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Was Leak & Thorp really the "Selfridges of York"? IT was a York retailing landmark and arguably the jewel in the crown of Coney Street for over a century. Our photo from the York Press archive today shows department store Leak & Thorp, dating from the late 1980s just before it closed. In recent years, the units have been occupied by Next, Monsoon, and River Island. Leak & Thorp began life on March 11, 1848, when William Leak opened premises at 35 Parliament Street. He began with just one or two assistants. In 1869, the shop moved to Coney Street, to a new building put up on the site o...

Was Leak & Thorp really the "Selfridges of York"? IT was a York retailing landmark and arguably the jewel in the crown of Coney Street for over a century. Our photo from the York Press archive today shows department store Leak & Thorp, dating from the late 1980s just before it closed. In recent years, the units have been occupied by Next, Monsoon, and River Island. Leak & Thorp began life on March 11, 1848, when William Leak opened premises at 35 Parliament Street. He began with just one or two assistants. In 1869, the shop moved to Coney Street, to a new building put up on the site o...

THE Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are celebrating 10 years since their royal wedding tomorrow. On April 29, 2011, William and Kate tied the knot in Westminster Abbey after William proposed to Kate during a private holiday in Kenya. Nearly 25 million people in the UK tuned in to watch the live televised wedding ceremony on April 29 2011, with the worldwide television audience estimated to be an impressive two billion. Street parties and celebrations across the country, including in Southampton, occurred to mark the occasion. There was bunting and Victoria sponge cakes galore to cel...

THE Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are celebrating 10 years since their royal wedding tomorrow.

It will look 30% bigger and 14% brighter than usual - but may not actually be pink. It's thought that the Pink Supermoon was named by a group of Native Americans after the creeping phlox (pink moss) that grows at this time of year. However it may appear slightly pink when it crosses the horizon or reflects the sunset. April's full moon is a Supermoon because it is closer to earth than other full moons, so it appears brighter and closer than normal. This morning at 3.14am, the moon was at its fullest, meaning earth was exactly between the moon and the sun.