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Another three weeks of jams on A64
MOTORISTS are facing another three weeks of congestion and delays on the A64 near York. The Highways Agency has warned that the dual carriageway will be restricted to a single lane in each direction until Friday, May 3. A spokeswoman said the restrictions
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Contractors 'caused A64 cones chaos'
HIGHWAYS bosses today blamed a new bout of A64 chaos on contractors who extended lane closures - only minutes before the morning rush hour. Tailbacks and long delays confronted frustrated motorists because workers closed off part of the A64 before
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Roadworks and queues return to A64
TRAFFIC chaos once again brought the A64 to a standstill today as the second phase of major roadworks got under way. Tailbacks were causing motoring misery for drivers who faced long delays travelling on the eastbound carriageway. Work to reconstruct
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Gridlocked again
MOTORISTS suffered extensive delays last night as they battled through York's busiest roads. Day trippers who were thinking of heading to York or to the coast were also expected to be caught in traffic congestion today. Westbound traffic on the
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Delays warning as A64 work resumes
SEVERE delays are expected as roadworks on the A64 restart next week. The project, to create a £4.1 million junction and underpass at Copmanthorpe, was put on hold for two-and-a-half weeks over Christmas to ease disruption. But it will resume on
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Joy for York traders as stretch of A64 reopens
YORK traders were today delighted after a crucial stage of the A64 roadworks was completed in time for the main pre-Christmas rush. A stretch of the reconstructed eastbound carriageway, between Askham Bryan and Tadcaster Road, re-opened yesterday afternoon
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Extra traffic lane hope as agency races to ease congestion
HIGHWAYS bosses are to have a rethink over phase two of the A64 roadworks following renewed calls to save York from another six months of traffic chaos. A senior Highways Agency officer is to look again at whether an extra lane can be created on the
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Six more months of traffic misery
YORK is set for another six months of traffic misery next year after highways chiefs ruled out extra lanes at the A64 roadworks. This autumn's crippling congestion on the dual carriageway and across the city centre has largely been caused by the single-lane
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Road reopens
YORK'S traffic nightmare eased today when Cemetery Road reopened to vehicles. The road had been closed for more than four weeks while engineers carried out major repairs to a collapsed sewer. Rush-hour traffic in the Fishergate area has been extremely
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Your A64 ideas get go-ahead
ROAD bosses are to adopt traffic chaos solutions put forward by Evening Press readers to help solve the A64 roadworks chaos. Highways Agency chiefs revealed today that they will create an extra lane approaching works on the westbound carriageway of
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A64 fiasco 'will not happen at Bilbrough'
MOTORISTS have been assured there will be no repeat of the Copmanthorpe traffic jam nightmare when the next big A64 project gets underway. The construction of an underpass to allow villagers from Copmanthorpe to get safely across the dual carriageway
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Press lobbies roads meeting
THE Evening Press today took its campaign to Get York Moving to a crucial meeting of highways bosses. Copies of last night's Evening Press, with its uncompromising headline: York Cannot Take Much More Of This, were hand-delivered to officials arriving
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Sort this mess out NOW!
THE Evening Press today issues an urgent plea to highways bosses: Get York Moving. The A64 roadworks at Copmanthorpe have led to rush-hour chaos on the dual carriageway and across the city in recent weeks, trapping commuters, shoppers and tourists
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GNER cancellations buck trend
GNER managed to buck the national trend last year by reducing the number of cancelled trains, it was revealed today. Research carried out by the Liberal Democrats revealed the York-based train operator cancelled 457 services in the first nine months
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Rail boss fires salvo at Byers
RAILTRACK chairman John Robinson has delivered a vicious assault on the Government, launching a salvo of criticism over its handling of the company's demise. Speaking among the proudest remnants of Britain's railway history at the National Railway
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GNER gives warning over new trains
THE dream of faster and more comfortable trains to London will be put on hold until 2006. GNER chief executive Christopher Garnett has revealed no new trains will be introduced on the East Coast Main Line until 2006 because the company was only granted
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Top rail adviser backed GNER
THE Government's most senior rail adviser has re-ignited the East Coast Main Line franchise controversy by revealing that Ministers repeatedly ignored his recommendation that GNER should be given a 20-year deal. Sir Alistair Morton, chairman of the
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Sound of silence on GNER trains
TRAIN travellers who prefer the sound of silence to the shrill symphony of mobile phone ring tones can now go in peace thanks to the latest move by York-based rail firm GNER. From today, the firm is introducing new quiet coaches on all its East Coast
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'Joker card' rail deal lashed
A RAIL watchdog today savaged the Government's decision to "play the two-year Joker card" over the East Coast line franchise. Jim Beale, chairman of the Rail Passengers Committee for North Eastern England, said there was "widespread disappointment"
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Council's pledge to GNER
THE Government's failure to award GNER a 20-year rail franchise on the East Coast Main Line could have a "potentially devastating" threat on York, according to a leading councillor. In an emergency motion - passed almost unanimously - the full council
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Fuming and frustrated
ANGRY MPs and passengers today condemned a "scandalous" Government decision to extend GNER's franchise by only two years. Transport Secretary Stephen Byers went against the Strategic Rail Authority's recommendations for either GNER or Virgin or GNER
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GNER wins two year rail deal
Transport Secretary Stephen Byers today extended the GNER franchise by two years, until April 2005. But, in a statement to the Stock Exchange at 3.30pm, Mr Byers said: "I regret that the process to negotiate a new 20-year deal has not proved successful
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Trains franchise decision in days
MINISTERS have pledged to announce the winner of the drawn-out battle for the East Coast Mainline franchise within two weeks. Last week, Transport Secretary Stephen Byers insisted he was still weighing up the submissions from GNER and Virgin. Parliament
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GNER 'will win rail franchise'
GNER is poised to clinch the East Coast Main Line franchise, it emerged today. The York-based train operator, supported with more than 2,000 signatures by the Evening Press Back The Bid campaign, is now widely expected to be announced as the Strategic
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Asbestos victim’s legal fight for compensation
A TERMINALLY-ill York man has launched a legal battle for compensation after falling victim to the asbestos timebomb. Terry Bodden, of Clifton, York, said he had been given seven months to live by doctors after developing malignant mesothelioma, a cancer
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Train blaze causes major rail disruption
RAIL passengers heading to and from York are facing major disruption, after a freight train erupted in flames. Services between York and Scotland were severely affected, following the fire at Drem, near Edinburgh. More than 30 cars and vans on board
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Anthony Birkitt to sue North Yorkshire Police
HE was enjoying an innocent night out in York city centre when police arrested him for the vicious assault of a taxi driver. Anthony Birkitt insisted he was innocent and had an alibi, but then spent the next two-and-a-half months in custody. He only
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I’ll fire Minstermen to promotion, says Hibs-bound Clayton
CLAYTON Donaldson says he wants to give York City the perfect leaving present - promotion back into the Football League. Speaking to The Press after signing the deal which will see him leave KitKat Crescent for Hibernian for nothing in the summer, the
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Left out of pocket by move to Hibs
A LOOPHOLE in international transfer rules has seen York City's gamble to keep star striker Clayton Donaldson backfire - as they will not receive a penny from the deal which takes him to Scottish club Hibernian. The 20-goal hitman has signed a pre-contract
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Hibs net a ‘gem’ in Clayton
HIBERNIAN boss John Collins believes he's snapped up a real gem in Clayton Donaldson. The former Scotland midfielder says he still sees "plenty of room for improvement" when he links up with the 20-goal striker at Easter Road in the summer. Donaldson
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Fans’ verdict
RAY Wynn, secretary and treasurer of York City Supporters' Club, said it was always "inevitable" that Clayton Donaldson would move on but that it was "hugely disappointing" the Minstermen wouldn't receive any money for him. Wynn said: "He's too good
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City’s official statement in full
"THE board of York City Football Club has been consistent throughout and we have clearly stated our desire for Clayton Donaldson to remain a York City player to give the club the best possible chance of promotion to the Football League. "On this basis
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Ice cool - Houchen is spot on
SEVENTEEN years to the day that he put mighty Arsenal to the sword, former York City FA Cup hero Keith Houchen is praying for a repeat capital conquest. When the Minstermen entertain Fulham at Bootham Crescent tomorrow, Houchen will again be there.
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Four, four, four evens out as 13th draws near
This will be York City's 13th appearance in the fourth round of the FA Cup. Four times they have progressed further, four times they have forced a replay before bowing out, and four times, including the two-legged format in 1945-46, they have they been
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Championing the cause of the Minstermen
FROM the BBC's Match Of The Day' to his current position with ITV's The Premiership' York-born commentator JON CHAMPION has become one of the most respected voices in English football. A life-long fan and follower of York City, Champion gives his support
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VIVE le difference
It is not just York City and Fulham who stand poles apart but the clubs respective managers too. For Terry Dolan, think of Yorkshire and the stark realities of a Bradford upbringing; windswept moors, crumbling mills, York-shire
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Star men of York
IN contrast to moneybags' Fulham York City's current squad cost just £50,000 to assemble - less than the fee the Cottagers shelled out to Conference club Woking for utility player Kevin Betsy. Alan Fettis Goalkeeper: Age 32. Born: Newtonards
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Full to brim Fulham
FULHAM'S current squad cost more than £42million to assemble. As City prepare to tackle the rich men from west London the Evening Press takes a closer look at the men from Craven Cottage. Edwin Van Der Sar Goalkeeper: Age 31. Born: Vourhout
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Police officers released
THREE police officers injured while bringing a Selby street brawl under control have been released from York Hospital. As reported in The Press yesterday, officers were called to Micklegate after trouble flared in the early hours of Sunday morning.
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Rises leave new buyers out in cold
House prices are set to rise by £1,000 a month, dealing a further blow to first-time buyers. CHARLOTTE PERCIVAL and STEPHEN LEWIS report. IF YOU have been waiting for a lull in the housing market, you could be waiting a long time yet. Researchers
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Player’s exit sickens City
Today is a bleak day for York City and their supporters. The news that star striker Clayton Donaldson is to join Hibernian is a body-blow to all connected with the club. Realistically, we knew he would not stay at City forever. A player of his pedigree
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Press MPs over public transport
I FULLY agree with JM Purves' suggestions for alleviating traffic congestion in York, with a private car curfew and free bus service during the morning rush (Beating the jams, Letters, January 12), and if a petition were to be made to bring this about
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Police expect 'quick conclusion' in sex offender search
A SEX offender missing from North Yorkshire would no longer be on the sex offenders' register if he had told police he was moving house, The Press can reveal. The man is one of 322 registered sex offenders across the UK who police have lost contact with
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Fine rail heritage
THIS newspaper has said for years that GNER is one of the best train operators around at looking after its passengers. The latest survey proves that. Customer satisfaction with the company has fallen. But it still remains head and shoulders above
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Has ftr failed?
I REALLY, really had intended avoiding getting into the ftr issue again, but I simply have to take issue with Richard Eames' letter (We are trying to improve the pioneering ftr service - First, Letters, January 27). Mr Eames very carefully notes
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Payback time
WHAT has happened to the profits from the sale of the York Health Authority family silver? Deighton Grove, the Fever Hospital at Clifton, the County Hospital, the Military Hospital, Naburn Hospital, Clifton Hospital, the City Hospital, St Mary's Hospital
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Enjoying nature is tax-free – for now
EACH morning, I put the birds' breakfast out. Diced value, wholemeal bread, soaked in water, with diced value Coxes, sunflower hearts, peanuts and fat balls. Three water containers are cleaned and replenished ready for six to a dozen coloured doves
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Only one in ten reported rapes lead to a conviction
ONLY one in every ten rapes reported in North Yorkshire results in conviction, according to figures released by the Home Office. The figures show that 154 rapes were reported in the county in 2005 - but there were only 15 convictions. The county's conviction
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Party line trashed
I FIND very interesting the party-political rubbish ahead of the May elections coming from the Labour Party in York. They are opposed to a PFI agreement designed to improve York roads. This is the type of agreement that has had so much hype from the
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Dirty street joke
THE claim by the Lib Dem city council that our streets are cleaner now, due to their efforts (Clean sweep for new city service, The Press, January 22) is a joke. I live opposite Carrs Lane on Skeldergate, which I use regularly, along with many local
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Missing link
IF Paul Hepworth wishes to bequeath a cleaner and healthier city to our descendants (Stand up to the motoring lobby, Letters, January 27), he should be in favour of keeping as much traffic as possible away from Clarence Street, Gillygate and the town
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Brief illusion
WHILE shopping with my 17-year-old son just before Christmas, getting the final bits and pieces, I decided to get a few alcoholic beverages to help with the Christmas spirit. Just before the alcohol was put through the till, the shop assistant asked
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Total ban needed
I AM very glad that C Alexander (Impractical ban, Letters, January 25) has an expensive, large car and likes music on and, in spite of a severe disablement, which a young person must find frustrating, is able to drive anywhere at any time in York city
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Getting the doodle bug with Dame Judi
SHE'S already up for an Oscar, but could York's most famous daughter be looking to add the Turner Prize to her hefty collection of accolades? Dame Judi Dench is one of a host of celebrities who will be creating a work of art by putting pen to paper next
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Child protection law could be in place by next month
A NEW law protecting children from kidnappers - sparked by The Press' Change it! campaign - could come into force by St Valentine's Day. MPs last night approved new legislation giving judges powers to place child abductors on the sex offenders' register
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'Free poor nations of debt'
Religious leaders joined forces today to put pressure on Tony Blair to tackle the "injustice" of international debt. Seventeen leaders of faith and other communities urged the Prime Minister Tony Blair to take more action on the issue. The Archbishop
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Playing with words
WELCOME to Readers' Revenge. Lots of people picked up the gauntlet when I offered last week to hand over this column to anyone who thought they could do better. Your efforts came in by email, on neatly-typed paper and on hand-written scraps in green
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Putting city on the map
A YORK company has been given the right to produce the most up-to-date maps of the city. York Survey Supply Centre, the winner of The Press Small Business of the Year award in 1996, and the UK's largest mail order supplier of surveying equipment, has
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New appeal after bike worth £1,500 is stolen
POLICE are continuing to appeal for information after a gang of thugs punched a York teenager in the face and made off with his £1,500 mountain bike. Police are appealing for information after the 18-year-old victim was assaulted and robbed. He was
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Pub group profits steady despite smoking ban
A MAJOR pub operator has revealed that its outlets performed well during the first winter of the smoking ban in Scotland. The news may provide some reassurance for the licensed trade in York and North and East Yorkshire. Greene King said it enjoyed
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Council fails to spend £1.5m on house repairs
A ROW has flared up over £1.5 million Selby authority bosses have not spent this year on council housing repairs. Leaders of Selby District Council have been accused of neglecting tenants, after a report revealed that £1.49million of this year's £1.78
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Review: Mike Wilson and Damien Barber, Black Swan Folk Club, York
TWO of folk music's most powerful vocalists joined forces to entertain the audience at the Black Swan folk club. Yet it nearly wasn't to be, as earlier in the week, cold-ridden Mike lost his voice - an unfortunate occurrence for a folk singer - which
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Bid to replace facilities for York tourist coaches
DOZENS of car parking spaces could be lost, under a proposal to replace facilities for coaches visiting York city centre. Council officers are to carry out a review of pick-up, drop-off and parking spots, following the loss of the Kent Street coach park
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"I was dragged to a divorce recovery class by a friend and it saved my life"
Maxine Gordon meets the hypnotherapist helping people put their lives back together after divorce. HYPNOSIS is a well recognised therapy for overcoming a host of problems and conditions. It can help beat the battle of the bulge, stop smoking, reduce
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How I discovered the hidden world of the board
"I'VE got you a lovely new ironing board for your birthday," my mother announced the other day. Now I realise that, along with tea towels and oven gloves, ironing boards fall into the category of worst presents for men to give women. They're not very
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Life bans on cards for Shay hooligans
YORK City have pledged to "ban for life" any fans cautioned or convicted of invading the pitch and smashing advertising hoardings during last week's Yorkshire derby at Halifax Town. Secretary Nick Bassett said the club had paid £2,000 to Halifax after
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United boss Wise determined to keep a cool head
DENNIS Wise refuses to see Leeds' relegation clash at Hull City tonight as make or break. Although Leeds could go ten points behind their rivals if they lose, Wise insists: "It's too strong a description. With 18 games to go, you can't describe any
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Sun race shines on York charities
SOLDIERS from York took on a gruelling 180-mile endurance event and raised money for charity in the process. Super-fit members of 2 Signal Regiment took part in the Race The Sun event which saw them climbing, cycling, marching, canoeing and running for
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New crimefighting team lines up
MEET Clifton's new crime-fighting team. Each ward in York has a new dedicated Neighbourhood Police Team, under a scheme launched on January 15. Clifton's is managed by Sergeant Shaun Page, with PCs Carrine Green and Matt Smith. They are supported by
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Hope for York
CITY of York I took another tenative step towards Northern Hockey League division one safety by drawing 2-2 with Doncaster II. When the teams met earlier in the season Doncaster won 2-0, but this time relegation-threatened York showed their battling
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Stephen Laidlaw from New Earswick avoids prison
A DRINKER narrowly escaped a trip to jail when he "glassed" his love rival in an argument over a girl, York Crown Court heard. Stephen Garnet Laidlaw, 19, cut Thomas Reynard behind the ear with a glass in the nightclub incident, said prosecutor Rosemary
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Big Ron’s date at Scarborough
SCARBOROUGH will be hoping the likely presence of charismatic football chief Ron Atkinson will increase the attendance at the McCain Stadium tonight. Atkinson was unveiled as director of football at Kettering Town last week, and the promotion-seeking
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Thugs assault teenager in MP3 attack
YOBS assaulted a York teenager and tried to steal his MP3 player in a daylight attack. The 19-year-old victim was walking along Seventh Avenue, in Tang Hall, between 3pm and 3.30pm, when the two youths approached him and threatened to beat him up if
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Acomb cut students down to size
ACOMB Ladies first team thumped Leeds Adel Carnegie 4-0 in their Yorkshire Hockey League division two encounter. After a disallowed penalty corner, Kerry Rafton's fine run found Annie Pye, who slotted home from close range. Rachel Holmes increased
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Strain on the trains
SATISFACTION with services on GNER trains has fallen, a new customer survey has shown. But the view of station facilities provided by the York-based firm remains high. The latest National Passenger Survey awards GNER an overall satisfaction rating of
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Charles Hutchinson reviews The Hound Of The Baskervilles
MIST descends on desolate Dartmoor and a ghastly howl quickens the heart. In the darkness, something seems to rip through the backdrop; Charles Baskerville lies dead. How scary, especially as the hound of the Baskervilles is but a sound in a marvellously
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All Blacks dealt a blow but Groves stay in hunt
NEW Earswick All Blacks ARLC's championship hopes were dealt a severe blow as they lost 28-12 at Queensbury. All Blacks had the chance to go joint-second in the Pennine League premier division but let themselves down with a lacklustre display. Queensbury
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Quality Sheffield steel cuts York open
CITY of York Ladies lost 4-0 at North Women's Hockey League premier division high-flyiers Sheffield, who took the lead midway through the first half. But City of York Ladies II fared better in division two of the Yorkshire League, winning 3-0 at
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Dawn rises to challenge as Cygnet down Ox
DAWN Exton gamed in 21 darts but Cygnet C' were still taken to the wire in their York John Smith's Ladies League division one clash at Ox. Michelle Britton combined with Lynn Thompson to secure victory for the visitors. Tracey Farmeary (19) starred
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School’s new meals service
LUNCHTIMES have taken on a whole new look at one York primary school. Children at Fishergate Primary School are enjoying healthy school dinners which are served by them in a family service system. In a new-style dining hall, with new tables and chairs
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New Ryedale District Council chief executive, Janet Waggott, sets out priorities
THE woman who in a month's time takes over as one of the most influential people in Ryedale - heading the district council as chief executive - has warned against letting the region become "marginalised". Reacting to a bid to merge all of North Yorkshire's
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A19 blackspot plan hit by funding cut
PLANS to replace a dangerous junction at an accident blackspot on the A19 near Selby has hit the buffers after funding cuts. Residents in Riccall have been pushing for road improvements at the junction at south entrance to the village for more than five
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Waste spawns new play area for Shiptonthorpe
IT IS not often that a landfill site can be credited with helping improve the environment for children. But at a village near Pocklington that is what has happened thanks to the hard work of villagers and the Landfill Communities Fund, formerly called
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The day I became invisible
Recently, I think I became invisible.The weather was showery and I sheltered under a large red umbrella, but it too seemed to flourish unseen. I was holding a bright yellow collecting box labelled York Against Motor Neurone Disease and people passed
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Has the world gone mad?
LIKE a wildly gesticulating fat bloke at a rodeo spitting out pieces of pie and insisting that bull riding isn't as hard as it looks I have been given the chance to have a go. Just sitting on the snorting beast in the cage is daunting enough without
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A local voice
A RECENT accident has left me with several months off work struggling to come to terms with a painful right arm and traumatic stress disorder. However every dark cloud can have a nice side: the blackbirds sing so much sweeter after rain! What was
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Caught comparing belly buttons
HERE I sit. Not a keyboard, scanner, printer or www.com (whatever that is) in sight. I have been likened to the Amish religious sect because of my abhorrence (fear?) of technology. I may draw the line at wearing a long black dress and a crisp white
