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Ales well...
IT was the pun what dun it - Ales Angels. I saw the T-shirt and could not resist talking to the bloke inside it who turned out to be Graham Chaddock, not surprisingly slurping a pint in the Five Lions, Walmgate. Along with three drinking chums, Sid Scott
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Wasps wait on sponsor
York Wasps are closing in on one of the biggest sponsorship deals in the club's history. Although still only in the negotiation stage, the word from the Wasps is that they are hopeful. Chief executive Ann Garvey confirmed: "We are in regular contact with
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Historic find
IN an age when pubs change their look more often than many drinkers change their underpants, two York boozers are being celebrated for staying the same. The Golden Ball on Cromwell Road and the Swan on Clementhorpe have both earned a place on the National
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Blown away
George Wilkinson enjoys a dramatic stretch of the coastline between Scarborough and Robin Hood's Bay. The sea of Cloughton Wyke was flecked with waves as far as the horizon. A sharp north wind was the culprit but the sun was out and it was lovely to be
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Sofa so good, as staff saddle up for appeal
STAFF at a York furniture store have been donning their cycling helmets and helping in the final bid to raise the remaining £55,000 for the £2 million hospice target. Macdonald's furniture shop in Fossgate organised a 25-mile charity cycle ride and have
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Not so bella
MAXINE GORDON splashes out on a night at Silvano's but wonders if it is a victim of its own success? TANTALISING aromas of tomatoes and garlic fill the air as you step over the threshold at Silvano's, the ever-busy Italian restaurant on York's Cumberland
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Kieran Darlow
Position: midfield Born: November 9, 1982, Bedford Other clubs: None York appearances 2000/01 0 (1) Goals: 0 Now a second year trainee, he made just one substitute appearance last season after being given his League debut in 1999/00.
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Mad about movies
ONE of the best things about going to the movies, as every regular cinema-goer knows, is the trailers. However overblown, disappointing or downright silly the main feature turns out to be, you can guarantee they at least won't let you down. There's the
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Taylor sparkles
York professional Kirsty Taylor was in magnificent form as she made the cut in the Evian Tour women's French Open at Arras. Taylor put behind her the memory of a disastrous first round eight over par 80 with a superb six under par 66 to be only seven
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Lib Dems win at Canon Lee
IT WAS celebrations all round in the Liberal Democrat camp, as their candidate took the York seat by just six per cent of the votes in a nail-biting contest. Bucking the national trend, 82 per cent of voters turned out, giving the lie to all the talk
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Sofa so good, as staff saddle up for appeal
STAFF at a York furniture store have been donning their cycling helmets and helping in the final bid to raise the remaining £55,000 for the £2 million hospice target. Macdonald's furniture shop in Fossgate organised a 25-mile charity cycle ride and have
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Buses head for moors
YORK residents as well as visitors to the city can now get to North Yorkshire's national parks and areas of outstanding natural beauty without the need for a car. Every Sunday until the end of October there are five morning bus departures giving people
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Floral experts sought by city
IF YOU'RE the ace of azaleas, or big on begonias, organisers of this year's Floral York Awards want to know about you. The awards kick off this weekend with an invitation from City of York Council's leisure office for anyone or any business with a nice
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Golden couple are best of friends
IT WAS on a jolly holiday to Scarborough that love blossomed for York golden couple Les and Margaret Horsley. Celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary today, the couple looked back on that happiest of times. Les, who was born and bred in York, and Margaret
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Webster's battle
North Yorkshire sidecar ace Steve Webster has given himself a great chance to get his 2001 world championship bid back on track at the new Lausitzring circuit, near Dresden, in Germany tomorrow. The record eight times world champion from Easingwold has
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Back to reality
From a packed Headingley to a few hundred at Barrow. That's the reality facing York Wasps coach Lee Crooks tomorrow when he gets back to his day job following his exploits with Yorkshire. Crooks admitted "it's back down to earth with a bump" after being
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Bill of health
YORK'S tourism industry was given a massive boost today after the city was named Britain's best holiday destination outside London. We pipped other historic cities including Bath, Oxford and Chester - and far outranked local rival Leeds - in Thomas Cook's
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A welcome wedding
ON behalf of the Church of England in the Diocese of York I join you in welcoming the marriage of Jenny Benson and Geoff Harker, left, at St Martin's, Whenby, near Sheriff Hutton. It is good news that this ancient and beautiful building can still be used
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Come and join us
I THANK all the kind people who have phoned me in response to the article in the Evening Press about my head shave to raise money for the Brooke Hospital For Animals (May 25). Without our support the Brooke could not help all the poor, helpless horses
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Strange connection
STRANGE that the young man who came to officially open the Millennium Bridge should have arrived in York by helicopter (Bridge gets royal seal of approval, May 29). And to aggravate matters, what is his connection with walking and cycling? J D Anderton
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Coronation memory
THE anniversary of the Coronation reminded me of the day in 1953 when we were all presented with a Coronation Cup at Rawcliffe Junior School, Clifton Without. All these years later, after having a brief visit to the Museum Gardens for the royal salute
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Back to reality
From a packed Headingley to a few hundred at Barrow. That's the reality facing York Wasps coach Lee Crooks tomorrow when he gets back to his day job following his exploits with Yorkshire. Crooks admitted "it's back down to earth with a bump" after being
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Rookie put red alert by Phoenix
TEENAGE paceman Tim Bresnan could make his Yorkshire Phoenix debut at Headingley tomorrow as David Byas' team have been plunged into a bowling crisis. The 16-year-old paceman from Castleford played his first second team game last week and today was in
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Master craftsman
What an amazing few weeks they have been for Michael Vaughan who has visibly grown from being an elegant batsman with plenty of talent to one of the very best in the country. Vaughan had already served his apprenticeship with England by the start of this
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Clark praises 'positive' players
Having taken great pleasure in watching Yorkshire beat Glamorgan by a massive margin last week, new coach Wayne Clark was able to leave Swansea well satisfied with the progress made during his first full month in the job. Under the guidance of Clark,
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Astute Scaife making his mark
While Yorkshire are still anguishing over the appointment of a commercial manager to replace marketing supremo Mark Newton, Harrogate Cricket Club are continuing to rebuild their St George's Road ground under the guidance of their astute general manager
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It's got it Hall
Simon Ritchie visits Newby Hall, home to a crafts fair this weekend and a whole lot more. STATELY homes have never really been my cup of tea. Wandering around a dusty ancestral home looking at furniture, paintings and ornaments that you'll never be able
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Heralding full-time
FOUNDING York Sunday League outfit Yorkshire Herald have administered the last rites at a self-billed 'last supper' to signal the end after 50 years. The club, which grew out of the machine and despatch rooms at the Yorkshire Evening Press at its former
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Moorside duo bring cup north
THE best in the west was the top showing for Kirkbymoorside Golf Club duo Steve Jackson and Paul Gardner. The crackshot duo won the Yorkshire Rabbits Golf Association's Thorton Trophy at Halifax West End GC. It was only the second time in the event's
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Simpson handed title at the last
THE wait was well worth it for Iain Simpson even if it meant a few finger-nails nibbled to the quick. For the Fulford Golf Club player's last-green vigil ended in a final triumph as his place at the head of the York Amateur Championship leaderboard was
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Girl 'tossed back and forth' on ride
A TEENAGE girl was left battered and bruised after an incident at a funfair in York. Shelly Goldsmith's boyfriend says he watched in horror as she was tossed back and forth on the Spritzer ride at the Thunder Theme Park on Knavesmire. York College student
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Traders furious at order to move sign
FURIOUS York traders claim a council ban on their roadside shop sign is a "kick in the teeth" to trade. Dringhouses butcher Ged Bell and hairdresser Maureen Cox were forced to remove a sign tied to a tree in Tadcaster Road, or face a hefty fine. The placard
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Teenage car yobs caged
TWO teenage villains whose attempts to escape arrest nearly killed a policewoman were today starting long prison sentences. Paul Robert William Barker, 18, dragged PC Sarah Knubley along the ground as he reversed a car at speed. Her clothing was caught
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Rookie put red alert by Phoenix
TEENAGE paceman Tim Bresnan could make his Yorkshire Phoenix debut at Headingley tomorrow as David Byas' team have been plunged into a bowling crisis. The 16-year-old paceman from Castleford played his first second team game last week and today was in
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Our man refused admission to hall
NOBODY was going to prevent me from asking ex-US president Bill Clinton the question York people wanted answering. The question? Exactly why did he give his secretly planned visit to York Minster a miss yesterday even though he was in the vicinity to
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Let's not copy America
MARY Wreghitt's letter ('American excess', May 31) had argued that the US profiteered from arms deals in the early days of the Second World War, was then caught napping at Pearl Harbour and now contributes more than its fair share to global warming. Solid
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In the picture
YOUR reference to the Picture House in Coney Street, (Evening Press, June 1) was incorrect. Woolworths has never been on the Picture House site, but always where it is now. The Picture House was situated at the other side of the alley, I remember going
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Any more awards?
I WRITE in response to your article on page 12 on June 2 about the Civic Trust award to York's City Screen. I know Haxby Hall Residential Home for the elderly won an award when it was built in 1965 by Sorrell & Co and the plaque is still to be seen
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Prayer and a smile
ATTENDING a united service at our local chapel, head bowed in prayer, I noticed quite an infestation of woodworm in the chair in front. Later, over a cup of tea, I pointed this out to a senior chapel member. He said he would deal with it, then added,
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Rambling on
MY heart bleeds for the predicament of Pickering Walking Group who are reported to be losing members because of the footpath restrictions. Very sad, but not a word of sympathy for the farmers who deserve all the support they can get at this time. There
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Big day for Darley
Sheriff Hutton jockey Kevin Darley bypasses tomorrow's Ripon meeting in favour of travelling to Newmarket and can make his trip south well worthwhile. The champion jockey has a whole host of fancied mount at racing's HQ, including Saratov, a winner at
