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Three to be sentenced over drugs haul
TWO drug conspirators are today awaiting sentence after police seized more than a kilo of heroin in one of York's biggest drugs swoops. Nigel Stewart Flint, 30, and Carl Russell Anson, 44, were due to stand trial for conspiring with Flint's friend, Louisa
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Hunt for new homes
COUNCIL chiefs have held crunch talks with nursing home bosses in a bid to find its elderly residents a new place to live. City of York Council representatives spent three hours yesterday locked in discussions with the owners of Blair Atholl Nursing Home
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Flood warning issued in York
TWO flood warnings have been issued on the River Ouse at York and Naburn today following more heavy rainfall. The Environment Agency (EA) has released the warnings for the Ouse between Clifton Bridge and Fulford and at Naburn Lock. But a spokeswoman,
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Flood watch back in York
MOTORISTS in York and North Yorkshire were being urged to drive carefully today after the region's roads were covered with debris and standing water by strong winds and rain. A spokesman for the Environment Agency said a Flood Watch was now in place in
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Lend me your ear
Cherie Blair has had ear acupuncture to relieve stress, but this technique can also be used as a painkiller and to help with weight loss or quitting smoking. MAXINE GORDON reports SUCH is the power of ear acupuncture that in China it is used as pain relief
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We get by with a little help from our Friends
FRIENDS will be friends - but not with Langleys solicitors, of York. The unusual link between the law practice and Friends estate agency in Micklegate has now been severed in the friendliest of ways. Langleys has sold the estate agency side of its business
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New venue for Rotary Club
MEMBERS of the Rotary Club of York have moved to a new venue for the first time in 35 years. The club is now meeting at the Churchill Hotel, Bootham. Since 1966, Rotarians had met at the Royal York Hotel to eat lunch, exchange news and listen to guest
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We must not let this war drag on
With allied airstrikes on Afghanistan well into their third day STEPHEN LEWIS asks retired Major General Murray Naylor what will happen next. AS American and British military chiefs ponder their next move today, one stark truth is already becoming clear
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Railway winner angers Robins
SELBY Town's hopes of cementing their place at the top of the Northern Counties East premier division came to a controversial end at Harrogate Railway Athletic with a 1-0 defeat. A solitary strike from Railway substitute Ian Hart with seven minutes left
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Noble prize up for grabs
AN award-winning chef has offered to cook up a delicious menu in the home of a party of lucky diners to help raise money for St Leonard's Hospice. Kenny Noble of York's Blue Bicycle restaurant has offered to cook up the feast for four as one of the prizes
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Dawn rises to top mission
Dawn Exton included a maximum in 19 darts as Cygnet beat Clifton 7-2 and flew to the top of York John Smith's Ladies League division one. Sarah Jackson won the opener with two tons for 23 on which Clifton failed to build. Cygnet won seven on the trot
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Councils target benefit cheats
A HARD-hitting advertising campaign and a fraud hotline have been launched to urge people to blow the whistle on benefit cheats in York, Selby and Ryedale. City of York Council, Selby District Council and Ryedale District Council have joined forces for
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Head-on horror
A WOMAN has died after her car and a lorry collided head-on on a notorious trunk road. The 73-year-old's blue Vauxhall Nova collided with the yellow Ford Iveco tipper lorry near the Hewson and Robinson Garage on the A1079, close to the Barmby Moor junction
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Teenager victim of sex attackers
A 17-YEAR-OLD girl was subjected to a vicious sexual assault by two men as she walked home in the centre of Harrogate after a night out with friends. A spokesman for North Yorkshire Police said the victim was forced to the ground by the two attackers
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Late strike anguish for seconds
City of York II were unlucky not to come away with all three points from their 1-1 draw with Stockton I after a late goal was disallowed. Stockton's initial speed yielded an opening goal but York settled down and began to play good hockey, forcing a few
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Peace campaigners in street vigil
YORK anti-war demonstrators held a candlelight vigil against allied military strikes in Afghanistan. About 60 protesters, drawn from a wide range of local groups including the Socialist Alliance, Green Party and Quakers, circled the Parliament Street
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We are in for long haul - PM
PRIME Minster Tony Blair has warned the war against terrorism will not end when Osama bin Laden's Al Qaida network is brought down. In a powerful speech at the emergency of recall of Parliament, he said the British people should be prepared for a "long
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Your chance to quiz bus bosses
PASSENGERS confused by First York's new Metro timetable displays are to be given the chance to air their views following a U-turn by bus bosses. Chiefs at the James Street company have revealed they could consider changing the information they give at
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Basham's one-match ban
CENTRAL defender Mike Basham will miss York City's home match against Southend on October 20 after picking up his fifth yellow card of the season on Saturday. Basham was booked - and, as the last defender, could even have been sent-off - when he hauled
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Veteran pilot's plane stalled in turn
A LIGHT aircraft crashed in a ball of flame near a North Yorkshire airfield, shortly after its pilot turned back because of a radio warning about an open door. Retired company boss Brian McClelland was taking off from Sherburn Aero Club near Selby after
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Back to future for Edwards?
YORK Wasps chief executive Ann Garvey has confirmed the club are in discussions with former fans' favourite Peter Edwards. The ex-Auckland Warriors and Salford City Reds hooker left Huntington Stadium for Doncaster in late 1999 but has not signed a new
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Flood warning issued in York
TWO flood warnings have been issued on the River Ouse at York and Naburn today following more heavy rainfall. The Environment Agency (EA) has released the warnings for the Ouse between Clifton Bridge and Fulford and at Naburn Lock. But a spokeswoman,
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'Superman' brawl witnesses appeal
MEMBERS of the public are being asked to contact the police after a brawl erupted in the centre of York. Worried shop staff alerted officers to the fight in Coppergate, which involved more than 16 men - one dressed in a Superman costume. Hundreds of people
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Fast track to skills accolade
IT took only ten weeks for rapidly expanding e-commerce firm Management Services 2000 Ltd of York (MS2M) to attain the Investors in People standard. The speed was an expression of a philosophy that has always existed at MS2M - that if you support and
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Brothers exploit market niche
WHEN brothers Richard and Ross Stewart pooled their talents to form a company in Selby more than a year ago, it not only "had legs" - it had wheels. Their firm, Chequers Transport Services, based in a 4,000sq ft warehouse (used for short-term storage
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York to get 'bed-blocking' cash
THE Government today pledged more than £1 million a year to York and North Yorkshire to tackle the bed-blocking crisis. York social services bosses were handed at least £312,000 a year over two years to reduce delayed discharges - highlighted in the Evening
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Drivel is on the menu
RAYMOND Blanc can go boil his head as far as I'm concerned. And if that Gordon Ramsey happened to catch his shallots in a mincer tomorrow, I wouldn't shed so much as a single tear. I don't know what is happening at the moment, but every time I turn around
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Glad hair day
Three lucky Evening Press readers were made to feel like new women after a makeover at a top York salon. MAXINE GORDON reports IT'S hardly surprising we had a full mailbag in response to our competition to win an image overhaul at a top York hairdressing
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Bid to help high-tech companies
A HUGE drive to streamline the way 230 high-tech firms in York conduct their business was launched today. The initiative, by Science City York - the established partnership between the City of York Council and the University of York - could save hundreds
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Advance in knee surgery
A NEW surgical implant to cut the time it takes to recover from career-threatening cruciate knee ligament damage is being developed by a North Yorkshire company, with help from Business Link York and North Yorkshire. Atlantech, which designs surgical
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Spend war billions building not blitzing
BILLIONS will be spent on the "war on terrorism" but who is the enemy when one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter? When a country has an elected government then any organisation using the bomb rather than the ballot box should be classed
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First York... last time
BEING a pensioner couple we are happy to use buses. At South Milford, we have an Arriva service to York, via the A63 and A19. The journey is about 18 miles and takes 70 minutes - including driver change at Selby - and the concessionary fair is £4.40 for
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Good Samaritans
ON behalf of our mother Edna we thank the two women who rang for an ambulance, contacted us and comforted her after she fell over at the bus stop in Stonebow on Saturday, August 12. Also the gentleman who used his coat as a pillow to make her more comfortable
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Country jobs are crucial
Technology has allowed many of us to work from home. A computer, and a gizmo to link it with other computers worldwide, empowers people to do their jobs without even leaving home. And more people are opting for this style of working life. Some of the
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Bed blocking shames York
BED blocking should never be dismissed as merely an administrative headache. It is a major problem that causes untold anguish and wastes precious health resources. Elderly people are regularly stranded in hospital long after they should have been discharged
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Soaked in tax
AT this time of year, York residents are told to brace themselves against twin threats: rising waters and rising council tax. Today came the first tax warning of autumn. The council prepares us for hefty payment hikes in an announcement made annually,
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Legal win for patients
FORMER patients of disgraced North Yorkshire gynaecologist Richard Neale have been given a boost in their battle for a public inquiry. Lawyers acting for 48 alleged victims of indecent assault by a Kent GP have won permission to challenge Health Secretary
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Gobstopper shock for driver
FOUR boys from a Ryedale school have admitted their part in an incident in which almost caused a road accident. The pupils, from Lady Lumley's School, in Pickering, have all been disciplined for their part in the incident in which a gobstopper was thrown
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Railtrack ponders legal fight
Beleaguered Railtrack may take the administrators appointed to run the company to court. Company lawyers have discussed the prospect of taking Ernst & Young, and a bank, to court over £350 million of frozen money. The cash was frozen after the Government
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Sam's the man for Acomb
DEFENSIVE slackness almost proved dear for Acomb, who recovered to beat Rotherham 3-2. Acomb started slowly as they struggled to adapt to the surface. However, they gradually gained control and took the lead from a short corner strike from Stuart Baxter
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I'll never stop hunt for Geoffrey's killer
In an exclusive interview, widow Jackie Leeming tells how her heartache continues today - five years after her husband died in an unsolved murder Geoffrey Leeming was brutally stabbed to death in the garage of his home in Linley Avenue, Haxby, on the
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Tad's wake-up call
TADCASTER men started their league campaign with a 5-3 defeat against Wakefield III. A battling display in the opening half saw Tad trail 2-1, with a goal from Peter Barnett sandwiched by strikes from Wakefield. However, the second half saw Wakefield
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Youth teams off to a flier
City of York Under-16 boys started their Yorkshire League campaign with two wins and a draw. A goal against the run of play put Ben Rhydding ahead before John Raper equalised when he screamed a shot in from the edge of the 'D'. Despite fierce pressure
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Proud nine
NINE goals in two games is the rampant start made by City of York I. After routing Rotherham 4-0 the York ranks pounded Preston outfit Springfield 5-2 in their second NHL division one fixture, led by Glyn Humphrey, who scored the first four goals. York's
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Press for Redcar
The people's racehorse, Evening Press, is set to go to Redcar a week on Friday to compete in her second-ever race. There is a remote chance the two-year-old North Yorkshire filly will get to run at York this Friday but Malton-based trainer Tim Etherington
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Dancers gather in York for reunion
A REUNION of York dancers from the 1940s and 1950s received a boost - when it was joined by two of the dance school's nonagenarian teachers. Dancers from the Three Graces school, which was run in Clifford Street between the 1920s and 1950s, met at the
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York faces council tax hike
HOUSEHOLDERS in York are being warned they could face council tax misery next year. Finance chiefs at City of York Council fear there may have to be a hike in charges to balance the books and pay for service improvements. The Evening Press has learned
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Firm's growing client list
WITH a name like Acute Marketing, Nick Eggleton expects his York business to take sudden tangents, but in his case they are always on an upward path. Nick had to issue a quick update on his entry for the Evening Press Business Awards, both in the Growth
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Basham's one-match ban
CENTRAL defender Mike Basham will miss York City's home match against Southend on October 20 after picking up his fifth yellow card of the season on Saturday. Basham was booked - and, as the last defender, could even have been sent-off - when he hauled
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Back to future for Edwards?
YORK Wasps chief executive Ann Garvey has confirmed the club are in discussions with former fans' favourite Peter Edwards. The ex-Auckland Warriors and Salford City Reds hooker left Huntington Stadium for Doncaster in late 1999 but has not signed a new
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Pitman's Genius can win debut over fences
Sheer Genius can show his potential as a high-class chaser in the making at Towcester tomorrow. Trained by Mark Pitman, the five-year-old makes his debut over fences in the 'Become An Annual Member Today' Novices' Chase and a successful assault is anticipated
