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Christmas comes early for kidney op husband
WHAT a difference a year - and a kidney transplant - has made for Michael Hardgrave as he looks forward to Christmas. This time last year, severe dietary restrictions caused by kidney failure meant that the York man's Christmas dinner consisted of goose
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Violent night
YORK exploded into disorder last night when 11 people were arrested over 17 separate fights across the city. The number of arrests was so high that at one stage the cells in York were full. An overspill of prisoners was taken to Selby. One man was knocked
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Hair to dye for
PRESS night for Cinderella, and Gladiator Ace entered the Grand Opera House stage in York in all his pantomime finery, veritably the dandy Dandini in frock coat, boots and... dazzlingly bright hair. Suddenly, from the darkness of the Dress Circle, there
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Big boost for McClaren
YORK-BORN Steve McClaren has emerged as red-hot favourite to suceed Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson. Sir Alex, who retires in 18 months, is growing in admiration for the 39-year-old he recruited from Derby County. "Steve McClaren is impressing
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Dolan defends ref
YORK City boss Terry Dolan defended referee Neale Barry's decision not to send off Darren Patterson last night after seeing the defender trip Blackpool's Phil Clarkson when through on goal. The City new-boy was shown just a yellow card after the 42nd-minute
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Agnew out at Macclesfield
YORK CITY manager Terry Dolan has been handed a midfield headache ahead of Boxing Day's trip to Macclesfield with the news Steve Agnew will definitely miss the game. The 35-year-old was taken off at half-time during last night's 2-0 defeat by Blackpool
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McNiven's misery
DAVID McNiven's tangerine dream turned into a nightmare last night as York City suffered a black night at Bootham Crescent. City's leading goalscorer was hoping to put one over an old friend and his father's former employers when Blackpool came to town
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Rome and away
Rome wasn't built in a day, but David Martin only had three to get round the sights, on a winter break. TF there's one thing more jaw-dropping than your first sight of St Peter's Square, it's the sight of thousands of pilgrims spilling down the cathedral
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Inn the bin
AS eagle-eyed Press readers will know, York Brewery is hoping to open a second pub along the lines of Colliergate's Last Drop Inn. If planners and licensing justices are kind, it could start trading in June next year. Permission to turn the High Petergate
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Hague is speaking for the majority
YOUR columnist Chris Titley is as wrong with his views on William Hague (December 20) as the Campaign for Racial Equality is wrong to try and get William Hague and the Tories to sign a pledge not to bring up race in the next general election. Why are
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What a great page
COMMENT and features (December 21) was great. What with Julian Cole's intriguing Christmas story - he never lets us down - and Kevin Alexander's sparkling display of festive lights, I'm in the mood to celebrate. And Stephen Lewis certainly knows the score
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Bollard trap
HAVING read the good news that a York company had secured a multi-million pound contract with the British Army (December 12), I wondered if City of York Council could follow in such enterprising footsteps. I imagine that the Army would be extremely interested
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Doing the rounds
Grimwith Reservoir should be spot on for a bracing Boxing Day blast. I arrived at noon, the temperature was one degree above freezing, the wind was ruffling six-inch waves on the water, and the sun shone in a perfect, cloudless deep blue sky. Grimwith
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Crooks to go back to school
Lee Crooks is hoping to go back into the classroom to help spread the York Wasps' gospel. The Wasps' coach has outlined a three-year development plan which involves introducing school children to the sport. The only stumbling block now is finding a sponsor
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Couple's Christmas joy
YORK couple Ron and Aleathea Crosby are today back at home and looking forward to a family Christmas after being put back on their feet by a stay at a "Five Star Hotel" - otherwise known as St Leonard's Hospice. The Crosbys, from Burton Stone Lane, are
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Double ditherers Slip up
NEW Earswick Bowls Club have lost their 100 per cent Yorkshire Exhibition Hotel Group League division one record, writes Dave Fotheringham. Slip Inn seized the chance to punish "dithers on the double" shown by Earswick to run out 5-4 winners. Kev Richmond
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Tony looking forward to return - and How
Hunslet Hawks' newcomer Tony Howcroft is relishing the prospect of renewing some old acquaintances when he returns to his home-city club on Boxing Day, writes Dianne Hillaby. The ex-Heworth hooker (pictured) made his Northern Ford Premiership team debut
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Don't let the booze spoil your party fun
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 three kids... bearing gifts
THREE children all with an extra reason to look forward to Christmas, are Hayley Dearlove, Elizabeth Foster and Guy Harland. All three will be celebrating their seventh birthdays on Christmas Day, and they are all in the same class at Bishopthorpe Infant
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'We can win European Cup - Keane
LEEDS United signing Robbie Keane believes his new club can win the European Cup. Striker Keane was unveiled by United after joining the Premiership club on loan until the end of the season. The Inter Milan striker is expected to sign Keane on a five-year
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Freeze for train fares
A DOUBLE dose of New Year cheer is to be handed to North Yorkshire rail passengers as rail companies freeze prices and hand out discounted fares. York-based train operator GNER decided it would be "inappropriate" to bring in a price rise in January despite
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McNiven's misery
DAVID McNiven's tangerine dream turned into a nightmare last night as York City suffered a black night at Bootham Crescent. City's leading goalscorer was hoping to put one over an old friend and his father's former employers when Blackpool came to town
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It's snow joke for Minster Frosty
THE quiet Yuletide splendour of York Minster has been shattered by a heinous crime. Frosty the Snowman, a regular and controversial Christmas fixture in the shadow of the cathedral, has been swiped by thieves. The 5ft tall illuminated plastic figure was
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Dolan defends ref
YORK City boss Terry Dolan defended referee Neale Barry's decision not to send off Darren Patterson last night after seeing the defender trip Blackpool's Phil Clarkson when through on goal. The City new-boy was shown just a yellow card after the 42nd-minute
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Police chairman steps off 'rollercoaster'
baroness Angela Harris of Richmond, chair of the North Yorkshire Police Authority, is to step down after a "rollercoaster" six years in the post, the Evening Press has learned. The news that she will not be seeking re-election was broken to colleagues
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Blackpool rockers
AFTER the high comes the low. If the York City faithful went to Bootham Crescent last night expecting another early Christmas present to add to the FA Cup win at Reading on Tuesday, then they were left unwrapping the equivalent of an empty cardboard box
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Parking wrangle needles villagers
IT'S not the festive treat you might hope for - but this unhappy tree is all that Heslington has to help celebrate Christmas. For the village's Yuletide tree is lying on a grass verge adorned with seven jam jars and some tealights, the latest casualty
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Rail companies bring in buses
TWO train companies laid on fleets of buses today to ensure Christmas travellers from York got to their destinations on time. But York-based Great North Eastern Railways were running trains to all destinations on the East Coast mainline including Scotland
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Big boost for McClaren
YORK-BORN Steve McClaren has emerged as red-hot favourite to suceed Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson. Sir Alex, who retires in 18 months, is growing in admiration for the 39-year-old he recruited from Derby County. "Steve McClaren is impressing
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Extra, extra...read all about it
John Gothard has been working as a TV extra for 25 years. MAXINE GORDON finds out what life is like on the other side of the box. MILLIONS of viewers will watch John Gothard die on national television. Wired up to hi-tech monitors in a hospital intensive
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Sales warning
An eye for a bargain can cost you dear at sale time, warns MAXINE GORDON CRUELLA de Vil Dalmatian dotty coats, glittery jumpers and brightly-patterned shirts area all likely to be making an appearance on the sale rails in the next few days. But beware
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Hopes of a Dream triumph
Look no further than Function Dream to provide some Christmas cheer in the big race at Wetherby on Boxing Day. The Mary Reveley-trained mare, winner of three of her last four races - the latest two on this course - is strongly fancied to hit the bullesye
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Violent night
YORK exploded into violent disorder last night when 29 people were arrested over 17 separate fights across the city. The number of arrests was so high that at one stage the cells in York were full. An overspill of prisoners was taken to Selby. One bar
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Extra Time
ANGRY York City manager Terry Dolan ordered his team in for extra training today after last night's horror show at home to Blackpool. The players had originally been given the day off but the City chief was so incensed by the manner of their 2-0 defeat
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Blackpool rockers
AFTER the high comes the low. If the York City faithful went to Bootham Crescent last night expecting another early Christmas present to add to the FA Cup win at Reading on Tuesday, then they were left unwrapping the equivalent of an empty cardboard box
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One false move
DAVID WILES doesn't appreciate the music or the chairs at York's newest Italian restaurant. Attentive waiting-on staff are an integral part of an enjoyable dining experience. No matter how good the food, how pleasant the atmosphere or how interesting
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We're only here for the beer
WE'RE mind-readers here at Bar Talk. We can guess what you're thinking. "Where can I find an authoritative guide to the best real ales that will wash down my Christmas pud and see me safely through the Queen's Speech?" In anticipation of this question
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All praise to the Santa Special
MY family badgered me into going to see Santa Claus this year at the Yorkshire Museum of Farming, Murton, near York. What a joyous few hours I spent visiting Santa's elves, Santa's house and having a ride on the Santa Special. Never was time and money
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The wrong villain
IT'S pantomime season again and Paul Bacon is casting around for his villain (December 19). So, Paul, a few facts. Council tenant rents pay for the maintenance and management costs of their homes. The budget is called the Housing Revenue Account, and
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Whist drive a hit
I WOULD like to thank the many people who supported us and gave so generously to a fundraising whist drive for Ward 26 Trust funds. The whist drive was organised by one of my former patients, Mrs Brenda Bell, and was held in Dunnington Reading Room. The
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Flood victims face festive upheaval
RESIDENTS of Rawcliffe, York, face a miserable and lonely Christmas with abandoned houses and drying machines the legacy of last month's floods. Many properties in the Rawcliffe area, which was one of the worst hit by the terrible flooding, have been
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Call for public inquiry on shops scheme
YORK Tories are calling for the £60 million Coppergate Riverside scheme to go to a public inquiry. City of York Conservative Association wants Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott to call in Land Securities' controversial planning application, saying it
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Crunch time for pasta
CHARLES HUTCHINSON discovers he has an appetite for Nigel Slater's latest cookery book. Book: Appetite, Nigel Slater (Fourth Estate, £25, hardback). Chef's CV: Author of Nineties' kitchen essentials Real Fast Food and Real Cooking and weekly food column
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Rage driver broke pedestrian's ankle
A ROAD rage driver broke a pedestrian's ankle by reversing his car at him in a late-night city centre argument, York Crown Court heard. Guy Edward Murray, 25, acted after his drunken victim Lee Downie, 27, smashed two of his car windows and tried to drag
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Bug bites Wasps
A FLU bug and sickness have hit York Wasps preparations for their Boxing Day clash with Hunslet Hawks at Huntington Stadium. Just 12 players trained on Thursday night so coach Lee Crooks will hold a lengthy training session tomorrow before naming the
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Agnew out at Macclesfield
YORK CITY manager Terry Dolan has been handed a midfield headache ahead of Boxing Day's trip to Macclesfield with the news Steve Agnew will definitely miss the game. The 35-year-old was taken off at half-time during last night's 2-0 defeat by Blackpool
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Blip Boy takes to the roof
BLIP Boy, York's most notorious young criminal, has mounted a rooftop protest at Northallerton Young Offenders' Institution. John Michael Harris, 20, is today back inside the jail and about to spend his fourth consecutive Christmas locked up. He will
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Extra Time
ANGRY York City manager Terry Dolan ordered his team in for extra training today after last night's horror show at home to Blackpool. The players had originally been given the day off but the City chief was so incensed by the manner of their 2-0 defeat
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Bug bites Wasps
A FLU bug and sickness have hit York Wasps preparations for their Boxing Day clash with Hunslet Hawks at Huntington Stadium. Just 12 players trained on Thursday night so coach Lee Crooks will hold a lengthy training session tomorrow before naming the
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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
