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Gallery with an eye for talent

Sheana Eccles with some of Frank Paul’s drawings

12:11pm Monday 6th February 2012

Many well-known contemporary artists have found their way out into the world through the windows of a gallery in Gillygate, York, as JO HUGHES discovers.

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Vinyl frontier

12:17pm Saturday 4th February 2012

Vinyl records are making a comeback. Is it because of a hunger for the past, a love of album cover artwork – or simply a recognition that they sounded better all along? DANIEL BIRCH and STEPHEN LEWIS report

Windows on York’s history

9:15am Friday 3rd February 2012

Housed in an oak cabinet at the Minster Library is a unique assemblage of old photographs of York. STEPHEN LEWIS trawls through the Evelyn Collection – and remembers the man whose legacy it is.

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Picture the skyline

9:14am Thursday 2nd February 2012

IT took its time. The return of the Big Wheel to York was hampered by bats, flooding fears and rows over the impact it would have on the city.

Grand designs on science

10:45am Wednesday 1st February 2012

A new outdoor exhibition this summer will use startling images to showcase the world-leading research taking place in York. STEPHEN LEWIS reports on the York Science and Innovation Grand Tour.

Seaside’s natural beauty is stylish treasure trove

11:31am Tuesday 31st January 2012

Shells and pebbles from Filey Bay are the inspiration for the latest works by York jeweller Karen Thomas.

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Lulu’s sparkling return to York

11:29am Tuesday 31st January 2012

Lulu loved York so much she is coming back for more – and this time she's bringing champagne and cakes. MAXINE GORDON has the story.

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Should the council quit the Guildhall?

12:32pm Monday 30th January 2012

The Guildhall has been the symbolic heart of local democracy in York for centuries. Could that be about to change – and would it matter if it did? STEPHEN LEWIS reports.

Choc around the clock

11:27am Saturday 28th January 2012

MAXINE GORDON meets the woman who aims to turn York into a chocolate city again.

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When life is a juggling act

10:44am Saturday 28th January 2012

York’s Magic Ball Man will be taking to the streets this weekend during York Residents Festival. He gives STEPHEN LEWIS a crash course in the art of contact juggling.

A chance to enjoy our city during York Residents Festival

9:45am Friday 27th January 2012

It’s time again to explore York’s top attractions for free. MATT CLARK looks at what’s on offer

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Day my steam dreams came true

8:54am Thursday 26th January 2012

At some stage in their childhood, it is the dream of of every young boy – and some girls – to be a steam loco driver. NATALYA WILSON, whose grandad is one of the founder members of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, gets to experience what it is like

Joyce Pickard’s life of war and peace

9:24am Wednesday 25th January 2012

For decades, Joyce Pickard has been speaking out against war, inequality and injustice. STEPHEN LEWIS meets a remarkable 90-year-old.

How to go back to work

11:52am Tuesday 24th January 2012

Going back to work after having a baby is never easy. MAXINE GORDON meets two women who can help young mothers on their way

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Columnists

Regrets, I’ve had a few...

12:07pm Monday 6th February 2012

IF I had my time over again... How many times do we say this in our lifetime? Loads, I bet. I know I do. While like Edith Piaf, there are times when je ne regrette rien, there are others when I wish things had been oh so very different.

Tax system is in need of repair and reform

9:32am Friday 3rd February 2012

This week, research from the Taxpayers’ Alliance found that the average British family will pay £656,000 in tax over their lifetime – a staggering amount of money.

Spare us the US party posturing

9:17am Friday 3rd February 2012

Why oh why do the media believe we want to hear all about internal party elections of the great US of A?

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Readers' letters

Why not base NHS on German model?

11:58am Monday 6th February 2012

The Coalition Government is trying to radically alter the NHS, save money and make things more efficient and customer friendly.

Simple solution for Clifton Green

11:53am Monday 6th February 2012

YOUR correspondent KA Roworth (Letters, January 25) suggests that cutting back the hedges at Clifton Green which encroach on the footpath would provide sufficient space, with the removal of the cobbles, for a filter lane for cars and room for cyclists.