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• 'Insulting' DWP Christmas bonus should rise to £180 for pensioners and claimants

  05-12-2025 13:53 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A petition has been launched to adjust the £10 DWP Christmas Bonus and increase it to £180
  
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• Fast-growing tech start-up scoops prestigious New Business of the Year Award

  06-12-2025 17:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A fast-growing tech start-up has won the New Business of the Year Award at The Press Business Awards 2025 for its pioneering work in travel retail.
  
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• York and North Yorkshire MPs urge people to ‘back our small businesses’

  06-12-2025 16:49 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Rachael Maskell MP and Kevin Hollinrake MP have urged people to shop locally this festive season.
  
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• Rugby league legend Kevin Sinfield inspires York club in walking challenge fundraiser

  06-12-2025 16:16 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Rugby league legend Kevin Sinfield has inspired the Burton Lane Club in York to take part in a walking challenge for the MND Association.
  
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• No wider risk to public after armed police kill dog following attack in York - cllr

  06-12-2025 12:50 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A York ward councillor has said there is no wider risk to the public after armed police killed a dog following an attack in the Bellhouse Way area of Foxwood.
  
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• How York showed 'strength, ambition and collaborative spirit'

  06-12-2025 11:56 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Business Festival once again demonstrated the strength, ambition, and collaborative spirit of our city and regional business community.
  
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• Our pick of fab things to do in and around York from today

  06-12-2025 11:49 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A guide to what's on in the York area from today by arts writer Charles Hutchinson
  
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• 'Where do Labour expect the bricks for new homes to come from - Legoland?'

  06-12-2025 11:48 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Our letter writer asks: 'Where do Labour expect bricks to come from - Legoland?'
  
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• Motoring experts issue headlight warning to British drivers amid winter freeze

  06-12-2025 11:44 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A warning has been issued against the use of automatic headlights this winter from the motoring experts at John Clark Motor Group.
  
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• How the York Pageant of 1909 brought the city's history to life

  06-12-2025 11:33 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Our look back at how the Historical Pageant of 1909 brought York history to life
  
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• Three jailed for shoplifting at York Magistrates' Court

  06-12-2025 11:10 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  One thief who made racial insults and another who assaulted a man were among three shoplifters jailed at York Magistrates' Court recently.
  
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• 'Rocking Rudolph' to bring Christmas cheer to York communities

  06-12-2025 11:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Dewent Lion's Rocking Rudolph is set to visit villages across York on the build up to Christmas.
  
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• North Yorkshire manufacturer built on grit and family values scoops top award

  06-12-2025 11:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A leading manufacturing business built on grit and family values has scooped a top accolade at The Press Business Awards 2025.
  
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• FULL LIST: York and North Yorkshire restaurants commended in prestigious food guide

  06-12-2025 11:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  North Yorkshire has been celebrated as a foodie hotspot in a popular restaurant guide’s 2026 edition.
  
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• Woman 'trapped' by her own car after it rolled back as she got out

  06-12-2025 09:08 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A woman has been left "trapped" by her own car in Knaresborough after it rolled back as she got out of it, the fire service said.
  
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• Chimney fire in North Yorkshire town – crews on the scene

  06-12-2025 08:53 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Emergency services have been called to a chimney fire in Goslip Terrace, Pickering.
  
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• 'Lonely' cottage on York traffic island is back on the market – with a new price

  06-12-2025 08:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A “lonely” cottage next to York Racecourse is back on the market – with a new price.
  
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• Weekend Yorkshire walk that inspired legendary book and film

  06-12-2025 07:39 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  This weekend's walk invites you to follow in the footsteps of the Brontes in Haworth
  
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• North Yorkshire town market celebrates 771st year with festive event

  06-12-2025 07:14 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A NORTH Yorkshire town is celebrating the 771st anniversary of its market.
  
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• New pop-up shop chosen by visitors and shoppers opens in market town

  06-12-2025 07:10 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A NEW pop-up shop which was chosen by shoppers and visitors has opened in Malton.
  
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• North Yorkshire author's new book reveals untold women stories in 1980s AIDS epidemic

  06-12-2025 07:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A NORTH Yorkshire author has written a new book telling the untold women’s stories from the AIDS epidemic.
  
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• FOOD REVIEW: This 'great catch' of a village pub will leave you 'tickled pink'

  06-12-2025 06:41 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Growing up in Wetherby, I would often visit the former Chequers Inn at nearby Bilton-on-Ainsty with my parents.
  
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• York to host Britain's strong men and women championships next year

  06-12-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The city of York is set to become the epicentre of the strength world once again by hosting Britain's strongest men and women's events in July.
  
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• York MP praises school students during UK Parliament Week visit

  06-12-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Rachael Maskell, MP for York Central, visited Archbishop Holgate’s School and praised "the engagement" of students.
  
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• 'World-famous' North Yorkshire 1940s pie shop is like 'stepping back in time'

  06-12-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  This 'world-famous' 1940s pie shop in Whitby, North Yorkshire is a 'little gem' that's like 'stepping back in time in the best possible way'
  
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• World-famous engine to set out for special excursion from York later this month

  06-12-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A world-famous train is set to return to the East Coast Mainline later this month.
  
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• VOTE: Last chance to choose your favourite coffee shop in York

  06-12-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  It's your last chance to vote for the coffee shop that perks up your day in a Press contest.
  
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• Railway workers helped find more than 120 missing people in the past year

  06-12-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  LNER rail workers have helped locate more than 120 missing people in the past 12 months.
  
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• North Yorkshire school named the best for academic excellence fifth year running

  06-12-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Queen Ethelburga’s College has been crowned Independent School of the Year for Academic Excellence in the North for the fifth year running.
  
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• Nearly 10,000 extra services per year to be added in York East Coast Line

  06-12-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Rail bosses in York are preparing for nearly 10,000 extra services per year along the East Coast Main Line.
  
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