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Where's the talent?
Watching Prince Charles' birthday show on TV reminded me how much television has changed over the years. We used to have a couple of variety shows each week, as well as the 'young discoveries' shows for new talent. All the new talent today seems to appear
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Let cuts start with you
Yet again we are told to expect our council tax to go up as York City Council looks to save £5 million from next year's budget. As the Evening Press states, (November 9) the council needs to meet an £8 million shortfall in next year's budget and has so
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Russell hits Boro winner
Matthew Russell, brought into the side just 10 minutes before kick off, was Scarborough's hero, scoring the only goal of the game at Rochdale. French defender Alex Marinkov aggravated a foot injury in the warm up and manager Mick Wadsworth had to make
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Drive to help foreign investors
An initiative to help foreign-owned companies in Yorkshire has been launched by the Yorkshire and Humberside Development Agency. Leading private sector members of the YHDA have started the Regional Support Service to provide up to two hours of advice
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Designs on success
An annual report produced for the North Yorkshire Training and Enterprise Council by York-based design company Jazz Marina has scooped a top award. It received the accolade of best report for a non-profit making or publicly owned organisation at the 1998
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Zam to go one better
Zamhareer, an unlucky loser at Sedgefield last week, returns to the course tomorrow with excellent prospects of gaining quick compensation. Trained by Richard Ford, he bids for the Colin MacAndrew Memorial Amateur Riders' Handicap Chase, and will again
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No meteors for us
It was the greatest show beyond Earth - and we missed it. People around the world watched in awe as the Leonid meteor storm staged a celestial light-spectacular. But in fog-bound York, we were lucky if we could still see the street lamp. Mother Nature
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Business Link North Yorkshire
If you are interested in any of the following contracts, contact the Business Link Information Centre at Business Link North Yorkshire Ltd, Arabesque House, Monks Cross Drive, Huntington, York YO32 9WU, Tel 01904 686000. Stockport: S-s-ssale of the century
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Widowers are due this cash
Society is changing fast. A generation ago, the career woman was a novelty. Today she is the norm. Over the same period, Britain's population has begun to age. And it will grow older still as we journey into the Millennium. These twin factors have left
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Tickets shame for City trio
Exclusive by Tony Kelly, Chief Sports Writer Three York City players - Wayne Hall, Alan Pouton and Rory Prendergast - have been disciplined by the club over the sale of FA Cup tickets. The move stems from an allegation that the three were seen in a public
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Flesh-eating bug killed pensioner
A mother died from the flesh-eating bug necrotising fasciitis within days of cutting her hand while trying to open a bottle of detergent. Mary Margaret O'Connell, 67, of Roche Avenue, York, who died on September 12 this year, had been trying to use an
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Chocolate firm has egg market cracked
Chocoholics beware - Nestl Rowntree has unveiled its Easter range for 1999. The mouth-watering selection includes no fewer than 48 Easter eggs, five filled eggs and four types of mini-egg. While most of the range is new for next year, the old stalwarts
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Widowers poised for ruling on pensions
Widowers in North Yorkshire were today waiting with bated breath for a Government announcement that could transform their lives. Social Security Secretary Alastair Darling was expected to reveal in the Commons this afternoon that widowers will in future
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MASH units move to Imphal Barracks
Part-time army medics are heading to York as part of a major shake-up of the nation's Territorial Army. As was exclusively predicted in the Evening Press earlier this month, the headquarters of the TA Army Medical Service (AMS) will move to Imphal Barracks
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Leslie Bryan
Stripping the shopping boom bare It seemed such a shame, really. There they were, dressed in best bib and tucker, waving twizzle sticks and waiting for their big moment. It might have been something they would remember for the rest of their lives. As
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Ferry memories, please
I wonder if your readers could help with my research into the history of small ferries plying our rivers and estuaries? I would be pleased to hear from readers whose families operate these ferries or perhaps know of one in an off-the-beaten-track location
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US driving lessons
I recently returned from my first visit to the USA, which included driving about 1,000 miles around New England. I was impressed with how much safer driving appeared to be there than here. I had expected the lower speed limits, a maximum of 55mph except
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It's time boring old York woke up to the nineties
I question the logic of certain York councillors and the city's police licensing department. Obviously, both these groups are completely out of touch. We often hear about them turning down numerous planning applications for new licensed establishments
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Farming focus
A package of help for farmers worth £120 million has been hailed by the Meat and Livestock Commission as "vital first aid" for the livestock industry. But with many British livestock farmers currently losing money on every animal they sell and farm incomes
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Canon Lee stride towards place in national finals
School Sport Compiled by Peter Wilmott CROSS COUNTRY Canon Lee School girls achieved a great victory in the North East round of the English Schools Cross-Country Cup at Northallerton. The opposition included many well known cross-country schools from
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And so to bed
Europe and Yorkshire prove to be good bedfellows. Sir Leon Brittan electronically adjusts Dunlopillo's luxury bed flanked by Gavin Little, finance director, left, and Mike Holliday, operations director That seemed to be the message when Sir Leon Brittan
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York vow to regain their title
Scarborough are the new holders of the British Schools Orienteering Championships sixth-form college title after finally ending York's seven-year reign. The York college's dominance of the Sixth Form/Tertiary event came to an end at Cannock Chase in Staffordshire
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Yorkshire specialists get under Red Devils' feet
The rub of the green will definitely be with Leeds United when they tackle their arch Red Rose rivals Manchester United. For the Old Trafford pitch is currently being relaid with the finest Yorkshire grass, courtesy of specialists Lindum Turf, of Thorganby
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Jekyll and Hyde view of economy
Conflicting figures released today show that while the Yorkshire region is showing a fragile recovery, another study shows a rash of business failures. The GMB Union's latest study suggests that Yorkshire, along with London, the North West and North East
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Thanks for finding runaway daughter
An overjoyed couple have been re-united with their runaway daughter - thanks to the Good Samaritans of York. Graham Field told how he and his wife Barbara went through five days of living hell after their 15-year-old daughter Ella ran away from their
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Demonstrators' warning over city shops scheme
Opponents of the scheme to extend York's Coppergate Centre mounted a demonstration today to explain why they thought the plans should be thrown out. Members of the newly formed York Alliance, which includes York architects and a former York planning chief
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Anger at rape trial acquittal
A York man has been acquitted of raping a deaf woman - because of her difficulty in communicating. The decision caused outrage today among campaigners who said it proved deaf people were "second class citizens". The case against David Malcolm Seaman collapsed
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Rain forces halt to York speed record attempt
Rain stopped play in the latest attempt on the British Land Speed record at Elvington this afternoon. A parachute deploys from the jet car as it tries for the record today. The PrimeTime team's attempts to become Britain's fastest men on four wheels ended
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York model's six-stone hell
Model Georgina Hayes today spoke out about how the relentless pressures of her career ruined her health and caused her to literally waste away. Georgina Hayes Georgina, now 21, grew up in Sheriff Hutton, near York. By the age of 18 she was on the catwalks
