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Man arrested and woman in hospital as police probe disturbance
A WOMAN is critically ill in hospital and a man has been arrested following an incident at a flat in York. The ambulance service was called to a the ground floor of the house on Burdyke Avenue in Clifton on Monday to help the 63-year-old woman
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Plea for information on 39th birthday of Claudia Lawrence
A PLEA for information about the disappearance of Claudia Lawrence has been made on the chef’s 39th birthday. Despite a lengthy police investigation, Claudia, of Heworth, has not been found since going missing at the age of 35 in March 2009.
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Mills backs York City to end winless run
YORK City manager Gary Mills is backing his team to end their ten-game winless run after a 94th-minute equaliser denied them a first victory since New Year’s Day at Rotherham United. Daniel Nardiello’s injury-time strike cancelled out Matty Blair
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Another medal is Swede dream for York’s Richard Buck
RICHARD BUCK is hoping for a five-star performance at the European Indoor Championships in Gothenburg this weekend. The 26-year-old City of York Athletic Club runner, left, is part of Great Britain’s six-strong relay team that goes for gold in
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Nikki Iles and the University of York Jazz Orchestra, Rymer Auditorium, March 1
PIANIST Nikki Iles joins the University of York Jazz Orchestra in the intimate setting of the Rymer Auditorium in the Heslington campus’s department of music on March 1. Iles is a bandleader, composer and educator, as well as a “pianist of extraordinary
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Simon Dyson plots way to burn Copperleaf on European Tour return
FAIRWAY-FINDER Simon Dyson will be bidding to take his rediscovered form into his return to the European Tour tomorrow. That’s when the Tshwane Open at the Copperleaf Gold and Country Estate in the South African town of Centurion gets under way
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Oliver!, York Theatre Royal, March 5 to March 16
YORK Light Opera Company’s production of Oliver! next week will feature not only regular performers and new members, but also 43 children and an English Bull Terrier named Nelson as Bill Sikes’s dog Bullseye. “Although they say never work with
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Oliver!, York Theatre Royal, March 5 to March 16
TRAVELLING director MartynKnight is staging Lionel Bart’s Oliver! for the fifth time. This month’s production for York Light Opera Company at York Theatre Royal will be his second in the past six months. “The first was at Harrow Light Opera last
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Dog needed for play
YORK Light Opera Company has managed to acquire one English Bull Terrier to play Bill Sikes’s dog Bullseye in Oliver! next week, but ideally the company would like another to share the role. Here actor Gavin Shaw is pictured with Nelson, who is
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Rotherham United 1, York City 1
YORK City were cruelly denied their first win in ten games when promotion contenders Rotherham United grabbed a 94th-minute equaliser. The Minstermen had been comfortably the better side at the New York Stadium and deserved the lead that Matty
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Selby Town step up survival push
SELBY Town will be looking to close on their relegation rivals when they travel to Louth Town tonight (7.45pm) in Northern Counties East League division one. Basement side Selby have won two of their last three games to move to within eight points
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Ronnie O’Sullivan back in right frame of mind to target York
RONNIE O’SULLIVAN has returned to snooker declaring he wants to enjoy more York glory. The reigning World Champion has ended his nine-month sabbatical from the game, announcing he will defend his title in Sheffield in April. While outlining
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Snooker: Front-runners go nap to stay in reckoning
Leaders Acomb ‘A’ opened up a four-point gap as they returned to winning ways with a 5-2 victory over Bootham ‘B’ in the York Conservative Clubs’ Carlsberg UK Snooker League. The teams were level at 2-2 after wins by Richard Lillie (40 break) and
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Appeal to clubs for cricket competition
CRICKET clubs in North and East Yorkshire are being urged to take part in AEG’s 2013 grassroots competition, where teams can win new kits, washing machines and the chance to train at Lord’s with their sporting heroes. Teams from every town and
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Police hunt wanted man for recall to prison
A MAN who was jailed for wounding last year is wanted by police. Wesley Glover, 21, of Reid Park, Haxby, is wanted for recall to prison after breaching the terms of his release licence. Glover was sentenced to 14 months in prison following
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Yorkshire cricketers team up alongside Tamil ranks
Andrew Gale and his six Yorkshire team-mates out in Sri Lanka will take to the field later this week as they step up preparations for the new county season. A side, including York’s Jack Leaning, made up of White Rose players and some from the
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York Cricket Club to face Harrogate in T20 opener
York Cricket Club have been handed a tough draw in the qualifying stage of the Solly Sports Yorkshire League T20 competition. The league champions for the last six years will have to travel to last season’s long-time title rivals Harrogate on Sunday
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Platt hits target for Harrogate Town
ON-LOAN York City midfielder Tom Platt scored his tenth goal of the season for Harrogate Town in last night’s 4-2 win against Boston in Blue Square Bet North. Platt opened the scoring in the seventh minute and Michael Woods added a second for Town
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Harman leads home Thirsk & Sowerby in Snake Lane race
Alan Harman led home the Thirsk & Sowerby Harriers contingent in the Snake Lane 10 Road Race. He finished in one hour, 21 minutes and 56 seconds to finish 469th out of 752 entrants. Ian Codling was 714th in 1.47-17 and Marian Codling 747th
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Journey from US can yield Southwell success for jockey Jason Hart
North Yorkshire apprentice Jason Hart, who recently returned to Declan Carroll’s Sledmere yard after a work-riding stint in America, can post his first winner of 2013 at Southwell tomorrow. Hart, who rattled up 18 successes last season, has secured
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Trainer Malcolm Jefferson gives it straight from horse’s mouth
NORTON trainer Malcolm Jefferson will give tip-seeking punters the lowdown on his Cheltenham Festival hopes at an inaugural preview meeting at Wetherby Racecourse next month. The Newstead handler, who is set to saddle Cape Tribulation in the blue
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‘Closure’ for family of Lisette Dugmore
THE family of York woman Lisette Dugmore, whose body was found in the River Ouse last month after four-and-half years, say they feel “empty but relieved” to be able to put her to rest. Lisette, of Clifton, was 36 when she was last seen on CCTV
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Bill to receive Arctic convoy medal at last
AN ARCTIC convoy veteran from York looks set to receive a long-awaited medal within weeks. Bill Sunderland, 86, of Foxwood Lane, is one of about 200 veterans nationally who will finally receive the Arctic Convoy Star in recognition of their bravery
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Mother said her baby ‘banged head on cot’
A woman accused of killing her very young baby told a friend after his death he had banged his head against his cot, a jury heard. Gemma O’Donnell, 27, told Francesca Barley in a phone call that she could not stop her son Leighton crying. Mrs Barley
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Beano bonanza as stars join Red Nose fun
TV COMEDIAN Harry Hill is to be the guest editor of the Red Nose Day special “Bald Issue” of the classic comic The Beano which goes on sale on March 6, it was announced today. Meanwhile, today’s monthly BeanoMAX spin-off features pop stars One
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Sadness at closure of community arts centre
A POPULAR community arts centre in York will close at the end of next month after losing out in an increasingly fierce competition for funding. Space 109 in Walmgate has hosted a huge range of activities for local people, young and old – from children
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Man sought in connection with knife robberies
A MAN wanted in connection with two knifepoint robberies in Scarborough is being hunted by police. Ross Claincy, 26, is wanted in connection with the robberies at Peasholm Stores in Columbus Ravine at 6.40pm on Sunday and at Chisholm Bookmakers
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Thieves take fuel from truck near Selby
THIEVES siphoned diesel from a truck parked in a layby near Selby. The theft happened between 9pm on Sunday, and 2.30am on Monday. The vehicle was parked on the A1 southbound, about five miles south of the M62.
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Annual jumble sale at Markington
THE annual jumble sale in aid of St Michael’s Church, Markington, near Harrogate, will be held at Markington War Memorial Institute on Saturday afternoon (March 2). Doors will open at 1.30pm for the sale of clothes, bric-a-brac, toys and books
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Welcome for Monks Cross shops expansion scheme
PLANS to expand Monks Cross Shopping Park have been welcomed by another nearby developer. Richard France, director of Oakgate (Monks Cross) Ltd, which is behind the plans for the new community stadium and enabling retail development next to Monks
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‘Bin tax’ would see rise in landfill costs
IT WAS good that The Press of February 23 covered the launch of the Liberal Democrat petition to stop Labour’s green bin tax. Although it was launched only a few days ago, more than 100 local residents have already signed the petition, which can
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Community workers
READER Edwin Elliott was quite correct regarding the swimming pool underneath the ballroom at Askham Grange (Letters, February 26). I believe it was renovated in the 1980s and used for a short time before being removed as it was too costly to run
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Council home sales on the rise
NEW figures have shown an increase in people buying their council homes in York and East Yorkshire. City of York Council has sold 15 homes and East Riding of Yorkshire Council has sold 34 since April under the updated Right to Buy scheme, which
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Credit rating downgraded
MOODY’S Investors Service has downgraded Britain’s Government bond rating (credit rating) one notch from AAA to AA1, due to sluggish growth and rising debt affecting the medium term outlook. This country is now at about the same level as the rest
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Lights are unwanted
I COMPLETELY agree with Matthew Laverack’s version of the traffic lights near the Monkgate roundabout (Letters, February 25). What were the city planners thinking about in putting lights there? At either end of Heworth Green there are two roundabouts
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York Minster undercroft on course to open by summer
THE secrets of York Minster’s underground chambers are part of a new exhibition planned for this summer, writes Sean Heggarty. The transformation of the Minster’s undercroft is part of the York Minster Revealed project. When complete, the work
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Dizzy heights to this
AFTER a proud and glorious day at Wembley for Bradford City – for the team and fans, the plush five-star treatment, the changing rooms, the atmosphere – the lofty and dizzy heights will return to cold reality on Saturday, with a visit to the stony
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More on Mulligan
TERRY SMITH’S response (Letters, February 25) to my letter about Julia Mulligan’s decision to re-advertise the post of chief constable is an overtly political promotion of his view of her suitability as North Yorkshire PCC and reinforces my concern
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Student flats plan is turned down
PLANS for dozens of student flats above a row of shops in York have been turned down. City of York Council’s planning committee rejected proposals by the owners of Matmer House, in Hull Road, to create 16 flats on the first floor of the building
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Such horrific food
THE French have never been my favourite nation and after reading about the truly horrific way in which foie gras is produced (Letters, February 23), that is putting it mildly. French cuisine has always held a high place in the world of food and
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Pair receive nine month sentence for possessing stolen cable
TWO men have been sentenced to nine months in prison after more than £14,000-worth of lead-coated copper cable was discovered in their vehicles. Arthur Smith, 29, and William Arthur Robshaw, 24, were arrested in May last year after traffic police
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Cost of residents’ YorkCard due to rise by £1
THE price of a card which allows York residents free entry to the city’s museums is set to rise by £1. The combined YorkCard and library card currently costs £2 for adults, who can then also gain discounts for cultural and sporting activities,
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This visit is wrong
WE WISH to express our disquiet about the visit to the University of York of Alon Roth–Snir, the deputy ambassador from the Israeli Embassy in London. The choice of Mr Roth as a guest implies that Israel is regarded by the university as a civilized
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Accent on my life
READING the Family Life page and the article on accents (The Press, February 21), made me think. My husband was born at Beamish Co Durham and was often corrected by his mother on the way he pronounced words; she was born at Sunderland not all that
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Dearest Dorothy
DAN Bean’s article (The Press, February 15) about Dorothy Bennett-Pitkin, who died on February 1, has prompted comments, discussion and reflection among old friends and neighbours. For several years Dot was York Housing Association’s deputy warden
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It was 50 years ago today, that The Beatles came to York to play...
On February 27, 1963, four freshed-faced young musicians from Liverpool appeared on the bill at York’s Rialto concert hall. RICHARD CATTON looks back at a piece of pop history. IT was the night exactly 50 years ago when an audience in York to got
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Will new wheel deadline stick?
NOW THE wheel is to stay in York until September (Big wheel gets extension, The Press, February 22). So be it – but I’m shocked by the procedure that led to this decision. The planning officers’ report in November 2011 said the wheel’s stay was
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February 27
100 years ago Mrs Pankhurst had started her “hunger strike” at Holloway Prison. The suffragette leader had been committed, at the Epsom Police Court the previous day, for trial at the Guildford Summer Assizes, on a charge of inciting “persons unknown
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Insulation grants almost exhausted
A SCHEME which offers free home insulation to Ryedale residents has almost reached its funding limit. The Wrapping Up Yorkshire initiative allows residents, including landlords, to claim free loft and cavity wall insulation for their homes for
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Blitz on poachers in Selby
A GROUP of poachers have been fined more than £500 after they were caught trespassing near Selby. Liam Fox, 20, and Lee Hoy, 26, pleaded guilty at Northallerton Magistrates’ Court last month to trespassing on land at Stubbs Road in Little Smeaton
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Women’s festival ‘full of diversity’
THE co-ordinator of York International Women’s Week has praised the “huge effort being made by scores of women to put on another festival full of diversity, entertainment, healing, challenge and learning”. Sue Lister said the week, which runs from
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Why smear tests are so vital for women
A STUDENT midwife from York is reminding women of the vital importance of smear tests after she was recently given the all-clear following a health scare. Victoria Hutchinson, 31, from Woodthorpe, is backing a national campaign to highlight the
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When hope goes racing
Goldan Jess has stolen a piece of STEVE CARROLL’S heart. Here he explains the emotional ups and downs of being part of a horse-owning syndicate of like-minded friends from York and across the country HE CAN be grumpy and is as likely to head butt
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Students prepare for Decades show at York College
STUDENTS at York College are preparing to take audiences on a trip through four musical eras. Live bands featuring students on the college’s Extended Diploma in Music course will perform tunes from the 1960s, 70s, 80s and 90s at the Sim Balk Lane
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Electric vehicles boost for emergency service
YORKSHIRE Ambulance Service (YAS) is to be the first in the country to test two “electric ambulances” which will respond to emergency incidents. The two Vauxhall Ampera electric cars are to be brought into service in York in the coming months as
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Smarter move to keep York clean
RESIDENTS and businesses are to be given the chance to sign up to a charter aimed at keeping York clean. The Smarter York initiative was launched by City of York Council last year, encouraging people to volunteer to help make York “a beautiful
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Ofsted inspectors praise Selby primary school
A PRIMARY school in Selby has been praised by Ofsted after an inspection showed improvements in teaching and exam results. Inspectors visited Selby Abbey C of E Primary in January, and their report, after observing 18 lessons, praised the school
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Business students inspired by sporting legend Steve Cram
SPORTING legend Steve Cram dropped in to talk to business students at a York university. York St John University welcomed the former runner to the city-centre campus when he visited as part of his role as an ambassador for Yorkshire Bank. He
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SmartSize IT duo aiming to expand
TWO former employees of Gamestation who set up on their own are looking to expand their business. Adam Cooperman and Steve Wilde, created SmartSize IT in 2010. Steve, who was head of infrastructure at Gamestation had originally hired Adam at
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Roofing company aims for top prizes
FAMILY roofing company Geoff Neal Roofing (GNR) Limited has reached the finals of two national competitions. The York business is one of six UK companies to reach the finals of the Specialists Awards, run by Construction News and the National Specialists
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Business broadband support
BUSINESSES can get support to take advantage of new fibre broadband connections at a series of events in North Yorkshire. Superfast North Yorkshire, a partnership between North Yorkshire County Council and BT, which will provide free business support
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Darts champion visits village pub
A FORMER world darts champion took on the best of the local league when he turned up at a village pub near York. Bob Anderson, who was ranked as world number one for three consecutive years in the 1980s, visited the White Horse on the green in
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Positive image at student flats site
IMAGES of how a £12 million student flats scheme in the centre of York will look have been draped on the side of the development. The project in Carmelite Street, next to the Hungate development site, will see 258 rooms provided for York St John
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Electronic items up for grabs in filmmaking competition
STUDENTS from the University of York can enter a filmmaking competition to win more than £200 of electronic items from Argos at Monks Cross. Entries must be made on a smart phone, last five minutes or less, entitled My Monks Cross Story, and be
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Buyers flock to new Summersgills auction site
FAMILY antiques business Summersgills Auctioneers attracted about 120 buyers to its first auction in its new premises. The business, which had an office in Acomb, has moved into the Auction Centre at Roxby House Estate in Easingwold, York.
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Livestock market plan is unveiled
PLANS to build a new £1.5 million livestock market on the outskirts of Malton to replace the existing site have been unveiled by two farmers. John Hicks and Peter Stark outlined their proposals at a meeting arranged by Malton Town Council and said
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Blacksmiths Arms near Pickering up for sale
A COUNTRY inn and restaurant in the North York Moors, The Blacksmiths Arms, is up for sale. The large, two-storey stone-built detached pub, near Pickering is for sale leasehold at an asking price of £145,000. Ryan Lynn, who is handling the
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Council chiefs make plans for travellers
COUNCIL bosses in Hambleton are drawing up plans to deal with a shortage of space for travellers in the district. A recent study carried out for Hambleton District Council showed 26 pitches will be needed over the next 15 years, with 11 of them
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Singers and dancers set for epic Andrew Lloyd Webber performance
THESE dancers will be among three thousand young performers aged from six to 18, including 63 young singers and dancers from York, are set to take part in Britain’s largest performance of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats. Part-time theatre school network
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Lib Dems unveil plans for council budget
A SHAKE-UP of the way York’s libraries are run and cuts to adult social care would be axed under budget plans unveiled by one of the city’s political parties. City of York Council’s Liberal Democrat group has proposed reintroducing support from
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Tributes to top York sculptor
A TALENTED York sculptor whose work still adorns churches and cathedrals throughout the country has died while on holiday in America. Geoff Kaye, 82, will be remembered for his talent in creating intricate works from wood and stone during his time
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Campaigners sign up in fight against park plans
ALMOST 200 people have added their names to a petition opposing council plans to leave York’s parks unlocked in the space of two days. City of York Council’s ruling Labour group plans to save £74,000 over two years by not locking parks and stopping
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Store staff booked up for charity sale
STAFF at a Scarborough store have helped raise money for the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) by hosting a second hand book sale in store. The employees of the Wilkinson store in the Balmoral Centre, Scarborough, sold donated books to
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Police hunt for 'ringing the changes' fraudster
POLICE are hunting a man suspected of committing a fraud in Northallerton. The suspect approached a cashier working on checkout tills at B&Q in Yafforth and asked to change ten £20 notes for £10 notes. He then appears to have committed
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Innovation forum seeks new ideas
YORK’S open innovation forum GeniUS! is seeking ideas on attracting further inward investment into the city. City of York Council is asking businesses, individuals, entrepreneurs and community organisations for their views on what it can do to
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Malton’s Livestock Market could be redeveloped before alternative is found
CHANGES to a blueprint for Ryedale’s future could allow Malton’s Livestock Market to be redeveloped before an alternative site is found. Ryedale District Council has proposed alterations to the Ryedale Plan – mapping out how the district will be
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Cash hope for flood prevention work on the A19
HIGHWAYS chiefs are pressing ahead with a bid for millions of pounds to help prevent one of York’s busiest roads being repeatedly closed by flooding. City of York Council wants to carry out flood prevention work on the A19 at Fulford, which was
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Anniversary of tragedy to be marked by British Heart Foundation fundraiser
THE family of a young man who drowned in a York river are to mark the third anniversary of his death by raising funds for his favourite charity. Jonathan Havron, 18, of Huntington, who was a student at Bishop Burton College, went missing at the
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RAF reservist on slippery slope to success
An RAF Regiment reservist based in North Yorkshire has beaten off tough competition to be crowned a British skiing champion. Leading Aircraftman Chris Stewart, who recently joined 609 (WR) Auxilliary Squadron based at RAF Leeming, managed to fit
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Anger over illegal woodland scramblers at Dalby Forest
ILLEGAL and dangerous off-road motorbikers in Dalby Forest are to be targeted in a clampdown by police and park bosses. Forest chiefs say patrols will be stepped up in woodland near Pickering, and Ingleby Greenhowe near Guisborough, to deter the
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Sewer work leads to ban on vehicles in Trinity Lane
SEWER works have led to a lane in the centre of York being closed until tomorrow. The work is taking place in Trinity Lane, in the Micklegate area, and will prevent vehicles from using the route until 5pm tomorrow. The one-way restrictions
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Council looks to take on board neighbourly strategy during floods
COUNCILLORS in York have been shown how the city could follow East Yorkshire’s example in getting communities to play their part when flooding strikes. East Riding of Yorkshire Council has developed “community resilience” measures since 2007’s
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Pupils go bananas for Fairtrade event
PUPILS from a school near York will be celebrating Fairtrade Fortnight tomorrow by using a specially-adapted bike as a source of power to make smoothies. The treats will be made by children at Pocklington Montessori School, using Fairtrade bananas
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Annual My Money Week
SCHOOL children will have the chance to learn more about money during the fifth annual My Money Week. Financial education charity pfeg (Personal Finance Education Group) and partners Barclays have produced a free My Money Week activity pack for
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Fran Copeman's Resistance Is Not Futile, Norman Rea Gallery, University of York, until March 9
A NEW exhibition by up-and-coming British artist Fran Copeman has opened at the Norman Rea Gallery at the University of York. Fran Copeman is a London-based artist who graduated from Goldsmiths in 2009. She said: “The work examines the distortion
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£3,100 grant puts new life into Poppleton Road Memorial Hall
A COMMUNITY hall in York has undergone a revamp after receiving a £3,100 Biffa Award grant. The external fabric of Poppleton Road Memorial Hall has been refurbished, helping to prevent internal damage and maintain safety, said Paul Hepworth, president
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Runners heading to the Swiss Alps for marathon on skis
AN intrepid trio of fitness fanatics from York are taking on an alpine ski marathon. Holgate-based fitness instructor Steve Priestley and two of his clients, Anna Fairley, of Poppleton Road, and Siobhan Farnsworth, of Monkgate, are taking on the
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MP in call to cut fuel duty in rural North Yorkshire
AN appeal for rural areas of North Yorkshire to secure lower fuel bills and better flooding insurance for the region’s residents has been made to Chancellor George Osborne by a North Yorkshire MP. Ahead of next month’s budget, Thirsk and Malton
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Persimmon new homes bid in Easingwold and Thirsk
HOUSEBUILDER Persimmon will open new building sites in Easingwold and Thirsk in 2013. Simon Usher, director of Persimmon Homes Yorkshire, said the Yorkshire division sustained more than 1,500 jobs in 2012 and helped Persimmon increase revenues
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Frankie Howerd fans bid for memorabilia
FANS of legendary York comedian Frankie Howerd have bid in an auction for items from his collection of memorabilia. The three combined lots – including a passport showing him wearing an ill-fitting toupée, pictures of him with Elizabeth Taylor
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New research centre built for York laser company
A YORK technology company has taken control of the biggest new research and development facility built in York in the last five years. Measurement Devices Ltd. (MDL), a family business which specialises in eye-safe laser measurement and was recently
