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York AWOL soldier released from jail
A YORK soldier jailed for nine months after going AWOL in protest against the war in Afghanistan has been released. Private Joe Glenton, of New Earswick, was jailed in March but released early because of good behaviour. His wife Clare
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Durham Ox owner sets up pub company
THE OWNER of award-winning gastro-pub The Durham Ox in Crayke, near York, has set up a business to bring other local pubs back to life. Michael Ibbotson, who is celebrating a successful ten years at The Durham Ox, set up Provenance Inns with
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York crash pensioner stable
A PEDESTRIAN who suffered head injuries in a crash in the Holgate area of York remains in York Hospital in a stable condition. The incident happened at about 10.15am on Sunday and involved an 80-year-old man, who was walking along Holgate Road, near
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Wigginton Primary School pupil never missed a day of school in seven years
A PUPIL who has never had a day off school got a huge “well done” from her classmates and teachers. Rachael Strange has been well, in fact, for the past seven years, her whole time at Wigginton Primary School. Now she is at the end of Year 6 – her
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Mum’s the word for brave Dawn
WHEN is the right time in a woman’s life for her to have a baby and how old is too old? The debate has simmered in the media for years and the vitriol is often saved for those who concentrate on building a career before thinking of beginning a family
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York Housing Association offering year rent-free to firms
FREE accommodation is being offered to businesses to set up at an extra care facility in York. York Housing Association (HA) is offering free premises for a bistro, a hairdressers and a shop at the Auden House development, which is being built
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Ella Gascoigne, Startup PR
FEW can better understand the hurdles faced both by women entrepreneurs and by new business venturers than Ella Gascoigne, of Knaresborough. Four years ago, Ella headed up the public relations for London's Crimson Publishing, rubbing shoulders with
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Business confidence on the up in Yorkshire
BUSINESS confidence is starting to return to Yorkshire, as more enterprises expect to grow in the next 12 months, according to new research issued by Yorkshire Bank. More than a third of businesses (36.6 per cent) questioned in the bank’s latest business
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Janice Haigh elected as regional policy chairman for the Federation of Small Businesses
A NEW policy chief has been elected by small business leaders to fight for their interests in Yorkshire and Humber as the economy recovers. She is therapeutic consultant, Janice Haigh, who has been elected Yorkshire and Humber policy chairman for
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Legal executives launch new ILEX York and North Yorkshire branch
LEGAL executives from throughout York and North Yorkshire have officially started their own organisation. Twenty five legal executives, who do similar work to solicitors, attended the official launch of the first-ever ILEX York and North Yorkshire
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Adam Wray appointed as regional sales representative at Keybury Fire & Security
ONE of Yorkshire’s longest established independent security firms is cementing a growing presence in the York area with the appointment of Adam Wray as a regional sales representative. Adam, 24, is tasked with developing Keybury Fire & Security's
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Knights boss bemoans bloopers against Hunslet Hawks
DAVE WOODS bemoaned the bloopers committed by his York City Knights side after they lost at arch-rivals Hunslet. The Knights were well in the game at the John Charles Stadium yesterday but gaffes in defence and, more glaringly, in attack cost them dearly
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Witness appeal following two crashes on A1 near Harrogate
POLICE are urging a vital witness to come forward following two crashes on the A1 near Harrogate. The second accident took place when the driver of a black Renault Clio swerved to avoid hitting debris from the first accident and collided with a red Toyota
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Tories on the take, take, take
In the 1980s, Margaret Thatcher was of course known as “the milk snatcher”. Michael Gove, the Secretary of State for Education, will go down in history as the “free school meal snatcher” (because of his failure to extend the eligibility for free school
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York City move to Huntington
After supporting York City for 62 years, the end is nigh. The move to Huntington will see my beloved football club follow the path of York Wasps. All of the visiting teams, with the exception of Gateshead, come from the west, so our planning experts
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Scout thanks
We would like to thank the people of York who generously supported our bag packing at Sainsbury’s, The Range and Morrisons stores, where we were raising funds for our summer camp. We are thrilled to say we raised £1,613.93. Wendy Davis, Scout
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Leave FM alone
Why cannot ministers leave our FM alone? Communications Minister Ed Vaizey said the timetable for the switch to Digital Audio Broadcasting, remained an “aspiration” but the date was not “set in stone”. The bottom line, however, is this scrapping
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Wigmore Hall lands John Smith’s Cup in a dramatic finish
WIGMORE HALL got the nod in a dramatic 51st John Smith’s Cup at York Racecourse. Michael Bell’s three-year-old survived a photo-finish and a steward’s inquiry to claim victory in the £150,000 heritage handicap. In a thrilling conclusion, Wigmore Hall
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Free swim compromise for York
York has come a long way since Seebohm Rowntree designated the place at the bottom of the poverty list in the UK. Many people are still living in “genteel poverty” (I know because I looked after many of them for around 30 years after the health service
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York Symphony Orchestra concert
IT was a strange changeover from playing in the brass band at the Bishopthorpe Road street party, to watching York Symphony Orchestra at the Lyon’s concert hall three days later. Tchaikovsky’s first piano concerto was the piece I loved the most. Played
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‘Humane’ contradiction of hunting?
There is an obvious contradiction in Bryan R Lawson’s letter (July 8) defending fox hunting. He states: “The majority of farmers would like hunting to return as it is the only humane way to properly control their numbers (foxes).” In paragraph
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Hunslet Hawks 34, Knights 18
GLARING individual errors cost York City Knights the chance of a shock Championship One victory at arch-rivals Hunslet Hawks – and in the end even a bonus point. The Knights were largely the better side in the second half and probably shaded general
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Save £35k at Clifton Green traffic lights
FURTHER to your report reference the reintroduction of the filter lane at the Clifton Green traffic lights – (Car lane may be reinstated, July 8), at last it would appear that the council have realised they have made a blunder. Although it would appear
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Dunnington join rivals Clifton at top of Senior Cricket League premier division
CLIFTON Alliance and Dunnington are locked together at the top of the Hunters York & District Senior Cricket League premier division. Pacesetters Alliance dropped four points when they were held to a draw at Fenner, but they remain top by virtue of one
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York II in Senior Cricket League win over Hornsea
YORK II maintained their promotion push with a 114-run win over Hornsea in division one of the Hunters York & District Senior Cricket League. In-form York skipper Dave Simpson hit 63 and Richard Love made 52, while Ian Jarvis added an unbeaten
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Steaming to the coast on the Scarborough & Whitby Railway
THE Scarborough & Whitby Railway was arguably one of the most scenic rail routes in the country. An official Scarborough & Whitby Railway Company guide, published in 1897, put it nicely. “The line,” it said, “runs through pleasant, undulating pasture
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Fish’s FishHeads Club trio, The Duchess, York, July 13
This summer Fish is returning to the road in a very different guise, playing York tomorrow on his FishHeads Club tour after an enforced sabbatical of nearly a year. At the end of 2008, the Scottish singer visited a voice specialist upon encountering
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Title-chasing Huntington cricketers beat Carlton Towers
TOM SHAW hit an unbeaten 102 as title-chasing Huntington trounced Carlton Towers in division 5A. Martin Johnson chipped in with 38 as Huntington totalled 235-6, and he then claimed 6-21 off 12 overs to bowl out the basement side for 112. Sheriff Hutton
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Review: Yorkshire Bach Choir, York Minster
The Yorkshire Bach Choir opened the prestigious York Early Music Festival’s concert series with the first of a three-part exploration of Monteverdi’s masterpiece, Vespro della Beata Virgine. The concert opened with the loveliest of organ toccatas
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For the love of flag and home
IT ALL started happening the day before. First one, two and then three beach chairs appeared on the roadside, followed by a blanket. Then a ground sheet. Next to it more chairs came, until before long the length of both sides of the main street of the
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Survival boost for Bubwith in Senior Cricket League
Bubwith boosted their survival chances when they had a six-wicket home win over bottom side Stillington in division three. Stillington were dismissed for 128, with Barry Milburn hitting 30 and Tim Jarvis 37 not out as Gary Wilson took 3-19. Wayne Linton
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First-time winners Yapham knock Hull from top of Senior Cricket League division 4A
YAPHAM produced a shock eight-wicket win to remove Hull Zingari from the top of division 4A. The Hull side made 175-3 and Yapham bagged their first win in style thanks to Geoff Room (85no) and Martin Pearson (71no), who joined forces in an unbroken third-wicket
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Review: Mystery Jets, Fibbers, York
ONLY four days after the release of their new album Serotonin, Mystery Jets made a special and eagerly- awaited appearance at Fibbers. Long gone are the rat-tail haircuts and smart clothes, replaced by a more relaxed and slightly student-esque look
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Former Yorkshire player Simon Katich issues warning as Aussies face up to Pakistan
Former Yorkshire overseas player Simon Katich has warned his Australia team-mates Pakistan will provide stiffer opposition in English conditions than they did Down Under last winter. The two teams lock horns at Lord’s tomorrow in the first of two MCC
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Mason and Groves spearhead York Cricket Club's victory over Rotherham
STAR performances from pace bowler Peter Groves and batsman Simon Mason earned York Cricket Club their 12th win of the Solly Sports Yorkshire ECB County Premier League campaign. Groves took 7-45 as hosts Rotherham Town were bowled out for 210 and Mason
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Fashion Icon napped to give rookie trainer David O’Meara a victory
David O’Meara, who on Saturday trained his first-ever winner at York only a month after receiving his licence, can work the oracle at Beverley tomorrow with a prolific loser. Fashion Icon has gone 23 races without once getting her head in front, but
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Drivers warned of delays during Hull Road gas main repairs
MOTORISTS in York are set for more traffic hold-ups when a main road into the city undergoes gas repairs later this month. The works in Hull Road will mean more disruption for drivers as it coincides with prolonged road closures only yards away in Lawrence
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Edith Hilton celebrates her 100th birthday
GRANDMOTHER Edith Hilton has celebrated her 100th birthday. The lifelong York resident, who currently lives at Oliver House residential home on Bishophill Junior in the city centre, celebrated the milestone with family and friends at a party
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Heroin dealer Geoffrey Anderson given chance by judge
A HEROIN dealer persuaded a court to give him a chance after police stopped him in Clifton with £900-worth of street deals in his pocket. It was the second time Geoffrey Alan Anderson, 34, had been caught dealing in the drug. In 1997, he was jailed for
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Killer Jeremy Bamber allowed to use Facebook
ONE of the most notorious prisoners at Full Sutton jail, near York, has won a battle with prison authorities to use Facebook in a bid to have his sentence overturned. Killer Jeremy Bamber was convicted in 1986 of shooting his adopted parents, his sister
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Clinical trial for York arthritis patients
ARTHRITIS patients in York are to be involved in a clinical trial which it is hoped will lead to a breakthrough in treatment of the crippling condition. Patients in York are being recruited now to join fellow sufferers from Leeds and Bradford who
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Fun day out at Haxby Carnival
THE Haxby Carnival has enjoyed one of its biggest attendances ever thanks to the warm weather and a huge range of games, events and stalls. The fun began with the arrival of the carnival queen’s procession to the Ethel Ward Playing Field. Richard Watson
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Nestlé release raisin-and-biscuit version of Milkybar
YORK confectionery giant Nestlé is to launch a new raisin-and-biscuit version of one of its best-loved children’s brands, Milkybar. The new bar, which was conceived and developed in record time at the company’s York complex, is intended to extend the
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Children’s services in York praised
THE Government’s chief inspector of schools has singled out York’s children’s services for praise. Christine Gilbert, has singled out the work of York’s children’s services in a speech to the annual conference of the Association of Directors of Children
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Lynda Morrison returns from Transplant Games with medal haul
WITHOUT a stranger’s gift of a new heart, Lynda Morrison would not have lived beyond the age of seven. A virus had caused her to develop the heart muscle disease cardiomyopathy, and when her parents finally received the phone call to say a matching donor
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Church screens World Cup final
HOLLAND football fans Jacky Caley and Julian Holden, with students Katherine Hodgson, left, and Ollie Bailey who are taking part in the Summer Soul XL project at St Michael-le-Belfrey church in York. The church was just one of the venues packed with
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Freeman died after garage fall
A FALL at a York petrol station led to the death of a Freeman of the city a few days after the accident. Retired taxi driver Philip Bowman was filling up his car with fuel at the Sainsbury’s store at Monks Cross when he tripped on a metal grate and
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Pro-Palestinian demonstrators lobby Anglican General Synod
A MEETING of the Anglican General Synod in York was lobbied outside York Minster by activists calling for more support for the Palestinian people. The church leaders spent yesterday morning in York Minster for a service. At the same
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Teams from around York paddled it out in Dragon Boat Challenge
THOUSANDS of spectators gathered on the banks of the River Ouse in York to watch the spectacular sight of the eighth Dragon Boat Challenge. The fine weather yesterday afternoon saw both sides of the river packed with spectators as the teams from around
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Veteran fundraiser Ted Griffiths nominated for award
A SECOND World War veteran who has organised York’s Festival of Remembrance for the past 20 years is the latest contender in our Community Pride Awards. Ted Griffiths, who has helped raise hundreds of thousands of pounds for The Royal British Legion
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Private sector grows in Yorkshire
THE PRIVATE sector in Yorkshire and Humber is expanding, according to research commissioned by Yorkshire Forward. The Yorkshire and Humber PMI, a survey of businesses in the manufacturing and service sectors, showed activity and new business continued
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Second-biggest race crowd ever at Knavesmire
THE hot summer weather brought out the racegoers in their thousands for the second day of the early July York race meeting. As well as the running of the 51st John Smiths Cup on Saturday, visitors to Knavesmire were treated to a flypast, including a
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Selby ice rink plan dream ‘over’
THE dream of an ice-rink complex in Selby has been dashed after the company said it had “closed the book” on the project. Mike Petrouis, who operates ice rinks under the names of Silver Blade or Planet Ice, said he had had no contact with Selby District
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Man, 80, badly hurt in Holgate Road accident
A PEDESTRIAN has been badly injured in a crash in the Holgate area of York. The incident involved an 80-year-old man, who was walking along Holgate Road yesterday morning, and a red Peugeot 406, which police said was being driven by 25-year-old woman
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Selby cabbies’ anger at road closure
TAXI drivers have reacted with dismay at yet another road closure in Selby. From today, Millgate is to be closed for five days. A spokesman for North Yorkshire County Council said the closure had been requested by Morrison Utilities so the comany could
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Gas canister alert after A19 accident
A TRAFFIC accident on the A19 brought fears of an explosion after a number of gas canisters were crushed in the smash. North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service said the incident involved a coach and a car which was towing a caravan on Saturday afternoon
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When You're Strange to be shown at City Screen, York
Dave Taylor of City Screen has brought to our attention the new DiCillo's smash When You're Strange. It's the definitive story of American rock legends The Doors, as told by the band then and now. Narrated by Johnny Depp, this unique documentary
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A1 crash drivers taken to hospital
FIRE and emergency crews were called to two separate traffic incidents which happened simultaneously on either side of the A1. A two-vehicle crash occurred on the southbound carriageway of the A1 at the Wetherby junction on Saturday at 2pm. Two people
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2010 York Mystery Plays draws the crowds
THE weekend’s other religious gathering in the city – the General Synod at the University of York – may have attracted the headlines, but the 2010 York Mystery Plays drew the crowds yesterday afternoon. Mounted by the Guilds of York, as
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Fresh plans for Lawrence Street student flats drawn up
FRESH plans for a student housing complex on the site of a former garage in the centre of York have been drawn up. Black Lion Limited went back to the drawing board after withdrawing its original proposals to create six accommodation blocks, to house