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Stories for 11 May 2006

York Business

Eat, drink and be merry... and surf for free

TAKE a trip to Williams Bar in York and you can do far more than just eat, drink and be merry.  more...

The Yanks are coming

A TOP US-based supplier of tailor-made hi-tech "chemical libraries" for bioscience laboratories has chosen York as its European base.  more...

York News

The great public transport debate

I AM an infrequent bus user as I live within walking distance of the city centre.  more...

Sounds too good to be true? It usually is

At York Citizens Advice Bureau, we sometimes have inquiries from our clients about offers that sound too good to be true. They are!  more...

Footing the bill for hooliganism

I WOULD like it to be widely known that I have no interest in Wayne Rooney's foot.  more...

Leadership failure

YOUR readers may be forgiven for not having noticed that just over a week ago a special meeting of City of York Council took place to agree a new constitution - the rules by which the council operates.  more...

Passion play

I AM sorry George Appleby has so little faith in anyone involved in   more...

This is good PR

I AM replying to George Appleby's letter on the subject of PR or   more...

Ageist nonsense `beggars belief'

IT was with great interest I read your article headlined Blockbuster in The Press, on Saturday.  more...

Dave champions our young people

DAVE SCOTT is a man with big ideas. So don't expect the council's first Young People's Champion to be merely a nominal figurehead. He plans to make his mark, as he tells STEVE CARROLL.  more...

Pride in youth

YORK'S young people are great.   more...

Dishing the dirt on York

YORK'S streets, far from being paved with gold, are strewn with litter.  more...

Way we were

Thursday, May 11, 2006  more...

I've bin waiting too long

WHEELIE-BINS, wheelie bins everywhere - so why can't I have one?  more...

Retirement leads to £60,000 job vacancy

A TOP headhunting agency has been hired to find a suitable candidate for one of York Minster's most senior posts - worth up to £60,000-a-year.   more...

Government transport minister impressed by new ftr system

WELL, he was certainly impressed. Readers may have inundated The Press with complaints about the size, safety, reliability and ticketing arrangements of York's new ftr superbus, but Transport Secretary Douglas Alexander had little but praise after taking a ride.  more...

Why we'll still be spraying and not praying for rain this summer

HOSEPIPE bans and dried-up reservoirs will not be a feature of Yorkshire's landscape this summer, water bosses said today.  more...

Council hits back over litter survey

STREETS paved with litter have caused York to be ranked among the dirtiest places in the region.  more...

Net now closing on wall attackers

THE net is closing in on the brutal thugs who chased the keeper of York's historic Bar Walls before throwing him off them.   more...

Costcutter in merger tie-in

COSTCUTTER, the York-based convenience store group, is planning to merge with a grocery wholesaler, it was claimed today.  more...

'I haven't come to terms with it yet. It's quite a big house. It seems so empty'

IT BEGAN as a fun family day out to a popular tourist attraction in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales.  more...

Church to get £147k for work

RELIGIOUS buildings across Yorkshire are to be given vital repairs under new English Heritage grants announced today - and York's largest parish church is one of the beneficiaries.  more...

Killed by asbestos timebomb

THE man who held out a message of hope for thousands at risk from York's "asbestos timebomb" eventually succumbed to a disease related to the deadly material, an inquest heard.  more...

Schooled in protest

WHAT'S the link between a Muslim teenager in Luton who took her grievance to the House of Lords and a schoolgirl in York banned from school for wearing a stud? We'll come to that in a minute.  more...

Council bosses call in the bouncers

THEY are a rowdy lot those councillors at City of York Council.  more...

York Sport

Back to basics - 11/05/06

Pam Sly, who hit the heady heights of Classic success at Newmarket last Sunday when Speciosa won the 1,000 Guineas, returns to her usual bread-and-butter fare at Wetherby this evening.   more...

Suspended ace to play in York 9s

FORMER York City Knights hero Alex Godfrey is to return to rugby league at the York International 9s, the Evening Press can reveal.  more...

Academy game a Spurr for Chris

CHRIS Spurr is set to make his long-awaited return from injury as York City Knights' Academy team look to build on their excellent first win.  more...

Jeffreys' genius sees Selby on top

Selby head HPH York Vale League division four after an eight-wicket win over Ovington.  more...

Opening pair set an excellent lead

An opening stand of 80 between B Stephenson (31) and C Cameron (46) sealed Barmby Moor's six-wicket defeat of Malton and Old Malton and their leadership of HPH York Vale League division three.  more...

Senior League duo in cup clash

WOODHOUSE Grange will play host to York and District Senior Cricket League rivals Folkton and Flixton in the third round of the npower National Village competition.  more...

Vale League batsman equals club record

A CRACKING innings by teenager Steve Smith equalled his club's top individual score in the HPH York Vale League.  more...

Chris hits ton as bowlers have their work cut out

The runs flowed freely in the HPH York Vale Cricket League, a sure sign of the increasing quality of the grounds and batting talent the league attracts.  more...

Suspended ace to play in York 9s

FORMER York City Knights hero Alex Godfrey is to return to rugby league at the York International 9s, the Evening Press can reveal.  more...

Yorkshire's brothers in arms flay Kent

YORKSHIRE had slumped to 34-4 when brothers-in-law Darren Lehmann and Craig White joined forces in a record-breaking stand against Kent at Canterbury yesterday on the opening day of the Liverpool Victoria Championship match.  more...

Chris hits ton as bowlers have their work cut out

The runs flowed freely in the HPH York Vale Cricket League, a sure sign of the increasing quality of the grounds and batting talent the league attracts.  more...

In-form Burns makes big splash

YORK City Baths Club swimmers won 11 gold, 16 silver and 14 bronze medals at the Kingston upon Hull open meet.  more...

Davison plugs back in to circuit

PICKERING snooker pro Paul Davison is set for a return to snooker's main circuit after completing the Pontin's International Open series.  more...

Yorkshire's brothers in arms flay Kent

YORKSHIRE had slumped to 34-4 when brothers-in-law Darren Lehmann and Craig White joined forces in a record-breaking stand against Kent at Canterbury yesterday on the opening day of the Liverpool Victoria Championship match.  more...

  
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