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Hitman Joe joins Jim at Tad
Northern Counties East League journeyman Joe Gaughan has returned to the figure who first introduced him to senior football hungry for goals galore. The Acomb-based striker has signed for Tadcaster Albion and former Nestl Rowntree boss Jim Collis after
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Network marks fourth birthday
THE York Knavesmire Chapter of Business Network International (BNI) today celebrated its fourth anniversary by announcing that its membership now totals 30. BNI is an early morning networking referral organisation which insists on one member per business
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Network marks fourth birthday
THE York Knavesmire Chapter of Business Network International (BNI) today celebrated its fourth anniversary by announcing that its membership now totals 30. BNI is an early morning networking referral organisation which insists on one member per business
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Blood, checks, but no fears
WE HAVE all seen the National Blood Service adverts on TV. Give blood and you could save car crash victims, prolong a cancer patient's life or help someone recover from an operation - they are all well-known facts. Making a donation only takes 15 minutes
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'Alarming' cuts to hit city health services
AN "alarming" programme of health cuts at Selby and York Primary Care Trust emerged today as the organisation battles to balance its books in the face of £23 million of debts. The trust plans to deal with some outpatients by email and telephone, reduce
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Memories to be turned to songs
MEMORIES will come flooding back for pensioners when a new community centre in York launches its first project. Over-60s from the Walmgate area are being invited to reminisce about childhood and wartime memories - and then see them turned into songs and
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Reece, 9, loses his hair to aid hospice
PANTO dancer Reece McMahon has sacrificed his beloved fringe to raise money for Martin House Children's Hospice. The nine-year-old, from Viking Road, Acomb, was persuaded by the cast and crew of Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs at The Grand Opera House
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Shrews join Jackson race
LEAGUE Two outfit Shrewsbury Town have expressed an interest in York City transfer target Mark Jackson. City's Conference rivals Kidderminster Harriers are currently listening to offers for the former Leeds United defender and Scunthorpe skipper, who
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Veteran boss Hollins gets Crawley up to speed
YORK City will travel to a Crawley Town team enjoying their best run of the season on Saturday. The Sussex club's fortunes have been transformed by new manager John Hollins, who has masterminded a six-match unbeaten run. Former Chelsea, Arsenal and England
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Hitman Joe joins Jim at Tad
Northern Counties East League journeyman Joe Gaughan has returned to the figure who first introduced him to senior football hungry for goals galore. The Acomb-based striker has signed for Tadcaster Albion and former Nestl Rowntree boss Jim Collis after
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McEwan wants to keep City squad in place
YORK City boss Billy McEwan is committed to keeping his side together during the January transfer window. The Minstermen manager has revealed that he has had no inquiries for any of his first-team players since the window re-opened on New Year's Day and
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Cash machine raiders leave garage in ruins
RAM-RAIDERS left this mound of rubble when they stormed into a garage on a stolen seven-tonne digger before smashing and grabbing a cash machine. The giant yellow Matbro digger, which had been stolen from a field several miles away, all but demolished
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Out of the frying pan...
ONE of the great Christmas traditions is roasting nuts over a hot fire. But drinkers at a York pub nearly witnessed a painful twist on the theme when a pensioner got too close to the bar's fire for comfort. It was Christmas Eve and the pub was packed
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Dirty York clean up your act
WITH family living in York, I often travel from my home in London to visit. During a recent visit I was appalled by what I experienced. Clean up your act York, your once beautiful city is dirty, intimidating and uninviting. Why does City of York Council
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Smoke signals
I was pleased to read (Evening Press, January 4) that Coun Andrew Waller and council bosses are grateful for the participation of York residents in the controversial "twin bin" rubbish collection. It seems the city council aims for a 50 per cent increase
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Festive compost
ALTHOUGH you may not be able to put your Christmas wrapping paper in your kerbside collection box (Letters, January 3), you can still recycle it! Both wrapping paper and Sellotape (which is made of cellulose) can be easily recycled in a normal compost
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Well done binmen
WELL done Selby District Council workers. On December 30 at 7.10am our green bins were emptied as per fortnightly schedule. Mine was full. During the morning in the most appalling conditions our grey bins were also emptied on the usual weekly basis. On
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Just the ticket
It being the season of Christmas conundrums, I think we can work out what happened to Mr Wyatt on his visit to the Treasurer's House (Letters, January 2). Mr Wyatt didn't realise that he only needed to pay £2 for the evening and fed £3.90 into the machine
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York RI looking for lift-off
A TRICKY game at Old Modernians awaits York RI RUFC on Saturday as they begin a year they hope will include promotion to Yorkshire Two. RI, at the summit of the Yorkshire Three table, take on a Modernians side which has won just three of their 11 matches
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How DNA work in Yorkshire helped trap outback killer
The number of crimes being solved by the use of DNA technology has quadrupled over the last five years. STEPHEN LEWIS looks at the work of the Forensic Science Service laboratory at Wetherby - and at the ethical debate over expansion of the UK's DNA database
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Give blood
GIVING blood is a simple act that can do so much good. Some 60 per cent of people say they would like to start donating blood - an encouraging statistic which withers alarmingly when you realise that only six per cent actually get round to it. The adverts
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As I walked out one midwinter morning
I took these pictures of Byland Abbey on January 4. We did a seven-mile-round walk from the Abbey on Wednesday, and from high up could see all the low-lying fog around the countryside. Site Editor's note Do you have any seasonal pictures or photographs
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Panto fun for all the family
Now back at work, and Christmas an almost distant memory, there are still 3 fun-packed exciting Panto days left! Myself and a group of other mothers have spent almost all of our Christmas break chaperoning, dressing and looking after two groups of wonderful
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Noel to stay in festive spirit - 06/01/06
Noel Meade, who had a whole host of winners in his native Ireland over the Christmas period, can continue his purple patch at Sandown tomorrow. The shrewd trainer saddles Iktitaf in the £50,000 Tolworth Hurdle - sponsored by Anglo Irish Bank - and, with
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Chance to take away fun for New Year
EVERY dog has its day - and that will come later this month when York celebrates the Chinese New Year. The city will host its third annual Chinese festival to see in 2006 - the Year of the Dog. The city council, charities and local businesses have teamed
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New £4million school opens its doors
PUPILS returning to a York school after the festive holidays had a real reason to celebrate. There was a new £4 million building and a new public library awaiting the 300 pupils of St Oswald's Primary, in Fulford, when they returned to the site in Heslington
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Tales of a class clown
OUR Deputy Prime Minister is still haunted by his failure to pass the 11-plus exam. In a recent interview, John Prescott recited the story of how he first tasted humiliation and class divisions as a young boy when his then girlfriend passed the test and
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Camera firm strikes gold
A YORK millionaire's new version of a tablet size videocamera designed to be swallowed is set to boom in the US. Richard Edmondson, of Main Street, Fulford, chief executive of Thirsk-based Diagmed, is celebrating the 20th year since the start of his company
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Firm hails final stage of hotel's renovation
THE final phase of a £1.5 million contract won by a York architect's firm to refurbish one of the city's most prestigious hotels has begun. DSP Architects of Clifton Moor, York, has started work on the last £600,000 stage of the revamp of the Dean Court
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Aviva plc Snowballs responsibility plan
CHANGES in the responsibility of directors of Aviva plc, parent company of York-based Norwich Union Life, were announced today. The savings, investment and insurance group's executive twiddling is designed to streamline both general and life insurance
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Man charged with attempted murder
A 21-year-old man has appeared before York magistrates charged with attempted murder. Alexander Henson, of Rudstone House, Penley's Grove Street in The Groves, York, is alleged to have stabbed Christopher Ogley early on Wednesday. He was remanded in custody
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York's Royal Ascot bend is here to stay
A RACECOURSE bend built to stage last year's Royal Ascot meeting is to become a permanent fixture. City of York Council planning chiefs yesterday agreed full planning permission for the three-furlong long loop on Knavesmire, that turns York Racecourse
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Anglers seek a return to form
SERIOUS match action returns after the seasonal break when the Ouse below York hosts the Acomb Tackle-backed York and District Winter League on Sunday. Competitors will be hoping that the New Year brings with it a change in fortunes. Icy conditions followed
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McEwan wants to keep City squad in place
YORK City boss Billy McEwan is committed to keeping his side together during the January transfer window. The Minstermen manager has revealed that he has had no inquiries for any of his first-team players since the window re-opened on New Year's Day and
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Victim 'kicked twice in head'
A STUDENT who died following a "random" street attack was kicked so hard that his head bounced off the pavement, a court heard. James Whittaker was giving evidence on the second day of the trial of two men accused of murdering Joe Medforth, 21, from Ryther
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On the move
YORK City striker Dave Pounder has left KitKat Crescent after failing to break into the first team and fellow forward Ryan Mallon is expected to follow him. Pounder, who was released by Scarborough at the end of last season, has not made the bench for
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York RI looking for lift-off
A TRICKY game at Old Modernians awaits York RI RUFC on Saturday as they begin a year they hope will include promotion to Yorkshire Two. RI, at the summit of the Yorkshire Three table, take on a Modernians side which has won just three of their 11 matches
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Booze sting snares pubs ...again
ONCE was careless. Twice could mean a day in court. That's the view of York trading standards chiefs, after "hit squads" caught more premises selling alcohol to under-age kids - including two pubs snared only days earlier in a separate sting operation
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On the move
YORK City striker Dave Pounder has left KitKat Crescent after failing to break into the first team and fellow forward Ryan Mallon is expected to follow him. Pounder, who was released by Scarborough at the end of last season, has not made the bench for
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Minster honour for rugby ace
THE funeral of rugby star St John Ellis is to be held in York Minster. At least 1,000 people are expected to attend the service, which will take place on Tuesday, at 1.30pm. The former Great Britain wing collapsed and died on New Year's Eve at the age
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Trustees face financial ruin
ANXIOUS trustees of a working men's club fear they may lose their homes after being forced to find £33,000 to pay the court costs of a property developer they tried to sue. Two pensioners, an unemployed steward and a self-employed repairman were told
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Council to axe 100 jobs
MORE than 100 York council workers face a bleak start to 2006 after it emerged that sweeping jobs cuts were unavoidable. Today, union bosses reacted angrily to the news after the council's finance chief Simon Wiles warned the figure was the least number
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Paper chase
I would not want readers to be misled by a Green Party councillor writing in the Evening Press on January 3 regarding recycling collections. In fact City of York Council's recycling service will collect additional bags of paper left in addition to the
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Arts education helps children to blossom
I WAS devastated to hear of the financial cuts that City of York Council is proposing to make to Stagecoach Youth Theatre York. This company has, over the years, created much quality time for children and, with 140 members performing seven quality productions
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York needs hi-tech and well paid jobs
I would like to respond to the letter from David Randon (December 29) expressing concern that york-england.com is promoting unsustainable growth in York and North Yorkshire. One of the main criteria for any inward investment we encourage is that it must
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Mindless acts
Once again I am impelled to vent my spleen through your letters column. I write as the cumulative result of various mindless acts of destruction in my locale over a long period of time, not merely as a gripe over the latest incident which occurred overnight
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£7,500 raised
Can I thank everyone who has contributed to and supported our sales and events this year in aid of Cot Death Research. We have had another great year and have made £7,500. This brings our total since we started fundraising in 1978 to about £30,000. We
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Balancing act
I would like to clarify some of the points raised by Mr Wyatt regarding his experience of evening parking in York (Letters, January 2). At 7.08pm the tariff for a non-resident to park until 8.30am the following day is £2, not £3.90 as suggested. The most
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Way we were
Friday, January 6, 2006 100 years ago Citizens of York and regular readers would be pleased to learn that the future of the surviving children of the late John and Sarah Pinkney, of Heslington, was well provided for. The boy and girl, the only two surviving
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Selby in reshuffle
SELBY RUFC are short of a couple of first-teamers for their tough looking trip to Bradford Salem in Yorkshire One. Andy Gabel and Jason Cicero both miss the match against the league's surprise outfit Bradford Salem in what is Selby RUFC's first competitive
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York bid to turn corner
YORK RUFC will look to put a miserable December well behind them by taking maximum points at Keighley in Yorkshire One. Two successive defeats and no wins in four have effectively ended York's promotion dreams but lock Brad Macdonald's return to the second
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The York man at the forefront of Norwich Union's Asian call centre move
When Norwich Union decided to set up shop in India, a York man made it happen. FRANCINE CLEE met him. Jon Whitaker opened the curtains of his Indian hotel room and stared straight into the eyes of a sizeable bird of prey. "It was an amazing thing," he
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Distance no object
IN a rapidly changing world we sometimes have to get used to what seems like an alien idea. So it is with foreign call centres. Conventional wisdom has it that British people do not want to be connected to faraway countries when discussing their insurance
