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Terry's dies in dribs and drabs
TERRY'S of York enters its twilight tomorrow when more than 100 workers leave the chocolate factory and production of many famous brands comes to a halt. The Evening Press can reveal today that the company's iconic chocolate box favourite, All Gold, has
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Big break for snooker ace, 15
YOUNG snooker ace Steve Gregson is a true sporting hero - according to his proud mum. Debbie Gregson has nominated her talented son for one of our Community Pride awards - in this year's new Sporting Hero category. Although only 15, Steve, of Stockton-on-the-Forest
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City youth scheme hit by cash cut-backs
YORK City will ask parents of the club's promising young footballers to try to raise £200 in sponsorship towards the Centre of Excellence's running costs of next season. The idea has been forced on the club by the withdrawn funding caused by the club's
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Rovers set for Pennine switch
NEW Earswick All Blacks might be taking on one of the country's top amateur sides, Sharlston Rovers, in Pennine League division one next season. All Blacks will be promoted to that tier if they win their remaining game next week, while Sharlston, the
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Crucial climax awaits York pair
HEWORTH and York Acorn ARLC's conflicting campaigns could both come down to what happens on Saturday as the National Conference division two season draws to a crucial climax. Heworth go in search of the two unlikely points they may need to avoid having
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Teacher grills leaders
SHE'S fired hard-hitting questions at Tony Blair and Michael Howard and had the national headlines broadcast live from her front garden. It's not just top TV newsreaders Kirsty Wark or Kirsty Young who rub shoulders with political heavyweights during
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Controversial post office closures are thrust into election spotlight
POST office closures and the fight to protect local services will be thrust under the election spotlight tonight in York. The city's main election candidates are due to speak at a public meeting, at Fishergate Primary School, organised by campaigners
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Tory pledge to diffuse 'bomb'
YORK'S Conservative candidate has outlined his party's policy to defuse Britain's "pensions time bomb". Clive Booth said three key issues were dominating his doorstep campaign: war in Iraq, yob culture and pensions. He said Conservatives would provide
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Robert Plant and The Strange Sensation, Mighty Rearranger (Sanctuary) *****
Inspiring heavy metal, coming up with the Top Of The Pops theme tune and owning that instantly recognisable wail are why Robert Plant is a legend, although much of this came from standing out front at the giddy heights of Led Zeppelin. In the 25 years
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Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, B-Sides & Rarities (Mute) ****
NICK Cave doesn't have hits singles - only Where The Wild Roses Grow with chart bait Kylie has made the Top 20 in 21 years of The Bad Seeds - but there is gold inside this gothic-black box set. Flip over the A-sides, and this alternative history of Australia's
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Morrissey, Live At Earls Court (Sanctuary) ***
FOR someone famed for poetic lyrics, the drably titled Live at Earls Court suggests the LA sun may have burnt a hole through Lord Moz's quality controls. But the grumpy old devil still generated a swirl of maudlin Mancunian mist for 17,183 fans (his head
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Cross I have to bear
ONE WEEK to go and still I can't decide. Does anyone else have a dilemma over where to cast their vote? As rehearsed previously, the Tories are out for me; always have been, always will be. In some senses, Michael Howard's greatest success has been to
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Champs fall in season opener
HPH York Vale Cricket League division one champions Norwich Union were beaten at North Duffield on the opening day of the season. Union posted a respectable 154-5 with Will Phelps top scoring with 47. North Duffield, fancied to do well this summer, were
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All you need is...venture
ALL you need is love - and to prove the point, a little venture formed by lower sixth-formers at Huntington School has scooped the York title of the Young Enterprise competition. The teenagers, whose MI Enterprise switched operations midstream when the
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Taking the stress out of buying a luxury home
HIGH flying executives looking for a super-mansion in York and North Yorkshire have found a champion in husband and wife team Fiona and Simon Gilbert. The Gilberts, of Humberton, near Boroughbridge, have launched Prestige Relocation and offer to scout
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Peace breaks out
WHAT joy for residents of Straylands Grove and Woodlands Grove. Our peaceful residential area is returned to us because of carriageway repairs to a small section of Straylands Grove. I wonder how the people in Westlands Grove enjoy the traffic flow down
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I am cut to the Kwik
I HAVE just read about the plans to knock down Kwik Save on Hull Road, York. Is there a chance it will be saved? Has someone finally shown anysense in this matter? Where would the elderly people and young mums go if our Kwik Save went? For the elderly
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You're all aloon
I THANK all those who promised support, and apologise to them in advance because I am now no longer able to stand in the forthcoming General Election. It is as big a disappointment to me as to many of you but, British democracy being what it is, you still
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False reasoning
THE reasons given by Hugh Bayley for not attending the hustings organised by York Against The War are groundless. They include the public not being "able to choose to raise whatever issues they think are important" at our hustings which they could, and
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Fantasy Tories
THE Labour Party appears to have let us down. However, on closer inspection they are slowly improving our standard of life. What scares me is this insidious negative campaign by the Conservative "fantasy" party. They are going to find billions for schools
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Thug hits bus driver in face
AN IRATE passenger attacked a bus driver after a row over a 30p fare, a court heard. Christopher Douglas Mallory, 27, was so angry the driver had not been able to change his £5 note, that he beat him up. Martin Butterworth, prosecuting, said Mallory boarded
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'Derisory offer' to homes
A NURSING home owner is warning of the "critical" situation facing care providers amid claims of under-funding. City of York Council has proposed to increase its fees by 2.3 per cent towards the cost of looking after the elderly, disabled and those with
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Fewer bin bag gripes listed
COMPLAINTS about bin bags left in back streets in York have fallen, following the introduction of a pilot scheme by refuse collection bosses. But the improvement was temporarily halted when students returned to the city from their holidays. Members attending
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Rivals for homes of the future
A CHARITY behind a competition for architects, developers and surveyors to design and build inspiring but affordable homes for 21st century York has announced the finalists. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF), which is behind the Centenary Competition
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Villagers want an end to noise from tests on high-speed cars
HIGH-performance Formula One cars are driving villagers round the bend at Elvington Airfield, near York. Testing of the latest super-fast racing cars on the runway at Elvington Airfield by top teams such as Jaguar, McLaren Mercedes and Jordan, has been
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Speed camera posts pushed over
A DUMPER truck which flattened gates, hedges, crops and signposts near York also demolished four newly-installed speed cameras, the Evening Press can reveal today. It has emerged that the trail of destruction in the early hours of Monday was caused by
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Terry's dies in dribs and drabs
TERRY'S of York enters its twilight tomorrow when more than 100 workers leave the chocolate factory and production of many famous brands comes to a halt. The Evening Press can reveal today that the company's iconic chocolate box favourite, All Gold, has
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City youth scheme hit by cash cut-backs
YORK City will ask parents of the club's promising young footballers to try to raise £200 in sponsorship towards the Centre of Excellence's running costs of next season. The idea has been forced on the club by the withdrawn funding caused by the club's
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Shame on them
FOOTBALL is the beautiful game. But the greed which pervades it is ugly as a Robbie Savage tackle. The parents of promising junior footballers at York City's Centre of Excellence are being asked to stump up £200 towards running costs. Why? Because the
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'It's a bit of a kick in the teeth' - worried mum
ONE concerned mother of a Centre of Excellence player has expressed disappointment at being asked to raise £200 next season towards the programme's running cost. The parent, who wanted to remain anonymous to protect her son, said that the amount would
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Duo seek place in Conference
TWO teams, Egremont and Stanley Rangers, have applied for membership of the National Conference, the British Amateur Rugby League Association's flagship league, which features York Acorn and Heworth. Cumbrians Egremont were Conference champions in 1997
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Time to be positive about age
STEPHEN LEWIS meets a woman who plans to launch a York festival to celebrate the over-50s. SUE LISTER is one of those people who makes things happen. She bristles with energy and enthusiasm. This is good news for older people in York because Sue, who
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The Glitterati, The Glitterati (Atlantic Records) **
WARNING stickers saying "Lock up your daughters" should be put on the record sleeve. The Glitterati are the type of group that give protective dads heart failure when they arrive in town to play. They have resurrected the sleazy, whiskey-swilling rock
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Antony and The Johnsons, I Am A Bird Now (Rough Trade) ****
HAUNTING or pretentious? Get beyond the poor sequencing, the tremulous operatics and the deliberate gender shifts, and this is a wonderful set of songs which will endure. Antony, Chichester born, lately resident of New York City, is a torch singer in
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Real Eighties Hits Plus The Extended Mixes (EMI) ****
The Eighties, what an awesome era it was, recalled here with a triple CD packed full of memorable hits from Soft Cell's Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go to Duran Duran's Girls On Film, Kate Bush's Hounds Of Love to The Specials' Ghost Town. If you were
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Sweet for Alan - 28/04/05
former York-based jockey Alan Munro can continue his successful return to Britain by riding another winner at Nottingham tomorrow. He teams-up with Auwitesweetheart in the Nottinghamshire Chamber of Commerce And Industry Fillies' Handicap and has good
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Veteran Willie's efforts are in vain
VETERAN Willie Knight scored 40 of Askham Bryan YPO's 136-7 against Selby in division four of the HPH York Vale Cricket League. But that did not deter Selby's top order as Gary Wright (44no) and Phil Jolly (52no) saw Selby home by nine wickets. Another
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Building boom is at the double
TWO major job-creating ventures taking place at the opposite ends of York are bearing fruit. The final phase of a job-spinning programme has begun at York Science Park in the east and new offices are about to arise on the former RR Donnelly site in the
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Lucky 13 as final phase of science park gets under way
S HARRISON Construction Ltd has begun the final phase of building at York Science Park, which will complete seven years of continuous development at the park and take the total number of units built by the Malton firm on site to 13. The development of
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Pride is driving Ascot forward
I AM writing in response to Jenny Cammidge's comments about Royal Ascot (April 19). Why is every enhancement to our streets, from Coney Street to Copmanthorpe, being attributed to Royal Ascot when, in reality, it is the York Pride programme which is behind
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In safe hands
I wonder if the Press realises how much damage is done to potential customers of our local hospital by references to ''dirty'' conditions etc. I realise the hospital is not perfect. However, there is a far more constructive way of dealing with complaints
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Apology demand
I WRITE in response to Mike Bentley (Saturday Soundoff, April 2). Feel free, Mr Bentley, to knock at my door (the Editor will give you my address) and I will let you go to the local shops, my dentist and doctor, on my motorised buggy, then see what your
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Ten apologies later and our mail still goes to wrong place
WE have lived at Rosemary Place for the past 14 years and the postman continually delivers our mail to Rosemary Court by mistake ('Is this York's most confusing address?' April 20). Several letters have gone to Rosemary Court already this year. When we
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Morley's record
I HAVE read with interest the comments of Osbaldwick Parish Council regarding Councillor Morley, both in their newsletter and the Evening Press. One question keeps coming to mind. Just what has Mr Morley done for Osbaldwick during his time as our city
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I'm going Green
IF I had any doubts about where to place my cross on May 5 in the absence of a Respect candidate, they were removed by the main candidates' comments on the Rail Maritime Transport's campaign for the railways to be renationalised (April 21). Labour Hugh
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Rock of ages
VETERAN Madge Zimnoch rolled back the years to win a shock York Indoor Bowling Club's league play-offs title at the age of 82. She was part of the winning Ladies Fours side which spanned the generations, teaming up with 14-year-old Zoe Eagles, Shirley
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Campaign for fairer rail fares
A UNION has highlighted the heavy financial burden on rail passengers travelling to and from York, who are being charged 90 per cent more per mile to travel on the East Coast Main Line to London. A study released by the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union
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Black blooms among show's riot of colour
THERE'S a darker side to the Harrogate Spring Flower Show this weekend. For among the thousands of bright blooms and plants and flowers is one area with a distinct lack of colour. Garden designer Jenny Gaunt's display is dominated by one shade - black
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Villages team up to net glory
REJUVENATED Elvington celebrated double league success just months after merging with neighbours Dunnington. Elvington 'A', made up chiefly from the former Dunnington contingent, lifted the division three title despite losing the last three games, while
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Clubber broke man's ankle
A LOCKSMITH walked free from court after admitting breaking a drinker's ankle and eye socket in a late-night pub incident. York's top judge decided that John Anthony McGarry, 34, did not have to pay compensation to victim Ian Guildford, despite head-butting
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Crucial climax awaits York pair
HEWORTH and York Acorn ARLC's conflicting campaigns could both come down to what happens on Saturday as the National Conference division two season draws to a crucial climax. Heworth go in search of the two unlikely points they may need to avoid having
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Young stars join and duo return to fray
YORK City Knights have turned to the future by recruiting Heworth ARLC's international youngster Liam Watling - beating rival clubs to his signature. Impressive trialist James Ward has also now put pen to paper, while the Knights' squad has been boosted
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Review: Guys And Dolls, York Musical Theatre Company, York Theatre Royal, until May 7
LUCK may be a lady tonight, but more by design than luck Paul Laidlaw's production lives up to his pre-show prediction. The omens were good, he said, because he was working with a better theatre, better cast and better designer than that for his first
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Worcester sauce
YORK Rugby Union Club's youngsters piled up the tries in the Worcester tournament. Teams ranging from under-7s to U12s from Clifton Park took part with the U9s winning their section. They played a qualifying tournament and enjoyed a clean sweep. They
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Seconds step into spotlight
Pocklington's Percy Road ground will stage the finals of the East Yorkshire Rugby Union Merit Tables in a double bill this Sunday afternoon. The merit tables have run all season for East Yorkshire's clubs second, third and fourth teams, with Beverley
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When sweet tastes sour
AS the sun sets on Terry's, York waits to see what the dawn will bring. With each production line closed - All Gold, Twilight, York Fruits - so an era's end rolls nearer. Tomorrow more than 100 staff leave, the largest tranche of redundancies so far.
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Young stars join and duo return to fray
YORK City Knights have turned to the future by recruiting Heworth ARLC's international youngster Liam Watling - beating rival clubs to his signature. Impressive trialist James Ward has also now put pen to paper, while the Knights' squad has been boosted
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Clash of the Clifton giants
FORGET last night's match at Stamford Bridge. Mere tiddlywinks. Ignore the FA Cup final. Manchester United and Arsenal: who are they? (Apart from Arsenal being the York City of the Premiership, of course). The real match of the season has already been
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Time for consumers to recognise their power
CITY of York Council Trading Standards is keen to make local consumers aware of the Office of Fair Trading's (OFT) campaign, It's Your Call, which encourages consumers to recognise the power they wield and to reap the benefits of competition. The OFT's
