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Man seriously injured in Lendal Bridge accident
A MIDDLE-AGED man has been taken to hospital with serious head and chest injuries after being knocked over by a car on Lendal Bridge tonight. At about 7pm, the man was hit by one car and then a second car while he was on the ground.
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Bank robber jailed for 10 years
A MAN from North Yorkshire has been jailed for ten years for an armed robbery at a bank 25 years ago, thanks to fingerprint technology. Alan Murray, 59, from Pilmoor near Easingwold, was jailed at Derby Crown Court today for the raid at Lloyds
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Police probe assault in York
AN INVESTIGATION has been launched into a night-time attack in York which left a man in hospital. Police were called to a house in Neville Street in The Groves in the early hours of today, following reports of the assault, which led to officers
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Woman sexually assaulted in York pub
A WOMAN has been sexually assaulted in a York pub. The 21-year old was assaulted in the toilets of the Tanglewood in Malton Road, say North Yorkshire Police. The suspect is described as white, about 5ft 7ins tall, of slim build and short brown hair.
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Play-off exit revenge the spur for Luton says Alex Lawless
LUTON Town new boy Alex Lawless believes it’s only natural that the Bedfordshire outfit will be gunning for revenge against York City on Saturday. The two teams will be meeting for the first time since the Minstermen secured a 2-0, two-legged play-off
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Bridget Guerin joins York Race Committee
BRIDGET GUERIN has become the fifth trustee of the York Race Committee. She has joined chairman Nicholas Wrigley, Lord Halifax, Lord Grimthorpe and William Bethell on the body, which oversees the operation of the racecourse. Currently managing director
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Life of former policeman told in new book
A book has been published telling the life of the late John Nicholls, a former Selby area village bobby. The book is the work of Barlby parish councillor Roz Chopping and has the backing of the council. John, affectionately known by everyone as Big
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York mum opens charity café in aid of Sue Ryder charity
AN ENTREPRENEURIAL York mum has set up a café for parents outside school to raise money for Sue Ryder care charity. Rachel How took up the Sue Ryder entrepreneurial challenge in which teams are given £50 to launch fundraising initiatives. Rachel was
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Role-swap Rachel takes the helm at Huntington Primary School
A YEAR Six pupil at Huntington Primary School spent the day as head teacher after winning a Children In Need competition. The new role for ten-year-old Rachel Gladwin came about due to one of the school’s fundraising ideas for the charity appeal. Ann
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Hugh Bayley tackles PM over Education Maintenance Allowance grants
YORK Central MP Hugh Bayley has challenged the Prime Minister in the Commons over the Government’s decision to axe the Education Maintenance Allowance. Mr Bayley told David Cameron there were more than 1,200 students at York College from families
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Balloon launch marks opening of new sports hall at Appleton Roebuck Primary School
HUNDREDS of red balloons were released into the sky to celebrate the official opening of a new sports hall at Appleton Roebuck Primary School. Pupils, parents, teachers and governors have spent the past four years fundraising to reach the £160,000 target
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Don’t fall victim to the festive food bugs
FOOD safety teams in York have sent a seasonal warning to the city’s residents in an effort to prevent Christmas fare leaving a nasty taste. The hints on safe eating are being issued by City of York Council because of the dangers of campylobacter food
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Great Rail Journeys on track to beat the ‘squeeze’
A TRAIN holiday company has extended its own horizons by expanding its head office in York. Great Rail Journeys, which won the overall award at The Press Business Awards in 2008, as well as Growth Business Of The Year, has taken two further floors
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Lifelong learners’ efforts rewarded
FAMILIES and friends of more than 50 students at the University of York’s Centre For Lifelong Learning defied the weather to enjoy the centre’s annual award ceremony. The students were awarded certificates in the fields of humanities, local history
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Seasonal sounds at Tadcaster Grammar School’s carol concert
Students from Tadcaster Grammar School raised the roof of the town’s St Mary’s Church as they presented their annual carol concert for all. Led by head of music Samantha Buckley on keyboards, and music teacher Gillian Hainsworth on the organ, the congregation
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Taps plumbing and heating merchant opens in York
Plumbers and heating merchant Taps has opened a branch in York, employing five people. It is the first time the north-east business has expanded outside the region, taking over a warehouse, trade counter and bathroom showroom for trade and the public
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Win Pigeon Detective tickets
YORKSHIRE rockers the Pigeon Detectives will showcase tracks from their new album exclusively in York next week. The band, whose hits include The Romantic Type and Take Her Back, will play two gigs at Montey’s Rock Café in Micklegate to celebrate finishing
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Employment tribunal warning to businesses
BOSSES beware – from February 1 the maximum employment tribunals will be able to award for unfair dismissal goes up from £76,700 to £80,400. The reminder comes from David Scott, employment law solicitor at Minster Law of York, who is warning employers
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Alex Lawless outlines reasons for York City’s poor start to campaign
TWO factors combined to inflict a poor start to the current campaign for York City. That was the view of former Minsterman Alex Lawless, now on loan at Blue Square Bet Premier rivals Luton Town, where City visit on Saturday. Under the terms of his loan
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York RI RUFC could face Goole in Yorkshire Silver Trophy
YORK RI RUFC will travel to Goole in round two of the Yorkshire Silver Trophy – providing they overcome visitors Knaresborough in a delayed first round tie. Round two is schedule to be played on or before February 12, 2011. Northallerton have been
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York-based Bairstow among Yorkshire players picked for England Lions squad
York’s Jonny Bairstow is one of four Yorkshire County Cricket Club players to have been named in the England Lions squad for the two-month tour of the West Indies in January. The 21-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman joins Andrew Gale, Adam Lyth and Adil
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York Cricket Club to start Knockout Cup with Barnsley tie
HOLDERS York Cricket Club will start their defence of the Yorkshire League Knockout Cup with a quarter-final clash against Barnsley at Clifton Park on Sunday, May 15, 2011. The two rivals have been given a first round bye, while Scarborough will host
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Cliffe FC hope to be back in action
CLIFFE Football Club are confident of getting back into action this weekend after three weekend wipe-outs. The club’s first team and reserve team games in the York Minster Engineering League have been postponed due to ice and snow on November 27,
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All-weather racing path taken by champion apprentice jockey Martin Lane
Martin Lane, who hit the heights at York in July when winning the John Smith’s Cup on Wigmore Hall, ended the turf season as champion apprentice, and has decided to ply his talents on the all-weather circuit this winter instead of taking up an offer to
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Heworth ARLFC not confident of being back in action this weekend
HEWORTH ARLFC expect to be ring-rusty if their National Conference division two match at Crosfields on Saturday escapes the wintry conditions. The Villagers haven’t played since losing to Shaw Cross on November 20 and, with more snow and ice expected
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York Indoor Bowls Club win derby against New Earswick
York Indoor Bowls Club’s unbeaten North Eastern League run stretched to three games after a hard-fought derby with New Earswick. York won three rinks to Earswick’s one but there was only one shot in the final 80-79 aggregate score. At Thanet Road, Joyce
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Double Yorkshire League delight for local bowlers
Yorkshire League success was gained by York IBC – 80-74 winners over South Leeds in division one – and New Earswick toppling fellow division two promotion rivals Hornsea 93-71. Stand-in York skip Phil Parsons was drawn to play rising county star Mark
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2011 Middleham Stables Open Day promises to be best in two decades
ORGANISERS of the successful Middleham Stables Open Day say next year’s event will be the “biggest and best” in its 22-year history. Held once again on Good Friday – April 22, 2011 – many of the yards in the North Yorkshire racing town will open their
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Another attack on patriotism
“Taxi-man gets red card over England badge” (The Press, December 13). HERE we have yet another illustration of the craven attitude officialdom adopts to any display of national pride. What excuse did John Lacy, the council’s licensing manager, trot
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Labour candidate wrong on tuition fees
THE Labour candidate for Heslington looks dishonest (‘Dishonest Policy’, Letters December 11), for his letter is wrong and the matter is simple enough. The coalition policy on university tuition fees does not “make university access based on ability
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Mindless thugs
I WAS appalled by the comments from Dan Sidley (Letters, December 11). He said “a few windows in Whitehall can easily be replaced”. Did he not see the damage that was done? Any sympathy I had for the students ended when I witnessed the violence and
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War not the answer
BRITAIN has now lost more than 300 men or women of our armed forces since going to fight the Taliban in Afghanistan; but have we learnt anything from this terrible needless loss of life? If, heaven forbid, we get involved with military action against
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City of York Council cuts
SO CITY of York Council is to lose almost £12.3 million of Government cash over the next two years and chief executive Kersten England and the authority’s leader, Coun Andrew Waller, are examining which services should be cut. I can guarantee that
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University of York's sudden wealth?
A FEW months ago the university had to ask for an extension to a temporary planning application for its temporary sports hall on the grounds that it had no money left for a permanent structure; this was granted by the council. We now see in The Press
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Child porn suspect commits suicide
A FORMER York schoolboy and university graduate has committed suicide after being accused of involvement in an international child pornography ring. Richard Dyde, 47, died a day after being released on bail in Canada. He had been facing charges of making
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Effects of recent weather
GIVEN the Minister of Transport’s decision to resign from the Scottish Parliament because of the effects of the recent adverse weather, can we now expect similar resignations from members of Parliament attempting to run England ? Can I suggest that
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Theatre Royal pantomime is fantastic
I’VE had a huge smile on my face all day. This is because I saw the York Theatre Royal Pantomime. It seems that Charles Hutchinson and I went to see two completely different shows, because in all honesty this year’s panto is as good as if not better than
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Arrest after clubber glassed in face
A MAN could be left permanently disfigured after he was glassed in the face in a city-centre nightclub. Detectives are investigating the attack at Vudu Lounge, on Swinegate, York, at 3.15am on Saturday. The victim received a serious wound to the
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Allerton Waste Recovery Park plans backed by councillors
Updated: THE scheme for a £1.4 billion waste incinerator between York and Harrogate has cleared another hurdle after North Yorkshire councillors gave the scheme the go-ahead. Members of North Yorkshire County Council voted 49-19 in favour of awarding
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With a bump...
I USE The Press as my equivalent to ‘Twitter’ – giving my thoughts on theatre visits, comments on the council or to have a gentle dig at Dave Quarrie. However, on this occasion I would like to thank a Good Samaritan through your paper – a lovely
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Clinging on
MY New Year’s wish is that entertainers who are past their sell-by date should step aside and give others a chance. Some have used the same patter for the last 40 years on television. If they must cling on to fame, then do it the hard way like Ken
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Review: The Hunt For The Scroobious Pip, Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough, until December 24
WHAT glorious nonsense! Andrew Pollard has adapted the nonsense writings of Edward Lear for the world premiere of The Hunt For The Scroobious Pip, a most delightful family show for three-year- olds and upwards – and a not-so-guilty pleasure for adults
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York to host Dickens-style ghost tour over festive period
Ghosts of Christmases Past, Present, and those Yet To Come will be mingling with late-night shoppers and party-goers in York as the city plays host to A Christmas Carol. Peter Wilson and Damian Freddi, who are part of the York Horror Tour which operates
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Burst pipe closes Goodramgate
DAMAGE from a burst water pipe shut off a street in the centre of York for at least a day. A spokesman for Yorkshire Water confirmed traffic had been stopped on Goodramgate, between St Maurice’s Road and College Street, to allow workers to rectify
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Time we thought of our students
HERE is a reminder of what we have been saying about and to young people in recent years. Never mind all the A-grades, those exams you passed really aren’t up to scratch, not like in our day. That course you just signed up to is rubbish and so is
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Van driver appeal over death crash near Boroughbridge
THE man killed in a road crash near Boroughbridge at 7am last Saturday has been named as Vince Ivor Chadwick, from Pudsey, near Leeds. North Yorkshire Police said the 61-year-old was travelling in a Renault towards Boroughbridge on the A168, near
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Drug-running taxi driver jailed for eight years
A YORK taxi driver has been jailed for eight years for running a major heroin and cocaine business from his hackney carriage. Howard Simon Yockney kept hard drugs worth more than £60,000 in his garage and used his taxi business as a cover as
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Memorial to Elliot Deslandes created at Pocklington school
PUPILS at a Pocklington school are filling a display with heartfelt messages to a fellow pupil who died while on holiday in Brazil. Woldgate College has put up a large noticeboard on which friends and classmates are encouraged to post memorials, messages
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Barlby Toll Bridge closure to cause two months of disruption
THOUSANDS of motorists face disruption for at least two months as the main toll bridge in Selby is set to close for repairs. North Yorkshire County Council has confirmed that “essential repairs” will be made to Barlby Toll Bridge, which will be closed
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Green light given for music teaching changes
A MAJOR shake-up of music teaching in York schools is set to go ahead in September after it won the backing of the city’s education boss. Under the plans, entire classes of Key Stage 2 children will learn a musical instrument for a year, after which
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Child obesity falls in York but worries remain
OBESITY among York schoolchildren is continuing to fall, but more than a quarter of Year Six pupils are still overweight, according to new figures. The annual weigh-in of children showed in the last school year 14.6 per cent of reception class children
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Museum storage decision on hold
CITY of York Council has deferred a decision to approve a £525,000 loan to turn the premises of a manufacturing business into storage space. The boss of printing business Barringtons appealed to councillors at a full council meeting to refuse York Museum
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Funding relief for voluntary groups
VOLUNTARY groups in York and North Yorkshire have been given a slight reprieve, after the local NHS trust reversed its decision to slash funding with just one month’s notice. NHS North Yorkshire and York was strongly criticised after giving only four
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Disabled pensioner left without heating despite British Gas policy
A DISABLED pensioner says he has twice been left without central heating for several days – despite paying British Gas for guaranteed swift repairs. Thomas Mitchell, 67, of Huntington, also claims that when his wife complained about being left in the
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North Yorkshire County Council admits cash squeeze worse than anticipated
CHEAPER bus fares in North Yorkshire could feel the brunt of Government funding cuts after council chiefs admitted the spending squeeze was worse than feared. Local authorities are facing up to losing millions of pounds in funding after their formula
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Campaigners lament closure of Selby's Magistrates’ Court
THE closure of Selby Magistrates’ Court could cause employment problems in the town and will cause more work for the local police, councillors have warned. The announcement that the court will be closed next year was made in the House of Commons on Tuesday
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Council wants to extend homes insulation project
A PROJECT which has helped almost 800 York homes improve their insulation and save massive amounts on their heating bills could be extended. City of York Council officers are looking into ways of securing regional funding to enhance the Community Energy
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York toddler Erin Barry wins Fit For Life Child of the Year Award
SHE is only two years old – but York toddler Erin Barry already walks for miles when her family goes out for a Sunday afternoon hike in the Yorkshire countryside. Now she has been named as Child Of The Year because of her Fit For Life attitude. The
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Exams joy for young soldiers in North Yorkshire
YOUNG soldiers from North Yorkshire are celebrating achieving their college’s best set of exam results. The troops, who graduate in Harrogate today, gained the best set of exam results since the Army Foundation College opened in Penny Pot Lane in 1998
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‘Cold weather won’t spoil York’s Christmas’
YORK is “still on track for a successful festive season”, according to the city’s tourism chief, as retailers calculate the cost of the cold snap. Forecasters say bitterly cold weather will sweep in today from the Arctic, with severe frost
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Social care teams win watchdog’s praise
THE way social care teams in York look after children at risk has been praised by a watchdog. An unannounced Ofsted inspection of the city’s social care and early intervention services department delved into how vulnerable youngsters, who may
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Rates relief threshold move slammed as ‘kick in the teeth’
BUSINESSES in York and North Yorkshire have reacted angrily to to the Government’s announcement it is to scrap rates relief for smaller empty properties from April 1. One rates expert in York described the move as “a kick in the teeth”. Ministers plan
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Rail firm looks to beef up security at York Station
SURVEILLANCE could be boosted at York Station as part of new security plans. East Coast, which operates the main line between London and Edinburgh through the city, is looking to install a screen which would show people at the station that they are under
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Boyes store expansion plan is refused
owners of a city centre store have failed in their attempt to expand their business. W Boyes and Co Ltd hoped to create a first-floor extension to its Goodramgate business in a bid to offer more retail space. But City of York Council planners have turned
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Scarcroft Green orchard project postponed
A PROJECT to create a community orchard in York this weekend has been put on hold because of the big freeze. City of York Council’s Micklegate ward committee is funding the exercise at Scarcroft Green, which was originally due to take place on Saturday
