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Vaughan lightens grey day at Lord's as Tykes hit back
David Warner on Yorkshire Cricket Michael Vaughan brought some batting brightness to Lord's yesterday after Middlesex's tortuous first innings had ground its way to a halt at 448 off 169.3 overs. The Yorkshire opener hit nine handsome boundary shots to
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Coach Robinson counts his blessings
Coach Dean Robinson was today holding a head count ahead of York RL's 'back on' battle with Bramley. The Wasps were expected to train tonight for the first time in two weeks after the players agreed to complete the Second Division campaign. However, Robinson
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Wasps debts are 'less than £100,000' - Cox
Chairman Trevor Cox today revealed that York Rugby League Club's debts were "less than £100,000". The Wasps chief gave the Evening Press a full statement about the club's current financial position, which has been investigated by the Rugby Football League
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We'll try again
Reports by Stuart Martel Player power has hauled York Rugby League Club back from the verge of extinction. The majority of the Wasps squad agreed to play the remaining seven games of the Second Division campaign - with no payment until the end of the
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Branson bid heralds new age for York
Virgin boss Richard Branson has claimed that York could enter a new railway age as an important hub in the trans-European rail network. He said that if Virgin won the go-ahead to run a direct daily service from York to Paris, it would "take York into
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Finalists are the pride of York
They're the pride of York - and they've proved that YOU really can make a difference! Over the last few months, ever since the successful Ecofin conference in March, a legion of public-spirited people have pledged themselves to make sure our lovely city
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Anthem on song
Racing by Tom O'Ryan Royal Anthem, unbeaten in all his three races, can cope with a massive step up in class at Ascot tomorrow by clinching the prestigious £600,000 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes. To bid for this showpiece event, having
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City seeking Gordon tonic
Winger-hunting York City are homing in on Scottish quarry Gordon Connelly. It is understood the 21-year-old wideman, who pricked City's interest after starring in Airdrie's attack in the four-team tournament at Bootham Crescent, can leave the Scottish
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£10,000 boost to York's Christmas lights appeal
The Lord Mayor of York's campaign to light up the city this Christmas has won a major boost - from the new Naburn Designer Outlet Village. BAA McArthurGlen, owner of the out-of-town centre which opens this autumn, has donated £10,000 to help ensure York
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If you're feeling board take up the Hnefatafl challenge
Challengers are being asked to come forward to defend northern honour in a game which was being played in the city as long ago as 400AD. Jorvik Viking Centre staff are searching for local competitors in the ancient Nordic game of Hnefatafl as victories
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New timetable means Moors the merrier
A scheme which encourages visitors to the North York Moors National Park to leave their cars at home is to operate daily throughout the summer. The Moorsbus Network - already the most comprehensive recreational public transport system in any National
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Initiative to blitz the causes of city crime
A radical new crime-fighting partnership was launched today in York. York residents are being promised a safer city by the police, council and a host of other organisations which signed up to the drive in the city today. The Safer York Partnership aims
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Horror attack on York brothers
A couple told today of their horror at finding their two sons bloody and unconscious after a brutal attack in York. James Wood, 18, suffered a fractured skull, cheekbone and nose in the attack that left him and his brother Gareth, 24, covered in blood
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You'll look Great, Constantine
York's latest mystery was played out on the pavement outside the South Transept of the Minster today. Curious pedestrians on their way to work stopped to watch the drama unfolding before the great Rose Window, as this giant statue wrapped in white sheeting
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Free for all
The Government today cleared the tracks for the National Railway Museum in York to bring back free admission for all visitors. The Culture Secretary, Chris Smith, announced an additional £100 million for museums and galleries over the next three years
