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Sadie Races For Life in mum’s memory
A DAUGHTER will fulfil a final promise to her mother when she races for life this summer - despite suffering from multiple sclerosis (MS). As Rita Church lay dying of lung cancer in March this year, Sadie Sullivan vowed to complete the York Race For
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Missing birds probe
INVESTIGATIONS are under way after a nesting pair of hen harriers - England's rarest birds of prey - have gone missing from a North Yorkshire moorland. Multi-agency efforts have been stepped up to prevent the harriers from becoming extinct as a breeding
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Bottle cap collection to top £1,000 for appeal
TWO York bars are collecting cash for caps as tops fly off to raise money for The Press Guardian Angels appeal. At bpm, in Rougier Street, and Nexus, in George Hudson Street, every top from every bottle of San Miguel, Fosters Twist, Bulmers Cider
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Families’ estate plans unveiled
DEVELOPERS want to build up to 200 family homes on the site of former grain stores on the outskirts of York. For two decades until 2003, three huge buildings in Water Lane, Rawcliffe, stored vast quantities of grain. But in 2005, the 19-acre site was
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Summer lovin’ in a new home
WITH plenty of warm summer evenings ahead, now is the time to buy a home with views to help you enjoy them. First up, Your Move Anscombs has a modern, detached family house in Pulleyn Close, Strensall. Boasting open views over fields, this house has
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‘We’ve been taken for a ride over fairground’ says mum
A RESIDENT was shocked when she looked over her garden fence and saw a fairground being set up. Marianne Scott claimed City of York Council failed to consult or inform local residents about plans for the fair, which opens tonight in Chesney Fields,
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A property with the Tom Adams pawprint
AS any York resident knows, a black cat creeping over a roof is a sure sign of Tom Adams. And if you want to own one of the late architect's designs yourself, Hunters is offering the perfect opportunity. The Villa is a fine Regency property in Murton
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Where do they stand?
I seriously recommend that anybody in political or religious leadership should read and make a serious public statement about how they relate it to their own position, if at all, before elections. I refer to the statement featured in the York Press (
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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Baby 81 (Drop The Gun Recordings) ****
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club remain frustrating underachievers on the rock landscape. The black-clad three-piece's blistering self-titled 2001 debut, which spawned such great tracks as Love Burns, should have set them on the road to world domination
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Natasha Bedingfield, N.B. (RCA) ****
Without the hullabaloo thrust upon others, Natasha Bedingfield is one of few British acts to have scored a number one on the US Pop 100 singles chart, reaching the pinnacle with the Grammy-nominated Unwritten. So why do our American cousins rate Ms
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David Gray, Shine, The Best Of The Early Years (Virgin) ***
THIS is Gray's the Greatest Hits That Never Were or his best work before the breakthrough CD, White Ladder. Fans will be familiar with many of the 15 tracks on this compilation, which come from Gray's first three albums and are favourites on his live
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Oysterband, Meet You There (Westpark Music) *****
THIS album abounds in quality acoustic music as Oysterband get back to basics. Unplugged sessions in a village hall on the Welsh borders produced a rich crop of songs which have benefited from sublime arrangements. Different sound textures are carefully
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James, Fresh As A Daisy – The Singles (Mercury) ***
"COME back when we're getting old," predicted Tim Booth on 1998's Destiny Calling. True to his self-mocking words, the Clifford-born singer has come back when he's getting bald, reuniting James for the first time since 2001 for spring arena shows in
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Soulsavers, It’s Not How Far You Fall, It’s The Way You Land (V2) ***; Son Volt, The Search (Transmit Sound/Legacy) ***; Golden Smog, Blood On The Slacks (Lost Highway) **
MARK Lanegan has fallen far and often, but the Seattle grunge scene's one true rival to Kurt Cobain keeps landing on his feet as the stoner hired voice of choice. After Queens Of The Stone Age and his Lee and Nancy liaison with Isobel Campbell, he
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Holst: Double Concerto, St Paul’s Suite et al (Naxos 8.570339) ****
The huge popularity of The Planets has unfairly overshadowed the rest of Holst's output. Here is a fine antidote. Howard Griffiths and the English Sinfonia, with excellent soloists, offer six works, four from the last five years of Holst's life (he
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130 jobs under threat at York software firm
ABOUT 130 jobs hang in the balance after the buyout of York-based software retailer Gamestation in a £74 million deal. The company, which has its headquarters at Clifton Moor, has been bought by rival operator Game. Staff at the York HQ are now waiting
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Firm pledge to go green
COMPANIES throughout York and North Yorkshire are among more than 1,000 in England which have pledged to take action to prevent climate change. A total of 673 formal promises have been made in Yorkshire alone, with firms pledging to work with employees
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End of line for top chocolate brands in York
BLACK Magic and Dairy Box have been made in York for more than 70 years, but the long tradition finally comes to an end tomorrow. Nestlé Rowntree has confirmed to The Press that its York factory will stop manufacturing the popular boxed chocolate brands
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Tanglewood is top in the shops
A SURVEY of musical industry retailers has struck a happy chord with a guitar firm. Acoustic guitars made for the Tanglewood Guitar Company Ltd, on the Thorp Arch Estate, near Tadcaster, have been declared best sellers in Britain. The instruments are
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Review: The Price, Compass Theatre Company, York Theatre Royal, until May 5
THERE is always a price to pay in an Arthur Miller play. Yet another family ends up in shreds after the internecine warfare of a damned and draining drama, this one set in 1968, but with its root and heart in the Wall Street Crash that so shaped Miller
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Time to use your vote
POLLING stations across our region are open today for you to cast your vote in the local elections. Before you start yawning, listen up. You may not have a very high opinion of politicians. You may be sick and tired of all the bickering and point-scoring
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York’s change for the worse
I lived in York some 11 years ago, and often returned to visit - during the day. Recently I visited York in the evening and was horrified at how it had changed: at 6.30pm there was already fresh vomit on the pavements; many traditional pubs and bars
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The latest developments in cold calling cons
CITY of York trading standards regularly receives complaints from people who have been tricked into parting with their money at home. It is not only people cold calling at the door that cause problems, unscrupulous traders will use all means possible
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Storm of protest
YOU have been as appalled by the vicious attack on a defenceless young dog as we were. The RSPCA has had a huge response to our story about Storm, the German Shepherd puppy. We, too, have been inundated with calls, emails and web comments. All express
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Missing boxes
LIKE many York residents I do my best to recycle as much of our whole household rubbish as possible; it's good for the planet, it makes you feel virtuous etcetera etcetera. Until yesterday I had four fantastic heavy duty plastic boxes with ingenious
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Who designed these Hob Moor gates?
OVER the last few weeks all the access points to Hob Moor have acquired a strange contraption reminiscent of a cattle press. The first of these appeared some months back at the entrance towards the end of Kingsway West. What on earth are these meant
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Canine drama
THANK you, thank you, thank you to the wonderful lady of Salisbury Terrace, Leeman Road, York, for taking in our beloved border terrier dogs Ellie and Rye, when they escaped from our garden on the evening of Saturday, April 28. The lady in question
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TLC from NHS
I WOULD like to express through your column my sincere thanks to Dr Turvill and his team, but also all the staff on Ward 32 of York Hospital. My husband, Brian Taylor, was admitted to the hospital on March 26 and sadly died of cancer on April 7. Everyone
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Blame game
IN reply to Peter Wheatley's letter ("So Confusing", April 19) I do not think he should blame York West Yorkshire bus company employees for misnaming Station Road as Station Rise. My late husband was employed by York West Yorkshire (later National)
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Wonderful job
AS the Bell Farm Adventure Playground organisers, we would just like to say a massive thank-you to the York community work organisation, PACY. They have done a wonderful job, weeding, cutting grass and getting rid of all the rubbish on our adventure
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Who foots the bill for football police?
A FEW weeks ago I asked a question in The Press who paid for the loss of car park revenue and extra policing at the funeral of Lord David Wharton (Who pays? Readers' Letters, April 17). Having had no answers from the powers that be, one presumes that
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This dirty, smelly area should be avoided
WILL City of York Council's two new special litter enforcement officers be visiting Norwich Union's adopted smoking area next to the river near Lendal Bridge? It is left in a disgusting state with hundreds of cigarette ends and, more seriously, dozens
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Services to safety
THIS man helps ensure youngsters are safe - and now he's the latest entry in the Person Of The Year category of our 2007 Community Pride awards. Alan Smith, 72, of Acaster Malbis, near Copmanthorpe, has been nominated for decades of community work.
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We test opinions on York’s mosquito alarms
It is designed to drive young people away by emitting a high-pitched noise only they can hear. But is the mosquito a legitimate tool in the fight against teenage troublemakers, or a sinister form of discrimination? STEPHEN LEWIS reports. THE mosquitoes
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York mother’s attack terror
A WOODCARVER has been sent to jail for two years after he beat up his mother and threatened to kill her. Christian Paul Dawson, 39, pleaded guilty to repeatedly punching June Smith "with great force" all over her body at her New Earswick home last
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Journey’s end
AFTER ten years of Tony Blair, the arguments have rumbled this week. Has Blair made Britain a better place or turned it into a worthless wasteland? Has the economy boomed and are we freer and happier, or are we over-regulated and cowed by intrusive legislation
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Chewit the seal lives up to name
A RESCUED seal pup in a North Yorkshire marine sanctuary was christened Chewit - before biting an animal care worker there. Scarborough Sea Life and Marine Sanctuary had chosen to name this year's intake of animals after brands of confectionary, but
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Welcome windfall cheers Minstermen
YORK City's Friday night play-off battle with Morecambe at KitKat Crescent could net the club more than £70,000 in extra revenue. With tickets rapidly selling out for tomorrow's match - the Minstermen have announced the Main Stand and Family Stand are
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Storm over stabbed dog
CALLS have been coming in thick and fast to the RSPCA following The Press's appeal for information on Storm the puppy. Storm was left fighting for her life when she was stabbed repeatedly in one of the worst animal cruelty cases York has ever seen.
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Be the First to big duel
FANS needing a ride to KitKat Crescent for tomorrow night's mammoth Morecambe clash can take advantage of a free bus service from York company First. They will be running four services to the game, which will then collect fans 25 minutes after the
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Ex-’keeper joins City thumbs-up battalion
MESSAGES of goodwill have filtered into York City ahead of tomorrow's play-off semi-final opener at home to Morecambe. Former City goalkeeper Chris Porter, who starred for the Minstermen last season only to now pursue a career outside football as
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Archbishop shows his faith in York City
THE Archbishop of York has put his faith in York City Football Club. Dr John Sentamu, who will be at KitKat Crescent for tomorrow's play-off game, has shown his support for the Minstermen by buying a season ticket. He said: "I want to recognise and
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Donny succeed in York
DONCASTER swept to victory in rugby union's Yorkshire Cup final after dominating Wharfedale 31-6 at Clifton Park, the home of York RUFC. Wharfedale soaked up relentess pressure until Donny winger Paul Bailey broke the deadlock by diving over in the corner
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Junior tennis tilt
ENTRIES close on Tuesday, May 8 for the York District Tyke Junior Tennis Tournament on Saturday, May 12 at St Peter's School and Wigginton Tennis Club (9.15am start). Events are running for boys and girls' signals at Under-10, U12, U14, U16 and U18
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Making tracks toward Railway double
YORK Railway Institute's domination of the York Badminton League's ladies division one continued with two big wins on the road. They whitewashed University Staff Club and then won 8-1 at Nestlé Rowntree. RI's top performers were Kate Jackson and
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Khan leads the way
Younis Khan, involved in a misunderstanding which probably cost England captain Michael Vaughan a century, then went on to score one himself in Yorkshire's LV County Championship match against Hampshire at the Rose Bowl yesterday. But, despite the successes
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Joe Lumb Barnsley tie
The Hunters York Senior Cricket League Joe Lumb XI entertain Barnsley at Stamford Bridge this Sunday, 1pm start. The team is: M Wilkes (York) Capt, L Barker (Pickering), C Bilton (WHG), S Christon (Thirsk), A Clark (WHG), A Green (Acomb), A Kundi
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Get your forms
ENTRY forms are available for this year's City of York Open Bowls Tournament which is being held on July 23 - 28. Contact Ian Farrar on 01904 632159 to request a form. The closing date is Tuesday, May 22.
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Walton hands over prizes
YORK Indoor Bowling Club's first-ever presentation night proved to be a huge success. England singles winner Mark Walton (pictured fourth from the right) handed over the club's prizes. Walton is pictured with the club's Champions Mixed Singles League
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York CIU get rolling into action
YORK Club and Institute Union have named their side to take on the Yorkshire Bowling Association on Saturday. York CIU team: Rink 1 - A Dunbar, K Mercer, D Preece, P Wilkinson; rink 2 - K Potter, B Blackburn, D Milner, M Dewhurst; rink 3 - T Wheatley
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It’s the final countdown
IT'S D-DAY! Tens of thousands of people across our region were today preparing to cast their vote in the crucial local government elections. In York, North Yorkshire and East Yorkshire, voters are having their say on who will run their councils for the
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Earswick’s Moss misses out
THE Yorkshire Ladies Finals at Scarborough saw New Earswick's Margaret Moss miss out to an on-form Carol McLean making the most of her home territory with a superb 21-7 victory in the Singles. McLean made it a double success by beating Hornsea 25-2 in
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Gone with the Wind
WINDJAMMER and Violent Velocity, both successful at Catterick, head north to Scotland tomorrow with excellent prospects of following-up for their respective Ryedale trainers. Tim Easterby has earmarked the Gilberts Handicap for Windjammer, who flew home
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Cherry-picking season starts
While Leeds United's Sunday trip to Derby County may be academic in regard to the club's future, for several players it is a chance to put themselves in the shop window for summer moves. Prime targets will be ex-York City ace Richard Cresswell, who could
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Batsmen star in season’s opener
THE opening day of the HPH York Vale Cricket League produced 7,000 runs with three batsmen recording centuries. Mark Earle and Neil Earle both scored tons in a massive partnership for Westow against University Staff in division two and teenager Will
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Askham’s aces
Division three newcomers Askham Bryan II had an emphatic seven-wicket win at Malton and Old Malton. Kelfield (Harrison 50no) impressed by beating last season's division four champions Melbourne by six wickets, Michael Rhodes taking 5-24. Thorpe Willoughby
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Cooke’s heat
JOHN Cooke top-scored with 47 as Thorpe Willoughby ll posted196-6 in overpowering Hirst Courtney II by 64 runs in division five. David Squires took 5-26 for Thorpe. Copmanthorpe II helped themselves to 215-5 against Huntington II with Paul Newton (
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Selby’s high fives
SELBY Town finished their Northern Counties East League premier division campaign with a 5-1 win over Glapwell. The Robins, who had midfielder Joe Connor in net after goalkeeper Adam Mitchell pulled out with illness, finished strongly to score four
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Progressive Drax right on the Mark
DRAX Cricket Club have been awarded the Club Mark from the Yorkshire Cricket Board in recognition of their development in recent years. In the last ten years they have made immense strides forward on a number of fronts. The HPH York Vale League champions
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Rush for jobs at Tesco
A NEW supermarket in Huntington is expected to create 16 jobs for local people. The Tesco Express store is being built in Huntington Road on the site of the former Murco filling station and is due to open on June 8. The company is currently working
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Kirstie Allsopp’s flying visit to museum
TELEVISION presenter Kirstie Allsopp made an appearance at the Yorkshire Air Museum to film a sequence for an episode of Channel 4 property show Relocation Relocation. The episode will feature a York family which is wanting to relocate to Northumberland
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April winner: Jeremy Turner
THE winner has been announced of this month's photographic competition in The Press. This spectacular black and white picture of Aysgarth Falls, in Wensleydale, was taken by Jeremy Turner. And next month the winner will receive a three-hour masterclass
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Open days off due to troubles at mill
THE Holgate Windmill Preservation Society has had to cancel its first public open weekend of the year. The event was due to go ahead on May 12 and 13, but has had to be cancelled due to delays with a restoration project. Society chairman Bob Anderton
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Hostel fights smoking plan
A CITY centre nightclub is hoping to open an outdoor smoking terrace for York revellers. But the move has been opposed by environmental officers and a nearby youth hostel. Toffs, in Toft Green, near Micklegate, has applied to City of York Council for
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Teen to slum it for young
AN INTREPID York youth worker is embarking on a mercy mission to help poverty-stricken African children living in a slum. David Milnes, 18, of Nether Poppleton, will travel to Kenya on July 5 for the six-week volunteering adventure as part of the Transform
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Sylvia's Mayday garden.
In morning sunshine. http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q226/George_079/PIC_0427.jpg And her favourite flowers, Aquilegias. http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q226/George_079/PIC_0424.jpg
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Plea gets Maximus response
YORK'S Roman centurion has found his sidekick after an appeal in The Press for an assistant to come forward. Keith Mulhearn, of Roamin' Tours, also known as Maximus Gluteus, put out a plea for a Minimus to work with his tour guide business. The job
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Fury over 'mindless' damage
"Words can hardly describe what I feel." So said a war veteran, as she expressed her fury towards the "mindless idiots" who attacked a floral tribute to fallen soldiers. Margaret Atkinson, the branch secretary of Pickering Royal British Legion, voiced
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Unit widens care choice
A GREAT step forward - that's the verdict on a new palliative care unit at Malton Hospital. The service, which is based on the hospital's Fitzwilliam Ward, is named after Sandra Featherstone, who worked there for more than 15 years, and died in 2005.
