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York finals return to Crescent
For the first time in several seasons young York footballers are to net the bonus of playing at Bootham Crescent. Two nights of junior football finals are to be staged at the Bootham Crescent ground at the end of the current campaign. The Ryedale Junior
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Club answers fans' points
The Evening Press investigation into the plight of York Rugby League Club received a tremendous response from past and present supporters. Wasps chief executive Phil Elliott today responds to fans' suggestions on how to go about pulling crowds back to
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Supershare '98
Is this the calm before the climactic storm on Supershare judgement day tomorrow? Over-the-weekend winner, Barbara Gray, 46, of Larkspur, Whitwell-on-the-Hill, was twice the Supershare bridesmaid. Now she's twice the bride! The best of around 21,000 entries
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Going with the grain
Farmer Richard Smith is coming to the aid of villagers in war-ravaged Croatia - with a tonne of grain. Mr Smith acted after hearing how villagers returning to their homes in the former Yugoslavia found nothing but rack and ruin, and were forced to rely
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£125,000 in grants to help the homeless
More homeless people in North Yorkshire are to be helped to get off the streets thanks to nearly £125,000 in grant aid from the Government. Five groups in the area are to benefit from grants to 205 projects across the country announced by Housing Minister
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North Yorkshire spearheads project for disabled
A government scheme which aims to get disabled people into work in York and throughout the region is to be launched in North Yorkshire. The county has been chosen as one of 12 pilot areas to spearhead the project drawn up under the Government's latest
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The great escape
Leeds United assistant manager David O'Leary was this afternoon being hailed a hero for helping his team escape safely from a burning plane after it crash-landed shortly after take-off. Speaking from his Harrogate home only hours after the drama, a modest
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Treat for mountain bikers
Mountain bike enthusiasts who fancy tackling some of North Yorkshire's most scenic terrain are in for a treat. Forest Enterprise, which is part of the Forestry Commission, is staging the first in a series of adventure cycling events on Sunday. Simon Flounders
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Fine stayer can give Eyre further sucess
Les Eyre, already up and running this Flat turf season thanks to wins with Bawsian at Doncaster last Thursday and Sorridar at Hamilton yesterday, can strike at Catterick's opening Flat meeting tomorrow. The Hambleton trainer saddles Onefourseven in the
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Promotion the key for York future
A place in the first division remains the principle prize of a sink or swim 1998 season for York Rugby League Club. That was the assertion of Wasps chief executive Phil Elliott as he acknowledged the views of fans drawn by an Evening Press appeal on the
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Where there's muck...
Farming experts at Eden Farm Insight in Old Malton are appealing for information about a new exhibit which has been restored to its former glory. Museum boss John Sturdy believes the horse-drawn muck-spreader was made in the United States earlier this
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B & B guide makes room for the top 10
Ten North Yorkshire guest houses have made it into a prestigious guide to Britain's best B&Bs. The Good Bed and Breakfast Guide, published today by consumer watchdogs Which? recommends 1,100 B&Bs, including seven in the York area, two in Whitby
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Nestl gives Lyons Maid the cold shoulder
Nestl is freezing out one of Britain's most famous ice-cream names, Lyons Maid. A York company spokesman said the name, along with its dancing children logo, does not fit the adult image of best-selling modern products such as Kit Kat ice-cream and will
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Lord Mayor's parade a ' waste of time'
The Lord Mayor's Parade in York will be a "waste of time" unless its date is changed, it was claimed today. The parade is scheduled for the morning of Sunday, May 24, heading off from Knavesmire at 10.30am. Liberal Democrat city councillor and former
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Lottery cash in the can for York's City Screen
York City Screen's arthouse cinema project is to receive a record Lottery grant of £2,370,000 to create a new cinema for the city centre. The Arts Council National Lottery grant allocation announced today beats the £1.5 million awarded last year to the
