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Leaders York cruise to Yorkshire League victory over Doncaster Town
YORK Cricket Club cantered to a nine-wicket victory over Doncaster Town in the Solly Sports Yorkshire ECB County Premier League. Doncaster were bowled out for 155 at Clifton Park and the hosts stormed to victory in style, with Duncan Snell and Simon
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York City bag friendly win over Morecambe
YORK City were 1-0 winners in their pre-season friendly clash with Morecambe at Bootham Crescent. Trialist David McDermott, on as a substitute, scored the only goal of the game with ten minutes remaining. The Minstermen host Scunthorpe United on
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Neighbours fight York house fire
NEIGHBOURS used buckets of water to tackle a fire a York house which is believed to have been targeted in an arson attack in the early hours of today. The property in Hewley Avenue, in the Tang Hall area of the city, was left damaged by smoke
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Raid on cannabis ‘factory’ in Grosvenor Terrace in the Bootham area of York
POLICE with battering rams raided three properties in the same street – uncovering a cannabis factory in a bedsit. More than 30 officers and a sniffer dog swooped on Grosvenor Terrace in the Bootham area of York shortly after 9am yesterday to execute
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York City won’t ban vuvuzelas
VUVUZELAS will not be banned at York City’s matches next season – despite a string of top clubs outlawing the controversial plastic trumpets. But the Minstermen are still asking supporters who plan to bring the droning instruments to games to contact
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Complete Madness at York Racecourse
IT WAS complete Madness at York Racecourse as thousands of fans donned fez hats and turned out to see Suggs and his ska band perform. The pop star obviously hadn’t worn his lucky baggy trousers because, as he told the bouncing crowds, he had won nothing
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York Press journalists Stephen Lewis, Jennifer Bell and Anthony Chappel-Ross scoop hat-trick at O2 Media Awards
IT WAS three cheers for The Press as our journalists scooped a hat-trick of prizes in the region’s top media awards. Our news, features and photography teams all won accolades at the O2 Media Awards for their outstanding work over the past
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Second York mum Lesley Lister tells of amulance delay
THE mother of a York boy who broke his wrist in a cycle accident had to take him to hospital in a taxi after she was told no ambulance was available. Lesley Lister contacted The Press after reading the story of 12-year-old Sam Gibson, who had to wait
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David Hart’s funeral
THE funeral of York Marine David Hart, who was killed in Afghanistan, will be held at the Minster next Tuesday. Marine David Hart, 23, of 40 Commando, was serving as part of the Combined Force Sangin when he was killed in an explosion on a foot patrol
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MEP Timothy Kirkhope in row over bus cash
A YORKSHIRE MEP has claimed local bus services could be threatened if they are subjected to the same passenger compensation rules as major airlines. Labour MEPs have voted in favour of plans which would leave rural bus firms liable to pay compensation
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Anti-closure protesters set to target York Multiple Scleroris Society’s AGM
PROTESTS against the threat of closure for a York respite care centre are set to be made at the Multiple Scleroris Society’s annual general meeting. Woodlands, off Hull Road, the only respite centre for people with multiple sclerosis in the York area
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Trader’s anger as York streets shut for races
A BUSINESSMAN has complained about the closure of York city centre streets for cycle races tomorrow, claiming local businesses were not consulted. Ernie Dickinson, who runs a food outlet in Church Street, said the closures would come on a busy
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185 North Yorkshire Police officers do second jobs
SCORES of North Yorkshire Police are taking second jobs to boost their incomes – with their alternative occupations ranging from litter picking to pest control. New figures have revealed that 185 officers across the county do an additional paid job
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Opera arias in the open air...
OPERA legends José Carreras and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa were expected to perform to a sell-out audience at Scarborough’s refurbished open air theatre last night. The performance was the opening gala of the 6,500- seat venue, Europe’s largest open-air theatre
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Pamela Hart from Sherburn-in-Elmet admits fraudulent benefit claim
Pamela Hart from Sherburn-in-Elmet has pleaded guilty to fraudulently claiming more than £1,300 in housing and council tax benefit from Selby District Council. Pamela Hart, 54, of Beechwood Croft, failed to tell the council that she was living with Sean
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Joy as Sutton Bridge near Elvington reopens
ELVINGTON businessman Tom Fitzpatrick popped a cork at the reopening of Sutton Bridge. Mr Fitzpatrick and some of his customers celebrated the bridge being open again yesterday, after it had been shut for six weeks for repair works. The owner of Elvington
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Electronic bollard on Stonebow, York, damages taxi
A TAXI driver was left shaken after his vehicle was written off by Stonebow’s controversial rising bollard. Onlookers watched as the electronic bollard on Stonebow rose up under a 2005 Vauxhall Zafira at about 5.30pm on Thursday. The 50-year-old driver
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York police return Josh Powell's bike before he realised it had been stolen
A GRATEFUL York cyclist said he is “over the moon” after police returned his beloved bike to him before he even realised it had been stolen. Josh Powell was awoken by a phone call from officers shortly after midnight on Thursday, who told him his abandoned
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Fundraisers in tandem for 874-mile ride
TEENAGE fundraisers from York have urged the public to support their fundraising trek, and help make a dream come true for a girl with a debilitating disease. Billy Gregory and Alex Platt, both from Easingwold, will be setting off on a tandem from John
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Drunken teenager Kimberley Angell raided York OAP’s home
A TEENAGE burglar has been locked up for two years after drunkenly walking into an old woman’s house late at night and stealing a pair of binoculars. But Kimberley Angell, 19, of Bellhouse Way, in Foxwood, York, said she only walked into the home in
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Anger over Dringhouses bungalow plans near the junction of Tadcaster Road and Old Moor Lane
PLANS to build a house on land in York 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 a pitched-roof
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Clifton Green Primary School head teacher Sheila Audsley retires
Pupils at Clifton Green Primary School in York gave their head teacher a good send-off. Sheila Audsley has retired after 37 years teaching in the city. In 1973, while completing her training at St John’s College, she was accepted for the “pool” of
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Riders raise £300 on behalf of York Rugby League Ex-Players Association
FUNDRAISERS who completed a sponsored bike ride were presented with a cheque for £300 towards their total from a former York rugby league player. Brian Meillam presented the cheque on behalf of York Rugby League Ex-Players Association to Lance Corporal
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On the wild side of York
RESIDENTS in York and visitors to the city will have the chance to get in touch with their wild side at a storytelling event next month. A series of tales will be performed by Joanne Blake at the York Explore centre, in Museum Street, on Friday, August
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Terrington pupils in action-packed Alps challenge
YOUNGSTERS at a North Yorkshire school enjoyed an action-packed camping trip to the French Alps. Four members of staff from Terrington Hall School, near York, took a party of 13-year-old pupils on a week’s mountain climbing, whitewater rafting and hydrospeeding
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Meningitis Research Foundation motocross day in memory of Louis White
A FATHER who lost his son to meningococcal septicaemia is holding a motocross race meeting tomorrow in his memory. Since launching the annual event in 2003, Mick White has raised more than £10,000 for the Meningitis Research Foundation. About 100 riders
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Unsung heroes in line for award
COMPETITION is fierce in the Public Sector Hero category of our Community Pride Awards, with five more unsung heroes in contention. Among the nominees is retired police officer Gordon Keenan, who spent his early years on the beat, before becoming an
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New station costs
The suggestion of an update of passenger information for a proposed rail station at Haxby (The Press, July 22) is relevant. However, the recent temporary suspension of the plan, which would have cost £4.9million to build, was due to the present financial
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Getting in for free
ALTHOUGH not a golfer myself, the Open Championship from St Andrew’s was a pleasure to watch on TV. As a youth in Scotland, we attended the Open at Royal, in Yorkshire, by going in at the “Aberdeen Gate”. Explanatory phrase: “As empty as Aberdeen
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Fundraising Tessa Warne tackles York 10k
SHE watched two family members fight and lose their battle against brain tumours – now a York fundraiser is set to take part in this year’s York 10k to raise cash for charity. Tessa Warne is to race alongside thousands of others in the Run For All York
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Flamingo Land lion cubs celebrate first birthday
THESE young lions are celebrating their first birthday at their North Yorkshire home. Jumatatu, Jumanne, Jumatano, Alhamisi and Ijumaa, whose names mean Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday in Swahili, were yesterday receiving their presents
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Young York book lovers can Space Hop to it
A SMALL step for children could lead to a giant leap towards them having a great time with reading in York next week. Youngsters visiting their local Explore centre or library will be able to take part in the Space Hop reading challenge, organised
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Would you rather end up in a riot?
WITH reference to: “Police: don’t browbeat the public”, (Soap Box, July 21), would the reader and letter writer rather have the law-abiding citizen integrate with troublemakers in the general melee that may ensue, and thereby risk being arrested or injured
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No food for thought
ALTHOUGH there is no chance that I will be able to visit York’s Explore Centre, I read with interest all The Press readers’ letters for and against the costly revamping of York’s public library. Mr Graeme Robertson’s Quick Eats (The Press, June 19
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Thanks to helpers
LAST week (Thursday) I had the misfortune to trip and fall on the pavement. I was at the corner of Crichton Avenue and Kingsway North. Luckily a few kind people attended to me and rang for an ambulance. I would just like to say a big-thank you
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No junior role in our ‘finest hour’
David Cameron did slip up when talking on Thursday in America about Britain being a “junior partner” in 1940, at the time this country stood alone against Hitler's Germany. It was a bad gaffe, especially for an English PM who supposedly has had a top-notch
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Crippling injury list forces tactics rethink for Knights
A CHANGE of game-plan will help York City Knights’ injury-hit line-up overcome a Cumbrian challenge at Huntington Stadium tomorrow. That’s the opinion of head coach Dave Woods, who has been forced to alter his team for the Championship One visit of Workington
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Monkey business
PLEASE can anyone help solve an ongoing query, which none of my family who live in York can help me with? Years ago I was regular supporter of York City Football Club, and to get to Bootham Crescent we walked along Asylum Lane from Clarence Street
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Bus cut concern
Dodsworth Area Residents Association (DARA) seeks to represent the views and interests of residents living in the Dodsworth Avenue, Fossway and Pottery Lane areas in Heworth, York I read with surprise and disappointment in The Press that, from August
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A secret let slip?
May I gently reprimand either your reporter or Coun Ian Gillies for muddling “layers of plutocracy” with “layers of bureaucracy” (Mixed views on health service cuts, The Press, July 17). Bureaucracy is government by appointed officials, usually in
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Let aid continue
Like Tony Howlett, I totally disagree with Tom Mitchell’s suggestion (Scrap overseas help, July 19) that we cut overseas aid. It is only when one visits some of the places abroad where people literally live from hand to mouth, where natural disasters
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Roll out the Bordeaux barrels in style
YOU wouldn’t know it today, but Bordeaux used to be a gloomy place. Its fine buildings were sooty with neglect and the famous old wine city did little to encourage visitors. Walk around now on a summer’s day and the old Bordeaux is forgotten. A few
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Cellars market
DON’T worry – the Hull City fans have all gone. So come join me as we head to the scene of the drama and explore the York pub that was dominating the news just seven days ago. Last Saturday’s incredible scenes, when dozens of football fans barricaded
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Dreams, on Merchantgate, York
NOT everyone can make their dreams come true. But it would appear that two Scottish ladies determined to run a café/tearoom came to York and did just that. Hence the name. Although small and relatively off the beaten track, this is a long-established
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Nouriya adds Moore power to Ryan’s elbow
A CLASSY display from Nouriya helped jockey Ryan Moore on his way to a double at York Racecourse. The 7-4 favourite, trained by Sir Michael Stoute, took the Listed EBF Lyric Stakes with aplomb – making her challenge a long way from home and staying on
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Trio of Knights scholarship aces rewarded with contracts
YORK City Knights’ scholarship scheme is continuing to bear fruit – with three more players having signed semi-professional forms with the club. Selby-based Ash Winstanley, Scarborough youngster Kristian Brining and Malton’s Tom Holmes will all make
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Wines with a bit of a tropical taste
I used to love that soft drink with, “the totally tropical taste”. Then I grew up, my palate changed and the syrupy-sweet, pineapple and grapefruit flavoured, fizzy-pop lost its appeal. Besides, someone told me that the drink in question wasn’t available
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Returns afoot for Knights duo
Points-machine Lee Waterman and hooker Paul Stamp might make surprise returns to the York City Knights line-up next week. Waterman chipped a bone in his foot in the win over Doncaster on July 4 and had his leg put in plaster. But the centre, who has
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Champion show from top pair
THE battle for the jockeys’ championship will go right to the wire if events at York Racecourse last night are a precedent. Malton challenger Paul Hanagan and champion Ryan Moore went head-to-head at Knavesmire’s evening meeting – and it was the reigning
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Voltigeur winner back at York
MONITOR CLOSELY returns to the scene of his finest hour when he runs at York in the Group 2 Sky Bet York Stakes today. The Oasis Dream colt recorded the biggest win of his career last August when he took the sportingbet.com Great Voltigeur Stakes on
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City fans search for fun day prizes
YORK Minstermen are looking for donations of prizes for a tombola that will be held at York City’s Family Fun Day on Sunday, August 1. Bottles of wine, toiletries and gift vouchers are the kind of items that would be gratefully received and all contributions
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Paralympic dream for York footballers
A PLACE in the London 2012 Paralympic Games could be a dream ticket for a squad of ambitious footballers in York. The city is home to the North East and Yorkshire Cerebral Palsy team, one of six regional sides in the country competing for places in
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Fahey and Hanagan team up for Pontefract Listed race
Harrison George, owned by York-based Phil Smith and the highest-rated horse in Richard Fahey’s Malton yard, bids to take the feature honours at Pontefract tomorrow. The £40,000 Sky Bet Pomfret Stakes is the target for the tough as teak five-year-old,
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Lucy Staniforth plays for England
FORMER Copmanthorpe footballer Lucy Staniforth enjoyed a second run out at the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Germany during England Women’s final group game. The 17-year-old midfielder came on as a 63rd-minute substitute for Isobel Christiansen with the
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Geoff Boycott tips Andrew Gale as Strauss successor
Geoffrey Boycott believes Andrew Gale could be England’s next captain. The former Test opener has been one of Gale’s mentors since the 26-year-old took over leadership duties from Anthony McGrath in the winter. The left hander has guided Yorkshire
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Tykes fall short in thrilling chase
Yorkshire were denied a valuable County Championship victory at Essex despite a thrilling run chase at Chelmsford. Led by Jacques Rudolph, who hit a magnificent century, the Tykes fell just short of a mammoth victory target of 369 – meaning their
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Kids club and website work for Knights
THE chaps in the York City Knights community development team have been busy on and off the field recently. On top of their usual work, they are getting geared up for their Knights Holiday Club during the school holidays, and they have launched a new
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Muttiah Muralitharan's magic number... 800
SCRATCH any sport and you’ll detect the crunch of numbers, statistics, times, distances, how big, how wide, how fast, how tall, how many flops and failures – it’s a nirvana of numerology. Even if the collation of data signally fails to lift the
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Harry Cosham invited to train at Benni Raich's Austrian Ski Camp
SEVEN-YEAR-OLD skiing sensation Harry Cosham is heading for the slopes of Austria as his burgeoning career hits new peaks. The youngster has been invited to train at the prestigious Race Ski Camp run by Olympic gold medal winning Austrian skier
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Dave Ellis presents Canon Lee School achievement awards
YEAR 10 pupils at Canon Lee School were rewarded with a top-calibre sporting treat at their academic achievement awards. The prizes were presented by Dave Ellis, the rugby union coach for France and also top domestic side London Irish. Ellis
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Malton School pupils excel in first biathlon meeting of the year
MALTON School’s Ryan Gaughan won the year 7 boys’ race and Alistair Mitchell and Tom Everitt finished first and second respectively in year 8 in the region’s first biathlon meeting of the year at Ryedale Leisure Centre and recreation ground. Schoolmate
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All Blacks All Blacks shine in rugby league festival
NEW Earswick All Blacks under-14s shone in the club’s annual gala and rugby league festival. The first match saw New Earswick take on city neighbours Heworth and it was a tough game for both sides, with excellent ball work and defending seeing
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Peter Fox presents New Earswick All Blacks ARLFC awards
NEW Earswick All Blacks ARLFC undereights were treated to an international bonus on their awards evening. Guest of honour was current England and Hull KR wing speedster Peter Fox, who also used to star for York City Knights. Fox, pictured
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Matthew Proctor joins Lord’s Taverners 100 Club
TON-UP youngster Matthew Proctor has joined the exclusive Lord’s Taverners 100 Club. The 12-year-old Woodleigh School pupil received a certificate to mark his unbeaten 106 in an 88-run victory over Aysgarth School. Proctor said: “I am so pleased
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Leg-bye wins Sheriff Hutton Bridge York & District Junior Cricket title
SHERIFF Hutton Bridge narrowly secured the York & District Junior Cricket Association Hirepoint Under- 13 Championship trophy in a tense thriller against Osbaldwick. A scrambled leg-bye off the last ball earned Bridge victory in the final, played
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Thunderstorm washes out Under-11s cricket showdown
THE U11s Burn and Company Solicitors Cup final between Dunnington and Heworth fell victim to the weather after 15 overs. Heworth had previously booked their place in the final with victories over Acomb and Sheriff Hutton Bridge, and were
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Sheriff Hutton cricketers crowned U9 play-off champions
SHERIFF Hutton Bridge beat Dunnington by nine runs to be crowned Burn & Company Solicitors U9 play-off champions, writes Spencer Brown. In a competitive final at Osbaldwick, Bridge’s total of 267-5 ultimately proved strong enough. Gabriel McGill
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Featherstone Rovers Scholarship presentation evening
A QUINTET of talented rugby league youngsters from York had their hard work rewarded at the Featherstone Rovers Scholarship presentation evening. The promising local lads – four from York Acorn and one from Heworth – signed up last August to the
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Feverfew makes an appearance in the garden
GINA PARKINSON welcomes an unexpected guest in to her garden. SOMETIMES gardening is about happy chances rather than rigid plans carried out to the letter. And even when the latter path is chosen somehow an unexpected plant will appear
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Country walk around Newgate Bank
GEORGE WILKINSON takes in an exceptional view in a corner of North Yorkshire. NEWGATE BANK has a view that is for many, according to the Stokesley website, “the best in Yorkshire... of chequered fields running up to the heather moors”.