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My plan to save historic Walmgate Bar
Steve Carroll's recent article on the Walmgate Bar gateway was interesting but I wish to offer my solution to the problem. I agree that a plastic barrier, such as the present one, is hideous and insulting but it is obvious a barrier of some description
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Right to protest
WHEN residents, by force of valid argument, oppose the Joseph Rowntree Foundation's unpopular greenfield development at Derwenthorpe and the Freemasons' Connaught Court extension of their existing development at Fulford, it is a futile exercise. These
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Issues that got readers writing
Avid letter reader Graeme Robertson presents his annual round-up of who's written to the Evening Press during the past year. JUST as Professor Parkinson determined that work would expand to fill the time available, so the number of letters submitted and
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Former York City star severs an artery while chasing car thieves
YORK City's former teenage international defender Chris Hogg was today making a good recovery after severing an artery while chasing thieves who tried to steal his sister's car. The England under-19 defender needed a four-hour operation to repair nerves
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City boss casts eye towards premier talent
Premiership-class players could be on their way to York City in time for Saturday's trip to Stevenage Borough if caretaker boss Viv Busby can work some loan-deal magic. The caretaker manager has taken his search for some much-needed experience to the
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High-tech line must be crossed
When you work that hard through 90 minutes it's really tough to take a decision like the one that Tottenham had to accept after their match at Manchester United on Tuesday. I thought the Spurs manager Martin Jol spoke very well after the game and got
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Shabby side of politicking
IT TOOK a while but gradually politics began to stain through. At first the response in this country to the Asian tsunami disaster was in human terms, spurred by dumb shock at the appalling scale of a natural disaster which could claim 150,000 lives,
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Water company shows a lotta bottle
A North Yorkshire company has won a contract to supply bottled water for Virgin Trains. The two-year deal for an undisclosed sum will see a 3.4 million bottles of Harrogate Spa Water consumed by Virgin customers. Harrogate Spa Water will be sold in shops
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York railway museum hires property expert
PROPERTY consultancy Knight Frank has been appointed to advise National Railway Museum (NRM) in York, on how to make the best use of its property holdings. The firm has been instructed by the National Museum of Science and Industry, which owns London
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Stina Nordenstam, The World Is Saved (V2) ****; Cathy Davey, Something Ilk (Regal) ***; Maria Solhei
ARE squeaky voices great or grating? Do they equate to the sound of chalk snagging on a schoolroom board or do you cherish both Minnie Mouse and Minnie Ripperton? If the former, please look away now or cover your ears. If the latter, have a high old time
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Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster, The Royal Society (Island Records) **
IF someone were to create the ultimate soundtrack to your most strange and sinister nightmares, this album would be it. Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster (or EMBLM for short) have always been a bit odd, but their gothabilly sound has mutated into an inaccessible
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Sum 41, Chuck (Mercury Records) ***
SUM 41 confidently named their most successful album All Killer No Filler. While the reverse might not completely be true of Chuck, it is far from convincing. The record is harder, more serious, but then its subject matter is hardly a barrel of laughs
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Ken Stringfellow, Soft Commands (Rykodisc) **
THE NEW Year can be kind on also-rans. While successful acts have plundered their fans over Christmas with "Best Ofs", the critical radar is clearer for others to make themselves heard. Stringfellow, formerly of the Posies and Minus Five, is better known
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Barry 'Scratchy' Myers introduces Various Artists, Scratchy Sounds (Trojan) *****
BARRY 'Scratchy' Myers club/concert DJ and tour DJ with the Clash introduced many punks to the equally rebellious sounds of reggae and the more broader fare that Jamaican music styles offer. Here he has selected 40-plus tracks of the most popular offerings
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Best out of nine success delights student ranks
RAILWAY Institute Ladies suffered a rare defeat when they went down 5-4 at home to the University Students in division one of York Badminton League, writes Paul Hobman. Katie Marchbank and Eleanor Ramsden were the student match-winners with three wins
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The future's green
GARDEN waste is set to be collected from 60,000 households across York as the council bids to increase recycling and avoid soaring landfill tax fines. City of York Council has warned that such fines could reach £10 million by 2010 - equal to almost the
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England remain off the Boyle
YORK'S Iain Boyle had a disappointing start to the New Year when he missed out on selection for the England indoor bowls team to play in the International Series in Belfast in March. Boyle had been invited to the England team trial just before Christmas
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Rivals lock horns for York bragging rights
Nothing can be taken for granted in Saturday's big rugby league derby match against Heworth according to York Acorn boss Dave Kay. With Acorn third and Heworth third bottom of the National Conference Division Two table, the paper pundits may point to
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Court grudge theory
DETECTIVES are scouring court lists as they try to trace the arsonists responsible for a devastating attack on York Crown Court. They believe those responsible for the arson may have recently appeared in the dock or could be due to be dealt with in coming
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Preying thief strikes again
AN EMPLOYEE from hell who preyed on a string of York businesses has admitted stealing more than £6,400 from a hotel in the city. But a judge let convicted thief Patricia Matthews walk free from court because he said it was not in the interests of justice
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City boss casts eye towards premier talent
Premiership-class players could be on their way to York City in time for Saturday's trip to Stevenage Borough if caretaker boss Viv Busby can work some loan-deal magic. The caretaker manager has taken his search for some much-needed experience to the
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Cabbie's fury over decision not to prosecute
TAXI driver Richard Smith sustained massive injuries when a goods van ploughed into his car on a wet road. Doctors told the 6ft 2in York man that had he been smaller, he would not have survived. The father-of-two had to be airlifted to hospital, suffering
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So what's faith got to do with it?
How do you reconcile the dreadful suffering and loss of life caused by the tsunami in South East Asia with the idea of a loving God? STEPHEN LEWIS reports on a matter of faith and doubt. EVEN our very highest church leaders have been led by the awful
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Driver gets off lightly
CABBIE Richard Smith could be forgiven for believing that the driver who caused him to endure great suffering has got off scot-free. Last August, a goods van ploughed into Mr Smith's taxi. The father-of-two had to be airlifted to hospital suffering from
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Hidden expense
WHAT Not To Wear may be the title of a popular TV programme - but it would also seem to be a motto for what women do with the clothes they buy, according to a survey. York women will spend £88,156 on clothes during their lifetime, but most of their buys
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Baffled by 'naughty' email ban
Despite the pressures of newspaper deadlines, we Diary contributors are not generally inclined to cursing our way through the day. And we certainly keep it clean when sending out emailst especially to the likes of politicians and public relations agencies
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'Agony' claim is nonsense
I WRITE to protest at the banner headline 'Ten years of agony' and much of the report and editorial which accompanies it (Evening Press, January 3). To lose a child is agony for anyone and the young woman in this case has my sympathy. However, to refer
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Flawed thinking
Issue six of City of York Council's leaflet invites the residents of York to select the rise in council tax option against reducing services. This is a disgraceful cop-out by the council. City councillors were happy to be elected to power believing, and
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Only joking...
Perhaps I should have warned W Elliott that my suggestion to fund an army of litter wardens was a tongue-in-cheek reaction to Coun Percival's draconian proposal to impose an anti-social behaviour order (ASBO) on his local McDonalds outlet. Neither solution
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Way we were
Thursday, January 6, 2005 100 years ago: An effort was being made to revive interest in popular weekly concerts in the shape of Saturday evening "pops". Some time previously a similar experiment was tried, but unfortunately interest flagged owing to the
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Top-rated teenage titans thrill the talent-spotters
The cream of under-18 rugby league talent in the North Yorkshire area has been selected for the first representative squad of 2005. More than 30 players from the York, Harrogate and Selby area - including a handful of rugby union exponents - attended
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Prop idle to prop idol
Prop Jamie Daniel could make a long-awaited return for New Earswick All Blacks in their Pennine League division two match against Liversedge on Saturday. The influential player has not played a single minute all season because of a long-term knee injury
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Rivals lock horns for York bragging rights
Nothing can be taken for granted in Saturday's big rugby league derby match against Heworth according to York Acorn boss Dave Kay. With Acorn third and Heworth third bottom of the National Conference Division Two table, the paper pundits may point to
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So what's faith got to do with it?
How do you reconcile the dreadful suffering and loss of life caused by the tsunami in South East Asia with the idea of a loving God? STEPHEN LEWIS reports on a matter of faith and doubt. EVEN our very highest church leaders have been led by the awful
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Doing the Bart man
Businesses across Yorkshire have made December a record-breaking month for Bartercard York. The company has broken through the six-figure barrier for its monthly transactions for the first time in its history - more than tripling the figure for the same
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Looking into the crystal ball
So how well will Yorkshire fare economically this year? Ask the man who should know - Paul Fullerton, the regional deputy agent for the Bank of England. Mr Fullerton will be soothsaying at a breakfast meeting organised by the Yorkshire Institute of Directors
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Renaissance appeal
BUSINESSES throughout Selby, Tadcaster and Sherburn-in-Elmet, are being called on to help to reinvigorate their region. They are being urged have their say on how urban renaissance could improve the three places by taking part in a major evening meeting
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Peer to promote Yorkshire produce
Labour peer and chairman of Northern Foods Chris Haskins will give the keynote address at a major seminar entitled The Future Of Regional Food at Hazlewood Castle, near Tadcaster, on February 3. As chairman of Northern Foods, an East Riding farmer and
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The Soundtrack Of Our Lives, Origin Vol. I (Warner Bros) ****
Marauding into earshot like a rock'n'roll Viking invasion, even a cursory listen to Origin begs the question: Why wasn't this the soundtrack to many more lives in 2004? This mighty longboat of an LP barely blipped on critical radars, despite being a formidable
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Har Mar Superstar, The Handler (Record Collection) ***; Shifty, Happy Love Sick (Maverick) *
It is difficult to take anyone seriously who calls himself either Superstar or Shifty. Even worse, photos on the artwork feature Har Mar's hairy butt and Shifty's tattooed and pierced torso... yuck! Strangely, however, musically Har Mar is rather good
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Croft No. Five, Talk Of The Future (Planet Five Records) ***
THIS album, their second, establishes Croft No. Five as one of Scotland's hottest young roots-fusion outfits. Comprised almost entirely of original material, the album opens with the sultry, Oriental-tinged Elephant and closes with the beautifully cool
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Now you need a £500 permit to sell fireworks
YORK residents should be able to sleep more easily over coming months, undisturbed by fireworks being let off by youths in local streets and back gardens. Under new legislation, retailers wanting to sell fireworks outside the traditional run-up to Guy
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Pressure group launched over changes to RAF plane paths
AN ACTION group to protest against changes to flight paths at RAF Linton-on-Ouse has been launched by concerned residents. Villagers from Linton, Newton-on-Ouse and Tollerton have formed SAFA, the Safety And Fairness Alliance, to urge Hambleton District
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Delight as fuel prices drop to lowest level for a year
AS PETROL prices dropped to their lowest in almost a year motorists welcomed the news by heading for the pumps at York's cheapest forecourts. Within hours of supermarket Asda slashing unleaded petrol prices by 3p to 76.9p a litre - the lowest since April
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York women will spend £88,156 on clothes during their lifetime - but most of them will stay in the
WOMEN shoppers in York splash out £113 a month on clothes - and spend £88,156 over their lifetime, according to a new survey. But nine out of ten say they have items in their wardrobe which they simply never wear. A quarter say they feel so guilty that
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Evicted barber wins back shop
A POPULAR York barber is celebrating after winning a court battle to get back into his old shop. Last month the Evening Press reported on Michael Chapman's anger after he was denied access to the back room of the Fulford Road shop where he has been cutting
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Carson Liverpool speculation mounting
LEEDS United's board are under increasing pressure to sell keeper Scott Carson after Liverpool learned Chris Kirkland needs a back operation. The Anfield keeper will be out for at least three months and Liverpool, who were already expressing interest
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Wave claims life of N Yorks aid worker
AN AID worker from North Yorkshire who spent a lifetime helping people in Asia and Africa, and who survived an earthquake which killed an estimated 100,000 people in China, died when the tsunami struck an isolated Thai island, it emerged today. Robin
