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Honours even for York teens
YORK RUFC's Development Squad returned from their tour of the north east with honours even. They beat Sunderland 22-5 but lost 21-14 to Westoe. Hooker Tom Berwick opened the scoring against Sunderland on 15 minutes with a try. Touchdowns followed in quick
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Atkinson treble sinks tourists
PLAYER of the week Cameron Atkinson grabbed a hat-trick of tries for York RUFC Under-8s in an 8-7 victory over tourists Burton-on-Trent. Oliver Leedham also crossed the line three times with Eddy Stephen touching down twice. The second game saw York run
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Bott's your lot
YORK City will be bidding to end Hereford United's unblemished record against bottom-six clubs tomorrow. Graham Turner's men have won all ten matches -- including a 3-0 triumph at KitKat Crescent -- against the division's lowest positioned sides this
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Way we were
Friday, April 8, 2005 100 years ago: The vicar of Holy Trinity, York, had written to the York Diocesan Gazette asking for information respecting a certain saint, his curiosity being aroused by the discovery of a will, dated 1522, of a certain Katharine
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Brown's a vote-winner
IF, as the Conservatives jeers suggested, John Grogan has taken his final bow at Prime Minister's Questions he can at least take comfort from going out with a dignity lacking from most of his Parliamentary colleagues this week. As MPs on all sides turned
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Cabbie's guide to beating the jams
The battle of the rising bollards has been won - at least for now. But how to beat York's traffic? STEPHEN LEWIS checks out queue-jumping shortcuts for diehard motorists. THE banishing of the Straylands Grove bollard is a victory for those who think roads
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Sahara, Running time: 123 mins Certificate: 12A **
SAHARA ticks all the boxes for action, drama, comedy, romance and thriller but that is a mirage. This Sahara is as dry as desert. Hollywood wants to fill the gaping hole marked Indiana Jones Summer Blockbuster, and Clive Cussler's action-hero adventurer
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New special needs school on track for flying start
BUILDING work on York's new £3.74 million secondary school for children with special needs is due to finish this month. Doncaster-based builders Strata has nearly completed the extension and refurbishment work at Applefields special needs school in Burnholme
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Grand National : Frenchie to take the prize
Take a chance on Innox, at around 20-1, winning the John Smith's Grand National for France at Aintree tomorrow. In a race, where the spotlight looks sure to focus on Carrie Ford, trying to become the first lady rider to win the world's greatest steeplechase
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World hero to win - 08/04/05
Howard Johnson and Graham Lee, on the mark at Aintree yesterday with Grey Abbey, can follow-up tomorrow with Inglis Drever in the main supporting race to the Grand National. The six-year-old World Hurdle winner at last month's Cheltenham Festival lines-up
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Preview: Omar and The Howlers, Post Office Club, in Marygate, Tuesday, April 12
THE Deep Blues Club will be welcoming favourite acts Errol Linton, Bill Sheffield and Mojo Buford in its summer programme, but first comes the springtime York debut of "undoubtedly one of the biggest blues acts in the world today". Omar and The Howlers
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Jazz notes
WAKEFIELD Jazz returns tonight after the Easter break with a typically exciting band. Roseanna Vitro is an American singer with a long pedigree in the States and nine albums to her name. Having recorded with Fred Hersch and Kenny Barron, her latest CD
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Preview: ReelinandaRockin, Grand Opera House, York, Thursday, April 14
HERE is another of those Sixties nostalgia enterprises, but ReelinandaRockin is not just a conveyor belt of bands with next to no original members left. Instead, one house band serves the star names: Wayne Fontana, without his Mindbenders; Mike Pender
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York banks on city centre tsar
CALLS for more people to be involved in shaping the future of York city centre have been turned down. Council leader Steve Galloway rejected opposition appeals for wider involvement, as plans to appoint a new £50,000-a-year city centre "tsar" were passed
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Bid to resolve city archives problem
A MAJOR investigation could help decide the future of York's 800-year-old archives once and for all. A row has rumbled on for years about where the documents should be housed. Their traditional home is in Exhibition Square, next to York Art Gallery, but
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Stuttle killer loses appeal
A DRUG addict who murdered York backpacker Caroline Stuttle by pushing her off a bridge in Australia today lost his battle against his conviction. Ian Previte was found guilty last October of murdering and robbing 19-year-old Caroline in the town of Bundaberg
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Fond farewell for Pontiff in Yorkshire
A SINGLE candle burned in York today as the city's Catholics mourned the death of Pope John Paul II. As millions of mourners descended on St Peter's Basilica in Rome for the Pontiff's funeral, a series of masses were held at Catholic churches in and around
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Preview: Living Pretty, The Studio, York Theatre Royal, April 14-16
LIVING Pretty is the story of one man's journey from Jamaica to Leeds, turned into a play by his great friend. It is a labour of love for Tadcaster-born writer, broadcaster and director Ray Brown, whose production for Normal Productions visits The Studio
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Preview: Unless, Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough, until May 7
UNLESS, a play adapted from a novel by the Canadian writer Carol Shields, looks inside the ordinary life of Reta Winters, a woman who has an extraordinary tale to tell. The drama was written by the late novelist and her daughter, Sara Cassidy. It now
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Choices limited
SO the short stay car parking charges for residents have gone up by 41.7 per cent (not the 33 per cent mentioned in your Comment column (March 31). Coun Ann Reid tells us "this still gives people ample choice." Motorists can pay a higher amount for the
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Yorkies betrayed
IT just gets worse with City of York Council, especially in relation to Royal Ascot. Not satisfied with giving Ascot a racecourse to use while theirs is coming up to scratch with ours, our council is "paving the streets with gold" for them with our hard-earned
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Great, it's the tree-loppers on Tour
CITY of York Council prevents tourist decapitation! Pruning trees the "modern way" - with a York Tour bus top deck with shredding unit behind. I have never witnessed this procedure before. Have you? The photograph, taken in South Bank on March 17, records
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Heads you lose with short-measure pints
IT is great that MPs are waking up to the fact that British beer drinkers are being short-changed ("A pint of milk is a pint, so why isn't a pint of beer a pint?" April 5). When is a pint not a pint? When bar staff knowingly give large heads on beer,
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Flawed thinking
JACK Straw has been pontificating about the "deeply flawed" election in Zimbabwe but I have not heard him say anything about the council elections in Birmingham. A judge said massive organised fraud had taken place and has ordered a re-run of the elections
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Not much done
IN reply to Tony Blair's recent speech outside Downing Street, I ask what has Mr Blair done in the last eight years to: - Stop too much immigration? - Make the justice system fair? - Provide inexpensive homes for the younger generation? - Increase the
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Passat remains a strong performer
Motoring Editor Malcolm Baylis is suitably impressed by the sixth generation of a family favourite. THERE has never been anything particularly flamboyant about the Volkswagen Passat, but the new model, which goes on sale in June, is yet another example
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Events Co-ordinator/Sales Administrator
Due to the continuing growth in the catering operation at York Racecourse, a full-time opportunity exists to join our hospitality team. Our busy events office requires a flexible, pro-active individual. The successful candidate will be computer literate
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Preview: Walking The Landscape, until May 6
SINCE leaving the teaching profession ten years ago, Frank Gordon has moved to the Yorkshire Dales National Park to indulge in his dual passions of painting and hill walking. Most of his work relates to his experience of the countryside as a life-long
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Senior Stylist
Experienced Senior Stylist full time required for busy well established salon. Good salary and conditions. Applicants must have more than 2 years salon floor experience, be dedicated, creative and enthusiastic. KMS Hair by Design, 2 Crown Square, Kirkbymoorside
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Care Vacancies
South Park Care Home, Gale Lane, York YO24 3HX ACTIVITIES ORGANISER (30 hrs) ASSISTANT COOK - Part-Time KITCHEN ASSISTANT - Part-Time CARE ASSISTANTS Required Full/Part-Time Day/Nights DOMESTIC Full Time EVENING DOMESTIC Contact Anne Fieldhouse on 01904
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Second Chef
THE FOX AND HOUNDS, SINNINGTON Nr Pickering A quality country inn and restaurant Opportunity for an enthusiastic SECOND CHEF who has a passion for food and creativity in approach with the ability to work in a busy modern kitchen. Excellent £20-£25k package
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Permanent Vacancies
Current Permanent Vacancies 2 x Credit Control Admin £10-£12,000pa York Based Y0024 2 x Sales Ledger Admin £12,000 pa York Based Y0025 2 x Customer Services £11-£12,000 pa York Based Y0026 Receptionist £13,000 pa York Based Y0027 Transport Admin £12,000
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Hounds scent smell of title
HOUNDS hung on to top spot in York John Smith's Sundfay Morning Football League division one after defeating Severus in a hard-fought game at Riccall. Jackson cashed in on a mix-up in the Severus defence after the ball hit the crossbar to put Hounds ahead
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Trio's battle against the drop
THERE is no margin for error for either Harrogate, Selby and Malton and Norton as their rugby union seasons go on the line on Saturday. With two games left Malton must secure two more points to ensure safety in North East 2, starting with tomorrow's game
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Mac to the Max
YORK City boss Billy McEwan has set his team a target of finishing above Tamworth with a 100 per cent end to the season. McEwan is still smarting over comments made by Tamworth player-boss Mark Cooper after the Staffordshire's 1-0 home victory against
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Nurses
Nursing Personnel are recruiting ODPs, Theatre, Recovery, Scrub and General Nurses for Hull, Grimsby, Scunthorpe, Scarborough and York. From 4th April Nursing Personnel are the PRIMARY Agency for the North & East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire NHS
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The Machinist Running time: 102 mins Certificate: 15 ***
TREVOR Reznik has not slept for a year, and Christian Bale has not eaten a la carte for a very long time to play this cadaverous, friendless lathe worker at an industrial plant. Reznik's first act is to drop a corpse in the harbour waters in a carpet
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City readers 'doing well'
EDUCATION chiefs in York deny there is a "reading crisis" among children in the city. Their comments follow reports in national newspapers about statistics showing that one in five children leaving primary school "struggle to read". But Jenny Vickers,
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The dawn of a new sport?
WHOOSH! The success of the made-in-North Yorkshire Rock-It-Ball has surprised even the trio of businessmen who put it together. The strange pole with curved paddles was unveiled in a demonstration by students at Northallerton College, who proved that
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Businesses bartering needs under microscope
FORMER York Evening Press events co-ordinator Sam Grogan has been appointed as trade manager of the rapidly-expanding Bartercard York network. Bartercard offers a new age method of bartering which is available to businesses and organisations in York,
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Firm celebrates funds injection
A York biotech venture, which two years ago raised £1.3 million for expansion and research to help drug companies combat serious viral infections, today announced that it has raised another £400,000. Replizyme, on the York Science Park at Heslington,
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Cheesemaker lands supermarket contract
A NORTH Yorkshire cheesemaker has won a contract to supply its Yorkshire Blue and Buffalo Blue cheeses in pre-packed format to Waitrose. Shepherds Purse Cheeses of Thirsk will supply 100 branches of the food retail arm of The John Lewis Partnership with
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Firm hails trucker's driving record
COULD long-distance driver Jimmy Adams have clocked up a Yorkshire record? That is what Jimmy's bosses at York-based landscape supplies business Green-tech want to know. Since joining the company seven years ago he has driven 350,000 miles. "It's the
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Preview: The Glitterati, Hurricane Party and The Black Velvets, Fibbers, York, Monday, April 11
THE Black Velvets, The Glitterati and Hurricane Party all report to Fibbers on Monday for the New School of Rock Tour. The last time the Velvets played the York music bar, the swaggering northerners were on their own headline tour. This time, they are
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It's frothy man...
GALLONS of beer have been consumed at York's first Bavarian Festival. Over the past week, residents and visitors to the city centre have been supping at a wooden beer house that has been shipped over to Parliament Street for the fortnight-long extravaganza
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Tsunami victims stun newlyweds
A YOUNG York couple who tied the knot in Sri Lanka - three months after the tsunami devastated the country - have told how they were made to feel like "royalty" by the people whose lives had been wrecked by the natural disaster. Amy Thornton, 21, and
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Wild Bill gets his satisfaction
HE was part of one of the wildest rock bands in history. As the bass player in the Rolling Stones for more than three decades, Bill Wyman was more than used to seeing his name appearing in tabloid headlines. But these days the once wild Bill leads a more
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City readers 'doing well'
EDUCATION chiefs in York deny there is a "reading crisis" among children in the city. Their comments follow reports in national newspapers about statistics showing that one in five children leaving primary school "struggle to read". But Jenny Vickers,
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Civic duo ready to have a ball
BEHOLD brave St George as he stands in the shadow of York Minster. The Lord Mayor of York, Councillor Janet Looker, kneels in honour of the patron saint of England - played here by Sheriff of York, Bob Scrase - in preparation for the St George's Day Ball
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Trio's battle against the drop
THERE is no margin for error for either Harrogate, Selby and Malton and Norton as their rugby union seasons go on the line on Saturday. With two games left Malton must secure two more points to ensure safety in North East 2, starting with tomorrow's game
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Barbican binge drinking worries
THE company seeking a late-night drinks licence at York's Barbican Centre is at the centre of a binge-drinking storm at its nightclub in Newcastle. Police have sought to close Absolute Leisure's floating nightclub, the Tuxedo Princess, on Gateshead Quayside
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Watchdog in civic appeal
A CONSERVATION watchdog has launched a major membership drive to help it protect York's heritage through the 21st century. York Civic Trust wants to double its membership to 2,000 by next year. But it also wants a broader membership base so it can represent
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Girl shot in the face by ball bearing gun
A YOUNG GIRL was shot in the face when a ball bearing gun was discharged in a busy shop in York. The ten-year-old needed hospital treatment following the incident at the Co-op Late Shop in Beckfield Lane, Acomb. Fortunately the girl's sight was not damaged
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Splash the cash for Joe
ACOMB'S canoe slalom international Joe Stephenson is looking for sponsors to help him compete in this year's Junior European Championships. Stephenson, 17, is due to fly out to Krakow, Poland with the Great Britain team this July and is a genuine medal
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Six-shot Wood on target
Neil Wood completed a second hat-trick when he won the York Conservative clubs' Tayrol Scruton Cup snooker competition for the sixth time in seven years by defeating his Heworth club colleague Clive Whyte 3-1 in the final at Heworth. In the first frame
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Bott's your lot
YORK City will be bidding to end Hereford United's unblemished record against bottom-six clubs tomorrow. Graham Turner's men have won all ten matches -- including a 3-0 triumph at KitKat Crescent -- against the division's lowest positioned sides this
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Mac to the Max
YORK City boss Billy McEwan has set his team a target of finishing above Tamworth with a 100 per cent end to the season. McEwan is still smarting over comments made by Tamworth player-boss Mark Cooper after the Staffordshire's 1-0 home victory against
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Still thriving after 21 years
A support group for parents of premature and sick babies has well and truly come of age, as NADIA JEFFERSON-BROWN reports. TWENT-ONE years after its founding, a group which focuses on some of the youngest and most vulnerable patients is thriving, with
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Review: Burnt Offerings & Bad Habits, Shift/Shaft, The Studio, York Theatre Royal
THIS is an artistic statement from Leeds multi-media company A Quiet Word. "While we do use text, along with film and music, the word is only part of the material we use to tell a story. Hence the name of the company: the Word is there, but it's Quiet
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Review: Gigi, New Earswick Musical Society, Joseph Rowntree Theatre, York
THIS show was staged by the New Earswick Musical Society - and what a performance it was! Right from the start it was obvious to the packed theatre that it was to be a show worth settling into the large comfortable seats for. Set in 1901 Paris, the story
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Preview: Moby Dick, Joseph Rowntree Theatre, York, April 14-16
The Flying Ducks youth theatre celebrates its tenth anniversary with a whale of a premiere, discovers Charles Hutchinson. STEVE Outhwaite's world is full of sheep, mascara, theatrical clothing and Flying Ducks. The 53-year-old arable and sheep farmer
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Preview: Jack Dee, Grand Opera House, York, April 10
Hitting the road again, Jack Dee is as irritable as ever, railing mercilessly against the little things that bug him. Charles Hutchinson reports. DEADPAN Jack Dee is embarking on his first stand-up tour for three years, and his mood is no better. "I keep
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Bullet for bollard
THANKS to the Evening Press for all the publicity given about the Straylands Grove bollard. All those who objected so strongly to this scheme can now rejoice that good sense and the democratic process have, at last, prevailed ('Bollard scheme stopped'
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Pick another site
I HAVE just returned wandering around the University of York complex, purely out of curiosity to get a grip on what people are going on about in the letters page. The whole complex is like a mini town and I'm sure it is somewhere near the size, if not
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Bring back Green Cross man and save lives
WHAT happened to the Green Cross Man on our TV? It was a brilliant way to train not only children, but all of us. He would stand at the side of the road, teaching us to look "right - left and right again" ... and cross when safe. It was called The Green
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Last orders...
HOW fitting that you should print a picture of York's present MP beneath a report about short measures. Are you thinking what I'm thinking? Last orders, please! Clive Booth, York's Conservative Parliamentary candidate, Ash Street, York. Updated: 08:58
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Memorial poser
NICHOLAS Hall's animosity towards all things Israeli (Letters, April 6) is well documented on a regular basis in the letters page of the Evening Press. He never misses a chance to demonise Israel and portray her as the sole villain in the tragic conflict
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Situation normal?
I ASSUME cyclists will still be able to ride on the pavements during Royal Ascot week. PT Moore, Otterwood Bank, York. Updated: 08:57 Friday, April 08, 2005
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Three chairs for a new seats concept
THERE's a lot of future production ambition pinned to the arrival of Ford's three-row sport activity vehicle concept model. It shows a stylish future, and also demonstrates new ideas for people and load-carrying flexibility. Martin Smith, executive director
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Audi flagship is even better
AUDI's best selling eight-cylinder and 12-cylinder luxury saloon, the flagship A8, is in even better shape inside and out with the latest model, which goes on sale next month. It has become even more distinctive thanks to the integration of the latest
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Preview: York Open Studios 2005
Introducing...York Open Studios 2005, the weekend when artists open their doors to all. A record 42 artists and craftsmen are participating in this weekend's fourth annual York Open Studios, a showcase for painting, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture, jewellery
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180bullet/> Backhoe Operator
required for JCB. Must hold current relevant CPCS card mainly local authority work. Contact Mark Dunning, Dunning Plant Hire 07836 598278 (m). Updated: 15:07 Friday, April 08, 2005
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Newspaper Round
Sunday newspaper round in country area using your own car. Write to Grays Newsagents, 6 James Street, york YO10 3WW. Updated: 15:05 Friday, April 08, 2005
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360 Machine Drivers
360 machine drivers required with CPCS. Immediate start. Good pay rate - York 07833 933962 (m). Updated: 15:04 Friday, April 08, 2005
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Administrative Assistant
MACDONALDS YORKS FINEST FURNISHERS Macdonalds has a vacancy in our small, friendly office. The successful candidate will be enthusiastic, flexible and have an excellent telephone manner. Duties include cash handling, banking, data inputting, word processing
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Time to move on
DAYS before the third anniversary of the callous killing of York backpacker Caroline Stuttle, her murderer is sent back to prison as his appeal is thrown out. It has been a tortuous three years for her family. They have faced every step of the gruelling
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Robin's best for Plough
The Plough kept their division three title hopes alive with a 1-1 draw at leaders Hambleton with a Robin Bedford goal. Walker scored for Hambleton. Fulford did their quest a power of good with a 4-2 win at Shoulder of Mutton, thanks to Joe Smart (2) and
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Go-go Griffin soar to a higher degree
Selby Griffin secured promotion from division five in their first season. The Griffin ranks beat Wrights Sports Bar 2-0 with goals from Tom Bennett and Danny Harrop. CPP looked to have their game with Quaker Wood wrapped up when goals by Greenhouse (2
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Yet another dart to the heart
YOU have to hurry, but you've still just enough time to whisk a last minute wedding gift to Prince Charles and his duchess-to-be. But what to get this illustrious couple: a county? No, they own a few of those... A toothpaste squeezer? No, he's already
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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
