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Easy win boosts bid for promotion
York advanced their Powergen Durham and Northumberland division one promotion cause with a comfortable 35-3 victory at Hartlepool, who beat league leaders Percy Park only two weeks ago. There was a strong wind blowing downfield and the match was scheduled
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Robbo's chance
YORK City forgotten man Paul D Robinson will be given another chance to prove his worth to the club by new manager Billy McEwan. Robinson started his first match since October during Saturday's 1-1 draw at Forest Green Rovers and McEwan has told the former
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Crucial triumph
Heworth ARLC boosted their hopes of escaping the re-election zone in National Conference division two with a 14-12 defeat of fellow strugglers Huddersfield Sharks - but only after a tense 80 minutes at Elmpark Way. A considerable size deferential in Huddersfield's
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The observer...
DAVID HONEYWELL rediscovered his uncle's diary, a treasure trove of social history... SEVERAL years ago, while studying for a postgraduate degree, I was given a piece of advice by my tutor for which I will always be thankful. She told us that whatever
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Can York's rail industry survive yet another jobs disaster?
Hugh Bayley predicts that the loss of GNER in York could put the city's rail industry under threat. STEVE CARROLL harks back to the last time the industry was hit and tells how it recovered and its prospects for the future. AT its height, it was responsible
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Firm grows
MASSIVE investment was announced today by Elvington turf grower Rolawn which plans to open three new sales and distribution depots next month, one of them in York. The company, which has more than 3,000 acres in production in and around the Vale of York
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Fraud cases on increase
FRAUD cases in the North increased by 22 per cent during 2004, according to figures from KPMG's Fraud Baro-meter. However, the overall value of frauds being committed in the region fell by 14 per cent, reflecting that attempts by Customs and Excise to
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Search for adviser
THE search is on in Yorkshire for the Young Enterprise Business Adviser of the Year. Each year the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW) offers an award, which goes through regional heats and culminates in the choosing of a
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Publicity perks
I thank the Evening Press, particularly Charles Hutchinson and Chris Titley, for the editorial support they gave to Rowntree Players last year. Our acting membership has risen from about 20 to almost 60 allowing us to stage bigger and better performances
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Please try harder
In response to Coun Janet Greenwood ('Stop grumbling', Letters, February 9) I have to agree that the appointment of an Ascot project manager is a good thing, although the funding of this position is another matter. However, the comments she made about
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Ludicrous claim
COUN Morley has written a misleading letter to the Evening Press about the background to his decision not to vote at the Derwenthorpe planning committee meeting (February 6). Whenever a planning application is under consideration it is in everyone's interest
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Road relief spoilt
THE residents of Alma Terrace have had to be extremely tolerant during the last few weeks when large holes have been dug in pavements and numerous vans have been parked in the area. But the relief in seeing those holes filled has been marred by having
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Old-timer Nelson snubs any monkey business
COPPER the amorous chimpanzee is hoping cupid's arrow will strike love into the heart of the new ape in her life on St Valentine's Day today. Since she moved to her new home at Flamingo Land Theme Park and Zoo, Kirby Misperton, the 15-year-old has tried
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Crossing petition submitted
A PETITION signed by hundreds of parents and teachers callling for a pedestrian crossing near two York schools has been handed over to highway chiefs. Petition organisers are concerned a child will be killed unless a safer crossing is provided near St
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£400K price of centre
A YORK day care centre for people with learning disabilities is to be put up for sale and could raise at least £400,000 for City of York Council. The Hebden Rise Day Centre, in Acomb, is set to close this year, and its services will be transferred to
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Popular wedding fair draws in the crowds
EXPERT help was at hand this weekend for brides-to-be planning their big day. The Evening Press Spring Wedding Fair aimed to make the often stressful job of tying the knot that bit easier. The event - held yesterday at the Royal York Hotel - proved a
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Hulse-ating as United marksmen hit target to bring play-offs in sight
H-BOMBERS Rob Hulse and David Healy may be the attacking combination to fire Leeds United in to the play-offs. The pair were both on target in United's 3-1 Championship win at Elland Road over disappointing Reading. United are just four points from a
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Crucial triumph
Heworth ARLC boosted their hopes of escaping the re-election zone in National Conference division two with a 14-12 defeat of fellow strugglers Huddersfield Sharks - but only after a tense 80 minutes at Elmpark Way. A considerable size deferential in Huddersfield's
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On the treble Marc
Marc Smith scored his first-ever hat-trick for Harrogate Town on Saturday as Neil Aspin's men hammered Nationwide North relegation favourites Ashton United 5-1. Smith netted his treble in the last half hour of the match as Town took the ten-man visitors
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Glamour and glitz at charity fundraiser
BLACK ties and fancy ballgowns took centre stage at a glittering Valentine's fundraiser - that helped cancer care at York Hospital reach another important milestone. Romance was in the air as more than 400 lovebirds flocked to York Racecourse on Saturday
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Clark goes through in thriller
Linda Pepper pushed Emma Clark all the way in the opening round of York and District Ladies Squash Championships last night. They played a tense four-setter, Clark eventually clinching the fourth set 10-8 despite Pepper threatening to send it to a fifth
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Robbo's chance
YORK City forgotten man Paul D Robinson will be given another chance to prove his worth to the club by new manager Billy McEwan. Robinson started his first match since October during Saturday's 1-1 draw at Forest Green Rovers and McEwan has told the former
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Forest Green 1, York City 1
WHEN the majority of spectators leave a football stadium unable to give an explanation as to why a penalty has been awarded it normally casts doubt on the referee's decision. On Saturday, the only feasible reason for Wiltshire official Roger East to point
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Hail the Vikings
IN THE grey cold of February, an invasion can be just the thing - especially if it is friendly. The annual arrival of the Vikings seems particularly welcome this year, when the Viking Festival stretches to two weeks. Fireworks, costume dramas and battles
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Just not good enough
MICK Cook will demand huge improvements from his York City Knights side after enduring an ignominious start to his coaching reign at Huntington Stadium. Cook's team had enjoyed a promising pre-season but were hammered 52-2 away to Castleford in the opening
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Rovers grab a late point
A GOAL ten minutes from the end with their first shot on target gave second-placed Huntington Rovers a 1-1 draw away to third-placed Malton Bacon Factory in an enthralling Leeper Hare York and District League premier division match. The Malton side took
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Top two win to increase the gap
With the top two sides in Leeper Hare York and District League division one both won on Saturday to go ten and eight points clear respectively of their nearest rivals. Nestl Rowntree, top of the table, scored their ninth win on the bounce as they won
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Injury-hit York RI unable to peg North
Despite giving a spirited display York RI's injury-hit side were beaten 44-12 in their Yorkshire Three match at Northallerton on Saturday. Northallerton took an early lead when their right winger pounced on a misdirected pass and ran 20 yards to score
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Lacklustre Malton are frozen out of play by Stockton
MALTON and Norton were well beaten 12-0 in their North 2 East game at Stockton, which was played in Arctic conditions, with an icy gale blowing diagonally across the pitch. In a poor game Malton's performance failed to warm their large band of supporters
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Super Seve sinks Selby
Selby's Powergen Intermediate Cup adventure came to an end at London North 2 side Staines on Saturday when they were beaten 31-3, a scoreline which flattered their opponents. Selby won the toss and played against a strong wind in the first half. They
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More local TV programmes
MORE "home brewed" television programmes for York and North Yorkshire can now be expected with the announcement by ITV of a £9 million Regional Production Fund to finance new programming from the regions. Tyne Tees is one of the ITV Network channels which
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Tony's the man - 14/02/05
Tony Dobbin, who rode two winners at Ayr yesterday, can continue on the century trail at Newcastle tomorrow. The Cumbrian jockey, now into the 'nervous' 90s on the scoreboard, has good prospects of adding to his tally at Gosforth Park aboard Leading Man
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Castleford 52, York Knights 2
IT was not the start Mick Cook wanted. Far from it. Very, very far from it. Losing away to Castleford is no disgrace by any means. In fact, the odds on the Tigers going through the season undefeated at The Jungle will be pretty short as they look to bounce
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5 rail jobs axed in York
FIVE rail jobs will be lost, following the decision by a passenger watchdog to close its York office. The national Rail Passengers' Committee says the office, in Holgate Park, will be wound up as part of a national cull, which will also see regional offices
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Survival the top priority
BILLY McEwan's first instruction is to preserve York City's Conference status. The club's managing director Jason McGill believes the club's new manager can make that possible at the earliest opportunity by improving organisation, tactics, coaching and
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Squirm TV bugs me
"M-u-u-u-m," said an all-too-familiar voice from the living room, "what's contraception?" After dropping the kettle perilously close to a passing cat's head and almost choking to death on a particularly large Crunchy Nut Cornflake, I lurched out of the
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War medal found among charity shop donations
A First World War victory medal has been discovered among foreign coins donated to the RSPC's charity's shop in York. Georgie England, a volunteer at the shop in Gillygate, discovered the medal as she sorted through the donated coins before sending them
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Brewery: we're not skinflints
In response to the criticisms levelled at Scottish & Newcastle and John Smith's in your story "First John Smith's stopped their free beer..." (February 8). Only a small proportion of our 17,000 pensioners were willing, or able, to attend a Christmas
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No wonder MPs praise GNER services
What a surprise. GNER is "most grateful to the MPs who have spoken so warmly of GNER and the standard of service we provide" (February 9). If I were given free first class travel wherever I went I may also be persuaded to speak warmly about GNER. Did
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Stop this violence
IT is Valentine's Day and the shops are full of cards celebrating loving relationships. But what about women trapped in relationships disfigured by fear and violence? Domestic violence is still a largely hidden problem, but surveys have revealed more
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Save green areas
I WRITE in response to the proposal to request a "path" from Shipton Road to the nearby shops. There are already three adequate paths to these shops. One from Manor Lane, one from Howard Drive and the third from the Park and Ride site. So why cover yet
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Building on brown
MR Waters is right to point out that the Liberal Democrats fought the 2003 local election on a manifesto committed to changing Labour's Greenfield development policy (Letters, February 8). Since then we have removed the threat of development from 145
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Attack on tenants
NOT content with blaming the Government or the previous Labour-controlled council for the failings of the present administration, Coun Steve Galloway turned his odium on the city council's tenants at the full council on January 25. It seems all the anti-social
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End the indignity of means-testing people who need care
TO add to your to your timely feature on care services for older people ('Raw deal for the old and infirm?', February 10) one change which would make a difference for many would be to end the indignity of means-testing for access to such services. Many
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Actor Con deserves a top award
THIS week I went to the most moving and powerful performance I have seen in a theatre for a long time. Con O'Neil in Telstar at York's Grand Opera House, performed the most convincing descent into madness and ultimate suicide to the point I was convinced
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5 rail jobs axed in York
FIVE rail jobs will be lost, following the decision by a passenger watchdog to close its York office. The national Rail Passengers' Committee says the office, in Holgate Park, will be wound up as part of a national cull, which will also see regional offices
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City chaos as lights go out
YORK was plunged into a brief spell of chaos when a snap power cut struck most of the city and many outlying villages. Shops plunged into darkness, customers were evacuated, traffic lights jammed and people were trapped in lifts after a major electrical
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Bristling
That's how shop worker Bradley felt when he got a £50 fine for dropping a cigarette end on the pavement, only seconds before he was going to sweep it up anyway. A YORK shop worker was left fuming after he was fined £50 for dropping a cigarette - on a
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Just not good enough
MICK Cook will demand huge improvements from his York City Knights side after enduring an ignominious start to his coaching reign at Huntington Stadium. Cook's team had enjoyed a promising pre-season but were hammered 52-2 away to Castleford in the opening
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Fireworks display thrills Viking Festival crowds
A RIOT of colour transforms the York skyline - as a memorable day for the Jorvik Viking Festival ends with a blistering bang. Fireworks lit up the city on Saturday after crowds braved icy winds to watch the re-enactment of a bloody Viking battle at the
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Fireworks display thrills Viking Festival crowds
A RIOT of colour transforms the York skyline - as a memorable day for the Jorvik Viking Festival ends with a blistering bang. Fireworks lit up the city on Saturday after crowds braved icy winds to watch the re-enactment of a bloody Viking battle at the
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Tough but necessary
IT IS a hard-hitting approach and one which courts controversy - yet sometimes hitting hard is the only way to get across a difficult message. A new campaign in York aims to alert young people to the tragic consequences of driving dangerously. To tie
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Boro keep unbeaten tag going
SECOND-placed Hemingbrough, with goals from Danny Young and Danny Smith, maintained their unbeaten record in division three of Leeper Hare York and District League as they overcame lowly Cawood 2-0. Tadcaster Albion, in fourth place, pushed their unbeaten
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Ouseburn cut gap on division two leaders
Ouseburn moved within two points of Leeper Hare York and District League division two leaders Heslington after beating Stillington at home 4-0. Darren Horsfield with his ninth of goal the season and Richard Dwight with his seventh of the campaign gave
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The knives are out for Eddie
FIRST there was Tony versus Gordon. Then Kilroy-Silk left UKIP to form Veritas, a party with huge appeal among orange-faced ex-chat show hosts. Now, we're sad to report, a schism has blighted the York Loonies. This news came out via a suitably bizarre
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Review: The Chuckle Brothers: Pirates Of The River Rother, Grand Opera House, York
THE Chuckle Brothers don't really do chuckles. In the one-and-a-half hours of rib-tickling silliness that make up their new show, Pirates Of The River Rother, I didn't see a single audience member chuckle. Not once. I did, however, see them tittering,
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Review: La Traviata, Northern Ballet Theatre, Leeds Grand Theatre, until Feb 19
LA Traviata should be romantic, St Valentine's Day should be romantic, but just like a blind date, there is no guarantee that two will click as one when paired together. And so it is with the Leeds debut of Veronica Paeper's La Traviata, a production
