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Hope's Quaker roast
YORK City defender Richard Hope has revealed how he turned down a summer move to Darlington because of controversial owner George Reynolds. Hope decided instead to sign a short-term contract at Bootham Crescent after being unimpressed during a meeting
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A chance to join the network
NETWORKING is to be the order of the day at a new North Yorkshire club. Entrepeneur Christine Armstrong has launched a new business networking club, The Met Club, at the Hotel du Vin in Harrogate. The aim of the club is to give members the chance to interact
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Trade group is back in business
A BUSINESS association in Helmsley is back and ready to spring into action. Traders, accommodation providers, farmers and tradesmen plan to form a fighting force to make their pretty market town a more profitable place. It is the first time that business
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Neil homes in on York house builder
YORK-BASED house builder Shepherd Homes has appointed a new commercial director. Neil Wilkinson has taken the reins of the company's cost management team at Shepherd Homes' head office in York. He will lead the surveying and buying department responsible
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Champ Stevens' gets top billing
MATTHEW Stevens has gone top in snooker's LG Electronics Tour Order of Merit following his victory in the Travis Perkins UK Championship in York on Sunday. The hundred points he got for his dramatic victory over Stephen Hendry in the Barbican Centre final
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Ronnie rockets to ton mastery
RONNIE O'Sullivan was leading the way with most centuries at this year's UK Championship ahead of the semi-finals and final. Three tons in his opening win over Ian McCulloch, five in knocking out Alan McManus and three more in beating Quentin Hann put
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Breathing fire
THE Welsh dragon will walk into the arena in York tomorrow for a final snooker showdown after having had just enough fire-power to stem a once mighty 'Whirlwind' reduced to little more than a few feeble gusts. Jimmy White's legion of fans trooped home
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Big guns on Barbican collision course
THE chance of a clash of all-time greats in Sunday's Travis Perkins UK Snooker Championship final in York is a step closer today with Jimmy White through to the semi-finals. But Yorkshire hopes of glory have crashed, with Paul Hunter being swept aside
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'Brittle' Ronnie near to breaking
RONNIE O'Sullivan, the world's most popular snooker player, is close to mental collapse he revealed after winning through to the Travis Perkins UK Snooker Championship quarter-finals in York. Despite being in tremendous form, with five century breaks
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Jimmy hoping to be White on cue
JIMMY White is hoping to be at his best as he bids tonight to earn a place in the Travis Perkins UK Snooker Championship semi-finals in York. Stephen Hendry, meanwhile, booked his place in the last eight thanks to cashing in after his third round opponent
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Brian's second chance
BRIAN Pritchard has won a second crack at winning some glory for Harrogate at this year's UK Snooker Championship. On Tuesday he will play Kevin Hopper in the Harrogate v York annual amateur challenge match in the CueZone tent at the Barbican Centre.
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Jimmy eager for next clash
THE 'Whirlwind' is up and running again and eager for his next big match in the Travis Perkins UK Snooker Championship. Watched by a large following of fans, Jimmy White eased to a 9-5 second round win over Drew Henry at York's Barbican Centre yesterday
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Carter gets Steve
Steve Davis went out at the first hurdle for the third tournament in a row, beaten 9-6 yesterday by world number 17 Allister Carter, from Essex, in the UK Championship at York's Barbican. Davis never recovered from being 6-2 down at the end of the first
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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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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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Barbican scalp Hunter
SNOOKER'S glamour boy, Yorkshire's own Paul Hunter, makes his bow in this year's UK Championship in York at 10am on Wednesday morning. His second round opponent will be the winner of the first round match between world number 31 Anthony Davies and world
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Fylingdales health study 'was rushed'
A STUDY that concluded there was no evidence to establish a link between RAF Fylingdales and cancer cases has been labelled "shallow and hasty" by objectors. Scarborough, Whitby and Ryedale Primary Care Trust (PCT) worked with the Northern and Yorkshire
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York pensioner warns of big lottery scam
A YORK pensioner today backed a national campaign warning people to be on their guard against a Canadian lottery scam. Dorothy Savage - who revealed in the Evening Press last year how she had been targeted by the scam - said the conmen had started sending
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Fully booked
City bookshops suggest Christmas stocking-fillers for children. Little Apple, High Petergate, York The Snail And The Whale by Julia Donaldson (Macmillan £10.99, aged one upwards) Beautifully illustrated book by the creators of The Gruffalo about a snail
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Sex case doctor's 'manipulative' patient
A RETIRED York psychiatrist has described an alleged rape victim as an "author for Mills & Boon". Dr Michael Trevor Haslam, 69, also labelled the woman as "manipulative" shortly after the rape is alleged to have taken place, Leeds Crown Court heard
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Oddie character in York
CELEBRITY twitcher Bill Oddie was in York on the trail, not of a rare bird, but of a mystery historic figure. Bill and a BBC1 TV crew were filming for a new quiz show series, Bill Oddie's History Hunt. The programme sees a team of contestants visiting
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Top side undone by the Hax' of life
LEEPER Hare York and District League division one side Haxby United knocked out premier division big guns Dringhouses 2-1 to complete the biggest shock in the York FA Saturday Senior Cup. After early Dringhouses' pressure Haxby took a tenth-minute lead
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Woman with knife sparks siege
ARMED police surrounded a North Yorkshire house for nearly six hours after a woman brandished a knife. The long stand-off was allegedly sparked when police officers called at the house opposite the Rigid Paper factory in Denison Road, Selby, in relation
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Bayley in line for Bill on hunts
YORK MP Hugh Bayley today risked the wrath of countryside campaigners by revealing he wants to introduce a Private Member's Bill to ban fox hunting. Mr Bayley said outlawing the pursuit would be high on his list of priorities if he was given the chance
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Barlby ace to fore in opener
The Ouse below York was in foul mood for the 88-peg opening round of the Acomb Tackle-backed York and District Winter League. With the river carrying extra cold water it was the odd bream and skimmers that, as predicted, made all the difference. John
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CPP lifeline to Aviva workers
ONE of York's biggest employers could provide a lifeline to any Norwich Union Life staff affected by parent company Aviva's plan to shed 2,350 jobs. Bosses at the Holgate Road-based CPP Card Protection Plan, which employs nearly 1,000 people, say they
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Hope's Quaker roast
YORK City defender Richard Hope has revealed how he turned down a summer move to Darlington because of controversial owner George Reynolds. Hope decided instead to sign a short-term contract at Bootham Crescent after being unimpressed during a meeting
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Education 'hooks' York dinner lady
A DINNER lady awarded a mature student honour admitted today she was "hooked on education". Sandra Wadley, who has dished up at Hob Moor Primary, York, for 25 years, left school at 14 without qualifications. But now the 59-year-old ss among a group of
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Positive response at city college
A CHANCE to view York College's proposed £50 million new home attracted about 500 people. Deputy principal Anne Tyrrell was "thrilled" by the positive response from neighbours, students and staff on Friday and Saturday. More than 5,000 invitations were
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Golden day for university team
STAFF and students involved in a scheme which places university students into schools celebrated receiving a national award. The University of York's Students in School project was given a Queen's Golden Jubilee Award at a ceremony on Friday. The project
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Fears over bus plans
PLANS to encourage the use of buses instead of cars for the school run could backfire in rural areas of Yorkshire, says the Country Land & Business Association (CLA). The Government intends to bring forward a new draft School Transport Bill in a bid
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Bubbly pupils at Badger Hill
CHILDREN from a York school created a 15ft tall plant out of bubble wrap with the help of scientists from the University of York. The pupils, from Year Five and Six at Badger Hill Primary School, spent two weeks working with scientists on the project.
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Sheds must not forget Paul for farewell gig
I SHOULD like to know if Shed Seven plan to include Paul Banks in the band, when they do their farewell tour at the Barbican in December. Paul Banks was the original talent behind Shed Seven, he gave us Chasing Rainbows, She Left Me On Friday and Disco
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So grim at Grimston
In response to David Aked's letter (November 8) about signs at Grimston Bar, is the problem of the long queues not more fundamental than additional signs, while I agree they would help? Most traffic leaving York at Grimston Bar is heading to Leeds, Elvington
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Backpacker who isn't about to pack it all in
You are never too old to travel, as the man likely to be the world's oldest backpacker tells CHRIS TITLEY. JOHN Waite has travelled thousands of miles around the world. He has visited corners of continents forgotten by the rest of the planet, explored
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Done Roman
THE A1 is known for hold-ups, but this is ridiculous. There's a chap who has been stuck on the road near Selby for about 2,500 years, and he is still going nowhere. Archaeologists say the discovery of the remains of a man and his chariot on the route
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Enzo is on right track - 03/12/03
Middleham trainer Geoff Harker, who had winners last weekend at Ayr and Haydock, can add to his growing tally tomorrow at Market Rasen. The former jump-jockey saddles Enzo de Baune in the Bet 365 Handicap Chase and the six-year-old is my Nap selection
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How shaggy Dan had to clean up his act
HAIR the one about the hirsute comedian? York comedy guru Dan Atkinson was being whisked off to glitzy London today to be given a wash, trim and brush-up all at the BBC's expense. Wait for the complaints: "Dear BBC, Why oh why are long-suffering licence
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Santa shakes up Christmas
Please read this note carefully in lieu of our scheduled urgent meeting to discuss the quality of our global gifts delivery service. There appears to be a sad lack of outside-the-box, blue skies thinking on the Christmas presents front this year. I had
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In peak condition
Autumn is the perfect time to go to Eastern Europe where the days are sunny and warm up to November. Megi Rychlikova spent a healthy day walking among the beautiful Slovakian mountains. Slovakia is justly proud of its mountains. They cover most of the
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Phone law plays into firm's hands
ACTIV Technology, which emerged from the ashes of the ill-fated Convergent Telecom, of Pocklington, is bracing itself for a boom in the wake of the ban on hand held mobile phones while driving. The sale and installation of hands-free car kits is a major
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Duraweld wins supplier award
Scarborough-based packaging manufacturer Duraweld Ltd has scooped a top award. The company was named Supplier of the Year by the British Association for Print and Communication (BAPC). Duraweld has been in business for more than 40 years and fought off
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We're a city of workaholics!
EMPLOYEES in York are working some of the longest hours in the UK. That is the finding of a new analysis of phone call patterns conducted by BT, which monitors a sharp increase in evening and weekend working in the city, with a total of 23 per cent of
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Fylingdales health study 'was rushed'
A STUDY that concluded there was no evidence to establish a link between RAF Fylingdales and cancer cases has been labelled "shallow and hasty" by objectors. Scarborough, Whitby and Ryedale Primary Care Trust (PCT) worked with the Northern and Yorkshire
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Double delight for Stevens
WINNING a world ranking tournament for the first time in his career after a dramatic Travis Perkins UK Snooker Championship final in York gives Matthew Stevens double reason to celebrate this Christmas. The 26-year-old Welshman, who hit back from 4-0
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Hopper soars to triumph
York team captain Kevin Hopper triumphed in style in the inter-town amateur challenge final against Harrogate's champion this week. His 3-1 win over flying instructor Brian Pritchard put York 2-1 ahead in the annual challenge and thwarted the Manhattan
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Hunter keeps nerve to overthrow King
KEEPING positive under intense pressure helped Yorkshire star Paul Hunter stay on course in his bid to capture the Travis Perkins UK Snooker Championship. Playing well below his best form, Hunter was taken to a deciding frame by Romford's Mark King at
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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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Williams starts bid for double
MARK Williams, the world's top-ranked snooker player, whose opening match in this year's Travis Perkins UK Championship ends tonight, is attempting to become the first player for seven years to successfully defend the title. The first session of his second
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Big breaks in the century set
THERE have been 25 century breaks in the 28 matches played in the first three days of the Travis Perkins UK Snooker Championship at York's Barbican Centre. The highest was Stuart Bingham's 143 in his first round win over Anthony Hamilton. That is also
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Head-to-head it's a case of contrasting styles
QUIP of the week at the Barbican this week was by Mark King after his first round win over Alain Robidoux. The bald Romford cueman takes on hair-flair idol Paul Hunter in the second round starting tomorrow night. King returned home after his opening match
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Stars join the action
SOME of the star names came into play today in York after a opening day of revenge, tight finishes and sore limbs in the Travis Perkins UK Snooker Championship. All eight of yesterday's first round winners were straight back into action today, with former
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Starting on cue
NIGEL Bond, world championship beaten finalist eight years ago, made the first century break of the tournament as the £84,500 Travis Perkins UK Snooker Championship got underway in York. Bond, who had his 38th birthday three days ago, has slipped down
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Honour drawn from tie
York Schools' Under-14s continued their unbeaten run by holding a strong Middlesborough team to a 0-0 draw. York started slowly and had to survive 15 minutes of Middlesborough pressure before getting into the game and finishing the half with goal attempts
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Iron age chariot found on A1 motorway site
AN IRON AGE burial site, complete with a chariot, has been discovered during excavations for the route of the new A1 motorway. The burial site, which was described as "rare and nationally significant", is in a field alongside a stretch of the A1, near
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Minister's world-class rail centre plea
TRANSPORT minister Kim Howells has called for a new city partnership to establish York as a world-class rail centre. Speaking as he prepared to visit GNER's control centre in the city, Mr Howells said York needed to understand the "strength of its assets
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Crushing 'victory' over stone plant
DELIGHTED villagers opposing a massive waste recycling plant near York have hailed its rejection by councillors as a "victory for common sense." There were cheers of joy in County Hall yesterday as nine out of ten North Yorkshire County Councillors turned
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Girls shine for 'Trees
Nestl Rowntree had two individual winners in the latest North Yorkshire South Durham cross-country league at Thirsk. Sophie Hunter won the Under-13 girls' race and Emma McAllister-Hall returned from injury to win the U15 race. A much-improved Charlotte
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Viduka backs Gray claim
Mark Viduka wants Eddie Gray installed as Leeds United's permanent manager. Viduka repeatedly fell out with former manager Peter Reid, who eventually dropped and fined him for late time-keeping. Their relationship reached breaking point before Reid's
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You're banned
PERSISTENT shoplifters face a lifetime ban from more than 200 stores across York under tough new measures announced today. Storeholders are to bar the convicted thieves as part of a retail exclusion order scheme that could end in jail for anyone who tries
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No sex, please...
The Evening Press reported a joint venture between various organisations to reduce the levels of teenage pregnancy (November 27). Do your readers know that on a related subject, the House Of Commons Select Committee On Health published a report on the
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Praise the choir
I WRITE in response to your report on the Christmas lights switch on in York (November 28). Flattering comments were made on the performances of York's two pop academy stars. However, I could not find any reference at all to the children's choir which
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University challenge
AS revealed in the Queen's Speech, Tony Blair is determined to press on with the introduction of top-up fees for students to finance the target of half of all school leavers going on to university. This despite the overwhelming opposition from his own
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Pity poor turkeys
CHRISTMAS is coming, goodwill to all men... but not turkeys. Please stop and think how these birds suffer to feed you on Christmas day. Their short lives are filled with pain and misery. They often have the end of their beaks cut off so they don't peck
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Preserve our past
The response on the readers' letters page on the subject of the bike hire business beneath Lendal Bridge has been one-sided and does not address the difficulties the council and planning department have in defending the historical integrity of our city
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Traffic solutions
AS a resident of Wetherby Road for the last six years, I sympathise with Ms Potter with her vibrating bed (November 12). I have not been asked for my signature or opinion on the state of the road surface. My house also vibrates when heavy lorries go by
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Footpath pride
FRED Isles, City of York Council maintenance manager, says "there is nothing sinister" about the varying treatments given to footpaths in different areas of York (Letters, November 8). Credit where it is due, the Lilac Avenue improvements have been a
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Top side undone by the Hax' of life
LEEPER Hare York and District League division one side Haxby United knocked out premier division big guns Dringhouses 2-1 to complete the biggest shock in the York FA Saturday Senior Cup. After early Dringhouses' pressure Haxby took a tenth-minute lead
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Inspiral Carpets, York Barbican Centre.
MOO! It has to be one of British rock's strangest yet most affectionate symbols of bonding to a band (who numbered their records Cow Dung 1, 2 etcetera). As the lights dimmed, the mooing began, and it was to continue between each song too, as the largely
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Banish the shoplifters
WE all pay the price for shoplifting. Retailers place a surcharge on everything they sell to cover theft losses, which ran at £800 million in Britain last year. York suffers at least as much, if not more, than other shopping centres. It is seen as a soft
