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Southend game to be re-arranged
YORK City will be looking for a new date for their trip to Southend United. Chris Brass' men were due to make the long trip to Essex on January 3 but the Shrimpers will now play host to North Yorkshire neighbours Scarborough instead in the third round
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Farmer Don shares his old treasures
IT was a fair way to travel, but when it comes to checking out potential Christmas presents for the history buff in your life, Yesterday Once More will not stint. We journeyed to the edge of Sherburn-in-Elmet to meet Don Bramley, whose family have farmed
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Check your health
A MAJOR threat to many York and North Yorkshire businesses is being tackled by a new initiative. York-based law firm Denison Till has created a legal health check to help prevent new enterprises failing unnecessarily. The check, started by the firm's
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Hotel has new owner
A well-known Wilberfoss hotel and steak restaurant is under new ownership. Maggie Cottam, proprietor of Jenny's Kitchen, in Walmgate, has bought The Steer Inn in Hull Road, Wilberfoss for an undisclosed sum, although the 14-bedroom hotel and licensed
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Teaching new apprentices old skills
A SCHEME to bring back age-old countryside skills by training young apprentices has proved a big success in the North York Moors National Park. The park set up the initiative because of its concerns that young people were moving away from the area to
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High hopes on new website
MILLIONS of pounds of extra business is expected to be generated in Yorkshire by a new website. The website, www.exchange-mr.org, has been pioneered by Yorkshire Forward, the regional development agency. It offers companies a way of trading their under-utilised
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Noddy turns down Postman Pat
Noddy owner Chorion said today it had rejected a takeover approach from rival group Entertainment Rights, home to Basil Brush and Postman Pat. Chorion said it had received "an unsolicited and unwelcome" approach which it added was the latest in a series
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Homes profit
Homeowners in North and East Yorkshire have made more than £10,000 on their homes in only six months, a survey has revealed. In the first half of 2003 the average home in Yorkshire has increased in value from £88,288 to £99,116. The study, by Cheltenham
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My Sister Sadie, Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough, until January 3.
A HELICOPTER crashes at Muddle Farm, Little Muddle, in the remotest South Western countryside. The only witnesses to the hillside inferno are 17-year-old farmhand Luke (Neil Grainger) and his mother, Avril Pickett (Becky Hindley), for whom life has been
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Patient Pocklington earn their reward
POCKLINGTON overcame their frustrations to eventually blow away Yorkshire Three opponents Roundhegians in the final quarter to win convincingly 29-6. There was only one side trying to play rugby from the outset at Percy Road. Pocklington turned on a high
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Harrogate step on the promotion gas
HARROGATE'S future off the field may be bleak, but they can do no wrong on it at the moment. Their 45-22 home win over Nottingham on Saturday kept them firmly on track for promotion from National League Division One. The club have already sold their Claro
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It's Ali Capone...
WANTED: double-breasted "gangster" suits, empty violin cases and sparkling costume jewellery. The Flying Ducks Youth Theatre, based at Haxby, is looking for these costumes and props for its next production - Tin Pan Ali - which is based on the story of
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York coin for auction
A GOLD coin made in York more than 500 years ago is expected to fetch up to £2,500 at a Sotheby's auction. The coin, known as a noble, which is still in mint condition, was produced in York during the reign of Henry VI, not long after the Battle of Agincourt
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800 fight new village scheme
A PETITION signed by 800 residents is to be presented to the House of Commons to demand a public inquiry over the proposals for "New Osbaldwick". Ryedale MP John Greenway will hand in the signatures, following extensive protests against the Joseph Rowntree
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Ken gets Suez medal, 51 years after leaving RAF
A NATIONAL Service veteran has finally been honoured with a medal for serving in Suez - 51 years after he left the RAF. Ken Whitfield, 71, of Grosvenor Terrace, York, received the general service medal, complete with a commemorative "clasp", this week
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'Avoid booze' is plea to York drivers
YORK residents are being warned to play it safe this Christmas and stay off alcohol completely while driving. Licensing officer for York, PC David Boag, said there was no safe limit for drinking and driving and the only way to stay safe was not to drink
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FA Cup third round draw
You can read the draw for the third round of the FA Cup here... Wimbledon v Stoke Cardiff v Sheff Utd Wycombe or Mansfield v Burnley Crewe v Telford Bristol City or Barnsley v Scunthorpe or Sheff Wednesday Portsmouth v Blackpool Northampton v Rotherham
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Chelsea can't break United's team spirit
STICK or bust. That's the conundrum facing Leeds United caretaker-manager Eddie Gray after Saturday's priceless 1-1 home draw against Premiership leaders Chelsea. He stood by the five-man midfield system which harvested the previous week's win at Charlton
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Hire car scheme for new homes
A RADICAL car scheme aimed at slashing city centre congestion could be part of the plans for the massive York Central development, the Evening Press can reveal today. One version of the scheme would involve a hire car company being permanently based at
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Hot prospects at Huntington
TWO of York's hottest boxing prospects will top the bill at a Huntington Working Men's Club fight night on Wednesday. England internationals Glenn Banks and Luke Atkin will put their skills on the line on an evening which will showcase the city's amateur
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Warts and all
BOSS Chris Brass is demanding York City get ugly after watching his Minstermen's seven-match unbeaten run in the league come to a shuddering halt at Darlington. City's first visit to Darlington's new £27million Reynolds Arena is one they will want to
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York bedsit murder victims are named
DETECTIVES today urged the tenant of a York bedsit where two men were found bludgeoned to death to come forward. Police named the two men, whose partially-decomposed bodies were found on the floor of the council-owned flat in Gillygate, as Kevin Mulgrew
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Men have Christmas sussed
YOU may think buying a Christmas gift for your nearest and dearest is as easy as A, B, C, but you would be wrong. It is in fact as easy as T+G+S+V+B. Confused? You will be. But then again, confusion is a pleasant change of pace for those of us who normally
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Darlington 3, York City 0
YORK City dished up the turkey and stuffing a few weeks early as their seven game unbeaten run came to a shuddering halt at Darlington. The ever-so-grand Reynolds Arena may have provided City and their fans with new and unfamiliar surroundings - but this
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Let the regions rule
The reaction to John Prescott's proposals for regional assemblies has run the gamut from apathy to antagonism. Presumably, people feel that either the assemblies will make no difference or else they will create yet more politicians and bureaucrats. One
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Viewing option
MOST people with "free-to-view" satellite systems are not able to view ITV, Channel 4 or Channel 5 through them since the BBC channels went "free-to-view". But there is now a viewing card available for £23.50 from the website www.free2view.tv, telephone
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Falling for the ads
SARAH Rawden's letter ('Worshipping in cathedrals of consumerism', November 26) was very interesting and there is plenty with which to agree. However, has Ms Rawden just arrived at this conclusion or is it something she has always believed? Consumerism
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Rethink education
I THANK Coun Carol Runciman for the comments in her letter (November 27) about the "consultation" on the council's proposal for future education requirements within the west of York. I note, however, that Coun Runciman only comments on the article itself
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I know score, Frank
FRANK Cartin, president of York Licensed Victuallers' Association, questions if I was in town on the day of the match between York and Doncaster (Letters, December 4). Yes, I was. He also asks if I have seen violence on the scale that he has. Yes I have
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Taken for a ride?
ON holiday last summer I visited several cities which, like York, had Park and Ride facilities. However, there was one big difference - the price. Are York residents and visitors being taken for a ride? Shewsbury, for example, charge 80p for a return
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Well played
CONGRATULATIONS to the Copmanthorpe Players on their production of Kindly Keep It Covered. It was a very entertaining evening. I haven't laughed so much for ages. Their timing was spot on in this fast-moving comedy. We are very lucky in York to have such
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Path not lane
THE path between the Wilton Street footbridge, Holgate, and Leeman Road, has always been known as The Cinder Path, not Cinder Lane, as reported in your paper (December 1). P J Kissane, Hamilton Drive, Holgate, York. Updated: 12:05 Monday, December 08,
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Kartiers too strong for Osbaldwick
KARTIERS went back to the top of Reserve 'A' with a 6-1 win over Osbaldwick, while Dringhouses' game against Dunnington was postponed. Glen Littlewood (2), Simon Brown, Dale Huntington and brothers Simon and Martin O'Neil were the Kartiers scorers. Adam
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City car club could work
THEY have yet to reach the drawing board, but already new plans to cut car use in York have the motoring lobby twitching nervously. "These schemes are good in theory but we would question them in practice," says the AA. Ideas such as a car club for the
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Time to give
CHRISTMAS. A time for worrying, borrowing, shopping, singing, playing, hoping, receiving, laughing, loving, eating, drinking, snoozing. Oh, and giving. Reassuringly, that is not an afterthought for our readers. Your response to this year's Evening Press
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Prospect looks good for victory - 08/12/03
Fair Prospect can make a winning debut over fences in the Hyder Consulting Beginners' Chase at Fontwell tomorrow. Paul Nicholls sends the seven-year-old chasing here on the back of a fair third over hurdles at Chepstow last time out. He gave away a stone
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Help... I want a domed umbrella just like the Queen
MARY Morrod, of Heworth, York, writes with a request. "For several years I've been trying to find a domed umbrella. I noticed the Queen had one on a dreary rainy visit to Sheffield recently, but I don't like to bother her." The Diary has no such qualms
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Warts and all
BOSS Chris Brass is demanding York City get ugly after watching his Minstermen's seven-match unbeaten run in the league come to a shuddering halt at Darlington. City's first visit to Darlington's new £27million Reynolds Arena is one they will want to
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Business Pride's war chest grows
BIG business in York is enthusiastically pouring money into a "war chest" set up by the newly-formed York Business Pride. So far in less than a month the initiative has raised £92,000 - and by later this week pledges to beautify the city could easily
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Law firm closing its York office
A LAW firm is to close its York office. Ison Harrison has decided to shut down its office in Bishopthorpe Road, York, on December 19. The firm, which has offices in Leeds city centre, Garforth, Crossgates and Chapeltown, carries out a variety of legal
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Quality award
The Rigid Paper plant atSelby has gained a prestigious BSI certification. The company is one of only 3,000 of BSI's clients world-wide to achieve the latest ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management System Standards. The standards incorporate five sections - management
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Darlington 3, York City 0
YORK City dished up the turkey and stuffing a few weeks early as their seven game unbeaten run came to a shuddering halt at Darlington. The ever-so-grand Reynolds Arena may have provided City and their fans with new and unfamiliar surroundings - but this
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York fall at final hurdle again
NOT for the first time in recent weeks York had the better of the game only to lose in the final minutes when their visit to West Hartlepool ended in a 21-17 defeat. York's home game in a fortnight against Stockton represents a chance to redeem their
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Malton show Scarboro' no mercy
MALTON and Norton reached the halfway point of the Yorkshire One season joint top with Pontefract after their 34-13 win at neighbours Scarborough. Although outweighed in the pack, Malt showed a ponderous Scarborough that pace and handling are the key
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Selby caught in Cross fire
DISJOINTED Selby lost 22-13 at Old Crossleyans despite getting a flying start to their Yorkshire One encounter. The visitors soaked up early pressure to open up a ten-point lead after 11 minutes but it proved to be a false dawn. Too many Selby tackles
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Yates's penalties see RI overhaul Corinthians
A much improved York RI came from behind to defeat a lively Leeds Corinthians 21-18 in Yorkshire Three. Injuries and unavailability forced changes to RI's backs, with Nigel Hutchinson replacing Ward at scrum half, and Tom Heslop coming in on the wing
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Controversial vicar bows out in style
JOHN Roden bowed out in true style with a stinging attack on the Government's role in closing the Selby pit complex. Announcing his retirement at this week's Christmas concert at Selby Abbey, he went out not with a whimper but a bang, and a departing
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Pylons campaigner loses latest battle
PYLONS campaigner Rosalind Craven has lost her latest legal battle against National Grid - but the war will continue. The widow had been seeking to re-open her appeal against a High Court ruling last December, which allowed National Grid to build power
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Jab today way to beat winter flu
ACHING muscles, headache and a sore throat - a bout of flu can leave you feeling utterly exhausted and unable to function. For most otherwise healthy people the virus, while debilitating in the short term, leaves no lasting ill effects. But for some people
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Dale of tears swamps Heworth's bold efforts
HEWORTH answered player-coach Brendan Carlyle's demand for more tries in rousing style, but the response was to no avail. The Villagers' five-try tally was brushed aside by 11 tries amassed by visitors Rochdale Mayfield, who romped to a 58-26 success
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Shrimpers a poor catch for Boro's brave battlers
A money-spinning tie has eluded battling FA Cup heroes Scarborough. Their reward for winning 1-0 at Second Division Port Vale is a third round trip to Southend United. Boro had been hoping to pull out a Premiership club but boss Russ Slade was philosophical
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It's Scrooge time
HERE we go again. Just a short while before Christmas and the Scrooges are issuing tales of doom, gloom, despondency and poverty with proposed gigantic council tax increases. Every year, around this time, it's the same old story. Insufficient money from
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Do it yourselves
THE council-owned depot in Moss Street is to be sold for housing and the proceeds used to buy and renovate St Clement's Church hall as a community centre (Evening Press, December 1). Presumably, as with other such centres in the "old" city boundary, future
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Sugary menace
I AM totally against putting fluoride in drinking water (November 14). The best way to improve children's teeth is for misguided parents, mostly mothers, to stop giving them so many sweets and sugary drinks. Every day we see toddlers whose teeth can't
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Touching tale of soothing hands
'You wouldn't use a monkey wrench to bang in a nail would you?" asks Joanna Ingerson, as she lays her palm gently on my stomach. I probably would to be honest, but then DIY is not my forte. "It's about finding the right tool for the job," she continues
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Home design that won't floor you!
FURNITURE and carpet store York House Interiors became the first York business to adopt the revolutionary Simply Barefoot automated flooring retailing system when it unveiled the console at its 3,000 sq ft Hull Road store this week. The Simply Barefoot
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'Houses on fire
OLD Malton's recent run of form in the Premier Division of the Leeper Hare York and District Football League came to an end against visitors Dringhouses. Andy Barkway and Lee Bond, who netted on the stroke of half-time, put Dringhouses in command. Phil
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Horse race to easy victory
THE top game in division three took place at Strensall where they lost their unbeaten record to another unbeaten side, White Horse who galloped to a 5-2 victory. The result avenged White Horse's League Cup defeat earlier in the season and the star of
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Wilberfoss keep on leaders' coat tails
WILBERFOSS maintained the pressure on division two leaders Easingwold with a 4-2 home win over Fulford. They were three up by half-time thanks to goals from Jon Hardcastle, Oliver Newby and Jon Parkin. Fulford battled back when Andy Pattison and Russ
