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Pension fear for Terry's workers
OLDER workers facing redundancy from Terry's in York fear their pensions could be badly hit. One employee told the Evening Press that staff in their 50s - who had stuck loyally with the company for decades - were concerned they would suffer drastic reductions
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Way we were
Tuesday, June 15, 2004 100 years ago: Mudlarking was a popular exercise at present amongst the youngsters of York, and it provided them with a chance to break down any social barriers that may ordinarily exist. Immaculate collars and well-polished boots
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Way we were
Monday, June 14, 2004 100 years ago: If the forecast of the North-Eastern Railway Company's intention to make return tickets for distances over twenty miles available for six months from the date of purchase was correct, it was good news for passengers
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Ascot rental safety alert
HOMEOWNERS planning to cash in when Royal Ascot comes to York have been warned they could be jailed if they forget vital home safety checks. People hoping to line their pockets during the festival by renting out their homes risk breaking the law, and
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Heard the one about the battling comics?
FUNNY goings on at the York Comedy Festival. The Evening Press understands a clash of egos threatened to spill over into fisticuffs as two headline comics battled it out in the City Screen bar on Coney Street. Andy Parsons and Adam Bloom were booked as
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Vodou Nation, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds, until June 26; York Theatre Royal, July 20 to 24.
THE second half of this celebration of the soul and spirit of Haiti, the world's first black republic, opens with a statement on a giant screen. It reads: "For 200 years, the international community has punished Haiti for rebelling: she has been violated
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Jewel in the crown of Japanese store
A YORK business has secured a major European first with an unusual range of Japanese jewellery. The Japanese Shop, in York's Coppergate Walk, has struck a deal with a firm in Tokyo to become the first business to sell a new range of health-boosting jewellery
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Mel C, Fibbers, York
I HAVE the greatest respect for Mel C, although I have been far from her greatest fan in the past. Last night's show at Fibbers was the second of a five-date Barfly tour of extremely intimate venues. Indeed, Fibbers, wonderful as it is, holds only 200
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Get to the pint
COUNTY Estate Management has an interesting take on the licensed trade. "This matter is of no legitimate public concern," says operations director Philip Sambell about its pubs potentially running dry; "and we would caution you as to the nature of any
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Pension fear for Terry's workers
OLDER workers facing redundancy from Terry's in York fear their pensions could be badly hit. One employee told the Evening Press that staff in their 50s - who had stuck loyally with the company for decades - were concerned they would suffer drastic reductions
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The pace of property price rises 'declines'
PROPERTY prices in York and North Yorkshire are still rising, but the pace has slowed slightly for the first time this year, a new survey reveals today. The slowdown comes as buyers assess the market after recent rises in interest rates, according to
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Lord Mayor digs into York history
WORK has started on unearthing the secrets of 2,000 years of York's history. The Lord Mayor of York, Councillor Janet Looker, joined the excavation effort at the site of a summer archaeological dig near the city's Museum Gardens. The training dig, which
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Tickets to ride on legendary loco
RAILWAY enthusiasts young and old will be able to travel on a seaside service pulled by the legendary Flying Scotsman this summer. Tickets went on sale today for six weeks of summer trips hauled by the 81-year-old Doncaster-built Pacific, which is newly
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Youth worker's task to beat fire starters
FIRE chiefs are so concerned about soaring arson attacks in York and North Yorkshire that a special youth worker is being recruited to tackle the problem. Recent figures revealed that the county suffered a 32 per cent rise in arson attacks - the highest
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Yorkshire hope to prune the red rose
SUDDENLY everything in Yorkshire's garden is lovely and all they need now is to pluck a red rose and bring it back home from tomorrow's Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy quarter-final clash with Lancashire at Old Trafford. A couple of weeks ago Yorkshire
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Timetable set for York Central site
A TIMETABLE has been set out, highlighting key dates in the massive York Central redevelopment. Officers from City of York Council have pencilled in "milestone" events as the programme for the ambitious "Teardrop" site project near York Railway Station
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Coffee drinking bus driver in hot water
A BUS driver is facing disciplinary action after he was allegedly caught on camera steering his vehicle along narrow country lanes on a journey to York - while holding a cup of coffee. Bus company Arriva Yorkshire said today it would not tolerate such
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University given £2.4m to improve business ties
UNIVERSITY chiefs in York have been given £2.4 million to help them improve their links with the business world. The Higher Education Innovation Fund has awarded the cash to the University of York to create a new innovation and enterprise unit, to reach
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Ball offer kicked into touch
YORK City Knights have sternly rebuffed a two-for-one offer for in-form loose-forward Damian Ball. National League One big-guns Hull Kingston Rovers wanted to take the 28-year-old former Dewsbury and Rochdale star to Craven Park in a swap deal involving
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Zero chance of winning the cup - 15/06/04
A cavalry charge of 32 runners across the course at Royal Ascot takes some solving, but living dangerously is all part of life for punters - and tipsters - which is why I'm napping a North Yorkshire-trained horse in such a race on Wednesday. Zero Tolerance
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City face rivals in race to land striker
YORK City are facing competition from a Football League club for the services of the striker that manager Chris Brass has targeted for next season. Brass has already missed out on Tranmere forward Alex Hay, who preferred a switch to Rushden and Diamonds
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Yorkshire hope to prune the red rose
SUDDENLY everything in Yorkshire's garden is lovely and all they need now is to pluck a red rose and bring it back home from tomorrow's Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy quarter-final clash with Lancashire at Old Trafford. A couple of weeks ago Yorkshire
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Rural idyll it's not
I AM bemused by the ridiculous arguments being used by opponents of the plans to expand York University campus to the east of Heslington. The core of Heslington village has its limited attractions but is far from a rural idyll. Comparing it with two of
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City council's policy on litter overlooks smokers' fag ends
IN response to Jackie Armitage's letter (June 12), why has the council introduced new measures before providing the citizens and visitors to York facilities to help them dispose of their litter in a responsible manner? As far as I am aware there are only
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Scrap council tax
I WAS interested to read the recent letter from Coun Andrew Waller regarding the funding allocated to York by the Government (June 9). The amount of Government funding has direct implications for the council tax which must be levied by any council to
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Nag, nag, nag!
Read this article. Go on, read it. Oh come on, how many times do I have to ask you? Just read it for goodness sake. Oh, never mind, I'll read it myself. JO HAYWOOD goes on and on and on about nagging. North Yorkshire women have been asked by police to
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I know misery of being bullied
I AM lying on this long, black couch because I have to get something off my chest. So pick up your notebooks and listen. It is something that has left me permanently scarred. Whenever a certain person comes within spitting distance, I still break out
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Arnie delivers for firm
A FAMILIAR face has joined a North Yorkshire printing firm, in the shape of White Rose sporting hero Arnie Sidebottom. Arnie is one of the few people to have made a name for himself playing both cricket and football. He joined Manchester United during
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Surveyor Julie makes the grade
A post-graduate qualification in historic building conservation, rarely obtained by property professionals, has been gained by a building surveyor at York-based property consultants, Lightly & Lightly. The RICS Postgraduate Diploma in Building Conservation
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Design duo reach national finals
A NORTH Yorkshire design duo were today competing in the final of a prestigious national competition. Rosie Ellis, 23, and Matt East, 24, who design and make unusual garden accessories and theatrical sets and props, were representing Yorkshire and Humber
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Ball offer kicked into touch
YORK City Knights have sternly rebuffed a two-for-one offer for in-form loose-forward Damian Ball. National League One big-guns Hull Kingston Rovers wanted to take the 28-year-old former Dewsbury and Rochdale star to Craven Park in a swap deal involving
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Pikes do the ground work
Crucial development work at Pickering Town Football Club's ground will start soon, following funds having been boosted by a Football Foundation grant and a sponsored walk. More than 30 members of the club from the junior, senior and girls' sections completed
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Play your cards right
Internet poker is the world's fastest growing hobby giving anyone with a computer the chance to win millions in prizes. Card shark STEVE CARROLL tries to get rich quick... BEADS of sweat trickle down my face as I hunch over my computer screen. Nearly
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Wise move to stop fires
CHILDREN have been warned not to play with fire since the first woolly mammoth roast. But the massive increase in arson attacks in North Yorkshire has nothing to do with man's timeless fascination with fire. It is another example of the dereliction of
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Hundreds of votes arrive after count
HUNDREDS of North Yorkshire and York votes in the Euro-elections were wasted - because they arrived too late to be counted. An Evening Press survey of local councils has revealed that postal ballot forms have been turning up by the score since polling
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York RSPCA animal home appeals for return of missing puppy
A PUPPY is pining for its missing sister - which is believed to have been stolen from a York animal home. Twelve-week-old Poppy, a short-haired black and tan Collie and whippet cross, went missing from the RSPCA home in Landing Lane, Holgate, between
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All to play for with four-way tie at top
DIVISION Eight of the IT Sports Mixed Tennis League looks set to go right down to the wire. Even as the middle of the season approaches it continues to be tight at the top with four clubs tied on points at the head of the table. Wilberfoss have clung
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Leaders toppled as Bridge draw level
Sheriff Hutton Bridge drew level with Thirsk at the top of the Pilmoor Evening Cricket League first division after defeating the erstwhile leaders by seven wickets. Newburgh moved into third place with victory at Sessay, while at the foot of the table
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City face rivals in race to land striker
YORK City are facing competition from a Football League club for the services of the striker that manager Chris Brass has targeted for next season. Brass has already missed out on Tranmere forward Alex Hay, who preferred a switch to Rushden and Diamonds
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Police name girl killed in smash
POLICE have named a teenage girl from York who died in a horrific car crash on the city's outskirts. Laura Collingwood, 19, of Bramham Avenue, Chapefields, was travelling in a silver BMW which lost control on the A1237 at Clifton Moor, crashing through
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Double murder - wanted man to return to York
A MAN wanted for questioning over a bloody double murder in a York bedsit could be back in the city in less than two weeks, police revealed today. Former council tenant John Paul Marshall, 42, is expected to be extradited from Holland within the next
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We're running out of beer!
LANDLORDS in York say their pubs are running out of beer - just as demand soars in the wake of the hot weather and Euro 2004. They claim a new system of paying upfront for deliveries of their supplies is leaving them "high and dry". More than a dozen
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Feeling angry? Why not vent it at Beckham
IS IT just me or does anybody else out there feel it is time for another Beckham backlash? Perhaps his dismal penalty miss against France does not warrant a repeat of the burnt effigies following his 1998 red card in St Etienne but then what footballing
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Parking whingers
I HAVE been reading the ongoing debate about evening parking charges in the city. As one born and bred in this city, I have always led an active social life. How on earth have I managed to do this you may ask when - shock, horror - I cannot drive? How
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Arise Sir Richard of Wetwang, Knight of the Golden Fleece
WELL done, to the mayor of Wetwang - Richard Whiteley OBE (June 12)! Two vowels in the OBE, but why not a knighthood? How about the rare Knight of the Golden Fleece, a KGF? Or in Richard's case, a Knight of the Gnawed Finger - TV 'anchorman' of ferocious
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Protect unprotected
I UNDERSTAND the Government is considering legalising the cloning of human cells to produce foetuses. It seems the purpose would be to harvest stem cells from them to treat people with degenerative diseases such as Alzheimers, and then the remainder of
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Flying chips menace
THE Highways Agency is in the process of resurfacing the A19 south of Easingwold with stone chips. There are signs warning motorists to slow down but, as far as I know, they are not in the Highway Code. The normal 20 mph warning signs were changed with
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Why real men read books
When I first met my husband and he took me back to his flat (for nothing more exciting than a cup of tea and egg mayonnaise sandwiches if I remember rightly), I was thrilled to find the place filled with books. Not just any books. Books by foreign authors
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Nag, nag, nag!
Read this article. Go on, read it. Oh come on, how many times do I have to ask you? Just read it for goodness sake. Oh, never mind, I'll read it myself. JO HAYWOOD goes on and on and on about nagging. North Yorkshire women have been asked by police to
