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Moors farmers fear disease spread
Farmers on the North York Moors were today "holding their breath" as they faced the grim possibility of a devastating cluster of foot and mouth cases like the one in the "Settle Rectangle". There are fears that the outbreak is marching southwards and
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Couple tie knot at Brideshead
It formed the perfect back-drop to North Yorkshire's wedding of the year. Castle Howard was the venue as Simon Howard married Marks and Spencer heiress Rebecca Sieff. The couple were married in a civil ceremony conducted in the Temple of the Four Winds
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Raiders hit charity shop
A third Selby charity shop has been ransacked by callous thieves in the space of two weeks. Staff at Barnardo's in Finkle Street said today that whoever was responsible for the break-ins was "sick". The Evening Press recently reported how staff at the
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'Mean and nasty' robber jailed
An armed robber who preyed on pensioners in York was this afternoon jailed for three-and-a-half years. The city's crown court heard that he is having to be segregated in prison for his own safety. David Bradshaw, prosecuting, said that Robert David Godliman
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Ask the expert: What to eat for woman who is denied almost everything?
I HAVE an interesting query this week from an Evening Press reader who is on a very restricted diet and wants to know which supplements to take to make up what her diet lacks. She has to avoid "red meats, animal fats, eggs, cheese and milk, oily fish
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Ladies help appeal along final furlong
Members of the Pocklington and Market Weighton Ladies Circle have boosted the figure in the final countdown to the hospice £2 million appeal. With just under £55,000 to go the group has presented a cheque for £2,200 to St Leonard's Hospice nurse Sue Taylor
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Great Scott misses out
New Earswick skipper Dave Scott suffered personal anguish in DIVISION FIVE as he produced a fine innings against Pocklington. Scott just failed failed to get the six needed off the final over to complete a maiden century and was, in fact, dismissed off
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Younis mended suits Brid
Bridlington's frustrating wait for the arrival of their overseas player ended when Pakistani Ehtesham Younis finally appeared at the club and was immediately drafted into division two action. He quickly made his presence felt by grabbing 5 for 50 to help
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Coleman hits ton
There was a run-feast at Dringhouses, where both the hosts and Carlton Towers netted maximum batting points in their division one tussle. Leading the spree was Carlton's Stuart Coleman who demonstrated his ability to bludgeon an attack by smashing an
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Tykes sent into spiral by Spitfires
Yorkshire Phoenix blooded yet another of their budding fast bowlers against Kent Spitfires at Headingley but this time there was to be no fairy story ending. They were beaten by four wickets with an over to spare in Division One of the Norwich Union League
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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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New vehicles for emergency doctors
Emergency doctors in the region have a new fleet of four-wheel-drive vehicles which will help them get to its more remote areas. Armstrong Massey Land Rover at Bilbrough, York, has joined forces with North Yorkshire Emergency Doctors (NYED), to provide
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City net United second helping
Leeds United will continue to use York City's Bootham Crescent as their base in the FA Premier Reserve League next season. United staged all their home games in the 2000-01 campaign at the home of the Minstermen and were delighted with the success of
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US spy base to expand
The American spy base at Menwith Hill is to expand with the transfer of National Security Agency staff from Germany. The personnel are to move to the base near Harrogate in the wake of the imminent closure of an American base at Bad Aibling in Bavaria
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Wendy does the business
Possibly the world's most closely-watched "chicken run" topped off a great day of fun and fundraising at a North Yorkshire village festival. The Linton-on-Ouse Festival, held on Saturday, attracted many locals for the usual array of fun and games, but
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Barrow-load of nothing
Another game, another blank sheet for York Wasps. For the fifth time this season, the Wasps failed to get a point on the board as they were comprehensively beaten 60-0 at Barrow. There are now just three games to go and how the York players, fans and
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Wasps stung as Rivett bails out
Leroy Rivett's York Wasps career has ended before it even began. The former Leeds Rhinos flier was expected to make his debut in yesterday's 60-0 defeat by Barrow Border Raiders. But instead he turned out for York's Northern Ford Premiership rivals Keighley
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York to host 'rail safety' summit
York councillors and railway chiefs are to discuss ways of stamping out trackside vandalism and trespassing. Representatives from Railtrack, British Transport Police and the Railway Inspectorate will attend a meeting with a special City of York Council
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Knife attacker jailed for seven years
A knifeman stabbed a retired Civil Servant three times as he walked home hand-in-hand with his wife, York Crown Court heard. Simon Christopher Moores, aged 25, today started seven years in jail for the night attack on Malcolm Drake, 60. His barrister,
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Girl, 8, injured on funfair ride
A child was taken to hospital with a broken front tooth after an incident on a York funfair ride. Jessica Widgery rushed her eight-year-old daughter Abby to York District Hospital's accident and emergency department after she struck a ride's safety bar
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Don't miss your big chance this time, Tony...
NOW that Tony Blair - or should that be Tory Blair? - has again been voted an ample Parliamentary majority, I sincerely hope his Government will use it far more effectively than last time. In 1997, Labour inherited an accumulation of 18 years of Conservative
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York go to top
While both York and Burythorpe won their games it is York who take over as leaders of the first division of the Horwath Pulleyn Heselton York Vale League by virtue of taking maximum points against Bishopthorpe. Burn bounced back to form beating Stockton
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Thunder and liking
HAVING just seen the picture of the Thunder Theme Park in Friday's Evening Press, it prompted me to write and say what a great idea it was to have this fair on the racecourse. Hearing my class talk about the great view of York from the top of the big
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What next for Rooms?
IT COMES as no surprise to me that the York Arts Arena is quitting the city's De Grey Rooms. I was the treasurer of the York Model Railway Society in the early Nineties when we used to hold two model railway shows a year at the De Grey Rooms. Unfortunately
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Wasps stung as Rivett bails out
Leroy Rivett's York Wasps career has ended before it even began. The former Leeds Rhinos flier was expected to make his debut in yesterday's 60-0 defeat by Barrow Border Raiders. But instead he turned out for York's Northern Ford Premiership rivals Keighley
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Fun and games
MEANWHILE, normal life continues as best as possible. As our page of weekend events tonight shows, there is much going on in both in city and country. From a Jim Royle look-alike at Tockwith to outdoor chess in York, from the flower-decked All Hallows
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Barrow 60 York Wasps 0
Another game, another blank sheet for York Wasps. For the fifth time this season, the Wasps failed to get a point on the board as they were comprehensively beaten 60-0 at Barrow. There are now just three games to go and how the York players, fans and
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Tim can keep up fine run of form
Tim Easterby, who had three winners at Beverley last Friday, can add to his score at Redcar tomorrow. The Great Habton trainer saddles Cumbrian Harmony in the Jeroboam Handicap and Kevin Darley's mount is fancied to emerge triumphant. Cumbrian Harmony
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Moors farmers fear disease spread
Farmers on the North York Moors were today "holding their breath" as they faced the grim possibility of a devastating cluster of foot and mouth cases like the one in the "Settle Rectangle". There are fears that the outbreak is marching southwards and
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Family's anger over dying mum's care
A heartbroken family has hit out over the nursing care their mother received at York District Hospital in the 48 hours leading up to her death. Pat Stockdale, 77, of St Ann's Court, off Cemetery Road, died in hospital from emphysema, two days after being
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In Eric's memory
York's Blue Bicycle restaurant is setting out to raise thousands of pounds for the treatment of Alzheimer's Disease. STEPHEN LEWIS finds out why. OVER the mantelpiece of the sitting room in the home Sarah Brownbridge shares with her partner David Rose
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Keeping bugs at bay
Make sure summer barbecues don't leave you with stomach upsets. MAXINE GORDON offers advice on safe cooking. Barbecues and picnics herald the start of summer but they can also bring health risks. Food poisoning cases increase at this time of year, with
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Nine-wicket victories
Huby and Yapham both recorded nine-wicket victories as they continue to vie for the solitary promotion place in division four. Leaders Huby had little difficulty beating neighbours Easingwold II who were only able to make 132-9 with Robert Jones scoring
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Brown blitzes visitors
Selby suffered a 30-run defeat in a low-scoring division three game at Hovingham, whose Richie Brown totally dominated the match. Not only was he the only batsman on either side to play a significant innings but he then produced a devastating bowling
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Gift of Glover
Celebrating his 18th birthday, Tom Glover gifted his Whitkirk team-mates a four-wicket victory at Acomb when his hard-hitting innings turned the premier division game. Scott Nicholls was the only Acomb batsman to play a noteable innings as he made 27no
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Last-ditch drama for York
In one of the most exciting finishes at Clifton Park for some time, York were knocked out of the fourth round of the National Club Knockout Cup by Central Yorkshire League side Methley just two runs short of their target. York needed seven runs in the
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Fairfax of the matter
FAIRFAX is a hard name to avoid in Yorkshire. Fairfax House in York is one of the most impressive Georgian buildings anywhere. Addresses in the region include Fairfax Court, Fairfax Croft and Fairfax Street in York, Fairfax Avenue, Selby, and Fairfax
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Speed ace's boat for auction
A boating runabout with links to land and water speed racing ace Sir Malcolm Campbell, and his son, Donald, goes on sale at Harrogate this week. The boat, a Dowty turbocraft MkIII, was built in 1962 and used as a tender for Donald Campbell's Bluebird
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Royle lookalike at fun of fair
The Royle dad paid a special visit to Tockwith at the weekend to help boost fundraising efforts for the village church. Star of the day was Jim Royle look-alike Don Leith, who stopped people in their tracks with his amazing looks matching those of the
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All Blacks meeting
New Earswick All Blacks ARL Club's junior section are holding a meeting for all coaches and parents at the New Earswick Sports Club, White Rose Avenue, tomorrow at 7.30pm. Updated: 12:46 Monday, June 11, 2001
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Taylor ten behind winner
York professional Kirsty Taylor had a final round of 74, two over par, to finish on 290, ten shots behind Norway's Suzann Pettersen in the Evian Tour women's French Open Golf Championship at Arras. Pettersen won at the third hole of a play-off with Welsh
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Council protests over closure plan
Plans to shut down a village's lone pub and turn it into a house has brought backing for the scheme, and protests led by the local parish council. Six letters of support for the project at The Countryman Inn, Winksley, near Ripon, have come from residents
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Steven's seventh heaven
The bounds of credibility were stretched to the limits when Steven Kirby grabbed seven for 50 as Yorkshire beat Kent by nine wickets to increase their lead at the top of the CricInfo Championship Division One table to 24 points on Saturday. The 23-year-old
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Tykes sent into spiral by Spitfires
Yorkshire Phoenix blooded yet another of their budding fast bowlers against Kent Spitfires at Headingley but this time there was to be no fairy story ending. They were beaten by four wickets with an over to spare in Division One of the Norwich Union League
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Final farewells
Staff and students of the College of Ripon and York St John packed out Ripon Cathedral yesterday as they said their final farewells to the city. The college has finally departed from the historic city, to concentrate it's campus in York's Lord Mayor's
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Webster blasts to victory
Reigning Sidecar World Champions Steve Webster and passenger Paul Woodhead blasted back to winning ways at the brand-new, but very wet Lausitzring, Germany yesterday in the 5th round of the 10-race 2001 series. After dominating qualifying to get pole
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...unkind to Hague...
RECEIVING my copy of the Evening Press I was disgusted with the headline, You're History (Late final edition, June 8). William Hague fought a good clean campaign and showed honour and dignity in resigning immediately to give someone else a chance to take
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If I were PM for the day...
IT can't be an easy job, being Prime Minister. It would be impossible to please all of the people all of the time. I wouldn't want to be in Tony Blair's shoes for long, although a day would be nice. Here are just a few changes I'd rush through in my 24
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Challenges for new ministry
FOOT and mouth disease helped push back the General Election by a month but hardly earned a mention during the campaign. This was the disease everyone wanted to go away, and not just for naked political reasons. Hopes were high that foot and mouth had
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City net United second helping
Leeds United will continue to use York City's Bootham Crescent as their base in the FA Premier Reserve League next season. United staged all their home games in the 2000-01 campaign at the home of the Minstermen and were delighted with the success of
