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Frankie can steal the show at Thirsk - 11/04/03
Star attraction Frankie Dettori pays his first visit to Thirsk for almost eight years tomorrow and can give his supporters plenty to cheer about, especially in the feature race of the day. Dettori teams-up with Royal Dignitary in the £32,000 Sky Bet Thirsk
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Getz you noticed...
Chris Buxton struggles with the name and an aching leg, but finds there is plenty to praise about the Hyundai Getz 1.1 GSi RIGHT, let's get the quibbles out of the way - and there aren't many. First of all is the name. Getz? What does that mean? Great
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Barbican dates
HEATHER Small, the inevitable David Essex and fellow Seventies' veterans Smokie are all new additions to York Barbican Centre's concert diary. Small, the M People lead singer, will play the Barbican on June 15 (7.30pm), promising a new look and a preview
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Jazz notes
THE Scarborough Jazz Festival, due to run from September 19-21, was officially launched on Wednesday, April 16. The invited audience of musicians and jazz club organizers enjoyed a glass of wine and a short address from the Town's Mayor, Sheila Kettlewell
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S Club: Seeing Double (PG, 91 minutes)
WHILE on the subject of English failures, here's another one, only worse still. Like the Monkees, S Club's pop career has been built around a television show. Those cheeky Americans and the short British one went on to make Head, one weird 1968 trip of
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Skating over council exes
AN inquiry into spin doctor Jo Moore's infamous September 11 e-mail was published on Tuesday - at the exact moment a US shell tore through a hotel housing Western journalists in Iraq. Ms Moore was - after a lengthy and complicated scandal - fired for
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Is democracy realistic aim?
IF the war brings British-style democracy to Iraq, that for many will justify it and the horrors it has caused. For that we must wait. Of all the reasons for starting the war given by Tony Blair, this is the only one that has not yet been proved to be
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Appalling images
NOW that the military occupation of Iraq is nearing its achievement, it is worth remembering that the invasion was originally justified as being necessary so as to destroy weapons of mass destruction held illegally by Saddam Hussein. The military action
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Accountability
THE people that agree with the situation in Iraq must hold themselves accountable for the deaths of all people killed. We must ask ourselves many questions. Could we have waited longer? Were people in this country or America threatened directly by any
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Ham-fisted
FOR the pro-war blood mongers to claim that they are the true supporters of our troops and that people such as myself of an anti-war disposition are not, is at best a ham-fisted attempt to take the moral high ground and at worst a barefaced lie. The whole
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Unjustified
WHILST no one can ever say that war is pleasant or nice - innocents always suffer - I wonder how York's female human shield feels now. Your paper carried an article covering her return in which she stated there would be no welcome in Baghdad for the coalition
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Whose city?
I HADN'T actually realised how much of a tabloid the Evening Press was until I read the headline "Baghdad Is Ours" (April 7). Baghdad belongs to who exactly? The Evening Press? The US? Perhaps the UK? The last time I checked, there were still Iraqi civilians
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'Lack of social skills' to blame for vandalism and car crimes?
RECENTLY I watched a TV documentary programme on killer elephants. When African rangers rescued baby elephants orphaned by ivory poachers and released them back into the bush, some of them grew up to be delinquents or killers. Apparently, the normal elephant
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Accept the new challenge
I read with interest the letter 'Washed up at 50?' in the Evening Preess on March 28. I had also been employed since I was 16, and used to work as a sales executive, with a company car, mobile and laptop, until I was made redundant on Friday, December
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Irritated
As a regular user of local postboxes, I too, like Mr. Hudson (April 4), have been mildly irritated by their sudden failure to divulge how often, and when next, we might expect them to be cleared. But I have thought long and hard about what Mr Hudson says
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Cyclists flout law
YOUR report about cyclists who ride without lights (April 7) is indicative of a widely-held belief among them that neither the law, nor common sense, should apply to them. I have been involved in numerous incidents involving cycles which are either entirely
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Music and dance
INTERNATIONAL performers are to entertain the people of North Yorkshire. A musical interlude will be provided by the Tewit Youth Band and the Katrina Hughes Dancers at the Galtres Centre in Easingwold. The two groups are shortly to represent the United
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TV series looks at drugs issue
A prison liaison officer from York is helping to educate children about the perils of drug addiction through a Channel 4 documentary. Danny Glew, 32, of Tang Hall, will feature in a series of three 45-minute documentaries exploring the issues and themes
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School honours teacher's MBE
A YORK teacher who was awarded an MBE for more than 30 years of dedicated service was honoured by governors at her school. Stella Hall has been at Haxby Road Primary School since the start of her 36-year career in 1966. This year she was honoured for
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Cup bid comes off the Rails
HARROGATE Railway's bid to make it through to their second cup final of the season faltered against Sheffield last night. Having already won the Northern Counties East League President's Cup, Railway seemed on course for a shot at the League Cup. But
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Flying visit by dean
THE Dean of York has paid a flying visit to the Yorkshire Air Museum. The Very Reverend Raymond Furnell touched down at the Elvington museum to unveil a special plaque. The plaque is in memory of the Dean cutting the first piece of turf for the museum's
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Tadcaster personal bests fall
TADCASTER Swim Squad completed the Yorkshire ASA Championships in the final weekend of events at Ponds Forge, Sheffield. Andrew Cowan, 14, finished fourth in the 200m breaststroke in a personal best time of two minutes 53.54 seconds. Jessica Walker knocked
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Frantic finish to the season
THE race for the York John Smith's York Sunday Morning League division one title remains alive. On Tuesday, Volunteers took the lead against Nestl Rowntree through James Bonarius, but the points were shared as Simon Kehoe levelled for the visitors. Both
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Steeling the show
CITY centre shoppers were treated to a bit of calypso magic in aid of a good cause when a steel band entertained passers by in Parliament Street, York. Steel Expression, a six-piece who got together in 2001, played for around five hours in support of
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Boost for new flood defences spending
MORE than half a billion pounds is set to be spent on flood defences across the Yorkshire region in the next ten years. A massive hike in spending on defences by the Environment Agency has been agreed by the Yorkshire Regional Flood Defence Committee.
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Encore for the opera singers at national show
TADCASTER thespians are planning to raise the roof when they perform in front of some of the country's finest amateur talent this weekend. Thirty members of Tadcaster & District Amateur Operatic Society will perform a special 75-minute show, Life
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Cyclists fight ban for late shopping
CYCLISTS are being urged to deluge key council chiefs with complaints about plans to extend no-bike zones when late night shopping is introduced to York. The York branch of the Cyclists Touring Club (CTC) is backing a leaflet, or "flyer", asking bikers
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Malton cannot afford to lose
IT is crunch time for Malton and Norton as they travel to Beverley knowing they cannot afford to slip up. The nail-biting race for the second promotion spot from Yorkshire Two has gone right to the wire, with Malton and West Park Bramhope vying for the
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Library prepares for new chapter after closure
BOOKWORMS in Stamford Bridge are set to get a boost as the village's library prepares for a major expansion. The library closed for six weeks yesterday. It will be extended and an online computer issue system will be installed. When it reopens at 2pm
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Don't put any more homes in our town
CIVIC leaders in a North Yorkshire market town have raised concerns about possible future housing pressure on their area. Members of Easingwold Town Council used a meeting with planning officers to discuss the Hambleton Local Plan to raise questions about
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Tenant falsified rent papers
A TENANT falsified his rent papers to claim benefit he was not entitled to, York magistrates heard. Richard Hutchinson, 46, of Front Street, Acomb, York, altered details on his tenancy agreement, increasing the rent to gain extra housing benefit. Caroline
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Skate park youths anger residents
A NEWLY-OPENED £65,000 community skate park and garden is being ruined by abusive teenagers, according to residents of Holgate Park, York. The Sidings play facility, situated behind the new housing complex off Poppleton Road, opened three weeks ago after
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Party on the menu at Blue Bicycle
THE boss of The Blue Bicycle said today there would be a "party atmosphere" at the York restaurant when it reopened its doors tonight. David Rose said the Fossgate eatery, which he runs with partner Sarah Brownbridge, would be open from 6pm, following
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Sharp gives thumbs up for Hamilton
GAVIN Hamilton was warmly praised by coach Kevin Sharp for his bowling stint in bitterly cold conditions in Yorkshire's two-day friendly match against Durham which ended in a draw at Riverside. Yorkshire are keeping an anxious eye on Hamilton's pre-season
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New Sheriffe rides in to town
INJURY-HIT York City Knights have bolstered their squad with the loan-signing of highly-rated winger Rickki Sheriffe from Huddersfield Giants. A mounting 'wounded in action' list has left player-coach Paul Broadbent down to the bare bones, but the arrival
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Three hurt in A19 crash
THREE people were taken to York District Hospital after a three-car pile up on the A19 today. A male pedestrian was injured and two women had to be cut free from a car following the accident, which took place between Riccall and Escrick at about 7.30am
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Up and running
ATHLETES have launched a petition to save their running track at Huntington Stadium. Members of Nestl Rowntree Athletics Club fear the track, the only public all-weather track in North Yorkshire, could be ripped up if York City's plans to redevelop the
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Hobson gets nod
DEFENSIVE linchpin Gary Hobson will keep his place in the York City line-up despite the return of Scott Jones for the visit of Rochdale tomorrow. Hobson stepped into the breach at the last-minute in City's 2-0 win over Southend after Jones had his car
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Board to review Yvonne's case
THE Parole Board is to re-examine the case of jailed Yvonne Sleightholme, following Evening Press revelations that she remains locked up because of a board blunder. Home Secretary David Blunkett is to refer the blind prisoner's application for a transfer
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John Shuttleworth in Pillock Of The Community, Harrogate Theatre, April 15, 7.30pm, and Spa Theatre,
JOHN Shuttleworth is back, and he wants to talk to you about home security in his new show, Pillock Of The Community. "You can call it a comeback if you like, as I haven't toured him for two years," says his creator, who transfers himself from 43-year-old
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Hobson gets nod
DEFENSIVE linchpin Gary Hobson will keep his place in the York City line-up despite the return of Scott Jones for the visit of Rochdale tomorrow. Hobson stepped into the breach at the last-minute in City's 2-0 win over Southend after Jones had his car
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How best to win the peace
Once the shooting is over, the job of rebuilding Iraq will begin. STEPHEN LEWIS talked to York experts Sultan Barakat and Gareth Wardell about the way forward THE news report was brutally brief. Eleven civilians - seven men and four women - were killed
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Sharp gives thumbs up for Hamilton
GAVIN Hamilton was warmly praised by coach Kevin Sharp for his bowling stint in bitterly cold conditions in Yorkshire's two-day friendly match against Durham which ended in a draw at Riverside. Yorkshire are keeping an anxious eye on Hamilton's pre-season
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Tour de force from Honda's new estate
SOME estate cars are roomy, others sporty, luxurious or stylish. From sensible workhorses to sporty holdalls, they all struggle to meet conflicting goals of style, space, practicality and pace. Now joining the party is Honda's Accord Tourer, billed as
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May there be music
In the beginning there was the 2000 York Live Music Festival, part of the BBC Music Live celebrations to mark the Millennium. The event went so well, the BBC decided to host its 2001 BBC Music Live festival in York, Leeds and Bradford, the national focus
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Saw Doctors blaze away
SINGER Davy Carton reckons his Irish band The Saw Doctors have three strongholds of support across the United Kingdom. "In Lancashire there was a TV documentary about us, so that got us noticed; in Scotland there's an affinity with the Irish; in Yorkshire
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Alison is all fight now
Appearing in the musical Chicago gave Alison Moyet just the career boost she needed, as the singer tells Charles Hutchinson ALISON Moyet may have called her comeback album Hometime but she is spending time away from home on the road. Last autumn the Essex
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Suzy gets herself back to The Junction
YORK country singer Suzy Martell makes her comeback appearance at The Junction on April 17, determined as ever to fight back from illness. "I can't wait to get back playing," says Suzy, who has endured a battle against cancer for several years. "I feel
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Shed heads for the town
MALTON Market Place will be the setting for a free, open-air musical weekend in June when The Shed Comes To Town. Ryedale District Council's community services and licensing committee has given the green light to the June 7 and 8 event, to be staged by
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Musical society returns to Passion
YORK Musical Society presents Bach's St John Passion for the first time since 1995 on Sunday, April 13 at 6.30pm at York Minster. In the interim years it has been performed biannually by the York Minster Choir, enabling York Musical Society to perform
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Johnny English (PG, 88 minutes)
ROWAN Atkinson's bungling Bond caricature began life in a credit-card ad, and that is where it should have ended. Instead Mr Bean and his creators meet 007, banking on easy money for cheap laughs in the limp form of Johnny English, a spy spoof always
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Adaption (15, 114 minutes)
JOHN Malkovich, scene-stealing star turn of Johnny English, pops up briefly in Adaptation in an opening link to Spike Jonze's last movie, Being John Malkovich. That cult movie was written by Charlie Kaufman, and it is Kaufman who moves centre stage in
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Sport for all is the way to go
THE struggle to save York sport is not over yet. After two exhausting battles for survival, York City hope to thrive under the stewardship of the Supporters' Trust. Another impressive campaign forged York Knights from the wreckage of the Wasps. Both clubs
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Abide by rules
YVONNE Sleightholme continues to protest her innocence, but that is not the question at issue today. Whether or not she killed a Ryedale farmer's wife, she has certainly been subject to an injustice at the hands of the prison authorities. The judge who
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Parking plea
THE city car parking inspectors seem to be active 24 hours a day seven days a week, so I urge the Evening Press to feature an update of where and at what time you can park in the streets. I would ask the Press to list the available car parks and the times
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Action, not promises, for a cleaner city
NOW is the time York councillors are asking for your vote. City of York Council informed us in Saturday's Evening Press that they are prepared to spend £138,000 on street cleaning. How many more empty promises can we expect from this Labour council in
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So mean to Dexter
HOW mean-spirited of Network Rail to persecute Dexter whose George Best graffito manages to be witty and bio-degradable. Presumably this means they are in favour of the permanent spray-paint obscenities which disfigure so much of their property. Ian Stuart
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Appeal lodged by sex offender
A YORK sex offender is appealing against his conviction for child abuse as he bids to win back his freedom. William McKay, 63, known as the "Yellow Van Man", is serving 18 months for indecently assaulting a girl at his mobile shop in a village near York
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Acorn miss National relays
YORK Acorn missed out on the chance to compete in the National 12 Stage Relays. They needed to finish in the top-25 at the Northern 12 Stage event at Blackpool but could only finish 27th and were left reflecting on the absence of key performers. Andy
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Addison back at Boro
FORMER Scarborough manager Colin Addison returns to the McCain Stadium tomorrow with his Forest Green side, having turned the Nationwide Conference season around for the Gloucestershire club since joining them in the autumn. Forest Green are now just
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Pupils pit wits against the City
YORK youngsters will be going head to head with top city stock brokers as part of a year-long project. Pupils from Burnholme Community College will be competing with Leeds-based stockbrokers J M Finn to see who can come out with most money after a year
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Recipes raise £1,000
A CHARITY African recipe book which includes unusual dishes such as flying ants in mashed potato and sheep brains on toast, has raised £1,000. Vicar's wife Sue Baldock, based at Dringhouses Parish Church, York, who discovered the creepy-crawly meals while
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Prospects looking cool
THE warm weather of the last week has given way to colder conditions in the last two days putting the weekend prospects in the balance. Fish were starting to feed on the surface at York-area stillwaters during the week as witnessed by this cracking mirror
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Train safety system fitted
WARNING systems have been installed on a York rail company's fleet - some nine months ahead of schedule. The Train Protection Warning System (TPWS) has been fitted to all Arriva Trains Northern (ATN) cabs running across North Yorkshire and the North of
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Women cheer birthday year
A RURAL women's group is celebrating its 20th birthday in York. The Yorkshire Countrywomen's Association (YCA), will gather its 4,000 members together on April 29, for a service of thanksgiving in York Minster. Joining the women at 10.30am will be the
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Row over bed tans 'risk'
YORK tanning shop owners have hit back at a report from the British Medical Association (BMA) which warns of the dangers of using sunbeds and urges people not to use them. Michelle and Ray Neal, who run Sunshine Tanning Systems in Micklegate, said that
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Science gets breath of fresh air
SCIENCE was brought to life for pupils at a York primary school as part of a fun day. More than 200 youngsters from Dunnington Primary School worked together on different experiments during the event. Experiments included building trees to withstand high
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Tourism bosses urged to enter contest
TOURISM is the fastest growing and biggest industry in the Yorkshire region, worth £4.2 billion and accounting for one in five new jobs. Now, local operators in the industry are being offered a chance to get their contribution recognised. The White Rose
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Cox hits four for double joy
DAMON Cox was the four goal hero as Pickering Royal Oak completed a quick double triumph. They clinched the RJF Homes Beckett Football League second division championship last night, taking the title with four league games still to play. Only 24 hours
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Walton springs in to action
AFTER a winter season's hibernation, Kevin Walton returned to the York John Smith's Men's League division one scene and shot an outstanding 15 darts. Mick Willsden included 180 for 17 and Rich Saville gamed in 20 as Shepherd beat Dringhouses 6-3 whose
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Bogey team Selby threat to York
YORK have a date with destiny tomorrow, but they can expect no favours from local rivals Selby. The Clifton Parkers have already secured at least a place in the play-offs, but an unexpected run of results has thrown the Yorkshire One title back open,
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Head thanked by his school
THE head teacher of a North Yorkshire school was bidding his pupils farewell today. Norman Corner, who has led Lady Lumley's School, Pickering, for the last ten years, had previously been thanked by pupils for his service and commitment during a special
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Traditional launch for election manifesto
THE Socialist Alliance Party has launched its York election manifesto in the "traditional" way - with a public meeting. The group was the only political party taking part in this year's council elections to expound its policies in the "traditional" way
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Mum fined £400 over school absences
THE mother of a child absent from school 108 times since September was yesterday fined £400 - but she was not at court to receive judgement. John Howard, prosecuting for the education services, said: "We are extremely concerned about the situation given
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Horses invade York garden
A YORK woman was stunned when her garden was invaded by four large horses. Sheila Bell returned to her home in Coniston Close, Rawcliffe, yesterday afternoon to find the horses in her garden. She contacted the police as she was worried the animals might
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Blooming good line-up
JUDGES who surveyed the luscious floral displays of Tadcaster in Bloom businesses were delighted with what they found. Christine Ransome and Jean Tomlinson faced a tough decision as they attempted to pick the winner of the Best Spring Window competition
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New film gets York premiere
YORK film director Mark Herman has premiered his new romantic comedy, Hope Springs, in a charity preview at City Screen, York, in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care. "How excited I am to be able to preview one of my films in my home town - and for the first
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Village 'bursting at the seams'
CONCERNED residents have expressed their fears that plans to build a new business park could reduce their village to chaos. About 70 Strensall residents attended a public meeting last night to object to proposals to build a large office development on
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The train now leaving Pickering...
A MAJESTIC steam engine lumbered onto the A1 as it headed to a new home. The Blue Peter was being moved to its final destination after travelling more than 5,000 miles on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. It will spend its retirement delighting railway
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Boy's death an accident
A 12-year-old boy who collapsed and died while playing with friends had drunk the equivalent of two-and-a-half pints of cider, an inquest heard. Gary Young, from Holme-on-Spalding Moor, choked on his vomit as he drank and smoked cigarettes on playing
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New homes are hit by structure faults
HOMES in a York estate are suffering from major structural problems, the Evening Press can reveal today. Defects have been found in the ground floors of as many as 11 homes in Tamworth Road - barely five years after they were built. Homes giant Persimmon
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Too-low pilot now in the RAF
A TEENAGE pilot who flew so low over York that frightened householders could read his registration number is now in the RAF, a court heard. Four people from Dringhouses reported Lee Robert Hodgkinson, 19, from Strensall, during his flight in September
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Bogey team Selby threat to York
YORK have a date with destiny tomorrow, but they can expect no favours from local rivals Selby. The Clifton Parkers have already secured at least a place in the play-offs, but an unexpected run of results has thrown the Yorkshire One title back open,
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New Sheriffe rides in to town
INJURY-HIT York City Knights have bolstered their squad with the loan-signing of highly-rated winger Rickki Sheriffe from Huddersfield Giants. A mounting 'wounded in action' list has left player-coach Paul Broadbent down to the bare bones, but the arrival
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Abandonment, York Theatre Royal, until April 26
YOU may have seen Julie Teal in Footballers' Wives. She played Susan, the teacher, in a couple of episodes where a little girl was kidnapped. You may have also seen Julie in six or seven episodes of Channel 4's hip winter series 20 Things To Do Before
