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Appeal hits £50k
MORE than £50,000 - that is the incredible total our Guardian Angels appeal has now reached, in six months. The Press Guardian Angels appeal was launched last October with the aim of raising £300,000 to transform high-dependency paediatric care at York
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It doesn't figure
MUCH as I enjoy the occasional letters of Leo Enticknap, and despite agreeing wholeheartedly with his hope that the BNP will never be a serious candidate in York (or anywhere else for that matter), one must question from where he gets his facts. In his
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Any bus would do
THE residents of Elvington and people who wish to visit the Yorkshire Air Museum and have no transport would be grateful for any sort of bus. Single or double decker, bendy or ftr even an multi-purpose vehicle would be better than nothing. At present
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Bigger picture
I WONDER how many York citizens, reading that City of York Council has spent less than £5,000 in five years on overseas visits by councillors and the chief executive, know that both Munster and Dijon city councils have international secretariats, and
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Wee shall overcome...
The Diary is not usually into lavatory humour, but we are positively wetting ourselves at the latest wheeze (or should it be 'wees'?) from Yorkshire Water. The company's think-tank has come up with a remarkable device called a Pee-o-meter, apparently
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Rising star to lead accountants' group
CHRIS HEARLD is the new president of the York Society of Chartered Accountants. He took over the office for 2006-2007 from Keith Ward of UHY Calvert Smith at the York Society's annual meeting at the Kilima Hotel, York. Chris, born and brought up in York
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Financial awards
THE closing date for nominations for this year's Yorkshire Finance Director Of The Year Awards is fast approaching. Competitors have until Tuesday, May 2 to enter the competition, which is in its fifth year and sponsored by Barclays Bank, Ernst &
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Neighbours back eviction family
A FAMILY facing eviction from their home near Selby after a five-year struggle have paid tribute to the "overwhelming" support from their neighbours. Gwen and Graham Marshall have only a month to leave their converted caravan in Foggathorpe, near Bubwith
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Taylor's really made up
CHRIS Taylor, who left Yorkshire under a cloud towards the end of last season because he could not gain a regular first team place, made the perfect return to Headingley yesterday when he scored a faultless century against his old team-mates. He hit exactly
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Drinking up for the World Cup!
WARM nights, beer gardens, big screens and England gunning for glory in the World Cup - a summer paradise or a recipe for disaster? Dozens of city pubs have indicated they plan to lay on a special treat for patriotic football fans in June and July, but
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Capping battle of York MP
CITY MP Hugh Bayley wants to meet the man threatening to cap York's council budget. The Labour representative has agreed to try and hold a meeting with local government minister Phil Woolas before the latter gets together with City of York Council. Council
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Speeding drivers pay £1,000 a day
SPEEDING motorists on North Yorkshire's roads are forking out almost £1,000 a day in fines. Police in the county issued 5,867 speeding tickets between April 1 2005 and March 31 2006. That amounted to £352,560 in £60 fines. Last year The Press told how
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Heroic Malt
MALTON and Norton RUFC put in a heroic display to beat Horden 33-17 but it was not enough to stop The Gannock visitors becoming champions. Malton had to win by 36 clear points to finish top of the table but failing that had to win and rely on Consett
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More tributes laid at scene of horror crash
"WHY oh why did this have to happen?" And it is the question dozens of heartbroken mourners are asking themselves after three people were killed in a horrific road accident in York. Joel Corner and Daniel Wright, both 15, and popular Press van driver
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Two rescued in city house blaze
TWO people were rescued from a burning house by firefighters in York after their toaster caught light. A man and woman, both in their 20s, were trapped on the first floor of a house in Hanover Street East, Clifton, when the fire broke out in their kitchen
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Pock fail to take their chances
POCKLINGTON RUFC were involved in a bizarre Yorkshire Two encounter at Leodiensians where they looked to be heading for a heavy defeat at the interval, then came back to dominate the second half and have enough chances to win the game, only to end up
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It's the ftr of city travel
Two weeks before its launch, STEPHEN LEWIS goes for a test run on York's controversial new superbus, the ftr. I'LL tell you one thing about the new ftr: you won't feel like a second class citizen travelling on one of these. The name of York's new superbuses
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Town close to the ledge
HARROGATE Town pushed themselves to the brink of the Nationwide North play-offs with a 3-1 home win over Lancaster City. Victory next Saturday at second-placed Stafford Rangers, who have already qualified for the play-offs, would be good enough for Neil
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Rail lap up a Sheff's special
HARROGATE Railway gave their chances of finishing third in the Northern Counties East League premier division a true boost by beating Sheffield 1-0. They were made to work hard for maximum points as the South Yorkshire side were reduced to ten men after
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Seventh seal of approval aids bid to beat drop
Bishopthorpe did their Leeper Hare York and District League premier division survival chances a power of good as they hammered Pocklington 7-0 in their final match of the season. The rout started as early as the first minute and by the ten-minute mark
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Double tilt for Frankie - 24/04/06
Frankie Dettori, who had to settle for third prize on Ed Dunlop's Newmarket raider Ouija Board in the prestigious Queen Elizabeth ll Cup in Hong Kong on Saturday night, faces a diet of more bread-and-butter fare at Windsor this evening. But Britain's
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Knights 20, Rams 14
Dewsbury Rams were hardly silenced a year on from their 74-10 public slaughtering but they won't be heard on May 7 after York City Knights overcame their self-imposed hardships to book a place in the Northern Rail Cup quarter-final. Phil Hasty was the
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Mobile porn is such a worry
I WISH to comment on the article about bullying by mobile phone (The cyber bullies, April 3). Bullying is not the only danger there is for young people to fear from video- and camera-phones. My daughter was persuaded to take pornographic photos of herself
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No path dialogue
WHILE not necessarily subscribing to the agenda promoted by the Legalise Cannabis Alliance, we agree with Steve Clements (Letters, April 15) that St Peter's School has consistently used the fear-of-crime technique to advance its arguments for closure
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Preventing crime
YOU invite readers' views on the pros and cons of closing the footpath through St Peter's School grounds (April 14). Ever since this dispute began, I have been mystified as to why so many people are against the closure (or have I been fooled by the loudness
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Old friends at 60
I AM writing on behalf of Margaret Quin, Kay Searles and Margaret Wardman, who are planning to celebrate their 60th year in York on the weekend of June 24. They would love to share this occasion with old friends. Contact us on 01669 621395 or e-mail Maggie
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No-win on trains
RE 'Price of Silence' (letters, April 20), without pre-empting a possible reply by GNER, it seems that this could be a no-win situation for some. What about the several hundred other passengers, some of whom will have reserved seats, who may now benefit
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Turn Odeon into skating rink
Regarding the letter about the Odeon Cinema (Odeon shame, April 19). Never mind more cafes and museums, what about an ice rink or roller-skating rink for our talented York kids! Sheffield, Hull, Rotherham and Doncaster have one. Why can't we? There are
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Make voting fair
IN WHAT is (for me) a rare moment, I find myself partially agreeing with Mr Enticknap insomuch as that the BNP should not have any real power. What I will not agree with is the method. If I have understood his letter correctly, he is saying that the present
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Another let-down
YET again our country's skilled workers have been let down by our Government through the pending closure of the Ryton Peugeot site and the loss of nearly 2,400 jobs; this following the recent collapse of MG Rover. The Government will argue that it tried
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Prayer for others
WITH reference to the Arc Light comments which have been going on for a while, I enclose a prayer which was used in our church a fortnight ago and was quite possibly used in quite a few other churches: Lord Jesus Christ, You have taught us That what we
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How fishy
FURTHER to D J Wilde's letter (Something Fishy, April 12), perhaps the powers that be could explain why the fish sign over the Acomb fish and chip shop is so offensive, when an identical sign at Fryways, Blossom Street, appears to be acceptable. Something
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Clayton thrills Billy
MINSTERMEN manager Billy McEwan hailed Clayton Donaldson's 18th goal of the season at Stevenage which opened the scoring at Broadhall Way on 36 minutes. Offside protests led to Stevenage striker Darryn Stamp being sent off for a second bookable offence
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McEwan wants City to beef up
YORK City boss Billy McEwan is calling on his players to come back physically stronger for next season's Conference campaign. Saturday's 1-1 draw at a Stevenage Borough side, reduced to nine men by the final whistle, ended the Minstermen's faint play-off
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Scorecards
April 22-23 Yorkshire ECB County Premier League York v Harrogate York: S Piercy b Glover 60, D Broadbent lbw b Glover 0, D Wilson b Robertson 11, N Kay c Sumpter b Glover 35, D Snell b Glover 71, T Bartram c&b Bilton 11, R Flack b Glover, N Thornicroft
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Ex-students help weave web design
FORMER York College students Mike Danford, 38, and Phil Shackleton, 28, who formed their own digital design company, Mixd, have returned to where they learned the principles of their trade to help other budding young entrepreneurs. The two men have been
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Rising star to lead
ANDY KAY has appointed a new partner on the commercial team of lawyers Langleys of York. Mr Kay, a corporate finance sepecialist, arrives in York from Addleshaw Goddard in Leeds. He has in-depth experience of transactional work for public and private
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Champs fall to Clifton Parkers
YORK Cricket Club's opening home fixture in the Yorkshire ECB Premier League saw them prevail over Harrogate by seven runs. This was some compensation for losing out to 'Gate in the Championship last year but it was a close run game and the result was
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Dyson's Euro high
SURE-SHOT Simon Dyson returned to blistering form to heave himself into the top 20 on the European Tour. The North Yorkshire golf ace, who won the Indonesian Open crown last month for his inaugural Euro championship success, produced a stunning inward
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Family's ASBO menace hell
ELVIS is not welcome in North Yorkshire - that's the message from the devastated family of the woman whose life he ruined. Joanne Brockless said the return of Elvis Aaron Presley was like a "slap in the face". Earlier this month, Mr Presley - his real
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Taylor's really made up
CHRIS Taylor, who left Yorkshire under a cloud towards the end of last season because he could not gain a regular first team place, made the perfect return to Headingley yesterday when he scored a faultless century against his old team-mates. He hit exactly
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Champs fall to Clifton Parkers
YORK Cricket Club's opening home fixture in the Yorkshire ECB Premier League saw them prevail over Harrogate by seven runs. This was some compensation for losing out to 'Gate in the Championship last year but it was a close run game and the result was
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'There's a review under way, and it will no doubt recommend bed closures'
BEDS look set to be closed at York Hospital under a review currently taking place, The Press has learned. Director of nursing Mike Proctor said a review was under way on how efficiency savings could be made at the hospital - and it was likely it would
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McEwan wants City to beef up
YORK City boss Billy McEwan is calling on his players to come back physically stronger for next season's Conference campaign. Saturday's 1-1 draw at a Stevenage Borough side, reduced to nine men by the final whistle, ended the Minstermen's faint play-off
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Stevenage 1, York City 1
JUST like cameras and your grandma, final football league tables never lie. But, for York City, that will perhaps be more literally and jusifiably applicable to their 2005/06 campaign than it will be when the fortunes of many other clubs are mulled over
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Hundreds turn out in York to honour England's patron saint
THE sound of drums reverberated through York as hundreds of people lined the streets to watch the annual St George's Day parade. As many as 2,000 Scouts and Guides from York and the surrounding areas put on an eye-catching show as they marched from the
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Work in progress
YORK City Knights will hit the road in the quarter-finals of the Northern Rail Cup. The Knights travel to Workington on May 7 - the last National League Two team standing in the League Cup - having defeated Dewsbury Rams 20-14 care of a nail-biting finale
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Seven years of torment at hands of sick stalker
A DISTRAUGHT mother told today how she had suffered years of hell at the hands of a stalker. Theresa Helstrip, 55, of York, has spoken out in an effort to finally put an end to the torment inflicted on her by Stephen Moss, of Newborough Street, Clifton
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Why is NHS struggling?
WHAT is going on with our health service? Two weeks ago, we told you about 200 posts being cut at York Hospital. On Saturday, we reported that a mental health rehabilitation unit in York could shut. Today, we reveal that some beds at York Hospital will
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Saint it sad...
YOU may not have noticed, but yesterday was St George's Day. There was the traditional parade and service at the Minster, and a family celebration at Rowntree Park. But on the whole, as usual, England's national day was a low-key affair. The Irish make
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Palmer fun day
CENTRE Carl Palmer swept over for four tries as York Acorn ARL Club swept aside Castleford Lock Lane 30-4 at Thanet Road on Saturday. The result was never in any doubt as Acorn continued their fine showing in National Conference One and were 24-0 up by
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Heroic Malt
MALTON and Norton RUFC put in a heroic display to beat Horden 33-17 but it was not enough to stop The Gannock visitors becoming champions. Malton had to win by 36 clear points to finish top of the table but failing that had to win and rely on Consett
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Rowson a find for York
YORK RUFC unearthed a fine prospect in hooker Andy Rowson in their 27-11 defeat at Yorkshire One champions Sheffield Tigers. A product of the Colts system, Rowson gave a great display with tenacious tackling, some good breaks and excellent throwing-in
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RI turn on promotion super show
DESPITE losing stand-off Robin Grice during the warm up York RI put in a superb performance to defeat Thornensians 31-17 to gain promotion to Yorkshire Two. RI took control from the start with Jeffreys, Cunliffe and Alexander making breaks deep into Thornensians
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No great escape for battling Selby
SELBY RUFC battled their way to a 22-22 draw at Bridlington but it was not enough to save their Yorkshire One skins. They were relegated along with old rivals Goole but gave a much-improved display at Dukes Park. A late penalty by Brid's Jamie Maru signalled
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Collis works the oracle for Albion
WORDS of wisdom got Tadcaster Albion back on the promotion trail from the Northern Counties East League first division. The Albion ranks struggled in the first half against visiting Pontefract Collieries on a fast-drying pitch worsened by a billowing
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Work in progress
YORK City Knights will hit the road in the quarter-finals of the Northern Rail Cup. The Knights travel to Workington on May 7 - the last National League Two team standing in the League Cup - having defeated Dewsbury Rams 20-14 care of a nail-biting finale
