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Not so clean
I can answer the secret of York's clean streets (Letters, April 22). It is perfectly simply. Concentrate most of the street cleaning equipment in all the tourist centres and areas and very occasionally clean the outer lanes and roads. Most of the lanes
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Yes, drivers to blame
I have followed the debate on the problems of the A64 junction with interest and on this occasion I must agree with Brian Percival (Letters, April 14) in allocating some blame for accidents on bad driving. I was a councillor for 18 years in Copmanthorpe
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Deadly secrets
The Brussels meeting of Worldwide Fund for Nature was rightly concerned about the effect of waste from old heavy metal mines, upon river beds and agricultural land. At least John Prescott was in Washington (Evening Press, April 19), persuading Al Gore
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Warm welcome to refugees
Exhausted, demoralised and confused, 161 Kosovar refugees touched down in Yorkshire at the weekend after an escape from Hell. The Kosovar Albanians landed at Leeds/Bradford Airport to begin a new chapter in a life that has seen them torn from their homes
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York Wasps move up after fourth straight victory
Oldham 14, York Wasps 43 Leigh Deakin (number five) and Rich Goddard get to grips with the Oldham attack at Spotland Four wins in a row, the biggest victory of the season and fourth place in the Northern Ford Premiership - the York Wasps bandwagon just
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Shop move puzzles customers
Disappointed York shoppers who had been waiting to join Sainsbury's ambitious online shopping scheme today said they couldn't understand the chain's decision to scrap it. Two customers rang the Evening Press following our story about the ending of the
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Controversial hotel plan likely to go ahead
Plans for a new four-storey hotel close to the historic Eye of York look set to get the go-ahead from city councillors. The proposed hotel would be built at the junction of Piccadilly and Tower Street, on a site currently occupied by a filling station
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Campaigners celebrate the go-ahead for 'green' centre
Green campaigners are celebrating after gaining Government approval for a self-sustaining environment centre in the heart of York. An architect's impression of the proposed environment education centre for St Nicholas Fields, Tang Hall, York The St Nicholas
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Dick Turpin rides again
Nick who? Join the pub queue like rest YORK'S reputation for offering its visitors a warm welcome has suffered something of a blow, Turpin is saddened to report. Last week, Stoke City brought all their famous supporters to York - and he was totally ignored
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School allocations leave Tom and Kelly all alone
Two 11-year-old pupils from York were today facing secondary school life away from all their junior school pals. Tom Shaw outside Huntington School, where he has been denied a place Tom Shaw is the only child out of 60 pupils in his year at Huntington
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Fighting does work
In response to Janet E Rowntree writing on the path to Kosovo peace, in a way I respect the fact that people are caring enough to protest about the war (Letters, April 23). But if you could take a minute to think about Operation Allied Force. Firstly,
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NHS still fails us after two years of Labour
A happy day, May 2, 1997. Much rejoicing. Eighteen long years of Tory rule behind us. Things can only get better, New Labour said - but it will take time. We will put more money into the NHS, and cut waiting lists, they said. My mother, aged 89 and a
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Davies closes in on title
York's Jenny Davies scored maximum points to boost her ratings and take a step nearer to Ladies' Champion in the Pirelli Rally, the second round of the Mobil 1 British Rally Championship. Because all rally results are provisional immediately after an
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Phoenix win after a flap
Yorkshire beat Gloucestershire by two wickets. Yorkshire Phoenix lifted themselves nervously off the ground with a two wicket win over Gloucestershire Gladiators in their first Division One match in the new CGU National Cricket League at Headingley yesterday
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Bend school 'rules'
One of the scariest moments in a young life is the first day at 'big' school. For most youngsters, the trauma is cushioned by the comforting companionship of friends who have gone through primary school together and all move up together. Not so for 11
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Quinn can row in on Inya Lake
Richard Quinn, who is going great guns in his first year as a freelance rider, can hit the bullseye again at Bath tomorrow. Quinn teams up with Inya Lake in the European Breeders' Fund Lansdown Fillies Stakes and has a sterling chance of lifting this
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Maximum effort
Macclesfield 1, York City 2 City's Rodney Rowe, left, tangles with Macclesfield's Pedro Matias in an incident which ended with both men being shown the yellow card Nine from three is the sum target for York City caretaker boss Neil Thompson after the
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New row blows up on Northern Gateway
A fresh row blew up today over York's controversial Northern Gateway park-and-ride scheme. The York Natural Environment Trust claimed that City of York Council "created an illusion of support" from environmental organisations when it first submitted a
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York on parade for the weekend
York has been buzzing with parades and public displays of talent over the weekend. Drummers lead the St George's Day Parade as it sets off from the Eye of York On Saturday more than 200 soldiers of the Royal Dragoon Guards exercised their new right to
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Patients facing 25-week agony
Patients in severe pain are being expected to wait up to six months before receiving treatment in our region. Pamela Spurrell, who has a long wait for an appointment An arthritis support group has condemned health services, saying the timescales they
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County set to take in refugees
Rescued from the hell of ethnic cleansing and the nightmare of an overcrowded Macedonian camp, 161 Kosovar refugees have found safety in Yorkshire - and more are said to be on their way later this week. A little Kosovan girl waves towards photographers
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Jill Dando murdered
Crimewatch presenter Jill Dando has been murdered outside her west London home, police said this afternoon. The 38-year-old presenter was found by a friend with multiple injuries just before noon outside the doorway in Gowan Avenue, Fulham, south-west
