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Man rescued from River Ouse
EMERGENCY services were called to rescue a man from the River Ouse on Friday night. A police van, fire engine, ambulance and ambulance response car were called to Lendal Bridge just before 7pm after a member of the public reported a man was
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Review: Lorca Is Dead Or A Brief History Of Surrealism, Belt Up Theatre, The Studio, York Theatre Royal
ALTHOUGH the performance officially starts at 7.45pm in The Studio, please be advised that the Bureau Of Surrealist Research – Dali, Bunuel, Breton, Magritte et al – will be in the foyer from 5.30pm onwards. Your involvement, dear audience
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Seniors World Cup fundraising evening at the Knavesmire pub
A FOOTBALLING veteran from York who was part of last year’s England Seniors World Cup-winning squad is hoping to repeat the success next month. Tonight will see a fundraising evening at the Knavesmire pub in South Bank to raise funds for Graham Bootland
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York parents shown ecological benefits of real nappies
New and soon-to-be parents learned about helping their babies and the environment at a free event. City of York Council’s Recycling team hosted a Nappochino to promote the use of real nappies at the Friends’ Meeting Housing in Friargate. Real nappy
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Screening of Pig Business and Q&A with filmmaker Tracy Worcester, City Screen, York, May 11
Slow Food North Yorkshire has organised a screening of the pork industry documentary Pig Business at City Screen, York, on Tuesday evening. Filmmaker Tracy Worcester, the Marchioness of Worcester, will attend the 8.30pm show for a question-and-answer
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An Audience With The Chuckle Brothers, Grand Opera House, York, May 9
FRESH from completing the 21st series of ChuckleVision for the BBC, Paul and Barry Chuckle have decided to interact with their fans in a one-off special tour. On Sunday afternoon at the Grand Opera House, the Rotherham double act will show film clips
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The Fall, Your Future Our Clutter (Domino) ****
HE’S back and with a vigorous vengeance. The Fall, the haven and escape valve for Mark E Smith for more than three decades, unleash their debut album for Domino and their 28th release in all. While fronting what seems his zillionth line-up, Smith
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The Hold Steady, Heaven Is Whenever (Rough Trade) ****
FIVE albums in, and the intelligent Brooklyn rockers arrive at what initially appears to be a plateau. With the departure of flamboyant keyboard player Franz Nicolay, the thinking person’s favourite global pub band abandon the piano propulsion on what
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The New Pornographers, Together (Matador) **
THE New Pornographers are like a composite of what a great band should look like: a cerebral songwriter –AC Newman, alt.country siren Neko Case and a host of guest stars. Sadly, it doesn’t all fit together. While the melodies fly and the singers
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Jazz notes
WITH some politicians electioneering on a repatriation of immigrants platform, we should ponder on what the music scene would be like without the spice of foreign influences. Would here be any jazz or popular music as we know it ? We would not be
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Woodpigeon, Die Stadt Muzikanten (Boompa) ****
CALGARY band Woodpigeon are labelled as indie folk, but there’s more to Mark Hamilton’s brainchild. The eight-piece combo may feature violins and accordions, but never in your face. This isn’t folk music; it is lush, grandiose and majestic. Die
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Duke Special, Mother Courage and Her Children (Reel To Reel) ****; The Silent World Of Hector Mann (Reel To Reel) ***; Huckleberry Finn – EP 9(Reel To Reel) ***
Duke Special, real name Peter Wilson, is a wonderfully flamboyant Northern Irish piano-man with a distinctive hobo-chic look and kooky sound influenced by vaudeville and music hall. Combine this with intelligent narrative lyrics and the audio audacity
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Ash, A-Z Vol 1, (Atomic Heart) ***
ASH have always flouted convention. Whether it was revamping their indie dad-rock sound with the addition of Charlotte Hatherley, or going it alone with their Atomic Heart label, the Northern Irish alternative rock outfit have never been afraid to do
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DVD of the week: Nowhere Boy (15)***
SAM Taylor-Wood’s portrait of the damaging formative years of John Lennon ends with the film’s only original Lennon song, Mother, playing over the closing credits. That haunting lament (“Mother, you had me but I never had you”) begins with the sound
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House Of Ghosts, An Inspector Morse Mystery, Grand Opera House, York, September 16 to 18
Colin Baker will fill the shoes of the late John Thaw as Inspector Morse in a new murder mystery at the Grand Opera House, York, this autumn. Thirty-five years after the grumpy sleuth with an eye for the ladies and a thirst for beer made his first
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Paul Merton’s Impro Chums, Grand Opera House, York, May 8
What do you most enjoy about your nights of unplanned, off-the-cuff comedy with long-standing chums Lee Simpson, Suki Webster, Mike McShane and pianist Richard Vranch? “I haven’t written a joke for 25 years! In Edinburgh one year, we were in a bar
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Auditions for York Shakespeare Project productions of Henry IV Parts 1 and 2
York Shakespeare Project is seeking a cast of 30 for this summer’s productions of Henry IV Parts 1 and 2 in late July and early August, at a venue in the final process of being rubber-stamped. Auditions are open and will take place this Sunday and next
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Alan Ayckbourn’s How The Other Half Loves, Joseph Rowntree Theatre, York, May 19 to 22
ROWNTREE Players will stage Alan Ayckbourn’s How The Other Half Loves at the Joseph Rowntree Theatre, York, from May 19 to 22. Written in 1969, Ayckbourn’s dinner-party comedy depicts three suburban couples linked by the work of the husbands. Fiona and
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Catcher, Before Chapman Shot Lennon, The Studio, York Theatre Royal, May 13 to June 5
In a hotel room on December 7, 1980, Mark Chapman opens The Catcher In The Rye and reads as JD Salinger’s hero, Holden Caulfiled, brings an escort to his hotel room… to talk. Chapman picks up the phone and does the same. Twenty-four hours later
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Yorkon wins £10m Colchester General Hospital contract
A HUGE contract for a hospital building has been won by a York steel-framed modular buildings manufacturer. Portakabin subsidiary Yorkon clinched the £10 million deal from building and civil engineering contractor Kier Eastern for the off-site construction
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Morrisons’ growth slows
MORRISONS continued to grow its share of the market in the first quarter of this year – but more slowly. A statement by the supermarket group, which was founded by Ken Morrison of Myton-on-Swale, near Boroughbridge, reveals there was continuing investment
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Bar Lane Studios and Gallery opens at Micklegate, York
THE rebirth of the old York Sony Centre at the top of Micklegate as a new community art space will be music to the ears of York’s artists. The sterling efforts of ROTA (Return of the Artists) and York Artisans have fought against the tide to provide
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Reclaim!, New School House Gallery, York, until May 22
OLD art for new is the theme of Reclaim!, the thoroughly restorative exhibition at the New School House Gallery, off Peasholme Green, York. This selling show explores myriad ways that recycling informs contemporary craft and art, asking the question
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New human resources and training business launched
A NEW human resources (HR) and training business, thought to be the first of its kind in York and North Yorkshire, has been launched by city law firm Denison Till. The new venture, Denison Till HR & Training Solutions Ltd, based at the firm’s offices
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Craig Farrell tips York City for a Wembley play-off win
FORMER York City striker Craig Farrell has warned his old team to beware of Oxford United’s rampaging full-backs at Wembley. The ex-Leeds United trainee felt Damien Batt and Anthony Tonkin were key players as Oxford completed a 3-1 Blue Square Premier
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Jesca Hoop, The Band Room, Low Mill, Kirkbymoorside, May 8, SOLD OUT
NIGEL Burnham has seen the future of alternative folk-pop, in Middlesbrough actually, and its name is Jesca Hoop, former nanny to Tom Waits’s children in California. “Ms Hoop admits to liking Joni Mitchell, Kate Bush and Bjork, and in her bewitching,
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Bev Jones to resurrect his stage show Penny Millionaire
MUSICAL director Bev Jones has announced his retirement from the York stage but promptly made plans to continue his involvement in theatre. First came his valedictory to a shocked sell-out audience and cast at the last night of his production of Les
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The Pipettes, Fibbers, York, May 7
GOODBYE polka-dot dresses and farewell Joe Lean, Rose Elinor Dougall and RiotBecki, but hello to the new Pipettes, who have re-emerged with a line-up fronted by Gwenno Saunders and her sister, new recruit Ani. Their second album, Earth Vs The Pipettes
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Joe Longthorne, Grand Opera House, York, May 7
Joe Longthorne has battled through bankruptcy and cancer to tell the tale and still sing for his supper. Maybe it is a miracle he is still here: in 2005, he underwent a bone marrow transplant in a last-ditch attempt to save his life that instead very
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Alex Benson injured as Knights reserves lose to Sheffield
ALEX BENSON suffered a new injury blow in York City Knights reserves' defeat to their Sheffield Eagles counterparts. Mick Ramsden’s side staged a second-half fightback at Huntington Stadium but it was to no avail in a 42-26 loss. They were not helped
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East Coast lays on extra trains for Wembley-bound York City fans
EAST Coast will be running additional train services on the day of York City’s Blue Square Premier play-off final against Oxford United. The Minstermen take on Oxford at Wembley for a coveted place in the Football League on Sunday, May 16
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Denis Smith: Play-off final too close to call
LEGENDARY former York City manager Denis Smith believes the Blue Square Premier final between two of his old teams is too close to call. Smith led the Minstermen to the old fourth division title during the record-breaking 1983/4 campaign and also guided
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York Late Music Concert Series Core May weekend, Unitarian Chapel, St Saviourgate, York, May 7 to 9
DEVOTEES of cutting-edge music are spoiled for choice this weekend in York, where the NCEM Jazz Weekend will vie for attention with the York Late Music Concert Series Core May weekend at the Unitarian Chapel, St Saviourgate. In tonight’s piano recital
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National Centre for Early Music May Jazz Weekend, May 7 to 9
THE National Centre for Early Music May Jazz Weekend opens tonight with the Tom Athurs’ Trio’s individual take on the great composition/improvisation debate. Joining Tom in this jazz discussion at 7.30pm will be Jasper Hoiby, double bass, and Stuart Ritchie
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Omar Puente, National Centre for Early Music, York, May 8
THIS year is the 50th anniversary of the Cuban revolution, a good time for jazz violinist Omar Puente to reflect on his own journey on his debut solo album, From There To Here. “I arrived in Britain in 1997. I came here to a completely new
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Knights weigh up move for new half-back
YORK City Knights’ hopes of uniting Neil Thorman with brother Chris at Huntington Stadium have ended – although thoughts have turned to bringing in another new half-back. The Knights were favourites to land the services of the youngest Thorman brother
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York Cricket Club bowler Neil Laidlaw lands surprise Scotland call-up
YORK Cricket Club fast bowler Neil Laidlaw has sensationally been called up to the Scotland squad for their 40-over games against three English counties. The 22-year-old, who is in his third season at Clifton Park, has been named in a 14-man party to
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Wigginton Grasshoppers drop to second tier after Wilberfoss win
A RUN of four victories was not enough to save Wigginton Grasshoppers from relegation to division one of the York Minster Engineering Football League. Grasshoppers beat Dunnington 4-1 in their last game of the campaign, but Wilberfoss toppled Hamilton
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Oxford United manager has no worries about Yorkshire referee for York City tie
OXFORD United boss Chris Wilder has played down concerns that a Yorkshire official has been appointed for the Blue Square Premier play-off final against York City. Sheffield official Michael Naylor has been appointed to take charge of the Wembley
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York City officials hold talks on Wembley ticket worries
YORK City officials were today holding talks with Seetickets in a bid to iron out problems with the booking system for the Blue Square Premier play-off final at Wembley. The Football Conference announced that, as of 5pm last night, ticket sales
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Make or break clash as Leeds United eye League One second prize
LEEDS United chairman Ken Bates said most clubs in League One would want to be in the club’s position ahead of the make-or-break clash against Bristol Rovers tomorrow. A sell-out Elland Road crowd will cheer the Whites on in a match where second-placed
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Record number of entries for angling contest
A RECORD entry of anglers signed up for the Sunday contest on Marley Lake at Laybourne Lakes. Despite a bitterly cold wind, the 18 rods in the 36-field that weighed in put nearly 500lb of fish on the scales, with local rod Keith Schofield leading the
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Nestlé clinch Sunday Morning Football League’s top flight crown
Nestlé Flag have been crowned Ian’s Cars of Barlby Sunday Morning Football League division one champions. Flag crushed Cliffe 15-2 as Ash Hill and Chris Dyson netted five goals each. The other goals were scored by Tom Hewitt, Jonathon Ross, John James
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In-form trainer Tim Easterby saddles likely pair at Ripon meeting
Discanti, beaten a whisker at Thirsk last Saturday, turns out again at Ripon this evening and is fancied to initiate a double for his in-form trainer Tim Easterby. The SIS Picture Services Handicap is the target for Discanti, who has shaped well in both
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Thank you for past services.
It’s over and just beginning. The people have shouted, loud and clear, we don’t want Tories or Labour governing on their own any more. We don’t want any more fast, decisive, unchallenged decision making for the wealthy or for the poor and needy (
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New racing season starts at York Racecourse
IT might be the prospect of Classic hopefuls thundering down the straight in the Dante Stakes. It might be the chance to meet old friends in the £1.8 million revamped Melrose Stand. Whatever brings you to York Racecourse next week, the return of a
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Late flurry gives Simon Dyson hope in Italian Open
TWO birdies in the final two holes gave Simon Dyson hope following a difficult first round at the BMW Italian Open. The Malton and Norton Golf Club ace carded a calamitous 76 at the Royal Park I Roveri in an opening round which was delayed by two
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Record-breaker Dan Wilson back in the York Cricket Club fold
RUNS machine Dan Wilson is back to shore up York Cricket Club’s misfiring batting. The Australian, who set a huge scoring record last year, has returned to strike fear into the heart of bowling attacks across the Solly Sports Yorkshire ECB County Premier
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Yorkshire skipper full of praise for pace bowler Steve Patterson
Yorkshire captain Andrew Gale hailed Steve Patterson’s form after the seam bowler claimed six wickets yesterday to hand Yorkshire a thumping three-day LV= County Championship win over Essex at Scarborough. The 26-year-old took four wickets in the morning
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Ryedale Live, Hovingham Village Hall, May 7
Ryedale Live’s travelling music show returns to Hovingham Village Hall tonight for a night of acoustic performances by five very different acts. Headliners Two, alias Sharon Winfield and Helen Turner, will be joined on the 7.30pm bill by acoustic and
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York City warning to fans over Wembley ticket sales
York City supporters are being advised to buy their Blue Square Premier play-off final tickets as soon as possible to avoid missing out on the trip to Wembley. Opponents Oxford had bought 20,569 tickets by the end of office hours yesterday
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Archbishop of York brands voting chaos "scandalous"
THE Archbishop of York has described the election night chaos which saw hundreds of voters turned away from polling stations as “scandalous” and “an outrage”. Problems in parts of London, Manchester, Sheffield, Birmingham, Liverpool, Newcastle and Surrey
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Counting cost of Lord Mayor of York’s ‘rescue’ from China
I understand that York derives much of its income from tourism, and that a significant proportion of this is facilitated by long-distance air travel. I understand that some people think it is necessary to promote this by sending a nice man in fancy
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Canon lore
The Lord’s Prayer isn’t what it was. The New Testament has been translated into Estuary English. The beautiful Book of Common Prayer, one of the glories of the English language, has been rendered into Pubspeak. Now we are told that the Old Testament
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Rubbish floating in the River Foss
THANK you Tony Martin, who hosted the free Foss river trips on Saturday, organised by Inland Waterways Association. I have lived in York all my life and have never been on a boat on the Foss. The sun shone, Adrian, our driver followed the barge
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State of 'slavery' in the UK
The top ten per cent of people in London have 273 times more disposable income than the bottom ten per cent. This huge disparity was last seen in the days of slavery. The UK is a nation full of “slaves”, living sub-standard lives on meagre incomes. Lives
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Varied views on city-centre cycle routes
THEY must be among the most dangerous cycle paths in York. I refer to those running from The Mount, in or out of York. Heading into York, having laboriously climbed up towards the traffic lights, it sometimes is a battle to reach the safety of the
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Cedar Court Grand Hotel’s £750-a-night bath with a view
YOU’VE heard of a room with a view – but York’s first five-star hotel has a bath with startling rooftop views across the city. The free-standing cast-iron bath has been installed in a luxurious penthouse suite on the top floor of the Cedar Court Grand
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More Sessions of York jobs are saved
THREE more jobs have been saved at the ill-fated Sessions of York after Leeds printer Technoprint bought the firm’s commercial printing division from the administrators. It follows the announcement in The Press last Saturday that eight jobs
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Eloise Ross photographs Dave Dee’s Banana Warehouse
THE siren call that Dave Dee’s Banana Warehouse was on the precipice of closure prompted freelance photographer Eloise Ross to record one of York’s most characterful emporiums. “I’d always loved the individuality of this warehouse, and originally when
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Politicians visit York's Green Streets Challenge families
DREAMING about the Queen turning up unannounced for tea is, apparently, a common anxiety dream. My mum is prone to recurring nightmares about a royal visit sans Bourbons, although I can’t say I’ve ever had it, probably because I’m too busy dodging assassins
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Twenty things you may not know about Yorkshire
IT’S a brave man who takes on the job of telling Yorkshire folk things they don’t know about their own county. Braver still if he’s not a Yorkshireman. Christopher Winn admits he was “very frightened indeed” when he set out to write his latest book,
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Mother of murder victim Diana Garbutt dreading funeral
THE mother of post office murder victim Diana Garbutt says she is dreading her daughter’s funeral today. Mrs Garbutt’s funeral service will be held St James’s Church, in Melsonby, near Richmond, where she ran the village post office with her husband,
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Post-mortem fails to identify Majestic Hotel fire victim
A POST-MORTEM examination has failed to formally identify the body found in the aftermath of the fire which swept through Harrogate’s Majestic hotel. Police are still not linking the body with 41-year-old Nigel Butterfield, the hotel kitchen porter
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York Outer victor Sturdy sets out his aims
JULIAN Sturdy stormed to victory in the new York Outer seat - and immediately pledged to tackle three big issues. The Conservative victor in the hotly-contested constituency says he intends to fight to protect the Green Belt, deal with problems
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Bayley makes Jarvis vow after York Central triumph
A “RELIEVED” Hugh Bayley has put fighting for the future of hundreds of York's axed rail workers at the top of his to-do list after securing a fifth term as an MP for the city. The Labour candidate retained his grip on power in the new York Central
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Stockton-on-the-Forest Post Office to close temporarily
ROYAL Mail has announced the temporary closure of one of its village Post Offices near York. Stockton-on-the-Forest Post Office will be closed from May 28 following the resignation of the sub-post master. The company has apologised for any inconvenience
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Lucky escape following car crash between Stillington and Brandsby
THE driver and three passengers of a car had a lucky escape when the vehicle crashed into a ditch near York. The occupants were cut from the wreckage by emergency services yesterday after the car ended up in ditch at the side of the B1316, between Stillington
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Andrew William Dalton jailed over sex assaults
A PAEDOPHILE from York has been banned from working with children for the rest of his life and sent to jail after his victim spoke out. Andrew William Dalton, now 52, abused a boy for years, starting when the child was at primary school, York Crown
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Children split up by York's school admissions policy
FIVE York children who were looking forward to joining their older brothers and sisters at a city primary school have had their hopes dashed. City of York Council has told their parents the five cannot go to Acomb Primary School because there are not
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What will a hung parliament mean for Britain?
WITH Britain heading towards a hung parliament as the final General Election results pour in, it remains unclear which party will be in position to form a Government. No party is likely to have the 326 MPs which would allow them to govern
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Lord Mayor of York China flight row continues
YORK’S council chiefs have come under renewed fire for spending thousand of pounds of taxpayers’ money on flights for the city’s Lord Mayor. As reported in The Press on Wednesday, City of York Council spent £5,700 on business class flights from
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York row over controversial waste collection policy
A ROW has broken out after council chiefs implemented a controversial waste collection policy. Rear alleys behind Beaconsfield and Gladstone Streets in Acomb, York, have seen rubbish sacks pile up after the council failed to collect them last
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Inspirational runner Les Coop speaks of the loss of his wife to cancer
HIS inspirational story prompted the founding of a York charity run and now a Bishopthorpe man has spoken of how he lost his wife to cancer while he too battled the disease. Les Coop, 57, was diagnosed with prostate cancer out of the blue after going
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York City fans angry over ‘hidden’ costs of buying Wembley tickets
YORK City fans have gone football crazy over the price of tickets for the club’s Wembley showdown. The Football Conference’s decision to sell seats for the Minstermen’s clash with Oxford United in the Blue Square Premier play-off final through a third
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York council parties clash over Derwenthorpe go-ahead
YORK council leader Andrew Waller says the go-ahead for Derwenthorpe is good news for families needing homes and construction workers needing jobs. But opposition councillors claim the Liberal Democrat administration is to blame for long delays in building
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Transport recommendations to be reviewed after opposition parties join forces
OPPOSITION parties joined forces to tell City of York Council’s ruling executive: “Make up your mind”. Conservatives, Labour and Green Party councillors voted together to make the Liberal Democrat leading councillors rehold their meeting over the future
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Flamingo Land offers luxury stay to trapped rollercoaster riders
BOSSES at Flamingo Land have stressed no one’s safety was put at risk when riders on a rollercoaster car were left hanging upside down. They have also offered a complimentary stay in a luxury log cabin and a meal in the theme park’s best restaurant as
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Annual Flying Man Festival to be held in Pocklington
The Real Aeroplane Company from Breighton will be heading to Pocklington this weekend with some famous historic aeroplanes – the Miles Magister, T-6 Harvard and a Bucker Jungmeister. It will be part of Pocklington’s sixth annual Flying Man Festival
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Application for new Aldi store in Norton expected to be rejected
A SUPERMARKET chain is set to fail in its bid to open a store in a Ryedale town after its rivals got there first. Aldi has applied to transform the site of a former clothing business in Norton into a new branch of its business, in a move that
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Former music venue reopens as real ale pub for families
A POPULAR York pub that closed almost five months ago is to re-open on Monday. The Junction in Leeman Road had focused on live music, but strict licensing conditions following complaints from locals made it unviable. The pub has now undergone an extensive
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Charity’s earplugs giveaway at deaf awareness event
A YORK charity is asking people to “switch off their ears” at a special deaf awareness event this weekend. Representatives of the charity Lollipop will be in St Sampson’s Square with the Yorkshire Belles double-decker bus from 11am to 4.30pm on Sunday
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Customer nominates Barnitts for Service With A Smile award
A CUSTOMER has put forward a York department store for a Service With A Smile award as a thank-you to its friendly and helpful staff. Joyce Hearn has nominated the home and garden store, Barnitts, for the accolade in recognition of its high standard
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RESULT: Conservatives win Selby & Ainsty
Nigel Adams has won Selby & Ainsty for the Conservatives. The seat is new election territory created following the re-drawing of constituency boundaries. Mr Adams, who was marked out from the start as the clear favourite to win, polled
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Tories retain East Yorkshire seat with vastly increased majority
TORY Greg Knight has more than doubled his majority to sail to a third successive election victory in East Yorkshire. The result was announced at about 2.45am following a four-and-a-half hour count at Driffield Sports Centre. An exhausted
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RESULT: Labour win York Central
Hugh Bayley has won York Central for Labour with his fifth consecutive General Election victory in the city. Mr Bayley polled 18,573 votes to fend off the challenge of his Conservative rival Susan Wade Weeks, who came second with 12,122
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RESULT: Conservatives win York Outer
Julian Sturdy has been elected for the Conservatives in York Outer. The hotly-contested new seat, created following boundary changes, was third in the Tories' national target list and the outcome saw Mr Sturdy win with a majority of almost
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RESULT: Conservatives hold East Yorkshire
Tory candidate Greg Knight has held onto his East Yorkshire seat with a vastly increased majority. Greg Knight (Conservative) 24,328 Robert Adamson (Liberal Democrat) 10,842 Paul Rounding (Labour) 10,401 Chris Daniels (UKIP) 2,142
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York Outer turnout tops 70%
The turnout for York Central has been confirmed as 61 per cent. The figure for York Outer is 72 per cent. In the old City of York seat in 2005, turnout was 61 per cent.
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RESULT: Conservatives gain Harrogate and Knaresborough
CONSERVATIVE Andrew Jones has won the Harrogate and Knaresborough seat with a majority of 1,039. Mr Jones polled 24,305 votes, with Lib Dem Claire Kelley, chosen to stand for the party after sitting MP Phil Willis decided to stand down, coming
