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Just the job
ON Monday we reported how arsonists had targeted empty homes in Acomb, York. Residents told us that young hooligans had been attracted to the derelict properties and were making their lives a misery. The way forward was clear, and we said so: improve
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City misses great chance for an airport
AS an airfield historian it amazes me that the city of York does not have an airport, even though cities and towns of a much lower status do. A golden opportunity to develop the existing airfield at Elvington is recommended for refusal by the "powers-that-be
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No to new village
WILL someone pause to consider the effect that the proposed development at Osbaldwick will have on the area and its surroundings? Firstly, a haven for wildlife and the last green area between York and Osbaldwick will be destroyed. Secondly, the residents
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It's so hard being a yob
AFTER reading Monday's story of the 17-year-old York lad addicted to crime, my Evening Press was reduced to little more than tear-stained pulp. I'm sure you were similarly moved. The unnamed boy, whose sweatshirt seemed to bear the distinctive legend
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Town take full points
HARROGATE Town beat Spennymoor United 3-1 in the Unibond League Premier Division last night. Simon Sturdy's 35th-minute free kick gave Town the lead on 35 minutes and former York City trialist Simon Parke increased the lead on the stroke of half-time.
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Browne's run out
FORMER Manchester City striker Gary Browne was named in the York City reserve team squad to face Notts County at Meadow Lane today (2pm). It will be the Northern Ireland Under-21 international's second appearance for the Minstermen's second string as
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Coppergate 'not over yet'
YORK'S long-running Coppergate Riverside saga is far from over, a leading opponent warned today. Philip Crowe, chairman of the campaign group York Tomorrow, said that even though Land Securities' £60 million scheme for shops and apartments had been thrown
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Archer on target for world record
TEENAGE sharp-shooter Matthew Bielby is hoping his incredible archery talents have landed him a place in the book of world records. The 15-year-old, from Heworth, has lifted no fewer than five UK national junior archery titles this year and the scores
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Asha leads county to second spot
YORK College's Asha Hibbert played a starring role in North Yorkshire's success at the English Schools Athletics Championships for Combined Events, at Sheffield's Don Valley Stadium. The county's senior girls team were second after the two-day heptatlon
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Downhill flyers bring trophies to New Earswick household
New Earswick skier Matthew Pirrie has taken the winner's trophy in a season-long league series of dry slope downhill races. The Joseph Rowntree School pupil made sure of the title in the final event of the Rossendale Summer League five-race summer series
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Coppergate 'not over yet'
YORK'S long-running Coppergate Riverside saga is far from over, a leading opponent warned today. Philip Crowe, chairman of the campaign group York Tomorrow, said that even though Land Securities' £60 million scheme for shops and apartments had been thrown
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Mystery plea for 'village' inquiry
A NEW campaign group is said to have been launched to fight plans for a new village on York's outskirts. A press release sent to the Evening Press by the "No to New Osbaldwick" campaign claims that 2,000 residents in Osbaldwick are to be canvassed over
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Villagers step up fight for 20mph limit
CAMPAIGNERS were today bringing their fight to lower the speed limit outside an East Yorkshire primary school to the county's councillors. Worried parents were urging councillors at a meeting of East Riding of Yorkshire Council's Health, Environment,
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Call for Fylingdales health risk study
THE Government may be pressed to fund a study into whether RAF Fylingdales has caused diseases to people living nearby. It could also be asked to monitor radio frequencies in the area, following the proposed inclusion of the base in America's Son Of Star
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Vision to be unveiled
THE future vision of York for the next two decades was being unveiled in the city today. Without Walls, York's local strategic partnership organisation, was unveiling a draft plan at a special city conference at the Barbican Centre this afternoon. The
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Estate demolition is brought forward
PLANS to demolish a derelict York estate have been brought forward after it was targeted by arsonists. Two boarded-up houses in Slessor Road, Acomb, were set on fire this week. The fire is believed to have been caused by teenage hooligans, who have plagued
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Scarborough miss late chance to win
SCARBOROUGH fought hard for a 0-0 Nationwide Concerence point against lowly Tamworth and had the best chances to win the game early on and at the death. Home goalkeeper Phil Whitehead, who had a period on loan with York City last season, scuffed a fourth
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Reeve linked with Tykes' job
DERMOT Reeve has emerged as a front-runner for a pivotal role in a new management regime at Yorkshire. Former Somerset coach Reeve is expected to combine his duties as an outspoken and colourful television pundit with his appointment at Headingley. His
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Browne's run out
FORMER Manchester City striker Gary Browne was named in the York City reserve team squad to face Notts County at Meadow Lane today (2pm). It will be the Northern Ireland Under-21 international's second appearance for the Minstermen's second string as
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One last shot
NEW York City Knights coach Richard Agar has declared he would love it if captain marvel Rich Hayes staved off retirement for one more season. Agar, installed as the Knights' new boss over the weekend, has said he wants to keep the bulk of this season's
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I'll go to hell
DIEHARD football fan and York pub landlord Craig Holt is preparing to ignore FA advice and head for England's crucial World Cup clash with Turkey. Craig, boss of The Five Lions, in Walmgate, is heading to the Turkish resort of Bodrum in early October
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You Lose Some, You Win Some by Julia Clarke (Oxford), £4.99
Harrogate author Julia Clarke lived at the heart of foot and mouth country. She took the experience and turned it into a novel for teenagers, as she tells STEPHEN LEWIS. AT the height of the foot and mouth crisis, Julia Clarke remembers looking out from
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Contrasts, by Roy Stevens, published by the author, £4.99
"Thank God, there were a few good things at university, But most of it was just cramming to fit the system, A political job for the sake of the people at the top, As usual. Now, if we were educated to live, That would be something: taught to be happy:
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Acorn duo's World Cup duty
York Acorn Ladies rugby league stars Bev Langan and Nicola Parry have flown out with the Great Britain squad to New Zealand for the upcoming World Series. As previously revealed by the Evening Press, the duo have been selected for the 25-strong GB squad
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Boarding party
With the launch of a new book about boarding the twenty-first century and the start of a high profile independent schools conference in York, ALEX LLOYD talks to some modern day boarders about school life. IF your opinion of boarding has been informed
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Head teachers lead by example
MPs rate head teachers as Britain's best leaders and most respected professionals, a National College for School Leadership survey has revealed. Eighty per cent of Parliamentarians think that head teachers provide a good example of leadership, with only
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Ryedale pupils can build on new course
RYEDALE'S 14-year-old students are being offered a unique course in construction following the refurbishment of a former agricultural storage area at Askham Bryan College. Year ten pupils from Norton College, Lady Lumley's School, Pickering, and Malton
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Literacy experts in York
TWO nationally-respected literacy experts are to hold a conference in York discussing problems in the National Literacy Strategy. Sue Palmer and Pie Corbett, independent consultants to the National Literacy Strategy, and who have worked with thousands
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Council in lobby
CITY of York Council is to lobby the Government for the siblings of children with special educational needs to be exempt from restrictions on infant class sizes. Councillors voted unanimously to support a motion by Coun Janet Hopton to allow these children
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Pupils are top of the farm
FAMILIES in an East African village are to receive a new farm - thanks to the efforts of Tadcaster Grammar School. Year nine pupils raised a total of £2,800 during the last academic year for West Country-based charity Send A Cow. Students worked individually
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Reeve linked with Tykes' job
DERMOT Reeve has emerged as a front-runner for a pivotal role in a new management regime at Yorkshire. Former Somerset coach Reeve is expected to combine his duties as an outspoken and colourful television pundit with his appointment at Headingley. His
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Monitor the chatrooms
NEVER talk to strangers, we tell our children. Dangers lurk away from the haven of home. Yet many of the same parents who issue these warnings allow their children to talk to strangers every night, in the comfort of their bedroom. Virtual reality it may
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Darryll can win on Lady Pekan - 24/09/03
Darryll Holland, seen to such good effect when overcoming a wide draw on 6-1 winner Creskeld at Beverley yesterday, can shine again tomorrow. The Newmarket-based rider travels to Pontefract and is fancied to win on Lady Pekan in the Nevison Handicap.
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Who needs Euro?
DAVID Bowe MEP added nothing to the Euro argument with his vacuous statement in favour of us joining the currency (September 18). He says the French and German economies have benefited since joining. Are these the same economies that are continuing to
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So well behaved
ON Friday, September 12, my husband and I went to York Theatre Royal to see Romeo and Juliet. With us in the dress circle were two rows of girls of about sixth form age accompanied by two women teachers. Their behaviour was exemplary. They sat quietly
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Call for Fylingdales health risk study
THE Government may be pressed to fund a study into whether RAF Fylingdales has caused diseases to people living nearby. It could also be asked to monitor radio frequencies in the area, following the proposed inclusion of the base in America's Son Of Star
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Vision to be unveiled
THE future vision of York for the next two decades was being unveiled in the city today. Without Walls, York's local strategic partnership organisation, was unveiling a draft plan at a special city conference at the Barbican Centre this afternoon. The
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Princess Royal addresses national conference in York
A ROYAL visit to the Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) was something special as the Princess Royal addressed the association's national conference in York. Princess Anne addressed more than 1,200 delegates from all over the country at York University yesterday
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Family and friends mourn crash biker
ABOUT 100 mourners gathered to pay tribute to the young motorcyclist killed in a tragic accident. Sami Safder, 17, was buried yesterday afternoon at Fulford Cemetery after being killed in a collision with a German motorist on the A64 last Friday. Sami
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Single Spies, York Theatre Royal, until October 11
AN Englishman Abroad and A Question Of Attribution, the Single Spies plays, have become as much a coupling as salt and pepper, chalk and cheese. The 20th anniversary of An Englishman Abroad is a sound a reason to revive the Cambridge Spy ring dramas,
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Three arrested in drugs swoop
THREE suspected drug dealers were arrested in their homes in Selby today as part of an ongoing crackdown on crime. Police swooped on houses, in Germain Road and Woodville Terrace, on the Abbots Road estate, in an early morning raid. A man and a woman
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Bereaved dad makes gap plea to minister
THE father of tragic accident victim Jamie Sanders is to tell a Government Minister personally why a flyover must be built at lethal Bilbrough Top. Roads Minister David Jamieson has agreed to meet Colin Sanders, whose 16-year-old son died in 2001 after
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Missing family 'safe and well'
A FAMILY who went missing from York have been discovered safe and well. The Allen family have been found living in South Yorkshire after police launched a nationwide search to trace them. They contacted police after seeing the appeals for information
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Working Wonders by Jenny Colgan, HarperCollins, £6.99
SURREAL, humorous and intriguing, Working Wonders is refreshingly different. Jenny Colgan's novel centres around hapless town planner Arthur Pendleton, who reluctantly accepts the seemingly impossible quest of heading up Coventry's bid to become European
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Max Hastings, Editor: An Inside Story of Newspapers, Pan, £7.99
THE former Daily Telegraph editor's account of his 'pheonix from the flames' transformation of the old national fossil should have been an engaging tale of tussles with Thatcher, Major and proprietor Conrad Black. Instead it is a largely overblown, ego-driven
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One last shot
NEW York City Knights coach Richard Agar has declared he would love it if captain marvel Rich Hayes staved off retirement for one more season. Agar, installed as the Knights' new boss over the weekend, has said he wants to keep the bulk of this season's
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Do we need a new village?
"Yes" says Richard Best, director of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, "No" Coun Malcolm Kettlestring, of Osbaldwick Parish Council. Richard Best - York's successful economy and its increasing regional significance mean it needs more homes - particularly
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Bereaved dad makes gap plea to minister
THE father of tragic accident victim Jamie Sanders is to tell a Government Minister personally why a flyover must be built at lethal Bilbrough Top. Roads Minister David Jamieson has agreed to meet Colin Sanders, whose 16-year-old son died in 2001 after
