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Grant for Thirsk company that is to the Manor Born
A NORTH Yorkshire meat products company has received a major boost to trade through funding worth thousands of pounds. Manor Born, run at Thirsk by farming husband and wife team Andrew and Debbie Keeble, has been awarded £23,000 from a farm diversification
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No return from Bank
IT was a cruel way for York City to lose, but a glance at the shots on goal columns suggests Lincoln perhaps deserved to steal the spoils with their 88th-minute strike. The Imps had eight efforts on target to the Minstermen's two at Sincil Bank, and while
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City fire too many blanks
A FOURTH successive defeat for York City and evidence provided of just where the Minstermen's problems' now lie. New striker Alex Mathie failed to get his City career off to a flying start with a goal, but showed enough guile and hunger to suggest scoring
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Pupils' play to be staged at theatre
YOUNG people from across York will see months of drama, dance and music work come to fruition on Wednesday with the Our Town Story for York performance at the Theatre Royal. The evening's line-up includes three productions about the city of York, devised
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Steve's the apple of our eye
STEPHEN Lewis wrote about the Danesmead Meadow and its unique position and valuable growth of English apples (October 7). On behalf of everyone associated with the Meadow project I express my sincere thanks and appreciation. He was knowledgeable and,
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Don't close bridge
I AM amazed that the permanent closure of Lendal Bridge could even be considered. While it is undoubtedly true that congestion and pollution has decreased around St Leonard's Place, have the planners even considered the effect that the closure has had
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Warm up to calamity
A LAKE at the North Pole, the ozone layer trashed at the South Pole, Switzerland and Italy are swamped by abnormal rainfall and mudslides. The southern hemisphere is experiencing cyclones and monsoons the like of which no-one has ever seen. Ryedale was
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Pensioner's lament
SO Hugh Bayley MP is interested in pensioners, while his colleagues tell us not to give money to beggars. Perhaps this explains why his Government took my entire pension increase this year, plus some. As a result of Labour's abolition of the married couple's
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Diamond delight for family
They were friends together at the village school, they married at the village church and eight of their ten children were born in the village. And today Paddy and Flora Brigham celebrated 60 years of happy marriage at their home in Bishop Wilton, with
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Nestle aims to be Streets ahead
So it's goodbye to the dapper major and his elegant lady companion. Goodbye to the quaint packaging, goodbye to the fruit-and-nut delight, and so-long to the vanilla octagon. York-based Nestl is dragging the perennial, but old-fashioned, family favourite
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Thieves target golf equipment
A new wave of golf thefts is hitting courses and clubs across North Yorkshire - and police have set up a Golf Watch scheme to tackle it. Tens of thousands of pounds worth of equipment has been stolen in recent months, but police today cautioned thieves
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Police appeal after sex assault
North Yorkshire police today appealed for information about an indecent assault on a 35-year-old hitchhiker. The incident happened almost seven weeks ago, but has only just been reported by the alleged victim. A force spokesman said that while details
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Thugs in bag-snatch attempt
A 16-year-old girl was knocked to the ground when two youths tried to steal her bag, York police said today. Officers are now appealing for witnesses of the attempted bag-snatch, particularly a member of the public who chased the youths on his bicycle
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RAF pilots injured in jet crash
Two North Yorkshire-based jet pilots were today receiving specialist treatment in hospital after their plane crashed in Northumberland. The two-seater Hawk training jet, from RAF Leeming, came down close to a vil-lage after a bird strike, according to
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Woman struck by train
A woman was killed when she was struck by a train near Selby, police said today. Officers are appealing for information about the woman's identity as she suffered extensive injuries. The incident, which involved the 10.00am Glasgow to London Kings Cross
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Pearce pays price for misplay
The Scarborough Chess Congress attracted a large number of York players who where lured in with the promise of a large prize fund. The venue was once again the excellent Spa complex and Neville Pearce came closest to winning a prize in the intermediate
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Wasps soldier on with training
York Wasps are calling in the Army to ensure they are in tip-top condition for the start of the new season. The players are to be put through their paces during a special training day at Strensall Army Barracks on November 4. As well as providing them
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Quinn keeps up pressure
Richard Quinn, who completed a 28-1 treble at Nottingham yesterday, travels a little further up the A1 tomorrow with good prospects of adding to his score at Doncaster. Quinn, currently involved in a head-to-head duel with Pat Eddery for runner-up honours
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Track safety slammed by union chief
A rail union revealed today it has been campaigning for months to prevent sub-standard contractors from working on track maintenance. A York-based official of the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union claimed that worrying problems are being ignored by track
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Dolan signs Villa ace on loan
York City boss Terry Dolan has made another bid to strengthen his firepower by signing striker Neil Tarrant on a month's loan from Premiership giants Aston Villa. The Minstermen have netted just ten goals all season - the joint-worst scoring record in
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All the fest as art and science fuse for fun
CHARLES HUTCHINSON reports on a York festival that will zip you into the hi-tech age of wonderment. WELCOME to a wonderland of wizardry as art fuses with science in York this weekend for SightSonic, the city's first digital arts festival. We may have
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Up and running - Alcide finally does the trick for slick City
ON Friday night York City suffered last-minute agony, yesterday they enjoyed last-minute ecstacy. And, boy, how they deserved it after a display filled in large patches with fine, flowing football. To a man, City looked by far the more accomplished outfit
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Stoke's nap hand too good for Jekyll and Hyde City
WILL the real York City please stand up? The season is only three matches old but already we have witnessed the good, the bad and the ugly. At Bootham Crescent last night the good, sometimes approaching excellent, made a welcome first-half appearance.
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City sunk in storm
FOOTBALL proved itself the cruellest of games for York City and its supporters on Saturday. After a dream start to the new campaign and a first-half of endeavour and guile, the high hopes fostered through pre-season were reaching a crescendo by half-time
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Low flying is price of peace
LAST night's crash involving a Hawk fighter aircraft from RAF Leeming will no doubt reopen the debate about air force training exercises. Thankfully both the pilot and the navigator ejected safely. They will now give evidence to an RAF Board of Enquiry
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Buying with ethics in mind
MANUFACTURERS take note: the ethical consumer is on the march. A new report reveals UK shoppers are increasingly aware of "ethical" issues - and many of them are ready to put their money where their morals are. One in six people say they would buy or
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Labour's got a lot to learn
PRIVATE education is probably all right if you can afford that sort of thing. Yet some of us view pay-to-enter schools with suspicion, believing there to be something wrong with a system that lets those with the most money have the best education. A person's
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Two sides to the GM crop debate
THE recent disclosure of MAFF-approved secret trials of genetically modified crops at an unnamed site in North Yorkshire looks set to re-ignite the debate between supporters and opponents of GM technology. Following a report in The Independent on Sunday
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Sun shines down on Michelmas Fair in Malton
WITH the sun shining for the first time in many a week on the Michaelmas Fair on October 4, many buyers were absent, catching up with work on the land. However, trade was up in all departments. There was a good entry of just under 14,000 sheep, including
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Prices at the stock markets
Driffield Forward on October 12 were 196 head of stock sold, 150 head of pigs including 24 sows and three boars, 46 head of sheep. Pigs: gilts to 75kg to 80p per kg, gilts 76-85kgs to 86p (81p), boars to 75kgs to 83p (78.5p), others to 79p (77.8p), sows
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Away-day blues continue to plague sloppy Minstermen
THIRTEEN maddening minutes of sloppiness on Saturday left York City still searching for their first win away from home this season. City's ability to concede one goal, followed soon after by another and then another is becoming an all too familiar sight
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Prince Andrew backs Our Town youngsters
THE Duke of York is sending a letter of congratulation and support to young people from York taking part in tonight's Our Town Story performance. The performance, involving more than 300 young people, takes place at York Theatre Royal and one of the three
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War graves shame
THOSE of us who lost close relatives fighting for their beloved country in the 1914-18 and 1939-45 world wars have derived much comfort in our grief and sadness by the knowledge that graves in the Commonwealth war cemeteries are tended so expertly and
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Instilling road sense
THE Cyclist Touring Club's stance in respect of law-breaking by some cyclists is analogous to motoring organisations such as the AA and RAC. We cannot enforce the law, but willingly lend our name to sensible campaigns which encourage and educate all road-users
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Is this Best Value?
THE Grand Old Duke of York had 10,000 men, whereas the new Chief Executive of City of York Council will have only 7,000. We know what the Duke of York did with his men. However a recent council job advert for a political assistant makes me wonder what
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Gruesome reminder
WHILE condemning the lynching of Israeli soldiers by Arafat's men, I cannot forget that British soldiers of the peace-keeping force in Palestine captured by the Jews in the late Forties were promptly hanged from the nearest trees. L W Graham, The Pastures
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Doubts dispelled
WHAT a difference three points can make. City's performance last Friday against Mansfield saw a welcome return of optimism to Bootham Crescent after four successive defeats. The League table still makes sorry reading and one win doesn't make a summer,
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Sparkling occasion for couple
Easingwold couple Albert and Dorothy Hutchinson were due to have a family get-together tonight to celebrate their diamond wedding. Though Mr Hutchinson, 80, and his 78-year-old wife met in her home village of Coxwold, near Ampleforth, Mr Hutchinson was
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Orchard scheme could bear fruit
A once endangered slice of Ryedale's agricultural history is to be preserved forever under a major rural conservation project. Around 100 years ago, Ryedale was well known for the variety and quality of fruit produced in its orchards. But since then,
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Better barn-non
Winners of a good design competition run by Ryedale District Council have been presented with their prize by council chairman David Cussons. Brinkburn Barn, which belongs to Gerrand Jones, was chosen as the winning entry in the council's Good Design and
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Police biker escapes injury
A police motorcyclist was bruised, but otherwise uninjured, when he came off his bike after a car pulled out in front of him while he was on his way to an emergency call. PC Sean Grey, from the Road Policing Group, at York, was taken to York District
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Firm buys bed in Nick of time
The tear-stained bed of Big Brother's Machiavellian manipulator 'nasty' Nick Bateman has been snapped up by a North Yorkshire bed company. And Ian Beattie, 43, sales director of Ultrassage UK, of Sherburn-in-Elmet, believes that if Nick had been given
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Winning models strut their stuff
Meet the Faces of 2001. After hours of strutting their stuff on the catwalk in front of a panel of expert judges and an audience of hundreds, Kelli Armour and Craig Grantham were chosen as our winning models. They rose to the top from an impressive field
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Bacon bosses remain tight-lipped
Malton Bacon Factory today played down rumours that the business is facing a foreign takeover, or management buyout. Bosses at the firm, which employs about 2,000 people, are remaining tight-lipped over whether the rumours are true, despite city speculation
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Flying start for York
A new bowls competition open to clubs from England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, called the 'Top Ten Tournament', is under way. Organised by a committee based at Darlington Indoor Bowls Club, who will host the finals next April, the total prize
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Traffic bollard damage warning
More than 100 vehicles have been damaged in one city alone by rising bollards like those installed in York this week, it emerged today. The system of rising bollards - designed to restrict the flow of traffic to certain city centre streets - has caused
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Travellers' horses 'damaging hedgerows'
A collection of more than 30 horses belonging to a family of travellers has left a trail of devastation costing thousands of pounds at illegal encampments surrounding York. The animals have munched their way through thousands of pounds of crops and hedges
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Tich aims to relaunch career
LEA Tichener could make his full York Acorn debut on Saturday, hoping it will help relaunch his professional career. Tichener returned to the amateur ranks with Acorn in the summer having rejected an offer to stay at York Wasps. But he still believes
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At the market: Farm incomes drop by 90pc
This week's disturbing headlines are not intended to further depress the farming community but to make my lay readers aware of the shocking truth. I know figures are like many politicians who seem to be able to promote any argument that suits them at
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Second-half strikes set seal on super win for slick City
FAST-FLOWING football, a clean sheet, a three-point haul and a double blast to underline their superiority. What were we all worrying about little more than two weeks ago? York City confirmed that their horrendous start to the season was really just a
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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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Spot-on Duffield's delight as City bring home point
HOT-SHOT Peter Duffield enjoyed a dream start on his return to Feethams as his third goal of the campaign earned York City a hard-fought point with last season's play-off finalists. With only four minutes on the clock, Duffield broke the off-side trap
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Quinn to keep up the pressure
Richard Quinn, who completed a 28-1 treble at Nottingham yesterday, travels a little further up the A1 tomorrow with good prospects of adding to his score at Doncaster. Quinn, currently involved in a head-to-head duel with Pat Eddery for runner-up honours
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Out on the street
CHOCOLATE lovers will find Nestl's latest innovation hard to swallow. The dandy major and his elegant lady have been evicted from Quality Street. This fine couple have attended a million festive parties. But their Victorian garb, so evocative of the perfect
