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Church taps into magic of Narnia
With the Disney film of The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe set for release next month, STEPHEN LEWIS asks: is Narnia the answer to falling church attendances? THERE are few moments in children's literature more thrilling than when Lucy Pevensie first
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Jonny-be-good
YORK City Knights are grooming Jonny Liddell to take on the master's role at Huntington Stadium. The retirement of former Great Britain star Lee Jackson at the end of the Knights' National League Two-winning campaign has left coach Mick Cook with a hole
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Knights tackle Super League Trinity
YORK City Knights will tackle three Super League clubs in their build-up to the new campaign, it has been confirmed. As revealed by the Evening Press in September, Wakefield Trinity Wildcats were lined up as friendly opponents as part of the deal that
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Lecturers show degree of fury
COLLEGE lecturers across the city boycotted work for a day in a protest over pay. More than 100 lecturers at York College - including city councillor and staff member Andy D'Agorne - joined the picket line outside the Tadcaster Road site. It was part
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Transition trial for schools
A PILOT scheme to help children get settled into "big school" is to be trialled in York, the Department for Education and Schools (DfES) has announced. Council chiefs said York's "excellent record in developing services for children in the early years
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Spoil yourself in aid of appeal
LOOKING for an excuse to pamper yourself? Then why not raise money for the Guardian Angels appeal at the same time. Virgin Vie party rep Louise Gee, 22, has organised a Ladies' Christmas Night to allow women to spoil themselves in the name of charity.
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Firms' great expectations
BUSINESS people in North Yorkshire are more optimistic than anyone in the whole of Yorkshire and Humberside. There are BIG increases in orders, BIG increases in employment and BIG expectations of these trends continuing. The North Yorkshire "feelgood"
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The future looks bright at awards
THE Future Sparkles at York Racecourse tonight. At last, five months after the launch of 2005 Evening Press Business Awards comes the climax of the glittering finals. The Voltigeur Suite at the racecourse will be packed, as the crme de la crme in 14 categories
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End culture of secrecy
THIS has been a difficult year for members of the ruling group at City of York Council. They have become embroiled in a series of high-profile problems, attracting fierce criticism from residents. No one should underestimate the size of their task. It
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Odeon needs jazzing up a bit
I WATCHED the new Cameron Diaz and Toni Collette movie In Her Shoes at the York Odeon. The movie was fantastic, and made even better because I watched it in my favourite screen in York - the Odeon's Screen One. On my way out, it occurred to me that the
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Local connection
MANY years ago when I was young and the Sabbath day was still observed (well it was thus at Tadcaster) we were the beneficiaries of someone who could be described as the patron saint of Sunday school attendances. His name... Philip Lord Wharton (1613-
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Moving out
THIS may be my final letter to the Evening Press, as my wife and I are moving to Ripon at the end of the month. One final thing though, if City of York Council is thinking of putting on another firework spectacular, may I suggest a multi-venue display
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Positive thinking
FOR too long now there have been nothing but negative comments about our Lib Dem-run council when I am sure it does its best. Over the last year or so, all we have read about is useless CCTV cameras, demolishing Burton Croft (when everyone wanted to retain
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Cheeky lecture
WHILE it is to be expected that Coun Watson would try his best to defend the Liberal Democrats' dire record over the Barbican redevelopment (November 1), I was astonished to find that he had the barefaced cheek to lecture Janet Looker on the democratic
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Distant pool
M KENDALL, of Wheldrake, (Letters, November 2) may recall that prior to the closure of the Barbican pool in July 2004 and the complex later in the year, many individuals protested strongly against the cessation of activities on the site for the very reason
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Deadly hospital bug on decline
NUMBERS of hospital patients coming down with a potentially deadly stomach bug look set to halve in York and Selby this year. The Government released the first official figures charting the rise of the hospital infection Clostridium Difficile (C Difficile
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Ouse boat gets booze licence
IT was feared it could become a "floating night club", but a licence for a River Ouse cruise boat has been passed by councillors. The application for The Duchess of York boat, which was opposed by riverside residents who said noise levels would be increased
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Housing estates probe set for June
A PUBLIC inquiry into housing schemes at Derwenthorpe and Germany Beck is likely to be held in June next year, councillors were told. Coun Ann Reid, City of York Council's planning chief, told a full authority meeting that although a start date had not
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Friends facing £60k bill misery
FOUR friends who lost a legal battle to keep a York working men's club open now face a massive struggle to pay back £60,000 in legal costs. The three trustees and club steward from the defunct Promenade Working Men's Club in St Benedict's Road have paid
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Knights tackle Super League Trinity
YORK City Knights will tackle three Super League clubs in their build-up to the new campaign, it has been confirmed. As revealed by the Evening Press in September, Wakefield Trinity Wildcats were lined up as friendly opponents as part of the deal that
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Another setback for Peat
UNLUCKY York City left-back Nathan Peat suffered another minor setback in his reserve team comeback from a niggling calf problem during Tuesday night's 0-0 draw at Darlington. Peat was forced out of the action on 25 minutes when he received another kick
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City Trust ask former directors for cash boost
FORMER York City director Barry Swallow has refused to comment on whether he would consider re-investing money back into the football club. Swallow and fellow ex-Bootham Crescent Holdings board member Colin Webb have both received letters from the Supporters
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Bring me the head of Hudson
PROMPTED by our concern about the lack of funding for a statue of George Hudson, William Dixon Smith has hit upon the perfect answer. A full-size stone figure is expensive. So why not follow the example of the Romans and create a statue with a detachable
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City Trust ask former directors for cash boost
FORMER York City director Barry Swallow has refused to comment on whether he would consider re-investing money back into the football club. Swallow and fellow ex-Bootham Crescent Holdings board member Colin Webb have both received letters from the Supporters
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Way we were
Thursday, November 17, 2005 100 years ago At a recent meeting of the Helmsley Board of Guardians the much discussed problem of motorcars cropped up, and several suggestions were made to limit the speed of motors. Mr George Scoby was quick with a suggestion
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Way we were
Wednesday, November 16, 2005 100 years ago A sketch drawing was printed of the Clifton Green drinking trough and lichgate roof, with the enclosing rails, which had recently been the subject of some discussion in connection with the fatality to a cyclist
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Rookies advance on learning curve
New Earswick All Blacks' young guns will get their first taste of a league away trip on Saturday in only their fourth Pennine League division one match of the year. Saturday is New Earswick's first away game in the league at Thornhill Trojans 'A'. A tough
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Boycott Nestl
Is anyone else disgusted by the behaviour of one of York's biggest employers? Nestle, owners of Rowntree's chocolate factory, continue to push their powdered baby milk around the world where contaminated water supplies lead to death from diarrhoea and
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The beautiful game
Although not in the same league as Hackney Marshes, Huntington Astro-turf is swiftly becoming the football Mecca of York. The York Excel Sport U16 7-a-side league has completed it's first 3 fixtures with over 100 youngsters braving the elements to come
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Single decker bus accident
Single decker bus accident at junction of Station Road and end of Leeman Road. Bus hit railing as it was turning right. Fire brigade in attendance to wash away diesel spillage. Police attended to control traffic at busy crossroads. Not known if any passengers
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Hot L'Antartique - 17/11/05
L'Antartique, the apple of trainer Ferdy Murphy's eye, heads to Kelso tomorrow in a bid to enhance his growing reputation. The five-year-old lines up for the Scotdisc Music Stars Novices' Hurdle and is fancied to take all the beating in the hands of Keith
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Miss Charity set to raise a pretty penny
GLAMOROUS girls competing in Miss York's 06 will help to raise funds for Guardian Angels. Girls entering the contest will be asked to raise money for the appeal, with the entrant who raises the most being crowned Miss Charity. Organiser Vivienne Lee,
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Jobs saved by takeover
A SCOTTISH pallet company has stepped in to save the last seven jobs at the ill-fated Sharp Bros Timber, of Melbourne, near Pocklington. Sharp Bros, otherwise known as Sharp's World Of Wood, went into administration earlier this month owing more than
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Driving home the safety message
THEY are big, orange and will be a key tool in Network Rail's 365 Day Challenge campaign to improve workforce safety across the rail network. The York-based operator of Britain's railway infrastructure, which includes the tracks, signals, tunnels, bridges
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Property group's profits surge
LAND Securities, the group which owns and manages York's Coppergate Centre today announced that its Yorkshire property portfolio has increased to more than £550 million. The company is also a partner in the £150 million housing-led mixed use development
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Paul looks set to Improve
PAUL CHAPMAN has been appointed as policy and research manager for Improve, the York-based food and drink sector skills council for the whole of the UK. Paul, 31, will have responsibility for leading the monitoring and reviewing of labour market information
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Free typing and CV classes offer
FREE CV clinics and typing classes are being offered by a family-run college in York Premiere Business Training and Design Ltd, on the York Business Park, at Nether Poppleton, is offering free lessons every Friday, from 2pm to 4pm, for help to create
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Scrooge shame
SO York will sparkle this Christmas after all. It has been another struggle to find the money for the city's festive lights but, at the 11th hour, the money has come in. Everyone who has donated to the Make York Sparkle appeal deserves our gratitude.
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Waiting game
YOUR readers may not be aware that over two weeks before Guy Fawkes night, the Labour shadow executive questioned how decisions surrounding the display were being made by the Lib Dem administration, why the council's decision-making processes were apparently
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Up a ladder
RE: York's firework display. Oh it really was a very pretty view, and Bootham in the distance could be seen, with a ladder and some glasses you could hear the bangs and see the flashes, if it wasn't for the houses in between. Mrs R Kissane, Hamilton Drive
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York does not need a rapist to woo tourists
WOW, Iron Mike Tyson is coming to York. But I don't mean wow hooray, I mean wow so what. Iron stands for Ignorant Rude Offensive Nutcase. He's not a celebrity. He's scum of the earth who grew up in a fierce ghetto, nurturing his butt head and fists until
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Verity details
LAST month you carried a report about the late Hedley Verity's death during the Second World War. While it was not actually incorrect, it left out some interesting details. You said he was injured in Italy and later died of his wounds. In fact, he was
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Our Heritage is crumbling away
CRUMBLING monuments and decaying farmsteads threaten the area's rich rural heritage, a new report warns. In a bleak assessment of North Yorkshire's landscapes and buildings, a survey discovered that hundreds of our historic structures are in danger of
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Flood defence plans heralded
RESIDENTS warmly welcomed plans to boost flood defences in a vulnerable York community, saying: "It's not before time." The Evening Press reported last night how the Environment Agency wants to spend between £1.5 million and £2 million raising and strengthening
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'I won't rest until I get facts about chief's retirement'
THE furore regarding a former top York council officer continues to rumble on after a city resident revealed he had contacted the Law Society in a bid to uncover why he retired. Terry Smith says he will not rest until the reasons why ex-commercial services
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Residents in mast row
A PROTEST bid to stop a 58ft-high mobile phone mast being put up outside a York social club has been launched by residents and businesses. People living and working near Shepherd's Social Club, off Holgate Road, claim it could be a serious health risk
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Police chief drawn into row over fireworks fiasco
THE city's top police officer has been drawn into York's fireworks "farce" after a leading councillor said the officer had insisted on the site being secure - forcing the authority to let off the display from a secret location. Coun Keith Orrell, City
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Victory in fight for illuminations
YORK's Christmas lights can be switched on tomorrow - after the firm in charge stumped up £6,000 at the 11th hour. The Make York Sparkle Appeal was short of its £57,000 target and there were fears the event may not go ahead, as reported in the Evening
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Jonny-be-good
YORK City Knights are grooming Jonny Liddell to take on the master's role at Huntington Stadium. The retirement of former Great Britain star Lee Jackson at the end of the Knights' National League Two-winning campaign has left coach Mick Cook with a hole
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Rookies advance on learning curve
New Earswick All Blacks' young guns will get their first taste of a league away trip on Saturday in only their fourth Pennine League division one match of the year. Saturday is New Earswick's first away game in the league at Thornhill Trojans 'A'. A tough
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Another setback for Peat
UNLUCKY York City left-back Nathan Peat suffered another minor setback in his reserve team comeback from a niggling calf problem during Tuesday night's 0-0 draw at Darlington. Peat was forced out of the action on 25 minutes when he received another kick
