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York outcry on A-level results
YORK head teachers today added their voice to the growing national outcry over disputed A-level results. They said concern was widespread in schools around the county over claims that the three main examination boards artificially depressed exam results
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Year of hero to zero for Tykes
The Yorkshire Evening Press cricket writer DAVID WARNER reflects on the year that swung Yorkshire County Cricket Club from kings to paupers... Yorkshire chairman Geoff Cope insisted that he was offering no excuses for the team's dramatic plunge from county
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Paul's big test
SOON-TO-ARRIVE York City Knights boss Paul Broadbent is facing one final major test in Super League before he comes to York - helping his current team beat the drop. Broadbent and his Wakefield Trinity Wildcats side face their biggest game of the year
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City reserves game
York City reserves' unbeaten start to their Avon Insurance League campaign came to an end with a 1-0 defeat at Mansfield Town. The City second string, who topped division one (East) after three wins, were undone by a first-half goal from former Wolves
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Deskond Dekker, Israelites: The Best Of Desmond Dekker (Trojan Records) ***
REGGAE pioneer Desmond Dekker is regarded by many as a novelty rather than one of the best singer-songwriters to come out of Jamaica. The reggae audience seems to have forgotten all about the self-styled King Of Ska, yet he blazed a trail that so many
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Sessay trainer bids to keep hold of Ayr cups - 19/09/02
David Nicholls, who last year achieved a notable double by winning Ayr's Gold Cup and Silver Cup races, can tomorrow take the first step towards completing an extraordinary encore. The Sessay, near Easingwold, trainer, peerless in his handling of sprinters
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Signs sound good with £68,000 Lottery grant
THOUSANDS of pounds of National Lottery cash has been secured to hire a manager of a major project to improve the lives of York's visually-impaired residents and visitors. In July, the Evening Press reported how the first speaking sign for the blind had
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Health Trust gives pledge to patients on bed shortage
HOSPITAL patients in York concerned about bed shortages have been given a clear message by the head of the city's NHS Trust - the bed shortfall will be overcome and patients will not suffer. Simon Pleydell, chief executive of York Health Services NHS
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Ryedale hails return of top motor racing
TOURISM chiefs in Ryedale are hoping for a late-season boost to the economy with the return of top-class motor racing. Cropton and Dalby Forests, near Pickering, last saw top action ten years ago when they played host to the Lombard RAC Rally. But at
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Bid to cut police red tape 'right'
THE North Yorkshire Police Authority has welcomed moves by the Home Secretary to help officers spend more time on the streets and less coping with red tape. But the authority's chairman said extra government cash would be needed if forces were to increase
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New governor defends prison over criticisms
A WOMEN'S prison in York was today attacked in a report which claims it has "neglected" efforts to resettle its inmates when they are released. But the claims, made against Askham Grange Prison, have been roundly rejected by the jail's new governor, who
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Students see off champions
York Sunday Afternoon League champions Drax United have been beaten in their second game of the season, by St John's College. The students' hard-fought win in their first match of the campaign was sealed by Connell with the only goal of the game. Clifton
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Pants message wife plots revenge
A YORK husband who "lined" up a special surprise for his wife on her 40th birthday was today celebrating still being married to her. Steve Barsby marked wife Julie's landmark birthday by hanging 24 pairs of knickers from their Beckfield Lane home on Tuesday
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NHS treatment boost for 1,000 York dental patients
MORE than 1,000 new patients will be able to register with a York dentist for NHS dental services - despite national fears over access to NHS treatment. York health bosses have welcomed news that dentists at WS Inness and Associates, in Haxby, have made
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Taylor lives sporting life to the full
THE player profile of Pocklington full-back Mark Taylor certainly makes interesting reading. Educated at Pocklington School, honours with East Yorkshire, leading try-scorer last season, a spell with Hull Kingston Rovers RL and an accomplished footballer
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Year of hero to zero for Tykes
The Yorkshire Evening Press cricket writer DAVID WARNER reflects on the year that swung Yorkshire County Cricket Club from kings to paupers... Yorkshire chairman Geoff Cope insisted that he was offering no excuses for the team's dramatic plunge from county
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Blunkett cracks down on air rifle hooligans
HOME Secretary David Blunkett is preparing a crackdown on young thugs who terrorise their neighbours with air rifles. He has asked his junior minister, Bob Ainsworth, to work up proposals on toughening the law to make it harder for youngsters to get their
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City reserves game
York City reserves' unbeaten start to their Avon Insurance League campaign came to an end with a 1-0 defeat at Mansfield Town. The City second string, who topped division one (East) after three wins, were undone by a first-half goal from former Wolves
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Waugh warms up for the Ashes
Australia captain Steve Waugh warmed up for the Ashes series with a resolute century at Yorkshire's expense in the final Championship match of the season at Headingley yesterday, writes David Warner. In an innings of contrasting moods, Waugh held Kent
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Awards for brave Sarah
SHE weighed only 1lb 10oz less than a bag of sugar when she was born 13 weeks premature. And she spent the first three months of her life in the special care baby unit at York District Hospital, and also underwent a double hernia operation at Leeds. But
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Paul's big test
SOON-TO-ARRIVE York City Knights boss Paul Broadbent is facing one final major test in Super League before he comes to York - helping his current team beat the drop. Broadbent and his Wakefield Trinity Wildcats side face their biggest game of the year
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Will history come flooding back?
I was interested to read that the Environment Agency (EA) have finally come up with a flooding model for the River Ouse (September 17). In November 2000 my home, along with many others in York, was inundated. The river reached to within two inches of
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Good reasons not to attack Iraq
The news that Saddam Hussein has decided to allow UN weapons inspectors back into his country unconditionally must be welcome. I have received requests from constituents wanting to know my views on the possibility of military action against Iraq and there
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Stations could work
I DISAGREE with J Brewer's view that because village stations were closed about 40 years ago they would only operate at their former level of use if re-opened (Letters, September 14). Strensall, Haxby and Copmanthorpe areas have undergone huge development
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Listen to the locals
COUNCILLOR Richard Paddison has stated the HGV parking ban in Tadcaster should remain in place. Because this councillor represents Sherburn-in-Elmet, perhaps I can inform him that Tadcaster Town Council is against the ban as are Selby district councillors
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Seeking a Christmas presence
SATURDAY'S trip to Cambridge United will be our tenth League game of the season and as such should be viewed as a significant milestone in our season. By the ten-game mark, the League table has normally started to take more significant shape and fans
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NHS dentistry needs check-up
DENTAL care in this country has for too long been a cumbersome mix of NHS and private provision. For many patients, NHS treatment either isn't available or can only be had by travelling long distances. In a country which prides itself on its health service
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Waugh warms up for the Ashes
Australia captain Steve Waugh warmed up for the Ashes series with a resolute century at Yorkshire's expense in the final Championship match of the season at Headingley yesterday, writes David Warner. In an innings of contrasting moods, Waugh held Kent
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Tony took note of changes early on
WHEN moorland farmer Tony Richardson finishes his day working on his 120-acre farm and tending his 500 sheep and cattle, his life takes on a new role - as Tony Richards, singer and guitarist. He has built up a reputation with his long-established act
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Enterprise award to potato farm
A SCARBOROUGH farming company which grasped the nettle of change in the industry and spotted a niche market in the potato production world, has won a prestigious award, the C J Swiers Memorial Enterprise Competition. A W Hardwick and Sons of Wydale Cote
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MEP warns of loophole
A LOOPHOLE that allows individuals entering the EU to import up to 1kg of meat and dairy products for personal use must be closed to reduce the risk of another foot and mouth crisis, warns local MEP Robert Goodwill. Mr Goodwill, from Terrington, the Conservatives
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Hill farm rule change
SHEEP farmers are to be given greater breeding flexibility as partof planned changes to the National Scrapie Plan. Under plans out to consultation, Type 3 rams - animals that are neither the most resistant nor the most susceptible to scrapie - will now
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John Squire, Time Changes Everything (North Country) ***
MODERN-DAY guitar hero or egomaniac villain who brought about the downfall of the legendary Stone Roses? Whatever your point of view, ex-Rose John Squire has finally emerged from the wilderness as a solo artist. Closer to the Seventies-influenced, folky
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Paul Weller, Illumination (Independiente) ***
IT'S taken 25 years but the once "Angry Young Man" of The Jam finally seems contented. Back for his sixth solo album, Paul Weller has swapped his fight for social justice in favour of his slippers and an afternoon in the garden. Illumination is 13 tracks
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Yorks m-way road tolls urged
YORKSHIRE'S motorways could be upgraded to four and even five lanes to solve congestion problems - but motorists may eventually have to pay tolls to use them. Road-widening and charging were among a £700 million package of measures recommended today by
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Is your garage doing the job?
YOU may think that when you drive your car home immediately after its annual service it should be fit to be on the road. But a shock new undercover investigation by Department of Trade and Industry officials reveals you could be wrong. Nearly nine out
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700 new inquiries in one month
LAST month the City of York Trading Standards Consumer Advice team received about 700 new consumer complaints and inquiries. As always, a variety of different goods and services were involved, and a number of different problems were encountered by consumers
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York Rugby League great Peter Ramsden, 68, dies
FORMER York Rugby League favourite Peter Ramsden, one of the best players ever to wear the amber and black, has died, aged 68, writes Peter Martini. Mr Ramsden starred for the wonderful Huddersfield side of the 1950s and early '60s before joining York
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Misty In Roots, Roots Controller (Real World) ***
THE West London reggae stalwarts return with their first album in 12 years and the beats pound just as ever they did. Not much has changed and Misty In Roots are still rhythmic, tuneful and earnest. This is reggae with a political message, which has always
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UB40, UB40 Present The Fathers Of Reggae (Virgin) **
MY head can't quite get round the concept. UB40, the band that seemed to give up on doing anything but covers years ago, invited an illustrious line-up of reggae singers to, yes, sing covers of their songs. It could have been inspired, but it ended up
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Suspicious of country march
ON TUESDAY in this spot, Grant Burton addressed this Sunday's countryside march with the eye of a slightly sceptical rural bystander. Now here's another go, from the perspective of a bemused townie. Perhaps we should get the fox-hunting over with first
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Hunting report verdict hailed
BANNING hunting with dogs in North Yorkshire would not be a victory for animal welfare, a new report says. A study by wildlife consultant Dr Nick Fox said it would instead be based upon "prejudice" against the hunting classes. Instead, MPs and campaigners
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House of horrors
A DISABLED York mother-of-two has labelled her new home the "house of horrors" after a catalogue of faulty fittings have made her life a misery. Wendy Beatson, 29, said her newly-built home in St Martin's Court, off Leeman Road, was a danger to herself
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Anti-U.S. protest urged
OPPONENTS of America's Son of Star Wars plans and possible attacks on Iraq are being urged to plan civil disobedience. Organisers of the Campaign for the Accountability of American Bases (CAAB) are urging supporters to carry out non-violent action. The
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Farmers demand a fairer milk deal
ANGRY dairy farmers from North Yorkshire and the East Riding today added their voices to a campaign calling for a fairer deal on milk. As pressure groups across the country today threatened to stage pickets at supermarkets and processing plants, local
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Lucky 13 for leaders Town 'A'
IT was unlucky for Dunnington as they were hammered 13-0 at Easing-wold Town 'A'. who went to the top of York Mitchell League division one. Two goals from Nathan Parker and one each for Charles Morton and Stephen Bean gave Thorpe United a 4-0 win at Brooklyn
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New season starts in an alternative fashion
THE annual curtain raiser to the new season, the Alternative Chess Day, was held at York Railway Institute under the auspices of organiser Richard Hardy. The day, as usual, consisted of three events. The singles involved white moving first followed by
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Acorn all fired up for Panthers' challenge
YORK Acorn will be hoping to put out another fire on Saturday when they visit Castleford Panthers. The Blue and Golds, who have reversed the fixture following the small fire and smoke damage at their Thanet Road clubhouse on Wednesday, now need to extinguish
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Dudley thrilled by 'copter treat
A YOUNGSTER impressed his friends by being whisked home from school in a helicopter after winning a national competition. Dudley Snook, a pupil at Stockton-on-the-Forest Primary School, near York, was picked up from outside the school gates yesterday
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York Rugby League great Peter Ramsden, 68, dies
FORMER York Rugby League favourite Peter Ramsden, one of the best players ever to wear the amber and black, has died, aged 68, writes Peter Martini. Mr Ramsden starred for the wonderful Huddersfield side of the 1950s and early '60s before joining York
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Row over plans for old windmill
A ROW over a disused 19th century windmill could ground plans to turn the listed building into an astronomy centre. The "bold and imaginative" scheme to convert the windmill at Appleton Roebuck into an observatory has won the backing of parish councillors
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Back to school for TV chef Sophie
CELEBRITY chef Sophie Grigson unveiled a school's £2 million technology unit and met dozens of food fans during a whirlwind visit to York. The prolific food writer and star of her own TV series was in the city as a guest of the Festival of Food and Drink
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Eyesore is taken away at last
AN EYESORE beside one of York's most historic landmarks is being removed after two years of campaigning. Councillor Brian Watson has been asking for fencing surrounding a plinth in the shadow of Clifford's Tower to be removed since August 2000. Workmen
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End of an era as AA boxes shut
ROADSIDE telephones which have formed a vital link for stranded North Yorkshire motorists are soon to be phased out. Up to 27 purpose-built AA roadside telephones in Yorkshire and the North East are to be removed because of lack of use. Bosses at the
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Third bag snatch victim
ANOTHER daylight bag snatch has happened in a York street - the third incident in just two days. The latest saw a man aged in his twenties snatch a woman's bag in Park Crescent, The Groves. He then ran off towards Jackson Street with the bag, which contained
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Government cash boost for York
A £3.4 million handout was due to be signed for York today (Thurs) when local government minister Chris Leslie visited York. Vital city services will receive the extra cash if City of York Council manages to achieve set targets. It is part of the Local
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Boat named after Austin maestro
ST PETER'S School's ever-improving rowing section will be the envy of their rivals on the river with their new boat. The school have named their new four-man craft after former pupil Helen Austin after her success at the Commonwealth Rowing Championships
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Bail hostel offers offenders a fresh start
There has been much media coverage of concerns about Southview hostel, but little about the place itself, writes MARTIN MURPHY, assistant chief probation officer for the North Yorkshire probation area. Here, probation staff and residents talk about Southview
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20-day standstill lunacy
IT is with great concern this week that we read in the farming press that government ministers are considering whether a 20-day standstill rule should become permanent. Lord Whitty is reported to say that, in his opinion, if the rule remains and becomes
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Bus route turmoil
WHAT on earth do First think they are doing by stopping our half-hourly bus down Green Lane and replacing it with an hourly service? On August 30 our No 15 made its last half-hourly run down Green Lane and was replaced on September 2 by an hourly service
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Any home thoughts?
CAN you help? I have been trying to trace the records of a home for unmarried mothers and their babies which existed in York from the 1920s until shortly after the Second World War (or possibly just before). My inquiries show that this home was at 15
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Nothing's changed
I WRITE in response to a recent letter about poor access to Brown's recently refurbished caf. I am in a wheelchair and find it just as difficult to get around the chairs and tables now as I did before. D Wilson, The Weredyke, York. Updated: 10:35 Thursday
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Time speeds by
FOR many motorists the sight of an AA roadside telephone will bring back memories of a bygone age of motoring, recalling days when assistance arrived astride a motorbike with a sidecar. Such boxes are now to be stripped of their phones as most drivers
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Plea over diversification
FARMERS in Ryedale are calling for more support as they try to set up diversification schemes to protect their livelihoods. Plans to move away from traditional agriculture and into other enterprises such as tourism have been put forward by rural businesses
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Chris Rea, Dancing Down The Stony Road (Jazzee Blue) *****
LAST year Chris nearly died. After a 14-hour operation which he was told he had only a one in three chance of surviving, he had lost his pancreas, duodenum and most of his stomach and rediscovered his first musical love - the blues. But that was only