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Wood stars as Tykes retain trophy
David Warner on Yorkshire Cricket Matthew Wood scooped the man-of-the-match award at Scarborough yesterday when his best one-day score of 66 sent Yorkshire on their way to victory over Tim Rice's XI in the Festival Bitter Trophy final. Yorkshire had just
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Brodessa to outgun rivals
Racing by Tom O'Ryan Brodessa, still going strong at the age of 12, can show his junior rivals a clean pair of heels at Catterick tomorrow. Mary Reveley's evergreen veteran lines up for the St Anne's Claiming Stakes and, in the hands of regular jockey
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Tortoise left shell shocked over lost partner
Judy the tortoise is pining for her playmate Fred who has gone missing from the garden of his York home. Patricia Otterburn returned home to Bishopthorpe Road to find the gate unbolted and only one of her two tortoises in the garden. Fred, a 17-year-old
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York gets in line for £2m rail cash bid
York is set to bid for more than £2 million from the Government to help build new railway stations at Haxby and Strensall. And another £1.2 million may be sought to boost pedestrian and cyclist safety, and improve street lighting and traffic management
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Farmers call for help against strong pound
The National Farmers' Union president today chose the county's premier agricultural gathering to issue fresh calls for the Government and Bank of England to help farmers struggling under the strength of the pound. Speaking at the Great Yorkshire Show,
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Branson plans York-Paris link
Trains could be whisking passengers from York to Paris by January - if Virgin boss Richard Branson gets his way. The tycoon wants to launch a direct service from the north to the French capital, via the Channel Tunnel, after a series of delays and broken
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City to open new stadium
York City have slotted in a final pre-season friendly to christen a £7 million arena. The Minstermen have agreed to an invitation from Scottish First Division club Airdrie to open their new Excelsior Stadium on Saturday, August 1 - a week before the start
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Held in check
The Rugby Football League have put a block on York Rugby League Club making any dealings in the transfer market. The club were hit by a transfer embargo after failing to settle outstanding cash owed on Mick Ramsden's move from Wakefield Trinity in the
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Murderer 'knew where to find his victim'
The killer of Geoffrey Leeming, the retired Haxby army man, must have known his victim would be in his garage on the evening of his death, York magistrates' court was told. Today was the second day of the hearing to decide whether his widow, Jackie, and
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Attendants boycott birthday bash in pay row
Museum staff in York are furious over council plans to cut their pay to help tackle a financial crisis. Attendants are planning to boycott a 60th birthday party at the Castle Museum tonight in protest at the City of York Council proposals, drawn up in
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City centre shops to open later
A trial run of new shopping hours is bringing European culture to York. Managers of Coney Street shops are inviting customers through their doors until 6pm throughout the summer. Stephanie Brennan, a member of the Coney Street Traders' Association and
