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£1 tourism tax branded ‘a mistake’ by York hoteliers

10:09am Tuesday 7th February 2012

HOTELIERS have attacked the possibility of York getting a “tourist tax” – claiming it will lead to visitors deserting the city for its rivals.

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New ad campaign posters smell like hot baked potatoes

9:38am Tuesday 7th February 2012

SHIVERING bus users at stops in York will have their early-morning commutes warmed up by a revolutionary new advert.

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£3m film project is ready to roll

9:24am Tuesday 7th February 2012

AMBITIOUS plans to make a £3 million feature film based on the acclaimed novel The Knife That Killed Me will take shape in the next few weeks in a refurbished studio in a village near York.

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York restaurant extends with help from law firm

7:53am Tuesday 7th February 2012

A YORK restaurant has extended its premises to include a first-floor bar – with the help of a local law firm.

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Chocolate attraction managers hope for sweet taste of success

11:39am Monday 6th February 2012

THE team of managers hoping for the sweet taste of success at York’s newest tourist attraction have taken up their positions.

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Keeping support close to home

10:21am Tuesday 10th January 2012

IT is two months since the closure of the majority of Business Link services and it is extremely encouraging to see the initiatives that are now under way to provide a new kind of support to entrepreneurs.

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Leadership to make a difference

1:45pm Tuesday 6th December 2011

We can take so much from the life of Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs. Ever since his rise to prominence for leading the team that brought us the breakthrough in home computing in 1984, the Macintosh computer, Mr Jobs demonstrated that he had the vision and ambition to enrich our lives using the power of digital technologies.

Simon Crack, Hethertons Solicitors

10:20am Tuesday 10th January 2012

SIMON Crack, head of the business support unit at York law firm Hetherton’s, has been instrumental in the firm’s move to bigger premises after growing the unit.

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Rachel Goddard - Intandem Communications

1:07pm Tuesday 6th December 2011

Rachel Goddard, founder of public relations and marketing agency Intandem Communications, has just taken over as chairman of York Professionals.