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Firms urged to combat stress
DAMNING new figures indicate that nearly nine out of ten employees in Yorkshire are stressed at work. The results come from a survey covering a broad range of industries in the county, which was based on the analysis of a poll of 412 employees last February
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Food distributor goes for growth
MOORSFRESH, the Pickering-based Yorkshire produce distributor, has announced a massive expansion. The growth spurt means establishing two new depots, more vehicles and at least five new jobs following the success of its first full year. The company, which
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Do not lose out in recruitment battle
EMPLOYERS who do not keep staff updated on the pensions packages they offer risk demotivating their workforce and losing out in the battle to attract skilled employees, according to people management experts the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
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County sides in sevens heaven
NORTH Yorkshire schools are the kings when it comes to rugby sevens. York prep school St Olave's and Harrogate-based Ashville College have won prestigious national titles. St Olave's Under-13s stormed to the National Prep School Sevens crown at the Rosslyn
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Boro snatch win
MIDDLESBROUGH powered their way past a defiant York RI RUFC Under-17s into the semi-finals of the Yorkshire Cup. RI were hoping to avenge a heavy loss earlier in the season but despite taking the game to the wire in a thrilling finale, Boro held out to
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The Quare Fellow, Oxford Stage Company, York Theatre Royal, until April 10
THE Quare Fellow of the title awaits execution in Mountjoy Prison, Dublin, in 1949. Trained as a butcher, he has cut up and minced his own brother, and on the morrow he will hang. Irritable warders, boozing hangman and boisterous inmates alike have no
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Let's go full circuit
I REGULARLY walk on Knavesmire, and I am also a keen racing fan. As such, I have been following the progress of the new section of racetrack and I am becoming convinced that it would be of great benefit if the new full circuit were to be made permanent
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Speed humps peril
SPEED bumps are the worst response to a real issue of sensible speed limits in all residential areas. Many drivers slow down for each bump then accelerate to the next. Cold engines - typical of the school/work run - are at their very worst when accelerating
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No mystery to me
TWO disparate items (Evening Press, March 31) prompted me to remember long-gone schooldays in my native town of malt and hops. One item was a letter written by Coun Ann Reid who appeared to refer to the benefit of education or, maybe, lack of it - take
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Knock-on effect
RECENTLY I walked to a monthly meeting held in a city centre pub. There were less people attending than usual because they had decided a £7.50 parking charge made the evening too expensive. This meant that the speaker's fee was less than usual and the
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Flag day thanks
THE York and District RSPCA held their annual flag day on March 27. The total amount raised was £849.83p. Many thanks to all those people who donated and to the collectors for giving their time. Gill Ballon, RSPCA, Landing Lane, York. Updated: 11:08 Wednesday
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Who would want to be a head coach?
WITH the Super League season barely four games old, already a number of top flight coaches are finding themselves under scrutiny. They include Graham Steadman - the former York hero - at Castleford Tigers and Neil Kelly at Widnes Vikings, who, if you
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Youngsters prove ten times able
Easingwold and Fulford schools shared the honours at the inaugural York and District Schools' 10s rugby union tournament at Clifton Park. More than 200 young rugby players got stuck into the action to compete for one of the two shields. Easingwold triumphed
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Manor School shooting to win
MANOR School's U13 girls team represented York City FC in the area finals of the National Schools' six-a-side football competition at Huddersfield. They won through to the finals at Leeds Road playing fields by winning an event involving 13 York schools
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York Under-11s lose their first game
YORK U11 Schoolboys came unstuck for the first time this year when they lost 3-2 to an enterprising Barnsley team. Jacob Gore used his pace to unlock the Barnsley defence and cancel out the Tykes' second-half opening goal. But two quickfire efforts put
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Teacher Teacher! by Jack Sheffield (Central Publishing Services £8.99)
STEPHEN LEWIS chats to Jack Linley, the one-time head teacher of Huby primary school who looks set to become the new Gervase Phinn. A GENTLY humorous book about the goings on at a North Yorkshire primary school back in the 1970s that's full of larger-than-life
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Volunteer honour for happy Jackie
A NORTH Yorkshire woman who set up an after school club in her spare time has been named volunteer of the year by her York employer. Jackie Sedgwick, of Alne, was handed a £2,500 donation for Alne Primary School, after her work in setting up the Kool
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Good pals, or not?
Tomorrow marks 100 years since the signing of the Entente Cordiale officially ended centuries of enmity between Britain and France. Or did it? STEPHEN LEWIS reports. THERE'S something very odd about the love/ hate relationship between the English and
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Rabbit hunt link with Free French
YOUNG visitors to the Yorkshire Air Museum are being invited to hunt for rabbits. The rabbit hunt is taking place ahead of the anniversary of the formation of the first Free French bomber squadron 60 years ago at what was then RAF Elvington. In honour
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Council cuts parking charges
YORK council leaders have formally approved reduced tariffs for new on-street parking charges in Micklegate. Members of City of York Council's ruling executive agreed yesterday that amended charges could be implemented in the area when the new ticket
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Large plans for city of festivals
AMBITIOUS plans to launch York as a "City of Festivals" in only 12 months time have been adopted by an influential body. York@Large (Leisure Arts Recreation Galleries and Events) wants to establish the city as a place which attracts regular international
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Tadcaster lose battle of top two
THE battle of the top teams in Men's Two of the York Badminton League saw RI Tuesday/Thursday 'A' beat second-placed Tadcaster by a 7-2 margin. C Hunt and M Finer topscored for the Institute with three wins for a return of 102-38. Clifton 'B' entertained
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'Punch' boy, 15 faces 2 years custody
THE boy whose punch left York man Chris Gregory "dead" outside his home is facing up to two years behind bars. After magistrates warned the youth he could be locked up, Mr Gregory, 57, revealed he may need heart surgery following the attack, the culmination
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Watson romps to easy Willows victory
THE 55-peg sell-out on Goldrush and Ridgepool at the Willows on Saturday saw the former dominate with all the leading weights coming from its scenic charms. Gareth Watson (Wakefield) scored an easy win from peg 44 with 40lb 3oz. Working hard at 16 metres
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Sugar factory warns of risk to OAPs
BRITISH Sugar has warned that a proposed old people's home in the shadow of its York factory could be in danger from Legionnaires Disease - because of its cooling towers. Bosses from the plant, off Boroughbridge Road, told York planning chiefs the towers
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City turning to Liam, by George
YORK City's forgotten man Liam George can win a place on the first-team coach to Cambridge United with a good performance for the reserves at Scunthorpe. That was the message from player-manager Chris Brass as he considers his options for the crucial
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City turning to Liam, by George
YORK City's forgotten man Liam George can win a place on the first-team coach to Cambridge United with a good performance for the reserves at Scunthorpe. That was the message from player-manager Chris Brass as he considers his options for the crucial
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Shake off your inhibitions, girls
MY friend says it's her arms that hurt the most. She's convinced that no matter how hard she works out, the skin that covers her taut biceps is growing daily more slack and wrinkly. In fact, to listen to her, you would think the flesh hung from her shoulders
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Players insulting fans' hard work
WHAT a shambles. And worse, what an insult. I am of course referring to York City's performances of recent weeks. The players are insulting the hard work put in to keep the club alive. We all know of the frantic, heart-stopping survival story only too
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It's time City squad woke up
IT seems inconceivable that a mere couple of months after the City Supporters' Trust secured football at Bootham Crescent, they find themselves in the Nationwide Conference drop zone after yet another dire defeat in the relegation six-pointer with fellow
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Relegation on the cards
I BELIEVE York City have a hidden agenda - relegation. If not why allow Lee Bullock to go to Cardiff and move on Jon Parkin at a crucial part of the season. They have been replaced by players not even good enough to play in the Conference. I have recently
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Way we were
Wednesday, April 7, 2004 100 years ago: An amusing case was heard at Leeds Assizes, when an auctioneer from Scarborough sued the proprietors of the Scarborough Post for libel. The plaintiff conducted his own case, complaining of various publications in
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Office eating habits 'put health at risk'
WORKING women in York and North Yorkshire have no time for lunch breaks and their health is suffering, a survey has indicated. Almost one-in-three businesswomen in Yorkshire eat at their desks without a break, according to a new study. The Dolmio Express
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York RI Ladies sunk
TRIES from Jo Parkes, Su Walker and Julie Pease could not prevent York RI Ladies RUFC from losing 39-17 at Doncaster. RI went in at half-time level when Parkes scored from a pitch-length run which Pease converted. The visitors then went ahead after the
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There's two sides to the real nappy debate
IN response to Heather Causnett's letter ('Nappies blowing in the wind', April 3), yes I am aware millions of disposable nappies that are used are going to have an impact on the environment and most mums will be mindful of this. As a mother of two small
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Barbican delusion
TWO interesting items today concerning the Barbican debate. Hugh Bayley's contentions are based upon solid facts, well known to those who have followed the debate closely. Keith Orrell's attempt to delude ratepayers into thinking the Lib-Dems have clinched
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Knights trained for all-change
COACH Richard Agar is likely to shuffle his deck on Friday night when York City Knights visit Featherstone Rovers to complete their Arriva Trains Cup group fixtures. The Knights' progress to the quarter-final play-offs is already assured no matter the
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Seventh heaven for Heworth U9s
HEWORTH Under-9s were too strong for Stanley Rangers with good passing and support play the highlight of the game, allowing seven different players to score. Flannan Naismith, Liam Jackson and Daniel Coulson all got hat-tricks, while Joe Percy, Thomas
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Children still being taught in temporary buildings
YOUNGSTERS at 30 York schools are still being taught in mobile or temporary classrooms, it was revealed. The figure is higher than in many large urban areas - including Manchester, which has 23, Liverpool with 25, and Coventry with 13. The Department
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Centre bids for lottery funding
RESIDENTS in west York have launched an ambitious £500,000 lottery bid to extend their community centre. Groups and householders in Foxwood have come together to apply for the grant, which would give hundreds more people access to the centre. It was originally
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Mechanic died on first day at work
A BRIGHT teenage mechanic on his first day at work at a garage near York died when the car he was using to run an errand collided head-on with a 12-tonne lorry. David Roberts, 18, died instantly from massive head and chest injuries in the accident on
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County strikes blow against race crime
LAW enforcers have struck a blow in the battle against race crime in North Yorkshire, new statistics show. The figures reveal that 94 per cent of people prosecuted for racially motivated crimes in the county's courts last year were convicted. The figures
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Sealed with a kiss
THE York girlfriend of Coronation Street's hottest new star is taking bets on when his already notorious gay kiss will be screened. Helen Garnham, 21, from Heworth, has been dating Chris Finch - who plays gay nurse Karl Foster in the hit soap - for more
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Station cabbies plan 'clip-on' protest
THE row over York cabbies wearing clip-on ties escalated today when some drivers announced they planned to boycott the rail station over the issue. The proposed protest by up to 30 night drivers is planned for tomorrow, between 5.30 and 7pm. Rebel independent
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Bronze glow for York Kenshinkan dream team
RISING York karate star Rob Thornham picked up an individual third place at the North-West Open with the rest of the York Kenshinkan Karate Club squad also getting on the podium. The 17-year-old brown/white belt won his first two fights in the under 21
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New care for city walls
YORK'S city walls are taking part in a pilot scheme to modernise the way England's heritage is protected. A new system to manage protected sites alongside modern development has been created by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport and will be tested
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Knights trained for all-change
COACH Richard Agar is likely to shuffle his deck on Friday night when York City Knights visit Featherstone Rovers to complete their Arriva Trains Cup group fixtures. The Knights' progress to the quarter-final play-offs is already assured no matter the
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Women in York armed siege
ARMED police surrounded a house in York for more than three hours after reports that a woman had a firearm. Shocked householders watched as officers carrying guns and accompanied by a police dog sealed off the semi-detached house in Danebury Drive, Acomb
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A cultural revolution
IN one sense York already is a city of festivals. Earlier this year, the Jorvik Festival attracted record crowds. Last summer it was complemented for the first time by a Roman Festival. Recent innovations York Music Live and the Festival Of Food And Drink
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Old pals act
EVER since English archers gave French soldiers a two-fingered salute on the battlefield, our relationship with the neighbours has been mixed. But this week has been all about the Entente Cordiale. The Queen is visiting France, Yorkshire Air Museum is
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Old mates look set to Mussel in - 07/04/04
Robert Winston and Paul Hanagan, former stablemates and both champion apprentices, can figure prominently at Musselburgh tomorrow. Winston, now riding as a freelance and one of the most sought-after jockeys in the North, teams up with Sarraaf in the DM
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It's a gas as April Fool's Day drags on
HERE'S a worrying new trend. Just as Christmas now lasts six weeks and Easter a full fortnight, April Fool's Day has doubled in size. Or so it would seem from a joke fax we received... on April 2. It purported to come from the National Gasometer Collection
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Verbal abuse is just stupid
IT was interesting to see the comments by Jon Parkin regarding the verbal abuse he received at Bootham Crescent on Sunday. This has become an all too common event when former players return to the City with their new clubs. I remember Andy Warrington
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Pair not up to the job
CLEARLY Chris Brass and Lee Nogan are not the men to manage the team. The board have made a bad decision in appointing a manager who is not performing on or off the field while still paying Terry Dolan of course. I can only hope there is a relegation
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Shouldering the blame
HAVING attended the home defeat at the hands of Macclesfield Town I must admit that the spectre of relegation now hovers too close to be true. The performance was dire and Chris Brass and Lee Nogan have to shoulder the blame for this, not only as coaches
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Brass needs some support
PLEASE can someone tell me what's going wrong at York City? How can we have been riding high in the Third Division at the start of the season, and be in the situation we find the club now? The majority of the players who played against Macclesfield have
