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It's Great to be back
THE weather may not be perfect, but this is a bright day for Yorkshire farmers. Today saw the great put back into the Great Yorkshire Show as the three-day festival of farming finally returned to all its glory after the foot and mouth disaster. The disease
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Garage unveils hi-tech service bay
MERCEDS-Benz of York has introduced a new technologically-advanced interactive service bay for customers at its Clifton Moor centre. The new test lane, which is separated from the luxury car showroom by a glass wall, allows customers to see what needs
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Builder opens Yorks HQ
LUXURY housebuilder Charles Church, which two years ago was acquired by York-based Persimmon, has set up a new Yorkshire HQ at Harewood, between Harrogate and Leeds. The office, headed by area director Ian Ruthven, brings the total of Charles Church regional
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Burglars steal tools in garage
WITNESSES to a burglary at a domestic garage in Goole are being asked to come forward. The theft took place between 12.30am and 10am on Sunday at a house in Carrfields, Goole, when thieves gained entry to the garage at the rear via a side door. A large
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Air ambulance banks on pedal power
TWO wheels are to help fund four rotors after Sherburn-in-Elmet gala committee donated a bicycle to the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. The bicycle was originally purchased by members of the committee for the raffle at the annual village gala, but the winner
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Bringing residents up to WARP speed
RESIDENTS of an East Yorkshire town took a closer look at their town's regeneration schemes at an open evening. The Weighton Area Regeneration Partnership (WARP) held the event at the Methodist Church Hall to bring the townspeople up to date on their
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Options on plastic bottles considered
TENS of thousands of York homes could soon see their piles of plastic bottles picked up and recycled. City of York Council environment chiefs are to consider proposals that could see plastic bottle collections extended to 60,000 homes in York. Nine hundred
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Nurses commended
PRACTICE nurses at Thirsk Health Centre have been commended after achieving the best results for people giving up smoking in North Yorkshire. Anne Reed and Linda Makin, from the Dr Casey and Partners practice, have been awarded certificates by Hambleton
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Where there's a wheel
SIMON Hood lost both grandfathers to Alzheimer's and still vividly recalls their deterioration before succumbing to the illness. Now the 26-year-old York man, from Thief Lane, wants to help find a cure by cycling from Land's End to John O' Groats to raise
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Changes at top for police in N Yorks
THE NORTH Yorkshire Police Eastern Area, which includes Easingwold, Malton and Scarborough, has seen changes at the top. Superintendent Barry Honeysett has been made crime manager, based at Malton police station, where he is heading the area's CID team
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Heading off to see the world
THE HEAD teacher of a York private school has retired after 22 years. Valerie Tildesley, said goodbye to Ebor School, Rawcliffe Lane, to spend time travelling and with her family. Mrs Tildesley first joined the school in 1981 as a classroom teacher, becoming
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Flying the Tyke flag
THE PRIDE of Yorkshire could soon be flying high across the county with the launch of a new flag. York flag fanatic Michael Faul has designed a flag to represent Yorkshire, in the hope Yorkshire people will adopt it as their own. The white flag bears
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Students tune up for concert
TOP young musicians from schools and colleges in York and North Yorkshire will be playing at a special venue later this month. After a week of tuition, under conductor Simon Wright, the North Yorkshire Schools' Symphony Orchestra will play at Ripon Cathedral
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Controversial flats plan to be approved
A YORK councillor has criticised plans to demolish a former BUPA residential home and turn it into flats. Clifton Councillor Alan Jones, said he was disappointed that Victorian-style building Burton Croft could soon be knocked down and turned into a three-storey
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Dringhouses start training
Dringhouses Football Club, who have two teams in Leeper Hare York and District League, one in the premier division and the other in Reserve 'A', start pre-season training on tonight (6.30pm)at St Helen's Road, York. Old and new are welcome to attend.
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Crash heroes hailed
Heroes who dealt with the horrific aftermath of the Selby rail disaster have had their actions recognised more than two years after the tragedy. James Dunn, whose father Steve was one of ten killed in the February 2002 crash, was among those who paid
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Duckett delight
Fulford Golf Club's James Duckett and former European Tour pro Nick Ludwell (Selby) have made it through to the final qualifier for the Open. Both shot a 71 at Alwoodley yesterday with 22-year-old Duckett including an eagle three at the eighth. Ludwell
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Dunnington pass test
THE top three teams in division one of the Tyke Petroleum Men's Tennis League all had good wins. Leaders Dunnington had the hardest match, but they beat Wheldrake 60-48, with Kevin Todd and Mike Taylor scoring 24 games. Wigginton beat Riccall 70-38, Paul
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Cawood move top with double joy
CAWOOD have taken over the top spot in division five of the IT Sports Mixed Tennis League after two wins against Sutton-on-Derwent and promotion rivals Stillington. Eddie Burton and Sue Matchett won all three rubbers for Cawood in their encounter against
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Answers wanted on City's 'move' to stadium
A CONCERNED York councillor will tonight press his leader for more information on the future of York City Football Club. Huntington and New Earswick ward councillor Keith Hyman, a Liberal Democrat colleague of council leader Steve Galloway, has tabled
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Police saw addict deal heroin in street
A JURY has heard allegations that police watched a woman deal in heroin in broad daylight on a York city centre street. PC Joanne Wragg told York Crown Court that she saw Michelle Joanne Sharpe, 34, exchange something with a male cyclist and then put
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Future looks black for injured White
ENGLAND all-rounder Craig White may consider retiring from the game following his latest breakdown at the weekend when he suffered another painful side injury while bowling for Yorkshire against Surrey at The Oval. White did not visit his specialist yesterday
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It's show time
ORGANISERS of the Great Yorkshire Show toasted the success of its opening today with a special cocktail for the county. A bright green concoction, The Yorkshire Dream is the brainchild of Matt Weller, chief barman at The Yorkshire, formerly the Imperial
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Police scour road in hunt for gunmen
DETECTIVES were today trawling a York road for clues one week after masked gunmen burst into a nearby farmhouse, terrorised a family and shot a 41-year-old man. The 16-man police team investigating the shooting at Drome Farm, Elvington, was quizzing residents
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Back on board
MIDFIELDER Graham Potter has spurned the offer of a new contract with York City to join Division Three rivals Boston United. But the blow of losing Potter has been softened for City player-boss Chris Brass with the news central defender Chris Smith has
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Mistero Buffo by Dario Fo, Riding Lights Theatre Company, Friargate Theatre, York. Until Saturday, J
SATIRE, or laughter with anger, has long been an important safety valve in society - attacking abuse and injustice. The Italian playwright Dario Fo was awarded the Nobel Prize for "emulating the jesters of the Middle Ages in scourging authority and upholding
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Knights star out for rest of season
YORK City Knights have been dealt a major blow with the news star full-back Chris Smith will miss the rest of the season. The 27-year-old former Super League Grand Final winner jarred his knee at the end of the win over Workington Town three weeks ago
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Teardrop explodes for York children
YORK schoolchildren have started their own investigation into development proposals for the city's so-called "teardrop site". Pupils from Millthorpe School are looking into leading ideas for the multi-million pound York Central development, which will
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Carriage shock
SO the appearance of a Humphrey Bogart lookalike at the National Railway Museum is helping to "turn the clock back to 1948" (July 3). Well, not exactly. The carriage behind the actors is an East Coast Joint Stock vehicle built in 1897 and restored to
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Funny democracy
AMAZING isn't it. Britain and the US (and others) are prepared to go to war to spread democracy; but the US has a president who openly populates the White House with his rich cronies, and gives people who bankroll his election contracts to rebuild Iraq
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Could you provide a home away from home for a York College student?
Carole has one husband, three sons, looks after 15 children in the day and still finds time to house students. CAROLE Holliday is a people person - a 21 people person, to be precise. First there is her husband Kevin, then her sons, Oliver, 13, Carl, 11
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Is hunting that bad?
I SEE that the House of Commons, that doughty champion of minority rights, has finally voted to ban hunting with dogs. I wonder whether they have really thought it through properly. How is that actually going to work? What do you think would happen if
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Duckett delight
Fulford Golf Club's James Duckett and former European Tour pro Nick Ludwell (Selby) have made it through to the final qualifier for the Open. Both shot a 71 at Alwoodley yesterday with 22-year-old Duckett including an eagle three at the eighth. Ludwell
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If you don't read this column, I'll sue you
OH MY. Life is so much easier now that we don't have to be responsible for a single thing we do. We can stuff ourselves stupid on the richest foods and blame it all on somebody else. We can commit outrages against innocent people and then take them to
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Johnston's Love has the heart to triumph - 08/07/03
Parkview Love can provide Mark Johnston with a major triumph at Newmarket tomorrow. The classy colt, winner of his two of his three outings this season, is fancied to hit the big time in the £70,000 TNT July Stakes. The mount of Sheriff Hutton-based Kevin
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What a laugh
THE world has long laboured under the misconception that Yorkshire folk are a dour race, as reluctant to crack a smile as they are to open their wallets. Smashing that stereotype was one of the many achievements of the first York Comedy Festival. The
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GNER trains to get £30m revamp
A YORK man is at the helm of a £30 million transformation of a city train company's entire carriage fleet. Rail executive Richard Bourne, 54, of Haxby, is in charge of the multi-million project to refit all of GNER 225 train carriages. The scheme, which
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Mapping out a future
A HI-TECH data consultancy in York which has worked out a way of helping universities to avoid being "elitist" has been won a top government grant. LG01, a four-person venture based at the York Science Park Innovation Centre, has been given a £45,000
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Contest entries flood in
ENTRIES for the Evening Press Business of the Year continue to pour in - and lots of them make fascinating reading. It's hardly surprising given the huge choice from 12 categories this year and the numbers who identify with our theme, Light Years Ahead
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Trophy despair for poor York
The York and Senior League's attempt to lift the Yorkshire Senior Leagues KO Trophy for the first time ended in disappointment when they were well beaten by their South Yorkshire counterparts at Treeton. York were led by Harwood Williams in the absence
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Music to our ears
The Prince's Trust is offering unemployed young people from York and North Yorkshire the chance to participate in a week-long free music course at The University of Hull Scarborough Campus, starting on Monday, July 21. Sound Live offers 18 to 25-year-olds
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Hospice fun run
Martin House Hospice For Children and Young People at Boston Spa would like to encourage up to 100 children and young people (under 17) to run, walk, or toddle the 4km of The Great North Fun Run on Saturday, September 20. The cost to register is £12.50
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Plan allowed
The Government's planning inspectorate has allowed an appeal on a scheme to build a single-storey dwelling at the rear of York Cottage, in Church Street, Helmsley. Permission had been refused by the North York Moors National Park Authority on the grounds
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Bodice-ripping open-air show
Knaresborough Castle is playing host to an open-air Moll Flanders production on Thursday, July 17. The North County Theatre group, directed by Nobby Dimon, will be performing the bodice-ripping yarn which follows the life of a young girl who was an outlaw
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Clockmaker receives honour
IT'S time to celebrate for York clockmaker Geoffrey Newey, who has been made an MBE for services to horology. York-born Mr Newey started working with clocks when he was 14 and has worked in horology for the past 61 years. It was this effort and hard work
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'Wow' factor wins award for wood
THE ancient skills of forestry are alive and kicking, according to the judge of a competition to find the North's best managed woods. The new competition, sponsored by the Forestry Commission, is the brainchild of Sir Marcus Worsley, of the Hovingham
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York big dig begins
Budding archaeologists hope to discover more of York's hidden history, after a new dig was launched at Museum Gardens. Trainees from around the world are taking part in Archaeology Live!, run by York Archaeological Trust, at the former St Leonard's Hospital
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Debt charity's work honoured
A CHRISTIAN charity which helps debt-ridden York families has scooped a prestigious award. Christians Against Poverty - which has a key branch in York - picked up a prize in the research, advice and support category in the Charity Awards 2003. The debt
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City's elderly praise home care workers
HOME care workers in York have got the thumbs-up from elderly people in a survey by the city council. Ninety-three per cent of elderly residents receiving home care said they were satisfied with the service they received, and 98 per cent said that their
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Vintage vehicles gear up for classic show
CLASSIC vehicles of road and rail will be combining for the North Yorkshire Moors Railway's annual Vintage And Classic Vehicle Weekend. The Pickering-based railway will host a vast array of road vehicles of all ages and types in displays at three of its
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Oliver Twist show needs more boys
YORK Musical Theatre Company requires up to 20 more boys to complete its recruitment drive for a new production of Oliver! at the Grand Opera House, York, this autumn. Boys aged eight to 15 interested in swelling the chorus ranks from 20 to 40 should
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Four homes hit by gas blast to be demolished
YORK homes which were hit by a gas explosion are to be sold off by housing chiefs. City of York Council's advisory panel for housing has agreed plans to sell four flats in Horsman Avenue, off Cemetery Road, to a social housing landlord to build family
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Teardrop explodes for York children
YORK schoolchildren have started their own investigation into development proposals for the city's so-called "teardrop site". Pupils from Millthorpe School are looking into leading ideas for the multi-million pound York Central development, which will
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Simpson records her best time
York Acorn club runners produced some good performances over a tough course at Woodhouse Manor. Julie Simpson recorded a sub-20 minute personal best time and Aimee Collett, in her first race since recovering from injury, finished first junior. Andy Hilton
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Crime crackdown
Dozens of motorists were stopped in a crime crackdown in a joint operation between West Yorkshire Police and North Yorkshire officers. Traffic police used a sophisticated computer to read car number plates on vehicles using the main routes in and out
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Game for a laugh
THE first-ever York Comedy Festival has been hailed as a huge success. During the week-long event more than 50 of the country's best comedians and performers appeared in the city. Big names such as Tommy Tiernan, Daniel Kitson, Lee Mack, Tim Vine and
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Adams getting to grips with York RI kids
FORMER world judo champion Neil Adams is set to make an appearance in the city later this month as part of York Railway Institute Judo Club's golden jubilee celebrations. Adams, three times world champ and twice Olympic silver medallist, will be at the
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Lane and Coyle set Cygnet 'C' on the path to to victory
CAROLE Layne and Julie Coyle got Cygnet 'C' (formerly Palace) off to a flying start in their York John Smith's Ladies Darts League division one 7-4 win over Leeman 'B'. Eileen White and Toni Smallwood replied for the visitors before Roz Kerr-Michelle
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Pock turn to Atkinson and Wilson
POCKLINGTON begin pre-season training tonight with a new skipper and vice-captain in charge for the coming season. The club will be training every Tuesday and Thursday throughout the summer, with Matt Atkinson and Guy Wilson ready to lead the side forward
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MP in warning to Government
A NORTH Yorkshire MP has urged the Government to draw a line under its dispute with the BBC over evidence of Iraq's weapons capability - because he believes it is harming its credibility. Selby MP John Grogan, who chairs the All Parliamentary BBC Group
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Bolam stars with the bat
YORK'S Joe Lumb XI beat their Doncaster counterparts by 50 runs at Tickhill. Jack Bolam (Dunnington) top scored for York with 61 as they put together 188-8 in their 50 overs. Openers Nathan Briggs (Hemingbrough) and Leon Sacks (Acomb) put on 33 for the
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Trophy despair for poor York
The York and Senior League's attempt to lift the Yorkshire Senior Leagues KO Trophy for the first time ended in disappointment when they were well beaten by their South Yorkshire counterparts at Treeton. York were led by Harwood Williams in the absence
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Stadium concerns
A CONCERNED York councillor will tonight press his leader for more information on the future of York City Football Club. Huntington and New Earswick ward councillor Keith Hyman, a Liberal Democrat colleague of council leader Steve Galloway, has tabled
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District life up for debate
THE future of life in Selby district will be discussed at an open day organised by the Selby Strategy Forum on Thursday. Members of the forum, which was set up in 1999 to improve the Selby district, will all be represented and visitors can air their views
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Bubwith too hot for Civil Service
Bubwith's Anna Airaksinen and junior Kirsty Godwin were unbeaten in a 58-50 victory over Civil Service in division one of the Fulford Ladies Tennis Invitation League. Wendy Cook and Jackie Ritchie top scored for Civil Service. York chalked up their tenth
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British Gas 'sorry' over bill blunders
A YORK man was furious when British Gas threatened to cut off his gas and electricity - even though he is an npower customer. Malcolm Brown, 50, of Bellwood Drive, Woodthorpe, York, was shocked when he received a £106 electricity bill and a £50 gas bill
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Men attacked and robbed
A GROUP of men returning from a night out in York were set upon and robbed by two youths in what police have described as a "nasty unprovoked attack". The three local men, who have not been named, were attacked and robbed of cash and jewellery as they
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Hunt supporters plan dogs protest
NORTH YORKSHIRE field sports enthusiasts are set to take dozens of working dogs to Westminster tomorrow to protest against an outright ban on hunting. The Countryside Agency lobby will take place in Parliament Square during the third reading of the controversial
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Knights star out for rest of season
YORK City Knights have been dealt a major blow with the news star full-back Chris Smith will miss the rest of the season. The 27-year-old former Super League Grand Final winner jarred his knee at the end of the win over Workington Town three weeks ago
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Project helps reduce number of burglaries
A pilot project to help prolific offenders rebuild their lives and steer clear of crime after prison has helped York Police record a decrease in the number of burglaries for the second year running. Police chiefs say 101 fewer people suffered a burglary
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Back on board
MIDFIELDER Graham Potter has spurned the offer of a new contract with York City to join Division Three rivals Boston United. But the blow of losing Potter has been softened for City player-boss Chris Brass with the news central defender Chris Smith has
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Best of Yorkshire served up at show
PLANS to create strong new Yorkshire food brands - and encourage local people to eat them - were launched today at the Great Yorkshire Show. And the Evening Press won praise for helping to lead the way through its Eat Local campaign, with some of our
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Man dies, four hurt in smash
A YOUNG man was killed and four other people were seriously injured when a car they were in smashed into a tree on a York road. All five suffered multiple injuries in the crash, which happened at about 1am in Boroughbridge Road, near the former RR Donnelley
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We're so different
BRACE yourselves. This might come as a bit of a shock, but I think you can take it. Okay, here goes: men and women are different. Bet that made you drop your Horlicks in a hurry (you'll be picking those funny little brown bits of whatever non-biodegradable
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Terry Pratchett's Eric, Clifford's Tower, York, until July 26
FOR its first venture, new York company The Dreaming Theatre Production Company strides into the world of Terry Pratchett. Pratchett happily acceded to the request of director Lee York and his co-writer Scott Harrison to adapt the shortest of the Discworld
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Only a passing interest
ON SUNDAY we had rugby league's Arriva Trains Cup final, when 6,500 people saw Salford City Reds beat Leigh Centurions at Rochdale's Spotland Stadium. It was one of the most important games of the National League season, as it decided who was to lift
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It's not only 999 calls that are important
PETER Walker's comments on public concerns about telephone answering and police response are breathtakingly arrogant and condescending (July 5). Members of the public expect to be able to telephone the police for all manner of reasons. Telephone operators
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First-class option
I WAS surprised to read Coun Orrell's comments that, in relation to the Barbican pool, "there has been a threat of closure for some time" (July 1). This is simply not the case. Labour certainly had no plans to close any of the council's three pools, and
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Herbie lives
I COULDN'T help smiling after reading your story "Car causes chaos in centre of city" (July 5). I had thought Herbie had come to town after reading of a VW driving around the city centre, causing chaos! It wasn't until the end of the story that my hopes
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Future looks black for injured White
ENGLAND all-rounder Craig White may consider retiring from the game following his latest breakdown at the weekend when he suffered another painful side injury while bowling for Yorkshire against Surrey at The Oval. White did not visit his specialist yesterday
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Feather report
LISA COOK had nearly finished her course of therapy to counter her fear of birds. Only one last task remained - to help look after the birds for a day. HAVING lived for 32 years with a phobia of birds and all things fluttery, spending a day as a keeper
