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North Yorkshire Police to be investigated over how it dealt with Jimmy Savile and friend Peter Jaconelli
THE way North Yorkshire Police dealt with historic child sex abuse allegations relating to Jimmy Savile and his friend Peter Jaconelli is due to be examined. The force has made a "voluntary referral" to the Independent Police Complaints Commission
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Review: The Memory Of Water, New Vic Theatre, at Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
WHEN York Settlement Community Players staged The Memory Of Water in October 2004, The Press reviewer wondered why it had not been picked up earlier by a North Yorkshire theatre after winning the Olivier Award for Best New Comedy in 2000. The reason
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Hector’s House in Alne - an ideal rural family home
LET the sun come into your life, says the song… Well it would do if you were greeting the summer in this quite stunning house. It’s a lovely, bright and light collection of rooms, wrapped up in delightful gardens. And, sitting, as it does,
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Elegant stable conversion in Upper Poppleton
“THIS is a home that would sit comfortably within the pages of any of the glossy home magazines…” So reads the brochure details for The Stables, an elegant property in Villa Court, Upper Poppleton. We wouldn’t disagree – and we definitely think
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York Open Studios 2014
OVER the next two weekends comes the chance to see art, buy art and meet the artists throughout the city at York Open Studios 2014. From tomorrow until Sunday and next Saturday and Sunday too, there will be open access to 79 artists working in
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Knights' Lee Paterson lauded ahead of 200th career appearance
OLD team-mate Mick Ramsden has heaped more praise on Lee Paterson ahead of the in-form loose-forward's landmark match for York City Knights. Paterson is to make his 200th career appearance in British rugby league when the Knights go to Swinton
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John “Coolbox” Lawton - York, Countryside and Coast, Grays Court, Chapter House Street, York, until June 30
JOHN Lawton, engineer, financial consultant, qualified chef, private investigator, former pub landlord, tarot card consultant and landscape and seascape artist, prefers to exhibit under the name of Coolbox. "Coolbox is something I regard as a personality
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Trainer Mark Johnston hails trail to Dante Stakes
MIDDLEHAM trainer Mark Johnston has hailed York Racecourse’s Betfred Dante Stakes as “the leading Derby trial” as he prepares a two-pronged assault on the mile-and-a-quarter showpiece next month. Johnston, who fired out 216 winners from his Kingsley
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Strength in depth could be crucial for York Acorn
SCOTT RHODES has praised the form in York Acorn's second string - and reckons it can only bode well for his first team's promotion hopes. The Blue and Golds finally got their first victory of the National Conference League first division campaign
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Indoor bowls to feature on national television
YORK Indoor Bowls will feature on national television next week. The club will host the English Indoor Bowling Association’s Premier 3s tournament featuring some of the country’s top players on Wednesday, April 9. The games start at 10.30am
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Rick Witter to join ex-City aces in charity match
YORK City stars of yesteryear - and indie rock hero Rick Witter - will be turning out for a charity football match on Sunday, April 6, at Huntington Sports & Social Club’s ground, kicking off at 11am. They will be playing against a York FA
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Mokoomba, National Centre for Early Music, York, April 10
AS part of the Making Tracks travelling season of global music across 12 British venues, Mokoomba make their NCEM debut on Thursday. These rising stars from Zimbabwe perform a mix of pan-African styles and Tonga rhythms, a fusion that can be explained
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Anita Bowerman’s brush with the Angel of The North
HARROGATE artist Anita Bowerman has just completed an intricate paper cut of the Angel of The North after two months, working three hours a day. "Sir Anthony Gormley's amazing steel sculpture guards the north of England and it's an iconic image
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Nina Kristofferson’s Billie Holiday Story, Grand Opera House, York, April 17
NINA Kristofferson takes a musical journey through the highs and lows of Billie Holiday’s plagued career, punctuating each story with a haunting song, at the Grand Opera House, York, on April 17. "Billie’s unusual timbre tells a story like no other
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Gary Ballance in fine form for Yorkshire
GARY BALLANCE is confident of retaining his place in England’s Test team for June’s home series against Sri Lanka after starting the summer with a bang for Yorkshire yesterday. But the 24-year-old left-hander remains determined to focus purely
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Motorsport: Guy Smith rejoins M-Sport Bentley
EAST Yorkshire racer Guy Smith has rejoined M-Sport Bentley for the 2014 Blancpain Endurance Series across Europe. The Beverley-born 39-year-old has signed up to drive the new Bentley Continental GT3 at all five rounds of the Blancpain Endurance
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Aintree first-day success looms large for Tim Easterby's Hawk High
HAWK HIGH, who ended a 15-year drought at the Cheltenham Festival for Tim Easterby when winning at last month's dazzling National Hunt showpiece, travels the M62 across the Pennines today in a bid to prove himself in Grade 1 company on the opening
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Jazz notes
“I KNOW what Miley Cyrus looks like, but I don`t know what she sounds like,” said veteran photographer Mick Rock, complaining that present-day singers operate as visual products, rather than creative musicians. Rock knows about image, as a new
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Engelbert Humperdink, Englebert Calling (Cone Head) ****
MANY were surprised that veteran Engelbert Humperdink was chosen to represent the United Kingdom in Eurovision a couple of years ago, ultimately achieving a shockingly lowly second to bottom placing. Perhaps more surprising is the fact that the
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Kevin Ryan's Astaire could feature at York’s Dante Festival
ASTAIRE is being primed for Classic glory but Hambleton trainer Kevin Ryan could run his star three-year-old at York's Dante Festival if he proves unable to stay the 2,000 Guineas trip. The colt is among a quintet of entries from his Sutton Bank
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Kian Egan, Home (Rhino)****
IT really shouldn’t come as a surprise that Kian Egan has decided to go country on his debut solo venture. His former band Westlife were not adverse to raiding the popular American Country charts for their source material, and Egan’s style of country
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The War On Drugs, Lost In The Dream (Secretly Canadian)*****
A THRILLING glimpse at the future of rock. With the genre under fire by young guns inventing new styles, Philadelphia band The War On Drugs have looked to the road and the classic rock spirit of Bruce Springsteen to create a contender for album of
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The Melodic, Effra Parade (Anti- Records)***
IT would be misleading to say Brixton four-piece The Melodic are a new band but Effra Parade is nevertheless their first full-length album, although a cursory glance at YouTube will lead you to earlier treasures. They are new in one way, however
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The Everly Brothers, The Very Best Of... (Rhino)***
NEVER slow to cash in on a casualty, the music biz spits out another compilation of the siblings from Kentucky in the wake of January’s death of Phil, younger brother of Don. Indecent haste indeed, especially when you consider the duo had previously
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Emily Smith, Echoes (White Fall Records)****
AS 19th century Harvard professor Francis Child discovered, when compiling his anthology; The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, traditional music from these isles becomes a very different beast when it crosses the Atlantic. Take Child Ballad number
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Music of Richard Rodney Bennett, Unitarian Chapel, St Saviourgate, York, April 5
SINEAD O’Kelly, voice, Sam Corkin, saxophone, and Timothy End, piano, celebrate the music of the late Richard Rodney Bennett in a York Late Music cabaret concert at the Unitarian Chapel, St Saviourgate, York, on Saturday. The 7.30pm programme includes
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Lloyd Cole solo show sells out at Selby Town Hall
DON’T cause a commotion over this news, but Lloyd Cole’s show at Selby Town Hall tomorrow night has sold out. “Through both his lauded work fronting The Commotions and his more eclectic solo efforts, Lloyd established himself as one of the most
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Bowls: York claim Vivienne Trophy for the first time in ten years
YORK Indoor Bowls Club lifted the Vivienne Trophy for the first time in ten years as they beat Dorset side Dolphin 95-61 in the final at Northampton. The Thanet Road club's Irene Paylor, Pat Bracken, Maureen Robinson, Doreen Arnett and Brenda Martin
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Wigginton Bowling Club set for 2014 outdoor season
MEMBERS at Wigginton Bowling Club are counting down to the start of the 2014 outdoor season. The 70-member club open the campaign on Saturday, April 12 with an internal club competition for the York Wealth Management Trophy, sponsored by York FM
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John Bramwell, National Centre for Early Music, York, April 4
JOHN Bramwell, singer-songwriter and frontman of Manchester's I Am Kloot, is taking a break from band commitments to perform a winter and spring set of 26 intimate solo gigs. Next stop, his National Centre for Early Music debut in York tomorrow
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Lendal Bridge fine drivers may get refunds
DRIVERS fined for breaking controversial traffic rules in York could find out within days whether they will get refunds, as the row over the restrictions continues. A Government traffic expert’s damning judgement has said City of York Council had
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York Shakespeare Project presents Twelfth Night, The Studio, York Theatre Royal, April 3 to 12
MARK Smith's production of Twelfth Night for the York Shakespeare Project will be "fast, fun and folky". Fast and fun, yes, but why do a folky version of Shakespeare's rustic comedy, Mark? "When I went back to reading the play, it struck me
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Hot Flush, Grand Opera House, York, April 14
AFTER starring in the comeback tour of Birds Of A Feather at the Grand Opera House, in York, last June, Lesley Joseph will appear at the theatre again on April 14. This time Lesley will play Myra in the spring 2014 tour of Hot Flush! , "the naughtiest
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York Conservative Party HQ attacked for fifth time in a year
YOUTHS with weapons have attacked the headquarters of the Conservative Party in York. CCTV footage shows two youths with nunchucks smash the window of the Poppleton Road building. Thom Wiseman, chairman of York Conservatives, said this was
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Peter Pan, York Barbican, April 6
DANI HARMER, Tracy Beaker star and 2012 Strictly Come Dancing finalist, completes a hat-trick of pantomime appearances at York Barbican on Sunday. She will play Wendy in the Barbican's Easter panto, Peter Pan, performing alongside Disney's Art
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Kate Rusby, Scarborough Spa, October 4
BARNSLEY folk nightingale Kate Rusby will play Scarborough Spa’s Grand Hall on October 4 as the only North Yorkshire concert of her 12-date autumn tour of England and Scotland. The 7.30pm show will combine Rusby favourites from a back catalogue
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Civic Trust Award for Derwenthorpe scheme
YORK’S Derwenthorpe housing development has been given a Civic Trust Award, The Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust’s 540-home scheme at Osbaldwick was rewarded for delivering “a sustainable residential development within a generous landscaped environment
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Goldfrapp, York Barbican, April 5
GOLDFRAPP’S Tales Of Us may be a “city album”, but Alison Goldfrapp says “it’s more about a feeling than a place”. “Jo is definitely set in a city, so is Stranger, but a lot of them are set in nature, so there’s a mixture,” she says, in the lead-up
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Veteran urges people to call off demonstration after bar apologises for refusing entry
A PUB chain has apologised to a wounded ex-soldier refused entry to a York bar because of the facial scars he suffered in Afghanistan - after admitting a member of its door staff made an "inappropriate remark" to him. James Dalby, 23, from Heworth
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Wombleton fight victim back home
A MAN who suffered serious facial injuries during a fight in a North Yorkshire village was discharged from York Hospital yesterday. The victim, who is in his 40s, was injured in the vicinity of the Plough Inn in Wombleton, near Kirbymoorside, on
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Residents to vote on East Yorkshire boundary change
RESIDENTS in East Yorkshire are to get their say on possible changes to council boundaries through a referendum. East Riding of Yorkshire Council has voted through proposals for residents in nine of its wards to have their say on whether they want
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Pocklington School stage play to celebrate 500th anniversary
THE Pocklington School Foundation Play is being staged this week in connection with the school’s 500th anniversary celebrations. The junior and senior schools have joined forces to prepare one of the biggest events of its type held at the school
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Clifford's Tower lit up yellow for the Tour de France
THE future's bright for one of York's oldest and most historic sights. So bright, in fact, that it's turned yellow. The 13th century tower is tinging its walls bright yellow in honour of the biggest event to hit York this year. As the Tour
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Lanterns On The Lake date cancelled
LANTERNS On The Lake, the elegiac, meditative sound of Newcastle and the North East coast, have had to cancel their Monday date at The Duchess in York due to unforeseen circumstances. For refunds visit theduchessyork.co.uk
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York Food Festival to celebrate French food ahead of Le Tour
THIS summer's York Food Festival is to celebrate French food just weeks before the Tour de France rolls into town. Gathering Gastropods will be the first event at this year’s festival from June 20 -29, as foraging expert Diane Hammill of Wild Harvest
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Access To Music take part in Expo event
ACCESS To Music bring their version of South By Southwest to York as part of the Decdence Music Expo on Tuesday at the Arts Foyer, York St John University. “It’s an exciting time for Access To Music. Our York and Darlington centres have joined
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Richard Thompson, Grand Opera House, York, August 28
TICKETS go on sale on Tuesday at 10am for folk veteran Richard Thompson's return to the Grand Opera House, York, on Thursday, August 28. Guitarist, songwriter, social commentator and holder of a Lifetime Achievement Award in Songwriting from the
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Jasper Carrott, Stand Up And Rock, Grand Opera House, York, November 24.
VETERAN Brummie comic and folk musician Jasper Carrott will present his Stand Up And Rock show at the Grand Opera House, York, on Monday, November 24. A career spanning five decades started when Carrott became resident compére at the Boggery Folk
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Paloma Faith, York Barbican, November 1
FLAMBOYANT retro soul songstress Paloma Faith is making a habit of playing North Yorkshire shows. After sold-out rabble-rousing performances at York Barbican in February 2012 and for the Forestry Commission's Forest Live series at Dalby Forest
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Man ‘exposed himself’ in Bridlington
POLICE are trying to trace a man believed to have exposed himself to a woman in Bridlington. The alleged incident happened as she walked alone near the tennis courts between St Thomas Road and Victoria Road at about 1pm last Friday. The man
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North Yorkshire anglers warned over illegal fishing
ANGLERS in North Yorkshire have been warned about illegal fishing. The coarse fish close season has now begun and Environment Agency fisheries enforcement officers have so far caught 11 people breaking the law by fishing in areas where they are
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Architects named for Mansion House project
ARCHITECTS for the next stage of a restoration programme at York's Mansion House have been appointed.De Matos Ryan will work with City of York Council to draw up the cost and timescales for the Opening Doors project, backed by £76,500 from the
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£4m sports village plans
PLANS for a £4 million sports village in North Yorkshire will be back in the spotlight next month. The proposals for the facility in Sowerby, near Thirsk, including rugby and football pitches, hockey and skateboarding facilities, allotments, a
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Renewable energy plant plans to be examined by the Government
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build a renewable energy plant on a former Selby area mine will be examined by the Government. The development on the former North Selby Mine, near Escrick was given provisional approval by planners in York earlier this year
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Paying the price for a crime-funded life
LIKE many people in post-recession Britain, Percy Smith lived on benefits. Unlike most, however, the 43-year-old enjoyed a lavish lifestyle. He bought four new cars – including an Audi – worth a total of nearly £77,000. His car insurance bill alone
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Two-wheel tiredness
THERE was a time when motorcyclists would ride their bikes without wearing a helmet. Today that is seen to be unimaginably dangerous, but there are other pitfalls, some of which are less obvious and Inspector Dave Mangan of North Yorkshire Police has
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Investigate penalty charges ‘farce’
THE decision relating to an appeal against a penalty charge notice issued for using Coppergate is a revelation. In his report, which also covers the Lendal Bridge closure, the adjudicator criticises the adequacy of the signs, the positioning of
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Train line website
THANKS to The Press for printing my letter about the HS2 college and High Speed UK website on March 31. The High Speed UK website contains useful information for those who want to know what’s wrong with HS2. www.highspeeduk.com doesn’t have
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Parent cars worry
WITH reference to The Press comment of March 28, unless you have lived near a school plagued by bad parking problems, I don’t think you can fairly comment about a situation that has become intolerable for many residents. Of course, phrases such
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All ages take risk
THE accidental deaths recently of two young people in York is tragic and my heartfelt sympathy goes out to their families, but unfortunately when alcohol is involved, common sense goes out of the window. It is not only young people who take risks
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20mph speed limits to be extended across northern part of York
COUNCIL bosses are to launch the next stage of a controversial scheme to extend 20ph limits across York. The lower speeds have already been introduced on most residential streets in the west of the city, and the northern part of York - including
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Tidy up for race
WITH less than 100 days to go until the Grand Depart, the verges are in a terrible mess on Water End – one of the first roads in the event. Not a picturesque start. I’d like to think it would be cleaned before July, but since the clearly visible
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Climbing poles craned into position at the Great Yorkshire Showground
Heads were turned skywards at the Great Yorkshire Showground yesterday as two 93ft poles were craned into position ready for the next show. The new additions will become 85ft climbing poles used for against-the-clock climbing competitions at future
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Read finance papers
I READ with interest Coun Ayre’s letter of March 29, particularly as he has been a member of the Liberal Democrat group since 2007 and was in the cabinet for several years. In his letter he talks about the secret “venture fund”. I would ask
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Jockey, 10, saddles up and heads for the racecourse
A young jockey is preparing to head for the racecourse and take on the world - at the age of ten.Kieran Heslop is already an experienced cross country rider, show jumper, dressage rider and one day event rider, but now he can add horse racing to his out-of-school
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Landmark for writer
A FORMER deputy features editor of the Evening Press, Ronald Willis (properly Horace Ronald), will be 90 on April 21. Though he would be the last to encourage such, a celebratory fuss would be appropriate. His several books include Portrait of
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No claimed calls bill
GEOFF ROBB said that councillors should lead by example with regards to cuts (Letters, March 19). I agree and I would like to thank Geoff for the opportunity to outline some of the ways in which councillors are tightening our belts. Very soon
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No more rubbish art
I APPLAUD the city council’s intention to reduce street clutter, but in the same breath they propose more street art. In my experience the vast majority of street art is clutter. Barry Joyce, Jacobs Court, Trinity Lane, York.
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Barn owl recovery is helped by farmers
RECENT headlines have highlighted the plight of the barn owl. This comes as no surprise given the terrible weather in 2013 that, according to the Barn Owl Trust, killed ‘most barn owls’ thanks to three months of unrelenting cold and wet. Those
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Slow down drivers
COULD someone please tell me when the 20 mile per hour speed restrictions are due to come into force for Hob Moor Drive, Holgate? Signs went up long ago, but cars are still being driven much faster than 20 miles per hour. Mary Morton, Hob Moor
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Care home introduces sports days
Care home residents are to have fortnightly sports and games sessions to help them maintain their health for longer.A series of taster sessions in boccia, which is related to bowls, exercises that can be done in a chair and parachute games proved so popular
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Selling our interests
INTERESTING that the share price for Royal Mail has increased by 70 per cent since its launch. Once again, this, and previous Governments of the same hue, take pleasure in decimating the British business and manufacturing base, by selling off our
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Diamond wedding anniversary for couple who met at youth club dance
A COUPLE who met at a youth club dance in York in the 1940s are today celebrating their diamond wedding. Marjorie and Alwyn Dobson, of Dringhouses, who got married at St Wilfrid's RC Church on April 3, 1954, are celebrating the anniversary with
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Have a say on council services
NORTH Yorkshire residents are asked to have their say on council services as a £74 million savings battle looms. North Yorkshire County Council fear austerity measures will continue for years yet and has updated its “council plan” – a blueprint
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Housing trust to tackle flooding problems which have plagued York cycle track
A HOUSING trust has agreed to fund work to tackle flooding problems which have plagued a York cycle track for the past three winters.But the drainage scheme at the Sustrans track to the rear of Ambleside Avenue in Osbaldwick is set to take up to two weeks
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When the lights went out over Europe and Castle Howard
Sepia photos from the western front may sum up the First World War but, as an exhibition at Castle Howard shows, documents give us a snapshot of the home front - the other half of the Great War story. MATT CLARK reports. FOR the first 20 years
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Marketing agency celebrates decade of success
DIGITAL marketing agency Emailmovers is looking to grow turnover by 15 per cent as it celebrates ten years of business in Scarborough. Emailmovers is run by brothers Jamie and Duncan Gledhill, who over the last decade have built up a 4,000 strong
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April 3
100 years ago WITH the view to giving the citizens of York an opportunity of seeing for themselves the good work which the York Maternity Home in Ogleforth was doing, the Home had been thrown open for inspection. No more useful work could be
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Campaign highlights dangers of riding motorbikes while tired
MOTORCYCLISTS have been warned of the dangers of riding while tired in a new campaign supported by North Yorkshire Police. The campaign was started by Inspector Dave Mangan - a roads policing inspector whose father was killed in a motorbike crash
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Major York road to shut for 11 days
A MAJOR York road is to close for 11 days to pave the way for a massive new housing scheme. Huntington Road, near to the former Sessions printworks - soon to become the Royal Forest development - is scheduled to shut next Monday and remain closed
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York community group providing free birthday cakes for disadvantaged children
EVERY child should get a birthday cake, according to a York community organisation making free cake for disadvantaged youngsters.Free Cakes for Kids York is part of a national group making birthday cakes for families who find it difficult to provide a
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MPs just pass on the bucket
HERE is my cut-out-and-keep guide to political parties. It is possible the parties may wish to cut it out and throw it away instead, which is fine. Sometimes the Conservative Party is known as the nasty party. There is a reason for this. The Tories
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Deadline extended for Afghan appeal auction
READERS have been given longer to lodge their bids for once-in-a-lifetime treats in The Press' Afghanistan appeal auction. Bids have been coming in for lots ranging from a chance to ride on the footplate of a steam loco on the North York Moors
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York supermarket group signs Jersey deal
YORK-based supermarket group Costcutter has expanded into Jersey for the first time as 18 more stores join the brand. Costcutter Supermarkets Group, based in Dunnington, has attracted Jersey retail group J Mart Limited, which is redeveloping its
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Grade A boost for Clifton Park business park
A YORK commercial property agent has welcomed the Grade A mark given to an out of town business park amid fears over a lack of high class office space in the city. Richard Thornton, partner with global property consultancy Jones Lang Lasalle, believes
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Brewery expands team
GROWING demand for award winning beer brewed at a business on the Yorkshire Coast has seen the creation of a new job. Hunmanby-based microbrewery Wold Top Brewery has recruited Tom Cooper to help with the running of the bottling line, joining the
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Revamp for 'carbuncle' office block moves closer
PLANS for a 1960s office block in the centre of York to be given a facelift so it can be turned into apartments could be approved next week - with opponents saying it should be bulldozed instead.St Catherine's Developments already has permission to
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Affordable development homes ready
THE first properties in a new £2 million affordable housing development have been handed over five years after an Elvington landowner drew up the original scheme. The first six homes, built for Roy Handley of A1 Haulage at Allenby Nursery in Elvington
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Demolition gang heralds new era in Walmgate
FROM construction to demolition - these pictures show how The Press' headquarters in Walmgate has come full circle in just over a quarter of a century. Back in the 1980s, the then Yorkshire Evening Press was based in Coney Street alongside the
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Young care leavers off to a great start
Our city is facing many challenges and it has become increasingly important for us to work collaboratively to make a positive impact on our community. York Cares enables employers to make an effective and strategic investment in our community to
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Community Pride awards: Tell us about York’s brave youngsters
THE Press's Community Pride awards have been uncovering heart warming stories of courage and adversity from York's children since they were launched 11 years ago. Now the search is on once again for brave youngsters who deserve praise for the way
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Smarter York Challenge leads to increase in recycling
RESIDENTS have stepped up their recycling in an area of York after being given a helping hand by City of York Council. The 12-week Smarter York Challenge, which targeted 600 properties in the Clifton area, led to a six per cent increase in recycling
