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Review: Aladdin, Hull New Theatre, until January 16
HARROGATE actor Frazer Hines has been performing since he was a boy - he worked with Charlie Chaplin in A King In New York at the age of nine - and the boy in Hines has never left him, even if his boyish looks are at last fading to grey. Or silver, because
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Opinion exercise is meaningless
I WRITE regarding the letters from Coun Vassie (December 27), Coun Hall (December 28) and others about the Your City leaflet asking electors for their opinion on the level of council tax increase. If the council asks people their opinion and gets an answer
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Please give to ease suffering of the quake-wave victims
ON behalf of the Disasters and Emergency Committee (DEC) representing 12 leading aid agencies, I write to appeal to your readers for donations. We urgently need money to help deliver emergency aid to people caught up in the Asia quake. This Christmas
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Way we were
Wednesday, January 5, 2005 100 years ago: The death rate in the 76 great towns of England and Wales were reported by the Registrar General for the previous week, the average rate of mortality being recorded as 23.4 per thousand. But the rate for York
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York probe over Ascot tickets
TRADING standards investigators in York are to look into price claims made by a company which is guaranteeing Ascot hospitality tickets to racegoers - even though they don't officially go on sale until October. Colin Rumford, of the city council's trading
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Race traffic losers
DO the planners really know what they are doing regarding their proposed measures for the York/Ascot meeting? The closure of Tadcaster Road to out-of-town traffic from 11am until 2pm seems odd. Extra traffic will be travelling into the city, not out.
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Park and ride
A STATELY HOME near York which has ancient regal links and a place in racing history is to play its part in welcoming visitors to Royal Ascot in the city. Aldby Park, at Buttercrambe, which is owned by Mark and Alice Winn, will be available to let to
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Batchelor is back
FORMER York City chairman John Batchelor has agreed to be a guest speaker at a Harrogate Minstermen meeting next month. Batchelor was at the helm when the Minstermen plunged into administration in 2003 and the club's 25-year lease on the football ground
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Were they born to be big in business?
Are good business leaders born or can they be made? And are fat cats really greedy or the engines that drive the economy? STEPHEN LEWIS and JO HAYWOOD look at what it takes to be a successful captain of industry. NOW this may look suspiciously like a
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Money man's Thai dream
WHERE others are still reeling from the tsunami horror which engulfed much of the coast of Thailand, Andrew Harwood cannot wait to leave York and set up home and business there. The qualified financial adviser has called for the support of the business
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Businessman banks on five star hotel suite on wheels
LOOK out in York for the man who has bought £200,000-worth of heaven on wheels. An un-named businessman from the city is said to have acquired the ultimate luxury vehicle favoured by music and film stars and the world's greatest sportsmen. The Evening
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York site attracts investors
SHARES in a lucrative commercial property in York have been snapped up by clients of Swinton-based Capital and Investment Brokers (CIB). The firm identified the building on the city's Science Park as an investment opportunity for its clients after working
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Pride of place
THESE ordinary men and women are York's finest community heroes. Now, for the first time, their extraordinary work has been celebrated at a glittering York Community Pride ceremony. The awards are a new venture by the Evening Press and City of York Council
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Community skills plea
Professional businesses in York and North Yorkshire are being called on to donate their expertise to community projects in 2005 - and reap the benefits of being involved. The New Year call to action is spearheaded by the North Yorkshire team of Business
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York's unsung heroes have a chance to shine
YORK'S unsung heroes will be celebrated at a sparkling awards ceremony this week. The winners of the York Community Pride campaign will be announced at a gala event at York Racecourse tomorrow. Jointly run by the Evening Press and City of York Council
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You have made us all proud
THE York Community Pride judges have been busy drawing up a list of finalists to attend a glittering awards ceremony at York Racecourse. York Community Pride is a joint campaign between City of York Council and the Evening Press to promote the city and
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PM backs awards
PREMIER Tony Blair has stamped his seal of approval on the York Community Pride Awards. In a letter to Evening Press editor, Kevin Booth, the Prime Minister said he was delighted to offer his "personal support" to the awards, which are run in conjunction
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Anti-litter man hailed with RAF war veteran
WAR VETERAN Gordon Benton is the pride of a York village for the work he does to maintain its war memorial. Gordon, 81, from Upper Poppleton, who served four years in the RAF during the Second World War, has been nominated for a York Community Pride Person
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Keith's happy to help OAPs
THE smiling faces of the elderly people Keith Raper helps is payment enough for this Volunteer of the Year nominee. Keith has been nominated by his wife, Carol, for a York Community Pride Award for his weekend voluntary work at Hartrigg Oaks, a continuing
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Cleaner has va va broom
YORK street cleaner Kenny Gallimore is a real-life community hero according to the woman who nominated him for a Community Pride Award. Father of six, Kenny, from Wycliffe Avenue, Tang Hall, has worked for City of York Council for 11 years keeping the
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York pupils speak up with pride
YORK pupils have added their voice to our Community Pride campaign at a major conference in the city. This week secondary school students made their nominations for our Community Pride awards at the Healthy Schools day, organised by City of York Council
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School tries flower power
A VILLAGE school near York is the first to enter our Community Pride awards - with a project to transform two eyesore flower beds in the heart of the community. Margaret Tailby, Year 6 teacher at Skelton Primary School, has applied for a City of York
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Wildlife team's woodland pride
A WILDLIFE haven next to York's busy ring road is the latest local project to be highlighted in our Community Pride awards. The Wheatlands Community Woodland, at Upper Poppleton, is in with a chance of carrying off the Transpennine Express-sponsored Best
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A driving force on York estate
"THE Face Of Foxwood" is the latest nominee in the York Community Pride campaign. James Gumley, 68, of Foxwood Lane, has been put forward in the Volunteer Of The Year category by community development worker Cindy Beaton. Since he came to live in Foxwood
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The volunteers who lend a helping hand
A MUCH-VALUED neighbourhood volunteer service has been nominated for a York Community Pride award. Haxby Helpers is a group of about 40 volunteers which helps people in Haxby and Wigginton who have difficulty in getting out into the community. Run by
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Requests for grants pour into Pride office
MORE than 100 people have bombarded council officers with requests for grants and help under the York Community Pride campaign, little more than a fortnight since the launch of this important scheme to improve the quality of life in our city. City of
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King's command - 05/01/05
King Nicholas, who provided Warthill trainer John Parkes with a win at Southwell last week, can follow-up at Wolverhampton tomorrow. The six-year-old goes for the Littlewood Bet Direct Apprentice Handicap and will be partnered by Mark Lawson, who knows
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Pride in our city
TODAY'S campaign is running alongside the Evening Press-backed York Business Pride, a partnership between the council and the business community. Launched in November last year, the campaign encourages businesses to take responsibility for smartening
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Search for the heroes
THE search starts today for York's community heroes. A rallying cry went out at the launch of a new campaign by the Evening Press and City of York Council. As England celebrated St George's Day, BBC Look North presenter and proud York resident Harry Gration
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Cab call women left out in cold
A WOMAN who said she had to wait an hour in the freezing cold for a private hire taxi has raised concerns about the safety of other women on nights out in York. Sharon Marshall, 34, had ordered two cars from Ace Taxis to collect her and friend Adele Peacock
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Fresh chapter for city library
YORK'S Central Library is to be given an extensive makeover, it was announced today. Council leisure chiefs have promised improved standards and more modern facilities in the library in Museum Street. During the next six weeks, the library will undergo
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Drink-drive rage
POLICE have reacted angrily after an increase in the number of people arrested for drink-driving on roads in York and North Yorkshire during the Christmas and New Year period. "This is not good enough, and we won't tolerate this kind of behaviour," said
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Scaffolding to blot Minster facade for many years
THE restoration of York Minster's East Front is proving much more difficult and extensive than anyone ever expected. Stonemasons have discovered that so much stone tracery around the East Front window is in poor condition and needs to be replaced that
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St John's students find their form against Pock
ST John's Ladies opened their York and District Badminton League division two account with a 6-3 away win over luckless Pocklington. Kate Franzke and Emma Nickson hit top form for the students with three straight wins for a total of 92-54. York RI used
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Villagers form action group to fight scheme for massive turbines
VILLAGERS have formed a protest group to fight plans to build two wind turbines, which they say would be as tall as Blackpool Tower. Members of Selby Community Residents Against Powergen (SCRAP) fear the twin towers will blight the landscape, harm wildlife
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Family's fear for disaster victim
A MOTHER and daughter were swept on to the top of a building in the tsunami disaster which left York man Stephen Magson presumed dead. Denise Magson and her daughter, India, survived after being caught up by the massive wave as it engulfed Phi Phi Island
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Disaster appeal strikes a chord
The Evening Press has joined forces with City of York Council to launch an appeal for survivors of the Asian tsunami disaster. Katie Emslie reports on how people across the region are getting involved in fundraising. FROM Live-Aid style concerts to coffee
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Guilt trip over home-coming
LAST year was a topsy-turvy affair for my family. We spent much of it trying to get used to my sister's emigration to New Zealand, with house contents, brother-in-law, nephew, niece, and car. I said my goodbyes at their farewell party, not able to face
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Wing and a daredevil wish from new Knights ace
WING wonder Peter Fox roared in with a hat-trick on his York City Knights debut against his old mates from Leeds Rhinos - then modestly declared it "part and parcel of his job". His terrific treble helped the Knights to a morale-boosting 38-24 pre-season
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Time drivers quit drinking
DRINK-driving remains a prominent social problem in which the behaviour of the individual can have drastic consequences. So it is easy to sympathise with North Yorkshire Police over a rise in the number of motorists arrested for drink-driving during Christmas
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Is Dyke set to make it Big?
UNIVERSITY of York bosses are scratching their heads over rumours that their new chancellor is to make a surprise appearance on Channel 4's Celebrity Big Brother, which begins tomorrow night. If the reports in a national newspaper are accurate, it will
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Thanks for helping
THE president and members of York Lions would like to thank all the residents of York who donated more than £5,000 to its annual appeal in recent door-to-door collections and other events. This money goes towards helping those people in the York community
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These wind turbines really would be a folly in Escrick
IN THE 18th and 19th centuries, there was a vogue for the building of follies on the estates of landowners. It seems the idea has been revived in the Escrick/Skipwith area where windmills are being proposed. However, there is a big difference between
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Being assertive
ROBERT Purnell highlights a worrying and easily avoidable situation in which many cyclists are caught (Letters, December 31). The Lawrence Street/Walmgate Bar junction is only one of many where cyclists turning right can find themselves on the left of
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Running as usual
As it happens, MJ Olsen and other residents of South Bank could have caught a bus to town on New Year's Day - the City Sightseeing Tour buses were running, as usual, and we have stops on Bishopthorpe Road and Campleshon Road. We charge local fares for
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Resting a myth
IF you have chronic back pain, the best thing you can do is to rest, and take it easy, right? Wrong. The myth that resting will help long-term back pain is something the Arthritis Research Campaign is keen to dispel during our winter awareness week, which
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Too much muck
SINCE the gates to the allotments behind Lynden Way were locked, the amount of dog muck has gone up ten-fold on all neighbouring footpaths. The amount of mess and danger to children's health is very great. Somehow the very irresponsible owners of these
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£120,000 to use hotel when Ascot comes to town
OWNERS of a luxury hotel in the hub of Heartbeat country have slapped a massive £120,000 price tag on the use of the property when Royal Ascot rolls into York. Rich racegoers keen on a flutter are being asked to dig deep if they want the Mallyan Spout
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Work for Ascot traffic starts
WORK to beat raceday congestion during next year's Royal Ascot meeting at York is under way. City Of York Council will begin alterations to a traffic island at the junction of Tadcaster Road and St George's Place on Wednesday as part of its Royal Ascot
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"Ascot is our chance to show what York can offer"
STEPHEN LEWIS talks to York's tourism chief about parking charges and Royal Ascot. GILLIAN Cruddas has very eloquent eyebrows. Ask her what she thinks of York's new evening parking charges and they take flight: a quizzical expression that speaks volumes
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Traffic changes trial next month
RADICAL plans to beat race-day congestion at all future race meetings in York will be trialled next month, council chiefs have agreed. City of York Council transport chiefs said the prospect of Royal Ascot at York next year had provided the catalyst for
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Labour dishes dirt on lib dems
A DOSSIER of dirt today re-ignited the war of words over York Pride. Labour slapped the information about city street cleaning on Councillor Steve Galloway's desk in response to a "put up or shut up" challenge from the Liberal Democrat leader of City
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Go on, help yourself
STEPHEN LEWIS dips into a selection of books designed to help you make a new start for the New Year. IT'S the time of year for turning over a new leaf and resolving to be a New You. Hopefully, the hangover should have subsided by now (you must have been
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Showing the right spirit
THREE young York sports enthusiasts are the true Spirit of Youth, according to their families and friends who have nominated them for Community Pride awards. Young teenager Steven Gregson, of Stockton-on-the-Forest, has had a talent for snooker since
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He's our hero!
A DETERMINED teenager who has battled through adversity has been nominated for a Spirit of Youth award by his proud family. Tony Shepherd, 15, of Hamilton Drive, Acomb, always wanted to be a footballer. Diagnosed with Perthes Disease - a degenerative
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Spreading a little happiness
TWO much-valued groups which have proved the therapeutic value of music have been nominated for York Community Pride awards. The Smile And A Song trio, who provide musical entertainment in elderly people's homes, have been put forward in the Charity Fundraiser
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Union backing to find local heroes
A MAJOR finance company has thrown its weight behind our York Community Pride awards. Norwich Union, which employs about 3,000 people in York, has agreed to sponsor the whole of our campaign to find the city's true community heroes. The finance giant
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Love thy neighbour
A GRATEFUL 84-year-old has nominated a truly good neighbour for a York Community Pride award. Gladys Elliott, of Howard Drive, Rawcliffe, has put forward 68-year-old Brian Fawcett, also of Howard Drive, in the Volunteer Of The Year category - for his
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Machine goes nap as war on gum is stepped up
THE battle against gum droppers has intensified in York. City of York council's gum- busting machine is now hitting the streets five days a week. Funding from York Business Pride and labour courtesy of PACY - a partnership between York Arclight Project
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Volunteer Penny is a fundraising wizard
A WOMAN who is at the forefront of providing help and support for older people is the latest local hero to be put forward for our York Community Pride awards. Penny Hutchinson, 45, of New Earswick, has been put forward for the Volunteer Of The Year category
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Rail firm offers prize
A MAJOR rail provider has signed up to our York Community Pride campaign - by agreeing to sponsor one of the awards. Transpennine Express, which runs services across the North of England, is sponsoring our Best Community Project category. The award will
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Schools get chance to show their pride
YORK schools are "all geared up" for a campaign to find the best community projects in the city. The Evening Press last month teamed up with City of York Council to launch the York Community Pride campaign, which is looking for the city's real community
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Bayley backs search for local heroes
YORK MP Hugh Bayley has thrown his support behind our York Community Pride campaign. Launched on Friday in partnership with City of York Council, we are calling on readers to nominate people they would like to see rewarded for their outstanding contributions
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Work starting on four new schools
THE diggers are moving in to start work on four new primary schools in York. Under a £15 million Private Finance Initiative (PFI) scheme, work was starting this week to replace Hob Moor and Hob Moor Oaks, in Acomb, St Oswald's, in Fulford, and St Barnabas
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Four up for Tykes election
FOUR candidates will contest the two vacancies which will arise on Yorkshire's members' committee in March. Seeking to gain places on the committee are: Robert Hilliam, from Scarborough; Rob Lolley, from Leeds; Stephen Mann, from Ilkley, and David Tunbridge
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Proud of York
IT'S only just been launched, and already support for the Evening Press's York Community Pride campaign is starting to flood in. In partnership with City of York Council, we are calling for your nominations for community heroes - those people who make
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Time to honour our local heroes
THE Evening Press and City of York Council have launched a major new campaign, to seek the real heroes in our community. In our York Community Pride campaign over the next few months we will be looking for people and businesses that have made an outstanding
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Working to make a difference
Seventy-two per cent of York residents are satisfied with their local neighbourhood, according to a recent survey. So why do we need to ask people to take a greater pride in their local community? Society changes and so do the standards that people take
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It's the care bear bunch
POORLY children who need to be taken to hospital by ambulance will soon be comforted by pint-sized ambulance crew. Forty-five woollen teddy bears have reported for duty at Tees East and North Yorkshire Ambulance Service (TENYAS), to help ease the anxiety
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Fire brigade 'Super HQ' will put lives at risk
FIREFIGHTERS have warned that Government plans to overhaul the way the 999 service is run in North Yorkshire could put lives at risk. The Government plans to close all 46 fire service and 999 call centres in England and replace them with nine large regional
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Selby six excel in record hauls
The second round of the York and District Winter League produced a New Year surprise for the 90-strong field in the shape of a bream bonanza that saw records tumble. With the river nearly a yard above normal level - and rising throughout the contest -
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Batchelor is back
FORMER York City chairman John Batchelor has agreed to be a guest speaker at a Harrogate Minstermen meeting next month. Batchelor was at the helm when the Minstermen plunged into administration in 2003 and the club's 25-year lease on the football ground
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Court cases switched
CASES due to take place at York Crown Court this week will now be heard in Leeds, following an arson attack on the building. A spokesman for the Department of Constitutional Affairs, which is responsible for running the court service, said the fire damage
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Four up for Tykes election
FOUR candidates will contest the two vacancies which will arise on Yorkshire's members' committee in March. Seeking to gain places on the committee are: Robert Hilliam, from Scarborough; Rob Lolley, from Leeds; Stephen Mann, from Ilkley, and David Tunbridge
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Wing and a daredevil wish from new Knights ace
WING wonder Peter Fox roared in with a hat-trick on his York City Knights debut against his old mates from Leeds Rhinos - then modestly declared it "part and parcel of his job". His terrific treble helped the Knights to a morale-boosting 38-24 pre-season
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Disaster appeal strikes a chord
The Evening Press has joined forces with City of York Council to launch an appeal for survivors of the Asian tsunami disaster. Katie Emslie reports on how people across the region are getting involved in fundraising. FROM Live-Aid style concerts to coffee
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Family's fear for disaster victim
A MOTHER and daughter were swept on to the top of a building in the tsunami disaster which left York man Stephen Magson presumed dead. Denise Magson and her daughter, India, survived after being caught up by the massive wave as it engulfed Phi Phi Island
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Council alert for donors
COUNCIL officials have praised the generous donations of residents across York to the disaster appeal - but warned donors to make sure they give only to bona-fide collectors. Dick Haswell, York council's head of licensing, said: "These pictures we're
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Kain able to make progress
Teenage full-back Stuart Kain will be keenly watched in the coming weeks after a promising senior debut against Leeds Rhinos. The 18-year-old came on for York City Knights during their 38-24 defeat of the Super League champions after training with the
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Price of beauty
ANYONE who has had the builders in knows the scenario. With sucking of teeth or prolonged tutting, the builder will say it's a big job and is going to cost much more than the original estimate. So it is from humble semis to Gothic cathedrals. The restoration
