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  • Addison can take sting out of Bees

    It will be a day of firsts for Scarborough when they travel to Brentford tomorrow, hoping for a repeat of the performance which gave them a survival lifeline against Swansea last week. Boro journey to Griffin Park for the first time in their history for

  • Plastic not so fantastic for crisp boy

    A mother who found her seven-year-old son eating a packet of crisps which had a block of plastic inside it has called for checks on manufacturers' safety standards. Surprise puffs: Seven-year-old Damian Robinson pictured with the piece of plastic he found

  • Lowly York bid to stun title chasers

    Rugby Union An injury-depleted York team have to tackle North division two championship favourites Bradford and Bingley at Clifton Park tomorrow in a bottom of the table versus top encounter. Returning to the York team are hooker Hugh Kane, centre Rob

  • Horse power

    One to watch by Tony kelly, Chief Sports Writer Among the star chamber at Fulham, Geoff Horsfield is one of the lesser-known lights. One to watch: Geoff Horsfield (right) And at a cost of £350,000 he is also one of the cheaper imports to the Craven Cottage

  • Dilemma of staying put

    The case of a "confused" elderly man, who has accidentally set fire to his flat on several occasions, poses a difficult conundrum for the authorities. On the one hand, his neighbours fear for his and their safety. They think it would be best for everyone

  • Cressie can crack Cottagers

    Pacey plunderer Richard Cresswell is the man to put the skids under Fulham. Chase the ace: City's star striker Richard Cresswell, in full flow above, has the pace and power to breach Fulham's defence, according to ex-City midfielder Graeme Murty Graeme

  • Uri Geller

    Uri Geller, the world's leading exponent of the paranormal, continues his countdown to the Year 2000. Day 309 - Friday, February 26 Russian emigr Andre Linde at Stanford University thinks the cosmos is ever weirder - he pictures our universe as one soap

  • Attack officer's appeal fails

    A police sergeant commended for his bravery in pursuing IRA murderers failed to save his career this afternoon at York Crown Court. Judge Trevor Kent-Jones, sitting with two magistrates, dismissed the appeal by former Sgt Peter Marsland, of Copmanthorpe

  • MD's pledge on takeover

    A Yorkshire Water chief today reiterated the company's promise of cheaper - and more secure - water supplies for York customers if its takeover of York Waterworks goes ahead. Managing director Jonson Cox, writing in the Evening Press, reaffirmed the water

  • £20,000 payout in police sex case

    A former York policewoman whose career was marred by sexual discrimination has agreed a £20,000 compensation package with her former employers. Lyn Smith was the highest-ranking woman in the force when she was appointed acting superintendent at Selby

  • Defence minister blasts 'misleading' Army HQ claims

    Robert Key's article (February 23) was riddled with errors and will have misled your readers. It was not this Government that shrunk the army to its smallest size for 100 years; in fact, this Government intends to boost the size of the Army by over 3,000

  • Helena joy... or a blight on the square?

    I was delighted to learn of York Civic Trust's proposal for restoring St Helen's Square to its former dignity. The news that York may soon have a second statue by the highly acclaimed sculptor, Philip Jackson, also gives me cause for rejoicing. In the

  • Harry Gration: Our friend in the North

    My TV boss (who never takes me to Bettys) is thinking of bringing in a make-up artist from the national news to 'take a look' at me. Apparently, under studio lights my 'facial hues' should lie somewhere between those of Martin Lewis and Jeremy Paxman,

  • How Rocky helped Brian's braves KO Tigers

    Rugby League round-up If York Wasps needed any advice on how to overcome Castleford Tigers on Friday, they should look no further than former captain Brian Hughes. Like father like son: Brian Hughes pictured at the time of York's 1984 triumph over Castleford

  • Mourning Minnie

    Geri Halliwell was plucked from obscurity to become part of a marketing phenomenon. The Spice Girls gave her fame and fortune. She should be thanking her lucky stars for making her a lucky star. Instead she says she is "in mourning" after her split from

  • Drivers aiming to shine in Sunseeker

    Rally fans off to Bournemouth for the Rallye Sunseeker tomorrow, the first round of the Mintex National, can expect to see some exciting driving. The entry list is a who's who of top national drivers, and includes Malton's Martyn Harrison and Green Hammerton's

  • Go on, Wasps!

    Pride and justice is the name of the game tonight as York Wasps bid to write themselves into the Challenge Cup history books at Wheldon Road. Backed by a travelling army of more than 500 fans, the Wasps take on Super League Castleford Tigers looking for

  • Going, going, gone!

    The headmaster of a York junior school will be going... going.... gone, when he retires after 23 years. Gordon Bradley, who is to retire soon as headmaster of Hempland Junior School, York, after 23 years, prepares for the last of the auctions which he

  • Well, I never!

    An historically important well has been found during building works on Fossgate. Karl Boyce, a building worker with Sanderdale Buildings, with the 13th century well which has been discovered in Fossgate, York The 13th-century stone well was discovered

  • Smash-and-grab raiders take motorcycles

    Two children's motorcycles worth £1,800 have been stolen in a smash and grab raid on a York motorcycle dealer. Above and below:The distinctive motorcycles The thieves broke a plate glass window and made off with the Lem bikes from the M& P dealership

  • Residents' fire alarm

    Neighbours of an elderly York man today told of their fears after it emerged that firefighters have been called out ten times to their block of flats. There have been three fires and several minor call-outs to the 80-year-old's home since 1994, plus other

  • Clifton Moor stores are sold for £22 million

    Prime movers behind York's Monks Cross Shopping Park have bought a vast slice of the rival Clifton Moor Retail Park in a £22.1 million deal, it was revealed today. Hercules, a joint venture between Pillar Property and Equitable Life, the consortium which

  • Ann caught in Web of love

    Canadian Ann Longley told today how she married Yorkshireman Ian Kearns after finding love on the Internet. Net worth: Canadian Ann Longley, who found romance on the World Wide Web. Ann, who now works at Internet consultancy port80, at Riccall, near Selby