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Smoking costs £1.2bn
The effect of smoking on your business could be substantial. Recent assessments suggest the cost of smoking to business and the local economy in Yorkshire and the Humber could be £1.2 billion, made up of premature deaths of valued employees, smoking-related
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Ascot boom or bust?
The race meeting was a triumph, but not everyone emerged from the week a winner. CHRIS TITLEY examines the Royal Ascot experience. MORE used to dodging brickbats, City of York Council has been garlanded with bouquets this week. Two years ago, when York
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Meet the IT girls
The Government plans to plough money into creating special clubs to get more girls interested in computing. Education Reporter HAYDN LEWIS spoke to youngsters at Manor School, in York, to find out why girls sometimes switch off when it comes to computers
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The Robards report: Science city
MANY of you will already have heard about Science City York and know what it is, but many others will have, at best, only a sketchy notion of what this important project is all about. So what is it and why is it so important to York? Well, in common with
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Twenty20 Roses aplenty
Yorkshire were confidently predicting a bumper crowd for tonight's Twenty20 Roses showdown at Headingley as the demand for tickets remained at a high level. The corresponding match last year attracted a crowd of 11,600 and Yorkshire officials believe
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Ascot boom or bust?
The race meeting was a triumph, but not everyone emerged from the week a winner. CHRIS TITLEY examines the Royal Ascot experience. MORE used to dodging brickbats, City of York Council has been garlanded with bouquets this week. Two years ago, when York
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Ascot triumph
WHAT a week! Well done York! The Royal Ascot race meeting was a triumph of planning and teamwork, bringing huge credit to York and its people. To attract, and look after, so many people during five days was a fantastic achievement. York Racecourse, the
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We showed them
YOUR coverage of the Royal Ascot races from start to finish has been excellent and I'd like to thank you very much - my only grumble was that Her Majesty's rainy photo was in black and white and she'd a beautiful violet coloured outfit on. We showed the
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Back to the dark ages
IT seems that T Scaife wants to go back to the old days: women tied to the kitchen sink, wasting their educated minds and skills and relying financially on men (Letters, June 18). I would ask that he understands the policies that Ruth Kelly is putting
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Superb race day
FROM start to finish our day at Royal Ascot York on Tuesday, June 14, was superb. The planners deserve a huge pat on the back. The next one must go to those who showed customer caring skills, in particular the efficient car park stewards, security, mobile
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York fruit shop gets new name
A FAMILY-RUN chain of businesses has closed its doors after 48 years of trading - except one store which has been kept alive by a long-term employee. Trevor King, 36, of Dringhouses, has worked for T Metcalfe Fruiterers and Florists for 20 years, working
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York cathedral duo out in force
THESE two men have just been recruited to the oldest police force in the country. Stephen Reid, 52, and John Morris, 49, have joined the ten-strong team guarding York Minster. The pair are now responsible for the security of the historic landmark, its
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Call for flood repair grants
TWO North Yorkshire MPs have tabled Parliamentary motions urging the Government to pay for the cost of repairing the damage wreaked by Sunday's devastating flash-floods. John Greenway, Tory MP for Ryedale, and Anne McIntosh, who represents the Vale of
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High-fliers
The best of North Yorkshire's young schools-based athletic talent are gearing up for the National Schools' finals after proving their worth at the county schools' championships, writes Claire Hughes. Hundreds of track and field performers gathered at
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Knight's chief in isolation
YORK City Knights have been hit with a major blow ahead of Sunday's vital match at title rivals Workington as head coach Mick Cook has been laid low with mumps. The 43-year-old went to hospital for a tetanus jab after cutting his thumb - only to then
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Wipe out 'credit' debt
DURING many months we have highlighted how a malfunctioning tax credit system has plunged families into debt. A York barmaid earning £79 a week was told she owed the taxman £5,000. A young Malton family was hit with a demand for more than £2,300. In York
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Oz dominance put to the test
The Australians like doing well in any sport they play at and in cricket they have been right up there in comparison to the rest of the world for a long time. Four defeats in a week then, including to Bangladesh and Somerset, may knock their confidence
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Way we were
Wednesday, June 22, 2005 100 years ago Hunting men everywhere in the north would hear with interest and pleasure that the outlook for sport was much brighter than had been the case for some seasons. Litters seemed more plentiful, and mange appeared to
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Working it out
THE Government's proposed ban on smoking in workplaces will impact on staff at some of York's biggest employers. New legislation announced earlier this week is set to outlaw smoking in most enclosed workplaces by the end of 2008, including specified smoking
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Top chances for Cumani - 22/06/05
There are no problems about racing at Thirsk tomorrow, despite the dramatic drenching the course received in Sunday's spectacular flash floods, but the main focus of attention will be 60 miles further north. Newcastle kicks-off its three-day Pitmen's
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Minister throws weight behind national academy
A NATIONAL academy with a mission to enhance students' experience of learning has officially thrown open the doors of its new £2 million base in York. Paul Ramsden, the Higher Education Academy's chief executive, raised several chuckles when he told the
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Smoking costs £1.2bn
The effect of smoking on your business could be substantial. Recent assessments suggest the cost of smoking to business and the local economy in Yorkshire and the Humber could be £1.2 billion, made up of premature deaths of valued employees, smoking-related
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Review: Cavalleria Rusticana and I Pagliacci, York Opera, Theatre Royal, York until June 25
RUSTIC chivalry and clowns do not sound like inseparable bedfellows. But these two one-acters, Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana and Leoncavallo's I Pagliacci, have been virtually joined at the hip since they heralded the arrival of 'verismo' - real-life
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Sheer bliss of traffic-free city
THE traffic flow in York last week was wonderful. It is clear that thousands of people made a real effort to use their cars less in anticipation of Ascot jams. Some people will have rescheduled meetings to be done by telephone. Others will have used bicycles
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Great day out
I HAD a great day at Ascot on Wednesday - £4 ticket - loads of room to walk around and picnic but it rained nearly all day. Still, in the £4 enclosure there were two tented areas - well, a roof but no side cover from the rain. People were happy, they
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Southern myth
LET me please congratulate Royal Ascot At York and the city of York for a fantastic week. The organisation, facilitates and the racing were all top class. I took my family to the rails enclosure on Tuesday and Friday and it was great. The tickets were
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Stop the exploitation of whales
The International Whaling Commission decides whether to allow commercial whale hunting to resume. I hope this never happens. Dolphin's brains are comparable with humans, but are more complex in certain areas, and whales can be six times as large. Although
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Students first
LETTERS about Royal Ascot At York have referred to the negative impact of the demolition of the old Ashfield School/York Sixth Form College site on the corner of Sim Balk Lane. As the principal of York College, I apologise to racegoers and residents for
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Less Euro speed
I AM a Eurosceptic but I supported the Common Market. But the world is so small now; 70 years ago the only way to cross the Atlantic was by sea, aboard one of the 'Queens' or Mauretania for example, and it took days. Now we can be there and back in one
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Not good enough
YOUR report on City of York Council's failure to reply to the parish councils of Fulford, Heslington and Osbaldwick demands fuller explanation and investigation (June 11). It is not good enough for City of York to cite a breakdown in communications, and
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Green light for rail line
RAIL buffs campaigning to open a rail link from York to Beverley were today delighted after a study found the line would be economically viable. The study, which was carried out by International Consulting Engineers Carl Bro of Leeds, says a half-hourly
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"I feel like I have been robbed of one of the few pleasures I have now"
DISABLED artist Brian Horn said today he felt "robbed and cheated" as a result of Government cutbacks to York adult learning courses. Heart disease led to Mr Horn, a former Ryedale district and Osbaldwick parish councillor, having both his legs amputated
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npower sends electricity bill for building demolished 20 years ago
CHARLIE SINCLAIR was stunned when he picked up his latest electricity bill for £15 - and discovered it was for a building that was demolished 20 years ago. He had rented a building to use as a builder's yard in his home village in the mid-1980s. It was
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City's transport plan nears completion
A CRUCIAL draft plan guiding York's transport system over the next five years is set to be published next month - and then swiftly submitted to the Government. City of York Council says its second Local Transport Plan has been drawn up after a major city-wide
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Violent criminal jailed for life
A VIOLENT criminal who launched a bloody attack on another resident of a home for offenders in York has been jailed for life. Kevin Warwick, 38, repeatedly hit Paul Newton in the face with a heavy glass ashtray, a mug and then a table lamp after bursting
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Hartley roughs it to seize York Open honour
Two shoals of bream decided the 70-peg York Open fished on the Ouse between Redhouse and Poppleton. Despite hot, bright conditions, much favoured by the local boating community, good numbers of slabs were still willing to brave the elements for an early-season
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Middle ground suits Thirsk
Thirsk lead the Pilmoor Evening Cricket League first division at its mid-way session by a single point from Sessay, with weather-hampered Newburgh a further two behind. Sheriff Hutton boosted their chances of survival with a vital win at Alne. Alne took
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Report claims family credit system is failing
STRUGGLING York and North Yorkshire families who owe hundreds of pounds because of a Government tax blunder should not have to repay the money, says the Parliamentary watchdog. Ombudsman Ann Abraham said Ministers should write off working and child tax
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Hurry-up Harriers
Knavesmire Harriers Ladies team finished second in the team competition of the Thirsk ten-mile road race. Joy Allen was Knavesmire's first counter in a time of 79 minutes and seven seconds followed by Michelle Atkins (86.54), Gillian Punton (88.40) and
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Parents pay tribute to daughter tragically killed in New Zealand
MORE than 10,000 miles away in New Zealand a car swerved and left the road and a North Yorkshire couple lost their only daughter. Sam Green, 24, was killed in a car crash on the west coast of South Island. Today, her devastated parents paid tribute to
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Back to boiling pans
I suppose it serves me right for all that wittering in last week's column about not being able to find a comfortable pair of shoes for Royal Ascot. Because, as it turned out, feet were the last thing I had to worry about on my big day out. The trouble
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Knight's chief in isolation
YORK City Knights have been hit with a major blow ahead of Sunday's vital match at title rivals Workington as head coach Mick Cook has been laid low with mumps. The 43-year-old went to hospital for a tetanus jab after cutting his thumb - only to then
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There's a world above Watford
HALF of Fleet Street decamped to North Yorkshire for Royal Ascot, and they have the expenses to prove it. So you may think our nation's finest hacks returned to London a little better informed. Alas, no. Days after the end of the racing festival, they
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Waiting game
YORK City will not know their 2005/2006 Conference fixtures until next Thursday, June 30. Next season's lists will be revealed a full week later than the Premiership and Football League programmes, which are to be released tomorrow. The campaign will
