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New row over York's parking camera-car
NEW transport proposals that would render some of York's parking policies unlawful have been condemned by campaigners and city leaders. The Department for Transport is looking at ordering a reduction in the value of parking fines and banning councils
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College's construction base gets £2 million boost
A £6 MILLION centre which will improve facilities for York students to learn construction skills has been given a Government boost. The £2 million Whitehall grant will provide a third of the funding for York College to create a new purpose-built
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Police seek woman over fast food disturbance
CCTV images have been released of a woman wanted by police in connection to a disturbance in York. North Yorkshire Police said the woman is believed to have been involved in a disturbance at McDonald's in Blake Street at about 10.45pm on Saturday
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York slips from 3rd to 5th in commuter cycling league table
THE proportion of people cycling to work in York has fallen over the past decade despite initiatives to encourage more on to their bikes. York remains among the best cities for cyclists, according to new figures, but has slipped from joint-third
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MP asks for answers over missing people laws
A YORK MP has pressed the Government for answers about delays to new laws designed to help ease the anguish for families of missing people. The Presumption of Death Act, giving relatives greater ability to deal with the affairs of those who have
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International Women's Week in York the best attended in years
THE organiser of International Women’s Week in York says it was the most diverse and well-attended such event in years. Coordinator Sue Lister said the festival had grown from ten events in 2006 to 62 earlier this month, attended by more than 2,800
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Events taking place during the countdown to Tour de France
You don’t have to wait for July to get in the mood for the Grand Départ. For the first time in the Tour’s history, a 100-day cultural festival will run prior to and alongside the event. Everything kicks off today, March 27. Organisers say
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Review: Captain America: The Winter Soldier Certificate 12A. 136 mins ****
THE Marvel Comics takeover of the universe continues apace with the second Captain America adventure on screen and the Avengers (Assemble) sequel about to go into production. How long before a superhero arrives to rid the world of this growing
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The Official Agatha Christie Company in Black Coffee, Grand Opera House, York, March 31 to April 5
BLACK Coffee was the first play written by Agatha Christie, the one that introduced the most famous detective of all time, Hercule Poirot. The fastidious Belgian was never to appear in another stage work by the Queen of Crime, making the Official
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York looking to capture Tour's legacy
AS York gears up to welcome the world’s biggest cycling event this year, chief executive of City of York Council and chair of Cycle Yorkshire Kersten England tells The Press about the Tour de France’s legacy for the city. More people cycling more
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Get on your bike to help Marie Curie
As York begins the 100 days countdown until the 2014 Tour de France once again visits the shores of the UK. Marie Curie, the official charity partner for the Grand Départ, is calling on people across the city to join the fun and throw their very
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Theatre Mill presents Witness For The Prosecution, York Guildhall Council Chambers, April 2 to 20
YORK company Theatre Mill have been granted permission by the Agatha Christie estate to perform the first site-specific staging of Witness For The Prosecution. No wonder Andrew Dowbiggin, David Bowen and Adam Elms were so keen to land roles in
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York offers up a taste of history for Tour spectators
Matt Clark looks at how York is preparing for the Tour de France. THE countdown is on. In 100 days’ time, the world’s biggest annual sporting event comes to our doorstep. York, Harrogate, Leeds and the stunning Yorkshire countryside will be
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Manor Farm: superb development of barn conversions and newly-built cottages
THERE is something about barn conversions. When they are done well they can be really quite breathtaking. And this week we feature just such a fine example of well done work. Well, actually, make that two examples… Manor Farm Barn and The Granary
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Blackbeard’s Tea Party, The Duchess, York, March 29
FRESH from taking part in this month's inaugural Costa Del Folk Festival in Málaga, Spain, raucous York band Blackbeard's Tea Party play a home-city gig this weekend at The Duchess.Formed in 2009, they began as a busking, function and ceilidh
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The Apollo Five’s Exhibition of Paintings, Drawing And Prints, April 4 to 26
FIVE York artists are uniting to mount an an independent exhibition in April at a pop-up gallery space in Apollo Street, off Heslington Road, from next Friday. Taking part will be printmaker Jean Duncan, painters Paul Bramley, Jenny Eden and Stephen
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York prepares for Tour De France party
YORK is preparing to party as the city gears up for the Tour De France Grand Depart this summerCity of York Council has launching York: Be part of it! - the city’s arts and cultural festival programme, dedicated to giving everyone a taste of the
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Tour de France's Yorkshire routes unveiled
Yorkshire is honoured to have been chosen to stage the Grand Départ of the 2014 Tour de France and we are confident the riders will find our spectacular scenery both challenging and exhilarating. Day One - Detailed map of the route>>
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Ex-soldiers jailed in India are given bail
FIVE of the six former British soldiers jailed in India - one of whom is from near York - have been granted bail, the maritime charity helping them has said. The men are among 33 of 35 crewmen from the ship the Seaman Guard Ohio who were detained
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Jazz notes
MIDDLETON’S Hotel, Skeldergate, is probably the most comfortable live music venue in York, providing jazz every Thursday with the Mardi Gras Band alternating with Bejazzled (01904 611570). Tonight it is Mardi Gras, starting at 8.30pm. Band groupies
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Kylie Minogue, Kiss Me Once (Parlophone) ***
BY definition, pop should snap, crackle and pop. It isn’t meant to last. And yet Neighbours starlet Kylie Minogue, who had a debut number one with I Should Be So Lucky in January 1988, is still making pretty, if less innocent pop 26 years later.
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Rufus Wainwright, Vibrate: The Best Of Rufus Wainwright (Interscope Records) ****
LISTENING to 18 Rufus songs one after the other is a little like overindulging with the chocolate box; all those fillings can be a bit much. Still, there are some lovely songs here, starting with Going To A Town and Out Of The Game, followed by a sly
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Paloma Faith, A Perfect Contradiction (Sony) **
THE artwork on Paloma Faith’s albums is always fabulous. A Perfect Contradiction in all its glorious mock pre-Raphaelite splendour is no exception, and will encourage curiosity from a much wider audience than a hard-core fan base. The album sounded
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Francois & The Atlas Mountains, Piano Ombre (Domino) ***
PART moody synthesiser and jazz jam, part jolly pop, but always very French, the latest album from Francois & The Atlas Mountains is hard to dislike, but difficult to pin down. Opener Bois is dark and features an extended outro with riffing
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The Saturday Sessions From The Dermot O’Leary Show (Sony) ****
COMPILATION records – they can be the scourge of the average. From Now 10,356 (will they ever stop producing this?) to 20 Tracks For That Mid-Autumnal Weekend, barely a week goes by without another Best Of being unleashed on to a tired audience.
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Jimi Goodwin, Odludek (Heavenly) ****
WITH Doves, the fantastic band Jimi Goodwin fronts, on indefinite hiatus, their public voice – never short of intensity when it comes to music – steps into solo territory. It’s often difficult to divorce an artist’s lone ventures from their collective
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An August Bank Holiday Lark, York Theatre Royal, April 1 to 5
TAKING its title from a line in Philip Larkin’s poem MCMXIV, Deborah McAndrew’s new play An August Bank Holiday Lark explores the impact of the First World War on a rural community in Lancashire. In the idyllic summer of 1914, everyone is excited
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City Screen York to show The White Ribbon
CITY Screen, York is to show The White Ribbon, Michael Haneke’s cinematic vision of Germany before The Great War, on Sunday at 6.30pm. Marketing manager Dave Taylor says: “City Screen will be examining different perspectives of the First World
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We Were Evergreen to support Goldfrapp at York Barbican on April 5
GOLDFRAPP’S support act at York Barbican on April 5 will be We Were Evergreen, whose debut album, Towards, will be released through Mi7/Island Records on May 5. Aside from gigging, Michael Liot, Fabienne Débarre and William Serfass spent most of
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Martin Taylor, National Centre of Early Music, York, March 28
MARTIN Taylor, composer and master exponent of jazz guitar, returns to the National Centre of Early Music, York, tomorrow for a solo show at 7.30pm. Taylor, who has 14 British Jazz Awards to his name, combines virtuosity, emotion and humour with
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Tom Paxton and Janis Ian, Together At Last, Grand Opera House, York, March 28
TWO of America’s great protest songwriters from the Greenwich Village folk scene, Tom Paxton and Janis Ian, are finally touring Britain in tandem for the first time. Tomorrow they play the Grand Opera House, in York, on a nine-date itinerary encapsulated
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The Aesthetica Art Prize Exhibition, York St Mary’s, Coppergate, York, April 4 to June 22
THE Aesthetica Art Prize returns to York St Mary's this spring with eight shortlisted finalists awaiting the announcement of the winner on Thursday. Competing for the main prize will be Sybille Neumeyer' s installation Song For The Last Queen;
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Aspects Of Love, Joseph Rowntree Theatre, York, March 31 to April 5
YORK Musical Theatre Company leading players Matthew Ainsworth and Toni Feetenby are finding Andrew Lloyd Webber's Aspects Of Love the most challenging show of their careers. "I never had a Top A previously, so I worked at it solidly before the
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Cinderella and the Ugly Sisters tickets go on sale
TICKETS have gone on sale for this coming winter's pantomime at the Grand Opera House in York. Staff members Caroline Usher Cox, Jordan Fisher and Malcolm Poole dressed up as Cinderella and the Ugly Sisters respectively to launch the December 12
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Prima Vocal Ensemble present Talkin’ bout My Generation, St Michael le Belfrey, York, March 29
PRIMA Vocal Ensemble present the spring premiere of their new show, Talkin’ bout My Generation, on Saturday at St Michael le Belfrey, York, from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. The 100-strong York community choir will be performing music from the past six decades
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Win DVD bundle for The Past
WHAT’S On has teamed up with City Screen, York, to mark tomorrow’s opening of Asghar Farhardi’s latest film, The Past, with a competition. One winner will receive a DVD bundle of French films, including Farhadi’s Oscar-winning A Separation, plus
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Bootleg Beatles, York Barbican, March 29
THE Bootleg Beatles’ latest 21-date tour coincides with the 50th anniversary of a Fab Four landmark moment in American chart history as the long-running tribute act heads for York Barbican on Saturday. On April 4 1964, The Beatles occupied the
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Manic Street Preachers, Leeds First Direct Arena, March 28
MANIC Street Preachers play Leeds First Direct Arena tomorrow on their first arena tour since 2011. The Welsh trio will be showcasing their 11th studio album, 2013’s Rewind The Film, as well as cherry-picking from a back catalogue that has brought
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Vin Garbutt, National Centre for Early Music, York, April 1
TEESSIDE troubadour Vin Garbutt has been gigging for more than 40 years, playing York on myriad occasions. The elder statesman of the folk scene plays the National Centre for Early Music, York, on Tuesday in a 7.30pm concert co-promoted by the
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Rock Of Ages The Musical, Grand Opera House, York, September 1 to 6
FOOTBALLERS Wives star Ben Richards and Hear’say singer Noel Sullivan are to lead the cast in Rock Of Ages The Musical at the Grand Opera House, York, in September. After three years in the West End, the show is on a tour with Richards as of rock
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Jobs rescued in takeover deal
A RESCUE deal has saved a dozen jobs at a North Yorkshire laboratory manufacturer – 10 years after the firm’s management buyout. The sale of MSS Clean Technology, based in Sheriff Hutton, has been secured just over five weeks after the business
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£10m Harrogate leisure development supported
DEVELOPERS behind a £10 million leisure scheme in Harrogate say they have received “overwhelming support” at a public exhibition. The plans, which include a 4-screen cinema, restaurants and bars on the site of the former Co-Operative building in
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New hair brand moves into North Yorkshire towns
A NORTH Yorkshire hairdresser who was franchisee of a national salon for more than 20 years has created his own brand.SHINE Hair and Beauty has opened in the former premises of Saks in both Northallerton and Stokesley, with all 33 staff moving to the
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App capitalises on Tour de France
TWO creative agencies have joined forces to develop T14 - an app aimed at helping the region’s businesses capitalise on the Tour de France’s arrival in Yorkshire. The T14 app will list places to eat, stay, park and visit along the route of this
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Places fill up for Yorkshire Business Market
BUSINESSES wanting to take part in the 10th annual Yorkshire Business Market are being urged to book their place.Organisers say places are filling up quickly for the event, which attracts up to 150 exhibitors and 1,500 visitors.Taking place at Pavilions
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Conference has Scotland in spotlight
A CONFERENCE is being held in York to discuss the possible response from multinational corporations to Scottish independence. A panel of experts will examine the implications of Scottish independence for foreign direct investment, and the likely
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Women’s festival hailed a success
YORK International Women's Week coordinator Sue Lister is reflecting on "our most diverse and well-attended women’s festival for years". "The festival has grown from ten events in 2006 to 30 events in 2007 under my coordination, and now, in my
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Bid for a treat of a lifetime - and raise funds for York's Afghanistan appeal
HAVE you ever fancied standing on the footplate of a steam loco as it speeds across the North York Moors, ringing the bells at York Minster or meeting York City’s players and manager before watching a match at Bootham Crescent? Or finding out what
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Student sums don’t add up
IT ALWAYS struck me as a convenient myth that people who go to university will find well-paid jobs. Back in the 1970s, two brothers went off to university. One spent three years studying literature and emerged with an average degree; the other
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Cycling countdown starts
IT may sound unbelievable, but here we are already; today marks the 100-day countdown to Yorkshire’s hosting of the Tour de France. Quite rightly Welcome to Yorkshire’s Gary Verity will trumpet the fact at this morning’s Y14 event in Harrogate.
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Help us raise cash for a great cause
TODAY we launch a unique charity auction to raise money for what we think is a brilliant cause. We still need £3,000 to realise our dream of creating a special stained-glass window at All Saints’ Church in York as a tribute to the York men and
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Shortfall shocker
IT SEEMS that the budget of £1.8m for the Tour de France’s local “event production” was complete guesswork. A shortfall of £2.3m is unforgivable. Why is it assumed that council taxpayers will pay the difference? Why can’t the Tour organisers pay
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Dictator disgust
I WAS shocked and disgusted to read Paul Bowes’ view about “The EU dictatorship”, as he phrases it, in particular about the German chancellor Angela Merkel’s attitude towards Greece and Italy (Letters, March 15). How on earth you can even contemplate
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Childcare help
I WAS delighted with the Government’s announcement last week that support for childcare is to be extended (March 19). The new tax-free package will see families receive up to £2,000 childcare support per child. This means that working parents earning
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Rail investment
BOTH Julian Cole and Mark Gladwin (letters March 25) seem to assume that there are no plans to improve the rail infrastructure in the north of England and all investment will go into the HS2 Project. This is not the case because the upgrading of
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Updated: Man traced after 20-year-old sexually assaulted in York bar
POLICE have traced a man they wanted to speak to after a 20-year-old woman was sexually assaulted in a York bar. The woman, was touched inappropriately and propositioned by a man in Blue Fly on New Street, sometime between 11pm and 11.30pm on March
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Action support
THE response by Coun James Alexander (Challenging costs, March 22) to my letter (We’re badly served, March 5) is welcome, but I would still like to respond to his remarks. He is right that the first application was submitted in 2001 and that the
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Where’s the truth
COUN Nigel Ayre does his best to try and make out life’s ills are due to myself and my Labour colleagues in York – that we are choosing to cut services out of some form of spite (Letters, March 25). He likes to try and make it look like there are
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Different route
ROSE BERL’S view about the Lendal Bridge closure is missing the point (Letters, March 22). The closure hasn’t stopped people using their cars; it simply means they take a different route through the city. Many road users will have noticed traffic
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Space race lost
YOU HAD an article about students learning space science some time ago. It reminded me of 1957 at school. I gained a prize in music, in the days when we didn’t get a bucketload of GCSE grades with every exam. Prize winners in those days were
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Green belt threat
THE Conservative group’s proposal (Letters, March 24) of a mandatory distance of at least 1.5km between the site of a wind turbine and any habitation, in order to be logically consistent, would have to be deemed to apply in reverse. Any parish
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Junction madness
I TOTALLY agree with Peter Clarke’s letter of March 19. The junction at Grimston Bar travelling out on the A1079 is now going to see a proliferation of accidents and altercations as the traffic tries to squeeze into one lane. It is absolute madness
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Relatives ‘let down’ by police search
WITH regards to Claudia Lawrence disappearance, I feel the police let down the Lawrence family and friends by concentrating on her love life, besmirching her character, rather than seriously looking into what happened to her at the time. Five years have
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Consultation thanks
IT WAS very pleasing that more than 160 people came to the consultation on Saturday about the future of the building and grounds that make up Burnholme Community College. Several local organisations were keen to be part of the future in that part
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Mystery is solved
IN REPLY to Peter Hawley’s letter (“Horns mystery” – The Press, March 20), I can explain. Following a recent reassessment of the public footpath level crossing located approximately quarter of a mile south of the A1237 road-over-rail bridge, we
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A necessary job
A REPORT on March 12 appeared to criticise the contractors working for Yorkshire Water on a flood prevention scheme in Portland Street. I live in Portland Street and my wife and I have found all the contractor’s men to be conscious that their presence
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March 27
100 years ago MUCH had been heard in York and much had been written of the British Army film, but it had been left to the enterprising proprietor of the Victoria Hall to secure it for exhibition in York. The announcement that the Army film
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'Pay up or I'll shoot' - robber's chilling ultimatum to victim's girlfriend
VIOLENT robbers left a man unconscious in York then told his girlfriend they would shoot him unless she paid ransom money, a court heard. David Joseph Kerrigan and an accomplice attacked the victim in Walmgate, while he was walking home from a
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Report finds Force can be ‘effective’ in domestic abuse crimes
MORE could be done to tackle domestic violence in North Yorkshire a new report has claimed. A review by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC), shows 1,024 of 3,387 assaults with injury reported to North Yorkshire Police in the 12 months
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Travellers move on after being given notice to quit
TRAVELLERS who descended on St George’s Field Car park in York have left after being notice to quit by City of York Council. A local resident contacted The Press yesterday to complain that about a dozen caravans and vehicles had been parked at
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Getting ready for Tour de France excitement
AN ARTS and cultural festival has been launched in York to mark the start of the 100-day countdown to the city’s Tour De France Grand Depart later in the year. York: Be Part Of it! - is intended by City of York Council to give everyone a taste
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Forward duo are back in Knights fold
BIG-HITTING bruiser Joe Pickets is almost certainly on his way back to York City Knights after making a shock appearance in last night’s under-20s reserves friendly against Leigh Centurions. And in another surprise, fellow loose-forward Ryan Backhouse
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Jonny Bairstow all set to impress
ANDREW GALE expects York’s Jonny Bairstow to make a flying start to the forthcoming county season after a frustrating winter with England. The Yorkshire wicketkeeper-batsman is currently taking a break from the game having not travelled to Sri
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Improving York Acorn head to Millom seeking first win
YORK Acorn ARLC boss Scott Rhodes was cheered by a much-improved display against Mayfield - but now says maximum points are very much needed.The Blue and Golds drew 28-28 with the much-fancied Rochdale outfit last week but it was only their first point
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"Stompathon" zumba event to be held tonight in memory of Jamie Inglis
A ZUMBATHON is being held in memory of schoolboy Jamie Inglis as a campaign to 'Stomp-Out Children’s Cancer'. The "Stompathon" is being held at Kellington Village Hall in Goole as part of the Neuroblastoma Children’s Cancer
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Police receive 28 calls after Claudia Lawrence plea
A TOTAL of 28 calls have been made to North Yorkshire Police following fresh appeals into the disappearance of York chef Claudia Lawrence. Detectives from the police's Major Crimes Unit last week released new details and appeals for information
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York Cricket Club face "transitional year"
YORK CRICKET CLUB secretary Nick Kay believes the club are facing a “transition year” following the loss of prodigious batsman Duncan Snell. The Clifton Parkers have claimed the Solly Sports Yorkshire ECB County Premier League title for the last
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York Lokomotive ARLC positive despite defeat in cup
YORK Lokomotive ARLC were defeated in the York & District Cup - but were buoyed nonetheless. Lokos, whose Yorkshire Men’s League season starts next month, lost 24-10 to in-form Pennine League side New Earswick in the preliminary round, with
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York Indoor Bowls Club finish third in Ladies League
A TRIO of winning rinks helped York Indoor Bowls Club to beat Leeds 103-51 to finish a creditable third in the North East Ladies League.At home, Pat Bracken's team scored a maximum eight on their sixth end to take the score to 15-1.Apart from a minor
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Selby Warriors ARLC target York Cup high at end of low season
SELBY Warriors ARLC are hoping to end their disappointing season on a high note at local level. The Warriors, who must wait another week to complete their Pennine League programme, are to be relegated from Pennine League division one after only
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In-form Steve Gregson meets Dan Potter in York Masters snooker showdown
STEVE GREGSON will meet Dan Potter in the final of the York Masters snooker tournament tomorrow, writes Steve Carroll. Former professional Gregson beat Lee Taylor 4-1 in his semi-final, while Potter saw off Glen Mountain 4-0 to make the showpiece
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Robert Mugabe play to be performed in Selby
A PLAY which portrays life in Zimbabwe under Robert Mugabe will be performed in Selby next month.The Rain That Washes was performed last year at the Edinburgh Festival, and the performance at Selby Town Hall will be held on Saturday, April 5.Chris Jones
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Huntington Rovers and Wigginton Grasshoppers in Saturday Senior Cup duel
HUNTINGTON Rovers and Wigginton Grasshoppers will go head-to-head in the final of the York FA Saturday Senior Cup on Saturday, May 3. The teams, who are second and fifth respectively in the York Minster Engineering League premier division, will
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Microcar and van in crash on A64 this morning
TWO vehicles have been involved in a crash on the A64 this morning. One lane of the A64 eastbound near Copmanthorpe has been closed after a blue Virgo Prestige microcar apparently spun and was hit by a white Mercedes Sprinter van. The woman
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Open day at Forest of Galtres Golf Club
FOREST of Galtres Golf Club will be holding an open day for prospective new members on Saturday, March 29. The Skelton course is staging the event between 9.30am and 10.30am. There will be nearest the pin and longest drive prizes and anyone who
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Inspectors praise pupils and staff at York primary school
PUPILS and teachers at a York primary school have been praised by inspectors from Ofsted. The watchdog has ranked St Barnabas CE School in Leeman Road as 'good', less than two years after it said the school was only 'satisfactory.' A report
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York basketball team bag league and cup double
YORK Tornadoes Basketball Club are on the up after securing a league and cup double.The men's first team clinched the Leeds League division two title with a 97-84 victory over Bradford Maroons and will leapfrog division one to play in the premier
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Southwell power grip to tighten for trainer Mark Johnston
Michael Murphy, who joined Mark Johnston's powerful North Yorkshire stable in December, can ride his second winner of the year for his new boss at Southwell this afternoon. The Irish-born 3lb claimer, who has ridden well more than 50 winners, was
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Holgate couple celebrate their diamond wedding anniversary
A DIAMOND couple who have spent 60 years together in York are celebrating their special anniversary today. Mary and Richard Spencer, of Wilton Rise, have their diamond wedding anniversary today, and will mark the day surrounded by family. Mary
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Rail campaign gives cheaper admission to racecourses
CHEAPER admission at a number of racecourses in the north will once again reward racegoers who Back a Winner By Train. The campaign, run by rail operators First TransPennine Express and Northern Rail, gets under way on Saturday when Doncaster hosts
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York's buses ranked among the best in the country
TRANSPORT chiefs in York say they are delighted to have been ranked among the best in the country by passengers. A new survey by national watchdog Passenger Focus interviewed 1,000 passengers on York's Park & Ride services, First's city services
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Bank staff aim to raise £1,000 for brave Walter
BANK staff will be making a splash for cash tonight, in honour of a brave toddler battling rare eye cancer. Walter Rappe-White, who turns two this week, has spent much of his life fighting retinoblastoma, which affects only one in 20,000 children
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Youngsters learn about eating for good health
PUPILS from schools around Selby have learned more about the benefits of healthy eating and exercise as part of a new scheme. The Active Schools programme - run by Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust for Selby District Council - has been rolled out
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River safety summit calls for ‘education’
EDUCATION about the dangers of York's rivers is the key to preventing further tragedy, agencies in York have said. Ideas put forward at the river safety summit in York on Tuesday included city-wide training for door staff, taxi drivers, police
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Jilted boyfriend lure love rival into park ambush
A JILTED boyfriend masqueraded as a girl to lure his love rival into an ambush, York Crown Court heard. Dennis Watson took a glass object in a sock to Selby Park to attack the man, while on bail for stealing £3,300 from his dying father’s bank
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Shakespeare's First Folio goes on display at the Yorkshire Museum
THE ‘most important book in English literature’ has gone on show at the Yorkshire Museum in York. Shakespeare’s ‘First Folio,’ which has been lent by the Craven Museum and Gallery in Skipton, is being displayed to coincide with the York Literature
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Hugh Bayley backs rail college campaign
A BID to bring the proposed high speed rail college to York has been given formal backing by one of the city’s MPs. York Central MP Hugh Bayley has responded to the Government’s consultation, pointing the Department for Business Innovation and
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Fraudsters targeting farming community
FARMERS and vulnerable residents of the Selby district have been targeted by new phone scams. On Friday, a disabled man living in Selby received a phone call from an unknown male who claimed he had won a prize. After answering a number of questions
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Kidney research charity walk
A TEAM of 13 women have taken part in a charity walk to raise money for Kidney Cancer Research at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London. Emma Giles, of Selby, organised the event to walk 10 miles across Marsden Moor in West Yorkshire in honour of
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Thirsk's Yorkshire Bank branch to close
A NORTH Yorkshire bank is set to close as Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank axes 28 branches. Yorkshire Bank’s Thirsk branch is set to completely shut by the end of December this year, joining 11 other Yorkshire Bank branches and 16 Clydesdale branches
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Man held after York drugs raid
A 49-YEAR-OLD man was arrested for having drugs with intent to supply after a raid at a house in York. Officers from North Yorkshire Police and search dogs were sent to the property in Lowther Terrace at 8.45am yesterday, to execute a warrant under
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Community Pride: Tell us about York's spirited youngsters
ONE of York's most famous businesses is throwing its weight behind The Press's Community Pride awards for the 11th year, and urging people to put inspirational young people forward for recognition. Nestle has been part of the awards scheme to honour
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Chance to have a say on health plans
RESIDENTS are being asked to give their views on health care plans to help shape commissioning in the Vale of York. The Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group is asking as many people as possible to get involved online and give their views through
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Drivers sought for hospital patients
YORKSHIRE Ambulance Service NHS Trust (YAS) is looking for additional volunteers for its volunteer car service helping patients to reach their vital hospital appointments across the region. Volunteer car service drivers come from all walks of life
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Harry Styles cut out and new makeover aim to get more tested at sexual health clinic
A HARRY Styles cut out features as part of a new makeover of York's sexual health clinic - which aims to get more people to get tested. One in 12 under-25s in York and North Yorkshire test positive for chlamydia and health professionals leading the
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Volunteers start with big clean-up
CITY of York Council and the probation trust have started a spring clean of the city. Throughout the first week of the spring, volunteers have helped to tidy Clifton and Rawcliffe. Efforts includes Year 4 pupils from Clifton Green Primary School
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Couple fined for neglecting cat
A YORK couple face a court bill of more than £1,330 for neglecting their cat. Phil Brown, prosecuting for the RSPCA, said they ignored a large tumour on their cat’s jaw and when the charity took the female tabby to an emergency vet , the vet had
