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Thank you to @RoyalFamily for their special meeting with young resident Jason who is visually impaired. He was thrilled to meet the King and Queen Consort today whilst they visited York.
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We were very happy to have helped young resident Jason, who is visually impaired, to meet the King and Queen Consort during todays royal visit. Jason said it he felt ‘calm, happy and excited’ and got to hold their hands. 👑
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We're providing almost £43,000 for children who normally receive free school meals to support them during this half term. #EndChildFoodPoverty
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It has been an amazing day in York today as the city welcomed our Royal visit from the King and Queen Consort. Thank you to @RoyalFamily for your time and memories that many will remember for years to come.
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Thanks for the ❤️ for our #DontBeATosser campaign 😉! .Share the ❤️ for #York as it reopens, and please take your #litter home. Thank you.
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OVERALL Result announced: LABOUR is now the largest party and has overall control (24 seats). Find out more at 👉 #YorkElection23
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Tonight York’s iconic bar walls and Clifford’s Tower were bathed in blue coloured lights, as the city showed its support, once more, for those doing such an incredible job carrying out essential work! 💙.#ClapForCarers
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We’re so excited that @thesundaytimes agrees with us that #York is the best place to live! Find out why here:
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Our heroes wear orange 💪. Thank you to our amazing frontline staff, like Pete in this video, who are providing an absolutely vital service across the city during these really difficult times 🤝. Video credit: @SkyNews
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York Outer has declared. Luke Charters is elected with 23,161 votes. Full results are at .#GeneralElection2024
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Thank you and farewell @JohnSentamu. We are extremely grateful for your dedicated service and everything you have done for the city. It has been a pleasure to call you the Archbishop of York
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It takes a lot of people working together to make a city the MOST LIKED city in Britain👍 thanks from all of us! 👮🏽♀️👨🏻🚒👩🏿🎓👨🏼⚕️.@NYorksPolice @YorkTeachingNHS @NorthYorksFire @ValeofYorkCCG @UniOfYork @YorkStJohn.
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We already knew that York is an amazing place to live, but we're very happy to see @thetimes name York as one of the best places to live in 2021. Thank you to all our partners, residents and businesses who make York such an incredible city every day.
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#York has been named one of the best places to live in the UK by @thesundaytimes, we'd have to agree!
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King Charles and the Queen Consort have arrived in York and entered the city through Micklegate bar
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A MASSIVE thank you to @Morrisons in York for making CYC crews/Army, who've been filling sandbags all day, much deserved hot drinks and food.
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York's new stadium complex is complete! This brings a new era for for sports and community services in the city!
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York Central has declared. Rachael Maskell is elected with 24,537 votes. Full results are at: #GeneralElection2024
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⚠️Unfortunately we will have to close Rowntree Park tomorrow due to concerns over large groups meeting and people not social distancing. Only leave your home if essential and follow #HandsFaceSpace. 🏡 Stay at home. Protect the NHS. Save lives. @NYorksPolice @Fr_RowntreePark.
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It's a lovely day, so don't toss your litter about. Please take it home. Thank you. #DontBeATosser
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We did it!!! Absolutely amazing news, we can't wait to welcome #RLWC2021 to @YorkStadium in 2021. #wearethehosts. Thank you to everyone who supported our bid!!.
Congratulations to York! The Community Stadium will host a women’s group game and both women’s semi-finals. Watch the full announcement on @BBCsport online now: #WeAreTheHosts #RLWC2021
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Our frontline teams are doing an amazing job to keep our city functioning and your bins collected during this difficult time. Please join us in saying a BIG thankyou! 👏 . Please help them by ensuring your bins aren't overfilled and that during the COVID19 outbreak you.
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We offer emergency beds for rough sleepers to avoid them spending a second night on the streets and offer them long-term accommodation based on their situation. If you see a rough sleeper, get them help. Call 01904 405330 or 0300 5000914. More detail at:
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An agreement has now been reached between the council and @YorkCityFC! The club will occupy the new stadium with effect from 11 January, with their first game due to be held on Tuesday19 January ⚽️🥅
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Friendliest city, most liveable city, the UK’s first Gigabit City. and now we’re The Sunday Times’ best place to live! We’re working hard to keep it that way.
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The Council is set to commit to a £7.7 million investment in libraries. This includes a new £5m library learning centre for Clifton, a new permanent library for Haxby & Wigginton, investment in the Acomb Library centre. @YorkLibrariesUK . Learn more:
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Next week York will welcome King Charles III and the Queen Consort in an historic visit, during which they will unveil a statue of Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Read more at
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We are sadly saying goodbye to Minster FM. A great radio station with wonderful people working for it who have contributed so much to our city over the years. Good luck to the whole team for the future & thanks for the memories!.@BenMinsterFM @daviddunningUK.
Last ever show on Minster FM done!. @Laura_Castle was a class act and the messages we had were amazing, we cried over every one of them 😢. Good luck to the @GHRYork team who will be taking over from Tuesday 👍. As for what’s next. “Never say never again”
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We did it! The Community Stadium will host a women’s group game and both women’s semi-finals at the Rugby League World Cup 2021! #wearethehosts Thank you again to everyone who supported the bid #RLWC2021
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Happy #YorkshireDay to all our followers! There's lots to enjoy in #York so have a great day!
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Our world famous city walls will be reopening from Saturday 4 July, with a temporary one-way system (clockwise) in place to enable social distancing and keep people safe. Find out more here: Photo credit: Olivia Brabbs Photography
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We’re delighted York has been named best place to live in the North and Northeast by @thesundaytimes! We’re a UNESCO City of Media Arts and the UK’s first gigabit city and, as a place to live and work, York is hard to beat. #TogetherYork @digitalyork @MakeItYork
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Please share: York currently has relatively low numbers of cases of COVID-19 and a local lockdown is certainly not necessary. Read the full statement from Director of Public Health, Sharon Stoltz, here:
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Thanks to @NestleUKNews, one of York’s largest employers, who have today donated £100,000 to the York Flood Appeal.
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Friendliest city, most liveable city, the UK’s first Gigabit City. and now we’re The Sunday Times’ best place to live! We’re working hard to keep it that way.
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Good luck to everyone running the York 10k today, very ‘Yorkshire conditions’ to mark Yorkshire Day! 🌧
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Over 50 streets, squares and snickelways across York’s city centre have been deep cleaned by frontline crews.
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#York is the only city in the north of England to make it on to a top-ten-list of towns and cities that are expected to dominate the UK’s tech scene in the future!
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Congratulations @YorkCityFC! ⚽. The clubs promotion is fantastic news for the club, supporters and for the city. To recognise the achievement, the Lord Mayor invited players and representatives to a reception at the newly restored Guildhall. Read more:
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Work to build York’s new community stadium should begin in October when contractors will move onto the site.
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#York is one of the best places to live in the country – a liveable city - according to a new national report!
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@MissNicolettaP This is unacceptable in York or anywhere else, and we're horrified to see this. Thank you for reporting it to @NYorksPolice. Anyone receiving this letter or experiencing hate crime to report it immediately to @NYorksPolice on 101.
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We've hit the back of the net and all the contracts relating to the build and operation of the new Community Stadium 🏟️ and leisure complex have now been signed! Diggers will be on site before Christmas!
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The Shambles has been named the prettiest street in Britain by @nationalexpress - we'd have to agree!
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Horrified by today’s scenes, our thoughts are with Ukraine's people, including those living in York, and all others affected. In solidarity we will be lighting up @yorkmansionhse and the city walls in Ukraine's blue and yellow.
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DAILY UPDATE: The latest "validated" data for the last seven days as at 14 December:.York 7 day rate: 69.8.Regional average: 159.9.National average: 240.5. Thanks all, let's keep going to keep the people we love safe and the places we love open.
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A MASSIVE THANK YOU THREAD.👏Responding to a flood is never easy, never mind on top of the pandemic response, the challenges of lockdown and a generally patchy start to 2021. So it has been incredible to see the very best of #York - in our colleagues, partners and communities.😊
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We've closed the York Bar Walls until further notice to ensure we all follow social distancing guidelines to help beat COVID-19 #TogetherYork #StayHomeSaveLives
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Please join us to urge rough sleepers into our hostels. We’re not turning anyone away and can even accept their dogs. For more info visit
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Listen to the judge @RobbieRinder . Don't be guilty of being a tosser! 😉.
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Scarborough Bridge is set to reopen tomorrow at 3pm! The new bridge is almost three times as wide and now has ramps making it accessible for pedestrians, cyclists, pushchairs, wheelchairs and those with mobility issues
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Today we’re delighted to be supporting York Pride and standing with our LGBTQIA+ communities today and every day.
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It's #WalkToWorkDay! Are you starting your day with a walk to work? There's some great routes to walk in the city, why not do a loop of the #York Bar Walls!
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We have teams working round the clock to help residents.Thankyou to all emergency services @NYorksPolice @NorthYorksFire @YorksAmbulance.
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@vlavla (of #Versailles fame!), who's currently playing Romeo @ShakespearesRT, is reminding visitors that they can enjoy York's attractions for longer this summer by using the late night Park & Ride service from Askham Bar. Visit for details. @FirstYork
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The Lord Mayor is ready and waiting at Micklegate bar for the arrival of the Royal party
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.@TripAdvisorUK have named #York as one of their top 10 most popular Christmas getaways, it's easy to see why!
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We're backing the bid to bring the @SuperLeague to York. York already has so much to offer and we think adding Super League 🏉🏆 to the list would be perfect!. #HeartlandExpansion #WeAreYork⚔️.
It's time to unleash our unrivalled facilities, unbeatable region and unforgettable Knights on @SuperLeague. @MakeItYork | @CityofYork | @YorkStJohn | @Welcome2Yorks | @York_Minster | @VisitYork | @TheRFL | @SkySportsRL . 🎧 @SkylightsYRA. #HeartlandExpansion | #WeAreYork⚔️
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Happy York Pride Day! . Whilst we cannot celebrate as planned, we are supporting York Pride and the LGBTQ+ community, and we look forward to an extra special celebration in 2021 🏳️🌈. @YorkPride @ValeofYorkCCG @UniOfYork
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Happy New Year 🎉🙌Best wishes from City of York Council for 2018!
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Thank you to Pete and all of our 520 volunteer litter pickers who keep York tidy. You won't believe how much litter Pete picks up a year. @ecoyorkcyc
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Please join us to urge rough sleepers into our hostels. We’re not turning anyone away and can even accept their dogs. For more info visit
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The #York Walls and Clifford's Tower will join other buildings and landmarks across the country and #lightupblue to celebrate #NHS70
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We are encouraging even more people to get on their bikes and ride to work tomorrow to celebrate #CycleToWorkDay🚲
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We're backing the bid to bring @SuperLeague to @YorkKnightsRLFC and to York 🏉🏆. If you support it too, share your message and use #HeartlandExansion.
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We may not have had the @SuperLeague news we were hoping for, but we're proud of the work @YorkCityKnights do on and off the pitch. 🏉
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The replacement Scarborough Bridge footbridge is starting to take shape! The latest section was lifted in overnight this weekend. Once completed it will be almost three times as wide as the old bridge with ramps making it accessible for everyone 👍
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Following the confirmation from Buckingham Palace of the demise of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II today 8 September 2022, leaders from York have expressed their condolences on behalf of the city.
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Our world famous city walls will be reopening TODAY, with a temporary one-way system (clockwise) in place to enable social distancing and keep people safe. Find out more here: .Photo credit: Olivia Brabbs Photography
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York is @thesundaytimes best place to live in the North and NE!.We enjoy great independent retailers, vibrant arts and culture, world class attractions, 2,000 years of history and architecture: what a great city!.@YorkMuseumTrust @YorkExplore @indieyorkmap
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Our world famous city walls will be reopening TOMORROW, with a temporary one-way system (clockwise) in place to enable social distancing and keep people safe. Find out more here: .Photo credit: Olivia Brabbs Photography
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Explore is opening a new reading café in York, bucking the national trend by opening a new library space to bring more people into libraries and benefit from their many services .
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Such sad news, Harry was a great champion of Yorkshire and a local broadcasting news legend. He will be sorely missed. Our thought are with his family and friends.
Our much loved friend and colleague Harry Gration died suddenly today. We are absolutely heartbroken to give you this news. Tonight our hearts go out to Harry's wife Helen, their children and all of Harry's family and friends.
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We've changed our profile picture in a show of support for @YorkPride! Look out for our @yorwellbeing, fostering and @one_adoption teams at the #yorkpride event this weekend #flagitup 🏳️🌈.
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53,301 votes were cast in York Central, a turn out of 69%. Rachel Maskell has been realected with 34,594 votes.
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Winter has arrived in #York! @yorkgritter are out treating the city’s main road network. Don’t forget there’s an extended @FirstYork Park&Ride service and free parking in Piccadilly multi-storey from3-9pm
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Doesn't York look amazing in the snow?!!! Our @yorkgritter team have been busy, helping to keep the city moving
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Tonight we're lighting the city blue and green to thank our NHS staff and social care workers. Please join in this evening, safely from your home, as we clap for our carers at 8pm. Thank you to all!.#clapforourcarers#clapfortheNHS#clapforsocialcarers
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Congratulations, #York!. If you didn't already realise it, you are in the (officially) most photogenic city in the UK! 🎥📷📹📸. Let's keep it gorgeous and safe and remember hands, face, space 🙌😷 ⬅️➡️.
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Meet Thundertruck!⚡ . Our newest member of the waste fleet family and a fully electric vehicle, which uses your waste to power it!♻️. You'll see two new Thundertrucks on the streets near you early in the New Year!👏
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RESULT ANNOUNCED: Fishergate Ward .Labour Party Gain Cllr Conrad James Whitcroft is elected with 1,447 votes.Labour Party Gain Sarah Wilson is elected with 1,704 votes.Full result is at 👉 #YorkElection23
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As we mark a year since #York made history with the first coronavirus cases in the UK, our thoughts and prayers are with all those who have lost loved ones. In York, across the country and around the world.
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Thank you, @TheSundayTimes for naming #York as the best place to live in the North and Northeast 2019 and thanks to York people everywhere who help make it such a great city!.#TogetherYork
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Great to see so many partners backing #YorksBid to host @RLWC2021 .Show your support by using the hashtag #LineUp4York and #BackTheBid 🏉
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UPDATE: Please do not travel to, or in, York unless absolutely necessary. All routes affected. @NYorksPolice @NorthYorksFire RT.
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Councillors will be asked to agree to support York’s bid for @rlwc2021 should York be announced as a host city early in 2019. Find out more ⬇️.
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A big thank you to everyone who braved the rain and joined the York Pride celebrations this weekend! It was great to see so many there. 🏳️🌈.#YorkPride #Pride2019 .
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Scarborough Bridge reopens today at 3pm! The new bridge is a major upgrade at almost three times as wide and now has ramps at both sides making it accessible for all. It also makes a great scenic route from the station to #York city centre 👍
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We’re flying the @YorkPride flag at half mast in memory of those who lost their lives in #Orlando
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York would like to send our condolences to Her Majesty The Queen, following the sad death of HRH Prince Phillip The Duke of Edinburgh. City leaders would like to share their condolences.
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