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Trump eyes Ronnie's 147 prize
JUDD TRUMP has a 147 in his sights - saying nothing would give him “more pleasure” than to nick half of Ronnie O’Sullivan’s maximum break prize. The 25-year-old had a chance to emulate the Rocket’s Thursday night heroics in the last frame of his
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Capital challenge for York City Knights
YORK City Knights have been drawn away to London Skolars in round one of the League One Cup. The tie will be played on the weekend of February 28 and March 1. The new cup competition, featuring all 14 Kingstone Press League One clubs plus National
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Bingham has punishing plans for Rocket Ronnie
PLAYING a punishing brand of snooker is how Stuart Bingham believes he will beat Ronnie O’Sullivan in tomorrow’s Coral UK Championship semi-final. The man nicknamed Ball-Run pulled off an escape act to set up the last four clash with the Rocket
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Rocket Ronnie gets the perfect birthday present
BIRTHDAY boy Ronnie O’Sullivan was given two extra presents by Anthony McGill as he made the last four of the Coral UK Championship. The Rocket, who turned 39 today, wasn’t in the scintillating form that saw him hit a Barbican 147 last night, but
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Bricoleur exhibition, Artemis (House) Project Space, Eboracum Way, York, until December 8
THE third-year Fine Art Students from York St John University will be revealing an exciting, new and dynamic display of artwork in the Bricoleur exhibition at the Artemis (House) Project Space, Eboracum Way, York, from today until Monday. Bricoleur
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Elvis Costello, Harrogate International Centre, June 6
ELVIS Costello will play a solo show in Harrogate next June, just as he did all of 30 years ago. On that occasion in 1984, the London-born singer, songwriter and presenter, performed at the Royal Hall. Next year, 60-year-old Costello will bring
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The Great Yorkshire Fringe festival seeking the best up and coming comedians
THE Great Yorkshire Fringe New Comedian of the Year 2015 competition is encouraging all manner of blossoming comic talent to take part in next year's inaugural event in York. Heats will run throughout the Great Yorkshire Fringe from July 24 to
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York Symphony Orchestra’s Winter Concert, Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, December 7
YORK Symphony Orchestra’s Winter Concert takes place on Sunday night at the Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, University of York. The 8pm programme comprises Beethoven’s Overture to The Consecration Of The House, Strauss’s Four Last Songs and Rachmaninoff
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New location for York Musical Society's carol concert
YORK Musical Society is moving to a new location for its family carol concert on Tuesday night. The Central Methodist Church, in St Saviourgate, York, will host the 7pm event, when director of music David Pipe will be at the organ for a programme
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Bill Bailey, Limboland, Scarborough Spa’s Grand Hall, November 11 and 12, 2015
BILL Bailey is back from his travels to the other side of the world with his new show Limboland. Stand-up Bill has been spending his autumn in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Hong Kong, mulling over “the gap between how we imagine our lives
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York's revamped library almost ready to Explore
York Explore has been closed for renovations since June. With the work almost complete MATT CLARK previews what we can expect. SIXTH months ago the roof leaked, the parquet floors were shot and there was damp, peeling plaster everywhere. Now, after
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Comedian Ross Noble taking to the stage in The Producers at Leeds Grand Theatre
COMEDIAN Ross Noble will temporarily vacate his crown as the king of improvisational comedy to make his musical theatre debut in the 2015 British tour of Mel Brooks’s The Producers. The North Eastern surrealist will dig out the lederhosen to play
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La Serenissima, York Early Music Christmas Festival, Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, December 5
LA Serenissima open the 2014 York Early Music Christmas Festival tonight, much to the delight of violinist and director Adrian Chandler. "Absolutely, it's a privilege, particularly as York is always a such a lovely festival," he says. "There's
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Land Rover Discovery 3.0 SDV6 HSE Luxury
WITH the continual pressure on makers of large SUVs to clean up their acts, the latest update from Land Rover of its Discovery 4 should silence the critics.While the car looks, largely, the same as before, changes to the sole diesel engine option have
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John Shuttleworth, Stephen Joseph Theatre, December 6 - Sold out
JOHN Shuttleworth, the good-natured organist, singer, car sweet devotee and dispenser of homespun advice from Sheffield, will conclude his autumn tour at a sold-out Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough tomorrow night at 7.30pm. Fear not, however
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Hotelier takes the reins of tourism body
A YORK hotelier who has spent more than two decades in the industry has taken over the helm of a leading city tourism body.Graham Usher, the general manager of the BEST WESTERN Monkbar Hotel, which is currently undergoing a £3 million transformation,
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Playing games with business data
A SOFTWARE development firm has teamed up the University of York to explore how data analytics can be enhanced with computer gaming technology. MooD international, which is a double Queen's Award for Enterprise recipient, has recently won a further
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Search to find new chairman for directors institute
A NEW regional chairman is being sought for the Institute of Directors Yorkshire and Humber branch. The former regional chairman Peter Holmes, has taken a place on the Institute's national council while also remaining the chairman of the South
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Real people behind figures
CONSIDERING the last time I wrote a column it was on the differences between superheroes and politicians (sort of), I figured I should try to write about something a little more serious this time. Recently, while talking to the leader of a major
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Offer of time off kicked into stands by York City striker
MICHAEL COULSON is hoping he does not have to take up an offer from York City manager Russ Wilcox to skip training sessions. The 26-year-old attacker, who has already suffered cruciate ligament damage three times in his career, has admitted he
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Leeds United head to second-placed Ipswich Town
LEEDS United are targeting a Sky Bet Championship one-two. Neil Redfearn’s side travel to second-placed Ipswich Town tomorrow aiming to back up last Saturday’s 2-0 toppling of leaders Derby County at Elland Road. The Whites have taken seven
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Marcia Grey to go in Sunday Morning Football League
MARCIA Grey assumed pole position in division two of the York Sunday Morning Football League after a 5-2 win over NUR. The win took them above York Nomads Society on goal difference, although both sides have won their opening four games. Tommy
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Junior cricket winter coaching programme
YORK Cricket Club will start their junior winter coaching programme in January. The club will stage weekly pre-season sessions for under-9s, U11s and U13s at St Olave’s School, the junior school of St Peter’s in Bootham, while the U15s will be
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Stephen Maguire pulls clear in pursuit of second UK Snooker crown
STEPHEN MAGUIRE marched into the quarter-finals of the Coral UK Snooker Championship after ending David Morris’ brilliant tournament with a 6-3 victory. Morris had beaten world champion Mark Selby on the way to the last 16 but, from 3-3, Maguire
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All-England incentive inspires Tadcaster Albion advance
NATIONAL recognition is the immediate target of northern lights Tadcaster Albion. Established as top dogs in the Northern Counties East League premier division Tadcaster turn to the FA Vase tomorrow and a chance to power into the last 32 nationwide
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A home and away challenge for York RUFC
YORK RUFC need to hit the road to success in Yorkshire One. That is the challenge laid down by Clifton Park coach Sean Bass ahead of tomorrow's trip to Middlesbrough. A win could take sixth-placed York above their fourth-placed hosts, but Bass
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Selby RUFC keen to improve record with victory at Pontefract
CONSISTENCY is the key word for Selby RUFC as they prepare for a Yorkshire One derby clash with Pontefract. The Sandhill Lane outfit have struggled to string results together this season, much to the frustration of coach Richard Nicholson.
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Step up in class should be no problem for hurdler Vyta Du Roc
NICKY HENDERSON may not have hit top gear this season, but the Lambourn trainer can land a notable prize at Sandown this afternoon. Henderson saddles Vyta Du Roc in the £30,000 Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle and Barry Geraghty's
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Hospital mistakes blamed for death of York patient
PIONEERING changes have been made to improve patient safety at York Hospital after a man died following a series of errors by staff. An inquest was told that the hospital’s system “broke and failed” retired university academic John Hatfield after
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Visit York tourism agency to retain name
TOURISM agency Visit York will retain its brand identity into 2015 as it looks to grow the value of the sector under the umbrella of a new company. Around 250 delegates at the agency's annual conference Tourism Insights heard how the Visit York
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Gillygate assault victim urged to come forward
THE victim of an assault in York has been urged to contact police. Witnesses reported a man being assaulted by two other men near Munroe’s Bar in Gillygate at about 5am on November 23. The victim was dressed in dark clothing and ran off in
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GPs agree on unlicensed drug to save money
GP LEADERS in York have agreed to push to be able to use an unlicensed drug which would save them £4million a year - and which they say could save the NHS £800 million as a whole. The Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group is bidding to replace
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Appeal over robbery of Harrogate jewellers
DETECTIVES investigating the robbery of a Harrogate jewellers have urged the public to share their mobile phone footage of the incident. Police believe a number of cars which were stolen in Leeds may have been involved in the robbery at A Fattorini
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Manhunt launched after North Yorkshire court escape
A SUSPECTED robber and burglar is on the run after he escaped from court. Russell Frankland, 40, escaped from security staff at Scarborough Magistrates' Court at about 4.45pm on Thursday, where he had been charged with robbery and burglary and
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MP calls on Ministers to keep rail HQ in York
YORK Outer MP Julian Sturdy has called in the Commons for the Government to do more to keep the East Coast Mainline's headquarters in York. The Tory MP was speaking after the Virgin/Stagecoach consortium which won the East Coast franchise last
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York Minster CD released
A COLLECTION of music by the York Minster Choir has been released in honour of St Peter. The music was recorded during the choir’s patronal festival on St Peter’s Day on June 29, and features 22 tracks conducted by Robert Sharpe and accompanied
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School is rated ‘good’ by Ofsted inspectors
A VILLAGE school is celebrating after Ofsted inspectors deemed it to be “good”. St Martin’s CE Primary School, in Fangfoss, is ranked as good in all key areas in its latest Ofsted report. Inspectors found the school benefits from very effective
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New Labour leader outlines changes
THE INCOMING leader of City of York council has outlined a series of changes he wants to make, to improve openness and transparency at the authority. Cllr Dafydd Williams, who is already leader of the Labour group on the council and is due to be
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Santa Specials role for rescued steam engine in the run-up to Christmas
MERLIN the tank engine is taking children to see Santa on a railway near York after being rescued from oblivion. The 0-4-0 Peckett Saddle steam loco has been set to work on the Derwent Valley Light Railway at Murton, following a lengthy restoration
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New out-of-hours service provider in York
OUT-OF-HOURS care for the local community is to be delivered by a different provider in York. The provider has been confirmed as Northern Doctors Urgent Care, part of the Vocare Group, by the Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group. John
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Grand Depart-themed ale is set to hit pubs again
A BEER brewed for the Grand Depart will be on sale again next year, producers have confirmed. Black Sheep Brewery created the Velo cask ale for the 2014 Tour de France, and the Masham-based brewery said it would continue to support the legacy of
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Let’s hope this is the final decision
IT'S nearly pantomime season, but we've been witnessing a series of yes they will, no they won'ts for months now over IVF treatment. The NHS Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has spent a year of indecision. First it said couples in
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Hugh’s long run
FOR more than two decades, Hugh Bayley has been a hard-working, conscientious MP. He was briefly, during the Blair years, a junior Minister, and he's also served as President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. For much of his 22 years as a York
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But what about the national debt?
THE Autumn Statement turned out to be a continuation of the party political broadcast we have seen at weekly PMQs. All the facts and figures will be worked on by newspapers and pundits, much beyond my educational achievements, but I can see that
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No escape
BEING temporarily laid up, I watched the full four hours of the Autumn Statement programme, featuring politicians, business folk, financial experts and political commentators. They all rabbited on about growth forecasts, income tax receipts, deficit
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War and terror
IF SUE COOKE (Letters, December 3) is suggesting that Bethlehem was peaceful 2,000 years ago, she knows nothing of the history of Canaan. There was a constant environment of terrorism, rebellion and genocide. When the Romans weren’t suppressing
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Proper care
MEDIA coverage of mistreatment in care homes is always distressing. I felt I must share my experience with two outstanding ones in York. I chose Rosevale for my husband because they offered excellent daycare for dementia sufferers before it was
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Missing off list
THE charity Shelter posted on Twitter the other day that the Bill to end revenge evictions was backed by government and had cross-party support. They also kindly posted a list of MPs who voted to support it, and I noticed that neither Julian Sturdy
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Hungate clean-up
I HAD to smile at Cllr Ann Reid’s boast (Letters, November 26) that the Lib-Dems had been responsible for clearing the Hungate site, enabling Hiscox to develop there. Silly me for thinking it had been cleared for the non-erection of the new council
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Snookered over sound of silence
HAVING been a TV fan of the Coral UK Championships at the Barbican for many years, I have been puzzled by the reaction of the crowds at this year's event. There doesn't seem to be any atmosphere at all in the auditorium and this week when the players
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Tribute information
WE are searching for information on the fallen heroes whose names appear on our war memorial between Claxton and Sand Hutton, as listed below. 1914-1918: Alfred Addison, William Addison, Arthur Batty, Morgan Bowen, Frederick Briggs, William Carr
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Use it or lose it
YOUR campaign to help to save local pubs may be commendable, but unless pubs are run on a profit-making basis they cannot continue. Over the past 20 years, I have seen the decline and closure of local pubs, post offices, garages, village shops,
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Public houses
WHILE offering my full support to the campaign to introduce an Article 4 direction requiring planning permission to be sought prior to owners closing and converting pubs for other uses, I would just like to add a cautionary word. Making the owners
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Lovely morning
I WAS lucky enough to be drawn to attend the Lord Mayor’s Christmas reception today with my auntie and would just like to thank everybody for their hard work to make this event possible. The children who sang carols from Poppleton Ousebank school
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Well done everyone
VERY Happy Christmas everyone. You have helped our deaf little ones enormously through your donations of old jewellery, watches and so on. This provided many items needed for the Ear Trust. Can we keep up this good work in 2015, which I hope
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Keep on caring
ST LEONARD’S Hospice is about to celebrate 30 years of caring for local people. At this special time of year I would like, on behalf of those who have experienced the care provided at the hospice or through Hospice@Home, to thank our many supporters
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December 5
100 years ago An article described life in the dug-outs in the trenches at the front. “Where sniping or rifle fire is alone to be expected, the amount of excavation behind the front line is limited. When the bombardment is, or has been, severe
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Unprovoked attack in York
A MAN was punched in the face in an unprovoked attack in York. The man, in his twenties, was walking in St Sampson's Square at about 3.20am on Friday, when he was hit in the face outside Barratt's shoe shop. North Yorkshire Police said there
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How the life of Brian has changed since diabetes diagnosis
A FATHER-OF-THREE shed five stone after doctors told him he had a life-threatening illness. Company director Brian Davies, 43, could not run a mile when he was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes and weighed a dangerous 17 stone. He decided to turn
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Monks Cross bike route set to improve
IMPROVEMENTS are on the horizon for the cycle routes to Monks Cross retail park. Plans to join up two separate sections of existing off-road cycle path in Jockey Lane were approved in November last year, but had to go on hold when the negotiations
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Songs bring festive spirit to sheltered housing centre
YORK’S Song Box seniors’ friendship group has paid a visit to a Haxby sheltered housing centre to kick off the Christmas spirit. The group brought smiles and good cheer to the residents of Hanover Court, singing traditional carols in the newly
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Probation changes delay Acomb man's sentencing
CHANGES to the probation service have delayed justice for a defendant as well as for those who suffered from his crimes, York magistrates heard. Shaun Mark Edward Rayner, 25, of Lindsey Avenue, Acomb, was due to be sentenced for assault and charges
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Tour de France sees five-fold return to local economy
YORKSHIRE bagged the biggest share of benefits from staging this year's Grand Depart, according to the official report into the event. The region saw a five-fold return on its investment in staging the start of cycling's biggest race. A 64-
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Virtual balloon race and dogs at home scheme raising funds for St Leonard's Hospice
VIRTUAL balloons and terrier dogs are helping to raise vital funds for St Leonard's Hospice in York. A number of events are being held or planned for the hospice on Tadcaster Road to support its work in providing end-of-life care for people.
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Rents in York among the highest in the region
YORK is one of the most unaffordable places to rent in Yorkshire and the Humber, new figures have shown. Private rents swallow up 37 per cent of people’s wages in the city with average monthly rents costing £738. However, The National Housing
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Ferry encounter was start of a 50-year journey for Clifton couple
A COUPLE who met by chance on a passenger ferry are today celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. Mick, 72, and Margaret Macleod, 68, of Clifton, met on a ferry on the River Clyde when Mick was working as a deck hand and the pair began chatting
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New youth club opens at RAF Leeming
AN AIRBASE has officially opened the doors of its new youth club in memory of a friend and worker who died earlier this year. The purpose-built club at RAF Leeming was named the Arnett Building in memory of Judith Arnett, who worked at the airbase
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Hambleton foodshare project help needed
PEOPLE across the Hambleton district are being urged to join forces with local council staff to collect food and household items to distribute in the area. The authority is gathering provisions for the Hambleton Foodshare project – which supplies
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Farmhouse fire near Boroughbridge
FIRE crews have worked through the night to battle a fire at a farmhouse near Boroughbridge. Three fire engines were sent to a farm on the A168 between Boroughbridge and Allerton Park, after a call at 10.45pm last night. A fire service spokesman
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Appeal for Ripon Cathedral’s music department
ONE of North Yorkshire’s cathedrals has launched a major appeal to preserve its musical legacy for the future. Ripon Cathedral hopes to raise £5m over the next five years to ensure its musical department – which has a national reputation – never
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12 days of Twitter prizes
A Christmas goodie giveaway is being held in York via Twitter. CityConnect is giving away prizes from York businesses for 12 consecutive days. Each day at 9am, the prize will be tweeted from @CityConnectYork with the unique hashtag #CityConnectChrimbo
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Christmas exhibition at Goole Museum
GOOLE Museum is displaying a festive exhibition entitled Christmas Through The Post until Tuesday, January 20. The exhibition features posters and advertising campaigns from the British Postal Museum and Archive, dating from 1860 to the 1980s.
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Selby man knocked to the ground in assault
A MAN who confronted two youths was knocked to the ground in Selby. The incident happened at about 3pm on Wednesday, in an alleyway between Londesbrough Street and Raincliffe Street, when the man disturbed two youths he thought were acting suspiciously
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Open day at Poppleton nursery
POPPLETON Community Railway Nursery is holding its Christmas open day on Saturday, December 13, between 10am and 3pm. There will be Christmas wreaths, table decorations, tree decorations, winter pansies, polianthes and planted baskets to brighten
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Further Death Cafes to be held
A FORMER palliative care nurse is set to hold further Death Cafes, after a strong turnout at the first such event in North Yorkshire. Since 2011, the non-profit Death Cafe movement – a concept to increase awareness of death to help people make
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Review: Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, starting at The Golden Fleece, Pavement, York, various dates until December 21
NIGHTSHADE Productions, the touring arm of the York Terror Trail, like to find new ways to stage their festive fixture, A Christmas Carol. Last year, they swapped a tour of York's streets, market square and snickelways for a start outside the Mansion
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Bus money problem for heroin user
A SHOPLIFTER’S attempt to get home before a court-imposed curfew got him in trouble with the law, York magistrates heard. Heroin user Gerard Mark Ward, 41, was given the three-month order for possession of heroin and failure to attend court. It
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Labour MP Hugh Bayley to stand down at next election
A YORK MP will stand down at the next election and bring his 22 year career in Parliament to an end. Hugh Bayley, the Labour representative for York Central, will announce his decision to leave the post at the General Election in 2015, when he
