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Pipalong has class to delight Charnock
Racing by Tom O'Ryan Pipalong, probably the best two-year-old in the north who lost her unbeaten record at Royal Ascot, can get back in the winning groove at Newmarket tomorrow. The Tim Easterby-trained filly bids for the Charles Heidsieck Champagne Cherry
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Time to twist the knife
It was that George Eliot moment. As Croatia, football's new wave in the tea-towel kit, were sending home the German old guard, John Motson reached inside his BBC sheepskin for the dictionary of quotations. "Was it George Eliot who said the happiest countries
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Run record wasted
David Warner on Yorkshire Cricket Yorkshire were confident of taking a clear lead at the top of the AXA League yesterday after smashing a record 263 for three against Kent at Maidstone. But their bowling was soon torn apart in a devastating opening knock
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MATCH REPORT
Cup hopes dashed and promotion drive stalls by Stuart Martel Batley 8, York 3 A twin-pronged glory assault for York Rugby League Club was spiked by familiar defeat at Mount Pleasant. Second Division points went begging when Fata Sini's last minute try
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Another world!
Nine months after fearing a big-time career was gone, Graeme Murty has departed York City enticed by Premier prospects. Murty was returning to City's Second Division rivals Reading today to complete a £700,000 record-breaking move, the prospect of which
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Hello, York... from York, Carolina
They're about 3,000 miles apart in two different continents, but when you share the same city name it seems people will go to any lengths to make a visit. The Lord Mayor of York, Councillor Derek Smallwood, is currently preparing to host a party in honour
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By gum, Adam shocks his mum
Baby Adam Hebden has certainly given staff at York District Hospital something to chew on. The 8lb 6oz baby came into the world with two front teeth already in place and parents Andy and Emma, of Highthorn Road, say they were as surprised as the midwives
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Press backs £2 million hospice Millennium appeal
York's hospice is to launch a £2million appeal for the year 2000 - with the backing of the Evening Press. As part of the paper's biggest ever challenge, it will join St Leonard's Hospice's effort to to build an extension to its Tadcaster Road site. It
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Robinson riled by referee's decision
York Rugby League Club coach Dean Robinson today claimed his side were "robbed" of victory against Batley Bulldogs by a controversial disallowed try. Robinson declared that referee Peter Taberner was wrong to rule out winger Fata Sini's try three minutes
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Delays worry over repairs to bridge
Motorists face another bout of delays and disruption on York's Inner Ring Road when a SECOND bridge undergoes repairs. Engineers say the busy Queen Street bridge, between Micklegate Bar and the railway station, may need to be completely closed for up
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Ribbons to raise profile of illness
The appearance of yellow ribbons attached to the front of a fleet of York buses today marked the beginning of national Alzheimer's Awareness week. The yellow ribbon is the symbol of the Alzheimer's Disease Society and on Friday, to mark the end of the
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Ups and downs of married life
A Newly-wed couple had a breathtaking start to married life when their marriage was blessed at the top of the longest rollercoaster in the world. Jason and Sharon Neate, of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, travelled to the 60ft high top of The Ultimate
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Police seek car trap hero
Police are searching for a mystery hero who disappeared after dragging a woman and two children aged two and six years old from a smouldering car. The man stopped after seeing the overturned Audi convertible with its occupants trapped inside on the A1237
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We're in danger of clinging to Diana
Yorkshire admirers of Diana, Princess of Wales, today criticised the Archbishop of York's call for the nation to stop "wallowing" in her death. But backing for his appeal came from controversial author and Evening Press columnist Peter Mullen as the debate