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You missed the point
Clearly the apt and pithy headline Council Pays Lip Service To Public Consultation has upset Dave Merrett (Letters, May 4). However, sensibilities apart, Mr Merrett fails to point out that the second consultation was one in which the council set the agenda
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Horse racing: Heroic effort to pay off at Thirsk
Heroic Blue, a beaten favourite on his debut at Newmarket last month, can recover his losses at Thirsk tomorrow. The colt, trained by Jeremy Noseda, lines-up for the Army Benevolent Fund Maiden Stakes over six furlongs and is strongly fancied to score
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Women who bottle it up fare worse than men
Women may be better at expressing their emotions than men - but those who can't do so suffer greater health problems, new research in York has shown. Two York University academics, Dr Angela Forbes and Dr David Roger, have gathered evidence that women
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Drive to deter retail crime
A Radical new scheme which aims to make York a no-go zone for shop thieves is now certain to go ahead. Police and retailers say they are committed to getting the pioneering scheme - which will see thieves facing the double blow of a civil action on top
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Hunger Striker Barry Horne 'has blood transfusion'
Animal rights bomber Barry Horne is believed to be suffering from a blood clot on his leg and an abscess on his lung. Barry Horne Supporters in an animal rights group say he has undergone a blood transfusion at York District Hospital. Horne, serving an
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Confidence in takeover not Tote-al
York racecourse chiefs today expressed confidence in the Tote after the announcement that the state-owned bookmaker is to be sold off under Government privatisation plans. However many racing enthusiasts, gathered in York for the May festival, remain
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Simon and Annette Howard to split
Months of speculation over the marriage of the couple in charge of Castle Howard finally came to a head today. Simon and Annette Howard in the grounds of Castle Howard It was reported that the Hon Simon Howard and his wife Annette, who is known to her
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Julian Cole
For a right old rant just ring Nick News Editors on national newspapers know who to go to when they want a quote about education. Their fingers go straight to the 'S' section of their contacts book. For that is where they find Nick Seaton. This is not
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Cup runneth over
I would like to thank your readers for their generous support of two major events which the National Meningitis Trust has been involved in. Firstly, our Kenco National Coffee Morning which was held in March has almost reached it target of raising £150,000
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What of our needs?
We have to give the City of York Council the benefit of the doubt, but those of us living outside the boundary of the old York City Council have reason to query its understanding of our concerns and the weight it gives to our needs. Take the Green Belt
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Advanced driving fact
I write in response to D A Leesley's letter Driving Me Mad (May 1), about the standard of driving instructors. He states that driving instructors only need to pass their Advanced Driving Test and go on a short course before they can set up in business
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Why is City so negative over the Adult Shop
It Is with amazement that I write this letter. Our company owns the Adult Shop in Gillygate, York. In the past six months of trading we have encountered many York leaders of industry etc, who have tried to drive us out of the city. We have suffered from
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Blewett hammer of the Scots
Australian Greg Blewett knocked up his first half century for Yorkshire to guide them to a hard-earned victory over Scotland in the World Cup warm-up match at Scarborough yesterday. Blewett, who opened the innings, was still there at the close with 57
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Transport turmoil
We are all being encouraged to get out of our cars and onto public transport. But in York, that's easier said than done. Rail travellers consulting the latest timetable would find themselves waiting a long time for the Eurostar service listed there. Not
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Scarborough FC: Addison axes players
Scarborough manager Colin Addison has moved quickly to prune his playing staff in preparation for life in the Conference next season. One-time skipper John Kay, ex-York City defender Paddy Atkinson, strikers Andy Saville and Liam Robinson, midfielders
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Web of spies is abusing the net
Like any powerful new technology, the Internet can be used as a force for good or for harm. Its positive applications are endless. Our own website, www.thisisyork.co.uk, demonstrates how the Internet is an unrivalled communications tool. Former North
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New coach to get City fit for fray
All-Change York City are to embark on a full-tilt fitness drive as part of manager Neil Thompson's new order. Thompson has enlisted the conditioning powers of fitness coach Simon Hartley to beef up the stamina and strength of his relegated Minstermen
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Looks like thunder: Super League new-boys eye Wasps pair
Stars in the making Mark Cain and Darren Callaghan have attracted the attention of Super League newcomers Gateshead Thunder. Mark Cain The Tynesiders have had the talented York Wasps half backs watched in recent weeks after a sparkling run of form last
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Inquest told of aircraft horror
The bodies of the victims of the Selby air crash were so badly burned that they had to be identified from dental records and jewellery, an inquest into the tragedy heard. All four people on board the single-engine light aircraft died instantly when it
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Puzzled passengers play waiting game as bus shelters disappear
Bus passengers have been left puzzled by the mysterious disappearance of York bus shelters. Dave Pearson, of City of York Council, with an emergency bus shelter in Bishopthorpe road, York Across the city steel shelters have vanished, and at two site the
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There's so much rubbish the ducks have to walk round it
Tippers have dumped so much rubbish in a grassy-banked beck in the heart of a York housing estate that the ducks have to get out and walk round the obstruction. WATER WHEELS: Council workmen remove the rubbish from the beck minutes after the Evening Press
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School students 'planned shooting'
Police have been called in by an East Yorkshire school following fears that pupils were planning a violent end-of-school attack with a gun. Rumours circulated in Woldgate School, Pocklington, have generated anxiety among pupils, parents and staff after
