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YORK ELECTION: Dust settles on day of drama
THE dust is settling on an incredible day of local election drama in York, with rival parties celebrating and commiserating. Thanks to everybody who followed us through Twitter and on our website today, and don't miss The Press on Saturday
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Residents evacuated from housefire in York
RESIDENTS were evacuated from a large fire in a terrace of five houses in the Chapelfields area of Acomb tonight. No one was hurt in the blaze with the residents of the burning building, believed to be a man and three children, escaping before
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Auditions for Theatre Royal's 40 Years On
If you are a budding actor, aged over 18, here comes your chance to participate in York Theatre Royal’s In The Round ensemble season. Ten young performers are needed to appear alongside the Theatre Royal company-in-residence Belt Up Theatre and the
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James Meredith signs new York City deal
DEFENDER James Meredith has signed a new one-year contract with York City. Manager Gary Mills declared Meredith would be a crucial part of the Minstermen squad as they push for promotion next season. * Don't miss The Press tomorrow for full story
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Alison Balsom and BBC Philharmonic, York Barbican, May 14
WHAT could be better than Britain’s hottest trumpet player to herald the £2 million re-birth of York Barbican after seven years in mothballs? Alison Balsom, nominee for the 2011 Classic BRIT Female Artist Of The Year, will perform Haydn’s Trumpet
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Peter Doherty signs up for Barbican gig
NEVER far from the headlines, Peter Doherty is the latest big name to sign on the dotted line for a York Barbican gig. The Libertines and Babyshambles rock tearaway, known to all but his latest album sleeve as Pete, will play there on September 22 in
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Tim Booth, Love Life (Monkey God) ****
THE renaissance of Tim Booth, Boston Spa’s most famous modern son, continues apace. His legendary band James played an outstandingly good gig in Leeds in December and Booth himself is back with a thought-provoking and, at times, inspired new album.
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Raphael Saadiq, Stone Rollin’ (Columbia) ****
RAPHAEL Saadiq is not exactly a familiar name in this country, although he is a bit of a favourite on BBC2’s Later. In the US, he has been honing his retro shtick for years, in various bands and now under his own name. Stone Rollin’ is a pitch-perfect
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Pet Shop Boys, The Most Incredible Thing (Parlophone) ***
AS SIDE projects to their pop career, the Pet Shop Boys made their theatrical debut with the musical Closer To Heaven in 2001, and later scored a soundtrack for the classic silent movie Battleship Potemkin. Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe’s latest project
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Singing Adams, Everybody Friends Now (Records Records Records Records) ****
STEVEN Adams had become stuck in a rut in The Broken Family Band and so the “broken” part of that name came to pass, and he has re-emerged with some South London accomplices in Singing Adams. Hence the album title to signify a new start. The country
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Spring Festival of New Music, York, May 11 to 15
The Spring Festival of New Music opens in York on Wednesday, showcasing five days of music from jazz to folk, classical to ballet. Hosted by the University of York Concert Series and run by students, this annual festival is based at the Sir Jack Lyons
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Richard Casey, York Late Music recital, Unitarian Chapel, St Saviourgate, York, May 7
Pianist Richard Casey will perform his York Late Music recital on the newly acquired Yamaha C5 grand piano at the Unitarian Chapel, St Saviourgate, York, tomorrow. The 7.30pm concert will explore music by composers based in Manchester and York, plus
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Miles Kane, The Duchess, York, May 8
Miles Kane, former frontman of The Rascals and the other half of the Last Shadow Puppets to Arctic Monkey Alex Turner, will release his debut solo album on Monday. As a foretaste of what lies in store on Colour Of The Trap, you can hear Kane and
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Metronomy, The English Riviera (Because Music) ***
SUMMER starts here, with this lazy, hazy 11-track offering from English retro-popsters Metronomy. The brief opening title track, where a flock of seagulls wail over a solo violin lament to the sounds of waves washing over the shore, places us by the
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Cold Cave, Cherish The Light Years (Matador) ****
LOUDER than bombs and scrubbed to within an inch of its life, the second outing from New York punk-turned-new wave disciple Wesley Eisold is an album of extremes. With its back against a wall of glacial keyboards and howling guitars, it has feeble
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Jazz notes
CAN green men sing the pinks? Can blue men sing the greens? Or as the original question has it: can white men sing the blues? On Monday night on BBC Radio 2, Britain’s highest-paid TV actor, Hugh Laurie, became a blues man, a knowledgeable
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Andy Lee exhibition, York Theatre Royal until May 31
YORK artist Andy Lee is exhibiting paintings and drawings in the corridor gallery at York Theatre Royal until May 31. “The pictures are based on life experiences and feelings of joy, sorrow, anger and amazement at the events and experiences that life
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Yorkshire jewellers look for new venue for Aura exhibition
AURA, the annual international exhibition run by Yorkshire jewellers Pamela Dickinson, Jacqueline Stieger, Emma Sedman and Jacqueline Warrington, is searching for a new home in York. The organisers were two years into a three-year arrangement
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York's Jonathan Bairstow is star of the show for Yorkshire
YORK-BASED Jonathan Bairstow has admitted that he will never forget his career-best 205 against Nottinghamshire. The former St Peter’s School pupil was the star of the show on day two of Yorkshire’s LV=County Championship clash at Trent Bridge. He
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Seat Exeo
WHEN Seat took the plunge and entered the intensely competitive upper medium saloon sector, the resulting car came as something of a pleasant surprise. The Spanish car-maker relied on a re-worked version of Audi’s previous-generation A4 to
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Innovation Campus to create 100 jobs
AS many as 100 hi-tech jobs could be generated by a £3 million scheme creating new offices and laboratories at the Food and Environment Research Agency (Fera) in Sand Hutton. Next Friday, Lord Henley, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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Hotel team nominated for national green award
A York hotel’s “Green Team” has been nominated for a national award. The Best Western Monkbar Hotel – which last year scooped The Press Think Green Business Of The Year title – is one of four venues, and the only one outside London, to be shortlisted
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York City release youth captain
YORK City youth team captain Tom Richardson has been released by the club. Richardson, who made the Minstermen’s first-team bench at Wrexham in September under previous manager Martin Foyle, has been told he is surplus to requirements at Bootham Crescent
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Hannah Morris exhibition, According To McGee, Tower Street, York, until May 30
THE art of Hannah Morris is a growing presence on the York scene, her work shot through with a vivid sense of yearning. From this weekend, she is exhibiting at According To McGee in Tower Street. “This well-deserved solo show is an opportunity for this
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York Cricket Club captain’s pledge to shake up Doncaster Town
YORK Cricket Club will be on red alert tomorrow when they travel to Doncaster Town in the Solly Sports Yorkshire ECB County Premier League. After seeing off Barnsley and Harrogate, the latter by an incomplete win, York are now in second place in the
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Tadcaster Theatre Company presents Stepping Out, Riley Smith Theatre, May 11 to 14
TADCASTER Theatre Company is in the mood for dancing in its spring production of Stepping Out at the Riley Smith Theatre in Tadcaster. “Richard Harris’s play is like a window into any group of people in any town who get together once a week for a vocational
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Jonny Bairstow double-century lights up Yorkshire
A MAGNIFICENT double-century from Yorkshire’s Jonathan Bairstow put the Tykes in command of their LV=County Championship clash with Nottinghamshire. Despite the fact former St Peter’s School pupil Bairstow had never racked up a first-class century
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Heworth's Chris Varley named in Eagles rugby squad
HEWORTH forward Chris Varley has been named in a 24-man National Conference League Eagles train-on squad for the representative side’s game against Languedoc Roussillon XIII in York next month. The Conference side, coached by former York RL ace Jamie
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Stearman and Hardcastle in the running for Knights
JACK STEARMAN and Benn Hardcastle will be back in the mix for York City Knights’ Challenge Cup fourth round clash with Hull KR at Huntington Stadium on Sunday. Prop Stearman and half-back Hardcastle both played as head coach Dave Woods’ side got off
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In The Round ensemble season begins with The Crucible
JONATHAN Race can draw on the experience of playing Ratty in The Wind In The Willows last summer when York Theatre Royal’s In The Round ensemble season opens tomorrow. Artistic director Damian Cruden experimented with a circular configuration for the
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Paul Hunter’s boon for Junior Cup underdogs Melbourne
SEVERAL surprises graced the first round of the Junior Cup. They were led by Melbourne’s win over division two side Crayke, where Paul Hunter hit the only goal of the game. Meanwhile, division four side KS Polonia beat York FA Cup winners Fulford
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Match preview: QPR v Leeds United
BARRING a turnaround of mythical proportions Leeds United will sign off their Championship season as the guests to another club’s celebration. Leeds tomorrow go to the Loftus Road home of champions Queens Park Rangers led by former Sheffield United
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Imran Yusuf, Hyena Lounge Comedy Club, City Screen, York, May 8
OPTIMISTIC, highly energetic comedian Imran Yusuf visits the Hyena Lounge Comedy Club in the Basement at City Screen, York, on Sunday night on his debut tour. Born in Mombasa, Kenya and raised in Britain, along with a brief stint at an American school
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The Divine Comedy, An Evening With Neil Hannon, York Minster, May 7
THE Divine Comedy’s Neil Hannon will play York Minster tomorrow in his first mainland British date of 2011. “I am very fond of churches, even if not for the reason they were constructed. I’m well used to them and I kind of enjoy the meditative vibe
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Hamilton Panthers win preserves premier division status
Hamilton Panthers collected the win they needed to preserve their York Minster Engineering Football League premier division status for another season after they beat Haxby 3-1. Adam Kelly gave Haxby the lead on the hour but within five minutes Panthers
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Spanish Open slide for Simon Dyson
A STUNNING start was thrown away by York’s Simon Dyson in the opening round of the Spanish Open. The 33-year-old bagged a blistering eagle three on the second at the Real Golf de El Prat course just outside Barcelona. But that proved a false dawn. Three
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Sleeping Beauty, National Centre for Early Music, York, May 10
FORGET the pantomime kitsch! Sleeping Beauty is a powerful tale of death and rebirth, certainly when told by storyteller Daniel Morden with violinist Oliver Wilson-Dickson and guitarist Dylan Fowler at the National Centre for Early Music, York, on Tuesday
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Baroque Day, National Centre for Early Music, York, May 7
The University of York’s Baroque Day at the National Centre for Early Music, York, on Saturday takes a Grand Tour of four major musical centres: Paris, London, Venice and Leipzig. Fashionable in the 17th, 18th and early 19th centuries, the European
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Sarabeth Tucek, Band Room, Low Mill, Farndale, May 6
American singer-songwriter Sarabeth Tucek plays the Band Room’s first concert of the year at Low Mill, Farndale, on the North York Moors, tonight. “A dark horse if ever there was one, the spellbinding Sarabeth has been likened to Cat Power, Nico,
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Piggyback Theatre Company presents Burgher Hall at 41 Monkgate Theatre, York, May 11 to 14
DARK and farcical goings-on in a debt-ridden country house lie at the heart of a new play to be performed by Piggyback Theatre Company at 41 Monkgate, York, from Wednesday to Saturday. Burgher Hall is the first full-length work by York writer
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Ed Byrne, Crowd Pleaser, Grand Opera House, York, May 11 and 12
Ed Byrne is not being arrogant by calling his 2011 tour Crowd Pleaser. “In theory, I’m reclaiming the phrase as it now has a negative connotation, because live comedy has become such a big thing and criticism has become its own entity,” says the Irish
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Wanderers claim York Sunday Morning League division one title
HAIL the Wanderers. The York team swept aside all opposition to win the York Sunday Morning League division one title. Of the 18 games played, the Wanderers won two-thirds. The next best win ratio was by their nearest two rivals, Hounds and Acomb Celtic
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Acomb WMC beat Leeman United to lift trophy
Acomb WMC became the first third division side to win the Ian’s Cars of Barlby League Trophy after beating local rivals Leeman United 4-2 in extra time. The cup success sealed a terrific treble for the Acomb aces, who have also won the Ian’s Cars of
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Stephen K Amos, The Best Medicine, Grand Opera House, York, May 7
You last visited the Grand Opera House in October 2009 on your Feelgood Factor tour. How does The Best Medicine differ from that similarly positive vibe, Stephen? “It’s a very different show but the same message. It’s just uplifting, and it
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Frankel could feature in Juddmonte International Stakes
FRANKEL could have a crack at York Racecourse’s Juddmonte International Stakes in August. The Galileo colt, who put up one of the most impressive performances ever seen in the 2000 Guineas when destroying the field at Newmarket last weekend, has
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Knavesmire specialist Henry Cecil plots Dante domination
HENRY Cecil intends to bring a strong team of horses to York’s curtain-raising Dante Festival. World Domination is likely to be asked to put his Investec Derby credentials on the line in next Thursday’s Group 2 totesport Dante Stakes on the Knavesmire
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Tim Easterby aims to tie up successive West Moor Stud titles
Discanti can prove that lightning strikes in the same place twice at Ripon this evening by winning the West Moor Stud Handicap for the second successive year on behalf of North Yorkshire trainer Tim Easterby, who can also land the feature race on
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Cecil eyes bid for World Domination
Frankel sidesteps Dante but Warren Place ace still targets Knavesmire glory. FIRST York then the World. Frankel might not be gracing Knavesmire next week, as Henry Cecil opts to take his 2000 Guineas star to Royal Ascot, but the master of Warren
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Shaun Briscoe back for Hull KR's game against Knights
FULL-BACK Shaun Briscoe is expected to return to the Hull KR squad for Sunday’s Carnegie Challenge Cup fourth round tie against York City Knights. Robins coach Justin Morgan is planning to send a strong squad to Huntington Stadium, with Briscoe in line
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Spring in step for Laybourne anglers
The Laybourne Lakes complex bounced back from the sad events of last winter in some style in the York Amalgamation Early Spring match. The harsh winter caused a major fish kill but, despite high winds lashing the Hessay complex, the top ten rods in
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No evidence to link bin Laden with 9/11
OF ALL the myths and mysteries that surround the murder of Osama bin Laden, one of the most perplexing is why the US would want him dead. The Taliban government of Afghanistan offered to give up bin Laden and the whole of the organisation supposedly
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Fair and safe deal
WITH reference to the A64 black spot (The Press, May 2), three years ago I wrote to The Press expressing my concerns about this crossing; I also signed the petition you mentioned. I can’t believe it has taken so long to be considered. Anyway, better
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Home comforts
PL Hart is being unrealistic if they think withdrawing licences from supermarkets would stop binge drinking (Letters, April 26). It wouldn’t. People could buy alcohol in small amounts or from different off-licences to binge drink at the weekend
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Royal approval
WHAT a magnificent day April 29 turned out to be, weather included, and what a boot up the bottom the anti-royalists received by that mammoth turn-out in support of our royals and Great British traditions. Anyone who believes that the great has
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We should be grateful
WITH the likelihood of a number of council seats changing hands after the election, it should be stated, in fairness, that there was a noticeable improvement in various services under the Liberal Democrat-led council. Defective street lighting was
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Well done planners
I READ with delight your reporting of “Garden-grabbing” (The Press, April 30). City of York Council’s planning committee needs to be congratulated with its decision to reject the proposals for the building of five homes in the garden of a bungalow.
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Bus service woes
ON EASTER Sunday, I tried to travel by First bus to Bishopthorpe from York, but after waiting until well past departure time at the York Station, I gave up and walked the four miles. All the timetables for service 11 displayed on the bus
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United Nations rights and wrongs
THE United Nations’ stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace. Of the 192 members, the majority struggle to meet the
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Withdraw from EU
THE Conservative MP for The Colne Valley in Yorkshire has asked the Prime Minister why the fuel for the charitably run Yorkshire Air Ambulance is subject to VAT whereas the charitably run RNLI Lifeboats are not? The MP had helped supporters of Huddersfield
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Raising awareness of diabetes
I URGE readers to support Diabetes UK during this year’s Diabetes Week (June 12 to 18) by holding a Big Diabetes Week Quiz. Diabetes is a serious condition and there are now 236,711 people diagnosed with the condition across the Yorkshire and
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Searching for former Canon Lee classmates
I AM trying to organise a class reunion, hopefully for September 2011, and would like to make contact with the pupils in my class. The picture here show class 38 of Cannn Lee School, whose members attended school from September 1959 to July 1960.
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Review: Calamity Jane, New Earswick Musical Society, Joseph Rowntree Theatre, York
APPARENTLY Calamity averted a calamity at Tuesday’s dress rehearsal, after actress Jo Pears spotted material alight and flames as high as five feet at the Joseph Rowntree Theatre. Thankfully, a fire extinguisher did its duty, but nevertheless
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Just not cricket
I AM in total agreement with Philip Roe (Letters, May 2) on the subject of the “Beautiful Game”. To me, there is nothing beautiful about the behaviour of the players and spectators. The amount of swearing and violence, to say nothing of the spitting
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U-turn over North Yorkshire libraries cuts plan
CONTROVERSIAL plans to cut funding from more than 20 libraries across North Yorkshire have been ditched by council chiefs following a public outcry. North Yorkshire County Council is to look again at proposals to withdraw financial support. The
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Local election - get up or shut up
BY THE time you read this, it will all be over bar the counting. Whether there will be any actual shouting remains to be seen. I suspect yes, though it may be behind closed doors. I’ll be at the count in York today for the AV referendum and the local
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Man dies in holiday tragedy
TRIBUTES have been paid to a “unique, kind and endlessly generous” York man after he drowned on the first day of a holiday in Turkey. Clive Whitehead, 39, who lived in a houseboat community at Fulford Ings, York, died after getting into difficulties
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HAMBLETON & HARROGATE: Election result
11.05pm THE Conservatives remain in command on Hambleton District Council and have taken control of Harrogate Borough Council. The Tories gained Ripon Minster, where George Pickles ousted independent rival Sid Hawke by four votes after two
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YORK ELECTION: Labour seizes power in York
Labour has seized control of City of York Council on a sensational day which saw the authority's leader and its longest-serving councillor ousted at the city's local elections. Here's how the afternoon unfolded. 6.25pm THE final
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York doctor hopes to change attitudes to Cystic Fibrosis
BECOMING a surgeon is tough enough for any ambitious young doctor. Imagine how much harder when, just a few weeks before your final surgical exams, you wind up in hospital yourself with pneumonia. That is precisely the position Aaron Brown found himself
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Thieves steal more York paving slabs
MORE paving stones have been stolen from York. Thieves struck in Jameson Terrace off Albemarle Road, near Knavesmire, on Wednesday. It is the latest in a series of such thefts, following similar ones in Holgate and off Fishergate. City of York
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Waste disposal warning after meat products found in Tesco car park
A FARMER and butcher has urged businesses to make sure their waste disposal is properly controlled after meat refuse from his shop ended up in a superstore’s car park. Eighteen closed bags of bones and other animal parts were found in and next to a rubbish
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EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE: Election results
11pm THE Conservatives have strengthened their hold on East Riding of Yorkshire Council as they claimed six more seats at the local elections. The party took control of Cottingham South as its candidates Helen Green and Lena Slater unseated
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SELBY: Incredible end in election count
FINAL SEATS: Conservative: 29, Labour: 10, Independent: 2. UPDATE: 7.00pm THERE was drama at the announcement of the final seat of Selby District Council, with a tie for the third Sherburn in Elmet seat. Conservative Mel Hobson
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Political leaders await outcome as the results come in
YORK’S political leaders were today anxiously awaiting the local election outcome which will decide who rules the city for the next four years. The count for City of York Council’s elections was taking place at the Energise sports centre in Acomb, with
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Shop sealed off in sex attack inquiry
A SUPERMARKET in North Yorkshire was sealed off as it became the centre of an investigation into an alleged sexual attack. Detectives cordoned off Asda, in Bower Road, Harrogate, yesterday morning following reports that a young woman was sexually
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Couple’s voting ‘blunder’ claim
A COUPLE claim they were disenfranchised in yesterday’s York council elections because of a bureaucratic blunder. Caroline Milne, of Huntington Road, said she and her husband Gareth applied in good time to vote by post for both the referendum and City
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Workers at risk as buyers sought for Focus DIY firm
JOBS in North and East Yorkshire have been put at risk as another high-street retailer has gone into administration. DIY and gardening retailer Focus DIY has appointed administrators Ernst & Young after it was unable to repay a loan. The £450 million-turnover
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Pupil takes to skies to help our heroes
A DARING schoolboy has marked his 16th birthday by leaping out of a plane flying at 13,000ft for charity. Would-be soldier Ainsleigh Buckle took part in the sky-dive to help raise money for forces charity Help For Heroes. Ainsleigh, of Thanet
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Lack of proof puts bar boss in court
THE boss of a city-centre wine bar faces a £615 court bill for selling whisky that was not up to proof. City of York Council prosecuted Vahe Nersessian, of KoKo International, Goodramgate, after trading standards checks revealed its whisky
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Paraplegic pilot reaches Malta
A YORK man’s record-breaking attempt to fly from York to Sydney has reached Malta. Dave Sykes, a York paraplegic pilot, set off from Rufforth Airfield on April 28, and is making good progress despite of a few technical setbacks. Dave, 43, is raising
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Family in tribute to tragic mum-of-five
A mum-of-five has died following an asthma attack at her home. Joanne Lanaghan passed away despite desperate attempts by her family to save her. She was only 35. Her mother, Steph Duckett, a district and parish councillor for Barlby, said her
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Police seek penguin pests
POLICE have released CCTV footage to help trace three men who broke into a North Yorkshire sea life attraction and chased penguins around their enclosure. They broke into the Sea Life Centre, in Scarborough, at about 2.20am on Easter Monday, and were
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£10k in jewellery stolen in Harrogate home raid
BURGLARS stole £10,000-worth of jewellery from a North Yorkshire home. Thieves forced a window at a house in Duchy Road, in Harrogate, some time between 6.30pm and 10.45pm, last Friday. Among the stolen jewellery was a platinum dress ring inset
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Sam has his sights on long Army career
YOUNG York soldier Sam Tudor has defied a tough start in life to come out of military training top of the class. Trooper Tudor, 20, won an award for being best student out of more than 20 troopers on a five-month Royal Armoured Corps course, which focused
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Pocklington’s parking issues on agenda
POCKLINGTON Town Council and East Riding of Yorkshire Council will discuss the future of parking in the town at a meeting later this month. ERYC started a review of parking, looking at introducing pay and display systems into free car parks in 2009
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Pupils enjoy a political picnic
Pupils enjoyed a picnic instead of their usual school meal thanks to yesterday’s elections. Derwent School in York was being used as a polling booth for the local government elections and the referendum on proposed changes to the UK’s voting system
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£2,500 raised at Easter Egg Run
THE Kilham Wednesday Night Bikers raised £2,500 for charity with their 15th annual Easter Egg Run. More than 120 bikers from across the country turned up to the event, at the Bay Horse in Kilham, for the Stephen Cowton Memorial Motorcycle Run. A
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Baroque Day at the National Centre for Early Music, May 7
The University of York’s Baroque Day at the National Centre for Early Music, York, tomorrow takes a Grand Tour of four major musical centres: Paris, London, Venice and Leipzig. Fashionable in the 17th, 18th and early 19th centuries, the European Grand
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Residents invited to solar power house
AN OPEN day to explain and explore the benefits of solar power will be held in York this weekend. By collecting solar energy in panels on rooftops, homeowners can power their own house, and sell electricity back to the National Grid. Local yoga
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Father’s anger at Yorkshire Coastliner bus fare increase
THE father of a student who travels by bus to York College from Ryedale claims youngsters have been unfairly penalised by “excessive” fare hikes. From Sunday, Yorkshire Coastliner, which operates services from the Yorkshire coast through Ryedale, York
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£6m deal to open up secret ‘art gallery’
ARCHITECTS have been chosen to start work on plans for an ambitious £6 million refurbishment of York Art Gallery which would open up a “secret” gallery to the public. Ushida Findlay, which has worked on major cultural and heritage projects
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Rock’n’roll night to aid charity
TICKETS are on sale for next month’s 50s, 60s and Rock’n’ Roll concert at Riccall Regen Centre. The show, on June 24, features performances from Freewheelin, Matt Watts, Stevie K and Vincent, with a licensed bar and raffle. Tickets cost £10, and
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North Yorkshire streets in line for Google Street View awards
A NATIONAL award ceremony shortlist has recognised what many have long suspected – North Yorkshire has some of the best streets in Britain. Popular places in York, Harrogate, Skipton and Robin Hood’s Bay have been shortlisted in the Google Street View
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St Leonard’s Hospice volunteers hang up their trowels
Two green-fingered supporters of York’s St Leonard’s Hospice have hung up their trowels after many years of opening their garden and holding plant sales that have raised thousands of pounds for the charity. Sheila and Arthur Markwick, of Albion Avenue
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Police volunteers found to go behind bars
POLICE in York and North Yorkshire have found a number of volunteers to go behind bars – thanks to The Press. We told earlier this year how North Yorkshire Police were on the look-out for new Independent Custody Visitors (ICVs) following a number of
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Miss York contestants put through their paces
FINALISTS in this year’s Miss York contest have taken part in a fitness challenge as they prepare for the final later this month. Twenty-eight young women, who have been selected from more than 100 who originally entered, were invited to Roko gym at
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City charity grants joy
THE Alzheimer’s Society and St Leonard’s Hospice have been named as the two beneficiaries of Benenden Healthcare society’s charity grant this year. The charities, chosen after a nomination and selection process, will be the recipients of fundraising
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Children’s charity in 10k run plea
A NORTH Yorkshire charity has asked runners and fundraisers to join in their local challenges to help vulnerable children. Harrogate-based Action For Children has places available for the Jane Tomlinson 10k races in Hull, Leeds and York, on June
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New stage for In The Round Ensemble Season
A NEW stage in the round will set the scene for the latest season at the York Theatre Royal. The seven-month long In The Round Ensemble Season will feature performances produced solely by the theatre and set on a stage surrounded by the audience
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Firefighters issue moorland warning
FIREFIGHTERS are warning people to take care when out and about in the North Yorkshire countryside – which is bone dry following a spell of scorching spring sunshine. North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service (NYFR) has issued the warning
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Quest for feline to model for York Cat Trail sculpture
CAT owners in York are being given the chance to have their moggie immortalised as part of the city’s feline trail. Shambles-based York Glass, the creators of the York Cat Trail, are searching for a lucky cat which can be used as a subject for their
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Kate Bellingham honoured for contribution to science communication
A FORMER BBC Tomorrow’s World presenter who was born and brought up in Pocklington has been recognised for her contribution to science communication at an awards ceremony. Kate Bellingham, who went to The Mount School, in York, has been recognised for
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Beer festival raises £11,000 for fund
THIS year’s Ripon Cathedral Beer Festival was the best ever, organisers have said. The bank holiday Monday event drew more than 1,100 people – who consumed 2,500 pints of beer and 700 pies, sausages and burgers. The event raised more than £11,000 towards
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Barbecue boost for Help for Heroes
FAMILY and friends of York war hero Matthew Hatton are planning a charity night in their latest fundraising efforts for Help for Heroes. When Lance Bombardier Matthew Hatton became the first York soldier to die in Afghanistan in August 2009, aged only
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Towns to host transport events
A TRANSPORT accessibility events are being held in the region. The first will be held at Leisure World, Bridlington, on Wednesday. The event, runs between 10am and 2pm. Both events include a bus forum, and representatives from East Riding of Yorkshire
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Free seminar to explain the benefits of internet access
A FREE seminar explaining the benefits of internet access will be held as part of Adult Learners Week this month. City of York Council has begun development on a “digital inclusion strategy”, after research showed more than 27 per cent of York residents
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Fuel stolen from A64 filling station
POLICE have appealed for information over a huge fuel theft in North Yorkshire. Thieves stole £18,000 of diesel from a filling station on the A64 at Steeton near Tadcaster, on February 9, but the offenders have not been caught. The offenders struck
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Park Rose Leisure Park bought by property investors
PARK Rose Leisure Park in Carnaby, Bridlington, has been bought by property investors who intend to develop the site with additional attractions. The new owners, investors James Horsley and Trevor Pearce, who bought the company under the name of Park
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Last orders for pub favourites
IT’S now or never. Today is the last chance for Press readers to vote for their favourite pub in our annual awards. In addition to the seven original categories in The Press Pub Awards, we’ve launched an extra one this year – the Readers’ Choice award
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O2’s Young Entrepreneur of the Year to speak to businesses in York
ENTREPRENEUR Rajeeb Dey will aim to enthuse businesses and graduates about the value of internships and new enterprise at the launch of an event celebrating York’s graduate talent. York St John University will launch its Faculty of Arts’ end of year
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RYEDALE: Tories storm to power
THE Conservatives have seized control of Ryedale District Council after a night of by-election disaster for the Liberal Democrats. The Tories picked up six seats when the results of the poll were announced overnight, giving them 20 councillors
