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Mirad - A Boy From Bosnia, Pilot Theatre, in The Studio, York Theatre Royal, April 11 to 27
PILOT Theatre, the company with the Castleford address and no permanent rehearsal space, is enjoying the kind of special relationship with York Theatre Royal patented by the leaders of the UK and USA. In the wake of Lord Of The Flies and Rumble Fish,
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Northern Broadsides' Macbeth on tour: Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough, April 8 to 13
SO much for Macbeth being "the Scottish play", as all actors call it in a wish to avoid the legendary thespian curse of Shakespeare's tragedy. Northern Broadsides are giving it a typically northern broadside in a tour that started off in their Halifax
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Dead Funny, York Theatre Royal, April 6 to 27
Actor Robin Hooper tells CHARLES HUTCHINSON why he left The Office for York Theatre Royal ROBIN Hooper reckons he has his twin brother to thank for landing him the role of Brian in Terry Johnson's Dead Funny at York Theatre Royal. Not that this star of
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Jobs to go at York Nestle factory
YORK'S biggest employer is to shed up to 90 jobs. Nestl has revealed it is in talks with workers after it sold off a major part of its food business earlier this year. A spokeswoman said she could not confirm how many jobs would go. But an employee, who
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The case for more cash for train conductors
MANY of your readers will be dismayed at the prospect of more strikes on Arriva Trains Northern. I make no apologies for the fact that RMT is campaigning hard for a just pay rise for our members. Nobody likes to strike, but when an employer refuses to
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Burning issue
IN response to Raymond Harben, comments on the fire station being built in the wrong place and the fire appliances having to turn left along the A1237 towards Hopgrove (March 13). What Mr Harben has not taken into account is the fire station is not yet
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Deadly lesson in drug abuse
HIS father said everybody loved him, and that love shone through in the tributes to Thomas Staniforth. The young man was a pleasure to be with, said his friends at football club Sheffield Wednesday. He had a heart of gold, said his brother James. Thomas's
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Taming of Toyah
SHE used to boast a hairstyle that even David Beckham would blanche at, and sang shrilly about turning the world upside down. But now she dresses soberly and is more likely to belt out a verse or two of Jerusalem. Toyah Wilcox has not entirely forsaken
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Dynamic duo
Motoring Editor MALCOLM BAYLIS drives Ford's new super-fast Focus and Mondeo JOST Capito, for those in the know, was once a familiar figure in the Formula One paddock sporting the name badge of chief operating officer of the Sauber Petronas Formula One
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Collateral Damage (15) 109 minutes
ARNIE the Amazonian Austrian, the redneck people's President of the USA, is past his action sell-by date, just like Roger Moore's James Bond before him. The problem is not the action but the reaction time, and when that goes, you are as gone as a burnt-out
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The Officers' Ward (15) 135 minutes
LIEUTENANT Adrien F had enjoyed his last bedroom tango in Paris, a quickie with Clemency, before going off to fight the Great War. Alas, the young Engineers officer loses much of his handsome face when a shell explodes in the opening skirmishes, and returns
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Welcome to clean machine
THIS is the van that is helping the York Housing Association clean up its act. The vehicle, leased from City of York Council, is being used by the organisation after it signed up to PlanetYork. The year-long project aims to make the city the United Kingdom's
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Green light to turn signal box into coffee shop
RAIL bosses have warmly welcomed plans to transform an old signal box at York Station into a coffee shop and passenger lounge. Chiefs at GNER, which owns the station, said the moves to build on the first floor of the box has the backing of the company
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York RI 'B' grab second spot
THE runners-up position in division one of the Focus Fireplaces York and District Table Tennis League went to York RI 'B' after their 9-1 win over INL 'A' in which John Hughes and Vic Smith won three each for RI. Fulford Road WMC 'A' team's chances of
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Bay turn the Corner to crush sorry Tap
BAY Horse, Fulford, demolished Tap 9-0 with an awesome 9-0 display in York Atlas Auto Services Darts League division one. Sixteen darts each from Rich Corner and Simon Craven inspired Bay Horse then Allan Galley (17) and Paul Cooper (122 finish for 18
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Town on the brink of their title goal
TWO wins for promotion, three for the title. That is how close Harrogate Town and boss John Reed are to finally achieving their season-long goal - and that is with nine games still to go. A total of 85 points - the most closest challengers Ossett Town
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Minds set for points push
POCKLINGTON and Selby will have to put the thrills of sevens and tour rugby behind them when they return to Yorkshire One rugby at Percy Road tomorrow. Pocklington, now almost certain for the drop, spent the Easter break hosting their ever-popular sevens
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Barbican thumbs up for WaspAid 2002
THE major music event being organised to raise money for York Wasps has been pencilled in for Saturday, June 1 at York's Barbican Centre. City of York Council have agreed to allow the organisers to use the prestigious city centre venue for free, giving
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City release four teenagers
YORK City chief Terry Dolan today revealed his reasons for cutting free third year trainees Scott Emmerson, Kieran Darlow, Marc Salvati and Ben Rhodes. The decision means striker Emmerson, wingers Darlow and Salvati and midfielder Rhodes - who have all
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Williams on sidelines
FORMER York City striker John Williams may have to settle for a place on the bench against his old club at Vetch Field tomorrow, writes Dave Stanford. The Swansea striker played a starring role as the Welsh outfit, then under the managership of another
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Wise head at the back
TEENAGER Stuart Wise is poised for his first start in the heart of York City's defence against Swansea City tomorrow. The 17-year-old (pictured left) came on as a substitute for the injured Matt Hocking during Easter Monday's 1-0 victory over Oxford United
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Moped rider stabs man in stomach
A YOUNG man was stabbed in the stomach by a moped rider in a York city centre street. Police said the man was taken to York District Hospital, conscious but bleeding heavily, following the incident on Wednesday night outside Macdonalds furniture store
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York project cuts rough sleepers
A HOMELESS centre has succeeded in making a massive cut in the amount of people sleeping rough on York's streets. Since 1997, official figures have shown a huge drop from 23 to only three. And it is being attributed largely to the work of the Arclight
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Fairground attraction
STEPHEN LEWIS visits St George's Field car park to see if all the fun of the fair is as noisy as it's cracked up to be 'Mum, Robert is crying!" screeched the little girl delightedly, flying past at the wheel of her dodgem and giving her mum an excited
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The street which was measured in yards...
TODAY'S look-back at times past in York focuses on the history of Walmgate, the current home of the Evening Press. These pictures are from 1933, and show side streets and yards from around the longest of York's "gate" streets. One theory behind the name
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Closures and silences to mark the funeral
COURTHOUSES, stately homes and shops across North Yorkshire will close on Tuesday as a mark of respect to the Queen Mother. As the nation prepares for her funeral at Westminster Abbey, visitors to North Yorkshire were warned by the Yorkshire Tourist Board
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The long goodbye
THE crowds were small at first today, with the railings, which line the streets surrounding Westminster Hall in central London, standing idle. But slowly young and old, tourists and Brits, took their place on Parliament Square. A half-mast Union Flag
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Rethink your charges
WE often read in the Evening Press how worried they are about the tourist industry in York. There are two main reasons why this is so. Excessive car park charging by the city council and excessive charging by hoteliers. We go away on short breaks about
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City release four teenagers
YORK City chief Terry Dolan today revealed his reasons for cutting free third year trainees Scott Emmerson, Kieran Darlow, Marc Salvati and Ben Rhodes. The decision means striker Emmerson, wingers Darlow and Salvati and midfielder Rhodes - who have all
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Wise head at the back
TEENAGER Stuart Wise is poised for his first start in the heart of York City's defence against Swansea City tomorrow. The 17-year-old (pictured left) came on as a substitute for the injured Matt Hocking during Easter Monday's 1-0 victory over Oxford United
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Barbican thumbs up for WaspAid 2002
THE major music event being organised to raise money for York Wasps has been pencilled in for Saturday, June 1 at York's Barbican Centre. City of York Council have agreed to allow the organisers to use the prestigious city centre venue for free, giving
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Ex-City trainee cleared of drug charge
FORMER York City trainee goalkeeper Miles Massey has been cleared of supplying Ecstasy to Sheffield Wednesday player Thomas Staniforth before his death. The prosecution offered no evidence at York Crown Court against Mr Massey, 22, of Mill Lane, Acaster
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Road closures
A stretch of High Petergate in York is set to be closed to traffic between Monday, April 15, and Sunday May 5, for structural repairs. Traffic will be diverted along High Petergate, Duncombe Place, Blake Street, Davygate, Church Street, Swinegate, Grape
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Coma awakens to beat Dregs
COMA, from the new school of York bands brought up on punk and classic rock, have won Round One, Heat Eight of the Fibbers/Evening Press Battle of the Bands 2002. The Dregs, from Leeds, finished as runners-up in a heat that also featured York group Still
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Dyson's birdie song
BACK-to-back birdies have breathed new life into the challenge of North Yorkshire ace Simon Dyson at the Algarve Portuguese Open in Faro. Dyson was one of 66 golfers unable to complete their first round yesterday as high winds and then bad light forced
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Man in court on 2nd murder charge
A MAN accused of murdering a South Korean student whose body was found in a suitcase dumped near York has appeared in court charged with the killing of another woman. Kyu Soo Kim, 30, of Eagle Street, Holborn, central London, appeared at the Old Bailey
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It's no mystery why Toyah visited York
EIGHTIES punk star turned actress and TV presenter Toyah Wilcox has filmed scenes for BBC Songs of Praise at the Merchant Adventurers' Hall, York. Toyah, whose hits included It's A Mystery, was highlighting York's hugely-successful Mystery Plays. Along
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Arriva passengers face National crisis
RACEGOERS in York gearing up for tomorrow's Grand National could be left stuck in the starting gates thanks to industrial action. Striking conductors hitting Arriva Trains Northern (ATN) services could cause mayhem for horse lovers travelling to Aintree
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Welcome to clean machine
THIS is the van that is helping the York Housing Association clean up its act. The vehicle, leased from City of York Council, is being used by the organisation after it signed up to PlanetYork. The year-long project aims to make the city the United Kingdom's
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Glory beckons for brave Ben's Outsider
TRY Struggles Glory at 40-1 in tomorrow's Grand National. That's my advice, largely because a turn-up could well be on the cards in the Aintree showpiece, with question-marks against so many of the leading fancies and the ground riding fast for the first
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Aiming for the top
HELPERBY trainer Jimmy Turner is hoping to make his first trip to Aintree a successful one. Cattle farmer Turner, who has never entered a horse at the three-day festival previously, takes across 40-1 outsider Inn At The Top to Liverpool with hopes of
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Anger over farms disease 'mistakes'
FARMERS have spoken with anger and frustration about their experiences during last year's foot and mouth crisis at a North Yorkshire inquiry. Over 100 members of the rural community crammed into Harrogate's Wesley Methodist Chapel for the last public
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Niki Dee carries N Yorks hopes in National
Niki Dee, who has not been seen in public for 23 months, will bid to make a fairytale comeback in the £500,000 Martell Grand National at Aintree next Saturday. The 12-year-old, who finished third to Papillon in the 2000 National, will be bidding to provide
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Silver Knight set to sparkle
Tim Easterby, who is not represented in the Martell Grand National, can still play a strong supporting role at Aintree tomorrow. The Great Habton trainer saddles Silver Knight in the Martell Champion National Hunt Flat Race, and I expect that David O'Meara's
