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Way we were
Tuesday, July 27, 2004 100 years ago: A "Fulford Landowner" in a letter on riverside walks, made a practical suggestion, which columnist TT hoped would not be allowed to fall flat. "We are not all cyclists," he pointed out, "and there were still a few
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Parking fees may change in months
YORK'S controversial evening parking charges could be changed by November, council leader Steve Galloway said today. He revealed that the authority was "well on with consultation" and expected to be able to "be able to follow a timetable which would allow
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When Derek was a hero last time roundWhen Derek was a hero last time round
MANY people will disagree with Derek North's modest assertion that he is not a hero. After all, the 78-year-old garage owner brought Britain's biggest manhunt to an end. Even before Sunday, however, Derek was already a hero in the eyes of many motorists
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What a perfect site
HAVE City of York Council's executive considered the Terry's site for their own use now that it will no longer be required by the Yorkshire Regional Assembly? They seem to think that everyone else can move there. It will require a direct link with the
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Police response
I AM writing as a matter of urgency to correct a statement which appeared in an interview in yesterday's Evening Press. One of those involved in calling the police to the location near which Mark Hobson was arrested was quoted as saying that it took 25
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The banana people
I WELL remember the encounter in the council chamber to which Barry Potter refers (Letters, July 21). In a discussion on the framework for the draft York Local Plan, Barry accused the council of "decimating" the Green Belt, whether by incompetence or
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Work will continue
I WAS delighted to read John Terry's letter praising the Imagine York project www.imagineyork.co.uk, which makes images of York available on the web (July 21). I have been involved with this from the outset and I am proud of what we have achieved and
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The wrong windows
AS a frequent visitor to your beautiful city (and no I do not care about the parking charges, they are worth every penny!) I was dismayed to see UPVC windows in what I presume to be a conservation area. I may be wrong in my assumptions, and perhaps Micklegate
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Please let's forget about Constantine
PUTTING up that statue was bad enough. Now our York 'Romaniacs' want us to celebrate Constantine's "coronation". Coronation indeed! Roman squaddies were notorious for nominating candidates for the purple even when, as in this case, there wasn't a vacancy
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Thanks to all those who sponsored me
I WOULD like to say a huge thank-you to all the lovely people who gave so willingly and generously by sponsoring me when I took part in Race for Life at Knavesmire in aid of Cancer Research. It was an amazing, happy, but humbling experience to be part
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It's never too soon!
DAVID HARBOURNE, director of the Learning and Skills Council North Yorkshire hails the scheme that will provide the backbone to the Yorkshire economy of the future. AS THE working environment becomes increasingly competitive, it's never too soon for young
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If you want to sack someone, think hard
Think before you sack. From October 1 the law on unfair dismissal is changing. And, bosses, beware the consequences if you don't get the new procedures right. Here, solicitor BARBARA MURRIE, right, who heads up a team of employment experts at Ware &
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Tyke is flying Scot
A YORK-born architect is part of an international campaign to help sell Glasgow, his adopted city. His face greets tourists arriving at Central Station, is on the side of the double-decker buses and in glass panels at bus stops, as well as on banners
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Giles Rocholl
THERE is something about a Giles Rocholl picture that puts the excitement into businesses. Remember the image of a partner-founder of York-based expatshopping.com in pith helmet in the jungle ordering Bourneville cocoa on the Internet? The one with the
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City need an escape plan
YORK City is in the money, but not yet out of trouble. That seems to be the message behind today's revelation that the club has managed to put itself in the black. The financial turnaround has seen a loss of £332,338 - incurred in just 12 weeks - turned
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Evening out?
COULD York's much-hated evening parking charges be on the way out? It is too soon for celebrations yet, but council leader Steve Galloway is now saying that the charges will be assessed in November. Perhaps this could be a first hopeful indication that
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Perry Slingsby Systems
MADE in Ryedale, operated thousands of metres below the oceans, is a device that will one day save the lives of stricken, water- entombed submariners. The LR5 built by Perry Slingsby Systems (PSS) of Kirkbymoorside nearly did just that. The undersea rescue
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Second big bingo winner collects £81,000
YORK'S latest big bingo winner has revealed that she only started playing regularly in April. As was reported in later editions of last night's Evening Press, Pamela Dickinson, 37, from Acomb, won more than £81,000 while playing at the Mecca Club in Fishergate
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Mum-of-10's fury over police raids
A NORTH Yorkshire mother-of-ten today demanded an apology from police chiefs after her home was raided twice by armed officers searching for fugitive Mark Hobson. Valerie Kemp, 49, is a long-time friend of Hobson, who was found on at Shipton-by-Beningbrough
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Paver Ltd
A MASSIVE new state-of-the-art distribution centre is being planned at Poppleton by Paver Ltd, the York-based national shoe shop chain. The new warehouse will be 200 yards from the company's existing distribution centre on the Northminster Business Park
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Sun Inn's great run blotted out
SUN Inn have finally been eclipsed in the York Unique-Phoenix League division one. Their two-and-a-half-year unbeaten record was finally broken as they went down 6-3 at Hospital Social Club 'A'. Nick Harteveld hit 180 for a fantastic 14 to put the home
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Firefighters battle for an hour to free trapped biker
FIRE crews using heavy lifting gear battled for an hour to free a biker trapped under a 40 tonne lorry near Tadcaster. Two crews from Tadcaster and a specialist heavy rescue unit struggled to free 65-year-old motorcyclist William Page from Leeds, who
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York bowls event provides early surprises
TWO major shocks were recorded in the early rounds of the 37th York Open Bowls Tournament with both of last year's mixed pairs finalists being knocked out. The mixed pairs started the tournament off in two sections across three venues with section 'B'
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Parking fees may change in months
YORK'S controversial evening parking charges could be changed by November, council leader Steve Galloway said today. He revealed that the authority was "well on with consultation" and expected to be able to "be able to follow a timetable which would allow
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York death arrest
MURDER squad detectives were this afternoon quizzing a woman in connection with the death of a man after an incident in a York street. Simon Gilchrist, 23, was found injured outside the woman's home in Bell Farm Avenue, off Huntington Road, just before
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Lehmann to have back scan
DARREN Lehmann has had a scan on his stiff back and should know later today if he will be fit to play for Yorkshire tomorrow in their Championship encounter with Derbyshire at Derby. The Australian left-hander has been considerably restricted by his sore
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There is a choice
Two million women in Britain suffer from endometriosis. JO HAYWOOD meets a North Yorkshire nurse who fought the crippling gynaecological disease and is now fighting to stop women having unnecessary hysterectomies. FOR at least two weeks every month, Sally
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Amy Winehouse, Harrogate International Festival, at Harrogate International Centre
IT IS rather an honour to be asked to open the prestigious Harrogate International Festival: an accolade Amy Winehouse simply does not deserve. Propelled to the apex of the burgeoning new jazz age on the strength of her debut CD, Frank, Winehouse did
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Put off by Hugh's PR
I WAS unimpressed to receive a recent mailshot from Hugh Bayley, claiming that the Labour Party had increased funding for education in York. This leaflet arrived at virtually the same time as I heard the news that the planned expansion of Manor School
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A taste of Africa, made in Yorkshire
A TASTE of Southern Africa has come to the Dales - and Yorkshire beef farmers are celebrating. Gary Quinn, 38, and his Botswanan bride-to-be Thomo Leteane, 31, have been overwhelmed at the response to their launch of Bare Earth Biltong, a dried meat-snack
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Laying down the law
A SERIES of new appointments has been made by York-based commercial law firm Denison Till to further strengthen two of its key departments. Corporate lawyer, Valerie Stevenson, has joined the corporate department's transactions team after eight years
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Watch that deadline!
AT the end of this month taxpayers could face stiff penalties if they fail to meet the self-assessment deadline looming on Saturday warns ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants). This statutory deadline is for both the submission of
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Big plans afoot at Thorp Arch
BUILDING work is under way on a £9m new development at Thorp Arch Estate near Wetherby - the biggest in the estate's 50 year history. Structural steel framework for the 21 high-quality small business units, totalling 25,600 sq ft, and five larger warehouse
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Check cars tax
With MARK GREWER, left, of Hunter Gee Holroyd, Club Chambers, Museum Street, York, phone 01904 655202. WE HAVE just passed the deadline for submitting the annual P1ID "benefit in kind" form to the Inland Revenue. However, now is a good time to start planning
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It's the taste that counts
Is the way to visitors' hearts through their stomachs? DAVID ANDREWS, chief executive, Yorkshire Tourist Board (YTB), looks at the importance of local food and drink on the tourism menu. ONCE again, York and North Yorkshire are set to benefit from a major
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Is Godfrey game for a gaffe?
Agree with his politics or not, Yorkshire's new MEP is a blooming breath of fresh air. STEPHEN LEWIS meets the UK Independence Party's Godfrey Bloom. AFTER a week of being the politically correct brigade's Public Enemy Number One, Yorkshire's new MEP
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City unveil £83,000 profit but warn of hard times
YORK City have transformed a 12-week £332,338 operating loss a year ago into a profit of £83,970 during the past 12 months. The effort marks a remarkable achievement off the pitch during a season in which the Minstermen ended their 75-year stay in the
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Board make-up on Trust's agenda
YORK City's Supporters' Trust are discussing the make-up of the football club's board after the resignation of Mike Brown. Under the Trust's code of conduct, it is stated that the boardroom should always consist of at least as many directors who are also
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Ground £2million hand over
YORK City finally got their hands on the £2million cheque that has secured their Bootham Crescent future before Saturday's friendly against Sheffield Wednesday. Football Foundation officials visited York to make the historic presentation prior to the
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Race will be a total Sham - 27/07/04
Shamardal, hugely impressive on his debut at Ayr earlier this month, makes the long journey from North Yorkshire to Goodwood in a bid to underline his enormous potential in tomorrow's Veuve Clicquot Vintage Stakes. The Group 2 contest, worth £70,000,
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City first holds key to disabled access
COUNCIL chiefs in York believe they have achieved a national first by installing a new lock to help disabled people use the city's cycle and pedestrian routes more easily. People who needed to use wheelchairs have previously had difficulties accessing
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Minister's pledge on NHS dentists
A GOVERNMENT minister believes improved working practices and heavy investment will keep York dentists in the NHS. Health minister Rosie Winterton said a package of reforms put forward by the Government will ease the current dental crisis in the city.
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Crack den pair sent to prison
TWO "bouncers" at a York crack house were today behind bars after being snared in a secret police sting. Addicts Wayne Ronald Coxon and Rebecca Louise Turner acted as "doorkeepers" to the drugs den in Newborough Street, York Crown Court heard. While under
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Babes In Wood family welcome retrial move
THE YORK family of a schoolgirl killed in one of Britain's most notorious murders today welcomed a law change that could see the chief suspect retried. In what was dubbed the Babes In The Wood case, Nicola Fellows and best friend Karen Hadaway, ten, were
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Tad make big strides
TADCASTER won the battle of the leading two teams in division two of the IT Sports Mixed Tennis League with their win against rivals Wigginton to take top spot. They followed it up with another win against relegation-threatened Wheldrake with new pairing
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Lehmann to have back scan
DARREN Lehmann has had a scan on his stiff back and should know later today if he will be fit to play for Yorkshire tomorrow in their Championship encounter with Derbyshire at Derby. The Australian left-hander has been considerably restricted by his sore
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Hobson leaves hospital for questioning
MURDER suspect Mark Hobson was today discharged from hospital to be quizzed by police investigating the double murders of twin sisters and an elderly couple. Hobson was led handcuffed and covered in a blanket as he left, flanked by four police officers
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City unveil £83,000 profit but warn of hard times
YORK City have transformed a 12-week £332,338 operating loss a year ago into a profit of £83,970 during the past 12 months. The effort marks a remarkable achievement off the pitch during a season in which the Minstermen ended their 75-year stay in the
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FA's home economics not the right course
SO much for the Football Asso-ciation's commitment to taking the England team to the masses. Four years after Kevin Keegan's erratic reign as England manager ended with a 1-0 defeat to old enemies Germany and the bulldozing of Wembley, it appears that
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Laura aims to support women in business
A NEW supremo appointed to help women entrepreneurs set up business in York and North Yorkshire today wasted no time in calling for the co-operation of support providers in the region. Laura Morrison has been appointed project manager of the Women In
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I've lost him in the garden
"HARRY! Harry!" Throughout my childhood and beyond - as recently as last weekend, in fact - I have witnessed my mum standing and calling for my dad. For dinner, for tea, to come to the phone, or simply to sit with her in the sun with a newspaper - the
