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Death of York bowls stalwart
York bowling stalwart Gordon Little - a man who "lived for bowls" - has died in York District Hospital, aged 61. The secretary manager of York Indoor Bowls Club, Thanet Road, and also the Evening Press bowls correspondent, was taken ill after a hip replacement
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Red Eye
Five words to sum up the day- Say goodbye to the play-offs High light - Rodney Rowe getting back on the scoresheet Low light - Once again being unable to defend a lead Ball ace - Mark Samways - Preston could have had more goals Match ache - Suicidal defending
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Cut to the bone
Wounded York City face a run-in hamstrung by crippling injuries as their play-off tilt suffered total collapse. And it could force manager Alan Little back into the deadline transfer scramble. Such was the increase to City's posse of crocks after Saturday's
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Now John's talking telephone numbers
Businessman John Weatherill is to become a triple millionaire with the flotation of his Pocklington-based mobile phone company. Booming JWE Telecom will join the stock exchange this spring, making an estimated £3 million for the chairman and joint managing
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Supershare '98
By now, around 15,000 entries will have been submitted for the Supershare '98 competition - and counting. That's the equivalent of a small town. In short, from where I sit at the hub of the organisation of this Evening Press investment competition, with
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North Yorkshire hoping Budget will be for family
North Yorkshire was today anticipating a bumper Budget for families and the poor. But while Chancellor Gordon Brown will give with one hand in tomorrow's Budget, he is expected to take away with the other. Political pundits believe he will stick to his
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Cough up, pal, it's Eur round!
York pubs are taking advantage of the Ecofin conference to try to promote entente cordiale on the vexed issue of European alcohol duties. More than 30 city pubs are to drop the price of one draught lager and one draught bitter next Friday - the start
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Savage kicks York's losing habit
FALL GUY: A Morpeth player dives at the feet of York's Gary Cassidy in an attempt to stop him hacking through at Clifton Park York 25, Morpeth 24 Goal-kicker Nathan Savage ended York Rugby Union Club's long run without a league victory with the last kick
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Yorkshire Cricket - Return to Harrogate on the cards
The return of championship cricket to St George's Road at Harrogate has become a distinct possibility with the news that Yorkshire are to reconsider their policy of playing all home matches at Headingley and Scarborough. In reply to a question from member
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End of the line
Preston North End 3, York City 2 GOTCHA!: City goalkeeper Mark Samways keeps a firm grip on the ball, as Preston's Michael Jackson is beaten to the ball, watched by Paul Stephenson (foreground) By Tony Kelly Suicidal defending applied a fatal hara-kiri
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Supershare '98
It was like a chainsaw massacre and the culprit was the man who calls himself The Wood Tycoon. Paul Smith, 39-year-old wood merchant arrived from nowhere to slice up everyone in his path all the way to the top of Supershare, the Evening Press' month-long
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Why the lady is no Tramp
Bill Maynard with Tramp, who is used for the part of Alfred Alfred, the canine star of Heartbeat, will be hiding a big secret in the next series of the Yorkshire Television serial. He will be a she. TV bosses are hoping that no-one will notice anything
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Autism class in city 'not enough'
Plans for a new class for autistic children at a York special school do not go far enough, parents say. City education chiefs are expected to approve the new class, which will be at Lidgett Grove School, when they meet on Wednesday. It will have room
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No grudges for man who bombed Yorkshire
Hitler's last surviving commander has told his former wartime foes in Yorkshire how he pioneered new tactics to destroy them. Oberst Hajo Herrmann, a hero of the Luftwaffe and the man who rained bombs on the North of England, came face to face with members
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York seeks £5m to restore walls
Tourists Claire and Warren Malpas on the walls near Walmgate Bar today Picture : Garry Atkinson York's ancient city walls could be in for a £5 million revamp in the year 2000 under ambitious proposals to bid for Heritage Lottery Fund cash. Public art
