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'Keeper joins City rivals
YORK City were today rocked by the loss of star goalkeeper Alan Fettis, who joined basement rivals Hull City after calling the current crisis at Bootham Crescent 'a shambles'. The man, who has won every player-of-the-year award at the Minstermen these
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Lion's pride
A FAMOUS face from Bootham Crescent reckons York City fans should be inspired by their York City Knights counterparts as they look to save their club, writes Peter Martini. Minstermen mascot Yorkie was at Huntington Stadium yesterday cheering on the Knights
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Relating to York's history
HERE'S a new twist on family history: a mother and son who have both written books about times past. Audrey and Chris Corbett's publications are very different in terms of scope and content, but equally interesting to a devotee of social history. Chris's
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Labour 'not at odds' with MP on Star Wars
YORK Labour Party has announced its opposition to using Fylingdales for the controversial "Son of Star Wars" scheme - only days after city MP Hugh Bayley backed the scheme. Mr Bayley said earlier this month that he supported the upgrading of Fylingdales
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The fans who live in hope
WHAT a fantastic weekend for sport in York. Beleaguered York City beat Swansea City 3-1 and York Knights, playing their first match to a capacity crowd, put in a thrilling performance, narrowly missing out in an 11-try thriller against Hull Kingston Rovers
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Pikes fail to go fourth
PICKERING Town's FA Vase adventure was brought to an end at the fourth round stage for the second successive season following their 3-2 reverse against St Blazey. A three-goal first half salvo effectively put the game beyond the Pikes, although they did
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Equestrian cross country go-ahead
PLANS to develop an equestrian cross country course outside Malton have been approved, despite reservations about noise nuisance to neighbours. Members of Ryedale District Council approved the proposal at a central area planning committee. The application
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Wigginton hop up the table
WIGGINTON Grasshoppers moved out of the York Leeper Hare League premier division relegation zone with a 3-2 home win over Dunnington but they almost threw points away after surrendering a two-goal half-time lead. Tom Coates and brother Ben hit first half
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Shed for horses equipment is turned down
A NORTH YORKSHIRE couple hoping to build a storage shed to keep equipment for their horses have been refused planning permission, despite an appeal inspector overturning a similar ruling further along the same road. Nigel and Jill Kennedy's plans for
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Pock find the winning formula
Pocklington produced a committed performance to record a well-deserved victory over Heath by 22-16. Halifax-based Heath, who won the Tetley Vase at Twickenham last May, fielded a big pack and a prolific goal-kicker, but Pocklington responded with a much
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Award delight for staff
WITH more than 13,000 acres to look after, bosses at one North Yorkshire's business could be forgiven for not keeping a close eye on their staff. But workers at the Duncombe Park Partnership and Helmsley Estate know they will be well looked after - and
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Three and easy for RI
IT took York RI until the second half to finally overcome a spirited Halifax Vandals side 23-3. The result sees RI register their third straight win in Yorkshire Three, but they did not have everything their own way in the first half as Vandals big pack
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Penalty try agony ends Malt's hopes
MALTON and Norton's dreams of a return to Twickenham in the Powergen Junior Vase were ended in the final minute of a ding-dong battle against Bradford Salem. The lead repeatedly changed hands throughout the game, but Malton were finally undone 22-20 at
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Yellow pages going green
HOUSEHOLDERS across North Yorkshire are being urged to go green and recycle their old Yellow Pages to spare the environment. A Yellow Pages recycling campaign has been launched in the region with homeowners being encouraged to recycle their old directories
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Key staff hitch in MS drugs scheme
A SCHEME to monitor multiple sclerosis patients while on a course of life-changing drugs is not yet fully operational in York and North Yorkshire because recruitment of key staff has yet to take place. A small number of patients have already been prescribed
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Too many seats, not enough members
TOO many spare seats round the table and not enough members at meetings has forced a York parish council to apply for a cut in its numbers. Clifton Without Parish Council has historically had 15 members. But, states a report to City of York Council's
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Art gallery curator off to pastures new
YORK City Art Gallery curator Richard Green is moving on after nearly 26 years in the post. He will leave the gallery at the end of March to pursue a career as an independent art historian, consultant and freelance editor, and is likely to eventually
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Encouraging women to go into business
A SERIES of specialist conferences aimed at encouraging women to take the plunge into business are coming to North Yorkshire. The Prince's Trust has organised seminars and workshops to give practical advice to Ryedale women who are thinking of setting
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New bin trial is rubbish claim villagers
SELBY villagers are up in arms over plans to collect domestic refuse once a fortnight. The district council argues that it can no longer afford to collect refuse every week, as well as pick up glass, paper and garden waste as part of its expanded recycling
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Residents get say on future shape of village
YORK villagers have been urged to make their views count during discussions over an important document that will shape the future of their community. Residents in Heslington have their first opportunity tonight to participate in the preparation of a design
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Custody battle mum's happy return
YORK mum Allison Williams will sit down this week and write thank-you letters - to all the people who helped reunite her with her son. Allison has enjoyed her first weekend with seven-year-old Daniel since she won a custody hearing at a Californian court
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Order, order! MPs told to mind their language
A NEW order banning MPs from "swearing" at voters in emails has raised a smile among York and North Yorkshire's elected members. All those the Evening Press spoke to said they were surprised that any MP would think about swearing at a voter, no matter
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'Keeper joins City rivals
YORK City were today rocked by the loss of star goalkeeper Alan Fettis, who joined basement rivals Hull City after calling the current crisis at Bootham Crescent 'a shambles'. The man, who has won every player-of-the-year award at the Minstermen these
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Reddy reckoner for swansong
LOAN ranger Michael Reddy is looking to leave York City riding a crest of a wave after helping the Minstermen to their first win of 2003, writes Dave Stanford. The on-loan Sunderland striker scored and earned a penalty as City brushed aside their off-field
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Labour 'not at odds' with MP on Star Wars
YORK Labour Party has announced its opposition to using Fylingdales for the controversial "Son of Star Wars" scheme - only days after city MP Hugh Bayley backed the scheme. Mr Bayley said earlier this month that he supported the upgrading of Fylingdales
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Trust worthy
THE Supporters' Trust today explained its decision to submit a take-over bid for York City. The move comes despite one offer from an undisclosed businessman that would include also purchasing the ground from Bootham Crescent Holdings having already being
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York City 3, Swansea 1
AFTER the reprieve that everyone was hoping for so to the result. The 3-1 win over struggling Swansea, City's first victory of 2003 and their first in six attempts, was just what the doctor ordered after the most fretful of weeks. The size of the home
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Penalty try agony ends Malt's hopes
MALTON and Norton's dreams of a return to Twickenham in the Powergen Junior Vase were ended in the final minute of a ding-dong battle against Bradford Salem. The lead repeatedly changed hands throughout the game, but Malton were finally undone 22-20 at
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Mums'n'tums
JO HAYWOOD joins a yoga class for women willing to expand their minds at the same rate as their rapidly expanding tums BIRDS do it, bees do it, and it seems that everybody in York is doing it too, if the number of women who turned up at Sophie Carr's
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York City Knights 26, Hull KR 36
NOT even a defeat could spoil the carnival atmosphere at Huntington Stadium yesterday. For despite losing to Hull Kingston Rovers in the Arriva Trains Cup East section, York City Knights proved they are already a force to be reckoned with at National
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Knights in shining ardour
OVERJOYED York City Knights chairman Roger Dixon could not contain his delight following the Knights' first-ever match yesterday. York lost the Arriva Trains Cup group tie 36-26 to Hull Kingston Rovers but the occasion was deemed a major success on and
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...and the case against
I WOULD like to answer some of PR Willey's several questions about York Against the War's actions (Letters, January 17). Do we believe protesting and collecting names on a petition can "influence a decision for military action"? We don't know; but both
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Reddy reckoner for swansong
LOAN ranger Michael Reddy is looking to leave York City riding a crest of a wave after helping the Minstermen to their first win of 2003, writes Dave Stanford. The on-loan Sunderland striker scored and earned a penalty as City brushed aside their off-field
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Trust Worthy
THE Supporters' Trust today explained its decision to submit a take-over bid for York City. The move comes despite one offer from an undisclosed businessman that would include also purchasing the ground from Bootham Crescent Holdings having already being
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Alston sprinter can keep up winning run - 20/01/03
Fancy getting Piccled at Southwell tomorrow? Then take a look at Eric Alston's sprinter of that name, who has excellent prospects of winning the £12,500 betdirect.co.uk Handicap over six furlongs with Malton apprentice David Allan in the saddle. Piccled
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Hair razing
A FLICK through the Guinness Book of Records reveals the oddest acts of endurance. Sitting in a bath of live maggots comes to mind. Dianne Owen didn't have to do anything quite so disgusting - but she is hoping to get into the record books. Her team of
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York conquer Hills
YORK maintained their victorious progress in Yorkshire One with a 28-3 win over Wheatley Hill. The score indicates a comfortable games for York but their Doncaster opposition was a tough outfit who found York a bit too sprightly in the early stages but
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Gate open up
HARROGATE put their promotion chase back on track with a convincing 26-8 victory over Newbury. Ed Smithies opened the scoring with a try after Newbury were reduced to 14 men through a sin-binning. Lee Cholewa converted only for Newbury to reply with a
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That's my house ...
A MAN returning to his house in Heslington, York, was shocked when he spotted a burglar coming out of his front door. Police said the thief ran from the house in Windmill Lane just after 4pm, and the householder then discovered that an X-Box games console
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Adverts theme for band concert
MUSIC from television adverts will be the unusual theme of Stape Silver Band's next concert, which takes place early next month. Entitled Commercial Breakdown, the performance will take place at St Peter's Church, in Norton, on Friday, February 7, at
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Panthers claw back
YORK Leeper Hare League division two title challengers Hamilton Panthers and Heslington served up a stormy game which ended in a 2-2 draw. Stuart Dickinson, with a penalty, and John Thornton twice put Heslington in front only for Andrew Shepherd and Danny
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Axing of buses sparks anger
A DECISION to cut the bus service between Tadcaster and Selby has been slammed by residents. Arriva Yorkshire have announced their decision to withdraw the 406 service. From January 27, passengers wishing to travel between the towns will have to change
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Time to watch the birdie!
PEOPLE in Yorkshire are being asked to watch the birdie later this month by taking part in the RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch - the UK's biggest and longest running garden bird survey. Open to everyone, you do not have to be a bird expert or even have a
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Put out that bonfire!
HOUSEHOLDERS in Yorkshire are being urged to have fewer bonfires as part of a Government war on cancer-causing chemicals. Hospitals and councils will also be forced to spend hundreds of thousands of pounds to reduce the levels of dioxins they release
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Giving the Bard a modern makeover
HATEFUL insults, fiery passion and just a touch of romance. No, this is not the latest instalment of your favourite soap, but one way a York project hopes it will get more people interested in literature. They plan to use the battle of the sexes to get
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Fitness fanatics keep pace with paramedic
NEW YEAR fitness fanatics at a York gym have been pedalling like mad this month in hot pursuit of Mark Inman, the city's cycling paramedic. Living Well Premier, at Nether Poppleton, has given Mark free use of its equipment to make sure he stays in top
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Early start for work
PEDESTRIANS and cyclists have received a boost, after highways chiefs agreed to release tens of thousands of pounds for essential work in one of York's busiest streets. Councillors had planned to put off a £100,000 programme of repairs in Parliament Street
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Help is sought for arts base
AN APPEAL has been made for help from York's community to get a proposed new arts centre off the ground. Members of voluntary group York Arts Arena (YAA) are working to open the new centre in a disused vehicle depot in Hungate, York. The building's owner
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Charity hair-razing feat sets record
SMASHING a world record in York proved a close shave for hundreds of volunteers, even though the margin of success was by much more than a head. The hair-razing feat, in which 228 volunteers had their heads shaved in four hours, has also helped East Yorkshire
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House builder attacks local pressure groups
A LEADING housing developer has blamed local opposition to house building for spiralling property prices in areas like York. John Reeves, chairman of the Pocklington-based Helmsley Group, has attacked the role of small local pressure groups for holding
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Housing concerns
A PLAN to build nine houses at a farm in a village near York has sparked parking concerns from villagers. Whitfield Homes has submitted an application to develop land at Laburnum Farm, in Main Street, Hessay. Planning councillors at City of York Council
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Talks to improve justice process
AN EVENT aimed at improving access to justice for victims of crime is being held tomorrow. The Chief Crown Prosecutor for North Yorkshire, Robert Turnbull, will open the one-day conference, which is being hosted by police, the Crown Prosecution Service
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Battle to beat boredom
YOUNG people in a York village are being given the chance to come up with ideas for a scheme to beat the boredom and keep them out of mischief. Parish councillors at Bishopthorpe have teamed up with community constable PC Dave White to offer the youth
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Neighbouring homes ransacked
POLICE are hunting the burglars who ransacked two houses in the same York street. In the first attack, raiders broke a conservatory window in Tudor Road, Acomb, on Saturday night. The burglary happened some time between 7.30pm and 8.45pm. The house next
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Lion's pride
A FAMOUS face from Bootham Crescent reckons York City fans should be inspired by their York City Knights counterparts as they look to save their club, writes Peter Martini. Minstermen mascot Yorkie was at Huntington Stadium yesterday cheering on the Knights
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Addict jailed for killing friend with heroin
A HEROIN addict who accidentally killed his friend by injecting her with the drug was today jailed for four years. Jeremy Hill-Baker, prosecuting, said that Sally Ann Cockerill fell unconscious almost immediately after Peter Nigel Loche, 33, gave her
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Knights in shining ardour
OVERJOYED York City Knights chairman Roger Dixon could not contain his delight following the Knights' first-ever match yesterday. York lost the Arriva Trains Cup group tie 36-26 to Hull Kingston Rovers but the occasion was deemed a major success on and
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Fan-tastic
FANS have turned out in their thousands to prove that York is a "sporting city". More than 7,500 supporters went through the turnstiles at Bootham Crescent and Huntington Stadium to boost York City and welcome the resurrected York City Knights. A bumper
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Pock find the winning formula
Pocklington produced a committed performance to record a well-deserved victory over Heath by 22-16. Halifax-based Heath, who won the Tetley Vase at Twickenham last May, fielded a big pack and a prolific goal-kicker, but Pocklington responded with a much
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I've started so I'll furnish
NO, I haven't got mirrored wardrobe doors. Nor do I have a paved patio with built-in barbecue or a conservatory. However, I do have fitted carpets and a bathroom suite which, I hate to admit, is not white. All the above are now seen as naff by style gurus
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The case for standing by our US allies...
I READ with concern the letters from J Frost and H Punter (January 13). I feel that both confuse the UK participating with NATO in a missile defence system and dealing with Iraq. Upgrading the software at Fylingdales will give the UK the option of sharing
