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Why did the police let this happen?
ANGRY shop-owners have hit out after youths attacked eight shops in a York shopping precinct - and police failed to respond to calls. Christine Mosley, owner of Salon No 6 in Huntington, criticised police, saying they fail to react to a spree of vandalism
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Bobby on right course to win - 30/06/03
Chairman Bobby can rule the roost at Hamilton tomorrow. Trained at Scorton, near Richmond, by David Barker, the much-improved North Yorkshire sprinter is bidding for his third win in four outings and his second on at Hamilton. Chairman Bobby scored a
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Stage set for top two foes to clash
Acomb, the premier division leaders in Hunters the Estate Agent York and District Senior League, and their nearest rivals Dunnington will meet next week in the final game of the first half of the season with both sides having won five and drawn five of
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Gilbertson hits career best score
Sheriff Hutton Bridge won the top of the table clash with Hull Zingari in division one of Hunters the Estate Agent York and District Senior League despite being required to bat first. Their 30-point reward sees them lead the division by 32 points. Steve
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Akbar scores his fifth ton
After winning their derby match with Bubwith, Hemingbrough have taken over the leadership of Hunters the Estate Agent York and District Senior League division three. They have one more victory than former leaders Heslington, who are now on level points
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Council meeting times to remain unchanged
TIMES for Ryedale District Council meetings are to remain unchanged despite pleas by two new members that they had difficulty in attending them so early. Coun Stephen Preston wanted to put the start of meetings back to 7.30pm because the present early
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Andy way to keep cyclists on road
REPAIRS to a puncture or a broken chain will only be a phone call away for York cyclists from later this month. A York man has set up what he believes is Britain's first cycle-powered emergency breakdown service for city bikers. Andy Scaife said his BikeRescue
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'Put Plays on again in Museum Gardens'
CALLS for York's Mystery Plays to return to the atmospheric Museum Gardens have met with a cautious response from the York Museums Trust. The trust has had responsibility since last summer for the city's museums, art gallery and the gardens, including
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Rotary medal of honour for Margaret
CHAMPION charity worker Margaret Dibb has been awarded a medal of honour by York Rotary Club. The Paul Harris Fellowship award is given only to individuals who have given exceptional service to the community. This honour was created in honour of Paul
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Villagers angry over plans for 26 homes
RESIDENTS have been angered by plans to build 26 new homes in a North Yorkshire village - and the local parish council is demanding £30,000 if the homes are built. Dalton Parish Council, near Thirsk, has called for permission to be refused, and 19 letters
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Summing up summer!
CARNIVALS, scarecrows and a balloon launch helped the weekend go with a bang in the York area. Wedding dresses and christening gowns from the 1920s to the present day were on display at the Stockton-on-the-Forest carnival. Visitors flocked to Holy Trinity
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Driver is catapulted into hedge
A MAN was thrown through the windscreen of his car and had to be cut free from a hedge following an accident on the A64. The accident took place at 12.20am when the driver lost control of his Honda Accord in wet conditions on the A64 westbound between
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Netball at New Earswick
THE tenth annual Martyn Kennedy memorial netball tournament will be held at Joseph Rowntree School, New Earswick, next Sunday, starting at 10.30am. All money raised raised will go to the Intensive Care Unit at York District Hospital. The deadline for
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White's century proves in vain
Bolton Percy's John White scored a century but his side lost their Hunters the Estate Agent York and District Senior League division six match at Selby. White was undefeated with 109 as he dominated Bolton's innings of 188-7. Bolton's Henry Houseman took
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Beales bowls them over
Huntington's Steve Beales produced the best bowling figures of the month in Hunters the Estate Agent York and District Senior League when his 8-30 destroyed Thirsk in their division five match and earned him his second monthly bowling award. Thirsk were
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Hornsea stay top of table
Hornsea retained the leadership of Hunters the estate agent York and District Senior League division two by gaining the better of a draw at Malton. Ahmed Nadeem made a seasonal best 74 as the Coasters took first innings and, with Guy Martinson making
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Gilbertson hits career best score
Sheriff Hutton Bridge won the top of the table clash with Hull Zingari in division one of Hunters the Estate Agent York and District Senior League despite being required to bat first. Their 30-point reward sees them lead the division by 32 points. Steve
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Protests as hunt ban Bill debated
MEMBERS of North Yorkshire hunts were today taking part in a national vigil in London in an attempt to stop a hunting ban. Members of Sinnington and Derwent Hunts joined others from around the country in the vigil in Parliament Square which started yesterday
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Grants to help youngsters
LOTTERY funding of almost half-a-million pounds has been awarded to groups in North and East Yorkshire for child-care places. A total of 41 new out-of-school-hours clubs have been created in Hambleton and the East Riding to provide vital childcare. The
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York's Broadbent has them in a spin
SPINNER Dan Broadbent took five wickets for five runs in 3.4 overs as York consolidated their lead in the Oxbridge Yorkshire ECB County Premier Cricket League by taking maximum points at bottom club Rotherham on Saturday. York lost the toss, batted first
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Shepherd Group still among top
SHEPHERD Building Group, the York-based builder, manufacturer and developer is again among the top 100 biggest unquoted companies in Britain. But this year, with sales of £557 million, the organisation which employs more than 4,000 and is wholly owned
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School parking idea revised
A YORK school told it could not use its grounds as a car park to raise funds will try again to persuade the council to agree to the innovative scheme. St George's Primary School made about £2,000 by opening its grounds for car parking at weekends and
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Umpire strikes back at mini-Wimbledon
FORMER Wimbledon tennis umpire Malcolm Huntington donned his green jacket for the first time in eight years when two York vicars thrashed it out in a 'mini-Wimbledon'. Heslington's Anglican vicar, The Rev Nancy Eckersley, took on Methodist minister, The
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Victim of York muggers has no cash to live on
A homeless York man said attackers who mugged him for his benefits have left him destitute with no hope of financial support for seven days. Wayne Robinson, 39, who has been living on the streets in York for eight years, said Social Services had refused
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Health check after 50 years of NHS
HEALTH professionals in the region are celebrating National NHS Week - an event which marks the founding day of the NHS on July 5, 1948. This year, the event, which runs until Saturday, focuses on engaging with staff and local communities to explain how
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War veterans in flying visit
THREE hundred Second World War veterans have paid a flying visit to the Yorkshire Air Museum. Veteran aviators from all over Britain were brought to the museum in Elvington, York, on Saturday by more than 100 aircraft. The visit to the museum, which has
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End of an era for ice cream team
DECADES of ice cream history in York city centre will come to an end when family firm J Capaldi & Sons closes its factory. The firm, which has been selling ices in York since the 1930s, is to shut its factory in Fetter Lane, off Skeldergate. But the
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Knights take defeat on the chin
YORK City Knights chiefs refused to blame referee Steve Addy as their four-match winning sequence came to an end. Instead they concentrated on the Knights' own performance as they crashed at Chorley Lynx yesterday. Addy was berated by the incensed travelling
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Trio offered return ticket
YORK City player manager Chris Brass today confirmed Chris Smith, Graham Potter and Christian Fox have all been offered the chance of a Bootham Crescent return. The three all looked to be on their way out of City at the end of last season after being
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Trio offered return ticket
YORK City player manager Chris Brass today confirmed Chris Smith, Graham Potter and Christian Fox have all been offered the chance of a Bootham Crescent return. The three all looked to be on their way out of City at the end of last season after being
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Knights take defeat on the chin
YORK City Knights chiefs refused to blame referee Steve Addy as their four-match winning sequence came to an end. Instead they concentrated on the Knights' own performance as they crashed at Chorley Lynx yesterday. Addy was berated by the incensed travelling
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Education plan for next 5 years
EDUCATION provision in York is to be shaped with a five-year plan drawn up by City of York Council. The plan will show how the LEA will provide education in York and will include information on the expected number of pupils in the city's schools and the
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School parking idea revised
A YORK school told it could not use its grounds as a car park to raise funds will try again to persuade the council to agree to the innovative scheme. St George's Primary School made about £2,000 by opening its grounds for car parking at weekends and
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Police cover note
WE have been assured by David Blunkett that the lack of security and protection for the Royal Family after the escapade at the party for Prince William has been rectified and that they will be offered better protection in the future. In the light of this
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Just so funny
I AM not in the habit of writing to letters pages. However, I feel compelled to share one of the funniest and best evening's entertainment I have had for years. My husband, my ten-year-old daughter and I laughed the whole evening. Augustus Carp by The
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Well worth celebrating
INVITATION cards, envelopes, ribbon, scissors - almost everything Stillington villagers needed for today's opening ceremony was on sale in the very post office they have saved. Only the champagne needed to be bought in. We hope they haven't skimped. Members
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All fired up
WE have all heard them: the die-hard football fans who declare to friends and family that they would do anything for their club. But would they walk through fire? The answer, in York City's case, was a resounding yes. Mad-keen fans leapt at the chance
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Making of the Minster
ThERE is something humbling about the thought of embarking on a building project that will take 250 years to complete. In these days of instant gratification, such monumental patience seems inconceivable. Thankfully, our medieval forbears were made of
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York's Broadbent has them in a spin
SPINNER Dan Broadbent took five wickets for five runs in 3.4 overs as York consolidated their lead in the Oxbridge Yorkshire ECB County Premier Cricket League by taking maximum points at bottom club Rotherham on Saturday. York lost the toss, batted first
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Double delight for York
YORK'S second visit of the weekend to Rotherham found the opposition in sterner mode, but the result was the same with York enjoying an overwhelming nine-wicket victory. Rotherham had been beaten by 130 runs in the Oxbridge Yorkshire ECB County Premier
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Hornsea stay top of table
Hornsea retained the leadership of Hunters the estate agent York and District Senior League division two by gaining the better of a draw at Malton. Ahmed Nadeem made a seasonal best 74 as the Coasters took first innings and, with Guy Martinson making
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Lead cut as Malton are held to draw
Easingwold held Malton to a draw in a high-scoring game to cut Malton's lead to 24 points in division four of Hunters the Estate Agent York and District Senior League. Jim Dawson senior made an unbeaten 77 in Malton's 222-4. Easingwold replied with 203
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Beales bowls them over
Huntington's Steve Beales produced the best bowling figures of the month in Hunters the Estate Agent York and District Senior League when his 8-30 destroyed Thirsk in their division five match and earned him his second monthly bowling award. Thirsk were
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White's century proves in vain
Bolton Percy's John White scored a century but his side lost their Hunters the Estate Agent York and District Senior League division six match at Selby. White was undefeated with 109 as he dominated Bolton's innings of 188-7. Bolton's Henry Houseman took
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Local food stores keep on expanding
LOCAL produce is growing ever more popular - if expansions from two Eat Local nominees are anything to go by. New nominee Food For Thought, at Haxby, York, is doubling the size of its bakery to meet demands, and owner Martyn Scott is delighted. He said
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Young chefs urged buy local produce
RESTAURANTS and hotels of the future will be strong advocates of local food - if lecturers at one York training centre have anything to do with it. York College, one of the largest further education centres in the city, has made it its mission to showcase
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Wolds residents to have say on their future
PROJECTS are under way to boost the profile of a unique part of Ryedale. North Yorkshire farmer Derek Watson is hoping to diversify to keep his Wolds business afloat, and a district council scheme to find out what Wolds residents want for the future has
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Dame, set and match
PANTO dame Berwick Kaler made sure the Evening Press Family Leisure Exhibition got off to a flying start. Visitors to the exhibition, held at the Merchant Adventurers' Hall, in York, yesterday, not only got to meet the panto star, but they learned how
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Karaoke Carrie in final five of pop competition
A SHERBURN High School pupil is hoping to receive star treatment by winning a national singing competition. Carrie Winfield, 13, is one of just five finalists in Smash Hits magazine's karaoke competition which offers the winner a recording studio session
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Moving into the fast lane
POCKLINGTON businesses were preparing to get into the fast lane at a special exhibition on broadband. Residents and businesses flocked to Woldgate School, Pocklington, to learn all about this high-speed internet service, which is coming to the town on
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New bus station officially opened
COUNCIL chiefs have installed extra seating in a new bus shelter in Tadcaster after complaints that passengers were getting soaked when it rained. North Yorkshire County Council also repaired the shelter's leaking roof - just in time for the revamped
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Deacons ordained at Minster
THE Archbishop of York has ordained 15 new deacons in a special service at York Minster. Dr David Hope ordained 15 people, aged between 27 and 63, to work in the Diocese of York for a year as deacons before they are ordained priests. Those ordained include
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York gets more green teams
CITY OF YORK Council's kerbside recycling scheme trebled in size today when an extra 40,000 homes started receiving the service. The council is expanding its fortnightly kerbside collections to cover three-quarters of all homes in York - taking the total
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Hot-footing it for City
YORK CITY fans have gone through a lot over the past few years, and now a group of supporters have walked through fire for their club. Bootham Crescent was the scene of a fundraising firewalk on Saturday when fans walked on hot coals to raise much-needed
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Town rallies round as 100 lose jobs
SHOCKED Pocklington residents have vowed to rally round the 100 people who lost their jobs when the town's biggest employer went into administration. Staff at Convergent Communi-cations, based at Blenheim House, York Road, Pocklington, were devastated
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Lead cut as Malton are held to draw
Easingwold held Malton to a draw in a high-scoring game to cut Malton's lead to 24 points in division four of Hunters the Estate Agent York and District Senior League. Jim Dawson senior made an unbeaten 77 in Malton's 222-4. Easingwold replied with 203
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Akbar scores his fifth ton
After winning their derby match with Bubwith, Hemingbrough have taken over the leadership of Hunters the Estate Agent York and District Senior League division three. They have one more victory than former leaders Heslington, who are now on level points
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Health check after 55 years of NHS
HEALTH professionals in the region are celebrating National NHS Week - an event which marks the founding day of the NHS on July 5, 1948. This year, the event, which runs until Saturday, focuses on engaging with staff and local communities to explain how
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Stage set for top two foes to clash
Acomb, the premier division leaders in Hunters the Estate Agent York and District Senior League, and their nearest rivals Dunnington will meet next week in the final game of the first half of the season with both sides having won five and drawn five of
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Boy, 15, faces jail
A 15-year-old York boy will be locked up for his part in an armed shop robbery, a judge promised today. The Clifton boy had just admitted robbery and causing actual bodily harm to a man in T+N Stores, Wigginton Road, last November. He denies possessing
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Education plan for next 5 years
EDUCATION provision in York is to be shaped with a five-year plan drawn up by City of York Council. The plan will show how the LEA will provide education in York and will include information on the expected number of pupils in the city's schools and the
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Regal display from King
AN UNBEATEN 83 from former West Indies ace Collis King helped Dunnington to a six-wicket win over South Northumberland in the ECB National Knockout Cup. Batting first, the hosts were bowled out for 152 thanks largely to John McHale's 3-36 and Hamid Khan's
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Mary's 100 double
IT WAS a double celebration for Mary Bramley as she celebrated her 100th birthday. Her nephew, Steven Bramley, and his wife, Zoe, held a birthday party for Mary and 60 of her friends and relatives at Holmes House, South Duffield, the day before she turned
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Double delight for York
YORK'S second visit of the weekend to Rotherham found the opposition in sterner mode, but the result was the same with York enjoying an overwhelming nine-wicket victory. Rotherham had been beaten by 130 runs in the Oxbridge Yorkshire ECB County Premier
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Kirby gets a grip for Yorkshire
A career-best 207 from Matthew Wood and a maiden century from Andy Gray helped to give Yorkshire a first innings lead of 237 at Taunton yesterday before Steve Kirby tore into Somerset for the second time in the match. Kirby, who grabbed five wickets in
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Police to join in Gay Pride event
GAY, lesbian and bisexual police officers from North Yorkshire are expected to take part in a gay pride march in uniform for the first time next month. Several officers from the force will join revellers at Pride in the Park And The Pride Parade, a colourful
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£606,000 win on the horses for caretaker
A YORK punter has scooped more than £600,000 by picking six winners in six races. The man, who has not been identified but is a caretaker from the York area, now has a chance to win another £540,000 with a free Bonus bet for a race next Saturday. Ed Comins
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Greenway quits Tory front bench
RYEDALE MP John Greenway was set today to stand down from the Tory front bench to focus on government proposals to de-regulate gambling. Mr Greenway has been a Conservative spokesman on culture, media and sport for the past three years, and on home affairs
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Track repair firm in points clash
YORK rail track repair firm Jarvis was today accused of failing to service railway points near York for 220 days - four times longer than required under safety rules. It was also accused of bullying staff who tried to highlight the dangers. The RMT union's
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Regional assembly could bring expansion for York
CITY of York Council could be set to expand under controversial proposals for a regional "mini-parliament" covering Yorkshire and the Humber. The Boundary Committee has been asked to draw up proposals for replacing North Yorkshire County Council and local
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Future looks bleak for astrologer's shop plan
ASTROLOGER Jonathan Cainer is at loggerheads with planners over a scheme they say could damage the character of one of York's historic shopping streets. Mr Cainer wants to install air- conditioning units at his shop, a listed building in Stonegate. But
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Post service let down by tyres prank
POSTAL workers in York discovered someone had let down the tyres of 80 Royal Mail bicycles. The bicycles were attacked at the Royal Mail headquarters on the Birch Park estate, Huntington, York. The valves from the 80 red Royal Mail bicycles were stolen
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We've saved our village post office
OVERJOYED villagers were celebrating today after winning a battle to save their post office. The residents of Stillington, near Easingwold, were spurred into action when the store looked doomed. They created Stillington Community Association to buy the
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The National Talent Hunt Harkers, Saturday
FULL house, tick; hen party in silly headgear, tick; beer flowing, tick. All present? Ah, compere Norman Lovett is stuck in M1 traffic. More beer flowing, tick. He's here! The avuncular Lovett talks of fish and spectacles and introduces Ed Perry. Ed Perry
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Tommy Tiernan, York Barbican Centre
THE IRISH love a good story. Tales and observations well up in them like spring water, only in Tommy Tiernan's case, the water was polluted at source, giving his wit an acid edge. The well-regarded comedian joked about the size of the crowd, abused some
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Another look
STEPHEN LEWIS talks to a Malton businessman who has discovered a new world of colour thanks to some 'magic' contact lenses . COLIN Payne still remembers his amazement the first time he really saw the colour of Christmas. Colour blind from birth, he had
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This house of horrors
PHYSICAL and mental health aside, there is only one thing worse than having something go wrong with your car - having something go wrong with your house. Rising damp, dry rot, wet rot, leaking roofs, burst pipes, dodgy guttering, peeling paintwork. Your
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Bog-standard shops don't make York special
FROM your report (Evening Press, June 27) on the debate 'What makes York special?', I am led to infer that what makes York special for Roy Templeman, in his veiled threat regarding a possible outcome over the Coppergate II development inquiry, are certain
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An insult to fans
CHARLIE Croft's bizarre admission (Evening Press, June 25) that "some people may have misunderstood the words an officer spoke" at the meeting about the proposed relocation of York City FC to Huntington Stadium, and his belief that the officer's notes
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Jam today... again
MY frustration at being immersed in one of York's traffic jams the other day actually took a turn for the manic. I quivered a smile which erupted into a guffaw. What caused my hilarity was recalling your headline of Friday June 27: 'York roads are getting
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Feminine charmers
HEATHER Causnett (letters, June 20) is repelled by feminism. I am equally wary of the ultra-feminine woman who flutters her eyelashes at any passing, charismatic male, throwing herself on to his knee and kissing him avidly - even on his balding head.
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Kirby gets a grip for Yorkshire
A career-best 207 from Matthew Wood and a maiden century from Andy Gray helped to give Yorkshire a first innings lead of 237 at Taunton yesterday before Steve Kirby tore into Somerset for the second time in the match. Kirby, who grabbed five wickets in
