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THE YORK BRIEF ⏰ Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Good morning, York! 🏰 Happy St Patrick's Day. It's a properly eventful Tuesday...
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THE YORK BRIEF - WEEKEND WRAP UP ⏰ March 14 - 15, 2026
🏙️ SPARK stays, York Central soars, Bowie's spirit hits Lendal Bridge, 2,000 Girlguides are coming, and the Knights are three games from Wembley. Your city, your weekend.
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THE YORK BRIEF ⏰ Friday, March 13, 2026
👇 York Pride gets £22k Combined Authority backing. York College is closed today. Willow House to be demolished for new homes. Mayor walks Walmgate in the dark. Friday's York Brief.
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THE YORK BRIEF ⏰ Wednesday, March 11, 2026
⚡ Station Gateway audit lands a "critical" blow as the £26m project balloons to £54.7m. Armed police descended on George Street Monday. A father-and-son cannabis pair's £21k goes to a York youth charity. Plus: heroes, Hokusai, and a very chocolatey F1 car
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THE YORK BRIEF ⏰ Tuesday, March 10, 2026
York in a snap: Council crisis fund greenlit, gunman still hunted, Station Gateway audit delivers critical verdict, St William of York marks 800 years since sainthood, and Micklegate closes for three weeks
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THE YORK BRIEF ⏰ Monday, March 9, 2026
🗞️ Gunshots in Tang Hall, a York busker wows BGT, City hit 100 goals, the UK's best chippy is ours - and £1,300 a year could be sitting unclaimed in your name. Monday sorted.
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THE YORK BRIEF - WEEKEND WRAP UP ⏰ March 7 - 8, 2026
🗞️93 affordable flats green-lit at Castle Mills • Knights lose Super League thriller • Guildhall's medieval Jewish secret revealed • ECML disruption begins • Tea room hit by lorry - again
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THE YORK BRIEF ⏰ Friday, March 6, 2026
📍 Female rail pioneers honoured at the station, a York chippy wins Britain's top fish and chip award, Castle Mills gets the green light for 93 affordable homes, and York Knights' Super League dream continues.
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THE YORK BRIEF ⏰ Wednesday, March 4, 2026
☕ Rats are up, a developer is down, York City's unbeaten run is over & a poetry shop opens Friday. Your Wednesday York Brief is here
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THE YORK BRIEF ⏰ Monday, March 2, 2026
📍 Today: Stabbing charge, Selby rail anniversary, tourist tax backlash, Comic Con buzz, air ambulance drama, and the Minstermen making history. 26 stories. One Brief.
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THE YORK BRIEF - WEEKEND WRAP UP ⏰ February 28 - March 1, 2026
☕Happy weekend, York! Bold economic blueprints, history-making rugby, rainbow-lit city walls and a world-famous Japanese print - all in one week. Grab a brew and catch up on everything that matters.
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THE YORK BRIEF ⏰ Friday, February 27, 2026
📌 The Great Wave lands in York TODAY | A family needs your help | Bell Farm gets a £ revamp | R66 parking zone launches Sunday | Jordan Thompson hits 200 | Cancer Research lands a supersized shop | Sainsbury's cuts loom | And a couple of regional stories that are very much York's business.