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Bishop praying for fast goals return
YORK City's top scorer Andy Bishop is aiming to secure Conference safety as quickly as possible after surviving a car crash that left him and a female driver both in hopsital. Bishop has talked for the first time about the accident that saw him miss last
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To spell and back
NO wonder the institution of marriage is under threat. How is a girl supposed to get her man if nobody makes proper garters any more? It was the noted Victorian folklorist and true-bred Yorkshireman Richard Blakeborough who first seems to have recognised
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Back in the rail world
Once again, York is the proud and confident railway city. Business Editor RON GODFREY looks at what a difference the GNER franchise victory makes. SUDDENLY, York, the railway city, has broken free from its nervous torpor. It is not just GNER bosses who
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Homes row sets off new salvo
YORK council leader Steve Galloway has accused a parish council of pursuing a "vindictive and dogmatic" campaign which was bringing it into disrepute. He also suggested Osbaldwick Parish Council might have breached protocol by using taxpayers' money to
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Hunt rides in
HUNTSMEN and hounds rode into the historic market place of a Ryedale town in an attempt to make amends with residents following a controversial pro-hunting stunt. Members of the Saltersgate Farmers' Hunt met in Pickering for the first time in 60 years
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Cheaper homes for city scheme
MORE affordable housing should be provided when a rundown area of York is redeveloped, planners have decided. A blueprint for the revitalisation of the Hungate area has been changed by City of York Council's planning committee to say that 40 per cent
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Waterslip down
YORK Acorn's slim hopes of promotion from the second division of the National Conference League were doused at Waterhead. The visitors put up a brave challenge against the potential division two champions. But despite finishing strongly towards the end
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Taking a cluck at Easter
BELINA the hen has ruffled a few feathers after taking five ducklings under her wing. The big-hearted bird has become surrogate mother to the cute quackers after their real mother duck flew the nest. Paul Yoward, 38, from Bradley Crescent, at Rufforth
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£65m council revamp hope
THOUSANDS of tenants could enjoy a multi-million pound makeover on their homes if city chiefs agree to retain control of council housing. City of York Council is considering whether to continue managing its housing stock, in a move which would spell £65.2million-worth
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Cook cools Knights fever
YORK City Knights were heading into the LHF Healthplan National League Two season today as favourites for the title - but boss Mick Cook was taking no notice of the odds. The Knights were kicking off their league campaign at home to Swinton in pole position
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Bishop praying for fast goals return
YORK City's top scorer Andy Bishop is aiming to secure Conference safety as quickly as possible after surviving a car crash that left him and a female driver both in hopsital. Bishop has talked for the first time about the accident that saw him miss last
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Fast cash
MORE than £1,000 a day - that is how much drivers in North Yorkshire are paying out in speeding fines. The news comes as thousands of motorists take to the county's roads today for the Easter holiday getaway. The Evening Press used new Freedom of Information
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Losing the reserve team will be a crippler for Minstermen
THE loss of the reserve team for York City Football Club will be a disaster. It would not be as bad as the relegation from the Football League, but it would certainly contribute to them having very little chance of regaining their league status for many
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Bond safe for 'houses
Dringhouses took a massive stride to retaining the Leeper Hare York and District Football League premier division crown on Saturday. As they beat Kartiers 3-0, the four sides immediately below the leaders all dropped vital home points. With leading scorer
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Aveyard aces
York FA Under-17s retained the Tony Aveyard Trophy for the fourth successive season with a 2-1 victory over Scarborough FA U17s at Pickering Town's ground. York were on top from the start and within 15 minutes had taken a 2-0 lead with goals from Steven
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Let's have open debate on hash
AFTER recent publicity about a schoolboy suspended from Joseph Rowntree School and Home Secretary Charles Clarke's announcement that he has asked for a review of the classification of cannabis, I had to write to express my disgust at the Government's
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Dan the man for ascent
AFTER just mising out on promotion last season, division two aces Heslington look certainties this term after beating one of their main rivals Amotherby 2-1. Two rare headed goals from Dan Walters did the trick for the hosts. James Baxter pulled one back
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Leaders boosted by foes' collapse
Division one leaders Nestl Rowntree's' chances of a swift return to the premier division were greatly improved even though they did not play. Second-placed York St John's College had to settle for a point at New Earswick in a 3-3 draw. Andrew Sherlock
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Go all-electronic
Janet Kitchen makes an excellent point about council literature in her recent letter. The council could take an initiative in electronic delivery by allowing households with internet connections to opt out of receiving paper copies at all. An email reminder
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Sad day all round
THE controversy about Poppleton Community Centre is heartbreaking. When it was first suggested there should be a new community centre which could provide a greater range of facilities than the existing church halls could, both villages were fully behind
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Big promises
After living through 60 years of elections I may be forgiven for being sceptical about politicians' promises and this time is no exception. Take just one promise from the Lib Dems, changing council tax to a local income tax. This is supposed to help pensioners
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Fury at police
HOW dare Chief Inspector Spedding accuse Harrogate residents of apathy? If anyone in Harrogate is apathetic then it's the police. Ch Insp Spedding should remember just who pays his wages, we do. Alas, it seems according to Spedding, if a crime is committed
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Slipping yarn for York
YORK Rugby Union Club's hopes of a long run in the Yorkshire Shield crashed in a 16-10 defeat at Yarnbury. For reasons outside the Clifton Park club's control the second round tie had been deferred from before Christmas and the Easter date found York
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Way we were
Monday, March 28, 2005 100 years ago: A noteworthy experiment in regard to the Dogger Bank had been made by British naturalists, who conveyed small plaice from other North Sea grounds, which acted as nurseries, to the famous fishing grounds, in order
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Waterslip down
YORK Acorn's slim hopes of promotion from the second division of the National Conference League were doused at Waterhead. The visitors put up a brave challenge against the potential division two champions. But despite finishing strongly towards the end
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Machine which helps babies sleep on sale
Hey baby! The York Dream Machine, which excited money moguls on television, has become a reality. The contraption, which is fitted to pushchairs and prams to gently rock their occupants to sleep, has now rolled off the production lines at a plant in Hungary
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In praise of boredom
BOREDOM gets a bad press. It's always portrayed as a hateful thing, like some sort of dreadful lurgi that could lead to the end of the world as we know it if left to its own devices. The idea that our children might be bored for a single nanosecond fills
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Baker Fred's given a stamp of approval
DELIGHTED York residents have been celebrating the return of their local post box. The box was removed following the closure of the Albermarle Road post office in South Bank. But now Fred Thomas has allowed a replacement box to be installed in the wall
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Hospital staff's bravery awards
BRAVE hospital staff have scooped a clutch of national awards for their heroism during a fire rescue. Six members of staff from York Hospital have each won awards from the Royal Humane Society recognising their exceptional bravery and courage. Healthcare
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Jam leaves sour taste for motorists
QUEUING cars packed the A64 as commuters rushed to take advantage of the Easter Bank Holiday. This was the scene at the York Hopgrove Roundabout at its junction with the York Outer Ring Road as motorists waited to take their trips to the coast on Good
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Bond safe for 'houses
Dringhouses took a massive stride to retaining the Leeper Hare York and District Football League premier division crown on Saturday. As they beat Kartiers 3-0, the four sides immediately below the leaders all dropped vital home points. With leading scorer
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RI back on high
Netballers from Railway Institute have won the York and District Netball League after going unbeaten all season - 12 months after losing their grip on the trophy for the first time in 30 years. RI won the league every year since its inception - a staggering
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Nightclub plan under threat
PLANS for a million-pound nightclub in York have been thrown into doubt by tough measures unveiled to control the crime and booze "hot spot" where it would be built, the Evening Press can reveal today. Bosses at Nexus have admitted that proposals to double
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Man dies after car overturns
A FATAL crash on the A166 York to Bridlington Road at Gate Helmsley left one man dead and another seriously injured. The incident happened at 10.30pm yesterday outside Gabriel Cottage at Gate Helmsley, when a black Audi A4, with four male occupants, lost
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Dream idea
THEIR dream could inspire millions more. The inventors of a device to rock babies' buggies until the little occupant drops off (not out) are now looking forward to world sales worth £400 million. It is a rich reward for the sort of clever thinking, risk
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Duo spark a goal rush
DIVISION three was graced by a goal glut with the top two sides each posting 7-1 wins. Leaders Sheriff Hutton ran riot at home to Tadcaster Albion. Kevin Butler (2) scored for his eighth consecutive game, with Gary Newton (2), Billy Allen, Dale Phillips
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Twisting the stats
Oliver Starzynski ("Cockeyed wisdom", March 24) misquotes the Department for Transport's 2003 road casualty statistics in the most misleading way. Looking at all roads (the report does not break the appropriate statistics down by road type) 26,147 pedestrians
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Tomo hawked
Selby Town loan star Marc Thompson became an instant Flaxley Road hero with the goal that ended Harrogate Railway's 100 per cent away record and kept Selby in touch with leaders Goole. Ex-York City man Thompson, on a dual-club deal with Wakefield and
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Cook cools Knights fever
YORK City Knights were heading into the LHF Healthplan National League Two season today as favourites for the title - but boss Mick Cook was taking no notice of the odds. The Knights were kicking off their league campaign at home to Swinton in pole position
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Losing the reserve team will be a crippler for Minstermen
THE loss of the reserve team for York City Football Club will be a disaster. It would not be as bad as the relegation from the Football League, but it would certainly contribute to them having very little chance of regaining their league status for many
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Left in the dark
IN response to the letter from David Brown, ("I wasn't asked", March 24), I too was very surprised to read about how we in the South Bank area have had extensive consultation on the use of Terry Avenue during Ascot week. To whom were these people talking
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Get moving
I READ in Coun Galloway's report which accompanied the bill for council tax that most council departments are to move to central offices. Fifty or so years ago it was widely believed that new council offices were to be built on land near to the Castle
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Why so quiet?
Why is the invisible Hugh Bayley, Labour MP for York, not saying very much? Is it me missing comments or his media machine is keeping quiet? There have been some interesting activities and plans going on, such as: the university planning to double in
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BBC axe cuts John too quick
TROUBLED times indeed down at BBC Radio York. Staff have been shocked and appalled by plans to axe several jobs as part of national savings imposed by Director General Mark Thompson. But one listener is fuming at the axing of what he says are two of the
