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5 days ago | 
bbc.com | Fiona Callow
'My stonework will be seen for years to come'Fiona CallowFiona Callow/BBCHarriet Bailey, apprentice stonemason and William Dixon, apprentice joiner, at York MinsterYork Minster has cut an impressive figure on the city's skyline for more than 800 years - a testament to the work of countless craftsmen and women through the decades. It now needs a new generation of apprentices to help preserve its legacy for centuries to come.
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6 days ago | 
bbc.com | Fiona Callow
Man with MND to tackle half marathon in powerchairFiona CallowKen Blackburn/SuppliedKen and Kay have tested how many miles the powerchair battery will last forA man who was diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) is to take part in the Leeds Half Marathon in his powerchair to raise money for research into the condition.
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1 week ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Fiona Callow
Image source, Richmondshire Leisure TrustImage caption, Both pools at Richmond Swimming Pool have been shut until further noticePool closures in a North Yorkshire town are having "a catastrophic impact" on swimmers, a club has said. The two pools at Richmond Swimming Pool have been shut since April after part of the ceiling collapsed.
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1 week ago | 
bbc.com | Fiona Callow
Pool closures 'having catastrophic impact' - clubFiona CallowRichmondshire Leisure TrustBoth pools at Richmond Swimming Pool have been shut until further noticePool closures in a North Yorkshire town are having "a catastrophic impact" on swimmers, a club has said. The two pools at Richmond Swimming Pool have been shut since April after part of the ceiling collapsed.
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1 week ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Fiona Callow
Image caption, Debris left over from one of the recent fires at St Nicholas Fields in YorkA charity has warned it has limited resources to cope with the aftermath of several fires at a city centre nature reserve which were suspected to have been deliberately started. North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service confirmed it had been called to about eight incidents at St Nicholas Fields in York since the start the year.
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1 week ago | 
bbc.com | Fiona Callow
Nature charity tackles aftermath of spate of firesFiona CallowBBCDebris left over from one of the recent fires at St Nicholas Fields in YorkA charity has warned it has limited resources to cope with the aftermath of several fires at a city centre nature reserve which were suspected to have been deliberately started. North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service confirmed it had been called to about eight incidents at St Nicholas Fields in York since the start the year.
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1 week ago | 
bbc.com | Fiona Callow |Bek Homer
'I spent two years in bed then I found garden therapy'Fiona Callow & Bek HomerBek Homer/BBCGraham Varley has been a member of Coastline Sight and Hearing for three yearsA charity is using the power of gardening to help people living with sight and hearing loss in North Yorkshire. Scarborough-based Coastline Sight and Hearing is running allotment sessions to give people the opportunity to come together to garden, chat and have plenty of cups of tea.
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2 weeks ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Fiona Callow
Image caption, The crash involving a red Triumph motorbike took place on Wednesday afternoon near MaltonA 75-year-old motorcyclist has died in a crash in North Yorkshire, prompting a police appeal. The crash involved a red Triumph motorbike and happened at about 15:40 BST on Wednesday on a minor road near Malton between Coulton and Yearsley.
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2 weeks ago | 
bbc.com | Fiona Callow
Appeal after motorcyclist, 75, dies in road crashFiona CallowBBCThe crash involving a red Triumph motorbike took place on Wednesday afternoon near MaltonA 75-year-old motorcyclist has died in a crash in North Yorkshire, prompting a police appeal. The crash involved a red Triumph motorbike and happened at about 15:40 BST on Wednesday on a minor road near Malton between Coulton and Yearsley.
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2 weeks ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Fiona Callow
Image source, Caroline Smale/SuppliedImage caption, Caroline Smale is offering a gnome restoration serviceIt sounds like the start of a fairytale - at the end of a country garden, there's a hut full of little men in brightly coloured clothes, looking a little shabby around the edges. They're all here, patiently waiting for a summer makeover from Caroline Smale, Great Ouseburn's gnome restorer, who is happy to give them a fresh lick of paint for free.
