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Hugwity looks best
With Warwick's meeting off because of waterlogging and Chepstow's fixture falling foul of the foot and mouth restrictions, Lingfield offers the only racing action in the British Isles tomorrow. Gyles Bravery, who saddled a winner at Southwell yesterday
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America is hiding behind us over Star Wars
IT should concern everyone that Labour politicians are already having informal discussions to change the function of Fylingdales without proper scrutiny and open debate. Son of Star Wars or, as they now sell it, National Missile Defence is to protect
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Wardens in safe hands
A SECURITY firm in York which has become the first private sector training provider to offer a tailor-made course for neighbourhood wardens is being bombarded with requests by local authorities nationally. Britsafe Security in Amy Johnson Way, Clifton
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Lighting-up time
A YORK firm is set to make light work of tackling crime for the Arabs. Vision Alert, of Outgang Lane, Osbaldwick, has just won a £50,000 order to supply lightbars to a police force in the United Arab Emirates. And it has attracted praise from the York
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Top gun Tindall retains title
Maureen Tindall was magnificent as she retained the York White Rose Ladies League singles title. The Institute ace accomplished this feat with a convincing finals' victory over Sun's Heather Beadnell, but the doubles title evaded her and match partner
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Fulford of the joys of spring
Fulford Tennis Club pairing Julie Reilly and Neil Haw won their club's 24th Spring Cup tournament by beating Jill McCreedy and Steve Collins 6-4 in the final. Reilly and Haw beat Richard and Di Ekers 6-5 in the semi-finals after finishing runners-up in
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Misery mudlark tolls for Warriors
Selby Warriors questioned the decision to play their Yorkshire League division two match at Doncaster Toll Bar on a quagmire of a pitch. Selby went with a scratch side and lost 16-2 in a game played almost entirely in the middle of the field. The visitors
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Hockey juniors celebrate
City of York Hockey Club's junior section are celebrating their best-ever season. There is still a chance that their Under-11 girls' side will be crowned national champions after qualifying for the finals at Cannock on May 20 as North of England champions
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Grieving mum lashes 'callous council'
A woman who cared for her disabled son for 33 years has accused the City of York Council of behaving "callously and insensitively" following his death. Valerie Edgar's son Martin, who suffered from cerebral palsy, died at her home in Marjorie Waite Court
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Bridging the divide
Two communities from either side of the Ouse were united today with the opening of York's Millennium Bridge. Residents from the Fulford Road and Fishergate area met up on the crossing with their counterparts from the South Bank and Bishopthorpe Road district
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Opening date for Millennium Bridge
York's Millennium Bridge will finally open today - in time for the Easter holidays. The Lord Mayor, Councillor Shan Braund, will cut a ribbon at 10:45am to officially open the foot and cycle bridge over the River Ouse this morning. The York Millennium
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Thunder no-go
York Wasps' utility player Adam Briggs has revealed he has not joined Gateshead Thunder, as reported last week. Briggs confirmed he has been released by the Wasps but has now returned to amateur neighbours Heworth. He broke his little finger while playing
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Big demand for Evening Press
Punters are quickly snapping up shares in our racehorse Evening Press. So if you don't want to miss out on the action you'll need to act soon. Readers are being given the chance of taking a share in one of trainer Tim Etherington's two-year-olds at Wold
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Disease hits tourist hotspot
A further foot and mouth case has been confirmed in North Yorkshire, bringing the total so far to 13 cases. The Ministry of Agriculture said 401 sheep and 64 cattle would be slaughtered at Throstle Nest farm, Aysgarth. Investigations are under way to
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York call to end slaughter
Animals rights campaigners will take to the streets of York tomorrow over the foot and mouth slaughter. Members of York Animal Aid and the city's branch of the Green Party will stage a banner-waving protest outside the offices of the Ministry of Agriculture
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Matron will sort out NHS
'No man, not even a doctor, ever gives any other definition of what a nurse should be than this - 'devoted and obedient.' This definition would do just as well for a porter. It might even do for a horse. It would not do for a policeman." So wrote Florence
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Tony got it right
ON balance Tony Blair was right to opt for a June General Election. If Labour wins convincingly the change of plan will soon be forgotten. If they don't it will never be forgotten. I find General Elections exciting; and will be up all night in June to
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Tackling bird deaths
Your correspondent David Dunn (April 5) accuses anglers of causing bird deaths by "dumping used tackle". Sorry, David, anglers do not 'dump' tackle, particularly not at the price they have to pay for it. There is a case to be made for the loss of tackle
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Council gloss is costly
I HAVE received yet another glossy colour leaflet through my letterbox, as did - according to City of York Council - every other ratepayer at a cost of 7.6p to each resident. Not a lot, one may think, but how many of these do we get a year? All they purport
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Charlotte ready for national glory
York school pupil Charlotte Alpin is through to the Dengie Pony Club Winter League show-jumping regional finals, a competition that attracts thousands of entries nationwide. The 13-year-old, a pupil of St Olave's School in York, qualified two ponies after
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The Merry Wives, Northern Broadsides, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds, until April 21
YOU will note the Windsor postal address of the Merry Wives has been removed, not out of any aversion to the southern town but because the Broadsides' emphasis is on a northern re-mix of Shakespeare's plays. What's more, as company actor-manager and director
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Dispensing hospitality at firm's open week
DISPENSING good hospitality to all its customers, Upton Vending Ltd today launched its open week to celebrate the formal opening of its new headquarters in Selby. The 32-year-old company which now employs 60 people to supply all types of vending systems
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Joining forces for one-stop venture
PROFESSIONALS from four separate business sectors in East Yorkshire have joined forces to create a one-stop shop to help business people achieve their goals. The new company, Mansionhouse Commercial Mortgages Ltd, is the brainchild of Pocklington financial
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Being Bridget
Bridget Jones's Diary - the best-selling book about the modern, single, partying girl - is hilarious and also reflects life for many career women of today. As the film of the novel opens, Emma Harrison explains why she and many of her friends relate to
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Circle Line
STEPHEN LEWIS gets in a spin about a dance that promises to bring back a sense of community.. IT'S the latest dance craze to sweep the land. And while for some reason it hasn't really caught on big in Yorkshire yet, it's probably only a matter of time
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We're over-egging Easter... and that goes for the Swiss Roll too
HAPPY Banana Day everyone! Can you believe a whole year has passed since we last celebrated this auspicious day? It only seems like yesterday that we were decking the halls with bows of bananas and crow-barring granddad into his gorilla suit for the annual
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Poetry book to help abuse victims
A mum-of-three has drawn on her own childhood experiences of abuse to write poetry which she hopes will help others. Jane Reed, of York, will be reading from her first book of poems, Images, at a charity evening held by the charity Survive. Survive offers
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Bruce is strongest link for Ox
Sandra Bruce registered an 18, without a ton score, to help steer Ox to a 6-3 victory against Cygnet in York John Smith's Ladies League division one. Brigadier, with a full complement of players, were back to their magnificent best. With 11 ton-plus scores
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Arson probe at York shop
Firefighters were called to tackle a blaze behind a York shop today which is believed to have been maliciously ignited. North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service was called out to the fire in a brick storage building behind the Shop 'n' Save shop in Front
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Universities work to boost region
Universities in Yorkshire are to sign a pledge tomorrow to work together with business to boost the region's economy. A "strategic alliance" agreement has been drawn up between Yorkshire Forward, an organisation set up to regenerate the county, and the
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Trust may take over museums
A trust may be launched by City of York Council to take over two of York's top museums and the City Art Gallery. Officers will recommend later this month that the Castle Museum, Yorkshire Museum and art gallery should be run by an independent charitable
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Boats business goes on market
A North Yorkshire landmark tourist attraction is on the market for the first time in its 100-year history. Knaresborough's Waterside boathouse, caf and mooring rights, along with its 50 boats, are all up for sale as owners Don and Edna Horner plan to
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Relegation menace brushed off
City of York Ladies swept to North League first division safety with a comprehensive 3-0 victory at bottom of the table Broom. Needing just one point to ensure survival, York made a good start against the County Durham side when skipper Lorraine Pearey
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On the trail of our private detectives
The job of a private detective has changed since the days of Philip Marlowe, as the BBC's new series The Investigators proves. STEPHEN LEWIS went on the trail of a real-life private eye in York... AT the Haxby roundabout, I almost lose him. The high performance
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Sacked consultant gets job back
A consultant who was sacked from a North Yorkshire hospital over allegations that he had an affair with a woman patient has been reinstated. But obstetrician and gynaecologist Neil Hebblethwaite has been given a final written warning and will be hauled
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Pikes step up title tilt
Pickering Town's charge towards the Northern Counties East League division one title hits a hurdle at Hall Road Rangers tonight (kick off 7.45pm). The Pikes have a healthy lead at the top of the table but Hall Road have their own promotion aspirations
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Warden's role is tickety-boo
Robert Ogier has taken pen and pad in hand, and he is on the prowl. Ryedale's newest - and only - traffic warden is relishing the task of monitoring one of the largest patches in Britain. The skin of a rhinoceros, the composure of a Hindu sacred cow and
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York aces dazzle in Festival
A combination of York and York RI players scored all North Yorkshire Under-13s' points at a district rugby union festival at Driffield. While York prop Chris Woolley and hooker Tom Bewick (2) were on target, there were scores too from York RI's stand-off
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County firm pumps cash into charity
A furniture company based in North Yorkshire is continuing to pump huge amounts of money into a vital project in Africa. A cheque for £110,000 which was handed over yesterday, brings the total raised for Oxfam by Tomlinson Antiques, of Tockwith, to a
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Big demand for Evening Press
Punters are quickly snapping up shares in our racehorse Evening Press. So if you don't want to miss out on the action you'll need to act soon. Readers are being given the chance of taking a share in one of trainer Tim Etherington's two-year-olds at Wold
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Thunder no-go
York Wasps' utility player Adam Briggs has revealed he has not joined Gateshead Thunder, as reported last week. Briggs confirmed he has been released by the Wasps but has now returned to amateur neighbours Heworth. He broke his little finger while playing
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Woman released on bail
A woman arrested following the stabbing of a 58-year-old man in Harrogate has been released on police bail. The 57-year-old woman, who was arrested after the incident yesterday, is due to report back to Harrogate police station on April 27. The injured
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Alex smarts at campaign
The season's end cannot come soon enough for York City striker Alex Mathie. The Minstermen front man admits the City faithful nor manager Terry Dolan have seen the best of him in his six-month Bootham Crescent stint. But the 33-year-old former Ipswich
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Disease hits tourist hotspot
A further foot and mouth case has been confirmed in North Yorkshire, bringing the total so far to 13 cases. The Ministry of Agriculture said 401 sheep and 64 cattle would be slaughtered at Throstle Nest farm, Aysgarth. Investigations are under way to
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New bridge spans decades
York's Millennium celebrations came to a late but great climax today when a £4.2 million new bridge across the Ouse was officially opened. Hundreds of residents and cyclists gathered on the Millennium Bridge as the Lord Mayor, Councillor Shan Braund,
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Landmark for the millennium
THERE is something inspiring about a bridge, the way it spans a gap, rises above difficulties, and lets us travel where we couldn't go before. To the York roll call of Clifton, Scarborough, Lendal, Ouse and Skeldergate we can today officially add the
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Just the ticket
FOR six months Ryedale escaped without a traffic warden. But now the district's drivers have to contend with Robert Ogier. The new sheriff in town is certainly keen. When our reporter went to interview him about the challenges of covering his huge, 500
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Alex smarts at campaign
The season's end cannot come soon enough for York City striker Alex Mathie. The Minstermen front man admits the City faithful nor manager Terry Dolan have seen the best of him in his six-month Bootham Crescent stint. But the 33-year-old former Ipswich
