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June 12
100 years ago “Citizen,” York, wrote: “I see by the Council meeting that nothing has been done as regards the Council acquiring the Museum gardens for the benefits of the citizens. Part of these gardens belong to the citizens, and in no other town
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Tuesday 12 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 angel? Come back tomorrow for the answer. Yesterday's
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England hold on for France draw
England clung on for a share of the spoils as they recorded a 1-1 draw in their opening Euro 2012 clash with France after taking the lead through Joleon Lescott's first goal for his country. Lescott headed home a Steven Gerrard free-kick after half
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£12,000 ring stolen in York
A DIAMOND ring worth £12,000 has been stolen from a bag of golf clubs in York. The ring was stolen from the bag which was left in the back of a Jeep Grand Cherokee parked at Heworth Golf Club, on Muncastergate, York. The bag was recovered
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“Look at this picture and tell us what you know,” say cops in York attack probe
THIS shocking image of a man left in a coma after a suspected hammer attack in York has been released by police as they issue a fresh appeal for information. David Williamson has undergone extensive surgery to insert 16 plates into his face
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Knights' tense hoodoo finally cracks
ASSISTANT coach Mick Ramsden spoke of his “relief” as York City Knights finally got their first win of the Co-operative Championship season – at the tenth time of asking – with a 26-22 victory over Swinton Lions at Huntington Stadium. “It feels great
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Middlesbrough benefit game thrills City’s McGurk
LONG-SERVING York City defender David McGurk is delighted that boyhood heroes Middlesbrough will kick off his benefit season at Bootham Crescent. McGurk has played for the Minstermen in each of the past eight campaigns at Conference level and has been
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How one man’s arrest began a nightmare of 45 days
A remarkable unit at the University of York is working to raise awareness about the fight for human rights around the globe. STEPHEN LEWIS reports. YOU do or say the oddest things when you fear for your life. As a young student 20 years
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Military marches through time
WE'VE always been good at pageantry in this country – just look at last week’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations. In a city such as York, with its army connections, a great deal of that pageantry has often been to do with the military. Retired railwayman
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Getting to know the neighbours
WE’VE just had a cracking day hosting a barbecue for our neighbours. And it wasn’t all flaccid sausages and cremated burgers either. No, we pushed the boat out a bit and did fancy stuff with salmon skewers, baby blini burgers and a whole leg of lamb
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Restaurateur’s city comeback
A NEW Italian restaurant being set up by a popular York restaurateur is to open on Thursday. The new Silvano’s, by Silvano Scanu, who has owned a number of restaurants in the city, is the result of about £500,000 investment in the old Venture
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Tyre company employee set up on his own
A LONG-standing employee of a North Yorkshire tyre business has set up on his own. Peter Cox, who has spent 17 years running Union Tyres in Union Lane, Selby, has set up Selby Tyre Centre, on the same site in Union Lane, which he owns. Union Tyres
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125-mile effort by Harrogate solicitors
STAFF at Raworth Solicitors in Harrogate are aiming to walk more than 125 miles in aid of Saint Michael’s Hospice to mark the firm’s 125th anniversary. Twenty four members of staff will take part in the hospice’s Midnight Walk next Saturday. The
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Five-minute job that could save your life
IT ONLY takes five minutes but it could save your life. That’s the urgent message from the region’s health bosses to women who may be thinking of skipping their routine cervical screening tests. Detecting the early signs of cervical cancer is vital,
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Counting cost of doomed process
IT WAS to be expected City of York Council would seek to play down the cost of its abortive Local Development Framework (LDF), but the “estimates” it released under the Freedom of Information Request overstretch credulity (The Press, June 7).
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Hotels suffer in wet weather
HOTELS across the region suffered reduced occupancy rates in April because of the wettest weather on record. PKF Hotel Consultancy Services said occupancy rates fell 5.5 per cent to 79.7 per cent during the month, although the city achieved a 10.4
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Asda deal for preserves firm
PRESERVES producer Mercers of Yorkshire has won a contract to stock 19 new product lines into supermarket Asda. The deal means 43 of the Wheldrake-based company’s jam and chutney lines will be sold across regional based Asda stores. The business intends
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£4bn boost for regional exports
REGIONAL exports hit almost £4 billion for the first three months of 2012. Total exports for Yorkshire and the Humber topped £3.976 billion between January-March, up from £3.919bn in the same period of 2011. Mark Robson, international trade director
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North of England honour for letting team
YORK independent letting agents Linley & Simpson has won best medium-sized agent in the North of England at the prestigious Lettings Agency Of The Year awards. The business, based in Micklegate, with sister offices in Ripon, Harrogate and Wetherby, won
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New class launched for arthritis sufferers
A PILATES class aimed at people with rheumatoid arthritis has been launched in York. The sessions, believed to be one of only a handful held throughout the country, are focused on helping to relieve symptoms associated with the condition such as fatigue
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Flypast highlight
THANK you to the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight for their superb flypast on June 2. They circled over York for a number of minutes despite the heavy cloud. This was undoubtedly the highlight of a miserable, wet and cloudy Bank Holiday weekend
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Devastated countries
THE Syrian situation has been escalating since January 2011 and is bordering on civil war dimensions. The United Nations meet daily with resolution after resolution. President Bashar Assad still asserts his leadership and his harsh treatment of
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Sentence anger
“SEX attacker jailed for life” said the headline (The Press, June 6). This depraved individual, with a history of child abuse and rape, was convicted of a harrowing and degrading sex attack on a complete stranger. Look into the fine detail of
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Different slant on news
LETTERS have been published in The Press recently about the BBC putting a different slant on news. I am not sure that this is Government-controlled as implied by Ann Dickie (The Press, June 7), but it is certainly not a new phenomenon. Back in
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Hospital is jewel in the crown
I AM writing today in praise of Archways Intermediate Care Unit NHS. I spent a month there recently after sustaining a knee injury. Let me say I was so impressed by the kindness I received and also with the dedicated care I received from the nursing
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Knights 26, Swinton Lions 22
IT’S taken ten games, 800 minutes of rugby league, but York City Knights have finally done it. They have their first Co-operative Championship victory. Not only did this 26-22 victory over Swinton Lions bring that elusive win, but it also
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Three vehicle smash at Pocklington
A LORRY and two cars have been involved in a collision on the A1079 at Pocklington Industrial Estate. The incident, which happened at about 9am, involved a black Range Rover, a blue Honda Civic and a white Scania articulated lorry. Humberside Police
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York Acorn leave it too late to escape loss
YORK Acorn ARLFC slumped to their second National Conference League division defeat of the season when beaten 14-10 at at Milford Marlins. It took until well into the second half before the blue and golds really got going and from that point they
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Gillespie hails Yorkshire's Championship progress
Jason Gillespie gave a glowing half-term report to his Yorkshire charges as they reached the mid-point of their Championship season in second place in their battle for promotion. As the first team coach left a rain-soaked Colwyn Bay ground on Saturday
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York CC game KO’d by weather
YORK Cricket Club’s Solly Sports Yorkshire ECB County Premier League trip to Hull on Saturday was washed out by the rain. For a full report of their t20 group games played at Clifton Park yesterday see The Press tomorrow.
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Senior Cricket League: In-form openers excel for Acomb
HUNTERS York & District Senior Cricket League division one leaders Acomb were only able to make steady progress when batting first at Fenner in a game reduced to 46 overs per side. They were given a solid start by Matt Dickenson (50) and Scott Nicholls
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Senior Cricket League: Division three most unlucky
There was a complete wash-out in division three where all six games were abandoned without a ball being bowled, a fate which the division had earlier experienced on the second Saturday of the season. In division four, all four teams involved mustered
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Senior Cricket League: Sun King dazzles ’til reign ends in deluge
After two untroubled weeks, the adverse weather returned to smite the Hunters York & District Senior Cricket League programme for the fourth time in eight weeks. A total of 133 games have now either been called off before a ball was bowled or abandoned
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Senior Cricket League: Malton's game halted by rain
EXPERIENCED duo Matt Yates and Tony Linsley put home team Malton & Old Malton in tea-time command when Hull visited the Fitzwilliam Sports Ground in division two. Yates captured 5-20 in 14 overs whereas Linsley’s 4-14 came off just six overs. For the
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Senior Cricket League: Delight for Heworth's Jonathon Draper
At Heworth, Jonathon Draper dominated the home innings against lowly Londesbrough Park to the extent that he had made an unbeaten 69 out of 91-2 when the division five game was called off after 24 overs. In the slowest run-crawl so far this season
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Senior Cricket League: Maximum points for Woodhouse Grange III
Two games in division six saw sides emerge with maximum points. Bottom-placed Tadcaster Magnet batted first against a Woodhouse Grange III team enjoying an excellent debut season. J Stuart, with 34, and A Hill (46no) helped the Brewers to post a
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Senior Cricket League: Sheriff Hutton hold Towers in only division seven game
Play got under way in one game in division seven – an advantage draw for Sheriff Hutton as leaders Carlton Towers missed an opportunity to extend their advantage. V Jayagopal made 37 in Sheriff’s 178-8 against J Bean’s 3-43 and Matt Torn’s 3-51
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Donald McCain’s all-round ability to come good at Pontefract
Donald McCain may be best known for his massive exploits as a trainer of jumpers, but the Cheshire handler is also pretty adept at turning out Flat winners and he can make his mark for the first time at Pontefract this evening. McCain pulled off a remarkable
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Flash-flood victims left counting cost
EIGHT homes in Badger Hill, York, were flooded yesterday evening after torrential rain completed a weekend of havoc across the region. Firefighters pumped out gardens in Yarburgh Way and Crossways to reduce floodwater levels inside residents
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Thief back behind bars
A REFORMED thief’s six-year bid to go straight ended when he joined in a burglary that terrified a young woman in her home, York Crown Court heard. The householder dialled 999 when she was woken by the sound of breaking glass in the early hours of
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Bikers honour injured servicemen and women
HUNDREDS of bikers have taken part in a ‘ride of honour’ across North Yorkshire to raise funds for injured servicemen and women. The motorcyclists travelled en masse on Saturday from Squires café bar at Sherburn-in-Elmet to Marne Barracks at Catterick
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Hero’s welcome for war veteran
WHEN former Royal Marine Bernard Hallas travelled to Crete to lay a wreath in memory of sailors who died on board HMS York and HMS Warspite in 1941, he expected to play a low-key role in the ceremony. Instead, to his amazement, the 94-year-old
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Junction box fire leaves hundreds without power
HEAVY rain is being blamed for an electrical cabling fault which sent flames shooting out of a York pavement and left hundreds of properties without power. The blaze, which broke out in the early hours of Saturday in Fishergate, scorched the
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Pressure builds for Second World War hero
PRESSURE is building for a highly decorated Second World War hero from Tadcaster to be given a ticket to attend the unveiling of a long-awaited memorial to Bomber Command. Scores of Press readers have called on the newspaper’s website for former rear
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Firefighters tackle car fire at Poppleton
FIREFIGHTERS tackled a car fire in the driveway of a house in Nether Way, Poppleton, in the early hours of Saturday morning. North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service said the blaze in a Ford Fiesta, which was caused by an electrical fault, caused 25
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Gun salute for Duke’s birthday
GUNFIRE will echo around York today as a 21-gun Royal Salute is fired to mark yesterday’s 91st birthday of The Duke of Edinburgh. The 5 Regiment Royal Artillery will fire light field guns on the stroke of noon in the Museum Gardens. Members of
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York and Norwich go head-to-head in ale contest
YORK’S bid to become the UK ale capital has turned into a north versus south battle after Norwich announced it was mounting a rival challenge. Enthusiasts in York announced plans last month for the city’s first beer census, hoping to show that York
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Firefighters aids woman with nails stuck in foot
A WOMAN had to be helped by fire fighters after she got two nails stuck in her foot. Humberside fire brigade were called out to Holme Road in Market Weighton at 2.50pm yesterday and used a hacksaw to remove the wood from nails that were lodged in
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Knaresborough bed race trickiest for many years
WHILE storms battered other parts of North Yorkshire, Knaresborough was blessed by sunshine as the town staged its 47th bed race. However, the rain of recent weeks made the going tough, with the swim across the swollen River Nidd one of the
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Volunteers step forward for Olympic torch
MORE than 260 residents have come forward to help ensure crowds watching the Olympic torch on its journey through York stay safe. The volunteer stewards, enlisted by City of York Council and the employee-volunteering charity York Cares, will
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Irish beaten in opener
Republic of Ireland endured a painful reintroduction to life among the elite as mistakes costs them dearly and they fell to a 3-1 defeat in their European Championship opener against Croatia.The Republic's first major tournament for a decade and first
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Olympic hope for Zara Phillips at Bramham Horse Trials
THE Queen’s grand-daughter, Zara Phillips, kept her Olympic dream alive after delivering an eye-catching display yesterday at the Bramham Horse Trials – the final trial for London 2012. However, the event was marred on Saturday by the deaths of two horses
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Falls prevention advice at hospital one-stop event
OLDER people and their families are being invited to a one-stop event for advice on how to prevent falls. The falls prevention team from York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is holding the event between 10am and noon tomorrow at Clement’s
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Champions Spain held by Italy
Fernando Torres fluffed two late chances as Spain's hopes of making a winning start to Euro 2012 foundered in a 1-1 draw against Italy in Gdansk. Torres, who has endured a wretched period at Chelsea since joining from Liverpool in January 2011, was
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Mine could contain more than 50 years of world's highest quality potash, studies show
Updated: YORK Potash, the company proposing to build a new state-of-the-art potash mine between Whitby and Scarborough, has said it has found enough minerals on the site to keep it going for more than 50 years. The company said that following tests on
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Pubs braced for England's Euro 2012 match
PUB landlords in York are enjoying a boost to business after screening early matches from the European championships, with Polish, Dutch and German fans flocking to watch their teams in action. And sports bars are expected to be packed out with England
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Steel company warns of overspend
SEVERFIELD-Rowen, the Thirsk-based structural steel company, has warned profit will be hit by an overspend of £1.6 million. The business announced today that there had been operational overruns against its estimated costs on two complex projects in
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‘Torch will be flaming great’
THE arrival of the Olympic flame in North Yorkshire next week is a fantastic opportunity to show the region to the world, say tourism chiefs. The torch’s Yorkshire journey will begin in the village of Hinderwell near Whitby at 9am next Monday, from
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Ideas wanted for Pocklington revamp
WHEN Yorkshire in Bloom judges paid a visit to a market town, they noticed a planter in a town centre street lacked something quite important – plants. The lack of flowers and shrubs in the planter outside the Coop store in Market Street, Pocklington
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Review: The Pauper Kings, The Crescent Workmen’s Club, York
IT’S been a busy year so far for York band The Pauper Kings. They have released their first EP, been in the studio writing and rehearsing new material and to top it all won an internet competition to support McFly when they played their sell-out
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York lecturer becomes a member of the Yeoman of the Guard
A lecturer from York St John's University who has participated in the Great North Run for children’s charity Action Medical Research for over 15 years has become a member of the Queen’s bodyguard of the Yeoman of the Guard. Mark Sullivan, 54, first
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Cash boost for charities
CHARITIES in York and North Yorkshire have benefitted from £269,794 from the Lloyds TSB Foundation in the past year. The Lloyds TSB Foundation for England and Wales is one of only a few grant makers that provide support towards much needed core costs
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Riders jockey for position ahead of charity horse race
THE riders taking part in a once-in-a-lifetime charity horse race on Knavesmire have been getting tips from a former champion jockey. Kevin Darley held a masterclass in the weighing room at York Racecourse for the 12 lucky amateurs who will be taking
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Lord Mayor unveils tansy beetle marker stone
THE Lord Mayor of York has unveiled a marker stone aimed at raising awareness of a rare beetle whose only UK habitat is on the city’s riverbank. The iridescent green tansy beetle, known as “the Jewel of York”, can only be found on small stretches of
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Match this for model of the Minster
YORK Minster has been recreated in the form of a matchstick model. Ian Hamilton, 75, took three years to complete his 3ft by 2 ft model of the city’s famous landmark. The model comprises of 21,000 matches and was built from a series
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Selby woman tackles Hadrian’s Wall to raise money for charity
THE widow of a Selby motoryclist who was killed in a crash has pledged to walk the entire length of Hadrian’s Wall to raise money for a road safety charity. Wayne Walker and his best friend, Andy Burns, died when their Kawasaki and Harley Davidson bikes
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Queen’s Award honours for volunteers
THREE voluntary groups from North and East Yorkshire area have been honoured with The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. The Scarborough and Ryedale Mountain Rescue Team (SRMRT), Mires Beck Nursery in Brough, and Castaway Goole were selected from 250
