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More tributes to fallen Poppleton Marine
Captain Dom Rogers, Officer Commanding, Police Mentoring Troop said: "Marine Dave Hart was one of the very best young marines I had under command, a man who displayed all of the attributes that I could have asked for as his Troop Commander.
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Family of dead Poppleton soldier pay tribute to "true hero"
The family of Royal Marine David Hart, who was killed in Afghanistan on Thursday, have said they are “immensely proud” of him. His parents Dilys and Chris Hart, of Poppleton, said their son loved his family, his girlfriend and his many friends
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Second World War bomb discovered near Strensall
A SECOND World War bomb has been destroyed in a controlled explosion in the River Foss near Strensall. The bomb was spotted on Friday at about 7.45pm by a member of the public who was walking along Towthorpe Road between Strensall and Haxby
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Lord’s Taverners Under-11s cricketers to face Heavy Woollen
BACK-TO-BACK wins will be the aim for York’s Lord’s Taverners Under-11s cricketers when they take on Heavy Woollen at Bolton Percy tomorrow. The city youngsters beat North Yorkshire by 45 runs at Malton & Old Malton Cricket Club in the first of their
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Isaac Green called up for Yorkshire Under-18 rugby union squad
ISAAC GREEN has secured Yorkshire rugby union honours. The Year 12 pupil who plays scrum-half for Pocklington School’s first XV, has been selected to turn out for the Yorkshire Under-18 squad next season. Ten members of the new U18 squad have previously
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Terrington Hall School trio to represent North East of England
A TRIO of pupils from Terrington Hall School qualified to represent the North East of England at the National Prep School Track and Field Championships in Birmingham. Jake Stephenson qualified for the under-14s 400 metres after finishing first in 62.87
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Haxby rail stop is not so much to ask
After 20 years of promises it seems that Haxby Station is to be ditched again (Scheme for new station at Haxby is suspended, June 26). It seems as if making a station at Haxby is just too much effort. Leeds is getting a brand new station at Kirkstall
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St Peter’s School crowned Twenty20 champions
YORK St Peter’s School Under-15s cricket team have been crowned Yorkshire champions in the ECB Twenty20 – but narrowly failed in their bid for the northern title. Playing Hipperholme School in the Yorkshire final, they overhauled their opponent’s total
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All-conquering Sheriff Hutton Bridge seal junior cricket Zone ‘B’ title
SHERIFF Hutton Bridge secured the Zone ‘B’ championship in the York & District Junior Cricket Association Hirepoint Plant & Tool Hire Under-13s League with a win over Clifton Alliance. Their innings of 180 includes 30s from Matty Fisher, Oliver Leedham
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Horse Of The Year Show honour for teenage rider Izzy Rae
A TEENAGER from Easingwold School has qualified for the prestigious Horse Of The Year Show, writes Joe Hook. Izzy Rae, 14, topped off a successful year by winning a place at the national event at the LG Arena in Birmingham from October 6 to 10.
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Millthorpe School success at City Athletics Championships
MILLTHORPE School racked up the medals at the City Athletics Championships at Huntington Stadium. They took home four gold medals and three silvers, and the school also scored top-four places in 15 events. Charlie Sarginson, Year 8, won the 1,500 metres
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Goal ace Seb Murgatroyd stars in York Hockey Club tour run
HOT-SHOT Seb Murgatroyd was the goalscoring star as City of York Hockey Club’s Under-16s boys’ and girls’ teams enjoyed a successful tour of Devon and Dorset, writes Joe Hook. The tour began with two matches against the Isca Hockey Club at Exeter University
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Guilty until proved innocent?
No doubt many readers of The Press have heard tales of schools banning cameras/camcorders, etc, from Nativity plays, sports days and swimming galas. The usual excuse would be “there are some parents who don’t want photographs/video-recordings of their
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Action should be taken against Iraq war pair
Recent documents released to the Chilcot Inquiry confirm that Tony Blair had known from as early as 2001 that an attack on Iraq would be illegal under international law. We also know that that Lord Goldsmith, the Attorney General, who was the man
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For the record - EU-regulated incomes policy
Let’s set the record straight. Forget bankers’ bonuses and all the emotive claptrap from politicians on the bandwagon. UKIP voted against what is an EU-regulated incomes policy. Unpopular bankers today, who will it be tomorrow? Godfrey Bloom, UKIP
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Ashamed of pain caused by abuse
In reply to T McCann (Letters, July 5), I do not know where the figures of three per cent came from, but whatever the percentage the Catholic Church should feel ashamed (or embarrassed that yet another abuse case has come to light). Horror stories
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Keep traffic moving in York
Paul Hepworth completely misses the point of Liz Edge’s recent letter on the “protected species facilities” granted to cyclists in York (Gridlock prospect, June 29). Instead he gives the usual party line of the expenditure already given to these
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The other killers
Bryan R Lawson states in his letter (July 8): “I always thought animals killed for food.” Bryan overlooked the fact that an estimated 60 million wild birds are killed each year in Britain by the domestic cat. Bryan, you obviously thought wrong.
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Why is it allowed?
RACISM, sexism and every other “ism” is outlawed in this country. How come Heather Causnett’s hatred of women is blatantly published in our Press, repeatedly? Does it stem from her childhood? Anne Chelton, Foss Islands Road, York.
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Back for seconds
GAVIN AITCHISON returns to The Gillygate for some World Cup action – and a spot of supper. I HAD an odd sense of déjà-vu as I walked into The Gillygate last Saturday night. The last time I was there it was to watch a World Cup match in the
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Review: Barbakan, Walmgate, York
WE ARE grateful to the readers who drew our attention to this snack spot which doubles as a Polish delicatessen. There is easy access from the street and the colourful planters on the pavement made for an attractive entrance. Although almost
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Knights go to Hunslet Hawks match in upbeat mood
YORK City Knights boss Dave Woods says tomorrow’s crunch clash with arch-rivals Hunslet is not “do or die” – though he admits defeat would hit his side’s play-off chances. The Knights go to the big-spending Championship One leaders lying fourth in
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Wines to accompany a barbecue
In Tipping’s Tipples this week, MIKE TIPPING reveals which wines to take to a BBQ – but only if the chef is hot stuff, I had promised myself not to write about the “B” word ever again. It’s not that I don’t enjoy the food at a B party, I have been
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Mid-summer tidy-up
Sun and wind has taken its toll, finds GINA PARKINSON. The border in our garden has gone from a neat colourful carpet of pulmonaria and forget-me-nots, early geraniums and moisture loving geum, lime euphorbia and dainty ‘Tete-a-Tete’ daffodils to a
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Tussle for Dennis Tuffour goes on for Knights
YORK City Knights will continue trying to get cult hero Dennis Tuffour back at Huntington Stadium after he was controversially recalled by parent club Hull. The winger, who has scored nine tries in 11 games for York, saw his loan spell curtailed
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Country walk around Goathland
George Wilkinson manages to give the throng the slip at Goathland. Goathland was pulsing with visitors, though apparently the pressure is down, the financial tourniquet tightening, which is not the holidaying at home prognosis. Though
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Yorkshire County Cricket Club face struggle to qualify for Twenty20 quarters
Yorkshire’s hopes of qualifying for the quarter- finals of the Friends Provident Twenty20 are hanging by a thread after losing their seventh North Division match against Lancashire at Old Trafford last night. The White Rose county failed to make
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Scottish Golf Open disappointment for Simon Dyson
SIMON DYSON crashed out of the Barclays Scottish Open at Loch Lomond after a disappointing second round of 76. Having made a steady start to the tournament with a level-par 71 on Thursday, the York golfer slipped to five-over and missed the halfway
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The end of an era in Knights office
A YORK City Knights stalwart has sensationally left the club. Okay, it isn’t anyone on the playing side of things, and the person in question will probably claim it isn’t all that sensational. And, in truth, they will still be around. But after 12 years
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Trainer Gordon Elliott crosses the sea seeking four-timer in Scotland
Irish trainer Gordon Elliott, leading trainer at Perth, can continue his love affair with Britain’s most northerly course tomorrow by landing a four-timer. Elliott, who won the Grand National with Silver Birch, is a prolific producer of winners
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Jockey Paul Hanagan has look of a champion
PAUL HANAGAN’S bid for the jockey’s championship gathers pace with every winner – and he wishes they could all be like Polar Kite at York Racecourse. The Malton-based rider just had to steer the Richard Fahey-trained juvenile to the finishing post in
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York’s long wait for a stadium site ends up at square one
WELL hoo-flippin’-rah. At long, long, long last, York’s omniscient powers that be have come to a decision as to where the city’s much-cherished, much more needed, community stadium is going to be. The answer all you good, patient citizens of this ancient
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More talks in drive to set up free school
ANOTHER public meeting is to be held next month on the issue of a new “free school” in Holgate. As reported in The Press, a group of parents from Holgate hope to take advantage of a Government scheme which would allow them to set up a secondary school
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Hemingbrough meet Burn in HPH Cup final clash
Burn reached the final of the York Vale Cricket League’s HPH Cup with an 81-run win against North Cave. Burn won the toss, losing an early wicket before R Adamson (31) and T Rich (19) took the score to 45. All the remaining Burn batsmen chipped in
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Book of condolence for David Hart
This page is dedicated to personal tributes to David and we ask that you respect his memory, family and friends at all times.
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York marine David Hart is killed in Afghanistan blast
A ROYAL Marine from York has been killed in an explosion in Afghanistan, a day before his 24th birthday. Friends of David Hart today paid tribute to the marine, saying “he lived a hero and died a hero”. Marine Hart, from Poppleton, was killed in the
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Drink-driver ‘having worst day of his life’
A DRINK-DRIVER from York told police he was having the “worst day of his life” when he reversed into a patrol car and left an officer with whiplash injuries. Paul Moehr, 36, of Moor Lane, Dringhouses, is now beginning a nine-month prison sentence after
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Planning for bad winter on York's roads
YORK’S response to severe winter weather could be improved if councillors agree new plans at a meeting later this month. Following the extreme weather in December and January, City of York Council carried out a review of its winter maintenance response
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Mary Queen Of Shops boutique to close
A BOUTIQUE in York which once featured on the TV show Mary Queen Of Shops will close tonight for the final time. Lucy Weller, owner of Selkie, in Low Petergate, said it had become impossible for independent shop owners in York to survive against the
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MP’s call to coalition on jobs pledge
YORK’S Conservative MP has called on the Government to honour its pledge to help the north and press on with its plans to create jobs in the private sector. Julian Sturdy said tax changes announced in the Budget would help small businesses to expand
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Bestselling writer Mike Pannett at Waterstones signing session
FORMER North Yorkshire bobby turned bestselling author Mike Pannett will be at Waterstones in York on Monday evening for the launch of his latest book. Not On My Patch, Lad is the third in Mike’s series of real-life comic police adventures, based
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Weekend break in London
Mike Laycock enters a world of butlers and palaces during a luxury weekend break in London. AS the butler completed our guided tour of the building and led us to our fifth-floor en-suite bedroom, where we sipped champagne and looked through
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Stephen Lewis meets York author Matt Haig
York author Matt Haig’s new novel about a family of secret vampires living in Bishopthorpe is taking the book world by storm and could soon be turned into a film. STEPHEN LEWIS met him. MATT Haig’s books tend to be different. His first novel
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Education budgets lose £1m in Government cuts
MORE than £1m has been cut from education budgets in York and North Yorkshire as part of the Government’s schools announcements. The city and county education authorities were allocated £8m cash each to prepare for the introduction of diplomas, but
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My Sh*t Life So Far by Frankie Boyle (Harper Collins paperback, £7.99)
Chronicling the life of the foul-mouthed comic from his early days growing up in the tenements of Glasgow to his time as arguably the most popular panel member on a slew of television comedy game shows, My Sh*t Life So Far reads exactly like an extended
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Baby’s death ‘will always remain a mystery’
MYSTERY will always surround the tragedy of a seven-month-old baby from York who died despite his father’s attempts to save him. Eli George Stephenson was found face down on his parents’ bed at their Acomb home, having already battled a number of health
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Traffic hold-ups after Heworth car crash
A CRASH in Heworth, York, caused delays for motorists after the road was closed to recover the vehicles. The accident happened at Heworth Green at about noon yesterday. It involved a silver Skoda Fabia and a grey Citroen C5. Neither of the drivers
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Lance Armstrong – the World’s Greatest Champion by John Wilcockson (John Murray, £8.99)
You’d think there were enough books already about cyclist Lance Armstrong, the World’s Greatest Champion, as this one modestly calls him. For readers not fascinated by the Tour de France currently under way, Armstrong is the American who recovered
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‘Proud’ father is denied visa to attend graduation ceremony
A FORMER Miss York who is about to graduate from medical school is distraught after the Home Office refused to let her Nigerian father into the UK to attend the ceremony. Helen Lawal, who in 2009 was the first mixed-race winner of the Miss York Competition
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Money launderer, 65, is told by court to pay £70k or stay in prison
A FRAUDSTER involved in a million-pound scam must pay back £70,000 or spend a further 18 months in prison. In November 2009, Trevor Alfred Morris, 65, from Pollington, near Selby, was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in jail for money laundering after
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Blacksmiths Arms, at Biggin in court over advertising boards
A PUB company has appeared in court for illegally displaying advertising boards. The case against the Blacksmiths Arms, at Biggin, was brought by Selby District Council’s planning enforcement team after advertising boards were placed along Finkle Street
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Newly restored gardens at Goldsborough Hall to reopen
THE unique and newly restored gardens of a North Yorkshire stately home will be reopened to the public next weekend by a pioneer in the world of horticulture. Elizabeth Balmforth is the first female curator of the Royal Horticultural Society’s Harlow
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CCTV spots woman kicking man in head
A TEENAGE mother faces a spell behind bars after CCTV cameras captured her kicking a man in the head in the city centre in the early hours. The 17-year-old girl was with two young men who also attacked a group in Blake Street at 2.55 am on June 24, York
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Spanish eyes on world cup glory
LATINO passion looks set to bring a splash of colour to York tomorrow as Spanish football fans head in to town to cheer on their team. One small corner of the city centre looks set to double up as a mini-Madrid as the Spanish hope their team
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Haxby rail station plan may be put back 10 years
GOING back to the drawing board on plans for a new railway station for York could set it back more than a decade, transport chiefs have warned. Work on £4.5 million station in Haxby have been put on hold because of the uncertainty surrounding government
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Nuns of Poor Clares embrace technology to help them pray
NUNS at a York convent have embraced 21st-century technology to help them pray for the people who need their support. A small digital device, which brings rolling news headlines to the nuns of Poor Clares at their home in Lawrence Street, has been designed
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New buildings shortlisted for architectural awards
JOSEPH Rowntree School’s new home is one of three architectural projects in York and Selby to be shortlisted for a regional prize. The 2010 Royal Institute Of British Architecture Yorkshire White Rose Awards feature seven categories, including awards
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Exercise camp for overweight children
OVERWEIGHT youngsters in York are being given the chance to fight the flab during the summer holidays. City of York Council will be running an exercise and nutrition camp, the first of its kind in the city, called Keep Active for children aged between
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Residents outraged after rubbish dumped in Siward Street
DOZENS of bags of rubbish dumped behind houses in one of the most heavily student-occupied roads in York have outraged residents. Pensioner George Bradley has lived in Siward Street, off Hull Road, for 45 years, and said the amount of rubbish this week
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Neil Thorbinson nominated for Sporting Hero award
A SPORTING stalwart who has dedicated hours of his spare time to promoting junior football in York is the latest contender in our Community Pride Awards. Neil Thorbinson, whose involvement with Haxby Town Junior Football Club spans 14 years, has been
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Youngsters try their hand at golf as part of an initiative by Easingwold Golf Club
A GROUP of 40 youngsters from two North Yorkshire primary schools were given a chance to hone their skills at a golf festival at Easingwold Golf Club. The pupils from Sutton-on-Forest and Forest of Galtres schools were given a chance take part
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York Schoolboys Under-11s draw against Hull
York Schoolboys Under-11s made a satisfactory start to their season with a hard-fought 1-1 away to Hull. In their first competitive game since earning selection at recent trials, York started brightly. The front pairing of Harry McInerney and Daniel
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New Earswick ARLC under-16s girls’ team bid
New Earswick ARLC are hoping to run girls’ teams at under-14 and under-16 level next season. This year’s U16s have had a good season competing well in festivals and the club now want to add to their girls’ section. Anyone interested in playing can
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Ben Botterill keeps Acomb in junior cricket league title battle with Zone ‘A’ rivals Ovington
ACOMB bounced back from a cup defeat to maintain their 100 per cent record in the York & District Junior Cricket Association Burn & Company Solicitors Under-11s League. Acomb’s (326) victory over Bishopthorpe (231) keeps them neck and neck with Ovington
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Osbaldwick Football Club Under-14s seeking players
OSBALDWICK Football Club Under-14s are looking for new players. The team, who play in division one of the York Minor League, train at Osbaldwick playing field on Thursdays, from 6.30pm. Further details about the club are available by phoning Barry
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Acomb ‘B’ win high-scoring junior cricket clash to close on play-offs
UNBEATEN Acomb ‘B’ took a huge stride towards the play-offs by beating close rivals Pocklington in Zone ‘B’ of the York & District Junior Cricket Association Burn & Company Solicitors Under-9s League. Acomb (293) edged to a nine-run victory over Pock
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Calls to close ‘rat-run road’ in Heworth
A STREET in Heworth may be closed to through traffic following road safety fears from residents. City of York Council officers are considering closing Eastern Terrace, which runs between East Parade and Heworth Green, to through traffic because of
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Violent football fan put under curfew
A FOOTBALL fan’s celebrations after England’s 1-0 win against Slovenia have led to him being locked up in his home every night for the next three months. Mark Henry Jackson, 22, threw punches during an incident on Ouse Bridge in the early hours