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York charity raising funds for Lourdes trip
A CHARITY that sends youngsters from York on a pilgrimage is celebrating its fifth anniversary with an event in the city. The Children's Pilgrimage Trust Group 96 York plans to send six children with disabilities from the city on a trip to Lourdes later
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Do us a favour.
After Steve Galloway’s recent meeting with the MD of First, reviewing the Ftr service he said, “we are pleased that First chose us to help deliver the innovative Ftr concept........” The five or six people we see sharing 3 of the double length busses
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York City match called off
YORK City's first round North Riding Senior Cup clash with Scarborough at the McCain Stadium tonight has been called off because of a waterlogged pitch.
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PlanetYork: a city hoping to change all our futures
Are you fed up with hearing about how global corporations and others are ruining the environment for us and our children? Now is your chance - as a resident of York - to do something about it. PlanetYork is a ground-breaking new energy efficiency
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The price we pay for wasting energy
There's a myth that climate change will turn the UK into a sunny, tropical, winegrower's paradise - but in reality we will all be affected in unpredictable and often unpleasant ways. The devastating floods in York during November 2001 are a foretaste
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Act now and give our children a better future
Don't cheat on our children, says Craig McGarvie from the Environment. Agency in YorkOur climate is changing more rapidly than ever before, and the results are plain to see all over the country. In York alone river levels in 2001 were the highest
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Weather warning from Paul Hudson
"As the weatherman for BBC Look North, I now find that I am reporting more and more on freak weather occurrences - the awful by-products of climate change. Our recent weather patterns have shown the wettest winters since records began. However we
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Help stop our planet from choking to death
It's well known that vehicle emissions add to the pollution levels of busy towns and cities. It's not as widely known that they also contribute to global climate change. In fact, in the UK, transport emissions are responsible for around 25% of
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Council joins campaign to make York a cleaner city
THE City of York Council is wholeheartedly behind the PlanetYork campaign. Councillor Rod Hills, leader of the council, said, "We are delighted to be partners in this exciting new initiative which will show citizens across the country how much
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Centre is ready to hand out good advice
Do you want to help the environmentand save money too? Your Energy Efficiency advice Centre can help you Did you know that more than half the heat you pay for goes out to heat the sky and the street? That York households waste £3 million each year
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‘Icebergs’ threaten our future!
Millions of icebergs around the UK are leading to catastrophic climate change across the globe. These icebergs aren't out at sea - they're growing in the around 11 million UK freezers which are not being defrosted properly. And around 34,000 of those
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Are your appliances letting you down?
Buy where you see the sign! The distinctive orange and blue Energy Efficiency Recommended logo is the one to look for if you want to stop wasting energy in the home and help reduce the impact of climate change. It appears on a variety of household
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Get the best advice available - from York’s EEAC experts
When it comes to energy efficiency, sometimes you have to spend money to save money. Perhaps a few low energy lights or a new hot water tank jacket are all that are needed, but even these relatively inexpensive improvements can reap the rewards of
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Stop your home behaving badly!
When power stations burn oil to generate energy, they pump out damaging gases into the atmosphere. Homes use a quarter of the total energy generated and each household in the UK is responsible, on average, for around six tonnes of the greenhouse gas
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Touch down at Planet York’s Energy Fair
The first 500 visitors received a goodie bag filled with all sorts of energy-saving items. And there were 200 energy efficient jug kettles for older visitors. There were also competitions galore, including a chance to win one of many energy efficient
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Flooded fields near Tadcaster
Photograph by Peter Bradshaw, Tadcaster © The copyright of this image remains with the photographer
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From Tadcaster Bridge
Photograph by Peter Bradshaw, Tadcaster The copyright of this image remains with the photographer
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The Crabgarth, Tadcaster
Photograph by Peter Bradshaw, Tadcaster The copyright of this image remains with the photographer
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How to fight climate change on our roads
Since the launch of PlanetYork in August, the city has taken its environmental destiny into its own hands. We're all starting to think about saving energy to help fighting the biggest threat to our environment: climate change. Already hundreds
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“Are you over 18, sir?”
That was the question posed to shocked 87-YEAR-OLD Jack Archer by a checkout girl as he tried to buy a bottle of sherry at his local Morrison's supermarket. Jack, of Acomb, York, is among many pensioners who have been made to feel 60 years younger by
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How about some sense?
JUST two days ago, The Press told the story of a two-year-old who was banned from a shop for wearing a hooded top. Now the astonishment needle points in the opposite direction, towards 87-year-old Jack Archer, who was asked to prove his age when buying
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Traffic pollution harms everybody
It's well known that vehicles contribute to harmful air pollution in busy towns and cities. We can see and smell those fumes. But cars and lorries also pump out damaging carbon dioxide, which you can't see or smell. That carbon dioxide is building
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Judge allows appeal in York naked slave case
THE woman jailed for keeping her sister-in-law as a naked slave is to have her appeal against conviction heard by the courts, The Press can reveal. Mother-of-six Antonia Pearson-Gaballonie, 35, of New Lane, Holgate, York, was jailed last year for seven
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TransportAction: your questions answered
What is TransportAction? In 1996, the Energy Saving Trust, sponsors of PlanetYork, set up a transport initiative (now called TransportAction) to deliver programmes and solutions to tackle the pollution problems caused by transport. So what exactly
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Time to leave the car at home
We all notice the smelly, black diesel fumes pumped out by big, dirty vehicles. But cars and lorries emit other air pollutants that we cannot see or smell and which may cause us harm. Two of the worst pollutants derived from vehicle emissions are
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Time to cash in on moves to save the planet
Up to two million motorists across England have been eligible to apply for grants to help with the cost of converting their cars to run on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). LPG is much cheaper than petrol - it's around 37p per litre instead of 72p
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LPG – your questions answered
Is LPG safe? Yes. The use of LPG in cars has an excellent safety record and, owing to the strength of the fuel tank, it is just as safe as diesel and safer than petrol. However, it is vitally important to use an approved converter to ensure that
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Ten top tips for safer, greener driving
Follow these tips, provided by the Government-backed green fleet award scheme Motorvate, and you'll not only cut your fuel costs but also help reduce the harmful emissions produced by your car. * Plan your journeys - to avoid congestion, roadworks
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Market terror as heifer runs wild
A MAN suffered serious head injuries when a heifer tried to jump out of the ring at York's cattle market. A fellow visitor to the auction, which was being held by Stephensons, said the victim, who is in his 40s, was sitting at the side of the ring
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York is a ‘Trailblazer’
York is one of nine cities across England selected as Trailblazers' - to demonstrate how a city centre can be livable, accessible and, at the same time, reduce traffic congestion, pollution, noise, stress and all the other negative impacts of transport
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Planet York push was `a huge success'
MORE than five thousand homes and businesses signed up to Planet York, the year-long push to make York the UK's most energy-efficient city, leading organisers to declare the campaign "a real success." Now complete, the aim of Planet York was to make
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Firm’s liquid solution to lorry menace
Trucks running on natural gas cut pollution and noise... and they cost less to run, says Jan Chmiel, general manager of Iqara Eco Fuels, one of the sponsors of the TransportAction York Conference Truck operators can do their bit for the environment
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Employees get on their bikes - and the bus!
Major York employer Norwich Union is leading the field in making the city the greenest in the UK The company, a partner in the PlanetYork project aiming to set an example to the world on how to save energy, has adopted a transport policy which
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Council backs car-free travel
York residents are taking to the ultimate zero emission vehicles' in an effort to make a difference to climate change. York cyclists can now enjoy a 100-kilometre network of routes, which is set to be doubled in coming years, enabling more people
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The complete bluffer’s guide to alternative fuel
CONFUSED by the technical terms involved in alternative fuels? Here's a handy guide to finding your way around the subject: Alternative fuel: A non-traditional fuel such as liquefied petroleum gas, natural gas or electricity. Bi-fuel: A vehicle
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Post raid: two released
TWO of the five people arrested in connection with the robbery at a York post office have been released without charge after answering bail. Police said the other three had all been released on police bail pending further inquiries. Detectives said
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Did PlanetYork get into orbit?
Ambitious plans for a year-long push to turn York into Britain's Energy City have come to an end. Adam Nichols finds out if it took off. TWELVE months ago the remnants of an ice Minster dripped in the August sunshine, the detail melted into a slushy
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Actors cast a footprint
YOUNG people from the cast of York Grand Opera House's musical Annie came out in force to demonstrate the effect York residents have on the environment. York MP Hugh Bayley joined the group to create an enormous "footprint" at King's Court,York.
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Fuel-saving schools go to top of class
ENERGY efficient schools are going to the top of the class after taking part in a fuel-saving project. Joseph Rowntree School, St Aelred's Primary, Huntington Primary, Park Grove and Haxby Road Primary are in line for thousands of pounds of grant aid
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Press gets `green' van
THE Evening Press is bringing good news to the environment with green deliveries. The company, one of the partners in the PlanetYork project aimed at making the city the UK's most energy-efficient, has added a green delivery vehicle to its fleet.
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Dennis Fothergill saves partner because of ambulance service course
A COMMUNITY first-aider has been hailed a hero after saving the life of his partner - 29,000 feet up in a jumbo jet. Dennis Fothergill, of Bishopthorpe, York, was on a flight two hours away from Sydney, Australia, when his companion, Lib Seward, suddenly
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If you can't stand the heat...
EODEL Alison Richards left male passers-by hot and flustered when she delivered an energy-o-gram to a York store. Clad only in her underwear, Alison launched PlanetYork's Turn Down The Heat campaign in Brown's department store, Davygate. The year-long
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Have you taken the pledge?
Have you taken the pledge? Here are some of the pledges people have made to the PlanetYork campaign. Park Grove School, Park Grove - reduce energy consumption and teach pupils about efficiency. Haxby Road Primary School, Haxby Road - set up systems
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It's green for go
GREEN-fingered David Gregory is turning to green power after signing up to PlanetYork. The manager of Upper Poppleton-based Ryland Horticulture Tree and Garden Services has vowed to convert his business Land Rover to low-emission liquid petroleum gas
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Degree of energy saving at York Uni
ENERGY-minded staff and students are attempting to make the University of York the UK's most energy-efficient. In the latest drive to clinch the title, the university has joined forces with the Stockholm Environment Institute to launch an internet
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Licensees see the light
LICENSEES David and Sally-Anne Smith are calling time on energy waste as their pub becomes the first to sign up to PlanetYork. The Royal Oak, in Goodramgate, York, is expected to slash its energy consumption by ten per cent in the next year after the
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Welcome to clean machine
THIS is the van that is helping the York Housing Association clean up its act. The vehicle, leased from City of York Council, is being used by the organisation after it signed up to PlanetYork. The year-long project aims to make the city the United
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Green van around town
YORK Housing Association has cleaned up its transport act by taking on a new Liquid Petroleum Gas-powered van. The vehicle will be used by property maintenance worker Tony Easton who tours the group's 500 properties across York. It combines with
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Business urged to back campaign
YORK businesses are being urged to take the environmental destiny of the planet into their own hands by tackling energy waste head-on - and saving money at the same time Laura Collins, campaign manager for PlanetYork - a year-long drive to make York
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Operation Causeway a giant success
MOTORISTS and cyclists were fined almost £20,000 as part of a York and Selby safety campaign. Police gave out 665 fixed penalty notices and issued 709 warnings - almost all of them to cyclists - about safety issues, as part of Operation Causeway. They
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Head’s shock at 'racist' ex-pupil
TEENAGER Lucy Buchanan's former headmaster has spoken of his shock after her appearance on a TV reality show sparked a major race row. Miss Buchanan, 18, a former St Peter's School pupil, has hit the national headlines because of her comments on Channel
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First unveils ftr changes
FIRST York is to increase the number of "conductors" on its beleaguered ftr bus service. The company also plans to introduce m-ticketing, where passengers will be able to buy tickets in advance using their mobile phone. It is investigating London-style
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Firms flock to IT event
HIGH-TECH companies from across the world are heading for York, to attend an exhibition and conference organised by city-based distribution specialist Varlink Ltd. The event will bring together manufacturers and software houses, giving specialist IT
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Medics rocked by ice injuries
CASUALTY staff and paramedics were "snowed under" with patients who tripped over and fractured bones on icy roads and paths. York hospital managers even had to postpone operations for some patients who were expecting to come in for surgery yesterday
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City to host fourth top conference showcase
YORK is to highlight its extensive range of conference venues to a national audience at York Race-course on Thursday, March 29, for the fourth year running. Forty of the city's venues, including hotels, academic venues and conference support suppliers
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Councils shake-up
COUNCILLORS have voted to scrap two-tier council arrangements in North Yorkshire and have entered a bid to Government to create a new single authority. Members of North Yorkshire County Council met in Northallerton to vote on proposals to create a new
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Snow in Norton
Photograph by Nick Fletcher, Norton © The copyright of this image remains with the photographer
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Snow in Norton
Photograph by Nick Fletcher, Norton © The copyright of this image remains with the photographer
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So how safe is this hostel?
Should we be nervous of a probation hostel in our midst? STEPHEN LEWIS goes inside Southview hostel to talk to those who run it, and to discuss the convicted rapist who attacked again. FROM the outside, the Southview probation hostel looks like
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York schools compete for £28m in cash
A LIST is being drawn up of York primary schools which need rebuilding - in a bid to secure £28 million. City of York Council expects by the summer to have compiled the list of primary schools from across the city most in need of work, as it tries to
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Five-month-old’s mystery illness ordeal
HE is only five months old - but this little boy has already had a taste of why our Guardian Angels appeal really matters. Five-month old Thomas Granger, from Elvington, had to be rushed into York Hospital's casualty department this week after he suddenly
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What a save
LIB Seward will always have reason to cherish her friend Dennis Fothergill. When she collapsed during a flight to Australia, Dennis used the resuscitation skills he had learned on a first-aid course in Bishopthorpe - and helped to bring her back to
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Beggars urged to seek help
HELP is out there - that is the message from police to beggars and people sleeping rough on the streets of York. People continued to sleep on the streets as temperatures dropped below freezing, but officers urged them to get help. Inspector Richard
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Time to ditch the health debt
RESIDENTS may be as concerned as I am about the finances of the North Yorkshire and York Primary Care Trust. My recent meeting with its management team leads me to conclude that the people of York and North Yorkshire face a major reduction in the quality
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Lidl not needed
THIS is what I'd like to say to Lidl's about its offer to kindly build another supermarket in Acomb (Demolition job, The Press, January 16). (a) We've got a very good Yorkshire-grown supermarket and excellent small shops which somehow manage to hang
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Religious cheek
FIRST we hear that Ruth Kelly, by sending her child to a private school, seemingly has no faith in the state education provided by her Government. Now she seems to be embroiled in supporting the churches' opposition to the proposed gay rights law
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Time for shop to show common sense
ONE commodity in short supply at the Monkton Road Stores appears to be common sense (Hoodie Toddler Gets Store Ban, January 22). I can understand the policy of requesting customers to remove their hoods while in the shop - but, for goodness sake, a
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Taking a knock
I WOULD like to endorse I.M. Fox's letter (Blind Spot, Readers' Letters, January 23), regarding the hazards of cycling in York in darkness. I used up another one of my many lives being knocked off my bike a couple of days ago. As a driver of 40 years
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Mistaken identity
JOAN Ryan, minister for ID cards, would do well to read the Identity Cards Act herself - particularly Schedule 1 (It's on the cards, Readers' Letters, January 20). Contrary to her assertion that the National Identity Register would contain only basic
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Stick to times
I KEEP reading in The Press that the road works and traffic controls at the A19/Crockey Hill junction are supposed to be in operation from 9.15am to 4pm. Could someone please remind the contractors of this? When they first started, they stuck to
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No partners here
I DO feel worried for Aled Jones, having read his letter "Attack on values" (Readers' Letters, January 22). There is obviously some sort of conspiracy going on in Bridlington that the rest of this nation is still unaware of. Only hours before reading
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Great Krumbs
I WAS one of the winners of the Yorkshire favourite Christmas recipe competition with my entry "Coffee with walnut and meringue pie," run in The Press in December. Today, my husband John and I went along to the Krumbs Café, No 3-5 Tanners Row, Rougier
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First things first
IN view of all the passengers' confusion with the use of the ftr, why are signs not in place at each stop along this bus route? These should make it clear that change will not be given, that notes cannot be used, that the driver cannot be consulted.
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City keeper plays through pain barrier
YORK City boss Billy McEwan hailed goalkeeper Tom Evans' bravery after last night's 1-1 draw at Halifax Town. The second half of the Conference clash was held up for more than five minutes as Evans received treatment on a suspected broken nose from City
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Not enough whizz to escape wardens
A USER of York's new pay-as-you-go car hire scheme has earned the wrath of the city council's parking wardens. The car, owned by car club operators WhizzGo, was plastered with tickets after it was left in a disabled parking bay in Bishopthorpe Road car
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Ouse appeal for marina
BOATERS are calling for a marina on the River Ouse to be built into the development of the old Terry's chocolate factory site. Anthony Martin, secretary of the local Inland Waterways Association (IWA) called for developers to look at building riverside
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That’s entertainment
BACK in the good old days, when England was still a great nation, we were all free to enjoy harmless spectacles. Bear-baiting or witch-ducking, for instance. In those days of public hangings, villains paid the ultimate price for their crimes, and we
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City reject new Clayton bid
YORK City have rejected a new bid by Scunthorpe United for striker Clayton Donaldson. "We have made a substantial bid, but it has been rejected," said Iron manager Nigel Adkins. According to sources in Scunthorpe, the League One promotion contenders
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Campus porter row flares up
UNION bosses at the University of York say they fear the temporary closure of three college receptions could become permanent. As previously reported in The Press, campus chiefs have closed the porters' lodges at Vanbrugh, Derwent and Wentworth college
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A new opening in the fight to beat dyslexia
For parents, being told a child has dyslexia can be a real shock. But finding out more about the condition is now a lot easier in York, as education reporter Haydn Lewis discovered. DEALING with dyslexia can appear daunting, but that need no longer
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Return ticket for James
JAMES Dudgeon is expected to face his former club Scarborough tonight as York City Reserves look to progress in the North Riding Senior Cup (7pm). The McCain Stadium pitch is very heavy but was reported to be playable yesterday and frost covers have
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Women cancer test all clear
WOMEN in York are bucking a national trend which has seen a worrying drop in numbers being screened for cervical cancer - according to local surgeries. Cancer Research UK warned this week of an alarming fall in the number of women attending smear tests
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Why do the police treat motorists so differently from pedestrians regarding road accidents?
WHY do the police treat motorists so differently to pedestrians? That was what a York man was asking today after a child ran into the road and into his wife's car. John Simpson, of Church Road, wrote to The Press following the incident, which he said
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Malton handed tough Vase draw
MALTON & Norton RUFC will have to rip up the formbook again if they are to take another step towards Twickenham. They have been drawn away at fellow Yorkshire One side Bradford Salem in the sixth round of the EDF Senior Vase North/Midlands section
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Halifax Town 1, York City 1
YORK City's appetite for maximum points from every match they participate in was never better illustrated than during the nine minutes of stoppage time at the end of last night's derby clash at Halifax Town. Having surrendered a second-half lead and,
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Wade and Colley star in Uni Staff ladies triumph
Jo Wade and Jane Colley led University Staff Ladies to a superb 6-3 win at Nestle Rowntree in ladies division one of the York Badminton League. Wade and Colley turned in their best display of the season to return 127-97, which included a tough 21-17,
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Lowe form for Coneysthorpe in stalemate encounter
RAILWAY A' and Coneysthorpe A' played out a tight tussle in division one of the NEDL York and District Table Tennis League. The league's top player, Martin Lowe, won another three sets for Coneysthorpe, but the match ended even. In division two, Bob
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Flooding again hits matches
ONE aspect of climate change that seems to have been forgotten is the decimation of match fishing on rivers. For the fourth weekend in succession, flooding hit the match calendar in the North East. Another week of torrential rain and gales saw all the
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Seven heaven for Sinners at Slingsby
SINNINGTON are the new leaders of the RJF Homes Beckett Football League division one after a 7-1 win at Slingsby. But the big upset came at basement club Gillamoor, who put five past second-placed Union Rovers, who have now dropped to third. An under-strength
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South African ace, Jacques Rudolph, joins Yorkshire
TEST batsman Jacques Rudolph has decided to stop representing South Africa in order to take up a three-year contract with Yorkshire as a Kolpak player. The 25-year-old left-hander will join up with his new team-mates at Headingley towards the end of
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Scientists £110k grant
SCIENTISTS at the University of York have been awarded £110,000 to investigate potential uses of carbon monoxide in treating disease. Dr Jason Lynam and Dr Ian Fairlamb, of the University's Department of Chemistry, have been granted the funding for a
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Prolific criminals face united front
AUTHORITIES in Selby have joined forces to prevent prolific offenders committing further crimes. The Selby District Community Safety Partnership, which brings together Selby District Council, the police, the youth offending team and the probation service
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Norton residents fury at ‘calming’ bid
A TRAFFIC calming scheme in a Ryedale town centre has made a road more dangerous for both pedestrians and motorists, according to scores of residents. More than a year after the road safety measures were completed on the B1248 Beverley Road at Norton
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Charity’s first birthday boost
THIS month is one of double celebrations for a York-based charity which enables workers to take up voluntary roles across the city. Just to show it does not do things by halves, York Cares is celebrating its first anniversary - and has appointed a key
