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Way we were
Tuesday, May 11, 2004 100 years ago: A letter was printed in response to an editorial piece condemning the "scandalous pamphlet" issued by the York City Temperance Electoral Campaign Committee, although the writer admitted he hadn't seen it, and so would
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Broadband blues
I AM extremely annoyed about the article 'Mapping out the future of broadband' (April 28). Firstly, it is misleading. Saying "virtually all homes in North Yorkshire will be covered" is not true. It implies that if the exchange is upgraded then the all
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Titanic went down with great style
LAST week I was privileged to have been in the audience at the third UK performance of Titanic - The Musical, performed by York Musical Theatre Company at the Theatre Royal and offer my sincere congratulations to every one concerned with this fantastic
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Great for the city
THE University of York-proposed East Development is to be welcomed and should be fully supported by the citizens of York. It brings with it many additional jobs covering a wide range of skills which will benefit our city immediately and help our school
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Got ghosts? Spook no further than Rachel
IF there's something strange in your neighbourhood, who ya gonna call? Ghost Finders... Alternatively, you could visit the Ghost Finder General's new website, www.ghostfindergeneral.co.uk, for news on the York afterlife and top tips for spotting spooks
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80 jobs affected by office closure
EIGHTY jobs in a North Yorkshire town will be affected by the announcement that the country's largest distributor of construction products and materials is to shut its office there. Wolseley UK said it would close Central House, its temporary office in
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Heworth's stone cert conquest
Heworth ARL Club's Under-8s won an exciting match at Crigglestone, who were restricted to two tries by some tremendous tackling by the young villagers. Joseph Jackson and James Kilmartin both scored hat-tricks and kicked a goal with other conversions
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Cliffe way on top
Real Cliffe eased to victory in the York FA Intermediate Cup final, beating Poppleton 3-0. The opened the scoring after 20 minutes when Ash Olsson cracked the ball into the net after good play on the left wing by Edward Wileman. Wileman added the second
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Byram brace is Raw deal
MICHAEL Byram scored twice in extra time as Haxby Town 'A' lifted the York FA Acaster Steel Junior Cup by beating Rawcliffe 4-2. Haxby were on top early on with Michael Byram and Mathew Clay prominent and it was no surprise when Ryan Qualter fired them
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80 jobs affected by office closure
EIGHTY jobs in a North Yorkshire town will be affected by the announcement that the country's largest distributor of construction products and materials is to shut its office there. Wolseley UK said it would close Central House, its temporary office in
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York beggar stole alcopops in store
A YORK persistent beggar and heroin addict is back behind bars after breaching an antisocial behaviour order (ASBO) for the second time. Jeffrey Ward, 28, became the first person in York to be sent to prison for breaching an ASBO in March, after being
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Rural railway may be opened
THE railway line between Ripon and Harrogate could be reopened by 2011, transport consultants have concluded. A study by JMP Consultants reveal there is a "positive economic case" for reopening the line - at a cost of about £40 million. The report, funded
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Delays costing £300,000
THE cost of delays in handing over York's Barbican Centre to developers - and of keeping parts of the centre open for longer than expected - is estimated at more than £300,000. City of York Council revealed last week that the executive was being asked
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Season starts at new-look racecourse
PUNTERS streaming to York Racecourse for today's start of the May meeting were expected to notice a few changes at Knavesmire. Course officials have put the finishing touches to more than 50 projects to make facilities even better at the award-winning
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Woman, 93 tricked out of her cash
A CRUEL confidence trickster stole cash from a 93-year-old York woman after talking her way into her home by claiming she was a friend. The young woman thief called at a house in Glen Close, Fulford, and told the pensioner that when they met before the
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Brain tumour woman dies
A DISABLED York woman whose parents had to travel 50 miles a day to visit her in a care home has died, aged 21. Jenni Knaggs, who was left disabled two years ago after an operation to remove a benign brain tumour, was staying at the neurological care
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Aussie Phil's fillip for Tykes
YORKSHIRE'S new Australian signing, Phil Jaques, flew into Leeds yesterday, revived himself after a day in the air with a couple of shots of coffee at Headingley and then headed straight for the nets to get in some serious practice. The 25-year-old left-hander
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Thousands of York patients to lose their dentists
THOUSANDS of patients in York must find a new dentist after two practices announced they were going private. Amid accusations of government underfunding, experts today warned the York dental crisis was becoming as serious as that in Scarborough, where
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Wood chopped
LEIGH Wood has followed strikers Liam George and Andy Bell out of Bootham Crescent to become the 11th player released by City boss Chris Brass in the last fortnight. Defender Stuart Wise has also been warned that he will join the cull unless he sheds
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Aussie Phil's fillip for Tykes
YORKSHIRE'S new Australian signing, Phil Jaques, flew into Leeds yesterday, revived himself after a day in the air with a couple of shots of coffee at Headingley and then headed straight for the nets to get in some serious practice. The 25-year-old left-hander
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Ballet can step to Dante triumph - 11/05/04
Will we see the Derby winner at York tomorrow? That's the burning question as ten colts, including several with sky-high reputations, line-up for the £145,000 totesport Dante Stakes, the richest Derby trial in Europe. Aidan O'Brien already has one shining
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PC pussyfooting won't stop yobs
In this topsy-turvy world where most of us are afraid to utter the words black or blind, fat or short in mixed company, the meek are not inheriting the earth. Our land is split between those who dare not say 'boo' - or should that be 'excuse me'? - to
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Why we object
ALLOW me to clear up some of the one sided arguments you reported ("Battle field," May 1). None of the residents involved in the application for the village green are against a new school for St Barnabas School. The residents are against the site the
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Fees force us out
LAST week my wife and I went to the Theatre Royal in York and, beforehand, we enjoyed a pre-theatre meal at Betty's which we have done many times in the past. We usually park in the car park near Radio York which was free after 6pm. On this occasion we
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Seeking Nelson
CAN anyone help me with research for a friend in Australia? Her family lived at the present Adam's House Hotel, Fulford until 1914 when they emigrated to Australia. Her family name was Nelson and the house was called Ashville. I believe there were stables
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Whistle Down The Wind, Grand Opera House, York, until May 15
THIS is the Lloyd Webber musical that takes a whimsical 1961 film about three Lancashire farm kids mistaking a fugitive murderer for Jesus and switches its location to the Deep South and deep racism of late 1950s bible-belt Louisiana. That change of location
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Science centre's Russian revolution
A NEW bioscience firm which hopes to produce kits to diagnose "new" diseases and to detect genetically-modified organisms is coming to York, it was revealed today. The city's inward investment agency, york-england.com, has announced the imminent arrival
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Surveyors' sporting links
A NEW era has dawned at a North Yorkshire sports and social club, after it completed the first stage of a major redevelopment, with help from local chartered surveyors and building consultants Lightly & Lightly. A new £60,000 playing surface, part-funded
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Drop-in for advice
WOULD-BE entrepreneurs in East Yorkshire can now get support from a new evening drop-in centre. East Riding of Yorkshire Council and Business Link are offering enterprising people the chance to draw on the experience of others in the business community
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Paul's big vision of RealSchool
Your child is unique. Why settle for a school that isn't? JO HAYWOOD talks to a teacher trying to answer this question by starting his own school in York. Paul Baptie is evangelical about education. He is an enthusiast and is not afraid to practice what
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Paul's big vision of RealSchool
Your child is unique. Why settle for a school that isn't? JO HAYWOOD talks to a teacher trying to answer this question by starting his own school in York. Paul Baptie is evangelical about education. He is an enthusiast and is not afraid to practice what
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Plain loo-py
A STUNNED York woman peered out of her front window... and found a portable toilet dumped outside her house. Shocked Pamela Burden today accused contractors of dragging their heels after she kicked up a stink and demanded they shift the unwelcome WC from
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Sick to the back teeth
BRITAIN'S state dental service is decaying before our eyes. NHS dentists are becoming rarer than hen's teeth and the system that provides them is riddled with cavities. The best way to demonstrate the scale of the mess is to compare dentists with doctors
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Fifty winners
YORK always has a spring in its step on the first day of the races. And this year, the nationally-renowned racecourse promises a better day out than ever. Punters can bet at the new Tote shop, tuck into the improved course catering, try out the fast-track
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Parish 'crisis' claims are refuted
A COUNCIL rocked by a spate of resignations has publicly defended itself in the face of claims it is gripped by "crisis". Residents last night accused the remaining members of Strensall and Towthorpe Parish Council of being anonymous - and called on them
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Haxby cheers at the double
HAXBY netball club are holding a double celebration in the 30th year of York and District Netball League. Their first team will see their name on the championship trophy for the first time in the club's 24-year history after a 29-year reign by Civil Service
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Hodges hits top form but fails to stop Slipper
DESPITE throwing two tons and 125 for 20 darts Jo Hodges couldn't prevent Clifton losing to Slipper in York John Smith's Ladies League division one. Independent's Maggie Tottie shot out on 80, but Cygnet 'A' had already secured the match. Holgate's Pat
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Bored teenagers 'driven to drink'
NORTH Yorkshire youngsters are being driven to drink and drugs because they are bored and disillusioned with rural life, a new report will reveal. Shocking findings from the drug prevention charity Mentor UK show that growing numbers of youngsters in
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Bowls crisis come to a head
YORK'S top bowls tournament faces rolling into oblivion if players do not jack up their interest. So far entries are down by more than a third for this year's York Open Bowls Tournament due to be held at the Clarence Gardens greens from July 26 - 31.
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Knife robber cuts girl's face
A YORK schoolgirl was slashed across the face by a robber only hours before she was due to sit her GCSE exams. The 16-year-old was walking in an alleyway between Museum Gardens and Exhibition Square when the man, who had a jaundiced, yellow complexion
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Wood chopped
LEIGH Wood has followed strikers Liam George and Andy Bell out of Bootham Crescent to become the 11th player released by City boss Chris Brass in the last fortnight. Defender Stuart Wise has also been warned that he will join the cull unless he sheds
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Is this any way to treat a hero?
HIS bravery alongside American troops during the Iraq War led to him becoming one of only two British soldiers to receive a special US medal. But the horrific sights witnessed by York Signaller Dave Benson during the conflict have since led to him developing
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Thompson the man to put GB athletics back on golden track
WANTED: A Sven-type figure to guide Britain's athletes to greater, gold-tinged glory. That's the appeal that has sprung from a five-month review of athletics conducted by Sir Andrew Foster. Charged with examining the state of the sport in the wake of
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Brass awaits Bully decision
YORK CITY player-manager Chris Brass is expecting Cardiff City to reach a decision on the future of on-loan midfielder Lee Bullock this week. Bullock has spent the last two months at Ninian Park and scored the Bluebirds' final goal of the season at Ipswich
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I'm not at all snappy
"I'm 11 years behind," a colleague moaned the other day. Unfortunately for me, I can beat that. I haven't stuck any photographs in albums since 1992. Not one. Before that I was quite meticulous and would spend hours sitting at our living room table with
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Still loving it...
You were swinging in the Sixties, but will you still be swinging in your sixties, seventies and eighties? JO HAYWOOD investigates living and loving in later life. Birds do it. Bees do it. It goes without saying that educated fleas do it. But people over
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We can work it out, if we talk it out...
MAXINE GORDON reports on a new approach to get the most from your relationship. ARE you a frustrated single who keeps wondering why your relationships are forever breaking down? Or perhaps you are a couple who keep arguing over the same problems? York
