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• Asbestos discovery leads to pool repair delays

  12-01-2026 19:27 via bbc.com
  Richmond Swimming Pool shut in April after the partial collapse of a ceiling.
  
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• Crash expected to cause hours of misery for motorists on major road near York

  12-01-2026 19:24 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Motorists near York are facing 40-minute delays and long queues following a crash near York. Highway bosses are not expecting the A64 to clear until after 9pm
  
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• Walkers rescued from summit in 'horrible' weather

  12-01-2026 19:06 via bbc.com
  The pair were suffering from hypothermia on Ingleborough and had to be stretchered to safety.
  
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• 3 North Yorkshire fish and chip shops named best in UK for 2026 - recognise any?

  12-01-2026 19:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Take a look at the three North Yorkshire chippies, including one in Whitby, named among best in the UK at the Fry Awards 2026
  
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• Poundland to close another 9 UK stores over the coming months - see the full list

  12-01-2026 18:46 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Poundland has announced another nine UK store closures for January and February - see the full list along with other sites still scheduled to close.
  
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• Gamekeeper admits beating buzzard to death

  12-01-2026 18:31 via bbc.com
  Thomas Munday, 35, was fined a total of £1,215 at Scarborough Magistrates' Court.
  
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• Mysterious snake formations return to bike path

  12-01-2026 18:04 via bbc.com
  Dubbed the "New Earswick snake" the ridges have caused some riders to fall off their bikes.
  
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• Warner Bros. channel coming to Freeview this week featuring BBC show axed in 2022

  12-01-2026 17:45 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Warner Bros. channel TLC will be available on Freeview from Tuesday (January 13) and will feature shows like The Big Bang Theory and a new-look Mock the Week.
  
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• Minnows learn fate in Challenge Cup round three draw

  12-01-2026 16:59 via bbc.com
  Challenge Cup holders Hull KR will make a trip to Castleford Lock Lane or Brighouse when they begin the defence of their title.
  
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• Gamekeeper filmed killing protected buzzard fined after RSPB footage

  12-01-2026 16:27 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A Gamekeeper filmed brutally killing a protected Buzzard has been fined £1,215.
  
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• PICTURES - Fun and disruption after heavy weekend snow in North Yorkshire

  12-01-2026 16:14 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Heavy snow fell in parts of North Yorkshire over the weekend causing disruption for many - but some found time for fun.
  
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• Woman who caused death of couple in crash - orphaning their toddler - is spared jail

  12-01-2026 16:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A woman who caused the death of two people in a head-on crash near Bridlington - which left a little boy orphaned - has been sentenced at Hull Crown Court.
  
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• Harrogate sign Ipswich goalkeeper Gray

  12-01-2026 15:11 via bbc.com
  Harrogate Town sign Ipswich Town goalkeeper Henry Gray on loan until the end of the season.
  
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• PC's legacy drives surge in demand for charity

  12-01-2026 14:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Patrick Cairns speaks to Georgey Spanswick.
  
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• Average house prices fall but rents increase

  12-01-2026 13:32 via bbc.com
  A York estate agent says the trends could be due to tenancy reforms starting in May.
  
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• Government says cutting school to four days a week could have 'damaging impact'

  12-01-2026 13:11 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The government has said it "has no plans to reduce the school week to four days" in a response to a petition signed by more than 126,000 people.
  
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• Police appeal after off-road electric motorbike seized in York

  12-01-2026 13:07 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  North Yorkshire Police have seized an electric off-road motorbike in Fulford, York.
  
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• Man exposes himself to woman walking beside river in York

  12-01-2026 12:53 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A MAN exposed himself to a woman while she was walking beside the river in York.
  
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• HMRC statement after calls to double Personal Allowance for pensioners hits 45,000

  12-01-2026 12:50 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  HMRC has issued a statement after calls to double pensioners' personal allowance and a petition signed by more than 45,000 people.
  
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• Inquests open into deaths of two people who tried to rescue girl from sea

  12-01-2026 11:40 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A MOTHER and a selfless hero drowned after trying to rescue a girl who was swept into the sea, inquests have heard.
  
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• ‘Void' opens under York street - road closed

  12-01-2026 11:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  St Denys Road in York is currently closed due to a void caused by a water leak.
  
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• New HQ for global firm as it celebrates 20 years in North Yorkshire

  12-01-2026 11:22 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Global clothing company Dishang UK has marked 20 years in the UK by relocating its Harrogate headquarters into a converted chapel.
  
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• Thief strikes at York property

  12-01-2026 11:21 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A PARCEL was stolen from a York address.
  
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• Parcel stolen from York property - can you help?

  12-01-2026 11:21 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A PARCEL was stolen from a York address.
  
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• Leak from burst pipe in York continues to affect pedestrians and businesses

  12-01-2026 11:17 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A burst pipe has been pouring out along Walmgate in York for four days.
  
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• REMINDER - road near major York car park closed for gas works

  12-01-2026 10:51 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Castlegate, which is off Tower Street and the city's Castle car park, is shut until 5pm on Wednesday, January 14 for the works.
  
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• 'Room for improvement' - Government grading of local authority pothole fixes in York

  12-01-2026 10:11 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Drivers across York can now see how well their local highway authority (LHA) is tackling potholes thanks to a new traffic light rating system published by the Government ahead of National Pothole Day on January 15.
  
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• Shed containing gas on fire in North Yorkshire village

  12-01-2026 08:09 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The county's fire and rescue service said crews from Knaresborough and Harrogate were called around 8.30pm yesterday (January 11).
  
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• Family who lost dad to suicide to row Atlantic

  12-01-2026 07:15 via bbc.com
  The Ash family plan to row 3,000 miles unsupported across the Atlantic in December 2027.
  
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• 1,100 homes and school proposal for village near York would double its size

  12-01-2026 06:56 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A village west of York may face a development of 1,100 homes, which if approved, would double its size.
  
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• 'I thought I'd died' - York teen's miracle escape from horror car crash on ice

  12-01-2026 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A teenage driver from York has had a miracle escape after her car flipped and ended up in a ditch after hitting black ice.
  
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• Drink driver who broke driving ban in front of police banned for 45 months

  12-01-2026 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Police heard celebrations from inside the car where a drink driver was breaking a driving ban in York city centre, magistrates were told.
  
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• Drink driver who broke ban in front of police banned for more than three years

  12-01-2026 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Police heard celebrations from inside the car where a drink driver was breaking a driving ban in York city centre, magistrates were told.
  
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