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July 7
100 years ago The King and Queen had left Buckingham Palace and driven to King's Cross in an open carriage. They left for Doncaster en route for Wentworth Woodhouse, the residence of the Earl and Countess Fitzwilliam. During their stay in Yorkshire
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City's legal profession promoted to Chinese
A DELEGATION of Chinese lawyers will meet York lawyers and dignitaries tomorrow. The group of five has been invited by the College of Law to visit York as part of a professional trade mission that brings it to London every two years.
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Nestlé workers to vote on pay dispute
WORKERS at Nestlé are to hold a straw poll on taking idustrial action over pay. The GMB union has said that the joint trade unions representing Nestlé employees agreed to take the straw poll asking members their opinion about conducting an industrial
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Bolivian choir to star in York
AN award-winning South American choir will be on song in York on Saturday night. The Arakaendar Bolivia Choir will join forces with Ashley Solomon’s internationally- renowned ensemble, Florilegium, to perform a programme entitled Bolivian Baroque as
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The Micklegate Singers, Unitarian Chapel, St Saviouragte, York, July 7
THE Micklegate Singers will perform choral music by Bob Chilcott and Kerry Andrew at tomorrow night’s York Late Music concert at the Unitarian Chapel, St Saviouragte, York. The 8pm programme also will feature Paul Mealor’s Royal Wedding commission,
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Music Night, Joseph Rowntree Theatre, York, July 8
MUSICAL director Don Pears will be joined on Sunday by the Tuesday Singers for the Joseph Rowntree Theatre’s fundraising event, Music Night. The 7.30pm show at the Haxby Road theatre in York will feature hits from Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals, West
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Sian Phillips in conversation, University of York, July 6
SIAN Phillips, British star of stage and screen will be In Conversation at the Department of Theatre, Film and Television, University of York at 6pm today. Her celebrated screen performances include Livia opposite Derek Jacobi in I, Claudius, for which
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York crash victim dies
AN ELDERLY pedestrian who was struck by a car on the A19 in York has died from his injuries. Police are now making a fresh appeal for witnesses to the accident which happened at 3.50pm on Monday, on the A19 outside the Fairfield Manor Hotel in Skelton
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Gary Thornton 'delighted' to join York City Knights
GARY THORNTON will fulfill a “burning desire” by taking over as York City Knights’ new head coach at the end of this season. The appointment of the former Batley Bulldogs chief and Castleford Tigers under-20s boss as the Huntington Stadium
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Suzuki Swift SZ4 5-DR
HAVING created a car that earned it 63 car-of-the-year awards in 19 countries and which reached a million sales faster than any other model in the company’s history, Suzuki took a softly, softly approach to the new model when it brought in some
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Nissan Qashqai Tekna
IN 2007, Nissan tipped convention on its head and introduced the motorist to a new take on the compact family car. Not only was this an “out of the box” vehicle, it even left you scratching your head on how you pronounced the name. The five-door
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Volkswagen Beetle 1.4 TSI Sport
THE flower vase that adorned the dashboard has gone. Volkswagen’s new Beetle is a more masculine machine that dips back in history to draw on styling cues from the original of 1938. Technically it’s very 21st century, but it remains a reboot of
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Peugeot 208 Allure
OH, to be young, good-looking and trendy. The new Peugeot 208 is all three. Yet the 208 is also carrying a heavy burden. It is faced with the task of living up to the legacy of the fondly-remembered 205, the big-selling 206 and the outgoing 207
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Ebor Vox, York city centre, July 9
AS the centrepiece of York 800’s Charter Day, York’s biggest ever choral event will take to the streets on Monday evening. To mark 800 years to the day since the city received its Royal Charter from King John, Ebor Vox – The Voice of York – will
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Bobby Womack, The Bravest Man In The Universe (XL) ****
WHAT an unexpected pleasure this comeback album turns out to be: a sort of weird minimalist sci-fi take on soul, with Bobby Womack’s bruised grandeur, his ragged vocals raised from a deep and troubled well, set against pared-down instruments and assorted
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Peaking Lights, Lucifer (Weird World) ***
A QUICK glance at the track listings – Cosmic Tides, Moonrise, Beautiful Son – gives a fairly accurate first impression of what’s in store with Peaking Lights’ third album. In their press release, the husband and wife duo cite astrological and nocturnal
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Cornershop, Urban Turban – The Singles Club (Ample Play/Rough Trade) ****; Allo Darlin’, Europe (Fortuna Pop!) ***
THESE should be the summer nights when joyful, good-to-be-alive music should be dancing across your sound system and the moonlit night can end on the porch in beautiful reflection. Summer nights when you play Cornershop’s exhilarating cultural hotchpotch
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Natalie Duncan, Devil In Me (Verve) ****
In musical circles there is a lot of kudos in being signed to Verve Records, a top drawer jazz imprint, renowned for its cutting-edge jazz catalogue. So there’s no pressure then on a 23-year-old from Nottingham then! Released on July 16, Duncan
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Mission To Lars (12A) Q&A session, City Screen, York, July 9
PRODUCER Kate Spicer will hold a question-and-answer session after Monday’s 6.30pm screening of Mission To Lars (12A) at City Screen, York. The characters in this documentary film are not alike: Lars Ulrich is a heavy metal god, the drummer of Metallica
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Macy Gray, Covered (429 Records) ***
This intimate album of covers will be familiar to Macy Gray’s fans, having performed many of these songs live. Certain handpicked songs, such as Creep, take on an ambient grandeur, as they are stretched out, heavily stylised, and her throaty tones
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Jazz notes
The last few tickets may still be available for the Burton Agnes Jazz and Blues Festival from the Festival office (01262 490324) and from burtonagnes.com The first session tonight is Octopus at 6.30pm, Zena James at 8.15pm and a late night blues session
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Events at Harrogate Festival
THE Spiegeltent returns to Harrogate Festival this week. Spiegelwhat? A Spiegeltent is an old Dutch tradition of a large travelling tent that allowed entertainers to take their shows on the road. Constructed from wood and canvas and decorated with mirrors
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Copmanthorpe Carnival, July 7
PATELEY Bridge party punk band Rosie will play Copmanthorpe Carnival’s main stage tomorrow after winning the carnival’s Battle of the Bands 2012. Rosie defeated Your Illuminations and Playing The Pilot at The Duchess on June 22 when audience members
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Children’s birdhouse challenge at Pocklington Arts Centre
CHILDREN aged five and over are invited to Make A Crafty Bird House during a children’s art workshop at Pocklington Arts Centre tomorrow from 10am to 12 noon. “If your child likes junk modelling, this is the perfect art workshop for them,” says Helen
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Kate Kenney exhibition, The Café 68, Gillygate, York, until September 15
KATE Kenney’s luscious landscapes are on show at The Café 68, Gillygate, York, until September 15. “The exhibition is called Kate At 68 – and no, that’s not my age or the title of a retrospective, though a friend pointed out that the title might be misread
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Rock Of Ages, Original Soundtrack (Sony) ***
THE theatre production of Rock of Ages is an enormous hit both on Broadway and in the West End. The Eighties’ Glam metal jukebox musical is a powerhouse of both the great power tracks we all remember (Paradise City, Waiting For A Girl Like You, Here
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MFest at Harewood House, Harewood, near Leeds, July 7 and 8
THE new MFest at Harewood House, Harewood, near Leeds, will combine music with comedy, children’s entertainment, sport and food tomorrow and Sunday. Heaven 17 will follow up their show in York tonight by playing the festival’s Big Top on the second day
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Expressions exhibition, Pyramid Gallery, York, until August 31
PYRAMID Gallery director Terry Brett turns the spotlight on the abstract expressionist paintings of gallery debutant Janine Baldwin and the cast glass of Kim Bramley when he rehangs his ongoing Thirty30 show in York this weekend. “As part of our 30th
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Chris Ramsey: Hyena Lounge Comedy Club, City Screen, York, July 8
CHRIS Ramsey, “probably the hottest new name in comedy at the moment”, previews his Edinburgh Fringe show in full at the Hyena Lounge Comedy Club in York on Sunday. Already the north-easterner has tried out 20 minutes of material from Feeling Lucky
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TV Smith, Basement bar, City Screen, York, July 6
Just a quickie with... punk legend Tim Smith, aka TV Smith of The Adverts. You may have seen TV Smith on BBC4’s Punk Britannia series, spouting eloquently on the last great uprising in British rock music. He is doing the touring rounds
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Heaven 17 play The Duchess, York, July 6, and MFest, Harewood House, near Leeds, July 8
HEAVEN 17 will forever be called a Sheffield band, but Martyn Ware and Glenn Gregory both live in Primrose Hill and the rest of their band are in London too. “But I come up to Sheffield quite a lot because I’m a Wednesday fan” says Martin, still glowing
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Romeo And Juliet, Helmsley Castle, July 11
CHAPTERHOUSE Theatre Company is staging no fewer than six outdoor productions this season, visiting more than 100 British and Irish country houses, castles and gardens in this most glorious of English summers. Among the destinations is Helmsley Castle
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Grimm Fairy Tales, Nunnington Hall, near Helmsley, July 14
TRAVELLING theatre troupe The Pantaloons present their darkly magical open-air production of Grimm Fairy Tales at Nunnington Hall, Nunnington, near Helmsley, next Saturday (July 14). The Saffron Walden company will be staging a new adaptation of “some
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Perform With A Vengeance, Grand Opera House, York, July 7
PERFORM With A Vengeance will be this year’s showcase for the Emma Bassett School of Performing Arts at the Grand Opera House, York, tomorrow at 2.30pm and 7pm. “We’ll be presenting sensational vocals and explosive dances to music from your favourite
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Hedgepig Theatre presents Playhouse Creatures, 41 Monkgate Theatre, York, July 10 to 14
Introducing… the debut production by Hedgepig Theatre, the independent York company set up by husband and wife Andy Curry and Gemma Sharp. HEDGEPIG Theatre will be launched on Tuesday with a production of April De Angelis’s Playhouse Creatures at 41
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Alistair Griffin releases new album
YORK singer-songwriter Alistair Griffin is releasing his new album, Albion Sky, this week. Those with déjà vu as their middle name may think they read the same announcement this time last year. Well, yes, you did, but then along came a novel form
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Simon Dyson set to miss cut at golf's Open de France
YORK golfer Simon Dyson was set for an early exit from the Alstom Open de France after a second-round 75 left him at five over par in Paris. The 34-year-old opened the tournament with a one over 72 but, starting his second round at the tenth, was unable
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Deadline extension for The Press Business Awards 2012
THE deadline for entries into The Press Business Awards 2012 has been extended. As entries pour in in the final days, The Press has extended the deadline until Friday, July 20. Businesses can enter up to two categories from 15 -
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Software business tops Yorkshire export list
A POCKLINGTON software business has been listed among the top UK exporters by the Sunday Times. Phoenix Software, is ranked 14th in the first Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200 league table, which ranks Britain’s private companies with the fastest-growing
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Controversial end to York City Knights Under-18s' winning run
YORK City Knights Under-18s' 100 per cent record in the U18s Championship mini-season came to an end on Thursday night in a controversial 24-12 loss to Hunslet at New Earswick's White Rose Avenue ground. The Knights had three tries disallowed and were
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Schools compete in SimVenture business event
TEAMS of pupils competed in business simulation computer game SimVenture at the Umph! business and enterprise competition. The event, which was open to 16-19 year-old students from across Yorkshire, is part of the Educate To Innovate initiative
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Amanda Selvaratnam, The Training Gateway
USING her talent for finding solutions, a former York graduate, businesswoman and industrial spy, Amanda Selvaratnam has revolutionised the way Britain sells its academic genius to the rest of the world. Amanda launched The Training Gateway
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Dunnington Primary School nominated for Community Pride Award
A SCHOOL which has brightened up a York village with its gardening efforts has been nominated for a Community Pride award. Dunnington Primary School has been put forward for Best Primary School Project for its gardening challenge competition, which has
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Minster celebration for York students
IT’S HATS off to these students from York College who celebrated in style with a grand procession through the city to their graduation ceremony at York Minster. Family, friends and supporters crowded into the Minster to witness the occasion and mark
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Have a say on Britain's relationship with Europe
Over the past week or so the debate about Britain’s relationship with the European Union has returned once again to the front pages of many national newspapers. In my view, this divisive issue will continue to act as a distraction until the British people
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Fiddler On The Roof, Grand Opera House, York, August 2 to 4
THE Grand Opera House Stage Experience musical in York this summer will be Fiddler On The Roof. Directed by Louise Denison, in her fifth year in charge, the project will run from July 20 to August 4, culminating in 7.30pm performances on August 2 and
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Soggy summer still has its moments
SO far, summer has been a washout. Rain delays at Wimbledon, abandoned barbecues, poor sales on the high street – the rain has a lot to answer for. We could huddle under our brollies and grumble about the no-show British summer, or we could
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Gary Thornton lands role of Knights head coach
GARY THORNTON will be York City Knights’ head coach next season, The Press can reveal. The Castleford Under-20s chief and former Batley Bulldogs boss will take over the reigns from Chris Thorman at the beginning of November when the current
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Bootleg Beatles, York Barbican, March 8, 2013
THE Bootleg Beatles, the longest-running Beatles tribute act, will return to the York Barbican on March 8 next year, after their spring performance this year with their new Bootleg John Lennon, Adam Hastings. The March show received a rave review from
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Pupils take part in Big Bang event at Yorkshire Air Museum
YOUNGSTERS from all over the region got some good advice on a career in science and engineering at the Big Bang Yorkshire &Humber. The event, the largest celebration of young talent in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) subjects in the
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Education is the key to future prosperity
The Higgs particle has just been discovered at CERN. Proposed by Professor Peter Higgs in 1964, this particle is what governs mass in our observable universe. Big deal you may say – but like any new discovery, it does not take long before important applications
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Biased bloggers
I write in response to the comments on the Press website about my letter (Building Poser, July 4). I stand accused of being a council employee – I am not. I retired in September 2011. Furthermnore, I worked in housing from 2004, not for 20
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Bootham School pupils perform end of year musical spectacular
Robin Hood and his merry gang of outlaws have taken to the stage at Bootham School Theatre in York. The musical spectacular by Year 5 and Year 6 pupils at Bootham Junior School marks the end of their academic year. It has been jointly masterminded
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Diabolical disgrace
I am very angry to see that City of York Council has removed litter bins from Dunnington. The bin on the corner of Church Balk and Eastfield Lane, in particular, was used by cyclists and walkers sitting on the seat and having lunch, etc. Where
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Quality is the key
After a long career dedicated to exporting and working in overseas markets, I must congratulate Shepherd’s Purse of Thirsk in getting a premier department store in Zurich to stock two of its products (Cheese firm’s Swiss role, July 4). You state
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Moké ‘unlikely’ to stay at City
YORK City manager Gary Mills still believes it is “unlikely” that Adriano Moké will be plying his trade at Bootham Crescent during the new season. A failed medical was believed to have scuppered Moké’s proposed move to Cambridge United but the Blue
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Volunteers spruce up Bootham Crescent
Brushing up on Crescent skills BOOTHAM Crescent has been spruced up by volunteers ahead of York City’s return to the npower Football League. Learners at YH Training in the city have been volunteering their services to assist the Minstermen, working
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York close in on National Club Championship glory goal
A FIRST-CLASS test must be overcome by York Cricket Club if they are to reach the quarter-finals of the ECB National Club Championship. Derbyshire Premier League champions Ockbrook & Borrowash come to Clifton Park on Sunday for a last-16 encounter
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Place in quarter-finals of t20 for Yorkshire
Another polished display with the ball and in the field from Yorkshire against Nottinghamshire, followed by an unbeaten half-century from Phil Jaques, helped to set up the victory at Trent Bridge that secures the Tykes’ place in the quarter-finals of
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Sir Steve Redgrave visits York High School
BRITAIN’S most decorated Olympian has been teaching York schoolchildren how to go for gold. Sir Steve Redgrave, five times an Olympic gold medallist, visited York High School to give a rowing session and play dodgeball with pupils. Working in partnership
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Knavesmire hope Horatio can be a hero at Beverley
Horatio Carter, pipped at the post in York’s first-ever charity race last month, can get his head in front at Beverley tomorrow. The David O’Meara-trained seven-year-old gave Sophia Monkman, the sales and marketing manager at Thirsk Racecourse, the
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YORK FLOODS: Flotilla and Dragon Boats cancelled as downpours bring chaos
2pm The Sledmere Charity car boot this Sunday has been cancelled because the pitch is water logged. It will be re-scheduled for later in the year. 1.30pm - City of York Council has confirmed its regular maintenance programme for gulleys and culverts
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Darts: Quantock finishes with a flourish to snatch Open darts title
JOHN Quantock won a thrilling Streamline Taxis York Open Championship final 6-5 against fellow Minsterman Chris Thompson at Huntington WMC. The Yorkshire Warrior clinched victory in the showcase York Darts Promotions event with a two-dart 100 finish
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Trainer Noel Wilson back in business at Breckenbrough
It’s all I know. What else could I do?” Noel Wilson is getting serious. “The horses are all I want to know. I am happier here in the yard with the horses than at the races. “I’m a horseman. I’m 45 and I have got time on my side and I will give it 120
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Final hole woe harms Simon Dyson's bid
A CLOSING bogey has left York-born European Tour ace Simon Dyson with work to do if he is to make the cut at the Alstom Open de France, writes Steve Carroll. His dropped shot on the 18th, renowned as one of the toughest finishing holes on the
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England call thrills top York golf coach
YET another top golf job has been won by Sandburn Hall Golf Club professional Steve Robinson. The 50-year-old, already acclaimed as one of the country’s top 25 coaches for his work with a variety of regional and national teams, has been named as the
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North Yorkshire on flood alert
UPDATE: 10.35 - Fire crews have been called out to minor flooding incidents at properties in Snainton and Cloughton, near Scarborough, earlier this morning. No reports of flooding in Selby or York yet. DRAINS, gulleys and culverts around
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Century duty
This weekend, York celebrates the 800th anniversary of being granted the right to self-government. STEPHEN LEWIS looks at how the city has changed down the ages. 1212 In 1212, York was finally beginning to pick itself up following a
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Region's £19m NHS debt ‘to be written off’
THE £19 million NHS debt in York and North Yorkshire is set to be written off. NHS North Yorkshire and York, which will be scrapped next year under sweeping health reforms, is facing a huge financial shortfall which could spiral if the money cannot
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Giant rocking horse sculpture arrives at Great Yorkshire Show
At less than one metre tall, four-year-old Lauren Batty was in the company of giants when she was one of the first people to see a massive sculpture arriving in Harrogate for the start of England’s premier agricultural event, the Great Yorkshire
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Anguish on anniversary of Lisette Dugmore’s disappearance
THE family of a York woman who has been missing for four years will spend the anniversary of her disappearance in quiet reflection today. Lisette Dugmore, of Clifton, was last seen on CCTV in York city centre on July 6, 2008. North Yorkshire
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Transport and jobs cash for York through Government powers deal
NEW jobs, improved roads and kickstarting the stalled York Central development are to be at the heart of York’s ambitions under a new deal which will see more Government powers switched to Yorkshire. The Leeds City Region Deal will see the
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Police breathalyse 2,300 drivers in five weeks
MORE than 2,300 motorists have been breathalysed this summer as part of North Yorkshire Police’s crackdown on drink-driving. Since the campaign began on June 1, 2,374 people have been tested on the roads of North Yorkshire and York, leading to 93 arrests
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Gambling policies in the spotlight
RESIDENTS in Hambleton and Richmondshire are being asked for their views on gambling policies introduced in the districts almost three years ago. The two district councils for the areas are reviewing their “statements of gambling policy” which
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Cruel conmen trick OAP out of money
POLICE have launched an investigation after a bogus caller targeted a pensioner in East Yorkshire. A man called at a house on The Green in Cranswick, near Driffield, between 4pm and 5pm on Wednesday and told the woman, who is in her 80s, that he
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Death of brave little Alfie Oliver
A young boy whose determined and courageous battle to live with major heart and lung problems brought him the admiration of many has died. Clifton toddler Alfie David Oliver was three when he passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 30 at Martin
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New Dean of York announced
York Minster will have a female Dean for the first time, it has been announced. The Very Reverend Vivienne Faull, 57, is currently the Dean of Leicester Cathedral, where she has held the position since 2002. Mrs Faull succeeds The Very Reverend Keith
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Services mapped out for residents
A NEW online mapping system which will make it easier for residents in two North Yorkshire districts to find services has been launched. The scheme, which covers Hambleton and Richmondshire, will provide people with quicker access to council information
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Tourist attraction up for top award
AN HISTORIC North Yorkshire visitor attraction is in the running for glory at the UK’s biggest tourism awards. Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal, near Ripon, has made it through to the final of the large visitor attraction category at the White Rose
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Floral arrangment celebrates York 800
MEMBERS of a floral organisation in York have recreated a display created to mark a milestone in the city’s history. Acomb Flower Guild’s special York 800 arrangement was recently shown at the Merchant Adventurers’ Hall and was today being given a
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Shoplifter jailed for stealing frozen poultry
A THIEF who stole frozen ducks from a York convenience store twice in two days has been jailed. The manager at the Co-operative store in Beagle Ridge Drive, Foxwood, suspected something was wrong when he saw how few frozen ducks were left on display
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Army medics learn how to treat casualties of war
A corner of York was transformed into a battle zone as army medics learned how to tackle the casualties of war. JENNIFER BELL joined the training exercise to prepare the 3 Medical Regiment in North Yorkshire for Operation HERRICK 17 later this year.
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Warning over deadly asbestos disease
A support group is raising awareness of a rare cancer caused by exposure to deadly asbestos. To mark Mesothelioma Awareness Day, a stand will be held at the entrance of York Hospital from 10am today. The York Lung Cancer and Mesothelioma Support Group
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Archbishop of York wants his charity to go global
A PIONEERING anti-poverty charity launched by the Archbishop of York should become global and one day help a million people, he has said. Dr John Sentamu said Acts 435, set up two years ago next week, had now helped more than 1,500 people through
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Government may rule on travellers
THE Government is set to have the final say on whether travellers should be allowed to keep living on land in a Selby village for three more years. Selby District Council launched enforcement action in 2010 after the site on Sutton Lane, in Byram, was
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Charter Weekend gets under way in York
THREE days of events celebrating a milestone in York’s history will begin tomorrow – with everything from music and markets to fun on the river. Charter Weekend will commemorate exactly 800 years since the city was granted its Royal Charter
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£807,000 conman must hand over assets
A “RUTHLESS” conman who made £807,064 by defrauding eldelry people out of their life savings must hand over all his available assets. Mark Frederick Howe, 46, must also give North Yorkshire Police details of his finances every six months for the next
