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Thursday 14 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! On what building would you see this weather vane? Come back tomorrow for the answer
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June 14
100 years ago During the previous few days there had been delivered to the York Corporation Tramways Department four new tramcars, which had come from the building works of the British Electrical Engineering Company, at Loughborough. The electrical
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"Our thoughts are with them"
THE families of missing York women Lisette Dugmore and Claudia Lawrence have expressed their sympathy to relatives of Victor Bell. Mr Bell's remains have been found in a tent in rural Scotland, police said today, four years after he was reported
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Simon Dyson set to return to Major action
YORK’S lord of the swing Simon Dyson is a major winner already as he returns to Major action tomorrow. Threatened by a serious injury, Dyson was facing a lengthy lay-off from world golf after he was disgnosed with a pelvic injury. Medical advice
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Scott Kerr signs new York City deal
SCOTT KERR’S brilliant season at York City has been rewarded with another 12 months at the club. Minstermen boss Gary Mills has exercised a clause in the midfielder’s contract which will see him stay at Bootham Crescent for another year – and he hopes
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Richard Buck posts sub-46 second time ahead of Olympic trials
CITY of York Athletics Club ace Richard Buck is heading for the Olympic trials with another sub-46 second 400 metres under his belt. The 25-year-old clocked 45.96 seconds at the Moscow Challenge in the Russian capital, hot on the heels of his new outdoor
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Stability is central to a reversal of Selby Town fortunes
NEW Selby Town boss Phil Jones is more than prepared for the challenge of overseeing a revival in the Northern Counties East League club’s fortunes – both on and off the pitch. The 48-year-old former Grimsby Town player has been handed the reins after
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Tykes t20 prospects looking good – Jason Gillespie
Yorkshire have all their bases covered for the forthcoming Friends Life t20 campaign, according to first-team coach Jason Gillespie. The Australian is in confident mood as he looks to buck a worrying trend for the Headingley side, who have only made
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Off-spinner Matt Hattee aids Osbaldwick to Foss Evening Cricket League win
Matt Hattee’s five wickets for just two runs on a raging turner at Stamford Bridge earned Osbaldwick a thrilling tie against the reigning champions in the Foss Evening Cricket League. Osbaldwick were struggling at 10-7 as Stamford skipper Matty
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Rain affects Pilmoor Evening Cricket League programme
Play was possible in only three Pilmoor Evening Cricket League fixtures as the June deluge took hold. Sessay batted first at Sheriff Hutton Bridge and got off to a good start with opener Nick Thorne smiting 50 from the first 62 runs scored. The
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Members of Olympic sailing team visit St Peter’s School
TWO members of Team GB’s Olympic sailing team made a visit to a York school in the hope of inspiring youngsters. Sisters Lucy and Kate Macgregor headed to St Peter’s School to talk to pupils about their sailing careers, training programme, and ultimate
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Poland grab vital draw
Jakub Blaszczykowski's 58th-minute equaliser salvaged a crucial point from a 1-1 draw for co-hosts Poland and scuppered Russia's hopes of becoming the first team to book their place in the Euro 2012 knockout stages. Alan Dzagoev had fired the Russians
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Fit-again jockey Mulrennan making up for lost time
North Yorkshire jockey Paul Mulrennan, who spent much of last year on the sidelines after breaking a leg, is fast making up for lost time this season and can strike yet again at Haydock tomorrow evening. Mulrennan rode a double at Pontefract on Monday
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Scheme tackles truancy in York
FAMILIES in York will benefit from a new scheme to help tackle truancy under a City of York Council initiative, writes Arjun Kharpal. About 315 families in the city could take part in the scheme that will provide financial incentives to councils to
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Czechs revive hopes with victory
Early goals from Petr Jiracek and Vaclav Pilar saw the Czech Republic revive their Euro 2012 campaign with a 2-1 victory over Group A rivals Greece in Wroclaw. The Czechs were 2-0 to the good inside six minutes as midfielders Jiracek and Pilar made
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Metal thieves target charity minibus
“HEARTLESS and cruel” thieves have broken a charity bus used to take York cancer patients to hospital for life-saving treatment. The entire exhaust system was stolen from the York Against Cancer bus while it was parked in a residential area of Huntington
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Olympic torch volunteer gets off his bike for big day
Retired telephone engineer Don Cowan intends to get a bird’s eye view of the Olympic torch relay as it comes through North Yorkshire. But unlike last time he watched its progress through the UK – in London in 1948 – he will not be chasing it on his
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Real people please
THE York council newspaper reveals that York’s bus services have been awarded £4.5 million of funding. This will go towards a new smartcard system, and improving bus stops and shelters and providing real-time displays. But have we locals been consulted
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Heed the warning
I WISH to support North Yorkshire Police’s blitz on summer drink-drivers (The Press, June 2), having put my own life in danger in order to prevent a drink-driver from setting off with a young child on the back seat. Please be sensible and don’t drink
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New swimming pool will be open to all
I AM dismayed that Anne Pettit failed to find out the access arrangements for the University of York’s new swimming pool before expressing her anger in a letter to The Press published on June 4. Hopefully she won’t have deterred people from using this
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Fares not fair
I LIVE with my wife and two daughters in Fulford. We thought it would be nice if we went into the city centre for a meal. We took the no 19 bus from Broadway shops to Piccadilly – a fairly short journey but with a total fare of £6.50. My wife, hoping
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Football fans are thanked by police
POLICE have thanked North Yorkshire football fans for their good behaviour during the first England match of Euro 2012. Extra officers were deployed in and around pubs and bars throughout York and the county to deter potential troublemakers
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Olympic effort
I’M not exactly a Twenty-Twelver. However, I can see a hidden benefit in the anticipated barrage of TV and media coverage for the Olympian juggernaut. To escape the ballyhoo, members of the Nolympics faction may be inclined to get out more which,
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Hands are tied
FOR HOW long are we going to tie the hands of our UN observers on the ground in trouble zones? When a massacre occurs it takes two days to get there and all evidence has disappeared so it is easy to blame the other side. We could send more observers
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Quality care
I RECENTLY spent several days in York Hospital under the care of Mr Munot and his team. I cannot speak highly enough about the quality of care I received. The staff of ward G1 showed me kindness consideration and dignity at all times and I would
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Christian values?
POLAND, if I understand correctly, is the most religious country in Europe and gave us the last Pope. It is also the place where Dutch and other black soccer players are greeted with a chorus of monkey noises. Hmmm… Brian A Jones, Clinton Street
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Slowing down
SINCE the introduction of the new traffic lights at the junction of Holgate Road and Blossom Street, I wonder if a census has been carried out on the traffic flow by our “traffic experts”. When the lights were introduced a lot of complaints were
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Warehouse burglar fled through its roof
A FURNITURE warehouse in York has been burgled by an intruder who got away with thousands of pounds in goods and cash. The burglar is believed to have hidden in Dave Dee’s Banana Warehouse in Piccadilly until it closed before breaking out through
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Vital service
I wholeheartedly agree with the British Red Cross’s report (published Monday, June 11) that the well-being of elderly people is being put at risk due to public sector cuts in home-based care services. What was particularly worrying was the comment
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Open secret
Thank you for your article and beautiful photograph, (Great British greyhound walk in York raises awareness for rehome need) in The Press, June 4). It is a pleasure to envision the grace and elegance of greyhounds, whippets and lurchers enjoying
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Seeking Arnold
I WISH to find Arnold Chapman, who was born in York and would now be aged about 60. His mother’s name before her marriage was Margaret McGoldrick and she had a sister known as Winnie, who was married to a Polish man named Joe Antosz, who died
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Housing scheme may help save swimming pool
FUNDING from new housing developments near Selby could boost leisure facilities for the community. Almost 720 houses are planned in two separate projects in Sherburn-in-Elmet, and local politicians hope to secure leisure investment as part of the planning
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Man the crossings
READING about the safety crisis for crossings on railways reminded me that there is still something to be said for the manual crossing keeper, as happened in the old days. He would look after his section and use the red flag when things went wrong
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Log on to Farming Museum’s archive
I read with interest your article about the vital work carried out by Lumberjills during the Second World War (Special Branch, June 8). In peace time there were fewer than 200 women employed in timber work and their duties would have involved only
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Corsa overturns in Burn
A DRIVER escaped uninjured when his Vauxhall Corsa overturned on a bend on the main road through Burn, near Selby, and hit a lamp-post at 4.53am yesterday. He was the only person in the vehicle. Firefighters made the vehicle safe and cordoned
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Tributes to Selby Lions president
THE president of Selby Lions club, John Brown, has died at the age of 80. Mr Brown, who was a member of the club for ten years, served as president in 2004 and 2005, and took up the role from David Jones again last year until his death on Monday. Mr
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Expert says housing shortage could lead to disaster
YOUNG people’s dreams of owning their own home are being destroyed by an escalating housing crisis, the York-based Joseph Rowntree Foundation warns in a new report today. The organisation says an estimated 3.7 million young people will be living
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Northern Aldborough Festival, June 14 to 23
THE Northern Aldborough Festival opens tomorrow with Charles Court Opera’s production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado at St Andrew’s Church, Aldborough, near Boroughbridge, at 7pm. Directed by founder John Savournin, the company is noted for its
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Part of A64 closed by two-car smash
ONE person suffered minor injuries in a two-car crash which led to part of the A64 near York being closed yesterday. The collision happened on the westbound carriageway between Copmanthorpe and Bilbrough at about 2.15pm and involved a Volkswagen Polo
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York cupcake shop nominated for national awards
A YORK cupcake shop has received nationwide recognition after being nominated for two national awards, writes Ed White. Sooty’s Cupcakery, in Castlegate, in York, has been shortlisted in two categories at the National Cupcake Championships final, only
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History of slavery under microscope
A PROJECT exploring the history of slavery and its legacy has been launched this week at the University of York. The 4.3 million-euro initiative, called EUROTAST, will bring together scholars from throughout the world as well as archaeologists, historians
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Harnessing the power of ideas
York is blessed with one of the country’s finest windmills. Where better, MATT CLARK asks, to hold an exhibition charting how milling was revolutionised. IT READS like a who’s who of great Victorian engineers; from industrialist James Watt
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Bid deadline for former Terry's site approaches
DEVELOPERS interested in buying one of York’s biggest development sites – the former Terry’s chocolate factory – have until Friday to submit their bids. Agents York property firm Savills, who are handling the sale and have marketed it as “an
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Fewer people taking to city centre streets
NEW figures have revealed a sharp drop in the number of pedestrians in York city centre in the year so far. Cameras which log every person walking past in two key retail streets – Parliament Street and Coney Street – show that numbers declined in four
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City break for York Pedallers
A GROUP of York cyclists stopped off in the city during a marathon charity ride from John O’Groats to Land’s End. The York Pedallers’ journey started on June 2 and the cyclists stopped over on Friday night. They resumed their ride at 9am on Saturday
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On the trail of scarecrows in Wistow
Two scarecrow festivals are being held in the Selby area on Saturday and Sunday. Residents of Wistow will be holding their fourth annual event to raise money for the two village churches. In Barkston Ash there will be 36 scarecrows, a band performance
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York Crematorium to get £1.7m revamp
A £1.7 MILLION refurbishment of York Crematorium, the biggest in its history, will start later this month. The work on the City of York Council-run building in Bishopthorpe Road will be carried out over six months, with two new cremators being
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Fundraisers nominated for Community Pride Award
TWO women who raised almost £12,000 to help their best friend after she was diagnosed with a terminal illness have been nominated for a Community Pride Award. When paramedic Sally Waudby, 50, of Forest Grove, was left unable to communicate due to
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Golfers clubbing together for charity
A FUNDRAISING golf day will be held at Allerthorpe Park Golf Club near Pocklington, to raise money for the British Heart Foundation. Teams of four golfers will battle it out on Thursday, June 28, to win prizes such as full car valets and wine and golfing
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Veterans return to D-Day beaches
THEY are now frail and in their late 80s and 90s, it rained every day and they faced a rough Channel crossing – similar to the conditions when they crossed over to France on D-Day 68 years before. But nothing could dampen the spirits of York’s Normandy
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Meeting to discuss bus lane proposals
YORK residents will hear about plans to create a bus lane in Boroughbridge Road at a ward committee meeting in Acomb tonight. City of York Council is making the proposals to help Park&Ride buses when a new Park&Ride site is built near the A59 York
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More cash pours in for battling Jamie
FUNDRAISING efforts are continuing to help pay for life-saving treatment for a young cancer patient. Six-year-old Jamie Inglis, from Kelfield, has suffered a neuroblastoma relapse and has undergone surgery to have a tumour that caused paralysis removed
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Fulford Industrial Estate parking spaces to be created
TRANSPORT bosses in York are looking to create more parking spaces to ease pressure on the current facilities at an industrial estate in the city. City of York Council wants to provide an extra seven spaces on land in Hospital Fields Road, saying
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Harrogate rider’s cycling world record
A HARROGATE engineer is celebrating after he broke a round the world cycling record by nearly two weeks. Mike Hall travelled 24,900 miles, 18,000 miles on a bike, on his mammoth ride which started on February 18. He was competing in the World
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Costcutter IT man returns
COSTCUTTER Supermarkets Group has reappointed its former IT Director Kevin Widdrington. Mr Widdrington returns after 12 months away from the business expanding his own Costcutter store portfolio to help create a new Customer relationship management
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Cars vandalised in Scarborough
SEVEN vehicles were damaged in a vandalism spree in North Yorkshire. Police in Scarborough are appealing for information after the cars were vandalised in Trafalgar Road in the early hours of Saturday. Between 1.20am and 1.40am the suspects walked
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Charity in quest for volunteers
A DAY at York Races or cheering on runners at a fun run could help people affected by cancer and their families. Macmillan Cancer Support is looking for recruits to the many volunteers who collect money, give talks, act as marshals, man stands at events
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Project aims to bring East Yorkshire waterways back into use
A PROJECT aimed at bringing two East Yorkshire waterways back to life is looking for people to get involved. The East Riding and North Yorkshire Waterways Partnership is researching how the Market Weighton Canal and River Foulness can be regenerated
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Mutual benefits for staff
FINANCIAL services mutual, Engage Mutual in Harrogate, has recognised three of its staff for their dedication and commitment. Customer services assistant Emma Colledge, accounts assistant Nerissa Stewart and project manager Becky Robinson
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Escape to Xscape for free
A FREE bus service between Selby and an entertainment centre in Castleford will be launched next month. The service, to Xscape, will leave Selby bus station every Wednesday from July 25, until August 22, at noon, 2pm, 4pm and 6pm, departing from Castleford
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Amy’s drama quest
A YORK student who has gained a place at a prestigious London drama school is seeking support in funding her dream. Amy Doyle, 18, of Poppleton, has won a place at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts to study for a degree in acting, but is now faced
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Four escape Pateley Bridge crash
FOUR people managed to escape from a Citroen Saxo car when it crashed into a ravine at Summerbridge, near Pateley Bridge, late on Monday. The two men and two women, had to walk some distance to find help after the crash. They sustained cuts, bruises
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HACS Group wins school sporting facilities contract
HARROGATE construction company HACS Group has won the contract to complete ground works for a major investment in a school’s sporting facilities. Independent school Ashville College, in Harrogate, is investing £750,000 on a new synthetic all-weather
