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Conference to study links between higher education and business
A CONFERENCE which aims to bring higher education and industry closer together will take place in North Yorkshire next month. The two-day Yorkshire Universities' 'Higher Education Means Business' Conference at the Majestic Hotel, Harrogate, starting on
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Grays in a daze
LONG-TIME Conference leaders Grays Athletic will arrive at KitKat Crescent to face York City without a league victory since November. A run of five matches since their last Conference win - a 1-0 triumph at Stevenage - has seen the Essex club drop to
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Comparing notes on York fireworks fiasco
Britain may now have freedom of information, but the Evening Press reveals today how two different organisations - asked for information about York's controversial fireworks display - took very different views on what should be revealed. York's Guy Fawkes
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Bulky bid for nightclub site
IT was once a venue where clubbers danced the night away. Now the former Ikon and Diva nightclub is more likely to become known for couples picking up a new sink or a new sofa rather than a pint of lager. York council chiefs are set to approve a planning
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Opponents fight shy of costs bill
OPPONENTS of a late licence at York's Barbican Centre are throwing in the towel because of fears they could be left facing a massive bill for costs. Magistrates are due to hear an appeal next month against City of York Council's decision last summer to
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Big wheel in motion for May
A BIG wheel which will provide spectacular views of York has been approved - and can even operate in the evenings. Councillors decided to let the "Eye Of York" run for three years and also open at night so people can see the historic skyline lit up. The
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Police in York drugs swoop
THESE were the dramatic scenes as police knocked down a door in a drugs bust in York yesterday. Neighbours watched as officers burst through the door of the house in Kingsway North, Clifton, and searched the property with sniffer dogs. A man was arrested
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Cresswell's family allowance
STRIKER Richard Cresswell hopes there will be no split family loyalties when Leeds United face one of his former clubs, Sheffield Wednesday, at Elland Road tomorrow (3pm kick-off). On the first anniversary of Ken Bates' takeover of the club, United are
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It's just the job for Jimmy
JIMMY Elston has declared he will have no split loyalties tonight when York City Knights go up against his other employers. The 26-year-old has a full-time job at Wakefield Trinity working in the commercial and community development department, and he
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Golden glitch for Dame Judi
THAT'S it, then. The special relationship is over. The Anglo-American alliance, which survived everything from an illegal war to Ruby Wax, has been blown apart by an act of unforgivable disrespect. We cannot be sure how the organisers of the Golden Globe
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Academy kids to get their big chance
ACADEMY players Tom Dunmore and Nathan Priestley will be among the new York City Knights signings given debuts tonight. Wakefield Trinity visit Huntington Stadium for a pre-season friendly (7.30pm) and Knights coach Mick Cook is set to throw full-back
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Brothers kicked out of filth-ridden house
THREE brothers have been evicted for neglecting their York council house and garden so badly that nearby homes were plagued with mice. City of York Council was forced to evict Peter Morgan, 41, David Morgan, 38, and William Morgan, 35, from their home
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City net Craddock
HARTLEPOOL defender Darren Craddock has become York City's first transfer window signing and is expected to make his debut in tomorrow's home match with Grays Athletic. Craddock, 20, has joined the Minstermen in a one-month loan deal and two other new
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More sex please we're over 50
THIS is the very first time I have ever responded to a newspaper, so it goes to show that Bill Hearld's article, "Sunny side of 50 plus" got me jumping up and down somewhat (January 17)! North Yorkshire is awash with fab 50-year-old women who are neither
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Local prejudices
ALL children have the right to feel safe in their school environment. Safety cannot be guaranteed when there is a public right of way through a school playground. The prejudices of a lot of local people appear to be jeopardising this safety. If we forget
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Put up a fence
ONCE more Richard Smyth draws the attention of the criminal classes to the easy pickings that are to be had at St Peter's School (January 13). It is interesting that the villains used the banks of the River Ouse to escape. If Mr Smyth manages to close
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Pinch of salt
I AM writing not to protest about fare increases but to ask whether it is time to change the subject and to point out that not all bus users in the city think it is so important an issue. It occurs to me that some time in the future historians who are
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Selby reach the Cross-roads
SELBY RUFC have the benefit of just about their strongest XV as they travel to Old Crossleyans for a tough Yorkshire One test. Having lost only two league games all season, and with four wins on the bounce, Crossleyans trail Sheffield Tigers by only three
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Big wheel given a whirl
LIFE in York has taken a turn for the better. From May, residents and visitors will be able to go for a whirl on a giant Ferris wheel, thanks to an imaginative decision by the city council. It is exciting to visualise the new perspective this will offer
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Forensic skills of the poison posse
STEPHEN LEWIS meets the York-based forensic scientists on the track of wildlife poisoners. THERE is a futuristic feel about the Central Science Laboratory near Sand Hutton. Seen from outside, the sculpted white buildings look like the set for a science
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Delighted Blair
AS residents of Walmgate, and participants in the street's crime action group, we were delighted to receive Prime Ministerial endorsement this week. When York MP Hugh Bayley was given the chance to quiz Tony Blair in the Commons, he raised the Walmgate
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Grey can Lord it - 20/01/06
Lord Transcend, at his best when the going gets tough, should find conditions tailor-made for him at Haydock tomorrow as he bids to land the feature race on the card for the second successive year. The £75,000 Peter Marsh Chase is the target for Howard
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It's just the job for Jimmy
JIMMY Elston has declared he will have no split loyalties tonight when York City Knights go up against his other employers. The 26-year-old has a full-time job at Wakefield Trinity working in the commercial and community development department, and he
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Huntington prove far too strong
NEW-LOOK Melbourne seemed to be holding their own against high-flying Huntington in division one of the York Sunday Afternoon League. They were only 1-0 down at the interval, but eventually ended up on the end of a 7-0 hammering as Nicke Rakocevic (2)
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Taking a lead
MARCIA are the new leaders of the York John Smith's Sunday Morning Football League after hammering Pocklington 5-1, writes Paul Williams. Mark Ford (2), Andrew Green (2) and Steve Ward were on target for Marcia with Pock's reply coming from Andrews. They
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Alex takes stock of history
PICKERING Town will look to make club history tomorrow as they attempt to reach the last 16 of the FA Vase. The Pikes have never before gone past this fourth round stage, having got there three times in recent seasons, the latest being last term, when
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Aspin wary of true nun
HARROGATE Town boss Neil Aspin is expecting Nuneaton Borough to suffer no FA Cup hangover when they visit Wetherby Road tomorrow - in fact, he fears the opposite. Nuneaton's cup heroics saw them take Premiership outfit Middlesbrough to a third-round replay
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Teachers refuse to teach boy after gang attack
TEACHERS are refusing to teach a 15-year-old boy until he gives the names of the members of a gang which beat up two school cleaners. Staff at Huntington School made the unanimous decision to stop teaching the teenager after he was spotted with two other
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Pupils boost Angels fund
GENEROUS youngsters have given our Guardian Angels appeal a £60 boost. Children at Settrington All Saints' Primary School held a Christmas raffle and sold wrapping paper as part of their end-of-term activities. Teacher Angela Joseph said everyone enjoyed
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In memory of Natalie
FRIENDS of tragic Natalie Strickson, who died suddenly of a heart condition, raised £317 for Guardian Angels in her memory. The fundraisers dressed as schoolgirls and held a pub crawl around York city centre with their collection buckets. They included
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Vaughan to bat on
ENGLAND captain Michael Vaughan is close to securing his future with Yorkshire County Cricket Club, the Evening Press can exclusively reveal. Vaughan, who is confident of being 100 per cent fit for England's forthcoming tour to India following his knee
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Bully sparks dilemma
YOUR ten-year-old son is minding his own business in the school playground. A boy from another class goes over to him, shouts a cruel name in his face before punching him in the stomach for no reason. He is left winded and upset, but what should he do
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All aboard the gravy train! (Not you).
Our three main political parties are trying hard to titillate us, to provide for their return tickets on the next gravy train to the land of plenty, guaranteed pensions for life and titles for many. Each party has its own train and they are busy training
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Travellers told to get the needle
HAWAII, Thailand and the Caribbean - exotic places in far-flung parts of the globe where you put the cares of the world to one side and relax in paradise. But your trip of a lifetime could turn into a holiday from hell if you are not protected against
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City net Craddock
HARTLEPOOL defender Darren Craddock has become York City's first transfer window signing and is expected to make his debut in tomorrow's home match with Grays Athletic. Craddock, 20, has joined the Minstermen in a one-month loan deal and two other new
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Slaughter plan to prevent spread of avian bug
SUPERVET Kate Sharp today revealed the action plan which will be launched if bird flu strikes a poultry farm in North or East Yorkshire. Mrs Sharp, divisional veterinary manager for the State Veterinary Service in Yorkshire, said a series of measures
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Disgraced surgeon arrested
DISGRACED surgeon Richard Neale has been arrested after a lengthy police investigation. The former consultant gynaecologist who was struck off for a catalogue of errors that left some patients in agonising pain and unable to have children, was arrested
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Hit-and-run driver escapes jail term
SHE drove without a licence, knocked down two young schoolgirls, then fled the scene - and now Sarah Louise Gormley has walked free from court. Gormley, 21, borrowed her boyfriend's BMW to take her brother to school, but crashed through a metal fence,
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'Footpath poses a serious risk to school security'
THE safety of pupils at a York public school will be under threat as long as a controversial public footpath stays open, an inquiry heard. On the third day of a public hearing into the future of a well-used right of way through the grounds of St Peter's
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Vaughan to bat on
ENGLAND captain Michael Vaughan is close to securing his future with Yorkshire County Cricket Club, the Evening Press can exclusively reveal. Vaughan, who is confident of being 100 per cent fit for England's forthcoming tour to India following his knee
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Dunblane factor
I REPLY in response to Philip Crowe's comments ("On The Warpath", January 18). Mr Crowe states that the unlawful activities which St Peter's School complain about are simply not occurring in sufficient numbers to justify the closing of the footpath. How
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Quietest year
THIS looks like being my quietest year ever. The meals-on-wheels service, for which I drive, is under threat, while sing-alongs in old peoples homes may discontinue because of the need for a licence. For the past ten years I have finished my meals round
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Blitz on family parking bay cheats
I READ with interest your article on mother and baby parking at Asda (January 12) and felt for the lady in question (Gillian Bell, of Huntington, York). I have had to struggle, in Tesco's car park, with twin granddaughters and a toddler in the past years
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Pitiful excuses for hideous crime spree
I FEEL compelled to write after reading the recent article concerning Mark Hobson (January 9). What on earth is Ms Kemp (Hobson's "friend") thinking of, to be communicating with this monster - let alone broadcasting it to the whole nation? It beggars
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Extra funding
I WOULD like to take this opportunity to correct a possible misunderstanding which may occur as a result of Haydn Lewis's article about the proposed cut in the City of York Council's area special needs teachers (January 16). The article implied that the
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Stage suggestion
PUT aside for one moment the alleged "death blow" to Stagecoach from the proposed loss of under four per cent of its expenditure for last year (January 17) - what about the death blow to fair, and balanced reporting? At Monday night's meeting, I offered
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Generous gift
I AM delighted to see that Stagecoach Youth Theatre York has been saved due to a generous donation by a local businessman (January 18) but I am extremely disgusted by City of York Council's decision to reduce its funding to Stagecoach (and to completely
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Frozen out
IT was interesting to read Steve Carroll's article on charging people to have their fridges collected (January 16). We have had a visit from Hambleton District Council with an estimate of £219, yes £219, to have the two fridges collected. If this doesn't
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Way we were
Friday, January 20, 2006 100 years ago The Royal Commission on the Care and Control of the Feeble-Minded held a sitting at the Royal Commission House, Westminster. In 1890 the number of pauper lunatics in London was 16,358, while in 1905 the number had
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RI victory is crucial
A MUST win game. That's how York RI chief Nigel Lowery described tomorrow's crunch match with Moortown as the Yorkshire Three side hope to continue their winning run. RI lie second in the league table trailing Roundhegians on points difference only. But
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Academy kids to get their big chance
ACADEMY players Tom Dunmore and Nathan Priestley will be among the new York City Knights signings given debuts tonight. Wakefield Trinity visit Huntington Stadium for a pre-season friendly (7.30pm) and Knights coach Mick Cook is set to throw full-back
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Coach Cook satisfied despite Knights' defeat
MICK Cook declared himself content despite seeing his York City Knights side lose to Leeds for the first time in three years yesterday. A young Rhinos side won 25-18 at Huntington Stadium in the Knights' first pre-season encounter of 2006 but Cook took
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Collis fumes at ref
TADCASTER Albion boss Jim Collis has called for more consistency in refereeing standards in the Northern Counties East League. York's Collis is still seething over the referee's decision to send striker Steve Ward off in last week's defeat at Parkgate
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Fun charity night
SLIP on your glad rags, don your dancing shoes and help raise thousands of pounds for the Guardian Angels appeal. Tickets are now available for the glamorous Angel Charity Ball, to be held at the Voltigeur Suite at York Racecourse on Saturday, March 11
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Sugar farmers to debate compensation
BEET growers are expected to turn out in force at a meeting in York to discuss the reform of the European sugar regime. They will converge from across Yorkshire in Escrick next Tuesday to hear the views of Mike Blacker, chairman of the National Farmers
