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Man accused of Selby murder
A MAN appeared in court today charged with the murder of a Selby firefighter. Thomas Edward Richardson, who is accused in connection with the death of Andy Campbell, was granted bail at York Crown Court. Mr Richardson, 43, of Primrose Grove, Selby, is
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Brewery to call time on York club
A WORKING men's club which fought back from the brink of closure looks doomed today after it was sold for redevelopment. Committee members at Layerthorpe Working Men's Club, in Little Hallfield Road, York, say they are dismayed about the sale by its owners
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Bike for life
STEPHEN LEWIS meets York's cycling paramedic Mark Inman. IF THERE was anyone you would expect to be in tip-top physical shape, it would have to be York's cycling paramedic, Mark Inman. He does, after all, cover 20 to 30 miles a day patrolling the city's
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Ask the Experts: I'm sweating far too much
Dr Andy Field is a GP who is also interested in all forms of complementary medicine Q I suffer from excessive sweating which is very embarrassing in hot weather. Is there any treatment for this? AExcessive sweating is quite a common condition, but unfortunately
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Not in our park!
THE arrival in Whitby of Bruce Kent and Dave Knight of CND on the last stage of their 300 mile Walk For The World from Faslane to Fylingdales, drew attention to the need for a public debate on the possible use of RAF Fylingdales as part of the US National
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Volunteers wanted
WE thank all our supporters for their contribution to making the open day on July 21 at our new shelter in Huntington such a great success. Not only did we raise nearly £5,000 towards the cost of running the shelter, but we also re-homed 22 cats as a
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York City 0, Rushden 1
FOR most Division Three teams, the season began at three o'clock on Saturday afternoon. For York City, it began at four o'clock. Unfortunately, however, by half-past-three Rushden and Diamonds had already scored and the single goal was to prove enough
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Tourism chiefs to make history with new image
YORK tourism chiefs have found a new identity to capture the city's 2,000 years of history and its modern, forward-looking spirit. York Tourism Bureau and the First Stop York tourism partnership are coming to the end of a 12-month research project to
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Co-op store is no more
ONE of York city centre's most prominent eyesores has been razed to the ground to make way for a new hotel. Victoria House, on the corner of Micklegate and George Hudson Street, has now all but disappeared, with a £6 million, four-storey hotel set to
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Tributes to 'true gent' of church and school
FORMER deputy head and Methodist preacher George Plummer, from Norton, has died aged 86. A retired teacher, who worked at Rillington Primary School for many years, Mr Plummer is also remembered for his work with Bethel Methodist Church, in Norton. Friends
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'Free holiday' winner left waiting for prize
AN UNEMPLOYED North Yorkshire woman has spoken of her anger after she was left waiting for a 'free' holiday won in a grand prize draw. In Thursday's Evening Press, we reported how dozens of York residents had sent money off to UK Consumer Competitions
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Heworth's cup event kicks off
Heworth Football Club kick-off their pre-season Harry Southwood Invitation Cup competition tomorrow. The tournament, sponsored by Euroglaze, is run on a mini-league basis with two groups of four clubs with the winners of each group meeting in the final
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It's cold fish for breakfast
A NEW summer event offers York residents the chance to enjoy breakfast with an unusual guest. Visitors to Jorvik can be guaranteed queue-free entry to Viking Victuals, where they will sit down to eat with a Viking warrior. Tickets, which must be pre-booked
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Thomas is swept aside
Maureen Thomas, of Dunnington, was hit by an eight-shot charge as she launched her bid for the Steradent Women's All-England Bowls Two-wood Singles title at Royal Leamington Spa. Thomas trailed Durham's Pat Johnson 3-0 after two ends but hit back with
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Plato's loss is James' big gain
YORK'S James Thompson has been handed a major boost is his bid for British Touring Car Championship honours. One his main rivals, Jason Plato, has been deducted points for an incident at Snetterton last week. The 33-year-old from Oxford arrived at Croft
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Stars are talk of Town
A NUMBER of international stars are set to line up at Wetherby Road tonight when Harrogate Town entertain Leeds United, writes Peter Martini. The Premiership big-guns are sending a strong reserve side to the UniBond League outfit, including England winger
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York to get 5,000 wheelie bins
Wheelie bins could soon be coming right up your street! A long-planned expansion of York's wheeled bin network is set to start next month after a two-year delay. City of York Council's initial plans to introduce them to more than 17,000 homes met with
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Turley makes Scarboro' bow
Ex-York City striker James Turley made his debut for north Yorkshire neighbours Scarborough in a friendly against Derby County reserves. Turley, who was released from Bootham Crescent last season, came on for the second-half of the clash at the McCain
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MoD car kills man lying in road
A MAN died after a Ministry of Defence car struck him as he lay in a North Yorkshire road early today. Police say the man, who has not yet been identified, was on the B6541, which runs alongside the Menwith Hill spy base, Harrogate. The Ministry of Defence
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Diamonds trump City
FOR most Division Three teams, the season began at three o'clock on Saturday afternoon. For York City, it began at four o'clock. Unfortunately, however, by half-past-three Rushden and Diamonds had already scored and the single goal was to prove enough
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Only way is up for Minstermen
Confidence and belief are the keys to York City's season. That was the view of wing-back Darren Edmondson after the Minstermen opened their Division Three campaign with a 1-0 defeat against Football League newcomers Rushden and Diamonds. Edmondson was
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We still reject Star Wars folly
THE US Government has replied to our Son of Star Wars special. President George Bush failed to take the opportunity to announce he was scrapping the project. That disappointment aside, the letter from his representative is as good a response as we could
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As clear as mud
PETER Hutchinson is baffled. The farmer has permission from the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to move his cows along a road when he needs to, on condition that he disinfects the road. Now he has been warned by the Environment
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Dynamic duo cut down Dringhouses
Yapham bowlers John Flint and Trevor Walker set up a nine wicket win for the division four pace-setters when they combined to dismiss Dringhouses for 77. Flint took 5 for 16 in 11 overs and Walker 4 for 35 in 20.2 overs. Walker followed with an unbeaten
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Neal's batting blitz
There were fireworks at Heslington where home batsman Paul Neal blasted 30 runs in the final over to take his side to 257 for 5 against Heworth. Mark Fratson made 94 as he and Paul Clark set the foundation for the onslaught with an opening stand of 106
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Tarxien should be on Cloud 9
Such is the modest fare that even regular punters might be tempted to steer away from tomorrow's low-grade racing action, which comprises a single Flat meeting at Brighton, and a jumps fixture at Newton Abbot. Tarxien heads to the latter venue with an
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Quickfire Rowntrees cut down
Rowntrees' batsmen threw caution to the wind when they entertained division two leaders Hull Zingari and were dismissed inside 41 overs for 150. Richard Tuite dominated the early part of the innings as he rattled up 38 off 42 balls before being second
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Park can't force victory
Duncombe Park pair Paul Wilkie and Will Mallory both performed well at Beverley in their division one encounter but were unable to prevent an advantage draw for the hosts. Mallory claimed 5 for 53 and Wilkie 3 for 47 but Ali Brumfield (33), Andy Burton
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Alliance extend lead
Championship leaders Clifton Alliance overcame the disadvantage of batting first when they bowled out Sheriff Hutton Bridge to win by 38 runs in another typical all-round team effort. Darren Reeves made 37 and Dave Taylor 32 at the top of the Clifton
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Beware the pitfalls of prefab housing projects
WHILE everyone supports more affordable housing, both Mr Atkinson's letter (August 8) and an earlier Evening Press editorial calling for more prefab housing should be treated with caution. I know of two spates of prefab/system housing since the post-war
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Zone in on numbers
MR Spence's figures (Home Zone support; Letters, August 8) sound impressive, but 93 per cent of Clifton Dale residents amounts to fewer than 50 people. Dr K Davis, Mason's Court, Cockermouth, Cumbria. Updated: 10:17 Monday, August 13, 2001
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Europe is good to us
IT may come as a surprise to many of your readers to discover that the European Union is footing the 60 per cent compensation bill for farmers suffering because of the foot and mouth crisis. Presumably this is one instance when we could be grateful for
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Bitter pill prices
ISN'T it amazing how manufacturers can increase prices by sleight of hand? From time to time I need certain medications for catarrh, and recently visited a chemist for a brand of tablets. The tablets in question no longer come in packets of 30, at £4.29
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York duo frustrate Harrogate
If Harrogate fail in their bid to topple Oxbridge Yorkshire ECB County Premier Cricket League champions Sheffield Collegiate they may put it down to Saturday's rain-interrupted game at Clifton Park. York's last pair, Mike Mortimer and teenage spinner
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Tears for souvenirs
THESE remarkable pictures of bygone York have been around the world and back. Taken from postcards produced in the early years of the last century they belong to York grandmother Barbara Pettitt. For years, they were in the care of members of her family
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Enter the dragon
CHINESE dragon boats raced across York's River Ouse in a fundraising effort for charity. The teams battled it out in 30ft long boats for the Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Trust, which works to give children with leukaemia the chance of survival. Money raised
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Farmer's fury over mixed messages
AN ANGRY North Yorkshire farmer has hit out at confusion caused by conflicting messages in Fortress North Yorkshire's foot and mouth restrictions. Peter Hutchinson, who farms at Westwick Hall, Roecliffe, near Boroughbridge, moves his 70-strong dairy herd
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York lecturer's desperate bid to find missing sister
THE York sister of a student nurse who vanished during a trip to Germany has travelled to the Continent in the hope of tracing her. Francesca Kerton, 27, from Heslington Lane, Fulford, joined the rest of her family to hunt for 24-year-old Louise. Francesca
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Sex charges man leaps to his death
AN INQUIRY could be launched after a man leapt to his death minutes after being charged with sex offences by North Yorkshire police. The man, thought to be in his 30s and from Scarborough, died instantly on jumping from the town's infamous Valley Bridge
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You need Son of Star Wars - US letter
The US Government today tells Evening Press readers why it is determined to research a missile defence system which could have North Yorkshire in a central role. The American Embassy has written directly to the newspaper after President George W Bush
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Leaders beaten
Ovington inflicted the season's first defeat on the Horwath Pulleyn Heselton York Vale division one leaders Burythorpe. However, second-placed York were unable to make any major inroads into Burythorpe's lead as they endured a frustrating trip to third-placed
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Pickering ready to pop cork
The champagne is on ice at Pickering after their latest division five victory at the expense of Rowntrees left them 37 points ahead of second-placed Sessay with two games in hand. Pickering reached 200 for 6 in 38 overs after Will Burns had a purple patch
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Long lost pals and my youth
LAST week, out of the blue, I got a telephone call from an old friend. "It's Karen," she said. "Who, Sharon?" I replied. "No, Karen." I racked my brains. "Karen, remember? We shared a flat for four years." "Oh, God, Karen!" I yelped, "How did you find
