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New mental health hospital inYork opens TODAY
YORK'S new mental health hospital on Haxby Road will open TODAY - ahead of schedule. Foss Park - a 72-bed hospital for patients with conditions including psychosis, severe depression or anxiety - was due to open later this month but is ready to
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York museum 'cracks Twitter in creepiest way possible'
Curators at a York museum which is home to a 2,000-year-old bun of real hair have launched a search for the world's creepiest objects. Yorkshire Museum, in York, has been inundated with weird and horrible objects from around the globe after putting
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CORONAVIRUS: Live updates from York and North and East Yorkshire
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Dog owners warned to be vigilant about deadly disease - cases near York
DOG owners are being warned to be vigilant about a deadly infection. There have been 80 reported cases of parasite lungworm reported in a 50 mile area of York - according to an animal health organisation. The disease can cause serious health
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VIDEO: York as you've never seen it before - drone captures deserted scenes from high above
THE deserted streets of York city centre during coronavirus lockdown have been filmed from the air with a drone. The drone footage, supplied to The Press by a reader, shows barely a soul in sight in the area around the Minster, normally buzzing
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Tiny rise in number of confirmed coronavirus cases in York area - sign of hope?
THE number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the City of York Council area has risen - but only by one, from 182 to 183. The North Yorkshire County Council area saw a slightly bigger rise in the number, from 616 to 629, while the East Riding
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Vandals slash car tyres in North Yorkshire town
A VANDAL slashed the tyres of a vehicle in Malton at the weekend. It happened in Copperfield Close, at 11pm, on April 18, and involved the front tyres of a vehicle being damaged. The suspect is described as male, in his late teens, wearing
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Police appeal after man attacked in York city centre
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to an attack in York city centre. The incident, which North Yorkshire Police are treating as an attempted robbery, happened on Thursday (April 16) in Barbican Road at about 7pm, and involved the victim being approached
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Another rise in York Hospital Covid deaths - 17 patients have now died in six days
FORTY-eight patients with confirmed coronavirus have now died at York Hospital, following 17 fatalities in less than a week. York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust confirmed the figure yesterday, adding that there had been another 28 such
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Rower on homemade boat enjoys city in the sunshine
A MAN self-isolated while getting his daily exercise - as he rowed a homemade boat down the River Ouse at the weekend. The rower took the vessel on its maiden voyage through York city centre on Sunday - as residents enjoyed their daily exercise
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Three people due in court after York doll shop burgled
THREE people are due to appear in court charged with burgling a doll shop in York. North Yorkshire Police said a number of dolls were stolen from the Mary Shortle doll shop on Lord Mayor’s Walk, and damage caused to the property, at about 11pm
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Fresh rise in coronavirus deaths at York trust hospitals
A FURTHER six patients with the coronavirus have died at hospitals run by the York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, taking the total number of fatalities to 76. The deaths had happened at York Hospital and Scarborough Hospital by 5pm yesterday
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Junk food boost for families during lockdown
A JUNK food project which helps reduce food waste has delivered dozens of bags of food to York people during the lockdown. Organisers of Planet Food York: The Real Junk Food Project say it is one of the community food providers still operating in
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VIDEO: Fox enjoys a night out in deserted York city centre
A CRAFTY fox has been spotted taking advantage of York's deserted city centre streets - to enjoy a night on the tiles. Rachel Shoobridge captured this video footage of the fox running under Monk Bar and down Goodramgate while taking a stroll with
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York wildlife park starts lessons on animals and zookeeping
A YORK wildlife and conservation park is creating a weekly video blog from today during the Coronavirus lockdown. Askham Bryan College’s Wildlife and Conservation Park is rolling out weekly vlogs on their youtube channel featuring animals from
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Major supermarket with stores in York extends opening hours
A SUPERMARKET chain with two stores in York is extending its opening hours. From today, all Morrisons stores throughout the UK will be open from 7am – 10pm on Monday to Saturday, with Sunday hours remaining unchanged from 9:30am – 4pm. Morrisons
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Cyclist taken to hospital after crash with car in Haxby
A CYCLIST has been taken to hospital after a crash with a car in Haxby this morning (Monday). Shortly after 10.30am, North Yorkshire Police received reports of a collision between a cyclist and a car on Holly Tree Lane, close to the junction with
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CORONAVIRUS: York school's fund to help struggling families
A YORK school has raised more than £3,300 for families hard-hit by the Coronavirus crisis. Archbishop Holgate’s CE School in York is raising money to help support families who have been affected by the ongoing Coronavirus isolation measures.
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Petition calls for more exercise space in York
MORE than 120 people have signed a online petition calling for road space in York to be cordoned off for cyclists and pedestrians. Many families and residents have turned to cycling, walking or running for lockdown exercise and motorists have been
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Non stop work to support York's lockdown cycling craze
A BIKE business has more work than it can handle as York residents dust off long unused bikes or buy new ones to take their daily exercise. Cycle Heaven’s workshop in Hospital Fields Road is working flat out servicing bikes and restoring bicycles
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CORONAVIRUS: update issued on death toll at York Hospital
FORTY-FOUR patients with coronavirus have died at York Hospital, it was revealed this morning. Another 26 such patients have died at Scarborough Hospital, making a total of 70 fatalities at the two hospitals run by York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation
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CORONAVIRUS: Children of York key workers make desserts for neighbours
THE children of key workers at one York primary school have been making life that bit sweeter for their neighbours in lockdown. Pupils at Knavesmire Primary School in South Bank have been looking for ways they can help the people living close by
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Man arrested after drugs found in car in North Yorkshire
A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of seven different offences after police officers stopped a car in North Yorkshire. Officers became aware of a Volkswagen Golf in suspicious circumstances travelling through the county on Saturday evening, North
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Two men arrested in North Yorkshire on suspicion of Class A drug supply
TWO men have been arrested in North Yorkshire on suspicion of supplying class A drugs. At about 2pm on Thursday, officers from North Yorkshire Police's Operational Support Unit - who were on patrol near Skipton - noticed a black Volkswagen Golf
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LETTER: MPs should be well paid - it’s a responsible job
Harry Edassis (Letters, April 16) says that MPs are over-paid and seems to think that the nation does not get value for money from their work. I think this is too harsh a judgement. Britain is facing its greatest crisis in nearly 80 years. Good
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LETTER: We need to be doing much more testing
Where is the Government exit strategy? Pure logic suggests that test, test test is the way ahead. The objective was 100,000 tests a day: so far 35,000 is the paltry result! Why? A few weeks ago I was on a bus with a passenger uncontrollably coughing
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Final year medics and nurses volunteer to help during Covid-19 pandemic
A 22-YEAR-OLD final year nursing student at the University of York has volunteered to work on a Covid-19 hospital ward. Grace Greenwood will start work today (Monday) at York Hospital. The university’s students are volunteering in different
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This is no yolk! Goose lays egg at York station entrance
A PCSO made an egg-citing discovery at York train station on Sunday afternoon. PCSO Ridley was on patrol at the station when he noticed a goose had laid an egg amongst the flowers in the normally extremely busy main entrance. "Amazing," said
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Man arrested after police officer assaulted at York Hospital
A MAN has been arrested after a police officer was allegedly assaulted at York Hospital. PC Will Leah said police were called to the Emergency Department of the hospital on Sunday afternoon. PC Leah tweeted that he arrested a man for being
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Pickering Town chairman outlines current situation at the club
PICKERING Town chairman Wayne Taylor has outlined the current questions that he and others at the club are asking as they look to navigate the Pikes through the coronavirus crisis. Pickering’s season was ended early last month, with Town still set
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'You wouldn't want to mess with them': meet York's police officers of 1870...
IF you needed a dedicated team of York police officers to enforce strict social distancing rules - well, you couldn't do much better than this lot. Our main photo shows the men of the York police force in about 1870. And to be honest, you wouldn't
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How York Theatre Royal's finding a new lease of life under lockdown
YORK Theatre Royal stayed open throughout the long years of the First World War, to entertain those on the home front or soldiers back for a bit of welcome leave. It stayed open throughout the long years of the Second World War, too. It even remained
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How York's 'market wars' led to the building of a whole new street...
ONE thing about being in lockdown is that it can make it more difficult to find old photographs with which to fill the pages of Yesterday Once More. Thank goodness at least for The Press's (very limited) digital archive of old photographs. Searching
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Wizard beer inspired by Harry Potter now on sale in York
A MAGICAL new beer inspired by Harry Potter is being launched by a York retailer. The Potions Cauldron, in Shambles, has teamed up with Ainsty Ales to create its own Butterscotch Beer in honour of Butterbeer, the ale favoured by witches and wizards
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Supporting local businesses: Shepherd Group and Portakabin
Portakabin is a well-known name in the York area, with most people knowing a friend or family member who has worked for the Huntington-based construction company during their career. The Shepherd Building Group, the parent company of Portakabin
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Fresh plans to go in for British Sugar site
FRESH planning applications will go in shortly for York’s biggest housing development on the former British Sugar factory site. But the company says there are no material changes to its original proposals for 1,100 homes which have previously been