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Labour's council budget plans approved
AN EMERGENCY budget which York's council leaders have vowed will reverse almost £1 million of cuts to "essential" services has tonight been approved. The Labour group which controls City of York Council say their financial plans for the rest of 2011/
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Man airlifted to hospital following collision
A MOTORIST has been airlifted to hospital following a collision on a North Yorkshire road. The man, who was driving a Vauxhall Astra, was injured in a collision with a Mercedes articulated lorry on the B6265 between Boroughbridge and Ripon. The road
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Beautifully improved and extended house in Mount Vale, York
If it really is all about location, location, location, then this house definitely qualifies as quality. After all, addresses don’t come that much ritzier than Mount Vale, The Mount, York. But with this particular property it’s about more than
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Properties to rent in the grounds of stately homes
Picture this… it’s a beautiful blue sky sunny day. You’ve just had a stroll around the grounds of one of Yorkshire’s finest stately homes. How nice would it now be to slip through a gate into your very own private walled garden, leaving the crowds behind
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Knights hopeful Chris Thorman will return soon
RELEGATION battlers York City Knights have been dealt a massive blow with the news playmaker supreme Chris Thorman’s season – and possibly his time at Huntington Stadium – could be over. The 30-year-old thought he had dislocated a thumb in
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Gary Mills marvels at Minstermen squad line-up
WORKING with his new-look squad is an exciting prospect for York City manager Gary Mills. The Minstermen boss has been busy overseeing a series of ins and outs during a hectic summer at Bootham Crescent. A total of eight new signings
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Bishopthorpe overwhelm sorry Wheldrake in York Vale Cricket League
BBC TV football commentator Guy Mowbray enjoyed his own match of the day as Bishopthorpe maintained their HPH York Vale Cricket League division one title challenge. He grabbed a hat-trick as the Bishops routed Wheldrake for 47 to win by ten
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Yorkshire slump to heavy defeat against Leicestershire
Yorkshire captain Andrew Gale claimed this week was pivotal to his side’s chances of success in this season’s Friends Life t20. After one of their three games – it is not looking good as the Tykes slumped to an heavy eight-wicket defeat to Leicestershire
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Muras Cup agony despite Yorkshire’s Roses victory
IN-FORM Yorkshire ‘A’ beat old rivals Lancashire in Manchester to claim second place in bowls’ Muras Cup. Having previously lost to Northumberland but beaten Durham, Yorkshire went into the Roses clash knowing only a large victory coupled with a defeat
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RI Amateurs claim crucial win in York Amateur Bowling Association League
ALL-CONQUERING RI Amateurs emphasised their superiority in division one of the York Amateur Bowling Association League with a 7-1 triumph over rivals Selby. The win stretched unbeaten RI’s lead to 16 points and they now look like certainties for
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Leaders York Lokomotive look to improve
A POOR performance did not prevent York Lokomotive returning to top spot in the RL Conference Yorkshire premier east division this week – but they know improvements are needed. The Lokos thrashed Barnsley Broncos 62-0 on the opening day of the season
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Makeover plan for amateur rugby league clubs
Super League sponsor Engage Mutual has launched a makeover project aimed at all amateur rugby league clubs encouraging volunteers to sign up for an ‘engage with your club’ day. Two clubs will also receive a makeover worth up to £5,000 for their facilities
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Champion jockey charged with fulfilling trainer’s vow
IT IS not too often that a trainer comes straight out and predicts that a horse will “go and win three or four races now”. However, Richard Guest did precisely that at Newcastle last Thursday after Ted’s Brother had opened his winning account
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‘Rape’ ordeal of student, 18
AN 18-YEAR-old student has told a court she was raped three times in a city centre alleyway after a night out drinking in York with friends. Barman Simon Christopher Nunns allegedly raped the woman when she was too drunk to stop him. Nunns, 29, took
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Charlotte Leighton travels to school prom in helicopter
TEENAGER Charlotte Leighton would never have lived to enjoy her school prom, were it not for paramedics on board a Yorkshire Air Ambulance helicopter. They flew her to hospital after a road accident just over five years ago, and doctors
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39 birds taken from Carlton couple’s aviary
THIEVES have stolen birds worth £300 after breaking into an aviary in a village near Selby. Police said the raiders broke into a shed in Town End Avenue in Carlton, then used wire cutters to get in to the adjoining bird house. PC Stuart Henderson,
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Sites for 9,000 new homes in York are revealed
A LIST of sites where more than 9,000 new homes could be built in York over the next 20 years has been revealed. City of York Council will tonight debate a blueprint for the next two decades of development in the city, with the controlling
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Householder allowed to remove bats
A NORTH Yorkshire man who claimed his home had been left uninhabitable after hundreds of bats flocked there has been given permission to remove them. Jonathan Mortimer, of Harrogate, said the creatures were causing havoc at his property at Leathley
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Suspended sales hit CPP's margins
LOST revenue from suspending over the phone sales sales of identity protection following investigation by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) will hit CPP Group's margin for the half year ended June 30, it has warned. The York-based card and identity
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Schools close as teachers join strike
HUNDREDS of teachers from across York, North and East Yorkshire were set to go out on strike today. The national day of action was expected to see teachers and public sector workers hold a day of protest against what they say are unfair government
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Civil servants to man picket lines during one day strike
CIVIL servants from all over York were expected to form picket lines and join a huge demonstration in the city centre against Government pension reforms today. The one-day strike is part of a national day of action involving many thousands
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Harrogate man, 38, jailed over indecent images
A MAN from Harrogate has been jailed for two years for possessing indecent images and videos of children. Ian Stuart Little, 38, of King Edwards Drive, pleaded guilty to 28 charges of possessing and making indecent photographs and videos of children
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East Yorkshire MP calls for relaxation of smoking ban
AN East Yorkshire MP is backing a campaign for the smoking ban in Britain’s pubs and clubs to be relaxed. Conservative Greg Knight has joined fellow MPs John Hemming, a Liberal Democrat, and Labour MP Roger Godsiff in a cross-party call for the move
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York graduate fights wife and baby murder verdicts
A FORMER University of York graduate who is serving a life sentence for murdering his wife and baby daughter has filed an appeal against his convictions. Neil Entwistle was told in 2008 that he would spend the rest of his life in jail after being found
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Mobile camera van is new weapon against speeding
SPEEDING motorists face getting caught by North Yorkshire’s first speed camera van, which is now patrolling the county’s roads. The van, which was unveiled at Elvington airfield yesterday, will enforce speed limits on hazardous roads and encourage
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Elderly Scarborough couple offer reward to catch yobs
AN elderly couple in Scarborough who have been plagued by anti-social behaviour are offering a £100 cash reward to help North Yorkshire Police find those responsible. The couple, who are in their 70s and do not wish to be identified, have been
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Listen to the people
DAVID Holliday (Letters, June 23) offers another point of view regarding the children’s heart unit at the Leeds General Infirmary. However, I think the last paragraph is an insult to the 500,000 people who signed the petition, The Press which brought
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It’s not that difficult
I THINK if you read the letter again, Farmer Ken (Letters, June 24), I only suggested that tractors shouldn’t be on the roads at peak times. I didn’t suggest that cars rule the road; the point made was when a tractor was on the road and holding people
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Budget surprises
DETAILS of Labour’s planned changes to the budget inherited from York’s previous Liberal Democrat administration are only slowly emerging into the public domain. Many residents will be surprised to find that they have jettisoned several of the commitments
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The dirty details
JUST to put A Logan in the picture (Letters, June 23). I know the cleaners who work in BHS and I know they work extremely hard. When they’ve finished, the toilets are spotless. Ten minutes later they can be disgusting, due to the behaviour of the
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Pride in our nation
I AGREE with Mrs Goodrick’s letter about winning both the world wars (Letters, June 20). We were the amateurs with our Mickey Mouse armies, but defeated their professional opponents who had been preparing for years. We had the brains and guile
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Now here is why teachers are angry
I AM utterly weary of the public’s outcry against teachers. In what other profession do workers not get paid for the work they do? Considering that a good teacher does well over 50 hours work per week in order to plan outstanding lessons and mark books
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Thanks for help...and for care
FOLLOWING my fall in Vine Street, off Bishopthorpe Road, last Saturday, I would like to send grateful thanks to the three kind women who came over to help, called an ambulance and stayed with me until it arrived. I don’t know your names but
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Costly Minster
I BELIEVE it costs £8 to get into York Minster. Yet other cathedrals are free, such as Ripon and Wakefield; surely there should be a sliding scale so that pensioners, unemployed and students pay less. Also shouldn’t there be cheaper cafés? Not
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Mr Ridolfi’s cheek
ANYONE with even the most cursory knowledge of the works of William Etty will be familiar with name “Ridolfi”. This was pseudonym of William Carey, a contemporary critic whose gross flattery, absurd pomposity, ill judgment and egregious style probably
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Why the fare rise?
WITH regard to the free travel on buses after 9am each day and all day Saturday and Sundays. So can somebody advise why are Park&Ride introducing 50p one-way from the park, as I haven’t seen anything about the introduction of this? P Young,
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Cut down? Pass me another bottle
ACCORDING to the experts the over-65s should be cutting down on their alcohol consumption. No chance – the prospect of growing old in this country is driving us to drink. Pass me another bottle of red, please! Mrs KP Render, Back Lane, Helperby
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Man jailed after attacking two girlfriends
A MAN with a history of domestic violence has been jailed after he attacked two of his girlfriends. York Crown Court gave Michael Roy John Bennison, 27, a suspended prison sentence last October for punching a woman unconscious and scarring her for
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Tributes to York midwife Joanna Lishman, who has died aged 49
FAMILY, colleagues and patients have paid tribute to a “caring, compassionate and inspirational” York midwife who has lost her lengthy battle against cancer. Joanna Lishman, 49, of Haxby, leaves behind her husband of 25 years, Graham, and three sons;
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Top football referee visits Selby School
THE man who took charge of the biggest game in world football spent the day at a North Yorkshire school with the aim of inspiring its pupils. World Cup final referee Howard Webb took assemblies at Barlby High School, in Selby, yesterday as part of a
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More people ready to complain about police
PEOPLE in Yorkshire and Humberside are increasingly willing to complain about the police, according to a survey conducted for the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). The number of respondents who would definitely or probably complain increased
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Fiona Walker nominated as Volunteer Of The Year
A YOUNG woman from York has been hailed as a “local champion”, after overcoming her own physical disabilities to encourage and support others. Fiona Walker, of Merchant Court, who suffers from cerebral palsy, is an active member of York CVS, the Valuing
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Do your bit during national Recycle Week
RESIDENTS are being encouraged to remember to recycle wherever they are, whether at home or away, as part of national Recycle Week. Elizabeth Parker, City of York Council’s Waste strategy officer, said: “York residents are already brilliant at recycling
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Lulu cancels appearance at York store
SINGER Lulu had to cancel her appearance at Fenwick’s in York yesterday due to illness. She was scheduled to be at the Coppergate store to launch her new skincare range, Time Bomb, meet fans and talk about her new products. The star, right, sent
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More details of dog attack on three-year-old
POLICE investigating an attack by a dog on a three-year-old York boy say a member of the public has come forward with information. The Press reported earlier this week how Preston Sellars, of Carr Lane, off Boroughbridge Road, was near Clifton Bridge
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Harrowells Solicitors takes on two new apprentices
YORK businesses have been backing the York Apprenticeship Challenge to find 100 new apprenticeships in 100 days. The first company to sign up is Harrowells Solicitors, which has already taken on two apprentices. Harrowells is one of many businesses
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Revamp for Ye Old Sun Inn at Colton, near Tadcaster
A NORTH Yorkshire inn has had a £350,000 facelift. The work has been completed at Ye Old Sun Inn at Colton, near Tadcaster, Ashley and Kelly McCarthy, owners since 2004, undertook the renovations, and the inn now boasts a multi-purpose function
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Murdered activist remembered at York Gay Pride event
THE annual York Gay Pride event taking place next month will be the biggest and most colourful yet, say organisers. Taking place in Rowntree Park on July 30, the event will be dedicated to the memory of former University of York student David Kato, who
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The Yalta Game and Elegy For A Lady, Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough, until July 9, then August 5 to September 10 in repertory
THE tradition of summertime short plays at the Stephen Joseph Theatre continues, but gone are the days of bite-sized lunchtime theatre in the restaurant that first announced the writing talent of Tim Firth and Torben Betts. Instead, two 40-minute
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What a lot there is to worry about
SO WHAT makes people depressed? According to an article in one of our national newspapers, the one that likes to worry us about our health when it is not building us up into a state of righteous agitation about everything, the list can be quite long.
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Quartz Travel
TRAVEL agent Paul Smith is not the kind to rest on his laurels. Having won the Business Personality Of The Year title in The Press Business Awards 2008, he is now determined to add two more gongs to his collection. He wants his firm, Quartz Travel,
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Conferences generate £150,000 for York businesses
STAND by for a £150,000 business bonanza for York over the next six months. That is how much cash is likely to be generated by national and international conferences planned for the city through the remainder of this year The success of York as a conference
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Nightjar returns to North Yorkshire woodlands
The elusive nightjar, which was threatened with extinction only 40 years ago, has returned to North Yorkshire’s woodlands in record numbers. The nocturnal bird, famed for its churring love call and aerobatic courtship dance, has made local Forestry
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The Food Crew group aims to improve York’s Newgate Market
FOOD businesses have formed a new group which will aim to improve York’s Newgate Market. The Food Crew, which started on social networking site Twitter, has had its first meeting, with more than 20 food businesses from Yorkshire. Sadie
