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York company wins £2 million design contract in Scotland
A YORK design company has won a huge contract in Scotland where it is designing a £2 million visitor experience at the site of the historic Battle of Bannockburn. Bright White, based in Walmgate, has created interactive exhibitions for museums
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Head welcomes school sports decision
THE head teacher of a York secondary school has welcomed a Government U-turn on plans to slash school sports budgets in the run up to the 2012 Olympics. David Ellis, the head teacher of York High School in Acomb, has welcomed Education Secretary Michael
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Histon v York City switched again
YORK City's rearranged away match at Histon has been brought forward to Saturday, January 15. The Blue Square Bet Premier fixture had originally been due to take place on the previous weekend until City progressed to the third round of the FA Cup.
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Gary Mills: York City game should not have started
YORK City boss Gary Mills has argued that Saturday’s abandoned Blue Square Premier clash at Luton Town should have never gone ahead. Considering the advance weather warnings, Mills believes an early decision might have been made to prevent
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Christmas plea from father of missing York chef Claudia Lawrence
THE father of York chef Claudia Lawrence said he had bought a present for his missing daughter in the hope she would turn up on Christmas Day. But Peter Lawrence, 64, said the only present he wanted to receive this Christmas was the safe return
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Yorkshire cricketers in frame for a World Cup role
YORKSHIRE trio Tim Bresnan, Ajmal Shahzad and Adil Rashid have been named in England’s preliminary 30-man squad for next year’s cricket World Cup on the sub-Continent. The squad will be halved on January 19 for the six-week tournament, which starts
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School fingerprint action greeted by MEP
A CALL by the European Commission for the UK to justify fingerprinting of children in schools has been welcomed by Godfrey Bloom, the UKIP Euro MP for Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire. Mr Bloom said: “Fingerprinting has always been abhorrent for anyone
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Kick-start 2011 with a proper challenge
IT’S traditional among health pages throughout the world of magazines and newspapers to offer advice on how to detoxify your body, come January, following the festive season. Before the turkey is even cold enough to make your Boxing Day sandwiches
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‘Cycling is just too dangerous’
YORK is becoming more and more lethal for cyclists due to irresponsible car and lorry drivers. My normal cycling week to work seems to be a series of near misses and each one could have been fatal. Day one and I am being crushed into the kerb
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Luton Town 0, York City 0 - Match abandoned after 56 minutes
IF revenge is a dish best served cold then Luton Town will have enjoyed their snowed-off Saturday lunchtime rematch with play-off semi-final conquerors York City. Having been pelted with coins on their last visit to Kenilworth Road, the Minstermen
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Traffic gridlock at York Station
THEY say a squeaking wheel gets the most attention, but not for me. I am the squeaking wheel for the Tea Room Square fiasco, and have lost count of the number of letters I have written trying to get something done. Some months ago, I thought we were
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Luton Town chief feels for fans as Blue Square clash with York City bites the dust
LUTON Town manager Richard Money believed abandoning his side’s home match with York City on Saturday represented a “sensible decision”. Halesowen referee Andy Hendley called an end to proceedings in the 56th minute of the Kenilworth Road clash after
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James Alexander wrong about cuts
IT WOULD seem that in his haste to score political points, Coun James Alexander has, once again, failed to comprehend important financial information. In his letter to The Press of December 16, Coun Alexander claims the cut to York’s grant is higher
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Counting the cost of the recession
TOO many young people are still feeling the effects of the worst recession in recent history. Those with fewest qualifications are being pushed further back in the queue for work, leaving thousands stranded in the dole queue. This month, the Prince
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Lib Dem confusion
LIB DEM Coun Steve Galloway described me as a champion of York retailers, a title appreciated (The Press, December 10). However, recent protests against his party in government, coupled with local attacks on him from his colleagues, have confused
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Lib Dem double standards
SO THE Lib Dem candidate for Heslington, Chris Wiggin, has accused Labour of hypocrisy and playing political games over tuition fees (The Press, December 14). Is this the same Chris Wiggin who, as a Lib Dem parliamentary candidate for Barnsley Central
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Yorkshire Water worries
I HAVE not noticed any response from Yorkshire Water to my previous letters about the leak in Sim Balk Lane and the issue of water leaks in general. In my last letter, I mentioned a report that the company looses 26 per cent of the water it collects
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‘Player safety paramount’ says Luton game referee
HALESOWEN referee Andy Hendley decided to abandon York City’s away game at Luton Town on Saturday to avoid a player getting injured. Hendley informed both managers of his opinion before bringing a premature end to the game in the 56th minute
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Baby talk
IN reply to Tom Mitchell and Heather Causnett (Letters, December 6 and 13), These babies? Isn’t contraception freely available as well? Just thought I’d mention it. W Hartley, Tudor Road Acomb, York.
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Ice Factor gives taste of what could be
READING about the Ice Factor “giving ice hockey tuition” brought a smile to my face, but left me with mixed feelings (The Press, December 14). Ice hockey, as well as roller hockey, is an excellent sport: fast, exciting and addictive. As a former
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Match report: Leeds United 2, QPR 0
FORM horses Leeds United galloped into an automatic promotion slot after an impressive 2-0 win against Championship leaders QPR at a bitterly cold Elland Road. Simon Grayson’s side extended their unbeaten run to nine games on Saturday with a thoroughbred
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Luciano Becchio signs three-and-a-half-year contract
STRIKER Luciano Becchio has put pen to paper on a new three-and-a-half-year contract with Leeds United. The Argentine forward, who has scored 47 goals in 126 appearances for the Whites has signed a deal which will keep him at Elland Road until 2015
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York League kitted out for Old Boys clash
MANAGERS Iain Dunn and Matthew Ward are putting their shirts on the York Minster Engineering Football League representative side. The duo have taken over as joint managers of the Inter-League side and will be at the helm for tomorrow night’s Bootham
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Thieves steal disabled girl’s ‘lifeline’
A MOTHER has been left “devastated” after a vehicle which gives her disabled daughter a lifeline to the outside world was stolen from her driveway in York. Six-year-old Chloe Wright is blind and unable to walk, so her mum Avril relied on her large
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Becoming a foster carer in York
VEGETATING is how Moira and Geoff Pearson describe their lives of a few years ago. Their children had left and while they were happy, nights in front of the television had become unfulfilling; they had lost their sense of purpose. Moira and Geoff, who
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History of York's secondary schools
SECONDARY modern schools are long gone, along with the days when a child’s future was largely defined by how well they did in an exam at the age of 11. But they are certainly not forgotten, as the memories collected together in Van Wilson’s excellent
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Cold snap hits rugby league programme
THE entire amateur rugby league schedule was wiped out at the weekend. York Acorn’s home game with Siddal in the National Conference premier division was postponed, as was Heworth’s proposed trip to Crosfields. There were no games in the Pennine League
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Non-league football frozen out again
FREEZING conditions once again played havoc with the football fixture programme. The Northern Counties East League was wiped out, with Tadcaster Albion’s trip to Scarborough Athletic among those biting the dust. The game has been rescheduled for Tuesday
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Half-century for Norton trainer Brian Ellison and more on cards
Norton trainer Brian Ellison reached a milestone at Southwell on Saturday when recording his 50th Flat winner of the year in Britain – and he may not be finished yet. Today at Wolverhampton, Ellison bids to add to his notable half-century with a twin-pronged
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Review: Opera North in The Merry Widow; Grand Theatre, Leeds
Most opera companies look askance at operetta as a little infra dig, and The Merry Widow has enjoyed poor treatment in both London houses within recent memory. But Opera North has always taken operetta seriously, and it shows in this sparkling
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Don’t forget the real meaning of Christmas
SOMEONE once said that Christmas is just like a day in the office – you do all the work and the fat man in the suit gets all the credit. There’s no doubt, of course, that trudging round shops, hands being slowly sawn through by the weight of carrier
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Jailed Ritz Hotel conman to appeal
THE lorry driver who offered to “sell” the Ritz Hotel in a £250 million fraud has won permission to appeal against his sentence. Conman Anthony Lee, 49, who used to deliver potatoes for a Dunnington firm, was jailed for five years in July after he failed
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Huge demand for burst pipes help
YORKSHIRE Water has issued urgent advice to householders on how to deal with frozen pipes after the number of calls to its helpline doubled over the weekend to 700 in 24 hours. The company has doubled staff numbers at the call centre to cope
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Fundraisers give £21k to hospital
A HOSPITAL fundraising group has presented equipment to a unit that cares for critically-ill patients. The Friends Of The Friarage Hospital raised £21,000 through fundraising events and a charity shop within the Northallerton hospital. The money has
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Santas take part in Christmas charity run
AN ARMY of Santas took to the streets for a Christmas charity run. About 20 fundraisers donned red and white suits for the one-mile fun run around Haxby, organised by Samson And Delilah’s gym. Jo Holmes, of the gym, said: “It was great
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Acomb pensioner took own life
NEIGHBOURS told social workers they were worried about a 70-year-old Acomb pensioner because he kept his curtains closed and switched off his intercom, a York inquest heard. Their actions led to Louis Robin Scott’s doctor prescribing him medication for
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New drug treatment centre plan for York
A NEW drug treatment centre which would save £65,000 of public money every year could be created in the centre of York. Proposals have been drawn up to merge services for people battling substance abuse problems which are currently housed at three sites
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Weekly rubbish and recycling collections over festive period
CITY of York Council’s rubbish and recycling collections will be weekly from today to Friday, December 31. There will be no change to collection days and the council will continue to provide a fortnightly recycling collection. The Friends of St
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York families at risk of “housing poverty”
GOVERNMENT policy will force thousands of York families into “housing poverty”, a city MP has claimed after he met a housing minister. Minister Grant Shapps told Hugh Bayley that support for new developments such as British Sugar should come from City
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Council Tax freeze pledge by Labour group
THE Labour opposition on City of York Council has said it will freeze council tax in its proposed budget for 2011/12. Labour leader Coun James Alexander said: “As people in York are financially struggling and Conservative Liberal Democrat Government
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Last-minute warning on festive crime
POLICE in Pocklington are issuing a last-minute reminder to residents to avoid being a victim of theft this Christmas. Sgt Pete Rogers, of the Pocklington and Wolds Safer Neighbourhood Team, said by ignoring simple precautions, people gave thieves an
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Two badly hurt in A19 crash
A collision between two cars closed the A19 between Selby and York for nearly three hours. Police, firefighters and paramedics were called to the crash, which involved a blue BMW 316i and a black Audi TT, at about 5.50pm on Saturday on the
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Cat lover made machete threats
AN animal lover threatened to cut off people’s arms and legs with a machete because he suspected them of setting their dog on to his cat, York Crown Court heard. Peter Anthony Egan also waved an air pistol from the window of the flat where
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Top grade for college’s design department
YOUNGSTERS at a York school have had an early Christmas present. The arts and design department at Burnholme Community College has been given the top grade of outstanding in their recent Ofsted inspection following a grade of “good with outstanding features
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Outdoor nativity spreads Christmas message
ANIMALS got in on the act as the story of Christ’s birth was told as part of a festive fun day in York. The open-air production was part of an annual Christmas event held at Gateway Church, Front Street, in Acomb. More than 300 children were handed
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Club tells York man he can’t come in because he’s wearing the wrong top
A PUB landlord says he was turned away from a York nightclub – because of his £110 designer shirt. Darren Benson said he was on a night out in the city centre with three friends when they decided to visit Club Salvation in Rougier Street. He said a
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Selby Toll Bridge repairs to cost £350,000
THE repairs to Selby Toll Bridge, which will cause traffic disruption for at least two months, will cost £350,000, The Press can reveal. The figure was confirmed by North Yorkshire County Council, which also said a bus service was being considered to
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Labour councillors send open letter to Nick Clegg over police funding cuts
LEADING Labour councillors from York and Selby have attacked deputy prime minister Nick Clegg over police funding cuts. They are among 17 local government politicians from their party who have sent an open letter to the Lib Dem leader claiming he and
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Acquisition marks expansion for Rolawn
TURF and topsoil business Rolawn has announced big expansion plans as it branches out into new products. The Elvington-based business has acquired Hallstone Developments Limited (HDL), which gives Rolawn a more diversified product base to supply to its
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Working Men’s Club members say thanks to John Winspear
A STEWARD who has notched up 30 years at a York working men’s club has been presented with a bronze figure of a racehorse to mark his long service. John Winspear, of Holgate Working Men’s Club, is thought to be York’s longest-serving club steward
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Finance chief appointed for friendly society Engage Mutual
HARROGATE-based friendly society Engage Mutual has appointed Peter Burrows as finance director. Mr Burrows joins the society from Aviva, where he held a number of executive management roles in the UK and abroad. Most recently he was financial reporting
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York Business Week well supported
YORK Business Week attracted about 2,000 business people, students and members of the public to its numerous events held between November 15 and 19. The success has fuelled plans for an even bigger York Business Week next year. Event co-ordinator
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Presents pour in for Toys & Tins Appeal
ITEMS have started to flood in to The Press as readers respond to our appeal to brighten up Christmas for some of York’s most vulnerable families. Staff from Benenden Healthcare Society dropped off a bumper bundle of gifts to kick-start our annual Toys
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York Pullman acquires family coach firm France’s Motors
COACH company France’s Motors has been bought by York Pullman after 83 years as a family business. Frederick France, aged 66, is retiring from the business while his brother and fellow director, Timmy France, aged 69, retired six years ago. York Pullman
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Snow fails to halt help for old in East Yorkshire
AN East Riding charity has been battling the icy weather to deliver hundreds of Christmas hampers to older people. Age UK East Riding has had an overwhelming response to its annual Caring Christmas Appeal. The charity asked people to donate a shoebox-size
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Future of rope-maker George Woodall & Sons safe
A 100-year-old rope-making business will continue under new ownership. George Woodall & Sons of Malton has been acquired by Winston Kobylka, a lecturer with a background in historic buildings and technical infrastructure projects including the development
