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• New craft ale house, once occupied by Bettys, opens in York

  04-12-2025 18:57 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The Little Ale House has opened in the former Little Bettys Café in York.
  
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• Police hunt wanted York man

  05-12-2025 15:35 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Police are hunting wanted Isaac Green, 30, from York.
  
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• Man suffers knife wound to neck - two arrested on suspicion of attempted murder

  05-12-2025 15:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Two men have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a man suffered a serious knife wound to his neck in a North Yorkshire village.
  
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• 'There's no greater joy' - champion of York's creatives honoured with top award

  05-12-2025 14:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  One of York's most creative forces has honoured at The Press Business Awards 2025 for her outstanding leadership, vision, and impact.
  
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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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• Fifteen arrests made in first five days of police drink and drug drive crackdown

  05-12-2025 13:53 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Fifteen arrests have been made in the first five days of a police crackdown on drink and drug driving.
  
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• 'Tis the season' - Handmade gifts on offer at unique York Christmas market

  05-12-2025 13:47 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Handmade gifts and festive cheer are on offer at a unique Christmas market set to be held in York next week.
  
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• Dealer who made £573,000 in illegal drug sales is ordered to hand over just £9

  05-12-2025 13:27 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Drug dealer Turek Turan made £573,809 through illegal sales of street drugs, prescriptions drugs and cannabis laced sweets - but was ordered to hand over just £9, York Crown Court heard.
  
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• York firm enjoys success with poo bags for pooches

  05-12-2025 13:14 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A York company is enjoying the sweet smell of success with its recently-launched compostable poo bags for pets.
  
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• Singing star shares what to expect at upcoming Christmas gig at Barbican in York

  05-12-2025 12:56 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire folk nightingale Kate Rusby returns as bright as a festive robin to York Barbican on December 11 on her 20th anniversary Christmas Is Merry tour.
  
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• Morrisons Christmas dog range, from pooch pigs in blankets to cosy Christmas jumpers

  05-12-2025 12:09 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Morrisons has unwrapped its festive pet range - with pooch pigs in blankets and advent calendars to cosy Christmas jumpers, with prices starting at £1.
  
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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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• 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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• 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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