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Move shocks me
I AM shocked to learn of the ridiculous proposal to move the Arc Light Centre from Leeman Road to the old Shipton Street School site. I have lived here for seven years. This area is a quiet, peaceful and law-abiding community, comprising families with
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I'll be a prisoner
I HOPE the Arc Light Centre is not moved to the old school. I do not want to be a prisoner in my home just to please the council. I am 70 years old and want a pleasant life in my home and the freedom to go out when I want, not to have a guard for my safety
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Idiotic idea
IT is an idiotic idea to house the Arc Light Centre in the middle of a residential and family area in Clifton. Problems that will arise include dirty needles and syringes discarded with obvious health problems; unacceptable behaviour fuelled by alcohol
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...not our street
AS a resident of the area where they wish to move Arc Light Centre I endorse everything mentioned by Jill Loft. We do not want this in our street. Mrs P Feeney, Newborough Street, York. Updated: 09:25 Thursday, July 28, 2005
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HGV2 Driver
HGV 2 Driver required to operate a Gully Cleaning Vehicle in the York and Selby area. Experience not essential as full training will be given. Weekly Wage plus Bonus and O/T. Tel. 07769 674620 or 01904 491560. Updated: 10:36 Thursday, July 28, 2005
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Filing Clerks
Corries is a Personal Injury specialist Solicitors practice based in York. We currently require the following full-time members of staff to join our team. Filing Clerks responsible for dealing with incoming and outgoing post, filing, photocopying, faxing
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Star turn for York Hospital
York's hospital did well in the latest NHS performance ratings. Our primary care trust did less well. STEPHEN LEWIS looks at what their star ratings actually mean. :: York Hospital THE main consequence of York Hospital regaining its coveted third star
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Secretary/Receptionist
Secretary/Receptionist - An opportunity has arisen to join the administration department at davidnewton, a thriving practice of accountants, business and financial advisers. The successful applicant will work in a busy environment, which involves achieving
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FS Area Manager
FS Area Manager vacancy. As part of the UK's largest estate agency group an opportunity has arisen to run a team of consultants in the Yorkshire region of Rentons Countrywide. We would like to hear from ambitious consultants or existing sales managers
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Cleaner
GSA-Quaker, Girls' Senior School (11-18) Co-educational Junior Department (3-11). Leading academic independent boarding and day school invites applications for the following position: Cleaner, Monday to Friday, 7am to 12 noon. For further details and
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Sterling chance - 28/07/05
MULLAAD, who is reckoned by trainer Tim Easterby to be a high class horse in the making, can prove the point at Goodwood tomorrow. The two-year-old bids for the £70,000 Sterling Insurance Richmond Stakes and is my Nap selection to clinch this prestigious
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A class apart
THREE York teachers have received glowing reports on a website that turns the tables and lets students rate their work. James Ruddle, a maths teacher at Huntington School, Linda Mills, a language teacher at All Saints' School, and Steve Mort, assistant
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Wrong to round 'em up
LIKE almost all of us, apart possibly from former Tory leader William Hague, who can't ever have been that young, I was a teenager once. Now I've got two of my own, with a third waiting in the wings of teendom. Even from this distant ledge, I remember
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A class apart
THREE York teachers have received glowing reports on a website that turns the tables and lets students rate their work. James Ruddle, a maths teacher at Huntington School, Linda Mills, a language teacher at All Saints' School, and Steve Mort, assistant
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Soldier crashed his friend's car
A DRUNK soldier crashed a friend's car then stood by as police accused and arrested his mate over the accident, York magistrates heard. John Junior Dunhill, 21, had drunk several pints of lager during an evening out in York on March 2 with friends before
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Service is good to go
FIRE chiefs were celebrating today after winning a glowing report from a Government financial watchdog. North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority received a "good" rating in its first ever Comprehensive Performance Assessment (CPA) by the Audit Commission
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11 survive boat prank
ELEVEN revellers were plunged into the River Ouse in York early today after the boat they were on capsized. The people, which including six from York and one from Tadcaster, were thought to have been enjoying a night out when they decided to board a dinghy
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'G'-force duo turn tables
York pair Sandra Grantham and Brian Gray pulled out a six at the crucial time to steal into the quarter-finals of the 38th York Open mixed pairs championship. The pair were trailing 15-10 with three ends to go against Barbara Maidment and Peter Webster
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Aerobic gymnastics
EVENING PRESS sports reporter CLAIRE HUGHES leaps into the new sport that is hitting the heights in Pocklington and could go all the way to the Olympics... Aerobic gymnastics is exactly what it says it is - aerobics mixed with gymnastics. But the sum
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Sky lift for City
YORK City's away clash at Halifax Town on Bank Holiday Monday will be televised live on Sky. The Shay match will now kick off at 5.15pm and the decision to screen the August 29 game will see the Minstermen net £2,000. Meanwhile, City are still trying
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It's goodbye to the human touch
PEOPLE ringing City of York Council could soon find themselves facing a "call-centre style" pre-recorded message system. Under proposals for a new Corporate Contact Centre (CCC) which is set to cost more than £170,000, residents would find themselves
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Kirke on a collision course to shoulder arms against Rams
YORK City Knights are hopeful that former Dewsbury star Ian Kirke will be fit to face his former club in what is the biggest game of the LHF National League Two season. The Knights visit Tetley's Stadium on Sunday for a top-of-the-table clash which could
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Painter
GSA-Quaker, Girls' Senior School (11-18) Co-educational Junior Department (3-11). Leading academic independent boarding and day school invites applications for the following position: Painter, Monday to Friday, 37 hours per week. For further details and
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Advertising Telesales Executive
5 Years on . . . . and Rachel's still smiling. Rachel's role as an Advertising Telesales Executive is not an easy one. Not only does she run her own territory of regular businesses, she is constantly expanding her territory with new clients. This means
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Field Sales
Advertising Department - Field Sales. Presenting the benefits of advertising within our publications to an existing client base. We are looking for: Excellent communication and administration skills. A flexible approach, whilst maintaining effective time
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Telephone Sales
Advertising Department - Telephone Sales. Presenting the benefits of advertising within our publications to an existing client base. We are looking for: Excellent communication and administration skills, a flexible approach, whilst maintaining effective
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Sunday Sales Assistant
Sunday Sales Assistant required for the Buckingham Jewellery Unit in Browns of York, 11am - 5pm. Must be flexible to cover sickness and holidays. Please telephone -- 01904 561279 and ask for Maureen. Updated: 09:56 Thursday, July 28, 2005
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Kirke on a collision course to shoulder arms against Rams
YORK City Knights are hopeful that former Dewsbury star Ian Kirke will be fit to face his former club in what is the biggest game of the LHF National League Two season. The Knights visit Tetley's Stadium on Sunday for a top-of-the-table clash which could
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John Mayall, Road Dogs (Eagle) ****
THE granddaddy of Brit blues, who once lived in a tree-house in Macclesfield which was carpeted and wallpapered, the house not the tree, is up to his good tricks again. At 72 the blueser is still belting out gut-wrenching numbers, 15 on this album, with
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Stephen Malkmus, Face The Truth (Domino) ***
THE original left fielder shows no signs of heading for the middle of the road. This inventive record is full of interesting touches, and lyrics that will leave you reeling in amused bewilderment. Malkmus, the leading light of Pavement, is a master at
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Review: The Arctic Monkeys / Cardboard Radio, Fibbers, York
"Fake tales of the New Libertines." For those of you unfamiliar with the lyric upon which I have just made an incredibly weak pun, allow me to explain. Sheffield's Arctic Monkeys are A Bone Fide Big Deal, Dickensian post-Doherty street urchins with one
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Way we were
Thursday, July 28, 2005 100 years ago Before leaving Charing Cross for Paris, on her way to South America, Mme Sarah Bernhardt was offered the use of a motorcar to cover part of the journey. "No, thanks," she replied, "nothing could ever induce me to
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Grasp reality
I AM surprised that Arc Light considers Shipton Street in Clifton to be a good site for their hostel for the homeless. I think it is quite the opposite. Arc Light's caring attitude is to be commended, but it must be tempered with a grasp of reality. The
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We both object
MY husband and I object very strongly to the proposal to move the Arc Light Centre to Shipton Street School, which is a vastly built-up area and not suitable at all. Mrs T Holmes, Lucas Avenue, Burton Stone Lane, York. Updated: 09:27 Thursday, July 28
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Enough's enough
WITH reference to the proposal to move the Arc Light Centre from Leeman Road to the old Shipton Street School site, Clifton and Bootham is a large residential area and we take pride in our homes. So why should we have more rubbish dumped on our doorsteps
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Wrong move
THERE is no doubt that Arc Light provides a valuable service to the local community by providing shelter and support for those who have fallen on hard times, and helps them maintain dignity in what, at times, seems to be an uncaring world. It is to be
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It could be me
WELL said Ian Humphrys ('Open your mind', Letters, July 25). More than a year ago I was asked to show residents of the Arc Light Centre how to operate the gumbuster machine in the town centre. My first reaction was of total horror. How wrong I was. They
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Not our doorstep
I OBJECT to the proposal to move the Arc Light to the site of the old Shipton Street School. This is a highly populated area which has its fair share of crime - drug use, anti-social behaviour etc. There are a number of groups working in the area, trying
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Dumping fears
WE wish to voice our concern and objection to the proposal to move the Arc Light Centre to the old Shipton Street School site. Being newcomers to Burton Stone Lane, we find the immediate area to be generally very friendly and peaceful. The nearest pub
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Don't take your Nimby prejudice to the meeting
AS one of the community-based police officers for the Clifton ward, I write to express my understanding and sharing of concerns of the residents of Shipton Street regarding the proposal to relocate the Arc light project to the old school premises. I can
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Rain threat to Yorkshire
YORKSHIRE set Derbyshire the daunting task of scoring 421 to avoid the follow-on in the Championship match at Headingley and their bottom-of-the-table opponents were struggling at the close on 247-7, still 174 runs away from safety. They will be keeping
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Bank loans asset alert
HUNDREDS of York and North Yorkshire companies may have to renegotiate their bank loan terms following a landmark House of Lords ruling, a commercial lawyer has warned. The ruling in the test case, National Westminster Bank V Spectrum Plus Ltd, overturned
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Rail operator's managers rewarded for academic toil
GNER managers are in line for success after being awarded management qualifications that will improve their business performance. A total of 36 managers graduated this month with either certificates or diplomas in management studies from the University
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York recycling effort praised
YORK residents have been given a pat on the back by council bosses for helping recycle household waste. City of York Council has said a big "thank you" to local people for their on-going efforts to recycle more and reduce the amount of waste dumped in
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City pools warning
TIME is running out to clinch a deal for York's swimming pools, the city's council leader has warned. Steve Galloway warned his elected colleagues that a potential deal for the controversial Barbican development was "still on the table". The leader was
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It's been fantastic to get my independence back - and that's what this badge has given me
A YORK pensioner with chronic breathing difficulties has finally won a disabled parking badge - after a four-month "battle with bureaucracy". Barbara Carder-Geddes, of Dringhouses, only has one lung, and cannot walk far without becoming breathless. But
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Drinking up time
MORE than a dozen hotels and guest houses across York are calling time on alcoholic drinks for guests as the cost of a licence soars. Under the new licensing system, owners who previously needed only a justices licence costing about £30 a year will need
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More than 2,000 sign petition against homeless centre
MORE than 2,000 people have signed up to a protest against a plan for a controversial new homeless centre in York. Residents in Bootham and Clifton have been putting their names to a petition demanding that proposals to use the old Shipton Street School
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Rain threat to Yorkshire
YORKSHIRE set Derbyshire the daunting task of scoring 421 to avoid the follow-on in the Championship match at Headingley and their bottom-of-the-table opponents were struggling at the close on 247-7, still 174 runs away from safety. They will be keeping
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Say no to call centre
OUR experience of ringing the council is good. The operators pick up calls quickly, have a friendly telephone manner, listen to the inquiry and direct you to the right department. But this is inefficient, apparently. That is why the council must spend
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Reporting back
SOME teachers may also be forgiven for questioning the benefits of computer technology. Used to handing out end-of-term reports, they are now on the receiving end. Pupils can post their verdict on a website, ratemyteachers.co.uk. They are even able to
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Westow close in
Westow and Drax took advantage of Bishopthorpe's week off in the HPH York Vale Cricket League by closing the gap at the top of division one. Neil Earle was the star for second-placed Westow with 147no as they beat British Sugar by nine wickets despite
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Sales Assistant
Sales Assistant - Required for our furniture department. Needs to be practical and enjoy selling. Apply in writing to: J V Cooke, General Manager, Barnitts Homes and Gardens, 24/26 Colliergate, York YO1 8BW Email: sales@barnitts.co.uk Updated: 10:15 Thursday
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Events Canvasser
Advertising Department - Events Canvasser. A demanding role based in our advertising department selling our Events portfolio. We are looking for: Initiative and flexibility. Maturity and creativity. Experience in sales would be an advantage. Excellent
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Sales Executives / Telephone Account Managers
Sales Executives / Telephone Account Managers, £12-25k + OTE, Aberford - Thorp Arch. We have various opportunities with leading employers in the area. Please call -- Cassy or Cheryl on 01937 587710. Updated: 09:46 Thursday, July 28, 2005
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Romans march on city again
THE Romans are coming back to York as part of the city's third Roman Festival. Gladiators, soldiers, emperors and academics have been lined up to bring York's history to life next week. A year in the planning, organisers believe this year's festival will
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Ali Farka Tour and Toumani Diabat, In The Heart Of The Moon (World Circuit Records) *****
WORLD music is a label to turn off some listeners - and what a crying shame that is if it shuts their ears to music as beguiling as this. It's not particularly helpful anyway, covering as it does virtually any music from around the globe, usually traditional
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Missy Elliott, The Cookbook (Atlantic Records) ****
Missy Elliott's new Adidas range screams "Respect me". But The Cookbook - her sixth album - does all the talking for her. Bouncing in and out of the shoulder-twitching rhythm and moves is Missy's characteristic hard-line rap, with the typical blush-making
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The Subways, Young For Eternity (Artist) ****
Famously discovered by Glastonbury guru Michael Eavis from a pile of demos, The Subways' journey from obscurity towards fortune is almost complete thanks to a stunning debut album. Produced by Ian Broudie, of Lighting Seeds fame and the might behind The
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Willie Nelson, Countryman (Lost Highway) *****
It's here! After nearly a ten-year wait, Willie Nelson's long lost reggae record has finally been released. From an idea first conjured up in 1995, this album has been agonised over and finely tweaked until deemed ready to unleash on the country music
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Charlotte Church, Tissues And Issues (Sony BMG) **; Brooke Valentine, Chain Letter (Virgin) ***
CHARLOTTE Church is 19 and likes a fag and a party and a Cardiff catfight. Brooke Valentine is 19 and a bootilicious Texan R & B princess, whose breakthrough single, Girlfight, has Lil Jon and Big Boi fantasising over a pulchritudinous punch-up. Brooke
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Judge hits barrister for six
TWELVE jurors good and true must be cursing the England cricket team for collapsing so spectacularly in the first Ashes Test. A barrister was trying his best to speed up proceedings in a tedious trial at York Crown Court during what would have been day
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Sky lift for City
YORK City's away clash at Halifax Town on Bank Holiday Monday will be televised live on Sky. The Shay match will now kick off at 5.15pm and the decision to screen the August 29 game will see the Minstermen net £2,000. Meanwhile, City are still trying
