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Thieves steal 14 chest freezers from parked lorry
THIEVES stole more than a dozen chest freezers from the back of a lorry in North Yorkshire, while the driver was asleep in his cab. Selby police are investigating the crime, which saw 14 brand new Eurocold chest freezers stolen from the rear of a white
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Blonde On Bob Million Dollar Birthday Bash, City Screen, York - May 24
For ten years now, York’s Bob Dylan devotees, Blonde On Bob, have marked his birthday with a celebration gig. Chris Euesden and co will be doing so tomorrow night, but the event will be all the more special for two reasons: today is Dylan’s
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Council closes public parks as safety precaution in high winds
A NUMBER of public parks and gardens will be closed by City of York Council this afternoon, due to high winds, which are due to continue throughout the day. The council-run parks and open spaces which will close this lunchtime include Hull Road, Rowntree
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Minstermites capture national football crown
HISTORY was made today by York FA's Under-13s footballers. The team toppled Southampton 2-0 in the MK Dons Stadium to lift the English National Schools' U13s FA Cup - the first time such a success has been achieved by a York FA team,. Ben Hirst and
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Make-up artist Anastasia Smith wins Miss York 2011
THE new Miss York 2011 is Anastasia Smith, a 20-year-old make-up artist from Norton, near Malton. She was chosen last night from 28 contestants who had reached the final of the sell-out contest, held at the Royal York Hotel. She said
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York City signings to have Conference nous
York City manager Gary Mills intends to recruit players with a knowledge of Conference football as he looks to bolster his squad this summer. Mills is yet to make a new signing since the regulation season ended three weeks ago but has outlined
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Knights' Dave Woods was in the running for Ireland rugby role
YORK City Knights boss Dave Woods was in the running for the head coach’s role with Ireland Rugby League, The Press can reveal. The Aussie was interviewed for the job, with a view of taking charge of the 2013 World Cup, but has not been offered
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Review: What Light, Pilot Theatre and Elsinor Teatro, The Studio, York Theatre Royal
What Light, a dystopian play set in 2061, is the result of a collaboration between Pilot Theatre in York and Elsinor Teatro in Milan and the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow. It forms part of Platform 11, a European theatre
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Irish have plenty to apologise for
OUR Queen did a marvellous job visiting Eire, and I was not against her visit, but I would like to have seen and heard some apologies or the word “sorry” from the Irish nation. We did some wrong and terrible things, and so did they, and I think both
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Working together
I WOULD like to congratulate Coun Carol Runciman on her election as leader of the Liberal Democrats. I have a lot of time for Carol and I wish her well. York now has a new leader of the council and a new leader of the Liberal Democrats and
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Word of warning for Coun Alexander
ALTHOUGH I commented on the fact that James Alexander had on occasions used The Press Letters pages in order to burnish his Labour policy image, it would be churlish not to congratulate him on his success in the recent local elections. Nevertheless
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Ready for change
IT’S JUST the same old Tory story (Letters, May 16) – no it’s not. Modern Tories are so different and do not display the same old 19th-century attitudes. We Conservatives understand the scale and nature of change required and have the new ideas
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Light at end of tunnel
WITH reference to the article about the communal celebrations (The Press, May 9) marking VE Day in 1945 and the end of hostilities within the European theatre of war, I remember it well considering I was only seven, along with the Anderson shelters,
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Monkey business
SOME MPs know more tricks than all the monkeys in Paignton Zoo. Two such that spring to mind are Peter Mandelson and John Prescott, who were both awarded with lordships, or is it peerages? My bet is it won’t be long before we have another, say Lord
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A different law for top lawman?
IN ANOTHER life, when I’m not pootling around York minding my own business, I spend a lot of time with police officers in London. Not, you understand, on the wrong side of the law, but observing them working on the front line as part of my day job.
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Tinnitus - The sound that KT Tunstall dreads hearing
BRIT Award-winning singer and songwriter KT Tunstall has revealed that she is one of the ten per cent of people in the UK who suffers from tinnitus. The 35-year-old said she believed playing to crowds in front of noisy sound systems may have been a factor
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Change your lifestyle using hypnotherapy
ONE of the main criticisms of resorting to surgery to battle chronic obesity is that the surgeon’s blade can not alter a person’s state of mind. Risky and expensive operations such as having a gastric band fitted may provide impressive results over
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Animal migrants heading to the UK
Britain – and Yorkshire – could act as a ‘Noah’s Ark’ for southern European species endangered by global warming in their own habitats STEPHEN LEWIS reports. WHEN he was a little boy growing up in southern England, Chris Thomas saw plenty of
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More memories from 1911
LAST week in Yesterday Once More we wrote about the great speech that Joseph Rowntree gave when he accepted the honorary freedom of York on May 17, 1911. We illustrated the piece with a number of photos of York itself taken in that year, to give some
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Track and wheel extravaganza at Dalby Forest
NORTH Yorkshire’s forestry echoed to the whirr and wheels of the world’s leading mountain bike riders this weekend. A battery of the top riders tackled the UCI Mountain Biking World Series in the Dalby Forest. And the action was fierce and patriotic
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Sewerby's Lewis Beasley makes 66 runs to unhinge York
Lewis Beasley had a fine game for Sewerby who strengthened their hold at the top of division two by beating third placed York III by eight wickets at Clifton Park. Home players Kyle Waite (25) and Toby Clemminson (35) both made handy scores, but Beasley
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Hornsea beat Dringhouses in division 6 of cricket league
A KNOCK of 62 from Rich Hornby, allied to 40no, by Mark Thrice took Hornsea to 200-7 at Dringhouses in division six. Chris Storey replied with 46, but Karl Nazereth (4-39) and Rich Pooley, who took three wickets for just two runs, pegged the hosts
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25th premier division century for Collis King
Collis King grabbed the headlines when he hit his 25th premier division century and his 46th three-figure score in the Hunters estate agent York & District Senior Cricket League. The unbeaten 150 by King was easily the best score in the top
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Servants far from Civil to Rowntrees in Senior Cricket League
Civil Service showed their mastery over Rowntrees when, on a day that their first team hit more than 300, their second XI recorded a ten-wicket win over their Rowntrees counterparts. Steve Aldous made 47 and Tony Thomson 37 as Rowntrees moved to a
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Sheriff Hutton Bridge regain form in Senior Cricket League
Second-placed Thirsk fell to sixth place in division after Sheriff Hutton Bridge’s batsmen re-discovered the form which had so emphatically deserted them seven days earlier. Paul Oldfield maintained his consistency with 65, while former Saxton player
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Dan's the man as magnificent seven buoys York Cricket Club
York Cricket Club continued their winning ways – a 162-run victory at hosts Sheffield United keeping the Clifton Park club on top of the Solly Sports ECB Yorkshire Premier League table. Left-arm spinner Dan Woods was the star turn with figures of 7-
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Huntington cricketers maintain 100% record
DIVISION five leaders Huntington maintained their maximum record when they clocked up their fourth win at the expense of Whitkirk. Tom Shaw was in the action with both bat and ball as he followed his 70 with 4-22. He had solid batting support from
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Woodhouse Grange II beat Bubwith by ten wickets
An unbroken opening stand of 151 in 26.1 overs saw Woodhouse Grange II overwhelm Bubwith by ten wickets in division four. The visiting bowlers were totally devoid of success as Jonathon Bean (89no) and Mike Hattee (55no) made mincemeat of the Bubwith
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New Earswick cricketers fend off pressure from Malton
New Earswick found themselves clinging on for a division three draw with their last pair at the crease when they were nowhere near matching Malton’s 187 all out. Stu Baxter, with 49 ,was Malton’s top scorer with other batsmen to show being Des Wyrill
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Scarborough lifeboat crew in triple rescue drama
LIFEBOAT crews from Scarborough were involved in a dramatic triple rescue including a man overboard as high winds hit the Yorkshire Coast. A mayday broadcast from a yacht called the Martinez, sailing from Scarborough to Whitby, was picked up
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80-year-old man dies following car crash near York
AN ELDERLY man has died following a car crash on the A59 near York. The incident occurred at the crossroads of York Road in Green Hammerton, at about 1.40pm on Thursday, May 19. The 80-year-old man was driving a grey Ford Fiesta when
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North Yorkshire link puts jockey in York clover
MASAMAH helped jockey Eddie Ahern land a tremendous 117-1 treble at York Racecourse. The five-year-old, trained by Kevin Ryan at Hambleton, was backed in by punters from 12-1 to 8-1 in the feature sportingbet.com Sprint and their money was never at risk
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Pregnant mum in asthma tragedy
A MOTHER-OF-THREE from York died after suffering an asthma attack while 26 weeks’ pregnant, an inquest was told. Claire Barrett’s partner Stephen Willoughby heard her shouting in the middle of the night that she could not breathe. He
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Skipper Gale’s hearty hail of battling Yorkshire
Captain Andrew Gale praised his Yorkshire side despite falling to a third LV= County Championship defeat of the season against leaders Lancashire at Liverpool on Saturday. Gale’s men failed to defend a target of 121 from the last 15 overs as
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Win Knights v Leigh match tickets
WANT to guarantee a seat at the next York City Knights match for you and your family? We’ve joined forces with The Co-operative, sponsors of The Co-operative Championships and official partner of the RFL, to give you the chance to win a pair
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Nawton-based horse Quite Sparky tipped for Thirsk success
Quite Sparky, a beaten favourite at Thirsk a couple of weeks ago, returns to the same course this evening and is napped to recover losses. Trained at Nawton by David O’Meara, who has enjoyed a tremendously successful first year in business, Quite Sparky
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Health cuts protesters march through York streets
A MARCH organised by York doctors concerned about NHS reforms took place in the city centre at the weekend. About 150 people worried about the scale of the Government’s NHS changes attended the protests, organised by Defend Our NHS York. The march made
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Catwalk event raises funds for baby unit
FABULOUS fashion and eye-catching designs were the order of the day at a charity catwalk event. Fashion label LK Bennett hosted the fundraising charity and catwalk show on Saturday in Grays Court, behind Treasurer’s House in York, to help raise
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Councils in funding cuts legal threat
YORK council chiefs are bidding to take Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles to the High Court over Government funding cuts. City of York Council has joined other local authorities seeking a judicial review over a decision by Mr Pickles
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Woman needs tetanus jab after unprovoked attack by passerby
A KEY-WIELDING attacker assaulted a woman in a North Yorkshire street, leaving her needing a tetanus injection. Christine Smith, of Rockcliffe Court, Tadcaster, was on her way home with husband Geoff when she felt a sharp searing pain down her left
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Thousands flock to York racecourse
RACING fans descended on York in their thousands, as the city’s racecourse hosted another day of high drama and excitement. About 27,500 people packed into Knavesmire on Saturday, the first of six Saturday race days at the course. They watched
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Emmerdale soap stars bowl over their fans
STARS from Emmerdale took on a York cricket team in a charity fundraising match in the city. Heworth Cricket Club played a team from the popular ITV soap with the aim of raising thousands of pounds for St Leonard’s Hospice in Tadcaster Road. The match
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Father and son in court over attack
A FATHER and son who attacked a man in a village near Selby have been handed jail sentences. Joe Davies, 23, was imprisoned for nine months for assault causing actual bodily harm, after he punched and kicked Alan Bottomley in the head outside
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14 Pocklington sheds raided in one night
FOURTEEN sheds at an East Yorkshire allotment were smashed into and a haul of tools stolen in an overnight raid. Police are now appealing for witnesses to the theft which occurred overnight on Friday on The Mile, in Pocklington. A variety of tools
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Cancer sufferers’ information event
AN information event to help cancer sufferers in East Yorkshire is being held in Hull next month. The East Riding Medical Education Centre at Hull Royal Infirmary will host a day of information on how cancer is currently being diagnosed and treated
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Luton Town manager in police probe
POLICE have launched an investigation into an incident involving Luton Town’s manager at a York City home game which left two stewards injured. One steward broke a finger and another was apparently elbowed as they tried to restrain Luton boss Gary Brabin
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Hundreds sign swimming pool petition
A PETITION to save a swimming pool at a North Yorkshire school has gathered hundreds of signatures. The pool at Sherburn High School is used daily to teach pupils in the area to swim, but has been under threat since North Yorkshire County Council withdrew
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Archaeologists move in on site of new council offices
ARCHAEOLOGISTS will this week start delving for hidden history beneath the site which is to become York’s new council HQ. A Roman bath complex and a Medieval friary are among the treasures which may be discovered as a part of York’s railway heritage
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Fire tackled at Drax power station
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a blaze at Drax Power Station. A spokeswoman for the fire service said two appliances were called to the power plant at about 11.30pm on Friday to assist power station staff in tackling a spontaneous combustion at a silo
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Brass bands perform free concert
THERE was entertainment to suit all tastes at events throughout York and North Yorkshire at the weekend Parliament Street, in York, was alive with the sound of brass music on Saturday as all three of the city’s Railway Institute-based bands joined
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Good neighbour receives reward after reporting break-in
A WOMAN who raised the alarm after spotting a break-in is to receive a £250 reward. Jacqueline Lunn was looking out of the window of a house she was visiting at 4.50pm on April 7 when she saw Michael Philip Holroyd breaking into a flat in Monkgate
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Christian Aid group pedal across Pennines
A GROUP of volunteers have cycled across the Pennines during Christian Aid Week to raise money for poor communities. The team of four, including a member from York, visited 18 events along the 240-mile journey from Southport to Hornsea, to help other
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Scientist awarded Royal Society honour
A SCIENTIST at the University of York has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, one of the world’s top scientific honours. Professor John Goodby, of the University’s Department of Chemistry, focuses on the use of liquid crystals in a range of high-technology
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Yorkshire businesses paying extra £7 million a year on petrol
FIRMS in Yorkshire are paying almost £7million more for fuel today than they were a year ago. The revelation has triggered a call today from Susie Cawood, boss of the 1,000-member York and North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce, for “something to be done
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Masterchef finalist quits job to concentrate on cooking career
YORK’S Masterchef finalist, Sara Danesin Medio, has quit her job as an intensive care nurse at York Hospital to try to make a career out of cooking. Sara handed in her notice earlier this month, after Masterchef judge John Torode told her and her fellow
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Appletree Flooring
YOU would expect a flooring company to be well grounded. But Jason Lamb, a sole trader floorer who combined with another sole trader, Daniel Seammen, six months ago proved they could hit that ground running with their new venture, Appletree
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Ellis wins pipe clamp contract
ELLIS, the plumbing products division of electrical cable and pipe fixing manufacturer Ellis Patents, is supplying Apache clamps to the a business school and student hub at Manchester Metropolitan University. The contract to supply NG Bailey, which
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Graphic students’ to create graphics for estate agency's cars
DESIGN students from York College have been challenged to produce new car graphics for expanding York letting and estate agency Coalters. The firm’s fleet of nine Fiat 500 cars will receive the makeover this summer – giving them a new look. Alan
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Locomotive to be named City of York
THE City of York will soon be travelling up and down the East Coast line from London to Scotland. Readers of The Press came up with a host of suggestions when York-based train company East Coast asked them to suggest the name of a train locomotive
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Partners Group wins commendation
The Partners Group, a York PR firm, has won a commendation at the prestigious Drum Marketing Awards for its work with RHS Harlow Carr Garden in Harrogate. It was in recognition of the company’s Diamond Quest PR campaign which gave away a £2,500 diamond
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Review: Hallé Choir/Leeds Festival Chorus/ York Guildhall Orchestra; York Minster
This was the big one. York Guildhall Orchestra’s cycle of Mahler symphonies reached its mighty climax on Saturday with his Eighth, otherwise known as The Symphony Of A Thousand, conducted with supreme authority by Simon Wright. With two of the north
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Driving event to raise funds for Fire Fighters Charity
WOMEN drivers are being invited to try their hand at manoeuvring fire engines, 4x4s, HGVs, JCBs and tractors at a fundraising event organised by the Fire Fighters Charity. The Ladies’ Driving Challenge will take place at Tockwith Motorsports Centre,
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Sherburn-in-Elmet gala continues royal wedding celebrations
Royal wedding celebrations were reignited in Sherburn-in-Elmet when the village’s gala adopted last month’s wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. The event started with a parade of floats decorated by various organisations through the village
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Dr Bike has right prescription for safety
BIKES got some TLC when Dr Bike visited pupils at English Martyrs’ RC Primary School in York. The day-long event, organised by biking charity Sustrans, allowed children to find out how the city’s cycling paramedics work, while D. Bike checked that
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Record number of referrals within business network
A North Yorkshire business network has announced a record five months for the amount of referrals passed between its members. Since the beginning of the year, more than 200 leads have generated almost £30,000 worth of business for the Mighty Oaks Business
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Chance for day out with crime writer
TICKETS are available for a charity event featuring a published author next month. Simon Brett, who writes crime novels featuring Charles Paris, Mrs Pargeter and Fethering, will appear at Sledmere House, in Driffield, in support of the Royal National
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York to host Orange march
AN Orange Order march will take place in York next month with up to 250 members expected to parade through the city centre. North Yorkshire Police have confirmed the event will take place on June 18. It is understood the march will set off from Clifford
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All set for Midnight Walk
Two tutors at York College are making it their business to tackle the popular Midnight Walk in aid of St Leonard’s Hospice. The walk, which takes place on Saturday, June 18, starts and finishes at the college on Sim Balk Lane, and tutors Stella Franks
