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June 18-19: Black Lion, Snaith
A pub near Selby is holding a beer festival this weekend. The Black Lion in Snaith will have eight cask ales and two ciders at the festival, which runs on Saturday and Sunday (JKune 18 and 19).
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Man hit by train on East Coast Main Line
THE body of a 69-year-old man was found near train lines in Yorkshire today, leading to some services to York being diverted. The man, who has not yet been identified, was struck by a train just before 7pm on Monday, June 13. He was hit a train heading
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Oct 1: Great beer in Great Ouseburn
A village near York is planning a beer festival for October. The event will run from noon to 10pm on Saturday, October 1, in the Great Ouseburn Village Hall. Entry is £5, including a festival glass and programme. There will be live bands, a free raffle
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Harrison’s Signs Ltd produce signs for James Martin's new restaurant
YORK-based family sign business, Harrison’s Signs Ltd, has won the celebrity seal of approval from TV chef James Martin after being handpicked to produce the signs for his new restaurant. James ensured all suppliers for The Leeds Kitchen, based in
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Launch of new glass recycling company near York
A NEW glass recycling factory is being launched in Wheldrake this week after local investors rescued a Lancashire-based business. Bottle Alley Glass has been bought by Collingham Ventures, an investor in manufacturing companies which also rescued stonemasonry
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York insurance broker to expand
YORK independent insurance broker P B Curran has further expansion plans after completing four acquisitions since 2005. The business has tripled its number of employees during that time and has moved from its city centre offices in High Petergate to
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Daughters and granddaughters take part in Race For Life in memory of John McIntyre
THE daughters and granddaughters of a York man who died following a battle with cancer are taking part in the York Race For Life in his memory. John McIntyre, 70, of Third Avenue, Tang Hall, died three years ago after suffering from bowel and liver
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It’s time for real footstreets in York
COUN Alexander’s plan to extend the hours of the traffic ban in York would be good news if it actually happened. Indeed, I have argued without success that this should be done with one of his predecessors (The Press, June 11). It would
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Whatever next from Godfrey Bloom?
ANOTHER week, another bizarre assertion from Godfrey Bloom (Letters, June 1 and 11). Last week it was something along the lines of “public sector bad, private sector good”. Perhaps he had forgotten the catastrophic mismanagement by the (private
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Our lovely pomp
AS A Englishman who took the Queen’s shilling back in the 1960s and vowed allegiance to Queen and Country, I took pride in once again watching the celebration of the Queen’s official birthday, the Trooping of the Colour in London. There is no other
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Letter writers are spot on
I ALWAYS read with interest the letters written by Paul Cordock and Mathew Laverack. They are spot on every time. Councillor Tracey Simpson-Laing needs to have a drive out of York and look at the development that is going on no more than 40minutes
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Two points raised
WHILE reading yesterday’s Press, two letters attracted my attention. Firstly from T Scaife, surely the phrase “who will rid me of this turbulent priest” was coined by the great Australian cricket captain Richie Benaud when the Rev David Sheperd
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Anna Semlyen ’s good work
I WAS saddened to read that Coun Anna Semlyen has clashed with the strict rules surrounding what elected representatives can and cannot do (The Press, June 10). I have known Anna for nearly 20 years. Over the past few, I have been working with
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Here is a tale of two Britains...
I READ in my national newspaper the other day that Sir Stuart Rose is to receive an £8 million plus pay-off after stepping down from Marks & Spencer. I am sure Sir Stuart is a wonderful human being and no doubt some will say, well worth every penny
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Fashion students get their end-of-year collections ready for the catwalk
IS it a bird, is it a plane – or is it an amazing dress from the creative geniuses at York College’s fashion school? The talented students have been wielding their dressmaking scissors and stitching into the wee small hours to get their end-of-year
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Prima Vocal Ensemble’s Choral Summer Spectacular, Grand Opera House, York, June 22
RAISING voices is what Ewa Salecka and Greg Birch do best. Since arriving in York two years ago, they have set up two community choirs that between them boast more than 170 singers. Musical director Ewa and pianist Greg have been virtually non-stop
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Daddy cool is not at home here
WE DON’T go a bundle on Father’s Day, but the odd gift has occasionally been presented to my husband. The only one – among the novelty socks, jokey boxer shorts and bizarre bottle openers – to have survived the test of time is a mug bearing the words
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Betting against the end of it all
I HEARD at the weekend that the American preacher who told us all that the world was going to end last month has unfortunately suffered a stroke. According to his faithful followers, Harold Camping is now recovering in hospital near his home, but his
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York City midfielder Jonathan Smith joins Swindon for £30,000
YORK City boss Gary Mills is hoping the sale of midfielder Jonathan Smith to Swindon Town will help him recruit important transfer targets. Smith has been sold to the League Two side, now managed by former West Ham midfielder Paulo di Canio, for £30,000
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Broken leg rules Rob Spicer out of Knights clash
EX-York City Knights back-rower Rob Spicer will miss his former club’s crucial visit to Dewsbury Rams a week on Sunday due to a broken leg. The Rams, embroiled in a relegation battle with the Knights, have been rocked by the news that the influential
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Dave Batters retires as York Hospital radio's match day commentator
CLUB historian Dave Batters has retired as York Hospital Radio’s Bootham Crescent match day commentator. Batters has been the man behind the mic for the last 34 years, keeping hospital patients informed of all the action from York City home games since
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Fears over health of missing Pocklington man
POLICE and the family of a man from Pocklington who has been missing since Monday said they are concerned for his safety due to health reasons. David Huitson, 50, of Springfield Road, was reported missing just before 7pm yesterday, after he
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Plaudits for girls’ football at York College
YORK College has become just one of 30 venues that will host an FA Girls’ Centre of Excellence from next season. The highly-respected North Yorkshire centre will continue to run from its £60 million Sim Balk Lane site after a national streamlining of
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Crash thwarts Guy Smith’s Le Mans 24 Hour bid
GUY SMITH, East Yorkshire’s 2003 Le Mans 24 Hour race winner, endured disappointment in this year’s race. The 36-year-old Beverley-born driver retired from the 79th running of the French motorsport marathon when his Lola-Toyota Coupé retired from fifth
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Alex Strickland in command at Kirkbymoorside Football Club
CARETAKER boss Alex Strickland is expected to be confirmed as the new permanent player/manager of Kirkbymoorside Football Club. Strickland took over the reins at the Wearside League outfit midway through the season and his appointment should be rubber-stamped
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Yorkshire pushing back the boundary
Captain Andrew Gale believes Yorkshire may have to do it the unconventional way if they are to go on and win this summer’s Friends Life t20 competition. Gale has bemoaned the lack of a genuine big hitter in his squad following a patchy start to their
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Boston Spa topple leaders Fulford 63-45
BOSTON Spa beat Fulford Ladies Invitation League division two leaders Fulford 63-45 inspired by Lorraine Pearey and Carol Hall, who were unbeaten in winning 25 games, a tally matched by team-mates Margaret Lindley and Sheila Stuart. Rowntree Park
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Ox ‘A’ win 7-2 against Severus in John Smith’s Ladies Darts League
SEVERUS’ Davina Shannon closed treble 20 double 18 but Jackie Simpson was their only other player to trouble the scorer in their York John Smith’s Ladies League division one match against visitors Ox ‘A’, who went home with a well-earned 7-2 win. Slipper
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Andy Murray wins at Queen's Club
British number one Andy Murray came from a set down to beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 3-6 7-6 (7/2) 6-4 and win the rain-delayed AEGON Championships final at Queen’s Club. The capacity crowd of nearly 7,000 witnessed number five seed Tsonga show great composure
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Fulford top Tyke Petroleum Men’s Tennis League
Fulford top the Tyke Petroleum Men’s Tennis League for the first time this season, after a comprehensive 77-31 demolition of Bubwith. Sean Evans and Govind Baker won a mammoth 34 games against the 2008 champions, who are yet to get off the mark this
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IT Sports Mixed Tennis League round-up
IT was all change in division ten at the midpoint of the IT Sports Mixed Tennis League season. The leading two both lost and Wistow took over at the top after coming from behind at previously unbeaten Stamford Bridge. Top-scorers James Silson and Rachel
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Trainer Kevin Ryan’s double rush
Hambleton trainer Kevin Ryan, who scooped the feature race at York last Saturday with Lexi’s Hero, has strong claims of entering the Royal Ascot enclosure tomorrow – as well as winning the main race at Ripon’s evening meeting. Ryan is double-handed in
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Open day at Riccall Tennis Club
RICCALL are staging an open day in the middle of Wimbledon fortnight on Saturday, June 25, from 1pm to 6pm. The Landing Lane-based club are organising free coaching for children by Lawn Tennis Association coach Matt Ward, a fastest serve competition
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Top award for York pub company
A YORK-BASED pub company has won a top award from industry lobby group Camra (Campaign for Real Ale). Pivovar, which is based in Elvington, has won the award for “conversion to pub use” category in the National Pub Design Award. The award was for the
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Selby primary school children name new street
YOUNGSTERS from a Selby primary school got the chance to name a new street next to their school. The pupils of Barwic Parade Community School helped Yorkshire Housing to name a new affordable housing development, using the town’s local history for
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Brave Rosalia, three, nominated for Community Pride award
A three-year-old girl who had cancer before she was even born could win an award for her bravery after having a tumour the size of an apple removed from her chest. Rosalia Daly-Maxwell spent much of her early life visiting doctors with suspected
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Rain causes blaze in Selby manhole
RESIDENTS on a road in Selby were left without power after electrical equipment under a manhole caught fire. Police closed parts of Doncaster Road, near the New Selby War Memorial Hospital, after the blaze started at about 7.45pm on Sunday. Firefighters
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William Etty exhibition at York city art gallery
THE work of one of York’s most famous sons will go on display at the city art gallery as part of a major new exhibition. York-born Victorian artist William Etty was considered to be controversial for his tributes to the works of the old masters
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York Racecourse bids for international tourism award
YORK Racecourse hopes to win an international tourism award at an event in Barcelona tomorrow. York has reached the final five in both the customer experience category and the community award in the stadium business awards. Other finalists include
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Vicar at centre of Copmanthorpe wind farm storm
ANGRY villagers will tonight call for Copmanthorpe’s vicar to resign from the parish council after he backed controversial plans for massive wind turbines. The Rev Geoff Mumford, who is called the Green Dean of New Ainsty Deanery by the diocese, pledged
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York City Council facing huge budget ‘black hole’
A LACK of information and “disjointed” management has left City of York Council on course for a budget black hole of almost half a million pounds, it has been claimed. A briefing document leaked from the council said its property services department
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Concern mounting for missing soldier
A SERVING British soldier has been reported missing after failing to turn up for duty in North Yorkshire. Mehmet Ali Osman, 25, was last seen by his family at an address in Southwark, south London, on May 31. The soldier was due to report
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Earthquakes shatter devastated Christchurch clean-up work
THE latest earthquake to shake New Zealand has put the reconstruction work “back to day one” according to a former York man who is working to rebuild Christchurch. Glazier Julian Tyreman, 43, who has family living in the York area, has been working to
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Biker, 73, seriously injured on North York Moors
A 73-YEAR-OLD motorcyclist was airlifted to hospital with serious head injuries following a crash on the North York Moors, writes Jennifer Bell. Police are appealing for witnesses following the collision shortly after 6pm on Saturday. They are
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York parrot still missing
MISSING York parrot Merlin may be in the Strensall area, his owners have revealed. John and Amanda Gardiner, of Maplehurst Avenue, off Huntington Road, say they had received a phone call on Saturday night from an elderly man who had seen an African grey
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New hotel in Holgate set for go-ahead
A £10 MILLION scheme to demolish a York office block and build a new hotel could be given the go-ahead this week. Plans have been drawn up to bulldoze Holgate Villa, which has been described as an “eyesore”, and replace it with a 95-bedroom business,
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York fire station row heats up
YORK’S heritage champion is calling on City of York Council to block plans to reduce city centre fire cover by refusing to sell land for a new fire station. Green councillor Dave Taylor said the authority should only sell the former Kent Street coach
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Gary Osguthorpe named as York Adventurer of the Year
A PLAQUE has been unveiled at a new outdoor equipment store in York, marking the decision to name mountaineer Gary Osguthorpe as York Adventurer of the Year. The Press has reported previously how Gary, 49, from Strensall, had won an adventurer competition
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Number of Neighbourhood Watch schemes rise in North Yorkshire villages
A CAMPAIGN to get people to become the eyes and ears of local communities has seen Neighbourhood Watch schemes quadruple in villages across North Yorkshire. Police have also reported a 65 per cent increase in recipients of the Selby District’s Ringmaster
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York nightclubs targeted in police crackdown
SIX people have been arrested as part of a city-centre crime crackdown in pubs and nightclubs. A weekend operation – under the codename Operation Dip – saw high-visibility police, special constables and plain-clothes officers patrolling York, handing
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Barry Cryer hosts opening gala at the Milton Rooms in Malton
THE curtains went up on Malton’s new art venue to overwhelming acclaim from the audience and performers. Comedian and writer Barry Cryer hosted the gala evening at the Milton Rooms which included comedy, music, magic and dance. Artistic
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Tom Metcalf opens his garden for charity
KEEN gardener Tom Metcalf opened his garden to the public for the first time on Sunday as part of the regular Riccall open gardens event in aid of St Leonard’s Hospice, in York. Tom’s garden mixes old and new, with both cultivated and wild areas and
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Pizza delivery driver is robbed
DETECTIVES are appealing for information after a pizza delivery driver was robbed. The 23-year-old victim arrived at Woodside Farm, near Driffield, on Sunday night to deliver a pizza. When he approached two men in the driveway, they knocked him to the
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Royal Wedding party boost for SNAPPY
A ROYAL knees-up to mark the marriage of Prince William and Catherine Middleton helped raise cash for a York children’s charity. A street party in Dunnington that attracted more than 200 people was such a success that it has been able to make
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Rare book found in Oxfam shop
A RARE book from 1903 has been found in York’s Low Petergate Oxfam shop. The book, based on archaeological and geographical exploration in Chinese Turkestan, has been valued at between £300 and £500 and will be auctioned at Bonham’s of Oxford. The author
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Fire at York restaurant
FIRE crews were called to a York restaurant in the early hours of this morning, after a fire in the kitchen activated the alarms of nearby businesses. North Yorkshire Fire Service received six calls from members of the public at about 3.50am
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First buses donate advertising space to boost charity
FIRST buses in North and West Yorkshire has donated advertising space on each of its 1,100 buses to Save the Children. The adverts, worth £40,000, include the message “No Child Born Without A Chance”, are displayed inside First’s buses, and will remain
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History group to celebrate 10 years
SELBY and District Family History Group is celebrating ten years of helping local people access their family history. The group was started in May 2001 after four people who had been on a short course on family history at Brayton Community Centre decided
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Tricia Sherriff sets up lifestyle club for women
A SELF-CONFESSED lover of all things York has set up a business and website to make sure her fellow females get the most out of life in the city. Former pharmaceuticals industry worker, Tricia Sherriff, 38, said since setting up her business She Loves
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Green Mail Campaign launches in York
THREE businessmen with a history in direct mailing are now making up for their impact on the environment by launching a new business. The Green Mail Campaign, based at York Science Park, hopes to save 36,000 tons of carbon dioxide produced by unwanted
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York Hospital in second scanner move
HOSPITAL bosses in York are hoping to install a new device which will help them meet rising demand for crucial health scans. York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has lodged an application to extend the MRI unit at its Wigginton Road base so it
