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• Coronavirus: When will schools reopen?

  02-07-2020 18:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Which children are going back to school, and what about the rest?
  
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• Government delays decision on controversial gas rig plan near Scarborough

  29-01-2026 12:55 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A DECISION on controversial plans for a gas drilling rig in North Yorkshire has been postponed following intervention by the Government.
  
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• 'I will literally be off my feet' - major operation for North Yorkshire MP

  29-01-2026 12:50 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Scarborough and Whitby ​Alison Hume has pledged to continue working despite undergoing a major surgery.
  
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• New acts announced for popular North Yorkshire festival

  29-01-2026 12:06 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Joshua Idehen, DEADLETTER, and Brown Horse are among the latest acts confirmed for this summer's Deer Shed Festival.
  
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• 'It certainly is not support' - pub campaigner on rate rise U-turn

  29-01-2026 12:01 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  AWARD winning pubs campaigner Greg Mulholland has welcomed the Government U-turn on business rates for licensed premises - but says it doesn’t go far enough to help the trade.
  
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• Over 50,000 businesses in Yorkshire in distress as critical cases rise 27.6%

  29-01-2026 11:38 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The number of businesses in Yorkshire experiencing ‘significant’ or early-stage financial distress exceeded more than 50,000 companies in the last quarter of 2025.
  
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• York city centre shop to host closing down sale

  29-01-2026 11:37 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A York shop will be closing its doors after over three years in the city centre.
  
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• York city centre shop hosts closing down sale

  29-01-2026 11:37 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A York shop will be closing its doors after over three years in the city centre.
  
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• Car thieves strike in East Riding of Yorkshire town

  29-01-2026 11:12 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Humberside Police said a grey-coloured Range Rover was stolen from Calder Drive, in Snaith between 8.30pm on Sunday, January 25 and 9.15am on Monday, January 26.
  
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• Hundreds attend attended first Yorkshire Farming Conference

  29-01-2026 11:01 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  More than 700 farmers attended the first-ever Yorkshire Farming Conference at the Great Yorkshire Showground in Harrogate, with organisers hailing the event a huge success.
  
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• Is no registration in online casinos truly possible?

  29-01-2026 11:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The term no registration casino sounds simple and appealing. Many Dutch players associate it with instant access, fewer steps, and no paperwork. With fast banking now the norm, that idea feels natural.
  
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• 'Stop using it immediately': Tesco issues warning to shoppers over safety risk

  29-01-2026 10:53 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Tesco said it is “sorry for any inconvenience caused” and reassured customers that no other Tesco products are affected by this recall
  
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• Drivers issued road markings warning but do you know what they mean?

  29-01-2026 10:52 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Road markings can be confusing even for a confident driver as the shape, colour and location all affect their meaning.
  
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• Thug threw boiling water at teen and said 'Take me away I'm going to jail'

  29-01-2026 10:20 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A Harrogate man threw boiling water at a teenager's face and stabbed him twice in what police called "an appalling act of violence".
  
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• Scarborough Fair to seek funding for town’s Christmas lights

  29-01-2026 10:14 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE Scarborough Fair is set to apply for funding for the town’s Christmas lights from the mayor of York and North Yorkshire.
  
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• Classic detective series with 'superior story' being rebooted by ITV after 19 years

  29-01-2026 08:55 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Crime drama series Dalziel and Pascoe is being brought back by ITV in a new "fresh and contemporary reimagining" of the classic BBC show.
  
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• Hybrid vehicle on fire in North Yorkshire town

  29-01-2026 08:15 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The county's fire and rescue service said it sent crews to Ashwood Close in Helmsley around 6.50pm yesterday (January 28).
  
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• 'Parents shouldn't have to fall apart quietly while carrying on for everyone'

  29-01-2026 07:43 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Ahead of Parental Mental Health Day, North Yorkshire mum Sam Naughton explains how her miscarriage led her to set up a clinic to help families
  
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• Flooding 'expected' to York car and coach park with river levels high for second day

  29-01-2026 07:23 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  In York, levels on the River Ouse passing from Lendal Bridge to Millennium Bridge are expected to caused flooding today (January 29) to riverside properties and further to the south of the city, St George's Field car and coach park and Rowntree Park are now also under the same warning.
  
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• 'Kemi Badenoch can restore the Tories' wrecked image - maybe' - letter

  29-01-2026 07:01 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  'Kemi Badenoch can restore the Tories' wrecked image - maybe' says our letter writer. Do you agree?
  
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• 'Let us create the York way - everyone included, everyone united'

  29-01-2026 06:24 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  'Let us create the York way - everyone included, everyone united' says York Central MP Rachael Maskell
  
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• York to experience week of musical workshops during half term

  29-01-2026 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A week of music workshops is set to take place during February half term at the Crescendo Music School in York.
  
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• York Railway Institute and Record Plant announce new record fair this spring

  29-01-2026 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The Great Yorkshire Record Fair will be held at the York Railway Institute this spring.
  
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• York gallery to host landmark exhibition celebrating century of women's art

  29-01-2026 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Stephenson's Gallery in York is set to host a landmark exhibition celebrating more than a century of women’s artistic achievement.
  
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• York financial planning firm donates more than £10,000 to children's charity

  29-01-2026 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  York-based PenLife Associates donated £10,209 to OSCAR’s Paediatric Brain Tumour Charity.
  
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• York council propose tax rise to help support frontline policing

  29-01-2026 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The Mayor of York and North Yorkshire has proposed a rise of £15 per year to support frontline policing.
  
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• York City Rowing Club enjoys triple victory at New Year's event

  29-01-2026 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York City Rowing Club recently secured three wins at the Tyne New Year's Head.
  
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• York care home to host free will-advice session next month

  29-01-2026 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Thistle Hill Care Home in Knaresborough will welcome visitors for a will-advice session with local solicitors Switalski’s in February.
  
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• York care home invites public to free dementia advice session

  29-01-2026 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The Chocolate Works care home in York is inviting the public to a free dementia advice session in February.
  
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• York attraction to plunge visitors back into Victorian era

  29-01-2026 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A new exhibit, The Last Stop Before Kirkgate, will transport visitors back to the Victorian age at York Castle Museum.
  
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