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Yorkshire confidence restored
Yorkshire Cricket by David Warner Yorkshire are still firm favourites to beat Durham at Headingley tomorrow to move into the semi-finals of the Benson and Hedges Cup, despite the knock to their pride inflicted by Gloucestershire who have just beaten them
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Boardman paves the way
The Prutour has come like a breath of fresh air for club cyclists and cycling fans throughout Great Britain. With the demise of the Milk Race and the Kellogg's Tour back in 1994, the sport was left without a shop window in this country.The Milk Race,
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Home owners fear 'cowboy' ambush
Fear of being ripped off by "cowboy" builders must not deter homeowners from carrying out essential repair work to their houses, trading standards chiefs warned today. Officers in North Yorkshire spoke out after a report said mistrust of builders and
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Brigitte has a sly drink at the local
Brigitte Neilson, ex-wife of Sly Stallone, dropped into a North Yorkshire pub and found herself leaving with a new Rambo. Regulars at the Golden Lion pub in Osmotherley were surprised to say the least, when the 6ft-tall Danish-born film star arrived in
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Pledge from MP in battle to save airfield
The campaign to save Elvington Airfield was gathering momentum today as MP John Grogan pledged to take it to the top. The future of air displays, including the annual Air Spectacular in August, has been thrown into doubt after the Ministry of Defence
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York bid to cut power pollution
City of York Council chiefs want production at Britain's largest coal-fired power station slashed by half until problems with its gas-cleaning plant are sorted out. The council's assistant director for environmental regulation, Trevor Phillips, said he
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Lodge to lead the way home
Racing by Tom O'Ryan In-form trainer Jack Berry, whose 10-1 shot Bolshoi won the Temple Stakes at Sandown yesterday, can keep up the good work at Ripon tomorrow evening. Berry's Conwy Lodge can land the first race, the Lishman, Sidwell, Campbell and Price
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There's no letting up from York
Table heading York Rugby League Club today refused to be deflected from their promotion goal in the quest for White Rose Championship glory. The Second Division splits into east and west conferences for the next two months as the eight sides do battle
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Race delights crowds but motorists fume
Thousands of cheering spectators helped the cycling city of York to give a rousing welcome to the winners of the second stage of Britain's biggest cycle race, the Prutour. But while the cyclists sped home, Bank Holiday traffic on York's outer ring road
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Museum founder dies
The man who set up the National Railway Museum in York has died aged 66. Dr John Coiley collapsed and died of natural causes last Friday while leading a rail tour in Switzerland. Dr Coiley, who lived near Knaresborough, was appointed in 1973 to set up
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Archbishop urges rethink on pylons
EXCLUSIVE by Mike Laycock The Archbishop of York today called for a rethink on proposals for a power line across the North Yorkshire countryside. Speaking publicly for the first time on the controversial pylons issue, Dr David Hope expressed deep concern
