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Industrial land's £2.7m price tag
HUGE interest is being shown in what is described as "the last real industrial land in York", which is up for sale at £2.7 million. The 2.62 acres, which used to belong to the ill-fated Pocklington Coachworks in Outgang Lane, has been bought from receivers
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Room for Michelin listing
A YORK restaurant has tasted success after just one year in business, with a listing in a prestigious guide. The Tasting Room, in Swinegate Court East, York, is one of only five restaurants in the city to be listed in the 2004 Michelin Guide. The achievement
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Rolawn banks on playing it cool
Europe's largest turf grower, York-based Rolawn, is using state-of-the-art technology to help grow its market share by creating a network of 18 specially-built turf coolers. The coolers have been developed and engineered to the company's design and can
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Musical youth fills out the long day
THE queue snakes around the block by the time we arrive at the Grand Opera House. The Saturday afternoon promises to stretch even further. It's all very well having children who do things, but the trouble is you have to go and watch them. Pride swells
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Bikers' group just wants to blame everyone else
WE read that the police are cracking down on speeding and reckless motorcyclists this summer (March 30). Later in the article, Debbie Molyneux, local MAG (Motorcycle Action Group) ranter, indulges in her usual blinkered denial that motorcyclists could
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Shabby Mansion House looks as if it is derelict
WHAT is happening to York's historic Mansion House? It is covered in bird droppings, the paint is peeling off and it looks absolutely filthy. It looks as if it is a derelict building. It is so neglected the frontage needs a complete renovation. PJ Kissane
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Give them a chance
WHAT a classic example of the saying "two sides to a coin". Your report rightly heaped praise on the success of the PACY partnership project (March 29), where people who have overcome serious personal and social problems are grasping the chance to regain
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Free expression
I AM assuming that the figure 17 after his name represents the age of Michael T E Robinson and not part of his address (Letters, March 25). As one of those correspondents who has voiced criticism of the judiciary I feel it necessary to inform Master Robinson
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Unsightly soil
WHY can't all the soil etc be cleared away from the front of York Hospital and be made into a car park? I am sure it would be of more use than what is there now. Jeff Warters, Heslington Lane, York. Updated: 11:04 Thursday, April 01, 2004
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Danny joy bootiful for Acorn
Acorn Under-10s thrived at the last in a hard-fought tussle against Wetherby. In a see-sawing encounter the lead changed hands throughout. But as the final seconds ticked away and with Wetherby leading 22-18, Ryan Duffell charged over for a well deserved
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Spare us any more cars down our street
HUNDREDS of York residents have pleaded for their suburb to be spared extra traffic if the pedestrianisation of a stretch of the inner ring road goes ahead. City of York councillors are being urged to ensure that Clifton residents' views are taken on
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Men are making a real meal of it
Will one meal a day keep the flab at bay? JO HAYWOOD and CHRIS TITLEY get their teeth into the Des Diet. IF women did it, it would be called a starvation diet. But for men, it seems that one meal a day could be the secret of eternal youth. Father-to-be
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Dads' army in protest stunt
ANGRY dads protesting about child access rights donned decontamination suits and hurled buckets of water at a York office early today. Today's midnight stunt by the Fathers 4 Justice lobby group focused on the Fishergate branch of the Children and Family
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Selby and York crime falls 12% in March
CRIME in York and Selby dropped by 12 per cent in March and 39 per cent of all the month's crime was detected, the area's top police officer has claimed. Chief Superintendent Tim Madgwick, York and Selby area commander, told York councillors the figure
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Chairman Beck's rallying call
YORK City chairman Steve Beck has issued a rallying cry to all Minstermen supporters ahead of Sunday's crucial relegation battle with Macclesfield Town at Bootham Crescent. The match has been rightly billed as one of the biggest in the club's history
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York's Knight to remember
YORK City Knights chiefs declared last night's historic excursion to Bootham Crescent a success after 1,520 fans watched the Knights beat Gateshead Thunder 54-26. The home league fixture between the sides last year attracted 1,271 people to Huntington
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Uplifting
THE Grand Opera House has pulled off quite a coup in bringing Joan Rivers to York. Her acerbic observations have made her a star on both sides of the Atlantic. While she is in town, councillors should consult Joan on their plans for the Barbican and Castle
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Honesty lessens fear of contract chillers
SVEN-GORAN Eriksson's England future has been on the front and back pages of national newspapers this week and it is to be hoped his new contract will resolve all the uncertainty. The media interest regarding Chelsea perhaps brought things to a head sooner
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The Indigo Girls, All That We Let In (Epic) *****
AMY Ray and Emily Saliers have been performing together for more than 20 years but sound as fresh as ever here. The 11 songs, six written by Emily and five by Amy, embrace love, death and the world, their clear voices weaving and soaring throughout. The
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Laura Veirs, Carbon Glacier (Bella Union) ****; Po'Girl, Po'Girl (Diesel Motor) ***
LAURA Veirs calls her band the Tortured Souls, only too aware that her existential records are not the happiest. Happy, no, but hypnotic, yes. Carbon Glacier is the third album by the poetic Seattle singer-songwriter who grew up beneath the Colorado Rocky
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Polly Paulusma, Scissors In My Pocket (One Little Indian) ****
HERE comes another of the over-hyped great new musical hopes. Singer-songwriter Polly Paulusma has a first in English from Cambridge, which perhaps explains her liking for lyrics that tip towards the clever-clever in their oblique poetry. Yet mostly the
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Beware: this 'parking zone' is really a trap
IT looks like one of the last places in York city centre where motorists can freely park. No on-street parking charges - daytime, evening or night-time. And no sign of the double or single yellow lines which have been appearing like a rash on other roads
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Expert cuts through the technical jargon
Last month Evening Press columnist Helen Mead complained about how technical jargon put her off buying a computer. With the help of a York expert, here's our easy-PC buyer's guide. MEGABYTES, megahertz, ROM and RAM ... if these technical terms leave you
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Helping firms get to grips with selling at a distance
CALLING all traders - do you know about the distance selling regulations? City of York Council trading standards department is supporting the launch of new campaign by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to raise awareness of the Distance Selling Regulations
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Way we were
Thursday, April 1, 2004 100 years ago: A letter was printed warning "the women of York" to beware of a group of canvassers touring the city in the interest of "the free photograph trick". The tale told at each house appeared generally the same, in that
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Narrow boats, broad horizons
May God bless her and all who train in her... Simon Banks, general manager of Banks Boats at the Selby Boat Centre, says goodbye to his long boat, Pegasus, for the summer. Aboard are, from left, John Fussey, Bob Watson and Marcia Haigh, who are operating
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Playing the franchise card
ONE of the world's fastest-growing business franchises has been brought to Yorkshire by a Harrogate-based entrepreneur. Action International, the 19th fastest growing franchise in the world, is being launched throughout the region by former chartered
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Cruel parking fees
WHY does City of York council target the elderly and frail with its extortionate parking charges? I am a pensioner and my great joy is singing with the York Musical Society after a university course at King's Manor and attending church at St Olave's.
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Heworth strive to sink Panthers
FALL guys Heworth are out to scale a fresh peak after returning to the winning track. The Black and Whites, who will have to submit a re-election bid for the Arriva Trains Conference second division, are nevertheless seeking a glorious finish to the season
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York's Knight to remember
YORK City Knights chiefs declared last night's historic excursion to Bootham Crescent a success after 1,520 fans watched the Knights beat Gateshead Thunder 54-26. The home league fixture between the sides last year attracted 1,271 people to Huntington
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Pikes put bite on Cop
PICKERING Town's sharper finishing earned them a 3-1 win over Copmanthorpe in the semi-finals of the York FA Senior Minor Cup. They will meet Rufforth in the final after the village side beat Hamilton Panthers 5-2. Pickering took the lead on the stroke
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Thorpe turn on power
THORPE Utd remain top in division one of the York Mitchell League with a win over Tadcaster Albion. Tom Littlewood notched a hat-trick with David Montgomery adding a fourth. Joe Breedon and James Rawlings replied for Tadcaster. Copmanthorpe, in second
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Knights 54, Gateshead Thunder 26
IT'S a sign of the times - and a good one at that - when York RL can be disappointed with eight tries and a 54-26 triumph. That's what the City Knights achieved last night against Gateshead Thunder to lift them back up to second in their Arriva Trains
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Screening and jabs follow TB case at school
SIXTH formers and staff at a North Yorkshire school are being offered screening for TB, following the diagnosis of a case in a student. The 236 sixth form students at Easingwold School will be given an interview and a skin test on the forearm, while staff
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Cost of York Pass goes DOWN to £17
VISITORS to York will be able to enjoy even greater value for money with the relaunch today of the York Pass. York Tourism Bureau has taken over the York Pass, which went on sale three years ago across the UK, Europe and United States, to offer the city's
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Part-time judge loses crown court appeal
A YORK judge has condemned a fellow member of the judiciary for conduct which saw him charged with obstructing police officers and being drunk and disorderly during a late-night kebab shop dispute. Judge Paul Hoffman, Honorary Recorder of York, said disgraced
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They're behind you
NEARLY 100 hardy pantomime enthusiasts queued from the early hours outside York's Theatre Royal today as booking opened for this year's show. The earliest arrival was Rita Wells, of Ellenthorpe, near Boroughbridge, who was outside the theatre at 3.20am
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Coach park flooding fears
HALF the spaces set aside for coaches at a York car park would be lost if it was hit by floods, a council report has revealed. That is the gamble for councillors, who are considering relocating coaches to St George's Field - which regularly floods - when
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York to the power of nine
YORK won the Hebden Trophy at North Cave Indoor Bowls Club for the ninth time in its 11-year existence. But it was probably the toughest win of the lot as they overcame a strong Featherstone team 87-80. With three ends to go all looked to be lost as the
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'Gate closed to Pock visitors
FULFORDGATE Ladies entertained Pocklington in ladies division two of the York Badminton League and eventually won 5-4 in a close match. Anita Wilkinson and Sue Jackson kept their nerve in the final rubber to beat Lucy Roberts and Kate Mallandar 4 and
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Confusion over rail jobs move
CHAOS was threatened on the rails today as York staff turned up for work "not knowing who was in charge or what they were supposed to be doing", union leaders claimed. Officials at the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) warned of a "shambles" as
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Kirkby knocking on England's door
YORKSHIRE fast bowler Steve Kirby has taken another big step towards gaining a full England cap by being included in the MCC side to play County Champions, Sussex, at Lord's, starting on Good Friday, April 9. The fixture raises the curtain on the first
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Screening and jabs follow TB case at school
SIXTH formers and staff at a North Yorkshire school are being offered screening for TB, following the diagnosis of a case in a student. The 236 sixth form students at Easingwold School will be given an interview and a skin test on the forearm, while staff
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College pals survive tree smash
THREE young students from York were seriously injured in a horrific accident near a North Yorkshire beauty spot. The teenage driver of a Renault Clio was in intensive care with spinal injuries today after her car collided with an oncoming vehicle and
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Rail chaos still reigns
TEN years ago today British Rail's entire infrastructure, including 23,500 miles of track and 2,500 stations, was taken over by Railtrack. It was the first stage of the Conservative Government's most controversial privatisation. Ministers hailed the sell-off
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The uneasy rule of the penalty kings
THE art of taking penalties has been in the news lately, especially with the spotlight falling on Liverpool and England striker Michael Owen. When it comes to penalties, I think you've just got to make your mind up and be confident before you strike it
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Kirkby knocking on England's door
YORKSHIRE fast bowler Steve Kirby has taken another big step towards gaining a full England cap by being included in the MCC side to play County Champions, Sussex, at Lord's, starting on Good Friday, April 9. The fixture raises the curtain on the first
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Chairman Beck's rallying call
YORK City chairman Steve Beck has issued a rallying cry to all Minstermen supporters ahead of Sunday's crucial relegation battle with Macclesfield Town at Bootham Crescent. The match has been rightly billed as one of the biggest in the club's history
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Sia, Colour The Small One (Go! Beat) ***
THE name may not be familiar but the voice helped to make Zero 7's Destiny the chill-out soundtrack of choice a couple of years ago. Hopes for Sia Furler were high, but while the Australian singer-songwriter has the most wonderful, vulnerable drawl, her
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Anastacia, Anastacia (Epic) ***
DISCOS of the world rejoice. The middle-of-the-road Tina Turner wannabe has returned. Wobble out on to the dancefloor on those high heels and stake your claim with a judiciously-placed handbag. I wish I could say Anastacia was more than that, because
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Susan Tedeschi, Wait For Me (Artemis) *
NARROWLY missing out on a Grammy award, Wait For Me doesn't sound too much like the blues I was brought up with. It's way too upbeat and Susan Tedeschi doesn't seem to be a person with a lot to grumble about. Nowhere is the pain, love lost and trauma
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Flyer in with clear chance - 01/04/04
Moscow Flyer, whose reputation of being a banker bet at Cheltenham's Festival meeting earlier this month nosedived when he made mincemeat of a fence and left his jockey lying on the turf, is set to race at Aintree tomorrow. The pride of Ireland, Moscow
