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Durham Ox, Crayke - Reviewed 29/06/02
PUDDINGS and lots of them - that's what the Durham Ox in Crayke means to me. Forget the beamed ceilings, the wood panelling, the cosy bar, the wine, the beautiful starters, the delicious main courses... In an inspirational move for the indecisive, the
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The bums' rush
THE Ales Angels of York are at it again - 240 gruelling miles in the bike saddle on the Dick Turpin run from London to York, to raise cash for the city's Lidgett Grove special needs school. Think of it - 240 miles of blood, sweat and beers as the four
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Two-ton skip to rescue
A sparkling double century by skipper Darren Lehmann against Sussex at Arundel led Yorkshire out of a crisis and into a potentially match-winning situation going into the last day of the Championship match today. When he was dismissed three overs before
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Text riddle of mum
A WOMAN who disappeared along with her four-year-old daughter has text-messaged a friend to say she is fine. But police are still concerned for the welfare of Kirsty Hodgkinson, 23, of Tang Hall, who was last seen at 2pm last Tuesday. Kirsty, together
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Gorse code
AT THE Lion Inn at Blakey, roadies were setting up sound equipment for outdoor midsummer music on the moors. Just down the road a few yards after Ralph Cross we drove into Westerdale and then to the lovely sheltered car park and picnic spot called Hob
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A proud island
WE STEP from bright Maltese sunshine into the church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Mosta, and our eyes struggle to adjust to the half-light. Gradually we become aware of the murmuring faithful, old men who have gathered in the semi-darkness. Some seated
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York still lags in the info race
SO York has been branded as the "Cambridge of the North" and is trying to market itself as a centre of excellence for developing information technology industries. Well, as a small home-based IT business, I do not subscribe to this ethos. I live in Wigginton
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Protect our history
ON March 28 a proposal to build a block of 146 flats on the old NCP car park site in Skeldergate was considered by planning committee. The following day, the committee's unanimous decision to refuse the application was reported in the Evening Press. The
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Mind-boggling
THE mind boggles at how the sites of the new proposed Park & Ride are decided (June 26). Little thought has gone into the recommendations. The roundabout on the A59 is a nightmare for those who wish to cross over. It is also next to a garage and only
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Fuchsia perfect
MY eight-year-old daughter has recently been looking at plants and how they grow in a science project at school. They have planted nasturtium and sunflower seeds, examined the parts of a plant and visited Askham Bryan College where they planted sweet
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Warrior charge - 29/06/02
Vicious Warrior, who opened his winning account at Ripon two weeks ago, is strongly fancied to follow up at Doncaster tomorrow. Leeds trainer Richard Whitaker chose Doncaster rather than a tempting race at Chester today and hopes to be proved right in
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We're the beast of friends
ODO the baby Gibbon is only months old, but already he has formed an unlikely friendship with Jake the German Shepherd. Odo was born at Flamingo Land zoo, near Pickering, earlier this year, but was rejected by his mum. Zookeepers Sam Debell and Jamie
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Film star's gift to hospice
HOLLYWOOD legend Paul Newman, who donated £1,000 to Lidgett Grove School in York, has sent more cash to another local good cause. This time Boston Spa-based Martin House children's hospice, which serves the York area, has benefited after it received a
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Figure out what these'll fetch!
A NORTH Yorkshire couple's ceramics collection, due to go under the hammer next week, is creating worldwide interest. The 50 Royal Doulton figurines - built up by a couple near Tadcaster over more than 30 years - will be up for sale at Number 1 Auctions
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Week to hail unsung heroes of NHS
STAFF who work on the frontline and behind the scenes of the health service will be celebrated across the country as part of NHS Week which begins on Monday. NHS Week 2002 celebrates the founding day of the NHS on July 5, 1948, and this year marks steps
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We've grassed on the council
RESIDENTS of a York suburb, where the council once heightened a road sign rather than trim the verges that obscured it, say they have been forced to "grass" on the council. People living in North Lane, Huntington, are calling on City of York Council to
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Bleach gets more time to prepare his claim
AN Indian High Court judge has given North Yorkshire arms dealer Peter Bleach more time to pursue his claim that he is being discriminated against by the Indian Government. Justice A K Ganguly, of the Calcutta High Court, granted Bleach until July 9 to
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It's a Mazterful ace achievement
THERE was a tasty Cookland special served up during the Forest Park GC Lady Captain's day. Maz Cookland notched a hole-in-one on the 14th hole. She used a five iron on the 115-yard par three and predictably - for how close can you get - she scooped the
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Sell-off set to go through
KEY council chiefs in York have backed moves to sell off the city's historic Assembly Rooms. Members of City of York Council's executive committee approved recommendations to sell the 270-year-old Grade I listed building to the York Conservation Trust
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Range finding Dan
HOME on the range is a suitable croon for in-tune Swallow Hall Golf Club. The Wheldrake-based course has carried out a major improvement programme at its driving range to the delight of owner John Scutt and teaching professional Dan Moodie. Three new
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Art gift in memory of Caroline
THE father of tragic York backpacker Caroline Stuttle has put the final touches to a poignant painting of York Minster. Artist Alan Stuttle is to give the painting to the Mayor of the Australian town where his daughter was killed. Mr Stuttle, 63, said
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He's a racquet-man
Corporal Simon Gaines, who is stationed at RAF Leeming in North Yorkshire, has been selected to represent the Isle of Man at badminton at the Commonwealth Games in Manchester. He has played at county level since he was 16 and has represented the Royal
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No-way split
YORK City have denounced suggestions that lower League clubs should return to a north-south split. The recommendation was made by Gerry Boon, author of the report into football finances by accountants Deloitte and Touche, who reckons a return to the post-war
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Farmer in dog case is cleared
A FARMER who shot a puppy on its owner's doorstep after it killed his sheep walked free from court when magistrates told him his actions were justified. Raymond Flintoft, 42, of South House, Bransdale, Fadmoor, who farms at Pockley, near Helmsley, was
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Life is sweet
IT WASN'T the most auspicious start. Ray and Liz Cardy finally opened Monk Bar Choclatiers in February 2000, too late for Christmas and all the Millennium parties and palaver. They'd given up their jobs as PE teachers in Hull and set about learning their
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Soldiers at a stretch
THINGS were looking bleak. We were pinned down by enemy gunfire, freezing cold, soaking wet and trying to carry a wounded, screaming Geordie soldier. Our mission was to scramble 500 metres across country, keeping low to avoid the soldiers taking pot shots
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Widow's fury at school wreath
A WAR widow has blasted a York school for laying a wreath at a German military cemetery. Ida Goodrick, of Tadcaster, condemned the gesture as a "misguided and unpatriotic act of honouring our enemy." The 88-year-old great-grandmother wrote to Millthorpe
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No-way split
YORK City have denounced suggestions that lower League clubs should return to a north-south split. The recommendation was made by Gerry Boon, author of the report into football finances by accountants Deloitte and Touche, who reckons a return to the post-war
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Just what the Doctor ordered
If Yorkshire beat Essex at Chelmsford next month and then go on to win the Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy final at Lord's, they will have to thank the grandson of Dr Who for giving them a helping hand! Yorkshire hearts missed a beat after that splendid
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Say no to cars and yes to trams
ON a recent visit to Canada I sampled a ride on a most environmentally friendly mode of transport - our dear old friend the humble electric tramcar. While gliding through the streets of the city of Toronto on one of these magnificent vehicles, I read
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Get it right, George
MUCH as I love following George Wilkinson's country walks, I ask that he checks his left from his right. Last Sunday my family plus dogs set off to walk the Thimbleby Moor above Osmotherley route (Weekender, June 1). George advises us to turn left at
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Coastal lookout
SUMMER'S here and with the sun shining strongly if intermittently last weekend, I reckoned it was time for the seaside. We decided to head for our favourite village on the Yorkshire coast, Robin Hood's Bay, partly because it's so picturesque and partly
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Bridge Too Far hero opens display
A WAR hero who was the last man on the infamous Bridge Too Far came to York today to remember what is considered one of the great calamities of the Second World War. Harold Padfield, 81, was one of the paratroopers flown in to capture the bridge over
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Firefighters lead horse from deep water
FIREFIGHTERS took to the water yesterday to rescue a stallion which had fallen into the River Derwent in Malton. The horse is believed to have been grazing by the river opposite Riverside Walk when it fell in at about noon. The horse was tall enough to
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Quartet's day-long derring-do duty
MARATHON men - and teenagers - were to the fore at Kilnwick Percy GC in the 'Longest-day Challenge' in aid of Macmillan Cancer Relief. The national event challenges golfers to play 72 holes in a day, and the stamina-sapping feat was done in 'fourmidable
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York's roll-call of honour
YORK Rugby Union Club's youth section enjoyed a magnificent year capped by appearances at the game's Twickenham headquarters. Top of the youth section's list of memorable achievements was a share of the Prudential Cup Under-12's Trophy after their showdown
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Ouse a pretty six-hit club now
York City Rowing Club won six titles at their annual summer regatta on the Ouse where 130 crews competed in 36 events. Rob Whitwell steered his crew of Dave Voss, Dan Beaumont, Jon Hipkin and Will Baker to the Regatta Trophy with an impressive win in
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Thrall cash lure anger
YORK taxpayers must not lose out on the £1 million the city invested in bringing Thrall Europa to town, say the city's Liberal Democrats. Expressing his dismay at the news that Thrall could close its manufacturing plant in December with the the loss of
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Life is sweet
IT WASN'T the most auspicious start. Ray and Liz Cardy finally opened Monk Bar Choclatiers in February 2000, too late for Christmas and all the Millennium parties and palaver. They'd given up their jobs as PE teachers in Hull and set about learning their