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• Crash blocks main road - drivers warned to avoid area

  31-12-2025 11:43 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A CRASH has closed the A645 Hill Top in Knottingley near Eggborough, near Selby both ways and drivers are being asked to avoid the area.
  
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• Popular fish and chip shop’s alcohol plan to be decided following objections

  19-01-2026 17:51 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A ‘WORLD-famous’ North Yorkshire fish and chip shop’s application to sell alcohol and play music is to be decided by councillors following local concerns.
  
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• York council tax rise being considered ahead of ‘extremely challenging’ budget

  19-01-2026 17:43 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  City of York Council bosses are considering an increase to council tax ahead of the local authority announcing its “extremely challenging” budget for the year.
  
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• Mana joins York office of top law firm

  19-01-2026 17:23 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Ware & Kay Solicitors, who have offices in York, Wetherby and Malton, has appointed Mana Wilkinson as a Conveyancing Executive based in the law firm's York office.
  
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• Rising demand for goods and services reported across Yorkshire and Humberside

  19-01-2026 17:04 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Demand for goods and services provided by Yorkshire & Humber businesses rose at the fastest rate since August 2024 at the end of 2025.
  
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• Comedy giants head to major York festival - who's coming and how to bag tickets

  19-01-2026 17:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  ONE of the UK's largest outdoor comedy festivals is returning to York following its sell-out debut in 2025 - we reveal who's coming and how to bag tickets.
  
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• Plans for new café and flats opposed by resort town councillors

  19-01-2026 16:48 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  PLANS to convert a former salon in a North Yorkshire resport into a café with flats above it have been opposed by local councillors.
  
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• Man dies at North Yorkshire home

  19-01-2026 16:17 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A MAN has died at a house in North Yorkshire prompting a police appeal to find his next of kin.
  
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• Man, 62, dies at house - police looking for family

  19-01-2026 16:17 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A MAN has died at a house in North Yorkshire prompting a police appeal to find his next of kin.
  
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• Digital boost for York and North Yorkshire businesses

  19-01-2026 16:04 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  New digital skills courses are aiming to help SME manufacturers in North Yorkshire embrace and capitalise on AI to boost productivity and drive growth.
  
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• New DWP powers to check bank accounts limited to these three pensions and benefits

  19-01-2026 15:50 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) can now have the bank accounts of millions of claimants on three key benefits checked under new government powers.
  
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• Make It York highlights 2026 events at tourism conference

  19-01-2026 15:36 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The Visit York Tourism Conference 2026, held at York St John University last Tuesday, heard how the city is progressing in attracting visitors and what its plans are for 2026.
  
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• Drugs seized after woman arrested in connection with East Yorkshire town thefts

  19-01-2026 14:23 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Humberside Police said 33-year-old Chontelle Baxter, of South Back Lane in Bridlington has been charged with theft from a shop and theft between Wednesday, January 7 and Monday, January 12 and possession of a class C drug.
  
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• Precept increase proposed for Whitby residents in draft budget

  19-01-2026 14:01 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A NORTH Yorkshire mayor has said a town council should look for new sources of funding as the authority considers raising its precepts.
  
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• Precept increase plan for residents in North Yorkshire town in draft budget

  19-01-2026 14:01 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  WHITBY'S mayor has said the town council should look for new sources of funding as the authority considers raising its precepts.
  
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• Tik Tok star heading to York- here's why

  19-01-2026 13:55 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A Tik Tok star is coming to York for a night of stand-up comedy.
  
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• Property in North Yorkshire closed by courts after 'repeated' ASB complaints

  19-01-2026 13:47 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A property in Scarborough has been issued a court closure order following "repeated" complaints of anti-social behaviour.
  
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• Police seek two men who helped woman after being followed down York street

  19-01-2026 13:23 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing to find two men who helped a woman after she was followed down a street in Huntington, York.
  
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• York swept with three bird flu outbreaks in less than a month

  19-01-2026 13:19 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Elvington, near York, has been hit with another bird flu outbreak – the third case in the region in under four weeks.
  
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• Top York pub wins major recognition for its ale and service

  19-01-2026 13:13 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A 17th Century coaching inn has been named as York Camra’s ‘Pub of the Season’ for Winter.
  
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• Part of major North Yorkshire road reopens after crash

  19-01-2026 13:05 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A crash has blocked part of a major North Yorkshire road earlier this afternoon
  
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• York parking charges review extended - after hike leaves street on 'knife edge'

  19-01-2026 12:32 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A review of car parking charges in York is to be extended, the council has said, after Bishopthorpe Road traders warned a 275 per cent hike had left the street “on a knife-edge”.
  
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• Meet Ollie - the incredible young Border Collie finding kennel life 'tough'

  19-01-2026 12:21 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  MEET Ollie - a young and loving pup who has been in kennels with the RSPCA York for four months and is finding it tough.
  
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• Pig veterinary technician in East Yorkshire wins top international scholarship

  19-01-2026 12:17 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A Driffield pig veterinary technician has won a top international scholarship, sponsored by the Yorkshire Agricultural Society, to help guide best practice for efficient pig production.
  
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• Popular North Yorkshire agricultural show cancelled this year

  19-01-2026 11:54 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THE ORGANISERS of a popular agricultural show which dates back over 150 years have said that with 'deep regret' it will not go ahead this year
  
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• Fast food giant looks set to open in York

  19-01-2026 11:52 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Popular fried chicken chain Wingstop has revealed it may be coming to York.
  
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• Listing of North Yorkshire village pub adds to others on the market

  19-01-2026 11:50 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A highly-rated North Yorkshire village pub near Thirsk has gone on the market for £550,000.
  
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• York offender likely to be in the area, say police

  19-01-2026 11:45 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Officers from the county police force believe that a shoplifter may still be in the York area.
  
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• York council’s garden waste subscription service opens for 2026 – with new price

  19-01-2026 11:45 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  City of York Council’s garden waste subscription service has opened for the 2026 season – with a new price.
  
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• Man faces further charges after teenager died in North Yorkshire crash

  19-01-2026 11:15 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A MAN faces further charges following a fatal collision in which a teenager died in North Yorkshire.
  
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