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Slip road no help
MRS Liney asks why Park & Ride buses from Monks Cross and the proposed Poppleton site will not serve Clifton Moor (Letters, May 14). In fact, service 20 runs between Monks Cross and Clifton Moor. Information on journey times are available from the
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No reason to quit York says ex-MD
A FORMER managing director of Terry's today backed our campaign to save the York company - saying he could not understand the commercial rationale for moving production abroad. Ian Johnston, who was managing director from 1963 to 1977, and then chairman
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Records crash in run fest
THERE was a sensational tied game at Easingwold where the home side retained a 22-point lead in a record breaking tie against second placed Dunnington. The premier division clash a York and District Senior League set a record aggregate of 602 runs scored
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Stillington skittle Grange
AFTER notching their first victory last week, Stillington maintained their momentum in spectacular fashion when they rolled over Woodhouse Grange for just 14 runs in division three. Matthew Coulson hit a purple patch which saw him take six wickets for
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Rowntrees end long victory wait
ROWNTREES ended a lengthy run without a victory which stretches back to 2002 when they emerged as six-wicket winners at Wilberfoss in division six. Kev Davison was the only home batsman to make any impression as he scored 26 but Wilberfoss were wiped
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New chapter opens for barman Dominic
YOU'LL always find a character or two in York's Dean Court Hotel. And some of them may find themselves immortalised in a fictional bestseller. At work Dominic Doyle is manager of the Chapter Bar at the recently-refurbished Dean Court. In his leisure time
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Kate hops to new premises
SUCCESS is just a stone's throw away for a new York business. Human Resources firm, Hopscotch HR, was created six months ago by Kate Hughes. And on May 1 she moved into a new office in Fishergate, York. With 14 years experience in HR, including senior
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Twenty-seven tips on how to boost your business
AN EXTENSIVE programme of workshops has been launched this month by Business Link York and North Yorkshire. They are designed to help business owners and managers across the region pick up tips on how to develop their business, develop their people and
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Japan store to the rescue
A TELEVISION makeover show has been given a taste of the Land of the Rising Sun, thanks to a York business. Jez Willard, who runs The Japanese Shop, in York's Coppergate Walk, with his Japanese wife, Hiromi, has come to the rescue of the ITV show, 60
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Youngsters catch Knights' fever
CHIEF executive Steve Ferres lauded York City Knights' young supporters as yesterday's family fun day at Huntington Stadium saw a bumper 2,519 fans watch the Knights beat Gateshead 48-12. It was the club's biggest-ever league attendance, their biggest
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The Romans return... with more food and drink
THE prestigious York Festival of Food and Drink is to return to the city for an eighth year. The gastronomic feast of fun will take place from September 10 to 19, and organisers promise a number of firsts. The Festival Food Theatre will now offer refreshments
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Schools schemes depend on vote
COUNCILORS were today due to make a crucial decision which could halt a £25 million scheme to build three new schools in York. They have the last say on whether a green space near Victoria Park, Leeman Road, should be registered as a town or village green
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Knights 48, Gateshead Thunder 12
YORK City Knights went into the weekend as joint-leaders on points in National League Two yet fifth on points-difference. Opponents Gateshead Thunder, on the other hand, were bottom of the pile without a win in 11 months, and, with a massive home crowd
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Dread over mortgages
MEMORIES of Black Wednesday can still leave homeowners in a cold sweat. When John Major's Government hiked up interest rates to 15 per cent in a failed battle to keep Sterling in the exchange rate mechanism, it prompted a horrible economic hangover. Many
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Feast of treats
HAIL Keith. Otherwise known as legendary legionary Maximus Gluteus, Keith Mulhearn is to stage another Roman Festival for York. Quite right too. The city's Vikings have had their own festival and museum for years. It is time for the founders of Eboracum
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Hospital car park set for go-ahead
A CONTROVERSIAL multi-storey car park for York Hospital patients and visitors is set to receive the final go-ahead this week. The £4 million structure with parking for 250 cars will be built at the rear of the hospital's current car park and could be
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Walk experience
HEALTH chiefs are urging people in York and North Yorkshire to walk their way to fitness. At least seven in ten people do not take enough exercise to benefit their health, according to Selby and York Primary Care Trust (PCT). But residents can now improve
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'Rising bollard' plan for village
TRAFFIC chiefs are recommending the introduction of an "intelligent bollard" to curb traffic congestion through a York village. The scheme is preferred to other options which have been under consideration to tackle congestion in Heslington Lane - a road
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Will on his way to help in Uganda
A NORTH YORKSHIRE civil engineering student is giving up his summer vacation to travel to south-western Uganda to help build a new community education centre. Will Shaw, from Topcliffe, near Thirsk, is one of 12 students from the University of Newcastle
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Ban on traffic at Bar to go ahead
TRANSPORT chiefs are pressing ahead with plans to ban traffic passing under Walmgate Bar, in an effort to protect one of York's most historic monuments. Council chiefs today tabled experimental proposals to close the section of road under the bar to all
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No reason to quit York says ex-MD
A FORMER managing director of Terry's today backed our campaign to save the York company - saying he could not understand the commercial rationale for moving production abroad. Ian Johnston, who was managing director from 1963 to 1977, and then chairman
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Irish eyes smiling for Webbo
CLOSE fought racing gave Team Castrol Suzuki sidecar aces Steve Webster and Paul Woodhead a win and second place in the Mondello Park rounds of the European Airways 2004 British Sidecar Championship over the weekend. But they were pressed hard in both
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Youngsters catch Knights' fever
CHIEF executive Steve Ferres lauded York City Knights' young supporters as yesterday's family fun day at Huntington Stadium saw a bumper 2,519 fans watch the Knights beat Gateshead 48-12. It was the club's biggest-ever league attendance, their biggest
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Beales' golden arm
HUNTINGTON bowler Steve Beales has roared his way in to the York and District Senior Cricket League record books. The paceman produced an astonishing return of 10-5 to send division five rivals Carlton Towers crashing for a meagre nine runs. It beat the
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The Romans return... with more food and drink
THE prestigious York Festival of Food and Drink is to return to the city for an eighth year. The gastronomic feast of fun will take place from September 10 to 19, and organisers promise a number of firsts. The Festival Food Theatre will now offer refreshments
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Jumping the gun
LEEDS United and Manchester United will resume negotiations today as Alan Smith waits to complete his move to Old Trafford. Some sections of the media jumped the gun at the end of last week by announcing the transfer had gone ahead at £6million, but that
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Death riddle
DANIEL Addyman appears a fit and healthy young man as he walks his dog, Harry, through a village near York. But only hours after this picture was taken, Daniel's parents found him collapsed on his bedroom floor, after being woken by Harry. Today the devastated
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Mitch Benn and Hils Barker, The Other Side Comedy Club, City Screen, York.
STAND-UP comedy and music are not always happy bedfellows. Although many would argue the current condition of the record industry points to a bleakly amusing scenario, the twang of guitar or a spot of vocal high jinks don't always lend themselves to the
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Council is greedy
THE introduction of parking charges is purely financial and has nothing to do with consideration for the motorist or people living in the areas where these meters have been installed. My mother lives in a block of flats in Compton Street. She is not well
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Roy was sent from Coventry... that explains everything
I HAD not realised that Roy Templeman, York's chief planner, had arrived at York from Coventry. (Man who planned to change York, May 21). That explains a lot. Although it will have been erected before his time there, York should think itself lucky that
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Party is for workers
I WISH to reply to Tony Taylor's letter that Labour "are not and never have been the working man's party" (Letters, May 21). Mr Taylor must have forgotten the following facts. This Labour government has delivered the first national minimum wage and increased
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What a silly strike
THE threatened rail strike is about a number of issues, one of which is travel facilities for new starters. I find it incredible that the rail workers are prepared to strike over this. New starters in any industry sign a contract on the terms offered.
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Sick of Tesco
IN REACTION to Heather Causnett (Letters, May 20), when Tesco employ staff I am sure they mention the sick pay scheme as an incentive, just like their holiday entitlements and other conditions of employment. So why should they now try to change? Tesco
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Traffic mishmash
I READ with interest the comments in Wednesday's press made by Coun Ann Reid in which she is obviously trying to justify the council's future actions relating to Heslington Lane. It is fairly obvious that decisions have already been made in the same way
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What great carers
I RECENTLY spent five days in York Hospital having a hip replacement operation. The care I received during my stay in Ward 26, from every quarter, cleaning staff, porters, physios, nurses and doctors, was exceptional. The food too was good and I was lucky
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Pizza puzzler
IN your article "Blunder brings paper to York" (May 14), the copy of Hambleton News which Eric Daines is pictured holding clearly boasts that Hambleton Council is "Making Life Better". How can this claim hold true when it is obviously making life a living
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Bikes shouldn't be there at all
HAVING worked in the town centre for more than ten years, I was interested to read about alleged speeding buses at the junction of Parliament St and Coppergate (Speed worry on the corner, May 21). I have witnessed the odd mishap and countless near misses
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Way we were
Monday, May 24, 2004 100 years ago: One of the oldest, as it is one of the best managed, village burial clubs was declared to be that at Cayton, which went back "practically out of memory." On Whit Monday the members did exactly the same thing that their
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York overhaul champs
YORK toppled champions Cleethorpes by one wicket in a fluctuating and exciting Yorkshire ECB Premier League contest at Clifton Park on Saturday. It was a good pitch and Cleethorpes raced to 60 off the first 15 overs, suggesting that York would be chasing
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Nestl boost on new range
NESTLE Rowntree has made a major commitment to the future of its York site with the launch of an exciting new chocolate range, the Evening Press can reveal today. Low-carbohydrate versions of the company's flagship KitKat and Rolo brands are to hit the
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Records crash in run fest
THERE was a sensational tied game at Easingwold where the home side retained a 22-point lead in a record breaking tie against second placed Dunnington. The premier division clash a York and District Senior League set a record aggregate of 602 runs scored
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Bowler Beales sets new landmark
HUNTINGTON bowler Steve Beales shattered the all-time best bowling figure record of 10-9 by Sheriff Hutton Bridge's Roy Piercy which had stood since 1968. Beales produced the amazing return of all ten wickets for a mere five runs as Carlton Towers were
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Malton hit the top
The big clash in division one saw leaders Hornea bat first against second placed Malton and Old Malton. Richard Medforth hit 55 while Guy Martinson 38 and Paul Clappison 46 added valuable runs but were unable to engineer the final batting point when Ryan
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City ace Dunning on the ball for Bridge
YORK City's footballer of the year, Darren Dunning made his first appearance of the season for Sheriff Hutton Bridge and his all round performance helped his side record their first division four win at the expense of Osbaldwick. Simon Hall made 47 but
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Hemingbrough put on Royal command performance
HEMINBBROUGH continue as second division pace-setters after beating Studley Royal by nine wickets. Chris Scatchard made 56 for the Royals but Gurdev Singh's 5-32 had them all out for 138. Hemingbrough then suffered an early loss but this proved to be
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City of rails
ALL aboard. This service leaves modern day York and powers back to Railway Heaven, atop a cloud of steam. As the National Railway Museum gears up for one of its biggest events, RailFest, which begins on Saturday, Yesterday Once More has gone loco to celebrate
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Bring down oil prices, say G8
The G8 group of leading industrialised nations has called on the oil exporting countries to step up production in a bid to bring down soaring prices. Following two days of talks in New York, the G8 finance ministers - including Chancellor Gordon Brown
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Buy-a-hotel-room idea set for York
YORK investors could buy up hotel rooms to earn cash if a new scheme comes to the city. Entrepreneur Johnny Sandelson is looking at properties in York for his network of GuestInvest hotels. The scheme, the first of its kind in the UK, allows investors
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Greenfield houses dropped from plan
CONTROVERSIAL proposals for new homes on a "greenfield" site on the outskirts of York look set to be dropped from the latest version of the city's future development blueprint. In the fourth set of changes to York's Local Plan, it has now been confirmed
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City unveil more fixtures
PREMIERSHIP big guns Newcastle United and Middlesbrough will be sending teams to Bootham Crescent for friendlies this summer. Yorkshire neighbours Doncaster Rovers and Sheffield Wednesday have also joined fellow White Rose rivals Leeds United in an attractive
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Home loans 'rise to 10%' fears allayed
YORK homeowners were being urged not to panic today after a leading lending group warned that interest rates would need to rocket to TEN per cent to cool down house prices. The dire warning was reported to have been released from the Council of Mortgage
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Darley mount set to score - 24/05/04
Kevin Darley, fresh from his momentous Classic double on Attraction at the Curragh yesterday, returns to home ground tomorrow. The Sheriff Hutton jockey will be in action at Ripon, where he has excellent prospects of landing the Galphay Classified Stakes
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Holy water, it's on the cards
THERE'S a christening in the air. I know because I can feel it in my murky agnostic waters. The bubbles of dread are beginning to rise, ready to rocket to the surface with an evangelical pop when the call comes. My niece has just turned one and, if her
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City unveil more fixtures
PREMIERSHIP big guns Newcastle United and Middlesbrough will be sending teams to Bootham Crescent for friendlies this summer. Yorkshire neighbours Doncaster Rovers and Sheffield Wednesday have also joined fellow White Rose rivals Leeds United in an attractive
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Pink Grease, Fibbers, York
IT WAS like nothing Fibbers had seen before. A flashing neon sign, 1980s eyeliner, oodles of rock posturing and a guy in a mohair jumper twiddling his "machine". And that was only in the first 20 seconds. In spite of the disappointingly poor Sunday night
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Scorecards
May 22-23 Premier Division Beverley Town (19) drew with Acomb (7). Beverley Town 268-5 (N Stephenson 118no, O Grantham 74, A Brumfield 34no); Acomb 182-5 (S Rodrigo 39, A D Tute 31, F R Sykes 32, M Dickinson 34no, S Lightowler 3-63) Easingwold (19) tied
