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Hope takes lead
DR David Hope, "our own churchly figure-head" as Julian Cole sneeringly refers to him, stands head and shoulders above most of his ecclesiastical contemporaries and many senior politicians (April 5). When he "thought fit to stick in his mitre", he was
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Double trouble
TYPICAL - no muddled letters for months then two come trundling along in succession (April 6). With all the certainty of ignorance Jo Jones reckons that because most towns populations are 90 per cent "Anglo-Saxon", they don't have a racist problem. What
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Sing And Dance can be a hit for Weymes
John Weymes can get off the mark for the season at Musselburgh with an aptly-named runner. Sing And Dance is probably what the young Middleham trainer will feel like doing if his eight-year-old hits the heights in the Ben Nevis Handicap over a mile and
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Grieving family's burglary anguish
THE devastated family of a York teenager who died after being hit by a car on the city's outer ring road have had a precious memento of him stolen from their home. Just two days before the burglary at their home in Brecksfield, Skelton, the heartbroken
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Drawn free
THE promise of safety is so agonisingly close for York City you can almost smell it. They came close to all but securing it at Bootham Crescent on Saturday but instead the tension lingers. However, few Minstermen fans could begrudge having to wait that
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Ask the experts: Trust is shattered
Q I've been married for six years and thought we had a good relationship. Last month I discovered that my husband has been having an affair. I confronted him and he tells me it is over and wants another chance. My head is reeling. One minute I feel we
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The village that grew and grew
SOME corners of North Yorkshire resemble the land that time forgot. Not so Acomb. Still a sleepy farming village at the beginning of the 1900s, it is now a sprawling, bustling suburb of York. With a busy shopping centre and a population of 25,000, it
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Disease causing fall in rural crime - PC
CRIME in rural areas could be dropping because of the foot and mouth epidemic, according to a senior Ryedale police officer. Community officer Terry Triffitt says all indications are that crime in rural areas has waned since the foot and mouth outbreak
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Bridge closure angers Wheldrake businesses
ANGRY residents today hit out after learning that a vital bridge to their village is to close this week for six weeks. They claim they were not informed of the work - at Pool Bridge in Wheldrake Lane, between Crockey Hill and Wheldrake village - until
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In-form Pikes in seven heaven
PICKERING Town emphasised their title aspirations in the Northern Counties East League division one by hammering lowly Winterton Rangers 7-0. Hotshot Adam Wash hit a hat-trick, Danny Farthing notched his first two goals for the first team, Mark Wood netted
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York veterans remember 'forgotten war'
VETERANS of the "forgotten" war in Korea marked the 50th anniversary of one of its bloodiest battles in York this weekend. Members of the York branch of the British Korean Veterans' Association were joined by other local veterans for a service at All
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Scarborough pay for their generous trend
SCARBOROUGH'S share-all tendency has cost their Conference campaign too much claimed player-manager Neil Thompson as he surveyed the 1-1 draw at Hereford United. Ventured Thompson: "We have drawn far too many games this season which we should have won
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Tragedy as twin dies 8 days after birth
A MUM has spoken of her heartbreak following the death of one of her new-born twins who clung on to life for eight days. Julie Dayman, 33, of Strensall, was one of 19 staff at York's Asda store featured in the Evening Press last month because they were
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'Boro sweep to title triumph
With One Yorkshire Two league game still to play, Scarborough gained promotion into Yorkshire One next season following their emphatic 52-0 home victory over Northallerton. They left their nearest rivals for the Yorkshire 2 title, Sheffield Tigers, behind
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Manihera wrecks Wasps challenge
THREE tries in the space of five minutes just before half-time broke York's hearts and set Workington Town on the road to an 11-try romp to firmly outline their play-off credentials. Until then it had been an evenly-matched encounter with Workington just
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Round-the-clock bedside broadcasts
ANYTIME of day or night you can catch the radio from your hospital bed, as a dedicated channel begins 24-hour broadcasting. York Hospital Radio entered a new era this weekend as, for the first time in its 37-year history, it offered a round-the-clock
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Malton heroes eyeing treble
CONQUERING heroes Malton and Norton were coming back down to earth today after making their own little piece of Twickenham history. The jubilant Malton boys set the home of rugby union alight to lift the Tetley's Bitter Vase with an outstanding 36-20
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City edge closer to safety
YORK City need just two more points to be safe from relegation after sharing six goals and the spoils with promoted Cardiff City at Bootham Crescent. The 3-3 draw saw City slip two places to 18th place in Division Three and means City are still sweating
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Guest books, then Swans off to China
A RYEDALE hotel has received its best excuse ever from a customer who failed to turn up after making a booking. American Claudia Niera, from New York, had mistaken the White Swan in Pickering with its namesake in the bustling Chinese city of Guangzhou
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Waiving the white flag
I'M trying hard to be a Surrendered Wife. Like many other women who have heard all about this lifestyle - renowned for instilling harmony into your marriage - I thought I would give it a go. The idea - hit upon by American Laura Doyle - involves giving
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Tykes triumph
Yorkshire avenged their defeat of the previous day by gaining a comfortable victory by 76 runs over Derbyshire in the one-day friendly match at Derby yesterday. Gavin Hamilton retired with a slight hamstring strain but he will be fit for Yorkshire's first
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Crooks chasing star Benn
FORMER York favourite Jamie Benn is the top name on Wasps coach Lee Crooks' wanted list. Benn was one of the Wasps players who left earlier this season when the club went into a Company Voluntary Arrangement. Since then he has been plying his trade in
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Manihera wrecks Wasps challenge
THREE tries in the space of five minutes just before half-time broke York's hearts and set Workington Town on the road to an 11-try romp to firmly outline their play-off credentials. Until then it had been an evenly-matched encounter with Workington just
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What a triumph
THEY did it! Malton and Norton RUFC took the Tetley's Bitter Vase in some style at Twickenham on Saturday. The celebrations started at the final whistle and are still continuing. Quite right too. The players deserve every pint. In purely sporting terms
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City edge closer to safety
YORK City need just two more points to be safe from relegation after sharing six goals and the spoils with promoted Cardiff City at Bootham Crescent. The 3-3 draw saw City slip two places to 18th place in Division Three and means City are still sweating
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Drive-through burger plan is hard to swallow
A DRIVE-THROUGH McDonald's actually in York (Evening Press, April 19) - and virtually no distance from the city walls? You have to be joking. Probably not, when that American monster already has a take-away facility in the historic heart of the city,
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Leave well alone
A PEDESTRIAN/CYCLE route is proposed for Knavesmire. The land upturned for this project forms part of the most attractive entrance into our city. The proposed track would pass by the foot of Tyburn Steps, should we not treat this monument with respect
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Massive rise in county police recruits
THE number of police recruits in North Yorkshire has soared by 578 per cent -- the second largest rise in the country. The figures, released today, show 61 recruits entered residential training in 2000/01. This compared with only nine in the previous
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Milburn urged to order inquiry on Kerr
HEALTH Secretary Alan Milburn was urged today to order a full public inquiry into issues raised by the case of disgraced psychiatrist William Kerr. The calls came from Harrogate and District Community Health Council, Harrogate and Knaresborough MP Phil
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Woman beaten in park horror
A WOMAN was today recovering at home after being viciously beaten as walked through a York park. She was left with a black eye, broken nose and other cuts and bruises after Sunday night's unprovoked attack in St Nicholas Fields urban nature park, Tang
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Ask the experts: Disgusted by his porn habit
Q My husband is addicted to pornography. I have recently found all the evidence on our computer. He's received pictures of naked women by email and "talks" to them in chat rooms. He subscribes to porn sites and I've also found hard-core magazines hidden
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Key issues hit fever pitch
Promotion and relegation issues are still in the melting pot after the latest round of games in the Leeper Hare York and District League lower divisions. South Bank could only manage a point from their home game against Malton Bacon Factory and their
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'Stop the secrecy' appeal to leaders
DEMANDS to stop City of York Council's leaders making decisions in private will be made tomorrow. The Evening Press last week reported that the council's executive was meeting in private, despite promises made by leader Rod Hills that decisions would
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Not so bonza so it's off to Monza for Webster
IT was a long way to go and watch the rain come down, but that's all sidecar world champions Steve Webster and Paul Woodhead did this weekend. After flying out all the way to Australia to race in round 2 of the 2001 FIM Sidecar World Cup at Philip Island
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Lee happy to stay at the Crescent
SHARPSHOOTER Lee Nogan has indicated he is willing to extend his Bootham Crescent stay beyond the end of the season, writes Dave Stanford. Speaking at the fans' forum earlier this month, manager Terry Dolan admitted he wanted to keep the former Welsh
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St George spearheads regional drive
CAMPAIGNERS for a Yorkshire regional government today urged the Government to use St George's Day to celebrate the re-birth of the "real England". They joined with campaigners from across the country to call for a timetable for action from Government
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Thieves drive club's £5,000 through wall of hut
A NORTH Yorkshire sports club is facing closure, after thieves stole its £5,000 grass mower by driving it through the side of a hut. Ryedale Sports Club is now unable to use its large sports fields without the grass cutter. Local football clubs, unable
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Crooks chasing star Benn
FORMER York favourite Jamie Benn is the top name on Wasps coach Lee Crooks' wanted list. Benn was one of the Wasps players who left earlier this season when the club went into a Company Voluntary Arrangement. Since then he has been plying his trade in
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Majestic Malton
CUP kings Malton and Norton set Twickenham alight with a six-try spectacular to demolish Hoylake. Pat Stephenson's heroes became the first side to bring the Tetley's Bitter Vase to North Yorkshire with a thumping 36-20 triumph. Roared on by their mini-army
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Drawn free
THE promise of safety is so agonisingly close for York City you can almost smell it. They came close to all but securing it at Bootham Crescent on Saturday but instead the tension lingers. However, few Minstermen fans could begrudge having to wait that
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Jobs hope in business park development
DEVELOPERS plan to build an impressive hotel and leisure complex at the entrance to a business park which is expected to bring hundreds of jobs to an East Yorkshire market town. Pocklington-based Broadvale Developments Ltd already has outline planning
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Thwarted ramblers roam the city trails
WITH foot and mouth disease keeping the ramblers from the countryside, one determined bunch of walkers headed to the city for their exercise. Almost 50 members of the Peterlee Rambling Club headed to York at the weekend for a stroll around - some light
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Auster fired up for return
RETURNING Wasp Shaun Austerfield goes straight back into York's team for Sunday's visit of Workington Town after rejecting a move to Doncaster Dragons. Strong-running centre Austerfield quit York at the start of March after becoming disillusioned with
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Fighting crime is the priority
TODAY'S announcement of a boost in police recruitment comes as no surprise. The Government revealed back in December that its £7 million Could You? campaign was working. Television adverts featuring celebrity endorsements of the police prompted more than
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Lee happy to stay at the Crescent
SHARPSHOOTER Lee Nogan has indicated he is willing to extend his Bootham Crescent stay beyond the end of the season, writes Dave Stanford. Speaking at the fans' forum earlier this month, manager Terry Dolan admitted he wanted to keep the former Welsh
