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The next generation
THE latest stars on the St Peter's School production line have got off to a winning start in the Daily Mail Schools' Rugby Under-15s Cup. The school created a little piece of history last year when they went on to lift the coveted trophy at Twickenham
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On Ilkley Moor
Ilkley is one of the most elegant towns in England, a former spa town that has retained the dignified air that would have once attracted the wealthiest people to this "heather spa" in search of a cure during the Victorian and Edwardian era. However, there
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Blakey shines in the gloom
CAPTAIN Richard Blakey ended Yorkshire's Championship season in a blaze of personal glory but he still left Headingley in a gloomy mood as his relegated team remained stuck permanently on the bottom of the table. Although Kent inflicted upon the outgoing
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Hostel may open 24 hours a day
A HOSTEL for homeless people could be open through the day in an effort to stop neighbours feeling intimidated by its residents. The Arc Light project, based in Leeman Road, only lets users in after 7pm. But managers are seeking permission to open round
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We need your ideas to help crack crime
CREATIVE and crafty ideas for cracking crime can win you prizes. Safer York Partnership, the city's crime-busting organisation, has launched it's own crime prevention campaign, during National Crime Prevention Week. Director Jane Mowat said: "National
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Tributes to expert diver
TRIBUTES have been paid to an adventurous engineer and founder of York Sub Aqua Club, who has died aged 70. Family and friends remember Derrick Simpson as "an unstoppable character", whose passion for life was matched only by his dedication to helping
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Bid for centre for 'joined-up justice'
PLANS to build a new "joined-up justice" headquarters in York for the county's police and prosecution staff are set to be considered by the North Yorkshire Police Authority. It is proposed to bring together the North Yorkshire Force's two administrative
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York teenager will party with S Club
A TEENAGER from York is looking forward to the party of his life - an S Club Party. Joshua Dearnley, of Haxby Road, was among the thousands of fans of teen pop group S Club who entered a competition to meet their idols. He saved up eight labels from bottles
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Mobile home from home on Knavesmire
THOUSANDS of caravanners descended on Knavesmire, York, today for the annual Northern Motorcaravan Show. A sea of white covered the racecourse as more than 3,000 mobile homeowners squeezed into the last available spaces for the three-day event. Thousands
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We're dashing off to Dublin for Guy
FRIENDS and family of a York man who died after a courageous battle with cancer have carried out one of his final requests, Hollywood-style. Guy Francis, of Wheldrake, died in April, aged 23, more than five years after he was diagnosed with a form of
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Burglars jailed after car chase drama
TWO burglars were today behind bars after a passing motorist tracked them through the streets of York and put police on their tail, the city's crown court heard. Getaway driver Andrew Simon Town, 24, topped 70mph, and the pair threw a jemmy out of their
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Trip down the aisle
ANDREA Finnegan hobbled down the "aisle" today on crutches, her honeymoon well and truly gone to pot. Now the mother-of-four plans to sue a contracting company, who she blames for spoiling her big day. Less than two weeks before her wedding at Selby Register
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Birthday bash plans
HARRY Kewell is plotting a birthday celebration by tormenting Blackburn for the second season running. The Aussie, 24 tomorrow, netted his first goal for three months in Leeds' 3-1 defeat of Blackburn in March and hit a double as United won 2-1 at Ewood
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Tour sheikh-up for Minstermen
YORK City could be set to take to the international stage and ply their trade in foreign fields - in countries as far flung as Lebanon and Syria. After pre-season trips to Durham, Scotland and Staffordshire in the last three years, City are looking at
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Adam's ski lift
SKIING sensation Adam Lee is best of British. The 17-year-old Easingwold School student, from Clifton, York, is the British dry-ski-slope slalom champion for 2002. Lee lifted the national title at the British Championships in Llandudno, North Wales, seeing
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Miracle baby home at last
A BABY born 16 weeks prematurely and given only a slim chance of survival was going home today. Proud parents Graham and Andrea Wrightson, from Wilberfoss, near York, have endured an agonising wait to see if baby Lydia would pull through. Lydia weighed
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Water eyesore
While walking my dog on Friday, September 13, I decided to check out the environmental improvements in the Millennium Green. Taking the footpath off Water Lane leading to Garnet Terrace, I was appalled by the amount of rubbish and debris that has been
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Peppered up
RUMBLINGS are afoot in North Yorkshire as a beacon emerges for wanderers in need of refreshment at Husthwaite, near Easingwold. Business duo Robin and Nicky Jaques have taken the village's derelict Blacksmith's Arms pub, given it a good shake and emerged
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Knights in arms
YORK City Knights are trying to set up a ground-breaking affiliation with their namesakes from Down Under, the Newcastle Knights. The Evening Press can reveal York's new professional outfit have contacted the Aussie big-guns with a view to setting up
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Bard company
Is Shakespeare Country more than the birthplace of the Bard? FRANCINE CLEE went to investigate. THE theatre's always been a bit of a ticklish subject with me. I like to try before I buy, but you can't do that with a play; you have to go along and hope
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And all that jazz
Louisiana's favourite jazz man Louis Armstrong asked if you know what it means to miss New Orleans? Adam Nichols finds out. NEW Orleans is best seen in the early morning. The sub-tropical rays blast through the iron-wrought balconies. They dapple the
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Rudding Park, Harrogate
RESPONDING to another strong recommendation, we found ourselves at Rudding Park one bright afternoon. South of Harrogate, this is an hotel, conference centre, golf course and brasserie. It was shortly after 2pm when we walked in. Looking at the brasserie
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Bengal Brasserie, York Business Park - Reviewed 21/09/02
OK, it's not the most romantic or indeed obvious location for a restaurant. "Fancy a night at Nether Poppleton Industrial Estate, darlin'? I'll meet you at seven by the carwash". But then again. The sister restaurant of the Goodramgate Bengal Brasserie
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Lincoln trip for City
YORK City face a tricky task if they are to improve their poor record in the LDV Vans Trophy. Today's draw handed them a trip to Lincoln City for a first round clash to be played in the week beginning October 21. Mid-table Lincoln have made a decent start
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Tour sheikh-up for Minstermen
YORK City could be set to take to the international stage and ply their trade in foreign fields - in countries as far flung as Lebanon and Syria. After pre-season trips to Durham, Scotland and Staffordshire in the last three years, City are looking at
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Stately progress
Liz Todd takes a stroll - and a paddle - around the beautiful gardens at Chatsworth. IMMACULATE gardens seem to be the in thing at the moment, with green-fingered makeovers on our television screens and a host of "how to" books lining the shelves. But
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Turf account
SEPTEMBER is a good time to work on the lawn, starting with repairs and finishing with the autumn routine of scarifying, spiking and top dressing. However, because this can be a backbreaking job on large areas it is a good idea to concentrate on the parts
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Fiver a game treat for fans
FORWARD thinking York City are offering fans the chance to watch the Minstermen in action next season for less than £5. City chairman John Batchelor has revealed supporters wanting to buy a season-ticket for next season can now do so - and for half the
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Minster 'bullies'
A TOURIST has criticised York Minster's "high pressure" methods to encourage visitors to make donations. Colin Burrows, from Widnes, Cheshire, contacted the Minster and also the Evening Press to complain about the cathedral's new system suggesting donations
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Controversial ex-Cabinet Minister meets the people
CONTROVERSIAL former Cabinet Minister Stephen Byers continued his political rehabilitation with a visit to York today. He delivered one of his first speeches since he quit as Transport Secretary in June as he addressed the York Policy Forum. The North
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That's handy
YOU cannot cook a photograph. "Most cookbooks sap people's confidence because of those perfect pictures of perfect food," says Magdalena Chavez, El Piano driving force, chief cook, sometime dishwasher and now author. "What we say is get a handful of this
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October resolution awaits Fulford
EFFORTS to bag a major tournament at Fulford Golf Club are facing a pressing battle against time. The club has championed a campaign to host a new tournament on the lucrative European Seniors' Tour programme next year. Talks are still ongoing between
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York firm to shed 20 jobs
AS MANY as 20 people in the commercial sales department of Portakabin could lose their jobs next week. Bosses at the Huntington-based building factory will confirm through talks over the next few days who among its commercial draughtsmen, planners and
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N Yorks residents on the march to London
RESIDENTS from North Yorkshire were today putting the finishing touches to banners and placards ahead of the Liberty & Livelihood march planned in London. Organisers say they are expecting more than 300,000 people to attend tomorrow's protest, in
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Max-hot man on his way
A PLAYER whose miscue lost him the chance of pocketing £5,000 for a maximum break this week will be in the star-studded line-up when the UK Snooker Championship comes to York in December. Stephen Maguire potted 13 reds with blacks in the third frame of
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Big setback for Tommo
THE British Touring Car Championship took an unexpected twist at Donington Park when James Thompson cruelly lost his four-point championship lead. The 28-year-old York driver suffered a blown engine in the second of the two practice sessions yesterday
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Hammer attacker broke victim's arm
A BUILDER'S sledgehammer attack on an alleged child abuser put him in the dock at York Crown Court facing a two-year jail term. Judge Trevor Kent-Jones said that only the fact that Leslie Wilcox's severely disabled daughter needed his care saved him from
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Knights in arms
YORK City Knights are trying to set up a ground-breaking affiliation with their namesakes from Down Under, the Newcastle Knights. The Evening Press can reveal York's new professional outfit have contacted the Aussie big-guns with a view to setting up
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Lincoln trip for City
YORK City face a tricky task if they are to improve their poor record in the LDV Vans Trophy. Today's draw handed them a trip to Lincoln City for a first round clash to be played in the week beginning October 21. Mid-table Lincoln have made a decent start
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Free the bobbies from their desks
What a pathetic and lame excuse for not having bobbies on the beat detailed in Chief Supt Lacy's recent comments in the Evening Press (September 18). A survey earlier this year showed that nationally policemen only spent 17 per cent of their time "on
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Good Samaritans
I RECENTLY visited York and am writing to express my gratitude to two women, Marie Freemamie and Helen Salmon, who found my wallet and returned it to me. I was only in York for one day as part of a larger tour of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales.
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Windmill plea
AS archivist for the newly-founded Holgate Windmill Preservation Society, I am interested in any stories, articles, photos or personal memories to compile a comprehensive archive of this historic Grade II listed building. Anyone with any information to
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Panto dame's Cruise control
Scores of wannabess thronged to the auditions for the York Theatre Royal pantomime, Babbies In The Wood. It was a tough test for the kids seeking fame. They bellowed out a few verses from Bob The Builder and Doh A Deer from The Sound Of Music and strutted
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Blakey shines in the gloom
CAPTAIN Richard Blakey ended Yorkshire's Championship season in a blaze of personal glory but he still left Headingley in a gloomy mood as his relegated team remained stuck permanently on the bottom of the table. Although Kent inflicted upon the outgoing