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Impressions Gallery, York's contemporary gallery with an international reputation, is leaving the city after 33 years. Director Anne McNeill tells CHARLES HUTCHINSON why. ON the balcony of Impressions Gallery, in York's ripening summer sun, director Anne
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Right tax form - 26/08/05
Sprint specialist David Nicholls can make a bold bid for the big prize at York tomorrow as Tax Free aims to carry off the £75,000 William Hill Trophy. The six-furlong event is the centrepiece of Timeform Charity Day on Knavesmire, which is normally held
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Brain-teaser
YORKON, the York-based Portakabin subsidiary, has completed what is thought to be the most complex modular building project undertaken in the UK. A £12 million independent medical treatment centre was made at Yorkon's 60-acre factory site in Huntington
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York's title hopes go on the line
ALTHOUGH there are two matches in September, this weekend it's make-or-break time for York Cricket Club's campaign to retain the Yorkshire ECB Premier League chanpionship. Marcus Wood takes an unchanged side to Barnsley tomorrow, but holds his options
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Proper farewell
ANOTHER few dozen Terry's workers left the factory today as the long wind-down continues. The way Kraft Foods is managing the closure - with a slow drip feed of staff through the exit doors - suggests the Chicago firm has yet to grasp the historical importance
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Money on the menu
EDUCATION bosses in East Yorkshire have been given nearly £400,000, while their counterparts in North Yorkshire have gained more than £300,000 and those in York more than £90,000 - all in a bid to improve school meals. The money is the first instalment
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City talk up new homes
BOOTHAM Crescent's future as a housing development will not be devalued if Arc Light brings its new homeless centre to Shipton Street, York City Football Club said today. Question marks had been raised over the future of the £4.5 million plot of land,
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Barbican demolition deferred
PLANS to start knocking down parts of York's Barbican Centre have been deferred. Developer Barbican Venture had applied to planning chiefs to start work on the site and the adjoining Kent Street car park. The scheme to build a new pool, centre and refurbished
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Stab victim's court anger
A YORK teenager who nearly died after being stabbed by a 13-year-old girl spoke of his "disgust" after she was given only two years' detention. Davey Burns, 19, was taken to hospital with a nine-inch blade sticking out of his stomach after he was violently
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Clare's ande-cap
DAREDEVIL Clare Rabone is gearing up for a gruelling trek across the Andes - despite having just broken her ankle in two places. The determined York woman will hike 58-miles through Peru in nine months to raise cash for a mental health charity. But her
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Scandal of NHS no-shows
MISSED doctors and hospital appointments in York, Selby and Easingwold are draining the NHS of £1.4 million a year. Patients missed about 35,862 doctors' appointments and 20,224 practice nurse appointments in the area's 33 practices in 2004/05, which
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Disabled youngster in burglar nightmare
A DISABLED boy was confronted by a burglar as he lay in his bed early today. The intruder motioned to terrified Christopher Jennison to be silent as he stood in the 12-year-old's bedroom at Huntington, York. The heartless thief stole Christopher's treasured
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No way is this consultation
WITH the latest horror story to emerge from the City of York Council, namely the Nightmare On Shipton Street, it is important to remember there is a common theme running through this and other city council productions, such as Disasterthorpe and the Galloway
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Why move here?
ALTHOUGH I believe the work done by the Arc Light Centre is valuable, I find it hard to believe that anyone is considering moving the centre to Clifton. I have lived in Clifton for nearly three years, and in that time have witnessed various forms of anti-social
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Radio no-go
LAST Saturday I left the Yorkshire Air Museum site just before the air show display ended. Because I knew traffic would be bad I tuned my car radio to Radio York expecting to get up-to-date information on the traffic situation, and if there were any blockages
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Menace of drugs
I'M pleased to see a reader highlighting the problems caused by cannabis use (August 22), but the dangerous effect of this drug on the mind and body is really just the tip of the iceberg. In reality, drug trafficking (more than taking drugs) poses the
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Thanks and dance
THANKS for publishing our letter requesting information on sequence dances in York (August 19). We thanks all those who responded to our request. The information will certainly add so much to our enjoyment each time we visit the city. Keith & Pat
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Ragwort claims a load of rubbish
THE letters from Jason Rayner about ragwort are nothing but a load of rubbish, (August 24). How do animals know not to eat ragwort. Like most animal owners, I pull up this evil weed and burn it. His main concern is obvious, he dislikes horses and people
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Black panther on the prowl
BIKERS beware! A cycle path-prowling panther has been spotted in York. Cycling grandfather Terry Cullen, 60, nearly fell out of his saddle when his bike light picked out the large black cat alongside one of York's busiest roads. "I live in Bishopthorpe
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Ex-Tigers defenderleaps into challenge
NATHAN Peat has relished his fight for York City's left-back spot with last season's Evening Press Player of the Year Dave Merris. The 22-year-old defender has heightened competition for the position following his summer switch from Hull City and has
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Rawle up for a crack at Minstermen
FORMER Southend and Oxford United hit man Mark Rawle could be handed his full Woking debut at KitKat Crescent tonight. Rawle, who joined the Cards from Kidderminster in the summer, has been gradually building up his fitness with substitute appearances
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Way we were
Friday, August 26, 2005 100 years ago Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who was not present, pleaded guilty, through his solicitor, to driving a motorcar at a speed of 26 miles an hour on the Cheriton Road. The Chief Constable handed in a previous conviction for
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Tykes reel to errant bowling
YORKSHIRE began brightly against Durham at Scarborough yesterday but went downhill as the weather deteriorated. At the end of another rain-hit day restricted to 33.3 overs it was Durham who continued to hold the upper hand in the Championship promotion
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Host of experts at advice event
PEOPLE with great business ideas, or who have already made a start on the winding road to success, will converge on the Merchant Adventurers Hall, in York, for advice and help on October 4. The event, titled It's Your Business, has been organised by the
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Marketeers have designs on rapid expansion
A YORK-BASED marketing and design company says a unique communications tool will enable the firm to triple in size over the next three years and increase employee numbers by more than six-fold. The Morrice Partnership, a six-person firm at York Science
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Development award for Little 3
TRAINING company Little 3 Creative Solutions of Thirsk has been awarded a top accolade. The company, which offers e-learning and training for a range of companies and organisations, including North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue, International Food Safety
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New dawn for dinners
SCHOOL dinners evoke different memories for different generations. For wartime children, it might be lumpy mashed potatoes with margarine; later pupils fondly recall suet puddings and pink custard; and the children featured on Jamie Oliver's programme
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York Iraq hero
HE was unarmed and he was there to repair aeroplanes. But when RAF aircraft technician Sergeant Kevin Rae found himself under attack at Baghdad International Airport he said instinct took over. He led his team to safety through a hail of bullets - and
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Tour to health
As the Yorkshire leg of the Tour of Britain pedals into town, CHARLOTTE PERCIVAL explores how cycling can boost your health. YOU never forget how to ride a bike - or the fun you had freewheeling down hills. Although the health benefits are often overlooked
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HQ secured for groups
THE home of several York community groups has been secured by two groups moving into their building. Members of several clubs feared they could lose their home when York council gave up the lease on the Melbourne Centre, in Escrick Street. The move came
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End is nigh for Terry's of York
MORE Terry's workers were today being made redundant as the York chocolate factory moved a step closer to shutting down. About 40 employees involved in the production of Chocolate Orange were understood to be working their final day, leaving a similar
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Going down to the wire
SUN Inn 'A' and Cygnet will go head-to-head in the last match of the season to determine the division one championship in John Smith's Men's Darts League. Sun will require one point and Cygnet all three to decide who will be the champions. John O'Mara
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Blazing sun beats down on veterans
YORK Amalgamation veterans endured a gruelling contest at Laybourne Lakes this week. Fished under a baking sun, the 29-strong field found the fish hard to tempt from Marley Lake. Best weight of the day was a modest 15lb netted by Ron Hugill who also topped
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Bridge's big day
"BACK then, you couldn't comprehend this. It's a dream come true." Back then is one Sunday in 1949 when three bored farmers' kids plucked up the courage to ask a nearby landowner if they could transform a grazing field into a cricket pitch. It is a far
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Billy wants City to turn on the style
YORK City boss Billy McEwan wants his team to put on a good show against Woking tonight for the club's home fans. The Minstermen have collected four points on their travels from their last two outings, having beaten Southport 4-1 and drawn with Grays
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I'll repay McEwan's faith - Hotte
SUSPENDED York City defender Mark Hotte is determined to prove manager Billy McEwan did not make a mistake by handing him the captain's armband. Hotte feels he let McEwan, City supporters and his team-mates down when he was red-carded at Grays Athletic
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United stop Cop
COPMANTHORPE'S flying start to the York Leeper Hare League season ended with a single-goal defeat at Haxby United. The visitors went into the match boasting a 100 per cent record from their opening two fixtures but Mark Scoreby earned Haxby maximum points
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We missed jams
IN reply to Simon Berger's letter 'Great show but dreary delays' (August 24), my family also attended the Yorkshire Air Show at Elvington on Sunday. We arrived early, at 8.30am, and enjoyed a lovely visit to the museum in the morning, before the air show
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Thanks all round
I thank the paramedics, doctors and nurses, and all who helped when I was taken ill the other week at Kwik Save. Thanks also to my close family who have been wonderful in nursing me, kind friends who visited me while in hospital and staff at Kwik Save
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Hall together
MRS Hull (Letters, August 6 and 19) twice criticises the present trustees of Haxby Memorial Hall for failing to maintain existing facilities. For several years now, expenditure has been outstripping income, and reserves for use on remedial projects are
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Crafty application
A FEW months ago T-Mobile applied to put up a 3G telecommunications mast in Heworth. Given that there remain unresolved public health issues, especially for children, concerning mobile telecommunication masts, and a nursery and two schools are close to
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Station cycle lane still poor deal for bikers
MANY thanks to Graeme Stanton of City of York Council for providing more details of the ongoing changes to the entrance to York Station. I hadn't realised the current scheme is actually the same one a council officer telephoned me about as part of a hurried
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I'll repay McEwan's faith - Hotte
SUSPENDED York City defender Mark Hotte is determined to prove manager Billy McEwan did not make a mistake by handing him the captain's armband. Hotte feels he let McEwan, City supporters and his team-mates down when he was red-carded at Grays Athletic
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City talk up new homes
BOOTHAM Crescent's future as a housing development will not be devalued if Arc Light brings its new homeless centre to Shipton Street, York City Football Club said today. Question marks had been raised over the future of the £4.5 million plot of land,
