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Double jobs boost for York as business plans approved
4:59pm Thursday 18th March 2010
City leaders have approved two new developments that will create dozens of jobs for York
York charity concert success
4:36pm Thursday 18th March 2010
A ROCK star who started his career at the age of 14 when he opened a Cliff Richard concert has joined forces with a 91-year-old former model to raise cash for charity.
Poppleton power cut
1:01pm Thursday 18th March 2010
RESIDENTS in a York village were left without power this morning for several hours, due to problems with the electricity supply.
Colleague of missing York chef Claudia Lawrence comes forward with fresh lead
8:05am Thursday 18th March 2010
MISSING chef Claudia Lawrence may have met a new boyfriend only days before she vanished, it can be revealed today.
Man fights for his life after accident in Clarence Street
8:00am Thursday 18th March 2010
There has been a serious crash near York city centre. An elderly man has been badly injured and there are major tailbacks in nearby streets.
Mephedrone ban could be recommended after drugs tragedy
9:27am Thursday 18th March 2010
THE Government’s drugs advisers could recommend a ban on mephedrone within weeks, following the deaths of two teenagers thought to have taken the drug.
Council to open birth register offices in the community
9:03am Thursday 18th March 2010
NEW mums may soon be able to pop down the road to register the birth of their child thanks to the launch of an innovative service.
York increase in jobless figures
9:05am Thursday 18th March 2010
YORK’S jobless total has risen for the second month running, latest figures have shown.
Witnesses plea after lorry hits level crossing barriers
9:08am Thursday 18th March 2010
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to an incident when a lorry collided with the barriers at the level crossing on Wigginton Road, York.
Taxi drivers launch Blossom Street junction protest
9:16am Thursday 18th March 2010
TAXI drivers in York have launched a petition against council plans to reduce the number of traffic lanes in Blossom Street.
Train operator issues timetable warning
10:52am Thursday 18th March 2010
YORK train operator Grand Central claims the proposed new Eureka timetable for the East Coast Mainline route will lose it 20 per cent of its revenue.
Hundreds suffered broken bones during big freeze
8:59am Thursday 18th March 2010
MORE than 20 people a day suffered broken bones in York during the big freeze – an increase of almost two thirds on last year.
Selby family’s lucky escape after roof catches fire
8:43am Thursday 18th March 2010
A FAMILY had a lucky escape when a fire broke out in the roof of their home.
Cutbacks proposed at Selby advice centres
8:47am Thursday 18th March 2010
Selby District Council hopes to save £35,000 by cutting the hours its advice centres are open.
Bootham residents fed-up with flytipping
8:34am Thursday 18th March 2010
A FRUSTRATED reader sent us this photograph he took of the rubbish that is repeatedly dumped near to his home by flytippers.
Gillygate closure signs ‘ignored’ by motorists
8:41am Thursday 18th March 2010
DRIVERS are regularly flouting the law and driving down Gillygate – despite the street being closed to cars during maintenance work.
Legal fees move welcomed by York’s head of children’s services
8:19am Thursday 18th March 2010
A GOVERNMENT decision to stop charging local authorities almost £5,000 in legal fees to take a child into care has been welcomed by York’s head of children’s services.
New five-star hotel receiving 50 job applications a day
8:22am Thursday 18th March 2010
YORK’S new five-star hotel has been inundated by people seeking work, with 50 job applications now arriving every day.
East Yorkshire burglars target expensive electrical items
7:38am Thursday 18th March 2010
POLICE are investigating a series of burglaries in East Yorkshire after criminals drilled holes in house windows to gain entry.
Towton Battlefield Society to hold commemorative event on Palm Sunday
7:50am Thursday 18th March 2010
A BATTLE which proved the decisive victory for the Yorkists during the Wars of the Roses will be remembered with an event to mark its 549th anniversary.
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