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Winds cause havoc
WINDS gusting at up to 80mph caused havoc throughout York, North and East Yorkshire, with roads closed, trains severely delayed, and trees falling all over the region. Thousands of passengers were delayed at York Station after southbound GNER services
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Transport
Q: How do you respond to allegations that the council is anti-car? Kathryn S, Heworth. A: The council is not anti-car but the capacity of our current road network
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Accessing the council
Q: Why are reports to Member Committees no longer published on the Council's website? John M, York A: Information about the council, its committee meetings, including
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Employment
Q: As someone with a disability I would like to know how I can get sheltered work or training in York? David Watson, Triboring House A: There are various options
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City centre
Q: Is the council concerned at the number of short-term shops springing up in the city centre, trading for a few weeks, and then vacating - leaving empty units that are a target for vandals and drug takers
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Environment
Q: The council complain when householders leave black bin liners in the streets a day or so before refuse collection day, yet don't supply wheelie bins to the areas where the problem occurs. Why are the
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Finance
Q: The council is so far behind processing Council Tax queries, that people are being taken to court despite trying to make arrangements to pay, something their staff will admit to on the telephone but
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Highways
Q: I am querying if there is anything the councillor can do about the state of our road as it is in a really bad, esp near the main water drain BUT it is a private road. Many of
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Housing
Question: With the housing market in York spiralling ever upwards, how can the council help first-time buyers get on the ladder? Mark W, Tang Hall Answer:
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Leisure
Q: Would Councillor Merrett agree that the council's decision to sell the Barbican, and so absolve itself of virtually all responsibility for leisure in York, is a disgraceful decision for which the authority
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Miscellaneous
Q: You were 'thrown in at the deep end' as council leader. How are you finding the job? Stephen C, Bootham A: I was deputy leader for 11 years and have been a councillor
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Social services
Q: I have heard that York is to close more of the Council's elderly person's homes, is this true especially at a time when York has higher than the national average of beds blocked in hospital? Mary Mason
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See Romans die – well, not really!
THE Roman Legionary garrison in York is about to be reinforced - albeit 1,700 years too late. Raw recruits are being invited along to an authentic Roman Gladiator School, where wannabe fighters can learn the hacking and slashing skills necessary to survive
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Budget 2002 - Few surprises
Mike Backhouse, director of taxation at Garbutt and Elliott chartered accountants of York said: "There were few surprises. It was either a repeat of policy changes already announced or matters which have been recently leaked
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Budget Briefing 2002
"Our task is to address three long-term challenges: enterprise family prosperity for all and renewing our public services." We have come to realise that the Chancellor of the Exchequer is not one for setting his sights
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Personal tax and savings
Income tax rates and allowances have been announced as follows: Income tax rates for 2002-03 Taxable income Rate First £1,920 10%
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Capital Gains Tax
Rates and annual exemption Gains continue to be taxed as the top slice of income. This means that a tax rate of 10%, 20% or 40% can apply. The annual exemption, being the amount of gains that can be realised tax-free
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Inheritance Tax (IHT) and Trusts
IHT threshold Once again despite the usual Press predictions for changes to IHT the Chancellor has decided to leave this tax in its present, favourable format, which should enable those taxpayers who are properly advised
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Employment taxes
Company-provided fuel As foreshadowed in the Chancellor's autumn statement, it has been confirmed that from April 2003 the car fuel scale charge will be replaced by a tariff based on a vehicle's CO2 emissions, ranging
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Business taxation
With effect from 1 April 2002 the starting rate of corporation tax is to be reduced from 10% to nil % and the small companies rate is to be reduced from 20% to 19%. The effective rates of corporation tax will therefore be
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Stamp duty
The rates of stamp duty remain unchanged. Goodwill and debts To mirror the corporation tax reforms that give deductions for the cost of goodwill on the purchase of a business, there will also be an exemption
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Value Added Tax
VAT threshold The VAT registration threshold will be increased from £54,000 to £55,000 as from 25 April 2002. The de-registration limit will increase from £52,000 to £53,000 as from the same date. VAT penalties
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Investment Tax Credit ("CITC")
The aim of the CITC is to encourage private sector investment in both commercial and not-for-profit enterprises in disadvantaged communities. The legislation will apply to investments made on or after 17 April 2002, through
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Conclusion
And finally... On this occasion we find solace for our closing paragraphs in the bold step announced by the Chancellor in due course to abolish yet another tax. The tax concerned has long been the scourge of the tax-paying public, and its passing is
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Main points
The Chancellor Gordon Brown unveiled his new Budget before the House of Commons. Highlights from his speech included: * Growth in 2001 was 2.2 per cent; forecast for 2002 is between 2 and 2.5 per cent; 2003, 3 to 3.5 per cent. Inflation target
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Business matters
Highlights that impact on business: * Growth in 2001 was 2.2 per cent; forecast for 2002 is between 2 and 2.5 per cent; 2003, 3 to 3.5 per cent. Inflation target continues at 2.5 per cent. * Automatic fines from Customs and Excise
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Family matters
Highlights that impact on the family: * New child tax credit for families with incomes up to £58,000. * Certain green energy schemes to get exemptions from climate change levy. * Tax disc reductions of £55 for environmentally
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Social issues
Highlights that impact on social issues: * Abolish tax on bingo for players. * Duty halved on beer in small pubs and independent breweries in time for the World Cup - equivalent to 14 pence off an average pint. * Jobless help
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Grand Final
SEVENBALL. Well, that's what you've been waiting to find out, isn't it? The final victors in a battle of the bands that's been going on so long that half the acts from the heats have split up by now. Heck, the Rolling Stones were still in short
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Semi-final 1
MOST semi-finals come in twos, but at Fibbers they like to go one better than everyone else. So last night saw the first of three semi-finals in the 2002 Evening Press/Fibbers Battle of the Bands competition. The place was pretty well filled, considering
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Semi-final 2
FIBBERS was rocked in more ways than one at the second semi-final of the Evening Press sponsored 2002 Battle of the Bands. The first was in the traditional sense. Three tight bands played sets that did the business, just when they needed to. But
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Semi-final 3
FIBBERS was cooking in more ways than one for the remaining semi-final of the of the Evening Press-sponsored Battle of the Bands 2002. A humid, packed venue ensured the audience and bands were dripping with sweat by the end of the night - but judging
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Round 2 - Heat 1
IT MAY only be the second round, but this contest has already seen more casualties than the Russian Front (including, incidentally, Battle Of The Bands columnist Son Of Rat, sent into rodent retirement). Kicking off this year's Round Two were Peachie
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Round 2 - Heat 2
IT WAS European Cup Final night, but even the football fanatics were prepared to sacrifice UEFA's showpiece for what promised to be one of the closest Battle of the Bands heats yet. And so it proved. York glam punk and Goth outfit Finger Puppets edged
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Round 2 - Heat 3
FROM the moment dozens of Flint flags were unfurled by the band's fans in a packed Fibbers last night, it was obvious who was going to win this heat of Battle of the Bands. But although it is Flint who will carry their banner into the semi-finals of
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The sound of sudden death
MARY Ann Owens, a journalist with Gannett News, part of the US company which owns the Evening Press, was driving to work in Washington, on September 11, 2001, when a hijacked jet screamed overhead and ploughed into the side of the Pentagon. Here, she
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‘I haven’t been back to New York since. I need to go back’
Mark Fordyce worked for Cantor Fitzgerald, the British financial company which lost hundreds of workers in the terrorist outrage. Every so often, he plays a video tape of happier days. But as the images flicker across his television screen, he
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Saved because our luggage was in the hold
Luggage locked in the hold may well have saved Anthony Krawiec's life. For the first time, he tells STEVE CARROLL how close he came to becoming a casualty of September 11 SITTING on United Airlines Flight 92 from Newark to San Francisco, Anthony
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We will never forget
Where they once stood proudly, now there is empty space. They were the symbols of American financial might, designed to meet the busy demands of the 21st century. In the event, the twin towers lasted only 21 months of the century they were supposed to
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Day the world tumbled down
This dramatic picture captures the exact moment the World Trade Centre disappeared forever. Lee Frost, of Osbaldwick, took the shot of the North Tower being reduced to rubble as he stood watching events unfold on the streets of New York. The picture
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'Everyone was just scared stiff...'
Chris Baxter witnessed the destruction of New York at first hand from the airport lounge at Newark International Airport. Here he tells STEVE CARROLL what he saw HIS eyes fixed into the distance, Chris Baxter watched the small black dot flashing
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Trapped in New York
As the twin towers came down, Sarah Dickinson, along with her brother Andrew, found themselves unable to leave the city and go home. She told STEVE CARROLL what that terrible day was like EVERYWHERE she turned, people were crying. Sarah Dickinson
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On the day that shocked the globe
We asked readers to send in their experiences of September 11 last year. Here is a selection of them: I'd like to send my heart and prayers to all those who have suffered worldwide because of the events of September 11th. I myself lost a great
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Did the world really change?
Did the events of September 11 mark a turning point in history? STEPHEN LEWIS talks to York University politics professor Haleh Afshar about the legacy of 9/11 IT WAS the day the world changed for ever, we were told. September 11, 2001 marked a
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Why we must do the right thing
The way to end terrorism is for the world's rich nations to help the world's poorer nations overcome the conditions of poverty and lack of opportunity in which it breeds, says York MP HUGH BAYLEY EVERYONE remembers where they were on September
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I refuse to give in to terrorists
LIZA RAMERYD is Swedish and works in Washington DC, but she has good friends in Stamford Bridge and considers Yorkshire to be her second home. These are her thoughts on the day and its aftermath... I'M 47 years old and I've worked at the Embassy
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'We stared in disbelief...'
Firefighters in York and North Yorkshire were so deeply moved by the plight of their compatriots in New York, they raised more than £125,000. STEVE CARROLL reports on their efforts WHEN Paul Warnock visited New York, barely weeks after September
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Panel to decide who gets vital health checks as decision is taken out of doctors’ hands
CANCER could be missed - that was the stark warning from a family doctor today as more details emerged of how health bosses plan to cut back millions in spending. The Press has seen a leaked letter, part of which is reproduced below, from managers at
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Why we must overcome evil with good
THE Archbishop of York, Dr David Hope, writes exclusively for the Evening Press about the horror of September 11 September 11, 2001, will remain etched in our memories forever. Rather like I used to hear my parents tell of the way they remembered
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We were sure it was the end of the world
PHILIP PRITCHARD was born and bred in Acomb, York, attending Nunthorpe Grammar School. He graduated from Columbia University, New York, and for the last 20 years has been a professor at Manhattan College. He was at home in Brooklyn when the terrorists
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January
The year got off to a frosty but positive start as Dame Vera Lynn backed our campaign for a Women's War Memorial. Two men dived in to the River Foss and saved a woman who had plunged into the icy water from Foss Bridge. Parts of both York's rivers
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A blueprint for Nestle
A BLUEPRINT for the future of York's Nestle site was published today - promising new jobs, affordable housing for families and protection from demolition for historic Rowntree buildings. City of York Council said it wanted to create a new live-work
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Beers swap at brewery
TALKS were beginning today with staff and unions at John Smith's Brewery, in Tadcaster, following shock news that one of its major cask ales is to be brewed elsewhere. Up to 22 workers could be affected by the switch of Courage production to a brewery
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February
Pocklington millionaire Reg Bond revealed plans to build an all-weather racecourse on the town's airfield. An even bigger development was proposed for Hungate in York: a £100 million office, leisure and housing complex. North Yorkshire heart patients
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Mecca bosses submit bid for 'smoking shelter'
BINGO hall bosses hope it won't be "13, unlucky for some" when councillors discuss an application for a smoking shelter. Rank Gaming Group, which operates the Mecca bingo hall in Fishergate, York, has submitted a planning application for a bus shelter-style
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March
A new dawn for York City was heralded as motor-racing boss John Batchelor took over the club - just 16 days before it was due to become extinct. Pioneering new flats in Sixth Avenue, York, factory-built at Yorkon, were opened to the public for the
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April
York teenager Caroline Stuttle was found murdered under a bridge in Queensland, Australia. The 19-year-old, on a backpacking holiday, was probably robbed and thrown off, police said. The parents of 14-year-old Jamie Bucknell, who died of a heart attack
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St John moves into the future
Plans to expand York St John University's Lord Mayor's Walk site will, following close consultation with York's Directorate of City Strategy team, be developed over the next few months. The building design, by Charles Thomson of Rivington Street Studio
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Manyou trial: 'Woman molested me'
A MALE university student told a jury how a woman undergraduate sexually molested him in her bedroom. Clive Richard Manyou claimed that the woman then falsely complained that he had raped her in her sleep Through his legal team, he has accused the woman's
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Another 1st for citizens
DOZENS of York's museums, tours and attractions will be opening their doors for free to residents of the city this month. The people of York will be able to enjoy many of the sights and sounds that draw millions of tourists to the city every year - free
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Fears for York Library staff
THE restructuring of the library service in York is causing staff concern, according to a union leader. As reported last week in The Press, City of York Council intends to make changes to the library service which will see some jobs vanish while others
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Judge dismisses Shaun Handley's plea over death crash
A diabetic driver who lost control of his car at 60mph due to low blood sugar, killing one pedestrian and seriously injuring another, has failed in his appeal against a four-year jail sentence. Shaun Gary Handley, 20, suffered a hypoglycaemic attack
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May
A pro-cannabis campaigner described plans to set up a cafe selling the drug in York. On a high of a different sort, Ryedale planners told Flamingo Land to repaint its latest attraction, the towering Cliff Hanger ride - to reduce its impact on the skyline
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Couple’s bungalow hell may be over
AN elderly couple's nightmare over the appalling state of their neighbour's bungalow could finally be over - after he vowed to get it spruced up. George and Kathleen Rowe recently contacted The Press as a last resort to get something done about the dilapidated
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June
Across the country, people celebrated the Queen's Golden Jubilee. Bands played at BBC's Music Live in Parliament Street and at Buckingham Palace. York-born man Richard Markham, 27, suspected of butchering his friend then fleeing to the United States
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Convenience of city living
What could be more convenient than a home in the heart of the city? Our first property this week, in Ashton Place, York, perfectly combines the convenience of city living with the cosy comforts of a cottage. Built in 1832, it possesses character and
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Japanese touch to luxury home
ONE of York's most exciting and innovative properties is now on the market. The Downie House, Heworth Green, York, is an original, contemporary home which was completed about five years ago by local architect John Baily. Planned with a strong Japanese
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Big hearted city joggers
JOGGERS are being urged to get their running shoes on for a major fundraising event to help keep vulnerable hearts beating. The British Heart Foundation (BHF) is this week launching its annual York City Jog to raise money for research into heart disease
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York council 'doing well'
COUNCIL chiefs in York are doing well and getting even better, according to their latest performance report. Improved school results, falling crime, better access for disabled residents and a rise in recycling are just some of the many successes recorded
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Foss Islands Road
Temporary traffic lights will be in force in Foss Islands Road between January 22 and February 4, to enable drainage work to be carried out as part of Keyland Gregory's retail park development. The work will be done off-peak between 9.15am and 4pm,
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This new York
By 2011, one in ten York residents will be from a black or ethnic minority group. But is the city ready to cope with this change? MAXINE GORDON, CHARLOTTE PERCIVAL and STEPHEN LEWIS report. ONE in ten York residents will be from a black or ethnic
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No way to run health service
ANY hopes long-suffering patients may have had that there could be a quick fix to the crisis facing local health services are dashed today. Now we learn that a range of key treatments - everything from back pain injections to removal of non-malignant
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Reducing the pain of festive expense
Make sure your New Year resolutions don't cost you dear. That's the message from City of York Trading Standards to residents determined to make changes in the New Year. Whether you've promised to get fit, lose weight, earn more or get out of debt, the
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Transplant joy of kidney patient
It was good to read that kidney transplant patient Jackie Evans has got her life back (Kidney transplant patient looking forward to the new year, The Press, January 3). I offer her my sincere congratulations. I know how she must be feeling as I too have
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Echoes of Terry’s
THERE are poignant echoes of Terry's in the publication today of a blueprint for the future of the Nestl site. But there is also much to be positive about. The city council's draft development brief stresses the need for decent affordable housing.
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Modern obsession
THERE is one sure way to halt the modern obsession of suing for silly little things that in the not-so-distant past would have been considered just a bit of bad luck. Some 50 odd years ago, marriage meant commitment, not just an excuse for a good knees-up
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English lose out
THE recent and appalling case of the north-eastern man suffering with bone cancer and having to leave his family and his roots to move to Scotland to get life prolonging drugs is another damming indication of the cynical way this Government operates
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Green belt fear
I AM writing in response to the article, "Caravan plan for green belt land", (The Press, January 11), regarding a plan to site a touring caravan park in Landing Lane, Haxby. This proposal will have a serious detrimental effect on what is a pleasant
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Health concern
I AM writing with reference to the article "Council teams up on health" (The Press, January 13). Coun Sue Galloway said one idea might be to invest money in a befriending service for the elderly. Could I suggest financial help to Age Concern, as this
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Can anybody be worth £50 million a year?
CAN anyone really be worth £50 million per year, being the total package for kicking a ball around a field with ten lesser-paid Yanks, occasionally standing in front of a camera wearing a pair of blue jeans and sun glasses, and maybe holding a bottle
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Parking abuse
MY family and I often venture into the city centre to do some shopping at the weekend and, although we do not agree with the parking charges in York, we carry out a damage-limitation exercise and park in the shoppers' car park in Foss Bank. On a Saturday
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Selfish public
THE runaway trolley in Tesco's supermarket that rammed the lady's car (Dearing family unhappy with Tesco after trolley damages car, The Press, January 11) was not Tesco's fault, but it was the fault of today's selfish public. As long as they have their
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Napoleonic stance
PRESIDENT Bush's critical speech about Iraq was bad enough, but Mr Blair's parallel speech at Plymouth about a constantly interventionist Britain was worse. Absent from the Prime Minister's speech was proper reference to the British lives to be lost
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Vegetarian view
THOSE concerned with the environment may be interested to learn that livestock production is responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions than those generated by transport. These findings form the basis of a new report published in November, 2006,
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Don’t make me choose
CHOICE is said to be a good thing, so why does it stress me out? It's the market mantra of the age: move this account, switch that card, subscribe to this phone service instead of that, ditch this gas supplier for another, swap your bank account to a
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Getting to the sauce of the trouble
SHOULD you wish to play ketchup on the latest profit-making ploys, ask Michael Hjort, owner of Melton's restaurant in York. He received an oh-so-polite letter, dated January 14, from a man who praised the excellent food and service he and his wife received
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Museum mourns death of Barbara Kelly
THE actress who officially opened the Edwardian pub in York's Castle Museum has died, aged 82. Barbara Kelly was best known nationally for her role as a panellist on the television show What's My Line? and appearing in comedies with her husband, Bernard
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July
After an horrific spate of fatal accidents involving motorcyclists, the Evening Press brought out a special edition. The front page headline Too Many Tragedies, surrounded by crosses, highlighted the fact that 15 people had died in the accidents in the
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Kylie Minogue, Showgirl Homecoming Live (Parlophone/emi) ****
The anticipation for Kylie's triumphant return was at fever pitch. The show promised to be emotional. It promised to be Locomotional. But on Saturday night, 12,000 fans stood saw a shadow of the Impossible Princess, dressed up to the nines, pose her
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Detective work unveils picture’s secrets
A HISTORIC painting depicting a family scene from the 18th century has been brought to life - thanks to expert detective work. The 1740 picture by Joseph Nollekens, which shows a well-to-do family playing cards in their house's saloon, is now back hanging
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Gruff Rhys, Candylion (Rough Trade) ****
GLOBAL warming is rife. Snow drops and primulas have popped their heads through the winter surface already, a Red Admiral butterfly has been spotted in Hampshire, and the first album of summer has arrived. Gruff Rhys, lead minstrel of Welsh psychedelic
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12”/80s Pop (Family Recordings) ****
THE 1980s really had little to recommend them: Mrs Thatcher, chronic unemployment, football hooliganism and Timmy Mallett. To make matters worse, we all looked like idiots - frilly collars, shoulder pads, big glasses and even bigger hair that started
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Encore for city society concert
HISTORY repeated itself at a special fundraising concert at York's historic Mansion House. The great and good of York donned their finery at the weekend to attend a replica of a concert first held 189 years ago. The Lord Mayor of York, Coun Janet Hopton
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Handel: Messiah (1751 version), Choir of New College, Oxford / Academy of Ancient Music / Edward Higginbottom (Naxos 8.570131-32) ****
ANOTHER Messiah? Not just another. On the contrary, this is the only recording of Handel's unique London performances of May/June 1751, in which he used the Chapel Royal choir's men and boys, including trebles in the soprano arias. A perfect opportunity
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Connie Fisher, Favourite Things (Really Useful) ***, Connie Fisher, The Sound Of Music (Really Useful) **
CONNIE Fisher was a deserving winner of How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? She has a great voice and an enchanting personality. But she does not come close to matching the talent of Julie Andrews. The iconic soundtrack to The Sound Of Music is
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Various Artists, Colours Are Brighter, Songs For Children And Grown Ups Too (Rough Trade) ***; The Gothic Archies, The Tragic Treasury (Nonesuch Records) ****
BOTH these albums were inspired by children, the first to raise funds for Save The Children, the second to accompany Lemony Snicket's books in a release timed to coincide with the 13th and final volume of the Unfortunate Event series. Colours Are Brighter
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Office plan a real Boon
ENTREPRENEUR and local councillor Richard Doyle, who in 2004 sold one of North Yorkshire's biggest IT businesses, is to launch his own serviced office venture in Boroughbridge next month, which could lure 28 jobs to the town. His Boon Business Centre
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Chin up for Spurr
LUCKLESS Mark Spurr could be facing a lay-off of at least two months after cracking his jaw on his first start for York City Knights. The 23-year-old former Great Britain Students international is looking to make his way at National League level after
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Pay as you go pedal power
DRIVERS could be offered pay-as-you-go bicycles as part of the latest effort to cut car use and congestion in York. City council officers are working on the pioneering bike scheme to link in with the city's car club, which started operating last month
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Fare chance of trip to the US
What was this four-wheeled symbol of New York doing in old York? A real life New York yellow cab - manufactured more than 20 years ago, and with more than one million miles on the clock - toured the city to mark a company opening its new office in
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Season of giving continues for York Against Cancer charity
A CHARITY in York received a late Christmas present, thanks to some musical benefactors. Lesley McNeil, the general manager of York Against Cancer, was presented with a cheque for £1,250 by Anne Cooper, director of York Settlement Players. In December
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York homes comfort
COUNCIL chiefs have been urged to review their controversial affordable housing policy ahead of talks with senior Government officials. City of York Council officers and members are meeting with civil servants from the Department of Communities and Local
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Elliott rejoins Tykes
AUSTRALIAN left-hander Matthew Elliott will be back with Yorkshire for the first few weeks of the new season as cover for Younis Khan who will still be playing for Pakistan in the World Cup. Elliott, 35, hit a rich vein of form for Yorkshire when he
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Arc light move to get green light
THE controversial relocation of a York homeless hostel is set to get the go-ahead from councillors, despite objections. An application to move the Arc Light centre to Union Terrace car park will go before a City of York Council planning committee next
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How to avoid junk mail
PRESS readers have hit out at junk mail - and have revealed ways of beating the problem. Liz Edge, a former councillor for City of York Council, of Parkside Close, York, said: "In the first week of the new year, I received 32 items of junk mail. "These
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Acorn seek Rochdale shock
YORK Acorn ARLC entertain leaders Rochdale Mayfield in National Conference division one with boss Alfie Hill eyeing a potential shock. Mayfield are four points clear at the top with 14 wins from 18 games, but they have lost key man Sam Butterworth, who
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It’s Viva fever as York zone in
YORK Indoor Bowls Club's ladies moved into the national last 16 of the Vivienne Trophy, where they will play Leicester next Thursday. The duel was clinched after York conquered Cumbria 87-75 in the zone final, winning three rinks. At Carlisle, Margaret
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Masterly show by Wilcockson
THE experienced Mick Wilcockson extended his impressive unbeaten run by beating Selby individual champion Dave Jackson in Tate and Lyle A's 5-5 Selby Fasprint Table Tennis League draw with Eggborough Ospreys. Jackson, who won his other two matches
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RI turn on the style to shock in-form Clifton
ACTION resumed in the York Badminton League after the festive break with a surprise result when RI Tuesday/Thursday A' beat Clifton A' 5-4 in men's division one. Daniel Woolfson and George Noble set the standard for Clifton with 138-110, but Ian Sinker
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Cost of caring
ALZHEIMER'S patients in York and North Yorkshire are being urged to campaign for their care costs to be met by the NHS. Groups involved with older people say thousands of them throughout the country are being denied funding towards their care costs -
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Zoe’s home work task
AIMING to fly high this weekend is York Indoor Bowls Club star Zoe Eagles. She is in the England Under-25s team to play in the Home Internationals in Scotland. However, the downside for York is that because of her international duty, Zoe is out of
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Villagers look for Leigh-ding light
HEWORTH ARLC are hoping young scrum-half Leigh Rientoul can maintain his progress towards becoming a key man in the Elmpark Way ranks. Rientoul, who played for York City Knights Academy last year, became the second Heworth player to break into double
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Ocean fairytale
ATLANTIC STORY, fast becoming an all-weather specialist, bids to extend his winning sequence at Wolverhampton tomorrow. Trained at Sheriff Hutton by Mick Easterby, the five-year-old goes for the Pontin's Holidays Handicap and will have the assistance
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Ticket move is just fine
A GRANDMOTHER who was given a £70 parking ticket after visiting a shopping centre twice in one day is set to have the fine cancelled, after contacting The Press. Helen Downes, of Whitethorn Close, Huntington, got in touch with the paper after being landed
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Timbuktu showcase
A FUN-PACKED day of activities is planned to mark York's burgeoning links with the African city of Timbuktu. The event is being organised by the York-Timbuktu Link to get groups in the city involved with the effort to twin with the far-flung settlement
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Earswick’s double joy
New Earswick went through to the finals of the Yorkshire Double Rinks competition when they beat Scarborough. They had a scare when Paul Dawson's home team dropped a five on the last end and lost 25-22, but Barry Johnson's away rink had done enough to
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Low fives for All Blacks ahead of key Clayton clash
NEW Earswick All Blacks face a mini player crisis as they head for an important Pennine League premier division clash away to Clayton. Five key men could be missing, in addition to crocked player-coach Chris Judge, for what Judge says is a difficult
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Path protestor’s right of reply fury
A CAMPAIGNER who was branded "mischievous, vexatious and, quite possibly, malicious" by York council leader Steve Galloway has hit out after being denied the right of reply at a meeting. Mark Warters, of Osbaldwick, claims he was "gagged" when he applied
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£300k investment in Ryedale tourist trade
RYEDALE'S tourism industry will be boosted by £300,000 from the district council this year. Coun Howard Keal said the investment would protect the services of tourist information centres in the district and help sustain 3,500 related jobs in the area
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Quick on the draw Rhodes hails Becks switch
DAVID Beckham's galactic move to America has stunned football. But York's former top referee Peter Rhodes tells The Press York City reporter DAVE FLETT of his USA experience of almost 40 years ago... TEENAGE girls waving their knickers in the
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August
The nation was focused on the hunt for two ten-year-old girls, Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, missing from their homes in Soham, Cambridgeshire. Their bodies were found and two people charged in connection with the murders. The first clinic to offer
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Title thrust
York IBC stages the fixtures for the Yorkshire U18s League teams this Sunday, with the crucial game taking place between York and Thornaby - the winners taking the division one title. All games start at noon.
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Mothers make last-ditch bid to save Malton’s maternity unit
THOUSANDS of Ryedale residents have urged health bosses to keep maternity services at Malton Hospital. At an extraordinary meeting yesterday of North Yorkshire County Council's Ryedale Area Committee, Ian McInnes, chief executive of the Scarborough and
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Cliffe residents urged to fight crime together
RESIDENTS have been urged to join a new Neighbourhood Watch scheme in a Selby village. Selby District Council members David and Kay McSherry have organised advertising space on Arriva buses to spread the word about the Cliffe scheme. The councillors
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Call to reopen Hemingbrough railway station
CAMPAIGNERS have launched a drive to reopen a long-closed train station in a Selby village. Hemingbrough railway station was mothballed more than 30 years ago, but two villagers want to see the stop reopened. Villagers Jan Strelczenie and Ronald Chilvers
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September
On the first anniversary of the terrorist atrocities in New York and Washington, the world remembered. It was a difficult time for several local institutions. York's leading policeman John Lacy apologised to citizens who wanted to see more bobbies
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October
A bomb explosion in Bali, Indonesia which claimed more than 180 lives, including those of 17 Britons, was identified as the work of Islamic extremists. Two teachers at Bootham School won £6,600 each, and three others won smaller amounts, after placing
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Round 2 - Heat 4
THERE have been mutterings that this was becoming less of a battle of the bands and more of a slow siege - but last night blew that rumour out of the water. A good-sized crowd of teenage fans, ageing rockers, chino-wearing parents and even the odd
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Round 2 - Heat 5
TEMPERATURES soared at the penultimate heat of the second round of the Battle of the Bands at Fibbers last night. So much so that the solitary ceiling fan struggled to cope and even the teenagers found it too hot to mosh. The evening kicked off with
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Round 2 - Heat 6
IT WAS a battle hardly worth fighting for the two bands who lost out to the mighty Syncrownized in round two heat six of the Fibbers/Evening Press Battle of the Bands contest. It was clear a few seconds into their set last night that the York band
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November
Former royal butler Paul Burrell publicly celebrated the collapse of his theft trial, after the Queen's late intervention. The Royal household erupted in fresh controversy as a former servant accused a key aide to the Prince of Wales of raping him. The
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Round one results
Heat One - February 13 Midas, Peachie, Lux Perpetua, The Modern Dance. Winner: Peachie Heat Two - February 20 Raith, Fadge, Manydown, The
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December
After 829 days, deaf charity worker Ian Stillman was released from an Indian jail on health grounds. He flew home to see his York-based parents vowing to clear his name. York City were given 35 days to find a buyer or face being declared bankrupt.
