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Councillor speaks out on housing plan
PLANS to build a house on land in North Yorkshire have drawn objections from nearby residents, and a local councillor has stepped forward to voice their concern. The planning application, submitted to City of York Council, requests permission to build
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White child shock for black couple
A BLACK couple in Britain are in shock at the birth of their new baby – who is white. Little Nmachi Ihegboro has amazed genetics experts who have ruled out that she is an albino, reports The Sun. Blue-eyed blonde Nmachi, whose name means “beauty
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Krystal Dominique Talmadge, Giftag Chocolate Box
COMPANIES entering The Press Business Awards 2010 are appealing to York’s sweet tooth and using their delicious fares to entice judges. One of these is Giftag Chocolate Box, whose owners Jane and Graham Golisti set up their first shop in Thirsk last
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Fiat Abarth 500C
FIRST came the fun, and what a fun car the Fiat 500 turned out to be. An instant hit, particularly with the ladies, it became the most desirable small car in the UK. Into the mix came the Abarth 500, which made it slightly bonkers. And then the 500C
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Renovo
RENOVO, the York recruitment practice has practised what it preaches when it comes to clients reinventing themselves and setting new targets. The firm was first established in 2004 as Hamilton Caine, an executive recruitment venture specialising in the
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Wold Top Brewery
CHEERS to diversification! Tom and Gill Mellor realised that their 233-hectare farm with 20,000 free range hens in Driffield was suffering a fall in its traditional revenue streams. The result was Wold Top – a real ale brewed at Hunmanby Grange, Wold
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Michaela Knight, Synergy Cleaning Ltd
WITH nearly 20 years in the cleaning industry, York single parent Michaela Knight decided that it was time to really clean up. Having launched Synergy Cleaning Ltd only eight months ago, she has succeeded in doing just that – employing 27 people, three
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Time Out
TIME is money – if it’s done right. No sooner had the doors opened on Time Out, in Colliergate, York, when sales in the modern new watch shop began its countdown to profits. Now its general manager Shazad Ajmal, a third-generation jeweller with a passion
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Firmenich UK Ltd
PUPILS at schools in North Yorkshire are entitled to experience the sweet – or is it savoury? – smell of success. That was the decision made last year by bosses at Firmenich UK Ltd, the more than £15 million turnover food flavour manufacturer which
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Victoria Pettitt, Splish Splosh Swimming Pool
IN TROUBLED times it’s sink or swim – and Victoria Pettitt is powering her way through troubled waters. Victoria is co-managing director with her husband, Adrian, of the Splish Splosh Swimming Pool, which is seeking the Small Business of the Year title
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UPDATED: Drivers warned of overturned vehicle on A64
FIREFIGHTERS and police were called to the A64 after a van overturned on the eastbound carriageway heading towards York. A North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue appliance from Tadcaster was sent to the scene near Hazelwood at about 12.40pm today.
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Pupils knit protest scarf for the PM
CHILDREN at St Oswald’s CE Primary School have knitted a scarf to petition Prime Minister David Cameron. The 16-metre long football scarf was knitted by about 20 children who take part in the school’s lunchtime knitting club. Early years leader Debbie
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Grandmother bound for Afghanistan war organises event for Help For Heroes charity
A GRANDMOTHER who is preparing for a six-month tour of Afghanistan is hoping to raise hundreds of pounds for Help For Heroes at a hog roast and disco tomorrow. Christine Winterbottom, of Linton-on-Ouse, will be working as a civilian for the Navy, Army
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York market stall opens selling Turkish meat speciality tantuni
A NEW stall at York market is thought to be the first outlet in the city to offer the Turkish meat speciality, tantuni. The stall, Tantunizade, is proving popular with shoppers, said stallholder Atila Ceyhan, who plays Turkish music all day
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York students learn about first aid
Students from across York converged on Millthorpe School to learn how to save a life. As part of the British Heart Foundation’s Heart Start campaign, the school was given full set of resuscitation dolls by the charity to teach young people about first
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York cyclists raise funds for disabled group
A GROUP of women from York are preparing to cycle 140 miles across the country to raise money for charity. Sue Hannon, Jo Walkden and seven friends are set to start the ride from Whitehaven to Tynemouth today in support of the Ebor Vale Riding For The
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Yorkshire chasing 369 to in on final day against Essex
LUNCH UPDATE: A fascinating last two sessions are in prospect on the final day at the County Ground, after Essex set Yorkshire an attacking declaration target at Chelmsford. Resuming on 229-3 they batted on for 46 minutes during the morning session
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Rotary Club provides Krumbs Café with new electronic till
A café that provides on-the-job training for adults with learning difficulties has a new electronic till – thanks to the Rotary Club of York Vikings. Krumbs Café, in Tanner Row, York, is a joint venture by the national learning disability and mental
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Dancers attend Yorkshire Ballet’s annual summer school
MORE than 100 young ballet dancers visited York St John University for the Yorkshire Ballet’s annual summer school. As part of the two-week event, a master class was held by Sir Anthony Dowell, former artistic director of the Royal Ballet.
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York City centre-backs primed to make pre-season starts
CENTRE-BACKS David McGurk and Greg Young could both make an appearance in York City’s pre-season friendly against Morecambe at Bootham Crescent tomorrow. McGurk has recovered from a calf strain while summer signing Young has shaken off deep
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Sandwich retailer and graduate launch designer clothes start-up
A YORK businessman and graduate have paired up to launch a new range of designer sportswear. Boney Fish UK, has been set up by Flavio Di Giacomo, owner of Gillygate sandwich shop Brill Food, and George Beaumont, a recent York University graduate
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Review: Toy Story 3, Certificate: PG ****
CAN you believe that 15 years have passed since the original adventures of a charismatic cowboy and a disillusioned spaceman? Animated movies, digital or whatever, have become two a penny, too much so, with the Shrek franchise surely destined for the
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Jon Richardson and Pete Firman, Hyena Lounge Comedy Club, City Screen, York, July 25
THIS Sunday’s show will be the penultimate Edinburgh preview night at the Hyena Lounge Comedy Club in York – and the last one with tickets available after next week’s finale by Reginald D Hunter sold out. Jon Richardson joins Pete Firman on the 7.30pm
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Knights in dash for replacement prop
NEW recruit Ben Parkinson will have to wait at least another week to make his York City Knights debut – leaving coach Dave Woods to hope last-minute moves to bolster the squad today come off. The Press revealed on Tuesday that the 20-year-old prop had
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The Coral, Butterfly House (Deltasonic) *****
IF The Coral were a football team they would be newly enthroned world champions Spain – that’s how good their fifth studio album is. There were distinctive signs in the last effort, Roots & Echoes three years ago, that the Hoylake handlers
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Pete Molinari, A Train Bound For Glory (Clarksville Recordings) ****; Suzanne Vega, Close-Up, Vol 1, Love Songs (Cooking Vinyl) **
THE art of reinterpretation is explored by Pete Molinari, a not-so-familiar name with a very familiar performance style, and singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega, whose familiar songs are reworked in a more intimate and personal way. From titles such
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ABBA, Voulez-Vous deluxe edition CD/DVD (Universal) *****
Voulez-Vous is one of the most perfect albums in the history of recorded music. Kicking off with the classically influenced string motif As Good As New before launching into the relentless disco fury of the title track, the album caught ABBA at the
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Richard Thompson Band to play at Grand Opera House on January 16
THE Richard Thompson Band will promote his latest album on The Dream Attic Tour on January 16 next year at the Grand Opera House, York. The folk guitar virtuoso, singer and songwriter will be touring with an electric line-up of Pete Zorn, guitars, flute
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Tired Pony, The Place We Ran From, (Polydor) ***
BE honest – Snow Patrol were always your guilty little secret. Chasing Cars was the most played song of the last decade, but confessing to a penchant for Gary Lightbody’s anthemic indie fare is as big a musical crime as admitting you like JLS. Lightbody
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Dr John And The Lower 911, Tribal (Proper) ****
WHAT a sparkling turn from the veteran New Orleans piano-player, who trips the night again with this funky, swampy and occasionally angry outing. It’s a long album, running to 16 tracks, suggesting the good doctor has perhaps been at his own medicine
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Cherry Ghost, Beneath This Burning Shoreline (Heavenly) ****
IT’S taken Cherry Ghost three years to produce a follow-up to their critically acclaimed debut and whereas the early incarnation was little more than a nom de plume for singer Simon Aldred, Beneath This Burning Shoreline sees the band blossoming into
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Delays, Star Tiger Star Ariel (Lookout Mountain) ***
FOR a group who seemed to have all the boxes ticked when they emerged with their sun-kissed 2004 debut Faded Seaside Glamour, Delays have spent the years since trying to find their place. The question of whether they want to be pop or rock is one
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Jazz notes
LAST Monday’s Jazz Revue at the Post Office Club was a repeat of February’s bun-fight, featuring six of York’s resident bands, and once again it drew a capacity audience. February’s worthy cause was Haiti; this week’s was Medical Aid for Gaza. In no
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Spear Of Destiny, The Duchess, York, July 23
Spear Of Destiny are marking the silver jubilee of their best-selling album by mounting The World Service 25th Anniversary Tour. Tonight Kirk Brandon’s goth rockers play The Duchess in York with an all-star line-up featuring Bush’s Robin Goodridge on
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Heavens Basement, Fibbers, York, July 23
AFTER being on the road with Papa Roach, Heavens Basement are back in York, kicking off their Unbreakable tour. Following lead vocalist Richie Heavanz’s decision to leave the band earlier this year, they called on friend Johnny Fallen, from York band
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José Carreras and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa perform at Scarborough Open Air Theatre
OPERA greats José Carreras and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa will perform at the new Scarborough Open Air Theatre’s opening gala performance tonight, and not surprisingly the 7.30pm event has sold out. The Orchestra of Opera North and Huddersfield Choral Society
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Lunchtime concert series at Unitarian Chapel, St Saviourgate, York
The Last Fridays lunchtime concert series at the Unitarian Chapel, St Saviourgate, York, will continue next Friday at 12.30pm with an innovative recital entitled On An Overgrown Path. Brinley Price will read his own poems, interspersed with piano music
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Katherine Jenkins, Ripley Castle, near Harrogate, July 24
TICKETS are still available for tomorrow’s open-air concert by Welsh classical singer Katherine Jenkins with the National Symphony Orchestra at Ripley Castle, near Harrogate. Gates will open at 5.30pm; Katherine will be on stage at 7.30pm, followed
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Richard Barnes’s exhibition, York: Shaken And Stirred, The ArtSpace, York, until September 5
RICHARD Barnes’s own picture caption for his painting Night Traces sums up perfectly his latest artistic pursuits at The ArtSpace. “Night Traces involves digital intervention collage, drawing by hand and mouse and paint generally lobbed, splattered
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New deadline for New School House Gallery and Bar Lane Studios open exhibition
The deadline for submitting work for the New School House Gallery and Bar Lane Studios open exhibition in York has been extended to tomorrow. You can take your work along to Bar Lane Studios today or tomorrow, pay your fee and register all at the
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Cannabis factory found in York flat
POLICE with battering rams raided three properties in the same street this morning – uncovering a cannabis factory. More than 30 officers and a police dog swooped on Grosvenor Terrace in the Bootham area of the city shortly after 9am to execute the warrants
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Colin Baker plays Inspector Morse at Grand Opera House
Exactly 35 years since a grumpy super-sleuth with an eye for the ladies and a thirst for beer made his first appearance in Colin Dexter’s novel Last Bus To Woodstock, he is back. This time, Colin Baker is taking on the role of Inspector Morse in a new
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Under Milk Wood, Minster Residents Gardens, York, July 28 to 31
AND then there were seven… A1 Theatre Productions’ cast for Dylan Thomas’s “play for voices”, Under Milk Wood, has dropped from nine, requiring six actors to play 50 characters between them, while Chris Lakin takes on the role of First Voice and
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The Bluest Blue, 41 Monkgate Theatre, York, August 5
Have you ever had a chance meeting with a stranger and found that you had more in common than you first thought? Maybe you met them again? And was it a big mistake? Or did it change your life? These are a few of the questions asked in York playwright
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Steve Lewis set for first team after shining in York City Knights reserves' loss to Dewsbury
STEVE LEWIS is set for a first-team recall for York City Knights after coming through last night’s reserves match against Dewsbury. Lewis, playing at loose-forward, scored a try in the Knights’ 50-22 Reserve Team Championship defeat to their
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Chamber launches red tape inquiry
BUSINESSES in York are being asked to give specific examples of how they're being affected by red tape and unnecessary regulation. Leeds, York and North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce is askingbusinesses to come forward with their problems and tell them
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Rehearsals start for Stage Experience show Guys And Dolls
REHEARSALS start today for Guys And Dolls, this summer’s Stage Experience show at the Grand Opera House, York. Acting, dancing and singing talent aged ten to 21 will be taking part in the full-scale musical production, under the direction of Louise Denison
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Leaders York Cricket Club opt for maximum diligence to avoid first defeat of season
FOURTEEN wins, unbeaten in their last 31 matches at home, York Cricket Club might soon be looking at the prospect of going an entire season without defeat. But skipper Marcus Wood and his men have a stiff test in the form of Doncaster Town CC at Clifton
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The Wind In The Willows, York Theatre Royal until August 21
AFTER the extraordinary success of York Theatre Royal’s site-specific production of The Railway Children at the National Railway Children in 2008 and 2009, artistic director Damian Cruden has picked another favourite children’s book for his latest
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Trialist hope of Harrogate Town boss Simon Weaver
Harrogate Town boss Simon Weaver hopes to have one new trialist for the visit of North Ferriby United to the CNG Stadium tomorrow. The Evo-Stik premier division outfit meet a Town side looking to bounce back from Tuesday night’s 2-1 friendly defeat to
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New club to be launched in memory of ‘Mr Clifton Park’
CHRIS Houseman, known to everyone at York Cricket and Rugby Club as ‘Mr Clifton Park’, is to be remembered with the establishment of a new club. The Houseman Club aims to help to “pay the debt” the Shipton Road-based sports centre owe to their late chief
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Uphill struggle for Yorkshire as Essex take commanding second-innings lead
Yorkshire face an uphill struggle not to lose only their second LV=County Championship fixture of the season after a difficult day all round against Essex. It began with the bat for the Tykes at the County Ground, before a blistering partnership of
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Music Showcase Weekend at York Racecourse, July 23 and 24
RACEGOERS at York Racecourse can look forward to an hour’s set by ska legends Madness after this evening’s meeting, while tomorrow afternoon’s card will be followed by live entertainment by four finalists from the 2009 series of The X Factor, Olly Murs
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Rally driver Jonny Milner hoping for Barkston Heath success
HUGGATE champion rally driver Jonny Milner is hoping his second visit to Barkston Heath this weekend will be more successful than his first. Since the 2009 Toyota Sprint Series champion Milner’s title defence was challenged by an unfortunate gearbox
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St Paul’s remain unbeaten in John Smith’s Men’s Darts League
Acomb’s Steve Atkin (2 x 20 & 2 x 180), Keith Turner (109 c/o for 18) and Jack White (21) helped push unbeaten St Paul’s all the way in the John Smith’s Men’s Darts League. But then Martyn Turner (18, 19), Chris Thompson (180 for 18), Paul Botterill
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Places still available for Castle Howard Triathlon event
Organisers of tomorrow’s Castle Howard Triathlon are calling for more competitors. The event has attracted 250 entries already but places are still available. Ten per cent of all profits will be given to Help For Heroes – a charity devoted to aiding
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Catherine Zeta Jones stars in romantic comedy The Rebound
CATHERINE Zeta Jones is back on the big screen for the first time in two years, starring as a single mum new to New York in the romantic comedy The Rebound. “I’ve been looking for a comedy for a while, I love comedy. Not that I can tell a joke beginning
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Victoria Barke comes second as handicap ends the league campaign for Thirsk and Sowerby Harriers athletics club
The Harrogate Running League season closed with the running of the league handicap, renamed this year as the Norman Smith League Handicap in memory of the former chairman of both the league and Thirsk and Sowerby Harriers, who died suddenly last
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Selby football teams create pre-season cup competition
Local rivals Cliffe FC and Hemingbrough United have combined to create a pre-season cup competition for football clubs in the Selby area. Nine local teams will compete in next month’s inaugural tournament, sponsored by local goods supplier Live4Soccer
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2487 Raptors claim national rock-it-ball title
The Easingwold-based 2487 Raptors secured victory in the English national rock-it-ball league in Scunthorpe. The air cadets, who hail from Easingwold but train at RAF Linton-on-Ouse, bettered their third-placed finish of last year and earned the title
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Bad start for York Tennis Club women’s team
YORK Tennis Club women’s team opened their Yorkshire League division one campaign with back-to-back defeats. They were beaten 7-2 at home by Huddersfield and then 5-4 at Thongsbridge where York’s third pair, Caroline White and Siobhan Gilfillan, were
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Hospitality of the Spanish during World Cup
I AM disgusted at the carry on I saw on TV and read in The Press about the match on Saturday, York City v Hull City, a so-called friendly football match. Why does this happen in the UK? We, a friend and I, along with my two football-mad grandsons,
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Allerton incinerator concern
LIKE many York residents, I am worried the council is preparing to sign a contract for a new incinerator to be built at Allerton quarry. Although the incinerator contains some positive design elements, most of its waste will be burned – thus adding
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Angler Roger Holmes tops the list at Langwith
Venue regular Roger Holmes topped the list this week at Langwith after mounting a two-pronged attack at peg 26 on Bethany’s Lake. Using pellet, he alternated between the far bank and the near margin to take carp to 3lb on his way to a 59lb
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Press tipster Tom O’Ryan to join legends in fundraising horse race
WHAT a line-up. Eleven-times champion jockey Pat Eddery, seven times champion jump jockey John Francome, Grand National winner Tony Dobbin... and Press racing tipster Tom O’Ryan. On September 8, our form expert will pit his wits against some of the sport
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Free travel on York's buses
LORDY – who would be a bus driver, eh? Especially when they have passengers like Tony Baker to deal with (Letters, July 16). He complains he could not use his bus pass before 9am, but doesn’t he realise the time is on the driver’s ticket receipt and
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Green boxes for cyclists at traffic lights
BRENT Greenwood queried (Letters, July 21) the purpose of the large green boxes at traffic lights for pedal cyclists. They are known as advance stop areas and their purpose is to give cyclists a head start over other traffic, and they are useful where
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Aircraft risk for troops deployed to Afghanistan
SHORTLY, servicemen and women from this area will be deployed to Afghanistan. Some parts of this journey will probably take place on a 40-year-old aircraft, the Lockheed Tristar. Using such an old aircraft, no matter how well maintained, is
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Malton trainer Richard Fahey hoping for treble at York races
Richard Fahey, who has dominated the trainers’ leader-board at York in recent years, can consolidate his position tomorrow with a treble. The Malton trainer, on the verge of saddling his 100th winner of the turf campaign, is fancied to score with Blaze
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Turning waste into a resource
IT IS important that everyone has the opportunity to air their views on proposals for future treatment of waste in the county. However, we need to move away from landfill and find a solution which turns waste into a resource: we cannot afford not to.
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First Group buses should pass on savings to customers
FIRST Group raises bus fares again, citing increased costs, despite criticism over numerous fare hikes and poor punctuality. However, all buses in the First fleet are now fitted with a vehicle efficiency technology system called Drivegreen, which reduces
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Cyclists riding on pavements in York
ISN’T it time something was done about cyclists using pavements and riding the wrong way up one-way streets in York? Three times today I have witnessed this in the city centre. Twice in the last month I have narrowly escaped being hit while crossing
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Dame Judi Dench receives honorary degree from Nottingham Trent University
ACTRESS Dame Judi Dench collected an honorary degree from Nottingham Trent University at its July graduation and awards ceremonies. Dame Judi, who was born in York, received an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters in recognition of her extraordinary
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Use the Dalesbus and Moorsbus this summer
WITH the holiday season upon us, many readers will be planning to go out and about to enjoy the delights of North Yorkshire. I hope some of them will consider leaving the car at home and using the excellent Dalesbus and Moorsbus services, which
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Invalid stick thanks
I WISH to thank the person who handed my invalid stick in at Tesco last Friday morning. H Pickup, Bishopthorpe, York.
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Driver jailed for causing death of paramedic
A DRIVER who admitted causing the death of a paramedic has been jailed for four years. Jonathan Hill, 22, of Pickering, originally pleaded not guilty to causing the death by dangerous driving of 39-year-old Timothy John Wiley, but changed his plea to
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Police release e-fit of Northallerton robbery suspect
DETECTIVES in North Yorkshire are renewing their appeal to trace the man responsible for a robbery in March and have released an e-fit of the suspect. The robbery occurred in Northallerton just after 3am on Saturday, March 21, close to the mini-roundabout
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Labour leadership hopeful gives speech
A CANDIDATE for the Labour Party leadership was in York this week to meet a long-time friend and backer. Former Foreign Secretary David Miliband was in the city at the invitation of York Central MP Hugh Bayley, who he also supported in the election campaign
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Detectives reopen case of mystery man
POLICE have reopened a case into the identity of a body found in North Yorkshire 21 years ago. A man was discovered in Scarborough’s harbour on May 4, 1989, and despite a number of inquiries he was never identified. When he was found his age was estimated
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Hell-bent on a heavenly holiday
SCHOOL’S out and after a year of hard work, it’s good to relax. For those of us with money, it’s time to head to somewhere out of York to soak up the sun and local culture and let down our hair. Of course, the foreigners know what we want and lay on
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Archbishop of York talks about his new charity, Acts 435
IT IS never a good thing when the gap between the rich and the poor gets too wide, believes the Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu. Yes, despite the recession, most Britons may be better off materially now than at almost any time in our past
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Cars wrecked in Poppleton Road smash
THIS was the dramatic scene after a motorist crashed her car in a York main road. The driver was travelling along Poppleton Road when she smashed into cars parked at the side of the road, flipping her own vehicle onto its roof. The emergency
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‘No cash for A64 dualling upgrade’
HOPES of a major upgrade of the A64 between Scarborough and York have been dealt a blow after ministers said there was no money for the project. The MP for Thirsk and Malton, Ann McIntosh, yesterday asked for commitments from the Government for short
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Exclusive Footwear expands with acquisition
DESIGNER shoe retailer Exclusive Footwear, based in York, has acquired Breeze Shoes in Newcastle upon Tyne. This acquisition expands the business, founded in 2005 by 38 year-old mum of two Frances Chalmers, to five outlets and will create three
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Fundraising teacher to run York 10k in aid of Diabetes UK
A TEACHER in Hemingbrough is taking part in the York 10k run to raise cash for a condition suffered by one of her pupils. Helena Cliff, 27, a teacher from Hemingbrough Community Primary School, hopes to raise awareness of the diabetes that eight-year-old
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Easingwold Maize Maze opens for six weeks
FANCY getting lost over the school summer holidays? Then look no further than Easingwold Maize Maze, which opens tomorrow for six weeks. The maze experience, created by farmer Paul Caygill, attracted local and national attention last
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Sedacol factory in Selby to create 50 jobs
THE redevelopment of the Tate and Lyle site in Selby has been given the green light in a move which should bring potentially hundreds of new jobs into the town. Members of Selby District Council’s planning committee gave the go ahead to Sedacol
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Joseph Rowntree Foundation pay below ‘minimum income standards’
THE Joseph Rowntree Foundation explained today why it was offering laundry staff £6.33 an hour – less than its own report suggested was needed for an acceptable living. The York organisation recently published annual research on “minimum income standards
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European experience for Drax teacher
THE head of classics at The Read School in Drax has attended a European conference to learn about harnessing the power of ICT resources in classics teaching. Annette Oliver was one of only three UK classics teachers and the only one from the North of
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New affordable homes rules under attack
NEW affordable housing rules being proposed for York will kill off most small scale developments, critics claimed today. Three leading figures in the city’s building industry – developer John Reeves, architect Matthew Laverack and quantity surveyor Paul
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Sutton Bridge to reopen after repairs
BUSINESS owners and commuters will breathe a huge sigh of relief this afternoon, when Sutton Bridge reopens after being closed for six weeks for repair work. The Grade II* listed bridge, on the B1228 between Elvington and Sutton-Upon-Derwent, was badly
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Last day for Archbishop Holgate’s CE School head teacher
THE head teacher who turned around a York school is spending his last day with pupils today before he retires after 18 years. John Harris joined Archbishop Holgate’s CE School in 1992 when it had the lowest results and the highest number of empty desks
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Nominations flood in for Spirit Of Youth category of Community Pride Awards
JUDGES for our Community Pride Awards will face some tough decisions in the Spirit of Youth category after we received yet more nominations for inspirational teenagers. Luke Tattersall was put forward by Marienne Alexander, his sixth form tutor at All
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Youngsters’ show of strength will help children of Chernobyl
THESE youngsters had to use all their strength to tug a 30-tonne fire truck along the runway at RAF Linton-on-Ouse as they raised funds for less fortunate children. Their aim is to raise £6,500 to bring 13 children from the region devastated
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Tributes paid to “Mr Pocklington”
HEARTFELT and emotional tributes have been paid by a whole community to the man known as “Mr Pocklington”. Alfie Hutchinson, 65, passed away following a short illness, prompting hundreds of tributes, and even calls for the town’s library to be named
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Acomb Baptist Church celebrates 50 years after starting in wooden hut
A CHURCH which started out as wooden hut on a patch of grass in Acomb is celebrating its 50th anniversary this month. The celebrations at Acomb Baptist Church began on Sunday with a gathering of members and ministers past and present. The church was