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Cat can prove he is hard to catch - 16/09/03
Catch The Cat, a 66-1 winner at Doncaster last week, turns out again tomorrow at Beverley with excellent chances of following-up - but at a shorter price. John Wainwright's sprinter will again be ridden by apprentice jockey Luke Fletcher, who was seen
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We need answers
AT the council meeting on September 9, a number of written questions were tabled for the executive members. Unfortunately, most replies were evasive - for example "awaiting a report". The written questions are prepared a number of days in advance of the
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Mystery 2000
DOES anyone have a video of the 2000 York Mystery Plays which they could spare? I really do want one badly. Please reply to me at kitty@bloodaxe co.uk or to the address below. Kitty Grove-Stephensen, Flat 4, Airedale House, Middlesbrough, TS5 6SH. Updated
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Sizing us all up
I HAVE long thought that the rulers of this city did not have a very high opinion of the intelligence of the populace. I now have indisputable proof. Until recently my newspapers were collected by a woman who passed them on to a charity. Owing to illness
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Hardly socialist
I AGREE with the sentiments expressed by Dr Graham Turner about the UK arms trade (September 10), and to answer the question he raises, the Labour Party is not a socialist party. It is too busy pandering to the likes of Digby Jones of the CBI and big
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US favourite for phoning
NEVER mind York's links with Europe, the city's business people spend more time gabbing on the blower to Americans than they do to French or Germans. That's the conclusion of an analysis by BT which shows that even though York is twinned with Dijon in
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Septimber!
YORK City boss Chris Brass will wield the axe tonight as the Minstermen look to avoid a fourth consecutive defeat at home to Darlington. In the wake of three successive reverses, the City chief has pledged "definite changes" for the clash with the Quakers
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Regulars cry fowl over name
PUB regulars in East Yorkshire have launched a campaign to turn an ugly duckling into a swan. Customers of the Black Swan public house in Market Place, Pocklington, were shocked when the pub reopened after refurbishment with a new name. Instead of the
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School head slams political changes
THE headmaster of a top North Yorkshire private school wants to give back power to parents, in a revolutionary vision for the revival of British education. Father Leo Chamberlain, of Ampleforth College, near Helmsley, said he despaired of the result of
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Kerr and Richardson lead Cygnet top the top
ROZ Kerr included a maximum for a superb 15 darts and her Cygnet 'C' team colleague Karen Richardson closed on 113 (treble 20, 13, double 20) in York John Smith's Ladies Darts League division one. Cygnet's 6-3 victory against Flag took them to the top
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Hardly a Champion's start for City of York seniors
CITY OF York Hockey Club's first team tumbled out of the Yorkshire Champions Trophy in disappointing fashion at Sheffield. They lost 1-0 to a last-minute goal against Sheffield Hallam and were then beaten 2-0 by Rotherham before sharing a 2-2 draw against
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Smuggled cigs gang leader gets 4 years
A NORTH YORKSHIRE Customs raid netted one of the region's biggest hoards of black market tobacco and put the organiser of a highly-professional smuggling gang behind bars. Undercover officers found 3.5 million cigarettes hidden inside 33 palettes of huge
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Promotion hopes take a battering
YORKSHIRE'S high hopes of becoming the first team to beat Worcestershire in the Championship this season took a sharp downward spiral after lunch at New Road yesterday and they ended up losing by 71 runs. Salt was further rubbed into their wounds by having
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Dame Judi backs Mystery Plays campaign
DAME Judi Dench has thrown her support behind the Evening Press campaign to save York's Mystery Plays. York's most famous daughter was involved in the first three productions in the Museum Gardens in the 1950s, performing as the Virgin Mary in 1957 before
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No hiding place
A POLICE chief today declared war on criminals and pledged to sweep them from the streets of York and North Yorkshire. Chief Constable Della Cannings said known criminals were already going to ground after a series of raids and targeted operations which
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Perils of a lone man
Every woman had her eyes glued on one man. If David Beckham had walked in at that moment and proceeded to have a quick game of naked keepie-uppie, he would have gone unnoticed. Our attention was elsewhere. But why was every woman watching this particular
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Rich to pick departure time
YORK City Knights captain Rich Hayes will bide his time before deciding whether to hang up his boots for good. The 33-year-old, who said at the beginning of this campaign that it might be his last, has told the Evening Press that he will have a few weeks
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Groves hit back to win cup-tie
YORK GROVES Amateur Rugby League Club were let down by their defence as they lost a high scoring Tetley's Barla Yorkshire Cup first round encounter with Castleford Panthers. Panthers scored two tries, both goaled, before Danny Buy opened Groves' account
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Warriors given tough test
IF Selby Warriors Amateur Rugby League Club thought they where going to have it all their own way in Pennine League division five then they were brought down to earth by Thornton. Although Warriors won 13-12, they were given a tough examination by the
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Galloway looks to his budget
STEPHEN LEWIS talks to York council leader Steve Galloway about plugging the city's financial black hole. THE honeymoon is well and truly over for York's ruling Liberal Democrats. First there were the revelations that the City of York Council's pension
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Distinctly done
JO HAYWOOD checks out the weird and wonderful wares on offer at an internet farmers' market. FANCY an organic Wensleydale cushion, a gothic bird table, a hearty slice of wild boar pie or half a dozen champagne chocolates? Of course you do. Know where
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Police must now deliver
DELLA Cannings presented herself as more Major General than Chief Constable at her press conference today. She declared war on crime, hostilities commencing immediately. In truth, North Yorkshire police have long waged war against criminals. But only
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Divine Judi
SEVERAL stars have been born at the York Mystery Plays, but the one who has sparkled most brightly ever since is Judi Dench. In 1951, she played an angel at the first modern staging of the cycle. Even in this minor role, the teenager was described as
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I keep having this really filthy (rich) dream
DO YOU ever dream of riches beyond your wildest, well, dreams? What would you do if you won the big one? I'm not talking about the piddling few hundred thousand salary and couple of million pay-off a fat-cat boss gets for destroying a company in record
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Teach teens how to behave
SO, City Of York councillors want the age of voting lowered to 16? (Call to lower voting age, September 10). Wouldn't it be a good idea to introduce a scheme to teach these 16-year-olds how to behave before we let them loose on the ballot box? Before
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How did the war memorial get in such a sorry state?
IN your report on the 'bus strike' (Strikers picket on War Memorial, September 2), you say that the Station Rise First World War Memorial is owned by the British Railways Board, and maintained by Rail Property Ltd. Unfortunately the latter has evidently
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Shutting Lendal
THE idea of closing Lendal Bridge ("Traffic ban urge by trader on city bridge," September 10) is not new. When it was repaired for three months, the experiment was highly successful. The experiment should be repeated for a further six months. It was noticeable
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These modern ills
AS a local trade union activist I must disagree with F Simpson (Letters, September 11), who urges post workers to give in to management and accept so-called "modernisation". Those of us working in and relying on public services have seen the reality of
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Enjoying what we eat
YOU and my other reader can hardly have failed to notice that there is a food and drink festival taking place in York at the moment. The event is the latest in the line of such festivals that take place annually. It serves to remind us of the astonishing
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Lack of cash threatens bid for business status
BURNHOLME Community College is only halfway towards raising the £50,000 it needs to become York's first business college. There are fears that unless the business community rallies to stump up the remaining £25,000 by October 15, the project to create
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Yorkshire exporters come out on top
YORKSHIRE exporters are the top in the country when it comes to generating overseas sales growth, according to the latest Business in Britain Report from Lloyds TSB Corporate. The proportion of Yorkshire firms experiencing an increase in export sales
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Monster move a little Ork-ward
ONE man and his monster have moved... Michael Logue, managing director of Gamestation, the Clifton Moor-based video computer game empire, celebrates the company's tenth anniversary with a move from its branch in Goodramgate to Church Street, York. Gamestation
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Find out how to get your business noticed
So...What's Your Story? That's the title of a seminar on Monday, September 22 designed to give business people in York insight into how to get their name, product and services in the media.. Journalist Kiki Olson, a media studies lecturer at the University
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Town seeking further Gains
IN-FORM Harrogate Town will be looking to extend their five match unbeaten run in their UniBond League premier division match at Gainsborough Trinity on Tuesday night (kick-off 7.45pm). Victory over mid-table Trinity will also see John Reed's second-place
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Wood out to gather golden harvest
LEIGH Wood reckons a miserable stalemate or even a scrappy goal is all that is needed to spark York City back into life. Saturday's 3-0 defeat to Yeovil made it three consecutive reverses for the Minstermen, a run that is in stark contrast to their record
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Terror claim family will not be moved
A FAMILY who claimed they were being terrorised on a York estate claim council housing chiefs have told them they will not be moved into permanent new accommodation elsewhere. Rosemary and Michael Bailey say they will not be able to leave their council
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Trucker dies in A1 pile-up
A TRUCKER was killed in a three-lorry crash on the A1M in North Yorkshire. The accident happened on the road's southbound section near Allerton Park, near its junction with the A59. Police said the three lorries were involved in a shunt. The driver of
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Future of war veterans' festival is safe
FEARS over the future of a popular Festival of Remembrance were allayed today by the business set to take over the entertainment side at York's Barbican Centre. Festival organiser and president of the York branch of the Royal British Legion, Ted Griffiths
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Bid to alleviate council tax rises
PENSIONERS and others in York most likely to be hard hit by large council tax rises could in future be offered "discounts". New legislation expected to be passed this week would allow local authorities to offer council tax discounts to those citizens
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Police saw driver throw orange juice
A CAR driver mounted the pavement in a vain attempt to evade the law after he threw orange juice at another man, York magistrates heard. Prosecutor Richard Fox said that police ordered Stephen Mark Rix, 29, to stop when they saw his argument with another
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Rich to pick departure time
YORK City Knights captain Rich Hayes will bide his time before deciding whether to hang up his boots for good. The 33-year-old, who said at the beginning of this campaign that it might be his last, has told the Evening Press that he will have a few weeks
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York and Selby seek a bigger slice of the budget
RESIDENTS of York and Selby endure almost half of all North Yorkshire's recorded crime, but receive the smallest proportion of police cash, an investigation has revealed. A report commissioned by new City of York Council leader Steve Galloway found that
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Septimber!
YORK City boss Chris Brass will wield the axe tonight as the Minstermen look to avoid a fourth consecutive defeat at home to Darlington. In the wake of three successive reverses, the City chief has pledged "definite changes" for the clash with the Quakers
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Hail to the Knights
THE CRUELLEST sound of the sporting weekend? Not the gut-wrenching snap of bones halting Liverpool duo Jamie Carragher and Milan Baros. Neither the yells of hell-for-leather Yeovil fans crowing at their 3-0 conquest of York City. Nor too, the insistent
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Dame Judi backs our campaign to save York's Mystery Plays
DAME Judi Dench has thrown her support behind the Evening Press campaign to save York's Mystery Plays. York's most famous daughter was involved in the first three productions in the Museum Gardens in the 1950s, performing as the Virgin Mary in 1957 before
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Promotion hopes take a battering
YORKSHIRE'S high hopes of becoming the first team to beat Worcestershire in the Championship this season took a sharp downward spiral after lunch at New Road yesterday and they ended up losing by 71 runs. Salt was further rubbed into their wounds by having
