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York City sign Preston winger Will Hayhurst on loan
PRESTON winger Will Hayhurst will go straight into York City’s squad for tomorrow's home match with promotion hopefuls Chesterfield. Hayhurst, 19, has agreed a one-month loan deal with the Minstermen and will compete with Josh Carson and Michael
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Tributes to Knaresborough woman killed while baby son survives
A YOUNG woman from Knaresborough has died in a road accident near Manchester, but her toddler son has escaped with just cuts and bruises. Twenty-two-year-old Georgina Taylor was left with serious head and neck injuries after a crash on the A627
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MP row got "out of control", leaked report reveals
A SECRET Conservative report into attempts by local association figures to deselect their North Yorkshire MP has found the situation "spiralled out of control". Senior Tories in the Thirsk and Malton constituency have fought a long battle with
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What men need to know when diagnosed with prostate cancer
WHEN Carl Canty was diagnosed with prostate cancer, he felt left in the dark about what to do. He tells health reporter Kate Liptrot why more needs to be done to advise men about treatment. “THANK God I did it” Carl Canty said, remembering his
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Shape up with a juice detox
JUICE detoxes have been popular this January as people have bid to lose weight and get healthy fast. But do they work? Health reporter Kate LIPTROT discovers how to survive on juice, fruit tea, and water. Following in the fashion of celebrities
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Detoxing the easy way with a relaxing body treatment
MAXINE GORDON checks in to the Titanic Spa for a relaxing detoxing body treatment. SO you want to detox? If the thought of giving up caffeine, chocolate and carbs sounds like tough going, maybe you need to ease your way into the state of self sacrifice
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Life-changing opportunity
A GYM in York is running a competition to win six months of free personal training sessions and is open to people of all fitness levels. Podfit, in Market Street, York, which enables people to transform their fitness levels, is offering the prize
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Food for thought: Piri piri chicken skewer recipe
Chris Holder of Lucky Days in York shares his recipe for a spicy chicken skewer. Piri piri chicken skewer with a fennel, pear and melon salad Serves four Ingredients For the skewers 4 wooden skewers 25cm long 2 large skinless breasts
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Review: Paul Sinha, Paul Sinha Is A Stand-Up Comedian, Hyena Lounge Comedy Club, The Basement, City Screen, York, Sunday.
A FULL house welcomed funny-man Paul Sinha to the Hyena Lounge for the first leg of his live tour, Paul Sinha Is A Stand-Up Comedian, on Sunday night. Refreshingly, a comedian who requires no stage persona, just his own witty personality, steps
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Body, mind & soul: Halt those boring diets
We are nearly a month into the year now, so how are your resolutions about losing weight and eating healthier holding up? According to a recent BUPA survey, 26 per cent of men drop their diet within a day of starting it, while us women do a little
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New NHS help for homeless
NHS Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is looking how to help homeless patients who often attend the emergency department in extreme weather. The CCG has launched a scheme to discharge medically fit patients who are known to be homeless
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Yogathon in aid of children
A YOGATHON is taking place in North Yorkshire to help fund medical equipment for children. On February 1, there will be a yogathon from 9am for 12 hours with 12 different teachers at Harrogate Grammar School. People are invited to take one
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York firm to distribute nut-free peanut butter in UK
A YORK food brand developer is behind the introduction of a new nut-free peanut butter to the UK after completing a deal with a Canadian producer. Moving Food Ltd was established at Clifton Moor Business Park in 2006 to introduce manufacturers
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Extraordinary account of life in the First World War
ON February 13, 1915, Second Lieutenant Christie Elmhirst of the Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding) Regiment sat down to write to his sister and six brothers. His letter described a concert at his battalion dining hall in Grantham the previous
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Shortage of homes for sale
THE number of houses available on the market isn’t nearly enough to meet demand, according to a York estate agency. William H Brown estate agency says that the number of properties available to buy must increase in 2014 to meet buyer demand.
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Pavers' foothold in India pays off
A YORK-based shoe retailer has been recognised as the “most admired footwear brand” of India. Family-run business Pavers Shoes was handed the accolade at the Indian Fashion Forum awards, in Mumbai. Pavers is the first non-Indian company to
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Vital Network Solutions shows signs of increased growth
A North Yorkshire firm looks set to build upon a strong 2013. Knaresborough-based Vital Network Solutions will provide support and systems monitoring for three more companies during 2014. Lee Evans, managing director of Vital, said: “We ended
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Travel firm spears new acquisition
A BOROUGHBRIDGE-based travel agent has acquired its ninth business after taking over a Roy Cox Travel of Wolverhampton. The acquisition takes Boroughbridge-based Spear Travels’ anticipated 2014 turnover to approximately £15 million for the first
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Down but not out way to weigh less
ONLY four days to go to the end of Dry January. Presumably it means that come Saturday anyone who’s been on the wagon for the past month can get back to normal. That might mean getting blathered, the chances of which – let’s face it – are pretty
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South Bank Community Cinema - a friendly local alternative for film fans
IF you think modern cinemas have lost their movie magic, why not try out a friendly local alternative? STEPHEN LEWIS heads for the South Bank Community Cinema for a screening of film classic Some Like It Hot. THERE are many classic moments in Billy
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Joseph Ferraro receives honour from Fellowship for British Hairdressing
A HARROGATE hairdresser has been made a Fellow with Honours by industry organisation the Fellowship for British Hairdressing. Joseph Ferraro, owner of Halo Hair and Beauty, in the North Yorkshire town, was presented with the award by Fellowship
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City of York Council budget documents leaked
CHILDREN’S centres, youth clubs and road repairs in York could face huge funding cuts, secret budget documents have suggested. Cost-cutting proposals in papers discussed by City of York Council’s Labour cabinet and senior officials also include
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UPDATE: Army called to unexploded mortar in Scarborough
AN unexploded mortar caused a scare when it was handed in to Scarborough police station today. Police said a member of the public took the old munition to the station earlier today after he found it while clearing out his grandfather's garage.
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Don’t cut help to young people
IF YOU had to pick the group which was hardest hit by the recession, it would be young people. Over the last few years, jobs for school leavers and those graduating from college or university have been desperately hard to come by. Youth unemployment
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Flying Scotsman restoration back on the rails
A YEAR ago, the multimillion-pound restoration of one of our most famous locomotives was all out of steam. The National Railway Museum had already spent £2.89 million on the Flying Scotsman, when an independent engineer said further extensive repairs
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Ben Dent leg injury takes gloss off Knights victory
YORK City Knights got their first win of pre-season yesterday as they came from 14-12 down at half-time to beat Championship One rivals Gateshead 30-20 at Huntington Stadium – though the game was marred by a bizarre injury to Ben Dent. The winger
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‘Reality check’ call on fracking issues
THERE needs to be a reality check about the production and use of energy during the next few years. We are advised that soon during winter demand for electricity may outstrip supply. The primary reason for this is that politicians failed to make
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Clements Hall open day
ON SATURDAY, February 1, from 10am to 4pm, Clements Hall, Nunthorpe Road, is holding an open day. The purpose is to consult the community about how they envisage the future of this centre. Suggestions and comments will be encouraged while sharing
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Limits’ limitations
THE new speed limit signs in the vicinity of Deighton have now been erected, and it is immediately obvious why North Yorkshire Police did not support this scheme. Travelling from York the 60mph limit now drops to a short section of 50mph reduced
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Crucial connections
BOB Redwood’s letter of January 17 was prompted by an article of January 14 quoting Coun James Alexander about the Core fibre network in central York. It is vital that access to super-fast broadband is at the top of the agenda in York, but a debate
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‘Not at vital debate’
You report that Anne McIntosh MP is renewing her campaign for faster broadband speeds in Thirsk and Malton. Well isn’t that fabulous for us all? What you didn’t report is that she was the only non-minister Tory MP from North Yorkshire who failed
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‘Council should lead by example’
CITY of York Council insists that landowners and builders should provide affordable housing in private developments, but in the case of land it part-owns at Hallfield Road it intends to sell this off for yet another massive student block which will
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Flooding fears
GOOD to hear our MP on BBC Radio 4’s You And Yours on January 23, raising issues on flooding. There must be a great deal of the allocated budget being spent on raising the levée by Clifton Bridge, York, which has gone on for a long time. Anne
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Homes blame
JOHN Jones of Sand Hutton seems to be all over the place with his criticism of me (Letters, January 20). He blames the previous Lib-Dem council and the current Labour council and seems to implicate the Lib-Dem/Conservative coalition by stating
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Pensioners’ rights
I WAS delighted to read Sue Nelson’s column of January 13 in defence of pensioners’ rights. She rightly points out that everything pensioners receive are entitlements, not charity. It is a sad society indeed that attacks their senior citizens,
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NHS pressures
IT IS welcome news from the King’s Fund that the hard work of NHS staff across the country has led to consistent, good-quality care during winter, despite the increased pressure on the NHS. However, it is incredibly concerning that a considerable
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Unpaid service
S MCLAREN (Letters, January 18) is correct to say that not many years ago it was the businessman who became a councillor. This was a privilege and also unpaid. I would say in future all councillors should not be paid; they also should have been
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Soured by Lendal Bridge fines?
CONGRATULATIONS to Kate McMullen on her new post as the boss of Visit York. York is set for an exciting year, but as someone who was stung by a Lendal Bridge fine I fear that many visitors will leave York with a sour taste in their mouths.
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January 27
100 years ago Yorkshiremen had two great hobbies – sport and success, interestingly remarked Dr C Herbert Smith at the annual meeting in London of the Society of Yorkshiremen. He went on as follows: “Yorkshiremen are always, or nearly always successful
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York City manager Nigel Worthington facing striker shortage
CENTRE-BACK John McCombe is unlikely to solve a potential striker shortage at York City by playing up front against Chesterfield tomorrow night. Injuries to forward pair Ryan Bowman and Ryan Jarvis during Saturday’s 2-0 defeat at Hartlepool meant
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Hartlepool United 2, York City 0
TEENAGE kicks inspired Hartlepool to their first win in 2014 but there were undertones of frustration in Nigel Worthington’s post-match post-mortem as his York City team lost for the first time since the turn of the year. Nineteen-year-old pair
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Three sent off as Riccall United suffer first home defeat of the season
THE York Minster Engineering Football League premier division title race took another intriguing twist as Riccall United crashed to their first home defeat of the season. In a game of three red cards and three goals, Wigginton Grasshoppers came
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Rawcliffe FC take grip of division two title race
RAWCLIFFE extended their lead at the top of York Minster Engineering Football League division two to five points with a 6-3 win over Barmby Moor. Tom Botterill, Danny Coulson (2), Frazer Shields, Scott Pallister and Jonny Moss all bagged for the
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York City Knights 30, Gateshead Thunder 20
BOSS Gary Thornton had said York City Knights’ friendly against Gateshead yesterday would be a better indication of the campaign to come than the defeat at partner club Castleford – and, judging by the result, things are pointing in the right direction
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Tadcaster Albion striker Calum Ward nets hat-trick on his return; as Pickering Town move up to tenth
FREE-SCORING Tadcaster Albion took their Northern Counties East League premier division tally to 20 goals in three games with a 6-0 home win over Winterton Rangers. The second-placed Brewers, who have beaten Lincoln Moorlands 6-0 and 8-1 this month
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Pocklington pull rank in derby clash at Malton & Norton
POCKLINGTON RUFC maintained their promotion push with a 15-5 derby victory at Malton & Norton in North One East. The Gannock clash kicked off in the eye of a storm and conditions deteriorated as the game wore on, but fourth-placed Pock hit
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Selby RUFC slug it out in muddy 0-0 stalemate
IN-FORM Selby RUFC’s clash with Yorkshire One leaders Ilkley ended in a 0-0 stalemate in atrocious conditions. Heavy rain started to fall ten minutes before kick off at Sandhill Lane and continued for much of the first half, ruining what promised
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Lightning strikes goalpost as York RI beat hosts Hessle
LIGHTNING struck a goalpost as York RI beat hosts Hessle 14-10 in appalling conditions in Yorkshire Four. The visitors forged into a 14-0 half-time lead, their forward dominance leading to a 16th-minute try for prop Alexis Evrat, converted by Baptiste
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Appeal for man missing for a week
Police say they are increasingly concerned about a 47-year-old Barnsley man who has been missing for a week and may be in North Yorkshire. Anthony Brown was last seen by his family in Darton, Barnsley on the morning of Monday, January 20. Police
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10-year-old-boy grabbed by man on a York road
POLICE are trawling through CCTV footage as they investigate why a motorist grabbed the arm of a ten-year-old boy in York. One officer tweeted “attempt child abduction” following the incident, which happened in Nether Poppleton. Police said
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Thousands brave the weather to visit York Residents’ Festival attractions
THOUSANDS of people braved spells of torrential rain to visit 60 free attractions and events in York during the weekend’s Residents’ Festival. Hundreds took advantage of the first opportunity in living memory to visit the historic Red Tower, near
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Candlelit service marks Holocaust Memorial Day
A CANDLELIT ceremony was staged at Clifford’s Tower in York to mark Holocaust Memorial Day. Local clarinettist Lesley Shatzberger played traditional Jewish Klezmer music to accompany the ceremony of prayer and the laying of stones last night. Lesley
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Police safety unit opens in Scarborough
A PLACE of safety for vulnerable adults detained by the police will be officially opened today at Cross Lane Hospital in Scarborough. People can be detained in the unit for up to 72 hours if they are in mental health crisis and the police believe
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Men convicted after police drugs swoop
TWO men have been convicted of drugs offences after being found in possession of £250,000 worth of heroin when police stopped their car in North Yorkshire. Mark Richard Bowden and Ian Charles McLean were stopped on the A59 between Bolton Abbey
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Special Constable interest
MORE THAN 3,500 people have visited a website to find out more about becoming a Special Constable with North Yorkshire Police. The new recruitment campaign for the volunteer roles – which have the same powers as regular police – was launched last
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Setting sights on a Army career at York barracks
AN OPEN day was staged at a York barracks as part of a drive to step up the recruitment of soldiers and dispel some myths about army careers. The event on Saturday at Yeomanry Barracks in Fulford Road came after new research revealed a lack of
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Flying Scotsman restoration can now be completed after tests reveal no major problems
THE National Railway Museum says it’s now full steam ahead to complete the restoration of Flying Scotsman after tests showed it can be repaired. The York museum was concerned last spring that, having already spent £2.89 million on much delayed
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51 strange-but-true KitKat varieties
CHOCOLATE-LOVERS have been enjoying special edition KitKats for years – but few in the UK will have tried flavours like this. As reported today, a KitKat boutique has opened in Japan, where the York-born bar has gained a cult following. Here
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World’s first KitKat boutique opens in Tokyo as dozens of unusual flavours are created
THE world’s first KitKat boutique has opened in Tokyo. The York-born chocolate bar has becomes so popular in Japan that it is now a cult product. KitKat, launched in Rowntree’s York factory in 1935 as Rowntree’s Chocolate Crisp before becoming
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New Conservatives chief Chris Steward relishing the challenge
With the election clock ticking, York’s Conservatives have a new man in charge. He tells political reporter MARK STEAD he wants to lead a party which listens. CHRIS Steward says he loves a challenge. It may be just as well. Less than three years
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Ryedale wedding for Georgia Horsley and McFly singer Danny Jones
NORTON’S former Miss England Georgia Horsley is planning a church wedding near her home town this summer. Georgia, 27, who grew up in Norton, is marrying McFly singer Danny Jones in August, pictured right. In an interview with Hello! magazine,
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York Hospital Radio marks 50th anniversary
SPECIAL live broadcasts marked the 50th anniversary of York Hospital Radio over the weekend. Volunteer broadcasters past and present presented their personal memories of their time at the station over the decades during a presentation yesterday
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Funeral date for Dunkirk survivor and desert veteran
THE funeral will take place this week of a Second World War veteran from York who took part in some of the most famous episodes of the conflict. Douglas Balding died in York Hospital earlier this month aged 95. He survived Dunkirk, served with
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Footballer sacked after altercation with fan
A FOOTBALLER has been sacked by Goole FC after he was involved in an altercation with a visiting fan. Video footage showed Karl Colley made three attempts to confront a dissenting fan, appearing to throw a punch at him on the second occasion, during
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New Selebians president takes up office
THE new president of the Fraternite of Olde Selebians was installed at the group’s annual general meeting. Ken Smith, who lives in Barlow, will hold the office for one year with his vice-president, Peter Palmer. A member of the Fraternite for
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York Lifestyle Exhibition set to return
THE best that local retailers have to offer is being celebrated as a group of independent traders team together to host their second annual exhibition. Last year saw the launch of the York Lifestyle Exhibition as the region’s retailers and businesses
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Review: University of York Opera Society, Don Giovanni, Grand Opera House, York
This was a pleasant surprise. The idea of this society choosing Don Giovanni for its first off-campus venture had seemed courageous, if not actually insane. It is Mozart’s most problematic opera. Even Glyndebourne has trouble with it. But Saturday
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Airfield inquiry decision claimed as a win by both sides
GROUPS of pilots and residents battling over activities at a controversial North Yorkshire airfield have both claimed decisive victories following a third public inquiry in two years. Planning inspector Diane Lewis has accepted an appeal against
