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Stories for 18 October 2005

York Business

Professor hands over reins of city promotion body

PROFESSOR Tony Robards was tonight stepping down as chairman of the York Professional Initiative (YPI).  more...

Office properties to be fully flexible

AMADEUS Properties is nearing completion of the first phase of its character office scheme at Swinton Grange, Malton.  more...

Contractor builds on reputation with accolade

A YORK-BASED building contractor has won a major national business award as a top small or medium-sized enterprise (SME).  more...

Commercial Property spotlight: Menzies moving for elbow room

WORK is soon to begin on a £1.5 million project to convert a former warehouse at Clifton Moor into a new distribution centre for Menzies Distribution Ltd.  more...

Venison supplier set to triple production

FURTHER expansion is planned for Sherburn-in-Elmet-based Holme Farmed Venison thanks to help from Business Link York and North Yorkshire.   more...

York Leisure

How to be married

With the Marriage Conference coming to York this weekend, JO HAYWOOD finds out what makes for wedded bliss.  more...

York News

ID cards scheme is chilling echo of past

TODAY our yes man MP Hugh Bayley will once more follow his leader Mr Blair and vote with him for the imposition of a national database and ID card system on all of us.  more...

Marie's marathon

I WOULD like to urge any Evening Press readers who fancy a challenge to consider running the Flora London Marathon for Marie Curie Cancer Care.  more...

Update on theft

IN response to Richard Webster's request for information about the £15,000 that went missing from the council's cashiers (Letters, October 10), I can provide the following update.   more...

Stop sniping

I READ with interest the letter from Mr Paul Hepworth (October 10).   more...

Facts on hotel

YOUR acerbic correspondent P Furness would do well to moderate his tone and check his facts before weighing down your letters column with disingenuous comment (October 15).  more...

Abuse of status

REGARDING Councillor Reid and her traffic lights scam - these lights have been changing for emergency vehicles for years now, as Micklegate was a problem for emergency vehicles due to traffic jams under the bar.   more...

Time to go

SO the spokeswoman from City of York Council agreed that allowing Ann Reid's daughter to get to her wedding ceremony presented a "useful opportunity" to test the new emergency lights system where all the traffic lights change to green during an emergency.  more...

Consider position

AS per Councillor Ann Reid's statement, "I'm Sorry", who does she think she is kidding?   more...

Over the top

COUNCILLOR Ann Reid has gone over the top. She has abused her authority as a councillor. If it had been an MP they would now have been asked to resign.   more...

Surprise us, Ann

I MUST write to congratulate the Evening Press for letting us all know that Councillor Ann Reid's daughter's wedding party got to the church on time, thanks to Coun Reid's very "public spirited gesture" in helping to test yet another initiative by our fantastic council!  more...

Poor standards

SO Councillor Reid is sorry two months after the event, most likely because it has only just become public knowledge. A lapse in her self proclaimed "usually high standards." We can all well do without this kind of standard.  more...

Absolute disgrace

WHO do these Liberal Democrat councillors think they are, God? It is absolutely disgraceful that the emergency green light scheme should be tried out this way.   more...

Councillor on the wrong road

SO Councillor Ann Reid wants to apologise for her feeling over her daughter's personal "freedom of the city ride" (October 15). Not accepted!   more...

Way we were

Tuesday, October 18, 2005  more...

The curse of foreign travel

YORK businessman Dr Norman Slater wondered what he had done to deserve being berated by a passenger on a Swedish train.  more...

Thank heavens she's not a groovy gran

GRANS aren't what they used to be. Grannies today are far removed from grans who were around two decades ago.  more...

Hamleys returning to York after 17 years

THE WORLD'S most famous toy shop will open the doors of a new discount store in York just in time for Christmas.  more...

Date is set for killer's appeal

QUADRUPLE killer Mark Hobson will appeal against his "life means life" sentence within a matter of weeks, the Evening Press has learned.  more...

Mugger attacks York preacher

A MINISTER who was mugged outside his own church said criminals see clergymen and women as a "soft target".  more...

Traffic plan gets green light

A TRAFFIC management scheme which residents hope will improve safety and security down a York street has been given the go-ahead.  more...

Murder accused `responsible' for death

A HOMELESS man accused of a murder in a York flat told a jury her could not remember what happened that evening - but accepted he was "in some way" responsible for the death.  more...

GPS give advice over flu virus

YORK GPs have warned of the serious implications of the "bird flu" virus - but urged people not to forget the importance of the regular flu vaccine.  more...

Lighten up York!

ONE of York's former Lord Mayors said shops should not be the only businesses raising cash to make the city shine this Christmas.  more...

Report criticises Selby ambulance base

A DAMNING report into Selby's ambulance service has criticised lax security, dirty buildings and low staff morale.  more...

Flats likely to replace school

INITIAL plans to demolish a York school and replace it with flats are likely to get the go-ahead at a council meeting this week.  more...

`Hitman was hired for murder'

A YORK coach driver asked a man to kill the husband of a woman he claimed was his lover, a jury was told today.  more...

What's in store next?

I RECKON life is all about people. They have the power to make your day or drive you down into the depths of depression or screaming in rage.  more...

Toying with us

NEWS that Hamleys is to open a toy shop in York will trigger nightmarish flashbacks among those who have visited its London store in the run-up to Christmas.  more...

It's time to talk straight

AS Conservative MPs cast their votes in the first leadership ballot today, the contest is overshadowed by something unsaid.   more...

Pledge is a snip towards appeal

A HAIRDRESSER whose little boy's life was saved at York Hospital's children's ward is raising money for the Guardian Angel's appeal.  more...

Should it matter if David Cameron has taken drugs?

The question of whether the youthful-looking David Cameron has ever taken hard drugs has overshadowed the Tory leadership contest. With the first ballot of Conservative MPs being held today, STEPHEN LEWIS asks: does it really matter what our politicians got up to in their student days?  more...

York Sport

Sacked boss hits out as Callaghan steps in

HEAD coach Eric Fitzsimons has hit back at York Acorn ARLC after being sensationally sacked despite a great start to the season.  more...

Ace Donaldson strikes back to square one

HIT-MAN Clayton Donaldson has missed out on a share of a York City goal-scoring record.  more...

Knights go for Dean machine

YORK City Knights have boosted their forward line-up with the capture of Doncaster Dragons' uncompromising front-rower, Dean O'Loughlin.  more...

Ace Donaldson strikes back to square one

HIT-MAN Clayton Donaldson has missed out on a share of a York City goal-scoring record.  more...

Wise up Kev tells snipers

KEVIN Blackwell has hit out at the mischief-makers who keep touting Dennis Wise for his job as Leeds United manager.  more...

Sacked boss hits out as Callaghan steps in

HEAD coach Eric Fitzsimons has hit back at York Acorn ARLC after being sensationally sacked despite a great start to the season.  more...

Acomb rely on Church leader to foil rivals

ACOMB'S ex-City of York goalkeeper Steve Church answered his new side's prayers to ensure it was honours even in Yorks Hockey League division one.  more...

Short-sighted view of world

Short-sighted view of worldWorld XIs - don'tcha just love 'em.  more...

Short-sighted view of world

World XIs - don'tcha just love 'em.  more...

Twist can shout - 18/10/05

Alabama Twist, stepping up to a mile for the first time, is fancied win tomorrow at Newcastle's final meeting of the Flat season.   more...

Knights go for Dean machine

YORK City Knights have boosted their forward line-up with the capture of Doncaster Dragons' uncompromising front-rower, Dean O'Loughlin.  more...

  
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