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Jacko is top man
THE Evening Press/ Collier Plant Hire Player of the Year competition for York City Knights has imitated the club's promotion bid in going down to the wire. Scott Rhodes and Lee Jackson went into last week's Grand Final neck and neck at the top of the
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Chasing after the Poacher
LAST week the Evening Press reported that Alf Durrant, landlord of the Poacher in Acomb, York, only learned that his pub was earmarked for demolition from a customer. It seems the plan has come as a shock to many residents too. The news set John Terry
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Fish you were here
COULD the cod supper have had its chips? Experts have demanded a ban on cod fishing in the North Sea to allow stocks to recover. Many traditionalists will be dismayed by this news. But a change is as good as a rest. A trip to the chippie could be a far
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Flight trial should be kept
THE parish of Alne is strongly opposed to the early ending of the trial of new circuits flown from Linton-on-Ouse (Full Circle, October 16). We support the RAF but are simply asking for a fair distribution of noise around the airfield. The new trial circuits
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Many thanks to all those who helped mark our school's century
I WOULD like to take this opportunity to thank every one of the 140 ex-pupils and teachers of Haxby Road Primary School who visited the school earlier this month. We had two great afternoons where the smell of nostalgia was firmly in the air. Stories
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Still developing
THE managing director of Persimmon's took Coun Steve Galloway to task over the history of planning in Huntington (Letters, October 15). Perhaps he needs reminding that the land before the 1996 reorganisation of local government was in the Ryedale district
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Tory legacies
IN THEIR panic now that Tory leader Michael Howard has written off his party's chances in northern cities, it would seem that the few remaining York Tories are trying to throw up a smokescreen to pretend that they have a chance in a city where they have
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Where is Eddie?
I WAS stationed in York in the mid-1970s. My closest friend at that time was Eddie Simpson who lived on Main Street in Heworth. Shortly after I left York in 1977, I lost touch with Eddie. I often wonder what has happened to him. If Eddie reads this I
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York doesn't need any more shops
I FIND it astounding that the council commissioned a report on shops, especially at a time when the city's finances are at such a low ebb (York needs new shops, October 12). I was under the impression that the problem in York was trying to keep existing
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It's either aura
JO HAYWOOD shows her true colours when she visits a York lawyer with an unusual sideline. MINE is blue with touches of green. Carole's varies from indigo to white. Yours may be bright red or deep orange. It may even be sky blue pink with yellow dots.
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Winston poised - 19/10/04
Robert Winston, only five winners short of his maiden century, can inch closer to the target at Newcastle tomorrow. He rides Nap selection Rio Riva in the vcbet Maiden Stakes and can steer Julie Camacho's promising colt to his first victory. Rio Riva
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Fame shame is the name of the game
THE name game has been in the football frame this week with that quintessential tabs-man Paul Gascoigne announcing a desire to change his moniker. Apparently the garrulous Geordie believes that altering his identity would help to leave his Gazza-mania
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Misty and Marcie
A BADLY mistreated dog which made a remarkable recovery is now bringing new hope to a North Yorkshire ME sufferer. West Highland Terrier Misty has had an eventful few months. In late summer this year, she was found wandering around South Milford, near
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Ditching probe 'would save £1M'
CASH-STRAPPED York council could save almost £1 million by abandoning a lengthy public inquiry - but its hopes of receiving £800,000 towards flooding costs have been sunk. Councillors were today being urged not to reconvene an inquiry into the city's
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Brass welcomes 'plum tie'
CHRIS Brass has described City's trip to Carlisle United as the FA Cup fourth qualifying round's tie of the round. The York City player-manager said: "We might have wanted an easier draw in order to progress but if we wanted a plum tie - this is the one
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Scott shoulders arms for Scotland
STAND-OFF Scott Rhodes is on tenterhooks as to whether or not he will be able to meet up with the Scotland squad for the forthcoming European Nations Cup. The 24-year-old's crowd-pleasing antics in a York City Knights shirt this season have been rewarded
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My two nephews should have been jailed sooner
TWO of York's most notorious teenagers are behind bars - and their family believes it should have happened sooner. Teenagers Foster and Robin Allan have been locked up for assault and breaching a ban on loutish behaviour. Mum Angela said the decision
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When I longed to escape
AS A teenager growing up in a North Yorkshire village, I longed for the day when I could pack my bags and leave for a new life somewhere else, a life of my own. Not that I had a dreadful childhood, quite the contrary. But I wanted to carve out a life
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Scott shoulders arms for Scotland
STAND-OFF Scott Rhodes is on tenterhooks as to whether or not he will be able to meet up with the Scotland squad for the forthcoming European Nations Cup. The 24-year-old's crowd-pleasing antics in a York City Knights shirt this season have been rewarded
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Do I buy this? Looks like it
I HAVE this weird theory. If Britain ever gets into a really serious war again and people have to be called up to fight, every car salesman should be immediately conscripted into MI4, 5, 6 or 7. These people have all the skills necessary to get their
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Way we were
Tuesday, October 19, 2004 100 years ago: A Yorkshire Philosophical Society lecture on St Martin's Church, York, drew attention to the monument which formerly occupied a position in an arched recess near one of the columns in the nave of St Martin's Church
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Signs of a roads farce
THERE is something wrong with North Yorkshire's road signs. But we don't know quite what. Police say there are "specific problems". But they won't tell us what they are. The county council admits it is undertaking an urgent review into discrepancies.
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Time to drop all the excuses
TWO recent items in the Evening Press have proved interesting to me. Firstly, the report that the council has employed a firm to present plans for Coppergate Riverside (plus Piccadilly), and secondly that our council leader is putting forward reasons
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Rural support
NORTH Yorkshire County Council invited readers to respond to phase one of our public consultation to draw attention to the problems faced by rural communities in terms of securing Lottery funding (September 14). We welcome this invitation and, although
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Compromise path
YOUR correspondents Alan and Jean Dickinson (October 13) touch on something I have wondered about when they speculate that the closure of the public footpath from Clifton through St Peter's School may be followed by a similar closure of the path between
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There's no money
I HAVE just read an article about pensions. A leading financial advisor is advising workers to invest ten-20 per cent of their income into a pension fund for later life. What this top financial advisor fails to grasp or advise is how are the millions
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Sound objections
I WOULD take issue with Mrs J Taylor (Letters, October 11). Derwenthorpe objectors have very good reason for objecting to this unreasonable proposed development. Vehicular access to this site is totally inadequate and would cause major congestion on surrounding
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Tut tut, Paul
I NOTICED that in the Diary of October 13 a photograph of the redoubtable Paul Hepworth showed him not wearing a helmet. Tut tut. Mike Usherwood, Mendip Close, Huntington, York. Updated: 09:32 Tuesday, October 19, 2004
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Heading south
I AGREE with Coun Ann Reid - she did not say people who can't afford homes in York should move to Sheffield (Letters, October 13). She actually said they could move to south Yorkshire. Coun Tracey Simpson-Laing, Labour Spokesperson for planning &
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Innovate or die warning
Businesses across York and North Yorkshire are being urged to take up the challenge of an Innovation Revolution. At Living Innovation 2004, hosted by Business Link York and North Yorkshire and attended by more than 150 delegates at York Racecourse, strategic
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Lianne goes for growth
LIANNE Coates has been appointed business growth services specialist at Harrogate-based chartered accountants and business advisers DSC as the firm continues to broaden its services. Her appointment follows DSC joining the national 300-strong Added Value
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Agency banks on Microsoft link
BUSINESSES and schools across Yorkshire could be pioneering emerging new technologies as Yorkshire Forward becomes the first regional development agency in Britain to sign a trailblazing partnership deal with Microsoft. Collaboration between Yorkshire
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Quakers recall McGurk
DAVID McGurk has been called back to Darlington after the end of his one-month loan spell with York City. The 22-year-old defender is required for tonight's League Two clash at Notts County and is expected to either start the match or be named as a substitute
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This man was given the job of sorting out our education system. Does he get full marks?
STEPHEN LEWIS and HAYDN LEWIS report on proposals for the biggest shake-up in education in half a century. IT IS a headline to gladden the heart of any self-respecting schoolboy. No more A-levels, and no more GCSEs. Hurrah! School's out! Except that it
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School raises £700+
TARANTULA biscuits, old clothing and a sprightly head teacher have helped a North Yorkshire primary school raise more than £700 for charity. Pupils from West Heslerton Primary School baked biscuits in the shape of creepy crawlies, snails and cats and
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City's retail trends success
YORK council chiefs have extended their thanks to all those who contributed to a new report on city centre retailing trends. The report, which was commissioned and produced by City of York Council's economic development and community safety scrutiny board
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Outlet's festive opening is late
THE McArthurGlen designer outlet on the outskirts of York will begin opening late for Christmas nearly two weeks after similar centres around the country. Of seven McArthurGlen outlets in Britain, only the York centre will delay the start of its late
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Gloves are off as 'gag' goes on
YORK student journalists claim they are being "gagged" by their own union, after they were banned from identifying students who are facing criminal court proceedings. University of York student newspapers York Vision and Nouse said the restriction means
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Village new newts delay
GREAT crested newts are once again delaying York's controversial Derwenthorpe scheme - heightening concerns that Government money for affordable housing might be lost. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation had been hoping that its proposals for a 540-home new
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Jacko is top man
THE Evening Press/ Collier Plant Hire Player of the Year competition for York City Knights has imitated the club's promotion bid in going down to the wire. Scott Rhodes and Lee Jackson went into last week's Grand Final neck and neck at the top of the
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Hartley bang on the mark
MARK Hartley hit 180, 140, 85 and 96 checkout for a terrific 12 darts in Ebor's York Phoenix Monday Darts League division one encounter at Rose and Crown. He was supported by Arthur Conyers (18) and Tony Raymond (180 team game and 19), as Ebor ran out
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Killer's chance to shine
MATTHEW Kilgallon has been challenged by Leeds United manager Kevin Blackwell to make the left back spot his own. York-born Kilgallon deputised for Stephen Crainey in the 1-0 win against Preston on Saturday and keeps the role at Reading tonight (8pm)
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'No excuse for acts of vandalism'
BOREDOM is no excuse for carrying out wanton acts of vandalism. That is the no-nonsense view of City of York Council's head of youth services Paul Herring in response to the weekend of destruction on the troubled Chapelfields estate. More than 80 youths
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Quakers recall McGurk
DAVID McGurk has been called back to Darlington after the end of his one-month loan spell with York City. The 22-year-old defender is required for tonight's League Two clash at Notts County and is expected to either start the match or be named as a substitute
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Illegal signs trap the cops
POLICE fear they cannot punish drivers for speeding on some of North Yorkshire's busiest roads because of illegal signs. The Evening Press has learned that traffic cops cannot set up speed traps on some roads. They are concerned that motorists could challenge
