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RESULTS in the Vanarama National League on Tuesday evening mean that York City’s push for safety will go down to the final day.
A 0-0 draw between FC Halifax Town and Ebbsfleet United, a 0-0 draw between Rochdale and Boreham Wood and a 1-0 defeat for Wealdstone against Eastleigh saw each team reach 45 matches played for the season in midweek.
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A TEENAGER from North Yorkshire is running the TCS London Marathon in memory of his dad who died from a brain tumour - and he's being supported by a Harry Potter actress.
Damian Colman-Chadwick, 49, died from a glioblastoma (GBM) five years ago. His son, Rafe, 18, from Harrogate, will be one of the youngest runners taking on the 26.2-mile race on Sunday, April 21 in aid of the charity Brain Tumour Research.
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A MAJOR event is being held at a much-loved gallery at the heart of York.
The Braithwaite Gallery, close to York Minster in Low Petergate, is hosting a special fundraiser in support of PAPYRUS, the national charity dedicated to preventing young suicide.
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A serious crash has closed a major road in North Yorkshire.
The A170 is closed this morning (Wednesday, April 17) between Thornton-le-Dale and Pickering after the two-vehicle collision.
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A DATE has been set for a discount retailer to open a new shop in North Yorkshire.
B&M has announce the launch of its brand new store in Abbey Walk Retail Park, Selby, creating 35 jobs.
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PLANS for a £10 million scheme in a North Yorkshire town have taken a major step forward.
A planning application has been submitted for a new Maritime Hub in Whitby. If approved, North Yorkshire Council will begin construction on the development in Endeavour Wharf.
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Meet the fashion-obsessed York teen who looks like she’s walked straight from the set of Bridgerton - with a wardrobe full of 300 handmade historical outfits.
Eleanor Shendery, 16, painstakingly crafted her outfits over 3,000 hours in total.
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The boss of a York hospice has joined calls for the government to provide more cash for the sector
The latest funding rise falls “well short” of the increase in costs it faces.
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A MUM and daughter who’d come from New Zealand to see York’s iconic Jorvik Viking museum got the surprise of their lives – when they were introduced to the men who built it 40 years ago.
Kathleen Wilson and her mum Trish, from Hamilton in New Zealand, had no idea that it was 40 years to the day since Jorvik first opened when they arrived at the attraction this morning.
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HUNDREDS of student flats are proposed for the site of a car dealership on the edge of the centre of York.
London-based purpose-built student flats developer Danehurst Development Ltd is looking to build a 4-5 storey block building containing 234 flats
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Thousands of patients are waiting months for an autism diagnosis in North Yorkshire and the Humber, figures show.
Siân Balsom, manager of Healthwatch York, said without a diagnosis there is “there is no help and support” available for people with autism.
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PLANS have gone in for a new fast food restaurant in a popular York suburb.
McDonald's has submitted plans to City of York Council for a new diner in Fulford Road in what used to be Iceland supermarket and next to budget retailer Aldi.
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THE election on May 2 of York and North Yorkshire’s first-ever ‘Metro’-style Mayor could mean greater accountability, bolder decision-making - and the chance for more ‘joined-up thinking’ across the region, says a York academic.
University of York politics lecturer Dr Anna Sanders said the election offered real ‘potential for change’ along the lines of the transformation of Greater Manchester under its Metro Mayor.
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YOUNG York cafe owner Sophie Knight is to take over popular York riverside cafe-bar Dyls.
The 27 year old, who has been running her cafe, Sophie, at Lendal Bridge, for three years will take over Dyls at the end of the month.
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The heroic actions of a six-year-old girl helped bring her family to safety after a fire ripped through their home in North Yorkshire.
Olivia Lee Patterson was with a friend playing outside her home in Riccall, near Selby, on the afternoon of Thursday, April 4, when she saw smoke coming from her neighbour’s house.
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TWO men have been injured after a plane crash at an airfield in North Yorkshire.
North Yorkshire Police say Church Fenton airfield has seen police, fire and ambulance services called to a crash involving a single light aeroplane just after 5.10pm last night (April 11).
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FILMING is underway at an award-winning historic house in York.
Just outside the centre of the city in Walmgate, The Georgian Townhouse, is usually used as a boutique Air BnB for family reunions and groups, but this week a film crew has moved in to shoot some scenes for their latest production.
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Howden Enterprises fined after employee loses his leg
A company that grows mushrooms has been fined after an employee’s leg became trapped in a machine and was later amputated in East Yorkshire.
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'WE'LL go out with a bang!' That's the farewell message from the owners of a popular and quirky York cafe bar that is changing hands.
Riverside cafe bar Dyls, housed in the historic Grade-II-listed motor house by Tower Gardens and Skeldergate Bridge, is to have new owners from the end of this month.
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A MAN is in hospital with serious injuries after a crash which closed part of a main road through North Yorkshire.
As The Press reported earlier today, the A64 westbound was closed after a crash near Tadcaster at the westbound junction of Paradise Lane, close to Hazlewood Castle.
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A North Yorkshire business making crutches and walking sticks is putting its best foot forward as one of Britain’s best small businesses.
Cool Crutches & Walking Sticks is a finalist in the Digital Star Award at this year’s Small Awards, run by Small Business Britain.
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More details have been revealed about a railway wagon belonging to a York-based firm found buried in Belgium.
The former LNER storage wagon was found by archaeologists in Antwerp.
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A woman is preparing for a daring tribute in memory of her father and grandfather who died in a plane crash 25 years ago in North Yorkshire.
On April 29, 1999, four men died after the light aircraft they were in plummeted from the sky into a field near the A63 north east of Hemingbrough, near Selby. The aircraft burst into flames, sending huge plumes of smoke into the sky.
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THE mum of a three-year-old girl from North Yorkshire with an extremely rare congenital disorder is fighting to raise awareness of the condition.
Sadie Stephenson, 32, lives in Thirsk with husband, Nathan, 32, and children, Florence, three and two-year-old Archer.
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CALLING all Yorkies – the city’s library service has a challenge for YOU.
Explore bosses are inviting York people to write stories explaining what the city’s cultural life means to them.
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SIX candidates will fight it out next month to become the first-ever directly elected Mayor of the new York and North Yorkshire combined authority.
With nominations now closed, all four main political parties – Conservatives, Greens, Labour and Lib Dems – will be fielding candidates in the May 2 vote. But no-one from the Yorkshire Party will be standing.
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A mum who lost her ability to talk after a C-section has regained her voice – by singing a Peter Andre song in her head.
Leanne Fraser, 31, had a sudden "excruciating" pain following an emergency Caesarean section with her son, Henry, at York Hospital.
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POLICE and ambulance are at an ongoing incident in York.
Two police vans and an ambulance were at the scene of an incident in Pavement in the city centre first thing today (April 9).
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A YORK musician has shared her journey with autism and anxiety after the release of her third single.
Liv Quigley, 27, has spent the past 18 months working with Andy Bowen, from United Response in York.
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York Minster has received a major boost towards funding its £9million Centre of Excellence for Heritage Skills and Estate Management, which is due for completion this summer.
The world-leading facility has received £500,000 from the London-based Garfield Weston Foundation, which donates £90m a year from its £9.7bn endowment.
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A SPOTLIGHT has been shone on the vital work being done by a York group helping people with brain injuries.
Café Neuro York was the idea of York neuro psychologist Diana Toseland who recognised that it is important for people with a range of neurological conditions
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The massive York Central project has received a boost with a deal to confirm who will be building it.
Homes England and Network Rail have signed an agreement with McLaren Property and Arlington Real Estate to be strategic development partners.
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Train passengers in York are to face major disruption this weekend as drivers walk out in the long running row over pay.
Aslef members at LNER, Northern and TransPennine Express will walk out on Saturday (April 6).
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Tollerton: Luke Willetts' death drug-related, coroner concludes
A North Yorkshire father died after taking cocaine, an inquest heard.
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A £10,000 cash boost has been donated to help save a patch of wild nature in the heart of Holgate which campaigners have dubbed York’s “hidden environmental gem”.
As The Press reported, the Friends of Severus Hill say momentum for their bid to buy the tiny green oasis - with roots in the last ice age - near the water tower just off Bouthwaite Drive is "building quickly".
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A SIGN on the front of one of York's oldest buildings has sparked a one-man protest.
As The Press reported last week, Happy Valley Chinese Restaurant in Our Lady's Row in Goodramgate has applied for retrospective planning permission having attached signage to the front of the building.
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A NEW school is planned for a village in North Yorkshire - and it is set to provide 100 places to children with special educational needs and disabilities.
The "all-through" school, catering to children from ages three to nineteen, is proposed for a 5.2 acre site in Osgodby - which is just off the A63 and to the north east of Selby.
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A graduate claims the University of York censored his demonstration in support of pro-democracy campaigners in Hong Kong during his graduation ceremony.
Kyle Ma from Shandong in China held up a flag reading: “Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times” while onstage during his graduation on February 7 in York.
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TWO-THIRDS of people who arrived at accident and emergency at a York hospital trust were seen within four hours in February, new figures show – missing the NHS recovery target.
NHS England figures show there were 19,273 visits to A&E at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in February. Of them, 13,278 were seen within four hours – accounting for 69 per cent of arrivals.
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A MAN has died in a crash which closed a road through North Yorkshire.
As The Press reported earlier, the A170 Hungate had been closed in Thornton-le-Dale after a crash late last night (April 3).
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Warning to York rail users as fresh train strikes announced
TRAIN commuters and passengers have been warned of upcoming amendments to timetables and cancellations to services from a York-based rail company.
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World record holders set to take to the stage in York
WORLD record holding cyclists are set to come to York.
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York mental health charity wins gold in national film award
A YORK based mental health charity has won gold at a national film award show.
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Trust which runs key York attractions ‘cannot continue to trade at a deficit’
A MUCH-LOVED York attraction lost revenue of £400,000 last year, and its owner says it cannot continue to trade at a deficit.
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Northern reminds York train passengers of ASLEF strikes
TRAIN commuters and passengers have been warned of upcoming amendments to timetables and cancellations to services from a York-based rail company.
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Fairy tales and murder as York based theatre group raises thousands
A YORK based theatre group has raised £3,000 for local charities and is set to perform again to raise even more.
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Homophobic and transphobic hate crimes in York almost double in a year
HOMOPHOBIC and transphobic hate crimes in York almost doubled in just a year, according to a worrying new report.
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A TOP job is up for grabs at a York school.
The Danesgate Community in Fulford Cross is looking for a new deputy head teacher.
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Well-known York business in running for top award
ONE of York's longest established estate agencies is in the running for a top award.
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North Yorkshire care home opens pub for elderly residents
A CARE home in North Yorkshire has opened its very own pub.
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Muddy Boots nursery is rated 'outstanding' by Ofsted
A NURSERY group in York has received its second 'outstanding' inspection rating from Ofsted in a year.
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Latest human rights report highlights 'very real poverty' in York
THERE has been a surge in the number of York families living in temporary accommodation, a worrying new human rights report reveals.
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THE OWNER of a unique shop in one of York's busiest streets is looking to sell the store that's been in business for 20 years.
The Zentist in Gillygate offers more than 500 crystals, a collection of tarot cards and more. However, after twenty years of spirituality, the store may be shutting for good.
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AN ARTIST and charity fundraiser from York has been named as a finalist for a global award.
Shany Hagan has been nominated for the 2024 Women Changing the World Awards.
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LOCALS sprang into action to help council staff clear away vile racist graffiti sprayed all over a York shop.
Local people woke up this morning to find that the Costcutter on the corner of Bramham Road and Bramham Avenue in Chapelfields had been daubed with the words ‘ISIS’ and racial slurs.
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An historic York Army barracks that was to be sold off by the MoD has been saved.
Defence procurement minister James Cartlidge has confirmed in a letter to York Outer MP Julian Sturdy that the Queen Elizabeth Barracks at Strensall will no longer be sold off.