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Heworth ARLC U9s beat New Earswick in derby game
DERBY delight went the way of Heworth ARLC Under-9s when they went to White Rose Avenue to take on New Earswick All Blacks U9s. Heworth provided a powerful display to take the plaudits, despite some gritty performances for the All Blacks outfit. Villagers
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Inspired York Schoolboys U13s net county place now it’s all go for national showdown
All-conquering York Under-13s played their way into the U13 Yorkshire Cup football final following a seven-goal thriller at Leeds. The victory sets the teen titans up for Monday’s English Schools’ National Cup final against Southampton at the MK Dons
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Londesborough Park make their mark in hardball format cricket
Londesborough Park posted an historic first win in the new hardball format in the York & District Junior Cricket Association Quality Solicitors Burn & Company under-11 League (HB) as they overcame Ovington. Ciaran Brooke was the pick of the Park bowlers
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Broncos bucking a rugby trend
A SUMMER of rugby league is in store for junior players at Northallerton Broncos. An under-14s team has been formed to play in the North East junior league and their first competitive game will be against Jarrow Vikings on May 21. The U14s train at
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Proud Pocklington Predators win York FA Cup
POCKLINGTON Predators have done their town proud. One week after beating Rawcliffe to win the York FA Cup, the under-13s struck again against the same opposition to lift the League Cup - the first time that particular trophy has come back to Pocklington
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York quintet impressing in Featherstone Rovers’ scholarship
THE five York lads on Featherstone Rovers’ under-16s scholarship have been playing their part – on and off the pitch – in making the Championship club a competitive outfit even when coming up against their counterparts from Super League clubs. Rovers
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Magical Manor School marvels prove Brit hits in national gymnastic coronation
MANOR School are the new British under-13s schools’ mixed gymnastics champions. The high-fliers, who won the Yorkshire regional finals in March, took to the range of disciplines at Stoke and achieved their best ever score of 72.4 to lift the prized crown
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Pocklington rugby quartet are dazzlers
Four Pocklington School pupils made a blistering impact in the Yorkshire rugby union under-15s’ clash against Cheshire at Bowden RFC. Yorkshire won the match convincingly 33-0 with all the tries being scored by Pocklington School pupils. Tom Slater
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TriYork triathlon clubs makes debut
TriYork members made their debut as the new junior triathlon club in the 2011 Yorkshire and Humberside Triathlon series. Ten members competed in the Leeds Aquathon (a swim/run event) varying in race distances from 150 metres swim and 1.5km run to 400m
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York City boss would like to see Luton Town triumph in play-off
YORK City manager Gary Mills would prefer Luton Town to win this afternoon’s Blue Square Bet Premier play-off final against AFC Wimbledon at Eastlands. The Minstermen have built up a somewhat tetchy rivalry with the Hatters during the last two seasons
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Greg Fairley to face racing breach panel
JOCKEY Greg Fairley has been charged with serious breaches of the rules of racing. It is alleged the rider, regularly on board the horses of Middleham trainer Mark Johnston, conspired to commit a corrupt or fraudulent practice following a British Horseracing
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Simply imperialism in different guise?
WHAT excuse can there possibly be for the continued terror attacks on Libya? Despite the biased reporting of this blitz by the western media, it must be now obvious to all that the few Libyans advancing and retreating with the waves of airborne slaughter
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The disability bill will come down
WE HAD a Disability Living Allowance (DLA) protest in London recently. This was because the Government is proposing to stop DLA before 2015, and replace it with something else. People will be able to claim, but in a different format. Some will still
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We were not alone in world wars
DM Martin is quite right to point out to Ida Goodrick that we did not beat the Germans in two world wars alone but with the backing of the Commonwealth and the USA (Letters, May 17). She should also remember that about two-thirds of the German
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Mean streets of York?
I AM getting increasing frustrated by the children and teenagers who appear to be using the grass area on Tedder Road as a social gathering point. I encourage children to take advantage of facilities that are provided, but they must be used
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Thanks for quick diagnosis of diabetes
JOE Pasquale’s appeal has suddenly become very pertinent to me (Letters, May 6). I haven’t felt well for some time: tiredness, dry mouth, sudden change in eyesight. Following a visit to my GP, I went and saw the optician, who advised me I either
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Common sense miracle
I HAVE just read a letter from a York Hospital worker saying she is having problems arranging her childcare (Letters, May 19). What she needs is for the hospital bosses to use their common sense. If you have staff with children, they need to have
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Varied worlds of work
I ALWAYS love to read Helen Mead’s column and her recent one was no exception (The Press, May 17). I could just imagine the way her daughter viewed her first day at work; probably so different from what she expected. Many jobs are boring
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A night to remember
THE Hope Concert on Sunday, May 15, part of the A Decade of Hope £10,000 charity fundraising for cancer research, was a fantastic success. My daughter, Chloe Shipley, organised the show in memory of her mother, Diane, who sadly died ten years ago
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Here’s to Dennis Skinner
WHAT a treat it was to see that old warhorse, the “Beast of Bolsover”, Denis Skinner in full flow at Prime Minister’s Questions. Regardless of your view of him, because he does polarise opinion, a bit like Marmite does, his passion for the cause is
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Line up a visit to Antwerp
Art, food, fashion, diamonds – Antwerp has it all. MAXINE GORDON finds out why the Flanders city is a destination on the rise. IF You go to Antwerp you must do a line of cocoa. Yes, you read that correctly. Michelin-starred chocolate maker and self-styled
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The Deep, Hull
Nadia Jefferson-Brown and family enjoy a close encounter with sharks. Why? The Deep on the Humber Estuary has real pulling power, attracting people of all ages. And there are many reasons why this award-winning family attraction is worth a visit
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What You See Is What You Get: My Autobiography, by Alan Sugar (Pan paperback, £7.99)
OVER the years he has morphed from East End market trader to Amstrad boss to failed football club chairman to The Apprentice’s ‘Siralan’ and finally to Lord Sugar of Clapton. Now he’s back saying ‘You’re Fired’ to a new gaggle of wannabe entrepreneurs
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Straffe Hendrik Tripel - abv 9 per cent; £3/33cl
The Henri Maes Brewery in Bruges dates back to 1856, and in 1988 it introduced a beer called Straffe Hendrik (Strong Henry). In 2002, Maes became part of the Riva group who also owned the Liefman’s Brewery in Oudenaarde, and the production of Straffe
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Family-friendly moussaka recipe
Dave Stanford offers his easy, family-friendly version of a Greek classic, moussaka. APOLOGIES to all Greeks, and apologies too to my slow cooker, which, for this week at least, I have banished to the back of the cupboard. My must-make
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Clean sheep for Fleece
RICHARD CATTON visits the refurbished Golden Fleece on Pavement THE Golden Fleece in Pavement is among that small but elite group of pubs which can rightly be described as iconic when it comes to their place in York. Along with, say, The Roman Bath
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Country walk at Boltby Forest
GEORGE WILKINSON makes a break for Boltby Forest. Sneck Yate means a gate with a latch. That’s gone and instead there’s a little car park at a quiet junction. This is the point where the very ancient Hambleton Road, a track from Osmotherley
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Spotlight falls on euphorbias
GINA PARKINSON returns an old favourite to her new garden. WHEN we moved to our new garden last September, many of the euphorbias were left behind, including my beloved Euphorbia characias ‘Humpty Dumpty’, which had grown into a plump plant filling
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Chemistry lesson on screw-cap wines
In this week’s Tipping’s Tipples, MIKE TIPPING gives us a chemistry lesson on screw-cap wines. Barrier properties of closures, that’s a fascinating topic isn’t it? Perhaps not to everyone, but it really should be of interest, if you like your wine
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Review: ’Tis Pity She’s A Whore, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds, until May 28
AFTER the fulminating furore over the imagery of the Virgin Mary and Christ in the publicity for ’Tis Pity She’s A Whore, let’s get to the meat of the matter, the most out-there, juiciest of all Jacobean tragedies. The one with the last taboo, incest
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Rainy day comes to the rescue for Yorkshire
YORKSHIRE pair Joe Sayers and Andrew Gale have given the county hope of a draw going into today’s final day of the Roses match against Lancashire at Liverpool. Aided by three-and-a-half hours of rain during the afternoon and evening sessions of yesterday
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On the oche for Streamline darts contest
THE Streamline Taxis York Open Darts Championship gets underway today at Huntington WMC. Doors open for the event at 10.30am with the bar serving from 11am, registration at 11.30am and games starting at 12.30pm. Entries will be taken until 11.30am with
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Rally driver Jonny Milner banks on major car changes
EAST YORKSHIRE rally driver Jonny Milner is hoping the extensive modifications made to his Merlin International supported ‘Xtreme’ 700 BHP Toyota Celica GT4 will pay off at Woodbridge this weekend. Huggate-based Milner travels to Suffolk for the second
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Pickering Town appoint new manager
PETE VASEY has been appointed the new manager of Pickering Town. The former York City trainee, and latterly York City in the Community development coach, replaces Mitch Cook, who moved to Bridlington Town at the end of last season. Vasey, 28, is
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History gain beckons York and District Schoolboys U13s
YORK and District Schoolboys under-13s coach Tony Wales is confident his players can become the first to bring English Schools’ FA silverware back to the Minster city. The treble-chasing team tackle Southampton at Milton Keynes Dons’ 22,000-seater Stadium
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Three is the magic number for swansong to football league campaign
THE prolonged York football season ends this week with three York Minster Engineering Football League finals. First up on Monday is the Reserve League Cup final between reserve ‘D’ side Tadcaster Magnets and reserve ‘B’ champions Dringhouses. Tadcaster
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One brave little girl
OLIVIA Howard is just two years old and has undergone two 13-hour operations to remove a tumour from her brain. The toddler was rushed to hospital in January with suspected viral meningitis, but doctors realised she was suffering from a tumour measuring
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Manu-facturing a myth
PICTURE the scene. A crunch cup collision, a semi-final no less, and a full England international is confronted by an imminent newcomer to the full national squad. Cue next not one, not two, but three punches aimed and hitting bang on the button
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Rising from Knights' reserves is a ‘giant leap not one small step’
YORK City Knights’ first team seem to be having a tough time of things, sat just outside the relegation spots in the Co-operative Championship with the two defeats in the past week putting into perspective the brief upturn after Easter.
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Ronnie O’Sullivan beats Jimmy White at York Barbican
RONNIE O’SULLIVAN came mighty close to recording a 147 as big-time snooker returned to York. The Rocket was in scintillating form at the Barbican Centre – beating Jimmy White 6-2 in the Snooker Legends exhibition – in a high-class match which spawned
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Solheim Cup bound for Fulford Golf Club
YORK golfers will have the chance to be in the presence of the Solheim Cup – the biggest team prize in world women’s golf. The cup for the biennial competition between Europe and America, the women’s equivalent of the Ryder Cup, will be on show at
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Slim Sunday pickings but racehorse trainer Donald McCain’s not complaining
What a difference 24 hours makes – from a feast to a famine. Today’s Flat action embraces meetings at York, Haydock, Chester, Goodwood, Lingfield and Newbury. And tomorrow, there is precisely zilch, with Britain’s only racing offering being two fairly
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Malton livestock market plan submitted
A BLUEPRINT for the redevelopment of Malton’s livestock market and the creation of a new food store has been handed in to planners. The Fitzwilliam Estate has drawn up a scheme which would see the current market demolished and replaced with four new
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Triple-jump champion to visit Bishop Burton College
OLYMPIC champion Jonathan Edwards is to visit an East Yorkshire college as the countdown to the London 2012 Games gets under way. The former athlete, who won triple-jump gold at the Sydney Olympics 11 years ago and set the current world record for the
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Towel fire drama in Driffield
A TEA towel which was left on a hob caused a fire in Driffield. Firefighters were called to Taylors Field, in Mill Street, at about 5.20pm yesterday after the towel caught fire. The fire was extinguished by the occupier putting the tea towel in
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City checks on council tax discounts
CHECKS are being carried out to ensure the right York residents are receiving discounts on their council tax bills. City of York Council is reviewing its database as it aims to find out whether people are still entitled to a single occupancy discount
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Runner completes 66 marathons in 66 days on 50th birthday
A FUNDRAISING champion has smashed a Guinness world record after completing 66 ultra marathons in 66 consecutive days – finishing his final leg in York. North Yorkshire businessman Andy McMenemy marked his 50th birthday yesterday by completing
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Mouldy food found at Indian restaurant
THE owners of an Indian restaurant in York have been fined £3,500 after inspectors found mouldy food and faulty equipment during a spot check. City of York Council said The Mogul’s approach to food safety had “breached public trust” and they
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Yorkshire Museum’s £2m revamp wins award
A MASSIVE £2 million revamp at The Yorkshire Museum was last night recognised by top architects. The museum was highly commended in the Pro-Yorkshire Awards 2011 organised by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the region’s building Oscars,
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Clifford’s Tower graffiti vandal jailed
A VANDAL who scrawled graffiti on some of York’s most historic landmarks has been jailed for the second time. York Minster, Clifford’s Tower and York Crown Court had to spend £5,400 between them to remove the words, symbols and phrases scrawled
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Jury goes home in wife murder trial
JURORS have been sent home after their second day of deliberations in the case of a man accused of murdering his estranged wife and burying her body in a pre-prepared grave. During an eight-day trial at Reading Crown Court, the jury was told that British
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Students in protest over research funding
A STUDENT protest has been held against the University of York’s acceptance of millions of pounds from defence companies. Students held a meeting and marched across the Heslington campus to the administration building to protest against the university
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Enterprise Zone status could help Selby get quicker web access
INTERNET speeds in Selby are among the worst in the country but could help the area become an Enterprise Zone, an MP has claimed. Nigel Adams, MP for Selby and Ainsty, said the Government had a commitment to ensure homes and businesses across the country
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Local authority and North Yorkshire force in vehicle repair link-up
COUNCIL bosses in York have struck a deal which will see their workshop become a base for repairing police vehicles in a bid to save cash. The arrangement means “commercial vehicles” operated by North Yorkshire Police, such as the force’s mobile stations
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Clinic closure is ‘good news’ for patients
A clinic in Selby is closing as part of the new hospital development. Patients are being reminded that NHS services provided at the Raincliffe Street Clinic in Selby will be moving into The New Selby War Memorial Hospital in Doncaster Road in June.
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Tuke paintings go under the hammer
TWO pictures by the the York-born maritime and figurative painter Henry Scott Tuke are to be sold at Bonhams auctioneers in London as part of and auction of 19th Century paintings on July 13. The artist, who lived from 1858 to 1929, is best-known for
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Theatre cast gets up close to creatures
THE cast of My Family And Other Animals got up close to some real creatures on a visit to York. The show, based Gerald Durrell’s novel, will be performed at York Theatre Royal from June 7 to June 25. To help the cast do some research
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Why York races are a firm favourite
LOCAL businesses are supporting York’s racing season, arranging special products and events to coincide with the first of six Saturday race days at York Racecourse. Xing Smoothies has created a new range of alcoholic blended fruit cocktails in time for
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Big donation buys vital equipment for cancer research team
VITAL cancer research at University of York has received a big boost thanks to a major cash donation to buy a sophisticated “cell-busting” instrument. The £10,000 donation, from the Rotary Club of York Vikings, is one of the organisation’s largest
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Ceremony cost criticised by outgoing Lord Mayor
THE outgoing Lord Mayor of York has criticised her successor for the estimated £5,000 cost of the ceremony ushering him into office. This year’s ceremony for Coun David Horton is expected to cost around £1,000 more than last year, partly due to the
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Hospital staff hitting heights for health
THE chairman of York Hospital Trust, Alan Rose, and its chief nurse, Libby McManus were among the first to try out a climbing wall installed in the hospital grounds. The wall is at the site in Wigginton Road to promote the 16-week Global Corporate Challenge
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Top mountain bikers set for World Cup
ELITE mountain bikers have been gearing up for an international biking competition staged in Ryedale this weekend. The second round of the UCI Cross Country Mountain Bike World Cup is being held in Dalby Forest. The event, being staged in the 3,440
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Eva May celebrates her 100th birthday
HAPPY at 100 – Eva May Waldon celebrated her milestone birthday with her family and friends at Connaught Court nursing home in Fulford, York. Born in Rochester, Kent, Mrs Waldon was one of six children. Her father was a Thames barge master and christened
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Community Idol returns for a fifth year
A SEARCH for a star is set to see scores of musically talented youngsters perform for glory as the quest to find York’s next “cop idol” is launched. Community Idol, run by the police’s Micklegate Safer Neighbourhood Team, is back for a fifth year, with
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The pie’s the limit for York butcher
A YORK butcher is through to the finals of a national pie-making competition. Richardson’s of Woodthorpe, an independent, traditional family butcher and delicatessen based in York, is through to the final of England’s Best Steak Pie Competition 2011.
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Trail reveals treasures of Minster Quarter
THE Minster Quarter has revealed its plans for a trail to promote the businesses and highlights of the area of York surrounding the Minster. The private partnership of businesses, which have come together to promote the area, designed the tour to show
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Noisy dogs target of East Yorkshire blitz
BARKING dogs are being targeted in a new campaign being launched in East Yorkshire. Noise Action Week starts on Monday, and this year East Riding of Yorkshire Council has chosen to focus on noise from dogs. Excessive noise can be disturbing and annoying
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Saxton Cricket Club hoping to create energy efficient sports ground
A CRICKET club in North Yorkshire hopes to be the first A+ energy-rated sports ground in the UK. Plans for a new multi-sports pavilion for Saxton Cricket Club, near Tadcaster, have been under way for almost five years, and developers are weeks away
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Angus is right on track in Flying Scotsman competition
A BOY from York has entered a national competition to create a model of a famous locomotive. Angus Gatus, nine, from Dringhouses, created his diorama to show the Flying Scotsman travelling through a tunnel and into the countryside. The competition is
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Knaresborough prepares for bed race
THOUSANDS of visitors are expected to attend this year’s annual Bed Race organised by Knaresborough Lions. The Knaresborough Lions have set up Park and Ride services for visitors to the event on June 11, with local businesses. Bed Race safety officer
