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Why First bus fares are fair
SADLY, Chris Nelson is misinformed ("Let's have some bus competition", Letters, December 27). If he wishes to make the comparison between fares charged in other parts of Yorkshire then he should first check his facts: a day ticket offering unlimited travel
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Think again
FOR about a year I have had concerns around the bus services provided by First, particularly over payment by passengers. These concerns were first raised when the introduction of the FTR bus, which will initially run on the No 4 route, was announced.
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No competition
IN his letter N Thurston refers to Haxby station re-opening and the competition that would then, hopefully, bring down the cost of getting into York using public transport (December 29). What competition would this be? Because the train operating company
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Night parking fees will cost city dear
WE went to York on the evening of December 14 to attend a concert in the Treasurer's House. Although we live in Pocklington and read the Evening Press we had forgotten about the car park charging. This resulted in us being stung for £3.90 for three hours
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How to make a million
TONY Topham. I'll never forget that name as long as I live. When I'm old and grey (all right, older and greyer), I might forget where I live, who the prime minister is and why my slippers are on the wrong feet, but I will never forget Tony Topham. I've
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Early debut for Jasmine Rose
LITTLE Jasmine Rose Kendrew wasn't expected to arrive until the end of January. But she was in such a hurry to be born that she became the first York baby of 2006, arriving in the world at exactly 8.34am on New Year's Day. Her mother, Carol Kendrew, of
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Man is stabbed in York street
A MAN was taken to hospital with serious injuries after he was stabbed in a York street. The incident took place outside a block of flats in Burton Stone Lane, Clifton, during the early evening on New Year's Eve. The victim, said to be aged about 45 and
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'If you haven't entered a competition, you're not likely to have won. It's too good to be true'
householders have been warned about a clever postal ploy that failed to dupe canny York pensioner Keith Elsworth. The scheme involved delivering official-looking cards - strikingly similar to those left by the Royal Mail when someone is not in to collect
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Tsunami legacy for aid worker
A SIMPLE letter in broken English has arrived at a York home, thanking city environmental engineer Orna O'Toole for her help in rebuilding the lives of a family of four. More than a year has passed since the DeSilva family lost their home and livelihood
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Bid to silence airfield noise
PROPOSALS to curb noisy vehicle activities at an airfield near York will go to court this month - after it emerged that some drivers have been deliberately breaching noise limits. City of York Council served the owners of Elvington Airfield with a noise
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Hungry Merris relishes battle for place
YORK City left-back Dave Merris has admitted that competition for his place can only benefit the team. Vice-captain Nathan Peat and on-loan Sheffield United defender Evan Horwood have both been preferred to Merris in the Minstermen's starting line up
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City couldn't afford to pay for McGurk
YORK City boss Billy McEwan has admitted that paying a transfer fee for on-loan Darlington defender David McGurk was not a realistic possibility. McGurk returned to Darlington after a six-month spell yesterday and the Minstermen were facing their first
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City couldn't afford to pay for McGurk
YORK City boss Billy McEwan has admitted that paying a transfer fee for on-loan Darlington defender David McGurk was not a realistic possibility. McGurk returned to Darlington after a six-month spell yesterday and the Minstermen were facing their first
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Day he fell for Action Woman
THE madness is at an end for another year. And as the dust settles on the Christmas/New Year shopping blitz, the Diary wonders how those in the frontline have coped. It can't be easy to be a shop assistant in December. And this fact is confirmed by one
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York City 1, Morecambe 1
YORK City fans welcomed 2006 with renewed hope that their team's play-off challenge can be revived in the New Year. A hard-fought draw with Morecambe, who in two meetings with the Minstermen have been as impressive as any of this season's Conference opponents
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Roads: all salted
Gritting crews have completed their first major battle of the winter to keep our roads safe. But as MIKE LAYCOCK reports, there's a price to pay for their efforts - and it's likely the gritters will be needed again before spring arrives. THE yobs who
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What a mean way to behave
OXFAM works in more than 70 countries around the world, trying to bring about change and alleviate poverty for the most cruelly disadvantaged of people. This magnificent effort is all the more impressive because it is, in part, based on the work of local
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Poor service
THE First bus company took a full page in the Evening Press advertising fare rises. Surely they could have also mentioned that buses on Christmas Eve would start their last journey at 7pm. I came home by car at 11pm and there were people standing at the
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Nowhere like it
IT'S so sad that a lovely place like the Acomb Gables is closing. My mother Elsie Kay has been living happily there for just over a year and is now worrying about moving and having to make new friends. It's awful for the nursing staff as well. They have
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Policing no joke
IT is unfortunate that David Rhodes has received literature from Humberside Police when the village is policed by North Yorkshire Police ("Local policing is now a joke", Letters, December 28). The timing of the leaflet appears to be before the publication
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Committed to grit
I WOULD like to clarify a few points raised in Mr Colman's letter ("Where were the gritters?", December 30). City of York Council has a fleet of ten gritters, all of which were in operation on Tuesday, December 27 and on Wednesday, December 28, the day
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Care home help
EVERY day 275 older people choose to move into a care home. That's more than 100,000 people each year. Research shows that during and after the holiday season more people find themselves addressing the options for care of older family members than any
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Christmas a gas
DESPITE political pressure from the Liberal Democrats in the Christmas Eve edition of the Press, thank goodness Santa stuck to tradition and brought our presents by sleigh. Even at the North Pole everyone knows that there are no buses around midnight
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Parents relive Sam's last days
THE parents of 24-year-old Sam Green spent a month exploring the country their daughter fell in love with - the country where she died. Gill and Stewart Green went to New Zealand to see the sights Sam had seen, and spoke to the people she had met. Sam
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N Yorks takes shine to solar-powered signs
THERE may not be much of it about at the moment - but sunshine is being hailed as the future of North Yorkshire's road signs. Road chiefs plan to roll out more and more solar-powered signs - and even bus shelters - after a successful trial across the
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There's no rest for workaholic Cressie
RICHARD Cresswell is set to start his fifth game in 15 days since his comeback from injury when he lines up against Plymouth tonight (5.15pm). The Leeds striker was out for over three months with a knee ligament injury and only had 45 minutes in the reserves
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Thieves target charity shops
THIEVES are stealing clothes from a York charity shop, taking away much-needed cash from the poor. Oxfam manager Kate Frankish hit out at heartless shoplifters who are costing the organisation hundreds of pounds a year in lost revenue. The final straw
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Hungry Merris relishes battle for place
YORK City left-back Dave Merris has admitted that competition for his place can only benefit the team. Vice-captain Nathan Peat and on-loan Sheffield United defender Evan Horwood have both been preferred to Merris in the Minstermen's starting line up
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Thousands mass to herald 2006
THE Minster bells tolled midnight - and huge crowds cheered as York greeted the dawning of 2006. Thousands of people gathered outside York's historic Minster to greet the New Year, accompanied by pealing bells and fireworks. Many people dressed up in
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Ice work, lads
MANY people do work for the greater good that is not always appreciated by those who benefit. None more so than the teams of gritters who are out in force during the coldest of weather. Motorists in the York area often like to moan about the lack of gritting
