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York City hailed for famous League Cup win at Old Trafford
YORK City's victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford in 1995 has been named one of the top 50 League Cup memories. As part of a celebration of the League Cup's half-century, fans are being asked to vote for their favourite memory from the competition
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On-loan defender's York City stay up in the air
YORK City are still trying to thrash out a deal to keep on-loan Mansfield Town defender Luke Graham at the club. The Stags announced on Friday that the Minstermen had agreed a deal to keep Graham on loan for an extra month with a view to a permanent
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Tailbacks on A64 after crash
COMMUTERS have been facing lengthy tailbacks on the A64 on the outskirts of York, following a crash. The accident happened near Copmanthorpe at about 5pm and invovled three vehicles. Police said the vehicles had been recovered. Paramedics
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Former Tory leader to speak in York
SHADOW Foreign Secretary William Hague will be top speaker at the next York and North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce annual dinner at York’s National Railway Museum on March 18. Susie Cawood, boss of the regional chamber announced today that the MP for
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City Screen, York, presents Henri-Georges Clouzot’s Inferno (15), December 6
City Screen, York, presents Henri-Georges Clouzot’s Inferno (15) on Sunday at 1.15pm as part of its Sundays Specials programme. Directed by Serge Bromberg and Ruxandra Medrea, this French film is part-composed of original rushes and screen tests, part
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Riding Lights Theatre Company present On Christmas Night, December 5 to 22, various venues
RIDING Lights Theatre Company is on tour with its Christmas spectacular, On Christmas Night. After playing the region’s primary schools, the York company is now making appearances across the city, including two tomorrow, at St Michael-le-Belfrey
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Jon Harris makes debut with The Descent: Part 2
JON Harris makes his feature-directing debut with The Descent: Part 2, the sequel to the award-winning underground hit directed by Neil Marshall in 2005. Harris had edited The Descent, making him a strong candidate to assume control from Marshall, who
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Review: Me And Orson Welles, Running time: 114mins, Certificate: 12A
THE “Me” of the title is teenage chancer Richard Samuels, the first role for cute heartthrob Zac Efron after his High School Musical rise to the pin-up top spot. He is still playing a student, but this time not leading a teen movie but finding his
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Megafaun, The Band Room, Low Mill, Farndale, December 4
MEGAFAUN are the band built by brothers Brad and Phil Cook and fellow Wisconsin native Joe Westerlund from the ashes of DeYarmond Edison, the group they had formed with long-time friend Justin Vernon. Vernon went off to live the wild life in a log
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New youth café planned for York
A YOUTH café could return to York city centre with the launch of a campaign on Monday to raise £60,000 to fund the project. York Youth Council will announce on Monday that a new café, aimed at yoing people, will be one of two projects in the city which
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Residents set to lose care home battle
A CONTROVERSIAL scheme to build a new old people’s home on the edge of York is set to be given the go-ahead. Planners are expected to approve the project to create a three-story nursing home in Strensall despite a wave of objections from local residents
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A RYEDALE man is fighting for his life with critical injuries after a road accident.
A MAN is fighting for his life after he was hit by a car in Ryedale. The accident happened at 5.45pm yesterday as the 36-year-old man crossed the A170 at Thornton le Dale. He was hit by a gold-coloured Peugeot 206, driven by an 18-year-old
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Take That, The Greatest Day CD (Polydor) ****Take That Present The Circus Live DVD (Polydor) *****
If, like me, you were one of the lucky fans who got to see this summer’s concerts, you will appreciate how exciting the arrival of the DVD and CD is. The DVD relives the experience in all its glory and as soon as the music started I was transported
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Wild Beasts, Two Dancers (Domino) *****
HAYDEN Thorpe’s mannered, soaring countertenor is British rock’s most startling voice since the operatic swoon of The Associates’ Billy Mackenzie on The Affectionate Punch. And as with the exotic Eighties’ Scots, the fearless young Wild Beasts look
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Tom Waits, Glitter And Doom Live (Anti) ****
ON the cover Tom Waits peers from beneath a bowler hat, looking every enticing inch the ageing scallywag. The spinner of skewed baroque tales offers up 17 tracks on a concert album that really works for being live: as the ultimate showman, Waits
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Jazz notes
JAZZ is on the cusp of its centenary, so how does it grab the attention of a fickle public – and why are attendances falling? Although the music came to Blighty early, with the Original Dixieland Jazz Band (1919), it was not until the 1950s
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The ArtSpace Winter Show, until January 28
The ArtSpace Winter Show is a collection of new work from the York gallery’s most successful artists from the year. “This isn’t a ‘greatest hits’ compilation, this is as fresh and as exuberant as anything we’ve ever done,” says Greg McGee, co-owner of
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Rickie Lee Jones, Balm In Gilead (Fantasy Records) ****; Norah Jones, The Fall (Blue Note Records) ***
HOW to keep up with the Joneses? Rickie is celebrating 30 years in the business by finishing off ten songs that have been in the slow cooker for decades. Norah, turning 30 this year, is trying something new; adding guitar, drums and a slightly darker
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Joss Stone, Colour Me Free (Virgin) ****
PLAYING Anne of Cleves in The Tudors is only one of many extra-curricular activities keeping the global best-selling UK born female artist of the decade busy. Stone’s distinctive tones can be heard on Chanel’s Coco campaign and the iconic Cadbury
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Them Crooked Vultures, Them Crooked Vultures (Sony) ****
THE word “supergroup” brings to mind dodgy 1970s metal, strange perms and Eric Clapton trying to join every band on the planet. But with Nirvana/Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl, Queen Of The Stone Age’s Josh Homme and Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones making
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Ashley Wass (piano), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra /James Judd, Vaughan Williams: Piano Concerto, The Wasps, English Folk Song Suite et al (Naxos 8.572304) ****
VAUGHAN Williams’s Piano Concerto, written for Harriet Cohen, is not as well known as it should be and this disc is guaranteed to spread the word. Wass is a persuasive soloist, full of energy in the opening, crisp in the fugue, and tender whenever
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Council reveals chosen site for new York HQ
COUNCIL chiefs in York have today announced the site which they want to house their new headquarters. City of York Council's executive is to be asked to approve West Offices, in Station Rise, as the preferred location for the authority's new
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Fundraiser for 2010 York Literature Festival, City Screen, York, December 5
TOMORROW’S evening of poetry and music in The Basement at City Screen, York, will raise funds for the 2010 York Literature Festival. Antony Dunn will read from his new volume of poems, Bugs; poet and playwright Nigel Forde will perform a selection
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Joe Brown concert re-arranged for February 1 at Grand Opera House
AFTER pulling out of his October 17 concert at the Grand Opera House through illness, veteran singer and guitarist Joe Brown has rearranged his York engagement for February 1. Tickets remain valid but anyone requiring a refund should contact the point
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Revolving Gallery, York St John University, December 9
BLINK and you could miss the launch of the Revolving Gallery’s premiere event on Wednesday in the converted old chapel building of York St John University. Set up by Elvington print designer Joe Calvert, York St John fine art technician
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Sarah Millican, Dan Atkinson and Dan Nightingale, Hyena Lounge Comedy Club, City Screen, York, December 6
On Sunday, in the basement of City Screen, York, the Hyena Lounge Comedy Club presents Sarah Millican, Dan Atkinson and Dan Nightingale. Doors open at 7pm; tickets £8.
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Beyond The Barricade, Grand Opera House, York, December 4
Beyond The Barricade presents its tenth anniversary show at the Grand Opera House, York, tonight at 7.30pm. The cast of past principal performers from Les Miserables performs songs from the biggest West End and Broadway shows of the past decade, including
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York Opera in a Victorian Christmas concert: Pickering Memorial Hall, December 12; National Centre for Early Music, York, December 16; Galtres Centre, Easingwold, December 17
From Verdi’s Macbeth to Victorian favourites Sweet And Low and The Lost Chord is a big step, but one that York Opera members are happy to take. They have put together a Victorian Christmas concert, as would have been given by the choir and
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York Musical Society Chorus and Orchestra perform JS Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, York Minster, December 12
York Musical Society Chorus and Orchestra will perform JS Bach’s Christmas Oratorio in York Minster under the baton of Philip Moore next Saturday at 7.30pm. For Bach’s set of sacred cantatas unified by the narrative of the Christmas story, the society
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County's top boss to step down
THE chief executive of North Yorkshire County Council is stepping down. John Marsden, the authority’s chief executive, will leave in March, after four and a half years in the job. He is becoming chief executive for North Tyneside Council for a year.
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Michael Lynch exhibition, Goji Vegetarian Café, in Goodramgate, York, until December 31
YORK photographer, designer and artist Michael Lynch is holding an exhibition at the Goji Vegetarian Café, in Goodramgate, York, until the end of December. “This is a selling show of photographs of Venice, and all the images have been printed
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Mostly Autumn, Grand Opera House, York, December 5
MOSTLY Autumn return to their home city of York tomorrow for a special Christmas show at the Grand Opera House to celebrate the tenth anniversary of their first album, For All We Shared. “A stunning light and sound show will accompany our trip back
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Robert Powell and Friends in A Celebration Of Charles Dickens, Pocklington Arts Centre, December 5
HOLBY City star Robert Powell and Friends gather at Pocklington Arts Centre tomorrow at 2.30pm for A Celebration Of Charles Dickens. Powell will be joined by actress Elizabeth Garvie, flautist Clive Conway and pianist Christine Croshaw to bring to
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Hank Wangford and The Lost Cowboys play The Shed’s 17th Christmas Party at Hovingham Village Hall, December 4 and 5, SOLD OUT
HANK Wangford’s Lost Cowboys have lost one cowboy and picked up another en route to this weekend’s 17th Christmas Party celebrations for The Shed at Hovingham Village Hall. Reg Meuross is no longer in Hank’s ranks, replaced by Mr BJ Cole, the “greatest
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North Yorkshire sailor Sam Usher back in Britain after Iran ordeal
THE North Yorkshire sailor who was detained in Iran with his crewmates when their yacht drifted in to the country's waters has arrived back in the UK today. Sam Usher, 26, and the crew of the yacht - The Kingdom of Bahrain - had been sailing
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York City boss Martin Foyle seeks the Wrex factor to keep run going
YORK City manager Martin Foyle is paying no attention to the record books as his players aim to win an eighth successive game at home to Wrexham tomorrow. Only one other City side has achieved that feat when the likes of Arthur Bottom, Norman Wilkinson
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Surge thrills City faithful
I think I detect a couple of thousand people walking around York and North Yorkshire with a slight swagger, something not seen for a long time. I refer, of course, to the fans of York City who for seemingly decades have been dragged beneath a cowl
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Shep go top after Mitre slip
MITRE had Rich Corner (18, 20), John Quantock (180 for 16) and Steve Evans (19) playing well in the John Smith’s Men’s Darts League. However, Acomb’s Adam Thompson (180), Mark Mason (15), Steve Atkin (16) and Lee Brundrett (180) ensured a 6-3 win for
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Rowntree Players present Dick Whittington, Joseph Rowntree Theatre, York, December 5 to 12
DIRECTOR Howard Ella and pantomime dame Barry Benson have written a new script for the Rowntree Players’ production of Dick Whittington in York. Running from December 5 to 12 at the Joseph Rowntree Theatre, the show will combine Players’ principals
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Cinderella , Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds, December 11 to January 23
THERE are 2,000 recorded versions of the Cinderella story. Make that 2,001 versions, now that York playwright Mike Kenny has written a “brand spanking new” adaptation for his latest collaboration with director Gail McIntyre at the West Yorkshire Playhouse
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Goal-shy Wrexham so solid
FORMER York City midfielder Christian Smith will not figure in tomorrow’s home match with Wrexham. Smith, who returned to Wales in the summer after a loan spell at Bootham Crescent, will be serving the second of a three-game suspension following
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Dunn good again in search for title
DUNNINGTON are running away with the Yorkshire Squash League division one championship after beating Hallamshire 4-1 – their ninth successive victory. Nathan Hill lost 3-2 but Matt Inglis, Nick Robinson, Matt Stephenson and Paul Adams all won 3-0. Dunnington
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Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs, Grand Opera House, York, December 11 to January 3
FOR nearly six years, Stuart Wade played Biff Fowler in Yorkshire Television’s country soap Emmerdale. His career has since taken in co-founding the Theatre-Play drama schools, playing Dr Frankenstein for Hull Truck, and making progress as a producer
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Hearts cup trip
The York Hearts Supporters’ Club plan to run a trip to the Active Nation Scottish Cup fourth-round tie between Aberdeen and Heart of Midlothian next month. The match is scheduled to kick off at 3pm on Saturday, January 9, at Pittodrie. Depending on
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High fives for Dransfield as Haxby go seven-up
Haxby made it seven straight wins in division two of the Ian’s Cars of Barlby Sunday Morning League after surviving a late fightback from visitors Acorn. Top marksman Pete Dransfied was the Haxby hero netting five times in the 6-5 win, taking his total
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Midfielder says Salt-inspired Pikes will have Dunkirk spirit in Vase
SALT and pep could be the feisty combination to keep Pickering Town on the FA Vase trail against Nottingham-based Dunkirk tomorrow. Striker Liam Salt is the man bang in form for the Pikes, who will be seeking to tap into the energy that has characterised
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Ainsty resign from competition
YORK Sunday morning club Ainsty Panthers have resigned from all football. Ainsty have had trouble getting a side out and their results in the York Sunday Morning League division one will now be expunged. Their withdrawal from competition ahead of Sunday
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Holmes sweet Holmes for Skel
THE Holmes brothers sent last season’s beaten finalists, Skelton, into the semi-finals of this year’s York FA Sunday Morning Senior Cup. Many of the York FA cup ties played on Sunday were affected by waterlogged grounds, with about half of the games
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Aladdin , Harrogate Theatre until January 16
YORK actor Gordon Kane is making his Harrogate Theatre pantomime debut as the dame in Aladdin, playing Widow Twankey to Tim Stedman’s Wishee Washee in Tim’s tenth panto season in the spa town. Gordon could have been playing a big part in Coronation Street
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Humpty Dumpty, York Theatre Royal, December 10 to January 30
DAME Berwick Kaler is having only his second crack at Humpty Dumpty in his 31 pantomime years at York Theatre Royal. Twenty-one years have passed since the first show, one that will live long in Berwick’s memory. “It saved the theatre,” he says, not
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Leeds aim to be on cloud nine in derby
DERBY fever is next up to test the resolve of a Leeds United side sweeping all before them in Coca-Cola League One. Simon Grayson’s charges play host to West Yorkshire rivals Huddersfield Town in a derby duel that will kick-off at 12.15pm tomorrow.
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Green for go in Winter tie
Round five of the Bob-Co Winter Series at Carpvale saw Mick Green, of Green’s Fisheries, lead the way from peg three on Cyprio. Offering pole and maggot tight to the trees, Green took a nice mixed net of carp, tench and bream scaling 42lb 10oz. Well
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Hosts York RUFC bidding to end run of losses at third time of asking
YORK RUFC are hoping it will be third time lucky tomorrow at Clifton Park. Coach Ken Higgins’ men take on Keighley in Yorkshire One looking to bounce back from successive defeats to Yarnbury and Scarborough. His depleted squad has been racked by injuries
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Christmas angling contest washed out
FLOODING caused the second postponement of York Amalgamation’s Xmas Cheer angling match on the River Ouse. As predicted the Ouse was out of its banks last weekend and the contest was switched to this Sunday in place of the scheduled Animals Hospitals
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Another top gong for Knavesmire
THEY had record attendances, the best racehorse in the world strutting his stuff on the turf – and now York Racecourse will remember 2009 for an equally impressive achievement. The Knavesmire-based course has been voted Racecourse of the Year 2009
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Pipe’s runner goes in search of another big prize
WELL CHIEF, who lowered the colours of the mighty Master Minded at Cheltenham last month, heads to Sandown tomorrow with a great chance of bagging another prestigious prize. A horse with fragile legs, but top class talent, Well Chief goes for the £150,000
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F Parkinson Ltd choses S Harrison Development Ltd’s newly-completed Escrick Business Park as new base
A BUILDING contractor has brought forward its expansion plans and moved to bigger premises in the York area. F Parkinson Ltd, which had offices in Elvington, has chosen S Harrison Development Ltd’s newly-completed Escrick Business Park to double its
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Chef Of The Year Ashley McCarthy buys freehold of Ye Old Sun Inn at Colton
A NEW tap room and a kitchen refurbishment are on the menu at a North Yorkshire gastropub now that it has been acquired by its tenants. Chef Of The Year 2008 Ashley McCarthy and his wife Kelly have bought the freehold of Ye Old Sun Inn at Colton
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Google offers online marketing masterclasses
GOOGLE will play host to York and North Yorkshire business leaders next month. Representatives from the search engine firm will offer lunch and two masterclasses at an event organised by Leeds, York and North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce and All Response
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Micklegate Bar lights cause motor madness
With reference to Operation Jamboree (Bar on drivers “risking lives”, The Press, December 1), I agree that there is no excuse for drivers going through traffic lights at red and putting themselves and other road users in danger. While Sergeant Wood was
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Don't use mobile phones while cycling
TO the young lady with a blonde ponytail who was on her bicycle pedalling along Lawrence Street after 2pm on Saturday, November 28. As I waited for my bus to town I saw her pedalling toward Walmgate Bar crossing and traffic lights from several hundred
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Porters on hand for student safety
I write in support of Julian Thomas’ letter all the way from Japan published on November 25, “Campus porters needed for safety”. I can sleep easy in my bed in the knowledge that my 21-year-old niece currently has a porter on hand at any time she needs
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Trauma causing grey hair
YOU would have to be wet behind the ears if you totally believed what researchers are now telling us. They say that going grey is in the genes, and is not caused by stress. I beg to differ. In my life’s experience, going grey can be caused by shock
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Flyover the answer to A19/A1237 roundabout?
With reference to the proposal to change/add to lanes at the A19/A1237 roundabout. Almost every time the congestion and hold-ups on the A1237 are raised there is a call for dualling of the road and the A64 is held up as an example of how traffic can
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York City rearrange trip to Mansfield Town
YORK City have rearranged their trip to Mansfield Town in the Blue Square Premier. The Minstermen will travel to Field Mill on Tuesday, February 23 (7.45pm). The clubs were due to meet on New Year's Day, but the game was postponed due to City's
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Tragic death of Rory Johnson
Having known Rory Johnson on a professional basis and as a friend, it is devastating news to hear of this young man’s death when he was in the prime of his life (Mystery death of “fit” York teenager, The Press, November 26). He led life to the full and
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Looking after Tia the Akita
I WOULD like to know what Linda Pearson knows about the ability of my brother to look after Tia the Akita (Breed aware, Letters, November 25). If he wasn’t capable, the RSPCA would not allow him to adopt Tia. She is well looked after, has lots of
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Changes to bus service in Hemingbrough
I am a resident of Hemingbrough and am concerned for the welfare of this community at the changes that are to take place regarding the local bus service. I have friends and acquaintances who use the buses on a regular basis and rely on them to get
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Donate to York And District Mind
Mind works to alleviate mental and emotional distress. As a local charity, York And District Mind relies on funding and support from the community in order to continue our important work for local people. I can assure you all funds we receive go directly
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British Library at Boston Spa extends its shelf life
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 facility
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Safer York Partnership to promote its ALTN8 campaign to cut down on excessive Christmas drinking
A CAMPAIGN aimed at cutting down excessive Christmas drinking and domestic violence is being launched in York city centre this evening. The Safer York Partnership will be in St Helen’s Square from 7pm tonight, handing out vouchers for a free soft drink
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High flier Guy Brudenell forced down to earth
GUY Brudenell has been very much a key figure in Helmsley, but he has not always been appreciated by everyone in the town. Some may have been impressed by the entrepreneur’s fabulous home, Kirkdale Lodge in nearby Nawton, which has its own
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Guy Brudenell declared bankrupt with debts of £21 million
FLAMBOYANT North Yorkshire businessman Guy Brudenell has been declared bankrupt with debts of £21 million. Mr Brudenell, of Nawton, near Helmsley, had business interests in aviation, hotels and restaurants and property companies based in the
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Selby Property Forum's fear for region’s recovery
ECONOMIC recovery in North Yorkshire could be held back because of a lack of good office space. That’s the fear of Yorkshire property professionals, backed by developers and inward investment champions. It arose at a meeting of the Selby Property
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Renewed appeal in search for missing University of York student Pierre Le Moignan
A FRESH appeal for information has been issued by police searching for the missing University of York student Pierre Le Moignan, who has not been seen since Saturday morning. A wallet, mobile phone, keys and a watch were found neatly piled underneath
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Fiona Moore wins £280k compensation from York Hospital over latex allergy
A HEALTH worker has won £280,000 compensation from York Hospital after a seven-year fight over a potentially fatal allergy to everyday objects. Fiona Moore, 37, blames the latex gloves she had to wear during her work in the dermatology department for
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Review: The Carnival Band (York Early Music Christmas Festival); National Centre for Early Music, York
The purists must have been squirming. The rest of us were having too much fun to care. In the friendliest possible way, the Carnival Band has been breaking down barriers for 25 years. But can you imagine: a concert that ranges from the 16th century
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Jayne Twiddle of confidentladies.co.uk to attend fundraising Twitter party at No 10 Downing St
A MOTHER-OF-THREE from York was today meeting the Prime Minister’s wife after being invited to a Christmas party at Number 10 Downing Street. Jayne Twiddle said she could not believe it when the invitation came through the letter box of her Strensall
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Review: Alison Moyet plus special guests Grand Opera House, York
AFTER 25 years in the music business Alison Moyet still has class. She stepped on to the stage in her signature colour, black, and the vibe from the crowd was incredible. With her rare and stunning voice, she kicked things off with the funky sounds
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The Grange Hotel, in York among top 100 in world
The Grange Hotel in York has been named in The Sunday Times Travel Magazine’s Top 100 Hotels in the World. The hotel, a finalist in the Tourism & Hospitality Business Of The Year category of The Press Business Awards 2009, is listed with the likes of
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Christmas is all about presence
CHRISTMAS shopping is a veritable minefield. I don’t mean fighting through the crowds in the High Street, blocking your ears to the endless Christmas music in the shops and dodging the puddles and the slush. That’s the easy bit. The difficult
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York residents take part in Green Streets challenge to cut carbon emissions
THE Blitz spirit helped get us through the Second World War. Now the same spirit is being invoked here in York to help us tackle climate change. As world leaders prepare to gather in Copenhagen next week, people in York are teaming up to reduce
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York and North Yorkshire politicians in VAT plea to help cash-strapped pubs
CASH-STRAPPED drinkers and landlords need greater support from the Government, politicians in York and North Yorkshire have claimed. Phil Willis, Liberal Democrat MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough, says pubs need more help and is calling on the Chancellor
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Christmas-card tree idea could help York’s St Leonard’s Hospice
Staff members at local businesses are being encouraged to help York’s St Leonard’s Hospice by using its special Christmas-card tree instead of buying cards for their fellow-workers. The two-foot-high board trees come complete with small individual
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Telephone fraudsters warning
TRADING standards officers are warning East Yorkshire householders about fraudsters who are targeting the area for a telephone scam. The district council is warning that that criminals, posing as council officers or staff from a central claims court
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Helmsley-based Thomas The Bakers support Press carols event with 250 mince pies
THE continued generosity of a North Yorkshire baker means those attending The Press’s annual carol concert next week will be able to enjoy award-winning mince pies. Helmsley-based Thomas The Bakers have once again stepped in to support our annual fundraising
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Unions criticise proposals by council chiefs in Ryedale to reward staff for good service and not taking sick days
Ryedale District Council has drawn up a review of potential benefits to offer employees, which could also include long-serving workers getting more holiday time and a reworked pay structure. The authority’s overview and scrutiny committee will discuss
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Emma Hatfield from Slingsby raises £700 to fund her conservation work in Namibia
Ryedale residents get the chance to see the big cats that inspired a local artist to carry out conservation work in Namibia. Emma Hatfield, of Slingsby, near Hovingham, raised £700 through working at Nunnington Hall, car boot sales and other efforts
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Environment Agency removing debris from waterways in Pickering area to reduce flooding potential
CLEAN-UP teams have moved in to deal with blockages which pose the risk of creating major flood problems on North Yorkshire rivers. The Environment Agency (EA) is carrying out an operation to remove trees, branches and overgrown vegetation on stretches
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Independent consultant Professor Henry Giller claims City of York Council well placed to support vulnerable young people
CARE workers in York are well placed to support vulnerable children, despite rising demand placing huge strains on resources, it has been claimed. According to an independent expert, City of York Council has good systems in place to ensure vulnerable
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Create your own Nativity Christmas cards at Southlands Methodist Church, in Bishopthorpe Road, York
A YORK church is inviting residents to don costumes and pose for photographs with a donkey for personalised Nativity scene Christmas cards. Weather permitting, a donkey will be at Southlands Methodist Church, in Bishopthorpe Road, for two Sunday afternoons
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Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) unveils its state-of-the-art £2 million station at Yearsley Bridge
PARAMEDICS have moved into their new York base – as ambulance chiefs reveal they are looking at more changes to the way they respond with emergencies across the city. Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) has unveiled its state-of-the-art £2 million
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The Gillygate Friends Of Martin House from York raise £5,800
A GROUP of volunteer fundraisers have raised £5,800 this year for Martin House Children’s Hospice. The Gillygate Friends Of Martin House have been holding coffee mornings and afternoon teas, street and supermarket collections for the charity since 2002
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York Rotters supports Farmer’s Cart scheme of renting a Christmas Tree
A YORK environmental group has thrown its weight behind a farm shop’s scheme to cut carbon emissions. York Rotters is supporting the Farmer’s Cart shop in Towthorpe new scheme of renting a Christmas Tree. The store is offering a Christmas
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Cast members of York Grand Opera House’s pantomime popped in to St Oswald’s Primary School in Fulford to present seven-year-old Emily Hill with first prize for her panto programme cover design
SNOW White and some of her trusty dwarfs have made a surprise visit to a York primary school and said “hi-ho” to pupils. Cast members of York Grand Opera House’s pantomime popped in to St Oswald’s Primary School in Fulford to present seven-year-old
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Customers at Sainsbury’s Foss Bank store in York donate to Hearing Dogs For Deaf People
SHOPPERS have donated £444 to Hearing Dogs For Deaf People after being given a demonstration of how effective the dogs can be in supporting their owners. Customers at Sainsbury’s Foss Bank store in York saw how the dogs alert their owners to the ringing
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TV weatherman John Kettley in York to sign copies of his book – Weatherman: 50 Years Of Extreme Weather
THE forecast may have been gloomy – but TV weatherman John Kettley was still in a sunny mood as he braved the York downpours. The meteorological stalwart arrived at the city’s Waterstone’s bookshop yesterday to meet fans and sign copies of his new book
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North Yorkshire Police’s Capacity and Capability Review (CCR) was shortlisted in the Transforming Through Efficiency category at the fourth annual Making A Different in Yorkshire and the Humber Awards
A SCHEME which has allowed police in North Yorkshire to save about £7 million in two years without affecting its crimefighting performance has been praised at an awards ceremony. North Yorkshire Police’s Capacity and Capability Review (CCR) was shortlisted
