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Cross double in six of the best
Reserve 'A' leaders Dringhouses beat New Earswick 6-0 with goals from Andy Barkway, an own goal and two each from Steve Cross and Lee Granham. Old Malton won 2-1 at Nestl Rowntree. Phil Smith and Paul Scaling scored for Old Malton. Nestl's Wayne Scaife
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Burn in bright comeback
Ouseburn were the only side in the top half of division one to collect maximum points after winning 5-3 at New Earswick despite trailing 3-0 at the interval. Goals from Paul Barker, Drew Babbs and Tom Robinson had given Ouseburn a mountain to climb but
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Division two leaders create daylight at the top
Poppleton and Riccall are now nine points clear at the top of division two after they both won 3-1. Gary Wyse opened the scoring for Poppleton in their home game with Tadcaster just after the hour mark, Dave Pickles added a second five minutes later and
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Name game
MILLIONAIRE Bruce Corrie, who last autumn sold the road traffic accident department of his massively successful York firm, Corries Solicitors Ltd, for an eight-figure sum, has bought back his name from the buyers, the Minster Group. Mr Corrie, 42, was
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It's driving me potty
WE were so smug. More smug than the cat who had got the cream. More smug than the cat who had got a mouse covered in cream. More smug... well, you get the idea. Let's just say that the Cheshire cat would have looked pensive and ill-at-ease in our presence
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Leeds Rhinos 25, York City Knights 18
THE good thing about friendlies is the fact defeats don't matter. York City Knights lost 25-18 to a predominantly young Leeds Rhinos side at Huntington Stadium yesterday but Mick Cook's men showed enough to suggest there is more to come from his new-look
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City backs Chancellor's bid for national day
RULE Britannia - we should be proud to be British! That's the opinion of people in York, most of whom backed calls made by the Chancellor, Gordon Brown, for Britain to have a day to celebrate its national identity. Mr Brown used his first major speech
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Theft shame of kitchen porter
A FORMER restaurant worker was jailed after paying a cheque for thousands stolen from his place of work into his own bank account. Well-known York restaurateur Abdu Naeb rumbled 31-year-old Mark Harris back in June 2004 when he discovered £3,500 had gone
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Miss Hopeful
SHE is bold, bubbly and beautiful - could this be Miss York 2006? University of York student Clare Elizabeth Reed is one of several bright young hopefuls who hope to succeed Georgia Horsley as the city's queen of glamour. Clare, who is 20 and from Osbaldwick
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Starlets blooded
ELMPARK Way turned into something resembling a youth club when Heworth ARLC took on Millom as no fewer than ten teenagers were involved. Both sides fielded five under-18s players, with the visitors coming out on top 30-12 with two converted tries in the
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Desperate fear of relatives
FRAIL elderly residents could end up dying as a result of plans to turf them out of their home. Those are the desperate fears of relatives, after it was confirmed that health chiefs are recommending moving residents out of the elderly mental health unit
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Dinnington steal late late winner
Pocklington were left gutted when visitors Dinnington grabbed the winning try four minutes into injury time to take a 27-23 victory in Yorkshire 2. The two teams have been neck and neck all season - they have leapfrogged each other seven times - and they
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'All I want is to clear my name.'
PETER Bleach - who spent eight years in an Indian prison after being convicted of an illegal arms deal - is to sue North Yorkshire Police using thousands of taxpayers' cash. The former arms dealer told the Evening Press today he will serve a writ for
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There are NO sex offenders teaching in York schools - education boss
THERE are no sex offenders working in York schools. That was the message from education chiefs who today moved to reassure parents. City of York Council's director of children's services Patrick Scott said there is no one working in York schools on List
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Apathy rules in Lib Dem York
IT'S not only Westminster that's filled with political intrigue at the moment. While those cuddly Liberal Democrats ponder who should replace the leader they so courteously knifed in the back - should it be Mungo, Captain Oates, or Simon Smug? - plans
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Way we were
Monday, January 16, 2006 100 years ago An old Navy pensioner, Josiah Pearce - the sole survivor of the crew of the yacht Royal George, which carried Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort on their first voyage to Scotland - had expressed the wish that
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York city council makes me sick
I am writing in response to the recent news regarding Stagecoach Youth Theatre and the financial cuts proposed by City of York Council. I joined Stagecoach 11 years ago, aged ten, and have taken part in more than 14 productions, performing two of these
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York's public toilets are cleaned three times a day
I WOULD like to comment on the points raised in Mr Flakes's letter regarding the public toilets in Parliament Street, York (January 9). The city's public toilets are cleaned on a regular basis, currently three times per day, Monday to Saturday, within
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Beasts of burden
THE World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) does a wonderful job in helping stop the suffering for overworked animals. Its latest campaign is especially praiseworthy - to bring to public attention the scandalous needs of donkeys working in
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Phone gripe
MRS P Horne's letter regarding problems with BT rang a bell (January 11). Last week I phoned BT to cancel a direct debit and request a refund of the amount held in credit. After going through four lots of options, I was told, by an electronic voice, that
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UK must burn waste to generate power
WASTE is being wasted. If we as a society are ever to deal effectively with our domestic, commercial and industrial waste, we need to see it as a resource, not a problem. Other countries, notably Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and Italy
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Defensive lapse takes edge off friendly
CONCEDING three quick tries either side of half time was Selby's undoing in a friendly against Sheffield. Sheffield, led by ex-Selby coach and player Diccon Edwards, ended up 39-15 winners as a patchy Selby performance proved enough to let their opponents
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Malton forced to pay the penalty
NEARLY 40 penalties against Malton and Norton cost them at Billingham as they suffered a narrow 15-13 defeat. Malton found themselves repeatedly held back by the referee as they lurched from being the most disciplined side in Durham/ Northumberland One
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Action stations
NOW here's a novelty for York travellers: a bus station. Yorkshire Coastliner's plans to create a new base off the A64 have already won the support of North Yorkshire County Council. If the other authorities back the scheme, many passengers will be grateful
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Top man Matt's caution
MATT Blaymire has refused to lay down targets for York City Knights this season despite starting 2006 on a personal high. Blaymire scored the Knights' opening try of the year and was named man of the match as they began their pre-season fixtures with
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Don't run this Stagecoach out of town
On the day of Christmas Eve we were stopped in our tracks by the sound and sight of the Stagecoach choir delivering their unique Christmas message to the people of York, next to the Evening Press vendor stand in Parliament Street. It went this way; "Jingle
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Coach Cook satisfied despite Knights' defeat
MICK Cook declared himself content despite seeing his York City Knights side lose to Leeds for the first time in three years yesterday. A young Rhinos side won 25-18 at Huntington Stadium in the Knights' first pre-season encounter of 2006 but Cook took
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Red-faced Robins go five down
Depleted Selby Town went 5-1 down to a Northern Counties East League premier division defeat at second-placed Liversedge. Injuries and suspensions took their toll on the mid-table Robins as high-flying Sedge showed them exactly why they are rated as favourites
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Carter maps close win
Reserve 'C' leaders Ouseburn beat LNER Builders 5-3 with an Andy Carter double and goals from Andre Quasari, Matty Wilkinson and Chris Strong. Mark Rollinson (2) and Simon Brind replied. Second-placed Norwich Union trailed to a Matt Bulmer strike against
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Treble marked
Mark Woodward got his second hat-trick of the season as Leeper Hare York and District Premier division leaders Dringhouses bounced back from defeat to beat Dunnington 4-0. Following last week's defeat Dringhouses' Danny Gray added the fourth to give them
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Turn up and go for commuters
COMMUTERS will be able to "turn up and go" at a new bus station on the outskirts of York - without fear of extra traffic misery. That's the claim from bus operator Yorkshire Coastliner, which hopes to provide buses every 15 minutes between Leeds, York
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West End here we come...
A WORLD premiere of a comedy classic is to make the leap from York to the West End. York Theatre Royal's production of Steptoe & Son In Murder At Oil Drum Lane is to transfer to London next month. Ray Galton and John Antrobus's stage version of Galton
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JPs 'appalled' by video of fracas
AN "APPALLING" early morning fracas in Selby which was caught on film and shown to magistrates has landed three men with a court bill totalling more than £1,000. Paul Daley, 27, of Hollywood, admitted jumping on Christopher Burns' car, damaging the bonnet
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Path to crime
RAIDERS left pupils at a York private school terrified, after breaking into a changing room next to a controversial footpath. A group of four teenage girls were rehearsing for a play in the drama block at St Peter's School, in Clifton, when the thieves
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Treble marked
Mark Woodward got his second hat-trick of the season as Leeper Hare York and District Premier division leaders Dringhouses bounced back from defeat to beat Dunnington 4-0. Following last week's defeat Dringhouses' Danny Gray added the fourth to give them
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Hulse derby suspension
Top-scorer Rob Hulse misses Leeds United's Yorkshire derby against Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday after collecting his fifth booking of the season in the 2-1 defeat at Brighton. Ten-goal Hulse is available for tomorrow night's FA Cup third round replay
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Coach Cook satisfied despite Knights' defeat
MICK Cook declared himself content despite seeing his York City Knights side lose to Leeds for the first time in three years yesterday. A young Rhinos side won 25-18 at Huntington Stadium in the Knights' first pre-season encounter of 2006 but Cook took
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Regret and anger
It was with a mixture of regret and anger that I read of the proposal by City of York Council to reduce its funding of the hugely successful Stagecoach Theatre group. I write both as a theatregoer, who has enjoyed numerous high-quality productions over
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Hospital care
I HOPE no one misinterpreted my earlier letter about the food at York Hospital (December 23) as a criticism of the care there - it was certainly not intended to be. Doctors, nursing and ancillary staff were kindness itself to my husband during his eight-week
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Work ethic
I WOULD like to join the great Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) debate. As parents, my husband and I work long and hard, working overtime most months to achieve a reasonable standard of living. We have taught our children to expect to work for a
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Good Samaritans
I VISITED York last week and was strolling along Stonegate when I managed to fall on my head. Don't ask me how, I was probably contemplating a cuppa and a "fine piece" in Bettys. Anyway I found myself on the floor totally sober and unable to move. Many
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Damp squib vow
AT last a Lib Dem promise which can be believed. Coun Orrell, the Lib Dem executive member for leisure (or damp squibs), has pledged not to repeat the 400th anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot by holding another firework display (City Pledge After 2005
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Starlets blooded
ELMPARK Way turned into something resembling a youth club when Heworth ARLC took on Millom as no fewer than ten teenagers were involved. Both sides fielded five under-18s players, with the visitors coming out on top 30-12 with two converted tries in the
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Dinnington steal late late winner
Pocklington were left gutted when visitors Dinnington grabbed the winning try four minutes into injury time to take a 27-23 victory in Yorkshire 2. The two teams have been neck and neck all season - they have leapfrogged each other seven times - and they
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iPod generation can't turn a deaf ear to warnings
After The Who's Pete Townshend claimed wearing headphones had damaged his hearing, STEVE CARROLL listens in as York experts reveal whether the iPod generation should turn it down. THERE are few things more important than your hearing. So newsreader Eamonn
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It's right to fund Bleach
SINCE the day he was arrested ten years ago, Peter Bleach has protested his innocence. He does not command great public sympathy. The privately-educated son of a British Army officer who worked as an arms dealer was never going to win any popularity contests
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Joe to do trick - 16/01/06
Cotton Eyed Joe, who has won his last two races at Southwell by an aggregate of 23 lengths, returns to the Nottinghamshire course tomorrow with an outstanding chance of completing a hat-trick. The First Past The Post At Betdirect Handicap is the target
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Rich praise from Leeds skipper for new-look Knights
ENGLAND international Richie Mathers reckons York City Knights can expect to "hold their own" in LHF National League One this year. The 22-year-old full-back captained the Leeds Rhinos side that beat the Knights 25-18 in yesterday's pre-season friendly
