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STUMPS: Five-star Fisher helps put Yorkshire on top
MATTHEW Fisher celebrated his first County Championship appearance of the season with a superb five-wicket haul against Warwickshire to boost Yorkshire’s bid to avoid relegation.The Sheriff Hutton Bridge seamer, 19, returned standout figures of 5-54 from
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RUGBY UNION: Pocklington quick on the draw at Birkenhead Park
POCKLINGTON drew 22-22 at Birkenhead Park in a battle of two previously pointless promoted sides.The visitors dominated the first half and led 22-3 at the interval. Skipper and scrum half Ben Rees, making his first appearance after shaking off a troublesome
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RUGBY UNION: Malton & Norton in fine comeback win at Huddersfield YMCA
HUDDERSFIELD YMCA has never been a happy hunting ground for Malton & Norton but a tremendous fightback saw them bring home the full five points with a 28-22 victory.Huddersfield led 17-0 before the break but Malt struck back and went on to make it back-to-back
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RUGBY UNION: League leaders York enjoy another spectacular win
YORK RUFC continued their strong start to the Yorkshire One season with a 76-14 rout of Wheatley Hills, making it three wins out of three for the Clifton Park side. The result keeps York flying high at the top of the table, joined by Scarborough on 15
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Ford: Missing out on award should give York City Knights young guns extra motivation for the play-offs
YORK City Knights boss James Ford is hopeful that missing out on the Kingstone Press League One Young Player of the Year award will give Liam Harris and Ash Robson more motivation to finish off the season in style.As reported by The Press, the pair had
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Foster families rugby meet
MEMBERS of local foster families cheered on York City Knights’ at their last league game of the season, which gave youngsters in care a chance to meet some of their siblings.Twenty children and young people, their foster carers and other children and
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Former brewery site wins another top award
A YORK development which saw a brewery turned into six townhouses and an area for artefacts to be displayed has won a third award.Clementhorpe Maltings, a former Grade II Listed, 19th century malthouse, which had been empty since the 1960s, won Best Creative
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Lord Mayor finds animal magic at centre
A CIVIC seal of approval has been given to a college’s Wildlife and Conservation Park and Animal Management Centre by the Lord Mayor of York.Cllr Barbara Boyce and her party of dignitaries met Askham Bryan College’s animal inhabitants during her tour,
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Bookies in £70 cash fraud
RESIDENTS are being urged to help police identify this woman after £70 was allegedly taken from a bookmakers.Humberside Police said staff were conned out of the money at Chisholm bookmakers, in Butcher Row, Beverley on Friday, July 14, at 5.45pm.A woman
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Award for converted maltings building
A DEVELOPMENT that transformed an historic industrial building in York into houses has won a third top award.Clementhorpe Maltings, a Grade II listed 19th century malthouse, has been converted into six townhouses with some of the historic industrial artefacts
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ARL: New Earswick All Blacks see off York Acorn 'A' in semi-final to stay on quadruple track
NEW Earswick All Blacks ARLC comfortably saw off cross-city rivals York Acorn ‘A’ in their play-off semi-final to keep alive hopes of a quadruple this season.Having already won the Yorkshire Men’s League’s Forty-20 Cup and sealed the league leaders’ prize
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Nominations wanted for York & District ARL awards night
THE York & District ARL presentation evening will take place on Saturday, October 28, at the South Bank Social Club, in Ovington Terrace, starting at 7.30pm. Clubs are invited to send nominations for the York & District Open Age Player
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Sensory room opens to help youngsters
A THERAPEUTIC room for anxious children has been opened at York Hospital.The Sensory Room in the Children’s Ward was opened by John Waterhouse, a trustee for The Nikki Waterhouse Trust which was set up after Nikki was brutally murdered in October 2013
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Young singer wanted for Minster concert
CONCERT organisers are looking for a young singer to perform Walking In The Air from The Snowman at York Minster. Carrot Productions will screen The Snowman in the Minster on December 16, and are looking for a young soloist to perform alongside
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City centre road changes lead to 'chaos' claims
TRADERS in York city centre have expressed their concern at the confusion caused by changes to the traffic flow outside their businesses. The one-way restriction in Fossgate was reversed at the weekend and the road has become a pedestrian priority
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Britain's Got Talent auditions return to York pub
STARS of the future are to be given a shot at the big time when the next series of Britain’s Got Talent holds auditions in the city.Producers from the hit ITV show will cast their eye on York’s performers at The Spread Eagle, in Walmgate, on Friday, September
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COMMENT: Pictures perfect
YORK’S former Reel cinema - originally the Odeon - will re-open early next year at the latest, following a £2.7 million refit. So says Crispin Lilly, boss of the Everyman chain which has bought the cinema. Mr Lilly says his company had had
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COMMENT: Good to see police being proactive in fight against sex abuse
NO-one who reads this newspaper can have failed to notice the dreadful litany of appalling cases of child sexual abuse which seem to make the headlines so regularly. Many cases relate to events which happened years ago. Others, however, are more
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LETTERS ROUND-UP: Severus hill...Blue Bridge...NHS finances...Human Rights
Site is too valuable to be built upon I BELIEVE it is rare to find a Site of Importance to Nature Conservation in a built-up, urban area of York. This is what we have in Holgate, a very special place at Severus Hill where the old water tower sits
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LETTERS ROUND-UP: Deportation... Piccadilly docks...Roses or violets?
Why can’t they be deported now? WHEN one reads the article in The Press (Four ran £1m cannabis farm, September 16) about four illegal immigrants who have been sentenced to various terms in prison for running an illegal cannabis farm and who, after
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LETTER: Mother Nature is no respecter of our plans
SURELY the devastating weather recently experienced in the US, Cuba and throughout the Caribbean should give the ‘electric-cars-at-all-costs’ brigade pause for thought. There were huge losses of power in these countries when the power lines were
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£4m school building works over summer
FORTY-NINE schools in North Yorkshire had refurbishments worth a total of £4 million over the summer holidays.Builders put in new boilers and repaired windows and roofs as well as completing school extensions, new classrooms and kitchens. The council
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Solicitor's big fundraising effort
A SOLICITOR from near York has raised hundreds of pounds for charity after completing a marathon in Norway. Alistair Stokes, 36, of Cattal, ran the Oslo Marathon on Saturday in a time of four hours and three minutes in aid of the Candlelighters Trust.
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Cash for breakfast clubs
SCHOOLS are being offered £1,000 for their breakfast clubs in a competition being run by Kellogg’s.Any school or club can enter, and one in every region will get £1,000 while the national winner will receive a breakfast club makeover worth up to £5,000
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Booze bans lifted on some city streets
ALCOHOL bans have been lifted in eight areas of York, after no booze-related problems were reported there over the last three years. On Monday council executive member Sam Lisle lifted the designated public place orders (DPPOs) at Cleveland Street
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Parking firm scoops league spot
A YORK-based parking company has scooped top spot in a fantasy football league.Bransby Wilson, in Gillygate, beat 10 other teams in the TGA York ME Inter-company Fantasy Football League for the 2016/2017 season.Registrations for the season raised more
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Dance festival hosts hundreds
HUNDREDS of young dancers from 30 schools across the region will be showing off their moves at a festival in York. The Yorkshire Schools Dance Festival (YSDF) will be held on November 18 and 19 at the University of York's Central Hall. A total
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Karen's can collections will help support charity
CANS, cables and scrap foil is being turned into money to support a York charity by a local mum. Karen Nash from Stockton on the Forest has been collecting aluminium foil and cans to be recycled for money to support SNAPPY, the charity which works
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Everwitch Theatre's Bomb Happy tells D-Day stories of York's last surviving Normandy Veterans
HELENA Fox's new play Bomb Happy brings to life the first-hand accounts of D-Day of the last five remaining York Normandy Veterans. Presented by North Yorkshire company Everwitch Theatre, in partnership with Helmsley Arts Centre and York Normandy
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Pianist Nika Shirocorad to play Debussy, Ravel, Messiaen and Rachmaninoff works at NCEM
RUSSIAN pianist Nika Shirocorad will play a piano recital at the National Centre for Early Music, York, on October 18 in support of the Young Talents Music Foundation. Born in St Petersburg in 1979 into a family of well-known artists, Nika has
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New senior officer announced for Humberside Police
A NEW Deputy Chief Constable has been announced by Humberside Police.Chris Rowley has been appointed to the role from West Yorkshire Police, and has previously worked in South Yorkshire as an Assistant Chief Constable. Mr Rowley has held a range of senior
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Man who sent adult porn DVDs to 12-year-old jailed for 16 weeks
A YORK man who sent two hard core pornographic DVDs to a 12-year-old boy who he thought was 'evil' has been jailed for 16 weeks. Mark Napier, 48, of Ryecroft Avenue, Woodthorpe, was told by a judge at York Magistrates Court that his behaviour had
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Cricket club scores better facilities
BATSMEN at a successful village cricket club near York will be able to see their scores more clearly, thanks to a cash boost from a law firm.A brand new digital computerised scoreboard, controlled by lap top computer, has been installed at Woodhouse Grange
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Dancing spectacular boosts funds
A STRICTLY Summer Spectacular has raised over £1,000 for the Milton Rooms in Malton.Barrie and Pat Elener, from Norton, who have held charity dances for a number of years, organised the event to raise funds for the venue.“We had a very successful and
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Students urged to get free meningitis vaccine
A HEARTBROKEN mum is urging students to get a free meningitis vaccine after her daughter died from the illness.Kym Lockett, 49, from Halifax, is sharing her first-hand experience of meningitis and septicaemia during national Meningitis Awareness Week.Mrs
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LUNCH: Bowlers give Yorkshire superb start
JACK Brooks and Ben Coad struck twice apiece to help Yorkshire dominate the opening morning against Warwickshire at Headingley.The hosts started this match, their penultimate of the Specsavers County Championship campaign, a point clear of the Division
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Emergency services gearing up for big day at Yorkshire Air Museum
LIFESAVERS will show off their vintage and current vehicles at Yorkshire Air Museum when Emergency Services Day roars to life on Sunday. Fire engines, ambulances, police cars, York Rescue Boat, an RNLI jet-ski, plus a host of kit and equipment will be
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City centre road closures next week
BOOTHAM, St Leonards Place and Gillygate will all be closed overnight for resurfacing next Monday and Tuesday.The roads will be closed to traffic from 7pm to 5am on Monday, September 25 and Tuesday, September 26. Work to part of the bus lay-by in Exhibition
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York Musical Theatre Company to celebrate five of the best Rodgers & Hammerstein shows
FRESH from his summer season of musical director duties at Scarborough Spa, Paul Laidlaw returns to York Musical Theatre Company to present Something Wonderful at the Joseph Rowntree Theatre, York, from October 18 to 21. Devised and directed by
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Female cyclist airlifted to hospital with broken legs after crash with wagon in York
A CYCLIST suffered broken legs in a crash with a wagon on a busy road in York this morning. The collision happened in James Street near the Morrisons supermarket, and the road was closed temporarily while emergency services dealt with the crash
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Lorry crashes and spills large amount of diesel on main road in North Yorkshire
A MAIN road in North Yorkshire had to be closed temporarily after a lorry crashed and spilled a large amount of diesel. The collision happened on the A59 at Kex Gill, between Harrogate and Skipton, yesterday evening. Police and fire crews were
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Awards success for brewery's ale
A BREWERY is celebrating after its gluten free beer Scarborough Fair IPA was shortlisted in the deliciouslyorkshire Taste Awards. Wold Top Brewery’s tipple has reached the final of the Best Free From Product category in what is referred to as the largest
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Recipe: Strawberry Tarts with a Prosecco Infused Crème Pâtissière
Sam SternStrawberry Tarts with a Prosecco Infused Crème Pâtissière For this recipe, you will need 4 x 10cm/1 inch mini-fluted tart tins, baking beans and a heavy-bottomed saucepan. Pastry:50g soft butter25g icing sugarsmall pinch of salt½ medium egg,
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York City top scorer Jon Parkin doubtful for trip to top-of-the-table Harrogate due to 3G fears
YORK City top scorer Jon Parkin is doubtful for this weekend’s trip to top-of-the-table Harrogate Town.The 35-year-old veteran, who passed 200 career goals with his brace during Saturday’s 2-1 FA Cup win at Salford, has reservations about playing on the
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Daring models say: 'Don't be a slave to the scales'
Issues of body confidence are being tackled by a group of North Yorkshire woman in a daring swimsuit photoshoot for charity DID you know that the average girl is exposed to more body-perfect images in a day than women of previous generations witnessed
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RACING TIPS: Intellect the smart choice at Yarmouth
INTELLECT was a huge let-down for his supporters last time out but should be given chance to redeem himself in the Dan Hague, Yarmouth's Number 1 Bookmaker Handicap at the seaside venue.Sir Michael Stoute's runner had looked quite progressive
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ALEX LEES COLUMN: Let's finish the season with a flourish
IT HASN'T been a good season for me but there's no reason why it can't be a great end during the next fortnight.I haven't done anything too different this year to what I have in the last few years but things just haven't worked out.To
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Yorkshire weigh up future role for injured Sidebottom
YORKSHIRE are in talks with Ryan Sidebottom over an off-field role beyond this season.Sidebottom has been ruled out of today's Specsavers County Championship match against Warwickshire at Headingley with a quadriceps muscle injury – and he is a doubt
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Teenage actor Mo's RSC selection
A TALENTED teenager from a York secondary school has been hand-picked to take part in the RSC's first young acting company. Mohamed Danina, 14, has been chosen to become part of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s (RSC) first ever young acting company
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City firm's big deal north of the border
A YORK-BASED property firm has unveiled a major investment north of the border.City company Expresso Property Limited has announced that it is creating a portfolio of mixed development property schemes that will transform three significant sites in Glasgow
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Juggling the issue of where we park
SEVERAL community groups got together to show what Castle Car Park could be like if cars were banned. For two hours, they turned four parking spaces into a pop-up park as part of international Park(ing) day. Kate Lock of York community group Glass Half
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Heartbroken dad's fight to stop suicide among young people
A CAMPAIGNING father whose son took his own life has told a conference in York of his fight to educate young people about suicide. Father-of-six Dennis Graham spoke at the York Suicide Prevention conference yesterday, talking about the impact his
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New details on £4m York cinema redevelopment
NEW details of York's upcoming £4m cinema have been confirmed for the first time. Reel Cinema in Blossom Street closed its doors for the final time last month, ahead of a huge renovation project by new owners, Everyman, which will see the former
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Force use of child abduction warning notices 'among highest in country'
POLICE in North Yorkshire are among the most likely in the country to issue Child Abduction Warning Notices, or CAWNs. CAWNs are used to deter child abuse suspects from visiting certain addresses, or approaching young people, and are commonly used
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York beer festival to boast more than 500 ales
FINAL preparations are being put in place for Yorkshire’s largest beer festival at York Racecourse. Boasting a selection of 530 ales and 100 ciders - 300 from the county - the York Beer and Cider Festival is set to have something to suit every
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Fraudster couple jailed for fleecing disabled man
TWO fraudsters who fleeced a disabled man before burgling his house as he watched have been jailed. Aaron Phillips, 26, now faces a police investigation into whether he attempted to pervert the course of justice by misleading the judge who sentenced
