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July 2: Clifford Beer Fest
A North Yorkshire village is preparing to hold a summer beer festival. Clifford, between Tadcaster and Wetherby, is hosting the event in its village hall on July 2, from noon until about 11pm. It is organised jointly by Clifford Village Hall Supporters
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Review: Al Murray, Grand Opera House, York
FOLLOWING the success of his 2010 tour, Al Murray extended his tour, Barrel of Fun, into 2011, and rolled into York as the character we all know so well, the Pub Landlord. The ‘Guv’ arrived on stage to the loud cheers, accompanied by a fistful
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Demolition at York construction site damages neighbouring building
WORKERS in a York building avoided injury when the demolition of a neighbouring building smashed the window of a meeting room. The incident occurred at the site of the new planned hotel in Toft Green, behind the new council headquarters, when
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Search for missing man enters 5th day
MOUNTAIN rescue search teams are scouring fields today as the hunt for a missing dad-of-two enters its fifth day. David Huitson, 62, was last seen by his family at about 2.30pm on Monday when he left his home address on Springfield Road, Pocklington
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York City land Luton Town striker Jason Walker
Updated: YORK City’s long pursuit of prolific Blue Square Bet Premier marksman Jason Walker is finally over. Manager Gary Mills finally got his man last night when the Luton Town striker put pen to paper on a two-year deal. The Minstermen made repeated
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‘I won’t Mussel in on Ingham’ says Paul
VETERAN goalkeeper Paul Musselwhite is not interested in ousting York City stopper Michael Ingham from his place between the Bootham Crescent sticks. But the former Scunthorpe, Port Vale and Hull number one, who turns 43 in December, insists that he
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Knights duo move to Gateshead Thunder on loan
YORK City Knights have allowed two players to leave for Gateshead Thunder. Winger Danny Wilson and centre Mike Mitchell today headed north on the start of a month-long loan at the Co-operative Championship One strugglers. The duo
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Cults, Cults (In The Name Of / Columbia) ****
IF New York duo Brian Oblivion and Madeline Follin’s debut album teaches us anything, it’s that some acts can pull off retro better than others – luckily, Cults have done their homework. With Spektor-alike album opener Abducted, and glockenspiel-heavy
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Various Artists, Best of BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge (Sony Music/Universal) *****
THE BBC owns one of the best archives in the world. Many would argue that this growing library of events, history, sporting achievement, entertainment and music is one of the world’s greatest riches. A tiny part of this library is represented in
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Jools Holland, Finding The Keys: The Best Of Jools Holland (Rhino) ***
MR HOLLAND has done much for music in this country, what with his long-running stint hosting Later on BBC2 and the enthusiastic captaincy of his Rhythm And Blues Orchestra. His enjoyable albums are, in a sense, compilations – so a ‘best-of’
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Paul Simon: So Beautiful or So What. (HearMusic) *****
PAUL Simon is deservedly rated as one of the finest songwriters of all time. Where others struggle with difficult second albums, he consistently delivers the goods and this, his 12th solo album, is up there with his best. It’s remarkable to think
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Honda Jazz IMA Hybrid
MY neighbour owns a Honda Jazz, and so does her mum. In fact, both mum and daughter are second-time buyers of the Jazz. That’s in part down to me, because I owned a Jazz for four trouble-free years while my neighbour – a frequent visitor to the service
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Alistair Griffin, Fibbers, York, June 23
ALISTAIR Griffin has a new single out this week and his first album since 2004 to follow. You may have heard the single already: Just Drive accompanied the closing montage of BBC1’s coverage of the 2010 Formula 1 motor-racing season, striking a chord
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Arctic Monkeys, Suck It And See (Domino) ****
EVEN though Arctic Monkeys kingpin Alex Turner has been at pains to state he couldn’t face making another album of songs about “taxi ranks”, plenty of his band’s disciples would have been happy for him to do exactly that. Growing up in public
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Jazz notes
WAKEFIELD Jazz enters its Summer Series tonight which highlights the talents of up-and-coming young bands in our region. Tonight’s session is with the Matt Roberts Quintet and the Will Howard/ Declan Forde Quintet (01924 253202). The TG Collective is
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A Mad World, My Masters, University of York Department of Theatre, Film and TV, June 23 to 25
THEATRE-lovers take note. Next Thursday to Saturday you’ll have the first real chance to experience the magic of York’s newest theatre. Director Michael Cordner has chosen a real corker of a play to showcase the main stage at the University of York
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York Cricket Club bid to bounce back from rare Yorkshire League loss
York Cricket Club are looking to bounce back from their first defeat in two years as they face a difficult Solly Sports Yorkshire ECB County Premier League trip to Hull on Saturday. The reigning champions saw their long winning sequence end in a 148-
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Lord’s on horizon for winners of Village Cricket Cup clashes
RIVALS Woodhouse Grange and Sheriff Hutton Bridge clash in the Persimmon National Village Cricket Cup this weekend, with the final at Lord’s starting to come into view. Grange, from Sutton-on-Derwent, who won the competition in 1995 and 2007, host
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University of York Choir and Symphony Orchestra, York Minster, June 22
PETER Seymour will conduct the University of York Choir and Symphony Orchestra at York Minster on Wednesday night. Combining the forces of the university choir and orchestra will provide a rare opportunity to hear a live performance of Beethoven’s
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National Masters success for York City Rowing Club
York City Rowing Club members stroked to success in the recent National Masters Rowing Championship. The competition, held at the National Watersports Centre in Nottingham, was the subject of heavy rain throughout the day, but that did not
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Simple Minds, Dalby Forest, June 24
You’ll be performing six open-air shows on your Greatest Hits Forest Tour between June 11 and July 3. Will this be your first experience of doing gigs in British forests in the band’s 33 years, Jim? “Yes, they seem very popular. I guess there’s
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Adil Rashid in tribute to Aussie ‘Spin Doctor’ Terry Jenner
Yorkshire leg-spinner Adil Rashid has paid tribute to spin guru Terry Jenner, the Australian coach who died recently following a sustained period of ill health. Known as the Spin Doctor, Jenner died at the age of 66 having worked with the likes of Anil
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Yorkshire Seconds match ends in stalemate
YORKSHIRE’S second XI clash with Derbyshire at Stamford Bridge ended in a draw. The Tykes totalled 314-9 in their second innings at Low Catton Road to lead by 220 runs late on the final day. Derbyshire’s second innings reached 9-1 before
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York Musical Theatre Company present Armada, Joseph Rowntree Theatre, July 28 to 30
YORK Musical Theatre Company will take to the high seas for the July premiere of Armada, a new musical by principal company member Rob Winlow. Rob’s idea for the show came from reading through his son’s school project on the Armada and being
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Richard Buck going for team glory on the Euro stage
CITY of York Athletics Club star Richard Buck is going for team glory in Stockholm this weekend. The one-lap specialist has been named in a six-man relay squad for the Spar European Team Championships and will be hoping to play his part in the two-heat
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Alan Carr’s Work-In-Progress show , Grand Opera House, York, September 5
ALAN Carr is worried. The chatty chappie is rarely off the telly or the radio, but four years have passed since he last toured and he fears his fans may no longer remember that his first love was stand-up comedy, and it still is. “My last
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Malton and Norton Musical Theatre present Don’t Stop Believin’, Norton College Hall, July 8 and 9
Malton and Norton Musical Theatre will have a cast of 60 for its summer concert, Don’t Stop Believin’, at Norton College Hall on July 8 and 9. The show has been influenced by the television phenomenon Glee and hit numbers from that ubiquitous American
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Win the chance to get kids activated for summer
ARE you looking for something for your kids to do during the school holidays? The Press is promoting a competition from The Co-operative, who are inspiring young people across the country to get outdoors and active during the holidays, to offer your
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Lee Evans, Grand Opera House, York, June 20 and 21
COMEDY fans will help energetic funny man Lee Evans whip his latest show into shape during a two-day stint at the Grand Opera House. Evans, a former boxer turned award-winning comic and actor, is staging two warm-up shows on Monday and Tuesday in York
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David Easterby seeking the perfect match for double celebrations
Hoof It, an impressive winner at York last month, can make David Easterby’s marriage celebrations go with an extra swing tomorrow by winning the Wokingham Handicap on the fifth and final day of Royal Ascot. The mount of Kieren Fallon, who was also
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Coaching sessions at York Civil Service Cricket club
YORK Civil Service Cricket club are holding free coaching sessions for youngsters starting on Sunday. There will be four sessions on consecutive Sundays from June 19 to July 10 from 11.30am to 1pm at The Outgang, in Heslington, York, for children
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Players needed for Rufforth United Junior Football Club U7s
Rufforth United Junior Football Club are looking for six-year-old boys and girls to become part of their new under-sevens team. An open day will be held at Rufforth Playing Fields on Saturday, July 2, from 10am to noon. Said club spokesman Andrew
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Acomb turn on the marksmanship to sink Mitre's unbeaten dart's league record
JOHN Smith’s Darts League division one table-toppers Mitre had Rich Corner (16), Dave Scaum (180), John Quantock (21), Neil Long (18) and Lutz Leutzsch (16) playing well but lost their unbeaten record. Acomb did the damage led by Keith Turner (180
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County calibre needed to end Tina Platt’s advance in darts competition
TINA “Inch High” Platt made a big impression at the Streamline Taxis Ladies Darts Competition. Targeting her first-ever tournament title, the 4ft 8in tall Platt reached the final of the Huntington WMC event, which was organised by York Darts Promotions
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Jake Attree: Landscape For Figures, New School House Gallery, York, until July 23
LANDSCAPE For Figures is Jake Atree’s first solo show in York for six years. Any Attree exhibition is a cause for celebration, but doubly so in York. Attree grew up above the Red Lion pub, in Walmgate, and started his training at York School
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Omid Djalili, Tour Of Duty Preview Show, Pocklington Arts Centre, Saturday, September 17
POCKLINGTON Arts Centre has pulled off a coup in securing Iranian stand-up comedian, political satirist and television and film star Omid Djalili for a warm-up show for his forthcoming Tour Of Duty. A firm favourite at the Edinburgh Fringe, Omid
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Belt Up Theatre presents double bill The Boy James and Atrium, The Studio, York Theatre Royal, June 21 to 25
BELT UP Theatre, resident company at York Theatre Royal, present a double bill of new writing by company co-artistic directors Alexander Wright and James Wilkes in The Studio from Tuesday to Saturday. Wright’s The Boy James and Wilkes’s Atrium made
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Tony Christie, Pocklington Arts Centre, June 21
TONY Christie needed to be shown the way to Amarillo in his most famous hit, and now he may require directions to Pocklington Arts Centre on Tuesday. “To be honest, I’d never heard of Pocklington,” says the Sheffield crooner, who nevertheless will front
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Dianne Verity - York Millennium Window Centre
THE owner of an expanding windows business is hoping to be recognised for her achievements in turning the firm around from administration. York Millennium Window Centre, which manufactures and installs UPVc windows, doors and conservatories, has been
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Karting and conference company buys circuit
INDOOR karting and conference company Pole Position indoor Karting (PPiK) has bought a 300-metre professionally-designed circuit near Wetherby. The new site on Thorp Arch Retail Park means the business, which has a circuit in Leeds, can serve firms
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Wrong way to deal with a roundabout
IS IT just me or have the powers-that-be gone mad with the new traffic management at the A1237 Rawcliffe roundabout? Have they not learned from the A64 Hopgrove debacle? Two into one does not work! The idea of two lanes of traffic merging
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Retailer award for Riverford Organic
NORTH Yorkshire organic retailer Riverford Organic has been judged Best Online Retailer in the Observer Ethical Awards for the second year in a row. It was the fifth Observer award for Riverford, based at Home Farm in Newby Wiske, after winning
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Looking for lost Kay family
ON a recent visit to Aalst, Belgium, we met a woman who went on a school exchange visit to York in 1977. She remained in contact for a while with the family with whom she stayed. Over the years, the contact was lost. She has tried to re-establish
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Hotel chain launches campaign for guests’ free internet access
A YORK-based hotel group has launched a national campaign to provide free internet in hotels to save businesses £1.4 billion a year. Best Western, which manages its 270 UK hotels from its UK headquarters at Clifton Moor, is appealing for people to sign
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Caring council home
RECENTLY, there has been a lot of negative publicity about the care of the elderly, so on behalf of my family I would like to express some positive views. Our mother, Margaret Butler, was a resident in a council care home, Grove House, in Penleys
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Stuck in the past
I READ the Soapbox contribution by Philip Roe (Letters, June 15) with incredulity. Are we still so stuck in the past and so arrogant as to believe that other nations and peoples did not matter as this reader would have us to think? No! We live
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‘We’d be devastated if heart unit closed’
THE family of a young York girl who underwent a major heart operation are calling for an eleventh hour show of support for surgery services in the region. Margaux Barker was only three years old when she underwent surgery at Leeds General Infirmary
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Wonderful concert by Shepherd Brass Band
I WOULD like to thank the Shepherd Brass Band for the wonderful concert they put on at the Joseph Rowntree Theatre. How wonderful to see and hear the performances from the beginners to the concert band. Well done to all concerned, especially the
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Review: University Chamber Choir; Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, University of York
In a programme on Wednesday strangely entitled The English Pastoral Tradition, only one work was given truly chamber-choir treatment. A mere 22 voices, fewer than a third of the University Chamber Choir’s full complement, were needed for George
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Getting shirty over blue rinse
THE great washing machine disaster went undetected until it was too late. Not until it was over was there even the faintest suggestion that anything was wrong. No unusual noises in the drum. Nothing seeping through the seals. No clue of any
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Touring cast announced for Legally Blonde The Musical
THE touring cast for Legally Blonde The Musical at the Grand Opera House will be led by Faye Brookes as Elle, former Atomic Kitten singer Liz McClarnon as Paulette and stalwart man of the musicals Dave Willetts as Professor Callaghan. They
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Affordable homes quota sparks Germany Beck talks
VITAL talks are set to be held in a bid to get York’s biggest housing development off the ground. Council bosses may agree to cut the number of affordable homes in the Germany Beck scheme at Fulford to ensure the delayed project can finally
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Behind the scenes at the revamped Barbican
York’s premier concert venue has reopened. MATT CLARK went behind the scenes at the revamped Barbican as it prepared for Ladysmith Black Mambazo. SIX years of darkness end as a pink spotlight shines on a solitary figure. One two, one two he mumbles
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Bank customer took £290 left at ATM
POLICE are appealing to the person who took money left at a cash machine in Scarborough to contact them. A customer had tried to withdraw £290 from a machine outside the Co-op store on Newlands Park Drive just after 9.30am yesterday, but the transaction
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Parents’ impact on teen boozers
A MAJOR survey of early teen drinking patterns commissioned by the York-based Joseph Rowntree Foundation has concluded family and friends have a stronger influence than celebrity figures and the media. The survey of 5,700 teenagers showed drinking
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Police make 40 arrests in drink-drive crackdown
FORTY motorists have been arrested as part of a drink and drug drive crackdown launched earlier this month – including one allegedly three times over the limit. North Yorkshire Police kicked off a campaign on June 1 to stamp out the problem of people
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Funeral hope for homeless man
A CAMPAIGN to raise £1,300 to provide a funeral for a homeless man who died in East Yorkshire is nearing success. Goole-based Church charity Mission Trinity wants to give a proper funeral to Vladmirs Kolokolovs, 28, who was found dead in Goole
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Witness appeal in missing dad search
POLICE searching for a missing dad-of-two say they are following up new lines of enquiries. As the hunt for David Huitson, 62, of Springfield Road, Pocklington, enters its fifth day, police were today combing the nearby Allerthorpe Wood after a
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Church schools’ cause for celebration
A CELEBRATION of 200 years of church schools brought together 1,700 pupils and staff for a special service in York Minster. Yesterday’s event for all 127 Church of England schools in the Diocese of York was led by the Archbishop of York, Dr John
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Is this the Duke butterfly?
A RARE butterfly looks to have been spotted in East Yorkshire. As reported in The Press earlier this month, The Forestry Commission has linked up with Butterfly Conservation to try and lure the Duke of Burgundy butterfly back to Dalby Forest. The creature
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Showroom hosts ladies’ day
A YORK car showroom has held a ladies’ fundraising night to raise hundreds of pounds for St Leonard’s Hospice. About 90 people attended the Women At The Wheel event at the JCT 600 Volkswagen showroom in Clifton Moor to raise £650 for the Tadcaster
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Doctors issue warning over deadly diabetes in youngsters
Parents in York are being urged to be aware of symptoms of type 1 diabetes in children as part of National Diabetes Week. Type 1 diabetes can occur in any child at any age and is not usually a genetic or inherited disorder. Often symptoms go unrecognised
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Move to reduce railway suicides
A CAMPAIGN to cut the number of people committing suicide on the railways in North Yorkshire is working, according to new figures. In January last year the Samaritans teamed up with Network Rail to try and reduce the suicide rate on the railway by 20
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Selby hospital keys handed over
THE keys to the New Selby War Memorial Hospital have been handed over to the NHS ahead of patient arrival this week. Staff from the hospital and the Selby Community Project were invited to tour the new building at a celebration this week. Alan Rose
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Fathers’ Story week at Tang Hall Primary School
CHILDREN invited their dads and granddads into their York primary school as part of Fathers’ Story week. Special guests were invited into Tang Hall Primary School to read to the children as part of a week to promote positive male role models and
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Chris Helme to feature at fundraising concert
A YORK musician will preview tracks from his upcoming album at the city’s Grand Opera House this weekend. Chris Helme, who has performed as a solo artist around York for more than ten years, will headline the gig, which starts at 7.15pm and also includes
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Customer cleared of racially abusing shopkeeper
A CUSTOMER who was accused of racially abusing a Selby shopkeeper has cleared his name. Scott James Bruce appeared before court charged with using racially derogative words to store manager Mohinder Kaur when he walked into the convenience shop in
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All keyed up at Wheldrake church fete
PARISHIONERS of St Helen’s Church, in Wheldrake, enjoyed entertainment and fundraising at their annual summer fete. Entertainment was provided by 88-year-old Roy Roys and his Yamaha organ, and featured a number of stalls, selling cakes, plants and bric-a-brac
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Parade to mark 90th anniversary of Royal British Legion
THE Royal British Legion is to stage a parade through York city centre to mark the organisation’s 90th anniversary. John Lebbon, chairman of the legion’s York branch, said veterans would march from All Saints’ Church in Pavement to the Judge
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Runners in the pink for Cancer Research UK
THESE colleagues from Tesco in Selby helped to raise about £500 for Cancer Research UK by braving the rain at the Race for Life in Pontefract. Amanda Foster, one of the 16 workers who took part in the fun run on Sunday, said: “It was throwing it down
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Costcutter Supermarkets' profits rise
COSTCUTTER Supermarkets Group has posted increased sales by four per cent to £640 million in its 25th year. The Dunnington-based business said its sales figures for the year to April 2011, showed another solid performance despite difficult trading
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Roman camp event forced to move
IT was not a problem the Romans ever encountered when they wanted to set up camp in York. Plans to stage a living history Roman camp in the grounds of Grays Court, near the Minster, have been cancelled at the 11th hour – because the historic property
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Millfield Lane to close for resurfacing work
MILLFIELD Lane in Poppleton will be closed from Monday morning to allow for resurfacing work. City of York Council said the work will be between Long Ridge Lane and the A1237 link road and will last until July 1. Millfield Lane will be closed each day
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Villages set for Battle of Marston Moor commemoration
VILLAGES on the outskirts of York are preparing to be transformed into major historical encampments to commemorate the largest battle on British soil, while helping to raise money for charity. The Battle of Marston Moor site at Marston Grange will
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Decision on £10 million hotel delayed
A DECISION whether to demolish a York office block and build a new £10 million hotel in the city has been delayed. The plan to bulldoze Holgate Villa, which has been described as an “eyesore”, and replace it with a 95-bedroom business, potentially creating
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Former abbot dies aged 82
A FORMER Abbot of Ampleforth Abbey has died aged 82, after losing his fight against leukaemia. The body of Bishop Ambrose Griffiths will be laid to rest in the monastery where he was schoolboy, teacher, monk, priest and abbot. He was also procurator
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Teaching assistant's skydive helps raise funds for pupil's wheelchair
WHEN Tadcaster Grammar School pupil Flora Nelson needed a special new wheelchair, her teaching assistant decided to jump-start the fundraising challenge. James Burns took to the skies for a sponsored skydive from 11,000 ft to raise hundreds of pounds
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Debate over car parking in Pocklington continues
RESIDENTS in Pocklington should get a say on the future of parking in the town, according to councillors. The debate over the future of free car parking in Pocklington has been raging for several years. At the June meeting of Pocklington
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Students cook up first class recipes
A MASTERCLASS in cookery was given to year nine pupils from around York by one of the city’s top chefs. James Brown, executive chef at the Marriott Hotel in the city, visited Manor School to judge the Gifted And Talented Food Day, an inter-schools competition
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Gardens in full bloom for hospice
Two gardens in Cawood, near Selby, will be open to the public on Sunday to raise money for Martin House Children’s Hospice, at Boston Spa. David and Judith Jones will be opening their garden at 21 Great Close, while Tony and Brenda Finnegan will be
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Road chiefs to bid for £10m improvements
ROADS bosses in North Yorkshire have taken the first steps in a bid for £10 million of Government funding for transport projects. North Yorkshire County Council has picked two schemes which it will submit to the Department for Transport as the authority
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Arty children given a chance to shine
A PUB near Tadcaster has launched a competition for local children ahead of party on June 27 to mark seven years of trading. To mark the opening of a £350,000 extension to the Ye Old Sun Inn, in Colton, children are being invited to submit sun-related
