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Sacked council clerk wins ruling
SACKED Pocklington Town Council clerk Martin Layton is today celebrating after an employment tribunal decided he was unfairly dismissed. He called for the resignation of former town mayor and East Riding county councillor Rowan Blake-James, after the
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It's essential
STEPHEN LEWIS finds out about the healing power of essential oils... THEY SEEM to be everywhere these days. Pop into any supermarket or chemist and you'll be surrounded by products promising the soothing and healing power of essential oils - shower gels
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Ask the experts: It's never too late to balance
Q My 13-year-old son has no problem with balance and control on his windsurfing rig, but I struggle to stay on the board, never mind hauling up the sail, when I usually fall in! What can I do to improve my balance, or is it too late to learn? A You know
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Church backs Stillman campaign
THE church which sent deaf charity worker Ian Stillman to India has joined the Evening Press' demand for the country's Government to free him. The 51-year-old, whose parents live in Tadcaster Road, York, and who had a leg amputated after a road accident
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End this cruel race
ANOTHER two horses died in this year's Grand National. I can't remember a National where there wasn't a death and I am saddened that a nation known as animal lovers spends so much money betting on this vile race. There are so many fun things to do which
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Railtrack blow to railway city
BACK in September the Evening Press revealed Railtrack was looking to move its regional headquarters away from York. We discovered that Railtrack's London North Eastern zone was to be merged with its East Anglian zone. And York was not first choice for
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Teenage kicks
YORK City are poised to give youth its fling in tomorrow's Division Three clash with Bristol Rovers. York-born central defender Lee Grant, who only turned 16 in December, is in the squad for the final home game of the season and will definitely be on
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Phenomen-al
SUPER status has been confirmed on York City number one Alan Fettis. The City goalkeeper enjoyed a clean sweep of the end of season awards for a second successive season prior to Saturday's 3-1 win over Mansfield Town. Fettis, 31, lifted the prestigious
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Three of a kind secures points
MANAGER Terry Dolan hailed the finishing prowess of York City as the Minstermen put a severe dent in Mansfield Town's promotion hopes with a 3-1 win at Bootham Crescent. The City chief was delighted with the win, City's fourth in six matches and one which
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My debt of thanks
YORK City striker Peter Duffield is back on track after his third leg-break in 18 months and admits it's pay-back time. As reported in the Evening Press this week, Duffield has been given the all-clear by specialists to step up his return to training
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The terrible voyage
SOME dates are shorthand for infamy. April 15, 1912, is one: the night when the Titanic sank. It was last century's September 11. Like September 11, disaster came from nowhere; it involved huge loss of life - more than 1,500 people died; and it was a
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Trains protest packs punch
RAIL passengers were literally packing a punch with their complaints today when Friends of the Earth hung up a punch bag at York Station. The environmental pressure group was launching its national Stop The Second Great Train Robbery campaign. It wants
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Cup finals at RI next month
The Leeper Hare York and District League Cup finals will be played at York RI's ground next month. The Reserve Cup final between Osbaldwick and Old Malton will be on Monday, May 13, kick-off 7.30pm, while the Junior final between Heslington and Haxby
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Thorpe nap happy in runners-up race
With Malton Bacon Factory having won the Leeper Hare York and District League division one title the attention has turned to the contenders for runners-up position and Thorpe United put themselves into the driving seat with a 5-1 home win over Haxby Town
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Road safety work starts
MAJOR roadworks aimed at improving safety started in a York village today. The main part of the £120,000 scheme in Strensall will see a mini-roundabout built at the junction of Strensall Road, York Road and Ox Carr Lane. Work is expected to last between
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Premier leaders quick off mark
Leeper Hare York and District League premier division leaders Pocklington Town scored all the goals in their 3-0 win at Crayke in the first ten minutes. Baz Gargott opened the scoring after only two minutes, the ball bouncing over the Crayke goalkeeper's
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Railway merger will create 70 new jobs
NEW rail jobs are on their way to York - despite the city losing its status as a headquarters for Railtrack. Up to 70 new positions are on offer after the maintenance operator's plan to merge the London North East and Anglia Zones was confirmed this week
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Double tops
Former York City Baths Club star Robin Francis shone at the double in the British Swimming Championships at Manchester. Francis won both the 400metres and 200m individual medley crowns. Francis, the British record holder, led on the first leg, faded to
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Paddington bears up
PADDINGTON Bear - aka York hairdresser Brian Hughes - completed the London Marathon in under six hours. Brian, 49, who owns Brian's Hair Fashions in South Bank Avenue, said he was greeted by cheers and even football-style chants wherever he went in his
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Malton romp to a century
Malton and Norton gained promotion to Yorkshire Two in sensational style on Saturday. They scored 19 tries in a 107-3 annihilation of Old Otliensians at The Gannock. With nearest rivals Stocksbridge losing to bottom placed Hessle the two top teams in
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York triumph but have man sent off
York did justice to the fine day and hill-clad setting of the Settle-based North Ribblesdale Rugby Club by being worthy victors 20-6. As befitted a crunch relegation fixture, it was a hard fought competitive but clean match and York's suffering of both
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Rail death hits train services
RAIL passengers faced disruption at York Station today when services were delayed and one train was cancelled after a man was killed in an accident on the East Coast Main Line near Grantham. He was hit by the 5.30am Leeds to Kings Cross service, blocking
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Three of a kind secures points
MANAGER Terry Dolan hailed the finishing prowess of York City as the Minstermen put a severe dent in Mansfield Town's promotion hopes with a 3-1 win at Bootham Crescent. The City chief was delighted with the win, City's fourth in six matches and one which
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Church backs Stillman campaign
THE church which sent deaf charity worker Ian Stillman to India has joined the Evening Press' demand for the country's Government to free him. The 51-year-old, whose parents live in Tadcaster Road, York, and who had a leg amputated after a road accident
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Phenomen-Al
SUPER status has been confirmed on York City number one Alan Fettis. The City goalkeeper enjoyed a clean sweep of the end of season awards for a second successive season prior to Saturday's 3-1 win over Mansfield Town. Fettis, 31, lifted the prestigious
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When my life went broke
I WAS about 13 when I found out how much my dad earned. I remember opening his pay slip by mistake - we share the same initial - and being amazed by the amount. Now I know the true value of money, it actually wasn't that great, but I remember wondering
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York City 3, Mansfield 1
AFTER months of almost willing this troubled season to draw to a close, York City are suddenly making a good case for wanting it to run and run. The Minstermen are going out on a high and, in terms of results at least, few of their recent flurry of victories
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They've ripped up our rockery
A FATHER is fuming after roadworkers dug up his children's rockery to widen a footpath at the bottom of his garden. Mark Grieves says his three young children were devastated when they saw what had happened to their garden. Mr Grieves says the workers
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Replica gun sparks police swoop
THIS is the fearsome-looking "weapon" that sparked a two-hour police operation involving armed officers and dogs in York at the weekend. And although it turned out to be a harmless toy that fires plastic pellets, even officers trained in the use of firearms
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Friend's tribute to murdered Caroline
THE travelling companion of murdered backpacker Caroline Stuttle has spoken for the first time about losing her best friend. Sarah Holiday, 20, who arrived back in York on Sunday from Bundaberg where the tragedy happened, said Caroline was "truly beautiful
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'Biker' police did a great job at Squires rally
I READ with interest your report on the new relocated Squires Caf at Sherburn in Elmet (Bikers cause a storm, April 12). I was there myself on the night. Indeed I have been going to Squires for 40 years, since I was 16, in those days on my BSA Bantam
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Unrealistic demands
SINCE late January our customers have had to suffer a series of strikes which the RMT has taken in pursuit of an unrealistic pay demand. We have offered a three per cent basic increase plus five per cent productivity - a package based on the same principle
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What she left behind
I wonder whether J Calpin was alive or in this country during the Thatcher years (Letters, April 9). Does he not remember for every thousand who enjoyed their "right to buy" their council homes, there were a thousand unable to afford to buy and who were
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Wake-up call to curb excesses of our youths
WHATEVER has happened to my beloved York? It is my home city - of which I've always been very proud - for its history, its beauty, its tranquillity and its strong sense of community. My husband and I visited last week. We booked into what used to be a
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Having a punch
RAILTRACK'S actions might prompt already keyed-up passengers into delivering a yet more forceful blow to Friends of the Earth's punch bag today. The York Station punch bag is an excellent way to demonstrate frustration at the Government's failure to improve
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TV Harry pitches in to promote York City
BBC LOOK North presenter Harry Gration joined York City chairman, John Batchelor, and club president, John Greenway MP, as the Minstermen set out their stall in Parliament Street. Members of the York City Supporters' Trust had a stall outside Marks &
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New HQ will be in York
THE headquarters of a new health authority will be based in York despite opposition from the leaders of a number of local authorities. The chairman and chief executive of the Strategic Health Authority for North and East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire
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Title now almost as safe as 'Houses
Dringhouses need seven points from their six remaining games to retain their Leeper Hare York and District League Reserve A title. Old Malton are their biggest threat but they will have to win all their remaining nine games to have any chance. In midweek
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Shock as high-fliers are beaten by bottom team
Hemingbrough, bottom of the table, scored a shock 2-1 win away to Leeper Hare York and District League division three high-fliers Elvington Harriers on Saturday. Nigel Colley won a point for Elvington against his old club Wheldrake in their midweek derby
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Girls brave chill for undie-cover publicity job
THEY may not offer much protection against the cold, but a new range of bras, knickers and basques saw temperatures rising on the streets of York. City lingerie shop Temptation, in Grape Lane, decided to take its designer underwear straight to the public
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TV Harry pitches in to promote York City
BBC LOOK North presenter Harry Gration joined York City chairman, John Batchelor, and club president, John Greenway MP, as the Minstermen set out their stall in Parliament Street. Members of the York City Supporters' Trust had a stall outside Marks &
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Title now almost as safe as 'Houses
Dringhouses need seven points from their six remaining games to retain their Leeper Hare York and District League Reserve A title. Old Malton are their biggest threat but they will have to win all their remaining nine games to have any chance. In midweek
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Town centre toilets to go private
SELBY District Council is to hand over its public toilets to the private sector, the Evening Press can reveal today. The "chronic state" of toilets in Selby and Tadcaster town centres have come in for some fierce criticism in recent months. Bed and breakfast
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Road crash woman dies
AN ELDERLY woman died following a two-vehicle smash outside Stillington, near Easingwold. The woman was in a white Rover 214 with her son and daughter travelling on the B1363 between Stillington and Sutton-on-the-Forest . The Rover was in collision with
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Doorman cleared - colleague is in jail
A FORMER head doorman of the Gallery nightclub is serving two years in jail for beating up a customer outside the club, it was revealed today. The attack led to a police corruption trial during which York policewoman Clare Woodall, 28, was convicted of
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Ten held after football violence
MORE than 20 incidents of violence took place before and after York City's game with Mansfield Town on Saturday. Police said the trouble happened in or around city centre and Bootham pubs where groups of supporters were drinking. Six people were arrested
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Cecil's filly is worth a Glance
The Flat season reaches top gear tomorrow with the start of the three-day Craven Meeting at Newmarket. This kicks-off a week which sees the first of the year's Classic trials, with more of the same scheduled for Newbury and Thirsk on Friday and Saturday
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Teenage kicks
YORK City are poised to give youth its fling in tomorrow's Division Three clash with Bristol Rovers. York-born central defender Lee Grant, who only turned 16 in December, is in the squad for the final home game of the season and will definitely be on
