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Search is on for unsung heroes
AWARD-WINNING community heroes have launched this year's hunt for York's unsung stalwarts of 2005. Last year, our York Community Pride campaign unearthed some of the city's true heroes - people who went an extra mile to help others or improve the area
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Way we were
Thursday, April 7, 2005 100 years ago: An intense cold had been succeeded by a snowstorm of unusual severity in the Castle Howard district, which commenced after midnight, falling heavily and by morning lay several inches thick. The housing of clipped
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Acorn coach Kay revises his opinion
YORK Acorn boss Dave Kay has not yet ruled out stealing a promotion place, despite their recent slip-up. Kay said the Blue and Golds could not afford to drop any more points before they lost to Waterhead a fortnight ago, but after a week off and a reassessment
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Beck, Guero (Interscope) ****
BECK has the problem that all contented stars, how to compete with his past? Having explored different directions, most recently the doom-laden troubadour swathed in strings on Sea Changes, Mr Hansen has clearly taken a look at his audience and decided
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Billy Idol, Devil's Playground (Sanctuary) **
Idol name, idle nature: peroxide Billy has hardly been burning midnight oil since his last album of new tunes back in 1993. It's fair to say the rock world hasn't been waiting in a breathless state of anticipation for the follow-up to Cyberpunk. But Bill's
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Rome is place to be
LAST time I looked, this was a Protestant country. In truth, it's probably more of a secular land, but officially at least, this is an un-Catholic place. So in some ways, the reaction to the death of John Paul II comes as a surprise. There are reasons
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Flyer can triumph - 07/04/05
It's the return of 'the King' at Aintree tomorrow as Moscow Flyer, with the unprecedented record of being unbeaten in 18 completed starts over fences, takes centre-stage in the John Smith's Melling Chase. Trained in Ireland by Jessica Harrington, Moscow
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Researcher's healthy idea
A YORK inventor is convinced he is set to make a fortune after designing a bleeping smart card which can be mass produced for NHS patients, to remind them about appointments. Dr Kin Kam, of Blakeney Place, York, has today received a second major injection
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Deli scoops gourmet accolade
Henshelwoods Delicatessen, of York, is officially the Best Deli in Yorkshire and Humberside. The Newgate business won the title in the best deli category of The Observer Food Monthly Awards 2005. This is the third award to be presented to Henshelwoods
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End of the line at supermarket
PLANS to bulldoze a prominent York building used as a supermarket for over 35 years look set to get the go-ahead. Somerfield, owners of Kwik Save, and property developers Caddick, want to replace the Kwik Save store in Hull Road with a new building, and
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It's all go at last
NEW rules ensuring that York gets more affordable housing have finally been rubberstamped. After a change in administration and years of delays about which land should be built on in the city, ruling city councillors have agreed to approve the fourth
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Nostalgia on the platform for VE Day
IT WAS one of the biggest days in British history, as people throughout the country rejoiced in the victorious end to the Second World War. Now, 60 years on, York residents are to get the chance to roll back the years and relive the VE Day celebrations
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Protesters' united front
A CONSERVATION group hoping to unite the campaign against the University of York's expansion proposals today told academics: "Look in your own backyard." Moves to draw together a wide range of protestors will be made by the Campaign to Protect Rural England
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Path battle rumbles on
THE battle to close a public footpath that runs through the grounds of a York school looks set to go all the way to the Government - or be abandoned altogether. More than 180 objections have been lodged since City of York Council agreed to close the footpath
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Maybe it's a ploy to stop people going - but it's clear discrimination
Campaigners have attacked Royal Ascot organisers for trying to charge disabled race-goers double what the able-bodied must pay to park at York's Knavesmire during the event. Spaces for disabled people will cost £10 during the five-day meet, while able-bodied
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Search is on for unsung heroes
AWARD-WINNING community heroes have launched this year's hunt for York's unsung stalwarts of 2005. Last year, our York Community Pride campaign unearthed some of the city's true heroes - people who went an extra mile to help others or improve the area
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Brain scan for Butler
PAUL Butler faces tests by a leading neurosurgeon who will decide when the Leeds United captain can return to action. Central defender Butler was stretchered off just before the end of Leeds match against Sheffield United on Tuesday night after blacking
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York back cup tie switch
YORK City Knights have defended the decision to bring forward the forthcoming Powergen Challenge Cup tie at St Helens to a Friday night, saying it was on the advice of the host club. The switch will make it more difficult for many York fans to get to
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Review: Hobson's Choice, York Theatre Royal, until April 16
FIRST the talk was of pantomime dame Berwick Kaler playing his first "straight" role at the York Theatre Royal since Trumpets And Raspberries 20 years ago. Then there were his stomach pains, brought on by his spaniel's death, that forced his admission
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Make it easier for the disabled
THANK you Mrs J Taylor for continuing to wave the flag for those of us who have disabilities (Letters, April 1), but don't hold your breath for any reaction from either City of York Council or the business sector. Earlier this year the Evening Press printed
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Dress code
IN the photograph of the officer in Journey's End, on the front page of York Twenty 4 Seven, the officer is improperly dressed. He would have worn a "Sam Brown belt". This consisted of a waist belt and a separate strap that came from the rear clip 'left
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Hush, hush battle
ONCE the Royal Navy was referred to as the "Silent Service". It is true, and understandable, that many war catastrophies were kept secret to boost weakening morale. But there was no excuse for the lack of information given to the British public about
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Bollards may rise again
IT was like something from a Fifties sci-fi movie: Night Of The Rising Bollards. First there was one. From nowhere, the Stonebow bollard rose to wreak swift, silent destruction on anything that crossed its path. Cars, buses, ambulances... it didn't discriminate
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Searching for stars
A STAR search has been launched by former Sunday outfit Wigginton Football Club. After more than three decades of competitive football, the York Sunday Morning League team folded, but to celebrate its passing a reunion has been organised at York Racecourse
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Buckenham loan spell extended
PROP forward Tom Buckenham will stay at York City Knights for the time being after Doncaster Dragons agreed to continue his loan spell. It was thought the LHF National League One club were set to recall the 20-year-old but Dragons coach St John Ellis
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York back cup tie switch
YORK City Knights have defended the decision to bring forward the forthcoming Powergen Challenge Cup tie at St Helens to a Friday night, saying it was on the advice of the host club. The switch will make it more difficult for many York fans to get to
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Hill wants Heworth to add more desire
ALFIE Hill reckons a lust for hard work is what Heworth players need if the club is to become a force in rugby league's National Conference again. The Villagers' coach, fresh from leading Yorkshire to success in the amateur County Championship, says the
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Should Charles and Camilla get our blessing?
Yes ...says York pensioner and great-grandmother Betty Barker. CHARLES and Camilla should be allowed to get married in peace. They are no different from anyone else. Divorce is part of modern life. So why is everybody picking on two people who are very
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Jim Diamond, Souled And Healed (Hypertension) **
If, as the Scotsman newspaper claims, Jim Diamond is "Scotland's answer to Ray Charles" then Elvis Presley was America's George Formby! The 52-year-old Glasgow-born singer shot to fame in 1983 with I Won't Let You Down which sold more than a million copies
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Basement Jaxx, The Singles (XL) *****
FROM small back-room house producers to globe-trotting live act, it's the 15 tracks contained in this singles collection that have pushed Basement Jaxx firmly into the mainstream. It's easy to see why: hideously catchy beats, fantastic vocals and faultless
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The Superimposers, The Superimposers (Little League) ***
SUN-dappled melancholy seems to be where it's at for this Devon band. The mood on this short CD is drifting and hazy, and often psychedelic as on the stand-out Seeing Is Believing, while opener Over The Bridge lays on the sort of strings that linger effectively
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Sandie Shaw, The Very Best Of Sandie Shaw (EMI) ***
Cheekbones and bare feet aside, the very best of Sandie Shaw came so young: the first of her three number ones, (There's) Always Something There To Remind Me, at the age of 17. Her early singing was pedestrian and shallow by comparison with Dusty and
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Mario, Turning Point (j records) ****; Will Smith, Lost And Found (Interscope) ***
Mario is certainly getting a lot of air play right now; Let Me Love You seems to be one of about three songs on the radio play list. So will the rest of his album be as successful? On the first listen, probably not. But the R&B star has matured since
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The Broken Family Band, Welcome Home, Loser (Track & Field) ****
"HAPPY days are here again," sings Steven Adams in his opening pronouncement, sounding as manic as Jack Nicholson in The Shining. Happy days are not here again: this second full-length album from the Cambridge wing of the Americana Appreciation Society
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General Election Question Time event
FOUR well-known political and business figures will subject themselves to questions from an audience of Yorkshire business people on Tuesday evening. The Question Time-style debate will feature: Former adviser to Gordon Brown, Ed Balls, the Labour candidate
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Trade network shows muscle
FROM a standing start, York and North Yorkshire's innovative Business Accelerator Network (BAN) has helped 22 high- growth potential businesses in a year, and had discussions with 40 more. BAN was launched by Business Link York and North Yorkshire to
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Veteran Dave takes table tennis crown
DAVE Lamb turned back the clock to capture the Selby Table Tennis Open championships men's singles title. Lamb, in his 60s and older than the only two previous champions in the 28-strong field -- Keith Beedham (1973) and Jim Robe (1979) -- sheared the
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Village street name headache may be over
BAFFLED delivery drivers and motorists could be a thing of the past in a York village if residents decide to rename one of its two Main Streets. Heslington Parish Council is asking villagers if they would like to resolve the long-standing directional
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Pedal power a racing certainty
CYCLISTS will now be able to get closer to Royal Ascot - after the council agreed to install bike racks near the course. Last month, we reported that bikes were being banned from the racecourse for security reasons. A council spokesman said they presented
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Taking notice
DUMMY parking tickets are to be issued to thousands of motorists across York to help them bite back at car criminals. Police chiefs are to adopt the shock tactics as part of Operation Cobra - the campaign to crack down on a crime that claimed 5,055 victims
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York one move from county title
ALL four York teams won their games in the penultimate round of fixtures in the Yorkshire Chess League. York 'A' team demolished Bradford 'A' 6-2 in division one and a win in their final game at Doncaster 'A' will see them retain the Woodhouse Cup which
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Buckenham loan spell extended
PROP forward Tom Buckenham will stay at York City Knights for the time being after Doncaster Dragons agreed to continue his loan spell. It was thought the LHF National League One club were set to recall the 20-year-old but Dragons coach St John Ellis
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Bollard scheme stopped
RESIDENTS who fought plans to place a rising bollard in a local road were celebrating victory today. Transport chiefs agreed to drop the proposal to site York's second "intelligent" bollard in Straylands Grove, Heworth, after it prompted a wave of local
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Pedal power a racing certainty
CYCLISTS will now be able to get closer to Royal Ascot - after the council agreed to install bike racks near the course. Last month, we reported that bikes were being banned from the racecourse for security reasons. A council spokesman said they presented
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Putting the fizz into Royal meet
YORK-BASED train operator GNER has sealed a prestigious deal with champagne company Veuve Clicquot for Royal Ascot in York. Nick Spencer, the catering manager for GNER, said: "Our special contract with Veuve Clicquot, one of the finest of all the champagne
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Maybe it's a ploy to stop people going - but it's clear discrimination
Campaigners have attacked Royal Ascot organisers for trying to charge disabled race-goers double what the able-bodied must pay to park at York's Knavesmire during the event. Spaces for disabled people will cost £10 during the five-day meet, while able-bodied
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Tell us why, Steve
PERHAPS Coun Galloway would care to explain just what is the political agenda he thinks Osbaldwick Parish Council is pursuing? We assure everyone there is not, and never has been, any political influence on the deliberations or actions of the parish council
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Leave it out...
IT is interesting that in his synthetic diatribe against Osbaldwick Parish Council ( 'Homes row sets off new salvo', March 28) city council leader Steve Galloway accuses the parish council of "using taxpayers' money" for political purposes. But isn't
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Journey's End is playing again... but not for the fallen
JOURNEY'S End is now showing at the Grand Opera House. On the night of January 21-22, 1944, No 102 Squadron at Pocklington dispatched 16 Halifaxes to bomb Berlin. One turned back with engine trouble; and, of the remainder, five failed to return and two
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No wonder we live in such violent times
THERE is much concern right now about violence and poor discipline in schools, homes and on our streets. It is so easy to forget the broad view. Before the Second World War vandalism was never heard of. Then came the Nazi horrors, and, on our side, Dresden
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Broken promises
FOR the next four weeks we will be hearing nothing but spin from the Labour Party, so think of Labour's six pledges and these six reasons not to vote for them: 1. Invading Afghanistan and Iraq - around 100,000 dead; 2. Erosion of civil liberties with
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Humps strip tyres
I HAVE read with interest the various points of view on the advantages or otherwise of speed humps and should like to tell you of an experience I had a year or two ago. At that time I had an estate car and travelled regularly over the 12 speed humps down
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Misquoted stats
In response to Adrian Setter's letter ('Twisting the stats', March 28) claiming I had misrepresented Department for Transport Accident data, it is important to point out that the figures he quoted himself are misleading because they have been quoted out
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Curb wild claims
HOW many millions of times does PA Crowson (Letters, April 5) need to be told about making wild exaggerations on the number of people who cycle on city footpaths and without lights? J Melton, St. Paul's Terrace, York. Updated: 09:32 Thursday, April 07
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Hitch in time
IF one is getting hitched the biggest hitch that can befall one, is for one or the other not to turn up. Ken Holmes, Cliffe Common, Selby. Updated: 09:32 Thursday, April 07, 2005
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Take your pick
THEY are luminaries without the limelight, stars without celebrity. But with your help, we should like to change that. Last year the Evening Press joined forces with City of York Council to launch York Community Pride. Thanks to your suggestions, this
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United spot on for final
THORPE United reached the final of the York Mitchell Sports Football League Cup after winning a penalty shoot-out in the rearranged semi-final against Bishopthorpe White Rose. Thorpe won 4-3 on penalties after the thrilling match had ended 3-3 after extra
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On the buses
YORK City Knights' Supporters Club are running coaches to Sunday's league game at Keighley. Pick-up points and times are: Haxby (Holly Tree Lane) 11.45am; Huntington Stadium (at the rear) noon; New Lane (opposite Anthea Drive) 12.05pm; Clarence Street
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The name's Galloway...
THE Diary was rattled to read in yesterday's paper that the new James Bond has been chosen. Apparently Daniel Craig is set to step into the still warm dress shoes of Pierce Brosnan. Craig (is he a relation of Wendy Craig, the Butterflies actress?) is
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Don't fall prey to car cowboys
CITY of York Council Trading Standards regularly receives complaints from local residents who have responded to advertisements on internet auction sites or magazines listing cars for sale, only to find they have either been duped by rogue dealers posing
