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Who's kidding who?.
A regular applicant marched up to the counter in the local welfare office, and said, 'I hate drawing benefits. I'd rather have a job any day.' The social worker said, 'You couldn't have timed it better. We just got a job in from a wealthy old man
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Bracken Hill Fine Foods not stocked in Asda
FOLLOWING an article on ThePress.co.uk/business entitled “Asda appeal for local food manufacturers” Bracken Hill Fine Foods would like to clarify that it does not supply Asda or any other supermarkets. Neil Maycock, director of the Elvington-based
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York fugitive still on the run
THE fugitive who sparked a police manhunt after fleeing from the dock at York Magistrates Court is still on the run. Luke Russell, 17, appeared before the city's youth court last Tuesday accused of robbing a man by pulling a six-inch knife
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Rose: We can win without Europeans
Justin Rose revealed his belief at St Andrews that British and Irish golf is so strong now that they alone would be a match for the United States in the Ryder Cup. It was 31 years ago that continental golfers - most notably Seve Ballesteros
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Mark Mills to run York 10k in aid of St Leonard’s Hospice
THE sales director of a telephone company has been called upon by York’s St Leonard’s Hospice to compete in the Jane Tomlinson York 10km Run. Mark Mills will be part of St Leonard’s 25-strong team taking part in the race to celebrate the hospice’s 25th
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Millthorpe School fundraising run raises more than £1,000
CATS, mice, cricketers and fugitives all took part in a fundraising run in York. Dozens of pupils from Millthorpe School, in South Bank, donned fancy dress and ran laps of the 1km course along Knavesmire. The pupils hoped to raise more
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Wold Top Brewery creates fundraising ale
AN EAST Yorkshire brewery is to help earthquake-hit residents of Haiti by creating a fundraising ale. Wold Top Brewery, near Driffield, is to donate 50p from the sale of every bottle of Aid Ale to the Scarborough-based charity Sustainable Aid Supporting
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Review: York Early Music Festival: Ensemble Lucidarium/ York University Chamber Choir
Musical marriages are the theme of this year's festival. Nowhere is this being more dramatically treated than in Ensemble Lucidarium's Kehi Kinnor, a re-enactment of a Jewish wedding in Renaissance Italy, given at the Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall
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University of York degree graduation ceremonies - Day 1
AN award-winning film director, an international best-selling author and an architect of post-apartheid South Africa will receive honorary degrees alongside thousands of students in York this week. Director Ken Loach, who made Kes and
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Locals tell of building collapse drama
Updated: WITNESSES have said they are relieved no one was hurt when part of a building collapsed in the early hours of this morning. Council officials are investigating what made the bricks from the facade of the Phoenix Chinese restaurant in
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Brett Waller blow forces Knights boss to turn to St Helens for loan assistance
YORK City Knights boss Dave Woods is to speak to St Helens about taking young prop Gareth Frodsham on loan – amid fears big Brett Waller could join Jon Fallon on the sidelines for the rest of the season. Waller, returning to action after
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City fans urged to lobby York council's community stadium meeting
York City fans have been urged to attend tomorrow’s City of York Council meeting. The meeting – in the Guildhall, off St Helen’s Square in York – will see the executive of the council give its recommendations to the full council on the proposed
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Iqbal Chowdhury, Bengal Brasserie
BUSINESS people – take your cue from the generosity of the Bengal Brasserie at Nether Poppleton. That was the plea of the Lord Mayor of York, Coun Sue Galloway when she attended a supper at the restaurant in York Business Park, which raised more than
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Best Western Hotel chief executive to appear on Channel 4's Undercover Boss programme
NOW his staff recognise him... now they don’t. David Clarke, chief executive of Best Western Hotel brand based at Clifton Moor, York, swapped his day job for that of a housekeeper for a new programme to be shown on Channel 4 called Undercover Boss.
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New company rises from Operon’s ashes
A NEW facilities management company has arisen in Harrogate in the wake of ill-fated Operon. Operon, which began in Harrogate in 1993, employed at its height 1,200 staff. Then came involvement from Icelandic shareholders. The company reeled following
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NHS proposals are privatisation through the back door
Last year, Conservative MEP Daniel Hannan said on American TV that the NHS was a “60-year mistake” and warned Americans against adopting “a socialist healthcare system”. While Cameron rebuked him at the time and said that the NHS would be safe
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Bicycle contraptions are lunacy on wheels
There are some weird and wonderful bicycle contraptions around York at the moment and there are some that are downright dangerous and utterly lethal. The lethal are what I term “babes in a bag” – basically a nylon bag on wheels attached to
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Skydivers need for PDSA charity plane leap
Local animal lovers are being urged to do a skydive in aid of veterinary charity PDSA. Leaping out of a plane from 10,000ft and hurtling towards the ground at 120mph is certainly not for the faint-hearted, but offers an amazing experience that
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Public wants longer jail terms
CONSERVATIVE MP Ken Clarke is right to want to greatly reduce the number of short prison sentences, but wrong to want to put those criminals out in the community. Most of the UK public wants many more prisons built and offenders locked away
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Knights prop Jack Stearman given new contract for 2011
JACK STEARMAN believes he has proved critics wrong by winning a regular berth in the York City Knights line-up – and now a new contract for 2011. The 22-year-old prop, a product of New Earswick All Blacks ARLC, rarely got a look-in with the Knights’
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Berwick Kaler pays tribute to York Theatre Royal receptionist Carol Morrill
BERWICK Kaler found the right words for it, as the dame so often does in his scripts for the Theatre Royal pantomime. We had just attended the funeral of Carol Morrill, receptionist at the theatre for the past 25 years. “It’s like the end of an era backstage
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National deficit plans sound the revival of Thatcherism
IS this the “fairer” Britain we were promised? In order to reduce the national deficit we must all – we are told – make a contribution. And so it has arrived – the revival of Thatcherism in all its glory. The fact the poorest will pay
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Granddaughters moved on from York shop window
How bad are things getting? My two granddaughters, aged six and 12 years, were asked by their mum to wait outside a certain shop in York city centre while she slipped across the road just to buy The Press. They were standing near the window
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Probate market should face regulation
I concur with much of what Peter Gibson says in the article “Bereaved relatives hit by high fees” (July 6). Fees quoted to the consumer organisation Which? in its recent survey ranged from £4,759 to £13,395. There is a vast array of people
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Getting it right - Clifton Hospital caption
CORRECTION: In The Press of Wednesday, July 7, to accompany a letter from Mr P Hodge warning about the environmental impact of a proposed extension to Clifton Hospital, we carried a photograph of the site. A caption suggested the photograph
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Knights' youngsters could feature in Northern Rail 9s in Blackpool
YORK City Knights boss Dave Woods is contemplating throwing a few youngsters into the mix for Saturday’s Northern Rail 9s in Blackpool. He could also give some first-teamers a run-out in the reserves at Whitehaven on Sunday to build the match fitness
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Knights aim for Joe McLocklan ‘signing’ answers
THE Knights have asked for clarification from the Rugby Football League regarding players’ registrations after Joe McLocklan signed for South Wales Scorpions, following Casey Bromilow to The Gnoll. McLocklan’s employment by the Knights was terminated
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The Big Interview with York Cricket Clubs's Simon Mason
Batting’s simple for York’s Simon Mason. As he tells sports editor STUART MARTEL it’s all about hitting the ball further and further. CAPTURING the first York wicket is a bitter sweet moment for opponents in the Solly Sports Yorkshire ECB County Premier
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A stand against all-seater stadium
Like AP Cox (End is nigh, Letters, Monday, July 12) I can also see my 50-plus years of supporting City through thick and thin ending, albeit for differing reasons. I used to support the Wasps and City, but the move from Clarence Street to Ryedale brought
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Clifton Alliance beat Thirsk in Pilmoor Evening Cricket League
CLIFTON Alliance reinforced their Pilmoor Evening Cricket League title claims after inflicting only the second defeat of the season on leaders Thirsk. Clifton batted first at Thirsk and it was former Thirsk player Sean Holmes who top-scored, making
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Toughness of Twenty20 competition will stand Yorkshire in good stead
Captain Andrew Gale is confident his Yorkshire team will learn from some tough experiences this term to become a much stronger unit in next season’s Friends Provident Twenty20 competition. Gale’s men travel to Edgbaston to face Warwickshire tonight
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Woodhouse Grange and Heworth battle for Foss Evening Cricket League top spot
REIGNING Foss Evening Cricket League champions Woodhouse Grange and runners-up Heworth continue to battle for division one title honours with two points separating the sides. Woodhouse maintained their lead with a four-wicket win over battling
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Jonny Milner's Gravel Rally Championship push stalls after fourth round is postponed
Huggate driver Jonny Milner will have to wait until September to contest the next round of the MSA Gravel Rally Championship – due to a tree infection. Milner currently leads the series after claiming victories in rounds two and three in his Toyota
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Gary Dunn finished second in Kilburn 7 Road Race
DESPITE a wild wind rippling around the course of the Kilburn 7 Road Race, Thirsk and Sowerby Harrier Gary Dunn finished second in 38 minutes and 52 seconds. Club-mate Walter Busuttil, training for triathlons, came 12th in 44-05 and won the prize for
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Selby Town face Grimsby Borough in pre-season friendly
SELBY Town take on Grimsby Borough at Flaxley Road tonight (7.30pm) aiming to build on their opening pre-season friendly win. The Robins kicked off preparations for the Northern Counties East League premier division campaign with a 2-1 victory over
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New Earswick All Blacks ARLC recruiting
NEW Earswick All Blacks ARLC are recruiting junior players at all age groups for next season. Anyone aged six or over who is interested in joining the White Rose Avenue club should phone the relevant coach. Under-8s should phone Emma on 07840 433158
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Richard Fahey colt makes great appeal for Doncaster races success
Wooton Bassett, who made a winning debut at Ayr last month, can underline his undoubted potential by following up at Doncaster tomorrow evening. Trained by Richard Fahey, and the mount of Paul Hanagan, the talented juvenile runs in the ESG Novice Stakes
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Pupils offered £1,000 reward in graffiti blitz
SCHOOLCHILDREN in York could get a reward of up to £1,000 if they shop graffiti vandals in their school. Police in the Micklegate area will launch the initiative next term as they step up their bid to rid the city of unsightly spray paint daubs
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Peasholme Centre demolition in the spotlight
THE demolition of York’s former Peasholme Centre will be debated tomorrow night. The opposition Labour group on City of York Council claim the former hostel, in Peasholme Green, was knocked down prematurely, before possible alternative uses had
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Firm pledges 30 extra jobs for region
SELBY and East Yorkshire are set for a welcome jobs boost after plans were announced to recruit at least 30 new carers in the area. The news follows the expansion of Caremark, a national company providing home-based personal care to people with physical
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East Yorkshire rally duo rev up to smash through deed barrier
An all-female racing team from York are out to show that women can compete in the male dominated world of rallying. Sammi Gabb, from North Duffield, and her co-driver Tracey Cook, Pocklington, are both members of York Motor Club, and have long-standing
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York woman finds corn snake under her wheelie bin
THIS “ssssshocking” snake was discovered by Joan Winteringham under her wheelie bin when she was putting her rubbish out for recycling. Joan, who lives in Carter Avenue, Heworth, said the snake was “piled up” under the green bin when she found it on
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East Yorkshire community hospital could open in 18 months
PATIENTS in East Yorkshire could have access to a proposed £18 million community hospital within 18 months. NHS East Riding of Yorkshire said it hopes building work will begin on the hospital in October, with the first patients being admitted in
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Carriage horse ‘retired’ after bolting through city centre
THE shire horse that bolted through York city centre, forcing frightened shoppers to jump to safety, has pulled its last carriage. Council licensing bosses have decided it is time for Henry to retire, after taking passengers on sightseeing
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Landlords' anger as satellite broadcaster Sky reveals big rise in subscriptions
THE future of televised football in many York pubs could be in doubt after landlords were told they face massive hikes in their Sky TV subscription rates. The increased charges are directly related to the huge rises in many business’s rateable values
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Woman attempts to steal money from Nunthorpe Road shop
Police have released this CCTV footage of a woman they would like to speak to in connection with an attempted theft on a York shop. At about 5.25pm on Thursday a woman entered the BNT corner shop in Nunthorpe Road, sneaked behind the counter and attempted
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Volcanic ash-hit 1st Dental records small profit
DENTAL business 1st Dental Laboratories has made a small profit after turning the company around. The Harrogate business recorded a pre-tax profit of £10,000 in its interim results for the six months ended 31 May 2010, from a loss before tax
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New leisure centre to open in Selby
SELBY’S new leisure centre will open to the public on Monday after a £1.1 million investment. The new Profiles Health and Fitness Centre, at Abbey Leisure Centre, includes a fitness suite with 75 new stations, a dance studio, consultation room and health
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Feud man is jailed after brick attack
A PROMISING young golfer has been jailed after a family feud exploded into violence. William Adamson and two men broke into the family home of Liam Whiteley in the early hours of September 13 last year, following an argument with Mr Whiteley in a York
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Spotlight on North Yorkshire booze figures
DRINKERS across Yorkshire and the Humber are more likely to exceed the recommended daily guidelines than anywhere else in the country, an NHS report has claimed. The news comes as figures released by North Yorkshire Police confirmed arrests for alcohol-related
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Jessica Kirby and Rachel Speight nominated for Charity Fundraiser Of The Year awards
A TEN-YEAR-OLD girl who gave away her cuddly toys to raise money for charity is the latest challenger in our Community Pride Awards. Jessica Kirby, of Huntington, in York, organised a tombola at Murton car boot sale, raising £107 for Hearing Dogs for
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East Yorkshire war veteran receives praise from South Korean President
A FORMER soldier from East Yorkshire has been praised for his courage almost 60 years after serving in the Korean War. Denis Husband, from Pocklington, fought alongside UN troops to prevent Chinese and North Korean forces invading South Korea. He has
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Hull Road crash causes rush-hour delays
Updated: TWO pedestrians were taken to hospital after colliding with a van as they crossed a York road. Four police vans and two ambulances were sent to the scene of the crash, which happened shortly before 5pm yesterday on the junction of Tang Hall
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Haxby pharmacy plan may bring jobs
NEW jobs could be brought to an area of York if plans for a late-night pharmacy get the thumbs up. At a meeting of Haxby Town Council, members were given notice of an application by Haxby Group Practice for a pharmacy in the health centre. If the application
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Tens of thousands gather for Great Yorkshire Show
Updated: ALL the signs are that this year’s Great Yorkshire Show is a cracker. Princess Anne gave the event a royal seal of approval yesterday. It was Princess Royal’s first visit in 18 years. In that time the show has gone from strength to strength
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Legal action launched for unpaid Jarvis workers
LEGAL action is being taken in a bid to get unpaid wages for hundreds of former railway workers in York. Rail union RMT has demanded the Government steps in and ensures former Jarvis workers are paid £28 million owed to them following the collapse of