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Academy builders
YORK City Knights' plans to build a new Academy next season is set to receive a boost - thanks to the fans. As reported by the Evening Press, the Knights have already outlined their desire to run an Academy, which would not only strengthen the future
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Bolton wander
While George Wilkinson takes a rest, MARK REID enjoys superb views as he explores the wonderful countryside around Bolton Priory and the River Wharfe. BOLTON Abbey is perhaps Wharfedale's most famous landmark, however, strictly speaking this name relates
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Moonwalk this way
If you miss mirrored sunglasses, pop socks and shoulder pads, a new addition to York's party bar scene is definitely for you. Reflex - in the former Edwards bar - has transformed a corner of George Hudson Street into an Eighties' timewarp, complete with
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Riot of colour
Gina Parkinson sees what is in bloom this month. Our garden is quite subdued this July, not its usual riot of flowering perennials and annuals. This is because little has been done in way of maintenance since the builders moved in, in the middle of February
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Bishop to preach in York
ONE of the Church of England's leading figures in inter-faith relations will preach at a York church tomorrow. The Bishop of Rochester, the Rt Rev Michael Nazir-Ali, will lead the 9.30am service at St Luke's Church, in Burton Stone Lane. Bishop Nazir-Ali
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Society passes screen test for £5,000
A YORK film club for the disabled has a new projector thanks to a £5,000 Gannett Foundation grant. The Friendly Film Society meets once a month at Huntington Road day centre. About 30 members, aged between 20 and 70, meet to view and chat about new and
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Drink-driver went through shop window
A MAN who crashed through the window of a town centre furniture shop was more than three times the legal drink-drive limit. Andrew Kevin Davis, 25, of Beverley Road, Norton, was followed by police as he drove through Malton on Saturday, June 14. Prosecutor
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Burglar jailed
A BURGLAR who sold two saxophones within half-an-hour of stealing them from Bootham School in York has been jailed for three years. The crime was just the start of Michael Philip Holroyd's series of offences, York Crown Court heard. Although he was arrested
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Working out school health
PUPILS from a York school have been getting active as part of a healthy schools week. Children from Our Lady's Primary School took part in an array of events to help them improve their health. Children in Year Five and Six took part in an aerobics session
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Burglar fled scene
A BURGLAR fled when his victim called out to nearby workmen for assistance, York Crown Court heard. Jason Armitage Greenheld, 31, had just broken into a house in East Mount Road, York, and picked up the woman's handbag, said Nigel Wray, prosecuting. When
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PALS deliver on health
A DEDICATED health team that aims to solve problems and give advice to patients across Selby and York has proved a major success. The number of people contacting the Selby and York Primary Care Trust's (PCT) Patient Advice and Liaison Services (PALS)
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Eagles land at city school
TEAM Global Eagle, a group of Army air corps helicopter pilots, dropped into Oaklands School, York. Later this year the team will be undertaking the first circumnavigation of the globe in an autogyro helicopter to raise funds for the Dyslexia Association
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In reserve
YORK City reserves kick-off their season with a home game against Scunthorpe United in Division One East of the Pontin's League on Wednesday, August 20. Pontin's League Division One East August 20 Scunthorpe United (H) 27 Grimsby Town (A) September 10
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Burglars had to be rescued from roof
TWO bungling burglars who had to be rescued by firefighters admitted they had embarked on a "botched job". Lloyd Crawford Hunter, 21, of Calvert Close, Haxby, York, and Christopher Trevor Thompson, 28, of Alcuin Avenue, Tang Hall, York, formed a plan
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Staring at corridor of uncertainty
With Yorkshire perhaps unwisely having let it slip that they will cut their staff by six at the end of the season, several of the players must be anxiously looking over their shoulders and wondering if the axe will fall on them. Quite a number are vulnerable
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King-sized feat turns to Ashes
ASHLEY King set Wheldrake a testing examination with a superb ten-wicket haul. But despite his amazing effort for Woodhouse Grange 4ths, they still lost by 38 runs in division five of the Horwath Pulleyn-Heselton York Vale League. King is only 18-years-old
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Betting on a trouble-free day
RACECOURSE bosses and police chiefs were optimistic today that one of York's biggest race days would pass trouble free. Police events officer PC Paul Maloney was hoping for a repeat performance of last month's Timeform meeting, which saw no arrests inside
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Expanding Elvington
Elvington Harriers have added a reserve team to the senior section and will have senior teams playing in Leeper Hare York and District League division two and reserve D for the coming season. As a result of expansion, Elvington are looking for additional
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United's new ticket details
LEEDS United have updated ticket arrangements for their pre-season matches. Details are: Bristol City away, 19 July, kick-off 12 noon, £10 adults, £8 senior citizens/students and £5 under 16s. York City at Bootham Crescent, 23 July, kick-off 7.45pm, seating
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Three held after garden burglary
THREE people have been arrested after a burglar threatened an East Yorkshire garden centre owner with a four-inch knife. The intruder made off from the Eastfield Garden Centre, in Bridlington, but left his vehicle after a chase. Humberside Police yesterday
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We can tame Cougars - Godfrey
ACE of pace Alex Godfrey is confident York City Knights can bounce back with a bang against National League Two leaders Keighley. The 24-year-old winger, who played at full-back in the absence of knee injury victim Chris Smith in the Knights' loss at
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Broadbent's big reshuffle
YORK City Knights player-coach Paul Broadbent is confident his side can draw strength out of the adversity of increasing injury problems. The Knights have been hit by fresh injury problems ahead of tomorrow's home match against National League Two leaders
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King-sized feat turns to Ashes
ASHLEY King set Wheldrake a testing examination with a superb ten-wicket haul. But despite his amazing effort for Woodhouse Grange 4ths, they still lost by 38 runs in division five of the Horwath Pulleyn-Heselton York Vale League. King is only 18-years-old
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Broadbent's big reshuffle
YORK City Knights player-coach Paul Broadbent is confident his side can draw strength out of the adversity of increasing injury problems. The Knights have been hit by fresh injury problems ahead of tomorrow's home match against National League Two leaders
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Bend it like First... for more congestion
More bendy buses for York (Evening Press July 4). Has a survey ever been conducted to see if these buses are suitable for the narrow streets? When a "Bendy" from Askham Bar to York approaches the Queen Street traffic lights it straddles the inside and
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I know her so well
COULD we please have a photograph of Margaret Lawson who writes such wonderful letters in the Evening Press. She sorts everyone out in such a subtle way, never causing offence, but if the cap fits wear it. I feel I know her so well and look forward very
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Working out school health
PUPILS from a York school have been getting active as part of a healthy schools week. Children from Our Lady's Primary School took part in an array of events to help them improve their health. Children in Year Five and Six took part in an aerobics session
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All fired up
Scores of people are going for a paddle in the River Ouse tomorrow. And they're getting most competitive about it. CHRIS TITLEY reports on The Great York Dragon Boat Challenge. WE don't want to scare you, but watch out if you're planning a riverside stroll
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Take another look
HAVING studied the plans for development of Huntington Stadium in the Evening Press (Wednesday, July 9) it wouldn't do York City any harm to look at recent history and the plight of York Rugby League Club, who left Clarence Street in 1989 to pastures
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Staring at corridor of uncertainty
With Yorkshire perhaps unwisely having let it slip that they will cut their staff by six at the end of the season, several of the players must be anxiously looking over their shoulders and wondering if the axe will fall on them. Quite a number are vulnerable
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Duo are shaken and rattled by role reversal
One of Yorkshire's recognised weaknesses just before the start of this season was that they knew they would have to launch the campaign without a top quality all-rounder in the side. But director of cricket Geoff Cope was optimistic that either one or
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Run tilt is lone spark
Half-centuries for Matthew Wood and Michael Lumb in Yorkshire's dull-as-ditchwater draw with India 'A' at Headingley yesterday kept the pair neck-and-neck in their race to become the county's first batsman to reach 1,000 first class runs this season.
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Blues news in print
YORK City Knights' first-ever newsletter was released this week to great acclaim. 'Knights News' - for which much of the work was done for free by life-long fan Dave Gorwood, of York company Promotional Identity, which also produces Knights merchandise
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Steve's dozen good 'un
Malton and Norton GC professional Steve Robinson was the highest finisher from the York area in the Leeds Cup at Oulton Park. Robinson led after the first day with a sparkling 67 which was followed by rounds of 72 and 73 to finish joint 12th, 11 strokes
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Synod halted
HUNDREDS of delegates staged a walk-out today at the Church of England General Synod meeting in York as gay rights activists invaded the stage. A group of six protesters, led by gay human rights activist Peter Tatchell, interrupted the session and held
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Fisio therapy is ideal tonic - 12/07/03
Mark Johnston, with three winners - including Morson Boy at York - at three different meetings yesterday, can make a successful concentration of his efforts tomorrow. The all-conquering Middleham trainer heads to Haydock and looks poised to complete a
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Sixth appeal at the double
SINGLE-SHOT success was toasted at the double by friends Ed Johnson and John Betts, who shared a remarkable sixth sense. In a momentous 24 hours both players celebrated holes in one. First on the bag-the-ace trail was Johnson, a 15-handicap member of
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Force of nature
Mike Laycock and family visit the spectacular waterfalls of Teesdale. AS we made our way along the pretty woodland walk, we gradually became aware of a distant and muffled rumble. As we continued another couple of hundred yards, the rumble turned into
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Teacher's most embarrassing moment
A SELBY teacher retiring after 37 years today revealed his most embarrassing moment in a classroom. Stephen Payne had just moved to Brayton High School and was about to conduct his first lesson for a class of 12-year-olds. The subject was sex education
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'Fight' row man wins claim over dismissal
A SELBY man who was sacked for "fighting" at work has won a claim for unfair dismissal against his previous employer. Owen Dixon, 48, was dismissed from his post at Unitrition International Ltd, in Barlby Road, after an altercation with workmate Wayne
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No more shouting vicars
A CHURCH near Selby is about to take a giant leap into the 21st century so that clergy no longer have to strain their vocal chords. St Mary's Church, at Hemingbrough, is having new sound and hearing loop systems installed at a cost of £7,000. Churchwarden
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Late libraries for teens idea
THE latest stage of the rolling programme to modernise York's library service could see special late-night sessions for young people. Earlier this year, plans to modernise York's library and archive services for the 21st century were revealed. These included
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Raiders in A64 chase
SMASH-AND-GRAB raiders caused chaos on the A64 as they tried to evade capture at the end of a 100 mph chase, York Crown Court heard. Part of a stolen Ford Mondeo lifted off the ground as it crashed into the central reservation and hit police cars that
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Special role for railway workers
SEVENTEEN rail employees were sworn in as Special Constables with the British Transport Police as part of an innovative new scheme. The Arriva Trains Northern staff members assembled in St Helen's Square, York, for the culmination of a rigorous recruitment
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Help me get anti-drugs film shown
THE maker of a hard-hitting documentary about heroin misuse on York's streets has appealed for support or sponsorship to help him get the film shown in schools. Kevin Curran produced, edited and directed Stranded On Cloud 9, a harrowing look into the
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Sophie strikes gold for York
SOPHIE Calpin struck gold in the North Eastern County Championships at Sheffield for York City Baths Club. She won the 12 years 100m breaststroke in a personal record and a national qualifying time, She also clocked an nqt in the 200m breaststroke, but
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Fishy scam alert
TRADING standards bosses in North Yorkshire have highlighted a new "doorstep selling scam" which is a really fishy business. They say groups of individuals are masquerading as door-to-door fishmongers and are targeting the county's older residents. They
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Party in the Park
EIGHTY-TWO years of a York's park life will be celebrated in style with one of the city's biggest-ever public birthday parties. Rowntree Park turns 82 tomorrow, and a full range of family events has been organised to celebrate the occasion. The party
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Movie to be exposed for WI members
A FILM version of the story of the North Yorkshire Womens' Institute members who famously bared all for a calendar is to get an exclusive showing in the county. The movie, Calendar Girls, starring Julie Walters and Helen Mirren, tells the story of the
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Family's hog roast day helps hospital
SALLY SCARBOROUGH and her family served up Sunday lunch for 120 people to raise funds for York Hospital. Sally and her father, Tony, organised a hog roast at Raskelf village hall, raising £600 for the renal unit. The event was in memory of Sally's late
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In reserve
YORK City reserves kick-off their season with a home game against Scunthorpe United in Division One East of the Pontin's League on Wednesday, August 20. Pontin's League Division One East August 20 Scunthorpe United (H) 27 Grimsby Town (A) September 10
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Bootiful game for Crescent
CAN you kick it? If so, then a chance to play for York City will go under the hammer tomorrow at the Minstermen's Bootham Crescent open day. The City Supporters' Trust is offering fans a unique opportunity to play in the game that will bring the curtain
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Bootiful game for Crescent
CAN you kick it? If so, then a chance to play for York City will go under the hammer tomorrow at the Minstermen's Bootham Crescent open day. The City Supporters' Trust is offering fans a unique opportunity to play in the game that will bring the curtain
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Concorde dream takes off again
THE Yorkshire Air Museum's bid to bring Concorde to the region is soaring once more today after air bosses backed down over cash demands. The Elvington-based attraction was able to convince British Airways chiefs that they could house the supersonic flyer
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Graduates dance the night away
GRADUATES marked the end of student life in York with a 12-hour ball last night. More than 1,000 graduating students from the University of York attended the annual Students' Union Gradball, held for the first time at Askham Bryan College. Dressed to
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Duo are shaken and rattled by role reversal
One of Yorkshire's recognised weaknesses just before the start of this season was that they knew they would have to launch the campaign without a top quality all-rounder in the side. But director of cricket Geoff Cope was optimistic that either one or
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Run tilt is lone spark
Half-centuries for Matthew Wood and Michael Lumb in Yorkshire's dull-as-ditchwater draw with India 'A' at Headingley yesterday kept the pair neck-and-neck in their race to become the county's first batsman to reach 1,000 first class runs this season.
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Tatchell rekindles row over canon
GAY human rights activist Peter Tatchell was today expected to take action to rekindle the row over gay canon Jeffrey John at the Church of England's General Synod meeting in York. Mr Tatchell is attempting to draw the Archbishop of York, Dr David Hope
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Dunn roamin' in the gloamin'
DUNNINGTON are set to face the best cricket team in Scotland tomorrow when they meet Forfarshire in the last 16 of the National Club Knockout. The Scots are currently sixth in the Scottish National Cricket League Premier Division after being promoted
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Man killed in Tadcaster crash named
THE man killed in a head-on collision in a Tadcaster road has been named by police as Brian John Walker. Mr Walker, 37, who lived at an address in Golf Links Crescent in the town, died on Wednesday night when two cars collided in Wighill Lane. A teenager
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Fraud bank employee must repay £62,000
A BANK employee cheated her way to £62,000 by surreptitiously increasing her own overdrafts, York Crown Court heard. Caroline Wakefield, 34, was maintaining an expensive house and living above her £17,500 salary. But after Barclay Bank's internal checks
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Football fun week
York and District FA are holding their fun week of football at York Railway Institute's ground, New Lane, from Monday, July 21 to Thursday, July 24. The sessions, for children aged six to 12, are from 10am to 3pm each day. The course is staffed by FA
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Pack 'em in
YORK City Knights expect to shatter the National League Division Two record attendance figure when Keighley Cougars visit Huntington Stadium tomorrow. The Knights currently hold the record for the new-look division, with 1,271 turning out to see the league
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I lost my 'heart of gold' brother
THE HEARTBROKEN sister of a York man who died in a car crash this week has paid tribute to the brother she knew for only seven years. Loretta Dowson, 20, said she will never forget her half-brother "with a heart of gold", Steve Dowson, 23, whom she met
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Bedtime Stories, The Studio, York Theatre Royal, until July 19
DOWNSTAIRS, a child is listening to a bedtime story. We cannot see her but, upstairs, or rather in The Studio, the story spirits known only as Mr F and Mr P are keeping an eye and ear on her, just as they do on all bedtime tales. These guardians of bedtime
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So unfair to this little ciggy
THERE is no end to the way smokers are being persecuted. The Evening Press recently reported that, in Halifax, 'plain-clothes' litter wardens are now imposing fines on anyone who drops a cigarette end in the street. Skipping the question of how these
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We can tame Cougars - Godfrey
ACE of pace Alex Godfrey is confident York City Knights can bounce back with a bang against National League Two leaders Keighley. The 24-year-old winger, who played at full-back in the absence of knee injury victim Chris Smith in the Knights' loss at
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Little Chef, A1079, Shiptonthorpe.
You once had to drive to Guiseley and queue for ages if you wanted to sample Harry Ramsden's famous fish and chips. I remember once going to the ornate restaurant as a child and hating the wait but admiring the extraordinary chandeliers. Oh yes, and the
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Pack 'em in
YORK City Knights expect to shatter the National League Division Two record attendance figure when Keighley Cougars visit Huntington Stadium tomorrow. The Knights currently hold the record for the new-look division, with 1,271 turning out to see the league
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Thatcher took us off track
It was with dismay I read of prosecutions to be made against senior managers in the rail industry in the aftermath of the Hatfield crash ('Ex-York rail chief faces crash charge', July 9). The guilty party is Margaret Thatcher, whose privatisation dogma
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Cooling words
We write in response to the letter published on July 5 about Ken Dodd's recent visit to the Grand Opera House, York. As anyone lucky enough to get tickets for one of his regular sell-out shows will know, he is famed for performing until the early hours
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Don't pinch our pride
T R Johnson is right to suggest York residents should expect the highest standards of cleanliness for York's streets (Letters, July 7). However, if he believes all improvements can be attributed to Coun Galloway's much-trumpeted York Pride campaign, he
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Capture the moment
With National Photography Week starting on Monday, STEPHEN LEWIS celebrates some award-winning Evening Press photos - and seeks advice on how to take great pictures. SNOOKER ace Ronnie O'Sullivan flicks his tongue across dry lips as he ponders a shot
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Loyal corps of supporters short-changed by Council
I have read the Evening Press (Wednesday, July 9) and seeing the proposed three-phase plans for York City FC's move to Huntington Stadium, which includes keeping the running track and the building of temporary stands. I can see yet again the only people
