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July 4
100 years ago The following paragraph relating to the status of soldier football players on purchasing their discharge and becoming professional players had appeared in the Northern Command Orders just issued: “Soldier football players who obtained
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White Swan refurbishment plans to be revealed
PLANS to refurbish the White Swan Hotel in York will go on public display later this month. The Graham Family trust, which owns the building in Piccadilly, wants to create 14 apartments on the upper floors and new shops on the ground floor, as revealed
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Footballer victim of North Yorks credit card fraud
FOOTBALL star Rio Ferdinand took to Twitter after suspected credit card fraudsters apparently used his details in an illegal transaction in North Yorkshire. The 33-year-old Manchester United defender told his three million twitter followers he had to
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Future of business support in the region
York, North Yorkshire and East Riding LEP is reviewing its first year of operation. JULIE HAYES reports. BUSINESSES are being asked to shape the future of business support in the region as the area’s local enterprise partnership nears the end of its
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Orillo Productions
OPPORTUNITIES abound at a York film company which is diversifying into new markets. Orillo Productions, a film company set up by graduates, was already on to a winner with prestigious contracts from the likes of fashion brand Jack Wills, which has taken
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It’s not too late to enter The Press Business Awards 2012
Businesses with successes to shout about need to act fast to enter The Press Business Awards 2012. With the deadline of July 8 approaching quickly, the call goes out to businesses large and small, environmentally friendly and community minded
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Get Cycling
YORK is a cycling city, which encourages its residents to do their bit to ease congestion, get fit and save environmental resources. But there are members of the community who may not think they can play their part. That is where community interest company
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Clearwave Enterprise Solutions
ELLIOTT Chandler founded Clearwave Enterprise Solutions on the three core values of trust, honesty and integrity, he said. Initially a one-man band building and repairing computers and associated equipment for small businesses and the general public,
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Julie Dodsworth
A BUSINESSWOMAN who would not take no for an answer when it came to saving her business has been entered for The Press Business Awards 2012 by her staff. Julie Dodsworth, founder of Dodsworths plant display business, based in Cundall, near Thirsk, has
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Ruth Newton, Young Discoverers
THE OWNER of a children’s day nursery and after-school club has been nominated for the Women In Enterprise category in The Press Business Awards 2012. Ruth Newton, owner of Young Discoverers, based at Escrick Business Park, has been nominated for her
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Funding for medicine projects
NEW funding for regenerative medicine projects between academic and industry collaborators was launched at an event at the University of York. The Medical Technologies Innovation and Knowledge Centre (IKC) launched a call for expressions of interest
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Latest business appointments
HARROGATE'S new destination management organisation, Welcome to Harrogate Limited, has appointed eight directors to its board. Peter Banks, managing director of Rudding Park; Sharon Canavar, chief executive of Harrogate International Festival; Sue Dalton
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Seize the day
As many people prepare to head for the sun and escape yet another “glorious” British summer, the Business School team is returning from an overseas trip. Not your average beach holiday, our visit was to South-East Asia, with the aim of strengthening
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James Booth, MD, PPL Training
James Booth started PPL Training in 2005 when he saw a gap in the market for training for tradespeople during the housing boom. It still trains individual customers and employees of large firms, such as Travis Perkins, in plumbing, electrics
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Review: Michael McIntyre, Work In Progress Tour, Grand Opera House, York
HE DIDN'T tell a single gag for over an hour and a half but still had a packed Grand Opera House holding their sides trying to keep the laughter in. Michael McIntyre's form of anecdotal and observational comedy has long since propelled him
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Fanning the flame of success
Business editor JULIE HAYES reflects on the impact the Olympic Torch had in Yorkshire. THE FEVER surrounding the Olympic Torch’s passing through York touched people from all walks of life. Staff and their bosses from scores of businesses
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29 power station protesters granted right to appeal
TWENTY-NINE people convicted of crimes after a power station protest where a Metropolitan Police officer was working undercover can appeal against their convictions, the Director of Public Prosecutions said today. Keir Starmer said there
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The stress of the new
What do moving house, divorce, and replacing a microwave oven have in common? They’re among the most stressful things you have to do in your life. Well, no, I can’t really justify that statement. Moving house isn’t so bad. But buying a microwave –
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Times are trough in the City again
WITH the same sickening inevitability as vile summer weather has come the latest scandal involving some of this country’s supposed high fliers, which has already seen the departure of the chairman of Barclays and its chief exec due to be grilled
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UK bankers ‘have learned nothing’
LIKE many of your readers, I have no sympathy whatever for our bankers and there is no doubt that at the higher levels of management many are either knaves or fools. “We did not know” simply will not wash. That Joe Public is being cynically used is
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Blame PM for ‘roasting’
IT IS unreasonable to blame Jeremy Paxman, pictured, for his roasting of junior minister Chloe Smith. The culprit is Cameron. His quota system promotes some woman way beyond their experience and competence. This is very noticeable in my “parliament
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Dancing delight
THANKS so much for the coverage of Acorn Morris’s Day of Dance (The Press, Monday, July 2). If anyone enjoyed watching the teams and wants to join or find out more about traditional dancing try our website: acornmorris.co.uk Jonathan Brockbank
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Masterly music
IT WAS lovely to hear York Symphony Orchestra perform Rachmaninoff’s 2nd Piano Concerto at the Lyons Concert Hall on Saturday. I used to play it in piano lessons back in the Swinging Sixties, but without the many arpeggio runs which Alexandra Dariescu
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Cycle of change
Councillor Dave Merrett, along with Paul Hepworth, has been trying for years to get York back as a cycle city. After his explanation of the fiasco at the Holgate Road traffic light system (The Press, June 26), it’s time they realised that you can
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Ayesha Antoine ‘overwhelmed’ by double dose of Ayckbourn
THE last time Ayesha Antoine performed in an Alan Ayckbourn play, she found herself up against Anne Hathaway and Laura Linney in the Drama Desk Awards in New York in 2010. Ayckbourn’s world premiere of My Wonderful Day had transferred from its Stephen
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Mum makes fresh plea on eve of D-Day for heart centre
THE mother of a young heart surgery patient from York is asking NHS bosses not to close the region’s paediatric surgery centre, when they meet to decide its fate on Wednesday. Myriam Barker, 39, said the life of her daughter Margaux, five,
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Revolting over EU poll
YOU can tell from the tone of David Cameron’s article in the Daily Telegraph and William Hague’s interview on the Andrew Marr show that the Tories, along with the Liberal Democrats, Labour and the Greens will never give the voting public a referendum
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Heading for disaster
PEOPLE going on holiday, as the plane was taking off, used to say: “Greece, here we come.” But the so-called austerity measures being taken by the Government are resulting in borrowing increasing to record levels, and unless the deficit is overturned
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A fitting memorial
I WAS privileged to attend the unveiling and dedication service for the RAF Bomber Command memorial in Green Park on June 28, as a member of the Elvington French delegation. At last a fitting, striking memorial to the gallant 55,573 bang on target
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‘Shameful’ on bins
I COULD not agree more with Linda Maggs (Letters, June 29) about the shameful removal of litter bins around the city. As a community group, Fulford in Bloom has been working really hard over the past two years to improve the environment and visual
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NHS merger fears
It has been stated that York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is to merge with the Scarbourgh NHS Trust; fine. More than 2,000 staff at Scarborough will transfer to the York NHS trust; fine. It is understood that the Scarborough trust
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Anguish at ‘abysmal’ shoot-out
IS SELF-control just eating one peanut? In man terms, it’s not plunging your foot through the TV after watching another abysmal England penalty shoot-out at Euro 2012. Will somebody please tell Ashley Young that had he picked his spot instead of
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Treble joy as Blanchett, Challinor and Doig sign up for York City
YORK City manager Gary Mills has added former Burton left-back Danny Blanchett to his League Two squad and is still hoping to bring midfielder Jonathan Smith back to Bootham Crescent. Mills also remains in the market for another striker to finalise his
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Petrol horror of Sherburn-in-Elmet wife
A MAN who threw petrol over his wife after a row caused by drinking, has been told to sort out his drug problem. Rob Galley, prosecuting, told York Crown Court Gemma Hayter was terrified by Ryan Hayter’s actions in their Sherburn-in-Elmet garden.
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Moké’s move a major ‘shock’ for boss Mills
ADRIANO MOKE’S decision to leave York City for former non-League rivals Cambridge has left Bootham Crescent boss Gary Mills baffled. The 22-year-old Glenn Hoddle Academy graduate was offered a new deal with City at the end of last season after making
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York host Derbyshire in ECB National Club Championship
YORK will host Derbyshire side Ockbrook & Borrowash in round five of the ECB National Club Championship after knocking out Blaydon by 34 runs in the regional final. Solly Sports Yorkshire ECB County Premier League champions York will host the Derbyshire
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Woodhouse Grange aim to join Sessay in Village Cup last 16
SESSAY cruised into the last 16 of the Yorkshire Tea National Village Cup after a ten-wicket win over holders Woodhouses. The Hunters York & District Senior Cricket League premier division outfit were impressive winners at home to the Manchester-based
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African jail man ‘free in days’
THE brother of a pilot held in an African jail for more than three months after stumbling across massacre victims believes he could be freed within days. David Simpson, 24, of Gillamoor, has been held in the Central African Republic since March, facing
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Des Lyttle is new coach at York City
FORMER Nottingham Forest defender Des Lyttle has been appointed as York City’s new first-team coach, writes Dave Flett. Lyttle, now 40, played under City’s management team of Gary Mills and Darron Gee at Tamworth before taking over as caretaker player-manager
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Yorkshire's Gary Ballance impresses
Gary Ballance has impressed many an onlooker with runs in all forms for Yorkshire this summer – not least his uncle Dave! The 22-year-old left-hander has scored 683 runs in Championship, 40-over and Twenty20 cricket for his county in 2012, including
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School holiday football coaching
CITY Football Development are staging three four-day coaching courses at PlayFootball, Clifton Moor, York, during the school summer holiday. The first course will run from Tuesday, July 24 to Friday, July 27, followed by sessions from Tuesday, August
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Pickering Town kick off against Robins
PICKERING Town will open their pre-season campaign with a trip to Selby Town’s Flaxley Road ground on Saturday (kick off 3pm). The Northern Counties East League premier division side will then travel to York side Huntington on Tuesday, July 10 (7pm),
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Running rivals go head-to-head
RUNNING rivals Emma Yates and Emma Willetts will battle it out for the York Ten-kilometre Series title in the final race at Selby next week. Yates was a comfortable winner of the fifth race in the series at Bishop Wilton, but whoever edges the final
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Tennis: Champions Poppleton on course for repeat show in division one
Poppleton 1 head division one at the midway point of the Tyke Petroleum Men’s Tennis League season. The leaders defeated nearest rivals David Lloyd to maintain their 100 per cent winning record. Lloyd’s Andy Holmes and Dave Porter were victorious against
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Darts: Slipper captain shines
CAPTAIN Doreen Johnstone starred for Slipper in a 9-2 defeat against Cueball ‘B’ in York John Smith’s Ladies Darts League division one. Johnstone checked out 157 with treble 19, treble and double 20 for a 24-dart leg in her singles and then
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Tennis: Dunnington out in front of pack
LEADERS Dunnington beat York in division one of the Fulford Ladies Invitation Tennis League. Lindsey Jordan and Charlotte Mitchell won 23 games and that was matched by Karen Mitchell and Alex Bolam in the 67-41 victory. Poppleton’s Belinda
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Tennis: Top pair keep York at summit
YORK 1 remain top of division one of the IT Sports York Mixed Doubles Tennis League after a big win over Dunnington 2. Louise Marshman and Gareth Adams led the way for York as one of several couples to win 33 games. Fulford are only a point behind
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OAP badly hurt in A19 crash
AN ELDERLY pedestrian was airlifted to hospital with serious head injuries after he was struck by a car in York. The man, in his 80s, was taken to Leeds General Infirmary following the crash involving a dark grey Ford Focus at about 3.50pm yesterday
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Script Factor Final winner
MATT Pattison has won the 2012 Script Factor All-Winners Final, held by Script Yorkshire’s York branch in The Studio at York Theatre Royal last night. Better known for his performing and singing skills on the York theatre circuit, Matt has
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Jockeying Shanes play the name game at Catterick
North Yorkshire apprentice Shane B Kelly swerves tomorrow’s Catterick meeting in order to travel to the evening meeting at Kempton, where he is fancied to ride a winner on the same card as his namesake, senior jockey Shane Kelly. The ‘junior’ Kelly
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Olympic-themed event for primary school pupils at Bishopthorpe Palace
YOUNGSTERS have been given a sporting chance to get into the Olympic spirit – thanks to the Archbishop of York. Dr John Sentamu threw open the gates of Bishopthorpe Palace, his official residence, yesterday, to welcome about 130 pupils from primary schools
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Bootham School pupil debuts play
A new theatrical performance has been performed in York, which was written by a 13-year-old boy. Andrew Hodgson, a Year 9 pupil at Bootham School, wrote the play A Man Called War, which was performed in front of students and parents last week. Jane
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New governor for Yorkshire rotary clubs
A NEW governor has taken over the reins of 80 rotary clubs across Yorkshire. Keith Davison, a long-standing member, took on the role from past governor Willie Clark who handed him the chain of office at the Rotary Club Ball, held at York Racecourse last
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York pub raided
THIEVES smashed three games machines at a York pub and stole the cash in an early-morning break-in. They struck at the Punch Bowl in Blossom Street, beside Micklegate Bar, at 3.45am yesterday. Police were called after an alarm sounded, and officers
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Councils to sell homes to tenants
COUNCIL bosses in York are among those who have signed up to a Government scheme aimed at boosting their finances by helping tenants buy their homes. Housing Minister Grant Shapps confirmed yesterday that more than 100 local authorities in England
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House burgled in Scarborough
POLICE in Scarborough have appealed for information after a burglary at a house in Woodlands Ravine between 6.25pm and 7.15pm last Friday. Officers are looking to trace a man who was seen in the area shortly before the crime asking residents if
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Plea for witnesses to Bridlington crash
POLICE are investigating a crash in an East Yorkshire town. The collision happened at 10pm on Saturday, when a blue Yamaha motorbike, ridden by a 31-year-old man, in Richmond Street, Bridlington, struck a blue Volkswagen Sharan which was parked in
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Photographer to cover her 21st Great Yorkshire Show
Photographer Kate Mallender is getting ready to cover her 21st consecutive Great Yorkshire Show as England’s biggest agricultural event gets under way next week. As the official photographer for show organisers, the Yorkshire Agricultural Society, Kate
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Friarage Hospital decision on hold until 2013
A DECISION over the possible downgrading of children's and maternity services at a North Yorkshire hospital will be delayed until next year following objections. Since a National Clinical Advisory Team recommendation for major changes at the Friarage
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Harrogate going over to fortnightly bin collections
FORTNIGHTLY bin collections are being introduced for more than 16,000 homes in Harrogate. The switch is designed to encourage higher recycling rates, with the first phase of the scheme beginning this week. A further 46,000 properties will move to fortnightly
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York Civic Trust will not lodge objection to Monks Cross development
AN ORGANISATION which protects York’s heritage will not lodge a court challenge against the decision to approve plans for a new stadium and two superstores on the edge of the city. City of York Council granted planning permission for the 6,000-seat home
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Volunteers help to rescue library that faced closure
VOLUNTEERS have reopened a library near Selby, three months after it was closed to save money. The volunteers at Barlby Library celebrated the official reopening with a special ceremony yesterday with Coun Cliff Trotter, from North Yorkshire County
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Fraudster is ordered to pay back South Milford hotel £300
A MAN who defrauded a South Milford hotel out of more than £300 has been ordered to pay it back. Selby Magistrates’ Court heard Michael Pemberton, 49, gave the receptionist two separate names when he checked into the Best Western Hotel in Great North
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Council to charge for credit cards
RESIDENTS in Ryedale are to be be charged for using credit cards to make payments to their local council from the end of this month. The 1.65 per cent surcharge on all credit card transactions to Ryedale District Council will come into force on July
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Erosion monitored at East Yorkshire coast
COUNCIL officers are being asked to analyse coastal erosion “hotspots” along the East Yorkshire coast so a dossier of evidence for more potential funding can be produced. Recent studies found erosion rates on some stretches of coastline had more
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Derwenthorpe ‘scapegoat’ row
A RESIDENTS’ group in York is set to oppose planned changes to the gateways to one of the city’s biggest-ever housing schemes – saying the area is being made a “scapegoat”. The Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust is looking for permission from City of York
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Chance for local sports teams to win paint
GRASSROOTS sports teams in York are being offered the chance to win paint to decorate their premises. As part of its Colouring The Community campaign, Dulux Decorator Centre is calling for all local sports groups across York to explain why
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Marking Canada Day in York
A NATIONAL drive aimed at fostering closer links between the UK and Canada has been showcased in York. Dennis Delderfield, national chairman of New Britain – a group whose aims include building stronger friendships with other Common-wealth nations –
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Woman injured as car lands in field
A WOMAN was taken to hospital after a car came off the road and slid down an embankment in East Yorkshire. The crash happened just after 1.30pm on the outskirts of Bridlington, with the vehicle landing in a field. Fire crews helped the male driver
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£11m to improve gas supply network
MORE than £11 million is to be spent on improving York and North and East Yorkshire’s gas network by replacing aging underground pipes. The package – totalling £91.5 million across Yorkshire – has been announced by the county’s gas distribution
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Attempt to nurture chocolate plants in York
YORK has loudly laid its claim on the title of chocolate city during the year that saw the first chocolate festival in the city and the opening of a new chocolate attraction. The title is based on the wonderful things confectioners have done with chocolate
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Views of York...
This is a view of York Minster you’ll never have seen before. You’d not even be able to see it if you could travel back in time to 1820, when Henry Cave painted the scene. It shows the northern face of the Minster – but it is very much an idealised view
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Children and adults enjoy Mencap fun day
MORE than 50 children and adults with learning difficulties had a day of fun activities when three York schools got together. Pupils from Hob Moor School and Applefields School travelled to St Peter’s School for an event run by Mencap, a leading charity
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Antiques Roadshow heads for Fountains Abbey
THE Antiques Roadshow will be filming at Fountains Abbey on July 12. Entry to the BBC filming is free, with doors opening at 9.30am and closing at 4.30pm. Some of Britain’s leading antiques and fine arts specialists will be on hand to offer free
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House builder announces sales increase
PERSIMMON, the York-based house builder has increased turnover by about 13 per cent to £805 million in the first half of the year. In a trading update ahead of its half year results to June 30, Persimmon said weekly sales rates throughout the spring
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Wales trek in memory of Thomas Cammack
A TEAM of colleagues from a North Yorkshire engineering centre are preparing for an epic trek across Wales in memory of Thomas Cammack. Four-year-old Thomas died in April following a year-long battle with neuroblastoma, despite a campaign to
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UPDATED 11.10am: City-centre traffic lights problem fixed
THREE sets of traffic lights have been fixed at the junction of Bootham, Gillygate and St Leonard's Place in York after being left out of action this morning. City of York Council workers were called in when the fault was reported, leading to
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Farm stores near Selby raided
THIEVES broke into grain stores at a farm at Babthorpe, near Selby, and stole farming equipment including steel drop arms from a tractor, a spreader, and a power harrow. The incident occurred overnight on Tuesday, June 26. Anyone with information
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York Minster lines up summer events
YORK Minster has launched a Best Of British programme of events and activities for the summer. The programme will celebrate art, music, craftsmanship and heritage within the walls and precincts of York Minster. Events will include the showing of a
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The Beggar’s Opera, The Black Swan, York, July 21 to July 24
THE Black Swan at Peasholme Green in York is to be the venue for a production of John Gay’s The Beggar’s Opera. The show is a comedy about highwayman Macheath (referred to in the modern song Mack The Knife). Macheath is involved in a love triangle between
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Student designs new church chair
AN alternative to the church pew has been tested out by the Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu. Design graduate Sarah Crawley, from York St John University, is behind the church chair, which will be showcased at New Designers in London, the UK’s most
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100 turn out for pub takeover talks
YORK residents packed into a public meeting to discuss plans for a community take-over of a popular city pub. Around 100 people attended the meeting at The Priory Street Centre on Monday night, to discuss plans for a co-operative to buy a ten-year
