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Sixth food festival may be busiest yet
THE 2002 York Festival of Food and Drink could have been the busiest in its six-year history, organisers said today. Festival spokeswoman Annette Oliver said: "It's too early to have official figures, but the general feel was that this has been the busiest
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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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Vitamin ills
JO HAYWOOD investigates why a black cloud is hanging over Britain's herbalists and health food shops ALL IS not well in the alternative health sector. A raft of new EU legislation could see hundreds of commonly-used vitamin and mineral supplements banned
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Hills denies four charges
FORMER City of York Council leader Rodney Hills has denied four charges at York Magistrates Court. The 55-year-old councillor, of York, elected to face a jury trial on a charge that he intimidated witnesses between April 1 and June 19. Dominic Barry,
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Did the earth move for you?
THE earth literally moved today for York residents when an earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale hit large parts of England and Wales. The British Geological Survey said the epicentre of the earthquake - the largest to hit Britain for ten years
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Dolan: Don't blame Parkin
DAZED and confused boss Terry Dolan is still reeling after York City suffered their heaviest defeat of the season with a 3-0 reverse at Cambridge United. Dolan insisted City did not deserve to lose the game, especially by three clear goals. And the City
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Trinity marches on
LIKE those people who find they are just as busy in retirement, Holy Trinity Church is full of life long after being declared redundant. The venerable and ancient Goodramgate building hasn't been turned into a club or caf as have some churches. It even
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Candy's raider to lick his rivals - 23/09/02
HENRY Candy, on the mark at Ayr on Saturday with Airwave, can add to his score at Beverley tomorrow, courtesy of nap selection Catmint in the Betfair.com Novice Stakes. Candy, who is based at Kingston Warren in Oxfordshire, is significantly selective
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Press targets Beverley
THREE-YEAR-OLD racehorse Evening Press has been entered to run at Beverley tomorrow, just three days after her race at Catterick on Saturday. There are 77 entries in the 4pm £4,000 Brian Merrington Memorial Stakes Handicap over one mile, one furlong and
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Smith's honour
Former York Wasps RL star Michael Smith is a surprise inclusion in the New Zealand squad to tour Great Britain this autumn. Smith has shone this season for Castleford Tigers, who secured their place in the Super League play-offs with a 20-10 victory at
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Dolan: Don't blame Parkin
DAZED and confused boss Terry Dolan is still reeling after York City suffered their heaviest defeat of the season with a 3-0 reverse at Cambridge United. Dolan insisted City did not deserve to lose the game, especially by three clear goals. And the City
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A64 armed police swoop an exercise
ARMED police who swooped on a car near York and "arrested" its occupants today were taking part in a training exercise, police have said. Shocked motorists passing the scene on the A64 near Stockton-on-the-Forest saw officers clad in body armour ordering
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Cambridge United 3, York City 0
IT is an old saying in football that luck evens itself out over the course of a season. For York City fiction became fact in the space of just 180 minutes of football. Against Darlington in midweek, a feeble City played poorly but still took all three
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Cut in visits to the dentist is not the answer
HAVING recently been president of the British Dental Association, and as chairman of Selby and York PCT oral health group, I need to address your editorial leader (September 19). The hypocrisy of the Government is beyond belief. On the one hand, the Department
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Humps don't work
SOME time ago I attended a meeting at the Guildhall to discuss transport in York. The expert from Leeds opened his talk by stating that many humps in York were not lawful. What a surprise! There can never be any proof that humps prevent accidents. Humps
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What's the stink?
ONCE again Acomb is smelling like a pigsty. Does anyone know where this disgusting smell comes from and why City of York Council is doing nothing to stop it? T. Hitiris, Moorgate, York. Updated: 10:22 Monday, September 23, 2002
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A moving story
IT'S not often that the earth moves early on a Monday morning, but today the week got off to a shuddering, shaking start. An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale hit large parts of England and Wales, and was felt in this region, spreading from
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Stillman family angry over 'senseless' jail transfer
DEAF charity worker Ian Stillman's plight is set to worsen after officials announced he will be moved to what his family calls a "Midnight Express-type of prison". The 52-year-old, whose parents live in Tadcaster Road, York, is expected to be transferred
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Stillman family angry over 'senseless' jail transfer
DEAF charity worker Ian Stillman's plight is set to worsen after officials announced he will be moved to what his family calls a "Midnight Express-type of prison". The 52-year-old, whose parents live in Tadcaster Road, York, is expected to be transferred
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Rural marchers in plea to Blair
THE Prime Minister was urged today to sit up and take notice - after 400,000 country people staged the biggest rural invasion of London ever seen. The Archbishop of York, Dr David Hope, called for the Government to listen to the demands of campaigners
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Major infamy
MAJOR John Hatfield, it was obvious, was a gentleman through and through. He arrived in Scarb-orough in 1792, a tall, well-spoken, well-bred man who apparently had the Duke of Rutland's backing to stand for one of the borough's two Parliamentary seats
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Colourful city centre procession
THE York Waits, a group of musicians and troubadours whose origins can be traced back to the 16th century led a colourful procession of freemen through York at the weekend. They were joined by a Dutch ensemble, the Stadspijpers, who alkso trace their
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York make most of Scarboro's troubles
YORK progressed to the second round of the Powergen Intermediate Cup with a fairly comprehensive 36-5 defeat of Scarborough at Clifton Park. Victory was some measure of recompense for York as Scarborough had last season left York behind in Yorkshire One
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Sixth food festival may be busiest yet
THE 2002 York Festival of Food and Drink could have been the busiest in its six-year history, organisers said today. Festival spokeswoman Annette Oliver said: "It's too early to have official figures, but the general feel was that this has been the busiest
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Revitalised Phoenix shoot down Spitfires
YORKSHIRE ended their season in a blaze of glory with a hint of better things to come as Phoenix shot down Kent Spitfires by 79 runs at Headingley yesterday in the Norwich Union League. They never looked back after Australian Matthew Elliott and Anthony
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'There is a simmering anger out there'
Country dweller Charles Hutchinson joined a North Yorkshire bus to London LIKE buses, two earth tremors came in quick succession. The 407,791 marchers who left country mud for London town might have expected to awaken to leading the Ceefax headlines this
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Blue and Gold barrage in vain
A barrage from York Acorn proved in vain as the Blue and Golds lost an 18-16 thriller at National Conference League division two leaders Castleford Panthers. The hosts, whose big wins in their three earlier games were against lowly opposition, needed
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Country strife
SCHOOLCHILDREN marched alongside gamekeepers, rural shopkeepers stood with farmers, as countryside campaigners from across the UK and beyond descended upon the nation's capital. As thousands of people - including some from Ireland, the USA and Italy -
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Dringhouses squeeze out brave Rowntree
NESTLE Rowntree gave Dringhouses a close game before going down 3-2 in one of only two premier division games played in the York and District Leeper Hare Football League. While most sides in the top flight were involved in York FA Cup action, Dringhouses
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Tourists spend £16m more in York
TOURISTS visiting York spent about £16 million more in 2001 than in 2000, the latest official figures reveal. They show that more than four million visitors spent £264 million in the city. That figure includes about £65 million which was spent on accommodation
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Three hurt in crash
Three people were taken to York District Hospital today following a crash on the A1036 at Tadcaster Road. Police, paramedics and a fire crew attended the incident, involving a car and a van, at about 11.22am. A male driver was released by firefighters
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Honduras on the horizon
CLASSES in Spanish and teaching English are helping to prepare a York teenager for a taste of life in Central America. Former Huntington School pupil, Sarah Newbold, is busy getting ready for a three-month trip to Honduras. The 18-year-old is heading
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York model village plan moves closer
THE signing of a deal has today brought plans for a new "model village" on York's outskirts a step closer. The partnership agreement between the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and City of York Council commits the two organisations to pressing ahead with New
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Theme park bomb threat
A BOMB hoaxer caused major disruption at one of North Yorkshire's busiest tourist attractions. Part of Lightwater Valley, near Ripon, was cordoned off for three hours while police and theme park staff searched for explosives. A ride had to remain closed
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Home, James!
YORK ace James Thompson finally captured the Green Flag British Touring Car Championship at his ninth attempt - but does not yet know if he will be back to defend his crown. The 28-year-old achieved a feat which represents the pinnacle of his career by
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Dentist in attack on 'insult to profession'
A YORK dentist has slammed a report which claims patients are having too-frequent check-ups and are undergoing unnecessary treatments. Dr John Robson, chairman of the Selby and York Primary Care Trust Oral Health Group and former president of the British
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Dangerous to cross
AS A Copmanthorpe resident who commutes daily by bike to York, I was interested to read about the dangers of crossing the A64 (Don't Do It, September 16). I have regularly seen cyclists and pedestrians taking serious risks attempting to cross the A64,
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Leave tower alone
I HAVE just become aware of a proposal to develop the area around Clifford's Tower. How on earth has such a ridiculous idea been allowed to be taken seriously? York is of such importance in the history of Britain that anyone thinking of vandalism of this
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Listening to the rural voice
THE country went to the capital yesterday in a phenomenal protest that should have sent a strong message to the Government. Marchers from this region joined the disaffected rural throng, carrying banners and heartfelt complaints. As with every such protest
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The shopping forecast
'WHY are you so late? How can it take you so long to get home?" my husband asks when I arrive back from work. "And, of course, you're in a bad mood again," he will add, as I struggle in with my bags, effing and blinding, eyes red and face lined. As usual
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Revitalised Phoenix shoot down Spitfires
YORKSHIRE ended their season in a blaze of glory with a hint of better things to come as Phoenix shot down Kent Spitfires by 79 runs at Headingley yesterday in the Norwich Union League. They never looked back after Australian Matthew Elliott and Anthony