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York teenager in court for drink-driving on stolen motorbike, with no insurance, no licence, no helmet - and going through a red light
A TEENAGER caught drink driving on a stolen motorbike has been given an eight-week prison sentence suspended for a year. Thomas Luke Marshall, 18, was riding without a helmet, didn’t have a licence or insurance and rode straight through a red light
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Crash on A59 causes delays near York
A CRASH between a road roller and a DAF wagon caused delays on the A59 in Upper Poppleton today. The vehicles crashed at about 2.20pm between Newlands Lane and the outer ring road, close to the garden centre. Nobody was injured in the incident
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10 York ghost signs - can you place them?
HAVE you ever noticed the 'ghost signs' scattered around York? These signs tell of long-lost advertisers or businesses that once occupied the city - but they rarely draw more than a passing glance. Here are ten that you may or may not recognise
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Jarvis relishes competition for places in York City’s forward line
RYAN Jarvis has welcomed the extra competition Michael Coulson has provided for centre-forward places at York City. Former Grimsby winger Coulson has partnered Ryan Bowman in attack for the Minstermen during the last two matches and responded with
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'Happy half-back headache' for Knights boss
GARY THORNTON is to face his “happy half-back headache” for the trip to arch-rivals Hunslet on Sunday as Jonny Presley is fit again – while Pat Smith and Benn Hardcastle have both been named in the Kingstone Press Championship One Team of the Week.
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Basketball: York Eagles prove wing-kings of the courts over Stockport Falcons
BUOYANT York Eagles under-14s basketball team annihilated rivals Stockport Falcons to clinch a place in the national play-offs. Earlier in the season, York had suffered a 24-point loss to the Falcons. But in the re-match, the Eagles were in
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Basketball: York Tornadoes blow hot to quell rise of Maroon men
York Tornadoes produced a strong display to see off title challengers Bradford Maroons as they continued their unbeaten league record this season with a 71-57 win, writes Will Jackson. The result helped move York five points clear at the top of
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York MP joins Team Henry to extract maximum use of champion’s gymnasium
RING king Henry Wharton has a new ally in his corner – York Central MP Hugh Bayley. The Labour man is to launch his own combination to try to ensure Wharton’s gym attracts potential grant aid and also maximises its full potential. Henry’s Gym
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Thirsk & Sowerby Harrier tackles Haweswater Half Marathon
THIRSK & Sowerby Harrier Alan Harman finished 332nd out of 449 runners at the Haweswater Half Marathon in a mere two seconds over the two-hour mark in steady rain. The Harriers had juts one team in the latest North Yorkshire/South Durham road
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Barlby High School launches new triathlon club
A new triathlon club launched this week at Selby’s Barlby High School as interest in the ironman sport increases, writes Matthew Naylor. As part of Carol Saunders Swim School, juniors and adults alike took to land and sea to test themselves and
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Richmond handler fancied to score twice at Catterick
ALAN SWINBANK journeys to his local Catterick course this afternoon with excellent prospects of completing a double. The Richmond trainer is fancied to score with Tiny Dancer and Molly Cat, both of whom are seeking their second wins of the campaign
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Norton trainer believes hopefuls could surprise the bookmakers at Cheltenham Festival
TWO Ryedale runners could be flying under the Cheltenham Festival radar, according to their trainer Brian Ellison. The Norton handler is sending Yesyoucan and Viva Colonia to the showpiece National Hunt meeting next week and believes both could
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Snooker: Comfortable win for Paul Davison at Asian Tour event
SNOOKER ace Paul Davison sailed through his opening match at the Asian Tour event in Dongguan, China. The Pickering potter whitewashed amateur Chen Yelong 4-0 at the Dongguan Dongcheng Sports Garden and will play either Alan McManus or Michael
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Billards: Bootham and Fulford battle it out at top
FULFORD and Bootham ‘B’ are battling it out at the top of the York Conservative Clubs’ Faber Shield Billiards League. Fulford had a convincing 5-1 success against Bootham ‘A’ in the first match of the week to move top of the table, but their reign
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Shrove Tuesday celebrated across York and North Yorkshire
SHROVE Tuesday was celebrated across York and North Yorkshire with an array of pancake-flipping activities. Clergy and members of the public donned fancy dress to take part in the traditional pancake race at Ripon Cathedral, while at Acomb in York
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Lorry driver charged over crash that killed teenager
A LORRY driver has appeared in court accused of causing a head-on collision near Selby that killed a 19-year-old car driver. Stoyan Andonov Stoyanov was allegedly driving a Bulgarian-registered white Mercedes Actros on the wrong side of the A1246
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York sex attack - police make fresh appeal
DETECTIVES have made a fresh appeal for information about a serious sexual assault in York city centre. A woman in her 20s was attacked on the steps leading from Skeldergate Bridge to Tower Gardens just after 1.30am on Monday and a 23-year-old
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Confusion over double yellow lines in parking bays
HIGHWAYS bosses have explained why they have painted new parking bays alongside these double yellow lines in a York city centre street. Jeweller and retail forum chairman Frank Wood said the bays and lines were painted after Goodramgate was resurfaced
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Review: The Circus Of Horrors, London After Midnight, Grand Opera House, York
A pre-warning to watching The Circus Of Horrors is this: there will be nudity. And lots of it. From mock-nuns wearing next to nothing to dwarves with a penchant for exposing themselves, The Circus Of Horrors is certainly not for the shy spectator
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Del Monte, will they say yes?
A FORMER factory in York which closed two years ago with the loss of 140 jobs could be turned into housing. Del Monte has taken the first steps towards building 60 homes on the site where its Skelton factory, which made salad and coleslaws for
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Boys surfing by
WHAT’S in a name? Well it depends who you are, really, and that’s especially the case with rock bands. Take The Who; only Daltrey and Townshend remain from the early days, while Thin Lizzy still labour on even though there is no one left from the
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Dangers that lie in York’s rivers
NEVER underestimate the danger of York’s rivers. That is the only conclusion to draw from the tragic death of York student Megan Roberts, and the growing fears for 22-year-old Ben Clarkson. Ben, from Heworth, was last seen at about 3.30am on
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World Book Day: Why everyone wants a FRED to read with
YOUNGSTERS from York will celebrate World Book Day tomorrow with a range of activities across the city. To mark the 17th annual worldwide celebration of books and reading local nurseries, toddler groups, children’s centres and schools across York
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More work needed to cut suicides says charity
THE number of people under the age of 35 who commit suicide has decreased, but more work still needs to be done, a national organisation has said. New figures released by PAPYRUS – a charity set up to help prevent young suicides – showed 1,625
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Minster car badge should still be free
I CANNOT believe York’s Labour council believe it will generate £200,000 income from the recent budget replacement of the free Minster Badge with a £20 regular user parking charge. They should have supported the Conservative amendment to keep the
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Rescued seal pups freed
The seal rescue team at Scarborough Sea Life Centre, which has been caring for an above-average number of animals over the winter, has begun returning them to the wild. Staff have had their work cut out caring for five extra common seals since
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Judge dredge...
WITH regards to saving cities and towns from flooding or the countryside, am I right or am I right (as Terry Wogan says) that if the countryside rivers are dredged out that practice should automatically relieve cities/towns? So, there is no contest
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Just like that... again
HERE we go again. Joseph Rowntree Foundation is publishing yet more fairyland reports on how poverty is to be decreased by “policy initiatives” which boils down to employers providing “more jobs, better jobs” (The Press, February 7). Just like
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Housing the figures
AS SOMEONE interested in York’s house-building statistics, I am annoyed and frustrated with the irregular publication of annual reports by the council. Normally the council issues housing completions and planning figures nine months after the year
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Rent action necessary
YET another rant from Matthew Laverack – this time about the private rented sector (Letters, February 20). His description of tenants who trashed “the house, stole the contents and disappeared leaving enormous unpaid bills” is a travesty of the
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Thieves target historic York church for the fourth time this year
THIEVES have broken into an historic York church, the fourth raid on the building this year. Holy Trinity Church, in Goodramgate, dates back to the 15th Century. It was first targeted by thieves in January. They damaged the property and made
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Special education toolkit for York school pupils
YORK schools are to get a special education toolkit to help tackle domestic and sexual violence. City of York Council is sharing the Expect Respect toolkit, which includes lesson plans for each year from school from reception to Year 13, and gives
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Thief ‘exploited’ in York jewellery raid
A THIEF co-erced into taking part in a £12,000 raid on a widow’s home as she slept at night has been spared a trip to jail. Tom Storey, prosecuting, said Luke Edwards, 24, was one of three men who between them burgled the house in Heworth, York
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Stamford Bridge Parish Council vacancy
STAMFORD Bridge Parish Council is looking for a new councillor to fill a vacant seat. Councillors can co-opt someone or an election could be held if ten electors in the parish write to to the chief executive of East Riding of Yorkshire Council.
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Police release image of sat nav theft suspect
THIS CCTV image has been released of a man police want to speak to in connection with the theft of three satellite navigation devices from a York shop. The items were stolen from a shelf at Maplin Electronics in Hurricane Way, Clifton Moor, on
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Running into bother?
WHILE on a stroll through the city centre, I came across a road sign at the entrance to High Petergate. The sign reads: “Pedestrian zone – no vehicles, max speed 10”. So, if I run or walk swiftly will I get fined for speeding? Tony Furnandiz
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Lendal Bridge ping-pong
LETTERS published in The Press between myself and Keith Thornton seem to be like a game of ping-pong. Mr Thornton asks “Will Coun James Alexander explain to residents through The Press why the Lendal Bridge trial is for only 6½ hours a day; does
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Report by York-based Joseph Rowntree Foundation calls for council tax to be replaced
A REPORT by the York-based Joseph Rowntree Foundation is calling for council tax to be replaced by a new ‘progressive’ property tax which would cost poor families less. The research, ‘After the Council Tax: impacts of property tax reform on people
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Plea for landscape
I HOPE these new suburbs which are going to be created around York will be properly landscaped. Also I hope they will have plenty of green areas like the village green. I also hope that each area will have a nature reserve and good public transport
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We’re badly served
IT WAS interesting to read in The Press of February 6 that Coun James Alexander was backing government plans for a smoother planning process for major developments, and “that legal challenges one after the other must end”. He should understand
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Centre dedicated to yoga now open
A NEW dedicated centre for yoga and meditation has opened in York. Sophie Carr, a local yoga teacher, and two other yoga fans, Linda Grenyer and Gill Johnson, bought a building in Nunmill Street, off Bishopthorpe Road, last year and have transformed
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Householders in energy switch scheme
MORE than 700 York residents have signed up to a collective energy-switching scheme to save money on their household bills. City of York Council worked with iChoosr to make it easy and simple for residents to consider switching their energy tariffs
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Lord Mayor of York attends topping-out ceremony
THE Lord Mayor of York attended a topping-out ceremony at a new care home in the city. Coun Julie Gunnell dropped in at Ebor Court care home, which was designed and constructed by LNT Construction at Great North Way, Nether Poppleton. On its completion
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Charge ‘drunks’
“DRUNK tank gets closer” – The Press, February 20. Why do we have to cater for people with self-inflicted ‘illnesses’ when people with genuine illnesses have to wait weeks for treatment? The article says it would relieve pressure on A&E, hospital
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Don’t spoil York’s open spaces
I DO not visit the city centre very often as between them the city council and bus company make this difficult for old people. We used to have a bus which terminated in Piccadilly but this was cancelled. I had to go to Barnitts and was horrified
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March 5
100 years ago A remarkable operation had been performed in Paris, when two baby girls, named Suzanne and Madeleine, who had been born joined together by a fibro-cartilaginous tissue, were separated into two perfectly formed children. The operation
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Marmalade success for East Yorkshire preserves producer
AN East Yorkshire preserves producer has won two awards for its marmalades at the World’s Original Marmalade Awards. Wolds Cottage Kitchen, based in Wetwang, received a Silver Award for its Orange Marmalade in the artisan, any citrus category.
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An Evening Of Dirty Dancing: The Tribute Show, Grand Opera House, York, March 9
AN Evening Of Dirty Dancing began as a slice of corporate entertainment, but the tribute show to the “greatest movie soundtrack of all time” has expanded into a theatre-touring hit. “It’s grown very rapidly from starting as a very small show, with
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Roadshows to tell businesses how to share Tour de France benefits
BUSINESSES in East Yorkshire have been invited to roadshows telling them how they can share the benefits of the Tour de France coming to Yorkshire. The roadshows are being staged by Welcome to Yorkshire and Visit Hull and East Yorkshire ahead of
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Dringhouses Post Office to reopen
A YORK post office will reopen later this month after a refurbishment scheme. The work at Dringhouses Post Office on Tadcaster Road will include longer opening hours, until 8pm from Monday to Saturday and 12.30pm on Sundays. It will open at
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Recycling permits reminder
RESIDENTS who use recycling centres in East Yorkshire have been reminded to renew their permits as a new system is introduced. East Riding of Yorkshire Council is issuing new permits which do not have an end date, with six being given out each
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Moments captured by York Photographic Society members
A MAN struggles down the steps at York Station; two ‘ugly sisters’ perform in the De Grey Rooms; and an anemone fish attacks its own reflection – just some of the moments captured in this latest batch of images by members of the York Photographic Society
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Bishop Wilton pupils 'supervise' road resurfacing in the village
WORKMEN in an East Yorkshire village have been helping children with their independent writing – not in the classroom, but through road resurfacing. As the roads in Bishop Wilton were relaid, friendly road workers did not want the progress to go
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Emergency appeal by Barnardo’s
A NATIONAL charity has launched an emergency appeal after a survey showed more children were sexually exploited in 2013 than the previous year. Barnardo’s surveyed 29 specialist sexual exploitation services, and found they were working with 55
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Primary school pupils learn about role of geography in local media
Learning about geography is not only about looking at maps, as education reporter Haydn Lewis found out when he spoke to pupils at a York primary school GEOGRAPHY was never my strong suit at school, but little did I know the importance it would
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Workshop to focus on food supplies
A YORK event will examine how to ensure food supplies meet demand. Tea and coffee producers are flying in from Kenya and Tanzania to take part in a workshop at the University of York as part of Fairtrade Fortnight. The event at King’s Manor on
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East Yorkshire bikers set for annual Easter Egg run
A GROUP of East Yorkshire bikers is planning its annual Easter Egg run and a quiz night to raise money for Bridlington Club for Young People. Kilham Bikers will hold the quiz night at the Bay Horse at Kilham, near Driffield, on Wednesday, March
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Delegates from North Yorkshire schools attend teaching and learning conference
HUNDREDS of delegates from four North Yorkshire schools joined forces at a conference at Tadcaster Grammar School. This first joint teaching and learning conference was co-ordinated by Carole Walton, of King James’s School, Knaresborough; Jane
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Codgers take on The Relics in charity rugby match
VETERAN rugby players took to the field again in North Yorkshire to raise thousands of pounds for charity. Hundreds of people gathered at Terrington Hall School, near Malton, for the second annual Get Your Boots On match. The Codgers took on
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Former Bootham School head teacher remembered
PUPILS and staff at an historic York school marked the centenary of the death of a former head teacher who saw his school burnt to the ground. Bootham School staff and students commemorated the life of John Firth Fryer last Friday. Mr Fryer
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Partnership aims to assist businesses ease tax burden
BUILDING products manufacturer the Wetherby Group has recouped nearly £45,000 it invested in research thanks to a new partnership helping businesses claim tax credits. Accountants Clive Owen & Co, which has an office at Northminster Business
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Hensall home raided
RAIDERS broke into a house in Station Road, Hensall, between 3.55pm and 8.50pm on Sunday, by smashing a rear french door window. A North Yorkshire Police spokesman said nothing was stolen.
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Benefits fraudster invented new tenants
A WOMAN invented new tenants for her home and wrote to Selby District Council pretending to be the fictitious occupants to get out of paying more than £3,000 in council tax. Jackie Mooring, now of Beck Close, Howden, was caught out after council
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Festival of walks at Boroughbridge
THE chance to meet a Roman legionary, a twilight ghost walk and a chance to learn more about North Yorkshire’s past as an ancient battleground will be among the highlights of a walking festival which starts next month. The first Boroughbridge Festival
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Building work under way at the site of former Beckfield Lane tip
WORK has started building new homes on the site of the former Beckfield Lane tip in Acomb, York. Planning permission to redevelop the site was granted in September, and will see 27 new homes built. A third of the houses will be up for sale
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New appointment at Persimmon
A NEW deputy managing director has been appointed at York-based housebuilder Persimmon. Simon Usher has joined Persimmon Homes and its sister brand, Charles Church, at its York headquarters, with a remit to strengthen its regional property portfolio
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Horse trainer recovering after fall
A NORTH Yorkshire horse trainer is recovering in hospital after falling from her horse and breaking several bones at the weekend. Cherry Coward, the daughter of veteran trainer Mick Easterby and mother to amateur rider Jacqueline Coward, was airlifted
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Parish Transport Toolkit scheme launched to help rural parish and town councils
AN INFORMATION event will be held in East Yorkshire to give local parish councils details on a new initiative. The Parish Transport Toolkit scheme was launched to help rural parish and town councils and other community groups tackle transport issues
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Apology after court blunder delays hearing
THE company responsible for providing interpreters for criminal courts in England and Wales has apologised unreservedly to York magistrates for causing a day-long court delay. Romanian speaking Cristian Bodgan Ariel Cristea, 31, was scheduled to
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Three arrested over Acomb vandalism
THREE men have been arrested in connection with vandalism in part of York. Police were called to Ridgeway in Acomb at about 5.20pm on Sunday following reports of men causing damage to a camper van parked in the street. A spokesman said a short
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Business rates reform push backed
NATIONAL calls for a reform of business rates have been echoed in York as a fairer deal is sought for small firms. A group of MPs sitting on the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee has released a report stating business rates are in need
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Filming of Shakespeare movie in Selby could bring more visitors
THE filming in Selby of a new movie starring the BAFTA award winning cast of Horrible Histories has been welcomed. The makers of Bill – a new comedy film looking at the missing years of William Shakespeare’s life – took over a section of Back Micklegate
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Top cyclist to check out Tour de France route
TOP road cyclist Chris Froome could be in York within weeks as he continues his preparations to defend his Tour de France title. The British rider will be visiting Yorkshire early this spring to reconnoitre the first stages of this year’s edition
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Torchwood actor and writer confirmed for Comic Con Sci-Fi Scarborough
AN ACTOR and a writer from the Doctor Who spin-off series Torchwood are the latest names to be announced for Scarborough’s sci-fi convention next month. Actor Kai Owen and writer Joe Lidster have been confirmed as guests for the Sunday of the first
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Witnesses sought to fight on a train between Scarborough and York
Police are appealing for anyone who witnessed three men fighting on a train between Scarborough and York to come forward. Officers want to speak to anyone who may have seen the fight on Thursday, February 20, on board the 19:48 Scarborough to York
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Ben Clarkson search: New sightings reported: Divers to return to Foss
NEW sightings have emerged of missing York man Ben Clarkson as police continue their search for the music shop worker. Ben, 22, was spotted at 3.40am on Sunday in Layerthorpe, close to the junction of James Street. At the time he was wearing
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Builder, 45, jailed for attack on woman
A MALTON builder has been jailed for 21 months and ordered to stay away indefinitely from the married woman with whom he had a five-year-long secret affair. Christopher Brown, 45, punched Yvonne Watkins five times when she was at his home with
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UK Science Award for University of York professor
A UNIVERSITY of York scientist whose work helped form the basis for flat-screen TVs, computers and mobile phone displays has won AkzoNobel’s UK Science Award for 2014. Professor John Goodby, chair of materials chemistry at the University of York
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Faulty streetlamp is dangerous say villagers
VILLAGERS are warning a faulty streetlight is “an accident waiting to happen”. The streetlight in Main Street, Wheldrake, has been reported to City of York Council by a number of residents in recent months. It is claimed it creates a pool of darkness
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First look at John Lewis store - updated
JOHN Lewis has given a sneak peek inside its new £15 million York store ahead of its opening next month. Work is well under way on the two-storey, 92,000 sq ft shop which has created 300 jobs in the city. Builders have only two weeks left on
