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A boost - but more is needed
DECENT investment in education makes a real difference. Just ask the two York head teachers who have been given the go-ahead to spend £ million each on their schools. They are clearly excited by what this boost will mean for their pupils. In the case
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My theatre of dreams
'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung, by the chimney with care, In the hopes that Nicholas soon would be there. Clement C. Moore (1779-1863) - American writer Filled
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Cimarrone Cove can repeat debut victory
Cimarrone Cove, who made an impressive debut over fences at Doncaster earlier this month, can fulfill that promise at Newbury tomorrow. Trained by the in-form Mark Pitman, the five-year-old lines-up for the Rishi Developments Novices' Chase and is napped
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Selby man saves blaze home
A quick-thinking Selby man returned a favour to his neighbours - by saving their house from burning down. David Thompson, of Mayfield Drive, Brayton, switched off the gas supply and raised the alarm when he noticed smoke billowing out of the neighbours
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Salad Garden fills up a much bigger factory
Expect the year 2001 to mean salad days for a small factory on the Elvington Industrial Estate. The Salad Garden, which makes fresh, chilled sandwich fillings, has moved out of its 4,000 sq ft unit and into a factory more than three times the size nearby
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Council leader's partner dead
Carol Wallace, the partner of City of York Council leader Rod Hills, has died at the couple's York home. Police were called to the address in Huntington Road last night and said today they were investigating her sudden death as a "routine inquiry". Staff
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Lapping it up
Three major contracts to supply chain stores with laptops and personal computers have ensured that a York firm is nearly £3 million better off, it was announced today. IPC Archtec UK Ltd of Chessingham Park, Dunnington will supply 3,300 PCs for 71 Staples
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Come on down, the prize is right
Barry Conlon is tipping York City to dethrone the Royals in their majestic Madejski Stadium tonight. And he should know. Conlon, currently on loan at Second Division Colchester United, made his debut for the Us in their surprise 1-0 victory over Reading
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York frustrated by poor finishing
Frustration rather than disappointment was the overriding emotion after York City's miserable away form continued at Plymouth Argyle. Flowing football was always going to be a tall order on a heavy Home Park pitch that was still being sanded right up
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York aiming for cup glory
York City will need to put on a Madejski performance tonight if they are to add their name to the list of FA Cup giant-killers this season. The Minstermen travel to Reading's Madejski Stadium for a round two replay with the prize being a money-spinning
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The wrong site
I SUGGEST that Heather Causnett (December 12) misses the point of my letter (December 9). I am not against a children's playground. As a parent, grandparent and a ex-Scout leader, I agree that children always have and always will take part in potentially
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Thanks for care
THIS is a written appreciation of the care shown to me as a patient in Ward 29 at York District Hospital as a result of breaking my right hip requiring a complete hip replacement. In these days of complaints of treatment rendered by the hospital authorities
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Crisisclub CVA's sense
THE realisation that they will never get on top of their debt problem has prompted a brave but sensible move by York Wasps. Their new proposal to enter into a Company Voluntary Arrangement will allow the current Wasps administration to do something they
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Pig of a problem
Some farmers won't let it be a pig of a Christmas in more ways than one. Rob Simpson of the Yorkshire and North East National Farmers Union analyses why Farmer Grant Burton and his brother Mark have reared 72 turkeys this Christmas for local people, something
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A Golden New Century
The new owner of The Golden Lion freehouse in Ripon is the Billingham-based expanding tenanted public house operator, New Century Inns. The pub came on to the market after David and Sue Haigh retired from the licensed trade The sale price remains undisclosed
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Hotel buy-out leads to new name
The 34-bedroom Hudson's Hotel in Bootham, York, has been sold and will undergo a name change to Minster Hotel. The buyers are Navin Valma, owner of the Edinburgh-based Townhouse Group, in partnership with businessmen James Barlow . The Victorian hotel
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Harriers in hot pursuit
Knavesmire Harriers closed the gap on league leaders Hartlepool Burn Road AC with victory in the Thirsk fixture of the North Yorkshire South Durham Cross Country League. Dave Chippett (9th) and Andy Capel (11th) led the team over a six-mile course resembling
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Presents stolen from car
A reward has been offered for the return of Christmas presents and camera film stolen from a Land Rover Discovery in York. The thieves, who struck early yesterday in Scaise Mews, off Haxby Road, also made off with an expensive camera, but the owner is
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Inventor keen to stem floodwaters
When Reg Windsor read about York's recent flood devastation he came out of retirement to try and help. The 58-year-old inventor has made it his mission to ensure the level of damage seen in the November floods is never repeated. He is travelling the country
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England renaissance is White-hot certainty
England now have a genuine chance of beating Australia and snatching the Ashes next summer - with a little help from Yorkshire's growing band of Test stars. That is the expert opinion of Yorkshire's director of coaching, Martyn Moxon, who is also England
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Villagers map out the past
Sheriff Hutton villagers now have a striking and permanent reminder of the last thousand years. Four years ago, villagers met to decide how they should mark the Millennium. And, after a number of suggestions, they agreed on a map of the parish and a local
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Singer Kirsty MacColl killed in accident
Singer and songwriter Kirsty MacColl has been killed in a freak accident in Mexico. Reports said she had been swimming in the sea when she was struck by a speed-boat. Her management company V2 confirmed she had been killed while on holiday. Mother-of-two
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York aiming for cup glory
York City will need to put on a Madejski performance tonight if they are to add their name to the list of FA Cup giant-killers this season. The Minstermen travel to Reading's Madejski Stadium for a round two replay with the prize being a money-spinning
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Hunt supporters slam MP
Members of Tadcaster's pro-fox hunting lobby today slammed their MP John Grogan for his decision to vote for a total ban on the blood sport. MPs will have three options during a free vote on the issue in the House of Commons tomorrow - a total ban on
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Sex shame doctor put on register
Retired York psychiatrist William Kerr was today going on the Sex Offenders' Register after a jury decided he indecently assaulted a patient. But the former Clifton Hospital consultant does not have a criminal conviction and will not serve any punishment
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After Scarborough boxer Paul Ingle ends up in a coma following a bout, we ask...Is it now time to ba
YES: ...says Dr Vivienne Nathanson head of health policy research, science and ethics at the British Medical Association. NO: ...says Tommy Johnson, former boxer and Paul Ingle's first trainer. PAUL Ingle has become the latest casualty to suffer a critical
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Wasps stay positive
Players are refusing to panic over troubled York Wasps' latest financial worries. The club's decision to enter into a Company Voluntary Arrangement, if accepted by the creditors, would mean the players having their contracts renegotiated. The alternative
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Who bares wins
In a flesh of inspiration, hard-up York fashion students have stripped off to raise funds for a catwalk show. MAXINE GORDON meets North Yorkshire's newest calendar girls. WITH their way-out designs and wacky wardrobes, these fashion students at York College
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The Experts: Festive food nightmare
Dr Damien Downing is a former York GP who now specialises in nutrition. Q As a sensible and concerned wife and mother, I always try to provide good, healthy, wholesome food for my family, and usually I do pretty well. But at Christmas this all tends to
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Fashion statement
NORTH Yorkshire's new army of calendar girls could not be more different than the pin-ups of the past. First, the world was seduced by the glamour of the Rylstone and District WI, whose members posed naked behind flower arrangements in a gloriously original
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Cougars spring into action
Keighley Cougars bared their teeth and ripped York Wasps to shreds in a first half performance packed with power, points and perfect precision. They showed off all their championship credentials in stunning style against a York side which could not live
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Shoe retailer digs heels in
A York shoeshop retailer who launched Europe's biggest online shoestores is digging in his heels on behalf of small dotcom operators. Stuart Paver who runs shoe-shop.com from Concorde Park in Amy Johnson Way, Clifton Moor, claims that credit card discrimination
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US firm reveals York plans
A major US company planning to set up its European headquarters in York today exclusively revealed to Business Press its employment plans for the city. By May Total System Services Inc (TSYS) of Columbus, Georgia, a global payment card processor with
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Dolan bemused by travel woe
York City manager Terry Dolan remains undaunted ahead of tomorrow's FA Cup second round replay at Reading's formidable Madejski Stadium despite the Minstermen suffering another bout of travel sickness. City's horrible run of results away from Bootham
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City to benefit from changes
York City are poised to benefit in changes announced by the European Commission, which reverse the Bosman Ruling for all players up to the age of 23 as part of a series of wide-ranging proposals. According to the Sunday Business newspaper, the EC and
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No, let's pick on tenants who don't pay rents
FOUR per cent of all council tenants are at least 13 weeks in arrears on their rent, hundreds more owe at least five weeks rent, so what is this council doing about it? Is it going to evict the non-payers? Is it going to sack the people on the council
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For and against coal
IN his letter Will Stanton of Naburn asked who will help us - referring to the proposed mining under Naburn, saying that John Grogan MP prefers a few tons of coal rather than helping villagers (December 16). I would ask Mr Stanton how he feels about the
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Kindess of a stranger
WE would appreciate if the kind woman who helped our daughters in Stonegate at 8pm on Friday December 8 could contact us via the Evening Press letters editor (01904 653051) so that we may personally thank her for her help. Thank you. Mrs E Willis &
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Players pleased
MY husband and I went to see the Oakline Players at Poppleton Memorial Hall and what a great night it was. Even though it was the first night and there were a few prompts early in the play, There Goes The Bride, the cast were brilliant and the production
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£4m HQ for software developer
Work has begun on a new £4 million headquarters for software developer Telaware plc at Thirsk Industrial Park. The 30,000 sq ft, three-storey project is being carried out by Severfield-Reeve DesignBuild which is based at the nearby Dalton Airfield industrial
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County call-up for Acorn pair
Two talented York Acorn rugby league players have been rewarded for some impressive performances with county call-ups. Alan Willitts and Nicky Caldwell, who spent part of last season with Hull FC Academy, have been selected for the Yorkshire Youth Under
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RI outplayed
York RI Rugby Union Club's Under-14s lost 34-12 to Doncaster in a cracking game at New Lane. Ferocious rucking by the home forwards led to Joey Burns romping in for a try on his debut. Despite fierce RI pressure, Doncaster led at half-time through tries
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Gate shine in murk
Harrogate Colts made heavy going of their 22-10 win at Widnes played in murky conditions. Handling was difficult but there were several moments of enterprising rugby union, with Harrogate concentrating the game away from the hosts' larger pack, producing
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Nurses attacked with table leg
People who attack nurses should face long prison sentences, a York judge has said. Judge Paul Hoffman was sentencing a psychiatric patient for assaulting two staff on night duty at Stockton Hall Hospital, Stockton-on-the-Forest, York, with a table leg
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Smith's crisp finishing to fore
Sue Smith included a maximum 180, then checked out 70 with two, for a fine 23 darts as City Arms shot to a 5-0 lead over Vaults in York John Smith's Ladies League division one, writes Dave Fotheringham. Angie Hields also hit a maximum, while both Tracey
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James powers to victory
Air Cadet James Brown has soared into the national cross-country championships. The fleet-footed teenager from Sinnington struck gold in the Inter-Wing North of England championships at RAF Linton-on-Ouse. Showing a clean pair of heels to his rivals the
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Single parent avoids jail on drugs charge
A father was caught red-handed with 14 wraps of heroin after his release from a jail sentence for drug dealing, a court heard. But Michael Peter Rowan, 50, escaped a return to jail after magistrates heeded his solicitor's plea to "let the punishment fit
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Ryedale post office closure blow
A Ryedale post office has closed - the second in two months. And in a further blow the Post Office at Sawdon, near Scarborough, has also been forced to cease operating. The closure of Westerdale post office, in the North York Moors, is seen as bad news
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Wasps' fans uneasy over club debts
The prospect of entering into a Company Voluntary Arrangement has received a mixed reaction from York Wasps supporters. It is widely accepted that the CVA, if it gets the green light from creditors, could finally rid the club of its long-term financial
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Village's light fantastic
Manchester has its Theatre of Dreams and Sunderland has its Stadium of Light, but a North Yorkshire village has outdone them both with its stunning "Theatre of Light". The 200 residents of Towton, near Tadcaster, have been glowing with pride at this year's
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£1m Christmas bonanza for two schools
Pupils and teachers at two York church schools were today sharing an early Christmas present of nearly £1million. All Saints' RC and Manor CE Schools have won Government backing for two major building projects costing £500,000 each over three years. Governors
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Ward wants to lead midlands pack
Former York City manager John Ward today started his campaign to become Wolves' ninth manager in the last 15 years. Ward has been put in temporary charge of the under-achieving First Division club in the wake of the sacking of Colin Lee, to whom Ward
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York pub wins midnight ruling
It was a case of "third bar lucky" for York city centre when Edwards gained permission to open until midnight three evenings a week. Last week Toffs, The Gallery and Ikon/Diva successfully persuaded the city's licensing justices not to permit Merlins
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Pupil serious after road accident
Prayers were being said at a York school today for a pupil who was seriously injured when he was in collision with a car as he walked home. Tom Buck, aged 14, of Eastfield Avenue, Haxby, suffered serious head injuries in the accident which happened near
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Come on down, the prize is right
Barry Conlon is tipping York City to dethrone the Royals in their majestic Madejski Stadium tonight. And he should know. Conlon, currently on loan at Second Division Colchester United, made his debut for the Us in their surprise 1-0 victory over Reading
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Wasps' fans uneasy over club debts
The prospect of entering into a Company Voluntary Arrangement has received a mixed reaction from York Wasps supporters. It is widely accepted that the CVA, if it gets the green light from creditors, could finally rid the club of its long-term financial
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Wonder women
Who have been the women of the year? MAXINE GORDON spots some likely candidates and predicts who will be wowing us in 2001. WHETHER it be on the sports field, in the recording studio or even in the labour ward - there has been plenty of female activity
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Booze blues?
It's the season of excess, when we're all going to end up eating and drinking more than is good for us. STEPHEN LEWIS gets some advice on coping with over-indulgence. Most of us have woken up at one time or another with a throbbing head, wobbly limbs
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Wasps victory hopes killed off in 30 minutes of magic
KEIGHLEY Cougars bared their teeth and ripped York Wasps to shreds in a first half performance packed with power, points and perfect precision. They showed off all their championship credentials in stunning style against a York side which could not live
