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Arc to triumph - 25/11/05
Tyneside owner Graham Wylie, who saw his colours carried to a brace of victories at Carlisle yesterday, can enjoy an even greater triumph at his local course tomorrow. He will be represented by Arcalis in the £80,000 Pertemps 'Fighting Fifth' Hurdle at
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Mike Tyson's a sissy
WIFE-batterer, rapist, legend, humanitarian, nutcase. Just a selection of descriptions we heard about "Iron" Mike Tyson following the news he was coming to York on a sightseeing tour. Having sat in his hotel lobby for several hours waiting for the former
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Big guns drawn in division five
In the big game in John Smith's League division five, Cawood and Raskelf Rovers shared the points. Raskelf fought back from 2-0 down and goals from Floyd and Metcalfe cancelled out a two-strike haul for Cawood's Blundell. Acomb Rangers remain five points
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Battle weary Robins to rest if they put one over homesters Mickleover
Leg-weary Selby Town will be pushing through the fatigue barrier tomorrow at Mickleover Sports after playing four hours of football in a week. The Robins overcame Hereford-based Westfields 3-2 in the FA Vase after extra time of the replay - but assistant
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Full revamp of £3m hotel
ONE of the grandest hotels in the Selby area has changed hands for more than £3 million - and now there are multi-million pound plans for a major revamp and a doubling of staff numbers. The 17th century Monk Fryston Hall Hotel and its 30 acres of lakes
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Bid to be biggest
PERSIMMON'S £643 million bid to buy its rival housebuilder Westbury was "in no way hostile". That was the assurance today by Neil Francis, Persimmon's company secretary, based at the housebuilder's national headquarters in Fulford. Mr Francis stressed
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Reg Vardy stores in £420m buy-out
FOUR Reg Vardy car dealerships in York and North Yorkshire are soon likely to be under new ownership as part of a £420 million deal. They are among 49 dealerships which the Sunderland-based firm has agreed to sell to rival Pendragon, whose combined total
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University spin-off set to be driving force
BREAKTHROUGH technology perfected by a York company which helps to save motorists' lives will soon to be marketed in Europe. Rapita Systems Ltd, a University of York spin-off company, is seeking a slice of a growing $44 billion global electronic control
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Licence to drink
PERHAPS it was the cold weather. Or the competing lure of late-night Christmas shopping. But York's first night let off the leash of licensing limitations did not disintegrate into the feared orgy of trouble. While it was too chilly to be the continental-style
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Hail the transatlantic balloon adventurers
BEING as you say, world-famous, you ought to have checked up on the fact that the Atlantic balloon flight Per Lindstrand and Richard Branson, above, undertook in 1987 was not an "attempt", but a success (November 21) - Swedish aviation expertise coupled
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Paragon of virtue
I FEAR Elizabeth C Earle sees Tony Blair through rose-tinted spectacles as he is definitely not the paragon of virtue she makes him out to be. Has she forgotten he was somewhat economical with the truth when he assured the British people that Saddam Hussein
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Wonderful care
MAY I express my opinions of paramedics and various hospitals and care homes. I have nothing but praise for Mr and Mrs Plant whose family run Haisthorpe House. There are 26 of us here and the carers are wonderful. I was in York Hospital for a mastectomy
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Do not arm police in wake of PC's murder
FOLLOWING the murder of the Bradford policewoman, the question arises: should the police be armed? My answer is no. But until the laws are changed so a life sentence means life, nothing will change. There should be no time off for pleading guilty. Change
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Rush now on for flu jabs
AFTER years of trying to persuade those entitled to their free flu jab to come forward, doctors are now being deluged with requests for vaccinations. The media has reported how some surgeries have run out of the vaccine, in part, because the "well worried
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Traffic hell goes on as roadworks completion is delayed
MOTORISTS face weeks of misery in the run up to Christmas, after it emerged that lengthy work on one Selby's busiest streets had been hampered by delays. Councillor Steve Shaw Wright today said: "It's not at all ideal. What I think, you cannot print."
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Boy, 15, admits arson attack
A 15-year-old arsonist has admitted starting a huge blaze that led to fears of toxic fumes in part of north York. Residents living near a former tannery in Strensall were warned to stay indoors with their doors and windows shut as dozens of firefighters
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Gang rape: three are charged
THREE men have been charged in connection with the brutal gang rape of a deaf women in a York graveyard. Cezary Krasnopolski, 25, Marcin Legowski, 23, and Dominik Knoblauch, 20, were last night charged with rape and were due to appear at York Magistrates
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Mum's anger at bin rat charge
COUNCIL bosses told a single mother she must pay for a live rat to be removed from her bin. Now they have apologised to Gemma Faulkner, 22, of Meam Close, Osbaldwick, York, who blamed the council's new rubbish collection system for the infestation. She
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Brassed off Town
Harrogate Town have been left reeling by the sudden - and almost silent - recall of Chris Brass by York City. The former Minstermen player/manager had been due to stop at Wetherby Road until December 13. But City recalled him yesterday - by sending a
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New loan recruits get instant call-up for Minstermen
YORK City loan signings Evan Horwood and Terry Barwick are in contention for starting places at Morecambe tomorrow. Minstermen boss Billy McEwan has added both players to his squad for the Christie Park clash while, 45 miles away, Chris Brass is also
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We didn't kill him
HEARTBROKEN parents Peter Rough and Sarah Thornhill today blasted the "sickening rumours" surrounding the death of their beloved four-year-old son. "We did not kill Callum," said Peter, 27, from Chapelfields, York. "It's hard enough to cope with his death
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New loan recruits get instant call-up for Minstermen
YORK City loan signings Evan Horwood and Terry Barwick are in contention for starting places at Morecambe tomorrow. Minstermen boss Billy McEwan has added both players to his squad for the Christie Park clash while, 45 miles away, Chris Brass is also
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Mum's anger at bin rat charge
COUNCIL bosses told a single mother she must pay for a live rat to be removed from her bin. Now they have apologised to Gemma Faulkner, 22, of Meam Close, Osbaldwick, York, who blamed the council's new rubbish collection system for the infestation. She
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Way we were
Saturday, November 26, 2005 100 years ago Within the previous few days details of an uncommon operation performed at the Stockton Hospital had been published in the British Medical Journal. The operation consisted of opening a man's body near the heart
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Way we were
Friday, November 25, 2005 100 years ago The distractions at the Martinmas Hirings had brought about in their train a partial dislocation of trade in the ordinary Saturday market. Stallholders had been ousted from their usual stands and customers found
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What now for Terry's?
York people are giving their views on what should be done with Terry's. STEPHEN LEWIS reports. A HOTEL, a hospital, an ambulance HQ, a police station, a complementary health centre and a prestige office development - these are some of the ideas for the
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Derwent step up the championship challenge
Derwent United put the pressure on John Smith's York and District Sunday Morning Football League leaders Marcia by going joint-top after thumping Pocklington Town 5-1 in their division one clash. On the scoresheet for Derwent were Bradshaw, Hazel, S Collins
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Wanderers lose their way
John Smith's League division four leaders Wanderers suffered their first defeat of the season, going down 4-3 to Real Way Station. Wanderers were leading 3-2 at half-time through goals from Ross Moynihan, John Gothard and Mick Cammidge but two goals each
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Unlucky double break for Stirling and Lawmen
Serious injuries to two players disrupted the York and District Sunday Afternoon League programme with one game having to be abandoned. A College of Law man went down under a heavy Turf challenge when his side were 1-0 up after 30 minutes, but a long
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Brave Deanne's memory boosts Guardian Angels appeal
THE memory of a brave girl who died aged 14 will be kept alive in York Hospital's children's ward. Twenty-five years after the death of Deanne Gee, of Kingsway North, a fund set up in her memory has raised £3,000 for our Guardian Angels appeal. Deanne's
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Rat found in wheelie bin
YORK householders will open their wheelie bins a little more gingerly having read of Gemma Faulkner's experience. Rearranging the contents of her wheelie bin, she came face-to-face with a live rat. All but the most ardent rodent fanciers would consider
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City council's costly mistake
I READ with amusement and a little annoyance Stephen Lewis's article on the need for new council offices to serve our city (November 18). After his tour of the small dim rooms with windows that look out on to a stone wall, twisting staircases and no lifts
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Manic teachers
MY partner was taking part in a musical night last Saturday, at Lowfields School, York, to raise funds for BBC Children In Need. I went along with her parents to give support, and was impressed by the Brownies and Guides and Track 29 taking part. The
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State killing
I WOULD like to make some observations regarding Kenneth Bowker's appeal for the reintroduction of the death penalty (November 22). He writes it is "highly unlikely that there is a real risk of a wrongful conviction leading to a miscarriage of justice
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Friendly Tykes
I'VE got to defend the people running Masham's Black Sheep Brewery Victorian Christmas Fair from Chris Titley's Diary nonsense (November 22). I have entertained at this event since 1997, offering children's circus workshops and balloon modelling as Professor
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Brand name
EARLIER this month my wife and I took our one-year-old son to York's Monkgate NHS Walk-In Centre with a raging temperature and bad cold symptoms. Having been given a prescription, we drove to Tesco at Clifton Moor. Only on our way home did we discover
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Hymn of praise
I WAS inclined to think that Elizabeth Earle's hymn of praise for Saint Anthony Blair (Letters, November 18) was a joke. But in case not, let's have another look. Ms Earle quotes Blair's "simple, deeply-felt words" (or pious platitudes?) after the July
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Hospice TV plea
A HOSPICE that cares for terminally-ill children from York and North Yorkshire will screen a series of ground-breaking TV adverts to try to plug a £3.6 million funding shortfall. Martin House, at Boston Spa, near Tadcaster, launched the advert - being
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Councils unite to fight police merger proposals
YORK council chiefs have demanded a meeting with Home Office Minister Hazel Blears to discuss "serious concerns" about the possible merger of North Yorkshire Police with other regional forces. Coun Andrew Waller, who has responsibility for public safety
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Death of singer 'natural causes'
A FORMER singer whose body was found in his York flat died of natural causes, police said. As reported in later editions of last night's Evening Press, police launched an investigation following the "unexplained" death of Bob De-Vries, who once sang with
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Ace Crescent over the moon
RON Simpson gamed in 18, Paul Keers 21 and Bob Lee hit a 180 as Crescent shot down Swan 7-2 in York John Smith's Men's Darts League division one. Chris Thompson hit 19 and Gary Scott 20, then Thompson partnered Tony Cooper for a fantastic 22-dart 701
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Roach in reach
The main angling event of the weekend is undoubtedly the opening round of the perennially popular York and District Winter League. A capacity crowd will line the banks of the Ouse from Fulford through to Bishopthorpe. If the fish have got used to the
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Heworth's six-hitters
HEWORTH 'A' extended their lead at the top of the York Conservative Clubs' Carlsberg UK Snooker League with a 6-1 win over Fulford 'B'. Successes by Kevin Gall, Jason Miller, Brian Shipley, Richie Burdett and Steve Burdett secured the victory before Fulford's
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Was this York's priciest ever cuppa?
Shocked charity worker Vicki Hill was left steaming after being forced to pay a whopping £42 for just three pots of tea at the Royal York Hotel. Despite querying the bill several times with managers, she was told it was correct, and walked away with a
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Quiet start to late drinking
The relaxation of traditional licensing laws was widely expected to bring serious disorder to our streets. GERRAN GRIMSHAW went out with police in York to see how things went on the first night of the new rules. MAYHEM on the streets was widely predicted
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Dr Kellett's dialect panacea
DO you know how to speak Yorkshire? Proper Yorkshire, like, not just adding "'Appen so, veterinary" at the end of every sentence. The way to find out is if you understand the following entreaty. "Ey! Dooan't thee thee-tha me! Tha thee-tha's them 'at thee-tha's
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Brassed off Town
Harrogate Town have been left reeling by the sudden - and almost silent - recall of Chris Brass by York City. The former Minstermen player/manager had been due to stop at Wetherby Road until December 13. But City recalled him yesterday - by sending a
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York face biggest tie in years
IT'S the biggest game staged at Clifton Park for several years. And York RUFC will be hoping to be the architects of another giant-killing act by beating formidable Morley in the fourth round of the Intermediate Cup tomorrow. York come up against last
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New Ald enemy for Pock
Pocklington RUFC enter unknown cup territory when they host Aldwinians in the fourth round of the Powergen Junior Vase tomorrow. Pock, who reached the fifth round last year, have got this far by the back door this season - two of their three opponents
