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Labour is so silent on warden cash refusal
READERS may recall that York's Liberal Democrat councillors conducted a survey of residents' opinions on crime-related issues across York during the summer. The Evening Press kindly reported the outcome (November 7). York is not a high-crime community
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Educate the children
HAVING only recently moved to the area, I welcome your publication of local schools performance league tables. I was pleased to see the outstanding performance of pupils and teachers in York, where education is an important issue, but still every child
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My fear for Santa
THINKING of six-year-old Patrick Gibson, who worries about Santa getting stuck in the York traffic (Letters, November 24) my worry is Santa getting to York at all - if he decides to come by train. Ken Holmes, Updated: 12:24 Wednesday, November 28, 2001
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Give me back my past
It was more than 40 years ago, but Jan Kelly still vividly remembers the day she and her brother were taken into care. She was six: her brother 18 months older. It must have been late at night, she says, because all the other children at the St Hilda's
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Brits are best at being worst
BY heck, it makes you proud. Britain has the worst traffic congestion in Europe. Forget the wretched rues of Paris, the static strade of Rome and the, er, awful autobaans approaching Amsterdam. John Bull's jams are the longest on the continent - by a
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Call a halt to Greek travesty
IT was a farce. It is rapidly becoming a Greek tragedy. Andy Jenkins and his fellow air enthusiasts are being treated appallingly. Nearly three weeks has passed since they were arrested at an air base near Kalamata, a visit that followed an invitation
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Telling it straight
STILL in the same neck of the woods, transport minister David Jamieson has "explained" why GNER was not granted the 20-year East Coast Main Line franchise. And it is all Greek to us. His Parliamentary answer is crystal clear, if you are a scholar of the
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Village flood defence call
VILLAGERS have called for properties on both sides of the river at Stamford Bridge to be protected from flooding - including the old Cornmill restaurant. Residents spoke out at a public meeting called to discuss Environment Agency proposals to protect
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Wheelchair shop forced to close by 'poor sales'
DISABLED people could be left without vital mobility equipment after a healthcare company closed its doors. Ashdale Healthcare, which has an outlet in Walmgate, York, has been placed into administration because of financial difficulties. The company,
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Gobbledegook reply slammed
MP Anne McIntosh has criticised the Government for giving a "nonsensical" explanation about the reason why GNER was not awarded a 20-year franchise to operate the East Coast Main Line. The Vale of York MP tabled a written Parliamentary question which
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Railtrack staff now getting bonus of £100
THE company charged with saving Railtrack from going bankrupt is paying out £1 million in Christmas bonuses to staff, the Evening Press has learned. Although Railtrack is struggling with over-budget projects and failing infrastructure, Ernst & Young
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Dyson and Ross prove IT in victory
IT Sports scored a narrow 5-4 home win over University Students 'C' in men's division one of the York Badminton League. James Crall and Mike Jones took three University wins for 94-53, but Phil Dyson and Tim Ross swung the match with a six and eight over
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York woman's agony over 'lost' childhood
A YORK woman who grew up in council care says her childhood has been 'lost' because council officials cannot find her files. Jan Kelly, now 49, went into care at St Hilda's children's home, York, aged six. Until she was almost 16 she lived in children's
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INSPIRATION-AL FINISH FOR CITY
ONE man stood in the goal-mouth at the end of a titanic encounter and milked the cheers of the crowd. His team-mates had mobbed him, York City mascot Yorkie bowed down in front of him in sheer reverence and his name rung around Bootham Crescent not for
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Missing diver presumed dead
THE parents of a North Yorkshire diver who is missing and presumed dead off the Scottish coast have still not lost hope of seeing their son alive. The parents of Mark Mason, 37, from Harrogate, have told members of his diving club that they remain hopeful
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Fredrickson ready to roar
A HUGE Roar could soon be coming from Bootham Crescent, but it won't be from Yorkie the Lion or the York City faithful. The Minstermen has given a trial to 6ft 2ins Norwegian defender Roar Fredriksen, and after impressing boss Terry Dolan in his first
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Price of glory
YORK City chief Terry Dolan has praised his battle-weary troops after they booked their place against Reading in the second round of the FA Cup, writes Tony Curtis. The Minstermen toiled hard for two hours before finally ending the challenge of Colchester
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Rail disaster motorist "asleep at wheel'
SELBY train crash motorist Gary Hart caused the disaster in which ten people died because he fell asleep at the wheel of his Land Rover, a court heard today. Hart, 37, of Church Lane, Strubby, Lincolnshire, had not been to bed the night before the tragedy
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Wild About Harry by Colin Bateman (HarperCollins, £5.99)
COLIN Bateman's extreme imagination has calmed from the days of terror-wreaking Christian fundamentalists promoting the new Messiah, machine gun-toting nuns and reincarnated Native American princesses. Wild About Harry seems strangely sober - by Bateman's
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Munster shows way
AS a regular visitor to Munster, I enjoyed your article on this fine city in Weekender (November 24). In particular, your reporting of the local transport system was very accurate. In Munster the authorities have managed that which the City of York Council
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How to fail in business without really trying...
A well-motivated Ron Godfrey plays plankety plank with Steve McDermott, the main speaker at next week's Evening Press Business Awards EVEN after positively blasting through a half-inch thick plank my positive chopping wrist was still in a condition positively
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Cherie's gift for Afghan women
A BROOCH from Cherie Blair is helping York Labour party members seeking to help in the liberation of Afghan women. City Labour Party member Lesley Della Gana has asked friends and MPs to donate items for a stall at the party's Christmas fayre on Saturday
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Pupils know way around
A TEAM of young geographers at a York school have navigated their way to the next stage of a worldwide competition. The three Year 11 pupils, from Bootham School, beat off competition from three other local schools to win the local finals of the Royal
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Chancellor's report is broadly welcomed
BUSINESS leaders in York and North Yorkshire today gave Chancellor Gordon Brown's pre-budget report a general thumbs-up. The Chancellor's plans to extend the 10p corporation tax band for small firms, his proposed simplification of the VAT system and his
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Yorkshire Tea on way to Kabul
YORK-based expatshopping-.com today resumed deliveries of Yorkshire Tea and Branston Pickle to war-torn Kabul and Islamabad in neighbouring Pakistan. The dotcom, which from its sorting base in Osbaldwick, sells British food to homesick expatriates all
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Car accident boy stable
A York schoolboy remains in a stable condition at York District Hospital (YDH) after undergoing surgery. Sean Curtis, 11, a pupil at Millthorpe School, suffered serious head and leg injuries when he was hit by a car in Knavesmire Road last Thursday. Meanwhile
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Ace Gerry makes the pace
Round three of the hotly contested Yorkshire Winter League saw a field of 80 battling gale-force winds on an exposed Ouse at Hunters Lodge and Widdington. Given the conditions it was a good match with roach widespread and 4lb needed to top every section
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There's a guy works down the cop shop swears he's Elvis...
IT'S Now Or Never for a York Elvis impersonator who is within sight of winning a national competition. Neil Wood could be playing The King live on stage next year, if he is picked out from a final 12 hopefuls. The 32-year-old from Bishopthorpe has already
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How the Minstermen's shoot-out drama unfolded
1. Scott McGleish stepped up for the first penalty only to see his well-hit drive brilliantly saved by Fettis. 2. The game twisted again as City substitute Mark Maley failed to take advantage as his effort cannoned back off the bar. 3. The worst penalty
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Crime on rise for first time in 6 years
CRIME has risen in York and Selby for the first time in six years as police time is occupied by a series of major incidents. Figures for April to October this year, compared with the same period last year, show that crime overall has gone up by 10.9 per
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Young voices light up a life
CHILDREN in St Wilfrid's Primary School, York, choir are busy practising for a concert to help launch a special Christmas tree. The Monkgate school is joining the Service of Dedication for the St Leonard's Hospice Light Up A Life Christmas tree at York
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Wasps join Army game
YORK Wasps have stepped into help the Army Rugby League team ahead of their Challenge Cup first round clash against Saddleworth Rangers on Saturday. The Army had approached to club for help with coaching at varying points during the season, and Wasps,
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Evening Press staff scoop awards
IMPRESSIVE images have earned the Evening Press two more media awards. Photographer Frank Dwyer and graphic designer Lisa Cook impressed the judges in The Yorkshire Press Awards with their imagination and skill and each took home a prestigious award from
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York plane spotter could be held until Christmas
THE freedom hopes of arrested York air enthusiast Andy Jenkins have been crushed possibly until Christmas. The Greek press is speculating its Government may try to save face by releasing Andy and his companions for the festive season. His family were
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Stowe-away mission, Tadcaster to chart route to conquest
TADCASTER Grammar School girls compete in the English Schools' Cross Country Cup final at Stowe School, Buckinghamshire, on Saturday. Their team of Lisa Collett, Nicola Lampard, Lauren Mason, Kate Hollier, Rhiannon Parsons and Emma Shooter will be hoping
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Sheffield steel is next up to test York aces' mettle
York City Boys' Under 11s entertain their Sheffield counterparts this weekend boasting an even-steven record. The have won one, drawn one and lost one of their three games so far this season. They won 10-2 at home to Wakefield, drew 1-1 away to Leeds
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Ryedale teach College a lesson
RYEDALE School put in a superb battling display to take the Area Under 15s Hockey Tournament. The competition was originally going to be played on the school's own pitch, but wet weather forced it to be moved to the artificial pitches at Ryedale Leisure
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Bajan Bandit to grab the prize at Carlisle
The Bajan Bandit, who has the Cheltenham Festival at the top of his agenda this season, can remain firmly on track for his March objective by extending his unbeaten sequence at Carlisle tomorrow. The exciting six-year-old goes for the Viacom Outdoor Novices
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Motion in poetry
RORY Motion is a modern renaissance man: a travelling showman, hippie comedian and writer, self-taught painter, eco-protester and Hudder-sfield Town fan. "Anyone from Huddersfield who can read and write is a renaissance figure," jokes Rory, playing down
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The Hutchinson Encyclopedia (Helicon, £40)
ONCE you start, you can't stop. Each entry you read in this wonderful reference work leads you to another. What starts out as a routine check can keep you enthralled for hours. Take York. It was the obvious place to begin. And there they are, three entries
