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Liberal Democrat conference in York: live blog - day 3
4:07pm That’s it, then. Next year in Liverpool, after this autumn in Glasgow, although I doubt The Press will be sending to either of those; they’re a bit off-patch. Nick Clegg’s closing address has been described elsewhere
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York City boss Nigel Worthington plays down Wes Fletcher transfer talk
YORK City have received no approaches for top scorer Wes Fletcher despite reports of unsubstantiated interest from higher division clubs. Fletcher has been linked to Sky Bet Championship outfit Doncaster Rovers and League One clubs Preston and
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Home Alone star Macauley Culkin to perform in York
FORMER child actor and star of the Home Alone films Macauley Culkin is coming to York this summer with his new band. Culkin, who starred in the first two Home Alone movies in the early 1990s, will perform at The Duchess in Stonebow with his band
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Review: The Stepmother, York Settlement Community Players, York Theatre Royal Studio
GITHA Sowerby died in 1970, believing her work had been forgotten. You can understand her thinking, given the example of her 1924 play The Stepmother being granted only one private performance in the West End, then nothing but silence in this country
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Kate Walters: A World Revealed, New School House Gallery, York, until April 26
KATE Walters will launch her new exhibition, A World Revealed, at the New School House Gallery, Peasholme Green, York, this evening from 6pm. The Penzance artist draws on aspects of myth, shamanism, Jungian collective unconscious and lucid dreaming
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Hyundai ix35
HYUNDAI fared better in the recession than most. Historically considered a value-formoney brand, its excellent i10, i20 and i30 trio of city car, supermini and family hatchback brought swarms of drivers to the showroom doors. You might consider
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Dacia Logan Mcv Ambiance Tce 90
BACK in the dark days of Nicolae Ceausescu’s reign over Communist Romania, the state produced an unlovable “people’s car”. The Dacia was typical of the mentality that also produced the Lada in Russia and Skoda in the then Czechoslavakia. Boring
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Former New Zealand star Jake Webster in frame for York City Knights role
FORMER New Zealand star Jake Webster will be available to York City Knights on dual registration for Sunday’s Kingstone Press Championship trip to Hunslet Hawks. The 30-year-old Castleford Tigers centre, who has been sidelined for just short of
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Match preview: AFC Wimbledon v York City
KEITH Lowe has confessed it came as no surprise that he missed out on being crowned the Sky Bet League Two Player of the Month for February today. The York City defender helped his side concede just one goal in four undefeated matches during the
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York Sunday Morning Football League round-up
SEVERUS boosted their hopes of beating the drop in division one of the Ian’s Cars of Barlby York Sunday Morning Football League with a 3-1 win over title-chasing Station. Lee Jacob gave Severus the lead, but their Selby-based opponents struck back
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King William in semi-finals of Sunday Morning Football League Cup
King William marched into the semi-finals of the Ian’s Cars of Barlby York Sunday Morning Football League Cup with a 10-0 win at York RI. Goals from Daniel Pedras, Mark Willoughby (2) and Mitch Carter gave King William a 4-0 half-time lead.
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Cliffe move into semi-finals of East Riding County FA Qualifying Cup
CLIFFE stormed into the semi-finals of the East Riding County FA Qualifying Cup with a 3-0 win over holders Barmby Moor. After a goalless first half, Chris Jackson opened the scoring for York Minster Engineering Football League side Cliffe from
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Elland Road inspiration for Leeds United ace Luke Murphy
Luke Murphy is hoping that a return to Elland Road this weekend can help boost Leeds United’s play-off hopes, and thinks the fans have a big role to play. Leeds host Bolton on Sunday, after a run of four points in as many games on the road which
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Peter Niven-trained horse can hit the spot at Wolverhampton
NORTH Yorkshire trainer Peter Niven, who saddled his biggest-ever winner at Kelso last Saturday when Clever Cookie won the Grade 2 Premier Hurdle, can continue his successful run in more lowly company this evening at Wolverhampton. Niven, based
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Fresh spring in step for ambitious trainer Brian Ellison
SOME luxurious hotels have fewer comforts than those being enjoyed by the equine residents at Brian Ellison’s Norton yard. There are a few builders putting their kids through university on the work they are getting at Spring Cottage stables.
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City of York Athletic Club runner Richard Buck fails to fire at World Indoor Athletic Championship
RICHARD BUCK did not get the start he was looking for at the World Indoor Athletics Championship at Sopot in Poland. The City of York Athletic Club runner failed to qualify from his heat in the 400 metres. Buck initially finished fourth, running
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Review: University of York Choir & Symphony Orchestra; Central Hall, York University
A RELATIVELY slimline choir, just over 200 voices, appeared under John Stringer on Wednesday, the first time for many years that its conductor had not been Peter Seymour. Stringer took up the cudgels efficiently, opening with Sibelius’s Sixth Symphony
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Residents rally round in a crisis
IT’S Climate Week this week. Did you know that? It’s caught me by surprise, and I’m plugged into environmental networks. It’s also National Pie Week, by the way, and that’s obviously snagged my subconscious more effectively because I’ve been hankering
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Bike for charity
UNTIL Bradley Wiggins was awarded the yellow jersey in 2012, no Englishman had ever won the Tour de France and cycling was the preserve of Lycra-clad hardies. Then, a couple of months later, Team GB’s bikers swept the medals board at the London
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Party choice of York welcomed
NICK CLEGG has come in for his fair share of criticism since he chose to take his party into a coalition government with the Conservatives. Yet speaking to The Press before the start of the Liberal Democrats’ spring conference in York, he talked
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Baffled by council thinking on Foss
I REFER to the article in The Press of February 27, headlined: “Dirty River Foss branded eyesore”. I fail to understand the council’s stance that it does not undertake cleaning in the winter. Cold weather is surely not the issue; there are many
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Hefty fines needed
CONCERNING recent correspondence about the build-up of litter in the River Foss basin being unsightly for visitors to York, sadly, many of these same visitors are responsible for contributing to the litter problem, as well as the British public as
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Litter disgrace
WHERE in the council is there anyone who walks around York and sees the filth on the streets? In particular, the covered area in Rougier Street is a disgrace. I have rung the council in the past and reported the sheer filth having witnessed
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Sink holes concern
THANK you for the information highlighting the running cost of new slim ceramic electric radiators, it’s never published on any adverts (Letters, February 18). In the 1970s every house had its gas meter altered to use ‘cheap North Sea gas’ but
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Top customer service
I WOULD like to thank both ladies in the Visit York Information Centre for assisting me with an elderly, partially sighted lady in an electric wheelchair. I had found the elderly lady, who was a complete stranger to me, apparently attempting to
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Ironic choice of venue
IT is fantastic news that organisations are looking to York for their high-profile conferences, and this week the city plays host to the Liberal Democrat spring conference. York offers a lot to visitors with fantastic facilities, great visitor
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Why live longer?
ACCORDING to statistics we’re all living longer – no, it just seems longer. The government needs us to keep going because we can’t claim the state pension until we’re almost into our 70s – after which quite a few of us will not be around to claim
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Bridge nightmare
I HAD only been dealing with a few physical impairments – until 100 metres of the inner ring road that is Lendal Bridge was closed. I am disabled. It has cost me time, money, and energy (physical as well as petrol) and has forced us to keep our
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Get it reopened
IN reply to the Lendal Bridge, The Secret Files report (The Press February 27), I believe that there should be no secret Lendal Bridge files held by the Labour council in York. There should be only honesty, more transparency and a more open, democratic
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Wrong one closed
I WOULD like to agree wholeheartedly with the letter from David Jones (The Press, February 28) of Cawood regarding the closure of Ouse Bridge rather than Lendal Bridge. It just seems to make more sense, than all the other ideas being brought into
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Social care budget
IT WAS disappointing that the Labour group rejected Liberal Democrat budget proposals on February 28 to increase spending on adult social care. Our plans maintained Labour’s existing investment in social care, but increased spending by more than
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Branch meeting
THE next meeting of the Fulford and District branch of the Royal British Legion will be held on Thursday, March 13, in the Sergeants Mess, Imphal Barracks. The meeting starts at 7.30pm. All are welcome and further details may be obtained by phoning
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Thanks to York Hospital
I WISH to say a huge thank-you to all the staff on ward 22 and ward 35 at York Hospital for the wonderful care and compassion they have shown to my father. The nursing staff, doctors and health care assistants couldn’t have been more attentive,
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Praise for Debbie Glover
I WANTED to write to congratulate Debbie Glover, headteacher of Poppleton Road Primary School for her work in ensuring the school was taken out of special measures (Celebrations as Poppleton Road School is taken out of special measures, February 27
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Final showdown never happened
REFERENCE B R Lawson’s letter in The Press, February 26. Bryan, I think you’ll find that Stanley Matthews played against Bolton in the 1953 FA Cup final and Tom Finney played against WBA in the 1954 final. They never played against each other in
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March 7
100 years ago “In view of the evidence of widespread immorality in our midst, this conference is of the opinion that more definite moral education should be given to young people by parents, and also at suitable times by teachers.” This resolution
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Man jailed for 68mph crash in Tang Hall
A SPEEDING driver put two people in hospital and could have killed someone when he drove at 68mph through a built-up area of York after drinking, a court heard. Gary Precious, 27, was driving at more than twice the legal speed limit, was on the
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Dangerous driving witness plea
WITNESSES to an incident of dangerous driving in Harrogate have been urged to contact police. The incident happened at 5.15am on Sunday, in Knaresborough Road near the junction for Harrogate District Hospital. A spokesman said a dark taxi was heading
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Yorkshire Marathon prize money is £12,000
ATHLETES taking part in The Plusnet Yorkshire Marathon in York will again be vying for cash prizes worth £12,000 – the same as last year’s inaugural race. Organisers say the prize pot is one of the highest of any UK marathon and is set to attract
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Health boss takes part in television's Mastermind
HE’S triumphed in Blockbusters, and now a health boss is looking for similar success in Mastermind by answering questions on the Black Death. East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s director of public health, Dr Tim Allison – who was the first ever
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Pickering Town's young guns take aim at high-flying Barton
TONY HACKWORTH will return for Pickering Town as they face the sternest test of their fine form against high-flying Barton Town Old Boys tomorrow. The Pikes brought up a century of goals with their 4-2 win at Staveley Miners Welfare and are on
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Derby duty beckons as Selby Town head to Knaresborough
Selby Town have a derby battle at Knaresborough Town as they look to get back on the winning trail in NCEL division one. The Robins were beaten 4-2 at Grimsby Borough on Tuesday as they failed to build on their win over Louth Town. Dan O’Connor
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1,374 support call for CCTV by River Ouse
MORE than 1,374 people have signed an online petition calling for new CCTV cameras to be installed along the River Ouse. The petition was launched on Tuesday following the death of 20-year-old York student Megan Roberts, who fell into the river
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Malton & Norton 'staring down the barrel at relegation'
Malton & Norton RUFC are “staring down the barrel”, after a fifth straight defeat left them in the North One East drop zone, writes Will Jackson. So said club spokesman Bill Laidler after the Ryedale side went down 28-13 to fellow strugglers
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Beth McCarthy to play at the National Railway Museum’s Music On Rails festival
YORK singer and contestant on BBC’s The Voice Beth McCarthy will play at the National Railway Museum’s Music On Rails festival this year. Beth will join other confirmed acts, including Plumhall, Holly Taymar, The Buccanneers and Rodeo Falls at
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Lib Dem leader praises city's ‘vibrant economy’ on eve of party conference in York
YORK’S “get up and go” economy and its fight against poverty have been hailed by Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg as his party arrives in the city for its spring conference. Speaking exclusively to The Press ahead of the three-day political gathering
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Illegal York tattooist put lives at risk, court hears
AN unqualified tattooist put lives at risk at his illegal tattoo salon in his home, York magistrates said. Andrew Dennis’ activities left one person with a “significant medical condition” because the skin around the tattoo had developed an infection
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Four jailed over murder and robbery
FOUR men have been jailed following the murder of a man during a robbery in North Yorkshire Jonathan Charles Binns, 41, was stabbed during a robbery at a friend’s flat in Eastborough, Scarborough, on August 7 last year, after four men forced their
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Ben Clarkson appeal - Divers call off river search
POLICE divers have called off their river search for missing York man Ben Clarkson after a third day in the water. Ben, 22, was last seen outside Fibbers in Stonebow after a night out at about 3.30am on Sunday, but never arrived at his home near
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Police appeal over train suitcase theft
BRITISH Transport Police have released a picture of a man they want to speak to following the theft of a bag from an East Coast mainline train. Officers think the man could have information about the theft of a suitcase on a train running through
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Cyber-evolution: the rise of the computer
In one lifetime, computers have gone from lumbering giants that filled a room to digital spectacles that can record and photograph everything you see. So where will we go next? STEPHEN LEWIS reports. SEVENTY years ago, the world’s first programmable
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Visit York hosts York Minster to Westminster event
TWENTY of York’s tourism and hospitality businesses converged on London in a bid to showcase their city’s conference-hosting capabilities. The second York Minster to Westminster event was hosted on Wednesday by Visit York with support from MPs
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Selby travellers’ site legal fight
COUNCIL chiefs have obtained a court injunction to prevent any more travellers settling on land next to an official caravan site near Selby. The district council took swift legal action after vehicles including caravans and JCBs appeared on land
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Song released by York punk rockers in 1978 is included on new album
WHEN four teenagers from York had a brief brush with fame in the 1970s they never dreamt they would be back in the limelight more than three decades later. Nick Jackson, the vocalist with former punk band The Jermz, said their only single Powercut
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Praise for Aviva staff
THE boss of insurance giant Aviva’s York-based division has praised his staff for their efforts in contributing to the group’s rise in profits. Aviva plc, which has its Life business headquarters in York, revealed a six per cent increase in operating
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Councillor labels Tour de France plans a 'farce'
AN opposition councillor has labelled consultation over plans for this summer’s Tour de France in York a “farce”. Liberal Democrat councillor Nigel Ayre said City of York Council’s plans to turn the city’s historic Monk Stray into a camping ground
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John Lewis profits up
JOHN Lewis, which is next month opening a new £15 million store in York, has reported a £4 billion rise in sales as operating profit grew 4.3 per cent. Overall the John Lewis Partnership, which also includes Waitrose, saw gross sales exceed £10
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Toyota stolen in Sutton-on-the-Forest
THIEVES stole a red Toyota Corolla, registration Y506 TCT, overnight on Saturday, February 22, from outside a house in Coombes Close, Sutton-on-the- Forest. A 47-year-old local woman was arrested on suspicion of theft and has since been released
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Self-employment topic at Go York lecture
THE chairwoman of York’s tourism agency will be the guest speaking at the next Go York lecture. Jane Lady Gibson, chairwoman of Visit York, will talk about self-employment in her lecture “How to have a job for 30 years without ever having a career
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York buildings shortlisted for architectural award
THREE buildings in York have made the shortlist for an architectural award. Fifteen new buildings across Yorkshire are in the running for the 2014 Royal Institute of British Architects Yorkshire Award, including Nestlé Product Technology Centre
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Potash firm in stock market move
THE company planning to build a potash mine near Whitby is looking to raise a minimum of £30 million on the stock market. Sirius Minerals, the firm behind the York Potash project, said that along with its existing cash resources of £10 million,
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Primary school pupils given hands-on introduction to owls
CHILDREN at a York primary school were given an exciting introduction to their new science topic when five owls paid a visit. Steve Arabskyj, from the Yorkshire Owl Experience, visited Dringhouses Primary School earlier this week with two barn
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Comedians gather for feminist gig
YORK comedians are to perform as support acts to feminist poet Hollie McNish at a gig being staged at the City Screen cinema as part of International Women’s Week. Sarah Wood, of Holgate, said: “Hollie, who is huge in the poetry/feminist world,
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Heavyweight women having more operations
NEARLY three times the number of women than men needed hospital treatment because of their waistline, figures for York and North Yorkshire show. Over the last year, 142 women were admitted to hospital due to their weight and 55 men in York and
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Blue Cross in Thirsk seeking pet heroes
A NORTH Yorkshire pet charity is looking for heroic pets for a regional award. Blue Cross in Thirsk, founded in 1897, cares for more than 8,000 homeless animals every year, and is accepting nominations for animals that have done something amazing
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Award-winning chef declared bankrupt
AN AWARD-winning chef who has run restaurants across North Yorkshire and the North-East since 1976 has been declared bankrupt. Eugene McCoy, 63, who used to own and run the Cleveland Tontine, west of Northallerton, filed for bankruptcy at Middlesbrough
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Caitlin to wear same black dress for a month as part of fundraising challenge
THE adage that you can’t go wrong with a little black dress, is one Caitlin Rushby has taken to heart. For the next month the 24-year-old from South Bank, York, will be wearing the same black Topshop dress every day as part of a fundraising challenge
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Council appeal over A64 improvement plans
YORK council is to be asked to throw its weight behind plans for improvements on the A64 between the city and the coast. The council’s Cabinet Member for Transport, Planning and Sustainability is to be presented with a draft Memorandum of Understanding
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Skelton Primary School throws itself into Big Pedal fortnight
THE children of Skelton have been pedalling and scooting their way to school over the last few days as the school throws itself into the annual Big Pedal fortnight. More than half of Skelton Primary School’s 109 pupils have got on their bikes since
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All car’s windows smashed in attack near Scarborough
VANDALS severely damaged a silver BMW 3 series in Dale Edge, Eastfield, near Scarborough. They smashed every window in the vehicle and put holes in the boot, bonnet and doors of the car between 8.30pm and 8.55pm on Wednesday . PC John-Simon
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Brownies to spend night at museum
BROWNIES from York are taking in part in sponsored sleepovers in the Castle Museum and the Hilton Hotel as part of the organisation’s centenary celebrations. On Friday, March 14, Brownies from the York Castle division will be spending the evening
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Cutbacks ‘hitting rural areas hard’ a new report says
POVERTY has increased in isolated rural parts of Yorkshire over the last two years and biting funding cuts have made isolation and deprivation worse. Austerity measures mean that while people in rural areas are struggling more and more to make
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Farms near Harrogate sell for £1.9m
TWO farms near Harrogate have been sold for £1.9 million as North Yorkshire County Council sells off part of its land portfolio. Acting on behalf of the authority, property consultants Bruton Knowles sold both properties by public auction at the
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Community carol cash boost for hospital radio
YORK Hospital Radio has been given a £2,000 boost as it celebrates its 50th anniversary. The money was presented to radio staff by organisers of York’s annual Community Carol Concert. Concert spokesman Graham Bradbury said the presentation
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Trophy double for All Saints’ School basketball team
For the first time in a decade, an All Saints’ School basketball team has won the York & District league and cup double, as player MATT GRAVES reports. FOR the last four years of school basketball, the All Saints’ basketball squad have come
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Plea for officers from other forces to join North Yorkshire’s police
NORTH Yorkshire Police have urged officers from other forces to join them as new positions become available. Advertisements have appeared on the force’s website for firearms constables to join the Tadcaster and Thirsk teams, and for detective constables
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Safety scheme suggested for road at university
A SERIES of safety improvements – including a new crossing, the relocation of a bus stop and a 20mph zone – is being proposed for University Road in York. Cabinet member Coun Dave Merrett is being asked to approve the City of York Council scheme
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Olympic Pool first for Eve, 9
A GIRL from East Yorkshire has become the first child to swim in the Olympic Pool since the 2012 games. Eve Naylor, a nine-year-old from Driffield, was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in 2012, about the same time she started swimming, and has
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Fracking company says it has no plans to drill under York Minster, but land near Prime Minister's in-laws' home not ruled out
A FRACKING firm has refused to be drawn on whether it will carry out exploratory drilling near the country home of David Cameron’s father-in-law. Dart Energy, which has a petroleum exploration licence for west York, has said there are no plans
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World Book Day celebrated across the region
CHILDREN across the York and North and East Yorkshire joined in the celebrations for World Book Day with a string of events. This year marked the 17th World Book Day and nurseries, toddler groups, children’s centres and schools across York got
