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Louise hits the Target
RIGHT on Target! Louisa Harley, training manager at CPP at York found that a little learning became a bubbly thing when she stepped into the Target training centre. She was awarded with a bottle of champagne for being the 1,000th person to take advantage
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Firm just keeps on growing
ANOTHER expanding business, Clive Owen & Company, moves from Clifton Moor on to the Northminster Business Park, York next Tuesday. The chartered accountants firm, started in October 1994 as a one-man operation by Terry Doyle, now has 13 staff and
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Mugger targets women pensioners
Residents of a quiet North Yorkshire market town were today reeling from the vicious mugging of two pensioners. Locals said the incident, which left the 61 and 79-year-old women badly shaken and with minor injuries, was the first such crime in Easingwold
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Shock as victim dies
A COMMUNITY was in shock today over the mysterious death of a villager. David Williamson, 57, who was described as being a very private, but kindly man, died in Leeds General Infirmary hours after he was found unconscious on a footpath near his home in
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£11m new bus fleet for York
A COMPLETE new fleet of buses is expected to hit the streets of York later this year, the Evening Press can reveal today. First York, the city's main bus company, is believed to be ready to invest £11 million in 98 state-of-the-art buses - replacing all
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Risky business
THE tragic accident involving the cyclist and the bus (March 22) highlights the vulnerability of two wheels in the centre of York. As a regular cyclist I know only too well the risks I have to face each day on my way to work. A typical example is Blossom
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Weighty issue
I ENJOYED Margaret Lawson's letter (March 23) and laughed out loud at the point where Dr Spock ended up "in the bin". During my first pregnancy 17 years ago, I read with mounting indignation a book entitled Pregnancy by Gordon Bourne, who repeatedly expressed
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Jo Lansley and Helen Bendon, Video and Photoworks, Impressions Gallery, Castlegate, York, until Apri
JO Lansley and Helen Bendon have already caused a stir in York this year with their photographs in the Petty Crimes exhibition at the City Art Gallery. They said their pictures of adults in mis-worn children's clothing "hijacked codes of behaviour and
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Euro-boost for top York finance firm
A HUGE European market has opened up for York-based Norwich Union. The European Union summit in Stockholm has just agreed to establish a new rule-making committee to more quickly implement general Europe-wide laws on securities trading. Optimists believe
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It's hands across the street...
THERE'S nothing like brief contact between solicitors who revel in narrowing down the angles of history.... Legal firm Guest Walker & Company in Shambles, York has acquired Butchers Hall, exactly opposite its own offices and the two medieval buildings
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Rosie aims to recruit Press creme de la creme
STAND by for the launch of the Evening Press Business Winners Forum. Creme de la creme winners of Evening Press business awards, going back ten years since the prestigious competition began, will meet at the Royal York's conference centre on Monday May
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Defying the motor recession
TWO hundred yards away in the office of her sleek new VW dealership, Emily Bromage agrees with this assessment. "We are very focused on weekend sales which represent possibly 40 per cent of our business," she says. She can talk as dispassionately about
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Moving times for brewers' association
Full stop at Commer House: Peter Peake, left, general secretary of the Yorkshire and North East Brewers and Licensed Retailers Association gets a helping hand from Jim Walsh, chairman of the Commer Group as he moves into new offices at Commer House, Tadcaster
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Construction workshop
CONSTRUCTION companies and local authorities in North and East Yorkshire are being targeted in a workshop at Rose Manor in Boroughbridge tomorrow designed to help them work better together following the introduction of Project Partnering. Project Partnering
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Flow control solution
FLOW control solutions provider, BSS has appointed a dedicated account co-ordinator for Nestl to be based at the chocolate factory in York. Tony Doherty, former BSS branch manager at Coventry will ensure from York that all Nestl's stock levels are maintained
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Staff get on their marks for charity
ATHLETIC staff members at the Woodlands Respite Care Centre are going to run the London Marathon to raise money for the MS Society. The centre, in Thief Lane, York, looks after people with MS. The group of staff will be supported by friends and workmates
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Museum piece is a nice little number for John
A LOCOMOTIVE panel which is part of York's history is set to go on display at a railway museum planned by a city enthusiast. John Rathmell, 49, of Melton Avenue, has been building up his collection of railway memorabilia for years, and a cab number plate
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Television pioneer who travelled the world
THE man who installed the first commercial television set in Britain has died in York District Hospital, aged 93. Thomas Albert Julian, of Askham Richard, near York, worked with experimental high- definition television and in 1936 when the BBC started
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Ecstasy dealer jailed for four years
AN ECSTASY and cannabis dealer was today starting a four-and-a-half year jail sentence. Eight detectives have won commendations for catching sound engineer Howard Boughton in a crackdown on drugs in clubs and pubs. York Crown Court heard the freelance
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Oldest resident plants oak tree for Millennium
THE oldest resident of one East Riding village has planted a Millennium tree in honour of his special birthday. Charlie Ross, of Barmby Moor, will turn 100 on May 31, and to mark the occasion the parish council asked him to plant an oak tree. With his
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Cash blow to theatre
YORK Theatre Royal has been given a major funding blow with news that the level of its yearly grant in the Yorkshire Arts budget will be frozen over the next three years. The news comes only weeks after the theatre lost out on a round of additional grant
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York give champions a fright in final flourish
RELEGATED City of York I ended their season with their heads held high after giving Northern Counties Hockey League premier division champions Bowden a scare. Despite travelling with a bare squad of 11 players and missing several regulars, York grabbed
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True friend spurred into action
THE plight of a York woman's friend is spurring her on to run the London Marathon for the first time - and hopefully raise hundreds of pounds. Linda Halley, 42, of Grantham Drive, in Holgate, will be running the marathon next month to raise money to fight
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Yorkshire in charge
YORKSHIRE led Western Province Academy by 71 runs with eight wickets in hand when they entered the final day of their three-day match at Constantia today. Simon Widdup (54), Gary Fellows (51), Gavin Hamilton (50) and Victor Craven (48) were the main scorers
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Don't wipe away this 'teardrop' opportunity
LANDOWNERS have urged councillors not to stand in the way of a major development expected to create 600 jobs in York. Officers from City of York Council have recommended that plans for a hotel and blocks of offices and student accommodation on the "teardrop
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Promotion for Greening
FORMER York City starlet Jonathan Greening had a taste of the high life after flying out with the senior England squad to Albania ahead of tomorrow's crucial World Cup qualifier. However, the Manchester United midfielder has not been promoted from the
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Poet declares Ryedale open for business
THE foot and mouth crisis may be tightening its grip but Yorkshire poet Ian McMillan raised a cheer when he declared Malton open for business. The event, which saw a ribbon draped across busy Yorkersgate and then cut, was organised to give the town a
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Golden couple's hearts beat as one
THEIR two hearts are beating as one and have been ever since they met across the dance floor of a York music hall. Jack and Ida Gates met in 1948 in Albany Dance Hall in Goodramgate and after 50 years of marriage, both say they have never needed to look
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Macca's York test
STEPHEN McPhail continues the long haul back to full fitness when Leeds reserves take on Newcastle at York City tonight (7pm). Republic of Ireland midfielder McPhail had his first taste of action for five months when Leeds' second string defeated Manchester
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Foot and mouth hits Vale of York
The Vale of York has suffered its first confirmed case of foot and mouth. The Ministry of Agriculture said this afternoon that the disease was affecting cattle at Park Hill Farm at Danby Wiske, near Northallerton. "Investigations are under way to identify
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Should we postpone going to the polls?
Yes..says Murray Naylor, Conservative county councillor for Rillington I REPRESENT a rural community on the county council. I know perfectly well that if the local election is held on May 3 there will be a large number of people in my area who will not
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Dolan hopes to keep on Cooper
YORK City manager Terry Dolan was today hoping to extend impressive young defender Richard Cooper's stay at Bootham Crescent. The 21-year-old's one-month loan deal from First Division Nottingham Forest expires after Saturday's visit of Plymouth Argyle
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Wasps in player talks
YORK Wasps have begun talks with half a dozen new players in a bid to strengthen the Huntington Stadium squad. Chairman John Stabler confirmed he had spoken to a number of players last night but none had yet put pen to paper. New director of football
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Putting faith in public transport
EVERYONE recognises the virtues of public transport. Even die-hard Jeremy Clarksons can see that the more people there are on buses and trains, the fewer there are sitting in front of them in a traffic jam. The cost of public transport is high. But the
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Dolan hopes to keep on Cooper
YORK City manager Terry Dolan was today hoping to extend impressive young defender Richard Cooper's stay at Bootham Crescent. The 21-year-old's one-month loan deal from First Division Nottingham Forest expires after Saturday's visit of Plymouth Argyle
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Thirsk trainer keen to claim Gods Solution
Thirsk trainer David Barron will be extra eager to win the Gods Solution Handicap at Catterick tomorrow. The annual race is named in honour of his former inmate, a prolific winner around Catterick, and Barron can mark the occasion by landing the spoils
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Courts should try, try again
DOUBLE jeopardy - the prosecution of a person twice for the same offence - has recently been in the news, and been discussed by lawyers and politicians. This renewed interest in the subject has come about because of high-profile murder cases, such as
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Time to dive into the pensions pool
Brace yourselves for stakeholder pensions all you North Yorkshire bosses - but, whatever you do, don't cut and run, urges MARK PEPPER, partner at Grosvenor financial consultants of Swinegate, York. THOSE who run away from giant waves - even tidal waves
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Technology revolution still on line
BACK in York from his whirlwind press tour of the US, Dr Ken Tindell is a giant step closer to his dream of linking a billion everyday devices to the Internet. Dr Tindell is the 34-year-old former computer science graduate from the University of York
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York firm on the cutting edge of tomorrow's world
FOR Panja on Clifton Moor, the future of an Internet-guided automatic house, office or conference room is now - and from here on will grow even more intense and profitable. Massive investment has been pouring into the company which began life as Axcess
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Pen points way to the future
CROSSING swords with a Viking warrior and a tennis clash with Pete Sampras could soon be a virtual reality due to the major breakthrough in computer technology being made by a Harrogate company, A tracking device being developed by Tracklink Systems Ltd
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Questions to be asked after foot and mouth
In the midst of arguably the worst calamity ever to befall our farmers, ROB SIMPSON, press officer of the Yorkshire and North East National Farmers Union asks: what will life be like after the foot and mouth crisis? WITH the number of confirmed outbreaks
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House of Lords vote joy for hunt backers
HUNTING organisers in North Yorkshire were delighted today after the House of Lords voted against a ban on hunting with hounds. Peers rejected MPs' preferred option of an outright ban by an overwhelming 317 votes to 68, and, in a surprise move, also opposed
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Virtual shop becomes real
VIRTUAL shoe shop tycoon Stuart Paver of York has laced up a £1 million deal to build a new head office and distribution centre at Northminster Business Park, York to cope with breathtaking expansion. With recorded sales on his www.shoe-shop.com zooming
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Business park full of promise
DEVELOPERS of the £4 million Northminster Business Park on the site of the ill-fated Challis garden centre in Upper Poppleton, now claim to have fulfilled their vow. Martin Burgess, managing director of Northminster Properties Ltd, was determined to attract
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Woman dies in York house blaze
AN ELDERLY woman has been killed in a fire at a house in York. The woman's body was discovered when emergency services were called to a fire at the house in St Stephen's Square, Acomb, shortly before 3pm today (TUES). It is believed the dead woman was
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Don't forget punishment is a criminal's right
I READ with interest your story where a prisoner at Full Sutton has been to the High Court, to plead that he shouldn't 'work' on a Sunday (March 24). This follows another story last week whereby prisoners were trying to get permission to vote in elections
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Suits you, madam
As British Tie Week begins, MAXINE GORDON reports on the return of masculine chic. BRACE yourself ladies for the latest fashion news. If you want to look the business this season you may have to make a journey across the gender divide. Yes, a visit to
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Surrender to your man
Laura Doyle calls herself a feminist yet is the author of a book called The Surrendered Wife. Can she be serious, asks MAXINE GORDON? YOUR husband is always right. That could be the mantra, chanted in Stepford Wives-style, by controversial author Laura
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Tittering in the face of life's serious moments
I'M NOT easily shocked, but when mum asked if I thought she should get a tattoo, I was mildly surprised and not a little curious. OK, I'll admit it, I was jaw-droppingly, eye-poppingly shocked at the thought of my 50-something mother turning into Lydia
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Big break is right on cue
A NEW high tech company has been lured to York - right on cue. York Inward Investment Board has smoothed the path for the arrival in the city of wd39Ltd from Wakefield, designers of the website www.snookernet.com - a lucky break given the announcement
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York firm's new set-up
CHARTERED accountants firm Garbutt & Elliott, of Monkgate, York, today announced that from Saturday it will no longer trade as a partnership. Instead it will become a limited company. The incorporation of businesses into Garbutt & Elliott Ltd
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Club relaunch
FIRST Tuesday North, the technology networking club which puts investors in touch with would-be dotcom millionaires is set to undergo a corporate makeover and relaunch next Tuesday with the backing of Yorkshire Forward, the regional development agency
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Women in the driving seat
WOMEN at the top in the retail sector of the motor industry are a rarity. You can count on two hands the number of females who own franchised dealerships in Britain. And general managers in skirts are few and far between. Which is why the fact that two
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A 'natural' who enjoys selling...
IN the 13 months since Nina Douglas started the new Dixon Renault dealership with five people she built it into one of the group's fastest-growing new ventures with a staff of 34 - eight of them women. She exceeded all targets for sales from the 35-car
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Angels take wing for York
BUSINESS angels flutter into York tonight. Members of the Yorkshire Association of Business Angels (YABA) wing their way to the Jarvis Hotel at Skelton for an "entrepreneurs' presentation evening," starting at 6.15pm. The private event, hosted by Yorkshire
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City forges links with all things Canadian
YORK is set to go mad for all things Canadian in the city's latest bid to market its international business and culture links. A dynamic mix of events ranging from commerce and education, to arts and crafts, comes to the city as part of Canada Days. Canadian
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Magnet pull in the points to land title
MAGNET pipped Coach for the division three title in the final week of the York White Rose Ladies League. Ann Allen put Magnet into a 3-1 lead but home team Tramways pulled level with wins from Linda Healy and Val Mackfall. The Osbaldwick side needed wins
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Noble completes hat-trick
Barry Noble retained the York Exhibition Hotel Group League individual title for the third time on the trot. The Dringhouses ace started with a superb 16 (180 included) in the first semi-final against a determined Mick Willsden (Shepherd's) who levelled
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Spirited show in bid to avoid drop
City of York Ladies gained valuable points in their struggle against relegation from division one of the North League with a surprise 3-2 win at promotion-chasing Chester. York took the lead on 12 minutes when Paula Clough's shot rebounded to Lorraine
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Acomb's efforts in vain
ACOMB I's poor form since Christmas continued as they were beaten 1-0 at Hull YPI. The home side were under intense early pressure but grabbed the lead against the run of play. Acomb had good chances to draw level with Dave Timmins and Dave Richardson
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BBC lines up feast of live music
BBC Music Live 2001 will bring five days of music-making to York from May 24 to 28. Jools Holland and Courtney Pine, Mary Chapin Carpenter and Brian Kay are some of the big names who will be taking part. The event will be shared between York, Leeds and
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Final pain for York's defending champs
DEFENDING champions York and District Indoor Bowls Club just failed to retain the Egham Trophy when they were beaten in the final by Surrey outfit Cambridge Park at Lodden Vale IBC, Basingstoke. York had faced the 1999 champions North Walsham, from Norfolk
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Bill takes final bow
NORTH Yorkshire referee Bill Burns will take charge of this year's LDV Vans Trophy final between Port Vale and Brentford on April 22. The final at the Millennium Stadium will bring the curtain down on the Scarborough referee's 16-year career as a Football
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Youth club plans split village
Plans for a new youth club have split a Selby village - despite kids having to sign a contract promising not to smoke, drink, or take drugs. Organisers have applied for a £5,000 National Lottery grant to get the Thorpe Willoughby club off the ground,
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Wasps in player talks
YORK Wasps have begun talks with half a dozen new players in a bid to strengthen the Huntington Stadium squad. Chairman John Stabler confirmed he had spoken to a number of players last night but none had yet put pen to paper. New director of football
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Police praised for rail crash action
NORTH Yorkshire police have been congratulated for their handling of the Selby rail disaster. A meeting of the county's police authority heard that the force had been praised by agencies with more experience of dealing with emergencies on such a scale
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Verse case scenario
POETRY might not be everyone's first thought as a means of attracting tourists to a region hit by the foot and mouth crisis. Yet Ian McMillan, the Bard of Barnsley, yesterday threw his mighty and sometimes punning pen into just such a project. The Yorkshire
