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Jun 18: Thorgan-beer festival
A riverside village near York is preparing to host its 21st village festival - incuding a great selection of beer. Thorganby Village Festival will take place on Saturday, June 18. It will include a mix of music (including the last ever performance by
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Sudden death on North Yorkshire train
A MAN has collapsed and died on a train in North Yorkshire today. Rail services were cancelled and delayed for about an hour after the man, thought to be aged 65, was found unconscious on the Liverpool Lime Street to Scarborough service, as it passed
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Cars crash in York
EMERGENCY services have attended a two-vehicle crash in Thanet Road, Dringhouses. A spokeswoman for Yorkshire Ambulance said they were called to the scene at about 4.30pm by North Yorkshire Police, following a crash between a blue Vauxhall
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York to host new business conference
A TOP-LEVEL business conference aimed at boosting York’s economy is to be held in the city for the first time later this year. The event, which is to be held in October, will bring together leaders of commerce from across Yorkshire in an attempt to thrash
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Review: The Sound Of Music, Leeds Grand Theatre, until June 25
FOR anywhere else, the commercial pitch would focus on the presence in the cast of Eighties pin-up Jason Donovan, now a regular man of the musicals, from The War Of The Worlds to Priscilla Queen Of The Desert. Not so in Leeds, however, because
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Gift of life from a donation of blood
IN his famous comedy sketch, Tony Hancock protested to his doctor that donating a pint of blood equated to “very nearly an armful.” “I don’t mind giving a reasonable amount,” he said. Blood donations today are actually measured in units – one unit
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Diabetes victims ‘suffer in secret’
A THIRD of people in our region could be risking their physical and emotional health by keeping their diabetes a secret. According to a new survey by Diabetes UK, 35 per cent of diabetics in Yorkshire and the Humber had previously, or still were, keeping
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Jack Aldous to prop up Knights pack
HEAD coach Dave Woods was quick to praise his front-rowers after their battling show against big-guns Widnes – just as his York City Knights outfit recruit another prop to add to the mix. Former Doncaster forward Mark Castle, who was set
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Prime Minister attends wedding at village church
FOR a little village near York, it had all the excitement of the royal wedding... Because when Lucy Mary Sheffield married Thomas Matthew Jackson at All Hallows Church in Sutton-on-the-Forest, the guests included none other than Prime Minister
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Review: Nils Lofgren, York Barbican
WHEN a world-famous guitarist who has worked with Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young and Tom Petty strolls out to a harp and microphone, you know you’re in for something special. Under moody orange lights, Lofgren opened with an elaborate, melancholy
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Review: York Musical Society, York Minster, Saturday
The opening of Haydn's Creation oratorio is a radical, haunting evocation of chaos and, with a confident string backbone, soaring solo wind solos, the York Musical Society orchestra captured the mood superbly, and the blast of C major enlightenment
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Archbishop has rumbled the Tories
THE Archbishop of Canterbury raised Tory hackles as he smote the coalition government’s controversial policies. Choking on their elevenses, the culprits at No 10 scurried hurriedly from their dark places of power to berate and dismiss his comments
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York's library is a big draw
MR and Mrs D Rodick (Letters, June 8) complain that our library in Museum Street has become messy and loud. I think it has become a vibrant, interesting and friendly place to be. It really is the heart of the community. I was in there recently and
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Saver unhappy with interest rates
The Bank Of England has held interest rates again at 0.5 per cent. This is the 27th consecutive month they have been held. I suppose people with mortgages will be smiling once again with no increases in their repayments. But what about the
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Water torture... and it’s my fault
TALK about getting your fingers burnt. I’ve just found out the hard way that buying stuff online is not necessarily all it’s cracked up to be. So a word of friendly advice – don’t purchase anything from an online company you don’t know until you’ve
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Review: The Hallé / Andrew Gourlay; York Barbican, Saturday
Too bad. The Hallé comes to town for the first time in at least 20 years, and the organisers choose the night when a major oratorio (scheduled 18 months ago) is on at York Minster. Plenty of punters would like to have attended both. Result?
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Fuel rise slips through
I WOULD like somebody from Tesco Askham Bar to explain why on Wednesday June 8 unleaded petrol was £131.9 and by Thursday it had risen to £135.9, an increase of four pence per litre when there was nothing on the news or in the papers of petrol
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Charity begins abroad
YOUR correspondent Tom Mitchell asks “why has government borrowing reached a record high?” The answer is the Government has been spending £3 billion a week more than its income and this is increasing. One reason for this situation is that overseas
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Memories of WWII and the Salvation Army Band
LAST week we left York great-grandfather George Bye as a teenage farm labourer, working at Brecks Farm in Huntington for 6d a week and his keep. He was 17, and it was the beginning of the 1940s. One Sunday, after all the cleaning, milking
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Biker, 73, injured in North Yorkshire crash
A 73-YEAR-OLD motorcyclist was airlifted to hospital with serious head injuries following a crash on the North York Moors. Police are now appealing for witnesses following the collision on Saturday. In particular, officers would like to trace two men
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Eagles beat Languedoc Roussillon at Heworth
FORMER York RL player Jamie Benn coached the National Conference League Eagles to a 56-24 victory over French representative side Languedoc Roussillon at Heworth. The Eagles, whose ranks included Villagers forward Chris Varley led 20-10 at half-time
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Frankel tipped to dash the dream of Wootton Bassett at Royal Ascot
IT IS very much heart versus head tomorrow as Royal Ascot gets underway. Wootton Bassett, the pride and joy of Richard Fahey’s Malton yard, takes on the unbeaten Frankel, trained by the recently knighted Sir Henry Cecil, in the showpiece event, the £250,000
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Knights 18, Widnes Vikings 22
YORK City Knights were keen to put the record straight against a Widnes side who, two months ago, had inflicted upon them a record league defeat. And put the record straight they did – but not quite in the way they deserved as they again lost but only
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Champagne moment for proud Queen Mother’s Cup winner
A ‘CRACKER’ of a ride helped Jacqueline Coward claim the Queen Mother’s Cup at York Racecourse. Coward, granddaughter of Sheriff Hutton trainer Mick Easterby, drove Crackentorp (8-1) to nail long-term leader Inspirina on the line in a photo-finish
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Hadfield in fine Nick for Senior Cricket League leaders Woodhouse Grange
Woodhouse Grange consolidated their position at the top of the Hunters York & District Senior Cricket League premier division thanks to a last-ball win at Clifton Alliance. Batting first after losing the toss, the visitors posted 191-7 thanks mainly
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Leaders Hull Zingari zapped by Sheriff Hutton Bridge
SHERIFF Hutton Bridge produced a superb all-round display to topple Hunters York & District Senior Cricket League division one leaders Hull Zingari. Visitors Bridge batted first and posted 188-5 thanks to runs from Rob Pindar (63), Paul Scaling (31
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Bolton Percy stay up with the pace in Senior Cricket League division two
SECOND-PLACED Bolton Percy kept pace with Hunters York & District Senior Cricket League division two leaders Sewerby with an eight- wicket win at Osbaldwick. The home side posted 186-8 batting first, with Adam Child top-scoring with 75 and Danny
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Duncombe Park draw with Carlton Towers in Senior Cricket League division three
IN-FORM Duncombe Park increased their lead at the top of division three as they enjoyed the better of a draw at Carlton Towers. The Helmsley-based outfit batted first and scored 249-6 with Alistair Holmes leading the way on 72. He was ably supported
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Tim Jarvis century in vain as Stillington II are foiled by Fenner II
LUCKLESS Tim Jarvis was on the losing side despite scoring an unbeaten 118 as Stillington II (204-3) went down at home to Fenner II (205-7) in division four of the Hunters York & District Senior Cricket League. Woodhouse Grange’s Jonathan Bean (
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Washout hits Yorkshire's winning momentum
Director of cricket Martyn Moxon is praying the weather has not halted Yorkshire’s Friends Life t20 momentum as he makes preparations for a difficult next week in two competitions. Steady showers forced umpires Neil Bainton and Neil Mallender to call
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Yorkshire Academy youngsters teach York Cricket Club a lesson
LEADERS York Cricket Club are reeling after suffering their first Solly Sports Yorkshire ECB County Premier League defeat in two years. The reigning champions were thrashed by Yorkshire Academy at Clifton Park on Saturday, skittled for only 85 en route
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Former Fellini’s premises to open as Leila’s tearoom
A NEW business is about to give a new lease of life to a York city centre shopfront that has been empty for about 18 months. The former premises of Italian restaurant Fellini’s, in Fossgate, will reopen in about two weeks’ time as Leila’s, a traditional
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Andrew’s helping hand for Haiti
ANDREW Bettany, manager of the University of York’s IT Academy, is heading for Haiti to teach 15 Haitians IT training skills. Mr Bettany, 41, born and bred in York, was invited to the earthquake-stricken island by NetHope, a US charity which was
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Milliners to design Stobart-inspired couture hat
EAST Yorkshire milliners What A Hat have been commissioned by the Stobart Group to design a Stobart-inspired couture hat for Ladies Day at Royal Ascot. The business said it would be an elegant interpretation of the Stobart brand, well known for
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York Hospital boss Alan Rose outlines risks and benefits of change
A little competition in health care may be a good thing, says York Hospital chairman Alan Rose – just not too much. He tells to STEPHEN LEWIS why. ALAN ROSE chooses his words with care. So when the chairman of York Hospital talks about the
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Dutch bosses in brewery pensions row
NOT everything is extra-smooth after the £7.8 billion sale of Tadcaster brewer Scottish & Newcastle (S & N) to European giants Heineken and Carlsberg. A row has broken out over pensions in the wake of the sale announced in April 2008. Heineken,
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UK sales manager role for Paul Nolan at Ellis Patents
CABLE cleat manufacturer Ellis Patents has appointed Paul Nolan as its new UK sales manager. Mr Nolan will work alongside current UK sales manager Stephen Crawley until his retirement in 2012. Mr Nolan has worked in the electrical sector since joining
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Hospital chief’s NHS shake-up fears
THE chairman of York Hospital has today warned of the risks of introducing too much competition into the NHS. In an exclusive interview with The Press, Alan Rose said a “degree of competition” in the health service may be appropriate.
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1,000 sign up to save heart unit
CAMPAIGNERS fighting plans to move a children’s heart surgery unit from Yorkshire collected about 1,000 signatures in York on Saturday, with another 1,000 expected to be returned shortly. Ann-Marie Sheard, whose three-year-old son Isaac has a heart
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Claudia Lawrence ’s father to give evidence at commons inquiry
THE father of missing York chef Claudia Lawrence will this week give evidence to a Parliamentary Inquiry on missing people. The inquiry, which has been set up by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Runaway and Missing Children and Adults, will examine
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Fire cover plan drawn up for York's city centre
FIRE chiefs have suggested a “floating” fire engine for York as a compromise solution to the controversy over city centre cover, a councillor has revealed. Proposals to cut the number of engines in the centre were put on ice at a stormy meeting
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Give Or Take Day at the York Environment Centre
THE YORK Environment Centre at St Nicholas Fields held a Give Or Take Day on Saturday. Visitors were able to swap household and garden items they no longer needed for someone else’s unwanted goods. Swappable items included books, toys, non-electric
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Review pledged in school budget battle
City of York Council’s hopes of avoiding a £325,000 shortfall in its schools’ budget have been boosted after the Government agreed to review cuts. York joined 23 other local education authorities last month in taking Local Government Secretary
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Ex-York consultant knighted by Queen
BRITAIN’S heart tsar, Professor Roger Boyle, who is a former York consultant cardiologist, was knighted in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. Prof Boyle, whose official title is national clinical director for heart disease and stroke, has led the development
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York real ale fan wins Mystery Mild naming competition
A REAL ale fan from York has won the Mystery Mild naming competition at this year’s Leeds Beer, Cider And Perry Festival. The Mystery Mild brew was created especially for the festival by Ilkley Brewery and the brewers chose Jason Wood’s “S Mil’d
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Farm blaze at Pellowgate, Driffield
Firefighters put out a fire in a derelict farm building on Saturday. The fire at the former pig unit at Pellowgate, Driffield, was put out by crews after the incident was reportedshortly after 7.30pm. Meanwhile, crews had to rescue a woman who was
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Selby hospital sculpture design unveiled
THIS is the new sculpture which is to be built in the grounds of the new Selby War Memorial Hospital. The sculpture, which will be on a pedestrian island in the centre of the new complex, has been designed and will be made by Mark Renn. It
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Garden fire drama near Beverley
A FENCE fire at Tickton, near Beverley, spread to a conifer hedge and a nearby garage. It destroyed the fence and caused damage to the garage’s windows, fascia, flat roof and various garden equipment.
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College book in memory of Scott is business hit
A RECIPE book produced by students at Selby College has scooped a prize in a national competition. The Sweetest Thoughts recipe book was created in memory of former hospitality and catering student Scott Robinson, from Howden, who lost his battle against
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Trainee stylist caught drink-driving with no insurance
A YOUNG trainee hairdresser has been forced to abandon her plans to set up her own business after she was caught drink-driving in an uninsured car. Police watched as Jenna Pavis went through a red light, drove without headlights at night through part
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Dangerous material left at York flats claims resident
A HOUSING tenant has criticised City of York Council for not responding sooner to asbestos at his property. Michael Morgan, of Gascoigne Walk, near Nunnery Lane, said the authority had been aware of the dangerous material falling from a communal area
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World record microlight flight attempt delayed by rain
PARAPLEGIC pilot Dave Sykes has faced further battles with the elements as he attempts to fly by microlight from York to Sydney. Dave, a member of York Flying Club at Rufforth, has told how he flew through such heavy rain in Burma that his pod also started
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Knaresborough bed race attracts 25,000 people
Knaresborough attracted 25,000 people to watch its 46th annual bed race over the weekend. With 90 teams from across Yorkshire, as well as Germany and the USA, taking part, Knaresborough Lions, who organised the event, said it had raised its biggest-ever
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Racehorse a favourite subject for Leanne
AN artist who paints with her mouth produced an image of a famous racehorse to help bring in cash on a charity day at York Races. Leanne Beetham, a student with the Mouth And Foot Painting Artists, was born with arthrogryposis and a severe curvature
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Eco innovations wanted in £440k green challenge
THOSE with a head for ecological innovations have the chance to win £440,000 in a competition for carbon-cutting inventions. The organisers of the Postcode Lottery Green Challenge 2011 are keen to hear from people in our region, following the 2009
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Language award for nursery workers
NURSERY assistants will be presented with certificates of achievement from the University of York today after helping in a research programme designed to improve the language skills of pre-school children. Nursery assistants from 13 York nursery schools
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Adventurous Andy off on island quest
AN ADVENTURER from East Yorkshire is gearing up for an expedition to an island which is claimed to be the most difficult to land on in the world. Andy Strangeway, a decorator from Full Sutton, also known as the Island Man, is planning to land on
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Marshals wanted for Leeds 10k run
MARTIN House Children’s Hospice, based at at Boston Spa, is seeking marshals for the Leeds 10k run on June 19. Hundreds of people are running for the charity and marshals are needed to signal the route and hand out water. Phone 01937 844569 or email
