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New contracts for award winner praised by Prime Minister
FAMILY Business Of The Year at last year’s Press Business Awards, Joe Manby, has won new contracts and been praised by the new Prime Minister. The exhibition and conference service providers, whose clients include the Conservative Party, has
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Silly walks
Talk about a crisis of identity. There is a hen in China that apparently thinks it’s a penguin. According to fisherman Liu Yong, the ‘peng-hen’, as it has been rather clumsily christened, , waddles upright with its wings tucked behind
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Skoda Fabia vRS
FUN, fast and relatively cheap, Skoda’s new hot hatch is destined to make a lot more drivers happy. The nippy Fabia vRS is quite possibly the automotive bargain of 2010, turning in a performance to match or better rivals costing thousands of pounds
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Kia Sorento
FORGET everything you knew about the Kia Sorento – the very average refinement and handling, the off-road and towing capabilities, the old-school ladder-frame chassis, the engines, the modest interior and even the seating arrangements. It was a vehicle
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PC Kevin Kelly in line for wildlife honour
A NORTH YORKSHIRE police officer dedicated to the fight against rural crime has been nominated for a national award. PC Kevin Kelly, rural crime officer for the Selby District, has been put forward for the World Wildlife Fund wildlife enforcer of the
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Kevin Ringland to undertake pedal-powered global challenge to epilepsy awareness
AN EPILEPSY sufferer from York is devoting the next decade of his life to cycling around the world. Kevin Ringland is preparing to set off on his daunting, pedal-powered global challenge next week to raise money and awareness for the charity he founded
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St Oswald’s CE School pupils raise money for beehive project
THESE Busy Bees at St Oswald’s CE School in York have been raising money for a beehive conservation project. Year 1 pupils at the school became concerned about the rapid decline in honey-bee numbers after studying mini-beasts last term. They decided
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Yorvale wins Waitrose supermarket ice-cream contract
YORK-based dairy ice-cream producer Yorvale is celebrating after winning a contract to supply the nationwide supermarket chain Waitrose. The company’s vanilla with vanilla pod, caramel honeycomb and double choc chip and strawberry flavoured products
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Clifton Green Primary School awarded ICT Mark by Becta
Children at Clifton Green Primary School in York are at the forefront of using information and communications technology (ICT) to enhance their work, and that's official. Following an extensive external assessment Clifton Green has been awarded the
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Tadcaster East Community Primary School pupils visit wildlife site
Year 5 and 6 pupils from Tadcaster East Community Primary School take a break during a visit to the Wildlife Habitat Protection Trust site near Church Fenton. Exploring, building dens, birdwatching, looking for deer and following a nature trail were
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Wallis Business Services staff to run York 10K in support of colleague
MEMBERS of staff from Wallis Business Services prepare to compete in the Jane Tomlinson York 10k run, on Sunday, in support of a colleague who is recovering from breast cancer. Led by Peter Wallis, director of the Clifton Moor-based company, the 14-strong
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Joy Devine and Liz Devine-Wright, Simply Devine
LIFE has been Simply Devine for Joy and her elder daughter, Liz, since they celebrated being Retailer Of The Year finalists in The Press Business Awards two years ago. Now Joy Devine is hoping her ever-expanding specialist hat shop, Simply Devine, will
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Sharmini Thomas, Sharmini’s Inspirational Indian Cuisine
NEVER mind paintballing, orienteering or laser shooting – there is arguably a far better way to create corporate team bonding, as well as creativity, planning and goal setting. What is more there is a terrific curry to savour at the end of it. Sharmini
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Extreme Creations
In the eight years since Extreme Creations of Harrogate started not a single employee has left. That speaks volumes about the energy of this online marketing firm and goes a long way to explaining why its founder managing director, Anthony Prince,
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Excel Telecom Limited
EXCEL Telecom Limited has every right to be hopeful as it enters the Think Green category of The Press Business Awards 2010. A little more than a month ago the Wetherby-based telecommunications company scooped the Green Award Small Business 2010 in the
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Kevin Bowes cycles from London to York in aid of Alzheimer’s charity
A TEENAGER from York has cycled the 250 miles from London to York in just two days to raise money for an Alzheimer’s charity. Kevin Bowes, 19, from Huby, completed the trip by himself and has raised over £1,000 for the Alzheimer’s Society, which works
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Applied Web Analytics
HAVING been finalists in last year’s Business of the Year Awards, Applied Web Analytics is determined to take the prize in the Small Business and Science and Technology categories in 2010. Since being founded by Dan Croxen-John in March 2009, the web
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Creative Protégé
GIVING graduates a break is a particularly poignant issue at the moment with so many experienced people on the jobs market. Creative Protégé, a former runner-up for the Best Employer And Education Link category at The Press Business Awards, has entered
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Northern Rail
NORTHERN Rail is defending its title at The Press Business Awards this year, entering the category it won last year, Best Employer And Education Link. The company, which employs 4,800 people is based on Rougier Street, York and it works with York Cares
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Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) recognised the need for closer links with education across the community it serves in 2006. Harriet Dow, head of its corporate affairs, said it created the post of education liaison officer to develop
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CMA Associates
REDUCING the length of time people spend in hospital means greater efficiency for an overburdened National Health Service. And this is what healthcare management company CMA Associates works to improve. The business, based on King Street, York, has
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Businesses need to prove devolution can work, Innovation Capital Programme launch hears
LEADERS from the proposed Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) appealed to businesses to make it work at an event in York on Thursday. The Leeds City Region partnership, which is the preferred model for the new LEP in North and West Yorkshire, told businesses
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Review: The Wind In The Willows, York Theatre Royal, until August 21
AFTER the Lord Mayor’s show of The Railway Children, here comes… another lord mayor’s show from artistic director Damian Cruden and writer Mike Kenny. If you can’t find a site-specific space to follow up the National Railway Museum in 2008
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The Stage Experience production of Guys And Dolls, Grand Opera House, York, August 5 to 7
LOUISE Denison can spare barely ten minutes, such are the demands of running this summer’s Stage Experience show at the Grand Opera House in York. Acting, dancing and singing talent aged ten to 21 is taking part in a full-scale musical production
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Diverse 4/6 presents Camp Kiki, Burton Stone Lane Community Centre, York, August 4
DIVERSE 4/6, a theatre group for adults with learning difficulties or disabilities, present their summer musical, Camp Kiki, on Wednesday at 8pm at Burton Stone Lane Community Centre, York. The show is written and directed by We Are Theatre; free
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Signing of David Knight to end York City recruitment
YORK City boss Martin Foyle says the capture of goalkeeper David Knight has completed his squad for the upcoming Blue Square Bet Premier season. The Minstermen chief has confirmed a deal has been agreed with the trialist, who has impressed
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York guitar teacher to hold music classes at Space 109 in Walmgate
YORK guitar teacher Ivor A Fox is to hold classes in Room 109 at the Space 109 community arts centre in Walmgate. “At a few days short of my 73rd birthday, I was beginning to believe that I had actually retired. At last! How wrong can one be
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Playwright Paul Osborne is happy to be feeling blue
YORK has known Paul Osborne, the actor, the comedy double act, the theatre director and the sustainable transport charity worker. Now he is adding playwriting to his bow with the premiere of his debut play, The Bluest Blue, which began life as a short
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Peter Green & Friends, plus Mostly Autumn, at The Duchess, York, July 31 - CANCELLED due illness, gig will be rescheduled
PROMOTER Mr H Presents knows how to sell a show. Well, Mr H is Tim Hornsby, former head honcho of Fibbers and The Duchess, after all. Delighted at securing blues guitarist Peter Green for The Duchess tomorrow, he says: “So, there’s a legend
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RPA and the United Nations of Sound, (Parlaphone) ***
RPA and the United Nations of Sound, (Parlaphone) HHH HIP-HOP isn’t a genre you would associate with Richard Ashcroft, the former Verve frontman whose melancholy tones defined the Britpop era of the late 90s. But that’s what is on offer with his
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Dierks Bentley, Up On The Ridge (Humphead) ***
THE title track was inspired by Bentley’s visit to a rural part of Tennessee, and with haunting backing vocals courtesy of Alison Krauss, it takes you straight to the Blue Ridge Mountains in all their sparse beauty. This is bluegrass with a difference
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Tom Jones, Praise & Blame (Island) ***
THE polar opposite from his last album, the experimental electronic opus 24 Hours, Praise & Blame is a back-to-basics affair on which Tom Jones revisits his musical inspirations. This concept worked wonders for Johnny Cash, Neil Diamond and Dolly
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The Jayhawks, The Bunkhouse Album (Lost Highway) ***
HERE’S a happy curiosity. Back in 1986, before The Jayhawks made a name for themselves as harmonious pioneers of alt-country, the band issued a vinyl release that only ran to 2,000 copies. Not many fans will have laid their hands on that, but now
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Bombay Bicycle Club, Flaws (Mmm….Records/Island) ****; The Acorn, No Ghost (Bella Union) ****
BOMBAY Bicycle Club may have had a predilection for acoustic B-sides, but nevertheless second album Flaws is still a shock, as they change gear from their spiky indie debut with an entire set of stripped-down songs. The change comes down to singer
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Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse, Dark Night Of The Soul (Parlophone) ****
SOMEWHERE UP there beyond the sky, Sparklehorse’s Mark Linkous is probably strumming contentedly with Vic Chesnutt. Dark Night Of The Soul will attract attention for all the wrong reasons in light of their recent suicides. This recording
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Mitchell Museum, The Peters Port Memorial Service (Electra French Records) ****
Glasgow four-piece Mitchell Museum’s exciting debut is perfect candy-floss fun for the summer. The band admit to being fans of US bands Menomena and WHY?, but spread across the 13 tracks is a clear love of The Polyphonic Spree and the Flaming Lips
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Jazz notes
THE Medical Aid for Gaza gig raised almost £1,500, but the name of Karl Mullen seems to have dropped off from last week’s Jazz Notes. Karl was the unselfish man who ran around fixing the PA system for all the bands, and also provided the blinder top-of-the-bill
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Blackpool Panthers points rap ‘lenient’ according to Knights general manager
PROMOTION rivals Blackpool Panthers may have got off lightly with a ten-point deduction, according to York City Knights general manager Ian Wilson. The Panthers were found guilty of a series of breaches of registration and salary cap rules by a Rugby
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Golf day raises funds for York City Youth Development
MICHAEL INGHAM’S Wembley shirt fetched £200 as the York City Supporters’ Trust Golf Day helped to raise more than £2,000 for York City Youth Development. Current City stars Ingham and Alex Lawless lined up alongside supporters and past Minstermen legends
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Sessay and Woodhouse Grange contest Village Cup semi-final place
A PLACE in the semi-finals of cricket’s npower Village Cup awaits either Woodhouse Grange or Sessay. The sides clash in the competition’s last eight on Sunday at Sessay, with the victors one match away from a trip to Lord’s for the final in September
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Shortlist for 2010 Mercury Prize
THE short list for the 2010 Barclaycard Mercury Prize Album of the Year has been announced. Step forward: Biffy Clyro, Only Revolutions; Leeds singer Corinne Bailey Rae, The Sea; Dizzee Rascal, Tongue N’ Cheek; Foals, Total Life Forever; I Am Kloot,
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Emma Jane Barnsley: Life’s Paths & Subconscious Happenings, Back o’the Shop Art Café, Terrington, August 3 to 31
HER surname is Barnsley, she was born in Sheffield, and on Tuesday she opens her latest exhibition, Life’s Paths & Subconscious Happenings, at the Back o’the Shop Art Café in Terrington, near York. Emma Jane Barnsley, who works at Sheffield’s Millennium
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York Cricket Club to take on South Yorkshire teams
A TRIP to the steel city awaits York Cricket Club as they bid to continue their domination of the Solly Sports Yorkshire ECB County premier league. The Clifton Parkers travel to South Yorkshire to meet Sheffield Collegiate tomorrow before the visit of
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The Coral, Leeds 02 Academy, November 14
THE Coral are to follow up this month’s release of their sixth studio album, Butterfly House, with a five-date autumn tour that opens at the Leeds 02 Academy on November 14. Tickets go on sale at 9.30am this morning at £18.50 on 0844 811 0051 or online
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More Madness gigs for Yorkshire
IF you need another fill of nuttiness after last Friday’s appearance at York Races, ska legends Madness will be returning to Yorkshire for three nights this winter. The Do Not Adjust Your Nut tour will take the Nutty boys to Sheffield 02 Academy
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Keighley Cougars 48, Knights Reserves 18
BEN PARKINSON enjoyed a decent first run-out for York City Knights in the reserves’ 48-18 loss at Keighley Cougars. The prop, a recent signing from Leeds Rhinos who has been inactive for a month due to a shoulder injury, needed to go off to have stitches
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Harrogate Town take on Sutton Town
Harrogate Town make the journey to Nottinghamshire to play Central Midlands League outfit Sutton Town tomorrow (3pm). Manager Simon Weaver takes a Town side fresh from Tuesday’s 1-0 win at Sheffield FC. Martin Foster scored the only goal of the game
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Gloucestershire end Yorkshire’s winning streak
Yorkshire’s five game winning streak in the Clydesdale Bank 40 came to an end as Gloucestershire beat them by 65 runs in Cheltenham last night. Despite an effortless 84 from Adam Lyth, the Tykes were dominated from start to finish by the Gladiators
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Yorkshire's Azeem Rafiq suspended over foul Twitter rant
Azeem Rafiq has been suspended by Yorkshire following his foul-mouthed Twitter rant at England Under-19s coach John Abrahams. The 19-year-old off spinner will be unavailable for selection pending a full investigation by the club. Rafiq, left out
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Four of the Best season continues at City Screen, York
THE Four of the Best season of French Cinema at City Screen, York, continues on Tuesday with the 6.15pm screening of Benoit Jacquot’s Villa Amalia (PG). Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Hugues Anglade and Xavier Beauvois star in this intriguing 2009 study of
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Tom Wrigglesworth replaces Reginald D Hunter at Hyena Lounge Comedy Club on August 1
REGINALD D Hunter has pulled out of his sold-out Edinburgh Preview double bill with Seann Walsh at the Hyena Lounge Comedy Club in York on Sunday. At short notice, promoter Toby Clouston-Jones has found a replacement in the form of Tom Wrigglesworth’
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80s Rewind – The Greatest Eighties Party Ever! , Scarborough Open Air Theatre, July 31
Several times Boy George begins a sentence with the words, “As I’ve got older...”. And before you ask, he’s one year short of his half century. Age would seem to dictate a name change, but Man George doesn’t have the same ring. Besides, despite
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Final hole gaffe spoils Simon's Dyson day in Irish Open
THE edge was just shaved off Simon Dyson’s return to European Tour action in the 3 Irish Open. York-born king of clubs Dyson was poised for a top 30 placing going into today’s second round only for a final-hole setback to mar an otherwise solid opening
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Knavesmire Harriers' Tim Brown heads for IronMan UK in Bolton
NORTH Yorkshire runner Tim Brown dashes into the unknown this week. Originally taking to running just a few years ago to lose weight, the self-employed Brown heads into his first IronMan race. And it is not just any IronMan, it is the UK championships
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Clutch failure ends East Yorkshire duo's Opposite Lock rally
EAST Yorkshire rally duo – Sammi Gabb from North Duffield and Tracey Cook from Pocklington – suffered a low five in their third competition since teaming up at the Chatsworth Rally Show last month. Their latest event, the Opposite Lock rally at Manby
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Doves Summer Musical Festival, Scarborough Open Air Theatre, August 7
DOVES’ concert at the Scarborough Open Air Theatre next Saturday has grown wings. Their outdoor show at the new 6,500-seat venue in the North Bay is being transformed into the Doves Summer Musical Festival, featuring special guest Newton Faulkner, The
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Pocklington Arts Centre 10th Anniversary Music Festival, August 8
THE running order and times are in place for the Pocklington Arts Centre 10th Anniversary Music Festival on August 8, and a “very special guest” could yet be added to the day-long event. Edwina Hayes will kick off the line-up at 1pm, followed by David
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Senior Charity Cup success for Woodhouse Grange
Woodhouse Grange toppled Sessay by 35 runs in the Minster Engineering Senior Charity Cup cricket final. Batting first Woodhouse opener Jon Bean declared his side’s intention by striking the first ball for four. His innings of 28, including
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Pairs title holders set for Open Bowls Tournament semi-final battle
HOLDERS Scott Burrell and Josh Cahill will today step up their bid to retain their pairs crown at the 43rd York Open Bowls Tournament. Burrell and Cahill reached today’s semi-finals with a 21-12 victory over David Newsome and Richard Lochman in the
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Trainer Noel Wilson returns to North Yorkshire after Scottish move
YOU know what they say about the best laid plans. Noel Wilson doesn’t need reminding. He’s back in North Yorkshire after his move to Scotland and the Belstane Racing Stables in Lanarkshire went awry. The Irishman had taken over from Ian Semple at the
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Johannes looks the pick of Malton trainer’s runners at Goodwood
Richard Fahey may have runners at Thirsk tomorrow, but the Malton trainer will be at Goodwood, where he saddles no fewer than five horses in the £100,000 Bluesq.com Stewards’ Cup. Pick of the quintet could well be Johannes, a York winner in May and a
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Auditions for Rowntree Players’ production of John Godber’s Teechers
DIRECTOR John Hall will hold open auditions for Rowntree Players’ autumn production of John Godber’s Teechers on August 5 from 7.30pm at Young Groves, the former York Boys Club in Lowther Street, The Groves, York. Godber’s classroom comedy features
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Students put through their paces at summer karate course and grading examinations
THE superb new sports centre at the newly rebuilt Joseph Rowntree School recently played host to the York Karate Academy and York Kenshinkan Club’s summer karate course and grading examinations. More than 80 students trained under Japanese master Yoshinobu
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"Surprise" concert by Willy Mason to take place in York
Tickets have just gone on sale at 9am this morning for a "surprise" concert by American singer-songwriter Willy Mason at North Street Church, York, on September 24. The show is expected to sell out quickly, so prompt booking is advised online
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St Paul’s maintain men’s darts league success
JOHN Smith’s Men’s Darts League leaders St Paul’s had Martyn Turner (180 for 16 & 18), Chris Thompson (17), Adam Thompson (19) and Paul Cropper (14) playing well in a 9-1 win over Crescent ‘B’. The only successes for Crescent came from Steve Smith and
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Dalby Forest Nightwatch event
John Harper, president of Scarborough and Ryedale Astronomical Society, is looking forward to the Dalby Forest Nightwatch which takes place next Saturday. Visitors to the evening will be able to scan the skies with the local astronomical society
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Family escape Huntington chip pan fire
Updated: A FAMILY of three is lucky to alive after escaping a fire at their York home. The blaze tore through the house in the Huntington area of the city in the early hours of yesterday after a chip pan caught fire, leaving a mother terrified that her
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Yorkshire Museum to reopen after £2 million makeover
WELCOME to the new-look Yorkshire Museum. The beautiful, 1830 building has been utterly transformed, thanks to a £2 million makeover. Gone are the dark, dingy rooms and the cluttered exhibitions. The museum has been stripped back to the way
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York schools in academy status move
TWO York church schools have taken the first official steps to converting to academy status under the Government’s controversial free schools flagship policy. Both Archbishop Holgate C of E School and Manor C of E School are among 153 schools
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Help our heritage
NOW that Starbucks coffee kiosk is to be removed from York Station, as it seems it does not fit in with the historic ticket hall, does City of York Council or readers of The Press think it is time to get rid of the ice cream stall from the Minster Gardens
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Healthy backing for civil service jobs
BENENDEN Healthcare Society is delighted to see York Central MP, Hugh Bayley making a strong effort to promote York as a potential site for more civil service jobs (York MP in job battle, July 20). We have a long-standing relationship with the public
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Council HQ waiting for Government approval
THE team behind transforming part of York’s rail heritage into the city’s new council headquarters must wait until next month to discover if the Government will rubber-stamp the project. West Offices in Station Rise, which was formerly York’s first
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Simple rail questions about Haxby railway station
THE argument about the location of Haxby railway station has been simmering for about a decade, during which time the LibDems have insisted there is no alternative to their choice without ever explaining why a site accessible from the ring road was
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Museum honour for York Minster
YORK Minster has become the first cathedral in England to win a coveted accolade. The historic landmark’s museum has been awarded full accreditation by the Museum, Libraries and Archives (MLA) Council for the standard of its visitor facilities, services
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Call for plain English
THE street signs (perish the modern word ‘signage’) advising us of likely delays on Sunday because of a Sports Event are very welcome. But why “Expect Delays To Local Networks”? What local networks? Gas? Electricity? Telephone? Computer? Train?
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Sainsbury’s supermarket to be revamped
SAINSBURY’S is refurbishing its supermarket in Foss Bank, York, this September. The supermarket announced the plans as it confirmed it would no longer be extending its Foss Bank store into the adjoining premises formerly occupied by Homebase, which is
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Voting referendum clarity
IEUAN Ferrer (Letters, July 19) is right to point out that the public will need to see that the concept of Alternative Voting (AV) will give a fairer outcome when voting. The first-past-the-post system means that in many constituencies the outcome
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Insult to war dead
T SCAIFE in his remarks (Letters, July 27) tends to insult the men who gave their lives obeying orders and returning the war to Germany. While agreeing with his sentiment that war is hell, I believe he has forgotten the wiping out of Coventry and
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Funeral decisions in Belgium
WHATEVER Belgian undertakers decide regarding funeral arrangements is a matter for the Belgian authorities. Just like it’s a matter for the UK authorities in this country. The EU has no competence in this matter and to suggest otherwise – “MEP launches
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Flying donkeys ‘used to be hilarious’
THESE days it may be a Weird World – where holiday makers in Southern Russia looked up from the beach to see a distressed donkey parasailing above them (The Press, July 26, Is it a bird, plane… or donkey)? The people responsible could face two years
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Growing pains
“DID you actually grow these? In our garden? In the ground? Seriously?” The daughter poked a potato with her fork (less than enthusiastically, it has to be said). “Yes, and the lettuce.” I beamed in bountiful, Earth Mother-ish fashion. “Oh,” said
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Knights chief’s community stadium choice
YORK City Knights executive chairman John Guildford believes the proposed sports village in Hull Road should be home for any new community stadium for the city. Mr Guildford believes the new arena itself should be a 10,000 capacity part-seated
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Political poisoners
IN THE Library of Castle Howard Arboretum, I came across a book entitled Prickly And Poisonous, describing nature’s nasties. Such a title is wasted on things natural and is, surely, far more suited to one of the many works of 20/20 retrospective
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Greenpeace ‘bullies’
I SEE Greenpeace is on the march again. Their activities have closed ten petrol stations in London. Will no one clip the wings of these bully boys? Godfrey Bloom, UKIP MEP for Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire, Wressle, Selby.
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The nightmare continues for the family of Claudia Lawrence
A FEW nights ago, Ali Simms dreamt she was with her younger sister. It was a dream she wishes more than anything could have been real – because when she woke up, she remembered Claudia Lawrence has not been seen since March 18 last year. Tomorrow is
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Antique book to be auctioned at fair
THE organisers of a charity book sale in York are auctioning an antique copy of one of the works of Dante in an effort to boost sales. The annual book sale, which has been running for the past two weeks at The Central Methodist Church in St Saviourgate
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Electricity plant plan for former North Selby mine moves on
PLANS to turn a disused mine between York and Selby into an electricity-generating plant which could create new jobs are set to move forward. The company aiming to transform the North Selby mine near Escrick and Wheldrake into a renewable energy station
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Best Community Project entries headache for Pride Awards judges
JUDGES are still reading through the huge bundle of entries we have received for our Community Pride Awards – and they face some tricky decisions. Seven more nominations for the Best Community Project category arrived shortly before last Friday’s deadline
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Costa Coffee's outdoor area plan turned down
RIVAL coffee chains have been given mixed news by planners in their attempts to set up pavement cafes in the centre of York. Proposals by Costa Coffee to start an outdoor area for customers at its new outlet in Museum Street have been turned down by
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‘We’ll go soon’ vow Shipton Road travellers
“WE’LL be gone by the start of next week.” That was the pledge from travellers who have set up camp on a field off Shipton Road in York. Twenty or more caravans moved on to the privately-owned field, near Clifton Park, a few days ago.
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10,000 visit York Explore Library Learning Centre
MORE than 10,000 customers, old and new, have visited the newly-refurbished York Explore Library Learning Centre in each of the past three weeks. Since the centre reopened nine weeks ago, it has attracted almost 2,000 new members. Now open on Sundays
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Bryan and Patricia Lawson celebrate golden wedding anniversary
A WELL-KNOWN Stamford Bridge couple are celebrating 50 years of marriage today. Bryan and Patricia Lawson will mark their golden anniversary with a family party in the town. Bryan, 75, originally from Surrey, and Pat, 76, who was born
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Road closures alert to York drivers
MOTORISTS in York have been warned that a string of road closures due to come into effect across the city next month could cause delays. Stray Road, in Appletree Village, will be closed to traffic between its junction with Bad Bargain Lane and a point
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New East Riding hospital plan receives approval
A NEW community hospital for the East Riding has moved a step closer after health bosses backed a business plan for the £18 million project. NHS East Riding of Yorkshire said the next stage of the scheme is to secure planning approval, after board
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...final stages of the annual Sales competition...
We are well into the final stages of the annual Sales competition and the fiercest battles are fought in the womens’ league. It’s a sport you have to be seriously committed to to enjoy but it has little to offer as a spectator sport. We are in our