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Park 'n' Ride problem
I am writing as a confused resident of Clifton Moor. Following various council initiatives suggesting we use public transport - my only mode of transport into York - I began taking the bus to work every morning, along with many others. This is not my
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Good Samaritan
We wish to thank whoever called an ambulance to our 14-year-old son in Grape Lane, York, very early on New Year's Day. He had apparently collapsed there after becoming separated from a group of friends taking part in the Millennium celebrations near the
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January 5th, 2000
Closures and fees in search for cuts Radical money-saving plans including the sale of the private registration number from the Lord Mayor's car and charging visitors to the Museum Gardens may be considered by City of York Council. Runway sale 'still up
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Battle for war tribute goes to the top
Campaigners for a permanent memorial to the women of the Second World War are to meet Sir John Mortimer in London this month to press their case. Sir John is chairing a group which will make recommendations about what should go on an empty plinth in Trafalgar
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Badminton: Durston and Smith scupper Knavesmire hopes
Market Weighton played well to win 6-3 at home to Knavesmire in ladies division two of York Badminton League. Sue Durston and Sue Smith set Market Weighton on the road to victory with three straight wins, totalling 90-36. Four days later Knavesmire lost
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Miles and wiles
Two faces of modern woman are presented to us today. For heroic, can-do woman look no further than Catharine Hartley and Fiona Thornewill, who yesterday became the first British women to walk to the South Pole. Their achievement should leave most of us
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Horse Racing: Reverley can keep up brilliant winning run
Mary Reveley, who has saddled a remarkable seven winners with her last seven runners and who completed a fantastic four-timer at Musselburgh yesterday, heads to Catterick tomorrow with an excellent chance of enjoying further glory. The Saltburn trainer
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Doctors must be trustworthy
The relationship between patients and their family doctor should be built on trust and honesty. Without such a basis, it will be difficult for either party to gain much from a consultation. Just what makes the perfect GP is perhaps hard to define, though
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Rugby: Wasps hope to be quick on the draw
A repeat of last season's cup heroics will be on the minds of York Wasps tonight when the draw is made for the third round of rugby league's premier competition. The Wasps reached the fifth round last year before bowing out to Super League side Castleford
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Swim feat by girl, 3, amazes staff
A three-year-old girl has amazed instructors by swimming the length of the training pool at the Barbican Centre, prompting her mother to call on City of York councillors to keep the Barbican pools open. Three-year-old Charlotte England and her trainer
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Misery for cockatiels abandoned at RSPCA
Elaine Murdoch with one of the cockatiels which were abandoned at the RSPCA home in York over Christmas. Two cockatiels abandoned late on Christmas Day will have a fairytale ending to their tale of woe. Staff at the RSPCA Animal Home in Landing Lane,
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January 5th, 2000
What a shame York did not throw a big party What a great pity that York didn't have an event to mark the first moments of the Millennium. Good Samaritan We wish to thank whoever called an ambulance to our 14-year-old son in Grape Lane, York, very early
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Milkman help put 4x4 thieves in jail
Two milkmen doing their rounds in North Yorkshire have helped put two serial vehicle thieves behind bars. The pair were today starting prison sentences after their £750,000 two-year crime wave was halted by police. Thefts of 4x4 vehicles in the Vale of
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Runway sale 'still up in the air'
Elvington Airfield with the hoax 'Sold' sign Mischief-makers have been blamed for a "Sold" sign which has mysteriously appeared outside Elvington Airfield. The future of the airfield near York - and its annual air display spectacular - has been uncertain
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Closures and fees in search for cuts
Radical money-saving plans including the sale of the private registration number from the Lord Mayor's car and charging visitors to the Museum Gardens may be considered by City of York Council. Leader Rod Hills has refused to deny that a set of proposals
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Come to our meeting
I endorse David Hughes' view (Letters, December 23) that the public should take the opportunity to attend York Primary Care Group Board meetings. We would always welcome members of the public and those representing local organisations or groups. Board
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Fighting talk
Just before Christmas a Labour MEP said it was better for Britain to battle with other members of the European Union who we had disputes with, using words rather than tanks. He forgot one very big difference. When Britain fights with words we lose, when
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Rip-off back-fired
How delighted I am by the numerous exploiting, grasping businesses which got their fingers burnt over the Millennium Eve rip-off plans. If such as York Racecourse can reduce their charge for a gala dinner from £100 to £35, it shows how grossly overpriced
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What a shame York did not throw a big party
What a great pity that York didn't have an event to mark the first moments of the Millennium. The crowd that gathered in front of the Minster and the atmosphere it created made for a special night but, apart from that, the passing of a thousand years
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January 5th, 2000
Doctors must be trustworthy The relationship between patients and their family doctor should be built on trust and honesty. Without such a basis, it will be difficult for either party to gain much from a consultation. Converted for the new archive on
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January 5th, 2000
Rugby: Wasps hope to be quick on the draw A repeat of last season's cup heroics will be on the minds of York Wasps tonight when the draw is made for the third round of rugby league's premier competition. Football: City hit by Agnew suspension York City
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Find a bargain in china sale of century
Adam Sinclair, of the Mulberry hall store in Stonegate, York, where the annual sale starts tomorrow The finest crystal, china and porcelain will tomorrow be up for grabs at knock-down prices when Mulberry Hall begins its annual New Year sale. Bargain-hunters
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Cricket: Popular and respected - that's Yorkshire
Although Yorkshire in the last quarter of the 20th century were for the most part a mere shadow of the force they used to be they remain the most popular and widely respected of all the county clubs as they ease their way into the new millennium. Not
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Sports Mail: Time to end petty feud at York City
IT'S A FACT: Fans gather at the FACT (Fans Against Craig's Tyranny) meeting last month to try to find ways to put pressure on the current regime at York City. As a York City supporter for nearly 40 years and a season ticket holder for many years I feel
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Football: City hit by Agnew suspension
York City midfielder Steve Agnew is to miss the home game against Torquay United on Saturday, January 15, through suspension. He only recently returned to the side after six weeks out with a neck injury, but the booking he picked up at Hartlepool United
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Clifton Moor bus service promise given to residents
Worried bus passengers in Clifton Moor were today given assurances from transport chiefs that there would continue to be a service into the centre of York. The Clifton Moor Park & Ride service, which many residents of Clifton Moor use to get to work
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Tennis centre appeal is lodged
Former Wimbledon star David Lloyd has lodged an appeal against the refusal of planning permission for a tennis centre at Monks Cross. A public inquiry looks set to be held in the spring into the £9 million proposals by Next Generation Clubs, which were
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£13, 000 raid on riding school
It has been the worst possible start to the new century for the owners of the York Riding School. Lorna Holstead, owner of York Riding Stables, in the room from where £13,000 of tack was stolen With takings already halved because of roadworks at the entrance
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Family doctor secretly tested his patients for HIV
A family doctor from North Yorkshire tested patients - including a man in his sixties - for HIV without their permission, the General Medical Council heard. Dr John Alaistair Nicholls, 48, decided to take blood samples for hospital testing for the deadly
