PUNK godfathers Green Day have brought their back catalogue up to date with Shenanigans. The Californian three-piece have sold more than 25 million albums and dodged enough spit to fill a swimming pool. This latest release is a collection of B-sides,
THERE is nothing more depressing than a "good time band", and Eastbourne's Toploader have all the forced jollification of that Royal It's A Knockout farce or mass-consumption bottled beer. The 1.5 million-selling success of 2000's debut album, Onka's
NOTHING difficult about this second album, then. Coldplay's follow-up to Parachutes is the sound of a band growing up in public, and emerging far more confident and assured than on their debut, without sacrificing its vulnerable charm. The wet-behind-the-ears
YORK City chairman John Batchelor today unveiled sensational plans to buy Bootham Crescent. Mr Batchelor said he was putting together a package to try to obtain ownership of the ground and give the club "control over its destiny". He said the deal would
CHRIS Silverwood's usual smile has been replaced by a brooding look with only two days to go to Yorkshire's C&G Trophy final showdown against Somerset at Lord's. Yorkshire's leading strike bowler was distraught on Tuesday when he limped off the field
Sharplaw Venture, successful on her debut at Pontefract earlier this month, can cope with a step up in class at Chester tomorrow. The William Haggas-trained juvenile lines-up for the EBF Combermere Fillies' Conditions Stakes and is napped to double her
AT THE start of this year, Richard Pickles had no girlfriend, had never been to France and thought the French were arrogant. Now he's getting married after a whirlwind romance, has also fallen in love with the French and is buying a property in the heart
PARISH council chiefs objecting to development plans for Huntington handed over more than 1,200 letters of objection at a council meeting. Roy Jones, of Huntington Parish Council, blasted plans to develop the area at a meeting to discuss changes to the
A 17-year-old York girl will face trial by jury on charges of falsely imprisoning a woman and robbing her of her jewellery. The city's youth justices decided the case against the teenager was too serious for them to deal with and ordered her to be committed
A YORK man is being sued for more than £50,000 by a 16-month old girl, whose father was killed in a motorcycle accident before she was born. Justin Brosenitz, of Eldwick Close, York, is being sued under the Fatal Accident Act 1976 by Paula Hemmons on
MOVE-SEEKING York City goalkeeper Russ Howarth was today playing a waiting game to see if a Premiership dream comes alive. Premier League pace-setters Tottenham Hotspur were expected to contact the 20-year-old today as to whether they will firm up their
RESIDENTS who claim their lives are blighted by late night noise and disturbances created by St John's College students are to elect two people to "fight our corner". People living in the St John Street area of York, near to the college, claim the students
"COME on down" is the rallying cry being issued by York City chairman John Batchelor ahead of the club's first open day for fans at Bootham Crescent on Sunday, writes Dave Stanford. The day's free entertainment will kick-off at around 12.30pm when fans
CONTROVERSY over Selby councillors' salaries heightened today with claims that some members could be receiving the equivalent of £400 a meeting. Tory leaders claim the number of members at meetings has nosedived since attendance allowances were replaced
SEVENTEEN years after her voice was silenced by a condition that made it impossible for her to sing, Linda Thompson miraculously finds expression again. Fashionably Late, a collaboration with her son Teddy Thompson, is a collection of beautiful and often
BRITISH Sugar bowler Andy Heaton is enjoying the sweet life. The 30-year-old medium pacer has joined the Horwath Pulleyn Heselton York Vale League hall of fame after recently grabbing ten wickets in a match. He ripped out the entire Clifton Alliance team
I'M delighted to have this opportunity to speak to Evening Press readers about life as captain of York City. It is a position I'm very proud to have, especially now that the club is enjoying some success after a positive start to the season. There are
YOUR story on continuing vandalism at the Hempland Lane allotments (August 16) angered me so much that it compelled me to write. I grew up in the area and spent much time playing in, and helping with, family allotments thereabouts. Sure, we got into some
IT was with deep sadness I read the front page headline 'Bring back hanging' (August 23). This might have been a direct quote from Gillian Chambers, but I think it was an irresponsible act on the part of the Press, and seemingly an example of your clandestine
WITH reference to the report "Race drunks cause chaos" (August 24), it is high time stiffer action was taken by police on drunken behaviour. The worst part is when such people urinate in this estate without considering the young children playing in the
AFTER having read so much bad publicity about hospital care, I feel I must praise Ward 23 at York District Hospital for the very caring way they looked after my mum, myself and family during her last days. A very big thank you to you all. Brenda Keller
DURING the Bank Holiday period my partner, my daughter and I were visiting Whitby and went fishing just above the bridge. Eventually others arrived. One woman came with her boys and asked us to look after them while she and the boys' grandmother went
I agree with Keith Chapman (Letters, August 26) about the need to look at the whole picture about driving. When I was practising before taking my advanced driving test, I was always taught to keep both hands on the wheel at all times, except when changing
MINISTERS are right to retract their threat to legislate against media payments to witnesses in criminal trials. The idea was impracticable and unnecessary. The Lord Chancellor Lord Irvine has backed down, to give press self-regulation another chance.
THE National Farmers' Union has welcomed the Government's announcement that it is to increase its funding to hill and upland farmers by 10pc to help producers working in some of the country's most beautiful but unforgiving landscapes. DEFRA has announced
MONUMENTAL is the word, both for the man and his music. At 62, Solomon Burke has a big voice that can move from an underground rumble to soaring gospel. Listening to this music is like discovering a forgotten soul classic, and this timelessness fits for
Is Eighties' nostalgia a good or bad thing? Sheffield's Def Leppard produced some great stuff back then, and this is a great album for remembering those days. But it's probably not going to win them many new fans. There is a hint of the Photograph era
MATTHEW Elliott again proved to be the perfect replacement for Darren Lehmann with a fighting innings of 92 at the Rose Bowl yesterday. Although Yorkshire gained a first innings lead of only 11 over Hampshire they finished the day poised to record their
YORK is set to enjoy an autumn visitor boom after a TV holiday programme turned a tourist information centre's phones red-hot. The first event to benefit should be the city's Food and Drink Festival next month, which looks likely to enjoy record business
CUTS to redundancy and retirement benefits for council workers have met with strong opposition from the union Unison. The public services union is meeting members to discuss action, which could include striking. City of York Council is proposing a cut
YORKSHIRE members were expected to approve an increase in the club's borrowing power from £5m to £10m at the extraordinary general meeting which was being held at Headingley today. Faced with the threat of bankruptcy if the committee resolution does not
THE campaign to kick-start professional rugby league in York is tantalisingly close to clearing its first major financial hurdle. And the message to the city is, don't let it all come to nothing now. A massive rise in membership of the new club saw the
MOVE-SEEKING York City goalkeeper Russ Howarth was today playing a waiting game to see if a Premiership dream comes alive. Premier League pace-setters Tottenham Hotspur were expected to contact the 20-year-old today as to whether they will firm up their
REMEMBER Alf, the ample half of Yazoo? The Essex girl could sing electronic chill (Winter Kills), pure pop (Love Resurrection) and classic ballads too (That Ole Devil Called Love). Last year, she added show songs, resurfacing from home life in the West
IT was a while before we noticed anything wrong. Returning from holiday is always the same, with worries arranged on a sliding scale of neuroses, from a broken window all the way to a smouldering hole where your house should be. None of the above had
THE Jarvis boss being investigated over allegations that he took a £1 million bribe has resigned, the company confirmed. Colin Skellett, non-executive chairman of Jarvis Plc, stepped down from the company's board because of a police investigation unrelated
A Cumbrian challenge faces York's two National Conference League clubs on Saturday. Heworth are likely to have the tougher of the two matches as they visit cup kings Wath Brow, who are favourites to lift the division two title in their first season in
HAVE you heard the one about the town crier and the comedy TV show? You soon will, when one of York's most familiar faces appears on your screen. The city's veteran town crier John Redpath is to battle it out with comics from across the north as part
EXPECTATION levels have dropped at Elland Road after Leeds United's shock 1-0 home defeat against Sunderland. After two opening Premiership victories, Leeds were brought crashing down to earth by the battling Wearsiders. The nature of the defeat was reminiscent
A YORK drink-driver who repeatedly flouts motoring bans has been jailed for six months and ordered off the road for a minimum of five years. Robert Dennis Birch, 24, has been caught drinking and driving three times this year - despite magistrates banning
YORKSHIRE members were expected to approve an increase in the club's borrowing power from £5m to £10m at the extraordinary general meeting which was being held at Headingley today. Faced with the threat of bankruptcy if the committee resolution does not
CHRIS Silverwood's usual smile has been replaced by a brooding look with only two days to go to Yorkshire's C&G Trophy final showdown against Somerset at Lord's. Yorkshire's leading strike bowler was distraught on Tuesday when he limped off the field
THE first man on the scene of the Selby rail crash has been recognised for his bravery by a national award. Greg Cooper, 35, helped dozens of people in the Great Heck tragedy which left ten people dead and 70 injured. The father-of-two, from Carcroft,
YORK people are being offered the chance to make the city a leafier place with a new scheme to "Plant a Tree for 2003". The project from City of York Council involves giving away hundreds of trees, all native to the UK, and suitable for large open spaces
A PLANNED cycle path at York's new tennis centre could become a focus for drug users, according to objectors. Walmgate Neighbourhood Forum, University of York Students' Union and Woodlands Respite Care Home have all objected to the planned route. In a
TRIBUTES were paid today to a North Yorkshire football fan killed by a gang who tried to steal his car in Manchester. Police launched a murder hunt after Glyn Ellis, 46, who lived in Knaresborough, was killed when he tried to stop a gang of youths from
CAMPAIGNERS who defaced one of North Yorkshire's most prominent landmarks today told the Evening Press how and why they took the controversial action. A spokesman for the shadowy organisation, which styles itself the Real Countryside Alliance (RCA), has
THE campaign to kick-start professional rugby league in York is tantalisingly close to clearing its first major financial hurdle. And the message to the city is, don't let it all come to nothing now. A massive rise in membership of the new club saw the
SCHOOLS across North Yorkshire are facing a shortage of 400 staff when they open next week. The Criminal Records Bureau is still to check the past of between 300 and 400 new appointments of teachers and support staff. Those checks must be completed before
I HAVE just watched my 18-month-old grandson unleash all 66ft from my measuring tape and wrap it round the dining room table to his own design. At least when Finn had completed his task I could pick it up and reel it in again, which is not the case with
Norwich Union's hopes of taking the first division title in the Horwath Pulleyn Heselton York Vale League were hit by improving York Post Office, writes John Parkin. NU made little progress against the accurate Mike Hamshere and second change bowler James
Burton Salmon became York Vale League division four champions in style when beating nearest rivals Wistow by 102 runs. Max Driscoll (153) struck another glorious innings, while dad Colin had the ignomy of a duck. Acomb saw their promotion hopes battered
Bishopthorpe are York Vale League division five champions despite their game against York being abandoned at tea. Stuart Drabble had hit a fine 80 as the Bishops reached 167-8 against the accurate Don Murray (6-70). York retain second place closely pursued
IT is not easy to get a grip on the events of August 31, 1997. In some ways, Diana's life and death seem to belong to another age. Yet as soon as you think back, the memories that return are so vivid you can almost smell the floral tributes. Because Diana
I CAN understand Dr Campbell's argument for a more attractive fountain for Parliament Street (letters, August 27), but I think he underestimates the inherent problems of creating anything less than bullet-proof for public display in an English city. Certainly
IT sounds sinister. But the Real Countryside Alliance is clearly run by people with a sense of humour. The creation of a giant huntsman to ride the white horse of Kilburn was a wonderful publicity stunt. It took a great deal of effort, 160ft of carpet
