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Beginning of end for factory
TOMORROW marks the beginning of the end for Terry's chocolate factory in York. Almost 70 employees will lose their jobs in the first wave of a phased redundancy programme, culminating in the factory's closure later this year. The redundancies come as
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Cash at root of player uproar
THIS entire Craig Bellamy affair leaves me thinking that there is only going to be one winner - and that's Newcastle United manager Graeme Souness. No-one outside the club knows the full goings-on, but there's talk of Bellamy walking off at training and
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Acorn's big chance
YORK Acorn ARL Club will be hoping to take another step towards their promotion goal on Saturday. Third-placed Acorn have developed into genuine National Conference division two title contenders and have a game in hand on the top two - Eastmoor Dragons
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"Hatred never built anything"
Today, to mark Holocaust Memorial Day, a North Yorkshire man who survived the Nazi concentration camps tells Mike Laycock of his harrowing experiences. OTTO Grunfeld sits in the comfortable living room of his home in the picturesque village of Oswaldkirk
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Why grammar is bad for you
GRAMMAR has its uses in getting our words in a regulated queue, in telling us what to put where and when. Yet grammar has limitations too, as a new study from the University of York has discovered. Researchers at the university looked into whether instruction
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They're growing up fast
A NURSERY which opened in York 17 months ago has been sold - and now more investment is expected. The Academy Childcare nursery, attached to the Next Generation Club, in Windmill Lane, off Hull Road, is one of 14 branches acquired by Primary Steps for
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Review: Yourcodenameis:milo; Fibbers, York
FROM the word go this head-banging Newcastle quintet left little doubt of what could be expected to follow. The thumping bass of Yourcodenameis:milo (YCNI:M) drowned all other sounds as it shook the solitary rotary fan; trying to keep the sweat-filled
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A specialist celebration
STAFF and pupils at a York secondary school are celebrating after being awarded specialist arts college status. Ministers have announced that Canon Lee School will become a Specialist Arts College from September 1. Specialist Colleges are designated by
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Barbra Streisand, The Essential Barbra Streisand (Columbia) *****
Reissued to coincide with Streisand's movie Meet The Fockers, The Essential Collection should prove a shrewd choice of gift for either St Valentine's Day or Mother's Day or simply for you. This compilation first reached the number one spot in March 2002
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Barbra Streisand, The Essential Barbra Streisand (Columbia) *****
Reissued to coincide with Streisand's movie Meet The Fockers, The Essential Collection should prove a shrewd choice of gift for either St Valentine's Day or Mother's Day or simply for you. This compilation first reached the number one spot in March 2002
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Jay-Z/Linkin Park, Collision Course (Warner Bros Records) **
BOTH are multi-million selling acts and innovators in their own fields, so it's puzzling why they thought anyone other than diehard fans would appreciate a half-hearted attempt at jumping on the bootleg bandwagon. While the "mash-up" concept works when
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Delta Goodrem, Mistaken Identity, (Epic), **
Spectacular voice, unspectacular album by the former Neighbours star. Mistaken Identity resumes where Goodrem's Out Of The Blue left off and fans will be warmed by the continuing theme of piano-driven tracks with octave-stretching vocals. Some of pop's
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Alison Krauss and Union Station, Lonely Runs Both Ways (Rounder) ***; Gretchen Peters, Halcyon (Curb
BLUEGRASS fiddler and blue-eyed country singer Alison Krauss has led the renaissance in American roots music, winning a record 17 Grammy awards, more than any other female artist. Yet she is still a secret pleasure by comparison with Beyonce, Whitney
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All Blacks need maximum effort
NEW Earswick All Blacks ARL can't afford to lose any more games this season if they are to lift the Pennine League division two title. Club spokesman Charles Rollinson reckons they will have to win their remaining ten games starting against Emley Moor
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Secret Government files reveal details of UFOs in North Yorks
NEW Government documents released under the groundbreaking Freedom of Information laws have shed new light on unidentified flying objects in the skies of North Yorkshire. Thousands of secret Ministry of Defence documents detailing observations of UFOs
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Don't go outside
ELDERLY York residents say they were told by police officers to "stay indoors" to avoid a gang of yobs terrorising their neighbourhood. The Evening Press reported the plight of Ruth Wilks, who was driven to install CCTV cameras at her home in Monkton
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All Blacks need maximum effort
NEW Earswick All Blacks ARL can't afford to lose any more games this season if they are to lift the Pennine League division two title. Club spokesman Charles Rollinson reckons they will have to win their remaining ten games starting against Emley Moor
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Youth crime rate figures 'very hard to believe'
POLICE and civic leaders today cast doubt on the relevance to York of a crime survey that claimed one-in-four teenage boys is a serious or regular offender. The shock Crime And Justice Survey prompted Yob Britain headlines in national newspapers, after
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Chloe's Wales way to world
A SELBY sports teacher is preparing to take on the world after winning a place on a major national football team. Hours of gruelling training sessions have finally paid off for Selby High School PE teacher Chloe Llewellyn, 27, who has been selected for
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Drunken hooligan faces jail
A DRUNKEN hooligan who has admitted a string of violent offences across York is now facing jail. Michael Brian Kitching, from Birstwith Drive, Acomb, broke his strict antisocial behaviour order (ASBO), aimed at protecting residents from his aggression
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Mick's pride at defensive effort
YORK City Knights were beaten for the first time under Mick Cook last night - but the new coach was nevertheless upbeat. The Knights, who won both their previous friendlies under Cook, lost 22-4 at Super League side Hull in their final pre-season outing
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Lions roar into action
LIONS clubs in York and North Yorkshire are helping to raise £20,000 to build a village in tsunami-stricken Sri Lanka. The project is one of many being tackled by Lions District 105C, which covers clubs in Yorkshire and north Derbyshire. Members also
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Beware global warming hot air
THE doom and gloom merchants are at it again. We are being inundated with TV programmes stating that global warming is now a fact. The only fact is that a lot of people depend on it happening to keep the cushy jobs and continue receiving handouts from
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Only chance
It is reported that the world's top climate watchdog, Dr Pachauri, chairing a conference in Mauritius, said that there was only a small window of time left for us to curb CO2 emissions and ensure the survival of humanity - pointing to the melting of the
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Don't bin it
AS a keen recycler, I was interested to see that Lichfield has come out as the highest recycling council in the country. I do my best to ensure that as little as possible ends up in my bin. Indeed, some weeks it's hardly worth putting it out. Perhaps
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Poor judgement
THE Evening Press editor demonstrated acutely poor judgement in publishing the precise locations of malfunctioning CCTV cameras around York (January 14). It is one thing to contact City of York Council and argue that your research reveals this precise
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A £26m disgrace
North Yorkshire Police's £26 million nest egg is an absolute disgrace and an insult to the council tax payers of North Yorkshire. It presents important questions: Did the North Yorkshire Police Authority (NYPA) know about this? If they did, then they
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Budget decision
WITH reference to the letter headlined "We've Paid Too Much For Police" (January 24). It is the North Yorkshire Police Authority who are the precepting authority in regard to the raising of additional funding requirements for the North Yorkshire Police
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Anti-yob shock
I WAS shocked to read the Dringhouses and Woodthorpe Ward Budget 2005/6 provision in the February 2005 Your Ward. A massive £10,000 is earmarked for anti-yob patrols. This is policing pure and simple. Therefore the community rangers should be funded by
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Props take a battering
YORK City Knights are hoping for good news from the treatment table to avoid a front row crisis. The Knights, who have previously said they want to add another prop to the squad, have already lost David Bates for the start of the season as he will be
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Mick's pride at defensive effort
YORK City Knights were beaten for the first time under Mick Cook last night - but the new coach was nevertheless upbeat. The Knights, who won both their previous friendlies under Cook, lost 22-4 at Super League side Hull in their final pre-season outing
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Strange goings-on in X-Filey
GIANT flashing snakes in Selby. Bright balls of light heading in from the North Sea. Mysterious disappearing aircraft at Scarborough. If you think this sort of stuff goes way over your head, you are absolutely right. As our report tonight reveals, the
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Way we were
Thursday, January 27, 2005 100 years ago: An "important step" was taken by a Tobacconists' Association when, at a recent meeting, it was resolved to recommend that special legislation should be introduced for the suppression of juvenile smoking, co-operation
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Carchedi on mark for reserves
YORK City trialist Giovanni Carchedi showed a glimpse of what he is capable of after scoring the winner in last night's 1-0 reserve match at home to Darlington. The former Grimsby Town striker started along with former Burnley man Paul Weller, who is
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Students get sex disease check-up
STUDENTS are being offered an embarrassment-free opportunity to be screened for a silent, but deadly, sexually-transmitted infection. Nurses were on hand in the physics department toilets at the University of York offering people simple urine sample tests
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Mercury Rev, The Secret Migration (V2) ****
HOW do you follow that cast-iron, bona fide masterpiece; the epic you know everyone will hark back to as the remainder of your career unfolds? It may irritate like gravel in an ill-fitting shoe, but perennial outsiders and full-time recluses Mercury Rev
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KT Tunstall, Eye To The Telescope (Relentless) **
BEING marketed as the new Dido may be damning with faint praise, but the part-Chinese, part-Scottish singer/songwriter KT Tunstall is turning more than a few heads. With an interesting lineage, strong personality and a good voice, the prospects look good
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Stephen Fretwell, Magpie (Fiction/Polydor) ****
FITTINGLY for a man with a worrisome name, Fretwell is a northern English singer-songwriter at the gloomy end of rock, where it tips towards folk. Yet this is lovely gloom, having a sparse, haunting beauty. There are passing suggestions of anyone from
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Hull 22, Knights 4
RESULTS don't matter in friendlies - especially when you lose - and it was by no means the big issue for York City Knights last night. Coach Mick Cook shuffled his pack so that every player who hadn't started a game so far in pre-season got a chance from
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Student's scream over 'sex attack'
A YORK student has told a jury that an acquaintance sexually assaulted her as she slept after a late-night party. The court heard that the 20-year-old screamed: "Get him off me," and ran home in the early hours of September 25 after the alleged attack
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Give us a twirl
LATIN fever is taking over at York's Rock Church. Fans of television show Strictly Come Dancing can now mimic the moves of celebrities Jill Halfpenny, Denise Lewis and Carol Voderman at the city's Rock Academy Of Dance. Joel Chapman and his partner, Sarah
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Lions roar into action
LIONS clubs in York and North Yorkshire are helping to raise £20,000 to build a village in tsunami-stricken Sri Lanka. The project is one of many being tackled by Lions District 105C, which covers clubs in Yorkshire and north Derbyshire. Members also
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Atherley final in sight for county
YORKSHIRE Ladies remain on course to reach the final of the Atherley Trophy as they brushed aside Cumbria 133-87 on aggregate in the quarter-final. The game at Newcastle saw wins for all but one of the Yorkshire rinks with only Judy Frosdick's side going
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A specialist celebration
STAFF and pupils at a York secondary school are celebrating after being awarded specialist arts college status. Ministers have announced that Canon Lee School will become a Specialist Arts College from September 1. Specialist Colleges are designated by
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Carchedi on mark for reserves
YORK City trialist Giovanni Carchedi showed a glimpse of what he is capable of after scoring the winner in last night's 1-0 reserve match at home to Darlington. The former Grimsby Town striker started along with former Burnley man Paul Weller, who is
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City to become events showcase
YORK will be transformed this weekend, as a cultural partnership aimed at making the city "more eventful" is launched to the public. A series of taster sessions giving people a glimpse of what will be in store throughout the year will be on show, as York
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Beginning of end for factory
TOMORROW marks the beginning of the end for Terry's chocolate factory in York. Almost 70 employees will lose their jobs in the first wave of a phased redundancy programme, culminating in the factory's closure later this year. The redundancies come as
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Wild statements
IT is time to educate Emma Joyce regarding energy resources (Letters, January 13). The public are being misled by wild statements that coal resources will run out in her lifetime. There are vast coal reserves not only in the UK but in Russia, Poland,
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We were all shook up
I HAD the best night out for 20 years at The Groves Working Men's Club. At last someone has got it right. The Wildcats put on a rock 'n' roll night, which was sold out by 8pm which shows you that, 50 years on, rock 'n' roll is still very popular. The
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Please don't nobble the jury
I have tried in the past to warn readers about the dangers of the party system which gives a government a majority for five long years to do as it pleases, against which the individual is helpless. The latest assault on our liberty from a "democratic"
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Slapstick comedy
IN response to Bryan R Lawson's letter about the BBC children's show Dick And Dom In Da Bungalow (January 21), how come you have never seen anything like this before? Were you never allowed to watch The Keystone Cops or Laurel And Hardy or Harold Lloyd
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Sad farewell to Terry's
YORK'S reputation as the chocolate city is melting away. Tens of thousands of workers were once employed in confectionery. Perhaps four fifths of those jobs are now gone. Cravens moved out of the city centre long ago. Nestl Rowntree now delivers more
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Worth the wake
SLEEPY old York is waking up. The city which offers an unrivalled insight into extinct civilisations is about to come alive. Today is the launch of the City Of Festivals. Never before has York looked forward to such a strong and varied programme of events
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Now you can investfor your children
WELCOME to the York & District Citizen's Advice Bureau monthly advice column. Each month we attempt to answer questions on different subjects - this month it is the new Child Trust Fund. What is the Child Trust Fund (CTF)? It's an investment for your
