Lenny Henry thought he had outgrown character comedy, but now he is back with his highly personal new live show, and happier than ever. CHARLES HUTCHINSON reports HAVE You Seen This Man?, Lenny Henry's 25-date new touring show, arrives in Yorkshire on
DAMIAN Cruden will direct the new season's second repertory show in the main house, Pam Gems' Piaf, starring Elizabeth Mansfield, the musical actress who has made the role of Edith Piaf her own, from June 1 to 22. The theatre's new resident director,
CHARLES HUTCHINSON introduces a play based round a dead comedian and has details of a new season in York THE English or, more specifically, Englishmen, have an obsession with being in the safe cocoon of clubs and societies. So believes Damian Cruden,
THE SON of deaf charity worker Ian Stillman has told the Evening Press he hopes his father's plight could help thousands of hearing-impaired Indian people. Ian, 51, whose parents live in Tadcaster Road, York, and who had a leg amputated after a road accident
PEOPLE power was given a welcome boost last night after City Of York Council's Planning Committee rejected a controversial scheme for 145 flats. Local residents in Bishophill had complained that the planned development for the NCP car park in Skeldergate
ANYONE willing to take on the troubled York City has got to be a bit of a gambler. So it is fitting that John Batchelor, the club's new supremo, should unveil plans for a casino in the Minstermen's new home. Is this a glittering new future, a hint of
I READ with interest the letter from the Chapelfields woman who does not know the answer to youngsters' anti-social behaviour (March 27). It cannot be sorted out overnight by any one person that's for sure, and is a nationwide problem which seems to be
HAS City of York Council gone totally crazy with its road restructuring schemes? Not only has the council turned two lanes into one outside the Royal York Hotel approaching Leeman Road, and created yet another cyclepath almost as wide as the road, but
YORK City look set to be without the services of top scorer Michael Proctor at Macclesfield Town tomorrow. The 12-goal hitman is struggling with a hamstring strain that saw him substituted midway through the second half of Tuesday night's 2-0 win over
BACK in the fold Christian Fox is looking to sign off a season to forget with a flourish. The young midfielder has been recalled from a loan spell in Northern Ireland and but for a slight ankle injury would have featured in the squad that beat Lincoln
YORK City's new chairman John Batchelor today reaffirmed his commitment to giving fans a voice in the Minstermen boardroom. Confirmation of his pledge to give two seats in the boardroom to representatives from the Supporters' Trust comes just days after
ET The Extra Terrestrial is now Extra Terrific - in The 20th Anniversary edition. To mark the 20th birthday of a film he feared would have "only a very narrow, Disney low-end kid appeal", film-maker Steven Spielberg has re-woven his dream, enhancing the
JUST as the Fool is the wisest character in Shakes-peare's comedies, so Ali G in chatshow mode pretends to be dim when he's being pin sharp. Like Dennis Pennis and Mrs Merton he could dupe his surprised, off-guard celebrities. Now Ali G, alias Oxbridge
YORK MP Hugh Bayley has added his Parliamentary weight behind plans to keep the Wasps buzzing. The Labour MP has backed York Wasps' supporters in their endeavour to keep the club alive after it was closed by directors on Tuesday. He is to raise at Westminster
PROTESTERS fighting plans to develop part of a York school site for housing claim the City of York Council has failed to consult properly on its future. They object to a proposal by the council to sell off half the Oaken Grove Primary School site in Haxby
FULFORD Road WMC 'A' team, hoping to finish in second place in division one of Focus Fireplaces York and District Table Tennis League, had two matches to try to close the gap on York RI 'B'. They found Bootham Conservative Club 'B' a hard nut to crack
TODAY was an extra special day for one York family as it marked two very important milestones. Ann and Arthur Coatesworth, of Merchant Way, Copmanthorpe, were celebrating their golden wedding anniversary today - as their daughter Susan Tomlinson and her
TWO Pocklington RUFC juniors will realise the dream of pulling on an England shirt during the next week. Rob Webber and Charlie Allen have worked their way up the representative ladder in recent months with a series of impressive performances for Yorkshire
A GROUP of demonstrators targeted the York office of an insurance firm which they claim supports cruelty to animals. The group of nine protesters from the York and Leeds branches of the Animal Protection Society, shouted their claims through megaphones
BACK in the fold Christian Fox is looking to sign off a season to forget with a flourish. The young midfielder has been recalled from a loan spell in Northern Ireland and but for a slight ankle injury would have featured in the squad that beat Lincoln
YORK City's new supremo John Batchelor has unveiled ambitious plans to turn a new home for the Minstermen into a mecca for gamblers. Negotiations between Mr Batchelor and City of York Council over two possible locations for a new multi-purpose stadium
THE Guilds of York will be the driving force behind the York Mystery Plays for the first time since the Middle Ages in this summer's York Wagon Plays production. In another return to their past, the Plays will be restored to the Yorkshire Museum Gardens
I WRITE in response to the letter from Damaris Harris ('Shame on York', March 21). As a rule we prefer to take a minimum two-night booking at weekends but, subject to availability, we do try to meet guests' needs when possible. Regarding the statement
AROUND 1940 the first packet of seeds I grew in my own garden were Russell Lupins. A picture of George Russell was on the back of the packet. In 1964 I moved to Wigginton and discovered his memorial garden bed in Leeman Road in the Memorial War Garden
HOW many MPs or peers who voted to ban fox hunting yet eat foie gras or veal can justify their selfish pleasure while seeking to criminalise a countryside pursuit which serves a useful purpose and provides employment? R A Stansfield, Main Street, Welburn
KYLIE, Madonna, young Spice Girls, Whitney and even Mariah have done it, and oops, Britney's done it too, crossing over from frothy pop to movie candyfloss. The one-time Broadway starlet who became the world's biggest teen pop star on the strength of
YORKSHIRE'S Accident and Emergency departments could be inundated over the Easter weekend by patients who don't need to be there, a survey has revealed. More than half of people surveyed in the region thought they should go to A&E if their GP surgery
FORMER members of North Yorkshire regiment the Green Howards are reuniting to celebrate a special anniversary. More than 200 former officers and soldiers of the regiment's 2nd Battalion are meeting up to celebrate a half century since the battalion was
THE title race in John Smith's Sunday Football League division two is hotting up. Second-placed Derwent United lost 2-1 at home to Blacksmiths Arms, Glen Hinds and Mike Heels scoring for Blacksmiths. Selby Olympia, who with games in hand are still in
NEWLY-promoted Holgate WMC had Shepherd 'A' on the ropes in their York John Smith's Men's League clash. Good games from Mick Brookes (20) and Gary Stewart (21) added to by Mick Bell then Alec Cowden, put Holgate within an ace of victory. But experience
A SCHEME to replace a York car park with 145 flats has been condemned for being "too big a development in such an important location". The plans for the NCP car park in Skeldergate were refused last night by City of York Council's Planning Committee,
Scarborough start their Nationwide Conference Easter programme with the visit of Hereford United to the McCain Stadium, knowing that victory is vital to their hopes of survival. The Seasiders are just two points above Stalybridge Celtic, who occupy the
NEW faces and an outbreak of butt-kicking will provide the double spur to Harrogate Town's pursuit of the UniBond League first division crown. Town's midweek defeat at home to Chorley - their first loss at Wetherby Road all season - was described by manager
PLANS for a new model village on York's outskirts have come a step nearer to reality. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation and City of York Council have joined forces to build "New Osbaldwick". A draft development brief for the site has now been approved by
THE SON of deaf charity worker Ian Stillman has told the Evening Press he hopes his father's plight could help thousands of hearing-impaired Indian people. Ian, 51, whose parents live in Tadcaster Road, York, and who had a leg amputated after a road accident
YORK MP Hugh Bayley has added his Parliamentary weight behind plans to keep the Wasps buzzing. The Labour MP has backed York Wasps' supporters in their endeavour to keep the club alive after it was closed by directors on Tuesday. He is to raise at Westminster
A MULTI-MILLION pound new project, designed to revitalise one of North Yorkshire's tourist honeypots, is to get the seal of approval from the Archbishop of York. Dr David Hope will tomorrow open a new and architecturally innovative visitor centre, which
HUMAN bones found at a waste disposal site in York were today at the centre of a macabre investigation. They grim find was unearthed by a JCB operator carrying out drainage works at the Towthorpe Civic Amenity Site, on Towthorpe Moor Road, in Strensall
YORK City look set to be without the services of top scorer Michael Proctor at Macclesfield Town tomorrow. The 12-goal hitman is struggling with a hamstring strain that saw him substituted midway through the second half of Tuesday night's 2-0 win over
YORK City's new chairman John Batchelor today reaffirmed his commitment to giving fans a voice in the Minstermen boardroom. Confirmation of his pledge to give two seats in the boardroom to representatives from the Supporters' Trust comes just days after
A 40-VEHICLE pile-up closed North Yorkshire's busiest road today as thousands started the Easter getaway. Holiday traffic blocked the A1(M) after a caravan overturned and was hit by following vehicles. Drivers speeding through thick fog have been blamed
Mary Reveley, who did this column such a good turn yesterday when sending out my Nap selection I Got Rhythm to gain a 6-1 success at Musselburgh, can come up trumps again at Kempton tomorrow. The Cleveland trainer saddles Tees Components in the £15,000
