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29 bus jobs at risk in York

7:30pm Friday 3rd February 2012

A UNION claims 29 conductors are at risk of redundancy following First’s decision to axe York’s ftr buses.

7.30pm UPDATE: York council tax to rise by 2.9%

4:13pm Friday 3rd February 2012

COUNCIL tax for York householders is set to rise by 2.9 per cent, the city's political leaders have announced today.

Tour de France organisers to assess Yorkshire's bid

7:18pm Friday 3rd February 2012

ORGANISERS of the Tour de France cycle race are to visit Yorkshire in May to begin deciding whether it will host the start of the 2016 event.

£200 million York development hangs in the balance

8:40am Friday 3rd February 2012

Updated: DEVELOPERS behind a £200 million city-centre development in York say they will abandon their plans if rival proposals are approved.

Fire at University of York

9:40am Friday 3rd February 2012

Updated: Hundreds of people were evacuated after fire broke out at the University of York.

Anger over health funding cuts

9:24am Friday 3rd February 2012

Budget blow means eye clinic officer to be axed and information centre to face reduced hours.

Lawnmower theft suspects arrested

9:21am Friday 3rd February 2012

TWO suspected burglars were arrested after police spotted them pushing a lawnmower down a street in York.

Council budget plans to be revealed

9:11am Friday 3rd February 2012

YORK’S political leaders were today set to outline their budget plans for the next two years.

Theatre producers in search for talented pets

9:09am Friday 3rd February 2012

DOES your pooch have the star quality needed to rise above the pack and make it as top dog in the opera world?

Jury considers its verdict in takeaway trial

8:52am Friday 3rd February 2012

A jury will today continue to consider its verdicts in the trial of former takeaway delivery driver accused of stealing money from his employer and attacking him with a knife.

First nominee for Super Mum Award announced

8:43am Friday 3rd February 2012

A NORTH Yorkshire mum who is using her experiences of post natal depression to help hundreds of women is one of the first nominees for The Press Super Mum Award.

Football match row decision ‘due next week’

8:46am Friday 3rd February 2012

THE Football Association is expected to decide next week whether it will bring any charges over a row which broke out at the end of a children’s football match in York.

Turf Tavern pub is demolished

8:10am Friday 3rd February 2012

A CAMPAIGNER who fought to save his local pub says the community has been left with ‘a pile of broken dreams’ after bulldozers moved in.

University scientists in malaria drug breakthrough

8:12am Friday 3rd February 2012

A MAJOR victory in the worldwide fight against malaria has been won by plant scientists at the University of York.

Woman tells court: “It was begging or shoplifting”

7:50am Friday 3rd February 2012

A YOUNG woman arrested four times for begging in the city centre told York magistrates she had to do that or steal.

Former gun curator loses sacking appeal

7:57am Friday 3rd February 2012

A FORMER curator at York’s Castle Museum who was sacked over a security incident involving replica muskets has lost his battle to show he was unfairly dismissed.

End of an era for generation club

7:47am Friday 3rd February 2012

A SINGING stalwart from York who has spent ten years helping children build their self-confidence is retiring.

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Malton society to mark Charles Dickens' 200th birthday

7:52am Friday 3rd February 2012

THE society which promotes Malton’s links with Charles Dickens is holding a series of events to mark the author’s 200th birthday.

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Museum pays tribute to explorer

7:55am Friday 3rd February 2012

A NEW exhibition is to open at The Regimental Museum of the Royal Dragoon Guards, in York, to celebrate the life of British explorer Captain Lawrence Oates.

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Pair quizzed over vacuum cleaner theft

8:28am Friday 3rd February 2012

TWO men suspected of stealing a vacuum cleaner from a York superstore are being questioned by police.

Teenagers arrested for suspected burglary in York street

2:56pm Thursday 2nd February 2012

TEENAGERS who were spotted carrying a flat-screen TV in a York street were detained for suspected burglary.

Appeal after barn arson attack causes £30,000 of damage

2:40pm Thursday 2nd February 2012

POLICE are appealing for information after a York farmer’s barn was burnt down for a second time causing £30,000 of damage.

999 operator rapped over fatal error

10:00am Thursday 2nd February 2012

THE grieving brother of a York man said he was “shocked” and “angry” after the 999 operator who failed to send him an ambulance avoided being struck off.

Takeaway man ‘attacked his boss with knife’

9:51am Thursday 2nd February 2012

A TAKEAWAY delivery driver allegedly stole his employer’s takings and attacked him with a knife in a bid to stop him giving evidence, a York jury heard.

Protest held at York Minster over Sentamu's gay marriage comments

9:30am Thursday 2nd February 2012

Updated: CAMPAIGNERS gathered at York Minster to protest against comments made by the Archbishop of York about gay marriage.

Police investigate sudden death of woman, 33, in Rowntree Avenue

9:20am Thursday 2nd February 2012

A WOMAN aged 33 has died suddenly at a house in the Clifton area of York, say police.

Crime website upgrade hailed

9:23am Thursday 2nd February 2012

A YORK MP has welcomed an upgrade to a police website designed to give people a clearer picture of crime and antisocial behaviour.

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Son barred from bus over pizza

9:11am Thursday 2nd February 2012

A MOTHER has hit out after her son was barred from travelling home on a York bus because he was carrying a pizza in a box.

Council committees may merge to save cash

9:41am Thursday 2nd February 2012

TWO City of York Council committees could be merged and two other bodies scrapped in a move which the authority’s ruling group says will save at least £5,000.