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Stand firm on U
WHY is it that those who favour ever closer co-operation within the European Union seem to think that it is only possible to get on with the other 14 members if we always agree with their ideas and policy aims? It is vital that Britain stands steadfastly
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Knavesmire half marathon draws 800 runners to York
IT'S Brass Monkey weather again in York. Eight hundred competitors will line up tomorrow for the 16th Brass Monkey Run which gets under way at 10am. The popular half-marathon, organised by Knavesmire Harriers, will start and finish on the city's racecourse
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Positive start for Wasps
DEAN ROBINSON leads York Wasps into their first battle of the new season tomorrow confident they will not fall prey to Cumbrian giantkillers Egremont Rangers. The amateurs provided one of the major shocks of last season's Silk Cut Challenge Cup when they
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Computer expert carried offensive weapons
COMPUTER expert Colin Blackshaw was today starting two- and-a-half years behind bars after he was caught with a shotgun and ammunition near the scene of a suspected night-time antique shop break-in. Blackshaw returned to the dock at York Crown Court nearly
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Brothers' row erupts into violence
A ROW between two brothers at Clifton Moor erupted into violence - and one of the pair was subsequently arrested after allegedly attacking a police officer with a 5ft-long piece of wood. The officer used CS spray to subdue him. The disturbance took place
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Hunt targeted by animal protesters
CRIES of "shame" and "disgraceful" greeted members of the Sinnington Hunt as they gathered for a meet at Gilling East, near Helmsley, today. About 30 members and supporters of the League Against Cruel Sports gathered at the entrance to Lodge Field House
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Beware of miracle cures
I READ the article I Can Cure Blip Boy (January 22), with interest. Call me old-fashioned but I instinctively distrust anyone touting miracle cures. If it's such a sure-fire winner why are they trying to sell it to someone else? It's news to me that criminality
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Never on this earth
THERE is a great deal of misunderstanding and misinformation about the purpose and use of artificial earths (Evening Press, January 27). Animal rights groups often claim, falsely, that by using them hunts are "breeding foxes". Anyone with the slightest
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My grinding quest
YORK is deservedly famous for its outstanding reputation as a national leader in all classes of engineering and invention and new enterprises are being brought into being and developed with skill and confidence. But can anyone tell me where and how I
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One in Eye for council
THE Eye of York is still not safe for the people of York. Whatever scheme Land Securities come up with will not be agreeable to most of the people who are interested. The letters to your newspaper and to the council prove that, but still the city council
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Maloney beefs up Jamie's title bid
A NEW deal is poised to propel York's Jamie Warters to a year 2000 title triumph. The self-styled Yorvik Warrior has signed an 18-month contract with Frank Maloney, currently Britain's premier promoter. Maloney, himself crowned Europe's leading promoter
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Fans alienated by Stan's weird world
STAN the moan, lollymore, Collywobbles - Stan Collymore has been labelled the lot and none of it complimentary. The muddled-up, mixed-up, shook-up, world that revolves around the Aston Villa striker lurched into even more giddying turns this week with
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City act early to tie down quartet
FOUR star players are locked in contract talks to become Millennium Minstermen with York City. The quartet are strikers Rodney Rowe and Neil Tolson, plus midfield duo Alan Pouton and Scott Jordan. All are due to go out of contract this summer as does
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Now girl power is a drilling idea
THERE'S an old joke about the man who was so mad about DIY he bought his wife a Black & Decker for Christmas. Women have finally decided if you want something doing, Do It Yourself. Women used to be closely involved in it for long enough - standing
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Forward thinking by City manager
BACK to front was the about-turn made by York City manager Alan Little this week. When it was thought the manager's priority was for a centre-back he dipped into the transfer market to snare front-man Martin Carruthers. The 26-year-old striker joined
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Fry-day best day of week
BURGER King's High Ousegate restaurant was covered in posters promoting their 'Fryday' - and nationwide the restaurants were expecting to give away three million portions of the new fries in just one day. As our watches clicked on to 11am we entered to
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Residents first in the queue
HUNDREDS of York residents queued round the block today to grab their annual chance to get a tourist's-eye view of the city - absolutely free. This massive queue began to form bright and early in Parliament Street as locals waited patiently for their
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Cabbie cleared of rape
A TAXI driver walked free from court after a York jury acquitted him of raping a passenger. Peter Thirlway, aged 51, told York Crown Court he did have sex with the 21-year-old woman in the back of his taxi. But he denied that she did not consent. Under
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Locked up raider's mother collapses
A mother collapsed in the dock at York Crown Court and had to be taken to hospital after she saw her 13-year-old armed robber son locked up for 18 months. Sitting beside her son in the dock because he was so young, she listened as prosecuting barrister
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40 seconds from death
DISABLED Derek Griffin escaped death by seconds when he slipped from a railway platform into the path of an oncoming train. The 29-year-old commuter plunged on to the track after slipping on the icy platform at Poppleton Station, York. Level crossing