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Blake poised to head the X men
Exeter City player-manager Noel Blake could return to the front-line to lead his Grecian charges from the back at Bootham Crescent tomorrow. With skipper Chris Curran currently serving a three-match suspension, Blake could be tempted to name himself in
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Staging a comeback
AMANDA Oxley last appeared on stage at the age of 11, all of 28 years ago. On Tuesday, however, she makes her debut for the Shipton Theatre Club, playing the leading lady in Robert Readman's production of Charles Strouse's musical comedy, Bye Bye Birdie
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How Hoover was switched on to Frank Sinatra
LOUIS Hoover had company when he starred in Frank, Sammy And Dean, The Rat Pack Live From Las Vegas last year. Now, he must do My Way his way in his own touring show, Louis Hoover's Salute To Sinatra. "It was a nerve-wracking prospect but now we've worked
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Boost for Selby patients
More than £17 million is to be spent on modernising a hospital used by thousands of Selby area residents. Pontefract General Infirmary (PGI) - used by 15,000 people in the southern end of Selby district each year - is to get one of the new generation
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York students chalk up Oxbridge offers
Thirteen York College students have been offered places at Oxford or Cambridge Universities. The group come from a range of different schools and will now be working hard to get the grades they need. Rose Price, careers co-ordinator at the college, said
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York couple make golden contribution
A York couple have made a golden contribution to our Hospice 2000 Appeal. When Ken and Alice King planned their golden wedding they asked their guests to give donations to our Hospice 2000 Appeal in lieu of presents. Unbeknown to them, their daughter,
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When the night fails
I HAVE just read Chris Titley's column, Night of the scaredy-cats (February 14). I have nothing to do with www.yorkiscrap.org but I wholeheartedly support them, while failing to see why a website's tenuous grasp of spelling should affect the validity
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Remember the brave
I WAS interested and glad to see the tragic 1944 bomber crash was remembered (February 7). The eight who died paid the awesome cost that has to be paid, in wartime, for our peace. On February 18, thanks to the bravery of our RAF in the Amiens Prison raid
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Finances are sound
I AM writing in response to recent Evening Press articles and reports which have implied that the City of York Council is not financially well managed and as a result is in an unstable financial position. I wish to reassure the citizens of York that this
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Thanks for your help
My heartfelt thanks go to members of the public and the staff at the Spurriergate Centre who cared for me when I fell at the corner of High Ousegate and Coney Street on February 10. I am recovering well after surgery. Chris Woolley, Eastholme Drive, Rawcliffe
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Project IGI (I'm Going In) for PC by Eidos Interactive
Project IGI (I'm Going In) for PC by Eidos Interactive Specs: Pentium 300, 64Mb RAM, 500Mb free hard disk space, 4xCD-ROM, 8Mb Accelerated Video Card So big! The landscapes go on forever in this first person shooter. You are David Llewelyn Jones, ex-SAS
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Pool Master for PlayStation 2
Pool Master for PlayStation 2 This game is similar to all other pool games. Pot the balls and win the game, which is all right, but that's it! You can play in a pro-league but the opponents are too hard to reach it, except the first player who is very
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Insane, published by Codemasters for PC
Insane, published by Codemasters for PC SPECS: Pentium 233, 64MB RAM, 8MB 3d graphics card, 4x-CD-ROM, 450MB hard drive space, 33.6kbps modem. THE online gaming world can sometimes be a very unimaginative one. You'll have either the massive multiplayer
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Sessions pile up the points
Sessions 'A' drew further away in division one of Focus Fireplaces York and District Table Tennis League with an 8-2 win over York RI 'A'. Andrew Nicholls and Mick Wilcockson each won three for Sessions and Richard Crowther was the pick of the RI team
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A little night relief from snorers
A York man is at the "snorefront" of new attempts to release couples across the nation from a nightly nightmare. A new herbal remedy called Helps Stop Snoring is on trial in the city, and Richard McCaw, 35, from Rawcliffe, says the effects of the spray
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Phone mystery of missing woman
North Yorkshire police searching for the missing York woman are looking for her mobile phone which they believe could have been stolen from her as her family have received a number of anonymous phone calls. At Acomb Police Station, Sgt Mike Stubbs, who
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Residents to build flood defences
Flood-sick Ryedale residents plan to build their own defences to stop their homes being flooded for a third time. Householders in Old Malton will build a 400-yard long and 5ft high wall of sandbags near the River Derwent to prevent the waters coming as
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Blake poised to head the X men
Exeter City player-manager Noel Blake could return to the front-line to lead his Grecian charges from the back at Bootham Crescent tomorrow. With skipper Chris Curran currently serving a three-match suspension, Blake could be tempted to name himself in
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Heartfelt plea after heroin death
The sister of a York heroin addict who tragically died at the age of 30 has spoken out about the death and appealed to other drug users to let it be a reminder of the consequences of drug abuse. Julie Stimpson spoke yesterday after the inquest into her
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Stand and deliver, say City fans
Worried York City Supporters' Club official Raymond Wynn has warned against complacency as the Minstermen look to stop the rot. Wynn, speaking ahead of Saturday's visit of bottom-club Exeter to Bootham Crescent, insists the fans have delivered on the
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Minstermen will battle all the way
York City skipper Steve Agnew has scotched speculation suggesting the Minstermen have not got the stomach for a relegation dog-fight. City are poised for another six-point battle tomorrow when bottom-club Exeter City are the visitors to Bootham Crescent
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City tax hike reduced
A £350,000 cut in proposed council tax increases in York has been agreed. City of York Council unanimously backed a Conservative amendment to reduce a planned seven per cent rise to six per cent. It means an average Band D householder will face a rise
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Keeping in tune with the times
TWO important legal rulings have been made recently concerning on-line access to free music. The first led to music-swapping internet site Napster losing its court battle to stay active in its current format. The second saw the European parliament outlawing
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Firefly faces its biggest battle
THE billion-dollar battle to dominate our skies is fiercely contested by military aircraft manufacturers around the world. A small player like Slingsby Aviation can only survive by producing a reliable, good value aircraft: the Firefly. This little training
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Mary to benefit from extra Wetherby meet
The BHB's decision to put on replacement fixtures to help compensate for the huge loss of racing to the weather this season sees Wetherby staging an extra meeting tomorrow. Mary Reveley could be among the chief beneficiaries, courtesy of Bramble Fair
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Minstermen will battle all the way
York City skipper Steve Agnew has scotched speculation suggesting the Minstermen have not got the stomach for a relegation dog-fight. City are poised for another six-point battle tomorrow when bottom-club Exeter City are the visitors to Bootham Crescent
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Stand and deliver, say City fans
Worried York City Supporters' Club official Raymond Wynn has warned against complacency as the Minstermen look to stop the rot. Wynn, speaking ahead of Saturday's visit of bottom-club Exeter to Bootham Crescent, insists the fans have delivered on the
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Dolan moves in Nick of time
Experienced midfielder Nick Richardson will go from trial to test of mental strength tomorrow after netting a career lifeline from the Minstermen. The 30-year-old former Halifax Town and Cardiff City playmaker is in line for a dramatic debut in the relegation-defying
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Resilient Joe bounces back
COMEBACK king Joe Longthorne, the East Riding singer and musical impressionist, is bouncing back with a new album deal, a two-month UK tour and Australian dates to come. "Yes, I'm a bit of a lad and I'm not shy about that, but I'm trying to keep myself
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BBC big band is in the mood for Miller
THE BBC Big Band is paying tribute to the music of American band leader Glenn Miller in an eight-date tribute tour that opens at the Grand Opera House, York, on Sunday. For Barry Forgie, the musical director who first conducted the BBC Big Band in 1977
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Shame of the baby blues
STAGECOACH Youth Theatre York director John Cooper remembers the reactions of his all-female cast after the first read-through of Amanda Whittington's new play, Be My Baby. Adjectives such as "funny, sad, touching, moving, hilarious and heart breaking
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Traffic rules 'hitting trade'
"Over-zealous" parking wardens were today urged to ease off after York city centre traders complained they were making life dangerous - and could strangle their businesses. The protests, part of a barrage of complaints to the Evening Press, come as the
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Branching out
GEORGE WILKINSON pays an unexpected visit to Sawdon My plan had been for a long trail through Wykeham Forest near Scarborough. The rot set in when I came to Sawdon and through the swish of windscreen wipers saw a sign reading 'open all day' and the welcoming
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The Beatles played York a fabulous four times
FOLLOWING the Beatles in York letters, Mark Lewishon's superb Beatles Live book says that the Fabs played four times in 1963 in York - all at the Rialto. Firstly, February 27 on a package tour with headliner Helen Shapiro, who didn't perform due to illness
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What a good show
MY daughters and myself were lucky enough to watch the New Earswick Year 6 version of Cinderella and what a treat it was. My own experience of panto has been marred by the York Theatre Royal pantomime on a number of occasions, but this was exceptional
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Drivers help cyclists
SARA Robin commented that she followed a cyclist who had three lights, a fluorescent jacket and a helmet (February 10). Perhaps this cyclist would like to donate at least one of his lamps to the six or so cyclists I noticed in a fairly short journey (
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Oh, what a Lark!
I READ with very great interest your profile of Leslie Phillips (February 9). But why no mention of his Navy Lark days? Is the writer too young to remember Sub-Lieutenant Phillips or Chief Petty Officer Pertwee, who was the best Dr Who after William Hartnell
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Hannibal (18, 131 mins)
Hannibal (18, 131 minutes) TIRED of all those nice cookery programmes? Here comes Dr Hannibal 'The Cannibal' Lecter to offer an alternative slice of culinary life, prepared with only the fleshiest of ingredients, of course. Lecter, psychiatrist, serial
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Mission: Humanity, published by EON Interactive for PC
Mission: Humanity, published by EON Interactive for PC SPECS: Pentium 166, 32MB RAM, 450MB Hard Disk, 4MB 3D Video-Card, CD-ROM Mission: Humanity is another RTS game with a twist The twist being that instead of just a square, flat map as in the Command
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tough match on Ouse
The river Ouse has been falling gradually throughout the week so the Tadcaster Tower Rose Bowl angling match on the Ouse below York should go ahead as scheduled on Sunday. With the entry likely to be limited, the field should be accommodated on the Fulford
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York's pulling power
York City Rowing Club won nine events in the South Yorkshire Head of the River Races over the 5,000 metre course on the River Don at Doncaster. The University of York Boat Club also took honours when they clocked the fastest time by a four during the
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Sweet revenge for Derwent
Derwent United booked a place in the semi-finals of the John Smith's Bitter Cup exacting sweet revenge on a Yorkshire Herald side who had beaten them at the same stage of the Challenge Trophy only four weeks ago. Once again it proved a tight game, Derwent
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Pupils step out in style
Pupils at Malton Primary School have been stepping to it by taking part in line dancing classes. The pupils were taught a shuffle kick or two when line dance tutor Danny Helliwell visited them during a week of dance-related activities. Head teacher Colin
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Diamond teaser for Seadogs
Player-boss Neil Thompson is set to keep faith with his youngsters tomorrow when Scarborough face one of their most daunting tasks of the season at promotion-seeking Rushden and Diamonds. Although the Diamonds trail leaders Yeovil Town at the top of the
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£2m earmarked for post offices
A raft of Government measures designed to halt the closure of post offices was today welcomed as a "big help". But Helmsley sub-postmaster Geoff Simpson questioned whether the announcement by junior trade and industry minister Alan Johnson would be enough
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Bishopthorpe on glory trail
Bishopthorpe return to dream-world tomorrow when they go for more glory in the North Riding County FA Senior Cup. As reported in the Evening Press, the York and District Leeper Hare side entered the competition by accident having planned to compete for
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Exeter banking on purple power
Exeter City could bring as much as four times their usual away-following for tomorrow's crucial six-pointer at Bootham Crescent. Grecians' fans' chief Dave Bennett estimates around 400 fans will make the long-haul trip to York from Devon. And in echoes
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Fangs can only get better
Snakes, scorpions and spiders are the main attractions of the latest collection opening today to scare visitors at the Yorkshire Museum. You can even join in snake-handling sessions when the museum, in the Museum Gardens, opens its new display, entitled
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Dolan moves in Nick ot time
Experienced midfielder Nick Richardson will go from trial to test of mental strength tomorrow after netting a career lifeline from the Minstermen. The 30-year-old former Halifax Town and Cardiff City playmaker is in line for a dramatic debut in the relegation-defying
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Make a meal of Viking feast
Organisers of this year's Jorvik Viking Festival feast fear revellers will turn up for the event tonight - a week early. Traditionally, the feast takes place at St William's College in York on the eve of the Viking boat race. But college party catering
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York rises above floods hype
York's tourism industry survived the effects of last week's flooding, it was revealed today. Despite the River Ouse last week being well below its peak in the November floods, national and even international media coverage suggested the city was suffering
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Boyzone Mikey gears up for York gig
Boyzone star Mikey Graham will open his first solo tour at York Barbican Centre on April 26. Yesterday he visited the Barbican leisure centre, to acclimatise himself with the venue, on a day of publicity activities that involved him doing the rounds of
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Blair 'will back Fylingdales role'
North Yorkshire peace campaigners vowed to keep up the pressure on the Government after reports indicated Prime Minister Tony Blair will support the US in its 'Son of Star Wars' project. Campaigners - and defence experts - say the project is dependent
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£2.74m court shocker for plane firm
North Yorkshire aircraft company Slingsby Aviation may appeal after a US jury decided that one of its aircraft in which a cadet died was defective. The parents of US Air Force cadet Pace Weber - killed when his T-3A Firefly trainer aircraft crashed in
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England is laid waist by a nation of fatties
A new report on obesity reveals the English are expanding. CHRIS TITLEY asks: why the weight? 'WE began as hunter-gatherers. Now we're couch potatoes." In these two, trim sentences, Dr Jeffrie Strang explains why Britain is getting fatter. It is, of course
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Tale of riverbank
YORK'S soggy Kings Staith was dried out by the miracle of television last night. Millions of viewers watching ITV's comedy drama At Home With The Braithwaites saw character Virginia Braithwaite sup a drink outside the Kings Arms on a river bank free of
