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Tributes paid to soldiers killed in crash
TRIBUTES have been paid to two soldiers killed in a crash on a North Yorkshire road, who have today been named. Trooper Mark McKeen, 23, from Northern Ireland, and 20-year-old Private Codie Richardson, from Stockton-on-Tees, died when their Seat
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Police end probe into York child-grab claims
POLICE have ended their investigation into reports of a motorist grabbing a ten-year-old boy's arm in York. The alarm was raised after North Yorkshire Police were told the driver of a green Vauxhall had approached a child on Millfield Lane, in
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Village fallen will never be forgotten
ASKHAM Bryan Patriots ran the headline in the Yorkshire Herald of January 3, 1916. Below it, spread out across a broadsheet page, were photographs of 30 young men from the village who were all serving their King and Country in the Great War. Beneath
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Group seeks names for war memorial
Haxby and Wigginton History Group is researching the names of men from both villages who served in the First World War. Colin Carr, a member of the group said: “We are hoping to have a memorial plaque made with the names of local men, not only
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Michaela is such a good loser
A York mum tells KATE LIPTROT how losing six stone has changed her life. LIFE has changed beyond recognition for mum-of-three Michaela Watts over the last year. The 36-year-old been abroad and swimming with her children for the first time.
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Women urged to check for lumps
A NEW campaign is asking women to check for breast lumps whatever their age. NHS Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is supporting a national cancer campaign targeting women aged 70 and over. Dr Mark Hayes, chief clinical officer
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Simple steps to a happier life
MARY O’CONNOR meets the York barrister turned holistic therapist who says it’s never too late to turn your life around. AT some point in our lives, we all fall prey to living a hamster-wheel existence: working, eating, sleeping, without reprieve
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Carrot, squash and lemongrass soup recipe
SIMON LONG of Shambles Kitchen rustles up a light yet warming soup. This is a light soup, perfect for warming up and trimming down in 2014. Available every Monday at the Shambles Kitchen. Ingredients Serves five 1 tsp ground coriander
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Training in half the time
THE Body & Soul Gym in Greengate, Malton is launching a practical way to benefit from personal training – half-hour slots for £10. Owner Paul Piercy said: “Over my years as a personal trainer, so many people have told me they struggle to spare
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Recipes for healthy meals
A YORKSHIRE breast cancer support charity has launched a cookbook to aid health and wellbeing. The Haven, which has a centre in Leeds, has produced The Haven In Your Kitchen seasonal recipe cookbook with all the expert knowledge you need to improve
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Switch off your technomaniac tendencies
DO you find you spend your life looking at a screen? Do you reach for your phone within minutes of waking up? If so, you could be a technomaniac – a person with such an obsession for technology that it could be detrimental to your sight. You
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Are NHS targets unreliable and a waste of money?
This week the National Audit Office cast doubt on the reliability of NHS waiting time targets. The data may be unreliable because they are collected and reported by the same organisations which face a penalty for not meeting those targets. There
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Stunning images by members of York Camera Club
A SWEEPING curve of beach at the ‘rim of the world’ – the Outer Hebrides; a tiny church standing pristine in the vastness of an Icelandic landscape; and a stunt rider snapped in mid air during a motorcycle display at Thornton-le-Dale show. Just
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Special event to strengthen bonds between York and London
BUSINESSES from around the country have been invited to take part in a special event to strengthen bonds between York and London. The second annual York Minster to Westminster showcase will see buyers from the Royal Society of Medicine, the Institute
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Travel company’s double delight
York-based Superbreak struck gold twice at a travel industry event in London. The Globe Travel Awards, hosted by leading trade magazine Travel Weekly, took place at the Grosvenor House Hotel and was presented by TV personality James Corden.
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Funeral arrangers awarded diplomas
TWO funeral arrangers from the Selby area have gained a Level 3 BTEC Advanced Diploma. The year-long Funeral Arranging and Administration qualification covers all aspects of funeral laws and customs, caring for the deceased and arranging funerals
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UPDATE 1.10pm: Woman seen on wrong side of York bridge parapet found safe and well
A WOMAN who was seen on the wrong side of a York bridge's parapet has now been found elsewhere, safe and well. Police were called this morning to Clifton Bridge, over the River Ouse, after concerns were raised about the woman. It is understood
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Holiday Inn York wins top marks
HOLIDAY Inn York has started 2014 by achieving top marks from event bookers and customers for its work in 2013. The VenueVerdict Gold Standard Accreditation was given to only 31 places in the UK, and is based on feedback from more than 22,000 event
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200 new jobs to be created at new Marks & Spencer store on York's outskirts
MARKS & Spencer revealed today that its new store on York’s outskirts will create 200 new jobs. The 100,000 sq ft store at Vangarde Retail Park, which will be one of the biggest in the region, opens on Thursday April 10. A spokeswoman said
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Cold comfort in caller complaints
ER – hello? This is me somewhat cautiously answering the telephone at home. Is that Mrs Nelson? asks an apparently vacuous twenty-something year-old with a just-detectable hint of boredom. Who wants to know? you ask suspiciously because you suspect
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Local firms to carry out facelift at Bettys York Café Tea Rooms
TWO local firms have been chosen to carry out a sensitive facelift at Bettys York Café Tea Rooms in St Helen’s Square. The work includes cleaning stonework, window painting and updating the signage, with temporary scaffolding around the building
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The remarkable talent of Adam
BEETHOVEN was a remarkable composer, who produced most of his masterpieces when he was deaf. But at least he could read music and write. Imagine, then, trying to write a song when all you can communicate with is your eyelids. Well, Adam Bojelian
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It’s a good start
SHOPPERS were given a rare treat on Saturday – free car parking in York. City of York Council scrapped charges at 13 car parks as a one-day move to help traders, and we applaud the move, especially as this is the quietest time of year for shop
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What NHS leaflet doesn’t tell you
HOUSEHOLDS in York, and all over England, are receiving a colourful NHS leaflet entitled “Better information means better care”. This leaflet announces a plan to improve NHS care by collecting information on individual patients from GPs, hospitals
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Standing on their own feet
Everyone who gets a Scottish banknote in their change seeks to get rid of it as soon as possible. Alex Salmond wants his cake and ha’penny by wanting to keep the Bank of England pound as his currency after getting independence. Under the Barnett
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Not a shipshape deal?
APPARENTLY, following a switchboard fire on HMS Illustrious in August last year, the Government has spent £57,000 less on a replacement switchboard from the scrapped HMS Ark Royal which had been sold to Turkish ship-breakers. This warrants several
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Replacing our history
YET again Coun James Alexander has rejected the idea to recreate an Airspeed museum in Piccadilly. It seems the proposal does not tick all the criteria that he demands. His idea is to have yet another hotel. Anyone who was York born will notice
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Get into 21st century!
I READ with some interest the flyer that came through the door regarding the changes to Exhibition Square, Fossgate, Duncombe Place and Blake Street, and subsequently went online to further find out about the planned changes. However, it seems
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Substitute winger stars in York City’s thrilling win at Fleetwood
NIGEL Worthington confessed that Michael Coulson has been unlucky to lose his starting place at York City after the winger’s key role in the win at high-flying Fleetwood. The Bootham Crescent boss made his admission after seeing substitute Coulson
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Ramsden revels in new Knights under-20s role
MICK RAMSDEN cannot wait to “organise his own team” having taken the York City Knights under-20s reins – but he insists they must work to the same structures as the senior side in order to assist players who earn call-ups. Huntington Stadium stalwart
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Fleetwood Town 1, York City 2
IN gale-force conditions, York City knocked the wind out of the sails of promotion hopefuls Fleetwood Town with a surprise 2-1 win at Highbury. Following their 2-0 midweek humbling against Fleetwood’s high-flying rivals Chesterfield, many were
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Derby triumph amid Leeds United’s soap opera
BRIAN McDermott was back in charge at Elland Road today after an extraordinary u-turn. The popular Whites boss was sacked on Friday night only to be reinstated after Saturday’s crushing 5-1 win against Huddersfield Town at Elland Road. Trying
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Tadcaster Albion and Pickering Town suffer Northern Counties defeats
PROMOTION-CHASING Tadcaster Albion are reeling from their heaviest league defeat in more than 15 years. The Brewers were thumped 8-1 at Northern Counties East League premier division title rivals Brighouse Town on Saturday. The Brewers were
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Stockdale and Sellers strike to keep up York RI's revival
YORK RI maintained their recent revival in the York Minster Engineering Football League premier division with a 2-1 win over Terrington Glory. The fixture list was badly hit by the wet weather, with only 17 games surviving across the nine divisions
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Dunnington FC edge towards successful defence of reserve ‘A’ crown
RESERVE ‘A’ champions Dunnington took another step toward the defence of their crown with a hard fought 2-1 victory over Copmanthorpe. Sam Bibby scored the visitors’ goal. Haxby Town held a 2-1 lead in the local derby with Wigginton, but Grasshoppers
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14-man York RI beat odds to win at Mosborough
A GRITTY defensive display earned York RI RUFC their fifth win in six matches in Yorkshire Four. The New Lane side overcame the sending off of Rob Agen and a string of yellow cards as they managed to hang on for a 19-13 victory at Mosborough on
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Challenge Cup agony for York Acorn
YORK Acorn ARLC bowed out of the Tetley’s Challenge Cup at the first hurdle after a battling 16-12 round one defeat at home to Siddal. The Blue and Golds matched their National Conference League premier division visitors stride for stride at Thanet
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Farmer trapped in machinery is lucky to be alive
A FARMER who was seriously injured when he became trapped in machinery has spoken of his gratitude for the support he has received since the accident. Dad-of-three Darren Taylor, 44, lost his left leg, the bottom of his right leg and suffered an
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Wind farm decision delay
EAST Riding of Yorkshire Council says it is still waiting for Secretary of State Eric Pickles to decide on a planning appeal for a wind farm. The authority says the application for nine turbines at Thornholme Fields, Burton Agnes later changed
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Former Benenden finance chief in court
THE former head of finance at Benenden Healthcare Society has appeared before York Crown Court accused of stealing more than £1.2 million from the private health care organisation. James William Gibbon, 62, of St George’s Place, Tadcaster Road,
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96-year-old volunteer honoured at London reception
A 96-year-old volunteer from Harrogate has been honoured at a London reception organised by the Royal Voluntary Service. John Shannon, who helps with several organisations in the North Yorkshire spa town, was among 12 volunteers nationwide chosen
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Independent Venue Week celebrated at Fibbers
A YORK venue which is playing its part in celebrating the British music industry has been backed by one of the city’s MPs. Fibbers has become one of the UK’s longest-serving live music venues since opening in 1992 and is part of Independent Venue
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New crackdown on tenancy fraud
Local authorities across North Yorkshire and York, the Joseph Rowntree Trust and other social landlords are backing Tenancy Fraud Awareness Week which starts today and runs until Sunday. York councillor Lindsay Cunningham-Cross said: “At a time
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The boy who writes songs by blinking
A REMARKABLE schoolboy who communicates using his eyes has written songs, stories and poetry by blinking. Adam Bojelian, 14, of Bilbrough, near York, has very severe epilepsy and cerebral palsy as well as other medical problems which mean his only
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Free parking initiative hailed a huge success
BUSINESSES in York have called for a repeat of Saturday’s successful free car-parking initiative and a complete rethink on parking charges. York thronged with shoppers and tourists on Saturday after City of York Council lifted parking charges in
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Anne McIntosh deselection: ‘Silly little girl’ jibe denied by Tory bigwig
THE chairman of the local Conservative association which deselected North Yorkshire MP Anne McIntosh has denied she was branded “a silly little girl”. Thirsk and Malton MP Anne McIntosh was voted down as the party’s candidate for the constituency
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Ambulance staff strike over shift patterns
AMBULANCE staff are striking today over changes in shift patterns. Yorkshire ambulance staff who are members of Unite plan to go on strike for four hours between 3pm and 7pm today over changes to shift patterns which will see them “forced to work
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Tyre fire clean-up may cause more smoke, residents told
RESIDENTS living near the scene of a huge fire at a North Yorkshire tyre factory have been warned more smoke may come from the site over the next few days. The blaze at the Newgen Recycling Centre in Sherburn-in-Elmet, which started on January
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New ice cream promises to get the pulse racing as Valentine’s Day approaches
OYSTERS, chocolate and avocado are all known aphrodisiacs but now a new ice cream promises to get the pulse racing as Valentine’s Day approaches. York food producer Pucketts’s Pickles has teamed up with Yummy Yorkshire Ice Cream to create an ice
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Removable roof installed over York Sport Centre tennis courts
TENNIS courts in York have joined Wimbledon and other top venues by getting their own removable roof. A £103,000 single skin inflatable dome will protect some of the hard courts at York Sport Centre on the Heslington West campus from mid September
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Sales assistant stole £16,000 from York garage
A GARAGE sales assistant stole at least £16,000 from the till because she could not afford the 100-mile round trip commute to work, a court heard. Sonia Short, 37, ran up transactions for customers then voided them and took the money for herself
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Mum's hope for missing Megan
THE family of missing Megan Roberts are still holding on to hopes the student will be found safe and well, and have thanked wellwishers for their support. Megan's mother Jackie has taken to a public Facebook page st up to help in the search for
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Armed response to Sinderby WI meeting
THE genteel world of bulb catalogues and crochet demonstrations have dominated the meetings of a North Yorkshire Women’s Institute group. But when Elaine Fay decided to liven up her local WI’s programme, members were unprepared for the array of
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Family of Ruby Milnes in Moors charity trek
The family of Ruby Milnes, who was killed in a cycle accident near York Racecourse, are walking across the North York Moors in support of a charity which helped her sisters after her death. Al Milnes and her two sons, Max and Olmo, are to walk
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Parkinson’s sufferer has vital treatment
A PARKINSON’S Disease sufferer has returned home to York after pioneering stem cell treatment in Kiev – and he already appears to be feeling the benefits. James DeLittle, 49, of Broadway West in Fulford, is enjoying improved balance, which reduces
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York College students receive Oxbridge offers
STUDENTS from York College are celebrating after receiving offers to study at Oxford and Cambridge universities. Jess Lister, formerly of Howden School And Technology College, Goole, has been offered a place to study history at Emmanuel College
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Riverbank and coastal searches continue for missing three
THE emergency services continued to search for three missing people in York and off the Yorkshire coast throughout the weekend. Police were checking the banks of the River Ouse in York as they continued to look for York St John University student
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York man faces jail for dangerous driving
A MOTORIST who seriously injured two people in a York crash could be jailed after he admitted dangerous driving. Gary Precious was driving a Ford Fiesta in Tang Hall Lane on July 28 last year when he crashed into a Peugeot 206. A 28-year-old
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Boroughbridge traders hit by flooding woes – 260 miles away
TRADERS in a North Yorkshire market town say their businesses have been hit by flooding... more than 260 miles away. Members of Boroughbridge Chamber of Trade said they have received dozens of calls from customers concerned they would not be able
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Coast-to-coast riders driven by Grand inspiration
A CANCER charity is challenging cyclists to take on their own Tour de France-inspired mission to help raise vital funds. Marie Curie Cancer Care is running its fundraising Coast to Coast cycle ride for the sixth time this June, only two weeks before
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Horses ‘disappear’ as bailiff starts working
A HORSE bailiff will today begin tackling the problem of animals tethered illegally on roadside verges in the York area. But there are signs that the appointment may already have had an impact before the official even starts work, with horses disappearing
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February 3
100 years ago In the east of England, and in the west, the Saturday half-holiday was becoming a national institution, and we could expect the Midlands to follow suit. Outside Liverpool, among market-garden labourers, the weekly “half” was a
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The Mount preschool youngsters claim art contest prize
Youngsters from across York took part in an art contest for preschool children. The reception class from The Mount Junior School won the top prize in the competition which was judged by Emma Stothard, a professional sculptor from Whitby who specialises
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Lotherton Hall exhibition spaces to get facelift
A STATELY home near Sherburn in Elmet has been awarded £150,000 to refurbish its exhibition spaces and become the home of new fashion galleries. The award from the Department for Culture Media and Sport and Wolfson Museums and Galleries Improvement
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Pocklington housing project set for approval
A CONTROVERSIAL housing estate looks set to get the go-ahead provided builders come to an arrangement with council officers over play areas and a speed limit. More than 100 organisations filed objections to the scheme by David Wilson Homes on land
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Lifeguard campaign launched
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has launched its annual campaign to recruit lifeguards for Scarborough, Whitby, Sandsend and Filey beaches. The charity will run courses for suitable candidates and give successful applicants a two-week
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Calamity Dame panto at Holgate WMC
YOU might have thought the pantomime season was behind you – but oh no, it isn’t! Amateur dramatists are staging Calamity Dame at Holgate Working Men’s Club on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, February 6-8. The show is written and directed by Donna
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Project launched for budding poets
A NEW project has been launched to encourage poetry in East Yorkshire. The Poetry On Prescription Project, run by Ian McMillan, takes place on Tuesday, February 4, with the Chairman of East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Councillor Claude Mole.
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Kieran Barnes to climb Mount Kilamanjaro in aid of Medair
HARROGATE man Kieran Barnes is climbing Mount Kilamanjaro for charity. The 36-year-old is currently working as a director for humanitarian organisation Medair in Afghanistan. He will climb the mountain in aid of Medair later this month.
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Jenny marks 100 remarkable years
A WOMAN who brought life into the world during the Baedeker air raid over York has celebrated her 100th birthday. Jenny Benson’s first son James was born on April 29, 1942, the night the Luftwaffe bombed the Yorkshire capital and railway centre
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Man, 41, made threats to his former partner
A MAN struggling to cope with the breakdown of his long-term relationship ended up in court after threatening to smash his way into his ex-partner's home with a baseball bat. A court judge told Toby Hendry his behaviour had been “shameful” when
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Primary schools praised in Ofsted inspections
TWO York primary schools joined together in a federation have both been ranked “good” by Ofsted under the Government’s tougher inspection regime. Hob Moor Oaks Special School and Hob Moor Primary School, on Green Lane, Acomb, received parallel
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York Lifestyle Exhibition showcases ways of making your home and garden more stylish
INDEPENDENT businesses were on hand to show shoppers how to improve their home and garden during a two-day exhibition. The York Lifestyle Exhibition returned to Dean’s Garden Centre for the second year, organised by the York Lifestyle Group, a
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York all set to host its first triathlon
SWIMMERS, runners and cyclists are being invited to sign up to the city’s first ever triathlon due to be held later this year. York Sport Village will play host to the event on Sunday, April 27, and there are up to 400 entry places up for grabs
