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Carnival Messiah, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds, from June 22 until July 27.
Carnival Messiah was a huge success first time round. So it was always likely that this updated version of Handel would return, reports Charles Hutchinson CONSIDER the facts. Carnival Messiah has 100 performers from the worlds of theatre, opera, dance
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Something Wonderful, Joseph Rowntree Theatre, York June 25-29
THE centenary of the birth of Richard Rodgers falls on June 28. What better timing for Something Wonderful, York Light Opera Society's Songs From The Shows tribute shows at Joseph Rowntree Theatre, York, next week. The music of Rodgers & Hammerstein
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Happy Birthday Dear Alice, Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough, on various dates until July 6.
IF you haven't heard of Bernard Farrell, don't worry. Nor had Sam Walters, artistic director of the Orange Tree in Richmond, until he received a copy of the Irish playwright's comedy Happy Birthday Dear Alice. His production now forms part of the summer
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City's days of glory
AS football hysteria grips the Far East, our pictorial trip down Memory Lane this week looks at when the glory days were here in York. Two of our pictures tell the story of the Minstermen's glorious conquest of the Fourth Division in 1984, when York City
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Ministers were wrong-footed
WITH no prospect of a full public inquiry, the National Audit Office report is the first independent assessment of how Britain handled last year's foot and mouth epidemic. It makes grim reading, particularly on a day when the spectre of the disease hovered
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Such good sports
ON behalf of Fulford Juniors Football Club, I thank all the organisations which kindly donated prizes for our end-of-season Fun Day. Unfortunately, it rained most of the day but the children hardly noticed and we raised much-needed funds for new equipment
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Great performance
I joined friends at the Chapel Studios on Lord Mayor's Walk, York, to see a production of David Storey's Home; a debut by One-Off Productions. The performance, by an extremely talented and committed cast, was remarkable. As director Ossie Heppell intended
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Helen is out of order
REGARDING the last item in Helen Mead's column (June 17), as a regular reader of the Evening Press for 37 years, I found her remark about public transport passengers insulting and obnoxious in the extreme. She was way out of order. She should be made
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World Cup medal mystery
A FOOTBALL television documentary has led a York stone worker to discover what he believes may be an authentic medal from the first World Cup ever staged. When Neil Maddison, 41, watched a documentary about the 1930 Uruguay tournament he recognised a
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Dancers spread their wings
PRACTISING their moves for a dance performance tonight are children from Clifton Green Primary School's dance club in York. They will be taking part in a show, called Eight New Moves, at the Barbican, which will feature work by eight different groups
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Get your teeth into £10,000 rare book
A RARE first edition copy of the horror classic Dracula, part of which is set in North Yorkshire, is set to fetch about £10,000 when it goes up for auction next month. Bram Stoker's gothic tale of Jonathan Harker's brush with the King of the Undead features
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Don Carlos comes to life before castle guests
GUESTS at a North Yorkshire castle could have been forgiven if they thought they had been seeing ghosts. But in fact Hazlewood Castle, near Tadcaster, was being visited by an altogether-less-frightening presence - members of York Opera, who were there
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Dynamic Daves take monthly honours
CLIFTON Alliance's free-scoring opener Dave Taylor is the winner of the first monthly batting award of the season following his 140 against Pocklington in the Premier division on the last Saturday of the month. The monthly bowling award for April/May
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Time to take proper 'coarse' of action
With the coarse fishing season on rivers starting last Sunday anglers are being reminded to play by the rules on this, the first full weekend of the new season. Following recent successful blitzes on illegal anglers the Environment Agency is determined
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Police and public heroes are hailed
POLICE officers and citizens whose courage and quick-thinking have saved lives and fought crime won praise at an awards ceremony in York. York's police chief, Superintendent John Lacy, and the Lord Mayor of York, Coun David Horton, presented awards to
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Fantastic fillip for Festival
THE York Golden Jubilee Rugby League Festival has been hailed as a big success not just on the field but also by tourist chiefs in the city. Sixteen teams from across the UK, France and Ireland came to York for the unique nine-a-side tournament and brought
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Injured biker's father speaks of hope
THE father of motorcyclist Phil Atkinson, who suffered serious head injuries when he was in collision with a car in York two days ago, said his son is facing a difficult fight back to health. But York taxi driver David Atkinson, who heard about the accident
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Suspect pig results negative
FARMERS in the Selby area could breathe a cautious sigh of relief today as initial foot and mouth tests on a suspect pig proved negative. Tests for swine vesicular disease were also negative, but more tests for both diseases are still needed with the
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Crowds are thing of past
I AM in my early 70's and have watched and read with great interest all the recent happenings at York City and York Rugby League Club. I used to follow both clubs regularly. I was a great supporter at Clarence Street and remember the days when if both
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Cocker answers the call of nature
JARVIS Cocker, man about town and urbane urban observer, has a flip excuse for taking to the countryside for Pulp's summer tour. "No venues would have us any more. We're just too wild, so we can only play in the open air now," says Jarvis, upon answering
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Well done, lads
THEY think it's all over... England ignored their favoured tournament exit by losing in normal time against Brazil today, rather than going out on penalties. But they return home in traditional fashion, as plucky losers. We were beaten by the better team
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'AND it's hi-ho Tony Silva...'
Hi there folks, it's Evening Press here, sorry about that but I'm just getting so excited about the World Cup, I just can't think properly at the moment - as if typing with hooves wasn't bad enough. I'm putting my stable on the dark horses from Senegal
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Sirion surprises
DAIHATSU may not figure on everyone's list of first-choice cars, but that could soon change. This month sees the launch of new models in the Sirion range, a breezy family of super-minis, similar in size to the Renault Clio, and powered by the sophisticated
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Blairs are tampering with our freedoms
I take issue with your editorial suggesting the row over Downing Street and its role in the arrangements for the funeral of the Queen Mother is an irrelevance (June 17). For the publicity-hungry Blairs to take newspapers to the Press Complaints Commission
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We can't just give in
LAST autumn Arriva Trains Northern made a promise to its customers, the Strategic Rail Authority and the four passenger transport executives, that it would restore the full timetable on June 2, and I am pleased to say we have been as good as our word.
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Come clean on Star Wars
SOMETHING surprising happened this week. I found myself feeling sorry for Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon. His refusal to come clean over whether the Government will support George W. Bush in his infatuation with Son Of Star Wars has been driving me crazy
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Just what the Doctor ordered - 21/06/02
MICK Easterby will bid to bridge a 26-year gap at Royal Ascot tomorrow when Doctor Spin lines-up against 29 rivals in the £100,000 Wokingham Handicap. The veteran Sheriff Hutton trainer gained his one and only Royal Ascot success back in 1976 when the
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Dynamic Daves take monthly honours
CLIFTON Alliance's free-scoring opener Dave Taylor is the winner of the first monthly batting award of the season following his 140 against Pocklington in the Premier division on the last Saturday of the month. The monthly bowling award for April/May
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Traffic campaign goes on the web
VILLAGERS fighting for a cut in rat-running traffic using their streets have taken their campaign to the world wide web. Members of the Osbaldwick Village and Murton Way Action Group have set up an internet website to highlight their campaign. The group
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The sail of the century!
BARGAIN-hungry shoppers are cashing in at a York travel agent's holiday auction - where one trip has already gone under the hammer for only £1. Holidaymakers are competing fiercely at Going Places to buy one of a handful of last-minute deals that are
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Vive la Kirsty
York professional Kirsty Taylor shot a four-under par 68 to share the lead in the French Open at Arras. The 31-year-old golfer shares the lead with Karen Lunn (Austrlia) is hoping to win for the first time on the European Ladies Tour. Updated: 12:21 Friday
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Early music centre earns conservation accolade
CONSERVATION work on the National Centre for Early Music has earned it another award. The centre, which was converted from the old St Margaret's Church, off Walmgate, York, has received the Award For Conservation from the Royal Institute of Chartered
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Passengers face more misery on the railway
RAIL passengers in Yorkshire face the prospect of up to another TEN 24-hour strikes - including Christmas and New Year's Eve. The Rail, Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) has scheduled the dates as part of its long-running dispute with Arriva Trains Northern
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Regatta time
York City Rowing Club hold their annual Summer Regatta on the Ouse tomorrow. About 130 Crews will compete in eights, fours, doubles and singles over the 1,000 metre course between Clifton and Lendal Bridges. Racing starts at 10am and will continue throughout
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Young musicians show their talent at gig
THE best of York's young musical talent went on show last night in the huge Best of the Bands gig at the Barbican Centre. Hundreds of fans crowded on to the dance floor, with hundreds more parents sitting upstairs, as 12 bands from schools in the city
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Italian job or it may be ciao Webbo
SIDECAR aces Steve Webster and Paul Woodhead will be hoping that a dose of Adriatic sunshine will shine some luck on their breakdown-ridden 2002 sidecar world Championship campaign, when they compete in round six of the series at Misano, near Rimini,
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Selby's united front
RUGBY in Selby has received a massive boost with the town's league and union sides set to work together next season. The decision of Selby Warriors ARLFC and Selby RUFC to join forces to play out of Sandhill Lane is a historic move - with a long-running
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Double challenge
YORK face the prospect of facing two international bowlers this weekend in an Oxbridge Yorkshire County Premier Cricket League double header. England pace man Darren Gough is expected to try out his injured knee at Clifton Park tomorrow. Now there are
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The lost cause
IT WASN'T the result they all wanted, but people in York still pushed the boat out for England's World Cup clash with Brazil. Sven's heroes bowed out at the quarter-final stage, but fans in the region still made it a day to remember. York was like a ghost
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All at Seaman
IT took just one flash of Brazilian magic and one defensive lapse by David Seaman to end England's World Cup dreams as Brazil stumbled to a 2-1 victory. Not even the sending off of Ronaldinho could hand England a lifeline back into the game that had started
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The end of our dream
ENGLAND fans were left holding their heads in their hands today when their dreams of lifting the World Cup in Japan were shattered by a bizarre goal. In pubs, workplaces and homes across the nation, supporters were coming to terms with the nation's cruel
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County turmoil
I AM sick and tired of the failure of Yorkshire County Cricket Club committees, both general and cricket. The former have presided over some of the worst decisions in Yorkshire's long and illustrious history (eg revenue, stadia, etc), while the latter
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Boots are sore point
I AM not surprised that David Beckham injured his foot before the World Cup, judging by the very un-supportive kind of shoes he wears for football. Surely a more firmer type of boot is better - perhaps one that has ankle-support and lace-ups etc - the