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Parts of Yorkshire now free from F&M
PARTS of North Yorkshire have been officially declared free of Foot and Mouth Disease. The DEFRA announcement will mean a relaxing of restrictions on animal movements in some areas of the county. City of York district and the Selby and Tadcaster area
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Young farmers' club
Helmsley YFC is back and is starting on Tuesday, October 16, with a meeting in the Methodist schoolrooms, Ashdale Road, Helmsley at 7.30pm. It has being a long time since we last met due to the foot and mouth crisis which has affected all the clubs in
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Judge acquits man over river death
A GUILT-wracked man walked free from court today after being cleared of manslaughter over a drowning in the River Ouse in York. Ian Edward Smith stood on the riverbank while the man he had pushed floated away to his death, Leeds Crown Court heard. But
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Kid-gloves treatment will be a boon for youngsters
OVER the years, York City have developed an enviable record for producing young footballers and handing them their first team chance. The 18 months I have been at Bootham Crescent have proved no exception. In that time Marc Thompson, Kieran Darlow, Leigh
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It Must Be Abstract, It Must Change, It Must Give Pleasure, York City Art Gallery, until November 18
THE exhibition sub-title is Fifty Years of Collecting Modern Art: The Collections of Ronnie Duncan and Greville Worthington. The 'fifty' refers more to Duncan, whose passion was sparked by the St Ives abstract school of Roger Hilton, Alan Davie and Terry
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Politics lets us down
WHY was so much money spent on the General Election? I also wonder why so many of us senior citizens struggled to the polling booths to vote? Why, at this critical stage of our national history, were the elected Members of Parliament on holiday for weeks
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Help the horses
IT was early in spring when I went on a day trip with the church that I saw a tethered horse on the central reservation on Hull Road, just past B&Q. I was worried then and even more so on my return home when I saw the poor horse still there. I rang
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Beleaguered bus boss pleads for patience
The new Metro is the biggest investment in public transport York has ever had. We are working hard to iron out the teething problems and deliver a bus network of which to be proud. But we're not there yet, and I must apologise to those customers who have
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Some like it hot
ERICA Robinson was jumping for joy again today after a photograph of her was proclaimed winner of Holiday Hotshots 2001. The picture of her leap into a swimming pool epitomises the sheer fun of a sunshine break: well done to daughter Amy for capturing
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Gerry ready for big test
Easingwold-based Rugby League official Gerry Kershaw has been handed one of the most crucial appointments of his life. Kershaw has been named as the video referee for Saturday's Tetley's Super League elimination final between fierce rivals Wigan Warriors
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Overseas stars take top awards
Overseas players dominated the NPI East Yorkshire Cricket Alliance individual awards. In the premier division, Aussie paceman Jason Voros took the bowling prize (57 wickets, average 11.91), ahead of Brandesburton's Mohammed Zaman (72, 14.33). Pakistani
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RI first team in fine form
York RI 'A' chess team were in rampant mood in the opening round of the Woodhouse Cup. They faced Wakefield and were expected to win but the margin of victory by 9 to was impressive and has sent a warning to the other teams in the competition. The nine
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Ex-York pupil wins poetry award
FORMER York schoolgirl Charlotte Wetton was today receiving a national award for a prize-winning poem she wrote while at The Mount School. Today is National Poetry Day and Charlotte was being presented with the Simon Elvin Young Poet of the Year Award
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Girls kick off brand new league
The City of York Girls' League got off to a bright start on Saturday despite the poor weather. The girls' spirits weren't dampened by the torrential rain, although Grasshoppers under-16s would have felt gloomy following their thrashing at the hands of
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Amy's pic makes waves!
FOR Erica Robinson, taking the plunge was a smart thing to do. As the photograph of the York mum, taken as she jumped into a swimming pool in Turkey, has clinched the top honours in this year's Evening Press Holiday Hotshots competition. It was taken
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We do like to be beside...
FORGET the chilly weather... visitors to York's Castle Museum can still catch a taste of the sunshine. The museum is staging a seaside exhibition where people can have a go at sandcastle-building or be photographed with dummy boards. A selection of historical
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Groves' grounds for cheer
IT'S all change for York Groves again on Saturday when they begin life at a new ground, writes Peter Martini. And the only remaining pub team in the city will be hoping an air of professionalism will inspire them to success - as the move will see them
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Bus crashes through metal fence
A STOREHOUSE and metal fence were badly damaged when a bus crashed through them at Huntington, York. The single-decker bus smashed through the fence surrounding Sessions printers, in Huntington Road. It then collided with the storehouse, converted from
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Acorn on a Warriors' charge
National Conference League division two leaders York Acorn face probably their biggest test of the season on Saturday when they visit promotion favourites Hunslet Warriors. And their task against the high-flying Warriors has been made harder by the late
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Wasps near to landing new duo
YORK Wasps are closing in on the signatures of two key players after a month of negotiations. The club, who have set themselves an aim of securing a place in the new-look National One for next season, are confident both players will join, but until pen
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Instructor makes Mark with calendar
PUMPED-UP prison PE instructor Mark Elliot, from York, has paraded his perfect pecs for a new calendar of Prison Service pin-ups, which is released today. Mark, 37, a former firefighter and Army physical training instructor, has teamed up with 11 other
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Players prepare for popular musical
TADCASTER and District Amateur Operatic Society will stage its latest production, Sweet Charity, from Monday, October 15, to Saturday, October 20, starting at 7.30pm. Shirley Maclean made the all singing and dancing show famous in the film version in
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Proctor on call lifts Terry
YORK City boss Terry Dolan today confirmed top scorer Michael Proctor's stay at Bootham Crescent has been extended. Proctor's current loan agreement from Sunderland ends after Saturday's home game with Exeter, but Dolan has reached agreement to keep the
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Craig lashes FIFA transfer 'shambles'
LOWER league clubs like York City could face uncertain futures amid fresh controversy over the transfer system. A letter sent by FIFA to all Europe's major leagues reveals unexpected amendments to the new transfer regulations which were agreed at the
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Burglary victim voices anger
A MAN whose house was ransacked while his wife lay sick in a hospital bed today pledged to defend his York property - by any means. Ian Hood is warning would-be thieves that he keeps a samurai sword at his Bell Farm home and will use "any means possible
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Alzheimer's victim strayed onto A64
A PENSIONER who died after being knocked down on the A64 last Christmas was an Alzheimer's sufferer who had wandered onto the busy dual carriageway. Marie Pearson, 71, of Stockton Lane, was reported missing by her family on Saturday December 23 and was
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Your rights when you pay in advance
HAVE you ever been asked to pay for goods and services in advance. If you have what are your legal rights? Paying in advance can be as simple as putting down a deposit to reserve an item. If you change your mind, you will probably lose your money - unless
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York firm is leading way in audio aids
Next week is Deaf Awareness Week. STEPHEN LEWIS checks out a York company that's leading the way in finding solutions for the hard of hearing WHEN it comes to designing audio equipment for people with hearing problems, who better than a man who is himself
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Movement licence chaos
The new movement controls introduced from October 1 have been, as I predicted, virtually unworkable, being the product of the scientific rather than the practical advisory team of the Ministry. On Monday, we held a Collection Centre at York and at least
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Craig lashes FIFA transfer 'shambles'
LOWER league clubs like York City could face uncertain futures amid fresh controversy over the transfer system. A letter sent by FIFA to all Europe's major leagues reveals unexpected amendments to the new transfer regulations which were agreed at the
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Wasps near to landing new duo
YORK Wasps are closing in on the signatures of two key players after a month of negotiations. The club, who have set themselves an aim of securing a place in the new-look National One for next season, are confident both players will join, but until pen
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Baby Barry can keep up his winning form
PRESTON trainer Geraldine Rees can figure among the winners at Newmarket tomorrow. Rees, who does extremely well with her small string, saddles Baby Barry in the Links Handicap and this in-form sprinter is fancied to beat 29 rivals. Baby Barry has won
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Outlook is rosy
It might just be a chocoholic's sugar-induced fantasy, but rumour has it that this attractive village property was built in 1830 for one of York's famous Rowntree clan. Newly-renovated and comprehensively updated throughout, Roselea at 15 Main Street,
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Keeping pace with the world
ABROAD can seem a long way off. Foreign news is difficult to take in, requiring concentration and the atlas you can't be bothered to find. The news from overseas is often gloomy, a procession of man's inhumanity to man or tales of another natural disaster
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Wasting diseases have spread to many pig herds
THE wasting diseases PDNS and PMWS have spread to many pig herds throughout the UK. Although not harmful to humans, the effects can be devastating and vary from herd to herd. There is no known cure and understanding of the disease is poor but good hygiene
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£21.8m boost to industry
PIG farmers across the UK will benefit by £21.8m thanks to the Pig Industry Restructuring Scheme (PIRS). Announcing the final outcome of the scheme, food and farming minister Lord Whitty said: "All applicants have now been informed of the outcome. "There
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Farmers angry over claim industry must 'change to survive'
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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Pupils surfed porn site in school
FOUR York schoolboys have been barred from surfing the Internet at school after they logged onto a porn site during a science lesson. Hugh Porter, head teacher at Joseph Rowntree School in New Earswick said today that all pupils had been warned that action
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Please help the Afghan children
THERE are few constants during a global emergency, but one is that children - the most innocent and vulnerable of all - are among the first to suffer. This is the case in Afghanistan, where of the estimated 7.5 million Afghans who may have to rely on
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Pursuit of harmony
I HAVE travelled and worked extensively in the Middle East. I have been shouted at in a business meeting by an Arab demanding to know why the British like the Jews; been segregated in coaches, leisure areas and restaurants; been prohibited from driving
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Motoring menaces
THE public footpath alongside Clifton Methodist Church has been designated by St Peter's School as the car entrance for St Olave's and Clifton prep school. Every morning and afternoon hundreds of cars stream down this path, all having driven along Bootham
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Concerts out of tune
AS an enthusiastic supporter of York's orchestral concerts I was dismayed to find the York Guildhall Orchestra and the equally-fine BBC Philharmonic are scheduled for the same night - October 13. This is ludicrous. The result must be halving of each potential
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Good sports
YORK District Sports Council thanks all sports clubs which took part in, and contributed evidence to, the consultation on tax relief for community amateur sports club meeting with the Government's tax policy team held at Dunnington and Grimston Sports
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Remember Alice?
I SEEK information about my grandmother Alice Glover whose married name was Alice Chew. She went missing in 1910 and records of her death have been never been found. Maybe there are descendants of Alice and her family still living in York. The 1881 census
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The perils of the Internet
THE Internet is a giant library in cyberspace. Like a conventional library, it contains a wealth of knowledge on every subject imaginable. And it also contains material that is aimed at, and should be restricted to, adults. Boys are naturally curious
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Full house for charity bash
TICKET sales for an estate agents' charity bash in York have been mirroring the booming housing market. Only a few of the original 180 tickets are left for the Hunters The Estate Agents black-tie ball at the Merchant Adventurers' Hall on Friday, October
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Players reunite
Cricketers from across Britain are heading to North Yorkshire next month to celebrate the 150th anniversary of one of the North's oldest clubs. Thirsk Cricket Club, founded in 1851, is trying to trace former players to help celebrate its anniversary at
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Nuns don't want to see the light
A COMMUNITY of York sisters fear their night-time slumbers could be disrupted by light flooding into their convent. City of York Council has received a planning application for 23 new lights and signs - including eight floodlights - outside the proposed
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Going Places to shed jobs
STAFF at Going Places and Travelworld travel agencies in York and North Yorkshire were today waiting for news of potential job cuts. Parent company Airtours has responded to a fall in air passengers in the wake of the U.S. terrorist outrage by announcing
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Call to upgrade road
THE friend of a man killed in a road accident on the A64 at Golden Hill has called for an urgent upgrade of the road. Sherle Wilson's friend, Scarborough pensioner Jack Caldwell, died on August 10 when his car was in collision with a coach. Now Miss Wilson
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Milner roars to triumph
Yorkshire's Jonny Milner in his Toyota Celica GT4 won the MEM Guitel Dalby Gravel Sprint by just 0.7 seconds from the event's sponsor Chris Mellors in his Ford Escort WRC. Mellors, from Bakewell, in Derbyshire, and three-times Mintex National Champion
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Heworth in charge
Heworth 'A' continued their dominance over Bootham 'A' with a 4-3 win in the York Conservative's Club Carlsberg-Tetley Snooker League. Ken Taylor came back from 31-4 down with a 45 break to defeat Keith Lawrence but Heworth went 3-1 up with wins by Dave
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More options for residents
WORRIED residents of a York flats complex have received some reassurances from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation about the future of their homes. At least 50 residents from Rowntree Wharf - many of whom have only a 50 per cent stake in their homes - met
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Post Office union meets over cuts
UNION leaders are to meet Post Office bosses in response to sweeping cuts that could put 150 North Yorkshire workers out of a job, it was announced today. Consignia, the new name for the Post Office, shocked workers by announcing it was to cut over £1
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Cardiac victim's wife joins 999 team
SELBY heart attack victim John Richardson knows he is in good hands. His health problems inspired his wife, Averil, to give up her supermarket job to train for life on the "front line" with Tees East and North Yorkshire Ambulance Service. She learned
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Proctor on call lifts Terry
YORK City boss Terry Dolan today confirmed top scorer Michael Proctor's stay at Bootham Crescent has been extended. Proctor's current loan agreement from Sunderland ends after Saturday's home game with Exeter, but Dolan has reached agreement to keep the
