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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Andrew Barton |Tim Iredale
A Labour MP has said the government "absolutely has to" change course following sweeping gains for Reform UK in England's local elections. Rachael Maskell, the MP for York Central, said policies introduced by the government which had not been in its manifesto had forced voters "to look elsewhere". Reform won the Runcorn and Helsby by-election, took control of 10 councils and won mayoral contests in Lincolnshire and Hull and East Yorkshire.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Andrew Barton
A crisis support service will have a "better future" now it has a permanent home, charity organisers said. The Sparks project, which also provides coaching, counselling and careers advice, previously offered services from temporary locations in Eastfield and Barrowcliff in Scarborough. Michael Whiteley, chair of trustees for Sparks, said opening a permanent premises in Eastfield would see "more services offered to more people".
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Chris Young |Andrew Barton
Chris Young - LDRS and Andrew Barton - BBC NewsNovember 12, 2024 at 3:34 PM·2 min readA row over the speed of balls being hit by cricket batsmen could delay a major housing scheme. Developers plan to turn an office building next to Crossflatts Cricket Club in Bingley into 139 flats were required to complete a cricket ball risk assessment, following concerns over the risk to future residents from flying balls.
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Oct 19, 2024 | 
msn.com | Joe Gerrard |Andrew Barton
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Oct 19, 2024 | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Joe Gerrard |Andrew Barton
War memorial will be restored to former gloryThe memorial, next to the York city wall, has become discoloured [Google]A 100-year-old war memorial, which has become stained, dirty and discoloured, is to be cleaned up. The North Eastern Railway War Memorial, on Station Rise in York, was unveiled in 1924, but its stonework has become heavily soiled by water damage, lichen and pollution. The memorial includes the names of 2,787 men who lost their lives in the two world wars.
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Oct 19, 2024 | 
sg.news.yahoo.com | Chris Young |Andrew Barton
Enforcement officers are investigating the appearance of a sign which has appeared in the window of a famous old department store. The large, bright blue vinyl sign was installed in the Betfred unit on Bradford's Market Street, which is part of a building that dates back to the 1870s. The Bradford Civic Society said it was concerned the window vinyl had been installed without the betting company seeking advertising consent or planning permission.
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Oct 18, 2024 | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | William Warnes |Andrew Barton
Ms Cullingford said her pet Yorkshire Terrier (similar to one pictured) was a "reassuring and calming" presence [Getty Images]A bailiff who resigned after being told she could not take her emotional support dog on jobs has lost her case for discrimination. Deborah Cullingford, who worked in the Leeds area, told a tribunal she took her miniature Yorkshire Terrier, Bella, on her debt collecting rounds to ease her stress.
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Oct 16, 2024 | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Andrew Barton
Jason Carlyon from YAS said starting CPR someone retrieved the nearest defibrillator, tripled a person’s chances of survival [YAS]More than 35,000 school children are to be taught life-saving skills in a single day as part of a campaign by the Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS). Off-duty health professionals will visit 172 secondary schools across Yorkshire later to train pupils in a life-saving technique known as Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
aol.com | Andrew Barton
Fire crews will be at York Minster to practise rescuing casualties [NYFRS]Firefighters embarking on a training exercise at York Minster sought to reassure residents all was well at the cathedral. Plumes of "cosmetic smoke" will be used in the exercise between 18:00 and 21:00 BST, North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (NYFRS) said. The exercise will simulate "a fire with a number of casualties needing to be rescued", a spokesperson said.
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Sep 27, 2024 | 
msn.com | Andrew Barton |Gayle Lofthouse
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