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Mother's needs were forgotten
EVERY parent will empathise with Trisha Hodgson, the Ryedale mother whose baby was hurt by a falling shelf. She did the right thing: she took her child straight to hospital. But later she was made to feel as if she was being punished for her actions.
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Given a grilling
FOR 90 minutes last night, a senior Railtrack executive was grilled by concerned travellers via the Evening Press Internet site. Thanks to pertinent and diverse questions from readers, and considered replies by Robin Gisby, it proved to be an enlightening
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Under 16s deflected off course
Cruel misfortune combined to tumble York Under-11s footballers out of the Green-Un Cup against Derby. Indeed the York ranks, who had to forego home advantage because of unfit pitches, could feel green at the gills with indignation at the manner in which
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David's shuttle service
Geography teacher David Foster is looking to put schools badminton on the map in York. Foster is backed by an impressive CV - he is a former England squad member, plays for Yorkshire, who currently lead the county championship by 17 points, and is a Yorkshire
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Jones banks on City rise
Fans' favourite Barry Jones is banking on a red rise to spark a permanent return to the York City fold. The City defender has been a notable omission from the starting line-up over the last two months. Jones, 30, has even struggled to earn a place on
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Waterhog does the job for City
York City's Division Three game at Bootham Crescent last night would not have been played but for the assistance of York Cricket Club, which lent City draining equipment which helped make the pitch playable. The "Waterhog" machine remarkably drained between
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Dolan looking for extra effort
Aspire to the Spireites will be York City manager Terry Dolan's rallying call to his under-pressure Minstermen tonight. With table-toppers Chesterfield the visitors to Bootham Crescent City could not have begged for a stiffer task as they look to end
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Mark facing the flak
Straight-talking Mark Sertori stood firm today in the face of fans' flak but admitted: "We can't blame you". As confidence-hit City get ready to face table-toppers Chesterfield at Bootham Crescent tonight (7.45pm), he accepted the City faithful had a
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Private care for public land
Care of public land surrounding schools and council property is expected to be taken out of North Yorkshire County Council control in Harrogate and Selby. Private companies would take over contracts for grounds maintenance work in the towns. This would
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Ticket to ride for equality campaigner
A hearing in the European Court of Human Rights is set to spell the end of bus pass inequality, a York campaigner claims. The case, which has been admitted by the court, was launched by Parity, which is campaigning for men over 60 to be treated equally
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Man's death remains a mystery
A post-mortem examination and a string of other tests could not reveal how a man came to die at his friend's home in York, an inquest was told. Neil Clark, who had changed his name from Neil Hill, was found dead on a sofa at the home of his friend, Christopher
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Panto stars rise to the occasion
They're behind you! Members of the York Rising Stars, the drama group of the York Railway Institute, are seen during in rehearsals for their fourth annual pantomime. Babes In The Wood has been written by group members Steve Symmonds and Charlotte Grey
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York swimmers hit best times
A small team of York City Baths Club swimmers recorded personal best times when competing in the Borough of Kirklees 200/400 open meet at Huddersfield sports centre. Eilidh MacDonald achieved a personal best time of 2min 45.23sec in the 200 metres backstroke
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Man detained by siege police
Householders were evacuated from a city street during a three-hour police siege. Officers were called to flats in Thoresby Road, Acomb, when a gas fire - which had been ripped from the wall - and a television were thrown through the front window of a
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Builder died after taking pills
A York builder who suffered severe back pain after years of manual labour died from an overdose of painkillers, an inquest heard. Stanley Smith, 45, was found dead in bed at his home in Festival Flats, off Fishergate, by his brother Thomas. An empty bottle
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It's jam tomorrow, says Dolan
Terry Dolan believes York City's sorry season could be on the turn. Last night's 1-0 defeat at the hands of runaway Division Three leaders Chesterfield leaves City still searching for their first point of 2001. But it was much improved performance from
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Waterhog does the job for City
York City's Division Three game at Bootham Crescent last night would not have been played but for the assistance of York Cricket Club, which lent City draining equipment which helped make the pitch playable. The "Waterhog" machine remarkably drained between
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Jones banks on City rise
Fans' favourite Barry Jones is banking on a red rise to spark a permanent return to the York City fold. The City defender has been a notable omission from the starting line-up over the last two months. Jones, 30, has even struggled to earn a place on
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Plain facts of the Army at noisy play
Soldiers from North Yorkshire regiment the Green Howards were in the thick of the action when the Army bared its teeth on Salisbury Plain. Reporter TONY TIERNEY covered his ears and sat back to watch the show THERE'S something pretty odd about hearing
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And now the news...
As the BBC and ITV go head to head with the news, we compare what's on offer at ten o'clock Name: News At Ten (ITV) Number of stories: Nine Duration: 16 minutes Top five stories: - Hatfield railway accident: broken rail revealed - Lords vote on human
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Emergency brought out best in staff
GNER boss Christopher Garnett describes the efforts taken in the wake of Hatfield to keep trains running and to keep people informed. IMMEDIATELY after the tragic derailment at Hatfield, two things happened. We put our emergency response procedure into
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Railtrack facing hefty payouts
RAILTRACK may have to pay a hefty compensation package to train operating companies such as GNER for the rail chaos that has followed the Hatfield tragedy. Train cancellations, delays and the sheer frustration felt by stranded passengers have all combined
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Safety must be the top priority
REGIONAL Railtrack director Nicholas Pollard has unreservedly apologised to victims of the Hatfield rail disaster - and pledged no expense would be spared in ensuring such a thing could not happen again. In an exclusive interview with the Evening Press
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Sinister fault spreading around the globe
GAUGE corner cracking, the form of rail metal fatigue believed to have been partly responsible for the Hatfield tragedy, has become an increasing problem on rail networks around the globe over the last five years. It is caused by heavy trains running
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Smith returns to Tigers' den
Former York Wasps' star Michael Smith has linked up with Superleague giants Castleford Tigers for a second spell. The 24-year-old New Zealander, who was only forced to quit the Wasps because of the clubs' recent cash crisis, has been given a contract
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From big themes to smallest rooms
CHRIS TITLEY looks into books with a local interest... WHAT connects trains, toilets and little green men? Given time, you could probably dream up all manner of answers, but the one pertinent to this page is that they are all subjects of books with local
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Angry travellers quiz rail manager
ANGRY Selby commuters grilled a Northern Spirit representative for nearly two hours - accusing the company of a "serious lack of information". More than 20 members of the Selby Rail Users' Group questioned service manager Peter Myers at a special meeting
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Inspection failed to spot cracks in Hatfield track
CRACKS in the track at Hatfield were not picked up during a visual inspection just a week before the crash, it was revealed today. More than 50 pre-existent cracks were found when the fragmented track was put together again, the Health and Safety Executive
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Pick of tomorrow's meetings
Tom O' Ryan's selection for tomorrow's meetings is: 2.00 - Dower House (Nap)
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Schools netball tournament
The regional rounds of the National School's Netball Tournament at Rossett Sports Centre, Harrogate, on Saturday. Joseph Rowntree have qualified for U19s and U14s groups and Huntington will contest the U14 and U16 levels. Updated: 12:34 Wednesday, January
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Youngsters stride to success
York athletes shone in the North Yorkshire Schools' Cross Country championships at Tadcaster Grammar School. There were four individual victories with very strong performances by Matthew Speake (York College) in the senior section; intermediates David
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True blue aim of adult shop owner
The owner of an adult shop in York wants to turn the business into a hardcore sex store. The application has been made as City of York Council prosecutes Grimsby-based Nick Griffin for allegedly running the Gillygate store as an unlicensed sex shop. And
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Nicky's law pays dividends
Anyone in need of an indication as to the task facing York City tonight should look no further than Chesterfield's last result. The Spireites extended their lead at the top of the Division Three table to nine points with a 3-0 win at Darlington - a side
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Back-slapping Blair should visit Rawcliffe
SO nice to see Mr Blair honouring the 'heroes' of the York floods with a reception at Number Ten. Perhaps he could arrange something similar for the 'heroes' who were involved with the Rawcliffe area of York (maybe a pack-up lunch for one). The only heroes
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The Prescott promise
I FEEL I must respond to the points raised by Harry Ford concerning funding for flood defences (January 12). North Yorkshire County Council, along with the other local authorities in the region, is precepted by the Yorkshire and Humberside Flood Defence
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Sad loss of trees
I AM writing to support the view of Paul Wright (January 15) who expresses his dismay at the destruction of shrubs and plants at the riverside site off Leeman Road to make way for a new housing development. I witnessed the end of the uprooting of a line
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The American threat
CONGRATULATIONS to Julian Cole (January 18) for highlighting the role of Fylingdales on the North Yorkshire Moors as a pawn in Bush's proposed National Missile Defence System ('Son of Star Wars'). While William Hague tries to play up the defence card
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Oh, yes you did
IN our panto advert we asked you "to help us help children". Well, you did just that (oh, yes you did!). We would like to thank all the generous people who came to see the panto, and to our delight £1,000 was raised in the nightly bucket collections in
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Vandals targeted flood victims
Vandals smashed windows at flooded properties and slashed sandbags, a Ryedale man has claimed. Colin Stevens, of the Salvation Army in Norton, said that at the height of the floods, unscrupulous people preyed on those who had been forced away from their
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Williams looks favourite
Annette Williams, the number four seed, has found herself as favourite to win the York Ladies' Veterans' Squash Championship. The withdrawal of top seed Kim Chadwick, second seed Davina Butler and the injured third seed Caroline Wyatt leaves Williams
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Plum peg for Potter
The third round of the Acomb Tackle York Winter League was fished in blizzard conditions on a cold and clear river Ouse below York. Given the conditions a sheltered draw at the bottom of the Palace was always going to be favoured and when the plum end
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Full of Eastern promise
Young Francesca Deanes and Toby Blackburn enjoy a taste of the Orient as their North Yorkshire playgroup takes a trip to the Far East. The four-year-olds were tucking into the traditional food of China as part of Bishopthorpe pre-school playgroup's celebrations
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King Kenny's 500th milestone
Kenny Temple reached a milestone in his football career when he played his 500th senior league and cup game for his village side, Aislaby United. He started playing for them when he was 16 in season 1984-85 and he went on to score 16 goals for them that
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Knife clue in hunt for masked raider
This menacing knife is identical to the one wielded by a masked robber who tried to hold up a York fish and chip shop. Do you recognise it? Detectives leading the investigation believe it could be key to tracing the raider. The Sakana knife, which has
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Boro boss's keepsakes
Scarborough boss Neil Thompson has dismissed as speculation rumours linking three of his star players with moves to big English clubs. Youngster David Pounder, defender Paul Ellender and Frenchman Romain Faure have reportedly attracted the attentions
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York leads purge on tearaways
More than a dozen nuisance youths are being considered for anti-social behaviour orders (ASBOs) by North Yorkshire police and City of York Council. The orders could restrict the movements and curb the behaviour of some of the city's most troublesome youngsters
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Online grilling for Railtrack boss
Evening Press readers took their chance to grill the Railtrack boss last night in a lively 90-minute online debate. Robin Gisby, director of Railtrack London North Eastern Zone, answered 37 questions during the question and answer session on the www.thisisyork.co.uk
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Defeated City restore pride
ANOTHER defeat, another game without a goal, but reasons for renewed hope after a torrid few weeks at Bootham Crescent. Chesterfield may have extended their lead at the top of Division Three with last night's win that left City still in the mire, but
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Selby company fined £3,000
A factory worker who lost part of his finger in a mixing machine said today justice had been done after his firm was fined £3,000 by Selby magistrates. Gary Clay, a boilerman at Hazlewood Preserves, Barlby, said he would now be pursuing a compensation
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£10m boost for Yorkshire firms
Manufacturing firms in the Yorkshire region will receive a £10 million boost, Trade and Industry Secretary Stephen Byers announced today. The money will be sent to Yorkshire Forward, the regional development agency next year. This the highest allocation
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Unlawful killing probe into Hatfield rail disaster
TRANSPORT police confirmed today that they may charge several people with corporate manslaughter following the Hatfield rail crash. British Transport Police are understood to have taken away a number of files from the offices of Railtrack London North
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Kings Cross to York in six-and-a-half hours
York woman Janet Mawer relates her own tale of rail misery I RETURNED from a holiday in Italy on Saturday, travelling back from Gatwick to York by train. My Saturday evening journey from Kings Cross to York took no less than six hours! To begin with,
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What's it really like on that London train?
What's it really like trying to get to London and back at the moment? Liz Page reports 5am Tuesday: No trains at all yesterday, but I've got to be in central London by 10.30am for a meeting. Ring national railway inquiries line. All lines are already
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Unions call for an end to contracted-out work
A REGIONAL rail union boss has called for maintenance of all track in the UK to be carried out by Railtrack itself rather than being contracted out, as a "first step" towards renationalisation of the rail network. Speaking in the wake of the Hatfield
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A week is a long time on the railways.
Only a few days ago, the misery of passengers stranded on a rail network half paralysed in the wake of the Hatfield tragedy was making all the headlines. Then some of the worst floods and storms in living memory struck, and suddenly the emphasis had shifted
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Kiss And Tell by Donna Hay
Kiss And Tell by Donna Hay, published by Orion on February 1 price £9.99 York-based author Donna Hay's first novel Waiting In The Wings was so full of gorgeous men, the Evening Press wrote a year ago, that reading it could seriously damage your self esteem
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York wins huge wagon order
A MULTI-million pound contract to build hundreds of wagons for Railtrack will be signed by York-based Thrall Europa this week. The deal will create dozens of jobs and will help secure the future of the freight manufacturer in the city. It is understood
