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Clubs get set for derby duels in Powergen cups
THE Powergen cup competitions have thrown up a host of mouth-watering derbies in the first round. In the Intermediate Cup, York and Scarborough will renew hostilities at Clifton Park, Pocklington and York RI will clash at Percy Road and Selby play hosts
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A-level outcry grows
NORTH Yorkshire headteachers 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
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Now a question-mark hangs over school SATS results
THE ROW over disputed A-level results took a new twist today after it was revealed they may not be not the only examinations with a question-mark hanging over them. Schools in York today revealed they have also been forced to return papers for SATS exams
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Concert payment probe
TRADING standards officers and police have been asked to investigate the financial fallout from two concerts held at a North Yorkshire stately home. Thousands of people enjoyed the Last Night Of The Proms and Party In The Park events in the grounds of
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The countryside goes to London
PROTESTERS planning to join this weekend's mass rural march through London were today told to remember that hunting was its "top priority". The call from senior hunting figures came as build-up to Sunday's Liberty & Livelihood march, which could attract
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Coast, Adze Gallery, Gillygate, York, until November 9
ADZE Gallery directors David Durham and Dee Bray Calvert have returned to York from their Cornish travels, laden with artefacts by St Ives artists. These now stand alongside northern works in Coast: North By South-West, a selling exhibition of contemporary
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Canned crowds boost match-day experience
YORK City are using crocodile cheers to stoke up a white-hot match-day atmosphere at Bootham Crescent, writes Dave Stanford. The Evening Press can reveal pre-recorded crowd noise was piping through the public address system during Tuesday night's 1-0
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University challenge
DEFENDER Tom Cowan admits the pressure is on both him and York City as the Minstermen prepare to pass their Oxbridge examination. With the university cities of Cambridge tomorrow and Oxford next Saturday next on the agenda Cowan, who will then serve a
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IvansXTC (18, 93mins)
THE last movie to do such a smart inside job on Hollywood's rotten core was Robert Altman's The Player and that was ten years ago. Where Altman had a cast list of compliant celebrities in lead and cameo roles, Bernard Rose's thorny pricking of Tinseltown's
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Nicholls can score Gold Cup hat-trick - 20/09/02
David Nicholls, who has won the Ayr Gold Cup for the last two years, can complete an outstanding hat-trick in the Tote-sponsored £100,000 showpiece in Scotland tomorrow. The North Yorkshire trainer saddles four runners in the six-furlongs event and is
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Building up stamina for my longest race
Hello, folks. Evening Press here. I've become a bit of a pasta freak this week. I've tried spaghetti, fusilli, penne, tagliatelle, linguini and those funny shell-shaped ones. In all, I've eaten about ten bowls of pasta in about three days. What's more
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A million Presses later, we retire!
AN EAST Yorkshire postmaster who believes he has sold more than a million copies of the Evening Press during a career spanning 43 years has hung up his shop keys for the last time. David Allison has run the village shop at Bishop Wilton, near Stamford
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Nightclub bus plan sparks concern from residents
PLANS to lay on a night bus home for clubbers from a North Yorkshire town have come under fire from city residents. County council planners are currently working on a scheme to provide a late-night bus to Easingwold from the nightclubs of York, which
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A punting we will go....
A GROUP of entrepreneurs have unveiled their dream of putting punts on the River Foss in York. The team behind York City Punting say they want to set up a business which would "make proper use" of York's second river, providing private hire and chauffeured
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Clubs get set for derby duels in Powergen cups
THE Powergen cup competitions have thrown up a host of mouth-watering derbies in the first round. In the Intermediate Cup, York and Scarborough will renew hostilities at Clifton Park, Pocklington and York RI will clash at Percy Road and Selby play hosts
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Cadden all set for major test
ACOMB kick-boxer Richard Cadden will be top of the bill when he faces his biggest test to date on Sunday. After crashing onto the international stage with a sensational bronze medal at the Amateur World Cup in Thailand back in August, Cadden has earned
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Strains of village life
WILF Garbutt knows more than most about running a village shop. His family have been in the business since 1856 when Wardill Bros sarted trading at Thornton-le-Dale. He started work there as a 15-year-old 60 years ago - and his son, John, and daughter
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Byers to speak in York
CONTROVERSIAL former Cabinet Minister Stephen Byers will visit York tomorrow as he continues his political rehabilitation. He will deliver one of his first speeches since he quit as Transport Secretary in June in a speech to the York Policy Forum. Mr
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Seasiders unchanged for visit of Barnet
SCARBOROUGH boss Russ Slade will not be tinkering with his side for the visit of Peter Shreeve's Barnet after the 2-0 win at Telford on Monday. "To be honest, I thought we showed some good form and we are very nearly getting there," said Slade. "You can
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Actor gets cooking for a stirring role
WEST End actor Mark White got tips on how to be more like Marco Pierre White when he was given a taste of life as a chef to prepare for a York theatre production. John Benson-Smith, chef patron at Hazlewood Castle, near Tadcaster, provided tuition on
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Leeds' young strike duo show their Metal
COMEBACK kid Michael Bridges put a near two-year nightmare behind him to set up Leeds United's slender 1-0 victory over Ukrainian minnows Metalurg Zaporizhia. The 24-year-old striker sprang from the bench for his first competitive game for 23 months to
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Philatelists look to the heavens
STARRY-eyed philatelists marked the first anniversary of a unique North Yorkshire astronomy centre with the launch of a special set of stamps. Visitors to Dalby Forest Astronomy Centre were treated to one of the first sightings of a new set of Royal Mail
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Wigg in tune to move into top spot
UNBEATEN Wigginton are the early leaders of John Smith's Sunday League first division after a Matthews hat-trick helped them to a 6-2 win at Ainsty FC. Hounds are the other side in the top-flight with two wins from two after they won 4-1 at New Earswick
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Canned crowds boost match-day experience
YORK City are using crocodile cheers to stoke up a white-hot match-day atmosphere at Bootham Crescent, writes Dave Stanford. The Evening Press can reveal pre-recorded crowd noise was piping through the public address system during Tuesday night's 1-0
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Minster fields a feast first
A FEAST for 700 people launched a series of courses intended to introduce thousands to Christianity. The Alpha Banquet served up a three-course meal to a huge congregation at York Minster. The feast was laid on as 30 churches in York started running the
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University challenge
DEFENDER Tom Cowan admits the pressure is on both him and York City as the Minstermen prepare to pass their Oxbridge examination. With the university cities of Cambridge tomorrow and Oxford next Saturday next on the agenda Cowan, who will then serve a
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York A64 underpass to open "soon"
AN A64 underpass which will give Copmanthorpe motorists a safe journey into York should finally open by the end of the month. The underpass and an associated link road are part of a multi-million pound scheme to remove traffic lights on the dual carriageway
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Why the country feels under threat
STEPHEN LEWIS reports on the crisis in the countryside that is behind this weekend's protest march in London and explores the reasons for the rural anger. IN THE kennel yard at the Birdsall Estate, home of Lord and Lady Middleton, the horses are being
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Countryside marchers should embrace euro
IN ADVANCE of the Countryside Alliance march in London on Sunday, I am concerned that the real issues affecting agriculture and the rural economy are not being discussed. Farms incomes are collapsing and farmers are going out of business. In addition,
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Emma, Grand Opera House, York, September 24 to 28
JONATHAN Cecil looks every sartorial inch the gentleman actor of yore. Amid the hustle and bustle and sandwich-grabbing of the Grand Opera House autumn season launch, with its tribute bands, effusive show producers and York youth theatre actors, Cecil
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Electra, Actors of Dionysus, The Studio, York Theatre Royal, September 24 to 28
ACTORS of Dionysus, modern specialists in ancient Greek drama, left York for Brighton in May. They return next week with their name slimmed to the acronym of AOD but not reduced in any other way. "The move has gone brilliantly. It's been very positive
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Yorkshire sag in the face of Kent attack
YORKSHIRE'S hopes of ending their Championship season with a home victory were virtually destroyed at Headingley yesterday by Kent seamer Martin Saggers who made them follow-on 181 runs in arrears. They then made a shocking start to their second innings
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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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Now a question-mark hangs over school SATS results
THE ROW over disputed A-level results took a new twist today after it was revealed they may not be not the only examinations with a question-mark hanging over them. Schools in York today revealed they have also been forced to return papers for SATS exams
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Pregnant teenager had heroin for sale
A GIRL heroin dealer aged just 16 was caught red-handed when police overheard a mother accusing her of pushing the drug to her 13-year-old son. Simon Reevell, prosecuting, told York Crown Court the officers were passing by and heard drugs mentioned during
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New Almera's simple touch
Motoring Editor MALCOLM BAYLIS previews Nissan's revised Almera IN A couple of weeks' time, Nissan's new Sunderland-built Almera arrives in the showrooms, bringing with it more than just a whiff of the Primera, the senior member of the Nissan family.
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Spider-Man (12, 121 minutes)
"WHO am I? You sure you wanna know?" asks Peter Parker, bespectacled photographer, high-school punch bag, suburban orphan and now Spider-Man. Director Sam Raimi, of Evil Dead fame, instantly establishes that it isn't always jolly super being a superhero
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Choc firm's sweet charity
THE tenth anniversary of the Nestl UK Employee Volunteer Awards has again seen thousands of pounds donated to good causes in York. Four times a year Nestl employees who are involved with local community-based activities are invited to apply to the company
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Residents to discuss future of school site
THE future of the site of a York special school which is due to close in 2004 will be discussed by residents next week. Possible uses for the site after the closure of Fulford Cross School are yet to be decided. But a meeting has been planned for residents
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Miner who turned to the hunt now faces
Liz Todd talks to a hunt worker and an arable farmer, who both feel that an urban government is failing to address the problems of the countryside FORMER coal miner Dick Tonks knows what it feels like to be made redundant. The Selby man lost his job along
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D-day at Donington for York ace James
YORK speedster James Thompson enters perhaps the most important weekend of his career tomorrow as he bids to take the British Touring Car Championship title. Thompson goes into the final two rounds at Donington Park as the leader in the drivers' standings
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Opponents held at Bay
BAY Horse, Fulford, the York Atlas Auto Services League division one champions, made a handsome profit from the competition finals at Crescent WMC. Partnering Rich Corner, Simon Craven was a maximum scorer and checked both games for a 2-1 pairs championship
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Why the country feels under threat
STEPHEN LEWIS reports on the crisis in the countryside that is behind this weekend's protest march in London and explores the reasons for the rural anger IN THE kennel yard at the Birdsall Estate, home of Lord and Lady Middleton, the horses are being
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We've been a Tad unlucky
INJURY-BLIGHTED Tadcaster Albion will hope their luck changes when they entertain Eccleshill in the second qualifying round of the FA Vase tomorrow. The Park-based club currently lie bottom of the Northern Counties East League first division, have already
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Does York get fair deal from police?
AN INVESTIGATION to find out if York gets its fair share of police resources has been launched by City of York Council. A scrutiny board set up to study crime levels in York aims to speak directly with North Yorkshire Police, the Police Authority and
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England fail to net title
Drennan Team England were shaken after finding themselves 18 points adrift after day one in the 49th World Angling Championships on the River Mondego in Portugal. The defending champions, along with the Italians and French, found themselves scratching
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Firefighters tackle massive barn blaze
A LARGE barn was gutted and two sugar beet harvesting machines were destroyed in a fire that raged for several hours. Fire crews from York, Selby, and Tadcaster fought the blaze at Stillingfleet House Farm, in York Road, Stillingfleet, yesterday. The
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Yorkshire sag in the face of Kent attack
YORKSHIRE'S hopes of ending their Championship season with a home victory were virtually destroyed at Headingley yesterday by Kent seamer Martin Saggers who made them follow-on 181 runs in arrears. They then made a shocking start to their second innings
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Council urged to think green at all times
A RADICAL new approach to making vital decisions could make York's environment the number one consideration. City of York Council leaders are meeting to discuss a technique which will let them measure the impact of their policies on York's, and the world's
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York sweet shop rent rise hard to swallow
THE owner of a York sweet shop which survived blows to its business from the foot and mouth crisis, flooding, and September 11, says it is now having to close because of a rent increase. Simon Williams, who runs Hamiltons Old Fashioned Sweet Shop, in
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North Yorkshire mid-table in top of the cops chart
PIONEERING performance charts, drawn up independently using the Home Office's latest proposed techniques, have ranked North Yorkshire Police 19th out of the 42 police forces in England and Wales. League tables by independent think-tank, Policy Exchange
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Northern railways 'need more money'
A LACK of investment in northern railways is stunting the region's development, according to a rail users' watchdog. In a report published today, the Rail Passengers' Committee (RPC) says northern England is suffering by comparison to the South, where
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Mothercare to close York store after 25 years
THE Mothercare store in the centre of York is to close after more than 25 years, affecting 14 jobs, it was revealed today. Its doors will shut once it has sold clearance stock, "which should be some time between now and the end of the year," said Philippa
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Know the needles
IT IS important to explain to young children the need to report anything to their parents on seeing needles or similar in their area so parents can take appropriate action (Parents shock at drug needles in city, September 18). Sad as it may be, we must
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Ginger baker
POLITICAL correctness has clearly infected Thomas the Baker's in Church Street, York. They cannot bring themselves to describe one of their confections as a gingerbread man but have not done the obvious thing and called it a gingerbread person. Instead
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Shocking choc ad
WATCHING TV with my two children at 4.30 in the afternoon, I saw an advert which seemed in bad taste, given the September 11 tragedy. The ad was for Cadbury chocolate rolls. It depicted a family at an airport and gave the impression that airport staff
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Give them a future
WE fear for the future of St Chad's Greys Scout Group, founded in 1927 (September 9). The Scouts are victims of circumstances, firstly the loss of their headquarters because of fire and now the possibility of the HQ not being re-built because of the closure
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Missing school
THIS month, children from York returned to school after the summer. However, 125 million children in poor countries can only prepare to join the ranks of one billion illiterate adults. These children do not even have access to primary education. Rich
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Testing times for examiners
PUBLIC confidence in A-levels has plummeted and young people's futures have possibly been blighted by the mounting crisis in education. All this has the makings of a major scandal. Ever since Prime Minister Tony Blair famously declared that his top three
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Cannery row
IT'S not often you can say to York City's enterprising chairman, we've heard all this before. But now we can and in a most literal sense. John Batchelor has revealed that he has been recording the crowds at Bootham Crescent and playing the chants back