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Simple solution to low bridge problem
12:10pm Wednesday 15th August 2001
There is no need for a hi-tech solution to the problem of buses hitting low bridges. In Derby they hang a cable across the road each side of the bridge and hang tubular bells from it.
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Are long hot summers now a thing of the past?
As we brace ourselves for yet more downpours, STEPHEN LEWIS asks ‘whatever happened to the good old British summer?’
It’s time we all started a riot
AN ELDERLY couple who live in Barnet are withholding the £33 levy imposed on Londoners in the form of council tax to pay for the 2012 Olympics.
Riddle of 1950s picture solved at last
THE riddle of two mystery photos, including this one, found in books donated to a local charity has been solved.
Relief at overrun cats’ sanctuary
ANIMAL-LOVING Press readers have provided a purr-fect response to an overcrowding crisis at a North Yorkshire cats home.
New head steps in at school
PUPILS at a North Yorkshire school were greeted by a new head teacher when they returned from their summer holidays this week.
Hyundai i30 Estate
The Hyundai i30 is carrying a heavy load. For it is saddled with being the most important car the Korean company has launched in the UK, and has been described by managing director Tom Whitehorn as “a car that is set to change the face of Hyundai in Europe”.
Paste finish seals victory
A TOTAL of 100 anglers strove for cheers during a pampered day’s sport in the annual Ralph Cobb Memorial match at the Oaktree Leisure complex.
Preview: Ryedale Live!, Hovingham Village Hall, September 5
THE Ryedale Live! series of upbeat and laidback acoustic concerts is hitting its stride after last month’s launch at The Band Room, Low Mill, Farndale.
Sarahphotogirl, Life Through A Lens – A Photographic Exhibition, The Living Room, York, until October 5
SARAH Photogirl knew she was destined to be a photographer.
Preview: Tommy, Grand Opera House, York, September 9 to 13
FORGET long hours of research and preparation for an audition. Just turn up in last night’s clothes, as Clark Howard did when Robert Readman was casting for York Stage Musicals’ York premiere of The Who’s Tommy.
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