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Bus is best
Evening Press Reader's Letter I Am not sure how the National Federation of Bus Users' figures quoted by Doug Begbie (Letters, January 5) have been worked out. A new car every seven years equates to a conservative £1,000 per annum and with road tax around
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Reunion call
Evening Press Reader's Letter I am trying to arrange a reunion for former pupils of Mill Mount Grammar School for Girls. I attended the school from 1973 to 1980 and would be keen to hear from other girls who attended the school at the same time. Some
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Simply first class
Evening Press Reader's Letter Can I congratulate the company of the St Petersburg Ballet for a truly outstanding performance of Swan Lake at the Grand Opera House. My wife and I were absolutely amazed at the professionalism of this young and vibrant company
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Time to get out begging bowl
Evening Press Readers Letters Is the City of York Council really so hard up that the council has to sell off the Lord Mayor's car number plate ('Closures and fees in search for cuts', January 5)? Perhaps we should be sending them the shirts off our backs
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January 15th, 2000
Gas blaze victims get back supply Residents who struggled to keep warm in last night's freezing temperatures after a massive blast left them without gas were today demanding compensation. We're off to see the world A dream year travelling round the world
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All-rounder Carrick was one of Yorkshire's greatest
Phil Carrick was among that rare breed of cricket personalities who are steeped in the traditions of the game while at the same time having the vision to look into the future and realise that nothing survives and thrives without change. His tragic death
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Rapid progress - John ahead of schedule
Teenager John Keegan maybe back down the pecking order at City following the return to action of more senior colleagues but is still pinching himself at living every schoolboy's dream. GOING UP IN THE WORLD: Youngster John Keegan (left) in first team
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Today's news is our history
Evening Press Leader When the owner of the Barbican Hotel, Michael Morgan, found an unmarked package under the floorboards, his heart must have leapt. What could it be? A bundle of banknotes? Priceless gems? But the treasure was more precious than that
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Hospice appeal banks on people having fun
Come and join Old Mother Milly in the Grand Millennium Draw. Pantomime star Berwick Kaler holds a giant St Leonard's Hospice Millennium draw ticket assisted by, from left, Helen Moreton, Judith Metcalfe and Matthew Welbourn Picture: Nigel Holland The
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January 15th, 2000
Time to get out begging bowl Is the City of York Council really so hard up that the council has to sell off the Lord Mayor's car number plate ('Closures and fees in search for cuts', January 5)? Perhaps we should be sending them the shirts off our backs
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Monroe closure shows need to fight for city jobs
The sudden closure of Monroe's factory reinforces York's need to fight for inward investment, council leader Rod Hills warned today. He said the sudden loss of almost 400 jobs - announced yesterday by the shock absorber manufacturer in Manor Lane - would
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Shipton Road corridor bus lane rethink urged
Controversial plans to move queuing traffic and give buses priority on a York road should be reconsidered, council officers have said. The scheme, to place extra sets of traffic lights along Shipton Road and Bootham, install bus priority lanes and ban
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Transport cash
Evening Press Reader's Letter It comes as something of a surprise to read David Bowe's (MEP) letter (December 22) in which he states that North Yorkshire County Council sent back £800,000 of government funding which had been allocated to improve the quality
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January 15th, 2000
Today's news is our history Evening Press Leader When the owner of the Barbican Hotel, Michael Morgan, found an unmarked package under the floorboards, his heart must have leapt. What could it be? A bundle of banknotes? Priceless gems? But the treasure
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January 15th, 2000
Rugby League: Dean's headache Centre concerns have handed York Wasps coach Dean Robinson an unwanted selection headache on the eve of his side's trip to Grand Final winners Hunslet Hawks tomorrow. Rugby League: Buzz brought Booth back to Wasps' nest The
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Slipper 'B' win last game to clinch victory
A last game win by Ian Johnstone and Anita Weatherstone edged Golden Slipper 'B' to victory in their York John Smith's Mixed Darts League fixture with Cygnet 'B'. John Miller was a 180 scorer for Cygnet. Slipper 'A' too left it to the last pair, Russ
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Sports Mail
Evening Press Readers' Letters If all the platitudes in the recent media coverage are anything to go by, the FACT (the group opposed to York City chairman Douglas Craig) versus York City FC local derby will head for a goal-less draw. And other Evening
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Buzz brought Booth back to Wasps' nest
The lure of linking up again with his York Wasps team-mates proved impossible to resist for back on board Craig Booth. ACTION MAN: York Wasps RL ace Craig Booth powers his way through the opposition The 29-year-old retired midway through last season because
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Dean's headache
Centre concerns have handed York Wasps coach Dean Robinson an unwanted selection headache on the eve of his side's trip to Grand Final winners Hunslet Hawks tomorrow. With Australian import Andrew Lambert having suddenly returned home in midweek, Robinson
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Time capsule found in hotel renovation work
Renovation work at a York hotel yielded a secret which had rested undisturbed beneath its floorboards for nearly 40 years. Hotel manager Michael Morgan, left, with the Evening Press found under the floorboards in the Barbican Hotel during work by electrician
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New window on the world
Evening Press Reporter Light filters through the blue and green hues of the stunning new stained glass window at All Saints' Church, Bolton Percy. A silhouetted worshipper admires the Millennium Window at All Saints' Church, Bolton Percy Picture: Frank
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Clubbing together to keep pools open
A swimming club for the disabled has thrown its weight behind our campaign to ensure the future of York's public pools. Dennis Woodcock, chairman of New Earswick Disabled Swimming Club, said it held water therapy sessions at the village's pool to which
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We're off to see the world
A dream year travelling round the world begins today for a York couple who won the remarkable prize on national TV. Dean and Anna Walters-Holliday prepare for their trip of a lifetime after beating dozens of other couples to win a national TV prize. With
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What a relief
Residents who struggled to keep warm in last night's freezing temperatures after a massive blast left them without gas were today demanding compensation. A workman examines a main following excavations at the scene of the blaze About 1,400 homes in Clifton
