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Just so predictable
Why is everything Julian Cole writes so predictable? Does he have any point of view that doesn't conform to the middle class, left wing caste to which he so obviously belongs? You know, the Chablis drinking, Guardian buying, recreational drug using, expletive
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Gritters tackle city freeze-up
Gritters took to the streets of York and the lanes of North Yorkshire today to combat the effects of the latest cold spell. Ray Chaplin, acting senior engineering consultant with City of York Council, said eight lorries gritted a network of roads throughout
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Six-point plan to beat the bug
A six-point action plan has been drawn up to ensure that rural businesses beat the dreaded Millennium Bug. It is the latest move from the NFU Mutual, the country's leading rural insurer, as the hours tick away to the year 2000. It comes amid reports claiming
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Bakers clean up at award ceremony
A Scarborough bakery has "cleaned up" in major cleaning awards - again. Cooplands Quality bakers is celebrating success in the 1998 Golden Service Awards, the "Oscars" of the cleaning and support services industry. The bakers earned the accolade of Best
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Reflections on success
Nigel Exelby, group finance director with the Yorkshire-based Audi and Volkswagen dealers, Massingberd Group plc, has been named Audi Dealer Accountant of the Year. The accolade in the 1998 Abacus awards comes as the group announces a £3.5 million investment
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Chance to quiz 'Steady Eddie' on the Euro
Concerned over European Monetary Union and what it means to YOUR business? Well, here's your chance to tackle the Governor of the Bank of England himself. Eddie George will be available on the Internet to take questions such as how smaller UK firms can
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Signs look bad
Soon North Yorkshire could boast 'The Village With No Name'. County council officials say that there is no money to replace village name signs. Travellers will be unable to tell if they are in Grewelthorpe or Glaisdale, Kepwick or Kettlesing. And if only
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Business Link
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City sink to new depths
Enfield 2, York City 2 FA Cup first round, at Southbury Road Negligence bordering on the criminal left York City teetering on their biggest banana-skin for many seasons. Richard Cresswell is denied a hat-trick by Enfield goalkeeper Andy Pape York should
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Fears mount over TA future
Fears are mounting that North Yorkshire could be hard hit by planned cuts in the Territorial Army. Gulf War tension has meant the announcement of the cuts, which was expected today, has been postponed until tomorrow because of a debate about the showdown
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Gateway fiercely debated
The Northern Gateway scheme began life on a city council "wish list" but rapidly became one of its most controversial developments. Park & Ride had been one of City of York Council's most high-profile success stories - it is estimated that existing
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Bigger Coppergate puts axe to trees
Dozens of trees will be felled to make way for the £60 million extension to York's Coppergate Centre, opponents claimed today. And they said the development was way out of line with an original planning brief for the site, with the proposed shops now
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Get us to the ward on time!
Newlyweds Sharleen and Peter Harrison dashed from their reception to the bedside of an old friend who missed their big day after being rushed into hospital for an emergency operation. Newlyweds Sharleen and Peter Harrison visit family friend Peter Gales
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Keeping our teeth
It seems to be such a retrograde step to be thinking of adding fluoride to our water supply. I firmly believe that (in most cases) teeth can last for life, if they are properly cared for and our diet is correct. To prove this point I am able to mention
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Marks still the tops
We are told that Marks & Spencer is experiencing worrying trading figures, and, my word, aren't the media singling them out and making a meal of it! It's the usual 'kick a man when he's down' attitude. Well, I feel we should remember all the good
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Benefits of dithering
So Roy Templeman, chief officer of the city planning department, thinks that it is 'dithering' to give long and serious consideration to the plans for the Foss-side Coppergate extension (Evening Press, November 11). Would that more 'dithering' had prevented
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Why I'll be boycotting the new Naburn shops
Now that the builders' work is being finished, the full extent of the vandalism exacted at the former Naburn Hospital site is becoming clear. It is vandalism first because of the destruction of many dozens of mature trees which had been covered by a Tree
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Chris Titley
Looking for evidence of a mean streak IT'S the launch of the hideously titled McArthurGlen Designer Outlet near Fulford was brightened up last week by an unplanned unveiling. Eco warrior Elder disrobed to reveal her disgust at the development. It was
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Heworth pay for Plowman sin-bin
Heworth 3, Walney Central 6 The 39th minute sin-binning of front row forward Chris Plowman proved decisive in a tense and tight National Conference premier division clash at Elm Park Way. While the influential prop was off the field, Walney used their
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York charge down Stags
York defied the dreadful weather conditions to produce a fine team peformance and move into the second round of the Yorkshire Cup with a 13-5 win over Wakefield Stags at Clifton Park. But they were hit by the loss of classy scrum half JP Laycock who was
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Recital to play tunes of glory
Organ Recital can hit a high note at tomorrow's annual charity meeting at Wetherby, which is in aid of the International Spinal Research Trust. Trained by Owen Brennan, and the mount of his son Martin, Organ Recital bids for the Peter Beaumont Owners
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Terriers could become extinct
George Robertson is not the first Defence Secretary to view the Territorial Army as an easy target for cutbacks. Back in the early 1990s, Malcolm Rifkind reduced the strength of the TA by 14,500. Where the Tory Government went with its Options For Change
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Property prices are rising in Yorkshire
North Yorkshire's housing market is the strongest out of all ten areas reviewed in Northern Rock's latest house price survey over the three months to October. The region was one of only two in the north-east and Cumbria to show an increase over the year
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Moments of madness
Manager Alan Little hit out at 'manic minutes' as he grabbed at the solace of York City's continued involvement in the FA Cup. Richard Cresswell (left) celebrates scoring his second goal to give York City a 2-0 lead at Enfield. Transfer-listed defender
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Angry council staff plan city wages demo
Banner-waving council staff are planning a noisy demonstration in York city centre tomorrow as crunch pay talks begin. Members of the Unison union will gather in St Helen's Square outside the Guildhall, where union bosses and council managers will clash
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Economic recovery sluggish in Yorkshire
The economic recovery in parts of North Yorkshire has been sluggish compared with the rest of the country, according to a report out today. A study of jobless figures over five years reveals that although they have fallen, they have not come down by as
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Racing trainer in bid to evict ex-son-in-law
A retired racehorse trainer has launched legal moves to oust his former son-in-law from his farm home. Peter Easterby, of Habton Grange, Great Habton, near Malton, has launched legal moves to gain possession of Winifred Farm at Amotherby, where David
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Anger as Shepherd lays off 20 staff
Top York construction company Shepherd has laid off about 20 employees despite its success in landing a series of prestigious multi-million pound contracts, according to one of the affected workers. The employee, who did not wish to be named, said the
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Park and ride gets go-ahead
Deputy prime minister John Prescott today gave the green light to York's controversial park and ride scheme. Mr Prescott announced that he would not intervene in the row over the City of York Council's plan to build the facility on green belt land at
