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• Councils launch legal bid over incinerator cash

  COUNCIL chiefs in York and North Yorkshire are set to launch a legal challenge against the Government's decision to pull £65 million of funding for a controversial waste incinerator between York and Harrogate. read more

• Dean of Ripon dies, aged 59

  TRIBUTES have been paid to the Dean of Ripon after he died today just hours after being admitted to hospital. read more

• Campaigners accuse council of sounding "death knell" for rail route

  CAMPAIGNERS who want to reopen a rail line between York and Beverley have criticised council bosses for dealing a “devastating” blow to their hopes. read more

• Police concerned for missing Harrogate teenager

  POLICE have expressed their concern after a 16-year-old from Harrogate went missing earlier this week. read more

• York Minster ready to unveil new visitor attraction

  FINAL preparations are under way for the opening of York Minster's new visitor attraction - the latest stage of a £20 million five-year restoration scheme - on Saturday. read more

• York super-slimmer celebrates new lease of life

  A SUPER-SLIMMER from York says she is enjoying a new lease of life after shedding more than seven stone in only 18 months. read more

• Norwegian choirs set to perform in York

  YORK will welcome six Norwegian choirs this weekend as a free choral event gets under way. read more

• Plans for flats in listed York building approved

  PLANS to turn a listed building in the centre of York into flats have been approved after proposals to set up a drug treatment centre at the site were dropped. read more

• Police seek dog owner after York street attack

  A CAT had to be put down and its owner treated for bite wounds to her foot after both were attacked by a Staffordshire bull terrier in a York street. read more

• £1m restaurant boost for York

  A NEW £1 million restaurant in York is to create 50 new jobs for the city. read more

• Top writers, speakers and thinkers to descend on York for Festival of Ideas

  THIS year's York Festival of Ideas, which kicks off on June 13, will be tackling the North-South divide head on. read more

• Young actor’s role in film on Nazis

  A PUPIL from Tadcaster Grammar School has been picked to appear in a television documentary on Nazi-occupied Europe, after impressing producers with his historical knowledge. read more

• ‘Staycation’ is the aim for York residents

  NEARLY three-quarters of York residents have said they will take a summer holiday in the UK this year. read more

• Rates relief plea for small businesses

  GOVERNMENT ministers have been urged to give small businesses the same support on rates as charity shops receive. read more

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