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Photo call for little Anna
GENEROUS Press readers were so touched by our story of an eight-year-old girl who never met her grandmother that donations have been flooding in for the charity she is supporting. Anna Bertram, of Wigginton, York, will be taking part in this summer's
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Are you the owner of this mystery instrument?
DO YOU recognise this unusual stringed instrument? Police in York are trying to trace the owner of the large banjo-type contraption, which they believe may have been stolen. The strange instrument, which officers believe may be homemade, measures about
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Refuse team to the rescue
THREE refuse collectors who helped an old woman when she fell in the street have been officially recognised for their compassion. Graham Day, Iain Pearson and Pawel Strzelecki went to the aid of Joan Ralph outside her home, in Acomb, York, in March.
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Work starts on campaign film
OUR campaign to prevent another joyriding tragedy in York by showing a hard-hitting film to teenagers has entered an important new phase. Film producer Christopher David, who has thrown his support behind the Live Now, Drive Later campaign, began filming
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West Bank Park, Acomb
Photograph by Colin Foster, York © The copyright of this image remains with the photographer
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Sunset over Fulford
Photograph by Trevor Foster © The copyright of this image remains with the photographer
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Samurai sword ban hope
SAMURAI swords should be banned from sale, according to York MP Hugh Bayley in response to a Government consultation on the issue. Mr Bayley first suggested a ban in 2005 following the jailing of Stephen Hammond and John O'Callaghan, who were imprisoned
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Guard your card
STEPHEN LEWIS reports on a low-tech solution to keeping your money safe. WE LIVE in a Big Brother age of biometric passports, satellite navigation and supposedly unbreakable chip-and-pin credit card security. But when it comes to protecting our
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Who did this cruel thing?
IT IS one of the worst cases of animal cruelty ever seen in York. Storm, an eight-month-old German Shepherd puppy, was left for dead after being stabbed repeatedly in a sickening attack on Sunday night. She was found bleeding to death in an Acomb garden
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Disabled drivers face a struggle
YOUR headline "You're not disabled enough" (The Press, April 28) struck a sympathetic chord, because it affects me too. Like Tracie Sampson, I too have one hand and have had an uphill struggle all my life coming to terms with bureaucratic nonsense.
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Spray menaces
A THOUSAND pounds a week. That is what it costs this city to clean up the mess left by graffiti artists'. These people are not artists, whatever they might like to think. They are vandals. The money wasted on clearing up after them comes from the pockets
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Green and mean
AS a young worker in the city, I am particularly affected by high house prices and rents. An uncomfortably large part of my wage-packet is given over to renting my accommodation. I tremble in a cold sweat when I consider quite how large a mortgage
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What election?
SO it's the local government elections this week. I know because I have my voting card on my mantelpiece... but apart from that, I wouldn't know it. Up to Monday lunchtime, I hadn't had any candidates round pressing the flesh, only two leaflets pushed
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What an ugly building this is
WHO is responsible for designing the new York sixth form college alongside Sim Balk Lane, Bishopthorpe? To me it is as ugly as the infamous Stonebow House in central York. It is a huge building which spoils the view when entering York off the A64 via
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No Jo, Barbra gives so much pleasure
WAS there any real need for Jo Haywood to be so scathing about Barbra Streisand in her column? (It's diva-bolical, The Press, April 30.) For her information, this fine performer has not appeared in the UK for 13 years, and her tour of Europe is a
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Dual A1237 now
IT IS evident from the remarks made by Paul Hepworth (Upgrade is road to greater jams, Readers' Letters, April 28) that he has no idea of the importance of the A1237, both locally and nationally. I would point out that the A1237 is not only a
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We all hate EU
SO a recent ICM poll indicates that nearly 70 per cent of us have had a bellyful of the EU and would perhaps prefer associate membership. How noble then of the three major parties to have seemingly colluded in order to remove the issue completely from
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Time to belt up
SEAT belts in school buses should be mandatory (Bus Belt Up Bid, The Press, April 21), and I am surprised the city council has taken so long to do something about this all-important safety feature. A number of injuries can obviously be prevented
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Blood service
THERE is a brilliant new service at Asda, Monks Cross, for those who need regular or a one-off blood test. I recently suffered a deep vein thrombosis and was put on Warfarin for a few months. I now have to have frequent blood tests. Parking at York
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Big on Broadway
WITH reference to the review of Spirit Of Broadway by Martin Dreyer (The Press, April 28), we took friends to see this show. We all wondered whether Mr Dreyer saw the same show as we did. The evening was really enjoyable and very professional. Our
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D-Day is almost upon us
Tomorrow, York will go the polls in a landmark election that will determine who runs the city for the next four years. GAVIN AITCHISON reports as the campaigning nears its conclusion, and as the four mainstream party leaders have their final say.
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Green crossing code
ASPIRING Green candidate Denise Craghill, pictured, says Fulford Main Street needs to be safer for pedestrians. She said: "Residents have been calling for better crossing points across this very busy road for many years now and progress has been painfully
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Hughes in York PO plea
FORMER Lib Dem leadership contender Simon Hughes visited York to highlight the threat to Post Offices. He met Aasif Rabbani, the postmaster at the newly-reopened Rawcliffe Post Office, yesterday. Mr Hughes said: "I know that Mr Rabbani has worked very
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Appeal over homes shortage
YORK'S MP Hugh Bayley met Labour's Fishergate candidates Ernie Dickinson and Tom Gibson, to call for new policies to tackle the shortage of affordable housing in York. They say too many buy-to-let flats, like those at Fulford Place, are being developed
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Police name new deputy
NORTH Yorkshire Police have a new Deputy Chief Constable. Adam Briggs, who is currently an Assistant Chief Constable with Cleveland Police, will join the force on June 4. He succeeds Ian McPherson, who left last year to become Chief Constable of Norfolk
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Game is on
VIDEO game makers from throughout the UK will converge on York for a major conference next week. More than 200 leading figures from the industry's most influential companies are attending the inaugural Northern Exposure event at York Racecourse on Thursday
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Knavesmire runs on power from solar panels
THERE'S nothing better than a day in the sun at York Racecourse - now even more than before. The course has achieved a landmark first, by installing solar panels on the Knavesmire Stand in an attempt to become more eco-friendly. Racecourse bosses have
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Traders warned of fines for selling paint
GRAFFITI is costing City of York Council up to £1,000 a week to remove from public buildings. In the past few weeks the Museum Gardens, the Norwich Union building and residential streets across the city have all been blighted by graffiti tags. Trading
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Legal eagles to share a nest
ONE of the fastest-growing law firms in York has taken over one of the city's oldest practices for an undisclosed sum. Described as a "merger", all 17 staff Munby & Scott will move out of their base in Blake Street into Langleys' York office in Micklegate
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Review: The Sunshine Boys, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds, until May 19
THE sunshine has long set on the partnership of Willie Clark and Al Lewis, for 43 years the Sunshine Boys. They have not performed for 11 years since Lewis called time on their vaudeville sketch act after losing his touch on the Ed Sullivan Show.
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Review: James Chance & The Contortions, Fibbers
So where were you? When a legend comes to town, you expect a full house, but only 50 or so good souls turned up to Fibbers on Monday night for a rare live appearance by New York-based punk saxophonist James Chance. A hugely influential figure in
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Review: Punt and Dennis, Grand Opera House, York
THEY say the secret of comedy is timing, hmm, unfortunately comic duo Punt and Dennis's chronometer was sadly off. For while this pair may excel on Radio Four during a half -hour slot, an hour-and-a-half is simply too much of not, technically, a
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Election letters special
Inconvenient truth' on council cash HUGH Bayley's extraordinary claims about the City of York Council must not go unchallenged. Not for the first time he is guilty of quoting only one side of the story. It is what makes working with him, for
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Community spirit
Getting out of bed in a morning is not a problem for a band of community-minded students who are ditching daytime TV and pitching in with a host of projects across York. Education reporter Haydn Lewis looks at the work of an innovative partnership between
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Don’t let city go by the board
CALLING all Yorkies! Your city needs you. The Diary is disturbed to learn that York is falling behind in an online poll to determine the city's position on the board of a new edition of Monopoly. Last week, The Press reported how a version of the
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Sweet little lies
LET'S hear it for liars. They seem to have had nothing but bad press, since the day man stopped grunting, and started telling porkies about the woolly mammoth that got away. Lying may not have made it into the Seven Deadly Sins, but you can bet your
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Pupils inspired by author
YOUNGSTERS at a York private school have been brought to book by an acclaimed author. Children's writer Ann Turnbull dropped in on pupils at The Mount School yesterday. She talked to girls in Years 7 and 9 about her novels and how her recent bestseller
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Puppy stabbed repeatedly and left to die
A PUPPY was left fighting for her life when she was stabbed repeatedly in one of the worst animal cruelty cases York has ever seen. Now the RSPCA is appealing for help in tracking down the evil attacker who left the eight-month-old German Shepherd for
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Fans rush for place at City’s big game
FOOTIE fever is gripping York. Friday night's big KitKat Crescent clash against Morecambe is heading towards a sell-out for York City fans. The Minstermen are only two games away from a possible appearance at the new Wembley in the Conference play-off
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‘Team’ City fires Bowey vision of mauling Morecambe
MIDFIELD maestro Steve Bowey believes York City's "close-knit" team spirit can give them the edge ahead of Friday's massive Conference play-off semi-final first leg clash with Morecambe. The 32-year-old tackling terrier told The Press he wished it was
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Billy’s hat-trick achievement is a ‘sign of great times’
YORK City director Sophie McGill has hailed Billy McEwan's Conference manager of the month award as "another positive in a great week". The April accolade comes after McEwan led the Minstermen to fourth place in the table and a promotion play-off berth
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Former City star hails the new breed
YORK City legend Chris Topping has tipped the Minstermen to advance to Wembley - even if they fail to score against Morecambe in Friday's play-off opener. The one-time defensive sentinel, who was a lynchpin of City's historic first season in the old
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Knights to cash in on Helme’s departure
YORK City Knights have sold Joe Helme for a "decent four-figure sum" and are now eyeing a possible raid on Doncaster Lakers. The Knights initially sought a swap deal with which to offload the want-away prop but Dewsbury Rams came in with a cash offer
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Pullman offers celebration bus
CITY may still have two major obstacles to overcome before a triumphant return to the football league - victory in its play-off semi-final against Morecambe and then in the final match at Wembley. But a York bus company has already ensured that the club
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Administration fear for Leeds
Former Leeds chairman Gerald Krasner expects the club to be placed in the hands of administrators early next week. Current supremo Ken Bates has steadfastly refused to comment on media reports claiming United could be forced into administration after
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‘Cheap’ shot by Bates
Ken Bates has warned Leeds fans not expect football on the cheap just because they have dropped into League One. The Leeds chairman is optimistic about the future despite relegation and explained that the financial situation will be improved because
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Utley is King at Tollerton
PETER Utley won the third annual Gerald Leslie Kingfisher Cup angling match at Tollerton. All three lakes at the complex were used and Utley hauled out his winning catch from Heron Lake. It is the second time that the match has been held at Tollerton
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Vaughan targets runs as Warne awaits
Michael Vaughan had two main aims in mind at the start of Yorkshire's LV Championship encounter with Hampshire at the Rose Bowl today. The England captain wanted to pile up some runs ahead of the Test series against the West Indies and at the same
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Bootham finish top of the heap
BOOTHAM A' have been confirmed as division one champions of the NEDL York and District Table Tennis League. They finished 17 points ahead of runners-up Holgate who defeated Malton 6-4, but were unable to beat Mike Polkinghorn. At the other end of
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Pocklington mourn stalwart Bowman
POCKLINGTON RUFC play their annual game against a President's XV at Percy Road on Sunday (2pm kick-off). Before the game there will be a minute's silence for former Pocklington 1st XV captain, club president and trustee, George Bowman, who died
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Dinner time
YORK City and District Referees' Association are marking their centenary next year with a dinner at the Ramada York, Shipton Road, Skelton, on Friday, March 7. Dinner co-ordinator Graham Bradbury is anxious that past and present members contact him
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Man denies rape bid on girl, aged 9
A TEENAGER accused of trying to rape a nine-year-old girl said she had "made up" a story that he tried to kiss her inappropriately. The girl alleged that Simon Goode, now 19, had also said to her: "Take your knickers off - if you don't, I will do
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Pikes’ weak finish
PICKERING Town completed their Northern Counties East League premier division season with a 2-1 home defeat at the hands of champions Retford Town. Liam Salt netted the Pikes' equaliser before half-time, but the visitors scored after the break to
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Mouse for top at Catt
Mimi Mouse, who made an encouraging return to action at Thirsk recently when finishing a close up second, can fulfil that promise at Catterick tomorrow. Those of you expecting this racing to take place at Redcar should take note of the change of venue
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Clifton Park centre stage
YORK RUFC is bracing itself for its biggest crowd of the season when Clifton Park hosts the Yorkshire Cup final tonight (7.30pm). National One big guns Doncaster will start hot favourites to win T'Owd Tin Pot when they tackle Wharfedale, who play
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Double dream dashed
MARKSMAN supreme Mark Woodward shattered Huntington Rovers' dreams of a Leeper Hare York and District Football League title and cup double. The newly-crowned champions were in control when they led Dringhouses 2-1 at half-time in their League Cup
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My massage with Westlife
Sadly it was not the Westlife boys who treated me to an aromatherapy massage, but a lovely woman at York College. Sorry to disappoint all those who read the title and thought they were going to get a saucy, tell-all account of my wild nights with
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Spot-on Ryedale on a high with first cup glory
RYEDALE SC won the Gordon Harrison Memorial Trophy for the first time after a nerve-jangling penalty shoot-out against Kirkbymoorside Reserves. The game - at Pickering Town's Recreation Ground - was a 0-0 stalemate after extra time and it was Ryedale
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Major shake-up of city policing unveiled
IT IS all change at the top for police in York. Inspector Mark Khan has been named as the new inspector in charge of neighbourhood policing in York city centre. He started work in the new role yesterday. He was formerly in charge of neighbourhood policing
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Couple rap day centre closure
A COUPLE have spoken of the trauma and stress they have suffered since discovering that a York day care centre - attended by their autistic son for the past 20 years - is to close down. Susan and Graham Hudson claim their son John, 38, and his friends
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More shops install sonic devices to ward off young yobs
AT least three York convenience stores are now using hi-tech sonic devices to drive unwanted gangs away from their premises, The Press has learned. We revealed last week the Co-op shop in Tang Hall Lane had fitted a mosquito device, which keeps youngsters
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Moss clothes sell like hot Kates!
THEY came, they queued, they shopped. Dozens of fashion fans arrived at York's Top Shop store early yesterday to be among the first to get their hands on Kate Moss's new collection. About 50 shoppers were waiting outside the Coppergate store when its
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Land Registry staff stage walkout over city closure
WORKERS in York were on the picket line as part of a national strike by civil servants to protest over pay and conditions. Staff at the city's Land Registry office were on strike yesterday as part of a wider May Day walkout by the Public And Commercial
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Fire alarms for the deaf
LIFE-saving smoke alarms designed for deaf people will be fitted free by the fire brigade as part of an awareness drive. During Deaf Awareness Week next week, North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service is teaming up with RNID - the national charity for deaf
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Getting to the art of the matter at club show
MORE than 100 paintings will be on show at the Owl Hotel in Hambleton, when Monk Fryston Art Club holds its summer exhibition. A variety of members' work will be on display at the fifth annual exhibition on Sunday. The show will also include paintings
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Call to create a 'riot of colour'
Stamford Bridge could be a riot of colour this summer, as it gets ready for the Yorkshire In Bloom contest. But there is a twist - because the village will not actually be entering the competition this year. Parish councillor Hilary Saynor said the
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Duke of York to open new community house
SELBY'S long-awaited £1.3 million community house will be officially opened by the Duke of York next week. Prince Andrew will be in town to open the centre in Portholme Road, next Thursday. The three-storey building brings most of the town's community
