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Heartbreaking tragedy of baby Aden
This is the final image that loving North Yorkshire mum Kelly Frank keeps of the nine-week-old son she has lost - and she will treasure it forever. Little Aden Zac was lavished with all the care Kelly could give him during his short life, but he died
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Held to account
WHAT a shame that the political assistant to the Labour group, whose salary I note, we taxpayers are picking up (Chris Titley, Wednesday, October 18) wasn't in post before Rita Freedman felt it her duty to take on their role of 'keeping members very well
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Grass plan for Coppergate II site
Opponents of York's controversial Coppergate Riverside scheme today unveiled plans to turn the Castle Car Park into a public open space. A group called York Tomorrow has submitted a formal planning application to City of York Council for the change of
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Put lives before punctuality on the railways
'ARE trains safe?' you ask (October 20). I don't know the answer to that question, especially after the regulator's announcement which was prepared before the Hatfield derailment and does not reflect Lord Macdonald's doctrine that safety must have precedence
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Top class sporting trio
St Peter's students hit the headlines. A TRIO of girls from St Peter's School have had their sporting prowess recognised with representative honours. Victoria Johnston is on the brink of rowing glory after being invited to attend trials for the Great
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Mounting successes
PUPILS from The Mount School, York, have tasted more sporting success in orienteering. Two teams of girls from The Mount took part in the British Schools National Score Championships and came third in both the Lower Secondary School and Upper Secondary
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Knee op for City youngster
Midfield starlet Christian Fox will go under the surgeon's knife tomorrow and could be out of action until mid-December. "He is going to have an operation on Thursday on a torn cartilage which will rule him out for between four and six weeks," explained
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York's reasons to be cheerful, 1-2-3
It was just about worth the wait. At long last, City's first win away from home this season. And if that wasn't sweet enough, the first time City have scored three times in a match for 14 months. Most City followers would gladly have settled for a dour
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Licensed to thrill
NOW here's an enjoyable job: council bollard monitor. You would witness more thrills and spills on Stonebow than at a demolition derby. Kerang! A taxi's been totalled. Prang! A BMW 5 Series has bought it. Imagine the fun of watching each driver tootle
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Making things better
IN her letter (September 29), Jennifer Brice expresses concern in relation to various matters concerning the proposed alterations to the main entrance of York District Hospital which will also include some new shopping facilities. Yes, gardens are a valuable
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Hall or nothing
RYEDALE Council's decision not to go ahead with the sports hall project has astonished local people. Consultants were hired. Their advice was unqualified: we need a community sports hall in the Malton/Norton area, full stop. The elements needed for a
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Closure study needed
IT is possible that by closing Lendal Bridge, trips by means of transport other than cars may become faster and more pleasant. Closing the bridge to private cars could mean that more people use the Park and Ride schemes, cycle or come into York by train
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Bells were swell
THE symphony of bells was a splendid musical idea. Great fun. The city looking wonderful. A sense of occasion. Shame about the traffic, though: intrusive, noisy, dangerous, and most of it quite unnecessary. Let's do it every October, but make it the one
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Millennium Bridge is victory for people power
THE Millennium Bridge itself was a project that arose from a community campaign, the design was shown to the local people for discussion and the particular design voted on. It is not surprising that the project has very widespread support. In contrast
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Time to relax for pupils
Staff and pupils at the Forest of Galtres Primary School are taking the opportunity to relax during this week's half-term holiday after a busy week. Pupils are seen with Zena Bernasca, who gave a talk about a Christian project in Uganda. Another visitor
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Roadworks blamed for trade dip
Traders in Ryedale claim they have lost thousands of pounds in business because of road resurfacing work along a busy shopping street. Most of the work to resurface the road in Malton's Wheelgate was carried out last week and traffic flow is now back
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Fruity experience at hall
Visitors to a North Yorkshire historic hall have been in a for a crushing experience. To mark national Apple Celebrations staff at Beningbrough Hall in York distilled the juice of fruit grown in its own walled garden for people to try. The apples were
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Crooners jockey for position
And they're off! When jockeys Kevin Green and Sarah Perry aren't riding in the 2.15, they're on stage belting out some of their own favourites. The karaoke-mad couple love nothing better than getting up and crooning hit songs. Kevin and Sarah, who live
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Barn blaze kills 160 pigs
Firefighters were today trying to establish the cause of a blaze at a North Yorkshire farm which claimed the lives of 160 pigs. The animals died in a smoke-logged building at West Garth Farm, Pickhill Road, Sinderby, near Thirsk, next to another building
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Students claim points
St John's recorded a 7-2 win at Market Weighton in ladies division two of the York and District Badminton League. Lindsay Spicer and Sarah Manger took all three for the student teachers for a total of 92-56, while Sue Aurston and Sue Smith took both home
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Youngsters brave rain for night out
Hundreds of teenagers braved the cold and the rain to hit the dance floor at a leading York nightclub. Queues began forming outside Ikon/Diva, on Clifton Moor, 90 minutes before the club was set to open, despite the poor weather. And manager Dave Ryan
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Kartiers hammer Nestle
Mark Lucas and Richard Broadbent hit two apiece and Nobby Taylor one as Kartiers won 5-0 at Nestle Rowntree in York and District Leeper Hare Reserve A. Dave Thompson and Gavin Scoreby also scored two each with Liam Holmes netting once as Wigginton Grasshoppers
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Selby out of Vase
Selby Town crashed out of the FA Vase last night, going down 2-0 in a first round replay at Rossendale United. The Robins had drawn the original tie 0-0 on Saturday, but the return trip to Lancashire proved a miserable one. Reserve team 'keeper Steve
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Winds lash region
North Yorkshire battened down the hatches as strong winds lashed the county. Gusts whistled over the rooftops of the east coast at 55mph and wind speeds of 53mph were recorded at Dishforth, near Boroughbridge - about gale force 6 or 7. Michael Dukes,
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Knee op for City youngster
Midfield starlet Christian Fox will go under the surgeon's knife tomorrow and could be out of action until mid-December. "He is going to have an operation on Thursday on a torn cartilage which will rule him out for between four and six weeks," explained
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Travel pass deal for Selby OAPs
Selby District Council is to spend £200,000 a year on a new subsidised travel scheme for the area's pensioners, the Evening Press can reveal today. The new passes will allow senior citizens to travel at half-price all over North Yorkshire as well as to
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Winners and losers in the safety league
ANYBODY who reads the newspapers regularly could be forgiven for locking and bolting the front door and resolving never to set foot outside again. Trying to get anywhere in this day and age, it seems, is just too fraught with danger. First there was the
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Bring rail chaos under control
AS rail bosses try to fathom out which comes first - safety or punctuality - passengers are left to suffer. Lines are being closed and trains cancelled. On the busiest routes, those services still running will become almost unbearably full. Railtrack's
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In to the light
Former hostage Brian Keenan tells CHRIS TITLEY how his first novel was inspired by an imaginary companion who shared his cell. FOR four-and-a-half years, Brian Keenan disappeared. Yet his face was ever-present, staring out at us from newspapers and TV
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The right story
IN his article 'Do museums have a future?' (October 18) Stephen Lewis, claims 'the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds needed a £42.5 million rescue package after running up a £20 million debt.' There is not a shred of truth in this statement whatsoever.
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College strikes at double
YORK COLLEGE completed a great double at the British Schools Orienteering Score Event Championships, held near Nottingham. Heather Gardner, 17, who runs for the York-based Eborienteers, won the Under 19 women's category and Tom Van Rossum won the Under
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Archbishop praises Press readers
The Archbishop of York extended a huge thank-you to Evening Press readers for their help with the £2m Hospice appeal. As he laid the foundation stone on the extension he told guests: "The city is very lucky indeed to have a quality local paper and many
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Proud moment
IT WAS a wonderful though rather long launch day for the Millennium Bridge; Whitby Bird & Partners are very proud to have shared the celebration with so many people, on both banks of the river! However your excellent reporting was incorrect in just
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Bollard victim voices anger
The taxi driver who was the first victim of York's new rising bollard has spoken of his outrage that another driver has been injured. Martin Elsender, of Scarborough, has been off the road since last Wednesday when, he says, the bollard in Stonebow rose
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Resort thugs bring shame to town
Two teenage thugs, who terrorised a group of 15 Norwegian schoolchildren on Scarborough's seafront, were told by magistrates that they brought shame on the town. A 16-year-old was given a custodial and training sentence for eight months after pleading
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Air ambulance for county
An air ambulance which will serve the people of North Yorkshire was launched today at Leeds Bradford airport. The helicopter, which has been adapted for medical purposes, is to be based at the West Yorkshire airport, but will offer a Yorkshire-wide service
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Sporting trio's efforts rewarded
A trio of girls from St Peter's School have had their sporting prowess recognised with representative honours. Victoria Johnston is on the brink of rowing glory after being invited to attend trials for the Great Britain squad to take part in the Junior
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Chubs feature in winter win
The second round of the 122 peg Yorkshire Winter League saw the Calder around Mirfield in grim mood as the first frosts of winter hit home, writes Darren Starkey. It was pegs on the Thornhill stretch below the Pear Tree Inn that dominated the frame as
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Fiery Fred in York
Yorkshire cricketing legend Freddie Trueman was in York today, hoping to encourage a spot of later-life learning. The demon bowler was helping to celebrate the opening of 40 new learndirect centres across Yorkshire. The centres are aimed at giving adults
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Drink-fuelled boss abused staff
A company boss verbally abused his staff, drank excessively and made sexual comments to a female worker, an industrial tribunal heard. Ronald Griffiths, managing director of Pickering firm Recommended Cottage Holidays Ltd, asked his staff to work long
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Poverty forcing student nurses out
Student nurses are dropping out of their training because of poverty, a senior nurse claimed. And public services union UNISON has organised a sleep-out for the students and other members who support their campaign to improve pay and conditions in the
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So near, yet so far for brave United
Gutted Leeds United came within 25 seconds of qualifying for the second phase of the UEFA Champions League and eliminating mighty Barcelona at a highly-charged Elland Road last night. David O'Leary's battlers were desperately clinging on to a precious
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Crunch time for SNAPPY
The special needs charity SNAPPY will be forced to close two projects in less than a week if thousands of pounds are not found. Managers have named Monday's annual general meeting of the York charity, Special Needs and Play Provision York, as the point
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York's reasons to be cheerful, 1-2-3
It was just about worth the wait. At long last, City's first win away from home this season. And if that wasn't sweet enough, the first time City have scored three times in a match for 14 months. Most City followers would gladly have settled for a dour
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Archbishop praises Press readers
The Archbishop of York extended a huge thank-you to Evening Press readers for their help with the £2m Hospice appeal. As he laid the foundation stone on the extension he told guests: "The city is very lucky indeed to have a quality local paper and many
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Fire engine in 999 smash
An investigation was under way today into a road crash near Selby in which four firefighters and a car driver suffered whiplash injuries. The fire engine was responding to an emergency call and was negotiating red traffic lights at Brayton crossroads
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Boat yob brought to justice
The Evening Press helped bring to justice a lout who broke a teenager's jaw by dropping a stone on to a pleasure boat on the Ouse. A tourist caught the culprit on camera, we showed the picture in our Crimestoppers slot and readers recognised and reported
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Dale hopes his mount will be in Prime form
Jockey Dale Gibson has two good reasons to hope that Prime Recreation can follow-up his recent Ayr success at Musselburgh tomorrow. Not only does the Boston Spa rider take the mount on the three-year-old, but his father, Alan Gibson, bred the horse at
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Superb efforts
THE Archbishop of York has paid a glowing tribute to the generosity of Evening Press readers. Dr David Hope recognised he would not have been in a position to lay the foundation stone at the St Leonard's Hospice extension without your superb fundraising
