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THE YORK BRIEF ⏰ Monday, 29 June 2026

⚽ York Knights beat Castleford 20-14, first win there since 1975. ✈️ Linton-on-Ouse villagers vow to fight revived asylum centre plan. 🌉 Stay off it — Whitby Swing Bridge still stuck. 🎩 Classic car run raises £47k for Martin House Hospice. 💔 Tributes to engineer Don Oldfield, 86.

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THE YORK BRIEF ⏰ Monday, 29 June 2026
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York Knights just won at Castleford for the first time since 1975. A defender who helped York get promoted is officially staying for good. And somewhere in North Yorkshire, a village of 700 people is bracing for a fight it thought it had already won.

THE YORK BRIEF ⏰ Monday, 29 June 2026

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York Knights just won at Castleford for the first time since 1975. A defender who helped York get promoted is officially staying. And somewhere in North Yorkshire, a village of 700 people is bracing for a fight it thought it had already won.

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☀️ Weather — Mostly sunny this morning, 22°C today, just 10% chance of rain. Warming slightly through the week: Tuesday 23°C (35% rain), Wednesday 23°C, Thursday 21°C, Friday 23°C — a settled, pleasant stretch ahead. Met Office York

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