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Hats good going
TOPPERS which have adorned the crowns of Britain's Royals could soon be seen atop the heads of York racegoers, as Ascot comes to town. What's posh and what's not is about to become clear, as a leading London hatters and milliners packs up its top hats
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Selby can't afford to lose
SELBY, who suffered a 17-15 reverse against Wheatley Hills in their last match, have a tough looking fixture against third-placed Pontefract in Yorkshire One at Sandhill Lane. Selby make five changes, two of them positional, to their starting XV. In the
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Bar/Restaurant person
Riverside Farm require the following part time evenings weekends bar/restaurant person. If interested please phone 01904 642525 and ask for Pat or Ray. Updated: 11:09 Friday, February 25, 2005
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Counter Assistant
Fish and Chip shop Counter Assistant required, Osbaldwick. 4 evenings, 9.30 finish. Pay £5.50 ph inc paid holidays. Tel. 01904 438661. Updated: 11:03 Friday, February 25, 2005
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Working as a one-man band
BILLY McEwan has said he is happy to work without an assistant. The new York City manager also added at last night's York Minstermen fans' forum that he did not feel it was necessary for the club's board to appoint a former footballer as a director. McEwan
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'The ball doesn't know how old you are'
NEW manager Billy McEwan is a man with a reputation of turning raw talent into world-class players. He met the youth team in his first week at the club and already his enthusiasm and positive attitude has started to rub off. Youth coach Brian Neaves said
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Have our terror laws gone too far?
Yes ...says Phil Willis, Liberal Democrat MP for Harrogate In Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday Tony Blair defended the government's rationale on the Prevention of Terrorism Bill. "My best judgement is that... considerations of national security
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Review: In Good Company Running time: 109 mins Certificate: PG
YOUNGER, leaner, faster, meaner they may be, but are the corporate whiz-kids better than the old dogs they won't let lie? The fight-back starts with writer-director Paul Weitz's In Good Company, a bittersweet corporate comedy movie that will annoy then
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Review: Meet The Fockers Running time: 115 mins Certificate: 12A ***
YOU met the parents four years ago in the smutty, smart, smirking original. Now we meet the other parents, the Fockers of the title, and once more comedy is squeezed with grim determination and excruciating embarrassment from introductory encounters of
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Lecturers strike for more pay
LECTURERS formed picket lines outside York College in a bitter dispute over pay. But York College management said despite the one-day strike it was "business as usual" for students. Staff say they are paid thousands of pounds less than school teachers
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Father and son team up
A FATHER and son are teaming up to deliver a double dose of support for people preparing to play the property game. Nigel Naish has joined forces with his son, James, to launch a "one-stop property shop" for people selling their homes. The union, which
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Five executive posts to go
SENIOR managerial posts are to be axed at Nestl Rowntree's former cocoa processing operation, it was revealed today. US family-owned firm Cargill Incorporated has confirmed it will make five redundancies among its management team - only months after it
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Preview: Laura Veirs, Fibbers, York, March 2
Introducing... Seattle singer-songwriter Laura Veirs. Her career is movin' along, even if Laura Veirs is re-tracing her steps this week by reissuing her 2001 album The Triumphs And Travails Of Orphan Mae. Previously available only at her gigs and through
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Preview: Early sounds
DAVID Porter, the long-standing promoter of J Night jazz events, may be leaving Yapham for pastures south western this year, but his jazz momentum will live on at the National Centre for Early Music in York. Centre director Delma Tomlin has picked up
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Lancellot's in fantasy land
IN his attempt to defend the indefensible position of the Osbaldwick councillor, Coun Morley, colleague Coun Lancelott indulges in a letter of pure fantasy (February 18). Coun Morley has spent the last five years refusing to speak up for his constituents
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Disrupted lives
HOW gratifying it was to read (Evening Press, February 17) that the Heworth councillor Paul Blanchard is showing great concern for the residents who will be affected by the development on the old gas site. Pity the councillors for Tang Hall and Osbaldwick
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Misleading 'rules'
YOUR article and editorial comment gives a misleading view of golfing "rules" (February 17). The club in question is not a club in the true sense but a commercial business selling golf rounds for profit by the day or year. Such clubs (often known as proprietary
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Tackle Met Office
IN response to Mr Lawton's letter 'Language barrier' (February 23), the use of the phrase "extreme weather conditions" to describe the weather in Yorkshire, and York in particular on last Monday morning, came from experts at the Met Office, it did not
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Up in arms over battle dig
PETER Morris of Persimmon does not tell the full story about the Battle of Fulford (February 16). Their excavations were irrelevant as the expert criticism of their report revealed. Persimmon know that all responsible bodies such as English Heritage accept
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Out of order
I REFER to the publication of the order about the Straylands Grove rising bollard in the Evening Press on February 14. Because Woodlands Grove and Straylands Grove are on a bus route, I am surprised to see buses are not on the list of vehicles exempted
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Rat-run misery
What an excellent idea by the Straylands bollard protesters to save council money ('Why do we need one of these?', February 15). Instead of installing a rising bollard why not use our own human bollards... yes that's right, I did say bollards. But seriously
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Keep it green
REGARDING your article 'Sports ground plan for village' (February 15), the development control officer, Richard Graham, is quoted as having recommended the ground saying "it satisfied a clear need for sports provision in rural communities south of York
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Bus is needed
IN response to your article 'Decision to axe bus defended' (February 14), I used to have a lot of time for Peter Edwards, commercial director of First York, but he has lost any credibility he had by his bizarre actions of late. At the Acomb ward meeting
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Lecturers strike for more pay
LECTURERS formed picket lines outside York College in a bitter dispute over pay. But York College management said despite the one-day strike it was "business as usual" for students. Staff say they are paid thousands of pounds less than school teachers
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Tributes paid to top police negotiator
A TOP police negotiator who safely defused dozens of dangerous incidents across North Yorkshire has died at the age of 49. Respected crime fighter Steve Barlow cracked a number of significant cases in an impressive, diverse police career spanning more
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Airfield needs £2m upgrade and new hangars to survive
YORK will lose its aerodrome at Elvington - putting jobs at risk across the city - unless planners allow new hangars to be built. That is the stark warning from airfield owners Elvington Park Ltd as they try to convince City of York Council to approve
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York students pass sporting examination
YORK University are the tops in student sport in the city. The inaugural sports competition between the University of York and their counterparts from St John's College saw the Uni emerge as 44-32 victors. Hundreds of sporty students took part in a series
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Teachers face axe at school
A CASH crisis at a top North Yorkshire secondary school has left more than eight teachers facing the axe. The staff are faced with redundancy at Easingwold Secondary School after it ran up a £230,000 budget deficit. It also emerged today that the school's
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Housing minister outlines plans for cheaper properties in York
NEW homes costing just £60,000 could be the key to resolving York's housing issues, according to a Government minister. Housing Minister Keith Hill, speaking at York Racecourse, said the Government would work closely with Liberal Democrat-controlled City
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Samurai sword revenge attack denied
A MAN has denied making a samurai sword revenge attack on a neighbour who had caused continual problems for his daughter. Stephen David Hammond, 49, claimed that apart from a broken window in April, he had nothing against Steven Johnson, the man who lived
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McEwan's blueprint for City success
YORK City manager Billy McEwan believes that recruiting players from the Football League could be the key to success in the Nationwide Conference. McEwan feels that players from a higher division will normally help teams get out of the one below, which
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Nature's helping hand
THERE are times when we could all do with a little help from Mother Nature. When your medicine cabinet is stuffed with rectangular packets and you have drunk enough Lemsip to fill a swimming pool, a natural remedy might make a refreshing change. For centuries
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Mum sets weight limit
SHARON Christopher is hoping to swap "pounds for pounds" - by losing five stones during her challenge of a lifetime. Cycling 400km along the River Nile in five days requires strength, determination and £2,500 in sponsorship. For Sharon, 34, it also requires
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Assistant Housekeeper
Assistant Housekeeper - These positions all offer top salaries and other benefits. Chefs applicants should have 1-2 Rosette experience. All applicants are welcome to telephone for informal discussions or send CV to: Andrew Bingham, Head Chef, Caroline
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Commis/Jnr Chef de Partie
Commis/Jnr Chef de Partie - These positions all offer top salaries and other benefits. Chefs applicants should have 1-2 Rosette experience. All applicants are welcome to telephone for informal discussions or send CV to: Andrew Bingham, Head Chef, Caroline
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Eyes of the motoring world are on Geneva
THE Geneva Motor Show next week promises much for the car fan. It is one of those shows that may not be particularly large when compared with Frankfurt or Detroit, but it is viewed by manufacturers as the ideal neutral showground from which to launch
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News will out
REMEMBER the Milk Tray man? He was the enigmatic, Bond-like character who would go through hell and high water to deliver chocs to the missus. Or perhaps it was the mistress. Well, meet our equivalent. John Hudson is the Evening Press man. When he discovered
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Nervous wait on injuries
SCARBOROUGH will be looking to put a spanner in Crawley Town's Conference promotion hopes at the McCain Stadium on Saturday (3pm) - if the game beats the weather. The Sussex club have surprised many people in their maiden Conference season and occupy
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Seven up key to NCEL promotion
SEVEN wins out of the last ten games to take the Northern Counties East League premier division title. That is the target Goole manager Paul Marshall has set his side with the promotion race still wide open. Goole are currently second, two points behind
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Review: Bouncers, Harrogate Theatre, until March 5
THE men in black moods, the lads on the pull and the girls on a birthday binge are back. Not that they have ever been away. Somewhere in the world, at any one time, a Big Mac is being chomped, a tube of Smarties is being popped, and John Godbers's "microscopic
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Review: Kissing Married Women, Pocklington Arts Centre, April 26
GORDON Steel's comic style is the gritcom: nitty gritty comedies from northern working-class stock. Love and loneliness, lust and trust, friends and family, life and death have been the meat in his curled-up sandwiches in Dead Fish, Studs and Albert Nobbs
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Leader Kay key for York
YORK RUFC put their season on the line as they face off against promotion rivals Northern in a crucial Durham and Northumberland One match on Saturday. Following a desperately disappointing 20-19 defeat at Ponteland last time out, York know that only
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Cleaner
Riverside Farm require the following part-time Cleaner, 6-9hrs per week mornings. If interested please phone 01904 642525 and ask for Pat or Ray. Updated: 11:11 Friday, February 25, 2005
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Kitchen Comi
Riverside Farm require the following part-time Kitchen Comi. If interested please phone 01904 642525 and ask for Pat or Ray. Updated: 11:11 Friday, February 25, 2005
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Wacky Warehouse Staff
Riverside Farm require the following Wacky Warehouse Staff. If interested please phone 01904 642525 and ask for Pat or Ray. Updated: 11:10 Friday, February 25, 2005
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LGV Trailer Fitter
K&J Logistics Limited, Rufforth have a vacancy for:- LGV Trailer Fitter for our busy workshop at Rufforth, to assist in the servicing and MOT of our fleet of 120 trailers. Some shift and on call work required, excellent package for suitable applicant
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Way we were
Friday, February 25, 2005 100 years ago: An interesting feature of the weights and measures discussion at the York Chamber of Commerce was the exhibition of a 250-year-old standard yard measure, which had been used by the chamber for testing the measures
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McEwan's blueprint for City success
YORK City manager Billy McEwan believes that recruiting players from the Football League could be the key to success in the Nationwide Conference. McEwan feels that players from a higher division will normally help teams get out of the one below, which
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D-Day looming
Who will be in York City's next generation? Sports writer CLAIRE HUGHES scouts around. "THE thing with the young players is that you have got to persevere with them and give them time. You have to have patience with them and work hard with them because
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Review: The Life Acquatic With Steve Zissou, Running time: 118 mins Certificate: 15 ***
WES Anderson specialises in misfits. Even his films don't fit in, swimming against the Hollywood tide with their refusal to conform. After the self-possessed, outsider student in Rushmore and the dysfunctional high-society family in The Royal Tenenbaums
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Review: The Magic Roundabout Running time: 81 mins Certificate: U *
NOTALGIA isn't what it used to be. The Magic Roundabout was originally French, but essentially English once Emma's dad Eric Thompson put his voice to the stop-frame puppets who brought five minutes of smiles to weekday teatimes before stern men in grey
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Teachers face axe at school
A CASH crisis at a top North Yorkshire secondary school has left more than eight teachers facing the axe. The staff are faced with redundancy at Easingwold Secondary School after it ran up a £230,000 budget deficit. It also emerged today that the school's
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Review: Barbara Dickson, Pocklington Arts Centre
BARBARA DICKSON describes herself as a folk singer who went into the theatre by chance - everything else happened by accident. That "everything else" has included roles in West End shows and television dramas as well as having Top Ten hits. But singing
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Preview: York Late Music Festival
TEN concerts of music of our time and a farewell to The Lindsays are the cornerstones of next month's York Late Music Festival at the National Centre for Early Music. The festival opens next Friday evening with the classical Indian music of Isher Bhachu
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Preview: Dade Krama, National Centre For Early Music, February 27, 7pm
DADE Krama celebrate the ancestral music and dance of Tanzania, Ghana and the Gambia on Sunday evening at the National Centre for Early Music, York. Originally formed in 1984, this pioneering troupe built a fan base in York through sold-out performances
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Preview: Jazz notes
AFTER last night's sell-out at Hovingham Village Hall, the Stan Tracey Quartet swings into Wakefield Jazz tonight (25th) with long-time partner Don Weller on tenor saxophone, Andrew Cleyndert (bass) and son Clark (drums). Bass player Andy also runs the
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Jack to cash in - 25/02/05
FINGERS are crossed that the Arctic weather will relent so that tomorrow's showpiece card at Kempton can take place. It provides a golden opportunity for a horse who, in theory at least, has a big advantage over his rivals. Farmer Jack, winner of the
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Getting a life
BEFORE readers decide on rival political plans for immigrants ('Immigrants health plan', February 15) they should consider the factors driving immigration. Immigrants from developing nations want to come here because they have not the remotest hope of
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Anything Goes, but it's always tip-top entertainment
I HAVE to say how much York Light Opera Company's production of Anything Goes delighted us, and judging by the audience's reaction, everyone else too. Down the years we have enjoyed and supported many shows by this talented band of entertainers. We have
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Dogs of jaw muzzled
I SHOULD be eternally grateful, dear reader, if you could do me a favour during the forthcoming General Election campaign. Please ask Tony Blair some questions for me? Hacks here in Parliament's press gallery are growing concerned that they won't get
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Save our slicks
SAVE Slicks! That was the message today from York's police commander Chief Inspector Andy Bell, who expressed shock and anger at the closure of the popular go-karting club. Chief Insp Bell, who originally helped to set up the City of York Council-run
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Car club plans unveiled
A POLLUTION-BUSTING car club could be operating in York by the end of the year. City centre residents will be offered the chance to use a car for as little as half an hour, without the hassle and cost of having to own one. All cars would be parked locally
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National accolade for York's White Rose club
White Rose Triathletes, the York-based triathlon club, have been awarded STAR club status by British Triathlon, the national governing body for the sport. White Rose are one of the first triathlon clubs in the country, and the only club in Yorkshire and
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Seven up key to NCEL promotion
SEVEN wins out of the last ten games to take the Northern Counties East League premier division title. That is the target Goole manager Paul Marshall has set his side with the promotion race still wide open. Goole are currently second, two points behind
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Death of addict who beat bug
A DRUG addict who survived a bout of poisoning from the deadly botulism bug died from a heroin overdose - a week after being discharged from York Hospital. Ian Hocker's tolerance levels after a three-month stint in hospital last summer may have "fallen
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Knights tie may be switched to Huntington Stadium
YORK City Knights' Powergen Challenge Cup tie away to amateur club Elland may be switched to Huntington Stadium. Halifax-based Elland had inquired about playing the third round tie - on the weekend of March 12/13 - at The Shay, home of National League
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Motorists face hold-ups on A64
MOTORISTS will face severe congestion and delays on the A64 between York and Tadcaster this weekend, following the introduction of a contraflow tonight. The Highways Agency today urged drivers to avoid the dual carriageway if possible, or allow extra
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John defies snow for his paper
HOW far would you go to get your hands on a copy of the Evening Press? Loyal reader John Hudson braved blizzard conditions - and forked out a fortune on taxi fares - to supply his remote North Yorkshire village with copies of the paper. The 52-year-old
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Electrician
Fully qualified electrician required for domestic rewires in the York area. Please apply in writing with CV to: A M Hardy Ltd, Rear of 41-53 Sharp Street, Newland Avenue, Hull HU5 2AF. A M Hardy Ltd is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Updated: 11:01 Friday
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Office Cleaner
Part time Office Cleaner required 2-3 hours each weekday evening. Hours negotiable. To apply please telephone 01904 738000 to arrange and interview. K&J Logistics Ltd. Updated: 10:59 Friday, February 25, 2005
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Receptionist
Receptionist required at busy central York Hotel. Must have previous hotel reception experience. Salary negotiable. Contact: 01904 559000 to arrange an interview asap. Updated: 10:54 Friday, February 25, 2005
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Service Engineer
Service Engineer - Glen Dimplex Home Appliances Limited is a major player in the UK cooker market, marketing three of the biggest cooking brands - Stoves, Belling and New World. The company is committed to being number one in the market and at the forefront
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Sous Chef
Sous Chef - These positions all offer top salaries and other benefits. Chefs applicants should have 1-2 Rosette experience. All applicants are welcome to telephone for informal discussions or send CV to: Andrew Bingham, Head Chef, Caroline Fannon, Deputy
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Office Supervisor
Office Supervisor Animalcare Ltd is one of the country's leading suppliers of Microchips, Pharmaceuticals and other products to the Veterinary Profession. Due to restructure within the head office based in York, we are seeking to recruit an experienced
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School Assistant
Archbishop Holgate's School, Hull Road, York YO10 5ZA. Tel 01904 411341. School Assistant for pupil support - one-to-one, small groups, and in-class; departmental support; some school admin; and to join a committed lunchtime team. About 21 hpw in the
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Smart thinking
THEY are not everyone's idea of a set of wheels, but the smart fortwo is the ideal runabout for Yorkies having to negotiate the city's narrow streets, writes Motoring Editor MALCOLM BAYLIS. YOU have to be something of an oddball to really fall in love
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Spring collection at the Blake Gallery, York until March 12
DO you fancy spending £22,000 on York Races? This, however, is not an invitation from another grand Yorkshire house looking to make a quick buck on Royal Ascot at York, but the chance to buy a painting of the racecourse by Braaq, alias the late Harrogate
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Hot in Havana
Alex Lloyd shakes off the snow and looks forward to summer and salsa. LET'S face it. The snow was all right for a couple of days but I bet you're bored now. There's not enough to make a decent snowman and your shoes get soggy on the walk into town. Instead
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Knights tie may be switched to Huntington Stadium
YORK City Knights' Powergen Challenge Cup tie away to amateur club Elland may be switched to Huntington Stadium. Halifax-based Elland had inquired about playing the third round tie - on the weekend of March 12/13 - at The Shay, home of National League
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Derwent cash in as rivals are frozen out
AS the big freeze started to dig in half the scheduled games were lost at the weekend to frozen pitches. The big winners of the day in division one were Derwent United who won 3-2 at Hounds thanks to goals by Thornton (2) and Collins to give their own
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Jam tomorrow... we hope
BAD news for conserve connoisseurs. The Bullivant's jam drought is set to continue. Happily, home-made jam remains on the menu. Customers can enjoy a dollop of their favourite conserve with a scone or two any time they like at the Blake Street caf. But
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Preview: The Wind In The Willows, Grand Opera House, York, March 1 to 5
James Burton is delighted to be playing the naughty Mr Toad, reports Charles Hutchinson. READING The Wind In The Willows, there was only one role that James Burton wanted to bag. "As a child Mr Toad was always the most fascinating character. "For me,
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Preview: Macbeth, York Theatre Royal, Monday to March 19
Just A Quickie with...York Theatre Royal artistic director Damian Cruden. Damian, it's surprising to learn this is your first go at Shakespeare's "Scottish Play". "What, because I'm Scottish?! I know that when John Doyle did it here last time it was done
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Preview: In The Penal Colony, City Screen Cinema, April 5
HOWARD Spencer Mosley, York alternative-history guide, Other Side comedy turn and City Screen duty manager, has a new arrow poised on his bow. "Thought I'd let you know about my next theatrical venture, performing a 'straight' script with no silly historical
