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The newts are not pleased
OPPONENTS of the Disasterthorpe plans are up in arms at the recommendation that the scheme be approved by York council. All except the Osbaldwick meadow newts - and they are up in legs. The Diary has received the latest Letter From Amphibia from Newton
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Boro's striker alert
SCARBOROUGH boss Nicky Henry is to step up his search for a new striker after the Seasiders extended their dismal run in cup competitions at Morecambe. The Seasiders' 2-1 exit from the GLS Conference Cup last night was their fourth opening round exit
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High fives at the double
Old Malton's five-goal haul at New Earswick was just enough for them to re-claim pole position in the Leeper Hare York Football League Reserve 'A' on goal difference. Besides the nap of strikes, the Malton side made it five straight wins. The plunder
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Advice on Ascot traffic coming through letter box
CHANGES to the crucial Royal Ascot traffic masterplan were unveiled today, as it emerged that every resident in York will be sent transport information in a bid to avoid confusion on the roads during the big event. Criticism was levelled at City of York
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Brave opener for new team
The newly-formed New Earswick Girls U15s battled bravely before losing 12-8 at Halifax Vandals. The All Blacks, the first junior girls' RL side in York, had a try disallowed with the scores at 8-8 and fell to a sucker punch winner with the last play.
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The virus spread by panic
Are we really at risk of a global pandemic of deadly bird flu, as some media reports would have you believe? STEPHEN LEWIS investigates. Imagine it, just for a moment. You have probably come across reports of people in Vietnam and Thailand dying from
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Meet the fall guys
For Simon Harbisher it was blind leap of faith - or rather, a leap of faith for the blind. Simon, 27, a software implementer with Mitrefinch in Clifton Moor, made the 12,000ft leap for his firm's charity, the Guide Dogs Association. He said: "It was my
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40-year success story for venture
Wallis Business Services of York is celebrating its 40th birthday. What began as a small duplication and typing and typewriter repair service in Gillygate, started by Pauline and Peter Wallis in 1965, diversified into office stationery, and ballooned
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What's for lunch?
Half of all parents take little or no interest in what their children eat for lunch, a new survey suggests. We dropped in at Tang Hall Primary School, in York, to talk to youngsters about their midday meal. SCOTT Higgs and Anthony Gibson were looking
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Is scrapping homework a complete nonsense?
STUDENTS all over the country may have cheered this week when a British headmaster announced plans to scrap homework, declaring it a dinosaur whose time had long since gone. But pupils, at least in this part of the world, need not think they will soon
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Tag event widens net
York City Knights' development chiefs with be staging their latest primary schools' tag rugby league competition tomorrow. Seven teams from five schools are expected to take part at Huntington School's Astroturf pitch, gaining their first experience of
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Saints hunt down title
ALL Saints School are the new North Yorkshire Schools' Under-13s football champions after beating York rivals Huntington School in the final. All Saints took the lead and, although Huntington equalised when Matthew Clay crossed for Liam Morrison to find
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Kicked out of home
STREET drinker Karen Bulmer has been kicked out of her council flat, only weeks after a court made a strict banning order in an attempt to control her erratic behaviour. Last month the Evening Press revealed how the 37-year-old, had become the first person
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Masses continue to fundraise
IT IS exactly a month since the Asian tsunami disaster and the generosity shown by local people towards the victims shows no signs of diminishing. Individuals, schools and businesses across York and North Yorkshire are continuing to organise fundraising
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CCTV network debate heats up
As the debate heats up over York's troubled CCTV network, council leader Steve Galloway last night launched an outspoken attack on the Evening Press's reporting of flaws in the system - coverage which is defended here by editor Kevin Booth. LET me make
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Boro's striker alert
SCARBOROUGH boss Nicky Henry is to step up his search for a new striker after the Seasiders extended their dismal run in cup competitions at Morecambe. The Seasiders' 2-1 exit from the GLS Conference Cup last night was their fourth opening round exit
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High fives at the double
Old Malton's five-goal haul at New Earswick was just enough for them to re-claim pole position in the Leeper Hare York Football League Reserve 'A' on goal difference. Besides the nap of strikes, the Malton side made it five straight wins. The plunder
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Sword ordeal
A TERRIFIED student rang her parents for help after a fellow motorist thrust a samurai sword through her car window. Other York College students watched in horror as the man allegedly walked up to the woman in queuing traffic, stuck a sword through her
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City count cost of GLS Cup exit
OUT of the cup and out of pocket - that's York City today. It was bad enough losing at Accrington Stanley last night with virtually the last kick in extra time but the attendance for the Gladwish Land Sales Conference Cup was so low that the Minstermen
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'York Eye' attraction could bring 250,000 tourists to the city
A MAGNIFICENT London Eye-style wheel could soon make the historic heart of York its home - in a plan which could attract hundreds of thousands of visitors to the city. Civic chiefs said a 54-metre (177ft) observation wheel in Tower Gardens would be fantastic
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Masses continue to fundraise
IT IS exactly a month since the Asian tsunami disaster and the generosity shown by local people towards the victims shows no signs of diminishing. Individuals, schools and businesses across York and North Yorkshire are continuing to organise fundraising
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Accrington 2, York City 1 (NCC1)
What's the one thing worse than going out of a cup competition on penalties? Going out in the last 30 seconds of extra-time. And inevitably it was York City that got a mouthful of that bitter taste of frustration at Accrington Stanley last night. Just
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The hairiest moments of all
I'll have to do it, and do it soon, because the time is fast approaching when I can put it off no more. After all, we women are meant to love all the pampering, the relaxation, the exchange of secrets and gossip... in short, the pure and unalloyed joy
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Behind bars
THE cost of issuing licences to drinkers, as suggested by Leo Enticknap (Letters, January 19), would be exorbitant and the system totally impossible to monitor. His alternative (a big increase in the price of alcoholic drinks) would punish everyone, including
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Safety first
THERE are two key issues which need highlighting about Linton-on-Ouse airfield. The issue of safety is not simply about the tower having visual contact with planes taking off and landing. The tower must have visual contact with planes throughout the whole
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Crass advert
CAN anyone tell me the reason for the TV advert concerning George Bush when he talks about terrorism before playing golf? It is appalling and in very bad taste. For a man of his status it is an affront to our intelligence. M Pool, The Manor House, York
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What a sorry demise
I WOULD like to echo the comments of Les Marsh, of Clifton Planning Panel, on the issue of Burton Croft, the former home of J B Morrell (January 22). A lot of people are extremely disappointed at Barratt York's decision to demolish this piece of York's
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Double standards
I READ with interest and growing disbelief of Robert Pulleyn's planning application to build a three-storey block of 23 flats with 25 parking spaces on his garage site in Clifton (January 6). Apparently, his original application in 2003 for 24 flats on
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Cook eyeing improvement
YORK City Knights coach Mick Cook will look for big improvements tonight as his side end their pre-season fixture list at Hull. The Knights visit the KC Stadium (ko 7.30pm) for their last warm-up before they kick off their season with a Northern Rail
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Garnett's dazzler
York City Ladies FC are still on track in all three cups after a nail-biting 3-2 win over league rivals Leeds City Vixens in the Yorkshire Cup third round. York twice came from behind to level with the visitors, Kelly Chesterton scoring the first and
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Town's half measure ample
HALF-WAY house was reached by Harrogate Town, who made sure of their passage into a quarter-final tie at Selby Town in the West Riding County Cup next Tuesday. Town toppled Armthorpe Welfare 5-0 last night at Wetherby Road where two weeks earlier they
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Way we were
Wednesday, January 26, 2005 100 years ago: The work in connection with the erection of the Yorkshire Inebriates Reformatory at Cattal was in such a forward condition that the institution would be ready for the reception of patients during March, and so
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City count cost of GLS Cup exit
OUT of the cup and out of pocket - that's York City today. It was bad enough losing at Accrington Stanley last night with virtually the last kick in extra time but the attendance for the Gladwish Land Sales Conference Cup was so low that the Minstermen
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Busby believes City are on the up
THE crucial consistency barrier has been all but broken according to York City caretaker boss Viv Busby after watching a third positive display in a row at Accrington Stanley last night. Despite bowing out 2-1 to a sickening last-gasp extra time goal
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A strong pound hits exports
A STRONG pound has battered Yorkshire's manufacturers - and there is a danger to Britain if the county and the rest of the north remains unable to capitalise on a world market boom. The warning comes from a University of York economics professor, who
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Science park duo up for key roles
SCIENCE City York has further expanded its support for IT and digital businesses with two key appointments. Andy Gurnell, a new business promoter, and Oliver Barrett a new IT and digital cluster development officer, join Science City York's highly successful
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New marketing strategy
RAPIDLY-expanding Bartercard York, which offers a "New Age method of bartering", has employed an Essex marketing company with a York man at its helm to promote the concept throughout Yorkshire and Humberside. Bartercard can boast some success since it
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Jo-Ro's treble tilt at national glory
HISTORY beckons for the netball supernovas of York's Joseph Rowntree School. For the first time the school has representatives at all three levels - Under-14s, U16s and U19s - in the national finals in March. The spring date with destiny was secured by
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Flats plan is scaled down
THE charity behind a controversial flats scheme has submitted a new version of its original planning application. The Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution (RMBI) says it has scaled down the development at Connaught Court, in Fulford Road, by cutting the
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Advice on Ascot traffic coming through letter box
CHANGES to the crucial Royal Ascot traffic masterplan were unveiled today, as it emerged that every resident in York will be sent transport information in a bid to avoid confusion on the roads during the big event. Criticism was levelled at City of York
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Austin is maestro in 54-peg Ouse contest
All the main angling match action last weekend centered on the Leeds-controlled sections of the Ouse above York. On Saturday, Phil Austin topped the 54-peg Millbridge Fisheries series from peg 219 on the bungalows section at Hunters Lodge. Fishing a caster
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Swapping dentists saved me £1,300
A YORK man has hit out at dentists who charge NHS patients fees to join private pay-monthly schemes. Ian Wilson, 45, was told he would need £1,350 of work on his teeth before he would be eligible to join a Denplan scheme. The price included two fillings
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Bar trial set to continue
THE traffic trial at Walmgate Bar is set to continue for another three months, if council chiefs give a revised plan the green light. A City of York Council report into the scheme to stop traffic travelling through the 12th Century monument reveals that
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Campaign to save post office fails
THE Post Office came under fire today after confirming that a seventh sub-post office in York is to shut. Bishopthorpe Road Post Office will shut permanently on February 28 after bosses ruled that other branches were accessible for customers and could
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Jacko relishing return to the KC
LEE Jackson will get the chance to stake his claim for York City Knights' prized number nine shirt tonight - and where better to do it than at Hull's KC Stadium. The former Great Britain international spent nine seasons with the Black and Whites and,
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Law will beat binge drinking
THE proposed alcohol licensing reforms do not mean that we will suddenly be subjected to 24-hour drinking. Premises will still have to apply for a licence and it will be at the discretion of the local authority to grant the licence. The authority will
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Full responsibility
IN response to the letter by A Dobinson (January 13) I would like to say that Justin Martin, who was responsible for the death of Blake Spencer, is a kind, caring, hardworking, loving father. He has received overwhelming support from his family, friends
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Forgotten folk
HAVING followed the debate on our plan to build retirement homes in Wigginton, I am gaining a deep sense of unease about the way in which some people portray the elderly as a sub-species that the rest of the population is obliged to tolerate. Our plan
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Harsher penalties
THE Government plans to revise the law governing contact between children and their estranged parents (January 18). What is desperately needed is a law that actively forbids the resident parent - usually the mother - from ignoring arrangements for the
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Yorkshire Air Museum
I HAVE just read about the financial situation at the Yorkshire Air Museum (Evening Press, January 12) and was horrified to read that the operations manager (now redundant) had been paid a salary 'in the region' of £25,000 per year. During my time as
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Missed the point
IT is quite clear from the letter by Ian Robinson (January 20) referring to the recent article 'Museum Staves off Cash Crisis' that he has sadly completely missed the point and responded in a manner that is out of context with what was reported in the
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Post Office didn't listen
ISN'T it nice to be consulted? A whole industry now exists to ask us what we think. From New Labour's "Big Conversation" down, our views are constantly sought. Then, as often as not, they are completely disregarded. No more blatantly so than by Post Office
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Take a spin
IF you fancy a spin around York we have just the thing. A giant wheel is planned for the riverside which would give fantastic views of our city. The attraction will be a major tourist attraction. For proof we only need look at the London Eye, which eclipsed
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Jacko relishing return to the KC
LEE Jackson will get the chance to stake his claim for York City Knights' prized number nine shirt tonight - and where better to do it than at Hull's KC Stadium. The former Great Britain international spent nine seasons with the Black and Whites and,
