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Construction Vacancies
Joiners 1st & 2nd Fix, 2+1 Bricklayer Gangs, 2+1 Plastering Gangs, Groundworkers and Drainlayers. For immediate start contact Graves Construction Ltd. Telephone 01904 760111. Updated: 15:56 Thursday, June 23, 2005
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Meet the psychic sidekicks
STEPHEN LEWIS has a mind-bending experience at York's Psychic Museum. THEY'RE a mean-spirited bunch, ghosts. They only come out to play when they want to, never when you want them to. Apparently, 35 Stonegate is full of them. Well, the house is 600 years
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Coral can keep cup for Quinn - 23/06/05
Caribbean Coral can become the first winner to emerge from the Royal Ascot at York meeting at Newcastle tomorrow night. The target for the gelding, trained at Settrington near Malton by John Quinn, is the £30,000 Northern Rock Gosforth Park Cup, a race
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Tally ho! Flying treat for sales staff
TWO sales staff at a York estate agent have what it takes to go up in the world. Amie Brooks and Verity Black, of Otisdale, won a plane flight over the city and parts of North and East Yorkshire, after winning an internal efficiency competition dubbed
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Praise for the flood heroes
AS chairman of North Yorkshire County Council I have been extremely impressed by the admirable response of so many of our staff at the time of this week' flooding disaster. I am sure very careful advanced planning and the prompt reaction of so many on
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Thrice wrong
I READ in disbelief Mike Laycock's report that City of York Council has accepted the licensing notices posted at the Barbican Centre, even though they were fundamentally inaccurate (June 15). They were wrong on three counts: They did not display the times
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Anti-social school
PERHAPS Rosy Garnett might include St Peter's school in her anti-social behaviour campaign (June 18). After four years of purgatory, their latest proposals are to obliterate a very substantial area of the old Queen Anne's school playing fields buried
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Why babies were fed meat early on
In answer to Mr Barnes ('Bacon babies', Letters, June 15), I was born in 1972. For the first six months of their life, babies need only breast milk and then it is common practice for them to be fed on baby food before moving on to solids at about nine
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Nimbys so wrong
AS a York resident I want to say how well the Royal Ascot at York race meeting was handled. Before the event the city's nimbys were preaching traffic chaos and a virtual disaster for York to stage such a large race meeting. I even heard it said "I hope
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Review: Stones In His Pockets, Harrogate Theatre, until June 25
A COUPLE of nights in York came and went, but finally the Stones' show rolls into Harrogate for a proper, overdue five-night run. In the words of John Mills contemplating a long-desired beer in Ice Cold In Alex, it was "well worth waiting for". Marie
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Legal twist in Barbican saga
THE legal wrangle over the future of York's Barbican Centre has taken a startling new twist. Campaigners lost a High Court bid last week to block the redevelopment of the site, after the Legal Services Commission (LSC) had refused to grant them more than
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Grass pains
GREEN-fingered residents are up in arms over the "mess" left by council mowers. A tenants' group in Acomb, York, shelled out thousands sprucing up the estate up by planting colourful plants and shrubs in communal areas. But they were dismayed when council
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Partner's heartache
THE girlfriend of hit-and-run victim Ben Coulson told today how she had lost the "perfect partner". Carole Marsh said: "We were absolutely inseparable. We did everything together. We were the perfect couple." She revealed how Ben had been about to start
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Forecourt attacker admits assault on woman
A WOMAN who had petrol splashed over her by another female driver in a road rage incident at a fuel pump today said her attacker's punishment seemed "lenient". Pauline Harris spoke after Michelle Michaela Fining was put on probation for 18 months and
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City toilets on roll of honour
THEY'RE used to being panned. But council chiefs were flushed with rare success today - after York's public toilets were hailed among the country's best. A survey by a national magazine ranked the city's conveniences alongside those found in posh shops
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Mark of class
ACE Haxby cyclist Mark Wolstenholme kept his cool to win the Burton and District 100-mile time trial. The Team Swift rider lined up in a field of 120 for the race in 29 degree heat and a strong headwind on the outward leg, a week after finishing second
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United face tough Mill start
THE police presence at Leeds United's opening two Championship fixtures is certain to be strong after Kevin Blackwell's men were paired against Millwall and Cardiff City. Leeds will open their 2005/2006 campaign against the Lions at Elland Road on August
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Hoggard roast
England strike bowler Matthew Hoggard suffered the most expensive analysis in Twenty20 Cup cricket as Yorkshire went down by five wickets to Lancashire in their opening match of the tournament at Headingley yesterday. Hoggard was flogged for 65 runs from
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Killer bug's York victims
DEADLY super bug MRSA has claimed the lives of two people in York in the last two years. The deceased, thought to be a man and a woman, both died in York Hospital, although it is not known whether they acquired the bug in a community setting or in the
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McEwan turns to Donaldson to lift attack
FORMER Hull City striker Clayton Donaldson has become Billy McEwan's second summer signing. Donaldson, 21, has joined fellow KitKat Crescent new boy Mark Hotte in putting pen to paper for York City after being released by the Tigers, who were promoted
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York Union of Golf Clubs' Ladies Championship
Aldwark Manor, Sunday June 26 Silver Division 11.00 G Carlton (A) 19; V Crossley (Y) 20. 11.09 J Petch (PH) 20; P Clancey (F) 20. 11.18 C Oldfield (MN) 19; T Reed (FP) 20; D Dickinson (E) 20. 11.27 P Boden (H) 19; P Clark (Y) 19; S Clements (KM) 20. 11.36
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Science Technician
Fulford School, Fulfordgate, Heslington Lane, Fulford, York YO10 4FY. Telephone: York: 01904 633300. Facsimile York 01904 666400. Email: fulford_school@yahoo.co.uk. Headteacher: Mr S.W. Smith BA, NPQH Required as soon as possible SCIENCE TECHNICIAN. 16
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Care Assistants
ALBA ROSE CARE HOME, PICKERING. PART TIME STAFF: Night Care Assistants. 9.00 - 8.00am upto 3 nights per week. NVQ L2/L3 Preferred, although full training would be given for right candidate. Cook - for 19 elderly residents9.00am - 2.00pm, 2 days per week
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Bricklaying Gang
G Schofield Builders Ltd require 1st/2nd Fix Joiner. We also require for a new build starting in July a Bricklaying Gang. Top rates of pay for the right people. Tel. 07876 206501. Updated: 15:47 Thursday, June 23, 2005
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Sales/Admin Assistant
Sales/Admin Assistant. Tele-Products Limited has a vacancy for a Sales/Admin Assistant working within a small, friendly and highly successful team based near Poppleton. The successful candidate must be enthusiastic, flexible and have an excellent telephone
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Bus goer for Knights
THE Knights' Supporters Club will run one bus to Sunday's match at Workington (kick off 2pm). It will leave at 9am from Huntington Stadium followed by pick-ups at New Lane (opposite Anthea Drive) 9.05, Clarence Street (opposite vets) 9.15, Blossom Street
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Geri Halliwell, Passion (EMI) ***; Melanie Brown, LA State Of Mind (Amber Caf) **
Ian Sime gets two former Spice Girls together... on disc. The musical blueprint of Geri's and Mel B's solo ventures has not deviated from The Spice Girls in their prime. Both still come over as Nice Girls having fun in the music biz, singing of positivity
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Eliza Carthy, Rough Music (Topic) ****; Waking The Witch, Hands & Bridges (Witch Records) ***
CELEBRATED folk diva Eliza Carthy is a natural when it comes to singing evergreen ballads about notorious highwayman Dick Turpin, The Gallant Hussar and The Unfortunate Lass, but it is the catchy traditional English dance tunes that give this album a
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Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Naturally (Daptone Records) ****
NOW this woman really has soul. Sharon Jones rises up from an earlier age, managing to sound timeless and modern. Neatly sidestepping modern R&B, Jones and the Dap-Kings serve up ten snappy foul and funk songs in 40 minutes, running through gospel-inspired
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Are these fees necessary?
GIVEN the housing situation in York, it's not surprising that we often have to give advice on housing problems. At York CAB we help lots of clients who have problems finding somewhere to live at an affordable price. We never think we've seen it all, but
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Fighter praised
Asbestos timebomb campaigner Paul Cooper could be in line for recognition for his work after being nominated for one of our Community Pride awards. Paul's work for York Carriageworks employees suffering from asbestos-related diseases began when he was
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Way we were
Thursday, June 23, 2005 100 years ago The chicory industry in Yorkshire had been declining owing to the unfair incidence of excise and customs duty, whereby chicory imported from abroad by reason of its dryness had an advantage over Yorkshire-grown chicory
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Senior Nursery Officer
LEARNING & LEISURE. Early Years Service -- Askham Grange. SENIOR NURSERY OFFICER. (Temp until 31 March 2006) Ref: LCC100 £18,450-£19,656. H.M. Prison and Young Offenders Institution at Askham Grange near York, management and training support is given
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Supervisor/Assistant Learning Co-Ordinator
COVER SUPERVISOR/ASSISTANT LEARNING CO-ORDINATORS required from September 2005. 37 hours per week, term time only, to supervise whole classes during the short-term absence of teachers, undertake monitoring duties and support the pastoral structures within
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A refreshing change
YORK was in the news all last week, thanks to Royal Ascot, with much talk of hats and horses, although the headgear often drowned out the hooves. Just as the racing fever reached a climax, the city was back in the national headlines thanks to the appointment
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Slowdown in rail projects
ATKINS, the largest engineering consultancy in the UK, may have announced an increase of 31 per cent in pre-tax profit to £73.6 million, but its York subsidiaries could not boast the same success. Atkins Rail, of Holgate Road, and its sister company,
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Hoggard roast
England strike bowler Matthew Hoggard suffered the most expensive analysis in Twenty20 Cup cricket as Yorkshire went down by five wickets to Lancashire in their opening match of the tournament at Headingley yesterday. Hoggard was flogged for 65 runs from
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Change the plans
WHAT a relief to hear we citizens of York are to get a "state-of-the-art indoor sports and fitness centres, and a premier division entertainment complex at the Barbican" (June 21). Does this mean, Coun Galloway, we shall have more than the eight badminton
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Post office misery
EASTHOLME Drive post office, like many others, has closed and the Post Office say they are looking for other local premises, without results. However long it takes they, or any of our public servants, have not announced arrangements to help those who
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Willie Carson made us sound like grubby, toothless simpletons
I WAS annoyed by the way the BBC's Royal Ascot presenter Willie Carson tried to portray York as some strange provincial backwater totally overwhelmed by the influx of glamorous southerners who were shocked and amused by the coarse locals, inadequate amenities
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We can be proud
WE thank Peter Evely and City of York Council for their part in promoting and running the Royal Ascot meeting in York. We appreciate the traffic system did not suit everyone. However, having played a small part in designing it we appreciate how difficult
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Keep it closed
IF the Ascot "blueprint" is to be repeated in the future (June 20) it must not include the temporary reopening of Terry Avenue to taxis. The pedal cycle lobby groups in York chose to co-operate with its reopening for the duration of Ascot, because of
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God bless her
WELL done York racecourse and the City of York Council for hosting such a wonderful event. Everything was superb and on the Saturday we even had our own garden party to welcome the Queen's carriage on it's way to collect her - God bless you ma'am. Come
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Great coverage
WHAT wonderful coverage you gave of Royal Ascot, the photographs of the royals, personalities and horses were great to see. But I don't think we can let Ascot slip away without a big well done to BBC Radio York. They did a terrific job bringing the atmosphere
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What about a royal Ebor meet next?
Congratulations to City of York Council for the Royal Ascot meeting. Yes, there were a few small hitches but that was to be expected. Some York citizens were complaining it could not be done so what have they got to say now? Well done City of York. How
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Civic leaders back charity's new national campaign
COOL civic leaders donned their sunglasses to raise money for the national guide dogs charity. The Lord Mayor of York, Coun Janet Greenwood, and the Sheriff of York, Coun Gil Nimmo, encouraged everyone to have fun in the sun this summer by wearing shades
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Bosses defend hostel
BOSSES at a resettlement home for offenders in York said an appalling attack on a resident was a "one off". Pat Smith, director of the York Association For The Care And Resettlement Of Offenders (YACRO), said measures were in place to prevent it happening
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Cost of Royal travel to York unveiled in Civil List figures
IT may only have been an overnight stay. But the Royal Train which took the Prince of Wales from Euston to York last December cost the taxpayer nearly £18,000. Details of the expense, incurred when the Prince attended engagements at York College and meetings
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Oh, Danny's joy
HPH York Vale Cricket League division one pace-setters Bishopthorpe took the honours over Wheldrake. Batting first, Bishopthorpe had Danny Williams (91no) in sparkling form. Graham Davies (63) gave support as their team rattled up 212-2. Wheldrake answered
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Police step up flood patrols
POLICE patrols have been stepped up in flood-hit North Yorkshire communities in a bid to deter opportunistic criminals and reassure residents. With the clean-up operation now well under way, North Yorkshire Police have set up 24-hour neighbourhood patrols
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New twist to leisure tale
WITH more twists than an Olympic diver, the York pools saga today plumbed bizarre new depths. The Save Our Barbican group has won full legal aid - to fund a review of why they were denied full legal aid. You have to hand it to them. A less dogged group
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Sugar so sweet on Drax
Previously unbeaten Drax came a cropper against their nemesis, British Sugar in division one of the HPH York Vale Cricket League. Clive Heaton top-scored for Sugar with 46, Sean Mahoney then chipping in with 37 as Sugar reached 128 all out. Paul Smith
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Oh, Danny's joy
HPH York Vale Cricket League division one pace-setters Bishopthorpe took the honours over Wheldrake. Batting first, Bishopthorpe had Danny Williams (91no) in sparkling form. Graham Davies (63) gave support as their team rattled up 212-2. Wheldrake answered
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Administration Assistant
Donaldson Associates Ltd is an expanding, Civil Engineering Consultancy. Based at Holgate Street, York, a full time, permanent vacancy has arisen for: ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANT. You will have a minimum of 1 year's general administrative experience. You
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Nursery Nurse Vacancies
PHOENIX UNDER 5'S, is looking to recruit a MANAGER for their successful group. Ideally with a level 3 qualification or possibly about to complete, and a proven track record working with the under 5's. Monday to Friday mornings with the exception of Tuesday
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Sales Negotiators
BARRATT YORK are holding an Open Evening for recruitment of Full and Part-Time Sales Negotiators for Hull, East/North Yorkshire and York areas. ON TUESDAY 28th JUNE 2005 BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 5PM AND 8PM at our Rawcliffe Grange Development, Manor Lane,
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General Vacancies
YorkBoat has the following vacancies: Sales & Marketing Assistant (F/T) To join busy Sales and Marketing team. Must have strong customer service skills, event planning experience also desirable. Please apply in writing enclosing CV, by 4th July to
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Medical Secretary/Audio Typist
Kirkbymoorside Surgery, Tinley Garth, Kirkbymoorside, York YO62 6PD. Tel: 01751 431254. MEDICAL SECRETARY/AUDIO TYPIST. RSA II & Audio Typing skills essential. Must be IT literate with ECDL or equivalent. Some Reception/Admin duties. Previous experience
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Fulford fold fear
AN UNDER-16s football team could fold next season unless it can get more players. Fulford Juniors FC, which runs Junior sides from U7s to U17s, says another seven or eight players are needed to realistically run the U16s squad for the coming season. Players
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Jacko restores Uri's faith
IN between vandalising cutlery and giving the Evening Press a guided tour of The Psychic Museum in Stonegate, York, Uri Geller took time out to defend his buddy Michael Jackson. Uri said he was desperately relieved to see the singer cleared of allegations
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Maria McKee, Peddlin' Dreams (Cooking Vinyl) ***
FIFTEEN long years ago, Maria McKee freakishly had a number one with Show Me Heaven, the histrionic soundtrack theme from Days Of Thunder. More often, her songs have tended to show you hell or the well travelled route there. Peddlin' Dreams, her rootsy
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Lizz Wright, Dreaming Wide Awake (Verve Forecast) ***
MUSIC journalists have been hailing Lizz as the Wright stuff since her debut album Salt, a fusion of jazz, gospel and soul. Her follow-up charts similar waters and if you love female singer-songwriters who like to keep up with Norah Jones, then Lizz Wright
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Sinead O'Connor, Collaborations (EMI) ****
TESTY Sinead O'Connor has endured some difficult partnerships, picking fights with God, the last Pope, the music industry, her hair, her family, Ireland, England, U2, Bob Dylan, herself. Yet even more than her fellow voices for hire, Cocteau Twin Liz
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McEwan turns to Donaldson to lift attack
FORMER Hull City striker Clayton Donaldson has become Billy McEwan's second summer signing. Donaldson, 21, has joined fellow KitKat Crescent new boy Mark Hotte in putting pen to paper for York City after being released by the Tigers, who were promoted
