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We must take responsibility
WE should not be surprised that the Government has argued so strongly against holding public inquiries into foot and mouth. They have proved remarkably difficult to persuade that they are ever wrong about anything. I suppose that with a majority of 160
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Stephen Brackstone
Position: midfield Born: September 19, 1982, Hartlepool Other clubs: Middlesbrough York games 2000-01: none Goals: none Former England Under-18 international, was deemed surplus to requirements at the Riverside. Played two games on trial for City's reserves
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Jon Parkin
Position: centre-back/striker Born: December 30, 1981, Barnsley Other clubs: Barnsley, Hartlepool (loan) York games 2000-01: none Goals: none Signed on a one-month loan initially from Oakwell, after an impressive showing was snapped up on a two-year deal
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Transplant lifeline for Elizabeth
SCHOOLGIRL Elizabeth Richardson has undergone a life-saving kidney transplant operation after a compatible donor organ became available at the weekend. Ten-year-old Elizabeth was taken into St James's University Hospital in Leeds on Saturday night after
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Troops blamed for river plunge ordeal
A POLICE investigation into how a man was shoved into the Ouse in York is centring on soldiers at a nearby Army camp. Matthew Johnston, 20, from Woodthorpe, today told of his ordeal at the hands of men he is convinced were soldiers. Police said inquiries
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Persimmon signs as City sponsor
YORK-BASED builder Persimmon Homes was revealed today as the new sponsor of York City Football Club and Team B&Q York City Racing. The company has agreed a substantial three-year deal - believed to be a seven-figure sum - to back both the football
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When the 'baby blues' turn into something dark
ONE in ten new mums suffer from post-natal depression, but because of the stigma surrounding the condition, many decline to seek help and continue to suffer in silence. If, that is, your idea of silence involves a lot of sobbing and yelling. The mildest
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The thing is... Are we obsessed with our weight?
THE Department of Health has decided not to ban the new anti-fat drug Sibutramine, even though two British patients taking it have died. The drug, sold in this country under the brand name Reductil, is taken by obese people to suppress appetite. With
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York gears up to pedal power
YORK'S reputation as a cycle city moved up a gear today. The council is spending another hefty sum to encourage yet more residents to leap into the saddle. This is money well-spent. Die-hard motorists may grumble about the priority given to cyclists in
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Mr Houston's China challenge
ROY Houston, the man credited with turning around the fortunes of printer RR Donnelley in York and masterminding its £20 million move in 2000 to a massive new site at Flaxby Moor, has been called to China for his next assignment. Donnelley's Chicago head
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Firms show high-tech credentials
A HOST of technology firms in York and North Yorkshire were today celebrating being among the top 50 fast growing enterprises in the North. They are among a record 17 Yorkshire companies placed in the Deloitte and Touche Fast 50 awards which saw Shopcreator
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Good old Taddy
MUCH-maligned Tadcaster, home to three large breweries, is not noted for handing out advice to its so-called elders and betters - whoever they may be. But the advice given to a headmaster many years ago by the then-owner of one of our local breweries
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Speaking volumes
IT speaks volumes when the York Labour group resorts to using a Labour councillor's wife to write a letter in their praise (Doris Bell, Letters, March 14). Some of us are still waiting for a 'proper' Labour council to be elected so we don't have to endure
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Learn from the US
"WE should build many more prisons, lock up many more people and preferably throw away the keys," says David Quarrie (March 13). Sounds good, but it has been tried in the US. We are top of the incarceration and violent crimes league. There is a lot to
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City missing dynamic duo
YORK City will be missing top-scorer Michael Proctor for tonight's clash with Exeter City. The on-loan Sunderland striker did not travel to Devon after failing to shake-off the hamstring strain that saw him substituted straight after scoring in Saturday's
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Drunken man, 22, attacked teenager in street
A NEW Year's Eve reveller must pay £750 to the youth he beat up in the dying hours of 2001. Warren David Wilbraham, 22, launched an unprovoked street attack on his 17-year-old victim after drinking 16 to 18 pints in less than six hours, York Crown Court
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Whitby go-ahead for new whalebone arch
AN imposing whalebone arch which welcomes visitors to a picturesque stretch of North Yorkshire coastline is finally set to be reborn. The famous arch, which has been a gateway to Whitby's waterfront for nearly 40 years after the bones were donated by
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Marvellous McGrath
East Hull Harriers' popular 20-mile race was used as a serious training run by many of next month's local London Marathon runners. Conditions proved testing, and although 18 athletes ran under 60 minutes for the first ten miles, only the exceptional Ian
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Long time, no sing for brothers
STEP aside the three tenors - a York church can boast the four singing brothers. Reunited in a choir for one night only after more than 40 years, the Long brothers cleared their throats and sang at a service at St Hilda's Church, in Tang Hall. Harry,
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Body thought to be girl 'suffocated'
TESTS on the body of a woman, thought to be that of a missing South Korean student, have revealed she died from suffocation. The body, which was discovered hidden in a house in east London last Friday, is believed to be that of In Hea Song, 22, who had
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Cautious optimism at Thrall
THREATENED York rail manufacturer Thrall Europa has been given grounds for "cautious optimism" by rail freight company EWS. The rail firm, whose current five-year deal with the Holgate-based factory for 2,500 wagons runs out in July, said it would "not
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Champs sign off on level pegging
CITY of York I's glorious season as NHL Division One champions with a club record number of points ended in stalemate against Leeds I. City, having played a tight game against Leeds before Christmas, knew what to expect and tried to play a wide game to
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UK faces massive housing shortage
BRITAIN may be heading for a property shortage of more than a million homes by 2022, the York-based Joseph Rowntree Foundation warned today. The country's housing crisis will worsen unless the current rate of housebuilding is dramatically increased, according
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Watching the birdie...
A FAMILY from York today appealed for the owner of their new feathered friend to get in touch. Their unexpected lodger is a canary, that is currently perched with Acomb man Joe Hinds, his wife, Janet, and their two youngest children, Jodie and Joe. Joe
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Ailing Wasps to turn to kids
YORK Wasps coach Leo Epifania may have to turn to the club's Academy players to pull them through their crippling injury crisis. The Wasps had just the bare minimum of 17 players fit for Sunday's 60-4 thumping by Workington, but that defeat saw two more
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Policewoman faces misconduct charge
THE trial of a policewoman accused of supplying a police document to a suspect in a nightclub assault case was today beginning at York Crown Court. Clare Woodall, of York police, is jointly accused with Paul Douglas, 30, of Harrogate, of conspiring to
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York promotes pedal power
A MASSIVE £677,000 surge for York's efforts to take traffic off roads and onto cycle tracks has been announced by transport chiefs. And the spending will be promoted by a saucy new advertising campaign featuring a young couple in suggestive poses along
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Persimmon signs as City sponsor
YORK-BASED builder Persimmon Homes was revealed today as the new sponsor of York City Football Club and Team B&Q York City Racing. The company has agreed a substantial three-year deal - believed to be a seven-figure sum - to back both the football
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McCoy's chance to close in on record
Tony McCoy, who was out of luck on his only mount at Ayr yesterday, can get back on the winning trail at Ludlow tomorrow. The champion jockey, who needs only six more winners to beat Sir Gordon Richards' all-time record of wins in a season, teams-up with
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Hunting ban vote goes to the Lords
HUNTS in North Yorkshire vowed to fight on today as Britain moved a step closer to a ban on hunting with dogs. The House of Commons voted overwhelmingly last night to outlaw the pursuit, with North Yorkshire's MPs split along party lines. Backing a ban
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You need hands!
HOLLYWOOD-style handprints have been set in stone to mark a major modernisation scheme at York District Hospital. Former hospital consultants created the prints to kick-start York Health Services NHS Trust's project to vastly improve services to patients
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Bus routes to fear
Stephen Lewis looks at what can be done to restore safety to the buses, while below, Chris Titley hears one bus driver's hellish tale YOU can't blame York's bus drivers for being frightened. Bricks and stones are one thing. Having a shotgun fired through
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A new nurse
When York nurse Jane Vaughan complained she had lost her way in the world of fashion, a healthy dose of image therapy was just what the doctor ordered CASUALTY sister Jane Vaughan was quite confident in the diagnosis of her image problem. Jane, 46, who
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Haul is not lost
THE modern mantra has it that burglary victims will never see their stolen possessions again because thieves operate with virtual impunity. Our story today gives the lie to that assumption. York police's intelligence-led operation in The Groves has netted
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Cyber Bug rolls out of factory
A NORTH Yorkshire teenager's design for a special powered kiddy-car for youngsters with restricted mobility has been launched on the market. Louise Elliott, a 19-year student at St Aidan's and St John's Associated Sixth Form in Harrogate, dreamed up the
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Fashion boost for designer outlet
INTERNATIONAL fashion group Hugo Boss has chosen McArthurGlen York for its first UK outlet store. A ten-year lease has been signed for the organisation to move into 3,850sq ft near the north entrance on March 26. About 15 people are expected to be employed
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Only fools ignore Almighty God and religion
I AM amazed at the shallowness of Julian Cole's article on creationism (March 15). For those of us who believe in one Almighty God, the story of creation is a no-brainer. An Almighty God capable of creating the whole universe and beyond is more than capable
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Music memories
IT WAS interesting to see the retirement photo of Banks' music director Ken Stabler (March 7). I was a raw schoolboy in 1958 and had also applied for a job at Banks at the same time as Ken so we may have answered the same advert. I was a regular visitor
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It's Lee Cooper...
IF you left Canon Lee School in 1982 and would like a really good night out we are meeting up again at The Flying Legends, Clifton Moor, on Saturday, April 20 7.30pm, until late. Mr Cooper will be attending with his slide show so brace yourselves. We
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Wood working to graduate as a senior Minsterman
YOUNG midfielder Leigh Wood goes in search of a notable hat-trick at Exeter City tonight hoping to seal a permanent place at the heart of the Minstermen midfield. The cultured teenage playmaker won rave reviews for his display in the York City engine
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Ailing Wasps to turn to kids
YORK Wasps coach Leo Epifania may have to turn to the club's Academy players to pull them through their crippling injury crisis. The Wasps had just the bare minimum of 17 players fit for Sunday's 60-4 thumping by Workington, but that defeat saw two more
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Falcons swoop home
THE Scarborough Short Mat Bowls league first division title was resolved when Scarborough Falcons beat Flixton 'B' 10-0. That edged thgem out of relegation and also presented the Championship to Flixton 'A'. In the outstanding division two fixture, Thornton-le-Dale
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Big game for Pikes
PICKERING Town have named an unchanged squad for tonight's visit of Liversedge in the Northern Counties East League premier division, kick-off 7.45pm. Having seen Saturday's scheduled derby with Selby Town postponed due to a waterlogged pitch, the Pikes
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Postpone decision on ops, MP urges
A DECISION to halt a vital service at Malton Hospital should be postponed and reviewed, says Ryedale MP John Greenway. General anaesthetic surgery will end at the hospital on April 1 under plans by health bosses. Mr Greenway claims the decision does not
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High-flying Fulfordgate inch closer to Sun
FULFORDGATE menacingly moved to within one point of York White Rose Ladies League division one leaders Sun with a fine 5-2 win over Lord Collingwood. Beryl Glover included two tons plus in the opening team game and a 180 score to put Fulfordgate 4-0 up
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Wood working to graduate as a senior Minsterman
YOUNG midfielder Leigh Wood goes in search of a notable hat-trick at Exeter City tonight hoping to seal a permanent place at the heart of the Minstermen midfield. The cultured teenage playmaker won rave reviews for his display in the York City engine
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Bus firm ponder 'no-go' areas
BUS bosses could declare parts of York no-go areas if vehicles continue to be attacked. First operations manager Paul Bell has declared the company can not tolerate any further assaults on its fleet. He spoke to the Evening Press after a shotgun was fired
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City missing dynamic duo
YORK City will be missing top-scorer Michael Proctor for tonight's clash with Exeter City. The on-loan Sunderland striker did not travel to Devon after failing to shake-off the hamstring strain that saw him substituted straight after scoring in Saturday's
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Drugs crackdown police show haul of recovered stolen property
POLICE have put on display a massive haul of stolen property recovered following a major crackdown on house burglaries in York. Thousands of pounds worth of equipment - stolen from properties in The Groves - were displayed at Fulford Police Station following
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Home service
THE exciting times at York City continue to gather pace following the announcement of a 'substantial three-year' sponsorship package with York builders Persimmon Homes. New chairman John Batchelor, who only took over the reins from Douglas Craig on Friday
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Five more men say they were accosted by woman
MORE men have come forward to tell police in York they were accosted by a woman who asked them for sex. The Evening Press reported yesterday how a man had been walking his dog along a path off Water Lane, in York, when he was approached by the woman,
