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York Potash Project increases its mineral rights
Sirius Minerals has bought more onshore mineral rights for its York Potash project between Scarborough and Whitby. The York Potash project would be the first new deep potash mine in Britain for 40 years and would supply the UK’s fertilizer industry.
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"Promising" test results for Tissue Regenix
TISSUE Regenix has said the development of its regenerative medical technology is looking "promising" following clinical tests. The business, based at York Science Park, has announced “promising” results from an on-going clinical test of its dCELL Vascular
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A64 closed as police vehicle is involved in motorcycle accident
A POLICE car has been involved in an accident with a motorbike, causing traffic problems in and out of York. A 19-year-old motorcyclist was taken to Leeds General Infirmary with serious but not life threatening injuries, following the accident
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Edible hats modelled at York Races
FLAMBOYANT race goers have modelled hats that literally look good enough to eat. As quirky hats are the height of fashion at any race meeting, York racecourse decided to show the variety of locally sourced food it offers by commissioning hats
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Teenagers set 12-year-old boy alight in North Yorkshire park
A 12-YEAR-OLD boy was set on fire by a group of teenagers in a North Yorkshire park. Police are now appealing for witnesses who may have seen the incident which happened at about 6.40pm in Manor Road Park, Scarborough, on Monday April 24. The victim
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PureNet seeks more room to grow
EXPANDING e-commerce business PureNet is expanding into new premises. The growing business, which won Science and Technology Business Of The Year, has been recruiting over the past year and found it has filled its current premises. The
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Jimmy White: Barbican is a special snooker venue
SNOOKER legend Jimmy ‘Whirlwind’ White reckons only the sacred Crucible Theatre in Sheffield – the home of the World Championship – can outrank York’s Barbican Centre as the UK’s top venue. The six-time world finalist plays the Rocket Ronnie O’Sullivan
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Mills: Rankine all set to sign for Aldershot
YORK City boss Gary Mills has revealed striker Michael Rankine will move to Aldershot. Mills said the big forward told him on Monday he would be going to the League Two outfit – leaving the Minstermen boss to say Rankine was now out of his plans.
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Battle Of The Bands event to help young musicians
STUDENTS from All Saints’ RC School in York are putting on a Battle Of The Bands as part of an enterprise project to give young people a foot in the door of the music industry. The event, which will take place on May 26 at The Duchess, will be headlined
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University opening for adult learners
AS part of Adult Learners’ Week (May 14 to 20), York St John University is opening its doors on Wednesday to showcase what’s on offer for adult learners. The drop-in event, from 2pm to 7pm, is open to adults of any age who are interested in finding
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Prince’s Trust community project starts
A COMMUNITY project, organised by the Prince’s Trust, will start next week in York. The course will take place at the York Environment Centre, in Rawdon Avenue. The former dumping-tip turned nature reserve will host the scheme, which will involve 12
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Kneecap agony for Yorkshire all-rounder Rich Pyrah
Rich Pyrah will be out for up to a month after dislocating his right knee while batting against Kent at Canterbury on Sunday. Pyrah got his studs caught in the turf during the Clydesdale Bank 40 win, although things are not quite as bad as first feared
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Dean Craig wins Pickering Town player award
DEAN CRAIG won the Pickering Town players’ player of the year at their annual presentation at Mill Lane. Nathan Cook was the Northern Counties East League premier division club’s top goalscorer. The Pikes Under-19s player of the year was Eddie Cass
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Foss League newcomers Pocklington hit by Boothroyd’s bowling blitz
Heworth’s Martyn Boothroyd blitzed Pocklington on their return to division one of the Foss Evening Cricket League. Boothroyd turned in an amazing spell of left-arm seam bowling to take 6-5 in four overs as Pock capitulated to 90-9, despite
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Ben England leads reigning Pilmoor champions to opening night triumph
REIGNING division one champions Thirsk kicked off their Pilmoor Evening Cricket League season with a win at Sheriff Hutton Bridge. Bridge batted first and posted 73-5, with Ben Elders claiming 3-26 for Thirsk, then Ben England led Thirsk to 74-2 with
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Revenge for Dunnington in Senior League Cup clash
THE two heavyweights of the York Minster Engineering Football League premier division clashed in round one of the Senior League Cup. Runners-up Dunnington partially avenged two league defeats at the hands of top flight champions Dringhouses by walloping
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Caution for Rhys Lovegrove following Challenge Cup tie
HULL KR’s Rhys Lovegrove escaped with a caution for his use of the forearm in a hit-up during the Robins’ Challenge Cup win over York City Knights on Sunday. The Rugby Football League’s match review panel have not charged the Rovers forward after the
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Eye-catching Dante Stakes hope tipped to further Derby claims
Will next month’s Derby winner be seen in action on Knavesmire tomorrow? Many believe the successful history of the Dante Stakes at producing Epsom heroes will be further enriched by the latest renewal, which sees six horses set to face the starter
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Reg Bond hoping for success with Ladies Are Forever
LADIES ARE FOREVER will today try to emulate her sire Monsieur Bond’s achievement of winning the Duke of York Blue Square Stakes in the colours of prominent owner Reg Bond. The Pocklington-based businessman, who is behind the sponsorship of the
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Badminton: York RI ladies ‘A’ edge to victory over student side
York RI Monday/Wednesday ‘A’ endured a hard time at St John before scraping through 5-4 in York Badminton League ladies one. Natalie Jones and Nikki Hainsworth were the students’ best pairing with three wins, their top result an 18-21, 21-10, 21-9 success
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Haxby thrill-seeker launches British Superlite title challenge
FOR someone with the initials TT it is entirely apt that they should be rapt by speed. But it’s not souped-up motorbikes of Isle of Man fame for Haxby hot-rod Tony Turner. His speed thrill is clambering into a machine that looks lighter than a bike
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Badminton: Shepherds relegated after Clifton drubbing
Clifton ‘A’ continued their excellent form in mixed one of the York Badminton League with a 9-0 win at Shepherds. Roger Martin and Lisa McClaren played well for Shepherds without any success and their team are now relegated despite some gritty displays
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York Races preview - Day 1
IT’S been seven long months but racing returns to York today and Knavesmire is the scene of two cracking contests on the opening stanza of the three-day Dante Festival. The Derby contenders go at it tomorrow but the fillies take centre stage this afternoon
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Rudgate Brewery expanding to purpose-built new facility
A YORK brewery is expanding out of its old premises into a purpose-built new facility. Rudgate Brewery, based on Marston Business Park, said the expansion will enable the growing brewery to increase its brewing capacity with a new brew house and fermenting
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Voting for Labour. That’s brave, York
I HAVE many friend and relatives living in and around the city of York. I can’t for the life of me understand why any of them would vote for a Labour council, especially after the mess and debt the last Labour government got our country into. And as
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Claire Brook becomes partner at York law firm
LAW firm Dickinson Dees has promoted Claire Brook to partner at its Yorkshire office in York. Claire, who joined the firm as senior counsel in 2009, will take up a role as partner and head of the planning team this month. Dickinson Dees’ managing
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Staff at furniture makers put on short-time working
PRODUCTION staff at one of York’s oldest manufacturers have been put on short-time working in response to the downturn in the economy. Twenty-eight employees at Eborcraft furniture makers, based at Chessingham Business Park in Dunnington, have been
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Planning made Hull stadium
AS a native of Hull, I would like to reply to the statement made by Andrew Waller about the reason Hull has the wonderful KC Stadium and here in York we can’t get a plan off the ground (The Press, May 4). Hull City Council did not waste taxpayers’
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Let's change politics and government
NEVER mind trimming around the edges with AV referendums, a completely new form of politics and government is needed. There are too many ministers, MPs and House of Lords incumbents, especially. Too many incompetents are promoted to positions out
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Opening concert at reopened Barbican is a Huge success
IT was the sight many York residents feared they might never witness again – a packed auditorium, buzzing bars and a band back on the stage. York Barbican finally sprang back to life last night as a top class entertainment venue, more than six years
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Costly ‘experiment’?
A NEW report from the National Institute for Economic and Social Research suggests that immigration from Eastern Europe has added less than £1 billion each year since 2004 to the gross domestic product of the UK – that is only 0.38 per cent. Think
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Cyclists should stay on the road
PEDESTRIANS are constantly in danger of being run over by cyclists riding on the footpaths of York. They think that they have a right to speed along the pavements, despite the fact that folk might be strolling along or walking out of their
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More flights from Leeds Bradford Airport
LEEDS Bradford Airport has launched new flights. Jet2.com will fly to Las Palmas, Gran Canaria and has brought back its popular New York Christmas shopping breaks for the winter schedule. Ryanair has also extended its Lanzarote service from Leeds
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Unsung community heroes
EVERY community has its young heroes whose good deeds go unsung. The British Red Cross wants your help to put that right. We think young people who make the effort to help others should be celebrated and their achievements recognised. That’s why the
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Ten top richest women
THE saying goes that “behind every successful man there is a woman”. Or is it that women in fact rule the roost? Judging by the latest list of the ten top richest women, the scales of justice weigh heavy on we lesser mortals. Pharmaceuticals head the
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Glimpse Of Spring photo display, Holgate Windmill, May 14-15
HOLGATE Windmill Preservation Society will mark its first open weekend at the York mill this season with a photo display. A Glimpse Of Spring will be staged from 11am to 4pm on Saturday and Sunday, with admission for adults costing £3. The event will
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Cost of protecting princesses
PRINCE Andrew’s daughters, princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, are to be stripped of their 24-hour protection. They cost the taxpayer an annual bill of £500,000. The princesses have not helped their cause by being photographed coming out of London nightclubs
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Heart of the matter
I agree that children’s heart services should remain at Leeds General Infirmary, as it serves such a wide area and is close by for a lot of people (The Press, May 10). It is stressful when your child has any type of illness, let alone heart problems
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Diabetes is a terrible illness
IN YOUR letters page on May 6, Joe Pasquale talks about diabetes and its seriousness and I would like to praise him for bringing this illness to the fore. I don’t know how many times I have been approached by people collecting for all the other well
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Professor quizzed at heart surgery services forum
THE professor behind controversial plans to move child heart surgery services out of our region faced angry parents at a meeting in Leeds. Hundreds of people turned up to the forum, many of them parents of children who had undergone surgery, for a first
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St Leonard’s Hospice Challenge Walk
THE St Leonard’s Hospice Challenge Walk on April 30 competed with the royal wedding and a glut of bank holidays, but still managed to attract more than 100 people, who set out from Haworth and followed the 20-mile circular route. The weather was bright
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Oh, be informed
THE Rev Tim Jones (no relation, I am happy to say) is indignant about the “wannabe Dirty Harry-esque” anonymous Minister criticising the Archbishop of Canterbury (The Press, May 9). The archbishop with his “warning words of wisdom and faith” (some
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Company fined after worker loses fingers
Magistrates have ruled that a workplace accident which cost a man four fingers on his right hand could have been prevented. Allan Davis, 55, of Selby, suffered severe injuries to his right hand while operating a circular saw at Record RSS, a play equipment
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Can't understand station announcements
AWAITING the arrival of the London train on Monday afternoon on platform Five, my husband, myself and a young woman were amused no end by the announcements over the Tannoy. If we could guess one or two items out of the announcer’s speech, that was the
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Barista training for vicar
A CLERGYMAN from York will try his hand behind the coffee counter tomorrow to raise awareness of fairtrade. The Rev Stephen Burgess, district chairman for the York & Hull Methodist District, will spend the morning being trained as a barista at the Aroma
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Farewell to war veteran Edna Storr
HUNDREDS of people gathered at Selby Abbey to celebrate the life of Edna Storr, who campaigned for a national monument dedicated to the women of the Second World War. Edna died last week aged 87. She was a gunner with the Royal Artillery during the war
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York family funfest to boost charities
THREE York women are climbing high to raise money for charity. The trio, Donna Davies, Deborah Sawyer and Sharon Clothier, are off to Tanzania in August to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. Their aim is to boost funds for Help For Heroes, Cancer Research UK
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Paint, Print & Place exhibition, Duckett and Jeffreys Gallery, Malton, May 18 to June 18
Paintings of architectural shapes and remembered places will sit alongside vivid prints of reduced motorways bridges in a joint show by Jacob de Graaf and Ian Mitchell at Duckett and Jeffreys Gallery, Malton, from May 18. The Paint, Print & Place exhibition
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Dan Finn joins Archbishop of York Youth Trust
The Archbishop of York Youth Trust has appointed Dan Finn as the new coordinator of the Young Leaders Award programme for schools. The Young Leaders Award is a unique approach to work with young people combining classroom based learning with social
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Nestlé in push for expansion
NESTLé is set to press ahead with plans for a £1 million-plus extension to its product technology centre in York – a move which looks likely to create new jobs. The centre, in Haxby Road, is the company’s global research and development site for confectionery
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Time to put your pet in line for top award
THERE’S still time to put forward adorable animals for The Press’s Pet Icon competition. Readers have until Friday to give their pet the opportunity to be voted the most beautiful in York, North and East Yorkshire. The winner will receive
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Man jailed for TV attack
A MAN who kicked his ex-girlfriend in the face and tried to take her children’s television has been jailed for 18 months. Dean Richard Clark, 27, was banned from going anywhere near Amy McDonagh under a restraining order imposed by York magistrates after
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Taxis in big drive for improvement
THE drive to improve the professionalism and image of York’s taxi drivers has had a further boost. More licensed taxi drivers have passed the NVQ Level 2 Certificate in road passenger transport, and some went to the city’s Mansion House to
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Lollipop charity celebrate lottery grant
FRIENDS and members of a charity for children with hearing difficulties held a celebration evening in York after being awarded a £198,000 lottery grant. York-based Lollipop will use the funding to reach out to more deaf and hearing-impaired youngsters
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Charity director retires after helping offenders make fresh start
A WOMAN credited with helping countless people to escape crime and addiction in York has retired. Pat Smith, 63, has stepped down as director after 23 years at the York Association For The Care And Resettlement Of Offenders (YACRO) in Walmgate.
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Agreed effort over economy
THE chairmen of the three new local enterprise partnerships (LEPs) have agreed to meet regularly to harmonise their efforts. The heads of York and North Yorkshire, Leeds City Region and Sheffield City Region LEPs will “work together in order to achieve
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Stonemasonry apprentice wins Medal of Excellence
A YORK College stonemasonry apprentice has won a medal for his work. Thomas Soare, 29, who works for Matthias Garn Master Mason in Bugthorpe, has been awarded a City & Guilds Medal of Excellence in recognition of his outstanding performance on the Level
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Style to set hearts racing
FASHION and form will be to the fore today as the Dante Festival marks the start of the 2011 season at York Racecourse. Getting into the spirit of the occasion were staff at department store Browns of York, who modelled raceday attire ahead of a
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Protest over new welfare reforms
TWO people from York Blind & Partially Sighted Society were today travelling down to London to join with 10,000 other disabled people in a mass lobby of parliament. Diane Roworth, chief officer of York Blind & Partially Sighted Society, and Glynnis
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Tributes paid to popular tailor
TRIBUTES have been paid to a snooker-loving York tailor who once beat legend Dennis Taylor in a match. Ray Darley, of Stonegate Tailors, was a well-known face in York and was so respected as a tailor that he used to be called to London to fit suits
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MP calls for action over antisocial behaviour
A YORK MP has spoken in Parliament about the issue of antisocial behaviour after receiving a string of complaints from constituents. Julian Sturdy, the MP for York Outer, questioned Government plans to deal with the problem after being told about antisocial
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Footballers tackle sponsored cycle challenge
Two Doncaster Rovers footballers are preparing to cycle across the Yorkshire countryside to raise money for a cancer charity. James O'Connor and George Friend will be taking part in the Pedal for Pounds South cycling event on August 21. Defender
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Couple mark 60 years of marriage
THIS diamond couple from York are celebrating 60 years of marriage today. Edward and Felicitas Gee, of Wood Street in Heworth celebrate their diamond wedding today. Born in York, Edward, 80, left the UK for Austria in 1948 with the West Yorkshire Regiment
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Pot Luck project aims to raise money for small community groups
CHARITIES across York can take part in a new project which is aimed at raising money for small community groups. Pot Luck is a project which invited members of the public to a special meal, at which local charity groups are given three minutes to make
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Company to recruit 200 extra carers
A HOME care company is launching a campaign to recruit more than 200 people in rural villages across East Yorkshire. Caremark (East Riding) said that since launching last summer, it has created 200 new jobs but rising demand for its services means
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Shepherd Construction wins property award
SHEPHERD Construction, which is based in York, has won a top regional property award. The construction company scooped Best Contractor at this year’s Yorkshire Property Awards organised by the Variety Club, for its commitment to finishing schemes.
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Mayor of Pocklington on the mend
THE mayor of Pocklington, Coun Martin Cooper, is out and about again after suffering an industrial accident. In April, Coun Cooper was rushed to Leeds General Infirmary by the Yorkshire Air Ambulance after getting his left arm caught in a machine at
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LSL Property Group pays out millions in staff share scheme
LOCAL staff from Reeds Rains estate agents are to share a multi million pound payout following the closure of parent company LSL Property Services first ever save as you earn scheme. LSL Property Services, based at Kings Square in York, owns
