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City striking a balance
THE biggest failing for York City this season has been the lack of wins prompted by a dearth of goals. If City have been found wanting it's in finishing off teams against whom they have created a barrel-load of chances. But with a quirk of timing the
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Cash crisis nursery helped by Lions
by Vicky SpavinCHARITY group Minster Lions has leapt to the aid of a closure-threatened special needs nursery in York after reading about its plight in the Evening Press. St Dymphna's Pre-School Nursery for Children With Special Needs provides respite
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Police warn on violence in home
YORK'S new police chief vowed today to crack down on the domestic violence which is scarring the lives of families across the city. Superintendent Jim Kilmartin spoke out as shock new figures revealed that violent incidents within the home in York are
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£45,000 package for A59 junction
by Dennis TowleCOUNCILLORS have approved a £45,000 road safety package for a notorious stretch of the A59 near York. The road between the A1 and Moor Monkton has already claimed two lives. The latest victim, Cyril Young, 78, of Green Hammerton, died in
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Sarnie is bite up Euro street
SANDWICH maker David Lawrie has created a jaw-straining "Euro-sarnie" for the Ecofin conference - and he insists it would not be complete without British beef. David's mammoth baguette is stacked with ingredients from every corner of Europe, but he was
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Old folk gather winter fuel
by Maxine GordonKIND-HEARTED pensioners in a York residential home want to turn a benefits blunder into a surprise cash windfall for charity. Elderly people at Lamel Beeches, a private home in the grounds of the Retreat Hospital, Heslington Road, have
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Sofa so good for travellers
WAITING for the bus in Front Street, Acomb, York, has become a whole new experience after the appearance of a navy-blue three-seater sofa at the bus stop. But the mystery of who put it there - and why - has proved a subject of intense speculation in the
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Treasury may tax town drivers
by Stephen LewisCHANCELLOR Gordon Brown is considering a proposal by a North East Labour MP that would mean drivers in city areas paying more road tax than their country cousins. Derek Foster, the Bishop Auckland MP, who is thought to have the ear of
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Warden's plea to save homeless dogs
DOG lovers are desperately needed to step in at the eleventh hour and save the lives of six homeless hounds. The strays were rounded up in York by dog wardens but could soon face being put down unless animal lovers can offer them new homes. Gill McGregor
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York's salt shaker after mild winter
YOU'VE heard of beef mountains and salt lakes ... but York will have a salt mountain on its hands after our mild winter. Fewer frosty nights than normal have meant fewer salting runs along the city's roads by workmen from City of York Council. Staff have
