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York girl, 16, killed in horror smash
A TEENAGER from York and two men from Tadcaster were among four people killed in an horrific car crash on a North Yorkshire road. Rochelle Ellen Laverack, 16, from Evelyn Crescent, Clifton, York, was a rear seat passenger in a Ford Escort, which collided
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Woman killed by falling masonry
A WOMAN was killed when a piece of masonry fell from the roof of a church late this afternoon, as York city centre was buffeted by high winds. Police said the woman was walking along Pavement at about 4.15pm when part of a metre-high pinnacle fell from
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Losing Nancy
Iris, Richard Eyre's film starring Dame Judi Dench as the great novelist Iris Murdoch, opens in York next week. It is a poignant study of a great mind stricken by Alzheimer's Disease. STEPHEN LEWIS speaks to a York man who watched his own wife's struggle
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Ask the experts: Help with quitting
Q What is the best way to stop smoking and what is available on prescription? A I've always thought that the best way to stop smoking is to stop buying cigarettes because money seems to be the way to motivate people these days. But there are all sorts
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Ask the experts: Pain-free steps
Q I have terrible pains in my feet which come on after walking into town and back. My doctor says nothing can be done and I should just rest. Can you help? A The feet are the commonest place in the body to get arthritis and I think it is little appreciated
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Milford Marlins 0, York Wasps 42 (CC3)
YORK Wasps finally ended an 11-month win-less run with a victory over Milford Marlins in round three of the Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Challenge Cup. Okay, Milford might only be a National Conference League division two amateur side, but a win is a win, and
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Friends must stay with City
YORK City's players and fans were in the spotlight on Saturday, and they did themselves proud. For the national press, this was a fixture that had it all. A club facing imminent extinction, one place above the bottom of the league, taking on the glamour
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Doing the Walk
STONEGATE is one of York's busiest streets. Yet only a few of the shoppers who swarm along it ever take a detour into Stonegate Walk. Now a £5 million redevelopment aims to make the arcade visible. Owners Oakgate believe that it can guarantee the site's
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RI crash in worst display
YORK RI saved their worst performance of the season for lowly West Leeds and went down 17-15 to their visitors. At first sight it looked as if RI would win this game easily as they hammered away at the West Leeds line in the opening stages. They even
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Diamonds are forever for couple
A COUPLE who married after the groom had made a treacherous winter journey back home from his wartime posting in Scotland today celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. Bill and Mary Tait were married at St Clement's Church in Scarcroft Road on January
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Malt back in titlt at promotion
Conditions underfoot were far from perfect owing to the heavy overnight rains and Hessle, who currently prop up Yorkshire Division Three, were a long way short of full strength. However, Malton still managed to treat the Gannock supporters to a nine-try
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Frustration for Pickering
PICKERING Town suffered another hiccup as their poor run of form continued on Saturday against Northern Counties East premier division bottom club Buxton. In a game the Pikes were expected to win, they found all routes to goal closed as Buxton dug in
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Coach thrills to joy of victory
DELIGHTED coach Leo Epifania had little trouble in summing up the feeling in the York Wasps' camp after tasting victory in England for the first time. The Aussie had seen his team lose six consecutive Northern Ford Premiership games, the latest last week
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It looks hall over for city pub site
THE DEATH knell for York's Frog Hall pub could be sounded this week as plans for a burger bar go before councillors. Developers have applied to tear down the building, replacing it with a drive-through restaurant, a video store and two other shops. Officers
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Picture special on epic cup game
YORK City chief Terry Dolan is adamant his Minstermen can build on their FA Cup heroics to kick-start a climb away from the foot of Division Three. Despite the 2-0 defeat at the hands of Premiership Fulham the City boss was proud of his team for the way
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Footballer's son chokes to death
A SOCCER star was today mourning his two-year-old son, who died just hours after his father's team celebrated an FA Cup victory over Manchester United. Finlay Cooper, the son of Middlesbrough player Colin Cooper, died despite efforts to revive him by
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Police house's £200,000 tag
A HEARTBEAT-style village police house in Ryedale is up for sale at £200,000. The property, the Former Police House in Hovingham, harks back to the days when village bobbies lived above their local station. Inspector Neil Burnett, from Malton Police,
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Face values
YORK City chief Terry Dolan is adamant his Minstermen can build on their FA Cup heroics to kick-start a climb away from the foot of Division Three. Despite the 2-0 defeat at the hands of Premiership Fulham the City boss was proud of his team for the way
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Coach thrills to joy of victory
DELIGHTED coach Leo Epifania had little trouble in summing up the feeling in the York Wasps' camp after tasting victory in England for the first time. The Aussie had seen his team lose six consecutive Northern Ford Premiership games, the latest last week
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Residents First: apology over tea
A YORK householder won an apology today after complaining of a less-than-welcoming reception at the city's Residents First weekend. Debra Woodhall-James criticised the long queues she faced in the hope of securing some of a small number of tickets for
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You did us proud - City fans
YORK City's FA Cup dream is dead - but the club went out with heads held high in a 2-0 defeat by Premiership giants Fulham. The team's fight against odds which were stacked massively against them reflected their supporters' determination not to lose the
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Band man's legal battle after fall
A BAND member left paralysed when he fell from a wagon during the 1999 Lord Mayor's parade in York today started legal proceedings to establish who is liable for his accident. Roy Gill, 66, of Knavesmire Crescent, York, was playing in the York Railway
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Conservatory conman jailed for two years
A CONSERVATORY company boss who swindled houseowners out of more than £58,000 was today jailed for two years. York Crown Court heard that David Barry Richardson took 44 orders in about a year to build the extensions, but only one was constructed. At the
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Parking bungle
I congratulate City of York Council which, after resurfacing our street on November 10, has finally reinstated our residents' parking bays. For almost three months, free 24-hour, on-street parking has been available only a minute from Bootham Bar. A few
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Foul play at City
It seems unjust that the directors of York City, lead by chairman Douglas Craig, who paid around £200,000 for their shares, can close down the club and sell the ground for their own profit which I believe is around £4.5 million. This is made worse by
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Save Clifford's Tower
I WELL remember the public appeal to save the roof of York Minster in the 1960s. At that time the Jewish Community of Leeds gave £100,000 towards this project. I found it ironic because York is the site of the biggest massacre of Jews in England - this
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Help volcano victims
IN just a few hours a natural catastrophe devastated a corner of Africa. A wall of molten lava one kilometre wide engulfed the homes of 60,000 people who live in the shadow of the Nyiragongo volcano in Congo. This is the latest tragedy in a region that's
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Just stop pestering me
AS a protest, it was a bit over the top. But the Sussex woman who played the Jehovah's Witnesses at their own game and banged on the door of their hall certainly made her point. When they came to the door, she asked searching questions while brandishing
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Nap selection
Tom O'Ryan's nap selection for Tuesday's meetings: Mussleburgh 2.20 .............Batswing (Nap) Updated: 11:59 Monday, January 28, 2002
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York City 0, Fulham 2 (FAC4)
DOWN and out but certainly not disgraced, if this is to be York City's last ever FA Cup foray then at least they went with a bang not a whimper. Thankfully, with buyers circling, it is looking increasingly likely that the Minstermen will survive and so
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Ask the experts: Too shy to show doctor
Q I have noticed a swelling in my scrotum but I'm too embarrassed to go to my doctor about it. What could it be? A First, I would urge you to try to overcome your embarrassment about this sort of thing which is quite an everday aspect in the doctor's
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York's touch of glass
THESE views of York date from a different era of photography. Forget digital cameras, and even rolls of film. The York scenes above were captured on glass negatives. They were very kindly given to the Evening Press by Lilian Vear, who lives off Rawcliffe
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Face values
YORK City chief Terry Dolan is adament his Minstermen can build on their FA Cup heroics to kick-start a climb away from the foot of Division Three. Despite the 2-0 defeat at the hands of Premiership Fulham the City boss was proud of his team for the way
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Deserved acclaim for Heworth
BY the cheers that greeted Heworth as they walked off Batley Bulldogs' Mount Pleasant pitch, you could have been mistaken for thinking they had won the Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Challenge Cup itself. Unfortunately for the amateurs, they had fallen to a 34
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Stamp of class by postmen
Post Office took another step towards promotion from division one with a 3-0 win at St John's College. Andy Tuite set them on their way with a goal in the 20th-minute and Andy Bonarious increased their lead just before the break. Richard Dalby put the
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Five stars make point for Dringhouses
THERE was no hogging the goal-scoring limelight for Dringhouses in their 5-1 beating of Bishopthorpe in the Leeper Hare York and District League premier division. All the hosts' goals were shared out as a nap-happy brand of Dringhouses' players got on
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In-form Selby tame Tigers
THE year 2002 is turning out be quite fruitful for Selby. A victory over West Park Bramhope and a draw against Pontefract, coming on top of a big win over Pocklington before Christmas, had seen Selby claw away from the bottom end of the table. And on
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Slow start punished
Pocklington were left to rue their sleepy opening when they presented visitors North Ribblesdale with a 12-point start. For the rest of the game they worked their hearts out and were in control for long periods, but they had left themselves with too much
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Dame Judi wins nominations
DAME Judi Dench had double cause for celebration when the Bafta nominations were unveiled today. York-born Dame Judi is up for best actress for Iris and best supporting actress for The Shipping News, which is yet to get a UK release. The lavish Baz Luhrmann
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Ibbetson off in defeat
York City's intermediates drew 1-1 with Darlington in a Youth Alliance North East Conference game that was moved to the club's Wigginton Road training ground. Scott Emmerson fired the young Minstermen in front but hopes of three points were dashed when
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Flats plan is backed
A BLOCK of 64 flats could face on to Layerthorpe if councillors support it this week. The four-storey building would stand on the site of the Volkswagen dealership which moved to Clifton Moor last year. It would include a courtyard with space to park
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Rooms with a view
WORK on a new £5 million scheme to revamp part of the heart of historic York into new stores and luxury homes will begin next month. Much of Stonegate Walk, the troubled L-shaped arcade whose 23 small shops are linked by alleyways to Stonegate and Blake
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Record run for Hayward
A NEW course record for a half marathon famed for its freezing temperatures has been set by its female winner. Melanie Hayward, from the Road Runners Club, completed this year's Knavesmire Harriers' Brass Monkey race in 1 hours 17 minutes 35 seconds -
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Flood defence work 'could hit roman remains'
THE construction of new flood defences in Selby town centre is in danger of destroying important Roman remains, archaeologists have warned. The Environment Agency is planning to strengthen River Ouse defences in the town following the deluge in November
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Dyson's classic finish
NORTH Yorkshire's golfing star Simon Dyson has that top of the world feeling Down Under today. While South Africa's irrepressible Retief Goosen stepped thunderously to the Johnnie Walker Classic crown Dyson finished joint fifth. Together with Anthony
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Region battered by winds and rain
SEVERE gales were expected to blast their way across North and East Yorkshire this afternoon. Gale-force winds surging to more than 60mph were predicted. Police officers sent out a stark warning for drivers of high-sided vehicles to stay off the roads
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Move to woo tourists back
AN EFFORT to bring rural Yorkshire back to life after the devastation of foot and mouth was being launched today. Tourism chiefs from across the region were due to start the Walk Yorkshire Campaign at Bolton Abbey, near Skipton. The launch is part of
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Tip-top Tykes to go all high-tech
COUNTY champions Yorkshire are all set to become the technological whizzkids of the first class cricket circuit. The club have joined forces with Firstnet Services Ltd, an award winning Internet and technology solutions provider, and work is now underway
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Marathon effort for Robert's charity
RUNNER Dianne Owen is taking a massive stride in an effort to combat the disease suffered by her five-year-old son. Pocklington Infant School pupil Robert was diagnosed with leukaemia four months ago. His mother and her friend, Tracey Holden, who both
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Popular stewardess dies in fall tragedy
FANS, players and officials at one of York's biggest rugby clubs were today mourning the death of a popular stewardess in a tragic fall. Pamela Milbourn, 43, who has played a major voluntary role at Heworth Amateur Rugby League Club for the past 18 years
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Youth robbed at knifepoint
A TERRIFIED teenager was robbed at knifepoint by a man who befriended him in a York shopping arcade. The 16-year-old victim was in Stonegate Walk, between Stonegate and Blake Street, when he was approached by the man, who talked to him for about half
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Every year in York we pay more and get less
EVERY year begins with Councillor Hills, leader of the Labour-controlled City of York Council, warning of an impending large increase in council tax accompanied by cuts in services and increased charges. With public sector pay rises regularly far less
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Players say thanks...
Rowntree Players thank all those who came to see Sinbad The Sailor at the Joseph Rowntree Theatre in December. We raised £635 for St Martin's Hospice for Children. Eileen Lavender, Chairperson, Rowntree Players, The Green, Flaxton. Updated: 10:29 Monday
