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Forget Gordon, Hugh's the man
AT last someone has said what we've all been thinking. York MP Hugh Bayley "sounds like a good candidate for future PM". These words are lent even greater credibility by the fact they were penned by that intellectual powerhouse, Sun columnist Jane Moore
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Andy the four-goal hero for Heworth
THERE was a handy Andy jolt to the system for Leeper Hare York and District Football League Reserve 'D' leaders Norwich Union. They led 3-1 against visitors Heworth thanks to plunder from Dave Johnstone, Mick Richardson and Tom Brittain. But then Heworth
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Hew to enjoy folly good show
SECOND Division National Conference League clubs Heworth and York Acorn hit the glory trail on Saturday. They both come into the second round stage of the National Cup and for Heworth it will certainly be an unknown quantity. They entertain Folly Lane
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Black and white phantoms
THE spectre of humiliating defeat sent a shiver down my spine this week after the draw for the third round of the FA Cup. One of three cracking encounters that pitched lowly opposition against top-flight clubs was Yeading from the Ryman Premier League
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Robbo MK II set to land
YORK City were expecting to finally complete the signing of Paul Robinson MK II today. Robinson, like his current City namesake, is a striker, but rather than arrive from Hartlepool like Robinson MK I the newcomer has arrived from Tranmere Rovers, whose
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Bob's just the job for City
BOB Gorrill has been appointed as York City's sales and marketing executive. Gorrill has previous selling experience with Sheffield Wednesday, Northampton Town, Oldham Athletic and Scarborough. His main responsibilities will be to increase sales revenue
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Learning boss awarded OBE
LINDA Pollard, chairman of the York-based Learning and Skills Council (LSC) North Yorkshire, has collected her OBE from Buckingham Palace. Linda, who was in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the community in Bradford, has an impressive
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Free us from repeat fees
THIS job ad in the Evening Press caught my eye: Wanted: a self-motivated individual, prepared to work alone with flexible hours. Qualities: perseverance, with excellent communication skills and the ability to remain calm and professional. Driving licence
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Nestl to rescue
NESTL using traditional Christmas decorations to advertise its products? I don't think so. Nestl put their hand in their pocket and pulled out £40,000 to bring Christmas to York, then many more thousands to light up the Minster, giving pleasure to young
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Dismal tree
IT was with dismay that I viewed this year's Christmas tree in St Helen's Square, York. With its bare branches, wilted greenery around the base and sheer commercialism it conveys none of the Christmas spirit. I hope it will be replaced with a tree in
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Hard to believe
PETER Evely's letter tries to justify recent hefty increases in residents' parking charges, but his letter confuses rather than clarifies. He suggests that a large number of day visitor permits are issued and mentions a figure of 20 such permits for every
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Easing the burden
AS someone who was involved in the recent ballot about ResPark in Millfield Road your correspondent, A K Lancelott, would have known that, far from the council seeking to impose such a scheme upon residents, we were merely responding to the calls from
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...so raise a glass
WHAT wonderful news! A whole new chain of habitable pubs to join J D Wetherspoon's, York Brewery's, and those isolated oases listed in The Quiet Pint (a guide to pubs with no piped music). Thank you Sam Smith. You have made my Christmas. I hasten to spread
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Britney Spears, Greatest Hits: My Prerogative (Jive) ****
Sleeve: Eighty eight delicious photos of the Foxy Minx - yummy! Sleevenotes: A gushing essay airbrushes away the more interesting aspects about Britney that we are interested in... not necessarily her music. Content: Well, it's hardly Pink Floyd is it
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Ill-informed rant
MR AP Cox may like to refer to the amendment put forward for the Road Safety Bill, regarding the use of mobile phones while cycling. As it now stands the people on bikes are not committing an offence and as such are not flouting any law. Can anyone confirm
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The Verve, This Is Music: The Singles 92-98 (Virgin) ****
Sleeve: Band stands on hill behind cascading waterfall on the front, with prophetic-type musing on the back. Sleevenotes: None, simply pictures and track listings. Given they've had six years to come up with this, that's disappointing. Content: All the
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My anger over 'scrounger' mum
I cannot credit the audacity of Ms Vikki Ledger - mother-of-six-and-soon-to-be-eight - at taxpayers' expense, naturally (December 6)! She makes me ashamed to share her gender. She has certainly carved out a comfortable career for herself - as a complete
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Travis, Singles (Independiente) ****
Sleeve: Jail-cell mugshots of music's nicest men looking moody. Sleevenotes: Discography, more arty pictures but no lyrics. Content: Eighteen mostly underrated tracks feature, from All I Wanna Do Is Rock through to newie Walking In The Sun, which, even
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Groove Armada, The Best Of (Jive) ***
Sleeve: Simple GA logo on a minimalist pale blue background which will compliment the homes of their oh-so-trendy fans rather nicely. Sleevenotes: Disappointingly basic and accompanied by dull photos of backstage passes and adoring crowds. Content: Slick
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Bee Gees, Number Ones (Polydor) ***
Sleeve: In the Seventies, the Bee Gees' LP artwork was usually special. A flimsy five-inch booklet hardly matches up. Sleevenotes: Insubstantial. Best buy the authorised biography. Content: Nineteen global number one hits from 40-year career. High point
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Staff given jobs cheer
CIVIL servants reeling from the loss of 300 pensions posts in York were today handed some early Christmas cheer. City MP Hugh Bayley said that more than 100 posts will come to York when a new Government office is created to help people whose pension schemes
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Yorkshire hit the road
YORKSHIRE have made sure that they will be fully prepared for the new Championship season by fixing up two three-day friendly matches at the beginning of April against County Champions Warwickshire and Sussex. They will visit Edgbaston to play Warwickshire
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Rooms 'in good hands' if sold off
YORK'S De Grey Rooms would be "in good hands" if they were to be sold to the city's conservation trust, a top council chief said today. Coun Quentin Macdonald, City of York Council's executive member for resources, gave his backing to York Conservation
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Judi, we love you
PUPILS at a York girl's school are celebrating the birthday of their most famous old girl - Oscar-winning actress Dame Judi Dench, who is 70 today. Among the cards arriving on Dame Judi's doormat this morning will be an extra special one signed by more
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Rail museum cash fears
THE world-famous National Railway Museum (NRM) is losing millions of pounds of funding because of unfair treatment by the Government, according to York's MP. Hugh Bayley told the Commons that the York museum, which attracts about 850,000 visitors a year
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Olympiad effort from teenage maths whizz Daniel
CALCULUS, matrices, complex numbers and Fourier coefficients - all in a day's work for maths whizzkid Daniel Lightwing. The 16-year-old York College student has been selected as part of the UK squad that will travel to Mrida in Mxico to compete in the
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Festive reprieve for city door staff without new licence
YORK'S city centre bars will now be watched over by door staff over the Christmas period, after police chiefs agreed to a compromise over new licence arrangements. Bosses at F1 Security, who employ 137 supervisors to watch over 80 per cent of the city's
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Carol singers broke into home
THREE pre-teen burglars posed as festive carol singers in order to identify a suitable victim, York detectives believe. Police in the city are sure that the three boys, aged between ten and 12, who sang carols on the doorstep of a house in Meadow Way,
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Singh may get chance
WITH Leeds United's injury list growing, Harpal Singh may get his chance on the bench at West Ham tomorrow night. Bradford-born Singh has never made the breakthrough predicted for him when he first joined Leeds' academy and with his contract running out
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Robbo MK II set to land
YORK City were expecting to finally complete the signing of Paul Robinson MK II today. Robinson, like his current City namesake, is a striker, but rather than arrive from Hartlepool like Robinson MK I the newcomer has arrived from Tranmere Rovers, whose
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Bob's just the job for City
BOB Gorrill has been appointed as York City's sales and marketing executive. Gorrill has previous selling experience with Sheffield Wednesday, Northampton Town, Oldham Athletic and Scarborough. His main responsibilities will be to increase sales revenue
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Billy Whizz
QUICK-PUNCHING Billy Wilson is hellbent on bringing the British heavyweight boxing title back to York. He took another step towards his target with a points victory over Cambridge's Simon Goodwin at the Queen's Hotel, Leeds. Wilson, 23, from Nunnery Lane
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The rescuers
A MAN was saved from a watery grave after he became trapped on an isolated mud bank beside the River Ouse near York. Rescuers said he was lucky a passing British Waterways boat crew saw him and raised the alarm, as the stretch of river where he was found
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Way we were
Thursday, December 9, 2004 100 years ago: The Lord Mayor of York made an appeal to property owners and employers of labour for the Christmas period, through the pages of the Evening Press. He wanted to call the attention of employers of labour, property
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Switch fear to burglars
IT is three o'clock in the morning. Your family are asleep. Then - a noise downstairs. In an instant you realise the terrifying truth: an intruder is in your home. What is the correct reaction? Is it to telephone the police and keep still? The nearest
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Ageless magic
HAPPY birthday Dame Judi Dench. It is hard to believe York's Oscar winning movie star has hit 70. She retains that ageless magic which set her apart from her fellow cast members in the Mystery Plays more than half a century ago. Her extraordinary stage
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Review: Cinderella, Grand Opera House, York, until January 2
LIKE a flat pack, the Grand Opera House pantomime is assembled in next to no time and somehow just about holds together and does the job without a nod to fashion. This is the show that comes without a credit for either a writer or set designer, as if
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Review: The Railway Children, Helmsley Arts Centre, until December 11
Helmsley Arts Centre, one of Yorkshire's loveliest and most intimate arts venues, has dispensed with a traditional pantomime this year. Instead resident stalwarts the 1812 Theatre Company, ably assisted by the 1812 Youth Theatre, are presenting a heart-warming
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Five-star Pikes
PICKERING Town moved up to fourth in the Northern Counties East League premier division after a 5-0 win at Maltby Main. Mike NcNaughton opened the scoring and Alex Willgrass doubled the visitors' advantage from the penalty spot. Further goals from Danny
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Why I'd shoot crooks
A PENSIONER who held off armed raiders when they broke into his York home has welcomed moves to give householders the right to fight back against burglars. Roy Handley, 70, said he would shoot anyone else trying to break in, but said he would not aim
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Finance firm to diversify
A COMPANY which last year opened new offices in York to temporarily provide small and medium-sized businesses with financial hard-hitters has launched a new service. Finance Directors Yorkshire Limited (FDYL) expanded from Bradford into the Westminster
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Jarvis faces rail inquiry decision
BOSSES at York-based rail giant Jarvis could soon learn if they are to face charges relating to the Potters Bar train crash. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and British Transport Police (BTP) have indicated their two-year investigation in the rail
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When bullying is a special problem
A mother has claimed her son is a target for bullies at a York school because he has special needs. MATTHEW WOODCOCK investigates whether moves to integrate such children into mainstream education is working. TIM collapsed on to his bed after returning
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When bullying is a special problem
A mother has claimed her son is a target for bullies at a York school because he has special needs. MATTHEW WOODCOCK investigates whether moves to integrate such children into mainstream education is working. TIM collapsed on to his bed after returning
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Come on Cionn - 09/12/04
Cionn Mhalanna, who heralded his potential as a three-mile chaser with an easy win at Hexham last month, can confirm that promise at Doncaster tomorrow. Trained at Brandsby by Peter Beaumont, the six-year-old goes for the 'Jingle Bells' Novices' Chase
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City's Yuletide lights are tops
THE festive season creeps up on us quicker each year. No matter what your feelings are about Christmas, nobody can miss the exciting atmosphere York creates. What a marvellous environment we residents live in all year round, with the superb ancient monuments
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It's no mystery
PETER Evely, City of York Council's head of network management, ought to be able to work out that the reason visitor permits exceed household permits (Letters, December 6) is because a household permit can last a year while a visitor's permit lasts a
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Here's to Sam...
WHEN GR Bushell describes Humphrey Smith and his brewery as a Scrooge, he neglects to mention the cost of a pint in such pubs. A pint in the Kings Arms (a Sam Smith's pub) may cost around £1.40 and I should say this is more than generous considering up
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Losing mast war
I HAVE read with interest your two reports on the proposed T Mobile telecommunications mast to be erected at Hospital Fields Road, Fulford. I live on North Lane, Huntington. We have just been notified of a proposal by T Mobile to erect a 14.7 metre telecommunications
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No such law
IN response to the question posed by AP Cox ('Cyclists flout mobile law too' December 6), the number of fixed penalty notices handed out to cyclists for using mobile phones while riding must be zero because there is no such offence. The recent law was
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Kylie Minogue, Ultimate Kylie (Parlophone) ****
Sleeve: Hello boys. Kylie in close-up, lip gloss as inviting as a pillow. Sleevenotes: Three-page love letter to Kylie's golden career, "from lucky, lucky, lucky, to la, la, la". For excitement, four montages of Kylie dressing up and undressing; for pedants
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Blue, Best Of Blue (Virgin) ****
Sleeve: Nice front cover of the boys against London backdrop. Sleevenotes: Ten pages of moody-looking pictures followed by lyrics, thank-you notes and poem from Lee. Content: Fifteen tracks, ten Top Tens, three number ones High points: One Love, Curtain
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Talking Heads, The Best Of Talking Heads (Rhino) ****
Sleeve: Playful cut-and-paste job with headshots of the band as if in a children's disguise game, adopting false beards, turbans and so on. Sleevenotes: They do the job. Content: Impressive 18 tracks spans the band's career, with selections from 1977
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Handbags at dawn
DEDICATED followers of fashion - or just one bag short of a collection? Fans of British fashion label Radley flocked to York yesterday to try and get their hands on the last ten bags available in an exclusive line. Up to 25 people queued for hours in
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Corinthians epistle to the Africans
TRUE Corinthian sporting spirit is alive and well and kicking in York. The York Corinthian Foundation, which supports young people in the town of Mueda in Mozambique, is to hold its main fund-raising event - its Charity Sportsman's Dinner at York Racecourse's
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Staff given jobs cheer
CIVIL servants reeling from the loss of 300 pensions posts in York were today handed some early Christmas cheer. City MP Hugh Bayley said that more than 100 posts will come to York when a new Government office is created to help people whose pension schemes
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Couple's car ended up in a ditch
AN elderly couple had a lucky escape when their car ended up in a water-logged ditch beside a North Yorkshire road. Emergency services were called to the accident at the junction between Bishopdike Road and Long Lane, near Cawood, at about 1.05pm yesterday
