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City youth take Macc test
YORK City's future stars will be looking to give the club an FA Cup lift of their own tonight ahead of the senior squad's first round tussle with Barnsley. City's youth team are back in FA Youth Cup action tonight, when they entertain Macclesfield Town
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Stars of York City adopt schools
SCHOOLS across York will be getting their own York City player - thanks to a scheme by the football club to forge links with primary schools. Earlier this year, schools were invited to adopt a City player who will work on a one-to-one basis with their
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Mild West exit for Yorkies
York Under-11 schoolboys crashed out of the West Yorkshire Cup losing 6-2 to a strong Hull side. Again York were missing seven squad members who, due to half-term commitments were unavailable. Hull started the game strongly and found themselves 3-0 up
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Four cats killed in poison puzzle
FOUR pet cats have been killed and two more are missing from their York homes after a suspected case of poisoning in their community. All the cats lived with families in the Towthorpe Road and nearby West Nooks area of Haxby and the incidents all took
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Potter's coup at the Palace
A good entry of 66 enjoyed consistent roach sport on the Ouse below York on Sunday with over 3lb needed to top every section in the York Amalgamation Tower Trophy. Mick Potter (Anglers World York) put on an old-school performance from a peg on the Palace
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Chair gift for hospital
OCCUPATIONAL therapy patients at York Hospital are benefiting from new equipment bought with the help of local fundraisers. Almost £1,300 was donated towards the cost of a new spa chair, which enables people who would otherwise be bed-bound to sit out
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Fire in the sky
NORTH Yorkshire is about to experience its finest display of the Northern Light for 13 years according to Scarborough & District Astronomical Society. The Aurora Borealis currently lighting up the northern night, is caused by solar flares which react
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The Pianist, by Wladyslaw Szpilman, published by Phoenix priced £7.99.
The Pianist is a powerful, moving indictment of tyranny that everyone should read, says Hugh MacDougall. SCUTTLING rats scratched his face as he slept. It was the middle of winter, he was living in the attic of a burnt-out building and snow covered the
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I walked away from A64 gap accident
A MOTORCYCLIST told today how he miraculously escaped with his life in an accident on the A64 at notorious Bilbrough Top. Peter Cahill was thrown off his machine, flew into the air and struck a car bonnet and windscreen before falling on to the road.
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Driver banned over fatal crash
A VAN driver who caused a crash that killed his neighbour has been fined and banned from getting behind the wheel. Douglas Malcolm I'Dell, 58, of Springfield Garth, Norton, denied a charge of dangerous driving and was acquitted by Pickering Magistrates
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Student ladies off to a real flier
UNIVERSITY Students got their York Badminton League ladies' division one season off to the best possible start, with two 9-0 home wins over Market Weighton and Huntington. The Weighton match saw Heather Turner and K Marchbank top score with three straight
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City youth take Macc test
YORK City's future stars will be looking to give the club an FA Cup lift of their own tonight ahead of the senior squad's first round tussle with Barnsley. City's youth team are back in FA Youth Cup action tonight, when they entertain Macclesfield Town
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Under-18s to be banned from carrying fireworks
COUNCIL chiefs in York today welcomed tough new laws that aim to drive firework-wielding thugs off the streets. The Government chose Bonfire Night to unveil plans to crack down on firework misuse. Yobs caught throwing fireworks will face an £80 fine.
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First tilt earns Merris mark..
YORK CITY wing-back David Merris will be out to erase painful FA Cup first round memories when he takes the field against neighbours Barnsley on Sunday. Merris, 23, was a member of the historic Harrogate Town team that reached the competition's first
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Education news round-up - 05/11/03
Stockton-on-the-Forest Primary School has been awarded the Quality Skills Mark for the second time. The school was assessed in a number of areas including overall teaching, policies to make standards better, teaching methods and the inclusion of parents
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Writers to give tips
TWO authors will be visiting Bootham School in York to give pupils tips on writing. Novelist, poet and Carnegie prize winner Kevin Crossley-Holland will visit the school on Friday. He will read from his famous Arthur trilogy prior to judging the Yorkshire
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Stars of York City adopt schools
SCHOOLS across York will be getting their own York City player - thanks to a scheme by the football club to forge links with primary schools. Earlier this year, schools were invited to adopt a City player who will work on a one-to-one basis with their
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Hannah's fundraising effort
THIS seven-year-old North Yorkshire girl who climbed up Ingleborough and Whernside peaks to raise money for a school development was given the honour of opening the building. Hannah Williams, left, took part in the walks as part of a £19,000 fundraising
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I walked away from A64 gap accident
A MOTORCYCLIST told today how he miraculously escaped with his life in an accident on the A64 at notorious Bilbrough Top. Peter Cahill was thrown off his machine, flew into the air and struck a car bonnet and windscreen before falling on to the road.
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Sorry, but York City is not wanted round here
I WISH to correct your assertion (Comment, October 30) that York City is moving to Huntington Stadium. No plans have been submitted and the people of Huntington have not yet been consulted about whether or not they want a full-blown football league club
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Clarkesville, Fibbers, York - 04/11/03
WITH more than a large dollop of Travis and a liberal sprinkling of West Coast Americana, 22-year-old singer-songwriter Michael Clarke, aka Clarkesville, seems to have arrived on the music scene a few years too late. The baby-faced Walsall lad plies a
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Where is the loss?
I AM puzzled by the council's argument that the Clifford's Tower car park could not be developed into a public park because the council would lose income. Not long ago council officers argued that the loss of car parking at that site was not a problem
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No time to penny pinch
SIXTY years ago, they fought and died for us. Today, it seems, we must fight for them: fight to keep their memory alive. Every year at this time, we spare a few coins and a few moments in honour of our war fallen. But for how much longer? The generation
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Burning issue
GUY Fawkes' stock is rocketing. The man who could have destroyed the Mother of Parliaments - and much of London too, according to new research - should be regarded as a hero, says historian Terry Deary. Guido has long been held in grudging admiration
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Tinklers to launch new Apache raid - 05/11/03
Apache Point is on the warpath at Nottingham tomorrow. The Nigel Tinkler-trained gelding, who indicated his winning ways were about to be resumed at Redcar last time, is fancied to find opportunity knocking here. Runner-up to Kirkham Abbey at Redcar,
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Nestl axes 150 jobs in York
SHOCKED workers at York's Nestl Rowntree factory were left reeling today after being told a further 150 jobs were set to be axed. The posts threatened involve process workers on the Kit Kat, Aero and assortment lines at the Wigginton Road plant. The job
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I'm singing in this rain
MILLIONAIRES who live in certain York penthouse apartments are getting steamed up because the roof leaks. Who says the Evening Press doesn't contain good news? Some might suggest that is envy talking. Well, I cannot deny I would love to live at the top
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First tilt earns Merris mark..
YORK CITY wing-back David Merris will be out to erase painful FA Cup first round memories when he takes the field against neighbours Barnsley on Sunday. Merris, 23, was a member of the historic Harrogate Town team that reached the competition's first
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Sorry, but York City is not wanted round here
I WISH to correct your assertion (Comment, October 30) that York City is moving to Huntington Stadium. No plans have been submitted and the people of Huntington have not yet been consulted about whether or not they want a full-blown football league club
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What a Pimlott Ian has got
SEASONED driver Ian Pimlott sampled a superb send-off to the season at York Harness Raceway. Pimlott, a regular at the Green Hammerton circuit, drove the winners of the final three races. His hat-trick flourish started with victory on Odds Against in
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Leisure chiefs in bid to make cuts
LEISURE bosses have been ordered to tighten their belts as part of the ongoing City of York Council cash clampdown. A report to the council's executive member for leisure and heritage, Keith Orrell, and his advisory panel, details a projected leisure
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Police answering phones quicker
MORE staff and extra investmentment are helping North Yorkshire Police answer their phones more quickly. But senior police officers say people must play their part by not dialling 999 unnecessarily and making non-urgent calls at appropriate times. Recent
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Guy Fawkes was not horrible, says author
BEST-selling Horrible Histories author Terry Deary has sprung to the defence of one of York's most notorious sons. He said St Peter's School old boy Guy Fawkes was a hero and a freedom-fighter who had been misrepresented by history. Instead of burning
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POPPYCOCK!
A WAR veteran says he was left fuming when City of York Council asked the Royal British Legion if it had cash to pay for security measures at York's annual Festival of Remembrance. Legion official Ted Griffiths blasted the council after he was approached
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Rhinos charge into Knights
YORK City Knights have lined up a pre-season friendly against Super League giants Leeds Rhinos, the Evening Press can reveal. The match, scheduled for Sunday, January 25th, a week before the Knights' National League season kicks off, is expected to bring
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Battling Acorn get their kicks from Elliott's boot
York Acorn Under-16s held strong at the end to beat Oulton Raiders 12-10 in an exciting game. Acorn went in front early with a Lee Acaster try and Timmy Elliott goal, but Oulton hit back with two tries, one converted. Acorn showed a tenacious will to
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Rhinos charge into Knights
YORK City Knights have lined up a pre-season friendly against Super League giants Leeds Rhinos, the Evening Press can reveal. The match, scheduled for Sunday, January 25th, a week before the Knights' National League season kicks off, is expected to bring
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Move to alleviate school-run chaos
THE problem of vehicles on the school run jamming up roads was being discussed by councillors this afternoon. Thousands of parents drop off and pick up their children at schools across the city - to the dismay of nearby residents. Earlier this year, residents
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School praised for investing in people
HUNTINGTON School has received an award to mark the 12th anniversary of a scheme to encourage staff to fulfil their potential. Investors In People is designed to improve the performance of an organisation by sharing good methods of working. Those wanting
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How we went off the rails
Sir David Hare has premiered all of his plays in London for 30 years. So why is his latest production being seen first in York? On the tenth anniversary of rail privatisation, the playwright tells CHARLES HUTCHINSON that his new play is perfectly suited
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Leave them alone
IN REPLY to the letter "Unsuitable property" (October 21) which refers to the house in Burnholme Avenue for people with serious drink problems, I take issue with the unfounded insinuation of its content and the integrity of the Evening Press in publishing
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Sad loss of IDS
AS someone who at 80 has always voted Conservative, I am concerned at the party getting rid of Ian Duncan Smith. He could have done a really good job as our Prime Minister. He was a true party leader and we could have done well if he were our next PM.
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No case for airport
THE views expressed by Coun Christian Vassie (Evening Press, October 11) and John Galvin, his Conservative opponent at the last election, relating to Elvington Airfield are, regrettably, the usual half truths we have come to expect in politics. While
