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Heworth pack down
HEWORTH ARLC play their first game under new coaches Jimmy Rothwell and Steve Smith on Saturday at home to National Conference division one outfit East Leeds. The match (kick off 2pm) is the Villagers' first friendly of pre-season ahead of their NCL division
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Fair play as Joey dances with Wolves
WARRINGTON hit the headlines this week with the signing of Andrew 'Joey' Johns, who will join up with them towards the end of the season. It's a decent call by the Wolves and an excellent signing and, while it is only a short-term move, it has given a
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Monarch set to rule for Paul - 10/08/05
Ryedale trainer Paul Midgley, in a happier frame of mind nowadays than he was in the first half of the year, can figure on the Beverley scoreboard tomorrow with nap selection Fairy Monarch. Midgley, who trains at Westow near Malton, produced Fairy Monarch
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Geography master David has future all mapped out at bank
IT IS not just in the area of coming up with financial solutions that David Barnes knows where he is going. For David, 48, who has just been appointed a credit partner at Yorkshire Bank's York financial solutions centre at Aviator Court, Clifton Moor,
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£400m to repair crumbling roads
A MASSIVE funding crisis has led to crumbling rural roads in our region. But a North Yorkshire highways chief said today it would cost £400 million to rebuild roads to modern standards and make them easier to repair. The national policy of prioritising
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MS York urges residents to text their support
FORGET Big Brother - it's time to prepare your vote for MS York. Residents are being urged to throw their support behind Norton teenager Georgia Horsley in her quest to be crowned Miss England at a lavish ceremony in Liverpool. The 18-year-old beat off
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York shops optimistic despite trade slump
SHOPS in York are outperforming those in many other cities, despite enduring what could be their toughest summer for a decade, according to a city business leader. Adam Sinclair, chairman of York Business Pride, was commenting after national shopkeepers
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Blindfold speed bid
DAREDEVIL racing fan James Don hopes to break a land speed record by driving at speeds of more than 200mph - while blindfolded. James, 25, who runs a video company which makes films of motor racing, will attempt to smash the 144mph world record for driving
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'Static' fear on housing front
CLAIMS that the housing market is on the up in York and North Yorkshire have been questioned by local estate agents - who fear the market has gone "static". Leading estate agents across York today questioned a survey from independent operator Reeds Rain
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Motorists warned to expect increase in cost at the pumps
PETROL prices are holding at just under 90p a litre in York, as experts warn of tough times ahead for motorists. Across the city and in Selby, garages are united in selling unleaded petrol at 89.9p per litre - except at supermarket pumps at Sainsbury's
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A Bridge too far for Alne
ALNE have been relegated from the Pilmoor Evening Cricket League first division - despite drawing level on points with Sheriff Hutton Bridge. They lost out by virtue of the tie-break calculation where the average runs per wicket scored over the season
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Butler anguish may let in Kilgallon
Paul Butler, the Leeds United captain, suffered a suspected fractured foot in last night's 2-1 defeat at Cardiff and faces several weeks on the sidelines. Leeds will assess the extent of the central defender's injury today but the initial signs are not
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City's quest for new stadium narrows to central venues
YORK City have decided on the preferred location for a new stadium for the football club. Minstermen chiefs are remaining tight-lipped about the venue but have revealed that two sites have now been identified as suitable new homes after close consultation
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Knights' ace fear
SECOND-ROW star Ian Kirke is a big doubt for York City Knights' home clash against London Skolars on Sunday after being laid low by a virus. The 6ft 5in 24-year-old came off the pitch early during last weekend's win at Blackpool after taking a knock to
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Yes, women do like sport
WHAT is this big myth that women don't like sport? During the Monday morning banter at work this week, talk in the office naturally turned to England's weekend of glory at Edgbaston. "Yeah, it was fantastic!" I said. "My heart was absolutely hammering
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City's quest for new stadium narrows to central venues
YORK City have decided on the preferred location for a new stadium for the football club. Minstermen chiefs are remaining tight-lipped about the venue but have revealed that two sites have now been identified as suitable new homes after close consultation
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Defector Greg going for a Burton
GREG Heald has joined York City's Conference rivals Burton Albion on a non-contract basis. The former Rochdale defender signed for the Minstermen this summer only to change his mind less than a week later. City will host the Brewers at KitKat Crescent
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Would we have banned Nelson?
MANY readers will have seen Tony Blair recently outlining his ideas for new laws to combat terrorism. I was on the London Tube the day after the July 7 attacks, and the fear of another attack was almost tangible. We need effective measures to prevent
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Keep it open
WHEN the draft planning brief for Castle/Piccadilly was approved as a basis for public consultation on Wednesday last, you reported councillors as saying that they "did not want to restrict developers to a set percentage figure" of civic open space. This
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It's cruel to fish
I WAS concerned to see that the Environment Agency is encouraging angling as a pastime. Surely people can think of more productive things to do with their spare time than to cause physical harm and suffering to fish and destroy our riversides in the process
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Help save Niger
I WOULD like to ask readers to help UNICEF save the lives of children facing a severe food crisis in Niger. Niger is one of the poorest and least developed countries in the world and now drought and locust infestation have made 3.6 million people even
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Bye-bye, Mr Blair
What great news that Mr Blair may not remain in Parliament after the next general election and may even step down before then. In just a few years from now both he and Mr Bush will be old news consigned to the dustbin of political history. Let's hope
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Way we were
Wednesday, August 10, 2005 100 years ago Twenty people had been killed in an accident on the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. At the inquiry the motorman stated that as he approached the station, the signalman waved him in with the green flag. The signal
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Hall to play for as row hots up
A suggestion to demolish Haxby's Memorial Hall has caused an outcry. STEPHEN LEWIS speaks to the trustees with a vision for the future - and those opposed to their plans. THERE is a lovely parquet floor inside the main room of Haxby's Memorial Hall. David
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Jaques hits the road
Australian left-hander Phil Jaques will be leaving Yorkshire before the end of the season because he has been picked for his country's 'A' team tour of Pakistan which starts on September 8. Jaques, Yorkshire's leading run-scorer, learned of the news yesterday
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Staff at their peak for Yorkshire Air Ambulance
INTREPID hikers from York-based Trident Communications and client organisations Corus Engineering Steels and Bradford College took on Yorkshire's three highest peaks - and raised nearly £1,800 for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. That is enough to fund four
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On a firm footing
THESE are tense times for Pavers Ltd, the York-based shoe retailing and internet empire, as a crucial detailed application is considered by the city's planners on August 23. If approved, work will start next month on building a £2 million, 40,000 sq ft
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York thug is jailed for 18 months for glassing motorist in the face
A hooligan who smashed a glass into a motorist's face has been jailed for 18 months. Nigel Watson was trying to make his escape from a mob attack on him and his friends when 21-year-old Andrew Geoffrey Duncan struck, said Glenn Parsons, prosecuting at
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On trail of the bad Guy
THE most explosive story in York's long history was brought to vivid life today, as the black sheep of the city returned to his old haunts. A special walking tour telling the tale of Guy Fawkes was launched as part of a series of attractions marking the
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Barred from buying booze
A THUG who has committed a shocking catalogue of drink-fuelled crimes has been banned for life from all licensed premises throughout York. Courts have repeatedly jailed Richard Stewart Hurst, 21, for crimes that included kicking a shop assistant on the
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Judges are right to worry
ALCOHOL has many uses and effects in our society, some pleasant, some decidedly not so. Tonight the Evening Press carries two shocking stories about the harm that can come through the wilful misuse of drink. In one a thug who committed a catalogue of
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Developer reveals plans for landmark former shop site
ONE of York's best-known buildings is to be transformed in a £4 million development. Pocklington-based development company The Helmsley Group has bought the former House & Sons electrical shop in Blake Street. Two new retail units and residential
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Andrew sparks into form at national finals
York City Baths Club swimmer Andrew Burns has marked himself as one to watch after being crowned three times National Age Group Champion. The 11-year-old obliterated the field in the 200m breaststroke, 400m individual medley and had daylight over the
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Knights' ace fear
SECOND-ROW star Ian Kirke is a big doubt for York City Knights' home clash against London Skolars on Sunday after being laid low by a virus. The 6ft 5in 24-year-old came off the pitch early during last weekend's win at Blackpool after taking a knock to
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Jockey back home after cheating death
ROBERT Winston was back in York today after cheating death in a horror fall from his horse at a Scottish racecourse. The Irish-born jockey, who lives in Huntington, returned to the city yesterday after being released from hospital following treatment
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Justice takes a funny turn
HARD though it may be to imagine when we see blood-curdling stories of mayhem caused by recidivists on the rampage, finally getting their comeuppance before the agents of justice, our courts of law can be a source of humour - though often of the unwitting
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Improving Iraq
I NEED to put Jez Smith (Letters, August 3) straight on a few points. I am married and come from a family with a history of service in the armed forces. His letter is decidedly one-sided with no mention of the atrocities inflicted on our troops and also
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Cars not lorries cause most problems on the road
WITH reference to your story Keep Out (August 1), which mentions proposals to keep HGV trucks out of York, I am a retired long-distant HGV driver of 50 years haulage experience. I suspect that those who are talking are obviously car or van drivers and
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No to 'carbuncle'
AS a resident of Haxby, please note the following points regarding the future of the Memorial Hall: we do not want a glass carbuncle in the village - it's an insult to the people lost in both world wars. It would be like a red rag to a bull for vandals
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Restore the hall
THE solidarity of opposition to the demolition of Haxby Memorial Hall and the old school house demonstrated by a petition attracting more than 1,000 signatures must be a clear and definite message to the trustees that it is not an option to pursue and
