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Stories for 20 August 2004

York Business

Book fair move

York's 30th national antiquarian book fair has been relocated to York Racecourse this year because of the Barbican Centre redevelopments.   more...

Training success

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...

Former caravan man bankrupt

THE former owner of a York caravan site has been made bankrupt.  more...

Getting a result for the future

After the exam results...the future really begins, says DAVID HARBOURNE, director of the Learning and Skills Council North Yorkshire.  more...

Weighing in for the Paralympics

PARALYMPIC athletes in Athens will use specialist equipment designed and distributed by a small family-run North Yorkshire company.  more...

York Education

Twins at the double

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...

York Marketplace

Thrills without the bills

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...

The MPV revoulution

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...

Account Manager

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

Site Labourers/Gatepersons required for York centre project, experience preferred. Tel. 01132 484004 (agy).   more...

Bar/Restaurant Person

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

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

Route Operator to fill and clean beverage, snack and can vending machines. For application form ring 01759 305166, Rudsdale Vending Ltd.   more...

Cleaners

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/Factory Operatives

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

Bar persons wanted, experience preferred but not essential. Phone John or Joanne 01904 706984.   more...

Shop Assistants

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

Joiner to fit loft ladders, boarding, hatches, rooflights. Immediate start. Excellent earnings potential. Call Steve at Loftspace. Tel. 01904 345425.   more...

Night Care Assistant

Mulberry Court Care Centre requires night care assistant full or part-time hours. Contact Janice Dobson on 01904 671122.   more...

Bar Supervisor

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

Taxi driver required, Market Weighton area. Tel. Holme Cars 01430 427888.   more...

Housekeeper/Cleaner

Housekeeper/Cleaner required. Good rate of pay. Also waiter/ess. Tel. 01904 781141.   more...

Waiting Staff

Permanent waiting staff 18yr+ required looking for anything between 12 & 30 hrs pw, mainly evenings Wed/Thurs off. Interviews Lamplight Restaurant 01904 420100.   more...

Cook

Part time or full time cook required for Cafe 71. Call Simon on 07751 528635 (m) or 01977 616580.   more...

Dispenser/Receptionist

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

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...

York News

Mobile phones are an addiction

RELIGION, according to Karl Marx, was the opium of the people.  more...

Trashed

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...

Swoop on York pubs and restaurants

TRADING Standards officers swooped on dozens of pubs, restaurants and takeaways last night in the biggest such operation York has seen.  more...

Races traffic scheme hailed a success

COUNCIL and police chiefs were today locked in talks assessing the success of the traffic-busting system introduced for the Ebor festival.  more...

Apology over York man who starved to death

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...

Rent out boarded-up house plea

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...

Councillor slams post office plan

LEADING York councillors have called for a meeting with Post Office chiefs over closure plans for branches around the city.  more...

Hey Presto! Eyesore to be improved at last

DEVELOPERS are set to breathe new life into a former York supermarket which has lain empty and boarded up for almost a decade.  more...

Wedding plans hit as restaurant shuts

A BRIDE-TO-BE claims her wedding preparations went from sweet to sour after a mix-up by a Chinese restaurant.  more...

Budget homes plan for troubled city site

ECO-FRIENDLY affordable homes are to be built on a troubled York allotment site.  more...

Law gets tough on door staff

YORK and North Yorkshire door staff face paying hundreds of pounds just to keep their jobs under tough new national proposals.  more...

The man who wouldn't eat

STEPHEN LEWIS reports on the tragic story of a young man whose obsessive compulsive behaviour cost him his life.  more...

What a mess

SQUATTERS from the York Peace Collective claimed they were highlighting the neglect of a fine building when they took over the Bonding Warehouse.   more...

Don't let it occur again

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...

www - it's Weird, Woeful and Wonderful

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...

Thanks for a super picture of our new village bench

THANK you for the excellent picture on page seven, Villagers welcome return of public bench, (Evening Press, August 11).  more...

The face of `arrogance and broken promises'

THE picture of John Prescott (Pay up Mr Prescott, August 11), tells a story of arrogance and broken promises.  more...

Transplant dilemma

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...

Electricity hazard

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...

Give us cash facts

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...

One-way mess

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...

What is crime plan?

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...

Sickness shocker

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 Sport

City pair's key roles

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...

Ramshaw helps out Knights boss Agar

YORK City Knights are not set to bring in a new assistant-coach this season.  more...

Tykes hit back after mauling

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...

Horse gallop to fourth crown

BAY Horse wrapped up their fourth successive York Phoenix Open Summer League division one title with a 7-2 victory at Woodman.  more...

Barbel deluge now in store

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...

Tykes hit back after mauling

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...

Trees' landmark

NESTLE Rowntree RUFC will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the re-founding of the club next week.  more...

Bold night class - 20/08/04

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...

Goal hungry Robinson

STRIKER Paul Robinson will be hoping to build on his midweek goal when York City tackle Hereford at Bootham Crescent tomorrow.  more...

Death of Jack Pinder

YORK City all-time great Jack Pinder has died at the age of 91.  more...

Green remains go for buoyant Town

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...

Seadogs face Far mission

A physical battle is expected by Scarborough at Farnborough tomorrow, where in midweek disgruntled fans got tough.  more...

Railway get up a head of steam

SEVERAL big names have jumped aboard Harrogate Railway's bid for promotion from the NCEL Premier division.  more...

Collis to write new chapter

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...

Trees' landmark

NESTLE Rowntree RUFC will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the re-founding of the club next week.  more...

Ramshaw helps out Knights boss Agar

YORK City Knights are not set to bring in a new assistant-coach this season.  more...

York watch with interest

YORK Cricket Club will be on the sidelines this weekend as their rivals catch up on their outstanding fixtures.   more...

York Whatson

Musical mix

Alex Lloyd visits the York bar which is reinventing Wednesdays.  more...

Coming up

FATBOY Slim returns to the turntable this autumn with a new single, album and eight October dates.  more...

Jazz notes

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...

The 5,6,7,8's, Fibbers, Stonebow, York

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...

Fibbers...

ISN'T that Keith Flint, the one with the pierced tongue and pointy hair from the Prodigy's Firestarter video?  more...

Lined up for Leeds

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, Running time: 383 mins Certificate: 15 ***

THE Best Of Youth spans four volatile Italian decades, from the helter-skelter 1960s to the present day.   more...

The Village, Running time: 108 mins Certificate: 12A ***

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...

Harrogate Theatre's autumn and winter season

AS the brochure cover indicates, Harrogate Theatre's autumn and winter season reckons to be "a different kettle of fish".  more...

The Other Side Comedy Club, City Screen, York

Introducing... the return of The Other Side Comedy Club at City Screen, York.  more...

  
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