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Digital cinema scheme for rural North Yorkshire
THE Galtres Centre in Easingwold and Selby Town Hall are among the cinemas that will benefit from a pilot scheme to open up digital cinema, 3D and satellite screenings to rural North Yorkshire. The UK Film Council has awarded £400,000 of
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Harper Simon - Pocklington Arts Centre 10th Anniversary Music Festival, August 8
Harper Simon is on tour in Britain, promoting his self-titled debut album of elegant America folk, country and chamber pop songs. Released in April, it was recorded in Nashville, New York and Los Angeles with famed producer Bob Johnston, an
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Aviva Life makes record profits
RECORD profits have been recorded for York-based Aviva Life in the insurance giant's latest six-months' figures. Operating profits for the life insurance business shot up 26 per cent over the same period last year, allowing Aviva to rake in £463 million
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Author Terry Deary helps launch new Roman Gladiator themed exhibition
Terry Deary, the best-selling children’s author of the infamous Horrible Histories, visited historic York. The author was at St Saviour’s Church yesterday to help launch a new Roman Gladiator themed exhibition at DIG. The exhibition has been inspired
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Bengal Brasserie curry night boost for charities
THE Bengal Brasserie, in Poppleton, York, raised more than £1,000 for the Lord Mayor and Sheriff’s chosen charities, the British Heart Foundation and Our Celebration. General manager Iqbal Chowdhury, his son, Abid, daughter Farihah and business partner
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Surveyors invited to join regional board
MEMBERS of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) in Yorkshire & Humber are being invited to apply for places on the organisation’s regional board. Jennifer Welch, operations director for RICS North, said it was an opportunity for surveyors
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Harrogate International Centre boss retires
STUART Quin will retire as boss of Harrogate International Centre in October after 14 years at the venue, the last five of them as director. He has been instrumental in consolidating the centre’s position as one of the largest venues in the country
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Yorkshire make solid start to Nottinghamshire rescue mission
LUNCH UPDATE: Yorkshire have made a solid start to their second innings batting effort against Nottinghamshire at Headingley today. Notts only declared their first innings on 545-7, only after David Hussey had reached 251 not out off 250 balls
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Northern Lights could appear over York tonight
STARGAZERS could see the beautiful Northern Lights as far south as Yorkshire tonight. And we would like to receive your photos of this magnificent spectacle if you witness it. The flickering lights of the Aurora Borealis are usually
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Man arrested in connection with assault on Pocklington motel manager
A 20-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the vicious assault on a motel manager from Pocklington. Humberside Police said the man, from South Killingholme in North Lincolnshire, was arrested this morning and taken to Scunthorpe
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Michael Ingham's Football League ambition
LAST man standing Michael Ingham wants to be the first man to lead York City back to the Football League. Current captain of the Bootham Crescent clan, the 30-year-old goalkeeper is determined to keep a grip of the armband with the same sort
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Knights centre Lee Waterman back with a warning from Dave Woods
POINTS-MACHINE Lee Waterman could be back in action for York City Knights’ big game with promotion rivals Oldham on Sunday – but not without a telling-off from head coach Dave Woods. The goal-kicking centre has been out of action for a month after
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Victory for North Cave turns up heat on York Vale leaders Hemingbrough
COPMANTHORPE’S batting caved in as the HPH York Vale Cricket League division one title race took another twist on Saturday. They were bowled out for only 28 – the lowest league score of the season – by North Cave who rejoined the race to catch leaders
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Yorkshire put “under the pump” by Nottinghamshire double century
Andrew Gale experienced his most difficult day as Yorkshire’s captain as a brilliant David Hussey double ton put Nottinghamshire in complete charge of this LV= County Championship match at Headingley. To coin a good old Australian phrase, the Tykes were
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Azeem Rafiq receives one-month ban for Twitter rant
Yorkshire off-spinner Azeem Rafiq has been handed a month-long suspension by the ECB for his Twitter rant at England under 19s boss John Abrahams. Rafiq was dropped from the second Test against Sri Lanka at Scarborough last week after breaking a team
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Poppleton Junior Football Club groundsman wins award
Jim Ferguson has been handed the National Groundsman of the Year award for his work at Poppleton Junior Football Club, writes Jamie Crane. The accolade is for his efforts last season when, despite the awful winter weather, Ferguson ensured the pitches
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Selby’s Jim Clark to compete in Croft Nostagia Weekend
ONE of the most famous names of world motor-racing will be recalled this weekend. Selby’s Jim Clark is competing in the Croft Nostagia Weekend at the Croft circuit, near Darlington, this Saturday and Sunday. The ace will be behind the wheel of a Lotus
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Manager tells of vicious assault at Pocklington hotel in which his face was shattered
Updated: A MOTEL manager has told how he feared he would die when a thug shattered his face in a vicious attack. Michael Brown, 53, who runs the Yorkway Motel at Pocklington with his partner Julia Greenwood, lost his sight in one eye after
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Karate club celebrate British National Wado Ryu Championships success
A TINY York karate club are celebrating their best-ever haul of medals at the British National Wado Ryu Championships in Leicester. Bishopthorpe’s Kai-Sho club battled against bigger teams from across England and brought home seven medals. Competitors
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Malton jockey Paul Hanagan clocks up miles to corral quartet of winners
A 400-mile round trip awaits Malton jockey Paul Hanagan tomorrow as he bids to extend his lead in the jockeys’ championship. Hanagan journeys to Musselburgh, where he has such a fine record, for rides in all six races on the evening programme, and there
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Lettings: conversion properties in and around York
It’s amazing what you can do with a disused tractor shed! Nestling behind a beautiful farmhouse in Pocklington lies an old brick barn which was transformed into a fabulous rustic home some 20 years ago. With some unique touches added over the years,
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25 jobs to be cut at Portastor
YORK has been dealt a new employment blow after one of the city’s major companies revealed it is cutting about 25 jobs at part of its operation. The positions will be lost at Huntington-based Portastor after its parent firm, the Shepherd Group
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Romantic Steve whisks girlfriend to Jersey on plane then proposes to her on the beach
WHEN romantic Steve Mclean decided to propose to his girlfriend, he did not just drive her to a local beauty spot or restaurant to pop the question. He woke Lucy Campling at 4am to take her to an airfield, where they clambered on board a light
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A19 Doncaster Road at Selby to close for up to three months
MOTORISTS in North Yorkshire face yet more misery as a section of the A19 is closed for potentially three months. North Yorkshire County Council has said the Doncaster Road at Selby could be closed up to the end of October, but no-one was available from
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New homes: Barratt's revamped movemaker part-exchange scheme
We have all heard the horror stories of collapsing house chains (and some of us have been caught up in the ghastly fall-out). You know how it is. You have found the perfect new home and have accepted an offer for your house – and then the buyer’s buyer
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New homes: a top design package at the Hungate development in York
Not being the sort of chap who takes an unusual interest in soft furnishings, I’m always grateful for having a wife with good taste (in furnishings not men, obviously) to take care of that side of house and home. Which is perhaps why my eye was caught
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New homes: a Persimmon promotion to celebrate 'Love Your Bed' week
A cutting conversation in our house this week followed my mentioning the fact that this was National Love Your Bed Week. “Blimey,” my wife replied, “every week is love your bed week in your world.” (In case you are getting the wrong idea she was implying
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New homes at Wharram le Street with breathtaking views of the Yorkshire Wolds
Fancy the ultimate rural retreat at a great value-for-money price? Well, we’ve found just the place for you. Or should that be places, as there are three different house styles remaining on this select development set in beautiful countryside at Wharram
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Time for banks to start lending
FAT profits from HSBC might have the bankers singing “happy days are here again” and thinking of big bonuses to come, but it is a different story for consumers and small businesses. In the three years since the credit crunch began, the global
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Teenager pleads guilty to possessing cannabis
A YOUNG rugby player has sworn against using cannabis after he was stopped in York with eight zip bags containing the drug. Moses Leon Hill, 18, ran off when he saw a special constable arrive in Stonegate to investigate possible vandalism, prosecutor
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Wearing the burqa in public
WITH regard to recent comment by Julian Cole and Bob Waite on the burqa, and a national politician suggesting banning the veil as being un-British. Banning this item of clothing is not the issue that should be debated. The crux is whether people living
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Dramatic increase in ‘land grabs’
NEW figures have today laid bare the dramatic increase in the number of gardens grabbed for development in the last 12 years. Nationally, the percentage of new homes built on previously residential land – which includes back gardens – increased to 25
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Anger after consultants appointed for Woodlands respite centre sale
CAMPAIGNERS against the threatened closure of a York respite care centre hit out today after it emerged consultants have already been appointed to help sell the property. Protesters said the decision by the MS Society to use property consultants Gerald
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Gillygate much better now for cyclists
I KNOW this is somewhat after the fact, but I’d like to comment on the new Gillygate cycle feeder lane. Having been a resident and frequent cyclist on Gillygate for more than 18 months, this lane is like a breath of fresh air to cyclists. It gives
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Cost of policing for cycling event
Costs us againANGELA Brader raises another aspect of the bottomless pit of money which is apparently available to satisfy the whims of a minority interest, for example cycling (Letters, August 2). In my days on the police authority, the involvement
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Uncertainty over future crime grants
A HUGE slice of Government cash used to combat crime in North Yorkshire may not be available in the future because of the public spending squeeze. Police chiefs have been told about the “uncertainty” surrounding a six-figure grant from Westminster as
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Plans for Holgate Junction
I WAS interested to read about Network Rail’s plans to add a fourth track at Holgate Junction (The Press, July 31). There were four tracks historically, until the track layout was rationalised by British Rail, and new computer-based signalling installed
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Policeman's lot not a happy one
Not a happy one WHEN I was a young man, my ambition was to be a policeman. I now thank God I was too small, although height seems not a barrier these days. “The policeman’s life is not a happy one”, as the song goes, and it must be a special type of
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Scarborough beach ‘huts’ for £35,000
A DISTINCTIVE Scarborough property with views of the resort’s North Bay could be yours for only £35,000. That is the asking price for a new chalet in Scarborough and the colourful little huts are being snapped up. Rachel Dean, director of Escape 2 The
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My memories of Hunts Brewery, in Aldwark
I WAS interested in the letter regarding Hunts Brewery, in Aldwark (Letters, August 3). I was born in Aldwark and have vivid memories of men pulling handcarts full of spent hops and taking them to the yard further up the street. Quite a few
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Bumpy territory
HEALTH professionals now tell us that they are dealing with “an epidemic of obesity” among pregnant women. Looks to me like they can’t tell the difference between a bump and a rump. Ken Holmes, Cliffe Common, Selby.
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Tourism Minister John Penrose examines York tourist trade
TOURISM leaders and businesses in York have spoken to the coalition Government’s Tourism Minister, John Penrose. The minister held meetings with businesses as he visited York and Scarborough yesterday in advance of his review on public funding for
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Lockerbie bomber and Ronnie Biggs are still with us
THE Lockerbie bomber released on compassionate grounds with only three months to live, Ronnie Biggs released on compassionate grounds because he would not see Christmas. Both of these men are alive and kicking months later. It does not give one much
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Are you up to the Dalby forest bike challenge?
THIS is a final call for people to take part in a mountain biking challenge like no other. This is a 12-hour night ride, from 7pm on August 21 until 7am the next day, lapping the 6.5k UCI World Cup Trail in Dalby Forest, above. All money raised by the
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Race to retrieve missing minute in York 10K
RUNNING is normally a solitary activity. Just me, the headphones, the slightly downtrodden shoes that probably need replacing, and the sweat rising to evaporate from the bald uplands of my head. So it is fun to have company for a change. Mind you, 6,000
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Expressions, Sledmere House, Driffield, August 8 to 20; Bridlington Beach – A Year In The Life Of A Beach In Oil Paint, Sewerby Hall, near Bridlington, August 8 to October 24
SURELY it cannot be possible to become even more ubiquitous, but prolific artist Malcolm Ludvigsen is giving it a good go. Already exhibiting at this month’s Open Studios show at Bar Lane Studios in York, the York professor is participating in two more
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St Sampson’s Square dining area now full after pub given green light for outdoor seating
A BLOCK is set to be placed on new pavement cafés opening in one of York’s busiest squares after council bosses ruled there was no more space available. Proposals by a city centre pub to set up an outdoor refreshment spot in St Sampson’s Square have
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Barwic Parade School head teacher retires
A NORTH YORKSHIRE head teacher has retired after 25 years in the classroom. Pat Jarvis had been head at Barwic Parade School in Selby for the past six years. She had previously taught at Barlby Bridge School in Selby, and also
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The Press Business Awards 2010: The Shortlist
IT HAS been more than four months since we launched the 20th Press Business Awards. It has also been a month since the exciting finale when 70 entries poured in on deadline day alone. Judges have spent that time poring over the hundreds
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Banned alcoholic in court
AN alcoholic banned from drinking in York city centre was back on the booze and back in the cells only hours after being released from prison. Karen Ann Bulmer, 41, left prison in Durham, bought some drink, caught the train back to York and was promptly
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Hundreds set for UK papal visit
HUNDREDS of York and North Yorkshire residents are going to see Pope Benedict XVI when he visits the UK in September. Roman Catholics have been registering to attend a number of events being held across the country when the pontiff arrives,
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New Selby hospital to embrace innovative eco-friendly technologies
THE environmentally-friendly credentials of Selby’s new hospital and civic centre will be among the best in the country, it has been claimed. A spokesman for Selby District Council said the development, which is currently being built, will embrace an
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Selby teenager broke victim’s jaw
A TEENAGER has avoided detention despite pleading guilty to malicious wounding by breaking another boy’s jaw in two places. The 15-year-old defendant, who cannot be named for legal reasons but is from the Selby area, appeared before magistrates at York
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East Parade in Heworth to close for resurfacing work
A BUSY York street will be closed for the second time this year from next week as a resurfacing project gets underway. East Parade in Heworth will be shut to motorists during the day for three weeks from Monday as improvements are carried out to the
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Apology over Dunnington sewage flood
A woman whose garden was flooded “ankle deep” with raw sewage has received an apology and a promise of compensation from Yorkshire Water. Jude Carrott, 46, of Dunnington, said she has had to have wooden decking ripped out of her garden and a layer of
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Nestlé war memorial set to be unveiled before Remembrance Day
A PERMANENT tribute to York chocolate workers who gave their lives for their country is set to be unveiled ahead of Remembrance Day. Confectionary giant Nestlé gained permission earlier this year to create a new war memorial, which will take pride of
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Crash survivors in seatbelt safety warning
THREE people are to give personal testimonies about how failing to wear a seatbelt can devastate lives as part of a new campaign. A survey of 11,000 vehicles found that six per cent of adult passengers and four per cent of drivers in
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Couple tell of cottage arson ‘hell’
AN elderly couple have spoken of the “hell” they suffered at the hands of the drunken lout who torched their £500,000 dream retirement home in North Yorkshire. Matthew Watson, 21, set fire to Tony and Pauline Smith’s Grade II listed thatched cottage
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65th Tockwith Show to be held on Saturday
ALL things rural will be celebrated at the 65th Tockwith Show on Saturday. Hundreds of animals will be on show during the event, at Tockwith and District Showground, Cattal Moor Lane, Tockwith near York, including horses, pigs, sheep and dogs,
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£233k lifeline for North Yorkshire’s butterflies
THEY are some of the most beautiful and fragile creatures in the country, and some of the most threatened. But now they are to be given some much-needed help – thanks to a load of old rubbish. North Yorkshire’s declining butterflies will benefit from
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Children enjoy National Play Day events despite weather
DOZENS of children from across York braved the rain to enjoy National Play Day events. Young BMX and skateboard enthusiasts took to ramps and rails, and some daredevils even enjoyed the climbing wall between rain showers in Parliament Street yesterday
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Less East Yorkshire rubbish going to landfill
A SURVEY has revealed that East Yorkshire residents are throwing less rubbish away. The survey by East Riding of Yorkshire Council monitors what is put in green bins and sent to landfill. A spokesman said the amount of waste in the bins was down
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Scarborough Hospital stomach bug outbreak under control
A RECENT outbreak of a severe stomach bug at Scarborough Hospital is now said to be “under control”. The hospital has given details of the measures it has used to rid wards of the clostridium difficile bacteria, following a reported 11 cases during June
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Man dies after collapsing of a suspected drug overdose in his Tang Hall home
Updated: A 23-YEAR-OLD man has died in York after collapsing from a suspected drug overdose. Police and paramedics were called to a property at Seventh Avenue, in Tang Hall, at about 1.25pm yesterday, following reports that a man had collapsed