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Nestl has duty to shareholders
NESTL is in business to sell a product and make a profit ("Disgusted by Nestl", Letters, December 23). It has an obligation to its shareholders. Therefore, the firm should be expected to attempt the collection of the $6 million owed by Ethiopia. Nestl
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Geoff's timely gong
CONGRATULATIONS to York's own Old Father Time, Geoff Newey, above, on being made an MBE. A timely honour. Mr Newey is one of those modest, behind-the-scenes individuals who keep York ticking over. I don't know when he will finally retire from his civic
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Jake was a genius
YOU reported the death of Jake Thackray (December 27). Jake was a brilliant songwriter, comic, wit, raconteur, philosopher and observer of the human condition. Love it or hate it, many of your readers will remember him for his own inimitable style of
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How's Margaret?
I AM trying to trace Margaret Williamson who went to York Art School when it was in Exhibition Square in the 1960s. She married Bruce and had two children with him, and resided in Holgate and Heslington. If Margaret, or someone who knows her, reads this
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Great party
ON behalf of myself and fellow members of Clifton Bingo I thank the management and staff for hosting a thoroughly enjoyable Christmas party It was first class - well done. Mrs Ann Gardner, The Reeves, Acomb, York. Updated: 09:22 Saturday, January 04,
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Trust working behind the scenes
THE York City Supporters' Trust is continuing to work behind the scenes to help find a solution as the deadline to save the football club fast approaches. And the fans' body has urged supporters to guard against complacency as it looks to help North Yorkshire's
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Fans' will not forget
WHAT a sad and sorry plea from John Batchelor ('Diligent intention' YEP 2/2/03), I nearly wept for him! How fortunate that Mr Batchelor was able to achieve sponsorship for his unheard of motor-racing team. Such a coincidence that this sponsorship was
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Hope over nap-hand
THE race to save York City is rapidly developing into a five-horse race as the deadline to extinction looms large. And the administrators currently running the club say they are 'extremely hopeful' City will be brought back from the brink. David Willis
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Big freeze brings chaos on York roads
SCORES of accidents on icy roads across North Yorkshire were today blamed on ungritted roads as the county awoke to a covering of snow. Police were inundated with calls from stricken motorists whose cars had skidded on a dangerous combination of ice and
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Mayhem on the ice
A VAN crashed on to the York-Harrogate railway line and two people were seriously injured in a major crash on the York Outer Ring Road as icy roads caused scores of accidents today. The Orion Windows Transit van spun across the A59 near the Red Lion pub
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Ice chaos
A VAN lies on an embankment after skidding on to the York to Harrogate railway line today during a day of mayhem on icy roads around York. The scene near Poppleton was a chilling reminder of the Selby train crash, although the van passenger - seen being
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Flood-hit farmer facing £6,000 court bill
A NORTH Yorkshire farmer whose land has been hit by flooding faces court costs of almost £6,000 after losing his claim for damages against a company which built a pumping station there. David Atkinson, of Stillingfleet Farm, Stillingfleet, must pay £5,470
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Gun club fears a blank future
A YORK gun club may soon be fighting for its existence after its range was threatened by a major city development. Members of the York RI Rifle and Pistol Club could be left without a place to shoot if the ambitious York Central plans are given the go-ahead
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Market date fixed
EASINGWOLD is to start the New Year with a new market. Yorkshire Ridings Produce will hold its first farmers' market in the market square on Wednesday, January 22, at 10am. The market, which will feature meat, dairy and vegetable producers from around
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Firm gives £5,000 to aid children
A GENEROUS East Yorkshire company has given thousands of pounds to help starving children in southern Africa. Britcom International, of Market Weighton, has given £5,000 to UNICEF, the United Nations Children's Fund, to further its aid efforts in Southern
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What's it all about, Alfie?
YORK woman Jo McManus enjoyed a little extra New Year cheer when she got the chance to cuddle up to an EastEnder. Jo met soap star Shane Richie at an event to thank her for a year of hard work running York classes for Slimming World. She met Shane, who
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Rubbish turns to power at dump site
HOUSEHOLD rubbish is being converted into enough electricity to power thousands of homes at a new "green" North Yorkshire waste site. The site, at the Allerton Park landfill facility, just off the A1, near Knaresborough, is now working. It converts methane
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Paper seller Margaret retires
EVENING Press paper seller Margaret Hill is to retire after 30 years. Margaret, who lives in Whenby, first started delivering the paper to help her son out when he moved schools, but eventually took over the round full-time. However, January 11 will be
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Roads to be closed
A NUMBER of York roads are to be closed or restricted due to resurfacing. Back South Lane junction with The Village in Haxby will be closed on Monday from 7.30am until January 10, Scarcroft Hill from house numbers three to 13 and 39 to 51, will be restricted
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York girl lands role on TV show
A TEENAGE student from York today waved goodbye to her weekend lie-in and hello to millions of TV viewers on the new GMTV kids show, DIGGIN IT, on ITV. Abbie Pethullis, of Acomb, said she was "really excited" about her new job, in which she will co-star
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York men become Oz champs
Sporting glory for ex-neighbours who met by chance a world away. TWO hockey-playing former York neighbours, who six years ago met by sheer chance on opposing sides Down Under, proved English sportsmen can succeed in the land of Oz when they played on
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Get on your bike to stay fit
YORK people are being urged to greet the New Year with a resolution to get on their bikes and seek better health. With a new national report suggesting the nation's future health and economy could be at risk from sedentary lifestyles, City of York Council
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Police on alert for death crash car
THE Police Complaints Authority (PCA) is supervising inquiries into a crash near Tadcaster in which 21-year-old Mark William Beal, of Lumby, near South Milford, died and two others were injured. The horrific crash happened on the A612 at Scarthingwell
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Fans' will not forget
WHAT a sad and sorry plea from John Batchelor ('Diligent intention' YEP 2/2/03), I nearly wept for him! How fortunate that Mr Batchelor was able to achieve sponsorship for his unheard of motor-racing team. Such a coincidence that this sponsorship was
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Hope over nap-hand
THE race to save York City is rapidly developing into a five-horse race as the deadline to extinction looms large. And the administrators currently running the club say they are 'extremely hopeful' City will be brought back from the brink. David Willis
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New bold dream
HARROGATE-BORN defender Andy O'Brien will be aiming to ensure against an FA Cup old gold nightmare tomorrow. O'Brien has been a pivotal influence at the heart of a rearguard of a Newcastle United team that is now habouring genuine Premiership title ambitions
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Club robbery
A MAN with a scarf disguising his face got away with cash after he threatened a woman near the Thirsk and Sowerby Institute Club, Thirsk. The robbery took place about 8pm last night on a footpath between Chapel Street and Selby Flats. The man is described
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Katie lead ruled out
POLICE hunting the hit-and-run driver who knocked down York schoolgirl Katie Scales have eliminated a man named in a tip-off to the Evening Press. Officers spoke to the man following an anonymous response to the appeal on our website, www.thisisyork.co.uk
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Two residential homes struck by virus
TWO York residential homes have been hit by a diarrhoea and vomiting virus - as a national report reveals that cases of Norwalk-like virus have doubled in the past year. A total of 21 residents and six staff at Somerset private nursing home, in Church
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Rough and ready
YORK City Knights player-boss Paul Broadbent will have the chance to check out several potential first-teamers after naming a squad of 20 for the Knights' historic friendly against Oldham Roughyeds tomorrow. Among the 20 picked for the Knights first-ever
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Pervert teacher behind bars
A NORTH Yorkshire teacher has been jailed for four months for downloading child pornography from the internet. William Graham Chilton, 53, who taught science at Selby High School, was caught as a result of Operation Ore, a massive FBI operation to crack
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It's Knights' time
PLAYER-COACH Paul Broadbent is seeking a good display but has played down the significance of the result as York City Knights head into their first-ever fixture. The new-look club entertain Oldham Roughyeds in a friendly at Huntington Stadium tomorrow
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Melly nice to meet you!
IT might not feel very spring-like at the moment, but the new arrivals have already starting appearing at one North Yorkshire attraction. Staff at Flamingo Land have been busy caring for Melly, the first Brazilian tapir to be born at the zoo for more
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Find the dumpers
SEVERAL weeks ago a car was dumped in Queen Street, York. After a few weeks, several parking tickets and a "warning of destruction" notice, it was taken away and presumably destroyed. Another car has now been dumped on Poppleton Road and I presume this
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Pig farmers' woe
MICHAEL Langtry and Viva are wrong (Letters, January 2). British farm animals are better cared for than anywhere else in the world. There are more rules, regulations and inspections here. Cruel practises such as sow stalls are illegal. In fact meat production
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Cycling is a breeze on Jersey
YOU don't need leg muscles like Olympic gold medallist Chris Boardman to tackle Jersey's roads. This cycle-friendly island is just nine miles wide by five miles long. But if you are staying in St Helier, the main town, you would be forgiven for thinking
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Toast the coast
George Wilkinson heads to Robin Hood's Bay for a bracing New Year walk. HAPPY New Year all. Here's a walk from Robin Hood's Bay for a hard January day when a minimum of the other half million visitors per annum are of the same mind. The station car park
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Belgian bulge
You have given your liver a rest for three days. So give it a continental treat, suggests GUZZLING GREENWOOD. BELGIANS are invading York. Under cover of night, they are taking up positions on our shelves and fillings our fridges. They come in many disguises
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Parliament Street Caf, Harrogate
THIS caf is located in the basement of the Edinburgh Woollen Mill shop. Although there are stairs down, a lift provides alternative access. Brightly lit with a shining wooden floor, this is a self-service venue. Ann occupied a table to give us the best
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The Bar Convent, Blossom Street - Reviewed 04/01/03
Chris Greenwood discovers an unusual place to eat tucked away off Nunnery Lane in York. WALKING into the historic Bar Convent building just metres from the busy Micklegate Bar junction of Blossom Street and Nunnery Lane is like taking a breath of fresh
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Reasons behind Oaklands pledge
WITH the start of the New Year, it is not going to be too long before fans will be asked to renew their membership of the York City Supporters' Trust. Now more than ever, the Trust needs everyone's support as it seeks to safeguard professional football
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Market date fixed
EASINGWOLD is to start the New Year with a new market. Yorkshire Ridings Produce will hold its first farmers' market in the market square on Wednesday, January 22, at 10am. The market, which will feature meat, dairy and vegetable producers from around
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Fears for missing man
Selby police are concerned for the well-being of a 26-year-old man who went missing at the end of New Year celebrations. Robert Winn, of Fairburn, near Knottingley, was last seen in Main Street, Castleford at 1.25am on New Year's Day when he was thought
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Play safe for award
BUSINESSES around the county are being invited to enter the annual Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (Rospa) occupational health and safety awards. The awards, which help to promote the importance of safety in the workplace as well as reduce
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Couple look forward to the last post
A NORTH Yorkshire post office will leave family hands after more than a century of service, when its postmaster retires this month. Ian Topham, 64, will swap stamps and bills for gardening gloves and the potting shed when he retires from Boroughbridge
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Abbey repair job to cost £100,000
PLANS have been submitted for a £100,000 repair project at one of North Yorkshire's most famous landmarks - Fountains Abbey. The work will concentrate on Studley Royal, the estate's 18th century water garden, which features a series of landscaped waterfalls
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A sculpture for Christmas? Pigs might fly!
DONNA LAMBERT'S favourite catchphrase - "pigs might fly" - became a reality over Christmas. The software engineer came back to her North Yorkshire home from work to find she was the proud owner of the region's first airborne pig. The mother-of-three returned
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Priest must wait to learn his fate
AN Anglican priest must wait between four and six weeks to learn his fate over allegations of sexual harassment. A York ecclesiastical tribunal reserved judgement on the Rev Harry Brown's appeal against his sacking by the Bishop of Carlisle, the Rt Rev
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Well-equipped for fun
HARROGATE parents are being given the opportunity to choose new equipment for one of the town's oldest playgrounds, Luchon Way. Harrogate Council is inviting parents and children to an equipment roadshow on January 15 at Coppice Valley School between
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Gift to play area
A COBBLED path leading to an Easingwold play area will be replaced by tarmac thanks to a cash windfall. Persimmon Homes have given Easingwold Town Council £20,000 towards the upkeep and maintenance of the popular Claypenny play area following completion
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Holiday rush to escape winter
PEOPLE in our region are fighting off the post-Christmas blues by booking themselves a break in the sun. Travel agents throughout York say people are flocking through their doors to find ways to escape the damp and gloomy weather. The manager of Thomas
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Home on the range
YORK Castle Museum is showing visitors that home really is where the "hearth" is, in a new exhibition of fireplaces and ranges. The exhibition takes the visitor through 300 years of family life in the kitchen, including displays of cooking styles and
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Heigh, ho silver
TWO York fitness enthusiasts proved inspirational indoors to hit a silver load. John Booth and Malcolm Fawcett each gained silver medals in the Welsh Indoor Rowing Championships, which were part of the 2002-03 British Grand Prix series held at the Welsh
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Shop workers wanted
BRITAIN'S largest veterinary charity, the PDSA, is appealing for volunteers to help in its fundraising shops. If you would like to offer your help a few hours a week, or maybe more, contact the PDSA's national volunteering centre on 0800 854194. Updated
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Trust working behind the scenes
THE York City Supporters' Trust is continuing to work behind the scenes to help find a solution as the deadline to save the football club fast approaches. And the fans' body has urged supporters to guard against complacency as it looks to help North Yorkshire's
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Director is sent to jail
AN ACCOUNTANT who stole more than £100,000 from the North Yorkshire building society where he was a director has been jailed for 18 months. Gerald Roper Waterworth, 50, of Hall Park Grove, Scalby, Scarborough, had taken the money to buy treats and holidays
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I'll be back for Booth
JORVIK Warrior Jamie Warters is back and has a burning desire to avenge his defeat against Tony Booth. The York cruiserweight went down to Booth on points and was left with three stitches to his left eye after ending his two-year absence from the ring
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Another grand raised by fans
THE Knights' Christmas draw and New Year's Eve party together raised more than £1,000 for club coffers. That means the fund-raising events team, a branch of the fans' committee, has now brought in more than £3,000. Events co-ordinator Phil Seymour said
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Free offer from thankful Knights
YORK City Knights have revealed that all fully paid-up club members come March will receive a free season ticket for next season. Chief executive Steve Ferres said the offer was a token of appreciation to all fans who have helped the club get off the
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Fans united in re-forming their clubs
IT is perhaps symbolic that Oldham will provide the first-ever opposition for York City Knights. For the Lancashire town's rugby league fans endured a similar plight five years ago to that endured over the last nine months by their York counterparts -
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Church raider jailed for four years
A BURGLAR who criss-crossed England and Wales raiding 517 churches over nine months - including two in Malton - has been jailed for four years. Christopher Coulthard, 40, was carrying £2,450 when he was eventually caught in Aberystwyth, west Wales, last
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Free offer from thankful Knights
YORK City Knights have revealed that all fully paid-up club members come March will receive a free season ticket for next season. Chief executive Steve Ferres said the offer was a token of appreciation to all fans who have helped the club get off the
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Fans united in re-forming their clubs
IT is perhaps symbolic that Oldham will provide the first-ever opposition for York City Knights. For the Lancashire town's rugby league fans endured a similar plight five years ago to that endured over the last nine months by their York counterparts -
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Rough and ready
YORK City Knights player-boss Paul Broadbent will have the chance to check out several potential first-teamers after naming a squad of 20 for the Knights' historic friendly against Oldham Roughyeds tomorrow. Among the 20 picked for the Knights first-ever
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It's Knights' time
PLAYER-COACH Paul Broadbent is seeking a good display but has played down the significance of the result as York City Knights head into their first-ever fixture. The new-look club entertain Oldham Roughyeds in a friendly at Huntington Stadium tomorrow
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All to play for in 2003
THE next 12 months could see the most significant spell in rugby union - not just nationally, but at a domestic level as well. The highlight will no doubt be the Rugby World Cup in Australia - the pinnacle of any player's career - and for once the northern
