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'Fortress' rules are extended for two weeks
THE strict "Fortress North Yorkshire" rules aimed at halting the spread of foot and mouth have been extended for two more weeks. The bio-security zone was introduced around Thirsk for an initial 30 days on July 30. Announcing the extension, the new regional
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Backing for Milk Group
NORTHERN-based Premier Milk Producers (PMP), one of the largest groups of direct sellers in England, is backing the wholesale transfer of contracts to The Milk Group. At a special meeting held in late July, PMP members gave their majority support to the
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Helping to cope
A NEW web site to help farmers cope with the stress of the foot and mouth crisis has been endorsed by Prince Charles. The site, www.farmingsupport.org.uk has been prepared by clinical psychologists in conjunction with the Rural Stress Network. Prince
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Crops survey finds variable yields
EARLY samples of winter wheat from Yorkshire farms are generally poor quality, according to Mark Smith, senior grain trader at Dalgety Kenneth Wilson, although later wheats have been more encouraging. The Yorkshire harvest has been considerably delayed
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It's just bad language
NOW here's a fine kettle of fish. I find myself in complete agreement with Helen Mead (August 27). Our Monday scribe abandons her bulging underclothes to have a good rant about the misuse of language; and quite rightly too. Helen mounts my favourite hobbyhorse
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Wall of worry
ATTENTION is drawn to the apparent long delay on the part of the City of York Council rebuilding the brick perimeter wall adjoining a block of flats in Anne Street. This wall is part of the security walling to the flats. It was destroyed by young vandals
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Delivered into joy by county champion conquest
BEING a fiercely proud Yorkshireman and a keen follower of cricket, I was delighted that Yorkshire County Cricket Club managed to win the championship. It has been a long wait, 33-years, and it means us Tykes can now hold our heads up in the cricketing
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Make it a date when buying perishable foods...
THE City of York Council Food and Safety Unit often receives inquiries from both consumers and businesses on the subject of the date marking of foods. The date marks on food labels are there to help food businesses and their customers maintain food safety
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Oh, to be in Emmerdale
Popstars created teen band Hear'Say. Now Soapstars is looking for Emmerdale's newest family. CHRIS TITLEY meets the York actress who braved the torture of televised auditions EMMERDALE could have done with Jan Shaughnessy. Dropping this blonde, tattooed
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Wind power boost for farmers
CRISIS-hit farmers in North Yorkshire are being urged to boost their incomes by up to £4,000 a year by giving up land for a windfarm. The Government has unveiled a scheme in partnership with National Windpower to build a network of small wind turbines
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Expensive day at the races
A MAN'S trip to York Races proved more expensive than expected as a result of the alcohol he consumed. Lee Gardner, who holds a £30,000 a year job in Tyneside, ended up in front of York magistrates because he could not hold his drink, the court heard.
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'Trees fall to Magnets
Nestl Rowntree's 100 per cent record in the West York-shire League premier division ended at Ripon City Magnets last night with a 3-1 defeat. Rob Ellis equalised Ripon's opener but goals either side of half-time handed the points to the hosts. Assistant
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Rival for Coppergate scheme wins backing
A RADICAL alternative to York's Coppergate Riverside scheme has won the backing of environmentalists. The York Natural Environment Trust has given its support to city businessman Martin Burgess's vision for the Castle Quarter, a rival to the controversial
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Decision due on bus strike
BUS service managers were today waiting to discover if York drivers have voted to call off strike action. A ballot of First York drivers was due to close this afternoon. It will decide if the drivers accept a last-gasp pay deal offered in an effort to
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Acorn duo go wild in country
York Acorn Running Club secretary Nick Ford and team-mate Jim Benson were well placed in the first of the Wild Races series held at Homsterley Forest near Bishop Auckland. Ford was 33rd in a time of 1 hour, 05 minutes 05 seconds, while Benson finished
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New brotherly shove
MANAGEMENT duo Garry and Paul Atkins will be looking to get off to a great start as their New Earswick All Blacks side return to life in the Yorkshire League. All Blacks have been in the National Conference League since the mid-1990s but after dropping
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Loco honour for crash railman
TRAIN driver Stephen Dunn, tragically killed in the North Yorkshire rail disaster, is to have a locomotive named after him. At a private ceremony on Saturday, Freightliner Heavy Haul Ltd will name a new Class 66 locomotive the Driver Stephen Dunn (George
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Tykes' victory bid sags
Anthony McGrath's maiden century in county league cricket could not stop Yorkshire Phoenix from crashing to defeat by eight runs against Kent Spitfires at Canterbury. It was a game Yorkshire should have won after they had wanted only 29 from the last
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Clark says Gough to 'stay'
Yorkshire coach Wayne Clark seemed to end speculation about Darren Gough's future by stating that England's star bowler had assured him he would still be playing for his native county next season. Clark also named the six players who have been told they
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Four-way fillip for City
YORK City were given a quadruple squad boost as the Minstermen's reserves lost their opening fixture 1-0 at Bury. Midfielder Nick Richardson, defender Gary Hobson and utility player Marc Thompson all came through the 90 minutes unscathed after recent
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Wasps' five-star luxury
YORK Wasps have received a five-star summer boost. A quintet of players, who shone throughout last season despite the club's ailing fortunes, have already signed contracts to keep them at Huntington Stadium for at least another year. And more are set
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Laughing all way to bank over jester
A DAZZLING ornament belonging to a woman from North Yorkshire is set to earn its owner a fortune - after it was revealed to be the only one of its kind in the world. The Royal Doulton statuette of a jester, entitled Two Heads Are Better Than One, is a
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Title tolling
Tollerton look well set to clinch the Fourth Division title after a workmanlike performance against Acomb. Tony and Alan Raper both claimed four wickets to restrict Acomb to 108 for 6. The Tollerton reply lacked a domineering knock, though there were
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Selby vicar in marriage split
A SELBY vicar and his wife have split up - blaming the break-up on mounting pressures of running a parish. The Rev David Woollard and his wife, Audrey, said the stresses and strains of the parish ministry had finally taken their toll. And the Archdeacon
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Star Wars is way off target
MORAL and strategic objections have so far failed to persuade President George W Bush to reconsider his belief in missile defence. He is more determined than ever to press ahead, as demonstrated by his bluntest warning yet that the United States is about
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Wasps go for Broncos
York Wasps have launched an historic bid to bring Super League rugby to the city next season. Wasps vice-chairman Russell Greenfield revealed today that he had been in negotiations with the London Broncos in an attempt to take over the Super League outfit
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Fiddling with labels
IT was with a strange feeling of half-guilt that I gave the wisteria its second haircut on Monday, realising that I hadn't taken an August Bank Holiday off since 1957. The weather is very kind at the moment, and as the harvesting days get shorter, everyone
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Four-way fillip for City
YORK City were given a quadruple squad boost as the Minstermen's reserves lost their opening fixture 1-0 at Bury. Midfielder Nick Richardson, defender Gary Hobson and utility player Marc Thompson all came through the 90 minutes unscathed after recent
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Out in the country
When Hawthorne Cottage was first built in the 1940s, its owner was a hard-working farm labourer who thought nothing of heading off to the Priory Estate at the crack of dawn and not returning until dusk, sweaty, dirty, dog-tired and reeking of robust rural
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Intricate Web to spin route towards net gain
INTRICATE Web can end a losing sequence in the hands of Willie Supple at Ayr tomorrow. Eric Alsten's five-year-old, lines up for the Grant Thornton E Tech Classified Stakes over seven furlongs and has an excellent chance of victory. Intricate Web enjoyed
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Hamiltons are still bad news
IT'S funny the way the news can make us neighbours. The trouble is, this means you wake up one morning to find Neil and Christine Hamilton have moved in next door. People we have never met, and with luck never will, suddenly become familiars in our life
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Shortening the queue for organic farming
CHANGES have been made to the Organic Farming Scheme to help farmers affected by foot and mouth disease controls to apply to the OFS. Previously, application to the OFS could only be made by farmers who were registered with an organic inspection body,
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Farming is a lark...
Foot and mouth and harvest difficulties are prominent in the spotlight at the moment. But as Rob Simpson of the Yorkshire and North-East National Farmers' Union reports, there is some good news with a survey on birds... AMID the continued nightmare of
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Focus on support
FARMERS are to get the opportunity to voice their opinions and inform a cross-section of rural support organisations on the plight of their industry at a top level conference being held at The Lodge, Leeming Bar, on September 4, starting at 1.30pm.. Karen
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Genotype scheme for sheep
PEDIGREE sheep breeders are being invited to register their interest in participating in a ram genotyping scheme as part of the National Scrapie Plan for Great Britain. This first phase of the plan is a breeding programme for genetic resistance to scrapie
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New web site
A NEW web site has been established to feature non-food uses of crops. The Forum website, announced by Lord Whitty, parliamentary undersecretary for DEFRA, can be found at www.defra.gov.uk/farm/gifnfc. Updated: 09:53 Thursday, August 30, 2001
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Rare breeds
THE Rare Breeds Survival Trust has launched an appeal for £2.5m to expand a gene bank to safeguard rare farm animals, not only against the current outbreak of foot and mouth but also against any future farming disasters. Some breeds of cattle, pigs and
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Missiles could fall on UK, warns scientist
NUCLEAR missiles intercepted by America's "Son of Star Wars" project could hit the UK instead, a leading scientist has claimed. Physicist Ted Postol, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, made his claims in the influential New Scientist magazine
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Police fears for missing York girl, 15
CONCERN is growing for the safety of a 15-year-old York girl who has not been seen for five days. Nicola Kelly, of Whitestone Drive, Huntington, was last seen leaving her home at 5.30pm on August 25. She had taken no personal belongings with her. Sergeant
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Heroin cheaper than pot in York
THE PRICE of heroin in York has dropped so much it is now available more cheaply than "softer" drugs such as cannabis, the Evening Press can reveal. And we have learned that addicts openly sell heroin only yards from the city centre in an effort to fund
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Tykes' victory bid sags
Anthony McGrath's maiden century in county league cricket could not stop Yorkshire Phoenix from crashing to defeat by eight runs against Kent Spitfires at Canterbury. It was a game Yorkshire should have won after they had wanted only 29 from the last
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York Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society, Summer Serenade at the National Centre For Early Music,
FOR the men of York Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society it was a tuxedo function, their creamy jackets standing out against the black evening wear of the ladies, as they sang side by side in a tribute to The Music Of Stephen Sondheim. A fortnight ago
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No wonder there's a shortage of teachers
SO there is a shortage of teachers is there? No wonder. For years the job of educating our offspring was highly respected. Many budding academics worked hard to aspire to this responsible and much-coveted position. Teachers were pillars of the community
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Clarke is Tory hope
YOU invited comments on the Conservative leadership election. I offer mine. Elections are the truest public opinion poll and politicians ignore them at their peril. The Labour party got the message that under Michael Foot's leadership they had lost the
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Home truths
HOMES in York are increasingly becoming out of reach to all except high earners. The falling stockmarket prompts these people to invest in a second home. How do they get their returns? By taking money from those low earners who can't afford to buy homes
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Clark says Gough to 'stay'
Yorkshire coach Wayne Clark seemed to end speculation about Darren Gough's future by stating that England's star bowler had assured him he would still be playing for his native county next season. Clark also named the six players who have been told they
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Anger over lack of holiday news
AN ANGRY North Yorkshire man says he has been waiting weeks to hear about a holiday he thought he had "won" through a prize draw. Colin Richards has become the latest in a series of readers to contact the Evening Press about a prize draw a letter told
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Framed for glory
INL 'A' just managed to take the York and District Snooker Association Cue Ball division one title after a hard fought 2-2 draw against Cue Ball. They both finished on 25 points with INL winning one more frame over the season than Cue Ball. Burnholme
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Firms praised by disabled
AS many as 41 businesses in North and East Yorkshire, mostly in York, have been praised by disabled people. All of them, including supermarkets, visitor centres, banks, restaurants, car dealerships and hotels have been nominated for awards as organisations
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York bowlers roll to success
YORK bowlers were successful in the pairs, triples and two-wood singles of the Yorkshire County Women's Bowling Association Finals held at the Bert Keech club. Ann Redhead and Sue Chilton (Railway Institute) beat a Middlesbrough pair 18-17 and Maureen
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Wind power boost for farmers
CRISIS-hit farmers in North Yorkshire are being urged to boost their incomes by up to £4,000 a year by giving up land for a windfarm. The Government has unveiled a scheme in partnership with National Windpower to build a network of small wind turbines
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County to reveal its heritage on open days
MEMBERS of the public can enjoy an often unseen slice of York and North Yorkshire's history next month in the seventh Heritage Open Days event. Each year, in early September, a number of buildings which would normally charge for admission - or not open
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Warriors aim to cool it in heat of battle
SELBY Warriors go into the new Yorkshire League season on Saturday in confident mood despite seeing their preparations hit by violence. Their 'friendly' at Redhill had to be abandoned after only 35 minutes following three all-in brawls. Most of the players
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Coming out in symphony
A YOUNG musician from York is playing host to two overseas members of the prestigious National Children's Orchestra, which is performing a concert in the city's Minster tomorrow. Amie Owen, aged 14, from Escrick, welcomed fellow violinist Natalie John
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Moor points await buoyant Acorn
BUBBLING York Acorn travel to Dewsbury Moor on Saturday hoping to build on their excellent 58-16 win over Cottingham Tigers on the opening day of the season. With Darren Callaghan, Rob Lee and Gareth Lloyd, who all have Northern Ford Premiership experience
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Dads on route to putting paths in the clear
TWO dads who vowed to clear an overgrown footpath being ignored by council chiefs have almost completed the epic task. Martin Calvert and Nicholas Skaife decided to open up the path, linking Thornton-le-Dale and Pickering, after council chiefs refused
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Tory contenders head for county
THE CONSERVATIVE leadership contest is due to end in North Yorkshire next week. Contenders Iain Duncan Smith and Ken Clarke will go head to head at the final hustings of the campaign, at Harrogate Grammar School on Friday. Mr Clarke will also be in York
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Farmer on disease rule charge
ANIMAL health officers are prosecuting a York farmer for breaching foot and mouth regulations. Richard William Bramley is accused of moving four bulls from Primrose Hill Farm, Heslington, to Anglo-Beef Processors, in Murton Lane, Murton, without a licence
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Adder girl ready for school
A YORK youngster who was bitten by a venomous snake has made a full recovery and is preparing to go back to school next week. Charlotte Shipley, ten, of Woodside Avenue, Burnholme, was bitten by the adder - the only venomous snake in Britain - while on
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Defence of crown draws nearer
Burythorpe need to win one more game to retain the Horwath Pulleyn Heselton York Vale division one championship after beating their closest rivals York at Clifton Park. York were off to a poor start losing their first two wickets for seven. They were
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Path of glory
MARTIN Calvert and Nicholas Skaife have just completed 200 hours community service. But this was not a judicial sentence imposed on them for wrongdoing. It was an epic act of selflessness that has benefited everyone in Thornton-le-Dale. One elderly villager
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Wasps go for Broncos
York Wasps have launched an historic bid to bring Super League rugby to the city next season. Wasps vice-chairman Russell Greenfield revealed today that he had been in negotiations with the London Broncos in an attempt to take over the Super League outfit
