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Emily's dad so grateful
A GRATEFUL father whose baby daughter survived a frightening illness at the age of only six weeks is raising money for Guardian Angels to help others like her. Andrew Terry, 35, spent an anxious fortnight praying doctors would save little Emily, after
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Another diatribe
It is rather sad that on the eve of the festival of Easter we should have had yet another anti-Christian diatribe from Rory Mulvihill. I am afraid he must have had a personal reason to turn against the Christian faith in general. However, I think this
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The true meaning
WHAT a shame that Mr. Mulvihill cannot stand to be reminded of the true meaning of Easter. If he feels so offended by a letter reminding him of the Gospel message, he could simply not read it. In the same way that his letter has not been censored for
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Right to raise fears about the BNP
LABOUR'S Margaret Hodge is to be congratulated for her openness and honesty with regard to voters attracted to the BNP. But some of us have been warning the three main parties of what would happen for a number of years. We are hardly surprised. I am desperately
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Wanted: trig team
IT is 70 years since the start of the Ordnance Survey's triangulation of Great Britain. At that time it took 26 years to complete the 11,678 observations starting in Northamptonshire, finishing in Cumbria and taking in the whole of the United Kingdom.
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Spend it here
THERE are so many things wrong in today's Britain, mostly because of a lack of Government money. I cannot understand why Chancellor Gordon Brown goes to Mozambique and says he is going to give £8 billion of UK taxpayers' money to them and other African
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City play-off dreams get the elbow
YORK City boss Billy McEwan was lamenting his team's performance at both ends of the pitch as City crashed 2-0 at home to Halifax on Monday. The result effectively ended the Minstermen's hopes of a play-off place. A mistake by goalkeeper Chris Porter
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Let's get real - McEwan
YORK City boss Billy McEwan made a renewed plea for patience and called for a reality check after his side's play-off hopes were virtually extinguished by yesterday's 2-0 home defeat against Halifax Town. The result left City six points adrift of a top-five
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Commerical Property: Out of the Bleu: on to the market
HUGE interest has been shown in a heart-of-York fashion boutique which is to become vacant at the end of next month. Inquiries from as far afield as Bangkok have flooded into Carter Jonas the commercial property agents for a new use of the premises currently
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Mercedes-Benz appoints sales manager
MERCEDES-BENZ, North Yorkshire, has appointed Phil Baxendale to the new position of group used car manager, based at the company's showroom in Centurion Park, Clifton Moor, York. Phil, who has 22 years experience in the motor trade, was previously group
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Jarvis appoints finance leader
A NEW finance director has been appointed to take over at Jarvis, the troubled York-based engineering group. John O'Kane, 47, leaves his role as group finance director at Eco-Bat Technologies Limited to step into the shoes of Alasdair Marnoch. Mr O'Kane
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Firm assistance for hospice
YORK-BASED consumer assistance business CPP Group plc is sponsoring an Arabian Nights-theme Sunflower Ball in aid of St Leonard's Hospice. The firm, which employs 1,500 staff in the city, has helped set the event further on the road to reaching its £55,000
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Bags of extras
Women have a very special relationship with their accessories. But, asks JO HAYWOOD, is our intimate acquaintance becoming an addiction?. "SO, Norma, I understand you're a bag lady?" Not the most promising start to a conversation with one of York's leading
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It's an ironing rule...
I've been excommunicated for bringing the male gender into disrepute. Ooh, it is painful, I can tell you. I'm a big disgrace to the chauvinist race. I'm not fit to wear trousers. That's the verdict of the Six Just Men who every Sunday sit in judgement
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Hopes for young Tykes
YORKSHIRE will give a Championship debut to at least one of their young fast bowlers in the opening match against Nottinghamshire which begins at Trent Bridge on Wednesday. Australian-born Mitch Claydon and Steve Patterson, from Hull, have both won places
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Almost a fifth would vote BNP
NEARLY a fifth of York people may vote for the BNP, an Evening Press poll can reveal today. The Evening Press conducted a telephone poll of 100 York residents - and found 17 per cent of those questioned said they would consider voting for the BNP. This
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Hopes for young Tykes
YORKSHIRE will give a Championship debut to at least one of their young fast bowlers in the opening match against Nottinghamshire which begins at Trent Bridge on Wednesday. Australian-born Mitch Claydon and Steve Patterson, from Hull, have both won places
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Riot police move in as football fans clash in York
RIOT police were called in after brawling football fans brought violence to York city centre. A dozen people were arrested as rival fans clashed before and after Monday's crunch Yorkshire derby between York City and Halifax Town. About 90 officers were
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A black day for justice
A LEADING justice expert today attacked Britain's legal system, after a North Yorkshire man was found innocent by a court - but still jailed. Former York businessman Peter Holland, 42, was cleared of four charges of rape against a woman, and one of threatening
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Let's get real - McEwan
YORK City boss Billy McEwan made a renewed plea for patience and called for a reality check after his side's play-off hopes were virtually extinguished by yesterday's 2-0 home defeat against Halifax Town. The result left City six points adrift of a top-five
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Don't be fooled
NEARLY a fifth of York voters would consider voting BNP, a shocking telephone poll reveals today. That should be taken with a pinch of salt. It is probably more an indication of how fed up ordinary voters are with the posturing of the main political parties
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The nanny state
Supernanny Jo Frost has sparked a boom in the number of nannies. Stephen Lewis reports. SHE is a formidable woman, Supernanny Jo Frost. Her one-woman mission to tame the nation's most terrible tots has made for horribly compulsive TV viewing, as toddlers
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Cook wants charges to wipe out tilt at glory
PATIENCE was the virtue being extolled by York City Knights boss Mick Cook after seeing his side continue their losing start to the LHF Healthplan National League One season. The Knights were guilty of too many basic errors as they lost 34-24 at Halifax
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Halifax 34, Knights 24
YORK City Knights' match at Halifax was always likely to be the biggest early indicator of their standing in National League One this season. Few would have expected the opening two games, against full-timers Widnes (an encouraging effort) and Hull KR
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How sad to deny the truth of God
WHAT a sad letter from Rory Mulvihill (Blind faith, April 15). Mr Mulvihill believes Christians are brainwashed into a "blind faith" of believing the teaching of the Gospels. It is an historical fact that Jesus Christ lived approximately 2,000 years ago
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Rory's so right
I READ with interest Rory Mulvihill's letter. I fully agree with every word he says. He has spoken out on behalf of non-believers everywhere. Surely you would suppose that no rational person would believe the tales which he criticises to be literal truth
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The A64 duel
THE A64 dual is turning into the A64 duel. This road should have been built at least 25 years ago. Although this problem has been with us for all that time, there is a difference between then and now. Most cars then were of a modest size, not like now
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Held to ransom
IT IS sad that Coun Steve Galloway has interpreted all protests against the Arc Light centre in their community as being by people who seek to "demonise minorities" ('Make A Stand!', April 15). If Mr Galloway chooses to listen to the residents of York
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Saved - the Stubbs 'graffiti'
THE writing is on the wall for one of York's most distinctive buildings - and it's going to stay there, the Diary is pleased to reveal. It may have disappeared under a cover of scaffolding for the time being, but it's still good news for all fans of the
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Safari tribute for Caroline
THE mother of murdered backpacker Caroline Stuttle marked the fourth anniversary of the teenager's death by going on safari - because of her daughter's love for animals. Marjorie Marks-Stuttle, from Pocklington, travelled to the Krueger National Park
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Turning up heat on red runners
IT has only been up-and-running for little more than a month. But a city campaign which aims to encourage courteous cycling behaviour has just received its 1,000th pledge. The Stop At Red campaign, established by Andy Shrimpton, of York shop Cycle Heaven
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Miss York gets our support
IT'S a match made in heaven which is bound to look good - for today the Evening Press can reveal it is going to sponsor one of the biggest contests in the city - Miss York. Judges of the Miss York competition, supported by the Evening Press, are looking
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Thousands flock to the big wheel
THOUSANDS of people - believed to be more than 25,000 - took a spin on York's big wheel in its first week. The Norwich Union Yorkshire Wheel has been a huge hit with visitors and city residents alike since making its first rotation at the National Railway
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'My job was to pack the asbestos into windows. The dust went everywhere'
LESS than a month's exposure to asbestos more than 45 years ago killed a former York Carriageworks employee, an inquest heard. Terence Akrill, of Clifton Moor, York, died from malignant mesothelioma in January this year. In a statement made to his solicitor
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Same old motoring misery for A64 drivers
THE same old bottlenecks - this was the picture of motoring misery that confronted drivers on North Yorkshire's Bank Holiday congested roads. Police deployed motorbikes to weave in and out of queuing traffic as York-bound vehicles backed up to the Jinnah
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Brundrett hits back to take solo title
LEE Brundrett claimed the York Phoenix Monday League division one individual title against Clifton's Iain Smith. The Acorn ace lost the opening game but stormed back to level after Smith missed chances to go 2-0 up and two 20-darters from Brundrett saw
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'Madness' of 120mph drive
"MADNESS" and "unbelievable" were the opinions of a judge on Nathan Mark Gilchrist's 120mph drive along the York outer ring road. Austin Newman, prosecuting, said the 26-year-old engineer left a police car trailing in his wake as he smashed the speed
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Earswick hopes fall just short
NEW Earswick All Blacks' dreams of lifting the Pennine League third division title were shattered when they were beaten at home by champions-elect Halifax Irish. A big White Rose Avenue crowd were treated to a fine game with the visitors maintaining their
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Knights licking their wounds
YORK City Knights were today praying their centre crisis was not getting worse after both Neil Law and Rob Spicer were having hip injuries checked out. The Knights are already without centres Dan Potter, Chris Spurr and Mark Cain, while Mark Blanchard
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York City 0, Halifax Town 2
NO POSITION in football transforms a player from hero to villain quite as swiftly as that of goalkeeper. For York City's Chris Porter that dramatic fall from acclaim to the dreaded finger of blame lasted little longer than the half-time interval during
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Let's have a GCSE in decorating instead
THE National Curriculum, GCSEs, A-levels. Geography, history, English, maths. What a waste of time. The many subjects that generations of children are familiar with are all well and good if you fancy a spot on University Challenge. But are any of them
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Justice has to play fair
PETER Holland is no angel. The former security firm boss from Skewsby, near Easingwold, spent time in prison for arson and perverting the course of justice. He is probably not the kind of man you would invite to tea with your granny. That is not the point
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Earswick hopes fall just short
NEW Earswick All Blacks' dreams of lifting the Pennine League third division title were shattered when they were beaten at home by champions-elect Halifax Irish. A big White Rose Avenue crowd were treated to a fine game with the visitors maintaining their
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Knights licking their wounds
YORK City Knights were today praying their centre crisis was not getting worse after both Neil Law and Rob Spicer were having hip injuries checked out. The Knights are already without centres Dan Potter, Chris Spurr and Mark Cain, while Mark Blanchard
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Ryan's on a roll - 18/04/06
Kevin Ryan, with two winners at Musselburgh on Sunday and another at Redcar yesterday, can maintain his excellent run tomorrow when Beverley opens its gates for the first time this season. The Hambleton trainer can lift division two of the beverley-racecourse.co.uk
