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Keep extremist BNP from power
Councillor Steve Galloway is quoted in the Evening Press opining that the BNP will never be serious candidates in York (Almost A Fifth Would Vote BNP, April 18). I very much hope that he's right - but, if so, that's no thanks to his party. It has long
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Jail wedding farce
ISN'T it time we stopped the farce of convicted criminals getting married in jail (I Married Sex Fiend In Prison, April 14). I thought jail was about punishment. How is said punishment about getting married? Marriage is one of the best times of your life
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Roundabout snag
I have just spent another Bank Holiday weekend trying to avoid the regular hold-ups at York's Hopgrove roundabout. The problem is obvious - a dual carriageway, a roundabout and traffic wanting to head to Leeds or the Yorkshire coast. It seems that one
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Price of silence
ONE has to pay a high price for silence these days. About twice a month I travel from York to London and back. As I do not wish to listen to other people's phone conversations ("Hello, I'm on a train and it's on time") I reserve myself a seat in the "
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Successful jog
I write to extend a big thank you to you and the readers of the Evening Press for supporting the British Heart Foundation's third annual York City jog on April 11. The event was a great success with more than 350 taking part - a record year in terms of
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A64 becomes a caravan site
In another era it could be a wagon train of settlers out to tame the Wild West. Nothing so exciting or so fast - it is the A64 between York and the East Coast on Easter Monday. Pamela Ross, of Cawood, Selby, sent us this photograph taken by her passenger
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It pays (a lot) to talk
DO YOU go for One, Two, Three, Four or Five? I'm a Four man myself, although I like a bit of Two on the side. There are countless other permutations, but anything with adverts is too much for me. Perhaps it is the intimacy of radio that does it. One minute
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Rolawn's cool award
ROLAWN, Europe's largest turf grower based in Elvington, has been awarded a patent for its turf coolers. The high-tech coolers, designed, developed and built in-house, have been used to help increase Rolawn's market share. As turf is a highly perishable
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Bumper Easter for York trade
VISITOR attractions in York were today celebrating having cracked the golden egg for Easter. Tourism chiefs are amazed at the huge boost in visitors, not only on the four days over the extended weekend, but also at bumper bookings for the attractions
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Proud achievement for GNER
GNER, the York-based East Coast train operator, has picked up the latest in a line of awards for its GO EAT catering on board its trains. The rail firm was presented with the Onboard Catering Award at the Cost Sector Catering Awards ceremony in London
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Student homes for bus depot
PLANS to build accommodation for hundreds of students in York look set to get the go-ahead - despite opposition from residents. An application to demolish the old Pullman Bus Depot in Navigation Road, and replace it with student housing, has been recommended
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Penalty dodgers handed warning
PAY UP or we will clamp your car - that is the message to fine dodgers in York and North Yorkshire. People who fail to pay cash penalties imposed by the courts could have their cars clamped and money deducted from their wages or benefits in a new crackdown
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Vaughan relishes 'knock'
There was no action on the field but plenty happening off it on the opening day of Yorkshire's Championship curtain-raiser against title-holders Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge yesterday. Persistent light rain prevented any play but while Yorkshire kicked
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MP in waste plant battle
SELBY'S MP has backed residents battling a controversial plan to build a waste composting plant near their village. John Grogan called for bosses at recycling firm Yorwaste to scrap an application to build the facility at Gateforth Park farm, near Thorpe
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Council's 500-page appeal against capping delivered to Whitehall
THE case which York council chiefs hope will avert the threat of capping has now been sent to the Government. City of York Council's appeal to local government minister Phil Woolas - all 500 pages of it - has arrived on desks at the Office of the Deputy
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All Blacks retain crown
NEW Earswick All Blacks lifted the York and District Cup for the fifth year in succession last night by beating York Acorn 'A' in the final at Heworth's Elmpark Way. Substitute full-back Lee Malpas, in only his second appearance after joining from Hunslet
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Play-off tickets
Tickets for Leeds United's play-off semi-final went on sale today, despite manager Kevin Blackwell's side still not knowing who they will be playing. Leeds have been assured of a play-off place for 12 days but the final league positions will determine
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Ticket-only meeting to decide on Arc Light future
IT promises to be the hottest ticket in town. When seven councillors decide next month where a York homeless centre should go, demand for seats in the public gallery will be so great that it is being made a ticket-only event. Council leader Steve Galloway
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Wanted: A bigger venue
SELL-out concerts we're used to. But ticket-only public access to one of the most important council meetings in recent years? That's something new. The question of where to put York's new Arc Light centre for the homeless is one of the most sensitive
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Don't cap York
YORK council has appealed to ministers in a last-ditch bid to avoid council tax capping. Ministers must listen. The decision to cap was unfair. York's council tax was set at half a per cent above what Whitehall felt was acceptable - equivalent to only
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Tony on the road - 20/04/06
NORTH Yorkshire jockey Tony Culhane, who lives near Thirsk, misses the opening meeting at his local course tomorrow in order to travel to Newbury to continue a happy acquaintance. Culhane has been booked by Newmarket trainer William Haggas to partner
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Judges not soft
OUR prisons are bulging at the seams. Yet people still keep talking about "soft judges" in letters columns and on phone-ins. I have been in many courts, over the years, and have yet to see a soft judge. As for prisons as "holiday camps", that is so wide
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Museum is ideal site for wheel
I DISAGREE with Anne Church about the siting and suitability of York's new wheel (Letters, April 11). Like her I prefer the past to the present, but not everyone does. Yes, York is well known and loved for all its history, museums, Roman and Viking treasures
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TV tribute to Queen was nauseating tripe
I am writing to you having suffered the nauseating tripe served up by Andrew Marr "celebrating" the Queen's 80th birthday (The Queen At 80, BBC1, April 16). Marr's was a most sycophantic and unbalanced view and, frankly, makes one wonder what has become
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Faith is blind
Oh dear! Rory Mulvihill (Letters, April 15) sucks his dummy for 40 years before he discovers there is no sustenance in it! He then calls faith "blind". I've got news for you, Rory, faith by definition is blind. When I go to buy my Evening Press I don't
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Mental gap
It seems that I have stirred your correspondent Rory Mulvihill and others to express their anti-Christian viewpoint and to come out with the usual talk about "blind faith" and "brainwashing". But there is a gap of about 20 inches in our thinking. The
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Global cooling?
I HAVE never known the spring blossom come out as late as it did last year. This year the snowdrops and daffodils have been as late flowering as I can remember. It is now the middle of April and the grass has hardly started to grow. Is this proof that
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Bassett answers the £74 question
York City players get more than £74 a week - despite comments from manager Billy McEwan stating otherwise. In the wake of the defeat to Halifax Town, the Minstermen boss cited a lack of finances as one of the reasons why York are not ready for promotion
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Raising the Standard
ABOUT 19,000 members of Standard Life Assurance in the York area are being asked to vote for a small personal bonanza. They are among 2.4 million eligible members and a further 2.1 million policyholders worldwide who have been sent voting packs calling
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'I'm stuck in a Catch-22 situation with the tax office'
A LIVER transplant patient whose tax credits were halted by the Inland Revenue says the same organisation is now blocking his attempts to get back into work. Former pub landlord and builder Norman Power says he is stuck in a Catch-22 situation caused
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Pensioners upset at losing meals-on-wheels service
"I always used to look forward to my meals-on-wheels - the dinner ladies were lovely. I don't have anyone coming around now." These were the words of Pat Waterworth, 88, from Bootham, York, speaking about her sadness at losing her hot meals-on-wheels
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Horse and cart death crash man faces jail
A TRAVELLER involved in a fatal accident when a motorbike crashed into his horse and cart in North Yorkshire has admitted endangering fellow road users and been told he faces prison. Warwick Romans, 65, was riding his horse and cart on the A162 Sherburn-in-Elmet
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Design hitch for city office plan
PLANS for a multi-million pound office building which could bring 150 new jobs to York have been put on hold while top level talks take place. The Helmsley Group has already won consent for a new headquarters for Hunters estate agents on land beside the
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Big blitz on DVD pirates
THEY are out looking for "bargains". But members of York's trading standards team will be packing a punch if they find what they want - counterfeit DVDs. Officers will be visiting car boot sales across the city as part of an undercover string operation
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Vaughan relishes 'knock'
There was no action on the field but plenty happening off it on the opening day of Yorkshire's Championship curtain-raiser against title-holders Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge yesterday. Persistent light rain prevented any play but while Yorkshire kicked
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Bassett answers the £74 question
York City players get more than £74 a week - despite comments from manager Billy McEwan stating otherwise. In the wake of the defeat to Halifax Town, the Minstermen boss cited a lack of finances as one of the reasons why York are not ready for promotion
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Fatal road traffic accident
THREE men have been killed in a crash between a car and a van in York. The crash happened between an Audi car and a white Ford van just before 1pm today (Thursday), near the Hopgrove pub in Stockton Lane. North Yorkshire Police spokesman Tony Lidgate
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Wray of sunshine thrills Knights
Danger-man hooker Jamaine Wray will be terrorising National League One sides this summer after signing a two-year deal with York City Knights. The impressive ex-Castleford Tigers and Leeds Rhinos Academy player has frequently struck fear into opposition
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Villagers set to feel Oven heat
It may be the end of the season for Heworth but they can ill-afford to sit back and relax at Ovenden. The Halifax side are eyeing up a place in division one of the National Conference after a scorching year that has seen them reach the third round of
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Web feat
IMPENDING Pennine League premier division side New Earswick All Blacks have upped their cyber presence to go with the higher standard of play on field. The All Blacks website at www.neallblacks.co.uk has been given a new look by CJT Consultancy and will
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All Blacks retain crown
NEW Earswick All Blacks lifted the York and District Cup for the fifth year in succession last night by beating York Acorn 'A' in the final at Heworth's Elmpark Way. Substitute full-back Lee Malpas, in only his second appearance after joining from Hunslet
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Fuel for thought
With petrol prices rising yet again, Karen Grattage looks at the widespread effects a fuel hike could have on our lives. PETROL and diesel prices are on the rise, with prices as high as £1.05 a litre in York. This affects transport costs, and could also
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Ballantyne cards for all the family
WATCH out, all you football outlaws - the Ballantyne boys are in town. The Dringhouses-based household boasts not one, not two, but three - yes - three men in black. Dad Paul and sons Ben, aged 19, and Joe, three years younger, are all qualified referees
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Wray of sunshine thrills Knights
Danger-man hooker Jamaine Wray will be terrorising National League One sides this summer after signing a two-year deal with York City Knights. The impressive ex-Castleford Tigers and Leeds Rhinos Academy player has frequently struck fear into opposition
