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Man arrested in sex assault investigation
A MAN has been arrested in connection with the sexual assault of a 19-year-old woman in North Yorkshire. The attack happened between 2.40am and 3.20am on Sunday, in King Street Car Park, Scarborough. Police today confirmed an 18-year-old man
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Review: The Magic Of Motown, Grand Opera House, York
BACK in York , this time with their new Baby Love Tour, named in honour of the 50th anniversary of The Supremes’ first UK number one, The Magic Of Motown show celebrates three decades of the legendary Detroit record label’s greatest hits. Show
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Rowntree postcards from a bygone era
WE have some wonderful old photographs and postcards on a Rowntree theme in Yesterday Once More this week. All were brought in by reader Anne Blincoe, who worked for the company for seven years in the 1950s. Anne, 79, from the Stockton Lane area
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University of York research looks at improving language after stroke
Many people who have a stroke are left with a language impairment – making it hard to speak, read or write. Now researchers are investigating whether a simple electrical current can help the brain to recover, as Health Reporter Kate Liptrot discovered
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Getting a chance to try out tennis
ADULTS who want to learn or get better at tennis have been invited to take part in new courses. City of York Council-owned tennis courts at Hull Road Park will begin to host courses this month. In addition to tennis coaching, new cardio tennis
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Helping our bodies find their own healing place
Desperate parents turn to craniosacral therapy to help newborns with colic, but now it is treating other problems such as stress, dementia and unresolved pain. MAXINE GORDON finds out more. I’D been feeling under the weather, with general aches
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Food for thought: Jambalaya
Simon Long of Shambles Kitchen cooks up a dish straight from Bourbon Street. Pancake Day is fun, but it’s not half as good as Mardi Gras. In 2003 – while studying at the University of South Carolina – I took a road trip with some mates to New Orleans
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Slimmers clear out their cupboards to help homeless people
SLIMMERS in York have been clearing out their cupboards and making donations to support homeless people in the city. A charity collection was held by Slimming World after Christmas and throughout January and February, which allowed a substantial
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Body, mind & soul: See beyond the clouds
MY husband was in a lift in an office building. As the doors opened, a woman said, quite randomly: “Aren’t birds wonderful? It doesn’t matter what happens to them, they always begin a new day singing.” I’m not suggesting that human beings can get
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Here’s the serious side to playing games
We all worry about the effects of computer games on children, but MATT CLARK reports on a new project in York that is investigating how data from gaming could lead to health benefits. IMAGINE if there was a way to study the unthinkable, the unethical
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Man arrested over city-centre fight in York
A MAN was arrested in York on suspicion of assault at about 1.30am today, after CCTV operators reported a fight to police. Officers from North Yorkshire Police were called to reports of a fight in North Street, and found a 21-year-old man on Ouse
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Eggborough is ‘on a cliff edge’
Writing in The Press today, Eggborough chief executive Neil O’Hara says the Government must support biomass conversion projects in order for plans like Eggborough to survive. Eggborough Power Station is proud to have been a leading Yorkshire business
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Review: The ELO Experience, Grand Opera House, York
WATCHING tribute bands can be a bit of a hit and miss affair. Thankfully, it was the former when the Hull-based ELO Experience rocked into York last Thursday. The group, which last year won The National Tribute Awards, are diehard ELO fans and
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Review: Ebor Singers, All Saints’, Pavement, York
For their five concerts between now and November, the Ebor Singers are following the theme of musical responses to the arrival of darkness. It promises to be fruitful. Vespers have excited composers throughout the ages, notably Monteverdi. Away
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Sick of hospital parking charges
IT’S been called a tax on the sick, and it is. It’s also a tax on where you live – or rather, where you or your loved one end up in hospital. Yes, it’s that old nutshell again – parking at hospitals. I’ve just been hit with a parking ticket for
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Digital bosses set for DotYork conference
YORK is to host its first major dedicated digital conference as two entrepreneurs launch DotYork. The one-day event has been dubbed “a digital conference for curious minds” and will be held at City Screen York, on May 1. Founded by two digital
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Hotel salutes its loyal employees
A YORK hotel has praised its staff for their dedication and long service as the employees clock up a total of 135 years work. Seven staff at the Park Inn by Radisson York City Centre picked up their diamond pins for 10, 15, 20 and 25 years’ service
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Bluebird Vehicles secures funding
A SCARBOROUGH-based producer of specially designed low-access buses has secured major funding for future development of the business. Bluebird Vehicles has received a £1 million working capital facility from Centric Commercial Finance, allowing
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Skelwith Group’s £50m boost to help fund new projects
THE developer behind plans to create 47 new flats in Rougier Street is eyeing up new projects after securing £50 million funding. Skelwith Group, which is also leading the Poppleton garage scheme on the A59, has agreed the funding deal with Grosvenor
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Brave Jak says thanks for care
WHEN young Jak Church went back to school after receiving treatment for horrific burns sustained in a fire aboard his father’s boat, he was dressed not in uniform but in hospital dressings. Jak says it made him feel as though he was the odd one
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Games theory
PARENTS often complain their children spend too much time on computers, but a new team at the University of York believes, playing online games could actually yield a huge benefit for science and society in general. It may sound far-fetched, but
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Would rent control make crisis worse?
I KNOW I’ve hit the nail on the head when Bob Towner refers to my letters as “another rant”. He just cannot stand to hear the truth. The retired local government housing officer has no idea of the percentage of bad tenants in the private sector
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Throwing their toys out
I WAS disappointed by the joint approach of the council’s opposition group leaders in resorting to an attack on the Labour group following last week’s budget council meeting (Letters, February 28). The Labour group raised legitimate questions around
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Eventual apology
AFTER days of silence, Patricia Hewitt eventually apologised for how in the 1970s the Council for Civil Liberties allowed itself to be linked to a paedophile organisation seeking to lower the age of consent to ten and to legalise incest. We still
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Coping with the cold
IN THE years before central heating we all got to school on time despite freezing cold houses (“Family left without heating for three weeks,” The Press, February 25). We used to boil pans or kettles of water to fill the sink or tin bath. Why miss
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A wonderful night at the opera
WITH regards to York Stage Musical’s production of Phantom Of The Opera – wow! How lucky we are to live in a city with so much young talent. Hats off to the group for taking on such a technical show. What a team. The whole production was great
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State of the stops
CAN I be the only person who is affronted by the state of the covered bus stops in Rougier Street? I have complained several times to the council offices, messages are taken, but no action seems to be in evidence. Last Friday there was a huge
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Bus conundrum
Buses can never be on time unless you ban all other traffic. They are their own worst enemy, certainly in York, having constantly to give way to other buses. Just watch the drama unfold in Stonebow, Piccadilly or Merchantgate and you will instantly
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Singapore service
DID you serve with the RAF in Singapore? One of the RAF’s most colourful and historic overseas bases, Seletar, which closed in 1971, is remembered with affection by members of the RAF Seletar/Tengah Association. Formed in 1997, the intention is
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Drivers in denial
KEITH THORNTON claimed (Letters, March 3) that City of York Council is “in denial” over alleged increased traffic congestion following the Lendal Bridge closure. Far more car users are in denial about the long-term impact of their current transport
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This is the limit
HAVING read the article regarding Anna Semlyen and the 20s Plenty campaign, I feel I must write with my viewpoint (The Press, February 20). I am not in favour of 20mph speed limits blanketed across my city. I have no problem with 20mph zones
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Thanks for support
CAN I just take this opportunity to thank all those that took time out to support the fundraising event for York’s Breathe Easy branch. We raised £750 for the charity, which was phenomenal, and thanks must go to Paul and Dawn May and Andrew at
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Tracing the mess
REGARDING the story headlined “Community action against dog fouling” (The Press, March 4), the suggestion that residents armed with fluorescent spray paints should spray dog mess in order to shame the dog owners is potentially confrontational and dangerous
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Knights chief hails the end of Hunslet Hawks hoodoo
BOSS Gary Thornton warned his charges to keep their feet on the ground after they broke a five-year hoodoo to send York City Knights to the top of Championship One’s early standings. Tries by Greg Minikin, the Smith brothers Ed and Pat, Jonny Presley
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March 10
100 years ago At a meeting of the York City Council the town clerk read the following petition from scholars of the Castlegate Council School: “We should very much like to keep Mrs Potter as our headmistress, as we have become so attached to her
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Manager Nigel Worthington refuses to get carried away as York City keep climbing Sky Bet League Two table
YORK City manager Nigel Worthington refused to go overboard on the plaudits despite seeing his side prevent AFC Wimbledon from having a single shot on target during a third straight away win. On-loan Charlton goalkeeper Nick Pope did not have a
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York among the most expensive places in Britain to buy a house
HOUSE prices in York have soared to nearly six times the average buyer’s earnings – making it one of the most expensive places to live in the UK, a new report says. But when it comes to getting on the property ladder, the city lags way behind Oxford
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AFC Wimbledon 0, York City 1
HE might have been pipped to February’s Sky Bet League Two Manager of the Month award but York City chief Nigel Worthington is unarguably the division’s best boss so far in 2014. Saturday’s 1-0 win at AFC Wimbledon – a team who had enjoyed four
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Tadcaster Albion stay top of Northern Counties East League
TADCASTER Albion beat visitors Worksop Parramore 1-0 to cling on to top spot in the Northern Counties East League premier division. A tenth-minute goal from captain Nick Thompson was enough to see off tenth-placed Worksop at Ings Lane, while title
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Leeds United boss left red-faced as Trotters canter to 5-1 Elland Road victory
SUPPORT for Leeds United boss Brian McDermott on the terraces is ebbing away after Saturday’s embarrassing 5-1 Championship home defeat against Bolton Wanderers. It was the heaviest home defeat of his Leeds tenure, but the Elland Road boss deflected
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Division one Church Fenton knock premier title chasers Riccall out of Senior Cup
CHURCH Fenton White Horse provided the shock of the day in the York Minster Engineering Football League Senior Cup by ousting premier division title contenders Riccall United. Ali Cope finished off a great team move after 30 minutes to give White
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Rawcliffe's rivals miss chance to storm York Minster Engineering League summit
RAWCLIFFE were without a game but stayed top of York Minster Engineering League division two after rivals F1 Racing and Heslington drew 2-2. Heslington went ahead after 65 minutes but Danny Penrose levelled ten minutes from time. Heslington took
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Cheltenham Festival-bound Norton trainer stopping off at Stratford
Malton trainer John Quinn stops off at Stratford en route to the Cheltenham Festival today and is fancied to make his mark. Quinn, who could have as many as seven runners at the most prestigious four-day jumps meeting of the year, saddles Forced
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Derby joy for York RUFC over in-form Selby
YORK RUFC ended a run of five straight Yorkshire One defeats with an impressive 39-15 derby victory over in-form Selby at Clifton Park. The home side forged into a 24-3 half-time lead and staved off a mini-revival from Selby midway through the
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York Acorn pay the penalty for indiscipline as Sharks claim points
YORK Acorn ARLC turned in a poor performance as they went down 12-8 at Shaw Cross Sharks in National Conference League division one. Persistent indiscipline meant that the visitors were starved of possession for long periods of the match. Only
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Heworth suffer home defeat to Blackbrook
HEWORTH suffered a 50-14 defeat at home to Blackbrook in National Conference League division three. The Villagers, who beat Peterlee in their opening fixture, trailed 22-4 at the break and conceded nine tries in all against superior opposition.
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Hunslet Hawks 26, Knights 28
IT has taken ten attempts but York City Knights have finally ended the stranglehold Hunslet have held over them for almost five years. Eight defeats have been punctured only by one draw in competitive meetings between the arch-rivals going back
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York’s vintage fair returns to Merchant Adventurers’ Hall
FASHIONABLE shoppers headed to York’s vintage fair at the Merchant Adventurers’ Hall at the weekend. Marking its third anniversary, York Does Vintage has become popular with local residents as well as tourists. It has been shortlisted for Visit
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School holds Bandage Day to raise money for burns unit
HUNDREDS of York schoolchildren have worn bandages to raise funds for a hospital – after it successfully treated a fellow pupil who was badly burned in a boat fire. The Bandage Day – similar to the non-uniform days commonly held at schools – was
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Heroin dealer jailed for seven years
A DRUG dealer caught with heroin three times on the streets of York has been jailed for seven years. Anthony James Ferguson, 45, did not stop his illegal trade despite being twice being charged with drug dealing offences and bailed, York Crown
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Crime victim backs police HQ move
A BURGLARY victim has spoken out in favour of plans to site North Yorkshire Police’s headquarters in a village near Thirsk, saying it could serve to lower crime in the village. Jane Kendall said she had been devastated by a raid on her home in
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Girlfriend of missing Ben Clarkson appeals for information
THE girlfriend of missing York man Ben Clarkson has said his disappearance is completely out of character. Rachel Peatfield, 22, who lives with Ben in the Heworth Green area, said she cannott make sense of the the disappearance of her boyfriend
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East coast wind farm views
RESIDENTS have a few days left to have their say on a windfarm planned for near Barmston and Fraisthorpe on the east coast. National Grid is encouraging local residents to give their views on the updated plans before deadline this Friday. It
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University keen to look at safety concerns
YORK ST John University has called for a co-ordinated response to the death of student Megan Roberts to help prevent further such tragedies. A spokeswoman said students and staff were acutely aware of the wide range of issues surrounding safety
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Kiplingcotes Derby day buses
Visitors to the 495th Kiplingcotes Derby, near Market Weighton, are being advised to utilise a free shuttle bus on the day of the event. The buses will leave from outside The Griffin Inn in Market Weighton at 9:30am, 10am and 10:30am on the day
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Film celebrates science teaching
A NEW film celebrating science teaching and the art of science demonstrations will be launched at two screenings in York and London. Demo: The Movie, is a short documentary which follows physics teacher Alom Shaha as he explores the art of science
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Car hits porch in Bridlington
A CAR crashed into the porch of a house in Bridlington. The woman driver was out of the car when emergency services arrived in Easton Road, Bessingby Hill, shortly after 1pm on Sunday. Gas and electricity supplies were isolated as a precaution
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Lib Dem spring conference: Nick Clegg backs power shift to the north
THE Liberal Democrats have signalled their intention to win more decision-making powers for the north, as the party’s spring conference at York’s Barbican Centre ended. Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg and party president Tim Farron said cities and regions
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Charity football match raises £1,000 for hospice
A CHARITY football match in aid of Martin House Hospice has raised £1,000. The match at Energise on March 2 featured a team from Royal Mail take on a team from Emmerdale. Organisers hope to further raise funds by selling raffle tickets at the
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‘Ghost villages’ exemption welcomed by national park
THE North York Moors National Park Authority said it is delighted new rules that threatened to create “ghost villages” have been dumped. Ministers have bowed to fierce pressure by agreeing to exempt national parks and areas of outstanding natural
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‘Unusual’ First World War memorial is given listed building status
A YORK war memorial which is one of the few to honour women who fell victim to First World War hostilities has been made a Grade II listed building by English Heritage. The Leeman Road War Memorial in Salisbury Terrace has been included in a scheme
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Young people in York set to get their voices heard in an inspirational new song
A group of young people who were brought up in care are set to get their voices heard in an inspirational new song which is about to be launched in York. The youngsters have been backed and helped by a team of professionals who have helped them
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Thousands join anti-cuts march through York
THOUSANDS of anti-austerity demonstrators marched through York before staging a huge city-centre rally. The protest, organised by Yorkshire and Humber TUC and including unions, anti-cuts groups, health and environmental campaigners and students
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New arrivals go on show at annual spring lambing event
CUTE new arrivals at Askham Bryan College have been on show at an annual spring lambing event. Lambing Sunday allows hundreds of people to see the agricultural college’s new-born lambs. As well as the new arrivals, a variety of activities were
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Urination case is thrown out by magistrates
AUTHORITIES in Selby have said they will continue to prosecute people who urinate in the street after a case was thrown out by magistrates. Nykysha Young, 21, of Johnson Street, Selby, appeared at York and Selby Magistrates’ Court, charged under
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Law firm assures customers that their wills and deeds are safe
THOUSANDS of customers of a Yorkshire law firm that went into liquidation are being assured that their wills and deeds are safe. The Press reported late last year that Richardson & Co – which had offices in Peckitt Street after taking over
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Remarkable Rose celebrates her 100th birthday
A woman whose working life took in a country house, a chocolate factory and a dairy turns 100 today. Rose Lavinia Smith will celebrate her centenary surrounded by family and friends. Mrs Smith has lived the majority of her life in the York
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Tour de France information sessions for York residents
RESIDENTS from across York are invited to attend Tour de France information sessions on the following days: • Wednesday March 12, 6-7.30pm at Bell Farm Social Hall, Roche Avenue • Thursday, April 10, from 5:30pm at the Rowntree Park Reading
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Learner driver drove while more than twice the drink drive limit
A LEARNER driver’s attempt to drive more than 80 miles while more than twice the drink drive limit ended when police officers spotted his unusual driving in Tadcaster, York magistrates heard. James Adrian Williams, 53, had never taken a driving
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Church near Selby to mark its 150th birthday
TWO African priests and the York Gospel Choir will be at the centre of celebrations for the 150th anniversary of the building of a Selby area church. The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, formerly of Uganda, will attend a special service of
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Fundraiser's charity ride bicycle stolen from her Nether Poppleton home
A RECOVERING heart attack patient’s charity bike ride preparation has received a blow after her bike was stolen from her home in Nether Poppleton. Anne Dixon survived a heart attack in 2011 and was left with heart failure, and has spent the last
