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Laurie's an odds-on cert to lay you a bet
His business is in the bag. Laurie Dolan, on-course bookmaker for 42 years, carries everything he needs for a day's racing in one large, battered holdall. First out is the tripod, purchased by Mr Dolan when he took up this precarious line of work. Onto
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City centre of operations
Skipper Tony Barras and goalkeeper Mark Samways are to undergo major operations in the next few days. The York City duo finished the run-in to last season out of action - Barras stricken by a mystery hip injury, Samways hit by a recurrence of the knee
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Club for jobless is on target
A York job club which specialises in helping jobless older people back to work is booming. Jim Macauley, chairman of Target Third Age, says the service has been inundated with inquiries from people eager to learn skills allowing them to return to the
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Pub proud to join crusade
York's Black Swan in Peasholme Green has become the latest local organisation to fly the flag for our Proud to be York campaign. The pub, which won the inner city pub section of last year's York in Bloom competition with its colourful hanging baskets,
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Boro's dreams in shreds
Scarborough's play-off dreams turned into another nightmare. After a shambolic 3-1 home defeat against Torquay on Saturday they suffered a 4-1 thumping in the return leg at Plainmoor last night and had two men sent off. Injury-hit Boro were rocked when
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Number to watch
Racing with Tom O'Ryan Les Eyre, who sent out Bawsian to win on Knavesmire on Tuesday, can keep up his winning run at Thirsk tomorrow. The Hambleton trainer saddles Onefourseven in the Helmsley Handicap and this smart stayer is expected to take the spoils
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Dante result adds to confusion
Until a decision is made on the participation of Cape Verdi, the Vodafone Derby will continue to remain a puzzle. York's important trial, the Grosvenor Casinos Dante Stakes, threw up several clues yesterday but left bookmakers as well as punters still
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Army girls to march on York camp
Hundreds of former Auxiliary Territorial Service girls will descend on Imphal Barracks, York, in August, for their annual re-union and also to celebrate the 60th birthday of the ATS. The double celebration on August 1 and 2 is expected to attract more
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End of era as York chemist closes down
The closure of one of York's last family-run chemists has brought an era to an end. Wroe's chemist in King's Square, York, which for the last half century has provided special potions, home-made cough medicines and a well-stocked traditional perfumery
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Rare birds get a minder
A full-time "minder" has been appointed to keep a close eye on corncrakes which have returned to the Lower Derwent Valley National Nature Reserve in East Yorkshire. Naturalists are determined to protect the corncrake from threatened extinction after its
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Name calling for mixed-up street
It's every postman's nightmare - the North Yorkshire street with FOUR names. Now in an effort to stamp out mailroom mayhem every time a letter arrives addressed to one particular Easingwold road, residents are being polled on what the street should be
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Staff losses warning over college merger
Merger plans could have severe consequences for York Sixth Form College, a former chairman of the governors warned today. Malcolm Hainsworth claimed the proposal to merge with York College of Further & Higher Education would reduce parental choice
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Rail company plans £8m HQ in York
Plans for a new £8 million headquarters for York-based rail maintenance firm Jarvis Rail, on land next to Hudson House, York, have been lodged with City of York Council. If approved, 350 Jarvis Rail employees will move to the new HQ from various offices
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Police swoop on playfield binge
Drugs and large quantities of drink were seized when police swooped on drunken teenagers partying in broad daylight on a North Yorkshire playing field. Officers went into action after a gang of more than 70 youngsters - mostly under age - gathered on
