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Advice on fertilisers
UP-TO-DATE information on fertiliser is outlined in a new publication from the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food. The 7th edition of Fertiliser Recommendations for Agricultural and Horticultural Crops (RB209) costs £15 and is available from:
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Fur farming to be banned
FUR farming will be banned in England and Wales following a winding-down period. The Fur Farming (Prohibition) Act 2000 prohibits the keeping of animals solely or primarily for slaughter for the value of their fur. The winding-down period is to be until
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Warning on 'untried' seed
CEREAL growers are being warned to beware of foreign spring wheat seed of "untried and untested" varieties currently being imported in response to the "sold out" notice on home-grown spring wheat. Nickerson (UK) Ltd is advising growers who still have
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Changes to premium and taxes
THE 90-head limit for Beef Special Premium is to be abolished for the 2001 scheme year. "We have never liked the headage limits on premium schemes because they discriminate against the UK, where enterprises tend to be considerably larger than the EU average
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Chance encounter : A Christmas story
THIS was not going to be his Christmas. What did he have to look forward to? Nothing, zero, zilch. After all those years of family, he was by himself. These past months had been gloomy enough and now there was Christmas with nowhere to go and no one to
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Frozen food firm expands
A NORTH Yorkshire frozen food factory has expanded with a £5m investment, giving a boost to local farmers. JE Hartley Ltd in Thorganby has opened a new cold store and production waste treatment plant giving 40,000 cubic metres of extra space for storing
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Appeal for upland farmers
NORTH Yorkshire upland farmers need more support from the Government and Europe to ensure the future of the local environment. And if farmers in the North York Moors National Park are forced out of business through lack of support, tourist hotspots will
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Farm tenancies endorsed by CLA
TENANTS and those wanting to move into empty farms are being urged by the Country Landowners Association to take advantage of the opportunities offered by Farm Business Tenancies. The "freedom within contract" element helps land owners and tenants approve
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Prices at the stock markets
DRIFFIELD Forward on December 18 were 39 cattle including eight steers, 24 heifers and seven young bulls; 99 sheep including 12 ewes; 155 pigs. Cattle: Steers, premium to 105.5p/kg (94.1p), prime to 96.5p (89.5p); heifers, premium to 119.5p (100.3p);
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Dropping her HRHs
MORE royal revelations: apparently the Queen's English is no longer what it was. Her Majesty's vowel sounds are getting closer to cockney, Australian linguists discovered, although the day when she begins the Christmas speech "Gor blimey, squire," is
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Facts about blowing whistle-blowing
THANK you for reporting on the whistle-blowing policy introduced by City of York Council (December 15). Let me highlight for your readers a couple of points that were not clear from your article. The Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 protects any worker
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Parking miseries
I READ with interest James Kilner's and Rebecca Gilbert's article on the strict measurers being adopted by City of York Council on clamping down on illegal parking within the streets of York (December 14). While I do sympathise with residents whose lives
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Selby students honoured
Selby College students from the past and present were honoured at an awards ceremony at Selby Abbey attended by more than 400 guests. Seventy former students collected accolades for excellence in subjects such as physics, French and biology. More than
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Festive glory eludes chess teams
York's Saturday League teams suffered one of their worst rounds of matches in living memory. With York'A' not playing it was left to the other three teams to fly the flag and try and achieve some festive glory. York 'B' and York 'C' both had difficult
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Derby honour for Tex quartet
Excitement swept through the national competitions with most disciplines reaching their area final stages after clashes where opponents were more evenly matched. In the gents' fours two strong York teams faced each other when Charlie Bateman, Paul Mooring
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Hands across the sea
York is busy forging new transatlantic business links, targeting 1,200 high-tech companies in Denver with the backing of the US city's mayor. Mayor Wellington E Webb has added a letter of introduction to the approach from the York Inward Investment Board
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Interworks meeting
Prospective entrants into next year's Interworks amateur rugby league competition are invited to attend a meeting early in the new year. It will take place at South Bank WMC on January 31, starting at 7.30pm. All rule changes and constructive proposals
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Dreaming of a white Christmas?
If you're dreaming of a white Christmas this year - and you've placed a bet on it - lady luck could be on your side. Paul Knightley, from the PA weather centre, said that providing two weather fronts converge as they are predicted to, there could be snow
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Ebor yield to Drum beat
Ebor Bishopthorpe played most of their first division game with Drum with just ten players and if being outnumbered wasn't enough, they gave away three penalties - yet amazingly they still managed to avoid defeat. The pub side played well despite being
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Cruel turn for Key
One-time York City loanee Lance Key was at the centre of the FA Cup's cruellest twist so far. The goalkeeper, who had a brief spell at Bootham Crescent from Sheffield Wednesday as cover for injured Chris Marples in the early 1990s, had been in outstanding
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Councillor found at foot of stairs
An inquest heard today that City of York Council leader Rod Hills found his wife, Carol Anne Wallace, collapsed at the bottom of the staircase in their Huntington Road home. The inquest into Coun Wallace's death, which occurred at about 2.30am on Tuesday
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Thomas makes champion recovery
Young racer Thomas Duggan has finished the year as a champion after bouncing back from being badly injured in a crash eight months ago. Ten-year-old Thomas, from Wheldrake, spent time in hospital after breaking an arm and having to have stitches in face
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Police records found on steps
Police are to launch an investigation after confidential police records on a young offender were found on the steps of York Magistrates Court. The documents, which are a print-out from a police computer, list every occasion on which the ten-year-old boy
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Horror smash claims two lives
This is the scene that devastated a family just days before Christmas. A seven-year-old child and a 40-year-old woman were killed in a head-on collision between two cars on the A169 at Sleights at the junction with the A171 to Whitby. A five-year-old
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Scaife hits back at critics
Former general manager Mick Scaife has defended his position in the lead up to York Wasps' latest financial problems. Scaife held the role for four months in 1998, during which time he claims the board and coach Dean Robinson did not maintain the necessary
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Turks protest in city centre
This group of about 50 protesters took centre stage in York today when they launched an attack on the Turkish Government. They stood with a banner in the centre of Parliament Street and chanted slogans while shoppers looked on. Police officers agreed
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Prince backs flood-hit villagers
Prince Charles has sent a strong message of support to flood-hit York villagers who are fighting coal mining plans which they fear could sink their homes. The people of Naburn, which was cut off for ten days during the recent record-breaking floods, fear
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At the market: Thousands of turkeys for sale
IN the pre-Christmas week, it has always been traditional to sell turkeys by auction in Ryedale and this year is no different, except that the millennium figure of 2,000 won't be enough to match the number of birds on offer at Malton and York markets.
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Queen to open show
NEXT year's Great Yorkshire Show is set to be a right royal occasion with the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh visiting as guests of honour. Her Majesty and HRH Prince Philip will tour the show on its first day. The Queen will officially open the showground's
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New figures illustrate dire trend
NEW figures from the Government show how the farming crisis "has cut into the heart of farming", reports the National Farmers' Union. In the 12 months to June of this year, 23,800 farmers and farm workers in England left the industry. "These figures are
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Income down 72pc
NEW Government figures show another dramatic slump in farm incomes, a drop of 72pc since 1995. Provisional figures, issued by MAAF, show a 29pc fall in the real value of Total Income from Farming, from £2.40 billion in 1999 to £1.71 billion in 2000. This
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Natural health firm claims breakthrough
A NATURAL health product manufacturer from Helperthorpe is claiming a major breakthrough in the treatment of a common equestrian complaint. Mud fever is characterised by a break-down of the horse's skin, similar to an ulcer, and is most often associated
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Let an inquiry decide on mine
PRINCE Charles says he can do little to intervene in the row over RJB's plans to mine underneath flood-hit Naburn. But his undoubted concern about the proposal, expressed in a letter to the parish council, is an important intervention in itself. The tacit
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Thanks a (£1.6) million!
AS the Evening Press Hospice 2000 Appeal reaches its latest big milestone a big Christmas thank-you to friends and supporters of St Leonard's - both known and anonymous - has gone out from its chief executive. Expressing gratitude for their help, volunteering
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Santa drops in with petal power
A VERY special visitor has brought a very welcome seasonal present for our Hospice 2000 Appeal - as Father Christmas himself revealed that the total has now reached £1.6 million. Santa arrived in York a few days early to reveal the latest addition to
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Green Belt policies
THE Green Belt increases the value of existing property by restricting the supply of houses, offices, factories, hospitals, etc. The beneficiaries are existing property owners who have seen enormous increases in the value of their homes while poorer,
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Footpath closed for tree check
A footpath in York city centre which was submerged in the recent flooding has been closed to enable checks to be made on trees. City of York Council closed off Dame Judi Dench Walk from its junction with Marygate to the end of the footpath at Lendal Bridge
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Eight great for York
Local clubs sampled success in the latest round of County Competitions held at New Earswick Indoor Bowling Club. Represented by Duane Kellett, Alan Storey, Peter Littlewood and John Emmerson, York had a good win against Bill Seabrook's Hornsea team in
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Council views skate park sites
A Skateboarding club in Ryedale has moved a step closer to finding a site for its activities. The X-Treme Sports Club of Malton and Norton has been campaigning for a site for more than a year. But now its case is to be considered by town leaders, who
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Town anger over cash machines
Town leaders in Ryedale have criticised high street banks for refusing to install extra cash machines. The reaction from four banks has renewed claims that Norton is being treated as the poorer twin of Malton. Despite there being about 50 per cent more
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Pikes out of competition
Pickering Town Under-19s' long-awaited Northern U19s Alliance League Cup tie at home to Eccleshill United was finally played last night after a dozen postponements. The Pikes lost 3-2 after clawing their way back from 2-0 down with first-half goals by
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County looking for flood answers
The government has been asked to state who is responsible for dealing with the floods that struck North Yorkshire. County council members voted unanimously to ask for a report outlining the responsibilities of the Environment Agency, drainage boards and
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Bobbing along at speed
There's no stopping Selby soldier Danny McCulloch as he brake-dances into a new sport. The 18-year-old Trooper with the Royal Dragoon Guards, The Royal Armoured Corps, was one of 50 soldiers competing in the Army novice and junior ice sport championships
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Festive fine for partygoer
A civil engineer today faces a court bill of more than £700 for attacking a York hotel manager after an office Christmas party. Peter James Straker, 24, was lying asleep in the cocktail bar of the Hilton Hotel when staff found him at 5.50am, said Martin
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Pupils on song for retiring head teacher
Children turned the tables on their head teacher Norman Fowler when they wrote a special song to sing to him on his retirement from St George's RC Primary School in York. Mr Fowler, 57, has written numerous musical productions for pupils during his 15
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Police warning for boozy revellers
Christmas partygoers who let their high spirits get the better of them could find themselves in the cells, North Yorkshire police warned today. Extra patrols will be on city centre streets in the afternoons and evenings to crack down on boozed-up revellers
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We're in the money!
Cock-a-Hoop York City can expect a bumper FA Cup cash haul even after agreeing discount prices for their fans for the third round showdown at Premiership Leicester City. Talks between the Minstermen and their Premier League hosts have sanctioned major
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Happy Christmas?
YES Kevin Alexander, a 22-year-old York father of two loves the festive season... just look at his house! NO Feature writer STEPHEN LEWIS turns in to the Grinch Who Stole Christmas and says: Bah, humbug! Kevin Alexander: I HAVE always loved Christmas.
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Beware of those bargain offers
NO sooner is Christmas over than the sales are upon us. York trading standards officers offer guidance to shoppers whose Christmas money is burning a hole in their pockets Is that bargain price what it seems? Price tags claiming 'Was £220. Now £85' may
