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The Big Money Society have no loyalties.
We are in a fight for national survival only surpassed by the threatened Nazi invasion 70 years ago. It will take a national, united effort and contribution by all, according to their ability and means, for us to survive and regain a proud place in
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York City's Chris Smith gets all clear to Mills’ relief
YORK City skipper Chris Smith is expected to be fit to face Luton Town on Saturday. Smith was substituted midway through the first half of Saturday’s 1-0 FA Trophy home defeat to Boston United after a collision with team-mate Michael Ingham left him
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Man, 19, hurt in street attack
POLICE are hunting two men in connection with an alleged assault on a 19-year-old man in Bridlington. The two men are said to have approached a man who was walking along the footpath close to the children’s playground at the junction of Midway Avenue
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York St John graduates put artwork on show
ARTWORK by York St John graduates was shown at a private viewing at Bar Lane Studios in York this week, after it had been used at the opening of a new Hugo Boss store. The event featured work by five York St John graduates who are currently on an internship
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Emmerdale star helps launch ethical fashion show
AN Emmerdale star took time out from filming to help launch a York fashion show. Roxanne Ghawam-Shahidi who plays Leyla Harding in the soap helped to launch Sustain Me Too a fashion show promoting the idea of ethical and sustainable fashion organised
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Last few St Leonard’s Hospice calendars made available
St Leonard’s Hospice is offering the chance to get hold of one of the last few of its popular York Past calendars for 2011 – and is selling them from its Christmas Shop in Low Petergate, featured in the April picture. The calendar is the ninth time that
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Pocklington golf club open for business
STAFF at a golf club near Pocklington have successfully battled to keep their premises open every day during the big freeze – and even found time to help dig out the monks at a local Buddhist Centre who had been stuck in the snow for several days.
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North Yorkshire has solution to pub loss problem
NORTH Yorkshire has a solution to the problem of rural communities losing their village pub, an MP from the county has told a House of Commons debate. Harrogate and Knaresborough MP Andrew Jones said Pub Is The Hub, a national organisation based in his
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Santa Dash raises money for children’s cancer charity
CHRISTMAS came early for this group of youngsters and their parents. Despite the bitterly cold weather, fundraisers young and old donned Santa outfits and took part in the first Santa Dash in Upper Poppleton. Deana Massey, organiser and landlady of
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Green tech boom forces Clean Energy (Yorkshire) Ltd expansion
A SURGE in business has resulted in one of North Yorkshire’s top renewable energy companies yet again expanding its workforce and preparing to move to bigger premises. Clean Energy (Yorkshire) Ltd is facing booming demand for its supply and installation
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The Curry Box opens in St Sampson’s Square, York
The Lord Mayor of York, Sue Galloway, flanked by staff, Stephanie Keenan, left, and Kiki Craggs at the opening of The Curry Box in St Sampson’s Square, York. The concept was launched last year by four businessmen who opened up the first Curry Box next
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Yorkshire Mafia Young Guns group hopes to encourage young talent
THE YORKSHIRE Mafia business collaboration group, which has grown through social networking website LinkedIn, has launched a spin-off for young talent. The Yorkshire Mafia Young Guns, launched by Dario Grandich of York’s Snapshot Media, who was shortlisted
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Cycling event at Woodthorpe Primary School
PUPILS at York’s Woodthorpe Primary School braved the ice to cycle into school for a special Bike Breakfast and Bling My Bike fancy dress parade, when one child won a new bike just in time for Christmas. The children paraded round the playground as
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Home tie for FA Trophy victors Boston United
BOSTON United’s reward for Saturday’s FA Trophy victory at York City is a second round home tie against the winner of tomorrow’s replay between Gloucester City and Cirencester Town. Blue Square Bet North outfit Gloucester drew 1-1 against
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York juice entrepreneur secures £600,000 funding
AN ENTREPRENEUR from York who is behind the UK’s fastest growing juice drink company, has landed a six-figure investment to help it become a £100 million business within ten years. Martin Hall, from York and his partner John Heseltine, from
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In-form Tadcaster Albion seeking premier division boost
COCK-A-HOOP Tadcaster Albion return to league action tonight bidding to continue their momentous season. Through to the last 32 of the FA Vase, Albion entertain Hallam in the Northern Counties East League premier division and the hosts were keeping
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Gary Mills and Michael Ingham receive November awards
THE champagne fell a little flat for prize guys Gary Mills and Michael Ingham at Bootham Crescent on Saturday. Mills and Ingham were presented with their respective Blue Square Bet Premier Manager of the Month and Player of the Month for November awards
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Beckett Football League whiteout
For the third successive week, the whole of the newitts.com Beckett Football League and Cup programme had all games postponed owing to the wintry weather gripping Ryedale and North Yorkshire. The thaw came two or three days too late to save any of
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Snooker trophy victory for Malton Cons ‘C’
MALTON Cons ‘C’ lifted the Malton, Norton & District Snooker League’s five-a-side aggregate trophy after beating the club’s ‘B’ team in the final. Roger Ward beat Andrew Sherry 96-28 in the opening frame, giving the ‘C’ team a healthy 68-point advantage
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York Hockey Club Men beat City of Manchester I
LEADERS City of York Hockey Club Men’s I head into the Christmas break with a four-point advantage in North League division one after a 4-2 victory over City of Manchester I. The fixture beat the weather thanks to the efforts of Energise staff in clearing
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Cygnet stave off Walnut Tree comeback in John Smith’s Ladies Darts League
SECOND-PLACED Cygnet were made to battle for their 7-4 victory over Walnut Tree in division one of the York John Smith’s Ladies Darts League. Walnut Tree went 3-0 down as Cygnet’s Dawn Exton, Jill Reed and Anne Bass set the pace, before Sophie Simpson
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Pete Hilton goals earn Acomb Hockey Club a point
A SECOND-HALF comeback earned Acomb Hockey Club Men’s I a 2-2 draw against Doncaster IV in Yorkshire League division three. The Tangerines head into the winter break with one win and three draws from their eight games, and they are third from bottom
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Rossington’s twin strike fires York Hockey Club Ladies I
TABLE-TOPPING City of York Hockey Club Ladies I extended their lead to four points in North League division one with a 4-0 victory at Deeside Ramblers I. The visitors showed no ill-effects following a three-week lay-off due to adverse weather conditions
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North Yorkshire trainer Tim Easterby hoping for Catterick triumph with Fourjacks
Jump racing, which was relegated to the sidelines by the atrocious weather, is set to return to North Yorkshire today, and Tim Easterby is poised to captialise by figuring among the winners. Easterby proved his horses are in good form at Southwell on
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Danger driver escapes prosecution after police investigation blunder
A MOTHER has hit out after police “bungled” an investigation into an incident in which a motorist allegedly drove towards her daughter on a York pavement. The Acomb woman said she and her 12-year-old daughter felt “totally let down” by the
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Big Society Eric Pickles.
I had high hopes for the Lib Dems in the elections until they first lowered their sights from STV to AV then dropped it altogether before going into this coalition. I wrote to Nick Clegg; they should have gathered what support there was in other parties
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Review: Andrew Lawrence, Basement, City Screen, York
“I get angry about things” was the apposite observation from Andrew Lawrence at the Hyena Lounge Comedy Club at City Screen, York. The if.comedy-nominated curmudgeonly comedian is known for prolonged rants and a self-deprecating approach. Both
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Tax thresholds protect the rich
I AM a mature student who has just started a degree and is surviving on student loans and a bit of savings. Shocked expressions on Charles and Camilla were splashed on many newspaper front pages last Friday. Although I would not wish to condone such
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Review: York Early Music Christmas Festival: European Union Baroque Orchestra (EUBO); Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, University of York
Music has charms to soothe a savage breast, said Congreve. A sick one, too, if Baroque composers are to be believed. EUBO’s finale to this year’s festival, Maladies and Melodies, brought us hypochondria (twice) and convalescence, among a wide variety
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Drax expects to outperform market
DRAX Power expects to outperform the market when it releases its full year results for the year ending 31 December, in February. The company said in a pre-close statement to the stock exchange that earnings were slightly ahead of current market consensus
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Public funding cuts: Taxpayers’ budget views wanted
TAXPAYERS in York are being urged to have their say on where their money should be spent next year. City of York Council is offering two methods for residents to make their views known over its budget for 2011/12 via a consultation process and an interactive
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Public funding cuts: Over 200 police officers could be forced to retire
MORE than 200 police officers could be forced to retire in North Yorkshire over the next four years as police chiefs try to save millions of pounds. North Yorkshire Police has agreed to implement a regulation which allows it to demand the retirement
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Disabled lifeline cut
In the comprehensive spending review, the Chancellor announced that the Government would be removing the mobility component of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for those people who live in residential care homes. Disability charities and organisations
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Benefit stereotype
WE FACE unprecedented financial cutbacks and have been warned cuts to welfare and public services will change “our whole way of life”. Everyone will be affected, but disabled people disproportionately so. Of all low income groups, they are particularly
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Let traffic flow
CAN I follow up A P Cox’s letter “Not clear to me…” (November 24), and also ask our traffic experts on the council to explain the reasoning behind the new junction at the top of the hill near Heslington Church, Windmill Lane and the new university structure
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Shovels are the answer to snow
I read the letters from Dr John Wilson and Mary Donne regarding the problem of snow on the pavement (Letters, December 11). Luckily for them, I have the answer to their prayers – it’s called a snow shovel. These are readily available
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Public funding cuts: Councils and police learn North Yorkshire's fate
COUNCIL and police chiefs in North Yorkshire are facing up to savage cash cuts after the full impact of the public spending squeeze was revealed. City of York Council is to lose almost £12.3 million of Government cash over the next two years
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Lesson for rioters
IF students can take anything from their protest over grant reform it is the salutary lesson that resorting to violence results in a loss of public sympathy. Whipped up by the usual left-wing suspects in the media, they have become cannon-fodder for
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Affordable homes challenge
IT IS all very well for council officers and the academic researcher Richard Fordham to conclude that affordable housing requirements of 35 per cent and 25 per cent are viable because they don’t actually have to do it, do they? I have the
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Blow to book lovers in Tadcaster
HAVING lived for so many years in Tadcaster before it had the benefits of a public lending library, I was concerned to read that Tadcaster’s branch library was not included in the main list of survivors (The Press, November 19). So why was so much
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Christmas Tree Festival a big hit
MAY we express our heartfelt thanks to everyone who attended our Christmas Tree Festival in Haxby Memorial Hall last weekend. Thanks to the people who decorated the trees and to those who attended the event throughout the weekend to support us, despite
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Secrets and lies
IMAGINE if you woke up tomorrow and found that you were unable to keep any of your thoughts to yourself. Imagine also that your response to any question was the absolute truth, as you knew it. “I don’t tell any lies anyway,” you may protest. Oh, but
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Review: Dick Whittington, Harrogate Theatre, until January 15
BEWARE the term “traditional pantomime”. Far better, instead, that theatres should build their own pantomime tradition, modernising the show gradually each year. Harrogate Theatre is doing just that without sacrificing the storytelling magic under
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Tributes paid to Oliver Worsley
THE Duke and Duchess of Kent were among the mourners at a packed thanksgiving service for the life of the Duchess’ brother, Oliver Worsley. The service took place yesterday at All Saint’s Church, in Hovingham, where Mr Worsley grew up with his sister
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St Barnabas pupils perform open-air nativity play
REAL-LIFE animals took centre stage at an open-air nativity play in York city centre. Sheep and donkeys were joined by youngsters from St Barnabas CE School and clergy from the city’s churches for the performance yesterday lunchtime in King
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Zandra Rhodes promotes her new handbag range in York
SHE has designed outfits for royalty, rock stars and celebrities, but at the weekend, one of the biggest icons in British fashion dropped in to Brown’s in York to launch her latest product. Zandra Rhodes is an unmistakeable figure in the world of fashion
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Why this new ice age is an excellent excuse to simply take your time
As the next mini ice-age dawns, like chameleons, we are slowly adapting to life in the frozen north. Snow shovels are selling like hot cakes, as are all-in-one snow suits which look more like something you’d wear in an emergency at Sellafield, than a
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David Horton needs residents’ votes to become Lord Mayor of York
A VETERAN York councillor has been nominated as the city’s next Lord Mayor. David Horton, who represents Acomb, will take on the ceremonial role from next year subject to the outcome of May’s local elections. The Labour councillor was confirmed as the
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Alert as roof collapses with weight of snow
A ROAD in a North Yorkshire town was cordoned off yesterday after part of a roof collapsed under the weight of heavy snow. Police and fire crews were called to the property in Chancery Lane, in Malton, shortly after 8am, with a survey of the damage
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Days off work advice
A YORK law firm has revealed businesses do not usually need to pay employees when travel problems, such as snow, stop them getting to work. Tom Watkins, of Dickinson Dees, of Bishopthorpe Road, said if a worker does not turn up for their job, they
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Safety blitz on North Yorkshire railways
A NIGHT of action at railway stations in North Yorkshire launched a major clampdown by British Transport Police on antisocial behaviour over the festive season. Operation Garland, a region-wide campaign, will run throughout December and into January
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New University of York residential college to be created
PLANS have been unveiled for a new residential college at the University of York. University bosses are seeking planning permission from City of York Council to relocate Langwith College to the new Heslington East campus. The new college would provide
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Birthday party joy for brave Acomb boy
A BRAVE toddler who suffers from a rare blood disorder celebrated his second birthday surrounded by friends and family. Although he looks like a healthy two-year-old, William Rhodes, from Acomb, has diamond blackfan anaemia, which means his body cannot
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Selby officials back care home plans
DELAYED plans for a new care home in Selby have been recommended for approval by council planning officers. Proposals for the care home on Union Lane, which would house 74 en-suite bedrooms, creating 12 to 15 new permanent jobs and 40 part-time
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Blaze at Indian restaurant
FIREFIGHTERS were called to an Indian restaurant in the centre of York yesterday after flames broke out in an office. The alarm was raised just before 7.40am at Akbars in George Hudson Street and fire crews were on the scene until about 9.15am. The
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Residents to have say on York vision
AN AMBITIOUS 30-year vision for the future of York is set to be opened up for the city’s residents to have their say early in the New Year. The New City Beautiful blueprint, drawn up by a team headed by urban design expert Professor Alan Simpson, suggests
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Students slam cuts to Education Maintenance Allowance
York College Students Union held a protest as part of national action against the proposed removal of the Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA). Students signed cards to send to their MP protesting against the scrapping of a benefit that helps
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Submarine badges saved from auction
SELBY Town Council has rescued three historic shields from a famous British submarine from being sold off. Nobody knew that Selby District Council had the 68-year-old ships’ badges, which were put up for sale at an auction in Scunthorpe today along with
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York wins top tourism award
TOURISM bosses in York are celebrating after the city scooped a prestigious European Excellence Award. Visit York, the official tourism agency for the city, collected the prestigious award at the European Awards ceremony held on Thursday in Prague.
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Lorry driver airlifted following crash at A63
A LORRY driver was airlifted to hospital after his HGV flipped on to its side and landed in a ditch. The crash happened yesterday at about 3pm at the junction between the A63 and Lowfield Road, in the village of Monk Fryston, south of Selby. Police
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York children get chance to try ice hockey
CHILDREN will have a chance to learn a new sport at York’s Christmas Ice Rink when ice hockey lessons are launched in the New Year. Organisers of the Ice Factor rink say they have provided skating lessons for the last four years, which have always proved
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Fulford road repairs plan thanks to people power
PRESSURE from residents and a local councillor has meant two roads in a York community are earmarked for potential resurfacing work. Fordlands Road and Heslington Croft, in the Fulford area of the city, have been included on a provisional list of routes
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Kimberley Goodhall dances into national finals
A TALENTED young dancer from York will represent the city in the national finals of a competition to find community spirited girls. Kimberley Goodhall, nine, of Huntington will now go on the final of the children’s section of the Little Miss Community
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MP defends voting for student fee rise
YORK Outer MP Julian Sturdy has defended his decision to vote in favour of increasing student tuition fees to up to £9,000. The Conservative MP, whose constituency includes the University of York, was the target of student demonstrations and
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Nestlé wafer-manufacturing plant officially opened
A £5 MILLION wafer-manufacturing line has been officially opened at York’s Nestlé factory, boosting production of the company’s world-famous KitKats. Eight huge new and refurbished ovens will be used to make millions of the freshest possible wafer sheets
