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Haste and speed
EVERY time they respond to a 999 call, the emergency services face a difficult balancing act. They must respond safely but at speed: seconds matter in a life or death situation. North Yorkshire Fire Brigade is right to treat seriously the allegation that
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Ouse a lucky cat?
A LUCKY cat owes its remaining eight lives to firefighters who carried out a daring rescue when it was trapped under Clifton Bridge in York. RSPCA officers were alerted to the river bank near their animal home on Landing lane after a canoeist spotted
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Water, water everywhere
Sometimes I find myself wishing that children came with some sort of a warranty, so that I could go back to the hospital and say: 'I'm sorry, but I think that the brochure was a little misleading. I'd like to exchange this child for one that has a little
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Hall to miss City's home start
DEFENDER Wayne Hall looks certain to miss out on York City's first home game of the season against Cheltenham on Saturday. Hall suffered a slight thigh strain in training on Monday, but after treatment was named in last night's reserves squad for the
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Victims recovering after head-on crash
THE three people injured in a two-car crash near York, in which 59-year-old mother of two Nora Hill, from Rufforth, was killed, are continuing to recover in hospital today. Her husband, Peter Hill, 71, who was critically injured in the head-on crash on
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Woman, 19, dies of meningitis
A YOUNG woman has died of meningitis two days after being admitted to hospital. Kimberley Harper, 19, of Harrogate, an employee of the British Library in Boston Spa, was taken ill and admitted to Harrogate District Hospital with suspected meningitis on
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A masterpiece of fun
Shogun, published by Electronic Arts for PC SPECS: Pentium 233, 32MB RAM, 500MB hard disk space, 4xCD-ROM, 4MB video card THIS has been a good year for the real-time strategy game. After the somewhat average Tiberian Sun, things have perked up with the
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County calls taking their toll
ENGLAND international calls on Yorkshire players have had a knock-on effect on some Yorkshire ECB County Premier League clubs, writes Peter Vine. Yorkshire quartet Darren Gough, Michael Vaughan, Craig White and Matthew Hoggard have been part of the England
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Fury over 'high-speed' fire engines
FIRE chiefs are investigating claims that two fire engines hurtled past shocked tourists in York's Coney Street at up to 50 mph. York resident Dr Nigel Ashurst has complained to North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service about the incident at 8pm last Saturday
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Tommo is proud of his players
SCARBOROUGH caretaker boss Neil Thompson is preparing his squad for their opening Nationwide Conference game at Stevenage well aware that the sword of Damacles is hanging over the club. It has hardly been the easiest of build ups for the former York City
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TV star has run in with York planners
INTERIOR designer and television personality Peter Plaskitt has run into a fresh conflict with City of York planners. The star of the BBC's Home Front, and a former Evening Press columnist, Mr Plaskitt has had plans to extend his Monkgate home turned
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Carlos caged after 14 days on the run
CAUGHT at last! Carlos the wandering wallaby's days of freedom are finally over. He was lured by a trail of red peanuts into an RSPCA cage last night after fourteen days on the run. He had been spotted hopping around in the Kingsclere area of Huntington
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Taylor gets off to an Open flier
YORK professional Kirsty Taylor had a fine first round of 71, two under par, to be well up the leader board in the women's British Open golf Championship at Royal Birkdale. Taylor, who comes from Clitheroe but now lives in Stillington and is a member
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Campus computer chase
So the A-level results are out. Some, like royal pin-up Prince William, have done well, their place at the university of their choice assured. But for others whose grades didn't meet the standards expected, a place at university can only be found through
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Potter-ing on the gravy train
NORTH Yorkshire will rival Hollywood yet. The county's magnificent countryside has been lined up for another starring role, this time in the eagerly awaited first Harry Potter film. Leading movie studio Warner Brothers is planning to shoot scenes on the
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Pile-driving could damage Clifford's Tower
IN 1975 a city council scheme was reported in the Evening Press showing a development for a museum area in Castlegate. York Story was the start with Fairfax House made into a town house, No 31 offices and store for the museum, and No 32 a caf with picnic
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Meaning of ATS
I WRITE in response to a recent picture in your paper of the AckAck girls in York with Miss Betty Boothroyd taking the salute on the Minster Steps (July 31). I wish to point out that ATS meant Auxiliary Territorial Service, not Training Service as we
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Queen Anne school set to go private
A PRIVATE school's £5m bid to buy the Queen Anne School site in York was today named favourite in the race to win the prime city centre site. A report out today lists four bids to buy Queen Anne School and councillors are to ask the public what they think
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Magical Mystica
ON behalf of Voces Mystica (Music For Richard Rolle), I thank everyone who made the concert of medieval music an enjoyable success. Thanks are especially due to Canon Francis Hewitt for the use of his beautiful church; Anthony Musson, conductor, organist
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Keeping success in the family
MUM and daughter Lee and Laura Beaumont shared their joy when they both passed the same A-level exam in Sociology. Laura, 18, of Huntington, York, took the exam along with two other A-levels at the Mount School and gained a grade A. Her mum, Lee, 44,
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York braced for storm
YORK was today bracing itself for the tail end of a hurricane expected to hit northern England this evening. Torrential rain is forecast to move up the country during the day, arriving in North and East Yorkshire tonight. The bad weather is caused by
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School in bid for site
A PRIVATE school's £5m bid to buy the Queen Anne School site in York was today revealed as the favourite in the race to win the prime city centre site. A report out today lists four bids for the site, and councillors are to ask the public what they think
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Wizard wheeze for Moors
A MASSIVE visitor boom could be on the way to North Yorkshire with the news that the film of a Harry Potter novel is to be made on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. The railway, which starts at Pickering, will be the setting for scenes from the film
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Dolan wants City to get mean
YORK City chief Terry Dolan is looking for his Minstermen to get mean and moody. After last week's 4-1 defeat at Chesterfield, the City manager wants a swift return to York's end of season rigid rearguard starting at home to Cheltenham tomorrow. "Last
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Second huge fire hits town
A RYEDALE town has been shocked by its second big blaze in three days. A carpet shop in Helmsley was severely damaged by fire last night. It is next door to The Old Meeting House arts centre which was ravaged by fire on Tuesday evening. Glennis Wilshire
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Hulme looks back for the future
LOOKING back to go forward is York City's midfield driving force Kevin Hulme. The former Halifax Town skipper admits the Minstermen were left reeling by the manner of their 4-1 opening day mauling at Chesterfield last weekend. But with City set to make
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BREAKING NEWS: Wasps recapture Benn
FORMER York Wasps favourite Jamie Benn has returned to Huntington Stadium on a one-year contract. The 23-year-old full-back, who broke York's goals and points in a match record in the 1999 season, was recently released by Castleford Tigers. He had spent
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Smith gives Crooks a boost
by NEW Zealander Michael Smith has given new York Wasps coach Lee Crooks a major boost by re-signing for next season. Prop forward Smith has agreed a one-year deal, joining several other members of last season's squad to sign up. Alan Pallister has re-signed
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Girls on top
The A-level results proved girls are doing better than boys in every school exam. CHRIS TITLEY discovers that the disparity can be traced back to pre-school education THOSE Spice Girls were on to something. The era of girl power is with us. Yesterday's
