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Darts ace Chris Thompson draws Ronnie Baxter in third round of UK Open
ACOMB arrows ace Chris Thompson has been drawn against two-time World Championship runner-up Ronnie Baxter in the third round of the UK Open. Thompson was in sparkling form as he defeated Justin Pipe 6-4 at Bolton's Reebok Stadium last night but
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One week on: York crash cyclist still critical
A CYCLIST remains in a critical condition tonight, a week on from the accident in York which left her with serious head injuries. Police have renewed their appeals for information about last Thursday’s accident outside Imphal Barracks in Fulford
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Simon Dyson makes steady start to Wales Open
YORK golfer Simon Dyson carded a level par first round of 71 in the Wales Open. The 32-year-old was tied for 41st place in the European Tour event at Celtic Manor, the venue for October's Ryder Cup. Having dropped a shot at the par four first hole
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Thieves steal robots in Selby raid
ROBOTS worth nearly half-a-million pounds have been stolen in a heist at a Selby District factory. The thieves snatched nine aluminium Pick and Place Robot Heads, used in the production of plastic containers, in a six-minute raid at Constar International
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Police in York hunt two missing men
POLICE are searching for two men who have gone missing in York. The first man, Steven Gaffney, 39, works for Royal Mail. He was last seen by his friends at the Tiger public house in Haxby at around 2.30pm on Bank Holiday Monday. The last time he made
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East Yorks prisoner rioter back behind bars
POLICE have vowed to pursue wanted men for as long as it takes, after a fugitive prisoner rioter was finally put back behind bars. William Edmonds, 49, spent 12 years on the run after his part in the 1998 Full Sutton Prison riot, which caused
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York grandmother's painful Dunkirk anniversary memories
For one York grandmother, the anniversary of Dunkirk brings back painful memories. STEPHEN LEWIS reports. IT was a Wednesday, the day Alfred Knight died. Wednesday May 29, 1940. His daughter Wendy Fox knows that, because one of the family heirlooms
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York telecom firm’s £1m boost from World Cup partnership
WHATEVER the outcome of the World Cup, Cellhire of York will be a winner. The Clifton Park-based mobile solutions specialist, which is renowned for getting around expensive “roaming” charges abroad, has agreed a strategic partnership with the South African
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Co-operative Bank uses cycling advertisement to raise profile
THE Co-operative Bank in York has stepped up its marketing campaign to attract new current account customers. The bank raised its profile with a cycling advertisement and its team hit the streets to track down potential new customers. Hichem Turki,
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Foreign investment projects in Yorkshire double
YORKSHIRE is good at attracting foreign investment projects, but not so good when it comes to spotting export opportunities. That seems to be the conclusion of two separate reports. One, by the professional firm Ernst & Young, shows that foreign investment
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Duane Courtney aims to relaunch League career with York City
YORK City’s new right-back Duane Courtney believes he has joined a club that can match his desire for League football. Courtney, 25, has signed for the Minstermen after turning down a new contact offer with mid-table Blue Square Premier rivals
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York chosen as London 2012 training camp for Gambia
ATHLETES from the Gambia will make York their home in 2012 after signing a deal to base their pre-Olympic games camp in the Minster city. A memorandum of understanding was signed in the African country last week and Lawrence Bruce, executive director
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Mike Embleton set for his Knights debut tonight
MIKE EMBLETON is set to play for York City Knights reserves tonight – and he could be a shock call-up to the first team’s cup quarter-final on Sunday. The York Acorn ARLC captain has now signed for the club – The Press revealed last week he was going
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Released Knights forward in line for York Lokomotive debut
CARL BARROW is set for his York Lokomotive ARLC debut on Saturday after having his release from York City Knights confirmed. The forward goes into the Lokos’ squad that hosts Rotherham Giants looking to push on up the RL Conference Yorkshire
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Beating the elements pays dividends for Copmanthorpe in Vale Cricket League clash
INVESTMENT paid off for Copmanthorpe as they beat Heworth in the only HPH York Vale Cricket League first division game to defy Saturday’s rain. The Barons Crescent club bought a flat full pitch cover in the winter and it was put out on Friday night to
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Clint McKay hoping to be a big hit for Yorkshire alongside Herschelle Gibbs in Twenty20 opener
Twenty20 has been good for Clint McKay – and now the Australian fast bowler is hoping he can be good for Yorkshire. McKay will make his White Rose debut in their Friends Provident T20 opener against Derbyshire at Headingley tonight after signing on
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Ex-Pickering Town chairman Tony Dunning to be honoured
PICKERING Town will honour late chairman Tony Dunning at a pre-season friendly against Whitby Town at Mill Lane on Tuesday, August 3 (7.30pm). The game has been arranged to commemorate the official renaming of the main stand as the Tony Dunning Stand
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Dad praises neighbour who saved his daughters from blazing pub
A FATHER has paid an emotional tribute to an heroic neighbour who rescued his two daughters from a blazing pub. Doug Smith, 23, sprang into action when he spotted the fire at the New Inn in Long Street, Easingwold, and saw landlord Steve Reel
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RJF Homes Beckett Football League annual general meeting
THE annual general meeting of the RJF Homes Beckett Football League will be held at Kirkbymoorside Golf Club on Monday, June 7, at 8pm. Pickering Town Knights, an open-age extension of the Pikes’ junior set-up, have applied to join the league
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Acomb crash out of CIU Bowls Evening League Knockout Cup
HOLDERS Acomb were dumped out of the CIU Bowls Evening League Knockout Cup at the preliminary round stage by Clarence. The game was tied after 18 ends and newcomers Clarence won after each rink played an extra end, booking a first round tie against South
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Lettings: houses with gardens
Ah, high summer on the way, England in the World Cup, Yorkshire in the cricket and hopes of barbecue weather… just the time of the year for garden parties (or at the very least relaxing in your own space). Which is why we’ve turned our attention this
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Property focus: homes with the wow factor
You would have to do more than time travel to find a home as striking as the one we feature on this week’s front page… but we have turned up a trio of homes which give Court Green a run for its money. All have something of the wow factor about them
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Racing driver Ashley Slights seals sponsorship deal Swift Group Limited
EVERYTHING is going right for rising motorsport star Ashley Slights – on and off the track. The 17-year-old driver heads into this month’s fourth round of the British Trial and Rally Drivers Association Rally First championship fresh from his first
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Israel disregards international law
I WAS one of those who stood in St Sampson’s Square (The Press, June 1) protesting against the killing of members of the Palestinian aid convoy by the Israeli military. Once more Israel has proved its shameless disregard not only for the international
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Keeping meerkats as pets
I WAS shocked to learn that UK meerkats were being kept as domestic pets (The Press, May 31). If they have large claws, sharp teeth that can destroy furniture and carpets – slap an ASBO on ‘em! The TV commercial Russian meerkat wears a smoking jacket
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Using Monk Stray
WITH reference to the letter from Jean Frost (Stray questions, May 29), there has been a mutual agreement between the Freeman of the City and the council since 1958 for Monks Stray to be used as an open space for the benefit and enjoyment of the citizens
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Cycle concerns on Fulford Road
I WAS saddened to read about the accident to the cyclist near to the Imphal Barracks and I share the concerns of local residents about the recent changes to the road layout. A few minutes observation near the bus stop at Fulford Cross will quickly
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Dangerous driving at Monks Cross
I WISH to raise public awareness of incidents of dangerous driving on the Monks Cross link road, particularly around the roundabout to the retail park. Recently, I was travelling towards Monks Cross when I encountered another driver cutting across
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Tim Pitt’s gelding looking for a hat-trick at Wetherby races
NORTON trainer Tim Pitt takes a familiar route with Nothingbutthetruth this evening in the hope that his in-form gelding can complete a notable hat-trick of wins. Following successes at Wetherby in April and in May, Nothingbutthetruth returns to the
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Tatty student lets in Hull Road
WITH regard to student accommodation at Osbaldwick, I wrote last year about the dreadful state of property and gardens, especially on the Hull Road. Planners must ensure landlords see the properties are kept in decent condition. It is unfair on
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Huntington treasure hunt a success
Hunt a success THE trustees would like to thank everyone who supported the treasure hunt around Huntington village. The event raised more than £600 towards a new central heating boiler for Huntington Memorial Hall. The winning team, drawn at random,
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All praise to wonderful volunteers
ONE in three of us is diagnosed with cancer during our lifetimes, so all of us will be affected by the illness in some way. Macmillan Cancer Support is here for everyone who needs our support, no matter who they are, where they live or what type of
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Resignation of David Laws
SO THAT’S how a political scandal unfolds in this coalition. Someone you have never heard of resigns after five minutes or something, and everyone rushes round to say what a wonderful job he had been doing. There are a number of telling aspects to
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Superbug closes ward at Selby War Memorial Hospital
AN outbreak of a superbug has closed the ward at Selby War Memorial Hospital. Clostridium difficile (C-Diff) was suspected in two patients on the hospital’s one ward. Since then the hospital has been closed to new inpatient admissions and a limit put
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Selby parking charges frozen
PARKING charges in Selby will remain frozen after a meeting of the district council agreed to hold any increases for at least 12 months. Selby Council had been contemplating increasing parking rates in the town centre but decided to freeze them to help
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Drax’s Biomass Pelleting Plant scoops small business award
DRAX’s Biomass Pelleting Plant has scooped East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s small business award at a ceremony hosted by Claire Frisby of BBC Look North. A panel of councillors and council employees selected the pellet plant, based in Goole, as the
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Review: dinnerladies, York Theatre Royal
Timeless, infectious, heart-warming... these are just a few of the countless adjectives one could use to describe Victoria Wood’s ingenious encapsulation of stereotypically down-to-earth, working-class Lancastrian life. The original television show
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Robbers target teens and walker on York’s streets
FOUR more people have fallen victim to robbers on York’s streets, as the city experiences a spate of violent crime. Police have launched two appeals for witnesses after three teenagers were threatened by a knife-wielding thug before managing
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New probe into North Yorkshire Police Chief Constable
NORTH Yorkshire’s Chief Constable is facing fresh allegations after a watchdog launched its sixth probe in three months into the force he commands. A second accusation of favouritism against Grahame Maxwell is being studied by the Independent Police
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Artist captures woodpecker's great escape
AS great escape stories go the tale of the woodpecker and the sparrowhawk is no flight of fancy. Captured on camera by Ryedale artist Robert Fuller, the photograph shows how, by keeping perfectly still, this plucky little woodpecker managed to avoid
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13 race-goers hunted over fight on train
DO you recognise any of these men? British Transport Police have released CCTV images of a group of people they are trying to track down after a gang brawl in a busy train carriage between York and Leeds saw a man suffer serious injuries. The fight
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Meet Joe Cocker, the manager of York's Safeguarding Children Board
A “HOUSE OF HORROR” was how The Press referred to it, last June. Three young York children, all aged under five, were forced to live in almost unimaginable squalor by their own parents. Photographs showed the filthy, stinking conditions in
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Falling branch injures man in Holgate
A GARDENER has been treated in hospital for suspected neck injuries after a large branch fell from a tree and trapped him while he was cutting grass. Firefighters were called to the incident at the junction between Windmill Rise and Poppleton Road in
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Henry VIII made the citizens of York kneel before him
A LEADING historian claims an imperious attempt by Henry VIII to overawe his Yorkshire subjects backfired so badly that it was written out of the White Rose county’s history books. Professor Tim Thornton, of the University of Huddersfield, has written
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Man, 59, admits sending ‘obscene’ texts to girl
A MAN has admitted sending obscene text messages to a 15-year-old Pocklington girl. Barry Underwood, 59, of Eastern Way, Letchworth, Hertfordshire, will be sentenced later this month after pleading guilty at North Herts Magistrates Court in Stevenage
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Warning of delays as A19 roadworks start
DRIVERS have been warned to expect delays throughout the summer on a major road south of York. A huge road repair scheme, on the A19 between its interchange with the A64 and Escrick, will start on Monday and is expected to take 16 weeks to complete
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Queen Ethelburga’s College acts following drainage complaints
ENVIRONMENT bosses have launched an investigation into drainage ditches downstream of a top private school, following complaints. The Environment Agency says it is testing samples taken from ditches near Queen Ethelburga’s College, which eventually run
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York Theatre Royal aiming to expand
ONE of York’s artistic hubs is aiming to expand as it looks to provide a chance for the city’s acting talent to flourish. Plans have been drawn up for more of York Theatre Royal’s operation to be housed within the De Grey Rooms, next to the
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East Yorkshire residents urged to give views on new Local Development Framework
MEMBERS of the public are being urged to have their say as part of a review for future developments in East Yorkshire. A campaign to re-open the Hull to York Railway, via Beverley, is calling on residents to make their views known as part of East Riding
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Cross-party support for Fishergate junction proposals
PROPOSED changes to one of York’s key road junctions have won cross-party support from the city council’s transport leaders. The proposals cover Fishergate between its junction with Cemetery Road and Fishergate School, and the Fishergate gyratory.
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Gun salute marks anniversary of Queen’s coronation
THE anniversary of the Queen’s coronation was marked in York with a gun salute. The public gathered in a sunny Museum Gardens yesterday and watched as 5 Regiment Royal Artillery, based at Catterick, fired a 21-gun salute on the stroke of noon.
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Netto supermarket at Clifton Moor to close
NINE people working at the Netto supermarket in Clifton Moor, York, will be affected by its closure later this month. A spokeswoman for the Danish discount grocery group chain confirmed today the store in Stirling Road will shut on June 20 and that the
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Former nurse Judith Pattison dies aged 65
A FORMER nurse and stalwart of local amateur dramatics has died, aged 65. Judith Pattison was born in Ampleforth on November 11, 1944, following the evacuation of Bootham School where her father was a teacher. She was educated at Ackworth School in
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York Minster preservation put in spotlight
THE battle to preserve York Minster in the face of the British weather will be the subject of a public lecture at the University of York tonight. Architect Andrew Arrol will use his lecture to explain how climate conditions combined with
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York’s Miss Popularity in England title bid
THIS beauty queen hopes to be crowned Miss England after scooping the public vote at the Miss York finals. Victoria Newton, who claimed the Miss Popularity title at the annual event and also secured a top ten place in the final rundown, will
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Father Pat Smith celebrates 40 years of service
PIPES played and the sound of Gaelic singing echoed around Acomb in York as parishioners celebrated 40 years of service by their parish priest. Father Pat Smith, who has been in charge of Our Lady’s Roman Catholic parish since 1999, was ordained in Redcar
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York's pollution death toll comes under spotlight
Updated: POLLUTION in York has been labelled “a disgrace” by environmental campaigners following revelations it is linked to three deaths in the city every week. City of York Council’s executive will next week be recommended to devise a low emission
