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The Press news 18 June 2013

A selection of local news stories that have appeared on yorkpress.co.uk

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• New delay for York's stadium project

  YORK'S community stadium project has been hit by a fresh delay - and it will now not be completed until the start of 2016.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Three arrested in raid on takeaway

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

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• 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.

• York Minster piazza completed

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

• 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.

• 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.

• Motivational teacher nominated for Community Pride award

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

• 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.

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

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

• 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.