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Julian Cole
Asteroids are not my worry How comforting to learn that asteroids and comets are to be examined by a Government task force. This column for one will sleep soundly in the knowledge that New Labour is investigating rocky space debris. Only the other night
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Review of letters from 1999
Graeme Robertson takes his annual look at the topics that prompted you to write to us. Many people will remember Millennium Eve for years to come. A P Cox is one of them. It is to him that the distinction has fallen of being the last twentieth century
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January 6th, 2000
Education is more than tests Tony Blair long ago said that one of his priorities would be education, education, education. As many pupils have learned, this intent has in part translated into tests, tests, tests. Joy for libraries What a relief to hear
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January 6th, 2000
Rugby: Revenge mission York Wasps have been set a revenge mission after being drawn against Dudley Hill in the third round of rugby league's Silk Cut Challenge Cup. Football: City are brought to book The story of a teenager's ambition to play for York
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January 6th, 2000
PC arrested over gun raid A York police officer has been arrested by detectives understood to be investigating an armed robbery at a village post office. Hard core drink-drivers to be targeted Police in North Yorkshire are pledging to continue targeting
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Panto star gets new character
OH YES HE IS: Martin Barrass is a dad again, with his second child, Alex Split-second timing has proved important for actor Martin Barrass both on and off the stage. His second child, Alex, was born just before the start of the panto, in which Martin
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The battle of the burgers
A burger war for the over-18s is starting in North Yorkshire, with a pub chain taking on American fast-food giant McDonald's. ON A PLATE: Meal sampler William Francis with the burger meals from McDonald's, left, and Yates's Wine Bar Yates's Wine Lodge
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Death of York sportsman Tom Mitchell
HEWORTH'S Andy Tindall, who remains an absentee from the Villagers' line-up because of a back injury Tom Mitchell, one of York's best known sporting personalities, has died suddenly in York District Hospital. He was 52, writes Malcolm Huntington. Mr Mitchell
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Rugby: York Acorn bidding to clip Hawks wings
York Acorn will be looking to complete the first part of a pro-am double over Sheffield clubs to get the New Year off to a flying start. Sheffield Hillsborough Hawks provide the opposition for Acorn on Saturday, the day before professional neighbours
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Horse Racing: Galen to boost Jim's bid for riders' crown
Jim Crowley, who is locked in battle with Alan Dempsey in the race for the conditional jockeys' championship, has drawn a blank in the last two days while his arch-rival succeeded in riding doubles at Musselburgh on Tuesday and at Catterick yesterday.
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Education is more than tests
Tony Blair long ago said that one of his priorities would be education, education, education. As many pupils have learned, this intent has in part translated into tests, tests, tests. In a fresh assault on schools today, Education Secretary David Blunkett
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Rugby: Revenge mission
York Wasps have been set a revenge mission after being drawn against Dudley Hill in the third round of rugby league's Silk Cut Challenge Cup. WORK: Andy Precious The Bradford amateurs caused one of the shocks of the competition when they defeated York
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Cash boost for Yorkshire arts projects
Arts projects across North Yorkshire are delighted after winning more money from the Government and the National Lottery, via the Yorkshire Arts Board. Among the winners for the year 2000-2001 are the York Early Music Foundation - which has received double
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Soldier 'torched' ex-lover's house
Shaun Storey arrives at court A York soldier set fire to part of the house of his ex-girlfriend when she told him she had a new boyfriend, York Crown Court heard. Shaun Storey also poured paint over the window of policewoman Debra Launder's new home in
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County left with only one intensive care bed
Just one intensive care bed was available in North Yorkshire today as the flu bug continued to sweep the country. New figures being released today were expected to show another national rise in the number of people suffering flu-type symptoms. But regional
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...And from our current postbag
I wonder if the French ministers who are so concerned about the health risks associated with British beef have visited a public toilet in their own country recently? Robert Goodwill, Conservative MEP, Yorkshire and Humber. Thanks to piano man A big thank
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Joy for libraries
What a relief to hear that City of York Council is not expecting to close any branch libraries as part of its leisure review. Even in this technological age, a library is a place of use and wonder. However, the suggestion that some branch libraries could
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Football: City are brought to book
NOVEL EXPERIENCE: Australian writer Shivaun Gleeson on her visit to Bootham Crescent The story of a teenager's ambition to play for York City is told by a young Australian writer in a new book due to be published in the spring. Author Shivaun Gleeson
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Flu bug knocks out Millennium man
Millennium stockpile man Mike Stampfer says we may never know how close we came to disaster as clocks struck midnight on December 31. STOCKPILE: Mike Stampfer, who stockpiled supplies in readiness for an attack by the Millennium Bug Mr Stampfer, who owns
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Teacher who abused boys is sent to prison
A former care worker and sports master at a North Yorkshire Barnardo's home was yesterday jailed for 39 months for sexually abusing young boys. Malcolm Stride was said to have groomed vulnerable children he knew were in an impossible situation to become
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Two schools become one
Head teacher Judith Rigg rings in the changes at Copmanthorpe Infant and Junior Schools today Children who attended two village schools in Copmanthorpe before Christmas came back to just one today. Copmanthorpe Infant and Junior Schools officially merged
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January 6th, 2000
Review of letters from 1999 Graeme Robertson takes his annual look at the topics that prompted you to write to us. ...And from our current postbag I wonder if the French ministers who are so concerned about the health risks associated with British beef
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Doctor rapped for HIV tests on patients
A GP has been found guilty of serious professional misconduct after testing five patients for the HIV virus "without justification". John Alaistair Nicholls, 48, had already admitted failing to obtain his patients' consent to taking blood samples for
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Hard core drink-drivers to be targeted
Police in North Yorkshire are pledging to continue targeting a 'hard core' of drink-drivers who play games with the lives of other road users. The warning was issued as the force released drink-drive road accident figures for the Christmas and Millennium
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PC arrested over gun raid
A York police officer has been arrested by detectives understood to be investigating an armed robbery at a village post office. The village post office at Burton-in-Lonsdale The constable, who has not been named, is believed to have been arrested in York
