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Stories for 17 December 2007

York Press Business

300 trees planted

SHEPHERD Construction, the York-based national company, is having a green Christmas.   more...

Keeping fit on web

A FITNESS coach from York has invested £40,000 in a new web-based service to help people of all ages take part in specialist exercise classes .   more...

Hi-tech firm raises £1/2m

ANOTHER huge injection of cash has gone into one of York's most promising hi-tech firms.   more...

York Press News

Non-stop train makes tracks for capital

IT'S the train they've been waiting for - now passengers can finally climb on board a new non-stop service between York and London.   more...

£240k for new police surveyors

POLICE in North Yorkshire are recruiting eight surveyors - at a cost to the taxpayer of £240,000 a year - ahead of "significant changes" to the force's estate.   more...

Staying safe in cyber age

After a prolific sex offender who used the internet to prey on teenage girls - including a 16-year-old from York - was jailed indefinitely, JEREMY SMALL looks at how young people can stay safe online.   more...

Norwich Union receives fine

A YORK-BASED insurance giant was today hit with a massive fine after it failed to protect the confidential details of its customers.   more...

Keys handed over to revamped Acomb library

COUNCIL chiefs are set to collect the keys to the new Acomb library tomorrow.   more...

Drivers face new mobile phone blitz

POLICE chiefs and council bosses in York have teamed up to drive home the message about the dangers of using a phone while driving.   more...

Sickness levels row

A WAR of words has broken out over sickness levels and budget deficits at City of York Council.   more...

York City players back council’s sports initiative

YORK CITY FC stars have backed plans for a multi-million pound investment in York's football pitches.   more...

Two die in four-vehicle A59 smash

TWO people have died following a four-vehicle smash at a notorious crossroads west of York.   more...

York man’s bank fraud nightmare

A FATHER-OF-FOUR from York whose data went missing in the post claims he is the victim of bank fraud.   more...

Activities lined up over the Christmas holidays

Christmas holiday out-of-school activities are already getting under way for children in York.   more...

Strange secret

IT SEEMS incredible that details of a planned huge development of thousands of homes on the edge of York are being kept secret, even from City of York Council.   more...

Driving home the message

IF YOU have not already got the message, cars can be lethal weapons.   more...

Violence in the home tackled

POLICE in York and Selby are getting £9,000 to help tackle domestic violence over Christmas and New Year.   more...

Man is guilty of sex attack

A YOUNG woman stranded in the city centre late at night, hoped she had found a Good Samaritan to help her get home, a York jury heard.   more...

My rat hell

"I DON'T want my children to eat their Christmas dinner in a rats' corpse yard."   more...

Council’s vision for the future

PROTECTING the vulnerable and tackling inequality are the main aims for City of York Council, as it looks to the future.   more...

Shop thieves caught in act

UNDERCOVER police caught seven shoplifters red-handed as part of an operation to tackle shop theft in the run-up to Christmas.   more...

Woman escapes flat inferno

FIRE chiefs today issued a stark warning of the need for smoke alarms in all properties, after flames devastated a York flat.   more...

Police plea after man is badly injured in bar

A MAN was in a stable condition in hospital last night after being found with life-threatening head injuries in a bar in York city centre.   more...

We’re all Dame for a laugh

MORE than 30 pantomime dames gathered at York Minster in a bid to set a world record.   more...

Bowled over by fundraisers

A 24-HOUR bowling event has seen York bowlers raise more than £1,000, with half the money generated to go to charity.   more...

Festive spirit’s alive and well

I WAS standing waiting for a refreshing glass of water in a café the other day (all right, I was waiting for a ginormous, full-fat latte with extra vanilla syrup, but don't tell my aerobics instructor if you see her), when I overheard - because I was blatantly listening - two women discussing what they were going to have.   more...

Cost of getting married goes up in York

BRIDES and grooms-to-be will have to fork out more money for a weekend wedding in York after councillors voted for a set of inflation-busting increases.   more...

Judge’s jokes help to relieve attempted murder trial tension

THERE'S nothing like a bit of humour for breaking the tension - and there's certainly plenty of that during a major crown court trial.   more...

Alert for drivers on van thefts

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Fence sold loot at auction houses

A FENCE who used auction houses to dispose of a burglar's loot from North Yorkshire properties has been jailed for three years.   more...

Santas well suited for running

AROUND 150 people have truly entered into the Christmas spirit - by taking part in a York "Santa jog" for charity.   more...

Secrecy anger over eco-town

FURIOUS York council leader Steve Galloway has written to a Government Minister to blast the veil of secrecy surrounding plans for a 5,500 home eco-town near York.   more...

York Press Sport

A knockout bid for top boxer

Norton trainer Malcolm Jefferson, out of luck with the unplaced Roman Ark in the   more...

Fixture pile-up threatens Acorn season

THE winter weather is threatening to cause major disruption to York Acorn ARLC's bid for promotion in National Conference division one.   more...

In-form York are frozen out

YORK RUFC were denied the chance to step up their mid-season recovery in North 2 East when their derby clash with Driffield was wiped out by the weather.   more...

Eyes down...

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Teams appeal

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First chance to see Knights

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Super Selby steal a march

SELBY Town beat the weather - and hosts Parkgate - to move into the top five in the Northern Counties East League   more...

Last-gasp leveller for Leeds United

LEEDS United needed a last-gasp equaliser to   more...

Warrior spirit

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New Earswick fall to Holmes hat-trick

After a goalless first half at Crayke, New Earswick were looking on course to notch up their fourth draw from their last five division three games.   more...

Students’ joy on their travels

The last time reserve A' leaders York St John University lost on their travels was in January 2006 and a goal in each half at Copmanthorpe ensured that impressive record stayed intact.   more...

Tim’s trick is student spur

York St John University stretched their unbeaten run to seven games in the Leeper Hare York Football League after a second half fight-back against Copmanthorpe.   more...

Altrincham 1, York City 3 (FA Trophy, first round)

CHRISTMAS is a time for giving and York City's   more...

Christmas number 1 for Colin?

YORK City caretaker   more...

  
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