York | Archive | 2004 | August
York's 30th national antiquarian book fair has been relocated to York Racecourse this year because of the Barbican Centre redevelopments. more...
Fifteen childcare trainees at York Training Centre have successfully completed the first part of their Early Years Progression Award, while two more students have passed the more advanced level of the exam. more...
THE former owner of a York caravan site has been made bankrupt. more...
After the exam results...the future really begins, says DAVID HARBOURNE, director of the Learning and Skills Council North Yorkshire. more...
PARALYMPIC athletes in Athens will use specialist equipment designed and distributed by a small family-run North Yorkshire company. more...
A PAIR of high-flying twins who could record York's highest number of A grades were today among thousands of students across North and East Yorkshire to receive their A-level results. more...
WHEN Citroen launched its high-flying Saxo VTR/VTS duo six or so years ago it found a niche in a market other manufacturers had overlooked: performance cars that young drivers could afford. And the pair proved so popular - 65,000 were sold - that they topped the hot hatch sales tables for five years on the trot. more...
TWENTY years ago the first of a revolutionary new shape of motoring took to the roads of this country. Renault launched its first Espace, a five to seven-seater multi-purpose vehicle, an unheard of design for a car. more...
Pout, the cult beauty brand, is looking to recruit an experienced team including an Account Manager for our team in Fenwick, York. Applicants must have extensive retail and make-up experience, a positive, motivated outlook and a passion for all things fun and feminine. Please send your CV to Clair Rose, 28 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9JE more...
Site Labourers/Gatepersons required for York centre project, experience preferred. Tel. 01132 484004 (agy). more...
Full time Bar/Restaurant Person required. Experience preferred but full training will be given, own transport and advantage. Some part time positions available. Please phone Pat or Ray on 01904 642525 to arrange interview. more...
Morning cleaner required 8am-11am Wed, Thur, Fri, Sat. Some part time positions available. Please phone Pat or Ray on 01904 642525 to arrange interview. more...
Route Operator to fill and clean beverage, snack and can vending machines. For application form ring 01759 305166, Rudsdale Vending Ltd. more...
Cleaners required for the Clifton Moor retail park. Up to 16 hours a week, 6 mornings a week - hours to suit. Start rate £5.25 per hour depending on experience. Call 01604 871936 for interview. more...
Storeperson required, experience preferred but not essential as full training will be given. Two Factory operatives, full training will be provided. Good rates of pay plus bonus scheme after trial period. Apply in writing to Invicta Bakeware Ltd, Westgate Business Park, Westgate Carr Road, Pickering YO18 8LX or tel 01751 473483. more...
Bar persons wanted, experience preferred but not essential. Phone John or Joanne 01904 706984. more...
Part-time experienced shop assistants required for 'The Window Dresser' curtain shop, city centre, York. To apply please telephone Head Office on 01924 403930 during office hours. more...
Joiner to fit loft ladders, boarding, hatches, rooflights. Immediate start. Excellent earnings potential. Call Steve at Loftspace. Tel. 01904 345425. more...
Mulberry Court Care Centre requires night care assistant full or part-time hours. Contact Janice Dobson on 01904 671122. more...
Bar Supervisor responsible for retaining and improving the service standards and sales of our new, contemporary and stylish Bar, run on 'Lounge/Cocktail Bar' lines. A great opportunity for someone to run their own little 'kingdom', top salary plus tips and incentive scheme based on increased sales etc. 4.5 day week of split and straight shifts. No very late nights! Apply in writing with CV to: Jason Pascal, Restaurant Manager, Dean Court Hotel, Duncombe Place, York YO1 7EF. more...
Taxi driver required, Market Weighton area. Tel. Holme Cars 01430 427888. more...
Housekeeper/Cleaner required. Good rate of pay. Also waiter/ess. Tel. 01904 781141. more...
Permanent waiting staff 18yr+ required looking for anything between 12 & 30 hrs pw, mainly evenings Wed/Thurs off. Interviews Lamplight Restaurant 01904 420100. more...
Part time or full time cook required for Cafe 71. Call Simon on 07751 528635 (m) or 01977 616580. more...
Dispenser/Receptionist, 22.75 hours per week (plus cover), £12,187 - £14,146 (pro rata). Friendly and forward thinking Practice seeks a Dispenser / Receptionist. The post will be based at our Strensall surgery and is a one year fixed-term contract. Applicants should be computer literate and also able to demonstrate commitment and adaptability within a very busy surgery. Experience of dispensing / reception work is desirable, but not essential, as full training will be given. Please send your CV plus a handwritten letter explaining your suitability for more...
Food Production Operatives required. Full days and shift work available Weekend work available. Long term work. £7.34 per hour + shift pay. Required for packing goods and line work. Please call Sarah on more...
RELIGION, according to Karl Marx, was the opium of the people. more...
THIS is the scene of devastation that greeted the leaseholders of York's beleaguered Bonding Warehouse who now face a £10,000 clean-up bill after evicting squatters from the building. more...
TRADING Standards officers swooped on dozens of pubs, restaurants and takeaways last night in the biggest such operation York has seen. more...
COUNCIL and police chiefs were today locked in talks assessing the success of the traffic-busting system introduced for the Ebor festival. more...
HEALTH chiefs have apologised for failures in the care of a young York man who starved to death because of an obsessive eating disorder. more...
A YORK council tenant has blasted civic leaders for failing to let a three-bedroom empty property in her street, despite the city's chronic housing shortage. more...
LEADING York councillors have called for a meeting with Post Office chiefs over closure plans for branches around the city. more...
DEVELOPERS are set to breathe new life into a former York supermarket which has lain empty and boarded up for almost a decade. more...
A BRIDE-TO-BE claims her wedding preparations went from sweet to sour after a mix-up by a Chinese restaurant. more...
ECO-FRIENDLY affordable homes are to be built on a troubled York allotment site. more...
YORK and North Yorkshire door staff face paying hundreds of pounds just to keep their jobs under tough new national proposals. more...
STEPHEN LEWIS reports on the tragic story of a young man whose obsessive compulsive behaviour cost him his life. more...
SQUATTERS from the York Peace Collective claimed they were highlighting the neglect of a fine building when they took over the Bonding Warehouse. more...
THE National Health Service does a tremendous job for many people, day in and day out. Yet sometimes that duty of care can fail. more...
WE GET crazy communications from the world and his dog on a daily basis - it's part of the fun of working in a newspaper office. more...
THANK you for the excellent picture on page seven, Villagers welcome return of public bench, (Evening Press, August 11). more...
THE picture of John Prescott (Pay up Mr Prescott, August 11), tells a story of arrogance and broken promises. more...
IN the past few days doctors have performed the UK's 10,000th liver transplant. Perhaps this is a good enough reason for us to applaud experiments on animals. more...
IT is interesting to note (Evening Press, August 10) that Northern Electric Distribution (NEDL) are to use radio commercials "to deliver hard-hitting safety messages". more...
Simon Wiles, the city council's director of resources, states (Letters, August 11) that detailed information about payment of members allowances is released to the media, therefore is it the fault of the Evening Press that only a brief summary appeared on June 24, a summary so brief that not only I but some of my friends missed it. more...
As a self-employed courier I rushed around to make sure I got out of Sim Balk Lane to turn right on to Tadcaster Road by 11am as stated on the newsletter through my door regarding the re-routing of traffic on race days. more...
I was as interested to read Mr Booth's remarks (Report law breakers, Letters, August 18), especially his mention of Michael Heseltine's policies. more...
As an employer and a rate payer I was horrified to read the article in the Evening Press about City of York Council's staff sickness absence problem (Council looks to slash costly sick leave, August 18). more...
YORK City boss Chris Brass and teenage winger Bryan Stewart are both preparing for key roles in Saturday's home match with Hereford United (3pm). more...
YORK City Knights are not set to bring in a new assistant-coach this season. more...
LEICESTERSHIRE opener Darren Robinson smashed Yorkshire's new ball attack to smithereens on the first day of the Championship match at Grace Road on Thursday but the tables were turned dramatically in the evening session as four wickets crashed in 17 balls for the addition of six runs. more...
BAY Horse wrapped up their fourth successive York Phoenix Open Summer League division one title with a 7-2 victory at Woodman. more...
The heavy rains of the last week have left York-area rivers running high for the time of year and carrying lots of extra colour - ideal summer conditions for the enigmatic king of the river, the barbel. more...
LEICESTERSHIRE opener Darren Robinson smashed Yorkshire's new ball attack to smithereens on the first day of the Championship match at Grace Road on Thursday but the tables were turned dramatically in the evening session as four wickets crashed in 17 balls for the addition of six runs. more...
NESTLE Rowntree RUFC will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the re-founding of the club next week. more...
David Nicholls, who produced one of the training feats of the season on Knavesmire yesterday when producing Bahamian Pirate to win the Group 1 Nunthorpe Stakes at the veteran age of nine, looks to the other side of the Pennines tomorrow as he bids to extend his winning run. more...
STRIKER Paul Robinson will be hoping to build on his midweek goal when York City tackle Hereford at Bootham Crescent tomorrow. more...
YORK City all-time great Jack Pinder has died at the age of 91. more...
Bubbling Conference North outfit Harrogate Town will direct their attentions to Birmingham-based Moor Green tomorrow with a view to continuing their strong start. more...
A physical battle is expected by Scarborough at Farnborough tomorrow, where in midweek disgruntled fans got tough. more...
SEVERAL big names have jumped aboard Harrogate Railway's bid for promotion from the NCEL Premier division. more...
NEW Tadcaster Albion boss Jim Collis will welcome Carlton Town to Ings Lane in his first game at the helm of the Northern Counties East League division one side. more...
NESTLE Rowntree RUFC will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the re-founding of the club next week. more...
YORK City Knights are not set to bring in a new assistant-coach this season. more...
YORK Cricket Club will be on the sidelines this weekend as their rivals catch up on their outstanding fixtures. more...
Alex Lloyd visits the York bar which is reinventing Wednesdays. more...
FATBOY Slim returns to the turntable this autumn with a new single, album and eight October dates. more...
THE city of York is blessed with many opportunities to hear quality live jazz, often at no cost, in the pubs and restaurants around town. more...
REMEMBER that contagious Woo Hoo song from Quentin Tarantino's Samurai slasher movie, Kill Bill Vol 1? Tonight (19th) you can hear it bouncing off the walls of Fibbers when The 5,6,7,8's make their York debut. more...
ISN'T that Keith Flint, the one with the pierced tongue and pointy hair from the Prodigy's Firestarter video? more...
THE Carling Weekend: Leeds Festival grows bigger by the year. No wonder weekend tickets for next week's three-day event at Bramham Park sold out in record time. more...
THE Best Of Youth spans four volatile Italian decades, from the helter-skelter 1960s to the present day. more...
HE does not want to be dismissed as a one-trick pony, and so M Night Shyamalan succours his audience with two tricks in The Village, another dark journey into the human soul. more...
AS the brochure cover indicates, Harrogate Theatre's autumn and winter season reckons to be "a different kettle of fish". more...
Introducing... the return of The Other Side Comedy Club at City Screen, York. more...
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