TOO young for King Lear, never drawn to Prince Hamlet, Niall Refoy set his sights on one Shakespeare tragedian role: the bewitched, bothered and bewildered Macbeth. Tonight, the "Scottish Play" begins a three-week run in Harrogate with Niall in the title
SAMANTHA Robson's three years as PC Vicky Hagen in The Bill made her tabloid property, from topless holiday pictures to Sunday paper revelations of her father being a police chief and not a gangster as she first believed. Those years at Sun Hill Police
A NEW village in the heart of Rawcliffe is to be built after councillors gave it the go-ahead. The 275-home scheme will replace the Tenneco Automotive site in Rawcliffe, home to the former Monroe's shock absorbers factory. But City of York councillors
HIGHWAYS chiefs tonight announced a series of measures to try to tackle the traffic congestion caused by road works on the A64 at Copmanthorpe, near York. The Highways Agency has agreed to introduce Sunday working to speed up completion of phase one of
BUS chiefs are bracing themselves for a night of Hallowe'en trouble after a spate of vandal attacks on First York services. Managing director Brian Asquith said the company was "very concerned" that the attacks on the company's bus fleet could come to
I WRITE in relation to your story, 'Boy 16 waited 5 hours in a cell' (October 19), I feel I must express my concern over your reporting of this situation at York Magistrates' Court. In your story an impression was given of a lack of attention from City
RYEDALE Voluntary Action is challenging readers to mark Make A Difference Day on Saturday. This highlights how people can make a positive difference to their community. Here are three ways to help others: 1 Volunteer for Ryedale Car Scheme helping people
AFTER Sweeney Todd, here is another barber who is not all he seems. The name is Ed Crane (Billy Bob Thornton), taciturn barber of Santa Rosa in the small-town California of the late 1940s. He leaves the talking to the boss, his brother-in-law, preferring
THE mindless wreckers have struck again. An evening bus service to Haxby has been withdrawn after vandals pelted it with missiles, smashing windows four times in a week. First York are right to suspend the service. Their drivers, and passengers, must
THE Evening Press today took its campaign to Get York Moving to a crucial meeting of highways bosses. Copies of last night's Evening Press, with its uncompromising headline: York Cannot Take Much More Of This, were hand-delivered to officials arriving
BOB Lyon and Jimmy Reid will renew acquaintances when Selby Town travel to Pickering Town in the premier division of the Northern Counties East League. The pair have faced each other on a number of occasions in the past on the pitch, but tomorrow they
Nestl Rowntree took full advantage of Volunteers' involvement in the North Riding Cup to leapfrog to the top of the first division of the York John Smith's League with an impressive 4-3 win at second-placed champions Wigginton. Matty Wain (2), Gray and
THE restoration of an ancient York hall has had its 21st anniversary celebrated. Bedern Hall, which has stood in the city since 1370, when it was built as part of the College of Vicars Choral, was restored in 1971. The anniversary was marked with a dinner
YORK has proven itself to have some of the best upcoming gymnasts in the county. Indeed, three teams from the York Community Gymnastics Foundation, located between the city centre and Heworth, have enjoyed great success at the North Yorkshire White Rose
NEARLY one-fifth of expectant mothers taken to York District Hospital last year had their babies delivered by Caesarean section. The figures tally with national averages, as a new report out today from the Department of Health reveals that Caesareans
YORK will need to curb the attacking talents of Scarborough fly-half Marcus Edwards if they are to return from the coast with Yorkshire One victory in the bank. The Kiwi ace, whose brother Peter has just re-signed for York Wasps RL club, has been earning
A CENTURY break gave Pickering snooker pro Paul Davison a great start in his European Open third qualifying round match yesterday - but he went out 4-3 and now he is hoping to make his mark this weekend at the China Open. Davison lost 5-4 to Gloucester's
THE Evening Press today took its campaign to Get York Moving to a crucial meeting of highways bosses. Copies of last night's Evening Press, with its uncompromising headline: York Cannot Take Much More Of This, were hand-delivered to officials arriving
YORK WASPS RL Club have added another New Zealander to their ranks with the signing of Doncaster's experienced centre Carl Hall. The Evening Press revealed ten days ago that Wasps were in the running to sign the 32-year-old, who had not agreed new terms
North Yorkshire's Simon Dyson made a fine start to the Madrid Open, where he posted a three-under-par first round score of 68. That put the Malton and Norton Golf Club ace in joint 16th place five adrift of tournament leader Padraig Harrington. The Irishman
DARREN Edmondson has called on the York City faithful to get behind the players for tomorrow's home clash with Macclesfield. Sections of the crowd took to chanting for City boss Terry Dolan to get out during Tuesday's 4-1 defeat by Kidderminster Harriers
A TERRIFIED bookmaker today relived the moment an armed robber held a gun to his chest and he thought he was going to die. Tony Taylor was working at South Bank Bookmakers Ltd on Albemarle Road, York, when the gunman walked into the shop at 2.50pm and
LORRIES are to be banned from a town centre car park amid claims that prostitutes are plying their trade there. Selby district councillors voted for the ban this week despite protests from Tadcaster traders that it would damage the town's already struggling
Hollywood has told us tales of terrorism for years. On September 11, it happened for real. As the US Army consults Tinseltown's hottest writers on how to prepare for the worst, NICK HALLISSEY ponders the future of the 'blockbuster'. THERE is panic in
YORK WASPS RL Club have added another New Zealander to their ranks with the signing of Doncaster's experienced centre Carl Hall. The Evening Press revealed ten days ago that Wasps were in the running to sign the 32-year-old, who had not agreed new terms
WE CAN all help to protect this planet and make it fit for our children and our children's children. It is up to all of us to play a part in saving energy and cutting the amount of greenhouse gases which lead to global warming, even if it is something
ONE of life's sure things is that year on year, the Madden series of American Football games will get better. This year, with the transition to PlayStation 2, we are presented with the most gob-smackingly gorgeous version of the game we have ever seen
Based on a 1950s Warner Bros cartoon, Sheep, Dog 'n' Wolf is a 3D puzzle game with a unique 'game show' theme. You play the role of Ralf Wolf (a direct counterpart of Wile E Coyote) as you try to steal sheep from under the watchful eye of Sam Sheepdog
SPIDER-MAN, Spider-Man, does whatever a spider can, look out... cos Spider-Man's swinging his way over to the PC. Everyone's favourite wallcrawler gets his PlayStation adventure converted to the PC at last, and a good job's been made of it, too. The game
WHAT would York City FC give for crowds like these at their Bootham Crescent ground? These pictures of youngsters in short pants, and flat-capped supporters, were taken when City entertained First Division giants Huddersfield Town in the sixth round on
CHARLES HUTCHINSON talks to comic Bill Bailey THE title of Bill Bailey's new stand-up comedy video could not be more apt. Bewilderness sums up his attitude to the world around him. "I'm just utterly bewildered by things, and so I'm trying to understand
THE poster depicts a fast-moving passenger plane. The press release talks of a blazing new comedy. The play's setting is Fort Worth Dallas airport. None of these, however, was intended in bad taste and so the show goes on for John Godber's world premiere
I WOULD like to make two specific points regarding traffic passing through the A64 roadworks. The first is that all drivers should make the best use of the limited road space available by leaving a good safety gap from the vehicle ahead to allow vehicles
WITH more than a touch of Italian styling flair, Hyundai has this week entered the mini-MPV market. It has launched the Matrix, based on the Hyundai Elantra platform, but designed by the world famous Pininfarinia styling house, responsible for tasty Ferraris
THIS year's Poppy Appeal will have added poignancy. While remembering the many who have fallen in previous conflicts, our hearts will also go out to the forces personnel on the frontline in Afghanistan. Living in a garrison city, the people of York have
THE Evening Press today issues an urgent plea to highways bosses: Get York Moving. The A64 roadworks at Copmanthorpe have led to rush-hour chaos on the dual carriageway and across the city in recent weeks, trapping commuters, shoppers and tourists in
Poppleton 'A' team lead division one of Focus Fireplaces York and District Table Tennis League after beating league champions Sessions 'A' 7-3, their heaviest defeat for a long time. Both teams were at full strength. Mark Smith, who, along with Richard
HOLDERS Nestl Rowntree open the defence of their West Yorkshire League Cup in opposition to a side against whom they kick-started the current term. Rowntree play host to Nostell Miners Welfare in the first round of the League Cup tomorrow just three weeks
CRISIS club Scarborough know that victory at Whitby Town tomorrow could provide them with a financial lifeline. The winners will receive £20,000 for progressing to the first round proper of the competition. The cash-strapped Seasiders, bottom of the Nationwide
ONE-TIME York City sentinel Graham Rennison is eyeing the prospect of a dream FA Cup showdown against the Minstermen. First off, the 23-year-old centre-back has to ensure he and his Whitby town team-mates dispose of Nationwide Conference visitors Scarborough
THERE is an argument the FA Cup has lost some of its magic over the last few years. The philistines will argue Manchester United's withdrawal a couple of season's ago, to take part in the World Club Championships, and the move from Wembley to Cardiff
The weekend's big attraction sees the annual Ouse Championships fished on the river upstream of York. There will never be a better chance to win the region's premier river event as I suspect the entry will be one of the lowest in living memory. In the
THREE secure metal bins are to be placed at much-used York drug-taking sites so users can dispose of needles and other equipment safely. Mike Vickers, area manager for North Yorkshire at York drug charity Compass, revealed the move after a canister of
THE dangers of drink-driving and speed are highlighted in a special drama production for soldiers at a York barracks. Never Saw The Day - a production by The Walking Forward Theatre Company was shown to soldiers at Imphal Barracks as part of a safety
PENSIONER Bill Searle is proving age is no barrier on the open road. The 96-year-old has been riding bikes for more than 80 years, starting off on a push bike delivering soft drinks during the First World War. He is now a regular feature on the roads
HOME Secretary David Blunkett is to visit North Yorkshire next week to meet Chief Constable David Kenworthy. The county's efforts to recruit extra police officers are expected to be high on the agenda at Thursday's meeting. A Parliamentary answer has
A YORK man suffered fatal injuries in a motorbike accident after taking a cocktail of drugs and alcohol, an inquest heard. Mark Knights, 22, of Burdyke Avenue, Clifton, had consumed high levels of ecstasy along with cocaine, cannabis and whisky before
CAMPAIGNERS threatened to show GNER the 'red card' today - after the company admitted that well-heeled law-breakers have been illegally parking in York station disabled bays. The Evening Press has learned that orange badge holders have been unable to
DARREN Edmondson has called on the York City faithful to get behind the players for tomorrow's home clash with Macclesfield. Sections of the crowd took to chanting for City boss Terry Dolan to get out during Tuesday's 4-1 defeat by Kidderminster Harriers
Master trainer Aidan O'Brien, who is in New York with his six Breeders' Cup team, spearheaded by dual-Derby winner Galileo, will also be keeping a close eye on the action at Doncaster tomorrow. The Irish genius saddles three of the six runners in the
I hope I get another chance to race on grass this season because I wouldn't want to finish the first year of my career with a disappointing 11th place. Although my trainer was quite happy with my performance at Redcar, given the conditions and the competition
TEN years after the first Championship Manager title was released, it remains the king of football games. From the early days on the Amiga, Championship Manager possessed a depth unmatched by its rivals, allowing you to scour the world for the players
