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He'll be along shortly
PHIL Smith is hanging up his bike clips for 40 days and nights from next Wednesday. He won't need 'em, he will be biking all over York in summer shorts for Lent in aid of Oxfam. The 18-year-old sixth-form student, of Rosedale Avenue, Acomb, York, is studying
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Bruno is City's best friend
SHAUN Urquhart is a barking mad York City fan. The trainee teacher not only signed himself up as a member of the newly formed York City Supporters' Trust but his dog too. Shaun, who lives in Harrogate, admitted Bruno, a Labrador, has yet to watch the
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Riverside ramble from Burnsall
The path we fancied near Grassington was still closed. So we decamped a mile or two down Wharfedale and settled on the village of Burnsall, which Wainwright described in 1991 as 'neat and compact... well endowed with nature and a lovely riverside setting
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A major milestone
FOOTBALL proved itself the people's game at last week's Barbican bash when the York City Supporters' Trust was launched. For such a momentous, historic night it was a fitting occasion; super-slick in its presentation, it balanced superbly nostalgia and
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Apparent 'non' to York Wasps move
ONE-TIME York Wasps target Chris St Clair is likely to be heavily involved tomorrow as his St Gaudens side make Challenge Cup history. However, the chances of his ever pulling on the Wasps shirt - as has been mooted - once his side's Cup run is over seem
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First drops in
DESPITE the often wet and windy weather we see in February, I find it a hopeful month. Days are lengthening and the garden is slowly coming to life. We don't see an abundance of flowers - save that until June - but the ones that do open are precious and
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Sort out heart op delays
UST like many of your readers, I am outraged and appalled by the harrowing story about the delays being forced on heart patients in North Yorkshire. This is clear evidence that for all Labour's talk about a National Health Service, what we really have
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The persuader...
WITH the Coppergate inquiry swallowing up yet more of residents' money on behalf of wealth-stricken developers, I can't imagine that P R Willey will have the slightest difficulty in persuading do-gooders that democracy would be a wonderful thing (Letters
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Such great care
IN October my mother, who will be 80 in a few weeks, was taken ill and admitted to York District Hospital. She received excellent care from everyone and thankfully made an excellent recovery. She has just been discharged after a planned operation on her
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Selling trouble
BED blocking need never to have happened if the York's City Hospital had been left as an old people's hospital, instead of being sold off for private development as seems to happen so often these days. Does the money from the sales of hospital sites get
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£6m facelift for warehouse site
THE last derelict warehouse on York's now cosmopolitan riverside is to be given a £6 million facelift. The old Merchant Exchange building on Queen's Staith, directly opposite the King's Arms, will be transformed into a restaurant and 23 luxury flats.
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U-turn death driver jailed
A YORK lorry driver was today starting nine months in jail for doing a U-turn on the A64 near the city and killing a pensioner. Anthony Jackson, 41, was also banned from the roads for two years at Sheffield Crown Court and ordered to retake his driving
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Inquiry told of rising bollards
THE Coppergate Riverside public inquiry is over - but only for the time being. The inquiry into Land Securities' £60 million proposals to redevelop land between Clifford's Tower and Piccadilly was adjourned yesterday after running out of time. It will
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Five star Hannah
HANNAH Petts won five of York City Baths Club's gold medals in the Harrogate and District Open meeting. Swimming in the 10 years age group she clocked a national qualifying times in the 200m breastroke and 200m freestyle, missed another national qualifying
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Bruno is City's best friend
SHAUN Urquhart is a barking mad York City fan. The trainee teacher not only signed himself up as a member of the newly formed York City Supporters' Trust but his dog too. Shaun, who lives in Harrogate, admitted Bruno, a Labrador, has yet to watch the
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Moore roars back
THREE-QUARTER Craig Moore has signed for York Wasps for his fourth stint at Huntington Stadium. The bustling centre rejoins the Wasps after a spell with Northern Ford Premiership rivals Gateshead Thunder, although he will have to wait to make his debut
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More tributes to Princess Margaret
Mr Furnell said prayers were being said in York Minster following the death. They had so far been unable to fly the flag at half mast because of the strong wind. Today's traditional Evensong peal of the Minster bells would also be muffled as a mark of
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York tributes to lively Royal
TRIBUTES were paid to Princess Margaret across our region today, as people remembered her many visits to York and North Yorkshire. The Archbishop of York, Dr David Hope, said: "Princess Margaret is now at peace after many months of illness and we pray
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Meltons Too, Walmgate Reviewed on 09/02/02
THE danger with being too comfortable is that you turn into a slob. This was the effect that Meltons Too, the new caf bar/ bistro on Walmgate, had on me. That is not in any way a criticism. It is simply that from the moment I walked upstairs into the
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Fenwick, Coppergate, York
THIS venue has just been refurbished. So what has changed? The servery and furniture have been upgraded and the walls are now panelled. As it is some time since we visited we don't know if the menu is new. Saturday late lunch and the queue was minimal
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Paris, London
Mike Laycock became a cosseted culture vulture on a capital weekend break. STEVEN Spielberg, Marlon Brando, Liz Taylor, Charlton Heston, Richard Dreyfuss... the list of celebrities is almost endless, attracted by the discreet hospitality and a location
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Inquiry told of rising bollards
THE Coppergate Riverside public inquiry is over - but only for the time being. The inquiry into Land Securities' £60 million proposals to redevelop land between Clifford's Tower and Piccadilly was adjourned yesterday after running out of time. It will
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Council tax anger
COUNCILLOR Rod Hills attributes the £400,000 additional funding he needs to raise from York council tax payers to protect the pensions of his staff, to the 'general slump in investment returns' (Letters, February 5). Soon after election in 1997, New Labour
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Star Wars farce
I WAS interested to see the comments our Foreign Secretary made about the 'Star Wars' Missile Defence System (February 6). Whether you agree with the idea or not, his remark: "Had there been systems of missile defence available to this country at the
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Harrods boost for cot death appeal
A COUPLE who raise money for a charity researching cot death syndrome have been given a special donation - courtesy of Harrod's boss Mohammed Al Fayed. Phil and Kath Burton, who live off Haxby Road, York, began a family fundraising campaign following
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Clock turns back for big invasion
THE clock turned back to the days of the Viking city of Jorvik today for the start of York's annual celebration of all things long-haired and Scandinavian. Jolablot 2002 kicked off with a host of events which will carry on throughout the week until next
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Heworth's Tiger cubs
BROTHERS in arms Marcus and Danny Allan are roaring their way up the rugby league ladder. After shining in junior games for amateur club Heworth, the duo have been snapped up by Super League outfit Castleford Tigers. Marcus, who plays at under-15 level
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Man killed in two-car crash on A64
A MAN died and two others were injured in a two-car smash on the A64 between Malton and York. The accident near the Welburn crossroads caused long tailbacks during yesterday evening's rush hour as the emergency services carried out their work. Traffic
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MMR made my son autistic - mum
A North Yorkshire mum claims her son's life has been ruined by the MMR jab he received when he was 15 months old. Marion Copeland, from Pickering, says Craig, now 16, developed the symptoms of autism within days of receiving the jab. "He will be like
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Date change for final seven
THE postponement of the home match against Lincoln City last Saturday has forced an alteration to the arrangements of the 'Save City' season ticket. The newly-introduced ticket is for the final seven games of the season and had been due to start for the
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French test for Wasps
YORK Wasps' French-born full-back, Ben Sorbello, reckons it won't be a complete case of deja vu tomorrow (3pm). The Wasps take on leading French club Villeneuve Leopards in a mouth-watering Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Challenge Cup fourth round tie for the
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Best beer in Yorkshire
<bullet/The best beer in Yorkshire is about to be named. This Wednesday, the Rotherham Oakwood Beer Festival will host the first Official Champion Beer of Yorkshire competition More than 200 different real ales are on offer, including beer from every
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French test for Wasps
YORK Wasps' French-born full-back, Ben Sorbello, reckons it won't be a complete case of deja vu tomorrow (3pm). The Wasps take on leading French club Villeneuve Leopards in a mouth-watering Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Challenge Cup fourth round tie for the
