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Sinners leapfrog Black Swan
SINNINGTON sneaked above Black Swan Pickering in division one of the RJF Homes Beckett League after a 2-2 draw with Heslerton. A deflected Curtis Drummond free kick and a Lee Clayton strike put Heslerton two goals in front but Sinnington subs Gary Mitchell
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Abusing God
THE question has been asked about where God was on December 26 and why he allowed the tragedy to happen. The first thing to remember is you cannot apply human standards to God. The Bible records that he made man in his own image but because man refused
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Time to be fair
MRS Varley seems keen to deflect accusations that Newton residents are complaining about circuit noise by implying that it is the Noise Liaison Group who are complaining (Letters, December 29). In fact the group and its parish members, Alne, Aldwark,
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Why all the fuss?
In reply to John Reed, I am totally fed up with the whinging over the flying patterns at RAF Linton. Having first lived at Newton for 23 years, then moving to Linton in 1974, l just cannot see what all the fuss is about. Yes it does get noisy from the
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Cook's integrity
WILLIAM Dixon Smith (Letters, January 3) is mistaken about Robin Cook's stance on electoral reform, which has been consistent both during Labour's opposition days and since the party gained power; it is a consistency which is testament to the man's integrity
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An ancient blot
I DON'T know whether readers are aware that the campaign of protest against the proposed siting of a wind farm close to Skipwith Common has a medieval precedent. Recent research has revealed that SCRAP had a forerunner in the 15th century with a remarkably
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Oh no, clone ranger comes to York
SO the proposed Morrisons supermarket will bring "350 new jobs" (Evening Press January 7) and a "market street" offering a fishmonger, butcher, in-store bakery and so forth. That sounds rather like a variation on what Asda, Tesco and Sainsbury's and local
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Upbeat Acorn
TEAM spirit is the key to promotion from National Conference Two according to York Acorn captain Lee Frank. A revived attitude with great numbers at training has seen a shift in the team which has been reflected on the pitch with a consistency of form
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Conmen move in
DETECTIVES were today warning people to be on their guard for cowboy tradesmen who may try to rip-off residents in the wake of flooding and gales. Officers fear gusts of up to 90mph and localised flooding at the weekend may have left some householders
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Dye another day
Zara Sutton of Tang Hall Lane, York, hit headlines and TV screens nationwide after her plight was reported in the Evening Press on Friday. A bad reaction to the Clairol Lasting Color dye meant 15-year-old Zara needed to take a course of steroid injections
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'Thugs will not stop me'
COWARDLY thugs jumped a former soldier from behind and savagely attacked him as he walked home after a night out in York. The gang of six pounced on father-of-two Stephen Higson, 40, in Bootham, punching him in the face and then kicking him in the head
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Four hunted over Crown Court fire
DETECTIVES want four men seen with a four-wheel drive vehicle near York Crown Court on the night it was attacked by arsonists to come forward. Detective Constable Trevor Dove, of York CID, said the four were seen by hotel staff in a burgundy or dark red
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Lone hand Jackson can't keep Flag flying aloft
SARAH Jackson closed on bull to win a lone hand pairs in York John Smith's Ladies Darts League division one, but could not prevent Flag's defeat at Independent. Wendy Shortle and Sue Tate secured the points for Independent. Bev Harton closed treble 16
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Mum-to-be living in York shelter
THE moment York mother Jodie Dowson gives birth, she will effectively become homeless. Jodie, who is 23, is due to have her second child in the next few days, but she is faced with the awful prospect of having nowhere to live - because the council will
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Robbo's spot-on
Paul D Robinson used his inimitable cheek to earn York City Reserves a much-deserved win over Lincoln City Reserves last night. A 54th-minute penalty saw the striker confidently send Lincoln 'keeper Simon Rayner the wrong way with a pause in his run up
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Blasphemous or brilliant?
As York prepares to stage Jerry Springer - The Opera, we ask the question: Blasphemous or brilliant? IT IS the show that brought protests on to the streets of London and allegedly forced a BBC chief to go into hiding. So are the people of York likely
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'He went for me. I have killed him...'
BRIDE-TO-BE Caroline Mawhood stabbed the father of her child through the heart, a murder trial heard. Simon Gilchrist collapsed as he made a 999 call for help from a phone box outside their flat in Bell Farm Avenue, York, said William Lowe QC, prosecuting
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Tsunami escape family relive ordeal on TV show
A NORTH Yorkshire family who survived the devastating Asian tsunami have retold their harrowing story live on national television. When the killer wave struck a tiny atoll in the Maldives, 15-year-old Emily Gibbons had to kick down a door to save her
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Filing Clerk
Corries is a Personal injury specialist Solicitors practice based in York. We currently require the following members of staff to join our team: Filing clerks - responsible for dealing with incoming and outgoing post, filing, photocopying, faxing and
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Start the restoration
JO HAYWOOD meets a York artisan who hopes to pass her skills on to a new generation of women. A CHAIR is just a chair. You sit on it. That's it. Job done. But sometimes a chair is not just a chair, it is an opportunity to learn new skills and earn some
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Claims Assessors
Corries is a Personal injury specialist Solicitors practice based in York. We currently require the following members of staff to join our team: Claims Assessors (full time and part time) - confident and capable people to join our expanding New Claims
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Domestic Assistant
Domestic Assistant. Reliable cleaner required to be part of the Huntington Team. Training will be provided. Hours per week 7.5 (evenings, exact hours to suit). Salary on application. Benefits package. Closing date: 18th January 2005. For more information
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Medical Receptionists
Medical Receptionists. Enthusiastic team players with good communication and computer skills required for a large, multi-site GMS practice. A flexible approach is needed together with the ability to cover sickness/holidays at all sites. Training will
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Driver/Packer
Grays Newsagents require a Driver/Packer, 6 nights, £293.62 per week (3, 4, or 5 nights possible pro rata) Full driving licence, no experience necessary as full training will be given. Duties involve packing and delivering newspapers in the York area.
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"I'm getting vibes that our love affair is quite seriously one-sided."
I MADE a big mistake over the Christmas break. I gave my cat the left-over turkey. Not just once or twice as a treat. With my mum donating left-overs too, it was turkey, turkey, turkey for three weeks. And now the damage is done. There is no going back
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Robbo's spot-on
Paul D Robinson used his inimitable cheek to earn York City Reserves a much-deserved win over Lincoln City Reserves last night. A 54th-minute penalty saw the striker confidently send Lincoln 'keeper Simon Rayner the wrong way with a pause in his run up
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Fan power's rosy future
THREE cheers for York City, now run entirely on fan power. Supporters have been in charge of the club for a while but as mere tenants of Bootham Crescent, their ambitions were always constrained. Today they take control of the ground, and with it City's
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Crims have been 'court' out
ONE of the Diary's spies has reported how the regular crowd of dim-witted, slack-jawed sportswear-wearing criminals has been trying to take advantage of the arson attack on York Crown Court. Suddenly, covering the 25 miles between York and Leeds, where
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The joint account is jumping
IT WAS some time during the first drink (which I paid for) on our first date that my wife twisted my arm up my back and forced me to sign a pre-nuptial agreement. In blood. Mine. It contained a lot of small print but basically it meant that what was mine
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God is clear in the way we act
It seems that following the tsunami disaster, atheists are having a field day (your letters page on Saturday carried an example). No one who has cast aside their childish faith and replaced it with the adult version imagines for a moment that God sits
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A fairer world
AS WE help, in limited ways, and try to comprehend the enormous loss of loved ones, devastated lands, property and belongings and misery suffered by millions in the wake of the Asian tsunami, it is difficult to associate anything like this with our own
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Plenty of boats
IN response to Peter Bradshaw (Letters, January 4), there is no need to build boats. Britain's fishing industry has been so depleted by fishing restrictions there must be hundreds of fishing vessels rusting away in harbours with no prospect of ever putting
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Buggy dangers
I SYMPATHISE with Mrs M Pierotti (Letters, January 7), having sustained a bruised foot during the loading of a third buggy. But I would also point out to First York that in the event of the bus making an emergency stop, a buggy standing in the aisle would
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Here's to a speedy recovery, Chris
I AM sure I am not alone in wishing ex-York City player Chris Hogg a speedy recovery and also to commend his public-spirited actions (January 6). Given the track record of his present employers, Ipswich Town, with regard to both nurturing and promoting
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All Blacks stalking Panthers
NEW Earswick kept pace with Newsome Panthers at the top of the Pennine League division two with a 40-2 thrashing of Liversedge. It was a fine display by the All Blacks, who played some tremendous rugby in torrid, windy conditions. The only black mark
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BCH 'blameless' - re-affirms Craig
YORK City's financial difficulties cannot be blamed on Bootham Crescent Holdings, Douglas Craig claimed today. The BCH chairman, who is also a former chairman of the football club, made a robust defence of BCH's record at today's annual meeting which
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Ground-breaker
YORK City Football Club were today buying Bootham Crescent for just over £2million. The club were acquiring shares from the board of Bootham Crescent Holdings and Persimmon Homes Ltd to take control of the ground. The deal was being announced at the annual
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York teaching role for farm manager
Duncan Branch has been appointed as farm manager at Askham Bryan College, York. Mr Branch, who has worked in agriculture all his life, has responsibility for the college's Westfield Farm, including the recently installed dairy and beef units. The 174-
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Bid to boost new ventures
WELCOME to a new gateway for business start-up dreams in York and North and East Yorkshire. A platform is being offered to rookie entrepreneurs in the knowledge, science and technology sectors, by the organisers of Venturefest Yorkshire 2005, at York
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Distinction for businessman
THERE is no doubting it - Paul Roberts, of Harrogate, is a man of distinction. Paul, of Broker Network Ltd, Harrogate, is one of only seven delegates throughout the UK to be awarded a distinction in the certificate and diploma programmes of the Institute
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After the gold rush
Goldsmiths Group plc, the multiple retailer jeweller with an outlet in Spurriergate, York, has announced a last-minute spurt in Yuletide sales. In the four weeks to New Year's Eve, sales jumped three per cent over last year's to £41.2 million. Jurek Piasecki
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One shuns it and hates it
AT last 2005 can get back to witnessing proper sport. The FA Cup's most memorable round has started, cricket is spinning into a delectable dnouement between South Africa and England and even golf's luminaries are back in action. That means the annual
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Excellence lift for Harrogate
HARROGATE Cricket Club have been delivered a massive lift for the coming season. Bradford-Leeds Universities' Centre of Excellence team have pulled out of Bradford's historic Park Avenue ground after using it as their playing headquarters since their
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Soccer yob was caught on camera
NEW police surveillance equipment caught a York City fan using violent and threatening behaviour towards another man on the day of the Boxing Day match with Scarborough, a court heard. David Murray, 38, from Askrigg House, Bouthwaite Drive, York, is one
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Rider in city crash dies in hospital
A SCOOTER rider who was involved in a collision with a lorry in York has died in hospital, police said today. The 59-year-old Wilberfoss man suffered a broken pelvis and neck injuries in the accident near the Hull Road junction with Melrosegate at 6am
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Tsunami escape family relive ordeal on TV show
A NORTH Yorkshire family who survived the devastating Asian tsunami have retold their harrowing story live on national television. When the killer wave struck a tiny atoll in the Maldives, 15-year-old Emily Gibbons had to kick down a door to save her
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Dubious advance pegs back hosts
VICTORY against Wakefield slipped through City of York Hockey Club's men's II grasp in controversial fashion. York appeared to be on course for maximum points in the North League Division Two East when they led 2-1. But with two minutes to go Paul Sangwin
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BCH 'blameless' - re-affirms Craig
YORK City's financial difficulties cannot be blamed on Bootham Crescent Holdings, Douglas Craig claimed today. The BCH chairman, who is also a former chairman of the football club, made a robust defence of BCH's record at today's annual meeting which
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Ground-breaker
YORK City Football Club were today buying Bootham Crescent for just over £2million. The club were acquiring shares from the board of Bootham Crescent Holdings and Persimmon Homes Ltd to take control of the ground. The deal was being announced at the annual
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Care Assistant
Charismatic/professional person required. Person to join an existing team to assist outgoing disabled university Student/employer. Duties/skills: travel, art, music, photography, computing, leisure, personal and other. Driver essential. Non smoker. Female
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Post Room Assistant
Corries is a Personal injury specialist Solicitors practice based in York. We currently require the following members of staff to join our team: Post Room Assistants. Responsible for opening and sorting incoming post in the morning, sorting and sealing
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Springer loaded
ODDLY enough, the Grand Opera House is not known for its commitment to opera. But later this year it will stage one of the newest additions to the genre, Jerry Springer - The Opera. It may not have the musical pedigree of The Magic Flute, but the show
