THE cost of new paint must be prohibitive. No sooner has the City Art Gallery finished decorating its entrance hall and stairway than it's charging out-of-towners to come in. The gallery was long overdue for brightening, but attendents admit - off the
A MAJOR study will be launched in York to gauge the views of its citizens on a £60 million move to transform the city centre. Only days ago, the Evening Press revealed that ambitious plans for the proposed Coppergate Riverside scheme, which would transform
A BESOTTED council worker who stalked his ex-girlfriend after she rejected him was yesterday sentenced to 21 days in prison. Father-of-three Paul Shaw was described at York Crown Court as a Romeo in pursuit of an unwilling Juliet who found it difficult
OVER the past few weeks I have watched numerous harrowing documentaries about the evacuation of our troops from the Dunkirk beaches in 1940. To see these poor brave young men, standing armpit deep in sea water praying for rescue, brought tears to my eyes
FOUR young thespians are celebrating making giant strides in the world of acting after scooping top awards for drama. Thomas and James Tyler, Karlyne Oakes and Tabitha Grove all won awards through their involvement in the York School of Speech and Drama
THE European Tour has proven a tough environment for Selby Golf Club's Nick Ludwell, but he is looking forward to a productive second half of the season. Ludwell earned his European Tour card through qualifying at the end of last year but he has yet to
THE time has come for the people of York to decide if they want professional rugby league in the city, according to York Wasps chief executive Ann Garvey. This season the Wasps have suffered from lack of sponsorship and dwindling crowds, culminating in
I AM writing to ask a few questions. Does anyone think that a car taking 30 minutes for a journey causes less pollution than one taking ten minutes for the same journey? Do we enjoy the sort of weather in this country to make cycling to work a pleasant
FOLLOWING Ken Beavan's letter in the Evening Press (May 24) I should like to put the facts straight - York schools are good schools and are not underperforming. The facts are these: n York is among the top 20 local education authorities nationally n York
A POLICE officer is to be paid for by a York-based charity in an experiment which could have far-reaching implications for the future of policing. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has pledged £25,000 a year to sponsor a community policeman for New Earswick
FRIENDS who plied Richard MacDonald with drinks while he was on a visit to old haunts helped to land him in trouble with the police, who turned dogs out to look for him, a court heard. By the time he left the Borough Bailiff pub in his home town of Knaresborough
PROFESSIONALS working with women and children in York need to have a fuller understanding of the signs of child sexual abuse. So says Survive, a York-based organisation set up to provide counselling, support and advice to women survivors of child sexual
YORK Wasps are today fighting for their future after being threatened with a winding-up order. The Inland Revenue claim the club owe them £77,000 and have issued a petition to wind up the club, as revealed yesterday on the Evening Press website www.thisisyork.co.uk
