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Do the business for the fans -- McEwan
YORK City boss Billy McEwan has called on the club's players to prove they are worth their wages in front of long-suffering home supporters tomorrow. The Minstermen close their campaign at KitKat Crescent against relegated Farnborough, who won their first
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Door ajar for Far
BILLY McEwan will invite former Azerbaijan Under-21 international goalkeeper Farjan Afandiyev back for pre-season training after he played for the reserves as a trialist last night. City completed their Pontin's League programme with a 5-1 victory over
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Way we were
Friday, April 22, 2005 100 years ago At York fruit and flower market the recent wintry weather had apparently had very little effect on flowers, for the market was "gay with colour", all the flower stalls being well laden. Conspicuous were daffodils,
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War veteran in registration mix-up
A WAR veteran today threatened to take York council to court - for not letting him vote. Joseph French has had his say in every General Election since 1951, when Winston Churchill and Clement Atlee were battling it out for the keys to Downing Street.
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Clash of titans - 22/04/05
With the round course, most notably the newly-laid home-turn, unraceable after the recent heavy rain, it's an all-sprint card at Ripon tomorrow, with no race being staged over more than six furlongs. Such a restricted programme is a far cry from Sandown
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Don't rely on United States
FORMER British Ambassador Sir Christopher Meyer told Yorkshire's top businesspeople that they "know how to speak American". That's why the UK has benefited so much from US investment, he told 520 members of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI)
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Building chief to step down
MILLIONAIRE Duncan Davidson, founder of York-based Persimmon plc, has announced he is to retire as non-executive chairman next April. Mr Davidson who will then be 65, has accepted a board invitation to become life president of the company he founded in
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On The Verge, An American Odyssey, Mind The Gap, The Studio, York Theatre Royal, April 23-24
THIS all started with a dream, explains Jez Colborne, to ride across America on a bike. "I'm not the first person to want to do it, but I may be the first to get the Arts Council to pay for it," he says. In October last year, Colborne rode pillion with
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Shed Seven - One Hand Clapping
Seventeen months on from the end of Shed Seven, singer Rick Witter talks about the band's last album, only now released, and tells CHARLES HUTCHINSON about his plans. IT isn't the end of the world, but right now it feels like it. With these words Rick
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Career best for Aussie batsman
A REVITALISED Ian Harvey plundered his career-best score of 161 not out to charge Yorkshire on to 401-7 and maximum batting bonus points against Somerset at Headingley yesterday. The Australian all-rounder also featured in an unbroken stand of 174 with
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Coyote bites back
AS a director of the company that has recently taken over The Bedroom on Micklegate I am shocked at your paper's complete contempt for our business ethic ('Ugly side of bar bingeing', Comment, April 13). Our first action after acquiring the site was to
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Parking insult
RECENTLY I paid my first visit of the year to York, only for a day out, as opposed to stopping overnight, so I didn't have the luxury of a B&B's free parking. I headed for Marygate car park. I should have been less offended if, instead of a charge
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Men only, please
Here's a time-saving idea. All supermarkets should have some men-only check-out aisles. We would not then have to queue behind women who faff about with purses, handbags and numerous coins, only then to hand over a wad of notes and money-off vouchers.
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Wheelchair and buggie 'hooligans' remarks were offensive
I AM responding to Mike Bentley's article regarding his "tongue-in- cheek" version of obese, grey-haired hooligans in motorised wheelchairs and battericars causing mayhem on the streets of Britain (Saturday Soundoff, April 2). I take issue with him for
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Don't blame us
I WAS sorry to read the letter from Mildred Baker about the changes to the Dial and Ride service (April 20). York Wheels is operating the service on behalf of the council using the new routes set out by the council and is not responsible for alterations
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Best buses for all
I CAN confirm that the council has made some changes to the new Dial and Ride service after consultation with existing passengers. We recognised that it would be important to make as few changes to the existing service as possible, therefore we retained
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Our bus misery
I THANK Coun Janet Hopton for supporting my bid to get the route of the Arriva bus from Rufforth to Acomb changed to take in Ridgeway on to Front Street to transport elderly and infirm people to the doctors' at Gale Farm Surgery. The newly-introduced
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'Green light' for train wash plan
A SCHEME to build an all-night train washing depot which has angered worried residents is set to be approved - despite admissions that councillors have a "difficult decision". Planning officers at City of York Council have recommended that councillors
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White powder hoax 'was not a schoolboy prank'
DETECTIVES have ruled out the possibility that a major chemical alert, which triggered a costly emergency operation and closed York city centre, could have been a schoolboy prank. Staff at NatWest Bank in Market Street, York, discovered a package containing
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The great sound
AN ANCIENT horn, possibly bestowed by King Alfred The Great to a North Yorkshire city, was originally blue and was not just for show, it has been revealed. Experts at the York Archaeological Trust uncovered the Ripon Horn, or Charter Horn - which was
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Opera singing Dame becomes a Freeman of the City of York
SHE has performed to great acclaim all over the world. But opera singer Dame Janet Baker was still humbled by an honour bestowed on her by the residents of York. The retired mezzo-soprano, who grew up in York before heading to London at the age of 20
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Thompson and Williams roll back the years
VETERAN pair Dave Thompson and Brian Williams steered RI Tuesday/Thursday 'C' to a surprise 7-2 win over Clifton 'B' in men's division three of the York Badminton League. The golden oldies were in great form in taking all three rubbers for a total of
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Blackwell hails his number one
NEIL Sullivan faces promotion-chasers Ipswich at Elland Road tomorrow after collecting the club's Player of the Year award last night. The 35-year-old ex-Chelsea goalkeeper is United's only ever-present this term. He bagged his accolade at an awards dinner
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Do the business for the fans -- McEwan
YORK City boss Billy McEwan has called on the club's players to prove they are worth their wages in front of long-suffering home supporters tomorrow. The Minstermen close their campaign at KitKat Crescent against relegated Farnborough, who won their first
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Door ajar for Far
BILLY McEwan will invite former Azerbaijan Under-21 international goalkeeper Farjan Afandiyev back for pre-season training after he played for the reserves as a trialist last night. City completed their Pontin's League programme with a 5-1 victory over
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Preview: Time Bandits, Grand Opera House, York, April 24
York School of Dance and Drama celebrates its 30th anniversary with a new show. IT began 30 years ago when three small children knocked on Lesley Ann Eden's door, begging her to teach them dancing and acting. "I couldn't refuse," she recalls. "It was
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Preview: Dance Flash 2005, Grand Opera House, April 30
THIS weekend York School of Dance and Drama marks its 30th anniversary. Next weekend the evergreen Miss Isobel Dunn notches up twice that length of service to York's young dancers, when she presents Dance Flash 2005 at the Grand Opera House. "The show
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Preview: Guys And Dolls, York Musical Theatre Company, York Theatre Royal, April 27 to May 7
ROLL the dice, the game is on again for Paul Laidlaw, who is directing the swell Broadway musical Guys And Dolls for a second time. "I did it a long time ago, it must be about 15 years ago, at the Joseph Rowntree Theatre," says Paul, whose new production
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Preview: Beautiful Thing, The Studio, York Theatre Royal, April 26-30
The TV series Shameless has inspired changes to a Pilot Theatre production about young love, reports CHARLES HUTCHINSON. MARCUS Romer is shameless in admitting the prime influence on Pilot Theatre's revival of Beautiful Thing. Pilot, the company in residence
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Learning to live when 'world has stopped'
MANY of us know someone who suffers from Multiple Sclerosis - but few of us understand how debilitating the condition can be. For Freda Naylor, 69, it has meant the total loss of feeling in her arms and legs and the loss of sight in her right eye. But
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Review: Bellydance Superstars and The Desert Roses, Grand Opera House, York
NO wonder master percussionist Issam can't stop smiling. The Syrian Pharaoh of Rhythm has an unbeatable view of the "the art of sensuality in motion", on stage with the Bellydance Superstars and The Desert Roses. He is pretty much the only man here; there
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New Mondeo boost for Ford
MONDEO has been in the top ten best-selling cars in this country since Ford launched it around 12 years ago. At the moment it also provides the second best- selling diesel and is still seen as a favourite of both retail and fleet buyers. From next month
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Award-winning Ibiza plays on its title as best supermini
Having been named the best supermini, Seat's Ibiza is now available in special edition guise, called the Award, and offering lots of extras. To celebrate the Ibiza winning the prestigious What Car? Best Supermini title for three successive years, SEAT
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Preview: Steve Johnson, York Castle Galleries, Coppergate Centre, York, Sunday, April 24
SCOTTISH artist Steve Johnson makes a personal appearance at York Castle Galleries, Coppergate Centre, York, on Sunday, April 24 from noon to 3pm. Born in Glasgow in 1956, he grew up in Dumfries and in 1973 he was offered a placement at Carlisle College
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Care Home Vacancies
South Park Care Home, Gale Lane, York YO24 3HX. Assistant Cook - Full-Time. Kitchen Assistant - Part-Time. Care Assistants required Full/Part-Time Day/Nights. Domestic Various hours. Contact Anne Fieldhouse on 01904 784198. Updated: 10:52 Friday, April
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Administration Assistant
Estimating Department - Administration Assistant. We are seeking an enthusiastic person to work in our small but extremely busy Estimating Department, providing high quality admin support to our estimators. Candidates must have excellent IT, organisational
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HGV Driver
HGV Driver needed. Apply L Clancey & Sons 01904 489169. Updated: 10:38 Friday, April 22, 2005
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Duty Managers
Exciting Opportunities for Duty Managers - Harrogate and York areas. United Co-operatives is the Uk's most successful and progressive independent retail co-operative with a projected annual turnover of £1.5 billion and a workforce of 15,000. The Food
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Hotel vacancies
City Centre Hotel Group. Due to recent expansion we currently have vacancies for Head Chef, Breakfast Cook, Evening Cook, Receptionist, Bar/Waiting Staff, General Assistants, Chambermaids. We offer excellent rates of pay and working conditions. Please
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Under pressure
THE minister thought she was popping in for a routine check-up. Rosie Winterton was sure her policies were sound and that the doctor would pass her with flying colours. Instead Dr David Fair of Jorvik Medical Practice gave her a thorough examination.
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Fulford stars diminish Plough title hopes
FULFORD enhanced their John Smith's York Sunday Morning League division three title chances and ended those of The Plough with a 4-1 win to reduce the chase to just two teams. Jimmy Parvin (3) and a Joe Smart penalty did the damage with Paul Downes scoring
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Unpeeling the banana joke
PETER Kay's observational comedy has made him a TV star, a millionaire and one of Britain's best-loved entertainers. The power of his funny walk alone propelled Tony Christie's song Amarillo to number one. Now the Diary has learned that some jokes credited
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Selby hero Pocklington making his final bow
A STALWART of North Yorkshire's rugby union scene says his goodbyes tomorrow hoping he can help lead Selby to victory. Imposing back row forward Jamie Pocklington will retire after Selby wind up their season against relegated Yarnbury in Yorkshire One
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City Trust distributes survey
HUNDREDS of York City fans are being asked how happy they are with the way the club is being run in a Supporters' Trust survey. The 20-question survey will be distributed at Saturday's final match of the season against Farnborough at KitKat Crescent,
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GP frustration over targets
HEALTH Minister Rosie Winterton dropped into a new medical base in York - and got a grilling from a GP about Government policy. The heat was turned up on the health chief during a visit to the Jorvik Medical Practice as she outlined Labour's health agenda
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Supermarkets under fire
SUPERMARKET pricing policies have been criticised by a parliamentary hopeful in the Vale of York. Liberal Democrat Jeremy Wilcock used Easingwold market to voice his demands for fairer prices for farmers and growers. He is petitioning for supermarket
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What's happened to York market?
STEPHEN LEWIS reports on the gloom that lurks beneath the banter at York's Newgate Market ROB Benson is turning on the charm for customers at his card stall in Newgate Market. "I'm coming, my darlings!" he says, to regulars Brenda Coward and Daphne Doran
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Phil Beer, Rhythm Methodist (Hands On Music) ****
THIS double CD is an impressive showcase for multi-instrumentalist Phil Beer, one half of acoustic duo Show Of Hands. Disc one is devoted to songs by the likes of Bob Dylan, The Band, Steely Dan and Jackson Browne. The Band's Acadian Driftwood is a particular
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Cursed, Running time: 97 mins Certificate: 15 **
WES Craven likes to give teenagers an even harder time than disgruntled Evening Press letter writers. He has made the teen horror movie the mainstay of his movie career, first with the Nightmare On Elm Street franchise that began in 1984 and went on and
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York look to Aussie Sheedy to fill Piercy gap
YORK Cricket Club will be looking to new overseas player Michael Sheedy to help plug the gap left by Steve Piercy in the batting line-up this summer. Piercy, the Malton and Norton RUFC player, is having a rugby-playing holiday in Australia but opener
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Melanie gets smart with her designs
HERE are some Smart designs from a smart York student who found the Highway Code to success. Melanie Oates, a graphic design student at York College, has won first prize in a design project for the tiny Smart car sponsored by the motor retailer Smart
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Review: Editors, Fibbers, York
THE twenty-first century has so far yielded only one classic debut album; an album which will stand the test of time, and which will inspire bands for years to come. That album is Turn On The Bright Lights, the debut effort from New York quartet Interpol
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Review: The Sid Lawrence Orchestra, Grand Opera House, York
I WAS weaned on Sid Lawrence and Big Band, so at every possible opportunity I take my father to see either the Glenn Miller Orchestra or, in this case, the SLO, owned and conducted by Chris Dean pretty much in the style of the late great band leaders.
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Preview: York Early Music Festival, July 8 to 16
THE 2005 York Early Music Festival will celebrate the female muse as patron, inspiration, composer and musician. Marking the artistic achievements of some of Europe's finest courts and converts, the July festival will focus on women of influence. Those
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Preview: Jazz notes
SIDESTEPPING the "waiting-for-a-bus" analogy, there are three choices vying for attention tonight, all out of town. The Venue at the Leeds College of Music will host the six-piece powerhouse band Dennis Rollins' Badbone & Co. Dennis is hailed by Jazzwise
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Job hopes face chop by trees
PLANS for a retailer to bring between 40 and 50 jobs to York could be scuppered...by three oak trees. Planning officers have recommended councillors reject a scheme for a huge new store on open land next door to the former Ikon and Diva nightclub at Clifton
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Mean to test the needy old
A STRONG nation values its roots and nurtures its visions of the future. These two great pillars of strength are represented in the oldest generations who have forged its foundations and the youngest - the potential means of its survival in the future
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So demeaning
I REMEMBER the days when floor covering was lino, and carpets, radios, record players, cars, vacuum cleaners, TVs, holidays, meals out, and cinemas and theatres were hardly affordable luxuries. The cost of night clubs would have been unthinkable. What
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Why Mostly Autumn get my vote
I AM not knocking the Yards, they are a great band. But are they really "York's highest profile band" (April 15)? The Evening Press is again ignoring Mostly Autumn, above, whose new album, Storms Over Still Waters, is launched at the London Astoria on
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Schools set their own budgets, not this city's local authority
IN response to Mr Tilstone's letter about class sizes (April 19), he is right when he says Liberal Democrats are committed to cutting class sizes and reducing infant classes still further to 20. We understand very well the significance of this to children
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Education pledge
MARTIN Tilstone is right to bemoan the failure of the Labour Government and the city's Lib Dem council to deliver real improvements in the education system for York's children. It is not acceptable for them to have to be taught in mixed year classes,
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'Retail rage' on the rise - study
THEY have been stabbed with broken glass, verbally abused and spat at. These are only a few examples of loutish behaviour endured by York shopworkers in recent months. Incidents of "retail rage" are increasing, according to a Retail Choice survey, while
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'They will be among the best bar tenders in the city and without doubt the highest paid'
THE man planning to open a Coyote Bar in York's Micklegate today hit back at critics, claiming it would combat binge drinking rather than encourage it. He said the girls who will dance on the bar will be the highest paid bar tenders in York, earning up
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Cheaper homes move is hailed
YORK'S Derwenthorpe scheme will give more local people a chance of getting a foot on the property ladder, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation revealed today. The developer has agreed to increase the amount of affordable housing in the first phase of the model
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Fraudsters crackdown
BENEFITS cheats in York are being targeted as part of a continuing bid to stamp out fraud. The most recent example of this is one York woman who claimed more than £8,000 in benefits to which she was not entitled. Debra Bell, 36, of Doherty Walk, Foxwood
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No trial for Ascot traffic scheme
THE traffic master plan which aims to avoid roads chaos during Royal Ascot at York will not be trialled when racing kicks off at Knavesmire next month. City of York Council officers could have used May's Dante meeting at York Racecourse to iron out any
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Adam takes on Eve at Heworth
A battle of the sexes has broken out at Heworth Tennis Club. Players are going to find out which is the superior sex by fighting it out on court. The men's team will play a match against the women's team, based on league rules tomorrow. Heworth TC men's
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Job hopes face chop by trees
PLANS for a retailer to bring between 40 and 50 jobs to York could be scuppered...by three oak trees. Planning officers have recommended councillors reject a scheme for a huge new store on open land next door to the former Ikon and Diva nightclub at Clifton
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No trial for Ascot traffic scheme
THE traffic master plan which aims to avoid roads chaos during Royal Ascot at York will not be trialled when racing kicks off at Knavesmire next month. City of York Council officers could have used May's Dante meeting at York Racecourse to iron out any
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Preview: Hi-5 Space Magic, Grand Opera House, York, April 21
Introducing... Hi-5 Space Magic, the new live show from the Aussie children's favourites on Five's Milkshake show. Hi-5 shows in 82 countries and attracts more than 235,000 British viewers every morning on Five. When the Australians toured last year,
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Press a button to climb a rock face
Motoring Editor Malcolm Baylis marvels at the capabilities of the new Range Rover Sport. AN aerodynamic Range Rover? Surely a contradiction in terms? Not so, especially with the imminent arrival of the Range Rover Sport. You could say that it's a car
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Colour code for Avensis
TOYOTA has definitely nailed its colours to the mast ... and has announced the arrival of the Avensis Colour Collection, a new entry point for the range, and the third model group to adopt the Colour Collection as its signature branding for special models
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Trainee Administrator
Trainee Administrator. We have a career opportunity for a motivated person in the field of pension administration. You should enjoy working as part of a team but also have the ability to work on your own initiative. The role will involve you in full scheme
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Florist
Part time experienced florist required to work alongside existing team at CGC events, York Racecourse during the racing season May-Oct. Contact Carole Snowdon for more information and interview 01904 638971. Updated: 10:41 Friday, April 22, 2005
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Democracy is shrinking
IF there is one thing more important than deciding whether to vote Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrat, UKIP, Raving Monster Loony Party or whoever on May 5, it is that people vote at all. Politicians who have spent months at each others throats over
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In market for change
WHEN did we forget that York is a market town? For centuries this city was defined by its role as the region's marketplace. Then attitudes changed in the Sixties, when customers became "consumers". While York escaped the worst town planning follies which
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Clifton Cornered in derby
CORNER House ran out 7-5 winners against bitter rivals Clifton Hotel in the match arranged to settle old scores. A crowd of more than 300 watched Pete Sinclair (2), Paul Dunn (2), Gary Sullivan, Graham Boyes and a John Pickering goal securing victory
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Blast for Blair
SCARBOROUGH student Jessica Haigh was brought face to face with Tony Blair yesterday, and gave him a blast every bit as icy as the North Sea wind. The daughter of a former Labour councillor and election agent, she told the Prime Minister he had turned
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Horse-drawn Heslington stalk the top
THE Leeper Hare York and District Football League division two title race is still a long way from being decided. Leaders Tockwith moved six points clear after beating Barmby Moor 4-0 in midweek. But second-placed Heslington, who have three games in hand
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Opening shots
THE new Hunters York and District Senior Cricket League season will open with a bang as last year's two top sides clash in a double header. Champions Easingwold and former top dogs Dunnington, who will be eager to reclaim their crown, meet in the opening
