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New speed camera locations announced
THE new locations for North Yorkshire Police's mobile safety cameras have been announced. The camera vehicles will be in the following locations from tomorrow. A65 Clapham by-pass A65 Settle by-pass A629 westbound, Crosshills
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Man arrested over Sherburn-in-Elmet tyre fire
A MAN has been arrested in connection with a the fire which consumed thousands of tonnes of tyres at a North Yorkshire recycling plant. The blaze, which started at the Newgen Tyre Recycling Plant in Sherburn-in-Elmet last Thursday and is still
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Drax power station protesters have their convictions quashed
TWENTY-NINE people convicted of offences after a climate change protest at Drax Power Station have had their convictions quashed by leading judges. The Court of Appeal decision came after an announcement in 2012 by the then director of public prosecutions
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My reasons to be cheerful in the down time
If everyone seems to have a long face this week, there’s a reason for it. Yesterday was Blue Monday, the day thought to be the most depressing of the year, thanks to a number of factors – the weather, the time elapsed since Christmas, failed New Year
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Two appear in court over York armed robbery
TWO York men have appeared in court over an armed robbery at a Clifton convenience store. Twenty-one year old Luke Russell and 18 year old Jake Nolan have been charged with robbery and possession of a bladed article. The two men, of 86 Cromer
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York City boss keen for dropped ’keeper to stay
NIGEL Worthington has asked dropped goalkeeper Michael Ingham to act like a “good professional” if he wants to get back into the York City team. The 33-year-old shot-stopper was replaced by on-loan signing Nick Pope for Saturday’s 0-0 home draw
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‘It’s good to talk’, says Castleford's Daryl Powell on Knights link
DARYL POWELL insists communication will be key if York City Knights’ partnership with his Castleford club is to work. Powell’s Super League team beat a young Knights side 62-6 on Sunday in a pre-season friendly which was set up as part of the new
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Six-a-side football places available
FOOTBALL Mundial have places available for six-a-side leagues at Huntington School and York Sports Village. Matches are played on midweek and Sunday evenings with no joining fees. For more information, phone 01937 841440 or enter online at
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Long Marston cricket nets plea
Long Marston Cricket Club of the Wetherby League are looking for new players of all ages and abilities. Nets start on Wednesday, February 12, from 8pm, for ten weeks at Archbishop Holgate’s School, in York. For details email long-marston@hotmail.co.uk
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Rugby League Referees’ Society seeking new members
The York and Selby Rugby League Referees’ Society are looking to recruit new members. It is presenting a 13-a-side rugby league referees’ course on Saturday, February 1, at the New Earswick All Blacks ARLC clubhouse located off White Rose Avenue
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A top-class field set for Thirsk road race
The Thirsk 10 Road Race, hosted by Thirsk and Sowerby Harriers, will take place this year on March 23 at Thirsk Racecourse, beginning at 11am. The fast, flat course is expected to be excellent for achieving personal best times and entrants are
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Dunnington and Dringhouses set pace in quest for reserve ‘A’ crown
TITLE aspirations in the York Minster Engineering Football League reserve ‘A’ are tightening into a two-horse tussle. The front-running two both scored clear-cut victories to pull away from the chasing pack. Second-placed Dringhouses walloped
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Yorkshire appoint Ian Fisher for Headingley role
Andrew Gale expects Ian Fisher to be a valuable asset to Yorkshire’s new look backroom staff – and not just as a strength and conditioning coach. The former left-arm spinner returned to Headingley in November as one of two new strength and conditioning
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New Earswick All Blacks up to fourth on back of superb winning run
A FOURTH consecutive win moved New Earswick All Blacks ARLC up to fourth in the Pennine League Championship table. The White Rose Avenue side won 10-8 at Slaithwaite Saracens to maintain their recent surge. The Huddersfield hosts took the lead
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Hockey: Huddersfield Dragons’ fire is doused by City of York
CITY of York men’s III were 4-1 winners over basement side Huddersfield Dragons III in Yorkshire Hockey League division two. The Minster city side gained no reward for a good performance as they were defeated at Wakefield the previous week, but
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Hockey: Acomb ladies crash 4-1 at Huddersfield
A BELOW-STRENGTH Acomb ladies I crashed 4-1 at Huddersfield Dragons II in Yorkshire Hockey League division two. The Tangerines defence was breached in the second minute when an attack along the goal-line found the net from a rebound. Within
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Hockey: Acomb hit back to clinch draw with Bradford
FOURTH-PLACED Acomb men’s I played out a hard-fought 2-2 home draw with third-placed Bradford II in Yorkshire Hockey League division four north. The point apiece leaves the Tangerines six points adrift of Bradford in the table with eight games
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Darts: Darren dazzles York’s Chris Thompson in YDP Masters qualifier
Mexborough’s Darren Johnson, who plays on the PDC circuit, hit legs of 19, 15 and 16 darts to brush York’s former PDC tour player Chris Thompson aside in a 4-0 whitewash in the final qualifying stage of the YDP Masters Darts Open. Johnson defeated
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Darts: Five Lions put heat on leaders City Supporters
FIVE Lions narrowed the gap on top team City Supporters in the York John Smith’s Ladies Darts League division one as they came away from close rivals Tramways with a resounding 7-2 win. Dawn Exton led the way for Lions gaming in 23 darts, including
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Darts: Acomb edge thriller against New York Club
Acomb Sports shaded a tense York Ladies White Rose Darts League division one tussle 4-3 at home to New York Club. The hosts won the opening leg before Maureen Tindall and Den Fahey took the first pairs game, despite Astrid Tute including a 101
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Man seriously injured in York crash
A MAN is in critical condition in hospital following a crash in York. The 44-year-old man was injured while gaining access to the sliding side door to the storage section of his silver Ford Transit van parked in Naburn Lane at about 2.55pm yesterday
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Court hears Lydia Bishop’s last words to her mum
THE jury in the Lydia Bishop trial heard that the three-year-old girl’s last words to her mother were: “I love you Mummy, see you later.” Lydia was starting her first day at York College’s nursery and was excited at the prospect. She had got up
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No plans for shale gas probe under York
A GAS-DRILLING company has denied claims by environmentalists that it may frack for shale gas under York. The Green Party has launched an online petition condemning fracking in which it said Dart Energy’s plans could endanger York’s “unique architectural
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York DJ accused of drug dealing in Croatia is freed on bail
A DJ from York who is accused of selling drugs during a music festival in Croatia last year has finally been freed from custody. The family of Andrew Bird, 27, of Gale Lane, Acomb, who has been held in a Croatian prison since he was arrested last
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Cable and copper piping targeted at Norton property
THIEVES have stolen electric cabling and copper piping from the side of a property in Wood Street, Norton. Police appealed for anyone who saw anything suspicious in the area between last Wednesday and Thursday to phone 101. Two metres of copper
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Public consultation on plans to extend coast's Special Protection Area
PLANS to increase protection for wildlife along the East Yorkshire coast have gone out to public consultation. Natural England is seeking views on a proposal to extend the existing Special Protection Area (SPA) at Flamborough Head and Bempton Cliffs
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UKIP call to axe incinerator plans
NO more public money should be spent on plans for a controversial £1.4 billion waste incinerator in North Yorkshire, UKIP county councillors have said. North Yorkshire County Council and City of York Council have insisted proposals for the Allerton
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Handbag stolen from unconscious hospital patient
A WOMAN’S handbag has been stolen as she lay unconscious in bed in York Hospital. Brenda Scott, 74, from Acomb, was in hospital with breathing problems when her bag containing her purse and jewellery disappeared on January 14. The theft has
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Drug dealer jailed for 12 years
A DRUG dealer has been jailed for 12 years for robbing a gold dealer with murderer Graham Richardson. Darren John Archer had already served prison sentences for tipping an 83-year-old pensioner out of his motor scooter and stealing his pension,
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Tour de France road closures announced
Tour de France road closures in York>> ROADS in North Yorkshire which will be closed when the Tour de France comes to the region this summer have been confirmed. The closure programme has been drawn up by North Yorkshire County
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Visitor attractions prepare for York Residents’ Festival
DOZENS of York’s favourite visitor attractions will be opening their doors to residents for free this weekend. The city’s Georgian gem, Fairfax House, is among the venues forming part of the 19th York Residents’ Festival, organised by Visit York
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Raising awareness of teen abuse
HEALTH chiefs and police in York have backed a Home Office campaign designed to prevent teenagers becoming victims of abuse. This Is Abuse, targeted at 13 to 18-year-olds, is intended to make young people think about their views on violence and
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Duncan Bannatyne in York for beauty launch
DRAGON’S Den star Duncan Bannatyne has visited York. The entrepreneur and television star was in town to launch a new facial skincare product in Tesco at Clifton Moor. Shoppers crowded round to speak to him with some getting products signed
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Doctor speaks of relief at the recovery of a mum whose life she saved in the street
A DOCTOR has spoken of her relief that she was able to help save a mother-of-two’s life after her heart stopped as she was driving through York. Accident and emergency doctor Charlotte Capstick, 33, was shopping with her father, before Christmas
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Kellington stabbing probe
DETECTIVES investigating a stabbing near a North Yorkshire town have eliminated three men from their inquiries. North Yorkshire Police were called at about 12.30pm on Friday to a rural road in Kellington, near Selby, after a Middlesbrough man reported
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The importance of family time
MOST of us lead busy lives and finding a balance between work and home is difficult. Just ask John Thomsett, who writes in our paper today about his regrets at letting career come before loved ones. It’s a familiar story and will resonate with
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TV licence warning to pub and club landlords
PUB and club landlords in York are being warned to make sure they have a valid TV licence before they show live sporting fixtures such as the 2014 RBS 6 Nations championship, which kicks off on Saturday, February 1, or run the risk of a court prosecution
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Greater care is needed on this
EVERYONE who is cared for by the National Health Service has a right, under the NHS Constitution, to choose a GP surgery and the hospital in which they are treated. But nowhere does it mention the right to have their handbag looked after. Perhaps
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Mental health plan will take real effort
YESTERDAY morning Nick Clegg, the Deputy Prime Minister, launched the Government’s new action plan on mental health. Ambitiously entitled Closing The Gap, this document sets out a series of welcome targets that if achieved will vastly improve the
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My pavement doubts
I’D LIKE to bring to readers’ attention an announcement from the Minister for Cycling, Robert Goodwill, who has written to all police forces reminding them that cycling on pavements is not an automatic offence. This follows lobbying by Stop Killing
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Rail decision worries
THE decision by the East Riding of York Council to unprotect the route of the York-Beverley railway line, coupled with the almost immediate submission of planning permission to build 222 new homes on the site of the proposed railway station at Pocklington
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Wedding competition winners pick out bridesmaid dresses
THE Press Win A Wedding couple have been shopping to pick out bridesmaid dresses for their big day. Bride-to-be Lauren Beevers, and groom David McRae, of Wigginton, have won a competition run by The Press to have their wedding day paid for.
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Too many homes to let
WHY is it that the council (and the Government) go on about the lack of affordable homes in the city when other people know that it is because there are too many student lets? I challenge the councillors to take a ride or walk along the streets
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Hambleton district’s £34 million wish list
A £34 million wish list of schemes for a North Yorkshire district includes a £1 million park which is not wanted, councillors have been told. The list has been drawn up as part of Hambleton District Council’s consultation on charges to be made
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Beware ‘bandits’
In guidebooks there used to be warnings to beware of bandits and highwaymen on the road. Perhaps York needs an updated version to warn travellers about the consequences and costs of driving over bridges. Now everything is done anonymously.
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Send it to them all
JULIAN COLE’S column about fracking (The Press, January 16) should be sent to every politician. He notes that France has wisely banned the process. A French company, however, unable to operate at home, will work here. Our government is taking
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Good years ‘gone’
ACCORDING to the Office of National Statistics, we are all going to live longer. One in three babies born today are expected to celebrate their 100th birthday; 59,000 men aged 40 and 54,000 women aged 60 now are expected to reach 100. This all
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Footballing antics
HAVING been involved in most sporting activities both on and off the field, it pains me to witness the antics of some professional football players displaying juvenile tendencies. Can someone explain the significance of the yellow and or red card
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Right on the tower
AS A fellow architect, I don’t always agree with Matthew Laverack’s frequent contributions to letters, but I must support his comments on Stonebow House. I have always considered the tower quite a respectable example of its period, but the car
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Was this a fitting punishment?
Am I the only one who was flabbergasted to read that the only “penalty” levied against those youths who trashed Gillgate in the early hours (The Press, January 16) was to clear up the mess they’d made? It was purely by chance that the police caught
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Helmsley’s Christmas tree festival raises £2,700
Helmsley’s second Christmas Tree Festival has been hailed a success for bringing in the crowds and raising £2,700 for good causes. The event, which was held in Helmsley’s All Saints’ Church from December 6 to December 19, showed off 30 trees individually
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January 21
100 years ago Mr EF Fox presided at the weekly meeting of the York YMCA Literary and Debating Society, where Mrs Meyer (of the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies) opened a discussion on “Should women sit in Parliament?” In the course
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Re-view: Aladdin And The Twankeys, York Theatre Royal, until February 1
JANUARY is traditionally a quiet time for shops, hotels and open-air ice cream sellers but busy for holiday companies, sofa salesmen, divorce lawyers and York Theatre Royal’s pantomime. That said, tickets are still available for a show now as well-grooved
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John Otway, The Basement Bar, City Screen, York
JOHN Otway drew a sell-out crowd to the Basement bar when he played last Thursday. Otway has built a career on the back of the faintly silly Really Free, which found its way into the Top 40 in 1977. Dogged and laughing at himself as “Rock and roll
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Northern Ballet opens its doors to families who use Martin House Children’s Hospice
Northern Ballet opened its doors to families who use Martin House Children’s Hospice at Boston Spa for a photography exhibition documenting their time spent with the ballet company as part of the START Hospices project. The project, supported by
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Horses were found in an ‘horrific’ state, court hears
THE owners of horses found in “horrific” circumstances on land in York have been given suspended prison sentences and told to pay more than £37,000 in bills. Kathleen Thornton, 64, and her partner Donald Smithson, 72, of Garth End Cottages, Huntington
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Fashion City York returns
FASHION City York will return this year as city-centre traders gear up for a new battle against out-of-town shopping. John Lewis plans to open its new department store at Monks Cross in the spring and city centre shops are looking at ways to keep
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Wetherby uses social media to promote businesses in the town
A Yorkshire town is proving it’s not just individual businesses that can use social media to broaden their reach as a Twitter campaign targets more than one million people a month. Tomorrow marks the first anniversary of the launch of #wetherbyhour
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Red pandas go on show at Flamingo Land's zoo
VISITORS to Flamingo Land’s zoo can now see two young red pandas. The theme park near Pickering has announced that Bai Jiao, a male, and Tai Jang, a female, have gone on display in an enclosure next to the Sumatran tigers. A spokeswoman said
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Joseph Rowntree School students to perform Jesus Christ Superstar
STUDENTS at York’s Joseph Rowntree School are preparing to take part in a major production of Jesus Christ Superstar. Tickets for the Vaudeville Theatre rock opera production have been selling fast. Preparations for the show started with a
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Men aged over 45 urged to get fit
MEN aged over 45 are being urged to reduce their risk of heart disease and get fit by Yorkshire-based charity Heart Research and former World boxing champion Paul “Silky” Jones. The risk of coronary heart disease increases in men over the age of
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Green bin bills reminder
YORK residents are being reminded they will have to pay if they want an extra green bin this year once the collection service restarts in April. City of York Council stopped garden waste collections between November and March and will also charge
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Mark Plummer promoted to MD at Platinum Print
THE founder of a Harrogate print firm is stepping down as managing director as it celebrates its quarter century. David Wyvill, who set up Platinum Print with his wife Marina in 1988, will remain with the company as Mark Plummer is promoted to
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Positive signs of enterprising activity
As we move into 2014 there are clear signs that the recovery is beginning to show in the number of company and business transactions being completed. One effect of the recession has been that as business confidence slowed so did the number of transactions
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Death of crash biker remains a mystery
MYSTERY still surrounds the death of an experienced motorcyclist, an inquest heard. Darrell Mark Wood, 48, was riding a Kawasaki ZX100 motorbike towards Market Weighton on the A163 when he was in a collision with a BMW 520i heading in the opposite
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The importance of putting family first
John Tomsett, head teacher at Huntington Secondary School, has been a teacher for 25 years, a father for 17, and a head teacher for ten years, and said his, son, Joe urged him to post the following article on his blog: johntomsett.com Mr Tomsett
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Yorkshire Marathon runners urged to help hospice
St Leonard’s Hospice in York has a few places in this year’s Yorkshire Marathon for runners who want to raise money for them. Sarah Atkinson, community fundraiser at St Leonard’s, said: “We’d be happy to hear from anyone who would like to take
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School’s community shop idea backed
THE leader of the council in York has written to children at a York primary school backing their campaign for the city’s first community shop. As reported last week, pupils at Westfield School in Acomb are writing to the Archbishop of York, City
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Police release E-fit image of burglar after Acomb OAP is targeted
DETECTIVES have released this E-fit image of a man they want to speak to in connection with a burglary in York. A 66-year-old man was letting his dog into the back garden of his home in Baildon Close, Acomb, at about 7am on Monday, January 6, when
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Tree planted at Bishopthorpe Infants School
Tony Chalcraft, front, and Jamie Searle from York Get Growing plant a pear tree with Bishopthorpe Infants School head teacher Jenny Langley and a group of pupils in the school grounds. York Get Growing is a Lottery funded scheme aimed at community
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York Science Park home to more than 100 businesses
YORK Science Park is earning a reputation beyond nurturing some of the city’s most innovative science-based business – as it now boasts a growing number of family-run firms. Now home to more than 100 businesses, York Science Park has six different
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Visitor boost at Harrogate International Centre
HARROGATE International Centre is celebrating a successful start to 2014 after visitor numbers “exceeded all expectations” for its first big exhibition of the year. The Christmas and Gift show, one of HIC’s longest running exhibitions, saw visitor
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York teenager in running for Hollywood movie
A YORK schoolboy is waiting to hear if he is in the running to appear in a major Hollywood film. Manor CE Academy pupil James Fox was last week invited to St Albans for an audition where he performed a character script for a Warner Brothers film
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Antiques shop employee stole £3,130
AN EMPLOYEE stole more than £3,000 from a Pickering antiques shop by refunding money on to her own bank card. Samantha Pickering, of Goslipgate, Pickering, stole from her employer Daniel Froggatt between March and September last year, but claimed
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British Red Cross seeking runners to join marathon effort
The British Red Cross in Yorkshire is looking for runners to venture over and tackle the Greater Manchester Marathon. The charity has guaranteed places in the marathon on Saturday, April 6, for runners who can pay the £35 entry fee and raise £300
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Donation to Jessie’s Fund helps pay for music sessions
A CHARITY which works with hospices and special schools around the county has been given a £300 donation. Jessie’s Fund in York, which helps children with life-limiting illnesses through the use of music, was created 18 years ago after nine-year-old
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£58,000 grant for antisocial behaviour hub
PLANS for an antisocial behaviour hub in York have won a £58,000 grant. The ASB Hub is due to open at City of York Council’s West Offices in Spring and will be home to a special team of enforcement officers from the council and police, and there
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Musical weekend at Ripon Cathedral
Ripon Cathedral is celebrating the restoration of its Harrison and Harrison organ with a weekend of music and a recital series. On Friday, February 7 celebrated organist Olivier Latry – Organiste Titulaire of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris – will
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End of line for North York Moors farm scheme
A PIONEERING conservation scheme which helped farmers look after the landscape of the North York Moors National Park has ended after 20 years. The park’s Farm Scheme began in 1990 and initially worked with 10 farms in remote Farndale, north of
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Funeral firm fails to fulfil payment promise to widow
A WIDOW is still waiting for the boss of a York finance firm which closed down last year to reimburse her husband’s funeral costs, as promised months ago. Lynda Madden and her terminally ill husband, Noel, of Stamford Bridge, paid Yorkshire Asset
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York College receives ‘outstanding’ verdict from Ofsted inspectors
YORK College has been judged “outstanding” by the national watchdog Ofsted following an inspection - a significant improvement on its previous ‘good’ grade. A spokeswoman said it was only the fourth general further education college in the UK to
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‘Massive interest’ in new Rougier Street flats
DEVELOPERS behind a project to build new apartments in Rougier Street say they have had “massive interest” before even marketing the properties. The Skelwith Group last year won planning approval to transform the former Aviva offices at Roman House
