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THE YORK BRIEF ⏰ Thursday, January 15, 2026
Multi-billion rail boost for Yorkshire, Heworth votes today, York students walk 40 miles for charity, new plant medicine breakthrough, City Ladies cup glory, plus kids' art studios, Banff films.
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THE YORK BRIEF ⏰ Wednesday, January 14, 2025
📍 York secures £45bn rail investment, primary pupil suspended for substance misuse, 45 young people in treatment, Acuitis closes, 93 arrested in crime crackdown, and Knights reveal squad numbers
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THE YORK BRIEF ⏰ Tuesday, January 13, 2025
📍 Murder trial begins. Café raid on Lendal Bridge. St Denys Road closed. Withernsea tragedy inquests. 18-year-old rides 27,000km home.
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THE YORK BRIEF ⏰ Monday, 12th January 2026
📍 Thursday's Heworth vote could flip the council. Tockwith eyes 1,100 homes. PC Rosie Prior remembered. Rawcliffe stabbing. Teen's icy crash escape. Pubs battle rates crisis.
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THE YORK BRIEF ⏰ Weekend Wrap Up - January 10 - 11, 2026
Traders call for parking fixes, £6.25m flats hit market, library gets £400k makeover, Knights sign Sydney prop, and historic pub crowned CAMRA's best
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THE YORK BRIEF - Friday, 9 January 2026
York thaws after the deep freeze as health warnings, business rates relief, river pollution fears and burst pipes dominate headlines, alongside culture, community campaigns and cautious optimism.
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THE YORK BRIEF ⏰ Thursday, 8th January 2026
📰York faces wintry weather warnings as locals earn honours, businesses struggle, communities rally for good causes, and police, councils and charities confront challenges across the city and region.
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THE YORK BRIEF ⏰ Wednesday, 7th January 2026
📍 Arctic freeze, legal victories, and Super League squad strengthened - your midweek York roundup
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THE YORK BRIEF ⏰ Tuesday, 6th January 2026
📍 Snow shuts schools, trains in chaos, and two nicked over Shambles sweet shop raid as York battles the big freeze
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THE YORK BRIEF Monday, January 5, 2026
📍 TODAY'S BRIEF: Missing boy search underway, University of York goes geothermal, Church Fenton loses trains for a month, and pensions to rise 4.8% in April.
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THE YORK BRIEF ⏰ Weekend Wrap Up - January 1 - 2, 2025
📍 Frozen pitches halt football, potholes spark political row, young farmers raise thousands, and York Rescue Boat kicks off 2026 with dramatic 2am save.
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THE YORK BRIEF ⏰ Friday, January 1st, 2026
New Year drama hits York: Cinema brawl, bus crash, royal honours for 3 professors, Arctic freeze warning, Drax data plans, festival dates & more in today's Brief