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7. York
Francis O'Neill, a junior head waiter at the Royal Station Hotel in York was celebrating in December 1979 after walking off with the title of Waiter of the Year, out of 3,000 restaurant staff throughout Britain. | YPN Photo: YPN
8. Harrogate
January 1992 and waiter Steven Coates was hoping to boost his prospects in the national Young Waiter of the Year contest. The 20-year-old who worked at The Crown Hotel, had won his way to the northern finals of the contest. | YPN Photo: YPN
9. Harrogate
Young Harrogate waitress Sylvia Robinson was serving a meal which could lead to stardom in February 1990. The 19-year-old, who worked at the Majestic Hotel, was competing in the regional finals of the Young Chef and Young Waiter of the Year contest. | YPN Photo: YPN
10. Leeds
This is Megan Dennison, a waitress at Murgatroyd fish and chip restaurant in Yeadon. She was appearing in Aireborough's Gilbert and Sullivan Society's production of Ruddigore, a play about a family whose surname Murgatroyd, in January 2009. | Sarah Washbourn Photo: Sarah Washbourn
11. South Milford
The tea room at Mill farm at South Milford won the UK Tea Council Award for the third successive year in April 2009. Pictured is waitress Dawn Walker. | James Hardisty Photo: James Hardisty
12. Whitby
Waitress Tiff Beeforth at Bothams' Edwardian tea room on Skinner Street in Whitby in July 2009. | Gerard Binks Photo: Gerard Binks