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Inflated opinions
CAN anyone please explain to this elementary schoolboy of the 1930s why it is that house-price inflation is regarded as wonderful? I have always understood that inflation was to be avoided. What is the difference between property and anything else? Les
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Shops change hands for £5m
TWO shops which form part of the new Stonegate Walk development in York have been sold for a total of more than £5 million. The Oakgate Group property company disclosed today that it has sold the 5,900 sq ft Next, in Stonegate, and the building which
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On the look out for more recruits
A NEW recruitment consultancy has opened in York. Clare Pearson, senior consultant for national firm Select Appointments has been chosen to run an office from Tower House Business Centre in Fishergate, York. The office opened only days after Clare scooped
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New Arriva director
ARRIVA Trains Northern has appointed a new commercial director. Heidi Mottram has more than 17 years' experience in the rail industry. She will be responsible for the train operator's business planning, procurement and marketing as well as leading the
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It's marriage, Viking style
A VIKING bride-to-be has met her modern day counterpart. She was showing off her attire in preparation for St Valentine's Day, when she will tie the knot during a re-enactment of a Viking wedding at Clifford's Tower. Traditionally, the Viking bride would
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It's a right old saga
COOKING the tea, sweeping the floor and killing the enemy with a swift spear thrust to the gut - it's all in a day's work for your average Viking woman. Possibly. Mythology provides us with powerful portraits of Viking shield-maidens. The Valkyries, who
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O'Sullivan strikes to inspire 'Trees
Nestl Rowntree had the last word against Thirsk 'A' to record a close 28-21 win. 'Trees made the most of the wind as they rattled up 18 points with a try from winger Sean Harvey and a converted try and two penalties from fly-half John Atkin. Converted
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Oh! What A Night, Grand Opera House, York, until Saturday, February 14
KID Creole thought the "Seventies thing would die in a year when we started Oh! What A Night seven years ago, but that decade just won't die". In the role of the Seventies' funkiest DJ and club owner Brutus T Firefly, the Eighties' chart star has clocked
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Thorn in side nips Warriors
SELBY Warriors' hopes of promotion from Pennine League division five took a severe dent when a last-gasp drop goal gave the points in a dour game to close rivals Thornton. The last-ditch winner was a kick in the teeth to a brave Selby outfit who had already
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Big guns on collision course
NATIONAL League Two favourites York City Knights and Sheffield Eagles will go head-to-head in an early clash of the titans in the fourth round of the Powergen Challenge Cup. Hopes of a big-name glamour tie for the Knights were dashed last night when they
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Commitment vital to tackle 'plague'
COUNCILS, police and courts need a top-level commitment to tackle the antisocial behaviour plaguing communities, according to a York police chief. Temporary Chief Supt Tim Madgwick made the plea at a one-day antisocial behaviour conference held at The
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Anger over leader's letter
YORK council leader Steve Galloway has been criticised, after telling residents worried about extra traffic that he will not attend any public meetings to discuss Labour "fantasies." The Liberal Democrat claimed in a letter to Clifton Residents' Association
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Underage drink sales warning
CITY of York Council has cracked down on York off-licences selling alcohol to underage teenagers. The authority has issued 21 formal cautions to licensees and sales staff in the city for supplying alcohol to a 15-year-old schoolgirl in the last three
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Gas problem leaves residents out in cold
A GROUP of vulnerable York householders today called for urgent action after being left without proper heating three times since Christmas. The six residents, who live in bungalows off Calf Close, in Haxby, have spent periods of up to 24 hours without
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Death crash man 'driving at 87mph'
A COURT heard how a man was seen driving at more than 80mph moments before a crash that killed a 75-year-old Easingwold man. Scott Reynolds, 27, of Ingleton Drive, Easingwold, appeared at Northallerton Magistrates' Court, where he pleaded guilty to careless
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Big guns on collision course
NATIONAL League Two favourites York City Knights and Sheffield Eagles will go head-to-head in an early clash of the titans in the fourth round of the Powergen Challenge Cup. Hopes of a big-name glamour tie for the Knights were dashed last night when they
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Bullock training with Cardiff
MINSTERMEN midfielder Lee Bullock is training with First Division Cardiff City. Bullock, 22, arrived in Wales yesterday with Bluebirds boss Lennie Lawrence keen to run the rule over him at close quarters before deciding whether to table a bid for his
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Punctuation marks
Body piercing: a fashionable form of self-expression, or a health risk? It all depends on how it is done, finds STEPHEN LEWIS. HAVING a nose stud or eyebrow ring seems the height of cool to many teen and pre-teen youngsters. This is the ultimate statement
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It's a right old saga
COOKING the tea, sweeping the floor and killing the enemy with a swift spear thrust to the gut - it's all in a day's work for your average Viking woman. Possibly. Mythology provides us with powerful portraits of Viking shield-maidens. The Valkyries, who
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Injury-hit Aislaby win to go third
Aislaby United moved up to third place in division one of the RJF Homes Beckett Football League after a solid 2-0 win at Sinnington. The visitors lost Pete McGrath (knee injury) and Mark Harland (eye injury) in the first half, but still managed to win
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Burglars in the frame
A NEW era in police surveillance has begun. From today, many a home in South Bank has its own private eye. This is a ground-breaking police response to a crimewave which has seen 140 houses hit by burglars since the summer. Tiny cameras have been installed
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Rethink tax
SOUTH Bank needs cameras because there are too few police officers to keep a watchful eye on the area. Despite a ten per cent hike in the police precept, that will not change. Chief Constable Della Cannings has no plans to use the extra money to bring
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Stunning blunder
I CAN'T believe what I read ('Terror as police raid wrong house', January 31). A family was terrified after a police blunder when they raided the wrong house. A senior officer admitted they got the wrong street and blamed a lack of signs in the area for
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Mail bosses beware
AFTER the Royal Mail's decision to discontinue the second postal delivery, but arranging for a "pre-lunch" delivery in our area, I was pleased to see that, for the first two days of the new arrangement, my mail was delivered at 9.10am and 9.15am. The
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Healthy racial mix
I AM dismayed by David Qaurrie's lack of understanding (Letters, February 3) - and previous correspondents - on racial mixing in York. How many of these correspondents have lived among different racial groups as I did in Sheffield before coming to this
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Parking penalties
The latest brainwave of City of York Council to charge for evening parking smacks of more expenditure for citizens. Don't councillors think we already pay enough? Council Tax, car tax? I, like many others, prefer to go to the theatre on an evening and
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Pay and pray
OH, how my heart bleeds for those people who may have to pay to worship at the Minster, or St Michael-le-Belfrey. What about all those who have to pay five or six times a week to come to work in the city centre? Their payment is a necessity. If these
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Bickering parties
ONCE again the citizens of York have lost out because of the bickering between the two main political parties. I refer to the rejection by the Lib Dems of an environmental capacity study. Is Councillor Anne Reid, who chaired the meeting, the same Anne
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Dodging the bollard
I CAN'T see why there has been so much fuss recently about the bollard in Stonebow. Judging by the queues along Peasholme Green each morning, everybody seems to know that you can simply drive illegally down St Saviourgate to avoid it. John Griffith, Monks
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Yes, Prime Minister... anyone can get the answers they really seek
MANY people seem shocked by the findings, or lack of, in the Hutton Report. Lord Hutton seems to have been handcuffed from the start. Anyone with management experience knows one can guide a meeting by asking questions to which one knows the answers. It
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City's RED letter day
YORK City fans attending Saturday's home game against Mansfield Town are being urged to turn Bootham Crescent into a sea of red by wearing their colours with pride. York City Supporters' Trust have earmarked the Valentine's Day fixture as 'Proud to be
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Bullock training with Cardiff
MINSTERMEN midfielder Lee Bullock is training with First Division Cardiff City. Bullock, 22, arrived in Wales yesterday with Bluebirds boss Lennie Lawrence keen to run the rule over him at close quarters before deciding whether to table a bid for his
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Pleasures of nosey-parkering
There's a bit of the voyeur in all of us. There's an awful lot in some of us. I'm one of the worst. I'm not talking about climbing over people's walls and peering through a crack in their curtains on a Saturday night. But I'm incredibly nosey about what
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Dennis in the hot seat
A YORK club for retired professionals has chosen a new chairman for the coming year. Philip Walkden, retiring chairman of Haxby and Wigginton Probus Club, handed the chain of office to incoming chairman Dennis Noble, at the club's monthly business meeting
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Ex-soldier is spared jail for cheque scam
A FORMER soldier from York with an "exemplary" service record narrowly escaped jail when he appeared in court for fraudulently using a friend's cheques. Benjamin James Targett performed arduous tours of duty in Northern Ireland, Kosovo and Bosnia during
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Happy Snappy collects £600
STAFF at the Purey Cust Hospital in York have raised £600 for a city charity which helps children with special needs. A coffee morning and jumble sale was held along with a picture auction and tombola to collect the much-needed funds for the Snappy charity
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York's Ox and roll
CITY of York Hockey Club's first team got their Northern Hockey League premier division season back on track with a 2-1 revenge victory over Oxton. The Birkenhead-based visitors were blitzed in the opening 20 minutes by a free-flowing attack which earned
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Margitta calls for law to beat tired drivers
A WOMAN whose husband was killed in the Selby rail crash has embarked on an historic campaign to change the law on sleep-deprived drivers. Margitta Needham, from Pocklington, has pledged to fight for a clause to be inserted into careless and reckless
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Leeds hero Batty stunned by axing
DAVID Batty is "devastated" by Eddie Gray's decision to end his Leeds United career - and at 35 the former England World Cup midfielder has ruled out signing for anyone else. Batty's agent Hayden Evans said the phone had already started ringing, but he
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Policing bill rises 10 per cent - but no more police
YORK taxpayers are set to pay 10 per cent more for policing - but the hike will not mean more officers for the city. The North Yorkshire Police Authority decided yesterday to raise the police precept by 9.94 per cent, creating an overall budget of £122
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City's RED letter day
YORK City fans attending Saturday's home game against Mansfield Town are being urged to turn Bootham Crescent into a sea of red by wearing their colours with pride. York City Supporters' Trust have earmarked the Valentine's Day fixture as 'Proud to be
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Secret cameras spy on burglars
SECRET surveillance cameras hidden in homes across a burglary-hit area of York are poised to catch intruders on film. Police officers today revealed a "significant number" of South Bank properties have been fitted with the tiny video spies. The crime-busting
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Duo bequeath Rich legacy to world of sport
EACH may have been from the opposite spectrum of achievement in their chosen sport but Rich Hayes and Lennox Lewis have a significant deal in common. And it's not just that both opted to bow out of their respective sports this past week - Hayes cutting
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Thank heavens he won't buy me lingerie
IT'S Valentine's Day on Saturday and I'm expecting a beautifully-wrapped parcel from my husband containing some incredibly sexy lingerie. Pigs might fly. In all the years - married for almost ten, cohabiting for more than 20 - we have been together I
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Pollution threat if Odeon closes
A COMMUNITY group is backing the campaign to save York's Odeon, claiming closure would have a major ecological and social impact. York Local Agenda 21 Steering Group has calculated the amount of pollution which would be created if regular cinema-goers
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Flowering passion
With Valentine's Day on the horizon, Maxine Gordon looks at what women want. NORTH Yorkshire's budding young florists are gearing up for the busiest day of their careers so far - Valentine's Day. As many people enjoy a lie in on Saturday, students on
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Enough of Bleach
Why all the fuss about Peter Bleach? He was jailed for arms dealing - dealing in misery, death and destruction on a par with drug dealers. How can he complain about our police for badly wording his defence? His girlfriend says it is right he is released
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Fallon can be a hero for Powell - 10/02/04
Brendan Powell, whose dual-purpose team is in good form, has called on the services of champion jockey Kieren Fallon at Lingfield tomorrow. Powell, whose successful riding career over jumps included a Scottish Grand National success on the Peter Beaumont-trained
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Life's a 'toddle' when Tesco get your details
ONE of the many wonderful things about giant supermarket groups is the way they get to know each of their customers personally (unlike the old fashioned high street grocers they ruthlessly forced out of business). It works like this. We happily give Tesco
