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Tea trek
GEORGE WILKINSON works up an appetite with a stroll along the river at Linton WE did this toddle in a fine evening after a longer walk nearby in the southern Dales. Supper was our main objective, and as the pub at Linton is on the Inn Way we felt there
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Greenhouse Caf, Church Street, York
IT was an incredibly hot afternoon and the ceiling fans and open door only helped marginally. Having said that, the pale green decor did have a cooling effect. Selection was from a combination of the standard menu and two wall boards. It was obviously
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The warm country
Richard Edwards offers a tale of two trips to Tunisia, one more luxurious than the other BEFORE last Christmas I'd never been to Tunisia. Now I've been twice and found the country to be a semi-hidden holiday gem, despite the dodgy weather first time around
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Plea on asylum seekers
I WAS pleased to read the feature by Adam Nichols "My home was destroyed, there was nothing left" (June 19). Its sensitivity to the issues faced by refugees moving to this country is certainly in the spirit of Refugee Week. Refugee Week, which concludes
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Do your sums
STEVE Helsdon's arguments for the necessity of a car (Letters, June 17) are based on false assertions. "Public transport is expensive": public transport is much cheaper than owning and running a car. So is using taxis frequently and hiring cars several
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First aid charity celebrates youth
YOUNG St John Ambulance volunteers will gather in York this month to celebrate two important landmarks, as the charity's fundraising appeal to buy a new ambulance reaches the £9,000 mark. This year marks the 15th anniversary of the Badgers and the 80th
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Whitby uncovered
RICHARD FOSTER and two of his children learn about medieval monasteries, a master mariner and life in Nelson's navy during a day out at Whitby THERE is something romantic about the ruins of the medieval Whitby Abbey as they overlook the port from their
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Voice for the elderly is launched
AN advocacy service which aims to provide a voice for older people in York celebrated its public launch this week. The Older Citizens Advocacy York (OCAY), based in Townend Street, was formed in January in order to offer advice, guidance and act as advocates
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Jim's fab finish
JIM Hawksby threw 140,100,100,123 then 38 finish to record a fantastic 14-dart York John Smith's Mixed League game, writes Dave Fotheringham. However, his Beeswing side were beaten 5-4 by Huntington whose Rich Plummer-Tracey Farmeary clinched the win.
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Confectioner dies
ERNEST Kramer, the former managing director of York sweet firm Cravens, has died peacefully in his sleep, aged 92. Mr Kramer was originally from Czechoslvakia and fled to the United Kingdom after being put in a concentration camp. He arrived armed with
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First aid charity celebrates youth
YOUNG St John Ambulance volunteers will gather in York this month to celebrate two important landmarks, as the charity's fundraising appeal to buy a new ambulance reaches the £9,000 mark. This year marks the 15th anniversary of the Badgers and the 80th
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Door opens for Fulfordgate ace
Fulfordgate's Mick Hodgson repeated last year's victory to win the latest York CIU League race on the Post Office round. Hodgson posted a time of 57mins 20secs over the three-lap mass-start in Marygate. Graham Jackson of Huntington set a blistering pace
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Tourism 'Oscars' boost to city
HOTELS and visitor attractions in York are gearing up for this year's tourism "Oscars", which aim to boost the region's tourism industry following the devastation of last year's foot and mouth outbreak. Yorkshire Tourist Board (YTB) today revealed the
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Just 10 success
ATTENDANCES at York Minster reached nearly 20,000 for the series of evangelical meetings led by international preacher J John. The weekly Just 10 series, which aimed to offer personal improvement through following the Ten Commandments, has now drawn to
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Home is the sailor
As the mighty HM Bark Endeavour made its majestic way into Whitby harbour, LIZ TODD was there to watch CROWDS lined the cliff and it seemed every vantage point was taken. HM Bark Endeavour was coming home. A flotilla of more than 50 boats, yachts and
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Royal appointment
EMMA Duggleby is off to see the Queen before she and her Great Britain team-mates set out to rule across the Atlantic. The Malton and Norton Golf ace, who has been at the forefront of women's domestic amateur golf for almost a decade, reaches another
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United aces join jet set
RIO Ferdinand, Danny Mills, Nigel Martyn and Robbie Fowler will travel back round the world at the end of July as Leeds go on a tour of China, Australia and Thailand. After spending the summer with England in Japan, the quartet might have preferred a
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Wheel meet again in York
THOUSANDS of people are expected to flock to York's Knavesmire this weekend for the Rally Cycle Show taking place today and tomorrow. About 15,000 people are set to attend the two-day event, with today's highlight being the Ron Kitching Memorial Ride.
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County paths 'are worst in UK'
NORTH Yorkshire's rambling routes are "England's worst" according to a walkers' organisation. The Ramblers' Association claims the county's trails are still a long way from perfect, with 30,000 problems reported along its vast network. The association
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Police hunt for missing woman
YORK police are appealing for information about a 41-year-old woman who has gone missing. Karen Hammond is from the Lincolnshire area, but has been staying at The Retreat Hospital, Heslington Road, York. She was last seen at the Theatre Royal yesterday
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Moor of the same
SESSAY entertain Moorsholm in the area final (Group Four North Yorkshire, North) of the National Village Knock Out at Sessay tomorrow, start 2pm. Sessay have reached the area final with victories over Barton, Cayton and Ebberston last Sunday. Sessay batted
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Bug closes hotel again
THE Grand Hotel in Scarborough will close for a second time following an outbreak of a stomach bug which is believed to have affected more than 50 people. In May, the hotel was closed for a clean-up after more than 100 people were affected by a strain
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Eire we go says Deano
THE Republic of Ireland squad are on the brink of gate-crashing football's super-powers. So insisted former York City goalkeeper Dean Kiely, who, along with the rest of the Republic's World Cup squad, returned from the Far East to a tumultuous heroes'
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Seven saved in flats blaze
FIREFIGHTERS rescued seven residents trapped in a York block of flats after a blaze was deliberately started in the stairwell. Four men and three women were helped through first and second-floor windows and down three firefighters' ladders at the council
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The world stands still
Chris Greenwood sought refuge from football fever among the peaceful residents at a spiritual centre near York. PAIRS of benign half-closed eyes gazed down on me from golden faces on the ornate walls as I breathed deeply and tried to concentrate on as
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Top that for a party
FILLIES in black fishnet tights, you don't see many of those at York races. Bride-to-be Michaela Graham and her friends turned more than a few racegoers' heads when they turned up in top hats and tails... and fishnets last Saturday. Michaela, 24, and
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At least the pubs won
SO we went out. There are many theories (aside from the fact that we lost to Brazil) as to why England did not win the World Cup. Bar Talk blames it on the hairstyles. We were follicly inept. We spent too much energy channelling Beckham's hair through
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Sainsbury's, Monks Cross, York
WITH the World Cup on television we thought Sainsbury's might be quiet for a Sunday lunch. Not so! Fortunately not everyone who shopped chose to eat but this refurbished caf was busy enough. People with loaded trolleys are encouraged to deposit them in
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Vaughan again
AFTER a series of ups and downs during his days as a fledgling Test batsman, Michael Vaughan has now shrugged off all his injury and bad luck problems and the sheer joy on his face when he had dashed England to that rousing ten-wicket win over Sri Lanka
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Gough aims for dazzling return to action for England in triangular series
DARREN Gough was taking his first few steps in York today on what he hopes will be the road to recovery in time to make his mark for England in the NatWest Series of one-day internationals with Sri Lanka and India. The Yorkshire and England strike bowler
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Lehmann returns to rally under fire troops
A BRUISED Darren Lehmann flew in from Australia yesterday in readiness to lead Yorkshire Phoenix in their Norwich Union League match against bottom-of-the-table Durham at Riverside tomorrow. The Yorkshire captain returned home for almost three weeks to
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Truth about crash hats for cyclists
NO doubt the York road safety trainer pictured with cycling bobbies had good reasons for not wearing a cycle helmet (June 6). Those of us who have been riding for more than 50 years and survived in hostile traffic locations such as Birmingham, London
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Don't brand the lot
IN response to Ms Barraclough's letter about the treatment of animals in South Korea (June 18), my family lived in Pusan, South Korea from 1984-1987 and more recently from 1997-2000. From personal experience I can tell you that the Koreans are not the
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Planning answers
I THANK those who replied to my letter ('Thatcher's legacy of spiralling house prices' June 6) and hope I can answer some of the questions posed. Dave Berkeley asked about Marygate car park. This was originally allocated for housing in the first draft
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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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With bells on
GINA PARKINSON gets excited waiting for those first blooms TWO plants put into our garden last year have flowered for the first time this month. It is always exciting waiting for those first blooms and Campanula glomerata alba hasn't disappointed. Growing
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Pupils get all steamed up about art
CHILDREN will have the chance to demonstrate their artistic talents at the Art On Track! exhibition at the National Railway Museum today and tomorrow. In celebration of National Children's Art Day 2002, youngsters visiting the museum will be able to unleash
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It's boss for Ross
New Earswick All Blacks ARLFC Under-14s loose forward Ross Divorty has been selected for the Yorkshire and Humber Active Sports Talent Camp on June 29-30 in Sheffield.The 13-year-old, whose dad Gary played rugby league for Great Britain, Hull, Leeds,
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Last-gasp woe for duo
Both North Yorkshire golfers Simon Dyson and Neil Cheetham rued the final hole in the second round of the Great North Open at the De Vere Slaley Hall circuit, near Hexham yesterday. Malton and Norton's Dyson finished on 75, three over for the day, after
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Ward's the wizard of Galtres
HISTORY was created for the first time at Forest of Galtres GC where both the men's captain and lady captain's day events were held simultaneously. The men's winner was Mike Ward, a previous captain in 1996, on count-back from Phil Young. The 15-handicapper
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Fears over loss of car spaces
NEW proposals to ban cars from Helmsley's Market Place and introduce a 20mph speed limit on some roads in the town are set to be put to the public. But some market traders have already raised fears that the plans - which could clear the town centre of
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Busker death: van pair may hold key
DETECTIVES investigating the death of York busker Tony Grayson are looking for two van-dwellers who may hold the key to their investigation. Police officers in Colchester, Essex, would like to speak to the pair - known as Fran and Di - who are thought
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Still in with a shout
IN the PK Accommodation 40-over Cup, Stillington had a comprehensive win at Bolton Percy with Andrew Metcalfe (126) and James Banks (95) in great form with the bat. The pair helped Stillington to set a total of 318 and overwhelm Bolton. They will now
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Crane hope for college cross
A GIANT crane is be used to hoist a 50ft-high cross into place at Ampleforth College on Monday. The Millennium Cross was to have been dropped into place by an RAF helicopter but the operation was abandoned earlier this week. Now college bosses are drafting
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Lehmann returns to rally under fire troops
A BRUISED Darren Lehmann flew in from Australia yesterday in readiness to lead Yorkshire Phoenix in their Norwich Union League match against bottom-of-the-table Durham at Riverside tomorrow. The Yorkshire captain returned home for almost three weeks to
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Opus One, Goodramgate, York. - 22/06/02
David Martin tries out a Goodramgate favourite that has changed both hands and name WHAT'S in a name, indeed. After spotting that York Italian eatery La Romantica had a new name and dcor, I was curious to check it out, as I've always enjoyed previous
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Justice by Dominick Dunne (TimeWarner, £6.99)
DOMINICK Dunne knows what he's writing about when he writes about trials involving the famous. He sat through the trial of the man who killed his film actress daughter. His account of her death and the family's view of the murder case that followed forms