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Get weaving
JO HAYWOOD weaves together a story of giant hats, basketmaking and Japanese sandals... Basketmaking is not just about making baskets. Which, given the name, might come as a bit of a surprise to those not already in the know. The term actually covers a
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Now it's all right to be left
Life's truly dreadful when you are sinister. The world is always against us. We are an oppressed minority in a society which goes out of its way to make life difficult for us, even calls us awful names. We're not talking the evil, dark meaning of sinister
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Archie has the form to triumph at Ripon - 01/04/03
Archie Babe bids for compensation tomorrow at Ripon's opening meeting of the season. The John Quinn-trained gelding, a winner at Doncaster's Lincoln meeting, attempted a quick follow-up five days later at Newcastle but suffered trouble in running and
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Phone firm wins six-figure deal
CONVERGENT Telecom, the Pocklington-based mobile telecommunications service provider, has signed a two-year deal to provide international construction and engineering giant Costain with a comprehensive new mobile phone network. The deal is thought to
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U.S. food buyers sample Yorkshire delights
What a platform for whistle-stop eating! U.S. food buyers Russell Vernon and Byron Manson, ended their visit to suppliers in North Yorkshire by sampling GNER food on the station platform at York. They nodded their approval at the wholesome nosh served
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Charlotte's flying high
SHE'S looped the loop, walked the wing of a flying Tiger Moth and now here is Charlotte Bridges, of York, plummeting earthwards in freefall. Charlotte, 24, is based at Imphal Baracks, York, as business development manager of Lex Defence, which provides
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Great school's shanty shame
HUNTINGTON School head teacher Chris Bridge has a talent for the telling phrase from which his English students would do well to learn. In the past he condemned the worst parts of his school as "prison camp structures". Today he likened them to a shanty
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Give farmers a break
NESTLE, the world's biggest coffee company, has just spent £6 million to promote sales of Kit-Kat's and Nescafe by trying to get us all to join in with its "take a break" scheme. Meanwhile, 25 million coffee farmers are struggling to survive on the prices
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Taxing question
I FOLLOWED the fortunes of York City FC closely during the past 18 months so would someone tell me how they come to owe such a vast amount in tax? Everyone pays tax, this is a fact of life whether we like it or not, and castigating tax officials achieves
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High fares to blame
IT is nice to see City of York Council wasting £900,000 on a bus location and information sub-system to try to encourage more people to use city buses. I should prefer to pay less council tax. With my daughter now paying £1.20 from town to Dringhouses
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Have your say on maternity row
LOCAL workshops are being held to consult residents on the future of maternity services in Malton and along the east coast. Scarborough and North East Yorkshire Healthcare NHS Trust are reviewing the service as part of a modernisation plan. But residents
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Pupils have fun with Shakespeare
FAIRIES, magic and a man with a donkey's head will enchant audiences at an East Yorkshire school. Pupils at Stamford Bridge Primary School are getting to grips with Shakespeare in a musical adaptation of the romantic comedy, A Midsummer Night's Dream.
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Parking fines and court cases rise
MOTORISTS in North Yorkshire had better keep an eye on their parking tickets - as both fines and prosecutions are on the up. More than 2,200 parking spaces, including many at Easingwold, Thirsk and Northallerton, were to see a rise in fines this week.
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Tankard bring an end to Royal domination
TANKARD have broken Royal Oak's two-year domination of the Marston Moor Villages Doubles-Board League. The Rufforth side swept aside Hammerton Social 7-2, whose main resistance came from Stuart Jackson, to take the title. John Collins included a ton and
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York to pilot new deaf service
YORK has been chosen as the base of a new specialised mental health service for deaf children. Selby and York Primary Care Trust (PCT) was chosen by the National Specialist Commission-ing Advisory Group at the Department of Health as a pilot site for
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Village green drives wrangle nears end
A BIZARRE wrangle over access rights in a North Yorkshire village will be settled when homeowners stump up a fee - to drive into their own properties. Residents at Sutton-on-the-Forest are only "six to eight weeks away" from learning how much they will
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Turkish delight for bathers
HARROGATE'S famous Victorian Turkish Baths will close for six months in September to allow extensive restoration to take place. Once the refurbishment of the elaborately-decorated baths has been completed, members of the public will be permitted to view
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Bikers urged to join Easter run
BIKERS from across Yorkshire are being urged to take part in an Easter egg run for charity. The Stephen Cowton Memorial Motorcycle Run will start at 11am on Easter Sunday at the Bosville Arms, Rudston, near Bridlington and end in Wetherby. Organised by
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Messages of support for troops flooding in
We asked people all over the world to send us their messages of support for our troops. As DAVID LOWE reports, the response has been overwhelming. MESSAGES of support for British troops in the Gulf have been flooding in to the Evening Press internet site
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Friendly B&B in Top 20
A YORK couple were today celebrating their guest house being named in the top 20 brilliant British bed and breakfasts. Bill and Barbara Dickson, who run The Farthings, Nunthorpe Avenue, Clementhorpe, came under the watchful eyes of the Which? reviewers
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Police get power to appoint wardens
NORTH Yorkshire police will be allowed to appoint street wardens from today to work side-by-side with full-time officers. Council leaders, voluntary groups and housing associations will be invited to put forward people to take part in the controversial
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Investment board to turn its sights beyond York
SELBY and the North Yorkshire market towns are to benefit in future from York's huge success in attracting new businesses from "outside". The brief of the high-achieving York Inward Investment Board (IIB) is to widen to beyond the city's borders. The
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Web site aims at cutting biker deaths
CUTTING the numbers of motorcycle deaths on North Yorkshire roads is the aim of a newly-formed partnership. Targeting performance bike riders, the North of England Partnership aims to deliver a no-nonsense message to speedy bikers who have "greater ambition
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Lib Dem chief can really dig it
POLITICS is often said to be a dirty job, and the Liberal Democrats' deputy leader Alan Beith got his hands right into the muck to help launch the party's York environment campaign. Mr Beith met York shadow executive member for the environment, Andrew
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Silverware for Railway
PAUL Marshall lifted his first piece of silverware in senior football management last night as his Harrogate Railway side hammered Bridlington 4-0 at Station View. The result gave Railway a 7-2 aggregate win in the two-legged final of the Northern Counties
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It's official - March was the sunniest since 1907
WEATHER experts today confirmed that March had been one of the sunniest in almost a century. Paul Mott, of the PA Weather Centre, said North Yorkshire enjoyed more than 160 hours of sunshine in total during the month. The average figure for March is drastically
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Crumbling classrooms are 'like shanty towns'
ROTTING and splitting wood, holes and cracks in frail old plasterboard, heaters that often leave pupils either shivering or baking hot... These are the "scandalous" conditions in a dozen 30-year-old portable buildings which serve as classrooms at Huntington
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Knights licking their wounds
YORK City Knights injury crisis has worsened with the news winger Alex Godfrey may need a hernia operation. Centre Graeme Hallas is also ruled out for "several weeks" after doctors confirmed he suffered medial ligament damage in last week's match at Hull
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Three post offices to shut
THREE post offices in York and Selby are set to close as part of changes to the urban network. Post Office Ltd announced today that the Gerard Avenue branch in Burnholme, the Osbaldwick branch in Farndale Road, both in York, and the Brayton Road branch
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What do you want?
YORK City Football Club today appointed a team of experts to drive forward the proposed £3 million redevelopment of the Minstermen's potential new home from the 2004-2005 season. The consultants drawing up the plans for the Monks Cross Stadium site -
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Flood defence joy for village
VILLAGERS were celebrating today after the Government gave the go-ahead for flood defences at Stamford Bridge - just in time. Floods Minister Elliot Morley told the Evening Press he had agreed to help fund the project to protect riverside properties,
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Knights licking their wounds
YORK City Knights injury crisis has worsened with the news winger Alex Godfrey may need a hernia operation. Centre Graeme Hallas is also ruled out for "several weeks" after doctors confirmed he suffered medial ligament damage in last week's match at Hull
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Quiz the new board on line
YORK City fans will be able to quiz members of the club's new board on-line. The Evening Press is running an Internet question and answer session on Friday evening. So if you have anything you would like to ask chairman Steve Beck or any of the directors
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What do you want?
YORK City Football Club today appointed a team of experts to drive forward the proposed £3 million redevelopment of the Minstermen's potential new home from the 2004-2005 season. The consultants drawing up the plans for the Monks Cross Stadium site -
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Spraying out wrong facts
This glorious weather has helped us all to forget how wet the land became during the winter. Areas in fields which were more like small lakes than arable land have dried out and are now drilled with corn. Neighbours are spraying the winter- sown crops
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Women flying the flag for 'our boys'
YORK mother and daughter Nellie and Georgina Barber are flying the flag for "our boys" in Iraq - by wearing special badges wherever they go. Georgina, who lives in Hawthorn Avenue, New Earswick, said the white badges proclaim the message "I Support Our
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Messages of support for troops flooding in
We asked people all over the world to send us their messages of support for our troops. As DAVID LOWE reports, the response has been overwhelming. MESSAGES of support for British troops in the Gulf have been flooding in to the Evening Press internet site
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Seven killed at checkpoint
SEVEN Iraqi women and children were killed when American forces opened fire on a van which allegedly failed to stop at a checkpoint. US sources said the vehicle, which was found to contain a total of 13 women and children, continued heading towards the
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How I fled Iraq as the US bombs fell
York human shield ANTOINETTE McCORMICK is safely in Jordan after a dangerous and extraordinary time in Iraq. Here she tells of her experiences during the past week THERE were so few moments to think. We had been up late - I'd had a whisky. The Dura Electrical
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Sure is Pure
Worries over chemicals in cosmetics prompted Niky Keane, right, to launch a business making natural toiletries from home. MAXINE GORDON calls round for a cookery lesson with a difference... IN the basement kitchen of her Harrogate home, Niky Keane stands
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Employers in region to take on more workers
JOB prospects in the Yorkshire region look rosy for the next quarter. That is the forecast of the Manpower Quarterly Survey of Employment Prospects. The latest survey shows that one in ten employers in the region will be taking on staff between April
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Builders notch up record profits
HARRISON Group Ltd, developer of the new £7.7 million office complex for Norwich Union at Monks Cross, Huntington, was today celebrating record profits for 2002. Pre-tax profits for the group zoomed to £2.8 million, just beating the previous record of
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Warmest welcome
WHAT could be nicer for any visitor than to spend a sunny March day or two in York, before repairing to The Farthings guest house, today named as among the top 20 in the country? In an era of soulless, homogeneous hotels, the personal touch provided by
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Royal Ascot should come to York this year
IT is almost beyond belief that York is content to stand in line to await the benefit of a possible handout Royal Ascot in 2005. Why has the Queen not been invited to open the new Ebor stand which will complement the two existing prestigious stands, the
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Good people abound
IN response to your article about the elderly couple from Holgate who recently suffered a nasty break-in and burglary (March 25), I wish to register my thanks to the council's social services, Age Concern, Victim Support and local residents who gave much
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Cyclists's rights
IT was disappointing to read Mr Lakey's letter about cyclists who appear to have slightly inconvenienced him and his wife (March 14). As far as I am aware, the cyclists have a perfect right to use the road and are not obliged to use cycle paths. It is
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Pub rises above the drink
IT has become a symbol of flooding in York. Pictures of an inundated Kings Arms are regularly flashed around the world when the Ouse bursts its banks and brings disaster to the city. But not any more. Under a revolutionary engineering project, the historic
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Forging ahead with new flats at old ironmongers
A FORMER ironmongers in York city centre is set to be transformed into shops and flats. Planning officers have recommended that councillors approve the application for the former F R Stubbs building at 1-5 Walmgate, despite some objections. The application
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Ryedale Reap rewards in debut comp
RYEDALE Reapers enjoyed a stunning competitive debut as they won the Pee Wee Spring Challenge Cup. The Reapers, the York area's newest inline hockey club, entered a squad of eight players aged from ten to 15 for the five-a-side tournament, their first-ever
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'Keeper Mick is 'Houses cup hero
York and District League premier side Dringhouses needed penalties to overcome division one side Copmanthorpe in a cracking York FA Saturday Senior Cup semi-final. Goalkeeper Mick Conlon was the 'Houses hero when making the all important save to see his
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Audio booklet
An audio tape version of the booklet, When Your Child Has Additional Needs, has been produced by the charity Contact A Family to help parents caring for a disabled child. The tape is free for parents and £1.50 for professionals. It can be ordered by ringing
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Five years on for Corners of Shame
THE EVENING Press launched its Proud To Be York campaign five years ago today. An anniversary investigation has shown that most of our Corners of Shame have been vastly improved. But one eyesore, voted York's worst five years ago, is still decaying in
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Traffic-calming is a step closer for three schools
TRAFFIC-CALMING measures outside three North Yorkshire schools are a step closer to reality after a widespread consultation with nearby residents, school staff and parents. A 20mph speed limit scheme, together with measures such as speed cushions, speed
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Pensions shake-up under way
A SHAKE-UP hailed as the "death of the pension book" after nearly 100 years was getting under way in post offices today. For the first time, the elderly could have their state pension paid directly into a bank, building society or post office account,
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Winter costs extra £100,000
COUNCIL chiefs should pull £100,000 out of the reserves to plug a budget gap caused by this year's "severe winter". A City of York Council report recommends that the cash, to come from the authority's general contingency fund, should be given to support
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Women flying the flag for 'our boys'
YORK mother and daughter Nellie and Georgina Barber are flying the flag for "our boys" in Iraq - by wearing special badges wherever they go. Georgina, who lives in Hawthorn Avenue, New Earswick, said the white badges proclaim the message "I Support Our
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Mime artist aims for Turkish border
YORK street entertainer Michael Mime was today trying to cross the Turkish border into Iraq after meeting and taking advice from Kurdish politicians. Michael, real name Michael Todd, has met leading members of the Kurdish Democratic Party who, he claims
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Museum's visitor numbers up by 100,000
VISITOR numbers to the National Rail Museum rose more than 100,000 in a year - thanks partly to free admission. The York museum's annual review for 2001/2002 revealed that 587,862 people took in the sight and sounds of rail during the 12 months from April
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Otter killed in trap horror
A YOUNG otter suffered an agonising death after it was caught in a trap on a North Yorkshire riverside. Police wildlife officer Mike Pannett was called to a stretch of water on the Derwent river network after a passer-by discovered the animal on Sunday
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Shandran loan extended
ON-LOAN Burnley striker Anthony Shandran will be staying at Bootham Crescent until the end of the season, it was confirmed today, writes Dave Stanford. Shandran's second-month stint from Turf Moor ended after Saturday's 2-0 win over Southend. However,
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No Rod, but Elvis stands in elections
THE battle for control of City of York Council officially began today when nominations closed at noon. The majority of the council's 47 seats will be a straight fight between the Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties. But some of the 22 wards
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Quiz the new board on line
YORK City fans will be able to quiz members of the club's new board on-line. The Evening Press is running an Internet question and answer session on Friday evening. So if you have anything you would like to ask chairman Steve Beck or any of the directors
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Five bid for rail franchise
FIVE train firms are in with a chance of winning the upcoming Northern franchise, the Government's rail body announced today. The Strategic Rail Authority has announced the parties which will be able to bid to run train services in the north of England
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Kids are spawn to be wild
What is it with kids and water? You can't get them to go anywhere near nice, clean baths full of the stuff for weeks at a time, but show them a murky, grey septic tank and they will fall in it within seconds. It's as if there is some sort of magnetic
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Super start to new era
IT was a genuine privilege to be at Bootham Crescent on Saturday. There were emotional and touching scenes with fans saluting the start of a new era as the Supporters' Trust took over York City FOOTBALL Club. Waves of optimism swept round the ground -
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Henry V, Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough, until April 5
A LEADER talks of taking over a country without impacting on its people. His soldiers are tired. His equipment is cumbersome, malfunctioning, not at home on foreign soil. Sounds familiar? Such is the resonance of Shakespeare's Henry V, topical anew in
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Mime artist aims for Turkish border
YORK street entertainer Michael Mime was today trying to cross the Turkish border into Iraq after meeting and taking advice from Kurdish politicians. Michael, real name Michael Todd, has met leading members of the Kurdish Democratic Party who, he claims
