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School kicks out pot pupil
A TEENAGER was searched, arrested and excluded from school for cannabis possession after fellow pupils tipped off their head teacher. Today police urged other students to follow the lead of the Tadcaster Grammar School youngsters by informing the authorities
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Turpin's ghost keeps quiet
NO sign of big Dick at the Little John, the Diary is disappointed to report. This isn't our attempt to emulate the late lamented Carry On films, but a summary of the findings of a team of ghostbusters which staked out the Little John pub on Castlegate
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Transformation for former tile works
A FORMER tile works is being transformed into a new purpose-designed business park, which is expected to create up to 500 permanent jobs. Malton-based developer S Harrison is embarking on the venture, which is thought to be the first of its kind to the
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Rail firms should join forces to see capacity of East Coast line expanded
RAIL firms like York's Grand Central and GNER must work together to expand capacity on Britain's flagship East Coast Main Line, according to a North Yorkshire MP. Selby MP John Grogan, pictured, said the onus was on all train firms to put pressure on
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Who pays?
THE Robards/Ford campaign in support of the expansion of York University (Robards Report, March 15 and Letters, March 25) misses one wider point. Students are beginning to realise that lifetime earnings expectancy does not justify taking on heavy front-end
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York roads are not worthy of my car
MY beloved car has just failed its MOT due to a fractured coil spring - a problem associated with speed humps and uneven road surfaces. Having paid a small fortune to have my car road worthy once more, I take to York's roads again; to the offending speed
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Why I'm on strike
I TAKE exception to D Wardell's letter "Unions want to bring Britain to its knees". Harking back to the past does not represent today's reality. Trade unions represent more than seven million workers and they were founded to support working people in
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Drugs failure
I WOULD never belittle any potential harm that cannabis may have on a small number of people, but it would surely pale into insignificance to the harm that will be caused to a teenage girl by the hysterical, misinformed reactions of the head teacher and
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Crafty kids' days in Dunnington
ON the two Thursdays of the school Easter holidays (April 13 and 20) Helen and Marilyn, two youth support workers who work for the youth service, will be running a session for young people between 11am and 1pm at Dunnington Reading Rooms. The session
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It's an alien concept
SO you're walking down the street minding your own business and a spaceship lands silently in front of you. A slimy, unearthly creature slithers out of a hatch in a whoosh of green smoke and heads straight for you. Now here's the dilemma. What to do?
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80 jobs under threat at food factory
UP TO 80 jobs are facing the axe at a massive food factory near Selby. The production and engineering posts at the Supercook factory in Sherburn-in-Elmet are under threat following a review of the firm's European operations. Bosses at the Bishopdyke Road
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Anyone for tennis?
TENNIS will soon be in full swing in the York area. Rowntree Park Tennis Club starts its new season on Saturday at 2.30pm and 11am the following day with some warm-up social play. Coaching has also been arranged for Thursday, March 30 and April 6 from
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Barbican money is up for grabs
RESIDENTS are being asked whether they want the sale of York's Barbican site to fund a new community centre - or to pay for extra investment in existing facilities. City of York Council has written to people living in the Fishergate area to outline the
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Smith shows her class
FORMER world master champion Karen Smith starred with 18 darts for Cygnet 'A' but could not stop Tap from winning 6-3 in their York John Smith's Ladies Darts League division three encounter. Leaders Leeman 'D' were humbled by Volunteer 'A's winning pair
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Rival crumples
YORK ABC heavyweight John Crump floored Irishman Donal O'Reilly in the first round of his heavyweight contest at the Leeds Irish Centre. Big-hitting Crump landed two left jabs and a big right-hand which would have floored an elephant to knock out O'Reilly
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One-day strike brings services grinding to a halt
COUNCIL chiefs today apologised for disruption as strikes by authority workers over pension rights brought many York services to a standstill. David Atkinson, City of York Council's chief executive, said the authority had a duty to maintain as many services
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Edge of despair
CITY of York Hockey Club have one last chance of the great escape after falling 2-0 to Alderley Edge. City had to win to pull clear of Edge and consign the Cheshire team to Northern Hockey League premier division relegation, while Edge had to win to leapfrog
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Fox hunt on for Rhinos charge
WING star Peter Fox is delighted to be back at his home-town club - but has not given up hope of making it as a Rhino. The 21-year-old flier returns to York City Knights training tonight for the first time since his club record 25 tries in a season helped
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Way we were
Tuesday, March 28, 2006 100 years ago The Committee of Management of Bootham Park had issued a pamphlet giving a history of this well-known hospital for the care of the insane, the work being illustrated by some beautiful half-tone views of the house
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John Charles heads all the Juve talking
A SMALL corner of North London will reverberate to the arrival of one of European football's biggest names tonight. Juventus will tread the Highbury turf for the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Arsenal, a duel enlivened by the
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What a save
THERE was many a heart-stopping moment during the clash between York City and Accrington Stanley at the weekend. Just ask loyal fan Brian Rollins. He had to be resuscitated no fewer than 20 times after collapsing at the end of the game. It is a tribute
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Getting all Territorial
The Territorial Army needs you. As the TA in York begins a recruitment drive, Maxine Gordon speaks to two volunteers about life as a part-time soldier. CASE STUDY ONE: Nicola Innes COMING under fire in Iraq is a world away from a day job as a civil servant
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Busy Robins
SELBY Town go into their second of four games in a week tonight when they go to fellow mid-table outfit Armthorpe Welfare in Northern Counties East League premier division action. The clash comes just two days ahead of their League Cup semi-final at Sheffield
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There are no easy ties - Cook
MICK Cook reckons Swinton's shock win at Super League hopefuls Leigh proves that nobody left in the Northern Rail Cup should be underestimated. The second round draw takes place tonight and Cook said that while his York City Knights side would be a match
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Fox hunt on for Rhinos charge
WING star Peter Fox is delighted to be back at his home-town club - but has not given up hope of making it as a Rhino. The 21-year-old flier returns to York City Knights training tonight for the first time since his club record 25 tries in a season helped
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Dunnett in trim - 28/03/06
Gone'n'dunnett can go and do it at Yarmouth tomorrow, by putting to good use his superior fitness. The seven-year-old, fittingly trained by Christine Dunnett, has been busy on the all-weather circuit this winter and his proven fitness should stand him
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Yobs smash 50 windows at schools
AN ANGRY headteacher today appealed to yobs "stay away from our school", after nearly 50 windows were smashed in a vandalism rampage. Stones and rocks were left scattered round the site of Derwent Junior and Derwent Infant schools after louts pelted them
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Greg to stay on as campus boss
GREG Dyke will remain as Chancellor of the University of York - regardless of whether a consortium which could see him take control of ITV is successful. A university spokesman today confirmed that Mr Dyke's honorary position as its ceremonial head would
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City's watching brief
YORK City will be keeping a close eye on tonight's Nationwide Conference action. If Grays win at Kidderminster they will move to within a point of the Minstermen with two matches in hand. Exeter, meanwhile, will be doing their best to sneak closer to
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Where are the shops for us?
HAVE those who plan the retail developments in York got the balance right? As an older citizen of the area, I am sure I am far from alone in wondering where we can find the kind of shop which sells fashions for our age group. At present we have about
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It won't die
I AM beginning to get the feeling that the Coppergate development is like something out of a low-budget horror movie - you kill it off, only to find that it revives itself later on, in time for a sequel. And being the prophet of doom that I am, I have
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Model memories
Vivienne Lee knows what it's like to be one of the models entering the Ms York contest she organises - she's been there, done that, as she tells Karen Grattage. VIVIENNE Lee is one of York's leading career women whose experience in public relations and
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Tomorrow's try
THE article regarding the Castle Piccadilly planning brief claimed that citizens wanted "a larger public open space created in the shadow of the tower. The proposals were later thrown out by the Government" (March 23). While the first part is undoubtedly
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Frosty flicks
IT is interesting and sad to watch the death throes of the Odeon Cinema in York. The latest reference in the Evening Press, relating to the theatre being cold (March 25), reminds me of those distant days when as a child, I, and many like me would sit
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Scot nothing to do with Gordon Brown
WITH the devolution of control over education policy being passed to the Scottish Parliament, it is surely iniquitous that last Wednesday we had a Scottish MP, Gordon Brown, whom the voters of England have not directly elected and whom they cannot remove
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Where cash goes
YOUR correspondent Jeanette McLaren asks what services she is getting for her parish precept (March 23). She may be unaware that Huntington Parish Council is the owner of three village halls/community centres and is responsible for the maintenance of
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Verge control
WITH reference to readers who are concerned about parking on verges (Letters, March 16), I would like to explain the legal position. Under highway law, a verge has no different status to that of a carriageway. Anyone who causes damage to the highway,
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Im-Press-ive
EVENING Press photographer Anthony Chappel-Ross has scooped a major newspaper industry award for the second time. The 23-year-old beat off stiff competition to win Young Photographer of the Year at the Newspaper Society Awards, while colleagues Mike Tipping
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Internet hitch headache for Kate
A breakdown in communications is costing a businesswoman dear. Photographer Kate Mallender said she is in a desperate situation because she has lost her broadband internet access, which is vital to her home business. She believes the problem came about
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York wins award for its name and shame a shoplifter scheme
YORK has received a national award for being a safe shopping city, after a scheme was launched to "name and shame" serial shoplifters. The city's most prolific thieves were exposed by police and banned from more than 200 stores, after Retailers Against
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Yobs smash 50 windows at schools
AN ANGRY headteacher today appealed to yobs "stay away from our school", after nearly 50 windows were smashed in a vandalism rampage. Stones and rocks were left scattered round the site of Derwent Junior and Derwent Infant schools after louts pelted them
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PC injured after jumping on bonnet of fleeing car
A DRIVER ran over a policeman as the officer talked to witnesses after a fight outside a Selby district pub. The vicious attack happened outside the Bay Horse pub, in York Road, Barlby. Police were called to the pub at about 10pm on Sunday, following
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Football fan's survival 'miracle'
A FOOTBALL fan who collapsed at a York City match said today it was a miracle he was alive - after medics resuscitated him 20 times. Brian Rollins, 68, collapsed at the end of the game against Accrington Stanley on Saturday. He was revived nine times
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City's watching brief
YORK City will be keeping a close eye on tonight's Nationwide Conference action. If Grays win at Kidderminster they will move to within a point of the Minstermen with two matches in hand. Exeter, meanwhile, will be doing their best to sneak closer to
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Government threatens limit on city's council tax
MORE job losses and cuts in services - that was the dire prediction today from City of York Council leader Steve Galloway after the Government declared the authority's budget could be capped. Local Government Minister Phil Woolas told the House of Commons
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Fie on surveys - slippers are the fashion for me
What's wrong with slippers? I was horrified to discover how the item of footwear has been officially declared "out of fashion". Thinking about it, slippers have become a rare sight. We rarely spot them gracing the feet of women up and down the country
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It's so unfair to cap York
TAKE away the politics and look at the figures, and the Government's case is exposed. Even after this year's 5.5 per cent rise, City of York Council imposes a lower council tax than all but nine other local authorities in the country. It is not, as Labour