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Archbishops lend a hand
ARCHBISHOPS from around the world gathered in York Minster for a special service in honour of the Mothers' Union. The celebratory service marked the end of the three-day World Wide Council held by the Mothers' Union at the University of York. The Archbishop
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Calendar for next year's touring cars
THE North Yorkshire circuit at Croft will stage twin rounds of next year's Auto Trader RAC British Touring Car Championship, it was revealed today when the provisional calendar for the 1999 series was issued. Croft, who ran touring car championship races
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Wigginton trio shine
THE World Karate Championships in Switzerland were a personal success for three of Wigginton's Great Britain stars. Although they did not win medals, 16-year-olds Rebecca Holmes and Carla Leadley passed grading exams and returned with 2nd Dans, while
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Bid to drill for oil and gas on North York Moors
DRILLING for oil and gas in the North York Moors National Park could be under way by the end of the year. A Lincolnshire-based company has already carried out exploratory drilling at Boggle Hole, near Robin Hood's Bay, without striking lucky. Now the
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Gatecrasher jailed after party attack
A gatecrasher who knocked a man unconscious and broke his teeth after he was refused entry into a party has been jailed for nine months. Timothy Rodwell, 23, from Nanny Lane, Church Fenton, became violent after the man, who he knew beforehand, refused
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Hannah and her cister-n
THE call of nature sparked mother nature into action for expectant mum Sharon Wilbourne, of York. Baby Hannah decided it was time to make her arrival just as 26-year-old Sharon went to the loo. Dad David Wishart arrived home just moments later - to witness
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'Nightmare' is over for Leeming family
THE Leeming family was today recovering in private from a year-long court ordeal that saw its members accused of plotting to murder Geoffrey Leeming, of Haxby, York. After 53 weeks and tens of thousands of pounds in legal fees and expenses, the conspiracy
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York drink-driver 'should be dead'
A MOTORIST who drove while at almost six times the legal breath-alcohol limit had enough drink in his system to kill most people. David John Mackenzie had the highest level for a drink-driver that anyone serving with the York police has ever come across
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Prince Andrew enjoys York mystery play
THE Duke of York was all smiles at a black-tie dinner attended by civic and business heads in York to raise money for the Millennium Mystery Plays project. He was guest of honour of the organising board, which is planning a performance of the plays inside
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Charlton lifts veterans title again
KEITH Charlton completed a successful defence of his men's veterans singles title at the York Municipal Tennis Championships. The top seed defeated number two seed John Linfoot in three sets in a repeat of last year's final at York University - but not
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Milestone man
Heworth rider Paul Watson (Velo Club York/Tony Boswell Cycles) is the latest York area cyclist to join the sub 21min 10-milers.Watson, the 20-year-old son of former British 50 mile and 12 hour record holder John Watson, only came into the sport at the
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Festival feels effects of summer's wintry grip
The cold damp weather resulted in disappointing attendances at the 112th Scarborough Cricket Festival. This was particularly hard on the organisers, especially Scarborough Cricket Club's chief executive Cec Snell, because the programme was more competitive
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£3.3 million grants boost for York campus
SAXON geese bones and magnetic fields out in space will both come under the closer scrutiny of researchers thanks to £3.3 million of new grants to the University of York. Grants ranging from £500 to £360,000 have been awarded to 51 research projects across
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Cash crisis hits security cameras
CRIME cameras in Ryedale could be jeopardised by a lack of support from local businesses. The cost of running the CCTV cameras, which this year is estimated at £22,000, is met partly by contributions from the town councils of Malton, Norton and Pickering
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Clues to York armed raiders
A WOMAN and child seen on the forecourt of a garage where a security van was held up by armed raiders could provide vital evidence of the robbers' identity. Three men, carrying what was believed to be a sawn-off shotgun, made off with a substantial amount
