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Veterans remember fallen comrades at Minster service

3:33pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

VETERANS of one of the Second World War’s most important allied victories gathered at York Minster to remember the thousands of comrades who lost their lives.

Heart attack man’s skydive challenge

9:54am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

Nine weeks ago he almost died, now Robert Gray is going to jump out of a plane to raise money for the charity which helped to save his life.

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McDonald’s to appeal over opening hours

9:46am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

FAST food giant McDonald’s has appealed against a decision by York councillors to cut opening times at its city-centre restaurant.

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York church window damaged by vandals

9:45am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

THE CONGREGATION at a church in York escaped injury when vandals shattered a stained glass window during a service.

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York Cycle Show cancelled

9:33am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

ORGANISERS of York Cycle Show have blamed poor weather and the economic climate for its cancellation.

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Traffic police in daily effort to keep driving safe

9:26am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

SINCE the beginning of April, there have been 85 serious collisions on North Yorkshire’s roads, including eight deaths. Crime reporter KATE LIPTROT went out with the traffic officers to find out how they try to reduce accidents.

Horse is killed on A166

9:21am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

CITY leaders have been accused of gambling with drivers’ lives after another horse was hit and killed by a car near York.

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Security stepped up at former Terry’s chocolate factory site

8:33am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

WORK has started on protecting the former Terry’s chocolate factory from vandalism and the weather.

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Tributes paid to well-known 1960s charity singer

8:07am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

A SINGER from York who raised thousands for charity in a career spanning six decades has died at the age of 71.

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Macmillan Charity Race Day to be held at York Racecourse next month

8:02am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

PEOPLE from around Yorkshire who have been touched by cancer gathered in York ahead of the annual Macmillan Charity Race Day.

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Inspectors praise York women’s prison for low reoffending rate

7:58am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

A WOMEN’S prison near York has been hailed as “remarkable” by inspectors despite concerns being raised about the turnover of its management.

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Antisocial behaviour and concerns over traveller sites in focus at meeting

7:46am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

CONCERNS over travellers sites and antisocial behaviour will come under the microscope tonight at a meeting organised by a York MP.

Hundreds walk through York in aid of Crohn’s And Colitis charity

7:44am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

ALMOST 400 people from all over the country walked through York to raise funds for the charity Crohn’s And Colitis UK.

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North Yorkshire police chief leaves for job in Cleveland

9:31am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

A LONG-SERVING senior officer for North Yorkshire Police has taken up a job with a neighbouring force.

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Councils launch legal bid over incinerator cash

4:14pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

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.

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Police concerned for missing Harrogate teenager

5:25pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

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

York Minster ready to unveil new visitor attraction

1:57pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

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.

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York super-slimmer celebrates new lease of life

2:00pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

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

£1m restaurant boost for York

8:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013

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

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

7:30am Tuesday 21st May 2013

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

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Young actor’s role in film on Nazis

7:30am Tuesday 21st May 2013

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.

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James Brabbs jailed for life for Easingwold van driver murder

5:56pm Monday 20th May 2013

A KILLER was this afternoon jailed for life for what his own barrister described as the "atrocious" murder of a van driver.

Internet sexual predator is jailed

9:32am Monday 20th May 2013

A BUSINESSMAN who sexually exploited a 13-year-old girl he met online has been jailed for four and a half years.

Poor hygiene at York dentist surgery

9:29am Monday 20th May 2013

PATIENTS at a York dental practice were put at risk by poor hygiene standards, a watchdog concluded after an unannounced inspection.

Row as council chairs dumped in waste skip

9:20am Monday 20th May 2013

THIS skip – piled high with office chairs – has sparked claims that cash-strapped City of York Council is wasting taxpayers’ money.

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