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Wasps deal to buy City
YORK Wasps Rugby League Club chiefs John Stabler and Russell Greenfield today revealed they are in the race to buy York City. Stabler told the Evening Press they have met the £4.5 million asking price for City's ground, Bootham Crescent, and have also
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Harry Potter star backs City
YORK-born Harry Potter star David Bradley has conjured up a magic idea in an effort to save City. The 59-year-old actor, who has supported the Minstermen since his schooldays, took time out between filming a sequel to the blockbuster, to throw his weight
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MP shows Press story in Commons bed care debate
MP ANNE McIntosh waved a copy of the Evening Press at Tony Blair as she confronted him over the bed-blocking crisis in North Yorkshire. The Vale of York MP challenged him during Prime Minister's questions in the Commons last night. Ms McIntosh quoted
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Row over union leader's remarks
A BITTER row has broken out within a rail union over moves to withdraw constituency funding from York MP Hugh Bayley in protest at his "failure" to support strike action. Bob Crow, assistant general secretary of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and
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A 'watershed' for farming
THE blueprint for the future of the beleaguered farming industry unveiled on Tuesday has been called a "watershed" by Secretary of State for DEFRA Margaret Beckett. It calls for some subsidies to be redirected from producing crops to environmental schemes
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Major meetings set on nitrates rules
The NFU has organised two major meetings on Friday, February 15, for farmers to find more out about new legislation regarding nitrates which could cost them thousands of pounds. The first is at 11am in Scotch Corner Hotel, Scotch Corner, and the second
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Young Farmers
ON Sunday February 10, Helmsley YFC will hold its annual ploughing match on land kindly donated by Mr F Mallory. It's taking place on the A170, two two miles west of Helmsley between Waterloo and Court House farms. Entry to the field is via a forestry
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Ye gods, the Philistines are at it again - Ingham
BARONESS Thatcher's right-hand man has thrown his weight behind the campaign to block Coppergate Riverside. The former Downing Street press secretary, renowned for pulling no punches during his time at Number 10, took the stand today at the inquiry into
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Cooper ruled out for six weeks
YORK City were today left reeling by the news combative midfielder Richard Cooper is likely to be out of action for six weeks with a broken leg. It has emerged Cooper cracked his fibula in the challenge that saw him stretchered from the pitch during Tuesday's
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Pledge over missile defence system
ANY plans to involve North Yorkshire in a global missile defence system will be discussed in public, the Home Secretary has pledged. David Blunkett assured residents that no decision had been taken on the future of the RAF bases at Menwith Hill and Fylingdales
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Meet the chain gang
THIS sorry-looking lot were on the receiving end of some rough justice when they got locked up for charity. The group of managers and executives were "arrested" by Military Police from the RAF, and put under lock and key for the Royal National Institute
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Pickering move up
PICKERING have won on three games to move from bottom place in division two of Hunters The Estate Agent York Senior Indoor Cricket League to fourth spot, writes Albert Pattison. They beat Osbaldwick by four wickets, Clifton Alliance 'B', whose title hopes
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Quickfire Jones takes rapid title
GAWAIN Jones won the York Rapidplay chess tournament at the Elmbank Hotel. He scored 4 out of five points to win on tie-break from Jim Burnett, from Doncaster. The adult section was well supported with a strong line-up, including many players from York
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Town faces year wait on flood defences
PICKERING may have to wait a year before a flood defence scheme gets under way, a public meeting was told. Tom Fewster, project manager for the Environment Agency, said a 'fast track' scheme - as was being planned for Malton and Norton - was not appropriate
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Under the weather
Malton and Norton golfer Simon Dyson shot a two over par 74 in the opening round of the Heineken Classic in Melbourne, Australia today. South African star Ernie Els held a two stroke lead after firing a superb eight-under par 64. Updated: 11:46 Thursday
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Child witness tells of stabbing attack
A CHILD witness has told a jury that she saw a man stabbed in a North Yorkshire street. She was one of six schoolchildren who have now given evidence in the murder trial of Thomas Edward Richardson at York Crown Court. A second child witness told how
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Villagers' towering ambition
A DAY trip to Blackpool awaits happy Heworth on Saturday, but it's cup and cheer not tower and pier that they are seeking. After the heroics of last week's Challenge Cup defeat to Batley Bulldogs, the Villagers will look to hit Blackpool Stanley with
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Broken promise
NOT so long ago, City of York Council decided to close a primary school in Haxby because there were not enough children for all three schools. In the spirit of true consultation, residents were offered various options, including closing one of two primary
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Labour defends big rise in council tax
YORK council leader Rod Hills today hit back at claims of inefficiency as criticism grew over this year's budget plans. Coun Hills said leader of the opposition Steve Galloway was trying to score political points by urging the council to find new ways
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Nightmare on wheels
PHIL Shepherdson's interesting account of his last bus ride (Evening Press, January 24) prompts me to write about my own recent nightmare on a rocking 'n' rolling bus. Shaken by the driver's bullying tone, I was rendered momentarily speechless. Although
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Harry Potter star backs City
YORK-born Harry Potter star David Bradley has conjured up a magic idea in an effort to save City. The 59-year-old actor, who has supported the Minstermen since his schooldays, took time out between filming a sequel to the blockbuster, to throw his weight
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Cooper ruled out for six weeks
YORK City were today left reeling by the news combative midfielder Richard Cooper is likely to be out of action for six weeks with a broken leg. It has emerged Cooper cracked his fibula in the challenge that saw him stretchered from the pitch during Tuesday's
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Taxpayers may face hike to fund policing
COUNCIL tax payers in York and North Yorkshire will learn next week if the part of their bills which funds policing is set to rise. Members of North Yorkshire Police Authority will set the budget for policing in 2002/2003 at a meeting in York on Monday
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All-star cast backing City
STARS from York City's illustrious history will be lining up at the Barbican tomorrow night. Among the former Minstermen who are expected to attend are 89-year-old Jack Pinder, Alf Patrick, Norman Wilkinson, Gordon Brown, Mick Granger, Dave Dunmore, Alan
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Ye gods, the Philistines are at it again - Ingham
BARONESS Thatcher's right-hand man has thrown his weight behind the campaign to block Coppergate Riverside. The former Downing Street press secretary, renowned for pulling no punches during his time at Number 10, took the stand today at the inquiry into
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Trust in us
BUSINESSES in York should back the York City Supporters Trust to the hilt. That message is being driven home by one of the men behind tomorrow's Trust launch at the Barbican Several local businesses have already come forward to form a City of York Council-led
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Bureaucracy goes mad on markets
THE long-awaited final version of regulations for the reopening of markets arrived last Friday; and has been "condensed" from its previous 18-page volume into an 81-page serial killer. Before any "gathering of animals" takes place, and that includes not
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Nap selection
Tom O'Ryan's nap selection for Friday's meetings: HEREFORD 3.10 Lady Turk (Nap), Updated: 10:32 Thursday, January 31, 2002
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Public inquiry 'threat' at Westminster
NORTH Yorkshire MPs pushing for a public inquiry into the foot and mouth outbreak welcomed the threat of a probe by an influential Westminster committee. The environment, food and rural affairs select committee stopped short of demanding a public hearing
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Trust in us
BUSINESSES in York should back the York City Supporters Trust to the hilt. That message is being driven home by one of the men behind tomorrow's Trust launch at the Barbican Several local businesses have already come forward to form a City of York Council-led
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Footballer accused of supplying drug
FORMER York City trainee goalkeeper Miles Massey appeared before magistrates today accused of supplying the drug Ecstasy to former Sheffield Wednesday player Thomas Staniforth. Massey, 22, of Mill Lane, Acaster Malbis, is charged with supplying one tablet
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Arriva Trains accused of 'disastrous' performance
A DAMNING Westminster report today slated the "disastrous"performance record of Arriva Trains Northern. The influential Transport Select Committee criticised the train operator for failing to invest in new rolling stock, worsening delays and cancellations
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Never again
YORK may have seen its last Lord Mayor's Parade following the payment of £600,000 to a bandsman who fell from a float. A charitable group, the York Junior Chamber, was exonerated at the High Court in Leeds yesterday when Roy Gill was awarded the compensation
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Wasps deal to buy City
YORK Wasps Rugby League Club chiefs John Stabler and Russell Greenfield today revealed they are in the race to buy York City. Stabler told the Evening Press they have met the £4.5 million asking price for City's ground, Bootham Crescent, and have also
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Wind turbine is not just hot air
TURNING lazily in the wind, the modern wind turbine which generates electricity to supply around 50pc of the power needs for the Milner family at Dotterel farm at Weaverthorpe has become one of the best known landmarks in East Yorkshire. Built some ten
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Seminar on stewardship
A SEMINAR has been organised to explain and answer questions about the Countryside Stewardship Scheme. This event is to help you plan Countryside Stewardship field margin schemes and get the most from your scheme. It is aimed at farmers, agronomists,
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Sights are set on airgun mavericks
STEPHEN LEWIS looks at a new campaign to cut down on the illegal use of airguns by teenagers and asks, is it enough? YOU only have to look at headlines from the Evening Press to realise that in the hands of the wrong person, an airgun can be a dangerous
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Bumper home crowds generate an atmosphere of confidence
THE crowds for our last two games have been fantastic. To play in front of 7,500 on Saturday and then 6,500 on Tuesday is more like what I would love us to have every week. We have been lucky to have the two games on the bounce, but if we had played Hull
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Consigned to a shambles
BRITAIN is fast running out of institutions of which to be proud. The railway, invented in the North of England and exported to the world, is a shambles. The National Health Service, once the envy of other nations, is in a shameful state. And now the
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Well done, Anne
WESTMINSTER often seems a long way away. Ministers are quicker to react to any crisis, whether it is a rail strike or a lack of NHS beds, when it affects the South East. So well done Anne McIntosh for waving a Yorkshire problem right under the nose of
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Yorkshire need stand-in overseas player
County champions Yorkshire have begun a frantic search for an overseas player to cover for new captain Darren Lehmann if he should be unavailable for the first few matches of the new season. Cricket chairman Bob Platt said that four names are being considered
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Net shopping team are full of beans
WHO said Christmas isn't worth a can of beans? York-based Expatshopping.com, the Internet supermarket serving the needs of 13.5 million expatriates living abroad with traditional British goods, today reported exceptional trading figures for the six-week
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York mum's lost baby body parts nightmare
A YORK mum is still desperately waiting to be told what has happened to part of her premature daughter's body, which was removed by York District Hospital eight years ago. Fiona Chilton, 27, of Acomb, only found out last year that her baby's brain was
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Megan prompts nurses' charity effort
A YOUNG cancer sufferer has inspired two York nurses to raise almost £1,000 for a special family care unit. York District Hospital nurses Pam Thornton and Christina Sloper organised a raffle in aid of Eckersley House, a facility in the grounds of St James's
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Hall done for York
YORK ladies moved into the last 16 of the Yetton Trophy after a convincing 93-70 victory over Blackpool Newton Hall. Linda Harrison, Melanie Brooke, Joyce Chelin and Lynda Parker drew level with a three at 3-3 on the fourth end before scoring 12 shots
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Smith nets vital cup treble
A HAT-TRICK by P Smith saw Tadcaster Albion move into the third round of the York Mitchell Sports League Cup with a 4-2 win at Nestl Rowntree Pumas. T Nicholas also added, with A Dobson pulling two back. Brooklyn went through with a 10-1 win over Rufforth
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Campaign for A170 crossing bears fruit
RESIDENTS living next to a busy main road have welcomed the news that a pedestrian crossing is to be built linking them with the rest of the market town. But they have warned that road bosses must think carefully about where they decide to site the scheme
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Vow not to have fast food outlets
LAND Securities has given a firm assurance that Coppergate Riverside would not involve fast-food restaurants near Clifford's Tower. It has accused opponents of its £60 million scheme of spreading inaccurate information about such matters in an effort
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Hospital under severe pressure... but coping
YOUR reports and editorial last week (January 18 and 22) raised some major issues about bed management in the local National Health Service. Since the New Year the level of emergency admissions to York District Hospital has been very high. Wards normally
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Yorkshire need stand-in overseas player
County champions Yorkshire have begun a frantic search for an overseas player to cover for new captain Darren Lehmann if he should be unavailable for the first few matches of the new season. Cricket chairman Bob Platt said that four names are being considered
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Tadcaster cares
I AM saddened by the insensitivity of your report, "Town hails closure of home", (January 23). Tadcaster is a caring community; and one which through many avenues, not least the town council and local church, has supported the work of Barnardos during
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Inquest opens on masonry tragedy mum
AN INQUEST has been opened into the death of a woman who was struck by falling masonry while visiting York. Mother-of-three Debra Exton, 45, from East Leake, near Loughborough, was on a two-night break in the city when the incident happened on Monday.
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Robin snubs fruit
SOAKED sultanas may well be the ideal food for robins (Letters, January 9), but persuading the resident robin to recognise this is not easy. Confronted with a trail of such plump fruit, laid across the windowsill instead of the customary sunflower seeds
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Youth hurt in bus accident drama
A TEENAGER was injured by a bus after running out into slow-moving traffic today, police said. The youth, thought to be aged 17, was in collision with a single-deck First bus as it travelled along Foss Islands Road towards Monkgate. The accident happened
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Decaying York church facing bulldozers
ONE of York's most distinctive churches and spires is facing demolition after an inspection revealed a host of major defects. The problems at St Laurence Parish Church in Lawrence Street - which would cost at least half a million pounds to repair have
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Beware the white stuff
STEPHEN LEWIS finds how consumer power could lead to a healthier, low-salt diet TOO much salt is bad for you. Unless you were living on the moon, you'd have heard on Tuesday - Salt Awareness Day - that salt has been linked to heart disease, strokes, high
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Probe goes ahead
THE way has been cleared for a European Union inquiry into foot and mouth. A cross-party committee of the European Parliament will spend up to a year studying the way the disease spread in Britain and other European nations and consider whether the outbreak
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Patients are not weapons
IT CAN'T be long before ER, the great American hospital series, returns to Channel 4. In the interim, we will have to make do with another medical drama, which made a fleeting star of a confused old lady. Thanks to the row that followed the case of Rose
