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Dangerous Corner, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds, until October 13
DANGEROUS Corner is one of JB Priestley's three 'time' plays, the trio being completed by Time And The Conways and I Have Been Here Before. These 'time' pieces are an exploration of the split, serial and circular theories of time, in this case offering
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Football agents are not after their pound of flesh
I TOUCHED last week on the changing nature of football in terms of preparing the players and the need for a club like York City to leave no stone unturned in the quest for an advantage. Another major change in football in recent years has been the increasing
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Opportunity knocks for Silverwood
YORKSHIRE bowler Chris Silverwood has been handed the chance to resurrect his faltering England career. The paceman, who missed the closing weeks of last season because of a muscle injury near his rib cage, has been earmarked as a possible replacement
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Live by the sword... so die by the sword
WHAT kind of wimpish nation have we become to allow two known adherents of Osama bin Laden to boast openly of their 'delight' at the horrific attacks against America, while living comfortably in North London and claiming social security benefits? One
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Roundabout reasons
P A Crowson (September 12) complains about the length of time required to carry out the A19/1237 Rawcliffe roundabout improvement. It would be possible to complete the works much faster but the means to achieve this would, from experience, be unacceptable
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Gruesome garage
AS a driver who travels to York from Malton on the A64 several times a week, the garage that I have to pass each day at the Hopgrove roundabout appals me. The scene of accident-damaged vehicles at the front of the garage seems to be building daily and
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Aircrew veterans' collection finds a new home
AIRCREW veterans were out in force to hand over unique Second World War memorabilia. Members of the Aircrew Association gave the items to the Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington, in a special ceremony. Irreplaceable objects such as wartime pilot log books
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Residents' secretary dies from epilepsy
THE secretary of a York residents' association died suddenly this summer because she was epileptic, an inquest heard. Janice Rebecca Law, 41, of Marjorie Waite Court, Clifton, was secretary of Clifton Residents' Association and died at her home on June
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Undercover customers to expose 'rip-off' garages
MYSTERY shoppers are to visit a random selection of the 2,500 garages in Yorkshire and Humberside to check customers are getting a fair deal. Teams of undercover Government inspectors are to carry out secret tests of car garages, following a flood of
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Cat lovers back MPs' efforts for curb on air guns
CHARITIES in York are backing plans to curb "trigger happy" airgun users who maim and kill scores of cats each year. Pet cats in the city have been targeted by heartless gun users who deliberately shoot at the animals. Now the RSPCA is backing a Private
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Mystery activists launch bypass demand
THE long debate over whether Stamford Bridge should get a road bypass has been re-started by an anonymous mystery activist - or group of activists. Posters have appeared in windows of homes and on some lamp-posts, demanding a bypass for the village. They
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RSPCA offers to help with food and bedding
THE RSPCA has repeated its offer to help farmers hit by livestock movement restrictions. The charity sent out letters to 5,700 farmers in foot and mouth-hit Northumberland, Lancashire, Cumbria and Yorkshire. RSPCA chief veterinary officer, Chris Laurence
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Hat-trick heroes for Harriers
TWO hat-tricks from Matthew Seaton and Nathan Hind saw Elvington Harriers overcome Grasshoppers 'B' 6-1 in the York Mitchell Sports League. Danny Croft also netted a treble as Pocklington Town beat Rowntree Rhinos 7-0. Pock's other marksmen were James
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Cauli good farmers market!
FARMERS markets are being promoted this month - National Farmers Markets Month - and doing the honours on the weekend in York was James Pavitt, director of the National Association of Farmers Markets pictured (at right) with York Coun Derek Small who
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Delay for flyover scheme inquiry
THE public inquiry into plans for a flyover on the A64 at Bilbrough Top has been adjourned until November. The Highways Agency said the delay was intended to allow the publication of a variation of one of the alternative schemes being considered by the
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'The situation is grave'
THE whole countryside is facing the biggest crisis in living memory, says Country Land and Business Association (CLA) president Anthony Bosanquet. "Farmers are going bankrupt, established rural businesses are struggling and new rural businesses are just
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Time is running out warns CLA
THE CLA has told the Government that time is running out to deal with the foot and mouth outbreak which began in February. "Our members, some of them farmers, others with businesses in rural areas, are terrified of a resurgence of the disease which is
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Opportunity knocks for Silverwood
YORKSHIRE bowler Chris Silverwood has been handed the chance to resurrect his faltering England career. The paceman, who missed the closing weeks of last season because of a muscle injury near his rib cage, has been earmarked as a possible replacement
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Minister offers planning cash
FARMERS, councillors and business people on Monday called on Government minister Alun Michael to give North Yorkshire more cash to cope with the effects of foot and mouth disease. The rural affairs minister was visiting the county on part of a fact-finding
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Yorkshire face journey to Devon
YORKSHIRE have been drawn away to Devon next season in the third round of the Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy, writes David Warner. And the Yorkshire Cricket Board, who recently beat the Gloucestershire Board at Bristol in the second round, have been
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Crisis talks at Scarboro'
CHAIRMAN Darrell Littlewood was set for crisis talks with Scarborough manager Neil Thompson and chief executive Ian Davison today about the state of the Nationwide Conference club. The Seasiders occupy one of the three relegation spots, the crowd of 616
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Anger over bus service 'shambles'
FURIOUS passengers have claimed they would no longer travel on First York buses after declaring its flagship Metro service "a shambles". The Evening Press has been inundated with commuters calling to attack the Ex-hibition Square company's new service
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The Entertainer
INCOMING York Wasps head coach Leo Epifania has outlined his fan-friendly style of rugby and a desire to get the very best out of his new players. In an exclusive interview with the Evening Press, the 36-year-old Australian said he was determined to get
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So who needs Star Wars?
THE world changed on September 11, and it continues to change. As well as fear, anger and despair, hope has begun to emerge from the devastation in New York and Washington. The sheer magnitude of the evil committed last week has focused warring minds
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Anguish of abduction girl
A YORK mother has told how her normally bright and bubbly daughter had been left subdued, distressed and anxious following an attempted abduction. The 10-year-old girl was grabbed by a man as she was walking along Garfield Terrace, off Leeman Road, at
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Loan arrangers ride to the rescue of high-risk borrowers
STEPHEN LEWIS looks at the options for those who find getting a mortgage isn't easy. THERE may be a mortgage bonanza under way, but the number of people who cannot get a mortgage is rising too. Changing work patterns, the boom in self-employment and the
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Beware the mailshot
What's been dropping through your letterbox lately? Prize draws, scratch cards, holiday offers, cash prizes? York Trading Standards is keen to draw attention to the current mailshots which are doing the rounds in York. Have you been invited to send for
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Autumn movements' headache
FOR a large percentage of this week, Paul Morse, Keith Waters and I have been downloading information and the latest press releases from the DEFRA website in order to try and keep ourselves abreast with the constantly changing rules and regulations which
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Revenge is just too scary
THE human story of the atrocity in New York continues to be told. In that modern twist on disaster, mobile phones helped to write tragedy's script, as many last calls were made in the certainty of death. In one heart-breaking detail, Melissa Hughes rang
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Anger at flats buy-back plan
FURIOUS residents in a York flats complex today attacked Joseph Rowntree Foundation proposals to buy back their homes. Residents at Rowntree Wharf claimed they would end up thousands of pounds out of pocket - and one, Debbie Laybourn, feared she would
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Live Bed Show, The Studio, York Theatre Royal
DISCARDED underwear clings to a ledge leading to the new Studio. Duvets, pillows, more underwear, crumpled newspapers, pile up as a debris diary of days passed by. Centre stage slumps a bed. Mugs are suspended from the ceiling. The back wall is covered
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A Midsummer Night's Dream, York Theatre Royal, in the autumn repertoire until November 17.
A MIDSUMMER Night's Dream is Shakespeare's most performed comedy, a supple piece over which many a magical wand has been waved. The tale of the Amazonian queen, the fairy world, the young lovers, the rude mechanicals and the Bottom who makes an ass of
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Yorkshire face journey to Devon
YORKSHIRE have been drawn away to Devon next season in the third round of the Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy, writes David Warner. And the Yorkshire Cricket Board, who recently beat the Gloucestershire Board at Bristol in the second round, have been
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Attack Afghanistan?
The prime suspect behind the terrorist attack on America, Osama bin Laden, right, is hiding in Afghanistan. As America prepares to retaliate, two Evening Press readers debate the issue... Yes ... says Kenneth Smillie WHAT the world witnessed on September
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Internet brings old pals to school reunion
FORMER school pals relive old times at a reunion dinner - thanks to the wonders of the Internet. Ex-pupils from Bar Grammar School, now All Saints', in Nunnery Lane, York, are pictured at the Bar Convent on Saturday when they were able to meet and greet
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Artists wanted for tower studio
TWO artists are appealing to others in the city to join them in a bid to create a new studio and gallery in York's Fishergate Postern Tower. Mark Jacobs and Helen Brigham, of Walmgate, have already got planning permission to develop the 16th century Grade
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Sponsor deal is music to our ears!
BRASS band members from York are to blow their own trumpets in a national contest after receiving sponsorship from train operator Arriva Trains Northern. York Railway Institute Brass Band can now meet the expenses of taking part in the Boosey & Hawkes
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Benefits row takes toll as dad goes into hospital
A YORK widower struggling to change a benefits system which punishes some bereaved partners was today in hospital - as the stress of his fight took its toll on his health. Frank Healy has been admitted to York District Hospital after his battle with benefits
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That's check, mate!
TOP chess player Richard Palliser gave a simultaneous display in York after his fine display in the World Junior Championships in Athens. He took on 18 opponents at the same time and the York players posed strong opposition, clocking up three wins. The
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Fight to keep 100 per cent records
YORK Acorn and Heworth are set to continue their battle for supremacy in the National Conference League division two this weekend. With rugby league in York generally enjoying something of an upswing at the moment, the cross-city rivals both have 100
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Suzy's back on song
YORK country and western singer Suzy Martell has battled her way to the top to bring out her debut CD. The cabaret and club songstress was so ill two years ago she was told to give up singing. But the determined performer refused to give in and is launching
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Hard-fought derby adds spice to cup
CRAYKE beat ten-man Huby 1-0 in a keen derby in the opening round of the Saturday FA Senior cup. York and District League Premier Division side Crayke went close after ten minutes when Simon Wilson had a dipping shot from 40 yards and 15 minutes later
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Asbestos tragedy of York man, 75
A YORK man who played childhood games of snowballs using asbestos dust from a nearby factory died years later from the asbestos-related disease, mesothelioma, an inquest heard. John Stead, 75, of Riverside Crescent, Huntington, died in June. He was born
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Blue box at Thirsk binned
FARMERS on almost 7,000 premises in North Yorkshire, Cheshire, Greater Manchester and Lancashire had their FMD restrictions lifted this weekend. The ending of the Thirsk biosecurity intensification area ("blue box") lifted 1,561 farms in North Yorkshire.The
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MP hits out at floods agency
MP Anne McIntosh has criticised the Environment Agency for not holding a flood awareness meeting in the Vale of York. She said it was the second consecutive year her constituency has been overlooked - in spite of suffering heavy flooding. She has written
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Gearing up for new licences
WITH the announcement of autumn animal movements last week, the county council is establishing a new licensing centre to cope with the expected demand. "We expect the majority of licence requests will be for sheep, which start on October 1," said North
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City kids scoop the 'Pools
YORK City's intermediates will face Hartlepool United in the first round of this season's FA Youth Cup. The City youngsters will have home advantage for the clash, which must be staged by October 27. City's young guns have already crossed swords with
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Back from New York nightmare
NORTH Yorkshire teenagers Andrew and Sarah Dickinson are with their family after their dream holiday to America turned sour. The terrible events of last Tuesday forced the teenagers to remain out in the stricken city for an extra four days, as all flights
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Keep 'em coming
THE Brideshead factor has worn off, and so Castle Howard needs new ways to make sure it is revisited. Richard Kemp, the man who installed a time machine in Jorvik during its £5 million revamp, is in charge of keeping the tourists coming. This brief is
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The Entertainer
INCOMING York Wasps head coach Leo Epifania has outlined his fan-friendly style of rugby and a desire to get the very best out of his new players. In an exclusive interview with the Evening Press, the 36-year-old Australian said he was determined to get
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City kids scoop the 'Pools
YORK City's intermediates will face Hartlepool United in the first round of this season's FA Youth Cup. The City youngsters will have home advantage for the clash, which must be staged by October 27. City's young guns have already crossed swords with
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Boanerges to shine in the Tote Silver Cup
BOANERGES, who gained a major victory in a valuable sprint at Musselburgh in mid-summer, returns to Scotland tomorrow with an excellent chance of hitting the bull's-eye again. Trained at Newmarket by Rae Guest, the gelding lines up for the £15,000 Tote
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Very handsome
Next time your Romeo comes a-calling, he'll know exactly where to find you because this ruggedly handsome Acomb home comes complete with its own balcony. Offered by Ashtons (01904 799333) for £189,950, 20 York Road is a substantial semi in a good location
