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A teaching union claims the number of primary school pupils taught in classes of 36 children or more has gone up nearly 50 per cent in York Picture: Dave Thompson/PA Wire

Number of children in large classes shoots up in York

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Climate Change protesters block bridge in York city centre

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WATCH: Key route still shut by massive lorry fire - long delays for motorists

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Three people injured in crash on main route in to York - road finally re-opens

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REVEALED: Areas of York with roads in the worst condition

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BBC Question Time broadcast tonight from York

Two-vehicle crash on country road near York

Warning issued for strong winds in York as Storm Brendan heads for UK

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Eric crosses Everest base camp trek off bucket list

Extinction Rebellion donate lantern to York library

York church will be shut over Christmas after leak ‘blows the electrics’

York needs to cut CO2 emissions by 13% every year to meet targets

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Violence towards council staff is biggest health and safety risk

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LOOKING FOR LOVE: Woman hunts for mystery man in York shop

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The new rules which mean your card could be declined for no reason

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York para-cyclist takes on 10K for charity

South Bank bomber crash: 'We looked up and could see this plane coming down. It was on fire'

Big festive sing a huge success at York school

Mini-bus boost for York charity The Island

Fraudster must pay back £645,000 to victims

Sex pest jailed after breaching court order

Layby sleep led to drink drive conviction for York window cleaner

Christmas tree stolen by 'mindless vandals'

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Art investment firms defrauded elderly

York diamond couple celebrate 60 years

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York museum's Christmas toys appeal is taking off

A farm at the foot of Monk Bar? When was this?

Photos from the Fifties: see how York has changed...

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Innovative road repair schemes to be discussed

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Council repairs more than double the number of potholes

Man arrested and £1,000 in cash seized during drugs raid

York engineer wins award for work on Leeds station

Historic York document goes on show

Climate activists' oil protest

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Plea issued as York's Community Carol Concert sells out

Fire crews rescue teenagers from balcony

"Why I put beetroot, gin and thyme in my hand-made chocolates"

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Flood alert issued for River Ouse in York

'Substantial' train timetable changes on the way

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Blinkered by the Boris Brexit blather?

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LETTER: Point-scoring councillors are failing the city of York

LETTER: Rail companies should care more about passengers

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Women mean business at York awards bash

Children's play cafe to open in city centre

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York charity celebrates new 99-year lease

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North Yorkshire Parkinson's sufferer travels to Scotland to support vital research

Santas brave gale for BHF

Shopping centre aids youth charity

Storm Atiyah to spare York and North Yorkshire

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Santa's route unveiled

First panto without Berwick's Dame opens

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Cops warn drink drivers

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Train delays on East Coast mainline

Chocolate is so rice for winning students

How you can help the homeless in York

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A64 in North Yorkshire to close tonight

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Tomorrow is the first last posting date for Christmas

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Woman's death in River Ouse remains a mystery

York boxers triumph in battle for wellness

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Candle-maker launches new shop in York

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Furious passengers hit out over train cancellations

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Anne’s Santa dash in aid of life saving research

Roof-top ceremony celebrates city 'iconic development'

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Budding York player meets world chess champion - and makes first move

York is one of most Christmassy cities in Britain

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CHRISTMAS: Visit York's Gingerbread House

EATING OUT REVIEW: Cosy cafe bar North South strikes right note for residents

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New York-style Black House wins national award for renovation

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Car crashes into house

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COLUMN Why York needs fewer tourists for Christmas Market

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Accident partially blocks main road in to York

Burglar jailed for 'terrifying' break-in at York family's home

Sport

Ding Junhui wins Betway UK Snooker Championship in York

Steve Watson hails "well-earned" point at Kettering

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York City held to 0-0 draw at Kettering

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Jonny Bairstow is back for England tour of South Africa

York Acorn are handed Hammersmith clash in Challenge Cup

Tadcaster Albion held to 2-2 draw at home in BetVictor Northern Premier League

Dringhouses make it 10 out of 10 in York Minster Engineering League

Captain Spears call for city of York to get behind historic double header

Ding Junhui books final place in Betway UK Snooker Championship in York

Watson confident that York can deal with Kettering's aerial threat

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BOXING: Wharton enthuses over protege Davey after latest pro win

England cricketer Malan relishes new task at Yorkshire

Watson weighs up whether to risk Maguire for York City's trip to Kettering

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York City manager Watson stresses size of task of promotion

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SNOOKER: Ding ends O'Sullivan's UK Championship title reign at the Barbican

Former Hull KR prop on trial with York City Knights

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York City rediscovering cutting edge says Steve Watson

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York City hit back to draw 2-2 at Hereford

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Newcastle offer free half-season tickets to successful nominees

Klopp confident Liverpool can handle pressure to keep Champions League hopes on track

Henderson demands stronger punishments for racism

Daryl Murphy reveals he served a drug ban last season

Rafael Benitez not interested in Premier League managerial vacancies

Antonio Conte: Inter must leave with no regrets as they target last-16 Champions League place

Russia handed four-year WADA ban – but critics say sanction not tough enough

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History

What's going on here in York city centre 1955?

Can you recognise this corner of York from 1911?

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Which York street replaced these buildings 70 years ago?

What does this girl have to do with Yorkshire Tea and Fat Rascals?

11 of York's lesser-known Civic Trust Blue Plaques all in one place

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York engineer wins award for work on Leeds station

Women mean business at York awards bash

York company launches microwave pork crackle

New design centre celebrates official opening

Practice in Jersey joins York-based VetPartners

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Number of children in large classes shoots up in York

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Big festive sing a huge success at York school

York secondary school celebrates Ofsted success

New chief named at York schools chain

£2.7 million new York school building welcomed

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Boris Johnson criticised as row over four-year-old’s hospital treatment deepens

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Two British women among 31 in hospital after New Zealand volcanic eruption

Putin meets new Ukraine leader for first time

13 feared dead in volcanic eruption off New Zealand

36 players cleared in Spain match-fixing trial

Granny knows best: Key role of post-menopause killer whale grandmothers revealed

Brexit Party takes action over ‘racist’ comments by activists

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