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Honour for air corps stalwart 7:57pm Fri 16 May 08 A FORMER RAF Wing Commander whose links with the Air Training Corps (ATC) date back to the 1940s has been commended for his dedication. Reader comments (2) Toseland to play piano at old folk’s complex 7:04pm Fri 16 May 08 RESIDENTS at a North Yorkshire care home will be entertained by a world champion motorcyclist and world-class pianist. Reader comments (3) Brother and sister battle it out in top cookery final 6:12pm Fri 16 May 08 SIBLING rivalry will reach new heights next week when brother and sister battle it out in the final of a national cookery contest. Germany Beck campaigners to gather 5:27pm Fri 16 May 08 CAMPAIGNERS are holding a residents' meeting next week to discuss their bid to create a village green where developers want to build an access road into a major York housing development. Reader comments (2) York-based troops heading to Middle East 4:38pm Fri 16 May 08 ONLY weeks after returning from Afghanistan, these brave soldiers are jetting off to the Gulf-region to provide communications. Thief stored up trouble 3:52pm Friday 16th May 2008 THE morning after the night before, a shoplifter returned to the store she had pilfered to pay for her loot. Anger as path saga grinds on 3:05pm Fri 16 May 08 THE saga of a blocked Selby area footpath continues to rumble on, without an end in sight. MP and pensioners want chancellor to maintain fuel payments 2:14pm Friday 16th May 2008 CITY of York MP Hugh Bayley is to write to the Chancellor of the Exchequer calling on him not to axe winter fuel payments for pensioners. Reader comments (5) Fundraising event for care homes 1:40pm Friday 16th May 2008 A PIONEERING charity set up by a war hero to provide homes for disabled people is today celebrating the tireless work of its supporters. JRF eco-home plan put on ice 12:26pm Fri 16 May 08 PLANS to build a three-storey eco-friendly home of the kind that is intended to be built in a massive housing development on the eastern outskirts of York have been withdrawn. Reader comments (4) Labour bids to control council 11:35am Fri 16 May 08 THE Labour opposition on City of York Council will attempt to seize power next week, but will be out- voted by the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats. Reader comments (31) Meningitis baby survives crisis 10:59am Fri 16 May 08 A BABY who was only ten minutes away from death has been saved with the help of vital equipment bought with funds from The Press's Guardian Angels Appeal. Ten buildings honoured at design awards 10:33am Friday 16th May 2008 SOME of York's most distinctive new and converted buildings have been honoured in the York Design Awards. Reader comments (3) £3m skills base opens for pupils 10:19am Fri 16 May 08 A FLAGSHIP skills centre for York pupils has been formally opened by a top civil servant. Policemen get bravery awards 9:55am Fri 16 May 08 THEY were instrumental in bringing evil perverts to justice - and persuading a man not to shoot himself in the head. Reader comments (11) 60 jobs in store with twin plans 9:34am Fri 16 May 08 TWO discount supermarkets could soon be coming to Ryedale, creating 60 new jobs in the process. Reader comments (9) Winners in the fashion stakes 9:04am Fri 16 May 08 THE girls were out in force as the summer season of racing in York continued to draw the crowds yesterday. Reader comments (5) Choc mum loses her legal battle 8:31am Fri 16 May 08 A YORK mother's legal battle over her company name has ended in failure. York village ‘bans’ plastic bags 8:08am Friday 16th May 2008 A VILLAGE near York could become the first community in the area to become a plastic bag free zone. Reader comments (15) York store faces uncertainty as retailer reviews strategy 7:37am Fri 16 May 08 UNCERTAINTY surrounds the future of an electronics chain store in York city centre after it was confirmed some of the company's stores may be closed when their leases run out. Reader comments (21) More ...

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