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Auditions for Madness musical, Our House
THE 2014 Stage Experience production at the Grand Opera House will be the York premiere of the Madness and Tim Firth musical Our House. Stage Experience is a two-week project for ten to 21 year olds during the summer holidays that will culminate
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Paul Sinha Is A Stand-Up Comedian tour, The Basement at City Screen, York, January 26
PAUL Sinha is adding an extra date to his self-explanatory Paul Sinha Is A Stand-Up Comedian tour. He will appear at the Hyena Lounge Comedy Club in The Basement at City Screen, York, on Sunday, January 26. You may have seen him as The Sinnerman
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Buddy, 25th anniversary tour, Grand Opera House, York, February 17 to 22
EVEN the producers didn’t give much for its chances. No one thought Buddy Holly would run. “Maybe they gave it six months,” says Mark Salisbury. “Because this hadn’t been done before – actors on stage playing instruments. It just hadn’t been done
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James Taylor, Leeds First Direct Arena, January 4
AMERICAN singer-songwriter James Taylor will play Leeds First Direct Arena on Saturday, September 27 as part of his first British arena tour in more than three years. Over the course of his long career, Taylor has earned 40 gold, platinum and multi-platinum
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Paul Berriff's Rock Legends In Yorkshire exhibition, Salts Mill, Saltaire, West Yorkshire until January 12
Charles Hutchinson reports on the North Yorkshire photographer who aimed high and struck lucky when he was starting out. WHAT were you doing after hours when you were 15 or 16? Homework? Holiday jobs? Playing sports? Put yourself in the Sixties
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Yorkshire Cajun & Zydeco Festival, Milton Rooms, Malton, March 14 to 16
THE 3rd Yorkshire Cajun & Zydeco Festival will be held at the Milton Rooms, Malton, from March 14 to 16. “Our festival is fast establishing itself in the calendar for enthusiasts from all over Britain and Europe,” says organiser John Adamson
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Brassed Off, York Theatre Royal, February 14 to March 1
John McArdle talks to STEVE PRATT about the Brookside memories revived by his latest role as Danny in the miners’ brass band stage play Brassed Off. WHEN he was cast in the upcoming York Theatre Royal revival of Brassed Off, John McArdle decided
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Women’s Week roles available through audition
SUE Lister will direct Real People Theatre’s 15th consecutive production for York International Women’s Week in March. Auditions for Anne Lister’s Ladies will be held on Saturday, January 11 from 11am at Brigantes on Micklegate, York. “Anne
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Why George Hall, keyboard player in Huge, is the master
BIG IAN DONAGHY praises the talents of George Hall, keyboard player in Huge and yet so much more than a piano man. AS another calendar gets thrown in the recycling we look to constants, things that we can measure others by: stand up York piano
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Julian Cole’s five CD picks of 2013
Album Of the Year: Matthew E White, Big Inner (Domino) Remarkable debut featuring seven songs spread over 42 minutes of gospel-touched pop with a bottomless soulful reach. White, from Virginia, is said to be the son of missionaries and a seam
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Steve Carroll’s CD choices
Album of the Year: Goldheart Assembly, Long Distance Song Effects (New Music Club) WITH a soaring, orchestral sound that makes crude comparisons with Mumford And Sons seem idotic, Goldheart Assembly produced a record reminiscent of Radiohead at
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Martin Dreyer’s classical choice
Best instrumental and recording of the year: Beethoven, 33 Variations On A Waltz Of Diabelli, Op 120, with Sonata No 32, Op 111 and Six Bagatelles, Op 126, Andras Schiff (fortepiano and piano) ( ECM New Series 4810446, 2 CDs). Anyone privileged
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Tony Kelly’s CD picks
Albums of the year: Best album: Grant Hart, The Argument (Domino) Would you Adam and Eve it? An album predicated on John Milton’s classic tale of sin and sobriety, Paradise Lost, and it was superb. Widely contrasting in genre, blithely consistent
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Charles Hutchinson’s top five CDs of 2013
Album Of The Year: Vampire Weekend, Modern Vampires Of The City (XL) NEW York’s Ivy League smart boys emerged with their preppy pop, “Upper West Side Soweto” grooves and clean-cut intelligence on 2010’s Contra, perfectly formed but a little too
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Family's heartfelt plea to missing Simon
The family of a Riccall man who has been missing for more than 10 days have made an emotional plea for him to get in touch. Simon Greaves-Hodgson has not been seen since December 15 and his campervan was found abandoned on Bempton Cliffs on December
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Ian Sime’s top pop picks of 2013
Ultimate Album: Rod Stewart, Time (Decca) The audio companion piece to Rod Stewart’s laugh-out-loud and illuminating autobiography, Time not only marked a return to form, but also saw Rod top the album charts again. She Makes Me Happy, Can’
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Mark Stead’s CD picks
Album of the year: Foals, Holy Fire (Transgressive) The Oxford art-rockers got off their high horse and cracked the mainstream without compromising an inch. They retained their ideas, binned the aloofness and unwrapped an album of power, style
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Matt Clark’s pick of 2013
Album of the year: Public Service Broadcasting, Inform, Educate, Entertain (Test Card) WHEN can you last think of a band that was truly original, truly groundbreaking? There was Roxy, of course, The Pistols, definitely, but we’re going back four
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Paul Rhodes’s high five of 2013
Emily Barker & The Red Clay Trio, Dear River (Linn River) Every so often an artist makes such a leap forward that it plain takes your breath. Barker has hitherto been the purveyor of pleasant, but anonymous roots music. This ex-pat looked
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The Schoolmistress, Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough, until January 4
WEST End actress Sarah Moyle is making her tenth appearance with the Stephen Joseph Theatre company in Scarborough this winter but her latest turn in The Schoolmistress comes after a long hiatus. “It’s been six years since I was last here,” says
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Ed Byrne, Roaring Forties, Scarborough Spa, February 12; Harrogate Royal Hall February 14
IRISH comedian Ed Byrne began re-evaluating his life in the wake of his landmark 40th birthday. It led to his latest show, Roaring Forties, whose Spring 2014 tour will visit the Scarborough Spa Grand Hall on February 12, Harrogate Royal Hall two
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The Stepmother, Theatre Royal Studio from March 5 to 15
GITHA Sowerby’s The Stepmother is to be performed for the first time in the north by the York Settlement Community Players in the wake of the revived interest in the Gateshead playwright, children’s author and Fabian Society member. Operating under
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Hunt for East Yorkshire shoplifters
POLICE have issued pictures of two men they want to speak to about thefts from a Beverley shop. Two men are alleged to have stolen several PlayStation games from Tesco on Morton Lane in Beverley around11am on Saturday, November 2. Police believe
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York City boss heaps praise on shot-stopper Michael Ingham
NIGEL WORTHINGTON heaped praise on goalkeeper Michael Ingham after his string of saves earned York City a first win in 12 matches. The long-serving City net-minder, making his first appearance since mid-November due to a hip flexor problem, kept
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Jimmy Reid takes over as Selby Town manager
Selby Town have moved rapidly to install a new manager appointing former Pickering Town boss Jimmy Reid as the new man at the Flaxley Road helm. Reid, who was sacked by Northern Counties East League premier division outfit Pickering Town in November
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Beth Nielsen Chapman, Pocklington Arts Centre, February 12
ON Beth Nielsen Chapman’s latest album, Uncovered, she rolls out a batch of songs she has written but never recorded despite being covered by other artists with success. Most were top ten hits in America, seven of them topping the charts. Beth’
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York City 1, Morecambe 0
YORK City’s long run without a victory has been causing a few headaches at Bootham Crescent in recent times but, on a day normally renowned for hangovers, Ryan Jarvis provided the perfect remedy. Jarvis’ 30th-minute strike – his ninth goal of the
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New Earswick All Blacks head to second-placed Chequerfield
NEW Earswick All Blacks ARLC coach Jack Stearman reckons now is as good a time as any to test the team’s new-found form with a trip to high-riding Chequerfield. Saturday’s hosts (kick off 2pm) begin the new year lying second in the Pennine League
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Thirsk and Sowerby Harriers take part in Jolly Holly Jog 10k
TEN Thirsk and Sowerby Harriers were among the 607 finishers in the Jolly Holly Jog 10k organised by Ripon Runners in and around the grounds of Fountains Abbey. Brett Edgeworth led the Harriers’ way finishing 71st in 44 minutes and 46 seconds,
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Weather-beaters Whitby Town maintain promotion push
IN a weather-decimated Evo-Stik League programme, Whitby Town eked out a valuable 1-1 draw at Frickley to maintain their premier division promotion push. Harrogate Railway won 3-2 at Wakefield in division one north, while Scarborough Athletic were
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Phil Kirby's Jawaab tipped for Southwell success
Phil Kirby, who moved from Castleton on the North York Moors to Middleham this time last year, has seen his career soar since both on the Flat and over jumps. In taking over Kate Walton’s yard, Kirby virtually doubled his string in one fell swoop
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UPDATE: Burglary victim back in hospital
AN elderly woman who was confronted by a burglar in her home in York yesterday has been taken back into hospital. The 87-year-old woman went to hospital with head injuries after she found the intruder in her home. She was taken to hospital
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I resolve not to make a New Year's resolution
IT IS customary at this time to commit to self-improvement. Well, feel free to join me in not bothering. And the same goes for resolutions. I shall resolve not to resolve anything, if that’s all right. As for the diet, that can wait. The arrival
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Signing register could save a life
STILL stuck for a New Year resolution? Then why not sign up to the national organ donor register? It won’t cost you anything. But in the event something awful should happen it could make all the difference to someone else. As we report today
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More for Marathon
THOUGHT you’d missed out on this year’s Yorkshire Marathon? Well, maybe not. Some more places will be up for grabs tomorrow. So if your new year resolution is to get fit, and if you’d like to raise money for a great cause at the same time,
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Smith’s credit system doesn’t benefit anyone
HOW ironic that the Press should carry two news articles, adjacent to each other in the edition of December 23. One reporting that Iain Duncan Smith (IDS), the Work and Pensions Secretary, had accused leaders of a major food bank charity of “scaremongering
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Appalling welcome for York's visitors
IT COULD be assumed that the majority of local drivers are now well aware of the closure of Lendal Bridge and that most of those being penalised are therefore visitors to the city. Does this not make the case that either the signage is inadequate
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What happens next in Afghanistan?
BY EARLY 2015, most British and American troops will be out of Afghanistan, and few Allied or UN military will remain. Then what will happen? Many of the Taliban and Al Qaeda will be safely encamped in Pakistan, waiting to return and impose their
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Get a grip
RECENTLY I helped with a questionnaire circulated to all households in Strensall. The objective was to find out what people want in their village. The majority said that they felt the village was big enough, that the infrastructure could not
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Yorkshire batsman Joe Sayers retires from first-class cricket
YORKSHIRE batsman Joe Sayers has announced his retirement from first-class cricket. Sayers played his entire nine-year county career at Yorkshire, notching up 97 first-class matches and scoring 4,855 runs at an average of 32.58. He amassed
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York firefighters strike over pensions
FIREFIGHTERS picketed York’s fire station on New Year’s Eve as a bitter dispute over pensions continues into 2014. Members of the Fire Brigades Union walked out between 6.30pm and 12.30am over changes to their pension arrangements. The protest
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Spectacles donated by York residents set to improve the sight of 1,500 Africans
YORK optometrist Ruth Perrott is travelling to Africa with spectacles galore to help improve the sight of 1,500 Africans. The glasses have been donated by York residents and have been sorted, cleaned and measured by members of Rotary York Ainsty
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73 die waiting for organ transplant
SEVENTY-THREE people died in our region while waiting for organ transplants in the last five years, new NHS figures show. Families are now being urged to use their time together during the remainder of the holiday season to prevent more deaths
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Drugs and cash found in Mercedes
TWO people were arrested after Class A drugs and cash were seized from a car near York on New Year’s Eve. Officers from North Yorkshire Police’s road crime team stopped a white Mercedes on the eastbound side of the A64 at Bilbrough at about 6.05pm
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Crowds gather for Derwent Hunt's New Year's Day ride out
RIDERS and their hounds embarked on a New Year’s Day tradition stretching back more than 200 years as crowds gathered to watch an annual North Yorkshire hunt ride out. About 50 members of the Derwent Hunt were set on their way across the Ryedale
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Sporting gesture from Tadcaster Grammar School reunion group
The Old Calcarians, a group of former pupils from Tadcaster Grammar School, have presented a new House Sports Day Shield to headteacher Geoff Mitchell. Established in 1994 by Doug Pattinson and Ian Hall, The Old Calcarians group was set up for
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Call for more Selby residents to join Neighbourhood Watch
RESIDENTS who want to help reduce crime levels in the Selby area have been urged to join the Neighbourhood Watch scheme this year. Only 85 out of 342 members of the scheme in the Selby district responded to a recent survey which was sent to see
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January 2
100 years ago When pleasure had for its object the service of charity it was doubly pleasing. Such could be said of the fancy dress ball held annually in the Assembly Rooms, York, for the proceeds were always devoted to some charity by which children
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Woman hurt in A169 crash
A WOMAN was taken to hospital after a New Year’s Day crash on a Ryedale road. The collision, involving a Volvo and a Daihatsu, happened on the A169 between Malton and Pickering, close to the junction with Howe Road, at about 9.10am, with police
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Swimmers plunge into sea for New Year’s Day Dip
HARDY swimmers donned bikinis, nun’s habits and onesies before plunging into the icy sea at Scarborough for the annual New Year’s Day Dip. The freezing water and miserable weather failed to deter the resort’s swimmers from descending on South Bay
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Plan for seven houses on site of Wheatsheaf pub
PLANS to demolish a North Yorkshire pub and build new homes in its place have been submitted by developers. Enterprise Inns have submitted an outline planning application to Selby District Council to demolish The Wheatsheaf pub in Hambleton and
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Yorkshire Marathon organisers open pre-sale register
IT was a sporting triumph for York – more than 6,000 runners pounding the streets as the city hosted its first-ever marathon last October. But many were left disappointed, unable to take part in the Yorkshire Plusnet Marathon after places sold
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2014 ‘will be blockbuster year for tourism’
YORK’S tourism bosses are looking ahead to a blockbuster year in 2014, when visitors will have a host of reasons to head for the city. Top of the bill, of course, is the Grand Départ of the Tour de France in July, when the eyes of the world will
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Still no trace of missing Riccall man
THE family of a missing North Yorkshire man have entered the New Year still waiting to find out what has happened to him. Simon Hodgson-Greaves, 48, of Riccall, has not been seen since December 15 and North Yorkshire Police have issued a fresh
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Driver unhurt in train collision near Whitby
A DRIVER escaped without injury when a pick-up truck was hit by a train in North Yorkshire. British Transport Police said the train on the Esk Valley line struck the vehicle at the Market Garden level crossing, south of Ruswarp, near Whitby, shortly
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Woman is left bruised in Scarborough attack
A WOMAN suffered severe bruising when she was attacked in a North Yorkshire town. The victim was targeted by two women who initially barged into her near the junction of North Marine Road and Clark Street in Scarborough at about 2.15am on December
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Acomb family hope to get Quadblox board game into production
A YORK family who developed their own board game which helps people with learning difficulties join in family activities are hoping 2014 will see the invention hit the mass market. Together, the Sellars family, from Acomb, came up with the strategic
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First new year babies born at York Hospital
IT was a New Year’s Day with a difference for the parents of the first babies born in 2014 at York Hospital. Among the happy parents at the hospital’s maternity ward yesterday were Aimee Lund, 19, and Jack Henstock, 21, from Acomb, who welcomed
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Howden crash man rescued
A MAN was rescued after a car was flipped on to its side in a crash in Howden. The trapped man was freed by firefighters and taken to hospital after the single- vehicle collision just before 5pm on New Year’s Eve.
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More paper and card is recycled in Hambleton
HOUSEHOLDERS in Hambleton have been praised following an increase in the amount of paper and card recycled in the area. In May this year, in an effort to reverse the declining amounts of paper being recycled in the area, Hambleton District Council
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York Cares seeking an army of volunteers for community projects
AN army of volunteers is needed to support a year-long programme of projects in 2014 designed to improve life for people in York. Hopes are high that the 1,000 people who donated a total of 10,000 hours to community ventures last year will continue
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Action needed on fuel poverty
YORK still needs to do more to help people struggling to heat their homes over winter, months after figures emerged showing fuel poverty had doubled in the city. In October, The Press revealed new figures show soaring numbers of households spending
