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City get ground share go-ahead
COUNCIL chiefs today gave the go-ahead for York City to move to Huntington Stadium. The city's key political leaders agreed an application from York City Supporters' Trust asking for a ten-year lease at the Monks Cross ground, which is also used by York
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Western front
Kay Frances heads into the desert for a taste of life as a cowgirl... A night in Los Angeles is enough for anyone to want to escape the city and head inland to the desert. Especially for me, an aspiring cowgirl at heart. All right, I live in the centre
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Gulf widow talks of fears for war families
GULF war widow Anne Lennox spoke today of her concerns for the families of Servicemen preparing to fight in a new war against Iraq. Her father, John Lofthouse, said it was a great pity that "tyrant" Saddam Hussein's regime was not sorted out during the
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Short shrift for Tony's war
THE looming possibility of war in Iraq continues to make political waves, not least with the threat of resignation from Clare Short, the International Development Secretary. Yet beyond all the politicking, the heartfelt arguments for and against the conflict
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Dramatic events
IT IS easy to forget how lucky York is in the provision of arts activities for young people, with children throughout the city taking part in music and drama classes and shows. Saturday afternoon saw the fifth annual School Drama Festival, held at Central
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Mapping out future
Residents in an area of York that faces considerable development over the next few years have been told they have their "last chance" to have their say on the plans. More than 5,000 letters have been sent to residents in Huntington and New Earswick asking
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Malt skip ahead, but Pock suffer in the mud
MALTON and Norton rediscovered their best form to move into second place in Yorkshire Two with an excellent win 15-0 win over Skipton. Early pressure from Malton failed to produce the expected try, but the boot of Ian Cooke came up trumps to open the
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Hundreds take to the stage
HUNDREDS of young people from York took to the stage at the weekend for an extravaganza of theatrical skills. Children from 15 schools participated in the fifth annual School Drama Festival at York University's Central Hall on Saturday. The event, organised
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Power team disturbs old bones
TALKS are to take place with utility companies to ensure that archaeological evidence underneath York's streets is not disturbed by workmen. Last week two skeletons were unearthed in Micklegate - an area of archaeological interest - by electricity company
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Office set up for big York demo
ORGANISERS of one of York's biggest-ever demonstrations have set up a temporary office to handle inquiries and co-ordinate administrative matters. York Against The War says there has been an unprecedented level of interest in what is being billed as the
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Survey will gauge attitudes on Iraq
HUNDREDS of York residents are expected to take part in a survey that will offer a revealing snapshot into public attitudes to war with Iraq. York academic Professor Roy Carr-Hill is leading the poll, which focuses on the build-up to war and the effect
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Gulf widow talks of fears for war families
GULF war widow Anne Lennox spoke today of her concerns for the families of Servicemen preparing to fight in a new war against Iraq. Her father, John Lofthouse, said it was a great pity that "tyrant" Saddam Hussein's regime was not sorted out during the
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Crime is 'deterring York's clergy'
THE Archbishop of York told today how clergy in parts of the York diocese are battling against a wave of burglaries and assaults. Dr David Hope said some vicars were even removing the vicarage signs from outside their homes to reduce the risk of being
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York's match of the day
THE recently re-established York and District Leeper Hare League representative team are gearing up again for their 'match of the season'. The York squad tackle their Scarborough and District counterparts at Pickering Town tomorrow, kick-off 7.30pm. The
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Mum dies 10 months after A64 blackspot accident
A NOTORIOUS accident blackspot claimed another victim - TEN months after the crash. Mother-of-two Christine Old, 49, was trapped in her Ford car after colliding with a lorry on the A64 at Bilbrough Top on November 26, 2001. She was taken to hospital with
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Skaters get into a jam...
YOUNG skateboarders from across York took part in a fundraising day-long skate "jam". The event took place at the Zoo Skate Park, at Foss Bank, on Saturday. The aim was to raise money for the Foss Bank skateboarding park as well as a new facility at Rowntree
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Hospital 'escape' misery of OAPs
POLICE were called to York Hospital after an elderly man tried to take his sick wife home to escape what he described as "unbearable" conditions on a ward. Sydney Bailey, 82, of Beckfield Lane, Acomb, York, said his wife Githera, 78, who suffers from
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Supporters salute Sunderland backing
THE York City faithful saluted their Sunderland counterparts amid emotional scenes at Bootham Crescent. With the Premiership strugglers without a match at the weekend, a mini-army of Black Cat supporters were in attendance at Saturday's City game to lend
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Deputy Mayor cleared
PROSECUTORS today dropped charges against the deputy mayor of a North Yorkshire town accused of indecently assaulting a woman. The announcement at York Crown Court today ended a four-month ordeal for long-serving councillor Jim Kench, 78, and his wife
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Fans urged to make final push
YORK City supporters have been urged to make one last effort and turn the dream of a fan-owned club into reality. It is one week to the make-or-break meeting of creditors, when the Supporters' Trust offer to buy the club will be either accepted or thrown
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How to clean up York's disgraceful toilets
THE condition of nearly all York's public toilets is a disgrace (March 7), as is the amount of litter in and around York. But whose fault is this? The general public, especially young people, create most of the stench and mess. There should be more bins
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OAP is injured by gas blast
A PENSIONER was lucky to escape serious injury after a gas explosion rocked his Malton flat. Fire ripped through the first floor building, in Chandlers Wharf, after a butane gas canister exploded on Saturday morning. A North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue
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I can still hear Les
I HAVE in my possession a video on 'The History of Lendal Cellars' given to me by one of the staff. Also included is The Mansion House and St Helen's Square and in the background is that wonderful sound of Les, 'Press, Press...' as only he could pronounce
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Girlfriend tells of tank crash shock
THE girlfriend of a York motorist who was seriously injured when his car collided with a tank today asked why a camouflaged armoured vehicle parked on the A64 in the middle of the night. Dave Farrow, 44, was rushed to York Hospital with internal injuries
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Sisters in York attack ordeal
TWO young sisters today told how they were forced to get down on their knees and beg during a vicious assault outside a York supermarket. Emily and Adele Westerby were kicked, punched, robbed and taunted in a nightmare 20-minute attack by a gang of teenage
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Malt skip ahead, but Pock suffer in the mud
MALTON and Norton rediscovered their best form to move into second place in Yorkshire Two with an excellent win 15-0 win over Skipton. Early pressure from Malton failed to produce the expected try, but the boot of Ian Cooke came up trumps to open the
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Moody clues
Is it bad temper or biology? JO HAYWOOD finds out why teenagers are so weird TEENAGERS have a reputation for possessing something of a Jekyll and Hyde streak. One minute they are chatting amiably about their plans for the day; the next they are slamming
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Packet in
STEPHEN LEWIS seeks a few tips on how to stub out your smoking habit for good.. THERE are about 13 million smokers in the UK - and nearly 70 per cent of are sick of smoking, according to experts. It's not just the health consequences, though they are
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Sheffield 12, York Knights 32
LET the good times roll. York City Knights yesterday broke their Arriva Trains Cup duck with a superb 32-12 win at Don Valley Stadium, and the mixture of delight and relief was almost tangible. Not only was it the Knights' first-ever victory over fellow
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Fans urged to make final push
YORK City supporters have been urged to make one last effort and turn the dream of a fan-owned club into reality. It is one week to the make-or-break meeting of creditors, when the Supporters' Trust offer to buy the club will be either accepted or thrown
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Brass hails vital victory
YORK City skipper Chris Brass hailed the Minstermen's 3-1 win over Cambridge United as their most important result of the season so far. The three-point haul was not enough to put City back among the play-off places, with the Minstermen moving up just
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Longings of a knit twit
ONCE the domain of grannies in armchairs, knitting has, as they say, finally arrived. The hobby is the latest craze among young women after admissions by celebrities including Julia Roberts, Madonna, Cameron Diaz and even macho heartthrob Russell Crowe
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Cowboy's a surefire cert - 10/03/03
Rhinestone Cowboy can prove punters right and his trainer Jonjo O'Neill wrong by winning tomorrow's Smurfit Champion Hurdle on the thrilling opening day of the Cheltenham Festival. Unbeaten this season, Rhinestone Cowboy has been backed down to 2-1 favourite
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Office set up for big York demo
ORGANISERS of one of York's biggest-ever demonstrations have set up a temporary office to handle inquiries and co-ordinate administrative matters. York Against The War says there has been an unprecedented level of interest in what is being billed as the
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Special e-link for goodwill messages
THE Ministry of Defence has unveiled a new electronic bulletin board to help members of the public wishing to send goodwill messages to the Armed Forces in the Gulf. The "E-bluey Bulletin Board" has been set up by the British Forces Post Office (BFPO)
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Survey will gauge attitudes on Iraq
HUNDREDS of York residents are expected to take part in a survey that will offer a revealing snapshot into public attitudes to war with Iraq. York academic Professor Roy Carr-Hill is leading the poll, which focuses on the build-up to war and the effect
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York's golden gild
HERE'S a riddle. Which tradition, established more than 800 years ago, is only celebrating its 50th anniversary this year? The answer is the Gild of the Freemen of the City of York. The earliest register of freemen in York Archives dates from 1272, the
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Man in court
A man is due to appear before York magistrates on Friday, accused of burglary at the York RI club in New Lane, Huntington, York, on Sunday. Updated: 12:52 Monday, March 10, 2003
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Heworth forced to dig deep for vital win
HEWORTH battled back from ten points down in the first half to claim another crucial two points in their promotion battle in National Conference League division two. Both the hosts and Huddersfield Syngenta Sharks scored four tries in this thriller at
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Campus firms doing well
Flourishing university-linked businesses in York reflect a successful nationwide trend in "spin-off" companies, according to new government figures. Researchers found that the number of newly-formed companies related to higher education institutions in
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Big phone mast planned at pool
A MOBILE phone giant wants to build a massive mobile phone mast in front of a busy York swimming pool - a short distance from another mobile mast. Hutchinson 3G has applied to build a 41ft (12.5 metre) mast on a grass verge outside Edmund Wilson Pool,
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Vital meetings on NHS, police
TWO "crunch" meetings are to be held to allow community leaders to voice their fears about levels of services in their part of rural North Yorkshire. Ryedale District Council members are to meet bosses from the Scarborough and North East Yorkshire Healthcare
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York lack friendly fire at Beverley
YORK'S visit to Beverley ended in defeat by 21-6, thereby continuing their run of losses in friendlies to sides from a division below. True that York fielded only half their full squad, but Beverley were also short-handed and were full value for their
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Railway denied at the death
A LAST minute goal denied Harrogate Railway maximum points from their Northern Counties East League premier division trip to Brigg. Entering the final moments of the tie, the Railwaymen were leading 2-1, and seemingly on course for a place in the top
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Factory shut down by own goal
AN OWN goal by Malton Bacon Factory's Jamie Barker after only two minutes set reigning champions Pocklington on their way to a vital 2-1 York and District Leeper Hare premier division win in the top of the table clash. Bacon Factory attacked from the
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Office set up for big York demo
ORGANISERS of one of York's biggest-ever demonstrations have set up a temporary office to handle inquiries and co-ordinate administrative matters. York Against The War says there has been an unprecedented level of interest in what is being billed as the
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Special e-link for goodwill messages
THE Ministry of Defence has unveiled a new electronic bulletin board to help members of the public wishing to send goodwill messages to the Armed Forces in the Gulf. The "E-bluey Bulletin Board" has been set up by the British Forces Post Office (BFPO)
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Violence victim puts her story into verse
DOMESTIC violence survivor Jan Kelly first began writing poems as a way of expressing herself when she was a frightened youngster in a York children's home. Putting her thoughts down on paper as poems also helped to give her some much-needed comfort during
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Police deny rail charges claim
POLICE chiefs investigating the Potters Bar rail crash have denied claims they are about to charge two rail workers in connection with the disaster. Sunday newspapers reported that detectives at British Transport Police (BTP) were poised to quiz the men
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Spring in their step
PROSPECTIVE brides and grooms descended on a York hotel to check out the latest in wedding fashion in a major exhibition. Hundreds of couples turned out at the Moat House Hotel for the Evening Press Spring Wedding Fair yesterday. Nearly 40 exhibitors,
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Rodents flushed out of toilets
RATS, syringes and a dreadful stink greeted Evening Press reporters when they revisited the toilets in York's Museum Gardens. Reporters took another trip to the facilities, which are closed until the end of the month, early yesterday morning. On Friday
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Man killed as car hits tree
A YOUNG man from a North Yorkshire village died when the car he was driving left a rural road and careered into a tree. The 28-year-old man, from Acklam, near Malton, was travelling on an unclassified road about three-quarters-of-a-mile north- east of
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Players tackle suspected thief
A SUSPECTED sneak thief met his match when he was "tackled" by an entire York youth Rugby Union team. The 15-strong York Railway Institute (RI) under-16s team were warming up to play Malton and Norton at their New Lane ground when the drama unfolded at
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Brass hails vital victory
YORK City skipper Chris Brass hailed the Minstermen's 3-1 win over Cambridge United as their most important result of the season so far. The three-point haul was not enough to put City back among the play-off places, with the Minstermen moving up just
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Feelgood factor
FOLLOWERS of York City and York Knights had a spring in their step today. The rugby league side won 32-12 at Sheffield Eagles yesterday just 24 hours after the Minstermen kept their Division Three promotion campaign on track with a 3-1 win over Cambridge
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Council costs
I AM writing to clarify misunderstandings in the letters from Alan J Parkin and T McLaughlin. Council members do not receive "company director" salaries and "£400 per week expenses". The ordinary members receive about £100 per week. A few members with
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Wonderful marriage
WE have just come home from the first performance of When We Are Married and wish to say how much we enjoyed a superb performance. Congratulations to all the actors and those behind the scenes, on a first class, very entertaining comedy. Carol Dyer, Vesper
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York City 3, Cambridge 1
IN a very definite tale of two Cities, York City returned to winning ways and got their promotion quest back on track with a 3-1 victory over Cambridge United. Providing the dictionary definition for the phrase 'a game of two halves', in the first the
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York lack friendly fire at Beverley
YORK'S visit to Beverley ended in defeat by 21-6, thereby continuing their run of losses in friendlies to sides from a division below. True that York fielded only half their full squad, but Beverley were also short-handed and were full value for their
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Feelgood factor
FOLLOWERS of York City and York Knights had a spring in their step today. The rugby league side won 32-12 at Sheffield Eagles yesterday just 24 hours after the Minstermen kept their Division Three promotion campaign on track with a 3-1 win over Cambridge
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Marathon methods to try
Q I am running this year's London Marathon for the first time. My training programme is well under way but could offer a novice any extra tips or advice to prepare for the challenge ahead? A Training for something such as the London Marathon can be intense
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Supporters salute Sunderland backing
THE York City faithful saluted their Sunderland counterparts amid emotional scenes at Bootham Crescent. With the Premiership strugglers without a match at the weekend, a mini-army of Black Cat supporters were in attendance at Saturday's City game to lend
