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Minor League soccer was my baby, says Ken
Fifty years of dedication to the Beautiful Game have brought rich rewards for Ken Bainbridge. The 77-year-old president of Haxby Minors Football Club revived the York Minor League in 1965 and has watched it grow tenfold from just eight teams to 80 teams
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Ryedale ace Winston is on victory charge
Racing by Tom O'Ryan Crack Ryedale apprentice Robert Winston, who took the concluding honours at Doncaster last night on Marathon Maid, can enjoy another lucrative shift of 'night duty' at Pontefract's charity meeting tomorrow. Winston, with 24 winners
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TV time for clubs
Rugby league's First and Second Division clubs - including York Rugby League Club - were today embarking on a brave bid to secure their own television deal. The First and Second Division Association (FASDA) were granted the freedom to negotiate their
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Point of collapse
The future of North Yorkshire's ground-breaking rugby league development project was today hanging in the balance. Almost 2,000 children from 24 schools in the York area have been introduced to the sport since the scheme was launched just 12 months ago
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THE GREAT YORKSHIRE SHOW
Director says 'It's been an honour' by Tamzin Hindmarsh The show will go on, even though its director will be standing down today after five years in the chair. As he prepared to leave his prestigious position at the Great Yorkshire Show, Warren Fenwicke-Clennell
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Property firm sells York office
The property advisory group acting for the firm that wants to build Coppergate phase 2 has offloaded its residential agency in York. DTZ Debenham Thorpe, of Fossgate, which acts for Land Securities in its bid to build the £60 million home and shopping
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Family and lawyers visit murdered man's home
The family of murdered retired soldier Geoffrey Leeming have visited the death scene with the man who must decide if they stand trial for conspiring to kill him. Picture: Sandra Keen, left, stands with Jackie Leeming, while Paul Worsley QC, leading for
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Fighting the Millennium Bug
More than half a million pounds of public money is to be spent on helping North Yorkshire businesses prepare for the Millennium Bug. And the North Yorkshire Training and Enterprise Council, which is putting up the money along with central government,
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Former doctor on sex charges
Retired York psychiatrist Dr William Kerr has been accused of serious sexual offences against women patients - but will strongly deny the charges, his solicitor said today. Ex-Clifton Hospital consultant Dr Kerr, of Alne, near Easingwold, has been charged
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Terror gun raid on security van
Dangerous thugs, believed to be armed with a sawn-off shotgun, were on the run in York today after robbing a security van at a city petrol station. Police combing streets around Chapelfields warned the public to be on their guard after a security guard
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Wilmott strikes gold
Peter Wilmott has struck gold once again - this time for 50 years service to schools' football. The 78-year-old has just received the English Schools' FA Gold Award, following up his 50 years as press secretary of York schools sport which he completed
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Honours for the golden greats of football
Converted for the new archive on 30 June 2000. Some images and formatting may have been lost in the conversion.
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Vaughan's big score bid dashed
David Warner on Yorkshire Cricket Yorkshire opener Michael Vaughan, who had made 409 runs in his five previous championship innings, was out just as he looked set for another big score against Nottinghamshire at Scarborough today. When he had reached
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Agnew gets off the mark
New signing Steve Agnew opened his York City account with a goal in last night's 3-0 friendly win at UniBond League side Spennymoor. City boss Alan Little declared himself happy with the performances of both his first half and second half teams which
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THE GREAT YORKSHIRE SHOW
Top award for new entrants A farm near York has been named Farm of the Year at the Great Yorkshire Show. Husband-and-wife team Andrew and Ann Heaton, of Peel Park, Brandsby, not only came top of the dairy class in the Yorkshire Agricultural Society awards
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Marjorie's treasure find is just Dandy
Two North Yorkshire metal detector enthusiasts found hidden treasure... then had to hand it over because of the law. Marjorie Dandy, of Thornton-le-Clay, discovered what she believed to be a pendant while using her metal detector on land at Dunnington
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Girl, 4, in York hospital with meningitis
A four-year-old York girl has been admitted to hospital suffering from bacterial meningitis. The girl, a pupil in the nursery unit of Knavesmire Primary School, was admitted to York District Hospital on Monday. Dr Phil Kirby, consultant in public health
