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Wednesday's nap selection
Tom O'Ryan's Nap selection for Wednesday's meetings: Leicester 3.10 - Tylo Steamer Updated: 13:21 Tuesday, January 30, 2001
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Not many people know this about Queen Vic
In the past few weeks every news-paper has carried an article, or at least a mention, of the centenary of Queen Victoria's death. So, con-trary to what I wrote last week, I shall jump on the Victoriana bandwagon and offer a few items of, perhaps, not
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Inspired villagers stop church mast
Delighted residents of Shipton-by-Beningbrough were hugging each other in the streets after hearing that a proposal to put a mobile phone mast in their church spire will not go ahead. Following an emotional meeting with villagers last week, the parochial
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Cash to end bed-blocking
Between 40 and 45 elderly patients are to be moved out of York District and Bootham Park Hospitals and into nursing and residential homes between now and the end of March to resolve the "bed-blocking" problem. Health chiefs announced that an injection
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City crunch match gets go-ahead
York city's game against Carlisle United at Bootham Cresent tonight has been given the go-ahead after a mid-afternoon pitch inspection. Parts of the Bootham Cresent turf had been hit by the recent harsh weather conditions, but referee Steve Baines gave
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Wood ready for basement battle
Rising star Leigh Wood is vowing to brush aside his tender teenage years to revel in the pressure of a basement battle. The York City youngster endured a baptism of fire for his debut as the Minstermen suffered their sixth successive defeat at Blackpool
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Architect's firm wins award
THE David Spencer Partnership of York believes it is the first architectural practice in the city to earn Investor in People status. David Spencer, who started the practice ten years ago, will receive the IIP plaque on behalf of his ten staff at his offices
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Search for fittest firms
COMPANIES in North and East Yorkshire are being urged by the Yorkshire regional branch of the Confederation of British Industry to enter the CBI Fit for the Future Challenge. The quest to find the region's fittest businesses was launched at Magna, the
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Fine win over Spa
Acomb I kept pace with the Yorkshire League division one leaders after a 3-1 win over Boston Spa. A fine solo run by Barry Whitfield set up Nick Linfoot's equaliser and then they took the lead with a predator's goal from Adrian Nye just before half-time
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Vicky warms Acomb's heart
Vicky Winters scored a hat-trick as Acomb Ladies shattered promotion-chasing Slazengers' unbeaten Yorkshire League division one record with a 5-3 victory. Acomb took an early lead on a heavy pitch when Megan Horlock swept home a short corner. Slazengers
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Duke to open training centre
The Duke of Gloucester is to visit a North Yorkshire market town to open a new St John Ambulance training centre. The Duke will be in Thirsk on Tuesday, March 20, to cut the ribbon at the new St John Ambulance North Yorkshire and Teesside Training Centre
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Stick episode rebounds on 'keeper
Ben Rydding VI's goalkeeper was sent off in their defeat by City of York VII - after throwing a stick at his own player, causing him to go to hospital. Tom Duncan had put York 2-1 up when the 'keeper grabbed the scorer's stick and hurled it into his own
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Spa town stabbing charge
A man has appeared in court at Harrogate accused of trying to kill another man after a stabbing incident in a pub in the town last Saturday. Sean Patrick Finnigan, aged 40, of Newby Crescent, Harrogate, is charged with attempting to murder Peter Foster
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Valuable point for York
City of York I gained a valuable point from their NCHL premier division game with Timperley. However, after coming back to equalise, York will be disappointed that after late pressure and five yellow cards for the Cheshiremen, they did not win the game
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Boxer Ingle moved to resort
North Yorkshire boxer Paul Ingle has been moved to a rehabilitation unit near his Scarborough home, six weeks after undergoing life-saving surgery to remove a blood clot on the brain. The featherweight fighter has made good progress following his near-fatal
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Nightmare junction caught on camera
Road accident experts have filmed a "nightmare" junction where their boss was killed to help launch a campaign to close it. The damning video evidence was shot by Tadcaster company Sky High Traffic Data, set up by David Calvert to identify and eliminate
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Pally's benefit
Reservations for the latest event in aid of York Wasps' star Alan Pallister's testimonial need to be made by tonight at the latest. The buffet-disco, featuring singing duo "Hi-Life", takes place at Clifton Park, York, on Wednesday, February 7 (starting
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Wasps boss stung by cup draw
York Wasps coach Lee Crooks has admitted disappointment at the outcome of the Challenge Cup fourth round draw. The Wasps, who beat amateurs Oulton Raiders in round three on Sunday, were drawn to play Villeneuve Leopards - the only French side left in
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Winning ways in Wayne's world
Yorkshire can expect new coach Wayne Clark to build a strong team ethos as well as bringing a positive winning approach to every match. These are just two of the measures which the current Western Australia coach believes can make Yorkshire successful
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Private cash to revamp hospital entrance
A project to transform the main entrance of York District Hospital has got the go-ahead from regional health chiefs. The £1 million project will see the creation of a new reception and concourse, to provide a more welcoming and spacious main entrance
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Wood ready for basement battle
Rising star Leigh Wood is vowing to brush aside his tender teenage years to revel in the pressure of a basement battle. The York City youngster endured a baptism of fire for his debut as the Minstermen suffered their sixth successive defeat at Blackpool
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Jab boy's parents suing drugs firm
The parents of an autistic York youngster are suing a drugs company for damages, claiming their son's condition was caused by the controversial measles, mumps and rubella vaccine. Mandy and Rod Brunskill, whose eight-year-old son Liam is severely autistic
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Fumes death riddle
Police who broke into a North Yorkshire shop after a call from a worried wife today discovered a workman dead and another seriously ill. Police officers who found the men in the loft of the shop believe a build-up of fumes may be to blame for the incident
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City crunch match gets go-ahead
York city's game against Carlisle United at Bootham Cresent tonight has been given the go-ahead after a mid-afternoon pitch inspection. Parts of the Bootham Cresent turf had been hit by the recent harsh weather conditions, but referee Steve Baines gave
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Dressed to thrill
Top designers have been outdoing each other in the outrageous stakes with their haute couture collections in Paris, but what will we hot from the high street this spring? MAXINE GORDON finds out EXCRUCIATINGLY tight corsets, puffball skirts made of netting
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A jab too far?
Mandy Brunskill believes her son's life has been ruined by the MMR vaccine. STEPHEN LEWIS reports BY the time he was one year old, little Liam Brunskill was a perfectly normal little boy. Mum Mandy doted on him and watched every stage of his development
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Looking good, the natural way
PREPARING for the arrival of spring involves not only weeding out your wardrobe, but your make-up bag too. The changing season calls for a revamp on the beauty front - after all, what's the point of investing in some new gear if it clashes with your old
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Winning ways in Wayne's world
Yorkshire can expect new coach Wayne Clark to build a strong team ethos as well as bringing a positive winning approach to every match. These are just two of the measures which the current Western Australia coach believes can make Yorkshire successful
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Wasps boss stung by cup draw
York Wasps coach Lee Crooks has admitted disappointment at the outcome of the Challenge Cup fourth round draw. The Wasps, who beat amateurs Oulton Raiders in round three on Sunday, were drawn to play Villeneuve Leopards - the only French side left in
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Pally's benefit
Reservations for the latest event in aid of York Wasps' star Alan Pallister's testimonial need to be made by tonight at the latest. The buffet-disco, featuring singing duo "Hi-Life", takes place at Clifton Park, York, on Wednesday, February 7 (starting
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Medea, Actors of Dionysus
Medea, Actors of Dionysus, Chapel Studio Theatre, College of Ripon and York St John, York, tonight, 7.30pm, box office 01904 623568; Ampleforth College, Ampleforth, February 2, 8pm, box office 01439 766 738. On tour until March 28. YORK classical theatre
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Top York hotel sold in £225m deal
The Royal York, the 166-bedroom hotel regarded as one of the city's finest, has just been sold. It is part of a £255 million deal in which the Grand Hotels Acquisition Company has bought out the entire 17-hotel Principal Group based in Harrogate. The
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Schoolboy, 14, found hanged
A community was in mourning today after the body of a 14-year-old schoolboy was found hanging from a tree in a North Yorkshire lane. Luke Harland, of Raskelf Road, Easingwold, was found dead in nearby Toft Ings Lane, but it is being stressed that there
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Dolan looking for winter warmer
York City chief Terry Dolan will enjoy the rare luxury of naming an unchanged side for tonight's visit of Carlisle United to Bootham Crescent. Despite Saturday's 1-0 defeat at Blackpool extending City's losing streak to six, Dolan will stick by the players
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Confident Cumbrians
Perennial strugglers Carlisle United will arrive at Bootham Crescent tonight threatening the improbable. After two seasons when their Football League status has only been secured on the final day, the Cumbrians find themselves yet again rooted to the
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A real good neighbour
A York hostelry has proved itself a real good neighbour. The Cross Keys in Tadcaster Road, Dringhouses, has been the scene of frantic activity over the past few months. Staff and regulars have been busy raising money for their neighbours and the fruits
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Canon backs 'will power 'scheme
Well-known writer and broadcaster Canon Roger Royle has backed a scheme which helps York's St Leonard's Hospice through "will power". The Willing to Help St Leonard's initiative offers a special discount rate to anyone who makes a will with specific local
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Triumph for York as Leeds firm moves in
YET another firm has been lured to York - this time from Leeds - and the organisations which attracted it are feeling triumphant. Unusually named LG01, a high-tech data consultancy, has moved out of Leeds and into Tower House in the Fishergate Centre,
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County firm's new line in caskets for ashes
STAINLESS steel caskets which will enable relatives or friends to keep their loved one's ashes in the back garden are being marketed nationally by a North Yorkshire firm. The caskets, developed by Harrogate Caskets, a subsidiary of Northern Stainless
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Ex-teacher Mable Galpine dies
Retired York teacher Mabel Galpine has died at the age of 90 after a short illness. Miss Galpine, who lived in Osbaldwick and Hull Road for most of her life, was a loved and respected teacher at St Wilfrid's RC Primary School for more than 30 years. A
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Malton Bacon Factory given all clear
Malton Bacon Factory is operating normally today after getting the official 'all-clear' from two recent swine fever scares. The suspected outbreaks saw production halted twice in the same week, most recently on 19 January. On-site vets were concerned
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Civic Trust lashed by developers
The developers behind Coppergate Riverside have launched a stinging attack on York Civic Trust, accusing it of making an about-turn which could damage inner city regeneration. Architect Richard Akers was responding to calls by the Archbishop of York -
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Floods burglar jailed
A burglar who stole from a house evacuated due to flooding has been jailed for four-and-a-half years. Richard Swierczek, 34, formerly of Wavell Street, Selby, was told his crime smacked of looting when he admitted three burglaries, one of which was committed
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York youngster's heavy burden
A nine-year-old York girl who had both legs removed in the hope of a better life has been left in constant pain - and wishing she had never had the operation. Jade Cumberland, of Fourth Avenue, Tang Hall, was born with rare leg deformities. Doctors said
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Confident Cumbrians
Perennial strugglers Carlisle United will arrive at Bootham Crescent tonight threatening the improbable. After two seasons when their Football League status has only been secured on the final day, the Cumbrians find themselves yet again rooted to the
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Grimebusters on call at hospital
A hit squad on call to deal with grime is to be set up under a new cleaning contract for York District Hospital. The chief executive of the York Health Trust, Simon Pleydell, said he hoped the new contract with Initial Hospital Services Ltd would be accompanied
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Dolan looking for winter warmer
York City chief Terry Dolan will enjoy the rare luxury of naming an unchanged side for tonight's visit of Carlisle United to Bootham Crescent. Despite Saturday's 1-0 defeat at Blackpool extending City's losing streak to six, Dolan will stick by the players
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Tax hike but school budgets fall
Council tax payers in North Yorkshire face a seven per cent increase in their bills - and that still won't be enough to fund schools at current levels. County councillors who approved the tax hike said school budgets were likely to fall by one per cent
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Floods protesters take case to PM
Flood victims from Malton and Norton handed in a portfolio of photographs to officials at No 10 Downing Street today. They travelled to London in a specially-chartered 'battle bus' to present Prime Minister Tony Blair and Agriculture Minister Elliot Morley
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Invitation to the Ball
Treat your wife or sweetheart to a high society twirl. York's Lord Mayor, Shan Braund, put out the romantic invitation today to join her at the Lord Mayor's Valentine Ball at York Racecourse on February 17. The £35-a-head black tie ball is being held
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Gran's the word for mums today
THERE are many similarities between myself, Posh Spice and Cherie Blair. It goes without saying that when it comes to our physical appearance there is an uncanny resemblance that borders on spooky, but the bonds run much deeper than that. Not only are
