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It's the park and slide show...
IF you think you are feeling the pinch of the cold January breeze this year, then take heart and cast your mind back to York winters past. These pictures of Rowntree Park from the seventies and eighties provide a timely reminder of just how mild our new
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Explosive festive fireworks drive us crackers
NEW Year's Eve seems to have completely changed in that at the stroke of midnight people walk out into their gardens and set off explosive devices. They make the whole street shake, in fact York sounded like Beirut on a bad day. Why do sensible people
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Festive telly was fine
I HOPE we don't get long diatribes from newspapers about how poor the television programmes were over the festive season. The soaps - although a bit depressing - gave us fine entertainment and some great acting with the death of Jamie coupled with the
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Double buggies, plea
WE see more disabled people using battery-powered buggies in this city and elsewhere. One problem I noticed; if there are two people, the friend who can walk struggles to keep up with the chair and the person using it. How much easier it would be if they
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Police probe Tadcaster death crash
The Police Complaints Authority (PCA) is investigating a crash near Tadcaster in which a 21-year-old North Yorkshire man died and two others were injured, it revealed today (fri). The horrific crash happened on the A612 at Scarthingwell crossroads at
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York man stabbed 8 times by gang
A MAN was stabbed eight times when he was attacked by a gang of up to 30 youths in a York street. Police said the man was attacked in Cranbrook Road, Acomb, shortly after he left the Ainsty public house, in Boroughbridge Road, at about 12.30am on New
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History beckons for age of Knights
THE Huntington Stadium pitch is holding up well against the weather and York City Knights' first-ever fixture against Oldham on Sunday is set to get the go-ahead. All the rain that has fallen in York over recent weeks meant there were fears the historic
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Vann drive for Tykes
Former Yorkshire Cricket Club cricket chairman Tony Vann has become the eighth candidate to nominate himself for one of the four elected places on Yorkshire's new members' committee which will be finalised at the club's annual meeting at Headingley in
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Julie Henry, Video And Photoworks, Impressions, York, until February 1
Julie Henry, video artist and photographer, is interested in people who "make it", but not even on Andy Warhol's fame allotment scheme of 15 minutes. "The people who 'make it' in the forms generally valued by society, such as politicians, entertainers
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Softly weeping for my guitar
HERE is a sorry little tale, a tragedy in a way. Not a great big tragedy of human loss. In truth the 'T' word is probably a bit strong but it seemed tragic to me at the time. This is a story of one man and his guitar. We went back a long way, me and that
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Not only here for the beers
The York Beer Shop has been nominated for an award in the Evening Press Eat Local competition. ANASTASIA WEINER reports... BEER and cheese might not seem the most obvious culinary partnership, but York Beer Shop founders Jim Helsby and Eric Boyd have
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Householders urged to recycle papers in trial scheme
A CLEAN-UP of household rubbish in Harrogate will see more and more of it sent for recycling. Harrogate Borough Council is planning to start a kerbside recycling paper collection scheme in an effort to reduce the amount of household rubbish going to landfill
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Help police crack down on villains
York police inspector ANDY EVERITT says 2003 is going to be grim for criminals IT has already been an uncomfortable start to 2003 for burglars, drug dealers and other criminals - and they and their kind should be under no illusions. Things will get no
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Taxi subsidies for disabled
DISABLED people with severe mobility problems will be offered subsidised taxi fares under a scheme that has won the backing of Hambleton District councillors. The new scheme will give users in rural wards vouchers up to the value of £60, entitling them
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Gipsy leader is banned from site
THE president of the National Gipsy Council, Hughie Smith, has been banned by a court from going on to a North Yorkshire travellers' site that he manages. Smith, 73 and his nephew Charlie Smith, 36, appeared before Harrogate magistrates yesterday, following
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Lonely planets
Stargazers will be out tonight as they set their sights on the planets. The Scarborough and District Astronomical Society is holding its first public observing night of the year, with the promise of Jupiter and Saturn almost as close to Earth as they
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Spotlight falls on theme park boss
FLAMINGO Land boss Gordon Gibb had his every move filmed for a fly-on-the-wall documentary which chronicles his life running the North Yorkshire theme park and West Yorkshire football club. York-based production company, Blind Productions, created the
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Action plea after girl trapped in bed guard
A YORK couple say their daughter was injured when she became trapped in a children's bed guard - and they are demanding that the product be taken off the shelves. Children's goods store Mothercare is investigating the complaint by Mike Reeson, 38, and
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You lucky people
ACCORDING to the bookies, Monster Raving Loony Eddie Vee is 50 times more likely to be elected York MP than Prince Andrew is to become king. With such bizarre bets, your chances of winning are infinitesimal - but you can boost your odds. A psychologist
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Limbert hounds Tap foes
STEVE Limbert threw three 140s to record a tremendous 13 darts for Greyhound against Tap in York Open League division one. Dave Bath (21) also did well and Greyhound had the match won at 5-1. Wendy Smith, with a singles and pairs win, was Tap's best.
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Sorry tale of angry drinker
A MAN urinated in the back of a police van after he was turned away from a Selby nightclub, the town's magistrates heard. Dean Ballance, 31, of Evergreen Way, Brayton, was spotted by police, in Selby Market Place, at 11.45pm on Friday December 20. Andrew
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Not only here for the beers
The York Beer Shop has been nominated for an award in the Evening Press Eat Local competition. ANASTASIA WEINER reports... BEER and cheese might not seem the most obvious culinary partnership, but York Beer Shop founders Jim Helsby and Eric Boyd have
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Heroin man admits using drug
A SELBY man has pleaded guilty to possession of heroin. Garron Marc Billany, 21, of Charles Street, Selby, was stopped by police officers while walking towards the town's swing bridge on October 24. Andrew Moore, prosecuting, said that Billany fitted
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Selby drug addict is jailed for thefts
A DRUG-addicted shoplifter has been jailed for two months by Selby magistrates to "protect the public." Gavin Brooks, 24, of Weeland Road, Eggborough, admitted stealing a designer jumper worth £200 and some food. Andrew Moore, prosecuting, said that Brooks
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Andrew top boy at gala
New Earswick Swimming Club's Andrew Clapham scooped the Top Boy award in his age group for the second year running at Wear Valley Swimming Club's Xmas Graded Gala held at Bishop Auckland. Clapham won the 13 years 100metres butterfly in a personal best
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Day of rest boosts Boro before Burton battle
Scarborough manager Russ Slade was disappointed that the New Year's Day game at Doncaster was called off at the last minute as he was going to reveal a new formation to the fans. However, the day off has provided his squad with extra time to rest and
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Pubs anger after power cut
AT LEAST two pubs are seeking compensation for loss of trade after a power cut blacked out more than 500 properties in the Selby area. The lights went out just after 6pm, and it was almost four hours later before they came back on - and even then it was
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End of the line for rail padre
A RAILWAY industry chaplain who supported the families of those injured in the Selby rail tragedy has retired. John Riley, 65, of Heworth, has tended the spiritual needs of rail workers across the region for more than 26 years and has recently been based
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Couple's home 'den of handling stolen goods'
A MAN whose York home was branded "a den of handling stolen goods" was today starting 15 months in jail. Michael Nesham, 29, of Wenham Road, Acomb, appeared at York Crown Court and admitted three charges of handling stolen goods. Nesham, who had not been
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Darren's 50-mile commute
STORE boss Darren Scott will be getting on his bike on Monday in a tough charity cycling challenge. The Matalan Clifton Moor deputy manager has pledged to leave his car at home to bike to work in aid of St Leonard's Hospice. So he is getting set for a
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Faces of knifepoint robbers
THESE are the faces of two men wanted by police in connection with a string of knifepoint shop raids in Harrogate over the Christmas period. Detectives in the town have released these images taken from CCTV footage in a bid to identify the suspects. Five
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City men turn to Whitby
YORK City may not have a game tomorrow but the Minstermen will not have long to wait before returning to action. City are scheduled to take on UniBond League premier division outfit Whitby Town on Monday in the quarter-finals of the North Riding Senior
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Villages rain pain
A MAIN road between villages near York has been blocked by flooding - less than a year after half a million pounds was spent on flood defences. The Environment Agency is investigating why the B1222 Naburn to Stillingfleet road has been inundated by up
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Two charged after raids
TWO people are due in court following a string of police raids in York. As part of Operation Ratcatcher, the Evening Press-backed winter crime crackdown, officers searched addresses in York and Selby yesterday, and raided another house today. One man
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Waste firm acts to stop new build-up
THE fridges may have gone, but now a new potential waste mountain is threatening to spoil North Yorkshire's picturesque countryside. For hot on the heels of the thousands of fridges recently shipped to Teesside, a backlog of televisions, microwaves and
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Burglary ruins couple's wedding day
A BRIDEGROOM and his new wife returned from their York wedding reception to find they had been burgled. Colin Hargreaves and his bride Rie's big day was spoiled by the intruder, who stole cash, credit cards, a digital camera, musical equipment and tools
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York primed to tackle the hazard of Dukes
YORK will be hoping there is no repeat of the ugly scenes that marred their Yorkshire One clash with Bridlington earlier in the season. York were toppled 20-7 at Clifton Park, but the game will be better remembered for a touch-line brawl, while flanker
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Why close the walls?
ON a glorious Christmas Day morning, and accompanied by visitors to York, I found to my great surprise that there was no access either to the city walls or the Museum Gardens. There was no notice to indicate to council tax payers or tourists why the gates
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Dial S for success
ON behalf of the chairman and my fellow trustees at DIAL I thank everybody concerned for the success of the official opening of our new premises at 12 Park Street, Selby, on November 28. The event was well attended by members of other organisations and
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Brass back in a blink of eye
CAPTAIN marvel Chris Brass is hoping to give bruised York City a massive boost by defying the odds and returning to action weeks ahead of schedule. Brass suffered a broken cheekbone in City's 2-1 win at Kidderminster on December 14 and was expected to
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City men turn to Whitby
YORK City may not have a game tomorrow but the Minstermen will not have long to wait before returning to action. City are scheduled to take on UniBond League premier division outfit Whitby Town on Monday in the quarter-finals of the North Riding Senior
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Fans in their own write
REPRESENTATIVES from Friends of Bootham Crescent will be in Parliament Street tomorrow collecting objections to the planning application for houses on York City's Bootham Crescent. The FoBC will be holding their city-centre vigil from 10am to 4pm trying
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Kristensen can make long journey pay off - 03/01/03
Tomorrow's scheduled meeting at Newcastle may have been washed away, but that will not affect nearby trainer Don Eddy, who has set his sights on racing further afield. Eddy, who is based just a few miles from Gosforth Park, is venturing to the all-weather
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Star Trek: Nemesis (12A, 116 minutes)
YOU know you're growing older when not only Captain Kirk's generation but also the Next Generation has passed its final frontier in the tenth Star Trek film adventure. It is hard to keep Trek of events in the ever-expanding Enterprise enterprise but Nemesis
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City Of God (Cidade de Deus)(18, 130 minutes)
MARTIN Scorsese returns next week with the long-gestating Gangs Of New York, and Quentin Tarantino will be back this year from wherever he has been languishing. However, the modern gods of guns will have to go some way to match the visceral impact of
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Charity ride
A York-based support group for the medical charity, Myasthenia Gravis (MG) Association, is taking part in a cycle ride from London to Paris on August 14-18. The ride will raise funds for the group fighting MG, a fatal muscle-weakness disease that has
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Couple's charity landmark
A couple who raise money for a charity researching cot death syndrome have passed the £10,000 mark. Phil and Kath Burton, who live off Haxby Road, York, began a family fundraising campaign following the death of their seven-and-a-half month old daughter
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Dancers to gather in York Minster
SCORES of dancers will be gathering in York Minster this month to dance in the Nave which has been cleared of its chairs. They will be dancing to live music from members of the Silver Circle Band, who will be playing dance tunes from France and Macedonia
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Village carol singers make £1,456 for charity
A VILLAGE group which forms each year to sing Christmas carols for charity has beaten its own fundraising record. The Poppleton Carol Singers have been raising funds for more than 70 years with records going back to 1925, when they collected £9 16s 9d
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We must plug the flood gaps
THESE past few days have seen the first test of flood defences installed after the major problems of 2000. Have they coped? In the main, yes. However, the New Year flooding has exposed some weaknesses despite being far less severe than two years ago.
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Little big triumph
EXCITING finals took place in York and District Indoor Bowling Club's New Year's Day Mixed Pairs competitions. In the trophy event, Peter Littlewood and Irene Paylor completed a full day's bowling unbeaten when they beat Frank Turner and Val Thornton
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Downpours threaten to swamp top contest
The rains that have brought flooding misery to many in the south and east of the country over the New Year period look set to threaten the big match of the weekend. Sunday is scheduled to bring more than 100 anglers to the Ouse below York for the third
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Award for factory-built city homes
THE first factory-built affordable housing scheme in York has picked up a prestigious design award. The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors has given a 2002 Design and Innovation Award to the flats scheme in Sixth Avenue, Tang Hall. The flats, which
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Harrogate view short cut to Nationwide Conference
CONFERENCE football could be coming to the conference town of Harrogate as soon as next season if new plans are accepted. The football pyramid is set to undergo a major shake-up in its format if plans to expand the Conference to three divisions are ratified
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Software provider goes for more gold
AN EAST Yorkshire corporate software provider has announced expansion of its Gold Partnership network following a recent recruitment drive. Pocklington firm VMS, which supplies and installs complex Sage accountancy software, has created a network of partners
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£50,000 cost of licence law switch
LICENSING law changes being pushed through by the Government look set to cost City of York Council nearly £50,000 a year. A Licensing Bill currently working its way through Parliament is expected to reform controls on the sale of alcohol and provision
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Vann drive for Tykes
Former Yorkshire Cricket Club cricket chairman Tony Vann has become the eighth candidate to nominate himself for one of the four elected places on Yorkshire's new members' committee which will be finalised at the club's annual meeting at Headingley in
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History beckons for age of Knights
THE Huntington Stadium pitch is holding up well against the weather and York City Knights' first-ever fixture against Oldham on Sunday is set to get the go-ahead. All the rain that has fallen in York over recent weeks meant there were fears the historic
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Pupils are set targets to develop 'work ethic'
WORKING hard in class is coming back into fashion at one York school where the head teacher is setting high standards for his pupils. Hugh Porter, head teacher at Joseph Rowntree School, is hoping to get the best out of his pupils by encouraging them
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Fans in their own write
REPRESENTATIVES from Friends of Bootham Crescent will be in Parliament Street tomorrow collecting objections to the planning application for houses on York City's Bootham Crescent. The FoBC will be holding their city-centre vigil from 10am to 4pm trying
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N Yorks is the place to live
WITH its beautiful countryside, good transport links and excellent schools, it is undoubtedly a top place to live - and new figures show more people are now living in North Yorkshire than ever before. The statistics reveal that the county's population
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Brass back in a blink of eye
CAPTAIN marvel Chris Brass is hoping to give bruised York City a massive boost by defying the odds and returning to action weeks ahead of schedule. Brass suffered a broken cheekbone in City's 2-1 win at Kidderminster on December 14 and was expected to
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Cameras to keep watch on town park
TOWN councillors have approved a CCTV scheme for Easingwold's memorial park in an effort to end vandalism. The system will monitor both the bandstand and children's play area using cameras mounted on the Galtres Centre. Other schemes, including the bricking-up
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Fancy a flutter on Elvis and Lord Lucan?
YORK punters who fancy a New Year flutter can try their luck with a range of bizarre locally-themed bets. As one of the UK's top cities for horse racing, many York residents have long enjoyed a bet and a few big gambles have been landed over the years
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Gosling or duckling?
EIGHT-YEAR-OLD Bethany Gosling enjoys a splashing time in the floods outside the Swordsman pub, at Stamford Bridge. Landlord Carl Smith said the bar was still under water today, even though water from the River Derwent has receded slightly, and the pub
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Have your say on council budget
CITY of York Council is to consult the public on its proposed budget for the next financial year. The move follows the Government's decision to allow the council to spend £11 million more next year leading to a £154 million total budget - a rise of 7.3
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Council could buy City ground
COUNCIL chiefs in York are looking at buying Bootham Crescent, it emerged today. City of York Council is considering whether it can acquire the ground through a compulsory purchase order. Coun Martin Brumby, chairman of the council's planning committee
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A Little Princess, Rowntree Theatre, York January 9-11
ARE you suffering from a Christmas excess of pantomime dames, silly slapstick and thigh-slapping principal boys? If so, before you return to your school or office desk, Stagecoach Youth Theatre York hopes to tempt you to partake of something seasonal
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Power of veto illustrates problems faced by City buyer
SO, Douglas Craig has kindly clarified the situation regarding the power of veto of any new directors of York City Football Club. This illustrates the problems that John Batchelor or any other prospective buyer faced. Call me cynical (please discuss this