Nigel Woolner told the public inquiry into the £60 million scheme: "The buildings are designed to form a calm, understated setting for the listed buildings in the context of Clifford's Tower and the Eye of York, while not attempting to compete with them
Rowntree Musical Theatre's first production of 2002 is the Sondheim and Styne musical Gypsy, at Joseph Rowntree Theatre, in York, next week. This 1959 stage musical, which opened at New York's Broadway Theatre in May that year with Ethel Merman in the
YORK theatre company BadApple is mounting a national tour of Fighting The Tide, a new musical play by Kate Bramley, bound for Oak House, Pocklington Civic Arts Centre on February 2. Bramley, a writer and director for Hull Truck Theatre Company, has based
AN ambitious £50 million transformation of York land into a huge business park looks likely to get the green light next week. Vanguard, the York Business Quarter, aims to create 450,000 square feet of offices and 3,000 to 4,000 jobs on a 26-acre site
A SHOT was apparently fired at a milkman when he chased thieves who stole items from his milk wagon early today. The milkman escaped unhurt in the drama. The unnamed worker gave chase in his wagon after a group of people are alleged to have stolen a large
YOUNGSTERS at a York school were so concerned about the future of the Barbican Centre and York City that they each wrote to the Evening Press. Year Six pupils from St Olave's Junior School put pen to paper to air their views as part of a letter-writing
HOW long does it take to paint a sign? That was the question being asked today by the devastated family of Jamie Sanders, more than a year after the teenager was killed while trying to cross the A64 at notorious Bilbrough Top. The Highways Agency said
A DRIVING force in the world of motor-racing today claimed he was a serious contender to buy York City and its Bootham Crescent ground. John Batchelor, owner-driver of the B&Q sponsored Honda Integrity Racing Team, told the Evening Press he was at
OLD Buildings - New Buildings, Margaret Steiner's exhibition of architecture along the banks of the River Ouse, is newly on view in the appropriate riverside setting of City Screen, York. City Screen is itself a new building in the shell of an old one
TWO schools which are set to be rebuilt as part of a multi-million pound public-private cash plan are to be merged from September. Hob Moor Infant and Hob Moor Junior Schools in Acomb, York, which currently occupy neighbouring corrugated aluminium buildings
NERVOUS giggles. Head scratching. A chorus of "What the hell was that about?". It must be the latest complex David Lynch movie, and it is! Mulholland Drive is his best mind game since Blue Velvet 15 years ago, a film noir curve ball after the unexpectedly
SETTING Clifford's Tower within open parkland would do nothing to improve its position near Piccadilly, York, according to a senior City of York Council officer. Speaking at the ongoing Coppergate Riverside inquiry, Tony Dennis, head of environment and
LAND Securities this afternoon denied dramatic claims that it is preparing an alternative, fallback scheme if its Coppergate Riverside proposals are thrown out. The suggestion that it has secretly been working up a reserve proposal arose on the sixth
YORK City can embrace the legendary magic of the FA Cup and put a spell on the Premiership might of Fulham. That's the view of first-team coach Adie Shaw, who just over four years ago was swept up by the romance of the world's best-known club cup competition
SKIPPER Chris Brass insists York City will have nothing to fear when they square up to Premiership Fulham on Saturday. The City midfielder believes the pressure will be on the international-packed Cottagers while City will be free from the pressures of
THE final stages of DNA testing are to be carried out in two villages near York this weekend as part of an ongoing murder investigation. The tests will be carried out by officers investigating the murder of David Williamson, 58, who was found in a country
TRANSPORT chief Stephen Byers has been asked to block plans for a new train station in Haxby. Vale of York's Conservative MP Anne McIntosh has written to the Secretary of State for the Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions asking him
YORK residents are invited to have a go at sketching people this weekend. York City Art Gallery is one of the attractions opening its doors for free or laying on special offers during the city's annual Residents First weekend. Sponsored by Yorkshire Water
SEVENTIES groove is hitting the streets of a North Yorkshire market town once more. Shopaholics and ageing hippies alike will be making a bee-line to one of Malton's most unusual shops yet. And finding a pair of those spangled flares won't be a case of
FORMER Tory leader William Hague has secured a Westminster debate on the National Health Service's handling of the case of disgraced North Yorkshire gynaecologist, Richard Neale. Mr Hague was told last night that his request to hold the Commons adjournment
THE Archbishop of York is to lead his first pilgrimage to Turkey, during which he will follow in the footsteps of St Paul. Dr David Hope will join a flotilla of six luxury yachts sailing round the Turkish coast on an 11-day cruise and visit in April.
COUNCIL officers claim a controversial automatic bollard planned to provide more reliable bus services would also improve road safety. City of York Council is proposing to put the rising bollard at the end of Low Poppleton Lane, beside Manor CE School
YORK MP Hugh Bayley today blasted his union critics who claimed he should have joined them on the picket line. Mr Bayley faced criticism from members of The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) who were "disappointed" he did not
THE Yorkshire Winter League draws to a finale this Sunday on the Ouse below York. The unsettled and eclectic weather experienced this week with gales, snow and record high temperatures for January will, I fear, see the venue carrying an abundance of flood
HARROGATE Town will attempt to make significant in-roads in their bid to 'do a Manchester United' when they entertain Bamber Bridge in the UniBond League Chairman's Cup. The competition, in which Town were beaten finalists last season, is one of three
THE BLUE Bell pub has been awarded a prestigious award for its beer and fundraising efforts. The pub in Fossgate has not won an award since 1994 - but this year it has been named "Camra Town pub of the Winter Season 2001". The plaque is now hanging proudly
PATCHED-UP Fulham are winging their way to Bootham Crescent on a European mission. The Evening Press understands French ace Louis Saha will more than likely start tomorrow, despite breaking his nose just two weeks ago in the stormy third round clash with
TOTSIENS! Or, to translate from Afrikaans, it's farewell to Irene Waudby, the Lord Mayor of York who flies the famous South African flag before jetting off there next week. She will be joining other British Lord Mayors as a guest of South African Tourism
I AGREE with the National Farmers' Union, inadequate border controls were the primary cause of the foot and mouth epidemic (January 21). A fraction of the vast sum spent on eradication would have stopped the virus. If diseases are kept out they cannot
MY 12 year old daughter Sarah and I read with interest Turpin's comments about Ian Kelsey ('Have a heart, doc', January 19). There are always two sides to people. Several weeks ago one Sunday evening, my daughter was in our local shop when I saw a man
I READ Mr A G Reeson's letter about Prince Harry's behaviour, (January 17). In reply to his three questions - of course it will all be 'swept under the carpet'. These sorry episodes have been spun as effectively as even Alastair Campbell could have managed
WE are writing in full support of Coppergate II. We can only see that this development would be of great benefit to the citizens of York and its many visitors. At the moment, beyond Piccadilly Plaza many of the buildings are an eyesore, with rubbish everywhere
THE arrival of Fulham for tomorrow's tie will herald one of the biggest Gallic invasions of Bootham Crescent since a certain Monsieur Cantona strutted his stuff with Manchester United in 1995. Not only is the Fulham manager Jean Tigana from la belle France
TWO schools which are set to be rebuilt as part of a multi-million pound public-private cash plan are to be merged from September. Hob Moor Infant and Hob Moor Junior Schools in Acomb, York, which currently occupy neighbouring corrugated aluminium buildings
YOUNGSTERS at a York school were so concerned about the future of the Barbican Centre and York City that they each wrote to the Evening Press. Year Six pupils from St Olave's Junior School put pen to paper to air their views as part of a letter-writing
THESE old photographs show York's former garden suburb reduced to rubble following the demolition of condemned houses in the early 1960s. The Groves - so-called because it contained rows of fruit trees and vegetable plots in Victorian times to supply
York theatre company Actors Of Dionysus have found startling modern parallels in an ancient Greek play, reports CHARLES HUTCHINSON SMOKE is billowing from the set as York classical Greek theatre company Actors of Dionysus rehearses its new touring show
IT will be downhill all the way next month at the Grand Opera House. John Godber's revival of his 1992 skiing comedy, On The Piste, will transform the York theatre into the Austrian Alps for a cresta run from February 4 to 9, and Friday Night Fever has
A DRIVING force in the world of motor-racing today claimed he was a serious contender to buy York City and its Bootham Crescent ground. John Batchelor, owner-driver of the B&Q sponsored Honda Integrity Racing Team, told the Evening Press he was at
YORK City fans fighting to save their club today secured a massive helping hand from Fulham's billionaire owner Mohammed Al Fayed. In what is believed to be a footballing first, the Harrods boss has pledged to donate the Cottagers' share of the gate receipts
CELEBRATED York City supporters Shed Seven are set to play their biggest gig in York for nearly three years - and it's in all aid of the Minstermen. The rockers, who have a string of hits behind them, have announced they are to play a one-off concert
Fulham and York City clash in the FA Cup tomorrow, but their chairmen are better known than many of their players. CHRIS TITLEY recalls their most colourfully controversial moments Name: Mohammed 'Al' Fayed Born: 1929. Or perhaps 1933. Alexandria, Egypt
The new Hyundai V6 coupe draws admiring glances as Motoring Editor MALCOLM BAYLIS puts it through its paces in Italy HYUNDAI may have crashed out of the first stages of the World Rally Championship, but the Korean company is likely to make a much bigger
THE pain etched into the faces of Colin and Chris Sanders tells the story. One year ago, they lost their 16-year-old son Jamie. He was killed crossing the A64 at Bilbrough Top to catch a bus home. Only those who have lost a child can fully understand
THE excitement is almost tangible. Tomorrow, the strutting superstars of Premiership Fulham will run out at Bootham Crescent to take on York City, a team with a reputation for fearlessly slaying giants. This is the biggest match of City's biggest season
YOUNGSTERS at a York school were so concerned about the future of the Barbican Centre and York City that they each wrote to the Evening Press. Year Six pupils from St Olave's Junior School put pen to paper to air their views as part of a letter-writing
Vanilla Sky is all about alternate lives, now, never, real, imagined, sane, insane, maybe, maybe not. Vanilla Sky itself has had two lives, first as a Claude Monet painting, then as a Spanish arthouse film, the slippery, elusive Abre los Ochos (Open Your
WOODTHORPE Warriors ran riot in division three of the York Sunday Afternoon league by thrashing strugglers CB United 23-1. Leading the rout was J Haw with eight goals while Morscott (5), R Haw (3), Furby (2), Belleh, Marshall, Brown and Davidson were
FOR York couple Albert and Elsie Pearson, celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary has special significance. The couple, from Melton Avenue, Clifton, were unable to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary because Albert was rushed into hospital with
VOLUNTEER booked a John Smith's Bitter Cup quarter-final tie at Hounds with a 6-1 win at York John Smith's Sunday League division two leaders Jubilee. Steve Ward gave the visitors the lead after 20 minutes, only for an own goal to level matters for Jubilee
Steve Hodgson, the No 2 seed, took 23 minutes to beat Milford's Mark Thompson 3-0 at Dunnington last night to reach tomorrow's York Men's Veterans' Squash Championship final. The opening game saw Thompson take an early lead 3-1 with excellent retrieving
PRIME Minister Tony Blair is being urged to make the "strongest representations" to the Indian Government in a bid to free deaf charity worker Ian Stillman. The campaign for Stillman to be released from jail is gathering support at Westminster, with more
A few coach seats are still available for fans wanting to go to Heworth RL's big Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Challenge Cup match at Batley Bulldogs on Sunday. The York amateur club are taking on the professional Northern Ford Premiership outfit in the third
Craig White has made an excellent recovery from his knee surgery and will fly out on Monday to join his England colleagues in India. The Yorkshire all-rounder said he is not expecting to play in India, where England are nearing the half-way stage of their
RAIL operator Arriva Trains Northern was today facing the prospect of even more industrial action. Station staff employed by the company are about to be balloted in a separate dispute over pay. The news, which will be a further blow to long-suffering
PLANS to build a bandstand to mark the Queen's Golden Jubilee have been shelved by Malton councillors. The ambitious proposals were put forward as a way of commemorating this summer's events. But the plans have been abandoned in favour of a dozen hanging
FEWER of the children in care in York are being adopted - despite government pressure for them to be found new homes. But City of York Council said the dip was due to exceptional performances the year before, which left fewer children to be adopted. Only
THE final of the York Brewery Indoor Cricket KO Competition could well be an all-Acomb affair after the club's 'B' team had an easy win in the first semi-final. The second semi-final will immediately precede the final on March 23, when Rowntree 'A' will
TRAFALGAR Bay battled to another notable victory in York John Smith's Men's League division one, beating Shepherd 'A'. Second-placed Shepherd A had Mick Willsden shooting a fine 14-darter but Ron Simpson replied with 18 and Kelvin Frankel paired with
THE Tigers will be tamed. That is the message coming from Sandhill Lane ahead of Selby's Yorkshire One scuffle with fellow mid-table languishers Sheffield Tigers. Selby, on a mission to make 2002 a year to remember, have started to piece together a useful
ALBERT Pattison was 'bowled over' after he received the York and District Sports Council's Service to Sport award last night. At a special presentation, Pattison, the league secretary for the Hunters Estate Agents York and District Senior Cricket League
THANKS to all the people of York who have so generously supported York RSPCA Animals Home last year. Some regularly provided blankets, newspapers and food and responded wonderfully to our Christmas appeal for food. Others supplied saleable goods for our
YORK City spearhead Michael Proctor has every incentive for wanting to spike the FA Cup dreams of Premiership big-guns Fulham. Proctor is revelling in the glory of the Minstermen's march to the fourth round and wants his debut campaign to run and run.
Tom O'Ryan's nap selection of Saturday's meeetings is: Doncaster 2.30 ...Frenchman's Creek (Nap) Updated: 15:04 Friday, January 25, 2002
