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Salute to Albion
TADCASTER Albion boss Jim Collis praised his team's spirit despite their 5-1 West Riding County Cup exit against Nationwide Conference outfit Halifax Town last night. Collis was cheered by his Northern Counties East League first division team's performance
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Sickness bug closes school
AN all-girls private school has been forced to close early for Christmas after an outbreak of gastroenteritis. About 90 girls - a quarter of the 360 pupils at Queen Margaret's School at Escrick, south of York - have been struck down with the highly-infectious
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Come along and sing for angels
The Evening Press is to stage its very first carol service - and we'd like you to join us. On Monday, December 19, at 6.30pm, we will be holding a service of six carols and lessons at our local church, St Denys', close to our headquarters in Walmgate,
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Olympian coaching session
Olympic swimming star Nick Gillingham MBE visited Ashville College in Harrogate to give a coaching demonstration to the school's senior boys and girls swimming squad. The 1988 Olympics 200-metre breaststroke silver medalist coached pupils in sport development
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Bare-faced cheek at York Minster
HAVING observed the rejection of protocol and the undermining of tradition in York Minster on his recent installation, I write to ask the people of York to forgive Archbishop John Sentamu for his error of judgement. I fear that in his rush to be radical
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Strong stand
Thank you for taking such a strong stand against BNP activities in York. Whatever "issues" BNP members peg their campaigns on, the BNP is a racist organisation dedicated to fostering hatred between us. Last week Anthony Walker's killers were sentenced
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Planning farce
WE read with interest the comments of Mr Smith (Just too high, November 30). We also feel let down by City of York Council, which has approved the demolition of a perfectly good two-bedroom bungalow next door to us, for the construction of two detached
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Mystery trip
ROLL up, roll up for the number 12 magical mystery tour! When you jump on to a number 12 bus at Woodthorpe, York, expect the unusual. My trip the other day started with the twice around Woodthorpe routine. This unnatural act unhinged a stranger sitting
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Help in seconds
WHILE keeping an appointment at Haxby Health Centre on December 1, I was taken ill in reception. Help was on hand in seconds. To Dr Hayward and the nurses and receptionists, and not forgetting my daughter, thank you one and all. Mr A Simpson, Wheatfield
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Serious charge
PETER Dawson (Letters, November 30) calls me an apologist for the terrorists who bombed London in July. That is a serious charge, and very unfair. I made no apology for the bombers, nor would I do so. He says this because in replying (November 25) to
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Money for nothing
WHAT do your readers feel about Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA)? As far as most people are concerned, this is something certain people supposedly deserve or have earned. I believe the conditions regarding EMA should be much stricter, as most of
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No butts, let's ban smoking in public
In a week which has seen a record number of NHS Trusts in financial trouble, "hit squads" being sent to Primary Care Trusts and residents being told they must wait for operations, it is disappointing the Government has not pressed ahead with comprehensive
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Band together for close links
ANY aspiring high-tech community needs to be well connected. Nowadays this is every bit as important for digital communication provision as for roads, railways and air links. It hardly seems any time since York was contemplating the roll-out of ADSL (
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Jail needs an iron fist
FULL Sutton Prison houses some of the most depraved inmates in Britain. It would be astonishing if violence were eliminated from within its high walls. But there is a world of difference between a sudden confrontation and organised brutality. The unannounced
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Come along and sing for angels
The Evening Press is to stage its very first carol service - and we'd like you to join us. On Monday, December 19, at 6.30pm, we will be holding a service of six carols and lessons at our local church, St Denys', close to our headquarters in Walmgate,
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Tsunami victim inquest
AN inquest into the death of York tsunami victim Stephen Magson has found that he died from drowning. The 54-year-old, from Holgate, remained on the beach on the Thai island of Phi Phi while his wife, Denise, and stepdaughter, India, went kayaking on
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Restaurant food was past its best
CUSTOMERS at a York restaurant popular with shoppers and tourists could have been poisoned because staff did not follow food safety procedures, the city's magistrates heard. Penny Coupland, City of York Council senior food officer, found cheese, crme
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Fight club
PRISONERS at Full Sutton Jail are organising "fight clubs" to settle debts between inmates, a high-level report claimed today. Chief Inspector of Prisons Anne Owers - reporting after an unannounced visit to the jail near Stamford Bridge - said security
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Sickness bug closes school
AN all-girls private school has been forced to close early for Christmas after an outbreak of gastroenteritis. About 90 girls - a quarter of the 360 pupils at Queen Margaret's School at Escrick, south of York - have been struck down with the highly-infectious
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Princess Royal makes it a double
THE Princess Royal helped make it a right royal couple of days for York. Princess Anne visited the Merchant Adventurers' Hall yesterday for a private event - just a day before her brother, the Duke of York, was due to arrive at the Minster this afternoon
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City seeks happy new tear
SPORTS fans will be told early in the New Year whether a new stadium can be accommodated on the York Central "teardrop" site. The results of an investigation by consultancy firm ARUPS, originally expected to be released at the end of last month, will
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Pensioner killed by traffic lights
A YORK pensioner was killed after a set of traffic lights fell on to her in an horrific town centre road crash. The accident happened outside the Harrogate Exhibition Centre in King's Road at about 3.40pm yesterday. A 4x4 vehicle, which was travelling
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An inn-spectre calls on author
FANS of ghoulish goings-on will be familiar with the craggy features of Richard Felix. He is one of the ghostbusters on the TV show Most Haunted. Richard recently left his native Derbyshire to scour God's Own County for the undead, resurrecting enough
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City seeks happy new tear
SPORTS fans will be told early in the New Year whether a new stadium can be accommodated on the York Central "teardrop" site. The results of an investigation by consultancy firm ARUPS, originally expected to be released at the end of last month, will
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Rumble in the jungle
So the dark horse among the contestants has emerged triumphant at the top of the jungle food chain. Much less well-known than the more established rivals, perhaps; yet not afraid to slug it out night and day before the Great British Public. Not abashed
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Supreme hopes - 07/12/05
KING OF GOTHLAND is fancied to resume winning ways at Huntingdon tomorrow. Kim Bailey's six-year-old lines up for the Racing UK Novices' Handicap Chase over three miles and is expected to come out on top. King Of Gothland scored over this course and distance
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Worthy state of Union
UNION Rovers leapt to the top of the first division of the RJF Homes Beckett Football League with a 5-1 thumping of Rosedale. That was enough to leapfrog Black Swan, Pickering, who were on North Riding County FA Cup duty, at the top. Leading the way was
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York celebrates an "outstanding" Ofsted double
OUTSTANDING - that's how Government inspectors rated two York secondary schools, which have been named on a list of the best in the country. All Saints' RC and Manor Schools feature on Ofsted's "outstanding" list, which rates the top 457 primary and secondary
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Ace athletes take schools indoor trophy
COPMANTHORPE Primary School are the gym kings and queens. During the last four weeks, every school in the Oaklands School Sports Partnership has taken part in an indoor athletics programme. A series of festivals were held at secondary schools to determine
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All Saints fly the city flag
MEET the All Saints Under-14 netball team who will fly the flag for the Minster city in the regional round of the national netball tournament in Sheffield in January. They won the county round at Joseph Rowntree School in thrilling style to move a step
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York table-toppers
City of York Hockey Club Under-12 Girls topped the Yorkshire Youth League 'A' Division at Leeds. They began with a 1-0 victory against their 'B' team, Hannah Garnett getting the decisive goal. They then drew 0-0 with Driffield and beat Wakefield 'A' 1
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Pavement bandits
IT SAYS in the Evening Press (December 5) that, "If a cyclist is seen on a road between sunset and sunrise without lights they will be stopped by the police and asked to take part in the Cycle Defect Rectification Scheme." What about the ones on the pavement
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A taxing matter
WITH regard to Coun Mark Hill's letter of December 5, I could not let it go by without a comment and a question. Presumably he is hoping to make any council tax increases "stationary" ones. And does York & County Press have any vacancies for proof
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Business truckles in
CHEESEMAKERS from North Yorkshire have teamed up with a national bar chain to serve up a new garlic and Italian herb creation across the country. Six months in the making, the new soft cow's milk cheese has been made by Thirsk-based Shepherds Purse exclusively
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Hogging all the seasonal sales
A FAMILY business with a reputation for building quality homes in villages around the Vale of York has sold a quarter of its annual sales target in one month. York-based house builder Hogg The Builder, which was established more than 35 years ago, has
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Developers reveal towering ambition
PLANS to convert one of York's most historic landmark buildings into a plush £1 million home are moving forward with the start of flood protection work. Property investment and development company The Helmsley Group of Pocklington acquired Lendal Tower
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Church angels
THE vicar of Walmgate, the Rev Allan Hughes, has increased congregations at St Denys' Church by 40 per cent in recent months. Much of this success can be put down to the fact that, in Mr Hughes' words, "we're very welcoming". On Monday, December 19, the
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Council facing £2m shortfall
FINANCE chiefs at York council are facing a £2 million budget deficit. That is the figure left to find next year, after the authority learned how it much it would get from the Government in grant funding. The Evening Press reported yesterday how residents
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Crezzie well set to soar
High-flying Leeds United will soon have their full complement of strikers available, with Richard Cresswell looking to regain his place. Bridlington-born Cresswell returned to full training last week, having recovered from a ruptured knee ligament that
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Hospitals triumph suits Dave
An excellent field of 60 anglers enjoyed good sport on the Ouse as bream fed well in the Animals Hospitals Cup. Following a week of wet and mild conditions the river was around five feet above normal level and heavily coloured. Most anglers relied upon
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County badge of honour
IT was a moment when military history was made, heralded by light, fire and music. The event was the birth of the new Yorkshire Regiment, in the dramatic setting of York's Clifford's Tower. As soldiers stood in ranks around the tower, the image of the
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Thrill a spin for Willison
Oliver Willison from Pocklington Karate Centre can hold his head up high after a fine debut with the England squad in the World Karate Association World Championships. Despite only just recovering from a hamstring injury, he finished in seventh place
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Frame on for stars
TWO of snooker's rising stars have won the right to take on living legends in the Travis Perkins UK Championship at York Barbican Centre. Six-times world champion Steve Davis had won the UK title twice before his opponent tomorrow, 19-year-old Mark Allen
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Cuts in services or a 7.5% rise are choices
A COUNCIL tax rise of 7.5 per cent or cuts in city services - that's the option facing York council chiefs today following a "grotesque" decision from central Government. The average Band D council tax bill could go up by nearly £84 next year after the
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It's a Hotte derby date
YORK City skipper Mark Hotte will return to action this afternoon if the reserves' home match against his former club Scarborough goes ahead. Hotte has been sidelined since mid-October after fracturing his shoulder during the Minstermen's last league
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Way we were
Wednesday, December 7, 2005 100 years ago In a Summons under the Food and Drugs Act of 1899, against Arthur Prince, milk dealer, of York, the Town Clerk stated that the defendant sold a can of skimmed milk from a receptacle which was not labelled to denote
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Cells offer a cancer cure
STEPHEN LEWIS visits the York lab where scientists have made a major breakthrough in the search for a cure for prostate cancer. SHONA Lang is peering through a microscope into a shallow plastic dish containing what looks, to the naked eye, like coloured
