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Halifax 1, York City 0
Everyone knows that Billy McEwan is hot on discipline from the little stuff of common courtesy to the big stuff of sticking to gameplans, staying in control and not losing your temper. Mark Hotte, however, comes from a slightly different school. He believes
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Mara to make it - 30/08/05
Maraahel, narrowly beaten on Knavesmire in his last two races, can make it third time lucky when he returns to York tomorrow. Trained at Newmarket by Sir Michael Stoute, the high-class four-year-old will again be ridden by Richard Hills when he lines-up
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Aussie Harvey back to fan Phoenix flames
IAN Harvey was attempting to inject some flair into Yorkshire Phoenix when he returned to the side for their totesport League floodlit match against Kent Spitfires at Canterbury today. The Australian all-rounder, now recovered from a broken thumb, missed
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Last-gasp Lehmann blow hits Yorkshire
Yorkshire have been shocked to learn that Darren Lehmann will not be joining them for the last three Championship matches of the season as a replacement for fellow Australian Phil Jaques, who leaves shortly to join his country's 'A'-team tour of Pakistan
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Book full of instructions
A PROPERTY consultancy established in Clifton Moor two months ago has already attracted more than a dozen major instructions in York and North Yorkshire. Andrew McBeath, formerly a director of Savills and former partner at Hunters Commercial, both in
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York's title hopes on the wane after another loss
IT was a black Bank Holiday weekend for York CC as they compounded Saturday's defeat at Barnsley by going under to Oxbridge ECB Yorkshire Premier League title rivals Harrogate by four wickets at Clifton Park yesterday. Despite an indifferent batting display
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Here's the bald truth
IF MEN went bald overnight, they would wake up screaming in their hair-filled beds and be carried off to the nearest asylum in a dandruff-free straitjacket. Thankfully, nature is good like that. It gives men the chance to fight back against the stigma
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Council accused over rats at travellers site
A YORK woman who says her property is overrun with rats has hit out at the city council, after it refused to send staff in to help tackle the problem. Coralene Smith, who lives at a travellers site at Clifton, said there was a serious rodent problem in
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Man arrested after double fatal crash on A19
POLICE have appealed for witnesses to an horrific crash on the A19 in which two women died. The tragic accident forced the closure of the road for more than six hours as police experts examined the scene. A silver Vauxhall Meriva lost control and overturned
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Stunner for champions
WIGGINTON Grasshoppers inflicted the first defeat of the season on Leeper Hare York and District Football League premier division champions Dringhouses with a 3-2 win. All the goals came in the second half with Wiggington's Luke Roberts breaking the deadlock
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That's a wheelie bad idea
OVERFLOWING wheelie bins, flies - and a regular trip to the municipal depot. That's what thousands of York residents have to look forward to when weekly rubbish collections are consigned to the dustbin, according to people in a neighbouring area where
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Holiday blues
TOURISTS are shunning York in their thousands, in one of the city's slowest-ever summers. The number of visitors has fallen significantly after the July 7 bombings in London. Up to 25 per cent fewer people came into the area in one of the quietest Bank
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Dyson Tour earnings approach £250,000
YORK golfer Simon Dyson heads to Switzerland for the European Masters still buzzing after his stunning final round in Munich on Sunday. He tore up the Nord-Eichenreid course in Munich with an amazing final round of 62 to finish 19 under par in the BMW
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Geese must go
HOW wholeheartedly I concur with those who think we should be rid of the scourge of the Canada Geese. Every time I cycle or walk along the river into town, and every time I used to take my young children to Rowntrees Park, years ago, I am and was appalled
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Fishy facts
CHRIS Titley's item "the many fish killed each day in the name of another country pursuit - angling" is substantially incorrect ("Should animals have rights too?", August 25). I should like to know the source from where he gleaned this information, as
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What's the whiff?
I CAN'T help noticing how the smell from the drains in York city centre has increased in recent years. I thought that the reason for this was the hot summers we've had - in fact the reek emanating from them has always reminded me of the whiffs in towns
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Packaging pain
I TOO am waiting to see how the fortnightly rubbish collection will work out. However, we have to do something about the amount of waste produced and the cost of disposing of it. People's anger should be directed at manufactures and food producers to
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Gallery was often bland and pointless
READING about the closure of Impressions I was struck by the lukewarm goodbyes (August 26). It seems ironic that the name of the gallery should leave no lasting impression upon the city. At a time when we hear of organisations "dumbing down" it is a new
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Stunner for champions
WIGGINTON Grasshoppers inflicted the first defeat of the season on Leeper Hare York and District Football League premier division champions Dringhouses with a 3-2 win. All the goals came in the second half with Wiggington's Luke Roberts breaking the deadlock
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Suckered into the big con
I thought there had been an accident. "Mum, quickly, you have to ring. NOW!" cried my nine-year-old daughter. I dashed upstairs to find her clutching a piece of paper and waving it about frantically. "We've won, we've won, you have to ring this number
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Way we were
Tuesday, August 30, 2005 100 years ago A correspondent signing himself G C Busby had written to the press saying: "A desire has frequently been expressed by people living in the Bootham and Clifton districts, for a readier means of access to York Railway
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There has to be more to being a teenager than sniffing petrol for kicks
It's an age-old problem. Teenagers have nowhere to go and nothing to do, and some drift into trouble as a result. But Government ministers plan to do something about it - and they want youngsters to have their say, as CHRIS TITLEY reports. EVERY parent
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Alliance on brink of title
CLIFTON Alliance have one hand on the Hunters the Estate Agent York and District Senior Cricket League premier division trophy. An unbroken stand of 116 between Aussie Daniel Harris and skipper Richard Musgrave steered them to an 8-wicket victory over
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Summer lows
THE summer is not quite over, but the inquest has already begun. Despite Ascot, York's crucial tourist industry has been hit by a slump in visitor numbers. Even the last big Bank Holiday weekend failed to bring in the crowds, and answers are inevitably
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We have all got our lives back
JO HAYWOOD catches up with a York mum a year after she made a heartbreaking decision about her son's future. WHAT a difference a year makes. Twelve months ago Mandy Brunskill had to be medicated to get through the day. She had no time for her husband,
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Benefits fraud worker fined
BENEFIT fraud officers caught out a York man who was claiming two different types of income support, despite working full-time. Richard Ward, 47, of Tudor Road, Acomb, received benefits worth more than £2,500 to which he was not entitled, York magistrates
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Barbican carol concert boost
ORGANISERS of York's annual community carol concert were today celebrating the news that the event is returning to the city's Barbican Centre this year. The concert - now in its 48th year - will be held on November 27, which is the week before the UK
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New village inquiry plea
A PARISH council has made a last-minute call for a public inquiry into York's controversial Derwenthorpe scheme, after raising new worries over construction traffic. Osbaldwick Parish Council claims new evidence has emerged that roads in Osbaldwick -
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Memorial to resistance fighters
A MEMORIAL is being created in North Yorkshire to Second World War resistance fighters who helped Allied servicemen escape from the Nazis into neutral Spain - hewn out of rock from the same mountains they had to cross to make their getaway. The monument
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Tough line on race welcomed
A FORMER senior cleric has welcomed the new Archbishop of York's tough stance on racism in the church. The former Archdeacon of York, the Venerable George Austin, said Dr John Sentamu was "the best man for the job" to tackle discrimination in the Church
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Three wins give York top spot
YORK retained their Fulford Ladies Invitation Tennis League division one title after a trio of wins against Dunnington, Fulford and Poppleton. Kathryn Place and Karen Retief had three good victories in the match against Poppleton, who finished runners-up
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What a difference a day makes
AFTER becoming the York Senior League's second team to win the National Village Cricket Cup at Lord's the previous day, Sheriff Hutton Bridge were brought down to earth yesterday. The players were shattered after their arrival back home in the early hours
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Women too frightened to venture out alone
WOMEN are too scared to walk alone at night in Fulford as a "hoodie" rapist remains free to strike again. Detectives are hunting the podgy-faced attacker who pulled a young woman into St Oswald's churchyard at 3.45am on Sunday, August 22. Now residents
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Last-gasp Lehmann blow hits Yorkshire
Yorkshire have been shocked to learn that Darren Lehmann will not be joining them for the last three Championship matches of the season as a replacement for fellow Australian Phil Jaques, who leaves shortly to join his country's 'A'-team tour of Pakistan
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Have-a-go hero fights burglar
BATTERED and bruised, this brave postmaster made sure a "hoodie" burglar fled empty-handed - and managed to seize crucial evidence for detectives. Mick Smith, 50, fought and grappled with the intruder after the criminal jemmied open the front door of
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No time for losers
York City manager Billy McEwan was today urging his side to stay positive after last night's sickening 1-0 defeat at Halifax despite dominating the game from start to finish. A 62nd-minute Craig Midgeley penalty swung the game in the hosts favour at the
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We are too soft on youth crime
ON Friday you reported how a young man was stabbed by a 13-year-old girl and a young disabled lad had his PlayStation stolen by a burglar. You have to ask what sort of girl was the 13 year old to be carrying a knife and, more to the point, being prepared
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Protect society
REGARDING court sentences for youths. We are told by the judges that their crime was of so grave a nature, that they would have faced a much longer sentence had they been an adult, but in view of their teenage status, they have received a more lenient
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What will we do?
THE letters and article about the new green bins touched me close to the heart (August 25). When I received the letter from the council I was astounded. I don't know what we will do with our ordinary rubbish. We have a nearly full grey wheelie bin each
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Respect residents
I AM opposed to the proposal to situate Arc Light at Shipton Street School. I believe the quality of life and the value of property in this immediate vicinity will be adversely affected and will deteriorate even further than it has done over the last
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Bike it, Mike
IN reply to Mike Usherwood's letter about traffic jams when going or returning from the Elvington Air Show (August 26), there is one sure way to avoid hold-ups. Next time Mike, just go on your bike. Tom Beever, Rutland Close, Copmanthorpe, York. Updated
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Parent poser
I WAS intrigued by your report on Brown's department store in which you state that its founder, Rhodes Brown, was "born an orphan" (August 24). Are you sure that is actually possible? I believe at least one parent has to be alive at the time of anyone's
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Poo-ball in Rowntree Park
TENSIONS are running high at Rowntree Park. Having read with interest the renewed debate over the Canadian colonisation of York, we took to the park at the weekend to take a gander at the geese. It was the Titley flock's first visit for some weeks, and
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No time for losers
York City manager Billy McEwan was today urging his side to stay positive after last night's sickening 1-0 defeat at Halifax despite dominating the game from start to finish. A 62nd-minute Craig Midgeley penalty swung the game in the hosts favour at the
