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Stories for 16 June 2007

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Paramedics join York police patrols

LATE-night revellers in York could be forgiven for thinking they are seeing double as this joint emergency team takes to the beat in a first for the city.   more...

Late-night city clean up blitz

SHOPPERS and revellers   more...

Award honour for 100% pupil

NEVER missing a single day at school has paid off for a York teenager.   more...

Diana winner is an 'inspiration to us all'

Jade Cumberland has overcome adversity to scoop a national award.   more...

Police name dead couple

A COUPLE whose bodies were discovered in their North Yorkshire home have been named by police.   more...

Back-pedalling

RIDERS of new pedocab   more...

Police and residents win fight to halt bigger Nexus

POLICE and residents have won their fight to stop a five-star superclub opening its doors in the centre of York.   more...

Gang preyed on charity helpers

A PROFESSIONAL gangster who preyed on elderly charity shop assistants has been jailed for more than 12 years, thanks to the detective skills of two North Yorkshire Police staff.   more...

York’s yellow fever

YORK has been "going yellow" to raise money for St Leonard's Hospice.   more...

Anguish for fundraisers, businesses, drivers and homeowners as 24 hrs of torrential rain engulfs Yor

CHARITIES and local businesses have all lost out with the cancellation of York races due to the Knavesmire course being waterlogged.   more...

Derelict cinema reopening soon

YORK'S Odeon cinema is set to re-open this summer under new ownership - and will then be restored to its former glory under a major refurbishment scheme.   more...

'Coffin error is our nightmare'

DISCOVERING a coffin has been buried empty is "every funeral director's worst nightmare", according to the National Association of Funeral Directors.   more...

White hot headliners

IT WAS nearly a cancelled washout, with extensive flooding and worries over whether the trains would run, but none of that dampened the spirits of festival-goers on the first day of the O2 Wireless Festival.   more...

Teacher’s sex abuse

A COMPUTER teacher who taught at one of York's largest secondary schools has admitted sexually   more...

Kiwi sauvignon blanc doesn’t have to be so aggressive

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Urban tastes

YORK city centre might seem like the last place you would want to lay your picnic blanket.   more...

Come shine or rain, rain, rain

WHAT a difference a week makes. Last Saturday, I was slapping on Factor 50; this Saturday it looks like being waterproofs and wellies.   more...

National fashion firm will bring ten retail jobs to Selby

MORE retail jobs are on their way to Selby, as a national fashion chain prepares to open its doors next week.   more...

Open air protest

CAMPAIGNERS protesting against a mobile phone mast in their village braved the cold and rain to take their demonstration out into the open.   more...

Terry backing 'overwhelming'

THE grieving parents of Terry Walker said they are "overwhelmed" by the support from readers who have backed our campaign to bring their son justice.   more...

Vets’ hospital plan slammed

A MULTI-million pound scheme to build the city's first veterinary hospital - creating 11 jobs - has been slammed by councillors.   more...

Raising toast to a century of learning

IT HAS provided an alternative path to learning in York for 100 years.   more...

Support rising for path plans

a campaign to create a cycle route that would link a village west of York to the city is gaining momentum, after a local councillor today gave it his support.   more...

Paul makes clean sweep in honours

CHAMPAGNE is flowing for a dedicated street sweeper and Press columnist after his success in the Queen's Birthday Honour's List.   more...

York Press Sport

Sportrait: Tom Pringle

RISING cricket star Tom Pringle is coming of age.   more...

Keep the secret

HOW good is he? That's the burning question surrounding Sakhee's Secret, who bids for his third win off the reel and his fourth in six starts at Salisbury tomorrow.   more...

Magical Marcella

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Rabbits easing into stay

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Moore the merrier

SUE Greaves-Moore won Allerthorpe Park's annual President's Cup Individual stableford competition with 40 points in a tight finish with Gary Javes, who also scored 40 but had 17 on the back nine compared with Sue's 21.   more...

York slice of the high life

JUST two games in but it's an unprecedented top of the league feeling for York.   more...

Friends Trophy in need of a major revamp

Yorkshire Phoenix have once again failed to qualify for the semi-final stages of the Friends Provident Trophy but at least they have performed better in the North Conference than they did last year.   more...

Top award goes to Tykes’ spin master

There was at least one brighter interlude at rain-hit Headingley today for Bradford-born leg-spin sensation Adil Rashid, who was due to receive the Yorkshire CCC Southern Group's Neil Lloyd cricketer-of-the-year award for 2006.   more...

Knights eye feat on fun day

YORK City Knights have done quite a lot in the six years since the club got off the ground - and they are now set to add to their achievements by entering the Guinness Book of World Records.   more...

Cook calls for entertainers

MICK COOK has urged his York City Knights side to have the confidence to let loose and entertain as they look to close the gap to the leading pack in Co-op National League Two.   more...

Desire for league patrol stirs Bishop

FORMER York City midfielder Neal Bishop has explained his decision to sign for Barnet was taken to fulfil a life-long ambition of playing in the Football League.   more...

City skipper Manny re-signs

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