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Aviva's UK sales soar
SALES of Aviva’s UK life and pensions business, centred on York, have soared in the first quarter of 2010 to £2.75 billion. This is an increase of 14 per cent on the previous three months. Latest quarterly figures released today by the financial services
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Police hunt York thugs
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a vicious assault in York city centre. The attack began in St Saviourgate at about 3.30am on Monday and continued into The Stonebow. Two men were taken to hospital with serious injuries and two others arrested
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Yorkshire v Loughborough University - lunchtime update
Rich Pyrah recorded a career best 134 not out as Yorkshire dominated the students of Loughborough University on a rain affected second morning at Headingley. The 27 year-old all-rounder had previously only hit one first-class career ton – against
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18-hour rowing challenge raises £640 for Help For Heroes charity
ROWERS pulled together and raised hundreds of pounds for charity by completing an 18-hour challenge in York city centre. Members of the York St John University Rowing Club took to rowing machines in St Sampson’s Square to boost the coffers of Help For
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York City defender James Meredith fired up for Wembley
York City left-back James Meredith is expecting a “fiery” contest with former team-mate James Constable at Wembley. Meredith and Constable were playing together for Shrewsbury Town two years ago but are now preparing to do battle in Sunday
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‘Unfinished business’ pledge by Oxford United trio
OXFORD United will have a trio of players determined to vanquish disappointing Wembley memories on Sunday. Centre-back Mark Creighton and top scorer James Constable were both members of the Kidderminster Harriers team that lost 3-2 to Stevenage
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BSC Filters bought out by Ceramic & Microwave Products
AN AWARD-WINNING hi-tech company in York has been bought out by a multi-billion dollar US group. BSC Filters, of Osbaldwick, which last year became the only firm to have twice won the overall Business of the Year in the 20 year history of The Press Business
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LSL Property Services Plc buys assets of Home of Choice Limited
LSL Property Services Plc, the expanding York-based group, has grown yet again. This time the group has bought the assets of Home of Choice Limited (HoC) for £1.5 million in cash from administrators In January, the group based at York’s Trinity House
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Harrogate hairdressers gains wig styling accreditation from national charity
HAIRDRESSERS Dangerfield & Keane in Harrogate is hoping to reach cancer sufferers and people suffering from medical hair loss by gaining accreditation from a national charity for its wig styling service. Gerri Keane established the salon two years ago
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This is a copy of the message I have posted on Nick Clegg's web site;
This is a copy of the message I have posted on Nick Clegg's web site at 11.15 AM Tuesday 11th May. If I was Nick Clegg I would make an open statement as follows; Labour and the Tories are very close to each other on their plans for government and
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Malton-based Richard Fahey hoping for Cracking York Racecourse opener
RICHARD FAHEY is hoping Cracking Lass can live up to her name in the Tattersalls Musidora Stakes at York Racecourse tomorrow. The Malton handler saddles the filly in the first Group race of the Dante Festival and, after a fifth placed finish at Newmarket
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Wembley crowd figure closing on Blue Square Premier final record
YORK City’s Blue Square Premier play-off final with Oxford United is already guaranteed a bigger crowd than last season’s match between Torquay and Cambridge United. That game attracted 35,089 but, at the close of office hours yesterday, more than
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James Meredith wins April Press Player of the Month prize
LEFT-BACK James Meredith became the seventh winner of a Press Player of the Month award when he took the honours for April. Only strikers Michael Rankine and Richard Brodie have scooped two monthly prizes this season with the last five months
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York Lokos ARLC make flying start to Yorkshire premier division campaign
RAMPANT York Lokos ARLC made a flying start to their RL Conference Yorkshire premier division campaign with a 70-4 victory over Haworth Park. With five players making their competitive debuts and two players returning to the club after a season out,
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Sandra Bruce wins Ladies Darts League individual title
Sandra Bruce (Castle Howard Ox) won the coveted York John Smith’s Ladies Darts League individual title in a stunning three-leg encounter against Cygnet’s Michelle Britton, who won the opening game with some steady scoring checking double eight. Bruce
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Lib Dems now need to split up
THE only real conclusion to draw from this unstable hung Parliament situation that we find ourselves in is for the Liberal Democrats to call it a day. The two wings of that once-principled party could promote their values in the other two main parties
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The Retreat reach round one of the Stephensons Junior Charity Cricket Cup
ALL-ROUNDERS Gareth Fenton and Salman Syed teamed up to propel The Retreat into round one of the Stephensons Junior Charity Cricket Cup. The Retreat totalled 123-4 in their preliminary round tie against Long Marston, with Denny Flynn making 54, Fenton
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Seeking York cousins
I AM researching my family tree and would like to find cousins who once lived in York at 5 Constantine Avenue, Tang Hall. Their names are Ellen and Kevin. Their parents were Agnes, nee Ashton, who was born in Liverpool, and John, whose surname
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Gary Ballance performance spurs Yorkshire in Loughborough MCCU friendly
Gary Ballance missed out on a valuable 50 in the friendly against Loughborough MCCU at Headingley yesterday – but admits he has to be patient in his search for a place in Yorkshire’s first team. “If the opportunity comes my way I’ve got to be ready
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Riccall fend off David Lloyd 2 fight-back in Tyke Petroleum Men’s Tennis League
RICCALL prevailed in a thrilling Tyke Petroleum Men’s Tennis League division seven duel. At home to early leaders David Lloyd 2, Riccall’s Andrew Dunning and Joe Shepherd won the first rubber 9-3 as Riccall took early advantage for a 22-14
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Remember Ruby Milnes
WE HEAR through The Press (May 8) that it is now the second anniversary of the tragic death of York teenager Ruby Milnes. It is a sad anniversary by any standards and the grief of those who knew Ruby will never fully pass, but it would help
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York's student blight
I HAVE lived in a terraced house for 50 years and seen family homes emptied and filled with students. What do they bring to York? Late-night parties, trash bags and cars taking over streets where residents are then unable park. I live in the middle
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Time to stand up for our market
I REFER to a recent letter which suggested the council is not listening to the regular market traders in York. I am not a market trader, but I have seen the effects the specialist markets in Parliament Street have on Newgate Market. People
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Mitre ‘A’ win Sunday Pool League Team Knockout final
MITRE ‘A’ retained the Spectacular Driveways John Smith’s Sunday Pool League Team Knockout after coming from behind to beat Dringhouses ‘A’. Dringhouses took the lead through Lisa Macdonald, but Graham Worcester levelled before wins from Nigel Macdonald
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York Racecourse opener a magnet for North Yorkshire success
York Racecourse opens it doors for the first time in 2010 tomorrow and North Yorkshire trainers are fancied to lift four of the seven races on the opening day, with David Nicholls leading the way by bagging the prestigious Duke Of York Stakes. The Sessay
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Review: York Guildhall Orchestra; Central Hall, University of York
We’ve already had Atmosphere and Landscape this season. On Saturday, it was the turn of Passion. These were the banner headlines on York Guildhall Orchestra’s publicity: ours not to reason why. The purveyors of Passion on this occasion were
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Joe Lister caving tragedy "could not have been foreseen", court told
Updated: THE caving tragedy that killed a 14-year-old schoolboy at a North Yorkshire adventure centre “could not have been foreseen”, a jury heard. Defence barrister Robert Smith QC claimed the circumstances created by water levels in the River
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Books are best
I HOPE the York Library refurbishment will leave room among the PCs and DVDs for some books. Wikipedia (when it gets it right), e-books and audio books have their place, of course. But there is no substitute for the qualitatively different experience
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Private Eye test
OUR city council features twice in the current issue of the satirical magazine Private Eye. Firstly, the disclosure by Matthew Laverack that the council had included 57 bunk beds in hostels as ‘affordable homes’ (the Eye wondered about cardboard boxes
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York City fan to fly 10,000 miles to watch Wembley play-off match
HE MIGHT live 10,000 miles away in Australia, but life-long City fan Chris Miller will not be missing out on his club’s bid for glory at Wembley this Sunday. The 28-year-old has booked his flights to return to England for the first time since
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York pubs are put on the market
SOME of York’s best-known pubs and bars could be sold, after national property firms announced a property cull. The Golden Lion, in Church Street, and The Knavesmire, in South Bank, have been put up for sale by Punch Taverns, priced at £1.25 million
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Quote marks
MISQUOTATIONS used to make me smile. One of my favourites was “A rose by any other name would smell as well”, proving that it is but a slip from the sublime to the ridiculous. Then I set about transcribing the letters of William Etty. Etty is celebrated
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Reporting back on my own life
WHEN people submit themselves to analysis of any sort, there is a fair chance whoever is doing the analysing will try delving into their childhood to suss out what makes them “tick”. Freud didn’t invent this idea; the Jesuits are supposed to have said
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The Wreckers, Basement at City Screen, York, May 12
David Ward Maclean thought long and hard before settling on the name of his first album in four years. “You have to choose the title carefully,” says the Scottish-born singer-songwriter, who has lived in York for 22 years. “One of the best titles is
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No such thing as a weather ‘forecast’
WHEN people throw their arms in the air and scream at the TV, football, or another sporting activity is usually behind it. With me, it’s the weather forecast. I don’t usually pay it much attention, but at this time of year, with two parties
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Former sclerosing cholangitis sufferer backs organ donation campaign
Keith Anderson was about to turn in for the night one Sunday evening when he got a phone call that changed his life. Within 24 hours the 55-year-old, of New Lane in Holgate, York, had a new liver – ending nine years of pain, giving him a new lease of
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Holgate Luncheon Club nominated for Service With A Smile Community Pride Award
A LUNCHEON club in York whose volunteers have been keeping pensioners happy for more than 30 years is in line for a top award. Holgate Luncheon Club is the latest contender in the Service With A Smile category of our Community Pride Awards,
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York interiors company Plaskitt & Plaskitt hold coffee morning for Race For Life
CUPCAKES, coffee and interiors consultations will be on the menu at a charity coffee morning in York. Staff at York company Plaskitt & Plaskitt are holding the event to boost their Race For Life sponsorship efforts. Claire Mullen and Lauren Hinley will
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Extra £80,000 spent to repair potholes
YORK’S transport bosses say work to repair potholes caused by the severe winter weather should be completed this month. City leaders are spending an extra £80,000 to put extra staff on the front-line, to carry out the work. The long-lasting snow and
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York Liberal Democrats back deal efforts
SENIOR York Liberal Democrats have backed Nick Clegg’s efforts to reach a deal with the Conservatives – but disagreed over the importance of winning an absolute commitment to proportional representation. Christian Vassie, a councillor who was the Lib
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Outdoor decorating tips from York vintage interors shop, Poppy & Rose
SUNNY days and lighter nights make the prospect of enjoying our gardens, backyards and balconies all the more inviting. But if your outdoor space is looking a bit dull and lifeless after the long, hard winter, it is time to bring out the bunting – literally
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Worker hurt in fall at Drax Power Station
A WORKER was rushed to hospital after a fall at Drax Power Station. Fire and ambulance crews were called to the Selby power station at about 10am yesterday after reports of a man falling into a ten-foot pit. A statement from Drax Power
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SATs boycott starts in York, North and East Yorkshire
A BOYCOTT of national primary school tests for 11-year-olds has started in York, North and East Yorkshire. The National Union of Teachers (NUT) and the National Association of head Teachers (HAHT), which have organised the boycott, say take-up
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Cannon fired at Marston Moor to honour fallen
A cannonball flew over Marston Moor for the first time in nearly 400 years. A group of English Civil War Sealed Knot re-enactment soldiers from Liburnes and Glenhams regiment, dressed in full uniform, fired a cannon in honour of those who fell during
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Romanian fraudster to pay back only £1
A ROMANIAN fraudster who fleeced cashpoint users across the country in an audacious card-skimming scam has been ordered to repay only £1 of the £43,000 he stole. Adu Bunu, 36, was part of a gang which took part in a sophisticated card cloning operation
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Furniture maker Fred Freeborn dies aged 97
A MASTER cabinet maker who made and restored furniture in York’s Shambles for more than 60 years has died, aged 97. Ernest Freeborn, known to everyone as Fred, was a York Scoutmaster and senior Scouting official for many years. He leaves
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Osbaldwick councillors not given up Derwenthorpe fight
PARISH councillors in Osbaldwick say they have not given up their fight to stop the Derwenthorpe model village, despite a crucial European Commission ruling in its favour. The parish has said that, after 11 years of opposition to the Joseph
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Cycle Heaven provides new bike to cycling paramedics
YORK’S cycling paramedics have received a new bicycle to allow them to respond quickly to emergencies in the city. Cycle Heaven has provided the fully equipped paramedic bicycles since the Yorkshire Ambulance Service launched its York Cycle Response
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New Joseph Rowntree School building to be officially opened
A new multimillion-pound York secondary school will be officially opened this week. The new £29 million Joseph Rowntree School building in New Earswick opened to pupils earlier this year, but this week two opening ceremonies will be held – at 7pm tonight
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York taxi firm left without phone line after BT blunders
A YORK taxi firm has claimed a string of blunders by a telephone company cost them thousands of pounds over one of the busiest weekends of the year. AnD taxis, based on Blossom Street, York, was left without a phone line after asking BT for a quote on
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Newspaper Society president visits The Press as part of national Local Newspaper Week
THE PRESIDENT of the Newspaper Society said local newspapers were as relevant as ever, despite a regular fall in sales figures. David Fordham is visiting publishing centres across the UK as part of national Local Newspaper Week this week. Since starting
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York guest house owner claims gas works costing him thousands in lost profits
THE owner of a York guest house has said gas works outside his front door could cost him thousands of pounds in lost profits. Adrian Bradley, who owns the Barbican Guest House in Barbican Road, claims the works are costing him dear and he says this is
