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Robinson stands by his squad
Stuart Martel's Wasps Watch York Rugby League Club coach Dean Robinson today revealed money is available to strengthen his promotion-chasing squad. But the Wasps boss declared that he would keep faith in his current crop of players and resist the urge
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Austerfield sets his 15-try target
Centre Shaun Austerfield has Bramley in his sights as he targets a 15-try haul from his debut York Rugby League Club season. On-song Austerfield vowed that the Wasps were confident - but not over-confident - that the Villagers could be bettered for the
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Cyclists gear up for rally
A sea of coloured jerseys converged on Knavesmire, York, today for the Cyclists' Touring Club National Rally. About 50,000 riders from all over the country and abroad are expected in York for the club's 52nd birthday. As well as a 70-mile bike ride today
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Sky take their eye off the World Cup ball
Welcome to World Cup football without the ... er ... football. Sky Sports pride themselves on having every angle covered in the money-talks arena of the Premiership. But they are missing out big time of the biggest sporting event ever staged. The satellite
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Games masters
Two Yorkshire cricketers are ready to tread on the world stage. Darren Lehmann has been included by Australia in their squad for the Commonwealth Games which will be held in Kuala Lumpur in September and pace bowler Gavin Hamilton will be flying the flag
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Tykes turn tables
Jubilant Yorkshire achieved one of the most rapid reversals in fortunes in their history at Riverside yesterday when they dramatically turned the tables on Durham to crush them by nine wickets inside three days. They began the day in deep trouble at 235
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Showers dampen sunshine promise
Hopes for a scorching Midsummer weekend have been washed out by showers and the promise of thundery weather until Sunday afternoon. Original predictions that the county was poised for a long-awaited hot spell were dashed by the arrival of cloud from the
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Crowds give Andrew a warm welcome during Minster visit
Prince Andrew received a right royal welcome in York, proving that the city's own Duke is one of the most popular members of the Royal Family. A cheer rose from hundreds gathered outside the Minister as he stepped from his car beside North Yorkshire's
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Windows labelled a pane
All the houses in East Mount Road, York, were built between 1860 and 1870, and, according to a clause in the deeds, the windows should not be altered. But now 130-year-old timber sash windows belonging to the only City of York Council-owned house on the
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Shed Seven rock all over campus
York's own pop giants Shed Seven gave a boost to an up-and-coming student band by headlining a special concert in the city. The charity event last night at York University also featured The Dandys - a York band who have already had several Top Ten hits
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Mum who headed fraud gang jailed
Evening Press reporter A policeman's ex-wife and mother of two was today starting two-and-a-half years in jail for masterminding a "sophisticated" £70,000 plastic money fraud. Jayne Jones, 32, directed her "nave" new partner, Stephen Neal Daniel, 28,
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Sky ride to York shops
Exclusive by Ron Godfrey, business editor A Disney-style monorail linking the Monks Cross development on the outskirts of York with the city centre will soon be put to planners. The 21st century style transport would, it is claimed, solve the problem
