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Great pub days
WE all know about the glorious history of York pubs. That there were 365, one for each day of the year. That the 19th and 20th centuries were a boom time for pubs. That this irritating cult for changing their names is a modern phenomenon. Think again.
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Leaders Morpeth stretched by York
YORK produced an exhilarating performance in going down 21-17 against Powergen North 2 East League leaders Morpeth at Clifton Park. They outscored the visitors three tries to two and can consider themselves a shade unlucky after putting in their best
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Malton knocked off top spot in thriller
MALTON AND NORTON surrendered top place in Yorkshire One after going down 15-13 to Pontefract in a thriller at The Gannock. Both sides served up a treat for the large crowd to savour in a game full of attacking play of the highest quality and excellent
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Anger at nursing home flats plan
PLANS to demolish a York nursing home and replace it with 24 flats look set to be given the green light - despite protests from local residents. The blueprint to knock down the private Laurens Manor Nursing Home and empty workers' lodgings at the rear
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Sloppy Selby pay price
SELBY lost their derby battle with Goole 17-10 as they paid the price for an abysmal first-half performance. Stand-off James Ruhmann's early penalty fired Goole in front and two minutes later prop Ollie White thundered over for a try converted by Ruhmann
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Human misery behind burglary
WHEN Dale Simpson woke up in the home he shares with his girlfriend and eight-week-old baby in York he felt that something was different, but couldn't quite put his finger on it. Then he realised the large baby bag had disappeared. As he walked through
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OAPs urged to be ready for winter
YORK Age Concern is holding a "winter warmth week" to ensure that older people are fully prepared for the approaching cold season and longer nights. The charity was opening its doors at 70 Walmgate and 7A Acomb Court from today until Friday, between 9.30am
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Foundation ball raises £15,000
A CHARITY ball at York Racecourse organised by Caroline's Rainbow Foundation raised more than £15,000 to help young travellers abroad. Marjorie Stuttle, who set up the charity following the murder of her 19-year-old daughter, Caroline, in Bundaberg, Australia
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MP's praise for faster internet link
VALE of York MP Anne McIntosh visited Easingwold telephone exchange to celebrate the launch of high-speed internet access in the area. Miss McIntosh met with BT staff and local broadband campaigners ahead of the official switch-on. BT agreed to introduce
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Progress for Dyson
A steady round today should see Malton and Norton Golf Club's Simon Dyson stay on course to retain his European Tour card. The North Yorkshire ace is in Spain going through Qualifying School in an attempt to secure his coveted card. He has shot rounds
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Expensive Cup defeat for luckless Minstermen
LUCKLESS York City were left counting the cost of Kevin Betsy's late FA Cup winner for Barnsley as the Minstermen were knocked out of the FA Cup at the first hurdle. With the scores locked at 1-1 and with less than ten minutes remaining, City looked well
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£10,000 heart bypass operation saved my life
A TRIPLE heart bypass patient from Malton claims going private saved his life. Ray "Mac" McElwain, 67, of Highfield Road, was told he would have to wait at least six months for the operation on the NHS, despite the fact that he was suffering daily attacks
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Traffic-free bid for York route
TRANSPORT chiefs are to investigate pedestrianising one of the busiest stretches of York's inner ring road. Council leader Steve Galloway has revealed that the long-term feasibility of barring traffic from St Leonard's Place is one of many ideas being
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York City 1, Barnsley 2
THE FA Cup sprinkled its usual magic across the country this weekend but what a shame none managed to catch the wind and fall on Bootham Crescent. A Yorkshire derby and a sizeable crowd contributed to a bristling cup-tie atmosphere and realised a match
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Heworth rule roost
York Acorn ARLC's recent good run of home form came to an abrupt end when they were well beaten 22-6 at home to arch-rivals Heworth. It was arguably Acorn's worst home showing of the season and one that will hurt for a long time, while Heworth now have
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Mac the life
JO HAYWOOD talks to a North Yorkshire aeroplane enthusiast who is flying high after a life-saving triple heart bypass. Ray "Mac" McElwain is a one-man joke machine. He has a gag for every occasion: the war in the Gulf, IDS, his missus - nothing escapes
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G-strings are the in thing
My friend will kill me for this, but I feel a pressing need to divulge to the world this fact: she wears a G-string. In times when the world and his wife seems to sport these strips of material that pass for underwear, this may not seem odd, but to me
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Council 'wallies' dash sporting chances
I ATTENDED the planning committee meeting hoping for a positive response for approval to be given for the new Civil Service sports £7 million complex, which was to include an outdoor bowling green. How wrong I was. The people of York should now know what
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Go on, complain!
WELL done to Janet Kitchen ("My grimy, filthy, disgusting... train journey", Letters, October 30). I wholeheartedly agree with her. When is this country ever going to be "Great" Britain again? Will we ever have public services of which we can be proud
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Catch the speeders
IF the amount of wilful damage, break-ins, harassment and Brands Hatch-type motoring increases nationally at the rate it soars within one 200-yard section of Huntington Road, I forecast that the country's prisons will be full within a few years. One decent
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Scott's strike pleases Pikes
Pickering Town maintained their unbeaten home record and kept up their title tilt in the Northern Counties East League premier division with a 1-0 win over Mickleover Sports Former York City striker Scott Emmerson scored after an hour. The victory moved
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Robins hit five but three off
SELBY Town kept up the pressure on the leaders in the Northern Counties East League premier division by going nap at Hallam. The Robins blasted five goals without reply in a match that saw three dismissals. Hallam had Danny Broomhead sent-off just before
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Huby stun Ouseburn
LOWLY Huby caused the surprise division two result of the day when they recorded their first win in six starts at Ouseburn. Martin Durrant showed the way with a hat-trick to add to a Dave Adams strike and an own goal as they came away with a 5-2 win.
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Lasting tribute
WE did remember them. Hundreds of people took part in simple, poignant services of remembrance around Yorkshire yesterday. Once again, the Second World War veterans paid tribute to their fallen comrades, alongside generations too young to have known the
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Bergamo can add to Lee's success - 10/11/03
IN-FORM jockey Graham Lee can shine at his local course tomorrow. Cleveland-based Lee rides at Sedgefield with a good chance of winning aboard Bergamo in the Tote betXpress Handicap Hurdle. Trained at Norton by Brian Ellison, Bergamo was beaten a neck
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Expensive Cup defeat for luckless Minstermen
LUCKLESS York City were left counting the cost of Kevin Betsy's late FA Cup winner for Barnsley as the Minstermen were knocked out of the FA Cup at the first hurdle. With the scores locked at 1-1 and with less than ten minutes remaining, City looked well
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Heads held high
SKIPPER for the day Mitch Ward reckons York City gave Second Division Barnsley a massive FA Cup fright. Kevin Betsy's late strike bagged a 2-1 victory for the Tykes, currently riding high in Division Two, to earn a second round tie at Bristol City. Former
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Jongleurs - On The Road, Grand Opera House, York
SUBTLE thing, comedy. Any sense of effort on the part of the comedian can kill it. You need to be relaxed to laugh, not feeling that the person who is entertaining you is having to work hard. That's what separated comic Adam Bloom from the rest of last
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Upwardly mobile Harrogate
HARROGATE moved convincingly into second place in National League Two as they ran in eight tries in a 60-13 demolition of struggling Lydney at Claro Road. The first half scoring came from an exchange of two penalties separated respectively by a try in
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RI roar back in great style
ANOTHER unbeaten record bit the dust at New Lane on Saturday as York RI came from behind to record a thrilling 13-10 Yorkshire Three victory over Roundhegians. RI, who had to bring in new signing Travis Tressider at No 8 after Nathan Ashman's late call-off
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Title race hots up
POCKLINGTON overcame Moortown's spoiling tactics to record another convincing win by 35-10 in Yorkshire Three. The victory maintains them in fourth place in the table, but with the top two, Castleford and Roundhegians, both losing for the first time,
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Rat-run drivers caught on film
COUNCILLORS are being urged to introduce a bus lane and restrict access to the former entrance of a busy York Park&Ride site because commuters are using it as a rat run. Evening video monitoring by City of York Council has revealed that some drivers
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Late agony for Brit heroes
NORMALLY when Australia win the first Ashes Test, one would expect the three-match series to already be all but over. However, on the evidence of Saturday's incredible 22-18 encounter at Wigan's JJB Stadium, this time you just don't know. Great Britain
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Car wrecked after police detain driver
A GANG of up to 20 young thugs trashed a car after its owner had been stopped by police. Traffic officers pulled over the white Vauxhall Cavalier in Alcuin Avenue, Tang Hall, York, at about 1.50pm on Saturday. A resident, who asked not to be named, witnessed
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Robins hit five but three off
SELBY Town kept up the pressure on the leaders in the Northern Counties East League premier division by going nap at Hallam. The Robins blasted five goals without reply in a match that saw three dismissals. Hallam had Danny Broomhead sent-off just before
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Charges probe on York woman's death
TWO maintenance engineers could face manslaughter charges after University of York professor Sally Baldwin was crushed to death at an Italian railway station. Magistrates have placed Massimo Migotto, 37, and Sergio Marfurt, 29, under formal investigation
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Heads held high
SKIPPER for the day Mitch Ward reckons York City gave Second Division Barnsley a massive FA Cup fright. Kevin Betsy's late strike bagged a 2-1 victory for the Tykes, currently riding high in Division Two, to earn a second round tie at Bristol City. Former
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Let there be light
SOME residents may take a dim view of some of the recent changes on lighting on their estate. Some of the columns have been changed. That's fine, but the tops are not all the same. They could cast dark shadows on may parts making the lighting worse in
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Council tax fears
I READ of a possible national rise of 12 per cent in council taxes. We have to work to a budget in our homes. Why can't councils do the same? I doubt if wages will go up by the same amount, and if we get a pension "award" it will go straight into the
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Dringhouses run riot
DRINGHOUSES are the only unbeaten side in the Leeper Hare York and District Football League premier division. Although they have dropped points in four drawn games, they made no mistake at Osbaldwick, dishing out a 9-1 trouncing to the home side. It was
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Bold idea to improve York
CLOSING St Leonard's Place in York to traffic is a bold and exciting idea. There will be many objections to the suggestion, but consider the advantages. The junctions at either end of St Leonard's Place are some of the most congested within the bar walls
