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Missing York man found after dramatic search
1:17pm Friday 12th March 2010
UPDATE: A man reported missing in York has turned up safe and well after a land and river search.
York Hospital parking staff ordered to halt traffic at pedestrian crossing
9:42am Friday 12th March 2010
PARKING attendants at York Hospital have been ordered to help ease chronic congestion during work on the site's new multi-storey car park – by repeatedly pressing a pedestrian crossing button.
Pet dog is savaged by bull terrier
9:35am Friday 12th March 2010
THE owner of a Jack Russell dog has told how she watched in horror as her pet was savaged by a bull terrier on the loose in her garden.
Car crashes in Smithson Court, Malton
9:27am Friday 12th March 2010
Emergency services were called to a late-night crash in North Yorkshire.
Ofsted spotlight on region’s schools
9:20am Friday 12th March 2010
MORE than half of our region’s schools received a grade of Good or Outstanding under the new Ofsted inspection regime, according to recent figures.
Inquest opens into river tragedy death
9:24am Friday 12th March 2010
AN INQUEST has opened into the death of student Jonathan Havron, whose body was found in the River Foss in York on Tuesday.
Residents invited to have say on playground plans
9:22am Friday 12th March 2010
A FURTHER 11 playgrounds will be created by City of York Council this year, and residents are being invited to say where they would like them built.
Pope visit hopes look to be dashed
9:20am Friday 12th March 2010
HOPES that the Pope might come to York seem to have been dashed.
Tony Benn to speak at York Minster lecture
9:18am Friday 12th March 2010
ONE of Britain’s political giants is to speak at a York Minster lecture later this month.
Ian Wood hoping to raise £1000 during charity event with help from Clara Hudson
9:17am Friday 12th March 2010
A PARTIALLY blind man will line up in a wheelchair alongside other participants when the gun sounds for York’s Sport Relief Mile later this month.
End for Nestlé final salary pensions
9:08am Friday 12th March 2010
NESTLÉ has announced it is scrapping final salary pensions for staff – but claimed its pension scheme will still be one of the best in the industry.
New CCTV cameras fitted in bid to make train travel safer
9:05am Friday 12th March 2010
NEW CCTV cameras are to be fitted on trains ferrying passengers from York to London and Edinburgh as rail bosses beef up security measures.
Community sentence for benefits cheat
8:55am Friday 12th March 2010
A BENEFIT cheat will have to carry out community service after falsely claiming more than £2,500.
Selby police praised for rescue of 94-year-old pensioner
8:50am Friday 12th March 2010
Selby police have been praised after freeing an elderly woman who became entangled in a wire fence.
Are there too many councillors for Selby?
8:46am Friday 12th March 2010
PEOPLE can now have their say on whether they think there are too many councillors for the Selby district.
Weedkiller blamed for loss of York Groundsel
8:36am Friday 12th March 2010
A UNIQUE wild flower was driven to extinction with the help of City of York Council, a new report suggests.
Private investigator saves burglar from drowning
8:32am Friday 12th March 2010
A PRIVATE investigator hunting a wanted burglar ended up saving his quarry from drowning in the River Ouse.
Millennium Bridge could be lit up like a rainbow
8:39am Friday 12th March 2010
YORK’S Millennium Bridge could be given a striking rainbow effect, under the latest plans by city leaders.
11 jobs face axe at Fenwick
8:23am Friday 12th March 2010
JOBS are under threat at one of York’s flagship stores after its bosses announced plans to shake up the way it operates.
Fit As A Fiddle sessions return for over-50s in York
8:17am Friday 12th March 2010
A POPULAR fitness programme is back for the over- 50s in York.
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