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Stories for 01 September 2004

York Business

Johnsons of Whixley

FIFTEEN extra acres have been planted out with large specimen plants in North Yorkshire to help feed the demands of the house building frenzy in the south.  more...

Central Science Laboratory

BEASTIES and creepy crawlies are helping the Central Science Laboratory (CSL) at Sand Hutton to intensify the fascination of thousands of schoolchildren in the region in scientific study.  more...

Building on their past

PLANS are being finalised for the 50th anniversary celebrations of the York Guild of Building.  more...

York Leisure

The Coma, by Alex Garland (Faber and Faber, £9.99)

A young man falls into a coma after being savagely attacked by thugs on a London Underground train late one night.   more...

Hound, by George Green (Bantam Books £6.99)

The story of Cuchullain, hound of Ulster, is one of the great Irish legends, full of superhuman warriors, dark magic and incredibly beautiful or dangerous women.   more...

The Unfortunate Colonel Despard, by Mike Jay (Bantam Press, £15)

EDWARD Marcus Despard was the last person in Britain sentenced to be publicly hanged, drawn and quartered.   more...

The Arab-Israeli Wars: War And Peace In The Middle East From The War Of Independence To The Present

This tells the epic story of Israel's struggle to exist, providing a blow-by-blow account of one of history's most bitter and enduring conflicts - Arab versus Jew.   more...

The Blackpool Highflyer, Andrew Martin (Faber and Faber, £10.99)

ANDREW Martin makes no apologies for his love of trains. His father John spent 40 years working on the railways, beginning as a ticket collector and ending up in the York offices of British Rail's northern HQ.  more...

York News

Waste of our money

Harrogate town centre was flooded with uniformed police officers on Thursday, August 26. Why?  more...

Shed some light

THERE are no traffic lights at the gas main works on the A19 at Fulford.   more...

Save postal voting

PLANS to scrap postal votes for elections would be totally misguided, as was the idea of compulsory use of postal votes for all.  more...

Waterway to go

THE East Yorkshire Branch of the Inland Waterways Association organised a cruise from Ripon to Boston which took place during July and August.   more...

Pro-sport has brainwashed the world

ABOUT £28 million can be raised to secure the services of footballer Wayne Rooney.  more...

So what is the difference?

AFTER reading recent reports in the media of the charges against Sir Mark Thatcher I have to ask: what is the difference between someone like Sir Mark Thatcher allegedly funding the takeover of a state for its oil by private means and President Bush's takeover of a state for its oil through the use of public funds?  more...

Absorbing idea

AFTER reading the report `Fishing lake flooding fear', we feel the main concerns of the residents were not clear.  more...

Selling our history

MY aunt sends me every Yorkatt & Eric cartoon published by the Evening Press.   more...

Rich pickings

THE prime purpose of the green belt is, as it has always been, to protect the human environment. Its ecological function enhances, but does not supersede, that purpose.   more...

Leave our dignity

I STRONGLY object to the closure of Bishopthorpe Road Post Office, York, (August 19) because it is the nearest one to me and I do not have a bank account.   more...

Odeon campaign gets sale boost

CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save York Odeon believe the recent multi-million pound sale of the cinema chain could secure its survival.  more...

Race-fix arrests

CHAMPION jockey Kieren Fallon was expected to miss this afternoon's meeting in York following his arrest along with a North Yorkshire trainer by police investigating the alleged fixing of horse races.  more...

The end of the line for 300 county phone boxes

FURIOUS customers hit out at BT today after the communications giant revealed plans to dismantle almost 300 North Yorkshire phone boxes - more than 30 of them in York.  more...

Traffic scheme halted

A RACE day traffic management scheme that drew criticism during the York Ebor Festival will not run for the rest of the season.  more...

Odeon campaign gets sale boost

CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save York Odeon believe the recent multi-million pound sale of the cinema chain could secure its survival.  more...

Vandals rampage through Clifton

AN ANGRY York shopkeeper has called for more police presence after vandals swept through a York district.  more...

Scotsman lets off steam after summer slog

MUSEUM chiefs are planning an even more ambitious programme of tours for Flying Scotsman, which has made its last outing of the 2004 season.  more...

Store to get coffee outlet

A COFFEE shop is to open in a York branch of WH Smith in an attempt to revive the company's fortunes.   more...

York school choice appeals dismay

PARENTS in York are less likely to win an appeal if their child fails to win a place at their first-choice school than anywhere else in Yorkshire and Humberside, according to figures released today.  more...

Woman's knife mugging terror

A YOUNG woman was robbed at knifepoint as she walked home alone in York.  more...

Tesco gets go-ahead for major expansion

CITY planners have given a supermarket giant the green light to push ahead with a major expansion.  more...

Events that shaped city's BIG paper

With just five days to go before the Evening Press goes compact, JO HAYWOOD looks back at some of the milestone stories of its 122-year history.  more...

Odeon hopes

THE purchase of a well-loved company by venture capitalists is not always a cause for comfort.   more...

Phone boxes still needed

WHEN was the last time you used a public pay phone?   more...

If Welsh can park for a pound why not us?

NOTHING broadens the mind like foreign travel.   more...

York Sport

City appeal over Porter's red card

YORK City intend to appeal against goalkeeper Chris Porter's controversial sending off during last night's 1-0 home defeat against Accrington Stanley.  more...

Boss Brown may quit Pickering

STEVE Brown may quit as Pickering Town's manager after their poor start to the season.  more...

Tykes may cap spinner Dawson

YORKSHIRE may cap their 23-year-old off-spinner Richard Dawson during the Championship match against Durham which began at the Scarborough Cricket Festival today.  more...

Opening Acc for Derwent

Derwent Table Tennis Club start their new British League campaign when both their teams visit Accrington at the weekend.  more...

Yours truly lands second heaviest Ouse barbel

A couple of columns ago I advised that with rivers falling back to normal after the flooding now would be a good time to get out there and bag yourself a barbel.  more...

Run bonanza at Grange

YORKSHIRE warmed up for their County Championship game at Scarborough today by turning out in force at Woodhouse Grange yesterday.  more...

Tykes may cap spinner Dawson

YORKSHIRE may cap their 23-year-old off-spinner Richard Dawson during the Championship match against Durham which began at the Scarborough Cricket Festival today.  more...

In-form Fahey is the one to follow - 01/09/04

Richard Fahey, who sent out his 50th winner of the Flat season at Ripon yesterday, can maintain his purple patch tomorrow.  more...

Brass challenge to axed duo

YORK City player-manager Chris Brass has challenged axed defenders Chris Clarke and Shaun Smith to win back their places.  more...

City appeal over Porter's red card

YORK City intend to appeal against goalkeeper Chris Porter's controversial sending off during last night's 1-0 home defeat against Accrington Stanley.  more...

Boss Brown may quit Pickering

STEVE Brown may quit as Pickering Town's manager after their poor start to the season.  more...

Triple slam Rob

WINGER Rob Kama scored a hat-trick of tries on his return to York RUFC in a 47-12 victory over Selby.  more...

Capital adventure produced the perfect bond

Our directors kindly arranged for us to travel to London on Saturday and paid for an overnight stay in the capital in preparation for our match with the Skolars on Sunday.   more...

York City 0, Accrington Stanley 1

WHEN retired Premiership official Jeff Winter spots a refereeing mistake then you know an obvious blunder must have occurred.  more...

Yea, it's so Joe

SIX appeal was lapped up at last by the Hunters York Senior League Joe Lumb XI.  more...

  
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