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Stripped for action
YORK City Knights RL Club will stage a launch night on Wednesday for the new home and away strips and all other new merchandise for 2006. The event, in the Huntington Stadium bar from 6pm to 9.30pm, is for season-ticket holders and vice-presidents only
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Gangsters haul - 29/11/05
Alan Dempsey, who won the Maurice Young Memorial Handicap Chase 12 months ago on Weaver George, can do the double at Catterick tomorrow. Dempsey's mount this time is Gangsters R Us, trained by Andrew Parker and a good third at Newcastle last Saturday.
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Praise for students
THE head teacher at a York secondary Scool used the annual prize-giving to praise the outstanding work done there over the past year. Brian Crosby paid tribute to the hard work and determination of staff and pupils alike, in front of an audience of 500
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Shocking the world
IN the third of our new weekly High 5s series, Peter Martini selects his top five international sporting shocks of all time. NEW Zealand overwhelmed Australia at Elland Road on Saturday to achieve what many thought was more impossible than improbable.
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Commercial Property spotlight: Lots under the hammer
INVESTORS are expected to converge on a London auction to bid for commercial properties in Selby, Scarborough and Bridlington town centres. Auctioneer George Walker, of Allsop & Co, hopes to bring in more than £2 million from just four lots when he
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Tunnel vision rewarded
A TUNNELLING project has earned a Tadcaster civil engineering group the 2005 Project Of The Year title. Birse Civils, of Sherburn Road, earned the award from the North East Civil Engineering Contractors Association for its feats in building stage two
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Criminals still get off lightly
FOR all the Government's talk of putting the crime victim first, the needs of the criminal are too often top priority. Peter Robinson was brutally murdered. For 45 sickening minutes, he was kicked and stamped on, and even hit with a door. Two men were
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We should take pride in Britain
THE Archbishop of York's sentiments and observations were like a breath of fresh air to a beleaguered nation with all the political correctness we have to endure these days (November 23). It takes a foreign national to remind us of our pride and heritage
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Smelling a rat
WHAT a lot of absolute drivel over one lone rat ("Mum's Anger At Bin Rat Charge", November 25)! My mother, or grandmother, would soon have got the spade to it without a second thought, never mind contacting the local paper. As for charging Miss Faulkner
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Locals wanted
WE would like to say a big thank you to all of those people who supported our Keep York Local campaign via letters in the Press etc. A lot of people like us want to see the twin aims of getting people born and bred in York back in high quality housing
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Too trivial
FOR goodness sake why can't everyone leave Coun Ann Reid alone with regard to her use, or even abuse, of the new traffic light system? She made a mistake and held her hand up to it, but can those who have criticised her honestly say they wouldn't have
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Life and the law
SIMON Sweeney correctly points out that the EU rules forbid the reintroduction of hanging (Letters, November 25) - one more reason to quit that cursed body. Clearly he is no democrat as every poll reveals the will of the voters is abused on this matter
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Trolley trouble
HAVING read many readers' letters about disabled parking, may I put another point forward? One correspondent said that trying to push a wheelchair and a trolley at the same time was hard work for both. Have you not noticed that major supermarkets provide
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Thank you, York
MAY I express my sincere gratitude and thanks for the warm welcome your Lord Mayor, Janet Greenwood, accorded me during my visit to York on Tuesday, November 15. I am traversing the country, exchanging gifts and messages of goodwill to mayors and dignitaries
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Stop shipments
IS it not time to "stop the bull ship"? I was shocked to discover that my hard-earned taxes are being used to subsidise the export each year of some 200,000 live cattle from the European Union to the Middle East. The animals suffer highly stressful journeys
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Cemetery solution
FAMILIES who have built elaborate memorials to their loved ones in a York cemetery have been handed a three-month deadline by council chiefs to remove them. But a compromise deal has been reached allowing grieving relatives to put ornaments in a special
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Burglar who stole goods worth more than £40,000 in York raids gets his six-year jail sentence slash
A BURGLAR who plagued York and made off with goods worth £40,000 has had his jail term slashed by nearly a third. London's Criminal Appeal Court reduced the sentence on Michael Andrew Hester, who committed dozens of burglaries and thefts in Huntington
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Deal reached in wall stand-off
A BITTER row to save a wall is likely to reach a compromise - after residents learned they could not afford to fight the battle in the courts. People in Markham Crescent, in The Groves, York, have accepted a plan to replace the top half of the 100-year-old
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Inquest to start on wave victims
THE inquest into the deaths of those killed in the Boxing Day tsunami will be held next week. At least six people from the York area are thought to have died in the tragedy: Stephen Magson, of York, who ran a business in Sherburn-in-Elmet; Sarah Bent,
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African drums for Archbishop
JOHN Sentamu will sail into York on Wednesday accompanied by African drummers for his enthronement as the new Archbishop of York. A pleasure boat will carry him up the Ouse from Bishopthorpe Palace at about 9.15am and drop him at Marygate landing, where
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York on the up to write new chapter
THE form-book went out of the window as City of York I became the first side to win at Preston in a year in the Northern Hockey League. Their 3-2 victory, coming on the back of last week's victory over Alderley Edge, means York are on the rise from their
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Heworth 'A' on the move
HEWORTH 'A' moved up to third in Yorkshire League division three after a gritty 14-10 win at Sherburn. The Villagers reserves have played more games than the teams around them, but their place in the table underlines the improvement in a side which last
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Fatal crash driver 'fell ill at wheel' theory
AN ELDERLY motorist may have fallen ill at the wheel of his car before crashing into a tree in a village near York. The man, who has not yet been identified, was taken to York Hospital after the fatal accident, which happened just before 1pm yesterday
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Yorkshire in obesity crisis
A DOCTOR warned today of an "obesity epidemic" sweeping our region. The comments from York GP David Fair came in the wake of a new major lifestyle report, which showed that almost one in four people in Yorkshire and Humberside is obese. In addition, smoking
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Dame Judi, the squatter
THOSE working to bring back York's Mystery Plays, be warned. It's not all glamour. The greatest graduate of this unique artistic endeavour, Dame Judi Dench, has an uncomfortable memory of her early exposures to open air theatre. She appeared in three
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Earlier start for City at New Year
YORK City's New Year's Eve home clash with Morecambe will now kick off at 1pm. The game will start two hours earlier than scheduled at the request of the Conference to allow Morecambe fans time to return home and enjoy the 2006 celebrations. As reported
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Heworth 'A' on the move
HEWORTH 'A' moved up to third in Yorkshire League division three after a gritty 14-10 win at Sherburn. The Villagers reserves have played more games than the teams around them, but their place in the table underlines the improvement in a side which last
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Should public sector workers retire at 60?
As the debate over pensions heats up, we ask... should public sector workers retire at 60? Yes, says Glen Gears, Unison area secretary of the ambulance service. IT is certainly right that health service workers should be able to retire on a full pension
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Super League return is new forward's aim
NEW York City Knights signing Rob Spicer is determined to work his way back to Super League - and he reckons the Knights can help him get there. The 21-year-old back-rower joined the LHF National League Two champions this month after being surprisingly
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Robins aim to scupper Pikes
SELBY Town will be out for revenge when they travel to neighbours Pickering tonight in the first round of the Northern Counties East League President's Cup. The Pikes beat Bob Lyon's men twice in the league last season when maximum points from either
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Parents in row over 'truancy'
FURIOUS parents today demanded an apology from council and police chiefs, after a routine truancy patrol turned into an angry row. Selby couple Scott and Marie Shooter claim their six-year-old daughter, Abi, was left scared and upset following the dispute
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Soccability hospitality
CHILDREN from York's two special schools - Applefields and Hob Moor Oaks - took part in the recent Soccability Festival. The festival followed eight weeks of coaching in both schools from Copmanthorpe FC to mark the club becoming a Community Charter Mark
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Netting a cash boost
ON the verge of a huge expansion breakthrough, York technology company Net P.A. Ltd will tomorrow seek a £200,000 cash injection. The firm, based at York Science Park, has just teamed up with US software giant Unisys to produce its Net P.A. software which
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New beer strikes a chord
A microbrewery in North Yorkshire has been signed up by no-smoking pub pioneers, Market Town Taverns, to provide a special limited-edition opera beer. A one-off opera-themed ale has been specially brewed by Knaresborough-based Roosters Brewery, which
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Weighty issue
THE news delivers daily predictions of death and disaster. Will we succumb to avian flu, or be a victim of some terror outrage? As we contemplate these fears over a TV dinner, the far more immediate threat is under our noses. Couch potatoes and chips
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No surprises here
IT came as no surprise to read that a council spokesperson did not understand that rats are excellent climbers. Nor was I surprised to learn that the same spokesperson didn't realise that, because of the fortnightly collection, many bins will be overflowing
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Rudy's ready
ROCKING Rudolph here, and once again, along with my friends from Minster Lions, I will be travelling around York during the festive season. Come and visit me at the places listed below. We are hopeful Santa Claus will also be there, so all you children
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What have they done with the off switch?
THEY say "Save The Planet, Use Less Electric". Well I have a question to ask. Why is it almost every electrical item that I have bought in the recent past, lacks an off switch? A computer printer, a TV freeview box, a DVD player, a radio, and the washing
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Bible discovery
I READ with interest the letter from Ida Mary Goodrick and have in my possession one of the bibles referred to (November 17). This was presented to my mother in 1911 by the United Methodist Churches. The cover is embossed "By the will of Philip, Lord
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Life on Lonely Street
WELL, what a kerfuffle. Last week's column either struck a chord or touched a nerve with you lot out there. The letters and emails flooded in from sympathisers or the outraged after I'd opened up on the subject of loneliness. All I said was that I'd rather
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"For the first time ever, I feel alive"
JO HAYWOOD talks to a North Yorkshire woman who has dropped six dress sizes and gained a new life thanks to drastic stomach surgery. AT the age of 12, Lynn Carter was 12 stone. She was popping diet pills and attending a slimming club when her friends
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Stabbed guard lucky to be alive
A SECURITY guard at a York hospital told today how his lifesaving body armour helped him survive a vicious knife attack. Paul Poruba, 30, was stabbed after he confronted four drunken men in the car park at Bootham Park Hospital yesterday morning. The
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Doubles duo sink champs
YORK John Smith's Ladies Darts League division one champions Cueball 'B' came unstuck as the reigning pairs champions Toni Smallwood - Becky Laverack secured a last-gasp victory for Leeman 'B'. Cygnet 'C' kick-started their season with a resounding 7-
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Report reveals that 100 shops and offices are lying empty in Selby
MORE than 100 shops, offices and other businesses are lying empty in Selby, prompting fears for the future of small businesses in the town, the Evening Press can reveal today. Latest figures show that one in seven businesses properties in the Selby town
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Majestic day for diamond couple
A COUPLE who have spent years helping others received a special congratulations card from the Queen on their diamond wedding. Brian Hashagen, 89, has been a volunteer for the Citizen's Advice Bureau and a tourist guide and his wife Hilary, 85, a former
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Earlier start for City at New Year
YORK City's New Year's Eve home clash with Morecambe will now kick off at 1pm. The game will start two hours earlier than scheduled at the request of the Conference to allow Morecambe fans time to return home and enjoy the 2006 celebrations. As reported
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Super League return is new forward's aim
NEW York City Knights signing Rob Spicer is determined to work his way back to Super League - and he reckons the Knights can help him get there. The 21-year-old back-rower joined the LHF National League Two champions this month after being surprisingly
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I'm flushed with excitement
"IT isn't April 1, is it?" Driving home last night, an item was aired on the radio which smacked of April foolery. On Radio 4, of all places, it was a report about toilets. It was not the facts behind the story - that women need twice as many toilets
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Way we were
Tuesday, November 29, 2005 100 years ago In a quiet and unostentatious manner, the York branch of the National association for the Prevention of Consumption and other forms of Tuberculosis was conducting the campaign against the White Plague, as Tuberculosis
