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Exclusive: Region’s police face a £100m financial black hole
POLICE forces in Yorkshire and the Humber will have to find savings of more than £100m by 2018 as they struggle to cope with the combination of rising costs and cuts to Government funding.
Blow in bid to save North Yorkshire hospital services
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has rejected calls for a full review of plans to scale-back women’s and children’s services at a North Yorkshire hospital – but campaigners last night pledged it was not the end of the fight.
Football fans jailed for affray over fight at Leeds station
Violence erupted at a crowded Leeds Railway Station when there was chance encounter between some Leeds United supporters and fans from Middlesbrough.
‘Neighbour from hell’ jailed over rude number plates
A neighbour who parked cars with rude number plates outside a former magistrate’s house as part of a campaign of harassment has been jailed for a second time.
Video: 110 years of Harrogate’s Royal Hall video
IT ONCE looked like Harrogate’s “glittering palace of gold” was set to remain an empty shell whose faded grandeur merely hinted at a more dazzling past.
Mine firm clears major hurdle after MoD talks
NATIONAL park chiefs have warned that contentious plans for a £1bn mining operation still face major challenges despite developers allaying concerns over the impact on a radar base on the front-line of the war on terror.
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Arthur warns that international cricket is being spread too thinly
MARK ARTHUR has stepped up his call for a reduction in the number of Test match grounds after revealing that the cost to Yorkshire from the opening day washout at the Headingley Test match was “minimal”.
Edgbaston win has Vaughan and the rest of England excited
“MY team for the 2nd Test at Headingley ... Root, Lyth, Sayers, Gale (c), Bairstow, Rashid, Hodd, Bres lad, Plunkett, Patterson and Sidebottom.”
Football fan granted review of watchdog’s police assault probe
A BUSINESSMAN who claims he was assaulted by two police officers outside Elland Road after a Leeds United game has been given a judicial review into an investigation of the case by an independent watchdog.
Rain puts dampener on Yorkshire’s big day but outlook remains positive
CONSIDERING Headingley had awoken to a leaden sky sporting nigh on 50 shades of grey, maybe the first day of the Test match between England and New Zealand was always going to be something of a tortuous experience.
Captain Webber eager to repay England boss Lancaster’s faith
England hooker Rob Webber has paid tribute to Stuart Lancaster for keeping him in the international fold even when he was injured.
CricketTalk: Headingley Test Match special
HEADINGLEY Carnegie is scheduled to only stage the one Test match this season and, although New Zealand are not traditionally the biggest draw for spectators, the advance of homegrown talent in the shape of Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow has created greater interest than perhaps previously.
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Video: 110 years of Harrogate’s Royal Hall video
IT ONCE looked like Harrogate’s “glittering palace of gold” was set to remain an empty shell whose faded grandeur merely hinted at a more dazzling past.
Business
US acquisition helps Croda to strengthen green credentials
CRODA International – the company behind Lorenzo’s Oil – has secured an acquisition which could help it to develop new consumer products.
Apprentice scheme launch to cover sector’s skills gap
ELECTRONICS Yorkshire has launched an apprenticeship scheme in electronics to meet what it describes as “a significant skills gap in the sector”.
3i builds its infrastructure presence
3i Group is to buy the European infrastructure fund management business of Barclays as part of a drive to boost its fee income from public-private partnerships and renewable energy projects.
Children’s money habits ‘formed by age of seven’
MOST children’s money habits have been formed by the time they reach seven years old, research from a Government-backed body found this week.
Co-op halts lending to new corporate customers
The Co-operative Bank is to stop lending to new corporate customers as it seeks to repair a major hole in its finances – dealing a blow to efforts to ease the borrowing squeeze on small businesses.
Procter brings back former boss
Procter & Gamble has brought back AG Lafley to run the world’s largest household products maker, replacing Bob McDonald immediately in the midst of a major restructuring.
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Interview: Alison Moyet
With her new album Alison Moyet has gone back to the electronic music of her eighties heyday. Duncan Seaman spoke to her.
Brand new perspective on firm favourite
The History Boys have come home with the Crucible’s new production of Bennett’s modern classic. Yvette Huddleston spoke to director Michael Longhurst.
Life in rep prepared Cushing for screen stardom
He made his name in Hammer’s lurid horrors, but Peter Cushing’s roots were in northern theatre as film critic Tony Earnshaw reveals.
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Energetic young theatre company’s first major show
After What Comes Before is the first major performance by Leeds-based Manic Chord Theatre.
Review: The Hangover Part III
In a 1997 episode of The Simpsons, rotund patriarch Homer stood before the residents of Springfield with a glass of cold beer and encouraged his neighbours to join him in a toast.
Saltaire Arts Trail continues to grow
The Saltaire Arts Trail is going from strength to strength with visitor numbers increasing yearly. Jon Cronshaw spoke to its creative director.
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Family in tearful tribute to murdered soldier video
THE family of murdered soldier Lee Rigby paid touching tribute to him today, as detectives continued a rapidly-developing investigation into his barbaric killing.
Lee’s cause of death unclear as dramatic Woolwich footage emerges video
MURDERED soldier Lee Rigby has been formally identified but the cause of his death was not confirmed by a post-mortem examination, police said today.
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Video: Pilots praised as fire-hit plane lands at Heathrow video
BRITISH Airways pilots were praised today after safely landing a smoke-trailing plane on which both engines appeared damaged.
I sought to calm blood-drenched knifeman says brave cub leader video
A woman who risked her life to confront an armed man suspected of slaughtering a British soldier in broad daylight has described how she tried to calm him moments after the barbaric attack.
Video: Home Front remembered at Brodsworth Hall video
BRODSWORTH Hall’s butler was busy at work yesterday as he prepared for a 1940s-themed weekend at the country house near Doncaster.
Video: Fairfax House Festival of Flowers video
It is a display of flowers that has been inspired by diamonds, tiaras and coronets.
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Saturday 25 May 2013
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