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Nuts to Carlos
WE strongly recommend that you cut out and keep tonight's despatch from the frontline of the hunt for Carlos. Then, the next time you need to catch a wallaby, you will have an invaluable guide at your fingertips. Apparently the way to entice a lost marsupial
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£60m shops plan is too big, say York tourism chiefs
YORK Tourism Bureau has refused to back the Coppergate Riverside proposals because of concerns about the sheer scale of the retail development and its impact on historic York. The bureau also believes more should be done to enhance York's attractiveness
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Horses trapped in crash
FIREFIGHTERS were today battling to free three horses and a groom trapped inside a jack-knifed horse box on the North York Moors. Crews from Malton and Pickering were called out to the accident, which happened on a minor road between Hartoft and Cropton
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Offensive and rude
AS A patriotic Yorkshire-man whose ancestral associations with Northamptonshire have required him to spend a great deal of time in that county over the last few years, I find Chris Titley's article Nation of Countries (August 11) exceedingly offensive
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Postmaster praised after raid on store
A POSTMASTER who endured a terrifying armed robbery was today praised for his bravery by police and Post Office officials. Stephen Mackinnon, 58, owner of Rufforth village shop and post office, kept his cool when two men wielding a knife and a sledgehammer
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Arts centre is ravaged by fire
CAMPAIGNERS who fought for years to create an important Ryedale arts centre were left distraught today when it was ravaged by fire. About 30 firefighters battled to save Helmsley's Old Meeting House from the flames which broke out soon before midnight
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Thins ain't what they used to be
Former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell is the latest celebrity to undergo a body revamp, but will the stars' fitness regimes work for you? MAXINE GORDON reports IT'S been hailed as the sensation of the summer: ex-Spice Girl Geri Halliwell on a romantic holiday
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Media junkie
CHRIS Woodhead has attacked "vacuous" degree courses which do little to improve students' job prospects. The chief inspector of schools said: "There are more than 1,000 undergraduate media studies courses. Do they equip the student for a job in the media
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Shell-shocked City stick together
ALL for one and one for all is the new Minstermen maxim after York City crashed to a 4-1 opening day defeat at Chesterfield. Shell-shocked City defender Mark Sertori admitted his team mates would have to take the criticism on the chin after a torrid second-half
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Goal hunter
Pressure on Duffield to come up with the scoring touch. GOAL greedy Peter Duffield is gunning to start York City's season with a bang. The summer acquisition from Darlington has bagged three goals in an impressive pre-season but admits they will count
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Rise of the brilliant odd-bods...
The Coen Brothers by Ronald Bergan (Orion, £18.99) Joel and Ethan Coen are two strange peas from the same odd pod. Not only do they share the same gene pool, these sibling film-makers also enjoy a shared vision of how to make major studio movies with
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Anglo Saxon silver finds go public
ANGLO-Saxon silver strap-ends, as seen in a private viewing by the Queen on her visit to York earlier this month, have gone on public display. The Yorkshire Museum, in the Museum Gardens, is now host to a complete set of six rare Anglo-Saxon silver strap-ends
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Don't panic! Here's how to handle A-level of stress
THE A-level results are published tomorrow - and stressed-out students are being offered advice to help them cope with the good or bad news that might be coming their way. For many, the results will mean delight and will secure them the university place
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Going to war over long grass
THE Ministry of Defence has apologised to families for not cutting the grass near their homes for 18 months. Members of the armed forces who live in Howard Road, Strensall, say they used to have the grassy area at the front and back of their houses cut
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Reunion for pupils at village school
A REUNION of pupils and staff of Coxwold School is being held next month. Percy Featherstone, of Coxwold, is inviting them to join him on Sunday, September 17, for a service at St Michael's Church, Coxwold, followed by a celebration in the village hall
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Getting the big buzz
GRAHAM Taylor's Watford can provide the inspiration for smaller clubs like York City with aspirations of the footballing big time. Despite their relegation from the Premiership after just one season, Minstermen season ticket-holder Paul Rawnsley, co-author
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Secret donor heaps cash on hospital
A BROWN envelope stuffed with £20 notes has arrived at York District Hospital from an anonymous donor. Nadine Paver, children's centre manager at YDH said she wanted to express her gratitude to the sender, who gave the initials FWW as the only clue to
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MP set for re-selection
HUGH Bayley is expected to be selected today to defend his York constituency in the next general election. The York Labour Party is meeting at the Guildhall this evening to announce who its candidate will be. Mr Bayley, who returned from holiday in Jamaica
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Tykes denied Hoggard's pace
YORKSHIRE learned from England last night that fast bowler Matthew Hoggard will be staying with the Test squad at Headingley. The young pace bowler was therefore not available for the Tykes' crucial PPP healthcare Championship match against Leicestershire
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Bar's bid for 'continental' street caf
CONTINENTAL caf culture could be coming to St Helen's Square as a city bar applies for permission to put tables on the pavement. Management at Harkers Caf Bar's has asked City of York Council planners if seven tables and 14 chairs can be put at the front
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Internet firm is ready to take off
A YORK salesman is on the verge of launching a national Internet mail order company offering cut-price digital home entertainments. A Digital World Ltd goes "live" on Thursday - and Gordon Bell, who has been carefully assembling his operation at the Fishergate
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Bird power delays job
BP may as well stand for Bird Power. A family of pied wagtails stopped Scarborough-based Forge The Signmakers in their tracks when it came to re-imaging work at a BP petrol station near Alcester, Warwickshire. The wagtails' nest in the forecourt canopy
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Welsh raider can do the trick at Beverley
Montana Miss, trained in South Glamorgan by Bryn Palling, can make her third successful foray to Yorkshire tomorrow. The two-year-old heads to Beverley for the Holderness Pony Club Novice Auction Stakes and looks set to complete a hat-trick of wins. Montana
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Sewage deluge discount stinks
ACOMB residents whose property was engulfed by a torrent of raw sewage are right to be angry at the response by Yorkshire Water. Their lives have been made a misery. The utility company has offered an apology and a discount off their bill. This is better
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Open your minds
I HAVE found myself increasingly astounded in the past few weeks to read the apparently overwhelming opposition to the Coppergate II development which has been published in the Evening Press. My immediate response to Julian Cole's column ('Not more shops
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Banks' policy of 'openness' doesn't add up
WITH much publicity, most of the leading banks (apart from greedy Barclays) have decided to waive the ATM charges for services. However, when using an ATM in Walmgate today - an Alliance & Leicester one - I was greeted by the information on screen
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Villagers mourn car crash victim
STUNNED villagers today paid tribute to the woman they knew as "the perfect neighbour" after she was killed in a car crash near York. The sudden death of Nora Hill, 59, who lived with her close-knit family in Rufforth for 22 years has sent a shock wave
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City sitting pretty in football's elite
YORK City are rubbing shoulders with the likes of Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea as one of the most profitable clubs in the country. The Deloitte and Touche Annual Review of Football finance published today revealed City joined a host of more
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Getting the big buzz
GRAHAM Taylor's Watford can provide the inspiration for smaller clubs like York City with aspirations of the footballing big time. Despite their relegation from the Premiership after just one season, Minstermen season ticket-holder Paul Rawnsley, co-author
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Red card appeal option open to Swan
YORK City skipper Peter Swan can appeal against his sending-off for alleged violent conduct against Chesterfield, it emerged today. It was believed by the club red-carded players had no right of appeal unless over a case of mistaken identity. However,
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Three-match ban for Swan
LUCKLESS York City skipper Peter Swan will receive an automatic three-match ban after being dismissed for alleged violent conduct against Chesterfield. Debutant referee Mark Clattenburg refused to discuss his controversial decision after the 4-1 defeat
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Missed chance
Around The Wicket by Vernon Coleman, Publishing House, £9.95 BOOKS on cricket are commonplace these days, but they tend to focus on players, teams, umpires and even commentators. Vernon Coleman, who has written nearly 100 books, has decided to do something
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Volunteer storm to title success
VOLUNTEER Arms 'A' are the new champions of Cueball Pool League Division Two. They put themselves in an unassailable position by thrashing Britannia for whom Tom Galloway won the opening frame. Volunteers then kicked into gear and won the next nine with
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Water firm anger of sewage hell residents
HOUSEHOLDERS affected by gallons of stinking sewage pumped into their York gardens are considering taking further action after being told Yorkshire Water is not legally liable. Dozens of Acomb residents are still affected by waste which spilled from the
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Big game for ex-Acorn ace
The Great Britain and Ireland Women's Rugby League team, featuring former York Acorn Ladies star Michelle Handley, compete in a second match against the England Wildcats on Sunday at South Leeds Stadium, kick-off 1.30pm. The game is part of the preparations
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Hettie celebrates three centuries
CENTENARIAN Hettie Dickons today became one of a handful of people to have had a birthday in each of the past three centuries. Hettie, who has lived in Stamford Bridge nearly all her life, received flowers and cards as she marked her 103rd birthday. She
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Wasps coach Crooks will be Grant aided
FORMER rugby league international Grant Anderson is to join forces with Lee Crooks on the York Wasps coaching team. Anderson, who worked alongside Crooks at Keighley, will officially take up his new post next month. However Crooks' search for a second
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Death threat terror of resignation row vicar
A VICAR says he received death threats following a row over the resignation of his choirmaster. The Rev Philip Evans, vicar of St James's Church, Wetherby, said he was forced to extend two weeks' sick leave to almost three months because of the stress
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Head-on crash leaves three 'serious'
POLICE are hunting witnesses to a head-on collision which left three people seriously ill in hospital.The crash, on the A61 Harrogate to Ripon road, left the injured needing to be cut from the vehicles. Police said a Citroen Xsara, which was heading towards
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City sitting pretty in football's elite
YORK City are rubbing shoulders with the likes of Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea as one of the most profitable clubs in the country. The Deloitte and Touche Annual Review of Football finance published today revealed City joined a host of more
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PR firm celebrates decade in style
NOTHING flusters Victoria Tomlinson, founder and owner of Northern Lights of Harrogate. She's no worrier. So what's this anti-worrier doing among the warriors? She's celebrating the tenth birthday of her PR consultancy with Zimbabwe's top a'Capella performing
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Variety FM names chairman
VARIETY FM, launched last year by the Guardian Media Group to bid for the Yorkshire radio licence from 2001, has appointed Sir Hugh Sykes as chairman of its board of directors. The station, which broadcast a month-long test of its proposed music and speech
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Fast-growing Audio-visual firm buys into Coventry
A MASSIVELY growing York-based audio-visual company has bought out the assets of a Coventry firm - thereby saving six jobs. Saville, in Millfield Lane, Nether Poppleton, has acquired the assets of Studio 45 from the Receiver, ensuring the continuation
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Car firm buys up more storage
NIDD VALE Group, one of Yorkshire's largest independent motor retailers, has bought a 1.3 acre compound in Stockwell Road, Knaresborough, for an undisclosed sum. The site, which can hold 200 cars, will be used primarily for extra storage space as well
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Tykes denied Hoggard's pace
YORKSHIRE learned from England last night that fast bowler Matthew Hoggard will be staying with the Test squad at Headingley. The young pace bowler was therefore not available for the Tykes' crucial PPP healthcare Championship match against Leicestershire
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Tykes knock on Wood
MATTHEW Wood comes in for injured captain David Byas in Yorkshire's important PPP healthcare Championship tussle with Leicestershire at Grace Road tomorrow. But Yorkshire are still unsure whether England will release Matthew Hoggard from the Headingley
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Wasps coach Crooks will be Grant aided
FORMER rugby league international Grant Anderson is to join forces with Lee Crooks on the York Wasps coaching team. Anderson, who worked alongside Crooks at Keighley, will officially take up his new post next month. However Crooks' search for a second
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"Stale" Hill moves on
OUT-GOING York Wasps favourite Steve Hill has spoken of his agonising decision to quit Huntington Stadium in a bid to rediscover his hunger for the game. Supporters' Player of the Year Hill turned down offers from Batley Bulldogs and Doncaster Dragons
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Journey into the unknown
Yet another British backpacker has died on what was meant to be the adventure of a lifetime. STEPHEN LEWIS looks at the risks and the rewards of budget travel. IT is scarcely possible to imagine the pain of British backpacker Jason Walsh's parents Ian
