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York City Knights tumble to defeat at Sheffield Eagles in Kingstone Press Championship
YORK City Knights suffered a 46-14 defeat at Sheffield Eagles in the Kingstone Press Championship. The Knights trailed 18-8 at half-time at Bramall Lane after unconverted tries by George Elliott and Jonny Presley. Presley crossed again on 50
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Review: Running On The Cracks, Pilot Theatre and Tron Theatre, York Theatre Royal Studio
PILOT Theatre have come home to York for only five days with Running On The Cracks. This is a particularly sardine-packed season at the Theatre Royal – no fewer than 52 shows in the January to August brochure – and so some runs might be shorter
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Mourners say final farewell to tragic Lisette
FAMILY and friends of Lisette Dugmore wept as they laid her to rest, four and a half years after she went missing. Reverend Steve Benford of St Luke’s Church, said there had been a rollercoaster of emotions throughout the congregation and Lisette
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Pantomime fans queue as hottest tickets in town go on sale
THEY camped out overnight and queued in the cold but the wait was worth it for those who wanted the best tickets for this year’s York Theatre Royal pantomime. While this year’s production, Aladdin and the Twankeys, does not open until December
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Job seekers evacuated after false alarm in York city centre
STAFF and job seekers were evacuated this afternoon from a York Jobcentre and nearby offices called after reports of smoke. Five fire engines were sent to the building in Stonebow at about 3.30pm but a North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service
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One, Friargate Theatre, York, March 7 to 9
ONE is a one-woman show from Six Lips Theatre that has a cast of more than one. Five in fact. “It’s a bit of irony there in the title,” says Roxanna Klimaszewska, the play’s co-writer with Rebecca Thomson, who explains how the York company’s new
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Knights will relish open spaces – boss
GARY THORNTON is optimistic his York City Knights side can show a different dimension tonight as they take on the Kingstone Press Championship champions on the big open spaces of Bramall Lane. The Knights visit Sheffield (7.30pm) as rank outsiders
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Fresh setback for York City's David McGurk
YORK City defender David McGurk has suffered another setback in his latest comeback from injury. McGurk has been sidelined since January’s 0-0 home draw with Aldershot due to hamstring trouble. But, having recovered from that injury, the 30
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Simon Dyson fighting for Tshwane survival
DOLDRUMS were deep and jarring for York’s Simon Dyson on his return to European Tour golf duty. The world number 83 was today fighting to stay in the Tshwane Open in South Africa after a dismal opening round. Dyson carded his worst round of
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Match preview: York City v Bradford City
BRADFORD City will recall first-choice strikers Nakhi Wells and James Hanson for tomorrow’s League Two clash at York City. Wells and Hanson both started on the bench during Wednesday’s home match with Dagenham & Redbridge following their
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Oli Johnson released by York City
OLI Johnson has left York City after reaching an agreement over the remainder of his contract at Bootham Crescent. The 25-year-old forward, whose one-year deal with the Minstermen would have come to an end in the summer, has departed having
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Sheffield v Knights: Ex-Eagles eye gazes at victory
MARK ASTON has paid Simon Brown a sizeable compliment as York City Knights’ stand-off gets set to return to his old stomping ground. Brown was a key figure in Aston’s Sheffield side that beat the odds to win the Championship title last year.
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Platt hits goal trail for Harrogate Town
Harrogate Town will be hoping on-loan York City midfielder Tom Platt can continue his scoring form when Histon come to Wetherby Road tomorrow in Blue Square Bet North. Platt netted his tenth of the season in a 4-2 win over Boston, a result which
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Treble chance for in-form Pickering Town
THREE matches could define Pickering Town’s season – starting tomorrow against Northern Counties East League premier division rivals Thackley. Manager Jimmy Reid and his men are going for their fourth league win on the spin against a Thackley outfit
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Warnock sticking with top-six target for Leeds United
DEFIANT manager Neil Warnock is refusing to give up hope in the race to make the npower Championship play-offs. United take on Millwall at Elland Road tomorrow at 12.30pm looking to make inroads into the six points that stand between them and sixth-placed
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Hounds hot-shot Jackson shoots down top flight rivals Enterprise
A HAT-TRICK by Hounds forward Chris Jackson ended Enterprise’s three-match unbeaten run in division one of the Ian’s Cars of Barlby York Sunday Morning Football League. Jackson’s treble earned Hounds a 3-1 win and moved them to within two points
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Darts: Terry Temple reaches last-64 of UK Open
TERRY TEMPLE reached the last-64 of this year’s first Speedy Hire Services UK Open qualifier at Crawley. The Whitwell-on-the-Hill arrows ace beat Ryan De Vreede (6-4) and Lee Gregory (6-0) at the K2 Centre before bowing out 6-4 to Kevin Dowling
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Rivals angling for victory in Winter League climax
THE Acomb Tackle-sponsored York Winter League is heading towards a thrilling climax. The last league match will be held on Sunday, March 10 on the Donkey Woods, Palace Ings and Fulford stretches of the River Ouse. The team prize is between
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Dementia & Me, Old Chapel Theatre, York St John University, March 4 and 5; Bar Convent, York, March 8
DEMENTIA has become the new taboo subject after cancer, says The Real People Theatre Company. As part of York International Women’s Week 2013, the York company will look at how we are dealing with the rising tide of this mental illness in Dementia
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Rugby union stars put students through their paces
FORMER England rugby union stars Will Greenwood and Austin Healey put the University of York men’s team through their paces after the students won a grassroots rugby campaign. Home appliance brand AEG picked the York lads out of 40 rugby teams
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York RUFC to face third-placed Ilkley in Yorkshire One
YORK RUFC’S impressive Yorkshire One form will be put to the test when they entertain third-placed Ilkley tomorrow. The Clifton Parkers have only lost one match since the last week of October and are fifth in the table following their 27-13 victory
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A repeat Triumph on the cards for John Quinn?
DOES John Quinn believe in déjà vu? The run-up to the Cheltenham Festival seems eerily similar to 12 months ago if you are a follower of the trainer’s Highfield Stables – and we all know what happened then. Countrywide Flame surged up the famous
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Norton trainer Brian Ellison can underline good form at Doncaster
NORTON trainer Brian Ellison and his number one jockey Danny Cook, eagerly looking foward to the Cheltenham Festival the week after next, can gain further confirmation at Doncaster today that they are heading to Gloucestershire with all guns blazing
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Dangerous driver is sent back to prison
A SPEEDING driver put lives at risk when he careered the wrong way through busy streets in his brother’s car only days after being released from prison. Pedestrians had to flee for safety as Daniel Pullman, 22, sped along Cumberland Street late
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Witness appeal after man is shot
A MAN suffered stomach and arm wounds in a shooting on the outskirts of York. Armed police, along with unarmed officers, were called out after the shooting in Murton Lane. North Yorkshire Police said the man, who is in his 30s and local to
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Baby ‘showed signs of injury to brain’
THE trial of a York woman accused of killing her baby has heard the child had “features consistent with a brain injury”. The fourth day of Gemma O’Donnell’s trial for manslaughter heard evidence from paediatric consultants who saw baby Leighton
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Knights U20s coach sees positives aplenty in defeat to Salford
JAMES FORD was a satisfied man despite seeing his York City Knights Under-20s side lose 28-18 to Salford in their opening U20s Championship encounter. The City Reds were allowed into this league, primarily for Championship clubs, because of the
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Matt Le Tissier speaks at annual sporting dinner
AN annual sporting dinner organised by Teamwork FC, a group of local soccer clubs, was held at the Regen Centre in Riccall and attracted 200 guests. Guest speaker was former England international and Southampton footballing legend Matt Le Tissier
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Seat Mii SE Auto
THERE’S no more difficult task in the motoring world than creating a good small car. Small cars cost virtually as much as larger ones to design, develop and crucially to build, yet you have to sell them at a cheap price. And when once you could
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Future of health service in spotlight
PEOPLE in Scarborough can have their say on how the health service is run in their area. The doctor-led Scarborough And Ryedale Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and its healthcare priorities will be discussed at a meeting of the Scarborough Urban
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Arrests warning to Pocklington troublemakers
POLICE in Pocklington said they will continue high-visibility patrols through the town centre in a clampdown on troublemakers. The patrols will include checks on areas around New Street, where residents have complained about youths drinking behind
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Harrogate town centre attack
A MAN has been assaulted in Harrogate town centre. Police are appealing for information after the 34-year-old local man was attacked near the taxi rank in Station Parade at about 5.30pm on Wednesday. He suffered bruising and swelling to his
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Soldiers pass out at Uniacke Barracks
Updated: MORE than 200 junior soldiers marched in front of proud relatives and friends at a graduation ceremony at the Army Foundation College in Harrogate. The students, all aged 17, were the first to pass out from the college’s new short course
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Mental health safe unit ‘needed’
LIVES in North Yorkshire are being put at risk by the lack of a safe unit for people with mental health problems. North Yorkshire is the only area in the country without a designated “place of safety” unit for police to take mentally ill people
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Skoda Octavia 1.2TSI Elegance
THE OCTAVIA is the mainstay of Skoda’s global operation, making up around 40 per cent of the company’s sales, so a new one is just about the most important thing to happen in any four-year product cycle. The new car’s looks are much changed. It
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Flat incident woman ‘critical’
A WOMAN remains in a critical condition in hospital following an incident at a York flat on Monday. As The Press previously reported, the ambulance service was called to the ground floor of the house in Burdyke Avenue, Clifton, on Monday to help
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Don’t ‘barge’ this venue out of way
AS ONE door closes another opens. Unfortunately, the closing door is that of Space 109, while the opening door appears to be that of the Arts Barge. One is a thriving community arts centre used by many diverse local groups from yoga to stitching
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Not only for drivers
TWO residents suggested (Letters, February 27) that the hooded traffic lights on Heworth Green should stay out of use. Their logic seems to be that traffic will ‘flow’ better without them. Those who only travel round York by car will perhaps just
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Films are just too loud
A GREAT film (Lincoln) was spoiled for my wife and I by the intolerable volume of the sound, particularly the 35 minutes or so of advertisements at Vue cinema. We were not the only ones suffering. As we entered a woman said: “You need ear plugs
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More views of Israel
THE perception of Israel we are fed by Monica Wusteman (Letters, February 27) and Ben Young (Letters, February 26) is of a militaristic, racist and totalitarian state. In their campaign to demonise Israel, they have abandoned logic and objectivity
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Royal rumpus couple to stay in their North Yorkshire home
THE Kings who defied the Queen when they were asked to quit their North Yorkshire home of 20 years have now been told they can stay put. Former paratrooper Jim King, 85, and his wife, Joyce, 92, were given a month to quit the cottage they rent
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Don’t sell any more
READING about the sale of social housing and councils having to consider putting people into private accommodation makes me wonder what we are doing selling council homes when many in our community need them. The situation can only get worse for
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Wonky no more - now it’s Juliette
An abandoned puppy suffering a rare condition which forced her to hobble around has made remarkable progress. Six hundred people have contacted the Dogs Trust near Bramham to offer a new home to Wonky, a 12-week-old Staffordshire bull terrier,
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Inaction no answer
I AM disappointed to see those who dislike change of any kind rallying behind the flag of inaction on the proposals for the North Selby Mine site. It is vital that this city acts to reduce carbon emissions, as part of our contribution to reducing
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It’s unforseeable
AFTER reading in The Press of February 23 about cremation delays suffered by Margaret Dykes, I would just like say that many have suffered the same hardship. My dear brother passed away on January 5 and his funeral wasn’t until January 28. Many
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Rhubarb on ice
York ice cream manufacturer Yorvale has announced the winner in its Big Flavour contest. Appropriately for an ice cream inspired by Yorkshire, the winning flavour, voted for by members of the public, was Yorkshire Rhubarb and Ginger. The flavour
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Political poverty
QUESTIONING the existence of poverty by referring to the lack of ‘street urchins’ in Hull Road seems an unfortunate image (Geoff Robb, Letters, February 26). This only helps to reinforce a divide between the poorest and the rest of society.
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Schools reassured over horsemeat
PARENTS of pupils at North Yorkshire schools and care home residents have been reassured over the horsemeat scandal. North Yorkshire County Council has issued a statement to all schools in the region saying its caterers only use fresh meat and
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‘Ilegally exhumed’
AS THERE is an opinion that the remains of Richard III should be kept in York you may be interested in my conclusion that his remains must have been illegally exhumed. The reason for that conclusion is that archaeologists obtained an exhumation
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How to recruit...
WITH the advent of cutbacks in our armed forces and police service, not withstanding the NHS and other public services, might I suggest that government mandarins within the financial sector take a leaf out of Sir Robert Peel’s vision when selecting
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‘Why our heart unit must stay in Yorkshire’
THE mother of a young York girl who is waiting for a vital heart operation has joined calls to save children’s heart surgery in Yorkshire. Freya Popplewell, six, from Huntington, was born with a defect which means she has two holes in her heart
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Cannot support it
ONCE again Coun Sandy Fraser utters bile in his attack on Conservative and Liberal Democrat councillors who refused to support his ‘motion’ at a recent meeting of the health scrutiny committee (Letters, February 26). While we do seek the best deal
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Strategy to tackle plight of homeless
EAST Yorkshire council chiefs have drawn up a draft five-year plan to tackle the county’s growing homelessness problem. The number of households accepted as homeless by the authority has increased from 337 in 2009 to 463 in 2011, though there was
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Locking up a park is a big job
CHARLIE CROFT’S suggestion that community groups could take over the locking and unlocking of York’s parks every evening and morning is completely unrealistic (The Press, February 25). Locking up is a big job, involving first clearing the park
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Crash driver suffered from heart problem, inquest told
A MOTORIST from York who died after a head-on collision near Easingwold had heart problems which could have caused dizziness, an inquest was told. John Tracey, 59, of Nunthorpe Avenue, died last August following the collision on the A19, two miles
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Sex assault shame of former soldier
A FORMER soldier who had an exemplary army record is awaiting sentence after sexually assaulting a woman. Nigel Bernard Gill appeared before Selby Magistrates’ Court yesterday facing a charge of sexual assault on the woman at his Kellington home
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March 1
100 years ago The latest innovation by the British railways was the insurance of passengers’ baggage. We understood that on and from Saturday, March 1, the North Eastern Company in common with certain other of our leading railways would introduce
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Cheap meat leads to empty fields
ISN’T IT nice to see daylight at 5.30pm again? The lengthening days and the recent balmy weather are calling me out of the city into the countryside. Spring really does feel just round the corner, and with spring, as every pre-school child knows
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Kate to run Great North Run to raise awareness of ABA-VB teaching
FULFORD RESIDENT and University of York student Kate Dibb has been accepted for the Great North Run. Along with her father and eldest brother, she will be running to raise awareness and money for the ABA-VB (Applied Behavioural Analysis – Verbal
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Death of veteran who landed on D-Day beach
THE chairman of the York branch of the Normandy Veterans Association has died after a short illness at the age of 90. Cyril Haworth, of Tollerton, near Easingwold, who landed on Gold Beach on the morning of D-Day in 1944, had been hoping to return
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Farm shop plan looks set for approval despite objections
A CONTROVERSIAL bid to build a new farm shop near Selby looks set to be approved next week. The plans will see a building in Mill Lane, Brayton, formerly used for agricultural purposes, converted into a farm shop, with 31 parking spaces and a delivery
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Review: James Gilchrist / Peter Seymour in Winterreise; Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, York University
Peter Pears always used to say that he could never have sung Schubert’s Winterreise (Winter Journey), arguably the greatest song-cycle in the repertory, before the age of 40. It encompassed too wide a range of emotion for him to understand fully
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There was fear in the air and love on the land
An exhibition telling the story of how a North Yorkshire stately home did its bit for the war effort begins today. MATT CLARK previews Beningbrough at War SEVENTY years ago the Vale of York was full of bomber bases. The men flying the planes weren
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Yorkshire Bank in Harrogate names new line-up
A NEW senior leadership team has been appointed by Yorkshire Bank’s business and private banking centre in Harrogate. Head of business and private banking in North Yorkshire Rick Warburton will manage a team delivering a range of business, agri-business
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Nestlé workers to ride in their own version of Tour de France
COLLEAGUES at Nestlé in York are to take on their own Tour De France in the hope of raising thousands for children’s charity, writes Sean Haggerty. The 17 workers, named the Nestlé Wheelers, will ride from the O2 Arena in London to the Eiffel Tower
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New American owners for Royal York Hotel
THE parent company of the Royal York Hotel has been bought by private investment company Starwood Capital Group. The Principal Hayley Group, which counts the Royal York among 23 city centre hotels in its portfolio, is part of the US-based Starwood
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Director full of praise for Freya’s film debut
A NINE-YEAR-OLD York girl has been praised for her Oscar-worthy professionalism when she was filmed in a commercial for a York-based company of chartered surveyors. Freya Anna Yeomans, who attends Hob Moor Primary School in Acomb, worked alongside
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‘Ridiculous’ parking ban sparks pub fears
THE owner of an award-winning York pub fears bands and business could be lost because of new parking restrictions. City of York Council has approved a rule preventing motorists parking next to Fishergate Bar on George Street, so new paving stones
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Fashion clues to life of Agatha Christie
A CHANCE to recreate the life and times of one of Britain’s greatest crime writers is on offer later this month. St Wilfrid’s Church Hall in Harrogate will be the venue for Agatha Christie And Art Deco, a costume presentation event, on Tuesday,
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Yorkshire workers do £37m unpaid overtime, claim
Yorkshire and Humberside workers do £36.9 million of unpaid overtime per week and £1.9 billion throughout a year, according to new findings published by the TUC. The analysis, published to coincide with the TUC’s ninth annual Work Your Proper Hours
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Moves to bolster flood defences in Tadcaster
PLANS are being drawn up to strengthen flood defences in a North Yorkshire town which was thrown into chaos by flooding last September. The River Wharfe rose so high in Tadcaster that the bridge which provides the only crossing point had to close
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Primary school head teacher to retire
A HEAD teacher is retiring after more than 20 years working at the heart of a York community. David Houghton joined St Aelred’s RC Primary School in Tang Hall 23 years ago as deputy head, before taking over the headship 13 years ago. He will
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3m extra people in poverty after paying their housing costs
A YORK charity has revealed that more than three million extra people in the UK are in poverty after their housing costs have been paid. The study by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation has found housing-costs-induced poverty has been increasing over
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Euro ban on weedkiller used on North York Moors postponed
LAND owners have welcomed a temporary reprieve from an EU ruling which may have risked bracken growing out of control on the North York Moors. The Press reported last year how traditional heather and grouse moorland was under threat from bracken
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Strong support aids Severfield’s recovery
STRUCTURAL steel business Severfield-Rowen Plc is hoping to raise £47.9 million through issuing new shares to its shareholders to help reduce its debt. The company, based at Dalton, near Thirsk, said it had renegotiated its £35 million of debt
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Farmers tell how Fairtrade improved their lives
HUNDREDS of people turned out to an event at the York Fairtrade festival, which is now in full swing. Members of the Palestinian farmers’ co-operative Zaytoun visited the festival with olive farmers Manal Abdallah and Abu Rafat Odeh to talk about
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East Yorkshire school placement decision day
PARENTS in East Yorkshire will find out today if their child has got into their chosen secondary school. Nearly all parents in East Yorkshire got places for their children at their preferred school. Of the 3,058 applications received, 3,001
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Crackdown on dog fouling in East Yorkshire
EARLY-MORNING patrols are to be carried out in East Yorkshire to tackle its dog fouling problem. Parts of the region have been plagued by dog dirt and East Riding of Yorkshire Council has launched a campaign to deal with the issue after saying
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York council tax to rise 1.9 per cent as budget decided
COUNCIL tax bills and parking fees in York are to rise after city leaders saw controversial budget plans approved last night. Proposals by City of York Council's ruling Labour group to reject a Government grant allowing council tax to be frozen
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Protesters rally against council budget cuts
ANTI-CUTS protesters staged a rally outside Guildhall last night as councillors arrived for York’s budget meeting. The demonstration, organised by York Socialist Students and York Stop The Cuts, was held in St Helen’s Square ahead of City of York
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Elvington Harriers fly high after Fulford win
ELVINGTON Harriers enjoyed a shock 1-0 victory over Fulford in the York FA Under- 19s Football League. A tight game was settled in the closing minutes when Joe Mannix muscled his way through to score the winner. Rawcliffe won 6-2 at home to
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Fire at Dunnington farm believed deliberate
ARSONISTS are being hunted after four barns were set alight in the space of a few hours. Firefighters were called to a large barn on fire at a farm in York Road, Dunnington, at 1.13am yesterday. Straw worth about £8,500 was destroyed. Shortly
