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Two arrested in York shooting investigation
TWO youths suspected of shooting a woman with an airgun in a York street have been arrested by police. Officers are now thanking the local community who they say provided vital information about the incident in Acomb, which led to the two young men being
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Riverside units in York up for sale
FOR SALE: Two buildings on nearly an acre of riverside land in York right on the flood plain. The City of York Council is calling for expressions of interest in what was the former Parkside Commercial Centre in Terry Avenue. Most of the 20 start-ups
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Thai-boxer Rich Cadden sets up coaching business
FORMER railway worker and Thai-boxing champion, Rich Cadden, has been going to Thailand twice a year for the past 14 years learning from the performance of elite Thai-boxers and bringing those skills back to the UK. Now he’s using the skills of expert
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Latest business appointments
MARK Day, partner at Langleys Solicitors, York, has been appointed as the regional liaison officer (chairman) of the York Collaborative Family Law Group. The organisation, which aims to help couples work together to manage their divorce and separation
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Wines ideal for the holiday weekend
The terms easy drinking, approachable and crowd pleasing appear in my wine notes from time to time. They mean pretty much the same thing but sometimes I’m left thinking how I would actually define an easy style of wine. And as drinking wine is supposed
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John Yeomans and Janet Cochrane set up Ride Yorkshire
TWO horse lovers with strong links to the tourism industry are promoting Yorkshire’s equestrian scene in an attempt to boost tourism and rural diversification. John Yeomans, chairman of Visit York, and Janet Cochrane, of the International Centre for
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Redundancies – how to get it right
WITH the economic downturn showing slow signs of improving, how do you correctly make redundancies? Redundancy is one of the most traumatic events an employee may experience and it is no plain sailing for an employer either. Announcement of
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Former Norton post office gets new lease of life
A RYEDALE post office which was forced to close amid a round of Government cuts is to be turned into a restaurant. The Norton branch was one of 2,500 to be axed in 2008, meaning customers in the town have since had to use outlets in Malton
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Helen Goodwin, Made You Look!
STRUGGLING retailers – beware of including your window display in your cutbacks to survive. It’s an essential marketing tool. The last thing you want in your competitive world is for customers to “walk on by” rather than “walk in and buy”. That is the
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Christine Maskill, Customer Feedback Services
IT makes perfect sense – a start-up firm helping start-ups. Well, that is what Christine Maskill’s Customer Feedback Services does, but it is hardly the blind leading the blind, given her vast experience in training, research and evaluation of small
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Sharon Winfield, Bolsita
TELL Sharon Winfield how some men sneer at women’s handbags as irrelevant fetishes and she laughs. “Men just don’t get it, but women know what is important!” And there are enough women around sustaining the success of her York venture both as makers
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Lauren Heslop, Lu Lu Lime yoga
ONE time, in her early 20s, Lauren Heslop of Escrick was in showbiz working behind the scenes as a researcher for some of the UK’s most popular soaps and television dramas, rubbing shoulders with the likes of David Jason, James Corden and Bruce
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SimVenture scores in South Africa
ENGLAND has already scored a goal in the business world in South Africa, with York entrepreneur Peter Harrington besieged by the media in Johannesburg over his product, SimVenture. The computer business game devised by Peter and his brother, Paul, has
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Selby Business show sell-out
MORE than 30 exhibitors will converge on Carlton Towers, near Selby, on June 8 for the Selby Business Show, organised by the Selby Chamber. The response has exceeded last year’s, which was when the show was first launched, and Katy Johnson, of the Selby
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Yorkshire Bank charity night pulls in £3,000
A TOTAL of £3,000 was raised at a special charity race night organised by Yorkshire Bank North Yorkshire Financial Solutions Centre (FSC) in Harrogate. Ninety people from North Yorkshire businesses attended the event at the Yorkshire Hotel, Harrogate
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Web printing portal launched
PRINT Yorkshire has formed a partnership with Garnett Dickinson Global to launch a web portal that will bring together the region’s buyers and print suppliers. Described as an e-commerce solution by printers for printers, www.PrintYorkshirePortal.com
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Julie Lodrick, Principal, The Mount School, York
IT HAS been eight months since Julie Lodrick was appointed principal of The Mount School in York and she is still loving every minute of it. Of course, independent girls schools like hers, which started in 1785, are in essence businesses, but not like
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Getting the best financial advice
DON’T take financial advice from banks. That is the controversial warning from a top independent financial adviser in York. Stuart Matheson, of Grosvenor Financial Consultants, in Swinegate launched his stinging attack on bank advisers following the
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Working together to ease congestion in York
ALTERNATIVE ways to control traffic congestion in York are being sought by the City of York Council after the Government announced cuts to transport funding. Speaking to York and North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce members at a business forum
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Let’s get down to cutting red tape for our local businesses
Last week George Osborne and David Laws announced where the first £6bn of public spending cuts will be made. At present, exact detail of how the cuts will affect individual departments remains hazy and it appears that deeper cuts are soon to follow
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Aviva Life retirement plan TV advertising campaign
SERRIED rows of Aviva Life employees at their workstations on one of the giant open plan floors at Wellington Row, York, stopped to whoop and applaud. They were cheering none other than themselves and why not? The huge research, project planning, management
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Knights chiefs sweating on injury to Jordan Ross
YORK City Knights are sweating on the fitness of in-form second-row Jordan Ross – amid fears he could be out for the season. Ross was helped off the field in the second half of the Knights’ thrilling 24-22 Championship One win over previously unbeaten
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Mark and Clare Oglesby restore Goldsborough Hall as exclusive wedding venue
A TELECOMS entrepreneur who has entered the hospitality business, almost by accident, is taking the competition head on. Mark and Clare Oglesby bought and invested in a stately home near Harrogate after falling in love with the building. Four years
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Choose2Reuse Fashion Show at York Racecourse
Jenny Steel, left, and Nicola Hayes wear hats designed by John Quinell-Hill at the Choose2Reuse Fashion Show held at York Racecourse. The Choose2Reuse campaign aims to prevent quality reusable items being thrown away by working in partnership
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Tommy Cannon opens Selby Young Carers' new community room
Selby Young Carers were thrilled when comedian Tommy Cannon made a surprise appearance to celebrate the opening of their eagerly awaited new community room. TBarratt Yorkshire East teamed up with Selby Hands of Hope and donated more than £20,000 to
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Murph’s Monkey Party win St Oswald’s CE Primary School election
The winners of St Oswald’s CE Primary School election, Murph’s Monkey Party. Clockwise from back left, Prime Minister Ryan Betts, Harry Todd, Amina Rizvi, Natasha Carter and Ben Grayson, all members of the Cabinet. By winning a mock election, Murph
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Chris Varley steers York Lokos to victory against Milford Marlins
YORK Lokos toppled previously unbeaten RL Conference Yorkshire division leaders Milford Marlins 20-14. The York side piled on the pressure in the early stages, but had a try ruled out when Ben Dent was adjudged to have knocked on while competing
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York Cricket Club beat Appleby Frodingham by eight wickets
LEADERS York Cricket Club beat hosts Appleby Frodingham by eight wickets in the Solly Sports Yorkshire ECB County Premier League. Tom Bartram took 5-64 and Nick Kay 4-32 as Frodingham were all out for 139 in 29.4 overs. Duncan Snell then hit
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Simon Dyson drops two places in world rankings
YORK golfer Simon Dyson has dropped two places in the world rankings to 70th place. The 32-year-old, pictured, fell from 68th despite finishing joint tenth in the Madrid Masters at the weekend. Dyson won 25,425 euros to keep him in sixth place in
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Joe Lumb XI under-17s in winning form
THE Hunters York & District Senior Cricket League Joe Lumb XI bagged their second win in two matches as they beat Huddersfield by four wickets with four overs to spare at Stamford Bridge. The York under-17s restricted Huddersfield to 164-9 from their
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Haxby United looking for back-to-back Minster Engineering Football League titles
RESURGENT Haxby United are already plotting back-to-back titles after winning the York Minster Engineering Football League premier division for the first time in 27 years. United beat 2009 champions 8-0 in their final game to clinch the top flight
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Lancashire take control in Roses clash at Headingley
Lancashire all-rounder Tom Smith had a day to remember to put Yorkshire under the cosh on the third day of the Roses clash at Headingley yesterday. Smith, a former England under-19s and ECB Academy player, recorded a maiden LV= County Championship century
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Slip beat Beeswing in York John Smith’s Ladies Darts League
ROZ Kerr fired a 180 in a 21-dart leg as Slip beat visitors Beeswing 7-2 in York John Smith’s Ladies Darts League division one. While Slip remain in mid-table, Burnholme went top as Toni Smallwood and Marj Pearson led a ton-up assault on visitors Cueball
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Selby Bowling Club's annual presentation ceremony
A HOST of prizes were handed out at the annual presentation ceremony for Selby Bowling Club’s indoor section. President Brian Allington is pictured, above centre, with the top award winners – singles champion Roger Wood and 91-up champion Anne Whitehead
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Poppleton brush aside Dunnington in IT Sports Mixed Doubles Tennis League
DUNNINGTON brushed aside potential title rivals Poppleton as they continued to blaze a trail at the top of division one in the IT Sports Mixed Doubles Tennis League. Trevor Loten and Nicola Mooney won 29 games for the leaders as they made it four wins
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Pair get newcomers David Lloyd up and running in Men’s Tennis League
MATCH-WINNERS Ben Orton and Steve McNichol snatched a first top flight win for David Lloyd at Bubwith in the Tyke Petroleum Men’s Tennis League. The duo won 9-3 in the final rubber to complete a thrilling 55-53 victory. Elsewhere in division one
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Poppleton injury hands ladies tennis league victory to Dunnington
INJURY-HIT Poppleton handed division one leaders Dunnington their third win on the trot in the Fulford Ladies Invitation Tennis League. Belinda Turnbull and her daughter, Rebecca, had three good wins for Poppleton, but Popp were forced to concede 19
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York golf stalwart John Gledhill dies aged 78
JOHN GLEDHILL, a former secretary manager of Fulford Golf Club and president of the York Union of Golf Clubs, has died in York after a long illness. He was 78. Born in York, Gledhill went to Nunthorpe Grammar School before becoming a teacher at Carr
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Woman suffers broken bones in street robbery terror
A YOUNG woman suffered severe facial injuries and a broken hand after a violent street robbery in York city centre. And an 18-year-old man needed hospital treatment after a separate mugging less than 24 hours earlier. The 27-year-old woman
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Champion jockey Ryan Moore warms up for Epsom Derby with Ripon tilt
Champion jockey Ryan Moore, a rare visitor to Ripon, can make his presence felt at Yorkshire’s Garden Racecourse tomorrow evening. Moore, who come Saturday will be aboard Workforce in the Epsom Derby, has ridden in only two races at Ripon in the last
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Clifton Green cycle lane project ‘a success’
TRANSPORT chiefs who have hailed a controversial York cycling scheme a success are set to look at ways of easing the traffic problems it has created. The introduction of a cycle lane at Clifton Green junction last year, the cost of which ultimately
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Don’t miss out on swimming pool chance
Over recent years and months Labour councillors have lamented the lack of swimming facilities in the city. Yet now a proposal has been put forward to build a competition-standard pool, suitable for the general public and the city’s elite swimmers
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Organised gangs blamed for thefts from stately homes
TWO of North Yorkshire’s most famous stately homes have been listed among a string of historic properties at the centre of a crimewave. The Art Newspaper has produced a rundown of how organised gangs are setting their sights on ancient houses across
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Power and principle
I refer to the letter from Coun D’Agorne (Tables turned?, Letters, May 20). I remember the negotiations surrounding a possible “rainbow coalition” for City of York Council in May 2007. Coun D’Agorne was desperate for such a coalition so that he
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End the benefits giveaway
The benefits system was brought in to help those in need to reach a basic level of living. Quite rightly, it ended poverty for those people who, for whatever reason, found themselves at the lower end of the economic pile. It was a safety net. Over
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Doubts on powers
Coun Simpson-Laing (Use powers to provide homes, Soapbox, May 29) calls on City of York Council to use powers to seize empty properties and bring them back into use. She cites the example of Selby District Council, which aims to take over 300 empty
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Congratulations to Anne McIntosh
I am pleased Anne 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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Dunkirk memories
Watching the weekend TV broadcast commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Dunkirk evacuation, my memory took me back to the spring of 1940 when I was an 11-year-old evacuee. Each day we would go to Folkestone harbour to watch the soldiers of the
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Deep blue sea
SINCE the election success of Anne McIntosh (Con) in the new Thirsk and Malton constituency, the wide and deep blue sea of North Yorkshire must appear oceanic to the likes of Hugh Bayley (Lab, York Central). Ben Gunn was only marooned for three
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What global warming?
After three weeks in Scotland dealing with sleet, snow and hailstones, requiring the central heating on 24/7, I returned to York in sunshine – wonder of wonders! However, my relief was short lived. After two days the weather returned to what
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Bank holiday misery for motorists
MOTORISTS faced bank holiday misery on the roads around York. Traffic heading eastbound from York on the A64 yesterday was bumper to bumper between Grimston Bar and the Hopgrove roundabout as day-trippers headed to the coast. Meanwhile, motorists in
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Dentist jumps off 200ft bungee tower for charity
A YORK dentist has experienced the level of fear some people feel before having their teeth examined – by jumping off a 200ft bungee tower. Chris Leeson, 28, who runs Woodthorpe, Bishopthorpe and Copmanthorpe Dental Practices, raised £1,300, by leaping
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Was folk hero Robin really a hood?
With all the hype about the latest Robin Hood film, it reminded me of those halcyon days as a child watching Richard Greene romping around Sherwood Forest in his monochrome Lincoln Green tights, and the whoosh, thud of his arrow hitting the tree in the
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Football fan sent to prison after play-off violence
A FOOTBALL fan has been given a ten-month prison sentence following a post-match brawl in which brooms and mobs were hurled at police. The fights followed a non-league match between Luton Town and York City on May 3. Anders Johansen
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York man scoops £1m on lottery
A LUCKY man from York is more than a million pounds richer after striking the lottery jackpot. The mystery man, believed to be from the Haxby area of the city, is thought to have won well over a million pounds either through the National Lottery
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Train delayed due to drifts of dandelions
THE seeds of a common garden weed have delayed a train operated by York-based rail company Grand Central. Grand Central, which operates services from Sunderland and Bradford to London Kings Cross, said airborne dandelion seeds caused disruption to one
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Extra £1.6m for East Yorkshire road repairs
COUNCIL bosses in East Yorkshire are set to approve an extra £1.6 million to repair roads damaged by an increasing amount of traffic and two severe winters. East Riding of Yorkshire Council approved an additional £650,000 for highways maintenance earlier
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North Yorkshire-based soldiers protect village in Afghanistan
BRITISH soldiers based in North Yorkshire have been rebuilding and protecting a village in Afghanistan. Royal Dragoon Guards from Catterick Garrison, including soldiers from York and North Yorkshire, have arrived in Helmand Province. The cavalry soldiers
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Residents call for review of lane alternations following Fulford Road cycling accident
ANGER is growing among York residents about changes to the layout of a road near their homes in the wake of an accident which left a cyclist fighting for her life. The 40-year-old suffered serious head injuries in a collision with a bus in Fulford Road
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Grin and bear it
JUST AS the new Government experiences one of the speediest ministerial resignations on record it may seem a little odd, even perverse, to still have issues with the previous lot, but I’m afraid I have some unfinished business with our former PM.
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Travellers move on to Grimston Bar Park&Ride site
TRAVELLERS set up a camp beside a car park east of York over the bank holiday weekend. The travellers moved a number of caravans on to a site next to Grimston Bar Park&Ride site, off Hull Road. Their arrival comes shortly after a camp
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Selby firm sold for £2.6 million
A HISTORIC Selby seeds business has been bought by a Welsh agricultural firm. Woodheads Seeds, a seed processing and supply business based at Pease Farm, Little Airmyn, was sold for £2.6 million to Wynnstay Group, a £215 million-turnover business
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Children embarrassed by their parents
At what age do children become embarrassed by their parents? “Park around the corner, mum,” my youngest daughter told me as I set off back to school after her dental appointment. “You WILL park around the corner, won’t you?” she added a few seconds
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Review: Opera North in Rusalka; Grand Theatre, Leeds
Nearly seven years after the Olivia Fuchs production of Dvorak’s fairy tale was first seen in Leeds, it is surprising to find as many as six of the original ten principals returning for its revival. But it was a highly successful show: perhaps if
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Try out eyelash extensions during Fenwick's Beauty Week
I’M not an envious person, but if I were to play body swap shop, I know what I’d want. Forget long Amazonian legs or a firm and generous pair of boobs – I’d take long eyelashes anytime. My seven-year-old daughter has an amazing set – inherited from
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The Basis team in Selby receives £1.5m funding boost
AN organisation which has helped hundreds of groups receive funding worth £1.5 million is holding a celebratory event. The Basis team, which is based at Community House in Portholme Road, Selby, was set up to help local clubs, groups and organisations
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Protest over Gaza convoy ‘massacre’
PROTESTERS gathered in the centre of York to voice their anger after up to 15 people were killed and 50 injured when Israeli commandos stormed a convoy of aid ships to the Gaza Strip. The Parliament Street demonstration was hurriedly arranged after armed
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Widow to climb three Yorkshire Peaks to raise awareness for road safety charity
A WIDOW whose husband died while walking back to York from the Leeds Festival plans to mark the first anniversary of his death by scaling the three Yorkshire Peaks. Kim Kennedy, of Acomb, wants to raise awareness and funds for the national road safety
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Police to offer speeding motorists course alternative to prosecution
SPEEDING motorists are being given the chance to go back to the classroom to learn about the dangers of breaking the speed limit. North Yorkshire Police are introducing speed courses in a bid to create a better understanding of the effects
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The Gallery nightclub's opening times extended
ONE of York’s biggest nightclubs is to be allowed to stay open later after its bosses gave guarantees that it is to continue operating. The Gallery in Clifford Street will now be able to serve alcohol to revellers for an hour longer and remain open for
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Lightning Seeds to headline Forest of Galtres Festival
WITH the World Cup starting later this month, the organisers of the Forest of Galtres Festival look like they’ve scored a winner with their headline act. Organisers of the event in Crayke, near Easingwold, have booked the Lightning Seeds for Saturday
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Royal Salute to mark Queen's coronation
THE coronation of Her Majesty the Queen will be celebrated in York this week with a Royal Salute. The Royal Salute will be fired in Museum Gardens tomorrow by a 28-strong firing party from 53 (Louisburg) Battery, 5 Regiment Royal Artillery based at
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York couple celebrate wedding anniversary at restaurant reopening
A YORK couple were special guests at the reopening of a well-known restaurant - 33 years after celebrating their wedding reception there. Edwin and Jennifer Simpson married on May 28, 1977, at York Register Office before holding the reception at the
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The Beeswing pub in Hull Road reopens
REGULARS at a York pub are getting a real buzz after it reopened its doors following a massive revamp. The Beeswing, in Hull Road, has been transformed into a “fresh and modern” meeting place for all, said new landlady Zoe Nichol. She said the pub
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Bank Holiday events draw the crowds
CROWDS turned out to a rich variety of Bank Holiday Monday events held in York and the surrounding area. Visitors to Duncombe Park, near Helmsley, tried their hands at archery, browsed a craft fair and farmers’ market and watched equestrian competitions
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University of York's joy at ‘top ten’ ranking
ONE of York’s universities has risen into the “top ten” academic rankings across the UK, a new survey claims. The University of York was placed ninth out of 113 institutions across the country in The Times newspaper’s Good University Guide. The new
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New vice-chancellor says York St John University well set to tackle tough times
THE new vice-chancellor of York St John University has described it as a “true gem” with the strength to tackle tough times ahead. Professor David Fleming has wide experience of university leadership, most recently as deputy vice-chancellor of Sunderland
