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Open top bus parade for victorious York City

7:25pm Sunday 20th May 2012

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

York City fans celebrate in city centre pubs

6:27pm Sunday 20th 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.

YORK CITY VICTORY AT WEMBLEY: FINAL SCORE: YORK CITY 2 - LUTON TOWN 1

4:50pm Sunday 20th May 2012

YORK City's army of 7,000 travelling fans are flooding out of Wembley after winning their battle to get back into the Football League.

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.

Support urged for York city centre

9:05am Saturday 19th May 2012

DEMANDS are growing for York city centre to be given urgent help, amid fresh warnings that planners’ approval of two out-of-town superstores will block the £200 million expansion of York’s Coppergate Centre.

Funding boost for city arts groups

8:53am Saturday 19th May 2012

THREE York-based cultural organisations have won funding under the Arts Council’s Catalyst building grant scheme as has East Riding of Yorkshire Council.

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York tennis team to take part in Special Olympics

8:51am Saturday 19th May 2012

A TENNIS team from York are set to represent Great Britain in a major European tournament.

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315 ‘troubled’ families in York

8:54am Saturday 19th May 2012

YORK is estimated by the Government to have about 315 “troubled” families – and now funding is being provided for a major drive to help them turn around their lives.

York charity facing uncertain future

8:42am Saturday 19th May 2012

AN INDEPENDENT York charity for people with learning difficulties will close after 15 years if it cannot find new trustees.

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Thefts shame of city supermarket worker

8:33am Saturday 19th May 2012

A SUPERMARKET worker has been given a suspended prison sentence for repeatedly stealing from her employers.

Voluntary groups awarded grants for innovation

8:34am Saturday 19th May 2012

VOLUNTARY groups across North Yorkshire have been awarded grants from North Yorkshire County Council’s Innovation Fund.

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Dante Festival at York Racecourse hailed great success

8:40am Saturday 19th May 2012

YORK’S first race meeting of the year, The Dante Festival, has been hailed a great success.

Pup’s a whole load of Trouble

9:34am Saturday 19th May 2012

A CURIOUS puppy got more than she bargained for when she got stuck while exploring her owner’s sofa.

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Another victim of asbestos timebomb

8:29am Saturday 19th May 2012

A FORMER York Carriageworks employee was exposed to asbestos on a “daily basis”, an inquest heard.

Diamond Jubilee beer from award-winning brewery

8:24am Saturday 19th May 2012

AN AWARD-WINNING brewery is to honour local history and the royal family, with a special Diamond Jubilee beer.

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Huge development beckons after dramatic 'yes' vote

9:50am Friday 18th May 2012

YORK should have a new John Lewis store within 18 months and a new stadium within three years, after councillors backed one of the city’s biggest ever developments.

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13,000 attend York Races despite damp start

9:37am Friday 18th May 2012

A CHILLY and damp start to the second day of the Dante Festival did not deter more than 13,000 people from attending York Racecourse yesterday with many wearing fabulous fashions and extravagant hats for the occasion.

Duke of York presents medals to soldiers returning from Afghanistan

9:44am Friday 18th May 2012

RACEGOERS had a royal treat at the second day of York Racecourse’s Dante Festival as the Duke of York honoured soldiers returning from Afghanistan.

Heart care services in the spotlight

9:20am Friday 18th May 2012

HEART patients are being asked for their views on care and treatment in a major consultation which could change the face of services in our region.

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Prize for record- breaking pumpkin

9:22am Friday 18th May 2012

York Maze is offering a prize of £2,000 for growing a record- breaking pumpkin.

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Inquiry into York nurseries defended

9:24am Friday 18th May 2012

AN education chief has defended the “thorough and comprehensive” investigation conducted into two York nurseries, saying it had been warranted by “very serious allegations about the quality of care.”