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She worked hard as a constituency MP for us,
I am pleased Ann McIntosh won her seat convincingly. She worked hard as a constituency MP for us, particularly when the Rawcliffe lake flooded so many properties some years back and i supported her. She doesn't use endless, playground, cat calling
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An Audience With Britt Ekland, Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough, May 29
BRITT Ekland is playing her hardest ever role in her latest show: herself. The Swedish film sexbomb and Seventies’ Bond girl, later re-born as a comedy, thriller and pantomime actress and Grumpy Old Women sage on the British stage, is turning the spotlight
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2010 City of York Folk Weekend, Black Swan Inn, June 5 and 6
Introducing... the 2010 City of York Folk Weekend. Dozens of singers, players and dancers will gather at the Black Swan Inn, on Peasholme Green, for the 2010 City of York Folk Weekend on June 5 and 6. Hosted by the Black Swan Folk Club, the two-day
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Adam Dawson, Vudu Lounge, York, May 30
SINGER and songwriter Adam Dawson launches his debut single, Lazy Susan, at Vudu Lounge, York, on Sunday evening. The York musician will not only play a live set but also screen the single’s promo video, whose locations included the cocktail bar in Swinegate
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Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, Grand Opera House, York, May 28
STEVE Harley’s new solo album has been hard work. “I’ve had five years of ripping my own ears off,” admits the Cockney Rebel leader. “It really doesn’t get any easier. It’s an odd thing that with most jobs, the older you get, the easier
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dinnerladies, York Theatre Royal, June 1-5
VICTORIA Wood’s dinnerladies is returning to York Theatre Royal after a sell-out run last spring. It is the only theatre to be granted a second run so far, probably on account of the continuing presence of York actor and original cast member Andrew Dunn
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Owain Park and Alexander Campkin win 2010 NCEM Composers Award prizes
OWAIN Park, 16, and Alexander Campkin, 25, have won the 2010 NCEM Composers Award prizes in the second year of the national competition in York. Run by the National Centre for Early Music in partnership with BBC Radio 3 and The Tallis Scholars, the competition
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Billy Elliot The Musical, Grand Opera House, York, June 7 to 12
Billy Elliot The Musical has become the fastest-selling York Stage Musicals show so far. Director Robert Readman is presenting Lee Hall and Sir Elton John’s musical at the Grand Opera House, York, from June 7 to 12 as part of the Billy Youth Theatre
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20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, Hull Truck Theatre, Hull, until June 19
DETERMINED to raise the theatrical bar again at Hull Truck, artistic director John Godber has turned to science fiction. “I was looking for a good classic to do, thinking what could I do? So I read Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea again last
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Catcher, The Studio, York Theatre Royal, until June 5
IT is not too late to catch Catcher in its world premiere at York Theatre Royal, staged by company-in-residence Pilot Theatre. Richard Hurford’s play is a study of the fatal attraction of fame and obsession that interweaves the lives of Beatle John
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Dove, Scarborough Open Air Theatre, August 7
DOVES will play Scarborough Open Air Theatre on August 7 as part of the first season at the newly re-opened East Coast venue. Special guests will be added to a 7.30pm show that forms part of a tour to mark the April release of the Manchester band’s
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The Bogus Brothers, Bubwith Leisure Centre, June 12
YORK party band The Bogus Brothers look set for a summer inextricably linked with football, kicking off with their June 12 concert at Bubwith Leisure Centre, the day when England take on the USA in the 2010 World Cup. “Tickets are flying out already
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You Set The Scene, Summer BBQ Party, The Habit, York, June 6
• You Set The Scene, the Sunday afternoon DJ sessions at The Habit in York, will host a Summer BBQ Party on June 6, from 2pm to 6pm. Two special guest DJs, Shed Seven’s Alan Leach and Love’s Rusty Squeezebox, will join resident DJs Mike Harrison and
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Fibbers Battle of the Bands Grand Final, May 29
THE Fibbers Battle of the Bands Grand Final in York will be held tomorrow. After five months of combat, the competition is down to the final five: Littlemores, Kill The Captain, Maybe She’s A Clone, The Shadracks and Lost From Atlas. Doors open at
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Bank Holiday Special, Hyena Lounge Comedy Club, City Screen, York,May 30
DAN Nightingale, Mike Wilkinson and Chris Ramsey form the Bank Holiday Special line-up for the Hyena Lounge Comedy Club’s Sunday night gig in The Basement at City Screen, York. “It’s a Best Of The Comperes bill this weekend as it will be the last ‘normal
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Jimmy Somerville, Suddenly Last Summer (Cherry Red Records) **; Andy Bell, Non-Stop (Mute) ****
On paper at least, Jimmy Somerville’s set list looks really interesting. Hanging On The Telephone, People Are Strange and Motherless Child are great songs, and rarely covered. But gone is the edgy paranoia or sheer theatricality of glories past. Likewise
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Damien Jurado. Saint Bartlett (Secretly Canadian) **
SOMETHING like an Americana pike, Damien Jurado lurks in the recesses with the potential to make waves. Jurado is a reclusive character, but quietly prolific. Much like Elliott Smith, it is possible to track the trajectory from field recordings to
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Acoustic Treasures, Barley Hall, off Stonegate, June 5
BARLEY Hall will play host to an acoustic folk bill for the first time on June 5. The historic hall, in Coffee Yard, off Stonegate, York, will be the setting for the third in the Acoustic Treasures series of warm-up concerts for the Beverley Folk Festival
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The Bluest Blue, Manchester 24:7 Theatre Festival, July 26 to August 1
York theatre director, actor and writer Paul Osborne’s one-act play The Bluest Blue has been selected for performance at the Manchester 24:7 Theatre Festival. The play originated as a short scene in a Script Factor event at York Theatre Royal last November
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Birmingham Royal Ballet, York Theatre Royal, May 28-29
AFTER selling out its 2009 performances at the Theatre Royal, Birmingham Royal Ballet returns to York today and tomorrow as part of its 20th anniversary itinerary. Three contrasting ballets, one of them a new work, make up the programme for performances
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Sean Lock , Lockipedia , Grand Opera House, York, on October 28
COMEDIAN Sean Lock will re-open his Lockipedia at the Grand Opera House, York, on October 28. The team captain from Channel 4’s 8 Out Of 10 Cats has booked an autumn return to York after selling out his March visit during his initial February-May tour
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Teenage Fanclub, Shadows (PeMa) ****; Steve Mason, Boys Outside (Double Six/Domino) ****
HERE come two of the most welcome returns of the year, both of them Scottish and each of them as brilliant as their past best. Glaswegian veterans Teenage Fanclub have been silent since Man-Made five years ago, and by comparison with that stripped-back
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Kelis, Fleshtone (will.i.am/Interscope) ****
We all kind of knew that Kelis was rather away with the fairies. However, the Milkshake chanteuse opens her new set by welcoming her audience to the 22nd century. Apart from being 90 years ahead of everyone else, musically the hue of Fleshtone is
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Foals, Total Life Forever, (Transgressive) ***
ANYBODY who tapped into Foals purely on the basis of the indie-dance of their debut album Antidotes is going to be a bit disappointed by the Oxford outfit’s follow-up. The frantic guitars are gone, replaced by a lush, sweeping approach redolent of
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Jazz notes
Apologies from Bejazzled, due to play the first jazz at the Cedar Court Grand Hotel, but cancelled for health and safety reasons. The band is no danger to life or limb, but final touches to building work are still progressing at the new York hotel and
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Christy Moore, Grand Opera House, York, May 30, 8pm, sold out
VETERAN Irish folk singer Christy Moore plays York for the first time since 2007 on Sunday. The show sold out predictably quickly, just as happened three years ago, and once more he will be accompanied by musician and record producer Declan Sinnott
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Jackson Browne, David Lindley: Love is Strange. (Inside Recordings?) *
BILLED as a long awaited collaboration, this chronicle of the pair’s 2006 tour of Spain is described by Jackson Browne as “a CD of some recorded moments, or perhaps a bridge, or a small door”. Hmm. Browne has long been revered as one of America’s
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York Carnival, June 6
YORK Carnival returns for a seventh gathering on June 6 with the theme of Going Wild. An NME-championed band will be joined by community groups and student societies for a vibrant festival of music, art drama and dance. “This year’s
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Peugeot 5008
HERE’S a happy coincidence for you. I had just taken possession of a diesel-engined Peugeot 5008 for a road test, and after an initial couple of days of driving and a thorough inspection of the interior was forming the opinion that this might be the best
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On the trail of ‘green’ scarecrows around Scarcroft Road
A SCARECROW festival is being held in York over the bank holiday weekend. The event will take place along Scarcroft Road and Bishopthorpe Road. More than 30 households have already signed up to make a green scarecrow from recycled materials.
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Driver’s plan to improve traffic flow at Bootham Bar junction
I am probably writing on behalf of many frustrated motorists who use one of York’s busiest roads, Bootham. All is usually fine until you get to around the area of St Peter’s School, because of the stupid filter light at the Bootham Bar junction.
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No Conservative/Lib Dem coalition confusion
I fail to understand Pamela Frankland’s confusion (Letters, May 25) on where I stand as regards the Conservative/Lib Dem coalition. My two letters merely pointed out the problems within this coalition and that, although I think it will fail,
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View of protests from ‘pointed end’
WITH reference to Sue Lister’s comments (Don’t demonise urge to dissent, Letters, May 24) with regard to police tactics used during a demonstration in January last year, first I concur that every responsible law-abiding citizen in this country retains
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Information stall to mark World Environment Day
A TEAM devoted to reducing York’s carbon footprint are preparing to attract more support to their cause. To mark World Environment Day on June 5, local activists will be setting up an information stall next to the new sculpture in Bishopthorpe Road
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Beating gridlock with cycling
Mr and Mrs Berwick, of Westminster Road, claimed (Letters, May 25) the Water End cycle scheme has been unsuccessful. They castigated Coun Galloway, the executive member for city strategy, for this claimed “fiasco” and suggested cyclists are “thin
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Wizard Of Oz at York Theatre Royal
WHAT a joy it was to traverse the yellow brick road at Saturday’s matinee of the Wizard Of Oz, at York Theatre Royal! Sheer magic from start to finish, from the orchestra, to the costumes, the colour was spectacular. How hard the cast worked
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Bearing the brunt of public service cuts
Once again, it looks like local councils, including York, will bear the brunt of the cuts that the Con-Lib coalition is making in public services. More than 20 per cent of the £6.5bn spending cuts announced this week will come from local government
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Questions over Labour leadership candidates
WITH more than 200 MPs, surely Labour could come up with a more profound list of leadership candidates. David and Ed Miliband studied politics at Oxford as their “career” choice; not elitist as they are Labour! Straight into Labour ranks as special
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Peasholme Green Centre demolition move leads to protests
So the city council’s excuse for destroying the Peasholme Green Centre is that they could find no sustainable future use for the building (Demolition day, The Press, May 26). Well, here’s some – student bedsits (ie a small hall of residence
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Poor public sector pay
I refer to the Soapbox letter of May 24, “Welcome to the real world of work”. I will use the term ill-informed rather than ignorant to describe its author. To accurately portray my point, I have picked a middle grade to reflect the salary of a
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White Rose of Yorkshire displayed correctly
I was sorry to read about the horse and carriage accident outside the Minster, as reported in The Press on Monday. But I was pleased to observe that the White Rose of Yorkshire displayed on the rear of the carriage was not upside down, as is often
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Ending building project logjam
It is clear to many in the business community that the council has had a lack of people with skill to deal with large-scale building projects. We only have to look at York Central, British Sugar, Hungate, the Barbican, the university swimming pool
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Soldiers should be covered by the Human Rights Act
I am shocked that Philip Roe believes the Human Rights Act should not apply to British soldiers on active service in Afghanistan (Letters, May 24). I know that, as he says, they have chosen a career that involves trying to inflict violent death
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Price of booze - don’t punish us for others’ misdeeds
In response to the letter by David Quarrie, how wrong he is to say that to increase the price of booze is a good thing (Rights and wrongs of booze price law, May 25). The 15 to 25-year-olds he refers to as the main problem to binge drinking will not
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“Ne’er cast a clout till May be out”
Remembering Peter May’s dry sense of humour when we were colleagues at Lloyd’s of London in the 1950s, I think he would have got a real kick from the Dale Minks inference that the “cast not a clout” phrase was attributed to Peter’s batting ability (
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Crucial decision on education
It is incomprehensible that the Liberal Democrats are now accepting the partial dismantling of state education, as outlined by Michael Gove. This is taking the “free market” to ludicrous heights. York has always been proud of its schools and does
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World Cup going to be a great sporting spectacle
THE 2010 FIFA World Cup takes place between June 11 and July 11 in South Africa. It is the first time the tournament has been hosted by a nation in the Confederation of African Football. Will the people of our nation be gripped by extra time and
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Making a boob
Knitted scarves, socks and tea cosies we’ve heard of. But knitted breasts? That is what a group of mothers in Somerset have been commissioned by the NHS to make. The Somerset Mothers’ Union has been asked to knit 150 of the woollen breasts.
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Healthy and exciting recipes by celebrity chef
Are Press readers looking into ways to get healthier for summer? Following a healthy diet doesn’t have to mean living on lettuce leaves and carrot sticks. We at World Cancer Research Fund have some fantastic recipes, created by celebrity chef Lesley
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Press player of year Mark Applegarth quits Knights
REIGNING Press Player of the Year Mark Applegarth has left York City Knights to play in Australia. The 25-year-old prop, who has been at the Knights since 2008, has been released at Huntington Stadium and will join New South Wales outfit Temora Dragons
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Djoumin Sangare agrees new York City deal
FANS’ favourite Djoumin Sangare has agreed to sign a new contract that will keep him at York City until Christmas. Frenchman Sangare, affectionately known as ‘Jimmy’ by City supporters, has accepted the six-month deal he was offered at the end of an
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Review: Millegro; Theatre Royal, York
York Contemporary Choir, as Millegro likes to dub itself, has been creating quite a buzz recently. So much so, in fact, that both stalls and dress circle were full for what was only its second appearance since formation last autumn. Its 60 voices
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Booking into café culture at York Central Library
THIS has been a momentous week, and I am not talking about Queen’s Speeches or £6 billion Government spending cuts. I am talking about the re-opening of York Central Library. It has been a bleak winter for bookworms like myself. First I was
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Dedication ceremonies for new trees on the banks of the River Ouse
CHILDREN from York attended dedication ceremonies for new trees on the banks of the River Ouse. Pupils from Fishergate Primary, St George’s and York Steiner Schools were invited to the event by community action group Friends Of The New Walk. By having
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New Visitor Information Centre opens at 1 Museum Street, York
VISITORS were given a special welcome to York when a new Visitor Information Centre opened in the city. Characters from the York Theatre Royal’s summer production The Wind In The Willows, opened the new centre at 1 Museum Street, alongside
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Royal Dragoon Guards prepare for deployment to Helmand Province in Afghanistan
Searing heat and clogging dust await Yorkshire soldiers in Afghanistan next week. MATT CLARK spoke to some of the troops before they leave. RAZOR-SHARP creases along his combat fatigues are uppermost in Trooper James Dalby's mind, because he and his
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York City Manager Martin Foyle plots third signing
YORK City manager Martin Foyle is confident a third summer signing, following the arrivals of Greg Young and Duane Courtney this week, can be concluded on his return from holiday next month. Said Foyle: “We have virtually agreed terms with a player,
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Inventor Dr Kin Kam reaches final of China-UK Entrepreneurship contest
IF the cap fits, then a York-trained physicist could win £10,000 in an international competition. Dr Kin Kam, who has invented a sports cap, called the iicap, which allows you to secure your spectacles or sunglasses below the peak, has beaten fierce
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Yorkshire family firms’ succession is studied
Research to discover how family businesses are coping with the key issue of management succession will be carried out throughout Yorkshire. Many family-run firms in the county have ageing owners and managers. The process of transition to the
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Solicitor to help lead Industrial Law Society
DAVID Scott, employment law solicitor for Minster Law of York, has been elected on to the Industrial Law Society’s executive committee. Mr Scott, who joined the industrial law society as a trainee solicitor in 1992, said being given the role was “a great
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Plea for united push for York community stadium
CAMPAIGNERS demanding a community stadium in York want a “clear, cross-party commitment” from city chiefs to build it within the next five years. James Waterson, chief at A Stadium For York – the fans’ body established to put pressure on City
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Super League veteran Brad Drew on the radar as Knights look to shake up squad
YORK City Knights have spoken to Huddersfield’s ace veteran, Brad Drew, about making a shock short-term move to Huntington Stadium. The Press can reveal new Knights director of rugby Dave Woods had a chat with his fellow Aussie during which they discussed
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Tributes to swimming ‘giant’ Alan Clarkson
ALAN CLARKSON, a leading official in British and International swimming for four decades, as well as a former England Commonwealth Games swimmer and official at five Olympic Games, has died suddenly in York Hospital following a heart attack. He was 73
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Simon Dyson’s solid start to Madrid Open
TSAR of par Simon Dyson was back in imperious form in the opening salvoes of the Madrid Open. The York-born ace, whose bid for Ryder Cup selection was significantly improved when he tied for 34th place in the BMW PGA Championship last week,
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Cyclist "critical" with head injuries after bus crash on Fulford Road
Updated: A WOMAN cyclist from York is today fighting for her life in Leeds General Hospital after she and a bus collided on a major York road. Police are appealing for witnesses who were in the area at the time. The cyclist, a 40-year-old
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York Cricket Club to face Sheffield United and Appleby Frodingham
YORK Cricket Club are not getting carried away with their start to the season despite topping the Solly Sports Yorkshire ECB County Premier League. The Clifton Parkers are on their travels this weekend, taking on Sheffield United tomorrow before meeting
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Yorkshire pace bowler Ajmal Shahzad available for Roses action
Yorkshire have been given a major boost ahead of the weekend’s Roses clash with Lancashire after the ECB allowed Ajmal Shahzad to leave the England squad. It means the seamer is available for selection for the Tykes’ next County Championship fixture
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Yorkshire return to top of LV= County Championship division one after Hampshire draw
When Andrew Gale took over as Yorkshire captain this season he promised attacking cricket, but there was little evidence of that as the Tykes’ LV= County Championship clash with Hampshire turned into a tedious draw. Morning rain was the biggest reason
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Middleham Stables Open Day raises £14,000 for charities
The Middleham Stables Open Day will again take centre stage next year – as organisers handed over £14,000 in charity cheques raised from the annual tour of racing yards. The event, perennially threatened by the possibility of racing being introduced
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Look Busy can be the prize pick of day at Beverley races
Look Busy, the shining star of Alan Berry’s Lancashire yard, makes the journey across the Pennines tomorrow seeking her third course win at Beverley. The £17,000 Brantingham Conditions Stakes, run over five furlongs and the richest race on the card,
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Sales strategy OK by O’Keeffe
NOTHING thrills Jedd O’Keeffe more than the drama of the sales ring. For the keeper of the historic Brecongill Stables, in Middleham, unearthing a bargain and careful wheeling and dealing is what the game is all about. O’Keeffe has been training from
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Carpvale Doubles joy for Craig and Liam Winter
Father and son team Craig and Liam Winter enjoyed a great session on peg ‘A’ at Carpvale Doubles. They shared 14 fish in a 48-hour session. The fish fell to fishmeal boilies over a bed of particles, with the best by dad Craig two pounds heavier than
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Tony Stephenson shines in angling open at Langwith Lakes
Bethany’s Lake produced the leaders in Sunday’s angling open at Langwith Lakes of which Tony Stephenson did best with an 89lb 14oz tally from peg 17. Stephenson fished pellet across to the island to take a rake of carp to 3lb as did runner-up Chris
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York family devastated by death of dad-of-two, 35
A HEARTBROKEN family have spoken of their devastation after a dad-of-two was killed on his motorbike, only minutes after tucking his young children into bed. Hundreds of friends and family were expected to gather today at the funeral of Phillip Jackson
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Top City of York Council jobs are allocated
THE chair and vice chairs of all City of York Council committees for the 2010/11 council year have been chosen. Lib Dem Council leader Coun Andrew Waller chairs both the executive and urgency committee, with Coun Carol Runciman (LibDem deputy
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Former train driver, 91, reunited with his fireman
A SECOND World War veteran’s wish come true during a surprise reunion with two of his oldest and dearest friends. Caleb Priestley drove trains in Iran during the Second World War, and had often told friends how he wished to ride the rails with his old
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Man had 20 indecent images of children on computer
A MAN who was found with 20 indecent images of children on his home computer wept in court as he was given a six-month suspended prison sentence. Andrew Morris, 47, of Bridge Garth, South Milford, was told he had brought shame on himself and his family
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Police confirm Claudia Lawrence link
POLICE have confirmed that the latest operation in the hunt for Claudia Lawrence was triggered after detectives traced a man who knew the missing York chef. Search teams combed a house and grounds in a two-day operation earlier this week in
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A64 Mercedes driver ‘was watching the road’
A DRIVER has said he did not know what speed he was travelling at when his car hit a barrier in an A64 crash which led to the deaths of two young women. Tien Cheng told York Crown Court he was concentrating on the road rather than looking at the speedometer
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Warning over quality of East Coast sea water
ROBIN Hood’s Bay is one of three beaches in our region at risk of failing even the most basic water quality tests within the next five years. The Marine Conservation Society’s Good Beach Guide shows that Withernsea and Bridlinton South beach, as well
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Runaway shire horse now off duty
HENRY, the shire horse who galloped through York city centre after breaking free of his carriage, has been taken off duties while licensing chiefs continue to investigate the incident. An appeal has gone out for members of the public who saw the horse
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Funding row over new University of York swimming pool
A POLITICAL row has broken out over proposed plans to secure an extra £1 million in funding for York’s new swimming pool. Plans for the new swimming pool and sports facility, which will be part of the campus expansion at Heslington East, will be formally
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Change of office hours will save Selby District Council £35k
SELBY District Council is changing the opening hours of its Access Selby and Tadcaster offices in order to save £35,000. From July 5, the Access Selby office will be open from 9.30am until 4pm, except Wednesdays when it will retain its 10am start.
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Pupils learn about horseracing as part of York Cares Kids’ College
PUPILS at Fishergate Primary School in York learned how to ride like jockeys on a mechanical horse brought into the school as part of York Cares Kids’ College. York Cares, a collaboration between businesses and the University of York, arranges volunteers
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Worth passing on.
These are classified ads, which were actually placed in a U.S. newspaper: FREE YORKSHIRE TERRIER. 8 years old. Hateful little bastard. Bites!. FREE PUPPIES. 1/2 Cocker Spaniel, 1/2 sneaky neighbour's dog. FREE PUPPIES. Mother, a Kennel
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90 York households to watch World Cup on black and white TVs
FORTY years since the first World Cup was screened in colour, almost 90 households in York are set to watch the 2010 tournament in good old black and white, it was revealed today. TV Licensing says next Monday will mark the 40th anniversary of a transformation
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Micklegate Bar Museum marks relaunch with gruesome trip down York’s memory lane
Events to celebrate the relaunch of Micklegate Bar Museum by York Archaeological Trust will get under way this weekend, taking visitors on a gruesome trip down York’s memory lane. Among the three Wars Of The Roses events taking place on Saturday and
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Awards presented to dedicated St John Ambulance medics
Selby St John Ambulance division held its annual presentation evening at Selby Town Hall for the first time. The awards were presented by Lorna Brown, county staff officer (youth) and David Porter, deputy county president. A special award for the
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Selby pupils invited to charity gig at London’s O2 Arena
STUDENTS from a Selby area school are among 14,000 pupils from across England who have been invited to a free charity concert at London’s O2 Arena. Twelve pupils from Barlby High School will be travelling to the capital on Tuesday, July 13, to celebrate
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Sue Galloway sworn in as new Lord Mayor of York
THE streets of York echoed to the sound of mediaeval music and guide dogs paraded in honour of the first person to have held the posts of Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress. Westfield ward councillor Sue Galloway took the oath of office to become the city’
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Mildred Grove in Holgate to benefit from cold-calling crackdown
COLD-CALLERS could be about to become a thing of the past for one York community after councillors backed plans to introduce a new crackdown on salesmen. Residents in Mildred Grove, in the Holgate ward, made the call for their street to be given the
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Miss York finalist speaks of inspirational brother
ONE of the 20 finalists in this year’s Miss York contest has told how her young brother’s successful battle with cancer has been her inspiration. Victoria Newton, 22, embarked on a career with Macmillan Cancer Research after seeing her brother Tom, 15
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Haxby Road to close for resurfacing work
PART of one of York’s busiest roads will be closed next week as a major resurfacing operation gets under way. The first phase of the work will begin on Tuesday and lead to Haxby Road being closed to traffic from Greenfields to the Haley’s Terrace roundabout
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Goths to head to York for July music festival
HUNDREDS of goths from all over the country are expected to head to York for a music festival weekend this summer. Organisers say DV8Fest, which takes place from July 15 to July 18, will be the country’s premier goth music festival. A spokesman
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Academies plan gets lukewarm response from York head teachers
HEAD TEACHERS in York have given a cool response to Government proposals to allow primary and secondary schools to become academies. Education Secretary Michael Gove is writing to all head teachers offering them the chance to be directly funded
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“Non-runner” to take part in York 10k in aid of cystic fibrosis charity
HER husband and sister-in law both suffer with cystic fibrosis (CF), now this self-confessed York “non-runner” is stepping up her preparations to take part in a race to raise funds for others affected by the disease. York teaching assistant Emily Birkinshaw
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York teenagers train as defence firefighters at RAF Linton on Ouse
TWO York teenagers have undertaken work experience with a difference, spending two weeks at RAF Linton on Ouse, north of York, training as defence firefighters. Year 10 pupils Peter Ritchey, 15, of Huntington School and Joe Moisley, 14, of Canon Lee
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Views sought over sites for 2,000 houses in East Yorkshire
RESIDENTS and businesses are being invited to express their views on potential sites for thousands of homes in East Yorkshire. In Pocklington, a newly-unveiled East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s blueprint states 1,079 more homes are required in the
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Anne McIntosh wins Thirsk and Malton for the Conservatives
CONSERVATIVE candidate Anne McIntosh has swept to victory in the delayed General Election poll for the new Thirsk and Malton seat. Ms McIntosh, who was the Tory MP for the old Vale of York constituency before boundary changes came into force
