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Soldiers from oppressive regimes trained in York
YORK St John University has trained military officers associated with oppressive regimes, according to figures released under the Freedom of Information Act. High-ranking soldiers from countries including Libya, Sudan, China and Uzbekistan have attended
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York City's transfer policy focusing on goal scoring
GETTING goals is driving the transfer policy of York City’s management duo this summer. Assistant manager Darron Gee said only by improving the Minstermen’s net return in the upcoming Blue Square Bet Premier season could the club achieve their aims of
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Off-form Simon Dyson struggles in Welsh Open
YORK’S Simon Dyson had to show club class to avoid being too detached from the leaders after the first day of the Welsh Open. Dyson, who went into the European Tour event at Celtic Manor buoyed by a brilliant third place behind world number one and two
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Storytelling extravaganza, City Screen, York, June 9
LADYBIRD Books and BBC radio performance poet Murray Lachlan Young will host a storytelling extravaganza at City Screen, York, on Thursday morning. Doors will open at 10.30am for the 11am story-time for under-fives: a Ladybird Live! early-reading
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Cigdem Aslan, Songs Of Smyrna, National Centre for Early Music, York, June 4
Cigdem Aslan performs Songs Of Smyrna at the National Centre for Early Music, York, tomorrow at 7.30pm. Cigdem, pronounced Cheedem, is a rising star in the revival of rebetiko, the bittersweet, devil-may-care songs of an exiled underclass, first sung
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York City Knights reserves fall to Featherstone
LATE tries condemned York City Knights reserves to a 34-6 defeat to Featherstone in the reserve championship last night. The Knights took the lead through New Earswick All Blacks product Ben Dent, Paul Stamp goaling, and were 6-4 ahead at half-time.
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Justin Moorhouse and Ian D Monfort, Hyena Lounge Comedy Club, York, June 5
Justin Moorhouse and Ian D Monfort kick off the 2011 season of Edinburgh Previews at the Hyena Lounge Comedy Club in York on Sunday night. “Over the next nine weeks in the Basement at City Screen, some of the biggest and best names in stand-up will
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Clare Summerskill’s Well That Explains It!, The Studio at York Theatre Royal, June 3 and 4
Not for the shy and retiring, Clare Summerskill’s Well That Explains It! encourages you to reconsider humorous issues of sex, sexual orientation, being single, being married, being gay and everything in between in The Studio at York Theatre Royal tonight
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Jane McDonald, York Barbican, June 4
YORKSHIRE diva Jane McDonald is chuffed to be playing the re-launched York Barbican this weekend. “I’m absolutely thrilled and it was lovely to be one of the first concerts to be confirmed for there. We always have a great time in York, such
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York Opera presents Angelina’s Betrothal and Trial By Jury at Kirk Theatre, Pickering, June 8; National Centre for Early Music, York, June 9 to 11
WHO says students take it easy? Jasmine Caine is in the second year of her history degree at the University of York, starting work now on her all important dissertation, 21st Century Depictions of The Tudors. At the same time, she can be spotted on
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Suzuki Splash
YOU might guess from the youthfulness of its name that Suzuki’s Splash is aimed at a younger market of couples and families than the car it replaced, the versatile Wagon R. Long gone are the set-square looks, replaced by a chunky, cheeky cuteness. Yet
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Yorkshire Day music event at Ryedale Folk Museum
ON behalf of Ryedale Folk Museum and Yorkshire Garland, poet and musician Tony Morris is calling on Yorkshire singers and musicians to perform at the museum in Hutton-le-Hole on Yorkshire Day, Monday, August 1. “We have enjoyed ourselves in the
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Glen Campbell, York Barbican, October 28
AMERICAN country great Glen Campbell will play York Barbican on his last British tour on October 28, the only Yorkshire concert of the 14 dates. The 75-year-old Rhinestone Cowboy will be promoting his final studio album, Ghost On The Canvas. Tickets
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Katy Moffatt, Black Swan Folk Club, York, June 9
AMERICAN singer Katy Moffatt makes her third visit to the Black Swan Folk Club in York on Thursday night. “Katy comes from the alt. country/Americana tradition of US singer-songwriters, but is very much at home in a cosy British folk club setting, as
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Lunar Saxophone Quartet, Unitarian Chapel, St Saviourgate, York, June 4
York Late Music continues its First Saturday in the Month concert series at the Unitarian Chapel, St Saviourgate, York, with the Lunar Saxophone Quartet tomorrow night. Their 7.30pm programme includes Philip Glass’s rescored String Quartet No 3 (Mishima
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Tissue Regenix confident of becoming global leader
TISSUE Regenix is confident of achieving its goal to become a global leader, its chairman said at its annual general meeting yesterday. John Samuel, chairman of the company which makes animal tissues suitable for transplant in human surgery, said the
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Kate Bush, Director’s Cut (Fish People) ****
NEW material from Kate Bush comes marginally more frequently than sightings of pink unicorns. So one can only imagine how excited thousands of Bush devotees were to hear of the release of a new album. Mostly male and approaching, if not slightly eclipsing
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Seasick Steve, You Can’t Teach An Old Dog New Tricks (Play It Again Sam) ***
SEASICK Steve is a straight-forward guy, known for his BIY approach to music (blues-it-yourself). Previously heralded for this rough-and-ready tendency, his stonking jams on home-made guitars fashioned from hubcaps and cigar boxes, he here displays
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Battles, Gloss Drop (Warp) **
LISTENING to Battles’ sophomore record is, quite literally, a battle. No one could deny the New Yorkers are brilliant musicians, but their odd style and innumerable changes of direction grate rather than fascinate. All sorts of influences are present
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Nils Lofgren, York Barbican, June 10
AMERICAN guitarist and songwriter Nils Lofgren, who will play an acoustic concert at York Barbican next Friday, is involved in a fundraising project for Martin House Children’s Hospice at Clifford, Boston Spa. Nils has recorded a version of Neil Young
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Cara Dillon, The Duchess, York, June 5
YORK is spoilt for choice for concerts this weekend. Take your pick from Paolo Nutini at York Barbican tonight; Jon Fratelli of the Fratelli Brothers at Fibbers, Adam Ant at the Duchess or Jane McDonald at the Barbican tomorrow; Fun Lovin’ Criminals at
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Paolo Nutini, York Barbican, June 3
PAOLO Nutini plays York Barbican this evening as one of three warm-up dates for his headline appearance at the RockNess festival in Scotland later this month and it is not too late to acquire tickets. Surprisingly, a limited number are still available
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Eddie Vedder, Ukulele Songs (Monkeywrench Records/Universal Island) ***
WITH four strings and its distinctive Hawaiian sound, the ukulele is not a versatile instrument, and this album suffers for that, but luckily the Pearl Jam front man’s equally unique voice provides enough range and emotion to cover the shortfall.
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Friendly Fires, Pala (XL) ***
IF Club Tropicana ever set up a franchise in St Albans, it’d probably sound something like this. Friendly Fires might have been tagged as indie-pop, but their second excursion sees the pop leaving the indie trailing. Part chilled-out Balearic bliss
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Martyn Turner to face Matthew Edgar in UK Open third round
RAWCLIFFE’S Martyn Turner will play rookie Matthew Edgar in the third round of the UK Open tonight. Daventry-based sports coach Edgar, 25, only qualified for the PDC tour in January and has never competed in the Sky Sports-televised tournament before
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The Felice Brothers, Celebration, Florida (Loose Music) ***
RECORDING in an old school in Beacon, upstate New York, the Felice Brothers have been learning new tricks since 2009’s Yonder Is The Clock. Once these Americana brothers from the Catskill Mountains were a raggedy outlaw update on the Sixties’ folk
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Jazz notes
LEA De Laria is a vocalist and controversial stand-up comic from New York and her on/off visit to Wakefield Jazz tonight has been confirmed (01977 680338). “Talks like a coffee grinder, sounds like a cross between Ella Fitzgerald and a Broadway Diva
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Talk on Marc Chagall at Bar Lane Studios, York, June 8
GUEST lecturer Theodora Clarke, from the University of Bristol faculty of arts, will give an hour-long talk on Marc Chagall: Art and Religion on Wednesday at Bar Lane Studios, York, to tie in an exhibition at the studio. This lecture will explore the
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Rob Jones’s exhibition, Secret (Protect From All Elements), Bar Lane Studios, York, until June 7
ROB Jones is concluding three years of Fine Art studies at York St John University with a “shamelessly theatrical” exhibition. “And I don’t apologise for that,” he says. “The intention was to create a memorable, thought-provoking experience. “It’s a
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Script Yorkshire presents YorkWrite, The Studio at York Theatre Royal, June 7 and 8
Script Yorkshire York presents YorkWrite for a second year in The Studio at York Theatre Royal on Tuesday and Wednesday at 7.45pm, when three short plays on the theme of “Thriller” will be performed. Helen Cadbury presents her new work Everyday People
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Chris Thompson crashes out at first UK Open hurdle
FORMER UK Open quarter-finalist Chris Thompson crashed out in the preliminary round of this year’s competition at Bolton. World number 53 Thompson, who reached the last eight in 2008, lost 4-0 to Nigel Heydon, ranked one place above him in the PDC
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My Family And Other Animals, York Theatre Royal, June 7 to June 25
THE suggestion came as long ago as 2005 when Janys Chambers was playing the long-suffering wife in Damian Cruden’s production of East Is East at York Theatre Royal. “Janys said she’d written a radio version of My Family And Other Animals, and I said
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Shoulder of Mutton FC seeking players
YORK outfit Shoulder of Mutton are looking for new players ahead of the 2011/2 Ian’s Cars of Barlby York Sunday Morning Football League campaign. Shoulder, who play at Burnholme Community College, finished fourth in division three last season and reached
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Phil Chapman takes darts tournament title for a second time
York City Fans’ annual darts tournament was won by Phil Chapman. And in taking the title, Chapman became the first player in the seven-year history of the event to have won it more than once. Showing steely nerve, Chapman came from behind to beat
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Pocklington power to the top Invitation Tennis League division two
DIVISION two leaders Pocklington are gunning for a rapid return to the top flight of the Fulford Ladies’ Invitation Tennis League. The East Yorkshire side toppled Appleton Roebuck 68-40 with captain Helen Whilesmith and Andrea Bland teaming up for three
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Knights youngsters selected for England Colleges squad
NATIONAL honours await York City Knights youngsters Ed Smith and Josh Mortimer – after both were selected for the England Colleges squad. As reported by The Press, the pair were named in the Yorkshire ranks last month, bringing more kudos to the rugby
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Barrie McDermott to feature in Masters Rugby League game
LEEDS and Great Britain legend Barrie McDermott is set to grace York Acorn ARLC’s Thanet Road ground on Sunday in a Masters Rugby League game against the host outfit. McDermott heads up a team from Oldham featuring old boys from his former amateur club
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Welcome To Wherever I Am, An Evening With Dom Joly, Harrogate Theatre, June 13, 8pm; Grand Opera House, York, June 14
Dom Joly is a polymath, so while you may think you know him from the guerrilla improv pranks of Trigger Happy TV and his japes in the Australian jungle in I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here, he has led an extraordinarily diverse life. BBC chat-show
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Adam Ant, The Duchess, June 4. SOLD OUT
FIFTEEN years, maybe more, since Adam Ant’s last full-scale British tour, the king of the wild frontier is undertaking 11 dates that conclude at the sold-out Duchess in York tomorrow night. “I missed performing – that’s what I do – and the money,”
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Angler Adam Snowden scales the heights at Carpvale
Some big carp have been coming out of local angling fisheries in the past week like this stunning 22lb 5oz mirror carp banked by Adam Snowden from Carpvale Doubles. It was the biggest of a hectic 24-hour session that saw a further dozen fish grace his
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Double-up duty tests York Cricket Club
YORK Cricket Club face a two-fold challenge this weekend – extending their league lead while taking the first step in retaining their Black Sheep Champions Trophy crown. The Clifton Parkers take a trip to Sheffield Collegiate in the Solly Sports Yorkshire
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Ryan Sidebottom likens Yorkshire's state to England
World Twenty20 winner Ryan Sidebottom has compared the build up to England’s successful campaign in the Caribbean just over 12 months ago to that of the current Yorkshire side ahead of this summer’s Friends Life t20 competition. “If you look at England
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Al Murray, The Pub Landlord, Grand Opera House, York, June 16. SOLD OUT
CAN you believe it? Al Murray, The Pub Landlord, hasn’t pulled a pint in York since June 2006, when he sped on stage on board a motorised bar, trailing a plume of dry ice. He has been dishing out his bar-room philosophy to posh neighbour Harrogate instead
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Age irrelevant as Haslam aims to straddle the generation gap
YOU will have found it hard to escape the name of Ben Haslam over the last year. TV cameras have followed the Middleham trainer around pretty much ever since he took over the reins from his father Pat at Castle Hill stables. At 25, he was the youngest
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Christian Bradford - G2G Promotions Ltd
JUST as he was wondering what to do with his life 20-year-old Christian Bradford of York was saved by a brainwave. He had been a dropout from sixth form when he was in Dubai with his family, but once he returned to York the only job he could get was
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Young drivers are risky
IN RESPONSE to A Logan’s complaint about the high cost of car insurance for young motorists (The Press, May 31), insurance companies have to concern themselves not only with the expense of repairing or replacing vehicles, but also with claims for other
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Police spend £35k on bottled water
POLICE in North Yorkshire splashed out more than £35,000 on bottled water in three years, The Press can reveal. Campaigners today attacked the spending, which was revealed in figures released under the Freedom of Information Act, although it
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Queen’s horse to round off a regal annus mirabilis
Nearly there. Carlton House, whose participation in tomorrow’s Investec Derby has been under a cloud most of the week, was last night looking likely to make the line-up in a bid to provide Her Majesty the Queen with her first victory in Britain’s premier
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When will it end for our soldiers?
TWO more soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan to add to the list of young lives lost in that un-winnable war. Just when is this pointless loss of young lives going to come to an end? Prime Minister David Cameron will doubtless say, as will the
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Other side of the story
ALL hospitals are not like the one in Bristol shown on Panorama on Monday. When our son was 18, in 1983, he was brain damaged in a bicycle accident. Ever since, he has met with nothing but kindness. For the past 18 years he has been under the care
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A rubbish idea
SO THE Coalition government is now considering paying councils to go back to weekly rubbish collections. Surely this will defeat the object of the exercise, which was to educate the population of this country to segregate their rubbish, thus recycling
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It’s total gridlock
I EXPERIENCED the two sets of road works on Holgate and Poppleton Roads in York this week, necessitating lengthy diversions. On my morning journey, from the National Railway Museum entrance along Leeman Road to the station, the time taken to cover
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No Love lost
NICK Love, who fails to mention that he was a Lib-Dem candidate at the recent election (The Press, May 31), says that he shares The Press’s view that Labour appointing its own members to the chairs of half the council’s scrutiny committees is “control
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Father tells of fear as children struck down by E.coli
THE father of two young children who became seriously ill after contracting an E.coli virus is urging parents to learn the symptoms of the condition. Two–year-old Leah Payne, of Market Weighton almost lost her life when the potentially lethal
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Small talk makes a big difference
I T’S not only nature that’s been thrown out of sync by our changing climate. I cast my clouts well before May was out – back in April when we had that scorching weather – and it’s been windy, rainy and chilly ever since I packed away my cardigans. Obviously
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Ruby Noodles licks opposition in Press competition
THIS proud pooch is the winner of The Press’ popular Pet Icon competition. Ruby Noodles, a two-year-old Parson Russell Terrier, received 43 votes to win the title from more than 230 pets which were entered into the competition by their owners. Her owner
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Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me, 41 Monkgate, York, June 8 to 11
YORK company Wildgoose Theatre will present Frank McGuinness’s political drama Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me at 41 Monkgate, York, from June 8 to 11. Written in 1992, shortly after the Lebanon Hostage Crisis, the play is a fictional account of three
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Police plea in hunt for woman
Police are appealing for help in locating Kayleigh Jane Johnson who is wanted for breach of court bail from York Crown Court. Johnson, 20, of Cold Bath Place, Harrogate, has breached a curfew order and failed to attend Harrogate Police Station as required
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Two held in drugs swoop
TWO people have been arrested on suspicion of drugs and money-laundering offences after police raided a York caravan site and seized cannabis and cash. The warrant was carried out at Clifton caravan site yesterday morning. A man and a woman, both
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Sunseekers enjoy heat as flaming June arrives
SCORCHING weather has shone on North Yorkshire as the start of June heralded a return of the heat. Sun-worshippers basked in temperatures reaching into the mid-20s yesterday, with people packing into the region’s parks and flocking to its beaches.
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Five police officers after Deputy Chief Constable job
FIVE top police officers are vying for the role of North Yorkshire Police’s Deputy Chief Constable. The role became vacant after the former deputy, Adam Briggs, announced his retirement in February. Interviews for the five applicants, who have
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Cyclists set for annual World Naked Bike Ride
SCORES of cyclists are expected to brave the weekend weather in York during the sixth annual World Naked Bike Ride. The event, which starts tomorrow at 5pm, started in 2004 as a protest against oil dependency and car culture. Riders will gather at the
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York highlighted as pioneering health hub
YORK has been highlighted as a hub for pioneering healthcare techniques in a report into the nation’s economy. The Future of Business 2011 report, published by HSBC bank, identified a resurgence in manufacturing, particularly in the Midlands and the
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Selby butcher picks up national award
THE pie’s the limit for a Selby butcher who has made it third time lucky by claiming a national award. JA Mounfield & Son picked up the prize for its 1lb Traditional Pork Pie at the final of the BPEX Butcher Regional Roadshow and Product Evaluation
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Setback for fashion store move
A FASHION chain has hit a hurdle in its plans to move into the former Borders store in the centre of York. Cult, which sells men’s and women’s clothing, is aiming to open a new outlet at the Davygate site by September in a move which will create about
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All fired up for four-day Diamond Jubilee break
GUNS fired a salute to celebrate the Queen’s coronation as a special holiday for her Diamond Jubilee next year was announced. As members of the 4th Regiment Royal Artillery, based at Topcliffe, fired the annual 21-gun salute, Buckingham Palace
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Tribute acts celebrate Anne Moncaster’s life
Tribute acts will perform at a fundraising event tonight to honour a local country singer who lost her battle with cancer. Anne Moncaster, from Hopgrove, worked for 20 years as a Patsy Cline impersonator, under the stage name Anne Kristine. Last year
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Boat man in plea for help with restoration
THE owner of a Victorian passenger boat planning to set sail on York’s waterways is appealing for help achieving his dream. Jim Sanderson, 33, bought the £320,000 vessel, which dates back to 1894 and is named Belle, last year. Jim, a scuba-diving
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York Cares in plea to local businesses
VOLUNTEERS from local businesses have been asked to help improve the lives of primary school children in York. York Cares needs volunteers to donate their time to help children learn to read, and improve their basic awareness of money and financial
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Man damaged mother’s car following argument
AN 18-year-old from Selby was told he was “extremely fortunate” that his mother had stood by him, after he attacked her car following an argument. Jamie William Alford, of Milton Place, Gowthorpe, appeared before Selby Magistrates’ Court on Thursday,
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Bid to banish congestion in town’s centre
PLANS have been drawn up for a £5.5 million new junction to ease traffic and pollution in Malton and Norton. North Yorkshire County Council has formally applied to construct a new slip road and two roundabouts at the A64 Brambling Fields junction
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George and May Massie celebrate their diamond wedding
A YORK couple have celebrated their diamond wedding this week. George and May Massie, of Bishopthorpe, married in Lancashire shortly after George was demobbed from the RAF. May said: “We met at a dance six months after George had signed up, and he always
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Golden wedding celebrations for Stockton Lane couple
THEY went out on a bet – and now June and Peter Abbott are today celebrating 50 years of marriage. The couple, of Stockton Lane, York, first met when they were both working at the then British Road Services in Foss Islands Road. A friend of Peter’s
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June sun shines on equestrian showcase
ONE of the biggest events in Yorkshire’s equestrian calendar is under way and promising a week of exciting competition for spectators. The Bramham International Horse Trials began yesterday in warm June sunshine with organisers expecting up
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Poundland store to open in Bridington
price discount retailer Poundland has announced plans for a store in the Bridington area. Details such as location and the number of new jobs will be confirmed over the coming weeks along with plans for a family fun day to mark the occasion.
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Ban for owner who left pony out in the cold
A YOUNG woman from a travelling background has been banned from keeping horses and ponies after the RSPCA took over care of her piebald cob. Debora Smith, 21, left her 18-year-old pony tethered in the open on roadside verges during the intensely cold
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Police appeal to find woman
EAST Yorkshire police are trying to trace a woman to help them with their inquiries. Police are looking for a woman originally known as Mandy Dixon. It is believed she attended Bridlington Grammar School for girls between 1979 and 1983. She may now
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Selby pupils bury time capsule
PUPILS from Barlow Community Primary School, near Selby, have buried a time capsule in the grounds of their school. The capsule contained essays by the pupils, including Charlotte Rowland and Edward Aitchinson and everyday items they use at school, including
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Swimming club holds fancy-dress fundraiser
PYJAMAS and nighties were the order of the day when a swimming club for disabled people in York staged a fancy-dress fundraiser. At 93, Violet Matthews is the oldest member of New Earswick Disabled Swimming Club, having swum for the city of York in the
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Sweet workers hygiene update
FACTORY workers in York producing some of the nation’s favourite sweets completed courses on food hygiene. Recruitment company gap personnel supplies Tangerine Confectionery's sites in York, Pontefract and Cleckheaton with temporary workers. The recruitment
