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June 9
100 years ago A terrific thunderstorm accompanied by a whirlwind had occurred at Northallerton. At about 4.45 a strange phenomenon was seen in the sky. Two huge banks of clouds seemed almost to meet. Suddenly at about the point they would have joined
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Saturday 9 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 would you see this old advert? Come back tomorrow for the answer. Yesterday's
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Fundraiser planned for Jamie Inglis
A FUNDRAISING auction is taking place on Saturday at a Sheriff Hutton pub in aid of the Jamie Inglis appeal. Jamie, six, needs expensive treatment in Germany to help prevent an aggressive form of childhood tumour from returning. His
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More York families struggle with debt
SQUEEZED households in York are struggling to make ends meet, according to new figures from a leading debt advice charity. Figures from the Consumer Credit Counselling Service (CCCS) show that York residents contacting the charity for help last year
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Man charged over death crash
A LORRY driver has been charged with causing the death of a Selby dad who was killed on a North Yorkshire motorway. Gordon Mark Blair, of Selby, was struck by an HGV after he got out of his car on the southbound carriageway of the A1(M), near Junction
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The View, The Duchess, York, June 14
HOW long will you have to wait for The View’s new album? A week longer than first announced, is the answer, but Cheeky For A Reason definitely will be out on July 9, the same date as new download single How Long. The first chance for Yorkshire
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Cole present for England training
Ashley Cole reported for training on Friday morning as England threw open their doors with an open session at their complex in Krakow. Cole was a notable absentee from a civic reception in the city on Thursday night, with Football Association claiming
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Ministers in Euro 2012 boycott
Ministers are boycotting the initial stages of Euro 2012 over concerns about human rights in Ukraine. The Foreign Office said the government "fully supported" the England team's participation in the tournament. But no ministers will be attending group
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Boy’s heart stopped for 39 minutes
THE mother of a two-year-old boy whose heart stopped for 39 minutes has told how she saved his life – after initially thinking he was playing a joke. Yesterday, young Zach Hilary seemed like any other boy his age, as he and his mother Trudy
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Lee Bullock returns to York City to Mills’ delight
LEE Bullock’s love for first club York City will ensure he is a success in his second spell at Bootham Crescent, according to manager Gary Mills. The 31-year-old midfielder has become Mills’ first summer signing, having agreed a one-year contract after
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Tom Hemingway rejects Knights move
TOM HEMINGWAY has rejected his proposed move to York City Knights. The Championship strugglers had agreed with champions Featherstone to take the half-back on loan, initially for a month but with a view to extending it till the end of the season.
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Darts: Terry Temple drawn against Simon Whitlock
WHITWELL-ON-THE-HILL'S Terry Temple has been drawn against Premier League runner-up Simon Whitlock in tonight's UK Open third round at Bolton. Temple earned a meeting with world number six and two-time World Championship finalist Whitlock after defeating
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Euro 2012 preview: ‘England can win’ declares former York City ’keeper
FORMER York City goalkeeper David Stockdale believes defensive resilience will see his old boss Roy Hodgson deliver Euro 2012 glory for England. Just two years after being released at the age of 20 in 2006 by then Minstermen chief Billy McEwan, Stockdale
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Driving with an observer
Motoring Editor STEVE NELSON continues his journey towards the Advanced Driving Test with an initial assessment of his driving skills. THE first step on the journey towards earning my Advanced Driver spurs began in the office car park.
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Euro 2012 preview: Hodgson is number ‘1’ choice
FORMER York City number one Dean Kiely has unequivocally backed Roy Hodgson as the man to lead England to success. As the Euro 2012 tournament kicks off today in Ukraine and Poland, Kiely declared Hodgson was the “only” choice to take charge of the Three
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Ryedale Elvis knitted together once again
TOUR guide Ian McMillan climbs aboard the North Yorkshire Elvis Bus tomorrow to retrace the steps of the King of Rock’n’Roll from his time living in Ryedale. Just as he first did in 2003, the Barnsley bard will tell the tale of the young woman
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The York Mystery Soul Festival, York Theatre Royal, August 10 to 25
AS THE title suggests, The York Mystery Soul Festival ties in with this summer’s York Mystery Plays. “It’s about soul and it’s about passion, and there’s really not a lot of point putting on a music event unless there’s emotional passion in it,” says
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Dolly Parton show, 9 To 5: The Musical, comes to York
COUNTRY queen Dolly Parton’s brand spankin’ new stage show, 9 To 5: The Musical, will play York next year on its first national tour. The musical comedy spin-off from Colin Higgins’s 1980 film will visit the Grand Opera House from February
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Chris Ramsey for Hyena Lounge's new Saturday show
THE late alteration to the first Hyena Lounge Saturday night bill at City Screen, York, is exactly the kind of momentum promoter Toby Clouston-Jones wants for his comedy club’s new weekend venture. “I’ve just had confirmation that Chris Ramsey will come
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City of York Folk Weekend, Black Swan Inn, June 8 to 10
THE City of York Folk Weekend celebrates its tenth anniversary with a three-day jamboree of free performances, sessions and events from today until Sunday. Live music will be played in every nook and cranny of the venerable Black Swan Inn in Peasholme
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Female steps prevail in annual walk event
For the first time in the history of York CIU Race Walking, the ladies outnumbered the men at the St Lawrence Working Men’s Club annual walk number three event. The ladies got the upper hand in the end taking advantage of the handicap to take first
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Selby Town in renovation work appeal
Selby Town Football Club are appealing for anyone with free time on their hands to help with renovation work at their Flaxley Road ground. Changing rooms at the Northern Counties East League first division club are being painted, so any dust sheets
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Triathlon ace sweeps to win
David Thomas and Emma Yates turned the heat on their rivals to win the third race in the York 10k series on a warm evening at Easingwold. Thomas soon broke away from the field with only Chris Roberts making any effort to go with the early pace. York
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Django Django, Fibbers, York, June 11
AFTER meeting at art school in Edinburgh, drummer and producer David Maclean, singer and guitarist Vincent Neff, bassist Jimmy Dixon and synth operator Tommy Grace took three years to make Django Django’s debut album. The results of “being busy
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Patterson praise as Yorkshire wait for weather to improve
Yorkshire’s LV= County Championship promotion campaign is treading water on the north Wales coast as day two of their match against Glamorgan was completely washed out. The umpires abandoned hope of any action at 1.15pm with areas of the outfield at
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The Wiggles Live In Concert, Grand Opera House, York, June 13
THE original line-up of The Wiggles is reuniting for a British concert tour that plays the Grand Opera House, York, on Wednesday at 1pm and 4.30pm. The founder Yellow Wiggle, Greg Page, has returned for the Australian children’s entertainers’ 21st
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North Yorkshire winner Pearl Ice to prevail once more at Newmarket
North Yorkshire sprinter Pearl Ice, who did this column a good turn when justifying his nap selection in slick style at Ripon on Wednesday night, turns out again at Newmarket tomorrow and is again napped to complete a quick-fire double. It is a measure
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Team Burke bounce back from ban – with Rooney now on board
SOMETIMES it’s not how you fall, it’s how you get back up. Just ask Team Burke. That’s what the occupants of Spigot Lodge, in Leyburn, call the duo of Karl and Elaine Burke – who have, in every sense, picked themselves up off the canvas and kept fighting
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Australian batsman Dan Wilson returns to York Cricket Club
GETTING back on the title trail is York Cricket Club’s aim tomorrow – and they have Oz power at their elbow. The Clifton Parkers go to Hull in the Solly Sports Yorkshire ECB County Premier League on the hunt for eight points after they were shocked
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Bowls: Railway Amateurs loss is boost to Selby
Selby, still unbeaten in division one of York Amateur Bowling Association, stay top of the table after main rivals Railway Amateurs went down 6-2 to RI Corinthians. Holgate WMC are the only club within striking distance of these two with only one
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Sweet Billy Pilgrim, Crown and Treaty (EMI) *****
SO RARELY appears a record that reminds you why albums, not single track downloads, have stood the test of time. Mercury award nominees Sweet Billy Pilgrim make a life affirming concoction of sound all of their own – steeped in regrets and losses
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Camerata de Música Áurea, St Clement’s Church, York, June 20
CHECHELELE, York’s world music choir, is to host a concert on June 20 at St Clement’s Church, Scarcroft Road, York, featuring a Cuban choir that performed to Pope Benedict XVI on his visit to the North American country. Fourteen members of Camerata de
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Danny Brough in line for England debut
FORMER York City Knights star Danny Brough is one of four uncapped players in England’s 21-man squad that will take on the Exiles in the two-game International Origin series. Huddersfield half-back Brough, 29, who played for Scotland seven times – and
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Marina And the Diamonds, Electra Heart (Atlantic Records) ***
MARINA And The Diamonds’ second album Electra Heart was eagerly awaited after 2010’s The Family Jewels. But where her debut wowed fans and critics with energetic, credible anthems of protest such as Hollywood and I Am Not A Robot, its follow-up
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The Hives, Lex Hives (Disques Hives/Sony) ****
IT may no longer be as arresting as when The Hives first burst on to the scene but there are still few sounds that quite match Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist’s voice amid fast-paced garage rock. He wouldn’t win X Factor but give him punky guitar-laden songs
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The Christians, The Christians (Cherry Red Records) ***; /Colour (Cherry Red Records) ***
HOW ironic that just as we’ve had four days of fawning and forelock-tugging towards ‘The Firm’, whose ermine grip is stronger than ever, I get to review two albums by pop and soul band The Christians. Back in the late 1980s the trio extolled
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Paloma Faith, Fall To Grace (RCA/Sony) **; Saint Etienne, Words And Music (Heavenly/Universal) ****
SAINT Etienne’s first studio album since 2005 does exactly what it says on the tin: words and music in union, working perfectly without a seven-year hitch. Given the smart London trio’s new elder statesmen role, it has a rosy nostalgic hue,
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Jazz notes
THE big draw at Jazz in the Spa tomorrow night will be three star British musicians in one band: Karen Sharp, Enrico Tomasso and Roy Williams (01937 842544). Veteran of many top British bands, trombonist Williams later emerged as a soloist on jazz festival
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Five York kitchens receive ‘zero’ hygiene ratings
La Vecchia Scuola now trades under new management. See New start for La Vecchia Scuola for further information. ORIGINAL ARTICLE: FIVE restaurants, pubs or hotels in York have been given a “zero” rating by food hygiene inspectors. Jumbo Chinese
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Emma Whiting exhibition, Spelman’s Bookshop, Micklegate, York, June 9 to July 7
YORK artist and teacher Emma Whiting will display a new collection of paintings on the theme of interiors, in Spelman’s Bookshop, Micklegate, York, from tomorrow until July 7. “This new series began as an experiment in using acrylic underneath oil paint
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Artist wanted for Grays Court autumn art festival
CALLING all artists, professional and amateur – Grays Court, in Chapter House Street, is to hold an autumn art festival to celebrate York in all its glory. “We’re inviting 15 artists to create one large canvas each that epitomises York and what it means
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Mugging accused ‘was asleep at the time’
JURORS in the Monks Cross “hoodies” robbery trial were today deciding whether a caravan resident mugged a young woman on her way to work. Richard Smith, 33, claimed he was asleep beside his brother in one of their family’s caravans at Monks Cross when
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Secret Spaces and Hidden Gems: North Yorkshire Open Studios 2012
AS many as 130 artists are taking part in Secret Spaces and Hidden Gems: North Yorkshire Open Studios 2012 over the next two weekends. A preview exhibition, the similarly entitled Secret Spaces, Hidden Gems, is running already in the restored Edwardian
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Wild Life: An Audience With Steve Backshall, Grand Opera House, York, June 16
‘Deadly’ Steve Backshall is sometimes labelled the “the next David Attenborough” – but he is still waiting to be sent somewhere really cold, reports STEVE PRATT. BAFTA award-winning adventurer Steve Backshall has travelled the world encountering
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Man found hanging at home
AN inquest has opened into the death of a 36-year-old York Nestlé worker who was found dead at his home. Kevin Dunn, of Gladstone Street, Acomb, worked at the confectionery firm for 12 years and was a ‘valued member of the team,’ said a company
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Labour ‘keeping councillors in dark’
CITY leaders in York are facing fresh claims of dodging scrutiny after calling off their latest meeting. The June public meeting of City of York Council’s cabinet was called off by the ruling Labour group, but their political opponents have produced
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The Roundabout 1079 exhibition, Pocklington Arts Centre, until June 23
FORTY artists who live and work close to the A1079 have joined together for The Roundabout 1079 exhibition at Pocklington Arts Centre. Headed by Jan Jones, all are members of art groups from Pocklington, Seaton Ross, Market Weighton and elsewhere
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Missing Grand Tour picture found in Ouse
A PICTURE pulled down from the York Science and Innovation Grand Tour has turned up in the River Ouse. The image of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula from the European Space Agency, which was on display at Kings Staith to represent the work done at
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Service will remember police officers killed on duty
THOUSANDS of police officers and their families from across the country are set to attend a service at York Minster to remember colleagues killed in the line of duty. Organisers say the National Police Memorial Day service, at 3pm on Sunday, September
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Malcolm Ludvigsen exhibitions, Auden House, York, until July 30; Hare’s Leap café, near Scarborough, until July 30
SURELY Malcolm Ludvigsen cannot find yet more art spaces for his landscapes and nudes? Wrong! The ceaselessly prolific York professor says he has started two exhibitions that he describes as “unexpected” – although “unexpected” is not a word normally
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Family wins £22,000 playing bingo
THERE was huge excitement at a York bingo hall when a family of four scooped more than £22,000. The group was playing at Mecca Bingo in Fishergate when they won the national and regional prize – a total of £22,392.99. After completing their ticket in
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Vital war work of the North Yorkshire ‘lumberjills’
THEY were a vital part of North Yorkshire’s war effort and now Forestry Commission chiefs are looking for the original “lumberjills” who kept the timber industry running during the country’s darkest hour. The Woman’s Timber Corps (WTC), founded 70 years
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Men urged to join Taking the P run
MIKE Jewell was diagnosed with prostate cancer following a routine blood test. But he always believed he could beat the cancer which annually affects 40,000 men in the UK and claims the lives of 10,000. And he has just signed up for the R U Taking the
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Panto tickets on sale
TICKETS will go on general sale very soon for Rowntree Players’ pantomime, the December 8 to 15 run of Cinderella at the Joseph Rowntree Theatre. Prices will be the same as last year – £13, concessions £10 – available online at rowntreeplayers.co.uk
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Veteran pilot takes a trip back in time
VETERAN glider pilot Geoff Thompson was guest of honour at an East Yorkshire gliding club as it marked the 68th anniversary of the Normandy Landings of Allied Forces by glider. Mr Thompson, 92, of Pocklington, a member of the York branch of the Parachute
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The Chieftains, York Barbican, June 12
YEH, God, it’s madness. Paddy Maloney has just reacted to being reminded that Irish traditional musicians The Chieftains are celebrating their 50th anniversary this year. “Would you believe it?! I don’t know where it all went,” he says, on
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Sabrina Mahfouz in Dry Ice, TakeOver Festival 2012, The Studio, York Theatre Royal, June 8
Introducing writer, poet, performer and former strip-club waitress Sabrina Mahfouz, who plays the TakeOver Festival 2012 in York tomorrow. In Sabrina Hahfouz’s debut one-woman show Dry Ice, Nina’s world is crazy. Amid strip-club mermaids, lascivious
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Armed raid on jewellers
SHOPPERS in a market town were shocked after axe-wielding robbers raided a jewellery store in Northallerton. The robbery happened just after 4pm yesterday at Bradleys The Jewellers in Northallerton, whilst the town was still busy with people shopping
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Brigade band wins national awards
YOUNG musicians have triumphed in a national band competition. St Andrew’s Church Lad and Church Girls Brigade in New Earswick won a host of awards in the National Band competition in Leicestershire. Leader Liz Stubbs said: “We won the National Band
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Teenagers took drugs then beat up their friend
TWO teenagers from Selby took a party drug and beat their friend so badly that his mother did not recognise him, York Crown Court heard. Tamara Pawson, prosecuting, told the court Thomas Joseph Whitehead and Nathan Grimshaw punched soldier Liam McHugh
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Railfest views take very different lines
I WENT to the National Railway Museum’s (NRM) Railfest and what a treat it was. I went to the Railfest in 2004, and this year’s event was even better. The layout area was huge, clearly signed with much interesting and relevant information
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Energy dilemmas
AT THE height of last winter The Press published my letter in which the impact of severe weather on the security of power generation was the topic. Mention was made of the German decision to abandon nuclear fuel. I suggested that with wind
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Shopping survival
I HAVE no axe to grind over Monks Cross, no opinion to offer. However, Mrs E Dawson worries York City may not survive the latest out-of-own enterprise (Letters, June 1). Without a car, on May 29 I visited the city with my wife by bus to do some
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A right royal fuss
WELL done Tony Kelly in his column (The Press, June 2) regarding the fuss over the Queen having been in her unelected, exalted position for 60 years. Like Tony, I find it ridiculous to call it a job. The Queen has never done a proper day’s
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Profits and pensions
AS A fellow worker in the private sector, I have some sympathy for John Phillips (Letters, June 2). However, in the public sector pensions there already is a fair system. The pension schemes are viable and affordable. A deal was made in 2006 that
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Students on track to raise Railway Institute’s profile
A TEAM of students have helped York’s Railway Institute raise its profile by creating a new website. Five students studying a foundation degree in internet and business technologies at York College worked with the institute in a professional project
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Joy for Matt
IT WAS fantastic to read that our former Press journalist Matthew Woodcock has been ordained by the Archbishop of York (The Press, June 5). His unique style of article writing was a joy to read and now he will be entertaining his new flock
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Inspirational fundraiser put forward for Community Pride Award
AN inspirational man who embarked on a 1,000-mile charity bike ride after overcoming cancer has been nominated for a Community Pride Award for his efforts to help others. Twenty-one-year-old Harry Baines, of Fulford Road, York, is due to arrive back
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It’s lights, camera, action for new media training course
BUDDING film-makers in York will have a chance to learn from the professionals through a new media training partnership. Organisers say with higher education courses becoming increasingly costly, community-based short courses delivered by media professionals
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Bazaar And Rummage, Joseph Rowntree Theatre, York, June 14 to 16
DIRECTOR Caroline Heppell picked Bazaar And Rummage for Rowntree Players’ summer production on account of Sue Townsend “writing things just as they are and for that I really admire her”. Penned by the author of The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾
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Fighting for future free of fat scourge
NOW’S probably not the best time to bring up the sensitive subject of the nation’s waistline – not after the four-day Jubilee jamboree where we’ve guzzled our own weight in cupcakes, crisps and calorie-laden drinks. But then isn’t that the problem –
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Rail crossing safety awareness campaign launched
A LEVEL crossing in North Yorkshire which has been marked out as one of the most dangerous in the north-east has become the focal point of a safety awareness campaign. Officers from British Transport Police (BTP) and Network Rail staff yesterday
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Fishing businesses raise footbridge work concerns
FISHING businesses have said the replacement of a temporary footbridge in a North Yorkshire town will have a “huge impact” on them. Scarborough Borough Council said the repairs to Whitby’s West Pier bridge will be carried out from June 11 during the
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How a journey through grief affected one family
The death of a child is the most devastating loss imaginable. MATT CLARK meets a York woman who, in the hope it will help others, has written a book describing how her family coped with bereavement. LITTLE Abi Neligan died suddenly on a wet November
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Skoda Citigo
SURPRISINGLY, Skoda had previously steered clear of the city car sector in its spectacular success story, but now it has entered the fray with a car blazing a trail of “firsts”. The Fabia hatchback, a cornerstone of its strategy to offer affordable
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Warning to beware of ‘tax refund’ scam
A MAN who fell foul of an email scam supposedly offering a tax rebate from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has warned other York residents to beware of the hoax. Paul Collington, 51, from Bishopthorpe Road, York, said he lost £160 to the so-called phishing-style
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Reynards Properties move into lettings
A YORK family property business is branching out into the lettings agency business after seeing increased demand from tenants. Reynard Properties, which was set up by Chris Reynard in 1991, owns 80 properties in York, which it lets out as a landlord.
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Barrett Steel's £90m backing for growth
STEEL stockholder and processor, Barrett Steel, has refinanced with £90 million from HSBC. The Bradford-based group, which employs about 30 people at its York-based subsidiary Barrett Precision Tubes, said the funding would support its ambitious
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Revamped café and bistro opens in Colliergate
TWO brothers who have set up a catering business have revamped a York city-centre café and bistro. Chris and Nick Hill have bought the Café On The Square at 28 Colliergate to reopen as a new café and bistro, called Square One. The converted 16th
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GP’s 2012 mile fundraising challenge
A YORK GP is running 2012 miles in 2012 as part of a fundraising mission to help people suffering from famine in Africa. Dr Lesley Hayward, of Haxby, is taking part in five fundraising events this year in a bid to raise funds for the International
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Bootham School looking to extend
An Independent school in York is looking to expand by buying a neighbouring building which a charity is set to move out of. York and District Deaf Society is looking to leave its current base at Bootham House, a listed building, and this has led Bootham
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The Drifters, Grand Opera House, June 8
IN their 59th year, The Drifters are playing 70 British dates on their Masquerade Tour, destined for the Grand Opera House in York tonight. The present recording line-up of the American singing group will be performing six decades of material, as heard
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Tadcaster Carnival hailed a success
ORGANISERS of Tadcaster Carnival have hailed the event as an unbelievable success – and may now stage another one next year. The carnival was revived this year after an absence of more than two decades as part of celebrations to mark the Queen’s Diamond
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Public to have say on hospital plans
THE final public consultation event on the future of children’s and maternity services at Northallerton’s Friarage Hospital will take place this month. Health bosses from South Tees NHS Trust will meet in Bedale Hall on June 18 to hear the case
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Counterfeit cash appeal by police
POLICE in East Yorkshire have sent out an appeal for businesses who believe they have been given fake money to come forward after two men were arrested on suspicion of using counterfeit cash. Officers were called to a store in Harbour Road, Bridlington
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Golf challenge to aid MacMillan cancer support
A CHARITY is calling on York golfers to join in The Longest Day fundraising challenge. MacMillan cancer support are seeking golfers of all abilities in the York area to take part in four rounds of golf in a day to raise money for the charity. Sally
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Borehole plan for moors is attacked
A PROPOSAL to drill a borehole in the heart of the North York Moors National Park to test for natural gas has been condemned. Oil and gas exploration and production firm Egdon Resources wants to sink a well and create two access tracks on land near Great
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More jobless are taking chance to set up own businesses
Many unemployed people in York have been seeking help in setting up their own businesses, Business Support York & North Yorkshire (BSYNY) has said. The business support organisation has been delivering the Government’s New Enterprise Allowance Scheme
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Gardener honoured
A HORTICULTURIST from North Yorkshire has been honoured for his contribution to gardening. The Royal Horticultural Society has announced the recipients of its awards to people who have gone the extra mile in their green-fingered exploits, and they
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Baby and toddler group in plea for toys
PARENTS are launching a new baby and toddler group in the Heworth area – with a plea for donations of toys in time for their first session. Little Pips is aimed at parents and carers of children, from babies to five-year-olds, and will meet
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Charity gets a new name and look in bid to attract more conservation volunteers
A York conservation charity which has undergone a makeover to recruit more volunteers has been helping to protect one of Yorkshire's internationally important hay meadows. Sporting a new name and new look, The Conservation Volunteers York was previously
