schools’ FA season.
  
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