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Aidan O'Kane
Position: left-midfield Born: November 24, 1979, Belfast Other clubs: Cliftonville York games 2000-01: None Goals: None Arrived on trial during the summer from Irish League side Cliftonville. After some promising displays in pre-season friendlies was
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Tatty market stalls shame Ryedale council
THE street markets in Malton, Helmsley and Pickering are nice little earners for Ryedale District Council. So why, over the years, have they been allowed to become so unsightly - so tatty? The frames are old and the metal ones are rusty. Awnings have
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Promises fall flat
HOW disappointing - if not surprising - to see York backtracking on clear, unequivocal promises made at public meetings about Oaken Grove School. Does anybody else remember councillors saying: "We have no plans to build on the site" and "the site will
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Alf? He's in hospital
MY husband, Alfred Pallister, 81, is a veteran marathon runner. He is a well known figure around Dringhouses and Acomb, where he runs around the shopping centre. I have had at least 20 phone calls asking: "Where's Alf?" He has been admitted to York District
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The Card, Joseph Rowntree Theatre, York. November 27 - December 1
NEXT week's show by Shipton Theatre Club, The Card, would qualify for three categories in a game of charades. First there was the book by Arnold Bennett; next, Ronald Neame's 1952 film starring Alec Guinness, Petula Clark, Glynis Johns and Valerie Hobson
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English Touring Opera, Theatre Royal, York November 23-24
ENGLISH Touring Opera makes its annual voyage to York Theatre Royal to present a revival of Jules Massanet's Manon tonight and a new production of Giuseppe Verdi's La Traviata tomorrow. Both 7.30pm performances will be sung in English by a cast and chorus
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Fantastic bridge
MY daughter took me and my granddaughter to see the new Millennium Bridge over the River Ouse. It is fantastic but to get the best view you need to stand some distance away from the Rowntree Park side. I was most impressed by the landscape each side of
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Selby in line for new hospital
HEALTH chiefs are ready to push the button on a new £7 million community hospital for Selby. The go-ahead is expected to be given next week after it was revealed that the existing Selby War Memorial Hospital is facing a massive maintenance backlog bill
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Six more months of traffic misery
YORK is set for another six months of traffic misery next year after highways chiefs ruled out extra lanes at the A64 roadworks. This autumn's crippling congestion on the dual carriageway and across the city centre has largely been caused by the single-lane
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Top of the flops
Mick Jagger conducted a massive publicity blitz to plug his new album, yet it sold less than a thousand copies on its first day. In tribute to the stalled Stone, CHRIS TITLEY compiles a top ten miss list 1 The Millennium Dome Where else could we start
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Nissan's Primera cuts a new dash
NISSAN'S British-built new Primera which goes on sale in March is one to look forward to ... even when reversing. Production starts next month at the award-winning Sunderland plant, with saloon and estate versions the first to leave the production line
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Challenge the plan for roads
YORK deserves its best ever Christmas. City and business leaders have gone to great lengths to create a truly festive atmosphere. The St Nicholas Fayre is the first of a series of events which will brighten every weekend until the big day. Extra decorations
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You sexy Brut
THE man hunt is on for York's sexiest, most successful eligible bachelors. Clearly the city is spoilt for choice. Meander through Micklegate any Saturday night and you're sure to find only the finest examples of Yorkshire maleness. Hordes of hair-gelled
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Winter match promises to be hot
THE Yorkshire Winter League returns to provide this weekend's top action for match anglers in the York area. In what is turning out to be a fiercely contested series, Anglers World are leading the way with a narrow advantage over Armley Angling, Wibsey
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Galley sails to Horse victory
ALLAN Galley made a splendid 153 exit as Bay Horse cruised to a 7-2 victory over Mitre in York Atlas Auto Services League division one. Galley was well supported by Dave O'Hara, who included a 106-finish, while Paul Cooper (20) and 21-darters each by
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Red Stars finally shine
POPPLETON Road Red Stars tasted success for the first time in this their debut John Smith's Sunday League season after a thrilling 7-6 win at Beefeater in division six. Paul Thompson slotted home the opener for Poppleton early on but Beefeater bounced
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Students' joy proves short-lived
OLD MALTON and St John's College produced an exciting York and District FA Saturday Reserve Cup third round tie, with the Ryedale side snatching a 2-1 win. All the goals came in the last 15 minutes - Phil Marwood putting Malton ahead on the break. But
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Knavesmire runners-up
KNAVESMIRE Harriers finished second in the Guisborough Three Tops fell race, just eight points behind North East champions Mandale Harriers. Andy Bissell led the way for Knavesmire, finishing fifth in the nine mile race, which involved 1,200 feet of ascent
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MP's call for floods cash
VALE of York MP Anne McIntosh wants the Government to reduce the amount of cash which councils in North Yorkshire are expected to stump up for flood defences. Earlier this year Floods Minister Elliot Morley announced £19.6 million should be spent on bolstering
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Residents urged to talk rubbish!
A PUSH to rid York's streets of litter starts with an invitation to city residents to talk rubbish with councillors. Members of City of York Council's scrutiny services board will hold a drop-in session on Monday to discuss cleaning. It follows concern
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O'Sullivan sell-out
World snooker champion Ronnie O'Sullivan is already a sell-out for his first appearance at the UK Championship in York next month. O'Sullivan takes the stage at the Baribican Leisure Centre on Saturday, December 8, playing the winner of the first round
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Docherty joins Wasps
YORK WASPS RL Club have added Hull FC prop Michael Docherty to their playing register. The 22-year-old signed at the Huntington Stadium last night and comes with a bit of Super League experience under his belt. He has risen through the Hull Academy and
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Stab victim's mum launches petition
A CAMPAIGN to halt the early release of two youths who attempted to murder their 13-year-old friend has been launched by their victim's mother. Ashley Murray was stabbed 18 times and left for dead in Harrogate nearly three years ago. But the parole board
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City expecting cash loss
YORK City are expected to reveal massive losses when their latest financial figures are revealed tomorrow. The Evening Press will publish the figures for the year eanding 30 June 2001, tomorrow and they are unlikely to be happy reading for City followers
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Hobson injury rocks City defence
YORK City have been hit by the news defensive linchpin Gary Hobson could be out for the rest of the season. Hobson, who only returned to first team action as a second-half substitute against Kidderminster on October 23, hobbled off in Tuesday's 2-0 defeat
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Guiding lights for 70 years
THE Guides and Brownies at Southlands Methodist Church, in Bishopthorpe Road, York, are celebrating their 70th anniversary. The Southlands unit is one of only three in the York area that have survived for so long without a break. And three leaders have
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York's economy set to beat slowdown
YORK'S economy was in relatively good shape to withstand the global economic impact of September 11, it was revealed today. The city's latest business survey showed that turnover in the second quarter of 2001 was the best in the past seven years. More
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Boy, 11, badly hurt in crash
A SCHOOLBOY, aged 11, was fighting for his life today after being involved in a car accident as he walked home from school. The boy and a white Ford Escort collided in Knavesmire Road, which runs between Knavesmire and playing fields in front of Albermarle
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City expecting cash loss
YORK City are expected to reveal massive losses when their latest financial figures are revealed tomorrow. The Evening Press will publish the figures for the year eanding 30 June 2001, tomorrow and they are unlikely to be happy reading for City followers
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Windows XP: Home Edition, published by Microsoft for PC
IT may seem like yet another in an ever-swifter line of Windows releases, but Windows XP is a sea change in the way Microsoft does things. Before Windows XP, the Microsoft operating system was divided into two. There was a raft of releases for the home
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Puff go the magic dragons
THE power of the steam engine is explored in this week's Yesterday Once More photograph. This Fenchurch 'Terrier', built in 1872 for the London Brighton and South Coast Railway, is shown here as it travelled to Durham from Sussex in 1975. Copies of pictures
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Mark Maley
Position: right-back/ left-back Born: January 26, 1981, Newcastle Other clubs: Sunderland, Blackpool (loan), Northampton Town (loan) York games 2000-01: None Goals: None Former England Schoolboy captain, Maley is another Sunderland player to be snapped
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Marc Salvati
Position: right wing/striker Born: March 5, 1983, Middlesbrough Other clubs: Manchester United York games 2000-01: None Goals: None Previously on the books of Manchester United, Salvati is in the final year of his three-year scholarship. A flying winger
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Michael Proctor
Position: striker Born: October 3, 1980, Sunderland Other clubs: Sunderland, Halifax Town (loan) York games 2000-01: None Goals: None Joined City at the start of the season on a one-month loan deal from Premiership Sunderland. Forming a useful partnership
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Lip Service, The Importance Of Being Earnest, York Theatre Royal, November 27 to December 1
Lip Service are known for madly satirising the classics, but this time they are sticking to the script. Don't worry, the show will still be a riot, as CHARLES HUTCHINSON discovers... COMIC duo Lip Service satirise the serious and the sensible. They have
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You can trust me...
ON November 15, the electorate of Carlton, Hirst Courtney and Temple Hirst put their trust in me and elected me in preference to two other good candidates as their representative to Selby District Council. This was also made possible by the support of
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Critic is criticised
EXCUSE me Mr Hutchinson, but were you watching the same version of Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone as we were (Review, November 16)? I don't think you recognise magic when you see it! E Howard, Lowther Street, York. Updated: 10:34 Friday, November
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Canny amount
ON behalf of the IOF Foresters I thank all those who kindly donated to our collection for Martin House Hospice for Children. The 'can collection' took place at the York Grand Opera House during the week of performances of Joseph, and we raised £800. We
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Pollution may force car ban
DRASTIC measures to slash city centre pollution levels by 2005 could mean a car ban in some parts of York. Environment chiefs have found amounts of nitrogen dioxide, a gas created by traffic, are already breaching Government set limits due to be introduced
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Sessions power to top
NEW leaders of the Focus Fireplaces York and District Table Tennis League division one are Sessions 'A' after their 8-2 win over Coneysthorpe 'B'. Nigel Thorn and Mick Willcockson had three wins each for Sessions. Fulford Road WMC 'A' were beaten 7-3
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Back from the brink
YORK Railway Institute are hoping to pull themselves back from the brink after a disastrous start to the 2001/2 season. The club were on the verge of folding after the non-fulfilment of Saturday's clash against Rothwell Town - the accumulation of a number
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Flats plan for club site
THE fate of a former York working man's club has come closer to being decided - as a planning application has been made to turn it into flats. Members and guests at Layerthorpe & District Working Men's Club, in Little Hallfield Road, supped their
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Antiques road race show raises funds
BIG-HEARTED staff at an antiques firm near York have raised £7,000 to help people suffering needlessly from blindness. The sum was raised for charity Sight Savers International by eight members of staff from Tomlinsons Furniture, an international antiques
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York quartet close to record
YORK City Rowing Club's elite quadruple scull came close to setting a course record in the York Chambers Small Boats Head of The River Race. More than 300 crews and scullers competed over the 3,000 metres course on the Ouse from Fulford to King's Staith
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Pulling power of magazine girls
TALENT scouts have been in town on the lookout for eligible bachelors in the York area. Researchers from Company magazine and the satellite television channel, LivingTV, visited the Slug and Lettuce bar in York, to find likely candidates to add to their
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Ian and Jeff score key success
IAN Turner and Jeff Whittaker turned the match their side's way as Rowntree won 6-3 away to Riverside in men's division one of York Badminton League. Turner and Whittaker scored a crucial two and four win against John Fowler and Chris Swift. Geoff Oxley
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Planespotter 'free soon'
THE lawyer representing arrested York air enthusiast Andy Jenkins in Greece said today that Andy should be a free man by next Wednesday morning. Speaking exclusively to the Evening Press, Ioannis Zacharias revealed that Andy definitely did not take notes
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RI face tough task in Vase clash
YORK RI head off on the cup trail this weekend when they go south to take on Sheffield-based outfit Stocksbridge in the Tetley's Bitter Vase. Having clinically dispatched of Stanley Rodillians in the previous round - despite having a number of key players
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Problems pile-up for Slade
SCARBOROUGH manager Russell Slade has major problems as he faces up to his first game in charge tomorrow. Visitors Farnborough impressed at the Shay last week by only going down by 2-1 to Halifax in the FA Cup and Slade knows that the Hampshire side is
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Another care home to go?
ANOTHER nursing home has warned it could be forced to close down if expensive new Government care standards are enforced. The proprietors of St Olave's Nursing Home in York are seeking planning permission to demolish the 24-bed home and build flats. Sue
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Water firm fined £30,000
YORKSHIRE WATER has been fined a total of £30,000 and ordered to pay £5,513.18 costs for allowing sewage to escape on to a beach at an East Coast resort in the height of the visitor season. The company pleaded guilty before Bridlington magistrates to
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Students protest at cost of studies
STUDENTS in York released hundreds of red balloons into the sky in protest at the rising cost of their studies. More than 450 balloons were released by students at York St John College before they joined a major regional rally at Northumbria University
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...but strikers can do business
FIT-AGAIN Darren Edmondson believes York City have the strike-force to tame the Stags and fire the Minstermen up the table. The 30-year-old defender has been out for two weeks with a groin problem but is ready to face Mansfield tonight, when City will
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York gears up for Christmas cracker
A MAJOR push to bring seasonal shoppers flocking into York this Christmas is already promising success. The 10th St Nicholas Fayre started last night - with early indications showing last year's slump in tourist numbers following the floods has been reversed
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Hobson injury rocks City defence
YORK City have been hit by the news defensive linchpin Gary Hobson could be out for the rest of the season. Hobson, who only returned to first team action as a second-half substitute against Kidderminster on October 23, hobbled off in Tuesday's 2-0 defeat
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Knight to enjoy double delight
Henrietta Knight will be spoilt for choice tomorrow as she sends top-notch runners to different meetings to contest the two main televised races. Best Mate heads to Ascot to contest the First National Gold Cup Chase, while Edredon Bleu returns to action
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Six more months of traffic misery
YORK is set for another six months of traffic misery next year after highways chiefs ruled out extra lanes at the A64 roadworks. This autumn's crippling congestion on the dual carriageway and across the city centre has largely been caused by the single-lane
