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Bus driver defends firm after complaints
THEY have been shot at, robbed, stuck in traffic jams for hours on end and been the victims of countless road-rage incidents. And now city council leaders have turned their wrath on the employees of York's biggest bus company. But today the bus drivers
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Wot you sayin'?
I'M sure we're all indebted to Michael McCulloch's comments on mis-use of the English language (Mind your language, June 27). However, it would be sad if people who really have something interesting to say were silenced due to their ignorance of superior
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Water worries
I WISH to express my concerns at the proposed sell back to customers of Kelda Water, due to a drop in profitability. Do the customers have a say in this proposal? It has debts of £3.9 billion, equal to £2,300 per household for its 1.7 million customers
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Council cash not to blame for bus problems
I would like to clear up an issue which appeared in your report about recent bus service changes (June 28) regarding public subsidy of the number 19 bus service. When Monks Cross Shopping Park opened in 1998, the council secured funds from the developers
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Not so hot in the kitchen
DINNER parties - the very words put the fear of God into most people. All that effort, all those people - having to make your house look nice, having to be on your very best behaviour (suppress all arguments with your husband). And, worst of all, having
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Making banner headlines
A harvest banner created by pupils at Manor CE School in York is set to be the first of several to hang in the school's main hall. The banner was made by group of 14 pupils from Year Ten at the school who designed it themselves then made it from material
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Centenarian quite a character
A HAPPY-GO-LUCKY pensioner was celebrating her 100th birthday today at her Clifton home surrounded by friends and family. Florence Emma Twist (nee Swaby), who lives in Morrell House residential home, in Burton Stone Lane, is described by her pensioner
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Scupture unveiled
HAXBY residents got their first glimpse of the new Millennium sculpture at a special unveiling ceremony at the weekend. The new sculpture, Embrace, marking the Millennium celebrations taking place in the York town, was made and donated by a Haxby artist
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Pro-hunt lobby aims to hold massive demo
PLANS to hold Britain's biggest ever civil rights demonstration are being drawn up in an attempt to stop the Government banning hunting, it emerged today. The mass demonstration would take place in London in early 2001, with the exact date depending on
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Duggleby falls at final hurdle
MALTON and Norton star Emma Duggleby was beaten 5 and 4 by her Curtis Cup colleague Rebecca Hudson in the final of the Ladies British Open Amateur Championship at Walton Heath yesterday. The result was a reversal of the English Amateur final when Duggleby
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Top dogs Yorkshire lose their bite
YORKSHIRE are still perched on top of the ppp Healthcare County Championship table despite their nine wicket mauling in the Roses match at Old Trafford. But they are not in the comfort zone they would have occupied had they beaten their old rivals. Instead
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House prices 'will not slump'
A YORK estate agent today hit back at reports that house prices are set to slump in villages around York. Edward Waterson of Carter Jonas in Micklegate says his experience belies claims that villages around York are moving into a slump with more home
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Costcutter York and District Senior League scores and league tables
Premier Division Pickering (4) lost to Acomb (30): Acomb 212-6 (D Perera 52, J Burton 42, D Sykes 39no), Pickering 100 (N Simmonds 26, D Sykes 4-54, R A Clayton 3-41). Clifton Alliance (26) bt Osbaldwick (3): Osbaldwick 101 (D Heard 28, J T S Southam
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Horner's heroics earn Rowntrees win
ROWNTREES snatched an unlikely division two victory over Hovingham to pouch their first 30 point reward of the season when the home side had seemed to be heading for a comfortable draw. Stef Cockerill and Richard Tuite were joint top scorers with 47 for
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Man hurled cat from car boot
RSPCA officials are appealing for information after a man was spotted hurling a cat into a field near Selby. The man stopped his bright red hatchback in a private lane in Roscarrs, Barlow, before taking the cat from the boot and tossing it through the
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Stylish Senneck stars
DUNNINGTON were without the services of in-form skipper Simon Kellett through injury and missed his top of the order contribution when they could only take the worst of a draw at Clifton Park in division one. Former Sussex Under 19's batsman Ed Senneck
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Destroyer Petty puts Thirsk back in chase
THIRSK bowler Barry Petty produced the best bowling performance of the season in the Costcutter York and District Senior Cricket league premier division when his 7-54 set up an eight wicket win for his side at Whitkirk. Petty, who took 30 wickets more
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York sparkles in carnival spectacular
WHEN the Lord Mayor led the most lively festival of colour, music and celebration to be seen for years in the streets of York, it seemed even the weather had joined in the party spirit. Spectators and participants of York Carnival 2000 had woken to more
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Boycott Blair's pricey petrol
MOTORISTS have become used to paying more and more for petrol. They haven't liked the prices they have been forced to pay, but mostly they have grumbled, filled up and driven off. But something is in the air and now drivers are turning against what many
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Carnival capers
YORK buzzed to the beat of carnival time yesterday as thousands lined the city pavements to witness a major Millennium spectacular. York Carnival 2000 - the Lord Mayor's Parade - was a vibrant, colourful, good-natured affair which saw 47 groups or organisations
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Drive with care, please
I AM writing to you through not only annoyance, but utter amazement at the amount of people that cannot reverse their cars in the cul-de-sac where I live, without hitting my brick wall. Even when there are no other vehicles parked in the cul-de-sac and
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Cost of the car
I READ Mr Tyler's letter (True cost of driving, June 16) with more than a little interest. As usual the solution produced by these "experts" is based mainly on speculation. He states that research shows that when congestion and environmental considerations
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£1litre of petrol is only a penny away
THE £1 litre of petrol has almost arrived in North Yorkshire - sparking an angry attack on "disgraceful" fuel duties by Tory leader William Hague. The Sutton Bank garage at Sutton-under-Whitestonecliffe, on the A170 near Thirsk, is selling lead replacement
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Blitz on bullying
Warnings that head teachers must work to wipe out bullying have been welcomed by a North Yorkshire schoolboy who suffered violence at the hands of pupils. John Carnell, 18, applauded the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) which today urged members
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Virgin paints picture of 21st century trains
THE Virgin Rail Group today revealed the latest details of its bid to run the East Coast passenger train service through York. The current holder of the franchise is York-based GNER and the deadline for the bids for the East Coast Main Line franchise
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Housing scheme enquiry may not go ahead
A THREE-day public hearing has been announced to settle the future of a major housing project for a North Yorkshire town. But uncertainty remains over whether the inquiry into plans by Persimmon Homes (Yorkshire) Ltd to build 60 homes in the centre of
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113 apartments planned for city centre eyesore site
A MASSIVE seven-storey block of more than 100 apartments could be built in York city centre. Developers Taywood Homes Ltd plan to build 113 flats on the former site of Foxton's Garage in Leeman Road, behind the Memorial Gardens. It would replace a scheme
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Woman's plea to missing boyfriend
A HUNT for a man who disappeared from his Newcastle home has centred on York. Police believe Mark Fullen, 21, also known by his nickname of Boots, could be sleeping rough in the city after he went missing. And his girlfriend Karen McCall has urged him
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Police target racial problems
SENIOR police officers in York are to hold regular meetings with the city's ethnic minority leaders in an attempt to improve relations and communication. Police hope the meetings will not only help them gain a greater understanding of York's ethnic communities
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Battling York stun leaders
YORK pulled off one of their best wins so far when they stopped the Yorkshire ECB Premier League leaders, Sheffield United in their tracks on Saturday with a nail-biting one-wicket victory. As the most improved side in the league, United had shaken off
