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$Plans are proceeding for a fracking site on the North Yorkshire coast$

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Hydraulic fracking plan for North Yorkshire coast sparks angry opposition

Unlock lightning-fast broadband – switch today and get Quickline half price for 12 months

Unlock lightning-fast broadband – switch today and get Quickline half price for 12 months

Unlock lightning-fast broadband today – get Quickline half price for 12 months

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Train drivers at York-based LNER call off strikes after talks

York railway station as LNER drivers announce a fresh wave of strikes

York railway station as LNER drivers announce a fresh wave of strikes

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Train drivers at York-based rail firm to walk out every weekend for three months

GPs in England are voting on whether to take strike action following new a contract for GP service in the region.

GPs in England are voting on whether to take strike action following new a contract for GP service in the region.

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Concerns GP industrial action could bring the NHS to a standstill

York Business School and The Merchant Adventurers’ Innovation Prize

York Business School and The Merchant Adventurers’ Innovation Prize

York Business School and The Merchant Adventurers’ Innovation Prize

Staff working in security for G4S at the Monkgate Job Centre in York at a picket line organised by the GMB union on Friday, July 19. Picture: GMB

Staff working in security for G4S at the Monkgate Job Centre in York at a picket line organised by the GMB union on Friday, July 19. Picture: GMB

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Security staff at a Job Centre in York walk out in pay dispute

IDS said if the deal goes through Royal Mail would continue its universal service obligation to one-price-goes-anywhere first-class post six days a week

IDS said if the deal goes through Royal Mail would continue its universal service obligation to one-price-goes-anywhere first-class post six days a week

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Royal Mail owner accepts £3.5bn takeover bid from Czech billionaire

Rolling stock in sidings at Poppleton Road in February 1988, with Terry's factory on the horizon

Rolling stock in sidings at Poppleton Road in February 1988, with Terry's factory on the horizon

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'York's Carriageworkers were failed by the Tories'

Canteen workers strike outside Drax Power Station in December amid a dispute with their employer BaxterStorey

Canteen workers strike outside Drax Power Station in December amid a dispute with their employer BaxterStorey

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‘Victory’ for power station canteen workers as 19% pay rise secured after strikes

York railway station as passengers face disruption this week during strikes called by Aslef

York railway station as passengers face disruption this week during strikes called by Aslef

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York train passengers face week of disruption as drivers ban overtime and strike

Mick Whelan, Aslef’s general secretary, as the union announces a fresh wave of strikes next week affecting York passengers

Mick Whelan, Aslef’s general secretary, as the union announces a fresh wave of strikes next week affecting York passengers

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More misery for York train passengers as strikes announced next week

York railway station as drivers plan to walk out on Saturday (April 20)

York railway station as drivers plan to walk out on Saturday (April 20)

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More rail misery for York passengers as train drivers walk out this weekend

Part of the picket line outside York railway station today (April 6)

Part of the picket line outside York railway station today (April 6)

Rail passengers in York face major disruption as operators hit by strike action

Train passengers in York are to face major disruption this weekend as drivers walk out in the long running row over pay

Train passengers in York are to face major disruption this weekend as drivers walk out in the long running row over pay

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Major disruption for York train passengers as drivers set to walk out in pay row

Miners finishing their shift at Wistow Colliery on Tuesday July 16, 2002, following the announcement that coal production was to be phased out

Miners finishing their shift at Wistow Colliery on Tuesday July 16, 2002, following the announcement that coal production was to be phased out

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'Was Margaret Thatcher just ahead of her time in closing the mines?'

York railway station

York railway station

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Delays for York passengers as fresh wave of train strikes announced

The shift that dug out the last coal at Wistow Mine ends its shift on May 14, 2004. Picture: Garry Atkinson

The shift that dug out the last coal at Wistow Mine ends its shift on May 14, 2004. Picture: Garry Atkinson

PICTURE GALLERY

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Coal from Selby - the dream that turned sour 20 years ago

June 1984 Police and pickets clash at the Selby coalfield during the miner's strike

June 1984 Police and pickets clash at the Selby coalfield during the miner's strike

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The dispute that divided the nation: 40 years on from the 1984 Miners Strike

Main image: Students at The Mount School working on their bridge design at the Network Rail 'mythbusting' day. Right: the real thing - track being laid (top) and designs for the new Haxby station (bottom)

Main image: Students at The Mount School working on their bridge design at the Network Rail 'mythbusting' day. Right: the real thing - track being laid (top) and designs for the new Haxby station (bottom)

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You CAN be a railway engineer, York girls told at 'mythbusting' event

Northern Powergrid engineers are working to restore a power cut in York's South bank area tonight

Northern Powergrid engineers are working to restore a power cut in York's South bank area tonight

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80 York homes without power last night

Have you been wondering how to get rid of non-barcoded Royal Mail stamps? Use this scheme to swap them with new ones

Have you been wondering how to get rid of non-barcoded Royal Mail stamps? Use this scheme to swap them with new ones

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Can I still use old first and second-class stamps? Royal Mail explains what to do

Royal Mail announce another stamp price increase from April

Royal Mail announce another stamp price increase from April

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Royal Mail announces another stamp price increase from April

Walkouts are expected to be carried out by train drivers at two different companies - LNER and Northern.

Walkouts are expected to be carried out by train drivers at two different companies - LNER and Northern.

Everything you need to know about the train strikes in March 2024

York railway station

York railway station

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Disruption for York passengers this week as train drivers walk out

Paula Vennells has faced much criticism for her handling of the Post Office Horizon scandal

Paula Vennells has faced much criticism for her handling of the Post Office Horizon scandal

The Post Office Scandal

Former Post Office CEO Paula Vennells formally stripped of CBE award

York railway station as Aslef union members vote to continue taking strike action for six months

York railway station as Aslef union members vote to continue taking strike action for six months

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More misery for train passengers in York as drivers vote to continue strike action

Electronics manufacturing firm boosted by Made Smarter

Electronics manufacturing firm boosted by Made Smarter

Electronics manufacturing firm boosted by Made Smarter

Leeds Magistrates Court

Leeds Magistrates Court

North Yorkshire firm fined £330,500 over its employee's death

Local firms are reaping the benefits of grants totalling more than £180,000

Local firms are reaping the benefits of grants totalling more than £180,000

Made Smarter support revolutionising manufacturing in York and North Yorkshire

A wind farm off the Lincolnshire coast. To fulfil its green energy plan, Labour would need to build 150 new offshore farms within five years, says Colin Jones

A wind farm off the Lincolnshire coast. To fulfil its green energy plan, Labour would need to build 150 new offshore farms within five years, says Colin Jones

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LETTER: Labour's green energy plans will run out of steam

Aslef’s general secretary Mick Whelan and York railway station as passengers face further strike action

Aslef’s general secretary Mick Whelan and York railway station as passengers face further strike action

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Disruption for York train passengers as fresh wave of strikes start next week

Ofcom has proposed reducing Royal Mail delivery days to five or even three days a week among new cost-cutting plans

Ofcom has proposed reducing Royal Mail delivery days to five or even three days a week among new cost-cutting plans

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Royal Mail could cut deliveries to three days a week, regulator says

Drax Power Station near Selby

Drax Power Station near Selby

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'Trees burn, Drax profits - and it's us who pays...'

York railway station

York railway station

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Five-day strike by train drivers at York-based rail firm called off

York railway station

York railway station

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Train drivers to walk out at York-based rail firm as pay row continues

Paula Vennells is now facing a petition to have her CBE removed following her tenure as CEO of the Post Office

Paula Vennells is now facing a petition to have her CBE removed following her tenure as CEO of the Post Office

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Who is Paula Vennells? The ex-CEO of the Post Office amid Horizon scandal

More than 700 Post Office branch managers were handed criminal convictions as a result of the Horizon IT scandal

More than 700 Post Office branch managers were handed criminal convictions as a result of the Horizon IT scandal

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Post Office bosses must be held accountable for Horizon scandal

The judges have also praised the quality of the entries in this category as being ‘better than ever’.

The judges have also praised the quality of the entries in this category as being ‘better than ever’.

Finalists named for New Business of the Year Award 2023

Local newspaper editors are calling on the BBC to abandon its plans to roll out local news websites in areas already served by independent publishers

Local newspaper editors are calling on the BBC to abandon its plans to roll out local news websites in areas already served by independent publishers

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BBC now a threat to all local newspapers

Kevin Hollinrake (right) at a House of Commons reception for English whisky

Kevin Hollinrake (right) at a House of Commons reception for English whisky

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Mine's an English - no room for Scotch whisky in Parliament

Members of The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union voted to accept an offer from train companies which included a backdated pay rise of 5 per cent

Members of The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union voted to accept an offer from train companies which included a backdated pay rise of 5 per cent

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RMT union votes to end rail strikes as offer accepted

York railway station

York railway station

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Fresh strikes to hit train passengers in York this week

Nissan’s new electric Qashqai and Juke models will be manufactured in Sunderland

Nissan’s new electric Qashqai and Juke models will be manufactured in Sunderland

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'Nissan's decision to back Britain will have Remainers reeling'

Long gone: the bodyshell of a new train taking shape at York carriageworks in the BREL days in 1991

Long gone: the bodyshell of a new train taking shape at York carriageworks in the BREL days in 1991

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'We let York's carriageworks die... don't let Derby's go too because of HS2 blow'

The illuminated poppy at Drax Power Station with veterans from the station who organised its Poppy Appeal

The illuminated poppy at Drax Power Station with veterans from the station who organised its Poppy Appeal

Enormous poppy to glow in the sky

The Royal Mail shared its latest recommended posting dates for your mail to arrive in time for Christmas.

The Royal Mail shared its latest recommended posting dates for your mail to arrive in time for Christmas.

Royal Mail's Christmas delivery deadlines for 2023 revealed

The Communities Against Toxins meeting against plans for an asphalt plant at Allerton, North Yorkshire

The Communities Against Toxins meeting against plans for an asphalt plant at Allerton, North Yorkshire

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Villagers oppose asphalt plant plans for rural North Yorkshire

Allerton Waste Recovery Park Picture: LDRS

Allerton Waste Recovery Park Picture: LDRS

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Controversial waste incinerator near York declared a success 5 years after launch

Doctors on the picket line outside York Hospital

Doctors on the picket line outside York Hospital

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Hospital bosses to rearrange appointments 'as a priority' after latest strike

Work being carried out on the HS2 link (picture: PA) with, inset, Cllr Pete Kilbane

Work being carried out on the HS2 link (picture: PA) with, inset, Cllr Pete Kilbane

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Scrapping HS2 would have impact on York trains, says transport boss

We’re proud to sponsor Volunteer of Year

We’re proud to sponsor Volunteer of Year

We’re proud to sponsor Volunteer of the Year

Passengers in York are being warned of disruption during the strikes

Passengers in York are being warned of disruption during the strikes

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York train passengers to face more disruption during strikes as pay row continues

Some £21m has been paid in compensation so far to postmasters with overturned convictions so far

Some £21m has been paid in compensation so far to postmasters with overturned convictions so far

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Post Office worker victims of Horizon scandal offered £600k in compensation