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Stories for 14 February 2005

York Business

Search for adviser

THE search is on in Yorkshire for the Young Enterprise Business Adviser of the Year.   more...

More local TV programmes

MORE "home brewed" television programmes for York and North Yorkshire can now be expected with the announcement by ITV of a £9 million Regional Production Fund to finance new programming from the regions.  more...

Fraud cases on increase

FRAUD cases in the North increased by 22 per cent during 2004, according to figures from KPMG's Fraud Baro-meter.   more...

Firm grows

MASSIVE investment was announced today by Elvington turf grower Rolawn which plans to open three new sales and distribution depots next month, one of them in York.  more...

York Factfile

The observer...

DAVID HONEYWELL rediscovered his uncle's diary, a treasure trove of social history...  more...

York Marketplace

5 rail jobs axed in York

FIVE rail jobs will be lost, following the decision by a passenger watchdog to close its York office.  more...

York News

The knives are out for Eddie

FIRST there was Tony versus Gordon. Then Kilroy-Silk left UKIP to form Veritas, a party with huge appeal among orange-faced ex-chat show hosts.  more...

Hail the Vikings

IN THE grey cold of February, an invasion can be just the thing - especially if it is friendly.  more...

Tough but necessary

IT IS a hard-hitting approach and one which courts controversy - yet sometimes hitting hard is the only way to get across a difficult message.  more...

Fireworks display thrills Viking Festival crowds

A RIOT of colour transforms the York skyline - as a memorable day for the Jorvik Viking Festival ends with a blistering bang.  more...

Fireworks display thrills Viking Festival crowds

A RIOT of colour transforms the York skyline - as a memorable day for the Jorvik Viking Festival ends with a blistering bang.  more...

Bristling

That's how shop worker Bradley felt when he got a £50 fine for dropping a cigarette end on the pavement, only seconds before he was going to sweep it up anyway.  more...

Glamour and glitz at charity fundraiser

BLACK ties and fancy ballgowns took centre stage at a glittering Valentine's fundraiser - that helped cancer care at York Hospital reach another important milestone.  more...

City chaos as lights go out

YORK was plunged into a brief spell of chaos when a snap power cut struck most of the city and many outlying villages.  more...

Popular wedding fair draws in the crowds

EXPERT help was at hand this weekend for brides-to-be planning their big day.  more...

5 rail jobs axed in York

FIVE rail jobs will be lost, following the decision by a passenger watchdog to close its York office.  more...

£400K price of centre

A YORK day care centre for people with learning disabilities is to be put up for sale and could raise at least £400,000 for City of York Council.  more...

Actor Con deserves a top award

THIS week I went to the most moving and powerful performance I have seen in a theatre for a long time.   more...

Crossing petition submitted

A PETITION signed by hundreds of parents and teachers callling for a pedestrian crossing near two York schools has been handed over to highway chiefs.  more...

End the indignity of means-testing people who need care

TO add to your to your timely feature on care services for older people (`Raw deal for the old and infirm?', February 10) one change which would make a difference for many would be to end the indignity of means-testing for access to such services.   more...

Old-timer Nelson snubs any monkey business

COPPER the amorous chimpanzee is hoping cupid's arrow will strike love into the heart of the new ape in her life on St Valentine's Day today.  more...

Attack on tenants

NOT content with blaming the Government or the previous Labour-controlled council for the failings of the present administration, Coun Steve Galloway turned his odium on the city council's tenants at the full council on January 25.   more...

Road relief spoilt

THE residents of Alma Terrace have had to be extremely tolerant during the last few weeks when large holes have been dug in pavements and numerous vans have been parked in the area.   more...

Ludicrous claim

COUN Morley has written a misleading letter to the Evening Press about the background to his decision not to vote at the Derwenthorpe planning committee meeting (February 6).  more...

Please try harder

In response to Coun Janet Greenwood (`Stop grumbling', Letters, February 9) I have to agree that the appointment of an Ascot project manager is a good thing, although the funding of this position is another matter.  more...

Building on brown

MR Waters is right to point out that the Liberal Democrats fought the 2003 local election on a manifesto committed to changing Labour's Greenfield development policy (Letters, February 8).  more...

Publicity perks

I thank the Evening Press, particularly Charles Hutchinson and Chris Titley, for the editorial support they gave to Rowntree Players last year.   more...

Save green areas

I WRITE in response to the proposal to request a "path" from Shipton Road to the nearby shops.   more...

Stop this violence

IT is Valentine's Day and the shops are full of cards celebrating loving relationships. But what about women trapped in relationships disfigured by fear and violence?   more...

No wonder MPs praise GNER services

What a surprise. GNER is "most grateful to the MPs who have spoken so warmly of GNER and the standard of service we provide" (February 9).   more...

Brewery: we're not skinflints

In response to the criticisms levelled at Scottish & Newcastle and John Smith's in your story "First John Smith's stopped their free beer..." (February 8).   more...

War medal found among charity shop donations

A First World War victory medal has been discovered among foreign coins donated to the RSPC's charity's shop in York.  more...

Squirm TV bugs me

"M-u-u-u-m," said an all-too-familiar voice from the living room, "what's contraception?" After dropping the kettle perilously close to a passing cat's head and almost choking to death on a particularly large Crunchy Nut Cornflake, I lurched out of the kitchen.  more...

Can York's rail industry survive yet another jobs disaster?

Hugh Bayley predicts that the loss of GNER in York could put the city's rail industry under threat. STEVE CARROLL harks back to the last time the industry was hit and tells how it recovered and its prospects for the future.  more...

York Sport

Ouseburn cut gap on division two leaders

Ouseburn moved within two points of Leeper Hare York and District League division two leaders Heslington after beating Stillington at home 4-0.  more...

Boro keep unbeaten tag going

SECOND-placed Hemingbrough, with goals from Danny Young and Danny Smith, maintained their unbeaten record in division three of Leeper Hare York and District League as they overcame lowly Cawood 2-0.  more...

Top two win to increase the gap

With the top two sides in Leeper Hare York and District League division one both won on Saturday to go ten and eight points clear respectively of their nearest rivals.   more...

Rovers grab a late point

A GOAL ten minutes from the end with their first shot on target gave second-placed Huntington Rovers a 1-1 draw away to third-placed Malton Bacon Factory in an enthralling Leeper Hare York and District League premier division match.  more...

Just not good enough

MICK Cook will demand huge improvements from his York City Knights side after enduring an ignominious start to his coaching reign at Huntington Stadium.   more...

Forest Green 1, York City 1

WHEN the majority of spectators leave a football stadium unable to give an explanation as to why a penalty has been awarded it normally casts doubt on the referee's decision.  more...

Just not good enough

MICK Cook will demand huge improvements from his York City Knights side after enduring an ignominious start to his coaching reign at Huntington Stadium.   more...

Robbo's chance

YORK City forgotten man Paul D Robinson will be given another chance to prove his worth to the club by new manager Billy McEwan.  more...

Clark goes through in thriller

Linda Pepper pushed Emma Clark all the way in the opening round of York and District Ladies Squash Championships last night.  more...

On the treble Marc

Marc Smith scored his first-ever hat-trick for Harrogate Town on Saturday as Neil Aspin's men hammered Nationwide North relegation favourites Ashton United 5-1.  more...

Crucial triumph

Heworth ARLC boosted their hopes of escaping the re-election zone in National Conference division two with a 14-12 defeat of fellow strugglers Huddersfield Sharks - but only after a tense 80 minutes at Elmpark Way.  more...

Hulse-ating as United marksmen hit target to bring play-offs in sight

H-BOMBERS Rob Hulse and David Healy may be the attacking combination to fire Leeds United in to the play-offs.  more...

Survival the top priority

BILLY McEwan's first instruction is to preserve York City's Conference status.  more...

Castleford 52, York Knights 2

IT was not the start Mick Cook wanted. Far from it. Very, very far from it.  more...

Tony's the man - 14/02/05

Tony Dobbin, who rode two winners at Ayr yesterday, can continue on the century trail at Newcastle tomorrow.  more...

Crucial triumph

Heworth ARLC boosted their hopes of escaping the re-election zone in National Conference division two with a 14-12 defeat of fellow strugglers Huddersfield Sharks - but only after a tense 80 minutes at Elmpark Way.  more...

Robbo's chance

YORK City forgotten man Paul D Robinson will be given another chance to prove his worth to the club by new manager Billy McEwan.  more...

Super Seve sinks Selby

Selby's Powergen Intermediate Cup adventure came to an end at London North 2 side Staines on Saturday when they were beaten 31-3, a scoreline which flattered their opponents.   more...

Lacklustre Malton are frozen out of play by Stockton

MALTON and Norton were well beaten 12-0 in their North 2 East game at Stockton, which was played in Arctic conditions, with an icy gale blowing diagonally across the pitch.   more...

Easy win boosts bid for promotion

York advanced their Powergen Durham and Northumberland division one promotion cause with a comfortable 35-3 victory at Hartlepool, who beat league leaders Percy Park only two weeks ago.  more...

Injury-hit York RI unable to peg North

Despite giving a spirited display York RI's injury-hit side were beaten 44-12 in their Yorkshire Three match at Northallerton on Saturday.   more...

York Whatson

Review: La Traviata, Northern Ballet Theatre, Leeds Grand Theatre, until Feb 19

LA Traviata should be romantic, St Valentine's Day should be romantic, but just like a blind date, there is no guarantee that two will click as one when paired together.  more...

Review: The Chuckle Brothers: Pirates Of The River Rother, Grand Opera House, York

THE Chuckle Brothers don't really do chuckles. In the one-and-a-half hours of rib-tickling silliness that make up their new show, Pirates Of The River Rother, I didn't see a single audience member chuckle. Not once.  more...

  
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