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Tykes ace dies
FORMER Yorkshire fast bowler Alec Coxon, who played in one Test match for England, has died at his home in Roker, Sunderland, aged 90. Born in Huddersfield, Coxon played in 142 matches for Yorkshire between 1945-50, capturing 464 wickets at the outstanding
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Four more Tyke years
England cricket captain Michael Vaughan and Test fast bowler Matthew Hoggard are extending their contracts with Yorkshire and will remain at Headingley until at least the end of the 2009 season. The pair have been offered a further three years by director
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Change of culture
A COFFEE shop proprietor who has battled his landlord over a rise in his York city centre rent, declared today: "That's the last straw. I'm going." Bob McGregor, of Coffee Culture, in Goodramgate, who faced a rent increase from £9,500 in November 2004
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Is there more stress than in the 1950s?
Nine out of ten women think life is more stressful now than it was in the austere 1950s. But were the good old days really that great? JO HAYWOOD finds out. It was the decade when ironing boards were invented, few families had carpets, TVs or cars, women
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Hitting the bull's-eye
All hell broke loose in our house at the weekend. There was a frightful row and we ended up hurling sharp, pointed missiles around the room with deadly inaccuracy. I just happened to buy a darts board. It was my daughter's idea, honest. It was not so
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Deano poised to move
FORMER York City goalkeeper Dean Kiely could be moving to Portsmouth from Charlton. The veteran former Republic of Ireland international has found himself slipping down the pecking order this season after failing to retain his first-team place following
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Care pledge on meal changes
CHANGES to the way the city's meals on wheels are provided will not "affect the level and care" of residents, York council chiefs said today. Social services bosses at City of York Council have moved to give this reassurance, after the authority agreed
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Path probe is put off until April
A PUBLIC inquiry into controversial plans to close a right-of-way through a school has been adjourned for three months after it ran beyond its time limit. The delay means opponents of the scheme will now have to wait until April to give their views on
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'We want a refund on our parking fines too'
EXTRA yellow lines are to be painted in a York city centre street - as more motorists complain they have been unfairly booked for parking there. Several readers contacted the Evening Press after we reported on Saturday how a driver had successfully appealed
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Kites take to the skies above York
A GIANT butterfly battled it out for attention in the sky, alongside a colourful dragon whose tail stretched up to the heavens - all part of the Chinese New Year celebrations. Other kites in the shape of hearts, seagulls, planes and the traditional diamond
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Selby drugs row addict shot man with crossbow
A HEROIN addict attacked a Selby man in his home with two crossbows in a dispute over drugs, a court heard. Craig Naylor, 29, is starting a four-and-a-half year jail term after he admitted assault causing actual bodily harm and carrying an offensive weapon
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GPs sceptical over plan to give bonuses for signing off fewer patients
MOVES to crack down on the "sick-note culture" got a mixed reception in York today. The Government was unveiling its Green Paper on welfare reform today which was expected to propose a raft of measures to slash the number of people claiming incapacity
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Anger over big wheel decision
ANGRY residents say City of York Council failed to properly consult them about plans for the city's 60-metre high big wheel. People in the Leeman Road area complained council officers did not visit them to inform them of proposals before the three-year
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Fisher is the Monkey king
IAN Fisher regained his Brass Monkey Half Marathon title in style - by setting a new course record. The Otley AC runner clocked 66 minutes and nine seconds to break his own record and win the event for the fourth time following successes in 2002, 2003
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York fall short
DESPITE a superb defensive display by Matt Couttie, City of York Hockey Club's men's first team went down 1-0 at Ben Rhydding in their North League clash. The only goal came in the second half from a short corner, but York missed a great chance to equalise
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Terry's of York inspires Oliver!
ALL the obituaries to Terry's paid fulsome tribute to its influence on York, not to mention on the sweet tooth of the nation. But its role in musical theatre was studiously ignored. Until now. Watching a TV documentary about the making of Oliver! recently
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Bedroom TV kills passion
Having a television in the bedroom is, research has shown, a real passion killer. Couples who have a TV in their bedrooms make love only half as often as those who keep it a telly-free zone, a study by a leading Italian psychologist has revealed. Of more
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Parking prices freeze delight
MOTORISTS looking to park in York were given great news today, as city council chiefs announced they will freeze and slash prices. Charges in all off-street car parks and at street parking meters will be frozen for the coming year, while many other prices
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What a waste
HAVING done a little internet research it is clear to me there is absolutely no need to waste public money on building an incinerator. It is possible to build facilities for mechanical and biological processing of waste with no incineration. This is being
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Caught unawares
THE possibility of a waste incinerator for York and North Yorkshire has burst on to our horizons and caught us unawares over the sleepy Christmas period. I realise that we have to stop sending so much to landfill sites, but incineration cannot be the
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No one told me
REGARDING the letter Burning Issue about proposed incineration (January 19); what consultations? No one told me about it. Mary Morton, Acomb Road, York. Updated: 12:00 Tuesday, January 24, 2006
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This melody goes on and on...
WHEN I was a lad I remember hearing Jimmy Young on the radio, singing Unchained Melody, and later on, in my teens, the version by the Righteous Brothers. Since then there's been a periodic revival of the old hit. I've researched the song and found seven
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Harrowing tales of road deaths and injuries
THE alarming list of accidents referred to in the report Cars Are Lethal In The Wrong Hands (January 21) comes as no surprise when one considers the abysmal standards demonstrated by many motorists and motorcyclists in and around York. What does surprise
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It's coming home - but who with?
SVEN-GORAN Eriksson has just marked his fifth year in charge as the national coach of England - albeit not in the least controversial of ways - so it is timely that Evening Press Deputy Sports Editor TONY KELLY charts his top five England football bosses
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Earswick's double delight
NEW Earswick All Blacks completed a quick-fire double over Thornhill 'A' with an 18-14 away win which keeps them in the Pennine League division one title hunt. Thornhill went ahead with a penalty, then the Ben Jones show started. The All Blacks scrum-half
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This silence is worrying
"WE have no comment to make on the comments that have been made about York factory." Sixteen words of silence. That was all Nestl could manage in response to growing concern at the situation at Rowntree's. Workers have told us how KitKat production lines
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Prince charming - 24/01/06
PRINCE OF SLANE, who got back on the winning trail at Catterick earlier this month, returns there tomorrow to bid for the £10,000 North Yorkshire Grand National. This long-distance event, sponsored by Weatherbys Bank, looks an ideal target for the seven-year-old
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Leeper on red alert
THE York Leeper Home League have named their representative squad for Wednesday's meeting with their Leeds Red Triangle League counterparts. Managers Bill Pearce and Bob Stuart will be hoping their players can repeat their victories in all their previous
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All aboard the gravy train! (Not you).
Our three main political parties are trying hard to titillate us, to provide for their return tickets on the next gravy train to the land of plenty, guaranteed pensions for life and titles for many. Each party has its own train and they are busy training
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Turning over a new leaf
Jan 21st, this ladybird is seasonally confused. Taken at Fulford Cemetry. Updated: 16:40 Tuesday, January 24, 2006
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Hard Vase ride ahead for Pikes
A 600-MILE round trip awaits Pickering Town on February 11 after drawing former FA Vase winners Wimborne Town in the last 16. The Pikes earned a first-ever foray into the fifth round of the non-league competition after beating Tavistock 3-0 at the Recreation
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Sporting chances
THE lease is up for transfer on one of the largest shops in the heart of York's shopping district. JD Sports is offering its Coney Street premises on the commercial property market for a rent of £167,500. The lease on the store, which has almost as much
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Marketing firm gets stamp of approval
MARKETING communication agency The Partners Group of York has been praised in its Consultancy Management Standard Assessment by the public relations industry's leading standards body. The Public Relations Consultants Association (PRCA) employs an independent
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McGurk returns
York City today confirmed the loan signing of former favourite David McGurk. The 23-year-old centre-back has agreed a new loan deal from Darlington to play for City until the end of the season, including the play-offs if they are reached. McGurk was likely
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City in McGurk talks
YORK City boss Billy McEwan has entered into talks with Darlington about bringing former on-loan defender David McGurk back to KitKat Crescent. McGurk was recalled on New Year's Day by the Quakers when his six-month spell with the Minstermen expired.
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Tchamping at the bit
YORK City's new French striker Tcham N'Toya has vowed not to leave the English game until he has made his name this side of the Channel. The former Troyes forward proved a big hit with City fans in his man-of-the-match performance during Saturday's unlucky
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Curry house gang jailed
THREE men caught by police as they waited to rob the owner of a York curry house of thousands of pounds in takings have been jailed for a total of 16 years. Mohammed Islam, 31, Sayed Ali, 21, and Mohammed Uddin, 26, pleaded guilty at York Crown Court
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Parking prices freeze delight
MOTORISTS looking to park in York were given great news today, as city council chiefs announced they will freeze and slash prices. Charges in all off-street car parks and at street parking meters will be frozen for the coming year, while many other prices
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City in McGurk talks
YORK City boss Billy McEwan has entered into talks with Darlington about bringing former on-loan defender David McGurk back to KitKat Crescent. McGurk was recalled on New Year's Day by the Quakers when his six-month spell with the Minstermen expired.
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Four more Tyke years
England cricket captain Michael Vaughan and Test fast bowler Matthew Hoggard are extending their contracts with Yorkshire and will remain at Headingley until at least the end of the 2009 season. The pair have been offered a further three years by director
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Hard Vase ride ahead for Pikes
A 600-MILE round trip awaits Pickering Town on February 11 after drawing former FA Vase winners Wimborne Town in the last 16. The Pikes earned a first-ever foray into the fifth round of the non-league competition after beating Tavistock 3-0 at the Recreation
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Could it be meltdown for York choc jobs?
MAJOR Nestl Rowntree chocolate brands have sold so badly that production lines are being stopped, workers claimed today. And it is understood temporary agency workers - possibly hundreds - are set to be sent home as the company seeks to move permanent
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Tchamping at the bit
YORK City's new French striker Tcham N'Toya has vowed not to leave the English game until he has made his name this side of the Channel. The former Troyes forward proved a big hit with City fans in his man-of-the-match performance during Saturday's unlucky
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McGurk returns
York City today confirmed the loan signing of former favourite David McGurk. The 23-year-old centre-back has agreed a new loan deal from Darlington to play for City until the end of the season, including the play-offs if they are reached. McGurk was likely
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Burning rubbish is out of date
ABOUT a year ago, I attended a meeting on York's waste strategy. We spent the evening discussing and evaluating different aspects of options for waste disposal. Most people seemed to be aiming towards methods that involved low environmental risk, fewer
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'Binliner' trains
NO matter how much waste is recycled, there will always be some residue. Until it is feasible to fire it at the sun, it must be buried or burned here on earth. The high cost of transporting waste has encouraged local authorities to dump residue locally
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Wrong action
RELATING to the story Angry Staff Take A Stand (January 19), I am as appalled as the staff of Huntington School to hear about the attack on two cleaners by teenage boys. But although it is creditable that the two men have been supported by Mr Bridge,
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Time will tell
IF I was the Labour opposition party then I would not be concerned about being consulted on the York Central development plans ("Teardrop Site 'Reservations', January 17). By the time proper decisions will have to be made on this project I would find
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Empty promises
CUTS in support for both local authorities and NHS Trusts across the country show that the New Labour Government's pledges on health were merely empty promises. Here in York, we have seen a suffocating council budget settlement, with £1.25 million held
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Cash for college
IN response to Julie Dickens's letter (January 16) about Educational Maintenance Allowance (EMA) payments, I would like to say that as a disabled parent with my husband having to give up his business to care for me, obviously money is limited. Due to
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Caffeine hit
WHY has the Selby Abbey Leisure Centre decided to put in a new coffee machine? I might add the price of a cup of coffee has increased from 40p to £1; has the rate of inflation risen by 120 per cent? I might go to Bettys. At least I will get some service
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Way we were
Tuesday, January 24, 2006 100 years ago Fulford, for the previous twelve months, had been singularly unfortunate in the matter of epidemics. For eleven weeks out of twenty-six the schools were closed in consequence of outbreaks of diphtheria, and now
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Putting York's residents first
This weekend is Residents 1st weekend in York. KAREN GRATTAGE takes a look at some of the 50 museums, tours and attractions throwing open their doors to the city's residents. IT'S the time of the year when local folk get the chance to be VIP visitors
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Cheering news
THE big freeze continues. Motorists scraping frost off their windscreens will gain a little glow of contentment from news that car parking charges are not going up. Indeed, in some cases they are going down - a trend not seen since the last ice age. Frequent
