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York and North Yorkshire LEP appoints business leaders to board
SEVEN business leaders and a University of York chief will join the new board of the York and North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership (YNLEP). They were selected after an open recruitment exercise by Barry Dodd, chairman of YNYLEP supported
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KT Tunstall to play at the Grand Opera House
SCOTTISH singer-songwriter KT Tunstall will play the Grand Opera House, York, on Sunday, November 6 on 13-date British and Irish solo tour this autumn. Tickets go on pre-sale tomorrow at 9am from kttunstalltickets.sandbag.uk.com and on general
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Westfield School pupils investigate mysterious visitors
PUPILS from Westfield School put on their investigative hats, trying to uncover what The Press were doing in their classroom yesterday. The pupils guessed the occupations of photographer Frank Dwyer and reporter Julie Hayes visited the school
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Yorkshire v Somerset - Day 1, lunch
Yorkshire have lost three wickets on the first morning of their LV=County Championship clash with Somerset. At lunch on day one they had reached 109 for three at Taunton. This is slightly disappointing, after they had raced to 56 for 0
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No charges over Ruby's fatal crash on cycle path
A THREE-YEAR investigation into the death of a teenage cyclist on a York cycle track has ended with Crown prosecutors revealing they will not be charging any organisation. Ruby Milnes, 17, was cycling home to Bishophill from York College along
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Husband jailed for killing ex-York millionnairess
THE husband of a York millionnairess who believed he was "stitched up" by a pre-nuptial agreement has today being cleared of murdering his estranged wife and burying her body, but has been jailed for 26 years for manslaughter. Robert Brown
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Weather and airports reduce profits at Superbreak
BAD winter and the loss of airport contracts have reduced profits at York-based short breaks business Superbreak. Parent business Holidaybreak said in its interim results for the six months ended March 31 that sales in the group’s hotel breaks
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York and District U13s carve out niche in city's football folklore
YORK and District under-13s captain Ben Godfrey hailed a “fantastic” day after he created history by lifting the English Schools’ FA Inter-Association Trophy. The Archbishop Holgate’s School pupil led his side to a 2-0 victory over Southampton in yesterday
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Racecourse officials give reaction to comments made by Crown Prosecution Service
YORK Racecourse officials say they strongly contest some of the comments made by the Crown Prosecution Service, and have also expressed their surprise and frustration. The racecourse said in a statement their first thoughts remained for the
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York and District U13s 2, Southampton 0
ALL Saints School pupils Ben Hirst and Joey McCormick were the goal heroes as York and District Under-13s created history by lifting the English Schools’ FA Inter-Association Trophy. The York youngsters became the first-ever side from the Minster city
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Now unblock the traffic
AS THE days grow closer to the take-over of the council into the hands of a Labour majority, I wonder if one of the first items on the agenda will be Water End. The priceless wonder of how to cause the biggest backlog of motorised transport
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Somewhere to sit in Parliament Street
IT WAS good to see a photo of a seat in York for the public to use (The Press, May 20). It wasn’t in Parliament Street, where the council has taken most of them up for some unknown reason. It is okay for the council to stop Thornton’s from turning
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This is hardly welfare
SINCE the “Animal Welfare” Minister, Jim Paice, took the reins at Defra a year ago, there has been a cascade of measures designed to weaken animal protection, with the latest – the decision not to ban wild animals in circuses – being based on legal
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The tally goes on
TWO years into the Norman Conquest in 1068, William and Matilda’s son Henry was born in Selby as William laid waste to the north of England. Henry I introduced polished tally sticks for taxes owed to the king. Notches were made on these sticks to represent
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Extra council executive is just not necessary
LABOUR’S creation of an additional executive member with an allowance of £14,700 beggars belief in these times of austerity. Although crime and community safety is important, it could be covered by an existing executive member, given that crime has actually
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Drop leaflets on Tripoli
ROGER Westmoreland (Letters, May 21) reminds me of my recent letter (Between a rock and a hard place, Letters, April 22) in which I pointed out the well-known military truth that, “You cannot win a war from the air alone”. As Roger points out, the
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Union of Tories
With the Scots voting overwhelmingly for the Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP), does this not offer us in England an opportunity that will keep the union, benefit England and help the Conservative Party? Give them all the tax powers they want, but keep
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A ‘lucky omen’
THANKFUL as most of us were for the elimination of the mass murderer Osama Bin Laden, I have a grave reservation. Executing Bin Laden in the dead of night made little sense. Yes, the special forces personnel were able to sneak up on their target, but
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Olivia’s ordeal brought a tear to the eye
WHAT a touching and moving story of two year old Olivia Howard (The Press, May 21). The ordeal of this brave little girl brought a tear to the eye – and what her parents have gone through is inconceivable as she underwent two brain operations to remove
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Parking bother at York Hospital
I HAD to attend York Hospital last week, which introduced me to the new parking facilities. The first problem arose when I stopped to collect a parking ticket from the entrance machine. It promptly spat into mid air, and the ticket fell under my
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Green paint spills
DURING the past few months, the road passing York Station has acquired a painted green lane threading through several lanes which lead to bus stops and passing traffic. This is obviously for cyclists heading towards the Lendal bridge and Rougier Street
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Sex mad or what?
I’VE long thought there was too much sex education in our schools these days – putting adult matters into young heads (The Press, May 12). Now I’m sure of it! A school child seeing sex in a Christian cross! Sex mad or what? By the way, as an innocent
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Civic importance
WE LOST our town crier and now the Lord Mayor’s roll is under review. Will there be any such features in this city as once in the past? Keith Chapman, Custance Walk, York.
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New boss takes over Aviva Life in York
DAVID Barral has soared to the top of the Aviva leadership tree in York. The giant insurance and pensions group has promoted him from chief operating officer to chief executive of York-based Aviva Life. Mr Barral succeeds Toby Strauss
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Greencore "disappointed" as failed merger hits profit growth
CONVENIENCE foods manufacturer Greencore's profits have been hit by the failed merger with Northern Foods. The Irish business, which employs 600 people on a 23-acre site at Barlby, near Selby, was on track to almost double pre-tax profits
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Law vs politics: it’s an old fight
SOMETIMES our news is dominated by stories that don’t matter that much to most of us, to the extent I sometimes wonder if they are deliberately concocted to take our minds off war, imploding economies and the like. One such is the row over super-injunctions
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Bare-faced truth about make-up
MY DAUGHTERS were horrified this week to see a photograph of singer Katy Perry without make-up. They couldn’t believe how dramatically different she looked; how, as they commented, ‘plain and ordinary’. I explained, as I have done on many occasions
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Pots of ideas
Bettys cookery school has enticed people to rattle those pots and pans for a decade. MAXINE GORDON speaks to its creator. COOKERY schools are not that unusual today, but ten years ago the notion of teaching the public to cook was more rare. Lesley
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Yorkshire batsman Adam Lyth told to get back to basics
Opening batsman Adam Lyth has been urged to tighten up his game by captain Andrew Gale in a bid to replicate last season’s stunning form in the LV= County Championship for Yorkshire. The 23-year-old England Lions’ left-hander has not scored a hundred
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York Cricket Club lose out in ECB National Club Championship tie
York Cricket Club travelled to Chester-le-Street, for their second round tie, in the ECB National Club Championship, but came away disappointed. Having got themselves into a position to win the game, they came up just short losing by 32 runs. The
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Cygnet excel in ladies darts league semi-finals
YORK John Smith’s Ladies Darts League semi-finals night belonged to Cygnet as they won through in three of the four competitions contested. Karen Richardson, who was playing in the triples as a reserve for Lynn Thompson who will be back for finals night
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York’s double up to undermine Wigginton tennis duo
The two biggest clubs faced off in the top and bottom divisions of the Tyke Petroleum Men’s Tennis League. York comprehensively beat Wigginton at home in division one, with Phil Langley scoring 24 against his old club with partner Pete Goodall. But
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Turnbull clan turn up heat on Poppleton in Mixed Tennis League
The Turnbull family ensured Poppleton opened their account in division one of the IT Sports Mixed Tennis League with a win at Rufforth. The husband and wife duo of Paul and Belinda Turnbull just outscored their children Nick and Rebecca. But there
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Pennine League title eludes Selby Warriors
SELBY Warriors missed out on the Pennine League division three title when losing 40-14 to a Thornhill ‘A’ team coached by former York City Knights boss James Ratcliffe. The Warriors were seeking a notable treble having won the Andrew Bennett Memorial
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Top-class rivals but Lily’s Angel is set to bloom at Beverley
Lily’s Angel, unbeaten in three outings, heads to Beverley tomorrow evening with strong claims on the feature event. The £21,500 Hilary Needler Trophy is the target for the Malton filly, who got off the mark on this course in April and has since followed
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MOR Music
AS a guitar-mad teenager, Phil O’Dea was in seventh heaven when it came to his work experience. Aged 14, he was taken on under the Trident Scheme at MOR Music in Fossgate, York, and thereafter over the years kept in touch regularly to supply his own
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Flower farmer create marketing co-operative
A FARMER in the East Riding is launching an ambitious new initiative aimed at breathing new life into the British flower industry. Gill Hodgson, of Field House Farm, Everingham, near Pocklington, was shocked to learn that only ten per cent
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Bed firm springs into action to buy woodland
PEOPLE will literally sleep easier in their beds knowing 56-acres of North Yorkshire woodland has just been bought by bed company Harrison Spinks. The firm has spent £150,000 on a long leasehold on two plots at Sand Hutton Woods near York –
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Property firm cautious over 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 of the
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Pet firm up for award
CRANSWICK Pet Products has been voted Management Team Of The Year 2011 in the BCVA awards for private equity backed businesses. The Driffield-based business won the mid-market category and will now go forward to the national finals in June. Derek
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Karate champion suspended over charges
THE York international karate champion facing sex charges has been suspended by his sport’s national body. The sporting future of double European champion and holder of four dan black belts Liam Edward O’Grady will hang in the balance until
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York buildings praised by design judges
A GROUP of architectural design experts has praised York’s high standards of building, as they assess entries for this year’s York Design Awards. The four judges spent two days viewing the 23 entries for this year’s awards. Robert Adam, world-acclaimed
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Why new Miss York wants to help asthma sufferers
SHE has suffered from severe asthma since a very young age – now the winner of Miss York 2011 plans to use her triumph to raise awareness of the condition. Anastasia Smith, 20, of Norton, near Malton, the same town as previous Miss York winner Georgia
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Microlight man thought his ‘time was up’
PARAPLEGIC microlight pilot Dave Sykes has told how he thought his “time was up” after encountering a sandstorm during his brave attempt to fly from York to Australia. Dave, 43, a member of York Flying Club, who took off from Rufforth Airfield on April
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York boys lift national football title
PUPILS from York schools have won a national football competition. The under 13s York and District team of the English Schools’ Football Association (ESFA) beat Southampton 2-0 at the finals in Milton Keynes yesterday. It was the first
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Dick Turpin inspires charity bike ride
THREE cycling friends from a York church will retrace the route of highwayman Dick Turpin when they cycle from London to the Yorkshire capital in a single day. Barrister Crispin Oliver and fellow members of the Clifton Parish Church congregation Stuart
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Pub introduces drinking pots to toast 17th century spirit
A PUB landlady is toasting a 17th century spirit with her pot tankards. Stephanie Macklewain-Cross introduced the ceramic drinking pots to customers at The Black Swan on Peasholme Green. Toasting to Honest John, a local man who was hanged for stealing
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Rising crime figures blamed on cutbacks
THE Police Federation has blamed rising crime figures in much of North Yorkshire on police cuts. Figures released yesterday showed that reported crime in several areas of North Yorkshire had risen in the first five months of 2011. Locally
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Sainsbury’s supermarket ready to expand
A SUPERMARKET chain has unveiled plans for an extension to one of its York stores which could see 40 new jobs being created. Sainsbury’s is hoping to win permission to revamp its Foss Bank base in the centre of the city and increase the amount of floorspace
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Thief posing as a Big Issue seller
POLICE are trying to catch a thief posing as a Big Issue seller. The man, who is 5ft 7in tall and of small build, has been visiting businesses in York, Ripon and Harrogate since the beginning of April this year, claiming to be selling the magazine
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Minster Belles to take part in midnight half-marathon walk
A GROUP inspired by a woman’s fight against cancer plan to raise thousands of pounds for research into the illness. The band of women, who call themselves the Minster Belles, plan to take part in Moonwalk, a midnight half-marathon walk in Edinburgh next
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Wallet stolen from damaged vehicle
POLICE have appealed for information after a parked car was broken into and damaged in an East Yorkshire town. The thieves targeted a Ford Fiesta in Burstall Hill, Bridlington, between 11.20pm and 11.40pm last Tuesday, forcing their way into the
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End of an era as fruit and veg store closes
THE owner of a York fruit and veg shop has blamed supermarket Sunday trading and high parking charges for the closure of his city centre business. John Mannion, 64, whose Blake Street shop bears his name, closed the store on Saturday after 25 years of
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Air ambulance handed £1,400 cheque in memory of Trevor Peacock
Nearly £1,400 has been handed to a life-saving charity in memory of a motorcyclist who died in a an accident. Karen, Chloe and Jamie Peacock presented a cheque for £1,395 to the Yorkshire Air Ambulance at Green Hammerton Social Club, in memory of Trevor
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Bringing ‘real life’ into classroom
EMPLOYEE volunteers are bringing the world of work into the classroom as part of a York Children’s University taster week. A range of activities is taking place at York primary schools this week, giving volunteers from businesses across the city an insight
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Charity walkers raise awareness of bowel diseases
HUNDREDS of people gathered in York this weekend to raise money and awareness of a disease that affects people around the country. More than 350 people took part in the sixth annual Crohn’s and Colitis UK 5km York Walk, which set off from Museum Gardens
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Review: Russell Howard, Right Here, Right Now, The Basement, City Screen, York
YORK on race nights resembles Mordor, the nightmarish kingdom in Tolkien’s The Lord Of The Rings, according to Russell Howard. The apparently shaken comedian – now an easily recognisable household name – drew quick laughter with a description of
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Review: Rob Rouse, The Basement, City Screen, York.
With only 20 people in Rob Rouse’s audience, the evening seemed condemned to be acutely awkward and uncomfortable. No one told Rouse. His show, aptly called The Great Escape, was joyous, irreverent and painfully funny. A video of his libidinous dog
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New hope for Bonding Warehouse
THE owner of York’s long-empty Bonding Warehouse says a national company still wants to buy it and turn it into a hotel and restaurant. But property developer William Legard said the sale of the landmark riverside property would be subject to planning
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Sponsored walk raises £1,000 towards toddler's lifesaving treatment
YOUNG friends of a seriously ill toddler have helped to raise about £1,000 towards providing him with potentially lifesaving treatment. Fundraisers donned fancy dress to take part in a sponsored walk around Chesney Fields in Acomb in aid of two-year-old
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Car damaged in Market Weighton supermarket car park
POLICE have appealed for witnesses after a vehicle was damaged in the car park of an East Yorkshire supermarket. The blue MG ZR was hit by another car, which was either white or light-coloured, at the Netto store in High Street, Market Weighton, at about
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Premiere of My Family And Other Animals delayed
THE first night of York Theatre Royal’s world premiere of My Family And Other Animals is being put back from June 3 to June 7. The decision to delay the opening of the first ever stage production of Gerald Durrell’s novel will enable artistic director
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Whitby care home expands
A NEW wing added to the award-winning Peregrine House Care Home in Whitby is to be officially opened by The Marquis of Normanby on May 31. He will also hand over certificates for recently achieved Investors in People Gold and Champions awards.
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Kay West elected as new chairman of East Riding council
Councillor Kay West has been elected as the new chairman of East Riding of Yorkshire Council. Coun West, who lives in Pocklington, is councillor for Pocklington Provincial ward. Last year, she served as vice-chairman and has been mayor of Pocklington
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Funding bid to beat gridlock
TRANSPORT bosses in North Yorkshire are set to bid for millions of pounds in Government funding for two schemes aimed at combating congestion. North Yorkshire County Council’s executive was today expected to confirm it will be pursuing cash from the
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Wendy elected as legion chairwoman
A MAGISTRATE from Selby has been elected chairwoman of the Royal British Legion’s women’s section. Wendy Bromwich, from Ellerton, has been a magistrate in Selby for the past 30 years, and was given the honour at the legion’s national conference
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Pupils launch York’s second Bike It Action Day
Young riders from top York Cycling Schools Poppleton Ousebank Primary and Skelton Primary launched the city’s second Bike It Action Day at St William’s College. The action day, organised by UK sustainable transport charity Sustrans, saw head teachers
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Patrick McGovern going the extra mile for St Leonard’s Hospice
A CHARITY fundraiser is about to tackle a 100-mile trek in the Welsh Marches to raise cash for York’s St Leonard’s Hospice. Patrick McGovern, from York, who is a member of the Long Distance Walkers Association, will set off on May 26 in Ludlow, in Shropshire
