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We're wedded to expensive life
KEEPING up with - or outdoing - the Joneses is alive and well and breeding in the younger generation. It starts with the Gucci romper suits, continues through the designer teens, the driving lessons and very own car at 17, and goes on to the fabulous
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A hospital with the future in mind
SALLY Brown's work over the past 18 months is proof positive that the new £20.5 million private Nuffield Hospital, arising on the site of the old Nestl Rowntree canteen in Haxby Road, is a patients-first operation to its foundations. Sally is matron of
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Third operator joins partnership
TWO York tour operators who, in May, joined forces to boost independent travel have now been joined by a third Yorkshire operator. The Amber Travel Partnership formed by Inntravel, based at Castle Howard, and Great Rail Journeys, of St Saviourgate, York
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Save the skate park
YORK'S budget crisis has already hurt everyone with a car. Now it looks set to penalise residents who prefer a smaller variety of wheeled transport. Since it opened in December 2001, the Zoo Skate Park in Foss Bank has been a huge hit with children and
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In harmony
MATRIMONY makes the world go around. But even the most steadfast partnership can sometimes sail into stormy waters. So when Roy and Joyce Shilleto learned of a course which could chart their way to marital harmony, they soon signed up. It must have come
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Should smacking be banned?
Peers last night voted to change the law on smacking so that only a light smack would be allowed. As the debate heads back to the Commons, we ask should smacking be banned? Yes ...says Sue Woolmore, mother of two and public policy adviser for the NSPCC
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In need of shelter
I WOULD like to ask York council if a bus shelter could be provided at Memorial Gardens. This bus stop is used by commuters to and from York by coach tour operators. Most people travelling away from York get dropped off with luggage by taxis, sometimes
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Offensive article
ON behalf of Selby and York Primary Care Trust, I wish to express our disappointment and disapproval following the publication of the Saturday Sound-off on June 19. The article's depiction of people with mental health problems is not only inaccurate but
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Blinking cheek
I WAS not too pleased with the comment in relation to Blink 182 in your review of The Cure's new CD ("Take The Cure", July 1). Blink 182 are called "jokey pop punks". This comment saddens me because I have been a fan of their music for years, and I do
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29 speeders kicked off the roads
POLICE say 29 riders and drivers have been kicked off North Yorkshire's roads for extreme speeding - and many more are in the legal pipeline. Since North Yorkshire Police began a hardline enforcement policy aimed at cutting the toll of serious motorcycle
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Drunken teens a nuisance for crews
Paramedics are dealing with a growing number of drunk and incapable youngsters on the streets, according to a senior member of North Yorkshire ambulance service. Tim Lynch, director of patient services, said more teenagers than ever were putting their
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Heworth set up five alive charge
Heworth have staked a claim for one of the two promotion places in division five of the IT Sports Mixed Tennis League after two good wins at Wigginton and against Cliffe. Louise Haritakis and Keith Scoular top-scored in both matches for Heworth to take
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Sword victim 'comfortable'
THE victim of a samurai sword attack during a York street brawl was today in a comfortable condition in hospital. The man, named locally as Steve Johnson, 37, of Kingsway West, Acomb, was taken to York Hospital following a disturbance involving ten men
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Toni's fine form in vain as her team are beaten
DESPITE a 19 dart game, Toni Smallwood ended up on the losing side as Leeman 'B' fell 3-6 at Phoenix in York John Smith's Ladies Darts League division one. Dawn Exton, with five ton-plus scores, and a winning pairs by Wendy Smith-Lynn Thompson saw Cygnet
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5,500 to Race For Life in York
YORK Race For Life will be the biggest ever after organisers revealed today that all 5,500 places had been snapped up on the charity run. The 5km (three-mile) race around Knavesmire has attracted nearly 1,000 more participants than last year's record
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McGill backing BCH switch
York City director Jason McGill is confident the first hurdle on the track to legally securing Bootham Crescent for the foreseeable future will today be cleared. Shareholders of Bootham Crescent Holdings Plc - the company which owns the ground - were
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Traders target council chiefs
SHOPKEEPERS have launched a poster campaign urging shoppers to lodge complaints over York's new parking charges with the councillors responsible. The posters are headed "Paying too much in parking charges?" and encourage people to "talk to" council leader
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City bag switch backing
The first hurdle on the track to legally securing Bootham Crescent was today cleared leaving York City director Jason McGill "absolutely delighted". Shareholders of Bootham Crescent Holdings Plc voted to switch the company back to limited status to set
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First tie cash boost for City
YORK City are to receive a handy cash tonic after their first home game of the coming season was selected for live television coverage. Broadcasters Sky TV will show the Minstermen's match against Hereford United live on Monday, August 23, kick off 8pm
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City bag switch backing
The first hurdle on the track to legally securing Bootham Crescent was today cleared leaving York City director Jason McGill "absolutely delighted". Shareholders of Bootham Crescent Holdings Plc voted to switch the company back to limited status to set
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Fox in hunt for Boro deal
FORMER York City midfielder Christian Fox will head a posse of trialists at North Yorkshire rivals Scarborough. Fox, who was released by the Minstermen last season, is expected to open his bid for a future with Boro when the Seasiders report to the McCain
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Woman and computer in perfect harmony
I AM writing this column on my own computer. A machine which I have paid for and which sits on a table in a small bedroom that I now call my 'office'. I am typing these words into the computer, and when I have finished I am going to mail them electronically
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Racing to be friends
Newly crowned York's Best Friends, Ann Harrison and Beryl Rendall tell MAXINE GORDON why they are supporting Race For Life. ANN Harrison will never forget Christmas 2002. Instead of looking forward to the festivities surrounded by her family and friends
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Way we were
Tuesday, July 6, 2004 100 years ago: A proposal made by one of York's aldermen to change the name of the York Lunatic Asylum to Bootham Park was deemed a sign of the times by Columnist TT. He believed that no longer was the harsh word spoken, and so the
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MPs stepping out on the anti-cycle track
MASS murderers are reducing world overcrowding, dictators make the trains run on time and even Swiss referees love their mums. But one group of social outcasts are vilified without mitigation: cyclists who ride on the pavement. Rarely a day goes by without
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Traders target council chiefs
SHOPKEEPERS have launched a poster campaign urging shoppers to lodge complaints over York's new parking charges with the councillors responsible. The posters are headed "Paying too much in parking charges?" and encourage people to "talk to" council leader
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The Last Supper, Friends of York Mystery Plays and Festival, Stagecoach Studio Theatre, Trinity Hall
AN Australian devotee of the York Mystery Plays will be flying over to see The Last Supper, such is her devotion to these special plays. You wish that devotion were shared by those closer to home, namely the authorities that have allowed the wheels to
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Wireless internet - it's the rail thing
BUSINESS travellers in York will be able to whiz on to the web from today after a new high- speed internet service was launched on trains to the capital. A new technological breakthrough which allows passengers to access the web without the need for cable
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Web consultancy firm goes on-line
A NEW consultancy has opened in North Yorkshire to advise businesses on how to make best use of the internet. Mick and Jan Tyler have launched the new Internet Consultant (IC) office at Crambeck Village, near Malton. The office, is part of Canadian internet
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Rail chief at lunch
Chris Garnett, chief executive of GNER, will be guest speaker at the York and North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce lunch at St William's College, York, on Wednesday. On Friday, Nick Taylor, renaissance manager for Scarborough Borough Council, tops the
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More drivers parking
COUNCILLOR Tracey Simpson-Laing (Letters, July 2) knows very well that daytime car park use has been decreasing for two years following Labour's decision to increase charges by a whopping 30 per cent in 2002, and another 20 per cent in their final budget
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Should those pigeons be stopped?
ALMOST 40 years ago, when my eldest son was a toddler and we all lived in a more tolerant society, I used to take him to Kings Square to feed the pigeons, of which there were many more than there are now. The delight on his face as they alighted on the
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Anger as minister 'snubs' campaign
CAMPAIGNERS today reacted with fury after the Government snubbed a bid to protect an historic York home threatened with demolition. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has rejected York Conservation Trust's attempt to have Burton Croft listed.
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Crowning irony
'CYCLISTS will be king' (Letters, July 1): I thought they were already in charge. They ride on footpaths or ride through red lights; they ride without lights or bells and through pedestrian zones (as did your correspondent Mr Hepworth on Monday, June
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In-form Frankie's the man to follow - 06/07/04
Frankie Dettori, enjoying a vintage season, can continue in familiar style by triumphing in the two main races on the second day of Newmarket's July meeting. He rides Sulamani in the £100,000 Princess of Wales's Stakes, and also my Nap selection Council
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Vandals wreck Jack's chance to get around
A PENSIONER disabled by a stroke spent his life savings on a mobility scooter - only to have it smashed up by youths outside his home. Now the former engineer has declared he can no longer face using the machine and is heartbroken that mindless yobs have
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Barbican protesters get delays warning
THE gloves came off in the row over the Barbican Centre redevelopment today when York's council leader threatened campaigners with the prospect of a devastating legal bill if they cause further delays. Steve Galloway warned opponents contemplating a judicial
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Couple attacked by teenage thugs
A COUPLE out for an evening walk beside the River Ouse have been viciously assaulted by a gang of teenage thugs at a notorious street drinking hotspot. Less than 24 hours after the Evening Press investigated drunken street yobbery, a 58-year-old man was
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'Hellish' tenant agrees to move again
A HELLISH neighbour who narrowly avoided eviction by giving up the tenancy of his council home has agreed to leave a second local authority property. Former bodybuilder Paul Ibbotson left his Walmgate flat in May as part of a City of York Council drive
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Hoggard's injury vigil
Yorkshire and England were today anxiously awaiting the results of a scan on fast bowler Matthew Hoggard, who injured his right knee during his county's totesport League game with Middlesex Crusaders at Headingley on Sunday. The first Test between England
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Fancy seeing you here!
WHEN pensioners Roy and Joyce Shilleto booked on to a marriage communications course in York, the last people they expected to see were their daughter and son-in-law. But both couples had decided that a point in the right direction with their communication
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Skate park and youth jobs face axe
A YOUNG people's skate park could be forced to close to bridge shortfalls in funding in a council department. Up to 60 staff could be made redundant and a city youth centre could be closed as part of a major restructuring of the service. The City of York
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First tie cash boost for City
YORK City are to receive a handy cash tonic after their first home game of the coming season was selected for live television coverage. Broadcasters Sky TV will show the Minstermen's match against Hereford United live on Monday, August 23, kick off 8pm
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Greeks bearing a lift for great pretenders
FOOTBALL - it's a myth in the grass, thanks to the astonishing conquest of Europe by an unfancied Greece team. Puns flew thicker than the arrows unleashed from Trojan battlements in the wake of the Greeks bearing all before them. One of my favourites
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Hoggard's injury vigil
Yorkshire and England were today anxiously awaiting the results of a scan on fast bowler Matthew Hoggard, who injured his right knee during his county's totesport League game with Middlesex Crusaders at Headingley on Sunday. The first Test between England
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Defeat for Tykes seconds
DESPITE fielding eight players with first class experience Yorkshire Seconds lost their Second XI Trophy 50 overs-a-side fixture against Nottinghamshire by 14 runs at Clifton Park yesterday. Notts also had a strong side and their early batting managed
