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Get your car checked for winter
THE clocks have gone back, it's getting colder and driving conditions are about to get a great deal tougher. With this in mind, City of York Council's Trading Standards department has advised drivers to consider making some basic checks and take some
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Why no visitors?
AS usual we stocked up with small chocolate bars and sweets in readiness for the visit of the local trick-or-treaters, but, sadly, not one arrived. In the 16 years we have lived here, we have regularly had half-a-dozen little groups of children on the
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The dangers of tiredness
K BARNES' letter about the Great Heck train crash is too sweeping in its assumption that he is an expert on sleep deprivation (October 29). Granted there is a time around late afternoon when people in normal routines become tired. This is often caused
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Wrong response
IN response to Mrs Speedie's letter regarding trick or treat (November 1), all I can say is "Bah Humbug!" I am sorry she lost her cat and she is fortunate to have got it back, but to immediately put a note up in her window with her phone number on was
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Missing the point
YOU reported how a reader found cheaper parking costs in holiday towns on the south coast and places such as Swanage and Hungerford. This is someone possibly living in the past and surely once again misses the point with regard to our parking charges.
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We will be back
THE Scottish Fiddle Orchestra has performed annually at the York Barbican attracting near-capacity audiences. As the Barbican Centre closes its doors, the orchestra is making arrangements to maintain its links with the city, in the hope that it will be
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Lacking facilities
WE fully agree with Mr Golding's letter regarding alternate facilities being provided by City of York Council in place of those lost at the Barbican (October 30). However, in one aspect there is a discrepancy. While it is true the Over 50s keep fit classes
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What a sad loss
THE demise of leisure facilities at the Barbican Centre will be a sad loss. I have been a member for six years and really enjoyed the close proximity to home. There have been some excellent exercise-to-music classes and very good gym facilities. It was
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Quiet, please
ANOTHER Saturday evening at 10.30pm and what have we got? Fireworks. This is now the trend. Yes people can see the beautiful effects and 'ooh' and 'ahh' at them. What we poor householders object to is the noise. Surely in this modern day and age we can
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An alarming nuisance
HIS new alarm successfully deterred the burglars. But Kenneth Eggleton failed to make his home council-proof. He was away on holiday when his alarm went off. And then it went on... and on... Neighbours put up with the racket for six hours before a crack
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Yorkshire investors gain high marks
CANNY investors in Yorkshire are among the most successful at managing their share portfolios compared with any other region in the UK, according to new research by Halifax Share Dealing. As part of a regular monthly survey into investors' attitudes and
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Two high-achievers earn promotion
Econ Engineering, the North Yorkshire highway maintenance equipment company, has promoted Joanne Carver to a sales development post. In addition to managing Econ's after-sales business in the North of England, the Midlands and Wales, she is now responsible
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Ballot won't clear the air
PARDON me if I repeat myself, but columnists do that. The same issues keep popping up, like moles spoiling a good lawn. Often it's to do with banning this or that. Fox hunting one crack of dawn, smacking the next. Or smoking. I'll leave the foxes and
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Brass urges Bishop to come alight
YORK City player-manager Chris Brass has called on key striker Andy Bishop to be firing on all cylinders for the visit of Forest Green Rovers on Saturday. The 21-year-old former Walsall trainee struggled to find his form against Carlisle United in last
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Eyes on target - 04/11/04
Forever Eyesofblue, an easy winner over hurdles at Sedgefield last week, can turn his attentions to fences with similar success at Hexham tomorrow. Andrew Parker's strapping gelding won by five lengths from Star Time on his latest start, proving himself
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Bellefire, Spin The Wheel (East West) **
Sisters Cathy & Ciara Newell met Kelly Kilfeather at an open audition for an ABBA tribute band in their hometown of Sligo. The girls hit it off immediately and decided to make their own music, abandoning all Super Trooper aspirations. They came to
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Beth Nielsen Chapman, Hymns (Sanctuary) ****
A COLLECTION of downbeat Catholic hymns may not seem like an obvious career move. But then, American Beth Nielson Chapman is not a typical female singer songwriter. Her albums have shown a refreshing diversity, and she has found a place in many British
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Clare Teal, Don't Talk (Sony Jazz) *****
Suddenly thrust to the forefront of a crowded field of young jazz singers, Clare Teal is no soft-focus Jones or Melua. On her first major-label album, Yorkshire-born Clare stomps all over them, with big band, grooving small groups and occasional strings
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White rose rules
YORKSHIRE, with a strong contingent of York players, won the Battle of the Roses clash in the first round of the Liberty Trophy. The competition was being staged under its new format of three rinks at home and three rinks away instead of playing at a
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Centre use is soaring
THE number of patients treated at York's walk-in medical centre has risen an astonishing 300 per cent since its first year. In 2000, 10,276 people accessed instant health care at the clinic in Monkgate. But by last year, patient numbers had soared to
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Teens make youth club no-go zone
TEENAGE tearaways are turning a York youth club into a no-go area. In one incident, workers at the 68 Centre in Muncaster were trapped in the car park and forced to hide indoors after youngsters jammed the gates and pelted them with missiles. Doors and
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Man banned from nightclub for punching victim in face
A MAN has been banned from the Ikon and Diva nightclub and ordered to pay compensation for attacking the man who pushed his five-month pregnant girlfriend. Steven Ovenden, prosecuting at York Magistrates Court, said that Paul David Lomax, 19, punched
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Graffiti anger
A YORK businessman said he had been driven to despair by daily attacks from graffiti vandals in the city. Simon Langley, 24, who owns York IT Services in Hull Road, said he was so infuriated by the scrawls on his business premises walls and windows that
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Green light for coach dropping-off zone
A NEW dropping-off point for coach passengers will be created in York's Piccadilly - with secure overnight parking provided at Murton. City of York Council said 34 coach parking spaces in Kent Street would be lost shortly because of the Barbican Centre
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York hunt for prisoner
YORK Police have warned residents not to approach a man who may be on the run in the city. Martyn Kirby, 34, has not been seen since he absconded from a Doncaster bail hostel on October 30. He was ordered to live there on his release from a three-year
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Blackwell apology as United crash
FURIOUS Leeds United boss Kevin Blackwell apologised to the club's fans after last night's 2-1 home defeat against Burnley. "We showed contempt for a team that went a goal down after 12 seconds. We thought it was going to be a cakewalk and we took liberties
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Crackdown on illegal parking
AN OVERHAUL of York's parking services could soon help clamp down on illegal parking. City of York Council wants more parking attendants patrolling the city's streets more often, including later working hours to stop late night abuse of parking restrictions
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The York dinner guest who'll be checked for gunpowder
A MR FAWKES will be lighting up Bonfire Night when members of an ancient York gild gather for a memorable social occasion. But it will not be the 17th Century gunpowder plotter Guy Fawkes who will be turning out at when The Company of Cordwainers holds
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Fury over alarm holiday mishap
SECURITY-MINDED Ken Eggleton returned from holiday to be landed with a bill for almost £400 - because his burglar alarm kept going off. Pensioner Ken had enjoyed a month away, unaware his security system was infuriating neighbours in Clementhorpe, York
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Way we were
Thursday, November 4, 2004 100 years ago: An important discovery was made during restoration work to the nave arcading on the north side of Holy Trinity Church in Micklegate, which had been walled up for several centuries. The erection of a new porch
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No marks for historical claim
WE all know that St Peter's School is the oldest in York, right? Wrong. So says Martin Lacy, historian and former Evening Press journalist. He has been delving into the records and has concluded that his alma mater, Archbishop Holgate's, is the most venerable
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Let our children have their fun
I FELT that I had to reply to Julie Speedie's letter, "End trick or treat misery" (November 1). Although I don't condone the behaviour of the children knocking at her door I urge her not to tar all with the same brush! I have two children who absolutely
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Praise for GNER
CONSCIOUS of the comments made by CA Wood regarding GNER (Letters, October 29) I should like to add my support to that of others for GNER. My job takes me all over Britain and I use nearly all of the rail companies on a fairly regular basis. While Virgin
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What 'horror'?
THE front page headline in the Evening Press reads 'Bus Horror' (November 1) yet the report reveals that the injuries caused by the accident were, thankfully, not serious. The use of this sensational headline will have caused unnecessary anxiety to many
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TV show brings back happy memories
SATURDAY night - Strictly Come Dancing: would anyone dare to disturb me? I have to admit I am in a world of my own. The wonderful music, dancing and costumes, men as well, brings back memories of my dancing days at Mary Macs on Bishophill. Although my
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Anti-social art
GRAFFITI rivals noise at the top of the anti-social activity league. Some claim that it is art. Done well, on an appropriate backdrop, this form of paintwork certainly has more to commend it than many examples of modern art. Most of the time, however,
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Stark message for Acorn aces
BOSS Dave Kay has warned against complacency ahead of York Acorn ARLC's clash with Saddleworth Rangers on Saturday. The Pennines side have only one win from their opening nine National Conference League division two games and were hammered 52-4 by Ince
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Baynes keen to keep cup
THE York and District Cup swings into action this Saturday with both semi-finals taking place. All four competing sides now play in the Pennine League set-up, with New Earswick All Blacks going into the weekend as favourites to retain the cup due to their
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Banking on happy staff
ALTHOUGH York and North Yorkshire can boast some truly excellent businesses, I like to take the opportunity - every now and then - to look a little further afield for extra ideas and experience. I was, therefore, delighted when my opposite number at Staffordshire
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Riverside flats
PROPERTY investor The Helmsley Group has put together the Dixon's Yard Venture to transform a derelict city centre site in York into 50 riverside apartments. Helmsley has teamed up with Hull-based housing developer Wright Homes to build the £10 million
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It's the trouble with guns
Armed police officers perform a vital and sensitive role for all modern police forces. Crime reporter CHRIS GREENWOOD looks at the huge responsibility they carry. IT'S late on a Friday night and a police 999 operator receives a report that a man is drunk
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Estelle, The 18th Day (V2) ****
And on the 18th Day... Britain awoke to find it had a new soul sensation on its hands. Dubbed the new face of UK hip hop, Estelle takes a battering ram to pre-conceived, pre-packaged ideas about genre and releases a mightily impressive debut. Combining
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Charlotte Hatherley, Grey Will Fade (Double Dragon) ***
SHE plays a mean rock guitar, sings like an angel and looks like a Greek goddess: Ash guitarist Charlotte Hatherley is the ultimate dream woman for most indie kids. With that kind of drooling fan base it was inevitable she would take a sabbatical from
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Nanci Griffith, Hearts In Mind (NewDoor Records/Universal) **; Minnie Driver, Everything I've Got In
In the opening line, Nanci Griffith hankers after "a simple life" in those familiar sweet country tones. The sting soon follows: "I don't want your wars to take my children". Here is the essence of the Texan singer-songwriter in her 50s; on her 15th studio
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Po' Girl, Vagabond Lullabies (Netwerk/EMI) ****
WHAT an acoustic gem this is - all sweetness and just right. Po' Girl are a Canadian collective, built around the trio of Trish Klein, from the Be Good Tanyas, composer and singer Diona Davies and soulful vocalist Alison Russell. Add to those three just
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kd lang, Hymns Of The 49th Parallel (NoneSuch) ****
FOR her tenth studio recording, kd lang pays homage to fellow singer-songwriters from Canada. She takes her favourite songs by Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, Jane Siberry, Ron Sexsmith and Bruce Cockburn and re-delivers them with spine-tingling
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Supermarket plans to replace 1960s store
A PROMINENT York building, which has been used as a supermarket for more than 35 years, could be demolished under plans for a new Kwik Save store. Somerfield, owners of Kwik Save, and property developers Caddick, want to replace the store in Hull Road
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'I sold one to a guy at 2pm... by 4pm he'd held up a petrol station'
After an armed siege at Heslington, York's top policeman, Chief Superintendent Tim Madgwick, called for a blanket ban on imitation weapons. Reporter Dan Jones found it remarkably easy to get his hands on one. LESS than five minutes. Amazingly, that's
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Favourites RI fail to scale the Clif
THERE was a major shock in ladies division one of the York and District Badminton League when Clifton visited York RI and won 6-3. Ros Ellis and Joyce Petch took all three for RI, but Clifton's Karen Broster and Shelagh Barker clinched the surprise triumph
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Stark message for Acorn aces
BOSS Dave Kay has warned against complacency ahead of York Acorn ARLC's clash with Saddleworth Rangers on Saturday. The Pennines side have only one win from their opening nine National Conference League division two games and were hammered 52-4 by Ince
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Brass urges Bishop to come alight
YORK City player-manager Chris Brass has called on key striker Andy Bishop to be firing on all cylinders for the visit of Forest Green Rovers on Saturday. The 21-year-old former Walsall trainee struggled to find his form against Carlisle United in last
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Veterans who fit the bill
SOCRATES playing for Garforth Town at the age of 50 is a bit of a strange one. I think you can play as long as you feel you are fit enough and also if you're selected. Sometimes it is taken out of your hands because you are not offered a contract. I certainly
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Review: Stacey Kent And Her Musicians, J-Night, York Theatre Royal
At her British debut, American Stacey Kent was a refreshing breath of retro chic. Some years on, in a crowded field of jazz singers, she reaches a broad audience. Stacey sings mainly Broadway 1920s to 1940s, but invests the songs with the same freshness
