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300-year-old bridge damaged by lorry
A 300-year-old bridge in North Yorkshire has been damaged and will need to undergo costly repairs, writes Neil Johnston. Initial reports suggest the Kirkham Bridge, which crosses the River Derwent, was hit by a foreign HGV, but nobody saw the number
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UPDATE 4.55PM: Road now clear after broken down bus caused rush hour delays
UPDATE: Road cleared at 4.55pm. TRAFFIC bosses are urging all vehicles to avoid the junction of Coppergate and Clifford Street where a bus has broken down. Engineers are on scene and working to remove the bus, which was running a First Group
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York City in the market for loan striker
YORK City could still strengthen their strikeforce during the run-in to the end of their Sky Bet League Two campaign. Manager Nigel Worthington would have until Thursday, March 27 to recruit a new forward before the window for loan signings closes
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York City appoint new general manager
YORK City have appointed John McGhee as the club’s general manager. McGhee, 58, will start the new role next month having retired from his position heading Yorkshire Bank’s portfolio, assurance and advisory team for the North of England. He
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Match preview: Mansfield Town v York City
JOHN McCombe will return to Mansfield Town a happier player tonight and with his confidence restored. The 28-year-old defender left Field Mill in January to sign a two-and-a-half year deal at York City. McCombe had only managed five League
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Tom majors in knockout glory for Wigginton Grasshoppers
WIGGINTON Grasshoppers beat Tadcaster Magnets 2-0 in the York Minster Engineering Football League Reserve Cup. Tom Jackson bagged both goals for ’Hoppers, the first of which was a tremendous volley from 18 yards. Dringhouses beat Haxby United
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Darts: Janes checks out 126 to spur on City Supporters
JAYNE JANES set the tone with a 126 checkout as leaders City Supporters thrashed Magnet 8-1 in division one of the York John Smith’s Ladies Darts League. Janes fired treble 20, double 20 and double 13 and was ably supported by Natalie Farmeary,
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Darts: Terry Temple toppled from 4-0 perch
TERRY TEMPLE was one leg away from inflicting the first defeat on Yorkshire’s Brian Dawson in the fourth Streamline Taxis York Open Darts Championships. The Whitwell-on-the-Hill player, a PDC pro, opened up a 4-0 lead in the best-of-nine legs final
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Darts: Mixed joy for Falcon Tadcaster
FALCON Tadcaster beat Tramways ‘A’ 5-2 in the York Black Sheep Mixed Darts League. Falcon took the team game and both pairs before Allan Graham put Tramways on the scoresheet. Mal Smith and Kev Newsome added to Falcon’s tally. Golden Slipper
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Hockey: Relegated York secure first win of the season
Relegated City of York Hockey Club men’s firsts – playing only for pride for the club – secured their first North League premier division win of the season. Up against long-time rivals Timperley HC, York secured a 5-3 win in the last home game
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Hockey: Matt finishing fires Acomb to crunch duel
Acomb Hockey Club men’s first XI maintained their 2014 unbeaten record with a hard earned 4–2 victory over visiting Thirsk in Yorkshire League division four north. The Tangerines took an early lead from a Matt Dickenson drag flick penalty corner
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Hockey: Honours even for Acomb in roller-coaster tie
Acomb men’s II shared the division five north points at Thirsk II. A very quick start by Thirsk made it difficult for Acomb to break out of their own half and the Tangerines conceded following an extended period of pressure. Acomb rallied and
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Thornton's delight as York City Knights have three named in Team of the Week to cap momentous win
YORK City Knights' momentous victory at Hunslet has seen three players named in the Kingstone Press Championship One Team of the Week - though boss Gary Thornton reckoned it could have been more. The 28-26 victory was the Knights' first over arch-rivals
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Our Conor heads Cheltenham Festival chances for top handler Willie Mullins
IRELAND can dominate the opening round of Cheltenham Festival action today as the greatest four-day jumps meeting of the entire year finally bursts into life at Prestbury Park. The all-conquering Willie Mullins looks sure to be heavily involved
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Ryedale runner bids to take Quevega’s Cheltenham Festival crown
COCKNEY SPARROW bids to dethrone the mighty mare Quevega as the Cheltenham Festival gets under way today. The North Yorkshire horse, representing the Norton yard of trainer John Quinn, is going for glory in the OLGB Mares’ Hurdle. A Listed
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New Earswick All Blacks go fourth with Championship triumph over King Cross Park
NEW Earswick All Blacks ARLC moved up to fourth in the Pennine League Championship with a 46-18 home win over King Cross Park. The hosts took the lead after only 27 seconds when half-back Liam Gargan crossed and goaled. On ten minutes, Gargan
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North Yorkshire pool team in sponsors plea
THE North Yorkshire County Pool Association are seeking sponsors for their representative team. The county team consists of at least 33 different home players for eight matches, four at home and four away. Each away team would also field at least
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Cheltenham Festival live blog: Day 1
3:28pm Jessica Harrington's gelding stayed best up the hill, holding off My Tent Or Yours to win by a neck. The New One was third and no excuses for Hurricane Fly, who finished fourth as he was overwhelmed by his younger
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Police call for ban on any more new pubs in York city centre
TOUGHER rules on new pubs and bars are set to be extended across the centre of York after police said the city cannot take any more licensed premises. Back Swinegate, Fossgate and Goodramgate are set to be included within a larger Cumulative Impact
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Hidden bedroom at Nunnington Hall opened to the public
A HIDDEN bedroom in Nunnington Hall will now be open to the public after 40 years. The west bedroom at the hall near Helmsley was used by the Fife family when they lived at Nunnington in the 1920s, but has not been used for decades. Mollie
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Mother who went on drinking spree could lose child
A MOTHER who took her three-year-old daughter with her on a drinking spree in the city centre could face a bigger punishment than prison, York magistrates heard. The 31-year-old woman got so drunk she fell over in the street, said Kathryn Reeve
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Marie Curie seeking volunteers for Tour de France-themed campaign
THE Marie Curie nursing charity is looking for volunteers in York to boost a million-pound campaign to help victims of life-threatening illnesses. Marie Curie is the official charity of the UK stages of the Tour de France and has launched a Grand
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Friefighters offer Tour de France safety advice
FIREFIGHTERS are holding a series of sessions across North Yorkshire as they do their bit to ensure the Tour de France is a success in July. They are giving advice to anyone thinking of providing accommodation, food or car parking for the hundreds
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Events across York and North Yorkshire mark Commonwealth Day
EVENTS took place across North Yorkshire to mark Commonwealth Day. Across the country and world, local authorities, civic dignitaries, community groups and charities joined the public expression of commitment to the Commonwealth. In York, representatives
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North Yorkshire's Tommy Banks is believed to be youngest Michelin-starred chef in Britain
A CHEF at a North Yorkshire pub is believed to be the youngest Michelin-starred chef in Britain. Tommy Banks, 24, started working at the Black Swan in Oldstead, between Thirsk and Helmsley, in 2006 after his farming parents bought the pub.
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Woman rescued after Elvington crash
A TWENTY-YEAR-OLD woman was taken to hospital with suspected head injuries after a road accident in Elvington this morning. Two fire crews from York were called to the crash on Dauby Lane, Elvington, at around 7.45am today. A fire service spokesman
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Police patrols in Pocklington stepped up
POLICE in Pocklington are stepping up patrols in the town centre to clampdown on anti-social behaviour. The patrols include regular checks at Pocklington Infants’ School, Maxwell Road, Broadmanor Play Park, Waterloo Lane, All Saints Church yard
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Glamorous gowns to go on show at fashion fundraiser
SHOPS across York have donated prom dresses, wedding gowns, bridesmaid dresses and mother-of-the bride outfits for a fundraising fashion show at the De Grey Rooms. The show on Saturday, March 22, starts with reception drinks at 7pm and a performance
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Hard to afford
THIS is one of the safest cities in the UK and one of the most desirable places to live. But that comes at a price. Now a report names York as one of the country’s least affordable cities in which to buy a house. There are other reasons than desirability
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Sense needed on the impact zones
YORK has plenty of pubs and bars, say police: it doesn’t need more. They want City of York Council to extend a city-centre ‘cumulative impact zone’ which makes it tougher for new bars to get a licence. Back Swinegate, Fossgate and Goodramgate should
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The Last Train To Scarborough production to feature in Yorkshire Festival
The Stephen Joseph Theatre’s forthcoming world premiere of the new production of The Last Train To Scarborough has been selected to feature in the Yorkshire Festival 2014. The multimedia adaptation of Andrew Martin’s Edwardian crime thriller will
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York did us proud for our conference
A big thank-you to York for hosting my fellow Lib Dems last weekend. The sun shone, the daffs were out and York looked great. Even Lendal Bridge was open (for a time!). A particular well done to everyone at Visit York for making it happen. The
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Many points of view
I would like to remind Bob Towner that The Press is an excellent medium for readers to write in and to give their opinions on what ever subject they wish to comment on. I note in the Press on March 5 he accuses Mathew Laverack of having a rant
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Milking the profit
So the supermarkets are cutting the price of milk. When they started their take-over some years ago, by cutting the price to a most unrealistic sum, they ensured that many small dairy farmers had to close down and they are once again sounding the
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Means of exchange
PERHAPS I could enlighten politicians who have had no traditional training in economics that fiat currency is simply a medium of exchange. It facilitates trade as long as the parties to such trade have confidence in it. Scotland can easily adopt
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Such a terrible loss
TO LOSE someone close is agony. Recently Megan Roberts was found to have drowned, possibly because she slipped into the river when she was befuddled by alcohol. There have been others who have ended up in one of York`s two rivers and now there
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Useless at fountains
HOW do cities such as Rome, Florence and Paris manage to have hundreds of fountains in working order when we cannot keep just one in Parliament Street going? Even in its early days one saw it in action a few times only, usually in the rain, hardly
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Why the EU fails
THE EU in its current form is failing as it is controlled by a centralist global capitalist cabal, with the resultant catastrophic financial crisis, austerity and ideological drive to impoverish the working class in favour of the one per cent.
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Our lost industries
SEEING the microscope in the photograph of Professor John Goodby (The Press, March 5) reminded me of the days when York was a industrial city and not just the archaeological curiosity it is now. The only remainder of York’s industrial past being
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My flooding worry
I HAVE heard that land has been sold for housing on green-belt land at the top of Broome Close, in Huntington. I believe the builders will be Persimmon Homes. This is farming land at the moment, and it is always flooded. So Persimmon will have
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Counting the views
I HAVE read with interest the many letters about the trial closure of Lendal Bridge. Obviously there are many opinions on this and now is the time for the council to make an unbiased decision on the result of the trial. In order to assist them
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Some perspective
JUST to get Russian aggression and occupation of The Crimea in perspective: Since 1970 the USA has invaded 11 independent countries and bombed, without any declaration of war, a further 15, many such as pre-war Iraq, bombed relentlessly for years,
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What Stalin said
LISTENING to and reading about the response we in the West can make reminds me of an anecdote which my history master related to our class in the early 1950s. He said the Pope had been berating Stalin for what I can’t now remember. Stalin replied
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Ben Clarkson disappearance: Vital witnesses sought
IMAGES have been released of men who might have seen missing York man Ben Clarkson just before his disappearance. Ben, 22, from Heworth Green, was last seen at about 3.30am on Sunday, March 2, following a night out in Fibbers with a colleague.
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M&S food store at Monks Cross to remain open
BOSSES at Marks & Spencer have performed a U-turn over plans to close their food shop at Monks Cross, meaning 40 more jobs are available than expected. The Simply Food shop will now remain open, operating alongside the company’s new store at
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Home improvement an activity sign of prosperity
YORK has seen the highest rise in home improvement activity in Yorkshire and the Humber over the last three years. Figures from construction intelligence specialist Barbour ABI shows there were 2.07 home improvement applications for every 100 homes
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York Housing Association in new appointment
YORK Housing Association has appointed Michael Newbury, director at the National Audit Office, as non-executive chairman of audit with responsibilities for overseeing the asssociation’s finances. Association chief executive Julia Histon said Mr
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Minister backs call to reopen Lendal Bridge
A GOVERNMENT minister has backed calls for a city-centre bridge to be reopened after a controversial traffic trial ended. City of York Council’s six-month experiment which has banned private traffic from Lendal Bridge for six-and-a-half hours a
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Football ace and fitness guru help brave youngster on road to recovery
OSCAR Hughes is pedalling his way back to fitness following brain tumour treatment after being given an exercise bike by a fitness expert. The nine-year-old from Dunnington, near York, has suffered neuropathy – damage to the nerve endings – while
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Bank pays out compensation over historic place name confusion
A BANK has paid out £75 in compensation to a former Sheriff of York after he claimed they got his address wrong. Peter Brown, of Acomb, who was Sheriff in 1990-91, had complained to Lloyds Bank, saying York was not legally part of North Yorkshire
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Rotary club donation helps ‘to change lives in Nepal’
A DONATION from York Ainsty Rotary Club will mean girls in Nepal will be able to have an uninterrupted education. Volunteers attending workshops sponsored by the club have made washable hygiene kits which will be distributed in Nepal by Harrogate
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Enjoy the sun while it lasts!
YORK has been basking in spring sunshine for two days, and the good news is, it is here to stay – for a few more days at least. Tourists and shoppers poured into the Museum Gardens and Dean's Park to enjoy their first taste of spring. A forecaster
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Man in hospital after jumping into River Ouse
A MAN was taken to hospital after jumping into the River Ouse in York. The 33-year-old is understood to have jumped from Ouse Bridge just after 9.45pm on Monday. A woman walking back to the Queen's Hotel in nearby Skeldergate called police,
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Go and see Hot Mikado: it’s a delight
I WISH to thank York Light Opera Company for such a wonderful evening of sheer delight the York Theatre Royal with its latest musical production, Hot Mikado. I visited the show on March 6 with my sister and we laughed and tapped our feel all evening
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Women drivers lament garage sexism
ONE in four Yorkshire women feel they are treated like idiots by sexist mechanics when they take their car to be fixed, a new survey shows. And more than half are likely to mention a husband or partner when booking in for repairs as a precaution
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March 11
100 years ago The Master Cutler of Sheffield, speaking at the annual meeting of the Sheffield Children’s Day Nursery, remarked that one class of person who sometimes had harder work to live than widows were charwomen, and other married women who
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York Rescue Boat founder to discuss project with council
THE founder of the York Rescue Boat will meet the council this month to discuss developing the idea, including proposals for riverside CCTV cameras. Dave Benson gained charitable status for the boat project earlier this month and said the recent
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Queens Of The Stone Age and Paramore added to Leeds Festival line-up
QUEENS Of The Stone Age and Paramore are joining the already confirmed Arctic Monkeys and Blink-182 as headliners at the three-day Leeds Festival at Bramham Park in August. Surely four into three don’t go, you ask. Rock heavyweights Queens
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Why don’t we join them?
I’M GETTING a bit fed up with the Scottish independence debate. They seem to do as they like anyway – scrapping tuition fees, passing new laws to help their old folk and the like. I hope they cut loose and get on with it. But while we wait for
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Cyclists and swimmers gear up for Sport Relief
Endurance will be called upon as a York sports centre marks Sport Relief with a 24-hour cycle ride and 12-hour swim. The challenges will take place this weekend at York Sport Village, Grimston Bar. The 24-hour cycling marathon will take place
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Pupils at Woodthorpe School take part in FRED reading initiative
YOUNGSTERS and their fathers at a York primary school took part in an initiative to encourage reading at home. Pupils at Woodthorpe School took part in FRED or Fathers Reading Every Day, a City of York Council-backed initiative urging dads to take
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How fashion reflected the changing lives of women during the First World War
IT feels like I’ve stepped back in time when I meet Lucy Adlington. We are on Kirkgate, the Victorian street at York Castle Museum, and Lucy is wearing a full-length silk dress in olive green with a taffeta petticoat in bright orange. “It’s a silk
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New group for cyclists in and around the York area
THE newly established York Rouleurs is a group for cyclists in and around the York area who wish to ride with others. Organisers say people can just turn up. Rides are on weekends at 9am from the Askham Bar Tesco recycling centre – the group
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North Yorkshire film producer in line for awards
A FILM producer from North Yorkshire has been nominated for three awards at the UK’s largest student film festival. Nina Kastner, 22, from Whitby, has had her film HOWL nominated for the Thriller Horror, Best Screenplay and Best Film categories
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University of York unveils research centre scheme
THE University of York has unveiled plans for a purpose-built research building as part of a major upgrade of its older campus. The university last year revealed it was looking to spend £400 million over ten years to improve facilities on its Heslington
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Lord Mayor hosts Women’s Week events
LORD MAYOR of York Julie Gunnell is hosting a range of activities to mark International Women’s Week in the city. The string of events, including art demonstrations and fashion and beauty workshops, at the Mansion House are just some of 64 activities
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Lindum named best construction company to work for
YORK-based Lindum has been named as the top construction company in the UK to work for. Lindum, which has its York head office in Blossom Street, picked up the title in this year’s Sunday TImes Best 100 Companies To Work For, in which it was ranked
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Holiday park firm to double in size
A holiday park operator is looking to more than double the size of its business in the next six years after receiving almost £30 million in funding. Park Leisure, which has its head office at York Business Park, has secured a funding package of
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York businesses shortlisted for National Optician Awards
TWO York-based ventures owned by the same businessman have been shortlisted for National Optician Awards. Optix, based at York Business Park, has been shortlisted as Optical Supplier Of The Year, while Viewpoint, an optician based in Feasegate,
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Historic pub under threat of demolition
AN historic North Yorkshire pub with an unusual name is under threat of demolition again after planners said seven new houses should be built on the site. Selby District Council’s planning committee blocked plans by Punch Taverns to knock down
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Northallerton farmer's market on the move
THE farmer’s market in Northallerton is on the move. The monthly Wednesday market has been held at the northern end of the High Street, by the town hall, for a number of years. But from the next event, on March 26, it will move down the High
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Widow's lifesaving tribute to husband
A WIDOW has donated lifesaving medical equipment to York Castle Museum in memory of her late husband. Pat Gardner was widowed in September 2009 when her husband Terry collapsed in the street and died from a heart condition, despite the efforts
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Hambleton's small-scale grants scheme end
A GRANT scheme helping people in the Hambleton district make small improvements to their area has finished after 16 months. The Hambleton Small Scale Enhancement Scheme has supported seven local communities with small projects like improved pathways
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Wind turbine fight goes on
THE decision to call in plans for a wind turbine at a village near Selby have been welcomed by the local MP and campaigners. An application to build a 61- metre high turbine on land at Laburnum Farm, Wistow, was submitted in early 2013, but it
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Spotlight falls on apprenticeship success stories
A YORK apprentice’s skills have been recognised by the Prime Minster as the city’s National Apprenticeship Week campaign welcomes 355 earn-as-you-learn vacancies. As part of last week’s National Apprenticeship Week, Nestlé apprentice Matt Tarn
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Selby music student selected to play in prestigious group
A TALENTED music student has landed his most impressive gig so far with the National Youth Guitar Ensemble (NYGE), playing alongside 23 of the UK’s finest young guitarists. Following a successful audition for the prestigious national ensemble,
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Top pianist Phillip Dyson to perform at Selby Town Hall
A WORLD-renowned pianist will perform a concert at Selby Town Hall this month. Phillip Dyson will perform A Celebration Of George Gershwin at the venue on Saturday, March 22, from 7.30pm. Mr Dyson usually plays venues five and ten times the
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Young singing star in regional final
A YOUNG singing star from York is on her way to a regional competition after triumphing in the local rounds. Seventeen-year-old Jessica Boyes, a student at Archbishop Holgate’s School, is through to the regional finals of Teenstar and will perform
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Optician’s effort raises cash for Harvey Thompson
A LOCAL optician has held a day-long tombola in store and generated £79 of much-needed funds for a youngster undergoing gruelling treatment. Harvey Thompson, of Foxwood, was found to have a tumour the size of an orange on his brain in January and
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Flood escape walkway installed at the Bonding Warehouse
THE multimillion-pound rebirth of a riverside landmark in York has seen a new walkway installed to provide its new residents with an escape route if serious floods strike. The Bonding Warehouse is being converted into four apartments and office
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Local breweries join in Budget call for a freeze on beer duty
TWO York breweries are adding their support to a call for a freeze on beer duty. Rudgate Brewery, in Tockwith, and York’s Treboom Brewery are both members of the Society of Independent Brewers, whose Beer Report 2014 reveals local brewers increased
