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Wet conditions will suit Quest for glory
by Tom O'Ryan, Racing Correspondent TOM O'RYAN'S GRAND NATIONAL PICK 1. Rough Quest 2. Earth Summit 3. Dun Belle 4. Suny Bay No horse has won more than one Grand National since the great triple-triumph hero Red Rum more than 20 years ago. But tomorrow
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Rory aims to unlock relegation shackles
When the fat wallet of Fulham opened invitingly a few weeks ago, £800,000 of West London loose change was produced to whisk Luton's highly-rated leading scorer Tony Thorpe to Craven Cottage. Much needed funds for the Hatters' empty coffers maybe, and
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Enterprising pupils
It was a case of "beam me up" for youngsters at Woodthorpe Primary School, York. Pupils at the school in Summerfield Road have been treading the boards - and trawling the galaxy - in their latest production. The Final Frontier, a Star Trek spoof, features
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Rats launch the great plague show
Six centuries after their ancestors brought the bubonic plague to England, a colony of black rats have invaded York to take centre stage at York Dungeon's newest feature. And if dungeon bosses get their way, they could be here to stay. The rats were brought
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Crush driver's miracle escape
An elderly woman had a miraculous escape when her Ford Fiesta was crushed between two heavy lorries in an accident near York today. The woman, believed to be 65, and who has not yet been named, was trapped in the wreckage of her car and was conscious
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Istabraq can confirm he is a class apart
Istabraq, brilliant winner of the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham 17 days ago, can follow-up under Charlie Swan at Aintree tomorrow. The six-year-old, trained in Ireland by Aidan O'Brien, contests the £60,000 Martell Aintree Hurdle and is impossible to
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Corgi's old stars shine
York 12, Heworth/Horton Select 10 Coach Dean Robinson was today aiming to fine tune his squad with the second division campaign just seven days away. Scrum-half Mark Hewitt, a loan signing from Hull Sharks, is poised to follow prop forward Jon Aston out
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Debut dilemma
Powerhouse midfielder Martin Garratt is favourite to head York City's brat-pack battalion. The Middlesbrough-born 18-year-old joins fellow 'new signings' Andrew Dawson and Graham Rennison in the senior squad for tomorrow's trip to ailing Luton Town. Initially
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Archaeologists to dig at new shops complex
Archaeologists are to carry out exploratory digs on the site of York's proposed £60 million extension to the Coppergate Centre. But experts say they do not expect to uncover sensational Viking finds like the ones discovered 20 years ago when the present
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Changes in CSA 'needed to restore confidence'
York researchers are calling for a series of changes to restore confidence in the controversial Child Support Agency. York University's Social Policy Research Unit was commissioned by the agency to carry out an in-depth study of parents' views of the
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Fears over Groves hostel plan
Furious residents are bracing themselves for a second fight to keep a hostel out of their neighbourhood. Concerned people living in the Groves area of York are holding a meeting to discuss a planning application by city landlord Geoff Laverack for a hostel
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Cool Britannia
A North Yorkshire company today became a pioneer of Tony Blair's Cool Britannia crusade. The Kirkbymoorside-based firm, which designs and makes the Europa XS light aircraft, has been held up as a prime example of the forward-looking new Britain. Europa
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U-turn over York charity parade
The Lord Mayor's Parade in May is set to follow last year's hugely successful trail through York city centre - after the council backed down on plans to ban the route. But the row over one of the city's most popular annual events has left organisers predicting
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Coroner slams suicide advice group
A group that helped a York widow to kill herself with a plastic bag has been condemned by the city's coroner. Elizabeth Ogston, 85, was not suffering a terminal illness and was not in pain, but she decided to commit suicide 18 months after her husband
