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Stories for 7 April 2006

York Business

Lawyer's trial of strength

SOLICITOR Paul Berwin's latest brief as an "iron man" could raise £20,000 for charity.  more...

Fair way to train

HERE'S a chance to putt business matters into perspective.  more...

Engineering a new design

NETWORK Rail today insisted that its plans to bring 30 more of its own top engineers to York over the next year will not badly affect rail companies in the city.  more...

College builds web to snare firms' support

THERE was only one way that a 21st century business and enterprise college like Burnholme in York could go if it wanted to attract the support of more 21st century businesses in the city.  more...

York Leisure

Avoiding dry skin during menopause

Q: I'm going through the menopause and despite using a good moisturiser my skin is still very dry. Are there any skin supplements that might help?  more...

Gluton-free nourishment

LUCY STEPHENS finds out how people suffering from coeliac disease can now get specially-prepared gluten-free takeaway fish and chips in York.  more...

York News

Tip, tip-hooray as York gets ready to recycle

Waste not, want not. It could be the motto of a pioneering York facility, reports CHRIS TITLEY.  more...

Night and day

IT is the York road which never has any roadworks. You can stroll its length without fear of being scythed down by a cyclist or squashed by a super bus. There's no parking - but no traffic wardens either.  more...

NHS boom and gloom

"NO more boom and bust." It is the favourite mantra of Chancellor Gordon Brown.  more...

Way we were

Friday, April 7, 2006  more...

200 jobs axed at York Hospital

TWO hundred posts are being cut at York Hospital, in the latest development in the cash crisis affecting the local NHS.  more...

'Home closure killed my dad'

GRIEVING son David Alexander told York health chiefs today: "You killed my dad."  more...

25% decline in city robberies

ROBBERIES in York have dropped by more than a quarter, the Evening Press can reveal today.  more...

Council sympathy over escaped chimp shooting

THE chimpanzee which escaped from its enclosure at Flamingoland had to be shot because it posed a threat to the health and safety of staff there, councillors were told.  more...

Drugs pupils await decision

THE future of two teenage girls excluded from a York secondary school for taking ecstasy tablets hangs in the balance.  more...

Rallying to cause

ORGANISATIONS are coming forward to back City of York Council's fight against the threat of budget capping.  more...

Bird flu: Don't panic plea

GOVERNMENT scientists were today testing a bird found on the outskirts of York for the deadly form of avian flu.  more...

Power firm must pay £100k over death of worker

BOSSES at a power station where a worker plunged 70ft to his death have been ordered to pay almost £100,000.  more...

Charlotte's recovery is just like a miracle

BRAVE Charlotte Leighton returned to school for an extra special Easter assembly.  more...

Looking better for dental care

LONG-suffering dental patients in Selby face a brighter future, with more NHS places becoming available, the local MP has claimed.  more...

Three questions

AS Mr Bayley, our Labour MP, is questioning the legality of the council's 100 per cent increase in residents' parking tax (make no mistake, that is exactly what it is, a tax), I would like to pose three questions to the Labour group:  more...

Penalised twice

I READ with interest the article in the Evening Press "MP sparks war over parking" (March 31).  more...

Seeing red

CITY of York Council is set to designate part of bus route four red (March 28). This will prevent vehicles parking on that section of the route.   more...

Talented pupils

I WAS extremely privileged to have been in the audience at Stamford Bridge primary school's performance of Hoodwinked: The Story Of Robin Hood.  more...

Developer beware

COUNCILLOR Galloway has announced the imminent sale of the Barbican site in York for redevelopment (April 5).  more...

Why is it so difficult for graduates to get jobs?

I REALLY must express my anger towards Peter Vaughan, vice-chairman of Huntington Parish Council, about his comment of "old York" and its reliance on "old industries" eg Terry's, the carriageworks, the Army and, let's not forget, Redfern Glassworks and old Rowntree's that used to take on casual workers in the winter months. (March 31).  more...

Grape mystery

I AM no expert on wine tasting, I drink what suits my palate, but I've just looked at a list of 20 bottles of various wines and wonder if my taste buds are lacking.  more...

Give it a chance

THE Inclusive York Forum supports the efforts to find a suitable location for the Arc Light project.   more...

Wrong location

THE new Arc Light centre would ideally be situated away from densely populated areas, schools and housing for the elderly.   more...

Why I objected

I ATTENDED a meeting at All Saints' School, York, in regards to building accommodation in Nunnery Lane car park for the charity Arc Light.  more...

Keep Arc Light away from us

AS one of the organisers of the Nunnery Lane Campaign Group meeting at All Saints' School, York, (April 3), I was disappointed that it received little coverage.  more...

City centre `sat nav' confusion

AMONG the many new inventions that make modern life the stress-free cakewalk we all enjoy is something known as "sat nav".  more...

Clare's cause is `fantastic'

A BIG-hearted teenager is in line for a York Community Pride award, for her dedicated work raising money for a good cause.  more...

Hospital `angels' raise cash

NURSING staff from York Hospital boiled up a brew when they held a coffee morning to raise money for the Guardian Angels appeal.  more...

York Sport

Look to the sky - 07/04/06

Sky's The Limit, the easiest winner at Cheltenham last month, can further underline his enormous potential by landing the Grade One Scottish And Newcastle Aintree Hurdle, the main supporting race to the Grand National, tomorrow.  more...

York U21s start with hard exam

A NEW chapter in the York City Knights book begins tonight as the Senior Academy team plays its first-ever game in the new-look Under-21s league.  more...

Win season tickets for the Knights' NL1 campaign

SUCH was the popularity of the York City Knights ticket competition we ran for the Challenge Cup match at Swinton, we've decided to run another.  more...

Vics loss rocks Town

Nationwide North play-off hopefuls Harrogate Town have the odds stacked against them at Northwich Victoria tomorrow on the back of last night's 2-1 defeat at Lancaster City.  more...

Gimcrack pull up in sight of the finishing line

LUCKLESS Cross Keys have been given a real kick in the teeth after having their only York and District Sunday Afternoon Football League points stripped.  more...

Ties of tension

COOL heads and strong nerves were needed by Severus SC and Ainsty Panthers to negotiate their respective John Smith's York Sunday League Challenge Cup semi-finals.  more...

FoBC calls on fans to resist takeover attempt

YORK City fans' group Friends of Bootham Crescent have called on supporters to resist all attempts to change the ownership of the club until questions are answered.  more...

Huntington Stadium to get major revamp

HUNTINGTON Stadium is on the verge of a massive facelift that will bring the athletics facilities into the 21st century and cater for more up-and-coming athletes.  more...

England call-up for youngster Cordell

Wigginton youngster Neil Cordell has been selected to represent England in the forthcoming European Junior Squash Championships to be held in Tel Aviv Israel, on May 26-28.  more...

York U21s start with hard exam

A NEW chapter in the York City Knights book begins tonight as the Senior Academy team plays its first-ever game in the new-look Under-21s league.  more...

Barnes pots handicap cup

LIONEL Barnes made it a memorable first season when he became the first Bootham player to lift the York Conservative Clubs' Foster's Challenge Handicap Snooker Trophy after edging out Chris Thompson (Heworth) 3-2 in the final at Acomb club.  more...

FoBC calls on fans to resist takeover attempt

YORK City fans' group Friends of Bootham Crescent have called on supporters to resist all attempts to change the ownership of the club until questions are answered.  more...

City hope to crack 4,000

YORK City are hoping for one of their biggest gates of the season on Sunday as their play-off push continues against Kidderminster Harriers.  more...

  
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