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Bomb case adjourned
The case against the man charged in connection with an alleged letter bomb campaign in North Yorkshire and elsewhere was today adjourned at Chester Crown Court. Glynn Harding, 26, of Minshull New Road, Crewe, faced 15 charges of sending explosive devices
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There's no place to roam
Walkers are unlikely to be able to roam freely across the moors and dales of North Yorkshire this summer, farmers' leader Ben Gill warned today. In an exclusive interview, the NFU president said it might be possible only to open up certain areas of the
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...and the Mother of all Brecht plays
IN today's world of cynics and spin doctors, Bertolt Brecht's The Mother is a reminder of times when politics was a game of life and death. With a General Election on the horizon, the state of politics was but one factor that encouraged Visiting Moon
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Cole stands top in test
Ovington Cricket Club teenager David Cole was by no means stumped when he took the umpires' part one paper, writes John Parkin. Instead, he ran out to achieve the highest mark - 94 per cent - of anyone in the country, to win the Tom Smith's award for
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Cossacks: European Wars, published by CDV for PC
SAT squarely facing off in the charts at present are the peerless Black and White, and the somewhat less heralded Cossacks: European Wars. With very little fanfare, Cossacks has cantered to the top of the tree, but what is the key to this title's success
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Germany calling for England
England will face a showdown with old rivals Germany at Darlington on Sunday (3pm) for a place in the semi-finals of the European Under 16s Championships. The home nation youngsters booked their place in the last eight when Glen Johnson's goal beat Hungary
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Roaring forties
Fossway's sharpshooters set a York Sunday Afternoon League record by slaughtering rock-bottom CB United 40-3. With Fossway winning all their second division games this season and United losing all theirs, the results - if not the scoreline - was predictable
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Lorry driver dies in M62 smash
A lorry driver was killed when his vehicle crashed on the M62 near Goole. The man was found in a neighbouring field after the lorry, which was carrying wooden pallets, crashed into barriers on the westbound stretch of motorway at Ouse Bridge between junctions
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Third division comes to boil
While most rugby union promotion and relegation issues have been sorted, things are still coming to the boil at the head of Yorkshire Three. Both York RI and Malton and Norton are in with a great chance of going up in a thrilling end to the season. It's
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Crusade leap-frogs into cyberspace
The battle to save the Frog Hall Inn has gone into cyberspace. Alongside the petition in the pub and local businesses, there is now a chance to sign up on the Internet to stop the popular pub being replaced by a drive-through McDonalds. "Frog Hall Inn
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Windies star ready for action
Run machine Collis King lines up his new bat ready for the start of the local cricket season tomorrow. King, who has piled up runs for fun for Stillington in the last few summers, has moved up to the premier division of the Hunters Estate Agent York and
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GMC ponders change after Kerr
The GMC is considering legal changes which would allow it to automatically strike off doctors placed on the sex offenders register, following the William Kerr affair. And it has revealed that had the current rules permitted it, Dr Kerr's name would have
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Boro cash in as Yorks miss White
Yorkshire's loss will be Scarborough's gain tomorrow as one of England's world class cricket all-rounders will play in the Yorkshire League against Sheffield Collegiate at North Marine Road. Craig White, under English Cricket Board orders to take a rest
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Police appeal in hunt for sex fiend
DW Detectives investigating an indecent assault on a teenage girl in a village near York today renewed their appeal for information. The 17-year-old girl was knocked to the floor by a masked man before the attack which took place last week in Strensall
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Cole stands top in test
Ovington Cricket Club teenager David Cole was by no means stumped when he took the umpires' part one paper, writes John Parkin. Instead, he ran out to achieve the highest mark - 94 per cent - of anyone in the country, to win the Tom Smith's award for
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MP in World Cup TV battle
North Yorkshire MP John Grogan is battling for armchair football fans to win the right to continue watching the World Cup for free. In a Commons debate last night, he urged Ministers to do everything in their power to stop the television rights to the
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Clever move
Richard Cooper insists he has no qualms about swapping Premiership possibilities for life in Football League's basement. As reported yesterday, Terry Dolan has snapped up the 21-year-old wing-back permanently after an impressive loan spell at Bootham
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Windies star ready for action
Run machine Collis King lines up his new bat ready for the start of the local cricket season tomorrow. King, who has piled up runs for fun for Stillington in the last few summers, has moved up to the premier division of the Hunters Estate Agent York and
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When the going gets tough...
Terry Dolan reckons York City are facing their hardest game of a gruelling season as they seek to finally banish their relegation fears. And with the run-in offering up so many confusing permutations amid a fixture melee, Dolan will address his players
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Parking gloom
CONGRATULATIONS to the York Health Trust in procuring finance for a £16 million investment at York District Hospital. This means even more people will use the hospital. But where are they to park when they arrive? The first priority for any investment
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Bridge queries
I HAVE used the Millennium Bridge several times now and it is indeed a wonderful asset, but I would like to add a couple of points to Mr Alderson's letter (April 24). Why are there no markings to segregate cyclists and pedestrians on the bridge itself
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Unlocking cash
THERE seemed to be six council workers engaged in cutting chains across Langwith Common Lane public right of way (April 18). These men's wages are being paid by us. The farmer, Roy Handley, according to your report, told the council officer that they
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There's no place to roam
Walkers are unlikely to be able to roam freely across the moors and dales of North Yorkshire this summer, farmers' leader Ben Gill warned today. In an exclusive interview, the NFU president said it might be possible only to open up certain areas of the
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Bilsdale Show falls victim to disease
The foot and mouth crisis has claimed yet another North Yorkshire agricultural event - the Bilsdale Show has been cancelled. It is the third show this week to have been called off. Thornton-le-Dale Show fell victim on Wednesday and yesterday the Huby
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Vicar quits over affair
A married York vicar has resigned after forming a relationship with a parishioner. The Rev Eric Lomax, who has been Vicar of Copmanthorpe, since last May, quit today following the breakdown of his marriage. He resigned with immediate effect after a meeting
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Pilot dies in county plane crash
The pilot of a light aircraft was killed after his plane crashed near a North Yorkshire airfield late this afternoon. Fire engines and the North and West Yorkshire Air Ambulance attended the accident, which happened near Sherburn-in-Elmet. The cause of
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Ford's little sister...
GRAHAM McLaren admits Glasgow company Theatre Babel had never considered touring England to be a priority. Scotland, yes, Ireland, yes, Wales, yes, even Jersey, yes, but England, no. Then came last October's ground-breaking raid across the border to York
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The Mexican (15, 123 minutes)
THIS is a curio of a quirky movie, a not very romantic comedy thriller with big-name stars who share too few scenes, a director best known for launching the brief American career of a British comedian, and a running time of two hours that feels closer
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Hired Team Trial Gold, published by Blackstar for PC
Well, here is yet another first-person shooter trying to break into an already full market. Hired Team Trial is set in the future and due to the over-population of earth, crime has now become a major problem for the regular authorities. A special Hired
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Thames Racer, published by Koch Distribution for PC
Thames Racer is like Mario Karting on water with realistic scenery and is set around three European cities - Amsterdam, London and Venice. You start by choosing one of three game modes: Quick Race, Sightseeing or Championship. In Championship, you race
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Life at the top of UK farming crisis
STEPHEN LEWIS speaks to the man who has become the face of farming during the long and harrowing fight against foot and mouth. BEN Gill sounds tired. It is hardly surprising. For the last two months, as the grim toll exacted by foot and mouth has risen
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Phone firm's masts bid
Mobile phone company giant Orange is looking to extend its network in York and proposing three sites for phone masts. The company, through agents, Commpro Telecommunications Services, has applied to erect three dishes and six masts on top of the clock
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Korean War veterans' reunion
Fifty years after they clashed with the might of the Chinese Army in an unknown and far off land, proud veterans of the "forgotten war" will meet up in North Yorkshire this weekend. Korean War veterans will join their comrades at Eden Camp, near Malton
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Decision time on 'coffin' road sign
Villagers will decide this weekend whether to keep their controversial "Death Hill" sign on the A19. Road safety campaigners in Thormanby, near Easingwold, put up their 'coffin' warning sign to alert motorists to the accident blackspot, the scene of four
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Nomands' title hopes rocked
York Nomads' division one championship hopes in the York Sunday Afternoon League were ended when they drew 3-3 with leaders Clifton Hotel. Fox, Newton and Bedingham were all on target for Clifton, who can still be caught by Drax and St John's College.
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Homes plan for city garage site
Barratt the housebuilder wants to create a new estate on the site of the ill-fated DC Cook car dealership in Lawrence Street, York. Conrad Ritblat Erdman, of Leeds, agents for landlords Legal & General, today confirmed that Barratt is among a number
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Rover Hall joins Wasps
York Wasps will have a new face at full-back for Sunday's home clash with Whitehaven. Mike Hall has joined the Wasps on loan from Northern Ford Premiership rivals Hull Kingston Rovers and is expected to be joined next week by Robins team-mate Mark Dooley
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Rail safety under fire
A safety row erupted today after a TV report criticised track conditions south of Hatfield, on the East Coast Main Line. Railtrack angrily defended its position after the London programme showed video footage of a rail joint with one of four bolts missing
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Graham set for key role
Torquay United's talented Scottish striker David Graham has a good chance of playing in the Gulls' vital final home game of the season against York City tomorrow. Graham was taken off in the second half of Torquay's priceless 2-1 midweek home win over
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Just Sioux do you think you are?
Auctioneer Malcolm Dowson, from Sherburn-in-Elmet, is selling off a finely carved seven-foot wooden totem pole to the highest bidder. The item was brought in by a couple from near Tadcaster who had discovered it when clearing out the home of an "eccentric
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When the going gets tough...
Terry Dolan reckons York City are facing their hardest game of a gruelling season as they seek to finally banish their relegation fears. And with the run-in offering up so many confusing permutations amid a fixture melee, Dolan will address his players
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Pets honoured at 'Oscars'
Fantastic frocks and expensive jewellery were conspicuously absent from an Oscars ceremony held in York ... but then the winners were a species apart from your average Hollywood superstar. The Willing And Giving (WAG) Awards 2001, sponsored by Wagg Foods
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Sky's the limit for Lord Mayor
Lord Mayor of York Coun Shan Braund got her chance to play Biggles when she took the controls of an RAF training aircraft. Coun Braund, who admitted she had not been looking forward to the trip, threw caution to the wind and ended up having a fantastic
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Police probe at village house
Police were today searching the area around a house in a North Yorkshire village after a woman was taken to hospital with a head injury. The 36-year-old woman was taken to York District Hospital by ambulance at about 6am today from the house in Northfield
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Village site is open all hours
This week Jon Butler, our CommuniGate Advisor, spoke to Mike Irwin, Chairman of Copmanthorpe Parish Council to find out why the parish felt it was important to take out a CommuniGate website for their village. In the same week that the Evening Press reported
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Money seems to be only goal
ONCE again, football's insatiable greed threatens to be its undoing. Millions of British fans could be deprived of watching most World Cup 2002 games live because of the short term outlook of governing body FIFA. By selling the TV rights of the next two
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Misery drags on
THE Government's relaxation of the foot and mouth cull - saving the life of photogenic calf Phoenix in the process - had raised hopes that the crisis might soon be over. Those hopes are dashed tonight by Ben Gill. Unlike ministers, the farmers' leader
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Clever move
Richard Cooper insists he has no qualms about swapping Premiership possibilities for life in Football League's basement. As reported yesterday, Terry Dolan has snapped up the 21-year-old wing-back permanently after an impressive loan spell at Bootham
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Don't ask silly questions about cycle route
RARELY has City of York Council produced a more fatuous questionnaire than the one being circulated to elicit support for its new Millennium cycle route. Other than to justify the £4 million spent on the Millennium Bridge, pretty though it is, do we really
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Nuclear wait-and-see
YOUR report (April 11) depressed me. While first concluding that Councillor Orrell had only written to President Bush about any future use of Fylingdales as a publicity stunt, I was disappointed that he felt unable to wait to remonstrate with the president
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Biological terrorism
THE outbreak of foot and mouth disease, supposed to have originated from one source of infection, is costing the country billions to eradicate. The potential for inflicting crippling damage will not have escaped the notice of international terrorists
