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• Minister gives further boost to hopes of saving the NRM

  Updated: CULTURE Minister Ed Vaizey has given a further massive boost to hopes of saving the National Railway Museum from possible closure. read more

• All staff laid off as the Hut Group buys York retailer Coggles

  ONLINE retailer, the Hut Group, has acquired the assets of York fashion retailer Coggles Limited. read more

• York is on brink of gridlock nightmare

  GRIDLOCK could cost York more than £80 million a year by 2031 if building thousands of homes is not matched by sweeping transport improvements, experts have warned. read more

• 20mph speed limit ‘won’t make York safer’

  NEW figures on accident rates prove a city-wide 20mph rule will not make York safer, opponents have claimed. read more

• Fears raised at public meeting over new town

  COUNCIL leader James Alexander last night defended York’s draft Local Plan in the face of hostility from more than 100 residents at a packed public meeting. read more

• Three arrested in raid on takeaway

  THREE alleged failed asylum seekers have been arrested after immigration officials raided a Chinese takeaway in York. read more

• Selby man faces jail for baby assault

  A YOUNG man who could have blinded a four-week-old baby when he shook him is today in jail awaiting sentence. read more

• York Minster piazza completed

  A STRIKING new entrance to the South Door of York Minster has been completed. read more

• York nursery receives 'outstanding' verdict from Ofsted inspectors

  CHILDREN have dressed as superheroes and paraded round a York square after their nursery school was hailed as “outstanding” by Ofsted. read more

• Sex attacker fled as victim screamed

  A SEX attacker who accosted a woman as she walked towards the University of York is still being hunted by police. read more

• Motivational teacher nominated for Community Pride award

  AN inspirational primary school teacher has been nominated for a Community Pride Award. read more

• Call for tougher action on street drinkers in York

  BUSINESSES and taxi drivers have called for tougher action on street drinkers after a fight in York. read more

• Liberal Democrats’ Spring Conference to be held at York Barbican Centre

  YORK is to host the Liberal Democrats’ Spring Conference next year. read more

• Crowds enjoy weekend of Sixties nostalgia in Pickering

  THE sixties swung again as fans of the era turned out in colourful crowds to enjoy a weekend of nostalgia in Pickering. read more

• HS2 rail link ‘poor value for taxpayer’

  THE proposed high-speed HS2 rail line – which is set to run through the outskirts of a North Yorkshire village – has come under fire from a think tank. read more

• Work to start at last on B1228 repairs

  WORK on a main road linking York and East Yorkshire will start next month after being delayed because of bad weather. read more

• Major work on Selby swing bridge is put back

  MAJOR repairs to the Selby swing bridge, which were due to take place this summer, have been put back to next year. read more

• Former York student plans to raise £2,000 by cycling from London to Istanbul

  AN epic 2,000-mile bike ride awaits 22-year-old former University of York student Louis Lunts. read more

• Guide to York's urban picnic locations launched

  SITES in York including a medieval graveyard, the city’s walls, the National Railway Museum and the York Wheel have been included in a new guide to urban picnic locations. read more

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