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Barbican issue is about cash
IT'S all about money and nothing else 'City pools warning', (July 28). It's about the amount of extra council tax that is to be brought into the council's coffers after granting planning permission for the extra 94 flats besides the 146 flats, a total
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Blame the council
I AGREE with Paul Cordock from Strensall that something needed to be done about the Barbican (Letters, July 25). It was indeed a loss-making liability because of the way it was being completely mismanaged by the council. However, he needs to make sure
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Tough on troops
I hope most British people deplore the fact our troops are being charged with war crimes for the alleged maltreatment of Iraqi civilians. This will, to say the least, dent the morale of the armed forces who are performing superbly in most difficult and
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Sheffield FC 1, York City 4
YORK City enjoyed their second pre-season victory with a comprehensive 4-1 victory over Sheffield FC. The Northern Counties East League outfit may have been the weakest opposition, in terms of league standing, faced by the Minstermen so far but the sizeable
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A degree of debt
As a new survey reveals how students in York will pump nearly £70 million into the economy during the academic year. Gavin Aitchison looks at their personal financial struggle. UNIVERSITY days are supposed to be the best of your life. But for today's
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Fears over class sizes
CLASS sizes at schools in York could be set to spiral under Government proposals, a city education chief claimed today. She said the Government's workload reforms could mean classes of 60 youngsters and have a detrimental effect on learning. City of York
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Scorecards
July 30/31 Premier Division Acomb (9 points) drew with Easingwold (9). Match abandoned (rain stopped play after 13 overs). Easingwold 33-1. Dunnington (9) drew with Sessay (9). Match abandoned (rsp - no play). Osbaldwick (9) drew with Malton & Old
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Least played soonest Mendham to defy deluge
DOWNPOURS drowned out the bulk of the Hunters the estate agent York and District Senior Cricket League programme, but York III's batsman Kevin Mendham was drenched in runs. Opener Mendham was the batting star of the day as his blade dominated one of only
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Heaps of woe
The York Senior League suffered one of its worst days for a number of years when widespread rain affected virtually every game across the League's wide geographical area. Arguably the man to rue most the unkind elements was Thorp Ach and Boston Spa all-rounder
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Homing in on new properties
A YORK-BASED construction company has won a £1.2m contract to build 11 homes in Sleights, North Yorkshire. The deal, to build 11 detached homes on a one-acre derelict site once used by an agricultural contractor, has been won by Buttercrambe-based Russell
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Review: Van Morrison, Harrogate International Centre
As this year marks the 40th birthday of the Harrogate International Festival, it is only right that events are conducted in a party atmosphere. It is fair to say that Van Morrison is not known as a rambunctious party dude. Universally acknowledged as
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Chemist sex talk scheme
CHEMISTS are set to be at the forefront of promoting sexual health in a new scheme from chiefs at Selby and York Primary Care Trust (PCT). The PCT is working with pharmacies across the district to help young people get sexual health advice easily. The
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High spirits
THE weather might have been far from summery, but even heavy rain did nothing to dampen the spirits of weekenders determined to enjoy themselves. Record numbers of people turned out to enjoy children's games, stalls, raffles and tombolas at the third
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Blitz snares 68 vehicles
A CLAMP down on untaxed and uninsured motor vehicles has seen nearly 70 taken off the roads by North Yorkshire Police. Sixty-eight vehicles were locked in secure compounds following a county-wide blitz by the force's automatic number plate recognition
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Judge orders no retrial for convicted paedophile
A FORMER University of York lecturer will not face a retrial on child abuse allegations, the city's crown court heard. But the charges will go on Keith Slingsby Burton's criminal record with a note that they have not been proved in court. He already has
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Backing for Castle idea
A SCHEME to transform a historic quarter of York has been given a boost after campaigners gave it a "cautious" thumbs-up. City of York Council has come up with a new development brief for the Castle and Piccadilly area - the third set of proposals for
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Fears over class sizes
CLASS sizes at schools in York could be set to spiral under Government proposals, a city education chief claimed today. She said the Government's workload reforms could mean classes of 60 youngsters and have a detrimental effect on learning. City of York
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Brave staff foil thief
SHOP staff pinned a thief to the floor and waited for police to arrive after making a citizen's arrest at a York store. Staff at Costcutter, in Heworth Road, challenged the man after they said he was seen putting a box of washing-up tablets under his
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How will you mark Yorkshire Day?
RESIDENTS and visitors to York are today celebrating the northern way of life, as people across the region take part in Yorkshire Day festivities. In York, the historic event was being marked in traditional fashion, with the reading of the Declaration
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Ton is to no avail
Michael Vaughan at last found the sort of batting form he has been searching for as he completed his maiden totesport League century for Yorkshire Phoenix against Kent Spitfires at Headingley on Sunday. The England captain's unbeaten 116 was exactly what
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Price right to face Owls
RELEASED Doncaster Rovers right-back Jamie Price will be given another chance to impress for York City against Sheffield Wednesday at KitKat Crescent (Monday, 7.30pm ko). Price caught the eye in Saturday's 4-1 victory at Northern Counties East League
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Great Roman knees-up
WHAT, asks Reg in The Life Of Brian, have the Romans ever done for us? His friends then proceed to list the many advantages of living under Rome, until an exasperated Reg, as played by John Cleese, demands: "All right, but apart from the sanitation, the
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Bishop asked to tough it out
YORK City boss Billy McEwan has instructed last season's top scorer Andy Bishop to increase his pain threshold. McEwan has also asked for patience during the development of Bishop's striking partner Clayton Donaldson. Bishop completed 75 minutes at Sheffield
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Contradictions
IN his letter about the Barbican protest, Paul Cordock seems to contradict himself (July 25). On the one hand, he denigrates Mr Dickinson and Mr and Mrs Wartho because they "do not actually live in the affected area", and on the other, the "pressure group
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Make Fossgate easy to walk down
IS everyone at the council blind? If not, then why has no one taken the time and trouble to see that Fossgate is not wide enough for parking and traffic and pedestrians, which continues to cause obstructions day after day? Piccadilly, on the other hand
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Arc Light plan scuppers sale of my house
I AM in the process of selling my house, and had agreed a sale. Unfortunately this has now fallen through, the reason given being the Arc Light hostel and its proposal to move to this area. Having struggled to get on the housing ladder, and made sacrifices
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I salute Harry Potter ... and J K Rowling
I WRITE in response to a previous letter in Wednesdays paper, 'I'm sick of Harry Rotter'. I was outraged at what Mick Snowden wrote and frankly believe he is a literary snob. A book that has the power to make millions of children (on a global scale) enjoy
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I obey speed limit
I have to agree with PJ Markwick (Letters, 29 July) that speed control measures such as cameras and speed humps will not deter many drivers from exceeding the speed limit. However, I'm not so sure about his suggestion to reduce the engine power. I own
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You got soul...
I WRITE on behalf of YKSoul (www.freewebs.com/yksoul) to thank everyone who attended the Northern Soul all-day event at the Moat House Hotel on Saturday, July 23. It was a sell-out and raised more than £5,000 for the charity DebRA UK. Special thanks must
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Heads must roll
WHAT needs to happen before chief executives of big organisations "fall on their swords" and accept responsibility for appalling performance? Selby and York Primary Care Trust has been reduced to a humiliating one star in the latest health care commission
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Plume to score - 01/08/05
Bill Tinning, who trains just three horses at Thornton-le-Clay near Castle Howard, can have success at Catterick tomorrow. He saddles Compton Plume in the six furlongs Durham Cheshire Home Charity Next Friday Night Handicap . A winner over this course
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Ton is to no avail
Michael Vaughan at last found the sort of batting form he has been searching for as he completed his maiden totesport League century for Yorkshire Phoenix against Kent Spitfires at Headingley yesterday. The England captain's unbeaten 116 was exactly what
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Michael takes to Twenty20 thrills
England captain Michael Vaughan will bring most of his Ashes team to Headingley to take on Yorkshire in his Asda Twenty20 Challenge match on August 31. Vaughan announced his England XI squad, which may be added to later: Vaughan (capt), Trescothick, Strauss
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Review: Jazz Jamaica All Stars, York Theatre Royal, Saturday
SLIMMED from 20 musicians to 12, Jazz Jamaica All Stars still make a joyfully massive noise. But will playing only Motown numbers prove a straitjacket for the British ska/jazz big band? Only time - the best part of two hours - will tell. This, as band
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York's Black afternoon
YORK Cricket Club won't be lifting the Black Sheep Brewery Yorkshire Champions Trophy this summer after being knocked out by Pudsey St Lawrence in the semi-finals at Clifton Park yesterday. The visitors carried off the spoils by a margin of 16 runs after
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Play time scares me
PLAYING out used to be easy. It was, to coin a phrase, child's play. After a hearty breakfast that gave you a warm red glow like you had just stepped off a plane from Chernobyl, your mum would chuck you out of the house, slam the door and not expect to
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Dewsbury Rams 15, Knights 23
YORK City Knights games should come with a Government health warning. Last week's last-minute drop-goal win over Gateshead was one thing, but this, in the biggest game of the LHF National League Two season, was something else. Second-placed Dewsbury,
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Gas leak turns out to be faulty lighter
WHEN staff at a York estate agency noticed a strong smell of gas, they launched well-rehearsed health and safety procedures. They opened windows at Otisdale's offices in Micklegate and evacuated the premises, before calling in gas operators United Utilities
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A wind of change
SMALL wind turbines and solar panels could soon become a common sight in York after council chiefs pledged to support a scheme which may help protect the city from the ravages of global warming. Senior members of City of York Council want to put the city
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"We thought we'd won £2.8m on the lottery, but it was one huge scam"
PENSIONERS whose hopes were raised almost beyond belief by news of a £2.8million windfall have condemned fraudsters behind the scam. Brenda and Paul Spence were nearly duped into sending off £200 to secure the promised lottery bonanza after receiving
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Crayke may ache but it's Alne to play for
Crayke's relegation from the first division of the Pilmoor Evening Cricket League was confirmed by defeat at Sessay, but Alne, whose plight had seemed similarly hopeless, beat Sheriff Hutton Bridge in an exciting encounter to keep alive their hopes of
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Bishop asked to tough it out
YORK City boss Billy McEwan has instructed last season's top scorer Andy Bishop to increase his pain threshold. McEwan has also asked for patience during the development of Bishop's striking partner Clayton Donaldson. Bishop completed 75 minutes at Sheffield
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Knights of sheer passion
MICK Cook lauded the mental toughness in his York City Knights side after they came from behind in a top-of-the-table thriller to take a firm grip on the title race. The Knights trailed 14-0 at half-time away to Dewsbury but won 23-15 in a breathtaking
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Proudest day
TODAY is the day for plain-speaking, heart-swelling pride. Yorkshire Day allows residents of the greatest county to celebrate where they live, glorying in the mixture of history, geography, humour and beauty that comprises Yorkshire. In York today, the
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Knights of sheer passion
MICK Cook lauded the mental toughness in his York City Knights side after they came from behind in a top-of-the-table thriller to take a firm grip on the title race. The Knights trailed 14-0 at half-time away to Dewsbury but won 23-15 in a breathtaking
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Things can only get verse
SHE is known as a doughty campaigner to save York Barbican't Centre. But Dusty Wartho is also something of a poet. The Dunnington resident has now combined these passions. "With the situation over the Barbican becoming so bogged down and perhaps people
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Price right to face Owls
RELEASED Doncaster Rovers right-back Jamie Price will be given another chance to impress for York City against Sheffield Wednesday at KitKat Crescent (Monday, 7.30pm ko). Price caught the eye in Saturday's 4-1 victory at Northern Counties East League
