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Review: A Winter’s Tale, Common Ground Theatre Ensemble, Fauconberg Arms, Coxwold
COMMON Ground Theatre Ensemble, a new touring company rooted at the University of York, is making its debut with a touring production of Shakespeare’s magical/mysterious/problem play “as you’ve never seen it before”. The name Common Ground has
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Christian Zacharias, Old Swan Hotel, Harrogate, February 9
PIANIST Christian Zacharias will play Harrogate International Festivals’ Spring Series of Sunday morning concerts this weekend at the Old Swan Hotel, Harrogate. Zacharias will perform his programme of Schubert, Schumann and Beethoven works from
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Jools Holland returns to York Barbican on November 7
BOOGIE woogie piano player Jools Holland will return to York Barbican for the fourth year running this autumn. The jovial presenter of BBC2’s Later…With Jools Holland will lead his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra on November 7, joined for the York show
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Talk at screening of The Invisible Woman, City Screen, York, February 22
WRITER, broadcaster and curator Dr Suzanne Fagence Cooper will give an introductory talk at the 3pm screening of Ralph Fiennes’s new film, The Invisible Woman, at City Screen, York, on February 22 at 3pm. Based on Claire Tomalin’s award-winning
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Fed-up penguins popping pick-me-up pills
The January blues may have passed but the bad weather remains - and these penguins are so cheesed off by the relentless rain and wind they are popping pills as a pick-me-up. A dozen Humboldt penguins at Scarborough Sea Life Centre that have had
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Review: Mr Peabody & Sherman - Running time: 92mins Certificate U ***
FEW movies, let alone animated ones, can claim to offer a history lesson as well as an entertainment. Mr Peabody & Sherman, a father and son story, does just that as it time travels to the French Revolution, Troy and the Italian Renaissance.
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The Old forge offers a taste of life in the country
IF YOU are in the market for a character-filled rural home then we have just the thing… The Old Forge in Canal Head at Pocklington is an outstanding example of its kind, a lovely, sprawling mix of period charm and contemporary comfort, all wrapped
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Stunning spacious family home in Strensall, York
YOU know a house is rather grand when it has two front doors. Of course that also provides you with a puzzle. Which one to knock on? “You chose the right one,” Rosemary Luscombe says, answering our push of the bell. “This one brings you right
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Gun salute marks 62 years of the Queen's reign
SIXTY-TWO years ago today a young Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne, and the anniversary has been marked in York with a spectacular 21 gun salute in the Museum Gardens. York is the north of England’s only saluting station, and one of only
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Mark Thomas, 100 Acts Of Minor Dissent, Pocklington Arts Centre, February 13
POLITICAL activist and comic Mark Thomas is making his prankster progress through his 100 Acts Of Minor Dissent. So is he on course to complete them by the time his tour ends on May 15? “I’ve done 58 so far,” says the BBC Radio 4 and Channel 4
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Tom Wrigglesworth presents Utterly At Odds With The Universe at Hyena Lounge Comedy Club, The Basement, City Screen, York, February 17
Comedian Tom Wrigglesworth found old tapes which suggest he is a chip off the grandfatherly block, as he tells CHARLES HUTCHINSONTHROUGHOUT his childhood, Tom Wrigglesworth and his grandfather would record themselves interviewing each other. The
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Ryan Jarvis and David McGurk in fitness fight ahead of York City's League Two clash with Cheltenham
STRIKER Ryan Jarvis and centre-back David McGurk are expected to miss Saturday’s Sky Bet League Two clash with Cheltenham at Bootham Crescent. McGurk (back) and Ryan Jarvis (ankle) are manager Nigel Worthington’s only current injury concerns, aside
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Brendan Cole in Licence To Thrill, York Barbican,February 7
BRENDAN Cole, once the “bad boy” of Strictly Come Dancing, has a Licence To Thrill at York Barbican tomorrow. His follow-up show to his debut theatre tour, Live And Unjudged, features six dancers and 14 musicians in a 48-date itinerary that runs
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Jazz notes
JUST over a year ago, the Live Music Act came into effect, which allows performances of live music to audiences of less than 200 without permission from local authorities. More importantly, it removed the financial levy imposed by authorities for
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Carthy, Hardy, Farrell & Young, Selby Town Hall, February 8
THE pleasingly alliterative four female fiddlers and four-part harmony folk singers Eliza Carthy, Bella Hardy, Lucy Farrell and Kate Young play Selby this weekend. The quarter will be reviving old favourites and initiating brand new songs in a
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Rent In Concert, Grand Opera House, York, February 12
ROLL back the years to May 1999 when Acomb schoolboy Ian Stroughair was featured in the pages of the Evening Press after winning a place at the Theatreworks theatre and dancing school in Blackpool. “He’s had a burning ambition to be on the stage
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A Vision Of Elvis, Grand Opera House, York, February 7
KINGSLEY by name, King impersonator by profession, Rob Kingsley is the Official European Champion of Presley acts after winning Europe’s largest Elvis tribute artist competition. Fresh from a European tour, Rob is on the road with A Vision Of Elvis
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Sadie And The Hotheads cancel gig a second time
SADIE And The Hotheads, the country-folk band led by Downton Abbey’s Lady Cora, alias American actress Elizabeth McGovern, have called off their Fibbers gig in York for a second time. After postponing her November date at the venue, McGovern has
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CAST, All Change/Mother Nature Calls/Magic Hour/Beetroot, (Edsel) *****
CAST are Britpop’s forgotten band. Cluttering attic space as history peers through rose-tinted spectacles at Oasis, Blur and Pulp, John Power’s effort to recapture the magic of The La’s is a footnote. Noel Gallagher once compared watching Cast
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Suzanne Vega, Tales From The Realm Of The Queen Of Pentacles (Cooking Vinyl) ***
NEW York folk-pop waif Suzanne Vega has spent recent years revisiting and stripping back her old songs for four themed Close Up retrospectives. They amounted to a little too much navel-gazing, and fresh material has been long overdue since 2007
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Divided & United, The Songs Of The Civil War (ATO Records) ****
NO, this is not the acrimoniously parted duo, The Civil Wars, but a two-CD collection of songs linked to the Civil War, 32 in all and not a duff one among them. These are all fresh interpretations of standards, by names old and new. Loretta Lynn
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The Organisation of Pop, 30 Years of Zang Tuum Tumb, (ZTT Records) ****
THE phrase Zang Tuum Tumb was coined in 1912 by Italian futurist poet Filippo Marinetti as an onomatopoeic war cry. Trevor Horn adopted it to name his maverick label for records that “possessed the most direct impact”. ZTT would become synonymous
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East India Youth, Total Strife Forever (Stolen Recordings) ***
STARTING with the epic electronic thing that is Glitter Recession, Total Strife Forever sets out its stall as a complex yet mainly accessible album. East India Youth – AKA William Doyle – builds from a simple, single electronic piano riff to a
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Katy B, Little Red (Columbia/Rinse) H**
The list of successful graduates from the BRIT School is ever increasing. Kathleen Anne Brien, better known as Katy B, now joins Adel, Jessie J, Leona Lewis, Rizzle Kicks and The Feeling. After the chart placing of debut CD On A Mission, Little
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Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott, Leeds O2 Academy, May 24; Hull City Hall, May 31
PAUL Heaton and Jacqui Abbott are working together for the first time since their gilded pop days in Hull band The Beautiful South. The duo are to release an album, What Have We Become, through Virgin/EMI on May 12, complemented by an eight-date
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James Blunt, Dalby Forest, near Pickering, June 26
Name: James Blunt Real name: James Hillier Blount. Occupation: Posh English singer-songwriter responsible for You’re Beautiful. Born: February 22, 1974, at Army hospital in Tidworth, Wiltshire, into military family since 10th century. Where
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Promotion play-offs plan lifts hope
CLUBS in the Kingstone Press Championships will today finally decide on promotion and relegation issues for this season onwards – and chances are they WILL give York City Knights the opportunity to bounce straight back up. Today’s meeting in Featherstone
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Ed Smith set for first Knights start of 2014
ED SMITH will make his long-awaited 2014 bow for York City Knights tonight when they take on Championship big guns Halifax in what is ostensibly an under-20s friendly. Second-row Smith has missed the Knights’ first two pre-season matches after
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Salary cap clause ‘can solve RL issue’ - Guildford
THE new structure in professional rugby league must come with amended salary cap regulations which give bankrolled clubs the chance to spend as much as they like. That was the opinion of York City Knights chairman John Guildford ahead of today’
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New Earswick All Blacks aim to put wrongs right
JACK STEARMAN is confident his New Earswick All Blacks ARLC side can bounce back from their first defeat in six outings when they host King Cross Park in the Pennine League championship on Saturday (2pm). All Blacks crashed 50-0 at premier division
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York School of Dance and Drama presents In The Hall Of Fame, Grand Opera House, York, February 9
YORK School of Dance and Drama presents Lesley Ann Eden’s new show, In The Hall Of Fame, at the Grand Opera House, York, on Sunday at 6pm. “It’s my latest choreo-drama [a composite noun coined by Lesley Ann] and incorporates children, adults and
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Screening to honour Philip Seymour Hoffman
CITY Screen, York, will mark last Sunday’s death of American actor Philip Seymour Hoffman with a 3.45pm charity screening of The Master (15) on Sunday afternoon in aid of Adfam. Marketing manager Dave Taylor says: “I’m sure many people who’ve seen
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Knights Foundation receives further boost
THE York City Knights Foundation has benefited to the tune of more than £6,000 from their latest venture with Barclays Bank. It takes the total money raised for the Foundation via its partnership with Barclays beyond £8,000 since September, when
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Review: Dallas Buyers Club - Running time: 117mins, Certificate 15 ****
RELEASED outside the awards season, Dallas Buyers Club might have slipped through the net as just another low-budget indie picture. Coming out surrounded by the hoopla and publicity of the Oscars and other awards, the film gets all the attention it
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Simon Moat returns to York Lokomotive driving seat
SIMON MOAT is back in charge of York Lokomotive ARLC – and his first priority is to bolster the team’s fitness ahead of their new season. Increased work commitments mean Jon Hough, who was head coach last year, has taken a step back for now.
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Fascinating Aida in Charm Offensive, Grand Opera House, York, February 13; Hull City Hall, February 15
Congratulations on the 30th anniversary, Dillie. How are the celebrations going? “We started the anniversary tour last year and we’ll tour it for up to four tours as it’s a show that will support many tours. It’s like an expensive dress; you’ve
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Squash: Rachel Buckingham beats number three seed Andrea Mayne
SEEDS ruled in all but one of the quarter-finals in the York Ladies Squash Open championship played at the David Lloyd Centre. The big upset was in the night’s toughest tussle, where sixth-seeded Rachel Buckingham ousted Andrea Mayne, the number
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Richard Dawson is 'perfect' appointment for Yorkshire - Gillespie
Jason Gillespie has described former team-mate Richard Dawson’s arrival at Headingley as Yorkshire’s new second-team coach as the perfect appointment. Former Ashes rivals Gillespie and Dawson played together for the White Rose in 2006 before the
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North of England success for City of York Athletic Club pair
CITY of York Athletic Club’s Lucy Hadaway and Alex Botterill were crowned North of England champions at the Northern Indoor under-15s championships in Sheffield. Hadaway was first in the 60 metres hurdles in a personal best 6.41 seconds to top
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Pilot Theatre’s Ghost Town on tour until March 4, including York Theatre Royal Studio, February 12 to 15 & 18 to 19
JESSICA Fisher’s new play began life as a piece about imagining a world where the London riots had not stopped. Instead, Ghost Town became a story of lost friendship, memory and what it means to be courageous, featuring a boy with OCD (obsessive-compulsive
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Bowls: Stroughair’s team sets up soaring win
York Indoor Bowls Club powered through to the Yorkshire Double Rinks finals at New Earswick IBC later this month after they beat Huddersfield 47-32. Phil Emmerson’s away team rallied from 15-6 down after 15 ends to 16-14 with three to play.
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Brassed Off, York Theatre Royal, February 14 to March 1
NO show has deserved a return to York Theatre Royal more than Paul Allen’s stage adaptation of Brassed Off. Ten years ago, it was staged by artistic director Damian Cruden to mark the 20th anniversary of the 1984 miners’ strike. Now Cruden is directing
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Southern Tenant Folk Union, Harrogate Theatre, February 15
EDINBURGH six-piece Southern Tenant Folk Union play Harrogate Theatre on February 15. The Scottish bluegrass and folk collective released their fifth album, Hello Cold Goodbye Sun, in January 2013 on Johnny Rock Records and the record went on to
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Bowls: York ladies reach Mason Trophy quarter-finals
A ROUT of Redcar propelled York Indoor Bowls Club ladies into the Mason Trophy quarter-finals. The 53-36 triumph clinched a last-eight tie against either Barwell or Lincoln. At home, Linda Harrison’s team won the first two ends but then lost
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Bowls: North Cave collapse lifts New Earswick
New Earswick Indoor Bowls Club look to have secured their Yorkshire League division one future after comfortably accounting for second-placed North Cave 89-72. Earswick’s haul was a valuable 14 points to leapfrog their opponents. The Huntington
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Bowls: York stay top in Over-55s League
YORK IBC ‘A’ remain in pole position in the Yorkshire Over-55s League division one after soundly thumping Thornaby 88-62. York trailed by 11 shots after the away leg with Malcolm Thompson’s team falling from 16-14 ahead with three ends to play
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Blues and Country Music Club, Alice Hawthorn Inn
THE Blues and Country Music Club resumes tomorrow at the Alice Hawthorn Inn in Nun Monkton, near York. “After a change of ownership of the pub, and a change of tenants, our club was put on hold for a while, but we’re pleased to announce that we
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York choir to sing at Carnegie Hall in New York
YORK choir Prima Vocal Ensemble are preparing for a spring trip to New York to perform at Carnegie Hall. This “amazing opportunity” is the result of Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) inviting the jazz, Broadway and soul choir
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Sid Griffin show in Pocklington is off
AMERICAN musician and author Sid Griffin’s show at Pocklington Arts Centre tomorrow night has been postponed, falling victim to unforeseen circumstances. “However, we have Sid’s band, The Coal Porters, booked in for Thursday, September 25 and we
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Rat Pack Vegas Spectacular Show, Grand Opera House, York, February 8
THE Rat Pack Vegas Spectacular Show celebrates the American purveyors of cool, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jnr, at the Grand Opera House, York, on Saturday. Billed as featuring the “Greatest Music Of The 20th Century”, the 7.30pm
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Bowls: York face Beccles in Vivienne Trophy
York play Beccles (Suffolk) in their Vivienne Trophy quarter-final at Newark IBC today at 12.30pm. On Saturday, York meet Doncaster in the North East Ladies League while New Earswick play Hornsea. The latter will face the same opposition in the
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Third start to bring success for Sheriff Hutton trainer Mark Walford
Mark Walford, who last week took over the reins from his father Tim at their Sheriff Hutton establishment, heads to Doncaster today with a fighting chance of training his first winner. Walford, a former successful amateur rider, saddles Fentara
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Four violent York thugs jailed
FOUR young thugs who formed an armed mob and behaved like “animals” in a daylight street attack on a York man have been jailed. One of them, Billy Allan, 18, was on bail at the time for nearly killing a second man, Anthony Lansbury, 51, and leaving
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Dani Harmer to star in Barbican pantomime Peter Pan
DANI HARMER, Tracy Beaker star and 2012 Strictly Come Dancing finalist, will complete a hat-trick of pantomime appearances at York Barbican this spring. She will play Wendy in the Barbican’s Easter panto, Peter Pan, performing alongside Disney’
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Win-win solution
ANOTHER day, another hotel proposal in front of planners. It has been well documented in this paper that views on York’s level of accommodation vary greatly. Some say because the city has one of the best bed occupancies in Britain, new hotels should
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All views must be considered
THERE are many who would welcome the demolition of Stonebow House. But as the feature on our centre pages reveals today, there are many who would view its loss with concern. They include Tim Hornsby – the man who, 21 years ago, founded a new
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York is becoming too difficult to visit
WE used to visit York once a month, but now find the experience so difficult and inconvenient we are taking our business elsewhere. The parking has always been too expensive, but there has never been a shortage. Today in our new car, a Land Rover
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Tracking poverty
YOUR report (Stealing to survive, January 22) was sad and disheartening. The Coalition government has wiped its hands of what used to be the welfare state and passed all responsibility on to local councils, at the same time as drastically reducing
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No shrinking violet
LIKE Tim Yeo MP, Anne McIntosh was given the opportunity of a ballot of the full membership of her constituency party in the final stage of her recent de-selection process. In Mr Yeo’s ballot, the decision against him was marginal, which he has accepted
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Lydia Bishop trial verdict warning
THE jury in the Lydia Bishop trial have been told not to let hindsight or their emotions over the child’s death affect their verdicts. The 12 jurors have to decide whether nursery worker Sophee Redhead is guilty of the manslaughter of the three-year-old
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Car and van crash on North Yorkshire road
TWO drivers suffered minor injuries this morning after a crash involving a car and a van on a North Yorkshire road. A blue Mercedes was left standing on its side following the collision with a white Ford Transit van on the A168 at Topcliffe at
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Disabled customer wins York Barbican legal challenge
A DISABLED customer has won a landmark legal battle over ‘discriminatory’ ticket pricing policies at York Barbican. Lawyers for Doug Paulley brought a legal case against the venue’s operators SMG after he was required to buy two separate full price
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Borrowing has a cost
IF Sandy Fraser (Letters, January 30) had paid a little more attention in class, he might have got a better grasp of the financial situation in York. Despite his attacks on my colleagues, the truth is they have presented alternatives to each of
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Delicious irony
MATTHEW LAVERACK’S letter of January 29 was deliciously ironic. While complaining about hate-mail, he simultaneously proceeded to misrepresent me. Let me set the record straight. I am not anyone’s mouthpiece and last time I checked, I have my own
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Famous steam locomotive leaves York
THE star of the National Railway Museum’s Great Gathering has arrived at its new home. Mallard was pulled to the museum’s twin centre, Locomotion, in Shildon, County Durham, by its sister locomotive, the Union of South Africa. More than a quarter
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Essential service
WHEN this Government was elected, all sensible and fair-minded people realised cuts to the ridiculous levels of spending by national/local government had to be undertaken. Eventually, though, the knife hits the bone, at which point common sense
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What are the odds?
WITH the saga of the Lendal Bridge closure ongoing, it was enlightening to see a spokesperson for City of York Council on ITV’s Calendar recently stating to camera, and with a straight face, that there was no evidence this was driving people away and
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Alternative route
STUART SPENSLEY makes a strong case for HS2 to bypass Church Fenton (Letters, February 1). I want the high-speed railway to join the East Coast line at York Station, but there is no need for it to go through Church Fenton. Avoiding Church Fenton
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Mr Etty belongs in the square
THE Reinvigorate York consultation tells us about proposals for improving Exhibition Square. One of the things proposed could be the removal of the statue of William Etty from his position standing in the middle of the square, overlooking Bootham
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February 6
100 years ago Coast erosion around Great Britain had been the subject of an entertaining lecture at the Manchester University by Mr ER Matthews. About two million tons of cliff were washed away annually, he said, and the worst erosion was taking
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Hotel plans could see new link road built at Layerthorpe
A LINK road which York's leaders say is vital to easing congestion could finally be built if new hotel plans are backed. Tiger Developments abandoned its original plan for a 124-bedroom hotel on the former gasworks site off Layerthorpe, next to
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Barbican date for folk duo
FOLK musician Sam Brookes will join his friend Newton Faulkner on his early 2014 tour, not only opening each of the 22 shows but performing with him too. You can catch Brookes at Leeds O2 Academy on February 15, and York Barbican on February 19
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Review: The School For Scandal, Upstart Theatre Company, 41 Monkgate, York
UPSTART Theatre Company sets its second production, Richard Sheridan’s 18th-century comedy The School For Scandal, among the gossiping Soho dwellers of 1960s high society. A band of exaggerated stereotypes – in fantastic costume designs by Rachel
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£7.1m National Lottery funding for York
MORE than £7.1 million of National Lottery funding went to York last year, according to new figures. The city saw 58 grants awarded for local arts, sport, heritage and community groups, including £8,527 to York and District Citizens Advice Bureau
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Sometimes it’s hard to be a man
WHAT’S it like to be a man these days? I was in the kitchen when this topic came up on the radio. It was suggested that modern men should do more cooking and have less access to pornography. I was making bread at the time. Later I was planning
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Health group staging public involvement events
HEALTH chiefs in North Yorkshire have urged residents to get involved in shaping future services through three sessions next month. NHS Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group is working on health plans and priorities for the next five years
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What is the outlook for Stonebow House?
With the city council in the process of buying the freehold of Stonebow House, there is talk it could be redeveloped. But how likely is that – and, if it is, what should be put in its place? STEPHEN LEWIS reports. MOST people would probably agree
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Pet food alert
A PET care expert from York has warned some leading dog goods could harm canine health because of their hidden ingredients. Loretta Spyers-Ashby, of Wigginton-based Doggie & Moggie, said sugar, salt, colouring, some grains and unspecified animal
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Marketing consultancy extends contract with Wayside Holiday Park
A NORTH Yorkshire marketing and business development consultancy has extended its contract with a holiday park after boosting its sales. Wayside Holiday Park, near Pickering, has increased sales by 20 per cent and enjoyed annual growth for the
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York council leader backs legal plans
YORK’S council leader has backed Government plans which would smooth the path of major developments by cutting the time and opportunity for legal challenges. Justice Secretary Chris Grayling said disputes over large-scale projects will be fast-tracked
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University of York researchers make a quantum leap
THE University of York has launched a new centre for its growing inter-disciplinary research into quantum technologies. The York Centre for Quantum Technologies is a joint venture between the university’s departments of physics, mathematics, computer
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Harrogate planning consultancy expands its team
Harrogate-based planning consultancy Steve Hesmondhalgh & Associates has expanded its team with the appointment of chartered town planner Jonathan Saddington as an associate. Mr Saddington joins the firm with 15 years’ experience in local government
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Hambleton Foodshare appoints project co-ordinator following funding boost
The Hambleton Foodshare scheme has appointed a part-time project co-ordinator following a successful application to the district council’s Community Grants programme. Alison Flint started work last month and is the main point of contact for customers
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Man helped partner flee York prison
A MAN who helped his partner escape from a prison near York has avoided an immediate jail sentence himself. Kulvat Bhangal, 43, pleaded guilty to assisting Natasha Richards to escape from Askham Grange Prison, but said he tried to convince her
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Yorkshire company to tackle brick shortage
A BRICK company based in North Yorkshire says it is ready to tackle a brick shortage which is holding back the UK’s construction sector. The York Handmade Brick Company, based at Alne near Easingwold, says it has invested heavily to boost its output
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Girlie Gardeners to host ladies’ luncheons in aid of St Leonard’s Hospice
TWO Girlie Gardeners are getting ready to dig in and help raise cash for St Leonard’s Hospice through two ladies’ luncheons at the Cedar Court Grand Hotel next month. The duo – Helen James and Cathy Caudwell Todd – will give a humorous and inspiring
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Dunnington travellers’ site opponents raise £37k 'fighting fund'
RESIDENTS in a village near York have raised £37,000 to fight plans to allocate land for a travellers’ site. Dunnington Parish Council says £17,000 of the “fighting fund” has been spent on professional fees to shape its legal response to the proposal
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York student selected to sing with national youth choir
Andrew Woodmansey, a sixth-form student at Bootham School in York, who has been selected to sing with the senior choir of the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain. Andrew now has the chance of auditioning for an international record company recording
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Building society helping Age UK's Bobble Day
STAFF from a York building society are hoping to raise money for Age UK’s Spread the Warmth campaign by promoting the charity’s Bobble Day. The York branch of Leeds Building Society is selling Age UK’s bobble badges for a suggested donation of
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George And Dragon pub quiz team slays opposition
Twelve teams got their thinking caps on for the Selby Lions pub quiz. The annual event raises money for Lions senior citizens’ party held in March and also Lions charities. Each team has to answer 100 questions. This year’s winning pub
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Teenage crash biker left paralysed in arm receives driving ban
A YOUNG driver who was left with a paralysed arm after riding his motorcycle on a pavement has been spared jail but banned from driving for two years. Charles Hancock, 19, was given an 18-week prison sentence suspended for one year at York Magistrates
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150 days to go....
It's now just 150 days until the Tour de France comes to York. On July 6, the world's best cyclists and tens of thousands of spectators will gather as the city hosts the world's biggest annual sporting event. York is the departure point for
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Warning over court action scam emails containing viruses
FRAUDSTERS are using an email threatening recipients with court action to launch viruses on computers around the region. The Business Crime Reduction Centre (BCRC) has warned businesses and individuals in North Yorkshire about the scam which uses
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York Auction Centre hosts first Yorkshire Agricultural Machinery Show
Hundreds of people from across the UK flocked to the York Auction Centre yesterday when it hosted the first Yorkshire Agricultural Machinery (YAM) Show. The auction’s site was filled with around 100 exhibitors selling agricultural equipment, including
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Future of Selby's night marshals in doubt
“A PROPER review” is to be be held into whether Selby needs night marshals, following the end of their funding. But police have given a pledge that the town will continue to be safe in their absence. The marshals, introduced in 2007, were specially
