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• HS2 construction gets green light despite lockdown

  15-04-2020 11:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government has given the high-speed rail project formal approval to start construction.
  
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• Police hunt man after rape in rural market town

  03-02-2026 20:07 via bbc.com
  The woman was attacked in Malton at about 01:00 on Sunday, according to police.
  
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• Council defers toilet charges, leaves public 'free to pee' for now

  03-02-2026 19:53 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Plans to introduce charges to use dozens of council-owned toilets appear have been temporarily blocked amid concerns that a fee of up to 50p would not wash with the public.
  
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• Woman allegedly raped in North Yorkshire town

  03-02-2026 18:05 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A WOMAN has allegedly been raped in Malton.
  
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• Man taken to hospital after serious crash in North Yorkshire

  03-02-2026 17:52 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A person has been taken to hospital after a serious crash in Scarborough.
  
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• Scarborough North Bay guest house applies for premises licence

  03-02-2026 17:39 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A NEW premises licence has been applied for a guest house in a North Yorkshire resort.
  
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• Former butcher's shop in North Yorkshire could become laundrette

  03-02-2026 17:34 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A BUTCHER’S shop in North Yorkshire could be converted into a laundrette if plans get the go-ahead.
  
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• Major success for popular York festival after a year of record demand

  03-02-2026 17:04 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A popular York festival has been hailed a huge success after a year of record demand.
  
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• Driver sustains life-threatening injuries after crash on major route out of York

  03-02-2026 16:20 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Humberside Police said yesterday's crash Market Weighton close to the junction with Cliffe Road involved a grey Citroën and a grey Kia.
  
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• Driver suffers life-threatening injuries after crash on major route out of York

  03-02-2026 16:20 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Humberside Police said yesterday's crash Market Weighton close to the junction with Cliffe Road involved a grey Citroën and a grey Kia.
  
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• Peter Mandelson to step down from the House of Lords after Epstein revelations

  03-02-2026 16:11 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Peter Mandelson is set to step down as a member of the House of Lords, it has been announced.
  
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• Main route in North Yorkshire town closed for roadworks

  03-02-2026 16:04 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A MAIN route in a North Yorkshire town is closed for roadworks.
  
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• York pair guilty of murdering man who was stabbed to death with machete

  03-02-2026 16:02 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Two York men have been convicted of murdering a visitor to the city who was stabbed to death with a machete in a woman’s bedsit.
  
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• Two York men convicted of murdering visitor who was stabbed to death with machete

  03-02-2026 16:02 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Two York men have been convicted of murdering a visitor to the city who was stabbed to death with a machete in a woman’s bedsit.
  
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• Cyclist who stabbed and nearly killed boy, 16, in York street is jailed

  03-02-2026 16:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A knifeman who stabbed a teenager in an alleyway of a residential York street and nearly killed him has been jailed.
  
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• Cyclist jailed for stabbing and nearly killing boy, 16, in York street

  03-02-2026 16:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A knifeman who stabbed a teenager in an alleyway of a residential York street and nearly killed him has been jailed.
  
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• Police step up patrols in North Yorkshire town after executing drugs warrant

  03-02-2026 15:53 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  POLICE are stepping up patrols in part of a North Yorkshire town just days after officers executed a drugs warrant.
  
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• How York and North Yorkshire chippies plan to avoid further battering in 2026

  03-02-2026 15:50 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  York and North Yorkshire’s fish and chips fear a further battering this year, but they are fighting back with new products, efficiencies and innovations.
  
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• Jury reaches verdicts in York bedsit murder trial

  03-02-2026 15:37 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Two York men have been convicted of murdering a third man in a woman’s bedsit at the end of a three week trial.
  
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• Top Michelin chef to take over York kitchens - when diners will fork out £780

  03-02-2026 15:29 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A CELEBRATED Michelin chef will be taking over the kitchens at one of York's most popular attractions for just two days.
  
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• Change afoot at top York department store

  03-02-2026 15:19 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Moda in Pelle is set to open soon in Browns in Davygate.
  
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• Dozens more primary schools to offer free breakfast

  03-02-2026 15:09 via bbc.com
  Free breakfast clubs are to be introduced for pupils at 60 more primary schools across Yorkshire.
  
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• York and North Yorkshire employers urged to hire staff with wage subsidy scheme

  03-02-2026 15:06 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  York and North Yorkshire employers are urged to bring more people back to work through a wage subsidy scheme.
  
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• Whitby Town Council to consider 8% precept increase under new plans

  03-02-2026 15:05 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  AN 8 per cent increase in the precept paid by residents in a North Yorkshire town would leave the town council with a surplus of just £5 going into its general reserves, under new budget proposals.
  
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• Council in North Yorkshire to consider 8% precept increase under new plans

  03-02-2026 15:05 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  AN 8 per cent increase in the precept paid by residents in a North Yorkshire town would leave the town council with a surplus of just £5 going into its general reserves, under new budget proposals.
  
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• Friends rally for funeral of cancer fundraiser

  03-02-2026 14:17 via bbc.com
  Cain North raised more than £40,000 for charities following a brain tumour diagnosis in 2023.
  
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• Man who left teenager injured in York jailed

  03-02-2026 14:14 via bbc.com
  Philip Noble admits grievous bodily harm without intent and possession of an offensive weapon.
  
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• Closed pub near York which has stood empty for years could be turned into café

  03-02-2026 14:06 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A PUB in a York village village, which has been shut for eight years, could be turned into a cáfe and a flat under new plans.
  
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• Woman who died after car hit tree named by police

  03-02-2026 14:05 via bbc.com
  Elsie Whitehead's family say they are "incredibly grateful" to those who helped her after the crash.
  
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• Former labourer set to oversee prestigious York development

  03-02-2026 13:48 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A former labourer is now at the helm of a new York housing development with luxury properties.
  
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