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Breath of fresh air
CONGRATULATIONS to the Golden Fleece in Pavement, York, for offering residents and tourists of York a spacious and attractive smoke-free bar. Although a number of public houses have started to provide smoke-free areas, this is the first public house that
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Mel's film is latest insult to America's 'allies'
I WAS absolutely disgusted to learn of the latest Hollywood release, The Patriot. Not satisfied with playing down the role of the British during the Normandy Landings and re-writing history to suit themselves regarding the capture of the Enigma Coding
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'Stub it out' drug is hard to find
IT is being hailed as the new wonder drug and has captured the imagination of nicotine addicts across Britain. Zyban, we are told, can help us stop smoking without suffering the usual withdrawal symptoms of moodiness and intolerable cravings. There is
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Well located
HOLLYWOOD and the Isle of Man aren't obvious bedfellows, but when it comes to shooting films on location the little island is quite a star attraction. Over the last few years the Manx isle has become a magnet for top movie producers, who are lured by
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Dunkirk veterans celebrate Minster victory
ASTONISHING support for a brave group of war veterans has ensured the memory of their heroics will be kept alive in York Minster. Eight members of York's Dunkirk Veterans' Association, most aged in their 80s, appealed to the public to find £2,600 to lay
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Yorkshire Day in question at resort
YORKSHIRE Day will be marked in Scarborough by a debate in the style of Question Time about whether the county should have its own devolved parliament. The Stephen Joseph Theatre will be the location for the Great Yorkshire Debate, on August 1, which
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Brighter outlook for Sunny the dog
AN animal lover who has given a home to hundreds of cats has rescued a stray dog while on holiday in Corfu. Barbara Sharp, 61, of Green Lane, Acomb, runs a Cats Protection League shelter with usually dozens of the animals under her care. In Corfu she
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£350,000 facelift for historic York bridge
A RESTORATION plan for Lendal Bridge will be discussed by planning chiefs this week. The project, expected to cost nearly £350,000, is to paint and waterproof the famous bridge, seen by hundreds of thousands of tourists every year. It will be the first
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How about one for the road?
USING broken wine bottles to repair roads may help to cut back on recycling spending in York, according to Liberal Democrat councillors who have asked officers to investigate the idea. The glass is used in a material called Glasphalt which forms part
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Mine hose - firefighters to stage beer festival
IT will be all hands to the pumps at York Fire Station when a beer festival takes place among the engines. To boost force morale the station's sports and social club has organised a festival of ale to take place on Saturday, July 29 at 7pm. Jim Dawes,
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York driver in long jam shock
THE driver of this removal van was 16-stone until he got stuck in traffic in York's Micklegate. Now Deans Removals of Harrogate are down to a skeleton staff. Only joking! Turpin reader Ann Wood, of York, who took this amusing picture, couldn't resist
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Tractor crush farmer fights for life
A FARMER was fighting for his life today after being pinned beneath his tractor for two hours when it overturned on a steep bank near Malton. Charles Brader, 44, of Manor Farm, Thixendale, is in a critical but stable condition in St James' Hospital, Leeds
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Tykes brushed aside
Surrey contemptuously brushed aside Yorkshire by 203 runs at the Oval on Saturday with a thoroughly workmanlike performance which increased their lead at the top of the Championship table to 16 points. Further salt was rubbed into Yorkshire's wounds by
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York cause chaos again
For the second week running York added to the turmoil that has gripped the top four places in the Yorkshire ECB County Premier League. After helping to knock Sheffield United off the top perch the previous week, it was Harrogate's turn to suffer the same
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Pressure mounting
THE pressure was on today for Simon Dyson and Nick Ludwell as they made their bids to join the starting line-up for golf's centrepiece, the Open at St Andrews, later this week. Malton and Norton's first year professional Dyson has the stronger chance
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All pumped up
ONE ancient measure that is not under threat is the good old British pint. And plenty of those are due to be supped at York fire station. This is an innovative way to raise brigade morale: hold a beer festival on the premises. In a change from quenching
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Measuring out a compromise
GIVE those Brussels bureaucrats an inch and they will take 0.9144 of a metre. That sums up the British attitude to the imposition of metric weights and measures on our nation of shopkeepers. Since the beginning of the year Euro law has insisted that we
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Tykes well aware they must do better
THE Championship draw with Durham this week marked the half-way stage of Yorkshire's season which is an appropriate time to monitor how the team and its individuals are progressing with their 'work'. At the start of the season, they would happily have
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We don't buy this
IF I understand it correctly, Yorkshire Water bought the public water utility 11 years ago for £471 million. Their years of management were pretty inept and brought about a tenfold increase in water prices. Now they intend to force the resale of the utility
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Rolling back the years
ON holiday recently on the Yorkshire coast, my daughter and I made regular use of the public toilets next to the beach. To my mind, the facilities were handy, clean and well equipped. Yet my four-year-old grumbled and groaned on every visit. Why? Because
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It's all in the mind
A new BBC series which begins tomorrow aims to unravel the mysteries of the human brain. As STEPHEN LEWIS discovered... It's the most important organ in the body - and the least understood. The brain holds our thoughts, hopes, dreams, memories and personality
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Goat thieves spoil family's big day
A MURTON farm worker's proudest day at his daughter's graduation was ruined after he discovered three of his precious pet goats had been stolen. And this has now brought the tally of thefts from his paddock to six goats, eight sheep and one calf over
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City school celebrates golden anniversary
PUPILS, staff, governors and parents, both past and present, enjoyed a golden celebration when Burnholme Community College marked its 50th anniversary. About 250 guests attended an evening of nostalgia at the school in Tang Hall, York, where an exhibition
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We'll fight mining scheme tooth and nail, say villagers
VILLAGERS are furious after a mining company decided it may - after all - want to tunnel under their homes. Residents of Naburn, near York, say they will "fight tooth and nail" to stop RJB Mining digging underneath their village. The company told villagers
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Knights to remember as village gets prize
A VILLAGE near York is celebrating after beating off more than 60 entrants to be among the winners of the first Yorkshire Village of the Year competition. Sheriff Hutton won the North Yorkshire East category and is one of three villages in Yorkshire which
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Anger over mix-up on phones
STAFF at a York holiday company say they are being reduced to tears by abusive calls after the firm's phone number was mistakenly printed on First York bus timetables. Dave Martin, managing director of Direct Reader Holidays, in Walmgate, says he and
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Park alive to sound of party fun
REVELLERS at the Rowntree Park 79th anniversary party celebrations joined in the fun with a range of activities including face painting and a bouncy castle. Live music performances came courtesy of Blueryder and the Golden Railway Brass Band, while the
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York College to be housed in new building
YORK College is to be rebuilt and replaced with a multimillion-pound new development, the Evening Press can reveal today. College principal Mike Galloway said the new-look college would be housed in a state-of-the-art building. He said the new college
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Bevan batters old pals
Michael Bevan, who in 1997 was replaced as Yorkshire's overseas player by his Australian colleague Darren Lehmann, battered his former county with a fast and furious 89 not out at Arundel yesterday as Sussex Sharks raced to 272 for six. It was the second
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Boro next test for bubbling York side
York completed a brilliant Yorkshire ECB Premier League and Knock Out Cup double when they followed their shock 38 run victory over the league leaders, Harrogate, on Saturday with a seven wicket win over Clifton Park visitors Barnsley yesterday. Barnsley
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York RUFC appoint new coach
YORK Rugby Union Football Club's newly appointed coach Andy Gair takes charge of his first training session at Clifton Park tomorrow. A former Newcastle Gosforth player, Harrogate-based Gair is a fully qualified rugby union coach with a number of years
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Wasps duo heading to Rovers
Free agents Hayes and Callaghan quitting York for Craven Park. YORK Wasps' roster has been cut by two as Rich Hayes and Darren Callaghan have agreed to join Northern Ford Premiership rivals Hull Kingston Rovers. With the luxury of the Robins rescue package
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Leeds to play reserve games at York
YORK CITY'S Bootham Crescent is to stage all Leeds United's FA Premier Reserve League home fixtures this season. Matches will be played on Tuesdays at 7pm, the first being the visit of Blackburn Rovers on August 22. With the prospect of Champions' League
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Kagoshima on course for Beverley victory
KAGOSHIMA, pipped at the post at Pontefract three weeks ago, is napped to gain deserved compensation at Beverley tomorrow. The five-year-old, trained by John Norton near Barnsley, goes for the Watt Memorial Handicap, a once-prestigious race which has
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York result gives Whizz Kid a boost
MILTON Bradley, successful in the opening race on Knavesmire, yesterday with Eastern Trumpeter, can follow up at Haydock tomorrow with Whizz Kid, who was given a direct boost as a result of the York victory by his stablemate. At Chepstow earlier this
