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Sep 2-4: Party time at champion pub
Our region's newly-crowned pub of the year is to hold a beer festival this September. The Swan, on the corner of Clementhorpe and Bishopthorpe Road in York, is holding its annual beer, cider and wine festival from September 2 to 4. The
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Jun 25: Let battle commence
Two breweries are to go head to head in a special event at a York pub. The Slip Inn in Clementhorpe is holding the Battle Of The Breweries on Saturday, June 25. Marble Brewery from Manchester and Summer Wine Brewery from Yorkshire will each have at
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Boy, 11, found safe and well after police hunt
7.50pm update: A 11-year-old boy has been found safe and well after his disappearance sparked a police search. Daniel Cousins went missing this afternoon. He had last been seen at Joseph Rowntree School, New Earswick. About 35 police
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Wind-farm mast plan thrown out
VILLAGERS and campaigners are celebrating after councillors threw out a controversial plan to build a 70 metre wind mast in the York green belt near Copmanthorpe. A packed public gallery in the council chamber at the Guildhall erupted into
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Parents fined after York girl, 7, misses half her lessons
THE parents of a seven-year-old girl who was absent more times than she attended school have been prosecuted. The child, who cannot be named, failed to attend her York primary school on 102 out of possible 194 occasions between November 2010 and April
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Man, 91, dies following A1079 crash
A 91-YEAR-OLD man has died following a crash between two cars and a lorry in East Yorkshire. A 48-year-old driver of an LGV bulk waste skip lorry has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, following the crash on the A1079,
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Knee reconstruction to keep Knights' Benn Hardcastle out for a year
YORK City Knights boss Dave Woods has urged luckless young-gun Benn Hardcastle to come back stronger after his latest and most devastating blow. The promising stand-off is set to miss a year of his career after doctors decided he needed a full
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New M&S store to create 200 jobs
A HUGE new Marks & Spencer store which would create about 200 new jobs is planned for York. The high street giant wants to open a 120,000sq ft store as part of a Monks Cross scheme including a retail development and a new stadium for York City FC and
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York City to sign Paul Musselwhite
YORK City were today signing experienced goalkeeper Paul Musselwhite as both number two to Michael Ingham and also as goalkeeping coach. The 42-year-old Musselwhite was at Bootham Crescent today to put pen to paper on a deal in which he will replace
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York city centre appartments with eye-catching wow factors
Location, location,location… that’s what the experts in the property world keep telling us is the key to finding a new home. Well, who are we to disagree. Except, of course, it is not location alone which makes a property special. It needs to have
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Property of the week: Wordsworth House, Riccall
When Candy George decided it was time to sell her big detached house in a quiet, tucked away spot in Riccall for something smaller, she knew she was going to miss her home of six years, and, most of all her beautiful garden, which she had painstakingly
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Stockton & Hopgrove left reeling as Bishopthorpe go top of York Vale Cricket League
BISHOPTHORPE are the new leaders of HPH York Vale Cricket League division one after toppling Stockton & Hopgrove. Scott Reeves proved a key man with bat and ball as the Bishops won by six wickets. Dave Kerrison (56) and his brother Rich (47) helped
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Palladino leads Derbyshire comeback against Yorkshire Seconds’
ANTHONY PALLADINO led a remarkable comeback for Derbyshire against Yorkshire to give them a healthy first innings lead in the County Second XI Championship encounter at Stamford Bridge. The visitors, replying to Yorkshire Seconds’ innings of 335, were
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Ed Miliband lays out plans - we've heard it all before
SO Ed Miliband is laying out his plans for Labour. We have heard it all before. It was Labour that created thousands of non-jobs in the public sector and paid them high wages for doing nothing; they made children stop at school longer because it kept
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North Yorkshire duo rule in Dukeries Rally
NORTH Yorkshire rally partnership Warren Philliskirk and Matt Whattam produced a creditable display in the Dukeries Rally. The event, the fifth round of the British Trials and Rally-Drivers’ Association Championship, set off from Southwell racecourse
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Tractors cause delays
AS A daily commuter to Leeds, I am sick of seeing tractors using the A64 at the most inconvenient times. I appreciate they need to get from A to B, but surely this can be done outside the rush hour times of, say, 8am to 9am and 5pm to 6pm. At least
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Azeem Rafiq's loan spell to benefit Yorkshire
Azeem Rafiq is convinced Yorkshire will benefit from the confidence he gained while on a month’s loan with Derbyshire. The off-spinner, 20, returned to Headingley prior to the start of the ongoing Friends Life t20 campaign, but only made his first
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Don’t call this justice
FIGURES show 13,000 prisoners were recalled to jail last year. Some 960 are still on the run, including 47 murderers, paedophiles, rapists and robbers. Could there be any more damning indictment of a system that betrays everyone – victims, police
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York Railway Institut bowlers on Middleton Cup mission
YORK Railway Institute bowlers will be to the fore when the Yorkshire Bowling Association side face Lincolnshire at Dunnington in the Middleton Cup on Saturday. Paul Humphreys captains a rink including Michael Bruce and John Walker, while Dave Attwood
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Extending pedestrian zone is great idea
HOORAY for council leader James Alexander, (The Press, June 11). Extending the pedestrian zone in the city is an excellent idea. Coun Alexander states that the larger delivery lorries have problems in our streets and suggests that “a distribution
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Apprentice boost
IT IS great to see The Press and City of York Council launch the campaign to find 100 apprenticeship places in 100 days (The Press, June 14). As someone who campaigned in the local elections to encourage improvements in work placements and more
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Reporting on David Cameron attending wedding
GOOD grief – pages one, two and three taken up with an ‘exclusive’ in The Press (Monday, June 13) because the Prime Minister attended a wedding near York! Surely there is something more interesting and newsworthy than this non-story which merits
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Leave cycles alone
THE suggestion to extend York’s pedestrian core times and the geographical extent of the restricted area may sound attractive to many. But there are potential problems. For example, the present hours allow cycle commuting all the way to and from central
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Selby bowlers next to test RI Amateurs’ power
RI AMATEURS continued their unbeaten streak in York Amateur Bowling Association League division one, but must be wary of their next opponents. Their next match is in two weeks’ time against first division title holders, Selby, who defeated them 7-1
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Tough task but York Lokomotive ARLC aim for another win
YORK Lokomotive ARLC anticipate a rough-and-tumble encounter as they look to continue winning ways in the RL Conference Yorkshire premier east division. The Lokos bounced back from defeat to triumph 18-14 at Rotherham Giants on Saturday and this weekend
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Knights fans urged to get to Dewsbury
YORK City Knights are taking bookings for the supporters’ bus to the vital relegation six-pointer away to Dewsbury on Sunday, June 26. Prices are £12 for club members and £16 for non-members and pick-up points are the Ainsty (12.30pm), Clarence Street
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Teachers damaged
WHY, when the teaching unions vote for a strike which will happen, quite deliberately after exams, does the Department for Education brand the action “damaging for learning”? Especially when an additional bank holiday, called by the same government
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Charity group in funeral plea
AN East Yorkshire charity group needs your help today. Church charity group Mission Trinity, based in Goole desperately want to give a homeless Latvian man who was found dead last month a proper funeral. And they have been given until noon today
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The Press letting us all know
I DON’T wish to sound patronising but if it wasn’t for The Press, two fantastic feats by local participants would have gone unnoticed. (1) A national competition for England’s best pork pies was won by local butcher JA Mountfield & Sons, of Bubwith
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Drunks at York Races
LAST Saturday, at 12.45pm, I overheard a conversation at the junction of Skeldergate and Micklegate between a group of suited drink-sodden middle-aged men as they swaggered across the road against a red light. They used language about the car drivers
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Acorn’s Tim Elliott takes place in GB tour match win
YORK Acorn ARLC ace Tim Elliott helped the BARLA Great Britain Lions continue winning ways on their Australian tour with a 44-0 victory at North Beach Sea Eagles. Elliott did not play in the opening victory over Rockingham Coastal Sharks but was in at
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Knitting pattern request
DOES anyone have any toys and dolls clothes knitting/crochet patterns they don’t use anymore? My daughter is learning to knit and crochet and we are finding any of these patterns very difficult to find. Mrs J Fisher, 1 Hillcrest, Thirsk,
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Explain it, Vince Cable
OUR friend Vince Cable is asking for real trouble, warning of what he will do if workers exercise their right to strike while chief executives of blue-chip companies enjoyed a median pay rise last year of 32 per cent. At the same time he is trying
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Arthritis Research UK thanks
I WOULD like to thank the people of York and especially the six collectors who braved the awful weather to stand in York and collect for the Arthritis Research UK group on June 10. Our total was down this year, but we did collect £265.52, which
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Not everyone here believes we should stop Copmanthorpe wind farm
HAVING read your interview with The Rev Geoff Mumford (The Press, June 14), I see no reason why he should be asked to resign from the parish council. He was speaking not as a councillor, but as a resident, as other councillors have done – why have
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Three of the North Yorkshire’s trainers to prevail at Royal Ascot
Mark Johnston, Kevin Ryan and Richard Fahey can hoist the North Yorkshire flag to full mast at Royal Ascot tomorrow by all saddling winners on the six-race card. Middleham-based Johnston makes his usual strong raid on the Queen’s Vase, a race he has
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Kleijnen Systematic to expand
INTERNATIONAL healthcare company Kleijnen Systematic Reviews (KSR) is expanding after more than doubling in size since setting up in Escrick. KSR, which was set up in 2005 by former University of York professor Dr Jos Kleijnen, moved to Escrick Business
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Council leader pledges commitment to jobs and economic growth
THE NEW leader of City of York Council told business leaders at the York Business Forum that his two priorities were jobs and economic growth. “Everything else at this time is a luxury,” he said. Coun James Alexander said the Labour-led
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ReStage presents Hidden Voices, Holy Trinity Church, Goodramgate, June 23 to 25
TUCKED away behind Goodramgate, Holy Trinity Church is a haven of tranquillity. But once it was at the centre of a bustling community. Now a York-based performance group, ReStage, hopes to bring to life some of these generations of lost people
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York College launches its own app
IF you’re of a certain generation, you may wonder what all the fuss is about apps. The closest you’ll have come is likely to be watching those wannabe entrepreneurs on The Apprentice trying to design their own. For teenagers, however, life
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Review: Dom Joly, Welcome To Wherever I Am, Grand Opera House
WHERE do you go after becoming famous for shouting into a big phone on television? It’s a lesser-trodden career path and has meant that the ten years since Dom Joly hit the big time with absurdist hidden camera show Trigger Happy TV have been
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How Archbishop was ‘mugged’
ARCHBISHOPS – are they best confined to old-fashioned jokes about what was said to them by actresses? Except that lately it has been a case of what the archbishop said to the nation. Or, perhaps more pertinently, what assorted news editors and commentators
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Festival of Ideas begins in York
A MAN-MADE oasis has been created at the University of York as part of the city’s inaugural Festival of Ideas. The grass carpet will be open to the public until June 24, alongside the exhibition of John Minihan’s striking photographs of playwright Samuel
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No job cuts at Royal Mail sorting office in Selby
STAFF at a Royal Mail sorting office in Selby will not be affected by job losses despite the company recording a £120 million loss. This week, Royal Mail bosses announced up to 28 of the company’s 59 sorting centres around the UK may have to close,
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Teachers abused at York schools
UNPRECEDENTED details have emerged of the verbal and physical abuse towards staff in York schools. Teachers and teaching assistants have been headbutted, punched, scratched and verbally abused in incidents across the city, a report released
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Lorry crash near Bishop Burton roundabout
A CASUALTY was taken to hospital with multiple injuries after two cars and an HGV collided. Fire crews from Humberside Fire & Rescue cut the casualty out of the car after accident, which happened half-a-mile from the Bishop Burton roundabout at about
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York benefits figures buck national trend
THERE has been another fall in the number of people claiming unemployment benefits in York, bucking a national trend. Figures from the Department for Work and Pensions for May show between two and 3.1 per cent of residents in parts of Yorkshire
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Wife pleads for leniency after her husband smothers her with pillow
A MAN who smothered his wife and threatened her with a knife has been spared an immediate jail term – because she thinks their marriage could still succeed, York Crown Court heard. Stephen Lyons, 27, accused Chloe Lyons of going out with other men behind
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Regiment took eight days to return to York barracks
IT took eight days to bring all 300 men and women of 2 Signal Regiment home from the front line in Afghanistan earlier this year, the Ministry of Defence has revealed. The regiment, which is based at Imphal Barracks, Fulford, York, formally handed
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Concern grows for Joshua Ffrench, 23
POLICE in York are renewing their appeal to trace a 23-year-old man missing from home. Joshua Peter Ffrench was reported missing by a family member on Sunday, May 22, but had not been in contact since 12 days earlier. Inspector Phil Cain, of
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Field fire in New Earswick
A FIRE was deliberately started in a field in New Earswick. Fire crews from North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service used beaters and two hose reel jets to put out a fire affecting 600 square metres of crops in a field off White Rose Avenue at about
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Horse images by Press photographers picked for top show
OUR award-winning photographers bring you dramatic photographs every day in The Press. They seldom come more arresting than our two main images today, however. Both pictures – one by Mike Tipping and the other by Anthony Chappel-Ross – have
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Hanged boy’s father to lodge appeal over inquest
THE father of a 12-year-old boy who hanged himself in his York bedroom says he is planning to challenge a coroner’s handling of the inquest. Mike Wilson said he was “very disappointed” by York Coroner Donald Coverdale’s decision not to read out a note
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Car blaze at Shiptonthorpe
A CAR caught fire after being involved in an accident with an HGV tractor unit in Shiptonthorpe, near Market Weighton. Police said no one was hurt in the accident, which happened just before 3pm yesterday.
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Wind farm campaigners protest against mast plans
Updated:HUNDREDS of campaigners marched along country lanes near York to protest against a planned mast which they fear will pave the way to a wind farm near their homes. Green energy firm Banks Renewables wants to install a 70-metre monitoring structure
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Learning disabilities group nominated for award
A GROUP which works to promote awareness of learning disabilities has become the latest nominee in the 2011 Community Pride Awards. York People First is a registered charity based at York Eco Business Centre, Clifton Moor. It works closely with businesses
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Lead thefts on rise across York
SCHOOLS, homes and businesses across York have been targeted by thieves looking to cash in on the rising price of lead. Police in York are urging residents and business owners to be vigilant following a spate of thefts in the east of the city. Offenders
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Bricklaying students build welcome sign for Ryther
STUDENTS from a North Yorkshire college have contributed this welcome sign to a village near Selby. The bricklaying students, from York College, built three village signs for the Ryther community, and also carried out some renovation work on the village
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‘Why I spoke out on training’
A MAN who revealed that York St John University was training military officers associated with oppressive regimes has explained why he came forward. Dr Hisashi Nakamura, a former employee at the university, worked with Campaign Against The
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York couple celebrate their diamond wedding anniversary
THIS York couple are celebrating 60 years of happy marriage, after they met at an RAF dance in 1950. Julia and William Meldrum will welcome their family, including 12 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren, to their Fulford home tonight
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Walking bus on way to a new record
MORE than 200 schoolchildren in a York village took part in a national world record attempt to raise awareness of road safety. Pupils from Wilberfoss Primary School marched from their school gates as part of an initiative by road safety campaign Brake
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New calls for speed limit cuts
YORK’S transport bosses have been urged to press ahead with plans to reduce city speed limits, after the Government announced it was to make changes easier. Norman Baker, the regional and local transport minister, has outlined moves to cut the bureaucracy
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Council media changes spark row
POLITICAL rivals have clashed over planned changes to City of York Council’s media arrangements. The authority’s Labour leaders are recommending changes to its constitution to allow members of its cabinet to be quoted in official council press releases
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£16,000 worth of tyres stolen
TYRES worth £16,000 were stolen from the back of a lorry near Selby while the driver slept in the cab. Police have launched an investigation after the Pirelli tyres were stolen in a Kirk Smeaton lay-by. The theft was discovered by police officers
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Leaders reach decision over location of city region's Enterprise Zone
SELBY has lost out in its hopes to get Enterprise Zone status after the local enterprise partnership (LEP) decided to site its Enterprise Zone in Leeds. Leeds City Region LEP was awarded an Enterprise Zone by the Government in the Budget and has been
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New recovery and assessment centre for recovering Army personnel
A £12 million state-of-the-art specialist recovery centre to be built at Europe’s biggest army base will revolutionise how Britain’s war heroes are treated. Scores of injured servicemen and woman – members of the Forces’ “Afghan generation” – will be
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Rock star Nils Lofgren in song tribute North Yorkshire boy
A YOUNG boy from North Yorkshire who died from a debilitating neurological condition has inspired a world-famous musician to release a charity single. Edward Lumb-Burgess died in 2005 at the age of 13, after a battle with a life-shortening condition
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Shoplifter set to leave York
THE shoplifter who claimed she had to steal to survive is planning a new life on the right side of the law, York magistrates heard. Sabina Hansard plans to leave the York area and start a job earning her keep as a waitress in her sister’s restaurant
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10,000 expected at big cycle show
TEN thousand cyclists and visitors are expected at the York Cycle Show during National Bike Week. The show, which started in 1946, is now one of the biggest national events for cyclists and one of the highlights in the UK cycling calendar. It will
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£4,000 raised in memory of Daniel Boyes
A MOTHER whose son died from meningitis has vowed to continue fundraising for charity after helping to raise £4,000 in his memory. Daniel Boyes, a popular 20-year-old from Pickering, died in 2008 after falling seriously ill. Since Daniel’s death,
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Suspected stolen property found on back of truck
POLICE are hoping to reunite a haul of suspected stolen property with its rightful owners. On Monday, at about 10.30pm, officers on routine patrol in the Harrogate district stopped a flat-bed truck in Pool-in-Wharfedale. The truck contained metal
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Pimms to be put to the test at summer fair
St Leonard’s Hospice in York will try to rival the summer’s top venues like Ascot, Henley and Wimbledon when staff break open the Pimms at their summer fair on Sunday, June 26. Liz Thistleton, the head of housekeeping, and Penny Deakin from the catering
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Selby warning on bag thefts
SAFETY schemes in Selby town centre could help improve security in the town, a security expert has said. The suggestion was made after North Yorkshire Police advised shoppers to be on the lookout for criminal gangs who operate in the area. It follows
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Racecourse plays host to York College students’ fashion show
THE latest creations and collections from the next generation of fashion designers have graced the catwalk in York. Fashion students from York College held their annual fashion show at York Racecourse yesterday. Marie Neal-Smith, fashion
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Gold stolen in Willerby burglary
A HOARD of gold jewellery and watches was stolen in a burglary in East Riding. Police are appealing for information following the theft at a property on Kenwardley Road, Willerby, on Friday June 10. A BMX pedal cycle, thought to have been used by
