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Topper shocker
On reading your "You Wear It Well - Thanks To These" (Evening Press, December 30), my favourite fashion guru was the London milliner John Etherington who was thought to have invented the top hat in 1797. Admittedly, living as I do in a "flat cap" area
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Windmills, please
I am compiling a national list of photographs of windmills and hope Evening Press readers may know of any in your area? I shall be contacting local libraries, record offices, museums and history societies separately. I am not looking for photographic
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No big metric deal
I must make the following points about market traders having to sell goods in metric weights. This country has been metric for the best part of 30 years so there's been plenty of time to prepare for the changes. The old people they feel are going to be
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Mice memories
While reading Bryan Marlowe's column (Evening Press, January 4) horror of horrors the word mouse sprang to my eyes. My heart thumped, my forehead and hands were wet with perspiration as my mind raced back over the years to when I was a 'country lass'
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City council is made up of Scrooges
I can only describe the councillors of York as the Scrooges of Britain after the announcement that there would be no civic festivities for the Millennium. This coming from a council that is supposedly running one of the most beautiful and historic cities
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January 8th, 2000
Linking up with Austrailia Desperate measures are needed. Moves are afoot to 'broaden the membership' of a branch of the Britain-Australia Society (aim: to 'maintain the fundamental links of family, business and political life which have bound Britain
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January 8th, 2000
Craig set to face Eagles Fiery prop forward Craig Booth is back in the York Wasps ranks and in contention for Sunday's showdown with Sheffield Eagles. Boxing: Capital gain for eager champ Ingle 'World War Three' beckons for North Yorkshire's world boxing
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Running: Shelmerdine shines in North East race
Knavesmire Harriers struck gold in the Morpeth-Newcastle New Year's Day Race. PRIZE PERFORMANCE: Knavesmire runner Jane Shelmerdine collects her shield after winning the over-35 race at Morpeth In the ladies race, won by Jill Boltz (Blaydon Harriers)
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Craig set to face Eagles
Fiery prop forward Craig Booth is back in the York Wasps ranks and in contention for Sunday's showdown with Sheffield Eagles. BACK IN THE NEST: Bustling forward Craig Booth has returned to the Wasps and could be drafted in for tomorrow's Huntington Stadium
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Traveller family is ordered off sites
A court order has been issued to stop a family of travellers reoccupying unauthorised encampments on the outskirts of York and Malton. A judge sitting at York County Court has approved North Yorkshire County Council's application for an order against
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Pictures will aid campaign
York artists Jacqueline James and Louise Clarke are taking part tomorrow in the ARTAuction in support of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children's Full Stop Campaign. Arts Arena member Robert Ward checks out one of the paintings
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Comic's son faces retrial
The jury in the trial of comic Roy "Chubby" Brown's son was discharged yesterday after failing to reach a verdict. Former youth worker Martin Reilly, 26, faces a retrial after the jury failed to reach a decision, despite deliberating for seven hours.
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Dick Turpin rides again
The bells did ring... honest BELL-ringers on duty at York Minster on New Millennium Eve want me to assure revellers they were doing their job even though no one could hear them. People who were further away from the Minster probably had a better chance
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Council workers vote against strike
The City of York Council has welcomed a decision by union members not to go ahead with strike action over the single status agreement. A ballot of Unison members yesterday yielded what a union leader described as a "disappointing" result, with 621 voting
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January 8th, 2000
City council is made up of Scrooges I can only describe the councillors of York as the Scrooges of Britain after the announcement that there would be no civic festivities for the Millennium. Mice memories While reading Bryan Marlowe's column (Evening
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Woman quizzed on raid
Detectives who arrested a York policeman in connection with an armed robbery in the Yorkshire Dales confirmed today that a woman has been questioned on the matter and released on bail. The Evening Press reported this week that licensing officer PC Arthur
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York soldier jailed for arson attack
Dedicated York soldier Shaun Storey was today starting two years in jail, branded an arsonist, after his passion for a policewoman ruined his life. Stuart Storey: jury took almost four hours to find the Green Howards corporal guilty of arson after a trial
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Karted off
A rally karting business near York is on the verge of being wiped out by thieves who stole all six of its uninsured vehicles. Timo and Joyanne with their one remaining kart, which was sold by the thieves to an unsuspecting buyer Picture: Garry Atkinson
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Gaby and Sir Peter took us on trip of Millennium delight
I hope no one is going to start bleating about "poor fare on Christmas/New Year TV" - which is so often the criticism after the festive period. The programmes in the main were a pleasant surprise, and the Eastenders wedding and return of Raquel in Coronation
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Speedy adoptions
Some children saw the dawn of the new millennium waiting to be found adoptive parents. Children in family groups of two and three of pre-school and early school age, children over six years old and babies with Down's Syndrome. Catholic Care, an adoption
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January 8th, 2000
Karted off A rally karting business near York is on the verge of being wiped out by thieves who stole all six of its uninsured vehicles. York soldier jailed for arson attack Dedicated York soldier Shaun Storey was today starting two years in jail, branded
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Where do the children play?
Combining shopping and child care can be a problem, but a business opening with a flourish in the centre of York today may have come up with a solution. The Huntsman and Snow White welcoming parents and children to Smartypants, York Smartypants, a state
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Bid to promote a land Down Under
A revamped North Yorkshire group is seeking to promote friendship and links with a land Down Under. A branch of the Britain-Australia Society, which is open to all people with an interest in Australia and whose patron is the Duke of Edinburgh, has been
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Residents aim to save historic street
Residents of an historic York street are petitioning for a grand resurfacing plan costing £85,000 more than the option City of York Council was considering. The residents of Mount Parade have entered a petition of 28 names requesting the postponement
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And the beet goes on...
The sour smell of success goes on at York's British Sugar factory. Business editor Ron Godfrey pays a visit CONTROL: Keith Booth monitors the situation in the British Sugar factory control room. BULLDOZED: The beet is bulldozed into giant heaps in the
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Darts: Powell powers Cygnet to success
Derwent Arms were given a stimulating 17 darts by Dave Birch but Cygnet 'B' took the York John Smith's Mixed League match 5-4. POLE POSITION: Ray McInally It was Liz Powell who popped in a two dart 80 finish in the decider. The boot was on the other foot
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Go Karting: Graham seeks glory
York karting ace Graham Foster-Vigors is strapped in for national glory. LIFE IN THE FAST LANE: York go-kart racer Graham Foster-Vigors shows off the spoils of his outing in the South Yorkshire championships He is to tackle the National Championships
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York City: Pitch battle at muddy Feethams
York City manager Neil Thompson has joined the chorus of disapproval over the late postponement of the Darlington match on Monday afternoon. Sophie McGill While Thompson agreed the match at Feethams had to be postponed, he has slammed the delay in calling
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Linking up with Austrailia
Desperate measures are needed. Moves are afoot to 'broaden the membership' of a branch of the Britain-Australia Society (aim: to 'maintain the fundamental links of family, business and political life which have bound Britain and Australia since 1788')
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Boxing: Capital gain for eager champ Ingle
'World War Three' beckons for North Yorkshire's world boxing champion Paul Ingle. The Yorkshire Hunter, the new International Boxing Federation featherweight champion, is being lined up for a capital date on the undercard to Prince Naseem Hamed's next
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Minster singers on song
Former choristers of York Minster returned to sing at two services over the Christmas and New Year period as part of a new choir. The St William's Singers, who performed at York Minster over Christmas and the New Year Picture: Mike Tipping The St William's
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Intruders make a tidy job of break-in
Burglars are not usually good news, but the owner of a warehouse which was broken into is thanking the intruders for saving him the job of cleaning it up. CLEAN-UP: Mark Johnson with the smiley faces painted by intruders at his warehouse Mark Johnson,
