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• Emergency services called to cut person out of vehicle in North Yorkshire

  18-01-2026 18:47
  
  All three emergency services were called out after a person had to be cut out of a crashed vehicle in North Yorkshire.
  
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• Steamer sets off fire alarm in York home

  18-01-2026 18:37
  
  Fire crews were called to a house in York today after a wallpaper steamer set off an alarm.
  
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• Police seek woman after car is damaged in York street

  18-01-2026 17:32
  
  A parked car has been damaged in a street just outside York city centre.
  
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• Car damaged in York street

  18-01-2026 17:32
  
  A parked car has been damaged in a street just outside York city centre.
  
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• Top comedy festival announces return to York

  18-01-2026 16:12
  
  A comedy festival featuring well-known comedians has announced it will be returning to York again in the summer.
  
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• North Yorkshire beach in old pretty fishing village among UK's 'must-visit' in 2026

  18-01-2026 16:05
  
  This North Yorkshire beach near Whitby in an old pretty fishing village has been named among the UK's 'must-visit' for 2026 by travel experts
  
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• Farmers need more help after huge wildfire - MP

  18-01-2026 15:36 via bbc.com
  The fire at Langdale Moor, in the North York Moors National Park, burned for over a month last year.
  
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• Hundreds of pounds of goods stolen from York city centre

  18-01-2026 13:48
  
  Hundreds of pounds worth of stock has been stolen from a shop in York city centre
  
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• Turning back the clock: What happened in Yorkshire in 2016?

  18-01-2026 13:00 via bbc.com
  Social media users have started 2026 by looking back to 2016. What was happening in Yorkshire then?
  
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• ‘Beautiful’ period home in popular York area hits the market for £850k – look inside

  18-01-2026 13:00
  
  A period home in Scarcroft Road, York, has hit the market – for £850,000.
  
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• York set for snow again as temperatures to fall below zero

  18-01-2026 12:15
  
  Snow is on the way for York amid a blast of bitterly cold easterly winds, forecasters believe.
  
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• Slow down this winter with a countryside escape at Pentonbridge Inn

  18-01-2026 11:00
  
  As the year begins, there are few better ways to embrace winter than with a restorative escape to the Cumbrian countryside
  
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• Driver who drove without full view of road among motorists banned by court

  18-01-2026 10:59
  
  A driver who drove without a full view of the road and a drink driver three times the alcohol limit are among York and North Yorkshire drivers banned.
  
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• Bird flu outbreak at third commercial poultry farm

  18-01-2026 10:37 via bbc.com
  The farm near York is the third site in North Yorkshire to have bird flu confirmed since October.
  
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• How one man is mapping the history of York musicians in a unique project

  18-01-2026 10:33
  
  John Fletcher reveals his labour of love - mapping the family trees of York musicians and the fantastic local music scene over the years
  
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• From turtles to mountains: Yorkshire stories to make you smile

  18-01-2026 10:04 via bbc.com
  Across Yorkshire, people are doing amazing things every week - find out more about them here.
  
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• New running event with escape room-style challenges to come to York

  18-01-2026 10:00
  
  Fitness meets puzzles in a new event aiming to challenge both the body and mind.
  
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• Car catches fire in York road after electrical fault

  18-01-2026 08:39
  
  Firefighters were called to what is believed to be an electrical fire in an Audi last night.
  
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• 'My artificial pancreas makes running ultra-marathons much easier'

  18-01-2026 08:15 via bbc.com
  Jonty Brown, from Harrogate, says new technology helps keep him running while managing his diabetes.
  
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• Relocation to deliver extra mammoth book store to York

  18-01-2026 07:00
  
  YORK is set for another mammoth bookstore, this time in Micklegate.
  
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• MP 'disappointed' that major York rail scheme not included in government plans

  18-01-2026 07:00
  
  Rail Ministers have refused to confirm whether a “necessary” scheme to improve train connections between York, Harrogate and Knaresborough will be axed.
  
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• Your pub memories - 'a time warp where all the cares of the world evaporate'

  18-01-2026 06:00
  
  York’s smallest pub has again stirred big memories, prompting a flood of recollections about the pint-sized treasure that has charmed generations of drinkers.
  
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• Work begins to transform Georgian townhouse in busy York street

  18-01-2026 06:00
  
  Richard Roberts Holdings application to restore 18-19 Colliergate followed the closure of Edwardian Bedding in September last year and the end of commercial use across the three floors of the Grade II* listed building.
  
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• 'What is the dream?' - plans for York townhouse development with family connection

  18-01-2026 06:00
  
  Hugh Douglas-Roberts has begun the restoration and development of 18-19 Colliergate, a Grade II* listed former townhouse built no later than 1748 for Ralph Yoward, a solicitor and receiver of the Archbishop of York's rents.
  
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• Teenage girls help redesign Rowntree Park in York

  18-01-2026 06:00
  
  A project focused on understanding teenage girls’ experiences in public parks has led to real changes on the ground.
  
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• Highly-rated city centre bubble tea cafe scores one for food hygeine

  18-01-2026 06:00
  
  A highly-rated Taiwanese bubble tea café has received one-star for food hygiene at its outlet in York's Coney Street.
  
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• Award-winning Brazilian violinist set for Harrogate this weekend

  18-01-2026 06:00
  
  An award-winning violinist is set to perform in Harrogate this weekend.
  
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• Plans in for new flats above York shop – but bar fears they would ‘ruin our business'

  18-01-2026 05:00
  
  Plans have been submitted to convert the vacant upper floors above Oliver Bonas in York into eight flats – but a neighbouring bar has warned the proposals would “ruin our business”.
  
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