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Patients must be protected
THE hearing into accusations of rape and sexual assault against North Yorkshire psychiatrist Dr William Kerr has revealed disturbing weaknesses in patient protection. Those who testified against Dr Kerr were very vulnerable women. He visited some of them
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We're going loco
MORE rail chaos: this time a stationary locomotive has caused lengthy journey delays in Harrogate. Bizarrely, however, it was motorists not train passengers who suffered as the loco in question fell from the back of a lorry onto the A59. Until that point
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Canon's victory salute
CANON Lee School have won the York and District Intermediate girls' cross-country event for the first time in their history. Year 10 pupils Asha Hibbert, Louise Bonnie and Kerry Waterworth, along with Julie Atkinson from Year 11, overcame muddy, slippery
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Profluent should do the trick for Reveley
PROFLUENT, who has found a new lease of life since joining Mary Reveley, can complete a hat-trick of wins at Newcastle tomorrow. The nine-year-old lines up for the Bet Tax Free With Ukbetting.com Handicap Hurdle over three miles. Previously trained by
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Kerr sex scandal sparks review
Health Secretary Alan Milburn has ordered an independent review of the way complaints against disgraced former York psychiatrist William Kerr were handled. He has asked the Chief Medical Officer, Professor Liam Donaldson, to commission the review into
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Community man 'left bleeding'
A York neighbourhood watch co-ordinator was left bruised and bleeding when a neighbour attacked him in a row sparked partly over the change of their street name, York Crown Court heard today. Glen Jowitt, 26, and Bryan Flanagan, 60, both live in Burton
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York ready to fox Leicester in cup
Steve Agnew fired home an 18-yard rocket to send York City on the way to an FA Cup shock at Reading last night - and then fired a warning to his former club to watch out in round three. The 35-year-old midfielder, who spent two years at Leicester City
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It's a kind of magic
It was breathtaking, heart-stopping stuff with an ending to send the York City faithful into ecstasy. It was the purest of FA Cup magic. Thirteen heroes in red turned the tables on cocky, high-flying Division Two moneybags Reading with a remarkable display
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Poor service in shops
I have been shopping with my family in York, and to say that the customer service in some of our top stores is appalling is an understatement. Woolworths, Fenwick, the Bhs restaurant, the Yorkshire Bank and Index Stores all showed the poorest levels of
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Caring vet centre
CONGRATULATIONS to Abbeyfield Veterinary Centre. I have been with the practice since Mr Hughes joined as a very new partner in a house in Haxby Road. Seven of my dogs have been treated and cared for there (sometimes by the other partners) and even the
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Canon's victory salute
Canon Lee School have won the York and District Intermediate girls' cross-country event for the first time in their history. Year 10 pupils Asha Hibbert, Louise Bonnie and Kerry Waterworth, along with Julie Atkinson from Year 11, overcame muddy, slippery
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Pendant is treasure
A fragment of a 9th Century Saxon pendant found in a field near York could be put on display at the Yorkshire Museum. The museum is already in possession of other pieces from the same pendant, found at Poppleton. The small piece, which is about the size
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Trainer's woe over Ingle
Malton-based Tommy Johnson, the man who groomed Paul Ingle for stardom, insists he would have pulled the Scarborough featherweight out of the ring halfway through his ill-fated IBF world title defence. Ingle remains seriously ill but stable in hospital
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Gary's festive dazzler
Gary Penrose won the Charity Christmas Snooker Championship, which raised £103.55 for Woodlands Respite Care Centre, Thief Lane, York. He beat Wayne Geoghegan 75-2 in the final at the Cueball Club after breaks of 39 and 22. Penrose had beaten Ben Purvis
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Scheme to build on flood land
A building firm is planning to build homes on land in Ryedale which has been flooded. Tay Homes wants to build 31 houses at Norton, but the spot it has chosen has been flooded twice in the last 18 months. The plan generated criticism at a meeting of Norton
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A1 death charges
A lorry driver has been charged with two counts of causing death by dangerous driving following the deaths of two workmen on the A1 between Leeming and Catterick in August. Brian James Smith, of Nuneaton, will appear at Northallerton Magistrates Court
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It's a kind of magic
It was breathtaking, heart-stopping stuff with an ending to send the York City faithful into ecstasy. It was the purest of FA Cup magic. Thirteen heroes in red turned the tables on cocky, high-flying Division Two moneybags Reading with a remarkable display
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Tragic end to six-week marriage
Mark Dickinson seldom experienced happiness in his short life, an inquest heard. A strict upbringing by a mother who forbade him from having girlfriends left him sexually immature and uneasy around women. After years of living alone the 34-year-old, of
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Cup cracker at Wolves
York City's Intermediates can also target Midlands opposition in their FA Youth Cup campaign. The Inters now have to travel to the Molineux home of Wolves in the fourth round of the FA Youth Cup after Wolves beat Stoke City 2-0 last night. It will be
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Floods bring killer disease to pets
Animal lovers were put on alert today as a vet warned five dogs have died of a killer disease spread by last month's floods. Doctors have warned the leptospirosis infection, caused by infected rat's urine, can also be fatal in humans. When floods hit
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Farming methods aided flooding - MPs
Farmers in North and East Yorkshire today denied MPs' claims that farming methods were partly responsible for the recent flooding. A cross-party Commons Environment Select Committee Farmers report released today said that farmers have contributed towards
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Festive cheer for Selby clubbers
Selby's nightclub revellers will be able to party into the early hours on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve - thanks to a club owner who turned solicitor. Festive punters were faced with the choice of going home early or travelling to big city clubs if
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Three killed in Sleights horror smash
Two children and a woman in her forties died in an accident at Sleights, near Whitby, late this afternoon. North Yorkshire ambulance service said another child and a woman suffered mul-tiple injuries in the incident, which involved two vehicles.
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Patterson earning hero status
It might have been only his first full game for the Minstermen, but defender Darren Patterson is well on the way to earning hero status among the York City faithful. The Northern Ireland international led a wonderful rearguard action as City defied all
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Hague shoots his foot again
WILLIAM Hague's stature has all but shrivelled away this past week. That is quite a feat considering he was a political pygmy in the first place. The incredible shrinking man is now such a lightweight that he has floated off his bandwagon and dropped
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Strings-attached funding blocks hospital beds
MUCH coverage has been given in your newspaper to winter pressures and bed blocking as it affects people in York District Hospital. Many cannot be discharged because local authorities do not have the cash to buy ongoing care in residential or nursing
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Water bottleneck
HAVING composed this letter underneath Naburn-within-Stillingfleet mine, I will help Will Stanton, (Letters December 16) with a suggestion. The greatest flooding threat to Naburn, Cawood, Kelfield etc., lies not with mining but with the bottleneck in
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Ban fox hunting now
I DON'T know what Mr Duncan Campbell (December 13) is complaining about. The Labour Government promised a free vote on hunting when they were first elected. They have taken long enough to get round to it. Only continued pressure from the RSPCA, the League
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Ace time at party
A popular day service for people with learning difficulties has found a new lease of life and a new home. Community Base was made homeless following a fire at Tang Hall Community Centre on November 23. But the Barbican Centre has come to the rescue and
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Floods wipe out Ouse matches
Both of last weekend's river angling matches on the Ouse were cancelled because of flooding. They were called off the day before they were due to be fished because pegging was not possible. Anglers might be rueing the lack of permanent pegging. The river
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£150,000 grant for college
A college in North Yorkshire was today awarded more than £150,000 to teach new skills to the visually impaired. Henshaw's Society for the Blind, in Harrogate, received the grant from the New Opportunities Fund, which handles Lottery cash. The money will
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Needle match for golf ladies
A casual remark more than a year ago by Easingwold Golf Club member Grace Harrison led to the recent completion of a Millennium memento in the form of an embroidered picture. The surrounding mount has been signed by 92 members of the Ladies Section and
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High praise for hospital staff
York District Hospital has been given a boost for its efforts to meet waiting list and waiting time targets, as external experts have praised its "very committed staff" and said it has "excellent systems and policies". The York Health Trust board today
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Youngsters Steppe out in style
They may look like they've come straight from the Steppes, but these youngsters are actually from Carr Infant School, York. They were dressed up as Russians and horses for their performance of Troika in the school's Christmas play, which this year was
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'Insolvency' haunted Wasps for years - claim
York Wasps could have unwittingly been trading insolvent for a number of years after failing to maintain payments to City of York Council. The council granted the Wasps a 66-year licence to play rugby league at Huntington Stadium when they moved from
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Ex-PM tries to hit hunting Bill
John Major has launched an 11th-hour bid to torpedo the Government's hunting Bill. The former Prime Minister was the first to sign a Reasoned Amendment drawn up by former Home Office Minister David Maclean. This is a device used to kill off a Bill before
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Patterson earning hero status
It might have been only his first full game for the Minstermen, but defender Darren Patterson is well on the way to earning hero status among the York City faithful. The Northern Ireland international led a wonderful rearguard action as City defied all
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Train delayed by falling off wagon
A driver had a lucky escape when a 57-ton locomotive on its way from Skipton to London slipped off the back of a lorry and slid down the road, crashing into a car. Massive disruption followed the crash on the A59 in Harrogate after the low loader carrying
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York ready to fox Leicester in cup
Steve Agnew fired home an 18-yard rocket to send York City on the way to an FA Cup shock at Reading last night - and then fired a warning to his former club to watch out in round three. The 35-year-old midfielder, who spent two years at Leicester City
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Family dog lost pups through disease
Kim Queen's labrador Ellie lost eight puppies after contracting leptospirosis. "I remember the day she went into the floods," said Mrs Queen, from Brawby, near Malton. "It seemed quite safe but now I'm told she is lucky to be alive." Six-year-old Ellie
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World comes home to York
STEPHEN LEWIS browses through Christmas emails from York expats scattered around the world. WHILE you're tucking into your turkey this December 25, with hail rattling against the window and wind shrieking through a crack in the door, spare a thought for
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'Insolvency' haunted Wasps for years - claim
York Wasps could have unwittingly been trading insolvent for a number of years after failing to maintain payments to City of York Council. The council granted the Wasps a 66-year licence to play rugby league at Huntington Stadium when they moved from
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Sketchy look at old York
HERE'S a view of York Minster rarely tackled by artists. But that's the idea of the York Sketch Book. It contains "20 prints featuring hidden corners of York". The beautifully-produced book is the work of York writer, performance poet and illustrator
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Dear old Blowers
CHARLES HUTCHINSON meets the eccentric doyen of radio cricket, Henry Blofeld HENRY Blofeld was standing outside Waterstone's peering through the display window at the board announcing his appearance at the York bookstore later that evening. "Mr Blofeld
