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Minster Quarter launches trail to increase footfall
THE MINSTER Quarter tonight revealed its plans for a trail to promote the businesses and highlights of the historic area of York. The private partnership of businesses from the area surrounding York Minster has designed the tour to show
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Meet Georgie - the world's oldest toad
If Georgie the toad looks a little displeased, she has every excuse. Not only has she been publicly unmasked as a lady of a certain age, but those brutes at the University of York think she might be the oldest toad in the world. Georgie
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Period homes in York
Here’s a quite beautiful three-storey Edwardian home in a superb spot in a soughtafter village. It boasts a wealth of period features, including original fireplaces and tiled hearths, high ceilings, ornate cornicing, sash windows and deep skirting
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Lettings: character period properties to let in the York area
There is a feeling that the lettings market revolves around apartments and modern apartments in particular. Nothing could be further from the truth – in fact, the lettings sector has every bit as much variety and individuality as the sales market. And
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Knights must stick together - says York boss
HEAD coach Dave Woods has told his York City Knights charges they must stick together ahead of tonight’s televised showdown at Mount Pleasant (7.30pm). Perennial overachievers Batley would move to within one point of top spot in the Co-operative Championship
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Salman’s 70 can’t prevent Stockton win in HPH York Vale Cricket League
COPMANTHORPE lost their 100 per cent record as Stockton & Hopgrove took command at the top of the HPH York Vale Cricket League. The two unbeaten sides met at Barons Crescent where the visitors held Cop to 148-8 to win by three runs and open up a 17
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Hester Cox makes lilght of Three Peaks Race
Ladies’ club captain Hester Cox was Thirsk and Sowerby’s sole representative in the prestigious and testing Three Peaks Race featuring 766 runners. Of the 677 who finished it, Cox achieved her target of beating four hours, 40 minutes and 45 seconds
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Yorkshire toiling as Lancashire strike in Roses war
JOE SAYERS has pointed to the stunning catch taken by Steven Croft to dismiss him as the moment that pushed the Roses match at Liverpool firmly into Lancashire’s grasp after yesterday’s opening day. Yorkshire endured a difficult day at the office,
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All Blacks Joe Hemmings signs pro deal at the Knights
NEW Earswick All Blacks ARLC product Joe Hemmings has signed for York City Knights after a successful trial – but his chance of a first-team shot has had to be put on ice. The 22-year-old loose-forward has agreed a professional contract which runs until
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Awzaan to soar in Knavesmire outing
AWZAAN could begin his road to recovery at York Racecourse this weekend. Mark Johnston’s colt won the Middle Park Stakes as a two-year-old and was considered by the Middleham handler to have a major chance in the top races last season. But injury struck
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Young jockeys’ memorial site down to two
TWO sites in Malton have been surveyed as to whether they could provide accommodation for young stable staff and a new office for Racing Welfare’s regional officers. The sites, at Langton Road and Castlegate, have also been the subject of an architect
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York Acorn ARLC's Joe Budd on England view
YORK Acorn ARLC ace Joe Budd will run out at Headingley next month as part of the Great Britain Community Lions side that plays in a curtain-raiser to England’s mid-season international. England take on an Exiles side featuring the best overseas players
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Buoyant Selby Warriors set for decider
BACK-TO-BACK titles is the goal for a bouyant Selby Warriors side. Victory over Sharlston ‘A’ last weekend guaranteed Paul Helstrip’s men promotion to Pennine League division three and set up a winner-takes-all clash this Saturday at leaders Thornhill
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103 Falling Birds present Venus Viola’s Three Minute Muffins, York St John University, May 24
WHO could resist the latest invitation from South Bank artiste Sam Lawrence’s 103 Falling Birds? “I have a new show coming up on 24th May which promises to be as anarchic as usual,” she wrote to The Press, whose previous encounters with Sam
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LSL grows revenues despite weakened housing market
YORK-based LSL Property Group, which owns the Reeds Rains and Your Move estate agency brands, has said it remained cautious as the housing market has weakened since January. Overall the business increased revenues on 2010 in the first quarter
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Annie takes centre stage in school musical
THE uplifting tale of an orphan who wins everyone over with her guileless charm is coming under the spotlight at a North Yorkshire school. Staff and students at Queen Mary’s School, Topcliffe, near Thirsk, have spent several months preparing for their
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Review: Young Knives, Fibbers, York
IT’S six years since Young Knives garnered national attention with Voices Of Animals And Men. Now the Oxford band, famed for their eccentric charm and energetic live performances, are back with a string of gigs in support of their third album, Ornaments
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Aviva saddling up for the big bike challenge
Members of the Aviva UK leadership team are gearing up to raise vital funds for three worthy causes through a three-day charity bike ride between its offices in York and Norwich. From Tuesday to next Thursday, a team of 13, including Aviva
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UK construction sector ‘subdued’
SEVERFIELD-Rowen is expanding its operations in India while warning the recovery in the UK construction sector remains “distant”. The structural steel business, which has its headquarters in Thirsk, said in an interim management statement for the period
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Miss York 2011 contestants in the spotlight
28 young women are preparing for their moment in the spotlight when the Miss York 2011 final is held this weekend. The finalists have been whittled down from more than 100 entrants who came forward to enter the contest. Organiser Naomi
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York Mystery Plays event, Bedern Hall, May 25
The York Guilds and Companies are to mark the 60th anniversary of the revival of the York Mystery Plays with an evening of celebration at Bedern Hall on Wednesday. York Mystery Plays: Words and Images will combine archive film footage and photographs
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Yorkshire Bach Choir, St Michael-le-Belfrey Church, York, May 21
YORKSHIRE Bach Choir’s 7.30pm programme on Saturday at St Michael-le-Belfrey Church, High Petergate, York, focuses on the music of Marc-Antoine Charpentier, the most important composer of sacred music in late 17th century France. “We have performed
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Review: Journey’s End, Leeds Grand Theatre
We hear of exit strategies and Prime Minister’s vows that our troops will leave Afghanistan by 2015, but where is the journey’s end as the bodies continue to pile up? When David Grindley’s production played the Grand Opera House in York in April
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A funny way to stage a protest
NOW I’ve never been one for marches. Placards are not my thing. Banners do not belong in my hands. But I do know a march involves lots of people. That’s generally the point. So it was hard not to suppress a giggle at the Rally Against Debt. This event
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Cottingham artists unveil summer exhibition
A NEW exhibition of works by Cottingham-based artists Barry and Jill Carter will go on display at Beverley Art Gallery this summer. Barry is inspired by coastal locations, especially Bridlington, Flamborough and Staithes, while Jill favours East
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CPP launches new product as it warns of hit to sales and margins
CPP has launched its new identity protection product, after warning that suspending sales of its previous product had hit revenues and margins. The York-based business, which employs about 1,000 people at Holgate Park, said in an interim management
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York College students promote Adult Learners’ Week
York College students have been out in force during Adult Learners’ Week. Students studying a range of courses including art and design, information technology, and business took to the streets of York to promote the benefit of adult learning
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Free life-saving alarms for Hensall residents
RESIDENTS in a North Yorkshire village have been offered free smoke and carbon monoxide detectors by Selby District Council. Up to ten residents in Hensall will receive the detectors and a free home fire risk check under a new initiative set up by
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Community-minded youngsters rewarded for their hard work
YOUNGSTERS from Stamford Bridge were presented with awards for their good work in the local community. The Young Volunteer of Stamford Bridge Award began last year after seven young people donated £220 to Stamford Bridge Parish Council to buy litter
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East Yorkshire ‘vibrant’
THE “vibrancy” of East Yorkshire has been celebrated by the outgoing chairman of the council at his annual awards ceremony in Bridlington. Business, community groups and individuals gathered at the Spa on Sunday evening to find out who would be
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Let’s make more of our civic pageantry
IT IS sad to learn there is criticism regarding the use of the Lord Mayor’s annual hospitality budget (The Press, May 18). When will this great city realise that its history is its greatest asset? We are the only city with a Lord Mayor (mayors from c1213
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‘Lock it or lose it’ plea from police
POLICE have urged residents to “lock it or lose it”, following a spate of thefts and burglaries from cars in Harrogate. Robbery, sexual offences and thefts from outbuildings have fallen in the area, but officers said burglary and theft from vehicles
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Fate of poor Barney the dog
AS a lifelong lover and carer of all creatures great and small, I was stricken with horror and grief when I learned a beloved family pet, a handsome golden retriever, had been fatally injured for straying into a field full of cows and their calves.
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Right not to invite Blair and Brown to royal wedding
IN RESPONSE to Mrs K Mullen (Letters, May 17), I was delighted that neither Blair nor Brown were invited to the Royal Wedding (and what a fabulous occasion it was for our country). While we will never know the exact reasons for this, or who made the
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Now let us play...
I JUST couldn’t resist another ode to Aled... Aled’s proved – it’s not a rumour He does indeed have a sense of humour! His letter to t’Press (on Tuesday last) Made me laugh (in a wheezing gasp) As I read of his fight with Ronald McDee Over ice-berg
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A strange silence from Geoffrey Widdows
GEOFFREY Widdows’ letter was very strange (Election sees city painted red now, May 18). There was no thanks for the votes he received as a Conservative candidate in Dringhouses and Woodthorpe ward; no grace in electoral defeat, in stark contrast to
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York Hospital not the same
I HAVE recently returned to work as a nurse at York Hospital after a break of three years working at a different hospital. Before leaving I’d been there for six years and had always enjoyed my work and was proud to say I worked there. I had a good
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Karate champion facing child sex charges
AN ENGLAND international karate champion from York has appeared in court charged with raping a 13-year-old girl. Karate instructor Liam O’Grady, aged 29, of Larchfield, Osbaldwick, has appeared before York Magistrates Court charged with four counts of
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Wendy Nichols maintains mayoral tradition in Selby
BEING mayor runs in the family for the new town mayor of Selby, Coun Wendy Nichols. Her parents, the late Les and Rae Cunliffe, were district and town councillors, and also held the office of town mayor. Coun Nichols was elected to the position at a
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Probe as pharmacy supplies out-of-date drugs
A CITY-centre pharmacy is being investigated by a professional body after it supplied a patient with out-of-date drugs. Dale Edwards, 42, had used the anti-depressants for a couple of weeks before he realised they should have been destroyed two months
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Olympic torch to visit York in 2012
YORK will get to see the Olympic torch next year as it makes its way around the UK on its way to the games in London. The torch may also travel through Tadcaster and Selby. The Olympic flame will arrive in the UK from Greece on Friday
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Selby shortlisted for Enterprise Zone
SELBY has been shortlisted in the region's hunt for an enterprise zone, which will encourage development and business investment through reduced rates. The town has made a shortlist of four, alongside the Aire Valley in Leeds, Bradford city
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Wife faked husband’s signature to get loan
A NORTH Yorkshire mother-of-two who forged her husband’s signature to remortgage their home has appeared in court. Kate Margaret Caunt, of Olympia Crescent, Selby, received a four-month suspended sentence after she admitted faking the signature of Steven
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York school choir to perform on stage with The Drifters
A York school choir is to appear on stage at the Grand Opera House with a legendary soul group . The children of Our Lady’s RC School in Acomb will join The Drifters in a rendition of their classic hit Saturday Night At The Movies. Yesterday
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Kittens look for new home as Summer the dog climbs Snowdon
THESE cute kittens need a new home. The Cats Protection League, based at Amotherby, has recently taken in 15 kittens and has a further three who are only five days old, plus three orphaned kittens and a cat about to give birth. Liz Wattrus, from the
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Body of York avalanche victim finally found
THE body of a former York man who died in February during an avalanche in Spain has finally been recovered, writes Richard Catton. According to reports from Spain last night, the body of John Hogbin, 41, was found in the Sierra Nevada mountains
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Farming firm fined £120,000 after man, 21, is electrocuted
A FARMING company has been fined £120,000 after a North Yorkshire man was killed while working on its land. Edward Pybus, 21, of Northallerton, was harvesting crops at Chute Farm, in Upper Chute, Wiltshire, in 2007, when the combine harvester
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Car fire tackled near Poppleton
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a car on fire on a main road into York during rush hour. The incident occurred on the roundabout of the B1237 and the A59, Poppleton, shortly after 5pm on Tuesday. Before the crew arrived, passing motorists used fire
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Jobless total falls in region
UNEMPLOYMENT figures in York and North and East Yorkshire are coming down again after increasing at the beginning of the year. But council leader-elect, Coun James Alexander, said City of York Council needed to support public sector employment
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ME sufferer hits out as course axed
A YORK sufferer of ME has told why specialist health services based in Leeds can end up doing more harm than good for patients like her. Christina Cook, 38, from Wigginton, was speaking out after The Press reported last week how two other patients with
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Cooking up a storm at Malton Food Lovers Festival
ORGANISERS of Malton Food Lovers Festival plan to make this weekend’s event the biggest and best ever. The event, which started in 2009, has now grown to a full weekend programme of events, with a guest list of star patrons and top chefs, including
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Minster Quarter trails brochure launched
THE York Minster Quarter will reveal its new trails brochure and website at Bedern Hall tonight at 7pm. The co-operative venture formed by businesses and organisations around the Minster, aims to promote the area, including the historic medieval
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City steals the show during filming of Eternal Law TV series
THE executive producer of a major new television drama set in York claims the city will look “absolutely extraordinary” on film. Crews are currently filming Eternal Law in York, a drama series created by the writers behind the award-winning
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York Explore Library marks first birthday
IT’S party time at York Explore Library Learning Centre, which marks its first birthday this weekend with an exciting line-up of events. Highlights of the three-day programme include creative writing workshops, a gardeners’ question time session, and
