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Flood barrier back in action
The threat of serious flooding in the centre of York receded this afternoon as the River Foss flood barrier began working at full capacity again. A severe flood warning had been issued for areas including Fossgate, Walmgate, Foss Islands Road and Huntington
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Thrills and spills but no goals in rain-lashed derby
THERE was only ever going to be one winner of this derby-duel - Mother Nature. But while the spoils were shared football could also claim a notable victory. For at a rain-soaked, wind-lashed Bootham Crescent both York City and Hull managed to raise themselves
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City's FA Cup wait
York City will not know until next Monday night who they will face in the FA Cup first round. The Minstermen were drawn to visit either Radcliffe Borough or Burscough on November 18, but the UniBond League rivals drew their fourth qualifying round tie
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Trio complete Dolan's delight
After weeks of injury woe, York City manager Terry Dolan could celebrate a triple whammy today. Kevin Hulme, Wayne Hall and John Williams all came through last night's reserve team 2-0 triumph over Blackpool at Bootham Crescent unscathed. Midfielder Hulme
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Scrap the 'cabinet'
THE main claims for setting up the new experimental cabinet-style council were the need to cut red tape and provide a more 'streamlined accountable system'. To this end a number of council committees have been abolished. It was claimed that councillors
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Poster is tasteless
I REFER to the Cancer Research Campaign poster featured in the Evening Press (October 24). The Cancer Research Campaign is an admirable charity but I think they have got it wrong on this occasion. The poster will certainly have impact on passers-by, but
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How to make Coppergate a prestige project
COPPERGATE II crops up in conversation all the time. Everyone I know would like to see the revised scheme, as exhibited, chucked out. The council must feel caught between a rock and a hard place. How can it possibly reconcile commercial viability with
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The Stonebow bollard: beastly or brilliant?
REGARDING the rising bollard in Yorks's Stonebow, I bet that if a sign were errected just there which read: "Free £5 notes just around the corner" then the world and his wife would see it. Casual traffic has been banned from this area for years yet the
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Neighbour from heaven
Do you have the perfect neighbour living somewhere near you? Well you can help repay their kindness by helping them to win a £1,000 spending spree in time for Christmas. The Evening Press has joined forces with the McArthurGlen designer outlet at Fulford
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Systems ready at spa town centre
Harrogate College's new learning centre will be celebrating its official opening on Thursday. Nearly £200,000 has been invested in the learning centre, which was completed in September. It now houses nearly 70 personal computers, each with a full range
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Kart man makes grade
Graham Foster-Vigors, of Moorcroft Road, Woodthorpe, York, has finished 11th in the Rotax Max National Kart Championship. The Rotax Max South Yorkshire Kart Club Champion had a year of ups and downs which included an engine failure in one round and a
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Puss 'n' Boots edged out by Cygnet
Julie Scattergood shot three tons in a superb 19 darter but Puss 'n Boots were edged out in the decider of the York John Smith's Ladies League match by Cygnet's Maggie Druett and Lynn Thompson. City Arms won the top of division one clash against Brigadier
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Rowntrees Ladies victorious
Rowntrees Ladies beat Scarborough 2-1 in the York and District Costcutter League with goals by Claire Trodden and Jane Markham, the latter from a short corner. City of York Ladies I's North League division one match at Ben Rhydding was postponed because
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Tennis fan on write lines
A budding Tim Henman has won free coaching sessions in a regional competition to find Yorkshire's biggest tennis fan. Nine-year-old Gareth Webb, from Malton, is now in with a chance of winning the national final to then win the major prize of coaching
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Gate boss positive
Harrogate Town boss Mick Hennigan is staying positive despite seeing his side hammered 8-1 at UniBond League division one leaders Vauxhall Motors on Saturday. Town, third bottom of the table, travel to league new-boys North Ferriby United tonight with
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Bright future for SNAPPY
An upbeat meeting of York charity SNAPPY heard that the future remains bright, despite the closure of two of its projects for young people. Fundraising efforts will continue, and York's business community was urged to dig deep so the charity can continue
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City's FA Cup wait
York City will not know until next Monday night who they will face in the FA Cup first round. The Minstermen were drawn to visit either Radcliffe Borough or Burscough on November 18, but the UniBond League rivals drew their fourth qualifying round tie
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Soccer louts banned from matches
A man has been banned from soccer matches for four years and a second for three years after trouble flared at the York City v Hull City match on Saturday. Away supporter Nigel Martin Bean, 32, was among several spectators who threw coins onto the pitch
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England's new supremo
The Football Association this afternoon confirmed Sven-Goran Eriksson as the new England manager. The Swedish coach will leave Lazio in the summer to take up the role on a five-year contract. However, the FA are still hopeful of having their man before
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Ryedale woman killed in A64 smash
A young woman was killed and four other people were seriously injured yesterday, in yet another road accident on the notorious stretch of the A64 at Golden Hill. Police say a Vauxhall Nova, heading for Malton, and a Peugeot, heading for York, collided
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Cleaning up with train toilet system
WHERE there's muck on rails there's brass on wheels for Wesurail Ltd, the Clifton Moor company which specialises in making and supplying equipment to clean trains inside and out. The first of its £60,000 newly-designed and constructed mobile, electric-driven
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Time to take stock
RICHARD Cox, manager at the Crown Hotel in Boroughbridge, has introduced a new training course at the hotel, based on his own experience as a single dad with two children. The course, entitled Time for Business -Time for Self, is a self-help course based
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Pace of change
ANITA Pace, managing director of Kingston Internet will give an hour-long annual business lecture at the Jarvis International Hotel, York, tomorrow. The lecture is hosted by YORTEK, the association of high-tech and related growth industries, which is
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Optimism is high as Quinn resumes battle
by Tom O'Ryan Richard Quinn, now facing a near-impossible task in his bid to catch Kevin Darley in the jockeys' championship after two blank days of racing, is not giving up without a ferocious effort. Tomorrow, the canny Scot makes a rare return to the
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Brookie bond: Five characters and one fatal fall... but who killed Susannah?
MAXINE GORDON gets up Close and personal with the cast of Brookside to mark the Channel 4 soap's coming of age. CRIKEY. Here I am, in TV's very own house of horrors, home to some of Britain's most famous TV moments. The address, number ten Brookside Close
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Shame of these York schools
WATER runs down the walls. Mould grows above the sink. Ceiling tiles rot from the damp. This is not a description of a squat or a slum, but of two York schools where children are taught. Hob Moor Junior and Infant Schools are made of tin. Built in the
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Jorvik moves on
THE last time car journey at Jorvik Viking Centre today marked the end of an era. This remarkable attraction is closing down for a multi-million pound refit. Jorvik has made a huge contribution to York's profile and economy, as well as turning archaeology
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BREAKING NEWS: Flood 'critical' at dawn
A stark warning went out today that York's flood defences could be breached by the rising waters of the River Ouse. The "worst case scenario" is that water levels could reach their highest point for 400 years, according the council safety chiefs. The
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Rain-lashed derby draws a blank
There was only ever going to be one winner of this derby-duel - Mother Nature. But while the spoils were shared football could also claim a notable victory. For at a rain-soaked, wind-lashed Bootham Crescent both York City and Hull managed to raise themselves
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Car parking ideas
YORK Tomorrow has put forward its proposals for the present castle car park to be turned into a public open space as a direct response to the expression of public opinion as revealed in your letters column and in your poll results. One of the problems
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Flu jab for NHS staff
A major drive to get staff vaccinated against flu is under way at York Health Services NHS Trust. All trust employees are being offered the jabs to keep as many of them as possible healthy this winter. Around 250 staff, including doctors, nurses and porters
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Hallowe'en 'one step from Satanism'
The manager of a Christian bookshop in Ryedale is warning parents of the dangers of Hallowe'en which he says is just one step from Satanism. Steve Camps, who manages the Lighthouse Bookshop in Saville Street, in Malton, says parents need to be aware of
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Tomlinson on mark for Bridge
Mark Tomlinson scored the only goal of the game with three minutes of extra time remaining to put Stamford Bridge reserves through to the next round of the Leeper Hare York and District Football League Reserve Cup at the expense of New Earswick. Copmanthorpe
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School heads call for action
Four headteachers today called for urgent action to give their pupils the schools that they deserve. Hob Moor Junior and Infant Schools, in Acomb, were made of corrugated aluminium in the 1950s and were only meant to last for 15 years. They are still
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Late strike by Tadcaster
Tadcaster Men I waited until two minutes from time to strike the winner in their Yorkshire League division five encounter at Kings Cross. Tadcaster travelled to Kings Cross with four key players missing and it showed in the opening ten minutes as the
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City on cue for TV station
A television station especially for the people of York has been granted a licence from the Independent Television Commission. The daily television service will be broadcast to the people of York and its suburbs on existing domestic television sets alongside
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Town name 'too big' for map
Residents of the thriving market town of Kirkbymoorside are furious at their town's absence from British Telecom maps. The town - eight miles north-west of Pickering - is known as the "gateway to the moors". But that fact seems to have escaped British
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Bankers cash in on York's failings
City of York I's terrible start to the North League premier division season continued as they lost 3-1 at home to Sheffield University Bankers. With only one point on the board, City went into the match knowing their high-flying opponents had hit eight
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Jorvik cars reach end of line
A journey of 360,000 miles finally came to an end today as York's Jorvik Viking Centre's "time cars" were moved into retirement prior to the attraction's renovation. The cars have taken the 1,052 year journey back in time 40 times a day since the centre
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Dyson's hot stuff in India
Malton and Norton golfer Simon Dyson will be hoping for another cash payout when he takes part in the next event in the Asian PGA Tour this week. Fresh from his second place in the Lexus International which netted him more than £16,000, Dyson bids to
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Yearsley pool closed
Yearsley swimming pool in York was closed today - the second time in three weeks it has had to be shut for repairs. The pool, off Haxby Road, had to be closed yesterday due to a problem with the pump which meant chlorine could not be pumped into the pool
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Wharfe floods Tadcaster
Tadcaster was hit by flooding today as the swollen River Wharfe threatened to burst its banks. Businesses alongside the river were inundated as water was forced up through the drains. Environment Agency chiefs warned that river levels at Cawood, Selby
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Ingle aims for star status
North Yorkshire featherweight fighting sensation Paul Ingle can become the new superstar of world boxing. That is the view of manager Frank Maloney, who believes 'The Yorkshire Hunter' is set to shine in front of a worldwide television audience when he
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York on fuel protest convoy route
A go-slow convoy from Jarrow to London next month is set to come straight through the middle of York. Trucker Tony Adams, from Tockwith, said today that lorries, buses, cars, tractors - "even pushbikes" - would be joining the cavalcade in protest at high
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City left defenceless
York had faced the prospect of the worst floods since the 1982 disaster after the Foss Flood Barrier was hit by a partial power failure earlier today. City of York Council said back-flooding along the Foss could have hit properties in Fossgate, Walmgate
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Big rise in county use of e-commerce
NEARLY twice as many companies within Yorkshire and Humber are using the internet to buy on-line than there were six months ago - and the number selling on-line has risen by half, a major new survey carried out by Yorkshire Forward and the CBI has revealed
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Yorkshire business failures down by two-thirds, new figures show
BUSINESS failures in Yorkshire fell by two-thirds in September, according to startling latest figures published by professional services firm Deloitte & Touche. There were eight receivership and administration appointments in the region last month
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Brokers get more space in York
A NEW home in York has been found for Redmayne Bentley. The Leeds-based stockbrokerage, which opened a York branch inside Brown's department store in Davygate two years ago, has now transferred into a new office in the same building. Paul Lumley, branch
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All-star line-up
AN all-star line-up of business gurus will discuss topical issues at a seminar organised by Harrogate career management specialists Barbara Paterson Associates at Rudding Park Hotel, Harrogate, on November 27 from 10am to 4.30pm. Key speakers will include
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My love affair with the City of York
David Clark talks to political reporter Adam Nichols about his five years as the city's chief executive. ALMOST five years ago to the day, David Clark arrived in York as the first member of staff at the newly-formed City of York Council. The list of his
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Hair we go
A follically-challenged Stephen Lewis ruminates on the pain of being thin on top. LET me tell you now: any bald man who claims he enjoys the state is being just a teeny bit economical with the truth. A few men can carry it off. The likes of Ross Kemp
