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• Whitby Mayor says historic Whale Bone Arch ‘should not be removed’

  14-01-2026 16:59
  
  A MAJOR landmark in North Yorkshire should not be removed, a town mayor has said.
  
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• York Central first phase approved

  11-09-2026 12:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Plans include 1,014 homes, a hotel, retail and leisure space and a new western station entrance.
  
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• 'I survived the epicentre of 9/11 - I'm so lucky'

  11-09-2026 11:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Paul Berriff says his life expectancy has been cut short because of being buried under rubble.
  
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• Alstom to build new battery-electric train fleet

  11-09-2026 11:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government says the work will support thousands of jobs across the UK.
  
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• Yorkshire reacts as mayors get tourist tax powers

  11-09-2026 10:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Visitors and business owners say any levy must be set at a reasonable cost.
  
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• Community hub to cost council £233k a year to run

  11-09-2026 09:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It would be financially better for the council to run the Catterick Garrison centre, officers say.
  
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• Laser attacks may lead to 'catastrophe', pilot says

  11-09-2026 09:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Air Ambulance's lead pilot warns of the dangers of having lasers pointed at helicopters in flight.
  
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• York end season on high with win over Bradford

  10-09-2026 23:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  York Knights end their first season in Super League on a high note by beating bottom club Bradford Bulls.
  
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• Harrogate sign Leyton Orient midfielder Craig

  10-09-2026 20:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Harrogate Town sign Leyton Orient midfielder Michael Craig on a three-month loan deal.
  
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• Kuldeep spins Yorks to three-day win over Essex

  10-09-2026 16:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Kuldeep Yadav and George Hill swamp Essex with spin and seam as Yorkshire race to a three-day innings and 106-run victory at Headingley.
  
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• County lines drug dealer jailed for six years

  10-09-2026 13:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Abubakr Ahmed from Bradford admits possessing and supplying crack cocaine and heroin.
  
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• Drax ash mound extraction plan approved

  10-09-2026 12:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Plans to extract and reuse million tonnes of ash from a mound next to Drax are given the go-ahead.
  
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• Pokémon star catches 'em all at World Championships

  10-09-2026 09:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Vikram, 16, from Malton, beats trainers from around the world to claim the title in San Francisco.
  
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• Spinners put Yorkshire in control against Essex

  09-09-2026 19:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dom Bess stars with bat and ball as Yorkshire take command of their Division One match against Essex.
  
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• Plan to boost homeless accommodation by a quarter

  09-09-2026 15:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Overall demand for temporary accommodation has jumped in recent years, North Yorkshire Council says.
  
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• Rapist jailed after admitting attack on woman

  09-09-2026 12:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Phill Blunt, from Scarborough, finally admitted the offence more than two years after the attack.
  
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• Solar farm planned for site near York village

  09-09-2026 12:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Plans for the 84-hectare site north of the city of York are submitted to the council.
  
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• York prop Vaughan to retire at end of season

  09-09-2026 11:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  York Knights prop Paul Vaughan announces he will retire from professional rugby league at the end of the season.
  
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• Body found in search for missing boy, 15, on holiday

  09-09-2026 11:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 15-year-old, from the Yorkshire area, was at Marloes Sands beach in Pembrokeshire.
  
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• Mystery of where ancient stones came from solved

  09-09-2026 08:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Devil's Arrows actually came from different site several miles away from previously thought.
  
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• Council 'sorry' over impact of school bus changes

  09-09-2026 07:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A review recommends changes to the home-to-school travel policy launched in 2024.
  
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• Seal of approval for tea treatment

  08-09-2026 16:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Keepers at Sea Life Scarborough say Frankie is recovering well and will be released into the wild.
  
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• Hardaker leaving Hull to join ambitious Knights

  08-09-2026 15:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  York Knights sign former Great Britain international Zak Hardaker on a two-year deal after two seasons with Hull.
  
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• Plans for new village of 3,500 homes revived

  08-09-2026 13:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Developers say plans for Heronby, near Escrick, include schools, a health centre and country park.
  
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• Missing woman died in road collision, inquest told

  08-09-2026 11:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tracey Smith, from Stokesley, was found in a car down an embankment by the A172, the inquest hears.
  
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• Football club opposes council's eviction decision

  08-09-2026 07:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Parish councillors are expected to meet members of Hunmanby FC soon to discuss the situation.
  
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• Girl starts school after rare disorder transplant

  08-09-2026 07:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Autumn, four, from North Yorkshire, spent six months in hospital being treated for a rare condition.
  
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• Ex-PC denies saving inappropriate images to phone

  07-09-2026 19:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Callum Storr also denies having an inappropriate relationship with a victim of domestic abuse.
  
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• Campervan parking ban extended after complaints

  07-09-2026 14:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More roads are added to a campervan parking ban in Scarborough.
  
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• Man jailed for five years for sexual assault

  07-09-2026 13:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Matthew Banks, 40, from Wheldrake, near York, is jailed for the attack, which took place in 2021.
  
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