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• Robber attacks convenience store employee

  19-01-2025 13:24
  
  Police are hunting an early morning robber who punched a shop worker in the face.
  
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• Hospital urgent care requires improvement - report

  20-03-2026 12:49 via bbc.com
  An unannounced inspection was carried out by the Care Quality Commission in October.
  
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• Builders jailed for conning homeowner out of £93k

  20-03-2026 12:09 via bbc.com
  Patrick Joseph Connors, 44, and Joseph McEvoy, 33, tricked victim into getting costly roof repairs.
  
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• Fire crews tackle blaze at vehicle repair shop

  20-03-2026 12:06 via bbc.com
  Firefighters were called to JD Automotive Filey LTD, near Primrose Valley, at about 00:15 on Friday.
  
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• EFL five things: March wins could bring forth May flowers

  20-03-2026 09:15 via bbc.com
  BBC Sport highlights five things to look out for in the EFL's fixture schedule on Saturday.
  
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• 'We'll finally see an end to sewage flooding our gardens'

  20-03-2026 09:05 via bbc.com
  A Yorkshire Water project is under way to stop sewage flooding gardens in Norton during heavy rain.
  
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• 'If teens were given meningitis B vaccine, my daughter may still be here'

  20-03-2026 07:12 via bbc.com
  Alison Goude wants changes to vaccine rules after her daughter died from meningitis B in 2022.
  
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• Leaders Wigan edge past York to extend 100% start

  19-03-2026 23:20 via bbc.com
  Wigan Warriors fight back from 14-0 behind to beat York Knights and extend their 100% winning start to the Super League season.
  
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• Mixed views on buses-only plan for city streets

  19-03-2026 19:53 via bbc.com
  City of York Council is considering traffic restrictions in the Rougier Street area.
  
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• £250,000 plan to improve Whitby Abbey parking

  19-03-2026 17:31 via bbc.com
  The overflow car park at Whitby Abbey Headland could be expanded as part of the plans.
  
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• What's behind Super League's injury crisis?

  19-03-2026 15:27 via bbc.com
  BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team looks at why Super League has been afflicted with so many injuries during the early stages of the season.
  
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• Driver clocks off after 52-year career on the buses

  19-03-2026 15:17 via bbc.com
  Ian McDonald retires after driving for First Bus and its predecessors since 1974.
  
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• Town's businesses fail to offer loos for public use

  19-03-2026 13:40 via bbc.com
  Businesses in Scarborough had been asked by the council to open up their toilets to non-customers.
  
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• City councillor targeted by AI deepfakes

  19-03-2026 10:03 via bbc.com
  Pete Kilbane of City of York Council says he was "shocked" to see the fake images.
  
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• Rare Mickey Mouse money box to go under hammer

  19-03-2026 07:11 via bbc.com
  The mechanical money box, which is almost a century old, is expected to fetch thousands at auction.
  
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• 'Life without Claudia doesn't get any easier'

  18-03-2026 15:40 via bbc.com
  Joan Lawrence makes a fresh appeal for information 17 years since her daughter disappeared.
  
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• Greg James sets off from 'glorious' York

  18-03-2026 13:09 via bbc.co.uk
  The BBC Radio 1 presenter is cycling 1,000km across the UK for Comic Relief.
  
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• Car left upturned in River Ure for months

  17-03-2026 14:03 via bbc.co.uk
  The stricken vehicle left the road at Christmas and has been left in the river ever since.
  
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• The Secret Garden returns to Yorkshire roots

  17-03-2026 14:02 via bbc.co.uk
  The musical theatre production is being staged at the Theatre Royal.
  
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• Hull KR face York in Challenge Cup quarter-finals

  17-03-2026 11:51 via bbc.com
  Hull KR host York Knights, Wakefield face Wigan, St Helens welcome Catalans and Warrington play Leigh in the Challenge Cup last eight.
  
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• Four arrests after man dies in town centre

  16-03-2026 19:46 via bbc.com
  Police say a man from Halifax was pronounced dead after being found unresponsive in Whitby on Sunday.
  
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• MP criticises progress of assisted dying bill

  16-03-2026 19:17 via bbc.com
  The assisted dying bill could run out of time to pass in law, with opinion still divided.
  
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• Driver filmed boyfriend hanging out of window before fatal crash

  16-03-2026 15:32 via bbc.com
  Mia Howarth, now 21, from Horbury, killed Alfie Lovett, 17, in a crash near Harrogate in 2023.
  
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• Caravan and barn damaged in suspected arson

  16-03-2026 14:48 via bbc.com
  Police believe the fire in Northallerton was started by a group of young people with aerosols.
  
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• Plans for new houses near seaside town rejected

  16-03-2026 14:15 via bbc.com
  Planning officers raise "significant concerns" with an application to build new homes near Filey.
  
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• Cuddle beds meant 'the world' to York family

  16-03-2026 13:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Georgey spoke to Nikki Smith from York who said cuddle beds meant 'the world' to her.
  
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• Education gap sparks £1.8m early years overhaul

  16-03-2026 06:54 via bbc.com
  A report on early education in York says current services lack "an overarching strategic framework".
  
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• Plan for 'prison-like' student flats turned down

  15-03-2026 12:18 via bbc.com
  The York Study Inn development would have included an on-site spa, gym and games room.
  
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• 'Our town was divided - but our crafting group is still going strong'

  15-03-2026 08:17 via bbc.com
  The Tadcrafters now make and donate thousands of bags, cushions and blankets to charity.
  
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• Knights see off Keighley in Challenge Cup

  14-03-2026 21:54 via bbc.com
  Hull KR, St Helens, Warrington Wolves, Leigh Leopards, Catalans Dragons and York Knights win to reach the Challenge Cup quarter-finals.
  
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