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Stories for 4 March 2004

York Business

Charity's new premises unveiled

INNOVATIVE charity Paperworks was praised by Harrogate MP Phil Willis, the Liberal Democrat front bench education spokesman, when he officially opened its new premises.  more...

You have to hand it to GNER

A £1 MILLION investment programme to provide passengers with up-to-the-minute journey information is being rolled out on GNER's 122 daily high speed services along the East Coast Main Line.  more...

Making tracks to slacken red tape

SNIPPING through Government red tape for small business starts in York next week.  more...

York Education

Pupils withdrawn in York school row

PARENTS who say they have lost faith in York's biggest secondary school have formed an action group to air their concerns.  more...

York News

Tea-hee! Sugar bowl takes centre stage

THERE are many good reasons for going to see Gaslight by Rowntree Players, which opens in York tonight. The thrill of a whodunit. The enjoyment of excellent acting by a seasoned ensemble.  more...

Old Odeon is reel McCoy

Save the Odeon campaigner TIM ADDYMAN outlines the case for keeping the cinema.  more...

Family matters

SOME parents of Huntington School pupils have banded together to form a support group. They have criticised the ethos of the school, saying only academically able students flourish there.  more...

Give public a say on charge

FOLLOWERS of city politics will be surprised to learn that York council is floating the idea of a congestion charge.  more...

Fighting fascists

ACCORDING to P Watson, Ben Drake has "no right to try to influence the electorate" (Letters, March 2). I would have thought that was exactly the point of election campaigns in a democracy.  more...

Good going, Gordon!

WELL done Gordon. What an inspiring story the transformation of St Nicholas Fields is (March 2).   more...

Anthrax alert

AFTER reading in the paper about the proposed development of the `historic tannery site' in Strensall (February 27), I felt the need to air my thoughts.  more...

Tough on drugs

MR Clements argues that the Government is wrong to consider drug testing in schools (Letters, March 1).   more...

Get real, Della

WHATEVER did anyone do to deserve chief constable Della Cannings?  more...

Hands off our Barbican

I AM writing as vice chair of the Barbican Action Group, formed over three years ago when it seemed to us that not only swimming, but potentially all other activities at the Barbican were under threat of imminent closure due to the lack of necessary ongoing maintenance by the local authority.   more...

Drugs swoop gang jailed

YORK drug squad officers are hailing a major victory in the fight to keep heroin off the streets after a dealing gang was jailed for a total of 14 years.  more...

Residents to get vote on road charges

RESIDENTS will be asked to vote whether to introduce a congestion charge in York.  more...

Heading for the top

STEPHEN LEWIS meets Tim Madgwick, York's temporary new police commander.  more...

More comedy in store for Barbican

THE Comedy Store could be coming to York's Barbican Centre following privatisation.  more...

A64 drivers face repairs hold-ups

CONGESTION and delays are expected to affect York motorists as repair work is carried out on a bridge on the A64.  more...

Pupils withdrawn in York school row

PARENTS who say they have lost faith in York's biggest secondary school have formed an action group to air their concerns.  more...

Minister calls for new A64 study

TRANSPORT Minister David Jamieson has given new hope to campaigners fighting to make the A64 between York and Scarborough a dual carriageway.  more...

Good news for York as Ascot gets planning go-ahead

YORK has almost certainly been given the green light to hold Royal Ascot in 2005, after planning chiefs gave the Berkshire-based racecourse approval for a £160 million refit.  more...

Yorkshire Water fined for pollution

YORKSHIRE Water has been fined £3,500 after pollution killed thousands of fish in East Yorkshire.  more...

Horse gallops back to town

A KNIGHT and his horse have ridden back into a North Yorkshire market town after a much-needed grooming.  more...

York urged to cut its 8.5% tax rise

LOCAL Government Minister Nick Raynsford has warned York council chiefs to further reduce their planned increase in council tax.  more...

Bottled tap water, whatever next?

I'VE come to the conclusion that the world is going mad. This is mildly alarming because making such statements is usually a sign of having been around a while.  more...

Consumer watchdogs working together

A new service now is available to consumers in the York and East Riding of Yorkshire region as part of the work of the local Consumer Support Network.  more...

Shopping with a clear conscience

Consumers with a conscience are helping to uphold York's reputation as a fair-dealing city. STEPHEN LEWIS reports.  more...

York Sport

French accent on new jockey - 04/04/03

French Mannequin, a fluent winner at Ludlow last month, has good prospects of following-up at Doncaster tomorrow - but she will have to do so without her winning rider.  more...

Turning back the clock

WEMBLEY heroes Paul Stancliffe and Paul Atkin are to renew their central defensive partnership at Bootham Crescent on Sunday.  more...

Ovendale in demand

GOALKEEPER Mark Ovendale will be one of Chris Brass' main priorities as the City boss enters contract discussions during his enforced lay-off.  more...

Brass throws down gauntlet

YORK City boss Chris Brass has challenged his young defenders to prove they can keep him out of the team.  more...

Yorkshire boost as Costcutter step in as sponsors

DUNNINGTON-BASED supermarket chain Costcutter are to sponsor Yorkshire County Cricket Club this season.  more...

Boro boss Steve has offered me managerial advice

MIDDLESBROUGH'S Carling Cup victory on Sunday was celebrated by several people at York City none more so than Lee Bullock and Stuart Wise who both went to Cardiff to watch their team end a wait of more than 100 years without a trophy.   more...

Oxford United 0, York City 0

OXFORD might be a famed centre for learning but York City proved they needed no lessons from their hosts on the art of defending last night with a determined display at the Kassam Stadium.  more...

Brass throws down gauntlet

YORK City boss Chris Brass has challenged his young defenders to prove they can keep him out of the team.  more...

Oarsome weekend

IT is a big weekend for York City Rowing Club - home and away.  more...

Yorkshire boost as Costcutter step in as sponsors

DUNNINGTON-BASED supermarket chain Costcutter are to sponsor Yorkshire County Cricket Club this season.  more...

World Cup touches down at Clifton Park

THERE was high security at York RUFC's Clifton Park headquarters yesterday as the William Webb Ellis Trophy made its flying visit to York.  more...

Familiar feeling as York lose play-off

FOR the second year running York indoor bowls team went out of the Top Ten Tournament at the play-off stage when they were well beaten by Stanley 88-42, losing all four types of play.   more...

Cup ties provide relief for York duo

HEWORTH and York Acorn will be aiming for morale boosts on Saturday as their Arriva Trains Conference run-in makes way for the knockout cup.  more...

York Whatson

Moya Brennan, Two Horizons (Universal Classic and Jazz) **

As the voice of Clannad, Moya Brennan is one of Ireland's most respected singers.   more...

Bill Mallonee and Vigilantes Of Love, Locket Full Of Moonlight (Fundamental) ****

BILL Mallonee is a pleasantly battered ambassador for American folk-rock. He has the well-travelled aura of a melancholic troubadour and, fittingly enough, his songs mostly suggest journeys, both literal and figurative.   more...

Span, Mass Distraction (Island) ***

THE rock revival rolls on. Span hail from Norway and take all of five seconds to put most of the bandwagon-jumping retro rock bands of the moment to shame.   more...

Oneida, Secret Wars (Rough Trade) **

SOMETIMES, repetition is a wonderful thing in a song. Take that brilliant idea, and return to it, re-emphasising its dramatic importance within the track and elevate the song from humdrum wannabe poetry to something gargantuan, something too big to take in all at once.   more...

Black September, You Can Do Anything If You Set Your Mind To It (Pomona) **

PITY John Matthews and his impeccable sense of poor timing. Remember The High? Fronted by Matthews, they arrived on the 1990s' "baggy" scene just as the last hooded top was being bagged for the jumble sale.   more...

Sophia, People Are Like Seasons (City Slang) ****; Beulah, Yoko (Fargo) ***

SOPHIA is not a girl but a melancholic muse by the name of Robin Proper-Sheppard, whose soul searching began with The God Machine and continues to blight him on his third solo album.   more...

10,000 Maniacs, Campfire Songs (Rhino/Elektra/Warner) ***

NAMED after the low-budget horror movie 2,000 Maniacs, the 10,000 Maniacs were formed in Jamestown, New York, by guitarist John Lombardo and Natalie Merchant, their ever-thoughtful focal point and lyricist, who was drawn to the horrors and injustices of the world.   more...

The Von Bondies, Pawn Shoppe Heart (Sire) ****

ALEX LLOYD finds The Von Bondies challenging for the White Stripes' crown with their new CD.  more...

Spiritualized - Passport: Back To The Bars, Fibbers, York

LADIES and Gentlemen, we are floating in Stonebow.  more...

  
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