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City needs guarantees
JUST when it seemed the future of York City Football Club was looking secure, a fresh blow falls. On the face of it, city council leader Steve Galloway's insistence today that the running track will have to remain at Huntington Stadium, at least for the
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Word of love
THE first thing 39-year-old Terry Wallis said on waking up in a US hospital after 19 years in a coma was "mom". The world has changed out of all recognition while he was unconscious. There were no mobile phones in 1984, no Internet and precious few home
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It's a muddle and no lying
TO the casual observer - even the smart-casual observer - this dodgy dossier row is difficult to get a grip on. Apparently, the BBC accused the Government of sexing things up, although Jack Straw insists ministers prefer making a Horlicks. But this is
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Huge petition goes in
A HUGE petition urging City of York Council to scrap the Coppergate II development was handed to councillors at the Guildhall, York - shortly before the city was declared "GM-free." Members of the Castle Area Campaign (CAC) demonstrated outside the Guildhall
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Champions? Kos they are!
THE overall winners of the Evening Press Eat Local competition were thrilled to be receiving a magnificent Supreme Champion's trophy at the Great Yorkshire Show today. Margaret and Geoff Sykes, who run the Farmer's Cart farm shop at Towthorpe, near York
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Jobseekers urged to consider NHS
JOB seekers in and around York are being urged to consider a career in the NHS, boosting the staffing levels at York Hospital. The message from York Hospital's recruitment team following NHS Week, which ended last Saturday, is: "Join the team and make
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Researchers study how victims of crime react
RESEARCHERS at the University of York are studying the differing reactions of crime victims to their trauma. The project, funded by the National Probation Service, hopes to develop ways of improving services offered to victims of crime. A preliminary
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Canadian couple on cycling tour love Selby Abbey
A CANADIAN couple who are cycling from Edinburgh to Oxford declared Selby Abbey to be "beautiful" when they stopped off for a visit en route. Richard and Mavis King, from Calgary, set off from Edinburgh on June 29. They are slowly making their way southwards
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Ready to blast out of the blocks
SPRINTERS from the York area will be out to make a big impression at the English Schools Championships in Sheffield later this week. North Yorkshire has named a strong line-up for the two-day meeting which starts at the Don Valley Stadium on Friday. It
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Sports stars offer help to children
SPORTS stars from across the North will be coming to Hambleton this summer. A packed programme of activities has been organised for the summer holidays, including visits from Leeds United, Sunderland and Middlesborough football clubs, and Yorkshire County
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Rowntree Park gates swing into action
THE famous gates of Rowntree Park have finally been restored. The distinctive iron gates, believed to have been made in France in 1715 by Jean Tijou, were removed in January to be repaired. The original gates were installed in the 1950s as a memorial
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Road safety plea after boy is hurt
AN ACCIDENT in which a nine-year-old boy was injured has led to calls for traffic-calming measures in a York street. The boy, who was in collision with a car in Manor Drive North, off Boroughbridge Road, on Sunday, was taken to hospital with injuries
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Campaign puts hunting in spotlight
HUNTING was in the spotlight once again when the foxhound show at the Great Yorkshire Show was used by the Countryside Alliance to launch their campaign against a hunting ban. Countryside Alliance chief executive Simon Hart was on hand to launch the "
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Ryedale's ancient churches are pulling in the tourists
ANCIENT churches in Ryedale have become a major new tourist attraction in the district, in a new multi-funded scheme being pioneered by the Yorkshire Tourist Board. Masterminding the project, known as the North Yorkshire Church Tourism Initiative, is
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Regency life
YORK local historian Prudence Bebb has published a new book, looking at life in Regency Beverley. Previous books by Prudence, of Poppleton, have focused on Regency York, Scarborough, Harrogate, and Whitby, and also Georgian Poppleton. Switching her attention
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Business hit by vetting fees rise
CARE HOMES, children's nurseries and taxi firms across Yorkshire are being hit by a huge increase in the cost of criminal record checks, the Federation of Small Business (FSB) has warned. Charges for criminal record checks of employees - a legal requirement
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Local talent on show
SELBY is hoping to showcase its wealth of talent when the town opens an exhibition of the finest work by local artists and sculptors this week. Beautiful pieces of art work have been careful installed in Selby Abbey and Selby Town Hall. The aim is to
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Soldiers killed in freak accident
TWO British soldiers, one of them from Selby, were killed in a freak road accident involving a pheasant. Lance Corporal Stuart Moralee, 28, of Park Avenue, Barlow, near Selby, was serving in Germany when the accident happened on June 21. An inquest opening
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Woman is punched and robbed
A YOUNG woman was punched in the face and robbed of her purse, after being offered cheap baby clothes for sale in York. The 22-year-old, who lives in the Haxby area, suffered bruises to her face after the attack near Heworth Green yesterday, at about
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Hospital job move
A NEW design team has been appointed for a £1.5 million project at a North Yorkshire hospital. The design is for the refurbishment of Fitzwilliam Ward at Malton Hospital and will be prepared by a team of architects, designers, engineers and quantity surveyors
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Golf's young starters
Easingwold Golf Club are to hold a golf foundation day for children on Saturday in a bid to increase youth participation in the sport. Children from primary school age upwards are invited along to try out golf at Easingwold, with the session running from
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Back in the groove
Leeper Hare York and District football club Civil Service begin pre-season training on Wednesday, July 16 at York Acorn ARLC's Thanet Road base (6.30pm). All first teamers and reserves and any new players are asked to go along. For further details contact
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Help sought to save the vole
HELP is being sought for a survey of a threatened mammal in North Yorkshire. The Yorkshire Wildlife Trust is about to begin an urgent survey of water voles in the lowland Swale and Ure area, and is calling for help from local people. Yorkshire has lost
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Players search
Dunnington Under-14 boys' football team need a defender, midfielder and striker to replace players who are leaving the area. Dunnington Under-12s won the York FA Cup and League Cup and finished runners-up in division one last season and the Under-13s
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Brilliant Bilton
Woodhouse Grange all-rounder Chris Bilton shone as York Under-11s representative cricket team beat Doncaster by seven wickets in the Lord's Taverners competition. Bilton took an amazing 4-3 off six overs to put his visiting side in command, with good
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Mark finds his top form
HAXBY cyclist Mark Wolstenholme has produced two personal best times in the past two weeks. The Pete Read Racing cyclist firstly timed 52mins 24secs in the 25-mile time trial promoted by VC Chesterfield at Ranby on the A1, taking nearly two minutes off
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Council's recycling scheme extended
A KERBSIDE recycling service is to be extended to cover the majority of Hambleton households. The paper collection service has already seen a three per cent increase in recycling rates since it was introduced to 20,000 homes last year. By September it
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Leaders are caught at top after defeat by Easingwold
The race for the Pilmoor Evening Cricket League championship was thrown wide open after Sheriff Hutton Bridge lost at Easingwold, while Thirsk won at Stillington. Bridge and Thirsk are now level at the top of the table, with Easingwold a point behind.
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Heroin dealer faces prison
A WOMAN was today warned she faces jail, after a jury convicted her of selling heroin in a York street. Michelle Joanne Sharpe had claimed she was buying, not dealing, the heroin after she was spotted by a policewoman in Piccadilly, York, in May last
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Degree of celebration in York
ALMOST 2,000 students were receiving degrees and diplomas from the University of York this week as the university celebrates its 40th anniversary. Another 900 postgraduate students were also receiving their awards, while people with distinguished careers
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Aliou is walking Tall
SENEGALESE student Aliou Tall has brought his family over from West Africa to see him graduate with a PhD in Philosophy at the University of York today. Aliou, who attended a primary school in his home country with no electricity, plans to go to neighbouring
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Legacies boost for city hospital
SERVICES for patients at York Hospital have been boosted by a massive surge in donations. The York Health Services NHS Trust, which runs the hospital, has received £210,000 in legacy donations during the financial year which ended in March - more than
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White plays tour game as batsman
Craig White, who broke down in agony while bowling at The Oval on Sunday, made a shock decision to play solely as a batsman in Yorkshire's three-day match against India 'A' at Headingley which began today. "I am still feeling very sore and there is no
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One-match ban for Hallas
YORK City Knights have received mixed luck in the centres ahead of Sunday's crunch game with National League Two leaders Keighley. Former Great Britain tourist Graeme Hallas has been banned for one game following his sending-off at the end of the Knights
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No-go for two trialists
YORK City player-coach Chris Brass confirmed trialists Andy Turner and Phil Straker will not be offered contracts at Bootham Crescent. Ex-Tottenham striker Turner and former Sunderland shot-stopper Straker only joined the club on trial on Monday but Brass
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Acomb crash victim named
A YOUNG man killed when the car in which he was travelling collided with a tree in York yesterday has been named by police as Stephen Dowson. Mr Dowson, 23, of Bootham Square, York, died at York Hospital from multiple injuries suffered when the red Ford
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Champions? Kos they are!
THE overall winners of the Evening Press Eat Local competition were thrilled to be receiving a magnificent Supreme Champion's trophy at the Great Yorkshire Show today. Margaret and Geoff Sykes, who run the Farmer's Cart farm shop at Towthorpe, near York
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No-go for two trialists
YORK City player-coach Chris Brass confirmed trialists Andy Turner and Phil Straker will not be offered contracts at Bootham Crescent. Ex-Tottenham striker Turner and former Sunderland shot-stopper Straker only joined the club on trial on Monday but Brass
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Carmen - York Opera Society, York Theatre Royal July 9, 11 & 12.
THE critic torn between two gorgeous gals, in this case Emma Kirkby at the York Early Music Festival and Carmen, throws himself on the mercy of his editor's decision. The choice this time fell on the lady of Spain, mainly because she is in town all week
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Cabaret, Stagecoach Youth Theatre York, until Saturday, July 12.
WILKOMMEN! Welcome to Club Trinity, the old church hall transformed all this week into the decadent KitKat Club in pre-war Berlin for Kander & Ebb's politically acerbic musical. The black walls, revolving mirror ball and new lighting rig are permanent
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Age Of Steam by Fred Dibnah (BBC Books, price: £16.99)
It's always good to read a book which reflects the author's long-held passion and this volume by Fred Dibnah is no exception. Fred, who was born in the North-West in an age when the factories in the mill towns depended on the power of mighty steam-driven
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The New Penguin Book Of Romantic Poetry (£16.99)
THIS volume tries valiantly to make sense of the huge outpouring of poetry between the French Revolution and the 1930s that has come to embody Romanticism. In a departure from traditional anthologies, which present poems writer by writer, the editors,
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Sweet freedom
Deaf, one-legged charity worker Ian Stillman's imprisonment in an Indian jail brought protest from thousands of Evening Press readers. Reporter Adam Nichols speaks to him for the first time since his release. THE KINDNESS of strangers overwhelmed hardened
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One-match ban for Hallas
YORK City Knights have received mixed luck in the centres ahead of Sunday's crunch game with National League Two leaders Keighley. Former Great Britain tourist Graeme Hallas has been banned for one game following his sending-off at the end of the Knights
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Bus drivers need to be paid a proper rate
UNTIL three months ago, I was a bus driver with First York. I was paid £5.75 an hour to undertake demanding, pressured work that required considerable skill and was occasionally personally dangerous. Many of the drivers have to work up to the legal limit
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It was still 'illegal'
TO justify its war on Iraq, which has killed and maimed thousands of Iraqi soldiers and civilians, the Labour Government relied on two intelligence dossiers which we now know to be works of pure fiction. The claim was made by Tony Blair that chemical
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Opening day in the forest garden
A MILLENNIUM garden and a computer suite at Stockton-on-the-Forest Primary School were officially opened by Lady Mayoress Janice Hall. of York. The garden was built in 2000 with the help of Sue Whitaker, a parent at the school who organised fundraising
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Art accolades for schools
YORK schools were commended for their commitment to art at a ceremony at the Theatre Royal. Nine schools across the city were given Artsmark awards - a national accolade from Arts Council England to schools dedicated to the arts. The awards are given
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Rights and wrongs
I WAS shocked to read that the British Government is giving military assistance to the Colombian armed forces. According to human rights organisations, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, and the Colombian trade union movement, paramilitary
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Lavender note
AS I write, wearing my tie-dyed top - one of Whitby market's many bargains - in misty shades of lavender blue and mauve, with vintage patchwork circles-style trousers, I marvel at the restrained sophistication displayed by Graeme Robertson ('Quick Eats
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Young designers are walking tall
TALENTED North Yorkshire youngsters were rewarded for their design skills by North Yorkshire County Council. The children were winners in a competition to design a T-shirt depicting what they loved about walking. The five youngsters were Adam Hartnett
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No kidding, please
WITH reference to the letter from R Golden (June 26), regarding the habit most of us have of referring to children as kids. It is very wrong, and we should start a campaign against this slang. Kids are baby goats. M Cussans, Sawyers Crescent, Copmanthorpe
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Other Romans
SO Constantine was the only Roman to succeed to the Emperorship while away from Rome, was he (July 4)? The word on the street in Birmingham, where we also have the horseless carriage, is that so did Vespasian (while in North Africa) and Trajan (while
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Aussie ace can capture the cup - 09/07/03
Choisir, a revelation at Royal Ascot, bids at Newmarket tomorrow to confirm his status as the season's leading sprinter in the latest chapter of a thrilling tale which could lead to York next month. Success for the Australian-trained speedster in the
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A shocking way to count fish!
ENVIRONMENT Agency staff are hoping for "stunning" results from a summer survey of North Yorkshire's fish. Specially-trained agency officers will be using electro-fishing techniques to stun the fish, then count and measure them before putting them back
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Putting heat on summer thieves
Doors and windows left open during the warm summer weather are an invitation to the opportunist thief. Crime reporter Chris Greenwood takes a look at an offence that takes just seconds, but leaves a lasting bitter taste. SOMEONE, somewhere in York this
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Schools chasing rugby league Nines glory
NORTH Yorkshire secondary schools are being invited to take part in the region's biggest-ever schools rugby league competition, which is being backed by the Evening Press. The overall finalists will get the chance to walk out onto the turf of Hull's Kingston
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Councillor steps into car park row
A TADCASTER councillor has joined the row about the renovation of the Central Area Car Park - backing Selby District Council in its dispute with Sam Smiths Brewery. District and town councillor Roderic Parker told the Evening Press that Tadcaster Town
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The future of gardening
Students from York are doing their bit to save the world after being given the chance at the three-day Great Yorkshire Show being held in Harrogate this week. As they got stuck in with the job they found out they had achieved success at another internationally
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MP calls on Drax to drop petcoke
SELBY MP John Grogan is calling on Drax Power Station to scrap controversial plans to burn petcoke following news that its financial situation has been secured. Mr Grogan has written to station manager Garry Levesley, urging him to reconsider the application
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Gunnar toasts best Yorkshire tap water
GUNNAR the Viking toasted news that Yorkshire's tap water remains some of the best in the country. The water we drink continues to be better than the average for England and Wales - even though it wasn't quite as good last year as in 2001 - said the annual
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Parents speak of daughter's 'senseless' death in crash
THE devastated parents of a Selby woman have spoken of their grief over her "senseless" death in a car accident. Karen and Alan Tate, of Broadmanor, North Duffield, say their 21-year-old daughter, Nadine, was a "responsible, mature young woman" who was
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Cathedral to host black-tie dinner
A NORTH YORKSHIRE cathedral is to host a black-tie gourmet dinner in an attempt to raise thousands of pounds for its roof appeal. The magnificent surroundings of Ripon Cathedral will form the backdrop to the banquet for 220 guests in September. It is
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All Blacks in final
New Earswick All Blacks Under-10s put up a great show to finish as runners-up at the Shaw Cross seven-a-side gala in Dewsbury. The York side took only the bare minimum of seven players due to late withdrawals so had no substitutes, yet they still won
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Huge petition goes in
A HUGE petition urging City of York Council to scrap the Coppergate II development was handed to councillors at the Guildhall, York - shortly before the city was declared "GM-free." Members of the Castle Area Campaign (CAC) demonstrated outside the Guildhall
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Post office family in ram raid terror
A SHOCKED family today spoke of their terrifying ordeal as ram-raiders tried to smash their way into a village store near Selby. The raid on Carlton Post Office was the seventh in the last two years, and owner Gurdeep Singh said: "It's happening too many
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Minkin nets Railway record
ROY Minikin (Harrogate) set a match record for the Railway Lake at Poppleton Ponds on Sunday with 120lb 12oz. His history-making net of carp was taken on pole and cat meat from peg 45. Other leading weights were taken by Roy Darfield (Harrogate) with
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Parking permits get a green light
RELIEVED residents of two streets in a village near York are set to win their battle to preserve their parking places. People living in Walnut Close and Holburn's Croft, Heslington, say they have had real problems with parked cars since the University
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Mystery Plays message
ONLY a lack of will - practical and political - will prevent York from staging the Mystery Plays again in 2004 or 2005. So says David Howard, the man whose company, Scapegoat, produced the last plays to be staged in the Museum Gardens in 1988. Mr Howard
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Schoolboy mugger's crime spree
A YORK boy aged 15 was today starting a year-long custodial sentence for mugging schoolboys in the street. The robber threatened his victims with broken glass, or tore jewellery from their necks, or grabbed money from them, during three months of crime
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Homes bombshell
ANGRY residents claim their dream of escaping the city and moving to peaceful countryside near York has been shattered by the discovery that industrial units could be built on their doorstep. Nick Southern and his family received the bombshell within
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League rule changes open door to plans
COUNCIL claims that Huntington Stadium complete with running track remains a viable home for York City have been strengthened by a rule change at the Football League. York City have previously claimed keeping the facility at Huntington would leave insufficient
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Driver hits wall
A MAN was taken to hospital after his car apparently crashed into a wall in Rufforth. The accident happened at about 7.20am today on the B1224 through the village. A Tees, East and North Yorkshire Ambulance spokesman said the man was taken to York Hospital
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Stadium blueprint
THE Evening Press has obtained a leaked copy of the City of York Council's phased development plan for Huntington Stadium. The document recommends a series of phased developments at the stadium which would eventually raise the existing capacity of around
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Air museum needs £600,000 to secure Concorde
A YORK museum's bid to bring Concorde to the region will fail unless it can prove it has £600,000-worth of backing - in only two days. That was the stark prospect facing Yorkshire Air Museum chiefs today, after they were told by British Airways they must
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I was victim of a set-up says freed Stillman
DEAF and disabled charity worker Ian Stillman said today he believes he spent two years in jail as the victim of a "set-up". Ian gained early release from a ten-year prison sentence in December after huge public protest against his conviction for cannabis
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Stadium vision sparks fans' anger
YORK City today called an emergency meeting of its board of directors and the Supporters' Trust to discuss fears there may be no future for the club. The dramatic announcement follows a warning from City of York Council leader Steve Galloway that the
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Stadium blueprint
THE Evening Press has obtained a leaked copy of the City of York Council's phased development plan for Huntington Stadium. The document recommends a series of phased developments at the stadium which would eventually raise the existing capacity of around
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League rule changes open door to plans
COUNCIL claims that Huntington Stadium complete with running track remains a viable home for York City have been strengthened by a rule change at the Football League. York City have previously claimed keeping the facility at Huntington would leave insufficient
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Stadium vision sparks fans' anger
YORK City today called an emergency meeting of its board of directors and the Supporters' Trust to discuss fears there may be no future for the club. The dramatic announcement follows a warning from City of York Council leader Steve Galloway that the
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Unless I'm Very Much Mistaken by Murray Walker (CollinsWillow, £7.99)
MURRAY Walker is the voice of motor-sport around the world and a national broadcasting institution, so his autobiography should naturally make for an interesting read. Aside from his thoughts and memories following over 50 years of unrivalled access to
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League rule changes open door to plans
COUNCIL claims that Huntington Stadium complete with running track remains a viable home for York City have been strengthened by a rule change at the Football League. York City have previously claimed keeping the facility at Huntington would leave insufficient
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Dyslexic centre in party mood
A CENTRE in York which helps pupils struggling with dyslexia is celebrating its fifth anniversary. The Specific Learning Difficulties Centre based at Oaklands School is the only one of its kind in York. Children with severe dyslexia can apply to become
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Inspiring 500 pupils towards a new career
MORE than 500 schoolchildren will gather tomorrow for a special engineering event taking place at the Yorkshire Air Museum at Elvington, near York. Engineering Inspirations will include more than 60 displays from secondary school pupils from across the
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Authorities in spotlight
THE education authorities in York, North Yorkshire and East Yorkshire will be put under the spotlight next year. They are to beinspected by the Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) in the spring term of 2004. Inspectors will focus on areas of concern
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Pavement bruisers
I HAD to smile over the article "Councillor slams state of footpaths" (July 4). What about some injection of cash so highways authorities can tackle this problem? Stopping heavy wagons mounting the pavement when delivering would be a start. How many times
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Sweet freedom
Deaf, one-legged charity worker Ian Stillman's imprisonment in an Indian jail brought protest from thousands of Evening Press readers. Reporter Adam Nichols speaks to him for the first time since his release. THE KINDNESS of strangers overwhelmed hardened
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White plays tour game as batsman
Craig White, who broke down in agony while bowling at The Oval on Sunday, made a shock decision to play solely as a batsman in Yorkshire's three-day match against India 'A' at Headingley which began today. "I am still feeling very sore and there is no
