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Owls leaving it late to hijack Leeds over Ward - Yorkshire Post
But according to sources close to Pompey, promoted Wednesday have emerged as rival suitors. The Owls are understood to have already held preliminary discussions with Ward and his advisers. Ward – who has made 89 appearances since breaking into the ...
DNA boost for police probe into 30-year Nude in Nettles mystery - Yorkshire Post
The original police investigation began on the morning of Friday, August 28, 1981, when officers based at Ripon received a call from a well-spoken man who refused to give his name for “national security” reasons. He told them: “Near Scawton Moor House ...
Rebel shareholders win battle to prevent Cosalt de-listing - Yorkshire Post
One investor, who declined to be named, said: “The whole saga has gone beyond the aspirations of the shareholders to look after their savings. Minority shareholders should have a bigger say in the companies that they have invested in.
Stabbing park not a safe place to let children play say parents - Yorkshire Post
The man, who asked not to be named, said: “I am here all day, every day and usually it's fairly quiet, but yesterday afternoon there were police everywhere and we wondered what had happened. “It's just so sad to think that something like this could ...
Poignant second funeral for ‘Nude in the Nettles’ - Yorkshire Post
She had been dead for up to two years when her skeleton was found after a well-spoken man called North Yorkshire Police but refused to give his name on the grounds of “national security”. The Rev Rudkin, 60, admitted yesterday that it was the first ...
Cold-case mystery body to be exhumed next week - Yorkshire Post
Police in Ripon received a call from a well-spoken man who refused to give his name for “national security” reasons but told them: “Near Scawton Moor House you will find a decomposed body.” Officers found the remains to the side of an unclassified road ...
'Nude in nettles' woman's body to be exhumed for DNA tests - Yorkshire Post
Police in Ripon received a call from a well-spoken man who refused to give his name for “national security” reasons but told them: “Near Scawton Moor House you will find a decomposed body.” Officers found the woman's remains between two small conifer ...
Man jailed over unpaid council tax - Yorkshire Post
He failed to attend court twice this year, leading to his arrest, and when he was brought before the court, he refused to give his name, address or date of birth. A council spokesman said after the hearing: “Kaylhem made clear his unwillingness to ...
School mirrors removed to stop girls wearing make-up - Yorkshire Post
One 16-year-old girl, who refused to be named, said: “The ban is just ridiculous and the school is going to extreme lengths to stop us wearing make-up. The school says it affects our education but it doesn't. I just put some mascara and foundation on ...
Syrian troops gun down protesters - Yorkshire Post
The witnesses spoke on a condition of anonymity because they fear reprisals. The blockades came after protesters in a Manama neighbourhood called for a march back to Pearl Square, which was stormed by security forces several weeks after pro-reform ...
Exam system 'being undermined by staff' as pupils helped - Yorkshire Post
Secondary school teachers from Yorkshire, who have asked to remain anonymous, have also flagged up several examples of staff helping pupils to pass B-Tec qualifications by doing some of the work for them.
Alex Bigham: Test of strength as Hague finds his feet on the global stage - Yorkshire Post
A foreign policy analyst, speaking on condition of anonymity, said last week: “You have seen in recent weeks Cameron asserting himself in foreign policy far more than in his first few months in office, something he'd previously seemed desperate to ...
Health and safety police make pensioners take down their Christmas decorations - Yorkshire Post
One elderly resident, who asked to remain anonymous, said: "They said we would have to get the trimmings down because they were a fire hazard, ...
Terminally-ill ex-serviceman who died in house fire 'plagued by yobs' - Yorkshire Post
"The 75-year-old man, who did not wish to be identified, had endured incidents of harassment, anti-social behaviour and damage to his property at the hands ...
Battle to save grounded Vulcan - Yorkshire Post
Each winner, who asked to remain anonymous, was flown alongside the Vulcan in a commercially-licensed aerobatics plane. When the Vulcan got home last night ...
Brave Pc saves woman from fast-flowing river - Yorkshire Post
The officer, who has asked to remain anonymous, climbed 10ft down the banking and was chest-deep when he was able to grab hold of the woman who was hanging ...
Policeman strips off to pull woman from swollen river in Leeds - Yorkshire Post
The modest officer, who has asked to remain anonymous, climbed 10ft down the banking and was chest-deep when he was able to grab hold of the woman who was ...
Reward for information on swan killer goes up to £500 - Yorkshire Post
Two further donations have now been received, of £200 and £100, from locals who have asked to remain anonymous. This now brings the total reward to £500. ...