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Stories for 20 December 2002

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Two hurt in road horrors

A THREE-year-old boy was injured and a man suffered 50 per cent burns in two road accidents only days before Christmas.  more...

Couple in pallet fall scare at DIY shop

A SHOCKED couple were only inches from death when a pallet laden with bathroom sinks crashed to the floor at the York B&Q Warehouse.  more...

Tip expansion gets go-ahead

PLANNERS have given the go-ahead for a major expansion of Rufforth Tip, despite local protests.  more...

Fire drama at Nestlé

FIRE crews were called to Nestlé Rowntree today after a small blaze broke out at the York chocolate factory.  more...

Hospital hopes for virus outbreak end

DOCTORS were today hopeful that the Norwalk virus outbreak at York Hospital was at an end, despite three more patients suffering diarrhoea and vomiting symptoms.  more...

Council will `resist' York City homes bid

COUNCIL chiefs have indicated they will "resist" Persimmon's bid to build on Bootham Crescent - until the club has found a new home.  more...

New bar simply divan

NIGHT owls looking for a haunt might be interested in a new city centre bar - it comes complete with two giant beds.  more...

Katie cash pouring in

A BURST of donations, including two for £100, has given a major boost to the Evening Press Christmas appeal for York hit-and-run victim Katie Scales.  more...

Pressure for missile defence debate

THE Government is now under pressure from Tory and Labour MPs for a full debate on whether the U.S. should be allowed to use RAF Fylingdales for missile defence.  more...

MP fails to win hunts pledge

VALE of York MP Anne McIntosh has failed to win a guarantee that ten hunts in her constituency would survive plans for severe restrictions on hunting with dogs.  more...

Barbican set to reopen after fire

PARTS of the Barbican Centre will reopen tomorrow following this week's fire.  more...

Booze 'n' snooze

THE landlord's age-old cry of "don't you lot have homes to go?" takes on a new complexion at one York bar.   more...

Rape victim's attacker has jail term reduced

A MOTHER of young children who launched a vicious revenge attack on her brother's rape victim today won a cut in her jail term.  more...

Don't forget crime victims

IN A LEGAL move that will surprise and upset many, the Lord Chief Justice has ruled that the average non-professional and non-violent domestic burglar will not be sent to prison.  more...

York residents battle it out in TV final

YORK residents Grace Page and Julian Fell showed the nation their word and number power by getting through to today's Countdown showdown.  more...

Footpath reopens for festive holiday

RESIDENTS in a Ryedale town will be able to take a Christmas stroll when a popular footpath reopens.  more...

Selby seeks cinema return

SELBY MP John Grogan today relaunched a campaign for a new cinema in the town.  more...

£60,000 restoration project is completed

A NORTH YORKSHIRE monument has been reinstated after a £60,000 restoration programme.  more...

Organic farms group set up

A NEW organic farming umbrella group has been set up in an effort to promote organic businesses throughout the country.  more...

York NHS team could take on failing trust

MANAGERS at York Hospital have been shortlisted to run failing NHS trusts, the Government announced today.  more...

Ambulance service is braced for busy spell

AMBULANCE staff have asked the people of York, and North and East Yorkshire to help them get through the festive period - the emergency service's busiest time of year.  more...

Flexible learning by printers

Two Evening Press printing assistants have become the country's first newspaper workers to pass print exams after studying online.   more...

Shortage of cash hits group

A GROUP set up in northern Ryedale to improve public transport has plenty of ideas but a shortage of cash, members of Pickering Town Council heard.   more...

Festive treat for senior citizens

RESIDENTS at a York community unit for the elderly rolled back the years at their fun-filled Christmas party.  more...

Laughing all the way to the cutting room

STEPHEN LEWIS meets the man who brings the best out of Lenny Henry - and who has an insiders view on Popstars: The Rivals  more...

Emergencies man retiring from force

POLICE inspector Alan Miller doesn't make a drama out of a crisis - despite having had more than his fair share during a distinguished career.  more...

Pupils' ideas drive artist up the wall

DRAMATIC life-size sculptures of climbers are being used to decorate a school hall.  more...

Nigel's ageism battle

YORK Jobcentre Plus employee Nigel Pendleton got a big surprise when he attended a Regional Newspaper Award luncheon hosted by Minister for Pensions Ian McCartney and former ITN newsreader Carol Barnes at London's Lancaster House.   more...

Meet the magnificent seven

THE Six By Six project was, as its name suggests, supposed to be a contest in which there were only six winners.   more...

Sick woman's home help anxiety

A WOMAN with serious health problems claims a home help service - arranged by City of York Council - has repeatedly let her down.   more...

York firm is big in Japan

A YORK car firm is cracking open the sake after Japanese executives voted it the best Suzuki dealership in the country.   more...

Sabotaged by hunt followers

WEARY souls hoping to gently wind down ahead of Parliament's Christmas holiday were out of luck this week, as hunters laid seige to the Commons and President Bush bounced Geoff Hoon down the road to Alaska.  more...

Count your blessings

WHEN you are feeling a little "down" these dull December days just pause for a while and count your blessings - it's surprising how they add up and in no time you will have chased the "blues" away!  more...

Pay up for the police

NORTH Yorkshire police are again asking for more money.   more...

Stroll on . . .

I SHARE Keith Smith's sentiment about congesting York's streets and polluting York's air by using cars for trivial journeys (Letters, December 7).   more...

Stop hospital moans

I HAVE read with interest the letters complaining about York Hospital.   more...

Help the victims

SHOULD we "shop" a drink-driver? (The Thing Is, December 17).  more...

Fire insurance ploy is another stealth tax

REGARDING the pay settlement for the firemen, which is proposed to be self-financing over a period of three years by better work practices.   more...

York Sport

Show you care

YORK City chief Terry Dolan has called on the Minstermen's loyal band of supporters to match the commitment of his squad at tonight's home clash against Lincoln City.  more...

Collection cheer

YORK City fans will be hoping to provide some Christmas cheer for the club's staff tonight.  more...

Trust launches pledge scheme

YORK City Supporters' Trust is appealing to local fans to pledge to help them to buy ailing York City Football Club.  more...

Savage attack

SUPPORTERS' pressure group the Friends of Bootham Crescent (FoBC) have reacted angrily to yesterday's statement by the directors of Bootham Crescent Holdings.  more...

Trees topped by trio of rivals

WITH Nestlé Rowntree inactive due to North Riding Cup duty, the three clubs below them all took advantage to leapfrog them by winning.   more...

Pikes aim to progress along the Causeway

PICKERING Town will be hoping it's third time lucky as they head into their eagerly awaited FA Vase third round replay at Causeway.  more...

Late, great delivery

HARROGATE Railway midfielder Jimmy Gore has finally become a dad - after 15 days of extra time.  more...

Crystal-Slipper goes to Palace

Crystal Palace put on a sparkling exhibition at Slipper in John Smith's York Ladies' League division one.  more...

Malton head back on to the Twickers trail

MALTON and Norton have had a taste of Twickenham and now the Gannock side are after more.  more...

Swan and Saddle in struggle to stay ahead

THEY may be topping York John Smith's Men's League division two but both Swan and Saddle are finding it an uphill struggle to stay there, writes Dave Fotheringham.  more...

Two title rivals face tricky ties in top of table tussle

THIS season is turning into one of the closest title battles for some years in division one of the Focus Fireplaces York and District Table Tennis League.  more...

Malton head back on to the Twickers trail

MALTON and Norton have had a taste of Twickenham and now the Gannock side are after more.  more...

Show you care

YORK City chief Terry Dolan has called on the Minstermen's loyal band of supporters to match the commitment of his squad at tonight's home clash against Lincoln City.  more...

Collection cheer

YORK City fans will be hoping to provide some Christmas cheer for the club's staff tonight.  more...

Trust launches pledge scheme

YORK City Supporters' Trust is appealing to local fans to pledge to help them to buy ailing York City Football Club.  more...

Savage attack

SUPPORTERS' pressure group the Friends of Bootham Crescent (FoBC) have reacted angrily to yesterday's statement by the directors of Bootham Crescent Holdings.  more...

York Whatson

Little Shop Of Horrors, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds, until February 8.

At the West Yorkshire Playhouse, this winter's musical is a grisly tale of the dangers of rampant commercialism and unsavoury greed.   more...

Aladdin, Grand Opera House, York, until January 5

CHARLES HUTCHINSON has an audience with the Empress of China, you know, Rosie the Rev from Neighbours  more...

Beauty And The Beast, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds until December 29

NORTHERN Ballet Theatre artistic director David Nixon unwraps his Christmas show, the British premiere of his Beauty And The Beast production, at the Grand Theatre in Leeds.   more...

Reunion, Hull Truck Theatre, Hull, until January 11

LOOKING for a noisy alternative to pantomime this Christmas season?  more...

Sunday Morning At The Centre Of The World, Stagecoach Youth Theatre York, Trinity Hall, Monkgate, Yo

DIRECTOR John Cooper introduced last night's opening performance by announcing how last weekend's street carol-singing had raised more than £700 towards the disabled lift facility that would enable Stagecoach to create proper seating at its church hall home.  more...

The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers (12A, 179 minutes)

YOU can add The Two Towers to The Godfather Part II and the 1970 Leeds-Chelsea Cup Final replay as sequels that were better, grimmer and gorier than the original.  more...

Between Places, Impressions, York until January 19

THE English countryside is in the news again, sparked by Monday's pro-hunting protest at Westminster. What better time for Impressions Gallery to present Andy Wade's provocative landscape photographs.  more...

  
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