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Police release CCTV images in connection with bakery burglary
DETECTIVES investigating the burglary of a pasty shop in York have released CCTV images of two men they want to trace. The break-in happened at the Cornish Bakery in Colliergate between 5.50am and 6am on on Tuesday, February 18. The thieves
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Car hits house in York - lucky escape for man, 82
A HOUSE in York has been left with a large hole in the front wall after a car crashed into it today. The BMW hit the house in Alcuin Avenue between 1pm and 2pm. The wall collapsed right next to householder Jim Bradley's chair, but he was in
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UPDATED 4pm: Car fire closes part of A64
A SECTION of the A64 has been closed this afternoon due to a car fire. The vehicle was travelling on the eastbound carriageway when it caught fire at just before 3pm, about 100m past the turn-off to Askham Bryan. Both lanes of the eastbound
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Fury after wounded York soldier is refused entry to bar
A FORMER soldier who was injured in an explosion in Afghanistan has said he was refused entry to a York bar because of his facial scars. James Dalby, 23, from Heworth, said he was the only one of his group of friends to be stopped when they went
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Highlighting the dangers of depression
AFTER descending into severe depression, Martin Warley began to plan his own suicide. He tells Jennifer Kee how he has turned his life around and why people need to take mental health seriously. Passing the tall man dressed in a shirt and tie in
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Six stone lighter and living life to the full
TEENAGER Huw Cammack lost over six stone after piling on the pounds when he was injured. He tells health reporter Kate Liptrot about his transformation. WHEN he tipped the scales at almost 19 stone, Huw Cammack's mum told him it was time to address
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Hospital patients in need of better care
We all associate hospitals as places where we go for treatment to get better. It is then surprising to note in recently published data from Scotland that one in 10 people die in hospital and one in 3 people die within a year of their admission to hospital
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Why did my dad have this Somme medal?
PERCY Lockwood-Bradley was the landlord of two well-known York pubs in the years after the First World War; first the Groves Club on Penley Rose Street, and later the Bowling Green Inn, formerly on Lowther Street. Yet in all the years he worked
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Tang Hall history group in photo appeal
HERE are some pictures of Tang Hall as we bet you have never seen it before. The photographs, supplied by the Tang Hall Local History Group, are dated 1929, and show some of the workmen who helped build the estate. One picture is captioned
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Summer student interns lend a hand to business
REPRESENTATIVES of more than 40 York businesses met for breakfast to launch the University of York's 2014 Summer Internship Programme. Last summer 117 University of York students secured placements working for eight to 12 weeks with a variety of
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Earnings double at theme park creator Paragon Entertainments
YORK based theme park and attraction creator Paragon Entertainments has seen earnings double as the firm delivers on "significantly larger projects". The business, which employs 80 staff and has 60,000sq ft of manufacturing space in Elvington,
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Business park enjoys high occupancy rate
A NEW North Yorkshire business park is proving to be a speculative development success story as it enjoys occupancy rates to two thirds full. Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Redcape dog grooming suppliers and Redline Specialist Racing have taken up almost
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Bytemark named in top 50 fastest growing tech firms
A YORK data hosting business has been named as one of the top 50 fastest growing technology companies in the North. Bytemark Hosting received the accolade at the GP Bullhound Northern Tech Awards 2014. The 12-year old company, which recently
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Ellis creates worlds first cable guide and clamp
NORTH Yorkshire cable cleat manufacturer Ellis has designed and created a world first after being tasked by global electrical giant Siemens to secure its cabling. Triton is a two-in-one cable guide and clamp that was developed by Rillington-based
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Good start to apprentice challenge
YORK businesses have been backing the city's Apprenticeship Challenge with 32 pledges in 25 days to create new apprenticeship vacancies. The campaign, which started during National Apprenticeship Week is led by City of York Council in partnership
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Developers go for gold on Terry’s old chocolate site
Work is under way at last, on at least the northern part of the Terry’s chocolate factory site in York. STEPHEN LEWIS went along to meet the architect. IF you've been along Campleshon Road recently and have taken a look through the gates towards
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A Taste of Honey at Hull Truck Theatre, various locations until July 12
MARK Babych has chosen Shelagh Delaney's A Taste Of Honey for his debut production as Hull Truck Theatre's artistic director. Mark, who held the same post at the Bolton Octagon for ten years, was appointed to his new post last May and anticipation
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Death text message was so insensitive
HOW could they? How could the Malaysian authorities be so brutal as to deliver a death message by text? For 17 days the world watched as the conspiracy theories unfolded about the plight of Flight MH370. As the days trudged by and the angst of
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Review: Tom Paxton and Janis Ian, Grand Opera House
A RARE SIGHT, to be able to almost see the adoration an audience has for a performer. Or in this case a talented duo touring together for the first time and transporting the crowd back through the years. To spin out careers over the decades takes
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Huge relief as work gets under way
THERE was always something very special about Terry’s. Generations of York families worked there: and the great brick factory, with its iconic clock tower, held a special place in the hearts of local people. Then, in September 2005, it closed
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Hail a Tale and ale
WHO says beer and culture don’t mix? York-based actors’ troupe Common Ground have been literally bringing theatre to the masses – performing Shakespeare’s A Winter’s Tale at pubs and village halls across the region. They have been everywhere
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Proud to see young St John’s hero
HOW wonderful to read about Andrew Richards, the 18 year- old who saved the life of a man having a heart attack in the town centre. Not the first time he has helped injured people. He looked so smart and proud in his St John Ambulance uniform,
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Support railway college bid
MATTHEW LAVERACK (Letters, March 20) complains that having a railway college in York is hare-brained, on the assumption that the council can’t bring a railway business to York, or create one. He seems to have missed a crucial point: this is all
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Gas farce
THE UK government appears to have lost control of our gas prices. With North Sea gas dwindling and 69 per cent expected to be imported from Europe by 2019, how do they expect to keep control of consumer prices? This privatised situation we find
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Ooh la la!
IN The Press of March 27 Kersten England told us what a great heritage we have to show off to the world, and then told us that York would be changed into a Paris street scene. Why? Then we had Gary Verity in what surely must have been a spoof story
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Windy issues
NEW rules on turbines are being sought by Tories (The Press, March 24). I fully support Conservative councillors Jenny Brooks and Paul Doughty on this matter, and to call for a mandatory minimum distance between wind turbines and the nearest homes
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Parking problems
A SIMILAR problem to that identified by Mike Underwood (Letters, March 25) exists in the villages of Nether and Upper Poppleton in that many residents park their cars both during daylight hours and overnight half on, and half off the road. This
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On yer bike
COLIN RICHARDSON asks Are we being taken for a ride? over the shortfall in the Tour De France budget. (Letters, March 27). He should know that the planning cycle is finally gearing up to produce a chain of events that in tandem with the cultural
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‘Electorate is kept ignorant to the law’
I THINK the problem with the Clegg v Farage debate is we now have an electorate who have had no schooling on the British constitution or principles of English law. Extradition treaties are mixed up with arrest warrants, habeas corpus and the presumption
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Affordable homes
AT A recent meeting of City of York Council’s cabinet we had a paper which set out a one year update of our Get York Building programme. I have ensured the video of this part of the meeting can be found at the website www.tinyurl.com/getyorkbuilding
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Many own both
AT THE risk of propelling myself back into the annual “top ten” letter writers chart, I must respond to Ian Foster (Letters, March 2). He suggests that there is an “anti-car” brigade in York, and that this is due to jealousy by cyclists because
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The future is robotic
THE ridiculously spun Tory budget was so dull and unimaginative yet illuminated unintentionally by the backdrop provided by the Mini car plant in Oxford during the BBC news Budget report. Was this the future of British employment before our very
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Stamp out waste
RECENTLY myself and presumably the other 53,000 residents in Ryedale received a large letter-sized envelope containing details of the 2014-15 council tax charges. There were also another couple of leaflets inside the envelope, one of them being
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March 31
100 years ago AT THE annual meeting of the Scarborough Postcard Censorship Association it was reported that several thousands of designs had been inspected and though many had been rejected as unfit for publication, others, while not violating
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York City 0, Burton Albion 0
ONLY title-chasing Chelsea have now conceded fewer league goals than York City from English football’s top four divisions during 2014. Following Saturday’s goalless stalemate with fellow play-off hopefuls Burton, ten hours of football have been
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Yorkshire skipper Andrew Gale sits out friendly
YORKSHIRE captain Andrew Gale will miss tomorrow’s three-day Universities friendly against Leeds/Bradford as he battles to be fit for the start of the LV= County Championship a week on Sunday. Gale has not fully recovered from the hip injury which
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Tadcaster Albion coast to 4-0 victory at Bridlington
TADCASTER Albion maintained the status quo at the top of the Northern Counties East League premier division with a 4-0 win at Bridlington Town. Title rivals Barton Town Old Boys and Brighouse Town both won - 6-0 at Glasshoughton and 2-0 at Nostell
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Chaos on and off field as Leeds United sink to Doncaster defeat
CRISIS club Leeds United slid to their fifth defeat in six Championship games amid more fog swirling around the club’s ownership. Doncaster Rovers took advantage of an inept, spineless first-half display to build a match-winning platform at Elland
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Derby glory delight for title-chasing Old Malton St Mary’s
OLD Malton St Mary’s moved another step closer to the York Minster Engineering Football League premier division title with a derby victory over Terrington Glory. The league leaders were made to work hard for the victory, with only a Steve Baxter
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York Minster Engineering League: Five-way fight for promotion
OUSEBURN threw down the gauntlet to Sporting Knavesmire at the top of York Minster Engineering League division three as they won their last game to move seven points clear of their rivals. Knavesmire must now win their three games in hand to secure
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Champion jockey Tony McCoy to return from Dubai break
TONY McCOY, who has spent a few days in Dubai, giving his battered body time to recover from a succession of falls, returns to action at the start of Grand National week at Hexham today and can immediately return to winning form. The legendary
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York Acorn hit back to break National Conference League duck
YORK Acorn ARLC got their National Conference League division one campaign up and running with a 32-16 victory at Millom. After a draw and two defeats from their opening three matches, the Blue and Golds finally put a win on the board with the
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Selby RUFC slide down Yorkshire One after Bridlington bashing
SELBY RUFC lost their place in the top four in Yorkshire One as they lost 18-11 at Bridlington. The Swans were overtaken by Old Brodleians in the table after their top-four rivals trounced Acklam 77-13 on Saturday. Fly-half Josh Cruise kicked
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Battling Malton & Norton stun Rochdale to fire safety bid
MALTON & Norton RUFC kept alive their faint hopes of avoiding relegation from North One East with a stunning 22-19 victory at high-flying Rochdale. The result lifted the Ryedale side off the bottom of the table and to within four points of
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Tadcaster pupils are reaching for the stars in contest
Three girls from Tadcaster Grammar School are going head to head for the title of TeenStar 2014. Kelly Bolland, Beth Stevens and Bronte-Leia Hardy hope to go all the way to the top, but first they have to get through the regional final at the City
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Super-council could provide ring road and bus station boost
A NEW West Yorkshire super council involving York will be formally established tomorrow - amid claims that it offers a once-in-a-generation chance to upgrade the outer ring road and build a city bus station. City of York Council will be a partner
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Police investigate three Tang Hall burglaries
Three homes in Tang Hall were targeted by burglars on Saturday. Would-be burglars struck at two of homes in daylight, while the third was targeted in the late afternoon or early evening. In the first, between 7-7.40am, someone tried and failed
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New bridge may become part of Piccadilly office block revamp
A NEW bridge could be built over one of York’s rivers as part of plans to redevelop an unloved office block and regenerate a city-centre street. City of York Council and developers are looking at linking Piccadilly with the Eye of York through
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Judge warns teenagers about dangers of viewing child sex images
YORK'S top judge warned teenagers about the dangers of online child sexual images as he sentenced a young student. Joshua Simpey, a first-year undergraduate, may find that some careers are closed to him and may be unable to travel to some countries
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Missing man, 46, may be in Whitby
CONCERNS are growing for a missing man who police believe could be in Whitby. Trevor Himworth, 46, went missing from his home in Stokesley on Sunday morning. He set off for work, but failed to turn up, and police say he did not take his medication.
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Street strategy calls for "dramatic" improvements around York's Bars
RADICAL improvements must be made to the areas around York’s historic Bars, a masterplan for city streets has claimed. City of York Council’s “streetscape strategy”, designed to guide the future of York’s streets and public spaces, also says
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Operations to be switched through £7 million plan
HUNDREDS of orthopaedic patients each year will be treated at a new unit in East Yorkshire after health chiefs decided to end surgery at a North Yorkshire hospital.About 1,300 planned operations will be performed annually at Bridlington Hospital, with
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Man treated for serious facial injuries after incident in North Yorkshire village
A MAN was arrested today in connection with an incident in a North Yorkshire village in which another man suffered serious facial injuries. North Yorkshire Police said the victim, who is in his 40s, is being treated at York Hospital while the arrested
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St Peter’s School pupils excluded after drug inquiry
A LEADING independent school in York has permanently excluded four children - two of whom were expelled following a drug investigation. The exclusions - from St Peter's School in Clifton - have led to anger from a parent who complained that
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Claudia's father regrets five-year wait for information release
THE father of missing York chef Claudia Lawrence has said it is a "pity" recently-released information which could hold vital clues to her disappearance was not revealed for five years. A recent Crimewatch appeal revealed sightings of two men near
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Open studio event to feature more than 70 artists
THIS year's York Open Studios will have a Gallic flavour. From Friday, April 4 until Sunday, April 13, York Open Studios will run its annual arts events. With studios, exhibitions and workshops all over the city York Open Studios has become a major
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York nursery celebrates tenth anniversary
STAFF, parents and youngsters at a York nursery have celebrated it's tenth anniversary.Tiddlywinks private day nursery, celebrated its 10th anniversary this weekend with a party in the sunshine. Children past and present enjoyed bouncy castles, face
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Owners of two York care homes go into administration
THE owners of two care York homes have gone into administration - but residents have been assured there are no immediate plans to close the homes. Mimosa Health Care Group Limited, which operates Birchlands at Haxby and Moorlands at Strensall,
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Old friends reunite – as a birthday gift
A CONGREGATION in North Yorkshire welcomed a minister from Cornwall for a very special service. Bryan Mills, of Stamford Bridge, turned 80 earlier this month, and as a gift his old friend from National Service, Michael Ely, who at the time was
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Concerns raised over school support for sick pupils
SCHOOLS across East Yorkshire have "huge" discrepancies in how they look after children with medical conditions, councillors will be told this week.A review of how "chronic" medical conditions and severe allergies - such as diabetes
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Selby travellers’ site build hangs in balance
COUNCIL leaders in Selby have admitted they are unlikely to build a new travellers’ site in the district by next spring, putting a funding offer in jeopardy. Plans for a new 15-pitch site at Burn Airfield were rejected by Selby District Council
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Historic city-centre building to become hotel
A HISTORIC York building which was once overnight accommodation for judges is to become a 15-bedroom hotel. Plans for convert the Grade II-listed Judges' Court, off Coney Street, have been approved by City of York Council officials. The building's
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York pub gets a Shakespearean twist
IT was a case of time at the Bard for one York pub which has been transformed into the setting for a Shakespearean tale. Touring theatre ensemble Common Ground has been taking its version of A Winter's Tale around Yorkshire and beyond since the
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Park gets ready for a blooming great summer
MORE than 550 roses are being planted in a York park's refurbished flower garden.Coun Sonja Crisp, right, City of York Council's cabinet member for leisure, helped plant some of the shrubs, with the help of, from left, John Coulson, chairman of
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Plans for new cycling base for tourists withdrawn
PLANS to create a new cycling base for visitors to York in the build-up to the city welcoming the Tour de France have been withdrawn. The proposals for a "touring cyclist stop" next to Weir Pond Nurseries in Holtby - which would provide "dedicated
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Donations roll in for field of poppies tribute
SUPPORTERS of a project to plant a field of poppies in York as a tribute to the fallen of the First World War have been stunned by the generosity of the community. The Poppy Road Poppy Project wants to turn empty land into wildflower meadows to
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Review: York Symphony Orchestra (YSO); Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, York University
An intriguing premiere by a member of the orchestra joined a Brahms overture, a Dvorak concerto and a Sibelius symphony in YSO’s programme on Saturday, which was conducted by Alasdair Jamieson. Violinist David Truswell’s A Day in the Life of Den
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Review: The Bootleg Beatles, York Barbican
BEATLEMANIA hit the Barbican on Saturday night as the Sixties were brought backfrom the dead in the form of the Bootleg Beatles. With more than 35 years of touring behind them, it would be fair to say that the tribute band no longer had youth on
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Blaze wrecks flat in Harrogate
A FLAT in Harrogate was badly damaged by a fire which is believed to have been caused by an electrical fault. The fire broke out at the first floor flat in Park Avenue at about 5.30am yesterday.
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Bid for a treat of lifetime
READERS have a chance today to bid by phone for a once-in-a-lifetime treat in a special auction being organised by The Press for the City of York Afghanistan Commemorative Appeal. People have the chance to bid for a variety of different treats
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Traffic levels fall after £5.5m A64 junction scheme
TRAFFIC levels at a Ryedale junction which has been marked out as a major source of pollution have fallen since a new £5.5 million link to the A64 was completed, council officials have claimed. An analysis of the traffic situation in Malton and
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Delight as winning York College student scoops IT prize
A COMPUTING student at York College has combined his technology and writing skills to bag a dream IT prize. A-Level student Josh Foskett has always been interested in computing and loves studying the subject at college. He is also a successful poet,
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Scholarship success for sixth form’s shining stars
TWO York school girls are celebrating after scooping prestigious scholarship awards. Holly Gardiner, 18, at The Mount School was the only candidate from a field of 53 applicants from across Yorkshire to be awarded the William Akroyd Scholarship
