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It is detestable
THE shocking photo on the front cover of the Evening Press headlined 'Is this art?' most certainly isn't - it is detestable! With the world we are living in at the moment and the recent hostage outrages such as Ken Bigley, it is inexcusable and utterly
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It was shocking
IN response your report headlined 'Is this art?' and the editorial comment 'Resist this censorship', I feel that the issue here is choice. We have the choice to view exhibitions, plays and TV programmes that may be disturbing and shocking, and we are
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City Elvis rocks Blackpool
IT'S been a mixed few days for York's Elvises. First the good news. Presley impersonator Paul Bulmer took on 50 contenders at the Walk A Golden Mile In My Shoes event in Blackpool, Europe's largest Elvis convention and contest - and came an impressive
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What is the point of claiming storm damage on insurance?
AFTER enduring storm damage I, like many others, was advised to contact my insurance company. I got out the necessary paperwork and in the 50 minutes I was kept waiting for an assessor to speak to me, I read the 24-page leaflet which accompanied my other
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Review: Sleeping Beauty, York Theatre Royal, until January 29.
Introducing... panto baddie David Leonard's heroes and villains. In 17 years as the prince of panto baddies at York Theatre Royal, the leonine David Leonard has played such tyrannical luvvies as Dr Evilstein, Rockula, The Dreaded Lurgi and the Sheriff
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We all knew that
SO Gordon Brown does not believe a word Tony Blair says anymore. What took him so long? After the Ecclestone, Mittal, Hinduja, Powderjet, Cheriegate and WMD affairs, some of us concluded that long ago. Blair once said: "I'm a straight kind of guy". B
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Shipton show celebrates 50 years of number one hits
SHIPTON Theatre Company has come up with an alternative to revues built around show songs. This weekend's number one - likely to be One Night by a young hunk called Elvis Presley - will be the 1,000th since the charts began in 1954, and Shipton's show
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Selfish parkers
I SEE from the Evening Press that an organisation called Baywatch is to campaign to stop the abuse of parking bays set aside for disabled people. This is an excellent idea. The abuse of disabled parking bays, usually by people about a third of my age,
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Archaic churches
IN response to the letter about churches ('Christians should pay for upkeep', January 10), I have been led to believe the clergy get a wage for their job, so what happens to the exorbitant fees they charge for funerals and weddings? This money shouldn't
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My father is no animal-hater
I WRITE on behalf of my father, Mike Key, the so-called animal hater (Letters, January 12). Far from disliking animals, pets have always been an integral and much-loved part of our family. My dad hasn't eaten a kipper since his sausage dog died. Kippers
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Where is he now?
I'M trying to trace a Maldwyn Edwards who would now be about 68 or 69. He worked in the York area as a buyer for electrical firm Noel Wainhouse. He was one of eight children from Wrexham, North Wales. His parents were John and Maria Edwards. If you have
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It's quality of life that matters
I FOUND it impossible to believe what I was reading in your report 'Why being lazy is good for you' (January 12). Sloth, the biblical term for laziness, is one of the deadly sins. While everyone needs rest and relaxation, these are always nicer when they
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Marshall relishing his return ticket to Railway
OLD scores will once again be at the forefront of Goole minds when they travel to Harrogate Railway for the top Northern Counties East League encounter of the weekend. Vikings boss Paul Marshall was fired by Railway despite taking the team on a memorable
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All Blacks getting ready for next Windies challenge
New Earswick All Blacks ARLC will look to build on the success of last year's Polar Ford Cup when the West Indies Rugby League Federation return to White Rose Avenue in 2005. The match played in August 2004 saw a Windies squad, made up of mainly UK-based
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Painful memory for City trialist
GRIMSBY Town striker Giovanni Carchedi will have his firepower potential assessed by York City in the coming weeks. The 21-year-old will train and play with the reserves during an indefinite trial as part of caretaker manager Viv Busby's drive to recruit
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Unlucky Brass out for rest of season
YORK City defender Chris Brass' 12 months from hell has continued with the news that he will be out for the rest of the season with a cruciate ligament injury. An exploratory operation last week revealed more serious damage to his knee than was initially
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Eyes in the sky die
Crime reporter CHRIS GREENWOOD examines the condition of our city's CCTV camera network. YORK'S CCTV network is in such disrepair that some fear it is "effectively useless", it was claimed today. Police sources told the Evening Press the ten-year-old
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Review: Closer Running time: 103 mins Certificate: 15
RELATIONSHIPS are a messy business; painfully so in Mike Nichols's eloquent version of Patrick Marber's award-winning stage play, adapted for the screen by the writer himself. Love affairs, forged in the white heat of lust, are extinguished just as quickly
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Review: Million Dollar Baby Running time: 131 mins Certificate: 12A
CLINT Eastwood has got the hang of this movie-making business in his 75th year. Million Dollar Baby is a timeless movie, a contemporary work with the look of a film of the 1940s or 1950s, and it is as if his slow-burning directing, from the understated
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GNER wins 'beacon of excellence' status
GNER, the York-based train operator, has been described as "a beacon of excellence" by experts re-awarding the company with Investors in People (IIP) status. Two IIP assessors travelled throughout GNER's 1,000-mile route along Britain's east coast to
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Train firms' fears over first-class move
YORK'S rail companies have declared a need for balance after Government watchdogs proposed a scheme to ease train overcrowding by cutting the number of first-class seats. GNER, TransPennine Express, as well as the York and North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce
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Preview: Snake Davis and his band play The Junction, Leeman Road, York, January 21
SAXOPHONIST Snake Davis and his band play The Junction, Leeman Road, York, next Friday night. Snake made his name in Zoot And The Roots, and his skills on the sax, flute, whistle and shakuhachi have since been in demand from M People, Lisa Stansfield,
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Review: Team America: World Police Running time: 97 mins Certificate: 15
AS the Bush administration goes to war on terrorism, so South Park anarchists Trey Parker and Matt Stone go to foul-mouthed war on political correctness, Gerry Anderson and Michael Moore in Team America: World Police, a puppet action comedy for sarcastic
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Review: Vanity Fair Running time: 140 mins Certificate: PG
"REVENGE may be wicked, but it's perfectly natural!" So says scheming Becky Sharp (Reese Witherspoon) to best friend Amelia Sedley (Romola Garai) in Vanity Fair, William Makepeace Thackeray's novel of shameless social climbing in the early 19th century
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Jazz Notes
THE onetime York musician hitting the headlines this week is Rob Lavers. Now based in London, Rob has been awarded a Jazz Services tour for his band, five gigs of which will be in Yorkshire. The first will be at the Black Swan, Peasholme Green, York,
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Yorkshire in turmoil as Headingley deal crashes amid TV cash wrangling
YORKSHIRE cricket was today grappling with a major crisis following the shock announcement by Headingley's owners that negotiations for the intended purchase of the Test venue by the county club had been scrapped. Leeds Cricket, Football and Athletic
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Staff plan age rally
HUNDREDS of council staff in York are expected to take part in a day of protest over Government plans to increase the retirement age for public sector workers. The York City branch of Unison, the biggest public sector union, is currently holding talks
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'24-hour drinking will make the yob culture worse'
YORK's "yob culture" would only get worse if pubs were allowed to stay open around the clock. That's the view of Stephen Higson, the father-of-two who was attacked in Bootham at the weekend by a gang of drunken youths. Next month, pub licensees can begin
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Woman killed in crash
A WOMAN died when the car she was driving was involved in a crash early today. Paramedics and fire crews were called to the scene of the crash on the B1222, near Sherburn-in-Elmet, at about 12.15am. The victim's red Volkswagen Golf was involved in a collision
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Waddington on fire for cygnet
MARTIN Waddington gamed in a superb 14 darts and then added a 115 finish for 18 in Clifton's York Cygnet Open Darts League division one match with Huntington SC 'B'. Well-backed by Martyn Turner (180 for 19) and Roger Short (180 for 17), Clifton demolished
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Harrogate boss quits to take Stalybridge job
John Reed has sensationally quit Harrogate Town to take over at struggling Stalybridge Celtic. Reed was lured to the Cheshire side at the second attempt by an "irresistible" offer in the hope he can stop them sliding out of Conference North. Former Leicester
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Yorkshire in turmoil as Headingley deal crashes amid TV cash wrangling
YORKSHIRE cricket was today grappling with a major crisis following the shock announcement by Headingley's owners that negotiations for the intended purchase of the Test venue by the county club had been scrapped. Leeds Cricket, Football and Athletic
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Glad to be back
"IT was like you see in the films - you hear the whistle and the bang, there's a cry of 'incoming' and everybody gets down on the ground." This is how a York soldier described the many rocket and mortar attacks he endured while supporting the Black Watch
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York graduate dead
A YORK graduate who helped revive a war-torn area of Sri Lanka died in the Asian tsunami disaster, it has emerged. Philip Nicholas, 53, who was at the University of York with current Chancellor and former BBC Director-General Greg Dyke in the early 1970s
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Appeal tops £44,000
WALKS, car washes and cake sales are just some of the ways people are raising cash for countries hit by the tsunami tragedy. Enthusiasm for helping the victims has failed to dim since the disaster took place almost three weeks ago and the Evening Press
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Part time Secretary to MD
Part time Secretary to MD. £NEG + Benefits. 20 Hours per week, Monday to Friday. Working at Grampian Country Pork in Malton, North Yorkshire. You will provide secretarial support to board level personnel, have excellent interpersonal skills, have a flexible
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Hotel vacancies
City Centre Hotel Group. Due to continued expansion we currently have vacancies for: Full and part time, Chamber persons/Waiting Staff, Kitchen Porters, Domestic Cleaner. We offer all successful applicants excellent rates of pay and working conditions
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Morning Cleaners
Morning Cleaners. Clifton Moor 7.30 - 9.30am 5days pw. Malton 7.30 - 9.00am Mon-Sat. Selby 7.30 - 9.30am Tue & Thu. To apply ring Lightowler on 01482 308520. Updated: 09:47 Friday, January 14, 2005
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Practice Nurses (x2)
2 Practice Nurses, 16-20 hours, Grade E/F and G. Applications in writing to: Erica Rogers, 14 Front Street Acomb, York YO24 3BZ by Monday 24th January, 2005. Updated: 09:28 Friday, January 14, 2005
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Receptionist
Receptionist. 13 hours. Applications in writing to: Erica Rogers, 14 Front Street, Acomb, York YO24 3BZ by Monday 24th January, 2005. Updated: 09:18 Friday, January 14, 2005
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LGV Class 1 Drivers
K & J Logistics requires for our York & Hull depots. Long distance, nights away, curtainsider work. Additional vacancies for part-time positions and holiday relief - days and hours to suit. Please telephone 01904 738000 to arrange an interview
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Foreman/fitter/Workshop Manager
K&J Logistics. Foreman fitter/ Workshop Manager. We have the above vacancy to manage our busy commercial workshop with 7 staff. This is a "hands on" position with responsibility for 65 lgv's and 140 trailers from our depot in York. This is a senior
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Porsche gives its new models a seductive power boost
PORSCHE has launched new models for this year's line-up. The Boxster (pictured here) is on sale now and both its 2.7-litre and 3.2-litre flat six engines have been given a power boost designed to keep the mid-engined sports car at the top of its class
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Looking smug
THERE is a lot to be said for the unassuming motor car. It will not excite envy from the neighbours, the attention of the boys in blue or a sideways glance from the lads in hoodies but, make the right choice, and you'll be driving with a look of smug
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Blair v Brown is a big yawn
NOT much of a turn on, was it? No, I don't mean the sight of flabby racing pundit John McCririck and former feminist icon Germaine Greer padding around a flat in their scanties on Channel 4's hit TV show Celebrity Big Brother. I'm talking about the latest
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Golly Goth
Alex Lloyd has highlights of the latest Darklands event... FOR those of you who like nothing better than a bit of rock, Certificate 18 in Gillygate is the place to be this weekend. Monthly Goth night Darklands opens its 2005 line-up with a Heroes and
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It invites change
IN response to Jim Wilson's "no" to the question about the Noirin Carmody photographs being art - I should like to pose this question: does all art have to be "something that is pleasant and beautiful to see" as Mr Wilson says? Is it true that the whole
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It invites change
IN response to Jim Wilson's "no" to the question about the Noirin Carmody photographs being art - I should like to pose this question: does all art have to be "something that is pleasant and beautiful to see" as Mr Wilson says? Is it true that the whole
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Yes it is art, but a very old idea
My answer to your front page question 'Is this art?' is an emphatic "yes". It is art of biblical proportions. Think of Abraham and Isaac. This is a modern day presentation of an age-old idea. This time the perpetrator is a woman. Hurrah! S F R Roome,
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Preview: In Public, Grand Opera House, York, Monday, January 17
Comedy duo Punt and Dennis are all grown-up now and tell Charles Hutchinson why it took 11 years to get back on the road. STEVE Punt and Hugh Dennis are on their first national tour in 11 years. Hence the satirical comedians are calling their spring show
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Squirm and learn
YOUR report about research involving maggots cleaning wounds was interesting (January 12). I was involved in the same line of research more than ten years ago while working for Oxford University's zoology department and it proved to be most successful
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Blair's ID muddle
I AM pleased to follow the lively debate on the Letters pages about ID cards, which was started by Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate Andrew Waller. The introduction of these concern me, with their potential loss of liberties and the huge cost involved
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Save North Sea
LET'S make a New Year resolution to save the North Sea by turning it into a marine reserve. Like our national parks on land, a reserve would preserve the sea for future generations and ensure the safety of one of our most important national dishes: cod
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Four tops for magical Marcia
Marcia hit top spot in division one of the John Smith's York Sunday Morning League with a home win over Thorpe United. In a scrappy first half, Watson put the visitors ahead with a well executed lob only for O'Brien to equalise almost immediately. The
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Acomb give Boot the shoo to close in on leaders
Acomb WMC closed the gap at the top of division two with a 6-3 win over Boot & Slipper, Steve Stone netting twice. In a close-fought game at Haxby, visitors Nestl Flag finally broke the deadlock in the 68th minute through Chris Dyson and he was on
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History beckons cup kings Selby
SELBY could find themselves just two games from Twickenham if they can make history by getting through to the quarter-finals of the Intermediate Cup for the first time tomorrow. Following a morale-boosting 8-5 win at Old Crossleyans last week in Yorkshire
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Pock chase Park treble
POCKLINGTON will hope to build on a victorious start to the New Year by beating West Park Bramhope in a rearranged match in Yorkshire Two. The East Yorkshire side travel to Leeds to play the Yorkshire One game which was postponed because of Pocklington's
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City building on top reputation
ARCHITECTS would prefer to work from York than any other city in Yorkshire. Armed with that market research, a top firm of Selby architects will be moving to the ancient capital. DWA Architects, the practice which was finalist in the Growth Business of
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IT specialists create world's best website
IT wizards from York-based firm Agilisys are celebrating having helped to create the world's leading tourist authority website. That is the accolade earned at the World Travel Awards ceremony in London for www.visitbritain.com. The website faced intense
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Preview: Kirsty McGee, Black Swan Folk Club, Thursday, January 20
KIRSTY McGee once sold all her possessions and hitchhiked to Cornwall to set about establishing herself as a solo singer-songwriter. On Thursday, she makes her York debut at the Black Swan Folk Club, playing guitar and flute in the company of her partner
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C'lassic chance - 14/01/05
Graham Lee misses tomorrow's Wetherby meeting in favour of riding at Warwick, where he has good chances of high-profile winners. Last season's Grand National-winning jockey returned to the saddle at Catterick yesterday after seven weeks on the sidelines
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York gets jobs boost
MORE than 100 new Civil Service jobs are set to come to York - bringing hope to those affected by the closure of the pensions centre at Monks Cross. The Pension Service today said the city will head up the Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS), the Government
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Apprentice is a culture vulture
A YORK museum is uncovering the fascinating stories behind newly donated historical items. Christine Mellor, corporate bookings officer at the Yorkshire Air Museum, is the first person in the north-east to study for the Cultural Heritage Modern Apprenticeship
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Mast blow
A MOBILE phone giant has got the green light to plant a huge mast in a village near York. But the owner of a neighbouring property today said he was in limbo about the future of his tourist business. Geoff Nurse believes his trade will plummet if the
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Taxi driver broke rules
A PRIVATE hire cab driver who picked up passengers in the street has been fined £550. Leslie Alan Wright was spotted by another driver letting two young women into his car in Rougier Street, York, in the early hours of December 18, last year. He was in
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York gets jobs boost
MORE than 100 new Civil Service jobs are set to come to York - bringing hope to those affected by the closure of the pensions centre at Monks Cross. The Pension Service today said the city will head up the Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS), the Government
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'She cut me too' - Ex-boyfriend
A FORMER boyfriend of alleged York murderer Caroline Mawhood has claimed that she cut him with a knife during an evening watching television. Roger David Bradbury, 23, told a jury that he lived with Mawhood in Bell Farm Avenue, York, for a time. In April
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Painful memory for City trialist
GRIMSBY Town striker Giovanni Carchedi will have his firepower potential assessed by York City in the coming weeks. The 21-year-old will train and play with the reserves during an indefinite trial as part of caretaker manager Viv Busby's drive to recruit
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Unlucky Brass out for rest of season
YORK City defender Chris Brass' 12 months from hell has continued with the news that he will be out for the rest of the season with a cruciate ligament injury. An exploratory operation last week revealed more serious damage to his knee than was initially
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Turning a blind eye
COUNCIL bosses were forced to admit today that more than a third of York's CCTV cameras are out of order. An Evening Press investigation has uncovered fears that the city's antiquated network is failing to protect shoppers, residents and motorists. We
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Rockers rally to the cause to help needy
PREPARATIONS are continuing for a huge fundraising gig at rock pub Certificate 18, in Gillygate, York, on Sunday to raise funds for the York Aid Appeal Bands from around the country are playing at the event, which kicks off at 3pm and costs £2 to attend
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Travel ban extended
SOME UK holiday companies will not be offering packages to the worst of the tsunami-hit areas until the beginning of April at the earliest, it was announced today. Most tour operators decided today to extend the ban on trips to coastal areas of Sri Lanka
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Bairstow Eves - Countrywide
Countrywide Mortgage Services. Is part of the UK's largest estate agency group and we require high quality recruits to fulfil the following roles in the York and surrounding areas. 1. Mortgage Consultants 2. Trainee Mortgage Consultants. Full training
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Full Time Head Chef
City Centre hotel group. Due to continued expansion we currently have vacancies for: Full time Head Chef. Salary in excess of 18k pa. We offer all successful applicants excellent rates of pay and working conditions. Please contact Mark Webb on 01904 621267
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Review: Facing East, Impressions Gallery, York, until January 22.
THREE rows of frozen shirts stand eerily unsupported in the snow against the backdrop of a forest. The image is entitled Portrait and is taken from Vestige, Riitta Paivalainen's series of ice pictures that depicts clothing in icy or windy spaces to suggest
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Coping with late drinking
STEPHEN Higson, a former soldier who was attacked by drunken yobs in York city centre, today hit out at plans to introduce 24-hour drinking. Understandably, given his recent ordeal, he believes that Britain's attitude to alcohol is not mature enough to
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Twee-mendous
NEARLY £3 million is being spent on a campaign to persuade Southerners to venture oop North. Because tourism is so important to us, we sincerely hope it works. We cannot help expressing our doubts about the style of the TV campaign, however. The adverts
