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Help York's historic city walls to bloom
DO you want to help make sure York's historic city walls continue to look blooming marvellous? The city's top beauty spots are famed for being awash with a sea of yellow when the daffodils sprout each spring. Now City of York Council is offering the
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What an act!
What a surprising new development to the personality of Hugh Bailey, our MP. They can’t keep him off the local stage nowadays and his performances are Oscar quality. I would not be surprised to see him as a grey haired OAP at the local benefit office
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Photo competition attracts scores of entries
WANNABE David Baileys are being encouraged to enter their photographs into our new Picture Of The Month competition. Each month, the winner's stunning image will be transformed into a desktop calendar - and featured in the pages of The Press. The competition
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York MP visits children's art exhibition
An exhibition of children's art from around the world has come to York - and youngsters are being encouraged to go along and show off their creative talents. The Same Difference display, made up of artwork from more than 600 young people from Yorkshire
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Vital test of confidence
BEING a police officer is a high-stress, hugely important job. Officers deal daily with vulnerable, disturbed and sometimes dangerous people. They may be called at the drop of a hat to attend a robbery, murder, or domestic violence incident. Their job
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They must listen
MORE than 2,300 of you have spoken. That is how many readers put their names to our petition calling on health bosses to backtrack on their notorious "judge and jury" NHS panel. We launched our Let Your Doctor Decide campaign after local primary care
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Majority of Nestlé redundancies are voluntary
ONLY a "small" number of workers at Nestlé Rowntree have had to take compulsorily redundancy. And the total number of job losses has been cut slightly from the original shock figure of 645 - although Nestlé is unable to say by precisely how much. Nestlé
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Wise up for Plym position
Manager Dennis Wise is free to take up his position in the Elland Road dugout and technical area when Leeds United face Plymouth tomorrow. Wise was fined £4,000 and given a suspended one-match ban at an FA disciplinary hearing in Birmingham yesterday
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Selby out to ensure they 'fare well
SELBY Town will be hoping for an easy three points when the promotion-chasing Robins host basement outfit Brodsworth Welfare in the Northern Counties East League premier division. Town, currently sitting in fifth place, are four points behind fourth-placed
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Happy Wanderers enjoying a stroll
Wanderers are sitting pretty at the top of division three after they beat Selby Griffin 3-1 with goals coming from John Gothard (2) and Matt Hartas, writes Paul Williams. Albion Vaults did their promotion push the power of good with a comfortable 4-1
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Title race pace is hot
SEVERUS SC kept their noses in front of the York F1 Racing Premier Karting League division one - but only just. Reigning champions Hounds keep snapping at their heels after they edged out Acomb WMC 3-2. Severus were 2-0 up before a double from Gray
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Cop are ahead of the game
COPMANTHORPE tightened their grip on the Sunday Afternoon Football League division two leadership with a 2-0 win at Half Moon. Gavin Priestley and Gabriel Horgan scored the goals which kept Cop two points ahead of the chasing pack. Kings Head lead the
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Haxby shopkeepers start petition to banish yobs
Shopkeepers in Haxby have started a petition in a bid to banish yobs who are making their lives a misery. The Press reported last month how shop owners were being targeted by vandals and under-age drinkers who intimidate those in the centre of the village
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Litter on banks a major problem
WITH the school holidays upon us, many younger anglers will be heading for the banks of their local lake over the Easter vacation. Litter is still a recurring problem at many fisheries and it seems to be a particular issue at Rawcliffe Lake. Anglers
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York crews to the fore
WARREN Philliskirk and Eurig Evans overcame a loose propshaft to finish fifth in the Wold Construction North Humberside Forest Rally. They were the top finishers from York Motor Club in their Metro 6R4 and it was a good result considering the number
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Proper Charlies
BANK on a couple of real Charlies tomorrow, when Charlie Cool and Charlie Tokyo are fancied to add their names to the Kempton scoreboard. The latter is trained at Malton by Richard Fahey, who has made a flying start to the season. Charlie Tokyo, formerly
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Big guns come in for cup clash
YORK RUFC turn their attention to cup matters tomorrow when they clash with Scarborough at Clifton Park in the quarter-final of the Yorkshire Shield, writes Steve Carroll. The game has come at an inopportune time for York, who were looking to start
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A stone wall.
Below are two petitions posted to Downing Street web site page for petitions and rejected, with the reasons. PETITION. (COPIED) We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Fulfil his 1997 manifesto pledge to bring in a form of proportional representation
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Police officers face random drug tests
NORTH Yorkshire's three Police Federation officials have volunteered to be the first officers to undergo drugs testing when it comes into force later this year. The force will become one of the first in the country to bring in testing for alcohol and
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Vicar's prayers for Wharton family
PRAYERS have been said for the family of Lord David Wharton. The Press told earlier this week how an inquest heard Mr Wharton - the uncle of famous York boxer Henry Wharton - had died of head injuries. His family are now be able to go ahead with plans
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The Press hands in petition to Primary Care Trust
HEALTH bosses have formally accepted our petition to scrap a judge and jury panel vetting patients for treatment. We launched our Let Your Doctor Decide campaign after North Yorkshire and York Primary Care Trust (PCT) announced a range of money-saving
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Hours cut at city taxi rank
A TAXI rank in York city centre is to have its hours slashed, in an attempt to cut down on late-night antisocial behaviour. City of York Council is reducing the operating hours of the Duncombe Place rank by more than a third, in response to lobbying
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Council accused of crime disaster
TOP councillors are being accused of neglecting crime and safety issues in York, leading to a "catalogue of disasters". A motion to go before City of York Council next week claims the ruling Liberal Democrats failed to fulfil their manifesto pledges
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Law of red tape jungle
BOSSES returning to work after the Easter break need to brace themselves for 73 new pieces of business regulation which come into force today. The warning comes from the York Society of Chartered Accountants, a branch society of The Institute of Chartered
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Becoming a water baby
Parents in York will soon be able to get their babies making a splash, when a new swimming class for tiny tots starts this month, as health reporter LUCY STEPHENS found out. IT'S never too early to start swimming - that is the motto of a baby teaching
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Soaking up the Easter sunshine
AS YORK awoke this morning, sunlight swathed the City Walls - and it's set to continue until Monday. Beer gardens began to fill up and ice cream sellers were rubbing their hands with glee, as yesterday and Wednesday saw the hottest days this year. Mike
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Yearsley pool to close for repairs
LONG-awaited repairs to a York swimming pool could finally be set to be carried out, but they will leave it closed for eight weeks. City of York Council has submitted a planning application to carry out work on the walls and roof of Yearsley Pool, off
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Is Della a hard act for women to follow?
Della Cannings' replacement as North Yorkshire chief constable is destined to be a man - because no women are on the long-list. A blow for women's equality, or a question of finding the best person for the job? STEPHEN LEWIS reports. WHETHER you loved
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The chaos of events
IT'S getting to that time of year again, the events season. Very soon the city centre will be hosting the Open Air Art Festival, York Live, Chess Festival, plus farmers' markets to fill the gaps. I am a great believer in putting events in town centres
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Why Mr Blah is fooling no one
Go on, then. How many of you fell for a Sunday newspaper's April Fool spoof about a carbon emissions tax being imposed on garden barbecues and how you'd have to buy a £5 permit every time you wanted to incinerate some sausages? The problem was, it was
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Preview: Laura Veirs and The Saltbreakers, Fibbers, York, April 8
LAURA Veirs has picked Don't Lose Yourself as the first single off her new album, Saltbreakers. It is an apt choice for the 33-year-old American singer-songwriter, whose personal life has been experiencing turbulence. "I've undergone a big transition
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Interview: Elliot Minor
A young five-piece band from York, featuring ex-choirboys and public school pupils, tell Charles Hutchinson about the spooky origins of their new single. OFF the road near Wheldrake is a converted farm building, posh cars parked on the gravel, a tennis
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Preview: Pauline Black and The Blue Jazz Trio, Selby Town Hall, April 7, 8pm
PAULINE Black, lead singer of the 2-Tone act The Selecter, celebrates the music of jazz legends Nina Simone and Billie Holiday this Easter weekend. She will be performing at Selby Town Hall tomorrow with The Blue Jazz Trio, whose ranks include Dire
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Preview: Jazz notes
BIG congratulations to Paul Baxter, bass player of the York jazz parish, and Angela Zagorski, who were married last weekend. Honoured guests were Andy Hillier, drummer/bandleader Colin Byrne and other sundry musos. Angela's sister Nina and Karl Mullen
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Mum’s the word for chef James Martin
CELEBRITY chef James Martin was keeping mum when he dropped in to sign books in York. The star of Ready, Steady, Cook and Strictly Come Dancing was at Borders bookstore to sign copies of his new book, Desserts, and there queuing up patiently among hundreds
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Ray Chapman named top dealer for Volvo
Congratulations to Ray Chapman Motors, which has won the title Volvo Dealer Of The Year 2006. It is the fourth time that the dealership, which has premises in York and Malton, has been named top dealer in the UK. The award is made for new and used car
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Preview: Jimmy Carr, Grand Opera House, York
HAS your moral radar gone on the blink? If so, the return to York of Jimmy Carr and his Gag Reflex show on Sunday could point you in the right direction. "This show is not for the easily offended," he says. "It's not even for people that are difficult
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Preview: Comedy @ The Black Swan night, April 10
MASTER of ceremonies James Christopher is operating an Easter egg amnesty at the next Black Comedy @ The Black Swan night in York. "Bring your unwanted eggs on Tuesday and chuckle off those chocolate-induced calories," he says. "The eggs will go to the
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Police urge airgun sellers to register as firearms dealers
POLICE are urging airgun sellers across the county to register as firearms dealers. Changes to the law on the sale of air weapons, which come into effect today, will require all businesses who sell any type of airgun to register with the police as firearms
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Preview: The Boy Friend, York Theatre Royal, May 9 - 19
York Musical Theatre Company's rehearsals are progressing well for the May 9 to 19 production of Sandy Wilson's The Boy Friend at York Theatre Royal. While cast members are perfecting their RP accents and fancy footwork for the Charleston routines, the
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The Royal Oak, Main street, Copmanthorpe
Peter Martini chances on a local pub just outside York which has hearty, and sometimes spicy, food on its menu. It wasn't a planned night out, but Louise and I hadn't had a good old-fashioned pub meal for a while. So when we found ourselves opposite
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Preview: University of York Spring Festival of New Music, May 2 to 5
MUSIC by British composers will be performed by the Dutch band De Ereprijs, experimental vocal trio Juice, UK chamber group Gemini and the oboe and percussion duo New Noise at the University of York Spring Festival of New Music. Running from May 2 to
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Preview: Kieran Halpin, Black Swan Folk Club, York, April 12
IRISH singer-songwriter Kieran Halpin returns to the Black Swan Folk Club, York, on Thursday as one stop on his Auf Wiedersehen tour of Britain and Europe. Almost constantly on the road or in the studio since 1979, Halpin is to take a career break
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Preview: The Other Side Comedy Club, April 8
THE concept of standing still in front of the microphone is totally alien to Sunday's acts at The Other Side Comedy Club. Rex Boyd left Kansas for Britain ten years ago and divides his time between stand-up and street performance. "His energy and astonishing
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Preview: The Intimate Exchanges Grand Slam, Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough, April 6 to May 5
BY the end of their Scarborough run, Claudia Elmhirst and Bill Champion will have completed 5,184 quick changes in Alan Ayckbourn's octopus of a play, Intimate Exchanges. By the last night of their New York transfer, the total will have risen to 6,240
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Just a quickie with . . . Amelle Berrabah, the newest member of The Sugababes
How did joining The Sugababes at 21 change your life? "Coming from a small town, Aldershot, it was quite a change. Before, I was a struggling singer. I got a solo deal with Telstar but I got dropped. I formed a band called Boo 2, got a deal with
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Preview: Painting The Sun, Kentmere House Gallery, York until May 24
David Greenwood turns thoughts to summer in Painting The Sun, his exhibition of new work at Kentmere House Gallery, York. "The strong sun of southern Europe, found in Naples and the Ligurian coast, suits Greenwood's exceptional use of colour and his
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The Kings Head, Market Place, Masham
Monday in Masham was quiet. We could only find one cafe open and it was full. The alternative, The Kings Head, combines accommodation, a restaurant and a bar. We selected the bar. Although it was a beautiful spring day, there was a fire burning. In
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Playing at being King Arthur
Ebor Players have selected King Arthur, A Pantomime Adventure In Camelot for their Christmas 2007 show. Written by Paul Reakes, the panto will run from December 11 to 15 at Bishopthorpe Village Hall, at 7.30pm nightly plus a 2.30pm Saturday matinee
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Preview: Skaville UK, Certificate 18, Gillygate, York, April 12
Rhoda Dakar, from the 2Tone band The Bodysnatchers, will be the special guest when Skaville UK play Certificate 18, Gillygate, York, on Thursday. Ska authority and York Ska promoter Paul Williams is co-promoting the gig. "Skaville UK are a mega UK
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Counting cost of pool palaver
NOW that the Barbican Pool sale has been completed, I wonder if the taxpayers of York are fully aware of the implications of the move to build a new swimming pool at Oaklands School instead of refurbishing the Edmund Wilson Pool. City of York Council's
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Preview: The Elves And The Shoemaker, The Studio, York Theatre Royal, until April 21
BUMHEAD! Snot! A Yorkshire frog! Howard Gossington and Letty Butler have been well and truly initiated into the theatre world of Nick Lane, a land of amusing insults, bogey and bum jokes and plainspeaking amphibians. They are in their second week of
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Preview: Moon Magic, A Very Funny Space Adventure, Pocklington Arts Centre, April 12
Magic Carpet Theatre Company says "fasten your seat belts" for Moon Magic, A Very Funny Space Adventure at Pocklington Arts Centre on Thursday at 2.30pm. In this intergalactic escapade for five to 11 year olds, Captain Marshmallow and Work Experience
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Preview: Russian Cossack State Dance Company, Grand Opera House, York, April 6
DIRECT from Moscow, the Russian Cossack State Dance Company brings 50 dancers, musicians and singers to the Grand Opera House, York, tonight at 7.30pm. Dressed in traditional costume, they present two hours of music and dance that will portray the
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Preview: That's Amore, Grand Opera House, York, April 11
MARK Adams recalls the style, the looks, the charm, the voice and the magnetic appeal of Dean Martin in That's Amore at the Grand Opera House, York, on Wednesday at 7.30pm. Adams and his band perform such hits as Memories Are Made Of This, Volare and
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Preview: We Will Rock You, Milton Rooms, Malton, April 11 - 14
THE West End comes to Ryedale when one of London's biggest musicals, We Will Rock You, is staged at the Milton Rooms, Malton, from Wednesday to Saturday. The production will be the most ambitious yet for the Ryedale Youth Theatre, the first youth group
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Eric’s legacy
FIVE years ago York Tomorrow took part in what was to become a nine-week, often acrimonious, public inquiry into Land Securities' proposals for the Castle area and Clifford's Tower. Despite ill-health Eric Pearson, who sadly is no longer with us (Ex-plans
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The public enemy
I, FOR one, sleep soundly at night in the knowledge that I live in the safest city in the country. A city free of murderers, rapists, burglars, drugs, organised crime, guns, knives, indeed all criminal behaviour. How do I know this? When the police
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The public enemy
I DO not know when velocipedes and the like came on the scene, but I am aware that an Act of Parliament of 1763 received the assent of George III to regulate the Hackney coachmen and chairmen, carmen and draymen, within the city. This Act gave York
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Causes need cash
WITH reference to your article "Charity for disabled hails donation of 150 monitors" (The Press, April 4). Hails? Really? Even the probation service admits its first priority was to reduce landfill - the helping disabled people bit was just a bonus.
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Cruelty and class
LIKE Aled Jones (Cruel Game, The Press, April 3), I find cruelty to animals despicable, and his description of the horrific suffering of pheasants and partridges in this country makes very sad reading indeed. If what Mr Jones says is true, and I am quite
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Deaf support plea
ONE year on from the official roll out of the NHS Newborn Hearing Screening Programme (NHSP), and every child in England is now screened for deafness as soon as they are born. The test ensures that hearing loss and impairment is identified on average
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Age of reason
CALLING all 18- to 21-year-olds. You have just 13 days to register to vote in the May elections. And for the first time, 18-year-olds will be able to stand as candidates in the May local elections in England and in Welsh Assembly elections. The new age
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Rules of the road
ON Friday March 30 at 11.25am I drove along York Road at Haxby, behind a truck going towards York carrying scaffolding poles and planks. I just wondered how many laws, all subject to fines/penalties, this driver broke in a very short distance. At the
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Views on lights
I WROTE a comment regarding the new traffic lights scheme at Crockey Hill (Fury at lights, The Press, March 23). I was unaware it would get printed in The Press. I have just been advised that it was printed and that a critical reply was made (Safety
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Wrong to poke fun at these special people
I WAS incandescent with rage when I read Mike Bentley's column of March 23 (Spiteful Gordon hits out at 4x4s). Personally I don't much care what car he drives, but I'll assume that if he can afford to buy and fuel a 4x4, he can also afford to contribute
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Millionth new MINI rolls out
THE ONE millionth Mini to be made by BMW at its Oxford plant has rolled off the production line. The landmark vehicle was a pepper white-coloured Mini Cooper S, which will be kept by BMW's heritage division, Mobile Tradition. In keeping with the celebrations
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Major milestone for Guardian Angels appeal
OUR Guardian Angels appeal has nearly reached a major milestone, as we approach the half-way mark. We are aiming to raise £300,000 to pay for a new high dependency unit at York Hospital's children's ward. Thanks to donations of nearly £2,000 which have
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Braced for double
SCARBOROUGH face a crucial Bank Holiday weekend in their battle to beat the drop in Nationwide Conference North. The Seadogs entertain Nuneaton Borough today, 48 hours before heading for Moor Green, and if they come out of the double-header with nothing
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Town plot
A MAXIMUM haul over Easter weekend could guarantee Harrogate Town at least a play-off place in Nationwide North and also improve their title chances. Town lie third with five games to go and, with games against leaders Kettering and second-placed Droylsden
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Nigel's Pirelli yell
BURTON Albion boss Nigel Clough wants to create a cup-tie atmosphere when York City travel to Derbyshire for tomorrow's crunch Conference clash between the two play-off rivals. The former Nottingham Forest legend has urged fans to turn out in force at
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Land Rover Discovery
As prizewinners go, they don't come much bigger than the Land Rover Discovery 3. It has won enough prizes since its launch three years ago to almost fill that enormous frame. At the last count, it was 70 international awards. That's an average of
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We can steal Knights thunder - Woods
COACH Dave Woods says his Gateshead Thunder side have improved since the Northern Rail Cup group matches - but then again so have York City Knights. The two sides have already met twice this year with the Knights comfortably winning both ties as Woods
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The final lap
YORK City manager Billy McEwan reckons the Conference play-off race is going to go right down to the wire. The Minstermen boss, who takes his side to fifth-placed Burton Albion for a crunch clash tomorrow, believes it will be the last game of the season
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Fears as blood supplies drop
BLOOD donors are being asked to keep giving this Easter after a worrying drop in stocks. The National Blood Service has put out a plea to local residents to mark the weekend of Easter celebrations by helping save lives with the gift of their blood.
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Archbishop to conduct open-air baptisms
THE centre of York will become an outdoor church on Easter Sunday, when the city's Archbishop conducts special open-air baptisms. Dr John Sentamu will welcome 20 adults into the Christian faith, during a celebration in St Sampson's Square and Parliament
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Minster to host children's craftwork from around the globe
CHILDREN'S craftwork from all around the world will go on display at York Minster next week, when a popular international attraction visits the city. The Minster is welcoming The Golden Tapestry, an exhibition reflecting the unity of the Commonwealth
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Book deal for coma survivor
THE successes just keep on coming for a Selby woman who has rebuilt her life following a devastating car accident more than a decade ago. Gillian Firth, 41, has just had her first book released by a publisher, who has also given her a deal for the follow-up
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Row over care centre closure
A COUNCIL officer's claims that only a minority of families oppose the closure of a York day care centre has been greeted with disbelief by a campaigner. Anne Bygrave, head of learning disabilities at City of York Council, made the claim in a briefing
