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• North Yorkshire Moors Railway Cancels Winter Excursions as Bridge Works Brought Forwards

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• Brass Band Residency Promises to Strengthen Youth Opportunities Across the East Riding

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• MP Calls for Urgent Ban Extension to Prevent ‘Fracking in All But Name’ in Burniston

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