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People power makes a splash
YORK'S swimming pools have been saved thanks to a remarkable demonstration of people power. The fact that the Barbican, Yearsley and Edmund Wilson baths are to remain open, on the same sites, and will benefit from £7 million of investment is an unconditional
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Question of taste
BLACK grit, slime, or other visible alien matter. Come on, Bryan - you must have a foreign body stuck in your pipeline! (Don't drink the water, July 18). I have never seen such additives in the water which gushes from our taps; I don't boil/strain/filter
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People power stops closure of two pools
James Kilner looks back at the public campaign to prevent the closure of two swimming pools in York TODAY the City of York Council revealed the results of a huge public consultation about the future of York's Barbican and Yearsley swimming pools. For
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Money matters
I REFER to Michael Ferrey's letter (July 11) concerning the use of extra money allocated to the health service in York. He indicates that this will mainly be concerned with refurbishing the main entrance York District Hospital. The extra money has been
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Peter the predator
The York City faithful who made the trip to Wetherby Road last night witnessed something they haven't seen in a while - a centre-forward who likes to get into the box. Sharp, quick off the mark and with an eye for goal, City's new striker, Peter Duffield
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Splashdown - Pools will stay open thanks to huge campaign
VICTORIOUS campaigners launched a joyful celebration in York today after council leader Rod Hills promised that none of York's swimming pools will close. Coun Hills bowed to immense pressure from York's public - and a hard-hitting Evening Press campaign
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All talk - even in my sleep
IF someone asked me what aspect of my personality people find most irritating, I'd have no hesitation in replying. It would almost certainly be my constant chatter - my inability to keep my mouth shut for longer than it takes to chew a mouthful of food
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Straw may intervene in case of gun runner
THE mother of jailed North Yorkshire man Peter Bleach spoke today of her hopes after it was revealed that Home Secretary Jack Straw was to make a personal appeal to the Indian Government on her son's behalf. But Oceana Bleach, from Brompton-by-Sawdon,
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Duke meets veterans
YORK'S Royal week began in style as the Duke of Edinburgh arrived in the city to take the salute at a parade of Second World War veterans. Old comrades from all over the country who fought at the Battle of Kohima gathered in York for their reunion weekend
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Inglis's senior debut
Ripon's John Inglis, 20, was making his Yorkshire debut today as the Tykes started a Vodafone Challenge three-day game against the West Indies at Headingley. Fellow batsman, Scott Richardson, 22, from Oldham, was also expected to make his first outing
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Hospital sought ruling to let coma man die
HEALTH bosses sought High Court permission to stop artificially feeding a patient at York District Hospital so he could die, the Evening Press can reveal today. But the patient, Keith Blacklock - who had been in a totally dependent quadriplegic and unresponsive
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York power to fourth with fifth straight win
York completed a double Yorkshire ECB County Premier League victory at the weekend following their eight-wicket disposal of Rotherham on Saturday with a four-wicket triumph over the lively Yorkshire Academy at Clifton Park yesterday. The 18 points gained
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Splashdown - Pools will stay open thanks to huge campaign
VICTORIOUS campaigners launched a joyful celebration in York today after council leader Rod Hills promised that none of York's swimming pools will close. Coun Hills bowed to immense pressure from York's public - and a hard-hitting Evening Press campaign
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Wasps are keen to find new backers
YORK Wasps Rugby League Club are working hard to attract new sponsors for next season's Northern Ford Premiership campaign. The club, who faced a winding up order called for by the Inland Revenue last season, are determined to ensure the immediate future
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Never forget
THERE was an added poignancy to the Kohima memorial service in York this year: the Duke of Edinburgh took "what is likely to have been the final salute" from the veterans of that terrible battle. It is 56 years since the Allies fought the Japanese forces
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Congratulations
THE York branch of the Royal Naval Association would like to congratulate Royal Marine Daniel Thompson of Fulford on attaining the ultimate award of "The Green Beret" and becoming a member of one of the world's finest fighting forces. We have, however
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Up in smoke
WITH reference to Dr John White's letter (July 17) regarding the No Smoking bar at the Golden Fleece, I would like to point out that in 1982 my wife and I turned half the York Arms into a no-smoking bar. We were ahead of our time for within six months
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Splashdown - Pools will stay open thanks to huge campaign
VICTORIOUS campaigners launched a joyful celebration in York today after council leader Rod Hills promised that none of York's swimming pools will close. Coun Hills bowed to immense pressure from York's public - and a hard-hitting Evening Press campaign
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People spoke their minds on Coppergate video
AS the maker of the video about Coppergate Riverside, I should like to respond to Dawn Biram's letter concerning the video and exhibition (July 12). There is a long history of documentary-makers being asked to produce corporate material, most notably
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Striking duo miss Keele trip
YORK City depart for their week-long training camp at Keele University tomorrow - but with a number of big-name stars left at home. Manager Terry Dolan is taking just an 18-man squad to Staffordshire, including trialists David McNiven and Phil Hadland
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City's wages gamble
DOUGLAS Craig has admitted the York City board have relaxed their grip on the club's purse strings in a calculated risk for brighter times. The City chairman also revealed that for the first time in years he is quietly optimistic for the coming season
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People power stops closure of two pools
James Kilner looks back at the public campaign to prevent the closure of two swimming pools in York TODAY the City of York Council revealed the results of a huge public consultation about the future of York's Barbican and Yearsley swimming pools. For
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Your chance to savour the high life
WANNABE millionaires have the chance to savour the life of the seriously rich, even if Chris Tarrant hasn't answered their calls. York's Fitness First Health Club can make you a millionaire for the weekend, all in aid of our Hospice 2000 Appeal. In a
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Ahoy ! It's a knockout idea
PIRATES will forsake the Seven Seas for the streets tomorrow to plunder pieces of eight and doubloons for our Hospice 2000 Appeal. The highlight of a special silver jubilee celebration at Oaken Grove Primary School in Haxby will be an It's a Knockout
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Janet takes up role of fundraising manager
JANET Morley has been appointed to the new position of fundraising manager for St Leonard's Hospice. Janet, whose most recent previous post was as fundraising and retail organiser, has worked at St Leonard's for 15 years. She played a major part in setting
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Keep the ball rolling
THEY'RE having a real ball after raising a whopping £27,000 for our Hospice 2000 Appeal. The delighted organisers of the St Leonard's Hospice Millennium Sunflower Ball have confirmed that the final figure from their sell-out event at York Racecourse last
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Dickie may get Bird's eye view of cricket row
RETIRED umpire Dickie Bird could be called in to end a row between village cricketers and their local league. The Birstwith club, near Harrogate, will pull back from the brink of High Court action if the dispute is allowed to go to mediation - and the
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Daytripper dies after falling 50ft down cliff
A TEENAGE daytripper visiting an East Yorkshire beauty spot died after falling 50 feet down cliffs as his horrified friends looked on. A second man was injured after he tried to get down the cliffs to help his friend who had lost his footing at North
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Rookie Tykes in deep trouble
YORKSHIRE debutants Scott Richardson and John Inglis both failed to survive a hostile opening burst from West Indies pace pair Courtney Walsh and Nixon McLean on the first day of the Vodafone Challenge match at Headingley today. And Simon Widdup, in only
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Mac's Chesterfield trial
FORMER York City favourite Andy McMillan could be striding onto the pitch when the Minstermen open their new league campaign at the Saltergate on August 12. However, the 32-year-old full-back - who lies second in City's all-time appearances list - will
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City stoke up Cup fires
YORK City were today handed an exciting but tough tie against Stoke City in the first round draw of the Worthington Cup. The Minstermen will face the Division Two giants over two legs, with the first match at Bootham Crescent in the week commencing August
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Sihafi can make trip to south coast pay off
DAVID NICHOLLS, whose horses are in fine form, can make his presence felt a long way from home tomorrow. The trainer, who is based at Sessay, near Thirsk, is sending a box-load of runners to Brighton and can land the Hastings Observer Classified Stakes
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Behind the lines
CHARLES Whiting met his first spy when he was 17. He was in a barrack room in Belgium in 1944 waiting, along with a couple of hundred other green recruits, to be sent to the front. Among the fresh-faced teenagers and 21- and 22-year-old 'veterans' who'd
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When motor mania revved up in York
LADY Bracknell probably wouldn't have been too impressed. To misplace a presidential badge of office for a couple of days may be unfortunate, she might have said. But to lose it for several years ... Happily, thanks to that esteemed gentleman-of-letters
