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Spa Lane signposts route to conquest
Racing by Tom O'Ryan Spa Lane, successful at Beverley on his season reappearance, returns to the East Yorkshire course tomorrow with excellent prospects of doubling his score. The five-year-old, trained in Lincolnshire by Sue Lamyman, will bid to play
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Bowling lions maul and maim Kent to put Tykes well in command
Yorkshire Cricket by David Warner Yorkshire, with a first innings lead of 258 runs, made Kent follow-on at Maidstone today after they had been bowled out last night for 165. Chris Silverwood and Paul Hutchison soon put Kent under pressure with a keen
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Glamour tie will 'not be all-ticket'
York City's glamour Worthington Cup clash against First Division high-fliers Sunderland will not be all-ticket. City club secretary Keith Usher confirmed today that tickets for the first leg of the glitzy first-round tie to be played at Bootham Crescent
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Henry in fear of the big KO
Ring king Henry Wharton is squaring up to his most dangerous opponent - a permanent injury KO. The York boxer, who is still nurturing dreams of ruling the world, has countered rumours doing the rounds that he will never fight again because of his damaged
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City residents' fury over traffic scheme
Council officers ate humble pie at a stormy residents meeting after admitting notification a new road scheme could have been dealt with better. Homeowners in Tisbury Road and neighbouring streets say they were not told about the proposed traffic plan
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Putting a fresh face on Minster for Millenium
The West front of York Minster will be free of unsightly scaffolding by the new Millennium - but restoration work never finishes on the splendid Gothic cathedral. And it will next be the turn of the East end, where a major refurbishment of the stonework
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Hospital operates open-door policy
Going to the theatre will take on a whole new meaning for York people tomorrow. As part of celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of the NHS, health chiefs are allowing people a sneak look behind the scenes at York District Hospital. The main operating
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New show site a winner
by David Martin, Andrew Hitchon and Paul Brook Last year may have been a washout but this time the rain stayed away from the 113th Malton Show. And though the skies were ominously grey for much of the day, the weather stayed dry as thousands of people
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Chase drama for Selby shoppers
Police arrested three men and a woman after pursuing their car in a chase that brought chaos to Selby's main shopping street. The battered white Hyundai car was brought to a halt in Gowthorpe, at about 4pm yesterday, when police overtook it and forced
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It's jest good fun for York festival launch
This jolly jester dropped into York today to launch the city's world-renowned Early Music Festival. The entertainment begins today with the internationally-acclaimed Academy of Ancient Music and will finish ten days and 43 events later on Sunday, July
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Spending joy for schools in York
York school bosses were celebrating today after receiving more than £150,000 to help reduce class sizes and aid energy efficiency. And schools in North and East Yorkshire will be able to flush away their outside toilets after scooping more than a £1million
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Station facelift hits the buffers
Rail bosses were steaming today after a £1.45 million platform refurbishment scheme at York Station hit the buffers. Railtrack said it was "very disappointed" with City of York Council planners, who last night halted the brick resurfacing work after dubbing