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Arc move is final nail in our coffin
I OWN the hairdressing salon opposite Shipton Street school and have been trading there for nearly 20 years. The degeneration of the area that has taken place over the past few years is a disgrace. The proposal by the council to move the Arc Light Centre
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Not here, please
WE appreciate that the Arc Light Centre must do a lot of beneficial work for those in need of help, but we feel that Shipton Street school site is not a suitable one for such a centre to be developed. We are very concerned that the influx of people who
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Full support
I WRITE in response to an anonymous notice that was put through my door. It informed me that the Arc Light Centre is proposed to move to Shipton Street school and that I should immediately write and express my concerns about the effect on my quality of
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Open your minds
HAVING read the recent articles and letters regarding proposals for the Arc Light Centre, concerns seem to smack once more of NIMBYism and fears born of ignorance rather than fact. No doubt if this service wasn't allowed to exist or expand in our city
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Lynn deserves an award
I am a regular visitor to York and I not only buy your paper when I'm up but I also make regular visits to the internet to look at it. I'm hooked on your disability articles featuring Lynn Jeffries. I am a disabled person but have never come across such
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Barbican protest is costing us all money
I UNDERSTAND the concerns of the Barbican's neighbours regarding the possible implications of the council's granting of a 2am licence. I hope, however, that the decision is vindicated and the impact of customers leaving there late will be no different
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Children first
THE City of York Council has announced plans to merge Carr Infant and Junior schools - the proposal being that the infant school moves into the junior school building. Money to finance this would come from the sale of the infant school site. I am dismayed
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Working together
PHILIP Roe has got it all backward when he writes about the new rules on vitamin supplements (Letters, July 20). Mr Roe seems to think that the new rules were handed down from "our lords and masters in Brussels" - but nothing could be further from the
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Gyms for us?
I DO hope Oaklands' new and updated gym includes apparatus suitable for the disabled (£1.8m Update At Sports Centre, July 21). Could we have some feedback on this subject please? I would like to know of any gyms with any fitness equipment, suitable for
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Happy days in Haxby
THEY are remembered more fondly than any musician or comedian. They were heroes revered as much as the adventurer and the sportsman. We never forget our favourite teachers. Judging by a terrific new book on local schools, Haxby had its fair share of teaching
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Glorious masta - 25/07/05
Masta Plasta, who gave York-based jockey Robert Winston his first Royal Ascot winner on Knavesmire last month, heads to Sussex tomorrow with every chance of following-up on the opening day of Glorious Goodwood. The Howard Johnston-trained speedster goes
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Ingram just one more ton away from glory
Having already recorded the fastest ever thousand in the Hunters the estate agent York and District Senior League, Stamford Bridge's Lorenzo Ingram took another step towards his ambition of making more centuries in a season with his sixth ton at Driffield
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Fantastic 400 gift-wraps promotion target of Tykes
For the second time this season Yorkshire reached the magical figure of 400 to beat Leicestershire by six wickets and pick up 17 points from games in which they had earlier failed to gain a single batting bonus point. The carbon copy result, this time
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Phoenix mauled
Yorkshire Phoenix crashed to their third consecutive Totesport League defeat when they were comprehensively outplayed by Warwickshire Bears who beat them by seven wickets at Scarborough yesterday. It was a particularly disappointing display in front of
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Three new accounts for PR firm
RAM PR, the Harrogate-based public relations agency, has landed a hattrick of new accounts in only three weeks that keep it on course for a record year and a doubling of annual turnover. The agency, which as part of the RAM Media Group, also has offices
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Review: Navarra String Quartet, Pickering Parish Church
The Ryedale Festival continued its cultural progress with a super "coffee concert" featuring the youthful Navarra String Quartet. The concert had a surreal beginning with the beautiful opening strains of Haydn's String Quartet (Op.76, No.6) triggering
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York charge
YORK maintained their seven-point lead of the Yorkshire ECB Premier League when they defeated Rotherham Town at Clifton Park on Saturday. Simon Mason led the way when he posted a 16-boundary 82 in as many balls. Duncan Snell assisted with a polished knock
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A blueprint for the future
As a new blueprint for the future of York's historic core is revealed, the Evening Press examines the issues it raises and the past controversy surrounding the regeneration of the city's Castle area. A FRESH vision for the historic heart of York could
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Knights 37, Gateshead 36
MUCH of the pre-match talk had been about Neil Thorman, but in the end it was his brother, Paul, who had the decisive say against his home-town team. And what a bite-yer-nails ending it was. Gateshead had incredibly fought back from 24 points behind with
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Charities boosted by troops' 182-mile race
FROM dawn to dusk they ran, swam, canoed and cycled around North Yorkshire in a trial of stamina and skill. And the effort proved worthwhile, as these big-hearted York soldiers proved when they were able to hand over a total of £6,000 to three local charities
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Fantastic 400 gift-wraps promotion target of Tykes
For the second time this season Yorkshire reached the magical figure of 400 to beat Leicestershire by six wickets and pick up 17 points from games in which they had earlier failed to gain a single batting bonus point. The carbon copy result, this time
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£340k to boost custody cells
POLICE chiefs want to spend nearly £340,000 on increasing the number of cells available in North Yorkshire, so more bobbies can go back on frontline duty rather than having to ferry prisoners around the county. The move would include reopening currently
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Pools apart
NEVER can two clubs' contrasting fortunes have been as cruelly exposed as at KitKat Crescent on Saturday. Historically, Hartlepool and York City have been perennial lower league rivals and, as recently as February 2003, the two sides were battling out
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A blueprint for the future
As a new blueprint for the future of York's historic core is revealed, the Evening Press examines the issues it raises and the past controversy surrounding the regeneration of the city's Castle area. A FRESH vision for the historic heart of York could
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Pools apart
NEVER can two clubs' contrasting fortunes have been as cruelly exposed as at KitKat Crescent on Saturday. Historically, Hartlepool and York City have been perennial lower league rivals and, as recently as February 2003, the two sides were battling out
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Way we were
Monday, July 25, 2005 100 years ago "One meal a day" was the golden rule laid down by Dr Haddon at the congress of the Royal Institute of Public Health. His paper was entitled "Diet in the Treatment and Prevention of Diseases", and he dealt forcibly with
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Making the most of freedom laws
Six months on from the introduction of the Freedom of Information Act, GAVIN AITCHISON assesses its impact in York and North Yorkshire. FROM the Barbican to buses, from paramedics to parking charges, the first six months of the Freedom of Information
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Better uses
I VIEW with utter dismay plans to bring the Arc Light Centre to Shipton Street school. This is a residential area. We already have our fare share of vandalism so to put this here can only make matters worse. There are better uses for Shipton Street school
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Driven away
WORKING away from home a lot I don't keep up with the Evening Press as much as I should like or I would have seen the constant messages about parking in York city centre. I live in Sutton-on-the-Forest and ventured into town with my family for an evening
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Numbers don't add up
I have just read the rather confusing letter written by Robert Purnell (Letters, 22 July) relating to Satanism, the London bombings and the mystical number 777. I always believed that the number 666 was supposed to be related to the evils of Satan. As
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Cucaracha collects on Knavesmire
IT was a dash for the cash for top weight La Cucaracha at York Races on Saturday. The feature race on Knavesmire, the £50,000 Skybet Dash, fell to trainer Michael Hills' raider from Lambourn. The filly, ridden by Barry Hills, proved too good for her 14
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Scorecards
July 23/24 Premier Division Beverley Town (7 points) lost to Pickering (30) by 3 wkts. Beverley Town 176 (A Acklam 29, P Parnaby 25no; A Evans 5-49, C Aconley 3-29), Pickering 179-7 (C Frank 58, P Witty 47, S King 32). Clifton Alliance (30) beat Osbaldwick
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Fletcher's magnificent seven lifts Scarborough
Scarborough celebrated their newly-laid outfield with a slick division two win over Rowntrees. Scarborough whipped Rowntrees out for only 81 with Neil Fletcher taking 7-40 and Nick Tubbs 3-24. Former Folkton & Flixton player Nick Zakrzewski then hit
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Clifton whack 'wick
Title-favourites Clifton Alliance strolled to a ten-wicket win over Osbaldwick in the Hunters the estate agent York and District Senior league premier division after bowling them out for 135. Osbaldwick's woes, meanwhile, are further heightened by the
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Digging deep into city's historic past
YORK MP Hugh Bayley has been digging deep to help celebrate National Archaeology Week. The Labour MP joined archaeologists from York Archaeological Trust to make his own time capsule in St Sampson's Square on Saturday. He was making and decorating a time
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Enough to drive you potty
Help your child be a super-pooper! We're potty about potties! Bum's the word! Hurray, it's potty training time again, and my letterbox is positively a-flap with pamphlets, booklets, stickers and videos setting out the do-dos and don'ts of this tricky
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Danger drivers speed appeal
HUNDREDS of residents are demanding speed cameras to tackle motorists who drive too fast along York's Hull Road. A petition signed by about 700 people from Badger Hill and Osbaldwick will be presented to a full meeting of City of York Council tomorrow
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It was a big loud bang. I had been expecting something to happen, but not during my visit.
SHE was in Russell Square when the London bus bomb went off nearby. But York student Giselle Richards would not let her experiences prevent her returning to London less than a fortnight later... to attend a Buckingham Palace garden party, which took place
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York burglar avoids prison
A BURGLAR with psychological problems has walked free from court after a spate of crimes against residents and an American in York. Chris Smith, prosecuting, said that raider Michael Robert Evans, 21, threatened to stab a public-spirited neighbour who
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Waiting is over for NHS op patients
HUNDREDS of York patients who faced lengthy waits for orthopaedic operations have been treated by a private hospital. Nuffield Hospital, in York, carried out 190 operations to slash NHS waiting times as part of a nationally-arranged Department of Health
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Digging deep into city's historic past
YORK MP Hugh Bayley has been digging deep to help celebrate National Archaeology Week. The Labour MP joined archaeologists from York Archaeological Trust to make his own time capsule in St Sampson's Square on Saturday. He was making and decorating a time
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£35,000 up for grabs for teens
YOUNGSTERS across North Yorkshire are being encouraged to unlock their imaginations thanks to a new £35,000 initiative. Teenagers can tap into a £35,000 pot of money under a new scheme called Keyfund4youth which has just been launched by North Yorkshire
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Fine appeal by United
Leeds United were today striving to avoid a £60,000 fine at a disciplinary hearing at a Manchester hotel. The FA imposed the fine, suspended for a year, after Leeds players picked up 78 bookings and five red cards the season before last. They had 81 bookings
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Major revamp planned for York cinema
YORK'S biggest cinema is set for a revamp - and may also open a bar. The plans for the Clifton Moor multiplex have emerged as the cinema giant submitted an application to stay open and sell food and drink until 3am. Vue can already sell refreshments and
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Paul's perfect timing
COACH Mick Cook described Paul Thorman as a cool customer after his late drop goal saw York City Knights beat Gateshead Thunder 37-36 in a cracker at Huntington Stadium. The Tynesider stepped back into space and slotted over the one-pointer with 90 seconds
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Groom picked to play rugby for Estonia on stag party weekend
BRIDEGROOM Charlie Adie's stag weekend was given an amazing twist - when he was asked to play rugby for the Estonia national team. Despite nursing a painful hangover and not having passed a ball for three years, the 32-year-old former York Wasps rugby
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Stay away, Billy tells boo-boys
YORK City boss Billy McEwan has threatened to make all friendlies next season behind-closed-doors affairs after objecting to a supporter's reaction during Saturday's 4-0 home defeat against Hartlepool United. McEwan was involved in a verbal exchange with
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Coppergate is on course
THE Government inspector's damning report on Coppergate II sent planners back to the drawing board. They have returned with a less overtly commercial vision for the area surrounding Clifford's Tower which includes some interesting and ambitious ideas.
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Super stags
MOST men have hazy and embarrassing memories of their stag night. Too often, they fade out after the fifth shot of tequila and fade in again when fire officers are cutting the chain securing the naked groom to the motorway footbridge. By contrast Charlie
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Paul's perfect timing
COACH Mick Cook described Paul Thorman as a cool customer after his late drop goal saw York City Knights beat Gateshead Thunder 37-36 in a cracker at Huntington Stadium. The Tynesider stepped back into space and slotted over the one-pointer with 90 seconds
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Groom picked to play rugby for Estonia on stag party weekend
BRIDEGROOM Charlie Adie's stag weekend was given an amazing twist - when he was asked to play rugby for the Estonia national team. Despite nursing a painful hangover and not having passed a ball for three years, the 32-year-old former York Wasps rugby
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Richard is geared up for York
OF all the cities in the world, which offers the greatest night out? Three spring to the mind of one telly star: Barcelona, New York and, er, old York. These are the nominations of diminutive "driving god" Richard Hammond, presenter of Top Gear on BBC2
