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Yorkshire shell-shocked after Somerset blitz at Taunton
YORKSHIRE suffered their first defeat of 2010 as Somerset romped home in the County Championship at Taunton. Yorkshire declared on 333-4, leaving their hosts a target of 362 on the final afternoon. Somerset blitzed the Tykes attack to win by six
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Fairytale and tragedy - Margaret Wilson speaks about her daughter Jan
“SHE was a dream come true for us, and a gift which we were privileged to enjoy for 19 years,” said Margaret Wilson. “I never thought I would be asked on Jan's 20th birthday, "I have been all round the crematorium, Margaret, and I can’t see any
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Jamie Kyne's mother Madaline Cosgrove-Kyne gives her reaction to the verdicts
“Peter Brown has robbed us all of a fantastic son, brother, grandson and nephew who had so much to live for. When Jamie died, a part of each one of us died with him. Brown has left us all shattered and our lives will never be the same again.
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Linton flying display.
Had a good day at Ripon market; just got back. Lovely Chinese meal and some good plants for the few holes left in the borders. Made our way back through Boroughbridge, along country lanes to Little Ouseburn, over the Swale? toll bridge to Linton
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Thrilling final session in store for Yorkshire at Somerset
TEA UPDATE: A fascinating last session is in prospect at Taunton, with Somerset needing 200 more runs for victory and Yorkshire needing to take eight more wickets to win this match themselves. It means a draw is still the most likely outcome, but with
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Lettings: top city centre rental properties
Well, we’ve had fun touring the countryside for the last two weeks but, as a born and bred townie, I have to confess I’ve missed the city life… so here are some interesting city centre rentals for those who love the luxury of having everything on your
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Property focus: ideal first time buyer properties
They are hard task masters in the Half Moon. Our recent efforts involving houses that were, for first time buyers, free from stamp duty up to £250,000 left my fellow drinkers decidedly unimpressed. “There’s not many first time buyers can afford £250,000
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Yorkshire set Somerset a victory target at Taunton
LUNCH UPDATE: After a farcical morning of cricket Yorkshire have finally set Somerset a victory target on the final day of their LV= County Championship match. Resuming with a lead of 182 at Taunton it was always going to be fascinating to watch the
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Review: Sarah Beth Briggs, Piano Siur, Jack Lyons Concert Hall, University of York
2010 is the 200th anniversary of the births of Chopin and Schumann and Sarah Beth Briggs gave us a performance of hair-raising intensity and leaping, bounding energy. Schumann’s Papillons of 1831 depicts a rich and dramatic masquerade, a harbinger
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Adam Smith quits York City to join Mansfield Town while promoted Oxford target Ben Purkiss
Updated: WINGER Adam Smith has swiftly switched wide patrols by joining York City’s Blue Square Premier adversaries Mansfield Town. And there could be an even bigger defection. The Press believes Oxford United – City’s Wembley playoff
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Review of York City's 2009/10 season
JEERS turned to cheers in 2009/10 as York City won back the support of the Bootham Crescent faithful. And, although the campaign ended at Wembley in tears, next season should hold no fears for a club rejuvenated by the understated management
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York professor to give first of a series of lectures on environmental issues
A YORK academic will unveil how cannabis and carbon dioxide can help create a greener society today. Professor Ray Marriott, senior researcher in the Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence at the University of York, will be giving the first in a new
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Knights swoop for ex-skipper Lee Paterson
YORK City Knights are to talk with former captain Lee Paterson tonight about a possible return to his home-town club. The 28-year-old loose-forward has returned to England after a spell playing in the French Elite League and is open to offers from Championship
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HSBC Bank chief warns of ‘slow climb’ out of recession
Dennis Turner, the chief economist of HSBC bank, has warned businesses the climb out of recession will be slow. Mr Turner, who addressed more than 40 business leaders at a breakfast briefing at the Mansion House in York, said: “It’s going to be a slow
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Solarwall expands into renewable energy technologies market
A YORK specialist in environmentally friendly technology is making long-term plans after expanding into a new market. Solarwall, based on the Green Lane Trading Estate, hopes its new showroom for renewable energy technologies will secure the company
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Bell ringers at St Wilfrid’s Church to undertake sponsored ringing marathon
BELL RINGERS will embark on a seven-and-a-half hour ringing marathon on Saturday. The ringers at St Wilfrid’s Church, in Duncombe Place, York, are attempting to complete ten quarter-peals – each lasting about 45 minutes. If successful, it is believed
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New Earswick All Blacks seek positive end to season in Accident Cup final
NEW Earswick All Blacks ARLC will look to end a mixed season positively tomorrow when they face Selby Warriors in the York and District Accident Cup final at Heworth (7.30pm). The Warriors are eyeing a trophy treble after their best term. All Blacks
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University of York Staff snatch York Vale Cricket League win against Heworth
UNIVERSITY of York Staff emerged from a nail-biting HPH York Vale League division one encounter with a last-over victory against Heworth. Richard Waite’s 80 not out was the platform for Staff’s imposing 214-6, rallying from 56-4. Driven
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Batsman Adam Lyth gives Yorkshire a sniff of victory at Somerset
When Andrew Gale took over as Yorkshire captain at the start of this season he promised “attacking cricket” from his side, and today his stand-in deputy, Jacques Rudolph, has the chance to fulfil that pledge. That is the case after an excellent performance
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York Amateur Bowling Association win trophy despite weather
RAIN blighted the traditional start of the York outdoor bowls season with the annual match between teams representing York Amateur Bowling Association and the Club & Institute Leagues restricted to just ten ends. By that point YABA led by four and
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Creating climate for controversy
As is frequently done, Phil Roe (A lot of hot air, Letters, March 17), confused the weather with the climate. Weather is what it’s like outside our door; climate is that weather averaged over several years. Climate data shows that global temperatures
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County Durham trainer Tracy Waggott hoping for Destinys Dream repeat
Tracy Waggott, who trains a small string of horses in County Durham, has her team in good form and Destinys Dream, who bolted up at Thirsk a couple of weeks ago, can oblige for her again at Catterick tomorrow. A 6lb rise in rating hardly looks harsh
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No weather worries
IT is not the first time that Aled Jones has aired his scaremongering views on climate change and the weather (...or cold comfort, Letters, May 17). I well remember one Easter Monday, about 60 years ago, when horses got down to the start for a three-mile
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Tables turned?
With the Government’s planned £6 billion cuts to public services, users of local council services face a bleak outlook ahead. It’s not surprising some prominent Labour MPs were keen to scupper any prospects of a “progressive” coalition, preferring a
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War veteran, 91, forced to make three-day journey home after flight grounded
A SECOND World War hero who became stranded in Norway when the Icelandic volcanic ash cloud grounded his flight home says he has been left more than £1,000 out of pocket. But Bernard Hallas said he enjoyed every minute of his train journey
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University of York cricket team lose to Lancaster University
HOPES of a record fourth successive War of the Roses triumph were dashed as the University of York went down to Lancaster University. The White Rose side got off to a great start over the Pennines with a three-wicket victory in the tournament opening
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Thirsk and Sowerby runners win main prizes at Ripon ten-mile race
RUNNERS from Thirsk and Sowerby Harriers enjoyed a clean sweep of the main prizes at the difficult Ripon ten-mile race. A total of 33 club members were among the 372 finishers in the multi-terrain race, which was the latest in the Club Championship
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York-born entrepreneur buys machine division of Sessions of York
ANOTHER seven jobs have been saved at the ill-fated Sessions of York. This time a York-born entrepreneur has bought the machine division of the 199-year-old label-printing firm from the administrators for a six-figure sum. The machine
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‘Cynical move’ by Conservatives and Lib Dems
The current makeup of Parliament’s 649 MPs includes 306 Conservatives (47 per cent), 258 Labour (40 per cent), 57 Liberal Democrats (nine per cent) and 28 Others (four per cent). For a vote of no-confidence in the Government and a subsequent General
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Repairing potholes in roads
I saw in an article that City of York Council has spent £80,000 on pothole repair, and would like to warn them that they will probably have the same bill for the same potholes next year. The reason is the repairs to the potholes are not being done
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State of union
IS a coalition really such a strange construct? Never mind for now the political contraption causing much comment. There are other unions we negotiate in order to get through life. My own coalition can be traced back 25 years, although the writing on
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Fruity Friday campaign
We want to thank schools, companies and everyone in the local area who took part in this year’s Fruity Friday campaign. We are pleased to say the campaign was a big success, with more people taking part than ever before. Fruity Friday is an annual
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Fitting epitaph for Bomber Command
Bomber Command is at last to get its memorial. Might I suggest the dedication should consist of the entry to be found over and over again in the squadron operational record books: “Nothing heard after take-off.” Mike Usherwood, Mendip Close, Huntington
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Why food is never just a ‘filler’
Just as I am horrified by the term “cooking wine”, I am disturbed by the description “sandwich filling” (Helen Mead, May 18). I take it as gastronomically self-evident that if something does not appeal on its own, it won’t taste any better oozing
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Selby District Vision could fold by Christmas
A VITAL Selby charity could be closed by Christmas unless major funding is found. Selby District Vision has been providing services of people with sight problems in the Selby district since the 1930s. But its funding sources have dried up and the charity
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Father of missing chef Claudia Lawrence tells of family’s never-ending agony
THE father of missing Malton woman Claudia Lawrence has said life is getting “worse not better” the longer his daughter is missing. Peter Lawrence was speaking 14 months after the York University chef went missing. “I can’t say that the passing of
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Thirsk and Malton candidates face voters in last constituency battle
CANDIDATES battling for the last remaining seat in Parliament were quizzed by residents of Malton last night. Scores of people filled the pews at St Michael’s Church, in Market Place, Malton, to listen to what the five prospective parliamentary
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East Riding of Yorkshire Council spotlight on quarry work
EAST Riding of Yorkshire Council has started the second stage of consultation on a planning document to provide a framework for quarrying in the region. The document will look at safeguarding mineral resources from other developments, maximising the
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Eunice Cooper nominated for Volunteer of the Year award
A PENSIONER described as “the real pearl in the oyster” by the charity she volunteers for is in the running for a Community Pride award. Eunice Cooper, of Haxby, who runs the Gillygate Friends of Martin House Hospice group, has been nominated
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Residents reassured over flies in York
A WILDLIFE expert has reassured York residents that swarms of flies spotted in the city are harmless. Terry Smithson, head of conservation at the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, said the sudden influx of the insects was natural and part of the food chain
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Nature photographs taken in North and East Yorkshire
A startled robin stares straight to camera, a herd of red deer stand at the alert, and a pair of cranes take a constitutional in a field, in these remarkable images, all taken in north and east Yorkshire over the last couple of weeks by Press photographers
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York to host first car-free conference
YORK will welcome campaigners, academics and architects from four continents next month when it hosts the UK’s first Towards Carfree Cities conference. Organised by the national research and campaign group Carfree UK, the four-day event will
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Harrogate Gilbert and Sullivan opera
THE men in Harrogate Gilbert and Sullivan Society’s cast for Patience are being drilled on their marching and formation skills in preparation for their roles as dragoon guards. This is nothing less than they would expect from producer Alistair
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Lucky escape as plane lands in field near Whitby
TWO people had a lucky escape when their aircraft had to make an emergency forced landing in a field near the North Yorkshire coast. The light aircraft, with a pilot and one passenger aboard, was flying from Fishburn, near Sedgefield, to Scarborough
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Patient’s anger after medical info is sent to stranger
A CANCER patient who has made a series of complaints about her treatment at York Hospital is furious after her medical records were sent to a stranger. Christine Johnson, 51, lodged her complaints against the hospital with the Care Quality Commission
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East Coast Mainline rail guards may strike in pay row
RAIL guards for York-based East Coast Mainline could strike in a row over pay. The Rail, Maritime and Transport union said its 200 members at East Coast Mainline will vote from next week on whether to launch a campaign of industrial action in a row over
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Road measures to ease race day traffic
MEASURES have been put in place to ease traffic congestion ahead of this Saturday’s meeting at York Racecourse. Motorists will be encouraged to approach the racecourse via the A1237 and A64 and no waiting cones will be placed in Knavesmire Road, Campleshon
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Brayton College to be rebranded as ‘high school’
BRAYTON College is to change its name and introduce a school blazer for students. The rebranding of the school comes at a time when it is struggling to maintain its roll call as students choose other establishments in the area. It has also only recently
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TV vet Matt Brash sells veterinary clinics
TV VET Matt Brash has sold his four North and East Yorkshire veterinary clinics to a national chain. Mr Brash, who presented ITV’s Zoo Vet and Zoo Vet At Large and who is also the vet for Flamingo Land Theme Park at Kiby Misperton, near Malton, has
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Railway Children cast announced
ASHES To Ashes star Marshall Lancaster will return to the role of Mr Perks in York Theatre Royal’s award-winning production of The Railway Children when it transfers to Waterloo Station, London, this summer. Marshall first played the station
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Selby to London Sunday train service to be reintroduced
FIRST Hull Trains has announced it is reintroducing its Selby to London Sunday service. The company says its first train on Sundays will once again stop at Howden and Selby en route to the capital following a hiatus over the winter months when the service
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Counted at West Yorkshire Playhouse
In a timely production that examines how the people of Yorkshire feel about their right to vote, documentary theatre company Look Left Look Right and Leeds University professor of drama Professor Stephen Bottoms present Counted at the West Yorkshire Playhouse
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Pensioner killed on A1079 'did not look'
A PENSIONER who was killed after she was hit by a lorry on a busy road failed to look left and right, an inquest heard. Nona Dianne Clark had her head “bowed down” as she walked across the five-lane section of the A1079, at Wilberfoss, in front of oncoming
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Lena Corny celebrates her 100th birthday
INDEPENDENT-MINDED Lena Corny helped to organise her own 100th birthday party. The former Rowntree worker celebrated in style with a tea party at the Red Lodge Care Home, New Earswick, whose acting deputy head, Jane Nicholson, described Mrs Corny as
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Russian credit card fraudsters jailed
THREE Russian-speaking fraudsters went on a £2,000 shopping spree in York using fake credit cards, the city’s crown court heard. Hrygory Sontsev, 24, Kiril Lycenko, 30, and Maxim Savchenko, 26, drove to York from Salford in January to go shopping with
