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Miniature marvels
As a respite from the horrors of war, I suggest a visit to the current exhibition of Netsuke at the York City Art Gallery? Everybody is fascinated by the view through the wrong end of a telescope, the scaled-down world of the modeller and miniaturist.
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Planning for pollution
You reported a court case where some businessmen had allowed some young boys to be exposed to the pollution of asbestos dust (Evening Press, April 17). This was potentially life-threatening. But there may be aspects of York's Town Plan that are life threatening
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Double trouble for Grand National hero
Betty's Boy can scupper Grand National hero Bobbyjo's bid to complete an outstanding double in tomorrow's £10,000 Whitbread Gold Cup, the final major steeplechase of the season. The Sandown showpiece has been the target for Betty's Boy since trainer Kim
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Lewis makes Tykes suffer
David Warner on Yorkshire Yorkshire were blasted by Gloucestershire seamer Jon Lewis who captured three wickets and then had Richard Harden retiring hurt with a bad blow on the left hand in an eventful first hour's play at Headingley today. When Harden
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Net shopping yet to take off
It is the ultimate form of convenience shopping. Customers can order a week's groceries from their armchairs. No wobbly trolley, no carrying heavy bags, no hassle. And yet it has failed to catch on. Supermarket J Sainsbury has abandoned its Internet shopping
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Ranger finds a real bug in his computer
A new variety of millennium bug could soon be crawling around your computers, feeding off what could be the next fad in fast food - computer chips! Bug check: Gordon Campbell-Thomas examines one of the minute bugs that crawled out of his computer A York
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Call for tenants to vet new neighbours
Council tenants in York should be empowered to reject new residents moving in next door, it was proposed today. Nuisance neighbours and vandalism could be curtailed if tenants were able to vet newcomers to their area, Liberal democrat councillors say.
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Dame Christian Howard dies at 82
Dame Christian Howard, a tireless campaigner for the ordination of women, has died at the age of 82. Dame Christian, of Coneysthorpe near Malton, was born at Castle Howard, one of England's greatest stately homes. She was the eldest of five children,
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Woodhead finds friends in city
Beleagured schools inspector Chris Woodhead found a friendly audience when he addressed a conference in York. It was firmly business as usual for the man in charge of Ofsted, on the same day as he faced calls by the National Association of Head Teachers
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Director in love triangle 'dressed like a tramp'
A wealthy retired company director caught in a love triangle tried to kill himself, dressed like a tramp and slept rough, a jury has heard. The state of Edward Hickson distressed his stepdaughter Suzette Booth so much, she wrote to his "other woman" pleading
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Let's spray for fair election
Gardeners have used spray paint to avoid a thorny problem of political bias in a flower bed. Petal power: Peter Berry, assistant chief executive with City of York Council, with the election display flowers which have been painted in party colours When
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Going off-line
Sainsbury's ambitious online home shopping experiment has failed in York after a national pilot study failed to impress the city's shoppers. A Sainsbury's spokeswoman confirmed the Orderline service - one of only 27 pilot schemes operated by the group
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Don't distort history
In a free world R Westmoreland has a right to his anti-Jewish prejudices but he cannot be allowed to distort history (Letters, April 19). In 1948 the State of Israel was set up by decision of the United Nations. Immediately this small nation of 500,000
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Path to Kosovo peace
Perhaps insufficient protest is being made about the plight of the Kosovans by those of us who live in so much more comfortable circumstances. Certainly using force to quell force will not work. It never has. Why are we so slow to learn? Or is it that
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How I managed to get my cataract operation
Since my face appeared in the Evening Press (April 13), several mature people with eye problems have been in touch to tell me how brave I am to stand up to authority. If you want to know how brave I am, come with me the next time I go to the dentist.
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Harry Gration: Our friend in the North
Trevor Foster - do many York residents known of this Bradford man? Actually, he's originally from Wales, but he's such a great man, I forgive him his unforgotten love of leeks. I know the man well. He was an inspirational player for Bradford Northern,
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Policeman's lot in a nappy one
New police trousers are shooting law enforcement in the foot, according to officers trying them out on the beat. Some North Yorkshire officers have described the feel of the trousers, which have an internal waterproof lining, as like wearing a nappy.
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Rennison back to boost Boro hopes
Teenage centre back Shaun Rennison is set to return for tomorrow's home clash with third division title hopefuls Cardiff City as Scarborough look to avoid their fading hopes of avoiding relegation from the Football League. Despite his tender years the
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Stop this hounding
Chris Woodhead was in typically combative form during his visit to York. As head teachers called for a criminal investigation into allegations that he lied on oath, the chief inspector of schools said it was business as usual. He is right to stand up
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James, 15, catches York first team place
Fifteen-year-old all-rounder James Pringle, from Haxby, is to make his first team debut for York Cricket Club tomorrow, writes Peter Vine. What a catch: Fifteen-year-old James Pringle gets in a spot of catching practice during York Cricket Club nets at
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Blood and thunder
Ship-shape and fearless York City are poised for battle according to the Minstermen's newest goal hero. Watched: Martin Garratt Rising star Martin Garratt believes new-found club confidence can guide City through the minefield of relegation, starting
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Save our sheep call to Moors motorists
An SOS call has gone out across Ryedale and the North York Moors: Save Our Sheep. Spring has heralded in the lambing season - and more sheep and lambs than ever are in fields and straying onto roads. Motorists driving in the countryside are being urged
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York tourism staff were today busy slaying their own dragons to celebrate the patron saint of En
Staff at the Tourist Information Centre (TIC) in George Hudson Street will be emulating their manager Karen Gordon (St George) and centre assistant Natalie Smith (damsel in distress) by dressing up for St George's Day. Their activities, which are also
