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Energy-saving tips to keep flooding at bay
By taking a few simple energy-saving measures this winter, we can all help reduce the risk of flooding, finds STEPHEN LEWIS. WE may just have enjoyed one of the driest summers on record - but as anyone living in our region knows, that is no guarantee
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Ryan Adams, Rock N Roll (Lost Highway) ***; Love Is Hell Part 1 (Lost Highway) ****
ROCK prodigy Ryan "not Bryan" Adams is nothing if not prolific - he churns out records and form new bands at a rate that would take most artists about six entire careers, while still only being in his twenties. At the moment he seems to be living his
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Lyle Lovett, My Baby Don't Tolerate (Lost Highway) ****; Rickie Lee Jones, The Evening Of My Best Da
LYLE Lovett swings back with an on-form album that banishes all memories of the dreadful movie-themed Smile, released earlier this year. Lovett, mildly quirky country singer and spinner of vaguely odd musical short stories, kicks off his first collection
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Mark Owen, In Your Own Time (Universal) *****
WHO remembers Mark Owen? Well, if you don't, here is a reminder. He was in popular boy band Take That and last year he won the celebrity version of Big Brother. This is Mark Owen's second solo album since leaving Take That, and it is excellent. It features
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Strong hand
YORK City boss Chris Brass is counting on the club's six strikers to boost the Minstermen's poor goalscoring record away from Bootham Crescent ahead of Saturday's trip to Leyton Orient. Brass's' side have scored in all 10 of the club's league and cup
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Firework bomber must pay £500
A TEENAGER who blew up a York post box and damaged the letters inside must pay £500 in compensation, a fine and court costs, magistrates declared. Neil Philip Emmerson, 19, threw a firework into the red box in Main Street, Bishopthorpe and fled with others
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York council tax may increase by 12%
TAXPAYERS in York are bracing themselves for another big council tax rise after a "disastrous" central Government cash settlement. Council leader Steve Galloway said it "beggared belief" that the Government had awarded York a 4.3 per cent rise, below
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Tough reward for battling Parrott
THE 1991 world champion John Parrott faces a tough second round match in the Travis Perkins UK Snooker Championship in York on Saturday against Stephen Hendry, winner of the British Open last Sunday. Parrott came from 4-0 down to beat world number 42
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Strong hand
YORK City boss Chris Brass is counting on the club's six strikers to boost the Minstermen's poor goalscoring record away from Bootham Crescent ahead of Saturday's trip to Leyton Orient. Brass's' side have scored in all 10 of the club's league and cup
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Cleared
A DOORMAN was cleared today of murdering retired racecourse worker William Smith outside Yates's Wine Lodge in York. Paul Garner walked free from York Crown Court after he was also acquitted of manslaughter. Both verdicts were unanimous. He was almost
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Cash boost for Knights
YORK City Knights have announced another shirt sponsorship deal, with Copmanthorpe-based firm Collier Plant Hire the latest party to come on board. With Phoenix Software already unveiled as the club's main shirt sponsor, Collier's name will be emblazoned
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Acorn anxious to get back on winning track
YORK Acorn go into Saturday's home clash with Cottingham Tigers desperate to halt a losing run before it takes a stranglehold on their season. The Blue and Golds have had three disappointing defeats since shocking high-flying Rochdale Mayfield, the latest
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Victorious New Earswick break from tradition
A NOVEL sponsorship drive has gleaned New Earswick All Blacks Under-11s a brand new strip. And the side, who have won all nine of their games so far this season, have broken with tradition by altering the kit colours to black with amber from the usual
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Game off in tribute to fan
HEWORTH'S Arriva Trains Conference division two game at Widnes St Marie's has been postponed as a mark of respect to Villagers' supporter Peter Clarke, the father of players Lee and Sam Clarke. He died on Sunday and his funeral was due to take place this
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Give me efficient German trams any day
SKY FERREY contrasts public transport in Cologne and the dreaded York to Manchester Airport Transpennine rail link. I F you have ever had the misfortune to travel from Manchester Airport to York by train on a Sunday, I am sure you will have vowed never
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My questions to Bush and Blair
HOW many other people are like me and would love the chance to ask George Bush a simple question? It is: given your stated views on freedom, democracy, Christian principles etc, how do you link these alleged beliefs with the situation at Guantanamo Bay
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Cheap solution
IN reply to letters about accommodation for alcoholics in Burnholme Avenue (Letters, November 5 and 11), I can sympathise and understand Mrs D Wright's problems - they are not new. Care in the community brought these same problems; lack of student accommodation
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Hunters must obey
WHILE sympathising with Mrs D A Hope (Letters, November 13) over the loss of her chickens to a fox, the fact that such events continue to happen on a regular basis only proves that hundreds of years of fox-hunting have not resolved the problems and never
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Tough reward for battling Parrott
THE 1991 world champion John Parrott faces a tough second round match in the Travis Perkins UK Snooker Championship in York on Saturday against Stephen Hendry, winner of the British Open last Sunday. Parrott came from 4-0 down to beat world number 42
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Raking in Ascot cash
YORK looks set to benefit from Royal Ascot in so many ways - and Royal Ascot will benefit from its spell in York. As the city and Knavesmire gear up for the five-day festival in 2005, various issues have already been raised, not least traffic congestion
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Ton-up Tony aims to add to his tally - 20/11/03
Tony Culhane, who celebrated his maiden century of winners at Southwell yesterday, can carry on in style at Wolverhampton tomorrow. The North Yorkshire-based jockey has strong chances on Zagala and Sharp Hat, the latter being trained at Stillington by
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Find your way around the credit card maze
A recent debt survey revealed that the average distressed debtor has £25,000 outstanding, spread over 15 creditors, and that bailiffs are chasing more than £5 billion of debt. City of York Council Trading Standards advises readers to beware of "easy credit
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Kylie Minogue, Body Language (Parlophone) ***; Britney Spears, In The Zone (Jive) **; Holly Valance,
JUSTIN ditched Britney; Justin got his hands on Kylie's booty at the Brits; then Britney snogged Madonna as Justin looked on impassively from the MTV Awards audience. The stakes go ever higher, the hipsters ever lower, in pop's sex wars, and it cannot
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Finley Quaye, Much More Than Much Love (Sony)
BY the third album, most artists have discovered their voice. They might try a new direction, but few have a full-scale personality split in the process (or if they do, it doesn't make it to the final cut). So quite what is going on here is unclear. It
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Stadium plan to go in on Monday
YORK City expect to submit their long overdue planning application to redevelop Huntington Stadium on Monday, the Evening Press can reveal. The news comes after meetings between the football club, the City of York Council and representatives from the
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Murdoch stirs it up
LOOK, I don't want to go about stirring up apathy, but sometime in the next two years or so there will be an election. Don't take my word for it - ask press mogul Rupert Murdoch. The first cuckoo of the electoral spring was heard recently when Mr Murdoch
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Our home form is pleasing
SATURDAY'S victory against Doncaster means we have still only lost one league game out of nine this season at Bootham Crescent and that is pleasing. If it is the case that this is our last season at Bootham Crescent then we want to go out with a bang.
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Antigone, Northern Broadsides, Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough, until November 22
SKIPTON poet, playwright and journalist Blake Morrison was asked if he could re-work one classical text for Northern Broadsides, what would it be? "Antigone," came his reply. "It's a great play for our time, because it's set in the triumphalist aftermath
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Why it's a pain to find NHS dentist
YORK residents looking for a dentist could face problems because only a handful of practices are accepting new NHS patients. Only seven practices in York and three in Selby out of the 45 in the Selby and York Primary Care Trust (PCT) area are currently
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Speed plea after death of biker
A CORONER has appealed to bikers to cut their speed on North Yorkshire's roads after the death of a 31-year-old motorcyclist. An inquest heard yesterday that speed was almost certainly a factor in the death of Mark Lofthouse, of Leyburn, who was killed
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Chance of a closer look at the skies
STARGAZERS will be able to take a closer look at the night skies with the help of a York museum. Starting next week astronomers are invited to view the starlit nights in free open evenings at York's own observatory. The Yorkshire Museum observatory, in
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I can see Danielle waving goodbye
DANIELLE Eaton, of Whitby Oliver, is pictured preparing to say farewell to a pop idol's dining suite. Elton John fans are expected to rush to the York furniture store for a glimpse of the star's table and chairs. The store has added a touch of star quality
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York on a roll
YORK'S Ladies maintained their 100 per cent winning start to the Yorkshire League season as they thrashed Ryedale 104-43 picking up the maximum ten points at stake. Melanie Brooke, Betty Richardson, Norma Reed and Trish Stevens converted a 9-5 lead to
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Acorn anxious to get back on winning track
YORK Acorn go into Saturday's home clash with Cottingham Tigers desperate to halt a losing run before it takes a stranglehold on their season. The Blue and Golds have had three disappointing defeats since shocking high-flying Rochdale Mayfield, the latest
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'Rape terror' of hospital woman
A WOMAN told a jury she fled in shock and terror from a York hospital after being raped by psychiatrist Michael Haslam. She alleged she was pursued through Clifton Hospital by the doctor to her car, feeling "absolutely terrified" and even fearing for
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Cash boost for Knights
YORK City Knights have announced another shirt sponsorship deal, with Copmanthorpe-based firm Collier Plant Hire the latest party to come on board. With Phoenix Software already unveiled as the club's main shirt sponsor, Collier's name will be emblazoned
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Young and old at protest
HUNDREDS of anti-war campaigners vented their anger against visiting US President George W Bush in a noisy but peaceful march through York city centre. An eight-foot-high statue of Tony Blair and George Bush was smashed to pieces in St Sampson's Square
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We're on to a winner!
PEOPLE living near York Racecourse are in line to pocket "phenomenal" amounts of cash by renting properties for just a few days during the Royal Ascot meeting. One resident was reportedly offered up to £7,000 for use of his home over the five-day festival
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Teenage York referees at elite camp
THREE up and coming rugby league referees from York were invited to a recent player performance camp for elite juniors. Ten young officials in total were asked to attend, five from Yorkshire and five from Lancashire, and three of the White Rose refs came
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Give me efficient German trams any day
SKY FERREY contrasts public transport in Cologne and the dreaded York to Manchester Airport Transpennine rail link. I F you have ever had the misfortune to travel from Manchester Airport to York by train on a Sunday, I am sure you will have vowed never
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Fifty reasons to stay out of York
I AM a 76-year-old pensioner and some months ago I visited York. Before my visit was over I had 50 good reasons to vow never to come back. Some sneak thief had stolen my housekeeping purse from my handbag containing more than £50, leaving me without even
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Yob slur on Skelton
I was surprised to read the article by Miss Anne McIntosh suggesting Skelton was akin to Brixton in London ('MP's challenge on village yobs', November 15). This was a misleading article based on one resident's unfortunate encounters with youths from outside
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A mucky business
AS a rugby player, I know what it's like to come off the rugby pitch with an injury not connected with rugby but because of glass on the pitch and, on many occasions, smelling of dog muck. I am all for the new protective fencing the Acorn rugby clubs
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Hunter on track of King victory
A RELIEVED Paul Hunter has moved into the televised rounds of the Travis Perkins UK Snooker Championship, but Irish star Ken Doherty, beaten finalist in the last two UK tournaments in York, is on his way home after suffering a shock early exit. The Leeds
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New scalp for snooker's Becks
IT was hairy stuff as Leeds potter Paul Hunter made it through to the last 16 of the Travis Perkins UK Snooker Championship. Hunter, sporting a new plaited hair style, had a close shave in his last 32 meeting with Scott Maguire, twice been pegged back
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People care about City
In Colin Jeffrey's sportsmail (Friday, November 7) he claims the football world in general would hardly notice if York City went out of existence. If this was the case, why did we get so much support from clubs throughout the country? I feel that the
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Table topper
ELTON John makes a habit of selling off his possessions. Assorted sparkling outfits are paraded in the world's most glitzy secondhand clothes sale. Now a York shop has bought a table and a set of chairs straight from the singer's sunroom. Offers of more
