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Going flat out
GEORGE WILKINSON is happy and untroubled on the flatlands close to Beverley, apart from an encounter with a trouser-tearing gate. BEVERLEY and its environs have been due an exploration, so we travelled on a hot Saturday to Tickton, a satellite of the
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Cheers to the hero
FOR weeks, beer lovers have been intrigued by the promotion for this year's beer festival at the Maltings. As the advert in Ouse Boozer, York Campaign for Real Ale's magazine, puts it, this is a "festival in appreciation of the unsung hero among us".
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Revamp hailed
I WOULD like to congratulate the management committee of the Joseph Rowntree Theatre on the refurbishment of the auditorium. Now the seating and carpeting has been done, it makes you feel that you should take off your shoes when entering the theatre.
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Dad's Army appeal
I AM writing a book on the Home Guard during the war years, and I would like to ask if anyone who has served in any units if they would like to write to me. I am looking for any amusing stories that may have happened to you or your friends during that
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Little Chef, A64 Bilbrough, York
THERE was a time when any visit to a Little Chef could be achieved well within our budget. But things have changed. The menu has altered significantly over the years, although remaining consistent in most branches. Following refurbishment more sophisticated
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In peak condition
Autumn is the perfect time to go to Eastern Europe where the days are sunny and warm up to November. Megi Rychlikova spent a healthy day walking among the beautiful Slovakian mountains. Slovakia is justly proud of its mountains. They cover most of the
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No quarter given
HOW time flies. After today's encounter with Cambridge United, more than a quarter of the season will have gone. It's probably not a bad time to give 'an end of term report' on what's gone so far. It's reckoned that ten games normally provides enough
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Parkin charge to hold his title
ESTEEMED Yorkshire coach Steve Robinson has hailed Stewart Parkin as one of the most promising prospects in North Yorkshire and the teenager underlined that potential at The Oaks Golf Club. The 17-year-old who hails from Whitby, but now plays out off
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'Keep all Castle options open'
ALL OPTIONS should remain open in the York Castle Area public consultation, according to leading Coppergate II opponents today. The Evening Press exclusively revealed yesterday that City of York Council was inviting views from across the city on the Castle
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Citadel split on sex shop
A bitter row between a York sex shop and members of the Salvation Army has split the Christian congregation after the shop was granted Sunday trading. The Adult Shop in Gillygate has been allowed to open on Sundays for the first time after Salvation Army
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Tea party political broadcast
YORK MP Hugh Bayley has appealed to his older constituents not to withhold their vote from Labour in a row over pension payments. Mr Bayley made his call during a visit to a senior citizens' centre to highlight the Government's new Pension Credit, designed
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Disabled access praise for Minster
YORK MINSTER has been praised in a new report for its disabled access facilities. The Disability Rights Commission has published the report to launch its Open4All campaign for disabled access in the UK. Disability Rights Commission spokesperson Alyson
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Jealous axeman grabbed love rival
A JEALOUS axeman attacked his love rival in his former girlfriend's house at the dead of night, York Crown Court heard. Craig John Gregson, 29, kicked down the front door of Melaine Hodgson Stockhill's home after she had locked it against him, said prosecutor
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Warrior eyes comeback
YORVIK Warrior Jamie Warters could be back in the ring at the end of November after seeing his latest fight KO'd by cracked ribs. Warters, 28, was due to fight at Hull's Willerby Manor Hotel last week but had to pull out because of the sparring injury
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Oz lift for Knights
YORK City Knights are on the verge of agreeing a significant sponsorship deal with a major international company, the Evening Press can reveal. No details have yet been released by the club but the Press believes the deal would be worth a five-figure
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14 months for raider
A MEMBER of a burglary gang which snatched loot worth £1,500 from a York house has been jailed for 14 months. Jeremy Hill-Baker, prosecuting, told York Crown Court how Stephen Ashes, 21, arrived with his accomplices in a van at a house in Hempland Lane
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Watch out
YORK City boss Chris Brass is promising a dramatic shake-up of his stuttering Minstermen next week. Win, lose or draw against Cambridge United today, the City chief is looking to draft in a number of new recruits at Bootham Crescent. Just one win and
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Ambushed
DRUNKEN teenagers left a motorist with a serious head injury when they ambushed his car and smashed a bottle over his head in a York street. A gang of up to seven boys and two girls in their mid-teens punched, kicked and threw bottles at businessman John
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Knights draw in
YORK City Knights home-boys Darren Callaghan and Mark Cain have spoken of their joy at signing up for another year at Huntington Stadium. The York-born and bred duo told the Evening Press they had little hesitation in staying with their home town team
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Krause awarded
TOP MAN Trevor Krause and runner-up Rich Hayes have been presented with their Evening Press/Collier Plant Hire player-of-the-season prizes following their tip-top year with York City Knights. The pair went to Huntington Stadium yesterday to collect their
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City Knights are 'jokers of the pack'
IN reference to the Evening Press (Wednesday, October 1) York City Knights RLFC report under the headline Ace of Clubs about their stunning achievements. What achievements? More like York City Knights joker of the pack. This season was over when they
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Frock of ages
As York fashion label Droopy & Browns moves into a new city centre store, MAXINE GORDON looks back at its three decades in the clothing business. DROOPY & Browns is a byword for English elegance in the fashion business. Ball gowns, wedding dresses
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Tim goes for French glory - 04/10/03
Three run-of-the-mill National Hunt meetings are the modest racing menu in Britain tomorrow, but the spotlight will be focussed very firmly on the Flat action across the Channel. Longchamp, in France, is the target for Ryedale trainer Tim Easterby, who
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Time for 'oldies' to fight for better pensions
THANK you for your leader "Restore the pension link" and your article (October 1). Mr Parlabean points to a very useful weapon in the hands of pensioners in their fights for common justice in the annual pension review. However, I fear that only something
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'Mighty Steve' is the talk of the Big Top
IT'S brilliant to see the healthy survival of the circus without the exploitation of animals. From the safety of a sofa's edge, I was gripped by the thrill of the Big Top (Evening Press, October 1). I read with bated breath and through splayed fingers
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A grave concern
ROBERT Beaumont wrote: "Today, George Hudson's grave lies neglected and overgrown, in a corner of an unkempt graveyard at Scrayingham, near Malton. It would be wonderful if it could be cleaned up (September 27)". I have grown weary of reading this in
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Going flat out
GEORGE WILKINSON is happy and untroubled on the flatlands close to Beverley, apart from an encounter with a trouser-tearing gate. BEVERLEY and its environs have been due an exploration, so we travelled on a hot Saturday to Tickton, a satellite of the
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In peak condition
Autumn is the perfect time to go to Eastern Europe where the days are sunny and warm up to November. Megi Rychlikova spent a healthy day walking among the beautiful Slovakian mountains. Slovakia is justly proud of its mountains. They cover most of the
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Fruits of autumn
GINA PARKINSON finds there is still plenty of life in the garden as the first mists arrive. WE woke to heavy mist and the Minster view from my son's window was shrouded in grey. It is the beginning of October and autumn is here after the longest, warmest
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Watch out
YORK City boss Chris Brass is promising a dramatic shake-up of his stuttering Minstermen next week. Win, lose or draw against Cambridge United today, the City chief is looking to draft in a number of new recruits at Bootham Crescent. Just one win and
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Day out at Flamingoland
Simon Ritchie returns from a day out with a tall story. OF ALL the animals to become obsessed with, our son just had to choose a giraffe. Our house is full of toy giraffes, large and small, plastic and cuddly, and Elliot won't leave home without at least
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'Keep all Castle options open'
ALL OPTIONS should remain open in the York Castle Area public consultation, according to leading Coppergate II opponents today. The Evening Press exclusively revealed yesterday that City of York Council was inviting views from across the city on the Castle
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Top 20 Taylor
LADIES golf was propelled into the limelight this year with Annika Sorenstam taking on the men in a US tour event and Europe crushing America to lift the Solheim Cup. And for York's LET professional Kirsty Taylor, it was also an eventful year with a debut
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Short putts - Saturday October 4, 2003
Kevin Miller (2 handicap) and Bob Elliott (7) won Fulford's Harrower Trophy foursomes competition after a gripping final against Bob Robinson (6) and Tony Hinder (10). Two down after two holes, Robinson and Hinder then played the next 14 holes in level
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Outstanding school fundraiser
LEGENDARY England goalkeeper Gordon Banks was among the stars at a charity auction which raised nearly £11,000 for a York school. More than 350 people packed into the Voltigeur Suite at York Racecourse for the event organised by Manor School, which is
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Council gets tough on second homes
TOUGH new powers that cut council tax discounts on second or investment homes are to come into force in York. Under the Local Government Act, due to come into force in two months, councils can vary the council tax discount on second homes. The discount
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Wheels of fire
SLINGSBY sidecar star Rob Bradley and his Skipton passenger, Tristan Winterburn, are the new British Masters Grass Track 1000cc champions. Bradley and Winterburn stormed to victory in Folkestone after amassing the most points among 24 sidecars during
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Leaning tower of pizzas
PIZZA lovers prepare your plates - because your dreams may well have just come true. A big business party has pulled its order from Domino's Pizza, York, at the very last minute. Which has left boss Ian Foxley with a big problem in his kitchen, in fact
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Young Buck full of ace potential
NESTL Rowntree's rising 400metres star Richard Buck is being groomed for medal success at the 2008 Olympics. Buck, 16, is the current AAAs and English Schools' Under-17 champion and his performances over the last year have earned him a place on the UK
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Chairman steps down
YORK RLC Supporters' Club are looking for a new chairman after Louise Ince stepped down due to work commitments. Ince, who has been chairman for two and a half years, says she has not got enough time to devote to the supporters' club because of work and
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Oz lift for Knights
YORK City Knights are on the verge of agreeing a significant sponsorship deal with a major international company, the Evening Press can reveal. No details have yet been released by the club but the Press believes the deal would be worth a five-figure
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The Italian way
Italian food specialist La Bottega delle Langhe has recently celebrated its first birthday. CATHERINE BRUCE speaks to the owners about their dream to bring a taste of Italy to York. GOURMET food-lovers need look no further than La Bottega delle Langhe
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Kapadokya, George Hudson Street, York
MAXINE GORDON finds some Turkish delight in York. IF you wish to send your tastebuds on a round-the-world trip, you would be well served by a trek around York's restaurants. From Japanese to Spanish, Italian to Indian, Greek to Mexican, there is a world
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More answers needed please
IN view of the recent admission price increases at Bootham Crescent and the disclosure that York City are continuing to trade at a loss, questions are once again being asked by concerned York City supporters. It has not helped by the scandalous situation
