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Julian Cole
Will William conquer the modern age? William Brown is back. The scruffy, anarchic schoolboy with the skew-whiff cap was born 80 years ago, and like any other self-respecting octogenarian is marking the occasion with a party. Not everyone is happy about
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Church loses its way
I Read with interest of the Archbishop of Canterbury's jamboree, the intention of which is to convince young people of the relevance of the church to their lives. There will doubtless be much pop music, entertainment and interactive discussions (optional
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Bombard with videos
It is very easy to demonise a whole nation of people once the fear of war gains its grip and the urge to win at all costs becomes apparent. Serbian children in Yorkshire, who grew up here and are UK citizens have been prevented from demonstrating their
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Let's stop cruelty to children once and for all
Many readers will be aware of a new campaign launched recently by the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. It is a concerted campaign aiming to put an end to the thousands of horrific cases of child abuse which takes place in the
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Sentence must be challenged
Friends of Krystyna Walton, the woman killed by Tony O'Connell, are outraged by his sentence. O'Connell is to be given a three-year probation order, a decision described as "ridiculous" by Acomb residents who knew her. This sense of injustice is shared
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Eye doctor doesn't like 'playing God'
York eye consultant Dr Mike Hayward today called for a 'proper debate' over who should take priority on hospital waiting lists. Consultant opthalmologist Dr Hayward said doctors should not be expected to 'play God'. He said he and colleagues in the eye
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No thanks, but can you direct me to the next carpet shop?
A junior cricket club's chairman was devastated when he saw a ten-foot tall sign put up by a sponsor. OFF SCREEN: The offending sign, which has now been removed "Fancy A Shag", the sign proclaimed to motorists driving through his normally calm village
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Roundabout madness
I Read with interest Jean Johnson's letter (April 20) about Grimston Bar roundabout and I agree that drivers are to blame. I use the Hull Road up to the roundabout every day and drivers pass me at 60mph-plus in what is a 40mph limit. They just about always
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Battling Boro put fate in their own hands
Bouyant boss Colin Addison hailed the spirit of his fighting Seasiders as Scarborough took a giant stride towards safety with a 3-0 hammering of Plymouth Argyle. The win, courtesy of a Chris Tate brace and another poacher's goal from pint-sized Steve
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Ground holds key to Academy's next test
Willie Supple, making great strides since returning from Dubai last month with his second championship title in his pocket, can add to his growing tally of winners at Carlisle tomorrow. Supple, based near Dishforth with his jump-jockey brother Robbie,
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Women to the fore
Women's organisations are changing fast. They are shaking off their public image as staid recipe clubs and emerging as a force to be reckoned with. Last month, members of one North Yorkshire Women's Institute shed their clothes and their stereotype by
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York Cricket Club to groom kids
York Cricket Club is setting up a development scheme to coach children in cricket skills. It is aimed at the seven to 12-year-old age group and is for both boys and girls. It will be held on Friday evenings, starting tomorrow, from 6pm and 8pm at the
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Crucial meeting as Wasps bid to resolve dispute
A crunch meeting tonight will determine the next course of action by York Wasps players over their non-payment of wages. Several of the playing staff are still waiting for around six weeks wages and have demanded some answers by tonight. If they are not
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Positive thinking
City players facing the biggest game of their lives. Bold York City caretaker-chief Neil Thompson insisted his charges will be up to the Maine event. City were pitched into the whirlpool of relegation last-day drama needing to get plunder from their final
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World comes to York science seminar
York's reputation as an international science centre has received another boost. The city successfully played host yesterday to a symposium of more than 100 experts in the field of bioscience, the third such event to be hosted by Bioscience York - a partnership
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Nurses set out stall in recruitment drive
Hospital staff will be swapping the wards for supermarket aisles to try and tackle an increasing shortage of nurses in York. Nursing staff from York District Hospital will be setting out their stall in branches of Tesco and Sainsbury's in an attempt to
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Katie's legacy of hope for brain tumour sufferers
Young brain tumour victim Katie Street has left a precious legacy of hope for other sufferers of the disease. LEGACY: Nigel and Ros Street, of York, pictured with the new ultrasound scanner for Leeds General Infirmary Picture: Paul Baker The five-year-old
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Travellers moved on
A travellers' camp which was causing a headache for businesses on the Clifton Moor estate has been moved on with the help of a tough piece of legislation. Inspector Howard Harding, who is in charge of the new Clifton Moor police station, was inundated
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Killing: Is this justice?
Crown prosecutors may challenge the controversial sentence of probation for York killer Tony O'Connell. Tony O'Connell: to be placed on probation for manslaughter O'Connell, a partially-sighted diabetic epileptic, of Bouthwaite Drive, Acomb, battered
