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So much to do... so little time
IT'S the gut-eating guilt that makes it hard to bear. But that's life when you are an unachieved workaholic. It means you are on the go all day long, terrified by all the jobs to do and never having the time to get round to any of them. The time is 6am
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Tipped for the top
YORK City Knights head coach Richard Agar should be given the chance to work his way onto the Great Britain backroom staff - with a view to one day getting the top job. That is the opinion of Knights chief executive Steve Ferres, who has called for Rugby
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Protect our brave police
WE have been reminded of the perils facing our police officers in the past few days. PC Neville King is lucky to be alive. He was injured as he tried to arrest a suspicious driver. Det Con Michael Swindells was not so fortunate. Responding to colleagues
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Trial halted
THE TRIAL of a York man accused of assaulting a toddler has been halted after the young child was suddenly taken ill. Paul Anthony Walton, 31, appeared at York Crown Court today (TUES) to deny charges of causing actual and grievous bodily harm to Owen
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Sick musician tackling gruelling 190-mile charity walk
A TALENTED musician fighting a debilitating illness has embarked on a gruelling charity trek. Parkinson's Disease sufferer Ron Goodall, of Haxby, York, hit the long road in high spirits when he started the Coast-to-Coast hike. Over a ten-day spell, the
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Biker campaign in war of words
MOTORCYCLE industry bosses today slammed a North Yorkshire road safety campaign which they claim is "demonising" riders. The Motorcycle Industry Association (MCI) labelled complaints by residents about the dangers posed by speeding bikers as "bikeism"
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Cygnet rivals in fine form as 'C' team win
THE clash of the Cygnet 'A' and 'C' teams in York John Smith's Ladies Darts League division one was a truly great ladies' match. The 'A' team's Michelle Britton included two 140s and a 116 finish for 15 darts, while Roz Kerr hit 125 and 100 for 18. For
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Traders warn on parking charges
FURIOUS traders in a key York shopping street claim new car parking charges are "killing" trade . Goodramgate businesses warned a promised six-month review would be too late for at least six struggling stores. They called for charges to be slashed, amid
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Child 'was found with bite marks'
A MOTHER broke down and wept as she told a jury of injuries found on her toddler after she left him in the care of a man she trusted to look after him. York Crown Court rose to allow the woman to regain her composure as she gave evidence in the trial
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City on Trophy trail
YORK City could pocket almost £100,000 in prize money by going all the way in next season's FA Trophy competition. The Minstermen will enter non-League football's premier tournament for the first time next season and, while the prospect may not be too
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Willpower on tap
JO HAYWOOD taps into a new treatment for fighting addictions, phobias and emotional problems. TAP, tap, tap. Happy birthday to you. Tap, tap, tap. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Tap, tap, tap. Happy birthday to you. Tap, tap, tap. And relax. Sounds weird doesn't it?
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He won't be missed
WATCH out Chester-le-Street, a two-legged planning disaster is heading your way! I am of course referring to the departure of 'planner' Templeman. He has clearly demonstrated how to ruin two millennia of careful development in just six years. Why is it
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The vote no party
I READ that the UK Independence Party reckon they are doing more "groundwork" during this election campaign than the Green Party. What groundwork is this when they don't stand in local elections and have no councillors? Perhaps a measure of how connected
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It doesn't add up
SO Michael Haslam has been cleared of raping a patient but has had four convictions for indecent assault upheld (Evening Press, May 20). He will serve three years instead of the seven years imposed last December and should be released in the middle of
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Joe Longthorne is an inspiration to everyone - especially his fans
A BIG thank you to the Grand Opera House and Joe Longthorne for a wonderful night of entertainment on Sunday evening. Joe was on top form despite all the treatment he is having for cancer. I wish him well for the future and look forward to his quick return
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Way we were
Tuesday, May 25, 2004 100 years ago: A rescuer hauled a young motorcyclist and his sidecar passenger from the Foss after an accident with a cyclist forced the pair into the river. The motorcycle was being driven by the son of the proprietor of a cycle
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Enjoy your chocolate orange, sweet prince
IT'S time to take this Terry's business to the top. Or at least the top but one. Scouring the cuttings the other day, the Diary came across the following observation, in an Evening Press festive feature from 1997. "What sweets and chocolates will the
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Thousands expected in York for Railfest
TENS of thousands of people are expected to flood into York this weekend, as the city celebrates 200 years of rail travel. The National Railway Museum's (NRM) Railfest event will kick off on Saturday, with a special site and trackwork set aside to host
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Dave's gripping cyberspace adventure
HE crossed the globe in search of strangers cyberspace almost forgot, fanatically hunting down his next challenge with words so rarely used they redefine obscurity. He jetted 90,000 miles in two months, from North Wales to Seattle, San Diego to the south
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Mystery buyer's £1.7m lodging
A HOTEL in York which is regarded as one of the finest Georgian town homes in England has been sold to a mystery buyer for £1.7 million. The Judges' Lodging, in Lendal, was sold in a quick transaction by estate agent Claude Elmer, of Acomb, York, which
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Getting down to business
WE'RE under starter's orders for the 2004 Evening Press Business of the Year Awards. We launch the 14th annual awards in a bumper issue of the pink Business Press next Tuesday. But there is no reason why hopeful businesses in the region can't get ready
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On course for life
STEPHEN LEWIS visits the new Compass One drugs resource centre in York. THE first time Michael tried heroin he felt he had found what he had been looking for all his life. He was 20, and had been experimenting with various drugs - cannabis first, then
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Bold gamble
IT is a tale of two factories. Former Terry's boss Ian Johnston claimed yesterday that parent group Kraft had decimated the range made by the York factory. Finally it was in a "vulnerable, virtually one product situation - Chocolate Orange". We all know
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It's 'gown' to be a great night at ball
IT'S probably the most expensive dress you are likely to buy - and you wear it only once! But a group of York friends is giving brides the chance to wear their wedding dresses again - and raise money to help young cancer sufferer Jennifer Pickering at
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Thousands expected in York for Railfest
TENS of thousands of people are expected to flood into York this weekend, as the city celebrates 200 years of rail travel. The National Railway Museum's (NRM) Railfest event will kick off on Saturday, with a special site and trackwork set aside to host
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New boat widens Horizons on canal
A BOAT which was 13 years in the making was finally launched to show the delights of Pocklington Canal to day-trippers. The vessel - named New Horizons after one of its benefactors - has been painstakingly built by members of the Pocklington Canal Amenity
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Risks to thin blue line highlighted
THE body which represents rank-and-file police in North Yorkshire says the fatal stabbing of a detective in Birmingham, and an incident in York in which an officer was dragged along city streets hanging from a suspect's car, both show the daily dangers
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Barbican inquiry call 'threat to city pools'
A PLANNING inquiry on the redevelopment of the Barbican Centre could lead to the loss of York swimming pools and even the building itself, the city's council leader today warned. Coun Steve Galloway said a decision by the opposition Labour group to request
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Voters get two options on how the county is governed
VOTERS in North Yorkshire may soon have to choose between two options that will radically transform how the county is governed. The Boundary Committee today announced that residents could opt to abolish all district councils, creating a powerful county-wide
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Dawson heads 'home' to Devon
IT WILL be home from home for off-spinner Richard Dawson when Yorkshire visit Exmouth tomorrow for a tricky third tie with Minor Counties' side Devon in the Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy. But although Dawson will be among familiar faces he has no intention
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Station slip victim is awarded £1,550
A MAN has been awarded compensation of £1,550 after slipping on cleaning water at York Railway Station on his 21st birthday. Nicholas Banister, of Leeds, was off work for six weeks and had to undergo physiotherapy for a back injury following the fall
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Blackwell may quit Leeds
KEVIN Blackwell could be on the verge of walking out on Leeds United after his expected appointment as manager failed to materialise. The former Sheffield United assistant boss was expected to be appointed manager yesterday with a two-year contract only
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City on Trophy trail
YORK City could pocket almost £100,000 in prize money by going all the way in next season's FA Trophy competition. The Minstermen will enter non-League football's premier tournament for the first time next season and, while the prospect may not be too
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Tipped for the top
YORK City Knights head coach Richard Agar should be given the chance to work his way onto the Great Britain backroom staff - with a view to one day getting the top job. That is the opinion of Knights chief executive Steve Ferres, who has called for Rugby
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Paul in line to win on return - 25/05/04
MALTON jockey Paul Hanagan can return to action with a bang tomorrow after serving a 12 day ban. He rides at Ripon's evening meeting and I fancy he can win the Ripon Farm Services Handicap over two miles on Red Sun. Trained by John Mackie, Red Sun, better
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Winning key to battle for young hearts and minds
MANY eyes will be on the attendance figure when York City Knights tackle Swinton Lions this weekend. The buoyant Knights are hoping to build on their fresh-faced fan-base which sent the Huntington Stadium turnstiles into overdrive on Sunday. Youngsters
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Dawson heads 'home' to Devon
IT WILL be home from home for off-spinner Richard Dawson when Yorkshire visit Exmouth tomorrow for a tricky third tie with Minor Counties' side Devon in the Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy. But although Dawson will be among familiar faces he has no intention
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Nightmare of a move
Sorry to harp on about moving house yet again, but the experience was not only, as people say, one of the most stressful in life - it almost finished me off. Although planned in advance, the whole process turned into a nightmare. What is, I believe, commonly
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Long view on flats
AS someone who has criticised opposition to residential developments in York in the past, it would be hypocritical of me to speak out against plans to turn the Bedford Hotel into flats. Even though I live next door to it, I am not opposed in principle
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Wrong messages
IN his letter (May 19) Pete Zanzottera claims my statement was completely incorrect about using ratepayers' money to install the traffic congestion management system (TCMS). Perhaps he would like to explain how central Government gets its funding, not
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Not suitable
DURING the early years of the last century we children listened in awe and disbelief as our elders were forever discussing the terrible fate of the Titanic which sank on her maiden voyage. Understandably, the subject of the liner's orchestra was of particular
