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Knights snap up Buckley
YORK City Knights have turned to Australia for their latest recruit. The LHF National League One newcomers will soon announce the signing of second-row cum prop forward Dave Buckley from one of Australia's most traditional clubs, Newtown Jets. Buckley
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Aspin urges Town not to Philpotter around
Harrogate Town midfielder Lee Philpott is the biggest doubt for their return to Nationwide North at Hednesford Town tomorrow. The veteran performer came off after 100 minutes of Tuesday night's epic FA Cup first round replay suffering with cramp, and
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Marcia slide home in cup clash
YORK John Smith's Sunday Morning League division one leaders Marcia were made to fight all the way against lower division opposition Cueball Fulford in their Challenge Cup round two tie at Bishopthorpe. After a blank first half, the goals came thick and
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To power of ten
Unbeaten Kings Head went ten up over Gimcrack in division two of the York and District Sunday Afternoon League. Hat-tricks by David Allan and Stuart Ellis, a John Dutton brace and a goal each for Simon Collier and Joseph Jefferson sent Kings Head to a
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White's parting shot
STOP whingeing and get moving. That was the stinging message last night from Chris White, ex-managing director of Nestl Rowntree to nearly 300 business people gathered at the York Racecourse for the 2005 Evening Press Business Awards. The tough-talking
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Beanz meanz...
IF you find yourself sitting in a bath of cold baked beans today, console yourself with this thought - you are not alone. Across Britain, folk are immersing themselves in various foodstuffs, waltzing around the place in every colour of wig and generally
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Simply the best fireworks I've seen in York
I THOUGHT this year's fireworks display was the best I have ever seen in York. I have enclosed this picture for all those who missed it on Bonfire Night. Ian Thomson, Crichton Avenue, York. Updated: 10:20 Friday, November 18, 2005
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Waste policy is load of rubbish
I AM seething after reading Coun Jamieson-Ball's letter (Waste not, November 16). Of course this initiative has increased our participation in doorstep recycling, because we have been bullied into participating. I am not anti-recycling and obediently
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Futile efforts
I CONSIDER the present efforts to recycle are a complete waste of time and money. Large amounts of worthless newsprint are being collected and, instead of being thrown into a hole in the ground, are transported to China. This uses tons of fuel and produces
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Junction solution
THE Rices from Wheldrake are quite correct in saying the council proposals for the Crockey Hill A19 are irrelevant (Letters, November 11). The A19 traffic flow is non-stop at peak hours, and there must be many more near-misses than the too-frequent collisions
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Reject scheme
THE Press has been full of Dransfield's stylised artists' impressions of new plans for its developments in the heart of Selby - a supermarket, extension and three retail units totalling 100,000sq ft in or close to the conservation area. The scale of this
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Thanks Hugh Bayley for supporting Blair
I WAS much relieved to read the recent article in the Evening Press confirming that York MP Hugh Bayley supported Prime Minister Tony Blair following the back-stabbing by his own rebellious and totally disloyal group of MPs. Mr Blair is a man of strong
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Menswear shop to close down
ONE of York's oldest independent retailers is to shut down. Edmund Jackson Menswear, which has run a shop in Davygate for more than 67 years is to close, owner Paul Jackson revealed. Mr Jackson, the third generation of his family to run the shop, said
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Squatters make camp by river
A PICTURESQUE riverside green area is being ruined by homeless campers, residents said today. People living near St Barnabas Church, off Leeman Road, claim rough sleepers are pitching tents by the river and leaving the area looking like a rubbish tip.
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Bid to shame graves families
A PARISH council near Selby has been labelled insentisitive for "naming and shaming" people in a bid to sort out unstable headstones in a village cemetery. In its latest newsletter, Hambleton Parish Council has published a list of headstones, complete
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University rise to challenge
UNIVERSITY Staff Club Ladies were in sizzling form at Fulfordgate in Division Two of the York Badminton League. They stormed to an 8-1 victory with Sue Scott and Lynn Terry racing to three wins for 90-34, while Jean Davison and Lorraine Gregory picked
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Fewer tourists are visiting York's smaller attractions
TOURIST attractions in York say they are suffering, after a downturn in visitors of up to 15 per cent in the last year. Smaller visitor centres are struggling, and one is launching an appeal to replace lost revenue. Barley Hall, off Stonegate, which is
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Sandhill Laners bid to stop rot
AFTER three Yorkshire One defeats in a row, Selby RUFC have to get their act together and start to win games, but the omens are not good as they travel to take on Wheatley Hills on Saturday. The Doncaster-based club has not proved to be a happy hunting
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Favourite team to honour Joe
FOOTBALL-MAD Joe Lister is to be remembered by his favourite team, Manchester United. A memorial to 14-year-old Joe, who died on a school caving trip, will be going in the match programme for United's game against Portsmouth at Old Trafford on December
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Bishop prays for victory
YORK City striker Andy Bishop has returned from goalscoring international duty determined to fire his team back up the Conference table. Bishop scored the England National Game XI's first goal in Tuesday night's 2-0 victory over a Belgian Under-21 side
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Six men hunted over York rape
A GANG of six men was involved in the repeated rape of a helpless deaf woman in a York graveyard, detectives have revealed today. Officers have renewed calls for potential witnesses to come forward following the attack in the grounds of St Martin's Church
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City pays £800 for royal jaunt
THE royals enjoyed themselves at York Racecourse earlier this year, so it is good to see they have returned the city's hospitality. Clearly the Windsors would have struggled to invite the entire population back to their place. But a select group of eight
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Bishop prays for victory
YORK City striker Andy Bishop has returned from goalscoring international duty determined to fire his team back up the Conference table. Bishop scored the England National Game XI's first goal in Tuesday night's 2-0 victory over a Belgian Under-21 side
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It's Aggborough anguish for down-at-heel Harriers
YORK City travel to Aggborough tomorrow to face a Kidderminster Harriers side struggling for form in front of their own fans. Stuart Watkiss' men have lost four of their last six home encounters in the Conference with Morecambe the only visiting side
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Way we were
Friday, November 18, 2005 100 years ago The removal of the pigs from a portion of the York Cattle Market to a more convenient area of the market left a space in the wool sheds without any use being made of it, except the occasional sale of shorthorn cattle
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Why we need a £30 million HQ
Why does City of York Council want to build itself a new £30 million HQ? STEPHEN LEWIS finds out. QUENTIN Macdonald pushes through the door to 2 St Leonard's Place, York. "Welcome to the rabbit warren," he says. He's not kidding; 2 St Leonard's is home
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King set to rule - 18/11/05
DON'T miss tuning in to the £150,000 Betfair Chase at Haydock tomorrow to see the Cheltenham Gold Cup winner in action. Kicking King, trained in Ireland by Tom Taaffe, promises to be the star of the show as he makes his first visit to Britain since his
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Pikes stay bold as Alex smarts
Pickering Town player/manager Alex Mathie is on crutches after snapping a hamstring and trapping a nerve in his back in the Northern Counties East League Cup win over Yorkshire Amateur. The 36-year-old forward was taken off by ambulance after trapping
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Graduates take a leap into future
HUNDREDS of students celebrated the end of years of hard work when they received their degrees at a series of York St John College graduation ceremonies. The ceremonies were taking place over two days at York Minster, yesterday and today, and saw students
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Stan nets £4,589 in charity catch
AN 85-year-old fisherman has managed to net £4,589 for cancer patients by organising a charity fish-in at his lake in Elvington. Stan Britton and his family laid bait that fishing enthusiasts could not resist - the unique opportunity to fish the lake
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Ian's award honour
Ian Johnston, the 79-year-old former managing director and later chairman of Terrys of York, was visibly moved when he received his Lifetime Achievement Award from DE Ford Insurance Brokers. Mr Johnston, who headed up the former York chocolate factory
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Shop soars to victory
WHAT a terrific celebration of Yorkshire entrepreneurial flair. From underwear designers to games designers, from children's books publishers to software publishers, last night's Evening Press Business Awards highlighted the tremendous diversity among
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Wagons on a roll
FOLLOWING your recent report on the proposals to stage a production of the Mystery Plays in York Minster in 2010, with sponsorship of £100,000 towards costs from the city council, may I offer an alternative perspective? The York Guilds will present Mystery
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Disgusting plot
I AM writing in response to the article about Dringhouses cemetery (November 8). The cremation plot the council is complaining about is the tidiest part of the cemetery. The rest is disgusting. My family are buried on the back row where the railway line
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Play the game
THE power of the press is good for expressing views whether constructive or not. It was nice to read Pat Pallier's letter (October 28) concerning the possible market in Haxby Memorial Hall. It seems as though she feels it would be such a success, that
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Muddy river
IF you looked up river from Lendal Bridge towards Scarborough Bridge, in York, last week, you would have seen on the paved paths on either bank of the river a deep deposit of mud and silt left by flood waters. This mud, I guess, has been washed off the
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Housework workout
As a new guide to getting lean while you clean hits the shelves, Health Reporter CHARLOTTE PERCIVAL puts the theory to the test. I'VE never been the most enthusiastic person in the kitchen - just ask my mum. Nor do I claim to be the keenest athlete in
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The chilling words of an instructor to 11 children on tragic caving trip
"WE are going to have to get through the tunnel now, or we won't get out alive!" Those were the words of an instructor to 11 cold and scared children in the cave which claimed Joe Lister's life. Today 14-year-old Amy Ryder, of Copmanthorpe, York, the
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Solicitors object to ex-church's 2am licence bid
HEAVENLY York bar The Parish is praying council chiefs will let the spirits flow until the early hours. But a nearby business, Langley's Solicitors, in Micklegate, has objected to its application to serve alcohol until 2am. In a letter to City of York
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Cycling sex pest warning
THIS is the freckled cycling sex pest being hunted by York detectives. The ginger-haired teenager is wanted for a string of indecent assaults against women in the Tadcaster Road area of York since September. York Police spokesman Colin Ventress said seven
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£27k cancer drug hope
BREAST cancer sufferer Nicola Allford has forked out thousands of pounds for the potentially-lifesaving drug Herceptin. Hundreds of well-wishers from her York church have also thrown themselves behind a major fundraising drive in a bid for the treatment
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York RI hit back with a vengeance
YORK RI 'A' stormed back in convincing manner after losing to their 'B' team in Division One of the NEDL York and District Table Tennis League. Jill Rounce put them to the sword with three wins in the 'B' team's 7-3 victory, but the RI first string bounced
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Knights snap up Buckley
YORK City Knights have turned to Australia for their latest recruit. The LHF National League One newcomers will soon announce the signing of second-row cum prop forward Dave Buckley from one of Australia's most traditional clubs, Newtown Jets. Buckley
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McEwan ponders tactical change
YORK City boss Billy McEwan is considering switching to a five-man defence for tomorrow's Conference clash at Kidderminster Harriers depending on the fitness of James Dudgeon. The Minstermen have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last six Conference
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New Stevenage date
YORK City's postponed home match with Stevenage Borough has been re-arranged for Tuesday, December 13. The match had originally been scheduled for Saturday, December 3 until Stevenage progressed to the second round of the FA Cup. Another new date would
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Broken leg stuns Peat
YORK City vice-captain Nathan Peat faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines after being told he has a fractured leg. Peat has been troubled since September with a calf problem that was believed to be deep bone bruising but the 23-year-old left-back limped
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Sandhill Laners bid to stop rot
AFTER three Yorkshire One defeats in a row, Selby RUFC have to get their act together and start to win games, but the omens are not good as they travel to take on Wheatley Hills on Saturday. The Doncaster-based club has not proved to be a happy hunting
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Land of hope and council tax
A small group of senior citizens were discussing the recent action against rising council taxes, which landed our peers in jail and were considering what could be done locally in support. Would there be sufficient support in York to march and possibly
