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Parkin's chance of double success - 24/11/03
Malton jockey Gyles Parkin, clawing his way back to prominence after spending almost a year out of action, has good prospects of a brace of winners at Southwell tomorrow. Parkin teams-up with my Nap selection Hurricane Coast, who he rode to victory at
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Beatlemania comes to York
LAST week we travelled back 40 years to remember a calamity: the day John F Kennedy died. This week we return to November 1963 for some rather more uplifting memories of another icon of the age - The Beatles. Given the grim world situation, it must have
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Ross Noble - Unrealtime, Grand Opera House, York
Enchanting was perhaps the best description of Ross Noble last night. This was not only because of his apparently random, meandering stories, which seemed to end exactly where they started but kept the audience spellbound. It was also that the raven-haired
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Hard labour for Harrogate
Harrogate were made to work hard for their 22-15 National League Division 2 victory by a solid Newbury team who tested the Claro Roaders in every department. Newbury's second row, Chris Hart, was gifted a soft try in the first minute as Harrogate failed
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Window undressing
HUGE crowds gathered to see the spectacle of four live - undressed - models in a York store window. Browns department store in Parliament Street raised a few eyebrows, and lots of attention, when it featured the models wearing everything from evening
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Flower power for council tenants
COUNCILLORS are saying it with flowers in their attempt to improve homes in York. Daffodils and other blooms could be planted as an incentive for council tenants to keep their flats clean and tidy. City of York councillors are being presented with a plan
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Tragic toll of police link deaths
FOUR men died last year after incidents involving North Yorkshire Police, Home Office figures show. The total was the sixth highest in the country, but was affected by a new way of recording the deaths. Under the new system, all fatalities where an individual
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Studying the crops of the future
YORK is to become the national focus for crops of the future with the launch of a pioneering research centre today. The National Non-Food Crops Centre (NNFCC) brings together farmers, scientists and industry, providing a world-class science base to underpin
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Slick on the draw City thrill Brass
BOSS Chris Brass reckons York City have moved another step closer to becoming the finished article after battling back from a two-goal deficit to claim a point at Leyton Orient, writes Dave Stanford. Saturday's 2-2 draw stretched City's unbeaten run in
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Up in flames
CHARITY workers are appealing for the community to rally round after a blaze by suspected arsonists destroyed their community offices and play centre. The fire struck yesterday afternoon at Bell Farm Adventure Playground in Byland Avenue. The building
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Clive in league of his own
ENGLAND'S rugby union World Cup winning coach Clive Woodward could have turned to rugby league, it emerged today. The man who masterminded this country's greatest sporting day since 1966 is an old boy of Easingwold School. Retired Easingwold teacher Gerry
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Plea for extra time
YORK City are ready to ask former chairman Douglas Craig for a 12-month extension to their lease at Bootham Crescent. A planning application to redevelop Huntington Stadium has been submitted by the club today but the earliest date to complete the required
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Out in the cold
MORE than 20 vulnerable elderly people face a fraught Christmas after a cash-strapped York nursing home confirmed it must close within weeks. Tony Tait, of Laurens Manor, today said the Lawrence Street home will have to shut on December 18. He blamed
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Leyton Orient 2, York City 2
YORK City's winless run on their travels was extended to eight games at a sodden Brisbane Road. However, the one point gleaned felt every bit as good as a victory after the Minstermen, rocked to the soles of their feet by an Orient one-two, got up off
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Fit like Freddy
STEPHEN LEWIS joins Freddy Fit for a fun-filled fitness workout just for kids. THE children of Class One at Sand Hutton Church of England Primary School look a little subdued when they troop into the school gym to find two strange men waiting for them
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Hedgehog gifts
CHRISTMAS is creeping up on us again. Every year there are so many Christmas cards on sale it makes it tough to find your favourites. Many people like to buy charity cards, not only for their designs, but because they can be happy in the knowledge they
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Visiting Cop force seize the plunder
Copmanthorpe produced the York Leeper Hare premier division performance of the day in beating top of the table Malton Bacon Factory on their own ground. Falling behind to a Darryl Craggs goal after 20 minutes, visiting Copmanthorpe struck back through
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New player boosts Town
Harrogate Town new signing Mark Barnard helped the Unibond League title hopefuls to an excellent 3-1 victory over Southport. Barnard was signed by Town boss John Reed after he read on Teletext that the former Darlington and Doncaster left back had been
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Let nannies take strain
Listening to the radio on the way to work, my ears pricked up. It was an item about an airline which has introduced nannies on board flights to relieve parents of their offspring. The trained nannies entertain children, allowing their parents to sit back
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Ronnie's roll
SNOOKER star Ronnie O'Sullivan, safely over the first hurdle in his bid to regain the UK title, isn't sure what the future holds for him. "I'm on a new journey and I don't know where it's going but we will see what happens," he said after comfortably
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Nation's pride
ENGLAND'S victorious rugby players return to the UK tomorrow with the World Cup at the start of what promises to be a month of celebrations. Britain's first world cup win since 1966 has caused a tremendous outbreak of pride. It is remarkable how a spinning
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Earthquake, City Screen, York
ENGLAND had won a World Cup in Oz, but the really earth-shattering event of the weekend happened at City Screen, York, not once but twice. Screen One at the old Herald Buildings was struck by an earthquake, and not any old earthquake but an Earthquake
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Slick on the draw City thrill Brass
BOSS Chris Brass reckons York City have moved another step closer to becoming the finished article after battling back from a two-goal deficit to claim a point at Leyton Orient, writes Dave Stanford. Saturday's 2-2 draw stretched City's unbeaten run in
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Plea for extra time
YORK City are ready to ask former chairman Douglas Craig for a 12-month extension to their lease at Bootham Crescent. A planning application to redevelop Huntington Stadium has been submitted by the club today but the earliest date to complete the required
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Good guy finale so bad for York
YORK came away from Stockton with a 10-10 draw departing too with the knowledge that they let victory from their grasp in the Powergen Division Two North-east fixture., The visitors had led throughout until the final minute, though credit must go to Stockton
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Malton leave it to the last
If you managed to have any fingernails left after England's magnificent performance against Australia earlier in the day spare a thought for the Malton supporters. They travelled to Halifax to undergo the same torture for the second time in one day -
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Visiting RI Bowled over in derby duel
DERBY duels are often close tense affairs and York RI's Yorkshire Three game at Pocklington was all of that, with only Kevin Bowling's second penalty for the home side proving the difference at the final whistle. Although having the lion's share of the
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Selby shock YMCA
SELBY eased their relegation worries with a surprise 19-17 win at high-flying Huddersfield YMCA in Yorkshire One. The men from Sandhill Lane appeared to be heading for defeat but Paul Scott's last-minute penalty snatched victory against third third-placed
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Leeds bound for the rocks
NEW man in charge, same old result. Caretaker-boss Eddie Gray could not break the habit which is leaving Leeds United adrift at the foot of the Premiership - defeat. The arrival of Bolton Wanderers was viewed as a golden opportunity to kick-start United's
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Gritting trucks get satellite mapping
PROCEDURES to improve safety on dangerous winter roads have been stepped up - thanks to gritting trucks being installed with a satellite mapping system. The Global Positioning System (GPS), means that the gritting vehicles will be monitored from a central
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Tightrope ticket to pride
EVENING Press deputy news editor ANDREW HITCHON was among the thousands of England fans in Sydney to witness first hand England's enthralling elevation into the rugby union elite... IT IS almost unbelievable. We did it. England fans in their thousands
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Council forced to cut costs
ADMINISTRATION costs may have to be slashed to avoid double figure council tax increases or cuts to services in North Yorkshire, the council leader has warned. North Yorkshire County Council chief John Weighell has said there must be much belt-tightening
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York City Knights fixtures 2004
YORK City Knights will kick off their 2004 campaign at home to Batley Bulldogs, it was confirmed today. The fixture list for the National League clubs was unveiled today, with the Knights, from Division Two, given an enticing opener against the Division
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Grogan joins Labour rebel group
SELBY MP John Grogan today launched a "new wave" group to press for a change of direction by Prime Minister Tony Blair. Mr Grogan is among 15 Labour MPs who are urging the Prime Minister to rethink plans on controversial policies such as student top-up
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Central power boosts Knights
YORK City Knights have boosted their central power with the capture of Scotland international Damien Reed. As revealed by the Evening Press earlier this month, the Knights have been on the trail of the Gateshead star for some weeks, and Steve Ferres today
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Central power boosts Knights
YORK City Knights have boosted their central power with the capture of Scotland international Damien Reed. As revealed by the Evening Press earlier this month, the Knights have been on the trail of the Gateshead star for some weeks, and Steve Ferres today
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York regiment faces axe
THE Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire is facing the axe under a radical overhaul of the British Army, it has been claimed. The jobs of more than 100 Gurkhas based at York's Imphal Barracks are also under threat in the review. The Ministry of
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Axis power puts tiger in Acorn tank
YORK Acorn bounced back to something like their best form with a comfortable 36-14 home win over Cottingham Tigers in the Arriva Trains Conference second division. And, amazingly, all seven of their tries came from the wing-centre partnership of Jon Waldron
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Wallabies wield wonder wallop
ENGLAND might be world champions in the 15-a-side game, but as for the best rugby team on earth, the smart money would arguably be on Australia. No, not the Wallabies, but the Kangaroos, the kings of rugby league. Their ability to win even the games they
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How many police would ID card scheme buy?
IT seems that David Blunkett, the Home Secretary, has shot himself in the foot by sticking the cost of an ID card on to the price of a passport, which will triple in price. Suddenly there will be a huge drop in support for these Big Brother cards. Hasn't
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Take tax rises to task
A YEAR ago, I seem to remember Della Cannings, the North Yorkshire Chief Constable, saying that the 76 per cent increase in the police precept of the council tax would be the last time she would be coming to the cash cow of local tax payers for an inflation-busting
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Dream audience
ON taking my seat in the dress circle of the Grand Opera House, York, for a performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream on November 18, I was dismayed to find all the rows in front of me occupied by teenage students. I should not have reacted thus. Not only
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Pikes' Vase hopes smashed
Pickering Town made their exit out of this season's FA Vase competition after a 2-0 defeat at Shildon. Goal machine Gary Williamson-Barnes was on target twice to take his tally to an incredible 35 this season but Scott Emmerson, James Drinkall and Gavin
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Say no to cold callers
DOORSTEP crime is a cause of great concern. So we welcome the launch today of an awareness campaign in York and North Yorkshire. Tricksters and criminals who prey on the elderly and vulnerable in their own homes are the lowest of the low. Their actions
