By asking around pubs in town, they tracked down the owner, who lived in York.
For instance, Harley-Davidson employs about half of its own workforce assembling motorcycles in York.
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These include a reduction in York's "supporting people" budget, which helps people to live independently.
John Lewis said its new store in York could be open as soon as Autumn 2013.
York Outer MP Julian Sturdy has argued the king's remains should be buried in York.
Senior Anglican bishops are meeting in York later to decide whether to alter this.
St Leonard's was founded in 1985 in York and provides care for people with life-threatening illnesses.
"We have very good relationships with minority groups in York and North Yorkshire, " she added.
Its shares rose 6.4% in New York, while BP shares trading in New York rose 1.7%.
The majority of the jobs being lost are at the offices in York, Norwich, Sheffield and Eastleigh.
The Yorkshire Museum, in York, said it hoped to purchase the hoard and put it on display.
More families in York have received food parcels due to economic hardship according to the Salvation Army.
They say Richard had a strong support base in York and reportedly wanted to be buried there.
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The level of the River Ouse in York is slowly falling after more than 100 properties were flooded.
More than 90, 000 people are expected in York for the annual four-day Ebor meeting which started on Wednesday.
James White, who studies in York, fried his flatmate's pet while he was drunk, Selby Magistrates' Court heard.
It will be handed to Church leaders considering measures to introduce women bishops, at a meeting in York.
The River Ouse in York is also being monitored, with the peak expected to be on Wednesday.
The intricate ring, presumably made by a highly skilled craftsman, is on show at the Museum in York.
In York, Archbishop Sentamu stood knee deep in water and immersed four adults outside the church of St Michael-le-Belfrey.
At meetings earlier this year Harrogate councillors objected to the planned incinerator, while councillors in York raised no concerns.
In contrast only two out of 10 secondary schools in York are less than good, with three judged outstanding.
Falling pupil numbers are to blame for the closure of a primary school in York, a council has said.
More than 11, 000 people have signed a petition calling for him to be reinterred in York instead of Leicester.
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The number of people waiting for council housing in York has risen by more than 70% in a year.
Theatre companies cannot afford to be complacent, says Marcus Romer, artistic director of the Pilot Theatre Company in York.
The museum, in York, is looking for the engine's former drivers and firemen as part of its Mallard 75 celebrations.
Police have branded fighting between football fans in York as "disgraceful" after bottles and glasses were thrown in the street.
Mr Dale, who was born in York but lived many years in Scotland, has now been awarded the Florence Nightingale medal.
Experts from UK universities and museums are to attend the meeting in York along with the maker of a replica ring.
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