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York students' winning edge
A team of management students from York St John College fought off tough competition to win the Small Business Simulation, inter-university strategy competition at Venturefest York 2004. Seven teams from higher education institutes around the region entered
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School pupils bring energy to Venturefest
NOT everyone favoured the arrival - or was it going to be an invasion? - of 150 North Yorkshire students to one of the biggest events showcasing entrepreneurial talent in the region. Venturefest York, which earlier this month engulfed the whole of the
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Buyers' market
A NEW multi-million pound phase of office building at Monks Cross, Huntington, York, will cater for proprietors of small owner-managed businesses who want to buy rather than rent. Land owner, the Monks Cross Partnership, which has been developing the
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Work set to start on £9m development
BUILDING work on new £9 million business units at Thorp Arch Estate, near Wetherby - the biggest new development in the estate's 60-year history - will start next month. Work begins at the 385-acre business and retail estate in the "golden triangle" between
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Deep joy
It's a happy case of shark and horror for Nick Varney. He's the chief executive of Merlin Entertainments, the company behind the Scarborough Sea Life Centre (cue the shark) and York Dungeon (enter the horror). He is happy because a new £72.5 million deal
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Shakespeare's R & J, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds until February 28
ROMEO And Juliet had never been as sexual or violent on stage as New York director Joe Calarco wanted it to be. So he set about re-directing the flow of teenage testosterone in an all-male version that strips the cast down to four boys at a repressive
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Clubs suffer double exit
NEW Earswick All Blacks and York Groves both bowed out of the GMB Union National Cup in the second round. All Blacks fell 38-14 at North West Counties League high-fliers Haydock, but can be proud of the way they played in the second half against a St
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Terrier-like Acorn
Pennine League division five leaders York Acorn 'A' moved a step closer to the title with a hard-earned 22-10 win at Bailiff Bridge Terriers. Acorn weren't anywhere near their best in the first half and trailed 6-4 at the interval, but after the break
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Heworth reward
The hard work in getting Heworth 'A' back on the field has paid off with their first win in three games since reforming. The team had to cancel fixtures before Christmas due to a lack of numbers but took to the field again earlier this month thanks to
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Euro postal vote defeat
EURO elections in North Yorkshire were plunged into confusion last night after plans to scrap traditional polling booths were defeated, with only three months until voting begins. Tory and Liberal Democrat peers joined forces in the House of Lords to
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'Blip Boy' burglar jailed for 4 years
A QUICK-thinking member of the public has been given a £200 reward for chasing a notorious York burglar for eight miles across North Yorkshire. John Michael Harris, 24, once nicknamed Blip Boy for his single-handed ability to send York crime figures soaring
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Showdown on York council tax
THE DEBATE about York's council tax increase will be resolved when the council's budget meeting is held tonight. A rise of 9.3 per cent has been on the table since the start of the month, with the council's ruling Liberal Democrat group expected to use
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Crafty Wood workers six it up
AN emphatic 6-1 win for Collingwood against Crescent confirmed Collingwood as the York White Rose Ladies' League division one champions. Yvonne Broadhead hit a ton, while Crescent's only winner came from Pam Husband, who hit a 114. Coach & Horses
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Comic Griff joins cinema battle
TOP comic and committed conservationist Griff Rhys Jones has backed our campaign to save York's Odeon cinema. The Welshman, who fronts BBC's Restoration programme, which seeks to breathe new life into listed buildings, has joined us in our fight to preserve
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Sex swap husband seeks law change
A YORK couple want the law to be changed so they can remain married after the husband undergoes a sex swap operation to become a woman. The couple - who have been married for 35 years and have three children - fear the wife will lose her pension rights
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Why I left City - Parkin
FORMER York City man Jon Parkin was lured away to Macclesfield by a too-good-to-refuse contract offer, he has revealed to the Evening Press. The giant 22-year-old striker-cum-defender signed for the Cheshire club late on Friday for an undisclosed fee
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Sex swap husband seeks law change
A YORK couple want the law to be changed so they can remain married after the husband undergoes a sex swap operation to become a woman. The couple - who have been married for 35 years and have three children - fear the wife will lose her pension rights
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Who will care for a boy lost to autism?
JO HAYWOOD talks to a York woman who is being forced to send her disabled son out of the county because no residential care is available closer to home. MANDY Brunskill wants her son to be able to live in his home town. Not too much to ask, is it? Perhaps
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Rovers pay penalty of first defeat
Union Rovers, second in division two of the RJF Homes Beckett League, were beaten for the first time this season in the league, going down 1-0 at home to Slingsby. Stuart Magin made sure of his 54th minute spot-kick to claim the points for Slingsby after
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Fund set up to help inventors
TWENTY brilliant ideas in York could hatch into real business ventures this year with the launch today of a York Innovation Fund. Science City York, the partnership between the University of York and City of York Council, has announced the fund for new
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£1m lens deal signed
A keen-eyed sales executive for an East Yorkshire manufacturing company was so intrigued with a gadget he saw on television's Tomorrow's World that he pursued its inventor - and won a year-long contract worth more than £1 million. Stuart Sonley, of McKechnie
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Cathedral post for 'Canon' Chris
Ripon Cathedral has bolstered its financial expertise with the installation of Chris Adams, a partner of accountancy firm Saffery Champness of Harrogate, as "Capitular Canon." In a special ceremony, Chris was admitted and licensed as Capitular Canon,
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York firm secures biggest contract
WILLIAM Anelay, the York-based firm of historic building experts, has landed itself the biggest contract in its own 257-year history. The firm has won a £2.8 million project from Derby City Council to completely restore Derby Arboretum. The Victorian
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Fledgling entrepreneurs go head to head for top award
WRESTLING, BMX bikes and theatrical scenery could help York and North Yorkshire's hopeful young entrepreneurs scoop a top award. The seven finalists for the local Shell Livewire Young Entrepreneur awards have been named. The fledging businesses will learn
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Why we should take pride in our public spaces
In his regular column DAVID ANDREWS, chief executive of York-based Yorkshire Tourist Board, talks about the visitor experience and how the quality of public space makes or breaks a visit to the city. WALKING down the street the other day I saw something
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Fight for Barbican
THE launch meeting for the fledgling Save Our Barbican campaign showed enormous support. What became most apparent at the meeting was how much the Barbican means to large and such varied groups of people. People spoke out on behalf of local residents,
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Rats to this
THE rat problem in York has been caused by inadequate pest control by the council and water authorities over several years. Why should council tax payers be charged £25 for reporting rat infestations or sightings (February 19)? Why are rats not included
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Parking cost unfair
FOR a city wishing to encourage visitors and its residents, City of York Council has again shot itself in the foot. I live in Dunnington and often go into the city. During the day I use the Park & Ride and, being over 65, get it cheaper. In the evening
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The greatest care
I WISH to comment on the article "Family anguish at funeral cost" (February 17). My deepest sympathy goes to Mr Rae on the sad loss of his wife and to his children. My mother died in the hospice on February 1 and I knew of his wife. My concern is to the
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Why I left City - Parkin
FORMER York City man Jon Parkin was lured away to Macclesfield by a too-good-to-refuse contract offer, he has revealed to the Evening Press. The giant 22-year-old striker-cum-defender signed for the Cheshire club late on Friday for an undisclosed fee
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Black Cat in the bag
YORK City have signed Sunderland midfielder Jonjo Dickman on loan as cover for the injured Darren Edmondson. The 22-year-old Black Cat, who has yet to make his full first team debut in Division One, has been brought in to add extra strength to the midfield
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Help, I don't know how to survive
I RECKON we have totally lost the ability to survive. Survival these days is getting a job that pays the bills. Survival is the ability to drive to the shops, load up with provisions and arrive home in one piece. But what if something awful happened and
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Surgeons sharpen skills
Medcom Ltd, the company behind a ground-breaking website teaching surgical techniques, won the top prize at York's Venturefest event. CATHERINE BRUCE spoke to company director Warren Hobden about life after Venturefest. VIRTUAL operations, on-line lessons
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Start of a brainpower boom
VENTUREFEST was a moment when the entrepreneurs of York and North Yorkshire both new and established held up a mirror to themselves for the first time - and they liked what they saw. There is no doubt that the event which was the region's first free science
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Consultation is name of the game
The equation is simple, says DAVID HARBOURNE, director of the Learning and Skills Council North Yorkshire: Consultation= involvement = awareness = success... It Is a fairly safe bet in any walk of life that the more involved people feel in what they do
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Pro-active pension planning
REMARKABLY, pensions have been making headlines recently and usually for the wrong reasons. The recent activity tends to be focused on so-called "final salary" occupational schemes and the security they do (or do not) offer their members. Having said
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Rams 16, Knights 58
IT was a case of many happy returns for York City Knights at Rams Stadium yesterday. Coach Richard Agar led seven former Dewsbury stars back to their old ground, and the six on the pitch helped York to a stunning 58-16 Arriva Trains Cup success. Indeed
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Try ace Godfrey hails Knights' fan club
ALEX Godfrey has lauded the York City Knights following for turning Sunday's match at Dewsbury "into a home game". The 25-year-old winger scored a try against his former club as the Knights stormed to a 58-16 win to go top of the Arriva Trains Cup Yorkshire
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Sticky problem for grime fighters
EFFORTS to clean York's streets of chewing gum are being busted by grimy residents and tourists - despite the work of a £30,000 machine designed to remove it. Council chiefs in the city have revealed that, as fast as their gum-busting machine clears it
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Cash crisis for groups
MAJOR homelessness support groups who were threatened after the Government slashed York's council budget have learned they will be funded for another year. But nearly a dozen smaller projects, which have not been classed as priorities by City of York
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Edge of despair for shut-out York
BELOW-PAR City of York I look destined for a mid-table finish in the Northern Hockey League premier division after a 1-0 home defeat against Alderley Edge. Injuries, illness and work commitments meant they went into the game with four changes from the
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Mum's moving tribute to victim of murder
MOURNERS at the funeral of York murder victim Daniel Wall were told his violent death had changed the family forever. His grieving mother, Rosie, wore a Liverpool football shirt and scarf because Danny was an avid fan of the club. She paid homage to her
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Messias admits penalty errors
FORMER York-based referee Matt Messias today admitted a double penalty gaffe during his controversial handling of the FA Cup fifth round replay between Liverpool and Portsmouth. First Messias awarded a penalty for visitors Liverpool for a handball offence
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Try ace Godfrey hails Knights' fan club
ALEX Godfrey has lauded the York City Knights following for turning Sunday's match at Dewsbury "into a home game". The 25-year-old winger scored a try against his former club as the Knights stormed to a 58-16 win to go top of the Arriva Trains Cup Yorkshire
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Woman's kidnap tormentors are jailed
A YORK woman kidnapped by her ex-boyfriend and his new partner said watching the pair jailed for more than ten years between them marked the end of a terrifying nightmare for her. Jeanette Matthews, 35, told the Evening Press she had been living in fear
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Baby boy for Rob's widow
A YORK woman whose husband of five months was killed in a road crash has given birth to their son. Julie Lee was devastated when her husband, Rob, 24, a former York Wasps rugby player, died when his motorbike collided head-on with a car on the A19, near
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Black Cat in the bag
YORK City have signed Sunderland midfielder Jonjo Dickman on loan as cover for the injured Darren Edmondson. The 22-year-old Black Cat, who has yet to make his full first team debut in Division One, has been brought in to add extra strength to the midfield
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Carling countdown to lead to England cheer
IT may not be the most fashionable football final to grace Cardiff's Millennium Stadium but it could prove the most exciting, as well as posing a tantalising glimpse into England's international future. A Bolton v Middlesbrough duel in the final of the
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Uyi back in style as Thornton beat Moor
Kirkbymoorside Reserves crashed to their first defeat of the season in division one of the RJF Homes Beckett League. Lowly Thornton-le-Dale did the damage at Kirkbymoorside with a 3-0 win. Uyi Ehima, making the perfect comeback after his 12-week ban,
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Dry side to flood work
SO we spend millions of pounds to protect York from flood damage, only to learn that these very defences could wreak their own devastation. You have to laugh. Or perhaps it is Mother Nature who is laughing. The more we try to control her, the more irrepressible
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Adam arrives
MANY people will share in Julie Lee's joy at the birth of her son Adam. His father, Rob, was well-known as a talented rugby player and his death in a road accident, aged only 24, shocked York. At the time Julie and Rob had been married for five months
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New faces at research firm
EXPANDING Questions Answered, the York-based research and marketing agency, has recruited seven new people. The move comes just months after a recruitment drive saw the company attract six high-quality graduates. Questions Answered has been expanding
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Lecturers losing out
THE strike action by the Association of University Lecturers at York University is a last resort. The pay offer made to lecturers at York will see them lose thousands in earnings over the course of their careers. Meanwhile the pay of university vice-chancellors
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That's the limit
THANKS to the decision of the planning and transport advisory panel (Evening Press, February 5), we are a step closer to putting accident prevention measures on the A19 at Skelton. However, at the November meeting Alistair Briggs stated that to implement
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Doing something
IT should be pointed out to Chief Constable Cannings that some of us who "just sit at home writing letters of complaint to their local press" do not do just that ("Don't slate us, join us, says police chief", February 20). I have been out on my local
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All's Blair...
ANN (Don't mention the war) Finch has more spin than Alastair Campbell ("Stop Blair-baiting", Letters, February 20). What I and many others who demonstrated against the war remember is that Blair took us into an illegal war in search of non-existent weapons
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Thanks for support after Iran earthquake
I WOULD like to thank all the readers who supported the UNICEF/Evening Press Children of Iran earthquake appeal. The total raised was £3,965. This wonderful sum will make a great difference to some of the thousands of children whose lives have been so
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The canine community
IF THE frequency of arguments between me and my husband is anything to go by, when the time comes that I need to find a new man I will know what to do. I won't go to singles bars, nor will I approach dating agencies. No way will I frequent Internet chat
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Comic Griff joins cinema battle
TOP comic and committed conservationist Griff Rhys Jones has backed our campaign to save York's Odeon cinema. The Welshman, who fronts BBC's Restoration programme, which seeks to breathe new life into listed buildings, has joined us in our fight to preserve
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Getting married without spending a fortune
For richer, for poorer - which will your wedding leave you? JO HAYWOOD discovers how to organise a low cost big day. WILL the answer be "yes" on February 29? No, not your boyfriend - your bank manager. The average cost of a wedding is now fast approaching
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Kieren on course for cracking day - 24/02/04
Can he do it again? That will be the question on punters' lips tomorrow as Kieren Fallon, fresh from a four-timer at Lingfield on Saturday, returns to the Surrey course with bright prospects of producing a repeat performance. The champion jockey has mounts
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And our new panto star is... CinderDella
WE asked who should play Berwick Kaler's fellow ugly sister in his third Cinderella this December at the Theatre Royal. This has prompted two very different suggestions. A man who gives his name only as Steve writes in to nominate Douglas Craig. The Diary's
