THE sound of live music has been filling York over the weekend as part of the Live Music weekend at indoor and outdoor venues across the city. But some listeners to Radio York were bemused when a live broadcast of indie and rock music bands from the Museum
AN INVESTIGATION into three North Yorkshire police officers suspended from duty for 18 months was malicious, and has cost more than £1 million, it was claimed today. A source with inside knowledge of the probe has also told the Evening Press that the
THIS Bank Holiday weekend, everyone has been singing from the same song sheet. Well, almost everyone - and perhaps we should forgive the individual whose ripe language was quickly cut from a live broadcast on Radio York. This was most likely a case of
MICHAEL Lumb's powerful unbeaten 66 could not prevent Yorkshire losing to Zimbabwe by 32 runs at Headingley on Saturday, but his exciting performance still whetted the appetite for what he may serve up next season when he is eligible to play for them
The plight of York Wasps is expected be discussed by the Rugby Football League's board of directors this week. The RFL directors are due to meet on Wednesday to look at the serious issues surrounding the future of the sport and a possible shake-up at
MEMORIES have been flooding back for two Second World War veterans from York - as the final reunion of the Dunkirk Veterans' Association approaches. The anniversary of the momentous evacuation of soldiers from the French coast is taking place over the
CELEBRITY gardener Charlie Dimmock shared her skills with shoppers when she visited York. The green-fingered star of TV's Ground Force series was at Asda, Monks Cross, to sign copies of her new book Enjoy Your Garden. The popular TV celebrity's visit
A YORK father whose son tragically died of meningitis five days before Christmas is attempting the Coast-to-Coast walk to help fight the disease. William Gillings, of Thornwood Covert, Acomb, set off at the weekend on the two-week, 190-mile trek from
THE sky darkened, the lightning flashed behind the stands, but the rain held off until the last notes had rung out across Huntington Stadium as 2,000 voices sang for 2000. School choirs from across York gathered to sing ten songs from the last century
WITH Cawood and Heworth, the top two sides in division three of the Costcutter York and District Senior League, sidelined due to unfit grounds and Tadcaster Magnets grabbed the opportunity to move into second place with a six wicket win at Easingwold.
MICHAEL Lumb's powerful unbeaten 66 could not prevent Yorkshire losing to Zimbabwe by 32 runs at Headingley on Saturday, but his exciting performance still whetted the appetite for what he may serve up next season when he is eligible to play for them
NASH Stone collected another five wicket haul as York beat Scarborough by six wickets in an excellent Yorkshire ECB County Premier League game at Clifton Park on Saturday. Four league matches were abandoned without a ball being bowled and York made the
YORK'S Touring Cars racer James Thompson finished in the top five qualifying times in preparation for this afternoon's two series round at Oulton Park. The Redstone Honda team driver's fastest lap for the series' ninth round was 1 minute 24.37 seconds
FLAMING heck! A North Yorkshire company - which employs only 30 people - has landed a 'whopper' of a contract to put its new technology into every Burger King on the planet. In a deal thought to be worth about £780 million, the North Duffield-based Powercut
WITH the continuing public concern about law and order, particularly in rural areas, it is worth making the point that despite all the promises made by the Labour Government we now have 64 fewer police officers in North Yorkshire than three years ago.
A WOMAN train passenger lashed out at another woman when a case of "rail rage" broke out near a North Yorkshire railway station. One woman was arrested for assault after the incident on a train which became stuck 50 yards outside Hammerton station, between
D Nicholson is mistaken (Letters, May 25). City of York Council did not distribute the first transport consultation leaflet through The York Citizen. The leaflet was distributed with The York Star. The York Star, the Evening Press and Media Machine are
SEVERAL senior citizens were left stranded for over an hour waiting for a No 2 bus that missed a run at 11.40am on May 19. These people stood shivering with heavy shopping bags and with no seat to sit on at the Green Lane stop at Acomb. During this time
MORE than 800 six-year-olds in America were interviewed to reach the conclusion that children with fathers in the family have a head start in life (May 21). To anyone with a ha'penny worth of sense this is blatantly obvious. How can we hope to rear well-adjusted
EARLIER this month, the Evening Press called for the speedy resolution of a police inquiry into the actions of three officers who had been suspended for 18 months. We argued that the delay in a judgement was unfair to the men concerned and unacceptable
OUT for a drink in the pub, I've often wondered whether blokes really know what they're on about when they talk football. They blab on about this header and that corner, about free kicks, fouls, yellow cards, and sendings off and about players being offside
WHEELS and more wheels took over the reins from horses hooves at York Racecourse this weekend. On Knavesmire, the York and Leisure Motor Show provided acres of family attractions as well as a fleet of old and new cars. Across in the racecourse building
A MYSTIFIED couple wondered why friends and relatives congratulated them on their ruby wedding a full year ahead of the big day. Confusion reigned when John and Barbara Medd, who run Medd's greengrocers shop in Norton, received congratulations and gifts
THIRSK were shot out for a record low score of 29 in the Costcutter York and District Senior Cricket League Premier Division by Heworth on Saturday. Martin Sigsworth was the destroyer-in-chief, claiming 7 for 17. The biggest shock in the Premier Division
SUCCESS has followed success at Malton and Norton Golf Club. Emma Duggleby was crowned English Ladies Closed Amateur champion at Hunstanton, Norfolk, on Saturday. Her triumph comes hot on the heels of club-mate Simon Dyson's stunning victories in the
The plight of York Wasps is expected be discussed by the Rugby Football League's board of directors this week. The RFL directors are due to meet on Wednesday to look at the serious issues surrounding the future of the sport and a possible shake-up at
MOST people who suffer from headaches would probably reach straight for the aspirin. If the pain persists, you might consult your GP. Not many people, though, would think of turning to their local dentist. Which may be a pity. More than one in 20 adults
