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Cumani raider worth a Glance
It is doubtful that as good a horse will emerge from tomorrow's opening Pontefract meeting as happened 12 months ago. High-Rise, who scored over a mile and a quarter, went on to win last season's Epsom Derby for Newmarket trainer Luca Cumani. Tomorrow
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All Blacks one win from safety
York Acorn are looking nervously over their shoulder after neighbours New Earswick All Blacks pulled off their first victory in three months to give themselves a lifeline in their re-election battle. On the charge: New Earswick All Black's try-scorer
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Anyone for tennis?
It is disappointing that the plan for York's indoor tennis complex is not progressing more quickly. To most observers, the proposed Monks Cross centre would be an excellent addition to the city. The complex would seem to be positioned in the perfect place
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Lively City lack lady luck
York City 2, Stoke City 2 Exasperated York City must have smashed a Versailles palace-full of mirrors on the eve of this game. Golden young gun: City's blossoming young midfielder Martin Garratt stoops to conquer against Stoke City. Garratt's goal just
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Mimms' misery
Dismayed goalkeeper Bobby Mimms cut a glum figure as York City's relegation woes deepened. Netted: York City striker Marc Williams celebrates Martin Garratt's goal that brought the Minstermen back to 1-1 against Stoke City at Bootham Crescent on Saturday
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Youth prevails
York Wasps 22, Bramley 12 There could be only one winner, and in the battle for half-back supremacy the youngsters of York Wasps triumphed emphatically over the veterans of Bramley. Triumphant: Wasps centre Richard Goddard crashes over, watched by team-mate
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York tennis centre plan suffers a new setback
Tennis enthusiasts today expressed disappointment after a long-awaited racket sports centre for York suffered another setback. The £7 million venture would provide the city's first indoor tennis courts, saving players the hassle of driving to Leeds to
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Hunger strike costs mount
The costs were mounting today as Barry Horne lay in a York District Hospital bed recovering from his mystery hunger strike. The animal rights activist's action came to an end on Friday night when he gave up his baffling 19-day fast at Full Sutton jail
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Dean looks 'God' in the face
A fifteenth century stained glass window - which will be the central image of the York Millennium Mystery Plays - has been restored to its former glory. Eye to eye with 'the face of God': The Dean of York, the Very Rev Raymond Furnell, looks at the restored
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Outraged OAPs face 'hidden' waiting list
The debate over eye operation waiting times took a fresh twist today when two pensioners contacted the Evening Press to say they faced long waits just to get on hospital waiting lists. One 75-year-old York woman, who did not want to be named, told the
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Swimming star fights brain bug
A young Olympic swimming hopeful from York was today battling the deadly brain bug meningitis. Teenage swimming hero Robin Francis, a junior international for Great Britain, is being treated at York District Hospital, where he will tomorrow spend his
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Join charity quiz
The NSPCC is a leading children's charity dealing with abuse. We provide a range of vital services in North Yorkshire and we are not only involved in providing support for children who have suffered abuse but we are also engaged in prevention work. We
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Stop the bombing now
NATO now admits it carried out the bombing of the refugee column in Kosovo. But they have also bombed bridges carrying civilians, villages with inhabitants, a passenger train, and a factory containing the workers acting as human shields. Children lie
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Seeing eye to eye over cataract waiting lists
Following your article re Jean Heaven's wait for eye surgery, (Evening Press, April 13) there is a problem that is not being recognised. The Health Minister is saying waiting lists are falling. What he isn't taking into account is the time one can wait
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Just champion
Rugby Union round-up including Peter Vine and Mike Allerton York RI, Selby and Scarborough made it a promotion hat-trick for North Yorkshire on Saturday. Evasive action: Both a Baildon player (red and black shirt) and a York RI tackler find themselves
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Thompson awaits ruling
York's James Thompson, who had settled for fourth place in the fourth round Feature Race of the Auto Traders/British Touring Car Championships at Silverstone yesterday, later learned that he had been promoted to third because of a technical infringement
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Mystery Plays for the people
Faith, history and community come together in the York Millennium Mystery Plays. Those ideas are encapsulated in the 15th century Face of God stained glass window at the Minster, being used as the central image to promote the event. This remarkable work
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North Yorkshire low on list for Viagra use
Men in North Yorkshire are less likely to be prescribed the wonder drug Viagra and other impotence treatments than virtually anywhere else in the country. But health professionals said it did not necessarily mean that North Yorkshire men were more virile
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Van ploughs through four York gardens
Residents in a York street were today seeking compensation after a van mounted a kerb, smashed through a wall and tore up four front gardens in a row. Neighbours agreed it was a miracle nobody was hurt when the vehicle ricocheted from one property to
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Licensing blues for jazz club
York could wave goodbye to its only dedicated jazz club if it loses its right to sell alcohol, its owners warned today. Police have told bosses at The Cells caf and bar in Parliament Street that they will be asking magistrates to revoke the licence. A
