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Final preparations underway for York race meet
Racegoers will see a few changes at Knavesmire for the first day of racing in York this year. About 40,000 people are expected to descend on the city for the event, which starts tomorrow. Bosses at York Racecourse are looking forward
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Fatal North Yorks jockey fire was arson, says expert
THE fire that killed two young jockeys in Norton was started deliberately and spread rapidly, a forensic scientist told a jury today. Jeffrey Gray claimed an “awful lot” of flammable material was stored in the hallway in Buckrose Court where the blaze
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York Spring Festival of New Music
THE York Spring Festival of New Music brings music that is both new in its conception and new to the area. From jazz to classical, the varied programme is designed to foster creativity, while appealing to a wide audience. This year’s programme brings
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Colouring competition to support Marie Curie Cancer Care
Under-fives in York are helping to raise money for a top cancer charity by getting out their pens and crayons to create some colourful works of art with a cycling theme. All the children who attend French For Fidgets classes in York will be encouraged
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Yorkshire Wolds Challenge Walk returns
After the success of 2009, the Yorkshire Wolds Challenge Walk is back for 2010. Last year Rebecca, Laura, Natalie, Emma and Kerry from the Brough area, joined forces to become the “30 Somethings” and took on the 30-mile challenge, raising vital funds
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Mount School pupils raise £2,100 for Prince’s Trust Scheme 500
Students at York’s Mount School took part in the Prince’s Trust Scheme 500 and raised £2,100 for the charity. So many pupils were up for the challenge that the school put two groups in. Budding entrepreneurs are tasked with thinking up an innovative
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Poultry candidates at York primary school election
FORGET Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg – chickens were the candidates in an election with a difference at a York primary school. Pupils at Ralph Butterfield Primary staged an election to choose the names of the school’s six hens. Reception
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New Selby and Ainsty MP gets down to work
THE newly elected MP for Selby and Ainsty has got straight down to work by holding his first surgeries. While his leader David Cameron and other senior politicians were planning alliances with the Liberal Democrats, Nigel Adams was meeting constituents
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Environment Centre celebrates tenth anniversary
SPECIAL guests arrived at York Environment Centre’s tenth birthday celebrations on a seven-seater cycle. Chris Mullin, former MP and Secretary of State for the Environment, who officially opened the Environment Centre at St Nicholas Fields, Tang Hall
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Doctor Who characters drop in for coffee at Heworth Methodist Church
DOCTOR Who characters caused a stir at a coffee morning in Heworth Methodist Church. The coffee morning was attended by member of the Hyde Fundraisers, which has members all over the country who dress up as characters from Doctor Who, Star Wars and Disney
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Campaigners to hold voting reform rally
CAMPAIGNERS for voting reform will hold a rally in York on Thursday. Christian Vassie, defeated Liberal Democrat candidate in the York Central constituency, said: “It is abundantly clear that most of the British people want voting reform. I hope
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Wembley play-off final hero Nigel Pepper backing York City's class of 2010
WEMBLEY hero Nigel Pepper has told York City’s players they are one win away from enjoying one of the best days in their life. He also believes victory over Oxford United in Sunday’s Blue Square Premier final will see Martin Foyle’s men take their place
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Knights coach hoping team have “turned the corner”
JAMES RATCLIFFE hopes his York City Knights side have “turned the corner” after they ended their winless streak away from home in thrilling style. The recalled Dennis Tuffour scored a solo try nearly three minutes into stoppage time to give the Knights
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York City chief braced for tactical Wembley battle
YORK City manager Martin Foyle is considering changing formation for Sunday’s Blue Square Premier play-off final against Oxford United. The Minstermen employed 4-4-2 tactics to win both their play-off semi-final legs against Luton Town 1-0. But, with
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Review: Paul Merton’s Impro Chums, Grand Opera House, York
Paul Merton has worked long and hard to secure his reputation as he teeters on the brink of national treasure status. With nothing more to prove, and plenty of work flowing his way, it begs the question, why does he continue to do live comedy
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Sarah B’s Childminding Service
AFTER struggling with unemployment for two years, Sarah Brook has at last realised her dream – to own her own childminding business. Now Sarah, 21, who operates her venture from her home in East Road, Norton, is pitching for the New Business Of The
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Scoot Cycling Holidays
AN entrepreneurial cycling couple from York who are pedalling through a gap in the market are now aiming for the heights. Steve and Jude Morrison, took a year to put together Scoot Cycling Holidays, which will attract leisure cyclists to North Yorkshire
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Facing up to an uncertain future
I HAVE to say that those who are issuing dire warnings about the perils of a “hung” Parliament are either dissembling or just unintelligent. The weight of evidence from history and other places in the world is against them. Yes, there might be a
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Oxford boss planning pre-final trip to Wembley stadium
OXFORD United will visit Wembley two days before facing York City there in the Blue Square Premier play-off final. Martin Foyle and his Minstermen players made a similar trip ahead of last season’s FA Trophy final to familiarise themselves with the
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Rollercoaster ride to promotion glory for Jermaine Beckford and Leeds United
REGULAR Leeds United watchers won’t be surprised that their team took it right down to the wire before clinching automatic promotion from League One. But Saturday’s high drama was the most gripping episode in the 2009/10 Elland Road soap opera. A
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Gerard Brophy sends out timely reminder to Yorkshire selectors with limited-overs career-best score
Gerard Brophy reminded the Yorkshire selectors of his capabilities with a career-best score in limited-overs cricket to help the Tykes secure a third successive Clydesdale Bank 40 victory. Overlooked for the County Championship side in favour of York
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Dringhouses topple Carlton Towers in Senior Cricket League division two
Carlton Towers tumbled to their third defeat of the division two season at Dringhouses. Mick Kenyon held sway for Dringhouses with 5-25, while George Wilson took 3-30. In reply, Andy Kenyon made 33 as ’Houses won by four wickets. John Hetherton hit
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Oldham Roughyeds 28, York City Knights 34
IF Dennis Tuffour wasn’t already a fans’ favourite at York City Knights, then he sure is now. The dual-registered winger – back in the side after being a controversial omission in last week’s loss to Swinton – scored his second superb solo
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Ryan Cooper goals clinch second for Old Malton St Mary’s
Old Malton St Mary’s clinched the runners-up spot in the York Minster Engineering Football League premier division with a 3-1 win at Riccall. Ryan Cooper took his tally for the season to 15 with a brace to add to a Dan Fogg goal. Daz Fawcett replied
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Duncan Snell leads from the front in key triumph for York Cricket Club
A BRILLIANT innings of 151 by opener Duncan Snell steered York Cricket Club to a 27-run victory over Doncaster Town in the Solly Sports Yorkshire ECB County Premier League. Snell, who was dropped at slip on nought, made his unbeaten knock off 135 balls
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Dunnington batsman King Collis hits 20th premier division ton
West Indian legend Collis King hit his 20th premier division century in Dunnington’s Hunters York & District Senior Cricket League clash with Thirsk. King’s 140 was his 41st three-figure score in the York Senior League and he was backed by fellow West
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Review: Richard Casey, York Late Music Concert Series, Unitarian Chapel, St Saviourgate
THIS was a long and challenging concert, which made tremendous demands on the performer and indeed on the audience. Steve Crowther’s Piano Sonata was the most moving work of the evening, a vigorous and poignant battle against torment armed with
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Cutting the debt
HERE is one solution to ease our massive debt. What is beyond me is why we, in this small island, need 650 MPs to govern us, together with 700-plus members of the House of Lords. In the US, they have half that number, despite a population five
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Popular jockey Frankie Dettori warms up for York opener at Beverley
Frankie Dettori, set to be in the thick of the action at York’s three-day May Festival this week, can get in the winning mood at Beverley tomorrow. Dettori teams up with Newmarket trainer Jeremy Noseda when he takes the mount on Dance East in the New
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Cost of getting Lord Mayor back from China
I refer to the correspondence in The Press about the colossal amount of council taxpayers’ money spent on getting the Lord Mayor back from China. I estimate that it must have cost each taxpayer almost a penny. P A Crowson, York Road, Haxby, York.
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Get on with converting West Offices for City of York Council
Just as the decision to go ahead with converting the West Offices into the new base for City of York Council is to be made, almost on cue, two heritage societies, the York Georgian Society and the Yorkshire Architectural and York Archaeological Society
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We need buses in York
I could not agree more with Mrs M Bewick (How can we bring area bus boost?, Soapbox, May 4). I have written on behalf of a group of people for the same reason, a bus to cover the top half of Burton Stone Lane on to Bootham into town, a very neglected
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Sicily campaign
I AM writing to you in the hope that some of your readers may be able to help me. I am writing a book, and making a small museum, about the allied campaign in eastern Sicily in 1943, with special emphasis on the Siracusa, Cassibile, Avola, Noto area
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Why is cinema sound system so loud?
I AM writing to inquire whether any other readers find the sound system at Warner Bros Cinema, at Clifton Moor, terribly loud. I recently took my grandchildren to see a children’s film and we all found it deafening. Our grandson asked us to turn
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Dog dirt dangers
IT has become more noticeable in recent times that the problem of dog fouling on our pavements, open spaces and in some cases the owners own back gardens, especially lawned areas, is on the increase. Having over the years been engaged in and owning
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Selby soldier survives bomb blast in Afghanistan
A SOLDIER from Selby is lucky to be alive after he was injured in an explosion while serving in Afghanistan. Lance Corporal James Grundy, of the Royal Engineers was on patrol with three members of the 21 Regiment when an Improvised Explosive
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Review: The Mooted Theatre Co in Dead Man’s Shoes
THE story of Dick Turpin has been told many times: by the newspapers and court reports of the time and in glamorising melodramas in print; in a lavish pop video by dandy Adam Ant; and on stage in Murray Watts and Bridget Foreman’s play for Riding
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When excess leaves a bad taste
THE number of television programmes on the subject of cooking and dining is excessive. It gives the impression of a nation of gluttons. There is also a trend towards property-buying programmes on TV. Half or three-quarters of a million pounds is frequently
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Where would you rather be - rural Yorkshire or commuting on the London tube?
ACROSS the field echoed the glorious sound of a brass band in full flow. Families sat on straw bales tapping welly-booted feet in time to the music. Between saxophone salvoes be-ribboned Morris dancers squeeze-boxed their way through their oddly hypnotic
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Joy for sisters as babies born within hours of each other
TWO sisters from York had a double dose of delight when they gave birth within hours of each other. Kate Evans and Stephanie Sanderson, who live near each other in Heworth, made it a genuine family affair after going into labour on the same
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York City's golden goal years
July 30, 1966, is a day no English football fan will ever forget – the day Sir Alf Ramsey’s England team beat Germany to lift the World Cup. Long before he became a legend as the national team’s triumphant manager, however, Ramsey was a player
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Witness plea over fight in Blake Street
POLICE in York are urging a woman who attempted to break up a fight in the city centre to come forward. Three youths aged between 16 and 19, and a man wearing a luminous jacket were involved in the fight, which took place near the McDonalds on Blake
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Boost in bid to clear former arms dealer’s name
FORMER arms dealer Peter Bleach – who spent eight years in an Indian prison after being convicted of an illegal arms drop – has won a major boost in his lengthy battle to clear his name. Dane Kim Davy, the alleged ringleader of the plot to drop assault
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Stamford Bridge church at centre of burials row
A CHURCH has been criticised after elderly villagers were told they no longer had an automatic right to be buried next to their late spouses. Harry Hind, former head of the Stamford Bridge Residents’ Committee, said St John the Baptist Church, in the
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Roadworks to close parts of Haxby Road and Haley’s Terrace
PARTS of Haxby Road and Haley’s Terrace will be closed next month for resurfacing works. The roads will be closed intermittently for 24-hour periods between June 1 and June 25. Between June 1 and 11, Haxby Road will be closed from Greenfields to
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Former Sessions manager tells of heart emergency
Former Sessions manager tells of heart emergency A MANAGER at Sessions of York who suffered a near-fatal heart attack after learning that he was to be made redundant from the York print company, along with 96 others, said today: “I don’t blame the
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Firefighters battle North Duffield grain store blaze
FIRE crews battled to contain a fire which broke out in a warehouse the size of a football pitch. They were called out to the fire at Blackwood Grain Store, on the A163 at North Duffield, near Selby, just before 5am on Saturday. Firefighters had
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Results of York transport survey revealed
YORK is split on whether congestion- charging should be introduced on the city’s streets. The results of a public consultation exercise on how to stop York becoming gridlocked have been revealed, with almost 7,300 people having their say. Almost
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Battle Group North event attracts enthusiasts from around the world
THOUSANDS of visitors were at Elvington over the weekend to see the Yorkshire Air Museum’s Battlegroup North event. The event attracted re-enactors from all over the UK as well as the US, Russia, Poland and Germany. The event is the biggest of its
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1,000 cyclists take part in Selby Lions Bike Ride
A DISABLED team and fancy dress characters were among 1,000 cyclists taking part in the 24th annual Selby Lions Bike Ride. The event which gives cyclists the choice of a 25-mile or 40-mile route, attracted 150 more cyclists than last year,
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Friends of Hannah Dyke to run the Race For Life in her memory
FRIENDS of an inspirational York mum who died of breast cancer aged only 36 are to run the Race For Life in her memory. Hannah Dyke, who had two children, aged six and two, died in St Leonard’s Hospice on January 1 after an 11-month battle
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The fascinating story of the York man who should have been the first Briton in space
Twenty five years ago, a fighter pilot from York was chosen to be the first British man in space. The Challenger shuttle disaster put an end to Nigel Wood’s dream of reaching for the stars. But a quarter of a century later, the memories are as vivid
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The Gallery nightclub in hours extension bid
A YORK nightclub is bidding to stay open later despite anger from people living nearby. Luminar Gems Limited, which runs The Gallery in Clifford Street, has applied to extend the times it can serve alcohol to revellers by an hour and to stay open by
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Tru nightclub owners deny closure plans following speculation
THE OWNERS of a York nightclub have denied it will close next month following speculation it may have been sold. Tru Nightclub’s official website shows events are planned at the until the end of May, but there are no events planned for June and the student
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Summer cleaning blitz planned for York
PLANS are being drawn up for a summer cleaning blitz across York. A month-long campaign devised by City of York Council is to be launched with the aim of sprucing up the city in time for the main tourist season and getting residents involved
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LSL hopes acquisition will boost house loans
The York-based estate agency group, LSL Property Services, has bought the assets of mortgage network provider Home of Choice (HoC) out of administration. LSL, based in Kings Square, York, already has a financial services arm. It acquired HoC
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Residents wowed at Pocklington Flying Man Festival
RESIDENTS of Pocklington were wowed by a flight show of historic aeroplanes at the sixth annual Pocklington Flying Man Festival. The highlight of the weekend was the air show, which featured four historic aeroplanes, a Bucker Jungmeister, Miles
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Charity trekker’s gets early taste of the Far East
A YORK woman is holding an evening of entertainment to raise funds for a charity trip. Karen Heaton, of Monkgate, York, is travelling to China in October to take part in a five-day trek along the Great Wall. Karen, 29, is making the trip to raise
