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Simon Dyson struggles in World Golf Championships event
SIMON DYSON’S winning feeling was put into cruel contrast after the first round of the World Golf Championship Bridgestone Invitational in Ohio. Fresh off his stunning display to win the Irish Open at Killarney last week, the York golf star jetted
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Wigginton Road to close for repair of burst water main
Wigginton Road, York, will be closed tonight after a burst pipe damaged the road surface. The 60 centimetre water main burst earlier in the afternoon and flooded the road, going over the kerb. A spokesman from Yorkshire Water said the
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New homes: Fancy a leg up the ladder?
Smart homes, smart mortgages – it all adds up to a smart deal, says Brian Page. It is not only first-time buyers who are having a tough time in the homes market. With many of the leading banks still behaving like Scrooge with a hangover, loans
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New homes: A helping hand towards your first home
There’s more good news on the first-time buyer front from Persimmon, reports Brian Page. The good news just keeps on coming… In the last issue of our New Homes supplement we reported on how the Government is joining forces with a series of house-builders
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Spacious homes for rent in York
Brian Page takes a look at some spacious family homes for rent in York and the surrounding area. Now, to my mind, if you are going to rent a family home it should be just like buying one – it should have all the things you really want, including
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Review: Peter Pan, York Theatre Royal, until September 3
PETER Pan is the fulfilment of artistic director Damian Cruden’s vision of a theatre of all the talents for all the people in York. It brings together the director, writer, composer and lighting designer from the ground-breaking The Railway Children
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Hatred has to start somewhere
HERE’S an uncomfortable question: can being rude about multiculturalism lead you to the horrors committed by Anders Breivik, the Norwegian killer arrested for the massacre of his own people, mostly teenagers? As the Norwegians mourn, and while we stand
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Rat Race adventure-sports company opens shop
AN adventure-sports company has opened its first shop in York as part of ambitious expansion plans. Jim Mee, founder of Rat Race Adventure Sports, is the former events director for Red Bull, which holds high-octane events, such as cliff diving and
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Language business nominated for award
LITTLE Fidgets, a business which teaches French and Spanish to children aged two to 11, has been shortlisted in the Best Company category in the 2011 Mum & Working Awards. The business was founded in York and expanded rapidly since 2006 to cover
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Trio bid for first-team berth in tonight's reserves match
A TRIO of players will seemingly be playing for a first-team berth when York City Knights reserves go to Featherstone tonight (7.45pm). Forwards Jack Stearman, Adam Howard and Davey Burns are in tonight’s squad but have also been added to the
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Solicitors run up £700 in Jane Tomlinson 10k
DENISON Till Solicitors raised more than £700 for Leonard’s Hospice, York, in the Jane Tomlinson York 10k. The team wore sunflower costumes, the emblem of St Leonard’s Hospice, and joined a crowd of more than 6,000 other participants. Matthew Morton
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Time for inquiry into Union Terrace coach park
WITH regard to the Union Terrace car and coach park, both York St John University and Labour Cabinet members have tarnished their reputation. Both parties have been immune to public opinion and that it has taken a groundswell of opposition before they
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Wake up to all this
Perhaps David Quarrie’s excellent letter of July 30, regarding the atrocious murders in Norway, was sailing too close to the wind and very close to the truth about what is going on regarding immigration and Christian values in Europe and the UK.
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VetUK Ltd
VetUK Ltd, based in Thirsk, is growing 30 per cent per year selling veterinary products over the internet. The business was set up five years ago by Iain Booth, who worked in vet practices and saw customers presented with high prices and little
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Ellis Patents
AT first glance you’d be forgiven for thinking Ellis Patents is a local firm for local people. It is tucked away in the picturesque village of Rillington and 75 per cent of the company’s 50-strong workforce lives in Rillington and its outlying villages
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YDL
YDL, an independent carrier for all types of freight and the largest independent parcel and pallet carrier in North Yorkshire, is also competing for the title of Large Business Of The Year at The Press Business Awards 2011. YDL, based at Barton Hill,
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DN 1 number plate
MR LAVERACK’S comments in respect of the civic number plate are interesting, but overlook a fundamental point (Letters, August 2). The gift of the “DN 1” number to York was by way of reversionary trust, that is to say, should the city cease to use
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Patient bus vouchers
I REFER back to my own letter (Patients ride free, July14). I am pleased to report that I have been advised that there is a voucher scheme between York Hospital and First Group. If patients with a concessionary travel pass have a hospital appointment
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No-music policy made to look silly
ALL YORKSHIRE folk will be well aware of the old saying, “Yorkshire born, Yorkshire bred, Strong in t’arm... but thick in t’ead.” Well, I think this semi-insulting saying has been successfully adopted by County Durham. I have just read, in another daily
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Speeding along
WITH the advent of the motor car, speed limits were imposed to four mph in the country and two mph in town in 1865, increased over ensuing years after the Road Traffic Act, 1930. Even in the past decade, vehicle ownership has increased tenfold. Alas
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Live and let live
I FELT moved to respond to Hilary Brown (Letters, July 28). She gives a long list of what Christians don’t do, and I have every regard for her faith, but I do question her naivety in insisting that Christmas is all about Christianity. Most people
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River Foss bridge needed
WITH reference to The Press on Friday July 29 in connection of the article regarding “Bridging the Gap”, relating to the new bridge that is being built on the end of Navigation Road, over the river Foss to link up with Hungate, this would be well used
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I’m dismayed too
SONJA CRISP’S letter re proposed mosque in Bull Lane mentions her dismay at comments on The Press website (Letters, July 28). I, too, am dismayed – by her dismissal of people’s opinions as naive. One building is no great consequence, but the statement
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More cuts ahead
In The Press of Saturday July 30, Godfrey Bloom says he is flabbergasted because the Government is carrying out the deep cuts they promised, cuts to military, cuts to the police, cuts to welfare etc was why they and the Liberal Democrats were given
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Forget the spin
A DISTURBING pattern is emerging in the behaviour of our new city council. A desire to control the scrutiny committees by heading them with their placemen, and a deliberate attempt to conceal important matters from the opposition, have not been
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Keeping in touch
BEING a native of Tadcaster, albeit first generation, I am interested to read our town’s newsletters. The latest copy in my possession bears the reference No 57/2011. Could someone in the know please inform me whether or not this well-produced
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Training tiff shows passion Knights have for the fight – Woods
Ryan Esders left James Haynes with a suspected broken jaw after a bust-up in training – but boss Dave Woods has drawn positives saying it shows the players care about York City Knights’ drop zone predicament. Haynes, recently used off the bench
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Simon Dyson plots American double tilt
ONE of the biggest spells in Simon Dyson’s 11-year career as a professional golfer starts at around eight o’clock British Summer Time tonight in America. That’s when the world number 48 reaps the dividend of last week’s stunning Irish Open conquest
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Yorkshire hope rain won’t ruin winning chance
YORKSHIRE will be hoping the threat of rain does not scupper their chances of beating relegation rivals Hampshire at the Rose Bowl over the next two days. The White Rose side hold the clear advantage at the halfway stage of their LV= County Championship
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Golden treble for veteran athlete Colin Shafto
City of York Athletics Club’s veteran athlete Colin Shafto set three championship records on his way to three gold medals at the Eastern Veterans’ track and field championships at the Lynnsport Athletic Centre in King’s Lynn. The 76-year-old athlete
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Huntington claim Tony Robinson Memorial Trophy
A brace of goals from Huntington’s Gary Newton saw his side lift the Tony Robinson Memorial Trophy at Rowntree’s Mille Crux ground. Both Huntington and Poppleton had won their opening games in the tournament to leave them one win away from the trophy
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Youth League sticks with traditional winter rugby calendar
The Yorkshire Youth League, for under-16s to U18s teams, has resisted calls to follow other amateur leagues in switching to a summer season. As reported by The Press, rugby league’s biggest junior league, the Yorkshire Junior League, for U15s and below
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Heworth ARLC gear up as Lokomotive seek good end to season
HEWORTH ARLC will step up preparations for the interim National Conference League season tonight with a friendly at home to Hunslet Old Boys (7.30pm). The game will be new coach Steve Pryce’s first in charge since he took the helm from the departed
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Defending champion Paul Hanagan can go down a bomb at Haydock
Bomber Jet can fly high for Paul Hanagan at Haydock tomorrow evening on what has already proved a memorable week for Malton’s champion jockey. On Wednesday at Catterick, Hanagan chalked up his 1,100th winner in Britain with a spirited effort on Blown
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Hero dad rescues sons from sea
A YORK dad saved his two young sons when they got pulled into dangerous currents on a Yorkshire beach. Ben and Thomas Wragg, from Naburn, were enjoying a swim at Sandsend, near Whitby, on the last day of their holiday when they were suddenly
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Free school plan rejected
A CAMPAIGN set up by parents to start an independent “free school” in York has officially ended after the Government rejected the application. The idea would have seen parents set up a state-funded school in Holgate with funds coming from central Government
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Police appeal after vandals target cars
POLICE have appealed for help to catch vandals who attacked cars in a York street. Five vehicles were targeted on Scarcroft Road overnight between Sunday and Monday. About £600 worth of damage caused to a grey MG after both its wing mirrors were ripped
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‘Help us to save little Thomas’
THE parents of a seriously ill three-year-old are calling on the people of York to help them pay for life-saving treatment which they fear may not be available to them in the UK. Thomas Cammack is currently undergoing daily doses of gruelling
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Giant vegetables to feature at Harrogate Autumn Flower Show
MARTIN Fish doesn’t think much of daft EU rules – especially ones that outlawed strange shaped vegetables. For him there is nothing finer than a curvy courgette; the sort that made commissioners in Brussels spout. The mandarins may have
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‘Challenging times’ for doctors and patients
A GP behind the report recommending the closure of 200 hospital beds in our region has warned that doctors and patients now face “really challenging times”. Dr Douglas Moederle-Lumb, chief executive of the North Yorkshire Local Medical Committee, was
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Council apprenticeships deadline
YOUNG people have until Tuesday to apply for one of 35 apprenticeships with City of York Council. The council announced the creation of the positions, in mental health support, youth work, housing and public protection, business admin, HR, and IT,
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Vale League: Six-wicket win gives Stockton & Hopgrove the upper hand
STOCKTON & Hopgrove gained the upper hand in the chase for the HPH York Vale Cricket League first division title by outplaying rivals Copmanthorpe. With last week’s seven-wicket hero Josh Barrett now working in Mexico, Stockton showed their strength
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St Michael le Belfrey Church raises £50k
A THRIVING York church has raised more than £50,000 through a specially designated “giving week”. St Michael le Belfrey Church, in Minster Yard, next to York Minster, held the week in July. Most of the money raised will go towards the ongoing
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Power lines and trees down as storm strikes Dunnington
Updated: VILLAGERS were today clearing up after a thunderstorm damaged property and brought down trees and power cables in Dunnington, near York. For half an hour, hailstones and torrential rain poured down in York and the surrounding villages
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York Vale record for Hemingbrough skipper
MASTER blaster Matty Clark has clubbed his way into the HPH York Vale League record books. The Hemingbrough skipper scored his fourth century this summer in division one with a massive 174 against Wheldrake on Saturday. His punishing effort was a career-best
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York RI inch to bowls title as scrap to beat drop heats up
YORK RI Amateurs have all but wrapped up the York Amateur Bowling Association division one title with their rivals having only three games left to overcome their 12-point lead. The real interest comes at the bottom of the table where Nestlé Rowntree,
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Entries open for York Super 7s bowls tournament
The York Super 7s bowls tournament will be back soon and entries are being taken for both this and Clarence Gardens Bowling Association’s end-of-season double triples tournament. The innovative Super 7s is entering its seventh year since being initiated
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York CIU Bowls triples showdown
THE finals of the York CIU Bowls Heineken John Smith’s Triples Knockout will be held at Railway Institute on Tuesday, August 9. Clarence ‘A’ and South Bank will do battle for the Cup at Ashton Lane at 7pm, with the Plate final between Acomb ‘A’ and
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Award honour for life-saving surfer
A YORK surfer who fought a life-and-death battle on his surfboard to save a man from drowning is to receive two awards for his courage. Leon Allison, 22, from Osbaldwick Lane, will be given the Royal Humane Society’s Testimonial on Parchment and a Resuscitation
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York business making an impression on Olympic hopefuls
MEMENTO business Little Impressions York made a good impression with Olympic athletes during festivities to celebrate the one-year countdown to the Olympic Games 2012. Debi Bray-Menezes was one of seven Little Impressions franchisees from around the
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Police camera focus on road safety
NORTH Yorkshire Police’s mobile safety camera will be on the following roads between today and Wednesday, August 10: A64 Tadcaster; A1237 York Outer ring road; Cobcroft Lane and Whitefield Lane, Criddling Stubbs; Huntington Road, York; North Lane, Huntington
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Lance Armstrong print to aid cancer research
LIMITED edition prints of a sporting legend by an artist from North Yorkshire have been put on sale to raise money for Yorkshire Cancer Research. Emma Silversides, from Cawood, near Selby, painted the original portrait of Lance Armstrong in the famed
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Eco councillor spared from inquiry
A COUNCILLOR who used public money to set up an eco-home event while earning money from a solar panel firm will not face a formal investigation. Coun Anna Semlyen invited fellow councillors to visit her home and learn ways of cutting energy bills and
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Police tackle city-centre pickpockets
POLICE are continuing their campaign against pickpockets in York city centre. Operation Dip was first launched earlier this year to target thieves and night-time revellers in the city, partly as a response to the number of reported handbag, phone and
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Confusion over faulty streetlights
A YORK woman has called for greater urgency with the repair of broken or damaged streetlights, after a section of cycle path near her home was left in darkness for nine months. Kate Kirman, who has lived in Pulleyn Drive for more than 20 years
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Clubbing together for bicycle ‘challenge’
Young people’s group Snappy has proudly launched its own Bike Club with a day of bike skills and cycle maintenance. Snappy, a club for young people with mental and physical disabilities, tried bike handling and cycle maintenance, then members travelled
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Labour split on Union Terrace car park ‘no-sale’ bid
SOME Labour councillors wanted the choice of abandoning plans to sell a York coach and car park to be on the table at a crunch meeting over its future. Six members of York’s ruling Labour group voted in favour of a “no-sale” option to be included in
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Riding high at Beningbrough Hall
ONE of Yorkshire’s National Trust properties is aiming to get the region’s creative juices flowing this summer. Beningbrough Hall and Gardens, north of York, is running Artrageous workshops twice a week throughout the school holidays. The workshops
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Tockwith village green decision due
RESIDENTS in a village near York are due to discover whether a patch of land near their homes can be turned into a public green. North Yorkshire County Council will tomorrow consider an application to register an area in Tockwith known as the Hammerton
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Sporting three up for Community Pride honours
THREE more sporting heroes have been nominated for the 2011 Community Pride Awards. Barry Casterton, of Boroughbridge Road, was nominated by Paul Bird, a sports coach in the city, for his behind-the-scenes work with a number of football teams in York
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National Trust seeking ideas for Treasurer’s House rooms
THE public have the chance to decide the future use of historic rooms occupied by an internationally renowned York barrister for nearly half a century. The National Trust is asking for ideas about what it should do with the empty spaces at Treasurer
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Antiques stolen in spate of raids
ANTIQUES worth more than £10,000 have been stolen in a string of burglaries across North Yorkshire. North Yorkshire Police said the three burglaries, which took place at properties in Hovingham, Marishes and Aislaby, in the Scarborough and Ryedale
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More elderly to be beside the seaside
A NORTH Yorkshire town is set to see its biggest population explosion in a century, according to new figures. Details obtained from Scarborough Borough Council under the Freedom of Information Act have predicted a dramatic rise in the number of over-
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Solicitors host charity art show
A HARROGATE-based law firm is transforming its office into a gallery to showcase the work of two of the region’s leading artists and raise money for charity. Raworths will open its Eton House premises, in Station Parade, on September 7 to display
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Silver surfer learns to Skype
A SILVER surfer from Tadcaster has learned how to use the latest in digital telecommunications at the age of 90. Esther Blackhouse, who was born in 1921, has been using her latest skill to speak to her daughter in Montana, USA, through the free video
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Hunt for Beverley thief
A THIEF who grabbed cash from the till in an East Yorkshire shop is being tracked by police. The man entered Maple News, in Maple Drive, Beverley, at 12.25pm on Monday and took a pack of chewing gum to the counter, but when the till was opened he
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Turning up the heat with summer events
CROWDS are expected to descend on York and North Yorkshire this weekend for a series of events showcasing live music, vintage machinery and rural life. The 59th Pickering Traction Engine Rally is steaming into action from today, displaying vintage machinery
