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  • Black Bear Island takes Dante Stakes glory at York Racecourse

    BLACK Bear Island eged out stable companion Freemantle to win the Group 2 totesport.com Dante Stakes at York Racecourse. The 12-1 shot prevailed in a thrilling finish to land the spoils for Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien. But Crowded House, ridden by Jamie

  • John Coulson put forward for Volunteer Of The Year award

    A PENSIONER who voluntarily dedicates hours each week to keeping a city park an oasis of peace and serenity is in line for a top award. John Coulson has been put forward in the Volunteer Of The Year category in The Press’s Community Awards

  • ROTA show

    REMEMBER Return Of The Artist, the ad-hoc forum for promoting York’s creative talents still known as ROTA for short? Now prepare for the return of Return Of The Artist, three years after the organisation decided to take a breather. ROTA will be

  • Dringhouses family receive bravery award

    A COURAGEOUS family whose quick-thinking actions put an opportunist burglar behind bars have collected an award for bravery. Kevin Waddington crept into the York home of Julie, Glen and daughter Megan Broadway in September last year.

  • Dante Stakes York delight

    A CRACKING renewal of the Dante Stakes will crown the second day of York Racecourse's May Festival - so let's take a look at the likely contenders. The £150,000 Group 2 contest, over a mile and a quarter, is Britain's richest and most informative Derby

  • Canon David Purdy set to retire

    Canon David Purdy, one of Ryedale’s most known and respected clerics, is retiring. He has been vicar of Kirkbymoorside’s All Saints’ Parish Church, St Mary’s, in Farndale, St Nicholas’s, in Bransdale, and St Andrew’s, in Gillamoor, for 14 years, but

  • Homes with room to move

    CHARLOTTE PERCIVAL looks for homes where you can make the most of the space. WITH more dependants fleeing the nest only to move back later, homebuyers need more space than ever. Buying somewhere with the potential to expand, such as a loft or an outside

  • Archaeologists bid to stop Millfield Lane student flats plan

    THE ancient remains of farming systems could be set to thwart developers looking to build in York. Fining Associates, of Nether Poppleton, wants to knock down two houses in Millfield Lane, off Hull Road, and build flats for 40 students. But an archaeologist

  • New homes: Property in Harrogate and Selby

    NEW HOMES in Harrogate are tempting buyers in North Yorkshire, while there is a great offer on homes in Selby, writes CHARLOTTE PERCIVAL. BEAUTIFUL views of open countryside are just some of the perks of buying a home at Harrogate development The Park

  • Lettings: Newly decorated homes

    CHARLOTTE PERCIVAL looks for newly decorated homes to let. RENTING a home might not be forever, but you still want it to look nice while you are there. This week, we have searched for homes to let that have been recently decorated or refurbished

  • Administrators named at Guy Fawkes Inn and Marmadukes

    ADMINISTRATORS have been appointed at two York businesses hit by the financial collapse of a local hospitality entrepreneur. Baker Tilly yesterday took over the Guy Fawkes Inn, in High Petergate, and Marmadukes, in St Peter’s Grove. Both premises were

  • Can the Queen dissolve Parliament ? She is Head of State.

    The repetitive message from Westminster is ‘the vast majority of MPs are not ripping us off with their expenses and they should not be linked with the activities of those who are.’ There is no way of the public knowing if this is the case. They are

  • Flower makers Rose Belinda blooming despite storm

    ROSE Belinda, the North Yorkshire company which is the UK’s last remaining manufacturer of artificial flowers, has won a major order from Devon-based Rainbow Shoes. From its studio in Tockwith, the £500,000-turnover company, which employs eight people

  • Counting the long trip home

    THAT’S swanky – a newspaper with its own stadium. We can’t run to that in York, where the only large concert space has fallen into disuse and potential decrepitude, thanks to council inertia. Envy of a newspaper with an arena to its name can be tempered

  • Finance experts Paramount Group in East Yorkshire debut

    FINANCIAL services specialist the Paramount Group – part of Towergate Financial – has announced its first business venture into East Yorkshire. The company, based in Birstall, near Leeds, has acquired the business which formerly traded as Ken Room Asset

  • Staff at Dickinson Dees give bags of help for hospice

    STAFF from the York branch of top northern law firm Dickinson Dees LLP showed they had bags of generosity. They, along with staff from the company’s other three northern offices – at St Ann’s and Trinity Gardens, Newcastle, together with Tees Valley,

  • Review: The Tiger Who Came To Tea, Grand Opera House, York

    TRANSFERRING from page to stage is nothing new. But transforming an oh-so short children’s favourite into almost an hour of bewitching entertainment for youngsters is out of the ordinary. Judith Kerr’s classic tale of young Sophie and her unusual

  • Steve Cram to join runners in York 10K event

    ATHLETICS legend Steve Cram has signed up to join thousands of runners in the York 10K, saying the event could become as popular as the London Marathon. The former mile and 1,500 metres world record holder and 1,500 metres World Champion said the race

  • Mixed news on the jobs front

    MORE good news on the jobs front – although, as is often the case, one encouraging picture of the economy is quickly defaced by a less optimistic one. Unemployment in North and East Yorkshire has fallen, which is exactly what we all want to hear. Sadly

  • Disgust over MP expenses furore

    At a time of recession when the whole country is struggling, what a travesty the whole scenario regarding the MPs’ expenses claims is becoming. Highwaymen wore masks when robbing people. Our “illustrious” MPs think it acceptable to “rob” taxpayers

  • Mind the gaps in ring road traffic

    I AM surprised that no mention has been made before (apologies if I’ve missed it), about the spacing that some drivers leave between themselves and the car in front, in slow-moving queues, on the A1237 ring road. I know that we should all leave a reasonable

  • Cash for caring

    YORK and District Against Motor Neurone Disease (YAMND) is a small local charity operating within a 20-mile radius of York hospital, not to be confused with MNDA, which is a national charity. We employ a specialist MND nurse on a part-time basis.

  • Happy ending for Odeon saga?

    WHAT cheerful news – the screens at York Odeon could soon be lit up again, almost three years after the once-fine cinema closed and fell into dereliction. So many cinemas have disappeared over the years that it is good to welcome this big-screen comeback

  • Bare minimum

    I was shocked to read that East Yorkshire MP Greg Knight is supporting a debate to scrap the minimum wage. I stood against Mr Knight in East Yorkshire, in 2001, coming second at the election for Labour. Many of those who worked in the rural economy

  • Compost concern

    I’m a big fan of compost, therefore I might be expected to be happy about the compost giveaways at Harewood Whin recently. I am happy that this material isn’t going to landfill, and is available for reuse as a soil improver, replacing peat use. But

  • £298k Selby roads upgrade

    MORE than a quarter-of-a-million pounds is to be spent improving the roads around Selby and Sherburn-in-Elmet. The cash has been pledged to the area by North Yorkshire County Council as part of a package of highways improvements in the two town centres

  • Huntington School sixth-form leaving ball at York Racecourse

    THE evening sunshine smiled on sixth-formers and staff from Huntington School when they held their black-tie leaving ball at York Racecourse. The annual event was attended by a total of 134 students and 43 staff. Students arrived in style, in a variety

  • Bars facing more new regulations

    Councils could be given the power to ban happy hours and target cheap booze sales in supermarkets. CHARLOTTE PERCIVAL reports. ALCOHOL abuse is rarely far from the headlines. Cheap booze and its easy availability in pubs, clubs and supermarkets regularly

  • Punters return to York Races for day of excitement and style

    IT’S the sport of kings and finally it’s back in York with thousands flocking to Knavesmire for first day of the 2009 racing season. The Dante Festival 2009 began yesterday and is the first event at the course since heavy rain forced the cancellation

  • York Odeon to reopen within weeks

    IT HAS been a derelict shell for almost three years – but now York’s Odeon cinema is on the verge of reopening. The owners of the Blossom Street landmark have confirmed work on refurbishing the interior of the 1930s picturehouse has been going

  • York City season review 2008/9

    It’s been a traumatic season for the Minstermen and their fans. Here York City reporter DAVE FLETT charts the ups and downs. AS Martin Foyle prepares his summer shopping list, the message fromYork City’s board must be loud and clear – “Only

  • York City start pre-season with Leeds United test

    FORMER Champions League semi-finalists Leeds United will visit York City for the start of the KitKat Crescent club’s pre-season campaign. Fallen giants Leeds – bidding to reach the League One play-off final against Millwall at Elland Road tonight – are

  • New cold call zone created in Fulford

    A NEW cold calling zone has been launched in York – bringing the total number of homes covered by similar schemes in the city to almost 3,000. The Cold Calling Controlled Zone in Heslington Croft, off Heslington Lane, in Fulford, is the 83rd

  • Wayne McHugh to play for Knights reserves

    WAYNE McHugh will play for York City Knights reserves tonight, with director of rugby James Ratcliffe saying they want to check their options ahead of Sunday’s Championship One trip to Rochdale. McHugh has been playing predominantly on the wing in the

  • Musidora magic for Sariska

    SARISKA smashed the field in classy style to win the Tattersalls Musidora Stakes at York Racecourse. Michael Bell’s filly swept past her rivals in the one mile two furlongs contest – leaving the Newmarket-based handler ecstatic about her prospects for

  • Geordieland's bid for Yorkshire joy

    Prepare for a nail-biting experience if you are planning to back Geordieland in his bid to land back-to-back runnings of tomorrow’s feature race at York. The £140,000 Emirates Airline Yorkshire Cup is again the target for Jamie Osborne’s talented but

  • Fahey’s Utmost charge lands the big Duke of York jackpot

    RICHARD Fahey took a gamble and watched it pay off as Utmost Respect landed the £106,000 Duke Of York Blue Square Stakes at York Racecourse. The Malton trainer’s five-year-old is at his best with cut in the ground but, on good to firm, he finished powerfully

  • York and Malton bowls competitions

    ENTRIES are still being taken for the York Open Bowls Tournament, which will be held from July 27 to August 1. A host of leading players from last year’s tournament have already entered and places can be booked up to and including May 21, prior to

  • Drax duo just miss out on York Vale Cricket League record

    DRAX openers Keith Powell and Luke Edwards almost rewrote the HPH York Vale Cricket League record books after taking North Duffield’s attack apart. Their partnership of 249 fell just ten runs short of the 259 Westow brothers Mark and Neil Earle posted

  • Yorkshire Cricket Club's trophy hopes alive after last-gasp win

    INTERMITTENT rain and a porridge-like outfield meant Durham Dynamos weren’t the only adversary Yorkshire had to deal with at Headingley. But after nearly throwing the game away in a short run chase, the Tykes crawled over the line to keep their Friends

  • Man, 46, attacked near York city centre bus stop

    A LATE-NIGHT attack on a man in York has prompted an appeal for information from police. The 46-year-old victim of the assault was discovered at 11.30pm on Tuesday evening at a bus stop near Nunnery Lane’s junction with Price’s Lane. A spokesman for