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Review: Little Shop Of Horrors,YorkLight Opera Company, Joseph Rowntree Theatre,York
In 1976 John Hall made his debut for York Light Opera Company in Showboat with his memorable first line on stage, 'Time to open up the game boys. Wind on 35 years and, by now a stalwart of the Yorktheatre scene, he directs and choreographs
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Arrest made in Ireland in connection with murder of Riccall man
A MAN has been charged in connection with the 2007 murder of Riccall man Tommy Thomson, following an arrest on Monday in Ireland. According to reports in the Irish media, a German man, 27-year-old Joachim Pohl, was charged with three offences, including
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Review: Animal Tails, York Theatre Royal and Tutti Frutti until June 25
Promising a feast of fun storytelling, this new co-production between York Theatre Royal and Tutti Frutti certainly delivers. Starring Martin Barrass and Gordon Kane, two of the Theatre Royal’s Ensemble Company for 2011, Animal Tails combines classic
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Review: Tony Christie, Pocklington Arts Centre, Tuesday
Yet another coup for the ever-welcoming Pocklington Arts Centre. Was this to be a Phoenix Night? Far from it. The immaculate Tony Christie took to the stage and we knew this was going to be something special. With a ten-piece line-up, no corners
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Youngsters risk death to take pictures for planking craze
HORRIFIED rail chiefs in York have condemned the latest internet craze, which involves youngsters lying across railway tracks and along the top of signals. The “planking” phenomenon, which encourages people to take photographs of themselves
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Simon Dyson on mettle for The Open
YORK’S king of clubs Simon Dyson will be at full throttle in the drive to make The Open. Dyson is in the field for the BMW International Open in Munich tomorrow when he hopes to hang on to his current placing in the Race to Dubai money-winning list that
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Community stadium plans gain momentum
YORK City director Sophie Hicks has welcomed the start of the community stadium public consultation process. Plans for the project, led by developer Oakgate, will be on show at the York Community Fitness Centre (formerly Courtney’s Gym next to Huntington
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Ab-zorbing the 2012 Olympic inspiration
IF you spot children at a York secondary school running around their field in giant plastic balls do not be alarmed – they are helping to launch the London 2012 Olympic Games. To mark the theme of determination underpinning the Olympics and Paralympics
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Pupils take up Olympic challenge
OLYMPIC spirit is sweeping through a York primary school after it became part of London 2012’s Get Set network. New Earswick Primary School is one of four in York to be welcomed into the network and will receive exclusive ticket allocation and access
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Ye Olde Pie & Sausage Shoppe
OF course in the end sausages and pies are served piping hot. But Ye Olde Pie & Sausage Shoppe in York’s ancient Shambles is officially cool. The family-run business is listed as “a cool place” by Apple in its Cool Place Guide – the online iPhone/iPad
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Call to support services personnel leaving the frontline for civvy street
MEMBERS of the Armed Forces leaving the frontline for civvy street can make a big difference to the North Yorkshire economy. That is the rallying cry from the Federation of Small Business (FSB) North Yorkshire branch, which has 3,000 regional
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Skipper Andrew Gale guides Yorkshire to safety
When Yorkshire captain Andrew Gale spoke about his team needing to prove something on the final day at Durham, it was clear that he expected a performance from the Tykes. Thanks to a terrific individual effort from himself, he got it. This is after
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Thirsk and Sowerby runners compete in Ossy Oiks Fell Race
NOEL CLOUGH led home the Thirsk and Sowerby Harriers contingent at the Ossy Oiks Fell Race. A team of six Harriers runners entered the fourth race in the summer series, which had 80 finishers. Clough finished in 22nd place in a time of 54
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Barmby Moor move up Foss Evening Cricket League
BARMBY Moor beat Pocklington to move out of the bottom two in division one of the Foss Evening Cricket League. Mike Brent’s bowling return of 5-22 and Jerome Remblance’s 3-16 reduced Pocklington to 82-9, despite 40 from Ted Donkin. Barmby them
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Rain puts dampener on Pilmoor evening fixtures
THE Pilmoor Evening Cricket League season reached the halfway stage with the weather having its first major impact on the campaign. Early evening rain wiped out six fixtures and allowed minimal play in another. Only the division two fixtures at Dringhouses
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York Schoolboys U11s’ lucky line-up
THE final York Schoolboys Under-11s football squad for 2011/12 will assemble at York College tonight. The players, selected after three trials, will meet at the College in Sim Balk Lane at 6pm for a photo shoot and short meeting. The final squad is
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York City to offer 16-week contracts to lucky coaching apprentices
IF you fancy yourself more as a budding Gary Mills rather than the next Lord Sugar then York City’s search for a talented group of apprentices could see you “hired”. The club’s community department are offering the chance for youngsters aged between
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York City beer to aid youth appeal
YORK City players Michael Ingham and David McGurk have sponsored barrels for this weekend’s Bootham Crescent Beer Festival. Taking place at the club’s Pitchside Bar, the three-day festival lasts from Friday to Sunday and organisers York Minstermen
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Snooker 'cubicles' to be ditched ahead of UK Championship
THE “squash court cubicles” detested by snooker’s elite players have been ditched ahead of the return of the UK Championship to York in December. The whole of the tournament, which takes place at the Barbican Centre between December 3 and 11, will be
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Moves edge closer for grand new hockey HQ
AFTER a successful season on the pitch, City of York Hockey Club are stepping up their ambitious plans for a new £7 million base. The club are looking for a site to house “top class” hockey facilities and the options are currently being narrowed down
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Hazelwood trainer’s prospect to extend winning run
Parc de Launay, who created a good impression when making a winning debut at Ripon last month, can fulfil that promise tomorrow on the first of three days of racing at Newcastle, which climaxes on Saturday with the Northumberland Plate. Trained at Hazelwood
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Was Orange march offensive to many?
In your report “Order of the day” (June 20th) on the Orange Order march in York you include the unattributed quote that the order stands for religious liberty, the British Crown, a belief in the words of the bible and that the organisation opposes the
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United front on buses
I suspect that Peter Chapman (Lost bus link, June 15) is being unduly optimistic in his reference to getting support from parish councils to retain supported bus services. We have been trying in Rawcliffe for many months now, but only very recently
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Olympic big screen surprise
I was surprised to read in The Press that Andrew Waller supported a big screen for York (York’s Olympic big screen plan abandoned, June 16). If the executive had supported a big screen we would have had one in 2008 when one was offered to the city
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Diabetes not self-inflicted
I am a little older than your correspondent, Helen Maltby (Letters, June 18). Unfortunately, she seems to be under the illusion that everyone who has type 2 diabetes has inflicted this disease on themselves by “letting themselves go”. I was
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Pig’s ear of war in Libya
We really are making a pig’s ear trying to win a war in Libya from the air. We went in to create a no-fly zone and to protect the civilians from harm, this was legalised by the UN. Bombing Tripoli, with a population of 1.6 million, was inviting
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Defending Harrier Jump Jets
READERS, more support is still required to get the Harrier Jump Jets flying again, please do not sit back. Readers with access to a computer, please view the petition to the Prime Minister by going to the website ipetitions.com then under petition
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Running for others in Great North Run
Do you have a place in this year’s Great North Run (Sunday, September 18) but haven’t decided which charity to support? Or perhaps you’ve missed out on a ballot place but still want the opportunity to take part and make a difference to the lives
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Copmanthorpe wind farm decision focused on crucial issues
In refusing the application to erect a wind monitoring mast near Copmanthorpe on the grounds that it would be on green belt, be visually intrusive and adversely affect the historic nature of York, the planning committee has focused attention on
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Confirming the colony of bats
I READ with interest in The Press about a colony of bats that have been roosting in St Hilda’s Church at Ellerburn (Churchgoers going batty over colony, June 15). Members have spent £10,000 on heated bat lofts aiming at luring the creatures out.
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Dead weight of waste
Are we now living in a “throwaway society”? It seems these days too much is packaged and then packaged again. Take “disposable” batteries. They now come in vacuum-formed plastic (virtually impossible to open without a blow torch) and then another
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Weekly rubbish collections binned
If you are one of the millions who had hoped to see a return to weekly rubbish collections then no doubt you will be disappointed by the latest Government U-turn. However, it should come as no great surprise as in many parts of the UK offering a
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Lessons to learn about Suez
I’VE written a book – Suez: The Hidden Truths – which details those turbulent years of the Suez Campaign of the early 1950s, when thousands of troops, many on National Service were sent to defend the canal zone, often facing appalling conditions.
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Drinker found carrying three weapons deemed not a danger to public
A PARANOID man is not a danger to the public, despite being arrested in an Acomb street with three different weapons on him, a crown court judge has said. Peter Clamp, 45, of Bretgate, off Walmgate, York, had two small balls inside a knotted sock,
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‘Car park sale proposal will be bad for business’
PLANS to sell off a car and coach park in the centre of York have been criticised by opposition politicians. City of York Council leader James Alexander has revealed proposals to sell the Union Terrace site to York St John University so it can expand
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Driver in M1 death crash now stable
THE driver of a car involved in a motorway crash in which a York woman died is now in a stable condition, police have confirmed. The York man, who has not been named, has been in a critical condition for about two weeks following the collision with
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Allies are good to go the final miles in their quest for peace
“Good to go!”, “chow time”, “have a great evening” and “what’s up?” – just a few of the turns of phrase in the American serviceman’s dictionary of English that we Brits serving with the Americans have to learn. I’m one of a small number of British
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York College Creative Show opens today
Students at York College have turned it into a huge art gallery, as Stephen Lewis discovered. ART and design students have turned York College into a huge art gallery for their end-of-year show. The York College Creative Show, which opens
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Primary school bids to boost security with two-metre high fence
A VILLAGE school near York is looking to put up a two-metre high fence to boost security in a bid to thwart vandals and yobs. Wheldrake With Thorganby CE Primary School has applied for permission to install the fence around its site off North Lane
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Spreading the A&E message on Facebook
A FACEBOOK page has been launched by GPs in York to encourage people not to use accident and emergency departments unnecessarily. The new page is part of an ongoing campaign which has also seen information posters on buses in the city. Doctors
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Baby trapped in car
A BABY was freed by 999 crews after becoming trapped in a car in York. The one-year-old was accidentally locked in the Vauxhall Astra yesterday at about 11.30am in Rawcliffe Lane. A fire service crew from Huntington used hand tools to free the child
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Fire service in search for hero
DO you know a local hero? Residents in East Yorkshire are being asked to nominate someone they know who has acted in an heroic manner for an awards scheme set up by the Humberside Fire & Rescue Service. The winner, who will be chosen following the
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Council rejects fire station land sale block
CALLS for City of York Council to block cuts in city centre fire cover by refusing to sell land for a fire station have been rejected by council leader James Alexander. Members of North Yorkshire Fire Authority will this afternoon consider fresh proposals
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Tissue Regenix wins £250,000 European grant
A YORK medical technology business has received a grant from the European Commission to further its research. Tissue Regenix, based at York Science Park, received just more than €280,000 (about £248,000) grant funding from the European Commission. The
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Crime on rise in North Yorkshire for first time in 7 years
CRIME in North Yorkshire has risen for the first time in seven years, new figures have shown, on the day a multi-agency crime reduction operation was launched in Selby. The final rundown of North Yorkshire Police’s performance showed that a
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500,000-name heart unit petition delivered to Downing Street
CAMPAIGNERS fighting NHS plans to close the region’s only children’s heart surgery unit have handed a 500,000-name petition to 10 Downing Street. Supported by Yorkshire MP Stuart Andrew, representatives from the Children’s Heart Surgery Fund
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Petrol firm backs 20mph limit zones
THE campaign to reduce speed limits in residential areas has been supported by a national petrol company. Jet petrol stations around the country have pledged their support to the 20’s Plenty For Us campaign, which wants to see 20mph speed limits
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New council HQ uncovered
THESE are the scenes at one of York’s most historic buildings, as the massive project to convert it continues. West Offices in Station Rise, the site of York’s first railway station, are being turned into new multi-million-pound headquarters for City
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Animal Tails, The Studio, York Theatre Royal, until June 25
York Theatre Royal and the children’s theatre company Tutti Frutti open a new co-production, Animal Tails, today in The Studio. Directed by Tutti Frutti artistic director Wendy Harris, the show stars two of this season’s ensemble company at the Theatre
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Father’s anguish at son’s psychosis care
THE father of a student who killed himself after being diagnosed with schizophrenia has called for a major rethink on emergency hospital admissions for mental health patients. Gareth Papps, of Stillington, lost his son Ben, 24, in June 2009, after the
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Friendly cabbies a real driving force for city
Gillian Cruddas, chief executive of Visit York, presents certificates to York taxi drivers who gained a national qualification which marks their commitment to customer care. In a presentation at York College, the drivers received certificates for
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Rooftop performance plans abandoned
A MUSICIAN’S plans for a Beatles-style rooftop performance in York’s Coney Street – intended to call for troops to make a safe and peaceful return home from Afghanistan – have been abandoned. The event was being planned for this Saturday by Steve “
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Ryedale cuts in civic allowances
THOUSANDS of pounds are set to be cut from the budget for Ryedale’s civic figureheads. Ryedale District Council is looking to reduce the amount it spends on allowances, travel and hospitality for its chairman and vice-chairman by £3,000 next year.
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Villages to host Battle of Marston Moor re-enactments
TWO villages near York are to be transformed into battlegrounds from the past next month. Long Marston and Bilton-in-Ainsty will be the venues for historical re-enactments and tours between July 1 and 3 to commemorate what is believed to be the largest
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Hotel chosen as “venue partner”
A HOTEL in York is backing the Jane Tomlinson 10K Run For All next month in more ways than one. The Best Western Monkbar Hotel has been chosen as the event’s “venue partner”, with organisers and personalities who support the run staying there ahead
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Review: Das Rheingold, Opera North, Leeds Town Hall, June 18
For the newcomer, Wagner’s Ring is a tough nut to crack: for the opera company, there is the colossal expense; for the opera-goer, there are mystiques to fathom. So Opera North faces a dilemma: long stretches of concert performance might
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Meet the winners of the 2011 Press pub awards
RAISE a glass and toast the champions! These are the eight winners of The Press Pub Awards 2011, after a bumper list of nominations and months of judging. The Swan, on the corner of Bishopthorpe Road and Clementhorpe in York, won the
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Finnish choir seeking new member
A FINNISH choir based in York are holding recruitment workshops next month, writes Natalie Vass. Enkelit, which includes three choristers from York, performs contemporary Finnish music despite none of the choristers being able to speak the language
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Residents’ plea to dump speed humps
RESIDENTS who have called for speed humps near a York primary school to be scrapped will find out if they have succeeded next week. City of York Council has been asked to decide whether the traffic-calming measures outside Haxby Road Primary School should
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Concern over missing Harrogate hospital patient
POLICE are appealing for help in tracing a man who has been missing from a North Yorkshire hospital for nearly a week. John Wills, 58, was reported missing at about 6.10pm on Thursday, by staff at Harrogate District Hospital, where he is an informal
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80 tonnes of straw goes up in flames
THIS was the scene when approximately 80 tonnes of baled straw caught fire at a farm in North Duffield, near Selby, as seen from a nearby public road. A spokesman for North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service said crews from Selby, Acomb and Tadcaster
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Charities’ free law seminar
TRUSTEES, senior managers and employees of charities will converge on the York offices of law firm Rollits for a free seminar next Wednesday. The seminar, from 9.30am to 11am, will offer a comprehensive review of recent developments in legislation
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Appeal for fatal Driffield crash witnesses
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a 28-year-old woman was killed in a crash in East Yorkshire. The woman, who has yet to be named, was driving a white Citroen AX on the A164 on Monday. She was driving towards Driffield from the
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Fundraising boost for Selby District Vision
SELBY District Vision would like to thank everyone who attended their coffee morning on June 18, which raised £80, and donated at the Selby Fun Day, which helped them raise another £132. Everyone is welcome to a quiz organised by the charity, which will
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Barlby High School celebrates improvement
THE staff at a school near Selby which was ordered to improve by a Government watchdog are celebrating an improvement. Barlby High School was placed in the Notice To Improve category by Ofsted and given a list of improvements to make following its
