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Wharton gets down to some homework
America-bound Henry Wharton emerged from a lather of sweat and steam and declared 'that's better'. The York king of the ring underwent his first sparring session in the build-up to his United States debut as a light-heavyweight in Atlantic City on March
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Supershare '98
All change! After his all-too-brief moment of glory as a daily winner of Supershare, Graham Chapman of Haxby is OUT. And Bob Watts of York is IN. Shy Bob of Balfour Street, York, leaps into fame ahead of 7,000 entrants so far, as a daily winner of the
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Cresswell to lead City raid on Rovers
Forceful front-runner Richard Cresswell has been detailed with extracting the most from a rough-house mission at Bristol Rovers. Cresswell, who has not started a game since the home defeat by Millwall more than six weeks ago, has won the vote to step
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Protector pants put to test on campus
Shock absorbing pants designed to tackle the escalating problem of hip fractures in the elderly could be put to the test in York. The study into the use of hip protectors - special 'pants' fitted with shock absorbing panels at the hips to reduce the trauma
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Rail users fear end of line for station
Passengers fear a railway station ticket office in North Yorkshire is facing the end of the line. Scores of people have signed a petition calling for the office at Thirsk station to stay open on afternoons, after rumours circulated that closure was being
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Town a step closer to road revamp
The long-awaited scheme to upgrade one of Easingwold's main thoroughfares has moved a step closer - but the project is unlikely to be completed until 1999. Hambleton district councillors are now being urged to approve the scaled-down project to revamp
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Testimonial for dismissed 'Corgi
' by Stuart Martel Former York Rugby League Club coach Stewart Horton has been granted a testimonial to mark his ten seasons with the Huntington Stadium outfit. The move appears to heal the rift between the Wasps and their long-serving player and coach
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Stand your ground, Mike
Yorkshire's director of coaching and former captain Martyn Moxon, who has been one of the country's outstanding opening batsmen for more than a decade, is urging England skipper Michael Atherton NOT to move down the order in a desperate bid to recapture
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Prison to open its doors to the public
A women's open prison between York and Tadcaster is inviting members of the public to spend a short stretch within its walls on Friday. Askham Grange prison at Askham Richard is holding an open day between 10am and 2pm in aid of Meningitis Awareness.
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Diana cash for landmine victims
Landmine victims and those working to help them, like North Yorkshire's Paul Heslop, are to benefit from a £1 million donation from the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund. Paul, whose parents Judith and Peter, run the Mallyan Spout Hotel in Goathland
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This road is a killer says 'million-mile' businessman
YORK businessman David Tuckett has driven more than 800,000 miles over the past 20 years. But he reckons he has never come across a more dangerous stretch of road than the A64 between York and Tadcaster. And Mr Tuckett, a business account executive with
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Love finds a way for great quitter
A York policeman who stopped smoking after 14 years in the name of love was today named Britain's Greatest Quitter. John Wilkinson beat off competition from 600 entries to win the title in a national competition spearheaded by tycoon Richard Branson.
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Ecu 'will be huge boost for North Yorkshire'
by Sam Greenhill at the European Parliament in Strasbourg The single currency could give York a double boost, according to senior figures in the European Union. In a debate in the European Parliament today, members heard that the Ecu would save the continents
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Warning for York buildings on Drax acid rain
York's historic buildings could face heavier attacks from damaging acid rain if a power station increases emissions of sulphur dioxide. That was the stark warning today from York MP Hugh Bayley as an environment watchdog drew the city into a major consultation
