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Stories for 23 October 2002

York Business

Why you must Act

Building consultant MELANIE SMITH of Carter Jonas, of York, a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, answers RICS questions about the effects of the Disability Discrimination Act  more...

York Education

Claire achieves national first

A YORK secondary school pupil is the first in the country to clock up 25 hours of voluntary work as part of a Government scheme.   more...

Building images

ART students at York St John College have created images to decorate the scaffolding of a church while renovations are under way.  more...

Autumn fruit is the apple of their eyes

CHILDREN from a York primary school learned about the importance of eating healthy foods as part of National Apple Day.  more...

Exam pupils go out to work

YORK College has teamed up with secondary schools in the city for a two-year development plan to offer a wider range of GCSEs.  more...

One week to go in £200 prize contest

TIME is running out for budding young writers to get in their entries for the Evening Press competition to win cash and work experience.   more...

York Leisure

The pride of a lifetime

Tom Palmer swaps sad and proud stories with CHARLES HUTCHINSON about the perils of being a Leeds United fan  more...

York News

Just for kicks

WHAT would Eric Morley have made of it? When he created Come Dancing in 1950, Britain had never heard of kick boxing, Jo Weatherill's chosen sport.  more...

Bold move on young crime

SOME young people get drunk and vandalise property. Not surprisingly, schools are often their first target.   more...

Are the firefighters right to strike?

Yes...says Pete Clark, a York-based firefighter with 28 years experience who is Fire Brigades Union members secretary for North Yorkshire  more...

Striking firefighters may go out to life-or-death calls

FIREFIGHTERS will be given the opportunity to "volunteer" to respond to life-threatening emergencies during the looming strike.  more...

Motorcyclist hurt in collision near hotel

A MOTORCYCLIST suffered serious injuries today when his machine was in collision with a car in York city centre.  more...

Schools hire patrols to counter vandals

TWO York schools have hired a private security firm to combat a "rapid increase" in vandalism.  more...

Toyah in town

IT'S not a mystery! Pop star, actress, television presenter and one-time high priestess of punk, Toyah Willcox, is in town to star in the musical, Calamity Jane.  more...

Factory forced to recruit foreign workers

MALTON Bacon Factory bosses were forced to recruit Portuguese workers after North Yorkshire jobseekers gave the thumbs-down to vacancies at the factory, the Evening Press can reveal today.  more...

Jo switches on the box

YORK kick-boxer Jo Weatherill will swap her boxing gloves for a glittering costume and fight to impress the judges as a ballroom dancer for TV's Faking It programme tonight.  more...

Fire alarm for Lin

FIREFIGHTERS rushing to a call-out in York were involved in a crash with a car.  more...

Relief for Drax as half coal bill paid

LOSS-making Drax Power Station today stepped back from the brink after paying half of an outstanding £15 million coal bill - with a promise to pay the remaining half on Friday.  more...

More bogus callers target elderly

THE number of elderly people in York and north and east Yorkshire, who fall victim to bogus callers is being "grossly underestimated" by official figures, a survey has revealed.  more...

On the record

A SELBY music store is celebrating being top of the pops after winning a top national award.  more...

Joining forces to help homeless

TWO York charities that work to help the homeless are joining together in a project to help raise their profile.  more...

Early Christmas presenter

A FESTIVE card shop, which aims to give a bumper Christmas present to charities in York and across the UK, was opened in the city today.  more...

Residents blame spate of crashes on junction

HOMEOWNERS living near a crossroads on the A59 have urged council chiefs to look again at making the junction safer.  more...

Dinosaur find in cliff is `missing link'

A DINOSAUR which is regarded as the image of the mythical Loch Ness Monster has been found embedded in a cliff in North Yorkshire.  more...

Gas faults plea

I SHOULD like to hear from readers who have had, or are still having problems with gas appliances, including gas central heating, which have made them feel unwell.   more...

Join in the show

POCKLINGTON Chrysanthemum Society's show takes place on Saturday, November 2 and we are hoping it will be a bigger success than last year.  more...

Archives show how we coped with 1977 strike

MIKE LAYCOCK looks back at the last time Britain's firefighters went on strike, 25 years ago.  more...

Site assurance doubt

WHILE noting the assurances given by Tony Bennett of City of York Council that the £1 million of infrastructure, plant and machinery which was paid for by tax payers' money "will not be lost" when Thrall moves for the former York Carriageworks site (Evening Press, October 18), perhaps he could tell us who actually owns these assets?   more...

All change for York dragon boat races

DRAGON BOAT racing is to return to York next year with different charity organisers at the helm.  more...

Sad lack of sensitivity at the cemetery

IT is appalling the way the burial authorities are dictating how graves should be looked after.   more...

Dedicated youth leaders win praise

YOUTH workers in York were thanked and praised for their unstinting work with young people by the city's youth service manager, Paul Herring.  more...

Life's a beach for Viking

YOU may think we're in the thick of autumn, but as far as the Vikings are concerned, this would still be summer.  more...

Selby school to get a new head teacher

AFTER 26 years a Selby primary school is to get a new head teacher.  more...

Pop hopeful Stacey goes back to her roots

RISING York pop star Stacey Ace, pictured, returned to her former school to give a performance to staff and pupils.  more...

Honest, it's a sordid tale

TO crack down on winter crime, York police launched Operation Ratcatcher yesterday.   more...

Burglars told `we'll get you!

YORK'S leading policeman today sent out a stark message to make burglars who target homes in the city live in fear of "that early knock on the door".  more...

York Sport

Fans in need of certainty

WELL done to Dave Stanford for his excellent article under the heading "Silence grates on fans' nerves" (Evening Press, Saturday, October 19).  more...

Staying put

FEARS that York City are poised to quit Bootham Crescent to share the McCain Stadium home of North Yorkshire rivals Scarborough have been dismissed.  more...

Lincoln City 4, York City 3 (LDV 1)

YORK City's training ground would be an interesting place for the fly on the wall today.  more...

Cade champions

ROBERT Wilkinson School, Strensall, will be flying the flag along with Clifton Without at the county Cade Trophy six-a-side competition on November 9.  more...

Captain Jenny

JENNY Hoggard, 17, from St Peter's School, York, has been chosen to captain the Yorkshire area team for the National English Schools' Swimming Association finals at Sheffield this Friday and Saturday.  more...

Queen Margaret's net gains

QUEEN Margaret's School, Escrick, have ended Joseph Rowntree's nine-year domination of Under 19 netball in York.  more...

It's touch and go for kids' tag tournament

THE ever-expanding York Primary Schools Tag Rugby Tournament has kicked off again, with 19 schools already signed up to the competition.  more...

Awards ceremony scrapped

ONE of the major events in the York schools' sport calendar will not take place this year because there has been such a poor response.  more...

Dolan seethes in silence

YORK City boss Terry Dolan refused to publicly point the finger of blame at any particular players after watching his side slump to a 4-3 defeat against Lincoln City in the LDV Vans Trophy.  more...

Nines event goes global

TEAMS from Russia, the USA, Lebanon, Morocco and Europe are set to enter next year's York Rugby League Festival.  more...

Ouse match men find it tough

IF Sunday's Leeds open match on the River Ouse between Dunsforth and Widdington is a guide, the competitors in this year's Yorkshire Winter League have a tough series ahead.  more...

Acorn miss Brid prize

YORK Acorn runners narrowly missed out on the team prize at the Bridlington Half Marathon.  more...

Easingwold get tough

Easingwold Town were given a fright by neighbours Huby Reserves in their York FA Saturday Junior Cup tie when within the first ten minutes they were a goal down, plus had a player sent off.  more...

Loan star dims Boro

dims Boro  more...

Robins' good run ended

Selby Town's winning run in the Northern Counties East League Premier Division came to an end last night with a 2-0 defeat at Garforth Town.  more...

Spile's scenic pile

York pub team Tap and Spile Cricket Club are cheering  more...

Drop in distance to suit Seattle Prince - 23/10/02

SEATTLE PRINCE can earn his crown at Brighton tomorrow.  more...

Staying put

FEARS that York City are poised to quit Bootham Crescent to share the McCain Stadium home of North Yorkshire rivals Scarborough have been dismissed.  more...

Dolan seethes in silence

YORK City boss Terry Dolan refused to publicly point the finger of blame at any particular players after watching his side slump to a 4-3 defeat against Lincoln City in the LDV Vans Trophy.  more...

  
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