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Romeo Roland recalls the big fight in York
ROLAND Gift, the Fine Young Cannibals singer of She Drives Me Crazy fame, returns to the Grand Opera House stage in York tonight for the first time since starring in Romeo And Juliet. He cannot recall the date precisely - "it must have been 14 years at
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Love's A Luxury, Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough, in summer repertoire until July 3.
LOVE'S A Luxury is "a pure English farce" of the early 1950s that would have gaily played on the pier in bygone summers. Now it whisks up a light salad of nostalgia, best appreciated by those who loved its comic twists first time around. It comes as no
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Big can still be beautiful for small businesses
An enlarged European Union won't achieve its lofty goals if the voice of small business goes unheeded warns PETER PYBUS, rural spokesman for the Yorkshire and Humber policy unit of the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), chairman of the FSB Yorkshire
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Rooting out the drunks
BRITAIN'S drink problem is getting worse. Take to any town centre on any night and the evidence is there. Groups of men and, increasingly, young women stagger from bar to bar. Some will fight, some will vomit or urinate on the pavement, some will end
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Rotten delivery
SANDRA Geere's postal problems neatly illustrate the declining service offered by Royal Mail. Two out of three letters Ms Geere sent by recorded delivery failed to arrive. Then one of the cheques sent to her in compensation was also lost in the post.
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York affordable homes delay row
DELAYS in fast-tracking rules to ensure York gets more affordable housing in new developments were today branded "unacceptable". Labour opposition housing spokeswoman Ruth Potter demanded action after there was a further hold-up in getting a 50 per cent
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£350m bid is made for Odeon cinemas
AN audacious £350 million bid has been made for Odeon cinemas in an effort to prevent an auction for the chain. Iranian property tycoon Robert Tchenguiz, who already owns a significant share in the 600-screen company, launched the bid after securing the
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Doctors probe opens three years on
THE inquiry into the Michael Haslam and William Kerr scandal finally got fully under way today - almost three years after it was ordered. Former patients of the two retired York psychiatrists, along with doctors and health service managers, will give
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Head teacher dies after collapsing at his home
SHOCKED education chiefs today paid tribute today to a York headteacher who has collapsed and died at the peak of his profession. Peter Feasby, 48, the head of Robert Wilkinson School in Strensall, is believed to collapsed at his home in the Heworth area
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Refreshed Tykes on revenge mission
YORKSHIRE arrived at Riverside today "rejuvenated" from their 137 runs win against Essex at Chelmsford last week and determined to make Durham pay a heavy price for completing the double over them last year. Director of cricket David Byas said: "It was
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Oops, we've done it again!
ROYAL Mail bosses have apologised to a York woman after her recorded delivery letters were lost in the post - and the cheque sent to compensate her was lost as well! Gardener Sandra Geere today joked she would have to send her mail by carrier pigeon,
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Losing Hope
YORK City boss Chris Brass has expressed his disappointment at Richard Hope's decision to renege on a verbal agreement and sign for Chester City. Centre-back Hope, 25, had indicated a desire to stay at Bootham Crescent when offered a new contract by Brass
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Losing Hope
YORK City boss Chris Brass has expressed his disappointment at Richard Hope's decision to renege on a verbal agreement and sign for Chester City. Centre-back Hope, 25, had indicated a desire to stay at Bootham Crescent when offered a new contract by Brass
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Refreshed Tykes on revenge mission
YORKSHIRE arrived at Riverside today "rejuvenated" from their 137 runs win against Essex at Chelmsford last week and determined to make Durham pay a heavy price for completing the double over them last year. Director of cricket David Byas said: "It was
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Oh, please do kill off boring old Harry Potter
PLEASE, please let his wish come true. Please, please let Harry Potter die. The star who plays the hyped-up young wizard has wondered if Potter may kick the bucket (or would that be cauldron?) in the last book. If he needs anyone to second that, my hand
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£350m bid is made for Odeon cinemas
AN audacious £350 million bid has been made for Odeon cinemas in an effort to prevent an auction for the chain. Iranian property tycoon Robert Tchenguiz, who already owns a significant share in the 600-screen company, launched the bid after securing the
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Way we were
Tuesday, June 8, 2004 100 years ago: A company had been formed in Bridlington called "The Bridlington Pier and Pavilion Company, Limited", with the object of carrying out the Provisional Order granted in 1900 authorising the construction of a pier and
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Turn your kids into electro-pets
KIDS are such noisy, smelly, expensive creations no matter whether they are three months or 33 years. But I've had this amazing idea to cut out the aromas, mess and cost. As a father of three (they're the ones I know about) I speak with authority. From
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Firm gears up to scale new heights
AFTER announcing record profits in the first quarter of 2004, Ben Johnson, the York office supplies, furniture and technology provider, has decided to celebrate by putting the vroom into boom. The £3 million turnover firm is celebrating by sponsoring
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Graham hails Knights' spirit
YORK City Knights ace Nathan Graham lauded the courage in the Knights squad after they defied several injuries to reach the Arriva Trains Cup semi-finals. As reported by the Evening Press, the already decimated squad had to play the last hour-half of
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All Blacks' landmark
A WELL attended dinner at the Monk Bar Hotel saw New Earswick All Blacks celebrate their 21st anniversary in style. Ex-All Black and retired York City Knights hero Rich Hayes was guest of honour, presenting the first team awards. The players' player of
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Can York ever be truly European?
With the European elections just two days away, JO HAYWOOD asks: how European is York - and does the city really compare with the likes of Paris and Frankfurt? YORK is in Europe, but is it a European city? In purely geographical terms, there is no escaping
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Head teacher dies after collapsing
STAFF and pupils at a Strensall school were in shock today after learning their head teacher had died. Peter Feasby, the head at Robert Wilkinson School, collapsed yesterday evening. He was 48. Parents arriving at the school today were invited to a special
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Road works set to delay drivers
MOTORISTS on one of York's busiest roads will face delays this summer because of a £100,000 scheme to upgrade gas pipelines. Drivers have been warned to avoid the A19 in Main Street, Fulford, and Fordlands Avenue - particularly during rush hour - as Transco
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Teenager gets ten months for unprovoked late-night assault
A TEENAGER who kicked a York man to the ground in an unprovoked late-night attack has been jailed for ten months. Karl Richmond, 19, no fixed address, admitted attacking Paul Brian early on February 20 and giving a false name to police. Accomplice Christopher
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Rampant Riccall storm to the top
UNBEATEN Riccall head division three of the IT Sports Mixed Tennis League after winning at Civil Service in the final round. Michelle Hall and Rex Pocklington, who were undefeated, had a good game against Service's top scorers Anne Jackson and Shaun Owen
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Soccer deal woman gets her money back
A YORK businesswoman who paid out more than £1,300 on a football deal that never materialised has finally got her money back. With her long-awaited cheque in her hand, Anne Guadagnino, of Upper Poppleton, called upon other city businesses embroiled in
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Police target pub landlords to tackle drunken yobs culture
LANDLORDS could lose their licences for selling alcohol to drunken customers in a tough campaign to stamp out booze-fuelled violence, vandalism and yobbish behaviour in North Yorkshire The 'last drink' strategy has been adopted by Ryedale commander Inspector
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Stargazers go dotty
KEEN amateur stargazers gathered in York today to take the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to observe the transit of Venus across the face of the sun. At 6.19am, the Earth's closest planetary neighbour began to cut a diagonal path across the bottom of
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Farrell tips York for cup
YORK City Knights can go all the way and lift the Arriva Trains Cup. That was the verdict of Halifax caretaker-coach Anthony Farrell after his Healthplan National League One side were dumped out in the quarter-finals by Richard Agar's NL2 warriors. The
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Graham hails Knights' spirit
YORK City Knights ace Nathan Graham lauded the courage in the Knights squad after they defied several injuries to reach the Arriva Trains Cup semi-finals. As reported by the Evening Press, the already decimated squad had to play the last hour-half of
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Double shift can pay off for Darryll - 08/06/04
Newmarket jockey Darryll Holland heads to Beverley tomorrow and then further north to Hamilton's evening fixture in a bid to keep tabs on Kieren Fallon in the race for the jockeys' championship. Fallon, who bruised his right leg when unseated by his mount
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We should appreciate Henman while he's around
JUST like fish and chips, Coronation Street and the Royal Family, building up then knocking down our sporting heroes seems a tradition that appears destined to be forever synonymous with England. Only last week the undoubted talents of teenager Wayne
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It's not hypocritical
I AM growing tired of the hypocritical accusations towards telecommunications mast protesters (Letters, June 2). We here in Fulford have been waging a mast campaign with O2 since 2001. Not against their mast but against their choice of site, which is
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Pooling resources
QUITE like old times with Labour and Tory letter writers still singing from the same hymn sheet (Letters, June 3). It was lack of investment in maintaining the city's pools by the previous Lab/Con administration which left the new council with little
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Tories on Europe
UKIP, VIP or Tory? By all accounts it's a two-horse race as to whether the UK Independence Party or the Conservatives emerge triumphant after the count next Sunday for the European elections. So who to vote for? The UKIP has run a marvellous campaign
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The wrong car park
SELBY District Council plan to refurbish the central car park in Tadcaster. This plan includes a new Tarmac surface, lighting columns, some landscaping and provides a very small toilet block. This work would cost the ratepayer about £450,000. Last year
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Staying green
THE consultation that Mr Dixon Smith refers to (Letters, May 18) is being carried out to identify a site for the new A59 Park & Ride facility. While Park & Ride sites are acceptable on greenbelt land, Liberal Democrats feel that use of such land
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The running mates
Thinking of entering Race For Life? Why not do it with your best friend, suggests MAXINE GORDON. WHEN Katie Clemishaw decided to sign up for Race For Life, there was one condition: her best mate Sue Laycock would have to run as well. Together, the two
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Insult to Legion
I FEEL compelled to write this letter today, June 6, 2004. I am ashamed that City of York Council, under the leadership of Steve Galloway, has decided that the British Legion will not be permitted to hold the service of Remembrance in the Barbican, this
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Fringe benefits of being in style
JO HAYWOOD gets some hair-raising advice on looking good this summer. WATCH out for waves on holiday this summer. And curls, fringes and weaves. Loose waves and easy-to-wear curls are key looks for the summer. Fringes are also everywhere - no giggling
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That's newts to me
AS you so rightly say: "It makes sense to sustain wildlife before it disappears for good." And like William Fairclough, over 39 years ago I too collected newts in a jam jar (Letters, June, 4). The crested, the red bellied, the warty and the leathery skinned
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Properly addressed
THANK you for publishing my letter (June 4). Unfortunately an unnecessary full stop was added to the website address mentioned. The correct address is www.beeplants.info and I hope the resource is useful to gardeners. Chris Clayton, Hempland Drive, York
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Thanks to everyone who supported my marathon effort
A COUPLE of months ago you featured me preparing for the London Marathon. I ran for CLIMB - Children Living with Inherited MetaBolic diseases. They gave me a target of £1,200. I had to think carefully about whether I could raise that amount. I completed
