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It's a knockout
HUNTINGTON Stadium hosts its first ever play-off tomorrow as the new knockout series is introduced to the National League. A bumper crowd is expected - some fans have suggested 2,000 might turn up - as York City Knights' quest for a shock promotion reaches
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Not a sign after the kissing gate
George Wilkinson walks across farmland in the evening and returns as the bats come out. SOMETIMES walks over farmland can be bothersome with beasts, barbed wire and all. However we were confident that today's five miles, from Great Barugh, near Malton
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Jump ahead Jonjo - 13/09/03
The much-publicised threat of a jockey's boycott at Sandown over the mobile phone dispute, which seems to have spiralled out of all proportion, has resulted in tomorrow's action on the Esher course - the only scheduled Flat meeting of the day - being
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In an idol moment
YOU only win when your singing! That's the message to punters at The Ainsty in Boroughbridge Road, which is staging Pub Idol - the fame academy for those who can't leave the bar. Pub bosses are looking for people who think they can do better than those
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Where they like to say 'bonbini'
Sun, sand, and diving into the depths of the Caribbean, ANDREW HITCHON sampled the delights of Aruba. I WAS snorkelling in the warm water of the Caribbean, looking out for shoals of the brightly-coloured fish I had seen earlier, when I spotted a starfish
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We need more police to fight war on crime
I READ with interest your articles regarding the problems faced by market stall owners who are being terrorised by gangs of youths causing damage and intimidating the public (September 11). I note the observation by one trader that the police did not
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Judi's Queen was 'too English' to win Oscar
WHAT a surprise! BBC TV had something worth watching one Saturday evening - August 30. The live broadcast of Edinburgh's Military Tattoo 2003 was magnificent. Then there was the re-run of Mrs Brown, a highly enjoyable film - even second time around. Professional
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Rich pickings
PERHAPS Joyce Pickard is a rich hypocrite (Letters, September 2) but that is no reason to berate the farmers of this country who have kept us all well fed through their hard work and dedication for little reward. Is she aware that 70,000 farming jobs
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Geronimo's gang
In On This Day, September 4 you refer to Geronimo, Apache chief and leader of the last great American Red Indian rebellion. Geronimo was a Shaman, not a chief, and at no time did his band exceed 35 in number. Admittedly more than 2,000 US soldiers were
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Hard at work
WHILE regretting any inconvenience caused to customers by buses failing to turn up, we would like to assure AP Cox (Letters, September 9) that as newly-elected councillors we have been busy throughout the Holgate ward this summer. Far from being "rarely
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Summer strays
The soil may still be warm but summer is on the way out. GINA PARKINSON starts preparing for winter. THE days are drawing in and it is time to enjoy the last of the summer flowers, while at the same time preparing the garden for winter. Plants already
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Drinkall's fitness drive leaves rest just gulping
EVEN in these hedonistic days there can't be too many footballers who go clubbing nearly every day of the week. But that's how it goes for Pickering Town FC midfielder James Drinkall, though the clubs he visits are those stashed inside his golf bag. Drinkall
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Out to grab a chance of glory
England put a lot of time into selecting their various tour squads this week but they may still have missed a trick by not including Yorkshire captain Anthony McGrath in the Test party for Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. McGrath has earned a place in the squad
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Drinkall's fitness drive leaves rest just gulping
EVEN in these hedonistic days there can't be too many footballers who go clubbing nearly every day of the week. But that's how it goes for Pickering Town FC midfielder James Drinkall, though the clubs he visits are those stashed inside his golf bag. Drinkall
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An emotional journey
WHEN Gary Hart's Land Rover left the M62 and slid on to the East Coast Main Line on the morning of February 28, 2001, hundreds of lives were altered forever - the lives of passengers on the GNER express train, the drivers of the freight train, the villagers
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Flowers point to new hope
A YORK church is inviting all American visitors to the city this weekend to remember the terrorist outrages of 9-11 by attending a flower festival. The festival, called Hope For The Future, was being held at St Paul's Church, Holgate Road, today and tomorrow
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Go on-line with views on service
INTERNET users in York, North and East Yorkshire have the chance to influence their local health services by taking part in an on-line survey. The survey was launched this week by North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire Strategic Health Authority
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Pupils taught art of the aria
YORK students were given a crash-course in the art of the aria when a member of Britain's oldest opera company visited to Oaklands School, Acomb. Professional singer Catherine Friel, 27, of the Carl Rosa Opera Company, worked with about 100 pupils aged
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Move to fill gap in York housing
TENANTS in York who cannot afford the city's high rents are to be provided with a solution by York Housing Association. The organisation is planning an initiative for people who fall in the gap between council housing and private rented accommodation.
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York MP makes postal vote call
YORK MP Hugh Bayley has called on John Prescott to change the electoral rules so that everyone has a postal vote. Mr Bayley wrote to the Deputy Prime Minister after 9,000 people voted by post this year when the scheme was piloted in York. Currently, anyone
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Thai-break
A KICK-FAST step up to world class awaits York's Thai boxing ace Richard Cadden. The 27-year-old has opted to jet out to Thailand to hone his preparations for a tip-top duel on his return at Leeds Town Hall. That's where he will enter the ring to tackle
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Sudden death
THERE are no second chances from here on in. That was the message from York City Knights boss Paul Broadbent as his team geared up for tomorrow's National League Two elimination play-off against Barrow Raiders at Huntington Stadium (3pm). The Knights,
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Payout ruling follows verdicts
THE insurers of the man who caused the Selby rail disaster say the inquest verdict of unlawful killing on those who died will not affect the way it handles victims' compensation claims. A spokeswoman for Fortis, which insured Land Rover driver Gary Hart
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My left foot misery
A WOMAN who claims she woke up from an operation to find that an extra procedure had been carried out without her consent is to sue York Hospital NHS Trust for alleged clinical negligence. Linda Mayes, 57, says she has to walk with a stick after both
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Sudden death
THERE are no second chances from here on in. That was the message from York City Knights boss Paul Broadbent as his team geared up for tomorrow's National League Two elimination play-off against Barrow Raiders at Huntington Stadium (3pm). The Knights,
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Showdown
YORK City Knights star Lee Jackson reckons the Minster city is buzzing with play-off anticipation - and the Knights don't want it to end. The National League Two knockout series gets underway tomorrow with York facing Barrow Raiders at Huntington Stadium
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Barker reels in breakaways for Clifton victory
STEPHEN Barker (Caygill Frames RT) entered on the line and took victory in Clifton Cycling Club's Road Race. Forty-five riders signed on for the 63-mile event over six laps of a tough ten-mile circuit near Stittenham, Flaxton and Bulmer. Early breakaway
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The Lamb Inn at Rainton.
Chris Greenwood challenges his empty stomach with a meal from a serious filling station, The Lamb Inn at Rainton. We sat defeated. The remnants of three courses at The Lamb Inn littered the bar room table as a memento to the impoverished size of our stomachs
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Life after Coppergate
THE inspector's report on Coppergate must make grim reading for City of York Council (September 10). Virtually every aspect of the proposed scheme has come in for criticism, and one must question the council's balance and judgement in persisting with
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Boro base at 'Gate
PREMIERSHIP club Middlesbrough has set up another base in North Yorkshire. It has creating a third development centre in the Harrogate district. In a jointly-funded partnership with Harrogate Borough Council's leisure and amenities department, Rossett
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Keighley & Worth Valley Light Railway
RICHARD FOSTER lets the train take the strain during a day out in Bronte country. BRITAIN'S love affair with the steam locomotive is celebrated in true Yorkshire fashion on the Worth Valley Railway. Each year thousands of passengers steam through the
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Ford puts his shirt on Manor bid
A RARE piece of York City folklore is to go under the hammer in aid of a York school's bid for specialist status. City legend Gary Ford has donated the number seven shirt he wore with pride during the club's 1983-84 record-breaking promotion winning season
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Too close to call
ANOTHER three matches after today's long haul to Yeovil and we should finally know. Two successive defeats have dimmed the shimmer of York City's record-equalling start to the season and left fans scratching their heads. The football has definitely been
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Life after Coppergate
THE inspector's report on Coppergate must make grim reading for City of York Council (September 10). Virtually every aspect of the proposed scheme has come in for criticism, and one must question the council's balance and judgement in persisting with
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Union might thrills Mike
THE phrase 'union activist' might not be seen too often in golf, but there's no keener advocate of all things union than York's Mike Thompson. For a good slice of three decades Thompson has been at the helm of the York Union of Golf Clubs and its membership
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Doubts over Barbican consultation
SENIOR opposition councillors are to put the York Barbican swimming pool consultation directly under the microscope. Labour group leader Dave Merrett, deputy leader Viv Kind and shadow executive member for leisure and heritage Alan Jones have "called
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Smith's award
ALAN Smith will receive his Player of the Season award at the Supporters Club's annual dinner and dance, at Elland Road, on Saturday, November 1. The Leeds and England striker won the award despite playing out of position, wide on the right, and scoring
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Hayley for England
STUNNING York student Hayley Copsey is in with a chance of being crowned the world's most glamorous girl. Hayley has made it to the last 100 of the High Street Honeys competition in the men's magazine FHM. On Wednesday she was crowned Miss Yorkshire in
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Ocean Colour Scene's North Atlantic Drift, Barbican, York
OCEAN Colour Scene's North Atlantic Drift Tour washed ashore in York last night. We were privileged, courtesy of manager Chris Cradock, to be taken back stage before the gig to meet the band and share a beer or two, finding them relaxing (Steve, the marigolds
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Golden shot Robinson
Huby's John Robinson has won individual silver and team gold medals at the Home International Olympic Skeet (clay target) event at Bisley, Surrey. Robinson, a former Commonwealth gold medal winner, scored 97 out of a possible 100 in a sudden death shoot-off
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Showdown
YORK City Knights star Lee Jackson reckons the Minster city is buzzing with play-off anticipation - and the Knights don't want it to end. The National League Two knockout series gets underway tomorrow with York facing Barrow Raiders at Huntington Stadium
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Webber graduates
POCKLINGTON School hooker Rob Webber has been named in the 16-man England rugby union national academy squad. Webber, who hails from Laytham, near Seaton Ross, caught the eye of selectors during an Under-19 training camp in South Africa in July, when
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NL2 play-off fomat
FOR those who missed the play-off format when it was last published, here's another chance to see the way it works ahead of the Knights' first knock-out tie tomorrow. Following the defeat of Chorley a fortnight ago, York have now beaten every other team
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It's all in the find
CHRIS TITLEY discovers why Yorkshire's metal detectives dig history. SIMON Holmes holds the delicate object up to the light. "It's a medieval mirror case, dating from about 1270 to 1350," he explains. He unclasps the hinge, still working perfectly seven
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Gough axe as Tykes toil
Yorkshire axed Darren Gough and then put Worcestershire in to bat at New Road yesterday, two decisions which they were left to ponder as the Championship's Second Division leaders rattled up 309-5 on a good pitch. The day's play strengthened Worcestershire's
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Fill the stadium
RUGBY League is the best game in the world, and the lads at the York City Knights have done it tough this season. They have been crippled by injuries, yet they have just dug deep, not moaned and just put their bodies on the line, not only for themselves
