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Darren prevents fall in The Moat
Yorkshire Cricket by David Warner Darren Lehmann and Gavin Hamilton both fell in the same over from Martin McCague at Maidstone today after the Yorkshire sixth wicket pair had taken their sparkling partnership to 174 in 48 overs against Kent. Yorkshire
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'I'm not finished' - axed Samways
Steadfast goalkeeper Mark Samways declared he is still stunned by his release from York City. Samways, who was many supporters' player of the year last season, is poised to re-launch his shot-stopping career away from Bootham Crescent after undergoing
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City's dazzler
Giant-killing is back on York City's agenda after landing a razzle-dazzle duel against Sunderland. The sides will clash in the first week of the season in the new Worthington Cup, the £23 million successor to the Coca-Cola Cup. City are at home first
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I'm no mug, I read the Evening Press...
The Evening Press certainly gets around these days. Pictured reading the newspaper in the sunshine at Aphrodite's Rock in Cyprus is York & County Press managing director Daphne Ellis's mother, Sheila, and step-father, Ron Syson. An Evening Press mug
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A tasteful tribute to the People's Princess
Visually there was nothing special about the brown sign directing us off junction 18 of the M1 motorway. It was exactly the same as all the other signs that are dotted around the country. But two miles on, as we travelled along a remote country road in
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Barley alive with taste of 1483
While everyone else is planning Millennium celebrations, one York institution is relaunching the year 1483. History buffs at the 15th century Barley Hall, off Stonegate, are turning back the clock in a summer campaign to promote the home of the renowned
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Small firms mount call for rates revamp
Small businesses in North Yorkshire are demanding a radical overhaul of the Uniform Business Rates system. They have rejected outright new proposals to give local authorities the power to set the rate or charge an additional levy. The 115,000-member Federation
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Store wars over staff
Out-of-town store wars have broken out even before the final bricks have been laid at two giant retail developments on the outskirts of York. Organisers of the new £90 million Monk's Cross Shopping Park, which opens on September 12, are already formulating
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Day trip road smash horror
Fifteen people were injured today when a minibus and four cars collided on the A59 outside York. It is believed the minibus was carrying a party of elderly people when the crash happened. The road at the scene of the crash - close to the Skip Bridge garage
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Swinburn to earn Palace approval
Racing by Tom O'Ryan Greek Palace, who has 8lb in hand on official figures, can hit the jackpot at Sandown tomorrow by capturing the £90,000 Hong Kong Jockey Club Trophy. Sir Michael Stoute's colt is clearly a high-class performer, as he proved at Royal
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Cheese and oh-no pasty
A tear-jerking tale of how a vital ingredient was left out of a bakery product can be revealed today by the Evening Press. Customers at Thomas the Baker's shops throughout the region are unable to tuck into one of their favourites...cheese & onion
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Owner not allowed to rebuild home must sell
A home owner says he must sell the house he was born in because a council won't allow him to rebuild the listed building. John Sykes's family home at Appleton Roebuck has fallen into decay since being unoccupied after his grandparents died 20 years ago