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Chris gets hat-trick as late points prove vital
A HAT-TRICK by Chris Judge helped keep New Earswick All Blacks' title destiny in their own hands with a hard-fought 32-15 win at Emley Moor. The result lifted the All Blacks to within two points of Pennine League division two leaders Kippax Welfare with
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Yorkshire off to fine start
YORKSHIRE'S two new fast bowlers -- South African Deon Kruis and David Lucas from Nottinghamshire -- were both on the mark as they helped to bowl out Sussex for 218 on the first day of the two-day friendly at Hove. The pair captured two wickets apiece
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New wounds and old scars
FOOTBALL never fails to amaze with its capacity to kick itself in the teeth. Just as memories of English fans' worst hooliganism outrage are stirred by tonight's Champions League meeting between Liverpool and Juventus, the game's sullied reputation is
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Acomb relief as York win
CITY of York Hockey Club played the role of good neighbours on Sunday by getting a result to keep up cross-city rivals Acomb. The Tangerines needed York to avoid defeat against fellow strugglers Gainsborough Rose or they would be relegated from Yorkshire
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York 'student ghettos' fear
NINE out of ten residents living near the site of the proposed University of York campus extension are opposed to the plans, according to a new survey. People living near the planned £500 million "Heslington East" development, which would double the size
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Taxi firms fear GNER monopoly
A TAXI drivers' leader has hit out at the forthcoming removal of the cab rank from outside York Railway Station. Council and railway bosses revealed yesterday that they were removing the rank from the middle of Station Road as part of a £460,000 scheme
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When you buy a pint of milk, you get a pint of milk. It ought to be the same with beer
BEER drinkers in York today raised a glass to the city's publicans, after it emerged they were getting some of the best-value pints in Britain. The Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) has been running an "honest pint" campaign, after members found that eight
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Hotshot Layne keeps Cygnet in contention
CAROLE Layne checked on 91 for 21 as Cygnet 'C' kept up the chase on the leaders in division one of York John Smith's Ladies League with a 6-3 win against Dringhouses. Dawn Exton 22 levelled for second-placed Cygnet 'A' against Clifton 'A', Cygnet captain
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Chris gets hat-trick as late points prove vital
A HAT-TRICK by Chris Judge helped keep New Earswick All Blacks' title destiny in their own hands with a hard-fought 32-15 win at Emley Moor. The result lifted the All Blacks to within two points of Pennine League division two leaders Kippax Welfare with
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Crunch time for big wheel hopes
HOPES of bringing a big wheel to York this summer were today on a knife-edge as the man behind the venture admitted: "Time is running out." World Tourist Attractions boss Elliott Hall revealed that a crunch internal meeting this afternoon will decide
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Where have all the flowers gone?
A host of golden daffodils has sprung to life, bringing a blaze of colour to many of York's historic sites. But though the embankments of the city walls shimmer under a sea of sunshine yellow, the grassy base of Clifford's Tower stands unusually bare
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Girl, 12, badly hurt after yobs throw aerosol on to bonfire
A DISTRAUGHT schoolgirl has been told by doctors that unsightly scarring to her cheeks, nose and forehead will take two years to fade, after youths threw an aerosol on to a bonfire and it exploded in her face. Twelve-year-old Jasmine Southon has been
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Review: Journey's End, Grand Opera House, York, until April 9
THE shadow of the Iraq war falls heavy across R C Sherriff's claustrophobic account of life in the First World War trenches. Stalking both conflicts is a sense of the futility of war and the needless waste of lives in pursuit of an increasingly blurred
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Terrible mistake
IT IS wonderful to think there are so many caring people in and around our lovely city. Like them, I agree it will be a terrible mistake to extend the University of York. If the equivalent of 60 football fields will eliminate farmland, what will happen
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Bump up staff pay
A COUPLE of weeks ago June Nelsey, chair of the York Hoteliers Group, expressed her amazement at readers' lack of enthusiasm for Ascot week (Letters, March 16). She went on to say it was shallow to suggest hoteliers are simply profiteers. Supporting June
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Explain the logic
FURTHER to recent letters and after reading the literature which accompanied my council tax demand notice, it appears I am more likely to require the services of the police and fire brigade than some of my neighbours. If this is not the case, can anyone
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Use Castle precinct for history festivals
In his feature about what to do with Parliament Street to revitalise the city centre (More shopping or lots more action?, March 30), Stephen Lewis looks at various activities which might be encouraged to take place there. One idea is that "living history
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Public inquiry call
AS a Derwenthorpe objector and an Osbaldwick parish councillor I am tired of the patronising assertions by Lib Dem councillors - including Jonathan Morley (Letters, March 31) - that some hypothetical bogeyman of a commercial developer would "do something
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Not fax from God
LETTER writer K Barnes has "form" when it comes to Christian literalism ('Truth of Easter', March 29). On January 11, he reeled off the Old Testament stories of 'the fall', 'the flood', Exodus, the Ten Commandments, predictions of pestilence etc as if
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Cycle path folly
DURING the past month York Road in Haxby has been undergoing complete resurfacing and is much improved. Now the road markings are being replaced. The results look impressive, but I cannot understand why the council is spending what must be a small fortune
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Don't accept congestion charging at all costs...
THE issues which concern the people of York are the possible doubling in size of the university, the possible development of an aerodrome at Elvington, the siting of the York Eye - and the benefits, or otherwise, of Ascot week. However, parking charges
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They're fantastic
THE players do not always perform to the best of their abilities on match day. Various former directors departed with what might be described as a blemished track record. But one section of the York City family never lets the club down. The fans. There
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Berwick gives regal brush off
WOE is the Diary. The growing movement we are now calling the Honorary Organisation to Realise Republican Ascot - or HORRA - has suffered a devastating blow. Our campaign to stage an alternative event to Royal Ascot for those of us of a royal-phobic persuasion
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£10,000 raised in 20 days to save Reserves
THE £10,000 target to save York City's reserve team has been smashed just 20 days after manager Billy McEwan made his appeal in the Evening Press. April 21 had been set as the deadline to reverse the club's original decision to give notice to the Pontin's
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Way we were
Tuesday, April 5, 2005 100 years ago: An angler on the banks of the river Ouse at Moreby Park, below Naburn Lock, was netting for salmon when a huge fish got itself entangled in his nets. It was too big to haul in and so he took up his fowling piece and
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Terrific Terriers shock leaders
YORK Groves saved their best performance of the season for the last game of their campaign to stun previously unbeaten Bank Top and make them wait for the Pennine League division five title. The Terriers began the game certain to finish third-bottom,
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Waldron whizzes in
YORK Acorn flyer Johnny Waldron was the hero for Yorkshire as he came off the bench to score two vital tries in their Amateur County Championship decider against Cumbria. Yorkshire, for whom Heworth forward Wayne Foster was also a substitute, won 28-14
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What a rotten idea
Composting your kitchen and garden waste isn't just a lot of rot. STEPHEN LEWIS reports. JOHN Brierley loves his compost. He digs his hands into a mound of the rich, earthy material and inhales deeply. "Good enough to eat, almost," he says. "Plants are
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Shadows boxing - 05/04/05
Into The Shadows, twice a winner on the Flat last season, can return to the glory trail at Catterick tomorrow. Trained by Keith Reveley, the five-year-old, a hurdles winner at Newcastle over the winter, will be patnered by Norton-based apprentice Tom
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Tyrant or a pussy cat?
THE "manager from hell" is a dying breed, according to the results of a survey out today. More workers think their boss is a "pussycat" than a "tyrant", while almost a third view their manager as an inspirational and motivational leader. The survey's
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Jessica now in commercial
HARROWELL SHAFTOE, the York solicitors' practice, has appointed Jessica Roberts to strengthen its commercial law department at Clifton Moor. Jessica trained with Leeds firm Shulmans before moving to Ford & Warren, also in Leeds, and qualified in the
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The best in Yorkshire
KELDA GROUP PLC - owner of Yorkshire Water - has been named Yorkshire's most socially responsible business, and one of the top 50 in the UK. The company, which over the past three years has donated more than 650 free water coolers to local primary schools
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Raging over ageing
Do you face life head-on or are you an avoider? When you look in the mirror, what do you see? That's if you dare look in the mirror at all. It's a crying shame but a law of nature that time is directly related to gravity. As the years roll on, gravity
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Man's quest for mum
FIFTY years ago Alan Wray was separated from his mother. Now he has returned to York to find her. The 51-year-old has just discovered his mother's name - Josephine Carmichael - and he has managed to pick up the first copy of his birth certificate he has
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Press men scoop awards
EVENING Press photographers Anthony Chappel-Ross and Mike Tipping have scooped two more media awards for the newspaper. Anthony, 22, earned Young Photographer Of The Year at the Newspaper Society Awards while Mike, 39, walked away with a certificate of
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Lodger is jailed for child abuse
A LODGER who "corrupted" the young daughter of his landlord has been jailed for nearly four years for child abuse. During two years of sexual attacks on the York area primary school pupil, Carl Richard Bolton, 36, indecently assaulted her repeatedly in
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Yorkshire off to fine start
YORKSHIRE'S two new fast bowlers -- South African Deon Kruis and David Lucas from Nottinghamshire -- were both on the mark as they helped to bowl out Sussex for 218 on the first day of the two-day friendly at Hove. The pair captured two wickets apiece
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£10,000 raised in 20 days to save Reserves
THE £10,000 target to save York City's reserve team has been smashed just 20 days after manager Billy McEwan made his appeal in the Evening Press. April 21 had been set as the deadline to reverse the club's original decision to give notice to the Pontin's
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City's hotspots of car crime
YORK'S top ten car crime hotspots have been revealed. Police chiefs have named the worst-hit areas in an effort to help the public beat the thieves. Our graphic shows that last year car thieves were busiest in streets which include Front Street in Acomb
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So what can you cook for 44p?
TV chef Jamie Oliver has put school dinners on the political map. With York schools spending 44p per child per day on school lunches, JO HAYWOOD asks two top local chefs come up with hearty, healthy recipes at the same price. THE game was up as soon as
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Review: Playing for Time; York Theatre Royal Studio, until April 6
WE are apt to think that great composers were always so. Yet, to adapt Shakespeare, few are born great and many have greatness thrust upon them after their deaths. Take J S Bach. Working for Prince Leopold at Cthen during his thirties, he was generally
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We want our men craggy like old Clint
WELL, what's it to be? Do we want our men rugged or do we want them smooth? I know what I'd choose: blokes who let the crows' feet and the laughter lines run riot. Yet some chaps may opt out of the natural way of things now anti-ageing creams have appeared
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Riding roughshod over the locals
YOUR recent report on farmer Chris Hawkswell and his wife, Sally, of Lime Tree Farm, Heslington, makes ugly reading. It is possible that this otherwise happy family would readily have accepted the threatened loss of their land had it been demonstrated
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Anglers have a role to play on Ouse
YOUR leader advocates the use of the River Ouse for transporting racegoers to Knavesmire and other leisure purposes (February 21). Unfortunately the comments referred only to those who now use it for boating. York & District Amalgamation of Anglers
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Reject Hitler plan
FOR years I have watched with interest the development of the institutions and policies of the European Union. From the much-criticised Common Agricultural Policy, its fishing and energy regulations, a common trade policy (i.e. the single market) and
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Voters seek inspiration
IT is less election fever, more election sickness. As Tony Blair fired the starting pistol today, months after the runners hared off down the campaign trail, the public met the news with a weary shrug of resignation. How did politics come to be so uninspiring
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Aspin's away-day dread
HARROGATE Town boss Neil Aspin has warned his team not to take Conference North basement boys Bradford Park Avenue lightly at Wetherby Road tonight. Carl Shutt's men may be heading for the UniBond League but Aspin is still expecting a tough test as Town
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Own goal ascent for Aislaby
Aislaby United will join Kirkdale United and Union Rovers in the RJF Homes Beckett Football League's Victory Cup after a 1-0 win at Black Swan Pickering assured a top four finish. Black Swan dominated but missed several chances with the decider ironically
