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Hops and glory
George Wilkinson suggests an Easter walk at Masham. Masham has a good sturdy square. A red Ferrari F355 pulled on to the cobbles then flashed off. We noticed a discreet parkers' honesty box under a poster of 'Mashamshire Walks' and meandered past the
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Way we were
Saturday, April 10, 2004 100 years ago: The Dean and Chapter of York Minster put on public view the unique collection of Bibles and scriptural manuscripts that belong to the Minster Library. For two hours the vestry thronged, and great interest was exhibited
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Hard thinking
THE article "School's road safety push" (April 7) made me think how little people know about helmet effects. The European Cycling Federation wrote in 1998: "The evidence from Australia and New Zealand suggests that the wearing of helmets might even make
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Food for thought
I WAS amazed to read about a man having problems with delivery of a cooker (April 6). Are we so cosseted that other arrangements can't be made? I have had diabetes for 50 years and I've never been told I need an oven. I eat very well and I am in good
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The nuclear option
CONGRATULATIONS to David Lyon for trying to defend the indefensible by supporting Israel's right to own nuclear weapons (Letters, April 6). He says that Israel feels vulnerable in the Middle East. I cannot believe for a second that any country in the
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Prowl about that then
ANTHONY Phillips made a triumphant return to East Yorkshire with his London-based side, the Prowling Pretenders, to win the 46th John Smith's Pocklington Sevens at the fifth attempt. Phillips, who grew up locally, got a side together five years ago as
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Times are a-changin'
IT'S time this country scrapped the twice-yearly chore of moving clocks forward and backwards. It's been a couple of weeks since the last change and I still haven't managed to alter my sun dial in the garden. Anyone got any ideas? PR Willey, Burnholme
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Roll with it
STEPHEN LEWIS dips into a timely new guide on great places to go with your kids over the Easter holiday. YORKSHIRE is a great place to be if you're a kid. Where else could you find underground labyrinths, get lost in a maize maze, see grey reef sharks
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Agar left with Knights' selection poser
COACH Richard Agar today had a wonderful selection dilemma after his much-changed York City Knights line-up won an ill-tempered clash at Featherstone to complete a memorable hat-trick over the National League One side. Agar brought seven players into
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Rovers 26, Knights 36
THE two previous York v Featherstone matches this season have had pretty much everything. Last night's clash might not have had the heart-stopping finales but, if anything, it was even more fiery as an underlying current, a bit of winding up by the occasionally
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Royal to rule - 10/04/04
Cape Royal can fly the Yorkshire flag at Musselburgh tomorrow by capturing the feature race on the card. Trained near Thirsk by Lynda Ramsden and owned by Whitwell-on-the-Hill breeder David Brotherton, the four-year-old lines-up for the £20,000 Sharp
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Flights of fancy
JO HAYWOOD talks to a North Yorkshire B&B owner whose guests enjoy being away with the fairies. The Victorians have a lot to answer for. Because of them, countless generations of children have grown up believing that fairies are mischievous little
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Blind killer in jail move
BLIND Yvonne Sleightholme has finally moved to an open prison near York - a year after the Evening Press revealed that a Parole Board blunder had kept her locked up unfairly. In a letter to the Evening Press, she thanked the paper for its investigation
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Man of iron
A NORTH Yorkshire man who almost died after falling off his bicycle has set himself an "ironman" challenge. Ian Johnston suffered a fractured skull and severe brain damage after falling of his bicycle when he was not wearing a helmet in the suburbs of
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Hit-and-run witness appeal
POLICE have stepped up witness appeals as the hunt for information on a York hit-and-run gathers pace. Officers investigating the death of Ben Coulson have put up these signs calling for help from residents and shoppers in the area where the 27-year-old
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Tuite in tune with top tally
Rowntrees 'A' batsman Richard Tuite hit a personal best score in his side's Hunters York and District Indoor Cricket League game of the season against Malton when he made an unbeaten 65 in his 180th innings in the competition. Peter Crowder's 51 was his
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Ann sticks at it
Evening Press sports reporter Claire Hughes charts the hockey career of York's Ann Robinson. IN 1963 Britain was collectively hiding behind its sofas as Dr Who invaded living rooms across the country. At the same time, 16-year-old Ann Bough from York
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Children start rail blaze
FIREFIGHTERS today warned youths to stay away from railway lines after a trackside fire broke out on the main line out of York. Children with matches are being blamed for starting an embankment fire alongside the East Coast Main Line, near Hob Moor Primary
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Cambridge 2, York City 0
AN unfavourable offside decision, a farcical own goal and a last-minute red card did not make yesterday a very good Friday for York City. The Minstermen began the Easter holiday period with a 2-0 defeat at fellow strugglers Cambridge United last night
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York to review parking fees
CONTROVERSIAL new car parking charges that sparked widespread anger across York will be reviewed in six months, a council chief confirmed today. Angry city traders in areas like Walmgate, Micklegate and Heworth slammed the introduction of parking meters
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Hope-less City
YORK City player-boss Chris Brass has called for on-loan strikers Jon Newby and Richard Offiong to make a name for themselves between now and the end of the season. Huddersfield forward Newby and Newcastle reserve Offiong are yet to find the net since
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Flax the way for an 'A'-route
AN A1 position and an A1 aim - that's the dual driving position of North Yorkshire's newest flagship course. The new Flaxby Park Golf and Country Club situated between York and Harrogate and barely a one-wood blow from the cusp of the A1 motorway is ready
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Descent to spell dismay
SO City director Terry Doyle, reckons that relegation to the Conference won't be a disaster? What rubbish, the players he has now will most certainly be most of the team he will take into the Conference. Terry Doyle also said we will be the Arsenal of
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Ale house rock
ARE you admired for your hearty, last orders rendition of Return To Sender? Do you know someone who insists they are as lithe as a young Presley once a few pints have been downed? Then the Elvis Academy needs you. The race is on to find the best Elvis
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Quartet ready for top show
Continuing our look at the players taking part in the Fans' Match at Bootham Crescent on Sunday, May 9, here's a profile of four more players who will be turning out for the home team. Richard Coaker (shirt number 12): Not to be confused with West Ham
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The Old Blacksmiths Tea Room, Church Street, Huggate
THINKING of having a trip out into the country? If so, head for Huggate, a village nestling on the edge of the Wolds. Better still make for the caf, which opens from 10am Thursday to Sunday and Bank Holiday Mondays. To be on the safe side you could phone
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Hope-less City
YORK City player-boss Chris Brass has called for on-loan strikers Jon Newby and Richard Offiong to make a name for themselves between now and the end of the season. Huddersfield forward Newby and Newcastle reserve Offiong are yet to find the net since
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Spring splendour
GINA PARKINSON suggests some ideal container plants. THE pot we have by the front door has been in its full spring splendour for the past few weeks. The white winter flowering heather and pink cyclamen had faded but were soon replaced by violas, primulas
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Morning has broken
THE early morning noises and sights, like the rest of the 21st century technological society, has succumbed to changes. In many respects York is the king of cities because of its unique history and the fantastically preserved ancient monuments. The whole
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Let's celebrate
THE 1st Acomb Company, the Boys' Brigade, part of the Church Of The Holy Redeemer, will celebrate 25 years of service in the community on April 28 and a weekend of celebrations will be held from Saturday, April 24. We hope all former members and staff
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Nobody does it better
THE visit of the Queen and Prince Philip to France to celebrate 100 years of the entente cordiale between the two countries was a great success. No other person could have done the job any better, certainly none of the politicians nor the fans of a president
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Cause and effect
SOME of the unintended consequences of multi-racialism are terrorism, crime and disease. These consequences are non-discriminatory in action and will affect both racists and multi-racists alike. J Stockton, Ridgeway, York. Updated: 10:59 Saturday, April
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York Morl foes for youth glory
York Under-13s powered their way to victory in their first ever youth age group tournament at Morley. The York side swept all before them in all five round-robin matches. York had a great start against Yorkshire plate winners Wetherby, the back line proving
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Price wants another shot at the Knights
FEATHERSTONE coach Gary Price says he would relish the chance to take on York for a fourth time this season should the sides be drawn together in the knockout stages of the Arriva Trains Cup. Last night's group game result was ultimately academic as scores
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The Viceroy Of India, Monkgate, York
DAVID MARTIN visits a popular fixture on the York curry circuit. SOMETIMES, reviewing a restaurant can seem a bit, well, unnecessary. Take The Viceroy Of India. It is so well-known as a popular fixture on York's curry circuit that I can't recall anyone
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Rose grows slowly
Cool, calm and collected. That was the approach Justin Rose was trying to adopt for the biggest weekend of his golfing life. He is young and it has been a long while since he led any tournament, but Rose knew that over-excitement was not the way to defend
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Sand over those 50p's
THIRTEEN may an unlucky number for some, but it could soon become a curse for golfers who fall foul of the 13th hole at Forest Park GC, writes Steve Carroll. Every wayward shot which finds the bunker in front of the green at the short par four will cost
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Disabled dad is target of louts
A DISABLED father-of-two says teenage yobs are driving him out of his York home. Robert Smith, 37, of Asquith Avenue, Tang Hall, York, has begged City of York Council to transfer his family to another council house after youths started terrorising him
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Traders show a united front
THE York shopkeeper who hit out at the council after being told to remove the A-board advertising her business now wants to organise an association of traders in her street. Pauline Dalby, owner of New Moon, an holistic healing centre in Walmgate, said
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Worshippers challenged to choose
HUNDREDS of people from churches across the York area were challenged at York Minster to make a decision about who should rule their lives. They were attending the York Council of Churches united service for Good Friday at which the preacher was the Right
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Not so Good Friday
SHOPS and tourist sites in York reported mixed messages at the start of what they hope to be a bumper Easter weekend. City traders said Good Friday takings were "brisk" as shoppers flocked to the tills. But tourist officials admitted feeling "deflated
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Remembering Caroline - two years on
A POIGNANT floral tribute will be made today at the grave of murdered York backpacker Caroline Stuttle to mark the second anniversary of her death. It was exactly two years ago today that the 19-year-old, from Huntington Road, was walking across the 30
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Prowl about that then
ANTHONY Phillips made a triumphant return to East Yorkshire with his London-based side, the Prowling Pretenders, to win the 46th John Smith's Pocklington Sevens at the fifth attempt. Phillips, who grew up locally, got a side together five years ago as
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Agar left with Knights' selection poser
COACH Richard Agar today had a wonderful selection dilemma after his much-changed York City Knights line-up won an ill-tempered clash at Featherstone to complete a memorable hat-trick over the National League One side. Agar brought seven players into
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Big cat flap
IS a black panther roaming the streets of York? That's what's got two city women in a real flap as they claim they came within a whisker of the deadly beast as it scoured their garden. But the sighting has caused experts to "paws" for thought - with one
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George enjoys a timely comeback
FIT-AGAIN York City striker Liam George returned to first-team action for the first time in exactly five months as a 71st-minute substitute, having last played in the 2-1 FA Cup defeat against Barnsley. He is now expected to be a regular in City squads
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Salver grip fades
HEWORTH GC's hopes of a trophy double to illuminate a dazzling start to the season were eclipsed by North Yorkshire rivals Filey GC. Bidding to retain the East Riding Alliance's President's Salver to add to their shining success in winning the Alliance
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Drop of horror
YORK City director Terry Doyle would appear to have accepted our fate already judging by his comments in the Evening Press (April 6). I can understand why contingency plans are needed should the unthinkable happen and our football club loses its Football
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Players need to match commitment of the fans
Having been there on Sunday, I have to say what a load of rubbish. I turn up week in, week out and I must say Sunday's performance against Macclesfield was like watching boys against men. At no point could I say York City looked like they knew what they
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Doom and gloom
Well, well, I was about to go into a long tirade about Terry Doyle's comments in the Press, but it's all been said on various web sites. Sorry Terry you've lost the plot. Going down would be the end of the world. Ask Halifax, Hereford, Shrewsbury, etc
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Simon is our best Friend, say fans
IT'S been a big week for Simon Friend as regards the player of the year race. The Aussie collected the inaugural Player of the Month award before last week's clash against Dewsbury, and then promptly took the Evening Press/Collier Plant Hire man of the
