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Mum and son, 9, escape house fire in York
A WOMAN and her 9-year-old son escaped a house fire in York. The blaze began in the kitchen of a terraced house in Rosebery Street, in the Leeman Road area, just before 10pm on Wednesday. It began with an electrical fault in washing machine
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Latest speed camera locations announced
The latest locations for North Yorkshire Police's mobile safety cameras have been announced. The camera vans will be at the following locations from today. A162 Sherburn by-pass
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Elderly cyclist injured in lorry hit and run
AN ELDERLY cyclist was injured in a hit and run incident with a large goods vehicle in York. The 84-year-old woman was cycling in Huntington Road at the junction with Gladstone Street at about 8.50am on Monday when she was hit by the vehicle, which
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5 true stories from York's crisis welfare fund
WHAT is the York Financial Assistance Scheme and who uses it? As part of a report revealing a shake-up of the system, City of York Council has published five stories of people who turned to the fund for help. >>> Case-study 1: Basic
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Behind the scenes at Brooklyn Brewery
Guest column by Sarah Lakin, owner of Fossgate Social in York I love brewery tours; it's where the magic happens. Brooklyn lager is a stalwart member of our small but interesting draught beer range, and every Brooklyn beer I've tried that has
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Police outline dangers of festive drink driving
ROAD safety experts are warning motorists about the dangers - and consequences - of drink driving as they launch their annual Christmas campaign. North Yorkshire Police, Safer Ryedale, North Yorkshire County Council and other agencies are working
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Manager appointed to run Malton jockey centre
A RESIDENT manager appointed to run the new Jack Berry House is returning to her home town. Jo Russell, who is originally from Malton, will manage the £3.1million rehabilitation and fitness centre when it opens next spring. Run by the Injured
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Calls to protect national park from off-roaders
CALLS have been made for areas of the North York Moors National Park to be made off limits to trucks and bikes following complaints of the land being damaged by the vehicles. Off-road 4x4 drivers and motorcyclists have caused damage of ruts which
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Food vouchers to replace cash benefits in York, as demand for crisis grants soars 29% in 12 months - UPDATED
CASH grants to crisis-hit residents are set to be scrapped and shop vouchers or food issued instead, under new welfare reforms in York. The number of people applying to the city's emergency anti-poverty fund has soared by 29 per cent over the past
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Open day at The Dove Tree Art Studio, Harrogate
HARROGATE paper-cut artist Anita Bowerman is renewing old school ties by making, rather than merely sending, a Christmas card. What better way to mark her abiding association than by The Grammar School at Leeds commissioning Anita to create its
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High value burglary in North Yorkshire
THIEVES stole jewellery worth thousands of pounds from a house in North Yorkshire. Thieves broke into the property in Chapel Street, Hillam, through a ground floor window between 6.30pm and 8.15pm on Tuesday. Items stolen included a ladies
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York robbery "did not happen"
A ROBBERY in York being investigated by police did not happen. North Yorkshire Police launched an appeal on Tuesday after a 60-year-old woman claimed she was pushed to the ground in Heslington Road and had her handbag stolen in an assault on Monday
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Femi Ilesanmi aims to play every fixture for City
LEFT-BACK Femi Ilesanmi is planning to play every minute of York City's season. Along with fellow full-back Marvin McCoy, Ilesanmi is the only Minsterman to have started and completed every fixture this campaign and he intends to preserve that
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USA success for Freshman Player of the Year Jamie Barkway
YORK teenager Jamie Barkway is blazing a footballing trail in the Heartland of America. The 18-year-old defender was named Heartland Freshman Player of the Year for his exploits with Newman Jets, the football team of Wichita-based Newman University
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Pharrell Williams, Leeds First Direct Arena, June 12
HAPPY news! Pharrell Williams is to visit Yorkshire next summer for an exclusive UK arena performance. The American pop superstar will play Leeds First Direct Arena on June 12 after crossing the Atlantic to perform a set at the Isle of Wight Festival
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Summit position reinforced by York City Ladies
YORK City Ladies stayed top of the North East Women's Regional Premier League following a 6-3 victory over fourth-placed Wakefield. Player-of-the-match Ali Smith and Megan Bramham both bagged braces with captain Sara Renfrew and Nikki Brown also
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Success for Acomb over snooker league champions Malton
ACOMB 'A' continued their good run with a 6-1 success over reigning York Conservative Clubs' Carlsberg UK Snooker League champions Malton 'A'. Dan Potter inflicted the first defeat of the season on Malton's Dominic Spiteri, but Simon Weatherill
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Wimbledon face fatal distraction says York City boss
YORK City boss Russ Wilcox believes AFC Wimbledon might still be distracted by the prospect of an FA Cup home clash with Liverpool when they visit Bootham Crescent on Saturday, writes Dave Flett. The Dons are poised to welcome Mario Balotelli,
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Thirsk and Sowerby Harriers hold awards night
THIRSK and Sowerby Harriers’ held their annual presentation of awards at their Christmas dinner. Stephan Tomaszewski was the men’s club champion on maximum points ahead of injury-hit Rob Burn in second and Cameron Choules third. Christine Burn
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Alex Lees seizes limited chance to prove all-round talent
ALEX LEES says that proving his credentials in limited overs cricket was an immensely satisfying part of 2014. The Yorkshire opener has enjoyed a memorable year in all forms of the game, playing a significant part in their LV= County Championship
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College lines up “Hat-trick of Festive Football Treats”
NORTH Yorkshire Girls’ Centre of Excellence will host three guest speakers during their “Hat-trick of Festive Football Treats” event at York College on Saturday. Taking place in the Sim Balk Lane site’s lecture theatre from 10am to 1pm, Dale Forsdyke
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Greenall in saddle for trainer Mark Walford
SHERIFF Hutton trainer Mark Walford journeys to Hexham today with up-and-coming chaser Uno Valeroso as he bids to complete a hat-trick of wins over the major obstacles. The six-year-old has come into his own since being switched to fences. He failed
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Darts: Tour ranking points elude Neil Hart in Masters event
YORK’S Neil Hart reached the last 128 of the BDO Sunparks Masters in Belgium before losing 4-2 to Holland’s Pedro Heijnen. Hart narrowly missed out on his first tour ranking points, having earlier got to the last 16 in the men’s pairs with former
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York Christmas Trees is a business with family roots
A CHRISTMAS tree enterprise in York really is a family affair. York Christmas Trees, run by husband-and-wife team Oliver and Kirstie Combe, has no fewer than 12 family members across three generations helping with the festive business. Joe, aged
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Suspect captured by police and 5 other news snippets you may have missed
1) A SUSPECTED robber and burglar who escaped court has been captured by police. Russell Frankland, 40, escaped from security staff at Scarborough Magistrates’ Court at 4.45pm on Thursday, where he had been charged with robbery and burglary and was
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Monthly bin collections idea sparks backlash in York
PROPOSED monthly bin collections and charges for garden waste disposal have come under fire from councillors in York. A raft of ideas to save cash and bring in more money for the council wrongfully treat waste services like bin collections, recycling
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Yorkshire job centres to roll out Universal Credit
JOB Centres in parts of North Yorkshire will be among the first to roll out Universal Credit next year. The benefit, which merges six types of payment into one to simplify the benefits system, will be rolled out in York, Northallerton, Ryedale
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Cost of dying goes up again
CREMATIONS, burials and weddings in York are all set to get more expensive, under proposals to be put to the city council's cabinet next week. Charges the council makes in areas including bereavement services and registrars, as well as waste services
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'Modular' buildings plans to replace homeless hostel
PRE-FABRICATED "modular" buildings will be used to replace a crumbling council-owned homeless hostel. The Ordnance Lane hostel current houses 32 temporary accommodation units, but could be pulled down and replaced with a new facility of 39 units
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Weather warnings in place as region set for storms
SEVERE weather warnings are in place across York and North Yorkshire today. Very strong winds and gales are expected to batter the region throughout today and tomorrow, with snow expected on high ground throughout northern England and parts of
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Pub future looks bleak as regulars fail to get a say
A BID to give locals a say on the future of their pub looks set to be rejected by councillors. Regulars of The Punch Bowl fear it could soon be turned into a mini-supermarket without them first having a chance to debate the plans. City of York
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Wetherspoon in row over the sale of lager in Ireland
JD Wetherspoon has squared up to Heineken in a £60 million dispute which has seen the pub chain ban the brewer's products from its more than 900 premises. The pubs firm accused the brewer of throwing the first punch in the scrap which centres on
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Plans for Carr Infants School go on display
PLANS to demolish and rebuild a new infant school in York will be on public display next week. An evening of public consultation into the building of a replacement Carr Infant School, in Ostman Road, will be held on Monday between 3pm and 6pm.
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Christmas lights switch-on brings in £1,000 for charity
A CANCER charity has received a sizeable cash donation after thousands of people turned out to see a street light up. The £1,052 for Macmillan Cancer Care was made when 3,000 people attended Bishopthorpe Road's Christmas lights switch on last month
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Reunited duo plan concert in Dalby Forest
PAUL Heaton & Jacqui Abbott are the first act to be confirmed for next summer's Forest Live concert programme at Dalby Forest, near Pickering. The former vocalists in Hull band The Beautiful South will play in the Forestry Commission woodland
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Trouble for Tesco over new shares downturn
THE troubles at supermarket giant Tesco deepened as the company warned it was heading for a bigger-than-expected slide in annual profits. Shares slumped by as much as 16% - wiping nearly £2 billion from Tesco's stock market value - after it said
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Fire crews on strike again
FIREFIGHTERS across North Yorkshire took part in the latest in a series of strikes yesterday. Members of the Fire Brigades’ Union took part in the 24-hour strike over a pensions dispute with the Government, with former firefighters called back
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Month is too long
ANYONE who remembers the furore over bin collections changing from weekly to fortnightly will be concerned about a new option being considered to drop the service to a monthly one. We accept there needs to be a reduction in public spending, but
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Could this jam now be ended at last?
WE’VE all experienced that sinking feeling when we approach the Hopgrove roundabout only to find it jammed solid. Often, the road can be backed up as far as Grimston Bar. And if you do manage to get past Hopgrove, the A64 can remain blocked for
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Residents’ meals
I REFER to your article on December 3 concerning hot meals provided in accommodation for older people by the City of York Council. Cllr Andrew Waller had nothing to do with the decision to introduce customer choice in lunchtime meal provision.
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‘Depth of feeling’ over pub’s future
THERE is a decision meeting tomorrow that could decide not only the future of the Punch Bowl but of the look and feel of the local community. Can I therefore urge Cllr’s Williams and Merrett to place the Article 4 Direction on the Punch Bowl, Lowther
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All change please
JAMES ALEXANDER moves to Labour head office; Hugh Bayley announces he’s stepping down next May. It couldn’t just happen, could it? Bill Bevan, Eastfield Crescent, Badger Hill, York.
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Student takeover
MAY I second every sentiment so well put by David H Meek (Soap Box, December 6) about the thought of the lovely old buildings of Poor Clare’s Convent made into yet more student accommodation. It would seem that the only people being housed in York
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Quango cull
IN 2010 we were promised a bonfire of the quangos. There doesn’t appear to be sight or smell of any smoke. The quangos are predominantly bodies for failed or retired politicians and civil servants, they interfere in public life where they aren
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Mountain of debt
HAS THE political world gone completely bonkers? The financial deficit was once £1 trillion but under this Government it is now an eye-watering £1.3 trillion. We are apparently far worse off than Greece with poverty and hunger stalking our
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Paying the price
THIS past week saw yet another example of the Con-Dem’s policy of giving with one hand and taking back with the other. I refer to the announcement that the April pension increase to senior citizens will be a whole two and a half per cent. What
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Britain is doing OK
HAVING digested the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement, it’s easy to conclude that more people in work continue to support George Osborne’s financial planning than become unemployed backing the vacuous strategy of Ed Balls. On this occasion, stick with
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Tribute is due
IN RESPONSE to Peter Boulton (Letters, November 21), I’d certainly pay tribute to Albert Cowan’s advocacy and lead role in introducing the city centre footstreets in 1986-87 and the paving out of St Helen’s Square, where a slab commemorates his achievements
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What a waste
ALMOST 10,000 Cornish pasties allegedly rejected by a leading supermarket were among the perfectly edible products binned, according to the Feeding Britain report. Lady Jenkins and the Archbishop should turn their attention on supermarket waste
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Grim for Look North
THE BBC are killing creativity. BBC Yorkshire’s Look North is not reflecting the county that I know and love. News that affects the county is important, but there’s far more to Yorkshire than doom and gloom. News, by its nature, can only be covered
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Time for glasses
DURING a recent visit to have my eyes tested in the opticians in Parliament Street in York, a funny incident happened. After a thorough examination, I was advised that I required stronger glasses. Placing an order, I went to the nearby bank to
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North Yorks brewery backs charity cricket match
A NORTH Yorkshire brewery will again support an annual charity cricket match this summer. Crakehall Cricket Club has played against an Emmerdale Celebrity XI for the last 15 years, and presented money raised by the game to local good causes.
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Not all patrons want to use a machine
WITH reference to P Hudson’s letter of November 28, I too had the same experience at Barclays Bank. It took the assistant some time to process my bills, then we had to move to another machine to obtain cash. How do they expect us older people
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SCAM ALERT: Bogus caller warning in North Yorkshire
A BOGUS caller tried to force his way into the home of an elderly woman in North Yorkshire. Police in Boroughbridge have urged residents to be on their guard after a man in a Santa hat tried to convince an 85-year-old woman he had come to fix her
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William Haggas laments northern jump racing's "frightening decline"
RACEHORSE trainer William Haggas lamented the “frightening decline” of National Hunt racing in the North as he spoke at a prestigious dinner. Haggas, addressing the 244th annual Gimcrack Dinner at York Racecourse last night, said there was a “real
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Choir to raise money by singing carols at railway station
A CHOIR will sing their hearts out to raise funds for charity. Track 29 are to take part in Heart Research UK’s Sing for your Heart event at York Railway Station on December 12, from 6pm to 7pm. The choir was formed in 1988 as an evening class
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Armed siege man threatened bailiffs
A 65-YEAR-OLD man from a village near Selby is beginning a two year long suspended prison sentence, after he sparked a three hour long armed siege at his home. Glyn Powell, of Kellington, pleaded guilty to charges of affray and possession of a
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December 10
100 years ago Two Finnish sailors who had arrived here after three months’ captivity in Germany related thrilling tales of their escape. One, the captain of a confiscated sailing vessel, evading his guards, concealed himself under the Stralsund
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Children plant trees in school garden
CHILDREN have planted their own trees and flowers in a garden designed to help them understand the environment. Pupils at St Barnabas CE Primary School took part in the Trees For Life project to plant bulbs and understand the finer details of the
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York community stadium a step closer
A PLANNING application for York's community stadium is set to be submitted to City of York Council within the next fortnight, following feedback from a public consultation exhibition. GLL, which leads the consortium hoping to build an 8,000-capacity
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Bride in half marathon for staff who saved dad
A WORRIED daughter whose father was rushed to hospital weeks before her wedding has thanked staff who saved his life.Becky Newton was so impressed she got her running shoes out and completed the Great North Run raising £1,177, with the help of her mother
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Police focus on bike thefts from railway stations
BICYCLES worth a total of more than £1.5 million have been stolen from railway stations in Britain in the last year, police have revealed. British Transport Police said 5,318 bikes were taken by thieves between April 2013 and March this year –
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Mystery offer accepted for former RAF training base
THE Ministry of Defence has provisionally sold a former RAF base near Tadcaster for an undisclosed sum. Commercial property consultancy Lambert Smith Hampton said an offer had been accepted for the RAF Church Fenton site, with completion expected
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Santa's grotto created at York primary school
MORE than 100 children and their families have visited a winter wonderland and Santa's grotto at a York school. The grotto, now in its second year, has become an annual feature in a hall at Clifton Green Primary School, said community outreach
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Tickets selling out for York's Community Carol concert
FEWER than 200 tickets remain available for York's Community Carol Concert on Sunday, which will raise money for York Food Bank. The Press nominated the food bank to benefit this year after the annual event raised thousands of pounds in recent
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Little girl’s rabbit toy lost on shopping centre trip
A DISTRAUGHT mum is pleading with shoppers to contact her if they know anything about her daughter's lost childhood toy. Three-year-old Mollie Ann Wilson lost her white rabbit in York Designer Outlet on November 24 but her mum, Helen Palmer, from
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AA survey reveals figures for drink-driving
AS MANY as 19 per cent of motorists have driven the morning after a night of heavy drinking – even when they thought they might have been over the legal limit, according to a survey. But 54 per cent of drivers do try to avoid drink-driving by agreeing
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Young bakers design new bread for Haxby
BUDDING bakers have designed a new bread for their community.Pupils at Headlands School visited the Haxby Bakehouse to make their own buns, baguettes and baps with a range of flavoured ingredients for the people of Haxby and Wigginton.The day out for
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Plans for a new lifeboat station
PLANS to restore an ageing boathouse and bring a lifesaving service under one roof have been submitted to councillors. Bridlington's Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is hoping to replace its current South Marine Drive station, which first
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Review: Ali Baba And The Forty Thieves, Rowntree Players, Joseph Rowntree Theatre, York
THIS community show is traditionally the first pantomime of the season in York, but it is a pantomime undergoing changes too. Moving with the times does not go as far as the principal boy being played by an actual boy, as has become the norm in
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A call in the middle of the night is often the start of a big news story
Chief Reporter MIKE LAYCOCK today marks 30 years’ service at The Press. Here he recalls some of the more memorable stories he has covered – and reflects on the changes York has seen since 1984. THE biggest stories often began with a call in the
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Spectacular Christmas lights display raises funds for charity
A COUPLE have again festooned their York home with sparkling Christmas lights and decorations to raise funds for charity. Nikki and Tony Casey have collected thousands of pounds for a variety of good causes over the past decade with the annual
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Trainee teachers bring Asian culture to Tadcaster
A GROUP of trainee teachers brought more than a taste of Asian culture to Tadcaster. Over the past six weeks Tadcaster Grammar School has hosted five trainee teachers from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, who had come to the UK, not only to
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Campaign to promote York as conferences choice
A NEW campaign is being launched to position York as the number once choice for conference destinations in 2015 and beyond. Spearheaded by VisitYork4Meetings, the campaign looks to highlight £20 million worth of developments which are taking place
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Ellis wins Brazilian order
CABLE cleats manufactured in North Yorkshire have been specified for use in the construction of a new vessel in Brazil. Campo Grande-based Prática Engenharia Ltda has selected Ellis's cleats, made at their factory in Rillington, for installation
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Teamwork overcomes Selby swing bridge work delays
STAFF at a North Yorkshire distribution centre are celebrating continued operations despite a rail blockade. Due to repairs to the Selby swing bridge this summer Potter Logistics’ Selby distribution centre and rail freight terminal were subject
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Furniture maker Treske praised for work
INDEPENDENT furniture and kitchen manufacturer Treske has been praised for its “magnificent” work at the Grade 2 listed St John’s Church in Hatfield in Hertfordshire. Thirsk-based Treske, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, was chosen
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A64 to be dualled between York and Malton and Hopgrove Roundabout improved under new £250 million plans
THE A64 would be largely dualled between York and Malton and a new flyover would be built under new £250 million plans. A detailed breakdown of plans following the £15 billion road announcements in the Autumn Statement revealed the Hopgrove roundabout
