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Stories for 4 March 2003

York Business

Family firm's training coup

WHAT an anniversary present for Premier Business Training And Design on York Business Park in Upper Poppleton.  more...

New recruits are changing chamber's image

A SUCCESSFUL recruitment drive is helping to change the image of York and North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce, claims its boss.  more...

Why accountant Alexa is such a role model

ALEXA Trezise is proving to be a model accountant.  more...

Firms call for vote on regional assembly

BUSINESS leaders and organisations in North Yorkshire have called for a referendum to determine whether Yorkshire should have its own elected assembly.  more...

York Leisure

The thing is... Should men have to wear ties to work?

WHO is Mary Cathleen Collins? Or Eleanor Gow? No idea? That's because they changed their names to Bo Derek and Elle MacPherson respectively.  more...

The fright stuff

A lot of people suffer from a fear of flying, but what about a fear of things that fly? LISA COOK talks about her fear of all things fluttery - and how she is fighting her phobia  more...

Daily drama of the school run

HALF-term hols nicely over and our roads return to their normal sardines-in-a-can turmoil, especially at school time.   more...

How we always miss the point

THERE is an old Victoria Wood joke about a couple having sex on a packed commuter train (if you've heard it before, don't yell out the punchline and spoil it for everyone else who has been living in a box under the stairs for the last 20 years).  more...

Ragging along

JO HAYWOOD joins in the celebrations for International Women's Week  more...

York News

We're all in this together

THE peace of Sunday afternoon, which means the snooze of Sunday afternoon, has been disrupted by the reports from neighbours of trespassers in one of our fields.   more...

Get to the point

THE Middleton Hunt would like to invite readers to attend its annual point-to-point race meeting on Sunday, April 6, at Whitwell-on-the-Hill, Malton. The first race is at 1.30pm.  more...

His car really cooked

THE idea of running diesels on old or even new cooking oil is not new (February 26).   more...

Holiday companies should be fined as well

ONE of the great joys of retiring from teaching, other than having my evenings and weekends free, is that of being able to take holidays when I wish.   more...

Yes, we must stand up to Saddam

ALL those who marched in London opposing war with Iraq should think themselves lucky they were able to voice their opinion by taking to the streets.   more...

No to US war on Iraq

I OBJECT strongly to DM Martin's letter (February 28) referring to York Against The War as the "save Saddam campaign".   more...

Death was natural causes

A PATHOLOGIST has concluded that a man whose body was discovered in a York council flat died of natural causes.  more...

Rush-hour roadworks blow for shopkeepers

THE second day of month-long roadworks in Bishopthorpe Road, York, brought further traffic chaos to the area.  more...

York misses out on tidy prize

YORK today missed out on being named Britain's cleanest city.  more...

Brid man on new charges

THE man charged with the murder of Bridlington women, Linda Grimm and Linda Wardill, is to face five further charges.  more...

Alert after spate of car break-ins

MOTORISTS have been warned not to leave valuables in their cars after a spate of thefts from unattended vehicles.  more...

Residents outraged at university plans

RESIDENTS furious at the University of York campus extension plans have branded the institution a "greedy" and "bullying" neighbour.  more...

Euro delay `may cost jobs'

LABOUR MP Hugh Bayley today warned York could miss out on hundreds of new jobs and millions of pounds of investment if Britain delays joining the euro.  more...

Hospice opens another shop

A YORK hospice is opening another shop in the city in its continued effort to raise £1.75 million a year.  more...

MoD police officer denies fraud

AN OFFICER in charge of Ministry of Defence police at a North Yorkshire spy base fraudulently claimed almost £13,000 in housing benefits, York Crown Court heard.  more...

Reader's gift to heroes

THE two heroes who saved a coach-load of fellow sixth-formers during a clifftop drama have been given a £40 reward by an admiring Evening Press reader.  more...

Hit-and-run victim returns to school

KATIE Scales has gone back to school, three months after being badly injured in a hit-and-run incident in a nearby street.  more...

Witches' brew for beer festival

A NORTH YORKSHIRE brewery has concocted a witches' brew for beer lovers to enjoy at this month's Campaign For Real Ale festival in York.  more...

Rural 999 service `neglected'

RURAL ambulance services in North and East Yorkshire are being neglected because of a focus on urban areas, according to a new report.  more...

Planners ignore appeals for housing

PLANNERS have ignored pleas from residents who were hoping affordable housing could be developed in their tiny North Yorkshire village.  more...

Rising flood fears of MP

YORK MP Hugh Bayley warned today he expected a long-awaited report on the city's flooding dangers to reveal the risks were growing.  more...

Ancient hall comes bang up to date

ONE of York's oldest buildings will finally be accessible to all when a £300,000 refit is completed at the end of the month.  more...

Partnership may take on running city centre

A NEW partnership between the public and private sectors could become responsible for the running of York city centre.  more...

Popular village pub is sold

A POPULAR village pub near York has been sold.  more...

It's the crêped crusader

HOLY pancakes Batman!  more...

York gets full marks for head teachers' meeting

TOURISM in York has been given a half-a-million-pound boost after the announcement that a major educational conference is to take place in the city.  more...

They're back with the sequel

HERE we go again - a York theatre company is to revisit the past with the sequel of one of their favourite productions.  more...

Plane-spotter awaits return of £9,000

A YORK plane-spotter cleared of spying at a Greek airbase is still waiting for thousands of pounds of bail money to be returned, it was revealed today.  more...

Farmer takes go-kart business on the road

A FORMER pig farmer battling to open a go-karting track has "beaten" the planning regulations to start his business.  more...

Robert takes the pain to raise funds

A YORK man has discovered to his own detriment that you have to be very careful what you joke about.  more...

Reflect up on moors

SPECIAL walks and reflections celebrating the spirit of the North York Moors have been organised in a joint project to mark ten years of a Thirsk centre for health and pastoral care.  more...

Vote in twin towns poll

GRAB your pens and make your votes count - the Malton and Norton town centre awards have returned.  more...

Commonwealth Games chief takes up York job

THE woman behind last year's spectacular Commonwealth Games success in Manchester will soon be drumming up business for York.  more...

How the modern body is being engineered

STEPHEN LEWIS talks to Heinz Wolff, the TV professor and lifelong science fanatic who is about to launch this year's York Festival of Discovery  more...

It's our rubbish

WE should be relieved York is not Britain's cleanest city. That would suggest that Britain's other urban centres were dirtier still.  more...

University still has to expand

YORK University has gone from being the new kid on the academic block to challenge the centuries-old dominance of Oxbridge in 40 years.   more...

More of your views - No to US war on Iraq

I OBJECT strongly to DM Martin's letter (February 28) referring to York Against The War as the "save Saddam campaign".   more...

Students were tortured, court told

TWO South Korean students, one whose body was dumped in a suitcase near York, were horrifically tortured for their bank card pin numbers before being suffocated to death, a court was told.  more...

Villagers Crowe-ing about link with star

HOLLYWOOD superstar Russell Crowe flew into a village near York - for a two-hour chat with the grandparents of his bride-to-be.  more...

York Sport

Automatic pilot Parkin

YORK City might have dropped down to ninth in the Division Three table but striker Jon Parkin reckons automatic promotion is not out of the question.  more...

Dolan demands instant replay

WITH one unbeaten run ending three days ago, York City boss Terry Dolan has urged his players to start another.  more...

Twist in the tale

SPORT'S energising capacity for dramatic plot-turns - only Agatha Christie does it better - was played out once more with a run of heroes to zeroes and back again.  more...

Automatic pilot Parkin

YORK City might have dropped down to ninth in the Division Three table but striker Jon Parkin reckons automatic promotion is not out of the question.  more...

Dolan demands instant replay

WITH one unbeaten run ending three days ago, York City boss Terry Dolan has urged his players to start another.  more...

Town out to make Mark

HARROGATE Town netted a huge lift today ahead of tonight's tough UniBond League premier division trip to Blyth Spartans.  more...

Tindal nets fifth penalty in a row

JOHN Tindal has become the RJF Homes Beckett League penalty king after scoring from the spot for the fifth game in succession.  more...

York dig in for fine victory

RESOLUTE City of York Ladies had a 3-1 North League win at home to Blackburn.   more...

Spot-on youngsters take county crown

CITY of York Under-13 girls have been crowned Yorkshire Mini-Hockey champions after a tense penalty shoot-out.  more...

Champs set the standard

CUEBALL `A' side's June Miller shot out on 104 in York John Smith's Ladies League division three against Woolpack whose Kath Powell partnered Jackie Beswick to seal a 5-4 victory.  more...

All Blacks to face Hunslet in Teale final

NEW Earswick All Blacks put in a performance right out of the top drawer to beat the fancied Batley Boys and progress to the final of the Gordon Teale White Rose Trophy.  more...

Villagers caught cold

A TERRIBLE opening 15 minutes saw Heworth `A' on their way to a 32-24 defeat at Allerton Bywater in Yorkshire League division three.  more...

York breathe sigh of relief

CITY of York I eased their relegation fears with a priceless 3-2 home win against fellow strugglers Brooklands Manchester University II.  more...

Sunderland too quick for City

CITY of York II went down 5-2 at Sunderland I in division two east despite having the bulk of possession.  more...

Perfect chance to win on debut over fences - 04/03/03

Inch Perfect, a winner on the Flat this winter, and placed over hurdles, tackles a new discipline at Catterick tomorrow.  more...

  
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