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Yorkshire v Lancashire - Day 3, lunch
Yorkshire have taken charge of their LV= County Championship match against Lancashire at Headingley thanks to five third morning wickets. The Red Rose county, having started the day on 33-3 and leading by 122, slumped to 87-8 as Rich Pyrah, Ryan Sidebottom
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Screen Arts Festival, City Screen, York, July 29- August 11
PICTUREHOUSE Cinemas, owners of City Screen, York, is launching a new cross-arts initiative, the Screen Arts Festival. Showcasing a wide range of the arts – ballet, opera, plays and concerts, pre-recorded and live – the festival also features
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Armada, Joseph Rowntree Theatre, York, July 28-30
ALL aboard. York Musical Theatre Company will launch the premiere of Armada, a new musical by principal company member Rob Winlow, at the Joseph Rowntree Theatre, York, on Thursday night. Rob’s idea for the show came from reading through his son’s school
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Mark Hearld's Minster And Magpies, York Art Gallery
ACCLAIMED York artist, illustrator and print-maker Mark Hearld has presented his limited-edition print of Minster And Magpies to York Art Gallery. Mark, whose artwork featured in the set for the 2010 film Nanny McPhee And The Big Bang, was commissioned
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Art app offers culture guide in palm of your hand
WANT to find the best art in Yorkshire? There’s an app for that! An innovative new iPhone app is being launched for users to explore the county’s culture in the palm of their hands and create their own art-viewing itinerary. Created for the Art In Yorkshire
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Artist Neil Ward visits Flamborough
YORK artist Neil Ward has made an unexpected and unusual visit to the RNLI Shop at Flamborough’s South Landing. “Flamborough RNLI and residents of the village are all somewhat used to strange goings on in the area, but to see a Victorian bath in the
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Marguerite Porter’s Summer Gala Evening, Grand Opera House, York, July 24
TELEVISION and radio presenter, gardener and Yorkshireman Alan Titchmarsh will be on stage at the Grand Opera House,York,introduced by Sir Derek Jacobi. They are but two of the stars coming out to support Marguerite Porter’s Summer Gala Evening in
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The Flying Saucers, Huntington WMC, July 23
ROCK’N’ROLL combo The Flying Saucers play the Huntington Working Men’s Club, North Moor Road, Huntington,York, tomorrow night. “The band are making a welcome return to York after an absence of three years,” said York Rock’n’Roll organiser Dave Williamson
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Blondie, Panic Of Girls (Future Media) ****
The only place to be this evening is the York Racecourse. Following the EBK Lyric Stakes, Blondie will take to the stage. Scouting For Girls headline tomorrow night, but for those of us of a certain vintage, Blondie are the undisputed main attraction
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The Blue Aeroplanes, Anti Gravity (Art Star/Albino Two) ****; Art Brut, Brilliant! Tragic! (Cooking Vinyl) ***
TEN years ago, the Boswell of Bristol, Gerard Langley, took a sabbatical from The Blue Aeroplanes after his band refused en masse to perform a cover of Status Quo’s hoary old rocker Paper Plane. They were right, Gerard, but thankfully the Aeroplanes
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Foster The People, Torches (StarTime International/ Columbia) ***
TORCHES is a hazy, driving and entertaining album, with heavy bass and pounding drums, but never overwhelming. Lead single Pumped Up Kicks is definitely the highlight of the album, a shame since it appears so early on, but later tracks such as Life
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Morton Valence, Me & Home James, (B***ard Recordings) ***
THE dictionary definition of quirky – peculiarity of behaviour – sums up Morton Valence very adequately. From the track titles alone, try the opening The Death of a Cockney Amorist and These Were The Things I Was Thinking Of And Then You Fell Out
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Nerina Pallot Year Of The Wolf (Geffen) ***
BRITISH singer-songwriter Nerina Pallot is making a bid for the big time with her fourth album. Bernard Butler is at the helm in the studio, bringing his sweeping strings and orchestration to Pallot’s gentle collection of songs, and perhaps hoping
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Jazz notes
IF EVIDENCE were needed that York desperately wants a dedicated arts centre, look no further than the raging success of the Arts Barge project which has been running since July 7 at the Skeldergate Mooring, Terry Avenue, next to the Bonding Warehouse
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Macbeth, 41 Monkgate, September 28 to October 8.
Mooted Theatre Company director Mark France will present a claustrophobic adaptation of Shakespeare’s darkest tragedy, Macbeth, in the intimacy of 41 Monkgate, York, from September 28 to October 8. “Focusing on the innocent lives destroyed by Macbeth
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Review: Ryedale Festival: Orchestra of Opera North (OON)/Howard Shelley; St Peter’s, Norton, Thursday
It’s amazing what composers will do for a lady friend. Beethoven had just completed his only violin concerto in 1806, when he took a shine to the beautiful Julie Vering. Her only problem? She was a pianist. So in a few months he turned it into a piano
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Neville Skelly, Poet & The Dreamer (Setanta/Pias) **
NICE is rarely a word I use or even like, but it is applicable to the first offering of Neville Skelly. The album meanders pleasantly like a walk along a placid river on a balmy May evening. Ultimately where it ends up just does not seem to matter
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Cliff Brown Band, Victoria Vaults, July 22
Two of York’s musical sons, Cliff Brown and Ian Beestin, return to their home city this weekend as members of the Cliff Brown Band. This blues-rock trio, completed by Nick Smith on bass, will be playing original compositions and Stevie Ray
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Music For Two Harpsichords, St Chad’s Church, July 23
UNIVERSITY of York student Masumi Yamamoto and Takako Minami perform Music For Two Harpsichords at the newly restored St Chad’s Church, Campleshon Road, York, tomorrow night. Two harpsichords of matching quality for tone are being brought up to York
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The Sensational 60s Experience, Grand Opera House, York, Thursday, October 27
STEP back in time to the days of The Tremeloes, Herman’s Hermits, The Union GapUK and The Dreamers for a Sixties’ nostalgia trip at the Grand Opera House, York, this autumn. The Sensational 60s Experience show will be hosted by Alan Mosca, for
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Acoustic Night, Space 109 community arts centre, July 22
PHIL Simpson is tonight’s headline act for the Acoustic Night at the Space 109 community arts centre in Walmgate, York. Doors open at 7.30pm for the 8pm bill that opens with Ant David and also features Jane Stockdale and Chris Bartrum.
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Steve Earle, Grand Opera House, July 26
NO Earles in York for ages, then along come two, if not quite at once, then within months of each other. Steve Earle, rabble-rousing godfather of the American alt country scene, has just been booked by the Grand Opera House for an October 29 gig with
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DV8Fest until July 24
CHRIS Sherrington launched the DV8Fest in York last year after growing disheartened by the British alternative music scene. “I’d grown tired of a scene where definitions of subgenres (goth, electro, ebm, industrial, rockabilly, punk, psytrance, metal
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The Deer Shed Festival, Baldersby Park, July 24
It should be a starry night when I Am Kloot perform their astronomy-themed new album at the Deer Shed Festival at Topcliffe this weekend. Singer Johnny Bramwell tells Charles Hutchinson all about it. NOT only are I Am Kloot headlining this weekend’
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Sudeshna Chattopadhyay exhibition, Pocklington Arts Centre until September 3
YORK artist Sudeshna Chattopadhyay is exhibiting her oil and acrylic paintings at Pocklington Arts Centre until September 3. Originally from Calcutta, Sudeshna likes to explore colour, pattern, texture and forms in figurative paintings that focus on
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Chris Ramsey & Jason Cook, Hyena Lounge Comedy Club, July 24
COMEDY promoter Toby Clouston-Jones has a tip for the top, one who just happens to be playing on his Edinburgh Preview double bill at the Hyena Lounge Comedy Club in York on Sunday. “The phrase ‘next big thing’ is used a lot in the comedy industry, often
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The low-down on... Blondie
Name: Blondie. Born: Debbie Harry is 66, born July 1, 1945, in Miami, Florida. Chris Stein is 61, born January 5, 1950, Brooklyn, New York. Band members: Debbie Harry (vocals), Chris Stein (guitar), Clem Burke (drums), Leigh Fox (bass), Matt Katz-Bohen
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New date for youth theatre's play
Upstage Centre Youth Theatre’s Play In Two Weeks project at 41 Monkgate, York, will be held from August 8 to 19 rather than the original dates of July 25 to August 5. “If you are aged eight to 25 years old, this is your chance to spend two weeks rehearsing
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Late agony for York City Knights reserves
YORK City Knights reserves suffered a late sucker punch last night as they lost 17-16 to Halifax at Huntington Stadium. The lead fluctuated in a first half which ended 16-16, and the only point of the second period came from a drop goal in the dying
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York City ’keeper looking beyond 2013 contract deal
MICHAEL Ingham is not ruling out staying on as York City goalkeeper beyond 2013. The former Northern Ireland international, who turned 31 this month, recently agreed a contract extension that will keep him on the Bootham Crescent club’s books for
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York Station frustration
I HAD to write to get rid of some of my frustrations which occurred last Saturday in the York Station area. I had been offered a lift into York from Dringhouses to connect with a National Express coach to Worcester. It was pouring with rain. On arrival
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A DIY car creator
I DON’T know of the Bradford incident referred to by R Burton (Letters, July 20), but in the early 1960s I built a “Ford Special” from Ford bits and a new fibreglass body. As a novice mechanic, I was buying all the DIY motoring magazines for information
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A tempting offer?
NOW that Coun Tracey Simpson-Laing is offering a guaranteed 20 per cent profit on all development projects incorporating affordable housing, I shall come out of retirement and start building again (Letters, July 13). I’m just wondering if this warrant
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No alternatives to nuclear power plan
THE Soap Box contribution on nuclear energy needs a reply (Letters, July 18). The Government decision was based on prolonged inquiries and experience of 55 years of nuclear power stations and lessons learned as the technology developed to present-day
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Scott Kerr in line for York City comeback
YORK City are hoping to welcome midfielder Scott Kerr back for tomorrow’s friendly at Billingham Synthonia. Kerr missed Tuesday night’s 2-0 victory at Grantham but is expected to return for City’s sixth pre-season outing at Synthonia. The hosts
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Heroes tell of baby rescue
Updated: THREE heroes who saved a baby girl from the River Ouse after her pram rolled into the water have told the amazing story of the rescue. David Atkinson, 46, jumped into the river near Lendal Bridge in York and pulled the drowning four-month-old
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Don’t knock the new-style Bingo
DID you know Mecca Bingo is 50 years old this year? Everything moves with the times, not least the game they used to call Housey-Housey. When I first went to the Mecca all those years ago, I was the youngest person there by a mile. It was
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Rental properties with pets
DOGS Trust, the UK’s largest dog welfare charity, is encouraging all North Yorkshire pet owners who have ever rented, or tried to rent, accommodation with their pet to take part in an important online survey at surveymonkey.com/s/letswithpets Through
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Affordable housing - supply and demand
THE affordable housing dispute continues, with the local building trade saying the percentage is too high, and the council sticking to their guns, stalemate now exists. Before the affordable housing stipulation was introduced, local councils built
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Lease a limousine?
I WRITE in response to the idea that the Lord Mayor’s limousine could possibly be replaced with a new electric one due to mechanical problems and costs (The Press, July 4). Here is a suggestion that would save City of York Council and the people
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No to Euro-zone bail-out
SO Nick Clegg is at it again. Now he is saying that Britain must prop up the euro and play a bigger roll in bailing out debt-stricken countries. This man is really out of touch with the British public, otherwise he would realise that we the public
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As ye sow...
I LOVE to see David Cameron squirm over the phone-hacking scandal. The Tories sold their soul to Murdoch back in the Thatcher years. The irony of it all is, how many Labour supporters who bought his papers knew that they were paying their money
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War propaganda?
HOW tiresome and inevitably pro-war the “Letters from Helmand” are. If Kerry Hutchinson had anything to say that challenged US imperialism, then it would probably be deleted by the military censors; if he hasn’t then the letters are not worth adding
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Home memories
A LETTER in The Press of July 21 told of homes being lost in Union Terrace. Paul Symons and his mother were not the only ones subjected to a development that was going to be. Where the car park is in Marygate, my parents lived in a block of
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Cheques bounce back from brink
DID you know that cheques have been saved? Yes, the banks have relented for once and announced they will continue to issue chequebooks and honour cheques for ever and ever, instead of phasing them out in the next couple of years. For some
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Review: Alastair Campbell: Harrogate International Festival
ALASTAIR Campbell used to make the news and this week he’s back in the headlines with David Cameron accusing him of falsifying documents while in government. So at Harrogate theatre he began by inviting the PM to provide the evidence, adding it
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Review: Ryedale Festival: Thomas Allen/Christopher Glynn; The Saloon, Duncombe Park
Song recitals do not exactly grow on trees these days. So Ryedale Festival is earning a lot of brownie points – in this quarter, anyway – by programming not one, but two by celebrities, plus a full day of song. First up was the doyen of British
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Police swoop in York drug raids
A MASSIVE haul of cannabis was seized by police as part of a day of action targeting York’s criminals. Two Ministry of Defence policing teams joined officers yesterday in targeting the western part of the city, with suspected drug dealers and cable
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French heroes of the air honoured
RON GODFREY discovers the nostalgic French connection which hopes to lure 5,000 people to York and Elvington in October. TOP French politicians, diplomats, military chiefs and war veterans will be among 5,000 people expected to converge on York in
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Ride Yorkshire
IT IS a venture formed to ensure that Yorkshire’s rural economy stands squarely on all four legs. It is Ride Yorkshire, an initiative which aims to help equestrian businesses cash in on the tourist pound. Behind it are four riding enthusiasts. They
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Cedarbarn Farm Shop and Café
GOOD omens point the way to hope for Cedarbarn Farm Shop and Café in Thornton Road, Pickering. In 2009 proprietors Karl and Mandy Avison succeeded in reaching the finals in the Tourism and Hospitality Business Of The Year category of The Press Business
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American expansion for Malton risk-busters
AN INNOVATIVE Malton company which specialises in averting industrial danger has opened a new office in the US. ISIS-ex, based in Showfield Lane, designs and manufactures Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) that are approved as safe for use in explosive and
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Lawyers to take part in York 10K run
Denison Till, the York law firm, has entered a team in the Jane Tomlinson York 10K run on Sunday, July 31, raising money for St Leonard’s Hospice in York. Sponsors can make donations online at justgiving.com/denisontillyork10k
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Thief targets blind OAP, 93
A 93-YEAR-OLD partially blind woman had money stolen after a thief posing as a council worker followed her into her house. The elderly victim was targeted in Grants Avenue, off Heslington Lane, at about 1pm on Tuesday, by a man who claimed to work for
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York Waistcoat Company launched
A SUCCESSFUL York bag retailer has launched The York Waistcoat Company with hopes of eventually employing up to 50 traditional dressmakers. Sharon Winfield, who runs Bolsita Bags on Micklegate, has already taken on three home workers in York
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Saint-Gobain Glass UK
HUNDREDS of young people in North Yorkshire are now looking at the world through a glass clearly. That is the result of the determined efforts of Saint-Gobain Glass UK at Eggborough, which was a finalist in the Best Business And Education Link category
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Spin king Tom Pringle eyes fifth title for York Cricket Club
York Cricket Club are enjoying another hugely successful season, writes Henry Cowen. Top of the table by 11 points, a cup semi-final to look forward to and a Twenty20 title already in the bag. A big part of that has been leg-spinner Tom Pringle.
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The pros and cons of using social networks
A FREE seminar looking at the advantages and disadvantages of social networking sites will be held in York next month. Langleys Solicitors is organising the event in Queens House, Micklegate on Thursday, September 15, at 9am. The aim is to give
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Cup final cash boost in the offing for Knights
YORK City Knights are urging supporters to book their Carnegie Challenge Cup final tickets through the club. The quarter-finals of the cup are being staged this weekend and the final is scheduled for Wembley on Saturday, August 27. A Knights spokesman
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Junior rugby league warms to a summer routine
THE weekend routine for hundreds of youngsters – and their families – in York is set to alter after rugby league’s biggest junior league opted to join the switch to a summer season. The Yorkshire Junior League, which involves more than 4,000 players
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Taster sessions at Heworth ARLC
HEWORTH ARLC are continuing their taster sessions for six to nine-year-olds as they build up to the switch to a summer season. The sessions, which have so far proved popular, are on Thursdays from 6pm to 7pm. Among the coaches is 16-year-old former
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Yorkshire's Rich Pyrah on fire as maiden century ignites Lancashire clash
RICH PYRAH’S maiden LV= County Championship hundred has given Yorkshire hope of turning their ongoing clash with Lancashire at Headingley on its head. The 28-year-old all-rounder shared a fantastic 154 in 30 overs with Ryan Sidebottom after seeing
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John Parry leads charge in Sweden
HARROGATE Golf Club’s John Parry was the highest-placed Englishman after the first day of the European Tour Nordea Masters tournament in Sweden. The 24-year-old carded a four-under-par 68 to bag third place, just one shot adrift of leader, Sweden’s Alexander
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Cap fits for Pickering Town goalkeeper Toby Wells
Pickering Town goalkeeper Toby Wells has received a pre-season boost with the award of his North Riding County Football Association cap, writes Henry Cowen. The cap is awarded to players who have featured in ten games for the North Riding County’s
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York Vikings basketball camp
YORK Vikings are giving children between the ages of eight and 16 the chance to get active and have fun this summer as they host a week-long basketball camp. The camp will be held in the York St John University sports hall in Lord Mayor’s Walk from
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York milestone beckons for Sir Henry Cecil racehorse
Who needs Workforce? Twice Over, who has long been one of Sir Henry Cecil’s favourite horses, can reach a career milestone on Knavesmire tomorrow by pushing his prize money earnings through the £2 million barrier by winning the feature race on the card
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York teenager lands third place in televised angling contest
TEENAGER Jack Caple reeled in a third-placed finish at the junior Fish-o-Mania event to underline his status as one of Britain’s best young anglers. The 15-year-old, of Acomb, York, has been fishing since he was seven and lists his third-place finish
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Twice Over to feature in Sky Bet York Stakes field
TWICE OVER, the three-time Group 1 winning charge of Henry Cecil, takes to the Knavesmire stage tomorrow in the Sky Bet York Stakes. The Group 2 contest over ten furlongs, the highlight of York Racecourse’s Music Showcase Weekend, has a prize fund of
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The name is Bond – the game a race to beat time
REG BOND knew he had two choices. When doctors told him he had a brain tumour, he realised he could let the illness control and consume him. Or he could fight back. He chose the latter. You have been living on another planet if you like racing and
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Graeme Law heads to China with Great Britain football squad
Ex-York City player Graeme Law has been selected in Great Britain’s men’s football squad for the upcoming World University Games in Shenzhen, China. Law, who made 34 appearances for the Minstermen between 2003 and 2006, is a student at York St John
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Striking crisis stuns Leeds United’s front-line
Injuries to Davide Somma and Luciano Becchio have given Leeds United manager Simon Grayson a pre-season headache, writes Henry Cowen. Somma’s need for knee surgery, revealed by himself on Twitter, has ruled him out for the season while Becchio has
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York MP in FBI plea
BRITAIN needs an FBI-style force to crack down on police corruption, a York MP has said. Hugh Bayley, Labour MP for York Central, has asked the Prime Minister to set up the new body, in the wake of the News Of The World police bribery allegations.
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York ballet dancers win places at prestigious schools
BALLET dancers from the York area are leaping for joy after winning places at prestigious ballet schools and companies. Several girls from the Rebecca Davies School of Dance in Huntington have secured places at the Royal Ballet School and Northern
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Happy couple plan honeymoon with a difference
A LAWYER from York and his wife-to-be are planning a honeymoon with a difference – climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. Alistair Scott-Somers, a director at Dickinson Dees, is marrying Nikki Alistair on a beach in Cornwall tomorrow, but they plan to spend the
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Auction of promises in York
A MAJOR auction of promises will be staged this autumn to raise funds for the York Older People’s Assembly. The event, to be held at a candlelit three-course dinner at 7pm at the Guildhall on Thursday, September 22, as part of the York Festival of Food
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Appeal after crash near Harewood leaves three dead
West Yorkshire Police are appealing for information after three women died following a road traffic collision near Harewood on Wednesday evening. The incident occurred shortly before 7.30pm at the junction between Weardley Lane and Otley Road when
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North Yorkshire MPs' expenses are revealed
THE amount of expenses claimed by MPs in North and East Yorkshire last year has been revealed through new Parliamentary figures. York Central MP Hugh Bayley claimed £126,075.45 during 2010/11, of which the largest chunk - £95,328.91 – went on staffing
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Big boost to William Rhodes Appeal
A CAMPAIGN to pay for life-saving treatment for a seriously ill York toddler has moved a step forward with a new round of fundraising activities. Pupils at Joseph Rowntree School held a school fair and a host of other events to raise more than
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Bar supervisor's marathon challenge for charity
A BAR supervisor from York is planning to run in a marathon in Scotland to raise money for a charity called Practical Action, which provides expertise to help people in less-developed countries improve their lives. Aiden Kettle, 28, who works at the
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Bee disease hits North Yorkshire's hives
A DISEASE which could destroy hives of honey bees has broken out across North Yorkshire. The Food and Environmental Research Agency identified several outbreaks of European Foulbrood, in the county over the last three months. The bacterial disease
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Music night raises £4,500 for charity
A music and barbecue evening held at Nunnington Meeting Rooms raised £4,500 for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance service. The event, “Ken’s bash”, was named after organiser Ken Metcalfe, who was staging his first fundraiser. The Black Sheep Band provided
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Walmgate church raider jailed
A CHURCH raider has been jailed for 40 weeks after he tried to evade justice by going on the run. Adam Craig Hudson broke into the vestry of St Denys’ Church, Walmgate, York, on June 29 and stole £46 in cash. But when his case was heard at York Magistrates
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Worthy causes in York to share £100k
CITY leaders have allocated £100,000 for charity projects in York, but warn that funding may not be guaranteed beyond next year. The City of York Council cabinet set up a new fund in its emergency June budget, and met this week to decide how to distribute
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Change in benefit rules ‘to hit tenants’
THOUSANDS of York residents could be forced out of their homes due to benefit changes, the city’s ruling councillors have warned. Rented accommodation could also become unaffordable for “ordinary” people, under the proposed Government reforms
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New bus shelter for Pocklington
A NEW bus shelter is being planned for Pocklington. East Riding of Yorkshire Council is looking at installing the shelter in Railway Street, next to the railway station’s arches. If it goes ahead, the local town council would be offered £1,000 to
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Thousands sign Union Terrace car park petition
CAMPAIGNERS say the “extremely strong” response to their petition underlines the strength of opposition to controversial plans to sell a York car and coach park. More than 11,000 people have now signed a petition protesting against the plan to sell
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Charity fundraisers really make a difference
We’ve had a bumper postbag in the past few days as nominations pour in for the awards. Here are some of those up for the Charity Fundraiser Of The Year title: • THE organiser of a male-only charity fun run is among the nominees for
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School garden project nominated for award
A SCHOOL garden, started to encourage sustainability and awareness among pupils, has been nominated for a Community Pride Award. The garden, at Headlands Primary School, Haxby, was started earlier this year by a group of parents with the assistance of
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Councillors have a say on nominations
YORK’S current and former councillors have also been having their say in the Community Pride Awards. Ian Gillies, the Conservative group leader, nominated the Holgate Windmill restoration work for the Best Community Project. He said: “They have
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Clifton and Rawcliffe Primary School celebrate the completion of their new school
A MASS balloon release marked the completion and handover of a new £7 million school in York. Main contractor Shepherd Construction organised a balloon race in conjunction with Clifton with Rawcliffe primary school to mark the end of a year-long project
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Primary school teacher nominated for Pride award
A YORK teacher’s commitment and determination to make learning fun has led to her being nominated for a Community Pride award. Fiona Bennett, a year six teacher at St Paul’s CE Primary School, in York, has been praised for challenging and encouraging
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Tang Hall Primary School pupils put on their end-of-year play
YOU’VE probably seen Pirates of the Caribbean – now meet the Pirates of the Curry Bean. Children from Tang Hall Primary School in York performed a humorous and musical take on the swash-buckling Hollywood movies starring Johnny Depp. Class teacher
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Book selected for 2011 Big City Read
A TRANSPORT crime thriller, penned by a York-born author, has been chosen for the 2011 Big City Read. The annual literary event aims to bring people in the city together by reading and celebrating the same book, which will be available free of charge
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Rotary club's 20 years of helping poorly-sighted people
A ROTARY club from York has chalked up two decades of helping poorly-sighted people in developing countries to see again. Members of Rotary Club of York Ainsty have sorted through thousands of pairs of used spectacles
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Get fit to prevent region getting fat
Yorkshire and the Humber is “on course to be the most obese region in England”, warns Paul Johnstone, regional director for public health at NHS Yorkshire and the Humber. He is encouraging children and families to stop it from happening by getting
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eAsely Accessable scheme launched
WHAT better use of Exhibition Square in York than to exhibit your artistic wares there while working on a new piece? Under a new scheme set up by York memorial artist Dexter and art-promotion stalwart Chalky The Yorkie with the backing of City
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Selby garden on display
A Selby couple are to open their garden to the public tomorrow to raise funds for St Wilfrid’s Church leprosy mission. The large L-shaped garden at 24 Courtneys, off Doncaster Road, is laid out with a variety of foliage, small trees and a pond and has
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York band to perform at Millennium Dome
A BAND which was formed less than two years ago will become the first York group to perform at the Millennium Dome in London this weekend. Believe In FATE were among 10,000 bands which entered this year’s Live & Unsigned competition, vying for the chance
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Driffield allotment vandalised
VANDALS trashed a prize-winning allotment holder’s plot only hours before judging for a local contest. Driffield’s Best Allotment competition has now been cancelled, following the damage to Tony Jones’s plot in Cemetery Lane. Mr Jones, 70, had
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A61 crash biker is airlifted to hospital
A MOTORCYCLIST was airlifted to hospital following a serious collision on the A61 between Harrogate and Leeds. The collision happened at about 9.25am yesterday and involved a green Ford Ka and a grey Kawasaki motorcycle which were both travelling towards
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Millthorpe School charity fundraising run
STUDENTS at Millthorpe School in York braved the rain for a sponsored run. Having spent the morning hearing presentations from different charities and designing campaign materials, students in Year 7 took to the field to raise money for their chosen
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Pupils in fond farewell to retiring school trio
THE end of the school year will see the close of three classroom-based careers in York. Maureen Rawcliffe joined Carr Junior School in Acomb in 1976 in the cleaning division and became cleaning supervisor in 1990, before going on to join the lunchtime
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Drax welcomes power white paper
POWER giant Drax has welcomed the Government’s electricity market reform white paper’s recognition of the role of biomass in tackling climate change. The Renewables Roadmap published with the white paper outlined an action plan to accelerate renewable
