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Fire safety message for North Yorkshire
4:51pm Friday 19th March 2010
A HARD-HITTING campaign has begun to warn against the dangers of house fires, after four fatalities in less than a year.
Schools can confiscate danger drug
4:15pm Friday 19th March 2010
Every school in England has been given new guidance on the "legal high" mephedrone, but the move is not enough, says one local head teacher.
Armed raider threatens attendant in York car park
11:14am Friday 19th March 2010
AN ARMED raider threatened a York car park attendant with a knife and punched him in the face before making off with cash this morning.
Woman who received new heart backs organ donation appeal
9:56am Friday 19th March 2010
IT HAD been a routine Sunday, until Claire Davies got the phone call that changed her life.
Rooftop drama in Foxwood as fugitive is seized
9:45am Friday 19th March 2010
THERE was drama in a York suburb when a man climbed on to a roof as police arrived to arrest him, leading to a two-and-a-half hour stand-off.
Police hunt York city centre joyrider
9:49am Friday 19th March 2010
POLICE are hunting a car thief who was spotted driving though York city centre on an early morning joyride.
Mephedrone still a prevalent problem in York
9:42am Friday 19th March 2010
A LEADING narcotic specialist in York has said the danger drug mephedrone was still a prevalent problem in the city.
Latest Claudia Lawrence clues are ‘hard to believe’
9:32am Friday 19th March 2010
THE best friend of Claudia Lawrence has told The Press she finds it hard to believe the woman she knew had been out with a boyfriend into the early hours of the morning only days before she vanished.
Clarence Street crash man ‘stable’ in hospital
9:14am Friday 19th March 2010
An elderly man badly hurt in an accident with a skip lorry is reported to be in a stable condition in hospital.
York residents pull together to raise funds for Sport Relief
9:21am Friday 19th March 2010
FUNDRAISERS across York are pulling together to raise money for Sport Relief this weekend.
Young driver becomes latest victim of rising bollard
9:11am Friday 19th March 2010
A YOUNG motorist has been left with 16 stitches in his cheek – and with his car written off – after becoming the latest victim of York’s controversial rising bollard.
Benefits cheat avoids jail term
8:50am Friday 19th March 2010
A MAN has narrowly avoided jail after pleading guilty to claiming more than £4,000 in benefits.
Kelfield biker in stable condition
8:53am Friday 19th March 2010
A BIKER from Kelfield is in a stable condition in hospital after a motorbike accident.
Two saved from Selby flat blaze
8:48am Friday 19th March 2010
A MOTHER and son were rescued from a flat in Selby after a chip-pan caught fire.
HMS York helps in rescue of ill fisherman
8:40am Friday 19th March 2010
HMS York has been involved in a dramatic rescue in high winds in the South Atlantic.
William Hague hears rallying cry for York to be made “the place for business”
8:38am Friday 19th March 2010
SHADOW Foreign Secretary William Hague joined 650 Yorkshire entrepreneurs as they heard a clarion call for York to be made “the place for business” in the county.
Investigation launched after lorry pushes car along A1
8:20am Friday 19th March 2010
A haulage firm has launched an investigation after a video emerged that appeared to show a lorry driver speeding along the A1 near Wetherby unaware a car was trapped under its bumper.
Jet garage cashier cleared of counterfeit scam
8:03am Friday 19th March 2010
A CASHIER has cleared her name after being accused of swapping dodgy £20 notes for genuine money at work.
Thieves make off with eight signs in A169 raids
8:05am Friday 19th March 2010
THIEVES have stolen at least eight signs along one road in a crime which will cost North Yorkshire County Council thousands of pounds.
Bangladeshi restaurant to open at former Harvilles site in York
8:08am Friday 19th March 2010
A TASTE of the sub-continent is coming to York’s “best foodie street” with the opening of a Bangladeshi restaurant.
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