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We deserved to win - McEwan
YORK City boss Billy McEwan had mixed feelings after yesterday's 2-2 draw at play-off contenders Accrington Stanley. McEwan hailed 'a tremendous point' against fourth-placed Stanley but also rued his side's defending after the Minstermen let a two-goal
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Trio shine for England
YORK-BASED rugby league starlets Ross Divorty, Danny Allan and David Leeke have been flying the flag for England. Divorty, son of former Hull, Halifax and York back-row forward Gary, skippered England Schools' Under-16 side to a 36-0 victory over France
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Blues to cruise - 29/03/05
Watch out for Alan Munro again at Folkestone tomorrow. The former York-based jockey, who has returned to race-riding in Britain this season after a four-year sabbatical, has made a dream start, which could well continue aboard Lyrical Blues in the European
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Home Alone hazards
EVEN if you are destined to be a loser who comes last at everything, there are certain firsts in life that you cannot escape. Like your first tottering footsteps as a toddler, or your first staggering footsteps home from the pub after your maiden visit
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Marriage course goes nationwide
A MARRIAGE guidance course at York Register Office is set to be rolled out across the country. The Government-funded scheme aims to prevent marriage break-ups, while giving couples the chance to discover what has made their relationships work. Now, register
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Fears grow for barman missing for four days
CONCERN is growing for a York barman who has been missing for four days. Sean Harrison, 24, who lives with his mother in Mill Lane, Heworth, was last seen at about 3am on Good Friday, walking along the A19 into York city centre from the Rawcliffe area
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Cook demanding more consistency from his men
FRUSTRATED York City Knights coach Mick Cook has called on his side to stop playing in fits and starts if they want to get in the promotion shake-up. The Knights began their LHF National League Two challenge yesterday with a 34-18 home to defeat to potential
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Death of Elsie Revie
ELSIE Revie, widow of former Leeds and England manager Don Revie, has died, aged 77. Mrs Revie, who lived in Kilnross, Scotland, had been president of the Leeds United Supporters Club since her husband died of motor neurone disease in 1989. Supporters
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Family say uni plan will destroy farm business
A £500 million plan to create a university super-campus will leave a York family's life in "ruins", a desperate father revealed today. Chris Hawkswell was born on his father's farm - Lime Tree Farm - and spent his life tilling 300 acres of land around
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Crash girl fights for her life
AN 11-year-old girl was fighting for life in hospital after an horrific four-vehicle smash on a main North Yorkshire road. The girl was a passenger in the back of a car which had broken down on the York-bound side of the A64 Malton bypass when the crash
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We deserved to win - McEwan
YORK City boss Billy McEwan had mixed feelings after yesterday's 2-2 draw at play-off contenders Accrington Stanley. McEwan hailed 'a tremendous point' against fourth-placed Stanley but also rued his side's defending after the Minstermen let a two-goal
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Accrington Stanley 2, York City 2
DISMISSED as easy opponents in their last outing, York City responded with a spirited display to hold play-off contenders Accrington Stanley at their Interlink Express Stadium. The Minstermen were reminded of Tamworth manager Mark Cooper's derogatory
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Saving face
Is beauty really only skin deep? JO HAYWOOD meets a York woman who is finally ready to face the world after more than 20 years. THIS is the first photograph Helen Williams has happily posed for since she was 13. Chronic acne meant she hid away from the
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How to cut corners
IS it just me, or does the cost of living seem to be rocketing skywards at the speed of light? Council tax is increasing at such a rate that in a couple of years' time we will need to take on a second mortgage to pay it. Utility bills are getting bigger
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City must think shops
IT is a familiar tale of two cities. York is regularly hailed as one of Britain's top attractions, thanks to the colourful collision of history to be seen in Roman remains, Viking streets and medieval churches. At the same time, the city's success as
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Putting on glitz
YORK'S festival programme is undoubtedly livening up the city centre for shoppers and tourists. Chinese dragons and Viking warriors have already entertained us. Another attraction is Dance Week York, when the city will hop, bop and skip to all manner
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Great pretender
GORDON Brown lays claim to achieving a successful UK economy. What a great pretender he is. He has allowed consumer debt to reach record levels. Even though he was warned about this three years ago he did nothing to control the spiralling personal debt
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Ascot misery
WAS amazed at the latest news regarding the banning of cycles from the racecourse during Royal Ascot week. The residents of York are being treated in a disgraceful way by the city council. As a resident of Copmanthorpe it was bad enough being informed
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Cycle power
I HOPE the powers that be have checked with the Royal household before enforcing the cycle ban around Knavesmire during Royal Ascot week. Just in case Lizzie and Phil decide to dust down the bicycle clips and head up the M1. I wouldn't like to see anyone
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Stamp duty tangle
MARY Morton is right in stating that the abolition of stamp duty on house sales below £120,000 won't do anything to help first-time buyers. But neither would raising the threshold even further, as she suggests (Letters, March 24). The price of a "starter
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Truth of Easter
I LAST crossed theological swords with Canon John Young in 1958! Reading his Good Friday article, there is quite a lot that I agree with but I cannot for the life of me understand why he and countless other Christians insist on calling Jesus Christ a
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Hero Pettinger saves Town
LAST-SECOND heroics from Harrogate Town goalkeeper Paul Pettinger kept them well in the Nationwide North play-off places with a 2-1 win over Vauxhall Motors. The skipper braved a shot in the face as Peter Cumiskey launched a final low drive in their hunt
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Hedgerow horrors
IT'S high time the state of the hedgerow behind ASDA at Monks Cross was brought to the attention of your Environmentally-aware readers. The area is thick with discarded waste polythene, which does not bio-degrade and is not going to magically disappear
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Cutting the knot
AT the March meeting of the Tadcaster Civic Society it was cheering to learn that Tadcaster may benefit from help by an outside agency in cutting the Gordian Knot that for too long has threatened to strangle the town centre. Can the aptly named Yorkshire
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Sensationalist journalism
I MUST put pen to paper on this bit of sensationalist journalism ("Counting the cost of a life", March 26). While I, as a motorcyclist of 25 years, do not like to see the loss of a fellow biker, I must take issue with the manner in which this article
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Cook demanding more consistency from his men
FRUSTRATED York City Knights coach Mick Cook has called on his side to stop playing in fits and starts if they want to get in the promotion shake-up. The Knights began their LHF National League Two challenge yesterday with a 34-18 home to defeat to potential
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Miserable start for poor Knights
YORK City Knights made a disappointing start to their National League Two campaign after being mauled 34-18 at home by Swinton Lions. The Knights never recovered from conceding three unanswered tries inside 25 minutes to go 18-0 down and, despite eventually
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It's the toffs wot done it
WHICH class contributes the worst yobs to society? York councillor David Horton is in no doubt. It's the toffs. He says you only have to look at what happens at York Racecourse during a major race meeting. "Most of the trouble comes from the Hooray Henrys
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Way we were
Tuesday, March 29, 2005 100 years ago: At Selby, a local chimney sweep was charged with a breach of the Chimney Sweepers' Act earlier in the month. A police constable stated that in the afternoon of that day he saw the defendant going from house to house
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Jon's parting shot
DONCASTER Rovers defender Jon Maloney has admitted he would consider a move back to York City if he becomes a free agent this summer. Maloney, 19, returned to the League One outfit this morning after scoring his fourth goal in a three-month loan spell
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Chemical alert
A MAJOR alert was sparked in York today when bank staff opened a package to discover a suspicious white powder. A massive emergency service operation was mounted with officers sealing off part of the city centre. Expert chemical, biological, radiological
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Moving pictures
STEPHEN LEWIS meets a York newsman who has emerged from behind the camera. KEITH Massey is a born storyteller. For 35 years as an award-winning TV cameraman, he has been telling his stories through pictures. Prise him away from behind his camera and he
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It's a record
HOUSEBUILDER Barratt, which has a main office at Poppleton in York, today announced record results for the 13th consecutive year. David Pretty, group chief executive, said: "We have again completed more new homes in total, and more on regenerated brownfield
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A smart move for health group
MOTOR retailer smart of York has been awarded a potential £1 million fleet contract by Springfield HomeCare - a subsidiary of Springfield Healthcare Group. With more than 30 distinctive smart "fourtwos" already delivered, it is anticipated that more than
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Review: Patrick Wolf, Fibbers
Lycanthropy (n). The ability to assume the characteristics of a wolf. The 21-year old Patrick Wolf's debut album was a hyperactive collection which veered between folk, drum 'n' bass, and unclassifiable eccentricity, and while it had moments of dark beauty
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Knights 18, Swinton 34
FEW sides in LHF National League Two will be able to give Swinton an 18-point start this season and turn it round. Even fewer sides will have any chance of coming away with the spoils if they later wave away another 12 points from a combination of shoddy
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City centre's new supremo
YORK could have a new £50,000-a-year city centre supremo by the summer. The new city centre "chief executive" could be in post as early as June and is part of a plan by City of York Council and York Business Pride to help revive the city centre and give
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TB cases increase
DOCTORS and nurses in North Yorkshire have been praised for their work combating tuberculosis, despite a rise in the number of cases. North Yorkshire Health Protection Agency Unit (NYHPU) has highlighted the hard work of the region's TB healthcare staff
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Health chiefs in dessert probe
ENVIRONMENTAL health chiefs are to carry out a full investigation following the discovery of glass in a tub of ice cream. The fragment of glass will be sent by City of York Council to an analyst to try to identify where it originated. Officers will also
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Outcry as axe hangs over York city centre children's rides
POPULAR fairground rides in York city centre could be scrapped amid claims that nearby shops find them "too tacky". The seasonal attractions in Parliament Street, which have entertained children for nearly 20 years over the Christmas and summer holidays
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York gears up for big dance festival
A colourful celebration of dance is about to take centre stage in York as people are put through their paces to blistering Bhangra beats and other global music. Tripping the light fantastic has become one of the nation's favourite pasttime following the
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Miserable start for poor Knights
YORK City Knights made a disappointing start to their National League Two campaign after being mauled 34-18 at home by Swinton Lions. The Knights never recovered from conceding three unanswered tries inside 25 minutes to go 18-0 down and, despite eventually
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Jon's parting shot
DONCASTER Rovers defender Jon Maloney has admitted he would consider a move back to York City if he becomes a free agent this summer. Maloney, 19, returned to the League One outfit this morning after scoring his fourth goal in a three-month loan spell
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Arsonists blamed for blaze at tannery
YOUNG arsonists were thought to be behind a fire which swept through an old tannery near York. Residents were warned to keep their windows shut at the height of the blaze at Strensall, and at one stage firefighters feared neighbours might have to be evacuated
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Should pupils be 'bribed'?
I REFER to your article "Straight to the Point" (March 23), and Joseph Rowntree School's incentive scheme for raising attainment with its Year 11 pupils. I am convinced that competition and cooperation are valuable lessons for pupils and this scheme embodies
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Disabled respect
I WAS disgusted to hear that the National Railway Museum chose to allow Wedding Fayre cars to block disabled parking spaces on Sunday, March 13. This is not the first time that this has happened. Apparently they said that other disabled spaces were available
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Bollard cynicism
I HAVE been informed that "the council's executive member advisory panel - planning and transport" will be considering the issue of the proposed rising bollard in Straylands Grove on Wednesday, April 6 at 5pm, and that I may attend the meeting if I wish
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Battlefield visits
THE War Research Society has been running short breaks to Europe for 30 years and this year will be organising a number of trips to famous battlefield sites across France, Belgium, Holland and Germany covering both First and Second World War events. During
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Selby's home comfort
It was a happy Easter for Selby Town as they reclaimed pole position in the race for the Northern Counties East League premier division title with two home wins, writes Claire Hughes. The Robins followed up Saturday's defeat of Harrogate Railway with
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Common courtesy
CAN I please ask that the dog owner/owners who are allowing their pets to use the grass verges of Thief Lane as a toilet please have the common courtesy and decency to clean up after their pets? Not only are the abandoned piles of dog faeces a health
