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Stories for 06 September 1999

York News

York estates call for spy cameras

Residents sickened by crime and hooliganism on two York estates today backed calls for spy-in-the-sky cameras.  more...

Treasure hunters call for new digs

Archaeologists were today hoping to launch further excavations in York after a live TV broadcast uncovered hidden secrets of the city's past.  more...

L-instructor Kath passes wedding test

"Turn left at the end of the road and pull up outside the church," is a phrase driving instructor Kath Walker's pupils are used to hearing.  more...

Coppergate scheme back to drawing board

Developers behind a £60 million pound scheme to extend York's Coppergate Centre have torn up their original plans and started again from scratch.  more...

Big facelift launched for hundreds of homes in York

A multi-million-pound investment in housing to take York into the next Millennium was unveiled today by the city council.  more...

Biker is killed and others hurt in weekend crashes

A motorcyclist was killed when his bike went under a caravan near Scarborough this weekend and number of other people have been injured in accidents involving motorbikes.  more...

Martian invasion

A crowd of more than 6,000 people packed the grounds of Castle Howard for a concert and fireworks display with a science fiction flavour at the weekend.  more...

TV showdown proves knockout for city team

As the competitive capers of cult show It's A Knockout returned to television this weekend after 17 years away, a team from York was taking part to fly the flag for the city.  more...

Friend prompts TV Claude to rethink role

Heartbeat star Bill Maynard is reconsidering his decision to quit the show after revealing he has a "beautiful friendship" with a former circus stunt rider from Scarborough.  more...

We don't need Tony preaching

It is always risky when politicians appear to be setting the moral agenda, and so we should approach with caution Tony Blair's wish to create "a new moral purpose".  more...

Sense and drinking

As it is perfectly legal to buy alcohol at the age of 18, it might seem unduly harsh that a shop in Easingwold has banned the sale of alcohol to under 21s. Yet this measure was brought in locally to deal with a local difficulty.  more...

Bid to protect North Yorks wildlife sites

Two sites of environmental importance in North Yorkshire could win special protection today if the World Wildlife Fund successfully challenges a Government ruling to leave them off a list of conservation areas.  more...

Horror film 'could benefit York' claims young director

A young film producer seeking York locations to shoot his low-budget horror movie believes it could have spin-off benefits for the city as a whole.  more...

Dessie gallops back to Ryedale

Legendary racehorse Desert Orchid once again proved the star of the show as Malton Racing Association held its fifth open day.  more...

York summer schools praised by teachers

Children from across York have seen a boost in their self-confidence and in their reading and writing skills after a series of summer schools.  more...

34 rollercoaster rides in 24 hours

Thrill-seeking fundraisers will be taking on two North Yorkshire rollercoasters in an attempt to set a world record - and raise money for cancer charities.  more...

Customer service suffers in the open market

As a member of the Electricity Consumers' Committee for the North East, I was hardly surprised to read that the Director General of Ofgem was looking to take firm action against Northern Electric and Northern Electric and Gas (Evening Press, September 1).  more...

Let Diana RIP

All this false grief about Diana is a national embarrassment and it gives rise to the kind of dreadful nonsense you see in Robert Beaumont's article (Evening Press, August 31).  more...

War memories

Chris Titley's article Day War Broke Out, (Evening Press, September 2) forgot the law ordering military conscription in 1939. The call was for 20-21 year olds to register. The Army was the Militia.  more...

Shambles births

Regarding the letter concerning the death of John Linton Houlgate (August 31) which stated Mr Houlgate was the last person to be born in Shambles.  more...

York Sport

Football: Rotherham 1, York City 0

Gymslip City is how Rotherham has been dubbed by the national press over an alleged frequency of young mothers.  more...

Football: Pouton's £150, 000 switch to Grimsby

Downtrodden York City today agreed to sell midfield prospect Alan Pouton to Grimsby Town for £150,000.  more...

Cricket: Tearaway teenager shreds brave Grange's title dream

Woodhouse Grange should have known it was not meant to be their day.  more...

Horse Racing: Time to profit with gelding Eastern Prophets

Eastern Prophets, narrowly beaten at Carlisle on his latest outing, can go one better at Leicester tomorrow.  more...

Rugby: All Blacks keep their cool in fiery battle

Three players were ordered off during a fiery encounter between New Earswick All Blacks and Milford Marlins on Saturday.  more...

Cricket: Phoenix outfox them to ease fears of drop

Yorkshire Phoenix ended a run of seven consecutive defeats in the CGU National League by thrashing Leicestershire Foxes by seven wickets at North Marine Road yesterday to give themselves a chance of staving off relegation into Division Two.  more...

Cricket: Cawood make sure of title as batsman sparkle

Batsmen were in charge as the best weather of the summer coincided with the final day of the Costcutter York and District Senior Cricket League season.  more...

Sidecar Racing: Webster storms back to top spot

Sidecar superstar Steve Webster snatched back the lead in the World Cup title chase with a stunning win in Holland yesterday.  more...

  
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