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Get a grip on fire finances
COUNCIL tax payers look likely to foot the bill for another cash crisis in our emergency services. North Yorkshire Fire Authority wants a quarter of a million pounds to balance the books, and is asking the county council and City of York Council for the
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Riverside eyesore
MY husband and I went for an evening stroll enjoying the lovely summer sun. We decided to walk along the River Foss from Brownies' Dyke near Castle Mills Bridge towards New Walk Terrace. What a state the locks are in near Castle Mills Bridge. The paths
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Call off geese cull
I AM disgusted at the proposed cull of the Canada geese of Rowntree Park by City of York Council and hope something can be done to stop it. I visited the park one evening and found no mess from the geese. In fact, there were only about 20 geese there.
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Cast ready for royal performance in Minster
THE cast of this year's unique York Millennium Mystery Plays are making final preparations for their sell-out series of performances. Tickets are completely sold out for all 28 performances, which run until July 22, and are taking place in York Minster
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CRISIS LOOMS OVER FIRE CASH
CASH-STRAPPED fire chiefs are facing a financial double whammy - and council tax payers may end up having to bail them out. North Yorkshire Fire Authority has revealed that pension reserves are almost exhausted after last year's pensions bill came to
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Driver impaled in road smash
A YOUNG driver was airlifted to hospital after being impaled on a wooden fence post in an horrific road accident. He was flown by police helicopter to Hull Royal Infirmary, where he underwent emergency surgery to remove the post from his chest. The incident
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BREAKING NEWS: York paedophile jailed for life
A YORK sex monster has been jailed for life for corrupting and repeatedly raping two brothers aged six and 13. The city's most senior judge, Judge Paul Hoffman, branded Bryan Stanford "dangerous, scheming and manipulative" after hearing how the months
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Keep it in the family
I AM trying to locate family members who may be related to my late grandfather Frederick Clifford Broadley, and hope some Press readers may be able to help. I believe he was originally from York or surrounding area, although he was living in Kingston-upon-Thames
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Green campaigners promote local food
SHOPPERS will soon get the chance to help the local economy while doing their bit for the environment, thanks to Friends of the Earth (FoE). The York and Ryedale branch of the environmental group will be launching a free local food directory on Saturday
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Pat's end-to-end journey
RETIRED colonel and York pantomime dame Pat Carolan has returned home after cycling 1,000 miles from Lands End to John O'Groats reaching his journey's end on his 60th birthday. Mr Carolan, of Knavesmire Crescent, York, who thought up the birthday challenge
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Another school eyes Queen Anne
A SECOND York independent school is in the running for the Queen Anne School site, the Evening Press can reveal today. Bootham School has got together with two unnamed residential developers in a bid to buy the site. Six other bids have been submitted
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'What's your poison' probe
YOUNG people in North Yorkshire are to be questioned on their attitudes to drugs and alcohol in a bid to target health resources more effectively. "What's Your Poison?" is the title of the survey of 15 to 21-year-olds being undertaken by the Harrogate
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Board give Yorkshire no touble
The Yorkshire Cricket Board put in a hard day's work but were still outclassed by Yorkshire who beat them by 130 runs in the third round of the NatWest Trophy at Harrogate yesterday. Yorkshire's 240 for five was well beyond the Board's capabilities, particularly
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Yorkshire make easy work of Board
The Yorkshire Cricket Board put in a hard day's work but were still outclassed by Yorkshire who beat them by 130 runs in the third round of the NatWest Trophy at Harrogate yesterday, writes David Warner. Yorkshire's 240 for five was well beyond the Board's
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Keeping fit on a pension
JUST because you've passed retirement age doesn't mean you're suddenly going to turn into a couch potato. Indeed, many retired people could teach their younger relatives a thing or two about the benefits of a healthy and active lifestyle. As any pensioner
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Cross purposes
TWO years of planning come to fruition tonight when the York Millennium Mystery Plays open for a sold-out run at York Minster. Only for Shekhar Kapur's 1998 film Elizabeth has the interior of the Gothic Minster undergone such a transformation. Even then
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Bus lanes clog traffic
BUS lanes, and expensive extension of the same, occur in all options offered in City of York Council's transport survey, when even John Prescott's department now says they cause delays and gridlocks for buses and cars. Middlesbrough's saved '30 seconds
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Let this 'excellent' teacher go back to school
WE are very disturbed by your report (June 12) that David Potter is still unable to be told whether he can return to teach at Upper Poppleton Junior School. As parents of children, now adult, who were taught by Mr Potter, we have the highest regard for
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Lottery winner gives away £5m
A FORMER York worker who won £7.6 million on the National Lottery has given away £5 million to family, friends and hospitals. Generous father-of-three Ray Wragg, 62, who worked as a supervisor for York-based Northern Cladding, won the jackpot in January
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Carpets are bagging money for India kids
BRIGHTLY coloured handmade carpets have been on sale at an exhibition in York which is raising money for schools in India. York-based charity Project Mala is staging the event in Rupert's Barn, Church Lane, Nether Poppleton until Sunday. The charity aims
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TV village's car crisis
GOATHLAND, the village which is known to millions of TV viewers as Heatbeat's Aidensfield, is facing a parking crisis. Thousands of inspired tourists visit the picturesque village every year, but villagers are now fed up of the cars they bring with them
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York's 'family silver' to go on show
YORK'S 'family silver' is to go on show to the people this summer for the first time in the city's long history. The Mansion House collection of silver, gold and silver plate has been hidden from public view for hundreds of years, but will be on display
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Ebor is target for Dettori
Frankie Dettori has revealed that his return to racing action could be at York's Ebor meeting in August. Dettori has stated that his love of race-riding is helping him get over the plane crash that almost cost him and fellow jockey Ray Cochrane their
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Russell may resign
SCARBOROUGH chairman John Russell appears set to resign, claiming to be burned out. Russell has been rocked by the news that his wife, Gillian, has a serious blood disorder and faces surgery. He has also had to work hard to calm fans' fears regarding
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Director denies he paid £300,000 bribes
A COMPANY chief paid a series of bribes to win a stake in the highly profitable cable communications industry, it was alleged yesterday. The director was said to have been rewarded with cable-laying work worth £10 million from Bell Cablemedia (BCM) -
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Driver airlifted to hospital
A DRIVER was airlifted to hospital after a car left the road and overturned near Selby. The accident, on the A645 Drax Link Road, left the driver with serious injuries after the Vauxhall Cavalier collided with a post and fencing. The air ambulance rushed
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York club riders keep up their top form
THE run of good form for York Cycleworks riders has continued with success at junior and senior level. Alastair Kay and Jonathan Muir were in the thick of the action when representing Scotland in the latest round of the Premier Calendar national road
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Hopeful man of letters...
THERE'S something about a lost letter, something annoying for sure, tragic quite possibly if you are a heroine of a Thomas Hardy novel, with a letter lying unread under the carpet, and yet just think of the possibilities. The Royal Mail loses letters
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Furniture superstore plan for York
MFI says it will create a new experience in furniture shopping when its new Homeworks furniture store opens in York next month. The 23,000 ft showroom will feature a state-of-the-art computer-aided design system, allowing customers to see their own kitchen
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Fireball death car 'doing a ton'
THE car in which two people died in a horrific fireball near York may have been travelling at more than 100mph before it crashed, an inquest heard. The driver of the Ford Escort had performed a "Formula One-style" overtaking manoeuvre on another car shortly
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Cooper and Brewer have a barrel of fun
CUP holders Burythorpe strode confidently into the semi-finals of the Horwath Pulleyn Heselton Cup, following a big win over Bishopthorpe. Taking first knock they paid scant heed to the Bishops' strong bowling line-up to reach an impressive 221-8. Mick
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Dolan steps up striker search
YORK City chief Terry Dolan has irons in the forward fire after missing out on ace marksmen Luke Beckett. The City boss has stepped up his hunt for new strikers after prime target Beckett pledged his allegiance to Division Three rivals Chesterfield -
