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THE YORK BRIEF ⏰ Wednesday, January 21, 2025
✨ WELCOME BACK It's Wednesday, and York's got stories to tell. From heartbreaking closures to exciting firsts, economic wins and budget pressures – here's what's happening in our city and beyond. Subscribe 💼 BUSINESS 🍷 "A terrible loss" - Pairings Wine Bar closes Sunday;
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THE YORK BRIEF ⏰ Tuesday, January 20, 2025
📍Council tax rising 2.99%, green bins £52, parking row expands, MP wants under-16s off social media, and Acomb library's stunning £350k transformation.
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THE YORK BRIEF ⏰ Monday, January 19, 2025
📬 Parking review extended after backlash, Patrick Pool closes next week, Brass Monkey record smashed, York City Ladies' historic FA Cup run ends, and Legionella warning for landlords.
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THE YORK BRIEF ⏰ Weekend Wrap Up - January 17 - 18, 2025
📍 WEEKEND SUMMARY | Labour clings to Heworth, Knights prep for Super League, Johnny Depp rocks North Yorkshire, breakfast clubs expanded, housing upgraded, and marathon road closures loom for Sunday.
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THE YORK BRIEF - Friday, January 17, 2026
📋 Labour holds council by one seat, Lendal Bridge shuts in April, 60% of adults overweight, police Q&A on Jan 23, KitKat's F1 chocolate, boxer Leo fights Jan 31, vegan fair today.
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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.