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"Ascot is our chance to show what York can offer"
STEPHEN LEWIS talks to York's tourism chief about parking charges and Royal Ascot. GILLIAN Cruddas has very eloquent eyebrows. Ask her what she thinks of York's new evening parking charges and they take flight: a quizzical expression that speaks volumes
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Poynter to provide Sheffield's cutting edge
SHEFFIELD are set to welcome back highly-rated try-scorer Andy Poynter for tonight's crucial clash with York City Knights (ko 8pm). The full-back's absence has corresponded with the Eagles' three-match losing streak but he is likely to retake the number
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York's yellow fever is hitting my job
A PAINTER and decorator has hit out at the parking difficulties he faces when trying to paint shop fronts in York city centre. Self-employed Nick Thompson, of Muncastergate, York, asked: "How on earth are we meant to do our jobs when we cannot park close
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"Ascot is our chance to show what York can offer"
STEPHEN LEWIS talks to York's tourism chief about parking charges and Royal Ascot. GILLIAN Cruddas has very eloquent eyebrows. Ask her what she thinks of York's new evening parking charges and they take flight: a quizzical expression that speaks volumes
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Up'n'Under, Hull Truck Theatre Company, Hull Truck Theatre, Hull, until July 31
THIS year marks the 20th anniversary of John Godber's tenure as artistic director of Hull Truck - Trainspotting director Danny Boyle was his rival for the post - and the 20th anniversary of Up'n'Under, his first play for the company. Originally written
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Candida, York Theatre Royal, July 27 to July 31
Bernard Shaw isn't stuffy and has much to say about mordern marriage, as Charles Hutchinson discovers. SERENA Evans must have made a deep impression on director Christopher Luscombe. So much so, he has ended up casting her in the title role in George
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Tony Stockwell: In High Spirits, Grand Opera House, York July 28
Introducing... Essex psychic Tony Stockwell, the latest addition to Living TV's stable of paranormal experts, on tour in York. Tony Stockwell's psychic radar picks up messages from loved ones who have passed over. Last weekend he hosted Living TV's paranormal
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Too late for justice
JUSTICE, what justice? Once again the public are let down by the legal system. Joe Public does their bit in naming the perpetrators, the police do their bit in bringing a case against the person and the court gives them a probation order and community
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Question of honour
THANKS to everyone who bought tickets in the York Conservatives' summer raffle draw this year. Thousands of pounds were raised, the highest amount in fact for 12 years. Uncannily, the same length of time York has had a Labour MP. On Saturday, Malcolm
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Another hospital?
TERRY'S Factory - what next? Because of the ever-increasing apartments being built in and around the city, York university's expansion, New Osbaldwick and other developments, I would suggest another hospital to accommodate all the extra dwellers. York
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Audi 'bout that then, you guys?
NEWCOMER to the Audi showroom is the S line range of A6 saloons. There are five models in the range, powered by either V6 or V8 engines and ranging in price from £27,145 t0o £44,485 on the road. There is nothing actually new about the engines, they are
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Citroen's sweet smell of success
CITROEN's new C4 coup and hatchback range provides its own in-built scented air freshener. It is just one of several innovations expected when the new range of models is unveiled to the public for the first time at the Paris Motor Show in September, and
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Harrogate shake-up continues
A NEW coaching set-up and a major recruitment campaign are in place as Harrogate RUFC take another tilt at promotion from National League Two. Head coach Rhys Morgan, who takes on the role after five years as club captain under Ralph Zoing, has snapped
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Good as Gould
PROJECT and cost management consultancy Faithful & Gould, which has an office in Kings Court, York, has been awarded Investors in People status across all 26 of its UK offices. The "good practice" accolade recognises the £100 million turnover company's
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Hot debut album from York hopes
COLOUR Of Fire, York's hottest hopes for success since Shed Seven, will release debut album Pearl Necklace on August 2. Produced by Steve Osborne, who has worked with New Order, U2 and Suede, the record finds Stu Jones, Owen Richards, Thom Craigen and
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Jazz notes
WITH many jazz clubs in our region closing for the summer, there are fewer out of town listings to pass on. However, Dame Fortune continues to favour the City of York with a robust programme of live jazz nights throughout the week. First up is jazz at
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Harmonic visit for Oz trio
AUSTRALIAN vocal trio Touchwood make their first visit to York on Thursday to play the Black Swan Folk Club in Peasholme Green. Kate Andrews, Christina Mimmocchi and Terry Clinton came together four years ago in Sydney and have performed extensively across
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Amy's cool start
HARROGATE International Festival opens tomorrow (24th), buoyed by this week's Nationwide Mercury Music Prize nomination for its opening-night attraction, jazz wild card Amy Winehouse. The Camden teen discovery, who has newly turned 20, has been installed
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All Blacks roll out red carpet
NEW Earswick All Blacks are to host the first match of the new West Indies Rugby League Federation's 'Yorkshire on the Road' development tour. The match will take place on Saturday, August 14 at New Earswick's White Rose Avenue ground, and it is likely
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Graphics Direct
A FORMER pig farmer proved that there is more than one way of bringing home the bacon when he changed his career to the graphics industry. Chris Booth, 36, of Knaresborough, put an end to 45 years of family farming when he set up e-business Graphics Direct
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Sunny side up
THERE can't be many international head coaches who would marvel at the training ground of a League One side. But Adie Shaw is one. The former York City assistant manager stood in awe of the training pitches at Doncaster Rovers watching a training game
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A challenge for Steve
FINALLY council leader Steve Galloway has proposed a solution to the parking tax nightmare his party has engineered. And we can safely say that it is a load of rubbish. In an unexpected twist to the saga, Coun Galloway last night issued a challenge to
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Timely honour
MARILYN Screen of Age Concern is right. "All our volunteers do a great job," she said, "and sometimes I think they are taken for granted." Without our army of unpaid workers, Britain would grind to a halt. To those who were honoured by the Duke of York
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On the Roman trail
A NEW Roman trail has been devised in York to help visitors and residents discover more about historic York on foot. The latest leaflet published by the First Stop York tourism partnership is entitled On The Trail Of York's Lost Legions, and sets out
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'We are not a million miles away' - Brass
FEW changes will be made ahead of tomorrow's pre-season friendly against Sheffield Wednesday after York City player-manager Chris Brass admitted things were "not a million miles away". City will field a very similar squad to that which lost heavily to
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Kid can step to second success - 23/07/04
Two Step Kid can hit a high note for the second time on Knavesmire this season at tomorrow's first-ever York Music Showcase Day. Jeremy Noseda's high-class sprinter is one of 15 runners facing the starter in the £50,000 Skybet Dash, the highlight of the
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Ordered out
A NUISANCE family who have made their neighbours' lives a misery have finally been evicted from their home. Council tenant Karen Warwick, 31, was evicted from her home in Stuart Road, Acomb, after a string of complaints from neighbours which date back
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Junk mailshot for dubious liaisons
A CONTACTS list offering details of people seeking "liaisons with the opposite sex" has been landing on the doormats of York people. Janet Kitchen, of Ashley Park Road, said she was disturbed to get a letter through the post which offered her the details
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Roman legions march in
THE final events line-up has been unveiled for this year's Eboracum Roman Festival in York this weekend. In addition to the breath-taking military displays and street processions, a range of other events will be staged at a host of venues around the city
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Poacher ride out Gale's big storm
MARK Gale hit a fantastic 14 dart game for Poacher against Cygnet 'A' in York John Smith's Men's League division one. Lee Brundrett backed him up with 20 before Cygnet 'A' hit back with 17 darts from Dave Mason and Mark Hartley-Jack White to win the match
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Tourism chief signs up
YORK'S tourism chief Gillian Cruddas has joined the hundreds of city residents signing up every day to the Evening Press's Stop The Highway Robbery campaign. Mrs Cruddas stressed she signed our petition form calling for the scrapping of evening and on-street
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Sunny side up
THERE can't be many international head coaches who would marvel at the training ground of a League One side. But Adie Shaw is one. The former York City assistant manager stood in awe of the training pitches at Doncaster Rovers watching a training game
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Hospital staff may have seen suspect
NHS staff and patients in York may have come face to face with murder suspect Mark Hobson after the brutal killing of twin sisters Claire and Diane Sanderson, it emerged today. Detectives were today studying CCTV footage which caught Mark Hobson walking
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Mother in raid terror
Terrified mum Lynn Skilbeck spoke out today after officers in full body armour, some with dogs and others carrying powerful rifles surrounded her semi-detached home in the hunt for murder suspect Mark Hobson. She said she had heard noises coming from
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Battered Yorkshire facing defeat
YORKSHIRE were subjected to a violent assault from Somerset at Scarborough yesterday and the damage could have been much worse if they had not hit back to capture the last six wickets for only 46 runs. But Somerset's 451 in 96.3 overs still gave them
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Lighthouse Training Ltd
BE in no doubt - former firefighter turned professional speaker Clive Gott, is super-motivated and super-confident. Clive, whose Tadcaster-based Lighthouse Training Ltd has taken him on motivational speaking engagements all over the world, fully expects
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Is the axe about to fall on Hoon?
PULLING the trigger of a gun is a peculiar experience. My one experience of it occurred high on a blistering Kenyan plain during a week-long Press trip with the Army. I was immediately overwhelmed by contrasting feelings: of utter revulsion at the horrific
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Colour In Harmony, Beningbrough Hall, near York, until July 28
YORK artists Valerie and Richard Bell are exhibiting Colour In Harmony, 30 works in pastel and watercolour, at Beningbrough Hall, near York, until July 28. "We chose the title for the warmth of colour and sunlight we both love to put into our paintings
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York Colourscape Festival, Museum Gardens, York, July 24 - August 1
Colourscape, the only music festival to take place within a sculpture, will return to the Museum Gardens in York from tomorrow until August 1. Should you be a Colourscape novice, the festival take places inside a multi-chambered labyrinth of pure colour
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Liquid legacy
Alex Lloyd steps away from the dancefloor to try some Roman wine. ONE of the joys of living in York is the wealth of history tied up with the city. Yes, it may not be the party epicentre of the UK (despite my best efforts to convince you otherwise every
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Know the rules
CLAIRE Hughes's comprehensive report of the City of York Tennis Championships (Evening Press, Monday, July 19) highlighted a misconception among players who are not always aware of the rules in unusual circumstances. It will be recalled that at 9-9 in
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Knights can't afford to fail
THIS is a must-win game. That was the importance given to Friday night's match at Sheffield Eagles by York City Knights coach Richard Agar. Both sides are level on points with Hunslet in second place in LHF Healthplan National League Two, with the Knights
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Expect fireworks - Elston
NATIONAL League sponsors LHF Healthplan brought York City Knights star Jim Elston and Sheffield's Aled James together to whet their appetite for tonight's showdown by letting them get their hands on the Division Two trophy. Both sides are on three-match
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Way we were
Friday, July 23, 2004 100 years ago: The Yorkshire Volunteers were busily engaged with the button stick, smartening themselves up for camp. In his day TT didn't mind pipe-claying, and button brushing, and dubbening boots, but rolling overcoats gave him
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Under pressure
YORK council leader Steve Galloway has responded to furious protests against parking charges by issuing an extraordinary challenge to the Evening Press and the people of York. Speaking at a stormy and acrimonious public meeting last night attended by
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Readers' letters: Final straw for traders
AS a market trader for 30 years I have seen the ups and downs of York trade. Unfortunately it has been more down than up. Before the advent of Clifton Moor I was a member of the York Chamber of Trade. We had regular meetings with the council and we put
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Tourism chief signs up
YORK'S tourism chief Gillian Cruddas has joined the hundreds of city residents signing up every day to the Evening Press's Stop The Highway Robbery campaign. Mrs Cruddas stressed she signed our petition form calling for the scrapping of evening and on-street
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The source of happiness lies in Walmgate
"LOOKING for more happiness and success in your life?" asks a classified advert in the back of satirical magazine Private Eye. Many would travel to the ends of the earth searching for this elusive duo. But don't trouble yourself so; they're available
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Thunderbirds, Running time: 95 mins Certificate: PG
THUNDERBIRDS are gone. Thunderbirds, don't go. Thunderbirds are a no-go. Right, now the jokes are out of the way, why is Thunderbirds worth not five, four, three, two, but one star? Thunderbirds carries such an iconic status from its Sixties' beginnings
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Before Sunset, Running time: 80 mins Certificate: 15
Julie Delphy and Ethan Hawke are having a romantic reunion, reports Charles Hutchinson. THIS is the story of the two Texans and the Parisian. The Americans, Houston indie director Richard Linklater and Austin actor Ethan Hawke, form a film-making triptych
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Final straw for traders
AS a market trader for 30 years I have seen the ups and downs of York trade. Unfortunately it has been more down than up. Before the advent of Clifton Moor I was a member of the York Chamber of Trade. We had regular meetings with the council and we put
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Short memory
IN his announcements on law and order, and the anti-social behaviour of binge drinkers, it was interesting to hear Tony Blair blaming "a group of young people who were brought up without parental discipline". Was this the kind of parental discipline that
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Help save children
I WROTE recently to ask your readers to help UNICEF in an urgent appeal to save the lives of children in the Darfur region of western Sudan, where violent conflict has caused the mass displacement of an estimated one million people. The situation is now
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Not a flying start for train
ON Tuesday I made the journey to Scarborough on the Flying Scotsman. It could have been a prestigious trip; it should have been; but amounted to little more than a hotch-potch botch of an event. At York station we were told it was going to be 15 minutes
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Firms on red alert over till roll scam
MORE than 700 businesses in North Yorkshire have been alerted to a credit card machine till roll scam which has centred on York as its UK base. A firm called Merchant Retail Supplies has been using a mail forwarding company called Mail Boxes Etc in Clifford
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Brighter times
STAFF at Mitrefinch, the Clifton Moor based employee management software specialist, were today celebrating being named as one of the top four "bright businesses" in the North East. The hi-tech firm which manufactures hi-tech "clocking in" software was
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Just A Quickie with...
Ryan Cobb, one half of Philadelphian sibling rock act Mad Action, who play Fibbers in York on Tuesday (27th) Didn't you play York earlier this year? "We played there in March or April at Fibbers: the place with the low ceiling. I remember I went to the
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Just A Quickie with...
Ryan Cobb, one half of Philadelphian sibling rock act Mad Action, who play Fibbers in York on Tuesday (27th) Didn't you play York earlier this year? "We played there in March or April at Fibbers: the place with the low ceiling. I remember I went to the
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Tom Jones fact file
Name: Tom Jones Full name: Thomas Jones Woodward Born: June 7 1940 in Pontypridd, Wales Home: Los Angeles, California Age: 64 Occupation: Viagra-voiced veteran of pop and lounge-lizard magnet for ladies' discarded knickers First job: Working as labourer
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New date for Cert 18 competition
Certificate 18's competition for rock/metal/punk bands from across the region is to be rescheduled. The music pub in Gillygate, York, is seeking 30 bands to take part in the Certified event and has set a new deadline for applications of July 31. The competition
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Julie Felix Fibbers, York, Sunday, July 25
JULIE Felix is celebrating her 40th anniversary at the forefront of folk with a new album, her first concert DVD and the long and winding Ruby Tour. On Sunday, the tour reaches York for a gig at Fibbers, where she will be showcasing songs from I Walk
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Town have star names in pipeline
TWO big name League stars could be on their way to Wetherby Road by the start of the new season if Harrogate Town boss John Reed successfully secures their signatures. But he has vowed to remain tight-lipped over their identities until they are well over
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"Ascot is our chance to show what York can offer"
STEPHEN LEWIS talks to York's tourism chief about parking charges and Royal Ascot. GILLIAN Cruddas has very eloquent eyebrows. Ask her what she thinks of York's new evening parking charges and they take flight: a quizzical expression that speaks volumes
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Roman legions march in
THE final events line-up has been unveiled for this year's Eboracum Roman Festival in York this weekend. In addition to the breath-taking military displays and street processions, a range of other events will be staged at a host of venues around the city
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Bishop impresses
NEW striker Andy Bishop has earned a glowing reference from York City player-manager Chris Brass. Despite the 6-1 defeat at the hands of Middlesbrough at Bootham Crescent on Wednesday night, Brass took heart from the number of chances his side created
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Monks Cross expansion agreed
PLANS for a large expansion to a York business park have been given the go-ahead. Members of City of York Council's planning committee agreed to grant outline permission to an application by the Monks Cross Partnership to extend the business park by 10.5
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Dropping of vote on assembly welcomed
POLITICIANS in York and North Yorkshire have generally welcomed the news that controversial proposals to hold a referendum for a "mini-Parliament" in Yorkshire have been dramatically dropped. In a humiliating climbdown by the Government, Lord Rooker pulled
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Royal approval for community spirit
COMMUNITY workers from York and North Yorkshire received the royal seal of approval at a special event in York. The Duke of York presented awards at York St John College yesterday to people who had displayed "outstanding" community spirit. Twenty-three
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Flying Scotsman grounded
VISITORS hoping to take a trip on one of the world's most famous locomotives were left disappointed when the historic vehicle was grounded. Engineers on the Flying Scotsman shelved last night's evening trip between York and Scarborough after finding a
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Battered Yorkshire facing defeat
YORKSHIRE were subjected to a violent assault from Somerset at Scarborough on Thursday and the damage could have been much worse if they had not hit back to capture the last six wickets for only 46 runs. But Somerset's 451 in 96.3 overs still gave them
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Family's anguish over drugs tragedy
THE father of a York teenager who died after collapsing at an organised rave in Doncaster told an inquest he had no reason to suspect his son had been taking drugs. Adam Christopher Lowry, of Eastfield Lane, Dunnington, was attending an event at the Doncaster
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'We are not a million miles away' - Brass
FEW changes will be made ahead of tomorrow's pre-season friendly against Sheffield Wednesday after York City player-manager Chris Brass admitted things were "not a million miles away". City will field a very similar squad to that which lost heavily to
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Under pressure
YORK council leader Steve Galloway has responded to furious protests against parking charges by issuing an extraordinary challenge to the Evening Press and the people of York. Speaking at a stormy and acrimonious public meeting last night attended by
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Knights can't afford to fail
THIS is a must-win game. That was the importance given to Friday night's match at Sheffield Eagles by York City Knights coach Richard Agar. Both sides are level on points with Hunslet in second place in LHF Healthplan National League Two, with the Knights
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'Why did they have to die?'
THE daughter of an elderly couple found brutally murdered in their home near York today told of the "living hell" she and her family were suffering. Catherine Wilkins, whose parents, James Britton, 80, and Joan, 82, were found stabbed to death at their
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Louise MacLeod exhibition, Pyramid Gallery, Stonegate, York until September 2
THE Pyramid Gallery's Summer Show introduces the ceramic talents of York sculptor Louise MacLeod. After working in entomology in scientific laboratories for eight years, Louise took a break in 2001 to study for her HND in three-dimensional design at York
