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Commercial Property spotlight - In with the new
A FAST-GROWING print engineering company has become the first business to move into new workshop and warehouse units which are part of the biggest new-build development in Thorp Arch Estate's 60-year history. TUS UK Ltd, which works for a range of printing
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Big Mac takes control of Old Swan
AN HISTORIC hotel in Harrogate has joined one of the UK's luxury hotel groups, as work continues on its £5 million refurbishment. The Old Swan Hotel, on Swan Road, built in 1840 and famous for being the hotel where whodunit novelist Agatha Christie was
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Sunny side of 50 plus
ALL over the country, people have been shrieking in horror, surprise or glee as a strange orb appeared in the sky. It was a rare sight in the heavens as this glowing disc appeared from nowhere. Those whose faces have had a downward tilt for months, suddenly
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Bleach tells of IRA 'sting'
PETER Bleach - who was jailed in India after being convicted of an illegal arms deal - told today how he had previously helped foil a plot to supply weapons to the IRA. The former arms dealer has produced a copy of a letter of thanks he received in 1988
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Ghosthunting teams just can't get enough of our spirits
SPOOKY goings-on at a historic hotel will be televised on a prime-time reality TV show. But the paranormal investigators themselves are under the microscope on Channel Five show Britain's Psychic Challenge. The psychic sleuths descending on North Yorkshire
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Cooper shines for Sun
TONY Cooper hit a maximum to game in 13 darts for Sun Inn in their York Phoenix Monday Darts League division one match with Huntington WMC. Kev Walton (bull finish) sealed victory and Chris Thompson capped a fine performance with 16 and 20. Huntington's
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City of York bow out to deflection
A DEFLECTED goal seven minutes from time consigned City of York Hockey Club's men's first team to a gut-ripping defeat against Bowden II. Earlier in the Northern Counties Men's League premier division season, York had been crushed 7-1 by Bowden, but there
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York gridlocked by crash chaos
TRAFFIC chaos hit the centre of York today for the second time in 24 hours. A pedestrian in his 60s was taken to hospital with a suspected broken leg after an accident on Skeldergate Bridge. Traffic backed up along the ring road following the crash. One
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Absent army riles McEwan
Stay-away York City fans have left manager Billy McEwan questioning his future at the club. McEwan says he is disillusioned by the poor crowd against Stevenage and is asking supporters to speak up as to why they stayed at home. The 2,325 gate for the
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Here is a tour round my closet
A pinafore dress, a coat, a pair of shoes. They lie forlorn in my wardrobe, having never seen the light of day. To my credit, I own just a handful of fashion items that I bought but have never worn. A lot less than the average female who, apparently,
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Titan Taylor's Phil to the rim
THEY'RE all off the oche now with weapons of maths construction stowed away. Sports Editor Martin Jarred, though, remains sharp and unerring in his selection of the five men he thinks are tops in the world of darts. To have your say, send your suggestions
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Way we were
Tuesday, January 17, 2006 100 years ago Mrs Alwyn Bussey created consternation by voting in the East Marylebone election. Tall and of imposing stature, she looked a typical defender of women's rights. "Whenever there has been an election of any kind they
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Let's punish the jeering criminals
IS it only me, or do others find it galling when prisoners in court spit and jeer? In the tragic case of young Joe Medforth, his murderer made obscene gestures to the jury when being led away to the cells (January 13). This shows the lack of respect and
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Arc of St Leonard
ARC Light: The Solution. When City of York Council sells the offices at St Leonard's Place, move the Arc Light Centre in. Ideal location, close to city centre and local amenities, easy access to York Library and Art Gallery! Anne Church, Severus Avenue
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At castle Galloway
ONCE again that gallant knight Sir Paul of Willey gallops to the rescue of our under-fire Lib Dem council (Letters, January 9). Methinks he doth sup at the great castle of Sir Steve of Galloway. Paul Gledhill, Acomb Wood Close, Woodthorpe, York. Updated
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I won't be flying the flag outside my house
WHEN I voted Labour in 1997 it was not in the expectation that social inequality would increase at home or that oil-fired military intervention would be pursued abroad. For these, or for a variety of other reasons, most British people might have reservations
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Sunshine songs
I READ the letter in the Evening Press which said nursing and residential homes are to be targeted for an entertainment licence (January 10). It will cut out people like me who go into care homes every week to entertain. I am amazed it has come to this
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What a country
I JUST could not believe the letter stating that OAPs in residential homes and nursing homes will soon not be able to listen to music or watch a film in public communal areas unless they have a licence (January 10). I am 77 and hope I never have to go
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Rubbish on path
I FEEL compelled to respond to the absolute rubbish Philip Crowe, chairman of Clifton Action Group, has written regarding the proposed footpath closure at St Peter's School (January 13). Anybody who read the article may be under the misapprehension that
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Fantastic hospital
I HAVE nothing but praise for York Hospital. I had two children at Naburn Hospital, a very nice place, but went on to have three more children at York Hospital, one in 1991 and twins in 1998. Having twins is so special, you are treated like royalty, but
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Heworth sparkle in cup
AN outstanding team performance by Heworth 'A' sent them through to the third round of the Yorkshire League's Alliance Cup with a 38-4 defeat of Upton 'A'. The West Yorkshire side came to York as division three leaders with only two defeats to their name
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Chorus of disapproval
WE have some sympathy with York councillors in their quest to do the impossible. Tony Blair's centralist Government has imposed rafts of new statutory duties on local authorities, yet withheld the money to pay for them. Many of the prospective cuts to
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Great outdoors
WHILE an indoor theatre group is facing ruin, outdoor entertainment is blossoming. Castle Howard's proms, complete with a spectacular fireworks display everyone can see, have long been a highlight of the North Yorkshire summer season. Dalby Forest has
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Robins aim to do so well
Selby Town will look to bounce back from Saturday's hammering when they host Glapwell tonight, writes Peter Martini. The mid-table Robins take on sixth-placed Glapwell in the Northern Counties East League premier division just 36 hours after the 5-1 loss
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Look-ing to the future
REST easy! That is the message from a top boss of the New Look fashion chain to staff and customers of two stores in York, who fear they might have to shut to make way for a bigger new branch in the city. Carl McPhail, managing director in charge of marketing
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So how's the diet going?
JO HAYWOOD poses a weighty question to York women striving to slim down. HAPPY New Year, boring new diet. Every year it's the same. We eat our own bodyweight in brazil nuts over Christmas then pretend to be surprised when we can't get our jeans on in
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Sam again
YORK City manager Billy McEwan was to have another look at trialist Sam Lancaster today in the reserve game at Scunthorpe United. Midfielder Lancaster, who has been released by Chesterfield after struggling to break into the first team, had his first
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Absent army riles McEwan
Stay-away York City fans have left manager Billy McEwan questioning his future at the club. McEwan says he is disillusioned by the poor crowd against Stevenage and is asking supporters to speak up as to why they stayed at home. The 2,325 gate for the
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School site is put up for sale
THE former York school building at the centre of a huge community row has finally been put up for sale. City of York Council is asking for offers for Shipton Street School - a building so controversial it has had a whole community up in arms. More than
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Teardrop site 'reservations'
A MASSIVE transport plan for the city's biggest development site still leaves "many questions unanswered", York's opposition Labour group said today. But council leader Steve Galloway branded the party "irresponsible" after it urged City of York Council's
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Car tax dodgers have vehicles towed away
BEWARE, untaxed drivers - the DVLA is clamping down on road tax dodgers in York. As part of a series of neighbourhood policing days, designed to crackdown on the crimes people find most annoying, the DVLA is towing away untaxed cars. Two teams blitzed
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Friends Of The Earth backs fight to stop store's expansion plans
SELBY residents battling controversial, multi-million pound plans for the town centre were given a boost today, when a leading national organisation backed their fight. Selby Civic Society is trying to block Dransfield Properties' £16 million plan to
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Battle against bottle breakthrough
HYPNOTHERAPY is helping problem drinkers in York win the battle against the bottle. The hypnosis treatment - thought to be the first of its kind in the country at an alcohol treatment centre - started as a trial in April, 2004, and has become a resounding
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City's rising tide of bike crime
YORK has the worst bike theft problem in the north of England - with more than four stolen every day. Police are warning cyclists to be on their guard after a total of 1,113 bikes were stolen in the city in the last nine months. Only Oxford and Cambridge
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Death blow to theatre group
THE show can't go on. That was the message from devastated members of Stagecoach Youth Theatre, after York leisure chiefs refused to save its funding. The group was optimistic that members of City of York Council's leisure advisory panel would change
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Heworth sparkle in cup
AN outstanding team performance by Heworth 'A' sent them through to the third round of the Yorkshire League's Alliance Cup with a 38-4 defeat of Upton 'A'. The West Yorkshire side came to York as division three leaders with only two defeats to their name
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Hulse pop at Wigan's sulk
LEEDS United striker Rob Hulse has no sympathy for Wigan's over-worked glory-chasers. Latics manager Paul Jewell is furious that his side must face Leeds in tonight's FA Cup third round replay just two days after their Premiership defeat against West
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Thanks for that, Mr Maggot
HERE'S the glimpse of that beanpole Welsh rapper Maggot on Channel 4's Celebrity Big Brother that had a York businessman ecstatic. Mike Stampfer, managing director of Suomi Print And Design of Lysander Close, Clifton Moor, gasped when he discovered that
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More spaces
IT is a matter of regret that Mr Turner's choice of words in response to the news item in which I featured completely missed the point of the article. This was that I believe Asda should provide more parent and child parking places in order to improve
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York should have a permanent rink
I READ the article on the temporary ice rink with interest, and concur in general with the positive sentiments expressed. I would go further, to suggest that the city council could go some way to providing a permanent facility of this nature, and the
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Good sing-along
I AM so angry after reading Jonathan Bonner's letter about the changes in copyright affecting the playing of music in public places (January 10). We are a group of people who entertain the residents of nursing homes and these people who don't have a lot
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A caring man
ON Tuesday, January 3, I had the misfortune to collide with a young cyclist in Pavement, outside Marks & Spencer. My fault: I had seen the bus but not the cyclist and had proceeded to cross the road. I want to particularly thank the young cyclist
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Why 21 is the new 18
Can you tell whether a youngster is 16 or 18? If off licence staff get it wrong, they can end up in court. CHRIS TITLEY reports on a new scheme to help shopkeepers defeat underage drinkers. GRACE Cook didn't drink when she was under age, although some
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Time for Lee - 17/01/06
Graham Lee, whose crunching fall at Catterick last Thursday left him with a badly bruised and heavily swollen foot, can return to the saddle in style at Newcastle tomorrow. The north's top jumps jockey will be hungrier than ever to get his name on the
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New prestige race for York
York Racecourse is to stage a new top quality race this year, it was announced today. The one and a quarter mile event, with £100,000 prize money, will be run on Saturday, July 29 and will be shown live on Channel Four. The race, formerly known as the
