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No wonder voters are apathetic
THE internal Labour Group briefing paper, obtained by the Evening Press, raised a number of concerns about the operation of the new executive structure of City of York Council (August 3). Earlier this year the council undertook a public consultation exercise
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Happy days for hymn
I WONDER if the vicar who banned Jerusalem and I Vow To Thee My Country from a wedding service was an old Canon Lee School lad? Back in the 1950's I was often asked to play the hymns in school assembly if ever the music teacher went absent without leave
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Rid us of shabby signs
WITHOUT wanting to overkill the recent correspondence about roadside signs, is it only me that is appalled by the motley selection of signs and sale items, that line the bottom end of Hull Road near the Grimston Bar Park and Ride? Here there are a number
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Statistics defend Headingley's Test wickets
THE England and Wales Cricket Board may come down hard on Yorkshire if the Headingley Test lasts only two days - as happened last year when wickets crashed like ninepins and the West Indies were toppled by an innings and 39 runs. Headingley has a bad
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Bid to solve mystery of old photographs
DOES anyone recognise either of the mystery people in these pictures - are they a relative, friend or someone with a familiar face? This is the question being asked by York 'detective' Fred Battensby, of Osbaldwick, whose sister, Florence, discovered
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Digging in for kids at city centre site
WOULD-BE Lara Crofts or Indiana Joneses should be on red alert - for the first-ever live archaeology dig for youngsters in York. The York Archaeological Trust, which is currently excavating an "extremely exciting" site in the city centre, is set to open
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Wasps' contact
SPORTS writer/sub editor Peter Martini has been appointed the Evening Press' York Wasps RL reporter. He will also keep tabs on the amateur RL scene in the York area. Martini, 27, who joined the Evening Press 18 months ago, replaces Dianne Hillaby, who
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Pub landlord loses eviction fight
A NORTH Yorkshire landlord is to be evicted after losing a ten-year battle with the pub's owners. Terry Baines, of The Bay Horse, in Barlby, near Selby, said today he was "gutted" by yesterday's decision in London's Appeal Court to grant Inntrepreneur
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Putting fans in the picture
YORK Wasps RL Club are to put on a presentation bash especially for supporters to show off their new sponsors and coaching team. The sponsorship details and name of the new head coach remain a closely guarded secret, with no information set to be released
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Police to probe A64 crash chaos
Police today vowed to end traffic chaos caused by crashes at an notorious accident blackspot on the A64. They are to meet Highways Agency officials to draw up a permanent diversion for crashes at Golden Hill, which they concede shuts the A64 three or
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Pensioner fleeced of £250 by bogus builder
A PENSIONER was driven to her building society branch by a bogus builder who then pocketed £250 from her account. The conman had earlier knocked at the woman's door, claiming she needed urgent repairs to the roof of her detached home in the Woodlands
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Statistics defend Headingley's Test wickets
THE England and Wales Cricket Board may come down hard on Yorkshire if the Headingley Test lasts only two days - as happened last year when wickets crashed like ninepins and the West Indies were toppled by an innings and 39 runs. Headingley has a bad
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Hobson's agony
YORK City sentinel Gary Hobson is poised to sit out the next fortnight to cure his thigh injury. Manager Terry Dolan confirmed to the Evening Press today that the centre-back, who was taken off half-way through last night's North Riding Senior Cup final
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New warning on 'free' holidays
WINNERS of a grand prize draw have started receiving details of their "free" holidays and how much more they need to fork out to enjoy them. The Evening Press reported last week how dozens of people were still waiting for sunshine holidays they had won
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York can lead world on energy
PREPARE to be shocked. Read our Planet York supplement tonight and you would think we had money to burn. York residents waste £3 million a year through poorly insulated houses. The £3.8 million we spend powering fridges and freezers could be slashed by
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Wasps' contact
SPORTS writer/sub editor Peter Martini has been appointed the Evening Press' York Wasps RL reporter. He will also keep tabs on the amateur RL scene in the York area. Martini, 27, who joined the Evening Press 18 months ago, replaces Dianne Hillaby, who
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New animal rights terror for family
A FRIGHTENED York woman told today how she is still the victim of mistaken identity in a campaign by animal rights extremists. Helen Stewart, of Tang Hall, says she is being mistakenly targeted by protesters against shareholders in animal testing laboratory
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Tykes battling back after early shock as White falls
YORKSHIRE suffered an early shock after winning the toss and batting first against Leicestershire at Grace Road today as their aimed to take another big step towards clinching the CricInfo Championship title. Although Michael Vaughan was back in their
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Oliver! was a cracker
I WENT to the Grand Opera House to see Oliver! performed by children. It was a great credit to them all and a very enjoyable show. There was a girl in the show called Caroline Maynard playing Nancy who gave an outstanding performance and has a very good
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Keep open mind
HISTORY teaches us that it is necessary to defend democratic government from attack by those who would rule by force, and the way to avoid conflict is to be stronger than those who would attack. If democratically-elected leaders believe Star Wars will
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Flowers of delight
WE compliment the City of York Council and its gardeners in particular for the beautiful displays of flower beds in Clarence Gardens and the condition of the bowling greens after some days of steady rain. The toilets are also being well maintained thanks
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Martin memories?
I WAS recently in the beautiful city of York researching. A long-time teaching colleague of mine, Dr E Martin Browne directed the first production of Canon Purvis's then new translation of the York Mystery Cycle in 1951 and on three subsequent occasions
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Just give me shelter
I HAVE to sympathise with Mr R Pattison in his dislike of the posters on the new bus shelters in Dringhouses, (Letters, August 11), but at least he has somewhere to wait out in the rain. These smart new shelters seem to be popping up all over inner York
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Transport whingers
I ENJOYED reading Dr Richard Greaves and Mrs P Witlea's letter (August 10) about public transport in York. Next we will be saying we are 'sickened' and 'disgusted' by the bus fare increase. We will have no words left to describe how we feel about the
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Tackling city litter
I REFER to the letter from your reader David Quarrie (Litter shames city, August 6). Cleanliness standards in the city have been comprehensively surveyed over recent years by the Tidy Britain Group, an independent body that has shown York compares very
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So what if we are boring?
SO some potential visitors to York think our city "dull" and "staid". What do they want? Badger baiting at the Bar Convent? Mud wrestling in Deans Park? If they find the place desperately "uninteresting", they can get knotted. Go on! Follow the bright
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There's still hope if A-levels let you down
A-Level results are better than ever, according to figures out today. But some of the thousands of teenagers who get their results tomorrow will have fallen short of their hoped-for grades. STEPHEN LEWIS checks out their options TOMORROW'S the day thousands
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York 0, Middlesborough 2
IF York City could learn how to start playing at the beginning of a match rather than after the half-time interval, they could easily become a force to be reckoned with in Division Three. Terry Dolan's men were second best throughout the first half of
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Robbie gig trip went on for an Eternity
BOSSES at a North Yorkshire holiday firm have apologised to a coachload of pop fans after their trip to see a Robbie Williams gig turned into a much longer night than they had bargained for. And Beryl Thorbinson, of Haxby, who was on the trip, says she
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The end of an era at village's post office
AN ERA is due to end in Elvington today when the village's veteran postmaster calls it a day after three decades - ending 75 years of family business. Terry Wilson and wife Irene have run Elvington Post Office since 1971, after taking over from Terry's
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Bookings soar for richest Ebor Festival
BUMPER crowds are expected at next week's York star-studded Tote Ebor Festival three-day race meeting on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Following the record crowd which flocked to Knavesmire on John Smith's Cup Day last month, the advanced bookings
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DEFRA strike threat over wages
OUTRAGED Government officials in York, who provide back-up to the farming industry, plan to demonstrate in a one-day strike in the city next Monday. But they have promised that their action will not have any impact on the ongoing fight against foot and
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The sweet smell of... pig muck
HIGH summer.... and the sweet scent of honeysuckle and hay drifts across the North Yorkshire countryside - along with the stench of muck-spreading. Now some residents of New Earswick have had enough after one of the hottest days of the year yesterday
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Sweet revenge
York Academy gained revenge over Gateshead for a narrow defeat earlier in the season with a comprehensive 46-18 victory. An even first period saw both sides taking their chances, with full-back Kyle Wood twice giving York the lead, on 17 and 31 minutes
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Sunflower ball rises again
GET your glad rags on and your dancing shoes out, as the announcement is made today for the next sunflower ball to raise thousands for St Leonard's Hospice. It follows the successful Millennium Sunflower Ball last summer, which raised £27,000 for the
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Tykes battling back after early shock as White falls
YORKSHIRE suffered an early shock after winning the toss and batting first against Leicestershire at Grace Road today as their aimed to take another big step towards clinching the CricInfo Championship title. Although Michael Vaughan was back in their
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Blaze-hit store reopens
A supermarket at Haxby, York, which was targeted by arsonists has reopened after a massive clean-up operation. The Co-op in Ryedale Court was closed yesterday after a fire was deliberately started at the rear of the store on Monday night. About a dozen
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Slow out of the blocks
IF York City could learn how to start playing at the beginning of a match rather than after the half-time interval, they could easily become a force to be reckoned with in Division Three. Terry Dolan's men were second best throughout the first half of
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City buck rising trend of football arrests
FIGURES released today which reveal a massive rise in the number of football-related arrests across the country have shown York City maintaining its reputation as a safe ground. The data from the National Criminal Intelligence Service (NCIS) shows the
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Global challenge to save energy
A YEAR-LONG campaign to save energy was launched in York today. The city aims to become a world leader in the fight to save the environment as it launches Planet York. The launch was marked by a sculpture of the Minster, crafted from ice and standing
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Sniffing success
NEW Earswick residents are really sniffy about the ripe odours wafting over the village. But the heady scent of muck-spreading is one of the hazards of living in an agricultural area. These natural smells cannot be any worse than the exhaust emissions
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Hobson's new injury worry
YORK City boss Terry Dolan is sweating on the fitness of Gary Hobson after he was taken off in last night's North Riding Senior Cup final with what could be a recurrence of a thigh injury. The defender was substituted at half-time after feeling a slight
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Darley can boost his bid to keep the title
Kevin Darley, who is pressing Kieren Fallon hard for the jockeys' title, can do his championship hopes some good at Beverley tomorrow. The defending champion, from Sheriff Hutton, has a host of attractive rides, including Safe Trip, who makes the long
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Behind the spin
CHRIS TITLEY finds the inside story of New Labour a deliciously honest account of the backbiting behind the spin IT never used to be like this. Political junkies once had to satiate their desire for Westminster intrigue by reading between the lines of
