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August 24, 2026

Asda relaunches nostalgic chocolate bar 30 years after High Court battle

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A chocolate bar has returned to shelves at Asda after nearly 30 years.
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Asda relaunches nostalgic chocolate bar 30 years after High Court battle

Asda relaunches nostalgic chocolate bar 30 years after High Court battle

• A chocolate bar has returned to shelves at Asda after nearly 30 years.

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Nile Rodgers & Chic brings down curtain on 2026 Scarborough Open Air Theatre season
York Press · yesterday

Nile Rodgers & Chic brings down curtain on 2026 Scarborough Open Air Theatre season

• Nile Rodgers & Chich became the 200th live music artist to headline at the Scarborough Open Air Theatre as they brought down the curtain on its 2026 season in style.

York 16-66 Leeds: Knights get heavy hit from Rhinos at sold out stadium
York Press - Sport · yesterday

York 16-66 Leeds: Knights get heavy hit from Rhinos at sold out stadium

• York Knights had a tough afternoon as Betfred Super League leaders Leeds Rhinos put them to the sword at the LNER Community Stadium.

Harrogate Town 2 Barrow AFC 2: Lack of defensive organisation costs Sulphurites at the death
Harrogate Advertiser (National World) · Local news · yesterday

Harrogate Town 2 Barrow AFC 2: Lack of defensive organisation costs Sulphurites at the death

• Simon Weaver blamed a lack of defensive organisation for the last-gasp Barrow goal which ended his Harrogate Town side’s 100 percent start to the season.

MP praises organisers ‘cracking job’ as Knaresborough's Feva festival is in the spotlight in Parliament
Harrogate Advertiser (National World) · Local news · 3 days ago

MP praises organisers ‘cracking job’ as Knaresborough's Feva festival is in the spotlight in Parliament

• Harrogate and Knaresborough’s MP has spoken up in Parliament for Feva festival as this year’s arts extravaganza reaches its final hours.

Bess pulls Yorkshire clear of Hants in relegation scrap
BBC York and North Yorkshire RSS feed · Local media · yesterday

Bess pulls Yorkshire clear of Hants in relegation scrap

• Dom Bess delivers a first five-wicket haul of the season to hand Yorkshire a crucial victory in their nail-biting County Championship relegation battle with Hampshire.

Could giant tuna fishing be set for a comeback?
BBC York and North Yorkshire RSS feed · Local media · yesterday

Could giant tuna fishing be set for a comeback?

• Atlantic bluefin are seen again off Scarborough and Whitby, which once had a big game industry.

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The Shambles is the only York street named in the Domesday Book of 1086, and some of its overhanging timber buildings, once home to 31 butchers' shops, date from around 1350-1475.

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