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Whose coming for christmas?
A man in Scotland calls his son in London the day before Christmas Eve and says, “I hate to ruin your day but I have to tell you that your mother and I are divorcing; forty-five years of misery is enough.” "Dad, what are you talking about?" the son
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New extension to British Library opens at Boston Spa
IT will store seven million books and documents, has cost £26 million to build and uses robotic cranes to retrieve items from the shelves. Welcome to the new extension to the British Library at Boston Spa – the most advanced library storage
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Top jobs at City of York Council under threat
UPDATED: 07:11 04/11/09 Six of the highest earners and top bosses at City of York Council are fighting for their careers after the authority announced a massive cost-cutting shake-up affecting thousands of staff. Under dramatic new proposals
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Professor David Fleming will be next Vice Chancellor of York St John University
THE man chosen to lead York St John University into the next decade has been revealed as Professor David Fleming, the current deputy vice chancellor of Sunderland University. As the current vice chancellor at St John, Professor Dianne Willcocks
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First-aid course for parents will raise cash for children's charity
PLACES are still available for a first-aid session aimed at giving parents the skills that could save their child’s life. The one-day course will take place on Saturday at the Marriott Hotel, in Tadcaster Road, York, from 9.30am to 4.30pm and will be
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Building contractor F Parkinson Ltd moves to Escrick Business Park
A BUILDING contractor has brought forward its expansion plans and moved to bigger premises in the York area. F Parkinson Ltd, which was in Elvington has chosen S Harrison Development Ltd’s newly-completed Escrick Business Park to double its size at
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Jamia, Dean’s Park at York Minster, December 9
International Service, York’s overseas development agency, is marking 20 years of children’s rights with Jamia, a celebratory event in the Dean’s Park at York Minster next Wednesday, December 9. Taking place inside giant PapaKata teepee tents, Jamia
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Stewart stunned by national quarter-final verdict
CONTROVERSIAL scoring led to the downfall of York’s amateur boxing ace Lee Stewart. The 19-year-old from Clifton was vying to reach his second novices National Amateur Boxing Association semi-finals in as many years only for his all-action
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Turner’s triumph
MARTYN Turner, (19, 17, 20) beat an unlucky Iain Smith (18, 19) 3-2 in the latest £1,000 York Open Darts competition qualifier. Smith had darts at the double in the decider on board one. Lutz Leutzch (17, 17, 18) played well to beat Andy Lawson (
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York Knights chief James Ratcliffe hails squad attitude
YORK City Knights boss James Ratcliffe has declared himself delighted with pre-season preparations so far – despite speculation about his future at Huntington Stadium. Ratcliffe has been back at the helm this past fortnight after missing a number of
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Complacency caution as Acorn eye rise
COACH Alfie Hill says the play-offs could now be in York Acorn ARLC’s sights – though he has warned his revitalised troops not to let confidence descend into complacency. The Blue and Golds were looking over their shoulders at relegation not long ago
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Pure gold karate
GOLDEN girls Holly Bamford and Eve Nixon led a North Yorkshire assault on the medals at the JKS Karate Open in Nottingham. The two youngsters were part of a 37-strong IJKA Yorkshire team, comprising members from Haxby, York and Selby karate clubs. The
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Cup holders on cue for defence
HOLDERS Bootham ‘A’ will host Heworth ‘B’ in the quarter-finals of the York Conservative Clubs’ Kutters & Shannons Team Snooker Cup. Fulford ‘B’, beaten in last season’s final, will entertain Bootham ‘B’, while Acomb ‘A’ travel to Fulford ‘A’ and Malton
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World tester
YORK Indoor Bowls Club face a mouth-watering tie against world champion Billy Jackson’s Lincoln side in the next round of the Denny Cup after they beat Cumbrian side Copeland. It was tough going early on as Copeland took the initiative leading 24-19
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Lorra, lorra loot for Lorand
Bedale Bowling Green Society’s Lorand Wilkinson, from Aiskew, proved a true champion collecting three trophies at the annual dinner. She lifted the Beresford-Peirse Trophy, the Shaw Cup and the Bowes Cup and was runner-up in a fourth, the Briggs Cup,
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Yetton yen for York
York IBC ladies controlled their Yetton Trophy match against Hornsea winning comfortably 100-52. At home, Melanie Brooke’s rink lost their first two ends before scoring 18 unanswered shots over the next four to lead 18-3. They were 27-5 up after 12
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Hornsea of plenty for New Earswick
New Earswick Indoor Bowls Club’s ladies had a good win in the North Eastern League, beating Hornsea 84-64 and picking up nine of the ten points at stake. At home, Kath Sykes team were in control for most of the game, leading 22-10 with five ends to play
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Preference for Polytrack to suit North Yorkshire horse
A North Yorkshire horse with an outstanding record at Wolverhampton returns to his favourite course tomorrow for a spot of night duty and is napped to deliver a popular win. Just Bond, trained at Brawby, near Malton, by Geoff Oldroyd, faces the starter
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Family delight as sailor Sam Usher, from Scarborough is freed by Iranians
THE FIANCEE of a North Yorkshire father-of-two held captive in Iran with four fellow sailors for a week says she was “very, very glad” after the group were released. The yachtsmen were allowed home by the country’s Revolutionary Guard after
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Judge rejects appeal by rapist Michael David Jackson of Spalding Avenue, Clifton, York
MULTIPLE rapist, Michael David Jackson, has failed in a bid to clear his name on appeal. Jackson, 42, of Spalding Avenue, Clifton, York, was convicted of five rapes at the city’s Crown Court and jailed for a total of 15 years, with a further five to
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Life’s a bed of roses for Lee Quickmire as his pub football team at The Fox, in Holgate Road, York, create calendar for Marie Curie Cancer Care charity
RECREATING some of the most iconic images in Hollywood’s history meant macho egos had to be put aside for a team of fundraising footballers in York. Pretty Woman, Ghost, American Beauty and Rambo are just a few of the blockbusters which have provided
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Yorwaste in York reveal how diamond rings thrown on rubbish tip were recovered
THE adage diamonds are forever proved to be the case for one relieved York man after he accidentally put his wife’s collection of rings in to a black bin bag and threw them in a skip. It looked as though the five diamond rings were lost for good after
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York is a city of culture
I have to disagree with Paul Furness (City has lost so much culture, Letters, November 26) that the city lacks a vibrant cultural scene. Some of the older attractions have gone, but they have been replaced by new and exciting developments,
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Use bus or lose it
IT was with dismay but not surprise to read in Tuesday’s Press that the York to Harrogate bus service was being withdrawn. Being in my mid-eighties, my wife and I are dependent on public transport, as my failing eyesight prevents me from driving any
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Loose flagstone a danger in Church Street, York
On Wednesday, November 25, I tripped over a loose flagstone in Church Street opposite Thomas’s bakery and fell full length onto the pavement. Fortunately I was only shocked and bruised. I would like to thank again the young man who came to
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Latest residents questionnaire from City of York Council
THE latest expensive questionnaire distributed by City of York Council is another fruitless exercise. When has it listened and implemented the views of the residents? I fully support recycling, but in my opinion you can provide as many bins
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Democracy damaged by "safe seats"
I agree wholeheartedly with Susan Weeks in her objection to the description of “safe seats”, but for quite different reasons. I have twice been a Conservative Parliamentary candidate in “safe” Labour seats. I was elected to York City Council and gained
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Fire control centre plan for North Yorkshire to be reviewed
CONTROVERSIAL plans for a regional fire control centre which unions say is a waste of money and could put the lives of people in North Yorkshire at risk are to come under fresh scrutiny. The Government wants to set up a new Wakefield facility, merging
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Butcher Daniel Wilson of Sherburn-in-Elmet loses eight stone
A PORKY butcher who used to eat all the pies and tipped the scales at more than 20 stone only four months ago has shed a staggering eight stone. Meaty Daniel Wilson, 30, of Sherburn-in-Elmet, scoffed fry-ups, pies, chips and chocolate as he ballooned
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Haxby still waiting for rail station
Lucky Workington; in six days they have managed to get a new station built. Haxby has been asking for its station back for 20 years and has got nowhere. Clive Tiney Haxby, York.
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British yachtsmen in Iranian waters
I’ve little sympathy for the five British yachtsmen who entered Iranian waters. They are lucky to have been released from Iran within a few days. If five Iranians (or Afghans, or Iraqis) were innocently sailing a boat in the English Channel, I’m sure
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Review: Canteloube Trio; Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, University of York
THE woodwind trio – oboe, clarinet, bassoon – enjoys very little of the limelight accorded to better-known chamber music groupings, such as the string quartet. So when you run into one, it comes as a slight surprise, especially when you find that it
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Southeast Power Engineering propose hydro energy scheme for River Derwent at Elvington Lock
A HYDRO-turbine that would use river water to generate electricity for up to about 400 properties near York could be installed. Southeast Power Engineering (SPE), which develops hydro power sites, has applied to the Environment Agency for a
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This must be a running joke
WHAT sort of an idiot goes for a run in the pouring rain? Look up a bit and to the right, and you will have your answer. So let me take you by the hand and lead you through the streets of York last Sunday morning. Sometimes only a run will do, much in
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Children stage nativity plays and carol services across York
CHILDREN throughout the city’s schools have begun to stage their nativity plays and carol services this week as the festive season begins. At The Mount Junior School, Tregelles, Year Six pupils have been in the recording studio to produce their
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Morelet crocodiles on display at Tropical World, in Leeds
YORKSHIRE animal lovers can look forward to meeting some cute new arrivals at a wildlife park. Steve Dickie, head animal keeper at Tropical World, in Leeds, is pictured with one of the first Morelet crocodiles to be resident at the site in Roundhay Park
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Pickering couple David and Amy Arnold take legal action following holiday in Egypt after Amy became seriously ill with dysentery
IT was meant to be their dream break – but instead it turned into the holiday from hell for a mum-to-be and her husband. Now Pickering couple David and Amy Arnold are taking legal action against the firm which organised their fortnight in Egypt after
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TV weatherman John Kettley in York today for book signing
ONE of television’s longest-running weathermen was today hoping for a sunny outlook on the fans front as he arrived in York to sign copies of his new book. John Kettley has penned a mixture of tales from Yorkshire as well as his decades of forecasting
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Mynne Boaz, of Selby, a former MI6 radio operator who helped break the Enigma code to receive Bletchley Park Commemorative Badge
AN MI6 radio operator who helped break the Enigma code during the Second World War is to be honoured for her work. Mynne Boaz, of West Park in Selby, will receive her Bletchley Park Commemorative Badge on Sunday in honour of her work for the Secret Service
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Investigation launched after court papers go missing in Harrogate
POLICE and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) are investigating after sensitive court papers were lost while being conveyed through a North Yorkshire town. CPS staff were wheeling 13 case files in a holdall from their offices in Harrogate’s Station
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Wollemi Pine tree donated to The Yorkshire Museum by geologist Jack Doyle
Geologist Jack Doyle presents his Wollemi Pine to Isla Gladstone, the curator of natural science at The Yorkshire Museum. The tree, which is one of the world’s oldest tree species, may have been around when dinosars roamed the earth. The species
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University of York wins United States government award for research into cleaning up military pollution
Scientists at the University of York have won a United States government award for pioneering research into cleaning up military pollution. Researchers at the Centre for Novel Agricultural Products, (CNAP) based in the Department of Biology at the university
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Cannabis factory discovered in Lansdowne Terrace, York
A CANNABIS factory was discovered at a house near York city centre. Police said they were called by the landlord of the property in Lansdowne Terrace, off Lawrence Street, after she found cannabis cultivation equipment inside the house. A North Yorkshire
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Annual Christmas tree festival taking place at St Peter and St Paul's Church in Pickering
Each of the 30 trees is adopted by a local organisation, school or business and decorated to produce colourful and festive display whic will run from Friday, December 11, to Tuesday, December 29. The festival will be launched on Friday, December 11,
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Peter Lawrence launches the new campaign to find his daughter, Claudia, at Leeds station
TRAIN passengers were yesterday being urged to join the search for Claudia Lawrence, as the missing chef’s father handed out leaflets at Leeds railway station. Peter Lawrence, 63, also unveiled a giant, big-screen version of the “Where Are You?” poster
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Bedale-based Aerial Extreme has withdrawn planning application for outdoor adventure centre on the edge of York
PLANS for a new outdoor adventure centre on the edge of York could be on the ropes after the scheme was suddenly mothballed. A North Yorkshire firm which specialises in creating extreme rope courses had hoped to open a facility on the outskirts of the
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Tributes are paid to Hugh McMillan, respected primary school head teacher at Martyrs’ RC Primary School, York
A DEDICATED former head teacher of a York primary school who was “loved by everyone” has died, aged 60. Tributes have been paid to Hugh McMillan, pictured above in 1992, who was head teacher of English Martyrs’ RC Primary School for 13 years, from 1992
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Focus on Malton Museum revamp hold-ups
A STRING of snags which have dogged a restoration project at a Ryedale landmark are to come under the spotlight next week. Councillors will discuss why work on repairing the roof and stonework at the former Malton Town Hall hit delays and look at how
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Fiona and Howard Croft produce mugs to help raise money for St Mary’s Priory in Old Malton
A LIMITED edition mug featuring St Mary’s Priory in Old Malton will go on sale this weekend to raise funds for the church. Canon John Manchester said the mugs produced by Fiona and Howard Croft will be sold at Saturday’s Christmas fair. The congregation
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York Pullman Bus Company Ltd apologise to Tadcaster Grammar School pupils from Bishopthorpe who were accidentally left at a bus stop in freezing weather following flooding
A BUS company has apologised after children on their way to school were accidentally left at a bus stop in freezing weather following flooding. The incident involved a number of Tadcaster Grammar School pupils from Bishopthorpe, who are taken each day
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Two York businesswomen, Eileen Goodwin and Amy Gallagher, criticise City of York Council’s reaction to traders asking for help in tackling flooding at their premises
Eileen Goodwin, proprietor of Plonkers Wine Bar, in Cumberland Street, York, claimed one council employee told her she couldn’t have any sandbags, and said: “You have to look after yourself.” Amy Gallagher, who owns La Place Verte café, in a council-owned
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New improvements to flood defences at Cawood and Ryther, near Selby, have protected hundreds of homes from flooding
Environment Agency engineers said without the £750,000 scheme, which is nearing completion, hundreds of homes would have been inundated this week. Contractors were still on site in Cawood finishing off as the River Ouse rose on Tuesday to about 7.9
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Call for forum to solve parking row outside Broadway shops in Fulford, York
SHOPKEEPERS and residents are being urged to get round the table, in an attempt to find a solution to a long-running parking dispute. City officials have rebuffed calls for a fresh investigation into the problems outside Broadway shops in Fulford, and
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Review: The Chuckle Brothers – A Christmas Chuckle, Grand Opera House, York
Well, if you’re sitting comfortably boys and girls then let’s begin this review of A Chuckle Christmas. It was a cold night in York, but this delightful show thrilled and enchanted the young audience who had come to laugh at slapstick, sing-a-long
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Award for investment experts
BREWIN Dolphin, one of the largest private client investment managers in the UK, which last year opened an office at Apollo9 House in Eboracum Way, York, has won a prestigious industry award. The firm has been named Best Discretion-ary broker by Shares
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Catch the train to Santa’s grotto at the Holy Redeemer Church, in Boroughbridge Road, York
Holy Redeemer Church, in Boroughbridge Road, York, will be holding a Christmas fair on Saturday, starting at 1pm. There will be something for all the family with miniature train rides to Santa’s Grotto, a raffle with main prizes of a Christmas food
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Museum throws open doors to supportive folk
RYEDALE Folk Museum is throwing open its doors for free this weekend as its director celebrates five years in the post. Since Mike Benson took over as head of the Hutton-le-Hole attraction, its annual turnover has soared from £130,000 to £400,000, and
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Forsyth Business Centres moving to Clifton Moor, York
A MAJOR relocation move is set to bring a real “buzz” to York’s economy and safeguard jobs. A top serviced office provider is next week moving out of its headquarters in Monks Cross, Huntington –and heading to larger premises at nearby Clifton Moor.
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Mutual merger job losses
The Yorkshire and Chelsea building societies have announced plans to merge in a deal that will lead to job losses but no windfall for members. The tie-up between the UK’s second and fifth largest building societies will create a major force in the mutual
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Adult social services at City of York Council have been rated by the Government as “performing well”
The assessment from the Care Quality Commission covered 2008/9 and looked at the outcomes achieved for adults through social services. In a letter to the council, the commission said: “There has been improved performance during the assessment year, especially
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York composer, Dr Thomas Simaku, receives British Composer Award for ‘visionary’ work
A University of York composer has won one of the 2009 British Composer Awards at a ceremony hosted by British Academy of Songwriters, Composer and Authors (BASCA). Dr Thomas Simaku, a senior lecturer in the department of music at the university, won
