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The act of an honest man
WE never have to search far to find examples of mean-spiritedness. Unfortunately, they abound. Like the story earlier this week that South Bank residents in York were being targeted by thieves because the police were busy coping with the floods. It was
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Co-oplands Secret Garden, Pickering
WE couldn't have chosen a worse day for our visit to Pickering. It was throwing it down, but what luck! There was a parking space directly opposite Co-oplands. This venue shares an entrance with the retail bakery. Behind a screen and through wrought-iron
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We're back
THE magnificent dining room is an obvious highlight of the post-fire Durham Ox at Crayke, near Easingwold. August Bank Holiday saw an unattended candle in the staff quarters destroy a significant amount of the 300-year-old country delight and now the
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Wed in winter
As Hollywood golden couple Catherine Zeta Jones and Michael Douglas tie the knot today, MAXINE GORDON examines the appeal of a winter wedding. COLD, dark, wet winter is not a time most people would choose to get married. We tend to associate weddings
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Try Anglia
mENTION Norfolk and what springs to mind? Norfolk jackets, Norfolk turkeys (especially Bernard Matthews') and the Singing Postman. As an unreconstructed Northerner, I had always considered East Anglia part of the South, and just like that region's beer
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Boot out the newt
NO, No, No! Please tell me I'm dreaming, or are they really thinking of changing the name of the dear old Rovers Return to The Boozy Newt? I can't bear the thought and simply cannot understand such vulgarity being suggested on my favourite soap. If Natalie
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Fare's unfair
I WAS aware from the Evening Press that First York Bus Company was proposing to increase the bus fares. Then I read it had second thoughts. Therefore I was surprised yesterday to find that the return fare from Strensall to Exhibition Square had increased
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Hot-shot Cooper boosts Britannia
THROWING a magnificent 180 for a 16 dart game, Tony Cooper propelled Britannia to a 7-2 York Maxiprint League victory against Mitre. Brian Farrell got Mitre off to a fine start but they found Britannia 'A' too strong. Paul Lane (180) and high scores from
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Wasps improve
A TITANIC fight-back almost brought York Wasps a remarkable first pre-season win at Featherstone Rovers last night. The Wasps looked dead and buried when they trailed 24-6 at half-time. But in the appropriately named Lionheart Stadium, a much improved
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Dad-to-be Jason filming in York
ONLY Fools and Horses star David Jason was filming in York just the day before it was revealed he was to become a first-time father at the age of 60. The Touch of Frost actor was at historic Castlegate House, in Castlegate, York, to shoot scenes for ITV's
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Cathedral yobs are 'hell bent' on mayhem
A NORTH Yorkshire cathedral is drafting in extra staff to stamp out the problem of young hooligans disrupting Sunday services. The move comes just a few months after a series of vandal attacks on Ripon Cathedral, which ran up repair bills of £20,000.
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FRANCS A LOT!
Bus driver finds Valerie's £870 and saves trip to Calais. YORK pensioner Valerie Saye's Christmas shopping trip to France was in tatters when she left her purse on the bus. She was on her way into town to change her money into francs. And as the purse
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The art of collecting
AS punk poet laureate Adam Ant once observed, ridicule is nothing to be scared of. Yet the thought of becoming a contemporary art collector tends to bring out the nerves, the uncertainty, a fear of being conned. Indeed, the very prospect of entering a
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See the light - The lamplight Restaurant at Heworth Court Hotel
SIMON RITCHIE goes online in the search for good old fashioned grub in York. THANKS to the magic of the Internet, finding a local restaurant has never been easier. It was through surfing the net that we came across the Lamplight Restaurant at the Heworth
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Kids help Mac back to fitness
GOOD to see Jon McCarthy and Andy McMillan get a rousing reception at Bootham Crescent last Saturday. The pair stepped on to the hallowed turf where they made their names to conduct a half-time prize-draw. Seeing McCarthy back on his feet was a particular
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Farewell to 'everyone's best mate'
HIS Bootham Crescent tenure was only brief but the announcement that Peter Swan's career is over was no less sad. In his short stint, Swan helped marshal City away from the threat of the relegation mire last season and was rewarded with the captain's
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Time to honour our John
LAST Monday the BBC Omnibus programme paid tribute to John Barry, "the legendary film composer", who was quite obviously still very proud to be a son of York. I do hope that the whole of York was watching the amazing story of this widely acclaimed man
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Hulme on upward trend
KEVIN Hulme's double blast against Torquay United last week saw the midfielder climb into mid-table in the Evening Press/Unique Pub Co player of the year rankings. The leadership remained unchanged although Wayne Hall kept himself in the race by picking
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Broom, broom
AT this time of year, I always think that it would be considerate on the part of householders to sweep up leaves (and hidden litter) which have fallen on pavements from their own overhanging trees and hedges. Not only are these soggy leaves unsightly,
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Dolan draws up battle plans
A LITTLE bit of the mystery of the FA Cup will be missing for York City this weekend - and boss Terry Dolan hopes it will play into his hands. The Minstermen travel to Bury's Gigg Lane to take on UniBond division one outfit Radcliffe Borough tomorrow
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Firm excels in business jungle
AN exclusive website sales deal has been signed by York-based expatshopping.com with leading financial UK publisher, Financial Times Business. It is the latest success for the rocketing six months old dotcom, which offers yearned-for supplies to the world's
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Festive cake with floods of tiers
CAKE maker Sylvia Ross is not the only person in York dreaming of a dry Christmas. This seasonal offering, complete with Santa with an umbrella and floating crackers, was made by staff at Imaginative Icing, in Lendal. "We normally make something topical
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New era for Earswick
A YORK amateur football club helping bridge the gap between grassroots football and the semi-professional arena is calling time on its successful under-19 team. New Earswick Football Club has announced that its teenage squad, which has competed successfully
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Putting the fun into fundraising
York folk get out and about to bring in the cash on Pudsey bear's biggest night of year. GRISLY scenes took place in York as fundraising for Pudsey Bear proved a roaring success. Grown men gritted their teeth as they had the hair stripped from their legs
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Councillor backs public inquiry call
RAWCLIFFE residents have been praised for expressing their anger over the flooding crisis. Liberal Democrat councillor Irene Waudby welcomed the outpouring of anger which she observed at Thursday's public meeting at Canon Lee School. Coun Waudby expressed
