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Final act in the Forsyth saga
FANS favourite Craig Forsyth is aiming to lord it over the opposition for one last season for York City Knights Rugby League Club. The 35-year-old forward, who was bought a lordship for Christmas, has inked a deal with his hometown club after months of
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Black Swan sink ten-man Union Rovers
BLACK Swan, Pickering, twice came from behind to beat Union Rovers 4-2 in their big RJF Homes-Beckett Football League first division clash. Goals from Marc Dobson (2), Marc Ainsworth and Jon Scoble secured victory against a Rovers outfit whohad Peter
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Hat-trick settles Rawcliffe thriller
RAWCLIFFE Rangers' Matt Fearn grabbed a hat-trick to settle a thrilling fourth round York FA Saturday Junior Cup tie against Hamilton Panthers Reserves. Panthers went close to opening the scoring through Stuart Kelly before Rawcliffe's Dave Stoner almost
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'Help us all to breathe easier'
A MUM whose baby suffered a serious respiratory disease when only 11 weeks old is urging others to support our Guardian Angels appeal. Little Libby Formhals, of Clifton Moor, York, was taken to York Hospital on her doctor's advice after developing a cough
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Headingley changes by Carnegie degree
Yorkshire started a new chapter today at the newly named Headingley Carnegie Stadium, where Yorkshire and Leeds Cricket Football and Athletic Club revealed plans that will make both the rugby and cricket stadia among the best in world sport. Yorkshire's
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Have you met Dee Tocks?
AT this time of year, it is hard to avoid an annoying kind of person, usually a woman, who nags us about what we eat and drink. Let's call her Dee Tocks. So what does this woman look like? Who knows, but should you wish to summon up a mental picture of
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No fear over china crisis
DON'T be afraid of shoe wars with China, Stuart Paver, the York-based footwear tycoon, told his industry today. His family's Pavers shop brand, with more than 50 outlets throughout the UK, is the British distributor of top Italian footwear, Fly Flot.
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Switch works both ways
Offshoring works both ways for York-based insurance giant Norwich Union. FRANCINE CLEE reports. WHEN Norwich Union opened for business in the Indian city of Pune, all eyes were on the movement of York jobs abroad. But fewer than 20 redundancies were eventually
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Focus on transport for York Centre scheme
STUDY will be carried out by city council bosses before the number of cars allowed to park in the future York Central development is determined. City of York Council officers assessing the results of a Faber Maunsell study into transport at the 70-acre
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Fate of city's archives kept under wraps
A VEIL of secrecy has been drawn over the financial implications of controversial changes to York's archive service. City of York Council's executive is being urged next week to press on with plans to rehouse the treasured city archives, currently based
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Yett's go York
YORK Indoor Bowls Ladies advanced to the Yetton Trophy zone final where they will meet Cumbria after beating Scarborough 84-53 on aggregate. The Seasiders were nip and tuck until a blitz of 23 York shots over the last three ends put the tie beyond reach
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Hat-trick settles Rawcliffe thriller
RAWCLIFFE Rangers' Matt Fearn grabbed a hat-trick to settle a thrilling fourth round York FA Saturday Junior Cup tie against Hamilton Panthers Reserves. Panthers went close to opening the scoring through Stuart Kelly before Rawcliffe's Dave Stoner almost
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Wheel gets thumbs-up
IT came to a shuddering halt first time around. But now York's big wheel is finally set to spin - just in time for the city's big summer tourist season. The National Railway Museum's plan to bring a £3 million observation wheel to York is coming before
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Headingley changes by Carnegie degree
Yorkshire started a new chapter today at the newly named Headingley Carnegie Stadium, where Yorkshire and Leeds Cricket Football and Athletic Club revealed plans that will make both the rugby and cricket stadia among the best in world sport. Yorkshire's
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Franks in line to face Rosebridge
Influential York Acorn ARL Club forward Lee Franks could make a return to the side this weekend to face top-of-the-table Ince Rosebridge. The loose forward has been out nursing an injured shoulder for several weeks but he is now champing at the bit to
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Youth theatre under threat from cutbacks
BIG names are backing a youth theatre which is under threat due to council cuts. Stagecoach Youth Theatre looks set to lose its £9,500 annual grant, as City of York Council tries to make savings in next year's budget. Bosses at the Monkgate-based theatre
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Drinking hours work for city
VIOLENT crime in York has dropped by 20 per cent since controversial new licensing laws were introduced. Critics of the relaxation of traditional licensing laws expected the move to bring mayhem to the city's streets - but senior police officers and council
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Way we were
Thursday, January 12, 2006 100 years ago Mr Butcher and Mr Faber were running strongly in the last lap of that great race - the General Election. At the junction of Paragon Street and Fishergate they had addressed a large open-air meeting during the afternoon
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Way we were
Wednesday, January 11, 2006 100 years ago The scene within the walls of the York Mansion House the previous evening was of the most brilliant description. Each year that the Lord Mayor (Alderman Vernon Wragge) and his Lady Mayoress had occupied the Mansion
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Fings ain't wot they used t'be
REGARDING teenage vandalism and crime, looking back on my childhood and teenage days of the 1930s and 1940s I can see many reasons why there is such a vast difference in behaviour. Children had a healthy respect for the discipline provided by their fathers
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Show must go on
WHILE I appreciate the financial constraints put upon local government these days, I was saddened to learn City of York Council was planning to reduce substantially its funding for Stagecoach Youth Theatre York Ltd of which I am a patron. Quite apart
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Rothwell aims to keep Heworth rolling
HEWORTH have a handful of injury clouds with coach Chris Smith suffering from hamstring problems and Jon Coulson also expected to be sidelined for the visit of Millom on Saturday, with Phil Musby unavailable for several weeks. But head coach Jimmy Rothwell
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Stagecoach plea
I HAVE heard recently that 2006 brings a very unhappy New Year to York's Stagecoach Youth Theatre Company with the devastating news the city council is planning to reduce substantially its financial support for the company in the next financial year,
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Rowntree foundation needs fresh ideas
WHILE many may be enthusiastic about the announcement of a public inquiry into the proposed Derwenthorpe development for June 13, it is disappointing the Joseph Rowntree Foundation is still wasting its money pursuing the failed and discredited scheme.
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York horses need to clean up their act
OVER Christmas, I was in Philadelphia. The weather was sunny and mild and so the carriages were out and doing good business. And not a drop of manure anywhere on the streets, because they have a very simple system to collect it, as my photograph shows
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Wheels worries
MEALS-on-wheels or not, that is the question. Whether the WRVS should deliver the hot dinners twice weekly or not. If not, should the members, on the recommendation of the officers of the City of York Council, vote on Thursday, to hand over to food supplier
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Ticket to spend
IF York council need to axe 100 jobs to help balance the books (January 6) may I suggest that they start with all jobs with "outreach", "facilitator" or "co-ordinator" in the title. I am sure council services will continue to function quite adequately
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Quiet party season
THEY called it "black Friday". On December 18, 2004, the festive spirit in York city centre descended into a night of drunken thuggery. At its end, every police cell in York and North Yorkshire was full. The contrast with the party season just gone is
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Noises off
SIR Alan Ayckbourn is Britain's most performed living playwright, a legend of the theatre. Today he lends his considerable voice to the chorus of disapproval which has met City of York Council's threat to cut funding to Stagecoach Youth Theatre. Lord
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Promising deal - 12/01/06
Gentleman's Deal, who created such a big impression on his recent first outing for Mick Easterby, can fulfil that promise tomorrow at Wolverhampton. Formerly trained by Ed Dunlop at Newmarket, and bought by Easterby at the last autumn sales, the five-year-old
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Pressure to stop smoking from all pubs and clubs
CAMPAIGNERS for smoke-free public places in York have welcomed pressure to outlaw smoking from all pubs and clubs. The controversial Health Bill originally excluded pubs that do not serve food and private members clubs, such as working men's clubs, from
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Firms told: Location, location, location
BUSINESSES in Leeds paying high salaries should consider relocating to places like York or Harrogate to make big savings. That is the conclusion of a new salary survey report from Yorkshire-based Aquarius Management Consultants, commissioned by the Skipton
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Parkin poised for Tigers
FORMER York City striker Jon Parkin was today expected to join Hull City from Macclesfield Town in a deal worth £150,000. York City will receive a 'substantial' amount of money from the move as part of a sell-on clause brokered when he left Bootham Crescent
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Leisure centre deficit storm
A ROW has broken out in Selby after it emerged that the town's leisure centre is suffering a £50,000 budget deficit. Leading council figures were today accused of not doing enough for the centre, but they denied there were grounds for concern, saying
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Travel agent's Olympic plea to Tony Blair
A TRAVEL agent with Olympic ambitions is calling on the Prime Minister to support small businesses in their quest for gold when the world's biggest sport event comes to the UK. When London's successful bid was announced, Paul Smith, of Quartz Travel in
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Judge sums up in Joe murder trial
MEMBERS of the jury considering the cases of two men accused of the murder of student Joe Medforth were likely to be asked to consider their verdicts today. Trial judge Michael Henshell told them to consider the cases against Anthony Silcock and Carl
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Q: How do I stop my cockerel from crowing? A: Put a sock over its head
THE early morning cockerel crow is one of the traditional sounds of the countryside and nature's way of signalling the start of a new day. But now George the cockerel has been ordered to put a sock in it by York council chiefs. The bird's furious owners
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Cockerel sock advice 'cruel'
DON'T put socks on those cockerels! That was the advice today from wildlife organisations, following claims that a York council officer suggested to Nev and Maggie Earnshaw they should pop socks on their birds' heads to muffle their sounds. The Evening
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Fall in prices for York homes
HOUSE prices in York fell slightly last year - even though prices in Yorkshire and the Humber are rising faster than anywhere in England. A survey shows the average cost of a house in the region went up by 5.3 per cent in 2005 - but in York it fell by
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Final act in the Forsyth saga
FANS favourite Craig Forsyth is aiming to lord it over the opposition for one last season for York City Knights Rugby League Club. The 35-year-old forward, who was bought a lordship for Christmas, has inked a deal with his hometown club after months of
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Van's not the man for 'Sextator'
THE Spectator, the Conservative Party's weekly journal, is soon to announce a new editor, after Boris Johnson gave up political thinking to become a Tory frontbencher. This is the magazine which was embroiled in various unlikely sex scandals last year
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Gamekeepers' Course
The Game Conservancy Trust are about to run their gamekeepers' course in the north of England for the first time this year. The two-day course at Harewood Estate, Harrogate will take place from March 14-16 and will include training on trapping legislation
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Win dedicated to St John Ellis
COACH Phil Pool saw his New Earswick ARL Club's Under-13s team beat Shawcross Sharks 16-10 - then dedicated the win to his old York RL team-mate, St John Ellis, whose funeral was held at York Minster on Tuesday. Man of the match Joe Dey had a 'pay dey
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Groves' nifty footwork
YORK Groves are hoping their new-look kit will help them pave their way to Pennine League division five success. The mid-table outfit, out of action this week with scheduled opponents Birkenshaw 'A' having folded, have unveiled their new kit sponsors.
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Franks in line to face Rosebridge
Influential York Acorn ARL Club forward Lee Franks could make a return to the side this weekend to face top-of-the-table Ince Rosebridge. The loose forward has been out nursing an injured shoulder for several weeks but he is now champing at the bit to
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Vote for Phil
THE Lib Dems should look no further than to Phil Willis, who has all the qualities of leadership in abundance, but also something that very few politicians have - integrity. I wish he was our MP. Keith Smith, Brackenhills, Upper Poppleton, York. Updated
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Huge blow
REGARDING the possible discontinuation of the meals-on-wheels service of hot meals in York, I am a WRVS volunteer in the office which co-ordinates this service. The volunteers who deliver the meals offer so much more than just a delivery service and it
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Bus debate
IT'S Saturday morning and my husband and I decided to go into the city centre. Easy enough, but with a six-week-old baby and a toddler it's no straightforward task involving two pushchairs. A debate began on how to get into town - bus or car? Weighing
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Unfair fares
CAN anyone explain how First buses have got away with it? The excellent Reliance Bus Service charges £1.90 to take rural passengers 12 miles into York from outlying villages, on immaculate buses with smart, friendly drivers and I have not yet known them
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Should York build new incinerators?
A waste incinerator could be on its way to an area near you. STEPHEN LEWIS looks at radical plans to tackle York and North Yorkshire's mountains of rubbish. NO deals have been done yet, but the future of rubbish management in York and North Yorkshire
