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Lee-ding the Ayr field - 06/03/03
Graham Lee, number-one jockey to Norton trainer Malcolm Jefferson and enjoying his best-ever season, heads to Scotland with bright prospects of adding to his score tomorrow. Lee, who is set to team up with Jefferson's Moss Harvey in the Pertemps Hurdle
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Feeder tie-up to surely benefit the have-nots
At the time of writing this column the team have dropped out of the play-off places and now after a couple of 2-1 reverses, are lying in 11th place in the League. The two defeats have proved costly but the performances on the pitch have deserved much
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More power to eco couple
MOST of us are uneasy about what our rampant consumerism is doing to the planet. More people than ever are trying to put a little back, by recycling tins and papers or using a compost bin for garden waste. Helen and Don Recchia are going much further.
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He's got real drive
Two friends have collaborated on a book of York taxi driver tales. CHRIS TITLEY hopped in the back to hear more IN his working life, Tony Baker reckons he's travelled more than a million miles. And he's not even a frequent flyer. Every inch of that epic
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Trio's African adventure raises £10,000
MORE than £10,000 was raised by three York adventurers who took on the challenge of climbing Africa's highest mountain. Husband and wife John and Hilary Minford, from Heworth, and Jill Salmon, of Stockton Lane, had never met before setting off on the
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Union scorns York congestion charge
UNION leaders say that public transport in York and North Yorkshire would be inadequate for workers if there were any moves to bring congestion charges to the county's roads. The GMB union is concerned that rural areas of North Yorkshire do not have a
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Andy's return to All Blacks
FORMER York Wasps stalwart Andy Precious is set to make his debut for New Earswick as the trophy-seeking All Blacks return to Yorkshire League division one action on Saturday. The ex-Great Britain Under-21 prop, now 32, retired from the professional game
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Warning over danger vodka
TRADING standards officers in North Yorkshire have warned local people to beware of drinking a type of vodka which could cause serious illness. They have spoken out about the dangers of drinking a brand called 'Imperial Valkanov Vodka', which contains
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Chamber maids
TALENTED musicians from a York school travelled to Edinburgh to compete in a national contest for chamber music. The four girls from The Mount School took part in the semi-final round of the national Chamber Music For Schools competition, on Tuesday.
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Hardy strikes to enjoy the buzz
Richard Hardy showed his all-round ability by winning the second York Lightning championship with maximum points. Lightning is an exceptionally difficult form of chess where players take it in turns to move on a buzzer that sounds every ten seconds. Paul
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Museum coming out of hibernation
STAFF at a North Yorkshire museum have been given a wake-up call ahead of this weekend's opening event. The Ryedale Folk Museum, in Hutton-le-Hole, is coming out of hibernation after its winter break. And although visitors have not been calling in at
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Rolex a reminder of near-death incident
EVERY time George Croston looks at his watch he thanks his lucky stars. The former Fleet Air Arm navigator cheated death when he had to eject from one of the Navy's new Buccaneer aircraft while on a low-level exercise in 1969. As he lay in intensive care
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Broken down vehicle is set on fire
A WOMAN who went for help when her car broke down just off the A64 near Malton returned to find that her vehicle had been set on fire. North Yorkshire Police are now seeking witnesses of the suspicious fire, which happened between 7.30pm and 8.30pm on
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Charity sales blow at church wiring failure
CHARITIES and voluntary organisations have been told they can no longer use a York church for major fundraising sales after it failed a wiring inspection. Christian Aid is one of half a dozen organisations who have lost St Martin-cum-Gregory Church, in
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Open verdict on pills death
MYSTERY surrounds the death of a teenager who took an overdose of paracetamol. A Selby inquest heard that Toni Gowland, 17, was thought to have taken up to 56 tablets to kill the pain after having three teeth out. But North Yorkshire coroner Geoff Fell
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Les's medal to go on show at the Press
LES Richardson's MBE medal is set to take pride of place at the Evening Press's offices in Walmgate. The family of the veteran newspaper seller, whose funeral took place earlier this week, have presented the gong to editor Liz Page. It will be held in
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Hannah's express delivery
EVERYONE was caught by surprise when baby Hannah Rose made her grand entrance into the world - especially her mum. The 7lb infant was in such a rush to be born she was delivered in the back of an ambulance outside the family home in Bonnington Court,
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New fire strike threat as pay offer dismissed
New fire strike threat as pay offer dismissed YORK Fire Brigade Union (FBU) chiefs today branded a new 16 per cent pay offer by 2004 as "unacceptable". And Jeff Morrow, chairman of the York FBU branch, predicted more strike action. Fire authority employers
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Human skeletons dug up in York city centre
ARCHAEOLOGISTS were today examining human remains that were uncovered by electricity company workers in York city centre. Two skeletons were discovered yesterday morning close to Holy Trinity Church in Micklegate by NEDL workers who were digging up the
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£83m losses
THE country's biggest coal producer lost more than £83 million last year - and most of it was down to the Selby pit complex. UK Coal's annual results, published today, reveal that Selby lost £27 million last year - bringing its losses over the last four
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Power mad
A NORTH Yorkshire family say they are embroiled in a "David and Goliath" battle with their electricity supplier after receiving bills for thousands of pounds. Don and Helen Recchia have always dreamed of living in an energy-efficient paradise with their
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A better Barbican
I WOULD like to set the record straight with regard to your leader about the Barbican Centre (March 3). You said the Barbican Centre is to be torn down: nothing could be further from the truth. The proposal from Barbican Venture (that's the name of the
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The Wiz, Shipton Theatre Company, Joseph Rowntree Theatre, York, until March 8
DOROTHY is in her bedroom, listening to the radio. The tune is Somewhere Over The Rainbow, the song, that song, from The Wizard Of Oz. The sound is fading in and out, when the record is interrupted with news of an imminent tornado heading for Kansas.
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Batchelor stands by record
YORK City football club chairman John Batchelor today defended his reign in the wake of yesterday's Evening Press revelations of the club's estimated debt. Figures released by the club's administrator Jacksons Jolliffe Cork ahead of a critical creditors
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Hit the right Note
YORK City Supporters' Trust today revealed details of how fans can buy a slice of the club's future. Administrators running City's affairs have accepted a takeover bid by the Trust, who are raising cash to keep the club afloat. Supporters now have the
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Mull Historical Society, Us (Blanco Y Negro/WEA) ***; Black Box Recorder, Passionoia (One Little Ind
MISS C Clegg was spot on, as long ago as 1984. In her end-of-term school report for Music, she observed that Colin MacIntyre "can get good results, but spends too much time showing off to fulfil any potential he may have". Colin, now 30, grew up to be
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Hell Is For Heroes, The Neon Handshake (EMI) ***
NAMED after a Steve McQueen war film, Hell Is For Heroes sound like a thousand Nazi artillery shells exploding at once. This pulsating debut takes the recent resurgence of riff-heavy rock to a new level. The west London five-piece are uncannily reminiscent
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You're worth it, but is your shampoo?
When it comes to finding the best shampoo, you don't necessarily get what you pay for, finds STEPHEN LEWIS BECAUSE you're worth it, gush the adverts, as a model runs her fingers through her long, luxuriously silky hair. It's a clever association of ideas
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The tangled web of buying gifts online
SHOPPING online is easy and convenient, especially if you want to send a gift direct. However, sending unwanted goods back can lead to problems, especially when gifts purchased by someone else are involved. The good news is that as the purchaser, when
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Appleton, Everything's Eventual (Polydor) ** The Bangles, Doll Revolution
DURING All Saints' stay at the top of the girl band tree, their roles were well-defined. Shaznay Lewis was the musical talent, while Nicole and Natalie Appleton were the glamour, living the celebrity lifestyle on the London party circuit (and fourth Saint
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Chris Difford, I Didn't Get Where I Am (Aquarian Nation Records) ***
THE onetime lyricist with Squeeze breaks out on his own with his solo debut. In his Squeeze days, Difford was always the one who, well, couldn't exactly sing, yet he finds his voice here in a series of charming and lush songs. But charming and lush can
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Tony, it's our destiny too
IF TONY Blair looks distracted, he may have history on his mind. The Prime Minister told an interviewer recently: "Let the day-to-day judgements come and go - be prepared to be judged by history." This was one of those remarks that has the power to leap
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Unlocking science
SCIENCE is too often confined to the laboratory or the computer suite. That is why the York Festival of Discovery is such a good idea. It brings the achievements out of the sterile confines of the Science Park and into the wider world. As visitors to
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Young chefs urged buy local produce
RESTAURANTS and hotels of the future will be strong advocates of local food - if lecturers at one York training centre have anything to do with it. York College, one of the largest further education centres in the city, has made it its mission to showcase
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Rural affairs minister to speak in York
A CONFERENCE to shape the revival of the region's rural areas will be held at York Racecourse this month. John Craven OBE, star of BBC TV's Countryfile, will chair the proceedings, aiming to identify opportunities where organisations call pull together
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Hats off to cabaret performers
A MUSICAL extravaganza is promised by Tadcaster and District Amateur Operatic Society in their latest production, Life Is A Cabaret. There will be everything from the latest pop tunes to classics from My Fair Lady, Kiss Me Kate, Fiddler On The Roof and
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Soviet spy links of York school old boy revealed
A FAMOUS left-wing historian sensationally accused of being a Soviet spy was an old boy of an historic and well-known York school. Declassified government papers suggest that Christopher Hill, who studied at St Peter's School, Clifton, had close links
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All set for summer
FOUR players from York Acorn are set to play a part in rugby league's new National League Three. Mick Hagan, Lee Frank, Dave Norman and Paul Dodsworth have signed for former Summer Conference big-guns Teesside Steelers, who are one of the ten teams to
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York retain Champions Trophy
YORK clinched the Yorkshire League Champions Trophy for the fourth year running when they beat Huddersfield 75-65. They picked up 11 points to seven with the crucial rink proving to be at home where David Stroughair, Mal Harrison, Mal Turpin and Graham
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Libraries get more computers
YORK'S 14 council libraries are being brought up to date with the start of a scheme offering state-of-the-art internet access to the public. Yornet, launched at York Central Library, is part of the Government's People Network project, which aims to provide
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Milk (and plain) of human kindness
VISITORS from Ghana brought their fair trade message to the famous chocolate city of York. Comfort Kwaasibea, a Fairtrade cocoa farmer, and Rijayatu Razaak, the 14-year-old daughter of a cocoa farmer, spent Tuesday in York to promote Fairtrade Fortnight
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Residents' victory in battle for buses
BUS company First is to reintroduce a cancelled York service after angry residents petitioned the council. The operator changed its number 16 service in September so that it no longer ran along Boroughbridge Road and Beckfield Lane, in Acomb. But residents
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N Yorks firms earn praise
A RANGE of young companies from North Yorkshire with the brightest ideas impressed Small Business Minister Nigel Griffiths when he met them at the Parsonage Country House Hotel, Escrick. All the firms have received Department of Trade and Industry Smart
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£8.7m upgrade boost
PASSENGERS travelling on GNER trains will soon be able to enjoy even greater comforts when an £8.7 million project is completed. The York-based train operator is to refit the interiors of its fleet of ten high-speed diesel trains, which serve destinations
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Ofsted praise for city school
A YORK school that provides education for excluded children has been praised by Ofsted inspectors. The Secondary Support Centre, in Cornlands Road, teaches youngsters who have not settled into mainstream schools or who have been excluded. Inspectors,
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Brown sorcery for Town
EASINGWOLD Town 'A' maintained their 100 per cent record in York Mitchell Sports League division one with a 3-1 defeat of Haxby Town. Simon Brown (2) and Lawrence Hamzat netted for the leaders with A Stalmach replying. Thorpe United, who are second but
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Arriva gives services pledge
BOSSES at a rail company which has been plagued by strikes have pledged improvements in services in the year ahead. Ray Price, managing director at Arriva Trains Northern (ATN), told stakeholders at a meeting at York's National Railway Museum that the
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Viewer's fury over mistake on TV poll about war
A VIEWER of a regional news programme said she was livid when a phone poll on the impending war against Iraq incorrectly recorded her vote. Denise Reid, of the Black Horse pub, in Seaton Ross, near Pocklington, said that viewers of Yorkshire Television's
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Labour man threatens to burn card over Iraq
A LONG-SERVING Labour Party member has threatened to burn his membership card in York city centre if the U.S. and UK attack Iraq without backing from the United Nations. Gordon Campbell-Thomas, whose involvement with the Labour Party started during the
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MoD officer denies benefits charges
THE senior police officer in charge at Menwith Hill reported a police colleague at the top secret base after discovering he was claiming housing allowance while living rent-free, York Crown Court has heard. Chief Superintendent David Stephen Walker said
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Heinz means start of fun
A TWO-WEEK festival in York to promote science has been launched by television presenter and scientist Professor Heinz Wolff. The Festival of Discovery started last night and runs until March 19. It aims to demystify science and showcase it as a rapidly-growing
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Advantage to Rowntree
Nestl Rowntree AC won the penultimate North Yorkshire and South Durham League race at Hartlepool, despite missing several key performers. The overall team positions have yet to be confirmed ahead of the final fixture at Richmond, but Rowntrees should
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Bailiffs sent in to firm
BAILIFFS have been called into a North Yorkshire business at the centre of a row over changes to its address. Geoff Leason, who runs Leason Sheds in Kirkbymoorside with wife Diane, has been withholding nearly £5,000 in business rates from Ryedale District
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No ban for Jones
YORK City have been buoyed by the news defender Scott Jones is not facing a suspension. After picking up his fifth booking of the season in last Saturday's 2-1 defeat at Rushden & Diamonds, it was feared the former Barnsley player would face an automatic
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Knights steeling themselves for Sheffield challenge
YORK City Knights player-coach Paul Broadbent reckons tiredness will not be a factor for Sheffield Eagles come Sunday. Broadbent, a former Sheffield hero after captaining the Eagles to an incredible Challenge Cup final victory over Wigan in 1998, returns
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Batchelor stands by record
YORK City football club chairman John Batchelor today defended his reign in the wake of yesterday's Evening Press revelations of the club's estimated debt. Figures released by the club's administrator Jacksons Jolliffe Cork ahead of a critical creditors
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Reveller froze to death on way home
A YOUNG man froze to death on his way home from a New Year party, a Selby inquest heard. Robert Winn, 26, was wearing only a jumper, jeans and trainers when he decided to walk home in the early hours of New Year's Day. His body was found on a hillside
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Legends dinner raises £6,000
YORK City heroes of yesteryear turned out in force on a night of legends at York Racecourse, writes Dave Stanford. Players from every decade since the 1930s were present at the York City Supporters' Trust fund-raising dinner. They included the Minstermen's
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Jury hears grisly details of suitcase find
GRUESOME details of how a woman's body was discovered dumped in a suitcase in a country lane near York have been revealed at the trial of the man accused of killing her. Kyu Soo Kim, 32, is accused of murdering fellow South Korean students Hyo Jung Jin
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Hit the right Note
YORK City Supporters' Trust today revealed details of how fans can buy a slice of the club's future. Administrators running City's affairs have accepted a takeover bid by the Trust, who are raising cash to keep the club afloat. Supporters now have the
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Disgraceful public loos let York down badly
WHEN I was in York recently, I nipped into the Parliament Street conveniences. The first thing I noticed was the smell, difficult to describe, just stale and unpleasant. There was no toilet paper. The toilet bowls were unclean and the floor was wet and
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Coping with students
RESIDENTS in the Groves are the unfortunate meat in the sandwich, with the St John's campus on Lord Mayor's Walk, first year student accommodation at the Grange and many students living in properties peppered through the middle, residential area. As of
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Blair on his knees
THE letter from A.G. Reeson is misinformed to say the least (March 1). Appeasement is an issue but it is not Saddam Hussein who is being appeased. The British Prime Minister has been on his knees to the US since taking office, collaborating in the war
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Watching the traffic
HAVE you ever wondered why the traffic figures produced by City of York Council don't seem to add up? Well, here's why. On Monday, Bishopthorpe Road was closed one way - towards the city centre - for gas main works. Most people therefore are now avoiding
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Knights steeling themselves for Sheffield challenge
YORK City Knights player-coach Paul Broadbent reckons tiredness will not be a factor for Sheffield Eagles come Sunday. Broadbent, a former Sheffield hero after captaining the Eagles to an incredible Challenge Cup final victory over Wigan in 1998, returns
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The Accrington Pals, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds, until March 29
THE futility of war, the folly and the horror, and the lies that serve the bloodshed of the battlefield are writ large across Peter Whelan's The Accrington Pals. What a timely and prescient revival it is receiving at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, as another
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Legends dinner raises £6,000
YORK City heroes of yesteryear turned out in force on a night of legends at York Racecourse, writes Dave Stanford. Players from every decade since the 1930s were present at the York City Supporters' Trust fund-raising dinner. They included the Minstermen's
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The Go-Betweens, Bright Yellow Bright Orange (Circus) ****
THEY remain a far too secret pleasure from the other side of the world. Yet after more than 20 years of group and solo projects, Australian painterly poet Robert Forster and bittersweet visionary Grant McLennan still surf the tide of indifference with
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Eyes Adrift, Eyes Adrift (Cooking Vinyl) ****
RISING from the ashes of grunge, Eyes Adrift set off fond reminiscence about the days when being greasy and unwashed was a virtue. Made up of three of grunge's defining bands - the Meat Puppets, Nirvana and Sublime - this three-piece breathe new life
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Zwan, Mary Star Of The Sea (Reprise) ****
Zwan's stock value may be dwindling fast on the Popex music exchange of virtual shares but fans still believe guitar-driven rock is a precious market commodity. Thankfully, group MD Billy Corgan has brought gold in his pockets. Gladdening melodies and
