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Review: The Bluest Blue, Old Bomb Theatre Company, 41 Monkgate
FRESH from a run in Manchester, Paul Osborne’s sweetly sad and funny three-hander arrives in the writer’s home city in this tight and involving production. In a play that lasts barely an hour, no word or scene is wasted. The simple scenario
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Last chance to see The Country Girl at Leeds Grand Theatre
Almost three decades ago, Bill Kenwright had his first West End hit with Clifford Odets’ The Country Girl at the Apollo Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, featuring Martin Shaw as the hotshot director of a new Broadway play. This autumn, Kenwright
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Review: Guys And Dolls, Stage Experience, Grand Opera House, York
AFTER the teenage adrenalin rush of Fame! The Musical last August, the Stage Experience summer project turns its attention to another New York musical for 2010, and this show is an ever bigger triumph. Director and choreographer Louise Denison
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Pub with a buzz
IT has to be the pub with the best buzz in Britain. Pest control officers were called out to the pub in Southampton to remove a giant wasps’ nest in the roof. The nest was six feet wide and five feet tall – about the size of a Smart
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Two more men arrested by police investigating attack on Pocklington motel manager
TWO more men have been arrested in connection with the vicious attack on a motel manager from Pocklington. Humberside Police said the men, aged 55 and 20, both from the Grimsby area, were arrested and taken into police custody this afternoon
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Abarth Punto Evo
IN the hot-hatch market, it's simply not enough to have muscle under the bonnet. You have to show intent and purpose on the outside, too. Feast your eyes on the new Abarth Punto Evo and you are left in no doubt about its reason for being on
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Cyclists raise more than £23,000 for York Against Cancer
CYCLISTS from York have put pedal power to the test to raise more than £23,000 for a cancer charity. About eight members of cycling club York Pedallers set off on a sponsored bike ride, raising an impressive £23,152 in aid of York Against Cancer.
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Saint Catherine’s Hospice staff celebrate shop's anniversary
SAINT Catherine’s Hospice shop staff in Helmsley celebrated the first anniversary of the opening of the hospice shop at Meeting House Court. The day included a visit from the chief executive Lee Barker along with volunteers and shop manager Tricia Mainprize
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Norton College creates poster campaign to challenge stereotypes
STUDENTS from a York college joined forces with staff and designers from York St John University to create a poster campaign to challenge stereotypes. More than 50 students from Norton College took part in the project, with faculty of arts staff and
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Yorkshire battling to save Nottinghamshire clash
LUNCH UPDATE: Yorkshire are batting hard in a bid to save their LV= County Championship match against Nottinghamshire on the final day at Headingley. The White Rose county trail by 42 runs with six second innings wickets in hand. They reached lunch
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Chernobyl children enjoy day in York
CHILDREN from Chernobyl spent a day “messing about on the river” in York. The Lord Mayor of York, Coun Sue Galloway, was on hand to welcome 12 youngsters from the region devasted by the 1986 nuclear disaster, aboard the city’s community boat
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The York Open Summer Exhibition, Bar Lane Studios and the New School House Gallery, York, until August 31
BEN Clowes is buzzing and rightly so. After only ten weeks, Bar Lane Studios is established as the hub for York artists he had envisaged when opening the not-for-profit social enterprise. “We had more than 200 people at last Sunday’s opening of the York
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Ed Kluz: Romantic Ruins Today, The Gallery @ Hornseys, Ripon, August 13 to September 11
ED Kluz’s summer exhibition of paintings, prints and collages at The Gallery @ Hornseys, in Kirkgate, Ripon, opens next Friday, preceded by a private view on Thursday from 6.30pm. For his Romantic Ruins Today show, he has chosen “not to pursue that well-trodden
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The Face Of The Community project, Space 109, Walmgate, York, weekends until until September 5
Residents and members of the Walmgate community in York will feature in an exhibition of paintings and film from tomorrow at the street’s community arts centre, Space 109. Ten people have taken part in a community arts project led by portrait
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Tom Hodgson, Fraction exhibition, Stone Soup, Walmgate, York, until August 31
Tom Hodgson is contemplating how clinical the abstract can be in his Fraction exhibition at Stone Soup’s creative offices in Barleycorn Yard, Walmgate, York, from today. “Up until very recently, I wanted to represent views or observations, and so I employed
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Dexter’s World Of Eighties, Open Summer Exhibition at Bar Lane Studios, York, until August 31
WORDS never fail the loquacious York artist Dexter, but he is concerned they may soon be failing the next generation. Obsessed with the past in his memorial plaques to bygone decades, he has unusually looked into the near future and sees the end of hand-writing
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One Night Only, album launch, The Royal Oak, Helmsley, August 17
FOR one night only naturally, One Night Only will play a free home-town gig at their local boozer, The Royal Oak, in Helmsley, to mark the arrival of their second album. The self-titled One Night Only will be released through Vertigo Records on August
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The Gruffalo, Grand Opera House, York, August 12 to 14
THE monster family show The Gruffalo is returning to York. Last performed at the Grand Opera House in July 2006, Tall Stories’ stage show will visit the York theatre from August 12 to 14. Touring since 2001, this musical adaptation of Julia Donaldson
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Frazey Ford, Obadiah (Nettwerk) ***
FRAZEY Ford has been the sultry lead singer of Vancouver trio The Be Good Tanyas for the past ten years and Obadiah is her debut solo release. In her words, its 13 tracks of love, loss and life have “come out of the healing that I’ve done; the knowledge
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Jedward, Planet Jedward (Absolute) ****
DO you want to suffer for art or join in on the fun? If you’re seeking art, check out the new Herbie Hancock collection, but if you wish to enjoy pure undiluted pop, look no further than Planet Jedward. Rather famously, during the run-up to
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Steve Winwood, Revolutions – The Very Best of Steve Winwood (Island) ****
WOW. What a way to remind yourself of the multi-talents of Steve Winwood. Island Records have marked almost 50 years of his career with a single greatest hits CD and a four-CD deluxe box set that are astonishing in quality and influence. If you’
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Chris Shiflett & The Dead Peasants, Chris Shiflett & The Dead Peasants (Le Coq Napoleon/RCA) **
THE assorted members of The Foo Fighters have solo projects in the same way that spiders have webs, so it comes as no surprise that the outfit’s guitarist Chris Shiflett has taken time off from his day job to showcase his evident love of country and
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Eliza Doolittle, Eliza Doolittle (Parlophone) ***; MIA, Maya (XL Recordings) ****
THOSE early childhood years influence the adults we all become. Eliza Doolittle, 21, and the iconic MIA, 35, are both rising stars, but both come entirely different worlds, and this most certainly reflects in their music. Doolittle is the daughter
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Micah P Hinson, Micah P Hinson And The Pioneer Saboteurs (Full Time Hobby) *****
HINSON’S CV has all the elements of drama that inform his eclectic, fascinating music. Having been raised in the fundamentalist south, a early encounter with an older widow threw him into a tailspin of drugs and prison. Now back on track, he has
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Jazz notes
THE Burton Agnes Jazz & Blues Festival weekend begins tonight with York’s own 5 Pieces of Silver (6.30pm). Anita Wardell and Dennis Rollins are on tomorrow’s bill, Clare Teal, Omar Puente and Robert Mitchell on Sunday. York’s youthful six-piece band
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Waitrose in hunt for more store sites
AS PROGRESS is being made towards an October opening for a new Waitrose at the former MFI store in York, the supermarket chain is looking for sites regionally for yet more stores. Suburban and city-centre sites are being sought throughout North Yorkshire
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Lewis and Cooper’s wins Selfridges contract
NORTH Yorkshire fine food company Lewis and Cooper’s has signed a contract to stock Selfridges with its hand-made luxury fruit cakes in the run-up to Christmas. Hundreds of Lewis and Cooper’s award-winning cakes will be on sale in Selfridges stores in
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Ryedale Live! musicians set off on singing safari to Tanzania
Five Ryedale Live! musicians will set off from North Yorkshire to Tanzania next week to run a programme of music, singing and movement workshops in two primary schools. David Swann, Sarah Dean, Paula Ryan, Rachel Reynolds and Rob Davies will
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Weeton’s of Harrogate celebrate 500,000th customer
A SHOPPER got more than she bargained for during her monthly grocery run at Weeton’s of Harrogate when she was presented with a basket of locally-sourced goodies for being the deli’s 500,000th customer. Andrew Loftus, the managing director of Weeton
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Billy Pearce’s Family Laughter Show, Futurist Theatre, Scarborough, every Monday until August 30
YORKSHIRE comedian and pantomime king Billy Pearce is playing six nights at The Futurist in Scarborough this summer, but he is wondering what the future holds for traditional seaside holiday entertainment. “It’s a different time now. I don’t know anywhere
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York City keeping an eye on trialist Liam Darville
DESPITE missing out on teenage trialist Liam Darville, York City will still monitor the Leeds United defender. Darville has joined League One outfit Tranmere on loan from Leeds after impressing for City while right-back Duane Courtney is recovering from
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York City strikers urged to stake claims for start of campaign
YORK City’s strikers are being challenged to nail down a starting place against Kidderminster Harriers for the opening day of the season. Last season’s 37-goal leading marksman Richard Brodie is the only forward to have scored in open play for the Minstermen
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Positional switch in store for Knights duo
DAVE WOODS has praised the contributions out of position of Danny Ratcliffe and Danny Allan – and is now considering launching them back into their preferred roles. A lack of options at half-back has seen Ratcliffe switch from full-back to scrum-half
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University of York sports hall facing closure in planning wrangle
YORK’S sports scene could be dealt a crushing blow as an £800,000 centre used by children, students and local teams may be forced to close. The University of York has applied for a ten-year extension to allow the huge sports “tent” at its Heslington
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James Christopher's debut solo show, Seeing Both Sides, at the Edinburgh Fringe
YORK comedian James Christopher is developing a split personality for his debut solo show at the Edinburgh Fringe. Let James explain: “Seeing Both Sides is a stand-up show by twin brothers, James Christopher and Michael Mound. One is a comedian, the
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Knight's quest for York City goalkeeping glory
DAVID Knight has declared he is “up for the fight” as he battles to wrench the York City goalkeeper’s shirt away from captain Michael Ingham. Knight, who has arrived at Bootham Crescent on a season-long loan from Histon, has caught the eye during pre-season
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Leeds United host Derby County in opening Championship match
Leeds United begin their new life in the Npower Championship by hosting potential bogey side Derby County tomorrow (5.15pm), after a three-year absence from English football’s second tier. Derby have triumphed in the last three meetings between the
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Pickering Town head to newly-promoted Brighouse Town
PICKERING TOWN return to Northern Counties East League premier division action with a trip to newly-promoted Brighouse Town tomorrow (kick off 3pm). Manager Mark Wood’s men take on a side which finished a point behind Tadcaster Albion last term in
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Simon Weaver close to finalising Harrogate Town squad
HARROGATE Town boss Simon Weaver has moved a step closer to finalising his squad for the Blue Square Bet North campaign, which begins on August 14, with the signing of midfielder Duncan Williams. Williams joins from Evo-Stik League division one north
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Tadcaster Albion open premier division campaign at Parkgate
TADCASTER ALBION begin their first ever season in the Northern Counties East League premier division with an opening trip to Parkgate tomorrow. Manager Paul Marshall has kept much of the squad which won the division one title last year, while adding
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Second From Last In The Sack Race, Robinson Institute, Glaisdale, near Whitby, until August 28
Esk Valley Theatre’s summer show for 2010, Michael Birch’s Second From Last In The Sack Race, opens tonight at the Robinson Institute, Glaisdale, near Whitby. The Esk Valley’s own professional theatre company presents a wry play adapted for the stage
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New era starts for Selby Town
Selby TOWN start a new era against Maltby Main at Flaxley Road tomorrow. The Robins were hit last term by a cash crisis and the departure of long-term manager Bob Lyon in an NCEL premier division season they couldn’t wait to forget.
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York Ladies suffer first Women’s Plate defeat
A hat-trick by Bev Langan could not prevent York Ladies suffering their first defeat in the National Conference Women’s Plate Competition, losing 38-26 to Leeds Akkies. Loose-forward Langan was first to react to collect her own kick-off and give York
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York Cricket Club host Castleford in final of Yorkshire League Cup
CASTLEFORD are the only thing stopping York Cricket Club from adding yet another trophy to the cabinet. The Clifton Parkers host their West Yorkshire rivals in the final of the Yorkshire League Cup on Sunday and victory would give them a clean sweep
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Shepherds lose out to St Paul’s in John Smith’s Men’s Darts League
St Paul’s took a major step towards the John Smith’s Men’s Darts League division one title with an 8-2 victory over second-placed Shepherd, writes Jamie Crane. The efforts of Paul Botterill (180 and 19), Chris Thompson (17, 21), Martyn Turner (16, 18
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The two Henrys add up to a big challenge for York Shakespeare Project
YORK Shakespeare Project’s summer productions of Henry IV Part One and Part Two add up to a mighty challenge for principal actors Maurice Crichton, Chris Laishley and Robin Sanger. “It’s hugely ambitious to do two full plays in the time we
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Two-over par opening round for Simon Dyson in Ohio
SIMON DYSON opened his challenge in the World Golf Championship Bridgestone Invitational with a two-over par round of 72 at Firestone Golf Club in Ohio. The 32-year-old York golfer bogeyed the par-four fourth hole, but reached the turn at one-under
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Hockey coaching course at Pocklington School
A LIMITED number of places are still available on a two-day coaching course at Pocklington School for hockey players aged ten to 17. The course, which aims to develop skills and techniques in readiness for the next season, will be held at the school
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Jacques Rudolph century gives Yorkshire a fighting chance against Nottinghamshire
Centurion Jacques Rudolph flayed Nottinghamshire all round Headingley yesterday to give Yorkshire a fantastic chance of saving this LV= County Championship match against their title rivals. But then the South African flat-batted questions about his
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Kevin Ryan’s runner Les Fazzani looking for Rose Of Lancaster Stakes triumph
Les Fazzani, who relishes the mud, heads across the Pennines from her North Yorkshire base tomorrow with bright prospects of landing Group 3 glory in the Rose Of Lancaster Stakes. Trained at Hambleton by Kevin Ryan, Les Fazzani was a winner on this course
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William Derby previews this month’s Ebor Festival
In the first of a two-part Turf Talk special, York Racecourse chief executive William Derby looks at the key races at this month’s Welcome to Yorkshire Ebor Festival. This week the spotlight falls on the Juddmonte International and the totesport
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Angler Matthew Crowl lands Summer Outing Trophy
ANGLER Matthew Crowl topped the weights as Shepherds AC enjoyed a productive day trip to the River Don at Crimpsall for the Summer Outing Trophy. Crowl was the best of some superb haul, bagging a mixed net of roach, skimmers, hybrids and perch. Fishing
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Guys And Dolls, Grand Opera House, York, until August 7
THE rehearsals are over and the annual Stage Experience production is under way at the Grand Opera House in York, where 75 young people are taking part in the three-day run of the Broadway musical Guys And Dolls. More than 150 people auditioned to be
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Picturehouses Docs at City Screen, York
THE Picturehouses Docs strand at City Screen, York, welcomes two documentary films in two nights: Bhutto on Monday and Shed Your Tears And Walk Away on Tuesday, both starting at 6.15pm. Jessica A Henandez and Johnny O’Hara’s Bhutto (certificate TBC)
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City Screen's Sunday Special: Hierro (12A)
GABE Ibanez’s Spanish film Hierro (12A) will be the Sunday Special show at City Screen this weekend. Named after the island to which Maria and her five-year-old son Diego are travelling by ferry when the boy disappears, Hierro is a reality-blurring
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French films at City Screen, York
WHATEVER happened to the French-Romanian filmmaker Radu Mihaileanu? Long absent from the screen, after taking the world cinema stage by storm with his 1998 war drama Train Of Life, he returns at last with The Concert (15). Showing at
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Taxi and bus drivers take tourism training to improve city knowledge
TAXI and bus drivers across York are lining up to take part in extra training to improve their knowledge of the city. The tourism training day, which was launched by Visit York in February, aims to update and sharpen drivers’ knowledge of the city’s
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Inquiry into death University of York student
A POST-MORTEM examination will be carried out today into the death of a University of York student who died after a suspected drug overdose. Police said they have now ruled out any suspicious circumstances into the death of the 23-year-old who was
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Aviva Life profits increase by 26%
RECORD profits have been recorded for York-based Aviva Life in the insurance giant’s latest six-months’ figures. Operating profits for 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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Bettys plans to invest as sales increase
PRESTIGIOUS local tea rooms and retailer Bettys and Taylors has increased sales in its 90th year. The Harrogate business which also runs tea rooms in York, said it had increased sales by 15 per cent to £88.7 million in its latest report to Companies
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Finalists of Community Pride Awards announced
A celebration of people who help make York such a special place to live is approaching its climax, as NICOLA FIFIELD reports. MEET the finalists of our Community Pride Awards – the ordinary men, women and children who are York’s unsung heroes
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Job creation success for business centres
HUNDREDS of jobs have been created by new business centres according to East Riding of Yorkshire Council. Up to March of this year the centres, which are owned and run by the council, have helped 114 new business start-ups, 209 existing businesses
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We must resist shop uniformity in York
THANK you, David Long, for highlighting the latest instance of the scourge of modern society (Letters, August 3). Costa Coffee appears to be using the common cynical tactic of opening up multiple stores in a vicinity in order to kill off independent
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Drunk shopper’s jail warning
A DRUNKEN shopper’s fumbled attempt to pick up a set of tiles will put him behind bars for eight weeks if he doesn’t behave himself and kick his drug and alcohol habits, York magistrates said. Damon Vincent Brolly, 21, dropped the £49.90 pack
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York athlete defies doctors to compete in UK IronMan race
IT would have been a huge challenge for anyone – a 2.4-mile swim, then a 112-mile cycle ride and finally a 26.2-mile marathon run. But when York athlete Tim Brown completed the UK IronMan race last weekend, he was defying doctors who advised him eight
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Club Salvation set to reopen after blaze
A YORK nightclub devastated by a fire is set to reopen next week with a fire-themed relaunch. The first, second and third floors of Club Salvation, in George Hudson Street, were damaged after a blaze broke out shortly after 4am on Saturday
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Reading For Fun group continues
READING For Fun, a small adult group based in York, would like to thank York Theatre Royal for allowing us to use the Keregan Room for the duration of the closure and refurbishment of York Central Library. Reading For Fun is a group of volunteers who
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Car rolls over on A64 near Tadcaster
A CAR rolled over before coming to rest on its roof in a smash on the York-bound stretch of the A64 near Tadcaster. A silver Vauxhall Zafira collided with a blue Ford Focus shortly before 11am yesterday at Headley Bar. North Yorkshire Police said
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Man arrested over cannabis factory in Fossway
A 45-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested after a number of cannabis plants were discovered in his York home. The Class B drug was discovered by police following reports that there was a strong smell of cannabis outside the flat in Fossway in the Heworth
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Allerton Incinerator issues ignored
IT WAS with great disappointment that I read Coun Joe Watt’s comments on the Allerton Incinerator which, with some stretch of the English language, he calls an “energy from waste” plant (Letters, July 29). Coun Watt asks: “Are emissions an issue? No
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Hidden agenda of David Cameron's Big Society?
DAVID Cameron has tried to launch his ideas on what he terms as the Big Society, but what exactly is that? Is it just the coalition Government’s alternative to Labour’s Third Way? Is it a disguised cost-cutting plan? Britain already has thousands,
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Vandal jailed for York Minster and Clifford’s Tower graffiti
A MAN who vandalised York Minster and Clifford’s Tower in a bid to promote his cause has been jailed. Adam Blythe sprayed slogans and his Twitter address on the walls of both mediaeval buildings and York Observatory in Museum Gardens because he was convinced
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Thanks for supporting Asda's Tickled Pink Campaign
ON BEHALF of Asda, York, we would like to thank customers for their continued support of our Tickled Pink Campaign. You have helped raise over £21 million in the 14 years we have been part of the campaign. We are holding a Northern Soul Night at
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Free over 60s swimming was election stunt
THE Soapbox comment of July 27 bemoans the loss of the free swimming for over-60s and under-16s. First, the funding was supposed to be for two years and introduced by Gordon Brown’s Government as an apparent vote catcher to carry through the period
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Selby man banned from seeing his mother
A MAN has been jailed and banned from seeing his mother for two years after he assaulted and swore at her. Daniel John Holroyd, 20, of Denison Road, Selby, appeared at Selby Magistrates’ Court yesterday charged with threatening Lindsey Dye, in Abbey
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Allerton Incinerator an answer to waste
HOUSEHOLDERS across York, Selby and Ryedale are producing thousands of tonnes of rubbish each year, with much of it ending up in landfill. But continuing to send rubbish to landfill is not environmentally acceptable and is also costly – local councils
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Bakery bid for former RAF buildings “eyesore”
PLANNERS are set to run the rule over a scheme aimed at turning former RAF buildings near Selby into a new bakery. The proposal to breathe new life into the “eyesore” site by the side of the A163 at Barlby has been submitted as the owners of the business
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Pubs shake-up makes me sick
I was very nearly sick on David Cameron once. He was visiting York and I was dispatched to interview him. But the Tory leader had been delayed en route so, seeking to recoup the lost time, he asked to do the interview as we walked. My voice said no problem
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York Peace Festival returns on September 5
York Peace Festival will return after a six-year break on Sunday, September 5, in Rowntree Park to celebrate its 25th anniversary. The line-up for this free event is yet to be finalised, so regular updates will follow, but festival organiser Dylan George
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TK Maxx given green-light for city centre revamp
A FASHION chain’s move into the former Boots store in the centre of York has moved a step closer. TK Maxx has won permission from planners to refurbish the Coney Street outlet, which has been empty for two years, and open its second store in the city
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Sowing the seed
‘‘AS YOU have sown, so shall you reap.’’ This remark is often attributed to the protagonists of war and their reaping of the inevitable whirlwind. This derivation of a popular proverb was attributed to Roman senator, lawyer, statesman and renowned
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The work of York's street environment officers
THE makeshift travellers’ camp set up on a field just off Shipton Road is quiet when we arrive. Twenty or more caravans line the perimeter of the field. Children are playing on a makeshift swing, and outside some of the vans, small groups of people are
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Planning application for York’s first council houses in 20 years submitted despite cash fears
PROPOSALS for new council homes in York are going ahead despite uncertainty over whether Government cash will be available. A blueprint for the development of 21 houses in the Clifton area of the city has been handed in to planners at City of York Council
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Summer concert to raise money for Hearing Dogs For Deaf People charity
LIONS are taking the lead when it comes to helping a charity raise vital funds. The Lions Clubs of Derwent and Minster are teaming up to put on a summer concert to raise money for Hearing Dogs For Deaf People. The concert will take place on Saturday
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Varsity owners want to revamp bar to make it more ‘viable’
A STUDENT bar in the centre of York has drawn up plans for a revamp which its bosses say will secure its future. Planners at City of York Council are set to assess proposals for altering the Grade II-listed building in Lendal, which houses the Varsity
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Leicester Cathedral Choir visit the Mansion House
THE Lord Mayor of York, Councillor Sue Galloway, welcomed a group of 30 choristers to the Mansion House. After their performance, the Leicester Cathedral Choir brought greetings from the Lord Mayor of Leicester, Colin Hall. They were
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Free school plan agreed
A GROUP of parents and teachers who are trying to set up a free school in York are about to submit their application to Government. The steering group behind the proposed new secondary school, which would be based in Holgate, revealed its blueprint at
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Amy Johnson exhibition, Treasure House, Beverley
A NEW exhibition in East Yorkshire is to focus on local heroine Amy Johnson, the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia. The display at the Treasure House, Beverley, which opens next week and will run for four months, features new artefacts
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Flood defence hope for Water End and Leeman Road areas
A POSITIVE note has been sounded over the prospects for a new £6.5 million flood defence scheme for York which could be at the mercy of Government spending cuts. The Environment Agency has published a consultation paper outlining a string of
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Police apologise to child abuse victim
Police have apologised to a child-abuse victim who made an emotional appeal to track down a paedophile who was already in a North Yorkshire jail. The victim of Anthony Curran agreed to make the appeal in a bid to help police trace his tormentor who had
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Local kitten hoping to become the cat’s whiskers
York may well be home to Britain’s most mischievous kitten according to the owners of loveable rascal Tup. If they are right, Tup could bag them a £1,000 prize and a year’s supply of Felix cat food Matthew Williams has entered his six month
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Widower continues fundraising effort for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy research
A WIDOWER who is raising funds for research into a devastating illness which killed his wife has embarked on a summer of activities. The Press reported earlier this year how Michael Shepherd, 75, of Pocklington, had been helped by an army of supporters
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Three Peaks challenge raises more than £700 for charity
HUNDREDS of pounds have been raised for charity through a gruelling ascent against the clock. James Espin, The Press’s newspaper sales manager, and his two children have successfully climbed the three highest peaks of Scotland, England and Wales to raise
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Affordable homes complaint is rejected
THE Local Government watchdog has rejected a complaint by York architect Matthew Laverack over the revelation that beds in York’s homeless hostels are officially considered “affordable homes.” Mr Laverack had complained to the ombudsman that City of
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All-female engineering team keeping Afghanistan helicopters airborne
A WOMAN from a North Yorkshire airbase is one of a team of all-female engineering officers keeping helicopters airborne in Afghanistan. Captain Kate Redfern, who is based with 9 Regiment Army Air Corps at Dishforth Barracks, is part of a team of five
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Views sought on changes to holiday home tax
OPERATORS of furnished holiday homes in North and East Yorkshire are being asked to give their views on plans to withdraw tax breaks from the industry. The new coalition Government reversed Labour’s Furnished Holiday Lettings rules announced in the 2009