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• Firefighters called to the rescue of person ‘locked inside’ York play park

  05-12-2025 08:33 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Firefighters were called to the rescue of a person “locked inside” Derwenthorpe Children's Park in York.
  
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• Helmsley Christmas tree festival opens to joyous start

  05-12-2025 11:51 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  HELMSLEY enjoyed a joyful start to the festival season as the town opened its Christmas Tree Festival with a community weekend celebration
  
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• Free support to help North Yorkshire employers become inclusive

  05-12-2025 11:44 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Free support is on offer to employers to help them create inclusive job opportunities.
  
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• Businessman who spent millions restoring North Yorkshire castle dies at 92

  05-12-2025 11:34 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The American owner who spent millions restoring Allerton Castle has died.
  
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• Naked man stood in hedge performing 'sexual act' in North Yorkshire town

  05-12-2025 11:33 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A man was seen naked ‘engaging in a sexual act’ whilst stood in a hedge in a North Yorkshire town, say the county’s police force.
  
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• Soccer stars unveil mental health benches in York and Harrogate

  05-12-2025 10:54 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The mission is to save lives and have vital conversations about mental health.
  
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• 'Fear and sadness' as one of largest solar farms in UK gets go-ahead

  05-12-2025 10:36 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  ​Campaigners have reacted with dismay to the Government's decision to give the go-ahead for a huge solar development in the North Yorkshire countryside.
  
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• Father hits out at police over response to attack on 14-year-old son

  05-12-2025 10:25 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The father of a teenager who was seriously injured in an unprovoked attack has hit out at the response from the police.
  
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• Stunned teenager named Apprentice of The Year as he crafts a bright future

  05-12-2025 09:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A stunned teenager vowed to 'get the furniture industry back where it should be' as he was named Apprentice of the Year.
  
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• Firefighters called to ‘fairy lights short circuiting’ in York city centre

  05-12-2025 08:43 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Firefighters have been called to a small fire sparked by “fairy lights short circuiting” in Parliament Street, where York Christmas market is located.
  
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• Shed set on fire at York allotment – emergency services called

  05-12-2025 08:17 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A shed has been set on fire at a York allotment off Tadcaster Road.
  
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• Person rushed to hospital after crash in North Yorkshire

  05-12-2025 08:10 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A person has been rushed to hospital after a crash in Cliffe, near Selby.
  
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• York schools ranked among top 10 for performance in the north

  05-12-2025 08:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Top schools in York and North Yorkshire have been featured in a guide of the UK's best-performing primaries and secondaries.
  
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• Armed police deployed to York over festive period to ‘reassure public’

  05-12-2025 07:53 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Armed police have been deployed to busy areas of York, including the Christmas market, over the festive period.
  
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• Top York chef launches Christmas bauble you can eat - and help save lives

  05-12-2025 07:48 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Celebrated York chef Neil Bentink of Skosh shares the story behind a special treat on his Christmas menu which could help save lives.
  
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• York and North Yorkshire mayor 'really concerned' over bathing water quality

  05-12-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Serious issues with bathing water quality in North Yorkshire need to be resolved ‘very quickly’, the county’s mayor has said.
  
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• Unique coffee shop inside historic York landmark nominated in Press contest

  05-12-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A coffee shop located inside one of York’s city wall bars has been nominated in a Press contest.
  
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• The 'vintage' collectables I found in bric-a-brac shop which took me to my childhood

  05-12-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  I recently visited a bric-a-brac and ‘collectables’ shop, and as is so often the case nowadays, I found lots of items similar to those I owned as a child.
  
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• Recently reopened pub with rich history gets go-ahead for renovations

  05-12-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A recently reopened pub is set to undergo a set of external repairs and renovations.
  
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• North Yorkshire man gains independence thanks to home adaptation from council

  05-12-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Jake Roberts from Scarborough has had his home adapted, funded by North Yorkshire Council’s disabled facilities grant.
  
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• Multiple York schools to launch new pilot scheme to reduce impact of poverty

  05-12-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A new pilot scheme will launch this autumn at seven York schools to support pupils from low-income families.
  
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• 'Mayor's half a million pound bus study is avoidable - just ask elected groups'

  05-12-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Why pay for a bus study when every elected group could give their opinion for free? asks our letter writer.
  
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• Major two-week tourism campaign launched to shine spotlight on York

  05-12-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A major new two-week tourism campaign is shining a spotlight on York’s star quality in London.
  
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• Former York Latin school teacher behind new national education project

  05-12-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Lucy Huelin, a former Bootham School teacher, is at the heart of a major new national mathematics education project.
  
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• Activist's legal threat over York traffic restrictions - as council 'listening'

  05-12-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A disabled activist has threatened to take legal action over the potential impact of plans to stop private traffic driving through a York city centre street.
  
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• £50,000 community grant project to boost North Yorkshire town

  05-12-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A £50,000 community project fund to support local initiatives has been launched by a North Yorkshire town council.
  
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• £10m plans to transform historic part of York city centre set for decision

  05-12-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Plans for the Castle and Eye of York scheme - set to transform the rea around Clifford's Tower - are to go before councillors for a decision.
  
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• 'This year I’m looking forward to a cosy Christmas with them both'

  05-12-2025 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  YORK woman Alice Hildred, who is recovering from cancer is backing the Yorkshire Cancer Research UK Christmas campaign.
  
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• Student bit York musician's groin during unprovoked attack in car park

  05-12-2025 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A student bit a York musician's groin and collapsed his lung in an unprovoked city centre car park attack, magistrates heard.
  
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• Drink driver 'celebrated' while breaking driving ban in front of police officer

  05-12-2025 05:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A drink driver celebrated loudly within earshot of a police officer as she broke a driving ban in York city centre, magistrates heard. Mia Chipchase had been banned three weeks earlier.
  
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