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Drivers are just going too fast
I was saddened by your front page article about the death of a young man on the A64 at Bilbrough Top (Evening Press, April 12). I travel this road every day going to and from work. In my opinion, 60mph is more than enough on this stretch of road, and
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Leave her alone
FUNNY isn't it? Less than three years ago a young woman died in a horrendous accident trying to escape the press. At that time the nation seemed determined in its conviction that nothing like this should ever happen again. Now here we are, just 32 months
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Matron's beat
I DO not always agree with what Bryan Marlowe says, but I concur with him (April 10) on the reintroduction of matrons in hospitals. However, I think he should have re-phrased his final sentence. I assume he is referring to dances organised by the local
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£1m bid to keep tags on youth crime
Tearaways across North Yorkshire could soon be fitted with electronic tags if a bid for £1 million of Government cash is successful. Experts believe use of the new technology would dramatically affect reoffending rates and make the county a safer place
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Seaside Gun Alert
ARMED police were called out early today after a security guard at a North Yorkshire holiday site was threatened with a handgun. Dog handlers and a number of unarmed officers were also dispatched to the scene but the suspect fled. The incident happened
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Make or break
CROWDS of tourists were filling the streets of York again today after hearing the message that the city is open for business despite the foot and mouth crisis. The drive to keep York's tourist trade alive looked to be paying off as, midway through this
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Paris match
The daffodils are out and York is looking lovely at the moment so we decided as it was the first rain-free evening in recent memory to have a wander around before deciding where to eat. The city was almost deserted, except for a haunting of ghostwalkers
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York duo aim for Superbike status
YORK'S newest motorcycle racing team have one eye on breaking into the British Superbike scene. Riders Andy Murphy and Gary Butfield, of the newly-formed Team York Suzuki Centre, have been making positive inroads in their first season competing in the
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Charity cat ban slapped on 'cruel streets'
A YORK cat charity says it refuses to allow rescued cats to be adopted in certain parts of the city because of their cruelty record. The city's branch of the Cats Protection League told York woman Sarah Bell that her mother's home street was out of bounds
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Making history!
THREE centuries in the life of a village are to be made accessible at the touch of a button, after a local history group struck lucky on the lottery. Bishopthorpe Local History Group has been awarded £5,000 to purchase computer equipment and software
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Farmer's anger over census delivery
A FARMER claims census takers are risking spreading the dreaded foot and mouth scourge in Ryedale by delivering forms in person. John Clark, who has beef cattle at Cropton Mill Farm, near Pickering, says he was left outraged after he was visited by a
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York move to the top
YORK skips Iain Boyle and Stuart Bryan each scored a victory to take the club into joint top place in the Famous Grouse Four Nations Top Ten Bowls Classic Fours League at Darlington last night. Boyle, who lost only once in six regional qualifiers on the
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Sea molluscs in sex muddle
A TEAM of North Yorkshire students is set to investigate a powerful chemical which is causing whelks off our coastline to change sex. The students and lecturers from the Scarborough campus of Hull University will be studying the effects of tibutyltin,
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Daniel's a coal customer
YORK coalman Daniel Wright is aiming to spend Easter Monday becoming the coal carrying champion of the world. Daniel, 23, of New Earswick, is taking part in the World Coal Carrying Championships at Ossett, near Leeds. Daniel, who works for the family
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Good Evans, ref!
A 15-YEAR-OLD has become the youngest-ever winner of York's prestigious rugby league Referee of the Year award. Gareth Evans (above) won the vote of the York Rugby League Referees' Society committee to land the JP Hebblethwaite Memorial Trophy at their
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Born-again Wasps back in business
York Wasps are back. That was the message reverberating loud and clear around South Leeds Stadium last night after York finally put the buzz back into the Wasps. They would have been happy just to avoid another 70-point hammering but instead almost achieved
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A great donation
I would like to say a heartfelt 'thank you' on behalf of Macmillan Cancer Relief to the person(s) who recently left an anonymous donation of £1,000 with the Macmillan nurses at the York hospice. Macmillan is continually working towards a time when everyone
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Show consideration
It is a pity Karl Briggs has nothing better to do than cycle around North Yorkshire protesting his rights of access at a time when every livestock farmer is wondering if he will be next on the foot and mouth casualty list. (Anger over illegal 'No Access
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Stop the slaughter
It is time to stop the slaughter of healthy animals. The people at MAFF know little or nowt about animals and a lot of the NFU leaders are no better. So wake up farmers and say NO to the mass slaughter. After all, they are your animals. Ron Gledall, Ash
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A National treasure
I JUST had to show you this cracking picture of action from last Saturday's Grand National taken by my mate and former Evening Press photographer John Giles. John now works for the Press Association and gallivants all over the world in search of great
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Country code
Spring is blooming indoors as well as outside this year. 'Urban country' is the new interiors trend. Think wooden floors, scatter rugs, sprawling sofas and soft, slightly faded drapes and covers and you've got the idea. It is just as suitable for homes
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Slice and easy
Pizza is an easy and versatile meal you can make at home. Wil Marlow shows you how... As a snack food or even a gourmet meal, the pizza's versatility knows no bounds. It's this that makes it one of the most popular foods in many countries across the world
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Rare slip-up by leaders
But Old Malton on course for crown... LEEPER Hare York and District League premier division leaders Old Malton struggled to salvage a point in a 2-2 midweek draw away to the young Wigginton Grasshoppers' side. Grasshoppers were 2-0 up at half-time, with
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Taking big steps to woo back the tourists
THE streets of York and of North Yorkshire coastal towns are bustling this weekend following a surge in visitors on Good Friday. But will that feel-good factor last? Reporter Simon Horsborough visited Scarborough and Emily Rawlins hit the streets of York
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City's free Euro-tickets booster
CITY will be offering free admission to schools, junior football clubs and other youth organisation for the upcoming European Under-16 Championship matches being staged at Bootham Crescent. As reported in the Evening Press, Holland take on Poland on Wednesday
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Army on the march
THE 43rd John Smith's Pocklington Sevens produced the most dramatic finale in the history of the competition as the York Army side, the Impalas, snatched the title with the last kick of the competition. The Impalas, dubbed 'the Fulford Fijians' due to
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Wasps on road to recovery
BUOYANT York Wasps have set their sights on a happy Monday after a stirring display against Hunslet Hawks last night. Although the Wasps were beaten 30-14 at South Leeds Stadium, it was their best performance in weeks and almost ended in triumph. Coach
