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Café idea floated again
AN INNOVATIVE plan to bring a floating café to York is set to get the go-ahead this month. Businessman Andrew Gill's application to launch the eco-friendly, Fair Trade venture on the River Ouse, behind Museum Gardens, has been ear-marked for approval
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Developer’s access road scheme rejected
RESIDENTS are celebrating after a developer's plans to bulldoze their quiet street were rejected by councillors. Householders in Hornbeam Close, Clifton Moor, York, have won a year-long battle to stop an access road being built through their cul-de-sac
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Foie gras landmark
A PETITION to ban the sale of the delicacy foie gras in the UK has passed 5,000 signatures. The campaign was launched by York councillor Paul Blanchard in January when he asked fellow councillors to back a motion banning the sale of the food from the
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York Minster
Photograph by Colin Sayner © The copyright of this image remains with the photographer
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Camera on Cameron
EVERY primary school pupil in York will receive dental care courtesy of a new council service, if the Conservatives win control of the city next month. The proposal is only one of the headline policies in their manifesto for the City of York Council
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Counting on a votes delay
YORK residents face a prolonged wait this year before learning who their new councillors will be. City of York Council is to delay counting its May 3 election results until the following day for the first time. That means the traditional Thursday night
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Off-road test: Land Rover Defender
Land Rover has introduced a whole raft of changes to its old warhorse, the Defender. Motoring Editor STEVE NELSON checked out its new capabilities both on and off-road... and the interior tweaks, extras and improvements that have made it a more refined
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Church in attack on ‘racist’ policies
CHURCH leaders around York have signed an open letter condemning the British National Party's (BNP) claim it represents Christian values. The letter was started by the Rev Jeremy Clines, chaplain of York St John University, following The Press' article
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Letters put issues in focus
No good moaning IS IT really only four years since the Liberal Democrats were elected to manage this city, or does it just seem longer? Judging by the many vociferous letters and articles in The Press over this period, what a disaster they have proved
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Tributes to ‘much loved’ councillor
TRIBUTES have been paid to a "greatly respected and much loved" former York councillor, who has died. David Henderson, who represented Huntington and New Earswick on City of York Council from 1999 to 2003, died last weekend, following an illness. He
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‘Death-riding’ sums it up
"Joyriding should not be called joyriding. It can be death-riding, and the more we can explain to people about the dangers of it the better." The words of Conservative leader David Cameron as he pledged his support to our hard-hitting Drive Now,
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Beat bobbies are the only answer
I AM sure that Inspector Ian Anderson, of North Yorkshire Police, is trying his level best to come to terms with the new initiative "Cop Idol". However, there is a distinct grey area when it comes to dealing with policing matters, which is not being
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Peaceful passing
IT was one of the most high-profile funerals in York for years. Hundreds of mourners gathered in church and on the streets to pay their respects to father-of-six Lord David Wharton - uncle of boxer Henry. At the same time, three vans of riot police
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Bad timing
IS the Scottish calendar different from the one that the rest of the British Isles uses? I am referring to the 2007 March Budget. The population of our fair isle is well used to Chancellor Gordon Brown, through sleight of hand, extracting our hard-earned
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Good news, too
THERE were good news elements hidden behind your headline "Cross Words" (The Press, Selby edition, April 7), about an historic Easter service in Selby. More people than ever took part in Selby's Good Friday walk. As an innovation, some church members
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Closed too long
TWO or three years ago a large articulated lorry overturned at the A19 junction near the Designer Outlet, and the road to Selby was closed for nearly nine hours. On top of that, traffic from Leeds to Selby was not informed, so came off the bypass,
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Why the reward?
AS there have been no allegations that the 15 Royal Navy personnel held captive by Iran were actually subjected to torture, it seems strange that some have being rewarded by being allowed to sell their stories to the highest bidders. Instead, those
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Are we ready for a good, clean fight?
IN a few weeks time (May 3) elections will be held for various seats on the local councils. It will be interesting to see how many, if any, councillors and prospective councillors can write letters to the local papers, without advertising their political
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Heartfelt thanks
I WRITE to extend a big thank-you to you and the readers of The Press for supporting the British Heart Foundation's (BHF) recent York City Jog. Just over a week ago, this annual York event took place at its new venue - Knavesmire - with a record number
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Don’t get cross!
THE PC Brigade has missed an ideal opportunity this Easter. I haven't seen one letter calling for a ban on hot cross buns in case they offend anyone. P Witlea, De Grey Place, Bishopthorpe, York.
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In good spirit
I WOULD like to thank everyone who bought a copy of my CD, My Spirit Shall Sing (Charity spirit inspires singer, The Press, January 26). We have sold all 200 copies, making a profit of £1,178.78, which I have just posted to Ethiopia. Cathy Atkin,
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Fair on fares
As pointed out by Alan Rowley and Stuart Robertson, a four per cent rise in taxi fares is a very fair increase. The rise across the country on bus fares is far in excess of this amount. I am very disappointed by Coun Gil Nimmo's attitude in The Press
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Helping couple
I WOULD just like to take this opportunity to say thank you to the couple who stopped and helped my son when he had an accident on Monday. He was cycling along Ridgeway, in Acomb, when he hit a speed bump and came off his bike. A couple in a red four-door
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Home prices buck trend
HOUSE prices in York and North Yorkshire have bounced back, as the market absorbed the first rounds of interest rate increases - but there may be trouble ahead. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors' (RICS) UK housing market survey today reports
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Going green, on the greens
Golfing business folk in York and North Yorkshire are being challenged to compete against other cities and regions in a virtual golf match. The match is on an online course devised by Envirowise, the Government organisation that helps businesses deal
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Living each day with Parkinson’s Disease
FOR those who have it, it can be the cruellest disease. Parkinson's affects 120,000 people in Britain today - and over the next few days there will be an awareness week aimed at helping more people understand the illness. For York auctioneer Geoff Summersgill
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The importance of drinking water
Q: Just recently I've been having trouble going to the toilet; in fact I think I may be constipated. What do you recommend? A: Helen Spath and her team at Tullivers Health Store says: There are a number of reasons why we become constipated; poor
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Introducing ... the new Joseph, Jonathan Parkin
THE BBC, Graham Norton and Andrew Lloyd Webber maybe wrapped up in picking the next Joseph for the West End in the talent knock-out show Any Dream Will Do, but Jonathan Parkin is already living the dream. He has gone straight from a drama college scholarship
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Anxious times
MODERN life is tough, if a survey looking at the anxieties facing York residents is anything to go by. The report, commissioned by CPP, the York-based life assistance firm, found that more than half of the city's residents questioned are suffering sleepless
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Lip smackers or lip service?
Were The Apprentice girls right to try to kiss their way out of trouble on the hit BBC show? STEPHEN LEWIS investigates whether, in today's business world, sex really does still sell. IF you've got it, flaunt it, right? Not when you're trying to land
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Rick Witter And The Dukes launch debut album
Everything is ship shape as Rick Witter And The Dukes prepare to set sail on a new adventure. CHARLES HUTCHINSON talks to the frontman. THE song with the seriously long title had begun to prove prophetic for Rick Witter And The Dukes. He Was The
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York’s off the wall graffiti
DIARY fan Dale Minks has written to warn us about the darker side of childrens' chalking in York. Apparently, it entices you to fall off the city's walls. Safety conscious Mr Minks has responded to an article in The Press about a child being ticked-off
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It’s hopping mad
I DON'T know if you've ever been to Burnham-on-Sea in Somerset but, trust me, it's nothing like it sounds. It's not so much a glorious British seaside resort; more a traffic-choked, poverty-ridden, junkie-infested, benefits-claiming wasteland. This is
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Murder suspect took his own life
A PATIENT in a psychiatric hospital near York committed suicide before he was due to stand trial for attempted murder, an inquest heard. Eric Rimmer, 28, hanged himself in his bedroom at Stockton Hall Hospital, in Stockton-on-the-Forest, in March 2005
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Brothers ‘lucky to be alive’ after roof plunge horror
A FATHER-OF-TWO may never walk again after he and his brother plunged off a roof in a horrific accident. As reported in The Press yesterday, Peter McKeating, 42, and his brother, Paul McKeating, 45, both of Bradford, fell 30 feet off a house roof in
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Preview: Kate Rusby, Harrogate Theatre, April 18
Kate Rusby has been in the studio through March and April working on material for her follow-up to The Girl Who Couldn't Fly, her last album released in September 2005. "I've not settled on a title yet, but it might be called Awkward Annie. It's still
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Preview: The Damned, Fibbers, York, April 15
PUNK veterans The Damned have sold out their Sunday afternoon show at Fibbers in York. Founders of punk/goth, they were the first British punk act to release a single, New Rose, and album, Damned Damned Damned, and to tour the USA. "Still with Dave
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Preview: Kimber's Men, Black Swan Folk Club, York, April 19
Kimber's Men, Britain's foremost shanty and sea-song group, sail up the Ouse on Thursday and dock in York to visit the Black Swan Folk Club. Formed in 2001, the group now comprises Neil Kimber, ship's bosun, John Bromley, cook, Joe Stead, doctor, and
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Preview: Jazz Weekend, National Centre For Early Music, York, May 4 to 6
THE Snake Davis Band concert on May 5 at the National Centre for Early Music's Jazz Weekend in York has sold out. However tickets remain available for Perfect Houseplants with early music recorder virtuoso Pamela Thorby on May 4 and 7.30pm, and pianist
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Preview: York Late Music Festival, National Centre For Early Music, York, June 1 to 10
The York Late Music Festival and its 16 concerts of modern-day music at the National Centre For Early Music will have three main themes this June. Now in its 13th year, the festival is mounting a retrospective of the composer Robert Sherlaw Johnson
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Preview: Herman Dune, Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, April 15
"I WISH that I could see you soon, " sing Herman Dune on the uplifting first single off their new album, Giant. Well, now you can. Herman Dune are playing the Brudenell Social Club in Leeds on Sunday. Meanwhile, go here for possibly the sunniest, happiest
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Preview: Red Shoes Dance Studio presents Aladdin And Other Dances, Grand Opera House, York, April 14
Red Shoes Dance Studio presents Aladdin And Other Dances at the Grand Opera House, York, tomorrow at 2pm and 7.30pm. Directed and choreographed by Sandra Watson, 120 dancers from the York company perform a showcase of jazz, tap and contemporary dance
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Preview: Eduardo Niebla, Pocklington Arts Centre, April 19
SPANISH guitarist and composer Eduardo Niebla fuses flamenco gipsy jazz with Arabic, Indian, Latin and classical influences and Mediterranean passion at Pocklington Arts Centre on Thursday, at 8pm. Tickets: £13/£11/£5.
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Preview: Black Umfolosi, Pocklington Arts Centre, April 14
BLACK Umfolosi 5 mark the 25th anniversary of the Zimbabwean song-and-dance troupe at Pocklington Arts Centre tomorrow, at 7.30pm. Black Umfolosi are celebrating this birthday with special performances of highlights from past shows, featuring a cappella
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Preview: Ladies Down Under, Hull Truck Theatre, until May 5
AFTER hitting the jackpot at Ladies' Day at Royal Ascot at York, the fish-filleting foursome of Pearl, Jan, Shelley and Linda are celebrating in style with the trip of a lifetime in Ladies Down Under. Given the success of Amanda Whittington's Ladies
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Preview: New Earswick Musical Society production of Oliver!, Joseph Rowntree Theatre, York, April 17 to 21
Many of the boys and girls in the children's chorus for the New Earswick Musical Society production of Oliver! are related to members of the adult cast, committee and stage crew. "It's also very heartening to see that plenty of the children who have
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Preview: Haxby Players present Humble Boy, Haxby Memorial Hall, until April 14
GRASS is sprouting from the floor of Haxby Memorial Hall this week, but the trustees are not panicking. Real turf has been laid down as part of a realistic set for Haxby Players' production of Humble Boy. Designing the show has challenged director
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Preview: Rob Rouse and George Egg, The Other Side Comedy Club, City Screen, York, April 15
IF ONLY George Egg had played The Other Side Comedy Club last weekend, then the headline could have read Easter Egg. Never mind, he is here now, with his "good old variety act" in the Basement Bar of City Screen, York, on Sunday. "He walks on stage
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Douglas Gray, Blake Gallery, Blake Street, York, until April 28
DOUGLAS GRAY'S third exhibition of figurative and landscape paintings at the Blake Gallery, in Blake Street, York, opens today. Born in Harrogate in 1965, he graduated with a Higher National Diploma in advertising and design, achieving a distinction
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McEwan works out the perfect formula for showdown at Wembley
YORK City boss Billy McEwan believes his team are embroiled in a five-way fight for two Conference play-off spots. McEwan feels that Oxford and Morecambe, who both have 75 points and strong goal differences, are now near certainties to secure top-five
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Cameron backs our campaign
DAVID CAMERON has backed The Press's campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of joyriding. The Conservative leader praised our Live Now, Drive Later initiative, which seeks to stop under-age youngsters getting behind the wheel of a car. He said:
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Aiming to bring City to Neil
VETERAN former Rowntree Mackintosh striker Neil Grayson will be hoping to halt his home city's play-off push at Stafford Rangers tomorrow. York-born Grayson, now 42, has netted 13 times this season for the Marston Road men, who are just as intent
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Chinese takeaway
SIMON Dyson's bid for success in China was Shanghai'd by a stomach bug. The North Yorkshire golf ace, who was pre-tourney favourite at 10-1 to lift the China Open, lasted just eight holes of the opening round before he had to withdraw from the event
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Gain in the grass
Sutton-on-Derwent Tennis Club have resurfaced the two hard courts with 15mm synthetic grass for the coming season. Said chairman Chris Hobson: "The surface is as near as we could find to actual grass, which is important to the club as matches are
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Tennis open day
Heworth Tennis Club, on East Parade, Heworth, York, are holding an open day on Sunday, starting at 1.30 pm. Existing and new members are welcome to go along, with or without a racket, have a game and chat to current members. Heworth have teams in
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Oscars, Little Stonegate, York
During the warm, sunny days of spring, al fresco dining is a popular choice for many of us. Plenty of York's bars cater well for this, especially Oscars, the city's original bistro bar. As well as the cosy and intimate interior, with its rustic
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The Busy Farmers Farm Shop And Cafe, Sutton-on-the-Forest
Another farmer diversifying - this time at the third attempt to get planning permission. Persistence clearly pays off. This venue is easy to spot. Approaching Sutton-on-theForest from the south, the farm shop and café are on the left about half-a-mile
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Veteran defender in exile
Gary Kelly is unlikely to play again for Leeds United. Fans have been querying why Kelly hasn't been in the team, using the experience of more than 500 games for the club in the battle against relegation. The Republic of Ireland fullback has fought
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Girl, 11, makes safety appeal
AN 11-year-old girl stood up and made councillors take notice at a meeting last night. Shay Paterson, of Horner Street, in Clifton, York, gave a speech to a meeting of the full council in the city's historic Guildhall to try and get traffic calming introduced
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Councillors note ‘risk’ from incineration
GREEN campaigners were out in force in York city centre protesting against waste incineration. Campaigners joined councillors Andy D'Agorne and Mark Hill outside York's Mansion House last night before a meeting of the full council in the Guildhall.
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Preview: Spirit Of Broadway, Grand Opera House, York, April 26
THE huge cast of Spirit Of Broadway lights up old York with highlights from New York's greatest shows at the Grand Opera House, York, on April 26, at 7.30pm. The glittering, highenergy Broadway extravaganza features an international cast of singers
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Preview: Vienna Festival Ballet presents Swan Lake, Grand Opera House, York, May 2
VIENNA Festival Ballet presents Swan Lake, one of the great love stories, at the Grand Opera House, York, on Wednesday, May 2, at 7.30pm, with lavish costumes, international stars and the glorious music of Tchaikovsky. The ballet captures like no other
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Preview: Spirit Of The Horse, Knavesmire, York, April 26 to 29
EUROPE'S largest equestrian touring theatre show, Spirit Of The Horse, brings its spectacular production of Chimera to York for the first time, from April 26 to April 29, on Knavesmire. The equine fantasy show will be staged in the specially designed
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Boro’s Bridge too stark
SCARBOROUGH, beset by off-the-field financial problems, simply must win tomorrow if they are to realistically have a chance of Conference North survival. The Seadogs take on struggling Stalybridge Celtic at the McCain Stadium knowing that a defeat -
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Preview: Levis One To Watch presents Murder By Death, Fibbers, York, April 15
No strangers to the melodramatic, when they made their debut with Like The Exorcist, But More Breakdancing, here is an Indiana quartet with the Frontier America look and a vocalist whose waterlogged baritone must have spent a past life locked in the bowels
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Jazz notes
TONIGHT'S piano jazz treat in York is at the Jacobean Lodge, Plainville Lane, Wigginton (01904 762749), which every Friday presents one of York's finest players. Meanwhile, a great favourite at Wakefield Jazz is the Dylan Howe Quintet, returning tonight
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Barrow load of incentive
STRUGGLING with injuries, Harrogate Town entertain Barrow knowing a win is essential as they fight for a Conference North play-off position. Monday's defeat to Kettering Town ended the Wetherby Roaders title aspirations but with the club in fourth position
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Thieves target pensioner, 87
CALLOUS thieves barged past an 87-year-old wheelchair-bound man as he sat in his doorway and stole cash from his house. The elderly man, who is also registered blind, was sat in the sunshine at the front of his house in Knavesmire Crescent, in South
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York Muenster Visual Arts Festival
THE 50th anniversary of town-twinning in York is to be marked by the York Muenster Visual Arts Festival this summer. "We're not a twinning project - our aims are primarily artistic - though we're happy to acknowledge the twinning between York and Muenster
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Selby mission
SELBY Town will be looking to bounce back after a crushing midweek cup final defeat in the best possible way by taking three points against Shirebrook Town at Flaxley Road in the Northern Counties East League premier division. It has been a tough week
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Top two slip up to boost Derwent’s title chances
Severus SC are still clinging to top spot in York F1 Racing Premier Karting Football League division one despite dropping points in their last two games. They had a 2-2 midweek draw with Selby Olympia WMC, then a 1-1 stalemate against Marcia, Mark Woodward
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A first for Dan as term ends
WILLS Bar posted a notable farewell to the York Sunday Afternoon League first division even in defeat. Wills, already certain of finishing in the bottom two, were beaten 6-2 by visitors Bubwith White Swan in their last game of the season, but had
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Brothers boost Hoppers
York F1 Racing Premier Karting Football League division two leaders Wigginton Grass-hoppers put more vital points in the bag by beating Bishopthorpe 6-4, with the Coates brothers stealing the show. Ben hit two, and Jack and Tom were also on the scoresheet
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Griffin rise to the summit
Selby Griffin are the new leaders in division three of the York F1 Racing Premier Karting Football League. Blundell hit five goals as they thrashed Inland Revenue 9-1, Crowther (2) and Woodhall (2) also on target, and they then edged out promotion
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Keys to glory
Cross Keys' 4-0 win over bottom club Carlton Tavern saw them crowned York F1 Racing Premier Karting Football League division four champions. Adams (2), Smith and Harris got the vital plunder, which meant Station FC had to settle for second place despite
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York’s silverware bid to sort Wheat from chaff
ALREADY assured of a North 2 East play-off match at the end of the month, York RUFC now turn their attention towards cup glory in tomorrow's "double-header" with Wheatley Hills. The match (kick-off 3pm) not only counts as the Clifton Parkers' final Yorkshire
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Volunteer open with a vengeance
In the first week of the John Smith Bulmers Men's Darts League, Shepherd's Mark Jones (130 finish), Heath Scaife (180 for 16 and 18) and Kev Walton (20) could not prevent an opening loss. They went down 5-4 at Volunteer, whose Paul Botterill (2 x
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Simon to make Aintree simple
KEEP it simple and go for Simon in tomorrow's John Smith's Grand National. Winner of his last two races, the eight-year-old is a horse on the upgrade and, crucially, in a race where runners weighted above 11st have an abysmal record, he is nicely under
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Catches in the high as heat rises
This week's warmer weather has sparked a frenzy of feeding activity on local stillwaters and some amazing catches have been reported from across The Press catchment area. Some huge nets of carp have been taken at Woodlands with 100lb-plus hauls coming
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City slicker
IF you can forgive Detroit City one bad run then he is surely the one to be in the Grade 1 Baltika Beer Aintree Hurdle, tomorrow's main supporting race to the Grand National. Philip Hobbs' admirable grey had run up a sequence of eight wins over hurdles
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All together now at new lake
ANGLERS in the York area have a new-look lake to tempt them. Conifer Lake at Allerthorpe, near Pocklington, has undergone a major redevelopment after being bought by a couple of businessmen. Builders Keith Snaith, from York, and Wetherby-based Andy
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Jacques ready to attack
South African batsman Jacques Rudolph joined up with his new Yorkshire team-mates at Headingley Carnegie yesterday and Pakistani star Younis Khan will arrive tomorrow after a late scare about his availability. The Pakistan Cricket Board are reported
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Vanessa targets People’s win
NINE furlongs are all that separates Vanessa Marston from a place in Grand National history. Months of training comes to a culmination tomorrow for the 44-year-old dental practice manager from Helperby when she saddles up in the John Smith's Peoples
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Funeral sparks police operation
MORE than 100 extra police officers were on duty in York for the funeral of Lord David Wharton. Sources told The Press the extra officers had been drafted in as part of a massive police operation which ran from 8am yesterday until the early hours of
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The Yorkshire Wheel celebrates its first birthday
ONE year and 32,500 revolutions later - the Yorkshire Wheel has celebrated its first birthday. Dominating the York skyline, the Norwich Union Yorkshire Wheel proved an instant hit with tourists when it was introduced last year and has offered visitors
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Family of meningitis boy to raise funds for vital service
THIS little boy looks the picture of health today - but only a few weeks ago, he was frighteningly poorly with life-threatening meningitis. Now the family of little Jay Nutt, from Strensall, are putting something back into the intensive care ambulance
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Mum’s message to binge drinkers
REMEMBER Danny - that is the message from a grieving mum who is today marking the second anniversary since she buried her son. Danny Adams died aged only 23 in April 2005, after collapsing in the street after a night out. Since then, his mum Sue, of
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Couple to mark anniversary by helping tsunami victims
A BIG-HEARTED couple from Copmanthorpe, York, have decided to do charity work in tsunami-hit Sri Lanka - while they celebrate their first wedding anniversary. Stuart Watts, 43, and his wife, Dawn, 42, will fly out to Sri Lanka for two weeks in May to
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Police blitz on young boozers
POLICE are targeting underage drinkers and confiscating their booze as part of a campaign to make communities safer. Officers in Ryedale will be cracking down on under-18s caught with alcohol, as part of their Changing Lives, Making Communities Safer
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Turning back the centuries
THE long history of one of North Yorkshire's most historic buildings has been celebrated in period style. The 875th birthday of Rievaulx Abbey, near Helmsley, was marked when English Heritage invited visitors to take part in a "pilgrimage" to the spectacular
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Joy for motorists as roadworks finish early
MOTORISTS have been spared six weeks of traffic misery, after contractors finished the latest stage of Selby district's water mains upgrade early. As reported in The Press in January, Yorkshire Water began the second phase of its revamp of the water