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Designs on a bargain

6:18am Saturday 4th September 2010

Fashion lovers are grabbing designer bargains at York’s newest store, reports MAXINE GORDON

Nestlé celebrate the 75th anniversary of KitKat

9:20am Friday 3rd September 2010

The world’s most iconic chocolate bar has reached a ripe old age. MATT CLARK learns how KitKats are made and how you can win a special prize at Nestlé’s Factory.

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Exotic animals at Flamingo Land in rural Ryedale

10:29am Thursday 2nd September 2010

FOR most youngsters, Flamingo Land represents thrills and spills – the perfect place to spend a day. But amid the hurly-burly of the Cliffhanger, Corkscrew and Flip Flop is a more tranquil world, an exotic taste of the east nestling in rural Ryedale, as our pictures show.

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Meet volunteers from the Retired and Senior Volunteer Programme in York

10:07am Wednesday 1st September 2010

Tucked away next door to the Guy Fawkes Inn is an unknown hive of charitable industry, where MATT CLARK meets some of York’s unsung heroes.

• www.csv-rsvp.org.uk

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Visiting Fenwick in York for a set of gel nails

9:30am Tuesday 31st August 2010

You shall have lovely nails. MAXINE GORDON visits Fenwick for a set of gel nails.

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Saying farewell to Last Of The Summer Wine

1:15pm Saturday 28th August 2010

Last Of The Summer Wine will be corked tomorrow when the long-running BBC sit-com is shown for the last time. MATT CLARK sums up the history of a TV institution.

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York councillor Christian Vassie composes music for Bangladeshi TV series

12:58pm Saturday 28th August 2010

What has a York councillor got to do with a Bangladeshi TV series that’s a cross between Buffy The Vampire Slayer and The X Files? Christian Vassie explains all to STEPHEN LEWIS.

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Park rangers who put nature in the city

9:31am Friday 27th August 2010

It has been a busy summer for York’s four park rangers. STEPHEN LEWIS meets senior ranger Stephen Whittaker.

• www.york.gov.uk/environment/Parks_and_open_spaces/

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Pay a visit to York’s Lord Mayor at the Mansion House

10:34am Wednesday 25th August 2010

York’s Lord Mayor will be ‘at home’ in her official residence the Mansion House today to anyone who wants to visit. Matt Clark met her.

Clothes and more at vintage boutique House of Avalon

9:33am Tuesday 24th August 2010

MAXINE GORDON steps back in time for a complete vintage experience in York.

• www.thehouseofavalon.org.uk

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Exploring the classic railway posters collection at the National Railway Museum

1:08pm Saturday 21st August 2010

A collection of classic railway posters at the National Railway Museum celebrate the great age of the British seaside holiday. STEPHEN LEWIS reports.

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York taxi driver brushes up his knowledge of the city

9:07am Friday 20th August 2010

York’s taxi drivers are being encouraged to brush up on their knowledge of the city. STEPHEN LEWIS took a ride with one who has done exactly that.

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