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Leslie Bryan
Bang goes another BIG idea On the face of things Otto Rohwedder was a seriously unlucky chap. He suffered a major illness at an early age and came close to death. He survived and with great determination and effort built up a business - only to see it
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Height of folly?
I am aware that the train bears the title Transpennine Express, but I do wonder whether the York Station announcers feel as silly as they sound announcing departures of the Transpennine Express to Scarborough? James Merryweather, Ingleborough Avenue,
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Only way to beat cuts
Readers will have seen the report in the Evening Press of proposals for drastic cuts in services facing the North Yorkshire Social Services Committee (January 18). This depressing situation has arisen because of the disastrously low budget the Government
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Heworth pair lead York bid
Former Heworth stalwarts Phil Sturdy and Darren Wheatley are to coach this season's York and District inter-town rugby league team. Both players enjoyed glittering careers at Elmpark Way and they should have a wealth of experience to call on which will
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Food fur thought
As a publicity stunt, it is a stroke of genius. But it remains to be seen whether the advertisement designed specifically for cats will actually generate more pet food sales. The kitty commercial is the logical next step after the deployment of "pester
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Hodges poised for Boro defeat
Welsh international midfielder Glyn Hodges will be a surprise face in the Scarborough squad to face Leyton Orient at the McCain Stadium tonight (7.30pm). Hodges, 35, played for Boro's reserves on Monday night in the 2-1 Pontin's League Cup victory over
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York shrugs off slump pundits
Economists rarely agree about the state of the nation. They are suffering a particularly acute bout of uncertainty at present, unable to agree whether Britain is on the up or sliding towards recession. Fortunately, we need not rely too heavily on their
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Cup Challenge
A complete overhaul of the Silk Cut Challenge Cup is needed if rugby league's premier knockout competition is to be restored to its former glories, according to Dean Robinson. The York Wasps coach believes the cup's format has now become outdated as the
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Colman's mustard in Japanese orchestra
Former North Yorkshire policewoman Emma Colman has certainly made it big in Japan. The 30-year-old bassoonist has made musical history by becoming the first non-Japanese member of the Kobe City Orchestra. The former Harrogate police officer is working
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Another new hotel marks booming time for tourism
York's hotels and tourism boom is moving into top gear. Developers have just submitted plans for a new six-storey hotel in Piccadilly, right in the heart of York. The latest scheme, submitted by York development company Hollin Hill Properties Ltd, is
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Tug barges in to Foss bridge
Council engineers were called out today after this boat became wedged under the Blue Bridge on the River Foss in York. The boat was spotted stuck next to the bridge this morning just before the point where the Foss joins the Ouse. A spokeswoman for the
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Battle in the mud to rescue horse
A team of rescuers raced against time to save a trapped horse from mud and rising water. Things were looking desperate for Andy as firefighters dug desperately to get him out of the hole One last effort and Andy comes free from the hole, to be happily
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Cheap shot at MP
Jeff Henderson's letter,(January 21) criticising York MP Hugh Bayley for taking his kids out of school for a family holiday is to be regretted. As the Speaker of the House of Commons rebuked a Tory backbench MP when he made a similarly cheap remark in
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I'm having nun of it
I really cannot imagine from where the present licensees of the Edinburgh Arms got the idea that they had two nun ghosts (Eating Out, January 23). I lived at the Edinburgh Arms as a child from 1958-1967 when my father, Major Merrik Bousfield, was licensee
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School links campaign
Dr Jeff Craine (Letters, January 23) appears to misunderstand what parents and residents in villages like Elvington and Dunnington are fighting for. We are campaigning for strong links between primary and secondary schools, which we presume is what Dr
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Yorkshire is only Ouse-ing us for our water
Just a minute here. ("Cheaper bills promised..." January 22). Who had a drought in 1995? It wasn't us. While Yorkshire Water spent millions on tankers and stand-pipes, York Waterworks plc could smile. Security of supply just isn't an issue in York. The
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Easingwold ski stars in Schools World Cup
Downhill racers from Easingwold School are going up in the world of ski-ing. Ski stars: Easingwold School pair Adam Lee (left) and Ian Stirk, who are to represent England Schools in the Schools World Cup in the Czech Republic next month Adam Lee and Ian
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Reserves to show their strength
All but one player boasts senior experience as York City field their strongest reserve team for several seasons. Hurly Turley: York City goal scorer James Turley (right) puts Ipswich Town defender Titus Bramble under pressure during last night's FA Youth
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Second artificial foxhole found on hunt's land
Evidence has emerged of a second artificial earth on land owned by a North Yorkshire fox hunt. Photographs and a video tape have been passed to the Evening Press, showing what the RSPCA says has all the appearances of a man-made earth at Muscoates Whin
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York art raiders also took takings from gallery shop
Armed robbers grabbed about £100 in takings from the York City Art Gallery shop after seizing paintings worth more than £1 million in last Friday's raid, it was revealed today. The raiders then demanded the driving licence of a terrified member of gallery
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Ice brings crashes spate
Black ice caused a spate of accidents on North Yorkshire's roads today - and weather forecasters predict there's more icy weather to come. A car ends up in a tree near Middlethorpe Hall after a crash today A cyclist looks at a crashed car in Sim Balk
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Heroin seizures up 75% in York
EXCLUSIVE by Caroline Radford Drugs Tsar Keith Hellawell is considering an action plan to loosen the stranglehold of heroin in North Yorkshire after seizures in York rose by 75 per cent in just one year. If the proposals drawn up by the North Yorkshire
