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Scrap the car park
York council tax payers will be concerned to know that the council, already some £8 million in debt and promising again to cut staff and services and increase the council tax, has committed itself to borrowing up to £2.5 million pounds for the Northern
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Acorn's relief
A round-up of local rugby league stories YORK Acorn finally gave their long suffering fans something to cheer about with a brilliant 30-4 home win over high-flying Crosfields in the National Conference second division. Inspired by a breathtaking hat-trick
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'Nosh' to eat up Newcastle rivals
MICK Easterby, having tempted top jockey Paul Carberry from Ireland with the prospect of riding two winners at Newcastle tomorrow, is expected to deliver the goods on a course where he saddled a treble earlier this month. Noshinannikin and Minster Glory
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York lose despite being in control
DESPITE playing their best rugby of the season for much of their Thwaites Northern Division Two match against Percy Park at Clifton Park on Saturday York lost 8-5. York's red-blooded team rugby deserved to see them 20 points clear before the break. Prolonged
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Phone scam is a prize sham
THE latest telephone prize promotion is a scam, an absolute rip-off. Not our words, but those of North Yorkshire trading standards boss Gordon Gresty.This begs the question: why is such a confidence trick allowed to continue? There can be no doubt that
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Pit strike looms
Selby's 3,500 miners are set to take their first industrial action for 14 years after pit delegates recommended all-out strike action in a dispute over pay. The National Union of Mineworkers will now ballot pitmen in the new year. Delegates meeting at
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Richard dies in father's arms
A NORTH Yorkshire boy has died at the age of 11 from one of the world's rarest diseases. Richard Limbert, who suffered from a metabolic illness, adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), died in the arms of his heartbroken father, Gary, at their home in Sherburn-in-Elmet
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Memory man able to plan a Christmas to remember
A YORK man who won back long-lost childhood memories after an operation is set to give his family a seasonal thank-you following a change of heart from his bank. Peter Broadhead approached Abbey National plc to ask if he could defer his mortgage payments
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Dick Turpin rides again
Drums the word RADIO 1 DJ Mark Radcliffe's recently-published book, Showbusiness - Diary Of A Rock 'n' Roll Nobody is all about his other career - playing in dubious rock bands. What readers might not realise is that the drummer in the improbably named
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Hunger strike on 55th day
ANIMAL rights activist Barry Horne, now on the 55th day of his hunger strike, has pledged to continue to starve himself unless the Government launches a Royal Commission on animal testing. Supporters admitted reports that Horne had taken fluids other
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Woman terrorised by road rage attacker
A WOMAN shop assistant was terrorised by a road rage attacker who kicked and banged her car door and screamed obsecnities at her. Rachel Bulmer, a 29-year-old shop assistant at Asda's Monks Cross store, was left petrified by the violent attack. Mrs Bulmer
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Mother awaits identification after body found in Foss
A BODY recovered from the River Foss in York over the weekend is believed to be that of missing Malton man Neil Langthorne. Firefighters were called to the weir on the River Foss next to the St George's Field car park on Saturday to recover the body,
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Towering mistake
York has many varied interesting shops. It also has many empty shops and it is also ringed around at every point of the compass by large shopping complexes. What York does not have is a place where weary shoppers can rest before setting off home. Parliament
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Thanks to fab four
We write to thank four girls who gave up a Saturday earlier this year to do a sponsored bike ride in memory of our son Stephen. Kate Harrison, Tracy and Claire Snowden and Sarah Brown raised an amazing £770 for the Candlelighters' charity which researches
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Song of hope stifled
In Mike Laycock's article about the Minster's refusal to allow the African Children's Choir to perform a second song, (November 24) it was explained that one reason for this was that prayers were about to begin. I believe prayers are often led by one
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Chris Titley
Why do Brits like bringing up the rear? PSYCHIC Uri Geller's Millennium column in Friday's Evening Press fully lived up to its weird and wonderful billing. But here's a strange phenomenon that has not yet caught Mr Geller's glassy-eyed gaze. British bottoms
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York cop in line for top award
Crime-busting York bobby John Bolton has been nominated for a prestigious award - which could see him pounding the streets of Europe. PC Bolton, the brains behind many city centre crime-busting initiatives, including taking shop managers on patrol and
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Gabbers kills off poor Boro
FORMER York City striker Marco Gabbiadini tormented struggling Scarborough, who crashed to a 3-0 Division Three defeat at Feethams. He proved too hot to handle for a Boro side who never really came to terms with the heavy pitch. In contrast Darlington
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Kavanagh keeps Stoke well clear
NOVEMBER finished with a flourish for Stoke City, though the leaders left it late at struggling Wycombe to bag the points. Midfielder Graham Kavanagh was the Potters' hero smacking in the only goal of the game at Adams Park 11 minutes from time. That
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Toys are uck!
IT IS often said that today's children are more sophisticated than previous generations. After all, toy shops are now full of high tech hardware. But children have not changed that much. This year's best-selling toys include the famous Furbys, the pretend
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Patchwork grit gets point
York City 1, Northampton 1 DESPITE a side as makeshift as a Blue Peter advent crown York City deserved a badge for courage. City were as rigid in their resolve to end their home zero-zone malaise as sticky back plastic. Not getting all their own way they
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Shock injury blow for Warrington
LUCKLESS goalkeeper Andy Warrington admitted to being 'gutted' as he faced exile until the New Year. The City number one will be missing from duty for at least six weeks after suffering a triple fracture of his right hand. Warrington revealed that he
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Fan-tastic support
YORK City's faithful were given a big hand by manager Alan Little as he savoured a showdown at tonight's fans' forum. The City boss saluted the Bootham Crescent support for their patience and backing of the injury-blighted Minstermen, who fought back
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York and Selby police divisions to merge
YORK and Selby police divisions are to be merged as part of a massive shake-up of North Yorkshire police, it was confirmed today. The county's Police Authority unanimously accepted proposals by the Chief Constable, David Kenworthy, to restructure the
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Beef-on-the-bone chef faces charges
A PUB landlord and chef accused of selling beef on the bone was expected at York Crown Court today. His appearance comes as the Government was due to announce lifting the ban he is charged with breaking. Chris Bowman, aged 36, manager and chef of the
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Throw 'em in the bin
TRADING standards chiefs today warned North Yorkshire residents to be on their guard against another flood of letters promising big money prizes. The letters tell householders they may have won up to £1,010 in cash or even a Mercedes. But lucky winners
