Some parts just haunt an actor and for Elizabeth Mansfield, Piaf is such a role, reports CHARLES HUTCHINSON BORN 1915, died 1963, whatever account of Edith Piaf's life is presented by Pam Gems in Piaf, it cannot be the whole truth. Mystery and myth still
Spend all that money on the costumes and then they come off... CHARLES HUTCHINSON charts the perils of staging Moll Flanders EACH year, director John Cooper takes his older actors up the A1 to the Edinburgh Fringe and they change the company name from
RAIL firm Arriva Trains Northern blasted union officials today after a pay offer to end industrial action was rejected - without members voting on it. National chiefs at the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) have thrown out a four per cent pay
THE president of the National Gipsy Council has accused police in a North Yorkshire town of harassing travellers on a local site, in a case which is said to have racist undertones. Hughie Smith has made a formal complaint to North Yorkshire's Chief Constable
TO one pair of ears, it is soothing music; to another, maddening muzak. Piped music is everywhere: in lifts, in shops and most irritatingly, on the phone. A vicar once dubbed York the noise pollution capital of the North. Now Raymond Barry has stormed
Hello folks, I'm back! It's Evening Press here. After a long winter break with my hooves up watching the magic of Tony McCoy over the jumps, I can't wait to get the saddle on my back again. It was great to finally get a run-out at the Malton gallops to
YORK City chairman John Batchelor has appointed the club's first chief executive, promoting secretary Keith Usher to the role. "He has been doing the job of secretary for a long time and I felt he just needed some recognition," explained Batchelor. "As
YORKSHIRE will equal their worst start to a Championship season in 12 years if Hampshire pull off a repeat performance at Headingley over the next four days, writes David Warner. The title-holders last lost their first three matches in 1990 and it became
OFFICE politics are not confined to the office. Witness the two women in Patrick Stettner's debut drama, a taut study of corporate ambition, anger and female revenge. Sleek Julie (Stockard Channing) is at the top of the executive tree, expecting the chop
HART'S War is a serious prisoner of war movie, so serious that Bruce Willis doesn't smile at the wonder of himself, not even at the black hairpiece plonked on his head. Then again, Hart's War is a courtroom drama, a late, great escape story, and an American
I DID not want my year of office to pass without writing formally to thank all at the Evening Press for the support they have given me in the last 12 months. Your reporters and photographers have, without exception, been courteous, interested and professional
I AGREE with Dr Charles Kightly who says 'no' to the removal of the city archives from a central location under the control of the city council (May 16). From time to time I have had to apply to visit the archives. Obviously, for me, it means a brief
IN your article on the visit to York of a Palestinian bishop you report he was "forced to flee his home in Nazareth in 1948 when the new state of Israel was set up" (May 18). Palestinians were not expelled when Israel was set up. Approximately 20 per
REGARDING Helen Mead's fascinating column on menswear (Evening Press, May 20): there was a time when long-sleeved shirts (useful for covering tattoos at posh venues) and Dr Marten's macho boots were everything to me. Since then I have mellowed and dream
I ENJOYED the article 'Boom town cats' (May 18) because that was an era of groovy music and swinging hit tunes that, at the time, seemed to be never-ending. Yet it answers the question put by Ivy Eden's group when I felt at odds playing piano for old-time
Three York primary schools, a Premiership referee, and Sports Minister Richard Caborn are set to take the World Cup by storm tomorrow - not in the Far East, but in Huddersfield. The Sporting Chance World Cup, sponsored by Yorkshire Water, will see 32
OOH LA LA Guv! They can't promise you'll meet a Pearly Queen or ladies from the Moulin Rouge, but York's National Railway Museum (NRM) is offering three lucky families the chance to explore their home cities in a Golden Jubilee competition. London or
NORTH YORKSHIRE'S eight-times sidecar World Champion Steve Webster, MBE, is back at Silverstone tomorrow for the first time in 16 years to race in the fourth round of this year's Superside Sidecar World Championship. His last visit to the famous Northamptonshire
MOST people let the car or the train take the strain when they go on a business trip - but not enthusiastic Royal British Legion fundraiser Colin Northridge. Colin, 52, has strapped on his roller-blades and is skating 45 miles from York Minster to the
SUFFERERS of the debilitating illness ME are being let down because there is not enough research into treatment of the disease, according to a review of studies carried out in York. A team at the Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (CRD) at the University
YORK Amalgamation announced its match programme of matches for the coming season this week and has once again plumped for a slimmed down calendar. The move regrettably reflects the growing apathy of the areas anglers towards river fishing. The season
YORK RUFC juniors will be hoping for a day of double delight when they head to Twickenham on Sunday. The boys from the Under-10s and Under-12s are at the home of English rugby for the semi-finals and, hopefully, the finals of the prestigious Prudential
THINGS are hotting up for women in York with the arrival of the boys from Blue Watch. Naked Flame 2 is heading for the Grand Opera House and the city's very own TV hero, James Crossley, is back in the limelight. James, who was Hunter in ITV's Combat show
Serieux, winner of a good handicap at York last week, makes an appearance on the opposite side of the Pennines tomorrow and I fancy he will complete a notable double. Barry Hills' colt heads to Haydock for the £70,000 Tote Credit Silver Bowl. Serieux,
THE worst fears of Pocklington and York RI were confirmed today when they were officially relegated from their respective divisions. The 'up-down' saga has been prolonged for the past month as the RFU waited for the outcome of the controversial promotional
PUPILS from Years Seven and Eight at Huntington School, York, took part in a Readathon during English lessons, their lunch breaks and free time. Readathon is a registered charity which raises money for the Malcolm Sargent Cancer Care Fund and the Roald
A NORTH Yorkshire woman who discovered she had a long-lost cousin is to join her in London for a special Queen's Golden Jubilee celebration. Susan Chadwick, from Newton-on-Ouse, is to attend a luncheon, hosted by Gloria Hunniford, at Hampton Court. Mrs
DRIVERS at bus company First have thrown out a new pay offer from their bosses. About two-thirds of drivers voted against the deal in a ballot, whose results were announced today. The result has come as a blow to company chiefs at First who had hoped
YORK City chairman John Batchelor has appointed the club's first chief executive, promoting secretary Keith Usher to the role. "He has been doing the job of secretary for a long time and I felt he just needed some recognition," explained Batchelor. "As
A TEENAGE girl who suffers behavioural problems is in with a chance of winning her own record deal - after being inspired by her cousin's success on TV series Pop Idol. Jacquie Anderson, mother of 13-year-old Stacey, says her daughter's life has been
YORK'S Coppergate Riverside scheme today came under a sustained and devastating attack from a Government-backed architectural advisory body. The architecture of the £60 million redevelopment project was branded "not worthy of its location" near medieval
by Rosslyn Brennan MUSIC is said to have charms to soothe the savage breast, but one man was so outraged when tunes disturbed his treatment that he stormed out of physiotherapy sessions at York District Hospital. Raymond Barry, 68, from Stamford Bridge
A NORTH Yorkshire woman who discovered she had a long-lost cousin is to join her in London for a special Queen's Golden Jubilee celebration. Susan Chadwick, from Newton-on-Ouse, is to attend a luncheon, hosted by Gloria Hunniford, at Hampton Court. Mrs
Alan Ayckbourn's new drama, Snake In The Grass, is a tale of suspense and ghosts from the past. Opening on Thursday in its world premiere at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough, Ayckbourn's 61st play is his first thriller since 1994's chamber piece
LORNE Campbell first met York Theatre Royal artistic director Damian Cruden when studying for his Masters at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. Now Lorne is bringing his production of Ariel Dorfman's Death And The Maiden to the Theatre Royal
ONCE, it was among York's finest buildings. But by 1960, the York Public Baths were in a sorry and dilapidated state. Situated on the banks of the Ouse, years of flooding and neglect began to take their toll. The first picture, taken in November 1960,
PUPILS at a York school were today mourning the death of a schoolmate after a six-week battle against cancer. Teachers and counsellors are helping students at Huntington School come to terms with the death of James Hurd. Head teacher Chris Bridge told
A PLUCKY Post Office couple told today how they faced down a would-be robber who struck at their York shop armed with what they believed was a gun. Christine Waddington, 53, and husband Duncan, 57, refused to give in to the demands of raider Richard Campbell
A POST Office robber whose raid sparked an armed siege in a York street was today starting six years in jail. Armed police surrounded a house in Garfield Terrace, off Leeman Road, in a vain attempt to catch Richard Gerald Campbell, 32, last November.
ANDY Jenkins can consider himself a very unlucky man. He has a conviction for spying but his only crime is bad timing. With his fellow aeroplane enthusiasts Mr Jenkins was in the wrong place at the wrong time. There is an element of naivety in their actions
Motoring Editor MALCOLM BAYLIS is wowed by Alfa Romeo's GTA NEXT month sees the return of a legend. An Alfa Romeo GTA or, to spell it out, an Alfa Romeo Gran Turismo Alleggerita. It has been a long wait since the last GTA-badged Alfa , a competition Giulia
PAUL Gascoigne's agent, Ian Elliott, today squashed growing speculation linking the former England international with a move to York City. The rumours were prompted by chairman John Batchelor's promise of a big-name joining the club on Monday. "As far
YORK City chairman John Batchelor is looking to establish a new rugby league team to fill the void left by the demise of York Wasps. The new team would become the third prong in Batchelor's growing sporting empire, competing alongside the football club
YORK Cricket Club's home encounter with Cleethorpes at Clifton Park tomorrow is given crucial significance as they try to re-establish themselves as genuine Oxbridge Yorkshire ECB County Premier League title contenders. Both sides have shown potential
THE Contemporary Sculpture Park at Newby Hall is open for its second year. Following the success of last year's inaugural exhibition at the Historic House Association house and gardens near Ripon, owners Richard and Lucinda Compton have planned another
WESTMINSTER is a magnet for protesters. Anyone with a gripe or who wants a law changed or introduced trudges down to London in the hope it will make a difference. It is easy to understand why they make the journey, given the Houses of Parliament are supposed
YORK'S Coppergate Riverside scheme today came under a sustained and devastating attack from a Government-backed architectural advisory body. The architecture of the £60 million redevelopment project was branded "not worthy of its location" near medieval
CLIFTON 'A' top York Atlas Auto Services Darts League division one following an excellent 7-2 win over Huntington SC. Eighteen darts each from Graham Sanderson and Neil Hart spearheaded the Clifton attack, while Fred Brown took Huntington's only point
YORK Cricket Club's home encounter with Cleethorpes at Clifton Park tomorrow is given crucial significance as they try to re-establish themselves as genuine Oxbridge Yorkshire ECB County Premier League title contenders. Both sides have shown potential
YORK Acorn ARL 'A' player-coaches Kev Warters and Mick Lumby will hope to bow out in style as their side take on New Earswick All Blacks in the York Accident Cup final tomorrow. This final, to be played at New Earswick's White Rose Avenue ground (kick
YORK Cycleworks rider Alastair Kay came tenth overall in the four-day, 450-mile, Fleche du Sud race in Luxembourg. The race, whose previous winners include Tour de France winner Charly Gaul and Tour of Spain winner Alex Zuelle, was contested by 20 seven-man
A "TOME raider" from York who plundered rare antiquarian books worth £1.1 million from libraries has been given three months to pay £310,000 - or face another two years in jail. William Jacques is already serving four years for stealing more than 400
THE death of a North Yorkshire road safety campaigner has prompted a coroner to call for improved cycling routes in the county. An inquest heard that Karl Briggs was killed when his bicycle collided with the side of a passing lorry. Paying tribute to
PARENTS are urged to be on their guard after a man attempted to abduct an eight-year-old girl. The incident happened just after 4.30pm on Wednesday as the young girl was walking through Beadlam, near Helmsley. A police spokeswoman said the man is described
North Yorkshire's Simon Dyson was in exalted company as he tried to whittle away first round leader Colin Montgomerie's score in the Volvo PGA championship at Wentworth. The Malton and Norton Golf Club star carded a one-under-par 71 in the first round
SCHOOLS in York will be scrumming down tomorrow in their ten-a-side curtain raiser to the York Golden Jubilee Rugby League Festival at Heworth on Monday, June 3. The youngsters will be cheered on by a special guest - Julie Cronin from York who is an ex-GB
YORKSHIRE will equal their worst start to a Championship season in 12 years if Hampshire pull off a repeat performance at Headingley over the next four days, writes David Warner. The title-holders last lost their first three matches in 1990 and it became
FURIOUS school meals staff in East Yorkshire have been told their employers cannot pay their wages on time. Martins Food Services staff have told staff at schools across the East Riding that their wages cannot be paid directly into their bank accounts
FOREIGN Secretary Jack Straw has promised convicted plane spotter Andy Jenkins diplomatic help to secure a swift appeal. He made the pledge at a 75-minute Westminster meeting yesterday, amid fears it could take two years for Mr Jenkins' case to be heard
PLANS to build a new £500,000 ten-pin bowling centre and roller-skate rink in Selby have finally been given the go-ahead. The development was put on hold for more than a year after objections from nearby Hodgson Chemicals' bosses, who said the project
PAUL Gascoigne's agent, Ian Elliott, today squashed growing speculation linking the former England international with a move to York City. The rumours were prompted by chairman John Batchelor's promise of a big-name joining the club on Monday. "As far
YORK City chairman John Batchelor is looking to establish a new rugby league team to fill the void left by the demise of York Wasps. The new team would become the third prong in Batchelor's growing sporting empire, competing alongside the football club
STEPHEN LEWIS tries to fathom out what makes Big Brother so popular LEESA Waddington knows exactly what she will be doing at 9pm tonight. Along with millions of others nation-wide, she will be glued to the box as the opening credits roll for the start
