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It's Cooper-girl
Natalie springs to cherished accolade... NATALIE Cooper, the games captain at Queen Margaret's School in Escrick, has been named as the York and District Schools' Athletics Association sports girl of the year. The talented 17-year-old has excelled at
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Put to test by a mouse
York motorists have been offered a sneak preview of the new-look driving test. CHRIS TITLEY went for a spin. HONESTLY, there are some real maniacs on the road. Take the other day. In the space of a few minutes, a bus pulled out from a side road right
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Merger scheme set for approvaL
THE next stage in plans to merge two sets of infant and junior schools in York is likely to be approved by city councillors on Friday. Hob Moor, in Acomb, and Upper Poppleton both have a separate infant school, for children aged five to seven, and a junior
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Metro routes to bus chaos
IT was hailed as a transport revolution. But after just two weeks of the Metro bus timetable, the passengers are in revolt. They have denounced the First York service as a shambles, a farce and the last resort. City of York Council points out that it
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Mystery over closure of Your Angels
MYSTERY surrounds the unexpected closure of a family-run York playgroup. Your Angels, in Walmgate, a play and activity centre for children aged between three and 11, suddenly closed last month after only five months' trading. It is believed that the owner
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Ken's back in the cab
ALMOST 20 years to the day, the last train driver to work on an historic York railway got back in the cab - thanks to an appeal by the Evening Press. Ken Bell drove the last train on the old Derwent Valley Light Railway (DVLR) before it closed in 1981
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Police hunt spa town sex attacker
A VICIOUS sex attack on a 26-year-old woman has left police in Harrogate appealing for witnesses. Detectives believe the woman was assaulted on the A59 Skipton or A61 Ripon road, on Friday night, after accepting a lift from a man she met in a pub. The
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York pastor praises terrorist victim
A YORK pastor told today how a close friend led doomed colleagues in a circle of prayer on the 104th floor of the World Trade Center's south tower moments before it collapsed. Jeff Cuozzo, 29, of Campbell Avenue, Holgate, said father-of-three Al Braca
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Search goes on for OAP
THE search was continuing today for a Malton pensioner who went missing from his home more than a week ago. Concern is growing for the health of Ken Perrin, aged 71, who suffers from emphysema. His blue Nissan Micra was found abandoned at Howe Bridge,
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Tough time for canal anglers
Nomads endured a grueller on a gin-clear Selby Canal at Brayton on Sunday. An absence of boat traffic and falling temperatures saw the fish retreat for cover in the tap water-like cut. Russ Walker (Anglers Corner) stepped from the shadows of his in-form
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Shows are cancelled
TWO more annual shows have been cancelled because of foot and mouth. The Pickering and District and the Snainton and District Fur and Feather Fanciers shows were due to have taken place later this month but organisers have cancelled them on the advice
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Lacrosse word lifts Alexandra
ALEXANDRA Damazer's love for lacrosse has put her in line to win a top award from the BBC. Alexandra, a 14-year-old pupil at Escrick's Queen Margaret's School, entered the e-mail category of the BBC Sport 'Passion for Sport Award' - a competition aimed
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York told 'prepare for tourism slump'
A TOP British tourism chief today warned York to brace itself for the jarring effect of a travel slump in the wake of the terrorist outrages in the U.S. Joss Croft, manager of strategic partnerships at the British Tourist Authority, told a gathering of
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From Sue to Gordon...with love
A North Yorkshire couple's successful kidney transplant has been called a 14 million to one shot by doctors and it's all down to their healthy sex life. Gordon Goodchild, 42, of Ryedale Close, Norton, thought he had no chance of receiving a suitable donor
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Threat to county mail jobs
UNION leaders today reacted with shock after hearing that up to 150 Royal Mail jobs in North Yorkshire could be under threat. According to unions, Consignia, the parent company of Royal Mail, has announced it intends to cut its workforce by up to 15 per
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Injury hits Easterby's big game plan
SIMON Easterby's hopes of lining up against both his club-mates and the country of his birth have been dashed by injury. Tadcaster-born Easterby, who now plays flanker for Llanelli, was expected to start for title-chasing Ireland in their final two Six
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Woman's terror ordeal on country lane
A WOMAN driver today spoke of her terrifying ordeal as she was ordered out of her car on a deserted country lane in North Yorkshire. The mother-of-two, who was too frightened to be named, was driving from Sherburn-in-Elmet towards Selby when she noticed
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Johannesburg aiming to prove Euro status
Johannesburg can confirm himself the top two-year-old colt seen in Europe this season by winning the feature race at Newmarket tomorrow, writes Tom O'Ryan. Aidan O'Brien's multi-talented performer lines up for the £150,000 Middle Park Stakes and promises
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'Valhalla Rising' and 'Hostage'
Valhalla Rising by Clive Cussler (Penguin, £16.99) THIS new adventure novel by bestselling American author Clive Cussler will still be published tomorrow, even though it features a terrorist attempt to destroy New York's World Trade Centre. A spokesman
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On the road to nowhere
As Evening Press readers complain in force about First York's new Metro Service, thisisyork's reporter got on board buses across the city today to get a view from the back seat "My boss was going to sack me, thanks to these buses," Lesley Thackeray exclaimed
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A route fiasco on the buses
BUS passengers are suffering traffic chaos on a roadwork-hit road - because transport bosses ignored warnings to change a busy route. City of York Council's transport planners have admitted that little was done to counter delays to First York services
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Tony's back at the helm
TONY Blair's second electoral landslide oddly diminished his authority. New Labour trounced the Tories for a second time on June 7, but this expected victory fell far short of a ringing endorsement. Three out of four voters did not back Mr Blair. The
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What a foul hazard
I AM sick of irresponsible dog owners who let their pets foul the pavements and who don't clean up the mess. Maybe they would be more aware of how disgusting this menace is if, like me, their children were two and three and a half and had to watch where
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Fight to stop university plan
CAMPAIGNERS who are opposed to the University of York's plans to build on green belt land have called a public meeting to gather more support for their cause. Members of PROTECT, which stands for People and Residents Objecting to The Erection of Campus
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Stupid stand-off
IN one corner, we have the farmers. For years they have taken a battering: from BSE, from the floods, from the strong pound, from livestock welfare rules that cripple competitiveness, and, most recently, from foot and mouth disease. In the other we have
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Runner raises £600 in crash man's memory
THE brother-in-law of a York man killed in a motorbike crash has paid tribute to his memory by taking his place in the Great North Run. Keen sports enthusiast Peter Orange, 23, of Rosedale Avenue, Acomb, died after a collision with a car as he rode a
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Decked at Cleckheaton
York RI U15's bowed out of the first round of the Yorkshire Cup beaten 31-5 by Cleckheaton. In the first quarter defences were on top before Cleckheaton opened the scoring with a converted try. RI responded with vigour with Josh Binns going over for a
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Roaring forty puts Rockets to flight
New Earswick All Blacks under-14s came away from Rodley Rockets with a fine 40-0 victory. The defence worked hard to keep a clean sheet and man of the match centre Jack Goodacre used his pace to score four tries, including a penalty try. Winger Karl Harton
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Charity marks 30 years in city
THREE hundred people of all ages attended a birthday service in York Minster to mark 30 years of Age Concern in the city. BBC television news personality Harry Gration, who lives in York, and children from Westfield Junior School choir took part in the
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Neil's crown topper
WIGGINTON schoolboy Neil Cordell won the under-13 boys' squash crown in the Yorkshire Closed championship staged at Hull and East Riding Squash Club. Twelve-year-old Neil, who is ranked number two in England at under-13, dominated the event to the extent
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Top Town thriller
MANAGER John Reed has rated Harrogate Town's dramatic 5-4 penalties victory over Burscough last night as one of the top three performances in his distinguished career. Town fought back from 2-0 down to snatch a draw in the final seconds, before finishing
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Doctor's concern over stolen mail
A SELBY surgery has written to all its patients after several post bags were stolen. The bags were destined for Beech Tree surgery, in Doncaster Road, Selby. Now the surgery's senior partner, Dr Pat McGrann, has written to all patients advising them that
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Ex-City ace for Scotland
FORMER York City goalkeeper Nick Culkin could be poised to face Scottish giants Celtic and Rangers. Livingston manager Jim Leishman is in talks with Manchester United in a bid to sign the ex-City ace on loan. The Scottish Premier League new boys' number
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Farmers slam Beckett's warning
FARMING leaders in North Yorkshire have reacted angrily to claims by Environment Secretary Margaret Beckett that their industry must "change to survive". In an uncompromising speech at the Labour Party Conference, she said Europe would no longer accept
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City's push for Proctor
THE future of York City top scorer Michael Proctor should be decided tomorrow. Proctor's current loan agreement from Sunderland ends after Saturday's home game with Exeter but both the player and manager Terry Dolan have indicated their desire to extend
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Schools alert on stranger
SCHOOLS in York have been put on stranger alert after a man approached a young girl shortly after he was spotted watching children outside a primary school. Police said the man, who was driving a white van, approached the girl as she walked home from
