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Pat's bit of Golden fun
PAT's back behind bars! Well, the bar of The Golden Slipper in Goodramgate, York, actually. This bit of feline fun is Pat Cuttill's way of sharing her happy returns with you, dear reader. I had to change some of the words or risk getting the Spanish fiddle
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Vertical limit
PAUL KIRKWOOD takes the high road to Hambleton Street and enjoys some stunning views across the moors WHEN is a street not a street? When it's Hambleton Street, the right of way along the top of the escarpment running north from above Boltby in the North
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Star turn
Claire Petulengro, new astrologer to the Evening Press, tells MAXINE GORDON that she was born with stars in her eyes CLAIRVOYANCY is a gift that runs in Claire Petulengro's family. While most children were learning their ABC, Claire was being taught how
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Help find attackers
I urge anyone who has an idea who attacked the Number 1 Metro bus on Saturday evening, in Danebury Drive, to come forward. The police, First York and the council need to know who the culprits are so we can stop this type of anti-social behaviour. This
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We're not to blame
IT'S only right to inform James Stewart (February 11) that neither the UK nor USA governments have a great deal to worry about when people go lynching effigies or burning flags. But if Mr Stewart had been on this planet on September 11, he would have
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A prayer answered
MY most grateful thanks to the young gentleman who so kindly stopped to change the wheel of our car on the A64 on February 4. The charming and expert help of Mark (I only learned his first name) stopped me from being late for a service in Manchester and
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Two big whoppers
THE two greatest lies of the past 100 years are: I have no further territorial ambitions in Europe (Adolf Hitler) and York City Council is not anti-car. Mike Usherwood, Mendip Close, Huntington, York. Updated: 11:22 Saturday, March 02, 2002
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Mick's flight path to award success
As the Evening Press launches its 2002 appeal to raise £45,000 for a new ambulance, Health Reporter EMMA HARRISON finds out about one the award-winning St John Ambulance volunteers VOLUNTEERS working with the St John Ambulance come from all walks of life
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Ice rink idea for Hungate scheme
AN ice rink, a sports centre and a kids' caf are just a few of the exciting ideas that have been put forward for the £100 million regeneration of York's Hungate area. Dozens of residents went to the Guildhall in York to take part in a pioneering community
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Cadden grits teeth
YORK Thai boxer Richard Cadden has been fighting to clear his name after being accused of possibly biting an opponent's ear - just like Mike Tyson. His bout against Walter Scott was deemed a no-contest after the Manchester battler suffered a split ear
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Sue lifts lid on toilet role
HAVING to clean a toilet with a toothbrush sounds like a punishment, but for Sue Simpson, pictured, it's just part of her job. For her day's work consists of being object cleaner and conserver at York Castle Museum - a role which can entail the delicate
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Battle looms over election system
THE row is hotting up over moves to have Yorkshire County Cricket Club's committee of 12 elected on a first-past-the-post basis instead of the present district representation. Although some on the committee would privately welcome the change, others are
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Teams set for Pocklington 7s
THE Pocklington Sevens are on the horizon once again. The much-loved annual seven-a-side contest - the longest running in the county - is held on Good Friday every year and attracts teams from across the north. And this season's contest, to be held on
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Murder probe after stabbing
A MURDER investigation has been launched after the death of a 16-year-old boy in Bridlington. The boy, who has not been named but is from Marton Road in the resort, died in Scarborough Hospital last night from stab wounds to the stomach, police have said
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Surge of Trust power to the thousandth
THE York City Supporters' Trust has surpassed a remarkable milestone - with help from the Evening Press. Just 30 days have passed since the Trust was officially launched and already it boasts a 1,000-strong membership. It means the Trust has been signing
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Lifeguard beat up elderly couple in row over dogs
A PENSIONER who used his walking stick to stop a pit-bull terrier attacking his spaniel was punched by the owner's boyfriend, a court heard. Asthmatic William Vardy, 74, was punched to the ground by drunken Lee Knaggs, 31, in a dispute over the dogs.
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World Cup wallop
YORK City boss Terry Dolan has hit out at the decision to end the season on April 20 for the World Cup. Dolan, who saw today's proposed Division Three against Bristol Rovers called off because of a waterlogged pitch, now has to nurse his squad through
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Talk of the tun
EVER wondered what a tun was? No, neither had Bar Talk, but we've found out anyway in the course of exhaustive research. A tun, we can reveal, is a the largest size of beer cask, holding a whopping 216 gallons of the brown stuff. And one pub in York has
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Three die in road accidents
THREE people from North Yorkshire have been killed in separate road accidents. One man died and another two people were seriously injured in a head-on collision on the A6055 between Knaresborough and Ferrensby, and another man suffered fatal injuries
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Surge of Trust power to the thousandth
THE York City Supporters' Trust has surpassed a remarkable milestone - with help from the Evening Press. Just 30 days have passed since the Trust was officially launched and already it boasts a 1,000-strong membership. It means the Trust has been signing
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Continuity is not enough for Wasps
EVERY cloud has a silver lining, or so they say. For what it's worth, the bright bit to take out of Wasps' loss to Hunslet last week is the fact there might at last be some continuity in the Huntington Stadium ranks. The Wasps, you see, were able to field
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The man with two clubs
IT was interesting to see that Nathan Pincher was back with York Wasps last weekend - or at least he was according to the Hunslet Hawks programme. Pincher (pictured) was curiously named on the list of Wasps players as someone who could have lined up against
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Young Wasp on the mark for Scots
IT was good to see Wasps wannabe Callum Irving do well at the student regional championships held at York University. The Wasps trialist, who is set to sign for the Academy, represented Scotland Exiles in the tournament, which also doubled up as trials
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Duo close the gap on player of year top man
STAND-OFF Jonny Liddell and skipper Peter Edwards both moved to within one point of leader Mark Cain at the top of the Guildford Construc-tion/Evening Press player-of-the-year rankings this week. Liddell pipped Edwards to the man-of-the-match award in
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Masked gunman hunted
ARMED police scoured a district of York after a masked gunman burst into a shop and robbed a frightened assistant. The man pointed a handgun at the male assistant and demanded cash after entering the Spar shop in Heworth Road, Heworth, at about 6.40 last
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All white now
GEORGE WILKINSON is back on his feet and makes the most of a late-winter snowfall Snow, a rare treat, and to make the most of it, to avoid any chance of slush, we changed our plan, from the gentle hills around Coxwold to the high ground of Bransdale.
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Mick's flight path to award success
As the Evening Press launches its 2002 appeal to raise £45,000 for a new ambulance, Health Reporter EMMA HARRISON finds out about one the award-winning St John Ambulance volunteers VOLUNTEERS working with the St John Ambulance come from all walks of life
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Harlequin Coffee & Tea House, 2 King's Square, York
WE didn't spot the critique on the wall until we left the caf. Was it really October 1997 since we were last here? This is a brightly-decorated venue with tables set well apart. The printed menu was supplemented by a chalk board. Where to start? Soup
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Travel-weary notion
IT WAS interesting to read this week former York City manager Alan Little's calls for a radical shake-up of lower league football. Little, currently staring Conference football in the face with relegation-haunted Halifax Town, says it's time the Third
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Ban-tastic
EVERY cloud has a silver lining and Tuesday night's postponement of the Carlisle clash provided a double boost for the Minstermen. The frustrating call-off at least ensured Lee Nogan and Graham Potter, pictured right, have escaped a possible one-match
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Fox out to get off to a Bangor
CITY midfielder Christian Fox endured another weekend of inactivity and frustration despite the loan deal which has seen him join Larne in Northern Ireland. Fox has joined the Smirnoff Irish League First Division outfit until the end of the season in
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Pamper zone
Beauty medicine is the pioneering philosophy behind a new spa which has sprung up in York, reports MAXINE GORDON FROM the moment you cross the threshold of the Alquimia Spa in Stonegate, the load lightens. Here in the midst of the city's busiest tourist
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Tried and tested...
As assignments go, it was a tough one, writes Maxine Gordon, Evening Press lifestyle editor. Reader Anya Shaw had bid at a charity auction to do my job for one day, so when the opportunity arose to review some of the treatments at the Alquimia spa, I
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Battle looms over election system
THE row is hotting up over moves to have Yorkshire County Cricket Club's committee of 12 elected on a first-past-the-post basis instead of the present district representation. Although some on the committee would privately welcome the change, others are
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You couldn't make it up
I WAS absolutely furious to read of the fines doled out to the so-called five 'metric martyrs' last week. Five decent, hard-working men providing a service for British people dared to sell their wares in pounds and ounces and were penalised for it. You
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My life without dear Spike...
MY sense of humour is in mourning. Dear Spike is - no more. My much beloved late father and I shared Spike's off-beat humour and years of happy "sitting round the radio together" in the 50s has just flashed through my sentimental mind. A collection of
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Troubled by trains
Regarding the continuous farce with Arriva trains, one has to ask the conductors why are they in that job as opposed to being a driver. Is it because the conductor job takes a lot less training and is less stressful? If this is the case, how can they
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World's gone mad
FOR goodness sake, has political correctness gone mad? It is punishment and deterrent that will get us back to the normality and morality we all want to live in. Everyday people want real justice or else it is goodbye to Britain. Do-gooders and judges
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After my slip...
ON January 11, I had an accident at Fenwicks (my own fault). I thank the woman who applied first aid, the staff of Fenwicks, the paramedics and the nurses and the district hospital. Thanks one and all. J Smith, Holgate, York. Updated: 11:22 Saturday,
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World Cup wallop
YORK City boss Terry Dolan has hit out at the decision to end the season on April 20 for the World Cup. Dolan, who saw today's proposed Division Three against Bristol Rovers called off because of a waterlogged pitch, now has to nurse his squad through
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Flower power
GINA PARKINSON checks out how her spring garden is growing March is here and the garden is pregnant with promise as new flowers emerge almost, it seems, on a daily basis. Snowdrops have been with us for several weeks and are beginning to go past their
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Flats scheme for school site gets go-ahead
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build 24 flats on a former school site in York have been given the go-ahead, despite major opposition. People living near the former Clifton Prep School site, in The Avenue, fought hard against the application from Barratts York
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Jamboree tomorrow for Gemma
AN EXCITING, once-in-a-lifetime trip to Thailand is in store later this year for York Brownie leader Gemma Dove. The 16-year-old Fulford School pupil, who is a young leader at 22nd York Garrison Brownies, in Fulford, has been picked to represent York
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Ambulance services link
TWO neighbouring ambulance services that have been working closely together have agreed to officially join forces. The trust boards of Tees, East and North Yorkshire Ambulance Service (TENYAS) and West Yorkshire Metropolitan Ambulance Services (WYMAS)
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Wasps' Ram raid
YORK Wasps coach Leo Epifania has issued a rallying call to his players ahead of tomorrow's trip to Dewsbury Rams. The Wasps travel on the back of last week's morale-sapping defeat to Hunslet, which increased the club record losing run to 27 Northern
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Rooms with a view at £2m project
A PIONEERING flats development, "made in York" to help solve local housing problems, has been open to view for the first time. The four-storey, £2 million development of 24 apartments, in Sixth Avenue, was completed 15 months sooner than normal, thanks
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Bus service blow
A COMMUNITY bus service has been withdrawn from a York street because "school run" traffic blocked its way. Westfield councillor Sue Galloway is protesting at the decision to remove an afternoon bus which currently serves Ascot Way, Hob Moor. City of
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City development under way
WORK has got under way on a new £5 million scheme which will breathe new life into part of the historic heart of York. Moves to demolish Stonegate Walk - the L-shaped arcade of 23 shops linked by alleyways to Stonegate and Blake Street - began yesterday
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York's important role in Great War
MEN and women across North Yorkshire played their part in the First World War, with many of them losing their lives during the conflict. York was a garrison town whose importance swelled so much during the war that schools were taken over to house servicemen
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Here's a trench we made earlier
THE horror of life in the trenches has been recreated on a North Yorkshire farm for a series of television programmes about the First World War. Richard Ellis allowed part of his pig and arable farm in Alne Road, Easingwold, to be transformed into an
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Hiss but no miss for pack
POCKLINGTON Runners' Snake Lane 10-mile road race was won by Morpeth's Rob Halladay, but York-area competitors picked up plenty of prizes. Halladay and his nearest challenger Ian Malone (Ackworth) ran at just over five-minute-mile pace to finish just
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Darren makes his mark in record time
Darren Wyrill set two records playing for Thirsk against Clifton Alliance 'B' in division two of Hunters the Estate Agent York and District Senior Indoor Cricket League. He made the quickest retirement on record and hit the fastest half century. His retirement
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Head's school places pledge
THE headteacher of a York school has moved to reassure parents concerned about the future of their children's education. A group of pupils at Bishopthorpe Junior School in Copmanthorpe Lane, Bishopthorpe, has not been offered places at Tadcaster Grammar
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Dyson under par again
NORTH Yorkshire golfer Simon Dyson remained in mid-table at the Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpar after carding a third-round 70. The one-under-par round left him on four under, 12 shots behind long-time leader Alastair Forsyth. Malton and Norton star Dyson
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Store helping to cane bullying
AN ANTI-bullying campaign being run across York is being supported by a city supermarket and York MP Hugh Bayley. Mr Bayley visited Asda in Monks Cross to find out more about the store's fundraising to support the campaign. It is being run across York
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Porkers trot out for bacon stakes
MECHANICAL racing pigs are to raise funds for a York sports club this weekend. Acorn ARL Sports and Social Club, in Thanet Road, is holding races with the automated pigs to raise money for the Acorn redevelopment fund. The races, involving eight pigs
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Dale down in the Polls
NESTL Rowntree fixture secretary Dale Pollard is unlikely to find too many players at the club willing to buy him a drink as they watch the international today. And Pollard's sin... to have arranged a game against a team containing two current internationals
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Wasps' Ram raid
YORK Wasps coach Leo Epifania has issued a rallying call to his players ahead of tomorrow's trip to Dewsbury Rams. The Wasps travel on the back of last week's morale-sapping defeat to Hunslet, which increased the club record losing run to 27 Northern
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Marcia, Main Street, Bishopthorpe. (02/03/02)
MAXINE GORDON heads for Sunday lunch in Bishopthorpe IT was because of my in-laws that I ended up ravenous in Bishopthorpe one Sunday a few months back. Foot and mouth was still strangling the countryside, depriving my other half's folks of their regular
