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Pub puts L-test dream within reach for Sean
JUST one thing is stopping Sean Stadden from driving a car... the distance between his feet and the pedals. At just under 4ft tall the 24-year-old needs special equipment to enable him to take lessons. Now kind-hearted drinkers at the Lettered Board Pub
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'Cloud of fear' lift on farms
FARMERS were today breathing a massive sigh of relief after the final all-clear was given on a suspected case of foot and mouth disease at a North Yorkshire farm. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) announced that no traces
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Council fights to save Thrall
YORK'S political leaders have vowed to fight to secure the future of threatened rail wagon manufacturer Trinity Rail Thrall Europa. Councillors are to discuss the troubled factory tomorrow, following Evening Press revelations last week that its future
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Trail blaze
In another of his occasional cycle rides, PAUL KIRKWOOD follows the Cusworth Cycle Trail. ONE of the hazards of cycling along bridleways is that you never know what state they will be in or how easy they will be to follow. Often I have regretted following
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Thrall needs 'can-do' spirit
DARK clouds are again gathering over Holgate Road. The gloom that now pervades the Thrall Europa site is depressingly familiar. The last years of the York carriageworks were dogged by uncertainty as orders dried up. When the plant finally closed for good
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A happy negative
WHAT a relief. Tests on suspected cases of foot and mouth disease on a North Yorkshire farm have come back negative. While it was good to see the authorities remaining vigilant for signs of a renewed outbreak, it was marvellous to learn that this is a
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Think twice about ring road 'improvements'
THE general reaction to the completion of the A19-A1237 Rawcliffe roundabout improvement works has been that they are an improvement. A reaction I believe due to a misunderstanding of why they were undertaken. The scheme was designed to improve access
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Cross words
READERS may have noticed that one lane of Huntington Road southbound has been closed at its intersection with the Monkgate roundabout. This is a trial closure to see if it helps pedestrians cross this road more safely and easily. While on the surface
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They can talk!
REGARDING your recent report on Sanderson House, where the Labour representative on the council accused the Liberal Democrat representative of "not listening to the public" (February 26). Does the phrase which contains the words "pot" and "kettle" not
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Wing-back primed for swift comeback
GUTSY defender Richard Cooper began a stunning comeback today to help to offset any York City gloom surrounding the loss of striker Peter Duffield for the rest of the season. Cooper suffered a broken leg, as well as a deep gash, after Nicky Mohan's horror
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Planning to celebrate the jubilee
PLANS for celebrations to mark the Queen's golden jubilee in June are being made all over York. Cambridge Street Residents' Association is planning a party for the jubilee. It will be held on Monday, June 3, in the car park of the Crystal Palace pub in
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Promotion dream comes to an end
York Acorn's promotion hopes were finally quashed following a nail-biting 27-22 defeat by National Conference League division two champions elect Hunslet Warriors. The dream may well be over but Acorn can take a lot of satisfaction from this performance
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Woman wins damages in pink kitchen nightmare
A NORTH YORKSHIRE woman could not believe her eyes when her newly-fitted kitchen changed colour. Nancy Huggins's £4,000 kitchen went from cream to salmon pink only a few months after it was installed at her home in Sandy Rise, Brayton. DIY store giant
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Malton's vintage walloping for Wath
Someone had to suffer for last week's defeat and Wath-on-Dearne were the unlucky victims of a 19-try romp inflicted almost without mercy by Malton and Norton. With The Gannock playing surface having made a remarkable recovery from the drenching it had
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Out in the cold
A LONG-SERVING worker at Terry's, York, has been left out of work and out in the cold by a job-share offer involving 19 employees. Acomb resident Carol Lyons said that of 47 part-time workers soon to lose their jobs, 19 applied to take part in the job
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York fail to contain lively Selby
SELBY took a giant step to claiming the title of the area's premier rugby union club with their 18-7 victory over York. For 13 years, it is York who have been top of the pile, but with a three-point deficit now between them and Selby and only a handful
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Street thug put me in hospital
A FATHER-of-two badly beaten in a savage attack today spoke out to help police track down his assailant. Robert Sullivan, 34, was in Selby Market Place on his way to a kebab shop when the thug launched the unprovoked assault. He was repeatedly punched
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Safety officer relives blaze ordeal
A YORK safety officer's terrifying first-hand experience of a fire sparked by a discarded cigarette is being used as part of a hard-hitting new campaign launched today. Carole Patrick, development manager at the Safer York Partnership, and her family
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Video study of mark on Cain
YORK Wasps coach Leo Epifania will study the video of yesterday's Northern Ford Premiership clash before deciding whether Dewsbury Rams second row Jim Leatham should be cited by for a head-butt, writes Peter Martini. Former Dewsbury half-back Mark Cain
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Wing-back primed for swift comeback
GUTSY defender Richard Cooper began a stunning comeback today to help to offset any York City gloom surrounding the loss of striker Peter Duffield for the rest of the season. Cooper suffered a broken leg, as well as a deep gash, after Nicky Mohan's horror
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City sign Parkin
York City this afternoon signed Barnsley utility player Jon Parkin, who had been on loan at Bootham Crescent. Manager Terry Dolan declind to say how long Parkin's contract was but it is understood that City will have to pay the Oakwell club a sell on
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Harry eyes up winning return
HARRY HOOLY, who was the luckless victim of a controversial incident at Sedgefield two weeks, returns to the course tomorrow to seek compensation - provided the meeting goes-ahead. The chances of racing on the rain-sodden track have been described as
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City sign Parkin
York City this afternoon signed Barnsley utility player Jon Parkin, who had been on loan at Bootham Crescent. Manager Terry Dolan declind to say how long Parkin's contract was but it is understood that City will have to pay the Oakwell club a sell on
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St John cadets prepare to meet Anne at Palace
ST JOHN Ambulance cadets from York and North Yorkshire are set to meet The Princess Royal at Buckingham Palace tomorrow. At the same time, the Evening Press Life Savers campaign to buy the organisation a new £45,000 Crusader ambulance to be used in the
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Another eyesore
AS a resident of York for 70 years I have always been under the impression new buildings or alterations in York should be designed to fall in with the immediate area's existing buildings. There have been a few buildings erected in York during my lifetime
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Memories of Raymond
I READ with sadness of the death of Raymond Richards (February 28). I worked for him when I was 15, it was my first job after leaving school at Richards Photographers in Bootham and I worked there for two years before I became redundant. Mr Richards was
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Etty's legacy
ON February 6, 50 enthusiastic visitors turned up at City Art Gallery, York, to hear Rodney Anness's delightfully instructive lunchtime talk on William Etty. This was the largest attendance for a talk since the imposition of entrance charges almost two
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Charity begins at home
NEW Earswick is not so new any more. This year is the 100th anniversary of the founding of the "garden village", and the centenary celebrations began in appropriate fashion last week with the planting of a commemorative oak tree. More events are planned
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Rail enthusiasts' tribute to dead driver
RAIL enthusiasts have paid their respects to fellow devotee and freight train driver Steve Dunn at the scene of the Selby rail crash in which he died. A special memorial train came to a halt at the site at Great Heck, where ten people lost their lives
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Revenge for Gary
YORK billiards professional Gary Rogers picked up £500 and three valuable ranking points when he scored a revenge win over BBC television snooker commentator Clive Everton in the first round of the World Matchplay Billiards Championship. Rogers, who lost
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Teenager in death crash is named
A TEENAGER who was killed when the car he was driving left a North Yorkshire road and hit a tree has been named by police. Police said 17-year-old Russell Terrence Graham, from Whixley, between York and Knaresborough, had been the driver of the black
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York Oxfam shop tunes in to demand for music
YORK has been picked by a national charity to be the setting for its first shop solely devoted to music. Building on the success of the music department in its Micklegate bookshop, Oxfam has decided to devote the whole space to selling an extensive range
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No mixed loyalties as Elliott strikes
HARROGATE Town old boy Eamonn Elliott popped up in the dying minutes to end his former club's 24-match unbeaten run. Winger Elliott, a firm favourite among the Wetherby Road faithful during his spells at the club, unleashed a drive from 18 yards to seal
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St John cadets prepare to meet Anne at Palace
ST JOHN Ambulance cadets from York and North Yorkshire are set to meet The Princess Royal at Buckingham Palace tomorrow. At the same time, the Evening Press Life Savers campaign to buy the organisation a new £45,000 Crusader ambulance to be used in the
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Church vestments on show at Minster
VISITORS to York Minster were today being given the opportunity to view a striking new exhibition on the life of Christ. The new show, which is entitled I Am The Resurrection And The Life, focuses on Christ's life as represented through the arts of the
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Woe for Pocklington
Pocklington's outside title chances in Reserve 'A' grew more distant as they went down 2-0 at Old Malton. A first-half goal from Paul Boyes and one after the break from Matty Biggins did the damage. Haxby second string remain the only team in the league
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Malton fury at lack of action over floods
RESIDENTS in Old Malton are furious over a lack of action by Environment Agency chiefs last week when the River Derwent burstits banks. River levels rose and water broke onto the green in Old Malton on Wednesday following prolonged wet weather. Residents
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Houses topple champions
Dringhouses took over at the top of the Premier Division with a vital 2-1 home win over reigning champions Old Malton. After a blank first half Dring-houses opened the scoring in the 50th-minute. Phil Hill levelled soon after only for Dringhouses to restore
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Wall-to-wall creativity in the classroom
CHILDREN at St Paul's CE Primary School in York have produced three colourful wall-hangings during a two-week partnership with a visiting artist. Artist Jacqueline James has just completed a fortnight at the school, in Holgate, and has worked with children
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RI toast a vital seven-up
York RI's first visit to Castleford for many years turned out to be a hard fought battle between two sides in the relegation zone. Playing down a slight slope in the first half, Castleford put RI under early pressure with strong runs by hooker Thackray
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Protester hit by hunt horse
A HUNT protester was injured when he was hit by a horse during a demonstration against a hunt in North Yorkshire. Police said the man suffered minor injuries in the incident, which happened at Byram Park, near Monk Fryston, Selby, as demonstrators tried
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Pilots injured after freak gust crashes plane into pylon
TWO pilots from a York flying club were injured when their light aircraft crashed after it was hit by a freak gust just after landing. Emergency services were called in when the single-engine, high-wing aircraft crashed at Sandtoft airfield, in North
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Crisis meeting on school places
ANGRY parents whose children have been refused places at Tadcaster Grammar School will meet tonight to discuss their plight. About a dozen final-year primary children from the Bishopthorpe area, which is within Tadcaster's catchment, are thought to have
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Little in hospital
FORMER York City manager Alan Little was today recovering in York and District Hospital after undergoing an appendix operation. Little, the current boss of City's Division Three rivals Halifax Town, was forced to withdraw from the Shaymen's trip to Leyton
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My last days of disco
AT 58, Cilla Black is hitting the club scene. She is to embark on a career in dance music by releasing two records this summer to coincide with the night-clubbing scene in Ibiza. "I'm at the stage of my life where I do things because they're fun," says
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Planning to celebrate the jubilee
PLANS for celebrations to mark the Queen's golden jubilee in June are being made all over York. Cambridge Street Residents' Association is planning a party for the jubilee. It will be held on Monday, June 3, in the car park of the Crystal Palace pub in
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Dewsbury Rams 48, York Wasps 6
IF the match had kicked off at ten to four rather than three o'clock, we might have had a game on our hands at Ram Stadium. However, the first half was not merely a curtain-raiser to the real thing and, unfortunately for York Wasps, counted towards the
