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• Call for 'contemplative garden for all' as part of Castle and Eye of York scheme

  10-12-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The regeneration of the area around York’s Clifford’s Tower should include a new Peace Garden, a Jewish group has said.
  
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• I tried supermarket pigs in blankets for 2025 - the cheapest one was the best

  17-12-2025 10:28 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  I tried pigs in blankets from Asda, Aldi, Tesco, Morrisons and Sainsbury's to see which one was the best for 2025
  
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• UK government gives update on BBC licence fee change – how it could affect you

  17-12-2025 09:47 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Plans to change the current BBC licence fee have been announced by the government as part of its new royal charter review - how it could affect you
  
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• Driving test backlog will not end until 2027 as learners pay £500 for tests

  17-12-2025 09:44 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The driving test backlog in the UK is not expected to end until November 2027, a National Audit Office (NAO) report has found.
  
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• Crash in wooded area outside North Yorkshire town

  17-12-2025 09:15 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A vehicle was reportedly left unstable at the scene in Troutsdale, outside Scarborough, which happened around 6.30pm yesterday (December 16).
  
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• Police called as fire deliberately started close to York riverside

  17-12-2025 08:28 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said Acomb firefighters were called to Stephenson Way at around 9.45pm yesterday (December 16).
  
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• 'The festive film that changed my view of Christmas'

  17-12-2025 07:44 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  JOHN FLETCHER muses on his favourite film version of A Christmas Carol - but which is your favourite?
  
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• 'I want to give my child a chance to walk unaided'

  17-12-2025 07:10 via bbc.com
  Kai's family are fundraising to pay for specialised therapy sessions to help him walk unaided.
  
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• When do you need to take your Christmas decorations down to avoid bad luck?

  17-12-2025 07:08 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Here is when you should put up and take down your Christmas decorations to avoid bad luck, according to tradition.
  
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• Woman treated after crash in East Yorkshire village

  17-12-2025 07:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Emergency services were called to Carnaby Industrial Estate outside Bridlington around 8pm last night (December 16).
  
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• 'We're sorting veg 24/7 for your Christmas dinner'

  17-12-2025 06:56 via bbc.com
  Farmer Ben Poskitt deals with crops growing larger, smaller or a bit wonkier than expected.
  
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• York woman with 10-bed HMO fears loss of ResPark permits as changes approved

  17-12-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A York woman who operates a 10-bedroom house of multiple occupation (HMO) in her home has said she could lose out due to permit changes.
  
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• York scout group celebrates new gazebo and firepit area at weekend event

  17-12-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Fulford Scout Group celebrated the opening of a gazebo and bushcraft area at its scout hut last weekend.
  
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• York primary school chess team secures victory for second year running

  17-12-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  St Wilfrid’s Primary School, in Monkgate, took first place at the London Chess Classic tournament for the second year running.
  
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• York Minster cuts electricity bills with new rooftop solar system

  17-12-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  York Minster has achieved substantial energy savings with its new 184-panel rooftop solar system.
  
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• York car dealership becomes source of Christmas cheer for children abroad

  17-12-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Volvo dealership, Ray Chapman Motors, in York, has become a surprising source of Christmas cheer for children affected by war.
  
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• Theatre star who appeared in Downton Abbey performing at Selby Abbey

  17-12-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Musical theatre star Julian Ovenden, who has been in Downton Abbey and Bridgerton, is set to perform at Selby Abbey in January.
  
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• Rising primary school exclusions prompts support shake-up in North Yorkshire

  17-12-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A sharp rise in primary school exclusions in North Yorkshire has prompted a major shake-up in educational support.
  
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• Ripon Grammar School students send Christmas cheer to care homes

  17-12-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Year 8 and 9 Ripon Grammar School students are busy making hand-drawn Christmas cards to care home residents this festive season.
  
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• ResPark scheme extended amid claims of parking from school pupils and commuters

  17-12-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Unfair parking from school students, holidaymakers, commuters and others in Clifton streets is getting worse, residents calling for permits have claimed.
  
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• RAF Station in North Yorkshire welcomes veterans back for Christmas lunch

  17-12-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  RAF Fylingdales personnel recently treated veterans to a Christmas lunch on December 10.
  
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• More than 600 people flock to festive church tree festival in York

  17-12-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  More than 600 people turned out for a three-day Christmas Tree Festival at the St Mary and St Lawrence Church in Rosedale Abbey.
  
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• Here are the cheapest fuel stations across York according to petrolprices.com

  17-12-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Here is a list of the cheapest fuel garages in York, according to petrolprices.com.
  
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• Children run more than 500 laps to raise money for local hospice

  17-12-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Children from Drax Junior School have run more than 500 laps around a racecourse for a Pontefract hospice.
  
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• Calls for bigger venue for gas drilling rig meeting after 1,500 objections

  17-12-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Concerns have been raised about the location of a meeting to decide on plans for a gas drilling rig in Burniston, near Scarborough.
  
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• Bottled water company woodland expansion plans 'strike right balance'

  17-12-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Harrogate Spring Water says its plans to expand its factory into an area of community woodland “strike the right balance between sustainable development and economic growth” amid new criticism.
  
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• Afghanistan veteran broke policeman's jaw with single punch, court hears

  17-12-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  An Afghanistan veteran broke an off-duty police officer’s ankle and jaw with a single punch outside the Barbican when both were attending a BBC concert.
  
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• York chippy in running for top award

  17-12-2025 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The Scrap Box in Dunnington has made a big impression in the marketing initiative of the year category of a top award.
  
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• Woman woke to see man performing sex act outside her window, court hears

  17-12-2025 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A man who exposed himself outside a stranger's window and performed a sex act, knowing she could see him, has been given a suspended prison sentence.
  
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• Murder case saves cocaine dealer from trip to jail, court hears

  17-12-2025 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A man has been spared an immediate trip to prison because police had to investigate a murder instead of his “diet plan” cocaine dealing operation.
  
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