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City to ease fans' burden
YORK City are easing the financial burden on fans by offering cut-price entry to their LDV Vans Trophy clash with Darlington next month. They are slicing £3 off the price of all tickets for the first round tie at Bootham Crescent on Tuesday, December
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Doubts grow over latest Coppergate plans
YOU report that the C B Hillier Parker's analysis of future shopping trends in York supports the concept of a major retail development on the Castle and Piccadilly sites (November 16). Land Securities' latest proposals are for a development 18 per cent
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York's in our prayers
WE are the people of Picoco and since the start of this year we have been suffering floods in Mozambique. We thank you for the help in our moment of need. We express our solidarity with you and the your flooding situation. Sadly, we do not have the means
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Why trees were felled
REGARDING your story about the felling of trees on land near Joseph Rowntree School, (Evening Press, November 17) our head of parks and gardens did consult with the chairman of the New Earswick Residents Forum or the chairman of the New Earswick parish
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School bus safety drive
CHILDREN across North Yorkshire could be in danger because of sub-standard school buses, according to the first annual report published by regional traffic commissioner Tom Macartney. In his report, Mr Macartney promised to promote road safety actively
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Leisure centre petition gathers pace
THOUSANDS of Ryedale residents are to be quizzed over whether they would like better leisure facilities. The move comes just months after councillors rejected plans to apply for lottery cash to provide a sports facility at Malton School. Residents will
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Stressed driver almost four times drink-drive limit
A MOTORIST who drank heavily while suffering from depression and stress today has a four-month prison sentence hanging over her head. Linda Jane Whiteley, 45, was nearly four times the drink-drive limit when she narrowly missed colliding with a police
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Elderly woman scares off bogus officials
A BRAVE pensioner chased away three youths posing as water board officials after they got into her home. The elderly woman, who lives alone in the village of Staxton, in Ryedale, only realised they were bogus after inviting them into her home. The incident
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Insurance row after gas blast
A SECOND World War hero and his wife have been left in debt and deeply distressed after a long row over an insurance payout. Sydney and Dorothy Ward, of Pickering, were having work done in their Ryedale Housing Association bungalow last February when
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City to ease fans' burden
YORK City are easing the financial burden on fans by offering cut-price entry to their LDV Vans Trophy clash with Darlington next month. They are slicing £3 off the price of all tickets for the first round tie at Bootham Crescent on Tuesday, December
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Tesco bid for river complex store
YORK'S Coppergate Riverside development could include a Tesco Metro store - and internationally- renowned fashion retailers. Developers Land Securities revealed today that initial discussions have been held with Tesco over the possible opening of a city
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Danger alert on black market appliances
A BLACK market in flood-damaged household appliances could spell disaster for unwitting buyers, say North Yorkshire police. Following a spate of thefts in which dumped fridges, freezers and washing machines were taken from skips across flood-hit North
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Jonson has resolve not to be rail-roaded
HARDLY has Jonson Cox, former Yorkshire Water managing director, settled into his new post as chief operating officer of Railtrack, when there is speculation over his experience. But that is to underestimate the toughness of the man who last December
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Ensuring light force is with the AA
A PIONEERING new rotating lightbar designed and manufactured by a small York business is being taken up by the UK's largest motoring organisation, the AA. Starting this autumn, the AA, which has 9.7 million members, is installing Vision Alert's new 600
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Award is simply electric
YORKSHIRE Electricity has been officially presented with its award for achieving the highest level of customer satisfaction among the 12 largest UK electricity suppliers. Bill Wilkinson, managing director of Supply, received the award at a presentation
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Back to our routes
STEPHEN LEWIS catches the bus as First York announces massive changes to its troubled network. 'Hello, First York," says the woman on the other end of the line. "Can I help you?" I need to get to Strensall, I say. Can you tell me which bus I need? "Certainly
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What he wants
The men's fragrance market is booming. We put the new men's eau de toilettes on the market for Christmas to the test. MAXINE GORDON reports. NEW lad or new man - one thing uniting menfolk these days is a bathroom cupboard full of nice smellies. Shower
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Cool millionaire
BRITAIN'S first TV quiz show millionaire was as cool as the sum she won. In fact the whole event was surprisingly low-key. No champagne or tickertape for Judith Keppel; that was probably saved for the ITV executives as they celebrated comprehensively
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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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Poor Lew's tunnel vision
Stone Walls do not a prison make; nor iron bars a cage - Richard Lovelace (1618-1657) My fat friend from Knaresborough - who, to protect me from his animosity, I shall call Lewis Watson - is living in a private nursing home. Well, that's how it is described
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Jimmy hands over £1,000 to help victims
SIR Jimmy Savile today handed over £1,000 for the Archbishop of York's new Flood Fund. And he suggested that Prince Charles, who visited flood victims in the York and Selby area last Friday, could boost the appeal by donating a watercolour to be raffled
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City Arms pair see off Layerthorpe challenge
A splendid 19 darts pairs game by Angie Hields and Sue Smith was the highlight as City Arms beat Layerthorpe in York John Smith's Ladies League division one. Brigadier had Carole Layne hitting three tons, Jo Hodges and Roz Kerr two tons and captain Sue
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Crowder stars for leaders in easy win
Sheriff Hutton Bridge overwhelmed Rowntrees 'A' to race to a six wicket victory in their only game and maintain their lead at the top of the first division of the Hunters Estate Agent York Senior Indoor Cricket League. While Sheriff Hutton Bridge were
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Duo score a century
TWO local women are celebrating this week having clocked up an impressive 100 years each. Great-grandmother Dorothy Atkinson, who used to live in Marlborough Drive, Tadcaster, now lives in Holly Garth old people's home at Thorpe Willoughby, near Selby
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Missed chances prove costly for York
CITY of York are rooted firmly to the bottom of the Northern Counties Hockey League premiership division after losing 1-0 to Timperley. After several below-par games, York fielded a much-changed team which saw them without regulars Mark Little, Glyn Humphrey
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Tad make it tough for leaders
TADCASTER went down fighting against Yorkshire League division five leaders Sheffield Bankers VI, losing 2-0 but without disgracing themselves against a fine side. Sheffield's movement and passing was excellent and they made good pressure count with an
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Berwick brings York panto crew together
BERWICK'S back! Berwick Kaler, perennial dame of the York Theatre Royal pantomime, and his fellow cast members have begun rehearsals for Dick Whittington. Among those assembling at the Walmgate rehearsal studios yesterday were Kaler's evergreen sidekick
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Ladies silence Owls
Acomb Ladies continued their good run of form with a fine display against Leeds Owls in division two of the Yorkshire Ladies League. Acomb took their time to get going as the Owls camped in their half but eventually ran out comfortable 6-0 winners. They
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Acomb hot-shots hit Boston Spa for six
ACOMB men's team hammered Boston Spa 6-0 to maintain their unbeaten record in division two of the Yorkshire League and stay on course for promotion. Acomb have conceded only seven goals in seven games while they have banged in 15 at the other end to stay
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Pikes are looking for replay in FA Vase
Pickering Town will be hoping it's fourth time lucky tonight as they again travel to Marske United for their FA Vase encounter (7.30pm). The second round clash has been postponed three times - the latest, last week, was called off after the Pikes had
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Following in Billy Elliot's footsteps
THE dancing feet of three boys from York have won them a hat-trick of top prizes in a national competition. As the film Billy Elliot continues to pull crowds into the cinemas, the talented trio from York have demonstrated a bit of real-life dancing success
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Psychopath attacked staff with table leg
A PSYCHOPATHIC patient smashed a courtroom door window when he was sent to York Crown Court for attacking hospital staff with a table leg. William Hadad, 36, stopped proceedings in two courts at York Magistrates Court by his outburst. The patient was
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Handley is handed her chance
YORK rugby league star Michelle Handley will make her international debut tonight as Great Britain and Ireland bid for a place in the final of the Rugbee.com Women's World Series. The former Acorn Ladies prop forward has been named on the bench for the
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York rail links back on track
YORK'S rail link to London, severed by flooding and a landslip, returned today. The move was described by train operator GNER as the "first step on the road back to normality". Spokesman Alan Hyde said the fleet of buses ferrying frustrated passengers
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Size matters in getting best from north-south gap
WHEN it comes to pay and perks in Yorkshire and the North-east size matters. A new database shows that employees in Yorkshire and the North-east, who are looking for better pay and perks, should choose a larger company rather than move south. These findings
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Holler days at Blue Bridge
AN executive room with bells on is worth shouting about. So when Colin Marsh, who with his wife, Sharon, owns the Blue Bridge Hotel, York, saw and heard the city's town crier in St Helen's Square, he approached him and offered him something to really
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Tony on course to keep up Top form
Tony Dobbin, fresh from a double at Newcastle yesterday which took his score for the season to 41 winners, can add to his tally at Wetherby tomorrow. The Cumbrian jockey, who is going great guns this term and is currently in third place in the championship
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Looking like an Angel
MAXINE GORDON celebrates the return of Charlie's Angels. ONCE upon a time there were three little girls who went to the Police Academy... So began the story of Charlie's Angels - and my love affair with the hit TV show from the Seventies. The Spice Girls
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Beware of the floods conmen
NINE days after the Silver Command control centre in York was disbanded, the floods are still claiming victims. The threat to people's property has gone, but the threat to people's peace of mind is ongoing. Conmen are on the prowl looking to profit from
