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And another thing!
WHEN reading Reg Cooley's letter (September 6) I found it particularly ironic that, as an advocate of higher standards in written and spoken English, he should flaunt one of the most basic rules of grammar - never begin a sentence with the word 'and'!
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Cherish tower views
IN Britain there are a few classic views which represent our country throughout the world. They are the views used by travel companies to promote tourism, scenes which cause pangs of homesickness among Brits living abroad. These are photographs of such
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Breaking news: York School opening delayed
CANON Lee School in York will not re-open on Monday, September 11, as planned, it emerged this afternoon. Building work has been going on over the summer to build a three-storey extension at the school. Today the school said the work had not allowed the
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Fury over yet more cash for a white elephant
It is disgusting that so far £538 million has been thrown at this white elephant we call the Dome. I have not been to it but I have had two parents who both died from cancer, one of whom was cared for in St Leonard's Hospice. It is obscene to give money
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Solvent abusers con traders
SCHEMING youngsters are conning North Yorkshire shopkeepers into selling them butane gas, solvents and cigarettes, according to concerned trading standards officers. They are worried that unsuspecting members of the public are being duped into buying
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Watson pushes champion Cook all the way
YORK'S Paul Watson demonstrated his liking for hillier courses when he narrowly missed victory in one of Yorkshire's toughest events. The 22-year-old Heworth student (Knaresborough RT- Cougar-Continental Tyres) took time off from his road-racing schedule
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For whom the wedding bells toll
The NPI Insurance Cup and the Tetley's Bitter Vase competitions get under way this week but for four clubs it is too soon. York's selectors have been working overtime this week to fill the gaps in last week's team as eight players are attending two weddings
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Bunker gets historic status
A BUILDING hidden off a busy York road was designed to withstand the awesome blast of a nuclear explosion, but now it has protection of a different kind. For Shelley House, in Acomb, is the first Cold War bunker to be designated as a Scheduled Monument
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Boro shares showdown
JUST when fans of Scarborough thought that the club was moving forward, it has been revealed that there has been a problem concerning the transfer of the majority share-holding of the Russell family to the club's major creditor, Brooks Mileson. Mileson
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Lottery win for families of disabled
FAMILIES with disabled children in Ryedale are celebrating a special lottery boost worth nearly £200,000. Ryedale Special Families, which gives support and advice to parents and carers of children with any special needs, has been awarded £185,854 by the
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Hamilton bags bonus for Tykes
Gavin Hamilton just managed to steer Yorkshire to a maximum five batting bonus points before they were bowled out for 401 by Kent at Canterbury today. Yorkshire needed to bowl out their opponents for under 252 in order to enforce the follow on if they
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Jorvik's new look revealed
YORK'S world-famous Jorvik Viking Centre today unveiled its exciting £4.8 million investment plans. The whole of the current Viking Centre ride and displays are to be replaced by a new exhibition depicting a cityscape from later in the Viking age, including
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Bruiser Gareth can get stuck in
ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD Gareth Alexander can finally play football with his mates after a bone marrow transplant from his sister cured an ultra-rare condition. And a fund-raising drive in pubs and clubs across York has bought him a computer to play on as well
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Real Roy of the Rovers
CHARLES HUTCHINSON meets a great northern character actor. ROY Barraclough's portrait in the Guinness Television Encyclopedia casts him as a "Northern character actor and comedian". Mention his name, and whether you think of his partnership with Les Dawson
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Milking ingenuity
IN less materialistic times, people could leave their doors open with no fear of being robbed. Today not even the doorstep pinta is safe from the light-fingered few. Milk theft is a particular problem around Malton and Norton. But now, security-conscious
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Breaking News: Farmers to blockade A1
FARMERS and hauliers angry over rising fuel prices were planning to bring the southbound carriageway of the A1 to a standstill this afternoon. Around 100 vehicles from the North East from the group Farmers for Action were planning to block the carriageway
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Speed limit sense
RECENTLY it was reported that the council is attempting to introduce a 50mph speed limit on the A1237, York's northern ring road. The police are oppose it on the grounds that they have not got the manpower to police a speed limit. Their view is upside
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I used to be a person...
I am suffering from an acute identity crisis. I am no longer a person in my own right. Instead I have become an appendage of my children. I first noticed this years ago when I was with Freya and Shaman at a toddlers' playgroup. The woman who was in charge
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York rail link to new airport could take off
BUSINESS people in York could be whisked to a new international airport in only 15 minutes, it was disclosed today. That is the vision for the next decade should developers get the go-ahead to transform the former RAF airbase at Finningley, outside Doncaster
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Gamers get a glimpse of the future
STEVEN HUNT checks out the latest games unveiled at the European Computer Trade Show in London. ALL-SINGING. All-dancing. All the games the world will be playing for the next year and a half. That's what descended on London this weekend when the European
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Pub puts Tory leader on the mat
A FELLOW baldie is to use beermats in his pub for the first time - and it is all thanks to William Hague. The Labour Party has released a beermat pillorying the Conservative leader for his recent 14-pint boast in a men's magazine while, of course, promoting
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Anonymous £50,000 donation gets flood defences started
A MYSTERY benefactor has stepped in with a £50,000 gift to help combat flooding at Norton. Ryedale District Council heard last night the money was given anonymously to get flood alleviation work under way before winter. Coun Elizabeth Shields, chairman
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More police officers taking time off sick
Sickness levels among North Yorkshire police officers have risen by 41 per cent - meaning 52 officers are off sick each day, the county's Police Federation meeting heard. The "appallingly high" figures, compared to the same period last year, meant the
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Goole in hot water over fan's actions
GOOLE face a possible fine after being charged by the West Riding FA with misconduct of supporters over the incident in the Bank Holiday clash with Selby Town, writes Dianne Hillaby. A Goole fan streaked on the pitch during the Northern Counties East
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Woman assaulted cop in court
A WOMAN who hit a police officer at York Magistrates Court has been jailed for four months. Court staff had to call in police twice in five days to deal with Michelle Glenys Jackson's alcohol-fuelled behaviour, justices heard. She had only been released
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Angling - Cup match called off over lack of interest
Is the demise of the Ouse as a match fishery complete? On the evidence of last weekend one would have to suggest that it is. The Dispensary Cup, which has until fairly recently drawn fields in excess of three figures, had to be cancelled due lack of interest
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Howard wife moves out after divorce
ANNETTE Howard has left Castle Howard after she and her husband Simon Howard completed their divorce, it was confirmed today. Annette, known as Scruff to her friends, is reported to have moved from North Yorkshire's premier stately home to a farmhouse
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Iron stripped to bare bones
SCUNTHORPE United manager Brian Laws will arrive at Bootham Crescent tomorrow stripped to the bare bones because of an ever deepening injury crisis at Glanford Park. Former York City favourite and club captain Nigel Pepper is out for the rest of the season
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Desperate David out to break his duck
GOAL hungry York City striker David McNiven is out to break his duck for the Minstermen against high-flying Scunthorpe tomorrow. The 22-year-old revealed a ravenous thirst for finding the back of the net when he told the Evening Press: "I am desperate
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How the King of horror shocked the e-book world
It was only a matter of time until the internet world took notice. All it needed was somebody like Stephen King to do it. The web was created as an information resource, and what is the oldest, most oft-used information resource in the world? The book
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Sir Michael to score his first St Leger win
The St Leger is the only Classic race yet to be won by Sir Michael Stoute, who can set the record straight at Doncaster tomorrow. But with which horse? Newmarket-based Stoute saddles two leading fancies - Air Marshall and Dalampour - in the Rothmans Royals-sponsored
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Nuclear relic is chilly reminder
FOR the first time York residents have the chance to tour Shelley House in Acomb. This is indeed a privilege. The partly-submerged, bomb-proof bunker was never designed for use by the rabble. In the event of the nuclear warning, we would have been left
