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Selby fall on sword
Selby had only themselves to blame after once more going down to a single point 17-16 defeat despite leading 16-10 with five minutes left at Ilkley. Leading 8-5 at half time and by 16-10 after 75 minutes, Selby failed to control the last ten minutes of
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Dream chance
Pee Jay's Dream, runner-up on his last two starts, can make it third-time-lucky at Catterick tomorrow. The Mick Easterby-trained gelding turns out for the Book Raceday Hospitality Handicap over two miles and is fancied to record an overdue and deserved
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Create minds think alike
SOME of the most creative minds in Britain will beam in on York next month. More than 100 delegates will converge on the Merchant Adventurers' Hall for the second annual Creative York Symposium organised by Science City York on Thursday, November 3 They
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Iron Mike sets his sights on York
HEAVYWEIGHT boxing legend 'Iron' Mike Tyson, pictured, is set to come to York on a sightseeing trip, the Evening Press can reveal today. The controversial former champion plans to take in the city's historic tourist sights, including Clifford's Tower
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Drink-driver's costly 2ft trip
A MOTORIST who drove his car two feet while drunk was "very, very close" to being sent to jail, Selby magistrates warned. Hapless Christopher Hibbert was more than three times the legal alcohol limit when he got into his car after a night out. But the
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Waste of time
A MAN whose household waste has been piling up since the city council's new collection service was introduced claims council workers are "playing pass the parcel" with his problem. Chris England, 40, of Holtby Lane, Holtby, York, has watched a mountain
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North Yorkshire quake heroes tell their stories
AS SHE crawled beneath the wreckage of a devastated three-storey religious school in quake-torn Pakistan, Julie Ryan, pictured, thought her call would be met with silence. But as she shouted down the makeshift tunnel she heard the helpless cries of two
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Pair who kicked their drinking pal to death are found guilty of murder
TWO men have been found guilty of the vicious and bloody murder of Peter Robinson in a York council flat. John Wood, 39, and Wilfred Barlow, 44, face life behind bars after a jury decided they kicked the 50-year-old to death. The court heard how Mr Robinson
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Archbishop turning to St Michael
THE new Archbishop of York is planning a feeding of the 3,500 at his enthronement service in the Minster - courtesy of Marks & Spencer. Dr John Sentamu - Britain's first black Archbishop - has arranged the store chain to supply every guest with a
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Seadogs bow out
Harrogate Town traded in the Seadogs of Scarborough for the seagulls of the English Riviera on Saturday and netted £10,000 into the bargain after winning the biggest game in their history 1-0. Securing passage to the first round proper may not have been
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Acomb stumped
York Acorn were left kicking their heels when off-the-field trouble caused a second game in as many weeks to be abandoned - but insist that this time they are not to blame. The Thanet Road club were leading Hunslet Warriors 12-8 after 61 minutes when
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Billy hails crunch clash against Grays
YORK City boss Billy McEwan has hailed a "great draw" following his side's pairing with Conference leaders Grays Athletic in the first round of the FA Cup. Non-League football's top two teams will meet each other at KitKat Crescent on November 5 after
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14 die on roads in just 52 days
NUMBERS of deaths on roads in York and North Yorkshire have soared over the past month - with 14 people losing their lives. Now police and fire chiefs are issuing a stark warning to motorists to stay safe as driving conditions become more treacherous
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Rescuers pluck man from North Yorkshire river
POLICEMEN and a passerby used a garden hose to drag a man to safety from the freezing waters of the River Derwent. The officers tied the hose around the man's chest to rescue him from the river at Malton. The 46-year-old, from Norton, fell into the freezing
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Britain's great for holidays
We've just got back from a winter break in Cornwall as we could not be bothered with the hassle of searching for bargain flights to somewhere more exotic and what impressed us as much as the rugged coastline, quaint villages - and pasty shops on every
