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Sky's the limit for warrior Warters
A television breakthrough is looming for burgeoning York ring talent Jamie Warters. The Warters camp are holding negotiations with promoter Frank Maloney with a view to small screen exposure for the unbeaten Jorvik Warrior. Trainer Terry O'Neill told
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Snarl-ups fear in TV kick-offs rush
Football fans rushing home in time for the World Cup clashes starting tomorrow could be the cause of huge congestion problems on roads around York and North Yorkshire. The firm of traffic information specialists, ITIS Ltd., is predicting that the volume
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Is it safe to mess with food?
Genetically modified food is the flavour of the moment. Viewers of Brookside have just seen environmental campaigner Marcus Seddon rail against artificially altered crops on the television soap. Then real-life nature-lover the Prince of Wales sent the
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Farm firm asks for debate on genetics
Calls for a balanced debate on the issue of genetically modified food are being made by a North Yorkshire company carrying out trials. Genetically-engineered oilseed rape and sugar beet have been sown at Manor Farm in Eddlethorpe, near Malton, which is
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The land that the World Cup forgot
World Cup fever has left at least one corner of the universe virtually untouched - the village of Thixendale. Tucked away deep in the Yorkshire Wolds, the tiny village with its 41 houses and 125 parishioners showed little sign of celebrating France '98
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York gets a slice of the jobs cake
More than 100 jobs are being brought to York by the American-owned dessert giant Sara Lee Corporation. And with room to double that figure over the next few years, members of York Inward Investment Board are jubilant. Commercial, sales and marketing staff
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Legal case sound for expecting third win
Legal Issue, successful at Beverley a week ago, can defy a 6lb penalty on the same course tomorrow. The six-year-old, owned by Brian Valentine, who lives at Bishop Burton, lines-up for the Cheshire Cheese Handicap with good prospects of landing his third
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Silverwood's swift strike
Yorkshire made a magnificent start to their Benson and Hedges Cup semi-final match at Headingley today, reducing Essex to 33 for three at one stage after Chris Silverwood had captured a wicket with the first ball of the game. But captain Nasser Hussain
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Bushell stalling on new contract
Steve Bushell's York City future remains in doubt with just two months to go to the new season. City manager Alan Little delightedly announced the renewed signatures of Wayne Hall and Gary Himsworth. But he and the club remain in limbo with player-of-the
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Council orders cover-up for Selby strippers
Selby councillors have ordered a partial cover-up at striptease shows, despite a warning that restricting the degree of nudity would fail to attract punters. District councillors meeting last night agreed that both male and female strippers should strut
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Workers urged to get on their bikes
Tomorrow is National Bike To Work Day, with workers in York and North Yorkshire encouraged to leave their cars at home. Thousands of motorists across the country are expected to switch to pedal power for the day, which is part of National Bike Week. More
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Row over cycle path threat to horses on bridleway
Protesters claiming that a local bridleway is to be made unsafe for horses as part of a project to build a nationwide cycle path network were meeting council chiefs today to find a solution. Riders and residents in the Linton-on-Ouse area are furious
