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Fishy goings-on in the River Rye
DAVE Morley sweeps the river bed, his electric probe pulsing four amps of current through the water. He spots a couple of grayling darting to his left and moves towards them; they are momentarily stunned before rising to the surface, where
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Road blocked after car and van collide
A MAJOR road in Selby was closed for almost two hours following a crash between a car and a van. The accident, which involved a Ford Fiesta and a blue and white Luton van, happened at about 10.30am at the junction of Ousegate and New Street, yesterday
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Review: Ensemble 452; Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, University of York, Wednesday
It is never a good sign when the very first thing a musician wants to do is talk. We’ve bought our tickets, we’ve read the programme, we are bursting with anticipation at the pleasures in store. Then we get a semi-audible address, whose gist is
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Trudy Weir and Richard Barnes exhibition, Pocklington Arts Centre until July 16
TWO York artists, potter Trudy Weir and painter Richard Barnes, are holding a joint exhibition at Pocklington Arts Centre until July 16. Trudy hand-crafts non-functional ceramic pieces, using different stoneware clay laminated together and
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Andy Doonan, The Duchess, York, June 11
York singer-songwriter Andy Doonan launches his debut album, Lights And Mirrors, at The Duchess in York on Saturday night. Recorded with Pigeon Detectives producer Andy Hawkins, the songs will be aired again by Andy in a Leeds showcase at Seven Arts
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Call Mr Robeson, The Studio, York Theatre Royal, June 11
TAYO Aluko and Friends present Call Mr Robeson, a rollercoaster journey through the life of actor, singer and civil rights campaigner Paul Robeson, in The Studio at York Theatre Royal on Saturday at 7.45pm. The play recalls how Robeson became progressively
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Severus & The City (PG), City Screen Cinema, June 14
A film commissioned by York Museums Trust to explore the impact of an African Roman Emperor on York will be shown at City Screen, York on Tuesday evening as a prelude to the York Roman Festival. Severus & The City (PG) examines York’s Roman heritage
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The Man Who Left The Titanic, Helmsley Arts Centre, June 12
On Sunday April 14 1912, as The Titanic slipped below the frigid waters of the Atlantic, J Bruce Ismay, managing director of The White Star Line, stepped into a life boat and sailed away from the stricken ship and his passengers; sailed away from
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Striker George Purcell still has a future with York City
FORGOTTEN man George Purcell will be given an opportunity to resurrect his York City career if he is unable to secure a satisfactory move elsewhere. Former Ebbsfleet forward Purcell, signed from Braintree last summer by then City manager Martin Foyle
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Tested to the Limit
You can smell the fear. A particularly distinctive scent with a base of coffee, subtle hints of sweaty palms and top notes of last night's lonely takeaway re-heated. Yes, exams are in the air; all is quiet on the social front and university towns everywhere
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Former show house in Brayton available
Ever fancied owning a top-quality house with lots of style and space? Brian Page has just the place for you. Have you ever wandered around a new show home, admiring the interior style and décor, the plush furnishings and the beautiful layout, and thought
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New homes in Nafferton
The Nunings at Nafferton is proving a hit for people seeking a village people way of life. after taking a look at the show home, Brian Page can see why. There’s nothing like a satisfied customer to help spread the word about your great new homes
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Lettings: Finding a place where there’s room to grow
If you are on the lookout for a fine family home with style and space then here’s a few to consider, says Brian Page. Can we have less of the gloom and doom please... That was one disgruntled reader’s comment after last week’s column on couples separating
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But will anything happen? Unlikely
IS THE sexing-up of childhood, and in particular of pre-teen girls, a bad thing? Well, only a fool or perhaps a pervert would argue otherwise. No one is going to jump up and say that they rather like seeing girls in fake push-up bras or ‘future
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Horses take to river at ‘big fat Gypsy’ fair
IT is said to be the biggest social event in the travelling community’s calendar. Every year, about 10,000 travellers descend on the tiny Cumbria town of Appleby for the annual horse fair, which ended yesterday. Over the past week, however, their numbers
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Oh do stop caving in
So David Cameron is being pressurised by Nick Clegg to change his proposals concerning the NHS. In other words, getting his own way again! The Tories again have to give way. It’s about time Cameron stood up to Clegg, and says the changes are good
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Freya Horsley's Street Life exhibition, Kentmere House Gallery, York until July 21
FREYA Horsley is making her Kentmere House Gallery debut with Street Life, a new urban venture for an artist noted for her landscapes. “Her work sits very well with the relaxed and imaginative style of the gallery,” says Ann Petherick, whose home in
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‘Affordable’ homes remain real burden
COUN Tracey Simpson Laing ably demonstrates why her branch of socialist politics is called the loony left (Letters, June 7). According to her, the lack of progress at Hungate phase two is nothing to do with the 25 per cent of homes that developers
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Dim view of low lights
WITH reference to the item, “Move to turn off street lighting across North Yorkshire to save money on the lighting budget” (The Press, June 2). A retrograde step in financial terms and, more importantly, likely to cause an increase in accidents
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Well done, Natasha
Picking up my edition of The Press on Wednesday, June 8, it was indeed inspiring to see someone so young wishing to try to improve the quality of life of community in Neighbourhood Watch. This I hope will encourage more younger people to be enterprising
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Money in wrong pockets
DOES International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell realise what he is saying when he compares the bravery of our troops to him giving away £12billion in foreign aid to countries that do not need it and countries where the aid goes towards the
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Happy memories of Wilf Mannion and family
THE Press 0f May 24 contained news of a fruit and vegetable store closing. I say “well done and congratulations” to John Mannion for 25 years of good service. I used to live in Rufforth and travelled daily to work, and often on the same bus would be
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Does anyone remember Violet Brittain?
I LIVED in St Stephen’s Children’s Home in York from 1957 to 1964. I have very happy memories of my time in the home that brought fun, laughter and wonderful friendships that compensated for the endless days of waiting to go home. I know that the
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Latvian Festival a success
MY THANKS to The Press for highlighting the success of the Latvian Festival in York (The Press, June 9). Very grateful thanks are also due to the Rotary Club of York Ainsty, which generously sponsored the series of concerts. Latvian Opera soloist
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New NHS brooms...
SO THE Government us back on track to continue their ‘improvements’ to our NHS, and intend to use competition to improve the efficiency of the service. This is all right, so long as we have a level playing field. Will private hospitals have a emergency
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Thanks for supporting St Helen’s Church
MAY I through your newspaper thank the people of York and elsewhere for their support last year in raising more than £6,000 for various projects through book sales in St Helen’s Church. There were also a number of anonymous Charities Aid Foundation
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Bishopthorpe snatch victory from Burn in Vale Cricket League
BISHOPTHORPE scrambled a bye off the last ball of the match to snatch victory against Burn in division one of the HPH York Vale Cricket League. Andrew Watson scored 69 as Burn totalled 198 but Ross Kelly responded with 70 to take Bish to the thrilling
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Jonny Bairstow to keep same batting philosophy despite Yorkshire order change
Jonny Bairstow may have been given a new role at the top of Yorkshire’s order in limited overs cricket – but the England Lions ace is determined to ensure his philosophy on batting remains the same. The 21-year-old says there is no question this summer
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Nestlé Rowntree RUFC’s annual awards night
FORWARD Alex Robertshaw was a double prize winner at Nestlé Rowntree RUFC’s annual dinner and awards night. The winger turned flanker collected the most improved player accolade and the new Peter Cregan Player of the Year trophy, which the club commissioned
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November date for Malton Forest Rally
THE much anticipated Malton Forest Rally will be held on November 6. Malton Motor Sport announced that Mellors Elliott Motor Sport will continue to support the rally – based at the Pickering Showground – for the 14th year. Besides two special stages
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Macmillan Charity Day at York Racecourse
ALL roads lead to York this weekend for a two-day meeting, highlighted by Saturday’s Macmillan Charity Day, one of the best-known fixtures in British racing. Founded in 1971, this special day, thanks to the help of sponsors and the generosity
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Norton-trained racehorse Beat The Rush tipped for York win
Racing returns to York tomorrow for a two-day meeting, highlighted by Saturday’s Macmillan Charity Day, and Beat The Rush is fancied to resume winning ways in the longest race on the seven-race card. Trained at Norton by Julie Camacho, the talented
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Lokos put to sword by cut throat Pirates
YORK Lokos ARLC crashed to a 20-8 defeat at home to leaders Scarborough Pirates in the RL Conference Yorkshire Premier East. The New Lane defeat leaves Lokos in third place in the division, two points behind the Pirates and level with second place
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York bowlers in county triumph over Lancashire
SEVEN York bowlers starred as Yorkshire opened their 2011 Middleton Cup campaign with an emphatic victory over old rivals Lancashire. The Tykes won the War of the Roses clash 20-2 on Bolton’s artificial green as they set out on their target of reaching
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Rugby league chiefs need to show more interest in game below top level
I HAVE read Peter Martini’s report on the game between York City Knights and Leigh Rugby League team staged at Huntington Stadium on Sunday, May 29. Peter’s report was very good as usual and I agreed with all he said, apart from his remark regarding
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Eagles to face Languedoc Roussillon XIII in York
HEWORTH ARLC are gearing up to host an international representative match on Saturday – with the Lord Mayor of York, Coun David Horton, set to be in attendance. The National Conference League Eagles are to take on a Languedoc Roussillon XIII at Elmpark
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Football fan Dan has kidney transplant
A YOUNG man is looking forward to a bright future after undergoing a life-changing kidney transplant. Dan Skelton, 23, of Easingwold, was awoken at 4.30am last Tuesday and told to get to St James’s Hospital in Leeds as soon as possible, because
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Archbishop of York has his appendix removed
THE Archbishop of York has had his appendix removed and spent 13 days in hospital following a serious illness. Dr John Sentamu, who has now been discharged, was admitted to St Thomas’s Hospital in London with severe gastro-enteritis in the early hours
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Giant sunflower marks Hospice Month
A GIANT sunflower is in bloom in York Minster to mark Hospice Month. Children from 13 primary schools and nurseries have been colouring 2,500 of the cut-out flower shapes, with the names of each organisation displayed in the centre of the sunflower.
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Pickering flood defence plan is called off
THE construction of a £1.3million flood defence scheme for Pickering has been called off at the last minute because it cannot be built within budget. The Environment Agency (EA) was due to start work this summer on its Slowing the Flow project
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Train death tragedy of husband, 31
A MAN who felt under pressure at work died after being hit by a train at Hambleton Junction, near Selby. An inquest heard that Benjamin Mayes, of Low Street, Carlton, took his own life on February 25 this year. Mr Mayes, 31, worked as
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Selby Camera club winners in the frame
Selby Camera Club held their 28th annual dinner and prize presentation at Monk Fryston hall. The guest speaker for the event was Richard Egan, who is well- known in the photographic
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Charity opening for gardens
A FUNDRAISING event in support of charities in Selby will be held this weekend, in two gardens in Broad Lane, Cawood. Soroptimists International of Selby organised the open gardens, on Saturday, which will serve afternoon tea and refreshments between
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Dead woman is named
A WOMAN who collapsed while in police custody in York and died has been named as Toni Emma Speck. The 31-year-old, who lived in the York area, has been formally identified and a post-mortem examination has taken place but further tests are needed to
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Megan’s feast day date
A pupil of Carlton-in-Snaith Primary School will open the village mini-feast at the village hall on June 25. Megan Craig, 11, was chosen from a draw involving her classmates at the school. The village feast, which last year celebrated it’s centenary,
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Power cut hits York shoppers
Updated: STORES in the heart of York were forced to shut after a power cut led to part of the city centre being blacked out. The problems with the electricity supply serving scores of businesses in the city happened just before 1.30pm yesterday
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Raiders hit city bathroom firm
BURGLARS cut a hole in the roof of a bathroom showroom to steal cash and electrical equipment from the York business. Mark Redpath, owner of York Bathrooms, on York Business Park in Nether Poppleton, said he felt violated after the thieves ransacked
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Police plea to find hit-and- run teenager
POLICE are appealing for help in tracing a teenager involved in a hit-and-run accident while riding a stolen motorcycle. At about 4.10pm on Monday, the red and silver Yamaha motorcycle collided with a blue Renault Megane on Broadway in York. The motorcycle
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Hotel celebrates role of carers
A HOTEL is helping to celebrate the vital role played by carers throughout the York area. To help launch UK Carers’ Week, which begins on Monday, the Best Western Monkbar Hotel is hosting a day of Fun And Frolics, featuring musical entertainment,
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M1 crash driver still critical
THE driver of a car involved in a crash in which a York woman died remains in a critical condition in hospital. A man in his forties, who is also believed to be from York, was driving an Audi late on the evening of June 2 when it collided with a lorry
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York workers in protest over changes
STAFF working for a Government department in York have taken industrial action in protest against new “draconian” changes to rules over sickness leave. About 75 staff at Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs left work at 4pm on Tuesday and did not return
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Police target beggars in York
SOME of York’s most aggressive beggars have been arrested and ordered off the city centre streets in a police crackdown. Officers have targeted beggars preying on the sympathy of shoppers and tourists by claiming to be homeless so they can
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Kids in running for York 10K charity race
Children are being invited to take part in this year’s Jane Tomlinson Run For All event. There are places for about 1,000 youngsters on July 31 for The Press-backed Jane Tomlinson Arena Mini and Junior Run. It will follow the Jane Tomlinson York 10k
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Haxby’s market proves big hit
TRADERS and shoppers flocked to a market held in a York town for the first time. Haxby market was filled with 25 stalls, with traders bringing extra stock to cope with demand. Market manager Ken Cooper said the event had generated strong interest
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Professional cyclist backs Yorkshire charity ride
A LEADING professional cyclist from Cawood has thrown her weight behind a fundraising cancer charity ride in North Yorkshire. Emma Silversides, who is principal rider of the Belgium-based Sengers Ladies Cycling Team, is encouraging people
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Recycling scheme raises £1 million for air ambulance
A CLOTHES recycling scheme which raises badly needed cash for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance has reached the £1million-mark. The lifesaving ambulance service, which relies on public donations to keep flying, today thanked everyone in the region who had
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Chef feared he had diabetes, inquest hears
A NORTH Yorkshire man who was worried about his health died after he took a number of prescription drugs and alcohol, an inquest has heard. Terry Meah, 42, had been watching films with his partner, Janice Williams, at the home they shared in Dorts
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Elderly given priority by council bosses
COUNCIL chiefs in Selby have pledged to assist elderly and vulnerable people despite budget cuts. At the first meeting of its executive since local elections, it was decided Selby District Council would direct grants to offer emergency support for
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Health project hoping for TV fame and fortune
STAFF from a project which is working in deprived areas of York and Scarborough are appealing for people to support them in their bid to win a national award. The Yorkshire and Humber Altogether Better programme is one of ten schemes out of 800 across
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Village gardens open to public
Residents of the historic North Yorkshire villages of Long Marston and Hutton Wandesley near York will be opening their gardens to green-fingered enthusiasts over the weekend of June 18 and 19. The event will be the villages’ first community open
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Charlie Dimmock visits garden of competition winner
TV gardener and presenter Charlie Dimmock spent yesterday afternoon in Bishopthorpe, advising a resident how to revitalise her garden. Ruth Hall, of Wolsey Drive, won the services of Charlie, who first came to the nation’s attention on the successful
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Backing for NHS ‘reforms’
THE doctor from York leading a campaign against the Government’s sweeping NHS reforms has welcomed the latest concessions from Prime Minister David Cameron. James Chan, a junior doctor at York Hospital and one of the organisers of the Save Our NHS
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Children urged to help at York 50+ Festival
ORGANISERS of this year’s York festival for the over-50s are looking for younger generations to get involved as well. The York 50+ Festival takes place from Saturday, September 24 to, Sunday, October 2. Co-ordinator Sue Lister said in 2010 many students
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Selby College unveils new campus
STAFF and students at a top-performing college have celebrated the official opening of their new campus. Selby College, which has been in the top ten per cent of English colleges since 1993, held the opening ceremony of the Abbot’s Road site yesterday
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Car-park wardens face consultation over jobs
CAR park wardens in Selby have entered a 90-day consultation over their jobs as part of a council restructure. Selby District Council has three, part-time wardens responsible for patrolling council-owned car parks, but their roles will soon be merged
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Disabled to benefit from farm changes
A FAMILY near York has secured planning consent to create a business venture at their farmstead which will help to provide disabled people with jobs. It allows the Sellers family to invest £300,000 at their farmstead in Shipton-by-Beningbrough to build
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Teen admits drinking wine before pool death tragedy
A group of teenagers who went swimming with an eight-year-old boy who later drowned were told off by lifeguards and asked if they had been drinking, an inquest has been told. Kaimen Ward, who was described as a non-swimmer, got into difficulties while
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Students create website for firm
STUDENTS at York College have created a free website for a television repair firm in Clifton Moor. As part of their foundation degree in internet and business technologies, the students formally handed over the website yesterday to David Binelli, owner
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Stock Exchange boss at event
A SENIOR manager at the London Stock Exchange will be among speakers at a special seminar on business sales and exit strategies being held by York lawyers Denison Till this month. Mark Fahy, who is based in Yorkshire and heads a team of business development
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Award for going the extra smiles
RESIDENTS of York who have been pleasantly treated in shops or while using services in the city can reward those staff in the York Community Pride Awards. This is the eighth time The Press has run the awards, in connection with City of York
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Proportion of social housing falls
THE NUMBER of affordable homes in York has dropped by 21 per cent since the right-to-buy policy was introduced in 1981. The city used to have more than 15,600 cheap homes to rent, but that has dwindled to only 12,363, mean its proportion of social housing
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Addict jailed over bottles in pocket
A HEROIN addict has been jailed for four weeks after police caught him with two bottles of a heroin substitute in his pocket. Methadone is only legal with a doctor’s prescription and can only be administered under very controlled conditions. Cathy
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Beverley festival tickets
TICKETS are still available for the Beverley Festival this month, which will celebrate music, dance, comedy, film and poetry. The festival, which runs at the Beverley Leisure Complex between June 17 and 19, will feature mainly folk and acoustic music
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Rock choir invite
THE Selby branch of the Rock Choir is inviting potential new members to join the group for free taster sessions. The choir, which also has branches in Pontefract, Wakefield and Leeds, performs pop, gospel and Motown songs to audiences around the region
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Knitters in stitches for baby unit
A GROUP of knitters are hoping to raise hundreds of pounds for York Hospital’s Special Care Baby Unit when they set up stall in the hospital’s foyer next month. A “knit and natter” group, which was set up by residents at Fairfax Court, in York Road
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York Business Forum quizzing council leader
YORK Business Forum will question the new leader of City of York Council about business issues at its next event. Coun James Alexander will be joined by speaker Peter Ibbetson, chairman of small businesses for RBS Group, who will speak about accessing
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Therapy on the hoof
Residents of a York care home had an unusual visitor in the shape of Simon the donkey. The animal called in to Hartrigg Oaks Care Home in New Earswick to brighten up the day for residents. He was visiting from The Elizabeth Svendsen Trust for
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Extremism strategy backed
UNIVERSITIES, colleges, and residents in York have been urged to support students who may be vulnerable to extremism. City of York Council has supported Theresa May, the Home Secretary, who launched the new government Prevent Strategy on Tuesday, which
