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Behind the headlines
In the second part of our review of the year CHRIS TITLEY recalls a rural plague and urban crime Foot and mouth Every farmer in the land shuddered when they heard that foot-and-mouth disease had been confirmed in a pig at an Essex abattoir in February
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Britain's debt to shoppers
THE sight of shoppers queuing for hours in the hunt for a bargain is as much a post-Christmas tradition as the turkey sandwich. Some consider these hardy bargain hunters to be off their shopping trolleys for embarking on another buying spree so soon after
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Here we glow, here we glow, here we glow
THE Christmas lights and decorations outside David and Ann Nicholson's York home are so colourful that local children now call it Santa's grotto. David said he had been building up his Christmas display at their house in Broom Way, Huntington, for the
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Patients spared long waits
PATIENTS who need surgery in North Yorkshire are being spared long waits for their operations, new figures suggest. Statistics show that only 1.4 per cent of patients who need operations in the region are waiting more than 12 months. The figures place
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York nun marks her 100th birthday
A YORK nun who has dedicated her life to children and young people celebrated her 100th birthday on Boxing Day. Sister Constance, a sister of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (IBVM), celebrated the milestone with a birthday tea party and a Mass
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Shock as the champs pull out of Vale league
BURYTHORPE, the league champions for the past three seasons, have withdrawn from the Horwath Pulleyn York Vale Cricket League. Burythorpe, who retained the First Division title for a third successive year this season, have reluctantly resigned from the
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New Earswick team score superb victory
New Earswick Indoor Bowls Club gained a magnificent 89-60 win, with all four rinks winning, to secure the maximum 12 points at stake against Ryedale in the Yorkshire Over 55s League. Playing at New Earswick, Ken Harrison, Alf Lewis, Barry Matthews and
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Lord Mayor spreads festive cheer
SPREADING some Christmas cheer this festive season was the Lord Mayor of York, Coun Irene Waudby. People spending Christmas Day in the company of the Salvation Army or at York District Hospital were given reasons to smile with a festive visit from Coun
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Sloppy defence undoes Seadogs
Scarborough continue to impress, but cannot turn reasonable performances into wins in order to begin their rise from the foot of the Conference. They led twice at Belle Vue yesterday and yet poor defending let Doncaster back into the game with hosts Rovers
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Wasps come under fire from irate Hunslet supremo
Hunslet Hawks chairman Grahame Liles yesterday criticised York Wasps following the late postponement of the clash at South Leeds Stadium. Liles explained that Hawks had opened the gates for supporters 90 minutes before the 3.30pm kick-off, after both
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York shoppers enjoy high street bonanza
YORK'S bumper Christmas went rolling on today with sales shoppers queueing up to defy the economic prophets of doom. Throughout the United Kingdom the promise of huge price cuts was pulling shoppers from their armchairs and ensuring the Christmas spending
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Hunt takes a ride out
NORTH Yorkshire hunting groups gathered for their traditional Boxing Day meets yesterday - though foot and mouth restrictions prevented them from hunting. The county is still classed as an at-risk area, despite hopes by hunt supporters that DEFRA would
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Leo's switch to Swinton
YORK Wasps coach Leo Epifania was today turning his attentions to New Year's Day following the controversy of yesterday's late postponement. Hosts Hunslet Hawks wanted the Boxing Day basement clash to go ahead, but Wasps were happy referee Ben Thaler
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Baby dies in bed tragedy
THE family of a one-year-old baby who died after collapsing at a house near Selby were today said to be "inconsolable". Ben Stone was found in a "collapsed state" in the bedroom of a house in Brayton. Police said the mother's boyfriend and an ambulance
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Cash freeze
CASH-STRAPPED York City were today left counting the cost after the eagerly awaited Boxing Day clash with Hull City fell foul of the weather. The Bootham Crescent derby duel was called-off following a noon inspection by referee Alan Kaye, who deemed the
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Is it all plain sale-ing for festive bargain hunters?
With many shops having started their sales yesterday. York Trading Standards offers advice to those shoppers ready to enter the fray for the post-Christmas frenzy IT may seem like a great deal when you see offers abound such as "WAS £160, NOW £99!" -
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Wasps come under fire from irate Hunslet supremo
Hunslet Hawks chairman Grahame Liles yesterday criticised York Wasps following the late postponement of the clash at South Leeds Stadium. Liles explained that Hawks had opened the gates for supporters 90 minutes before the 3.30pm kick-off, after both
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Oh for some wise men
ONE of the most distressing features of our agricultural industry at the minute is that it is led by ministers who have no knowledge, no affinity and no love for the countryside. It's a little sad when the best we can do today in the way of three wise
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Hayaain on right course to score
Hayaain, who broke a long losing spell for his trainer when winning at Musselburgh 10 days ago, can win the feature race on the same course tomorrow. The £14,000 Tote Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle is the target for the eight-year-old, who is penalised 7lb
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York City fans must unite
The fans wanted Craig out - well it seems they've got their wish. We all hope that someone will rescue us. I think they will, but these are desperate times. Supporters have to get behind the club and the best way to do that is to go through the turnstiles
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Consortium eyes up City
A BUSINESS consortium is preparing to join the race to buy York City Football Club. The Manchester-based group has requested details of City's financial plight from the Evening Press. Derek Spence, a spokesman for the group, said that one member of the
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Outfoxed or not?
OLD traditions die hard. Despite the ongoing ban on hunting in North Yorkshire because of foot and mouth, huntsmen and women paraded on horseback in full regalia. This prompted the customary protest, even though not a single fox was in peril. Both sides
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Cash freeze
CASH-STRAPPED York City were today left counting the cost after the eagerly awaited Boxing Day clash with Hull City fell foul of the weather. The Bootham Crescent derby duel was called-off following a noon inspection by referee Alan Kaye, who deemed the
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Auntie Beeb's fantastic Christmas gift
MUM-TO-BE Susan Scott has had her Christmas dreams come true. The 32-year-old, from Wheldrake, near York, was set to miss out on a festive holiday of a lifetime with her husband, Stuart, after pulling out of Saturday's BBC1 programme, The National Lottery
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Holiday fun for the family
A HOST of activities has been laid on across the region to keep children - and other members of the family - amused over the holiday period. Here is the Evening Press Guide to what's on where from tomorrow until the end of next week. It is advisable to
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Wardrobe caper proves a saw point
IT wasn't so cool for cats the night David Mallender dressed up as a hippy to go to a fancy dress party. David, of Stamford Bridge, was just about to leave the house when he discovered his not-so-lucky black cat, Phoebe, had got stuck behind his son's
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Croft race circuit to stage complete rally
MORE than 90 cars are expected to be flagged away at the start line when Northallerton Automobile Club stage their annual Christmas Stages Rally on Saturday. Among the the entries are Steve Magson, of Pickering, driving his Vauxhall Astra; Peter Dickson
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Spotter's New Year pledge
YORK air enthusiast Andy Jenkins has revealed his New Year's resolution - to clear his name. Andy, 32, of Barkston Avenue, Acomb, has told the Evening Press that he is determined to return to Greece and prove his innocence. He was arrested on November
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Shock as the champs pull out of Vale league
BURYTHORPE, the league champions for the past three seasons, have withdrawn from the Horwath Pulleyn York Vale Cricket League. Burythorpe, who retained the First Division title for a third successive year this season, have reluctantly resigned from the
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Sparkle for diamond couple
LOVE is still in the air this Christmas for one York couple - after 60 years of marriage. Moira and Charles Pithers, of Mallard Way, Haxby, tied the knot on Boxing Day in 1941 after meeting during a night out with friends. The diamond couple were separated
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Strong win by Yorkshire Ladies
THE Yorkshire Ladies indoor bowls team, who have appeared in two of the last three Atherley Trophy finals, started this season's trophy campaign with a 123-105 victory against Nottinghamshire at Lincoln Indoor Bowls Club. Yorkshire won four rinks and
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Sixth Christmas in jail for Bleach
A GRIM picture of life behind the bars of an Indian prison has been painted by jailed North Yorkshire arms dealer Peter Bleach in letters home to his anguished mother. Bleach, from Fylingthorpe, near Whitby, has just spent his sixth Christmas in a Calcutta
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Moor's less for Town
HARROGATE Town's players and staff were able to return home to finish off their Christmas turkeys after their Boxing Day trip to Spennymoor was called off. As temperatures continued to plummet, almost the entire UniBond League programme was a 'white-out
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Choc-chomping men are almost as sweet as women
WOMEN might have a reputation for adoring chocolate - some, allegedly, even preferring it to sex. But new statistics published by York confectioner Nestl Rowntree reveal that while it is true that women buy the most confectionery, men end up eating almost
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'We are not soft' blasts Kiwi ace
FORMER Kiwi international Carl Hall has blasted back at Hunslet players after they allegedly labelled York Wasps as 'soft' for not wanting to play yesterday's fixture. The Boxing Day encounter at South Leeds Stadium was postponed 30 minutes before kick-off
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Family in blast terror
A FAMILY of five today told how they cheated death when a gas blast ripped through their York home on Christmas Day. The explosion, at the O'Connors' home in Spalding Avenue, Clifton, smashed windows and blew doors off their hinges, but luckily the family
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Consortium eyes up City
A BUSINESS consortium is preparing to join the race to buy York City Football Club. The Manchester-based group has requested details of City's financial plight from the Evening Press. Derek Spence, a spokesman for the group, said that one member of the
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Leo's switch to Swinton
YORK Wasps coach Leo Epifania was today turning his attentions to New Year's Day following the controversy of yesterday's late postponement. Hosts Hunslet Hawks wanted the Boxing Day basement clash to go ahead, but Wasps were happy referee Ben Thaler
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'We are not soft' blasts Kiwi ace
FORMER Kiwi international Carl Hall has blasted back at Hunslet players after they allegedly labelled York Wasps as 'soft' for not wanting to play yesterday's fixture. The Boxing Day encounter at South Leeds Stadium was postponed 30 minutes before kick-off
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York City fans must unite
The fans wanted Craig out - well it seems they've got their wish. We all hope that someone will rescue us. I think they will, but these are desperate times. Supporters have to get behind the club and the best way to do that is to go through the turnstiles
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City paying price for selling off best players
REGARDING York City Football Club being up for sale, this will not surprise the followers of City. From its conception 80 years ago there has never been a chairman who had the ambition to take this club forward. They have continually and quickly sold
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Ban bank holidays
Bill Connor, General Secretary of USDAW (Letters, December 22), seems a conservative trade union leader. He says he and his union want 2.6 million shopworkers to be at home with family and friends on Christmas Day. Many workers are not devout Christians
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Dog warning
YOU published photographs of two beautiful dogs, both obviously healthy and well cared for (December 20), but the difference in their lives brought a tear to my eye. Willy the Doberman is in the loving care of the Landing Lane animal shelter, after being
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Monkey business
WHILE driving into your lovely city along Lawrence Street, I couldn't believe my eyes at the blown-up monstrosity of a gorilla outside the garage forecourt as you approach one of York's historic bars. Should these things need planning consent? Or can
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Welcome changes
THE National Farmers' Union has welcomed changes announced last week in animal movement regulations. The resumption of livestock markets with new biosecurity rules, general rather than individual licensing arrangements for cattle and slaughter sheep will
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Top award to Tony
TONY Bloomfield, 34, of Filey, scooped the highest accolade available at the annual awards ceremony of Bishop Burton College, held at Beverley Minster. He won the Dennis Hurst Medal, which is awarded to only one student each year, and was also awarded
