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Odsal pitch not an excuse for Knights ahead of tough Bulls test
MARK Applegarth insists he will not use the pitch at Odsal as an excuse if York Knights are not up to standard at Bradford Bulls on Sunday. The Knights will be hoping to secure a second win of the season against the Betfred Championship play-off
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Blooming North Yorkshire town celebrates its 'flower power'
The Harrogate Floral Summer of Celebration has now officially launched with the dazzling displays on show across the town centre. The floral trail with 10 excellent exhibits has a ‘Friendship’ theme this year, in line with the Royal Horticultural
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Vineyard near York gains recognition for 'best wine' in the UK
A North Yorkshire vineyard, situated between York and Harrogate, officially makes the Best Single Varietal White Wine in the country. The accolade comes after their Dunesforde Pinot Gris 2022 was presented with the WineGB Awards trophy at a ceremony
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Two teenage girls who went missing from home in York found safe and well
TWO missing teenage girls from York have been found. Police say the girls, aged 14 and 15, are safe and well. A spokesperson for North Yorkshire Police said: "Thank you to everyone who shared our appeal."
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Wet weather boosts York designer outlet as it opens new stores and runs summer games
They say every cloud has a silver lining. Whilst York BID last week reported a wet spring and summer has hampered footfall and sales at businesses in the city centre, it is a different story at the McArthurGlen Designer Outlet York. Centre
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Lego brings 'world of fantasy' to North Yorkshire town
A popular Lego Trail returns to a North Yorkshire town next weekend promising a world of fantasy. Harrogate BID is staging the event, first held in 2022, from Saturday, featuring 13 unique displays across the town centre, giving it a magical fairytale
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School near York really digs gigabit broadband and how it is delivered
Children from Escrick near York have been learning the basics of broadband delivery through an interactive Digger Day held in school. Rural broadband provider Quickline Communications teamed up with civil engineering business PBS Construction to
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Ukuma Ta'ai back in Knights ranks for visit to Bradford Bulls
UKUMA TA’AI is in line to make his York Knights return as Mark Applegarth’s side visit Bradford Bulls on Sunday (3pm). Both the Knights and York Valkyrie have named their preliminary squads for this weekend’s round of fixtures, with Lindsay Anfield
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Advice from North Yorkshire health chiefs after global IT outage
Health chiefs in North Yorkshire say measures are in place to manage the disruption caused by a global IT outage. Up to 60 per cent of GP practices across the country are understood to have have been hit by the outage - which is affecting their
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Traffic returns to normal after crash in North Yorkshire
A CRASH on a major road in North Yorkshire has cleared after causing severe delays. Two lanes of the A1(M) southbound from J48 at Boroughbridge to J47 at Allerton Park were closed following a crash that took place earlier today (Friday, July 19
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York students learn in work placement at major York employer
Aviva has again hosted a Technology Work Placement for year 10 and 11 students, based in its Wellington Row site. The week-long placement in July encouraged them to fully immerse themselves in working life at Aviva, exploring various roles across
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Man sexually assaulted sleeping woman at North Yorkshire holiday park
A MAN has been sentenced for sexually assaulting a young woman while she slept at a North Yorkshire coast holiday park. Raymond Hanks, 24, from Bridlington, East Yorkshire, was found guilty of three counts of sexual touching on a woman over 16
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From Glastonbury to York! Street artist brings splash of colour to city centre
OLD and graffiti-prone exchange boxes in the heart of York have been given a colourful new look by the hands of a celebrated street artist who is just back from working at Glastonbury. The public art project, known as Outside the Box, showcases
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Cook loving life with Knights after mid-season Albi switch
SAM Cook is loving his time with York Knights since his mid-season move from Racing Club Albi. The 30-year-old’s switch to the Knights coincided with the appointment of head coach Mark Applegarth, though after having been handed a debut in their
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'The children were conversing in French' - city schools go continental
PUPILS at York schools have been getting a taste of France ahead of the end of the school term. Year 5 pupils from Knavesmire and Scarcroft Schools in South Bank spent the day at a French Café hosted by Millthorpe School while Year 5 children from
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Two men arrested after police raid in North Yorkshire
TWO men have been arrested following a police raid in North Yorkshire. The county's police say that together with Humberside Police they executed three warrants simultaneously. On Wednesday (July 17) officers entered two properties in Selby
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Is Microsoft down? GP surgeries near York and businesses facing outages
GP surgeries and businesses who use Microsoft are facing major outages in the UK and around the world, with laptops and systems not working. Sky News was one of the companies that were affected, being unable to broadcast its morning show at 6am
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Police incident affecting traffic on major road in North Yorkshire, cleared
UPDATED: The earlier police incident on the A1 has concluded, according to the AA, with no residual buildup around the site. A POLICE incident has closed one lane on a major road in North Yorkshire. One lane of the A1(M) in North Yorkshire
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People shouldn't have to pay 'nasty' green bin tax - letter
People shouldn't have to pay 'nasty' green bin tax FURTHER to Tony Taylor’s letter of July 17, I lived under Leeds City Council for many years, until moving to Monk Fryston. My neighbour and I now share the green bin charge but for the life
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Why we should install a speed camera on this corner of York - letter
Why we should install speed camera on Bishy Road corner MATTHEW Laverack hits the nail squarely on the thumb again in his condemnation of the 20 mph speed limit claiming that it it difficult enough to reach that speed due to poor maintenance of
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York to embrace artificial intelligence to 'get ahead of the curve'
York businesses are looking to use AI to help them grow as the council’s deputy leader called on the city to get ahead of the curve. Businesspeople at the York Google Digital Garage told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) AI could help
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Calls to scrap benefit cap as 6,000 York children live in poverty
Councillors in York have backed a call to scrap the two-child benefit cap after hearing that more than 6,000 children are living in poverty in the city. The motion passed at City of York Council’s full meeting called on the Government to end limits
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Embrace the summer season with the Beverley Arms
Make the most of summer days with Daniel Thwaites’ five-star inn, The Beverley Arms in Beverley. From mid-week breaks to sizzling summer-inspired dining with friends, it’s time to get out and enjoy the change of season. Summer getaways (Image
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'Absolutely brilliant' - York dance teacher's starring role in Shed Seven music video
A DANCE teacher from York is the unlikely star of a new Shed Seven music video. Andrew Gant, who is 58 and lives in Clifton Moor, appears in the famous York band's latest music video through his role as a dance teacher at Huntington Working Men
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Star of top BBC show set to join York theatre production
One of the stars of a top BBC show will be taking to the stage in York. Jack Ashton, one of the stars of the BBC’s hit TV series Call the Midwife, has joined the cast of York Theatre Royal’s production of Little Women. While Jack is best known
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University says it is 'not possible' to stay at historic site
The University of York has responded to a petition launched to "save" a historic site. Back in June the university revealed that it would soon move its department of archaeology, centre for medieval studies and centre for eighteenth century studies
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‘His loss still hasn’t really sunk in’: York man’s family to probe death
The wife and daughter of an “amazing” and “selfless” York man are to probe his death from asbestos-related cancer almost two years ago. John Chapman’s family is working with lawyers to determine if his illness was linked to his career as a gas
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'I’m going to be up against some amazing athletes' - Rowan, 15, represents England
A TEENAGER from York is set to compete for his country this weekend. Budding athlete, Rowan Whittaker, 15, who is a student at Millthorpe School in South Bank, is set to run in the Home Countries' International Schools' Track and Field Championship