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Save me from the gadgets
Inspector Gadget here. Help! My home is being taken over by handy, time-saving devices which should make life easier but which are just driving me to the verge of a nervous breakdown. We have a special coffee table now just for the remote control units
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Way we were
Tuesday, October 26, 2004 100 years ago: A correspondent called attention to "the excessive leniency" of the magistrates at York Police Court, in the case of a man charged with riotous conduct at St Dennis' School. The prisoner invaded the school playground
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Press lightens our darkness
ALL I can say about the article by Chris Greenwood ("Arcade to hit shops", Evening Press, October 20), is thank goodness for the Evening Press. Without it we, my neighbours and myself, would never have known of such plans. We live only a hundred yards
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Saved by council
I AM grateful to the council's Leisure Services Department who have again closed Rowntrees Park during a stiff breeze. Thank goodness for the council officials, who have saved all those adrenaline junkie parkgoers, who want to risk injury walking under
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Still waiting
I WRITE in support of F T Smith's letter (October 14) and that of Alison Sinclair, conservation areas advisory panel chair (October 18), the second letter having a bearing on the first. Haxby Memorial Hall is within the conservation area which seeks to
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Many thanks
WE would like to thank all the people who sponsored us on the walk we did from Selby to Howden. Thanks to the Selby Weight Watchers led by Sandra Romshaw, The Fox at Thorpe Willoughby, Selby Golf Club, Firth House and all the individual sponsors. We raised
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Have a great time, Reece
LAST year I had the pleasure of meeting young Reece Turnbull. As Chris Langley said (Little Reece on road to health, October 20), he really is a smashing little lad. Through your columns and also the grapevine I have followed his problems with much interest
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Call for casino
Am I the only person in York who thinks the city will benefit from the introduction of Las Vegas-style casinos? Could I suggest we close the "wrack and ruin" Odeon and fill it full of slot machines, roulette tables and scantily clad female croupiers?
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Let us remember
With Remembrance Day shortly upon us it is right that we turn our attention to remembering those people who paid the ultimate sacrifice to protect our rights and values. There can be nothing more powerful than to give up your life so that others might
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Memories needed
I am attempting to write a family history, a very important part of which is my father's service with the Royal Marines. He served with the 40 Commandos throughout the second world war and beyond. I have obtained his record of service from the MOD and
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Disgraceful
MALCOLM Wicks should resign now! His derogatory remarks about the staff at the DWP centre at Monks Cross was unhelpful and shabby - a disgrace. He should apologise in public now and be a bit more sympathetic. A lot of them had to relocate and get a mortgage
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Sniffer's tales
FORMER Leeds United striker Allan 'Sniffer' Clarke and comedian Ian Lee are the main speakers at Pickering Town's sportsman's evening at the Trader's Bar, Flamingo Lane on Thursday, November 4 (7.30pm). Tickets are available from the Recreation Club (
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Leaders start to pull away
GAPS have started to open at the top of the RJF Homes Beckett Football League after the leaders of both divisions stretched ahead. Unbeaten Sinnington and Kirkdale United met in the division one battle of the day and it was Kirkdale who made the most
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Lucky Anne
Isn't Vale of York MP Anne McIntosh lucky ('How much our MPs cost', October 22)? I wish I had an allowance to travel to and from work, as I'm sure do most taxpayers. N Hillen, Wains Rd, Dringhouses, York. Updated: 10:50 Tuesday, October 26, 2004
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Old Pally's act
VETERAN former York Wasps hooker Alan Pallister starred as another top class performance kept New Earswick All Blacks joint-top of Pennine League division two. Pallister pipped prop Eddie Keeping and loose-forward Chris Judge, another ex-Wasp, to the
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Taxing times ahead
ALTHOUGH we are still in October, be warned that the tax return deadline for submission of your tax return form is fast approaching. The deadline is January 31, 2005. You may think there is plenty of time, but with the Christmas break the New Year will
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New beginnings for golden company
A NORTH YORKSHIRE factory has formally re-opened in sleek new £3.5 million purpose-built premises, and is hoping to finalise details of what will become the biggest contract in its 50-year history. Allerton Industries, the structural steel, structural
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Taxing times ahead
With MARK GREWER, of Hunter Gee Holroyd, Club Chambers, Museum Street, York, phone 01904 655202. ALTHOUGH we are still in October, be warned that the tax return deadline for submission of your tax return form is fast approaching. The deadline is January
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Prescott slams whingers
DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER John Prescott has thrown down the gauntlet to the north of England by telling it to stop whingeing and start acting if it wants to deliver the Northern Way regeneration initiative. Speaking at the Property and the Northern Way conference
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Dangers of an outdated computer system
PAUL READ, managing director of specialist IT consultancy Aaland Ltd, of Brackenholme Business Park, near Selby, warns of the dangers of relying on an outdated computer system. COMPANY bosses be warned. If your computer systems rely on Windows/NT4 you
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No remorse
Selby train crash killer Gary Hart will tonight infuriate bereaved relatives by claiming he is in "exactly the same situation as them". DAN JONES has examined his thoughts. THE driver who triggered a rail disaster that claimed ten lives has told a TV
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A victim's story
Stephen Lofthouse suffered horrific injuries in the Selby rail disaster. He was lucky to survive, but has so far refused to speak publicly about his ordeal as he waited for a six-figure compensation claim to be resolved. More than three years on, he is
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Closure of pit sparks protest
MINERS and a Women Against Pit Closures lobby group joined forces today to protest about the "premature" closure of the Selby coalfield. Banner-waving miners' wives and daughters from across Yorkshire turned up at Riccall Mine today to voice their anger
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End of an era as mine shuts
THE billion-pound dream has ended, just 20 years after it began. Riccall Mine closed today, bringing to an end mining in the Selby complex which started in 1983. All five pits - Wistow, Stillingfleet, Whitemoor, North Selby and now Riccall - have shut
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Civil Service staff in one-day strike
YORK and North Yorkshire could be brought to a standstill next week by the first national Civil Service strike in more than a decade. Staff at Jobcentres, benefit offices, Customs & Excise, the Inland Revenue, Defra, HM Coastguard and English Heritage
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OAP 'staggered' by city charges
A NORTH Yorkshire resident today admitted he was "staggered" after comparing the cost of parking on the south coast with York. Retired farmer John Henley kept a raft of daytime car park tickets he used during a week-long family break taking in several
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Police identify York apartment death man
A YORK man found dead in a block of flats in the city was strangled, police have revealed. The cause of death was announced after a Home Office pathologist carried out a post-mortem examination following the discovery in an apartment in Cemetery Road,
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United's new central command
SEAN Gregan and Danny Pugh are ready to answer Leeds United's defensive SOS for tonight's Carling Cup third round tie at Portsmouth. Central defender Paul Butler and left back Matthew Kilgallon are suspended after their dismissals in the 1-0 defeat at
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Foes aim to plunder York for UK crown
THE king of UK snooker and the Yorkshireman keen to snatch the crown crossed swords when they met in the centre of York ahead of wielding cues in the city next month. The fact that Welshman Matthew Stevens and Leeds star Paul Hunter are close friends
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Foot perfect
JO HAYWOOD visits a York chiropodist who uses computer technology to get to the heart and sole of foot problems. THERE'S something about taking your socks off in front of a stranger that makes you want to giggle. "Everyone feels a bit silly and vulnerable
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Question time is so embarrassing for a poor mum
"MUM, what's a love machine?" My six-year-old daughter almost caused a car crash as she asked me this question on the way home from school last week. It slipped from her tongue as easily, and innocently, as "What is the world's highest mountain?" But
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The price of soccer success?
"SIPPING my half time cup of tea on a visit to see York City at Bootham Crescent recently," writes football fan and history buff Mike Race, "it suddenly came to me why Terry Doyle had said York City would be the 'Arsenal of the Conference'. "Of course
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Seldom bored
I WRITE with reference to the article entitled "Why our teenagers are stuck in between (October 20). My wife and I are in our 80s and at one time we too were "stuck in between". But we were not so egregiously rude, violent and destructive as some teenagers
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Over-sentimental
THE Spectator magazine and its editor Boris Johnson have come under attack because they accused the people of Liverpool of being over-sentimental, wallowing in grief and enjoying being a victim of tragedies like Hillsborough and the death of John Bigley
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Telephone losers
JUNK mail is bad enough. For some time we have also been bombarded with telephone 'offers' and calls (some pre-recorded) informing us that we have won fabulous prizes in competitions we have never even heard of, let alone entered .... if only we make
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Postal praise
I FEEL strongly compelled to respond to Margaret Ellis (Letters, October 16) regarding alleged poor service from the Post Office. While it is highly inconvenient to not receive letters and packages when they are expected, let us be honest; out of the
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Time to ban this menace
ONCE again 'firework fortnight' is nearly upon us. I say fortnight because it starts a week before November 5 and continues a week after. Is it just me that can't get my head around the laws that are desperately trying to crack down on gun crime, but
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Victims owed an apology
"I HAVE suffered just the same as them." That is Gary Hart's message to the victims of the Selby rail disaster in a television documentary tonight. His words will provoke fury among the bereaved and the survivors. Hart has served a short prison sentence
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End of an era
WHEN coal was discovered under the Vale of York, it was said to be the beginning of a new era of prosperity. Billions of pounds were invested in creating the world's largest deep mine. Just two decades later, that dream is over. The closure of Riccall
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Three of the best recruited by law firm
ROLLITS, the multi-disciplinary York law firm has recruited three of its newly-qualified solicitors to its charity, employment and litigation teams. They are Gerry Salmon, Ed Jenneson and Chris Drinkall, who have all completed their two-year training
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'Ambassador' recognised by fellow accountants
JOHN Smith, who two years ago retired as clerk of the course at York racecourse, has been accorded the "Lifetime Achievement Award" by the West Yorkshire Society of Chartered Accountants (WYSCA). The award recognised the contribution Mr Smith has made
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City hold firm as boss comes under attack
York City's board of directors today said the performances of manager Chris Brass's team were "under constant review" following their latest heavy defeat. But in the meantime, they have again called on fans calling for the boss to go to remain patient
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Let's be honest - 26/10/04
Honest Endeavour, on a high after winning his first two races this season, heads to Sedgefield tomorrow with excellent prospects of completing a hat-trick. The European Breeders' Fund Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) is the target for the five-year-old, who
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Devils pay soul-selling penalty
IT'S with the heaviest of hearts that I pen this week's column as I have to go against my own nature and pose the question - should we now be feeling sorry for Manchester United? I know. The words are sticking on the computer keyboard, the very thought
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Tax bill alert for students
YORK students are being urged to sort out their council tax situation before it is too late, or they could end up facing a hefty tax bill. The warning comes after a former York College student told of the £1,000 council tax bill she has been saddled with
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Dentists refuse family check-up
A YORK family has been left without a dentist after their city centre practice de-registered them and did not let them know. Aldwark Dental Practice will no longer treat Iris Lee, her husband, Malcolm, and sons, Aaron, 30, and Ryan, 18, because they have
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Star treatment for children's charity at stately home
ONE of North Yorkshire's most familiar faces turned up to help boost the charity efforts of a stately home in the county. Veteran actor Ian Carmichael, most recently a star of the Yorkshire TV series The Royal, was with Simon and Rebekah Howard to welcome
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Paws for thought
ONE woman and her dogs are notching up some impressive mileage to help cancer patients. Amanda Potter, of Wetherby Road, York, and four of her friends will tackle the Ripley Ramble for Cancer Research UK on Sunday. Labradors Cally, Charlie and Henry will
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Line-ups sorted for Ladies finals
THE York John Smith's Ladies Darts League individual finals will be contested by Cueball 'B's Tracey Farmeary and Cygnet 'C's Roz Kerr, both previous winners. Farmeary (3x100, 1x120) disposed of Clifton 'A's Liz Richford 2-0, while Kerr came up against
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York let it slip
CITY Of York Hockey Club's men's first team suffered a frustrating weekend. They let slip a three-goal lead to draw 4-4 in the league on Saturday and were knocked out of the English Hockey Cup by Harborne the following day. Kyle Hogg fired York ahead
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Final insult
A YORK man whose life was wrecked by the Selby rail disaster today broke a three-year silence to voice outrage about crash driver Gary Hart telling his story on TV. The crash nearly cost Stephen Lofthouse his life - and he blames it for wrecking his marriage
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City hold firm as boss comes under attack
York City's board of directors today said the performances of manager Chris Brass's team were "under constant review" following their latest heavy defeat. But in the meantime, they have again called on fans calling for the boss to go to remain patient
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OAP 'staggered' by city charges
A NORTH Yorkshire resident today admitted he was "staggered" after comparing the cost of parking on the south coast with York. Retired farmer John Henley kept a raft of daytime car park tickets he used during a week-long family break taking in several
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Review: Kasabian - Fibbers
"CHEERS York - thanks for the bath." The words of Kasabian's sweat-soaked frontman Tom Meighan at the end of a thrilling set at Fibbers. He looked exhausted, poor lamb. But the crowd had little sympathy as they couldn't have been wetter themselves if
