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The future of the web relies on its regulation, its inventor says
THE FUTURE of the World Wide Web relies on its regulation, its inventor told business people at the Yorkshire International Business Convention today. Sir Tim Berners-Lee, who invented the World Wide Web while working as a physicist at CERN, the European
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Review: Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me, Wildgoose Theatre, 41 Monkgate Theatre, York
THE boredom. Oh, the boredom. The hour upon hour of it, day after day, especially when you no longer know if it is night or day. Frank McGuinness’s kidnap drama feeds off that boredom without being boring for even a moment. Written in
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Review: Devon Sproule, House Concert, York, June 6
EVERY SO OFTEN a performer comes along who reaffirms all that is great about live music. The ambitious American is touring with a British band assembled from her label Tin Angel Records, notably Joe Carvell and Andy Whitehead; both
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Review: York Opera in Trial By Jury / Angelina’s Betrothal; National Centre for Early Music, York
Gilbert and Sullivan were not known as a team when they collaborated on Trial By Jury in 1875. But they certainly were afterwards. This brief ‘novel and original dramatic cantata’ contains several of the seeds of their later success and it
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Knights' Matt Garside to fight to finish
MATT GARSIDE reckons York City Knights can climb away from the drop zone if they continue to stick together – after showing his own commitment to the cause by giving up the chance to tour Australia. The 20-year-old Garside, along with club-mate Jordan
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York City add to pre-season programme
YORK City have added trips to Northern Counties East League pair Tadcaster Albion and Garforth Town to their pre-season programme. The Minstermen will visit Albion on Friday, July 8, and Garforth on Monday, July 11, with both matches kicking off at 7.30pm
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North Yorkshire Open Studios, June 10 to 12 and June 18 to 19
THE seventh year of North Yorkshire Open Studios brings together 120 artists, printmakers, blacksmiths and stone carvers. From 10.30am to 5.30pm today until Sunday and then next Saturday and Sunday, they will throw open their studio doors to
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Martin Carthy: Essential (Topic) *****; The Waterson Family: Live At Hull Truck. (Beautiful North/jayjay) DVD *****
MARTIN Carthy’s story mirrors the history of the English folk revival. Arguably its most pivotal figure, right from the early days, he has reached the grand age of 70 and this overdue collection celebrates his milestone birthday. And it is well collated
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Moby, Destroyed (Little Idiot) ***
LIFE on the road and jet-lagged sleepless nights in hotel rooms are the inspiration for Moby’s tenth studio album. Ironically, Moby’s music for insomniacs could well send you straight off, such is the electro-wooziness of the 15 tracks. Ever the
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Jake Attree, Landscape For Figures, New School House Gallery, Peasholme Green, York, until July 23
JAKE Attree’s solo exhibition, Landscape For Figures, opens today at the New School House Gallery, Peasholme Green, York, with a private view at 6pm. The York-raised artist, who now has a studio at Dean Clough, Halifax, will be in attendance this evening
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Gomez, Whatever’s On Your Mind (Eat Sleep Records) ****
THEY’RE always good value, Gomez – and this seventh studio album finds them in resurgent mood. The old-before-their-time blues of the early days have evolved into something markedly their own: a sometimes delirious blurring of rock, Nashville country
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The Pierces, You & I (Polydor) ***
The artwork for You & I resembles a cherished and much played ‘Seventies vinyl LP, complete with circular storage wear marks. The artwork certainly matches the music. The likes of You’ll Be Mine, Glorious and Love You More have a certain retro
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Various Artists, Younger Than That Now (Fat Cat Records) ***
From Mr Tambourine Man by The Byrds, via All Along The Watchtower by Jimi Hendrix, to Adele’s To Make You Feel My Love, certain cover versions of Bob Dylan’s classic songs have been far superior to the originals. This interesting compilation of
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The Sound Of Music, Leeds Grand Theatre, until June 25
THE last time Jason Donovan was seen on the Leeds Grand Theatre stage, he was strutting around in fishnets and stilettos as Frank N Furter in the 25th anniversary tour of The Rocky Horror Show, or The New Rocky Horror Show as it was known in that
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Wild Beasts, Smother (Domino Records) ****
LET’S get the obvious question out of the way first: is Smother as beautifully beguiling, engaging and downright magnificent as Wild Beasts’ last offering, Two Dancers? Well, to compare the two is unfair because they are very different. With their
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Jazz notes
WAKEFIELD Jazz steps aside tonight to make way for the Wakefield Hockey Weekend, but look out for the Ripon Grammar School Big Band on next Friday. This is trumpeter James Lancaster’s baby, fresh from some of Britain’s big jazz festivals and
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Mooted Theatre Company seeks cast for production of Macbeth
Mooted Theatre Company director Mark France is looking for experienced actors for all roles in his autumn production in York of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. If you are interested in auditioning, send a CV and photo to Mark at mark@mootedtheatre.com by June
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York Arts Barge Presents evening at Grand Opera House, York, June 18 and 19
DO you fancy singing With A Little Help From My Friends in the Joe Cocker style with York singer Chris Helme at the first York Arts Barge Project Presents evening at the Grand Opera House, York, on June 18? If so, the project is calling on singers
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Night & Day At Kirkstall Abbey music event cancelled
DISAPPOINTING ticket sales have prompted Tribeca Arts to call off their Night & Day At Kirkstall Abbey music event this weekend. Ben Pugh, producer of the new York production company, has issued a statement after pulling the plug on a Leeds line-up
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Kaiser Chiefs, Kirkstall Abbey, September 10 and 11
KAISER Chiefs’ home-town show at Kirkstall Abbey on September 10 sold out within minutes of going on sale today, prompting the Leeds band to add a second night there. Tickets for Sunday, September 11 are available immediately on 0844 811 0051, 0844
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Nils Lofgren Acoustic Duo, York Barbican, June 10
THE sports equipment has long left the York Barbican – and it has left Nils Lofgren’s live show too. The Chicago-born guitarist, pianist and songwriter will not be bouncing around on his trademark trampoline tonight. “Sorry, no. Sadly two
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Gomez, The Cockpit, Leeds, June 11
IN a late change of location, Gomez will now play the Cockpit in Leeds tomorrow night, rather than Leeds Metropolitan University. The band members are used to moving around. Where once they were confined to Southport and Ilkley, back in the days of
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Hallé Orchestra, York Barbican, June 11
ANDREW Gourlay conducts Manchester’s Hallé Orchestra in a popular orchestral concert at the York Barbican tomorrow. The 7.30pm programme comprises Shostakovich’s Festive Overture; Bizet’s Carmen Suite No.1, Prelude & Aragonaise; Sibelius’s
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Mazda 2 1.5 Sport
FUEL isn’t the only thing going up in the motoring world. One of the most obvious upward trends in recent years has been for cars to balloon in size and weight. We all like our gadgets, but for every extra toy there’s a price to pay. The same is true
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Club Smith make promo video for first single
SAM Robson and Lee Clark of York indie band Club Smith have been working out five days a week at York Boxing Club, all in the cause of making a knockout promo video for their debut single, No Friend Of Mine. “We trained for three months to get fit and
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The Mardi Gras Band, Helmsley Arts Centre, June 12
IN case he is too modest to mention it in today’s Jazz Notes, Ron Burnett will be performing with The Mardi Gras Band in a Jazz Lunch session on Sunday from 12.15pm to 2.15pm at Helmsley Arts Centre. Trombonist and singer Ron, trumpet and flugelhorn
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Snake Davis, The Shed, Hovingham Village Hall, June 11
RYEDALE impresario Simon Thackray has an announcement to make. “Like my plane from Toulouse, the Snake Davis Shed 19th Birthday flight is now full. Fasten seat belts for take off!” he says. Saxophonist Snake will be upping the tempo at Hovingham Village
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Jonny Bairstow backed by Lions coach Graham Thorpe to excel
England Lions batting coach Graham Thorpe has admitted his delight at the rapid progression made by Yorkshire starlet Jonny Bairstow. The 21-year-old from York had already caught the eye during the last two summers, earning a place in the ECB Performance
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Yorkshire in two-run t20 victory over Worcestershire
YORKSHIRE survived a stunning 20-ball half century from all-rounder Gareth Andrew to kick-start their Friends Life t20 campaign at the expense of Worcestershire at Headingley last night. There is still plenty of room for improvement with the bat though
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Academy warning fired by York Cricket Club's Dan Woods
YORK Cricket Club must guard against an unpredictable Yorkshire Academy side as they look to strengthen their grip at the top of the Solly Sports Yorkshire ECB County premier division. The young Tykes come to Clifton Park to meet a York side 16 points
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Harrogate International Fringe Festival, July 1 to 31
GRAHAM Chalmers knew the re-launched Harrogate Fringe was on the right track last year. “There was a moment that made it all worthwhile and made me want to do it all again,” he says. “Esteemed music critic David Stubbs, who writes for
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Mike Morton joins Pickering Town as assistant manager
MANCHESTER City junior coach Mike Morton has been appointed Pickering Town’s assistant manager by new boss Pete Vasey. The 26-year-old, who works with junior players in west and south Yorkshire for the Premier League FA Cup-winning giants, also has
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Mourne Rally yields fine comeback for York duo
YORK’S Matt Whattam and Ray Brammer of King’s Lynn returned to Northern Irish Rally Championship action in the Mourne Rally. Without the benefit of a coveted road closure order, Newry & District Motor Club had reverted back to a traditional event
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Mixed beginning for York Tennis Club women’s team
YORK Tennis Club women’s team endured mixed fortunes when they opened their Yorkshire League division one campaign. They lost 5-4 at Leeds side Chapel Allerton and then beat Rastrick 5-4.
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Ladysmith Black Mambazo, York Barbican, June 13
LADYSMITH Black Mambazo have just released the most personal album of their five-decade career. As can be heard when they play the York Barbican on Monday, Songs From A Zulu Farm comprises songs that older members of the South African vocal
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Le Mans rebellion in East Yorkshire driver’s sights
SPEED machine Guy Smith has high hopes for the 79th Le Mans 24 Hour endurance race this weekend. The East Yorkshire driver starts the famous contest on Saturday afternoon looking to win the unofficial “petrol division”. Beverley-born Smith will drive
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Easy win for angler Kev Ellerby at Laybourne Lakes
The latest York Amalgamation match at the Laybourne Lakes fishery saw 29 rods tackle Marley Pool. Kev Ellerby scored an easy win from peg one. Offering pole and pellet tight to the far bank, he bagged mainly carp with the odd skimmer bream for a 62lb
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‘Act of mercy’ spares drug courier from jail
A DRUG trafficker caught carrying heroin only days after being freed from prison has been spared a return to jail – because he has no heartbeat. Jonathan Hibbs, 36, has become one of the first people in the world to receive pioneering heart pump treatment
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Growing gains for fashion emporium
RAPIDLY expanding York fashion retailer Sarah Coggles is recruiting more people than it first planned. Ever since the Low Petergate store began a multi-million pound restructuring investment with the help of Barclays Business, the small business arm
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Luxury Ice Cream Company
HAVING been involved in interior designing for her partner’s construction company, Dawn Argyle was looking for an easier life than what she calls “the rollercoaster vagaries of the property market”. She found it by launching the Luxury Ice Cream
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Scout leader’s drink-drive shame
AN evening out with work colleagues cost a 20-year-old scout leader his driving licence when he tried to drive home and ended up crashing his car, magistrates heard. Cathy Turnbull, prosecuting, said Samuel David Happs went off the road on the B1228
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Ex-MP’s model daughter marries
THE daughter of former Harrogate and Knaresborough MP Phil Willis has got married at the Palace of Westminster, just days after US President Obama’s visit. Rachel, a former York schoolgirl who won fame after becoming a model and actress by playing Connie
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Not in the real world
IN HIS letter “So don’t ordinary travellers matter?” (Letters, June 8), AP Cox rather ludicrously suggests that a deal done with London Transport workers, to obtain assurances that they wouldn’t strike during the 2012 Olympics, was for the good
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Cuts camp-aigners move into square
A GROUP of campaigners opposed to Government “cuts and privatisations” has set up a protest camp in York’s Library Square. The group arrived yesterday and said it intends to stage a three night sit-in, which will include a speakers’ corner session today
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Easy solution to Clifton Green junction problems
THE controversy about the Clifton Green junction continues, but there is a solution which would involve neither further disruption nor the high cost of reverting to the original system. I travel from Boroughbridge Road to Clifton several times a week
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Vote for change
IN RESPONSE to Rob Oliver’s remarks (Letters, June 4) when he asks when will Godfrey Bloom MEP stop being part of the problem, and then Maurice Vassie informs us that Mr Bloom is in receipt of £90,000 of public money. As I understand it, UKIP do
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Osteoarthritis mobile unit
York is to be one of three cities in the UK to benefit from access to a mobile unit aimed at helping people with osteoarthritis next month. Nurses will provide private consultations for people at the osteoarthritis pain information point and visitors
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Oh, what a costly war!
WHAT would the reaction be if someone were to build a bonfire of £240,000 and then set fire to it? Most people would be horrified and wonder at the sanity of the person behind such expensive destruction. Yet £240,000 was the cost when two Apache
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Man badly injured after fall from bike
A man broke his leg and fractured his pelvis after he came off his motorcycle in East Yorkshire. Officers from Humberside Police are appealing for witnesses following the accident at about 1.30pm on Wednesday on Lancaster Road, on the Carnaby Industrial
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We are too tolerant
A GROUP of MPs has accused the British Border Agency of being “not fit for purpose” because it has rejected so very few of the 75,000 applications for political asylum. They are right in the accusation, but where are the main faults and reasons
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New councillor facing inquiry
A YORK councillor is being investigated after securing public money to stage an eco-home event – while earning £200 a time from a solar panel firm. Labour’s Anna Semlyen was elected last month to represent Dringhouses and Woodthorpe on City of York
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Getting upset on our hols
MEN are twice as likely as women to upset holiday plans. These are the findings of a survey that found its way into my email inbox while I was away on holiday (without hubby – so any mishaps were entirely own making). These surveys are ten a penny in
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Animalcare launches new products
ANIMALCARE Group, which develops generic veterinary medicines, has launched two new products. Sedastart and Sedastop, which are respectively a sedative solution administered to dogs and cats by injection before a general anaesthetic or minor procedures
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Collision scooter rider is sought
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a car and a scooter collided in East Yorkshire. The crash happened at about 3pm last Friday, on Driffield Road at the junction with Woodhall Way in Beverley. A 38-year-old local woman was driving her silver-blue
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Fiona Scott's self-portrait to appear in National Portrait Gallery
A PAINTING by North Yorkshire artist Fiona Scott is to feature in a prestigious exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in London. The self-portrait by the sister of TV presenter Selina Scott is one of only 55 pieces of work in the nationally acclaimed
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University of York open day proves popular
INTEREST in this year’s open day at the University of York has broken previous records. So far, 5,189 students and almost 5,100 family members have booked places at the open day, on July 6, 1,051 more than last year, and 2,186 more than 2009.
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Give or take event at York Environment Centre
RESIDENTS in York can take advantage of a recycling event in the city tomorrow, which is the annual recycling extravaganza at York Environment Centre. The Give Or Take Day, which takes place from 1pm to 4pm, will be the chance for people to get
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£500 plea for missing Merlin
THE desperate owners of a missing York parrot have put up a £500 reward for his safe return. John and Amanda Gardiner say the offer is a last resort, as they continue their efforts to track down Merlin, an African Grey. The Press reported on
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Lifeguard tells how she tried to help pool death boy
A LIFEGUARD told an inquest how she dived into a swimming pool to try and help an eight-year-old boy. Kaimen Ward, of Northallerton, drowned last August in the pool at the town’s Hambleton Leisure Centre. Lifeguard Amy Linton told the inquest yesterday
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'Unspeakable tragedy' of Liam, 12
Updated: A 12-YEAR-OLD boy hanged himself in his York bedroom with his dressing gown cord in an “unspeakable tragedy for all members of his family”, an inquest heard. York Coroner Donald Coverdale said Liam Cole had left a note but he was not prepared
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Review: My Family And Other Animals, York Theatre Royal
IN the words of John Mills in Ice Cold In Alex, later appropriated for a Carlsberg advert: “Worth waiting for.” Artistic director Damian Cruden had taken an early decision to postpone the opening night of the first ever stage version of Gerald
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Ex-reporter Fred Willis dies aged 69
FRED Willis, a former reporter on The Press, has died aged 69. Mr Willis, who lived in Harrogate, began his journalistic career with the Northern Echo at their Ripon office, before moving to The Press – then The Yorkshire Evening Press – in Coney Street
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People in York and North Yorkshire living longer
PEOPLE in York and North Yorkshire are living longer than previous years, bucking the national trend. According to a report by the Office of National Statistics the north-south divide is getting worse, but life expectancy for men in York and North
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On the hunt of the missing Duke of Burgundy butterflies
The Forestry Commission has linked up with Butterfly Conservation to lure one of Yorkshire’s rarest butterflies back to a former haunt. The striking yellow and brown flecked Duke of Burgundy (Hamearis lucina), pictured, survives at only a handful of
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Three arrests after police alerted to car by onlookers
THREE men have been arrested on suspicion of drink-driving after members of the public raised the alarm. The group were spotted getting out of a suspected stolen yellow Fiat Panda at the St James Retail Park, in Knaresborough, at about 9.20pm on Wednesday
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Age no barrier to veteran motorbike racer
A YORK grandfather has sped his way to glory. Ted Fenwick, 83, was up against competitors half his age when he travelled to the Isle of Man to take part in the island’s TT fortnight. Aboard his trusty Ducati 250cc, the granddad from Heworth has
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‘Bling Your Bin’ and win a voucher
ENVIRONMENTALISTS in York are launching a competition to get people to decorate their compost bins. York Rotters’ Bling Your Bin competition wants composters to get creative and send in pictures of their decorated bins. The winner will receive
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York launches its first Festival Of Ideas
WATCH out Edinburgh, York is on the march. Starting from next Thursday, the city will be treated to a feast of great art, literature and true-life stories in the first York Festival of Ideas. There will be no fewer than 24 events at various
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Point-to-point crown for Guy Brewer
GUY BREWER has been crowned Yorkshire’s leading gentleman champion jockey on the point-to-point circuit for the first time. A leading light on the county scene for many years, Brewer, who lives near Hovingham, finished the campaign with 64
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A19 resurfacing works lead to road closures
RESURFACING works will take place over five nights this month, on a main road between York and Selby. City of York Council will resurface the A19 Selby road from the junction of Landing Lane to near Naburn Lane from Monday, June 20. To ensure
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Victories for Legions Thai-Boxing Club's fighters
WAITING to move to a new base, fighters from the Legions Thai-Boxing Club in Acomb wasted no time in a big bill at Sheffield. Out of the four on duty, three gained impressive victories to the delight of chief coach David Phillips. Dean Croft, who also
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Oliver Ward victory signs off positive year for York Boxing Club
YORK Boxing Club wrapped up the current season with a superb triumph on rival North Yorkshire territory. Within a matter of hours Oliver Ward stepped into the breach to take on a fight in Scarborough after the original opponent for West Leeds ABC’s Stuart
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Shepherds beat Ainsty ‘A’ in John Smith’s Men’s darts League
SHEPHERDS inflicted a second John Smith’s Men’s darts League defeat in as many weeks upon Ainsty ‘A’ thanks to the marksmanship of Heath Scaife (17), John Mooring (19), Rich Saville (20) and Tony Cooper (21). Ainsty’s best in the 7-3 reverse were Chris
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Care staff’s jobs at risk
WORKERS at Southern Cross care homes in York, North and East Yorkshire face an uncertain future as the firm is set to cut 3,000 jobs nationally. As the UK’s largest care home provider, the company is responsible for looking after 31,000 residents across
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Isy Suttie and Elis James, Edinburgh Fringe Preview, Hyena Lounge Comedy Club, The Basement, City Screen, York, June 12
THE second show in the two-month season of Edinburgh Fringe Previews at the Hyena Lounge brackets Peep Show star Isy Suttie with Welsh comedian Elis James. Isy was nominated for Best Female Newcomer at the 2008 British Comedy Awards for her
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Who said Jedward were wooden?
THEY might not have won X Factor, or the Eurovision Song Contest, but Jedward are riding high at a leading North Yorkshire independent prep school. The twin brothers, who shot to stardom during Simon Cowell’s TV talent show, have been turned into
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York mechanics make the grade
THREE talented mechanics at a York garage have passed their NVQs in vehicle maintenance and recovery. Gary Clarke, Darren Fawcett and Martin Lee, who work at North East Tyre and Autocare, undertook the six-month course at York College. Richard
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City Screen film news
WEDNESDAY’S 6.10pm preview screening of the new French romp Potiche (15) at City Screen, York, will be followed by a satellite question-and-answer session with lead actress Catherine Deneuve and director Francois Ozon, hosted by Jason Solomons. Deneuve
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Wonder horse v Fahey’s “best”
THE sight of Frankel destroying the 2,000 Guineas field should have frightened off the most optimistic of trainers. But Richard Fahey will not shirk a duel. And so Wootton Bassett will face the biggest challenge of his young life when he bids to dethrone
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Review: Shaun’s Big Show, Grand Opera House, York, until June 12
THE Grand Opera House got off to a promising start by timing the beginning of the opening night’s show for 7pm, as taking young children to productions that start when they would normally be going to bed raises certain parental dilemmas. The trend
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Carers’ Week: Hail the unsung heroes
Ahead of a national Carers’ Week, reporter Kate Liptrot speaks to Jackie Chapman, who has been a carer for most of her life. AT the age of only nine, Jackie Chapman began her life-long role as a carer for her family. When her mother
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MP welcomes NHS cash boost
A NORTH Yorkshire MP has welcomed the three per cent increase in funding for NHS primary care services in the county. Conservative Nigel Adams said it was now up to North Yorkshire and York PCT to make sure it used the £1,207.3 million it had been allocated
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Major honour for ‘Mr Mastiff’
A SOLDIER who appeared on television with no-nonsense host Jeremy Kyle has been given a prestigious award. Former Easingwold School pupil Sergeant Major Darren Hugill, who appeared on screen alongside the presenter on ITV1 prime-time series Military
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Pensioner, 81, swerved into path of lorry on A1079
A PENSIONER who died following a crash on the outskirts of York swerved into the path of a lorry, an inquest heard. Kenneth Green was seriously injured when the Ford Focus he was driving was involved in a collision with a green tipper truck
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Top comedians head to Harrogate
A UNIVERSITY of York student has secured some of the country’s leading comedians for a new series of comedy nights to be held at the St George Hotel in Harrogate. Tom Taylor, 19, who is studying for a music degree at York, is promoter and organiser of
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Youngsters are transported back to the 1940s
NEARLY 300 primary school children have had a taste of the 1940s at the Yorkshire Air Museum, near York. To help them understand more about wartime Britain, children aged seven to 11, from schools across York and North Yorkshire have taken
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School celebrates outstanding Ofsted report
PUPILS and teachers at a York secondary school are celebrating an “outstanding” Ofsted inspection. Fulford School with 1,360 pupils got the top grade possible in its recent government inspection which took place last month and the sixth form with 316
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70-metre mast plan in wind farm fight
PLANS for a mast designed to help an energy company decide whether to set up a controversial wind farm on the edge of York are about to come under the spotlight. Banks Renewables has applied for permission to install a 70-metre structure on
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Mandolins stolen
POLICE are appealing for information after three mandolins were stolen from an East Yorkshire town. The instruments were taken from a shop in Norwood, Beverley, on Sunday, when the glass front of the shop was removed. The mandolins are worth
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York party treat for guide dog volunteers
VOLUNTEERS have been thanked at an event in York which was held as part of a national campaign aimed at rewarding their work. The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association hosted a tea party at St Peter’s School as part of its Volunteers Week, with pupils
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Couples celebrate their golden wedding anniversary
IT was love at first sight for Tony and Joan Tyssen, who were celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary today. The couple met as teenagers outside the Regal Cinema, now Marks & Spencer, in Piccadilly, York, after being introduced when Tony
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Engineering posts at University of York
THREE more appointments have been made in the £6 million partnership between the University of York and a national engineering council. The partnership with the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council was set up to look into technical applications
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Mercury, Grand Opera House, York, June 17
REGAL tribute act Mercury present The Very Best Of Queen at the Grand Opera House, York, next Friday, at 7.30pm. Mercury, who have performed to Queen old boys Brian May and Roger Taylor, recapture the sight, sound and emotion of Freddie Mercury’s
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Ripon's archive documents to be transferred
ARCHIVED documents belonging to a North Yorkshire council are set to be transferred. The Ripon City Council office already holds documents relating to the city’s predecessor council. At a meeting this week, the council unanimously backed a proposal
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Pround parents donate “human sundial” to school
A COUPLE have donated a “human sundial” as a gift to the school which educated their three daughters. Mark and Clare Hoggart gave the gift to Joseph Rowntree School as their youngest daughter, Rosie, 18, has finished at the school which also educated
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Children’s sight in focus
PARENTS are being urged by an Acomb optometrist to get their children’s eyes tested regularly so a range of vision problems can be picked up and treated promptly. Ruth Perrott claimed taking children to see an optometrist or optician was
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Charity walkers reach Yorkshire
A RETIRED York vicar and her husband have now reached “God’s own county” in their sponsored walk from Land’s End to John O’Groats. The Reverend Nancy Eckersley, 60, former vicar of Heslington, and her husband John, 68, got to the Humber Bridge
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Suspect for store video games theft
Police would like to speak to this man in connection with the theft of video games from a supermarket in East Yorkshire. The CCTV footage was released yesterday by officers who hope to trace a man who walked in to the Morton Lane Tesco store in Beverley
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Cable theft leaves villagers without power
DOZENS of residents in a North Yorkshire village were subjected to a day without power, after thieves stole cable from electricity pylons. Police were alerted to the theft of cable from wooden poles in Aire View, Chapel Haddlesey, just after 3am yesterday
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Fundraising first for new Lord Mayor
THE new Lord Mayor of York, Coun David Horton, has announced the first fundraising event of his year in office. A wine-tasting event is being held at the Mansion House next Thursday, led by expert Geoff Walker. He will guide guests through a series of
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Young climbers raise £635 for baby unit
THREE teenagers from the York area who “climbed” almost two Mount Everests at Easter have raised £635 for York Hospital’s Special Care Baby Unit. The Press reported in April how Christopher Ross, Ben Rule and Sam Woodcock, all Year 11 pupils at Archbishop
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Hotel helps good causes
THREE charities will be given a major boost during three days of fundraising at a York hotel. The York Marriott in Tadcaster Road is aiming to help the Variety Club, Marie Curie and Cancer Research UK with a special charity weekend running from June
