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New focus on London 2012
London getting the Olympics in 2012 is great for the city and great for the country. It's the biggest event there is - it's bigger than the World Cup in terms of revenue and, as with all the world competitions, it brings the best athletes together to
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Best of the zest
THREE records were broken at the York and Selby Schools' individual athletics championships finals at Huntington Stadium. Vicky Graves, who is having a big impact in triathlon this season, showed her stamina with an emphatic win in the Year 10 girls 1,500
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To Hull and back
York Under-11 schoolboy footballers kick-start their 2005/06 campaign at Hull in a pre-season friendly on Saturday. Players are asked to meet at the B&Q Superstore on Hull Road at 9am. Kirk-off is 10.30am at Wold Primary School, Hull. Team from: Jack
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Thanks for war memorial help
TRIUMPHANTLY and at long last, the Memorial to the women of the Second World War now stands in Whitehall, thus fulfilling our pledge to remember the seven million women who served our country in that global conflict. At this time of defiant celebration
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Bright idea
VISITING a town in Belgium recently it was interesting to see that their bin lorries are divided into two compartments, one for ordinary rubbish and the other, larger one, for cardboard. Very simple and useful for residents who do not have access to a
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We did our best
I WAS chief executive of York City Council at the time the Discus homes came here. That period still bothers me because we could have lost money, tenants may have had to wait longer, and the Yorkshire firm which made the bungalows could have folded before
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Killing is killing
THE terminology used to describe killers greatly influences our perception of people who kill. For example, so-called terrorists are often described by both politicians and the media as "cowards", whilst members of our armed forces are said to be "brave
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Noise nuisance is just not fair
THE Barbican Centre application for a 2am licence, seven nights per week, has left residents very concerned about noise and damage. There are already drinks being served in close proximity to Kent Street daily. Earlier this year I saw a drunken man crawling
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No way to live
WE acted as a host family for some of the Palestinian dance troupe who recently visited York. It was a privilege to meet these young people on their first trip out of Gaza. They were fun and lively, with hopes and dreams like any other bunch of teenagers
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Jock shock
I LAUGHED my socks off when I read Matthew Woodcock on Friday ("Why did it have to be me", July 8). I am surprised that Matthew didn't know that all men should now wear jock straps. They thought about making it compulsory when they abolished hanging.
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More medals due
REGARDING your report about June Scott receiving her medals 60 years on (Yesterday Once More, July 11), was she short changed? She would have been entitled to the Defence Medal and Victory Medal even if she had never left the UK. I suspect her service
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Fury over homes bid
CONTROVERSIAL plans for 24 homes alongside a York railway line look set to go ahead, despite the protests of local residents and concerns of railway bosses. Antler Homes Yorkshire Ltd wants to build ten apartments and 14 townhouses on land to the side
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'Wait and see' over Barbican licence
WORRIED residents must wait to see whether a late licence is granted for York's Barbican Centre after making impassioned appeals for it to be blocked. A City of York Council licensing sub-committee will give its decision in a few days time on an application
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Council removes restriction warnings from supermarket
A SIMMERING car park row took a new twist after council staff ripped out controversial restriction signs at a York supermarket. Businesses and residents in Acomb who complained the new two-hour limit at Morrisons would cause chaos for shoppers breathed
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Landlord is found hanged in cellar
A POPULAR landlord has been found hanged in the cellar of his York pub. Father-of-two John Witty, 44, who ran The Turf Tavern, in Thanet Road, was discovered by his shocked wife, Joanne, at the premises on Sunday morning. There were no suspicious circumstances
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Lith's official as Buck wins Euro call
Richard Buck will be at the European Under-20 Athletics Championships next week after receiving his official call-up. The 400 metres Nestl Rowntree ace sealed a stunning comeback from appendicitis after becoming English Schools' Champion in a time of
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Open mind suits Simon
MIND games and par-slicing blades are the double combination with which Simon Dyson aims to advance to the sharp end of The Open championship. In three previous attempts North Yorkshire's king of clubs - Yorkshire's only representative in tomorrow's Open
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None so happy as Folkton after deposing tourney's top outfit
THIRD division leaders Folkton & Flixton pulled off a major surprise in the York and District Senior Cricket League Readman Trophy, overwhelming joint favourites Hemingbrough by ten wickets. They will now meet Stamford Bridge in the semi-finals on
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Ross aims to be boss again
Returning three-quarter Chris Ross is eager to keep his place in the York City Knights team after spending weeks waiting for his chance. The versatile back, who has played at centre and wing this season, found himself sidelined by form for weeks following
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Open mind suits Simon
MIND games and par-slicing blades are the double combination with which Simon Dyson aims to advance to the sharp end of The Open championship. In three previous attempts North Yorkshire's king of clubs - Yorkshire's only representative in tomorrow's Open
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Horror traced to Yorkshire
DISTANCE insulated us from the worst traumas of last week's attacks on London. But the aftershocks have hit much closer to home. Today we are struggling to absorb an unthinkable fact: the bombers had Yorkshire accents. Two out of the four men said to
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Still going Great
CONSIDERING what is happening elsewhere, the Great Yorkshire Show comes as a particularly welcome reminder of this region's pride and tradition. Thousands of people basked in the sunshine at the showground yesterday, as the farming festival got off to
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New Pro approach
MALTON club Pro-pak will join next season's RJF Homes Beckett Football League. The new team will play their games at Settrington and be managed by ex-Heslerton player-boss Tim Peacock. Pro-pak's admission into the league was revealed at the Kirkbymoorside
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Roman ghost stories
THE echoes of Roman legions will once more echo round a York attraction as one of the city's most famous ghost stories is retold. The Ghosts Of Treasurer's House will be one of the centrepieces of an evening event during the York Roman Festival. Harry
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Hail the Dysons
IT is great to see local lad Simon Dyson doing so well at golf. Simon hails from a great sporting family from Malton. His grandad J 'Ginger' Dyson was one of England's leading lightweight jockeys in the late forties/early fifties. Ginger was also a stable
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Way we were
Wednesday, July 13, 2005 100 years ago The old type of Crompton electric arc lamps were being replaced by the newer Gilbert enclosed electric lamps for lighting the streets in the city centre of York. The advantages of the replacements were obvious; they
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Should women be ordained as bishops?
Yes... says the Rev Dr Susan Collier, Curate of St Edward's, Dringhouses I UNDERSTAND the theological point held by some that as Christ came as a man only men can fulfil the calling as priest. But as with most theology, there is room for more than one
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This Oun's due slice of luck - 13/07/05
A HORSE who had nightmare runs on his last two starts can make it third time lucky at Doncaster tomorrow evening. The Alan Swinbank-trained gelding Ouninpohja goes for the Porcelanosa Handicap and will be a popular choice among punters to recover losses
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Well done Ken
I TAKE my hat off to Ken Holmes, who admitted he was wrong to have predicted that Royal Ascot in York would not be a success (Letters, July 7). How about the rest of you people in York who said it could not be done? Trev Audin, Avonhurst Road, Islington
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George and friends have long gone
ELLA Hirst is right - there is a dearth of domestic window cleaners in the west side of the city. The days of the old chamois leather, dry duster, the double extension ladder and George Formby's hit "When I'm cleaning windows," are long gone. There's
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Offensive views
I REALISE your columnist Mike Bentley is paid to be controversial. However, I found some of his views in the Saturday Sound Off column offensive (July 9). Referring to the African situation as the "white man's burden", I wondered how skin colour had any
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The Robards Report: Generating businesses
MANY of you reading this will have been among the 1,600-plus visitors to the Venturefest Yorkshire event held at York racecourse in February - and perhaps were inspired by the vast range of activities from entrepreneurs of all ages. The aim of Venturefest
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Preview: Relax! Frankie's coming to York
TOP Eighties pop band Frankie Goes To Hollywood are coming to York. The Liverpool group, who had three consecutive Number One hits, will perform at the city's very own pleasuredome - The Grand Opera House - as part of their comeback tour, although they
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Lucas aid for Tykes front-line
Left-arm fast bowler David Lucas makes his competitive debut for Yorkshire later today when Phoenix resume their battle for promotion in the totesport League with a floodlit match against bottom-of-the-table Surrey Lions at Headingley. Lucas, 26, signed
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Review: Free Falling, Red Ladder Theatre Company, The Studio, York Theatre Royal
WRITER Madani Younis did not "get into theatre" until he was 17 or 18, feeling distanced from a medium that spoke neither to him nor for him. Free Falling addresses that teenage audience, and Younis, now 26, and Leeds company Red Ladder have gone to the
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Kicking back on travel safety
GAP-YEAR students and adventure-seekers will soon be able to tap into invaluable safety awareness training as part of a York campaign to keep travellers safe. Plans are in the pipeline to stage "commonsense" safety and self-defence sessions as a York
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"The Evening Press played an invaluable role in our seven-year struggle. No other newspaper rivalled
A campaign to build a memorial to the women of the Second World War has been applauded by one of Britain's most high-profile female figures. Baroness Betty Boothroyd has sent a personal message of thanks to the Evening Press for its unrivalled "campaigning
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Row over sex shop licences
THE cost of running a sex shop in York is in line for a major shake-up - after one trader got hot under the collar and complained the system was illegal. Lawyers representing the Adult Shop, Gillygate, sent a hard-hitting letter to the council and threatened
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Stolen caravans recovered after pursuit by police
A CONVOY of stolen caravans worth up to £70,000 has been recovered after a dramatic chase on the outskirts of York. Officers were forced to use a stinger device to burst some of the vehicles' tyres after the drivers refused to stop on the A1237 near Clifton
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Fun in sun as Great Yorkshire Show starts
VISITORS and animals baked under scorching temperatures as the 147th Great Yorkshire Show got under way. Children danced by the bandstand and cartwheeled across the grass, while others enjoyed a picnic or stretched out to soak up the sunshine. Sun hats
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Lucas aid for Tykes front-line
Left-arm fast bowler David Lucas makes his competitive debut for Yorkshire later today when Phoenix resume their battle for promotion in the totesport League with a floodlit match against bottom-of-the-table Surrey Lions at Headingley. Lucas, 26, signed
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Ross aims to be boss again
Returning three-quarter Chris Ross is eager to keep his place in the York City Knights team after spending weeks waiting for his chance. The versatile back, who has played at centre and wing this season, found himself sidelined by form for weeks following
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More tips on Prince Monolulu
AS promised, more on that colourful character Prince Monolulu. Our previous references to the tipster have drawn more responses from people who remember him resplendent in ostrich feathers and pantaloons shouting "I gotta horse!" at York Races. "My mum
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City on the road
YORK Minstermen will be running coaches to this month's pre-season friendlies at Frickley Athletic and Sheffield FC. The coach to Frickley will leave Memorial Gardens, Leeman Road at 5.30pm for the Tuesday, July 19 clash, while the coach to Sheffield
