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UPDATED: Thousands turn out for York City victory parade

Thousands of people have taken to the streets of York this evening to greet the heroic York City FC team.

Worker dies on North Yorkshire heritage railway

2:51pm Monday 21st May 2012

A RAIL worker has died after becoming trapped between two trains on a heritage railway in North Yorkshire.

York City win promotion - back where we belong

9:20am Monday 21st May 2012

Updated: YORK City’s second slice of Wembley glory in the space of just eight days has been hailed as the victory which “means everything” to the club.

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£1,000 stolen in pub break-in

4:18pm Monday 21st May 2012

ABOUT £1,000 has been stolen from a village pub, just weeks after it reopened.

Two charged with assault which left teen fighting for life

10:12am Monday 21st May 2012

TWO teenagers have been charged with an assault which left a 15-year-old school boy fighting for his life.

Police hunt "outrageous" young flashers

4:22pm Monday 21st May 2012

TWO young boys indecently exposed themselves to a woman in York, in what police have called “a shocking and outrageous incident”.

Trains between York and London delayed by damage to overhead power lines

11:20am Monday 21st May 2012

PASSENGERS on trains between York and London are facing delays of up to 90 minutes because of damage to overhead power lines.

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Man ran into moving car then head-butted driver

4:34pm Monday 21st May 2012

A MAN ran into a moving car in York then headbutted its driver, police have said.

Open top bus parade for victorious York City

9:20am Monday 21st May 2012

YORK City’s players will travel through the streets of York on an open-top bus this evening following the team’s historic back-to-back Wembley victories.

York City fans celebrate in city centre pubs

9:20am Monday 21st May 2012

YORK City fans unable to make the trip to Wembley packed into pubs and bars to cheer on their team and celebrate a momentous win.

Entrepreneur named as Miss York 2012

9:17am Monday 21st May 2012

THE latest Miss York has been crowned following a glittering finale to the competition at York Barbican.

Professional thief’s ‘colossal’ crime record

9:03am Monday 21st May 2012

A MEMBER of a “professional” gang of thieves that travelled from Leicestershire to target caravans near York has been jailed.

MP calls on council to detain horses tethered on roadside after Minister’s advice

8:54am Monday 21st May 2012

AN MP is calling for City of York Council to confiscate all horses tethered dangerously on verges after Transport Minister Norman Baker confirmed local authorities had the necessary powers.

Future of NHS in spotlight

8:56am Monday 21st May 2012

CONTROVERSIAL plans about the future of the NHS will be the subject of a public meeting in York tonight where a panel of experts will answer questions.

Malton Food Lovers Festival the “best and busiest” yet

8:58am Monday 21st May 2012

TOP chefs and the best food Yorkshire has to offer saw thousands of people head to Malton for the town’s annual culinary festival.

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Woman ‘left in fear as rats invade her home’

8:45am Monday 21st May 2012

A WOMAN was left distraught and in fear for her health after what her family said was a bungled plumbing job which led to a rat infestation in her housing association property.

York musician tells of Beatles blow

8:50am Monday 21st May 2012

A YORK musician has told how his band initially beat The Beatles to win a place as the house band on a 1960s television show.

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Canadian servicemen attend memorial service

9:02am Monday 21st May 2012

A DELEGATION of Canadian airmen were among those who gathered in Sutton-on-the-Forest for an annual memorial service on Saturday.

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‘Essential’ theme park ride backed

9:10am Monday 21st May 2012

FLAMINGOLAND is set to build a major new ride - a giant vertical swing.

Runner half-way through bid to run 100 marathons

8:36am Monday 21st May 2012

A FORMER York resident who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder is nearly half-way through a bid to run 100 marathons in 100 weeks.

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M&S thief bit security guard and drew blood

8:11am Monday 21st May 2012

A MAN who sought a new life in York bit a store security guard so hard he drew blood through a jacket sleeve, York Crown Court heard.

Calling York photographers....

7:25pm Monday 21st May 2012

CALLING York photographers!

Win! - Tickets to York magic show

5:36pm Monday 21st May 2012

LOCAL magician Craig Stephenson will perform in York next week - and The Press has two tickets to give away.

Hundreds set to celebrate York school's 200th birthday

3:34pm Sunday 20th May 2012

HUNDREDS of school pupils past and present will take part in a special service at York Minster tomorrow to help celebrate 200 years of Manor CE School.

Trapped deer rescued in York

3:02pm Sunday 20th May 2012

A DEER which became trapped when it tried to squeeze through a pair of metal gates in York, was freed by firefighters.

The day I confronted Taliban fighter

9:40am Saturday 19th May 2012

A SOLDIER from York has relived the moment he confronted a Taliban fighter while serving with the Territorial Army in Afghanistan.

Dog bitten by snake on Strensall Common

9:28am Saturday 19th May 2012

A DOG-OWNER is warning people and their pets to beware of adders after her Labrador was bitten on the face while out on Strensall Common.

Next Lord Mayor of York to be sworn in

9:30am Saturday 19th May 2012

THE next Lord Mayor of York, Coun Keith Hyman, will be officially appointed at City of York Council’s annual meeting on Thursday.

Britain’s Got Talent finalists in York

9:31am Saturday 19th May 2012

FINALISTS from Britain’s Got Talent are to perform at York Racecourse to celebrate the Olympic Torch entering the city.

Woman in sword alert

9:17am Saturday 19th May 2012

A WOMAN who was carrying a fake sword she used in battle re-enactments was questioned by police in a York street – after a concerned member of the public told officers she was concealing a weapon.