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York Tourism Bureau launch school initiative
TOURIST chiefs in York have launched a new initiative to entice thousands of schoolchildren across the country to the city. York Tourism Bureau has sent out 500 schools packs to teachers nationwide as part of a new campaign to increase school visits
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Fair at stately home raises £33,000 for children’s charity
The Castle Howard Christmas Fair was another huge success, raising more than £33,000 for the NSPCC. The volunteers who make up the Norton And Villages Committee were also celebrating raising £232,349 over the last ten years from their annual event.
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People urged to give blood
HEALTH chiefs are appealing for blood donors due to low stocks. The NHS is urging York residents to help boost dwindling blood supplies and help save a life this month. A spokesman from the National Blood Service, at the NHS, said: "Our stocks of blood
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Tsunami appeal is wound up
RELATIVES of a York tsunami victim have wound up their fundraising activities, after collecting more than £25,000 in his memory. The Stephen Magson Memorial Trust will continue to fund various projects, but has stopped active fundraising work. Steve
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Motorists faced with possible A64 delays
DRIVERS were warned today of delays on the A64 in North Yorkshire because of improvement works at a crossroads. The work is set to start at the junction of the A64 and B1249 near Staxton, between Malton and Scarborough, on Monday and is due to
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Special delivery for mum Dawn
A BABY boy who could not wait to be born was delivered in a hospital car park. Mum Dawn Rice went into labour at about 10.30pm on Monday with contractions every 15 minutes. By 11.30pm they were coming every five minutes and at 12.30am on Tuesday she
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New principal takes over reins at York College
IT is all change at York College as the new principal, Dr Alison Birkinshaw, takes over at the helm. Following the retirement of Mike Galloway - Alison Birkinshaw, the former principal and chief executive of Nelson and Colne College, in Lancashire -
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Emperor Constantine - 040
Photograph by Kay Hyde © The copyright of this image remains with the photographer
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Preview: David Ford, Fibbers, York, January 17
Once he was Dav Ford of Easyworld, a band formed out of boredom at being "the only musicians in Eastbourne not in Toploader". Since turning solo, former Brighton University cleaner David Ford has released two albums of doomed romanticism that bring
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Open day at Grand Opera House, January 19
THE Grand Opera House, York, plays host to an Open Day on Saturday, January 19 from 10.30am to 4pm. Admission is free. "Following on from the success of our Summer Open Day, we're opening our doors to the public once again in the New Year, " says press
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In the gang
YORK Theatre Royal's pantomime is most associated with the names of the long-serving dame Berwick Kaler, daft son Martin Barrass, Shakespearean villain David Leonard and golden principal girl Suzy Cooper (absent this time after having a baby). Yet
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Preview: Jethro , Grand Opera House, York, January 20
CORNISH comic Jethro will play the Grand Opera House on January 20 at 7.30pm. "The legendary Cornishman returns with another bout of heavyweight belly-crunching character comedy, " says Opera House press officer Celestine Dubruel. "He's slightly
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Preview: St Aelred's Players present Cinderella, January 24 and 25
TESSA Ellis and Sinead Hudson will make their principal-role debuts later this month as Cinderella and Prince Charming in the St Aelred's Players pantomime, Cinderella. Sue Grane will play Dandini and Richard Booth, Baron Hardup, while comedy will
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Preview: What Hope For Us Remains?, Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, University of York, January 16
ONE problem faced by concert promoters is what to do in the event of a soloist pulling out on account of ill health. When counter-tenor Robin Blaze had to withdraw from singing at the Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall on Wednesday, the University of York
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Anger over RAF base decision
THE Government has been accused of treating Parliament with contempt after committing the Menwith Hill RAF base, in North Yorkshire, to the US missile defence system. RAF Fylingdales, near Pickering, has also been upgraded and could be used in the so-called
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Primary Care trust.
Our health service is the most sensitive, intimate and important public service we have. Whoever put Dr Janet Soo-Chung in charge of its administration in York and North Yorkshire should have stood up long ago and resigned, with the immediate forfeit
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Diesel fuels 2.5% car sales increase
NEW STATISTICS from the Society of Motor manufacturers and Traders have shown that 2007 was an excellent year for cars sales, with consumers buying nearly 90,000 more new cars than expected. New car registrations in 2007 rose by 2.5 per cent or 59,143
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Shops boom quells gloom
FORGET all the national predictions of retail doom and gloom. York's shopping sector is thriving, thank you very much. Okay, so Woolies is to close down. But elsewhere, retailers are falling over themselves to invest in this city. Retail giant Debenhams
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Anger at bid to quiz governors
ALL 1,100 governors of the city's schools will have recently received a questionnaire from the council seeking sensitive information of a personal nature to feed into the local education authority (LEA) database. It includes questions on their age,
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Dual views
Liz Edge berated Andrew Collingwood (Dual ring road, Letters, January 7) for opposing the suggested dualling of the A1237. According to Liz: "Obviously more motorists would use the facility of a dualled ring road - and hopefully stop the existing
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New division to work on primary care projects
York-based architects and surveyors the LHL Group are creating a new specialist health care division at their office on Clifton Moor. Local doctors and care providers will benefit from a specialist team being created by the company to oversee the planning
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Parking perils
York may be on the way to becoming a Mecca for shoppers. But remember to be careful where you park. Motorists who abuse disabled or parent and child parking bays at Asda could soon find themselves incurring £60 fines. That may seem draconian. Many
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Ending that diet dilemma
For some people, it may not be necessary to go on a diet in order to shed those excess pounds, as NICOLA FIFIELD discovered. FRUSTRATED slimmers struggling to shift the pounds have a revolutionary new solution to put to the test - a diet with no dieting
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New head welcomed
AN EAST Yorkshire independent school has a new head teacher. Mark Ronan takes over from Nicholas Clements, who held the post at Pocklington School, which has 680 pupils, from 2000 to last month. Mr Ronan was most recently deputy head at Trent College
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What a waste of energy!
More idiocy from our stupid nanny state. Some jobsworth at The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has come up with a list of instructions which, at first glance, appears to be what we should do in the event of discovering a
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Army recruits are not being misled
The Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust "think tank" has noticed that the Ministry of Defence has dared to offer new recruits a new life by highlighting a few experiences they might have serving in their country's Army (Army recruitment practices defended
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School league tables anger
THE head teacher at York's newest secondary school has accused the Government of leaving two former Acomb schools off the league tables. The school league tables for last summers GCSE results were published by the Department for Children Schools and
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Discus response
I am writing in response to the letter concerning rent levels for the new homes that will replace the Discus Bungalows (Cost of my new bungalow home, January 7). Housing association rents are calculated differently from council rents. Councils are
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Thanks to all
I would like to thank the many children, families, colleagues and friends who sent flowers, gifts and good wishes on my recent retirement as school nurse and manager for the locality of Scarborough, Whitby and Ryedale (Health nurse Christine checks
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Invitation to seek excellence
Businesses in York are being invited to apply for the prestigious 2008 North of England Business Excellence Awards. The awards are open to private companies, public sector bodies and voluntary organisations of all sizes throughout the north of England
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College history
I have been working on the history of York College for the last year and we are now in the final stages of preparation for publication. The "Tech" has a long history. Its roots are in the Mechanics' Institute of 1827, and it had three homes in York
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Drax given go ahead to use petcoke
Drax Power has been given the go ahead to use a controversial fuel. Environment Agency regulators have concluded that there is no evidence from the power station's trial of petcoke to show an increased risk to human health or to the
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Tracing friend
IS THERE anyone out there who has a contact number or address for Mrs Lisa Hird-Nunes, originally from York, where she lived at The Bootham Tavern for many years, but now living in New York, USA? I have been unable to contact her for the past year
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Cuts 'to hit care for the elderly'
SOME of York's most vulnerable people could suffer because of "appalling" budget proposals, trade union bosses claimed today. Unison representatives at City of York Council say planned cuts in home care would lead to 30 job losses, and have a devastating
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Top tips on winter detox
Helen Spath and her team at Tullivers Health Store advise on herbal remedies Q: Aside from Milk Thistle are there any other herbs I need to bear in mind before starting my January detox? A: Milk Thistle is of course a firm favourite when it comes
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Rail workers in pay dispute
Rail workers taking time off after suffering assault or abuse from commuters are having their pay docked, a trade union has claimed. A senior union official at the National Union of Rail Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) has branded the Northern Rail
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Preview: Cats, Hull New Theatre, January 16 to 26
CATS will be on the prowl at Hull New Theatre for two weeks from Wednesday as part of the 2007/2008 British tour of the Cameron Mackintosh and The Really Useful Theatre production, directed by Trevor Nunn. Based on T S Eliot's Old Possum's Book Of
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Preview: Eels, Grand Opera House, York, March 21
LAST spotted in Yorkshire looking like a lost flying ace discovered years later in a wood, when knocking out outré covers of I Put A Spell On You and That's Life at the O2 Wireless Festival at Harewood House in June 2006, E and his Eels will play the
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G&S singers after new members
THE Jorvik Gilbert and Sullivan Company is keen to recruit more singers. Since being formed last summer by four former members of the University of York Gilbert and Sullivan Society, Clare Greener, Matthew Collins and Helen and Nick Lay, the company
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Preview: Martin Carthy, Black Swan Folk Club, York, January 24 and January 27
MARTIN Carthy's extra Sunday night performance on January 27 at the Black Swan Folk Club, York, has sold out. However, club organiser Roland Walls still has half a dozen or so tickets available for the folk luminary's original gig on Thursday, January
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Auditions held in Selby for High School Musical
BUDDING musical stars in the Selby district are invited to show their skills on Sunday or Monday when the town's Sing Choirs holds open auditions for a stage version of the Disney movie High School Musical. The auditions are open to anyone aged between
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New production for York Opera
THE NEW year promises a full schedule for York Opera. After the autumn success of Vaughan Williams's romantic folk opera Hugh The Drover at York Theatre Royal and a busy Christmas music programme, rehearsals start again this week for the next event
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The Cobweb Orchestra plays Mozart's Haffner Symphony, Earswick Village Hall, January 13
YORK'S new community orchestra, The Cobweb Orchestra, invites players of any ability to come and play Mozart's Haffner Symphony (No 35) on Sunday between 2pm and 6pm at Earswick Village Hall, Earswick Chase, Earswick, near York. "Bring yourself, your
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Help at hand for feuding couples
The first full week after the Christmas and New Year holiday is traditionally a bad time for rocky relationships. STEPHEN LEWIS reports. FEELING a little down now that the festive promise of Christmas and New Year has come and gone? Well, here's a
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MP’s post office cuts objection
NORTH Yorkshire MP Anne McIntosh is objecting to proposed post office closures in our region. She is writing to Peter Luff MP, chairman of the Select Committee for Business and Enterprise, responding to his invitation to submit evidence to their
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Lauryn's debut album enters folk chart
YORK singer-songwriter Lauryn's debut album, R, has entered the iTunes folk chart at number 76 in its week of release. Launched at Kennedy's Café Bar last Thursday by the 20-year-old student, the album was recorded in a day last October at the studio
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Ruby's big plan
FOR the first time in her musical career, Acomb singer-songwriter Ruby Paul believes she has a strategy. "What feels very different now is that, after many years of writing and performing, I now have a plan, " she says. "Whether it works or not
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Jazz notes
ALTHOUGH we often complain about the provision for jazz on radio and TV, the dawn of a New Year marks one or two milestones. Jazzwise magazine reports that BBC Radio 3 recently celebrated the 500th Jazz on 3 show since it began in 1998, and the national
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Preview: Johnny Foreigner, Fibbers, York, January 16
BIRMINGHAM threepiece Johnny Foreigner kick off the Levi's Ones To Watch 2008 shows with a night of frenetic, joyous pop at Fibbers on Wednesday. Signed to Best Before Records, Alexei, Kelly and Junior have just returned from New York, where they recorded
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Retailers vie for best sites in York
YORK is the setting for a game of retail musical chairs after high street giant Debenhams today revealed it is to open its second store in the city. Computer firm PC World is also on the move to a huge new purpose-built home on the edge of the city as
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On The Edge Of Mountain, Sea And Shore, by Gill Douglas, Norman Rae Gallery, Langwith College, University of York, January 14 to February 2
YORK artist Gill Douglas is to exhibit for the third time at the Norman Rae Gallery, Langwith College, University of York. From Monday to February 2, she will be displaying paintings and prints under the title of On The Edge Of Mountain, Sea And Shore
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Coast & Country, paintings by John Thornton, Kentmere House Gallery, York
JOHN Thornton's paintings are often inspired his regular forays with his family to Yorkshire's East Coast. "There was great excitement when we discovered a beach near Scarborough that is only accessible by scrambling over rocks, " says John. "Not surprisingly
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Exhibition by Black Dog White Wall, York Theatre Royal until February 2
Black Dog White Wall, a group of enthusiastic amateur photographers and one professional in York, is holding an exhibition at York Theatre Royal until February 2. Taking part are Wendy Sykes; Steve Melvin; Tim Bowers; Neal McLeay; Tiggy Clifford; Mandy
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En Vue/On View, Gascoigne Gallery, Harrogate, until February 3
"IS THIS the new Waterloo?", asks the Gascoigne Gallery, in Royal Parade, Harrogate, as it draws up battle lines between France and Great Britain from tomorrow until February 3. Four of the greatest French artists will compete for favour against four
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Blocked pump led to Elvington flood
ONLY days after major new flood defences were completed in a village near York, rising beck water submerged the main road. Leaves were blamed for blocking the emergency pump in Elvington, which was installed to deal with potential floodwaters until the
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Judge lifts ID ban on two arsonists
TWO teenagers who disrupted a community with a £2 million arson were today starting years in jail. Firefighters risked their lives to combat the massive blaze which devastated two stores in Selby, a court heard. It was started by show-offs Martin Green
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80 tonnes recycled in one day
RECYCLING chiefs today revealed they have collected a record amount of waste in York. City of York Council has hailed its kerbside recycling collections as a great success, after the authority collected a total of 80 tonnes in one day - way ahead of
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Phil set to take his Turn for City
YORK City midfielder Phil Turnbull is in line to make his long-awaited debut for the club tomorrow. Turnbull, 21, has been sidelined from first-team duty since dislocating his shoulder during a pre-season friendly at Frickley Athletic in July. But
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Trialist Beadle’s York opening
FORMER Scarborough defender Jimmy Beadle has signed permanent terms with York City. Beadle, 19, has become Colin Walker's second signing as City boss following the arrival of midfielder Simon Rusk from Northwich Victoria earlier this week. Having
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Tributes paid to Paul Aimson
LAVISH tributes have been accorded to York City legendary marksman Paul Aimson, who has died at the age of 64 from a heart attack after a brief illness. Club historian David Batters was in no doubt as to Aimson's rightful place in the pantheon of Minstermen
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Jones handed a chance to shine
NEW Earswick All Blacks product Ben Jones will have the chance to impress York City Knights on Sunday after being drafted into the representative team that will face them in the Lee McTigue friendly. Jones played for Hunslet Hawks in National League
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Dismay over decline of doorstep service
NEWS that the clink of milk bottles will be silenced when a large round in York finishes has triggered concerns about a dying doorstep service. Clifton Coun Ken King warned that York was likely to see the loss of more milkmen which would particularly
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Winter League crown decided on final day
The Yorkshire Winter Angling League has been a hard-fought affair from start to finish - and the finale on a flooded Ouse was no different as Wibsey Sensas claimed the title. It was touch and go whether the final round would go ahead, with water lapping
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Rymer and reason
NEIL Rymer led the way in the match on Selby Canal at Brayton. Rymer turned a good draw at peg one into a winner after taking 8lb 1oz of fish to 6oz on pinkie at six metres. Leading the rest was Dave Brettle, who fished the same way at peg 26 to net
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Glove spur for injury-hit Grays
GRAYS Athletic have recruited England Under-19 international David Button to solve a goalkeeping crisis. Button, 18, has joined the Essex club on loan and will be eligible to make his debut against York City in the FA Trophy at KitKat Crescent tomorrow
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Wintry Bethany is best
Wintry weather failed to slow down the action at Langwith Lake, where a great field of 83 enjoyed some of the best action of a bitter weekend. Bethany's Lake produced this week's winner through the efforts of Richard Darling, who offered maggot to the
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Critchley joins the county set
Knavesmire Harriers' Kim Critchley claimed a Yorkshire vest for his third place finish in the Yorkshire Cross Country at Huddersfield. Cross country specialist Critchley took an early lead at a strong pace and, with a mile to go, he was locked in a
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Salute racing great Peter
TAKE a moment and raise a glass in tribute to East Yorkshire racing legend Peter Teasdale. The 72-year-old former jockey died at the beginning of the month having forever left his mark on the horse racing community. His funeral was being held today at
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Payback time for Pickering after Moorlands reverse
Pickering Town are gunning for revenge as they aim to stay in touch with the front-runners in the Northern Counties East League premier division. The Pikes, fresh from a week off due to the postponement of the match against front-runners Winterton Rangers
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Hat-trick bid buoyed by deluge-forced switch
Racing is set to return to Wetherby tomorrow, but the programme of events has already been severely affected by the weather. Following the deluge of rain that has fallen in these parts since Christmas, the sodden steeplechase track still remains out
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Hounds lead the pack on the back of United triumph
HOUNDS moved into second place in division one of the York F1 Racing Premier Karting Sunday Morning Football League with a 3-0 victory over Derwent United. The scorers for unbeaten Hounds were Mick Carmody, Johnny Barnett and Chris Harkin. Ainsty Panthers
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Sporting chance for all
A RALLYING call has been made for sports leaders in York to come together in a bid to make their clubs more welcoming for young people of all abilities. New "Get Together" sessions are being staged, offering training to help volunteers and leaders
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All change in Leeds United revolution
THE squad revolution at Elland Road continued apace as loan signing Darren Kenton became Leeds United's fifth transfer window recruit. The 29-year-old defender has joined from Leicester City for a month as cover for Rui Marques, who is with Angola
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Trebles at the double
HAT-TRICKS from Mark Cairns and Kevin Butler helped fire Clifton to a 10-3 victory at Dunnington in division one of the York and District Sunday Morning Football League. William Allan added two more, while Terry Taylor and Darran Brandon also netted
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£60 - ASDA price for poor parking
A SUPERMARKET in York is set to fine its customers for abusing disabled or parent-and-child parking bays. Asda in Monks Cross is launching a £60 parking penalty as part of a nationwide move by the firm to keep specialised parking spaces available to
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Printers in jobs shock
PRINTING firm RR Donnelley has now laid off more than 80 workers, while printers from York who travel to Polestar Greaves in Scarborough also face a bleak future. The Press reported in July how 110 workers were to be made redundant from RR Donnelley,
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Temptations of a sunny place
MRS B continues to hog the TV remote control, flicking to daytime property programmes such as A Place In The Sun, wherein former pub landlords from Derby buy 15-room mansions with a swimming pool in Bulgaria for £3,500 and live happily ever after. I've
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Time to shake up these events
I NEVER thought I would be thinking this, let alone writing it, but I am seriously disappointed with a couple of city centre events, namely the St Nicholas Fayre and the German Market. St Nicks has always been a success. From a small idea it has flourished
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Crash pilots 'took a risk'
THE final moments before a mid-air collision between two gliders which led to a pilot plummeting to his death in North Yorkshire have been revealed by air accident investigators. Peter Heywood, 48, a company director of Finedon, near Wellingborough,
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Flag pep for leaders Shep
Shepherd's extended their lead in division one of the York John Smith's Bulmers Men's Darts League with an 8-1 win at Flag B'. Dave Gibbons (18, 21), Rich Saville (21), Tony Cooper (19, 20), Mark Jones (134 finish for 18 and 20) and Kev Walton (19) starred
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Struggling Institute seeking solace in the Vase
CAN York Railway Institute RUFC continue their cup journey tomorrow? The Railwaymen have a tough trip to Yorkshire Three colleagues Barnsley to negotiate if they are to get past the sixth round of the EDF Junior Vase. When the two sides last met,
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Warming to the older generation
OVER-50s in Selby District are being targeted in a new drive to raise awareness of global warming. Council chiefs and academics have teamed up to ensure it is not only the younger generation playing their part in combating climate change. Selby District
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RAF base to have first multi-faith prayer room in UK
A MINIATURE mosque is to be set up at RAF Linton-on-Ouse after staff turned their thoughts to comrades of other religions. Although there won't be the traditional calls to prayer from a minaret, the prayer room, which will also be available to practitioners
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Mitre take over at top
MITRE A' edged out Clifton A' in their top of the table clash in the York Open Betwise League. The two teams were all-square at the top of division one at the Christmas break and they collided in the first game of the year. Clifton A's Chris Thompson
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Help offered to make sports clubs more inclusive
A RALLYING call has been made for sports leaders in York to come together in a bid to make their clubs more welcoming for young people of all abilities. New "Get Together" sessions are being staged, offering training to help volunteers and leaders
