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Proud to be British
What is the BBC playing at? It has decided that to call us "British" is offensive and we are no longer a "nation". Their controller, Philip Harding, should note that in a recent Foreign Office survey 87 per cent still felt substantially British. Last
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Roaming into chaos
I was very pleased to see David Pearcy's letter, (March 29) regarding the Government's New Right to Roam legislation. I support his remarks. He endorses all the problems which we face as owners of private land. I cannot emphasise too strongly that the
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Putting children first
I wish to thank your readers for their support of The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children's Call to Action Weekend. They helped make the campaign a success by turning out and signing the pledge "To do all they can to help stop cruelty
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Canal memories
Bryan Marlowe's reminiscences of the summer of 1938 (Evening Press, March 30) brought back memories of a lost world. My grandfather was a bargee who plied his craft along the Bridgwater Canal during the 1920s and 30s. With his corduroy trousers, collarless
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Harry Gration: Our friend in the North
I remember my first Easter weekend of sport as a reporter for BBC Radio, one who was very green behind the ears, and that was nothing to do with penicillin. I also remember an incident with a over-heated meat and potato pie, and overheated Arsenal fan
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Yorkshire installed as title favourites
Yorkshire have been installed as clear 5-1 favourites by Ladbrokes to win the county championship title this season. And Yorkshire opener and England 'A' captain, Michael Vaughan, was today slapping a £500 charity bet on the White Rose side finishing
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Champion can pilot Night Flight to glory
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em! Butterwick trainer Richard Fahey, having seen his Night Flight beaten a head at Doncaster last month by the Kieren Fallon-ridden Night Shot, has made sure the champion jockey cannot scupper him again at Ripon tomorrow.
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Tate does the trick for Scarborough
Scarborough 3, Carlisle United 0 Houdini-Like Scarborough completed a happy Easter and strengthened their escape from the relegation zone with a 3-0 win over Carlisle United at the McCain Stadium. And it was former York City trainee Chris Tate who fired
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Views are sought on region's future
Yorkshire Forward, the new collective name of the Yorkshire & Humber Regional Development Agency - launched on April 1 - is to develop and implement a strategy to boost the region's £52 billion economy over the next decade. In order to reach its objective
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Marketing guru drives message home at seminar
Businesses should tighten up the standards of service they offer clients. Chris Frederiksen, centre rear, with Clive Owen, left, Terry Doyle, centre, front, and Roger Taylor So said international marketing guru Chris Frederiksen, speaking at a marketing
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Wasps planning match tribute to tragic Paul
Stunned York Wasps are considering taking part in a testimonial match for former winger Paul White, who tragically died at the weekend aged 35. Speedy winger Paul White, as Wasps' fans remember him It is believed he died of a heart attack at his home.
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New savings plan 'a mystery' to majority
Despite being hailed as the savings plan for everyone, the Individual Savings Account (ISA)* - implemented from today (April 6) - still remains a mystery to almost half the population. Forty-four per cent of people questioned by Gallup on behalf of Yorkshire
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Uri Geller
Master of the paranormal Uri Geller continues his countdown to the Millennium with another selection of off-beat news snippets which only go to show what a crazy world in which we live... Day 274 - Friday, April 2 It's not just disasters - miracles are
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Travellers face weeks of rail disruption
Rail work which left stations closed over the Easter weekend caused little disruption to travellers heading north from York, rail companies have claimed. But continuing work means passengers will be faced with closures every weekend for the next eight
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Heckler ejected from Minster at Easter TV service
The Archbishop of York's Easter Sunday address was interrupted by a heckler who had to be ejected from the Minster. The man, who was dressed as a priest, stood up in the nave of the Minster as Dr David Hope approached the pulpit to begin his televised
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Defiant hunt helper tells of masked attack ordeal
A terrierman attacked when trouble flared at a hunt may have metal plates in his face for life, it emerged today. Dick Tonks in hospital today with the Evening Press headline on his ordeal Middleton Hunt worker Dick Tonks, who was following the hunt on
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York set to house refugees as appeal goes out
York was today emerging as a possible haven for refugee families who have escaped the horrors of war-torn Kosovo. As aid agencies battle with the tide of homeless pouring out of the province, the Government is drawing up emergency plans to offer shelter
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York is streets behind with road repairs
I would like to know why York's Labour council is holding on to our £12 million reserves when our pavements and roads are in a very poor state of repair. Why are the reserves so high, the council taxpayers bills are high yet services are cut again for
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City must reject RL scheme
On no account must York City be tempted to rent out Bootham Crescent to York Rugby League Club. We now have a playing surface at Bootham Crescent of which we can be justly proud due to the excellent work of the groundsman and his staff and this must not
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Potter Group reveals investments
Shared-user warehousing and logistics specialist, The Potter Group, has made a number of new investments. The Ripon-based group has purchased a new 42-tonne container lift, as part of its continued expansion in the rail freight sector. The vehicle will
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Slick York too tough for Hawks
Victory at last. After three games without success York Wasps finally found the winning formula with a superb defensive effort to shoot down Hunslet Hawks. POWER-PACKED: Lea Tichener ploughs through the Hunslet defence On Good Friday the Wasps were mightily
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Airport deal aims to see business take off
In a bid to attract investment to enable further growth, Humberside International Airport is to come under the control of Manchester International Airport later this month. Chairman of Humberside International Airport Jim Mulgrove, centre, cuts the cake
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Strutt your stuff
The allure of line dancing is as obvious to all those who take part as it is elusive to non-participants. Few would have predicted that this cross between a Texan barn dance and the hokey-cokey would have caught on in reserved Britain. But it has - and
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Wasps regaining the buzz, says Cain
York Wasps have rediscovered the "dogged determination" which can turn them into realistic play-off contenders, according to stand off Mark Cain. Cain, man of the match in yesterday's superb 16-6 victory over previously second placed Hunslet Hawks, believes
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Heritage snub is a nonsense
York's failure to win Government backing to become a World Heritage Site was underlined today when the list of recommendations was published. Culture Secretary Chris Smith is pressing for the Lake District, the Cairngorm Mountains and even parts of Salford
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City put on the spot
Injury has placed York City on a centre-spot of bother as they head for Luton Town. Doughty defender Martin Reed did not train yesterday and was rated doubtful for a match in which the Minstermen have been urged to 'stand up and be counted'. If Reed is
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Help us get off Haxby streets
Support is growing for a project to help give more facilities to young people in Haxby and Wigginton, in a bid to throw off a growing reputation for drugs and other problems. Local teenagers say they want to raise money towards putting up a youth shelter
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Line dancers hot foot it to Harrogate
Hundreds of people flocked to the Great Yorkshire Showground in Harrogate at the weekend to take part in the largest indoor line dancing and country music festival in Britain. FANCY FOOTWORK: The scene in the Flower Hall at the Great Yorkshire Showground
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Dick Turpin rides again
Take a running jump EDDIE the Eagle flapped into York this week as guest speaker at a sportsman's dinner at the Viking Moat House Hotel where he revealed he wants to compete in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, USA. In ski-jumping! When I heard
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Lab works on food allergy test for dogs
York researchers are set to cash in on an American love affair with their pets - thanks to a £45,000 Government grant. Staff at York Nutritional Laboratories are using the cash to develop a new version of their pioneering blood test for food sensitivity
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North Yorkshire snubbed in heritage site listing
A shortlist of UK sites deemed worthy of ranking alongside the Taj Mahal, the Great Wall of China and the Grand Canyon as a World Heritage site has been published. But none of North Yorkshire's splendours has been included among nominations put forward
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York pledges computers for all kids
York's ruling Labour group today pledged to provide a computer in the home of every primary school child if it is re-elected in May's local elections. Education chairman Coun Janet Looker said the aim was to make sure all 8,200 primary school children
