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Stars united in sheer joy
YORK City's longest-serving player Lee Bullock was today celebrating his 'best moment' at the club. Bullock, 22, made his City debut in 1998 and has witnessed all the off-field problems that have dogged the Minstermen over those years. The Stockton-born
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Home win
YORK City have won their two-year battle to stay at Bootham Crescent. After months of behind-the-scenes negotiations, jubilant directors revealed the club had struck a deal to call the ground their home "for the foreseeable future". A statement from the
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It's so second class
I AM pleased that businesses such as Mulberry Hall are to confront the Royal Mail about the deplorable deterioration in postal deliveries since the "reorganisation" of a month or so ago (February 2). For the 14 years I have lived at my present address
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Excellent treatment
TWO years ago you published my letter praising the treatment I received at York District Hospital, treatment that included major abdominal surgery. I can now relate a second episode in the same hospital, though this time under a different specialist.
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What's my line?
I AM researching my family history and have found some of my ancestors were born and lived in York. I should like to know if there are any descendants of them in the area today, who are, perhaps, also researching their family history. The details are
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Pavement perils
THE other Saturday at midday, two policemen striding majestically along Parliament Street met two mounted cyclists weaving tortuously between shoppers, parents with small children, the elderly and disabled. Neither policeman turned his head. Postmen often
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Stop droning on about RAF Tucano planes - Jet Provosts were much louder
I READ B Jefferson's letter about the Tucanos of RAF Linton-on-Ouse as "skyhogs" (January 30) with some disbelief. I too live in Tollerton and, despite the various complaints made down the years about low flying at RAF Linton, I fail to see what these
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York matchmaker helps graduates
A York-based consortium is to play matchmaker between businesses and recently-qualified graduates in an effort to boost the regional economy. The consortium, which is led by Askham Bryan College, is looking for graduates wanting to increase or broaden
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Blank canvas for Coppergate site
CITY of York Council leader Steve Galloway has vowed to approach the controversial Coppergate Riverside scheme with a "blank piece of paper". He moved to reassure the various groups formed in opposition to the rejected Coppergate II development that the
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The Namesake, Jhumpa Lahiri (Flamingo, £15.99)
YOU can take the girl out of India but you can't take India out of the girl as Ashimi Ganguli discovers when she starts a new life with Ashoke, her husband by arranged marriage, in Boston in the late 1960s. They raise their family, son Gogol and daughter
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Trouble at mill leads to village find
THE chronicles of an ancient dispute have helped archaeologists to discover a long-lost water mill and farmstead once run by Cistercian monks on the Yorkshire Wolds. The site was discovered during a survey of the landscape around Wharram Percy, south
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Talks urged for Barbican users
GROUPS worried about their future use of the York Barbican Centre are to meet council leisure chiefs and the venue's likely managers to discuss their concerns. City of York Council leader Steve Galloway said groups such as the York Guildhall Orchestra
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Sex case arrest
A MAN has been arrested in relation to an alleged serious sexual assault in Selby. He is helping police with their inquiries into an alleged attack on a 20-year-old woman during the early hours of Sunday morning in Flaxley Road. Police yesterday executed
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Blank canvas for Coppergate site
CITY of York Council leader Steve Galloway has vowed to approach the controversial Coppergate Riverside scheme with a "blank piece of paper". He moved to reassure the various groups formed in opposition to the rejected Coppergate II development that the
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Crime-corders
Suspected villains, drunken louts and teenage yobs face being caught on camera thanks to a hi-tech move by York Police. Police community safety officers (PCSOs) have been armed with six digital hand-held camcorders and specialist equipment to help them
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Freedom at last for jailed Bleach
PETER BLEACH walked free from jail in India today. The North Yorkshire arms dealer left a Calcutta prison accompanied by two British diplomats. The Foreign Office said he was now being looked after by consular staff at the British High Commission. The
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Floral apology to raid mistake victim
YORK'S police chief has made a floral gesture of apology to the woman whose family were left terrified after officers raided their house by mistake. Chief Superintendent John Lacy, area commander for York and Selby, brought a bouquet of flowers to Tracie
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Odeon blames City of York planners
THE owners of York's Odeon say they tried for two years to refurbish the "shabby" cinema to the same standard as the revamped Harrogate Odeon. But a spokesman said all applications had been blocked by City of York Council's planning committee. However
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Bennett battles through to win
The most notable casualty to the weekend's flooded conditions was the Acomb Tackle-backed York and District Winter League. Saturday's Riverside Financial Services/Hirst Tackle 74-peg open on the Ouse around Linton was the only river match to survive in
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Rising bollard bent by car on 'illegal' journey
A CONTROVERSIAL rising bollard has been knocked out of action for more than a week after it was struck by a wayward car. The infamous Stonebow blockade was removed from the road and is currently undergoing urgent repairs after part of the structure was
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Nationwide top-flight is the new goal
A BOLD push for a place in the Nationwide First Division was endorsed by City boss Chris Brass. He was responding to the statement by club director Jason McGill - the man mainly responsible for Project Gold which has successfully provided a long-term
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Stars united in sheer joy
YORK City's longest-serving player Lee Bullock was today celebrating his 'best moment' at the club. Bullock, 22, made his City debut in 1998 and has witnessed all the off-field problems that have dogged the Minstermen over those years. The Stockton-born
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Big rises in parking charges approved
CONTROVERSIAL plans to increase car park prices in York have been approved - despite significant opposition. City of York Council's ruling executive voted unanimously to introduce the traffic regulation order needed to raise car park charges. Drivers
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Elated boss gets down to business
YORK City boss Chris Brass is looking forward to finally sitting down with his players and discussing new contracts for next season. Every City player is due to be out of contract at the end of this season because, under company law, the club were forbidden
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Protest could close campus
ACADEMICS and students could "shut down" the University of York during an unprecedented week of joint strike action over top-up fees, it was revealed today. The week of action against variable top-up fees and unpopular pay and modernisation proposals
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Pupils speak their minds
PRIMARY school children from across York will be discussing major issues affecting them at a conference taking place in the city. More than 200 children who sit on school councils throughout York will meet and talk about common issues, from problems with
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Cup clashes washed off
Both Selby and Goole's West Riding FA County Cup quarter-finals were postponed last night because of heavily waterlogged pitches. Selby had been due to travel to Garforth Town, while Goole AFC were hoping to host Ossett Town. Both ties will now have to
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Home win
ELATED York City fans will be more than merely over the moon. Today's fantastic news will rocket them to infinity and beyond. Bootham Crescent is saved. This is a dream result, and we salute everyone who has worked to pull off an audacious coup. It is
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Why Greg Dyke will make a good chancellor
WHO better to turn to for an end-of-term report on the erstwhile BBC Director General Greg Dyke than his former university tutor? And Graeme Moodie, founding professor of politics at York University, has nothing but praise for his ex-student. Mr Dyke
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Elated boss gets down to business
YORK City boss Chris Brass is looking forward to finally sitting down with his players and discussing new contracts for next season. Every City player is due to be out of contract at the end of this season because, under company law, the club were forbidden
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Nationwide top-flight is the new goal
A BOLD push for a place in the Nationwide First Division was endorsed by City boss Chris Brass. He was responding to the statement by club director Jason McGill - the man mainly responsible for Project Gold which has successfully provided a long-term
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Don't blame Hutton
THE BBC doesn't like the Hutton verdict, so the judge is no good. It's pathetic. What if it had come out the other way? It has been obvious for some time that Greg Dyke has had little discipline in his office. Witness the Kilroy case. All he had to do
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Disgraceful decision
IT was with horror and disgust that I read about the impending release of the illegal arms smuggler Peter Bleach. We can never know how many human lives have been ended and ruined by the actions of this disgrace to humanity. He is a convicted arms dealer
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Jungle is full of dodgy people
A WEEK is a long time in the jungle, and in this corner of the forest, the tension is beginning to tell. Traps and pitfalls lie in wait for the unwary, and although alliances are forming, nobody is too sure who is being honest and who may have a hidden
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Entrepreneurs thrive on taking big risks
WELCOME to a new column giving insights into the thoughts and actions of a business creator. He is MARK FORDYCE, whose expertise in media, technology and entertainment has helped to spawn a thriving economic platform for the City of York. He is chairman
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York hotel is on the market for £595,000
A well-known hotel in the heart of York is up for sale for £595,000. St Paul's Hotel in Holgate Road, which overlooks St Paul's Square, has been put in the hands of property agents Christie & Co, of Leeds, by Morman Shipley, its owner. Mr Shipley
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Blazing an hilarious trail across pop's landscape
DO you recall that world record attempt to get a ridiculous amount of people into a Mini? Well, that was nothing compared to the challenge of getting mob-handed "urban" boy band Blazin' Squad on to the intimate stage of York rock venue Fibbers next month
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Team ethic to lift solo stars
Rising sports stars in the region will benefit from a new scheme to clear the hurdles blocking young athletes from success. A new project called Team You is being launched tonight to provide young sports stars with the help and support necessary to make
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Mustering for cluster
York and District Schools' netball teams travel to Harrogate on Saturday to take part in the second of three inter-area friendly cluster tournaments. In December, York hosted the first tournament and swept the board winning all three age groups at Under
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Switching on York's screen best
YORK Boys Under-11s footballers' own version of match of the day will hit the screen tonight. That's when a screening of York's recent game against a Ryedale representative side will be held at the Turf Tavern Pub on Thanet Road. All squad members and
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Dick Turpin: The Myth of The English Highwayman by James Sharpe (Profile Books £15.99)
How was a vicious, pockmarked thug transformed into the legend of gentleman highwayman Dick Turpin? York historian James Sharpe's new book sets out to explain, finds STEPHEN LEWIS. HOW times change. When Dick Turpin was hanged on Knavesmire in 1739, the
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The Gleemaiden, Sylvian Hamilton (Review books, £12.99)
A YOUNG woman dressed in ragged men's clothes, a wounded knight, and a boy are on the run in 13th century England. They are refugees from France, where communities are being slaughtered in the crusade to wipe out the Cathar heresy. Hot on their heels
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Talk now or jams tomorrow warning
RADICAL solutions to York's traffic problems must be publicly debated to avoid major future snarl-ups and possible gridlock, a former city council leader has warned. Dave Merrett, leader of the opposition Labour group on City of York Council, said that
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Moss tops table mountain
TEENAGER Richard Moss retained the men's singles title at York and District Table Tennis Association's Closed Championships to win the crown for the third year in succession. In the final he beat the unseeded Paul Noutch, who knocked out second seed Chris
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Protest could close campus
ACADEMICS and students could "shut down" the University of York during an unprecedented week of joint strike action over top-up fees, it was revealed today. The week of action against variable top-up fees and unpopular pay and modernisation proposals
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Home win
YORK City have won their two-year battle to stay at Bootham Crescent. After months of behind-the-scenes negotiations, jubilant directors revealed the club had struck a deal to call the ground their home "for the foreseeable future". A statement from the
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Ask your chemist
Don't be put off asking your local pharmacist for advice because of the latest health scare, says STEPHEN LEWIS. Know what questions to ask - and volunteer all information about your condition. THE days when your friendly local chemist would chat with
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Blow to city night life
A NIGHT out in York is about to become more expensive. The city council's decision to extend car park charging until 9pm will rake in some urgently needed cash. But that could well be at the expense of York's social and business life. Last night councillors
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Bumper bumped
BUT here is some cheering news for the beleaguered York motorist: the rising bollard is unwell. This vicious fender bender, which has totalled many a car and even a bus, has been given a taste of its own medicine. The latest vehicle to collide with the
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Odeon blames City of York planners
THE owners of York's Odeon say they tried for two years to refurbish the "shabby" cinema to the same standard as the revamped Harrogate Odeon. But a spokesman said all applications had been blocked by City of York Council's planning committee. However
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Luce can prove a point with victory - 04/02/04
On The Luce, who returned to winning form at Newcastle two weeks ago, can further underline his well-being by following-up at Kelso tomorrow. One of only a handful of horses trained by top point-to-point rider Pauline Robson in Northumberland, the seven-year-old
