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Shaun’s Big Show, Grand Opera House, York, June 8-12
CALIBRE Productions know how to convert popular television shows to the stage. Dad’s Army, ’Allo ’Allo! and Porridge have all made the transfer in their hands, but Shaun The Sheep presented a different set of challenges from tapping into BBC nostalgia
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City Screen cinema membership offer
RESIDENTS of York can become members of the City Screen cinema for free, for the next two weeks. Benefits of becoming a member include £2 off tickets, no booking fees, and discounted refreshments. The Everyone’s A Member promotion runs from Friday
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Police plea to find missing York man
A MAN has been missing from his York home for almost a month, sparking a police plea for help. Joshua Peter Ffrench, 23, has not been seen since Tuesday May 10 at his home address on Burnsall Drive in Holgate, York. He was reported missing
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York Knights plot clear out
THE rotating door at Huntington Stadium could begin to revolve after head coach Dave Woods confirmed York City Knights had considered changes to the squad. Rumours prior to yesterday’s defeat at Featherstone suggested the Knights had sought
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Martyn Turner u-turns on decision to quit PDC darts
AINSTY ace Martyn Turner has shelved plans to quit the PDC circuit after a strong showing at the Speedy Hire UK Open in Bolton. The Miller Food delivery driver admitted his high-quality third round contest against Matthew Edgar had helped him regain
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Now you can pop out for a Botox treatment
SINCE Botox treatments became available to the public, they have slowly made their way out of the Hollywood clinics and on to the high street. Now it’s as simple as making an appointment, and you can return to the office from your lunch break with
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Lowering lights bills isn’t such a dim idea
I AM delighted to read that North Yorkshire County Council is exploring how energy bills and CO2 emissions might be trimmed by turning off street lighting (The Press, June 2). City of York Council looked into this in some depth. As energy champion
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Lifesaving challenges
AS AN Olympian and patron of Meningitis UK, I would like to challenge readers to do something incredible to help save lives from this killer disease. The charity has two events coming up involving the highest mountains in Africa and Great Britain
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Lookalike lawmen
READING of speeding motorists in Full Sutton reminds me of around three years ago, when the village of Bubwith had a scarecrow competition (The Press, June 2). One of the scarecrows was a lookalike policeman, standing against a tree entering the
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The real scare stories
TO PARAPHRASE Shakespeare: “Twas ever thus, and thus ‘twill ever be, that politicians make fools of thee and me.” Is Health Secretary Andrew Lansley for real? Ideological Tory mantra has placed him in a straitjacket of babbling nonsense. Mr Lansley
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Don’t lose your smile to tooth decay
WHEN the British Dental Health Foundation was set up just over 40 years ago, a staggering one-in-three adults in the UK had no teeth at all. Thankfully, the days of the toothless grin are a thing of the past thanks to improved health care and education
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Sorry state of Bonding Warehouse
THE floods of 2000 did not help the condition of the Bonding Warehouse, but they were not the reason for its current state. It had been empty and derelict for years before that. (The Press, June 2). Nick Derbyshire, South Esplanade, York
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Nuclear ban madness
UNBELIEVABLE – Germany, the powerhouse of Europe, an industrial giant, needing massive reserves of fuel and power and energy, has decided to close all its nuclear plants by 2022. That is utter madness. Germany gets 23 per cent of her power
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Anti-crime plans
WITH reference to “Criticism over £14k job for councillor” (The Press, May 26), the nominee being Coun Sandy Fraser. As a criminologist I have to confess to raising an eyebrow in relation to this decision and appointment. I think it only fair
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Housing crisis in mind
In The Press of June 1, Tracey Simpson-Laing warned of a housing crisis caused by the Government’s New Homes Bonus scheme. She complained that the money received through scheme would only be able to fund the building of five new homes in York.
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A real-life recycle
YOU wanted a few more letters from “common people” (Letters, May 25). I live in a first-floor flat in Tadcaster and have a lovely view over to the river. I like to sit in a morning with my cuppa and enjoy the view. Just below me is a community
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Not swept away
IS the new council already trying to bring in a policy of control freakery by overturning tradition and putting its own placemen as chairmen of scrutiny committees? Have no fear, ye olde citizens of York. As independents, The Press and their correspondents
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Blue badge help
OCCASIONALLY the question is raised as to why those who have been in some way temporary disabled due to an accident or medical condition or surgery cannot have a disabled badge for a limited period. Why is this? If introduced, this would help many
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Ear Trust thanks
SINCERE thanks to everyone who has helped me to send items to auction to raise funds for deaf babies and children. This money goes to the Ear Trust and every penny is used for them. I am now collecting old fountain pens and writing equipment for this
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Review: Paolo Nutini, Barbican Centre, York
PAOLO NUTINI, Scotland’s award-winning soul singer, was warmly welcomed by thousands of excited fans at York’s recently reopened Barbican Centre. With expectations high, Paolo had a lot to deliver, and he did not disappoint. For starters, we
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Reivew: Adam Ant and The Good, The Mad & The Lovely Posse Tour, The Duchess, York
Can you catch E.coli from sweat? If so, let’s hope nobody in the crush to get close to Adam Ant on Saturday night had been munching dodgy cucumbers for their tea. The Duchess is always a down and dirty kind of venue but the combination of a hot day
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Spirit Of The Dance, Grand Opera House, York, June 7
SPIRIT Of The Dance, the Irish dance show that has been seen by 25 million people in 15 countries, will return to the Grand Opera House, York, tomorrow night. At any one time, the show has up to ten separate dance troupes touring the world, along with
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Review: Lady Chatterley’s Lover, The Studio, Hull Truck Theatre until June 11
JOHN Godber gone, Gareth Tudor Price gone, Hull Truck Theatre could ill afford to lose the third player in its creative axis that gave this no-nonsense theatre its distinctive personality. Godber protégé Nick Lane has had to take a change of job
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A troubling tale of two journeys
QUESTION: How many miles is it from Kennedy airport in New York to London’s Heathrow? Answer – 3,452 miles, gate to gate. Here’s another question – how many miles is it from Heathrow to York? If you’re travelling by road it’s 209 miles, a little less
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Lock ’em up and throw away the key? - why we shouldn’t do that
The York and North Yorkshire Probation Trust has been rated one of the best in the country. STEPHEN LEWIS meets the boss of the trust, who believes in turning offenders around. THERE is a question probation workers are often asked, says Pete
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Community business award launched
BUSINESSES which put something back into their community are to be celebrated in a new award launched for The Press Business Awards 2011. The Best Business and Community Link Award has been sponsored by Benenden Healthcare Society, which itself
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Legal firm’s charity challenges
SOLICITORS at Langleys raised £4,500 for charity during May. Trainee solicitors James Bradley and Sarah Dalton took part in the BUPA Manchester ten kilometre run for the Wilberforce Trust. A Langleys team also donned royal wedding-themed hats to
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Software licensing seminar
A SEMINAR on software licensing for IT “techies” will staged by the University of York IT Academy at the new Ron Cooke Hub on the Heslington East campus. Speakers at the Yorkshire IT User Group event on July 20 will be Marcus Robinson of MR ICT and
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Software offers to help with studies
PHOENIX Software Ltd, the £65 million turnover Pocklington-based software supplier, has launched a new online software store offering massive discounts to students and teachers. The website offers a range of cheap software packages for both PC and
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Chef’s new role in Sandsend
A TOP new chef has been appointed at The Raithwaite Hall Country Retreat, in Sandsend, near Whitby. Darren Iddon will be the executive chef of the luxury country hotel ahead of the opening in October of its £30 million revamp by developer The Skelwith
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Rural planning ‘too cautious’
A NEW draft National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) is too cautious for the needs of the rural economy in Yorkshire. That is the criticism from the Easingwold office of the Country Landowners’ Association (CLA). It describes the proposed draft, published
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Deloitte in survey invitation
DELOITTE, the business advisory firm, is inviting York and North and East Yorkshire businesses to take part in its annual survey of UK entrepreneurs. The resulting report, entitled Entrepreneurship UK: 2011/12, will be the fruits of an analysis by
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George Bye's teenage memories of farm work
LAST week we brought you extracts from the memoirs of York man George Bye, who in the late 1920s ended up in the York workhouse with the rest of his family when his father died. We left George – now an 88-year-old great-grandfather who lives off Tadcaster
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Simon Dyson ends Wales Open in top 20
A FINAL round of 69 propelled Simon Dyson into the top 20 at the Saab Wales Open. The 33-year-old York golfer fired five birdies yesterday to finish the Celtic Manor event on a positive note with a two-under par round. That left the Malton & Norton
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Featherstone 44, Knights 24
ALL the extra defensive work in training came to nothing for York City Knights as, despite being able to glean more positives from their trip to Featherstone, they returned with no tangible reward. Dave Woods’ men conceded eight tries to
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Tom Pringle helps York Cricket Club maintain league record
SPIN star Tom Pringle claimed 8-74 as York Cricket Club maintained their unbeaten record with a nailbiting victory at Sheffield Collegiate in the Solly Sports Yorkshire ECB County Premier League. Pringle orchestrated a batting collapse as the hosts
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Easingwold all-rounder Paul Skilbeck hits maximum over
SIX-HITTING all-rounder Paul Skilbeck struck six maximums in an over off Clifton Alliance spinner Alex Renton in the Hunters York & District Senior Cricket League premier division. The long-serving all-rounder conjured the perfect sequence in the
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Sorry Bubwith blitzed by fantastic all-round Pickering performance
PICKERING II eased to a nine-wicket win over Bubwith in division four. Brian Last (48) and Neil Readman (34) were the only two batsmen to feature in Bubwith’s all out total of 129. Home bowlers Tim Hodgson (3-29) and Sri Lankan Thiagarajan (3-5) did
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Smith suffocates York batting line-up to conjure first Sheriff Hutton Bridge win
MAN-OF-THE-MATCH Mike Smith starred as Sheriff Hutton Bridge recorded their first win of the division five season in fine style. York IV’s batting was blown away as Smith claimed six wickets for seven runs in a 12-over spell that included eight
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Nottinghamshire Outlaws cruise to big win over Yorkshire
Yorkshire captain Andrew Gale claimed the Friends Life t20 was coming at the perfect time for his side following their difficult start to the 2011 season. After losing against Nottinghamshire Outlaws to make it two defeats out of two in the tournament
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Selby move up Senior Cricket League division one
IN-FORM Selby moved into third place in division one of the Hunters York & District Senior Cricket League with a 15-run home win over Bridlington. Casey Rudd (4-45) had Selby reeling, but skipper Gareth Roberts made 60 not out as he and Josh Jackson
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Sheriff Hutton on slide in Senior Cricket League
Sheriff Hutton lost their unbeaten record and leadership of division seven when they crashed to a heavy defeat at the hands of third-placed Bolton Percy. Bolton’s Jacob Green (115) hit a maiden league century, backed by Ed Noble (75) and skipper
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Leckenby century helps Duncombe Park to comfortable victory
Duncombe Park’s Brian Leckenby hit his third century in seven games as he finished his side’s division three fixture with Hull in style. Hull were all out for 223 as Alistair Holmes took 5-43 and Colin Humpleby claimed 4-58. Park’s reply featured
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Tattersall and Milne steer Dunnington CC to victory
Andy Milne hit a second successive century to set Dunnington on course for a 66-run win over bottom placed Dringhouses in division six. Josh Tattersall also smashed a three-figure score as he and Milne shared a first-wicket stand of 173 out of a total
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Watercourse tipped to leave Stoute runner in shade
Newmarket trainer Sir Michael Stoute, out of luck with the Queen’s Carlton House in the Derby at Epsom on Saturday, sends one runner to tonight’s Pontefract meeting – and may again have to settle for minor honours. While Carlton House, the 5-2 favourite
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York mother dies following motorway collision
Updated: A YORK family is in mourning today for a mother who died after a motorway crash. Heather Hardcastle was one of two people from York and North Yorkshire who died over the weekend as a result of road accidents. The second person was a motorcyclist
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York's wealth gap under scrutiny
A LANDMARK Government report has shown the wide-ranging differences in the quality of life across York. Analysis of deprivation levels in the city by the Department for Communities and Local Government has identified which areas are thriving
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Harrogate ‘most prosperous’ area
OF our region’s local authority areas, Harrogate is regarded as the most affluent, placed 283rd in the list, 39 places above York. Selby, in 236th place, finds itself in a similar position to York. Hambleton is ranked 265th, Ryedale 200th and East
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Action project helping residents find work
THE Kingsway West Area Action Project was launched in 2008 in the wake of the last Government study of deprivation in England, which placed it in the top ten per cent of poverty-hit areas. It was run as a pilot scheme and its chief aim was to get people
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Residents in York street host Big Lunch street party
SOCIABLE residents in a York street met up to enjoy lunch together. Residents in Norfolk Street hosted the Big Lunch street party in the sunshine to encourage a sense of community spirit and to foster neighbourhood friendships. Children took
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Strensall homes plan dealt a blow
PLANS to build 14 new homes in a York village have been dealt a blow. Developers Bonneycroft LLP have applied for permission to create the three-bedroom houses in Princess Road at Strensall, a site on which the company had originally hoped to build
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Thousands attend Bramham International Horse Trials
ONE of the biggest events in Yorkshire’s equestrian calendar has been hailed as a huge success. A total of 60,000 people attended the Bramham International Horse Trials, which were held over four days. About 500 horses competed in events including
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Pledge on York’s community stadium
YORK’S council leader has vowed to end “secrecy and uncertainty” over the city’s community stadium project. Coun James Alexander, who became leader after Labour’s victory at last month’s local elections, and City of York Council’s cabinet member for
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George fails to top his winning ways
A PUNTER from York who won £35,320 after picking six winning horses on an £8 bet missed out on taking his winnings to more than £300,000. Building labourer George Marwood, 60, of Huntington, paid off his mortgage after predicting six winners at Haydock
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Supermarket staff help charity
STAFF at a Selby supermarket have launched a fundraising scheme for a children’s charity. Morrisons supermarket in Market Cross hopes to raise as much money as possible for Save the Children over the coming year. It will join Morrisons stores from
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Selby hospital sculpture plan looks set for green light
A proposed sculpture near the entrance of the New Selby War Memorial Hospital looks likely to be approved this week. The idea, which will go before Selby District Council’s planning committee on Wednesday, is to put up a sculpture on a pedestrian island
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Leisure centre to get cash for new pitch
FUNDING for a new all-weather sports pitch in Selby has been granted to the town’s Abbey Leisure Centre. At the first meeting of Selby District Council’s executive since last month’s elections, the council discussed whether £250,000 of public
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Cyclists bare all for World Naked Bike Ride
SCORES of people stripped off to take part in the World Naked Bike Ride in York. The bike ride is held in cities around the world and was picked up in York in 2006 as a protest against oil dependency and car culture. Riders gathered
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Search on for help with care projects
VOLUNTEERS are being sought to take part in community challenges to benefit elderly residents in York. York Cares is co-ordinating team challenges for companies to improve the indoor and outdoor living spaces for residents in sheltered housing
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Police in drink and drug-driving blitz
POLICE in Yorkshire will join forces with officers in more than 25 European countries this week, in a week-long driving initiative. TISPOL, the European Traffic Police Network, has encouraged police to take part in a crackdown on drink and drug-driving
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Car crash not cause of elderly woman's death
THE death of an elderly woman weeks after she was badly injured in a car crash at Monks Cross was due to natural causes, an inquest has heard. Marjorie Onions, 88, of Westfield Road, Wigginton, was being driven home from a medical appointment by her
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Nursery’s birthday bash is out of this world
A YORK nursery which has been attended by thousands of children across the city has celebrated its 20th anniversary with a party. Kaleidoscope Nurseries, which is based in Acomb, St Olave’s School in Bootham and at York St John University, marked
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Carnival brings party atmosphere to York
THE annual York Carnival brought a party atmosphere to the city centre this weekend. Stretching from the Minster to Parliament Street, people were treated to a variety of performances, face painting, free workshops and arts and crafts.
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Farmers urged to vie for prize
FARMING businesses that have diversified to form a new enterprise in the East Riding are being urged to enter the George F White Farm Diversification Award. The £500 prize and trophy will be presented at Driffield Show on July 22. The award, which
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Witnesses sought after bike incident
A BIKER has been arrested after allegedly driving dangerously and narrowly avoiding a crash near Sherburn-in-Elmet. Police have appealed for witnesses to the incident, which occurred at about 7pm on Wednesday, June 1, when a blue and white motorbike
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New Aviva chief set to take over
SCOTTISH-born banker John McFarlane looks set to be announced as the next chairman of the insurance giant Aviva in the next few weeks. He made his name turning round the fortunes of Australia and New Zealand Bank, which he led for ten years until 2007
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Karate kids fight to help William
Martial arts experts fought all day to raise funds to help a seriously-ill toddler. Craig Long, the owner of York Martial Arts Academy, organised the event in aid of two-year-old William Rhodes, who suffers from a rare form of anaemia. World, European
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‘Jail me’ plea by sex offender
A SEX offender who evaded police checks on his location was arrested with a knife in York, more than 40 miles from his last-known address, the city’s magistrates heard. It was the second time Ian Longbottom, 45, had failed to comply with the sex offenders
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York Hospital praised for treatment of elderly
YORK Hospital has won high praise from the national watchdog body that recently raised concerns about the way pensioners are treated in English hospitals. When the Care Quality Commission’s (CGC) inspection team visited York Hospital as part of its
