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No hiding place
RURAL Secretary Margaret Beckett is wrong, only a proper open investigation will do for foot and mouth disease. Anything less means someone in power has things to hide. From the very beginning it was obvious that serious mistakes were being made. Fred
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Rail boost for York
YORK-based VST Comreco Rail is to provide two train planning systems for Chiltern Railways. The two scheduling systems, TrainPlan and ResourcePlan, will be used to plan trains, together with associated vehicle and crew schedules. Both firms believe the
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Broadly speaking
COMMUNICATIONS firm NTL Business has launched a new broadband guide for Yorkshire's small business community. The initiative is aimed at increasing the take-up of high speed Internet services. The guide launch follows an announcement that NTL is teaming
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Recruitment move by law firm
YORK-based solicitor Harrowell Shaftoe has appointed Yorkshire Executive Search and Selection as its primary provider of recruitment services. YESS will assist the legal firm with the development of job descriptions, as well as with attracting and screening
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In the hunt for awards
BUSINESSES in the York area have been quick to respond to the challenge of this year's competition for the Queen's Awards for Enterprise. The Queen's Awards Office says that 26 local businesses have so far applied for details of the 2002 awards, which
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Firm opens York office
Bankruptcy specialist Jacksons Jolliffe Cork is expanding its Yorkshire empire into York. The reputed firm, which already has offices in Harrogate and Wakefield, will be moving in shortly. The company already has many clients in the city. Jeremy Gula,
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Motor trader banks on Travolta movie
A GLAMOROUS North Yorkshire car firm is enjoying a groundswell of interest - thanks to movie star John Travolta. Harrogate Horseless Carriages, which has provided sleek TVR cars for 22 years, is reaping the benefit of the car's appearance in Hollywood
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Employer of disabled people flies the flag
REMPLOY York has won a contract to produce 2,000 flags a week for the UK arm of Europe's largest flag manufacturer. The flags, destined for companies throughout the UK and the Middle East, are printed by Northern Flags Ltd, and passed to Remploy for cutting
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Weekend break from being Mum
BEING a parent is great, but sometimes not being a parent is just as good. We all need to be completely and utterly selfish once in a while and for me that means a weekend once a year - or perhaps twice if I have been a very, very good girl - when all
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Crisis in clubland
Have working men's clubs had their day? STEPHEN LEWIS investigates, while TONY McKinstry recalls the good old days THEY used to be the heart and soul of working communities - places of fun and laughter where the working man and his family could be sure
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Ex-York player in League side
Former York batsman Alexis Twigg (Sheffield United) has been included in the Yorkshire League side to play the Bradford League in the Costcutter Yorkshire Senior League Knockout final at Dunnington next Sunday. Scarborough pair Darren Harland and Vic
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Streaker makes his debut for Harrogate
NON-LEAGUE soccer side Harrogate Town scored an unwanted debut when the first streaker in the club's history took to the Wetherby Road pitch. The teenage male invader raced on to the field late into the second half of the pre-season friendly between Town
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Rifle club members are parking mad over city 'gun run'
A GUN club's members are carrying their rifles and pistols along a busy York street to get to their range, following a parking row. Members of the York Railway Institute Rifle and Pistol Club have for decades parked for free on railway land next to their
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Steven, 11, scores ton
Ton-up snooker whizz-kid Steven Gregson has achieved one of his ambitions by scoring his first match century break, and he is only 11 years old. His previous highest match break was 69 and he hit the ton target with a 105 break in a game against his younger
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Hunts on scent of cash handouts
FOX hunts might soon be applying for public handouts to help them get over the financial difficulties caused by the foot and mouth outbreak, supporters of the sport said today. But anti-blood sports protesters said the idea of Government money being used
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Ten wins in succession for leaders
DUNNINGTON won their tenth consecutive match to keep pole position in division one of Tyke Petroleum Men's Tennis League. They defeated Wigginton 71-37, with Kevin Todd and Mike Taylor rattling up 25 games. Ian Driffill and Jonathon Sharp scored 26 of
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Tindall in brilliant form for Railway
Railway Institute's 5-2 York White Rose Ladies Darts League victory over Deramore included a 13-dart game by Maureen Tindall. Fulfordgate won the division one top-of-the-table clash with Sun, who had an excellent 22 darter from Heather Beadnell. Fulfordgate
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D-day for £4m flood defences scheme
MALTON and Norton's flood defence scheme faces one of its last major hurdles tonight when it goes before district planners. And it has emerged that the £4 million Environment Agency project could include defences up to 3m (9.8ft) high. The proposals will
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Putting on the style
ENGLAND cricketers enjoyed a relaxing day in York yesterday in preparation for the Ashes Test starting in Leeds on Thursday. Andy Caddick, Marcus Trescothick and Mark Butcher made the trip to Yorkshire early to join Darren Gough at The York Golf Club
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Here's a programme they didn't make earlier
THOUSANDS of youngsters hit the beach to see their Blue Peter heroes - and there wasn't a shred of sticky-backed plastic in sight. With its hip and trendy modern face on, the BBC's long-established children's magazine show embarked on its first ever summer
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Tough test for city's mettle
We shall pass - that's the edict issued by York City boss Terry Dolan ahead of tonight's North Riding Senior Cup final against Premiership Middlesbrough. Reeling from the first-day fall to Nationwide newcomers Rushden and Diamonds City must now pit their
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Terry bowled over by Hatters as title toppers
YORK City boss Terry Dolan is tipping the tip-top Hatters to make a swift return to Division Two. Luton Town may have suffered the relegation blues last season but, according to Dolan, under Joe Kinnear's stewardship they are well-placed to bounce back
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Fresh faces change complexion
"YOUNG GUNS, go for it" could well be the rallying call for York City this season. With a mass exodus of 30-somethings over the last six-months, Terry Dolan's new-look Minstermen squad is set to be a fresh-faced one. Of the 21-man squad, nine are under
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Coop drive is on track
A DRIVING hunger to succeed is spurring York City's young guns on to success. That's the view of Minstermen terrier Richard Cooper, who reckons the fresh faces in the City ranks belie a steely determination to achieve. Cooper, who signed a permanent contract
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Hocking is the great survivor
A FEAR of failure is driving sole survivor Matt Hocking on in his continued fight to establish himself as a York City mainstay. The central defender is the only player brought to the club by former City chief Neil Thompson to have survived the sweeping
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Brass High
WE ARE all in it together - that's the message to the fans from York City skipper Chris Brass. The 26-year-old midfielder-cum-defender has acclaimed the camaraderie in the Minstermen squad and has called on the supporters to add to that and help bring
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Middle march for Minstermen
YORK City have been afforded favourable odds to win the Division Three championship. Fans of the Minstermen will be hoping - cash investment notwithstanding - that their favourites will still manage to generate more than a flutter of excitement on the
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Why I say hip, hips, hooray
Hospital waiting lists get longer! Or so the Daily Telegraph reported. But things may be better in York, where my incapacitated spouse was waiting to have her hips replaced. She was told some time ago she would be admitted - subject to a bed being available
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The heart-stopping phone call that started hunt for Louise
THE York sister of a student nurse who vanished during a trip to Germany told today how she took the phone call that sparked the alarm. Francesca Kerton, 27, talked to the Evening Press at her York home, where she is anxiously waiting for news of her
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Court ends teen reign of terror
A TEENAGE gang has been ordered to stop terrorising a neighbourhood - or face up to five years in jail. But the mother of two of the youths today defended her sons and branded the orders "ridiculous". City of York Council and North Yorkshire Police won
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Racing gleam
STEPHEN LEWIS enters a women's world to become a new man in time for York races next week CALL me old-fashioned, but I've never been one to pamper myself. I mean, they're not very manly, are they, all those scented essential oils, moisturising creams
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Put children's safety ahead of 'nice new cars'
IN reply to R J McBroom's letter (Obstacles to sense, August 7). For three years I have campaigned for traffic calming and road improvements to Manor Drive North, Acomb, to no avail. I am told the money is available but not the will of some of the residents
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Family take over pub
THE Black Swan Inn at Trenholme Bar, near Northallerton, has changed hands. Coming in are Philip and Margaret Davison, together with their daughters, Paula and Karen, who replace John and Linda Spensley. The Davisons, who previously operated a catering
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Tyke garage pumped up for future growth
IT may be a tough time for independent garages, but North Yorkshire-based Tyke Petroleum is managing to lead by example. The firm, which operates a dozen garages across Yorkshire from its base in Malton, has bucked the trend of hard times, and has now
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Acorn lads win sevens
York Acorn Rugby League Club under-8s stormed to victory at the Featherstone Lions seven-a-side tournament when they capped an unbeaten record with a four tries to two win over the hosts in the final. Acorn triumphed because they remained strong in defence
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Shot cat Smudge back home - with a £750 vet's bill
SMUDGE the cat, who survived being shot with an air pistol, is back at home in Ampleforth, North Yorkshire. The white and tabby cat was shot through the mouth with an air pistol last month but has pulled through after two operations. Now owner, Gillian
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Massive moth causes a flap
THIS Poplar Hawk Moth may be an unusual sight in a suburban garden, but it was happy enough to hang around long enough to let Evening Press photographer Paul Baker take this picture of it. Christine Watmough spotted the moth on a bush next to her garage
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Firm abandons new HQ idea
RAILTRACK has abandoned plans to build a new zonal headquarters in York. The rail company said two years ago that it wanted to build a single HQ building on land beside the city railway station. Railtrack said the new building would enable its 500 York
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Sculptor appeals for Sri Lankan models
Sri Lankan men willing to be immortalised in fibre-glass are being sought by an East Yorkshire sculptor. Chris Wormald, who runs Pocklington-based Osiris Sculptures, needs Sri Lankans to help him give as authentic as possible a look to figures which make
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Leeds streak to victory
LEEDS United goalkeeper Paul Robinson was confronted by a male streaker last night towards the end of his successful comeback game at a packed Harrogate Town. Robinson was making his first appearance since undergoing a finger operation after the final
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Date for greatest show on turf
Yorkshire's most prestigious show should be back with a vengeance next year after foot and mouth forced the cancellation of the 2001 event. The 2002 Great Yorkshire Show, the 144th, is planned for July 9 to 11. The organiser, the Yorkshire Agricultural
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Jonno wins his 12th cap
JONATHAN Greening will win his 12th England Under 21 cap when he faces Holland at Reading tonight. The Scarborough-born player will provide the width in midfield along with former United team-mate Luke Chadwick as David Platt seeks a positive start to
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Greening cash to balance City books
YORK City boss Terry Dolan is unlikely to tap into the Jonathan Greening cash. The Minstermen's shrewd dealings with Premiership champions Manchester United netted a further sell-on total of £287,500 from Greening's £2million move to tonight's North Riding
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York supermarket hit by arson attack
ARSONISTS have attacked the Co-op supermarket in Haxby, causing £20,000 damage. The convenience store was closed today after fire broke out at the back of the building just after 9pm last night. North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service described the
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Planners' purge on plants and toys
A shell-shocked couple have been told to take down hayracks of flowers from the wall of their converted barn. Houseproud John and Maggie Briggs filled the wrought-iron hayracks with trailing geraniums, busy lizzies, wild cornflowers, lobelia and pansies
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Planners are on the rack
COUNCIL planning can be a thankless task. Planners perform a vital function, protecting and enhancing the environment. When they get it right, few of us notice. If they make a mistake, the public is quick to criticise. Sometimes they must negotiate a
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Warning to thugs
FOXWOOD residents will be celebrating today. Yobs who have made their lives miserable have been brought to book. These young people terrorised the neighbourhood for months, yelling abuse at passers-by, throwing stones at cars, threatening arson attacks
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Proud to back York City
OPTIMISM is the staple diet of any football club, follower and player as a new season dawns. But as York City contemplate the 2001-02 campaign there's a new team in town to whet the appetite for the action to come. For the first time in their respective
