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• New Carlisle to Settle services aim to 'kick-start' tourism

  20-07-2020 15:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The first train set off earlier with services running six days a week until mid-September.
  
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• AFC Fylde sign York midfielder Olley

  18-08-2026 20:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  AFC Fylde sign midfielder Greg Olley from League Two side York City.
  
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• Family urges PM to see social care firsthand

  18-08-2026 18:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Relatives of care home residents call for Andy Burnham to speed up changes to social care system.
  
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• One dead and hundreds ill in UK salmonella outbreak

  18-08-2026 17:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Most of the cases were in England in recent weeks, linked to eating imported eggs, experts believe.
  
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• Sutton Bank route to shut for essential repairs

  18-08-2026 17:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The famously steep route will be shut to allow for maintenance and drainage work to take place.
  
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• Outdoor centre closes permanently after 70 years

  18-08-2026 16:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The facility near Whitby will be handed back to its landlord after 70 years of outdoor education.
  
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• Large solar array for Network Rail approved

  18-08-2026 15:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The archives building at Clifton Moor Retail Park in York is to get 703 solar panels.
  
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• Root calls on England to be 'good human beings'

  18-08-2026 15:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Joe Root calls on his England players to be "really good role models and human beings" at the start of his second reign as Test captain.
  
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• 'Worrying' heat brings rare birds to Yorkshire

  18-08-2026 07:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Excessive heat and drying wetlands across the continent are pushing them northward, an expert says.
  
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• Ex-workers tell of 'chaotic atmosphere' at new £400m prison

  18-08-2026 02:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former workers have described a "chaotic atmosphere" of under-staffing and inadequate training.
  
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• Rise in animal cruelty reports alarming - charity

  17-08-2026 21:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The RSPCA says the rise in pet ownership during the pandemic could be a contributing factor.
  
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• York bring in hooker Doyle after Wakefield exit

  17-08-2026 19:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  York Knights sign former Wakefield Trinity hooker Thomas Doyle on a deal until the end of the 2027 season.
  
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• Girl, 3, suffers serious head injuries in crash

  17-08-2026 16:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  She remains in hospital following the incident near Clifford's Tower in York on Saturday night.
  
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• MP urges tougher sentences for knifepoint robbers

  17-08-2026 14:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Zain Khan and Nahid Ali are given suspended sentences for robbing a classmate in Skipton.
  
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• Schools need £80m for major maintenance

  17-08-2026 12:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  North Yorkshire Council says the funding available for the work "falls significantly short".
  
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• Scarborough MP backs disposable barbecue ban

  17-08-2026 12:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Gemma Oaten chats to Alison Hume, the Labour MP for Scarborough and Whitby.
  
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• Brook on Test captaincy, batting and Wellington

  17-08-2026 07:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In an exclusive interview, England's Harry Brook says he supports Joe Root taking the Test captaincy, addresses frustrations about his batting and describes the Wellington nightclub incident fallout.
  
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• Overdevelopment concerns over village homes plan

  17-08-2026 07:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Proposals for 52 new homes in a North Yorkshire village are recommended for approval.
  
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• Student runs across UK for brain tumour research

  16-08-2026 10:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Despite a knee injury and tonsilitis, he reached Land's End several weeks ahead of his target.
  
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• The gardeners adapting to record-breaking heat

  16-08-2026 08:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  York Gate and Harlow Carr now have species that are usually found in Africa and South America.
  
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• 'Every summer we admit hundreds of gulls for rehabilitation'

  16-08-2026 08:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Whitby Wildlife Sanctuary can look after over 300 gulls at one time, during the height of summer.
  
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• Fireworks championships called off due to dry ground

  15-08-2026 12:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Newby Hall postpones display after pleas from fire services that fireworks are a risk on dry ground.
  
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• Campaigners call for station cycle lanes to open

  15-08-2026 08:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The lanes are cordoned off with barriers, with bike users sharing the road with buses and cars.
  
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• Notts and Durham reach One-Day Cup semi-finals

  14-08-2026 20:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jack Haynes and Kyle Verreyne hit centuries as Notts beat Yorkshire in the One-Day Cup quarter-finals, as Durham also win through.
  
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• Supercar dealer jailed for Porsche frauds

  14-08-2026 18:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Andrew Mearns, who volunteered with RNLI after arrest, is given a prison sentence by court.
  
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• Man convicted over abusive flag message to MP

  14-08-2026 18:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lee Moran, 54, is also found guilty of being abusive towards a young woman on the city walls.
  
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• 'Afghans were hoping for a bright future'

  14-08-2026 15:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Refugees in Yorkshire share stories five years after the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan.
  
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• The garden centre cafe with robot waiters

  14-08-2026 14:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Georgey Spanswick and Declan Vink meet Thirsk Garden Centre's robot recruits.
  
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• Drug dealer who escaped prison for Thailand jailed

  14-08-2026 11:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Kyle Nelson escaped from prison in 2024 and fled to Thailand where he lived "a life of luxury".
  
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• Salford champions? Millers to spiral? - League Two club-by-club preview

  14-08-2026 11:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Sport correspondents assess the strengths and weaknesses of all 24 teams competing in League Two this season.
  
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