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Advance GTA, published by THQ for GBA
Now this is the business. This is just like playing Outrun or Super Hang On in the old console days. Throw in a wide selection of cars and tracks in the style of Gran Turismo and you have possibly the hottest of the launch titles for GBA. Driving is an
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Dracula 2001 (15, 99 minutes)
Is there any more life to suck out of Bram Stoker's Dracula myth? Cynical executive producer Wes Craven never tires of re-packaging old ideas - he is always happy to Scream and Scream and Scream again - and so while Wes Craven Presents: Dracula 2001 is
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Top marks bonus for York
York Cricket Club's future as a minor county ground was assured this week after groundsman Steve Machen and his volunteer staff received a glowing umpires' report on the high standard of the wicket on which Yorkshire Colts entertained Nottinghamshire.
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Short shrift miffs Tykes
Yorkshire have been stunned by an England and Wales Cricket Board decision to fund their pioneering Academy for only one year while agreeing to a four-year period for other selected counties, including Somerset, Nottinghamshire and Northamptonshire. The
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City homeless figures doubled
A new strategy is being proposed to tackle York's rocketing homelessness figures which have more than doubled over the past five years. Recent government figures showed York to have the 29th highest number of people in the country living in temporary
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Lord Mayor to take gun salute
A gun salute will take place in York tomorrow to celebrate the Queen's official birthday. The Lord Mayor of York, Coun Irene Waudby, will take the Salute in the Museum Gardens. It will be fired to coincide with the Trooping the Colour in London, which
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Woman's sandwich shop claim 'a sham'
A woman's claim that the owner of a chain of York sandwich shops misrepresented the financial situation of a store she was about to buy was described in court as "a sham". Penelope Stansfield was accused of doing everything she could to shirk her liability
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Epidemic still biting at coarse campaign
Tomorrow marks the start of another coarse fishing season. The passing of June 16 this year will not however be greeted with the usual eager anticipation within the area's angling community. With foot and mouth still unwilling to loosen its grip on the
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Bold Kay graduates
York Cycleworks rider Alastair Kay has produced a rash of top placings in the last two weeks after a gruelling Irish challenge. Kay has impressed in the saddle riding high in the slipstream of his solid ride at The FBD Milk Ras, which is by far the toughest
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Thompson's heavy price for glory
York driver James Thompson is putting on more weight. Along with all other Vauxhall Astra drivers his car will have to carry an additional 30kilogrammes to their minimum weight for the British Touring Car Championship rounds at Ireland's Mondello Park
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Stands and deliver
Dick Turpin returned to the scene of his downfall - Knavesmire - with a bold bid to snatch the trophies ahead of this weekend's big meeting at York Racecourse. York's one-man crimewave made off across the racecourse with the swag pursued by a posse of
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Zip, zip hooray
North Yorkshire is in pole position in the race to find the next Michael Schumacher following the launch of a new motor racing series aimed at bridging the gap up to Formula One. Tockwith Motorsports Centre has received the first of an initial batch of
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Organ families turn to lawyers
York parents are turning to lawyers for help to find out what happened to their dead children's organs. Some may join a mass legal action for compensation for the psychological damage and hurt they feel they have suffered. The Evening Press has reported
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Guide aims to attrack Moor walkers
A new guide to trails in the North York Moors has been published - despite a foot and mouth outbreak in the heart of the national park. But farming leaders say they will have to accept the influx of walkers which it might bring, as the guide is designed
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Police say speeding is anti-social
The number of fatal road accidents in North Yorkshire leapt dramatically last year, according to new figures. A total of 90 deaths was recorded on our roads in 2000, as opposed to 68 in 1999. A spokesman for North Yorkshire Police today said the figure
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Real horror show
Only months ago we were treated to the hype and hysteria of the American Presidential election - a farce if ever there was one. Now we have to suffer the very public and detailed description of the destruction of a killer who, even by American standards
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Removal job
NOW that the General Election is well and truly over, wouldn't it be nice if the people who stuck the posters in every available hedgerow were just as enthusiastic about removing them. Mrs Audrey Gibson, Crabtree Farm, Deighton, York. Updated: 11:25 Friday
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Top honour for rowing coach
Good Evans- Scarborough rowing coach David Evans has had a boat named after him in York. He has been coach to Leeds University Rowing Club for 11 years and they decided to give their latest boat his name. The boat-naming ceremony took place at the clubhouse
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End delay on rail decision
NO ONE ever said running a railway would be easy. Following privatisation, a difficult business has become more complicated, due to the competing demands of public service and private profit. The recent history of rail travel is not a happy one, thanks
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Come dancing
YORK is music city at the moment - and now it's time to get our feet moving too. After last month's Music Live event, and the More Jazz On A Summer's Day week which is still running throughout this weekend, the city is now preparing for a week of dance
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Guide aims to attrack Moor walkers
A new guide to trails in the North York Moors has been published - despite a foot and mouth outbreak in the heart of the national park. But farming leaders say they will have to accept the influx of walkers which it might bring, as the guide is designed
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Kuru Kuru Kururin, published by Nintendo for GBA
Silly name, I know, but then it's a silly game. There may be a tenuous plot in here involving cute little bird creatures, but this is a fairly simple puzzle game. Simple in design, that is, but infuriatingly difficult in practice. Quite simply, you have
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Family escape lightning strike
A family had a lucky escape when lightning struck their home causing severe damage to a bedroom. Steve and Amanda Dickenson told today how they cheated death by two hours when the thunderbolt struck their detached house at Newthorpe, near Sherburn-in-Elmet
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Balmy twist for Figaro
Toby Wilsher's new production of The Marriage Of Figaro for Palace Opera transfers the setting from pre-revolution Europe to Edwardian England tonight at the Grand Opera House, York. In this version, the lord of the manor is to be entertained by the local
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Stop me and buy one
The final hospice appeal countdown is pushing ahead, with another £9,000 raised this week - leaving just £46,000 to go to the £2 million mark. The latest figure now stands at £1,953,983.79 - which means £19,000 has been raised for St Leonard's Hospice
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A right royal day for York
THIS picture was taken during the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh's visit to York on Monday, June 28, 1971, to celebrate the city's 1900th birthday The city ground to a halt as the streets were filled with thrilled people watching the Royal procession which
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Keep city alive with the sound of music
After BBC Music Live in York, can the city keep music live and kicking? CHARLES HUTCHINSON reports COULD York develop as a City of Music, or might such grand hopes disappear into the sky like those French drummers who took BBC Music Live to such spectacular
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Abattoir fence anger
Angry villagers say they have been given "a ringside view" of a North Yorkshire slaughterhouse after a fence which screened it from sight was hacked down. Residents of Carrs Meadow at Escrick, near York, were stunned to see contractors cutting down the
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New arrivals duck lessons
A mother duck and her ducklings have been drawing the crowds at Huntington School in York. The duck arrived in school a few weeks ago and laid her eggs in a courtyard off the main corridor. When the eggs hatched, a paddling pool was brought in by teachers
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World target for York ace
York expatriate Mark Thorn, pictured above, smashed his personal best time on his way to becoming the third-fastest Briton at the prestigious Lanzarote triathlon. The 33-year-old former Archbishop Holgate's School pupil and York Sixth Form College student
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Catlow sees off partner
Dave Catlow is the new Yorplas Sunday Pool League singles champion after beating his doubles partner Steve Bradley 4-0 in the final at British Sugar Sports Club. Bradley should have taken the first frame but went in-off to lose it. Catlow adapted to the
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Homes left without water
Water supplies were cut to 2,500 North Yorkshire homes today after a faulty valve stopped pumping. Yorkshire Water was told of the problem, in Northallerton, at 5.30am, and supplied tankers for those affected. Bottled water was given to those unable to
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Top marks bonus for York
York Cricket Club's future as a minor county ground was assured this week after groundsman Steve Machen and his volunteer staff received a glowing umpires' report on the high standard of the wicket on which Yorkshire Colts entertained Nottinghamshire.
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Passengers hit by franchise delay
Delays in deciding who will operate the East Coast rail line have left passengers waiting more than a year for service improvements, a York-based watchdog said today. The Rail Passengers Committee for North East England said passengers were suffering
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Short shrift miffs Tykes
Yorkshire have been stunned by an England and Wales Cricket Board decision to fund their pioneering Academy for only one year while agreeing to a four-year period for other selected counties, including Somerset, Nottinghamshire and Northamptonshire. The
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Boost for Curlew chicks
Footpath and bridleway restrictions on the North York Moors may have spin-off benefits for wildlife. The Moorland Association says that, for the first time in living memory, a curlew has managed to hatch a record brood of five chicks only metres away
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Robust finale revives leaders
Leaders Barbican produced a storming fight-back in the York Veterans' Bowls League league 1. The table-toppers trailed Wigginton 'A' 16-10 with three ends to play. But they countered in style scoring a six, one and two to win 19-16. Nestl 'A' their strongest
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Flood victim returns home
Marie Stewart was today celebrating being home and dry at last. Seven months after floods devastated her semi-detached home for the second time, Marie and her 15-year-old son Ian are overjoyed to be back. "The house looks wonderful but it has been a big
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Unions' plea over missile system
The leaders of Britain's biggest trade unions have called for Prime Minister Tony Blair to oppose the controversial 'Son of Star Wars' project. The 18 union general secretaries said the National Missile Defence system (NMD), which would involve the use
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Warning over slimming pills ploy
A warning was issued today to women in York about an article on dieting pills being sent to residents' homes. Anne Chelton contacted the Evening Press when she received an American newspaper advertisement about dieting pills called Berry Trim Plus in
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Knavesmire ready for celebrities
Celebrities are expected to turn out in force when York Racecourse hosts the 31st Timeform Charity Day tomorrow. Stars from the world of sport and showbusiness have attended in previous years, including Leeds United players past and present and the cast
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Hot stuff in sugar vat
Salsa mad schoolchildren wiggled their hips and tapped their feet as they launched the start of Dance Week 2001 in a very unusual place. The kids donned their brightly coloured outfits and took to the stage in a sugar vat at British Sugar, in Boroughbridge
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Open shock putts Emma in charge
Emma Duggleby has been handed a surprise boost in her bid to claim the Women's British Open amateur golf crown at Ladybank in Fife. Her main rival for the title, Wheatley's Rebecca Hudson, who beat Duggleby in last year's final and last week's English
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Not impressed by changes at Rowntree Park
I AM horrified as to what is happening in Rowntree Park. The housing development was the first detrimental thing. Every time I go in more trees have been cut down, also hedges. The magnificent willow tree near the bridge has gone. Whose idea was it to
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Article hits morale
May I respond to the insensitive front page article in the Evening Press 'Families Anger Over Last Days of Dying Mum' (June 11), in which details of a family complaint over their mother's care on one of the medical elderly wards at York District Hospital
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America's losses
Your correspondent Mrs P Johnson (Letters, June 12) believes the Americans do not know much about the two world wars. They still managed to suffer casualties of 116,000 dead between 1917 and 1918 and 406,000 dead during the Second World War. That is a
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Blair is underpaid
WHY can't the moaners and groaners of this world get life in perspective? Why shouldn't our premier, Mr Tony Blair, love him or hate him, be paid a measly £160,000 per year, when if you can kick a ball, drive a ball, or cue one you receive millions. He
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Charting home to Henley way
York Rowing Club's women's section will be aiming for a sights-setter on home waters before embarking for Henley. The club stages its York Summer Regatta tomorrow when the host club will be joined in battle on the River Ouse by crews from Lancashire,
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Website is right on cue
This week Jon Butler takes his cue from an excellent CommuniGate site called the York Pool League to highlight how sports clubs can benefit from having their own free web site THE York Pool League site has been created by Steve Bradley, who has made sure
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Rag's to win the riches for Tim
Tim Easterby can play a starring role on Knavesmire tomorrow by landing the feature race at the 31st Timeform Charity Day meeting. The Great Habton trainer has more than one runner in the William Hill Trophy, but I fancy Ragamuffin, the mount of Willie
