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Buses cut jams
IT seems that plans to build 540 dwellings in Osbaldwick represent a further opportunity for a number of residents to complain about the frequency of buses operating via the village (May 17). As the operator of the Service 6 and having been in consultation
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Rail boss out of line
IT was almost beyond belief to find the overall manager of GNER asking for the scrapping of branch railway lines (Evening Press, May 4). One is used to arguments like this emerging from road interests, but from a rail manager it was remarkable. May I
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Way we were
Wednesday, May 19, 2004 100 years ago: After complaints had been made of excessive charges by cab drivers to persons hiring cabs and hansoms to and from the racecourse on Knavesmire during the race meetings, the Watch Committee stepped in. They asked
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Wrong message
GORDON Lees says that the sentencing of a youth was within guidelines for first offenders (May 13). Later in the article it is said that the same youth received a final warning from the police two months earlier after another attack on a man of 57, so
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Our stand on racism
IN light of recent coverage on racism and immigration, I thought it important to make your readers aware of the Yorkshire and Humber Assembly's position on the issue. The assembly, which represents the region's 22 local authorities, along with social,
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York League gain revenge
THE Hunters York Senior League side avenged their semi-final defeat of last season when they beat the Halifax League by three wickets at Copley. The York League's selection plans had been hard hit by club and work commitments which had decimated the original
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Coming over all psychic at Cainer's museum
THE Diary has seen the future. We passed through a doorway into a different dimension on a preview tour of the Museum of Psychic Experience in Stonegate, York. A collaboration between spoon/mind bender Uri Geller and York stargazer Jonathan Cainer, the
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Superstar to open York's Railfest
The most famous locomotive in the world will open one of the largest rail festivals this country has ever seen. Flying Scotsman will steam into York on May 29 to officially open Railfest, the National Railway Museum's celebration of 200 years of the train
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First class family fun for Railfest
From miniature models to massive steam locomotives, Railfest will have an unrivalled range of rides for visitors to enjoy. During the nine-day family festival at the National Railway Museum in York, rides will be available for the first time since 1995
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Partnership places - Railfest in the modern arena
The UK rail industry is joining forces with the National Railway Museum to offer a unique insight into the modern railway. As part of the Museum's Railfest celebrations for the bicentenary of the train, the Modern Arena will showcase state of the art
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Railfest celebrates 200 years of the train
One of the UK's biggest ever rail festivals is being planned by the National Railway Museum to celebrate the bicentenary of the train. Record-breakers and history-makers from all over the country will be arriving in York to mark 200 years of progress
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Think No Evil Of Us: My Life With Kenneth Williams, York Grand Opera House
DAVE Benson's tragic comedy of tortured genius Kenneth Williams is just as much about the author as the Carry On entertainer. That's probably just as well, because it is in the moments when Benson becomes himself - rather than an impersonation of Williams
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The Cello And The Nightingale, The Studio, York Theatre Royal, until June 5.
THIS play has undergone many changes in its gestation and it will need to go through more. The story of cellist Beatrice Harrison, the Jacqueline Du Pre of the 1920s, had already been the stuff of an autobiography edited by writer Patricia Cleveland Peck
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Bright sparks vying for cash
BUSINESS angels from across Britain will be beating their wings - and a path - to York next month to bankroll new and brilliant high-tech ventures. A Connect Yorkshire investment conference will be held at St William's College in York on June 24, when
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Lively and animated
BANISHING boring business events is the task of a new virtual firm. Rarely have employees seemed as animated as the workers at The Firm. Saville Gold, a subsidiary of Saville Audio Visual, which is based in Millfield Lane, Nether Poppleton, has launched
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York trio turn professional
A TRIO of York teenagers have taken a big step on the road to rugby league stardom after signing professional forms with Super League giants Hull FC. Prop forwards Simon Wadsworth and Danny Holder and full-back Tom Dunmore, who are all under-18s, have
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Darwin's Children, Greg Bear (HarperCollins, £6.99)
A NEW virus, SHEVA, sweeps the world, and in its wake comes a generation of 'virus children' - genetically enhanced babies born to infected mothers. Twelve years on, mankind is beginning to wake up to the fact the virus children could represent the next
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Faces Of Mist And Flame, Jon George (Tor Books, £10.99)
IF YOU are going to ask readers to believe in your story, lumbering your lead character with the unlikely name of Phoenix Lafayette isn't the best start. Lafayette is a war photographer attached to a unit of US marines during the attack on Guam in the
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The Meq, Steve Cash (Pan Macmillan, £7.99)
THE Meq may look like 12-year-old children, but in reality they are members of an ancient and enigmatic race, some of them hundreds of years old, who have been living in the midst of unsuspecting humanity for centuries. Few in number, they have, through
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What have the Romans ever done for us?
THE British asparagus season is upon us, and for this tasty treat we can thank the Romans. The veg was so prized by them that they sent out fleets of ships to gather the delicacy. After working out how to cultivate it, they spread it throughout their
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Trailblazing project spreads its wings
A PIONEERING project in a York school aimed at tackling emotional problems in children has been extended across York and North Yorkshire. All Saints' School, York, last year became the first school outside London to adopt the project, run by the charity
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Students step out
MORE than 100 students and staff from St Peter's School in York headed for East Yorkshire to take part in a 10km run in aid of York Hospital. St Peter's School is a regular participant in the run, which took place on Sunday in Beverley. This year was
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Learning on the cheap
YORK people are being urged to take advantaged of subsidised courses available in the city during Adult Learner's week. The courses are aimed at allowing people to learn new skills, gain university qualifications and train for work. The courses are being
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Special school open day marks end of era
FORMER pupils and staff of a York school which will close this year are invited to celebrate the end of an era this Saturday. Northfield School, in Acomb, will hold an open day from 1.30pm to 7.30pm to celebrate the school's history which spans more than
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York students mumps alert
DOZENS of York students have been hit by an outbreak of mumps. The North Yorkshire Health Protection Unit was informed of 35 cases in the last two days, mainly involving students attending further education colleges. A spokeswoman said there were increasing
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Scrap these charges now
WHEN the council announced it was to start taxing a York night out, we said the policy "could well be at the expense of York's social and business life". Sadly that prediction is coming true. Evening parking charges are driving people away. In our survey
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Dumped on
ANY magistrate unsure as to why many people consider our legal system a joke should read our report from York Youth Court. Twice in successive nights, a 12-year-old boy stole a six-tonne dumper truck and took it for a ride. Along the way he flattened
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Big hauls as Mal wins final match of series
As the sun shone over Raker Lakes at Wheldrake on Sunday so the residents of Horseshoe Lake went on a feeding frenzy for the final match in the spring series. With over half the field of 30 bagging 40lb or more of prime carp it needed a big weight to
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Donor match joy for Jamie
A YORK cancer sufferer was today celebrating the discovery of a transplant donor who could save his life. Jamie Glover, 20, suffers from Hodgkins Lymphoma, and has spent the past five months in a desperate search for a stem cell transplant. Now his doctor
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'Gunge' found in York restaurant
THE directors of a York Chinese restaurant face a court bill of £11,500 after magistrates heard of "gunge" and "sludge" found at the city centre eaterie. Tony Stevenson gave a catalogue of food hygiene failings at the Willow Restaurant in Coney Street
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Boy, 12, went on dumper rampage
A PRE-TEEN tearaway who terrorised a York neighbourhood with a stolen six-tonne dumper truck has been banned from driving until he is 17 - the age at which he will first be able to legally drive. The 12-year-old from Tang Hall was seen standing on the
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Parking charges hitting us hard
BUSINESSES today revealed the "devastating" impact of controversial new parking charges in York city centre. An Evening Press survey has uncovered the full impact of new evening fees and on-street charges. Restaurateurs revealed evening fees are sometimes
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Trauma of my phone hang-ups
"SEE this one here?" asks the enthusiastic salesman. "It's got wallpaper, it's got screensavers, it's got a digital zoom camera and data synchronisation. "Buy it and you've also got a free Bluetooth headset, you've got a tri-band, a mobile multimedia
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Celebrate success
WHAT an encouragement it was to read on the front page about Tony Davidson "going straight" (May 13). And how good to see the excellent work of anti-crime partnership PACY and its constituent agencies applauded. PACY is a joint venture of the York Association
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War will haunt us
ALL wars are messy affairs but Tony Blair and the Conservatives wanted this unnecessary war against Iraq for reasons they still struggle to justify. We should remember the world community through the United Nations had Saddam Hussein safely under control
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Council responds to readers' transport criticism
I WOULD like to correct a misunderstanding in E A Carter's letter in which it was wrongly stated that City of York Council spent £1 million on a campaign to remind people not to use mobile phones whilst driving (May 13). This is completely incorrect:
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Cardiff final was something to savour
WHAT a great weekend we had down in South Wales. I went to the Challenge Cup final in Cardiff and we took Simon Friend down with us to show him what it was like - and he was amazed. The game was okay, but Wigan never really got a look-in after a couple
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The entertrainers
The National Railway Museum will be alive with the sound of music and theatre as part of the celebrations to mark the bicentenary of the train. Bands playing in a lively mix of musical styles and the museum's own theatre group, Platform 4, will be performing
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Daniel Kitson, City Screen, York
YOU know it's been an eventful night when an award-winning comic, asked when he's returning to York, replies: "Some time between the day I die and never." That waspish response suggested Daniel Kitson's marathon stint at a packed City Screen last night
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Another £1m gone to the dogs!
DOG food manufacturers, Wagg Foods, has invested £1 million in its North Yorkshire premises. The Thirsk-based firm has just completed a £3 million investment programme well ahead of schedule. The business, which employs 31 workers, only opened its new
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Net profits for our tiny B&B
SIZE doesn't matter - if you want your business to succeed online. This was demonstrated by a two-bedroom Malton bed-and-breakfast, which has found ways of boosting its trade through the internet. Christopher and Phillippa Turner, of Low Penhowe, near
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Manor's stars hit the heights again
MANOR School continued a year of footballing highs with the under-16 boys sharing the York Schools Cup with Fulford after tying 2-2 at Bootham Crescent. Scott Backhouse and Tom Breslin were the two names on the scoresheet for Manor, which has only about
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Sharper blade
STEPHEN LEWIS welcomes the return to print of some science fiction classics. IN RIDLEY Scott's classic sci fi movie Blade Runner, bounty hunter Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) stalks six intelligent robots through a nightmarish future Los Angeles. In Scott's
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Busy Tina keeps house on the ward
Hotel-style housekeepers are doing the rounds at York Hospital in a bid to make patients' stays more comfortable. STEPHEN LEWIS joined one on her rounds. TINA Hardy says a cheerful "Morning, ladies!" as she walks into one of two women's bays at York Hospital's
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Youngsters present their case for learning
NORTH YORKSHIRE youngsters took centre stage at an event aimed at finding out what young people in the area want from education and training. Northallerton rap band 609 and Ripon-based One Finger Punch took to the stage at the event in Northallerton.
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Lowry view for sale
YORK'S "lost" Lowry painting could return to its roots - but only if the city can meet the £400,000 price tag for the work of art. LS Lowry, who gained international recognition for his paintings of industrial scenes and "matchstick men", painted A View
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D-Day heroes gather to see museum exhibition
D-DAY heroes were reunited in York to mark the launch of a major historical display. Veterans gathered at the Regimental Museum of the Royal Dragoon Guards and The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire yesterday for the official opening of an exhibition
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Bid to keep pool for summer fails
YORK'S Barbican swimming pool will not be kept open for the summer holidays, council chiefs have ruled. The Liberal Democrat ruling executive voted unanimously at yesterday's meeting to close the pool as originally intended on June 6 - despite strong
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Fireman's lift for York hen nights
HEN night revellers in York can now have their very own fireman for the night - complete with fire engine. Firefighter Steve Higgins has set up a business ferrying around groups of girls celebrating their last night of freedom. Steve, from Bridlington
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War veteran wins pensions battle
NORTH Yorkshire war veteran Richard Leigh Perkins has finally won a long bitter battle to reclaim cash after his disablement pension was wrongly taxed for four decades. Major Perkins, 86, of Lastingham, who fought in Burma with The Royal Leicestershire
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York League gain revenge
THE Hunters York Senior League side avenged their semi-final defeat of last season when they beat the Halifax League by three wickets at Copley. The York League's selection plans had been hard hit by club and work commitments which had decimated the original
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York trio turn professional
A TRIO of York teenagers have taken a big step on the road to rugby league stardom after signing professional forms with Super League giants Hull FC. Prop forwards Simon Wadsworth and Danny Holder and full-back Tom Dunmore, who are all under-18s, have
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York students mumps alert
DOZENS of York students have been hit by an outbreak of mumps. The North Yorkshire Health Protection Unit was informed of 35 cases in the last two days, mainly involving students attending further education colleges. A spokeswoman said there were increasing
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Tykes' batsmen need consistency
YORKSHIRE today began their first home Championship match in six years with Nottinghamshire who were making their first visit to Headingley since 1991 when the game ended in a draw. The corresponding fixture in 1998 took place at Scarborough and also
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Merris relief
YORK City wing-back David Merris has admitted that he was sweating on his future before being handed a 12-month extension to his contract at Bootham Crescent. Merris, 23, survived the end-of-season cull by manager Chris Brass that included 11 senior professionals
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Karminskey is on course for victory - 19/05/04
Karminskey Park is fancied to complete an encore in the Shields Fillies' Handicap at Newcastle tomorrow. Successful in the corresponding event 12 months ago, the Tim Etherington-trained five-year-old bids to oblige again in the hands of the in-form Robert
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Merris relief
YORK City wing-back David Merris has admitted that he was sweating on his future before being handed a 12-month extension to his contract at Bootham Crescent. Merris, 23, survived the end-of-season cull by manager Chris Brass that included 11 senior professionals
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Tykes' batsmen need consistency
YORKSHIRE today began their first home Championship match in six years with Nottinghamshire who were making their first visit to Headingley since 1991 when the game ended in a draw. The corresponding fixture in 1998 took place at Scarborough and also
