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Inspirational East Yorkshire man prepares for York 10K
FOUR years after being diagnosed with cancerous brain tumours, an East Yorkshire man is preparing to take part in the York 10km race. Jonathan Tiplady, 24, was diagnosed with cancer when he was in his second year at university studying law.
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Knights ace issues warning ahead of Dewsbury Rams clash
JAMES HAYNES has warned his York City Knights team-mates they cannot go into their massive game at Dewsbury Rams thinking it will be any easier than recent tasks. The Knights have tackled the Co-operative Championship’s top three teams – Leigh, Featherstone
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Richard Buck takes rap for GB’s relay baton clanger
CITY of York Athletics Club ace Richard Buck accepted full responsibility for a fumbled relay changeover that cost Great Britain the chance of a podium finish in the Spar European Team Championships. The 24-year-old, running the anchor leg
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Little Shop Of Horrors, Joseph Rowntree Theatre, York, June 21-25
For several members of the cast of York Light Opera Company’s Little Shop Of Horrors it will be a case of second, and even third time around when they begin their run at The Joseph Rowntree Theatre, York, tomorrow. “This darkly comic musical
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Signs of diabetes that parents need to look for
WOULD you be able to spot any of the signs that a child you knew could have diabetes? Dr Dominic Smith, child diabetes consultant at York Hospital, is urging parents to be aware of the symptoms of type one diabetes, which can occur in children of any
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Mask gives Margaret breathing space
SNORING falls into that small category of medical conditions, along with haemorrhoids and gout, which sounds comical until you or someone you live with falls victim to it. The British Lung Foundation has recently looked under the covers to survey people
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Keeping a watch on customer care in Malton
WE REGULARLY hear and read about the shopkeepers and traders of Malton bemoaning their lot about trade being slow. On a recent visit to Malton to get a new battery put into my wristwatch, I went first to a jewellers I knew did this job. But, on arrival
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McCanns anger
I SEE Kate McCann is calling for support from the Government to protect missing people and their families. However, I would point out that if the McCanns had not left Madeleine and twin siblings alone she would not be in this position. Put bluntly
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Learning lessons
WHEN viewing the BBC’s superb coverage of our Queen’s official birthday celebrations on Sunday, June 11, I recalled Mr Quarrie’s odd advice that “we could learn a lot from the Germans” (Readers Letters, May 4). Surely the boot is on the other foot
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Trooping Of The Colour: Magnificent sight
WHAT a magnificent sight the Trooping Of The Colour is, no one can do it better than the British. The Danish Hussars, although good at the Yorkshire Show one year, were not a patch on our horsemen. Lt Con James Buchnall said at the weekend: “It
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Training purposes
In your article “Why I spoke out on training” (The Press, June 16), the spokesman of York St John University said the purpose of the course funded by BAE Systems, one of the largest arms manufacturers, and the Defence Export Services Organisation (DESO
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Shower of sexism
IMAGINE this. You’re a woman weighed down with shopping bags trying to push your way through a hefty shop door. The bags are heavy enough to feel as though they are sawing through your fingers. You are a beast of burden bringing home the old man’s
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Review: The Academy of St Olave's Orchestra, St Olave's Church, York, Saturday, June 18
At first it was not evident why Nielsen’s mellifluous three-minute flute and harp duet The Fog Is Lifting opened last Saturday's orchestral concert. However, the very last cadence then rang out and the opening of Vaughan Williams’s Fantasia
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A look back at industry in the country
WE have a visual treat for readers of Yesterday Once More this week: a look back at Ryedale’s farming history, courtesy of some stunning photographs by Sydney Smith and others. All our pictures today come from a new book, Ryedale From Old Photographs
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Simply Devine / Liz Wright Properties
Tadcaster-based milliner Joy, now 67, has entered Small Business Of The Year and Retailer Of The Year after expanding her business Simply Devine to now feature a fashion clothing range. Joy’s daughter, Liz, has been with her all along, and this year
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John Westwood-Hill - Quinnell-Hill Millinery
Milliner John Westwood-Hill has entered New Business Of The Year with his eight-month old business Quinnell-Hill Millinery. The 29-year-old has also entered Young Entrepreneur Of The Year category after launching the business which will hold
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Forward Ladies launches in Ripon
WOMEN’S business support organisation Forward Ladies has launched in Ripon. Forward Ladies has been active for more than ten years, and is expanding further north, working in partnership with North East businesswomen Siobhan McArdle. At Friday
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Aviva unveil changes at top
AVIVA has announced more changes at the top as John McFarlane prepares to become chairman of the business, which employs almost 3,000 people in York. Mr McFarlane will become a non-executive director, then deputy chairman before taking over from
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The Skills Network expands
THE SKILLS Network has expanded into larger premises in Abbey Court, Selby Business Park, after taking on 20 new staff this year. The education provider, which now employs 40 people, has taken a 2,450 sq ft unit, the largest of 15 new office suites developed
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Becky Chelin and Kirstie Watson join scarlettabbott
INTERNAL communications consultancy scarlettabbott has appointed two new members of staff after winning a number of new contracts. In the first quarter of 2011, the York-based agency, owned by directors Jonathan Abbott and Rachel Thornton, has sealed
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Ups and downs for York Cricket Club
CHAMPIONS York Cricket Club lead the Solly Sports Yorkshire ECB County Premier League by only four points after their trip to Hull was washed out. Chief title rivals Rotherham Town, who have two games in hand, closed the gap with a 106-run win over
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Croft win double boosts Matt Neal’s Touring Car championship hopes
Matt Neal extended his lead in the British Touring Car Championship with back-to-back wins in the fifth round at Croft Circuit in North Yorkshire. Neal led after every lap to win the opening two races before an eighth-placed finish in the day’s final
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Yorkshire toppled by Durham’s pace trio
Thank goodness Yorkshire’s LV= County Championship match against Durham is only going to last for three days. While rain has ruined the game as a spectacle so far, with only 53 overs possible on the opening two days, you get the feeling the Tykes would
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York Senior Cricket League: Ten-man ’Trees cut down for 46 as Sheriff Hutton Bridge blast to speedy win
TEN-MAN Rowntrees were dismissed for the second lowest total of the season when they could only muster 46 against Sheriff Hutton Bridge in division five. Mike Smith took 3-21 in his 12 overs while Dan Clipston (3-13) and Jack Hugill (3-9) compounded
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York Senior Cricket League: Cawood make a break for safety
Cawood boosted their chances of avoiding a division six relegation slot when they pulled off a shock two-run win over third-placed Welton & Brough. James Pullein made 47 out of Cawood’s 126 all out and then claimed 4-28 as Welton were bowled out for
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Sawkill Cup semi-final clash
The second semi-final of the Sawkill Cup between Dunnington and Clifton Alliance will be staged at Stamford Bridge’s Low Catton Road ground tomorrow, at 6.15pm. The winners will play Woodhouse Grange in the final on Tuesday, June 28.
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York Senior Cricket League: Hadfield hat-trick is not enough for leaders Woodhouse Grange
HAT-TRICK hero Nick Hadfield was thwarted as Heworth staged a rearguard action against Woodhouse Grange in the Hunters York & District Senior Cricket League premier division. Leaders Grange saw their advantage at the top of the table reduced to
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York Senior Cricket League: Selby scale the summit in division one
PROMOTED Selby hit top spot in Hunters York & District Senior Cricket League division one after inflicting an eight-wicket defeat on Driffield II. The Kings Millers were only able to make 137 as they struggled against Steve Precious (3-34) and Josh
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York Senior Cricket League: Sessay cruise to ten-wicket triumph over Easingwold
Sessay won the Hambleton derby against Easingwold in division four by ten wickets. Rob Harrison’s 25 was the only notable score as Easingwold were dismissed for 91, with Luke Ramsay claiming 3-34. Joe Watson (50no) and Darren Atkinson (38no) knocked
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York Senior Cricket League: Brian Leckenby leads run chart for Duncombe Park
LEADERS Duncombe Park continued their sequence of advantage draws against Drax in division three. Park’s Brian Leckenby went into the match having scored 319 runs more than anyone else in the division and his 65 makes him the league’s top runscorer
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York Senior Cricket League: Rowntrees beat Carlton Towers
ROWNTREES beat fellow division seven strugglers Carlton Towers by 65 runs. Steve Aldous (46) and Andy Main (30) enabled Rowntrees to make 143 and Carlton were then whipped out for only 78, by Neil Davidson (5-35) and Andy Healey (3-22). Leaders Tadcaster
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Bail hostel ‘to be privatised’
PLANS to privatise York’s controversial Southview probation hostel have raised fears over public safety. York council leader James Alexander has written to Justice Secretary Ken Clarke to highlight concerns about the potential impact if a private
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Trainer Kevin Ryan targets Beverley in wake of Royal Ascot win
Kevin Ryan, fresh from a Royal Ascot success with Bapak Chinta in the Norfolk Stakes, relies on a course specialist at Beverley tomorrow. The Hambleton trainer, whose horses have been terrific form all season, saddles Tribal Myth in the featured Siemens
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Runners prove it’s all about Life
THEY came in their thousands, from as far as the Isle of Wight, each one in a different shade of pink and each with their own reason for running. More than 4,000 women took part in yesterday’s Race For Life event on Knavesmire and they are
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Running event for gents-only attracts almost 300 competitors
THE second annual men-only fundraising race was also held in Rowntree Park York, yesterday, with a greater turnout than last year. R U Taking The P?, a 5km run in support of Yorkshire Cancer Research, was set up last year by Brian Hughes, to
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Stillington charity evening helping our heroes
A CHARITY evening will be held at Stillington Sports and Social Club on Friday, July 22, to raise money for Help For Heroes. Organisers, the Elderly Brothers, will provide live music from the sixties, seventies and eighties, and there will be a grand
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Search for missing man ends in tragedy
POLICE have praised the efforts of residents who volunteered to help find a missing Pocklington man, found dead at the weekend. The body of 62-year-old David Huitson, was found in woodland north of Kilnwick Percy, to the east of York, on Friday night
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Landmark tower at Selby is demolished
A LANDMARK Selby building was demolished by a series of explosions this weekend. Demolition at the former Rigid Paper site in Denison Road has been ongoing for several months, and the tallest chimney at the location was the last piece of the building
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Crash man cut free after Ripley incident
A MAN in his early twenties was taken to hospital following a three-vehicle crash in North Yorkshire. The incident took place at about 10.15am yesterday, in Ripon Road, Ripley, near Harrogate, and involved a Vauxhall Corsa, a Jaguar X-Type, and
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Peaceful end to Orange Order parade in York
SCORES of members of a Protestant organisation marched through the streets of York, in the first Orange Order parade to be held in the city. About 150 members of the Order from across the North of England, including a band and groups from Manchester
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Rail information displays refused
RAIL bosses in York have been forced to go back to the drawing board as they try to keep commuters in the picture. East Coast Main Line, which runs York Station, wanted to fit new poster displays around the concourse after passengers surveys revealed
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Council’s new headquarters set to be shared
YORK’S new council headquarters is increasingly likely to be shared with other organisations, in a bid to save money. James Alexander, the new leader of City of York Council, said he had asked its chief executive Kersten England to try to find ways
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Car crashes into wall at Market Weighton
FIREFIGHTERS attended the scene of crash in Holme Road, Market Weighton, in which one vehicle hit a garden wall. The incident took place at about 7.20am. No one was injured. Firefighters cleared up diesel which was leaking from one of the vehicles
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Street fight followed club celebration
SEVEN young men will have to perform more than 1,400 hours of unpaid work for the community after end-of-school celebrations turned violent in a city centre street. One man was repeatedly kicked by some of the men as he lay on the ground when two groups
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Birds of a feather swoop in at Coppergate
BIRDS of prey are in York for the summer as part of a striking display. A North Yorkshire-based falconry company is allowing the public to handle, touch and be photographed with a variety of owls from all over the world in St Mary’s Square
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Rain fails to deter fun day crowds
HUNDREDS of residents braved the early morning showers to enjoy Selby’s annual Family Fun Day. This year’s event, which was themed All Creatures Great And Small, saw Animal Intuition bring snakes, spiders and chickens to the show for the public
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New hotel to create 40 jobs
THE owner of York’s Holiday Inn Express intends to create 40 new jobs when it launches a new hotel in Walmgate next year. The Sojourn Hotel Group will launch a Hotel Indigo “branded boutique hotel”, on the site of the former Infinity motorcycle shop.
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Shoplift fight is rewarded
A SCHEME which has seen businesses in York join forces in the fight against crime has claimed an accolade for its success in stopping shoplifters targeting stores in the city. Retailers Against Crime in York (RACY) has set up a network of traders in
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Rescue teams to stage accident at Eggborough
FIREFIGHTERS will simulate a car crash to highlight the dangers of drink driving during an event this week. North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service will join forces with the 95 Alive York and North Yorkshire Road Safety Partnership to demonstrate the
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Harrogate car park fees may rise
VISITORS to Harrogate District could have to pay up to 25 per cent more to park their cars if North Yorkshire County Council plans go-ahead. A report to the council’s Harrogate Area Committee has recommended increasing short-stay parking charges by
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East Yorkshire blitz on short-measure fuel
TRADING Standards officers in East Yorkshire are to visit fuel merchants to check that customers are getting the amount they have paid for. Many of the checks will be carried out in rural areas where people are reliant on private cars and are forced
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Children asked to create a new set commandments
CHILDREN in York have been asked to create a new set of Ten Commandments to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible. The competition, held as part of the first-ever York Festival of Ideas, has been organised to help raise awareness of
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Fundraising picnic in the Museum Gardens
CHARITABLE residents and children of all ages turned out in York to enjoy a picnic in the Museum Gardens, despite a drizzly start to the weekend. The event, which was organised by fashion retailer White Stuff, offered old-fashioned fun and entertainment
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Traffic delays after caravan overturns on A64
Updated: MOTORISTS heading to York on the A64 in Ryedale were delayed yesterday when a caravan overturned on the road, close to Whitwell. One lane of the carriageway was closed by police at about 1.40pm, after the incident, which did not involve
