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Way we were
Thursday, February 3, 2005 100 years ago: Cock fighting, formerly an adjunct of racing, and, like horse racing, a foreign importation was a favourite "sport" with both the Greeks and Romans, and it came over to this island with Caesar's legions, wrote
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Rovers' return hint
DREADNOUGHT defender Steve Davis is poised to end five months of miserable exile. The yeoman centre-back - recruited in the summer to stiffen York City's defence - has been marooned since mid-September with a serious hip injury. But a first-team return
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Trickle down effect dries up
THE Premiership transfer window closed this week with barely a trickle of interest for the rest of the English clubs - and that's a great shame. About the only deal that helped any English club outside of the top-flight was the £8million that Tottenham
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All praise to the Vikings of York
In 20 years York's Jorvik Festival has grown from a small celebration into a two-week spectacular. CHRIS TITLEY charts what today's Vikings do for us. WHEN the Vikings invaded York first time round they shaped the city we live in. They set down the main
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Oh for a good sleep...
SOMETHING different this week, if I can stay awake long enough to write it all down. I am not sleeping, you see. There are other things to do at night, such as lying in bed for hours in futile pursuit of slumber, chasing those bloody nocturnal sheep or
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Innovators on the ball
YOUNG entrepreneurs showcased their skills in front of business leaders - and television presenters - at the Venturefest exhibition in York. Johnny Ball, father of DJ Zoe Ball, who has popularised maths and science with his television programmes and books
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New man to head law team
FURTHER expansion at Hempsons solicitors in Harrogate has been triggered by five new appointments. Senior corporate lawyer Ross Clark has been recruited to create a new Northern corporate team. The firm is expanding its commercial, property and employment
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York eke out key advantage in derby duel
York's Ladies went back to the top of the North Eastern Indoor Bowls League at the expense of New Earswick. York toppled their city rivals 81-77 in a closely fought encounter and more importantly they won three rinks to one to claim eight points to New
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Wedding couple's list for charity
TOASTERS and tea sets are nowhere in sight as friends of a York couple pore over their "alternative" wedding gift list. Kate Orrells and her fianc, Paul Brayshaw, have steered clear of the conventional list of present ideas, plumping instead for a selection
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Police tax rise below inflation
COUNCIL tax payers face a below inflation increase in the cost of paying for police services in North Yorkshire next year. Police chiefs are expected to agree an increase of 2.6 per cent in their precept when they meet on Monday next week. The latest
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Cheap York homes hit a snag
URGENT attempts to fast-track cheaper homes into York's booming property market have hit a brick wall. Opposition councillors made the rare move of calling for special council rules to be suspended for a full debate on the affordable housing saga. Labour
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Kay keen to keep fate in own hands
YORK Acorn ARLC still have their destiny in their own hands - and boss Dave Kay wants to keep it that way. The Blue and Golds slipped to fourth in National Conference division two last week with a surprise 18-12 loss to Stanningley, but they are level
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York jockey is arrested
A TOP jockey was arrested in York by police continuing the investigation into alleged corruption in horse racing. Former champion apprentice Robert Winston became the fifth jockey to be detained in an inquiry which has now seen a total of 26 people questioned
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Athlete, Tourist, (Parlophone) **
THE "difficult" second album has been really troublesome for Athlete. Tourist sees the ditching of the quirky pop which gave this four-piece commercial success in favour of a sound which can be easily dismissed as copy-cat Coldplay. When it works, it's
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Low, The Great Destroyer (Rough Trade) ***; Luna, Rendezvous (Jestset) ****
IN ten years, Low have evolved from playing sad songs as quietly and slowly as possible to playing even sadder songs not quite so quietly and slowly. Now, in a move akin to Spinal Tap's Nigel Tufnell turning his amp up to 11, the melancholic, minimalist
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Tell us the truth about police cash
I HAVE kept silent about the debacle which is the £26 million reserves of North Yorkshire Police. But after the chief constable's letter ('Budget decision', January 27) I feel I must write and express my views. I suppose the North Yorkshire Police Authority
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Check your facts
MIKE Bentley asks why sixth- formers will receive £100 each for simply "turning up to lessons" (Saturday Soundoff, January 29). Again I notice Mr Bentley has failed to do any research before forming this opinion. The pupils who will receive education
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Objectors beware
THE Evening Press has done an excellent job reporting the outcry over the universally unpopular development by the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution (RMBI) at Connaught Court. However, there is a vital point which needs to be brought to the attention
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Not being able to climb drives us up the wall
IN response to Mike Laycock's report about the Barbican climbing wall (February 1), I agree that the council has treated York climbers unfairly. I learned to climb on the Barbican wall, as did many of my friends, and it started what I hope will be a lifelong
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Nicking policies
TORY leader Michael Howard has been accused of playing the race card by calling for immigration quotas. The Tories always play the race card; Thatcher did it and Hague did it. The only question is how long before Blair steals the policies? B Emmerson,
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Cynical views
A G Reeson thinks I'm a cynic, and quotes playwright Oscar Wilde at me (Letters, January 22). Yes, I am cynical. So let me quote playwright Lillian Hellman: "Cynicism is an unpleasant way of saying the truth". Colin S. Jeffrey, East Mount Road, York.
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Vikings sail in
A 1,000-YEAR-OLD Viking river boat made from an oak tree log will go on show at the Yorkshire Museum in York for the Jorvik Viking Festival. Families are being invited to go along to see the boat during the half-term holiday and to take part in activities
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Misguided booze plan
IN the modern jargon, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation's role is to "think outside the box". Unfettered by the politician's desire to please, it can look at social problems afresh and put forward radical, sometimes provocative, ideas. Its latest suggestion
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Albert gives Maggie a mauling
NOT only did Margaret Thatcher wreck the railways and ruin the country, she falsely claimed credit for perhaps her most famous policy. So says a man who bought his York council house in 1970 - more than a decade before Mrs T's "right to buy" scheme helped
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Brooklyn on the rise
Brooklyn moved to second in York Mitchell Sports League division one by beating Poppleton 'A' while Bishopthorpe White Rose's game was postponed. Ed Marwood and an own goal were on target for Brooklyn, Josh Hughes replying. Easingwold 'A' beat Heworth
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Railway pay the penalty
Harrogate Railway were left paying the price for poor discipline in the box last night after two Shirebrook Town penalties consigned them to a 2-1 Northern Counties East League premier division defeat. Justin Burdett struck from the spot after 15 minutes
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Review: Be My Baby, Stagecoach Youth Theatre York, Trinity Hall, York, until February 5
WILMA EDWARDS recalls her 1960s youth. "The Ronettes and Dixie Cups - oh yes, I can well remember them, and sitting at my mirror backcombing like fury to reach those glorious bee-hive heights," she says in the programme notes to Be My Baby, in which she
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Boss Baynes acclaims his squad strength
NEW Earswick All Blacks coach Simon Baynes has praised his squad strength as they look to sustain their title challenge in Pennine League division two at home to bottom-club Stainland Stags (ko 2.30pm). Baynes will be without Jamie Daniel, who begins
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Kay keen to keep fate in own hands
YORK Acorn ARLC still have their destiny in their own hands - and boss Dave Kay wants to keep it that way. The Blue and Golds slipped to fourth in National Conference division two last week with a surprise 18-12 loss to Stanningley, but they are level
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Yorks Venturefest is 'bigger and better'
IT was bigger, brighter and had more of a buzz the second time round. Now Venturefest Yorkshire is set to grow even more as the organisers of the York-based event aim to make it the premier business networking exhibition in the county. About 2,000 delegates
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Bioflame leads the way to £20,000
Bioflame Ltd, of Thirsk, scooped £20,000-worth of prizes as overall winner in the Business Plan Competition at Venturefest. The contest was judged by a five-strong panel chaired by Patrick Shepherd, of the Shepherd Building Group. Bioflame, a dynamic
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York rail services face axe
A YORK rail passenger watchdog today criticised a major service review that could see key services axed. The Strategic Rail Authority (SRA) is to call in consultants to see where money could be saved on services run by Northern Rail. Northern holds the
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Kimono-mania
TAKE a deep bow at the achievements of The Japanese Shop in York, which has just sold 100 kimonos to a company promoting a national tour of Puccini's opera Madama Butterfly. The shop, which won the 2004 Evening Press Business Of The Year title and was
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House on fire? Call 999 and they'll send a van round
A VAN carrying two firefighters could arrive first at a house blaze after a 999 call, union officials warned today. Under controversial million-pound cost-cutting plans drawn up by fire chiefs, a community safety vehicle could be sent first. This would
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Railway pay the penalty
Harrogate Railway were left paying the price for poor discipline in the box last night after two Shirebrook Town penalties consigned them to a 2-1 Northern Counties East League premier division defeat. Justin Burdett struck from the spot after 15 minutes
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Trial continues despite chaos
AN EXPERIMENTAL traffic scheme designed to protect one of York's oldest landmarks is set to continue for a further trial period - with some adjustments. Concerns over the safety of cyclists and pedestrians crossing at the junction between the mediaeval
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Driver killed in smash horror
A TEENAGER has been killed in the latest fatal road smash near a village outside York. The 18-year-old driver died after his Peugeot 306 collided with a Volkswagen Golf on the outskirts of Rufforth - scene of several crashes and a spate of fatalities
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Knights watch
YORK City Knights are keeping a keen eye on the treatment table at Huntington Stadium as the clock ticks down to the 2005 season. They have been hit a new blow as utility star Mark Cain has a knee cartilage problem, an injury which has surfaced since
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Rovers' return hint for Davis
DREADNOUGHT defender Steve Davis is poised to end five months of miserable exile. The yeoman centre-back - recruited in the summer to stiffen York City's defence - has been marooned since mid-September with a serious hip injury. But a first-team return
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Booze dens suggested for young drinkers
TEENAGE boozers could be given their own drinking dens under controversial plans, it was revealed today. Experts from the York-based Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) believe the idea could help protect underage drinkers. It was greeted with outrage by
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Lemon Jelly, '64-'95 (XL Recordings); LCD Soundsystem, LCD Soundsystem (DFA/EMI) ***
AFTER the critical and commercial failures of the latest albums from dance giants The Prodigy and Fatboy Slim, it is left to others to step in. The more alternative, but infectious, styles of Lemon Jelly and LCD Soundsystem could be what people want.
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Gruff Rhys, Yr Atal Genhedlaeth (Placid Casual) ****
Short and sweet is the best way to sum up this debut solo offering from Super Furry Animals frontman Gruff, which squeezes 11 tracks into less than 30 minutes. The album began life as SFA demos and it shows - the band's trademark quirky sound is clearly
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Get Royal Ascot right... or else
AFTER reading the Evening Press report about the proposed plans for Royal Ascot we had to voice our opinion. Along with many other residents of the South Bank area, we have been attending council meetings about the proposed plans and have come to the
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Right-wing ranting
I CONFESS to being more than usually puzzled by Mike Bentley's right-wing ranting (Saturday Soundoff, January 29). Why does he have such a grudge against public sector workers? Would he prefer a world where there were no home helps, refuse collectors,
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Guardian angels
YOU reported a road traffic accident on the Wigginton Road (January 19). The accident happened on Tuesday, January 18, at about 3.30pm. My husband and myself, with our dog, were the other party involved. We thank the people who stopped to help us and,
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For the people...
MR Abbott clearly does not understand the ward committee budget process (Letters, January 27). The current Dringhouses and Woodthorpe ward committee newsletter reports the results of the recent postal ballot which allowed all residents in the ward to
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Please help me
I ASK your readers to help me in my attempts to complete a research project. I am keen to hear from people who worked for Rowntree's (pre-Nestl) who can give some insight into the attitude of this massive employer towards its workforce in sickness and
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All praise to the Vikings of York
In 20 years York's Jorvik Festival has grown from a small celebration into a two-week spectacular. CHRIS TITLEY charts what today's Vikings do for us. WHEN the Vikings invaded York first time round they shaped the city we live in. They set down the main
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Bright ideas
EXCITING times are ahead, judging by the ideas premiered at this year's Venturefest. The exhibition allowed young Yorkshire entrepreneurs to showcase their inventions including everything from a greener form of diesel to personalised coffee mugs. The
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Knights watch
YORK City Knights are keeping a keen eye on the treatment table at Huntington Stadium as the clock ticks down to the 2005 season. They have been hit a new blow as utility star Mark Cain has a knee cartilage problem, an injury which has surfaced since
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Scambusters
RECOGNISE it, report it, stop it! That is the advice to York residents from the city's trading standards team as the top ten scams are revealed to coincide with the launch of Scams Awareness Month. Unsuspecting victims are being ripped off to the tune
