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Leeds United kick off season at Southampton
LEEDS United will kick off their 2011/12 Championship campaign with a trip to newly-promoted Southampton. The Whites travel to St Mary’s Stadium on Saturday, August 6, before a big home double header at Elland Road, with Middlesbrough’s visit on Saturday
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Delay changes to women’s pensions
I WOULD like to ask your readers to help with our campaign to highlight the unfairness of proposals contained in the UK Government’s Pensions Bill. We support the move to bring women’s state pension age in line with men’s at 65, but we are
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Exploring possibilities at library
ONE comment I keep hearing with the central library is: “what has the money been spent on?” Some people like the café, others don’t like the noise. There is a simple solution to this, moving the children’s section into the Breirley Room, or to where
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Diabetic’s frustration
I write regarding the article ‘Diabetes victims suffer in secret’ (The Press, June 13). I appreciate the article is designed to raise awareness of the need to acknowledge Type 2 diabetes as a threat to health. I do, however, feel that with the emphasis
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Labour’s preoccupation
WHY has David Cameron not been given a harder time by the Labour front bench over his broken promises and obscure policies? We now know, via the leaked memos, that Miliband, Balls and the rest are too preoccupied with in-house power struggles and
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Andy Murray: Pressure comes with territory
IN your Leader column under the heading “Murray’s Moment” (June 14) you ask us, the paying public, to be cautious, and not to weigh him down with too much expectation at the upcoming Wimbledon fortnight. Come on now Mr Editor! Andy Murray has
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Kept our modesty
I AM one of the “super fit” quartet A Oliver mentions in his letter about the Naked Bike Ride (Letters, June 15). Super-fit I am not, and would be the first to admit this. He also makes reference to our “dedication” to cycling. Well, I do
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Body of missing Pocklington man found in woods
POLICE have confirmed that David Huitson, the Pocklington man who was reported missing on Monday, has been found dead. The body of a man was found in woodland north of Kilnwick Percy, to the east of York, on Friday night and formally identified
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£60,000 striker predicts bright future for ambitious York City
STAR signing Jason Walker has insisted leaving Luton Town for York City is not a “backward step”. The Hatters have already been installed as short-priced favourites for next season’s Blue Square Bet Premier title with City predicted to finish fifth
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Gillygate traders hit out at car park plan
TRADERS in Gillygate have hit out at the council’s plans to sell Union Terrace car park. Paul Wilkins, duty manager at Wacker’s fish and chip restaurant, said much of their business came from the coach park. He said: “We do get business
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Move to sell off York car and coach park
A MULTI-MILLION pound deal to sell off one of York’s main city centre car and coach parks could create more than 100 jobs and provide new facilities for students and the public. City of York Council is set to sell the Union Terrace coach and
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National crime agency - more bureaucracy
With reference to The Press item of June 9 “Creation of a new national crime agency”. Along with elected police and crime commissioners, this is an attempt to justify yet another tier of bureaucracy job creation and financial waste. There have been
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Energy price rise anger
IT IS reported that British Gas and four other big energy companies are expected to increase their domestic prices. British Gas bills are expected to rise by 22 per cent, although the company refuses to comment on any potential rise; in other words
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‘Stupid’ Cameron
PRIME MINISTER David Cameron has told the delegates at the G8 Conference in France that Britain is to donate £1.5 billion to help the demonstrators in the “Arab Spring”, and he hopes that many more nations will follow his lead. The man gets more
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Unfair housing policy
IN reply to Owain Gardner (Letters, June 11), the 50 per cent housing rule is a Labour-supported policy. I suggest Owain does his homework and gets a better understanding of the concerns expressed by York’s house builders and architect Matthew Laverack
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Country walk near Welburn
GEORGE WILKINSON has his cake and eats it in a walk from Welburn. Welburn’s Pattacakes took our fancy, and we weren’t the first, newspaper cuttings framed on the wall record Maxine Gordon’s delight in a ‘patisserie paradise’ with ‘portions
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Lemon drizzle sponge recipe
MAXINE GORDON bakes a midsummer treat. LEMONS are the essence of summer; think of a glass of homemade lemonade, a G&T and slice or a scone with lemon curd. No afternoon tea is complete without a piece of lemon drizzle cake, perfectly
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Festival fever hits
GAVIN AITCHISON gets in the festival mood. ROLL out the barrel and on with the fun; it’s festival time once more. The banners are up; the mats are down; the beers are ready and the scene is set. So let’s crack on. If you’ve plans for
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Miss York prepares for Miss England contest
MAXINE GORDON catches up with Miss York as she prepares for the Miss England contest. ANASTASIA Smith is making the most of her coronation as Miss York. Her diary is filling up with photo shoots, interviews, charity events and trips to the gym to get
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Fashions for Wimbledon fortnight
Strawberries and cream aren’t only for Wimbledon, says MAXINE GORDON who finds fashions with a love match. FOR the next fortnight, the nation will go tennis mad as Wimbledon begins. As the top seeds battle it out for a place in the history books,
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Arabier - abv 8 per cent; £3.20/33cl
Like Britain, Belgium has had its fair share of brewery closures over the years. During the early 1970s, a group of beer enthusiasts decided, as a weekend project, to renovate a redundant mid-19th century brewery in a village not far from Ostend.
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Flamingo Land
SIMON RITCHIE and family have fun at Flamingo Land. WHY? There are two great things about Flamingo Land, and one bad thing. First, it’s on our doorstep. Secondly, it keeps evolving. Every year something is added. This year, it’s looking
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Scott Kerr’s midfield drive can be missing Linc
YORK City’s new player/ goalkeeper coach Paul Musselwhite is backing former Lincoln City team-mate Scott Kerr to help bring success to Bootham Crescent. Musselwhite shares the popular-held belief in Lincolnshire that the Imps made a mistake
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Dunnington FC boss targets more silverware in 2011/12
MORE success seems to be the theme for next season, as Dunnington Football Club’s talented young manager aims to build on the success of this past season. Matty Wain led the Common Road club to second place in the York Minster Engineering League
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Harrogate Town taken over by property developer
HARROGATE Town have been taken over by multi-millionaire property developer Irving Weaver. The Strata Homes chairman, who is the father of Town boss Simon Weaver, has succeeded 80-year-old Bill Fotherby at the Wetherby Road helm. Weaver had a
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Sportivate aims to inspire youth
Thousands of teenagers and young adults across North Yorkshire are to benefit from a new sports programme that “inspires young people to choose sport”, writes Martin Durrant. Sportivate will give 14 to 25-year-olds the chance to receive six to eight
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Sunday morning football league AGM
THE Ian’s Cars of Barlby York Sunday Morning Football League will stage their annual general meeting at New Earswick Bowls Club in Huntington Road on Thursday, June 23. The meeting starts at 7.30pm and the league treasurer will be able to receive fees
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Leon Sewell takes over as cash-strapped Selby Town build for future
Selby Town Football Club have appointed a new manager, weeks after an up-and-down campaign ended in safety for another year, writes Martin Durrant. Leon Sewell, 26, formerly of Hutton Cranswick in the Central Mid-west League has been appointed, with
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Knights have nothing to lose by setting up new fund
MAYBE it should have been set up and promoted earlier, but either way a new squad builder fund for York City Knights will soon be up and running. And this column says all power to it. News that the fund was in the pipeline was revealed by The Press
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Golfer Martin Brown heading for Open championship qualifyer
FRESH from storming into York amateur golf’s record books Martin Brown will start his advance on reaching the game’s greatest professional competition – The Open. Pike Hills Golf Club titan Brown blitzed his way into York folklore when he captured the
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James has Wright stuff for York Golf League surge
JUNIOR talent made the biggest inroad in the latest round of the inaugural York Golf League. James Wright, the only junior player in the 21-strong field for the league which is played at the Skelton Park course, leapt four places after the third
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Yorkshire bloom in a Roses t20 double
Lancashire must hate the sight of Azeem Rafiq. After the off-spinner starred to win last week’s Roses clash at Old Trafford, he did it again with the ball at Headingley last night to help send the Red Rose ranks packing once more. Andrew Gale and
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Be a good sport, there’s a good chap
A COUPLE of weeks ago when I dared to question the two-faced nature of rugby union blasting football excesses when it can often be an arena for the most crude of combat, I was accused of working-class bias. To some degree I would not disagree with that
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Scarborough cricket ground gets cash injection
Scarborough Cricket Club chairman Bill Mustoe says fans will get a pleasant surprise when they walk through the gates of North Marine Road for Yorkshire’s four matches later this summer. The county’s premier out-ground has been given a welcome cash
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Royal Ascot aces to reign on Pontefract card
Tom Queally and Jamie Spencer, who both enjoyed major successes at Royal Ascot, head to Pontefract tomorrow and look likely to figure among the winners. Queally, who rode the unbeaten Frankel to victory in the St James’s Palace Stakes, can score on
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New East Yorkshire bike route opens
A NEW £500,000 cycle route linking Beverley and Hull has been opened in time for National Bike Week. The four-kilometre off-road path, which has been designed for safe use by both cyclists and pedestrians, runs alongside the A1174 and will link up
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All set for York’s Race For Life
Thousands of women will be lining up to take part in York’s Race For Life tomorrow to boost funds for cancer charities. Among those will be Kate Ramsey, 38, of Haxby Road, York, who decided to do the run after finding out her dad, John Ramsey
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York man ‘member of city drugs gang’
A YORK man acquitted of being a drug dealer has admitted being part of a gang supplying heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine on the city’s streets. Last December, Nigel Kenneth Elders shouted “yes!” in the dock of York Crown Court after a jury believed
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York’s generosity helps buy heart scanner for hospital
YORK Hospital has taken delivery of a new heart scanner worth more than £50,000 following a huge fundraising campaign by the British Heart Foundation. Grateful cardiologists and managers at Wigginton Road said the instrument, called a 2D echocardiograph
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North Duffield tie up a Drax Cup area final spot
NORTH Duffield Primary School are through to the East Yorkshire Area Final of Drax Cup 2011, the biggest cricket competition for under-9s in the country. The team beat Brotherton and Byram Community Primary School in a thrilling final match
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Theatre’s future in doubt
THE future of a North Yorkshire theatre which has undergone a multi-million-pound refurbishment is being questioned after it was revealed that it is costing £1,000 a day to run and is suffering from a lack of bookings. Harrogate’s Royal Hall, which is
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Rain rescues a parched vegetable patch
The welcome rain has given us all a much-needed soaking and helped rescue GINA PARKINSON’s parched veg patch. WHAT a welcome sight was the rain we had last Sunday and again later in the week: hours of heavy but steady water soaked the parched
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All-rounder Owen Marshall guides Clifton Alliance to victory
OWEN Marshall’s all round performance of 15 runs and 2-7 was the deciding factor in Clifton Alliance’s victory over Selby in the York & District Junior Cricket Association Under-11s Hardball League. He was ably supported by Jack Heartstone (10) and
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Pocklington suffer heavy defeat against Thixendale
THIXENDALE cantered to victory over Pocklington in the York & District Junior Cricket Association Under-13s League Zone ‘A’. Pocklington batted first, with A Shepherd (30) scoring more than half of the runs as they closed on 59-9. W Burns (2-7) and
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Police search for robbery witness
POLICE in Selby are searching for a witness after a fast-food delivery man was robbed in the town. The 38-year-old victim, from Knottingley, had delivered a pizza to an address in Byram Park Road, at about 9.20pm on Tuesday, June 14. When he returned
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Last chance for say on children’s heart unit
THE people of York are being urged to have their say on the future of children’s heart surgery services in our region as a huge consultation enters its final 14 days. The NHS’s Safe and Sustainable review has proved hugely controversial among parents
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Manager’s community stadium project praise
YORK’S stadium project manager has hailed the plans for the project and urged people to give their views. As revealed in The Press on Thursday, Marks & Spencer looks likely to open a new store at Monks Cross, as part of the York Community Stadium
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Romans on the march in York
THE Romans are back in York this weekend. The York Roman Festival is this year commemorating the 1,800th anniversary of the death in York of Emperor Septimius Severus. A host of events are being held across the city today and tomorrow including films
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Threatened swimming pool wins a reprieve
A SWIMMING pool which had been under threat of closure due to a lack of funding has been granted a stay of execution. The pool at Sherburn High School has been running at a loss of about £13,000 per year, since North Yorkshire County Council withdrew
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Wines delivered to your door
In this week’s Tipping’s Tipples, MIKE TIPPING recommends three wines from a company that delivers. YORK’S National Centre for Early Music has very good acoustics. At least the sound of glasses clinking was music to my ears, when I visited
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Fulford and Malton tennis duo are a big hit at Doncaster event
North Yorkshire tennis prodigies Sean Evans and William Spencer aced the recent Doncaster Spring Tennis Open, winning the Under-18 Boys’ Doubles Championship. Evans, from Fulford, and Spencer, of Malton, defeated number one seeds Jordan Simpson and
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Police plea after assault on Selby woman
POLICE are appealing for help from witnesses after an assault in which a woman was knocked to the ground and punched repeatedly. The assault happened as the 22-year-old woman was walking alone through Selby to her home. The victim, who has not been
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£550 raised at coffee morning
Chris Bycroft would like to thank everyone for their donations and support at the coffee morning in aid of Breast Cancer and Parkinson’s UK which was held on June 11 at Osbaldwick Sports Club. A total of £550 was raised which will be shared between
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Author Ian Schofield reaches contest finals
A MAN from a North Yorkshire village has reached the regional finals of a crime writing competition. Ian Schofield, from Helperby, is among six other regional finalists in the New Crime Writer 2011 competition with his short story “Blood Will Flow
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Craddock torn to Shreads as Dominic lands U18s York and District Junior Tennis crown
DOMINIC SHREAD toppled Tom Craddock to win the under-18s boys’ singles title at the York and District Junior Tennis Tournament. Shread, who plays for Poppleton and York Tennis Clubs, beat Fulford ace Craddock 6-2 at St Peter’s School in York. The U16s
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Claudia Lawrence's father in plea to Government
THE father of missing York chef Claudia Lawrence has told MPs about the practical and legal difficulties faced by relatives of people who have disappeared. Peter Lawrence, whose daughter Claudia, from Heworth, has not been seen since March 2009,
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Tea parties today
Staff at Whittard of Chelsea York and York Designer Outlet are holding a Blooming Great Tea Party today to boost funds for Marie Curie Cancer Care. Laura Hambleton, a fundraiser for the charity, said: “We’re asking everyone in the community to host
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MP backs campaign to help the deaf
A NORTH Yorkshire MP has called for more support for deaf people through telecommunications. At the House of Commons yesterday, Nigel Adams, MP for Selby and Ainsty, asked whether the roll-out of superfast broadband could support Video Relay Services
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York schoolboy to walk Bar Walls five times to support cancer charity
A SCHOOLBOY is preparing to walk around York’s city walls five times for charity after learning that his grandfather is suffering from cancer. Danny Aitken, 12, of Beckfield Lane, Acomb, decided to raise money for The Prostate Cancer Charity in honour
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Selby Warriors U10 enjoy win against Beeston Broncos
SELBY Warriors ARLC Under-10s enjoyed a night out at the Big Fellas Stadium – which acted as a reward following an 88-38 try-fest against Beeston Broncos. The young Warriors played in a curtain-raiser to Featherstone Rovers’ Northern Rail Cup semi-final
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Bootham Junior School capture netball title
Bootham Junior School topped the 26th annual junior school netball tournament at the Ethel Ward playing fields in Haxby. They pipped Haxby’s Ralph Butterfield School (Black) by a single point. The competition, organised by Val Kennedy and Haxby Netball
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Bethany riding high and proud to corral national equestrian championship
A Sheriff Hutton riding prodigy has added to her already impressive list of national titles by winning the Junior Combined National Championship. Bethany Shipley, aged 13, was the outright leader during the entire competition, scoring highly in both
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Hats inspired by coastal beauty to feature at show
HATS which draw their inspiration from the dramatic Yorkshire coastline as well as the chic of vintage Paris will be display at the Great Yorkshire Show next month. Models will be wearing items from the Suzanne Gill Millinery Collection
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Golfers club together for Debbie Plowman
THE latest event in the fundraising drive to help paralysed York mother-of-two Debbie Plowman will take place this weekend. A golf day is being staged at Sandburn Hall’s 18 hole championship golf course tomorrow afternoon, with golfers paying £40 per
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Free bus travel for pensioners is cut
PENSIONERS and disabled people will soon have to pay for a ticket to ride on a Park & Ride bus into York. City of York Council is removing Park & Ride journeys from the statutory concessionary travel scheme from July 1. Concessionary passholders boarding
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Campaigning teenage carer greeted by Prime Minister in Downing Street
A YOUNG woman who has helped to care for her family since she was six has visited Downing Street to meet the Prime Minister. Samantha Richardson, 19, from Huntington, was invited to a reception with David Cameron as part of National Carers Week. She
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York man just misses out on television role
HAIRDRESSER Terry Smith has told how he came close to getting on Big Brother when he attended auditions for the TV reality show. Terry, who owns the Classic Cutz salon in Fourth Avenue, Tang Hall, York, went with hundreds of others from across
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Conservatives back apprenticeship challenge
YORK Conservatives have thrown their weight behind The Press’s campaign to find apprenticeship places in York. Thom Wiseman, who was a Tory candidate for the Dringhouses and Woodthorpe ward in last month’s council elections, said the York Conservatives
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University to oppose bid to restrict student lets growth
THE University of York has revealed it will strongly oppose plans to restrict the growth of student lets in private houses across the city. Pro-vice chancellor Elizabeth Heaps says the proposals would not be in the interests of its students and could
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Floristry students create arrangements to complement exhibition
A week-long flower extravaganza is filling Fairfax House, in York, with magnificent arrangements interpreting Georgian design. Floristry students from Askham Bryan College are creating the displays for the festival, which runs from today until June
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Pension changes unfair, says MP
YORK MP Hugh Bayley has hit out at Government plans to change the date when some women will receive their pensions. Women born between December 6, 1953, and October 5, 1954, will have to wait an extra 18 months, and an unlucky 33,000 born between
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Moggy mystery as Suffolk feline ends up in York
RSPCA workers at York’s animal re-homing centre are baffled as to how a cat ended up in their care after going missing from its home 200 miles away. The male cat, called Boris, turned up at Landing Lane, looking very thin but in good health, after being
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New build housing targets decision due this month
A DECISION on whether targets for the number of new homes to be built in York each year should be raised will be made this month. The Labour group which controls City of York Council wants a strategy mapping out the city’s planning ambitions for the
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Indoor games fun for grandparents in Goole
A FREE fun event is being held for grandparents and grandchildren by Age UK East Riding. The activity session will include indoor cricket and golf and games suitable for all ages. The event will be held at The Courtyard, in Boothferry Road, Goole
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Another blaze at old mushroom farm
FIRE broke out at a former mushroom farm near Thorpe Willoughby – again. The flames were so high, several residents made 999 calls to alert the emergency services about the blaze at the disused Gateforth Park site shortly before 10pm on Thursday.
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Primary School to open its door to villagers
LUTTONS Community Primary School is opening its doors for villagers to take a look inside. The rural village school, near Malton, has taught many generations of children from along the Wolds Valley. Acting co-head teacher Lou O’Brien said although
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Charity pamper night to support SNAPPY
A York women’s pamper night is being held at The Merchant Taylors Hall, on Tuesday, August 2, from 7pm to raise money for the children’s charity SNAPPY. The night will feature cupcakes, relaxing hand and head massages, chocolates, facials, organic
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Martin Joy wins Sharow Photographic Competition
THE winners of the sixth annual Sharow Photographic Competition have been announced at the exhibition of entries held in the Methodist Hall in Ripon. Martin Joy, from Barrow-on-Humber, came first from more than 1,100 entries, for his portrait Bird Man
