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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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• Armed police kill dog in York after man attacked and another chased

  05-12-2025 21:23 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Armed police killed an aggressive Alsation-type dog in York after it attacked one man and then chased a delivery driver.
  
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• Will tech take over from toys at Christmas? I hope not

  05-12-2025 21:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  When I was growing up there was a toy shop in Stokesley, the market town near where we lived. It was behind the newsagent’s shop, accessed via an alley leading to a flight of stairs.
  
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• Hundreds of Santas set to take part in annual Chase the Pud event in York

  05-12-2025 18:15 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  More than 250 runners are set to descend on York Knavesmire for the annual Chase the Pud festive fundraiser for the British Heart Foundation.
  
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• Top comedian announces second York show after overwhelming demand

  05-12-2025 18:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A top comedian has announced a second show in York after unprecedented demand for his first.
  
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• Showers expected in York over weekend – with highs of 13C

  05-12-2025 18:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Showers are expected in York over the weekend – but temperatures are set to rise, according to the Met Office.
  
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• Households told to sprinkle washing powder in gardens this month for one reason

  05-12-2025 18:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A simple hack of sprinkling washing powder in your garden can be a way to deter foxes from entering.
  
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• West and North Yorkshire Chamber completes Middle East trade mission

  05-12-2025 17:51 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  West and North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce has successfully completed a trade mission to Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.
  
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• Mayor's 'Magic Tenner' Christmas campaign to support high street independents

  05-12-2025 17:28 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  York and North Yorkshire Mayor David Skaith has pushed other mayors across the North to take part in a new challenge on the high street in the run up to Christmas.
  
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• Cyclist jailed for street violence that 'could have killed' pedestrian

  05-12-2025 17:13 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A cyclist who chased after a pedestrian and stamped on his face as he lay unconscious in late-night Scarborough violence has been jailed.
  
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• York firm boosted by city council support

  05-12-2025 17:06 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  A York conservation firm training up the next generation of expert craftspeople has praised City of York Council for the business support that has helped it thrive.
  
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• 'He leaves quite a legacy' - Fans worldwide share tributes to North Yorkshire owl

  05-12-2025 16:48 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  Tributes are coming in from as far afield as Peru after a "beloved" wild North Yorkshire tawny owl has gone missing.
  
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• Free event to help York and North Yorkshire firms promote themselves

  05-12-2025 16:35 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The event will help businesses get in front of journalists in 2026
  
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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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• 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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