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Must do better...
THE Government's annual performance tables for secondary schools have just been published. How can York's education authority continue to go on record claiming that "all York's (comprehensive) schools are good" when, year after year the GCSE tables show
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Stop the pollution
WITH reference to the photo of a typical rush-hour scene in the Planet York supplement (November 14) half of the cars shown in the picture do not need to be there, but they have to, to get over Skeldergate Bridge. They have to go all the way up Fishergate
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Don't delay Santa
SEEING that there are so many roads in York dug up I hope that Santa will not get stuck in all the traffic at Christmas. Patrick Gibson (age 6), Harington Avenue, York. Updated: 09:26 Saturday, November 24, 2001
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City lose £24,000 a week
YORK CITY are losing £24,000 a week, according to figures published today. The Minstermen's balance sheet reveals their deficit at June 30, 2001, stood at a record £1,261,038 - nearly double that of last year. The news has been met with dismay by fans
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Gorge-us
Paul Kirkwood heads for the 'Scottish' uplands just outside of York This ride starts in Rawcliffe - not the York suburb but the Moorland village of Newton-upon-Rawcliffe, near Pickering. I set off from the village at its northern end and followed the
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Flood victims may get relief on council tax
FLOOD victims who are unable to live in their homes could soon be entitled to reduced Council Tax bills. Ministers have announced plans to give councils across North Yorkshire discretionary powers to reduce bills. Unless all the furniture has been removed
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Cross roads
VICTORIA ELLIS takes in the medieval ruins along the Magna Via from Helmsley We drive north out of the centre of Helmsley, not as usual on the busy Bilsdale road, but on a more ancient parallel highway. It is the Magna Via, first recorded in 1145. We
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Injuries leave City in a spin
YORK City's Jeff Miller must feel like installing a revolving door to his physio room at Bootham Crescent. No sooner than a couple of players got off the treatment table this week to resume training than their places were taken by two more of City's walking
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Taste of Christmas
CHRIS TITLEY samples York's festive fayre CHRISTMAS is different things to different people. A religious celebration. A season of goodwill. A time for the children. To a glutton like me, however, the festivities centre on food and drink. Having very nearly
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Magic of Munster
BOB LAWRENCE visits one of York's twin cities with more bikes than people AN autumn break in one of York's twin cities proved to be a real tonic. Munster, in northern Germany, was our destination and although it is about twice size of York we were pleasantly
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York's young stars get firm grip on medals
BATTLING members of York's Junior Judo Team achieved bronze medal success at the Area Judo Team Championships held in Sheffield. It was the first major tournament for many of the squad who fought against some of the best players in Yorkshire. Senior club
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Tributes to darts legend Smith
LEGENDARY York darts player Mick Smith has died at the age of 87. He was Yorkshire champion on four occasions but his fort was the News of the World treble play, long before 1969 when the first treble board league was introduced in the city. Mr Smith's
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Jorvik cuts price of admissions
YORK residents can now take advantage of a unique opportunity to visit one of the city's top visitor attractions for half price from now until the end of January 2002. York Card holders need only bring their card to Jorvik in Coppergate with a proof of
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Robins flying high towards UniBond
SELBY Town are confident they will make the grade in their bid to achieve UniBond League status. The Northern Counties East League premier division high-flyers have hosted the UniBond League's ground grading committee following their application to join
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Gardener digging for victory
GREEN-FINGERED Jaqueline Attrill is preparing to show how her garden grows in a national competition. The 30-year-old mother of two, from Husthwaite, near Easingwold, has reached the finals of the BBC Gardener of the Year competition. And her achievement
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Silence is golden for Dolan
YORK City boss Terry Dolan may have stuck to his vow of not praising his players - but his silence spoke a thousand words. Dolan was so upset with his side's performance against Swansea on Tuesday night - just 48 hours after heaping praise on them for
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Silence is golden for Dolan
YORK City boss Terry Dolan may have stuck to his vow of not praising his players - but his silence spoke a thousand words. Dolan was so upset with his side's performance against Swansea on Tuesday night - just 48 hours after heaping praise on them for
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Directors challenged
I HAVE written on a number of occasions in the past offering comment and criticism about the state of affairs at Bootham Crescent. This has always intended to be constructive but has never made on iota of difference. I was one of the miserable 1,800 or
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Inept York
HAVING been a supporter of York City for over 30 years, the performance against was perhaps one of the most inept I have ever seen. Having been to Lincoln, Oxford and Colchester in recent weeks I cannot understand how the team can put in such poor performances
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Caf Rouge, Low Petergate, York.
Caf Rouge has a knock-out location in York's historic heart, but is the food as impressive? MAXINE GORDON finds out... OUR window-side table overlooking Petergate at night must rank as one of the best dining spots in the city. The Christmas lights straddling
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Well looked after
I THANK York District Hospital doctors and all other staff who cared for me while I was in for kidney treatment on three separate occasions. The attention they gave me was beyond reproach. The food was excellent and room one on Ward 12 was lovely and
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Costly democracy
I do hope Stuart Wilson won't mind me correcting one small, but important detail, in his letter (November 20): York Council are employing the services of a Queen's Counsel - no mere barrister to defend their corner in the forthcoming Coppergate II public
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Sing in the tail
STAR Evening Press snapper Steven Bradshaw took this picture of a dancing squirrel in York's Museum Gardens the other day, slapped it on my desk and said: "Hey up, Dick, what do you think this squirrel is singing, then?" Having never been accused of being
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Light-headed law
MIKE Usherwood is only 50 per cent right when he says there appears to be new legislation stating that cyclists riding in the dark without lights are permitted to ride on the pavement (November 19). According to my observations they are also permitted
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Wake up to Tony
AFTER reading Chris Titley's witty column Who Cares if Apathy Rules (November 21), I came across the letter from William Dixon Smith in the same edition. Mr Dixon Smith hits the nail perfectly on the head. "Contemptuous disregard" is a phrase to be conjured
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Stunning voices
THANK you for running the story of the two talented opera singers, Nick Ransley and Hannah Mason, above, bringing opera to the masses in York (November 20). I encountered them in Davygate about ten days ago and was completely bowled over by their beautiful
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Mansfield 1, York City 1
FOOTBALL has a habit of kicking you in the teeth at times - and last night York City felt its full force. With a 1-0 lead - courtesy of a Lee Nogan strike - and less than a minute remaining, the Minstermen were on the verge of a sensational victory over
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Flights of fancy
Looking for a daredevil gift with a difference this Christmas? A North Yorkshire firm might have just the thing, finds STEPHEN LEWIS We're at 3,000 feet when the tow-rope drops away. There's a jerk and the glider seems to hang for a moment, poised motionless
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Expert launches Minton range
TV PRESENTER and porcelain expert David Dickinson has helped launch the new Minton range of fine bone china at York's Mulberry Hall. Two hundred guests attended the UK re-launch of the Royal Doulton brand at the fine china shop in Stonegate. Mr Dickinson
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NHS buildings need millions
HOSPITALS and health buildings across North Yorkshire are in need of repairs costing a staggering £23.1 million, it has been revealed. Health Minister John Hutton said the figure is the bill just for bringing buildings up to a standard considered to be
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River patrols plan to hook rogue anglers
BOAT patrols are set to crack down on illegal anglers fishing in the county's rivers. The Environment Agency is warning license dodgers there will be nowhere to hide as bailiffs take to the water. John Shannon, fisheries team leader, said money from fishing
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Silver joy for Brooks
POCKLINGTON oarsman John Brooks won a silver medal at the largest indoor rowing championship in history. Brooks, 41, was second in the men's 40-44 lightweight category at the PPP healthcare British Indoor Rowing Championship held at Birmingham National
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Firm to pay £9,000 after blast
A BUILDING firm must pay £9,000 over an incident in which children playing with a can of paint thinners were burned when the can exploded. Eight-year-old Jodie Blackburn, her brother, Simon, 13, and twins Oliver and James Richards, eight, found the canister
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Family worry over conditions in jail
A URINE and blood-stained mattress and a diet of boiled potatoes and peas. This is what York air enthusiast Andrew Jenkins faces daily in his Greek prison cell, the Evening Press has been told. Andrew, 32, who was among the group of plane spotters arrested
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In the family way
ROB Webber and Charlie Allen are following hot on the heels of their brothers after being named in the Yorkshire Under-16 team. Fifteen-year-old Rob, who captained Yorkshire U15 last season, is the second Webber to gain county honours after his 18-year-old
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Relaxed code is wrong - Higgins
SNOOKER'S relaxed new dress code is wrong according to the star who is defending the UK Championship in York next month, writes Hugh MacDougal. Former world champion John Higgins told the Evening Press that he does not agree with players now being able
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Flood victims may get relief on council tax
FLOOD victims who are unable to live in their homes could soon be entitled to reduced Council Tax bills. Ministers have announced plans to give councils across North Yorkshire discretionary powers to reduce bills. Unless all the furniture has been removed
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Wasps french flair
YORK WASPS RL Club have added some Australian steel and French flair to their squad with the signing of Ben Sorbello. Although he was born in Paris, the full-back moved Down Under when he was just three years old. He has been signed from French club Avignon
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City blueprint
YOUTH and heavy doses of realism continue to hold the key to York City's well-being and promotion hopes, according to Minstermen chairman Douglas Craig. As reported on the front page of today's Evening Press, City are losing around £24,000 a week, but
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Driver urges crossing after boy hurt in crash
THE driver involved in an accident in York which left an 11-year-old boy seriously injured has called for a crossing on the road where it occurred. Joynul Miah, 18, was driving the white Ford Escort which was in collision with Sean Curtis as Sean walked
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Flowers for case victim
A TOUCHING tribute has been laid at the lonely spot near York where the bound and gagged body of a woman was discovered stuffed inside a suitcase. Officers investigating the gruesome find in a hedgerow at the side of a country lane, between Askham Richard
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City lose £24,000 a week
YORK CITY are losing £24,000 a week, according to figures published today. The Minstermen's balance sheet reveals their deficit at June 30, 2001, stood at a record £1,261,038 - nearly double that of last year. The news has been met with dismay by fans
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City blueprint
YOUTH and heavy doses of realism continue to hold the key to York City's well-being and promotion hopes, according to Minstermen chairman Douglas Craig. As reported on the front page of today's Evening Press, City are losing around £24,000 a week, but
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Beer with Rosie
NOW here's someone who gleefully defies the image of the real ale drinker. "It's not just old men who drink beer," says Yorkshirewoman Rosie Walker. "It's a wholesome drink full of flavour. I don't know why it should be for men only. "I'm not in the Women's
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Wasps french flair
YORK WASPS RL Club have added some Australian steel and French flair to their squad with the signing of Ben Sorbello. Although he was born in Paris, the full-back moved Down Under when he was just three years old. He has been signed from French club Avignon
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Bank on Meadow for starring role
Meadowbank, regarded by trainer Mick Easterby as a Grand National horse in the making, can playing a starring role over the unique Aintree course tomorrow. The giant-sized gelding travels to Merseyside for the £50,000 Tote Becher Chase and is napped to
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Six more months of traffic misery
YORK is set for another six months of traffic misery next year after highways chiefs ruled out extra lanes at the A64 roadworks. This autumn's crippling congestion on the dual carriageway and across the city centre has largely been caused by the single-lane
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Fighting talk
LENNOX Lewis has confounded his critics and won back his world heavyweight boxing title. To do this he had to show all his bulldog British attitude to his sport. He truly showed that he still has the guts, tenacity and will to win. And above all he's
