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Stories for 24 May 2001

York Marketplace

No need to be baffled by legal speak

Anyone who has had any dealings with the law will have come across legal jargon and may have been confused by the terminology used. York Trading Standards explain some of the terms that consumers will most commonly encounter.  more...

PEP talk for people puzzled by jargon

Financial jargon is putting us off investing. STEPHEN LEWIS attempts to pick his way through the economic mumbo-jumbo  more...

York News

Don't vote for apathy

IT'S EASY to joke about apathy. The patter goes something like this. I was going to write a column about apathy but then I couldn't... Oh, I think there might be something missing from that last sentence. It might be the words "be bothered" but frankly I am not inclined to go back.  more...

Parties hoping for grey day

CRUCIAL seats being fought for in the General Election will be won or lost by the "grey vote", according to a poll of pensioners.  more...

Bomb scare really takes the biscuit

After 15 days of living off crumbs, the Liberal Democrats finally became the centre of attention yesterday.  more...

Voters get lowdown online

The first cyberspace election is being fought out in York's libraries.  more...

Driving the message home

THE state of Britain's NHS has been advertised throughout Ryedale as a Liberal Democrat campaign vehicle toured the constituency.  more...

Lib Dems pledge to cut primary class sizes

Harrogate Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate Phil Willis today promised his party would cut primary school classes to an average of 25.  more...

This new outbreak is very worrying

IT has been yet another very worrying weekend for farmers here in Yorkshire as foot and mouth has started to spread from yet another new site in the county.  more...

Commitment needed to help rebuild agriculture

DOZENS of North Yorkshire farmers cleared out by the scourge of foot-and-mouth will be looking to rebuild their businesses from scratch, and the whole of the industry is in a state of turmoil. But for many there will never be a better time to look at the structure and operation of their businesses.  more...

Cautious welcome to new department

LABOUR plans to scrap the Ministry of Agriculture have been cautiously welcomed by North Yorkshire farming leaders.  more...

`Ten key questions'

WITH the election in full swing, the Country Land and Business Association (CLA), has prepared "ten key questions" for candidates.  more...

Manager for Yorkshire Beef

A WELL-known local auctioneer has been appointed general manager of Yorkshire Beef Limited.  more...

New movement licence set

UNDER present arrangements to control the spread of foot and mouth disease, farms within the 3km protection zone of an infected premises are issued with unlimited Form D restrictions. Animals may not move off premises unless licensed by the Ministry.  more...

United we stand

SUCCESS in any sphere is built on teamwork. Now York's newspaper and its football club have joined forces for what we hope will be a winning partnership.  more...

Eye op scandal

THE immense problems facing Britain's National Health Service are humanised by the experience of pensioner Philip Thomas-Peter.   more...

Transport priority

SINCE the last General Election transport has climbed the political agenda.  more...

Grease gratitude

ON behalf of the IOF Foresters Court White Rose of York I thank everyone who donated to our collection for Martin House Hospice for Children after the performances of Grease.   more...

Kill or skewer

WHO needs RoboCop for law enforcement when you can have our own Stonebow rising bollard (May 22)?  more...

Mixed blessings

ON Sunday, June 3, an open-air meeting will be held to "bless" the new Millennium Bridge.  more...

Council listened to residents over school sale

IN response to the chair of the Governors of St Peter's School (Letters, May 15), let me tell the Queen Anne story according to the facts.  more...

Election debate at university

Academics will put the questions that matter to them to MPs at a hustings meeting at the University of York.  more...

Bench mark for teenage debater

Political debate has earned a York pupil the title Best Backbencher.  more...

We must all say no to 20-day ban scheme

LET us not mince words - this Government's actions are directed towards the destruction of rural life and farming activity as we know it.  more...

Railtrack £534m in red

Railtrack bosses today waived their bonuses as the beleaguered company plunged £534 million into the red after incurring huge costs following the Hatfield train crash.  more...

Femmes fit all roles

Girl power was the order of the day today when York's first all-female civic party was sworn in at a ceremony in the city's Guildhall.  more...

Floods campaigner moves back home

Campaigner Di Keal finally moved back into her flood-damaged home today.  more...

Tragic family warn of drugs cocktail

A painter and decorator died because of a fall after taking a cocktail of drink and drugs including an overdose of the anti-smoking pill, Zyban, an inquest heard.  more...

Grogan cool after egg attack

A Tory student failed to prompt a Prescott-style punch after hurling eggs at Selby election candidate John Grogan.  more...

Blind gardener's plants stolen

Callous thieves have stolen treasured plants from a blind woman from Ryedale.  more...

York army chief meets minister

The York soldier leading the military operation to handle foot and mouth was today set to meet agriculture minister Nick Brown.  more...

Quiz boost for hospice

Quiz teams battled it out in a Who Wants To Be A Millionaire-style contest in aid of the Hospice 2000 appeal.  more...

Efforts reap reward

The Evening Press has scooped an international award for its handling of the November 2000 floods crisis.  more...

York man sent for trial

A man aged 22 has been sent for trial at York Crown Court charged with wounding another man with intent to cause him grievous bodily harm.  more...

Lionel hoping for clean sweep

A chimney sweep who has kept Ryedale's home fires burning safely for the last 15 years is appealing for someone to replace him - so he can hang up his brushes for good.  more...

Plaxtons workers still waiting

Workers at Plaxtons, the stricken bus and coach factory at Scarborough, today said they still do not know if their jobs are safe - despite a new plan to save some jobs at the plant being thrashed out.  more...

Transport police to cut crime

Stay safe and crime free is the message being put out by British Transport Police Officers and GNER managers   more...

Double warning over 'scams'

Trading standards bosses have launched a double "scam" warning - to businesses in York and householders in North Yorkshire.  more...

Pensioners in shop crash

Three pensioners escaped apparently all but unscathed from a crash which left a car embedded in a shop window and a second vehicle smashed into a lamp-post.  more...

Schools band together to make music

Young composers from Acomb Primary School, Holgate, York, were amongst the first school musicians to perform during two continuous days of music-making in York schools.  more...

Thief fled with baby in pushchair

A shoplifter fled pushing a child in a pushchair as staff cried "Stop thief," York magistrates heard.  more...

How will Selby swing?

In the second of our constituency profiles, STEPHEN LEWIS looks at Selby.  more...

Man, 82, in 18-month NHS eye fiasco

"It is within the realms of possibility that I could be dead by then."  more...

York Sport

Fine chance for York runner-up to succeed

Jedi Knight, who was a creditable runner-up at York last week, can go one better at Haydock tomorrow.  more...

Press sponsors York City

York City clinched its first major signing of the summer today when it was announced the Evening Press will serve as the club's sponsors.  more...

Vaughan moves into top gear

Golden boy Michael Vaughan may have batted himself into England's one-day squad.  more...

Burythorpe dazzled by Day flight

Burythorpe, close winners over Stamford Bridge, took advantage of York's first defeat to lead division one of the Horwarth Pulleyn-Heselton York Vale League, writes John Parkin.  more...

Press sponsors York City

York City clinched its first major signing of the summer today when it was announced the Evening Press will serve as the club's sponsors.  more...

Rugby merger plans scrapped

Plans to merge two of York's leading amateur rugby league clubs have been scrapped.  more...

Vaughan moves into top gear

Golden boy Michael Vaughan may have batted himself into England's one-day squad.  more...

Michael too good for England, pal

Michael Vaughan hit an unblemished century crammed with magical strokes to propel Yorkshire into the semi-finals of the Benson and Hedges Cup with a sparkling eight-wicket win over Somerset at Taunton yesterday.  more...

Burythorpe dazzled by Day flight

Burythorpe, close winners over Stamford Bridge, took advantage of York's first defeat to lead division one of the Horwarth Pulleyn-Heselton York Vale League, writes John Parkin.  more...

York youngsters cruise to victory

Hunters Estate Agent York and District Senior Cricket League's Joe Lumb XI cruised to a 123-run victory over their Pontefract counterparts at Stillington.  more...

Thirsk off to bright start

Thirsk emerged as the leaders of the Pilmoor Evening Cricket League's first division after the latest round of fixtures.  more...

Showdown duel

Dunnington's Maureen Thomas and Maureen Stakes of Harrogate came through the Yorkshire County Women's Bowling Association two-wood singles competition at York's Clarence Gardens to reach the final at Bert Keech on August 19.  more...

Tadcaster ladies hit top form

Tadcaster scored two wins in ladies division two of York Badminton League, the first 6-3 away to Market Weighton and the second by 9-0 away to Knavesmire.  more...

Big win by York League

York and District Chess League defeated Humberside and District League 8-1 in their annual end of season match at York Railway Institute.  more...

Exuberant Ebor earn tilt at national glory

EBOR School have won through to the national finals of the Bazuka swimming championships for small schools.  more...

  
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