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Fortress Elland Road is Butler's driving ambition
Leeds United captain Paul Butler wants Elland Road to become a graveyard for visiting teams, starting with Millwall tomorrow. United won only seven of their 23 home League matches last season and Butler bellowed a timely reminder. "We must make Elland
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Beware one-day sale 'bargains'
TRADING standards officers are urging consumers to be alert when attending one-day sale events that offer unbelievable bargains on items such as electrical and electronic goods. The warning comes after North Yorkshire officers were made aware of a sale
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Brooke bids for beach babe crown
BROOKE Bond could soon be Britain's number one "beach babe" if she catches the eye of judges. The 22-year-old Pocklington beauty has made it to the last 20 in a modelling competition that attracted a massive 2,000 entries. A year's modelling contract
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anguish of hero george
HEROIC George Smith told today how he had been left mentally scarred by the ordeal of rescuing his neighbours from their blazing home. The 29-year-old, of Rawdon Avenue, Tang Hall, is to be awarded North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service's highest honour
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Chruch finalist
A NORTH YORKSHIRE church was today celebrating after making it into the finals of a national competition which recognises the best ideas for building links with the local community. A total of 12 finalists have now been selected in Ecclesiastical Insurance's
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Excite not incite
WHAT a shame the incredibly exciting wins over Gateshead and Dewsbury had to be marred this week by allegations some simpleton shouted racial abuse during the win over Thunder. It's important we all keep it in perspective - there is clearly not any kind
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Police praise 'eyes in the sky'
POLICE swooped on two suspected drug users after a sharp-eyed CCTV operator spotted them apparently injecting themselves in public. Officers raced to Bootham Row car park in York after a civilian camera operator at Fulford Road police station saw the
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york kids hold their nerve in thriller
YORK Under 11s brought down the curtain on this season's York and District Junior Cricket League with a last-ball win over newcomers Londesbrough Park to clinch the BYB Championship, writes Dave Flett. Charlie Elliot (1-6) and Ryan Waite (1-4) were backed
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residents in pub victory
WORRIED residents who want to oppose late opening plans by pubs near their homes have been offered help by a successful campaign group. Determined campaigners in Skeldergate were celebrating after they blocked a move by the Cock And Bottle pub to open
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Smith leaps to Royal glory
NORTH Yorkshire riders Scott Smith and Jessica Smith were both in great form at the Royal International Horse Show at Hickstead. Barmby Moor-based Scott was competing in the international classes against riders from over eight nations. He won the opening
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Star gazers have forest date ahead
NIGHT owls have been invited to have some dark fun in a North Yorkshire wood. The Forestry Commission is staging its annual Nightwatch event in the 8,600-acre Dalby Forest, near Pickering, next Saturday, from 8pm to midnight. Last year, more than 200
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thug,17, admits another attack
A TEENAGE thug jailed after going on a violent rampage through York could see his sentence extended after he admitted another attack - which was uncovered due to the Evening Press. Louis Duffill pleaded guilty at York Crown Court to causing grievous bodily
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Dash for ash
England will attempt to press home their advantage over Australia at Edgbaston, with both sides conceding that the influence of Shane Warne will be the key to the outcome of the second Test. Warne's sharply-spinning delivery into the leg stump of Andrew
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bid to stop school run
IT could be the end of the school run in parts of York. New tactics are being considered to try to stop parents clogging up the streets outside York schools with their cars. Measures to control parking and manage traffic at four city schools are about
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Record delivery
A NORTH YORKSHIRE resort is one of the favourite spots to "wish you were here" from, as Royal Mail chiefs predicted that a record number of postcards would be sent this year. The prediction comes despite the increased popularity of emails and texts, the
