JOHN Cooper, well-versed director of Stagecoach Youth Theatre York, has a surprising confession to make. "Two years ago, I'd only just heard of Snoopy. Of course I was aware that the pooch had a certain following in literary circles; I think I was just
WHAT inspired casting by artistic director Damian Cruden for his York Theatre Royal Studio production of Willy Russell's two-hander Educating Rita. From next Thursday, Robert Pickavance will play the cynical, jaded English literature tutor Frank; Andrina
MOTOR racing tycoon John Batchelor is to offer York City's Supporters' Trust a minimum 20 per cent slice of the club if he gains control. Batchelor met with representatives from the Trust yesterday and put the offer on the table when discussing exactly
A MAN was rescued by emergency teams early today after the car he was in plunged over cliffs near Scarborough. A major search and rescue operation was mounted by police, coastguard, fire and rescue officers and members of the North York Moors search and
THIS is turning into a good year for Julie Goodyear, the home-coming soap queen of Coronation Street. The announcement of her latest re-crowning after several months of will-she-won't-she tabloid speculation, coincides with Julie touring in the chic,
IF something as complex as the "war on terrorism" can be distilled into a single idea, it is this: the civilised world cannot be dictated to by extremists. When terrorists murdered thousands of people on September 11, the international community had to
York eased up the Oxbridge ECB Yorkshire Premier League table prevailing over Hull at Clifton Park yesterday to follow the 130-run beating of Barnsley. After yet another hesitant start in which they lost Simon Mason and Nick Kay with a single run between
A U.S. spy base in North Yorkshire looks set to add another distinctive "golf ball" to the local landscape. Military chiefs at Menwith Hill, near Harrogate, have applied to the town's borough council for permission to put its 30th "radome" in place. Radomes
MONEY earmarked for the controversial "Son of Star Wars" project should instead be spent on conflict resolution, Ministers have been told. In a Commons debate, Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon again came under pressure to state whether the Government supports
NUCLEAR missiles intercepted by America's "Son of Star Wars" project could hit the UK instead, a leading scientist has claimed. Physicist Ted Postol, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, made his claims in the influential New Scientist magazine
A drive to the coast across the North York Moors is not complete without a glance at RAF Fylingdales, a quick wonder what it's like before a shrug of the shoulders and carrying on. But earlier this year I was to try the atmosphere inside and find out
DO we really need another Jack The Ripper movie? Is this just a Jack The Rip-Off or a ripping good, midnight re-telling of one of the greatest unsolved serial murder mysteries? From Hell lies somewhere between the two: a very English murder trail filmed
SULLEY, the giant furry one, and Mike, the one-eyed green one, are already on a billboard near you on the fast track to becoming as familiar as cowboy Woody and spaceman Buzz Lightyear. They are the heroes of the latest computer-animated adventure from
ITS do or die for Southend United as they prepare to welcome York City to Roots Hall tomorrow. The Shrimpers have stuttered in their previous two outings, both against sides near the foot of the table, and a third winless game would surely end their hopes
Peace campaigner Anni Rainbow regularly demonstrates outside Menwith Hill. She told MIKE LAYCOCK about her protests and why she is worried about Son Of Star Wars George W Bush may be determined to press ahead with Son Of Star Wars, with Menwith Hill playing
ONCE again legitimate debate about an important issue - in this case the MMR vaccine - is being sidetracked by the cult of personality. Column inches are being devoted to the burning question: has Leo Blair had his jabs? Whatever my view of the Blairs
MANY churches in York would have been marking Homelessness Sunday on January 27, so your editorial following the report about the "Police purge on city centre beggars" (January 30), was timely. At our Unitarian Chapel in St Saviourgate we were moved and
MR Levine is lucky ('Fuss on the bus', January 18). Copmanthorpe also has a half-hourly bus service - the number 13. Unlike the fortunate residents of Clifton Moor we have no evening service at all. The last bus into York leaves here at 6.20pm, and the
Nathan Hill, champion for the last four years, will play No 2 seed Jamie Hopwood in York Men's Squash Open Championships final at York RI tomorrow in a repeat of the last two year's. In the first semi final last night No 2 seed Jamie Hopwood beat Milford's
A FUNDRAISING race against the clock has started at a York school to fund its bid to become a specialist science college. Archbishop Holgate's CE School is the latest secondary school to go for specialist status, but has to raise £50,000 worth of pledges
THE race for this season's league crown is hotting up, writes Garry Carter. Wigginton put themselves back in the frame to retain their title after a 2-1 home win over leaders Nestl Rowntree. Adam Wash broke the deadlock with a cool finish after some good
A YORK firm which has perfected a breakthrough broadband system for businesses has earned Government praise. E-Commerce Minister Douglas Alexander popped into telecoms developer SkyLINC at Tower House, York, to see a working demonstration of its high-tech
AFTER another week of prolonged flooding the York-area rivers are probably best avoided this weekend, bar the odd exception. Acomb Tackle have the Fulford and Palace Ings stretches of the Ouse below York booked on Sunday and if the Ouse is within its
A YORK businessman has slammed City of York Council's refuse collectors for dumping scores of rubbish bags outside his shop for hours at a time - creating what he believes are serious health risks. Dirk Macrae, 37, owner of Macrae's Mini Market on the
AFTER three matches in the York and District Junior League, Adam Scaife and Jordan Worobec top division one both on eight points, with Adam having his free week and Jordan taking four points from his match against Paul Brolly. Kevin Gregson holds third
A MAJOR crackdown on nuisance youths who have been plaguing the lives of residents and traders in part of York is being launched by police. The high-profile campaign, which begins tonight, will see officers take to the streets of Woodthorpe to target
WHAT have two University of York professors got in common with Ewan McGregor, Carol Vorderman and Sven-Goran Eriksson? They all appear in this year's edition of Who's Who. In fact, out of 1,000 new entries, 30 hail from York or have strong connections
THERE'S nothing to spare for the top teams in York John Smith's Men's League division one. Shepherd 'A' vitally won the crunch meeting with the leaders Sun 6-3 and the two are now locked at the top on equal points with just two matches remaining. Shepherd
Members of Copmanthorpe Bowling Club have received a grant of almost £1,800 from the National Lottery's Awards for All programme. The grant will allow the club to fund a membership campaign designed to introduce the game to a wider audience and buying
A BURGLAR tried to raid the home of his next door elderly neighbour by breaking through a loft wall, York Crown Court heard. Peter Moulson prosecuting said that Shaun Galloway, 19, broke a dividing wall between the two properties in Askham Lane, Acomb
LOYAL subjects will be able to raise a glass to Her Majesty late into the night around the Queen's Golden Jubilee in York. And late-night drinking is set to be more common generally in the city as police and magistrates respond to public demand for longer
FIRST there was 'Red Nose Day', now there is 'Proud To Be Red Day'. York City Supporters' Trust are urging fans to wear their red colours with pride for the Minstermen's home tie against Hartlepool United on February 16. Robert Havercroft from the Trust
MOTOR racing tycoon John Batchelor is to offer York City's Supporters' Trust a minimum 20 per cent slice of the club if he gains control. Batchelor met with representatives from the Trust yesterday and put the offer on the table when discussing exactly
A FIREFIGHTER'S widow today reacted with disbelief after the man who stabbed her husband to death was cleared of all charges. A jury at York Crown Court decided that mineworker Thomas Richardson, 43, acted in self-defence when his knife pierced the heart
GIANT Jon Parkin is out to make a big impression after being lured to Bootham Crescent by the bait of first team football. The 6ft 4ins tall 20-year-old is relishing his York City debut at Southend tomorrow after being left out in the cold at Barnsley
Irish raider The Gatherer has excellent prospects of scooping a jackpot prize in tomorrow's richest race, the £110,000 Tote Gold Trophy Hurdle at Newbury. Arthur Moore's charge would be a popular winner, having attracted such sustained support from punters
IT began life as a film treatment, became a play first staged in Plymouth in Autumn 2000 and tomorrow the northern premiere of Ash Kotak's feelgood Asian comedy Hijra opens at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds. "It might have been difficult to sell
HEALTH bosses have told heart patients their operations should go ahead without extra delay after all - and apologised for any distress and anxiety suffered. The climbdown by North Yorkshire Health Authority came in a letter to about 40 patients whose
FIVE people were arrested today when police swooped on a house on a York estate as part of a clampdown on crime in the area. A team of about 20 officers smashed their way into the three-storey, mid-terrace house in Garth Terrace, Clifton, late this morning
THE morning post held better tidings for patients awaiting heart surgery today. In a previous letter, they were told their operations were being put off because North Yorkshire Health Authority could not afford them. Now the authority has written to apologise
THE world was a very different place when the Queen acceded to the throne. Georgian Britain became Elizabethan Britain 50 years ago this week, and although it was the dawning of a new age, it was too soon for the nation to come to terms with the fact.
ANY plans to involve North Yorkshire in a global missile defence system will be discussed in public, the Home Secretary has pledged. David Blunkett assured residents that no decision had been taken on the future of the RAF bases at Menwith Hill and Fylingdales
RUSSIA is ready to drop its opposition to plans to carry out tests on the controversial "Son of Star Wars" project, according to White House National Security Adviser Condoleeza Rice. In return US President George Bush would postpone any decision on effectively
GEORGE W Bush was set to discuss Son of Star Wars with Tony Blair this afternoon - after the Evening Press had delivered its message of opposition to the two world leaders. Chief reporter Mike Laycock handed yesterday's paper, with its uncompromising
The Evening Press delivered a firm message to US President George W Bush as he flew in to Britain - No to Son of Star Wars. The President will hold talks with Tony Blair tomorrow, and may formally seek permission to expand and update the North Yorkshire
Tony Blair gave George W Bush a present on Monday: a bust of Winston Churchill. Apart from looking lovely in the Oval Office, this was intended as a reminder of the special relationship's finest hour, when Britain and the US worked to turn war into peace
COPPERGATE Riverside would mean only minor increases in traffic which could easily be accommodated, an engineer has claimed. And congestion on York's Fishergate gyratory would be eased by plans to allow traffic emerging from Piccadilly to turn right towards
GIANT Jon Parkin is out to make a big impression after being lured to Bootham Crescent by the bait of first team football. The 6ft 4ins tall 20-year-old is relishing his York City debut at Southend tomorrow after being left out in the cold at Barnsley
North Yorkshire MPs gave Mike Laycock their views on the Son Of Star Wars issue. "My message to Bush is: 'You must think again.'" So says Liberal Democrat MP Phil Willis, whose Harrogate and Knaresborough constituency is the nearest significant centre
Hunched on top of the North York Moors, the giant concrete triangle that is RAF Fylingdales can be seen for miles. The large circles on each of its sides look just like targets - which of course is precisely what some people fear they might become if
Here is what you could do with $30 billion dollars (£21 billion at current rates of conversion), an average estimate for the cost of the National Missile Defence project - Build 210 new hospitals - Pay off the national debt of the world's 63 poorest countries
Yorkshire CND today urged Tony Blair to refuse permission for Menwith Hill and Fylingdales to be used for Son Of Star Wars. Simon Bowens, spokesman for the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament in the region, said the missile defence project would breach the
LIVESTOCK markets are to re-open next week if they comply with rules so strict they will hardly be viable (February 5). Whatever rules are imposed they will do nothing to reduce the risk of another outbreak of foot and mouth disease, but only prevent
W HOWARD is entitled to feel pleased for the people of Chester as they are entitled to perhaps feel envy of him - because the council tax in York is considerably lower than the figure in Chester (Letters, February 5). York's band D figure is £790 but
SELBY Town will be out to follow the example of Pickering Town when they take on Brodsworth tomorrow in the Northern Counties East League premier division. Local, as well as promotion, rivals Pickering thumped Brodsworth 8-1 on Tuesday. The Robins will
SESSIONS 'A' team increased their lead in division one of Focus Fireplaces York and District Table Tennis League with a 9-1 win at home to Fulford Road WMC 'A'. Mick Wilcockson and Chris Nicholls each won three and Nigel Thorn, playing his last game for
A YOUTH centre in York is being given a facelift with the help of two local students - as part of a unique life skills course. Burnholme Community College pupils Simon Flintoft and Cole Varley, both aged 15, picked up hammers and paintbrushes as part
HOLIDAY home owners in Ryedale are facing an increase in the council tax they pay under a potential change in collection rules. A change in policy on the collection of council tax from second homes could generate up to £250,000 in extra income for Ryedale
COPPERGATE Riverside would mean only minor increases in traffic which could easily be accommodated, an engineer has claimed. And congestion on York's Fishergate gyratory would be eased by plans to allow traffic emerging from Piccadilly to turn right towards
POCKLINGTON have got the perfect tonic for their ailing season - the signing of talented fly-half Dan Clappison. With a big derby clash against York tomorrow, the Percy Road side have the ammunition in Clappison to shoot down their rivals and make a late
A JUDGE was today due to sentence two men who shot a couple in the head after searching their house for drugs. Raymond Whittaker and James Chopswood Morrison have been convicted of killing Patricia Price, 44, and Ian Clark, 35, in Bridlington in December
A NEW £500,000 multi-purpose venue to stage church services and provide a range of community facilities, is planned for west York. Leaders of Gateway Church hope to build a large hall space at the back of its Christian centre, in Front Street, Acomb,
ITS do or die for Southend United as they prepare to welcome York City to Roots Hall tomorrow. The Shrimpers have stuttered in their previous two outings, both against sides near the foot of the table, and a third winless game would surely end their hopes
HOME Secretary David Blunkett today promised to reconsider plans for civilian crime fighters in York which he turned down last year. Speaking after a meeting with City of York Council leader Rod Hills and MP Hugh Bayley, the Government's police chief
THE widow of Selby firefighter Andy Campbell, who died from a single stab wound, has spoken of her never-ending heartache. Mother-of-four Debbie Campbell also revealed that her husband had told her just a few weeks before his death that he was "going
