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Big day for Naomi
BUDDING York poet Naomi Elliott has been selected out of 6,000 poets to be a runner-up in the Foyle Young Poets of the Year award. Naomi, aged 17, from Fulford, is a student at York College and was studying creative writing alongside her A-levels. She
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School open door policy pays
PARENTS with 11-year-olds will be watching their youngsters' progress with great interest and concern during the next few weeks. Girls and boys of that age have just started at secondary school. It's a big moment in all their lives and many children will
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Tykes put faith in older brigade
Yorkshire decided against wholesale changes for today's final Championship match of the season against Kent at Headingley which they need to win to be sure of getting off the bottom of the table. They were selecting from the same 12 which went to Edgbaston
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War warning on nuke ships
WHILE Saddam Hussein and George W Bush this week continued their game of high-risk brinkmanship, another event was taking place at Barrow-in-Furness yesterday that cast an odd new light on these world-shaking events. Two ships slipped into a modest dockside
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Timing right for Scottish success - 18/09/02
Timing is napped to get punters off to a winning start at the three-day Ayr Western meeting, which kicks-off tomorrow and climaxes on Saturday with the £100,000 Tote Ayr Gold Cup. Trained by the in-form Tim Easterby, Timing goes for the £15,000 Giles
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Parents' shock at drug needles in city
PARENTS fear children are being put at risk from discarded needles left lying around at two different locations in York city centre. A mother said she had found needles in a churchyard that youngsters walked through to get to their playgroup. And a father
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Caulies hit purple patch!
DINERS are sampling new varieties of fruit and vegetables as part of a pioneering project to create new markets for local growers. Yellow cherry tomatoes and purple cauliflowers are just two of the innovative crops which have been trialled by some of
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Coffee farmers are ripped off - Oxfam
TV CHEF Sophie Grigson was this afternoon due to use the York Festival Of Food And Drink as a platform to highlight concerns over the plight of the world's coffee growers. Ms Grigson, who headlines today's events at the Parliament Street festival, was
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Blitz on school parking angers parents
ANGRY parents claims new parking restrictions outside a York primary school are putting their children's lives at risk. A single yellow line has been painted along a stretch of Heslington Road alongside St Lawrence's Primary School, prohibiting parking
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Camp quest for perfect pitcher
SPEEDY campers are putting their tent erecting skills on show as they fight for the crown of the world's fastest pitcher. The York heat of the World Tent Pitching Championships is taking place at the Northern Motorhome Show on Knavesmire this weekend.
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Steeling the show
A THREE-metre high steel sculpture of a frog and a lily pad was unveiled at Knavesmire Primary School in York. The sculpture was made as part of a project by Year One and Year Two pupils along with artist Peter Rogers. Peter came into the school last
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Gala goes with a worthy swing
The New Earswick All Blacks junior gala proved a success on Sunday, despite the fact organisers were told official referees would not be attending because of the insurance wrangle in amateur rugby league. Five seven-a-side competitions were held during
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Empty spaces 'show city car park policy is working'
TRANSPORT chiefs have released figures which show city car parks are often half-empty. The findings are being hailed as an answer to critics who claim City of York Council's policy of limiting the amount of city centre spaces will strangle business. Tracey
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First time tie
For the first time in the history of the event there was a tie in the 113 peg River Ure Championship on Sunday. One of the joint winners fished on the deeps and the other in the streams. Thanks to sponsorship from Ripon Interiors both anglers pocketed
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Saints alive to task
St Wilfrid's RC High School, York, make their return to the Daily Mail Schools' Rugby Under-18s Cup tomorrow night against Hull GS after a two-year absence. Coach Simon Hall said: "We're not expecting too much. We have struggled to raise a side in the
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York JPs in court walk-out
YORK magistrates walked out of court because Group 4 failed to deliver prisoners to the courthouse on time. And on their return an hour and a half later they immediately called for urgent action to solve the problems that have caused courts in the city
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Homing instinct
BOSS Terry Dolan wants to keep great expectations in check after York City climbed to third place in Division Three with a 1-0 win over Darlington. The win, City's fourth from five home games this season, stretched the Minstermen's unbeaten home record
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Drugs battle police sorry
YORK'S leading policeman today apologised to citizens who want to see more bobbies on the beat. Chief Superintendent John Lacy, commander of North Yorkshire Police's Central area, also urged the public to abandon the "myth of Dixon of Dock Green". He
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York City 1, Darlington 0
PERSEVERANCE in the face of adversity is always a welcome attribute, even if that adversity is sometimes self-inflicted. York City made a welcome return to winning ways with victory over Darlington last night, but insisted on doing it the hard way. Perhaps
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The fight goes on
Policing has changed since the days of Dixon Of Dock Green, writes York police chief John Lacy. But while the bobby on the beat may not be so visible as he once was, the officers in blue are still out there using 21st century methods to fight 21st century
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Bridge would be fine
WHEN the closure of Top Lane junction at Copmanthorpe was first mooted, local members of the national pedal cyclists organisation the Cyclists' Touring Club joined in to lobby the Highways Agency for a lightweight bridge over the A64 ('Don't do it', September
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Public Property by Andrew Motion (Faber £12.99)
IN this, his first collection of poetry since being appointed Poet Laureate, Andrew Motion shows courage and candour as he charts private and public realms with deft technical skill. Picture This celebrates the Queen Mother's 100th birthday. Its lyrics
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It's a put-up job
SO whole will be in pole position on Knavesmire? The York heat of the World Tent Pitching Championships takes place at the world famous venue this weekend. No, we didn't know such a contest existed either, but we believe the British contenders could be
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It's good to talk in chattering classes for Lord Deramore's children
CHILDREN from a York school were taught how to improve their speaking and listening skills at a workshop touring North Yorkshire. Youngsters from Lord Deramore's Primary School in Heslington took part in the BT Education Programme communications road
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Students set for top scoop
THE University of York's student newspaper has been nominated for a string of awards in a national competition. York Vision has been nominated for five awards in the prestigious Guardian Student Media Awards, which are now in their 24th year. The awards
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Top Brass hailed
DEFENSIVE linchpin Chris Smith saluted skipper Chris Brass as York City celebrated a second successive clean sheet and a 1-0 win over Darlington, writes Dave Stanford. Smith, who has played in every game this season, reckoned Brass has had a vital role
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Homing instinct
BOSS Terry Dolan wants to keep great expectations in check after York City climbed to third place in Division Three with a 1-0 win over Darlington. The win, City's fourth from five home games this season, stretched the Minstermen's unbeaten home record
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Tiers of joy at giant cake
A CENTURY-old recipe has been used to recreate an enormous cake first made to celebrate the christening of Prince Edward, who later became Edward VIII. The 1894 Christening Cake is 4ft tall, and took bakers Judy Banks and Lesley Dalton 500 hours to make
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Dance tribute to Diane
YOUNG performers at a North Yorkshire dance school are set to benefit from a scholarship set up in memory of a North Yorkshire woman with a passion for the arts. Devoted wife and mother Diane Shipley died from cancer in August 2001 at the age of 41. Her
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Farmer banks on black box
A NORTH Yorkshire farmer has successfully combined country life with computers by globally marketing a budget-priced field management technology package. Charles Collinson, who farms 850 arable acres at Topcliffe, near Thirsk, programmed Field Track,
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York nursing home hit by virus
A YORK nursing home which cares for the elderly mentally ill has been struck by a sickness and diarrhoea virus. South Park Care Home in Gale Lane, Acomb, was forced to close its Ebor House unit to new admissions and visitors after residents and staff
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Town can't turn corner
HARROGATE Town's disappointing run in the UniBond League premier division stretched to seven games without a win after they lost 2-1 to Frickley Athletic last night. Despite the return of John Fielding, Nick Richardson, Scott Bonsall, Scott Jackson and
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Dogs have their day at Castle Howard
ONE of North Yorkshire's top stately homes has gone to the dogs - at least that's what visitors to Castle Howard said. Man's best friend was out in force for national Bring Your Dog To Work Day, and there were plenty of pooches milling around the home's
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Alleyway robber attacks pensioner
A 75-YEAR-OLD woman was left with head and leg injuries after she was the victim of a daylight mugging in a York suburb. Police said the woman was walking along an alleyway, next to East Parade, Heworth, when she was approached from behind by the mugger
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BARLA gala threat angers York outfits
THE British Amateur Rugby League Association have come under fire from another York club, this time for 'nearly wrecking a fund-raising gala day'. New Earswick All Blacks ARLC chairman Charles Rollinson said their junior gala on Sunday came close to being
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Driver thwarts cycle muggers
A PASSING motorist saved a woman who was dragged from her bike and threatened for money by a gang of youths near a York hospital. Police said the woman was riding along the lane towards Bootham Park Hospital, off Bootham, when five bike-riding youths
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Tykes put faith in older brigade
Yorkshire decided against wholesale changes for today's final Championship match of the season against Kent at Headingley which they need to win to be sure of getting off the bottom of the table. They were selecting from the same 12 which went to Edgbaston
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Farmers plan milk price picket
FARMERS are set to stage pickets at milk processing plants in North Yorkshire, according to a pressure group. A nationwide day of action is expected to take place tomorrow (THU), staged by militant farmers in protest against milk processing firms. Farmers
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Top Brass hailed
DEFENSIVE linchpin Chris Smith saluted skipper Chris Brass as York City celebrated a second successive clean sheet and a 1-0 win over Darlington, writes Dave Stanford. Smith, who has played in every game this season, reckoned Brass has had a vital role
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Suicide note mum's slimming joy
A MOTHER so depressed about her weight that she wrote a suicide note was celebrating today after a surgeon gave her a new life. Lisa Marie Worsley, whose weight ballooned to over 18 stones, was saved by a stomach stapling operation which halved her body
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Crackdown call on indiscipline
FOOTBALL indiscipline has to be nipped in the bud to stop the problem escalating. That's the view as the new season of schools' football kicks off. The most worrying aspect of last season was the growth in player indiscipline - bad language, persistent
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Clifton scale heights
THE force was definitely with Clifton Without School as they lifted the first football silverware of the season. The School won the Parent-Teachers' five-a-side competition contested by 18 schools at Copmanthorpe School. Clifton Without countered from
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Put City and fans before developers' profits
York City Supporters' Trust is right to be concerned about the wall of silence surrounding the sale and redevelopment of Bootham Crescent. City of York's planners should also be concerned. Earlier this year, more than 2,000 people signed a petition calling
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Slur on teacher Ping
I WAS saddened to read Chris Titley's comments (Thursday, September 12) and the statements made by George Baker (TV's Inspector Wexford) regarding Mr Ping, headmaster of St Olave's, and feel they were unfair. Mr Ping was a man of his time, when the philosophy
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Next time I go by car
Having spent a two week holiday in Holland where I cycled everywhere, on Friday I decided to leave my car at home and do my shopping in York by bike. I arrived in the city centre at about 9.20am and left again half an hour later. There was nowhere to
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Ouse-ing praise
IN response to the report 'Rivers go under scrutiny,' (September 13) I am so pleased city councillors are leading the way to make our treasured River Ouse as it used to be in days of old. Last month I took a trip from Hull to York by boat and it was only
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Time to review policy
IT took 33 years for Yorkshire to become county champions once again but only a further year to be relegated. The club has implemented a radical restructuring of its administration in an attempt to address the many off-field problems notably the club's
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Fair price for a nice cuppa
COFFEE has come on in this country since the whodunit writer Agatha Christie described it as: "What, in England, tastes like a chemical experiment." Now we know what good coffee should taste like and we are surrounded by coffee bars offering a bewildering