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Credit card warning
Reader's letter In January, my friend and I dined at an Indian restaurant in the city, payment was made by credit card and unfortunately I allowed the waiter to take the card out of my sight. The total bill was £80. I have just received my statement and
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Our long history of persecuting black people
Reader's letter Nobody can fail to be shocked and disgusted at the events unfolding in Zimbabwe. However, while I do not condone the actions, it was only a matter of time before this melting pot started to overflow. For how many years have black people
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April 24th, 2000
York City FC: Vote of confidence Brighton boss Micky Adams believes a resurgent York City will be challenging for promotion next season. York City FC: City splash out for point Anyone searching for a definition of unremarkable would have found it at Bootham
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Speed victory in sight
Victory is in sight for campaigners calling for a reduced speed limit in a Ryedale village where some motorists are said to drive like Le Mans racers. For more than six years, residents of the picturesque estate village of Hovingham, between Malton and
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Cain back for Wasps
York Wasps will be looking to bounce back from Friday's drubbing at Doncaster to end Keighley Cougars' seven-match winning run at Huntington Stadium today (kick-off 3pm). Stand-off Mark Cain returns to the York side after missing the 70-8 defeat at Belle
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Webster's dramatic last lap victory
Sidecar ace Steve Webster and passenger Paul Woodhead took a nine point lead in the 2000 Sidecar World Cup after winning at Philip Island, Australia in dramatic circumstances yesterday. WINNER: Steve Webster Webster, from Alne, near Easingwold, clinched
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Champions are hit for six
Leeper Hare York and District League premier division champions Boroughbridge were knocked for six at Bishopthorpe on Saturday. The 6-2 defeat came on top of having lost their previous match, an evening game, 1-0 to Dringhouses, John Laker scoring. Bishopthorpe's
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City splash out for point
Anyone searching for a definition of unremarkable would have found it at Bootham Crescent on Saturday afternoon. MAKING A SPLASH: City striker Colin Alcide and Brighton goalkeeper Mark Walton squelch to the rain-sodden turf at Bootham Crescent. Pictures
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Yorkshire still have chance to reach the last four
Although Yorkshire felt robbed of a good chance of victory when a violent storm swamped the outfield at Derby on Saturday and brought an abrupt end to their match with Derbyshire, they were able to breathe a sigh of relief when Leicestershire's game with
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Prince Charles gives his backing to memorial bid
The Prince of Wales is the latest Royal to back the York-based campaign to build a memorial to the women of World War Two. Prince Charles has sent a donation to the appeal fund from his Prince of Wales Charitable Trust. The campaign already has the Princess
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Dick Turpin rides again
Living the past for dying wishes Staff from Fitness First flash back to the Seventies SWEET CHARITY ONE... Have fun, keep fit, and make a dying wish come true. More than 350 members of Fitness First at Clifton Moor, York, did exactly that when they turned
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Chapelfields gang rips up family's fence
A family is looking for a new house because of the problems with gangs of nuisance youths in the Chapelfields area of Acomb, York. Margaret Longley and her son Michael, aged 11, with their fence which was wrecked by a gang. Margaret Longley, of Bramham
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itch for doomed geese
Hopes of a reprieve for geese in York's Rowntree Park were raised after a conservation group volunteered to move them to a sanctuary Hopes of a reprieve for geese in York's Rowntree Park were raised after a conservation group volunteered to move them
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Easter break goes down a storm
Bolts of lightning lit up the York skyline as the unsettled Easter weather rumbled on. LIGHT FANTASTIC: Fork lightning shoots down behind a house near Leeman Road in York Picture: Steven Bradshaw What started as a typical wash-out of a bank holiday weekend
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New lung brings hope for mother
A woman given two years to live because of severe lung disease should be on an exercise bike within a week after a lung transplant. Laurel Mavor with her daughter, Jessica Laurel Mavor, 41, a graphic designer from Alne, near Easingwold, is recovering
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Helen Mead
Everything's bad for you It's bad news for many of us - gardens can ruin our health. The thousands of people who enjoy the country's most popular leisure pastime have been advised to take a leaf out of Linford Christie's book and perform warm-up exercises
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Witch guide...
Reader's letter In 1809 Mary Bateman was hanged in front of a huge crowd for poisoning. The press dubbed her as the Yorkshire Witch. I am undertaking some research for BBC2 into family history and am very keen to talk to anyone who believes Mary Bateman
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Horrible blue bridge
Reader's letter Blue bridge - horrible blue. Any blue would be better than Mediterranean blue, even Alan Titchmarsh blue at a pinch. Who chose it - the landscape architect of the Blue Bridge Viewpoint (nicely positioned under a tree never mind the root
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Hunting information
Reader's letter I am researching the history of Sir John J Hunt, of Ebor Brewery, Aldwark, York, also the brewery, offices, shops etc. I should be grateful to hear from any reader who has any stories, photographs etc., relating to Hunt's and the brewery
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Hague's in touch
Reader's letter Do I detect a mocking tone to your comments about William Hague's proposals to detain so-called asylum seekers in a secure place? Are you sure that his proposals are not broadly in line with the opinion of the British people? It was reported
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April 24th, 2000
Prince's cash is campaign boost Few campaigns can have enjoyed such extensive royal support as that to build a memorial to the women of the Second World War in Trafalgar Square. No sense It is most odd that the request to move troublesome York geese from
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April 24th, 2000
New lung brings hope for mother A woman given two years to live because of severe lung disease should be on an exercise bike within a week after a lung transplant. Easter break goes down a storm Bolts of lightning lit up the York skyline as the unsettled
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Bigger screen for big show
The giant television screen at the 50th Great Yorkshire Show - one of the big success stories of last year's event - is to be even bigger this year. The 27-square metre screen, which shows action replays, close-up shots and one-to-one interviews, is to
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No sense
Evening Press leader It is most odd that the request to move troublesome York geese from Rowntree Park to a bird sanctuary in Surrey has been turned down. Mandarins at the Government department for the removal of wildfowl said it would only move the problem
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Prince's cash is campaign boost
Evening Press leader Few campaigns can have enjoyed such extensive royal support as that to build a memorial to the women of the Second World War in Trafalgar Square. The Queen, who played her part in the Allied victory as a member of the ATS, has endorsed
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Vote of confidence
Brighton boss Micky Adams believes a resurgent York City will be challenging for promotion next season. HEAD TO HEAD: York City striker Colin Alcide, who was set to miss today's game at Chester, displays some aerial ballet skills with Brighton's Andy
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New church pledged to be part of York's Christian future
A new Christian church that started its meetings in York last year has been officially launched in a special meeting at the Ripon and York St. John College. York City Church, which is part of the New Frontiers International family of churches, started
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Museum trek that makes numbers count
Children have been keeping track of time on a series of maths treks around York's museums over Easter. The treks, involving pupils from several York schools, took visitors around the different rooms of the three city museums and art gallery. Each child
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Transport meeting is just the ticket for OAPs
Older people in York are to have their say on new plans for transport in the city as part of a massive public consultation exercise. Last month City of York Council launched a major campaign to canvass the views of residents and raise awareness across
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April 24th, 2000
Our long history of persecuting black people Nobody can fail to be shocked and disgusted at the events unfolding in Zimbabwe. Hague's in touch Do I detect a mocking tone to your comments about William Hague's proposals to detain so-called asylum seekers
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Artist Sally is mourned
Sally Johnson, the Downs Syndrome woman whose bravery and awesome talent amazed and inspired, has died. REMARKABLE TALENT: Sally Johnson with one of her paintings of the North Yorkshire countryside which brought inspiration to so many For ten years, Sally
