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Tales of the hangman
STEPHEN LEWIS discovers the hangmen of York were less than model citizens ANY delving into the murkier aspects of York's past is bound to yield copious details - some true, some mere legend - about the lives and deaths of the city's two most notorious
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Festive seasons when times were hard
TONIGHT, revellers will pack the pubs and bars. As the countdown draws closer, many will gather outside York Minster to hear the bells ring out the old and ring in the new. Arms will be linked, kisses exchanged and a chorus of Auld Lang Syne belted out
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Book a date with history
AS the success of television series like Battlefields and Blood Of The Vikings has proved, there's a huge public appetite for history. If someone you know loves to travel back in time, a history book makes the perfect Christmas present. For those who
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Sir Mark can win with his new filly
Watch out for Nadeszhda at Catterick tomorrow - that's my advice as Sir Mark Prescott takes the wraps off another of his three-year-olds. The Newmarket trainer has no peer when it comes to placing horses and, although Nadeszhda is hardly potential star
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Are YOU pictured among the blooms?
THE wedding album is one of the most cherished treasures of any couple, whether newly-weds or golden weds. It's a permanent reminder of that happiest of days and whether it is kept on the sideboard or in the attic, it is always there to bring back the
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Now for the flip side...
AS WE look forward to Pancake Day, we take a look back at celebrations of the festival in the past in York. Pancake Day, or Shrove Tuesday, is the Christian feast before the start of Lent, on Ash Wednesday. Lent - the 40 days before Easter - was traditionally
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Giving it some stick!
TODAY'S selection of archive photographs continues the musical theme of recent weeks, as we look at the traditional art of Morris dancing. Often the subject of ridicule, Morris dancing is enjoyed by a large number of people and is part of England's rich
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City choirs in fine voice
THE great choral history of the area is the theme of today's archive photographs as we celebrate the achievements of York's amateur choirs. Dominating our pictures are the men of the York Philharmonic Male Voice Choir who have been entertaining audiences
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An era when tens of thousands watched live sport in York
WHILE one York sporting code looks forward to a weekend of hope and new life, the future of the city's football team is still clouded in doubt. As York City Knights prepare to kick off a new era at Huntington Stadium and York City battle for survival,
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It's the park and slide show...
IF you think you are feeling the pinch of the cold January breeze this year, then take heart and cast your mind back to York winters past. These pictures of Rowntree Park from the seventies and eighties provide a timely reminder of just how mild our new
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Hidden treasures
THE pictures might have been more than a century old, but when they were placed in a new exhibition in North Yorkshire they still drew an impressive crowd. Wilf Garbutt, from Thornton-le-Dale, near Pickering, unearthed about 120 photographs taken by one
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Blast! The power's off
A FAILED boiler joint in the early hours of Thursday, October 27, 1949, led to a massive explosion that laid waste to much of York Power Station in Foss Islands Road. Six of the nine staff on duty at the station were injured, supplies to large businesses
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Power to your elbow
THIS week our pictorial look- back down the years is all about power. Here you can see some of Yorkshire's mightiest power stations, in various stages of construction, working life and demolition. Our main picture, taken in 1971, shows the contrast between
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Puff, the magic dragons
THE iron monsters of yesteryear still hold their appeal, as the enduring popularity of events across our district shows. For example, the Pickering Traction Engine Rally, which took place earlier this month at the Malton Road Showfield, is now in its
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It's shear hard work!
THE sight of farmers clipping their sheep is another traditional rural sight which is becoming gradually less common. But back in 1976 the custom of farmers in Farndale joining their neighbours to help each other with the seasonal clip was still going
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All is safely gathered in...
FARMING has dominated the landscape of North and East Yorkshire for many centuries, whether carried out with the help of horses or tractors. This week's pictures from the past show an age when farm work was usually done with manual or animal labour instead
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Let's do the locomotion
CONTINUING our look back at a time when steam ruled the rails, here are another set of pictures celebrating the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. A place where time has stood still, the 17-and-a-half mile branch line from Grosmont to Pickering is where the
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Spanning the years
THIS week's peek at the past shows the changing face of two York bridges. Thousands of York City fans will be familiar with the railway bridge at the bottom of Grosvenor Terrace, shown here with a steam train running under it in March, 1962. Supporters
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City's days of glory
AS football hysteria grips the Far East, our pictorial trip down Memory Lane this week looks at when the glory days were here in York. Two of our pictures tell the story of the Minstermen's glorious conquest of the Fourth Division in 1984, when York City
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Here endeth the lesson
THIS WEEK and next week the Evening Press is taking a look at some of York's lost historic places of worship. One such is Salem Congregational Church, built at the junction of Spen Lane and St Saviourgate, in 1839, at a cost of £5,000, to accommodate
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All the Queen's horses, and the...
THE pomp and circumstance of the Golden Jubilee parades in London inspired this week's selection of pictures, which show parades in the streets of York over the years. The main picture dates from 1971, when crowds lined the pavements of Blossom Street
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Come on in - it's lovely!
THESE historic photographs of Rowntree Park Baths in York chart the once-popular swimming pool's decline over a decade. In the first picture a group of youngsters splash about in the open air pool when it opened for the summer season in 1973, although
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When the baths took a dive
ONCE, it was among York's finest buildings. But by 1960, the York Public Baths were in a sorry and dilapidated state. Situated on the banks of the Ouse, years of flooding and neglect began to take their toll. The first picture, taken in November 1960,
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Strictly for the birds
AS the tourist season gets into full swing in York, King's Square becomes a magnet for the crowds, as visitors stop a while to watch street entertainers and munch chips and ice creams. Today's selection of archive pictures show how the square used to
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When it was Carry on, Nurse
FORMER patients and medical workers may recognise these fascinating historic pictures of former York Hospitals. The 19th century York County Hospital building, in Monkgate, remains as one of the city's most distinguished buildings after the hospital closed
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A real Eye-opener
THE future of the site around historic Clifford's Tower in York remains clouded in uncertainty, with a public inquiry into a £60 million redevelopment scheme due to resume next month. Objectors are fiercely opposing the Coppergate Riverside proposals
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A royal occasion
IN a week when the nation has mourned the loss of everyone's favourite grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, the Evening Press looks back on a happier time spent by the Royal Family in York. On June 8, 1961, the full splendour and tradition
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Another look at York's pomp and splendour
THIS week's Yesterday Once More is the second part of our series of photographs of the Northern Command Military Tattoo. The top picture shows the massed bands, of various regiments, ready to give the Tattoo a rousing send-off. The picture below shows
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Tattoo's company
THIS week's Yesterday Once More comes from 1955, when the Northern Command Military Tattoo returned to York after a 22-year gap. More than 100,000 packed Knavesmire to enjoy the pageantry. The top picture shows Arab Legion bandsmen rehearsing near the
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When Stone bowed in...
STONEBOW in York has been the site of major redevelopment over the past few decades as illustrated by these photographs. The large picture of Stonebow in 1963 shows the foundations for the much-criticised Stonebow House. At the rear of the site is Central
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On the Pavement
SOME of York's most dramatic changes of the last 150 years can be seen in these photographs of Pavement and its historic buildings. The street used to end to the east with the old George Hotel, which was demolished in the 50s to make way for Stonebow,
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All change for Stonegate
LOOKING quiet in about 1893 is Stonegate - one of York's most historic streets.The Via Praetoria, or paved street, for the Roman fort of Eboracum, the street has been in use for about 1,900 years. This picture shows the street in more serene times with
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Rubble, rubble, toil and...
THESE old photographs show York's former garden suburb reduced to rubble following the demolition of condemned houses in the early 1960s. The Groves - so-called because it contained rows of fruit trees and vegetable plots in Victorian times to supply
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Lighting-up time
A GRAND dame by day, a sultry beauty by night - York displays her bejewelled finery after dark. The nightscape transforms the city as street lamps or floodlights lend an even greater grandeur to the historic buildings. A time exposure eradicates the traffic
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Taking the wind out of its sails
ONCE York had 20 windmills, but only one survives. Holgate Mill was built in 1792, on the site of a 15th century mill, and now stands in the middle of a roundabout at the top of Windmill Rise. The photograph shows it, then known as Acomb Windmill, as
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A real basinful of change on Foss
THIS week's Yesterday Once More comes from one of York's busiest areas around the River Foss. The picture, from 1956, shows the dredger, Reklaw, gliding slowly under Layerthorpe Bridge. The barge was later converted into a pleasure craft for disabled
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Cash boost to help hard-hit coast and Dales
The York and North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce (YNYCC) has landed £460,000 of European cash to help struggling businesses on the east coast and the upland Dales get back on their feet. It's a big coup for the Chamber which has agreed a deal with Business
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Charity ball tickets available
There are still a few £30 tickets left for a summer charity ball in aid of Macmillan Cancer Relief and the Cardiomyopathy Association, to be held at the New Ebor Suite of York Racecourse on Saturday. Phone Katrina Ellis on 01904 611248. Updated: 08:54
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Teardrop grilling for city leader
YORK'S top councillor was given a grilling from young York residents over the proposed multi-million pound Central development. Year Eight Millthorpe School pupils researched the plans for the massive York Central, or "teardrop" development, as part of
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Raider gets away with purse cash
A BURGLAR escaped with cash from a purse after breaking into a house in Annie Street, Selby, last night. The thief gained entry by forcing a rear window. A Kohler generator, worth £1,000, was stolen last night from a caravan parked in South Milford. Police
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Truly oarsome!
CHARITY fundraisers gave an "oarsome" display of powerful paddling at The Great York Dragon Boat Challenge. Thousands of spectators lined the banks on a 300-metre stretch of the River Ouse between Scarborough and Lendal Bridges to watch the colourful
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A big hand for handwash initiative
IT may not even have crossed your mind. And even if it has, you may have thought it too embarrassing to ask your nurse or doctor if they have washed their hands before they tend to you. But York is at the forefront of a new drive for cleanliness at hospitals
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We'll miss you, Miss!
THE head teacher of a York primary school, Angela Johnson, is retiring after more than 17 years at the helm. And her deputy, Kate Elliot, is also moving on to pastures new - in a new job training the next generation of teachers - after a similar amount
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Colin snaps up another award
THIS eye-catching silhouette picture was won featured in an album which won Selby professional photographer Colin Wallwork the title of Yorkshire Wedding Photographer of the Year. Colin, 43, who runs Wallwork's Photography Studio, in Finkle Street, Selby
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Staff help riding school
A NORTH Yorkshire riding school is "jumping for joy" thanks to a second donation from a gas pipeline operator. The Follifoot Park Disabled Riders Group from Harrogate is to receive £1,900 from Transco as part of the company's new safety initiative. The
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Discover answers to mystery finds
CURIOUS North Yorkshire residents will get the chance to have a mystery solved with a special event at a Pickering museum. Beck Isle Museum is holding its annual finds day on Sunday to help people searching for an explanation of their discoveries. Gordon
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Plans for Barbican
PUBLIC consultation on the latest plans for York Barbican Centre starts on Wednesday. Keith Orrell, City of York Council's executive member for leisure and heritage, will be at the Barbican at 9am. The plans can also be seen at the council's website:
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Boxes of books bound for Ghana
AN empty library in York's Ghanaian twin town is to be filled with books at last. York MP Hugh Bayley kickstarted a campaign to collect suitable literature for the newly-built building in Begoro, in the Fanteakwa district, after visiting with a delegation
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Porn film livens up pub karaoke night!
KARAOKE king Alan Bromiley was left singing a Rhapsody In Blue when a soft porn movie flashed up on the pub TV screens as he took the mike. The 47-year-old tiler was delighted when drinkers took notice as he blasted out Dan Hill's 1978 hit Sometimes When
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Derby king is riding high
GALLOPING granddad Ken Holmes has won a special award for his record ten victories in the world's oldest horse race. Horse dentist Ken, of Cliffe, near Selby, claimed his tenth Kiplingcotes Derby victory in March last year. He has also finished runner-up
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Drugs raid duo jailed
TWO drug dealers were jailed for a total of more than seven years after an undercover police operation led to their arrests. Adrian McClean, 38, of Hope Street, York, was imprisoned for five years and eight months at York Crown Court yesterday after pleading
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Alliance win Minster Cup
CLIFTON ALLIANCE won the Minster Engineering Senior Charity Cricket Cup, beating York in the final at Clifton Park. York took first innings and reached 123-6 in their allotted overs thanks mainly to a hard-hitting knock of 58 from Aussie Nash Stone. He
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Leeman family values in vain
LEEMAN'S Jean Smallwood (80 finish) and daughter Toni (two-dart 76 finish) battled in vain as Phoenix rose to secure all the pairs in a 6-3 result in York John Smith's Ladies' League division one. Slipper had their gilt rubbed off as Cygnet 'A', with
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Sex case appeal
A FORMER housemaster jailed for sexually abusing two pupils of a North Yorkshire school has won the first stage of his bid to overturn his convictions. Anver Daud Sheikh, 53, now of Leicester, is currently serving eight years for two offences of indecent
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Ollie on manoeuvres to make defence of realm
OLLIE Gardner is to defend his York Municipal Tennis Championship men's singles title in August. The York-based soldier won the crown for the first time last year at Rowntree Park. The former St Peter's School pupil, an Army operations officer, could
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'Walking crimewave' gets two years
A 15-YEAR-OLD Selby youth who turned into a walking crimewave has been sentenced to two years in a young offenders' institution. Magistrates said the teenager, who committed a string of robberies and thefts over a period of five weeks, had to be kept
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Widow victim of competition con
THE family of an 81-year-old York widow told today how she fell victim to a competition firm which repeatedly plagued her for cash. David Brigham came forward to tell the story of his mother, Rose, after the Evening Press disclosed the methods of such
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Determined Dyson on the Open up
NORTH Yorkshire king of clubs Simon Dyson was back on the upswing despite just missing out on qualifying for this week's Open. Dyson posted rounds of 68 and 69 for a five-under-par total of 137 at the rock-hard North Foreland course, but finished three
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Teenage cyclist in hospital after crash
A 13-YEAR-OLD cyclist suffered serious head and back injuries following a collision with a red Land Rover in Mill Lane, Brayton, near Selby. The boy, who is from the Selby area, was taken to York Hospital. The incident took place at 10.15pm yesterday,
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Harm sparks Tykes' alarm
Yorkshire made a flying start against the searing pace of Pakistan Test ace Shoaib Akhtar and England speedster Steve Harmison in the Championship clash with Durham at Riverside. But when Matthew Wood and New Zealander Stephen Fleming had put on 28 together
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Knights' quest gathers speed
YORK City Knights are set to add more names to their squad - with chief executive Steve Ferres saying the fans are helping to attract players. Three more players are in talks with the Knights, with the club hopeful of concluding deals by the end of this
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3,000 York jobs safe
NORWICH Union's parent company, Aviva, today announced it was cutting almost 900 jobs. But the jobs of 3,000-plus Norwich Union Life workers in York are safe, the company said today. Two-thirds of the job losses will come through "streamlining" at Aviva's
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God, the Virgin Mary and Jesus join fight to save Mystery Plays
GOD, the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ have called on City of York Council to take a lead in saving York's Mystery Plays. The actors who played the holy trio in the 1996 and 2000 Plays said in an open letter to the authority that it should fulfil its traditional
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Walwyn tribute kicks off
ORGANISERS of a fundraising six-a-side tournament are to honour one of York City's favourite sons. Fans organising the competition, which gets underway on Saturday, have named it in honour of former City striker Keith Walwyn, who died earlier this year
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Take a chance on me
John Kane has convictions for robbery, assault and kidnap, and became one of York's biggest drug dealers. But what set him off on his life of crime - and what has now made him reform? Mike Laycock reports. He says it all began by nicking sweets from his
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Chris to go with the Flo
YORK City sentinel Chris Smith is revelling under the burden of expectation and relishing the chance to prove he's no flash in the pan. The talented central defender was one of the stars of last season, becoming an integral part of the first team squad
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I want to break free
FORMER York heroin dealer John Kane today made a desperate appeal for help in going straight for the first time in his life. The 55-year-old Tang Hall man - who has spent more than half his life in prison for offences ranging from burglary, robbery and
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No special brew here
I'VE always had a healthy respect for train-spotters. I can't see the attraction myself but anyone willing to stand for hours at a windswept station to catch a fleeting glimpse of a chunk of metal is clearly determined and committed. I used to have a
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Knights' quest gathers speed
YORK City Knights are set to add more names to their squad - with chief executive Steve Ferres saying the fans are helping to attract players. Three more players are in talks with the Knights, with the club hopeful of concluding deals by the end of this
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Helpers wanted...
I AM the Honorary Secretary of the York branch of the Royal Air Forces Association. Our primary aim is to raise funds towards our welfare work for serving and ex-members of the Royal Air Force and Air Forces of the Commonwealth, and the dependants of
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It's a modified sort of debate
STEPHEN LEWIS reports on the great GM debate taking place in York tonight YORK people are being given the chance to take part in the national debate that will determine whether GM crops should be grown commercially in the UK. City of York Council is organising
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It was Great to be there
LAST week's Great Yorkshire Show was a triumph. Many volunteers combine with the staff of the Yorkshire Agricultural Society to provide an excellent day out, or even three days, for the real enthusiasts. This year the attendance reached heights not attained
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'Generous' Council
I should like to make the following points in support of the Council's plan for the development of Huntington Stadium. 1) Your editorial of 9 July mentioned the Council's "duty to ensure that York retains professional football". I suggest with respect
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Having pots of fun
Jill Ford followed her heart and switched to being a ceramist. She tells Zoe Walker about the work that has her all fired up with enthusiasm NEARLY a year ago ceramist Jill Ford did what so many people dream of but don't follow through - she started her
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Derring-do of The Dambusters
SIXTY years ago this Friday, the dambusters set off on their historic mission. Nineteen Lancasters of 617 Squadron left RAF Scampton, near Lincoln, to carry out one of the most challenging and daring raids in the history of warfare. Their targets were
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When York was a city of Angels
IN 1968, a group of young men in their late teens and early twenties were having the time of their lives in London. Wearing their hair long and their clothes flowery, this talented quintet performed what was described as "harmony-based acid pop" as the
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Steam team on the road
THE golden age of steam began in 1896 and lasted 30 years. Not on the railways, of course - that golden age lasted a little longer - but on the roads. For a brief period steam power rivalled the petrol engine as the motorised marvel of the day. These
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Dr Beeching: villain or visionary?
WE all know what Dr Richard Beeching did to our railways. He butchered them. He took an axe to Britain's cherished rural rail network, leaving abandoned stations and the villages they served to rot. Except that he didn't. For a start that infamous Beeching
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Shipwrecks give up their deep secrets
THE sea deserves a lot of respect, says Ron Young, "because it doesn't respect you". He should know. For 35 years he was a diver, and spent much of his time underwater exploring the wrecks of ships swallowed up by the vast ocean. After completing his
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Teardrop treasures
CITY leaders believe the liberation of York Central, the teardrop-shaped land hemmed in by railway lines, is one of the most exciting development opportunities anywhere in Europe. The scale is awesome. At 85 acres, the site is roughly two-thirds the size
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Determined Dyson on the Open up
NORTH Yorkshire king of clubs Simon Dyson was back on the upswing despite just missing out on qualifying for this week's Open. Dyson posted rounds of 68 and 69 for a five-under-par total of 137 at the rock-hard North Foreland course, but finished three
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Looking at the books
AFTER last week's look in the postbag, this week we retire into the Yesterday Once More library. This is expanding all the time: the burgeoning interest in local history ensures a continuous flow of new books about all manner of people, places and periods
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Supporting cast
THE first Yesterday Once More of the New Year seems a good moment to dip into the postbag. We have more faces for you to identify and more memories prompted by previous articles. First we take to the river bank. The wonderfully evocative photograph of
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York's car wars
BECAUSE Roman, Viking and medieval street planners did not have the foresight to anticipate the motor car, York has never been a driver's paradise. The narrow streets have struggled to accommodate traffic ever since the end of the last war. So the city
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Trinity marches on
LIKE those people who find they are just as busy in retirement, Holy Trinity Church is full of life long after being declared redundant. The venerable and ancient Goodramgate building hasn't been turned into a club or caf as have some churches. It even
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'Lawful money' bequest still city people
Holy Trinity is still providing for the needy, 30 years after redundancy, as LEIGH WETHERALL writes THREE hundred and twenty five years ago, a death in the parish of St Mary Magdalene, Whitechapel, London, was to have a far-reaching, long-lasting effect
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The Groves grow up
YOU should never look back, they say. No good comes of it. Try telling that to Avril Webster Appleton. The York author has been peering over her shoulder in print for several years, bringing back many happy memories for local people in the process. Her
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I know that face
A DIP into the postbag is well overdue, and what better time to sit back and enjoy some of your responses to Yesterday Once More than Bank Holiday Monday? Lots of faces to scrutinise in our photographs, but first, we return to the theme of our previous
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Painting pictures
NO other mass medium comes close to generating the magical memories of the movies. The telly, the wireless, even the theatre do not evoke the same sense of a communal occasion. Back when people went two or three times a week, every trip to those grand
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Motherly myths and mysteries
MOTHER Shipton is a legend. Ask anyone about her, and they are likely to scratch together a few facts: witch, prophetess, lived in a cave... Yet despite this fame, no one had undertaken a serious, historical study into her life. Until now. Yorkshire historian
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A dramatic century
THE words amateur dramatics conjure up a variety of images, few of them flattering, which usually involve draughty village halls, variable singing skills and shaky stage sets. But a York group of accomplished amateur performers continues to dispel that
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Let there be flight
WHEN Brian Mennell first started flying from Rufforth Airfield he asked about its history, only to be told that "nothing happened" there. This did not satisfy the tenacious retired policeman, so he kept asking. The result is his 112-page book packed with
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Pirates of the airwaves
LAST week we journeyed to Bridlington and Scarborough to reminisce about bygone summer holidays. This week we return to the Yorkshire coast for an altogether more swashbuckling tale of pirates on the high seas. These pirates did not brandish cutlasses
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Such celebrations
ON this Royal holiday, it is fitting to begin Yesterday Once More with some monarchical memories. Readers have brought in their own mementoes of previous days of pomp and pageantry. Pauline Wilson was clearing out "some of my junk" when she came across
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Stories spoken down the years
THERE is something marvellous about the way oral history can span the generations, bringing the voices of people long dead back to life. Roland Chilvers gives a beautiful example in the introduction to his new book, A Collection Of Pictures And Memories
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That's how we did it
THEY don't make 'em like they used to. And this well-worn lament is never more true than when it applies to country crafts. The former army of skilled men and women bodging, weaving and whittling has dwindled to a handful keeping the traditions alive.
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Night the bombs fell across York
WHEN the sun came up over York 60 years ago today, it exposed scenes of devastation. Houses were destroyed, the Guildhall burnt out. The Bar Convent had collapsed, killing five nuns. Pavements were littered with rubble and shattered glass. Huge craters
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The terrible voyage
SOME dates are shorthand for infamy. April 15, 1912, is one: the night when the Titanic sank. It was last century's September 11. Like September 11, disaster came from nowhere; it involved huge loss of life - more than 1,500 people died; and it was a
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In the flow
TRAFFIC on the River Ouse consists almost entirely of pleasure craft these days. From the yachtsmen and women who cruise from Naburn Marina into town to the tourists taking a trip on the White Rose Line, we all adore the river life of leisure. But this
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Charity begins at home
NEW Earswick is not so new any more. This year is the 100th anniversary of the founding of the "garden village", and the centenary celebrations began in appropriate fashion last week with the planting of a commemorative oak tree. More events are planned
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Flawed king of railways
GEORGE Hudson was a Victorian fat cat who swindled people out of their cash and heaped shame on the good name of York. George Hudson was the far-sighted entrepreneur who single-handedly transformed York into a thriving, modern city. Two views of the Railway
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When bombers filled the skies
ELVINGTON Airfield could soon be flying into a new future. The owners have applied for an aerodrome licence, allowing it to take fare-paying passengers for the first time. It is the latest chapter in the history of an airfield which once played a key
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Dawn of a new age
THE world was a very different place when the Queen acceded to the throne. Georgian Britain became Elizabethan Britain 50 years ago this week, and although it was the dawning of a new age, it was too soon for the nation to come to terms with the fact.
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Past captured on picture postcards
SIX years ago, Ronald Caisley was looking for a hobby. He decided to have a go at collecting postcards. What began as a pastime quickly turned into a passion. "I started collecting postcards from around the country," he explained. "Then I thought I would
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Brownie points from the past
THE past will never be forgotten - thanks to our readers. Again our series of Yesterday Once More articles has prompted a fantastic postbag of memories, and it is time to dip into it again. Back on September 10 - how eerie that date now seems - we published
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Ancient learning
LAST month, to mark its 400th anniversary, the Charity Commission revealed details of some the country's oldest charities. Among them was St Peter's School in York, an institution that can look back over a remarkable 1,300 year history. Although the exact
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Let the bands play on
MEMORIES of concerts past will be brought back by today's selection of archive photographs, showing bands from across the region. The main photograph, right, shows the City of York Pipe Band, pictured in the late 1980s, when pipe major Paul Adams had
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Forging old country links
WHO remembers these traditional Yorkshire trades? Today's selection of pictures from yesteryear show craftsmen displaying skills which have all but died out in the modern world. Smiling blacksmith Peter Bradshaw can be seen here hard at work in his shop
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City frolics at the Festival
TODAY we look again at how the people of York celebrated the Festival of Britain in 1951. The festival aimed to raise the nation's spirits following the war and years of austerity, whilst promoting the very best in British art, design and industry. Mr
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Festival lights up city
In the summer of 1951, York residents celebrated the Festival Of Britain. After the devastation of war and years of austerity, the Festival aimed to raise the nation's spirits whilst promoting the very best in British art, design and industry. A fancy
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York's dark, Satanic mills
AS York's skyline becomes increasingly dominated by new apartment blocks and hotels, today we take a look back at the days when slums, mill chimneys and river docks were a more common sight. Our main picture shows a group of children gathered in one of
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Having a round on the moors
IT was once nothing more than a stretch of wild moorland, of importance only to grazing sheep. But as the Cold War of the 1960s threatened to plunge the world into a devastating nuclear war, RAF Fylingdales on the North York Moors became a crucial part
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A steamy romance!
ONCE they were an essential mode of transport, much loved by thousands of soot-covered passengers the length and breadth of Britain. Today the steamy romance lives on at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, where eight locomotives are in use along the 17
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City's hidden treasure
We continue our look at some of York's ancient churches and their history. Holy Trinity Church in Goodramgate dates back to the 12th century. By the 1960s it had become redundant and it was restored in the mid-1970s. It was famous for having some of the
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Perils prowl chatrooms
FOR a quiet 12-year-old girl, someone who is probably a little shy and unsure of herself, the real world can be a tough place to live. The Internet must appear to offer the perfect escape route. Shevaun Pennington, like countless people of her age, regularly
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Cornish nasty
IT must be idyllic in North Cornwall. MP for the area Paul Tyler is nothing less than apoplectic that GNER has used an image of the Cornish coast to advertise its service to the North of England. If that is the most he has to worry about, he is a fortunate
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How York hailed that other jubilee
THIS week's Yesterday Once More looks ahead to the Queen's Golden Jubilee - by remembering her trips to York during the 1977 Silver Jubilee. Firstly we show the Queen's motorcade arriving at one of the most popular routes into York - Micklegate. There
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Old Davygate days
THIS week's look back takes us to Davygate, which has become a chic hotspot of coffee dens and designer stores. But these pictures hail from well before the time of Caffe Nero, Monsoon, and the Borders bookshop building. The first, taken in 1903, looks
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The street which was measured in yards...
TODAY'S look-back at times past in York focuses on the history of Walmgate, the current home of the Evening Press. These pictures are from 1933, and show side streets and yards from around the longest of York's "gate" streets. One theory behind the name
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Short back and sides...
ONE of the key sights of spring in York has long been that of "daffodils dancing on the city moats" but keeping the Bar Walls pristine is a major task, as our pictures from the past prove. Our main image, from 1985, shows the finished product that resulted
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Thank you, love, that'll be 7d
THE busy hustle and bustle of haggling and bagging a bargain at one of York's market stalls has long been a feature of city centre street life. Today's selection of photos for Yesterday Once More in Pictures shows the changing face of market life over
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The birth of Coppergate
THE long debate over the Coppergate Riverside proposals is coming to a climax with the public inquiry which started this week at York's Guildhall. So it's a good time to look back at the construction of the original Coppergate Centre, which was designed
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Street's rise from rubble
ST Andrewgate is now a sought-after address in the shadow of York Minster. One of its most unusual addresses is number St Andrewgate, a residential development by local architect Tom Adams. But the street has undergone enormous changes, particularly since
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Aldwark down memory lane
THE transformation of the Aldwark area of York was at the heart of Lord Esher's vision for the city when he wrote his famous report, published in 1968. Lord Esher saw a future where industrial buildings could be taken out of the city and people brought
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Joiner Stuart sails into a new job
When a joiner from Mexborough heard that Harrison Construction was recruiting for skilled tradespeople to work on a waterfront development in York he knew the interview would be plain sailing. He simply boarded his 1908-converted Whitby lifeboat, sailed
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Expat retailer targets Europe
FIRED up in anticipation of massive expansion, international retailer Expat Shopping today settled into a brand new headquarters in York Business Park, Upper Poppleton. The move from 800 sq ft offices at Regent House in Lysander Close, Clifton Moor, into
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The pig picture!
IT'S a dirty job but someone's got to do it. Youngsters interested in a career in pig farming went on a week's "pig holiday" at Bishop Burton College, Beverley, to get a taste and smell of the industry. The holiday aimed to show young people that working
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Funds grow by £1,300
Generous visitors raised £1,300 at a special village garden open day. Residents in Thornton-le-Dale, near Pickering, opened their gates to visitors to collect cash for the village's NSPCC branch. Yvonne Kitchen-Walker, who helped organise the event, said
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Special charter move to improve relations
A SPECIAL charter aimed at improving working relations between York area councils looks set to be approved. Senior city councillors will tomorrow discuss adopting a council charter for the City of York. They will also invite York area parish and town
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Soccer boss to open school event
HUNGATE Primary School, at Sherburn-in-Elmet, will host its summer fair this Thursday, starting at 6pm. It will be opened by the new player/manager of York City, Chris Brass. Attractions will include stalls, raffle, a tombola, lucky dip, ducking stool
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Fair helps trust fund
A fundraising summer fair will take place on Sunday to gather cash for a North Yorkshire charity. The Wilf Ward Family Trust, which helps people with physical and learning disabilities, will throw open the doors to its Isabella Court respite centre in
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Shop staff focus on mountain challenge
STAFF at a York opticians are preparing to climb three UK mountains to save the sight of people in developing countries. Workers from Specsavers in Low Ousegate have signed up for the Sight Savers Mountain Challenge to climb three mountains in just 24
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Bus firm seeks 'clear the air talks'
BUS bosses are to seek clear the air talks with union chiefs in York - but will not offer a new deal to avert a damaging transport strike. Management at First will look to speak with representatives of the Transport & General Workers' Union before
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Motors rev up for biggest show yet
MOTORS take over for the day in Malton this weekend as everything from vintage tractors to championship rally cars head into town. Organisers are gearing up for the third Malton Motor Show - and promise it will be the biggest and best yet. The man behind
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Fire vigilance urged after cornfield blaze
SELBY firefighters today appealed to the public to be careful about throwing cigarette ends away during the hot, dry weather. A fire crew from the Selby station was called out to a cornfield fire, in Crosshills Lane, Selby, which covered an area of 300
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Turf firm wins pitch battle
A NORTH Yorkshire turf company has scored again after securing a contract to prepare the pitch at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. Lindum Turf, based at West Grange Farm, Thorganby, between York and Selby, will provide three playing surfaces over the
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Memorial service was 'wonderful'
THE widow of a former Ryedale councillor known as "Mr Sheriff Hutton" has thanked everyone who attended or helped with her husband's memorial service. Jean Farnaby, of Sheriff Hutton, said the service, to celebrate the life of her husband Alan, was "wonderful
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GNER way off track with advert
GNER was today accused of "cheap tricks" after using the picturesque Cornish coastline in an advert - despite the view being 300 miles from the train operator's route. Disgruntled North Cornwall MP Paul Tyler said he was writing to chief executive Christopher
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Drug dealer jailed
A NORTH Yorkshire drug dealer was jailed for four years after being convicted of a string of drugs offences. Richard Walker, 32, of Beechwood Croft, Sherburn-in-Elmet, was caught with 53 packets of heroin with a street value of more than £2,000, York
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The 8p lifesaver comes to Selby
A POTENTIALLY life-saving device costing only 8p is to be piloted in Selby next week. The scheme is designed to help anyone in an emergency, but particularly the elderly, vulnerable and chronically sick. Medical information about the patient, including
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Traders' coach barrier anger
TADCASTER traders have hit out at council officers after barriers prohibiting coaches from Britannia car park resulted in a slump in profits. Angela Usher, chairwoman of the town's Chamber of Trade, said traders had been losing up to £9,000 a year because
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Phil walks to his second win
Phil Holdsworth (South Bank) scored his second win of the season in the York CIU Race Walk League fixture from BSC despite having the slowest time (70min 29sec) over the three lap handicapped 10 kilometres course. Second place went to Huntington's Colin
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Junior final
Acomb II will play Stillington in the Stephensons Junior Charity Cup final at Osbaldwick on Thursday, starting at 6.15pm. In the semi-finals Acomb II beat Wilberfoss by four wickets, Wilberfoss scoring 105-9 and Acomb replying with a winning 106-6. To
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Juniors give Fulford cutting edge
Fulford went top of newly-formed division six of the Fulford Ladies' Invitation League by beating Knaresborough 66-42, but they needed the help of three top juniors. Pam Mason and Jenny Rowland had three good wins collecting 24 games, while Jean Haw had
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Duel of acute contrast goes to form
DUNNINGTON beat bottom team Riccall 67-41 to improve their position at the top of Tyke Petroleum Men's League division one. Trevor Loten and Andy Peak-Vout were unbeaten with 28 games. The surprise of the week was Bubwith's 58-50 win against Wigginton
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Courses cater for food outlets
BOSSES of local non-English restaurants, takeaways and food manufacturers can now enrol their staff in a wide range of specially-designed courses at York College of Further and Higher Education. The courses could save them major costs because many non-English
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Now you can stay cool in the pool
COOL customers have found the perfect way to make the most of the weather at a North Yorkshire swimming pool. Swimmers at Helmsley's open air pool can now laze in the sun or splash around in the newly-refurbished facility. The good weather looks set to
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Tadcaster 'Whel' on course for title
Leaders Tadcaster have opened up a three-point gap at the top of the IT Sports Mixed Tennis League with a win against promotion rivals Wheldrake led by top scorers Debbie Rutherford and Richard Middleton. Three teams share second place with Wheldrake
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Chris to go with the Flo
YORK City sentinel Chris Smith is revelling under the burden of expectation and relishing the chance to prove he's no flash in the pan. The talented central defender was one of the stars of last season, becoming an integral part of the first team squad
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Walwyn tribute kicks off
ORGANISERS of a fundraising six-a-side tournament are to honour one of York City's favourite sons. Fans organising the competition, which gets underway on Saturday, have named it in honour of former City striker Keith Walwyn, who died earlier this year
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Crime top of agenda at meeting
A SPECIAL event that saw crimefighters and councillors discuss crime and antisocial behaviour with members of a York community was today hailed a success. The "drop-in" event was held at Scarcroft Green, in the Micklegate council ward, by the area's three
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Tributes to biker killed in crash
TRIBUTES have been paid to a North Yorkshire solicitor who died in a road accident at the weekend. John Ridley, from Wombleton, died when his motorbike was involved in a collision with a car on the B1257 Malton to Helmsley road outside Hovingham, on Saturday
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Youth, 15, jailed for shop raid
A 15-YEAR-OLD York youth was jailed for three years for his part in an armed robbery. The youth, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to assault and robbery at a shop in Newby Terrace, York, in November last year. York Crown Court heard
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Sewage problem shuts York road
COUNCIL engineers in York have closed a riverside road so that emergency work on the sewage system can take place. Highways chiefs say Skeldergate, which runs beside the River Ouse, could be closed for as long as a week for a "significant problem" to
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Dozens of graves damaged in cemetery rampage
CALLOUS vandals smashed dozens of headstones at York Cemetery, including some belonging to war heroes. The group of hooligans left a trail of destruction at the cemetery, in Cemetery Road, knocking irreplaceable headstones and plinths to the ground and
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Late at school - without even a note
I WAS late as usual and there were only a few seats left. The head teacher was standing at the front, smiling broadly but undoubtedly yearning for a blackboard to screech her nails down to get our attention. I smiled back and pulled a "sorry I'm late"
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Let's not waste all the goodwill of the Plays
ALL of us involved in the wonderful Millennium production of the York Mystery Plays in York Minster said afterwards, 'How do we follow that?' Nobody said, "We can't, so let's not bother.'" City of York Council may feel the money is not available to mount
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Monumental wrong
The landscape surrounding the ancient monuments at Thornborough, near Ripon, is in danger of being lost to quarrying. It appears that Tarmac Northern has the mineral extraction rights at Thornborough and will be responsible for destroying this ancient
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We'll miss you, Miss!
THE head teacher of a York primary school, Angela Johnson, is retiring after more than 17 years at the helm. And her deputy, Kate Elliot, is also moving on to pastures new - in a new job training the next generation of teachers - after a similar amount
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School is York's answer to Fame
AN ambitious York school has completed an £850,000 performing arts project to become the city's answer to Fame. Manor CE School, in Boroughbridge Road, is hoping to breed the next generation of music, dance and drama superstars if its bid to become a
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Erin McKeown,Jesse Sykes and Laura Veirs, The Band Room, Low Mill, Farndale
THIS triple bill of all things Americana came about by happy chance. Jesse Sykes and Laura Veirs, who share Seattle roots, a record producer (Tucker Martine) and backing musician (Steve Moore), were already booked to play The Band Room on July 12. Then
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Money at root of it all
How can City of York Council oppose the football club's application on the grounds that it will displace a running track and yet seem quite happy to allow a housing development that will displace the city's football team? Surely planning permission on
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Owners must change
I am pleased that the York Schools' Athletics Championships provided its participants and TE Myers (July 11) with such enjoyment. That is what sport should be about. Most York City supporters would be only too pleased to see the athletes continue their
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Harm sparks Tykes' alarm
Yorkshire made a flying start against the searing pace of Pakistan Test ace Shoaib Akhtar and England speedster Steve Harmison in the Championship clash with Durham at Riverside. But when Matthew Wood and New Zealander Stephen Fleming had put on 28 together
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Gough sparks main man bid
Darren Gough will be at great pains not to be overshadowed by England rival Steve Harmison in Yorkshire's Championship clash with Durham which began at Riverside today. England on Friday select their side for the first Test against South Africa and the
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Girlie goodies
MAXINE GORDON discovers girls just wanna have fun at a quirky boutique in Tadcaster. IF you are the sort of woman who likes to hang pretty handbags on her wardrobe door, slip her tootsies into embroidered silk slippers and drape fairy lights around her
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Book digs up bloodiest battle
The Battle of Marston Moor has been well documented but a new book digs deeper, partly by going under the very soil of the battlefield, reports Zoe Walker THE Battle of Marston Moor was one of the bloodiest ever fought on British soil. On July 2 1644,
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Standing with Custer
ON June 25 1876, General George Armstrong Custer led 200 men of his US 7th Cavalry to their deaths in the Montana wilderness at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. They were cut to pieces by Sioux and Cheyenne Indians in a battle that has assumed legendary
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Roll back years to Easter past
WHAT does Easter mean to you? Church thanksgiving services and hymns, perhaps. Bonnets, daffodils, days out. Chocolate heaven, or traffic jam hell? For most of us it means time off. But what did people do at Easter before the special episodes of their
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Memories of a country childhood
DAISY Naylor is 93, but vividly remembers her childhood on a farm near Stamford Bridge. It was both a harder and a freer upbringing than children know today, and her tale of rural life early in the last century makes for fascinating reading. We have Mrs
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York's golden gild
HERE'S a riddle. Which tradition, established more than 800 years ago, is only celebrating its 50th anniversary this year? The answer is the Gild of the Freemen of the City of York. The earliest register of freemen in York Archives dates from 1272, the
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Portrait of mystery
History buff JOAN PALEY works in one of York's most historic houses. In this, the last of our writing competition winning entries to be published, she explains her affinity for one particular exhibit FRANK Green lived in Treasurer's House for 33 years
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How to log on to local history
IF you are interested in the past and are on the internet, you can step back in time with the National Grid for Learning's local history trail. The Government-funded National Grid for Learning website is running an online local history trail to encourage
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Journey back to time of the trams
IF you want to be transported back to the past there are only two ways to go: by steam train, or by tram. Next to a gleaming old locomotive, the most nostalgic thing on wheels is the good old tramcar. There is no tram equivalent to the National Railway
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We had a ball
RECENTLY in history in pictures we exhibited for our viewing pleasure selections of photographs from the 1951 York Festival. This was our city's contribution to the post-war celebration of nationhood, the Festival of Britain. That inspired a flurry of
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Sweet rush
FIFTY years ago tomorrow, the Government ended sweet rationing. Nearly eight years after Victory in Europe, the limit on jelly babies, pastilles, liquorice, barley sugar sticks, lemonade powder and chocolate bars was finally lifted - and a nation of schoolchildren
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Back to ice age
LAST Friday, we revealed that the spring flowers had already sprung in one York garden, testament to remarkably mild weather for a month after Christmas. That contrasts sharply to one of Yorkshire's bitterest winters 40 years ago. It all began just before
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Relating to York's history
HERE'S a new twist on family history: a mother and son who have both written books about times past. Audrey and Chris Corbett's publications are very different in terms of scope and content, but equally interesting to a devotee of social history. Chris's
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Giving it the works
This year, the Evening Press held a writing competition. Entrants had to pen a factual article on York. In the first of the three winning entries to be published, ROB OLDFIELD recalls the carriageworks HOWEVER well you think you know York there's always
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Christmas past
POST-war austerity was gone, and a social revolution was about to explode. So Christmas 40 years ago was a curious mix of traditional celebrations and modern consumer boom. There was plenty of non-seasonal fare to interest the Evening Press reader in
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Mile mannered man
ONE day you might spot him. The first clue will be his motorbike, parked by the roadside. Then your eye will be caught by the rider hacking back at the verge weeds, or perhaps clicking away with his camera and making detailed notes in a pad. Don't worry
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Stage at the heart of York
DAME Berwick Kaler will meet the class of 2002 babbies and bairns for the first time on Wednesday. And when he takes to the stage for his 24th pantomime, he will know his legendary performances are part of the history of one of Britain's greatest theatres
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John, Paul, George, Ringo and Daphne
YORK music lover Ian Jeffery has always loved The Beatles. "I was in The Beatles fan club in the Sixties," he said. "Although I never actually saw them, I've always been a keen Beatles collector." That collection has ebbed and flowed over the years. Once
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My dad was a bobby ...and a firefighter
THEIR walk-out has reminded us that modern firefighters do a complex job. Firemen and women not only fight fires, they free road accident victims, perform river rescues, pump water from flooded homes and check properties are safe. For their predecessors
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When York was fab
IF you want to know about the Sixties, play the music of the Beatles - so said the American composer Aaron Copland. By performing their own songs, with increasing inventiveness, the four pioneers from Liverpool blazed a trail that is still being followed
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When York got rhythm
WRITER Van Wilson has, during the past three years, interviewed scores of musicians for York Oral History Society. Extracts from these interviews form the basis of two books celebrating the city's vibrant live music scene from 1930 to 1970. The first
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Plugging book gap in city of delights
DAY after day, residents and tourists would make the same inquiry. Do you have a concise history of York? Eventually, a group of booksellers at Waterstone's began to realise that maybe they had discovered a gap in the market. They endeavoured to do something
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Wicca's world
ON Thursday night, we will all answer the door to find assorted little devils, imps and ghosts thrusting forward a bag half filled with processed sugar to the cry of "Trick or treat". This Americanisation of Hallowe'en makes those of a nostalgic bent
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Haul in the past
A SENSE of near-panic set Peter Frank about the task of chronicling the Yorkshire fishing community. Born in Whitby in 1934, he went on to become a professor at Essex University. In the Seventies he returned to his home town, and realised how much it
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Real steam spirit
NORMAN Johnston was brought up some distance away from the London & North Eastern Railway (LNER). His childhood home was many miles and a stretch of water away from London; and although he lived in the north-east, as a Fermanagh kid, that was the
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Fighters of Fulford
ON a warm September day almost 1,000 years ago, a line of English soldiers crouched behind a wall of shields in the marshes beside the River Ouse at what is now Fulford Ings. Ranged against them were the 7,000 or so Viking troops of the Norwegian king
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Major infamy
MAJOR John Hatfield, it was obvious, was a gentleman through and through. He arrived in Scarb-orough in 1792, a tall, well-spoken, well-bred man who apparently had the Duke of Rutland's backing to stand for one of the borough's two Parliamentary seats
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Back beats
ANY of these boys strike a chord? They were doing just that in York's pubs and clubs back in the city's swinging Sixties. Some of the city's guitar heroes only knew the one chord when they started off, but regular gigs on the circuit soon polished their
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Golden age of the flicks
TIM Addyman is too young to remember what is often called cinema's golden age. At 29, he marks the start of his film-going adventures with an unforgettable trip to see George Lucas's 1977 science fiction classic Star Wars. But there is something about
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Everyday story of the village people
BY Yorkshire standards, Yeoman Williamson is still a relative newcomer to Grosmont. He has, he points out, lived in the North York Moors village for 'only' 50 years. It may seem a little presumptuous of him, then, to have attempted to write a history
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Guide to yesteryear
THOUSANDS of people flocked to Scarborough over the weekend to make the most of glorious sunny weather. Many of them will have bought a glossy guidebook detailing the history, attractions, hotels and nightlife on offer at the resort. But this week, a
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The day Mr Frith captured the coast
THE North Sea coast is again celebrating its maritime history. Last month Whitby welcomed the Grand Turk, the square-rigged fighting frigate made famous by the TV series Hornblower. On Friday she was joined by one of the greatest stars of the sea: HMS
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The millers' tales
IS there any more nostalgic sight than a windmill? Memories of these monuments to England's past are prompted by a new book, kicking off Yesterday Once More's survey of the latest additions to the bygones bookshelf. Whitby author Alan Whitworth has produced
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Living hell of D-Day on French beaches
LAST Thursday marked the anniversary of D-Day. Fifty-eight years earlier, the Allied invasion force had landed in Normandy as the long-awaited Operation Overlord got underway; by midnight, 155,000 troops were ashore, for the loss of 9,000 men. Among the
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Harvesting history
JUST far enough from the A1079 not to know it's there, Newton-upon-Derwent is a quiet place possessing what estate agents would describe as bags of character. It is not chocolate box pretty, but mature trees and ancient brick cottages give it a timeless
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Keeping Dickens alive
CHARLES Dickens was in York on Friday. Cedric Charles Dickens that is, great grandson of the commanding Victorian writer. He was taking up a long-standing invitation by the Dickens Fellowship, York branch. Mr Dickens is rightly proud of his famous forebear
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Deported to Oz
THE York Assizes were kept pretty busy during the convict era. Exactly 200 years ago Thomas Peters, a 26-year-old labourer, stood in the dock accused of "stealing old silver plate, including ten pint cups," says Marjorie Tipping in her book Convicts Unbound
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Royal picture recalled
THIS week we remember the Queen Mother's first visit to York. Readers will recall how we published a photograph of the Duke and Duchess of York, as the future King George VI and Queen Elizabeth were then, and asked for your help in identifying it last
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Royal picture puzzle
EVERYONE loves a good mystery, and this one can only be solved by you. Take a look at our main picture this week. Ring a distant bell? Recognise any of the faces? The photograph is from the collection of Walter Hawksby, of Acomb, York. It is a royal occasion
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Doctor knew best
IN the early years of the last century, York's heritage was imperilled by progress. Landmarks across the city were under threat from roads, trams and an over-zealous council. Then along came a doughty and persistent conservationist who fought to save
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Staying power of city hotels
THE Royal York Hotel is being rechristened. Under its new name, it is no longer Royal or York, although it will remain a hotel. A Le Mridien hotel, to be precise, part of the global chain established in Paris by Air France 30 years ago. John Shannon,
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York's touch of glass
THESE views of York date from a different era of photography. Forget digital cameras, and even rolls of film. The York scenes above were captured on glass negatives. They were very kindly given to the Evening Press by Lilian Vear, who lives off Rawcliffe
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A Grand century
LAUREL and Hardy, Charlie Chaplin, Gracie Fields and Marty Feldman have much in common. They are among the most popular entertainers Britain (and America, in Oliver Hardy's case) ever produced; they were equally at home on film or in front of a live audience
