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It all started in 1833
THE Malton Agricultural Society was formed in 1833 and the first recorded summer show or exhibition was held in the early 1870s. The first show of beef, the forerunner of the present day fat stock shows, was held on December 22, 1885. In the same year
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B&B for horses
THE British Horse Society wants to know if you have a spare field corner or empty paddock that could be included in its ninth edition of Bed and Breakfast for Horses. Accommodation for accompanying humans is also being sought, but is not necessary if
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Kenny Chesney, No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problem (BNA Records)
IT'S hard to believe Kenny Chesney has been on the country scene for eight years. However, it's not difficult to believe he has just entered the American country charts at number one with this exciting album. It has everything a growing man could need
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Bowes & Morley, Moving Swiftly Along (Eagle)
After Thunder's demise, the lads all went their separate ways and now two of them have teamed up again to record this. Many others have helped them, including Linda and Dee Lewis on backing vocals (that would be the same Linda Lewis who had a UK hit in
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James Yorkston and The Athletes, Moving Up Country (Domino)
SOME critics have traced suggestions of Seventies musicians such as Nick Drake and John Martyn in this beguiling, often beautiful debut from the Scottish singer and song-writer. Drake seems a misplaced comparison, but there are hints of the young John
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Joe Cocker, Respect Yourself (Parlophone)
It's about 30 years since Cocker delivered that blistering cover of Lennon and McCartney's With A Little Help From My Friends. Since then his distinctive gravel voice, one of the most powerful in the pop business, has proved a winning package. But it
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The Reindeer Section, Son Of Evil Reindeer (Pias Recordings) ; Looper, The Snare (Mute Records)
THE Reindeer Section is the Scottish dream-team side project of Snow Patrol front man Gary Lightbody, and he has far more talent at his disposal than national football coach Berti Vogts. In December 2000, for the ten-day recording of quiet and loud songs
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David Bowie, Heathen (Columbia)
JUST when you thought it was all over, and the turgid, pompous mess of 1999's "...hours" had finally whacked some hefty nails into the coffin of David Bowie's declining talents, pop's original changeling confuses his public yet again - by making a good
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Bold rail bid on right track
AMBITIOUS, certainly. Bold, even. GNER's bid to take over every rail service into King's Cross shows a company ready to wrest back its destiny. Such decisiveness is a particular virtue in an industry plagued by short-term, timid management. GNER has proved
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Keeping children safe on the move
Is your child travelling safely in your car? Mike Laycock reports on how child car seats are not always as safe as they seem - and how parents can put their minds at rest You may think your son, or daughter, is safe. After all, you bought a child's car
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City chairman signals tune in and turn off appeal
YORK City supremo John Batchelor has launched a savage attack on Granada and Carlton and called for supporters to boycott the under-fire ITV network. Batchelor, whose bid to take over the ITV Digital platform was shelved after the parent companies, Granada
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Stealing their clothes
It really is true that New Labour are stealing more and more of the old Tories' clothes. Hugh Bayley's response to the fly-posting of his office windows by The Real Countryside Alliance (Pro-hunting group strikes at MP, June 14) is reminiscent of the
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NHS on the up
RECENTLY I attended the orthopaedic department of York District Hospital all prepared with something to read and write, while waiting for a more than likely overdue appointment set for 11.40am. Imagine my delight at having my name called at exactly the
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This is good for York
ONE day in 1980 a young Labour hopeful knocked on my door in Holgate Road and asked for my vote. I asked him to come in and tell me why I should vote for him. He convinced me he was worthy of my vote, that he was genuinely interested in helping people
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David Sylvian, Camphor (Virgin)
ARTISTS occupying ambient/avant-garde territory tread a fine line between the atmospheric and the plain dull. Some of David Sylvian's previous offerings have been hard work indeed, but Camphor offers pleasant surprises. The clunking opener, All Of My
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Best filly has the Zest to make it a hat-trick - 20/06/02
BROUGHTON ZEST, winner of her last two races, can complete a hat-trick at Redcar tomorrow. John Best's filly looks to have found the ideal opportunity to oblige again in the Salmanazar Handicap over a mile and a quarter. Broughton Zest got off the mark
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Battling Burn prove to be in their Prime
Burn clung on to defeat Norwich Union in a cliffhanger in the second round of the Horwath Pulleyn Heselton Cup, writes John Parkin. Batting first Burn recovered from an indifferent start with Ray Adamson hitting 41 and David Prime 80 in a third-wicket
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Charm offensive
LUCKY rabbit's feet are being stroked, charms rubbed and four-leafed clovers jealously guarded as nervous York football fans gear up for England's do-or-die clash with Brazil. Superstitious supporters are digging around in dusty cupboards and drawers
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Close encounter
In a well contested clash, York Acorn Under-8s defeated Seigan Saints by just one score after excellent defence by Ryan Gallacher, Jack Anderson, Karl Read and Tim Stubbs. Gallacher and Read shared the man-of-the-match award, while Gallacher (4), Anderson
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Beaming Kirk
Bob Jackson RT's Paul Kirk turned in the fastest time of 24mins 2secs in the latest Clifton Cycling Club (York) Thursday Evening League event, a ten-mile time trial on the rolling Tadcaster/Sherburn course. Clifton veteran George Young was close to Kirk
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City chairman signals tune in and turn off appeal
YORK City supremo John Batchelor has launched a savage attack on Granada and Carlton and called for supporters to boycott the under-fire ITV network. Batchelor, whose bid to take over the ITV Digital platform was shelved after the parent companies, Granada
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Work to tame A64 blackspot is delayed
SAFETY improvements at one of North Yorkshire's worst accident blackspots have been stalled for months. The delays in completing the scheme on a slip road alongside the A64 at Bilbrough Top have been blamed on contractors by the Highways Agency. An agency
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Gibb looks to Bradford
GORDON Gibb, the man who twice tried to buy York City, has turned his attention to cash-troubled Nationwide League division one outfit Bradford City. Gibb, the owner of north Yorkshire's Flamingo Land theme park near Pickering, is believed to be part
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Pits closure could plunge Selby into 'black hole'
EARLY closure of the Selby coalfield would leave a £130-million-a-year "black hole" in the local economy, a devastating report claims today. It warns of a potential economic meltdown and the loss of up to 5,000 jobs across Yorkshire if owner UK Coal shuts
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Sausage scandal
l Cont'd from page 1 The decision to ban traditional sausage skins was made by what is mistakenly called a 'Stakeholders Committee', which one might reasonably think to comprise independent representatives of those having a stake in the industry; but
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The voyage home
FOUR and a half months ago, with a crew of 54 on board and a gentle sea breeze to fill her sails, the bark Endeavour let go her moorings at the Australian port of Fremantle and set out for the long voyage home. Tomorrow lunchtime, after more than 12,600
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Cheese show back after forty years
MAKING a comeback to the Great Yorkshire Show is that mainstay of the British dining table - cheese. For the first time for more than 40 years the agricultural extravaganza in Harrogate will include a cheese show, which is expected to attract entries
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Educating the public
CAN YOU tell the difference between barley and wheat? The National Farmers Union doesn't think most members of the public can and is campaigning to change this. To emphasise the link between beautiful countryside and its ultimate purpose of food production
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Trapping wireworm
HELP from growers in widening the testing programme for pheromone traps to reduce wireworm attacks on crops is being sought by ADAS entomologist Dr Bill Parker. Pheromone traps require checking only once a week and rebaiting every 30 days. If you know
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Mark Nevin, The Mighty Dove (Raresong Recordings)
MARK NEVIN, founder member of Fairground Attraction, has penned a fistful of introspective songs for his second solo album, the follow-up to Insensitive Songwriter. His singing style is understated, verging on the conversational, but it suits the delicately
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Just charming
ENGLAND are assured of victory over Brazil in the World Cup quarter final tomorrow - as long as York fans remember to rub their lucky pennies, wear their lucky socks and kiss their lucky foreheads. Or at least that is what our selection of superstitious
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It may be agony tomorrow... but will it be this painful?
A CRAZY England fan is so confident Sven's men will be "hard as nails" to beat against Brazil he is lying on a bed of them! Michael Mime, from Bishophill, York, plans to meditate on top of 1,000 nails in Stonegate during the World Cup clash to send positive
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Residents grill chief inspector over crime
RESIDENTS in east York grilled police officers over the growing problem of youth crime in their community. More than 60 people flocked to last night's Heworth Parish Council meeting in Hempland Junior School to air their views. The Evening Press has reported
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Arriva admits faults
OVERCROWDING on Arriva Trains Northern services is likely to continue well into next year, the company has admitted. The company needs nine extra two-carriage trains, each with room for more than 200 passengers. Four units were due to be introduced this
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GNER to bid for all King's Cross trains
TRAIN operator GNER could bid for a "superfranchise" to run every train service into London King's Cross, an influential group of MPs has been told. The expansion plan would see the York-based firm taking over services run by Thameslink and West Anglia
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Villagers flee from ram-raid robbers
TERRIFIED villagers dived for cover as armed ram-raiders made their escape from an attempted robbery at a post office near York today. Residents Paul and Sue Yoward witnessed the drama unfold as they were out walking their dog in Rufforth, near York,
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In defence of our country
HAVING read your piece about a former minister giving his backing to the campaign against "Son of Star Wars" and your editorial backing the same campaign (Evening Press, June 14), I must say I am worried if this campaign succeeds. The Anti-Ballistic Missile
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Too much dirt dug up
WHAT an eventful weekend it has been again with England's win over Denmark, York Races and a motorcycle rally. Members of the Institute's Golden Rail Brass Band, including myself, were each presented with a cup inscribed with the words Selby Motorcycle
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Various, Miguel Migs: Nude Tempo One (Naked Music/Astralwerks)
San Francisco label Naked Music has always stood for chilled-out, soul-driven quality house. In the past few years, the brand has been faithful to this aim, despite shifting the dance mood to meet different compilation series. This latest label conception
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A fuss about nothing
THERE might once have been a sillier, more inconsequential political story than that making an empty-vessel noise over Tony Blair and the Queen Mother's funeral, but I doubt it. Readers of certain newspapers have been presented with a shocking version
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Battling Burn prove to be in their Prime
Burn clung on to defeat Norwich Union in a cliffhanger in the second round of the Horwath Pulleyn Heselton Cup, writes John Parkin. Batting first Burn recovered from an indifferent start with Ray Adamson hitting 41 and David Prime 80 in a third-wicket
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Bubwith perish to Aconley
A FIRST defeat for Bubwith increased the heat in the race for the Foss Evening League championship as it reached mid-point. Bubwith suffered a 17-run reverse to Aldby Park who closed to within one point together with Woodhouse Grange. Aldby were largely
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Ace Sheriff lead posse
Sheriff Hutton Bridge head the first division of the Pilmoor Evening League after the latest round of fixtures. The leaders were pushed all the way when they took on Tollerton, who reached 103-4 with Tony Raper making 32 and C Davis 35. Craig Hunter was
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Holgate half-way to title
AS the York and District Ideal Standard/Persimmon Homes Bowls League reaches halfway, Holgate have the title well within their grasp. Haxby Road are now favourites for the runners-up spot after a 7-1 victory over Bert Keech. At the other end of the table
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Rufforth netballers are upwardly mobile
RUFFORTH Netball Club have found the right formula for success after their 'A' team won the 2001-02 York and District League division two title. Rufforth only formed a side in 1995, and since then has grown in stature with the first team climbing up from
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Divine intervention
AS the World Cup frenzy in York reaches fever pitch, football fans young and old are eagerly awaiting England's clash with the colourful Brazilians. Attempts to give our players an extra lift have reached new heights with a set of prayers composed by
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Sprint stars
The fourth round of the Yorkshire Sprint and Hill Climb Championship heads to the Auto 66 Carnaby-Two circuit at Leconfield this Sunday from 9.30am. The car section has attracted over 70 entries, while the motorcycle class has 40 entered - with strong
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Park's off-white knuckle ride plan
A BRIGHTLY coloured ride which dominates the skyline at Flamingo Land is to be partly painted off-white, park bosses have announced. The decision to repaint the top section of the ride could end a long-running row between planning councillors and the
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Jenny's world tilt
ORIENTEER Jenny Whitehead, a member of York-based Eborienteers, flew back from the first set of World Cup races in Belgium and Switzerland with a total of 21 points to her name. Whitehead made her British Team World Cup debut two years ago but failed
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Paul's on the ball
AS the World Cup spins on an axis of acclaim, York's Paul Neilson could be at the core of the 2006 tournament. The former York City Boys and Wigginton Grasshoppers central defender has designs on improving how a football behaves on the pitch and some
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Selby crash driver refused an appeal
GARY Hart, the driver who caused the Selby rail crash, has been denied a chance to appeal. Mr Justice Mackay, the judge at Hart's Leeds Crown Court trial, made the decision after looking at the case again on June 13. But Hart can still turn to three Court