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Relationships help offered to teenagers

YOUNG people in North Yorkshire are being invited to apply for grants to create their own sex and relationship education projects. The Terrence Higgins Trust Young Leaders Project hopes the scheme will help youngsters educate their friends and communities

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City loan ace on target for league leaders

YORK City loan striker Chris Beardsley fired his fifth goal in three matches to help Kettering to a 2-0 win at Hucknall. Beardsley's 32nd minute strike, coupled with a goal by David Bridges, extended Kettering's lead at the top of Blue Square North.

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Literary showcase line-up is announced

FINISHING touches have been made to the line-up for the city's second Literature Festival. Figures from the literary world including Tracy Chevalier, author of Girl With A Pearl Earring, and the acclaimed poet Carol Ann Duffy, are among the highlights

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City hit back to seal FA Trophy replay

A PENALTY from Craig Farrell earned York City an FA Trophy second round replay against Grays Athletic. The Minstermen were trailing 1-0 at KitKat Crescent to Aaron O'Connor's 60th minute strike, until Farrell was floored in the box with 15 minutes remaining

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Sentamu hopes for meeting with Pope

THE Archbishop of York is set to have a one-to-one meeting with the Pope, to help foster relations between the Anglican and Roman Catholic churches. Dr John Sentamu will visit Italy later this month, when it is hoped he will have a private audience

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John Patrick James jailed for stabbing

A man who stabbed a partygoer in the back with a kitchen knife after his victim touched his girlfriend's knee has been jailed for four years. John Patrick James, 27, plunged a kitchen knife into the back of his 26-year-old host, Charles Mutepfa, after

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The blue police box makes welcome return

POLICE will be holding drop-in surgeries and collecting the contents of their blue "letter boxes" in York on Monday. Police Community Support Officers Louise Scott and Nigel Colley will be holding the surgeries at the mobile police station, which will

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The joint is jumping

PLANNING is already underway for the 2008 York Vikings International Basketball tournament after a hugely successful inaugural competition. York Vikings Junior Basketball Club hosted the under-16s tournament at York College with eight teams from

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Hockey girls recover

TWO wins, two defeats and a draw was the plunder exacted by the City of York Hockey Club's Under-12s A'-team in the Yorkshire Youth League at Halifax. Starting slowly, the A' ranks lost 1-0 in both duels against Wakefield and Harrogate, against whom

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A hole lot of fun on the range

THE youngest swingers in Towthorpe let fly at York Golf Range. Seven youngsters traded tinsel for a festive fling-swing at the latest 'taster' session at the Strensall-based complex which is situated just off the Towthorpe road. And it looks as if there

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Late Eaton try gives Acorn due reward

YORK Acorn ARLC under-16s came from 24-16 down to draw 24-24 with table-topping Featherstone Lions in a ding-dong encounter. Acorn got off to a flier with a full-length interception try by full-back Tyler Dawson goaled by Antony Chilton, before good

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Selby fight back to take the derby spoils

SELBY RUFC Under-14s put one over on derby rivals Harrogate with a 12-7 victory. It was end-to-end stuff from the off but it was Harrogate who took an early lead - securing a lineout on half-way and romping through unopposed to cross. But, from the

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Fit for footy February fun

YORK City in the Community will be running a Football Fun Camp during the February half-term holiday. The camp will take place at Oaklands Sports Centre in Cornlands Road from Monday, February 11 to Thursday, February 14. Each day will run from 10am

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May day sees Thorpe into semis

THORPE United Under-15s reached the semi-finals of the York Minor League U15s League Cup with a 2-1 victory over York Railway Institute. York RI dominated the majority of the game but Thorpe took their chances. Goalkeeper Danny May produced a string

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Weathers goes down a storm

AN unstoppable 25-yard effort from Josh Weathers earned Heworth a winning start to 2008 in the York FA Under-19s League. The striker secured a 4-3 win for fourth-placed Heworth against basement side Poppleton. Heworth took the lead after two minutes

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New kit is just the job

THE York College Under-11s junior football team have a new recruit. Their new kit has been sponsored by York-based firm PMP Recruitment. A team spokesman said: "The boys are over the moon with their new kit."

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Under-11s pass character test

York Schoolboys Under-11s extended their unbeaten run into the first outing of the new year when they toppled West Yorkshire rivals Leeds 3-1. In heavy conditions and with a fierce gust blowing straight down the pitch, it was no suprise when Leeds won

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Panel-treaters pound out a YorKash boost for players

THE city's schoolboy footballers are cashing in with YorKash. The York and District Schoolboy teams have been awarded £2,850 in the latest round of grants from the YorKash Young People's Panel. The grant was spent on kit (£1,250), equipment (£1,250

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Late call for Lee

TOP try-scorer Lee Mapals will thrill the York City Knights crowd earlier than expected after being drafted into the line-up for their first friendly of the year. The 22-year-old, a candidate for the 2007 National League Two Young Player of the Year

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Coach plans a rams raid

MICK Ramsden reckons his York Select side will give York City Knights a "run for their money" in tomorrow's friendly. The representative team, made up of players from the York amateur scene plus a few former Huntington Stadium favourites, have much more

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Aimson’s 'one of greatest'

FORMER York City stars today united in tribute to Bootham Crescent "crowd-pleaser" Paul Aimson. Minstermen legend Aimson, pictured, who died this week at the age of 64, is fondly remembered by players and fans of the club. Ex-City stalwarts Chris Topping

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Aimson an ace of club

FORMER team-mates of Paul Aimson have been fulsome in their tributes to the York City legend after he passed away at the age of 64 this week. Aimson suffered a heart attack and ex-City stalwarts Chris Topping, Graeme Crawford, Brian Pollard, Pat Lally

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Brad pits wits for a top switch

THIRTEEN years on, Brad Davis still holds the all-time record for the number of tries scored in a single match for York Wasps. The city legend notched up seven against Highfield in September 1995 in a distinguished rugby league career which also took

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Malton lead the way as Ganton take Fulford honours

GANTON Golf Club duo Judy Adcock and Jenny Greenhough won the East Yorkshire Ladies Winter Golf Association event at Fulford GC. The Ganton pairing posted a score of 67 to win by half a shot from Malton and Norton GC's Judy Butler and Linda Bower. A

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Gray day for Bridge dinner

LEEDS United legend Eddie Gray will be guest of honour at Stamford Bridge Cricket Club's Sportsmans Dinner next month. Former Scotland international Gray will be supported by comedian Barry Cheese. The dinner will be held in the club's pavilion

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Holder into last eight

DEFENDING champion Bob Smith, of Fulford, reached the quarter-finals of the York Conservative Clubs Brian Jeffrey Memorial Over-50s Snooker KO by defeating club-mate Geof Robinson. Smith will meet Acomb's Ken Taylor, a seven times winner, in a re-run

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Leaders conjure a fight back

Fossway A' maintained their position at the top of the York John Smith's Bulmers Original Sunday Pool League with a hard fought victory at Castle Howard Ox A' . The leaders came back from 3-2 down to record a 5-3 win, with the crucial last three frames

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Rivals plunder a crucial 5-0 victory

CHAMPIONS IT Sports Wigginton suffered a devastating blow to their hopes of retaining the Yorkshire Premier Squash League crown as they lost 5-0 to second-placed Chapel Allerton. Leeds side Chapel Allerton fielded their strongest five players, including

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Uni handed vital points in York first

History was made at the latest council meeting for the NEDL York and District Table Tennis Association when a match result was decided by a panel. It was decided that University A' would be awarded seven points for their unfulfilled clash with Malton

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Reveley’s hurdling recruit seeks Wetherby win

Along The Nile can complete a hat-trick of wins in the feature race at Wetherby this afternoon. Trained by Keith Reveley, this former decent handicapper on the Flat has developed into a useful recruit to hurdling, winning on his debut at Newcastle before

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Obesity ops U-turn

HE feared his obesity would kill him before he was 60 after cash-strapped health chiefs refused to carry out a crucial operation. But today 20-stone Philip Cooper has fresh hope for the future after being told he can have surgery after all

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It won’t be Oz zone friendly

WE might have all sorts of loony Toons playing around Newcastle United, and new multi-million pound mechanical miles-an-hour advertising hoardings being paraded ahead of the new Formula One season, but England and Europe will be relegated next week.

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Kirkbymoorside

SNOW. Just for a day. Thick on the main street of Kirkbymoorside. Kids in T-shirts enjoyed to the max one of the few blizzards they will have experienced. A diminished amount of traffic came in off the North York Moors, and the slipping, spinning and

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Meet Wanda

WITH the Christmas trimmings put away for another year, and the house clean and tidy to greet the new year, it is back to the garden after a short break in December. There is a chill in the air - it is, after all, January, and the view from the window

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High Parks Gallery and Tearoom at Newton-le-Willows, Bedale

FRIENDS having spotted a relatively new café suggested we should all investigate. In the post-Christmas period, it was an excuse to escape the turkey leftovers. The village of Newton-le-Willows is just off the main Bedale to Leyburn road. The café

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Paddyfields Cantonese Restaurant, Haxby

THE one thing that strikes you about Paddyfields is that it doesn't look like your usual Chinese restaurant. There's a very contemporary feel about the place - no red or gold and not even a dragon in sight. The décor is simple, but effective - dark

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How Tracy paints the past

AMONG the items Tracy Chevalier would rescue from a house fire - alongside her husband, son and cat - is a piece of beachcombing bounty small enough to fit in the palm of her hand. The strange, fan-shaped object looks like a flat piece of stone, but

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Mike Tipping admits he was wrong

HERE'S something I wrote back in March last year, after tasting a riesling from the Alsace: "Klur Riesling Cuvée Katz 2004 is dry and crisp with citrus fruit, honey notes and lots of minerality. If you have enough patience to store this away for a

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Chimney danger shuts city street

A MAIN street in the centre of York has been closed off after a chimney stack became unstable. A short section of Coppergate has had barricades put at either end of it after it was discovered that a chimney stack on the Russells restaurant was loose,

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What to eat? It’s a minefield nowadays

SEEING as most of the population is embarking on a New Year health drive, food is foremost in people's thoughts. Mainly what they can no longer eat if they want to fit into their summer holiday clothes. The incessant advice by medical professionals regarding

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Class apart

PUPILS and staff at a York secondary school have been singled out for praise from the Government for their exam league table success. Schools Minister Jim Knight is singing the praises of Manor CE School, in York, after it appeared in the top 100 of

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Misery for motorists

MOTORISTS heading into York from both the north and south suffered delays when a major commuter road was the scene of two accidents. The first happened at about 8.20am yesterday on the A19, at Shipton-by-Beningbrough, when three vehicles were involved

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Clues to where bomb was from

In response to Mike Usherwood's letter (Exploding myth, January 8), I would like to point out the following facts which support the theory that the bomb, which I discovered at Balkholme, did in fact come from aircraft LK-K MZ 696 which collided with aircraft

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Homes half-truth

Coun Ann Reid (Give us the cash to create more housing, Letters, January 3) and Paul Cordock (Help for housing, Letters, January 7) accuse the "wicked" Government of taking £25 million from York to subsidise council housing in higher cost areas,

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Bus fare shock

Has anyone else been totally shocked by the fare increase on York's bus service this week? The flat rate fare has increased from £1.50 to £2.50 for a single journey into York. When the Government has a wage freeze of under three per cent in

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Take your bins in

NO WAY was I criticising those gallant men who have the unpleasant job of removing our rubbish (Our Christmas waste collection was rubbish, Soapbox, January 4). They did a great job. Surely the residents, if they are going away for the Christmas

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Tackle real issues

Give me strength. Have certain councillors in this city got nothing important to worry about (Litter bin disgrace, The Press, January 4)? Graffiti on a litter bin, so what? How is that stopping the bin from being used for what it is intended for

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Rocket ruckus

WITH reference to the article about the Chapman family's problems due to fireworks (Roof holed in rocket shock, The Press, January 3). I just want to sympathise with them, as I had exactly the same thing done to me through my car port roof, only

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Shopping secret?

I sometimes wonder if you ever read through your articles. Are shoppers really going to be queuing up to York Designer Outlet at 8pm (A64 closure alert for city motorists, The Press, January 8)? Unless there is a great secret I don't know

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Getting it right

May I thank you, no doubt on behalf of many other readers, for setting the record straight on exactly who was the runner-up in the Miss England competition (Big Bother, The Press, January 8). The complexity of referring to the second and third places

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Green cards

Further to comments on your website regarding the recycling of Christmas cards, which was published in the Press today, I can confirm that City of York Council is supporting the Woodland Trust's Christmas card recycling scheme. There are Christmas

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How did creators of railways sink so low?

FARES up by more than double the inflation rate. Lines closed and services severely disrupted because of the now customary overruns in engineering work. Oh, and the lavish bonuses for Network Rail executives, with a New Year knighthood for chairman Ian

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Rebecca’s lost photos returned

TREASURED pictures of family and friends on a lost camera memory card have been returned to its grateful owner - thanks to the Press. Earlier this month, we told how Andrew Clark found a memory card outside his home on Tanner Row, York, near Flares

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Exercise hike

YOUNGSTERS in York are to get a £65,000 reward for doing more exercise. The number of young people taking part in at least two hours of high-quality PE and sport each week has risen dramatically in the last twelve months, a survey has shown. The percentage

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'Mrs Fagin'

A MOTHER who used her nine-year-old son to shoplift at a York superstore has escaped a jail sentence. York Magistrates heard how Anne Ellerby, 27, was arrested when making her second thieving trip to Tesco's Clifton Moor store in two days. Mike Hammond

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Crackdown on sellers of fake guns

ROGUE gun traders will be targeted by trading standards bosses, if councillors agree to give them new enforcement powers. Selling replica firearms became an offence in October, and City of York Councillors are now being asked to take steps to enforce

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Crackdown on sellers of fake guns

ROGUE gun traders will be targeted by trading standards bosses, if councillors agree to give them new enforcement powers. Selling replica firearms became an offence in October, and City of York Councillors are now being asked to take steps to enforce

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Selby arsonist sentences 'will act as a deterrent' to others

FIRE chiefs are urging businesses to arm themselves against would-be arsonists as two teenagers start jail sentences for a £2 million blaze. Martin Green and Matthew Kneafsey started Selby's worst fire in 25 years by setting light to cardboard and

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Trainspotter spotted at rail museum archive

THE world's first trainspotter has been identified by the National Railway Museum and many of his family lived in York. As long as the passenger train has existed, there has been a devoted body of men and women that have passionately followed its