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Three killed in separate road smashes in county
THREE people lost were killed and others were left seriously injured after a string of crashes in less than two hours on North Yorkshire roads. Police said torrential rains which lashed the county yesterday afternoon may have been a factor in two of the
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Ex-City player's soccer son dies
THOMAS Staniforth, a Sheffield Wednesday player and son of former York City hero Gordon Staniforth, collapsed and died while out with friends in York. A post-mortem examination was being conducted today at York District Hospital to discover the cause
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Tykes fall victim to wily Foxes
Tim Bresnan became the latest in Yorkshire Phoenix's conveyor belt of young fast bowlers to make the headlines when he dismissed Leicestershire Foxes' destructive hitter Shahid Afridi with his first delivery with the new ball in front of a stunned Grace
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Muscle power
STEPHEN LEWIS finds out about the secret power of muscles ON a couch in kinesiologist Elaine Mills' consulting room at the York Clinic for Complementary Medicine, Richard Schumacher is lying flat on his back. The 28-year-old owner of Fulford Cycles is
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Cold sore cures
Q I have a recurrent cold sore, but conventional treatments are ineffective. I have read that Tea Tree Oil is helpful but am unsure how to use it. Can you offer any advice? A Cold sores are caused by the virus Herpes Simplex which most of us carry in
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Roman around
George Wilkinson discovers a walk full of interest through Roman remains at Malton. Today we have a super little easy wander, chock-a-block with interest, straight out from the market town of Malton. Derventio, a Roman fort site, makes a good start. Once
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Stop Haxby arsonists before they claim lives
YOU report that the recent fire at the Haxby Co-op was deliberate and that the damage is about £25,000 (August 14). This is the third instance of arson in Haxby in as many weeks and is reminiscent of the attempt to burn down the scout hut some months
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Welcome the shield
SIX reasons to be pro-Missile Shield. 1 It's the compassionate option because it destroys the bomb, not the bomber. 2 Defence, as opposed to offence, harms no one, but prevents harm - just as a burglar alarm prevents burglaries. 3 America wouldn't use
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Cultural confusion
WHILE not wishing to belittle the efforts of Councillor King and the York Leisure Partnership it seems somewhat bizarre that on the one hand we are likely to be faced with a highly expensive initiative to promote York as a cultural centre for 2008, while
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Torquay 0, York 3
YORK City secured their first points of the new season with a richly deserved 3-0 thumping of Torquay United at Plainmoor. After losing their opening fixture of the season 1-0 at home to Rushden and Diamonds, the pressure was on the Minstermen to get
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Life in the reel world
CINEMA is in a second golden age. Families are flocking to see the modern, multi-million dollar blockbusters at the multiplexes. Independent movie houses are also finding an audience. When City Screen opened last year, it became the first cinema in York
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City secure valuable points
YORK City secured their first points of the new season with a richly deserved 3-0 thumping of Torquay United at Plainmoor. After losing their opening fixture of the season 1-0 at home to Rushden and Diamonds, the pressure was on the Minstermen to get
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Taddy begin with a bang
Tadcaster Albion opened their Northern Counties East League division one campaign with a stunning 4-3 away win at Hall Road Rangers. The hosts had been one of the early promotion contenders last season whereas Albion ended with the wooden spoon after
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Boro yet to Stamp authority
Scarborough will have to stem their defensive generosity, declared manager Neil Thompson after their Conference campaign opened with a 1-1 draw at home to Forest Green. Boro, who even spurned a penalty, only snatched a share of the points at the death
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Music fans get Spitfire and fireworks treats
THOUSANDS of music fans filled the lawns at Castle Howard to enjoy a music and fireworks spectacular at the weekend. Two very different evenings of musical entertainment, a Last Night of the Proms classical evening and a West End musical extravaganza,
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Stillington's junior jolt
HUNTERS the estate agent York and District Senior Cricket League division one side Stillington have been docked 12 points for breaching the junior fast bowling restrictions. Their captain has also been fined for the offence. The league committee found
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Close to toast of the coast
Yorkshire will become the new county champions at Scarborough this week if they take a maximum 20 points off Glamorgan in the match beginning at North Marine Road tomorrow in front of what is bound to be a large Festival crowd in celebratory mood, writes
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Tykes fall victim to wily Foxes
Tim Bresnan became the latest in Yorkshire Phoenix's conveyor belt of young fast bowlers to make the headlines when he dismissed Leicestershire Foxes' destructive hitter Shahid Afridi with his first delivery with the new ball in front of a stunned Grace
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Firefighter's funeral brings town to a standstill
A NORTH Yorkshire high street was brought to a standstill as a town paid tribute to a man whose life was snuffed out by a single stab wound. Shoppers and passers-by stood in silence as firefighter Andy Campbell's coffin was transported to Selby Abbey
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Girl and father found safe
A FATHER and his two-year-old daughter sparked a rescue operation when they got lost in a North Yorkshire forest in the middle of the night. The father and toddler were reported missing in Cropton Forest, near Pickering, just before 11pm on Saturday and
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City secure valuable points
YORK City secured their first points of the new season with a richly deserved 3-0 thumping of Torquay United at Plainmoor. After losing their opening fixture of the season 1-0 at home to Rushden and Diamonds, the pressure was on the Minstermen to get
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Contenders set for showdown
Burythorpe and York have teed up a battle royale after both posted easy wins to stay in contention for the Horwath Pulleyn Heselton York Vale division one championship. The rivals meet next week at York's Clifton Park base, where the destiny of the title
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Flex appeal
FLEXIBILITY is the new friend of York City after the Minstermen registered their first points of the season with a 3-0 thumping of Torquay United. Manager Terry Dolan's decision to switch his formation from 3-5-2 to 4-4-2 at Plainmoor reaped rich dividends
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Taking stock of farms crisis
SIX MONTHS on and the foot and mouth crisis has today passed a gloomy milestone. In the six months since the outbreak was confirmed, recriminations have passed between farmers and the Government. While the Government has twisted away from taking blame
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Wilson still in waiting
Pickering batsman Kevin Wilson's bid to become the first batsman to make a 1,000 runs in division five was hampered by his skipper, Andrew Grayson, whose 7 for 17 meant that Pickering's target at Wilberfoss was a paltry 44. Faced with this simple task
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Osbaldwick suffer low blow
Osbaldwick became the first division three side to know their fate when, after being whipped out for 58, they suffered a nine-wicket defeat at Woodhouse Grange and cannot now escape from the bottom three. Hornsea's star batsman, Mike Johnston, had one
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Mohammed reaches 1,000
Stillington's Mohammed Hafeez became the first player to reach 1,000 runs when he hit his fifth division one century of the season. Hafeez and opening partner Paul Mosey took the York bowlers apart as they raced to 151 in 26 overs before Mosey fell for
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King-sized strides
Dunnington took a giant step towards their first ever premier division title when they won the table-topper with Clifton Alliance by six wickets thanks to an unbeaten 81 from Collis King. Dunnington now lead by 11 points with four games to play. Clifton
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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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Flex appeal
FLEXIBILITY is the new friend of York City after the Minstermen registered their first points of the season with a 3-0 thumping of Torquay United. Manager Terry Dolan's decision to switch his formation from 3-5-2 to 4-4-2 at Plainmoor reaped rich dividends
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Beautiful South
Paul Kirkwood ventures out into South Yorkshire on his bike. Poor old South Yorkshire. The North has the Dales, the Moors and the coast, the West has the Pennines and the South has, well, not a lot. At least, that's what I thought until I tried this bike
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Better backs
Q For the past five months I have been suffering with a bad back, with pain going down into my left leg and foot. There are pins and needles in my foot and some numbness. I am not aware of having injured my back but my job does involve occasional lifting
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Hall for one
Restoring Gateforth Hall to its Georgian grandeur is a family affair, discovers MAXINE GORDON WHEN the Smiths decided to move house, they knew exactly what they were looking for. Like most families, they wanted enough space so they wouldn't feel like
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Clubs are outdated
I READ with interest your report on the impending closure of Layerthorpe Working Men's Club (August 13). It is very sad and I do not know anything about the circumstances there. However I think it brings into focus how society has changed in the last
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Trader is victim
REGARDING the display in Finkle Street, Selby (August 3), I saw the animal models last week and I cannot see that they are a threat to anyone. Finkle Street is almost a pedestrian way and there is no need to go anywhere near the display unless one wants
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Flack fires at full pelt, but in vain
Dave Catlow and Rob Flack were the stars of the show in the Yorkshire ECB Cricket League on Saturday when they helped to stabilise York's innings with innings of 73 and 33not out. Flack went on to show his all-round ability taking four Appleby-Frodingham
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York 0, Middlesbrough 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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Animal magic
Mike Laycock splashed through disinfectant to visit an animal farm They are cuddly and cute, and I knew my daughter would love seeing them. But I had thought there was no chance this year of visiting the chicks, sheep, horses, cattle, pigs and geese of
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Village still suffering effects of outbreak
Six months after the start of the foot and mouth outbreak, Mike Laycock visits Hutton-le-Hole to assess the continuing impact It has been a long and frustrating summer in Hutton-le-Hole, as Britain's great foot and mouth disaster continues to put the
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Pic 'n' mix
It's picnic season again, but throw away those boring cheese and pickle sandwiches, crisps and cans of pop and opt instead for some picnics with pizzazz. With a little forethought, you could be serving up pan bagnat from the Mediterranean, delicious meatballs
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Banner raised for Castle battle
A LANDOWNER with a vision for the future of York's Castle area has hung out a huge banner, advertising his idea, over the River Foss. Martin Burgess, who owns property along the top end of Piccadilly, says his Castle Quarter proposal would provide "a
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Riding school saga set to be resolved
A LONG-RUNNING planning battle between City of York Council and York Riding School is set to be resolved this week. Lorna and Mario Marchi, owners of the school in Wigginton Road, York, were faced with enforcement action earlier this year. This followed
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Cameras roll on local film for local people
THIS is the hectic scene as filming continues in York's latest multi-media experiment. Key moments from local film maker Blind Production's "real life tragi-comedy" were being shot at the Bay Horse, Marygate. Work on the as-yet untitled feature-length
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Harrogate pay for errors
Harrogate Town will want to bounce back quickly after beginning their UniBond League division one season with a 2-1 defeat at Lincoln United. Town went ahead when Michael Ord netted with a header following good work by Craig Elliott. But, as Town wasted
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Ruth's ride for life
A BRAVE mother-of-two, who overcame horrific spinal injuries, is raising money for the hospital unit where she was treated. Ruth Doyle, 31, from Bishopthorpe, York, was left virtually paralysed from the waist down after a car accident on the A64, in 1990
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Devoted wife and mother loses cancer battle
DEVOTED wife and mother Diane Shipley has died from cancer at the age of 41. To the many people who attended Diane's 40th birthday celebration just over a year ago, the unfolding tragedy was scarcely believable. At that time she was her usual vibrant
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Naked man in wall chase
A NAKED man was arrested today after being pursued by police officers as he tried to get away along the bar walls in York. The man, who was first spotted in a back alleyway off Bishophill Junior at about 7.30am, was seen running from Priory Street along
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Hosts fail to sparkle
ALL did not go well for the host club in the opening games of Heworth FC's Euroglaze Southwood Cup competition. Heworth 'B' crashed 4-1 to LNERB in the opening group 'A' game. Two goals from Williams and an own goal put the visitors in command at half-time
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Byers has final say on racecourse stand
YORK racecourse's green belt location means the Environment Secretary, Stephen Byers, will make the final decision on a proposed new £20m County Stand. The existing 1965 County Stand could be demolished at the end of this racing season and replaced by
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Sport venue officially opened
A new playing field which has improved sporting space for people in Rawcliffe has been officially opened. Yesterday at a special ceremony at Rawcliffe Recreation Association in St Mark's Grove, Bob Eccles, former chairman of Rawcliffe Parish Council,
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DEFRA staff strike over pay
ABOUT 300 of the 400 staff employed at York's DEFRA offices were thought to have stayed at home today. A group of about 20 protesters gathered at the offices, in Peasholme Green, waving placards which declared: "Obey the law, Mrs Beckett - equal pay now
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Riverside flats snapped up
ALMOST half the apartments to go on sale at York's newest riverside development have been snapped up in just two days. And the remainder of the first three floors of the Westgate Development in Leeman Road are expected to be sold within the next week.
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Panto star opens energy fair
IT COULD be the planet's biggest challenge - to save the Earth from the ravages of climate change. But the hundreds of people who turned up at the PlanetYork energy fair on Saturday were willing to give it a go, and quickly pledged to do their bit for
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Potter seeks a quiet life
YORK City's Graham Potter is craving anonymity after the Minstermen's thrashing of Torquay. The former England Under-21 international believes only then will he know City's fortunes are genuinely on the up. The former Stoke, Southampton and West Brom
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Rush for homes
HOW history repeats itself. In 1988, hopeful home-buyers queued overnight for a chance to buy one of York's exclusive new homes at Bishop's Wharf. Similar scenes occurred outside the Westgate Development offices on Bridge Street at the weekend, where
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Barnes ton for Yapham
Despite being held to a draw at Easingwold, Yapham strengthened their position at the top of division four as their nearest rivals Huby suffered an embarrassing defeat at bottom placed Thorp Arch and Boston Spa. Paul Barnes hit his maiden league century
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Time for men to shape up
BLOKES and yoga? Don't see them as easy bed partners myself. And neither do men. Although there are moves afoot to help fellas see the light and realise that while it may not be in the same macho-chest-pounding league as rugby or pumping iron, it's hugely
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Potter seeks a quiet life
YORK City's Graham Potter is craving anonymity after the Minstermen's thrashing of Torquay. The former England Under-21 international believes only then will he know City's fortunes are genuinely on the up. The former Stoke, Southampton and West Brom
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Stoute's star to shine at York
SIR Michael Stoute, who has such a wonderful record on Knavesmire, can prove the star of the opening show tomorrow by saddling Medicean to clinch the Juddmonte International Stakes. The £450,000 Group 1 contest, the richest race of the year at York and
