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Silvano's, Cumberland Street, York
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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Sidings Hotel and restaurant, Shipton-by-Beningborough, York
Dan Rutstein finds one train service that isn't in crisis. GOOD food and trains are unlikely bedfellows. But there was no trace of British Rail sandwiches at The Sidings Hotel and Restaurant when we popped in for dinner. Eating out in these converted
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Ristoranti Bari, Shambles, York
DAN RUTSTEIN went to Ristorante Bari looking for the perfect Italian meal, and left still searching. THE lighting, the decor, the atmosphere, the location. This little Italian on Shambles seems to have all the ingredients for the perfect restaurant. Tucked
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Rhodes Cafe-restaurant, Browns, Davygate, York
JULIAN COLE is surprised by what he finds tucked away at the back of a York department store. IT'S not the most obvious place for a restaurant. Through cosmetics, up the escalator by women's wear, through furnishings and aim for the beds. At the furthest
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Chomping at the bit
I've been laid up for a few days because of injury and missed going down with the Yorkshire boys to take on Somerset in the current Championship match at Bath. But the good news is that I should be fit to face Northants at Headingley in the Norwich Union
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Gang drama at hospital
Hospital chiefs today welcomed government action to get tough on aggressive patients and visitors, after an abusive gang gathered outside York's accident and emergency department. Staff locked doors to stop members of the group getting into York District
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Oscar's Wine Bar, Little Stonegate, York
There are no awards for food at York wine bar Oscars, declares a disappointed Dan Rutstein. A BOTTLE of Tiger beer, a Singapore favourite, is as good a start to a meal as you can get. In fact, the range of drinks available at Little Stonegate's Oscars
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Yorkshire take credit from stalemate
Yorkshire came out of their CricInfo County Championship match against Somerset at Bath with far more credit than seemed likely after they had inserted their opponents on the first morning and seen them pile up 553 for five declared on a featherbed pitch
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Sabres too sharp for Tykes
A smouldering 75 not out from Darren Lehmann and a battling 81 from captain David Byas were still insufficient for Yorkshire Phoenix to release the stranglehold imposed on them by Somerset Sabres at Bath yesterday. Chasing 260 to win, Yorkshire only managed
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Mandarin Palace, Kirgate, Thirsk
WHEN we stepped inside the Mandarin Palace in Tadcaster, our first impression - after an odd little ante-room we had to pass through - was that we must have got the wrong place. It wasn't like a Chinese restaurant at all - more typically-English smoky
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Break through
North Yorkshire soprano Lynne Dawson has taken under her wing a local charity which uses the power of music for healing. STEPHEN LEWIS reports. GIVE Declan Suddaby a drum or xylophone to play with and his face lights up with a beaming, gap-toothed grin
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Tummy troubles
Q I exercise three times a week: circuits, aerobics or step classes, and do the stomach exercises the instructors give. I've got a slim body but my stomach and waist are still chubby. Any suggestions? A Firstly, let's not get too obsessed about the size
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Watch the birdies
George Wilkinson takes to the sea to meet some feathered friends Foot and mouth in the heart of the North York Moors has put the kibosh on my walking plans. Luckily I had a ticket for a boating trip, so here was my day, intense with birds. One cannot
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La Romantica, Goodramgate, York
AFTER a string of less-than-memorable meals in York's restaurants we had started to despair. With the exception of visits to some of the city's more pricey establishments, our last few dining out experiences had left a nasty taste in the mouth. The cooking
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Bowlers in charge on rain-hit pitches
No side in the Hunters Estate Agent York and District Senior Cricket League premier division took full batting points while two teams failed to reach three figures as bowlers were in command on Saturday's rain-affected pitches. With the game between Acomb
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Clifton hold on after hat-trick
Dunnington stretched their lead in the premier division of Hunters Estate Agents York and District Senior League to 23 points after an advantage draw at closest rivals Clifton Alliance. Former West Indian Test star Collis King was once more to the fore
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Francois Restaurant, Castlegate, York
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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Three hurt in A64 smash
A collision at the Colton Lane End junction on the A64 left three people hurt. North Yorkshire ambulance service treated three people at the scene after two cars collided at 10.21pm on Saturday. It took one person to York District Hospital, but injuries
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Homes plan for ex-RAF site
More affordable homes are being included in development plans for a North Yorkshire former Ministry of Defence site, in an effort to end a long-running wrangle over its future. For more than five years there has been debate over what should be done with
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Cup battle
Acomb's opponents in the semi-finals of the Myers and Burnell Cup should be decided tonight when Woodhouse Grange take on Thirsk at York's Clifton Park. Acomb were the first team to reach the last four when they beat Eas-ingwold last Thursday, having
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Hat business licked
A model shows off the hat which Beryl Otley, of Get Ahead Hats, based near Poppleton, has designed to help launch a new set of stamps paying tribute to British millinery. Royal Mail asked Beryl, founder of the York millinery business, to create the new
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Jockey escapes injury
Jockey Paul Hanagan escaped with just a bang on th head in a frightening fall at York races on Saturday. Hospital examinations revealed he had a lucky escape from serious injury when thrown from Ballet Master before the third race. The apprentice rider
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Wedding couple's flying start
A movie legend made a guest appearance to put the finishing touches to a York wedding. Sarah Hudson and Ivor Brogan, from Huntsman's Walk, Foxwood, took their first journey as man and wife in world famous car Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The special guest
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Leaders look to the future
York is playing host to more than 80 senior members of the British newspaper industry at a conference exploring the possibilities of the Internet and new media. The two-day conference at the Royal York Hotel, organised by the Newspaper Society, is being
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Concern mounts over rail plans
New Transport Secretary Stephen Byers has been asked to meet a delegation concerned about railway services from York. Derek Smallwood, City of York councillor and chairman of the Transpennine Rail Group, contacted the chief of the newly-formed Department
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Nothing could stop cricket invasion
Nothing could have stopped the mass pitch invasion which ended the one-day cricket international between England and Pakistan yesterday, according to a York sports fan who witnessed it. One steward was seriously injured and England captain Alec Stewart
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York-born MP's bid for power
York-born MP David Davis is poised to join the race for the Tory leadership, it emerged today. Insiders expect the former Foreign Office Minister to declare his intention to challenge Michael Portillo later this week. Mr Davis, who is the MP for Haltemprice
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Flag Day thanks
THE NSPCC would like to thank all those who contributed to the Flag Day in York and Acomb on May 25. The total collected was £539.69 which will go towards the NSPCC Full Stop campaign. Our thanks also to those who kindly gave their time to collect on
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Halls turn it round for York
The Hall father and son duo took York from an almost impossible position to a last-ball win in their Horwath Pulleyn Heselton Cup clash against Burythorpe on Saturday. The two sides, locked together at the top of the first division, faced each other in
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Taking a pop at the Brits
IT'S not a particularly decent thing to excel at, but the British are among the worst in Europe at stealing other people's partners and cheating on our own. We are more likely even than the hot-blooded Italians or romantic French to break up someone else's
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Tribute paid to York rugby stalwart
Fans and players at York Wasps will honour the passing of a former Supporters' Club chairman with a minute's silence at their next home game. Dennis Baker, formerly of Acomb, died at home last Thursday, aged 77, after an illness of the lungs. York born
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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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Crooks refuses to fret over Oulton
HALF-BACK Gareth Oul-ton could have played his last game for York Wasps after failing to show up for training this week. Oulton was unhappy at being substituted early on in last week's defeat by Dewsbury Rams because he was not following instructions.
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Wasps loss as Lee returns to Tigers
IN-FORM loose forward Lee Badauskas has left York Wasps for another crack at Super League. Badauskas, who made his Wasps debut against Leigh in March, has returned to his former club, Castleford Tigers, to stake his claim in their Alliance team. Just
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Wasps chief baulks at season change
York Wasps chief executive Ann Garvey hopes the Rugby Football League kick out plans to return to a full winter season to avoid further damaging the sport's image. She believes that reverting back to a September start next season would be not be in the
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Feeble Wasps 'not good enough'
"Just not good enough" was the verdict from Lee Badauskas after York Wasps were sent tumbling to the foot of the Northern Ford Premiership yesterday. Gateshead Thunder's 30-12 victory on Tyneside lifted them off the basement for the first time this season
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Thunder warning
Tyneside will be on tenterhooks tomorrow when York Wasps and rejuvinated Gateshead Thunder go head-to-head in the biggest game of both clubs' season. If York win at the Thunderdome, Gateshead will remain bottom of the NFP and face a huge task to avoid
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Godfrey views possible York return
Lightening quick winger Alex Godfrey refused to rule out a return to his home town club York Wasps after scoring a hat-trick of tries in Hull KR's 56-8 victory at Huntington Stadium yesterday. Just a week after joining the Robins from Dewsbury, Godfrey
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Wasps hope to extend deal
York Wasps are hoping to extend the loan period of Hunslet Hawks winger Aaron Campbell. The 22-year-old's one-month loan comes to an end tomorrow, which would make him ineligible for Sunday's visit of Hull KR. However, coach Lee Crooks has confirmed they
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Young Wasps slay Dragons
York Wasps were finally given something to smile about when the Academy team pulled off a superb 32-20 victory at Doncaster Dragons in their second match of the season. The young Wasps opened the scoring after two minutes when prop Nick Caldwell charged
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Roberts goes 'AWOL' from Wasps
FORMER Super League star Rob Roberts' York Wasps career appears to be over after just two games. Roberts was again left out of the team which lost 82-4 at Doncaster Dragons yesterday, reportedly with a knee injury. But after the game coach Lee Crooks
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Wasps at key NFP meeting
York Wasps were among the clubs being represented at a meeting today to discuss the desperate state of the Northern Ford Premiership. Sir Rodney Walker, chairman of the Rugby Football League, was being told that many of the sport's oldest clubs were on
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Yorkies must not miss out
YORK faces summer 2001 with some trepidation. The last eight months could hardly have been worse for a city which depends on tourism. Last winter, the world thought that York was up to its midriff in floodwater. This spring, the world believed that Yorkshire
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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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Sheffield Eagles 56, York Wasps 0
The arrival of former Super League star Leroy Rivett can't come soon enough for York Wasps whose lack of attacking prowess was cruelly exposed at Don Valley Stadium yesterday. The Wasps never came within touching distance of the Sheffield line, rarely
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Error-stricken Wasps prove a painful sight
Doncaster Dragons 82, York Wasps 4 Just when it seemed a light was emerging at the end of the tunnel, the bad old days returned with a vengeance at Belle Vue yesterday. Plenty of excuses have been made for some of York Wasps' heavy defeats this season
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No safe haven for Wasps
Whitehaven piled more misery on York Wasps with another Cumbrian demolition job at Huntington Stadium. Just a week after Workington's visit ended in a 60-10 York defeat, Haven repeated the dose with a thoroughly professional performance to keep their
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Manihera wrecks Wasps challenge
THREE tries in the space of five minutes just before half-time broke York's hearts and set Workington Town on the road to an 11-try romp to firmly outline their play-off credentials. Until then it had been an evenly-matched encounter with Workington just
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Painful lesson for Wasps
Less than two years ago, York Wasps ended their season with a 70-8 hammering of a despairing Oldham side at Huntington Stadium. Yesterday the re-built Roughyeds showed just how quicky the tables can turn. The scoreline was almost identical only this time
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Stumbling, shameful showing
Red-faced York Wasps suffered the ultimate humiliation as they plumbed new depths at bottom club Chorley Lynx yesterday. The Lynx had the longest losing run in the NFP, stretching back 36 games over more than a year. But incredibly they shrugged aside
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York spectres at feast as Banquet tucks in
York Wasps were left to rue what might have been as their Challenge Cup dreams were washed away in the driving rain at Huntington Stadium. Had they overcome Villeneuve Leopards yesterday, they would have been facing a trip to Rochdale or Hunslet in the
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No joy for brave York
York Wasps are still seeking their first win of the Northern Ford Premiership campaign after another battling but ultimately point-less display yesterday. After almost a month without a league game following two postponements and a cup tie, the fact the
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Wasps victory hopes killed off in 30 minutes of magic
KEIGHLEY Cougars bared their teeth and ripped York Wasps to shreds in a first half performance packed with power, points and perfect precision. They showed off all their championship credentials in stunning style against a York side which could not live
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Brave Wasps pay penalty for missed opportunity
ONE penalty, two points and one spurned opportunity. That was all that stood between York Wasps and their first victory of the season after 80 heart-stopping minutes at Craven Park. For the second week in a row the Wasps produced a competitive, battling
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No lack of pride in Wasps defeat
IF matches were won on sheer pride and passion, York Wasps would now be celebrating a shock opening day victory over title contenders Doncaster Dragons. Sadly, pride and passion need to be matched by application which eventually proved the difference
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Wasps improve
A TITANIC fight-back almost brought York Wasps a remarkable first pre-season win at Featherstone Rovers last night. The Wasps looked dead and buried when they trailed 24-6 at half-time. But in the appropriately named Lionheart Stadium, a much improved
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Few shine as Wasps shake off cobwebs
YORK Wasps' 8-0 defeat by Hunslet Hawks last night will have raised more questions than it answered as coach Lee Crooks looks to determine his first-choice side. All 21 fit players got a run-out at a rain-sodden Huntington Stadium but few really stamped
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Trickster's Lane, Fossgate, York
TRICKSTER'S Lane is the newly-opened eatery in Fossgate, so called because that was the nickname of the street in Victorian times. According to French owner Eric Verdue, 'Trickster's Lane' was once full of prostitutes 'turning tricks'. But today, Fossgate
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Rise of the Raj, Micklegate, York
Micklegate in York is legendary as a mecca for drinkers and fun seekers. But DAVID MARTIN discovers it is also a bit of a hot spot for curry lovers Maybe it's because Micklegate is a street associated with being hell-bent on intoxication rather than with
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Raj of India, Thirsk
THERE'S nothing better to warm your bones on a cold winter's night than a red hot curry. So with the temperatures struggling to reach freezing, our party of four travelled up the A19 to Thirsk and to the Raj of India Balti and Tandoori Restaurant. Being
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York land prices hit £1m-acre
More than one million pounds. That is the startling price that just one acre of city centre land can now command in boomtown York. Yuppies' growing demand for flats in the heart of the city is sending land values soaring. Young affluent couples and singles
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Novotel, Fishergate, York
It sounded too good to be true. Having told a colleague I was planning to "do an Eating Out", he suggested I should try Sunday lunch at the Novotel, where he had heard a couple could get a three course meal for £6.99 each, with their children eating free
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Mamma Mia, Gillygate, York
DAVID MARTIN feels like a regular after his first visit to Mamma Mia's in York Gillygate, aside from its permanent early-evening traffic jam crawling past yards from the windows of Mamma Mia, must surely qualify as York's most cosmopolitan corner, with
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Stepping out in toning bid
Q My friend wants me to go to a step class with her. She thinks it will be really good for losing weight around the hips and thighs but my co-ordination is terrible. Step classes look so complicated! A Starting a step class will definitely help you to
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Lime House, Goodramgate, York
MAXINE GORDON braves the day-glo decor to visit the Lime House in historic Goodramgate I'D walked past the Lime House countless times, and even stopped to browse its mouth-watering menu on many an occasion, but never ventured further. Two things put me
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Shaun hits 'Houses for six
Beverley Town extended their lead in division one to 24 points after a six for 50 stint by Shaun Lightowler set them on the way to a three-wicket win over bottom club Dringhouses. John Crowe (28) and Ian Bews (25no) were the only two Dringhouses batsmen
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Barbar ensures bye-bye for home side
Steve Foster, who will be playing for the England and Wakes Cricket Board in Holland next week, hit a century as the Bradford League inflicted a heavy 147-run defeat on the Hunters Estate Agent York and District Senior League in the Yorkshire Senior Inter-League
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Jarvis International Hotel, Skelton, York
SIMON RITCHIE checks in for dinner at a York hotel I'VE eaten in some unusual places in my time, but never before in an old tuberculosis sanatorium. This is one of the many former guises of the Jarvis International Hotel, on the A19 at Skelton, near York
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Jade Garden, Tower Street, York
STEPHEN LEWIS checks out a Chinese restaurant in York that's thrown off the spectre of last year's floods Back in the dark, dank days of early November the Jade Garden Cantonese Restaurant, like a number of other businesses in York's Tower Street, was
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19 Grape Lane, Grape Lane, York
STEPHEN LEWIS finds an English restaurant to be proud of EVEN in our own country, English food hasn't got a great reputation. Suggest going out for a meal to friends and more than likely they'll ask what do you fancy? Italian? Indian? Chinese? Suggest
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Damp day for 'Gate and Boro
The weather played havoc with most of the Yorkshire ECB County Premier League programme on Saturday with York's clash at Hull one of four games to be abandoned. Harrogate and Scarborough Cricket Clubs did get to play but ended up wishing it had rained
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City Screen, Coney Street, York
DAN RUTSTEIN, a hearty soul, fills up handsomely at a York cinema before going to see the cannibalistic film Hannibal NO offence to the others, but there is only one cinema in York worth visiting for the complete night out. This opinion had been formed
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Playtime at Palace
SEVENTY three years ago today, the good folk of Bishopthorpe would have been getting themselves into a high old state. A new play, from the pen of Canon Francis Leonard Perkins, the Vicar of Bishop-thorpe, was in the final stages of rehearsal and about
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Rain fails to dter crowds
Torrential rain failed to keep the crowds away from a wide range of events over a damp weekend. At least Sneezy and Charlie, the competitors in a snail race organised as part of the York Acorn Rugby Club gala, enjoyed the weather, though the action failed
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Cash grants for groups
Community groups in York have been given a £26,000 handout in a massive £700,000 windfall for Yorkshire. The National Lottery's Awards For All grants will also be shared between Selby, which will get £11,000, Ryedale, which gets £9,000, and Harrogate,
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Awards night
The York and District League's first Monthly Awards Evening of the year will be held tomorrow at York Brewery when Stillington's Mohammed Hafeez will receive the Batting Award and Adrian Leck-enby of Easingwold the Bowling Award. All players welcome.
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Police review Neale case
North Yorkshire police and the Crown Prosecution Service will next month review the case of disgraced former surgeon Richard Neale. A spokesman for the force said reviews had been held regularly throughout the 18-month-long inquiry and it would not be
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Thompson powers into points
York speedster James Thompson claimed two podium finishes in the inaugural overseas rounds of the www.theaa.com British Touring Car Championships. A track record 15,000 crowd flocked to Ireland's 2.176-mile Mondello Park circuit in County Kildare and
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Gems go in smash and grab raid
A thief stole two rings worth £1,200 each after smashing the window of a jeweller's in Malton. The man broke a window at G Stones Jewellers, in Market Street, before running off along Yorkersgate, at 4.30pm on Friday. One of the rings was a sapphire diamond
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Emma's loss is gain for Spain
Emma Duggleby fell at the final hurdle for the second successive year in the British Women's Open Amateur Golf Championship. The Malton and Norton club player, beaten by Rebecca Hudson in last year's final, lost 4 and 3 to Marta Prieto in Saturday's final
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Baby delivered in Nick of time
Proud mum Michelle Sanderson is celebrating a very special delivery after her baby daughter Daisy rushed into the world - in the family's bathroom. Michelle, 30, said she was especially grateful to her teenage son Nick, who held her hand through the drama
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Archbishop ponders changing role
Archbishop of York Dr David Hope could have his duties increased in an effort to extend the Anglican church's international role. A review carried out by former foreign secretary Lord Douglas Hurd urges that the Archbishop of Canterbury passes on many
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Precious calls for big effort
Back on board Andy Precious has called for a final show of resilience from his York Wasps team-mates to avoid the ultimate humiliation in their last two games of the season. Yesterday's 92-2 defeat at Featherstone Rovers is followed by a home clash with
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Matt gets booked into elite division
Football's new elite corps of FA Premier League men in black will include York referee Matt Messias. The 37-year-old official, who kicked off his whistle-stop career in York amateur leagues, was confirmed as one of 24 FA Premiership referees to spearhead
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City council excuses are a sign of the times
WIth reference to your article 'Traders furious at order to move sign' (Evening Press, June 9), it would appear that City of York Council is again exercising its totalitarian views on the citizens of York. OK, it might have been wrong to place the sign
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Bus pass fuss
PERHAPS I may be allowed to respond to the front-page item headed 'Anger as bus firm takes woman's pass' (Evening Press, June 13). The City of York Council introduced new concessionary passes from May 1 and Mrs O'Sullivan was sent an application form
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Cost of councillors
The publication of the record expense claims made by York councillors in the past financial year will leave mixed feelings for many. Council workers will be left wishing that their annual pay rises always matched those of their "bosses". Council tax payers
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Safety at park
YOU printed a lovely picture of the 'theme park' on Knavesmire. However, my granddaughter visited it on Tuesday and was thrown off one of the rides, owing to the bar being insecurely fastened. She had to attend hospital and was away from school all week
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Pitch battle
Nottinghamshire are to use temporary plastic fencing and double the number of stewards at Trent Bridge for tomorrow's NatWest triangular match between Pakistan and Australia in the wake of the Headingley pitch invasion which left a steward badly hurt.
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Precious calls for big effort
Back on board Andy Precious has called for a final show of resilience from his York Wasps team-mates to avoid the ultimate humiliation in their last two games of the season. Yesterday's 92-2 defeat at Featherstone Rovers is followed by a home clash with
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Wasps play for pride
A POTENTIAL points avalanche should be enough to spur York Wasps onto a grandstand finish to the 2001 season, according to coach Lee Crooks. The Wasps face the toughest possible end to the campaign with their three remaining games all against teams in
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Future to be settled
Crooks wants to stay at York The future of York Wasps coach Lee Crooks could be decided next week. Crooks revealed a board meeting will be held next Tuesday when he expects to determine whether or not he will be stopping at the club next season. Crooks
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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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Crooks leads county stars
Lee Crooks will take a welcome break from York Wasps' troubles to lead Yorkshire into Origin action against the old enemy tonight. Just two days after watching Northern Ford Premiership basement club York suffer their 15th straight defeat, the Wasps boss
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Wasps ace out for rest of season
The injury curse has once again struck York Wasps in-form loose forward Mick Ramsden. Ramsden, who has missed much of the last two seasons through injury, has been ruled out for the rest of the campaign. The 29-year-old damaged ankle ligaments in yesterday's
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Leroy's joy
WEMBLEY wing wizard Leroy Rivett is relishing the chance to become part of a bright new era at York Wasps. As reported in yesterday's Evening Press, the former Leeds Rhinos ace has joined York initially until the end of the season. But he is considering
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Wasps sign ace Rivett
York Wasps finally got their man today in the shape of former Leeds Rhinos Wembley hero Leroy Rivett. The 1999 Lance Todd Trophy winner first spoke to the Wasps in April but instead opted for another crack at Super League with Warrington Wolves. The move
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Dynamic duo selected for rugby tour
An international rugby league mission is beckoning for York Wasps utility back Callum Irving and fellow student Dan Hewitt. The pair have been selected for the Scotland Students squad for a development tour to the South of France next month. And if they
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Crooks pledges loyalty to Wasps
Lee Crooks has pledged his immediate future to York Wasps, despite a possible opening at his former club Castleford Tigers. Castleford's assistant boss, former York star Graham Steadman, was promoted to the role of head coach yesterday following the departure
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Academy go down fighting
The loss of several key players through injury took its toll on York Wasps Academy as they were beaten 44-6 by an older and more experienced Featherstone Rovers side at Huntington Stadium. As well as missing two forwards who were ruled out before the
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Crooks signs his man
York Wasps have taken their second player from Hull Kingston Rovers in as many weeks. Half-back Mark Dooley will figure in Sunday's trip to Doncaster Dragons after teaming up with the Wasps this week. As reported last week, Dooley was expected to sign
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In the Nick of time
SQUEAMISH dads-to-be quail at the prospect of being present when their children are born, so imagine how most teenage brothers-to-be would react. They would run a mile at the thought. Not so Nick, 13-year-old son of Michelle Sanderson. When she went into
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Featherstone 92 York Wasps 2
York conceded 90-plus points for the third time this season as Featherstone Rovers became the latest beneficiaries of the Wasps' demise. The 92-2 victory smashed Featherstone's record win, eclipsing the 86-18 success over Keighley in 1989. Scrum-half
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York Wasps 6, Dewsbury Rams 68
Never has the phrase 'a game of two halves' seemed so apt. York Wasps turned in the performance of their lives in the first half yesterday to threaten one of the upsets of the season against Dewsbury Rams. The play-off hopefuls were rocked by a brilliant
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Gateshead Thunder 30, York Wasps 12
The wooden spoon is looming for York Wasps after they were dumped at the foot of the Northern Ford Premiership by basement rivals Gateshead Thunder. It had all looked so good for York when they stormed into a 12-0 lead midway through the first half. But
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York Wasps 8, Hull KR 56
The scene is set for a battle royale on Tyneside next week after York Wasps slipped to within a point of bottom spot in the Northern Ford Premiership yesterday. York's 8-56 home defeat by Hull KR, combined with Gateshead's first victory of the season
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Star men make mark
The steady improvement continued for York Wasps as they turned in another encouraging display against Batley Bulldogs yesterday. Like Friday's clash with Hunslet, the Wasps emerged empty handed but again made the opposition fight every inch of the way
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Born-again wasps back in business
The York finally put the buzz back into the Wasps with a stirring display at Hunslet Hawks. They would have been happy just to avoid another 70-pint hammering but instead almost achieved the impossible - a victory. York had fought back to within four
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Hornets sting Wasps
New Yorkshire chief Lee Crooks was brought back down to earth with an almighty crash as York Wasps slumped to yet another record defeat at Rochdale Hornets. Just three days after being confirmed as the Tykes coach, Crooks was forced to endure an agonising
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Lions pile more misery onto patched-up Wasps
It was a case of deja vu for York Wasps as they suffered their third 70-point defeat in as many matches. Following the 84-12 beating by Leigh and last week's shock 78-8 trouncing by Chorley, yesterday's comprehensive 74-0 defeat did not even come as a
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Record defeat no disgrace
York Wasps were forced to field no fewer than seven debutants against league leaders Leigh last night and paid the price with the biggest home defeat in their history. But the score does not tell the whole story, as the standing ovation the Wasps received
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Wasps tormented by ex-teammate
Former York Wasp Richard Goddard enjoyed a dream return to Huntington Stadium - and left his former club in the middle of their worst nightmare. It wasn't just the two tries and eight goals he scored that hurt. It was his overall brilliance, which he
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Shaun powers Wasps to victory
York Wasps buried the memory of Sunday's club record defeat by Widnes by recording their first league win of the season against fellow strugglers Gateshead Thunder. Just four days after their 90-6 drubbing, the Wasps bounced back in the best possible
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History makes nought but misery for Wasps
RECORDS tumbled, history was made and one of Britain's all-time greats finally graced a rugby field once again. Had York not been on the wrong end of a 90-6 hammering, it would actually have been an honour to be at the Auto Quest Stadium yesterday. Sadly
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Vultures denied
ALL eyes were on York Wasps yesterday as the Challenge Cup bandwagon rolled into town. Their third round tie against amateurs Oulton Raiders had been touted as one of the potential shocks of the day and more media than usual gathered at Huntington Stadium
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York-based trio lead the charge as Rams run amok
A TRIO of York exiles returned to haunt their home-town club in a devastating Dewsbury demolition job at Ram Stadium. Former York Wasps team-mates Mark Cain and Damian Ball, plus ex-Heworth centre Dan Potter, scored all three first-half tries to wreck
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New year - but same old story for Wasps
The new year failed to bring about a change in fortune for injury-ravaged York Wasps who once again received scant reward for another battling performance. With just 16 fit players - plus kit man Steve Harris who was installed as an emergency substitute
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Level best from ace Benn
Jamie Benn turned from villain to hero to clinch York Wasps' first point of the season in the most dramatic fashion at Huntington Stadium yesterday. Benn made up for a generally poor performance to slot home a brilliant touchline conversion and tie the
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Level best from ace Benn
Jamie Benn turned from villain to hero to clinch York Wasps' first point of the season in the most dramatic fashion at Huntington Stadium yesterday. Benn made up for a generally poor performance to slot home a brilliant touchline conversion and tie the
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Wasps suffer third defeat
York Wasps suffered their third pre-season defeat in as many games yesterday - but at least they had the consolation of sharing in a piece of history. York's defeat was Gateshead Thunder's gain as the north east club recorded their first victory since
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Villa Italia, Micklegate, York
IT'S probably a sensible rule of thumb that unless you're steaming drunk, Micklegate on a Friday or Saturday night is a place best avoided. But sensible's boring - and the nightlife on show as you make your way to or from one of the street's many great
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Verse to show he is sheer poetry
WESTERN Verse, who made an impressive winning debut on Knavesmire last month, can hit a high note tomorrow on the opening day of Royal Ascot. The Henry Cecil-trained colt goes for the Coventry Stakes and is napped to take all the beating in this £60,000
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I've been getting into swim of things
Two-year-old North Yorkshire racehorse Evening Press, given that name after being leased out to readers of the Evening Press newspaper, speaks exclusively to the sports desk. Hello, folks. Evening Press here. Typical isn't it? I get to have my first swimming
