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Waldron stars
YORK Acorn ARLC got their preparations for their first season in National Conference League division one off to a good start with a friendly victory over premier division outfit Hull Dockers. Newly-crowned BARLA Player of the Year Johnny Waldron scored
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Barker making his mark
RUNS have been flowing from the bat of Lady Lumley's School, Pickering, pupil Lorcan Barker this summer. He started the season for the school by hitting 83 in the County Cup game against Ermysted Grammar. He was selected to play for North Yorkshire at
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Victims of crime
CRIME against small businesses in York and North Yorkshire is among the worst in the country. That is the assertion of Len Cruddas, chief executive of the York and North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce, who has called on the Home Office to "record statistics
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Over the Edge of glory
ONE hundred minutes in a 100-years-plus war have set the summer ablaze. The finger-chewing, pulse-quickening, sweat-drenching dnouement to the Second Test in the Ashes' hostilities between England and Australia was as good as it gets - and simply not
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Saints 62, Knights 0
THE pre-match team talk among the Blue camp last night was probably not too dissimilar to the one 24 hours earlier. "Okay, we're not going to win, but let's see if we can cause a stir in a few safe seats, maybe win a few points and, above all, do ourselves
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Recycling site gets a revamp
A WASTE site in York has reopened with a new look - and a high security fence to deter yobs who used to plague it. The Beckfield Lane Household Waste Recycling Centre, as it is now known, features a new layout, and new facilities to make it easier for
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Rail firm's 'fare choice' for travellers
BETTER value and more choice for passengers - that's what York-based GNER is offering, after it unveiled a new range of advance purchase tickets. The company says the new fares, which will be introduced for journeys from Sunday, September 25, will create
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"Hall plan will leave us homeless"
A FAMILY who face losing their home if a village hall is demolished have spoken for the first time about how the uncertainty is taking its toll. Amanda and John Nicholson are in a constant state of limbo, knowing a letter could arrive any day giving them
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Bid to block 4am opening at club
A BUSY York nightclub which wants to open until 4am faces a series of objections when its application for extended hours is heard next week. Toffs nightclub, in Toft Green, wants permission to serve drinks until 3.30am, possibly seven days a week, and
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Anger over loco trip
A disabled man's trip on the Flying Scotsman turned to an embarrassing nightmare when he was asked to leave a train carriage last so has not to inconvenience others. Simon Pearson had been treated to first-class tickets on one of the National Railway
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York retain Myers Burnell trophy
YORK won the Myers Burnell Cup by beating Clifton Alliance by 75 runs in a repeat of last year's final. The two limited overs innings format produced plenty of runs at Clifton Park but York proved just too strong. Batting first, York's early batsmen were
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Bridge fee rise given go-ahead
A GOVERNMENT-appointed inspector has sided with the owners of a 230-year-old North Yorkshire bridge following a public inquiry into their bid to increase toll charges. Car drivers will see the cost of crossing the privately-run Aldwark Bridge over the
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Defender relishes big City challenge
GETTING matches is the name of the game for new York City defender Jamie Price - and he will do all he can to ensure he makes the team and stay there to reach his aim. The 23-year-old right-back was released by Doncaster Rovers in the summer following
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Crayke in league move
FORMER York and District League team Crayke have been accepted into the RJF Homes Beckett Football League at the 11th hour. An urgent league management committee meeting saw the club elected to the second division taking the number of teams in the league
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Goal hero Barnes calls it quits
FORMER York City striker Paul Barnes has retired from football. Barnes has made the decision just weeks after signing for Conference North club Alfreton Town because of a knee problem and work commitments. The 37-year-old forward netted 85 goals in 178
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We all have to be responsible
WITH regard to your story about the fire at Allerton Castle, your reporter Dan Jones missed the essence of my answers to his questions (Safety lessons to be learned, August 5). First, I do not own Allerton Castle. It is preserved by the Gerald Arthur
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Not here in Clifton
I REFER to the proposed relocation of the Arc Light centre to the disused site of Shipton Street School in Clifton. While I agree with and support the work the Arc Light project is taking on, I object to the idea of moving the centre to the Shipton Street
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Little protection
I THINK Messrs Grainger and Caulfield, and the rest of the city planners, may be seeing things through rose, or probably green, coloured spectacles ("So has the Green belt done its job?", August 3). Green belt status may have given some protection to
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Green belt losses
IF Stephen Lewis wishes to give us his view of the green belt, I am sure no one would dispute his right to do so. To describe his uncritical account of the official view as "an investigation" is a bit much. Planning law is complex, but its most notable
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It's a bad sign
SOME time ago we read of various initiatives to start to clear the streets of York of some of the unwanted signs, poles and other types of irrelevant street "furniture". I would be interested to know how things are progressing. Can any of your readers
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Way we were
Tuesday, August 9, 2005 100 years ago The Bridlington police ordered two travelling performing bears, with their singing guardians, out of the borough. The previous day they were the cause of a trap accident through the horse bolting at the sight of the
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A breath of fresh air
A NEW restaurant in west York has pledged to support the Evening Press campaign to stamp out smoking in the workplace. Italian eatery Russo's Restaurant, in Acomb Court, opened its doors last week and immediately imposed a complete ban. Owner Antony Russo
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So how does York rate, Kirstie?
A TV show tonight will be revealing the ten best places to live in the UK. STEPHEN LEWIS makes the case for York to be among them. KIRSTIE Allsopp and Phil Spencer have made their names as the engaging TV duo with an uncanny ability to sniff out property
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Rebel alliance - 09/08/05
Red River Rebel can enhance his already impressive Beverley record tomorrow by following up his latest course success. John Norton's seven-year-old is a four-time winner on the Westwood, and he also boasts a host of placed efforts on his favourite course
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Free-scoring Lumb regains his Yorkshire place at Somerset
SHEER weight of runs has won Richard Lumb his Championship place back in Yorkshire's match against Somerset which begins at Taunton tomorrow. The left-hander has beaten off strong competition from Richard Pyrah and Chris Taylor to replace Ian Harvey,
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Commercial Property spotlight: Sisters open holiday hamlet on farm
THE first Scandinavian log cabin holiday hamlet in North Yorkshire is now open for business and attracting interest from holidaymakers. Four log cabins have now been completed at Home Farm, Moreby, Stillingfleet, near Selby, thanks to help from the York
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Chartered surveyors appoint director
TIM MUNNS has been appointed a director of chartered surveyors Wharfedale Property Management Ltd, which manages Thorp Arch Estate business and retail park, near Wetherby, on behalf of its owners, Hanover Property Unit Trust. Mr Munns joined the property
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Car washing squatters are ordered to leave
SQUATTERS who moved into an empty petrol station and set up a car washing business have been ordered to leave by a county court judge. The car cleaners say they had been "hugely successful" since they set up at the former Total petrol station in Fulford
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Toddler fodder
JO HAYWOOD offers some food for thought on healthy toddler meals. TODDLERS are fickle creatures. One day they are happy to eat broccoli and carrots, the next they refuse to put anything in their mouths except Playdoh. Family meals can become a war zone
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Poppleton power to title in great style
POPPLETON'S first Tyke Petroleum Men's Tennis League division one title triumph since 2001 was sealed with an easy win against bottom team Sutton. Of their 71 games, 35 were won by John Moore and Michael Binns - the highest score of the season. Relegated
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Crowning Mary
YORK has got used to beauty pageants all over again, thanks to the success of the MS York contest. Now the city has another line-up of beauty queens to consider. The latest contestants may not be in the first, or even second, flush of youth but they certainly
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A64 victim named
The woman who died in Saturday's multi-vehicle crash on the A64 at West Knapton, was named today as Iris Suggitt, 71, of Hill Side Way, West Lutton, Malton. She died at the scene of the accident, in which her husband suffered minor injuries when their
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Free-scoring Lumb regains his Yorkshire place at Somerset
SHEER weight of runs has won Richard Lumb his Championship place back in Yorkshire's match against Somerset which begins at Taunton on Wednesday. The left-hander has beaten off strong competition from Richard Pyrah and Chris Taylor to replace Ian Harvey
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Traffic rumpus
VILLAGERS in the southern part of York have hit out at city chiefs over race day road closures - saying they feel "barricaded" inside their community. Copmanthorpe Parish Council has complained to council traffic bosses after key routes in and out of
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Goal hero Barnes calls it quits
FORMER York City striker Paul Barnes has retired from football. Barnes has made the decision just weeks after signing for Conference North club Alfreton Town because of a knee problem and work commitments. The 37-year-old forward netted 85 goals in 178
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Meet the contestants of the alternative Miss York
A NEW beauty queen has been crowned in York. But the latest pageant winner, 85-year-old Mary Addington, does not intend to challenge MS York winner Georgia Horsley for her title, because she is proud and pleased enough to be able to call herself Miss
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Me take a risk? No danger
AS DANGEROUS jobs go, climbing into a flood relief tunnel wasn't A-league. But when I stood at the top and looked down I was - as the other members of the party will vouch - very close to abandoning it. Thankfully, I wasn't alone in my anxiety, and another
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How the time flies for council
SENIOR Liberal Democrats on City of York Council plan their days with a painstaking precision that would make a world darts champion beam with pride. After months monitoring the ruling group's agendas for executive meetings, the Diary can reveal an alarming
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Defender relishes big City challenge
GETTING matches is the name of the game for new York City defender Jamie Price - and he will do all he can to ensure he makes the team and stay there to reach his aim. The 23-year-old right-back was released by Doncaster Rovers in the summer following
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McEwan hopes to net Mallon and Pounder
WIDE men Ryan Mallon and David Pounder look poised to become York City boss Billy McEwan's latest signings. Both players were present at Monday's photo call and were included in the team picture. Former Halifax player Mallon and ex-Scarborough man Pounder
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Your guide to 2005-06
CITY fans can't afford to miss Wednesday's Evening Press. It will include a free 12-page guide to new-look City's Nationwide Conference campaign. As well as a full colour poster-size team picture, the guide will include interviews with striker Clayton
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Who's a terrorist?
I Am concerned about the proposed 'anti terrorist' legislation. In the 1980s Margaret Thatcher called Nelson Mandela 'a dangerous terrorist'. Mandela, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, is now one of the most highly-regarded statesmen of our age. Should we ban
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Ghurka glimpse
Would the young man who took photographs of the Ghurka dancers at Haxby Carnival on July 9 please contact the writer as the Haxby Carnival Committee would like to have copies of the photographs. The writer is a member of that committee. Muriel Pirozek
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Hiroshima was a war crime
THE words of Dr Harold Agnew, a major collaborator in the world's worst act of 'terrorism,' the bombing of Hiroshima, show well the mind set of the Tube bombers or the non-suicide bomber who have devastated Iraq for over 14 years: "My honest feeling at
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New tip is worse
I HAVE just returned from my first visit to the new-look recycling centre in Beckfield Lane and am not at all impressed. Now, instead of emptying bags down into a skip, they have to be hauled up eight metal steps, then lifted shoulder high in order to
