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Glass, York Art Gallery, from November 8 to January 18
NEW work by the cream of British contemporary glass artists goes on show at York Art Gallery from next week. The eight artists were all short-listed for the Jerwood Applied Arts Prize, the most prestigious award in the applied and decorative arts in Britain
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The high Cs
FORD dominates almost every significant sector of the mass market at the moment so there is no reason to doubt that its latest baby, the C-Max, won't do likewise. It has taken a while for Ford to take the Scenic compact people carrier route, but it has
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Amici, Grand Opera House, York, November 1
THIS is the stuff of pop. A group of five singers - beautiful and sexy, the publicity machine says - are joined to joined together by a major record label in a six million pound deal for five albums. Some of them know each other from before; the fifth
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Go easy on wine at Fibbers, Kealer
KEALER, alias singer and songwriter Jason Kelly from Moston, Manchester, introduces York to his debut album, My Own Worst Enemy at Fibbers on Wednesday evening. Initially destined for Olympian swimming feats, he was expelled from a Devon boarding school
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The one and only, Big Ian
AFTER filling the Grand Opera House a record seven times, York party band Huge needed a new challenge. They decided to take on the Barbican Centre: the venue where Robbie Williams did not sell out; nor did Criag David; but these cheesy chancers have done
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Michael Ball: the facts
Name: Michael Ball Occupation: Star of West End and Broadway musicals, solo tours, outdoor concerts and, er, Eurovision Song Contest. Once voted the most 'bankable' name in musical theatre by Society of West End Managers Born: 1962 Education: Guildford
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Tune in to the World of sound
Persian, Algerian and Arabic music make up the World Sound programme at The National Centre for Early Music, in York, next month. Safar open the season tomorrow evening by exploring the music of the era of the 13th century Venetian explorer Marco Polo
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City fans are number one
PLAYER-manager Chris Brass believes York City's fans should receive an award for their role in saving the football club. Figures released this week confirmed that the Supporters' Trust raised £500,000 in the 18-month period between its inception in January
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York Festival of Remembrance, Barbican Centre, November 2
VETERAN producer Brian Coates is not superstitious, touch wood. He did have reservations, however, when he realised this Sunday's ceremony would be his 13th time in charge of the York Festival of Remembrance. "I began to wonder whether these reservations
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Four giant masts to sprout in city
FOUR sites in York are to house the 30-metre masts being introduced by Network Rail to help improve rail safety in the region. The Evening Press can reveal that Station Rise, level crossings in Strensall and Bootham and an area of Dringhouses will be
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Go Westoe men of York for points
York make the long journey to Westoe hoping to bring an end to their run of three defeats in North East Two. Smarting after losing at home to Sandal last week they have made a number of changes. Following a number of good performances in the second team
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Tax breaks for OAPs scheme faces delay
A GROUP representing York pensioners has welcomed plans to introduce council tax discounts - but accepts they could be some way off. Members of the York Older People's Assembly, who met City of York Council leader Steve Galloway to debate the issue, said
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Iraq war heroes receive medals from Queen
SERVICEMEN and women from York and North Yorkshire were today honoured by the Queen for their courage and professionalism during this year's Iraq conflict. A young hero who received his military training in Harrogate has become the youngest soldier to
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Police to video drunken thugs
DRUNKEN thugs in York face being caught on film, after Home Secretary David Blunkett launched a scheme to equip community support officers with video cameras. The officers are among the first in the country to be given the digital devices to help them
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Darren spies winning post
SUSPENDED Darren Dunning is tipping his team-mates to get a result at the home of horse racing on Saturday. Cheltenham is more famous for the Gold Cup than it is for its struggling football club and Dunning, who will be serving a one-match ban, is hoping
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Mother's agony after busker murder trial ends with no conviction
THE heartbroken mother of a York busker who died following a vicious beating spoke from the heart today after a man was acquitted of his murder. Ethel Dobbs said that although her son, Anthony Grayson, was an alcoholic, drug addict and thief, everyone
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City fans are number one
PLAYER-manager Chris Brass believes York City's fans should receive an award for their role in saving the football club. Figures released this week confirmed that the Supporters' Trust raised £500,000 in the 18-month period between its inception in January
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Woman aged 92 robbed twice in one day
A MASKED attacker smashed his way into a 92-year-old York woman's home and robbed her - only hours after she had been targeted by a bag snatcher. The ordeal began when the pensioner, named by neighbours as Gertrude Wedgwood, answered a knock at the door
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Jongleurs On The Road, Grand Opera House, York. November 9
A JONGLEUR is a travelling minstrel, and so it is only right that London comedy institution Jongleurs should sprout wings. As part of its 20th anniversary celebrations, Maria Kempinska's club has opened a regional branch line in humour in York, with Australian
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School funding 'not enough'
EDUCATION chiefs in York and North and East Yorkshire say the Government's bid to stabilise funding for schools next year does not go far enough. The Education Secretary, Charles Clarke, has offered an increase in funding of four per cent for most schools
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No jam tomorrow
MOTORISTS have been reassured that the A64 Bilbrough Top flyover scheme will not lead to a repeat of the chaos suffered during roadworks at Copmanthorpe. The Highways Agency says two lanes of traffic will be maintained on both carriageways during most
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Brigg exam for Pikes' credentials
PICKERING Town's Northern Counties East League title aspirations come under scrutiny on Saturday as they face leaders Brigg Town. However, boss Steve Brown has played down the top premier division clash, saying it was too early to say whether it was a
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Three cheers for the close-the-gaps heroes
AT last, common sense has prevailed and the deadly Bilbrough Gap is to close next January (Evening Press, October 29). However belatedly, this will be welcomed by the people of North Yorkshire and anyone who uses the A64. So, three cheers to: Selby MP
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Shame on you, John
I HAVE just seen the result of the Conservative Party leadership vote - the result of the last few weeks of back stabbing, attempted character assassination and undermining of a leader voted to his position by a huge number of his party. I must comment
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Poisonous BNP
I WAS shocked, if not too surprised, by the sheer arrogance of the BNP in exploiting assault victim Doug Unwin for a recruitment leaflet without his permission or approval (October 28). Even more so when I read that their press officer's response to Mr
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Own ghouls
CRONES bearing foul tasting potions, ashen-faced ghouls stumbling through the darkness, terrible wailing and gurgling sounds - just another Friday night on the Micklegate Run you may think. But no. This is All Hallow's Eve, when the undead rise from the
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Henry has class to take top prize - 31/10/03
Paul Nicholls, ante-post favourite to topple Martin Pipe from his perch as the season's leading trainer, can take the top honours at Wetherby tomorrow. Nicholls sends Valley Henry north from his West-Country base to contest the bet365 Charlie Hall Chase
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Charade, Impressions Gallery, until December 6
IMPRESSIONS Gallery's autumn show, Charade, is a commission for the BBC's Shooting Live Artists project. Launched at SightSonic 2003, York's International Digital Arts Festival, Charade explores notions of identity, fantasy and performance through the
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In The Cut (18,119 mins)
IT is a shock to find perennially blonde Meg Ryan turned chestnut brown, even more so to see her in the buff for the first time. Every so often, and not with success until now, Little Miss Romantic Comedy has tried to nutMeg us with a downbeat role, most
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I'm Dreaming of... A Christmas Carol
The Dreaming Theatre Production Company, from York, will perform Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol in the first theatrical presentation at York Castle Museum this autumn. Scott Harrison's new adaptation will be staged on Kirkgate, the re-created Victorian
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Thea's Avalanche is about to hit York
THE demise of Shed Seven is a reminder that the rock industry can be harsh. New talent is always rising, and Fibbers welcomes three of Britain's brightest new hopes during the next few days. Tonight, Thea Gilmore headlines with Adam Masterson in support
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Oh Susanna, The Band Room, Low Mill, Farndale, November 1
Oh Susanna is returning to the place with the winding roads, the sheep in the roadway and the fireplace in the back room of the concert hall. "That fire is bad for my voice, but really good for the atmosphere," says the Canadian singer songwriter, whose
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The Waterboys, Grand Opera House, York, October 31
MIKE Scott is switching from the modern, all-purpose Barbican Centre to the theatrical setting of the Grand Opera House for The Waterboys' return to York tonight. "We wanted to play traditional fully-seated venues on this tour, and though I don't know
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Darren spies winning post
SUSPENDED Darren Dunning is tipping his team-mates to get a result at the home of horse racing on Saturday. Cheltenham is more famous for the Gold Cup than it is for its struggling football club and Dunning, who will be serving a one-match ban, is hoping
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Giving It Both Barrels, Grand Opera House, York November 3
Al Murray, The Pub Landlord, will be Giving It Both Barrels at the Grand Opera House, York. Time for a swift half in conversation across the bar with Charles Hutchinson... How long have you been the Pub Landlord? "Nine years." Without being rude, your
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The Twits, Grand Opera House, York, November 4 to 8
THE world's most revolting couple - and there are plenty of contenders - will be on the rampage in York next week. Stand back and make way for Mr and Mrs Twit, Roald Dahl's horrible creations, who will be seeking to out-twit each other with their nasty
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Way Upstream Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough, until November 15.
"THE set became so notorious that the poor little play got forgotten," wrote Alan Ayckbourn in Ayckbourn At 50, reflecting on the watery grave that befell the National Theatre production of Way Upstream in 1982. In his first Scarborough revival of the
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Museum's Concorde hopes dashed
A YORK museum's dream of bringing Concorde to the city has ended in failure, air chiefs have announced. British Airways has decided not to house one of its supersonic flyers at the Yorkshire Air Museum, in Elvington. Instead, the airline giant's seven
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Hats off to the land of the cuckoo clock
A TOURIST who came to York looking for ghosts found love instead - and now her spooky guide is moving to Switzerland to be with her. There was an encounter of kindred spirits rather than the ghostly kind when Dan Dent, 33, of Fossgate, York, led Nicole
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Steve Davis in the frame
SNOOKER giant Steve Davis was on cue in York today to set the scene for the big tournament coming to the city next month. He will be one of 48 of the world's top players potting for the Travis Perkins UK Snooker Championship at the Barbican Centre from
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Monty Python's flying visit
MONTY PYTHON legend Terry Jones drew a huge crowd when he turned up in York to promote his new book. A packed house at Waterstones, in Ousegate, heard Mr Jones talk about the mysterious death of England's greatest medieval writer. His new book, Who Murdered
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School funding 'not enough'
EDUCATION chiefs in York and North and East Yorkshire say the Government's bid to stabilise funding for schools next year does not go far enough. The Education Secretary, Charles Clarke, has offered an increase in funding of four per cent for most schools
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Seek to peak in Tower Trophy
Star billing this weekend goes to the Tower Trophy which will take place on Sunday on all York Amalgamation preserves below the city. Last weekend saw a poor return from York sections of the river further upstream and anglers will be hoping for better
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Go Westoe men of York for points
York make the long journey to Westoe hoping to bring an end to their run of three defeats in North East Two. Smarting after losing at home to Sandal last week they have made a number of changes. Following a number of good performances in the second team
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'Officers failed to help our son'
A YORK woman who claims the police failed to help her son after he was attacked in the street is still waiting to find out what happened that night. Brenda Machin, of Barkston Road, Chapelfields, made a formal complaint against North Yorkshire Police
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Brigg exam for Pikes' credentials
PICKERING Town's Northern Counties East League title aspirations come under scrutiny on Saturday as they face leaders Brigg Town. However, boss Steve Brown has played down the top premier division clash, saying it was too early to say whether it was a
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Ruling passions
Saturday marks the six month anniversary of the Liberal Democrats taking power in York. Political reporter RICHARD EDWARDS spoke to council leader Steve Galloway. LEADING the City of York is not an enjoyable job, according to Steve Galloway. "It is a
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Law in the dock with Puss facing cup boot
FOOTBALL clubs Puss 'n' Boots and College Of Law are facing FA disciplinary hearings after their York FA Sunday Afternoon Cup tie was abandoned. Either side, or both, could be kicked out of the competition, while the related fixture in the next round
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Cancer care thanks
I THANK the Evening Press and all the York residents and businesses who supported Marie Curie's two Dublin Dash teams, The Four Madonnas and Only Fools And Horses. The dash on September 19 raised £12,000 for Marie Curie Cancer Care. Marie Curie Cancer
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Courage and cowardice
WHAT a contrast. One man demonstrates astonishing courage, the other despicable cowardice. The war hero displays every strength of masculinity, the mugger every weakness. It is hard to conceive of a more cowardly act than that committed by the thief in
