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Diana show cancelled
THE Diana tribute show that kept changing its title and dates in York has now been cancelled. The nationwide tour of Diana, The Ultimate Tribute, will not be visiting the Grand Opera House on March 3 and 4 for "an enchanting performance of the Princess
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New town plan ' a dead bird'
A SECOND MP has hit out at plans to create a new town for 25,000 people between Ripon and Thirsk. Ripon MP David Curry joined growing protests to the controversial plan which would swallow up some of the country's finest agricultural land where the Vale
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Waiters hot under the collar over 'miserable gits' jibe
CURRY waiters branded "miserable gits" by their industry's own magazine said today they were having "naan" of it. York curry houses were falling over themselves to prove their service comes with a big smile after an article in Tandoori Magazine said dining
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Battle for the shoppers
STAND by for style wars in Yorkshire. Shopping outlet specialist Freeport Leisure, which owns Hornsea Freeport Shopping, near Bridlington, today announced another blockbuster designer village which is likely to cut right across the bows of another planned
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Bungalow blaze-death man found in wardrobe
A MAN who died after a house fire was found by firefighters inside a walk-in wardrobe, a Selby inquest was told. Graeme Ramsay died of smoke inhalation after fire broke out in the bedroom of a dormer bungalow in Broadacres, Carlton. The 40-year-old bachelor
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Kings Measure can boost star promise
KINGS MEASURE is napped to rule the roost at tomorrow's televised Chepstow meeting. The five-year-old, trained at Norton by Malcolm Jefferson, makes the long journey south to contest the £15,000 Persian War Premier Novices' Hurdle, and is strongly fancied
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Hymas in the rally hot seat
RIPON'S Stewart Hymas will be bidding to pilot his Peugeot 205 to a second successive victory in the Kall Kwik National Forest rally in North Yorkshire on Sunday. He will be favourite to repeat last year's success when he heads the field of 67 out of
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Little sets his targets
FIFTY points is the next big target for the Minstermen as manager Alan Little prepares to pit wits with ex-England boss Graham Taylor. Little has outlined 50 points as the most immediate goal for City as the season enters its final third. Said Little:
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Clients thought they could trust law boss
Michael Atkin's brass nameplate is still nailed to the wall outside the York chambers in Low Ousegate where he used to practise. But the man who once helped defend ex-Beatle George Harrison on a careless driving charge has fatally tarnished himself both
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Ex-solicitor is jailed for 30 months
A FORMER solicitor who stole over £100,000 from clients and the estates of clients was today starting a 30-month jail term. Michael Atkin used some of the £120,000 cash he took to pay for an extension and improvements at his home as well as for propping
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Gipsies leave site covered in rubbish
THE gipsy invasion of a car park on a commercial estate in Clifton Moor is over, but now the battle of the rubbish has begun. One of the businessmen whose firm was beleaguered by the travellers complained today that City of York Council expected their
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Driver's plea to halt carnage
THE man who was first on the scene of a fatal crash on the A64 has given his backing to our campaign to stop the carnage on the road. Keith Hall, 37, drives along the road regularly working for York firm Lightning Transport Group. On Monday night he was
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York workman injured in freak crash
A YORK man was among three motorway maintenance workers who were seriously injured in what police described as a "one-in-a-million accident". David Wilkinson, 42, of Haxby Road, suffered chest, shoulder and leg injuries when an Alfa Romeo, which went
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Victims of A19 smash were unlawfully killed
TWO men who died in a head-on smash on the A19 near Easingwold were unlawfully killed, a court heard. Brian Thompson, 49, and Colin Wear, 44, died when the white Vauxhall Corsa they were in, driven by workmate Wayman Metcalfe, 37, collided with a lorry
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Firm fined over badly lit skip
THE company which left a skip badly lit on a York road the night two teenagers died in a car accident has been fined £750, plus £30 costs. UK Waste Management Ltd, of Escrick, near York, pleaded guilty to breaking highway regulations at York Magistrates
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Sewage row meeting in the pipeline
RYEDALE villagers tied up in a bitter battle with Yorkshire Water over sewage bills are pinning their hopes on a forthcoming meeting with consumer watchdogs. Householders in Kirby Misperton, Scrayingham, Normanby and Marton contacted the Office of Water
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A flower born to bloom in heaven
TRAGIC young York mum Rebecca Dawson, whose body was recovered from Naburn Lock a week ago, will be finally laid to rest on Tuesday. Following a brief funeral service at St Stephen's Church, in Acomb, she is to be cremated at York Crematorium. As the
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Black among county scorers
YORK winger James Black was among the try-scorers in the Yorkshire Under 17s 53-3 thumping of Leicestershire at Goole. Once Beverley No 8 Rob Devonshire used his power to open the scoring with a fine solo try, Yorkshire's supremacy shone through. Harrogate
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Yorkshire ring changes
YORKSHIRE will show five changes to the side which defeated Northumberland earlier in the season at Otley when they meet them again on February 28 in the quarter finals of the Tetley's Bitter County Championship at Tynedale. The White Rose men received
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York seeks solace in Cup
STRUGGLING York Rugby Union Club's first team head to Bridlington tomorrow looking for some Yorkshire Cup respite. The selectors at Clifton Park have named an 18-man squad for their delayed first round game at Bridlington. After failing to raise a side
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Foxes to test Vialli's mettle
GIANLUCA Vialli, the new 'king' according to Chelsea royal-maker Ken Bates, may well have a few less trembles about the crown he is now wearing. Vialli successfully skirted this season's Blues' nemesis, Arsenal, in their Coca-Cola Cup semi-final. Inspired
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New role for Mr Versatile
GRAEME Murty will tomorrow notch his fifth different role for the Minstermen this term. He has been detailed with tracking and shackling Watford danger-man Stuart Slater after efforts to secure a left-back on loan failed in time for the crunch clash.
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'Lifeline' nursery facing cash crisis
STAFF at York's only special needs nursery today warned the service, a lifeline for many parents, could be lost to the city. Staff at St Dymphna's Pre-School Nursery for Children with Special Needs, say that just three years after it opened its doors
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Therapist sexually tortured women, jury told
A MAN claiming to be a psychotherapist preyed on vulnerable women, saying he could help them overcome their problems, then subjected them to a litany of sexual torture, a court heard. Christopher Dearman, 53, of Stonegarth, Wass, near Malton, denies 12
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Farewell to 'dedicated' Peter
THE cream of British cycling descended on North Yorkshire today to pay their respects to Olympic and Commonwealth cyclist Peter Longbottom. World champion riders, many of whom had put rigorous training schedules on hold, joined family and friends for
