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Safa looking a solid bet
Racing by Tom O' Ryan Dispol Safa, narrowly beaten at Ayr last week, can go one better at Catterick tomorrow. The Peter Calver-trained filly aims for the Leeds Nursery Handicap and, with the in-form John Carroll booked to do the steering, looks set to
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Wasps on the brink
Directors of York Rugby League Club were today poised for last-ditch talks to prevent a walk-out by players. Several players are threatening to quit the club ahead of Sunday's crucial Second Division trip to Bramley following a pay dispute. The Evening
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Elderly welcome half-price bus fares
Pensioners today hailed Government plans to bring in half-price bus fares for all senior citizens. More than 117,000 pensioners in North Yorkshire are set to benefit from the new concessionary half-fare bus scheme, announced in yesterday's Transport White
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Council pledge on use of tolls in York
The people of York would be fully consulted before any road charging was introduced in the city, a council leader pledged today. And Councillor Dave Merrett, deputy leader of City of York Council, said tolls would only come in if present policies were
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Social worker on sex charges
A social worker from North Yorkshire is the latest man to face sex charges in the major inquiry into child abuse at former children's homes. Roy Fawcett, 40, of The Avenue, Haxby, York, is accused of sexually assaulting children at a former National Children's
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Anti-car crusade angers those who drive to work
Motorists in North Yorkshire have launched a bitter attack on the Government's proposals for road tolls and taxes on company car parks. Many said they felt they were being "penalised" for simply using their vehicles to do their jobs, and that it was not
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Parking tax is bad news for business
Horrified North Yorkshire businessmen warned today that the Government's anti-car crusade could hit both their employees and customers. Business leaders fear the proposals to let local authorities tax company car parks and make motorists pay for journeys
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Register needed
The murder of baby Joseph Mackin is an horrific crime. What makes it all the more shocking is the revelation that the killer, Helen Stacey, was a registered childminder - despite being a convicted prostitute and having had three of her own children taken
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Middlebrook set for dream debut
David Warner on Yorkshire Cricket James Middlebrook could make a dream championship debut for Yorkshire against Middlesex at cricket's headquarters tomorrow. The 21-year-old off-spinner and right hand batsman from Leeds is included in a party of 12 for
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Austin powers to the verge of world glory
York rower Helen Austin is ready to take on the world. The 17-year-old St Peter's School pupil has qualified to row for Great Britain in the World Junior Rowing Championships in Austria next month. Austin reached the British squad after taking the gold
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ROAD RAGE
Converted for the new archive on 30 June 2000. Some images and formatting may have been lost in the conversion.
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Tortoise is back for a munch and Judy
Fred the tortoise has been reunited with his playmate, Judy, thanks to the Evening Press. Judy was left shell-shocked after Fred went missing from the garden of his York home. Owner Patricia Otterburn returned home to Bishopthorpe Road to find the gate
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Partnership new era in crime battle
A new crime-busting partnership is to be launched this week when the police, City of York Council and major public and private sector organisations harness their efforts to crack down on crime in the city. The ground-breaking scheme, heralded by the police
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Museum plans major coup to lure visitors
York's Castle Museum is planning a major series of exhibitions to lure back the missing visitors. And across the city, the Yorkshire Museum is hoping to stage another monster show next year to repeat the success of last year's Carnosaur event, following
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Plump puss Zac tips the scales at 34lb
Fat cat Zac is one pampered plump puss. The 12-year-old much-loved moggy tips the scales at a hefty 34lbs. And he certainly has an appetite for the good life, according to owners Neville and Ann King. He's so hefty that Neville once broke an ankle trying
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County call for tougher childminder checks
More stringent checks should be carried out on child carers and nannies in the light of revelations about the past of childminder-turned-killer Helen Stacey, the county's child services' boss said today. Gill Rigg, head of child services for North Yorkshire
