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Consumer watchdogs working together
A new service now is available to consumers in the York and East Riding of Yorkshire region as part of the work of the local Consumer Support Network. Consumer Support Networks (CSNs) are a nationwide initiative sponsored by the Department of Trade and
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You have to hand it to GNER
A £1 MILLION investment programme to provide passengers with up-to-the-minute journey information is being rolled out on GNER's 122 daily high speed services along the East Coast Main Line. GNER is the first train operator in Britain to equip on-train
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Horse gallops back to town
A KNIGHT and his horse have ridden back into a North Yorkshire market town after a much-needed grooming. Hooligans hacked the head off the life-sized willow model of a knight on his horse, standing in the grounds of Knaresborough House, two years ago.
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Yorkshire Water fined for pollution
YORKSHIRE Water has been fined £3,500 after pollution killed thousands of fish in East Yorkshire. The company admitted causing untreated sewage to enter Pocklington Beck from a combined sewer overflow at West Green in Pocklington on June 2, 2003. Two
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Familiar feeling as York lose play-off
FOR the second year running York indoor bowls team went out of the Top Ten Tournament at the play-off stage when they were well beaten by Stanley 88-42, losing all four types of play. Due to Iain Boyle's success with his father Ted in the Father and Son
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World Cup touches down at Clifton Park
THERE was high security at York RUFC's Clifton Park headquarters yesterday as the William Webb Ellis Trophy made its flying visit to York. Rugby union's World Cup trophy - nicknamed "Bill" - stopped off in York for two and half hours in between similar
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Pupils withdrawn in York school row
PARENTS who say they have lost faith in York's biggest secondary school have formed an action group to air their concerns. The parents, who have formed the Parents For Pupils Forum, have criticised the ethos of Huntington School and claim it does not
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Oarsome weekend
IT is a big weekend for York City Rowing Club - home and away. While it hosts the Yorkshire Head of the River Races on the Ouse on Saturday, the club's women's first eight will be going for glory in the London Women's Head of the River Races. They will
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Heading for the top
STEPHEN LEWIS meets Tim Madgwick, York's temporary new police commander. IT WOULD be easy to get the wrong idea about Tim Madgwick. On paper, he looks to be one of those classic high fliers bent on going places fast. Four years ago, he was a sergeant
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Residents to get vote on road charges
RESIDENTS will be asked to vote whether to introduce a congestion charge in York. Householders and businesses are to be asked to choose how they think traffic should be managed if the University of York's plans to build a new Heslington East campus to
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Brass throws down gauntlet
YORK City boss Chris Brass has challenged his young defenders to prove they can keep him out of the team. Brass will be suspended for the next four games against Kidderminster, Scunthorpe, Torquay and Yeovil after the appeal against his red card at Boston
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Hands off our Barbican
I AM writing as vice chair of the Barbican Action Group, formed over three years ago when it seemed to us that not only swimming, but potentially all other activities at the Barbican were under threat of imminent closure due to the lack of necessary ongoing
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Give public a say on charge
FOLLOWERS of city politics will be surprised to learn that York council is floating the idea of a congestion charge. Soon after the election which returned him as city leader, Steve Galloway said: "Congestion charging would definitely not be the best
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Boro boss Steve has offered me managerial advice
MIDDLESBROUGH'S Carling Cup victory on Sunday was celebrated by several people at York City none more so than Lee Bullock and Stuart Wise who both went to Cardiff to watch their team end a wait of more than 100 years without a trophy. Even though I am
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Brass throws down gauntlet
YORK City boss Chris Brass has challenged his young defenders to prove they can keep him out of the team. Brass will be suspended for the next four games against Kidderminster, Scunthorpe, Torquay and Yeovil after the appeal against his red card at Boston
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Spiritualized - Passport: Back To The Bars, Fibbers, York
LADIES and Gentlemen, we are floating in Stonebow. Fibbers may not have seen the dark depths of space last night, but Spiritualized's mind-bendingly awesome charity gig felt like a two-hour trip to Planet Psychedelic. Sandwiched between teen heartthrobs
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The Von Bondies, Pawn Shoppe Heart (Sire) ****
ALEX LLOYD finds The Von Bondies challenging for the White Stripes' crown with their new CD. THEY say all publicity is good publicity so The Von Bondies must secretly thank the day that the White Stripes' Jack White sent his best right hook in the direction
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10,000 Maniacs, Campfire Songs (Rhino/Elektra/Warner) ***
NAMED after the low-budget horror movie 2,000 Maniacs, the 10,000 Maniacs were formed in Jamestown, New York, by guitarist John Lombardo and Natalie Merchant, their ever-thoughtful focal point and lyricist, who was drawn to the horrors and injustices
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Sophia, People Are Like Seasons (City Slang) ****; Beulah, Yoko (Fargo) ***
SOPHIA is not a girl but a melancholic muse by the name of Robin Proper-Sheppard, whose soul searching began with The God Machine and continues to blight him on his third solo album. People Are Like Seasons is epic yet personal and intimate, in the Big
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Black September, You Can Do Anything If You Set Your Mind To It (Pomona) **
PITY John Matthews and his impeccable sense of poor timing. Remember The High? Fronted by Matthews, they arrived on the 1990s' "baggy" scene just as the last hooded top was being bagged for the jumble sale. A couple of skirmishes with the charts followed
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Bill Mallonee and Vigilantes Of Love, Locket Full Of Moonlight (Fundamental) ****
BILL Mallonee is a pleasantly battered ambassador for American folk-rock. He has the well-travelled aura of a melancholic troubadour and, fittingly enough, his songs mostly suggest journeys, both literal and figurative. As a songwriter and a man, he seems
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Moya Brennan, Two Horizons (Universal Classic and Jazz) **
As the voice of Clannad, Moya Brennan is one of Ireland's most respected singers. Her music has graced international film soundtracks, spiritual recordings, several television series and even dance anthems. Her new release, Two Horizons, was inspired
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Shopping with a clear conscience
Consumers with a conscience are helping to uphold York's reputation as a fair-dealing city. STEPHEN LEWIS reports. IF there is one thing to be sure of in our spend, spend, spend society, it is that consumers have power. If we show we want something badly
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Making tracks to slacken red tape
SNIPPING through Government red tape for small business starts in York next week. Business owners and managers throughout Yorkshire will converge on York's National Railway Museum on Monday to influence Government policy on exactly when official regulations
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Charity's new premises unveiled
INNOVATIVE charity Paperworks was praised by Harrogate MP Phil Willis, the Liberal Democrat front bench education spokesman, when he officially opened its new premises. Mr Willis, who unveiled a plaque to officially open the charity's new 3,300 sq ft
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Bottled tap water, whatever next?
I'VE come to the conclusion that the world is going mad. This is mildly alarming because making such statements is usually a sign of having been around a while. It comes as a shock to find oneself joining the "Dear Sir, are we all going bonkers?" brigade
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Cup ties provide relief for York duo
HEWORTH and York Acorn will be aiming for morale boosts on Saturday as their Arriva Trains Conference run-in makes way for the knockout cup. The Villagers entertain Cumberland League outfit Ellenborough in the Union BARLA National Cup, while Acorn visit
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York urged to cut its 8.5% tax rise
LOCAL Government Minister Nick Raynsford has warned York council chiefs to further reduce their planned increase in council tax. But the leader of City of York Council says that it is too late to cut the bills further. York MP Hugh Bayley revealed the
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Pupils withdrawn in York school row
PARENTS who say they have lost faith in York's biggest secondary school have formed an action group to air their concerns. The parents, who have formed the Parents For Pupils Forum, have criticised the ethos of Huntington School and claim it does not
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Good news for York as Ascot gets planning go-ahead
YORK has almost certainly been given the green light to hold Royal Ascot in 2005, after planning chiefs gave the Berkshire-based racecourse approval for a £160 million refit. The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead has agreed to grant planning permission
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Minister calls for new A64 study
TRANSPORT Minister David Jamieson has given new hope to campaigners fighting to make the A64 between York and Scarborough a dual carriageway. After a fact-finding tour yesterday he told business leaders, heads of local authorities and regional agencies
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Yorkshire boost as Costcutter step in as sponsors
DUNNINGTON-BASED supermarket chain Costcutter are to sponsor Yorkshire County Cricket Club this season. The deal is described as "the biggest one-year agreement in county cricket history." The supermarket group whose managing director is Colin Graves,
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A64 drivers face repairs hold-ups
CONGESTION and delays are expected to affect York motorists as repair work is carried out on a bridge on the A64. Traffic jams hit the city yesterday as parts of the eastbound carriageway on the A64 were reduced to one lane. A spokesman for AA Roadwatch
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More comedy in store for Barbican
THE Comedy Store could be coming to York's Barbican Centre following privatisation. The proposed new centre operators, Absolute Leisure, revealed today that it intended holding Comedy Store evenings twice a week in the refurbished auditorium. It said
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Drugs swoop gang jailed
YORK drug squad officers are hailing a major victory in the fight to keep heroin off the streets after a dealing gang was jailed for a total of 14 years. Officers today served notice that anyone else who deals the lethal drug will find themselves behind
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Oxford United 0, York City 0
OXFORD might be a famed centre for learning but York City proved they needed no lessons from their hosts on the art of defending last night with a determined display at the Kassam Stadium. Ian Atkins' men have conceded fewer goals than any other Division
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Get real, Della
WHATEVER did anyone do to deserve chief constable Della Cannings? Yes Della I am a critic who sits at home writing letters. I have also just completed a drug awareness course in the past 12 months and work on a voluntary basis for the homeless - drug
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Tough on drugs
MR Clements argues that the Government is wrong to consider drug testing in schools (Letters, March 1). Mr Clements is correct to state that a new policy agenda is needed to fight the problems that hard drugs, and the associated crime, cause communities
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Anthrax alert
AFTER reading in the paper about the proposed development of the 'historic tannery site' in Strensall (February 27), I felt the need to air my thoughts. Although this may be a leap of imagination, did not the new series of Heartbeat have a story about
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Good going, Gordon!
WELL done Gordon. What an inspiring story the transformation of St Nicholas Fields is (March 2). This project, started in 1988, has involved so many people from the Tang Hall community and no doubt from many other parts of York. It is an excellent example
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Fighting fascists
ACCORDING to P Watson, Ben Drake has "no right to try to influence the electorate" (Letters, March 2). I would have thought that was exactly the point of election campaigns in a democracy. If P Watson's problem is with Ben Drake's "diatribe" being "vitriolic
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Family matters
SOME parents of Huntington School pupils have banded together to form a support group. They have criticised the ethos of the school, saying only academically able students flourish there. The school has a duty to respond to this latest example of parent
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Yorkshire boost as Costcutter step in as sponsors
DUNNINGTON-BASED supermarket chain Costcutter are to sponsor Yorkshire County Cricket Club this season. The deal is described as "the biggest one-year agreement in county cricket history." The supermarket group whose managing director is Colin Graves,
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Old Odeon is reel McCoy
Save the Odeon campaigner TIM ADDYMAN outlines the case for keeping the cinema. IT'S to be hoped that, in light of last Friday's meeting between York MP Hugh Bayley and the Odeon's regional manager Ian McDonald, the urging of a compromise with council
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Ovendale in demand
GOALKEEPER Mark Ovendale will be one of Chris Brass' main priorities as the City boss enters contract discussions during his enforced lay-off. Brass now faces a four-match suspension and intends to use the break from playing to settle the futures of key
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Turning back the clock
WEMBLEY heroes Paul Stancliffe and Paul Atkin are to renew their central defensive partnership at Bootham Crescent on Sunday. They were in the famous City promotion play-off team of 1993 which is to come together again for a specially-arranged fund-raising
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Oneida, Secret Wars (Rough Trade) **
SOMETIMES, repetition is a wonderful thing in a song. Take that brilliant idea, and return to it, re-emphasising its dramatic importance within the track and elevate the song from humdrum wannabe poetry to something gargantuan, something too big to take
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Span, Mass Distraction (Island) ***
THE rock revival rolls on. Span hail from Norway and take all of five seconds to put most of the bandwagon-jumping retro rock bands of the moment to shame. Raw and raucous, boasting grinding riffs and a mighty rhythm section that's tighter than The Darkness's
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French accent on new jockey - 04/04/03
French Mannequin, a fluent winner at Ludlow last month, has good prospects of following-up at Doncaster tomorrow - but she will have to do so without her winning rider. Malton-born Andrew Tinkler, who gave the five-year-old such a bold front-running ride
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Tea-hee! Sugar bowl takes centre stage
THERE are many good reasons for going to see Gaslight by Rowntree Players, which opens in York tonight. The thrill of a whodunit. The enjoyment of excellent acting by a seasoned ensemble. The chance to see your tea set in action. That is the unique draw
