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Joy for locals as threatened York pub is saved
REGULARS at a popular community pub are celebrating after plans to turn it into a housing development dramatically fell through. Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust were part of a scheme that would have seen Turf Tavern on Thanet Road, Dringhouses
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York bucks the trend of increasing unemployment
YORK has bucked the national and regional trend of rising unemployment in the labour market statistics released today. The city's figures for the number of people claiming JobSeekers Allowance (JSA) continued to fall in November for the third consecutive
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York schools lose millions in repairs funding
FUNDING for repairs to York schools is to fall by almost £10 million as the public spending axe continues to swing. The decrease, one of the largest in the north-east of England, will force a review of some projects planned by City of York Council for
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Police release CCTV image in search for nightclub toilet vandal
POLICE have released a CCTV image of a man they believe to be responsible for criminal damage and outraging public decency. North Yorkshire Police said the man entered the toilets of Vivaz nightclub in Scarborough at about 1.35am on Thursday
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Ian Brown tickets still available
THERE are still a limited number of tickets left to see Manchester music legend Ian Brown at an exclusive Fibbers show tonight. For details, contact www.fibbers.co.uk or phone 08444 77 1000.
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New signing tips Knights to shine in Championship
SUPER League star Jason Demetriou reckons his new York City Knights team-mates will pull off a few surprises in the Championship next season. The 34-year-old, who put pen to paper at Huntington Stadium after nearly a decade in rugby league’s top-flight
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Ralph Butterfield Primary School pupils win poster competition
PUPILS at Ralph Butterfield Primary School, Haxby, show the posters which won them a York Rotters competition as teachers Mrs Chrystal and Mrs Daniel look on. Pupils from the school took first, second and third place in both age categories of the competition
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Father and daughter release charity Christmas CD
A FATHER and daughter from Escrick hope to have Christmas all wrapped up for children in York by releasing a Christmas CD. The single, Christmas All Wrapped Up, performed by Richard Hinds and his ten-year-old daughter, Emily, has been released to raise
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STARS homeless project launched in Harrogate
A PROJECT providing shelter and support for homeless people was being launched in Harrogate today. Shelter To Assist Rough Sleepers (STARS), which offers a warm place to sleep, a hot meal, showering and laundry facilities and other support, will
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North Newbald Post Office could relocate
A POST Office service in North Newbald could soon be on the move. Post Office Ltd is proposing to relocate the service from the village hall to about half a mile away, in the community shop within Newbald Primary School. The opening
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Marie Curie asking people to “fill their boots”
MARIE Curie Cancer Care is giving its fundraising “a bit of welly” by asking people to “fill their boots”. The charity hopes its Christmas campaign will attract extra attention by using Wellington boots to collect cash. Local fundraiser Kyla Collins
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Police appeal as boy, 16, is mugged
POLICE are appealing for information following an alleged robbery on Kingsway Bridge, Goole, on Friday. A 16-year-old boy was walking over the bridge from Cheviot Avenue towards Fountayne Avenue when he was approached by a man at about 8pm, Humberside
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Checklist issued for East Yorkshire revellers
POLICE in East Yorkshire are urging women to make a checklist before heading out for a night out this Christmas. The checklist includes planning their journey home, letting someone know where they will be going and when they will be home, and eating
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Wind power will never compete
DURING an interesting wind energy debate on the Jeremy Vine Show on BBC Radio 2, a man phoned in from Doncaster to compare the massive “dirty” Drax Coal fired-power station with clean wind turbines, which he supported. How can they be compared? Drax
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Selby College students step up to receive their rewards
STUDENTS from Selby College were rewarded for their outstanding achievements at a special ceremony at Selby Abbey. The 18th annual awards evening was held at the abbey, and hundreds of VIPs, parents and award winners gathered to see about 140 students
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Grandma’s festive surprise
A JOINER from York was given an early Christmas present when he won a £15,000 Volvo car in a raffle. It was a huge surprise for Steve Rambridge, 24, as he did not even know he had been entered into the prize draw. His grandmother, Joan Rambridge, had
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Costly cycle routes
I COULD not believe my eyes when I read that half a million pounds had been allocated to fund two new cycle routes to improve access to York Station (The Press, December 10). We are facing our darkest times in recent years, with cutbacks across the
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Allerton Park Incinerator will be far too expensive
IN THE Press of December 12, it says that Amey Cesna will invest £900 million in Allerton Park Incinerator. I think we will find the investment will be of the order of £90 million, most of which will be funded by the PFI. What I do not understand
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York pupils collecting tins for homeless
PUPILS at a York secondary school have launched their Christmas appeal to help the city’s homeless this festive season. This Christmas, pupils and staff at Millthorpe School, in South Bank, hope to make a difference to the homeless people living
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More snow stories
MANY side roads throughout York (for example, Main Avenue, Heworth) remain extremely hazardous and more snow is forecast later this week. Is it not time for households and the corporation to take responsibility for clearing their pavements
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Stop asking me in the Post Office
I AM no longer surprised that so many post offices are facing closure because of perceived lack of use. On Saturday, I popped into the Central Post Office in Lendal to get my Lottery tickets and some stamps. I went to counter ten, the Lotto counter
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Key Stage 2 results continue to improve
PUPILS at York primary schools are continuing to excel at Key Stage 2, according to the latest Government figures. The Key Stage 2 achievement and attainment tables show that the results of many York schools are well above national averages
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Healthy boost for conference firm
JOE Manby Ltd, the Harrogate exhibition and conference service providers whose clients include the Conservative Party, has scooped another high-profile commission. The Association for Perioperative Practice (AfPP), the UK’s largest
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Animal feed testing firm heralds £4m buy-out
CAWOOD Scientific, the holding company of Sciantic Analytical Services, based in Cawood, has completed a £4 million management buy-out. Sciantec Analytics was formed by the merger of Dalton-based Sciantec and NRM, which originates from the British Oil
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This PC rubbish
I SEE according to City of York Council licensing authority it is now offensive to display a sign of being English when they told a taxi driver to take his England badge off his taxi (The Press, December 13). What a load of PC rubbish. I’m English
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Lib Dems show they are not to be trusted
IT SHOULD come as no surprise that the Liberal Democrats have reneged on one of their manifesto pledges of 2003 (The Press, December 6). The Liberal Democrats throughout the country have perfected the art of speaking with “forked tongue”. It is easy
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Review: Aladdin, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds, until January 15
MIKE Kenny doesn’t do pantomimes. Instead the York playwright adapts moral fables, from The Railway Children, Wind In The Willows and next year’s Peter Pan at York Theatre Royal to his Big Stories For Little People plays at the Playhouse. Aladdin
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Yorkshire's Ryan Sidebottom out to get buzz in opening duel
Yorkshire will begin the 2011 cricket season with a trip to New Road to face LV= County Championship Division One new boys Worcestershire between April 8 and 11. Andrew Gale’s side have been handed a favourable start against county cricket’s yo-yo team
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Ryedale gas plant bid fuels a rich seam of dissent
FEW villages match Thornton-le-Dale when it comes to picture-postcard looks. From chocolate box thatched cottages to ducks meandering as aimlessly as the gurgling stream, this is a corner of rural Ryedale that time forgot. What might surprise
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The Big Interview with Jason Demetriou
From Super League to the Championship is a route Jason Demetriou is relishing with York City Knights as he relates to STEVE CARROLL. JASON Demetriou is living proof that the phrase ‘if at first you don’t succeed’ isn’t just an empty proverb. York
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Jockey James Sullivan tipped to score at scene of Southwell fright
Ryedale apprentice James Sullivan can continue his run of good form at Southwell tomorrow on a horse he nearly slipped up with at the same course a couple of weeks ago. Verus Decorus carried Sullivan to a neck success in a maiden event, but
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Away tie for York Acorn in Gordon Teal White Rose Trophy
YORK Acorn ARLC ‘A’ will travel to Wakefield City in round one of the Yorkshire League’s Gordon Teal White Rose Trophy on Saturday, January 8. The club’s city rivals, Heworth, have been drawn at Northallerton in round one of the CMS Cup. That tie will
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Review: Cinderella, Grand Opera House, York, until January 2
THE show must go on, even if director Stuart Wade has been forced to pull out of the lynchpin role of Buttons until further notice with a torn muscle in his back. The former Emmerdale soap star has not enjoyed the luckiest of pantomimes, after being
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Horserace Betting Levy Board chief addresses Gimcrack Dinner on crisis
RACING needs a “Mandela moment” in the conflict between the sport and betting, guests at a prestigious York Racecourse dinner were told last night. Addressing the 240th Gimcrack Dinner, Paul Lee, chairman of the Horserace Betting Levy Board, said the
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New date for Thirsk 10 Road Race
THIRSK and Sowerby Harriers have rearranged their weather-hit Thirsk 10 Road Race for Sunday, March 27, 2011. The race was cancelled late last month due to ice, but organisers have confirmed that entries already submitted will be valid, with runners
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Petrol prices hit new high
FUEL prices in the York area have soared towards a record high, with a further 3.5 pence hike in the cost of a litre looming next month. The increasing costs at the pump have sparked warnings from private hire and taxi drivers that fares are
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Noble effort aids Clifton ‘A’ to York Badminton League top spot
CLIFTON ‘A’ moved to the top of men’s division one with an 8-1 away win over Selby/Drax ‘A’ in the York Badminton League. George Noble and Erik Wagenaars were in great form once again for the visitors winning their three rubbers in straight sets for
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Mums-to-be urged to get flu jabs
PREGNANT women in York and North and East Yorkshire are being urged to have their free flu jab. Anyone who falls into the “at risk” group, including mums-to-be, is entitled to a free vaccination at their doctors’ surgery. Paul Johnstone, regional
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Archbishop of York testifies at wedding trial
THE Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, has given evidence in a trial in which a couple face jail for faking a wedding to try to stay in the UK. Ugandan couple Samuel Bisaso and Rebecca Muwonge were married in 1996 by Dr Sentamu, who was then working
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Decision to privatise elderly care put on hold
COUNCILLORS have deferred a decision on privatising social care for elderly people in York so they can look at ways of keeping it in the state sector. Council officers will continue with plans to have the entire home care assessment and training scheme
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Forecasters predicting white Christmas
HIGHWAYS chiefs say they are prepared for a return of snow and ice as the next Arctic blast sweeps across York, North and East Yorkshire tomorrow. Forecasters say bitterly cold weather will return to the region after the brief reprieve of milder conditions
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MP’s fury at closure of Selby court
SELBY’S MP has hit out after the announcement that the town’s magistrates’ court is to close next year. Nigel Adams, MP for Selby and Ainsty, was at the House of Commons to hear the announcement. He said: “The first closures are expected to be after
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Labour warns of ‘devastating’ cuts to public services
YORK’S Labour leader has warned no library, care home or swimming pool is safe, following the news City of York Council will lose nearly £8 million of Government cash next year. As reported in The Press yesterday, the Government’s formula grant for
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Police in football fan appeal
POLICE are still trying to trace a vital witness following disorder at a York City football match in November. The man was in the crowd when Rotherham United played York City in the FA Cup first round on Saturday, November 6, at the Don Valley Stadium
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Police seek HGV driver after crash
POLICE are looking for the driver of an HGV that was involved in a collision with a car on the A19 north of Thirsk. The accident happened on the northbound carriageway of the A19, close to the Over Silton turn off, shortly before 5pm on Sunday.
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Public asked for views on weight-loss surgery funding
PEOPLE in York are being asked for their views on whether taxpayers should fund weight-loss surgery for obese patients. Yorkshire and the Humber Specialised Commissioning Group is inviting members of the public to take part in an online questionnaire
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Chance to help in shaping the future
A MAJOR consultation to help shape the future of villages in part of North Yorkshire is set to take place. Members of the Community Engagement Forum for Tadcaster and the surrounding villages will attend community events across the district
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Police investigation into incinerator threats
POLICE are investigating abusive and threatening letters sent to North Yorkshire councillors and council officers involved in the controversial plans for a £900 million waste incinerator. Detectives said they were taking the matter extremely
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Plea by cat rescue centre refuge for help
A CAT lover who set up a refuge at her own home is appealing for help as the centre faces a financial crisis. Jackie Bower, who will have run the Black Cat Rescue Centre at North Duffield for ten years in May next year, said she was about to be made
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Volunteers bring cheer to children round world
WARM-HEARTED people across York, North and East Yorkshire have filled thousands of shoeboxes with toys, sweets and other small gifts to bring a little Christmas joy to vulnerable children around the world. Organisers of Operation Christmas Child say
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Dog walkers urge developers to be let back on Derwenthorpe land
DOG walkers are urging developers to allow them back on to open fields on York’s outskirts until work starts on building new homes. A group of pet owners is lobbying the Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust to come to a compromise over access to land
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School raises £20k for improvements
PARENTS have raised more than £20,000 towards a project to develop a new music room, classroom and entrance at Archbishop of York CE Junior School in Bishopthorpe. The Big Project started about two-and-a-half years ago, after head teacher Jonathan Green
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Sports leader’s plea over schools cuts
A SPORTS leader in York has made a desperate plea to the education secretary not to withdraw funding for school sport partnerships. Keith Davies, development manager of Jorvik School Sports Partnership, invited Michael Gove to visit York and
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Crime lab in Wetherby to close
CRIME-BEATING scientists near York are to lose their jobs after the Government announced it is to close a major laboratory service. The Forensic Science Service’s Wetherby centre has provided the evidence that has secured the conviction of many criminals
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Surge in custom at Ferry Boat Inn after winning award
REAL ale fans from across the region converged on a small village pub near York, to celebrate it being judged the best in all of Yorkshire by beer experts. Crowds from York, Hull and elsewhere gathered at the Ferry Boat Inn at Thorganby, near
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York bus travel cash demand
The Government should pay more towards bus travel in York, according to York councillors. Under the concessionary bus fare scheme, pensioners can travel for free anywhere in England – and the entire cost of their fare is refunded by central Government
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Affordable housing target cut
YORK councillors are prepared to allow builders to reduce the percentage of houses they build for people on low income in the city. They hope the move will lead to more “affordable” houses being built overall in the city and cut the housing
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Alert over DIY chimney breasts
FIREFIGHTERS in North Yorkshire have issued a warning to householders about modifying their fireplaces after two incidents involving faulty chimney breasts. A North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue spokesman said crews were alerted after smoke percolated into
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Shop guidlines for churches and chapels launched
The Bishop of Knaresborough has helped launch a new set of guidlines for churches and chapels which are interested in hosting shops. Churches host more than 250 community shops in England, Scotland and Wales, with about 20 opening each year for
