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Massive queues at A64 Hopgrove roundabout after multi-million pound upgrade
THOUSANDS of motorists heading to the Yorkshire Coast this Easter faced frustrating delays today, as long queues formed on the A64 around York. The Bank Holiday weekend has provided the first real test for the recent multi-million pound project
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Fears over pay switch at City of York Council
UNION chiefs said they had not ruled out industrial action after talks on changes affecting low-paid council staff ended without any decisions being made. City of York Council is considering switching about 1,000 staff, who are currently paid weekly,
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Whiting’s Delicatessen in Bootham, York, closes after nearly 60 years
SIX decades of providing York food lovers with fine produce from around the world has come to an end with the closure of a popular family-run store. Hundreds of customers squeezed into Whiting’s Delicatessen in Bootham on Wednesday to bid farewell to
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Seal spotted swimming in York’s Foss basin
A SEAL has been spotted swimming in a York river. Firefighter Peter Barrett caught a glimpse of the mammal in the River Foss as he arrived for his evening shift at York fire station at about 5.30pm yesterday. He said: “I could see something swimming
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Police hunt rapist Yuan Wei Zhang
POLICE have released the identity of a wanted sex offender on the run – less than 24 hours after refusing to give his name and photograph in the interest of protecting the victim. A high-ranking officer from the North Yorkshire force had ordered the
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Train firms attack ‘backward step’
THE group which represents the interests of UK train companies, Atoc, has slated the Government’s handling of rail franchises. Four months after Transport Secretary Lord Adonis chose York to launch the Government’s takeover of The East Coast Mainline
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NHS cost-cutting in York and North Yorkshire brings jobs fears
HEALTH bosses in York and North Yorkshire say they cannot rule out compulsory redundancies as they face the task of reducing management costs by 30 per cent in four years. The Department of Health has asked all primary care trusts (PCTs) across the country
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Delight at £162k boost for York’s St Leonard’s Hospice
IMPROVEMENTS are on the way for St Leonard’s Hospice, York, thanks to a six-figure slice of NHS cash. The hospice in Tadcaster Road will get £162,000 as part of the Department of Health’s Help the Hospices scheme. The windfall will be spent on providing
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All aboard for Easter treats and the great holiday getaway
VISITORS to York’s National Railway Museum will have the chance to experience the thrill of a steam journey this Easter. The Class N7 locomotive, which was once a vital link for the Harwich to Hook of Holland ferry route, will be taking visitors on steam
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Askham Bryan College's animal management centre at Prior Pursglove College officially opened
A YORK college’s new £300,000 animal centre has been given a seal of approval. Elizabeth Cooper, whose father Dave was deputy principal at Askham Bryan College until his untimely death in March 2008, unveiled the plaque at the centre at Prior Purglove
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Hundreds disappointed as Pete Doherty and his band Babyshambles fails to show at The Duchess, in York
HUNDREDS of fans were left disappointed after controversial rock star Pete Doherty cancelled his York gig only hours before he was due on stage last night. The 400 tickets for the performance by the singer-songwriter and his band Babyshambles at The
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York crackdown on irresponsible booze offers in bars
BARS and clubs in York are to be banned from staging “irresponsible” drinks promotions in an attempt to cut down in booze-fuelled violence. Offers providing revellers with the chance to drink as much as they can for £10, speed-drinking contests and “
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The end for mixed-sex wards in North Yorkshire
MALE and female NHS patients should no longer have to put up with mixed-sex wards in North Yorkshire. The shared accommodation has now been “virtually eliminated” from all wards and inpatient facilities used by the NHS North Yorkshire and York health
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Setting sights on Yorkshire attractions
A SIGHTSEEING pass giving access to more than 70 attractions has been launched in the region. The Yorkshire Pass, entitles holders to visit historic stately homes like Castle Howard, near Malton, as well as York Minster. Gary Verity, chief executive
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York council offices holiday closures
RESIDENTS in York are being reminded that all council offices in the city will be closed today and on Easter Monday. But bin collections will be carried out as normal over the holiday period and household waste recycling collections will also be made
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York forges links with historic French city of Saint-Emilion
A NEW relationship between York and a historic French city will be forged at a ceremony next week. It is hoped the Ecumenical Friendship being instituted between York Minster and the Eglise Collegiale in the ancient French city of Saint-Emilion will
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Easter church services
CHURCH services today at York Minster include Good Friday liturgy at 10am, a Three Hours on the Cross service of devotion starting at noon, Evensong at 5.15pm and the annual Good Friday Churches Together service at 7.30pm. In Selby, Churches Together
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Help for North Yorkshire cancer patients
CANCER patients in North Yorkshire now have the right to be seen by a specialist within two weeks of a referral from their GP. The pledge is part of an update of the NHS Constitution, launched last year, which will also promises treatment from a consultant
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Landlord Simon “George” Forman, of the Nag’s Head, Heworth, saves ‘seizure’ victim
A PUB landlord came to the rescue of a fellow passenger who suffered a seizure and began choking while travelling on a bus through York. Simon “George” Forman, who runs the Nag’s Head in Heworth, used medical lessons he had learned from watching
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Open-air baptisms at York Minster
EIGHT Christians will be totally immersed in a tank of water in front of York Minster on Saturday in the now-traditional open-air Easter baptisms. The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, will preside at the service, which has been organised by One
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A voter’s priority
Coun James Alexander’s praise of Gordon Brown’s actions during the recession brings a smile to my face (Calling it wrong, Letters, March 27). “He would say that, wouldn’t he?”, comes to mind. I would point out that it is less than two years since
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It would only be fair
Coun James Alexander, Labour prospective Parliamentary candidate for York Outer, is a young rising star from the University of York. In answer to his letter, pointing out where the Tories are going wrong. I would like to know the following. Political
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Student home surge hits us too
In the article on student housing (“It’s like the invasion of the house snatchers”, The Press, March 30) no mention was made of the impact on Badger Hill. Not only have too many houses been extended beyond their intended boundaries, but we also have
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Creating heaven
SEEKING shortcuts to heaven for oneself, is the most despicable form of greed. Creating it for others, supplies all the heaven you need. Gordon Ross, Langley House, York.
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Our duty despite these candidates
It’s almost that time again when people like me (floating voters) have to decide who to vote for. This must be one of the most difficult choices I’ve ever had to make, as I don’t like any of them. There’s Gordon and Alistair, who haven’t an ounce
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Borderline decision
BACK in the 1970s, at an England versus Scotland match at Wembley, I was amazed to see a mini-army of Scottish fans in their kilts and banging drums with a massive banner which read “Remember Bannockburn”. Now this was a battle near Stirling, where
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Such a hot topic
READING your article ‘Police ban toast (The Press, March 26), is it all getting too hot to handle? In the same edition, it is revealed that a chief constable and deputy chief constable are facing allegations of nepotism (Police chiefs face probe)
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Fine homecoming
On behalf of RAF Leeming, and in particular 10 Field Squadron (Royal Engineers), I write to express heartfelt thanks to the mayor, council and townspeople of Northallerton for the warm and generous welcome they extended to squadron members for their
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Having a gander at York's Easter fayre
THE tastes and smells of good Yorkshire fare are filling York’s Parliament Street this weekend. Visitors and residents can try out a variety of foods from sweets and bakery products to venison and non-alcoholic Yorkshire Punch as 24 producers from the
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Stephen Paxton, 30, of Clifton, York, jailed for harassing ex-partner
A MAN with mental health difficulties has been jailed for repeatedly breaking a court order designed to protect his former partner. Two courts, one civil and one criminal, made orders forcing Stephen Paxton to leave her alone. David Garnett, prosecuting
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Family blog tells of four-year-old Jamie Inglis’s cancer fight in US
A FOUR-year-old boy desperately battling a virulent form of cancer is in the United States and on radiotherapy. Since December, The Press has highlighted the story of Jamie Inglis and his family’s battle to raise £250,000 for ground-breaking and potentially
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Original manuscript of York Mystery Plays on show at York Art Gallery
Jenny Alexander, assistant curator of fine art at York Art Gallery, views the only surviving copy of the original manuscript of the York Mystery Plays, which has gone on show. The 15th Century document has been loaned to the gallery by the British Library
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Cycling City York has lined up a series of free guided bike rides around the city
Rides are planned throughout April, May and June with the aim of helping families and inexperienced cyclists get into riding. Paul Ramskill, group leader for Cycling City York, said: “Now the sun is shining and the weather is warmer, there’s no better
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Building experts claim affordable homes rule is a failure
SHOCKING new figures have revealed that only five affordable homes have been completed in five years under York’s controversial “50 per cent” policy. Three leading figures in the city’s building industry claimed today the statistic proved the
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Scrapping of 50 per cent rule on horizon
A POLITICAL row blew up between leading councillors today following the release of the figures, as it emerged that the 50 per cent policy looks increasingly likely to be scrapped. Top Tory Ian Gillies called for the “unworkable” scheme to be abandoned
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Help at home for North Yorkshire diabetics
THE 28,000 diabetes patients in North Yorkshire can now be treated in their homes rather than in hospital emergency departments if they suffer a low blood sugar attack. A new system will see hypoglycaemic patients visited, assessed and stabilised by
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Driving reign
I have just got a car again after a year being carless. It was a very educational year – and taught me a lot about public transport in York. Before it began, I considered myself as someone with good green credentials when it came to travelling.
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Charles Hutchinson reviews Terrorism, York Theatre Royal Young Actors Company
THIS is a play about terrorism with a small ‘t’, terrorism before 9/11. Or, as Young Actors Company director Julian Ollive defines it, this is the terrorism that occurs in everyday situations, not necessarily violent or political, but in the small
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North Yorkshire’s chief crown prosecutor, Xanthe Tait, talks about her new job
IT HAS to be said that Xanthe Tait doesn’t have the best head for figures. We are talking about North Yorkshire’s commendably high conviction rate for rape cases – 76 per cent of all cases that are prosecuted result in conviction. “That’s two out
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Charles Hutchinson previews Beverley Knight, Grand Opera House, York
HAS Britain’s queen of soul, Beverley Knight MBE, ever performed in York? “You’d have to do a lot of research to find the answer because I’ve never played there. But I’m very proud to be playing this time; if it was up to me, I’d have played the four
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Win tickets to see Katherine Jenkins at Ripley Castle
WELSH classical singing goddess Katherine Jenkins will perform in the open air on July 24 at Ripley Castle, near Harrogate. Courtesy of promoter Stuart Littlewood and Ripley Castle Estate, York Twenty4Seven has three pairs of tickets to be won for Katherine
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Comedy Club gigs
THE Hyena Lounge Comedy Club presents the Easter Sunday Special with Martin Mor, Susan Murray and compere Dan Nightingale on Sunday in The Basement at City Screen, York. Doors open at 7pm for the 7.30pm start; tickets cost £10, concessions £8, on 0871
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Finger-picking legend Duck Baker for York
FINGER-STYLE guitarist Duck Baker will perform tracks from his new album The Roots And Branches Of American Music on Thursday at City Screen, York, as part of his spring tour of Picturehouse cinemas. “Duck Baker is one of the few solo performers whose
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Faith in Tessa
A NEW delivery of paintings by Tessa Newcomb at Kentmere House Gallery is always an exciting event, according to gallery owner Ann Petherick. “Tessa’s work is a joy to show and it’s still amazingly affordable, even now that she is so widely recognised
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Art recycled at Reclaim!
The Lord Mayor of York, Councillor John Galvin, will open the Reclaim! exhibition at the New School House Gallery, Peasholme Green, York, today. This selling show will explore how recycling informs contemporary craft and art, asking the question: How
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Gorillaz, Plastic Beach (EMI) ***
CONSIDERING that when they were first unveiled, Gorillaz were derided in some quarters as an ego-trip for former Blur frontman Damon Albarn, their credibility has since shown a sharp upturn. Much of this was due to the variety and bite of their last
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Al Stewart, Uncorked: Al Stewart Live (Freeworld) ***
FORTY years ago, Al Stewart played the first Glastonbury and his latest live offering is well named. Musically, Uncorked is a premier cru; a vintage with hints of troubadour, packed with spicy flamenco notes and held together by zesty guitar. But
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This gallery shows revolve
Revolving Gallery launches its spring collection next Friday at Gray’s Court, “one of York’s best-kept secret venues”, just behind the Minister, in Chapter House Street. Continuing its promise to provide York with a fresh selection of professional
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Well-travelled work on show
Castle Galleries, in Castlegate, York, are exhibiting the work of international contemporary artist Louise Dear. She has shown her figurative pieces extensively throughout London, New York, Los Angeles and Sydney over the past decade, so the Coppergate
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Ladyland for Fibbers
JAZZ punk experimentalists Acoustic Ladyland play Fibbers, in York, on Tuesday evening, with support from Alvin Purple, Digital Earth and Hot Fudge. Fusing distorted melodies with sneering punk bass and distorted keyboards in wordless songs about paranoia
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Being Billy
Ryedale Youth Theatre and Kirkham Henry Performing Arts are teaming up for the Billy Youth Theatre production of Billy Elliot The Musical in Malton from Wednesday to Saturday. The cast of 68 young performers has been rehearsing hard every Thursday evening
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Audio Bullys, Higher Than The Eiffel, Cooking Vinyl ****
AUDIO BULLYS know how to test your patience. It has been four years since second album Generation propelled them into arguably being the UK’s finest electronic act, and it has been a long, long wait since. Good job this is worth it then. While
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Sugababes, Sweet 7 (Island) ***
It’s My Time was the UK’s best Euro song for decades, and Jade Ewen did a splendid job. But robbed of Euro glory, Ewen found herself on the job market... until The Sugababes needed yet another replacement. Almost as infamous for changing their personnel
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Ron Burnett's Jazz Notes
DROPPED into The Phoenix, George Street, last Thursday to catch Jules and The Gang, to be met by disgruntled jazz fans in hasty exit mode. It appeared that Jules had replaced the usual gang with a pop/soul band. This was a one-off and Jules will be back
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Goldfrapp, Head First (Mute) **
ALISON Goldfrapp loves taking us on a musical mystery tour. It’s been quite a journey over the past ten years, from trip-hop and disco to 1970s glam and 1960s psychedelia, now – with her fifth album – taking a pit-stop at Eighties pop. For someone
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The Land Girls Of Yorkshire on tour
PROMPTED by a sold-out tour of home soil last June, Badapple Theatre Company will revive its production of The Land Girls Of Yorkshire for a nationwide itinerary this spring. The Green Hammerton company will play to 60 halls during April, May and June
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Charles Hutchinson previews When Harry Met Sally at Grand Opera House, York
SOAP stars Sarah Jayne Dunn and Rupert Hill both appeared on stage in York last year, within weeks of each other at the Theatre Royal. Now they return, this time very much together at the Grand Opera House, in the romantic comedy When Harry Met
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Drama as Peter tees off new play
WHETHER you love or loathe the game of golf, it will never be the same again after you see Peter Gordon’s new play Par For The Course, promises the Copmanthorpe playwright. Writer-director Peter will stage his world premiere at the Alan Ayckbourn Theatre
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Charles Hutchinson previews the Railway Children at York Theatre Royal
THE play now arriving at Waterloo Station is The Railway Children from York. Damian Cruden’s award-winning co-production for York Theatre Royal and the National Railway Museum (NRM) will transfer to the Welcome To Yorkshire Theatre at Waterloo from July
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Tap Dance Fever, Grand Opera House, York, Easter Monday, 7.30pm
Tap Dance Fever undertakes a whistle-stop tour of the greatest tap dance moments in show-business history, beginning with the era when Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers were the stars of the day. The show features tap highlights from 42nd Street, Singin
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Peter Milner to cycle the route of the 1970 Tour De France to raise money for Macmillan Cancer
AN ENGINEER who spent three days in intensive care after an horrific motorbike crash is to celebrate his recovery by cycling more than 4,000 kilometres around France. Peter Milner, who almost died in 2005 when his Honda motorbike collided with a car
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Preview: Northern Stage’s Oh What A Lovely War at York Theatre Royal
In the first national touring production of Oh What A Lovely War since Britain went to war in Iraq and Afghanistan, Northern Stage reinvents this landmark play of post-war British theatre for a new audience. Joan Littlewood’s groundbreaking
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The Lexus IS 250C brings a touch of glamour to the drop-top market
Some things should never be mixed together, such as a Mars Bar and batter, and fat women and wet T-shirts. Here’s another one for you: teenage boys, paintball and white leather interiors. Yet here I was, sitting in the glamorous new Lexus IS 250C with
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50 years ago, our house cost £2,000
A YORK couple were today enjoying a double celebration as they mark 50 years of married bliss. Retired chartered accountant Peter Skelton underwent a triple heart bypass three months ago and he praised his wife, Shirley, for the “wonderful” support she
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Food firm chips in with good green advice
CHIP manufacturer McCain Foods GB Ltd chipped in with some good green advice at the launch of a new North Yorkshire Green Business Club on the east coast. Bill Bartlett, the company’s corporate affairs director, told the York and North Yorkshire Chamber
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Joining forces to help disabled children
FORTY-FIVE businesses in North Yorkshire plan to join forces to bring a bit of sunshine into disabled children’s lives. They are all exhibitors at The Great Exhibition, a business-to-business event at the Novotel in York on April 13, designed to raise
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Thief Jason Ian Coolledge stole bike at University of York belonging to the police
A THIEF chose the wrong bicycle to steal when he visited the University of York campus, a court heard. Jason Ian Coolledge, 33, faced 36 weeks in jail if he committed any offence at all – and he rode off on a bicycle owned by North Yorkshire Police.
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FA Cup on show for York licensees
The FA Cup is to go on display at a trade show in York for pub landlords. Pub company Marstons will stage the show at York Racecourse, which is only open to those in the pub business. The day-long event will include business-building ideas,
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Export advice
THREE North Yorkshire companies have been exploring their export potential in Spain. Acceleris Marketing and Communications from Harrogate, BNL (Bearings) from Knaresborough and British Horse Feeds of Masham have been at the fifth Yorkshire and Humber
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Selby drug dealers Daniel Roche and Darren James White caught with cannabis
TWO cannabis dealers from Selby have narrowly avoided jail but have been confined to their homes under four-month curfews. When police stopped driver Daniel Roche, 20, for a motoring offence they noticed that the car smelt of cannabis and investigated
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Becchio might yet make key Swindon clash
Leeds United hope to get their League One promotion campaign back on track in a hugely important fixture at home to high-flying rivals hopefuls Swindon Town tomorrow. The Elland Road outfit have won only three league games in 2010, seeing
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Defiant Malton gaze on future
BUOYANT Malton & Norton RUFC head to Bradford Salem in Yorkshire One tomorrow with one eye already on next season. The resurgent Ryedale side secured their place in the top tier of county rugby with a win against Skipton last weekend – their seventh
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Eyes on the Tiger
BUOYED by a family lift for the Masters, York’s swing commander Simon Dyson also welcomed errant world number one Tiger Woods back to the fold. The 32-year-old Dyson crowns his ten years as a professional with his first appearance in the opening
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Knights coach calls for Good Friday ‘desire’
BOSS James Ratcliffe reckons today’s clash with lowly Gateshead will be a test of character for his York City Knights side. The Knights go in to the game (3pm) on the back of a horror show at Doncaster and, although they remain favourites to win, Ratcliffe
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Gary McAllister for Tadcaster Albion
TADCASTER Albion boss Paul Marshall is hoping fans will get the chance to see former Leeds and Liverpool legend Gary McAllister in action before the end of the campaign. The 45-year-old veteran signed on at Ings Lane after playing with Marshall in an
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Cracking quartet earns Rollinson top spot in Winter League shake-up
YORK angler Dave Rollinson won the Bob-Co Winter Angling League at Redwood Park after a run of four consecutive section wins. He saw off strong competition from venue expert and co-owner Paul Banks, who fell just short after a poor draw in the final
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Nestlé hold on to take top of table spoils
Nestle Flag took a big step towards retaining the Ian’s Cars of Barlby Sunday Morning Football League division one title after a hard-fought 2-1 win over second-placed Derwent United. In a wind spoilt game, Flag opened the scoring with a header from
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Sixth appeal falters for Pickering
PICKERING Town’s 0-0 draw at Maltby Main in midweek dropped them out of manager Mark Wood’s stated sixth position finish in Northern Counties East League premier division, writes Steve Carroll. The Pikes must now contemplate the visit of title-chasing
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Badminton club moving to JoRo
THE Tuesday Huntington Badminton Club is on the move. Having been based at Huntington School for 35 years, the club is switching to the sports hall at the new Joseph Rowntree School. The club will have access to four courts for 50 weeks of the year
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Gosden’s stable can help filly on way to winning start
A TRANSFER to John Gosden’s stable can encourage Chantilly Tiffany to make a winning start to the new season in the 32Red Casino Snowdrop Fillies’ Stakes at Kempton tomorrow. The Listed event is the highlight of a low-key weekend of racing and a race
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Ramp it up
Oliver Hannon-Dalby wants to nail down a place in Yorkshire’s first team by the end the summer. Hannon-Dalby has just one scalp under his belt in first-class cricket – Mark Ramprakash. It is not a bad one to have, but one the 20-year-old pace bowler
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England honours for York karate aces Nick Richards and Ian Tate
YORK karate aces Nick Richards and Ian Tate have achieved a European first for the city. Richards, 21, and 38-year-old Tate, pictured above, represented England at the JKA European Championships in Bochum, Germany. It is believed to be the first time
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Noseda eyes Fleeting York appearance
FLEETING Spirit could make her seasonal bow in the Duke of York Blue Square Stakes at York Racecourse on Wednesday, May 12, according to trainer Jeremy Noseda. Last year’s Cartier champion sprinter is among 48 entries for the £100,000 Group 2 contest
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Harriers build up to London 26-miler
York Knavesmire Harriers raced well in March as thoughts turned towards this month’s London Marathon after a difficult winter season. In the Spenborough 20-mile race, which is ideal preparation for London, Robyn Oldham was first woman over 35 home and
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McHugh and spry
YOU can’t help but pull for someone like Barry McHugh. Dedication, hard work and commitment have been hard-wired into the 27-year-old Irishman – and he is finally getting his time to shine in the saddle. McHugh knows about the dark side of racing. He