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Yorkshire close on 300-3 against Hampshire
YORKSHIRE rattled up 300-3 on day one of their County Championship clash with Hampshire at the Rose Bowl. After in-form opener Adam Lyth made 133 and opening partner Joe Sayers hit 49, the Tykes were ushered to the close by Anthony McGrath (55no) and
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York City unveil provisional pre-season fixture list
UPDATED: YORK City are set to kick off their pre-season programme with a home game against relegated Premier League neighbours Hull City on Saturday, July 17. Further Saturday afternoon friendlies at Bootham Crescent had been pencilled in against
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Adam Lyth smashes century for Yorkshire at Hampshire
TEA UPDATE: Yorkshire opener Adam Lyth has completed his second century in as many LV= County Championship games as the Tykes continue to dominate their clash with Hampshire at the Rose Bowl. The left-handed opener made 122 in the sunshine, before
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Yorkshire make flying start at Hampshire
LUNCH UPDATE: Yorkshire have made a blistering start to their LV= County Championship match against Hampshire at the Rose Bowl. After losing the toss and surprisingly being asked to bat in sweltering conditions, Adam Lyth has continued his remarkable
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Will Kaufman, Black Swan Folk Club, May 27
THE Black Swan Folk Club presents “something a little different” in York on Thursday when American academic Will Kaufman tells the story of Woody Guthrie’s hobo years in Hard Times And Hard Travellin’. “Will is Professor of American Literature
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Youth Theatre to stage The Rocky Monster Show
UPSTAGE Centre Youth Theatre will stage Malcolm Sircom’s The Rocky Monster Show at 41 Monkgate, York, from Thursday to Saturday. Performed by Nik Briggs’s cast of eight to 15 year olds, this rock’n’roll musical is billed as a “riotous mix of
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Young hopefuls queue for Guys & Dolls auditions
BUDDING singers, dancers and actors queued outside a York theatre as they aimed to get their shot at stage stardom yesterday. The Grand Opera House issued an invitation for people to take part in auditions for its latest Stage Experience project, which
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York City sign Duane Courtney and Greg Young
UPDATED: YORK City have signed Duane Courtney from Kidderminster Harriers and Altrincham's Greg Young. Ex-Telford and Burnley right-back Courtney, 25, has become manager Martin Foyle's first signing of the summer. His capture was quickly
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Knights coach vows to bring in new players following Rochdale defeat
JAMES RATCLIFFE has backed himself to turn fortunes around at York City Knights – starting with getting rid of players who are not cutting it. Rumours about Ratcliffe’s position as head coach were growing even before the Knights’ 44-34 loss at Rochdale
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Biker, 61, killed on B6165 near Harrogate
A 61-year-old motorcyclist was killed after a weekend collision with a car in a North Yorkshire village. The accident happened at about 11.30am on Saturday on the main B6165 road through Summerbridge, near Harrogate, when a black Honda motorcycle
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Nursery workers urged to update skills
NURSERIES and childminders in North Yorkshire and York are being urged to update their first aid skills. St John Ambulance said knowing what to do in an emergency could be the difference between a life saved and a life lost. A recent survey by the
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Bishopthorpe Road statue unveiled
A new statue was unveiled to schoolchildren, residents and councillors in Bishopthorpe Road, York. Ailsa Magnus, a Selby artist, was chosen by residents to produce the sculpture, which was funded at a a cost of £7,300 to the local Micklegate ward committee
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Volunteers wanted to help in bats research
A BIOLOGIST at the University of York is recruiting community volunteers to help to collect data on bat activity in and around the city. All 16 species of bats in the UK are protected by law, and their populations are vulnerable due to pollution, persecution
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University of York chemistry duo are honoured
ONE of the top honours in the world of science has been bestowed on two researchers from the University of York. Professor Robin Perutz and Professor Gideon Davies, from the university’s Department of Chemistry, have been elected as Fellows of the Royal
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University of York team hoping to win money for charity in IT Grand Prix
THE people of York are being urged to provide support from the comfort of their homes to competitors in an international challenge. The IT Grand Prix takes place across the USA next month, with teams racing to complete IT-related challenges for charity
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Michael Madden shaves half his hair off for cancer charity
A FATHER-OF-FOUR will spend the next two weeks with half a head of hair to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support. Michael Madden, 50, of Clifton, York, has already collected more than £500 of sponsorship money for the charity, which provides care
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Two arrivals boost Newsquest management team
THE Press has strengthened its senior management team with two new appointments. Newsquest York, publisher of The Press, has appointed Robin Bate as head of advertising and James Espin as newspaper sales manager. Robin was previously display advertising
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Don’t demonise urge to dissent
I went to a meeting recently at the Friends’ Meeting House and was shocked to hear of apparent injustice in our legal system. The topic was “criminalising dissent”, and we heard how 119 arrests had been made after the pro-Gaza London demonstration in
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Coalition plans to cut red tape are welcomed
CUTTING “red tape” needs to be a priority for the coalition Government after it cost businesses in Yorkshire and Humber £690 million in the past year, a leading businessman has said. The 2010 edition of the British Chambers of Commerce’s Burdens Barometer
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CPP boss says fear has put wealth creators on the back foot
DOOMSAYERS pipe down. Keep the gloom to yourselves and let business in Britain do what it does best. That is the fighting message from Stephen Kennedy, the managing director for northern Europe of CPP, one of the biggest private employers in York, which
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Law firms produce guide outlining collaborative law approach to divorce and separation
EIGHTEEN law firms in York are working together to help couples in the area find a more amicable approach to divorce and separation. The firms have produced a Brighter Future guide outlining the collaborative law process, a relatively new approach
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Cold weather part of global warming
AS an ex-geography teacher, people keep asking me about global warming, saying: “Why is it colder then?” The recent cold weather is part of the global warming scenario. Briefly, the Gulf Stream is a broad current of warm water coming from the Gulf
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Tackling pollution
Scarcely a week goes by without a report on the problems generated locally by the need to dispose of rubbish in landfill sites or incinerators. These accounts are seen against a background of environmental disasters like the current, massive oil spill
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Terrorists and the Human Rights Act
I see those al Qaeda terrorists recently tried by our wonderful judicial system are to be allowed to stay in this country. The country, let’s not forget, they despise sufficiently to want to kill and maim innocent civilians going about their daily
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Food for thought
No wonder we are a nation of fatties! William Dixon Smith’s classic sandwich recipe of ham, beef, chicken or some other previously winged creature would pile on the pounds (Why food is never just a filler, Soapbox, May 20). Just what is a previously
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After you Claude.
Here we go again and, the pity is, it's true each time ! "All our troubles are down to the other lot. We are only hurting you because they have forced us to. It would be worse if we didn't. We can't upset the City gents. That would be even worse than
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Rochdale Hornets 44, Knights 34
IT was never going to be a day for defending. When the days get hotter and the elements more still, life becomes easier for attacks and harder for defences. And so it proved at Rochdale yesterday, when the outcome – which was always likely
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Support Marie Curie Blooming Great Tea Party
As a long-time supporter of Marie Curie Cancer Care and a passionate cake baker, may I ask Press readers in York to join the charity’s Blooming Great Tea Party celebrations this summer? We’re inviting people to hold their own tea parties any time between
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Selby Warriors lift York & District Amateur Rugby League Cup
Selby Warriors lifted the York & District Amateur Rugby League Cup for the first time after a 26-18 victory over New Earswick All Blacks at Heworth. The match started at a quick pace with both sides unable to capitalise on mistakes made in
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Clout ’em out
I agree with Ken Holmes and Eunice Birch about the doom and gloom Aled Jones spreads with his misquoted proverb: “Cast not a clout till May be out” (No weather worries, Letters, May 20). It’s just not on, sunshine! It is reported to be an old cricketing
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Proposed change to dissolving Parliament
Coun James Alexander’s letter (“Cynical move”, May 20) attempts to spread misinformation about Lib Dem-Conservative coalition proposals to reform the way Parliament is dissolved. In fact, the proposal means that increased support by MPs is required
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Welcome to the real world of work
With the current financial problems and the likelihood of industrial unrest, perhaps I could introduce those working in the public sector to the real world of private enterprise. I work for a large private company (not in York), which employs around
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Review: Ernest And The Pale Moon, Harrogate Theatre
IT was all over in an hour of gothic storytelling as intense as absinthe. Too often theatre can drag on, but one of the benefits of the Edinburgh Fringe is the stipulation to keep shows to 60 minutes, a tight focus that concentrates the mind
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Trainer Tim Easterby tipped to maintain purple patch at Thirsk and Ripon races
Tim Easterby, who is sending out winners galore at present and triumphant in the feature sprint at York on Saturday with Hamish McGonagall, can continue his purple patch at North Yorkshire tracks tonight and tomorrow. The Great Habton trainer
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Politicians truly take the biscuit
SO the new boys – and just a handful of girls – have settled in. Just like 11-year-olds starting a new school they’ve met the staff, cracked open their pristine new notebooks, and started to get to grips with the heady responsibility of doing things differently
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Simon Dyson drops down leaderboard after disastrous back nine
A DISASTROUS back nine cost Simon Dyson the chance of a top-ten finish at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. The 32-year-old York golfer birdied the seventh, eighth and ninth holes of his final round yesterday to reach the turn at one-under-par
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York hospital memories
HERE’S a photograph to bring a smile to your face. This picture was taken in September 1944, at a garden party held at Acomb Hall – then York’s maternity hospital. The world was still at war – but the tiny people pictured here were blissfully
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Two York wins for racehorse trainer Richard Fahey
CAN anyone stop Richard Fahey at York? Top trainer on Knavesmire for the past four years, the Malton handler will soon wrap up his fifth title if he keeps banging in the winners with such regularity. Having taken two victories at the Dante Festival
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Comfortable premier division win for Woodhouse Grange over local rivals Stamford Bridge
Reigning champions Woodhouse Grange enjoyed a comfortable victory at local rivals Stamford Bridge in the premier division of the Hunters York & District Senior Cricket League. Bridge’s inadequate 153 all out included 27 from Dave Chaplin and 25 by
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Hovingham lose again in Senior Cricket League
Bottom-placed Hovingham lost for the fifth time in division 5A when they went down by nine wickets to Londesborough Park. The Ryedale side were bowled out for 107 by Darren Moody, who took 5-24, and Paul Youngman, who had 4-26. Jonathon Croft responded
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Clifton Alliance blitz Bridlington in Senior Cricket League
Clifton Alliance’s John Thornton cracked 42 off a mere 20 deliveries to help his side to victory over Bridlington in division one of the Hunters York & District Senior Cricket League. Thornton’s explosive knock boosted Alliance’s score to 240-9. The
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Senior Cricket League division three round-up
THIRTEEN-YEAR-OLD Charlie Hodgson threatened to derail York’s victory bid against Hull & YPI in division three of the Hunters York & District Senior Cricket League. Hodgson produced a fine innings of 47 when Hull batted first, but he was still on
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Shane Bonser helps Malton to Senior Cricket League win over Rowntrees
Malton’s Shane Bonser had a wonderful day at the expense of Rowntrees in division four of the Hunters York & District Senior Cricket League. Bonser followed his 104 runs with 4-23 to inflict a 131-run defeat on the struggling Mille Cruxers. Paul Horner
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York Cricket Club go top of Yorkshire cricket league
CHAMPIONS York Cricket Club are back on top of the Solly Sports Yorkshire ECB County Premier League after a crushing victory over Harrogate. The unbeaten Clifton Parkers were all out for 251 from their 55 overs and then dismissed the visitors for 185
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Marcus Trescothick predicts bright future for Yorkshire batsman Adam Lyth
Former England opener Marcus Trescothick believes Adam Lyth has a big future in the game. The Yorkshire left-hander, who also faces the new ball at the top of the order in the LV= County Championship this summer, has got tongues wagging with an inspired
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Carriage driver injured as horse gallops through York streets
Updated: TOURISTS and shoppers had to jump to safety when a shire horse broke free of its carriage and galloped through the centre of York. The driver of the carriage was thrown from his seat to the ground when the animal pulling the cart,
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Meet Della Cannings, Yorkshire Ambulance Service’s new chairman
DELLA Cannings likes to call a spade a spade. Or, in her case, a chair a chair. Her new job title, she says, is not chair of the Yorkshire Ambulance Service. It’s chairman. “A chair is what you sit on.” Yes, she’s back. The larger-than-life former chief
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Bishop comes to aid of naked woman
A bishop has revealed how he spared the blushes of a naked girl in a York hotel corridor when a top-level Church of England meeting clashed with a drunken hen night. The Bishop of Winchester, the Rt Rev Michael Scott-Joynt, is reported to have
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North Yorkshire Police funding rises by 80%
THE amount of money poured into fighting crime in North Yorkshire has soared by almost 80 per cent in the last decade. The region’s police chiefs said the funding boost – the second highest rate of increase in the UK over the last decade – has led to
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Record race attendance as temperatures soar in North Yorkshire
SWELTERING weather brought racegoers out in record force as North Yorkshire basked in the May heatwave. The soaring weekend temperatures led to York Racecourse’s Spring Saturday meeting smashing its previous attendance record as racing fans soaked up
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Norton fire tragedy money to help other jockeys
A CHARITY has confirmed some of the money it has raised in memory of two young jockeys killed in a North Yorkshire flats blaze will be used to provide accommodation for other promising riders. About £140,000 has been collected through an appeal set up
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Mother receives community order for “bottling” woman in nightclub
A MOTHER of newborn twins has kept her freedom despite “bottling” another woman in a nightclub. But Abigail Walker, 21, will have to divide her time between her young children and doing 200 hours of unpaid work for the community as punishment for her
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Girl Guide centenary celebrations take a sporting twist
GIRL Guides from across the north east gathered in East Yorkshire as their centenary celebrations took a sporting twist. Pocklington’s Henry Thirsk Amenity Centre was the venue for a day of football, rugby, swimming, circuit training and boxercise sessions
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Dozens gather on Bar Walls to take part in Global Day Of Prayer
DOZENS of people gathered on York’s Bar Walls to play their part in an international day of worship. The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, joined Christians for York’s contribution to the Global Day Of Prayer, which brought together people of all
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Aviva Life staff to be relocated
NEARLY 1,000 Aviva Life staff in York are to be moved into different offices in a major shake-up of accommodation. More than 600 employees at offices in Monks Cross, Huntington, and 300 in Roman House, Rougier Street, will be relocated so the two buildings
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York city centre gears up for annual Fiesta Festival
YORK city centre will be a hive of activity next month giving people the chance to try something new. The annual Fiesta Festival on Saturday, June 5, will play host to a variety of performance and dance groups. In Parliament Street, acrobatic group
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Canadian airmen honoured at Sutton-on-the-Forest event
THE memory of Canadian airmen who lost their lives in the Second World War has been honoured in a North Yorkshire village. A wreath was laid at the sundial memorial in Sutton-on-the-Forest on Saturday to commemorate members of the Royal Canadian Air
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Repairs to A19 could mean major disruption for motorists
MOTORISTS who use the A19 south of York are facing four months of disruption because of maintenance and improvement works. City of York Council has warned of 30mph speed limits and lane closures during the project, which starts on June 7 and
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Campaign to update skate park in Selby
SKATERS have high hopes for new facilities in Selby. Five skateboarding enthusiasts have formed a committee to campaign for their well-worn equipment to be upgraded. Carl Sandham, chairman of the Selby skate park committee, told The Press: “It
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York roads to close for resurfacing
RESURFACING work will see a number of roads closed in York over the coming weeks. City of York Council said the orders will be in place between Wednesday and June 18. The affected roads will be School Lane and Main Street in Askham Richard, Station
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Permission given for University of York landscaping plan
PLANS to create the next stage of a green oasis at the University of York’s massive campus expansion have been given the go-ahead. The institution has won permission from City of York Council to carry out a huge area of landscaping work aimed at ensuring
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Siobhan Lock completes Everest charity trek
A NORTH Yorkshire woman has succeeded in climbing to Everest base camp for charity, and raised double her fundraising target. Siobhan Lock, of Elvington, volunteered for the trek to raise money for the Martin House Hospice in Boston Spa, and said the
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More than £63,000 raised for Lord Mayor's charities
A COLOSSAL fundraising effort by the Lord Mayor of York and his committee has raised more than £63,000 for his chosen charities this year. The cash will be split between York Against Cancer and the Brunswick organic nursery and craft workshop in Bishopthorpe
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Aerobics instructor recruits 100 women for Race For Life
AN AEROBICS instructor has recruited more than 100 women to join her at next month’s York Race For Life. Rachel Speight, of Haxby, who will run the race dressed as Piglet, from Winnie The Pooh, hopes her RAW RUN team will raise £10,000 for Cancer Research
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Tickets available for Roman festival banquet
TIME is running out to get tickets for an exotic banquet and auction next weekend – and the chance to buy a slave for the evening. The events are part of York Roman Festival which will be held in the grounds of historic Grays Court, near the Treasurer
