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  • It's the annual invasion

    JUST as it was by the Romans, Anglo-Saxons and the Vikings, York is soon to be invaded again... by this year's influx of students. Approximately 10,000 freshers are expected to be leaving their friends and family at home and anxiously beginning a new

  • NURSERY ASSISTANT

    Clifton Preparatory School (Pre-Prep of St Peter's School) York YO30 6AB Nursery Assistant, Temporary position. Required for January 2005. A qualified Nursery Assistant (BTEC, NNEB) to work in the Nursery covering a period of long term absence. Full time

  • Dental Nurse

    Full/Part time Dental Nurse. Enthusiastic, reliable person required to join our friendly supportive team. Experience preferred, however training would be given to suitable candidate. Handwritten applications inc CV to The Practice Manager, 25 Blossom

  • Legal Cashier

    The successful candidate will be experienced in book keeping / accounts. Knowledge of the Solicitors Accounts Rules would be an advantage but training can be provided. The accounts system is fully computerised using Paragon, Sage and Direct Bank-Line

  • Production Operatives

    Required, Production Operatives, shift work, £8.50 per hour plus Shift Pay. To provide an additional service to the production team by monitoring and adjusting a number of processes. The role is a key communication link between craftsmen, operators and

  • Counter assistant

    Part time Counter Assistant required for friendly family run Fish and Chip shop. Latest finish 9.30pm and 6 weeks paid holiday. tel 01904 438661. Updated: 14:05 Thursday, October 14, 2004

  • Waiting Staff

    Restaurant Host / Head Waiter / Waitress required. 39 hours per week. Excellent rate of pay and working conditions. Please contact:- Tim Reid or Paul Woodhead. York 702941 Updated: 13:54 Thursday, October 14, 2004

  • The Memory Of Water will run from October 20 to 23

    York Settlement Community Players are staging Shelagh Stephenson's The Memory Of Water as their autumn production next week at the Friargate Theatre, Lower Friargate, York. Winner of the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy, this wise and humorous play

  • Ghosts, Harrogate Theatre, tonight until November 6

    Chris Barnes had a late call to take the role of Pastor Manders in Ghosts, Henrik Ibsen's study of lust, love and betrayal, at Harrogate Theatre. "I was a late arrival on the scene; in fact the first time I met Hannah director Hannah Chissick was on the

  • Hounds keep sheets clean

    THE Hounds defence has still not been broached in York John Smith's Sunday Morning League division one after a 1-0 win over Volunteer Arms. Crowther grabbed the only goal against the run of play. Deramore Arms failed to take advantage of Edward VII's

  • Her spirit lives on

    CAROLINE Stuttle left for Australia brimming with hope and excitement. This was more than a holiday. It was the launch of her adult life, a moment when she could grab the world and all its possibilities. But the adventure had barely begun when it was

  • Chocolate pud

    YORK folk seem to like the Christmas pudding KitKat. The seasonal flavour impressed most of our impromptu tasting panel. All snackers need now is a packet of turkey and stuffing crisps plus a brandy butter Aero, and they have Christmas in their pocket

  • Golf club's sketchy era sparks appeal

    I AM on the board at the Fulford Golf Club and part of a group researching the club's history. From 1906 until 1935 it was situated down Naburn Lane next to the River Ouse. Information from this era is very sketchy and I wondered if anyone has anything

  • It's not only newts

    IN reply to Mrs Taylor's letter Harmful Protest (October 11), newts are only a minute part of the overall picture. Construction vehicles/flooding/contaminated land are but a few other problems. Does Mrs Taylor or anybody else think 64 affordable homes

  • See it on the Net

    THOSE interested in the Derwenthorpe development can now access information about the proposed village and see pictures of the meadows taken during this spring on the Friends of Osbaldwick Meadows website. The website address is disasterthorpe.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk

  • Rooster play Fibbers, York, on Thursday, October 21

    Introducing... Rooster, the new yet classic sound of rock. Rooster have the swagger of Oasis, the riffs of Aerosmith and the balls to call their debut single Come Get Some. They have already played live on Top Of The Pops and popped up on CD:UK and Popworld

  • Chip off old block

    I FIND it extraordinary that Councillor Richard Watson states "the question of these trees has nothing at all to do with any other planning application in the area". It was actually the planning consultant of the would-be developers who specifically requested

  • Wrong decision

    SO two fine and healthy copper beech trees have been felled at Connaught Court because a report accepted by City of York Council erroneously claimed the trees were structurally unsound and a potential threat to residents. In the light of recent events

  • Caring issue

    AS many as 5,000 families in York could be affected by legislation passing through Parliament about same-sex partnerships. This has been rejected by Conservatives because the Civil Partnerships Bill ignores the rights of other same-sex partnerships, such

  • City's lions

    YORK City youngsters Andy Bishop and David Stockdale have earned call-ups to the England National Game XI squad. Bishop and Stockdale have been named in the 30-man Under-23 non-League preliminary squad for next month's away fixture against an Italian

  • Brass boost for Staley

    YOUTH team defender Michael Staley, 17, will remain in York City's squad against Canvey Island after appearing on the bench at Farnborough. He will again be in contention for a substitutes place and has received a ringing endorsement from player-manager

  • Groups of death - 15/10/04

    Seven Group races, including two Group Ones, plus the Cesarewitch Handicap, make up tomorrow's thrill-a-minute Champions Day programme at Newmarket, which surely ranks as the best single day's Flat racing in the entire calendar. Sheriff Hutton jockey

  • Battling Louise beats her illness

    A YORK woman who triumphed over a debilitating illness that made her life a misery as a teenager has scooped a top training award. Louise Machin, 26, of Woodland Way, in Huntington, turned her life around after ME (myalgic encephalomyelitis) forced her

  • Planning for a disaster

    YORK Minster's historic estate is being protected from terrorism, floods and plagues of rats - thanks to a 21-year-old student. A new disaster management plan for St William's College has been drawn up by Vicky Harrison, a heritage management student

  • York man's cancer fund nears £50,000

    A FUNDRAISING drive launched by a courageous young York man before he died of cancer has raised almost £50,000. Now the Guy Francis Bone Cancer Research Fund has received another boost after an event at a York caf bar - involving a charity casino, mime

  • Auction anger at parking blitz

    A PARKING ticket blitz has sparked a row between an auction mart boss and York council chiefs. Auctioneer Richard Tasker, from York Livestock Centre, has accused City of York Council of "sneaky and underhand tactics", after about 15 vehicles were ticketed

  • Harriers keep grip on top spot

    DESPITE a low turnout at the penultimate Yorkshire Veterans' Grand Prix race held at Honley Knavesmire Harriers men's and ladies teams managed to hold their positions at the top of the league. Neil Strange (third 40 class) and Barry Atkinson, who won

  • Nightmare start to season for University Staff Club Ladies

    THE new York Badminton League season started badly for University Staff Club Ladies with 9-0 defeats against Clifton and York RI in Ladies Division One. Helen Robinson and Lucy Smith topscored for Clifton with 90-29, while Nicky Hilsted and Ros Ellis

  • Brass boost for Staley

    YOUTH team defender Michael Staley, 17, will remain in York City's squad against Canvey Island after appearing on the bench at Farnborough. He will again be in contention for a substitutes place and has received a ringing endorsement from player-manager

  • Tax orders for 3,347 residents

    THOUSANDS of York residents behind on council tax payments are now facing visits from debt collectors after City of York Council took their cases to court in an effort to recover just under £2 million. More than 4,500 non-payment cases went before city

  • Finding hope from depths of despair

    Matthew Woodcock looks at how Caroline Stuttle's parents have kept their daughter's name alive. EVERY parent's worst nightmare became a reality for Alan and Marjorie Stuttle on April 10, 2002. Their lives would never be the same again following the late-night

  • Driver/Packer

    Grays Newsagents require a Driver/Packer. 6 nights, £294.32 pw (3, 4 or 5 nights possible pro-rata). Full driving licence, no experience necessary as full training will be given. Duties involve packing and delivering newspapersin the York area. Will involve

  • Secretaries

    York Solicitors require Secretaries. Experience desirable though not essential. Apply in writing with CV and current salary details to: Ms. J. Deghan, Mitchells Solicitors, 2 Peckitt Street, york, YO1 9SF Updated: 13:47 Thursday, October 14, 2004

  • Coach Driver / Supervisor

    2 vacancies for Coach driver & Supervisor. Contact Gary Lindsey, Private Universe Travel Ltd (North Cave), 01430 423668 or via www.privateuniverse.co.uk Updated: 13:27 Thursday, October 14, 2004

  • Blair enjoys Churchill's luck

    LUCK and good timing are among the intangible qualities that can make, rather than break, a Prime Minister. Margaret Thatcher had both. So did Winston Churchill. And Tony Blair appears to enjoy both in abundance. Returning to Parliament after the party

  • Stylish Twist proves a popular buy

    SINCE its launch last year, Volkswagen's Polo Twist range has proved a popular buy, down to its extra equipment and price saving compared with the equivalent-engined Polo S model, on which it is based. In fact, it is now the best selling model in the

  • Getting fresh

    STUDENT clubnights are manna from heaven for freshers. What York lacks in cutting-edge clubbing, it makes up for with cheap entry, drinks offers and a super-friendly atmosphere. More than 2,000 students start their week at Ikon & Diva, the Clifton

  • Chocolate Packers

    PMP Recruitment. Chocolate packers required. Immediate start. P/T hrs 5.30pm - 9.30pm. £7.34 per hour. Please call Vicky on 01904 602125 Updated: 14:14 Thursday, October 14, 2004

  • Parking is beyond the pale

    WHILE York is the best city to visit in Britain, according to the retired colonels who read the Daily Torygraph (a double-edged compliment, surely) residents would be better conducting their social lives outside the Bar Walls. At least, that is the unofficial

  • Labour Co-ordinator

    Required, Labour Co-ordinator for nightshift (York) £25 K. Duties will include interviewing staff and liaising with shift managers. Will be required to supervise staff in several departments, and the start and finish times of shifts. Knowledge of Excel

  • Roofing/Building Surveyor

    Imperial Consultants Limited are an established national firm of property claims consultants acting as a service provider to a number of major insurers. Due to continual growth a vacancy has arisen for a Surveyor in the York area. The successful candidate

  • Guilty

    HEROIN addict Ian Douglas Previte was sentenced to life imprisonment today for the murder of York backpacker Caroline Stuttle. Handing down the sentence, Justice Peter Dutney, told Previte he had killed 19-year-old Caroline in the "most dreadful way",

  • Francisco Lopez, The Guildhall, Saturday, Oct 16

    Francisco Lopez, the Madrid sonic artist who always performs in complete darkness. Introduce your show, Francisco. "It's not a normal music show, but a large-scale intense sonic immersive experience. That's the closest description of what I do; it's not

  • Pinafore Swing, York Theatre Royal, October 19 to 23

    JOHN Doyle bade farewell to his four-year tenure as artistic director of York Theatre Royal with Into The Woods, one of his actor-musician productions that have come to define his career. Next week, the Theatre Royal will play host to a Doyle show for

  • A Cloud In Trousers at York Theatre Royal from 20 to 23 Oct.

    MARK Payton has stepped in at short notice to replace Robert Pickavance in A Cloud In Trousers at York Theatre Royal. Robert suffered a slipped-disc in the last week of rehearsals, forcing the postponement of the opening night on October 1. Initially,

  • Inside I'm Dancing (15)

    The director Damien O'Donnell talks to Charles Hutchinson about his latest movie - a tale of disability and friendship. IRISH film director Damien O'Donnell can make you laugh, he can make you cry. Remember the Mancunian Asian tale East Is East and, if

  • Davies adds cup muscle

    YORK entertain Consett at Clifton Park in the second round of the Intermediate Cup tomorrow in a dress rehearsal for their big league meeting in a couple of weeks time. York top Durham and Northumberland One with Consett tucked in second place, having

  • York RI's bright young lights

    YORK RI took first blood in the newly formed North Yorkshire Challenge under-18s Floodlit Competition with an 8-15 win over rivals Selby. The 14-team programme has been dreamt up to promote under-18s rugby union and is played at the few floodlit venues

  • Sev blast through

    YORK John Smith's Bitter Cup holders Severus SC had an easy passage through to this season's third round with an 8-0 drubbing of last season's Mecca Trophy winners, Heworth. Depa and Ducey helped themselves to hat-tricks with Woodward netting the other

  • Dyslexic pupils can succeed

    IT is good to note that North Yorkshire County Council has put together a handbook to help teachers recognise and help dyslexic students (October 11). I do hope that primary schools in particular are included in the distribution. Could County Councillor

  • Shop rents on the rise

    Out of 11 Yorkshire towns and cities York has the fifth highest shop rents, it was revealed today. Shop tenants in the city pay an average of £185 per square foot - £60 more than seven years ago in 1997 - and rents are still rising. One of the reasons

  • Estate company lands accolade

    ESCRICK Park Estate, where award-winning efforts have been made to switch from what was traditionally farmland and woodland into commercial and leisure property management, has received another gong. Proprietor Charles Forbes Adams, whose ancestor, Sir

  • Storage plant trio are awarded health and safety certificates

    THREE staff members of Reed Boardall cold storage and transport operation, based in Boroughbridge, have received the coveted National General Certificate in Health & Safety. They are training officer Ian Morland, Helen Teasda-le, quality manager,

  • Green Belt history

    IN response to your article Party Poopers (September 25). Towards the end of the article Coun Steve Galloway stated "the proposal to allocate housing to Green Belt land at Huntington only surfaced three years ago"; this is actually incorrect. Without

  • Jazz notes

    I ALWAYS associate Latin American music with languid days and sunshine. From the subtly implied beats of Jobim and Gilberto, to the steamy dance rhythms of Alex Wilson's Anglo Cubano, through to hard-core Eddie Palmieri and Irakere, LA music is my meat

  • Public lavatory calamity

    RECENTLY my wife, who is also my carer, and I made a day visit to Bridlington. I suffer with multiple sclerosis (MS). Later that day, I decided to make a comfort call at the central toilet block. I was wearing my MS badge, and using my walking aid. The

  • All shook up

    THE truth about the masonic trees at Fulford is that the second test by the craftsman concerned was shaking each tree by hand. They did not square up, were found unworthy and condemned. They each had a noose put around them and were cut down. Tony Morris

  • Better by design

    IT is a shame that Councillor Jamieson-Ball does not understand the difference between the motion I put to council and the amendment put forward by his group that he voted for. I asked that council looked to draw up supplementary planning guidance on

  • Route master

    I SHOULD comment on two aspects of your coverage of bus service changes. In acknowledging to Councillor Kind that bus services in the Malton Road area had been poor in the past, I was referring to the infrequency of service along Heworth Green and Malton

  • Castles in the air

    ALTHOUGH the New Generation Singing Club suffered a despicable robbery (Letters, October 12), there was very good news for the "keep music live" brigade. Most of the contestants in the Pop Idol show were singing to a disco-style backing, but I volunteered

  • Nogan hit by twist of fate

    LEE Nogan is losing his battle to be fit to face Canvey Island at Bootham Crescent tomorrow. York City's 35-year-old player-coach is still struggling to shrug off the twisted ankle he sustained in last weekend's 1-1 draw at Farnborough and could also

  • Jimmy was a diamond with a heart of gold

    NORTH Yorkshire's racing fraternity gathered to mourn the death of a top horse trainer described as a "diamond-encrusted character with a heart of gold". Flat racing champion jockey Kieren Fallon, and Lady Clarissa Collin, of Pockley, near Helmsley, were

  • Job offers a palace, a distinctive uniform and weekend work

    IT has to be the ultimate Situations Vacant advert. Wanted: A new Archbishop of York, with heavenly prospects, and a palace thrown in (but with few mod cons). Obviously, that is not quite the wording. But the Church of England has, for the first time,

  • Comic queen backs gala

    VICTORIA Wood is coming to York to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Jessie's Fund, the city's music therapy charity for children with special needs. The comedienne and writer, who is patron of the fund, will host a festival of music to mark a decade

  • Now is the time to recycle the paper mountain in your home

    IF your carpet is disappearing beneath a mound of old travel brochures, back-to-school paperwork, magazines and home shopping catalogues, you are not alone. According to recycling organisations in York, a paper mountain grows up in the city over the summer

  • Tutor faces child porn sentencing

    A UNIVERSITY OF YORK tutor has been convicted of child pornography charges after police found almost 2,500 indecent images of boys on his computer. Keith Burton, a course tutor in the physics department at the university, who helps run the Harrogate Competitive

  • Lorry caught fire on A64

    MOTORISTS faced misery on two stretches of the A64 yesterday after separate incidents brought held up traffic. The westbound carriageway was blocked for a short time as firefighters dealt with a lorry fire near the Fulford interchange. Emergency services

  • Famous five in county call

    FIVE York-based pupils have been called up to the North Yorkshire Schools under-16 squad. Manor Church of England School pair Scott Milling and Tom Breslin are joined by Michael Walsh (All Saints Roman Catholic School), Mikey Warriner (Canon Lee) and

  • Nogan hit by twist of fate

    LEE Nogan is losing his battle to be fit to face Canvey Island at Bootham Crescent tomorrow. York City's 35-year-old player-coach is still struggling to shrug off the twisted ankle he sustained in last weekend's 1-1 draw at Farnborough and could also

  • How a backpacking adventure to Australia ended in tragedy

    Matthew Woodcock recounts the tragic circumstances of Caroline's death. CAROLINE Stuttle was having the time of her life. Her backpacking adventure across Australia was everything she and her best friend, Sarah Holliday, had dreamed of and there was much

  • City's lions

    YORK City youngsters Andy Bishop and David Stockdale have earned call-ups to the England National Game XI squad. Bishop and Stockdale have been named in the 30-man Under-23 non-League preliminary squad for next month's away fixture against an Italian

  • Newspaper round

    Sunday Newspaper round in country area using your own car. Write to Grays Newsagents, 6 James Street, York, YO10 3WW Updated: 13:48 Thursday, October 14, 2004

  • HGV/Commercial vehicle fitter

    R Welch Commercials Ltd based at Kirk Hammerton, York require Fully Qualified HGV/Commercial vehicle fitter. Must have full driving licence. Excellent rate of pay and company vehicle. Tel 01423 3303226 / 07709 328756 (m) Updated: 13:45 Thursday, October

  • Filing Clerk

    Corries is a Personal Injury specialist Solicitors practice based in York. We currently require the following full-time members of staff to join our team:- Filing Clerk - responsible for dealing with incoming and outgoing post, filing, photocopying, faxing

  • Paralegals

    Corries is a Personal Injury specialist Solicitors practice based in York. We currently require the following full-time members of staff to join our team:- Paralegals - to deal with all administrative functions relating to claims for personal injuries

  • Claims Assessors

    Corries is a Personal Injury specialist Solicitors practice based in York. We currently require the following full time members of staff to join our team:- Claims Assessors - confident and capable people to join our exanding New Claims Team, where you

  • Joiners

    Barratt York requires top quality Joiners for various locations in the york area. New rates of pay. for details ring Ricky Long on 07739 702324 (m) or rob Scarce 07739 702321 (m) Updated: 13:24 Thursday, October 14, 2004

  • New generation

    Motoring editor Malcolm Baylis reviews Volkswagen's new Golf GTi. THE countdown has begun for the launch of Volkswagen's new Golf GTi. This week prices were announced for the range of four models that go on sale in January next year, starting from £19,995