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Train driving trio clock up 132 years
7:50pm Friday 5th September 2008
WHEN they started working on the railways, it was still the age of steam – but now a trio of York train drivers have brought 132 years of life on the tracks to an end.
Comments (0)Free admission to county’s secret buildings
7:00pm Friday 5th September 2008
ONE of York’s most beautiful secret buildings will throw open its doors to visitors as part of a weekend of heritage events across North Yorkshire.
£3,000 raised in memory of Guy
6:20pm Friday 5th September 2008
FRIENDS of a brave bone cancer sufferer who battled his illness for six years before it claimed his life have raised almost £3,000 for a charity in his memory.
Fine dodgers made to pay
5:30pm Friday 5th September 2008
FINE defaulters were hauled before York Magistrates’ Court to make them pay the money they owed.
Councillors agree to vary licence despite opposition from Minster
4:40pm Friday 5th September 2008
VISITORS to a York city centre hotel will be able to drink alcohol in its garden after councillors agreed to vary the licence – despite opposition from York Minster.
Did Romans give us HIV?
3:50pm Friday 5th September 2008
HEALTH experts have denied suggestions that people living in North Yorkshire could be more vulnerable to AIDS because of the region’s Roman heritage.
York slips out of tourism Top 10
3:00pm Friday 5th September 2008
TOURISM chiefs are gearing up to launch York’s official souvenir guide in their latest bid to lure visitors to the city.
Oxford student took own life
2:10pm Friday 5th September 2008
A BRIGHT young man who had been preparing to take up a place at Oxford University killed himself before his studies started, an inquest has heard.
Council’s Newgate Market income drops by £65k in two years
1:20pm Friday 5th September 2008
THE declining appeal of outdoor markets has been blamed for a £65,000 loss in income at City of York Council.
Guilty verdict in attempted murder trial
12:47pm Friday 5th September 2008
THE girlfriend of a man who tried to murder his mother was today convicted of attempting to murder her as well.
Heritage groups join forces to safeguard Fairfax House
12:30pm Friday 5th September 2008
TWO leading heritage groups in York have joined forces to safeguard the future of an historic house in the city.
Developers eye swimming pool
11:40am Friday 5th September 2008
A STRING of developers have shown an interest in building a food store on the site of a York swimming pool.
Council’s secret list of HQ sites
11:00am Friday 5th September 2008
COUNCIL chiefs in York are considering building new offices on the Barbican site, in the latest shock twist in their headquarters saga.
Crane plunge costs York firm £15,000
10:30am Friday 5th September 2008
A CHERRY-picker “accident waiting to happen” that left a father-of-three in a month-long coma has cost a York firm a £15,015 court bill.
No prosecution over dog attack
10:00am Friday 5th September 2008
IT WAS one of the worst animal cruelty cases York has seen – but after a 16-month investigation the RSPCA has decided not to prosecute anybody over the stabbing of Storm.
Locked-up building site to get daily checks to deter break-ins
9:40am Friday 5th September 2008
DAILY security checks are to be carried out at the abandoned site of York’s new Peasholme Centre, after the company building it folded.
Facelift for Museum Gardens?
9:36am Friday 5th September 2008
ONE of the entrances to York’s Museum Gardens could get a new look if councillors agree to proposals next week.
Woman had ‘no idea’ partner was trying to kill mother, 82
8:50am Friday 5th September 2008
THE jury was today considering its verdict in the case of a 82-year-old York woman nearly smothered to death by her son.
UK News
Soldier hoped for Afghan peace
Updated 2:08am Saturday 6th September 2008
A British Army soldier killed in Afghanistan had spoken of hopes of bringing peace to the war-torn country.
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It’s time we all started a riot
AN ELDERLY couple who live in Barnet are withholding the £33 levy imposed on Londoners in the form of council tax to pay for the 2012 Olympics.
Riddle of 1950s picture solved at last
THE riddle of two mystery photos, including this one, found in books donated to a local charity has been solved.
Relief at overrun cats’ sanctuary
ANIMAL-LOVING Press readers have provided a purr-fect response to an overcrowding crisis at a North Yorkshire cats home.
New head steps in at school
PUPILS at a North Yorkshire school were greeted by a new head teacher when they returned from their summer holidays this week.
Hyundai i30 Estate
The Hyundai i30 is carrying a heavy load. For it is saddled with being the most important car the Korean company has launched in the UK, and has been described by managing director Tom Whitehorn as “a car that is set to change the face of Hyundai in Europe”.
Paste finish seals victory
A TOTAL of 100 anglers strove for cheers during a pampered day’s sport in the annual Ralph Cobb Memorial match at the Oaktree Leisure complex.
Preview: Ryedale Live!, Hovingham Village Hall, September 5
THE Ryedale Live! series of upbeat and laidback acoustic concerts is hitting its stride after last month’s launch at The Band Room, Low Mill, Farndale.
Sarahphotogirl, Life Through A Lens – A Photographic Exhibition, The Living Room, York, until October 5
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Preview: Tommy, Grand Opera House, York, September 9 to 13
FORGET long hours of research and preparation for an audition. Just turn up in last night’s clothes, as Clark Howard did when Robert Readman was casting for York Stage Musicals’ York premiere of The Who’s Tommy.
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