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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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Community Furniture Store put grant to good use

7:58am Friday 19th March 2010

A CHARITY in York has put a £15,000 grant to good use to help double its output and create a new job.

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