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Flanders can lift fans
Racing by Tom O'Ryan The busload of racing enthusiasts from Ryedale who annually make the journey to Beverley's evening meeting during Derby week are in for a bonus tomorrow night. Instead of just one £15,000 juvenile race - the Hilary Needler Trophy,
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Tykes made to sweat by Oxford University
Yorkshire Cricket by David Warner Yorkshire came close to their first defeat by Oxford University since 1949 in The Parks yesterday and in the end their depleted side were happy to battle it out for a face-saving draw. Set to make 291 for victory in 130
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Historic Groves back on the map
The historic York Groves amateur rugby league name has been revived for the 1998/9 season. Officials of Clifton Moor have decided on a change of name following their move back into the Groves area of the city, adopting the 100-year-old title. Moor, who
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Man has to quit family home
A motor mechanic is living in a caravan after being turned out of his childhood home by the City of York Council because he has no legal right to stay there. Steve Turner, 35, lived in the same house in Moor Lane, Copmanthorpe, York, for nearly all his
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Storms cause chaos for York motorists
Heavy rain caused further chaos in York today - and more bad weather is on the way. A man was seriously injured after suffering head, facial and chest injuries when his car was in collision with a bus on the B1363 York to Helmsley road at Wigginton last
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We do like to strip beside the seaside
Hunky Yorkshire lads are being sought for a new all-male strip troupe in Scarborough. Alison Aitchison, who used to promote the Ann Summers dance troupe in the area, has teamed up with fellow mum Tina Brackenridge. Under the guise of Gorgeous Promotions
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Polo's new baby is in mint condition
Nestl Rowntree today launched a miniaturised, super-strength version of its famous Polo Mint. The baby mint with the hole in the middle will be sold in a giant Polo-shaped plastic dispenser, complete with a unique pop-lock opening device. The sugar-free
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No sex please, we're Selby
Council chiefs at Selby are proposing a cover-up after a spate of Full Monty striptease shows. They are concerned that some acts may be going too far and offending public decency, as well as putting members of the audience in embarrassing and degrading
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Hanlan eyes Batley return
York Rugby League Club stand-off Lee Hanlan is back in training after missing two matches with concussion. And the Wasps play-maker could be poised for an immediate return to the side for the Huntington Stadium visit of Batley Bulldogs on Sunday. Hanlan
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Wasps put ex-Army man in the front line
A new frontline officer is reporting for duty with York Rugby League Club. Retired Army warrant officer Mick Scaife is fulfilling his post-forces ambition to make a new career in sports club administration. And the York-born 48-year-old is taking his
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Family mourn hanged brother
A young Selby man has been found dead at his home in a hanging mystery. The body of Nigel Dixon, 31, who was said to have "everything to live for", was discovered on an upstairs landing in the house in Ryedale Way in the early hours of Sunday morning.
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Gun salute gives boy a shock
The sound of a 21-gun salute rolled out across York's Museum Gardens today as soldiers from the 22nd Regiment of the Royal Artillery marked the 45th anniversary of the Queen's Coronation in traditional manner. Crowds stood in their cagoules in driving
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Red light that spells danger
Highways chiefs are to publish proposals shortly to switch off dangerous traffic lights on the A64 near York. They follow an Evening Press survey which reveal that the scheme to close the central reservation gap at Copmanthorpe and build an underpass
