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Man is badly hurt in Selby area stabbing
A MAN was seriously injured in a stabbing near Selby. Police were called at about 12.30pm yesterday after a man reported being assaulted by three other men on a rural road near Kellington, south-west of the town. Emergency services attended
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‘Go enjoy yourselves’ young Knights players are told
GARY THORNTON has told his young charges to simply go out and enjoy themselves tomorrow when they make their bows in the club’s first friendly of 2014. No fewer than 11 new faces will be on view as Thornton takes an untried and untested group to
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Oyebanjo bangs the drum for York City strikers
THEY might be banging in the goals but Lanre Oyebanjo believes in-form York City strikers Wes Fletcher, Ryan Bowman and Ryan Jarvis are helping keep them out at the other end too. Fletcher (three) and Bowman (two) have scored five times as striking
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Simon Dyson's return to European tour not a happy one
YORK-BASED golfer Simon Dyson’s return to the European Tour after more than a month’s absence did not prove a happy one. For the second successive day Dyson carded a one-over-par 73, which meant he tumbled out of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship
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Ryan Backhouse makes Knights debut against former Castleford team-mates
NEW recruit Ryan Backhouse will make his York City Knights bow against his former Castleford team-mates tomorrow – knowing he might end up fighting some of them for a shirt once again this year. The 20-year-old loose-forward, who can also play
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Starting the year as we hope to go on
YORK City, believe it or not, will equal a club record if they can beat Bristol Rovers this afternoon. Nigel Worthington’s men will be targeting a fourth consecutive win since the start of 2014 and that would match the Minstermen’s best-ever beginning
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Paul Davison thrilled at the UKSnooker Championship remaining in York
SNOOKER ace Paul Davison is thrilled the UK Championship is to remain in its “rightful home” of York. The Pickering-based professional, who beat Gerard Greene in front of an army of home supporters at the York Barbican in last year’s event before
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Schtum thing... or nothing at all
SILENCE being golden is a mantra too often overlooked in football’s insatiable demand for sound-bites. The quotient of quotes is a veritable tower of Babel. And it’s just as confusing as pre-match parables, actual-match pleas and prayers and post-match
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Pennines journey can yield £50,000 race for Yorkshire trainer Sue Smith
YORKSHIRE trainer Sue Smith, who is enjoying an excellent campaign, can strike it rich today – on the other side of the Pennines. Bingley-based Smith, who made a similar journey last April when winning the Grand National at Aintree with Auroras
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Happy brew year
As York Brewery prepares to come of age, GAVIN AITCHISON tries some of the new beers coming out soon ANYONE born at the same time as York Brewery will very soon be able to sample their first legal beers. The Toft Green outfit was founded in
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Duvel Moortgat, Tripel Hop 2013 - 9.5 per cent, £3.90
Duvel Moortgat have, perhaps wisely, been keeping an eye on the rise of American craft beer’s influence throughout the beer world. This is necessary to ensure that their flagship brand remains vital and interesting for those beer-geeks who like
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Winter shrubs enjoy their quiet moment
Winter shrubs tend not to be showy, but at this quiet time they have their own careful beauty, finds GINA PARKINSON. THINGS are definitely on the move upwards in the garden, as early plants begin their ascent towards growth. Winter jasmine
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Children played ‘out of sight’ at York College Nursery
Nursery staff had known for years youngsters could play out of sight on a slide where a child died, a jury heard. Liz Radford, manager at York College Nursery, claimed she never saw anything that concerned her during her safety inspections of the
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Berwick Kaler backs campaign to bring Grayson Perry to York
YORK’S panto dame has thrown his weight behind a campaign to get one of the country’s most famous contemporary artists to the city. Berwick Kaler has welcomed the Yorkshire Museum’s “Curator of Cuddles” Padmin Bear to the Theatre Royal, to help
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Drugs factory man jailed for 13 years
POLICE officers seized nearly £2 million worth of amphetamine and found the ingredients to manufacture a further £2.3m worth when they smashed a drugs operation in Yorkshire. The fumes were so strong from the chemicals in the flat being used as
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Home raided in Brayton
BURGLARS stole jewellery, a cheque book and a pink Adidas sports bag from a detached bungalow in Brayton. They broken in through a rear window and searched every room of the house in Doncaster Road between 2.30pm and 5.40pm on Wednesday. Anyone
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UPDATE: Crews keep watch on smouldering wreckage at Sherburn-in-Elmet tyre fire
>> PICTURE GALLERY - MORE IMAGES OF THE TYRE FIRE 3:55pm - Julie Reddington Myers, landlady of The Ash Tree Inn in nearby Barkston Ash, said she and her staff are planning to take hot drinks and food to the fire crews still on site for the
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Humberside Police role vacant
THE Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner, Matthew Grove, is recruiting a new chief executive. Kevin Sharp, who currently holds the role, will retire in April, after holding the same role at the former Humberside Police Authority. The non-political
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Tributes paid to Dr Jonathan Stevens, who has died aged 34
TRIBUTES have been paid to an Acomb man whose account of living with early onset Parkinson’s Disease was an inspiration to people around the world. Dr Jonathan Stevens, who died over the Chrisatmas holidays aged 34, studied Human Genetics and Biology
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Year of opportunity for York fitness organisations
SPORTS clubs, fitness instructors and health organisations in York are being invited to sign up for a record number of events taking place in the city this year. The free programme, running from May to October, is intended to showcase fitness opportunities
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Dean’s Garden Centre raises more than £27,000 for charity
STAFF at Dean’s Garden Centre have raised more than £27,000 for their chosen charities. Customers and staff at branches at Stockton-on-the-Forest and Scarborough raised £27,529.86 for York Against Cancer and Yorkshire Cancer Research. The total
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Yorkshire's Tour de France timings unveiled
EXACT timings for York's Tour de France stage - which will see the world's top cyclists compete in Yorkshire in July - have been unveiled. The vast publicity caravan which travels ahead of the riders is set to roll out of York at 9am on Sunday,
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City housing benefit bill rises to £45.2 million
YORK’S housing benefit bill has almost doubled in the space of ten years, with more than 11,000 residents having to seek support. Figures released by City of York Council’s ruling Labour group show the authority’s expenditure on housing benefit
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January 18
100 years ago For the most part Pudsey had no Sunday delivery of letters, and a speaker at a meeting described the system of giving them out at the Post Office on the Sabbath on application as almost antediluvian. One speaker said the current
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Work starts at injured jockey centre
Work has started on the site of a multi-million pound rehabilitation centre in North Yorkshire for injured jockeys. Jack Berry, vice-president of the Injured Jockeys Fund, was present to cut the first turf at the facility in Malton which will be
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Fly-tippers caught in Selby crackdown
FOUR fly-tippers have been taken to court after being caught dumping rubbish by the side of Selby roads. Selby District Council prosecuted the offenders as part of a crackdown on fly-tipping. John Marshall, 25, of The Gables in Holmes Lane,
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Facelift for flooded York restaurant
YORK’S first Malaysian restaurant has closed for a long-planned refurbishment following the floods of 2012 – and will reopen later with a new owner and new name. Ning in Tower Street, which was badly flooded when the Ouse burst its banks, was owned
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Archbishop of York praises “living wage” move for council workers
THE Archbishop of York has praised city leaders for introducing a “living wage” for council workers. City of York Council agreed to raise the salaries of 570 of its lowest-paid staff to £7.45 an hour, higher than the legal minimum wage, last year
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‘School bus cuts must be phased‘
CITY leaders have been urged to stick to their original timetable for cuts to York school bus services after a decision was postponed. Plans to withdraw free school transport from 123 faith school pupils were deferred by City of York Council’s
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100 drivers stopped at police checkpoints
MORE than 100 vehicles were checked by police as part of a major national operation this week. Operation Hawk, which has been running since last summer, became part of Operation Checkpoint, with 42 officers from North Yorkshire Police joining members
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Soap star backs new reading initiative
A NEW project being launched at primary schools in York is encouraging fathers to read more to their children. Yorkshire actor Chris Walker, who is currently starring in daytime TV soap opera Doctors, and has previously been in Coronation Street
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New 20mph zones in Dringhouses and Woodthorpe
NEW 20mph speed limit signs have been installed in residential streets around Dringhouses and Woodthorpe. The signs have been installed by City of York Council, and Labour councillors Anna Semlyen and Gerard Hodgson welcomed them. Coun Semlyen
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Bootham level crossing closure
A LEVEL crossing in York will be closed overnight for two nights because of railway maintenance works. The Bootham crossing in Wigginton Road will be shut between 10am tonight and 6am tomorrow, and between the same times on Wednesday night and
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Two Black Swan hotels in North Yorkshire win awards
TWO of North Yorkshire’s Black Swans have been adorned with rosettes from the AA. The Black Swan Hotel in Helmsley and The Black Swan in Oldstead are among just 18 eateries across the country to be awarded three AA Rosettes in the latest prize-giving
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Sentamu’s plea of crisis in Central African Republic
THE Archbishop of York has urged the House of Lords to acknowledge the scale of the crisis in the Central African Republic, which has seen violence and human rights abuses against civilians. Dr John Sentamu asked the House to acknowledge “that
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166 staff assaulted at York Hospital in 2012/13
THERE were 166 incidents of staff being physically assaulted while they were at work at York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust last year, writes Kate Liptrot. Figures for 2012/13 show there were 166 recorded assaults. Of these, 131 of
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Vote for Grayson
YORK already has one cross-dressing grand dame in Berwick Kaler. If we play our cards right we could get another – for one night, at least. York Museums’ Trust is running neck and neck with the Courtauld Gallery to play host to the Turner Prize-winning
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Debate on rent levels is welcome
NEW figures published in The Press today reveal the soaring cost of housing is pushing out not only those who want to buy a home in York, but those who want to rent here too. The average weekly rent on a council home in the city – for those who
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Have your say on how to protect region's environment
RESIDENTS and groups across North Yorkshire are being asked to have their say on how the region’s environment can be protected. A public consultation has been launched by the North Yorkshire and York Local Nature Partnership, one of 48 such bodies
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Watching fracking wheeze carefully
DAVID CAMERON’S latest wheeze is to allow councils to retain 100 per cent of the rates for allowing fracking operations in their area (The Press, January 14). We will have to watch carefully how City of York Council reacts to this latest “bribe
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Logical answer
THE Lendal Bridge restriction signs are all legal and adequate; perfectly clear. Why then have 35,000 plus people ignored the signs, knowing they would be fined for doing so? If someone can answer this logically, I welcome their response. Simon
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Holocaust marked by MP
A NORTH Yorkshire MP has signed the Holocaust Educational Trust’s Book of Commitment in the House of Commons to honour the victims of the Nazi genocide and those who survived. The 69th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration
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Launch night for family board game
A YORK family who invented their own board game are holding a launch night for it to raise money for Martin House Children’s Hospice. The Sellars family, from Acomb, have developed Quadblox, a sequencing and pattern forming game which helps people
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Education and jobs advice on offer
FAMILIES in York are being invited to get information and advice on training, education, jobs, childcare and finances at an event later this month. The Aspire event on January 29 at Tang Hall Community Centre, organised by City of York Council,
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Potash project moves forward again
THE York Potash Project is moving forward once again after bosses behind plans for a mine entered into a new planning agreement. Sirius Minerals has announced it has formed a Planning Performance Agreement (PPA) with the North York Moors National
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Les Miserables music to be used in York Minster service
YORK Minster is to host an unusual communion service set to music more often heard in the West End. The tunes from Les Miserables will form the backdrop to the service at 7.30pm tomorrow. It has been arranged by Transcendence, a team which
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Police chief’s pledge on domestic violence
THE new Chief Inspector of Selby has pledged to ensure victims of domestic violence find the support they need as he takes on his new role. Chief Insp Mark Khan said some crimes, such as violence in the home, had increased recently in the area.
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Figures behind army headquarters move available in March
AN analysis of the costs involved in moving defence jobs away from York is expected to be ready in March, according to one of the city’s MPs who is opposing the plans. The Government is proposing the transfer of Headquarters 15 Brigade, based at
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University of York name honorary degree recipients
THE University of York has named the eight people being awarded honorary degrees this year. Philanthropist Sigrid Rausing, post-conflict specialist Raw McGrath, Koji Omi, the chairman of the Science & Technology In Society forum, composer Philip
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Swimming school joins scheme to boost standards
A SWIMMING school in York and Ripon has signed up to a new scheme to boost standards in independent swim schools. Mini Swimmers, which teaches at Emperor’s Gym in York, Ripon’s Royal British Legion and Ripon Grammar School, is now part of the STA
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Sales boost for Yorkshire Dales Meat Company
A NORTH Yorkshire meat company says its sales have increased by a fifth following last year’s horsemeat scandal. Yorkshire Dales Meat Company, based in Patrick Brompton, near Bedale, said sales to Asda had risen by 20 per cent. The company supplies
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Emily Wolton named as new executive director of Yorkshire Universities
A NEW head has been appointed to the association that represents York St John University, the University of York and ten higher education institutions in Yorkshire. Emily Wolton has been named as the new executive director of Yorkshire Universities
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Pocklington Montessori Nursery celebrate award
PUPILS and staff at an East Yorkshire nursery school are celebrating their latest award. Pocklington Montessori Nursery has gained accreditation under the Montessori Evaluation and Accreditation Board (MEAB) scheme, which offers support and guidance
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Search on to find new tenants for Waterstones store
THE search is on to find new occupiers for York’s Waterstone’s store as the book retailer plans to relocate. After more than 20 years in High Ousegate, Waterstone’s is preparing to move into the former Republic store in Coney Street at the end
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TV presenter helps to promote Wiggo 4,000 charity challenge
A YORK man who launched an epic 4,000-mile sporting challenge has met a television veteran to help promote his fundraising. Phil Wiggins, of Beech Grove in Acomb, started the Wiggo 4,000 run/swim/cycle challenge to mark his 40th birthday in October
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Losing time?
I SEE in The Press of January 11 that demolition has started at The Press offices. I do hope someone has remembered that there is a time capsule in the foundations. It was put there at the foundation stone-laying ceremony and I was invited along
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Crying shame
IN THE Letters page of January 15, Christian Vassie asks for us all to “cool the rhetoric”, and he mentioned among other things “our housing shortage… which has much to do about failure to build more houses”. Recently we drove down Tang Hall Lane
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Table Tennis: Martin Hood leads Holgate ‘B’ to success
IN-FORM Martin Hood led unbeaten York & District Table Tennis League division two leaders Holgate ‘B’ to their latest success. Hood proved the scourge of Bootham ‘B’, who were vanquished 8-2. Meanwhile, Rob Farmery was in top form for Holgate
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Wines to go with sausages
KANGAROO sausages, well I never! I’ve just spotted some on a TV programme about England’s oldest family butchers. I can’t say I’ve ever eaten kangaroo, but I’m making the assumption that a ripper Aussie shiraz would make a good pairing. So for
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York under-14s finish on top of Spen Valley rivals to extend run
YORK Schoolboy Under-14s extended their unbeaten league run to four games by beating Spen Valley 4-1. Dan Davison (2), Joe Kemp and Alex McMillan were on target during the York University clash to mark a fine return to action following the festive
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Haxby Under-19s win 2-1 at Thorpe United
HOT-SHOTS Haxby prevailed in the York FA Under- 19s Football League’s game of a weather-marred day. The Haxby clan won 2-1 at Thorpe Utd with Dan Clipston claiming a two-goal haul. Substitute Kieran Latham replied for Thorpe. Harrogate kept
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Jack Batchelor one of the brightest tennis talents in the country
COULD Jack Batchelor become the next generation’s Andy Murray? The ten-year-old York tennis junior has been highlighted as one of the brightest talents in the country after being included in the Lawn Tennis Association’s Aegon FutureStars programme
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February’s football fun camps
YORK City in the Community will be running football fun camps during the February half-term holiday. The camps will be held at Huntington Secondary School, Acomb’s Energise Sports Centre, The Regen Centre in Riccall, Tadcaster Leisure Centre and
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Community forums to get the best out of sport primed for take-off
ACTIVE York, the city’s sport and active leisure partnership, is relaunching its community forums next Wednesday, January 22. The community forums are open to all voluntary and community sports clubs and groups in York and are an opportunity to
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Making sense
GODFREY Bloom (Letters, January 13) is right to criticise the proposal to limit speeds to 60mph over a 34- mile stretch of the M1. Has the Government really looked into this idea? A vehicle travelling at 60mph will take around an extra six minutes
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Playing politics
MANY years ago, the council in York was made up of local retailers and businessmen. It was not politically interested. The only interest was for the benefit of the city, its residents and businesses. Mainly the councillors were from York. Today
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Park open day
I HAVE recently taken over as chair of Orchard Park Recreation and Community Association in Huntington, and have been surprised by the number of people who have asked me where Orchard Park is. Unlike Huntington Memorial Hall and Huntington Community
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Send the feckless to Mars and keep Gillian here
THE idea that a young, well-educated young woman, Gillian Finnerty, would abandon us to our own ends is appalling. It would make more sense to build up a large population on Mars and, to that end, can I suggest sending the likes of Raymond Hull
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York foodie Sue Nelson appears on TV show The Taste with Nigella Lawson
York foodie Sue Nelson went head to head with 25 of the nation’s best cooks on TV show The Taste. She tells MAXINE GORDON what it was like cooking under pressure for Nigella. IT TURNED out to be a ton of work for just a few seconds on the telly
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University of York take part in new tournament at Durham
COLLEGE Sport officers at the University of York have unveiled the advent of a new competition with an inaugural college varsity tournament against Durham to be held on Sunday, March 2, writes Alex McDonald. The event will consist of eight different
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York Eagles Basketball Club have high hopes of Yorkshire title success
EVERYTHING is on the up among the York Eagles Basketball Club. The four teams which comprise the club – the under-14s, U15s, U16s and U18s – have just embarked on the second half of the current season with hopes sky-high of Yorkshire title success.
