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UPDATED: Schools hit by teachers' strike
SCHOOLS in York and across North and East Yorkshire will be affected by a one-day teachers' strike on Wednesday. in a long-running row over pay. The industrial action by the National Union of Teachers will mainly affect primary schools, with some
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Malton trainer Richard Fahey confident over William Hill Lincoln Handicap prospects
RICHARD FAHEY reckons Gabrial's Kaka has the "right sort of profile" to win the William Hill Lincoln at Doncaster on Saturday. The Malton trainer is aiming to saddle the four-year-old, along with stable complanion Hi There, in Flat racing's traditional
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Wedding way to family story
WHEN his father James Gibson Stanhope died in 1985, local historian Peter Stanhope inherited a faded sepia photograph. It was a formal wedding portrait: but Peter had no real idea who the people pictured were, apart from a vague feeling they were related
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Mind, body & Soul: Foods for nourishing the skin
Spring sunshine hints at the warm summer months to come and thoughts of peeling back our layers of winter clothing. Your skin can really suffer during winter, being stifled under vests and thick jumpers or exposed to harsh cold weather and by spring
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Food for thought: Gluten free rhubarb and ginger crumble recipe
Mary Sweeting tells us how to make a delicious and seasonal crumble. We’re lucky to have an early English rhubarb season right now in the Yorkshire ‘rhubarb triangle’. The stems are forced in the dark, then as if by magic, out pops a plethora
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Melting away life’s stress at a new North Yorkshire spa
MAXINE GORDON visits a new North Yorkshire spa, where the treatments are tailored especially for you. IF you are someone who can’t make up their mind, or often changes it at the last minute, make tracks for the Imagine day spa. It’s USP is
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The sheer joy of running wild
Today’s children are so out of touch with nature that just one in five will grow up to value it, conservationists have warned. Lara Lambert talks to one man whose daughters’ passion for everything wild is bucking the trend. FIVE-year-old Lily Fuller
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Agatha Christie's Witness For The Prosecution, The Guildhall Council Chambers, York, April 2 to 20
YOU have been summoned for jury service, reads the flyer invitation to Theatre Mill's spring production of Witness For The Prosecution in the York Guildhall Council Chambers. This is a landmark event for Agatha Christie's courtroom drama: the first
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When comfort eating hits the spot
THERE are times when nothing but comfort food will do. Fish finger sandwiches – two slices of white plastic bread, slather with butter, squash four grilled fish fingers with a fork so they reach the crust-to-crust corners, finish off with a twist of
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Squabbles get race off to very bad start
THE arrival of the Tour de France in York in early July promises to be one of the great sporting and spectator events in this city’s history. That doesn’t mean, however, that the rights of ordinary citizens should be ignored in the city’s haste
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Save our planet for future
TODAY’S children are so out of touch with nature that just one in five of them will grow up to value it, conservationists warn. What a desperate shame. We have already seen the damage that a lack of concern about our environment can cause –
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Camping meeting in wrong place
THE members of this council should be credited with more sense than we give them. Regarding the so-called consultation with residents in the vicinity of Monk Stray for the use of campers, caravanners, food outlets and entertainers while the French
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Final cash to city
TO QUANTIFY the the Lendal Bridge fines, I have been fined, totally oblivious at the time to actually breaking any by law, due to both ignorance and poor signs. To add insult to injury I find my transgression was after the trial end date. The only
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Resign at council
I THINK it is really time that councillors Alexander, Laing and Merrett should think about resigning. Between them they have brought nothing but chaos to this city, they may have fancy titles and no doubt qualifications coming out of their ears
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Cycling potholes
IN REPLY to Mr B Redwood (Letters, March 19): we cyclists when riding in a group have on occasions to communicate. The most often phrase you will hear coming from our peloton on our Wednesday rides is “pothole”! The leader of each sub-group, (in
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Stay off footpath
WHILE more people are taking to riding bicycles, more and more are riding on pavements rather than on road. Cyclists at least have the option of riding on the road or on the pavement; pedestrians do not have that choice if they want to stay alive
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Russian powers
THE Crimean takeover by Russia has finally sparked the tit-for-tat sanctions between Russia and the European Union and America. Visa and the like, restrictions being applied by both sides. This petty but thought necessary reaction could last for
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Be aware cyclists
I HAVE read Mr. A. Moore’s letter in The Press of March 20 about suicidal cyclists. Only last week my husband and I were travelling along Bootham. As usual traffic was very busy. My husband had stopped, as the car in front was signalling to turn
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Remembering city’s train-building days
WITH reference to The Press item Railway College campaign, especially creating apprenticeships, this makes me reminiscent of my years employed as a cabinet maker apprentice at the now defunct Carriage and Wagon Works at the tender age of 15 years old
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No charges for care
IN REPLY to A P Cox’s letter (Letters, Wednesday). Over the last few years I have been acting as a patient for student doctors two or three times a year. I am only too pleased to offer my services to the York Hospital and the Medical Profession
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Keep out of Crimea
HERE we go again, putting our noses in where it’s not needed. William Hague has to follow the secretary of the United States, telling Russia of all people, to keep out of Keiv, and the Ukraine. How can these two tell this country what to do? Our
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Venice cash snatch
IT IS very brave of the Venetian people to clamour for independence from the rest of the country, ending 150 years of a united Italy. Surely their case is cast-iron. The region, which has Venice, the jewel of the Adriatic, as its capital, has
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Pub’s hanging name
I AM happy to help Joyce McDougald with her query about the name of the Rook and Gaskill pub (Letters, March 21). Rook and Gaskill were sheep rustlers, who on May 1, 1776, became the final two men hanged at the St Leonard’s Gallows in York.
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March 24
100 years ago THOSE who had advocated for so long some drastic curtailment of the smoke nuisance would follow with interest, and also perhaps with a little anxiety, the proceedings in the House of Lords, when the second reading of the Smoke Abatement
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Worthington to hold contract talks with York City striker at end of season
YORK City manager Nigel Worthington has revealed he will hold talks with Michael Coulson about his Bootham Crescent future at the end of the season. In-form Coulson scored the only goal during Saturday’s 1-0 victory at Portsmouth and has been a
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Portsmouth 0, York City 1
PORTSMOUTH boss Richie Barker revealed in his programme notes that he used to clean Nigel Worthington’s boots as a young apprentice at Sheffield Wednesday. It was a polished finish by Michael Coulson, though, that took the shine off an Owls’ old
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Tadcaster Albion in 5-0 derby victory over Pickering Town
TADCASTER Albion thrashed derby rivals Pickering Town 5-0 to strengthen their grip on top spot in the Northern Counties East League premier division. The Brewers, who passed the milestone of 100 goals for the season, are now seven points clear
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Nervy moments for Leeds United fans before grim run ends
SUPPORTER of the year Phil Beeton will be watching his 2,000th consecutive Leeds United game when the Whites travel to Bournemouth tomorrow. The likeable 61-year-old Supporters’ Club treasurer, who won the honour at the Football League Awards night
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Old Malton St Mary's closing in on double
OLD Malton St Mary's are closing in on the York Minster Engineering Football League premier division title in the wake of their North Riding FA Saturday County Cup triumph. The Ryedale side beat Thornaby Dubliners 2-1 in the final of the county
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F1 Racing oust title rivals Cliffe
F1 RACING got the better of Cliffe in their top of the table clash in division two of the York Minster Engineering Football League. F1 led 2-0 at the break thanks to Danny Penrose and Jon Giordano. George Trifan then extended the lead with
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T20 boost for touring Tykes
YORKSHIRE enjoyed a successful weekend of Twenty20 cricket in Colombo, winning their four-match series against a Sri Lanka Development side 3-1. The Vikings won the first three matches on Saturday and yesterday morning before losing the fourth
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Knights 76, South Wales Scorpions 0
FORMER York City Knights boss Dave Woods made a point of order last week after he had watched his Championship side, Whitehaven, get turned over at Huntington Stadium in the Challenge Cup. "York are good enough to compete in the Championship,"
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York Acorn are pegged back as Rochdale Mayfield snatch draw
YORK Acorn ARLC are still seeking their first win of the National Conference League division one season after a hard earned 28-28 draw in a see-saw thriller with Rochdale Mayfield at Thanet Road. The visitors charged into a 12-0 lead in only four
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Free-falling Malton & Norton on brink of relegation
STRUGGLING Malton & Norton RUFC appear doomed to the drop after sinking to the bottom of North One East with a 29-5 defeat at Sheffield. The Ryedale side, without a win in seven games, are now eight points adrift of fourth from bottom Middlesbrough
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Fit-again North Yorkshire jockey Paul Mulrennan tipped to shine at Wolverhampton
PAUL MULRENNAN, who has ridden four winners in four weeks since he returned from a five-month spell on the sidelines, can add to his rising score at Wolverhampton this afternoon. The North Yorkshire jockey, pictured, who sustained major injuries
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Conference centre welcomes new bookings
THE region's conference trade has been given a boost as Harrogate International Centre secures a trio of new contracts. The National Union of Teachers (NUT) and British Medical Association (BMA) have both signed up to bring major conferences to
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A hat-trick of accolades for shredder builder
A NORTH Yorkshire industrial shredder manufacturer has been awarded three industry accreditations.Boroughbridge-based UNTHA UK has achieved ISO9001, 14001 and 18001 certifications in recognition of its commitment to quality, environmental, and health
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Autoweb drives forward towards tenth anniversary
A SELBY based online company set up to assist the car dealing trade is celebrating its first decade in business. Autoweb was established by friends Richard McCombe and Peter Fairfield in 2004 as a website to manage the hundreds of online sources
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Police and nurses combine to reduce custody for the mentally ill
The campaign to reduce the number of North Yorkshire people held in police custody unnecessarily takes another step forward today when a pilot street triage scheme starts in Scarborough. Mental health nurses will work with police to assess whether
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Pedal power rules at rail museum
Pedal power was the attraction at the National Railway Museum when stunt cyclists showed off their skills in the Great Hall.Savage Skills, the award-winning freestyle mountain bike stunt team, gave visitors a demonstration which highlighted why they have
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Hundreds oppose Tour de France hub plans for York stray
HUNDREDS of residents have opposed plans for a Tour de France viewing hub on a York stray. A City of York Council licensing hearing tomorrow will decide whether to allow Monk Stray in Heworth Without to be one of the city’s spectator hubs when
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Pressure put on council to ‘deal with derelict garages’
CITY leaders are to be asked for answers on the future of derelict garages next to a former York school. The burnt-out building on Beverley Court, near the old Our Lady's Primary School site in Acomb which is set to become a housing development
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Stonebow House development must protect music venues, says council leader
THE potential redevelopment of a city-centre office block which has been branded the worst eyesore in York must not harm two popular music venues based beneath it, the city's council leader says. City of York Council's Labour cabinet agreed to
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New rules on wind turbines are sought by Tories
CALLS for a mandatory minimum distance between wind turbines and the nearest homes will be made by the council’s Conservative group on Thursday. Derwent councillor Jenny Brooks’ motion says the council’s draft Local Plan should require all turbines
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Crackdown on bars put before councillors
COUNCILLORS will be asked to back plans to impose tougher rules on new pubs, bars and restaurants in the centre of York. Plans for a redrawn and widened “cumulative impact zone” (CIZ), meaning applications for new licensed premises must be considered
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Work starts on travellers' site expansion
WORK on expanding a York travellers site was today beginning, with six new pitches being created. The scheme at the Osbaldwick site will also include a play area, with City of York Council saying the expansion is needed to allow the authority to
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Phone costs queried
CITY leaders have been asked to confirm the cost of renting nearly 2,000 mobile phones and devices for staff and how much has been spent on furniture at York’s Eco Depot. Other questions to cabinet members include when the council’s Local Plan
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Ambulance workers to strike today
AMBULANCE workers are due to strike today over a long-running row over shifts and working hours. Unite members at the Yorkshire Ambulance Trust will walk out for five hours from 3pm today. Members also plan to strike during the same times on
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Pioneering York thinker to be honoured on Royal Mail stamp
THE York economist, intellectual and journalist, Barbara Ward will be honoured on a new Royal Mail stamps recognising those who made important contributions to British society. Born in Heworth in 1914, Ward had a had a distinguished career in government
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Work on public loo upgrades worth £663k starts with car park toilets
Work will start on refurbishing York's public toilets today when Healthmatic begin a £663,000 upgrade. The contractor will begin with the Union Terrace car and coach park toilets and follow with those in Nunnery Lane car park on March 31. Temporary
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Faster internet plans get a £1million boost
YORK'S bid to become one of the best digitally connected cities in Europe has taken a step forward as £1 million is made available for businesses to access superfast broadband. A scheme has been launched offering SMEs the chance to sign-up for
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Thousands take part in Sport Relief events
The occasional shower didn't stop thousands of people in the York area from running, cycling, swimming and climbing for Sport Relief at the weekend. Hundreds ran laps round Rawcliffe Country Park on Sunday where City of York Athletic Club organised
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Teachers strike to affect 26 York schools
CITY of York Council has released a list of planned school closures and partial closures as teachers prepare to stage a one-day strike this week. Of the 65 state schools in York, head teachers at 26 schools have so far notified the council that
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TB help for homeless
TB nurses will hold a special session with homeless people in York today to raise awareness of a disease which is becoming more common in Britain. There are believed to be three million people with undiagnosed TB in the UK. The New Entrant
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Carers needed for disabled children in York
City of York council officers are looking for volunteers willing to help families with disabled children. The city council wants to recruit carers for its short breaks service for children and young people with a permanent and substantial impairment
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North Yorkshire Police get foreign help in tracking travelling gangs
POLICE from Romania, Poland and Lithuania will link up with North Yorkshire Police to catch criminal gangs which are touring the country. The link-up is part of a national operation targeting the gangs which have no links to any UK community or
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Brave Ebony's fight for disabled families
A COURAGEOUS schoolgirl who lives with Cerebral Palsy is fighting to see her dream of better facilities for children with disabilities and special needs become a reality. Twelve-year-old Ebony Whitehead has designed an activity park complete with
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Palestinian cookery day raises £590
PALESTINIAN students cooked recipes when they took centre stage at a York fund-raising event. More than 80 people attended Clement’s Hall, Nunthorpe Road, to hear the quartet from Gaza and Jordan speak about their culinary skills. They were
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Megan Roberts' mother speaks of her heartache
THE mother of tragic York student Megan Roberts has spoken of her heartache at her daughter’s death. The 20-year-old’s body was found in the Ouse at Acaster Malbis on March 2, six weeks after she disappeared on a night out with friends. Her
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Tributes paid to Ben Clarkson
Friends of Ben Clarkson have expressed their grief with words, flowers and soft toys after police confirmed that he had become the latest person to die in York's rivers. Banks Musicroom on Lendal, where the 22-year-old guitarist worked, will be
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Rescue leader meets to discuss river safety
THE founder of the York Rescue Boat has met City of York Council to discuss further river safety measures. Dave Benson gained charitable status for the boat project earlier this month and wants to work with volunteers to patrol the Ouse when people
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Community Pride: Selfless ref up for unsung hero prize
A GLUTTON for punishment, a necessary evil and someone we love to hate - Ian "Jock" Hotchkies has been labelled many unflattering things, but is now being hailed as one of York's unsung heroes. Ian has been nominated for The Press's Community Pride
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Help to save barn owls
WILDLIFE experts urge people to help save barn owls from habitat loss. Yorkshire Wildlife Trust wants to help the native barn owl after their numbers declined by 70 per cent in the UK since the 1930s due, conservationists believe, to a run of bad
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Seven-car crash closes Sutton Bank
A SEVEN-vehicle crash closed the A170 at Sutton Bank for more than two hours when a sudden heavy snow shower fell on the steep climb. The road at Sutton Bank between Thirsk and Helmsley was completely blocked just before 5pm yesterday as cars lost
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Cycle skills project celebrates first graduates
A NEW initiative to help ex-offenders gain skills and get into work has celebrated a landmark as its first trainee graduates from the scheme. The project, which is run by Yacro and community interest company Get Cycling, sees people train as bike
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Man airlifted to hospital after garden machinery accident
A MAN was airlifted to hospital with a serious injury after an accident involving garden machinery. After treatment at the scene in Sandsend, near Whitby, by a doctor and paramedics from Yorkshire Ambulance Service and the Great North Air Ambulance
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Goole remembers port life during First World War tribute
GOOLE Museum will look at the town’s role as a port during the First World War in an exhibition called ‘Goole and the Great War’ between September 5 and November 18. It is part of a series of events, exhibitions and workshops across East Yorkshire
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Artist Robert Fuller throws open gallery to farm friends
CHILDREN will be able to pet lambs and piglets, cuddle chicks and calves and try their hand at falconry and pony-riding at a North Yorkshire gallery next month. The fun of the farm will be coming to the Robert Fuller Gallery in Thixendale on April
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Tribute paid to much loved York nurse
TRIBUTES have been paid to a much loved York nurse who helped to train many working in the profession now. Great-grandmother Hannah Hewson, of Broadway West in Fulford, was a nurse in York for more than 40 years, becoming senior nursing officer
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Police ask for help after cyclist injured by van in York
POLICE are appealing for help in tracing a van driver who did not stop after injuring a 17-year-old cyclist. According to a North Yorkshire Police spokesman, the grey or silver van “cut up” the cyclist at the junction of Holgate Road and Blossom
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Holme-on-Spalding Moor parish council by-election call
A NEW member is needed to join Holme-on-Spalding Moor Parish Council. A by-election will be held if ten electors write to the chief executive of East Riding of Yorkshire Council asking for this by April 9, otherwise the parish council will be told
