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Newgate Bank to Helmsley walk
It's downhill all the way as GEORGE WILKINSON enjoys a flower-filled saunter from Newgate Bank to Helmsley. 'Pretty countryside is only a bus ride away', that's what it said on the Moorsbus and confirmation came as we headed for the North York Moors through
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Hidden attraction
DO you know where K Bar is? This is not a trick question, but we'd bet more people would know the answer to "do you know where Kites Restaurant is"? K Bar, which has been open for five years, is part of Kites (on Grape Lane, so as not to leave you guessing
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Drivers staying away from York
MORE motorists have come forward to tell how they no longer come to York city centre in the evening because of the controversial new parking charges. Their comments are further cause for worry for city centre restaurants and entertainment venues which
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35 South wine range
Get yourself to the Great Yorkshire Show and uncork some fine wines, says MIKE TIPPING. If I was visiting the Great Yorkshire Show this year I'd make a beeline for the 35 South wine trailer, where you can get free samples from the 35 South range. Free
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Coffee Pot Caf, Thorp Arch, near Wetherby
COULD we be too late? Was the venue about to close? Certainly there were signs of clearing up and customers were leaving as we arrived. I looked at a sign by the door and thought the variation in closing time must depend on what was ordered. Anything
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Brighten up your yard
GINA PARKINSON looks at pots of tender perennials and bedding plants to relieve dull areas of concrete or paving. MY computer has broken down and I am forced to pick up pen and paper to compose this column. Fortunately the day is warm and sunny (for once
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Jesse Malin, Fibbers, York
PERFORMERS like Jesse Malin defy the critics' attempts to categorise them. The New Yorker, with just a pianist for company, gave a strident performance that had all the energy of punk, but stole from numerous other points en-route to a happy ending. It
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Snapshots of everyday life
MATTHEW WOODCOCK visits Britain's first Edward Hopper exhibition in more than two decades. THE paintings of Edward Hopper are some of the most influential and well known of the modern era. No student bedroom wall or chic wine bar is complete without one
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Protesters sounded out
CAMPAIGNERS have welcomed plans to set up a peoples' panel to thrash out proposals for the controversial Castle Piccadilly area of York. City of York Council is setting up a "reference group" made up of representatives from the local community, business
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Real men read
You are what you read. MAXINE GORDON reports on a new drive to turn blokes on to books. HERE is a multiple-choice question worthy of any battle of the sexes quiz. What do women find most attractive in men? Is it (a) pumping pecs (b) bulging biceps (c)
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Artists say thanks
ON behalf of all the artists who took part in the open air exhibition in Parliament Street last weekend, I wish like to thank City of York Council for giving us the chance to exhibit and sell our paintings. This was our 15th exhibition and the first one
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Fluoride fears
IN response to the article by Vicky Holman 'How to make sure your children keep their teeth' (June 24) I say before people start urging their MP to press for water fluoridation, as recommended by Dr Andrea Ubhi, first look at the Na-tional Pure Water
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In for a shock, Ann
COUNCILLOR Ann Reid states that more drivers are using evening parking in York than previously and quotes a figure of 1,600 more users in May than in April (Letters, July 6). Perhaps subsequent figures will not be so encouraging when the numerous groups
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Santiburi in hat-trick bid - 10/07/04
WARTHILL trainer Noel Wilson has saddled Santiburi Lad to win his last two starts and is fancied to produce more of the same with the gelding tomorrow at Haydock where he has significantly booked Kieren Fallon to take the mount. The hat-trick bid will
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It's show time
THE premier celebration of farming and all things rural in Yorkshire is set to delight thousands of visitors, with organisers looking forward to a bumper event. With only a few days to go to the start of the 146th Great Yorkshire Show, the Yorkshire Agricultural
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Single minded Mooring
YORK international bowls player Michelle Mooring has proved she is the best woman singles player in the county by winning the Yorkshire Champion of Champions' trophy. The Bert Keech Bowls Club star took the title with a 21-19 win over Kingston, Hull,
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Protesters sounded out
CAMPAIGNERS have welcomed plans to set up a peoples' panel to thrash out proposals for the controversial Castle Piccadilly area of York. City of York Council is setting up a "reference group" made up of representatives from the local community, business
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Western front
THE dream of standing on the first tee of The Open remains fluttering high and proud for Fulford Golf Club's Jamie Ashworth. The 23-year-old assistant professional at the Heslington-based course was today starting the final pre-qualifying bid for a treasured
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Pervert loses camera appeal
A SEX offender must change his behaviour if he wants to use a video recorder in public again, a York judge said. Last May, York magistrates made a lifelong criminal anti-social behaviour order banning Andrew Mackie, 33, from carrying anything capable
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Smart attack on glory road
AS Sutton on Forest motorcycle ace Scott Smart takes a brief time out from burning up the nation's tracks, Evening Press sportswriter CLAIRE HUGHES gets up to speed with the man on a mission to rule Britain. Ten years ago, Scott Smart was a bit of a black
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Brutal rapist is put behind bars
THE petty thief responsible for a rape that shocked a North Yorkshire community was today starting seven years behind bars, thanks to the victim's courage and an innovative DNA technique. Andrew John Bailey's sex attack on a 20-year-old stranger in Selby's
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Forging ahead
YORK City and Melbourne Football Clubs will both be hoping to hit the right notes on the pitch next season. The Bootham Crescent professional outfit have linked up with the reformed Sunday morning village team to help raise funds for both clubs and there
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We'll refund car fees to get our trade back
A DEPARTMENT store is offering customers a parking fee refund in an effort to spark a campaign to lure shoppers back into York city centre. Supersave, in Fossgate, will refund the cost of an hour's parking to shoppers who spend £15 or more on items. Manager
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Alert over charity 'cold call'
AN INVESTIGATION has been launched into how charity workers managed to spark off a police inquiry by "cold calling" worried pensioners in York. Bosses at Age Concern were left red-faced after it turned out that the suspicious callers whose appearance
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Forging ahead
YORK City and Melbourne Football Clubs will both be hoping to hit the right notes on the pitch next season. The Bootham Crescent professional outfit have linked up with the reformed Sunday morning village team to help raise funds for both clubs and there
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Brass' squaddies tackle the Army game
YORK City's fight for promotion will undergo a tough test on Monday when they tackle the assault course at Imphal Barracks. The squad will swap their red and blue kits for Army fatigues for a special training session under the watch of warrant officer
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Is this the end of romance?
SUMMER is a time for weddings and romance. We flick through the pages of the Evening Press to be greeted with photographs of happy newlyweds who have just tied the knot and bear the smiles of marital bliss. They have no doubt planned the big day for months
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Star men back for Phoenix
Yorkshire Phoenix will wheel out their big guns in tomorrow's totesport League battle with Durham Dynamos at Riverside in a game which could have a big bearing on which of the two sides goes on to gain promotion. Craig White returns from a hamstring strain
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Dawood eager to make most of his chance
An unexpected opportunity has arisen for Ismail Dawood to establish himself as Yorkshire's regular wicket-keeper and he is determined to seize the chance with both hands - or, rather, both gloves. Dawood knows that he must maintain high standards behind
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Western front
THE dream of standing on the first tee of The Open remains fluttering high and proud for Fulford Golf Club's Jamie Ashworth. The 23-year-old assistant professional at the Heslington-based course was today starting the final pre-qualifying bid for a treasured
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The Living Room, Bridge Street, York
MAXINE GORDON lounges around in York's swankiest new bar. IF you like dressing up to the nines, expect to pay a fortune for a drink, and enjoy fancy-sounding grub, then you'll feel quite at home in the Living Room, York's new million-pound bar. Looking
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City board right
AFTER reading the report in the Evening Press (Thursday, July 8), about John Batchelor's "so-called" cash offer, may I congratulate the board for turning it down. Who does Mr Batchelor think he is with his statement "so they want the future of the club
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Fixture fury
AS a supporter of York City I am angry that yet again the club are taking away from us a Bank Holiday Monday fixture. They did it last Easter, now the August Monday game has changed to a Tuesday night. We are Trust members and do not get consulted. Most
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Winning team
If people wish to support a winning England team, then forget football, cricket, tennis, rugby union and get behind Drennan Team England. They recently retained their European Championship Angling crown at Lake Velence, Hungary. They competed against
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Gap at the top closes
SCOTT Rhodes and Damian Ball remained hot on the heels of Lee Jackson this week as the Evening Press/ Collier Plant Hire player-of-the-year race hotted up once more. Stand-off Rhodes was deemed the second-best player for the Knights in their defeat at
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We'll refund car fees to get our trade back
A DEPARTMENT store is offering customers a parking fee refund in an effort to spark a campaign to lure shoppers back into York city centre. Supersave, in Fossgate, will refund the cost of an hour's parking to shoppers who spend £15 or more on items. Manager
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Friendly fire
EXPLOSIVE Aussie Simon Friend reckons York City Knights have a point to prove as they enter a crucial period in their promotion campaign. The Knights visit arch-rivals Hunslet Hawks on Sunday (KO 3.30pm) desperate for a win on several counts, and 27-year-old
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Is this Swan listed?
THE White Swan Hotel has not been used for more than a decade (Diary, July 6). Is this a long-term ploy on the part of the owners so that, if is left for long enough, it will have deteriorated to a point beyond return, when the only option would be to
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Stigma of rape claim
MY sympathy goes to the rape victims who feel let down by the system, as reported by Ian Drury and Chris Greenwood (July 5). It is a very sensitive subject for all involved. This also happens when a man is accused of a sexual offence from a number of
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Skateboard for Della
I HOPE Della Cannings and her top brass buddies in North Yorkshire police enjoy their new cars (July 7). I thought this year's massive hike in council tax was to provide for police pensions, so will that be next year's excuse too? Aside from politicians
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It's a hobby horse
I NOTE that your perennial correspondent, Paul Hepworth, refers to his bicycle as his "velocipede" (Letters, July 1). Would it not be more accurately described as his hobby-horse? William Dixon Smith, Welland Rise, Acomb, York. Updated: 10:43 Saturday
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New bid to cut limit on A59
HIGHWAYS chiefs are to try for a second time to bring in a 40mph limit on a busy York commuter route. City of York Council planned in 1999 to reduce the speed limit on a stretch of the A59 Boroughbridge Road from 60mph to 40mph. The proposal was part
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Tell us the booze rules
A COUNCIL chief has called on the Government to lay down the ground rules on new licensing laws, amid fears that 24-hour opening could fuel binge drinking. City of York Council's deputy leader, Andrew Waller, said the Government needed to clarify changes
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Union fear for city job chances
A UNION warned today that new Civil Service jobs might not come quickly enough to York for staff facing the axe at the city's Pensions Centre. The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) also said it feared that if government departments do relocate
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Friendly fire
EXPLOSIVE Aussie Simon Friend reckons York City Knights have a point to prove as they enter a crucial period in their promotion campaign. The Knights visit arch-rivals Hunslet Hawks on Sunday (KO 3.30pm) desperate for a win on several counts, and 27-year-old
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York faces £10m cash shortfall
YORK could face a budget gap of more than £10 million next year unless the city council gets a better grant from the Government. That was the grim warning today from council leader Steve Galloway, who said the city would step up its Fair Deal campaign
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Junior Minstermen launched
YORK City's newest fans group has emerged - and this one is strictly for the youngest members of the Bootham Crescent faithful. The Junior Minstermen has just been launched for supporters aged six to 21 with one eye on fundraising and the other on creating
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Experts flop
My copy of "UEFA Euro 2004 essential guide", produced by the competition's sponsors, had Greece down for a first-round exit and Spain a quarter-final exit. This when Spain had been runners-up to Greece in their qualifying group. So much for experts. The
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Knights seeking scholars
YORK City Knights are to press ahead with plans to form a scholarship scheme, with September the official start date. As reported by the Evening Press earlier this year, the Knights had put aside plans to begin an Academy team in order to concentrate
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Deadline approaches for London weekend away bookings
THE deadline for booking tickets for the Supporters' Club weekend trip to London Skolars is fast approaching. The Knights visit the Skolars on Sunday, August 29, and, following the success of last year's weekend away, two packages are on offer this year
