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Snoopy - Stagecoach Youth TheatreStagecoach Youth Theatre, Rowntree Theatre from February 14 to 16
EVERY dog has its play. To prove it, the most famous beagle in the world is coming to town on St Valentine's Day in an all-American musical "close to everyone's heart". Snoopy is the latest offering from the prolific Stagecoach Youth Theatre York, whose
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All change for Stonegate
LOOKING quiet in about 1893 is Stonegate - one of York's most historic streets.The Via Praetoria, or paved street, for the Roman fort of Eboracum, the street has been in use for about 1,900 years. This picture shows the street in more serene times with
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Fighting The Tide, BadApple Theatre Company, Oak House, Pocklington Civic Arts Centre, February 2
FIGHTING The Tide, a new musical drama by York playwright Kate Bramley, will be staged by BadApple Theatre Company at Oak House, Pocklington Civic Arts Centre tomorrow evening. As artistic associate at Hull Truck Theatre Company, 25-year-old Kate has
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York FA thumbs up for City fans' Trust
THE top brass of amateur football in York have thrown their weight behind the Save City campaign. Representatives from York and District Football Association, led by president Arnold Myers, will be in attendance at tonight's launch of the Supporters'
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2,000 sign petition to save City
A CAMPAIGN backed by thousands of people is urging City of York Council to block any bid to build on York City's ground until the beleaguered club finds a new home. A protest petition, signed by more than 2,000 people, was presented to the authority's
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Still blind, still in jail, and still innocent
Blind prisoner Yvonne Sleightholme, right, has spoken publicly for the first time since a jury found her guilty of a notorious murder in 1988. Chief Reporter MIKE LAYCOCK visited her in prison for this exclusive interview IT is 1.45pm on a sunny afternoon
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Jo Aylward exhibition, Kentmere House Gallery, in Scarcroft Hill, York
WEST Yorkshire still-life painter Jo Aylward is exhibiting for the first time at Kentmere House Gallery, in Scarcroft Hill, York. "Jo's paintings are calm and relaxing, using a subtle range of colours very much in tune with today's interiors," says gallery
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Bond may be on a winner
THIS part of the world loves its racing. Centuries after the first horse race on Knavesmire, the sport is as popular as ever: more than a quarter of a million people attended York races last year, a record-breaking figure for a post-war season. York,
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Shallow Hal (12, 113 minutes)
FAT was a feminist issue. Now the gurus of gross-out comedy, Bobby and Peter Farrelly, have their say, with surprisingly tender and sentimental results. Rather than poking fun at obesity, they confound expectations and the previous rules of dumb, adolescent
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City pitch check
A MORNING pitch inspection will be held tomorrow to see if York City's home game with Lincoln City can go ahead. Torrential rain has made the Bootham Crescent pitch heavy and match referee David Laws will inspect at 10.30am tomorrow. The pitch was not
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Wolves hungry for Howarth
YORK City goalkeeper Russell Howarth has returned to Bootham Crescent after a brief trial with First Division Wolves. It has also emerged City's hopes of keeping hold of star striker Michael Proctor, at least until the end of the season, have received
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Struggling City
YORK City will be down to the bare bones when they tackle fellow strugglers Lincoln City at Bootham Crescent tomorrow (3pm). A crop of injuries has left manager Terry Dolan with just 15 fit professionals. Several younger playerscould be drafted into the
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Poppleton unable to hold back league leaders
Sessions consolidated their lead in division one of Focus Fireplaces York and District Table Tennis League with a 9-1 win over Poppleton 'A'. Mick Wilcockson and Chris Nicholls were unbeaten for Sessions. Poppleton's ace junior Richard Moss played well
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Archives look set to move
CONTROVERSIAL plans to move York's archives outside the city walls are set to be supported despite massive opposition. Leisure chief Charlie Croft is to recommend that City of York councillors back a scheme to move the historic records out of their current
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Upstairs, downstairs!
STAFF at Beningbrough Hall are looking for helpers to teach children about life as a late 19th century servant. More volunteers are being sought at the stately home near York to teach groups of up to 30 youngsters, to use possers and dollies in the laundry
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Rain threat to big match
WEEKEND match prospects in the York area hang in the balance at the time of writing. The Ouse, which is scheduled to host the fourth round of the Acomb Tackle York Winter League on Sunday, has been running bank high for most of the week and significant
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All our dreams have ended
A firefighter whose 26-year-old wife died in a freak road accident said today his life had been torn apart. Jim Winder, whose miraculous recovery has amazed doctors, was at the wheel of his Ford Mondeo on the A1 when it collided with a stray horse. His
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England boss chases his 'Holy Grail'
ENGLAND manager Clive Woodward will have eyed this season's Lloyds TSB Six Nations Championship fixtures with a wry smile. With England's campaign set to finish against Italy on Sunday, April 7, the former Easingwold School pupil will know his side are
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York ready for Edwards threat
YORK will have to find some way of halting Marcus Edwards when Scarborough head to Clifton Park tomorrow. Fly-half Edwards, younger brother of York Wasps RL hooker Peter, has been instrumental in Scarborough's rise up the rankings. But York will know
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Wasps blast back
ALLEGATIONS that York Wasps owe the amateur rugby league set-up £1,750 have been rubbished by the club. An article in one of the game's leading magazines has claimed that all the professional clubs in England owed British Amateur Rugby League Association
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Whatever happened to leisure in York?
Stephen Lewis's interview with York's Leisure chief Alan Jones (January 29) was interesting. Just what leisure is he the chief of? When I want a game of bowls at Clarence Gardens, I and my fellow bowlers have to set the rinks up ourselves because the
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Hit-and-run driver injures binman
POLICE are hunting a hit-and-run driver who knocked down a binman who was collecting rubbish in a North Yorkshire town. The refuse worker escaped serious injury but was left badly shaken by the incident in Easingwold. He had been on his rounds in the
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Keep Minster free
KEEP York Minster free of entrance fees. If more funds are needed for its upkeep, perhaps they would increase the present charges of the existing attractions which carry a small fee - at The Tower, Undercroft, Chapter House, Treasury and Crypt. I don't
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Sleightholme: I will never admit murder
BLIND prisoner Yvonne Sleightholme told today why she will never admit to killing Jayne Smith - even though this could mean she will never be freed. "I value the truth more than anything," she said in her first media interview since she was jailed more
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Clark scouts for new Aussie
YORKSHIRE'S new captain Darren Lehmann now looks certain to miss the first three weeks of the season with the county champions - and coach Wayne Clark has been asked to advise on another Australian as a possible replacement while Lehmann is serving his
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Access problems could scupper stadium move
HOPES that York City could find a future home at Huntington Stadium appeared to have been dashed today. The Evening Press has learned that access problems mean City of York Council planners would be unlikely to permit the stadium at Monks Cross to be
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York FA thumbs up for City fans' Trust
THE top brass of amateur football in York have thrown their weight behind the Save City campaign. Representatives from York and District Football Association, led by president Arnold Myers, will be in attendance at tonight's launch of the Supporters'
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Fans urged: Come and join us
ORGANISERS of tomorrow's Fans United Day have issued a final rallying call to supporters to join them. Fans from rival clubs are being urged to meet by the statue of Roman emperor Constantine outside the Minster at 1.30pm prior to City's Division Three
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Flooding returns to York's riverbank as rain and gales sweep the nation
MOTORISTS were caught out today when the River Ouse rose above its banks in York city centre. A couple of cars parked on Queen's Staith fell victim to the rising waters. The Environment Agency has issued a number of Floodwatch warnings, with the North
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Struggling City
YORK City will be down to the bare bones when they tackle fellow strugglers Lincoln City at Bootham Crescent tomorrow (3pm). A crop of injuries has left manager Terry Dolan with just 15 fit professionals. Several younger playerscould be drafted into the
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Wolves hungry for Howarth
YORK City goalkeeper Russell Howarth has returned to Bootham Crescent after a brief trial with First Division Wolves. It has also emerged City's hopes of keeping hold of star striker Michael Proctor, at least until the end of the season, have received
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Nap selection
Tom O'Ryan's nap selection for Saturday's meetings is: UTTOXETER 1.45 Wonder Weasel (Nap), Updated: 12:52 Friday, February 01, 2002
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On The Piste, Grand Opera House, York, February 4 to 9; Harrogate Theatre, April 2 to 6.
THERE was a time when dry-slope skiing at Crimple Valley, Harrogate, was the cutting edge of sporting recreation. Now, Xscape at Milton Keynes has 'real' snow on its indoor slope for the latest in designer exercise. Likewise, John Godber's skiing comedy
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First Foot February 5 to March 16 the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
FIRST Foot is a new showcase feature for 2002 at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough. From February 5 to March 16 in the McCarthy auditorium, the focus falls on new writing in a trio of premieres by Meredith Oakes, Paul Lucas and Gill Adams. First
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Roughshod's Science Friction, February 5 to 9, Friargate Theatre, Lower Friargate, York
THIS is The Year of Science, so there couldn't be a better time for Riding Lights' Roughshod company to premiere Science Friction. "What people fear is the potential for science to harm," says Paul Burbridge, artistic director of the Christian theatre
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Access problems could scupper stadium move
HOPES that York City could find a future home at Huntington Stadium appeared to have been dashed today. The Evening Press has learned that access problems mean City of York Council planners would be unlikely to permit the stadium at Monks Cross to be
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Fans urged: Come and join us
ORGANISERS of tomorrow's Fans United Day have issued a final rallying call to supporters to join them. Fans from rival clubs are being urged to meet by the statue of Roman emperor Constantine outside the Minster at 1.30pm prior to City's Division Three
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Tycoon plans £30m all-weather racecourse
A £30 MILLION scheme to build the north's first all-weather horse racing course has been unveiled by a Pocklington millionaire. The proposal would transform the town's airfield into a floodlit track with modern viewing facilities, and is the brainchild
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Honda unleashes a smooth stormer
Motoring Editor MALCOLM BAYLIS looks at the new Honda CR-V DEMAND for all-wheel drive off-roaders continues to keep manufacturers busy: it is a world market that just refuses to be satisfied. In Europe alone it is reckoned that annual sales are likely
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Jelly wobbles off
ANOTHER chunk of our childhood is up for sale. Nestl is restructuring, and among the famous brands on the way out is Rowntree's jelly. Jelly was once as much a part of birthday parties as pass the parcel and tantrums. But today's sophisticated youngsters
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York joins charity for blitz on school bullies
BULLYING - and how to deal with it - is the focus of a new campaign running across York schools from today. The month-long campaign aims to focus on giving practical advice to those suffering at the hands of bullies and on giving children someone to turn
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Clark scouts for new Aussie
YORKSHIRE'S new captain Darren Lehmann now looks certain to miss the first three weeks of the season with the county champions - and coach Wayne Clark has been asked to advise on another Australian as a possible replacement while Lehmann is serving his
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Last Orders (15, 109 minutes)
WHO would you insist on casting in an ode to Cockney life? Michael Caine, of course. Bob Hoskins, inevitably. Ray Winstone, essential. Australian director Fred Schepisi has signed up this A-list, and added Sixties luminaries David Hemmings and Tom Courtenay
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Gosford Park (15, 137 minutes)
TEA at four. Dinner at eight. Silent murder at midnight. How civilised on the surface and yet, underneath, the British social hierarchy is on the cusp of change between the wars. The year is 1932 and at an elegant English country house, upstairs and downstairs
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Scheme branded as clumsy
AN architecture watchdog has condemned plans for York's Coppergate Riverside development, branding them "clumsy" and "poorly proportioned". Dr Giles Worsley, speaking on behalf of the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) told the
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York College net final spot
York College netballers have moved a step closer to national glory. As reported in the Evening Press, the college's Under-19s squad won the North Yorkshire title at the end of last year. Now they have booked their place in the national finals after winning
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Turner hits top form for Clifton 'A'
MARTYN Turner was in magnificent form as Clifton 'A' beat York Atlas Auto Services Darts League division one house rivals Clifton 'B' 7-2. Turner's 140, 180, 97 was followed by a two dart 84 check-out for 11 darts. Neil Hart added a 138 finish and Paul
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Murder trial hears of scream after stabbing
AN ALLEGED murderer screamed after he stabbed his victim, a jury heard. Joanne Wilson and Denise Abrahart-Quanbrough were giving evidence in the trial of fellow Primrose Grove resident Thomas Edward Richardson, 43. Mrs Abrahart-Quanbrough said that as
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Hospital losing nursing sisters to motherhood
NURSING sisters on the renal unit at York District Hospital are celebrating a triple baby joy. Three sisters were over the moon when they found out their babies were due at about the same time and each of them is planning to return to flexible working
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Family's fortunes
HAXBY Spartans United have rocketed to the top of the York Sunday Afternoon League third division table with a 100 per cent record in their first season at senior level. The Spartans, who play at the Ethel Ward Recreation ground in Haxby, were together
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Wiggy edge past United
WIGGINTON moved into the John Smith's Bitter Cup semi-finals with a hard fought 2-0 win over Derwent United. After a goal-less first half, Paul Pemberton broke the deadlock with a 20-yard shot into the top corner. Stuart Greenwood sealed the victory with
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Nestl to sell off famous brands
NESTL bosses have announced plans to sell off a major part of their food business, including the famous Rowntree's jelly. Brands going include Branston Pickle, Crosse & Blackwell, Gales Honey, SunPat peanut butter, and Sarson's vinegars. A factory
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Holders defend their crowns
HOLDER Nathan Hill is expected to face a hard challenge in this year's York and District Squash Men's Open Championships from York clubmate Jamie Hopwood, last year's runner-up. Milford's Anton Green and Wigginton's Mathew Lowery are also expected to
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Arriva chief remains defiant
STRIKING conductors have been warned by Arriva boss Euan Cameron: "We won't back down". The head of Arriva Trains told the Evening Press the company was simply not prepared to pay the £19,000 salary union bosses are demanding. As conductors geared up
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Blunkett to urge Whitehall to pay up over Selby crash
HOME Secretary David Blunkett has pledged to press Government transport chiefs after learning that North Yorkshire Police is still waiting for Whitehall to foot the bill for the Selby train crash. Speaking exclusively to the Evening Press, Mr Blunkett
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Think it through
ON Jean Frost's list of likely deterrents to would-be visitors, (Letters, January 26): "The failure to go ahead with extra facilities planned for Coppergate" seems to be the most urgent. The state of the derelict buildings in Piccadilly is enough to put
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Don't kill the ducks
I AM concerned that Stamford Bridge parish council is trying to get a licence to cull ducks in the village because there are too many of them (January 21). This sounds depressingly similar to York council's plans to cull Canada geese in the city on similar
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Boro relax in Trophy
SCARBOROUGH manager Russell Slade takes his side to Underhill for a fourth round FA Trophy tie tomorrow knowing that the pressure is off. "Obviously it's nice to have a cup run, but our priority is to stay in the Nationwide Conference and so although
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Former council member led a full life
FORMER York councillor and businessman Albert Bond, of Wenham Road, Foxwood, York, has died following a long illness. He was 75. Born in York, he spent his childhood in a Dr Barnardo's home in the South of England, and returned to the city as a teenager
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Wasps blast back
ALLEGATIONS that York Wasps owe the amateur rugby league set-up £1,750 have been rubbished by the club. An article in one of the game's leading magazines has claimed that all the professional clubs in England owed British Amateur Rugby League Association
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It's pouring with rain and blowing a gale... fancy a swim, Mr Chairman?
A COMPANY boss today swapped the boardroom for a North Yorkshire beach - as he and members of a leading environmental group went for a bracing North Sea dip. John Napier, chairman of Yorkshire Water, and members of pressure group the Sons Of Neptune,
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2,000 sign petition to save City
A CAMPAIGN backed by thousands of people is urging City of York Council to block any bid to build on York City's ground until the beleaguered club finds a new home. A protest petition, signed by more than 2,000 people, was presented to the authority's
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Family mourn 'gentle giant'
THE FAMILY of a 20-year-old killed in a car crash today remembered a "gentle giant with a generous heart". Jonathan Forster, of Parkland Drive, Tadcaster, died instantly in a car crash outside Rufforth on Sunday night. His family today said their farewells
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City pitch check
A MORNING pitch inspection will be held tomorrow to see if York City's home game with Lincoln City can go ahead. Torrential rain has made the Bootham Crescent pitch heavy and match referee David Laws will inspect at 10.30am tomorrow. The pitch was not
