CULT film-maker Michael Armstrong, whose 1969 horror movie Mark of The Devil is still banned from British cinemas, is keen to attract film fans to his stage production of August Strindberg's "erotic psychological shocker", Miss Julie, next week in York
As the voting got under way, CHRIS TITLEY watched democracy getting down to work DEMOCRACY is a deeply solemn business. I was saying as much to the York candidate in the quiff and the yellow teddy boy jacket sporting two dozen badges, one of them reading
The discovery of a set of bones in a York home turned out to be nothing more than waste from a Victorian butchers shop. Electricians uncovered the bones yesterday under the floorboards of the home, in the Minster area, and called in police and experts
A MOTORCYCLIST clocked riding at 144mph in a 60mph limit was among 58 riders and drivers fast-tracked through the courts by North Yorkshire police in the last month. The officer in charge of the operation has said he was "surprised and concerned" at the
VOLUNTEER ARMS'A' announced their arrival in Cueball Summer Pool League division one by beating Huntington 'A' helped by two wins from Andy Green. Glen Raisbeck and Ian Baxter won two each as Health Club put Cueball Club 'A' to the sword. Steve Bradley
BARBICAN remain unbeaten in League 1 of the York Veterans' Bowls League after two away wins against Huntington WMC 18-11 and Museum 30-4. Nestl 'A' are in second place with victories over Museum 21-10 and Fulford Cons 'A' 19-14. Forum 'A', who have yet
A NORTH Yorkshire town's tradition of cruising down the river, not just on Sunday afternoons, will be carried on by a man who has been involved with its famed rowing boats for 55 years. Don Horner and his wife, Edna, had planned to retire after years
YORK angler Peter Gilligan is hoping that Evening Press readers can help him trace some misplaced tackle. After fishing at Moorlands, Skelton, on Saturday, June 1, Peter returned home to discover he had left his rod holdall in the fishery car park. The
NEW "on-the-spot" fines are to be introduced on hundreds of North Yorkshire trains as rail bosses get tough with fare dodgers. Transport chiefs will not say how much money is lost to the fare dodgers each year. But it is believed to run into tens of thousands
A VAST mobile theme park arrived in York at the weekend complete with rollercoaster, log flume, giant wheel and dodgems. Thunder Theme Park has taken up residence on Knavesmire and will remain there until Sunday. The equipment takes 48 hours both to put
CADET Nikki Bolton, 14, from Wigginton, is to represent the Northern Region Air Cadets at the athetics championships at RAF Cosford, near Wolverhampton, on June 30. She attends 2487 Easingwold Squadron and was a star performer as Central and East Yorkshire
PEOPLE across York and North Yorkshire are being asked to help make a lasting difference to the life of a child by becoming foster carers. The rewards of fostering are being highlighted as part of National Foster Care Fortnight to encourage more people
DEADLY Yorkshire ECB County Premier Cricket League rivals Harrogate and York are on a collision course on the road to Lord's. They are scheduled to meet in the fifth round of the NCA National Club Knock Out Cup Competition providing they win their fourth
A BAKERY in Ryedale is getting set for one of its biggest orders - supplying food for North Yorkshire's wedding of the year. The Bakery, in Norton, has been enlisted to make food for the wedding blessing between Simon Howard and Rebecca Sieff on Saturday
LITTLE Elle Burn sprang to the rescue when her mum got jammed between her car and her garage wall. Three-year-old Elle rang 999 to summon assistance, then ran to the garden gate and yelled: "Come and help my mum!" Today Elle was being hailed as the heroine
SO Mr Usherwood is exasperated by the comments made by Mr Deacon about the noise made by Tucano aircraft from RAF Linton-on-Ouse (Letters, June 6). Having been born in the 1920s long before the airfield was built, and never living more than a mile from
I HAVE waited many years for this, but, boy, did I laugh when I read Paul Hepworth's latest contribution to your columns ('Delivery dilemmas,' June 4). You know, the man with the bike who knows no other form of transport and derides anyone who dares to
YOUR review of Ristorante Bari (Walk on By, May 26) was total rubbish. How on earth can you get away with such defamation of character against such a superb restaurant? We discovered this ideal eating place only eight weeks ago. We have eaten in there
Dilshaan, winner of the Dante Stakes on Knavesmire last month, can topple his stablemate Golan and 10 other rivals in tomorrow's £1m Vodafone Derby. Success for the Sir Michael Stoute-trained colt would enable Johnny Murtagh, triumphant 12 months ago
Hello, folks. Evening Press here. I've been on tenterhoofs all week waiting for 'the big one' tomorrow - the Vodafone Derby. I always get excited in the build-up to the big races - and I'm not even running in them! Imagine what I'll be like if I get the
SOMETIMES, you come to the realisation that your current computer just cannot cut the mustard any more. You gaze enviously at the top new releases, such as Black And White or Hostile Waters, and realise that there is no way that these quite demanding
THERE has been a lot said about Pakistan's controversial Test victory over England at Old Trafford. A lot was made about the fact that four of the England boys were out to no balls in the second innings which the umpires missed. But I don't think there
YORK missed out today on a visit that never was by the ex-President of the United States Bill Clinton. Mr Clinton was to be given a short, informal tour of York Minster before going on to give a speech at a business conference in Harrogate. But Minster
THE final countdown to £2 million is ticking away fast as the latest figures show £10,000 has been raised in the last week - one of the bigger collection weeks since the appeal began. Staff at St Leonard's Hospice are celebrating today after the announcement
In 1978 Warren Beatty wrote, directed and starred in a re-make of Ernst Lubitsch's charming 1943 trip to heaven and hell, Heaven Can Wait. Both films were nominated for the Oscar for Best Picture. In 2001, annoying American stand-up Chris Rick writes,
THE Archbishop of York lives a "frugal" life and does not entertain lavishly, a spokesman said today. A report by the Church of England's Archbishops Review Group out today suggests the grand appearance of some bishop's residences - Dr David Hope lives
A HERO camper pulled a drowning man from the River Ouse in York today and revived him when he stopped breathing. Paul Smith, who was camping near the Millennium Bridge, came to the rescue after a 30-year-old York man slipped from a rope swing over the
KNAVESMIRE Harriers had a lucrative day at Thirsk racecourse. Although there was no horseracing the local running club collected the special £200 prize for the club with the most finishers in the popular Thirsk ten-mile road race. This is the second year
MALTON racehorse trainer Brian Rothwell today appealed to thieves who broke into his tack-room last night for the return of stolen items. The thieves' haul included the passport of Gordon's Friend, a 12-1 winner at Haydock yesterday. Mr Rothwell discovered
THIS week we commemorate an event which took place 30 years ago - the Lord Mayor's Parade to celebrate York's 1900th birthday. As our pictures show, people from across the region flocked to the city to join the party, which saw a full year of events rounded
THE controversy surrounding the Bank Holiday £1000 Rods n'Sods extravaganza at Raker Lakes have been resolved. As reported last week the event was fished under an interesting new format where anglers were awarded percentage points for their haul in relation
THERE'S good news for anglers in the Evening Press catchment area who feared that they may lose a hefty chunk of the new river season, due to open a week tomorrow. Following the latest advice from Ministry of Agriculkture, Fisheries and Food vetinarians
IN-FORM Glynn Shirley (Fausto Coppi Racing) was crowned Yorkshire Regional Road Race Champion at Sheriff Hutton. The race, which attracted the county's top riders, also incorporated the Peter Longbottom Memorial Road Race. It was based on the tough Sheriff
MATTHEW Wood and Scott Richardson yesterday brought to an end Yorkshire's first wicket run famine by putting on 152 together against Kent at Headingley. It was Yorkshire's highest opening partnership since Michael Vaughan and David Byas added 299 off
FULL BACK Neville Stamp is to sign a one-year deal with York City on July 1. The 19-year-old arrived at Bootham Crescent midway through last season from Reading and after impressing while on trial was given a contract that runs out on June 30. After talks
WHEN visiting Ward 23 at York District Hospital I used one of the lifts, its walls have been lined with the same carpeting since the hospital was first opened. While long concerned by the surface coverings' potential for harbouring dirt and germs, I was
I AM sorry Mr and Mrs Bell feel unhappy about the funeral parlour near their home (Evening Press, June 4). I can think of many other businesses that are far worse - a garage, public house, nightclub, supermarket, amusement arcade or leisure centre, to
IN THE last five months the number of sites on CommuniGate has doubled, and the number of people visiting the sites has risen dramatically. JON BUTLER looks at the diverse appeal of the free Evening Press website and what it has to offer IF YOU still
THIS election might have been characterised by apathy and a low turn-out, but nothing can detract from Tony Blair's achievement. For this morning, a landslide sees Mr Blair returning to Downing Street as the only Labour Prime Minister to win a second
