IF THERE is a more underrated band in Britain than the Alabama 3, it's difficult to name them. Three albums, countless UK tours and the theme tune to The Sopranos make an impressive musical CV, yet they remain underground. But that's probably the way
CHAOTIC, drug-riddled debauchery - and that's just the album! he Libertines debut smashes with all the subtlety of a sledge-hammer through glass. Angry, raw but energetic, Up The Bracket arrogantly wears the "best new band in Britain" tag, injecting a
Dave Grohl has to be a front-runner for the title of 2002's man of the year. Not only did the amiable former Nirvana drummer get back behind the drumkit for one of the year's best rock albums, Queens Of The Stone Age's Songs For The Deaf, but here, his
Level 42 are as Eighties as the Rubik Cube. The band had 15 hits, all included here. But these hits were wallpaper music to the Thatcher years, with red-braced yuppies, sporting phones the size of a brick, networking in wine bars, with Something About
ARMED police swooped on a York street in a dramatic dawn raid today. More than 60 officers surrounded three addresses in Spalding Avenue, Clifton, before raiding three houses and a caravan. Police said three men were arrested, following a series of incidents
Knights have cancelled a talent-spotting trial match scheduled to take place at Huntington Stadium tomorrow. Broadbent and Ferres were hoping to cast their eyes over a number of contract-seeking players. However, a lack of numbers have forced the new
YORK City Knights have secured a major coup with the signing of bulldozing front rower Rich Hayes from Hull Kingston Rovers. The York-born star was rated as the best prop of the Northern Ford Premiership last season, getting into the official "team of
by Tom O'Ryan Parting Shot, a runaway winner at Musselburgh yesterday, turns out again at Doncaster tomorrow with excellent prospects of ending his season on a really high note. The gelding, trained by Tim Easterby, goes for the Ellis Decorators Lady
POP Idol was the most addictive television series. And to be fair, the judges and the public 'discovered' five gifted performers. But to date such disappointing songs have been selected as singles for Gareth Gates and his chum Will Young. Surely they
I WAS amused to read the many complaining letters from York motorists (November 5). I gave up my car several years ago and now find cycling or walking into town much more relaxing than sitting in a long stinking queue of polluting traffic. I congratulate
I WAS interested to read of the twins born on separate days (October 30). Our twins were born at Fulford Maternity Hospital on the July 6 and 7 1970. Our son was born at 11.55pm and our daughter at 12.05am. When they were old enough to appreciate it,
SO Mrs Dunhill is alarmed at the awful smell she experienced while visiting Rawcliffe Bar Park & Ride (November 1). Can she then imagine how awful it is for those of us who live here? She may not be aware that the sewage from her unaffected home in
I AGREE with C A Wood, we should revert to the old 'static' British Greenwich Mean Time, every year (Evening Press, October 26, 'Time for a change'). I hate having to get out of bed twice a year, just to put my clock right! This 'state of the art' time-keeping
A "POPTASTIC" cure has been found for unhappy cats at animal rescue centre The Blue Cross - boy bands. Staff at the Thirsk-based centre discovered the unusual remedy after two long-term residents Tess and Jody perked up from their usual depressed state
YORK'S civic party will be dishing out the Christmas cheer to elderly residents again this year - but places are limited. City residents, aged 60 and over, are invited to attend the Lord Mayor's and Sheriff's Christmas Cheer receptions in December. There
A CHRISTMAS party for York's council tenants will mix festive cheer with housing advice. The Family Funday at the National Railway Museum will be visited by Father Christmas, and include workshops on issues ranging from anti-social neighbours to evaluating
A GROUND-breaking project to convert a windmill into an astronomical observatory and sky science centre may have moved a step closer to reality. Members of Selby District Council's planning committee, who were expected to reject the plans, deferred the
NORTH Yorkshire night clubs are to open longer hours from Saturday in an effort to cut down on street disturbance. The three-month experiment in Harrogate, of extending opening hours from 2am to 3am on Fridays and Saturdays, will initially involve Cardinal
A REGISTERED drug user who had recently kicked his habit was found dead in a friend's flat after taking a lethal cocktail of drink and drugs. Electrician Stephen Sunman, 31, visited his childhood friend Simon Welby at his home in Nunnery Lane, York, for
THE death of a teacher who was knocked down by a van when he stepped out from behind a bus in York was a "timely warning" of the dangers of crossing roads, the city's coroner said. Roderick Kean, 41, died from multiple injuries as a result of the accident
A WORRIED York mobile phone user has warned of a potentially costly text message which claimed he had won a holiday - as long as he rang a premium rate number. Tony Akrill claims the text on his Vodafone mobile said he had to make a phone call, costing
STUDENT journalists at York University are today celebrating scooping three of the UK's top prizes for the quality of their student newspaper. York Vision has taken the prestigious titles Student Newspaper of the Year and Student Website of the Year at
A WARNING has gone out today to York people to beware of Christmas criminals. City of York Council is warning about bogus charity sellers and collectors who exploit the generous. As part of the Charity Commission's Christmas Safer Giving Campaign, the
Former York City loan star Michael Proctor made a major impact on his full debut for Sunderland. The striker laid on Marcus Stewart's second goal, which cancelled out hosts' Arsenal's 2-0 lead and then teed up another ex-Minsterman Darren Williams for
HIGH-FLYING Selby Warriors have yet more injuries to contend with as they bid for a promotion place in Yorkshire League division two. The Warriors, in second spot with games in hand despite their rotten luck with injuries, visit Castleford Panthers 'A
BUS passengers were left shocked and shaken today after their vehicle was in collision with a van in York city centre. Police are hunting the driver of the van, who failed to stop at the scene after the accident in Blossom Street at about 9am. The bus
ANGRY pig farmers will tonight make a direct action protest at an undisclosed Yorkshire supermarket depot. The farmers, representing the British Pig Industry Support Group (BPISG), are to gather at a motorway service station on the A1 before travelling
A FORMER North Yorkshire county councillor was appearing in court with one of his sons today charged in connection with sexual offences. Detectives investigating allegations of sexual abuse and assault, made by a number of women, arrested Raymond Coates
The family life of York City favourite Keith Walwyn was plunged into turmoil when his baby boy nearly died. As that baby prepares for his 18th birthday, mum Liz tells CHRIS TITLEY how she will always be grateful for the support of Evening Press readers
PROP idol Rich Hayes is relishing the challenge of fronting York City Knights' bid for success in National League division two. As revealed by the Evening Press yesterday, the 32-year-old front-row forward has re-signed for his home-town club from Hull
WHEN the Evening Press broke the story of the arrest of British plane spotters at a Greek airfield, it appeared to be an innocent misunderstanding. The York member of the group, Andy Jenkins, even managed to crack a few jokes in an interview with this
THE two headlines from a survey of British businesswomen dovetail neatly. Number one: they work precisely three times harder in the home than most men. Number two: Baroness Thatcher is their idol. If these women wish to reduce their 15 hours of weekly
TEN years ago The Chieftains recorded the Grammy-winning Another Country with the luminary likes of Emmylou Harris, Willie Nelson and Chet Atkins. For the Irish ensemble's 40th album in 40 years, Paddy Maloney and his veteran Celtic colleagues returned
THE AA has come out as the top breakdown recovery service in a Consumers' Association poll out today - while its big rival the RAC "seems to be struggling to keep up standards." The AA is quicker to arrive than competitor services and more likely to repair
It is National Consumer Week next week which aims to raise the profile of consumer issues and consumers' rights. This year's theme, Foot In The Door, focuses on providing consumers with help and advice so they can make the right choice when buying goods
Former York City loan star Michael Proctor made a major impact on his full debut for Sunderland. The striker laid on Marcus Stewart's second goal, which cancelled out hosts' Arsenal's 2-0 lead and then teed up another ex-Minsterman Darren Williams for
WING wonder Jon McCarthy was poised to re-join York City today by signing on non-contract terms. The 32-year-old fan favourite was expected to put pen to paper on a short-term deal and is expected to be in the squad for Saturday's visit of Leyton Orient
WITH Russell Howarth moving to Tranmere Rovers earlier this week, it seems timely to talk about the state of the transfer market. First of all though, the fact Russell has now left us should not be a shock to anyone. It has been on the cards now for the
DAVID Gray's White Ladder was the stuff of pop music myth, a lo-fi, self-financed album that became a huge success. Here was serious-minded pop for grown-ups, sensitive, yearning music that had a voice of its own, yet could still pass for coffee-table
WHO would want to be a celebrity these days? What with all the wealth, sex, booze and drugs, it's a wonder they can get anyone to apply at all. Prominent TV presenters are sacked amid a word-storm of publicity. Onetime weather-girls spill the lurid beans
I HOPE you can help me. I'd like to contact a girl I met on the train on Friday, October 25. She was going home to York from Bristol University, where I think she was studying psychology or sociology. We got talking when she was sitting in the gangway
CELEBRITY chef James Martin, above, wowed more than 100 cookery fans with a virtuoso display of his talents at a York department store last night. The Ready, Steady, Cook star returned to his home county to entertain 113 guests at the Fenwick store, in
TEACHERS are declining the chance to go for the head's job, according to new research. The annual survey for the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) and the Secondary Heads' Association (SHA) showed that 50 per cent of primary vacancies for head
THE Ministry of Defence is to pay pensions to the unmarried partners of soldiers killed in the line of duty, in the wake of the scandal highlighted by the partner of North Yorkshire SAS hero Brad Tinnion. Bombardier Tinnion, whose family are from Harrogate
A RADICAL solution for bed blocking would only worsen the crisis, York Liberal Democrats claimed today. Plans to fine councils for each unnecessary day a patient spends in hospital have been raised by the Government. Councillor Sue Galloway, social services
Table tennis coaching sessions are being held at Millthorpe School, York, each Friday from tomorrow until Friday, December 20. Beginners and improvers sessions are being run from 5.30pm to 7pm with advanced players following from 7pm to 9.30pm. York and
THE final Leeper Hare York and District Football League representative trial game will be held next Tuesday when they tackle Yorkshire Old Boys at York RI's New Lane ground (7.30pm). Manager Bill Pearce will then have the task of choosing his squad to
BIDS for York's Barbican Centre will not fund the promised renovation of a city swimming pool, a senior council source said today. Of two offers made for the site, one would bring in only £1 million for City of York Council. The other would provide nothing
HEWORTH face a crucial match on Saturday as they try to get their promotion push back on track. The Villagers entertain fellow promotion contenders Castleford Panthers in the National Conference League division two knowing they need to bounce back quickly
NEW Earswick All Blacks visit Brookhouse hoping to keep in touch with the leading two in Yorkshire League division one. All Blacks lie third after last week's fine win over Kinsley and club press and relations officer Simon Malarkey has said they should
PROP idol Rich Hayes is relishing the challenge of fronting York City Knights' bid for success in National League division two. As revealed by the Evening Press yesterday, the 32-year-old front-row forward has re-signed for his home-town club from Hull
NEIL Warnock's Blades twisted the knife in to Terry Venables with an amazing Worthington Cup injury time victory at Bramall Lane last night. The Leeds boss looked on in disbelief as his side were twice sliced and diced in additional time to plunge to
WING wonder Jon McCarthy was poised to re-join York City today by signing on non-contract terms. The 32-year-old fan favourite was expected to put pen to paper on a short-term deal and is expected to be in the squad for Saturday's visit of Leyton Orient
