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Heslington stay in command
TWO goals each from Stuart Dickenson and Danny Walters gave Leeper Hare York and District League division one leaders Heslington a 4-0 win at Wiberfoss. Second-placed Tockwith won 2-0 at home to Amotherby & Swinton with goals from Danny Clements and
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Huby still unbeaten
Huby United maintained their unbeaten record in division three with a 4-1 home win over St Clements. John Dale gave the visitors the lead but Huby hit back with goals from Andrew Bell, Richard Jennison, Arthur Broadbent and Simon Wilson. Osbaldwick moved
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Second big surprise as Service defeat top dogs
Civil Service, languishing at the foot of Leeper Hare York and District League Reserve 'C' produced their second remarkable result in succession as they defeated league leaders Ouseburn 3-2. This surprise success followed on from their defeat of second-placed
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Fish, chips and £800 raffle cash
FISH, chips and raffle tickets have given the Guardian Angels appeal an £800 boost. Margaret Garnett runs a Christmas raffle every year at the Poppleton Road Fish Bar, in York, raising money for local causes. This year she decided to help the £300,000
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Travel agency launch
A NEW travel agency has been launched in York. David Carruthers and Errol De Hoedt have set up Conexo Global Travel at the Raylor Centre, in James Street. Mr Carruthers, who is a former financial controller for the Moat House hotel, in North Street, York
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Breaking up with Barbie
DON'T be unduly alarmed if you woke up today to find a mangled body on your daughter's bedroom floor. If the body in question has flowing blonde locks, pointy feet and unfeasibly large boobs with a noticeable absence of anything even vaguely nipplish,
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Cautions put players on the edge
YORK City will be walking a disciplinary tightrope against Stevenage Borough on Tuesday night. Andy Bishop's fifth yellow card of the season means City will be without their 14-goal top scorer when promotion hopefuls Grays Athletic visit KitKat Crescent
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Please don't shut us in our village for race meetings
DO not shut us in our village - that is the plea from a parish council chairman after city bosses revealed proposals to control race-day traffic in York. City of York Council is asking residents for their views on a draft plan for dealing with traffic
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Pounding new beat
RELEASED York City striker David Pounder is training with former club Scarborough. Pounder, whose KitKat Crescent contract expired last week, is hoping to win a permanent deal with the Seadogs. Updated: 10:59 Monday, January 09, 2006
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Bogus police officer warning
A THIEF posing as a policeman conned his way into an elderly woman's home and stole her handbag. The bogus cop showed a phoney identification card before telling the pensioner he needed to check her doors. Police are warning householders to beware and
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Hough leads way in Malton spree
Malton and Norton showed no mercy to Northumberland and Durham One league's bottom side Hartlepool TDSOB by scoring eight tries in a 62-0 bonanza. Full back Ben Hough scored 32 points with two tries and eight conversions to add to his two penalties. The
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York trading park plan thrown out
IT could have brought 2,500 new jobs to York - but people power has sunk multi-million plans to bulldoze green belt land and build a new business park. Residents and council chiefs were overjoyed today after John Prescott threw out a scheme to build new
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Villagers in cup crash
HEWORTH ARLC threw away a half-time lead to crash out of the Powergen Challenge Cup at the first hurdle at home to Stanley Rangers. The Villagers led 12-4 shortly before the interval and looked on course for a place in the first round, but the team from
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Deported pimp's profits seized
A BROTHEL owner who gained more than £55,000 from the sex trade has been stripped of thousands of pounds by a court. Hao Wang was deported back to his native China last August following a two-year prison sentence after being exposed by an Evening Press
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Goal hero signs up until end of season
YORK City goal hero James Dudgeon has agreed terms to stay at KitKat Crescent until the end of the season. Dudgeon scored for the fourth time this season in the Minstermen's 1-0 victory at Crawley Town on Saturday and is pleased that manager Billy McEwan
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Patients moved by taxi for clinic ops
HEALTH chiefs lurched into a new crisis today after it emerged some patients needing surgery were sent to West and East Yorkshire because of a "lack of capacity" at York Hospital. Only days after we revealed that Selby and York Primary Care Trust (PCT
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Pipped at the post in Spain
HERE at the Diary we are always pleased to hear about customs and traditions from different parts of the world, and what better time to consider those associated with the start of the New Year? Here in the UK the old tradition of the first footer crossing
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Crawley Town 0, York City 1
IN the shadow of Gatwick airport, York City provided another reminder of the form that saw them flying high during the first three months of the season. Crawley Town offered stern opposition at the Broadfield Stadium on Saturday with John Hollins hailed
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Way we were
Monday, January 9, 2006 100 years ago The parents-in-law of William Berger of the USA, and his bride Nannie, had established a much needed precedent. They had given their consent to the young people's union only on condition that each sign an agreement
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Heartland duo join NL3
Two clubs from the rugby league heartland will compete in this year's LHF Healthplan National League Three. The elite summer competition for sides outside the professional game will kick off on Saturday, April 15, with Bradford Dudley Hill Demons beginning
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Star leaves
York RUFC fly-half Carl Paterson has played his final game for the club this season. The influential No 10 flies out to Rome this week to play in the Italian League for the rest of the campaign. He is the Clifton Park club's leading league points scorer
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Selby are beaten but hold their place
SELBY lost 20-7 at Bradford Salem but retain seventh place in Yorkshire One. They were ten points behind by half time and twenty points down after an hour. They rallied in the last quarter to score seven points. Salem inside centre Tama Collins opened
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Villagers in cup crash
HEWORTH ARLC threw away a half-time lead to crash out of the Powergen Challenge Cup at the first hurdle at home to Stanley Rangers. The Villagers led 12-4 shortly before the interval and looked on course for a place in the first round, but the team from
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Pocklington's double delight
POCKLINGTON RUFC completed a memorable Yorkshire Two double over West Park with a 13-8 away victory. The visitors opened the scoring in the 12th minute with a superb try. Right wing Rob Jackson was set free in midfield at top speed and he ghosted through
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Our choice is for local hospitals
Patricia Hewitt blandly states, "of course, everybody wants a choice of hospitals". I have made a point of asking around the people I know if they want that and nobody does. What they want is for their local hospital to be able to treat them when they
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Why standing up for your beliefs can prove costly
People who stand up for something they believe in are not always successful when their problem turns into a legal battle. As a court case in York showed last week, residents who try to help their community can face huge financial hardship when they find
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Motorists first
With the festivities of the Christmas season a fond memory, it is time to turn our minds to New Year's resolutions. Personally, I've given up on the usual "lose weight, healthier life style" etc. Having spent 50 years in my personal and professional life
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Footing the bill
REGARDING Peter Edwards, commercial director of First York, (Letters, January 2), can Mr Edwards explain why does the City of York Council give hard-earned council-tax payers' money to First York bus group in subsidies? When the First group makes millions
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Short cuts
Is the "Wige Line", as illustrated in the photograph on the letters page for January 2, a new bus route which has been introduced to York by the First Bus company, or is this its new colloquialism for Wigginton? A Dobinson, Askham Lane, York Updated:
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Double hike
WITH regard to the recent furore about price rises on the trains. When travelling beyond London, the Underground fare is part of the total fare. But this is not so for active and retired rail staff because they have to pay. Their fare rise, although on
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Rob joy for Taddy
TADCASTER Albion maintained their leadership of Northern Counties East League division one in sensational style. They were trailing 2-0 at Hall Road Rangers with just six minutes left on the clock but hit back to snatch a 3-2 victory. Hall Road, who have
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Boro boss in search for scorer
SCARBOROUGH are now poised just above the relegation zone in the Nationwide Conference after the 1-0 defeat at home to Hereford United. With six defeats and a draw in their last seven games manager Neil Redfearn is facing a major test of his managerial
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Town crumble in second half
HARROGATE Town were sunk by three goals midway through the second half as they lost 3-1 at Hyde United in Nationwide North. Town were on top in the first half and Lee Philpott put them ahead after 13 minutes. Ben Jones squared the ball across the box
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Shock blow for leaders
THERE was a shock defeat for the premier division leaders as the top three sides were beaten in the first Leeper Hare York and District League programme of the year. And all three of the high-riding sides were leading at one time in their respective games
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Kartiers get first win for 11 months
SELBY side Kartiers made a great start to the year in Leeper Hare York and District League Reserve A by scoring their first win in the league since last February. Two goals from Mark Lucas gave them a 2-1 home win over bottom club Malton Bacon Factory
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Father and son's university blow
A father and son say they have been stopped from getting on the same university course because they are related. David and Michael Sharpe run the Essence Healthcare nursing agency in and around York with 54 qualified nurses on their books working in hospitals
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For the love of David
A MOTHER whose 24-year-old son died of a chronic kidney illness today pledged to donate cash raised at his funeral to the Evening Press's Guardian Angels campaign. Julie Meier saw her son, David, lose his fight for life after suffering for 13 years with
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Rosie hits out over child vouchers
A FORMER Evening Press Business Of The Year award-winner today hit out at the region's employers for failing to take advantage of childcare vouchers. Rosie Pressland, principal of Pocklington Montessori School, lashed bosses for "not taking advantage
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Cuts may bring curtain down
A YORK youth theatre may be forced to close if it loses crucial council funding. The Stagecoach Youth Theatre is set to lose its £9,500 annual grant as the City of York Council tries to make savings in next year's budget. Now the theatre's founder and
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TV ghosthunter on the ghoul trail in city
TELEVISION ghosthunter Derek Acorah is coming to York to make contact with its spookiest citizens. Paranormal expert Acorah and his presenters, Danniella Westbrook and Angus Purden, will be broadcasting live from the most haunted sites in the city as
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Goal hero signs up until end of season
YORK City goal hero James Dudgeon has agreed terms to stay at KitKat Crescent until the end of the season. Dudgeon scored for the fourth time this season in the Minstermen's 1-0 victory at Crawley Town on Saturday and is pleased that manager Billy McEwan
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In full working order
WHAT a difference a year makes! Council bosses today declared their CCTV network was "in full working order" - 12 months after an Evening Press investigation revealed more than one-third did not work. City of York Council said the network of dozens of
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Rob joy for Taddy
TADCASTER Albion maintained their leadership of Northern Counties East League division one in sensational style. They were trailing 2-0 at Hall Road Rangers with just six minutes left on the clock but hit back to snatch a 3-2 victory. Hall Road, who have
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Shock blow for leaders
THERE was a shock defeat for the premier division leaders as the top three sides were beaten in the first Leeper Hare York and District League programme of the year. And all three of the high-riding sides were leading at one time in their respective games
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Village anger after 200 homes go-ahead
A BITTER row has broken out after councillors backed plans for nearly 200 new homes on a site plagued by controversy. Selby District Council's planning committee has supported plans by Persimmon Homes and Redrow Homes to build 193 houses between Low Street
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'Booze made me a monster'
MURDERER Mark Hobson was branded "pure evil" today after he tried to blame alcohol for his horrific and bloody killing of four people. The devastated boyfriend of victim Diane Sanderson said: "I don't care what he says. He can't blame alcohol or anything
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Hough leads way in Malton spree
Malton and Norton showed no mercy to Northumberland and Durham One league's bottom side Hartlepool TDSOB by scoring eight tries in a 62-0 bonanza. Full back Ben Hough scored 32 points with two tries and eight conversions to add to his two penalties. The
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Eight-try Acorn enjoy Ideal start to year
YORK Acorn breezed past Ideal Isberg as a super second-half show saw them kick-off their 2006 campaign on a fine winning note. The Hull outfit came to Thanet Road on the back of a losing run away from home but Acorn were wary the festive break may prove
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Lively York RI stay top of table
YORK RI consolidated their leadership of Yorkshire Three with a 21-8 victory at Old Modernians. Despite the miserable conditions and playing up the slope in the first half, RI attempted to play open rugby, scrum half Tim Nash taking every opportunity
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Full of praise
I COULD not believe it when I read a letter saying how bad York Hospital was. I spent five weeks with a broken hip and I have never been treated better. If you apologised to a nurse for being a nuisance the answer was "we are here to look after you and
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Explain, please
How does Selby and York Primary Care Trust propose to "minimise the number of patients admitted to hospital as emergencies"(Evening Press, January 5)? Will it ask people not to have heart attacks or to have accidents until it is convenient for the trust
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Come clean over the real cost of inflation
Inflation-busting bus fare increases, rail fare increases, fuel price increases, council tax increases, water and sewage price increases, gas price increases, electricity price increases, house price increases... when will the Government tell us the truth
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City cameras sharpen act
IT provoked an outcry. When the Evening Press revealed the parlous state of York's CCTV cameras a year ago, we were accused of aiding criminals and putting the public at risk. The decision to publish details of the broken network was not taken lightly
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Spooks you, sir
DEATH curtails many ambitions. But not the desire to be famous. Kick the bucket today and tomorrow you could star in Ghost Towns Live, a sort of Big Brother for the dearly departed. Psychic Derek Acorah plays Davina, turning lost souls into celebrities
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A streetcar that we should not desire
Despite my previous enthusiasm for the FTR Streetcar I have since come to be somewhat less than enthusiastic about the whole idea after finding out more of the details. Firstly, I believe that FTR is utterly and completely impractical for York's roads
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Dirty deeds
My resolution for this year was to resist temptation and stop writing to the Press. That was soon out of the window when I read the letter "Dirty York, clean up your act". Who the hell does "once in a blue moon visitor to York" Dillon Toyne from London
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Fare's not fair
The recent letter by Peter Edwards, commercial director of First York, claiming that a reader's letter was misleading was, alas, also misleading. In it, he compares York bus fares favourably with those of other Yorkshire regions. For example a Firstday
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Harry to score - 09/01/06
Harry Up, a winner for the Kevin Ryan yard at Wolverhampton last month, heads to Southwell tomorrow with every chance of clinching one of the feature races on the card. The £10,000 Bet Now At betdirect.co.uk Handicap is the target for the Hambleton sprinter
