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Carrying the can
A boost in the quantity of aluminium cans presented to a York company for recycling is expected in the wake of a new campaign. L Clancey & Sons, which processes 30 tons of aluminium beverage cans at its plant in Murton Lane in York, has paid out about
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Hoop and glory thrills Acomb
Young basketball players from three York primary schools got their first taste of the competitive game in the city's first junior school tournament. Two teams from Woodthorpe, two from Carr Junior and one from Acomb Primary battled it out in a round-robin
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Jackson boost
LEE Jackson should be back to lead the York City Knights against Dewsbury Rams on Sunday after recovering from a trapped nerve injury that saw him leave the pitch with his arm in a sling. The influential skipper is expected to be fighting fit despite
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Sitting Practice, Caroline Adderson (Review, £14.99)
FOLLOWING her acclaimed debut, A History Of Forgetting, Canadian author Adderson turns her talents to examining how young lovers cope with a tragedy which robs them of the future they had imagined. Newlyweds Ross and Iliana Alexander are still in their
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Shooting Butterflies, Marika Cobbold (Bloomsbury, £6.99)
PHOTOGRAPHER Grace Shield receives an unexpected gift on her birthday. It's from her lover who died two years previously. Grace becomes haunted by the gift, a painting of a house from her childhood. After a journalist writes an article about her, we discover
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The Bride Of Catastrophe, Heidi Jon Schmidt (Flamingo, £12.99)
Set in late 1970s America, The Bride Of Catastrophe tells of a young woman called Beatrice Wolfe and her quest for true love. At Sweetriver college, Beatrice spends much time with her glamorous lesbian English tutor, Philippa, recounting stories of her
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'Fast' buses talks hope
A COMPROMISE deal looks likely between First York and councillors over problems caused by "speedy" bus drivers. Furious councillors in Haxby and Wigginton rapped the transport firm for refusing to act on reports buses were hitting speed bumps too fast
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Concessions deal agreed on parking
PENSIONERS and "night owls" have won new concessions on parking price rises in York - as a further 100 angry residents lodged objections to controversial car park charges. John Elliott, chairman of York and District Family History Society, handed a petition
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It's on the house
PEOPLE buying homes at a proposed new development in York will be offered a free bike - or a six-month bus pass. This is the green and novel solution to the city's traffic crisis being suggested by Malton-based S Harrison Group, which wants to build 193
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York U-13s win place in Yorkshire Cup semis
York Rugby Union Club Under-13s booked a place in the semi-final of the Yorkshire Cup with a classy 16-7 win over Hull Ionians. An inspired drop goal into a strong head wind by fly half Tris Wyke fired York into the lead after a dominant surge. Hull kicked
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A64 crash witnesses appeal
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to an accident which threw one of York's busiest roads into chaos. Rush hour traffic was disrupted yesterday morning when a white Ford Iveco lorry was involved in a collision with a green articulated lorry on the A64
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Battle lines drawn in Barbican fight
MORE than 70 people have vowed to throw themselves into a last-ditch battle over York's Barbican Centre. Angry centre users and local residents unanimously demanded a public inquiry into City of York Council's plans to sell off and redevelop the site.
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Milner breams with joy after a roach-dominated match
IN a match dominated by roach catches a net of bream topped Sunday's 89-entry penultimate round of the Acomb Tackle-backed York and District Winter Angling League. In one of the best contests for a number of seasons the Ouse below York burst into life
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Runaway Bud takes train to York
A HOUDINI hound astounded his owners when he ran away from home - and caught the train to York. Staffordshire bull terrier Bud scaled a 7ft fence to take a day trip from Darlington on the 5.55am GNER Newcastle to London service on Monday. The three-year-old
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Racecourse in talks on crowd
TOP-LEVEL talks are taking place to ensure the maximum number of racing fans can enjoy the Royal Ascot experience in York. Bosses from Ascot and York racecourses and senior City of York Council officers are working to agree on a safe capacity figure.
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Jackson boost
LEE Jackson should be back to lead the York City Knights against Dewsbury Rams on Sunday after recovering from a trapped nerve injury that saw him leave the pitch with his arm in a sling. The influential skipper is expected to be fighting fit despite
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Not good enough
YORK City boss Chris Brass has conceded that his side currently lack that little bit extra to become Division Three promotion contenders. Brass, speaking after last night's 4-1 home drubbing against play-off hopefuls Lincoln, made no excuses for the defeat
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York City 1, Lincoln City 4
THE shortcomings of York City's play-off credentials were emphatically exposed by genuine top-seven contenders Lincoln last night. City supporters have grown accustomed to defying the odds after saving the club from extinction and then celebrating the
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Stop digging
In a cruel irony, the Selby coalfield is to close exactly 20 years after the beginning of the Miner's Strike. STEPHEN LEWIS looks at why the coalfield failed and the impact it will have on the town's economy while one former management man recalls the
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Bud's big out
WE all know York is a big attraction at half term, with visitors flocking here from all directions. What is perhaps more surprising is that the city's attractions have been communicated via the canine grapevine. Bud the independent-minded terrier escaped
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Where has all my money gone?
Dear Bank Manager, I am writing to query my account. I think there must be some mistake. I have banked with you for more than 20 years; enough to have shown my loyalty yet I still do not seem to have built up any sort of nest-egg. May I draw your attention
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Smile, you're nicked
CCTV cameras are to be installed in some shops, homes and areas in York to deter and help catch thieves ('Secret cameras spy on burglars', February 10). We have CCTV in the city centre, shops and banks, traffic wardens with cameras and community police
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Tractor driver's lucky escape during haymaking
IN the Evening Press you ran a photograph taken in the early 1900s of a baler baling hay powered by a traction engine (Yesterday Once More, February 2, see above). For nine months after leaving school in wartime I worked for a man who went round baling
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Allotments anger
A HOSEPIPE and sprinkler ban is to be introduced on all the 1,000 allotments/plots in York because of the new allotment tenancy agreements. The reason for this ban is said to be because "we need to use water wisely to protect our environment". The allotment
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Decline and fall...
IT seems the change to the religious curriculum in schools now being considered is the latest move by the Government to 'dumb down' standards. The decline in church attendance coincides with the lowering standards in school exams, entrance to university
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Mark the graveyard
Good news about the redevelopment on Foss Islands and that the incinerator chimney is to remain as a centrepiece. But what about the old graveyard that was at the corner of Foss Islands and Layerthorpe where the carpet store is now? Why not a plaque to
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Scrap night charges
NO to evening parking charges! It will be an imposition on the city's entertainment, educational and cultural activities. Rev. Leonard S Rivett, Ryecroft Avenue, York. Updated: 11:10 Wednesday, February 18, 2004
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Nicholls hoping to keep the cup - 18/02/04
Trainer Paul Nicholls and amateur rider James Snowden, successful 12 months ago in the Royal Artillery Gold Cup with Storm Damage, can produce a repeat at Sandown tomorrow with Satshoon. This £10,000 chase, which holds some prestige among the unpaid riding
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Let's not bother saving the Barbican, please
I GET a lot of junk in the post. I'm sure you do too. From promises of free holidays through to tenancy agreements on eastern European orphanages (yes, I know, I shouldn't have signed up in the first place but they were all so cute), my Mighty Mouse doormat
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Not good enough
YORK City boss Chris Brass has conceded that his side currently lack that little bit extra to become Division Three promotion contenders. Brass, speaking after last night's 4-1 home drubbing against play-off hopefuls Lincoln, made no excuses for the defeat
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Cardiff put Bullock move on hold
CARDIFF City manager Lennie Lawrence is not planning a move for Minstermen midfielder Lee Bullock in the immediate future. Lawrence has not cooled his interest in Bullock after watching him in last night's 4-1 home defeat against Lincoln but sees little
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York firm clinches Sir Elton John deal
EXCLUSIVE EVENTS UK, the York-based events solutions company, has won a contract worth £200,000 to provide the corporate hospitality for one of Sir Elton John's British concerts this summer. The company has been selected by promoters Martial Arts to run
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Disabled workers 'can fill skills gap'
THE skills shortage in York and North Yorkshire could be eased if companies took on more disabled people, according to a York-based employer. Carl Ventress, manager at Remploy, which employs more than 60 disabled people, said businesses were failing to
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Plant display company's charity fundraising campaign blooms
An imaginative charity scheme adopted two years ago by an award-winning York firm has resulted in all-year-round fundraising for the NSPCC. For every new display installed by Dodsworth, the plant display people, the firm donates £1 to its adopted charity
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York U-13s win place in Yorkshire Cup semis
York Rugby Union Club Under-13s booked a place in the semi-final of the Yorkshire Cup with a classy 16-7 win over Hull Ionians. An inspired drop goal into a strong head wind by fly half Tris Wyke fired York into the lead after a dominant surge. Hull kicked
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Caitlin, The Studio, York Theatre Royal, until March 6
IF you know Caitlin McNamara at all, you will know she was the wife of that dissolute Welsh genius Dylan Thomas. She suffered for his art, in the shadow of his poetry, for 20 years together and 40 years beyond his drunken death in New York. She stands
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How to tell a good tale
The York Tales could be your chance to shine as a writer, says STEPHEN LEWIS - even if you have never before set pen to paper. IT WAS chatting to a local ratcatcher that gave Magdalena Chavez the idea to publish a book of stories about York, loosely based
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PS, I Love You, Cecelia Ahern (HarperCollins, £10.99)
THE debut novel of Cecelia Ahern, daughter of Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, is a moving depiction of grief. Holly Kennedy is struggling to cope with her husband Gerry's death from a brain tumour when she discovers that he left her a pile of envelopes
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Emma's Secret (A Woman of Substance, The Missing Years), Barbara Taylor Bradford (HarperCollins, £
WHEN it comes to family sagas, Barbara Taylor Bradford is a writer of substance. Not that her writing is flawless. Her characters tend to be po-faced and pedantic, her dialogue is utterly unrealistic and her sex scenes make you want to run away and hide
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Council sorry for tax 'shambles'
OFFICIALS took six months to respond to a routine council tax query, a York man claims. Neil Jones posted his benefit application in August 2003, but forgot to include two bank statements as proof of income. He heard nothing back from City of York Council
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Fire and rescue tax rate approved
NORTH Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority has approved a precept rise of 9.85 per cent - nearly half the level fire bosses had sought. Chief Fire Officer Eric Clark warned that members had built in some risk for the coming year by approving the precept
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Atkins hero as Town win
Harrogate Town returned to the winning trail in spectacular fashion after a Mark Atkins wondergoal at Wetherby Road last night. The 1-0 UniBond League premier division win at home to Alfreton lifts them out of their recent barren spell which saw just
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Home duty nets booty
Dringhouses and Kartiers continue to set the Leeper Hare York and District League Reserve 'A' pace after comfortable home wins. Two goals from Lee Atkinson and one from Graham Mitchell in the first half were enough to see Dringhouses home against Osbaldwick
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Woman's body found in garage
DETECTIVES were today investigating the "unexplained" death of a woman found in a garage in a village near York. Police forced entry to a house in Upper Poppleton at 7pm yesterday after neighbours said they had not seen the owner for some time. The detached
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Undercover police in drugs snare
STREET drug dealers face being caught red-handed by undercover police as part of a crackdown on heroin and crack cocaine in York. One pusher snared selling drugs on the steps of York Magistrates Court could already face a prison sentence. Three Bell Farm
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All power to Caboodle
DRUGS are the modern day scourge, the cause of misery to individuals and to society in general. As well as taking over the lives of addicts, and rendering them incapable of leading a useful life, hard drugs also affect every one of us. Addicts who become
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Same old nonsense
IN A frantic attempt to 'sex up' its unpopular greenfield development, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation now wants to call New Osbaldwick by the name of Derwenthorpe ('New name for York's new homes scheme', February 12) Different name maybe, but still the
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Unreliable service
THE No 16 bus was reinstated last year. Besides going to Acomb it now goes to Monks Cross, too. Unfortunately you cannot always rely on the bus. Twice recently the early bus has not appeared. Because this bus only runs once an hour it is not very satisfactory
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No need to ridicule my views on the Eye Of York
IN response to David Goldman's letter about the removal of the 'lone tree' at The Eye Of York. (Letters, February 13), my observations were concerned only with that specific area from the point of view of it being a useful site for performances. I made
