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June 8
100 years ago The initial meeting of the Entertainments Committee of the York Corporation had been held in the Guildhall, when Alderman Forster-Todd was elected chairman. No time had been lost by the committee, for a programme of band performances
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Friday 8 June: Tea-break teaser
Welcome back to our picture quiz. Each day, we show you a picture of somewhere in York - all you have to do is answer the question. Good luck! Where in the city centre would you find this engraving? Come back tomorrow for the
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Hodgson expects confident England
England manager Roy Hodgson is aware his players are under pressure to perform at Euro 2012 but is desperate for them to take "confidence and self-belief" into the tournament.The former West Brom boss has inherited a side that has failed to live up to
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Rooney accepts role on sidelines
Wayne Rooney accepts missing England's first two games at Euro 2012 is the price he must pay for a moment of madness in Montenegro.With so few world-class stars at England's disposal, Rooney's absence from those Group D encounters with France and Sweden
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Hart: Authorities must lead on racism
Goalkeeper Joe Hart said England's response would be led by the match referee and UEFA if any players suffer racial abuse during their Euro 2012 campaign.Players were warned this week they will be booked if they walk off the pitch after experiencing racism
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York City sign Bullock
YORK City have signed former Minsterman Lee Bullock. The 31-year-old midfielder, who made 171 appearances for City between 1998 and 2004 before joining Cardiff City, has signed a one-year deal back at Bootham Crescent. It is understood
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North and East Yorkshire Clinton Cards shops saved
CLINTON Cards has been sold to Lakeshore Lending Limited, a subsidiary of American Greetings Corporation. The sale includes 397 stores, including York’s Coney Street and Monks Cross branches, Beverley, Harrogate, Scarborough Brunswick Pavilion, Scarborough
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Stunning image stolen from York Grand Tour
A PICTURE from the York Science and Innovation Grand Tour has been stolen. The image of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula from the European Space Agency, on display at Kings Staith represents the York-based UK Space Education Office ESERO-UK.
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Reserves run for Waine Pryce as he eyes Knights return
NEW dad Waine Pryce is hoping to overcome his injury nightmare – and a few sleepless nights – this evening as he steps up his bid to return at long last to York City Knights’ first team. The former Super League winger is in the Knights’ reserves side
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York rower’s Olympic spot is confirmed
TOM RANSLEY’S Olympic dreams are set to come true after the York City Rowing Club athlete was named in the squad to represent Team GB at the London games. The University of York graduate, as expected, is part of the Great Britain men’s eight crew that
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New homes at North Ferriby and Scarcroft
Small, select developments... big and beautiful houses. That makes for a winning combination, says Brian Page. THE world, as they say, is a small place – and transport links are shrinking it further. So the two new homes developments
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Lettings: Where it could be party time anytime
The nation has had a right royal jubilee party but the fun goes on… Brian Page seeks out some homes with super entertainment potential. FUNNIEST story I’ve heard recently was the one about the two old ladies who were kicked out of a cafe in
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Police – vote for who’s in charge
On November 15, we go to the polls to elect a new police commissioner for North Yorkshire. We shouldn’t let voter apathy determine who runs our local police, warns STEPHEN LEWIS. The organisation which represents rank-and-file police officers in
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Flagging up my disappointment
AS PREDICTED despite my prompting, City of York Council failed utterly to embrace the nation’s outpouring of respect for the Queen by not flying the Union Flag from its many buildings during the four days of celebrations. It is astonishing to think
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Running rings round it
It was brave of the press to publish the picture of the Olympic rings on a Thames barge to accompany a letter (Letters, June 5). The BBC had to blank out the image for their news programmes or face legal action from the organising committee.
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Tales of married life
WE ARE making a new BBC programme on love and marriage in Britain from the 1980s to the present day, based on personal memories. Do you have an interesting or dramatic story that brought you closer together as a married couple? How has your
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Listen to Roger Westmoreland
I AM so glad someone out there actually grasps what’s happening and who can see the truth of this propaganda that’s been spoon fed to the world (Letters, June 5). It’s so sad that the viewers of the BBC news believe what they are told; scrape the
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What happened to the tea merchants?
I WAS interested to read in a recent edition of The Press of the refurbishment of the Kirkgate section of the Castle Museum, but disappointed and surprised to learn that the shop headed “Hutchinson and Thompson: Tea Merchants” is no longer there
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Limo? Buy a tandem...
£60,000 for a new limo for the Lord Mayor – it’s an absolute disgrace. If I was on the council I would suggest they pin up his robes and put him on a bike (a tandem if the Lady Mayor is with him). This council seems to favour bikes over cars
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Stop the spending
WE HEAR much about falling living standards. The truth is that our living standards were artificially lifted as a result of imprudent borrowing and spending on the part of Government and a great many individuals leading to a feeling of prosperity
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Vale League: Struggling Clifton’s dark day at the Cave
North Cave extended their lead at the top of dvision one of the HPH York Vale League with a 132-run win over a young Clifton Alliance side. Clifton could only muster 121-6 from their 40 overs. In reply, Cave lost Craig Hewson in the third over for one
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New craft shop and café opens in York’s Shambles
A NEW shop and café which hopes to become a hub for York’s creative community, has opened in Shambles. The Flax & Twine, which sells homewares, vintage finds and crafts, will hold arts and craft workshops, and provide a creative space for people
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Rain irks Yorkshire again as Sidebottom signs contract extension
Yorkshire restricted Glamorgan to 117-3 at the close of day one of the LV= County Championship match in Colwyn Bay after only 34 overs were possible before rain intervened. After a full morning’s play despite heavy overnight rain, only two overs were
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York Acorn seek no slips on artificial surface
YORK ACORN ARLC will step into the unknown when they walk out at Milford tomorrow in National Conference League division one. The Marlins play on a 3G pitch at their Kirkstall base and it will be the first time the Blue and Golds have played a match
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Rich Corner ranked number-one for Open Darts Championship
RICH Corner will be the number-one ranked player at The Streamline Taxis York Open Darts Championship for a second year running. The York man will go into Saturday’s contest at Huntington WMC as the top seed ahead of Malton’s Paul Bulmer and other talented
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Catterick specialist Eijaaz hunts eighth track victory
NORTH YORKSHIRE veteran Eijaaz, Catterick’s ultimate course specialist, returns to his favourite venue tomorrow. Trained near Thirsk by Geoff Harker, the 11-year-old will be making his 29th appearance on the course, where his record stands at seven wins
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New holiday cottages for cliff-top setting
A NEW £2.5 million holiday-cottage development is being expanded at the Duchy of Lancaster’s Scalby Lodge in Scarborough. The scheme complements five existing holiday cottages already on the site and will see 11 more cottages, a reception building
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Senior Cricket League: Easing-gold as Waite breaks leaders Alliance
Premier division high-riders Clifton Alliance were knocked out of the Hunters York and District Senior League’s Premier Cup at home by mid-table Easingwold. The visitors posted 192-8 off their 40 overs, Kyle Waite the main contributor with an unbeaten
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York Acorn reserves aim for another win as Heworth ‘A’ eye upturn
York Acorn ARLC ‘A’ will bid to hang on to the coat-tails of Yorkshire Men’s League group three leaders East Hull when they play Holderness Vikings on Saturday. Neighbours Heworth ‘A’ host Hull Dockers ‘A’ in the same division, with the Villagers’ second
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Paul Helstrip becomes Selby Warriors' “director of coaching”
SELBY Warriors ARLC head coach Paul Helstrip has been appointed the club’s “director of coaching”. Having coached the open age section to success, including back-to-back Pennine League promotions, his new role means he will now oversee the junior and
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Dart: Terry Temple confident ahead of UK Open tilt
BEATING reigning world champion Adrian Lewis means Whitwell-on-the-Hill’s Terry Temple will fear nobody at the UK Open, which starts tonight. Temple defeated Lewis – the 2011 and 2012 winner at Alexandra Palace – 6-5 in a UK Open qualifier at Barnsley
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Nespresso worker’s £12,500 theft shame
A WORKER at coffee machine giant Nespresso cheated her way to £12,500 in six months, through fraud on an “industrial and ingenious” scale. Megan Emily Turpin, 23, was working at the company’s customer service centre in Haxby Road, York, but
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All wrapped up in a royal enigma
AMID all the celebrations, the rousing choruses, the street parties and the services, amid all the flummery and the flattering, there sits an enigma. Just exactly who is the Queen? The unknowable nature of our monarch is probably her greatest
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Press chief’s lunch date with Chamber
STEVE Hughes, managing editor of The Press, is the guest speaker at next Wednesday’s Chamber of Commerce lunch in York. Mr Hughes will be talking about the annual Press Business Awards, which take place at York Racecourse in November, and the challenges
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Withdrawn vision for York cost £1m
MORE than a million pounds was spent creating the planning vision for York’s future, part of which now lies in tatters, The Press can reveal. A Freedom of Information request to City of York Council has shown that about £1.1 million was spent between
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Marketing and creative agencies bought by print management firm
MOSAIC Print Management, based in Long Marston, near York, has acquired two marketing and creative agencies. Mosaic PM, a £23 million-turnover business which employs more than 100 people in York and Plymouth, has bought direct marketing agency DMS
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Cancer fraud ex-cop faces reference probe
A judge has adjourned the case of a former police officer from West Yorkshire who admitted fraud and misconduct in a public office, so that police can investigate her character references. Rachel Hewitt, 39, was due to be sentenced at Hull Crown Court
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Man in court over mugging
A SHOPWORKER was mugged by two men wearing hoodies over their heads as she walked to work before dawn, she has told a jury. Natalie Reeson, 23, alleged one of the men punched her twice in the face as she tried to stop the other pulling her bag off her
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Sparkling event for Star Appeal
Two local York companies, Bluebird Care and GiveBackWorks, are working with the York Teaching Hospital charity to organise a summer fair to raise vital funds for the Star Appeal which aims to raise £300,000 to refurbish York Hospital’s Stroke Rehabilitation
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Antisocial tenants are told to leave
A HOUSE at the centre of “horrendous” antisocial behaviour allegations has been closed and its occupants told to leave or face prosecution. Neighbours of 36 Sandcroft Road in Dringhouses said they had endured years of hell from tenants at the
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‘Rape case was most harrowing of my career’
THE police officer who helped put a vicious York rapist behind bars said the case was the most harrowing of his 22-year career. Detective Chief Inspector Nigel Costello was speaking after 19-year-old Billy Joe Craven was jailed for life on Friday
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Julaba Kunda, National Centre for Early Music, June 7
JULABA Kunda, a combination of Juldeh Camara from Gambia and Gris Sanderson from Scotland, will play the National Centre for Early Music, York, tonight. The 7.30pm concert is a rare chance to hear singer, titi, kiloko and talking drum player Juldeh
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Teen burglar faces prison sentence
A TEENAGER from York has been told he could go to jail after burgling a flat above a restaurant at a service station. At York Crown Court yesterday William Holliday pleaded guilty to trespassing in private premises above Tritons fish restaurant, at
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Eight members of the same family receive Freeman of the City honour
THE oldest person to be made a Freeman of the City of York was among eight members of the same family to receive the honour at the Mansion House. In a private ceremony yesterday, the new Lord Mayor of York, Coun Keith Hyman presented 98-year-old Kathleen
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Fireman Laura is chuffed to bits
THE National Railway Museum in York has welcomed its newest fireman to the team responsible for running its historic steam locomotives. Laura Hester, 35, from York, says she was smitten by steam power when she was offered a ride on the footplate of one
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Tesco store looking to set up collection “pod”
SUPERMARKET giant Tesco wants to set up a new collection “pod” to speed up shopping for customers in York. The firm has applied for planning permission to install the system and a canopy at its Askham Bar branch, using space previously occupied
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Firefighters stage training exercise at The Gallery
Updated: FIREFIGHTERS donned breathing apparatus to stage a training exercise at a York nightclub. About 35 firefighters and five fire engines were involved in the simulated search and rescue mission, which saw The Gallery nightclub in Clifford
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Blue flag fears for Yorkshire beaches
FIVE beaches in North and East Yorkshire could lose their coveted Blue Flag status under changes to European rules. The body which oversees the scheme has introduced much tougher standards for the accolade two years ahead of schedule, although a
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New guide for pub walkers in east Yorkshire
A NEW guide has been written detailing pub walks in East Yorkshire. Sally Burnard, of Beverley, has written a local version of the Pocket Pub Walks series, a small booklet with 15 routes from across the county. The book includes clifftop paths near
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York yacht skipper sets sail for nautical race challenge
A YACHTSMAN from York is looking forward to setting sail as skipper of a crew in a race around the Isle of Wight. Trevor Hardaker and his seven-strong crew will be among some 16,000 sailors set to tackle the famous 50 nautical mile JP Morgan
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Thirst quencher
YORK has more pubs per head than most historic cities with universities, a new report has found. A study commissioned by Cambridge City Council found York has one pub for every 672 people, compared with one per 824 in Cambridge. Norwich has
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Driffield takeaway abuse incident probed by police
POLICE are appealing for information in connection with an incident outside Prego takeaway in Exchange Street, Driffield, on Thursday, May 30, in which a 24-year-old man collecting his takeaway was approached by a man who is alleged to have verbally
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Second attempt to build homes in garden
A SECOND attempt is being made to build five homes in the garden of a York bungalow. Proposals for the site in Whitby Drive, Heworth Without, were turned down by City of York Council last year after residents and local councillor, Nigel
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Haw the merrier after 60 years of wedded bliss
THIS couple from York are celebrating 60 happy years of marriage today. Derek and Anita Haw, both 83, from Finsbury Avenue, off Bishopthorpe Road, met while working for the railway in what is now the Cedar Court Grand Hotel in Station Rise. Mrs
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Police to step up patrols during England matches in Euro 2012 tournament
FOOTBALL fans are being warned that any drink-fuelled disorder during the Euro 2012 celebrations will not be tolerated. With the tournament in Poland and the Ukraine beginning tomorrow, North Yorkshire Police say they fear there could be trouble due
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Olympic torch event to be ticketed
REVELLERS joining in the Olympic torch celebrations at York Racecourse will need to pick up free tickets to the event. City of York Council has announced that the racecourse event from 2.30pm on June 19 has become ticketed, to allow more people to join
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Olympic theme to Great Knaresborough bed race
COMPETITORS are limbering up to take part in one of England’s most eccentric and entertaining charity events – the Great Knaresborough bed race. Saturday’s event will see teams carry a bed along a three-mile route which takes in the centre of the market
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Fireman gets set for charity bike ride
A FIREMAN from York is preparing for an epic cycle journey across Europe in support of a national charity. Craig Marsden, who works as a fireman with the Ministry of Defence at RAF Linton on Ouse, will set off from the air base on September 1, and cycle
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Quiz night in memory of ‘inspirational’ Sally
A PUB quiz night is being held in memory of an inspirational paramedic who died after developing a serious illness. People are invited attend the quiz at the Hole in The Wall pub in High Petergate on Sunday, in honour of Sally Waudby – a paramedic and
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Yorkshire and Humber eighth in UK property list
Yorkshire and Humber has come eighth in a list among the 11 UK regions for total regional property wealth. The region’s figure in this area came to £300 billion, according to property website PrimeLocation.com. Surrey is the richest county in
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Lorry driver sought after Goole collision
A LORRY driver who knocked over a fence and a concrete post while reversing in The Barracks, Goole, and then drove away is being sought by police. The driver, who may not have been aware of the collision at the time, is asked to call Humberside Police
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Getting together to fight animal cruelty
THE first meeting of a new Selby group set up to protect the welfare of animals will be held next month. The Compassion in World Farming support group aims to end farming practices which are seen as cruel to animals, and the meeting will be held at
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Review: Richard Hawley, Pocklington Arts Centre
FIRED up on nothing stronger than ginger beer – a rewarding glass of red would follow on stage – Richard Hawley was playing his first gig for two years. “So if we’re c**p…” he said in the deadpan way that only a Yorkshireman can. Well
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Gates restoration at Queen Margaret’s School
HISTORIC gates at the entrance to a boarding school between York and Selby could be restored to their original condition. A planning application has been submitted to Selby District Council by Queen Margaret’s School in Escrick, which is seeking permission
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TV appearance for village pub couple
A COUPLE from an award-winning pub near York have battled through to the regional heats of a new TV cookery show starring Marco Pierre White, which starts on Channel 5 tonight. The programme features Marco hitting the road in his Battle Truck – a
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Investment company buys English Heritage offices
ROUGEMONT Estates has bought a English Heritage’s Grade II-listed offices in York for a syndicate of private investors to buy into. The investment in the building on Tanner Row, along with the acquisition of the headquarters of a financial
