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COMPETITORS in the first match of this year's Craven Summer League fished on the Swine Lane length of the canal at Riddlesden, could probably be forgiven for thinking they were still fishing the tail end of the winter league, judging from last Sunday's ...

Foundation faces Derby D-Day in Dante at York

John Gosden's colt had been ante-post favourite for the premier Classic, but he could only finish second on his return to action in the Craven Stakes at Newmarket and has yet to step beyond a mile in trip. Harry Herbert, racing manager for Foundation's ...

Former Ermysted's pupil to compete in World Ironman Championship

A FORMER Ermysted's Grammar School pupil who now works in the city has won a place in the Ironman World Championships. Duncan Bullock, 30, will compete in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, in the autumn after being placed second in his age group in the African ...

Upper Wharfedale rescuers join search for missing man

UPPER Wharfedale Fell Rescue travelled to Helperby to help with the search for a missing vulnerable 64-year-old man in the early hours of last Wednesday. The team joined colleagues from Scarborough and Ryedale Mountain Rescue to search the area ...

Dante D-Day for John Gosden's Foundation at York

Foundation faces a make-or-break afternoon at York on Thursday week when he runs in the Betfred Dante Stakes. How last season's Royal Lodge winner gets on in the renowned Derby trial will go a long way to determining whether or not he makes the ...

Craven runners clock up the miles in London Marathon

RUNNERS from across the Craven area clocked up strong efforts competing in the London Marathon. Having never run a marathon before, Oliver Gee, 26, a former pupil of Ermysted's Grammar School, achieved two targets, finishing the marathon in under ...

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