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Selby victim's broken neck shock
A VICTIM of the Great Heck train disaster who thought he had escaped with severe bruising and a gash has discovered he broke his neck. Laurie Gunson spoke today of his shock at finding how close he was to becoming quadraplegic in the disaster in February
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York City 2, Reading 0 (FAC2)
THE Royals they may be, but it was York City not Reading who were the kings of Bootham Crescent after another superb FA Cup showing from the Minstermen. The City players and manager Terry Dolan have come in for no shortage of flak given recent displays
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Darlington 3, York City 1
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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Super snooker
WELL done to the Barbican Centre and everyone else involved in making York's first year as host to the UK Snooker Championship such a triumph. It was a success on every level. Many players were highly complimentary about the tournament's new home, including
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Making Christmas greener
THE dream of a green Christmas is being made reality by guidelines put out by the PlanetYork team. Christmas is traditionally a bad time for the environment, with estimates showing an expected 27,000 tonnes of packaging and 83 square kilometres of wrapping
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Sloppy Selby well beaten
The message for Selby from their 28-17 club match defeat at Hemsworth was that they will have to pull their socks up. Hemsworth were enthusiastic and energetic but lacked organisation and discipline. Selby never exerted enough control over the game to
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Pocklington trounced
Pocklington were swamped in their rearranged Yorkshire One encounter with Scarborough, as the visitors cut loose in the second half to rack up a 57-3 victory. Scarborough were ahead within two minutes. They caught and drove from the first lineout to go
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Boys lend a hand with festive shopping
YOUNGSTERS in York have being spreading a little of Christmas cheer by helping to make December shopping a bit more bearable. A special night was set aside at Asda, Monks Cross, for people with disabilities and their carers, and on hand to help were boys
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Old Malton secured victory
OLD Malton continued their quest for the Leeper Hare York and District League premier division title with a 4-2 win at Huntington Rovers. Craig McDonald shot Huntington into the lead before Neil Wilford equalised for the premier table-toppers. Daryl Craggs
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Shop worker's gun raid ordeal
A YOUNG shop assistant was subjected to a terrifying ordeal when a robber pointed a gun at her and demanded cash from the till. Customers froze in horror as the trembling assistant, a 20-year-old university student, handed over several hundred pounds.
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Boro players' tough test
THE last thing bottom dogs Scarborough needed after having been docked three points by the Conference last week for fielding an ineligible player was to lose another three points in a 2-1 defeat at home to Northwich Victoria. "The character of the side
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Rail and Pikes enjoy goal glut
THERE were goals galore in the Northern Counties East League premier division as matches involving Harrogate Railway, Pickering Town and Selby Town shared 20 between them. Railway led the way with a stunning 7-3 thumping of relegation-threatened Eccleshill
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Room for improvement - Leo
YORK Wasps might have put on a much-improved display yesterday but coach Leo Epifania was still far from happy. Wasps gave by far their best display of the season but went down 22-18 to Batley Bulldogs at Huntington Stadium to remain at the foot of the
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MP extols virtues of euro
YORK MP Hugh Bayley appeared on North of Westminster on BBC 2 yesterday to extol the virtues of the Euro. Mr Bayley, a former Government minister, told viewers that there were advantages and disadvantages to joining a single European currency - but the
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Village bypass delay anger
FURIOUS villagers near York branded a government decision to delay a much-needed bypass as "beyond belief". The Government has left out Shipton-by-Beningbrough, on the A19, from its Local Transport Plans Settlement for the region, which totals £29 million
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Why don't men grow up?
NO outbursts over spots breaking out on the night of a party, no embarrassing discoveries of girlie magazines under the bed, no cries of "I hate you". Parents had a much easier time of it 1.5 million years ago. Or so scientists say, who have discovered
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Cat cruelty sickener
The thought that people can throw a small cat at a bus is truly sickening ('Thugs throw live cat at bus', December 13). Being hung, drawn and quartered is not enough punishment for people who can do that, no matter how deprived their backgrounds may be
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Where's your pride?
HAS our Prime Minister any pride in being British? Does he not remember that thousands of our men and women fought for our country and a lot of them died in World Wars One and Two? So why let Brussels rule our country? It is humiliating. He should resign
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Hands off York
regarding the Coppergate II affair, do the City of York councillors have the legal right to sell off York's heritage? The Eye of York belongs to the citizens, not to the ever-changing faces of the council. When they have sold off everything York owns,
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£11m tennis centre work begins
ACE! Work has finally started on building York's long-awaited £11 million indoor tennis centre. The 105,000 sq ft, two-storey club complex in Hull Road - which will create 100 jobs and could end up with more than 5,000 members - is to open next October
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York City 1, Cheltenham 3
AS the frustration continues the sense of foreboding mounts. York City again missed the chance to end the hoodoo that has seen them fail to win two games on the bounce this season and, more importantly, secure a much needed three points. But on the greyest
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How to beat flu symptoms
Another year nearly over and once again the cold and flu season is well and truly on us. Remember to get plenty of vitamins and minerals at this time by eating fresh fruit and vegetables, extra vitamin C and zinc can only help. Eating garlic and taking
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Coping with Christmas
MAXINE GORDON gets advice on how to make the most of the festive season CHRISTMAS is a time for families; for glorious get-togethers and nostalgic reminiscence. But family tensions and feuds bring their own stresses at this time of year and can ruin the
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Ronnie delivers goods on cue
SNOOKER star Ronnie O' Sullivan romped to a record win to cap an excellent two weeks on the green baize in York. His 10-1 victory over Irishman Ken Doherty rounded off the world's second largest snooker tournament which put York firmly back on the map
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Rural pubs at the heart of life
THE heir to the throne is far from a typical pub customer. Even though hundreds of pubs are named after him, the Prince of Wales is rarely seen at the bar, although he did pop into the Blacksmiths Arms in Naburn for a whisky during his post-flood visit
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Brownie points from the past
THE past will never be forgotten - thanks to our readers. Again our series of Yesterday Once More articles has prompted a fantastic postbag of memories, and it is time to dip into it again. Back on September 10 - how eerie that date now seems - we published
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We must fight back - Dolan
UNDERFIRE York City chief Terry Dolan is looking for his players to stand tall and win back fan fervour in the wake of the Minstermen's 1-3 defeat at home to Cheltenham. The defeat, City's sixth on home soil this season, leaves the Minstermen in 20th
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Heartening win for York
York beat Cleckheaton 21-7 in a friendly match at Clifton Park. Although both sides were somewhat changed from their optimum League selection, it was a heartening victory for York, who had been apprehensive in mid-week about tackling the table-toppers
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Heworth get revenge in cup thriller
HEWORTH exacted the perfect revenge on cross-city rivals York Acorn, as they ended the Blue and Golds' dreams of a place in the third round of the Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Challenge Cup. The Villagers staved off a stirring fightback by Acorn to hold on to
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Huge queue for Minster service
EVANGELIST J JOHN, who is to lead a mission to the York area next spring, challenged a huge congregation at York Minster last night to "get back to the original script" to find the real meaning of Christmas. He was the guest speaker at a carol service
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Poor show as RI out of cup
YORK RI Rugby Union Club crashed out of the Junior Knockout Cup with a disappointing performance in losing 12-3 at Skipton. The first half was evenly balanced, with RI having to defend for the first 10 minutes then coming back strongly to pressurise the
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Players give boost to Jamie's appeal
YORK City Football Club have given their backing to Jamie's Have a Heart Appeal - by donating a fully-autographed football to the fund. The ball - an ideal Christmas present for City fans - will now be sold to the highest bidder. Handing the ball to Jamie's
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Top side's second defeat in row
THE division three title race in Leeper Hare York and District League has opened up as leaders Sheriff Hutton suffered their second consecutive defeat. They lost 2-0 at home to Elvington Harriers. A first-half goal by John Rogerson and a Luke Dove strike
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Offenders claim 'rubbish'
POLICE today dismissed claims that there are hundreds of paedophiles living in York and Scarborough. The News of the World published figures for the number of child sex offenders in different towns and cities across the country, as part of its controversial
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£900,000 bill to fix council computers
A COMPUTER fault at City of York Council will cost taxpayers nearly £900,000 to put right, estimates reveal today. Investigations were launched after the computer system broke down twice in one week, and left hundreds of members of staff "twiddling their
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Barmby Moor peg back leaders
Barmby Moor prevented Copmanthorpe opening up a big gap at the top of Leeper Hare York and District League division two as they held the table-toppers to a 2-2 draw at Copmanthorpe. They were only prevented from taking all three points by an equaliser
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Charles drops in to give pubs a boost
PRINCE Charles was today in North Yorkshire to launch a report which shows that more than half of all English villages now have no pub, and seven out of ten do not have a shop. The loss of the "local" often means that the focal point for the rural community
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Andy ready to fight case
DEFIANT air enthusiast Andy Jenkins has told the Evening Press he has "no problem" with returning to Greece to plead his innocence. The plane spotter, who was released from Nafplion Prison after spying charges against him were reduced, knows he will have
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Ronnie delivers goods on cue
SNOOKER star Ronnie O' Sullivan romped to a record win to cap an excellent two weeks on the green baize in York. His 10-1 victory over Irishman Ken Doherty rounded off the world's second largest snooker tournament which put York firmly back on the map
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Points machine Ben signs for Wasps
RECORD-BREAKING goal-kicking ace Jamie Benn is set for a return to Huntington Stadium. The Evening Press revealed back in October that York Wasps were not ruling out a move for the full-back, and he signed on the dotted line yesterday after the Wasps'
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Room for improvement - Leo
YORK Wasps might have put on a much-improved display yesterday but coach Leo Epifania was still far from happy. Wasps gave by far their best display of the season but went down 22-18 to Batley Bulldogs at Huntington Stadium to remain at the foot of the
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We must fight back - Dolan
UNDERFIRE York City chief Terry Dolan is looking for his players to stand tall and win back fan fervour in the wake of the Minstermen's 1-3 defeat at home to Cheltenham. The defeat, City's sixth on home soil this season, leaves the Minstermen in 20th
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Cannabis pupils suspended
PUPILS from one of York's premier secondary schools have been suspended for bringing cannabis into the classroom. Fulford School head teacher Stephen Smith confirmed "a number of pupils have been suspended for having drugs in school". "We follow City
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Death mystery on house body
POLICE today appealed for information about the last movements of a Ripon man, Owen Dudley Harriott, who was found dead at his home. Mr Harriott, 27, was found collapsed in his house in Vyner Streetat around 3am yesterday. He was taken to Harrogate District
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Cocaine seized in raid
POLICE have seized a quantity of crack cocaine in a raid on a house in Clifton, York. The drugs squad raid took place only a day after the Evening Press revealed how York was being hit by a massive increase in the use of the highly-addictive drug. We
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Room for improvement - Leo
YORK Wasps might have put on a much-improved display yesterday but coach Leo Epifania was still far from happy. Wasps gave by far their best display of the season but went down 22-18 to Batley Bulldogs at Huntington Stadium to remain at the foot of the
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Points machine Ben signs for Wasps
RECORD-BREAKING goal-kicking ace Jamie Benn is set for a return to Huntington Stadium. The Evening Press revealed back in October that York Wasps were not ruling out a move for the full-back, and he signed on the dotted line yesterday after the Wasps'
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Victory can go to shiny Buttons
Martin Todhunter, who narrowly failed to land a major success with Kingsmark at Haydock on Saturday, heads to Musselburgh tomorrow with high hopes of going one better. The Cumbrian trainer saddles my Nap selection Wayward Buttons in the Have A Happy Christmas
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York Wasps 18, Batley Bulldogs 22
IF York Wasps improve every week as much as in these last seven days, then a top half position come the end of the season will be a dead cert. Okay, they might have lost, but the difference between the team who were pipped by Batley today and that which
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Barrow Raiders 66, York Wasps 0
IT was hoped the days of York Wasps conceding record scores were over. They are not. Barrow's 66-0 thrashing of Wasps was the Raiders' biggest-ever win in the Northern Ford Premiership era, beating by six points their previous record of 60-0 registered
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Keeping families together must be the aim
I DISAGREE with your correspondent who felt the courts should not be deterred from giving a custodial sentence to women who had families or were pregnant (Letters, December 5). A custodial sentence for a mother punishes her family as well. If there is
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Heart of education
A CHILL ran through me as I read about 'The classroom of the future' (December 10), in which the teacher instructing the class may be substantially replaced by computer screens imparting 'literacy and numeracy'. Since we rejected child-centred learning
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You saved my life
I RECENTLY received treatment in Ward 16 at York District Hospital. I would like to express my appreciation to everyone concerned with my stay from the calm paramedics, cheerful porters (even at 2.00am in the morning), the efficient phlebotomists and
