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Gruesome details
In the Evening Press report of the inquest into the victims of the Hemingbrough plane crash (May 13) was it necessary to go into quite such gruesome detail? These people were not personally known to me but I should think your report caused their friends
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Tills ring for charity
As vice president of Help The Aged's celebrity support committee, Stage for Age, I thank all the staff and customers at Tesco stores for adopting Help the Aged as their Charity of the Year in 1998. The tills have certainly been ringing for Help the Aged
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Why no response?
We live in an age of rapid communications or do we? It's fax this, fax that and fax the other. The number of word processors in operation seem to proliferate like rabbits day by day! So why is it that North Yorkshire County Council has (to date) has failed
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Women's Football: Plate dishes up college success
St Johns York Ladies football team have made college history with their success in a national competition. St Johns York Ladies football team. Back row (left to right) Kirst Lundie, Joanne Gibson, Lisa Black, Catherine Colton, Sarah Armstrong, Laura Menzies
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Fame at last for city pupils?
For a city of its size, York is not over-endowed with famous sons and daughters in the field of entertainment. Dame Judi Dench is our most notable celebrity, Frankie Howerd follows close and Mark Addy, of Full Monty renown, also springs to mind. After
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River Ouse death mystery
Mystery still surrounds the death of a young man found in the River Ouse after a coroner recorded an open verdict. Jason Clover: last seen near bridge Jason Clover, 28, vanished on March 27 after celebrating the England football team's Euro 2000 win over
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It's party time for all the little Bettys
York's famous tea-rooms Bettys is planning to celebrate its 80th birthday by inviting lots of "little Bettys" to a party. CHEERS: Betty Whapples, two, enjoys the delights of being Bettys' first Betty for the tea-rooms' birthday celebrations as waitress
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Coroner puzzled by drowning mystery
A good Samaritan who saved a man from drowning in the River Ouse in York has agreed with a coroner's verdict on the victim's death in the sea 48 hours later. Bill Rawcliffe Bill Rawcliffe, 41, of Wharton Avenue, York, said David Eric Godley, 25, of Harvard
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Detective fined over car lights
A top North Yorkshire policeman was this afternoon fined £200 after admitting a string of motoring offences. Detective Chief Inspector Colin Hallinan, who has been suspended from duty since last September, was also ordered to pay £35 costs and £75 in
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York man in cruise drama
A York man told today of his amazing escape with fellow passengers and crew after disaster struck a luxury cruise liner in tropical waters. David Lee was among more than 1,100 people who scrambled overboard when the eight-deck, 30,00-ton Sun Vista caught
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International law takes pounding from Nato
Without UN authority Nato has set a dangerous precedent by flouting international law. They are attacking a small sovereign country that has not invaded or even threatened neighbouring states, but has the misfortune to be waging a war within its own borders
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Harry Gration: Our friend in the North
HAIRSPRAY... I wonder how much the average woman uses in her lifetime? And at what age does that average woman begin to use it; and when does she stop? Between you and me, Clare Frisby must buy it by the caseload, but don't tell her I said so! I only
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Pick your party
Winston Churchill described democracy as "the worst form of government" - adding the typical rider "except for all the others". What Mr Churchill would have made of the ballot paper for next month's European elections is anybody's guess. For in the name
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Horse racing: Arrow can hit target for Warthill trainer
Aldwych Arrow, trained at Warthill near York by Mark Buckley, can chalk-up his second Catterick success of the season tomorrow. The four-year-old lines up for the Pickhill Handicap over one and threequarter miles and will have the assistance of Sheriff
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York City FC: City to face in McMillan match
Premiership stars from Leeds United are to honour York City stalwart Andy McMillan. The UEFA Cup qualifiers have agreed to send a representative side to face York City at Bootham Cresent on Wednesday, July 21, as part of the right back's testimonial celebrations
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Cricket: Aussies laying down the law
Yorkshire had to endure another roasting from an Australian at Chelmsford yesterday as Stuart Law rattled up a century which greatly assisted Essex in making 335 all out to give them a first innings lead of 24. It was less than appeared likely with Law
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Anger at City building work
A York restaurateur, forced to delay the launch of his new business because of neighbouring construction work, has been stunned by the building firm's response to his complaints. David Raikes has been running the Rubicon Restaurant in Little Stonegate
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Taxpayers cheated by Eurostar, says MP
Eurostar's failure to run direct services to Paris from cities such as York has been slated by MPs, who claimed that taxpayers were being "cheated." Gwyneth Dunwoody, Labour chairman of the Transport Select Sub-Committee, protested that, despite spending
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York's kids from fame
York youngsters could be groomed for stardom if the city becomes home to two Fame-style schools. Actress Lorraine Chase launches the drive for funds to set up drama and dance units at two York schools with the help of Oaklands School pupils, from left
