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Clean streets
WITH reference to the letter from Coun A Waller (November 13), the Thomas Cook survey named York as Britain's best holiday destination outside London. The survey also named York as one of only two cities, the other being Edinburgh, to be praised by tourists
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Jet lagging behind
Long-haul holidays can seriously damage your well-being, as MAXINE GORDON discovers. I EXPECTED to come back from my holiday of a lifetime in Hawaii tanned and revived, ready to plunge back into work and the hectic festive season. Little did I imagine
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Jet lagging behind
Long-haul holidays can seriously damage your well-being, as MAXINE GORDON discovers. I EXPECTED to come back from my holiday of a lifetime in Hawaii tanned and revived, ready to plunge back into work and the hectic festive season. Little did I imagine
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Davis through
Steve Davis won a nailbiting deciding frame to reach the second round of the UK Snooker Championship which began today at York's Barbican Leisure Centre. He beat Stuart Pettman 7-6 and will play Matthew Stevens on Thursday in the next round. Davis came
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Book a date with history
AS the success of television series like Battlefields and Blood Of The Vikings has proved, there's a huge public appetite for history. If someone you know loves to travel back in time, a history book makes the perfect Christmas present. For those who
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In the frame
IT all sounds most dubious to non-aficionados. At York Barbican Centre, balls are being kissed, the best pot earns a round of applause and a screwback is considered essential for positioning. Snooker fans, however, know that this is just good, clean fun
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Evening Press stalwart dies, 64
AN engineering manager who worked for more than 40 years for the Evening Press has died at the age of 64. Peter Smallwood, of Heslington, York, retired as building services manager at the age of 58, after 42 years with the company. He died at home yesterday
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King-size donation from Queen band
A QUEEN tribute band has used musical talent to raise more than £9,000 for the Special Care Baby Unit at York District Hospital. A cheque for £9,120 has now been presented to the unit following a special concert, marking the tenth anniversary of Freddie
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Blunder costs York folk some open land
A COUNCIL blunder has lost York citizens access to an area of open land. Planning bosses admitted records were not checked when permission was given to fence off land in Beans Way, Heworth. Investigations would have shown the owners had been ordered in
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Spate of city crime
PROPERTY worth thousands of pounds has been stolen in a recent spate of thefts from vehicles in York. Police are warning motorists to be on their guard following a string of car break-ins across the city. A case containing 200 compact discs was stolen
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Developers press ahead with model village plans
ADVANCED design work on a new housing scheme in York could start in the New Year after a series of hurdles was overcome by the developers. New Osbaldwick, the name of the planned 540-home development off Metcalfe Lane, Osbaldwick, is a project planned
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Hayley vows to get to the top
DETERMINED Pop Idol competitor Hayley Bamford has vowed to make it to the top of the music industry - despite failing to get into the finals of the television talent contest. Hayley, 20, of White Cross Road, York, received less than 3.5 per cent of the
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Ideal victory gives Heworth cup shock
HEWORTH secured an amazing Challenge Cup victory at Ideal Isberg to progress to the second round of the famous competition. The Villagers began the game as massive underdogs, giving away two divisions and 25 places in the National Conference League standings
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County downgraded to 'at risk'
NORTH Yorkshire farmers were told today that the county will no longer be classed as at high risk of foot and mouth infection. The county, along with Cumbria and County Durham, will be reclassified as an "at risk" county at midnight tonight, which will
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Mystery couple's £650 for monitor
A GENEROUS couple have sent an anonymous letter to the Evening Press with a cheque for enough money to buy a heart monitor outright in memory of Jamie Bucknell. The York couple have sent £650 for Jamie's Have A Heart Appeal, which was set up by the Evening
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Slipping Yarn unpicks York
YORK'S 16-9 Yorkshire League One defeat at Yarnbury will count as an opportunity missed. Despite playing into a strong wind, York had the best of the game for an hour until they lost momentum and Yarnbury finished strongly. York's early supremacy was
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Daughter of Ruth Ellis dies of cancer
GEORGIE Blackburn, daughter of the last woman to be hanged in England, has died aged 50 after a long battle with cancer. Mrs Blackburn, of Beverley, East Yorkshire, was the daughter of nightclub hostess Ruth Ellis, who was hanged in July, 1955, for the
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Daughter of Ruth Ellis dies of cancer
GEORGIE Blackburn, daughter of the last woman to be hanged in England, has died aged 50 after a long battle with cancer. Mrs Blackburn, of Beverley, East Yorkshire, was the daughter of nightclub hostess Ruth Ellis, who was hanged in July, 1955, for the
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Bullock's get back pledge
MIDFIELDER cum striker Lee Bullock vowed that York City will bounce back from defeat at Darlington, writes Tony Curtis. Three defensive errors saw Darlington score three times and take the victory, but Bullock believes the Minstermen will be back. "We
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Open mayor's home, says Trust
THE Mansion House in York could soon open its doors to the public more often after a plea by the city's Civic Trust. In its annual report, the York Civic Trust said the house - the historic residence of the Lord Mayor of York - was too important a building
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Gough's attack mystifies Yorkshire
The internal rift between Yorkshire and Darren Gough deepened today after Gough astonished club officials over the weekend by blasting his native county for telling him that he should see out his contract next year - a move which I forecast exclusively
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Steve starts on cue
FORMER world champion Steve Davis chalks his cue as the UK Snooker Championships got under way today at York's Barbican Centre. Six-times-champion Davis was among the first players to strike the cue ball when he faced Stuart Pettman. Also playing today
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It could take a Tern for better
Jonjo O'Neill and Tony McCoy, a formidable partnership when they get together, can figure among the winners at Newton Abbot tomorrow. The trainer-jockey combination will be represented by Master Tern in the Online Computing Web Solutions Novices' Chase
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Jailed spotters are guilty only of being daft
AS in so many other cases (Saudi nurses, Louise Woodward to name but two) the barrage of 'release them' rhetoric was entirely predictable. That said, has anyone anywhere looked at a map of Greece and its surrounding area lately? Greece is bordered to
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Travelling back
WITH reference to S Warren's letter of November 29, does he not know that this is progress? Bring back the days (yes, I am old enough to listen to Terry Wogan) when as a resident of Crossfield Crescent, Fulford, I had to walk/run into the village for
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True cost of A64
THE news that the fiasco of the roadworks on the A64 at Copmanthorpe is to continue is disappointing but not a surprise (Evening Press, November 23). It is all a question of cost. Cost to the economy of York particularly but also to communities further
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Make lights safe
MARTIN Rowbory pointed out the need to review traffic lights in York (Letters, November 28). The Cullen rail crash inquiry concluded that it is not enough to blame drivers when lights are overlooked. They must be designed with safety in mind. This is
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Rail deaths car 'was in good order'
THE Land Rover involved in the Selby train disaster was in good working order, a jury heard today. Ian Martin Charlton, of Humberside Police, told the jury at Leeds Crown Court that he had examined all three road vehicles that ended up on or near the
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ARMED GARAGE RAIDERS HUNTED
ARMED robbers threatened to break the legs of a 72-year-old attendant at a York petrol station. The pair of balaclava-clad raiders - one armed with what appeared to be a handgun and the other with a pickaxe handle - had waited for attendant Walter Calderhead
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City gifts benefit avenging Conlon
BARRY Conlon and his Darlington team-mates must have thought Christmas had come three weeks early to Feethams on Saturday. While it was the cherleaders who were dressed in the Santa Claus outfits, it was the Minstermen who were handing out the presents
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Pot of gold
WATCH out York, here I come! That was the message from seven-times world champion Stephen Hendry as the UK Snooker Championship started its two-week run in the city today. Hendry, who won his first major title for 27 months at the weekend, is determined
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Steve starts on cue
FORMER world champion Steve Davis chalks his cue as the UK Snooker Championships got under way today at York's Barbican Centre. Six-times-champion Davis was among the first players to strike the cue ball when he faced Stuart Pettman. Also playing today
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Gough's attack mystifies Yorkshire
The internal rift between Yorkshire and Darren Gough deepened today after Gough astonished club officials over the weekend by blasting his native county for telling him that he should see out his contract next year - a move which I forecast exclusively
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Parking cure for hospital
ONE million people use York District Hospital every year. That astonishing figure says a lot about the demands being heaped on our over-worked National Health Service. It also explains why it is so hard to find a parking space at the hospital. Every one
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Driver's anger over 'rip-off' fuel prices
A FURIOUS York motorist has hit out at York's "rip-off" petrol prices - when compared to what his counterparts in Leeds are paying. Pensioner Peter Richardson drives more than 250 miles a week in his 1.9 litre Rover diesel. But he refuses to buy fuel
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Santa Claus gets out to meet the children
EARLY Christmas cheer was brought to the city at the weekend by a range of festive events. Local politicians escaped from their commitments for an afternoon in order to host the Labour Party's Christmas fair at the Guildhall. York MP Hugh Bayley was among
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Free entry proves hit at museum
RAIL fans flocked to the National Rail Museum over the weekend as admission charges were ditched. Visitor numbers to the Leeman Road museum were up a massive 121 per cent, compared with the same weekend last year. Many of Britain's museums are abolishing
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Jekyll and Hyde Acorn need late goal
York Acorn reached the second round of the Challenge Cup by virtue of a nail-biting 34-32 home victory over fellow National Conference League division two side Dewsbury Moor. The win was secured by a 78th-minute penalty from hooker Lee Frank after their
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Selby go top as Pikes close in
SELBY Town have moved back to the top of the Northern Counties East premier division after a hard fought 1-0 win over Garforth Town at Flaxley Road. Selby started brightly and took the lead after just six minutes when a Andy Hart free-kick was headed
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Neil proves safe as Houses
HONOURS were even in the Leeper Hare York and District League premier division top-of-the-table clash between Dringhouses and Pocklington. Defences starred in a goal-less first-half before visitors Pocklington broke the deadlock with a well-struck goal
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Gurkhas get a warm welcome at York garrison
A NEW squadron of 69 Gurkhas was being warmly welcomed to York today with a flourish of military pomp and ceremony. The Nepalese soldiers, renowned for their loyalty and bravery, will form 246 Gurkha Signal Squadron, and will officially become part of
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Vigil on Edwards
YORK Wasps were today awaiting the verdict on captain Peter Edwards, who suffered a head injury in yesterday's opening-day defeat by Whitehaven, writes Peter Martini. Edwards lasted just three minutes, his absence proving crucial, said second-row Darren
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Fog brings string of crashes
FREEZING fog brought chaos to North Yorkshire roads today with a string of crashes and resulting delays. But with brighter, wet and windy weather forecast for tomorrow, motorists in the county should not have to face the fog again. Emergency services
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Pot of gold
WATCH out York, here I come! That was the message from seven-times world champion Stephen Hendry as the UK Snooker Championship started its two-week run in the city today. Hendry, who won his first major title for 27 months at the weekend, is determined
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Multi-storey parking planned for hospital
THE PARKING nightmare for the one million people who use York District Hospital every year could finally be over. The hospital is inviting tenders from construction firms to build a new car park deck for 150 extra cars above the existing car park in front
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Planespotter's relatives fly out
RELATIVES of York air enthusiast Andy Jenkins have jetted out to Greece to campaign for his release. Andy's sisters Adele Yon and Linda Hodgson were today hoping to visit him in the Nafplion jail after travelling from their York homes. They are hoping
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Fat chance I'll join the gym
I'd like to forget the last time I joined an aerobic class. Billed as light, gentle exercise, it left me feeling like I'd swum the Channel wearing flared jeans and a Puffa jacket. Gruelling would be an under-statement and at one point I was forced to
