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Bradford man dies in fall from stand at York racecourse

8:25pm Saturday 25th May 2013

A MAN has fallen to his death from a stand at York races.

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Massive increase in use of food banks in region

5:10pm Saturday 25th May 2013

VISITS to food banks have risen by 470 per cent in the region in the last year, it has been reported.

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Disused police station finally sold

5:31pm Friday 24th May 2013

POLICE have boosted their coffers to the tune of more than £1.5m after finally selling a redundant station.

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New Lord Mayor takes office

6:36pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

THE new Lord Mayor of York has said she aims to play a hands-on role in helping the city’s most vulnerable people.

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Conservative council launches High Court action against Government

1:16pm Thursday 23rd May 2013

A SECOND High Court legal battle has been launched over a £1.4bn waste incinerator scheme.

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North Yorkshire winners in Visit England awards

5:36pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

A WHITBY museum has won gold in Visit England’s Awards for Excellence Competition 2013 at a national ceremony.

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Prince Andrew opens rehab centre

6:32pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

ROYAL OPENING: A rehab centre for ill and injured police officers has been opened by The Duke of York after a £3m refurbishment. St Andrews Treatment Centre, in Harrogate, is one of three facilities that helps officers across the UK.

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Overseas visits to North-East and North Yorkshire fell last year

6:21pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

OVERSEAS visits to the North-East and North Yorkshire have dropped amid fears the region’s tourism economy is suffering from a cut in global marketing.

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Police seek dog-owner after bull terrier kills cat and injures woman

11:24am Tuesday 21st May 2013

POLICE are hunting the owner of a Staffordshire bull terrier which killed a cat and injured a woman.

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Attempt to smuggle fighting birds through North airport

2:34pm Monday 20th May 2013

ATTEMPTS to bring live fighting birds through a North airport in suitcases were "astonishing", authorities say.

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Engineering boss faces prospect of jail following conviction of manslaughter of worker

5:29pm Friday 17th May 2013

THE BOSS of a heavy engineering firm faces the prospect of jail after being convicted today (Friday, May 17) of the manslaughter of a worker who fell from cherry picker.

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Evacuated North Yorkshire villagers allowed home after gas leak

2:47pm Thursday 16th May 2013

A VILLAGE evacuated during a gas scare earlier today has now been given the all-clear.

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North Yorkshire village evacuated after gas leak

1:29pm Thursday 16th May 2013

A VILLAGE in North Yorkshire is being evacuated after reports of a gas leak.

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Police warn motorists against taking photographs of accident scenes

5:20pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

POLICE have warned motorists against using their mobile phones to take photos of accidents – after several drivers were seen taking images of the scene of a serious rush-hour crash this morning (Wednesday, May 15).

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News from the North

5:32pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

Sports cash: The city of York has been awarded £248,530 of National Lottery funding for grass-roots sport. The authority plans to employ six staff to work with community clubs and organisations to provide sports opportunities for various different age groups, from teens to the over-55s.

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Changes on the way for racecourse known as the Ascot of the north

4:55pm Wednesday 15th May 2013

MAJOR changes are on the way to the racecourse already known as the Ascot of the north.

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Grants scheme to help communities and groups mark the centenary of the First World War

12:00am Wednesday 15th May 2013

COMMUNITIES and groups across the North-East and North Yorkshire have been invited to have a share of a multi-million grants scheme set up to mark the centenary of the First World War.

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Major York employer to move hundreds of jobs to India

4:45pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

ONE of York’s major employers, Aviva, has announced it is to move hundreds of jobs to India.

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Farm set to be new attraction

5:57pm Monday 13th May 2013

THE region’s tourism capital could soon have a new attraction.

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North Yorkshire news in brief

5:52pm Monday 13th May 2013

Jobs cash: City of York Council has allocated £200,000 to employment and skills programmes over the next three years. The funding, from the council's £28.5m Economic Infrastructure Fund, will be put towards activities aimed at plugging gaps in the employment and skills offered locally.

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Work to begin on £100m luxury hotel and golf resort this month

3:53pm Sunday 12th May 2013

WORK on what is expected to be one of the biggest hotels in the North of England is to begin this month.

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North Yorkshire Police receives 1,100 applications for 60 jobs

4:51pm Sunday 12th May 2013

North Yorkshire Police has received more than 1,100 applications for 60 police officer jobs.

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Police praise "tremendous" response from public in response to robbery, but still wish to hear from witnesses

3:34pm Sunday 12th May 2013

Witnesses to a robbery close to York city centre are being sought.

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Woman attacked by handbag-snatcher

4:49pm Friday 10th May 2013

DETECTIVES are appealing for witnesses following a violent handbag robbery on a riverside towpath.

Discover more about speed cameras

4:20pm Friday 10th May 2013

THE public will get the opportunity to quiz police in North Yorkshire about their mobile safety cameras next week.

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News from the North

5:39pm Friday 10th May 2013

School closure: The 100-pupil Derwent primary school in York is to be closed for good following a local council review and nearby Osbaldwick school is to be expanded. All 24 staff at Derwent school will be made redundant – and encouraged to apply for vacancies at the expanded Osbaldwick school.

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Man killed on railway line

4:17pm Thursday 9th May 2013

TRAIN services were disrupted after an elderly man was on the railway line near York.

Artists sought for annual exhibition in Wolsingham

11:26am Thursday 9th May 2013

ARTISTS are being asked to take part in an annual art exhibition in a Weardale town.

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Drunken train users from Teesside warned they face refusal to travel home from York

12:23pm Thursday 9th May 2013

A WARNING has been issued to rowdy and drunken revellers that they will not be allowed on trains returning to Teesside from York if they are deemed too intoxicated.

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Musician reunited with rare musical instrument stolen in a £10,000 haul

6:05pm Thursday 9th May 2013

A MUSICIAN has been reunited with a rare bouzouki instrument, which was stolen in North Yorkshire in a £10,000 haul.

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Consultation over future waste and minerals plans

4:24pm Wednesday 8th May 2013

VIEWS are being sought on planning issues relating to minerals and waste across North Yorkshire.

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Show's £500,000 bid to prevent repeat of weather disaster

1:35pm Wednesday 8th May 2013

VISITORS to the country’s biggest agricultural event will be greeted with new roads, more parking and better drainage this year.

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Two arrested after drugs raids in York

6:03pm Wednesday 8th May 2013

TWO men have been arrested following drugs raids on York houses.

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Warning over pitfalls of massive benefits shake-up

7:30am Tuesday 7th May 2013

A MASSIVE shake-up of the benefits system will cause “pain, poverty and misery to many thousands of North-East families,” it has been claimed.

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