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On the up
George Wilkinson takes a trip to Thoralby ... Thoralby was quietly welcoming, the daytime car park with an honesty box, the George Inn over the road for aprs-walk. The scene was set. Bishopdale angles away to the south-west. A mile away, out of view,
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Irish ayes
DRINKING time is precious and it seems that there is no end to the lengths people will go to secure some quality time at the counter. Forward-thinking Damian O'Kane at O'Neill's in Low Ousegate, York, has checked his diary and noted that St Patrick's
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Women in silent vigil
A GROUP of black-clad women held a silent vigil for peace in the heart of York today. The women, part of a movement called Women In Black, were taking part in an international protest against war in Iraq and highlighting International Women's Day. Similar
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Gain, fret and Batch
JOHN Batchelor made a determined defence of his York City reign this week in the wake of the Evening Press revelations of the club's estimated debt. Batchelor insisted but for him City's overall estimated deficit would have been much greater, touching
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Banned driver rammed police vehicle
A BANNED driver who rammed a police vehicle in Selby during a car chase has been jailed. Stephen Reece, 21, had numerous convictions for driving whilst disqualified and car snatching, York Crown Court heard. John Elvidge, prosecuting, said police spotted
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Pupils picked for Yorkshire choir
A GROUP of singers from a York school have been chosen to join the Yorkshire Youth Choir. The five girls from Oaklands School were selected to take part in auditions in Sheffield last month. Molly Dodson, music and drama teacher at the school, said she
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Raiders jailed
A GANG of drug addicts responsible for a spate of raids on York colleges were today all starting prison sentences. Twins Andrew and Gavin Horsman, both 21, attacked project manager James Petrie at York College when he spotted them acting suspiciously
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Board in quest for members
THE search is on to find people who can help shape the future of learning disabilities services in the York, Selby and Easingwold areas. The Valuing People Partnership Board is looking for new members from these areas who either have learning disabilities
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Student in top gear for shop
SALES at a family-owned cycle shop are running more smoothly thanks to the award-winning efforts of a York undergraduate. David Clarke, 20, helped introduce a high-tech stock control system at Bob Trotter Cycles, in Lord Mayor's Walk, York, saving the
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Secrets of the Minster
MYSTERIES of York Minster are to be revealed this weekend. The technological secrets of the Minster are to be disclosed to the public as part of National Science Week. The Centre For School Visits has organised sessions to explain the secrets of how the
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New course to help women rise to the top
YORK MP Hugh Bayley has launched a new management course aimed specifically at women in the science and information technology industries in the city. The course leads to National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) levels 3 & 4 in management, and has
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Cones clampdown on street parking
COUNCIL chiefs are cracking down on York motorists who illegally cone-off parking spaces in front of their homes. Highways chiefs at City of York Council are warning drivers that they could face prosecution if they continue to obstruct roads. Officers
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Driver nearly killed wife
A MAN who nearly killed his wife by taking risks as he drove at excessive speeds has been jailed for six months. York Crown Court heard that the high performance sports car driven by Simon Nicholas Conder, 45, partly "disintegrated" and briefly "flew"
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Tom's fame framed
RENOWNED playwright Tom Stoppard has been celebrated by staff and pupils at his old school. Tom's brother, Peter Stoppard, visited Pocklington School to unveil a portrait of his younger brother. Peter had commissioned the portrait by Royal Academy artist
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Schools in bid for shake-up money
MORE than £2 million in government funding could be ploughed into special educational needs schooling in York. City of York Council is hoping to secure £2.4 million from the government's Targeted Capital Fund for an expansion programme at Galtres School
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Shake-up plan for York's libraries
INNOVATIVE new plans have been drawn up aimed at modernising York's library and historic archive services for the 21st century. The library services in York have 780,000 visitors each year who borrow more than 1.5 million books, videos, CDs and DVDs.
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York tourist image blighted by graffiti
Following our investigation into the poor state of public toilets in York, MIKE LAYCOCK looks at the problem of graffiti in the city... GRAFFITI artists are spoiling York's image for tourists, sometimes before they have even reached the city centre. A
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Happy evening with Helen
There was standing room only at York Baptist Church when 1960s singing sensation Helen Shapiro took to the stage. More than 200 people flocked to the church, in Priory Street, York, to listen to the former child prodigy, who shot to fame at the age of
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Neighbour sent sex plea mail
A MAN sent money to his neighbour, asking her for sex, York magistrates heard. Karl Barker, 28, of St Mary's, York, pleaded guilty to harassing the woman between February 6 and February 8. David Garnett, prosecuting, said that Barker, who has two previous
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Bag grab alert to women drivers
Women drivers have been targeted by bag snatchers in York as they sat in their vehicles. Police are investigating two incidents that occurred within hours of each other on opposite sides of the city. A thief opened a passenger door and snatched a rucksack
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Simon's big Beetle drive
A PAIR of intrepid York residents are planning to drive 900 miles in a 1973 Beetle in two days - stopping only to climb two of the highest mountains in the country. Simon Haddock, and his brother-in-law, Tim Wright, will make the journey from Land's End
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OAP gets new stairlift
A YORK pensioner who was left to crawl up the stairs of his York home for a fortnight after his stairlift broke down was today celebrating the installation of a new machine. Council chiefs have launched an investigation into why John Garner had to wait
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Knifepoint robber sent to prison
A KNIFEPOINT robber has been jailed for a series of attacks. Ian Shiels, prosecuting, told York Crown Court how Gary John Lane, 36, staged two attacks within 90 minutes in January. The victims were young men working alone at the Blackamoor Hotel, Ripon
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Sidney aims to waltz off with award
FORMER York City striker Sidney Storey could soon be lifting a trophy for his tireless charity fundraising. The 84-year-old is a front runner to receive an award for outstanding achievement at the Not Old, Just Older awards. Sidney, of Long Furrow, Haxby
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Two die in road smash horror
TWO motorists died and three people were injured in a smash on a North Yorkshire road. A woman died at the scene and a man who was airlifted to hospital later died of his injuries, when three vehicles collided on the rural road, near the village of Marton-cum-Grafton
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Fine litter louts a tidy sum
IT is a compliment to York that it reached the cleanest city finals and to all those involved in street cleaning organisations congratulations are due (March 4). However as your report says - each of us has a duty. Regrettably the lack of basic respect
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Go for the burn
AS a person who was brought up with open fires in my parents' home we would burn all combustible refuse. The only waste to be collected was the ash. Today most of us live in a smokeless zone and we must place all our waste in plastic bin liners. It is
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A soldier's story
I'M surprised Malcolm Baylis admits to burning his RAF uniform (February 20). We were ordered to hand everything back although you were given the option to buy your boots. I had just completed a six year engineering apprenticeship on pay of £6.10 shillings
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Pasta master
FORMER Ampleforth College pupil Lawrence Dallaglio will complete a remarkable comeback when he runs out at Twickenham tomorrow to face the side from the land of his fathers. The Shepherds Bush-born No 8 qualified to play for Italy through his father,
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Mana's Greek and Mediterranean Bistro - Reviewed 08/03/03
My abiding memory of Greece is ouzo, olive groves, sun-warmed marble ruins drowsing in the heat and poverty - my poverty, that is. I was a penniless student trying to tour the Greek mainland with the help of Pausanias, a Roman travel writer who lived
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Knights to clip Eagles' wings
YORK City Knights are out to set the 'record straight' when they travel to Sheffield Eagles tomorrow in the Arriva Trains Cup (3.15pm). After a disappointing display in their defeat by Dewsbury Rams a fortnight ago, Knights player-coach Paul Broadbent
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The waiting game
ST PETER'S School pupil Thomas Woolsey was waiting to see which of the England Under-16s sides he would make it through to after being selected for the final two training camps. Woolsey, one of the stars of last season's Daily Mail Schools' U15s Rugby
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Graveley's, A59 York Road, Kirk Hammerton
UNTIL recently these premises were part of a national chain. Now in private ownership and refurbished, fish and seafood are specialities. From the menu, some items were outside our budget, but enough were within our price range. Many items were fried
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Councillors to join anti-war march
SENIOR Labour councillors are set to join a huge anti-war protest march in York - putting themselves in direct opposition to government policy on Iraq. The march, organised for a week today, is expected to be the biggest modern-day protest seen on York's
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Malton's six-whack
SIXTH sense weighed against Malton and Norton Golf Club in the Flamborough and District Golf Alliance's Amanda Clare Trophy. More than 100 players from the region revelled in spring-like conditions at Filey GC in the betterball medal event in which the
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Close encounters
YORK City Knights boss Paul Broadbent reckons National League Two is likely to be the most closely-fought division in professional rugby league this season - and results so far have backed him up. Scorelines in the Arriva Trains Cup have indicated that
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How does yours grow?
GINA PARKINSON on the flowers making an early appearance this spring... Flowers multiply in the garden through March as days move forward to mid spring and the beds fill with new shoots and leaves. A pale yellow primrose, probably Primula vulgaris, opened
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Miners get a ticket to new jobs
THE first careers fair to help miners made redundant by the Selby coalfield closure was taking place today. The event at the Regen Centre, in Riccall, which started yesterday, was being attended by more than 50 companies, trade associations, training
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Last rally for squash club?
SQUASH players near Selby are fighting to save their club after plans were unveiled to build houses on the site. The 200 members at South Milford have started a petition and plan to lobby Selby MP John Grogan to help them keep the 25-year-old club open
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Disabled pair ready to swim for cancer charity
TWO disabled swimmers from York are hoping to make a splash during a fundraising event for Macmillan Cancer Relief. John Batchlor, 64, of New Earswick, and Susan Sheldon, 34, of Acomb, are taking part in this year's Butlins Swimathon at the Barbican Centre
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Jail after crash
A BANNED drink-driver has been jailed for 18 months for the crash that left a friend unconscious and in intensive care. Stephen David Hay's car crashed into a lamppost at 73mph in Boroughbridge Road, York, at about 2.20am on June 3, prosecutor Alan Mitcheson
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Medic travels to U.S.
A YORK paramedic was today flying to New York in order to learn more about his counterparts in the Big Apple. Tees East and North Yorkshire Ambulance Service (TENYAS) paramedic Glen Gears, 34, has worked at York ambulance station for ten years and is
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Flats scheme is submitted
A FORMER York school could be replaced by flats. Shipton Street Infants' School, which closed in 2002, is set to be turned into 20 dwellings, after an outline planning application was submitted to City of York Council planners. It has been agreed that
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Jeni in a bottle!
Glamorous international pop stars do not often visit our part of the world, yet a North Yorkshire village is the unlikely home for two big names - Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. But residents at Hemingbrough, near Selby, need not start looking
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New street cleaning regime is backed by councillors
COUNCILLORS have welcomed proposals that could revolutionise the delivery of street level services in York. A lengthy review of services such as toilet and street cleaning, highway maintenance and grounds maintenance found that wide-ranging changes could
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Call to revamp toilet block
A CLEANER future could be on the way for a derelict toilet block on a busy pedestrian route into York. The toilets, on the footpath between the St John Street car park and Lord Mayor's Walk, have been derelict for a number of years. They have become a
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Gift tape used for murder, court told
A LANDLORD accused of murdering two young students used his girlfriend's artistic gift tape to mask and suffocate one whose body was found in a suitcase near York, a court heard. Mariko Ishimura said she had asked Kyu Soo Kim not to make general use of
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Army bangs the drum
MEMBERS of two local regiments will be beating the drum on the streets of York next week to attract new recruits. Recruiting teams from the Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire and the Royal Dragoon Guards, both of which have their regimental headquarters
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Councillors to join anti-war march
SENIOR Labour councillors are set to join a huge anti-war protest march in York - putting themselves in direct opposition to government policy on Iraq. The march, organised for a week today, is expected to be the biggest modern-day protest seen on York's
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Women in silent vigil
A GROUP of black-clad women held a silent vigil for peace in the heart of York today. The women, part of a movement called Women In Black, were taking part in an international protest against war in Iraq and highlighting International Women's Day. Similar
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Pasta master
FORMER Ampleforth College pupil Lawrence Dallaglio will complete a remarkable comeback when he runs out at Twickenham tomorrow to face the side from the land of his fathers. The Shepherds Bush-born No 8 qualified to play for Italy through his father,
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Missing Selby girls turn up in flat
A NORTH Yorkshire barmaid turned detective to find her daughter and her friend who had been missing from home for two days. Barlby High School students Emmie Whitton, 15, and Hayley Pilmoor, 14, disappeared on Wednesday, sparking a police search. But
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Rowntree nets
Rowntree Cricket Club are holding net sessions at the Mount School on Tuesdays (6pm until 7pm) and are looking for new members. The club also intend to enter a junior team (initially Under-13 age range) in the York and District Junior Cricket League for
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Epileptic had child porn on computer
A YORK man, who was found with hundreds of pornographic images of children when he collapsed with an epileptic fit, has been jailed for seven months. Simon Joseph Pearsall, 48, of Margaret Phillipson Court, Aldwark, York, pleaded guilty to ten charges
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Warrior on the warpath
YORK cruiserweight Jamie Warters is to be handed a gruelling schedule in a bid to push him towards a shot at the British title. The Jorvik Warrior was due to step back into the ring on March 20, but that night of action has been pushed back until April
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Knights to clip Eagles' wings
YORK City Knights are out to set the 'record straight' when they travel to Sheffield Eagles tomorrow in the Arriva Trains Cup (3.15pm). After a disappointing display in their defeat by Dewsbury Rams a fortnight ago, Knights player-coach Paul Broadbent
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Carl on a roll for global goal
A YORK schoolboy will be Britain's last line of defence this summer at the world championships of his sport. Carl Seamark, a 12-year-old member of York Whitehawks Roller Hockey Club, has been selected to play in the Global Inline Hockey Festival being
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No legal challenge
A LEGAL challenge to Bootham Crescent Holdings, owners of York City's football ground, has been ruled out by the administrator currently running the club. In a report sent out to more than 1,500 creditors this week, David Willis of Jacksons, Jolliffe
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Our Dougie
THANK you to the Evening Press and your Selby reporters for the wonderful tributes paid to my husband Dougie Banks, who died on February 12. My family and I have been both amazed and comforted by the numerous cards, letters etc, we have received. Dougie
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Quicker by bike
YOUR reporter Sally Fletcher took to the streets of York affected by current roadworks, and wrote of the horrendous delays that she experienced (March 5). Presumably she was travelling by car. Perhaps Sally would like to repeat this short journey on a
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No legal challenge
A LEGAL challenge to Bootham Crescent Holdings, owners of York City's football ground, has been ruled out by the administrator currently running the club. In a report sent out to more than 1,500 creditors this week, David Willis of Jacksons, Jolliffe
