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Gran goes too for big family holiday
We're all going on a summer holiday, but now, as JO HAYWOOD discovers, when we say "all" we mean "all". IT USED to be said that when we Brits went on holiday, we packed everything but the kitchen sink. Now, however, we are ditching our kettles, teabags
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New rules aimed at giving Spam a battering
THERE are new rules on Spam - not the Special American meat that used to be made into fritters, but the sort of annoying (and sometimes expensive) messages many of us receive by telephone or via our fax machines, computers and mobile phones. The new rules
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Don't blame the postie!
POSTMEN and women in York and North and East Yorkshire are urging businesses in the region: "Don't blame us for late deliveries." Paul Clays, north-eastern regional secretary of the Union of Communication Workers, representing 1,200 postal workers in
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Fans' chief thrilled
YORK City's dramatic hold on to their Bootham Crescent home has thrilled the chairman of one of the country's top fans' pressure groups. Malcolm Clarke, chairman of the Football Supporters' Federation, and a self-confessed City fan, hailed the deal that
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Former City chairman in 'regret' admission
FORMER York City chairman John Batchelor expressed his delight today at the deal to keep York City at Bootham Crescent - but said it was "tinged with regret" that he had not been able to manage it himself. Mr Batchelor, who was in charge of the club from
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Street of shame
I WHOLEHEARTEDLY agree with the traders on Micklegate and their grievances ('Ghetto' blast', January 29). I walk down there most days and the problem with rubbish starts in Blossom Street at the fast food outlets and continues down Micklegate. It is a
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Courageous stance
I MUST respectfully disagree with John Heawood about his comments on York MP Hugh Bayley (Letters, February 2). Yes, Hugh did say that he would not support a war without a second resolution. He was, quite rightly, putting as much pressure as possible
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Accuracy is crucial
THE correspondence regarding the Hutton Report is confusing two issues. Andrew Gilligan, by his own admission, was not accurate. He said he got it mostly right. Would anybody fly in an aeroplane if the pilot got it right six times out of ten? With news
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Take a bow
I THANK the person who handed our daughter's toy Clifford dog in to Matalan last Sunday after it was left in a shopping trolley outside the store. After reading about the children's bikes being stolen after Christmas it renews my faith in human nature
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Lone tree at the Eye of York cramps city potential
IT was good to see the city council encouraging the use of the Eye of York as a cultural venue. It makes a change from previous years when events were abandoned. Some years ago I thought this site had lots of potential for one-off concerts and other events
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Lack of skills is harming business
A LACK of skills is threatening Yorkshire businesses, according to the largest employer survey ever to be conducted in England. The survey, just published, shows that 20 per cent of job vacancies in Yorkshire and the Humber remain unfilled due to a lack
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York phone mast U-turn
AN APPLICATION to put a mobile phone mast on a York water tower which was unanimously rejected by councillors has been overturned on appeal to the Government. City of York Council threw out proposals to add three antennae and a pole-mounted dish to the
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Cancer charity banks on the rag trade
AN INTERIOR design shop is hoping to raise £1,000 for York Against Cancer by selling expensive fabric books at bargain prices. Plaskitt & Plaskitt, in Monkgate, York, is undergoing a major refit and, to make way for new ranges, it is selling off showroom
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Sunken treasure boost for diving club
A YORK sports club is "going under" due to the actions of a big local firm - and club members couldn't be happier. Sub-aqua club Excalibur has received a sea-chest of treasure from Nestl to help its members explore underwater worlds. The city-based club
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Historic clock struck by louts
FIREFIGHTERS had to make safe the cast-iron timepiece of a York city centre church after vandals smashed its glass face. Council officials are today inspecting spy camera footage that may pinpoint the culprits who damaged the early 19th-century timepiece
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Press leads banks and businesses in protest on post
BOSSES at major York banks have joined the protests from business chiefs against changes to postal deliveries in the city, saying they fear their own services could be affected. Their warning comes as the Evening Press today launches its Stand and Deliver
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York gets rehearsal on Ascot traffic
REHEARSALS for Royal Ascot could help York cope with thousands of extra cars and several Royal visitors. City council chiefs hope to stage a dress rehearsal of measures designed to minimise the disruption caused by Royal Ascot, including accessing the
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Heworth's hot-shots widen the gap at top
LEAGUE leaders Heworth 'A' recorded a 6-1 win over Bootham 'A' their nearest contenders in the York Conservative Clubs' Carlsberg-Tetley snooker league and opened up an 11-point lead. Heworth's Kevin Gall fought back with a 25 break to level the scores
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Fans' chief thrilled
YORK City's dramatic hold on to their Bootham Crescent home has thrilled the chairman of one of the country's top fans' pressure groups. Malcolm Clarke, chairman of the Football Supporters' Federation, and a self-confessed City fan, hailed the deal that
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City primed for Hull and back party
YORK City fans will be able to toast this week's historic news at Bootham Crescent's Social Club on Saturday night. Supporters' Trust board member Kirsten Gillies will be racing back to open the club after the away game at table-topping Hull City and
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Freed Bleach blames police
THE Police Complaints Authority is investigating a formal complaint against North Yorkshire Police over evidence produced by the force for Peter Bleach's trial in India. Supporters in Britain lodged the complaint last year on behalf of the North Yorkshire
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Health chiefs in vote appeal
HEALTH bosses have joined the call for York and Selby to be linked if county residents vote "Yes" in the regional assembly referendum. Jeremy Clough, chief executive of Selby and York Primary Care Trust, said a Selby and York unitary authority would be
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Now we need more roar emotion
YOU do not see people in tears very often and I must admit that this week's announcement over Bootham Crescent to the players and staff in the Social Club was emotional. To see members of staff crying did not surprise me but it did shock me because it
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Hype deluge
FLIPPERS, check. Wetsuit, check. Breathing apparatus, check. You are now ready to venture into York. Judging by the output of certain national media, that is the only way we can go about our business right now. For York, read Atlantis. It seems the city
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Close the Odeon
THE Odeon is a run down old fleapit, and the sooner it is closed, the better. The building has been neglected for decades; the seating is uncomfortable and the projection and sound are truly dreadful (I say this as someone who spent ten years in the cinema
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Easyworld: Kill The Last Romantic (Zomba) ****
EASYWORLD are travelling into a different musical place - and are hoping their fans will go with them. This, their second album, takes a much more thoughtful and introspective direction than their previous, more rocky music. Signs at gigs, including last
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Stephin Merritt, Pieces Of April (Nonesuch) ****
KEEPING up with Manhattan's Stephen Merritt is like trying to stay with the pounding pace of Paula Radcliffe. Prolific doesn't tell half the story. Merritt is The Magnetic Fields, whose 1999 triple-decker 69 Love Songs is soon to be followed up by a spring
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Press leads banks and businesses in protest on post
BOSSES at major York banks have joined the protests from business chiefs against changes to postal deliveries in the city, saying they fear their own services could be affected. Their warning comes as the Evening Press today launches its Stand and Deliver
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City primed for Hull and back party
YORK City fans will be able to toast this week's historic news at Bootham Crescent's Social Club on Saturday night. Supporters' Trust board member Kirsten Gillies will be racing back to open the club after the away game at table-topping Hull City and
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Close the Odeon
THE Odeon is a run down old fleapit, and the sooner it is closed, the better. The building has been neglected for decades; the seating is uncomfortable and the projection and sound are truly dreadful (I say this as someone who spent ten years in the cinema
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Wrong signals
I READ with dismay that City of York Council is planning to replace the old Arc Light Centre with a new £1.5 million establishment (January 26). It is an unfortunate fact that people who frequent these sort of places are often heavily dependent on drugs
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Halt-Hog days
IF the "new drive to reduce speed on York roads" (February 2) is successful, the city will be able to rival Punxutawney, PA in having its own Ground-To-A-Halt-Hog Day. Annie Wright, Aston Science Park, Birmingham. Updated: 10:02 Thursday, February 05,
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Don't blame the postie!
POSTMEN and women in York and North and East Yorkshire are urging businesses in the region: "Don't blame us for late deliveries." Paul Clays, north-eastern regional secretary of the Union of Communication Workers, representing 1,200 postal workers in
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Uneasy victory for Tony Blair
MILLIONS of words have been rolled out in the wake of the Hutton report. Here are a few more. Ordered by the Government, this inquiry looked into some of the issues surrounding the suicide of David Kelly, the Ministry of Defence scientist and an expert
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Revenge to spur Villagers
Heworth will be gunning for revenge when they travel to New Earswick All Blacks in the York and District Cup semi-final on Saturday. The Arriva Trains Conference Division Two side will be hoping to get their own back on the CMS Yorkshire Senior division
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Acorn homing in on rivals
YORK Acorn entertain Widnes St Maries in Arriva Trains Conference Division Two on Saturday keen to make home advantage count in the pursuit of points. Lee McTigue is starting a six-match ban, while Richard Scott's knee problem will keep him out of action
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Warriors running out of steam
An improving Selby Warriors Amateur Rugby League Club Under-11s put in their best first half performance of the season against a very strong experienced Middleton outfit to take a 12-10 lead into the break. But it was not enough as they eventually lost
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Athletics club on its marks...
NESTLE Rowntree Athletics Club have admitted they would still consider a move to the University of York in the future if it provided a better alternative than their current Huntington home. Yesterday's announcement that York City Football Club have reached
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English patience
York Indoor Bowls Club hosted the Yorkshire Ladies versus English Women's Indoor Bowling Association President's team match which ended in a 125-108 aggregate victory for the visitors. Yorkshire President Helen Walker's rink were playing against the EWIBA
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Cheap rail fare plan is rapped
A YORK-based rail company which plans to offer cut-price tickets across the North of England has been savaged by rival firms. Competitors of Grand Central Railway Company have petitioned the Office of the Rail Regulator (ORR) expressing their concern
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Friends floored by 'flawed' laws
FRIENDS of the Earth claim a planning loophole allowing a York supermarket to expand its floor space without council approval will hit city centre businesses. Asda, at Monks Cross, is one of five Asda stores in the UK which has had a mezzanine floor installed
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Former City chairman in 'regret' admission
FORMER York City chairman John Batchelor expressed his delight today at the deal to keep York City at Bootham Crescent - but said it was "tinged with regret" that he had not been able to manage it himself. Mr Batchelor, who was in charge of the club from
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York's new £50m college
A MODEL showing how York College's proposed £50 million new home could look was unveiled today. Plans for the building have been submitted to City of York Counci - and the Learning and Skills Council looks set to contribute £15 million towards the cost
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School run mum's shame
A MOTHER caught drink-driving on two consecutive days doing the school run has escaped a prison sentence. Mother-of-two Ginette Louise Taylor, 39, of Oxcroft, Kirkbymoorside, was given an 18-month community rehabilitation order and disqualified from driving
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Athletics club on its marks...
NESTLE Rowntree Athletics Club have admitted they would still consider a move to the University of York in the future if it provided a better alternative than their current Huntington home. Yesterday's announcement that York City Football Club have reached
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Chasing the cure
Are we winning the fight against cancer or not? STEPHEN LEWIS reports, while MAXINE GORDON speaks to a survivor. A CURE for cancer has been the Holy Grail of medical research for decades. If we have learned anything during the past 30, 40 or 50 years,
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Mail change harms city
WE had hoped that the days of management madness at the Royal Mail ended when bosses ditched its meaningless new name, Consignia. A three-year rescue package has seen the company return to profit. But the changes to the service in York - and potentially
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Scissor Sisters, Scissor Sisters (Polydor) ****
YOU may know them for their surreal cover of Pink Floyd's angst-rock classic Comfortably Numb - which answered the question of what it would have sounded like had it actually been written by the Bee Gees in a nightclub full of transvestites. Floyd's famously
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Sarah McLachlan, Afterglow (Arista) ****
IN the US music market Sarah McLachlan is a name to be reckoned with - the driving force behind the all-female Lilith Fair tour of America and conjurer of some of the most haunting tracks in recent years. Over here, it is a different story - and she seldom
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The Dixie Hummingbirds, Diamond Jubilation (Treasure Records) ****
The Dixie Hummingbirds are an American tradition that can be traced to Greenville, South Caroline in 1928. Although the line-up has naturally changed down the years, the spirit of the modern gospel quartet sound remains gloriously intact. This is deeply
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'Park' can book Festival place - 05/02/04
Parknasilla, who got off to a winning start over hurdles at Leicester last month, can prove that success was no fluke by scoring at Catterick tomorrow. Sheriff Hutton trainer Mick Easterby's highly-regarded gelding goes for sivision one of the Hartlepool
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C'mon fans, let's hear it for Douglas Craig
TODAY the Diary launches a campaign to honour the saviour of Bootham Crescent. Fans are still celebrating the wonderful news that York City have secured a deal to continue to play at their home of 72 years. But the one man who made this nail-biting climax
