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Going bump in the night
From ghoulies and ghosties and long-leggety beasties, And things that go bump in the night, Good Lord, deliver us! Anon I had been promising myself a trip on the Ghost Trail for as long as it has been running, so, when an opportunity arose last week,
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York family's TV quiz bid
THEY have waited for over a year to see it on the small screen. Now the Hardy family from York are preparing to relive their one brush with fame as Family Fortunes goes out on air tonight. The family, headed by Jayne Cook, nee Hardy, from Woodthorpe,
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York to get £50m science project
A £50 MILLION project generating up to 5,000 jobs could be on its way to York, the Evening Press can reveal today. A consortium of business people and landowners has lodged an outline plan with City of York Council for 450,000 square feet of offices for
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Featherstone 38, Academy 14
York Wasps Academy gave a fine account of themselves despite losing 38-14 in a niggly game at title-chasing Featherstone Rovers. York opened the scoring with a Paul Flynn penalty after just two minutes but by half-time were trailing 24-2, Featherstone
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Parking poser
WHILE walking down Parliament Street last Tuesday evening at approximately 7.48pm, my husband and I noticed not one, not two, but three traffic wardens filling out notices to place on vehicles. There were eight vehicles in total - two of which belonged
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Spoiling the party
FURTHER to your item on street entertainers in York (August 17), I should like to recount the following. On Saturday, some 100 people, myself included, were enjoying a group from Zimbabwe, singing in St Helen's Square. In a gap between items, a uniformed
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For cheese a jolly good buffalo
YOU'VE heard of Buffalo Bill ... now meet North Yorkshire's Buffalo Bell. Judy Bell, whose Shepherd's Purse company claims to be the only blue cheese-maker in the county, is launching a third blue cheese called Buffalo Blue. Shepherd's Purse, finalists
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Brainy cyber beauty becomes Smart Alex
BRAINY cyber-beauty Alex, whose 3D image generated by a York hi-tech firm is set to make millions, has suddenly become Smart Alex. The computer-generated female, created by Lexicle of the York Innovation Centre and capable of hearing and responding to
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Skilled journalist now helping businesses
DURING more than 20 years as a journalist, Peter Davenport was a skilled observer and an expert in instant communication of complex facts - some of them as dramatic as Bloody Sunday in Ireland, the Lockerbie plane disaster and the hunt for the Yorkshire
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Award entries coming in fast
ENTRIES for the Evening Press Business of the Year Awards are accelerating as the deadline - September 10 - grows closer. Latest batch to arrive includes a prominent builder, a shoe shop chain, a transport service company, an exhibition theme company
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Sisters, ban sex - you never know what will happen
SEX is an extremely powerful negotiating tool. Ever since Salome strutted her funky stuff for a plateful of chops (those would be the rather bristly chops of John the Baptist), women have recognised the power they possess in their pants. And none more
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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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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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Virus restrictions ignored
FOOT and mouth restrictions designed to stop the disease's spread have been ignored by more than 70 North Yorkshire farmers and workers, officials have said. North Yorkshire trading standards officers are now considering prosecuting offenders. More than
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Dunnington delight
DUNNINGTON stayed on course in Tyke Petroleum Men's League division one with a healthy 80-28 win over Knaresborough, who could field only two pairs. Civil Service lost 59-49 to York and dropped to bottom place but with two matches in hand they can still
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Stamps the way to do it!
SCARBOROUGH has helped celebrate more than 330 years of slapstick comedy with the launch of a set of six new stamps featuring Punch and Judy. Giant versions of the stamps - which also show fellow puppets icons the policeman, crocodile, clown and beadle
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Ethel, 86, dips into pension to help shot cat
A PENSIONER from York was so moved by the plight of a Ryedale cat, which survived after being shot in the mouth, she has made a gift towards the owner's vet bill. Smudge was shot at point-blank range with an air gun last month and had to undergo emergency
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Alarm at hotel's evacuation route
A RETIRED air engineer got a shock when he tried to get through a York hotel's fire escape - and found himself in another guest's bathroom. Ian Kirby, a former flight engineer for BOAC and British Airways, who worked on Concorde, was staying at the city's
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Young Wasps roughed up
YORK WASPS Academy failed to reproduce the excellent form they showed last week when they lost 34-28 at Oldham. However, the defeat came in the face of some controversial refereeing decisions and some rough-house tactics by the hosts. York opened the
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Fulford hosts top tourney
The leading 72 players in Yorkshire will descend on Fulford Golf Club tomorrow for the Yorkshire amateur strokeplay championship to be played over 36 holes. Hull's Richard Finch will be bidding to add the strokeplay crown to his Yorkshire matchplay title
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No change necessary
HARROGATE Town boss John Reed is not likely to make changes to his squad for tonight's clash with Stocks-bridge despite seeing his side slip to a disappointing opening day defeat at Lincoln United. Defensive errors and profligate finishing cost Town dearly
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Builder praised for saving boy from fire
A SELBY builder was today hailed a hero after rescuing a mother and her toddler son from a blazing house. Mark Foster, 31, sprang into action when a distraught neighbour rang late at night to say her lounge was on fire. He jumped out of bed, pulled on
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Soldier Tony on parade
SOLDIER Tony Altass has been revved out of retirement to surge into world championship motor-cycling manoeuvres, writes Tony Kelly. The York-based warrant officer (two class) has been selected as part of the Great Britain team to compete in this week's
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Four hurt in A64 Jeep crash
TWO women and two young children were injured in a road accident on the A64 between Tadcaster and York. The accident happened close to the Catterton turn-off on the east-bound carriageway yesterday afternoon. A Shogun jeep overturned and two women, and
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Tykes' final push for title
RYAN Sidebottom, fit again after a groin injury, was back with Yorkshire today as they aimed to go flat out to clinch the Championship title against relegation-haunted Glamorgan at the Scarborough Cricket Festival. To do so, Yorkshire must take maximum
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Family's terror at car arson attack
POLICE were today investigating an arson attack near Selby in which a caravan and a car were destroyed. The red R-registered Ford Mondeo estate and caravan were parked in the front garden of a house, in Main Road, Temple Hirst. The incident happened in
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Dame Judi's cancer care plea
York's own Oscar-winning actress Dame Judi Dench is making a plea for people to give money to help fund more lung cancer nurses. She has written to the Evening Press and other organisations appealing for publicity to raise the profile of the work done
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Zingari close to divisional honours
THE top four sides in division two of the Hunters the Estate Agent York and District Senior Cricket League all recorded victories on Saturday and Hull Zingari now seem certain to gain promotion at the first attempt. They have a 70-point lead over third-placed
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Passing muster
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 & Diamonds City must now pit
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Body found in woodland
POLICE were today investigating the discovery of a badly-decomposed corpse in woodland near Harrogate. The grim find was made in woodland near Lindley Reservoir, between Harrogate and Otley. Police said they had not been able to determine whether the
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Academy 46, Gateshead 18
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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Labour in a spin over foot and mouth crisis
WHY, when farmers had won so much sympathy, support and co-operation from the general public, instead of encouraging support and advising the public to eat British food, did the Government use spin to try to alienate farmers from the public, cover up
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No more chances
I WOULD like to respond to Charlie Newton's letter (August 15). I'm afraid that I will not be giving First York any more chance to improve. I've lived in York for nearly five years and the bus services have always been unreliable at best. With all due
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Worth support
I REGULARLY buy a copy of The Big Issue and am always surprised at the good quality of the articles which range from those about people to interesting areas of the north, current entertainments, opportunities etc. The vendors are always polite and like
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Begin with a bang
NO more half-measures were the orders being barked by York City terrier Richard Cooper ahead of the Minstermen's long haul south this weekend. The 21-year-old was handed a starting berth for this afternoon's Torquay clash after sitting out last Saturday's
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Hogg cash makes sense
YORK City's careful - and smart - handling of the purse strings was evident this summer as would-be Minstermen junior Chris Hogg moved to the Premiership bright lights of Ipswich Town. Not surprisingly, the move caused a few rumblings of discontent on
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Region bucks the trend
BUSINESS start-ups may have dropped drastically all over Britain, but Yorkshire is bucking the trend, according to newly-published statistics from Barclays Bank. East Anglia lost 32 per cent of its start-ups over the first six months of this year, compared
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Take the lift
Fancy a facelift in your lunch hour? MAXINE GORDON reports on beauty treatments that can wipe out years in seconds IN less time than it takes to buy and munch your sarnies from M&S, you could have years of wear and tear erased from your face. Yes,
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Tykes' final push for title
RYAN Sidebottom, fit again after a groin injury, was back with Yorkshire today as they aimed to go flat out to clinch the Championship title against relegation-haunted Glamorgan at the Scarborough Cricket Festival. To do so, Yorkshire must take maximum
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YDH turns 25
As York District Hospital celebrates its 25th anniversary, Stephen Lewis speaks to one of its first patients - and asks chief executive Simon Pleydell what the future holds Twenty-five years ago this week, more than a thousand people had the chance to
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Nineties nostalgia
CHRIS TITLEY looks back - but not too far back - to the era of Britpop and alcopops REMEMBER the Nineties? I should flaming well hope so. They only finished 19 months ago. Toddlers have an excuse for not recalling anything from a decade that delivered
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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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City Arms crowned Ladies League champions
CITY Arms secured the York John Smith's Ladies League division one championship with a hard fought 6-3 win against Dringhouses Sports. City went into the pairs with a 4-2 lead but Shelly Moran and Susie Hughes pulled one back for the sports club before
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Youngs take Tad home
TADCASTER have snatched the IT Sports York Mixed Tennis League division two title by one point from Fulford after beating Rowntree Park 66-42 in their final match. In-form husband and wife duo Ian and Debbie Young led their side to the points. They won
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Civil Service snatch crown
CIVIL Service toppled Fulford Ladies Invitation League division three leaders Cliffe in the last match to win the championship. Cliffe's consolation is that they finished as runners-up and will also be promoted. Wendy Catchpole and new partner Julie Affleck
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Sorry, but you are on your own now
A FLOOD victim was stunned today after plans to protect her home and business at Stamford Bridge from another disaster were suddenly abandoned. The Environment Agency had intended building flood walls around Jo Barry's clothes shop and nearby bungalow
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Trapped in the home I can't sell
A MUM of four says claims she is trapped in a home she is unable to sell because of flooding. Tracie Sturdy also believes a controversial housing development near her property will increase the chances of flooding and further endanger her home. But the
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Boro expect tough battle
SCARBOROUGH travel to Northwhich Victoria tonight for a Nationwide Conference game which manager Neil Thompson admits will be tough. "We have got to be on our toes from the very first minute to the last, because I expect this game to be a strong physical
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Virus restrictions ignored
FOOT and mouth restrictions designed to stop the disease's spread have been ignored by more than 70 North Yorkshire farmers and workers, officials have said. North Yorkshire trading standards officers are now considering prosecuting offenders. More than
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Window smashed
PASSENGERS on a York to London train last night were delayed because a window was smashed just before the train reached Newark. One passenger, Joan Paley, from Clifton, York, understood the incident had been caused by someone shooting at the train, but
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Sheffield Wednesday pay tribute to Thomas Staniforth
SHOCKED Sheffield Wednesday boss Peter Shreeves says the club has lost a "member of the family" with the tragic death of Thomas Staniforth. The Owls manager paid tribute on the club's website to the 20-year-old defender, who collapsed and died while out
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Tough test for City
JOHN Fielding's learning curve will take a sharp incline tonight but one that holds no fear for the latest product of York City's youth programme. The young City centre-back made his Football League debut in Saturday's 3-0 hammering of Torquay United
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Racing tail to tell at Knavesmire
THE tale of a legendary two-horse race at York's Knavemire was being remembered today on the first day of the Ebor race meeting. One of today's highlights was set to be the 51st Great Voltigeur Stakes, a race named after the horse Voltigeur, whose tail
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The science of keeping ahead
BRITAIN'S science city is expanding. The statistics measure the leap forward: 450,000 square feet of hi-tech offices built on 26 York acres housing up to 5,000 workers thanks to a £50 million investment. But bald figures and artists' impressions do not
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We need more belief - Darren
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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Eddery double odds-on
PAT Eddery, seen to such good effect when making all the running on Give The Slip in last year's Tote Ebor Handicap, can stage a repeat Knavesmire victory on Moon Emperor tomorrow - using totally different tactics. The 11-times champion jockey will bid
