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Festive points of view
John Potts' column in the Evening Press of November 17 was kindly sent to me by a friend from York. To correct a few points, Winterval is a winter festival which starts in November and carries on until the New Year, with Christmas as an integral part
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Stand up to 'big bother' over this pylon folly
When James Herriot, in his book James Herriot's Yorkshire, said the view from Sutton Bank 'is the finest in England', he could not have foreseen that the National Grid would erect huge, monstrous pylons to create the ultimate blot on a beautiful landscape
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Dangerous children's jackets seized in York
Scores of potentially dangerous children's jackets have been seized from York's new designer outlet centre. Almost a hundred garments with potentially lethal hood cords that could accidentally strangle a child, were removed by trading standards officers
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Double trouble hits City hard
An even bigger double penalty now faces York City after their brace of red cards at Wrexham. Currently faced by an injury crisis of crippling proportions the club will lose the services of both Mark Tinkler and Martin Reed for the December 19 visit of
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Labour's right on Post Office
Once again the Government has stopped short of complete action, keeping a foot firmly planted on either side of the fence. It is typical of New Labour that it has effectively ruled out privatisation of the Post Office but will nevertheless insist on major
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130 homes are planned for old City Hospital site
York Health Trust has applied for permission to build more than 100 homes on land close to the city centre. The trust has already received approval for its outline planning application and has now drawn up detailed plans in conjunction with the developer
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Santa's sack of cash for hospice fund
Christmas came early for our St Leonard's Hospice appeal - when Santa arrived with a sackful of cash. The bagful of money - more than £2,000 - came partly from a Dickensian theme night which marked the switching on of the Coppergate Centre's Christmas
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Coppergate D-day looms
City councillors were today touring the site of a £60 million planning "battleground" that could change the face of York for ever. An artist's impression of the revised Coppergate Phase II scheme, as seen from the Crown Court area. In the most important
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'Secret' race cars built at ex-pig farm
Amazed councillors have discovered a hi-tech motorcar racing research plant - in a York barn. Prototype saloon cars driven by the Honda racing team are designed and assembled at the former pig farm at Earswick. But the secretive business, employing 22
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Outlook brighter at Designer Outlet
Lights so bright that they have confused wildlife in to thinking daylight never ends have been met with anger by York residents. The new introduction at the McArthur Glen Designer Outlet, in Naburn, has caused demands for a change in the law to give greater
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York fears Christmas shopping slump
Traders in York today said they feared a miserable Christmas, with the ringing of Christmas tills distinctly subdued. Chairman of the York & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce's Retail Committee Adam Sinclair said: "Discussions we've had with retailers
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A great York event
It is often said that York people never support anything worthwhile. I would like to dispel that theory and publicly thank everybody involved in York Awareness Week for their input to an incredible seven days at Fibbers. There is no reason why musicians
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Not so ideal, Mr Blair
So Tony Blair feels that we have a model New Labour City Council in York, (Evening Press, November 24). This is the council whose leader feels that losing 200 jobs is a triumph, planning issues are resolved in the council's favour, without public inquiries
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Chris Titley
A right merry old ding-dong CHRISTMAS, we are told, is going to be a disaster. And we're not talking about the usual household disasters involving bullet-hard brussels and fisticuffs over the Ker-Plunk. We are talking nationwide shopping catastrophe.
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Double-decker bus hits shop
A York shop owner is today demanding action before shoppers are killed by vehicles mounting a curb in a busy street. Beryl Garnett, owner of Garnetts at the corner of Micklegate and Trinity Lane, said it was only a matter of time before vehicles, whose
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Centurions pose opening obstacle
York Rugby League Club will kick off their 1999 first division campaign with a trip over the Pennines to face Leigh Centurions. That is the final outcome after the fixture list for next season, which begins on February 7, was finally revealed following
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Hat-trick hunter
Zamharrer, fast becoming a Sedgefield regular, returns to the South Durham track tomorrow with excellent chances of chalking up his third success. After a spell of chasing, Richard Ford's versatile gelding reverts to the smaller obstacles in the Dickie
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A welcome service
A new escort service for children travelling alone on Britain's fastest railway is typically entrepreneurial for GNER. From today, youngsters aged eight to 15 can be put on a train in the knowledge that they will be supervised throughout the journey until
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Luckless City crash out
Wrexham 2, York City 1 FA Cup second round at Racecourse Ground Weather: Whiplash winter Wrexham winds THE lie that fortune favours the brave was cruelly exposed to York City's abject despair at Wrexham. York City goal scorer Scott Jordan challanges for
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Little sees red over Tinkler sending off
Luckless York City's FA Cup fury runneth over as they left Wrexham seething. Wrexham and York City players clash on the halfway line at the Racecourse Ground as Martin Reed and Neil Roberts lie on the ground. City's knockout campaign ended when they perished
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11 ice casualties slip into hospital
Eleven people were admitted to York District Hospital today after slipping on ice while walking in the city. Staff at the hospital said a majority of the casualties, who were all admitted within a space of three-and-a-half hours, were being treated for
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Kids get train escorts
Youngsters travelling alone by rail from North and East Yorkshire will from today be helped by a new "escort" service launched by GNER. The Kids Go First service means youngsters aged between eight and fifteen can be escorted to and from the train before
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Hunger striker faces transfer
Hunger striker Barry Horne could be transferred away from York District Hospital following a weekend of action by the animal rights activist's militant supporters. A supporter of Barry Horne fixes banners to Monk Bar in York Health chiefs say a transfer
