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Fame, Grand Opera House, York (April 29 to May 4)
FAME, the all-American song and dance show, is going to live for ever. Drawing its inspiration from Alan Parker's 1980 film, a newly updated version of Fame: The Musical is on tour, taking a roller-coaster ride through the dreams and disappointments of
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Essay it like it is
THE attacks on me go on ('Historic fraud', Letters, April 2). When Robert Beaumont visited my house he asked me who wrote a note in Essays In York History of about four pages long. I replied that in the form in which it appeared I did. It was rewritten
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Holiday horror of killer virus
A YORK woman was among holidaymakers struck down by a debilitating virus which raged through a hotel on the holiday island of Cyprus. City of York councillor Liz Edge spent eight days of her two-week holiday in hospital as doctors battled to contain her
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York plane spotter's Greek jail shock
YORK plane spotter Andy Jenkins today received a three-year prison sentence on espionage charges in Greece. He was among six British plane spotters to be found guilty of spying after being arrested at a Greek air force base. Two Dutch spotters were also
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Families who inspire hope
THIS has been a week of remarkable parental courage. A mother and father's love for their child is unconquerable; the death of that child unbearable. Yet the parents of Thomas Staniforth, Caroline Stuttle and Jamie Bucknell have borne their loss with
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Minster fee relief
THERE will be widespread relief that the Dean and Chapter have decided against charging admission to York Minster. Many felt uncomfortable with the idea, considering it overtly commercial. And those York residents who regularly seek the tranquillity of
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Hey! It's SEAT's sunny new Ibiza
YOU only have to look at the sales figures for the SEAT Ibiza since its introduction in 1984 to appreciate just how popular the car has become ... and by all accounts will soon be outgunning the Volkswagen Polo. By itself this may not be of particular
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Town's Rich pickings
EXPERIENCED midfielder Nick Richardson is the latest York City player to be linked to a move to UniBond League division one champions Harrogate Town. As exclusively revealed in yesterday's Evening Press, released City trio Kieran Darlow, Marc Thompson
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Al is the title keeper
THE early exit of Michael Proctor against Scunthorpe on Saturday may have been bad news for York City, but for 'Super' Alan Fettis it is the best thing that could have happened. The Evening Press player of the year award was set to go to the wire with
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In from the start
THIS summer's Yorkshire League will again be graced by a battery of overseas players. Spearheading the 'invasion's is Yorkshire County Cricket Club's Australian Test star Simon Katich, who will replace Darren Lehmann in the senior White Rose ranks when
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Y Tu Mama Tambien (And Your Mother Too) (18, 106mins)
MEET Julio and Tenoch (Gael Garcia Bernal, Diego Luna), best boyhood buddies, 17 and itchy as the Mexico City heat. Cocky but still in their milk-teeth years sexually, they try to get jiggy with the voluptuous Luisa (Maribel Verdu) at a high society wedding
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Hectic run-in takes its toll on the Pikes
THE fixture backlog looks to be catching up on Pickering Town after they went down to a 1-0 defeat against Borrowash Victoria last night in the Northern Counties East League premier division. A run of cup games and postponements has left Pickering playing
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Hart pump-starts leaders
A brilliant 156 pairs finish from Neil Hart won the match and consolidated Clifton 'A' team's position at the top of York Atlas Auto Services League division one. Hart earlier won his singles in 19 darts, while Tap's best came from Mick Nixon (18). A
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Bull's battle to down Lions
BLACK Bull won the division four title after a tense finale in the title decider against Haxby Lions. Dan Lindsey gave Black Bull the lead after 35 minutes and ten minutes into the second half added a second. Haxby, however, weren't going to give up their
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Double opener is test for York
YORK open their new cricket season with a double header in East Yorkshire this weekend. Tomorrow they begin their Oxbridge Yorkshire ECB County Premier League campaign at Driffield before taking their first steps on the road to Lord's with a National
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50-year beer just so Moor-ish
A TASTE of the moors is heading for off-licences across the country thanks to a new brew from Cropton Brewery. The local brewers have launched an Anniversary Yorkshire Moors ale to celebrate 50 years since the National Park began. And a national campaign
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Policeman 'feared for his life'
A POLICEMAN told an inquest how he feared for his life at the hands of former mercenary Kirk Davies. Sergeant Ian Gayles was one of the first officers to arrive at Pinderfields Hospital, Wakefield, to check reports about a man carrying a rifle in the
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Ripon lasses take to final Hill
RIPON Ladies RUFC are eyeing an historic double success. Having wrapped up the National One North League title with a 33-6 victory at home to Shelford, the ladies are hoping to add the National Shield to their collection this Sunday. Ripon will head to
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Sean pops back
BAR Talk caught up with Sean Singleton this week. It's not easy, he gets around a bit: the last time we spoke back in October, he and wife Diane had taken over the Ship Inn, Acaster Malbis, saying they planned to stay there 15 years. But after only a
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Hart may be sued by freight rail firm
GARY Hart, the driver who caused the Selby rail crash, could face another High Court writ - this time from the freight company involved in the disaster. Freightliner has confirmed it is looking to recover a "substantial" sum for the damages and loss of
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Youth accused of car robbery
A YOUTH has appeared before magistrates charged with robbing a motorist who had stopped at a pedestrian crossing. The 17-year-old, from east York, is accused of punching the driver, who was a student also aged 17, and stealing his £200 mobile phone at
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Al is the title keeper
THE early exit of Michael Proctor against Scunthorpe on Saturday may have been bad news for York City, but for 'Super' Alan Fettis it is the best thing that could have happened. The Evening Press player of the year award was set to go to the wire with
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Town's Rich pickings
EXPERIENCED midfielder Nick Richardson is the latest York City player to be linked to a move to UniBond League division one champions Harrogate Town. As exclusively revealed in yesterday's Evening Press, released City trio Kieran Darlow, Marc Thompson
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Verger attacked in church
A VERGER who warned of a worsening security situation at his historic York church has been attacked by an intruder. David Brown is verger to the Holy Trinity Church, in Trinity Lane, off Micklegate. He is also caretaker at Jacob's Well, the historic building
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Press deal for City fans
CALLING all York City fans... buy your 2002/3 season tickets at reduced rates with your award-winning Evening Press. New Minstermen chairman John Batchelor has set a target of 1,500 season ticket sales for the 2002/3 campaign - almost double the number
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Verdict given in Ecstasy tragedy
FORMER York City star Gordon Staniforth has pledged to join the fight against drugs after an inquest heard how Ecstasy claimed his son's life. He says he will take part in pilot schemes to take a warning message about the dangers of drugs and also excessive
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Port can score vintage victory
Best Port can be the toast of Ripon tomorrow by winning the feature race on the programme. Trained just outside York by John Parkes, the six-year-old bids for the £10,000 C B Hutchinson Memorial Challenge Cup Handicap and is napped to triumph in the hands
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Minster fee relief
THERE will be widespread relief that the Dean and Chapter have decided against charging admission to York Minster. Many felt uncomfortable with the idea, considering it overtly commercial. And those York residents who regularly seek the tranquillity of
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How we attack asthma-inducing dust mites
I SYMPATHISE with Karima Hallett ('Asthma victims lose out in cuts', April 19). I have been running York Allergy Support for several years and know of many asthmatic children. Some have an allergy to house dust mites. Research from Southampton hospital
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Answer the questions
I MUST respond to the letters from Ann Reid (April 14) and Alison Shrimpton (April 16). Liberal Democrat councillors and local shopkeepers have dealt a savage blow to the people who will eventually occupy the Tenneco site and to existing residents, while
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Going underground
WHAT strikes Tony Robinson more than anything else is that you can take a whole village out of the British countryside and lose it. The diminutive TV personality, presenter of Channel 4's Time Team, is squatting on the perfectly-manicured turf in front
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Pride And Prejudice Joseph Rowntree Theatre, York (May 2 to 4)
FOR their final production of the 2001/2002 season, Rowntree Players have selected a classic costume play,Pride And Prejudice , directed by Shirley Patrick. Next week's performances at the Joseph Rowntree Theatre, in York, require a large cast comprising
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Teenagers survive school roof plunge
TWO teenagers who crashed through a skylight in a school roof are lucky to be alive, say police. Carrie Hamilton, 15, and Sean Kouvilirja, 14, were retrieving tennis balls from the roof when they plunged 15ft into a science laboratory. Police officers
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Gunpowder facts
WERE I York's infamous son Guy Fawkes, I might well feel gutted on reading your leader comment about his gunpowder allegedly being found by curators in the British Museum (March 22). The gunpowder referred to was, in fact, found in the British Library
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Nursing a wish
I AM an historian working on a history of state enrolled nurses, and as part of my research I am trying to reach as many enrolled nurses, past and present, as possible. I should be pleased to receive information, anecdotes, photographs or any memorabilia
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Wait and see
Today's walk could have been made for the Moorsbus Service. A short ride from Helmsley takes you to the top of Newgate Bank in Bilsdale and then you can walk back to the town over moors and through the bluebell valley of Riccal Dale using newly designated
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Beningbrough Hall
LAST year's foot and mouth outbreak left Beningbrough Hall with a disastrous season. But now the house and gardens are open to the public once more. Taking advantage of the fine weather we paid a visit, making sure we had time to sample the caf. This
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Balti Ghor, Copmanthorpe - Reviewed 28/04/02
The Balti Ghor Indian restaurant came about, I am told, because the Bano Phool Spice takeaway, which opened at the shopping precinct in Copmanthorpe, was so popular it was decided to open a restaurant too in the former Costcutter shop close by. I can
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Maley in shooting
FORMER York City loan ranger Mark Maley has undergone surgery on an eye injury following a freak accident involving an air pistol. Maley was hit by a pellet accidentally fired from the gun by Sunderland team-mate John Oster after the pair had been larking
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Press deal for City fans
CALLING all York City fans... buy your 2002/3 season tickets at reduced rates with your award-winning Evening Press. New Minstermen chairman John Batchelor has set a target of 1,500 season ticket sales for the 2002/3 campaign - almost double the number
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About A Boy (12, 101mins)
ABOUT A Boy is all about Hugh Grant. Without him, no film. Forever cast as the single man with the anxiety attacks, he has played the nice, bumbling commitment coward (Four Weddings), the hopeless romantic (Notting Hill) and the bounder (Bridget Jones's
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Truth can be so like a lie
TORY MP John Greenway landed the plum first question to Tony Blair this week. A rare chance to land a blow on the Prime Minister. The audience watching on television must have thought Mr Greenway, the member for Ryedale, failed to even lay a glove on
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Lawyer change at York retail inquiry
A LEADING barrister in the controversial Coppergate inquiry has withdrawn to become a judge. David Mole led the inquiry for developers Land Securities, who want to carry out a £60 million redevelopment of land between Clifford's Tower and Piccadilly.
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Springing into full blossom
APRIL is a good time to plant container-grown shrubs and perennials, and because it is also my birthday this month, we usually have a few new things to put into the garden. This year I was given Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Goshiki', Clematis armandii 'Apple
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Six of the best from Nichols
Dunnington completed their season with an 11-2 away win at Haxby Town in the Mitchell League. Scott Nichols scored six, Ben Gilpin hit four and Daniel Leaf was also on target, while Nick Lawrie replied twice for Haxby. Danny Penrose, Adam Jones and Danny
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Bike chain muggers rob man in street
THREE robbers threatened a man with blades and a bike chain, then stole his wallet in broad daylight in a busy York street. The victim, who has not been named, was held up in St Maurice's Road, near Monk Bar. Two of the robbers were armed with knives,
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Residents lose bid to stop homes scheme
RESIDENTS have lost their battle to stop new homes being built on an old school site in Haxby, York. But the Haxby and Wigginton residents have won a promise that some open space will be kept at the Oaken Grove School site. It is expected that 27 homes
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Ancient village is found
CHANNEL 4's Time Team have discovered evidence of the medieval village of Henderskelfe. The team, which includes Blackadder actor Tony Robinson, have spent the last few days digging up lawns at Castle Howard in an attempt to uncover evidence of the ancient
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In from the start
THIS summer's Yorkshire League will again be graced by a battery of overseas players. Spearheading the 'invasion's is Yorkshire County Cricket Club's Australian Test star Simon Katich, who will replace Darren Lehmann in the senior White Rose ranks when
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Duck Sick feel better
DUCK SICK are feeling anything but ill after winning Round One, Heat 11 of the Fibbers/Evening Press Battle of the Bands 2002 in York. The local heavy metal/punk band defeated runners-up Bobby Sixkiller, a Leeds group with a French vocalist, and wild-card
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Rubbish fire threat to pylon
BURNING rubbish near a live electricity pylon kept firefighters on standby near a York travellers' site for over three hours. The fire broke out close to the Osbaldwick Industrial Estate. It was described as "well ablaze" and sent a thick plume of black
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Coronation feat still on Malt' agenda
WITH promotion to Yorkshire Two already secured, Malton and Norton entertain Barnsley at The Gannock tomorrow hoping to increase the pressure on their title rivals, Heath. A Malton win would force Heath, the RFU Powergen Trophy holders, to win their remaining
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Lawyer change at York retail inquiry
A LEADING barrister in the controversial Coppergate inquiry has withdrawn to become a judge. David Mole led the inquiry for developers Land Securities, who want to carry out a £60 million redevelopment of land between Clifford's Tower and Piccadilly.
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Maley in shooting
FORMER York City loan ranger Mark Maley has undergone surgery on an eye injury following a freak accident involving an air pistol. Maley was hit by a pellet accidentally fired from the gun by Sunderland team-mate John Oster after the pair had been larking
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Council U-turn on flats plan
PLANS to build flats on a York school site that caused uproar among nearby residents have been reversed only months after councillors backed them. City of York Council accepted the scheme for 24 flats on the former site of the Clifton Preparatory School
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Minster decides against entry fee, but asks for more
CONTROVERSIAL proposals to charge for visiting York Minster have been put on hold. Instead, the Minster authorities announced today that they are to launch an "improved donation scheme" from next week to beat a cash crisis. The Evening Press revealed
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Woman hurt in A169 crash
A WOMAN was seriously injured in a three-vehicle crash in North Yorkshire early today. Firefighters were called out to free the driver who was trapped in her Nissan Micra on the A169 Malton to Pickering road north of the A64 interchange. The drivers of
