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Yorkshire sweat on Silverwood fitness
Yorkshire Cricket by David Warner Yorkshire are still waiting to hear the result of a hospital scan which Chris Silverwood had yesterday to determine whether the fast bowler has suffered a stress shin fracture, writes David Warner. But even if there is
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City earn double seal of approval
New and 'old' endorsed a York City stab at success in the 1998-99 season. Player-coach Neil Thompson asserted that the Minstermen were capable of a promotion play-off position, while former City plunder-man Paul Barnes saluted the potential of the club
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Farmers in bid to beat bad weather
Despite the fourth wettest June this century, and July having been little better, combines are at last taking to the fields to bring in this year's harvest. Deborah Cavanagh, of the National Farmers Union in York, said: "We're facing a very difficult
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Police report to stay secret for two years
Police chiefs have heard they may not be able to put the North Yorkshire sexual harassment scandal behind them for another two years. North Yorkshire Police Authority members have received an update on inquiries into incidents of harassment and bizarre
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Rail museum set to expand
EXCLUSIVE by Maxine Gordon Ambitious plans are being drawn up to expand York's National Railway Museum into a huge single site with a monorail link for visitors. The idea is part of a proposal by the NRM's trustees to expand the museum in the new Millennium
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Conquest for Men only
by Tom O'Ryan, Racing Correspondent Among Men, who enjoyed a confidence-boosting win in a minor race at Yarmouth earlier this month, steps back into the first division at Goodwood tomorrow and can capture the major honours. This handsome colt, trained
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Stampede for Test tickets
by David Warner Yorkshire's office staff have been swept off their feet in the rush for tickets for the Headingley showdown after England overpowered South Africa by eight wickets at Trent Bridge yesterday to level the series 1-1 with only one Test still
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Rowe strike ensures share of the spoils
Too much should never be read into friendlies, but still there was a quota of encouragement for York City from their share-all engagement with Huddersfield Town. For large spells of a competitive, if hardly compelling, 1-1 clash the Minstermen were the
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Quality of life action plan for city's future
Residents and businesses in York are being asked to help draw up a "quality of life" action plan for the city's future. The intention is to combine green ideals with practical measures to ensure a good standard of living while safeguarding the environment
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Opponents urged to think again on gaps
A parish council was urged today to think again before it scuppers a vital safety improvement on the A64 near York. Bolton Percy, Colton and Steeton Parish Council recently announced it was opposing Government plans to close the lethal central reservation
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Classrooms at Selby town hall
Selby's new showpiece town hall is to be used as classrooms to help beat a school's overcrowding problems. Town councillors last night approved Selby High's request to use the hall for lessons after headteacher, Dr David Squires, said the Leeds Road school
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Floor collapses at new shops site
Builders working on York's new Davygate shopping centre jumped clear when a large concrete flooring slab collapsed into an underground tunnel today. The workers from Shepherd Construction were pouring concrete into a five-metre square metal frame when
