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Man threatened to cut own throat at work
ROYAL Mail employees were evacuated from a North Yorkshire sorting office after a fellow worker held a knife to his throat and threatened to harm himself. Police were called to the sorting office in Claro Road, Harrogate, just after midnight today and
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Good cause queried
Profits from the National Lottery are supposed to be distributed to good causes. This week we read that yet a further £47 million is to be wasted on the Millennium Dome. Perhaps now would be a good time to remind the city's MP Hugh Bayley and his fellow
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Boss Dolan looks to the diddymen
SPOILT for choice York City chief Terry Dolan looks ready to revert back to little after large for Saturday's Bootham Crescent clash with Scunthorpe. Dolan admitted he was heartened by last night's highly creditable 0-0 draw in the second leg of their
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Minster altar cloth back after 1984 fire
AN altar cloth badly damaged during the York Minster fire of 1984 has been restored to its former glory and is to be rededicated at a special Songs Of Praise service. The Millennial year service will be held at York Minster next week. During the course
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Walker's day to remember
STILLINGFLEET vice-captain Chris Walker had a day to remember in the division four clash against Bishopthorpe. Following his 3-53 return from a 20-over spell, he came in to bat and dominated the Bishopthorpe bowling with a maiden century - leading his
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Milner inspires another Burythorpe success
BURYTHORPE clinched their second successive League and Cup double, winning the First Division of the Horwath Pulleyn Heselton York Vale after defeating Heworth by 59 runs. Andy Milner led them to 169-6 with a sparkling 71 and, alongside Steven Towse,
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Family's emotional reunion after 34-year gap
THE 34-year gap between a Tadcaster pensioner and his daughter was bridged in an emotional reunion this week. John Welburn last saw his daughter Julie in 1967 when she was only nine-years-old, but his years of waiting are over as she flew in from Australia
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Melanie B provides a spicy show
THE women's county finals proved very rewarding for York Ladies bowler Melanie Brooke. York Ladies took part in all but the two wood singles and Brooke, of Bert Keech, won two titles. The finals were hosted by the president of the Yorkshire County Women's
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Earswick bid for hat-trick
NEW Earswick All Blacks will be aiming for an early season hat-trick when they travel to St Helens on Saturday to face Thatto Heath. The All Blacks have made a perfect start to their National Conference second division campaign with back to back wins
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Trees in derby win
West Yorkshire Football League champions Nestle Rowntree stretched their winning run to six games with a 2-0 victory over local rivals York RI. Trees took a second half lead when Elliott Simpson slotted home from 12 yards and doubled their advantage when
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Stamp seeks approval
YORK City's reserves will feature trialist defender Neville Stamp for tonight's Avon Insurance League division one clash at Sheffield United (7pm). Left-back Stamp, aged 19, is available on a free from second division Reading, but is still under contract
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Tykes recover from an early blow
Michael Vaughan and Anthony McGrath staged a good recovery after Yorkshire had won the toss and then quickly lost Simon Widdup in the Championship match against Kent at Canterbury today. The second wicket pair shaped a 50 stand in 15 overs and by the
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Lottery windfall will help teenagers
THE lives of young people on the outskirts of York are set to improve thanks to a lottery grant of more than £165,000. Haxby and Wigginton's 4,000 young people will benefit from the grant, which will create more places for them to go and keep them off
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Diners flee restaurant blaze
DINERS were evacuated from a North Yorkshire restaurant when fire completely gutted its kitchens. Staff at Pinocchio's Pizzeria, Cheltenham Parade, Harrogate, raised the alarm after smoke was seen emerging from ducting in the kitchen at around 6.30pm
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Tich quits Wasps
LEA Tichener has been released by York Wasps and will join up with amateur neighbours Acorn. The prop forward rejected the terms offered him by York, opting instead to ply his trade in the amateur ranks. Tichener, 29, joined York in 1994 from Bramley
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Boss Dolan looks to the diddymen
SPOILT for choice York City chief Terry Dolan looks ready to revert back to little after large for Saturday's Bootham Crescent clash with Scunthorpe. Dolan admitted he was heartened by last night's highly creditable 0-0 draw in the second leg of their
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What people said in our shoppers' survey
Arguments for and against It would bring in customers and tidy up the place. It would bring York back into the 21st century. It is a brilliant idea, York needs some more shops. It would bring new shops and better quality clothing (hopefully). Maybe if
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Tich quits Wasps
LEA Tichener has been released by York Wasps and will join up with amateur neighbours Acorn. The prop forward rejected the terms offered him by York, opting instead to ply his trade in the amateur ranks. Tichener, 29, joined York in 1994 from Bramley
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Good case for Law to gain major triumph
Scotish Law can provide little-known trainer Patrick Chamings with his biggest success at Doncaster tomorrow. The two-year-old gelding lines up with 21 others in the £40,000 DBS St Leger Yearling Stakes and can carry off the prize in the hands of Simon
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Lunchbox swaps: Time for kids to pack it in?
FOOD swaps in the school playground are thwarting parents' attempts to influence and control what their children eat, according to a new survey released today. The findings reveal that school children in some parts of the UK are far more likely to favour
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Getting lost in diversification...
HERE'S a novel farm diversification. Pictured above is a maize maze, designed by Helen Chappel and created by her father, David Chappel, who farms at Boston Park Farm, near Doncaster. It is open to visitors until the end of September, from 11am (last
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Challenges for organic farming
OVERCOMING the challenges facing organic producers in the north was the theme of a farming conference organised last week by the Soil Association. It was held in the Fadmoor village hall and was followed by a walk on the farm of Rosemary and Howard Wass
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Advice if you are reducing seed rate
MANY oilseed rape growers are reported to be reducing seed rates in an effort to cut the costs of the 2001 crop. But BASF warns that this could result in less competitive crop canopies and an increased threat from early weed growth this autumn. In these
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Cut fuel tax by 2p a litre, Tony
PETROL prices are set to rise by up to 4p a litre. That means motorists are facing the prospect of the £4 gallon. Whichever measurement you use, it is clear we are paying a very high price for our petrol. The British traditionally accepted the cost of
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Hands off summer hols
SO THAT'S the summer gone. The holidays are over (Dumfries and Galloway, since you ask). And the children are having to remember what they're meant to do at school. Our three each had their own reactions to the return: one was initially nervous, one was
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Breast cancer waiting times are longest in York
FAR too many suspected breast cancer sufferers in York are having to wait too long to see a specialist, according to new figures published today. York Health Services Trust has the worst record in Yorkshire in ensuring patients receive a first outpatient
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Perverse shoppers
WHILE shopping the other day I was musing as to why people with an obvious car dependency habit were buying organic produce. It can only be so that they can watch it rot in the traffic jam on the way home so they can get some idea of the environment their
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Fuel protest as prices rise again
PROTESTING lorry drivers converged on York today as anger grew over rising fuel prices. The hauliers had come to Clifton Moor to register their disgust at increases in fuel duty. And they reacted with increased fury to the news that fresh price hikes
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Council responds to Coppergate II surveys
City of York Council is pleased to receive the results of the Evening Press surveys into public opinion regarding Land Securities' proposals for developing Coppergate II. This will be valuable information to add to the results of our own consultation
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At the market : Here's some help for cattle census
THE season of mists and mellow fruitfulness is upon us, but the erratic weather pattern has ensured there is still a lot of corn to cut and straw to gather. Ever mindful of our welfare, MAFF has chosen this time, when every farmer is flat out working
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Former Nestl chief mourned
TRIBUTES were today paid to Clive Snowden CBE, a former director at Nestl Rowntree who has died aged 63. Mr Snowden, of Fulford, who died in hospital on Sunday after a long battle with illness, had worked tirelessly for York Against Cancer since his retirement
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York trader is named as top entrepreneur
A YORK businessman has been crowned the country's top new entrepreneur. Trevor Rowley beat off competition from businessmen and women throughout the land to scoop first place in the prestigious 'Future 100 Entrepreneurs Of The Year' competition. The prize
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D-day is revealed for road gap decision
THE fate of the notorious A64 Colton Lane End gap will be decided in November. Highways Agency staff say they will choose then whether the gap, closed temporarily amid safety fears, should stay shut permanently. The closure followed two fatal accidents
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Police reveal crime figures down by 800
THE crime rate in central North Yorkshire is continuing to fall, police figures released today reveal. For the period from April 1 to August 31, there were 811 fewer crimes compared to the same period last year - a drop of 7.5 per cent. And the detection
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Who wants to play for a million?
IT'S almost all there - the tension, the questions with the lifelines, there's even the voice of Chris Tarrant to torment you in the latest package from a North Yorkshire firm. The only thing missing is the prospect of a cool million if you complete the
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Gales and crash close A64
HIGH winds tore up a tree by its roots and closed a major North Yorkshire road, while an accident closed a section of the same road earlier in the day. Traffic was stopped in both directions on the A64 at Claxton outside York for about an hour when the
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Booze ban leaves twin in a tizz
DAVID Freer's drinking days could be over after magistrates declared him a habitual drunkard and banned him from buying alcohol in every pub in the country. And his predicament is making life a misery for his identical twin brother Mark, who is finding
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Crashed companies directors are banned
A North Yorkshire businessman has been banned from being a company director for eight years after he was involved in the running of three companies in succession that collapsed with debts totalling £1,428,000. John Robert Duncan Gill, of Red House Lane
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City rule Britannia to restore lost pride
MISSION accomplished for York City at the Britannia Stadium last night. After the 5-1 hammering of the first leg, progress in this year's Worthington Cup always looked beyond even the realms of fantasy. But at least progress in terms of form and fortune
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What happens next on the planning front?
SO what happens now to Land Securities' proposals to extend York's Coppergate Centre? Roy Templeman, director of environment and development services at City of York Council, says the authority is now busily collating and analysing the vast response to
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Coppergate II: shoppers' verdict
The proposals to extend York's Coppergate Centre with riverside shops and restaurants have sparked arguably the biggest planning debate in the city for 20 years. To gauge shoppers' views, the Evening Press conducted its own survey of 685 people in the
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What readers said about Coppergate II
"Visitors, especially schoolchildren, come to see historic York, not megastores bringing more traffic and pollution. A large grassed area would bring pleasure to all." Mrs E A Pulleyn, Haxby. "York should strengthen its own special qualities, not copy
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Coppergate II: reader's verdict
The Evening Press today publishes the detailed results of two major opinion surveys on York's Coppergate Riverside proposals. We wanted to discover what people really thought about Land Securities' £60 million scheme to extend the Coppergate Centre. One
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Your verdict: Split 'vote' on the Coppergate riverside
THE Evening Press reveals the dilemma facing planners as they try to decide whether to approve the £60 million extension to York's Coppergate Centre. Evening Press readers have voted by more than four to one in our coupon survey for Land Securities' redevelopment
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City rule Britannia to restore lost pride
MISSION accomplished for York City at the Britannia Stadium last night. After the 5-1 hammering of the first leg, progress in this year's Worthington Cup always looked beyond even the realms of fantasy. But at least progress in terms of form and fortune
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Why Jews plead to preserve the tower
As Jews worldwide join the debate over Coppergate II, DAN RUTSTEIN delves into the city's anti-semitic past to discover why Clifford's Tower has such significance. A BAYING mob whipped up to fever pitch by Richard Malebisse led to the death of 150 Jews
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Prices at the stock markets
DRIFFIELD Forward on August 31 were 89 sheep (including nine ewes); 287 pigs (including 34 sows). Sheep: spring lambs, med to £37.20/head or 85p/kg (80.9p), heavy to £33.80 or 75p; ewes to £30.50 (£27.88). Pigs: gilts to 75kg to 88p (84.8p), 76-85kg to
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Flea beetle already on the attack
This column is supplied by Derek Knight, on (01430) 861988, and Julie Cartner, on (01904) 491478, who are consultants for ADAS in East and North Yorkshire. WELL, how was it for you? The harvest, I mean. No doubt, some of you will still be hard at it,
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New president for Great Yorkshire show
THE new man at the helm of Yorkshire's largest agricultural event is set to start steering his team through a busy year of office. As new president of the Yorkshire Agricultural Society, Lord Gisborough is already launched into a hectic schedule of planning
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Winter gear came out for the show
IN spite of the weather forecast, or perhaps in defiance of the gods of the weather, there were still one or two hardy souls at the shows this weekend in shorts. The more sensible were in full winter gear, with boots and waterproofs, and as the showers
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Another case of swine fever
A FURTHER case of classical swine fever has been confirmed on a farm in the surveillance area on the coast of Suffolk, bringing to seven the number of cases confirmed since August 12. Possible links to the previous cases are being investigated. There
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Play the game
FAMILIES trying to work out what might be the "must-have" Christmas present this year should look to Tiger Electronics. The Harrogate firm has something of a record for delivering the toy that every child wants: remember the Furby? So when Tiger launches
