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  • Merrymaking in May Week

    Long time, no blog. In the name of studiousness and final exams, I have been calling upon all my willpower (and most of my friends) to prevent me from accessing any form of internet or technology not directly related to my degree. Which resulted in Wikipedia

  • Heating problems will close Yearsley Swimming Pool tomorrow

    YEARSLEY Swimming Pool in York will be closed tomorrow so that workmen can repair its heating system. City of York Council is hoping to reopen the pool as soon as possible and has apologised for the closure for what it describes as “essential

  • Banks open on a Sunday in York and North Yorkshire

    A DOZEN banks in the York area today took the unusual step of opening on a Sunday to help Natwest and Royal Bank of Scotland customers affected by the banks' computer problems. Natwest branches taking party include Pickering, Pocklington, Selby

  • Historic windmill formally re-opened

    ELEVEN years of hard work were rewarded when the restored Holgate Windmill was officially opened by the Lord Mayor of York, Coun Keith Hyman. The five double-slatted sails of the 200-year-old structure turned on Saturday, as York Waits led

  • Simon Dyson finishes with a flourish in BMW International Open

    SIMON DYSON leaped up the leaderboard at the BMW International Open in Cologne with a closing round of 70. The York golfer fired five birdies to move into a tie for 15th place, adding his two-under-par fourth round to scores of 68, 70 and 73. Back-to-back

  • Man arrested after wrong-way crash on A64

    A MAN has been arrested after a car was driven the wrong way up the A64 near York today and crashed into another car. The accident happened near Grimston Bar at 12.40am but the driver going the wrong way did not stop, police say. Instead

  • England fired up for Italy test

    Roy Hodgson and Steven Gerrard have issued a joint demand for England to leave the Olympic Stadium with no regrets after their Euro 2012 quarter-final with Italy. The Three Lions are aiming to reach their first semi-final since Euro 96 but,

  • Sunday 24 June: Tea-break teaser

    Welcome back to our picture quiz. Each day, we show you a picture of somewhere in York - all you have to do is answer the question. Good luck! The top of a city-centre building, but where is it? Come back tomorrow for the answer. Yesterday's