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Residents back Coppergate II - survey
The people of York want the Coppergate Riverside scheme to go ahead - by almost a two-to-one margin. Those are the conclusions of an independent survey of residents commissioned by would-be developers Land Securities. The findings were released today,
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Sex abuse doctor 'bullied patients'
A former York psychiatrist sexually abused his patients and then told some of them; don't complain because nobody will believe you; a court heard today. Dr William Kerr, now aged 75, of Alne, near Easingwold, said to one patient; "The state you are in
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Craig's warning
THREATENED changes to the transfer-system could spark a "radical review" of York City's highly-cherished youth system after the latest balance sheet published by the club today revealed losses of nearly £700,000. Chairman Douglas Craig issued the ominous
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Minstermen decide not to take on Gunnissen
YORK City will not be offering Dutch trialist Theo Gunnissen a professional contract. First team coach Adie Shaw confirmed the news after the midfielder, a postman in his native Holland, ended a two-week trial at the club. "The lad did ever so well but
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Keep cycles and cars apart for safety's sake
FROM the back end of a bus, the City of York Council exhorts us to "cycle to work for a healthy heart". Yet a would-be-cyclist from Strensall argues the roads are not safe, especially where no cycle lane exists. Should he venture into Huntington, his
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Amazing find
I WAS most interested to see your report (November 15) of Mark Dodsworth's aerial photography discovery. This certainly appears to be the remains of a turf maze, very probably like the one that used to exist on Ripon Common. Traces of a similar maze may
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Counting costs
COUNCILLOR Derek Smallwood is wrong when he states that no appellant has ever won more than 48 per cent of costs against City of York Council (November 22). This is just not true. In the case at Upper Poppleton the Inspector stated 'a full award of costs
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Crayke up call
GEORGE WILKINSON leads a 'nice ramble' round the Crayke Estate Today 'The Crayke Estate Walk 2000', just ten miles north of York, a nice amble where the southern skirt of the Howardian Hills eases down to the flat lands. The walk is made possible by the
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Minstermen decide not to take on Gunnissen
YORK City will not be offering Dutch trialist Theo Gunnissen a professional contract. First team coach Adie Shaw confirmed the news after the midfielder, a postman in his native Holland, ended a two-week trial at the club. "The lad did ever so well but
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City's wage bill doubles
THE latest York City balance sheet published today reveals the York City wage bill has more than doubled in just five years. In 1995, the payroll figure at Bootham Crescent stood at £751,759. For the year ending June 30, 2000, the wage bill totalled £1,635
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Wasps star comes thundering back
SHAUN Austerfield is on the brink of ending his eight-month injury nightmare. The York Wasps' centre is set to make his first appearance since March in tomorrow's final pre-season match against newly-formed Gateshead Thunder at Huntington Stadium (3pm
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Selby celebrate victory
Selby's Carl Paterson booted his side to an unlikely victory in Yorkshire One with a last-gasp penalty from inside his own half. Visiting Pontefract were 14-5 ahead in the dying minutes when Selby produced a great comeback to the delight of their Sandhill
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York bogged down in mud
York's eagerly-awaited North East Two basement battle with Beverley went the way of the visitors on a very sticky Clifton Park pitch. The 12-6 defeat means York have now gone nine league games without a win. Wind and rain made the conditions dreadful
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joy for Riccall
Heavy pitches were the order of the day as Saturday's deluge arrived too late to prevent all but four of the scheduled York Leeper Hare Football League games taking place. In division one, Riccall managed to play only their second League game of the season
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Berry picked for plum role
The latest City of York Council officer to land a top national post has been revealed as Peter Berry. The authority's assistant chief executive, with responsibility for marketing and corporate affairs, is leaving to become head of communications for the
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Press cycling writer dies
Evening Press cycling correspondent Keith Thompson has died at his Knaresborough home after a long illness. He would have been 65 this week. Mr Thompson, who who born in Ripon but lived for much of his life in Knaresborough, had a lifelong love of cycling
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High praise for beaches
Nine out of the ten holiday beaches on the North Yorkshire coast have been given the thumbs-up under the European Union sea bathing regulations. The beach at Reighton has been designated as "excellent", following this year's samples of sea water, while
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Flood victims want urgent action
Hundreds of residents whose North Yorkshire community was devastated by the floods have united to call for urgent action to protect them from a repeat of the disaster. About 400 people from the Wainhomes estate in Barlby unanimously backed a list of common
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Clean sheet puzzle for O'Leary
By the rule of sod's law, Leeds United were bound to keep their first clean sheet in nine games on the very day that new £18 million signing Rio Ferdinand was introduced as the world's most expensive defender. It was, too, United's first defensive shut-out
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Boro's Priestley has nightmare game
For the second successive week, Simon Betts converted a last-minute penalty to give Scarborough a share of the spoils in a game they should have won comfortably. On paper, a 2-2 draw with high-flying leaders Yeovil looks good, but this was two points
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York flood cash available
Every flooded resident in the City of York Council area has been sent a letter telling them about the city's Flood Relief Fund. The letter says the fund is intended to help people in serious financial hardship after flooding of their homes. The Trustees
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Wasps suffer third defeat
York Wasps suffered their third pre-season defeat in as many games yesterday - but at least they had the consolation of sharing in a piece of history. York's defeat was Gateshead Thunder's gain as the north east club recorded their first victory since
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Couple wait 50 years to get married
Most courting couples leave it a while to get to know each other before tying the knot, but two Ryedale newlyweds may have set a record - by waiting half a century. Ron and Freda Sonley, of Kirkbymoorside, went out on their first date on November 5, 1950
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Dolan's hunt for players
York City boss Terry Dolan was today stepping up his search for at least one, possibly two, new centre-backs following Saturday's 3-1 defeat at Kidderminster Harriers. As has happened on more than once occasion this season, City were undone by a succession
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GNER boss in affair claim
Railway bosses were today tight-lipped over reports in a Sunday newspaper regarding a GNER manager based in York. It was reported that 37-year-old employee relations manager Nigel Stacey began an affair with married bereavement counsellor Louise Young
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Kewell tipped for Bootham game
Leeds United's Aussie ace Harry Kewell is being tipped to make his first appearance of the season at Bootham Crescent tomorrow. The striker is expected to feature in United's reserves against their Aston Villa counterparts in a rearranged FA Premier Reserve
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Good Samaritan driver attacked
A good Samaritan was mugged after stopping to help the driver of a car he thought had broken down. Selby taxi driver Ken Webster was knocked unconscious and his night's takings stolen in what police described as a "sinister" attack in the early hours
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Caroline to join warship
Caroline Watson is about to pack her bags to sail the seven seas. She is to join the 280 officers and men - and one woman - aboard HMS for the voyage of a lifetime. Civil servant Caroline, from South Bank, York, was the winner of our fabulous competition
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Keep it local
CHRIS TITLEY raises a glass to Britain's backstreet boozers IT was enough to make Coronation Street fans choke on their cornflakes. Weatherfield's favourite pub, The Rovers Return, was to be renamed The Boozy Newt, newspapers reported earlier this week
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Warmer chance for Nick to score
NICK Littmoden who has a strong team for the all-weather campaign, can add to his tally of winners at Lingfield tomorrow. The Newmarket handler can strike with My Very Own in the Winter Warmer Offers Maiden Stakes. The two-year-old, who has twice finished
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Beach beauties
SO nine out of ten North Yorkshire beaches now meet European Union bathing regulations. That is excellent news, particularly as the one to fail, Staithes, should soon be brought up to standard thanks to a new water treatment scheme. But why did they have
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Fruit for thought
Fruit may be healthy and packed with vitamin C - but getting youngsters to eat it is another story. Stephen Lewis looks at ways of making fruit fun for children. AS any parent who has attempted to force feed stewed apple to their infant will tell you,
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The Experts: Coping with IBS
Dr Andy Field is a GP who is also interested in all forms of complementary medicine. Q My GP has told me that I have irritable bowel syndrome. Can you explain what this is and how I can combat the symptoms ? AIrritable bowel syndrome, or IBS, is a very
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Half-backs key to Wasps' success
Half-backs could prove the difference between success and failure for York Wasps in the forthcoming Northern Ford Premiership campaign. The Wasps go into Sunday's opening fixture against Doncaster Dragons without a pre-season victory after losing 14-12
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Wasps star comes thundering back
SHAUN Austerfield is on the brink of ending his eight-month injury nightmare. The York Wasps' centre is set to make his first appearance since March in tomorrow's final pre-season match against newly-formed Gateshead Thunder at Huntington Stadium (3pm
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Piling on the agony
IF BRITTLE, punch-drunk York City were a prize-fighter they'd be a promoter's dream. Just as fight-fans go to see a knockout, football supporters go to see goals and there's certainly been no shortage in recent matches. 'Goals guaranteed' would be an
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Dolan's hunt for players
York City boss Terry Dolan was today stepping up his search for at least one, possibly two, new centre-backs following Saturday's 3-1 defeat at Kidderminster Harriers. As has happened on more than once occasion this season, City were undone by a succession
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City's wage bill doubles
THE latest York City balance sheet published today reveals the York City wage bill has more than doubled in just five years. In 1995, the payroll figure at Bootham Crescent stood at £751,759. For the year ending June 30, 2000, the wage bill totalled £1,635
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Favoured scheme
I WOULD like to respond to the comments by York director of environment and development Roy Templeman in the story 'Property blighted for more than 20 years' (November 17). The Draft Local Plan was published in May 1998, at a time when the council had
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Any relation?
ON watching York floods on the news I noticed a van marked R W or R F Maude. I have several cousins, John, Cyril, Len, Geoff and Marjorie living in York and wondered if this person was a relation? For some reason my aunt and uncle put an 'e' on the end
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Pints make prizes
PINTS for pennants is on offer at the bar of the York City Social Club. A recent count-up of the club standards adorning the favoured pre and post-match watering hole has revealed 21 are needed to ensure every Premiership and Football League club is represented
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Craig's warning
THREATENED changes to the transfer-system could spark a "radical review" of York City's highly-cherished youth system after the latest balance sheet published by the club today revealed losses of nearly £700,000. Chairman Douglas Craig issued the ominous
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'Copter crews monitor power lines
Helicopter patrols today began to monitor overhead power lines in North Yorkshire. NEDL, the electricity network operator for the county, will be using two helicopters to check the integrity of its 13,000 kilometres of high voltage power lines and other
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Love is in the air, aisle be bound
York couple George and Ida Bye, ne Brown, have also proved romance is not just for the young. George, 77, and Ida, 84, who were both widowed years ago and never thought they would find love again, walked down the aisle of Acomb Methodist Church to tie
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School dinners staff to strike
School meals staff in East Yorkshire plan to strike next month in a long-running pay dispute with employers. Workers claim Goole-based Martin's Contract Catering, which won the contract from East Riding of Yorkshire Council, refused to pay a nationally-agreed
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Rovers get noses in front
Huntington Rovers stormed to the top of the York Leeper Hare Football League premier division with an emphatic 6-0 win at CGU. They now lead on goal difference from Crayke, who were held 1-1 by Dunnington. Rob Whittaker opened Huntington's account with
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City centre awash with shoppers
Streams of shoppers swamped York at the weekend as the city bounced back from the effects of floods crisis. With the emergency authorities' "stay away" message long repealed, the city centre again was a sea of shoppers. Parliament Street and Coney Street
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Piling on the agony
If brittle, punch-drunk York City were a prize-fighter they'd be a promoter's dream. Just as fight-fans go to see a knockout, football supporters go to see goals and there's certainly been no shortage in recent matches. 'Goals guaranteed' would be an
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Santa scoots along to grotto
The bringer of festive fun has scooted into York to start listening to the Christmas wishes of thousands of youngsters. Santa hopped aboard this year's snazziest form of transport, the re-styled push scooter, to whizz along from the Lapland headquarters
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Village bus services 'safe'
Council chiefs have moved to allay the worries of villagers who feared their lifeline bus services might be for the chop when they "dropped off" a route map. Concerns were raised when a number of services to villages outside York were left off First York's
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Half-backs key to Wasps' success
Half-backs could prove the difference between success and failure for York Wasps in the forthcoming Northern Ford Premiership campaign. The Wasps go into Sunday's opening fixture against Doncaster Dragons without a pre-season victory after losing 14-12
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Body found in canal
The body of an elderly man who disappeared after leaving his home in Pocklington has been discovered in the town's canal. The body of Harold Tupman, 79, was discovered at Canal Head on Pocklington Canal yesterday afternoon. Mr Tupman had left home to
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Woman hurt in A1 smash
A woman suffered serious head injuries when the car she was travelling in overturned on the A1 near Wetherby. Queues of traffic tailed back roughly six miles in both directions as emergency services dealt with the crash at about 4.45pm yesterday. The
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The Archers don't wash with me
YOU'D think that six million people couldn't be wrong. But, ha, ha, they are. And it's a fact that I was smugly thrilled to learn. As the long-running BBC Radio Four series The Archers is the second most popular thing on the channel after news programmes
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Age shall not weary them...
FOOLS rush in, they say, an edict that makes Ron and Freda Sonley the wisest of the wise. They waited 48 years to move in together, and a further two before marrying. In that time, many wedding trends have come and gone. The near-compulsory church ceremony
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Wasps suffer third defeat
York Wasps suffered their third pre-season defeat in as many games yesterday - but at least they had the consolation of sharing in a piece of history. York's defeat was Gateshead Thunder's gain as the north east club recorded their first victory since
