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• Royal Mail post boxes are wrapped up in time for Christmas - sorry folks!

  12-12-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Royal Mail post boxes are wrapped up in time for Christmas - sorry folks! says our letter writer.
  
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• Jewellery stolen during burglary at York home

  12-12-2025 17:15 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Jewellery has been stolen during a burglary at a home in the Woodthorpe area of York.
  
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• Vandals spray graffiti on public shelters in North Yorkshire seaside town

  12-12-2025 16:30 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  North Yorkshire Police said it happened around 7.50pm in Esplanade Gardens on Sunday, November 23.
  
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• Forecasters give early prediction on whether York will see a white Christmas

  12-12-2025 15:07 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The first forecast for Christmas Day in York has been released by BBC Weather – and it’s not looking too great for anyone hoping to build a festive snowman.
  
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• 'Years in the making' Castle and Eye of York plans approved despite memorial concerns

  12-12-2025 14:48 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Plans to turn the area around York’s Clifford’s Tower into a park and play space have been approved.
  
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• The 7 famous celebrities born on Christmas Day - some of these are well suited

  12-12-2025 14:40 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Here are 7 of the most famous celebrities born on Christmas Day.
  
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• Man dies after being found at the side of road in York

  12-12-2025 13:50 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A man has died after he was found lying next to a road in Holgate, York - sparking a police incident.
  
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• DWP Universal Credit and other benefit payment dates for Christmas 2025 and New Year

  12-12-2025 13:34 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Benefit payments many change this month as the DWP has confirmed payment dates for people who receive Personal Independence Payments (PIP) and Universal Credit.
  
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• Decision on new quarry in North Yorkshire deferred amid concerns

  12-12-2025 12:49 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  ​A decision on plans for a new quarry near the village of Hensall, beside the M62, south of Selby, has been deferred after a local resident called for measures to mitigate the impact on his home.
  
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• British motoring journalist's verdict on new £50,000 VW electric - and he loves it!

  12-12-2025 12:43 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  IT’S fair to say Volkswagen’s electric car ambitions haven’t taken the world by storm.
  
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• Plans for 645 homes, link road and school in North Yorkshire town finally approved

  12-12-2025 12:42 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  PLANS for hundreds of new homes in Norton have been given the go-ahead despite concerns over the impact on the town's medical services, the proposed siting of a primary school and the effects of 10,000 additional toilet flushes a day on the sewerage system.
  
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• York firework display raises more than £40k to help firefighters

  12-12-2025 11:04 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  York’s flagship firework display has raised more than £40,000 for the Fire Fighters Charity.
  
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• Fast food chain with more than 500 UK restaurants to open 30 more per year from 2026

  12-12-2025 08:50 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Fast food chain Burger King UK aims to open around 30 new restaurants per year across the UK from 2026.
  
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• Contaminated wood causes chimney fire in York

  12-12-2025 08:32 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said an Acomb crew was called to Finsbury Street in York at around 8.10pm last night (December 11).
  
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• Fire deliberately started by youths in York suburbs

  12-12-2025 08:24 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  It happened around 5.50pm last night (Thursday, December 11) close to a bin store near a building in Gale Lane.
  
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• Popular family-run York restaurant reveals secret of its successful 23 years

  12-12-2025 07:31 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Popular family-run restaurant Kapadokya reveals the secrets of its success after 23 years in York
  
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• Thieves target house in North Yorkshire town and make off with jewellery

  12-12-2025 07:19 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  North Yorkshire Police said a parcel which contained the two items was stolen from a house in Esplanade Gardens on December 2.
  
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• Wine on tap and a wine jail at new city outlet for York indy drinks business

  12-12-2025 07:13 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  York indy drinks business Jorvine opens second outlet in York and sells wine on tap - and has a wine 'jail'!
  
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• Man kicked and threatened during attack in York suburb

  12-12-2025 06:55 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  North Yorkshire Police said the attack happened in Charlton Street, off Bishopthorpe Road, at 6.45am on Friday, December 5.
  
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• Man in his 60s kicked and threatened in attack near busy York street

  12-12-2025 06:55 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A MAN was kicked and threatened in an attack in Charlton Street, off Bishopthorpe Road, said North Yorkshire Police.
  
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• York restaurant offers magical 'Christmas experience' with seasonal treats

  12-12-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The Beverley Arms, in York, has launched a magical Christmas experience.
  
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• York health trust secures £2 million cash boost for reducing waiting times

  12-12-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) received a £2 million cash boost for cutting patient waiting times.
  
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• Scarborough and Whitby MP calls for ban on small-scale fracking

  12-12-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Scarborough and Whitby MP Alison Hume called for a comprehensive ban on small-scale fracking operations in North Yorkshire.
  
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• REVIEW: Cinderella, Grand Opera House, York, until January 4 - three stars

  12-12-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  THIS is the closest to a blue pantomime that York has ventured in 36 years of reviewing, says our reviewer about Cinderella at the Grand Opera House.
  
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• Pub-going Brits dissatisfied with majority of pub's according to survey

  12-12-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  According to a survey by Vocation Brewery, almost three-quarters of Brits are dissatisfied with the lack of variety in their boozers.
  
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• Plans lodged for hotel, shops, almost 1,000 homes and park in York

  12-12-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Plans for a hotel, shops and leisure spaces, almost 1,000 homes, innovation hub office space and a park have been lodged at York Central.
  
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• New early morning train service to North Yorkshire town announced

  12-12-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Northern has announced a new early departure from Whitby to Middlesbrough and Newcastle.
  
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• More than 20 new apprentices join the York railway industry

  12-12-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A total of 25 new apprentices have joined the rail industry in York at Siemens Mobility’s Goole Rail Village.
  
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• Medieval gold ring linked to Christmas story is now on display in York

  12-12-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A medieval gold ring with links to the Nativity story is now on display at the Yorkshire Museum.
  
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• Magic Christmas Carrot show coming to Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre

  12-12-2025 06:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The Wonkey Donkey and the Magic Christmas Carrot will be opening at the Stephen Joseph Theatre this week.
  
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