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Grand gift by Diocese
YORK church leaders are sending £100,000 to help aid efforts in the countries hit by the tsunami disaster. The Diocese of York, the Church of England organisation stretching from the Tees to the Humber and from the east coast to the A1, is making the
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Holiday man's flight relief
A YORK man holidaying in stricken Thailand today told of his relief as it emerged a fully-booked plane may have saved his life. Stephen Bailey planned to catch an earlier flight from Bangkok to paradise beach resort Phuket on the day of the Asian underwater
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So what's faith got to do with it?
How do you reconcile the dreadful suffering and loss of life caused by the tsunami in South East Asia with the idea of a loving God? STEPHEN LEWIS reports on a matter of faith and doubt. EVEN our very highest church leaders have been led by the awful
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Firm boosts aid coffers by £10,000
THE total raised by York Aid for the tsunami disaster has reached £28,766 - helped by a £10,000 donation from The Shepherd Building Group to help rebuild the lives of communities. The company, which has offices in Fulford, made the generous gift following
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Family's fear for disaster victim
A MOTHER and daughter were swept on to the top of a building in the tsunami disaster which left York man Stephen Magson presumed dead. Denise Magson and her daughter, India, survived after being caught up by the massive wave as it engulfed Phi Phi Island
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Disaster appeal strikes a chord
The Evening Press has joined forces with City of York Council to launch an appeal for survivors of the Asian tsunami disaster. Katie Emslie reports on how people across the region are getting involved in fundraising. FROM Live-Aid style concerts to coffee
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Cash pours in by bucketful
TENS of thousands of pounds have been thrown into collection buckets across York as residents responded to the tsunami disaster with amazing generosity. "People have been fantastically generous," said Oxfam area manager Libby Desforges, who went out with
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Wave of misery
As the grim death toll nears 140,000, STEVE CARROLL looks at what is being done - and what can be done - by local people to aid the victims of the Asian tsunami. TRAVELLING at more than 500mph - faster than a jet plane - the huge waves which crashed into
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Newlyweds in tsunami terror
THE horror of the raging water was like "the end of the world", a York survivor said today. Newlyweds Louise and Greg Harrand are battered and bruised, with the wounds they suffered still raw - but they and their families are just relieved that they have
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Police must use sense
NORTH Yorkshire police are equipped with mobile command platforms, satellite tracking systems, computer databases and portable TV cameras. All they lack is a crystal ball. That deficiency was blamed for two officers giving an elderly widow the fright
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We are the champions
AFTER been presented with the York Leeper Hare Football League Premier Division Shield last night champions Dringhouses celebrated in style. They beat second placed Huntington 2-0 with goals from Jamie BonarIous and Shane Laverack. The Selby derby between
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Wising up to new law on disability
THERE are more than ten million people in the UK with a disability - that's roughly one in eight of us. In 1995 a new law - The Disability Discrimination Act - was brought in to prevent people with disabilities from being discriminated against. The Act
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Way we were
Thursday, April 14, 2005 100 years ago: The restoration of St William's College in York had commenced, but such was its extremely dilapidated condition that it was expected to be three years before it was fully restored. While "all the citizens of York
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Hoping for a GB chance
TWO York-based players have put themselves in the shop window for a full BARLA Great Britain call-up after impressing in the Tri-Series winning Yorkshire team, writes Claire Hughes. Heworth second-rower Wayne Foster and Acorn flier Johnny Waldron both
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Heworth's Crosfields crossroads
TWO points for Heworth on Saturday could make all the difference in the re-election run-in -- and the Villagers will be well aware of it as they take on mid-table GMB National Cup semi-finalists Crosfields. An improved run in the last few weeks has seen
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Now young All Blacks want cup for double
DOUBLE-CHASING New Earswick All Blacks Rugby League Club Under-12s have made sure of the Yorkshire Junior League U12s division three crown thanks to a 32-6 victory at title rivals Milford Marlins. Man of the match Liam Dawson scored a hat-trick and fellow
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Fears grow for missing York father
FEARS are growing for a York man, who is believed to missing in the tsunami disaster. Relatives and friends are concerned about the whereabouts of family man Stephen Magson, who travelled to Thailand with his wife, Denise, and their young daughter, India
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Sisters seconds from death
A YORK schoolgirl told today how she had to kick down a bungalow door to save herself and her terrified sisters from rising seawater amid the devastation wrought by the Asian tsunami. The floodwater then swept the three teenagers out into a lagoon, where
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Please help our disaster fund
I WRITE to ask your readers to help UNICEF UK save lives in the aftermath of the tidal waves caused by the strongest earthquake in the world for 40 years. Following this disaster across South East Asia, many thousands of people have died and millions
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My tsunami hell
A STUDENT had a miraculous escape when the Asian tsunami swamped her hotel room in Sri Lanka. Eighteen-year-old Aimee Donald thought she would drown as water rose to six inches from the ceiling, but somehow she managed to battle her way out. The North
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Natalie Imbruglia, Counting Down The Days (Brightside/Sony) ***
DID you ever have a boyfriend/girlfriend who was pleasant and inoffensive, but would never be the love of your life because the passion, the compulsion just wasn't there? And don't you have stacks of CDs to which the same feelings apply? Imbruglia's latest
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Jem, Finally Woken (BMG) ***
One minute she's studying law in Brighton, the next she's soundtracking a film for Jude Law. From the grit and grime of jurisprudence to the glitz and glamour of making music for Closer, it's been a whirlwind few months for 29-year-old Welsh songstress
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Terri Walker, L.O.V.E (Mercury Records) ***
UK soul diva Terri Walker is a lady with a big voice and loads of sass. When the operatically-trained singer burst on to the scene in 2003 with her Mercury-nominated debut album Untitled, her confident and intelligent blend of British R&B and soul
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Renee Olstead, Renee Olstead (143 Records/Reprise) ***
After teen sensations Charlotte Church and Joss Stone, 15-year-old Olstead's major record company debut comes via the show-biz boost of appearing in films with Russell Crowe and Arnie Schwarzenegger. Soft-focus photos emulate the Church/Stone model of
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Tony Blair is Dr Who
IT may seem an odd question to ask after all these years, but who exactly is Tony Blair? In search of an answer, I'd like to suggest certain playful parallels with Dr Who. Prime Minister Who has a number of similarities with the rejuvenated Time Lord,
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Zarzu can zip in - 14/04/05
Thirsk racecourse launches its 2005 season tomorrow with a two-day meeting 150 years on from staging its first meeting on the present Station Road site. The highlight of tomorrow's card is the £10,000 Cyril Greenland Classified Stakes. The race is named
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Uphill struggle for Tykes
YORKSHIRE faced a tall order today to get back into their first County Championship game of the season at Essex. They were made to pay a heavy price for their early generosity to Essex opener Will Jefferson at Chelmsford yesterday. The 6ft 10in right-hander
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Attack shame of campus official
HE WAS a promising student at the University of York, with a career in politics beckoning. Today he was starting a nine-month prison sentence, his hopes and ambitions in tatters. Osvaldo Jose Fuentes-Atton, 21, was jailed for hitting a fellow student
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Hedgerows bid to stop graffiti
THORNY hedges have proved a novel way of stopping graffiti vandals who were plaguing a York nature reserve. Visitors to the Hob Moor reserve were often confronted with graffiti on the back of a line of garages bordering the 90-acre site. So York nature
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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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Tsunami families still wait for news
THE families of a young couple who have been missing since their Thai holiday resort was devastated by the Boxing Day tsunami are still waiting to hear if their bodies have been found. Sarah Bent, 19, and Robert Rowbottom, 21, were enjoying a holiday
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York on course for festive fun
Viking battles, continental markets, live bands and an exotic Indian festival are to showcase York to the world during Royal Ascot. Council chiefs have fleshed- out street festival plans to celebrate the five-day racing spectacular, expected to attract
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Promises boost tsunami appeal
A PROMISE of vacuuming while wearing only boxer shorts and a male escort service were some of the cheeky lots auctioned at a Ryedale pub to raise more than £5,500 for survivors of the Asian tsunami. Organiser Richard Murray-Wells said the event at his
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Memorial for tsunami victim
A MEMORIAL service is to be held for York tsunami victim Stephen Magson, it was revealed today. York Minster will be the venue for the service, which will be held on Friday, March 18, at 2.30pm, before a public reception is held in the Nunthorpe and Dante
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Tsunami appeal closes on £72K
"THANK You" was the message today, as the York Aid tsunami appeal was wound up on the two-month anniversary of the disaster, having raised more than £72,000. The entire York community showed tremendous generosity after the Evening Press and City of York
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Keep a clear head
I AM sure I will not be the only person in York who will not be too concerned that Mr Clements of the Legalise Cannabis Alliance will not be standing as a prospective MP in the General Election. His plea to the people of York to carefully think how they
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Waste of time
IN response to the letter from Steve Clements of the Legalise Cannabis Alliance, I am sick of the drug being portrayed as some kind of miracle health drug which can rid the world of its trouble. Can no one recognise cannabis for the waste of time it is
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'I saw villages the size of Acomb just flattened'
RAVAGED scenes of flattened villages passed by as a York graduate travelled from one tsunami-hit community to the next to offer aid. Globe-trotter Tim Wilson is one of York's first eye-witnesses of the relief effort to return from the Far East, where
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Vandals pour paint stripper over businessman's vehicles
VANDALS wielding paint stripper have caused damage costing thousands of pounds to a York businessman's vehicles. David Grierson, 54, who has run Green Lane Carpets, Acomb, for 20 years, was shocked to discover his van and personal car had been attacked
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'At the ripe old age of 38, I consider I've had a lot of fun and luck, and would like to give someth
A YORK volunteer is jetting to Sri Lanka to rebuild a school which was washed away in the tsunami disaster. Paul Thomas, 38, is taking two weeks off from his job at Norwich Union to help lay the foundations for a new five-roomed schoolhouse in the village
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Everything's wrong about flats plan
I WAS interested to read the article about the planning application for flats in Wigginton (April 12). As an objector to the scheme, I hope the council will refuse the application because it is the wrong size, wrong design, will create more traffic hazards
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He shone like a light and everyone was drawn to him
"TAKE a leaf out of Danny's book - love one another." That was the heartfelt message from the mother of Danny Adams to hundreds of mourners who packed his funeral. In a powerful tribute to her son, Sue Walker told the congregation at Acomb Methodist Church
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Hair-raising idea
YOUNGSTERS have been lining YorkAid coffers to help the victims of the Asian tsunami. They include pupils at Stockton-on-the-Forest Primary School who had a Mad Hair Day on the last day before the half-term break. They came in with their hair arranged
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Why I don't applaud Tesco's massive profits
AM I am alone in thinking the profits amassed by the supermarket giant Tesco are not to be applauded? The growth of supermarket shopping, while offering convenience, choice and value for money, has many other less desirable consequences. Small specialist
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Cash heads for disaster areas
YOUR cash is on its way to help communities devastated by the Asian tsunami, with the first donation from the York Aid appeal. A total of £62,795 has been raised since the Evening Press and City of York Council campaign to help tsunami stricken areas
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Ascot pays most
A COUPLE of letters published in the Press recently may have confused some readers. Firstly, Mr Horner claimed "Yorkies were being betrayed" because council money was being spent on cleaning up the city before the Ascot meeting (April 8). In fact, the
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Words fail me
ON April 7, I read on page nine of the Evening Press that disabled people will be able to park at the races for £10 during Ascot week. On page 17 I read the council will provide cycle racks where able-bodied cyclists can park for free and probably nearer
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Elderly widow crushed by strong arm of the law
AN ELDERLY widow feared one of her children had been in a road accident when police got her out of bed late at night. But Norma Rose's anxiety turned to anger when she was confronted by the two officers - and they said they were following up a report
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Oriental market
CELEBRITY chef Jennie Cook is setting up shop at tomorrow's Oriental Market to raise money for tsunami victims in her native Malaysia. Jennie will be selling foodstuffs, Malaysian knick-knacks and artwork in the Coppergate Centre, York, which is hosting
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We want Billy to stay
YORK City's board will do all they can to keep manager Billy McEwan at the club. Despite Tuesday's shattering 6-0 humiliation at Carlisle United the Minstermen's managing director Jason McGill believes McEwan is the man to halt City's spiral down the
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'Rotten Euro'
RICHARD O Whiting's letter 'A safer Europe' (April 11) is utter rubbish! NATO, especially the Americans, kept the peace in Europe, not the Eurupean Union. The inward-looking, over-regulated EU has been a disaster. Germany's unemployment is more than five
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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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Money rolling in
HOMEMADE buns, a seven-ton truck and an overcrowded loft all helped bring in more money for relief efforts in Asia following the tsunami disaster. Children at St Lawrence's Primary School in York raised more than £200 for the York Aid appeal - which has
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United front
NIGHTSPOTS are set to boost the York Aid appeal for victims of the tsunami disaster by thousands, thanks to a united fundraising drive. Thirty city centre bars are selling tickets for the Asia Needs You prize draw, which was launched two weeks ago, and
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Appeal tops £50k mark
MORE than £50,000 has been raised by the York Aid tsunami appeal. The Evening Press and City of York Council York Aid fund total now stands at £51,532.21, boosted by new donations from political parties, primary school children and private companies.
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Coining new aid efforts
MAP-MAKING pupils from Sutton-on-the-Forest school, near Easingwold, raised more than £350 - in loose change. The children built outlines of the countries affected by the tsunami using coins from their pocket money and savings. And at the end of the day
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Appeal rockin' on
DONATIONS are continuing to stream in to the Evening Press and City of York Council York Aid appeal for victims of the Asian tsunami, which now stands at £49,290. A charity gig at rock pub Certificate 18, in Gillygate, raised about £500 for the Disasters
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Soldiers in fundraising mission
MEMBERS of the Armed Forces have been dressing up and digging deep to raise cash for victims of the Asian tsunami disaster. Soldiers and civilians based at Imphal Barracks, York, sported everything from Darth Vader costumes to colourful hats and wigs,
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Keep giving
THREE weeks after the tsunami struck, the initial shock has subsided. But the scale of the devastation continues to astonish: at the weekend the death toll was revised upwards by several thousand. It will take many years and billions of pounds before
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York graduate dead
A YORK graduate who helped revive a war-torn area of Sri Lanka died in the Asian tsunami disaster, it has emerged. Philip Nicholas, 53, who was at the University of York with current Chancellor and former BBC Director-General Greg Dyke in the early 1970s
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Rockers rally to the cause to help needy
PREPARATIONS are continuing for a huge fundraising gig at rock pub Certificate 18, in Gillygate, York, on Sunday to raise funds for the York Aid Appeal Bands from around the country are playing at the event, which kicks off at 3pm and costs £2 to attend
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Appeal tops £44,000
WALKS, car washes and cake sales are just some of the ways people are raising cash for countries hit by the tsunami tragedy. Enthusiasm for helping the victims has failed to dim since the disaster took place almost three weeks ago and the Evening Press
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Thanks, but we need more cash
ON behalf of the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) we thank your readers for their generous response to the Tsunami Earthquake Appeal. More than £100 million has now been donated by the British public, with nearly £5 million from Yorkshire, and the
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Tribute from former school friend
A FORMER school friend of York tsunami victim Stephen Magson has paid tribute to him from his home in Hawaii. Dr Ron Wagner-Wright, who is blind, learned of the tragedy after logging on to the Evening Press thisisyork website, which he is able to read
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Publicity sparks charity warning
A YORK charity boss fears the huge publicity for the tsunami disaster appeal could hit fundraising for other good causes. Penelope Worsley, of Heslington, who runs a trust to help poverty-stricken people in northern Thailand, said she was appalled by
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Aid gathers pace as cash pours in
The Evening Press has been inundated with phone calls from people organising fundraising events and businesses making donations to help the York Aid appeal and national tsunami disaster appeal. During the weekend, supplies of Harrogate Spa Water jetted
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TV chef relives lucky escape from tsunami
YORK'S Malaysian-born TV chef and tourism champion Jennie Cook spoke today of her relief at narrowly avoiding the Asian tsunami disaster after a hotel she planned to visit in the country was fully-booked. Jennie and her grown-up son, Adam, had flown to
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Donations top £30,000 mark
DONATIONS to the York Aid appeal have topped the £30,000 mark as people across the city continue their fundraising efforts with gusto. Red Cross collectors, assisted by a number of local councillors, were due to be out in force in York city centre and
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The horror of tsunami... through the eyes of a six-year-old girl
SIX-YEAR-OLD Abigail Anson drew this image of her family weeping for the dead after watching the Asian tsunami disaster on television. The little girl from Alne, near Easingwold, is one of thousands of local children who have struggled to understand the
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We want Billy to stay
YORK City's board will do all they can to keep manager Billy McEwan at the club. Despite Tuesday's shattering 6-0 humiliation at Carlisle United the Minstermen's managing director Jason McGill believes McEwan is the man to halt City's spiral down the
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Raising cash to aid wave victims
CHURCHGOERS were thrilled today after a last-minute coffee morning raised more than £1,100 for the Asian tsunami appeal. Yesterday's coffee morning and bring-and-buy sale at Riccall Methodist Chapel attracted hundreds of people who wanted to make a contribution
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Aid fight for wave victims
CHARITIES around York and North Yorkshire are raising money to help the millions of victims struggling in the aftermath of the Asian tsunami. Aid workers need a constant flow of cash to supply medication, food, blankets and water purification tablets
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York beach couple 'lucky to be alive'
A YORK holidaymaker told today how she survived the tsunami in Sri Lanka - after abandoning plans to go for a swim. Gwenda Feasby, of Woodthorpe, said something made her put away her bikini, and she was instead sitting in a beachside hotel bar with her
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Archbishop's message
THE Archbishop of York today urged people to pray for the victims of the Asian tsunami tragedy and to give generously to aid relief efforts. Dr David Hope said he was confident that the British people would support the massive appeal for help. "I urge
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Shock waves sweep home
IT is one story among hundreds of thousands. Tonight we report the dramatic experience of Ryedale student Aimee Donald, who was swept away when the tidal wave hit her Sri Lankan hotel before being pulled to safety by other survivors gathered on the roof
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So do we still live in a sexist world?
Working men's clubs still treat women as second class citizens, equal rights campaigner Jackie Medley says. STEPHEN LEWIS looks at other areas of British life where women have traditionally been sidelined, to see how they are shaping up. JACKIE Medley
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Kirsty MacColl, From Croydon To Cuba: An Anthology (EMI Records) ****
BONO popped down from his mountain to decree: "I think what is missing is a sense of her being a truly great British artist and England should be fighting for this." And lo, this has come to pass. The tragically terminated career of Kirsty MacColl - killed
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Martha Wainwright, Martha Wainwright (Drowned In Sound) ****
MY, these Wainwrights are busy. Brother Rufus is all flourishing extravagance, mother Kate has an album out, as does dad Loudon. Now Martha steps out of the curdled shadow with this astonishing debut, adding to the family story of rivalry and resentment
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Mariah Carey, The Emancipation Of Mimi (Mercury) ***
What a marvellous title, yet despite her very public divorce and messy management shenanigans, it is hard to sympathise with Mariah. Like George Michael, she has cried wolf too many times, so it would be easy to hate this album. Lyrically, she is still
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Olivia Newton-John, Indigo: Women Of Song (Universal) *****
As one of the all-time greats, there is no mistaking Olivia's voice. In the same way Rod Stewart that interpreted the Great American Songbook his way, Olivia pays homage to the great female vocalists who inspired her, but still manages to make each track
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Now young All Blacks want cup for double
DOUBLE-CHASING New Earswick All Blacks Rugby League Club Under-12s have made sure of the Yorkshire Junior League U12s division three crown thanks to a 32-6 victory at title rivals Milford Marlins. Man of the match Liam Dawson scored a hat-trick and fellow
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Firms' legal action alert
FAR fewer businesses in York and North Yorkshire are resorting to court action to settle their differences - but in East Yorkshire the number of corporate court battles is growing. More disputes between companies, suppliers and customers are being settled
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Courier depot delivers ten new jobs
A NEW delivery operation in Pocklington has generated ten jobs - five paid staff and five franchised couriers. The Pocklington Industrial estate venture is the 100th Fastway Couriers depot worldwide. Steve Gent, 51, who lives at Elvington, has acquired
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Overseas calls solution
HIREFONE, the international mobile phone and BlackBerry rental specialist based at York Business Park, Nether Poppleton, claims to have found a way around steep mobile phone charges when taking UK phones abroad. Alleged excessive charging has already
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Getting It Right
Due to an administrative error, an article which appeared the Evening Press on April 1 describing the appointment of logistic professional Sean Baldry by Hirefone, the York-based international mobile phone rental company, was out of date. Mr Baldry no
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Disaster appeal tops £75k
A LAST-DITCH push by "phenomenal" fundraisers has tipped York's tsunami appeal over the £75,000 barrier. The bulging York Aid pot today received a final boost, with a tasty £3,000 donation from a city curry house chain. Bengal Brasserie handed over the
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Big turn-out for tsunami victim
TSUNAMI victim Steve Magson would have been "so glad" his wife and daughter survived the disaster, his widow told mourners at a memorial service. Denise Magson said Steve's last thoughts would have been "for his family" as he was swept away by the massive
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'There is a big risk of kids getting infected if they pick up these needles'
NEEDLES discarded by drug users in York are being overlooked by the council's clean-up teams, a disgusted city resident has claimed. Emma Scott, of the Peasholme Centre, in Stonebow, said hundreds of dangerous needles, or "sharps", could be found in problem
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For me, Steve is still in Thailand, but I'm looking forward to this service with family and friends
TSUNAMI survivor Denise Magson has spoken for the first time about how she is rebuilding her life after losing her husband, Steve, in the deadly waves that engulfed their Thai holiday paradise. The York couple and their daughter India, 12, were enjoying
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In the lap of the gods
BIDS have been made to bring lap dancing clubs to York, it was revealed today. But all these approaches have been successfully resisted so far, according to police licensing officer Dave Boag. He was speaking after the Evening Press reported last night
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Don't be dopey by doing drugs
STEVE Clements fears for the future of 15,000 York cannabis consumers because he is not standing at the General Election (Letters, April 11). As a therapist working with addictions, I too fear for them, and the binge drinkers. Actions have consequences
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TV expert does wonders with couple's backyard
A YOUNG couple have had their dowdy backyard transformed in to a tropical oasis by the City Gardener. Sarah and Simon Day, both 28, admitted that the yard behind their Edwardian terraced house in Prospect Terrace, York, was nothing more than "a home for
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Bone shaker
THE chance to see York's Roman heritage being uncovered is being offered this weekend. Local people are being invited to view the latest archaeological finds at 89 The Mount, during an open day, on Saturday. Archaeologists are currently working there
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Tsunami fund tops £70,000
MORE than £70,000 has been raised by the York Aid appeal for victims of the Asian tsunami. Almost £60,000 has already been paid to the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) to help relief and reconstruction efforts in the devastated areas. The record-breaking
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Hoping for a GB chance
TWO York-based players have put themselves in the shop window for a full BARLA Great Britain call-up after impressing in the Tri-Series winning Yorkshire team. Heworth second-rower Wayne Foster and Acorn flier Johnny Waldron both impressed on their first
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Build a new road
NOW the Straylands scheme has been stopped, for the present at least, would it not be an opportune time to look at alternatives? With more developments scheduled for Monks Cross, the traffic situation in that area will only get worse. The Straylands Grove
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Amanda stretches the point
NORTH YORKSHIRE yoga teacher Amanda Latchmore stretched herself to raise money for victims of the devastating tsunami in Sri Lanka. Her 11-hour "yogathon" at the Friends' Meeting House, Queen Parade, Harrogate, last Sunday raised about £3,000. Amanda,
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Bitter football rivals going head-to-head
IMAGINE Rangers and Celtic, AC Milan and Inter or Brazil and Argentina not playing each other for seven years and then meeting for one last contest to decide who was the greatest. That is the eagerly-awaited prospect currently consuming two rival football
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Uphill struggle for Tykes
YORKSHIRE faced a tall order today to get back into their first County Championship game of the season at Essex. They were made to pay a heavy price for their early generosity to Essex opener Will Jefferson at Chelmsford yesterday. The 6ft 10in right-hander
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Resident baffled by parking permits policy
A MOTORIST has been forced to walk two miles to get from his home to his car, after he was refused a city centre parking permit. Daniel Mondesir was baffled when council chiefs told him he could not have an £80 residents' pass, even though his riverside
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Store does that bit extra for charity
SUPERMARKET staff ditched their usual uniforms to boost the Red Cross tsunami appeal. Workers at Tesco Extra, at Clifton Moor, York, paid £2 each to dress down yesterday, to help push their fundraising for the charity past the £15,000 mark. Meanwhile,
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Parties await Barbican D-day
THE High Court is expected to decide next month on a legal challenge to the proposed redevelopment of York's Barbican Centre. The Save Our Barbican (SOB) campaign is seeking a judicial review of City of York Council's decision to grant planning permission
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We are the champions
AFTER been presented with the York Leeper Hare Football League Premier Division Shield last night champions Dringhouses celebrated in style. They beat second placed Huntington 2-0 with goals from Jamie BonarIous and Shane Laverack. The Selby derby between
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Unsafe move
IN response to the letter "A safer Europe" I do not believe a move from our law, which requires proof of guilt, to Napoleonic Corpus Juris, is a safe move. Losing self-government to a distant, unelected set backed by the supremacy of EU law is foolish
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Prime Minister Tony Blair holds Britain's democratic process in contempt
AS New Labour gets election jitters, Blairite contempt for the democratic process becomes more obvious. When New Labour invaded Iraq despite massive democratic protests nationwide - more than a million marched in London, and 5,000 in York - they told
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Labour's shame
AS a trade unionist and ex-Labour voter, I agree with parts of Christopher Leeman's letter (April 11). In particular, the poor state of pensions and continuing privatisation and understaffing in health and education are disgraceful for a so-called Labour
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Masses continue to fundraise
IT IS exactly a month since the Asian tsunami disaster and the generosity shown by local people towards the victims shows no signs of diminishing. Individuals, schools and businesses across York and North Yorkshire are continuing to organise fundraising
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York on course for festive fun
Viking battles, continental markets, live bands and an exotic Indian festival are to showcase York to the world during Royal Ascot. Council chiefs have fleshed- out street festival plans to celebrate the five-day racing spectacular, expected to attract
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Family set up fund in memory of tsunami victim
HOPE is springing from tragedy, after the family of a York man believed killed by the Asian tsunami set up a fund to help other victims of the disaster. Steve Magson was watching his wife, Denise, and daughter, India, kayaking in the sea off Phi Phi Island
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Pupils lead efforts
FULFORD School staff and pupils have held a jam-packed week of fundraising activities in a bid to raise £5,000 for victims of the Asian tsunami disaster. The fun has included a Miss Fulford cross-dressing contest, a disco and a Little Britain sketch spoof
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Digging deep to aid the victims
ELDERLY residents of a York council sheltered housing scheme donated their Christmas presents to a fundraising day for the York Aid appeal. The Lord Mayor of York, Coun Janet Looker, opened the event at Lovell House, Dringhouses, which included cake stalls
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Free trauma help groups
INDEPENDENT hospital The Retreat is to host a series of open group meetings for people directly affected by the tsunami disaster. The charitable hospital in Heslington Road, York, is holding three open sessions, the first of which will be on Wednesday
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Silence proves golden for Laura
YORK youngsters have been dressing down to help tsunami victims. Staff and students at All Saints' School have raised £2,155.88 through events such as a home clothes day and bucket collections. Sixth former Laura Duggan raised £125 by doing a sponsored
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Review: Huge - The Ultimate Night Out, Grand Opera House, York
THEY came, they played and they conquered: Huge packed the Grand Opera House to the rafters yet again, proving the nine-piece "cheesemeisters" are The Ultimate Night Out. The evening started with Tara Palmer Tomkinson (on a big screen) begging for Huge
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Travel ban extended
SOME UK holiday companies will not be offering packages to the worst of the tsunami-hit areas until the beginning of April at the earliest, it was announced today. Most tour operators decided today to extend the ban on trips to coastal areas of Sri Lanka
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Red cross hit by depot blaze
BUSY Red Cross staff were devastated to find a fire had swept through their York offices - at the worst possible time. Volunteers have been working hard to raise vital funds for the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) tsunami appeal, and to provide relief
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Soup-er savers
PUPILS and staff at a York school are donating their dinner money to raise funds for the tsunami appeal. The children at Our Lady's RC School, in Acomb, will also make a sacrifice, such as not playing football or computer games for the day, in order to
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Appeal total nears £40,000
YORK people have raised nearly £40,000 for those devastated by the Asian tsunami disaster. The York Aid appeal stands at £39,691 - with donations still coming in to help the hundreds of thousands of people trying to rebuild their lives in the wake of
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Tsunami escape family relive ordeal on TV show
A NORTH Yorkshire family who survived the devastating Asian tsunami have retold their harrowing story live on national television. When the killer wave struck a tiny atoll in the Maldives, 15-year-old Emily Gibbons had to kick down a door to save her
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Please visit again
HAVING lived and worked in Phuket, Thailand, for a year and having visited six weeks ago, I watched in horror as the tsunami hit. But unlike most of the rest of the world, my panic was for the foreigners (such as us), living in Phuket. People who have
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£13,000 for appeal
RED Cross volunteers collecting for the Asian tsunami appeal raised more than £13,650 across York and North Yorkshire this weekend. Bucket collections at Tesco supermarkets at Clifton Moor and Strensall, in York, and Thirsk, Scarborough and Northallerton
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£65,000 donation
DUNNINGTON-based supermarket group Costcutter has donated £65,000-worth of aid to the national tsunami appeal. The company, which has more than 85 stores across the country, is sending desperately-needed products such as baby milk, food rice and toiletries
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Review: Moby Dick! The Musical, Flying Ducks Youth Theatre, Joseph Rowntree Theatre, York, until Apr
Director Stephen Outhwaite sails close to the wind in his choice of show for Flying Ducks Youth Theatre's tenth anniversary production. Not even Cameron Mackintosh could "save the Whale" from West End closure after only 15 weeks. Initiated in Oxford in
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Wave claims life of N Yorks aid worker
AN AID worker from North Yorkshire who spent a lifetime helping people in Asia and Africa, and who survived an earthquake which killed an estimated 100,000 people in China, died when the tsunami struck an isolated Thai island, it emerged today. Robin
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Council alert for donors
COUNCIL officials have praised the generous donations of residents across York to the disaster appeal - but warned donors to make sure they give only to bona-fide collectors. Dick Haswell, York council's head of licensing, said: "These pictures we're
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Leaders throw weight behind fundraising
CITY of York council leader Steve Galloway said: "The imperative is that the spontaneous groundswell of public goodwill and action is maintained until not only the immediate crisis has passed, but also until the rebuilding programme has been completed
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Knights shine to help the victims
RUGBY stars from Super League champions Leeds Rhinos carried out a tsunami appeal collection at their match against York City Knights. Rhinos captain Kevin Sinfield was joined by team mates Barrie McDermott and Great Britain internationals Danny Maguire
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City bus firm donates fares
YORK's open-top tour bus company has donated a day's takings to the tsunami appeal. Top Line Travel gave up all £283 in fares on December 27 to the growing fund. Meanwhile, a collection for the victims of the Asian disaster raised £826 at the New Year's
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York tourists missing
Fears were growing today for three York tourists who were holidaying in Thailand when the Asian earthquake struck. Father-of-three Stephen Magson, 54, remains missing in Phuket. His wife Denise and daughter India, who both survived the disaster, have
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Fears for York holiday couple
TWO York sweethearts were missing today after their Thai holiday island was devastated by the Asian tsunami. The families of Sarah Emily Bent, 19, and her boyfriend, Robert William Rowbottom, 21, revealed they had not heard from them since Christmas Day
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Bitter football rivals going head-to-head
IMAGINE Rangers and Celtic, AC Milan and Inter or Brazil and Argentina not playing each other for seven years and then meeting for one last contest to decide who was the greatest. That is the eagerly-awaited prospect currently consuming two rival football
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No problems just TV solutions
WE were thrilled to read that City of York Council is to employ motorcycle traffic wardens, echoing Californian biker cop show CHiPS. The Diary now believes York should ditch its much-delayed Local Plan, and instead base all its decisions on copies of
