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Robins back on song
SELBY Town were back on the winning trail in the Northern Counties East League premier division with a hard fought 2-1 victory over Glapwell at Flaxley Road. The visitors started brightly and they deservedly went in at half time leading 1-0 thanks to
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Kite gets York off to a flier
York Under-12 schoolboy footballers have marched into the semi-finals of the Michael Dale Trophy after a 3-0 defeat of hosts Nottingham. Jamie Wilstrop and Jack Wickham went close before Jacob Gore had a header cleared off the line following a great corner
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Ashes finale for HQ
Yorkshire are aiming to have Headingley completely re-developed in time for the next home Ashes series in 2009. That is the goal of retiring chief executive Colin Graves, who recently acted as guarantor when Leeds City Council agreed to loan the club
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The Robards report: Looking forward to Venturefest
In three weeks' time, on February 8, the biggest-ever event for entrepreneurs in the north of England will be held at York Racecourse. This will be the third Venturefest Yorkshire: by far the largest, and with the widest range of activities seen so far
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Yorkon in £2m deals boost
YORKON, the York-based Portakabin subsidiary - winner of the Off-site Manufacturing Specialist Of The Year award for the third consecutive year - has just been awarded two new office building contracts worth about £2 million. The firm is to design and
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Brass set to revive career with Bury
FORMER York City manager Chris Brass has signed for League Two side Bury. Brass, 30, reached an agreement with the Minstermen last week over the remaining 18 months of his KitKat Crescent contract. He had been offered the chance of joining Conference
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'I'll cut you up like mice'
A MAN wielding a Samurai sword chased after three people as they fled from a block of flats in terror, York Crown Court heard. Daniel John Rocks, 29, had just threatened to cut up his next-door neighbour, Victoria Holdway, and her friends, Betty Smith
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Law and disorder
FLYING a kite and sliding on ice are all favourite British pursuits, but they are all illegal. Thousands of archaic laws are still on the statute books, and this month an exhibition about some of the stranger pieces of legislation still in existence is
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Joy for Selby drivers after months of roadworks gloom
MONTHS of motoring misery are almost over for Selby residents, after it was announced that long-running roadworks in the town were finally set for completion. Gas maintenance contractors today assured drivers that the work in Portholme Road would be finished
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York right of way closure anger
FURIOUS debate on the future of a well-used York right of way has been aired at a packed public inquiry. About 100 protesters and campaigners crowded into York's Guildhall for the first day of an inquiry into the future of a path running through St Peter's
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Wheels fixed on Stagecoach
IT WAS on the brink of extinction - but now the Stagecoach Youth Theatre has been rescued by a cash injection from a North Yorkshire businessman. Only last night, the Evening Press reported that City of York Council had decided upon a phased withdrawal
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Wibsey lords it over rest
The final round of the Yorkshire Winter League saw Waterline Wibsey confirm their dominance with another win in an inauspicious finale. With the Ouse between Hunters Lodge and Linton still carrying some cold water, fish were hard to come by and bites
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New York pro has pluck of Henry
HUNTINGTON boxer Danny Wright turns out in the professional arena for the first time next month attempting to follow in the footsteps of York's greatest-ever fighter. Wright, a former British representative in amateur boxing, has signed professional with
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Pato's leader of the pack desire
LOCAL favourite Lee Paterson has admitted he would love to captain York City Knights permanently. The 24-year-old appears to be heading the race to take over the role from the departed Chris Levy having been given the armband for Sunday's opening friendly
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Shop guarantees satisfaction
ONE was called Secrets Of A Sensuous Nurse. Another went by the name Confessions Of A Sex Maniac. The titles were designed to titillate, but the videos definitely didn't. We never were told what the sensuous nurse's secrets were - top tips for a sparkling
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Cheeky wedding gifts
NEVER having tied the knot myself, I have often wondered how couples feel when sitting down to draw up their wedding list. Is there no embarrassment, no blush of shame as they browse the departments of their favourite store and prepare to get their home
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Tragic role
CUTTING the grant which would have made it possible for Stagecoach to continue working with young people in York is a great tragedy for which this council will be remembered for a long time to come (January 17). At a time when there is widespread concern
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Kexby snubbed
I READ about the meeting to campaign to improve safety and tackle traffic jams on the A1079 near York (January 13). Why were there no representatives from Kexby and why were we not invited to the meeting at Pocklington Arts Centre? We, the residents and
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Race track
WHile the police are stopping cyclists on Beckfield Lane, York, who are riding with no lights (Soapbox, January 11), perhaps they could do something about the speeding motorists and motorbike riders too? Beckfield Lane isn't a race track, though many
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Way we were
Wednesday, January 18, 2006 100 years ago In order to test the progress of the 200 boys attending a handicraft training centre in York through the week, from Shipton Street, Haxby Road, and Park Grove Council Schools, for the purpose of taking manual
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Railway option
LEO Enticknap, although living a 15-minute walk away from York Station, suggests that travelling to London via Leeds/Bradford Airport and Heathrow and, presumably, by train to the centre is a better way than using the GNER service to King's Cross (Letters
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First shoots itself in foot with fare hike
I AM appalled at the recent bus fare increases. First York is shooting itself in the foot. Child fares should be as low as possible to encourage travel from an early age. They are the future bus-users. Get them into the bus habit while young and, hopefully
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Why fight a war during an NHS cash crisis?
THE Selby and York Primary Care Trust is becoming increasingly short of the funds it needs to fulfil its commitments on health care for the population in this area. Desperate measures are being taken, but the indications are the current situation will
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Black ice
IN reply to the letter Safety First Policy Drives Me Up The Wall (January 14), I felt I must tell you about the experience I and two friends had on the city walls a few years ago. It was a cold February morning, but we decided to go swimming at the Barbican
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Medieval walls
MR Stainton would have been hard pressed to find Roman Walls in York to circumnavigate (Letters, January 14). As I understand it, our walls are mainly medieval with Victorian overtones. The remains of any Roman walling would be buried deep beneath the
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Moral support
I FULLY support Mr and Mrs Earnshaw's claim that you should not move to a rural area if you are not prepared to put up with things like a cockerel crowing in the morning (January 12). The cockerels have been there longer than the people complaining, so
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Save rural bus routes
RURAL bus services have long been a lifeline to the communities they serve. But today, with the demise of the village shop, post office and pub, they are more important than ever as a link to the outside world. It is deeply worrying, therefore, that the
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Straf on track - 18/01/06
Backing horses in form on the all-weather surface can often pay dividends, which is why Straffan makes plenty of appeal at Southwell tomorrow. The four-year-old, trained at Norton by James Hetherton, was successful on this track a couple of weeks ago
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Colin passes the fitness test
It's not just shuttle runs and press-ups. Evening Press sports reporter Claire Hughes finds out more from the man behind the muscle at York City Knights Rugby League Club... According to Muhammad Ali, champions are not made in gyms. And to an extent,
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Development halted
I'm pleased to report a follow-up to my original story about the plans of St Peter's School to add a busy access road and floodlit pitches at the bottom of Westminster Road. The school has now written to residents stating that they had withdrawn plans
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There's no place for truants to hide as council cracks down
The job of tracking down youngsters skipping school in York falls to a team of seven education welfare officers. Education reporter Haydn Lewis took to the streets with one of them, Gaynor Norris, on a truancy sweep in Heworth to see just how bad the
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Corinthians' dinner date
YORK Corinthians football club are hosting a charity sportsman's dinner to raise money for schoolchildren in Africa. The event to mark the tenth anniversary of the club is scheduled for Saturday, February 25, at York Racecourse. All the money raised will
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Deadlock rules opener
Lady Lumley's Year 8 girls' hockey players began the New Year with a hard fought 0-0 draw against Norton. Inspired by player of the match Megan Williams, Lumley's created a number of chances as they dominated. However, most of their efforts were narrowly
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Take a Peak at new shareholder
Richard Peak, director of Yorkshire property development and investment company, The Helmsley Group, has become a shareholder of the business. Mr Peak, 35, has been a driving force in the property development side of the business, which has developed
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Ample charity meals
BIG bosoms plus big breakfasts equal big rewards for the new Yorkshire Air Ambulance. Sally Robinson, who runs dotcom and mail order company AmpleBosom from Valley View Farm, near Helmsley, is off to a "frying" start in 2006 by serving up English breakfasts
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Poker-faced Phil in town
POKER-FACED businessmen will converge on Harrogate later this year with all the gung-ho verve of riverboat gamblers. They will be coming to see Phil Hellmuth, 41, arguably one of the most successful tournament poker players of all time, a man who has
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Bus axe is 'nail in rural coffin'
SLASHING rural bus services would be "another nail in the coffin" for North Yorkshire life, campaigners warned today. Dozens of bus routes which link tiny countryside communities with York, Malton, Easingwold and Selby are under threat in a review announced
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Police probe spate of thefts from Citroens in city
POLICE believe Citroen Saxo owners are the most likely to be the victims of car theft in York. They are offering safety advice to people with Saxos on the west side of York after 32 were broken into since December 1. Police have marked property inside
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Award will keep alive Joe's memory
THE memory of tragic Joe Medforth will be kept alive, thanks to a new award given to outstanding students at his university. The 21-year-old, from Ryther, between York and Selby, was murdered in a booze-fuelled attack while he walked home from a night
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Violent scenes of shop attack
SCARVES over their faces, a large-bladed knife clearly visible - these are the shocking pictures that show how raiders brought terror to a York store, but were beaten back. The pictures, above, are taken from CCTV video footage at Semarks newsagents,
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Ashes finale for HQ
Yorkshire are aiming to have Headingley completely re-developed in time for the next home Ashes series in 2009. That is the goal of retiring chief executive Colin Graves, who recently acted as guarantor when Leeds City Council agreed to loan the club
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Battling United fall just short
LEEDS United came agonisingly close to a big FA Cup pay-day before crashing out of the competition on penalties after a pulsating replay against Wigan Athletic. Three times Paul Jewell's side led but Leeds hit back on every occasion to force a 3-3 draw
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Gun-wielding gang's shocking £300k raid
SHOCKING CCTV pictures show a robber wielding a handgun during a terrifying raid at a high-class York jewellers. It is thought designer watches worth about £300,000 were stolen in the heist, which has strong similarities to another raid five months ago
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I have no faith in York city council
HAVE I missed something of vital importance? City of York Council is withdrawing financial support from Stagecoach, closing a senior citizen's home, cutting back on meals on wheels, can no longer afford four special needs teaching aids, and probably has
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Smile please, Mr Edwards, the bus boss
WOULD it be possible to have a happy picture of city bus boss Peter Edwards? Repeatedly we see the same picture of a miserable man who seems to have the worries of the whole world on his shoulders. Bus fares have risen and I read that he is "very excited
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Noise problems
THE letters in Saturday's Evening Press indicate a lack of awareness about noise problems and the way in which council officers have to deal with them to comply with legislation. Officers have to investigate when formal complaints are made and, if satisfied
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Keep crowing
HAVING lived in Earswick for more than 30 years, during which time many of us have kept poultry, may I be allowed to give my views on the cockerel controversy. Apparently a complaint was made to City of York Council about the cockerel's early-morning
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£407 raised
WE would like to thank all the people out there for the great effort in raising money for our chosen charity from our Christmas lights display. The total was £407 and the charity was called BEN which is a benevolent fund for the motor and allied trade
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Rock on Rudolph
ROCKING Rudolph and his friends at Minster Lions Club of York toured Haxby, Huntington and Heworth during December and also visited Monks Cross, Asda, Tesco at Clifton Moor and spent Christmas Eve in King's Square, York. Rudolph and Minster Lions raised
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A load of bollards
ONE of your readers was quick to praise the wonderful Coun Merrett for exposing the so-called money-losing meters on Park Grove, put in by Coun Reid (January 5). I have to point out Coun Merrett and cronies were responsible for the rising bollards on
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Solid state of Union
UNION Rovers went back to the top of the RJF Homes-Beckett League division one with a crushing 8-0 home win against Slingsby. Rovers were 1-0 up at half-time through Richard Abbey but moved up a gear after the interval with goals from Peter Tiffany (2
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Question time
BUS fares, fireworks, York Central and the Barbican - the pressing issues which will be dominating the city's political agenda over the next seven days. It promises to be a rough ride for the ruling Lib Dems, who will be quizzed by opposition councillors
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Show goes on
AFTER 14 remarkable years Stagecoach Youth Theatre looked to have taken its last curtain call. A collective failure of imagination by councillors was forcing the company to bow out. Then, in a twist worthy of a Victorian melodrama, it emerged that a saviour
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Pato's leader of the pack desire
LOCAL favourite Lee Paterson has admitted he would love to captain York City Knights permanently. The 24-year-old appears to be heading the race to take over the role from the departed Chris Levy having been given the armband for Sunday's opening friendly
