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Battle to save Burton Croft
THERE is an organisation which owns more than 60 of the most prestigious properties in York, together worth £40 million. And that's a conservative estimate. This same organisation does not hide its desire to grow ever bigger. "The ultimate aim is to own
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Starship enterprise
York's entrepreneurs of the future are to be nurtured at the city's first business and enterprise college. CATHERINE BRUCE visited Burnholme Community College to find out about the school's vision to create a business ethos in Tang Hall. TURNING out the
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Law firm registers new HQ
LEGAL firm Drivers will soon move from its base in Pump Court, in Kings Square, York where the practice has been for 25 years of its 150-year existence. The plan is to move only a mile away to 56a Bootham on Friday. The firm will take over the entire
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Off the pace
YORK City Knights coach Richard Agar today made no Challenge Cup-related excuses for the 36-12 defeat at Batley, simply saying his side were "not on the money". The Bulldogs, a National League One side, ended the Knights' record-breaking six-game unbeaten
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Bulldogs 36, Knights 12
WAS it a case of after the Lord Mayor's Show or before the Lord Mayor's Show? Either way, the Knights' performance dropped down several notches seven days after the incredible Challenge Cup triumph at Featherstone and seven days before the big quarter-final
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The way we were
Monday, March 22, 2004 100 years ago: Returning from Flaxton on the Sabbath Eve, a correspondent was amongst anglers whose paraphernalia indicated a good day's sport. Nothing of incident occurred until they reached Haxby, when the by this time drowsy
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Spoiling the dream
MISCHIEF making and hidden agendas spring to mind from the protest group led by John Issit. If he has such strong views on the future of the Barbican, why has he not made them known before today? It was December 1999 that the then Labour council declared
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Hidden costs
MY friend and I went to meet some friends on Friday for early dinner in York before we went to the opera. Because of the parking costs being charged to 9pm we could not park near the Grand Opera House, where the limit is only three hours. So we parked
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Fella does the trick as Osbaldwick win
ADAM Fella was the star with all the goals as Osbaldwick won 3-0 at Pocklington in Leeper Hare York and District League Reserve 'A'. Dringhouses were held to a 2-2 draw at St John's College despite goals from Nick Brown and Craig Atkinson. Ricardo Gabbiadini
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Railway's worthy high-five
Windswept Harrogate Railway steamed to an emphatic 5-0 win over lowly Brodsworth Welfare. Danny Spence set the ball rolling with two first half strikes before three second half efforts put the Northern Counties East League premier division game well beyond
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Crime victim's car charge fury
AN ANGRY York victim of crime fears she could end up in court because she claims a police officer failed to warn her about recovery charges that are higher than the cost of her vehicle. Lorraine Eadie, 40, of Elmfield Avenue, York, is refusing to pay
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Objections flood in for new homes plan
A NEW property development "pepper-potted" with affordable housing could be built in a York village. A planning application for 62 flats, town houses and detached houses with associated parking in Murton Way, Osbaldwick, will be considered by City of
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City property expected to sell for £3m
A YORK city centre shop and office complex is expected to fetch at least £3 million when it goes under the hammer at auction this week. That is the guide price that has been put on a property in Market Street which goes up for sale on Wednesday in London
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Gales cause chaos
AN Evening Press paper boy had a lucky escape when a huge tree was uprooted by high winds and blown on to the street where he should have been delivering. In another incident, a large piece of masonry blew off the front of Boots The Chemists in Coney
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Two in hospital after pub brawl
A YORK man was recovering from facial surgery in hospital today after a woman allegedly glassed him during a bar room brawl. The woman also received hospital treatment after she was knocked unconscious during the fight at The Corner House, at the junction
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Threatened animal circus site owner says the show must go on
Special Branch officers are investigating a string of threatening phone calls to a York riding stable owner, after she agreed to host a controversial animal circus. Lorna Marchi said she would not be intimidated by animal rights "terrorists" who, she
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Off the pace
YORK City Knights coach Richard Agar today made no Challenge Cup-related excuses for the 36-12 defeat at Batley, simply saying his side were "not on the money". The Bulldogs, a National League One side, ended the Knights' record-breaking six-game unbeaten
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Sex aid tablets alert in York
YORK men seeking a sexual thrill could be risking serious illness or even death by using unprescribed pills, detectives warned today. Officers have issued a warning after hundreds of Kamagra tablets were discovered during a drugs raid at a house in the
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Check it out
IF you don't fancy the circus, there is a new form of entertainment in town. Tesco at Clifton Moor in York today launched its self-service checkout. Every shopper now has the chance to emulate the check-out people. You can swipe the barcodes yourself,
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TV firm hopes to build on Bob
Hit Entertainment today continued to pin its hopes on children's TV favourite Bob the Builder, pictured, despite a 29 per cent drop in income generated by the character. London-based Hit, whose other characters include Thomas The Tank Engine and Pingu
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400 benefit from fast link
More than 400 of Yorkshire and Humber's remote rural small and medium-sized businesses are benefiting from the opportunity funded by Yorkshire Forward to test broadband internet, in an effort to boost the region's use of e-commerce. That is the claim
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Stricter asbestos rules on way in
HUNDREDS of manufacturing firms across the Yorkshire and Humber area are being urged to carry out an independent asbestos survey before new legislation comes into force in May this year. The call for action comes from Yorkshire law firm Pinsents, which
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Strawberry fields forever
A STRAWBERRY-picking enterprise is set to transform into an all-year-round farm business. Husband-and-wife team Digby and Jill Machin founded Gate Helmsley Strawberries after they bought a parcel of land in 1983. Over the last 20 years, their business
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Roger Monkhouse, Anthony J Brown and Warren Speed - Other Side Comedy Club, City Screen, York
GALE force winds battered York over the weekend. And it was time to batten down the hatches as a joke-propelled twister swirled straight towards the City Screen last night. First to be flung through the door at Force Nine speed was dapper weirdo Anthony
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Harrogate lose to fellow strugglers
Both Harrogate and Stourbridge, 25-19 winners at home to Harrogate on Saturday, need one more win for mathematical safety from relegation from National League division two. And on the evidence of Saturday's match Stourbridge seem the more determined to
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Malton capture a prized scalp
Malton and Norton won 29-14 in a friendly game at home to Powergen North One side Driffield in horrendous weather at The Gannock. It is the first visit Driffield have ever made to The Gannock. Malton played the first half into the teeth of a gale but
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Gabel gets hat-trick for Selby
Winger Andy Gabel scored a hat-trick of tries in the space of 14 minutes as Selby won 36-12 in a friendly match against Morley at Sandhill Lane. Morley fielded mostly a second string side, but with six first XV substitutes. Selby, with full back Hamish
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Seconds out augur well for the future
York made a foray into the future with a friendly against Yorkshire One side Goole, where the visitors won 7-5. Six second-team players were promoted to the senior ranks to give coach Paul Matthews a chance to see them in action as he starts his building
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Heworth's sorry fate is confirmed
HEWORTH will need to seek re-election to the Arriva Trains Conference after their place in the bottom two of the second division was confirmed by a defeat away to Eastmoor. The Villagers lost, albeit gamely with a weakened side, 22-10 and thus remain
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Birth date of landmark windmill
Thank you for the excellent article (March 15) on the planning application submitted by the Holgate Windmill Preservation Society for the restoration of Holgate Windmill. Just one slight correction. Following historical research carried out by the local
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A64 warning
I FIND it incredible that York College can suggest that a development of 360 homes on Tadcaster Road would have "no negative impact on traffic conditions" (March 16). This development would be built at the end of the busiest commuter road in Yorkshire
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Kind deed
I WAS walking down Stonebow and there were some workmen re-laying some block paving. They had barriers to stop you walking on the pavement and had set up a pedestrian walkway on the road. There was a very old and frail woman in front of me who was pushing
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Distress over trees
WE sympathise with Mr Rogers over the loss of the tree which gave him and others so many benefits (March 17). Imagine our distress when permission was given to our neighbours to destroy 23 healthy mature trees (most with tree protection orders on them
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Dismay at circus
FOLLOWING my recent visit to the city, I was very shocked and disappointed to see that York would be hosting an animal circus. Forcing animals to perform demeaning tricks is no education for our children. The RSPCA condemns all animal circuses because
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JPs failed us
People have every right to be outraged at the pathetic handling of shoplifter, drug addict and alcoholic Scott Anderson Wilson by the magistrates. What has really annoyed me is the photo of him leaving court. The jacket he was wearing was very nice, I
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Pock storm home with six-goal win
The storm which hit the York area on Saturday washed out ten of the 36 scheduled Leeper Hare York and District League matches and the remaining games were played in gale-force winds. Pocklington made the most of their home game with Rufforth by winning
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Wind of change
YORK residents have been urged to look more closely at green energy alternatives by an environmentally-friendly family. The Richards family, who live on the edge of Naburn Wood, off the A19, between Naburn and Escrick, toasted their new wind turbine at
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Lay lady, lay
A WOMAN in a bridal gown ended up floating on air when a magician popped into a York hotel. Jon Gordon, of Leeds-based Occasional Magic, gave the levitation treatment to Helen Clark, a receptionist at the Ramada Jarvis hotel, on the A19 near Skelton.
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Shameful sing-a-long in Sainsbury's
The other day I found myself standing behind a startlingly attractive young man in the queue at Sainsbury's. He was one of those Bambi-eyed, Brad Pittalikes who makes women of a certain age come over all Demi Moore. We should know better of course. Unfortunately
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Slavery campaigner is greatest Yorkshireman
THE anti-slavery campaigner William Wilberforce has been voted the greatest ever Yorkshireman. He was picked by a panel of judges after hundreds of nominations from the county's public. Wilberforce attended Pocklington School in the 1700s. Born the son
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Crash driver dies
A 22-YEAR-OLD man was killed in a crash on a North Yorkshire road. Simon Smith, of Helmsley, was driving a green Rover 214 along the A170 at Nawton, at 5.49am yesterday. Police said Mr Smith, who had been travelling from Helmsley towards Kirkbymoorside
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Seconds out augur well for the future
York made a foray into the future with a friendly against Yorkshire One side Goole, where the visitors won 7-5. Six second-team players were promoted to the senior ranks to give coach Paul Matthews a chance to see them in action as he starts his building
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Two in hospital after pub brawl
A YORK man was recovering from facial surgery in hospital today after a woman allegedly glassed him during a bar room brawl. The woman also received hospital treatment after she was knocked unconscious during the fight at The Corner House, at the junction
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York bowlers crowned national team champions
YORK and District won the Vivienne trophy, the English women's national inter-club bowls championship, when they saw off Egham, from Surrey 87-65 in the final at Desborough, Northamptonshire last night. Margaret Smith led the charge for York, hitting
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Fowler threat to Leeds' future
ROBBIE Fowler returns to Elland Road tonight, with Leeds United caretaker manager Eddie Gray claiming: "He should be knocking on England's door again." After a lean spell with Manchester City, the former Leeds and Liverpool striker has recaptured his
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Brass braces City for decisive double duel
YORK City player-boss Chris Brass has admitted that his team's next two games are vital after results on Saturday left the Minstermen just four points above the Division Three relegation drop zone. City, whose home match with Yeovil was rained off at
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The do-it-yourself checkouts
TESCO today officially launched new unstaffed checkouts at its Extra store at Clifton Moor, York. Four self-service checkouts now give customers the opportunity to scan their own shopping and then pay for it by credit/debit card, cheque or cash. The new
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Circus demo terrorism
HALF a century ago, circuses used to announce their arrival in York by taking the elephants for a walk around the city centre. An Evening Press photograph of Jumbo helping himself to some fruit outside a greengrocer's was priceless publicity. Tastes change
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Brass braces City for decisive double duel
YORK City player-boss Chris Brass has admitted that his team's next two games are vital after results on Saturday left the Minstermen just four points above the Division Three relegation drop zone. City, whose home match with Yeovil was rained off at
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Smart prelude to Flat turf start - 22/03/04
The Flat turf season kicks-off at Doncaster on Thursday, and, as a starter for the main course, two of tomorrow's three scheduled meetings will take place on the level. The Polytrack at Lingfield and Southwell's Fibresand course provide a double-header
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Keep us mellow - get a different yellow
Day Glo. Day-ay-ay Glo. Day Glo come and you can't park for toffee... Apologies to Harry Belafonte fans, but we couldn't resist this musical tribute to the new double yellow lines dazzling drivers across our metropolis. Every other street is suddenly
