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Role reversal
Champions facing an uphill struggle - THE Lord's Taverners' Trophy will be presented to new county champions Yorkshire next Wednesday during the lunch interval on the opening day of their last game of the season against Essex at Scarborough. But casual
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Heroin mum spurned every chance
A MOTHER caught red-handed with double-strength heroin was today behind bars after she spurned chance after chance to keep her freedom. Last November, Recorder Tim Clayson gave Sarah Brough, now 22, two years' probation instead of the prison sentence
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Webbed-foot Zina has eye on cats
AN ORPHANED dog rescued by a York animal lover from Corfu has caused a stir in her new home - it is a sanctuary for cats. Barbara Sharp rescued the dog, named Zina, after spotting her while on holiday last year. Barbara, 62, paid £2,500 - £500 of which
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Car terror ordeal
A BUSINESSWOMAN, believed to be from the York area, was threatened by a man in a car park and forced to drive him into Leeds city centre, police said today. The woman, who has not been named, was returning to her car, which was parked in Globe Road, Holbeck
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Nightmare
PENSIONERS have spoken of their escape after their holiday coach careered off the road, cut across the on-coming carriageway and came to rest in a field. Alice Lusher, 78, and Vera Donnelly, 73, were among a party of holidaymakers travelling on the A64
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Minstermen merit inter-City fair play
IT made a welcome change to be looking forward to this afternoon's big derby game at Hull City for all the right reasons. Last season the corresponding fixture was important if only because City were still needing points to secure their Football League
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Of mangroves and mountains
IF you ever want to get an idea how big the world is, get on a flight for New Zealand. Perched alongside the International Date Line, it is literally half a world (or about 26-hours ordeal-by-747) away. And if you ever want to get an idea how small the
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Party goes flat for Yorkshire 6-pack
WINNING the County Championship has made it a dream summer for David Byas and his team who have brought back the Championship pennant to Yorkshire after an absence of 33 years. But the summer went sour for six players with first team experience who were
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In for a penny
So what did the butler see? I've always been intrigued to know what naughty images were contained in the pre-war, coin-operated amusement machines. And I finally found out during a visit to Old Penny Memories, a working collection of antique slot machines
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Theme lark
A little bit of sunshine can turn a theme park into a great day out, as DAN RUTSTEIN and friends discover at Lightwater Valley TECHNICALLY, you can enjoy a theme park whatever the weather. But we were more than a little grateful for the burning sunshine
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York didn't need a silly new logo
YORK has never had an image problem. Until now, that is. First Stop York Partnership and York Tourism Bureau between them concluded that not enough visitors were coming to the city and so in a bid to attract more they commissioned a makeover to the tune
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No can do...
C Simpkins wrote about the recycling efforts of the council's Foss Islands Depot under the heading 'Can you believe it?' (Letters, September 4). Well, I can believe it and the situation is probably worse. My own efforts to recycle domestic waste and waste
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Some heritage
SO! English Heritage are to put forward £10,000 to encourage Scout Groups in North Yorkshire to work towards a new heritage badge (Evening Press, September 5th). Can this be the same English Heritage who have tacitly approved the proposed desecration
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Bigotry in schools
PR Willey's letter (Evening Press, September 6) about religious bigotry in and outside of schools indicated to me that the recent launch of a campaign against religious schools by the British Humanist Association has yet to reach York. The government's
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Memories of Cyril
I WAS saddened to read of the death of Father Cyril Brooks. I and many fellow pedal cyclists had the pleasure of meeting and listening to him in 1990, when he was the guest preacher at the CTC's annual Coxwold church service. Father Cyril's sermon that
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Century not out
CELEBRATING a century not out is Gertrude Pemberton, who has turned 100 today. Born in Bolton, Mrs Pemberton moved to Upper Poppleton, York, after the death of her husband James, in 1968, and became a resident at Lime Tree House, in Main Street, two years
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Yes, Minister, we'd like some answers
VALE of York MP Anne McIntosh is the scourge of Ministers in Parliament. The Tory was involved in face-to-face exchanges with them on more occasions last year than almost any other MP - asking 34 oral questions. Only Tory leader William Hague and outspoken
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Court jails man for wearing pig's nose
A MAN who appeared in court wearing a plastic pig's nose has been jailed for 14 days for contempt. Gordon Palmer refused to remove the pink joke nose, despite being asked three times by Selby magistrates. He said he was wearing it in protest against his
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Accolade goes to 'tireless' train staff
STAFF with the York-based rail company, GNER, have been praised for their "tireless and sensitive efforts" to overcome the effects of two tragic accidents and restore passenger confidence. The company has won the Back on Track award for its recovery programme
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TV star opens new-look nursery
CELEBRITY-STYLE guru Anna Ryder-Richardson went back to school to open a new-look nursery. The Changing Rooms star was at Barwic Parade Primary School to get the nursery off to a great start. Nursery teacher Melanie Hind won a £5,000 makeover for the
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Jaunt for Jonathan
TOP of the pile in The York Golf Club captain's junior day was 16-year-old Jonathan Kemp. The talented teenager totalled 42 points to win the event and receive the trophy from delighted club captain Brian Dunning, who donated the cup. As pleasing to Dunning
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THAM-TASTIC!
Gymnast Melanie's Olympic dream is born from mum's York background. Teenager Melanie Tham is on course to be selected for the Canadian gymnastic team for the next Olympic Games - and the lithe youngster has her York-born mum Lynne to thank for her golden
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Boro action is dismissed
SCARBOROUGH Football Club got some good news when the winding up petition brought by Ian Ockenden was dismissed in the Leeds High Court (Chancery Division) yesterday. The hearing lasted just 20 minutes and club chairman Darrell Littlewood was delighted
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Stamp eager to sample some action
YORK City defender Neville Stamp is desperate to make up for lost time, writes Dave Stanford. The former Reading full-back put weeks of injury misery behind him when he successfully came through 90 minutes of reserve team football on Wednesday. Stamp,
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Look to the Evans
DUTCHMAN Michael Evans is gunning for goals after being handed a footballing lifeline by Terry Dolan and York City. As first revealed in the Evening Press, trialist Evans, 25, has been snapped up by City chief Dolan on a one-month contract and was drafted
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Here's looking like you, Treacle
THEY do say you grow to look like your pet and Neil Watson of Sheriff Hutton, is living proof. He was runner-up in Country Living magazine's annual Dog/Owner look-alike competition. Neil and his dog, Treacle, won a handsome dog coat made in Country Living's
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Officer injured in van smash
A FEMALE police officer suffered minor injuries when her patrol van collided with an empty bus. The crash took place on the A59 Skipton Road in Harrogate, at the junction with Grove Road. Though on the way to an incident, the police van was "almost stationary
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Missile gear may be in place at base
EQUIPMENT vital to the proposed U.S. missile defence scheme has already been assembled at a North Yorkshire spy base, a veteran investigative journalist claims. Duncan Campbell, who has researched activities at military surveillance bases for more than
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Father in York knife mugging terror
A YORK father today told of the horror of being threatened and robbed at knife-point by two skinheads - in broad daylight. The terrifying incident took place, ironically, along a snicket off Thief Lane in York, at about 11.20am yesterday, while the man
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East to Reasty
I broke my rule of 'never try to get anywhere on a Bank Holiday' to do a route recently recommended by the North York Moors Authority. This is useful for me as I don't have to worry about it too much and I think will be nice for you as it's a pleasant
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Santhai restaurant, Escrick - Reviewed 08/09/01
YOU can't miss the Sangthai restaurant as you drive along the A19 at Escrick. Banners by the roadside signal the way into this new outlet, nestling inside the country charms of the Church Cottage Hotel. The restaurant, which opened four months ago, is
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Operation Carpet catches out drivers
DRIVERS travelling bet-ween York and Harrogate are being warned to make sure that their vehicles are in tip-top shape - or face the consequences. North Yorkshire Traffic Police and members of the Vehicle Inspectorate Team are carrying out a two-week campaign
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Couple celebrate 50 years
STICKING together through thick and thin has been the secret of 50 golden years for Sam and Rita Smith. But the couple almost never made it to their happy day at Acomb's Methodist Church, in 1951, as they didn't quite hit it off straight away. Rita, 69
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Council censure: no appeal
A LEADING councillor is to be excluded from taking part in a major management shake-up in a North Yorkshire local authority, following a complaint against him from a senior official. The full meeting of Ryedale District Council heard that Coun Keith Knaggs
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Police back Press skate park idea
THE Evening Press Get On Board campaign is off to a flying start with the backing of North Yorkshire Police. Youth Action Officer PC Stewart Ashton, of Malton, has given his thumbs-up to our plans to help build safe skateboard parks in Ryedale. Without
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It's a knockout for the A-team
AFTER their win in the York and District Snooker Association Summer Handicapped League, INL 'A' team also took the W Scorfield & Son Ltd Team Knockout title with a 3-1 win over Pack of Cards 'A' team. In frame one INL's Kevin Hopper played a strong
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Call this a garden?
TURN this mess into a beautiful beer garden and you could win your name in lights and as much as beer as you wish to drink. Well, £75 worth anyway. James Butler, landlord of the Three-Legged Mare, wants to sort out his garden and he couldn't think of
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Defiant Webster
EASINGWOLD sidecar star Steve Webster needs a lucky break if he is to retain his World Championship crown. Webster is in action at Assen in Holland tomorrow knowing he faces an near impossible task to keep the title he has held for the last four years
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Lee's way as 'professional'
TEENAGE footballer Lee Sampson got a rare taste of professional life courtesy of the Evening Press and York City. Lee, 16, from Acomb, and a student at York College, won an Evening Press competition to spend a day training with the club Lee, who plays
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Wasps' move for Broncos shelved
YORK Wasps' audacious drive to transfer London Broncos lock, stock and barrel to York is dead - for this season at least. The killing of a move to instantly bring Super League to York was confirmed by Wasps' vice-chairman Russell Greenfield after he discovered
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Greece switch for Grecians
York City's home match with Exeter City on October 6 will now kick-off at 1pm to avoid a clash with England's crucial World Cup qualifying clash with Greece, which is scheduled to kick-off at 3pm at Old Trafford on the same day. Talks are underway to
