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Cycling is no answer
PAUL Hepworth's letter regarding York District Hospital's plans for extra parking (Letters, April 22) fails to take into account the fact that since that hospital was built it has had to cater for patients from both the City Hospital and the maternity
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No so on the buses
THE claim made in the City of York bus card advertisement which appeared on April 22 is not quite correct. It is asserted that York senior citizens purchasing a card can 'travel anywhere by bus in York for a single fare of 37p'. However if you live in
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Nato's bombs are turning the world mad
HAS everyone gone mad? A month's heavy bombing has done nothing for the poor people of Kosovo. Nato proposes a sea semi-blockade which risks confrontation with the Russians. We are spending billions every day which are needed for our hospitals, schools
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Stoute work will give Lynch a boost
FORMER top apprentice Fergal Lynch, who has moved to North Yorkshire this season in an attempt to revive his flagging career, is starting to see a turn-around in his fortunes. The 21-year-old jockey, who is based at Thirsk, can take advantage of a call-up
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Time for Wasps to get tough
FREE-SCORING York Wasps go in search of a Spotland clean sweep tonight with a word of warning from Dean Robinson. As they prepared for an immediate return to their happy hunting ground following Sunday's 43-14 hammering of Oldham, the Wasps coach told
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Third time lucky as fans forced to sweat it out
NAILS gnawed to the quick. Nerves shredded to snapping-point. Phew, what a torture. LEADING FROM THE FRONT: City striker Rodney Rowe holds off Blackpool's Phil Thompson Twice the visit of Blackpool to Bootham Crescent had been KO'd. At the third time
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Anna's city cycle-logy
TRANSPORT expert Anna Semlyen is a woman with a mission to cut down traffic and promote cycling in York which she hopes will make people even more proud of the city. LEAFLETS: Anna Semlyen with the leaflets she has designed and distributed in her campaign
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New Kit Kat gets top chunk of the action
NESTLE Rowntree's new Kit Kat Chunky has got off to a storming start in the shops - even before a big TV ad campaign starts later this week. The single-finger version of the chocolate snack bar was the top-selling confectionery product during its first
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Probe into Leeming bankruptcy details
THE Official Receiver is investigating why the High Court was given inaccurate information about Jackie Leeming's activities as a publican in York. The York widow was recently given a suspended prison sentence by a Teesside Crown Court judge after admitting
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Going underground
DAMP and dingy catacombs beneath York Cemetery are to be transformed into one of the city's more unusual attractions. CAVE MAN: Cemetery warden Bill Shaw in the catacombs under York cemetery - inset left is the more normal view of the cemetery above ground
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Region braced for more Kosovan refugees
LOCAL authorities in the York region are on standby as more Kosovo refugees prepare for evacuation to the UK. About 160 war-zone homeless, mostly women and children, arrived in Leeds at the weekend and a similar number will arrive at East Midlands airport
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Vicar picks out missing statues by haircuts at ID parade
MISSING members of a church congregation have been picked out of a police identity parade by a vicar who recognised their stony gaze. The Rev David Porter, of All Saints' Church in Pavement, York, picked out the Victorian statues, which would cost an
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Police probe club blaze
ARSONISTS were today blamed for a fire at York Tennis Club's pavilion in Clifton Park, York. York Tennis Club's smoke-damaged pavilion at Clifton Park today The inside of the pavilion was left black with soot after the blaze, which firefighters said was
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Swim hero beats brain bug
YORK'S teenage swimming hero, Robin Francis, today set his sights on Olympic glory after beating the deadly brain bug meningitis. RING OF CONFIDENCE: Robin Francis, who vowed: "I'm not going to let this get me down" The 17-year-old was back with his family
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Speed and smoke
TWO thoughts about transport... 1: The A64 speed limit idea. A 50 mph speed limit from Tadcaster East to beyond the Copmanthorpe traffic lights might cost two measly minutes' travelling time compared to 70 mph, with a massive gain in safety, especially
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School Sport
Football: York's lead slips away York City Boys Under-11s travelled to play Leeds in the second leg of the Sheffield Green 'Un Cup final, having beaten Leeds 1-0 in the first leg in York. But Leeds gained their revenge by winning the tie 3-0 and taking
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Fighting Back
IN a week that has been dominated by bleak headlines about murder and war, it is wonderful to report some genuinely uplifting news. York teenager Robin Francis is on the road to recovery after beating meningitis. This is not only a huge relief for Robin
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Breaking open York's past
YORK'S rich history has been tilled ceaselessly for generations. So much so that we could be forgiven for assuming there was little new to learn about this ancient city of ours. But we reckoned without the inquisitive minds of local historians. They have
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Safety in sight
NO let-up was the on-the-edge pledge by York City caretaker chief Neil Thompson. OVERDRIVE: City's match-winner Marc Williams in a race for possession with Blackpool's Phil Thompson during the Minstermen's 1-0 win at Bootham Crescent. City's seizure of
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Evacuee's library legacy to school
A NORTH Yorkshire village school has been chosen as one of only five across Britain to benefit from an imaginative scheme providing brand new libraries to welcome in the 21st century. NEW LEAF: Nicholas Green, aged four, and chums celebrate news of the
