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Chance to be a perfect guest - 05/08/05
RICHARD Hughes, who rode three winners at Haydock yesterday, can keep up the momentum on the same course tomorrow by landing the feature race. Hughes teams up with Notable Guest in the £65,000 Petros Rose Of Lancaster Stakes and Sir Michael Stoute's colt
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Boom tech firm's advice injection
A YORK-BASED technology company has been identified as one of 28 top high-growth firms in York and North Yorkshire. Terrington Data Management, of the IT centre in York Science Park, Heslington, has been selected by the Business Accelerator Network (BAN
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Title tilt is tops
The remainder of York Cricket Club's season is one of focus on retaining their leadership of the Yorkshire ECB Premier League. Saturday sees Doncaster visit Clifton Park. The South Yorkshire side has had a disappointing season considering their all-round
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Phone mast fight renewed
UNHAPPY residents have begun a petition to protest against renewed plans to put up a mobile phone mast near their homes. Telecommunications giant T-Mobile has applied to build a ten-metre mast with three antennae and ground equipment at the junction of
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Marks & Spencer apologises after losing outlet case
MARKS & Spencer was landed with a £5,750 bill after being found guilty of using misleading price information at its York discount outlet. The case centred on a confusing price tag, which led customers to believe they were receiving a discount of nearly
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Guess what's broken again?
YORK'S first "intelligent" bollard has developed another fault - and is once again letting anyone through. The automatic rising bollard in Stonebow - meant to allow through only authorized vehicles such as buses and taxis - is again sinking into the ground
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1,000 sign up to save hall
OPPOSITION is mounting to a proposal to demolish an historic hall at the heart of a community - with more than 1,000 people backing a petition against the move. Trustees of Haxby Memorial Hall are considering the future of the building, which needs refurbishment
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Bronze ache... but Alistair revels in US experience
Alistair Domville came within touching distance of two bronze medals at the Cerebral Palsy World Games - but just missed out on both. The New Earswick bowler, who turned 21 yesterday, travelled to America for the major international championships with
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Testing times in cancer fight
Reporter KAREN GRATTAGE looks at how a simple home testing kit for bowel cancer could help save lives. TESTING kits, which will be sent to older people through the post, were welcomed this week in a move to cut the number of deaths through bowel cancer
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Farewell to family's 'rock' Jackie
A FRIEND has paid an emotional tribute to widow Jackie Leeming at her funeral, telling mourners how she devoted her life to her family. Jackie, whose husband Geoffrey was murdered almost nine years ago in the garage at their home in Haxby, died of cancer
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Thompson on fire for red hot Sun
CHRIS Thompson showed why he is a top county player with two maximums in a fantastic 15 darts in York John Smith's Men's League division one. Tony Cooper added 16, Jon O'Mara 19 and Thompson-Cooper finished with 24 as Sun 'A' beat Crescent 6-3, the losers
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Crust wed!
WITH three tiers and two figures on top, there is nothing humble about this pie. Butcher's daughter Nicola Bell knew just what she wanted to celebrate her wedding - a giant pork pie wedding cake. Father Ged, famed for his pies, went to work and tomorrow
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Knights chief extols finale caution
YORK City Knights coach Mick Cook insists there is still a long way to go in the title race. The Knights' breathtaking 23-15 win at second-placed Dewsbury Rams increased their lead at the top of LHF National League Two to three points with five games
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Safety lessons to be learned
A CRACK in a fire flue was the most likely cause of the Allerton Castle inferno, the Evening Press can exclusively reveal. Fire chiefs said millions of pounds of damage at the historic North Yorkshire home might have been prevented if safety advice had
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Hot chocolate, that's Wonka
AN unexpected by-product of the excitement surrounding the newly-released Charlie And The Chocolate Factory film is a rush in sales of chocolate fountains. Readers will know that during filming speculation was rife that quirky star Johnny Depp would visit
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2P bargains thrill Billy
JAMIE Price and Emmanuel Panther have become the latest players to put pen to paper for York City. The two trialists have made their KitKat Crescent stays permanent after impressing manager Billy McEwan during pre-season. Right-back Price, 23, was released
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Meals service hit
NOW all the congratulations, backslapping and praises have been meted out for the success of Royal Ascot week, there was one very black spot I hope will be addressed should York have the good fortune to host Royal Ascot next year. In 1939 the now "old
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Fears are real
I wish to add my name to the growing number of people who are justifiably outraged at the thought of Arc Light opening a centre in the heart of this busy residential area We are not NIMBYS (not in my back yard) and realise that the work Arc Light does
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Bus service switch adds to roads woe
It is interesting to see Coun Aspden again challenging his party's administration over failing to improve road crossings in Fulford Main Street (City residents seek refuge, July 29). Calls by Fulford residents for traffic islands and improved road crossings
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'In thing' to knock
In response to the debate about Harry Potter, I would like to stick in my two-sickles' worth. They are a series of books and nothing more than that. It seems opinions in print either gushingly praise them as the best books ever written or say they are
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Fitting tributes
ON Sunday, July 31 the York branches of the Association of Wrens and the Royal Marines united in a joint service at All Saints, Pavement for the rededication of their Standards. To add to the solemnity of the occasion the two standards were escorted into
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Lost skills
IT does not surprise me that these days craftsmen and women are thin on the ground (Not so crafty, July 29). What happened to basic skills being taught at schools, before entering into an apprenticeship, as in my day? We are not all destined to become
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Arc Light centre
Clifton is up in arms over plans to move a homeless hostel to the old Shipton Street School. STEPHEN LEWIS visits Arc Light to see the work it does - and why it says the move is needed. THERE is a saying Arc Light director Jeremy Jones likes to quote:
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Pyrah and Taylor duck out
YORKSHIRE bowled out Bangladesh 'A' for 325 to pick up a slender lead of 32 at Headingley on Thursday. But they then suffered a couple of shocks as both Chris Taylor and Richard Pyrah were dismissed for ducks. Michael Lumb and Simon Guy had to work hard
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'Madness moment' parents celebrate double birthday
A COUPLE who started a Helmsley furniture showroom "in a moment of madness" are celebrating 18th birthday of both their business and their son. Husband and wife team Jeremy and Jane Dzierzek are heralding the anniversary of Westway Country Furniture,
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Yorkshire Forward chief to step down
MARTIN HAVENHAND is to retire as chief executive of Yorkshire Forward at the end of his contract next April. The longest-serving chief executive of any regional development agency in the country, Mr Havenand took up the role when Yorkshire Forward was
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Crossing revamp on cards
A £6,000 scheme to improve pedestrian safety in York's Cemetery Road is set to be given the green light by council planning chiefs. For years, pedestrians have been risking their lives trying to cross the busy road near the junction with Fishergate, particularly
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Let's pie the knot
BUTCHER'S daughter Nicola Bell will not be cutting into a traditional iced cake at her wedding tomorrow. Instead, the 30-year-old, from Acomb, will be slicing through one of her dad's prized pork pies. Nicola was weaned on York butcher Ged Bell's delicious
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Celebrating tragic Joe
THE family of tragic North Yorkshire student Joe Medforth told today how they had been overwhelmed by messages of support. His father, Albert, from Ryther, between York and Selby, said their home had been inundated with sympathy cards - many from kind
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2P bargains thrill Billy
JAMIE Price and Emmanuel Panther have become the latest players to put pen to paper for York City. The two trialists have made their KitKat Crescent stays permanent after impressing manager Billy McEwan during pre-season. Right-back Price, 23, was released
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Anti-Arc Light anger grows
CAMPAIGNERS fighting the proposed Arc Light homeless centre in Clifton today reacted with fury after its boss said the area was the only choice. In an interview in today's Evening Press, Jeremy Jones revealed he was only considering the former Shipton
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Pyrah and Taylor duck out
YORKSHIRE bowled out Bangladesh 'A' for 325 to pick up a slender lead of 32 at Headingley on Thursday. But they then suffered a couple of shocks as both Chris Taylor and Richard Pyrah were dismissed for ducks. Michael Lumb and Simon Guy had to work hard
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Kiwi connection bolsters 'Gate side
HARROGATE Rugby Union Club has used the strong New Zealand link forged last year to strengthen its squad for the National League Two campaign, hoping to avoid a repeat of last season's relegation dogfight. Kiwi skipper Brendan Back, the former Taranaki
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Knights chief extols finale caution
YORK City Knights coach Mick Cook insists there is still a long way to go in the title race. The Knights' breathtaking 23-15 win at second-placed Dewsbury Rams increased their lead at the top of LHF National League Two to three points with five games
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Knights roadshows
THE ever-popular York City Knights Summer Roadshows begin on Wednesday at New Earswick Sports and Social Club. The sessions, for eight to 13-year-olds, led by Knights development coaches, comprise fun games to promote rugby league skills and work towards
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'Keep Out' will make it worse
IN response to the council's new traffic proposal (Keep Out, August 1), I believe this scheme will create more congestion and pollution. Lorries will still be needed to deliver goods to the distribution centre. Adding electric vehicles means adding more
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Apologise, Jo
I WAS appalled by Jo Haywood's comments in the Women on Tuesday pages (Cheap tricks, August 2). In relation to the Jorvik Viking Centre she writes: "Who better to babysit your children than a gang of marauders bent on raping and pillaging?" What was she
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Rant on a rant
I am having serious trouble understanding Frank Ormston's letter "Outrageous slur" (August 2). He is accusing Mike Bentley of having a rant and demonstrating that if you repeat a half truth or insinuation often enough it will become accepted as fact.
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Make Linda people's Pride choice
I WRITE to say I admire and congratulate "whistle-blower" Linda Bigwood for her brave stance in exposing abuse in the NHS. It must have been hard enough for her to speak out against a more senior colleague who was doing something wrong, but then for her
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How is it going?
As a member of York Lions Club, which is a member club of Lions Clubs International, we highly commend the Rotary Club of York and their magnificent achievement of attaining the prestigious award by Rotary International for their outstanding service to
