THE combination may be unusual, but the worlds of football and art are being brought together in York by the "square sheep artist", Yorkshireman Mackenzie Thorpe. Newly on show at the Castle Galleries, in Coppergate Centre, until June 1, The Game Of Life
I KNOW our police need protection against the aggression of a minority of our citizens in this country. But we are either watching too much space fiction or treating people like animals by allowing some police officers to use American-style stun guns.
I see Asda is to clearly label the country of origin on food and I hope all the others follow suit (Grant Burton, April 29). If they had done this four years ago perhaps some pig farmers would still be in business. The fact is, pig production is nearly
I WISH to contact some citizens of York who were so helpful to my family last Friday. My ten-year-old son was involved in a bicycle accident on the cycle paths near Knavesmire and the assistance we received from a number of people helped us through a
When Nissan launched its X-Trail it chose the artifical ski-slopes of Milton Keynes. This month it is joined by the Sport-X, priced £18,995, in familiar snow scenes... THE X-Trail catapulted Nissan into the sports utility vehicle or SUV sector as they
the University of York Spring Festival delves into myth and music next week. Running from Thursday (May 8) to Sunday on campus and in the city, the festival includes lunchtime and late-night concerts, a talk, film and Javanese puppets as well as music
THE Deep Blues Club goes deeper blues by hosting three shows this month rather than the usual one, as part of York Live Music Festival. New York bluesman Jonathan Kalb plays on Bank Holiday Monday, fellow Deep Blues debutant Adrian Byron Burns on May
YORK Minster has seen the consecration of the Bishop of Wakefield. The Very Rev Stephen Platten, formerly the Dean of Norwich, was consecrated as the new Bishop of Wakefield by the Archbishop of York, Dr David Hope. The bishop has succeeded the Right
A 31-year-old man has appeared before York magistrates charged with assaulting a police sergeant and another officer with a bottle outside Fulford Road police station in the city. Lee Martin Hughes, no fixed abode, is also accused of unlawful violence
A YORK drama teacher has been short-listed for a Teacher of the Year award in the National Teaching Awards. Tina Wright, head of drama at Burnholme Community College, impressed the judges with the range and quality of her work, both in the college and
A JUNIOR football team which brings youngsters from York's main army barracks together with local children, is looking for more players to swell its ranks. Imphal Tigers, which was set up with a grant from the Ministry of Defence, currently has about
SUFFERERS of a painful and debilitating disease are to be offered help and support at an open evening in York next week. The York branch of the National Osteoporosis Society (NOS) is having difficulty recruiting new members, despite the fact that one-in-three
YOUNGSTERS at a York school 'looked at life' to decide what should be buried in a time capsule at York Racecourse. As part of the celebrations to mark the opening of the £20 million Ebor Stand, children at Knavesmire Primary School suggested items included
WEB-WISE community bobby Paul Beckwith has launched his own website to help keep residents on his Huntington and New Earswick patch up-to-date with the latest crime trends. Through the Evening Press Communigate service - part of our www.thisisyork.co.uk
YORK schoolgirls and Malton accountants will join more than 3,000 others in the Race For Life next weekend. More than 20 girls from The Mount School will take part in the event alongside workers from Hardcastle France Chartered Accountants. The school
HEAD teachers from across the country will be in York this weekend for the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) annual conference. The three-day event will be taking place at the Barbican from tomorrow until Monday. The NAHT represents more than
BEACHES in North and East Yorkshire have again been praised in an annual guide. Nine of the county's beaches were rated as "recommended" in the Marine Conservation Society's Good Beach Guide 2003. The beaches at Reighton, Cayton Bay, Scarborough North
FLYING high at the age of 90, a North Yorkshire pensioner is still taking to the skies at every opportunity. Allan Snowdon, of Oxton, near Tadcaster, was celebrating his 90th birthday today as the oldest active member of York Gliding Centre, at Rufforth
A JOCKEY died after a freak accident when he tried to fasten a blanket on a racehorse, an inquest jury heard. A verdict of accidental death was returned on Phillip Daniel Greally, 19, of Church End Cottages, Sheriff Hutton, who died in Leeds General Infirmary
AN OPTICIANS in Pocklington has celebrated opening a larger new look store. Specsavers opticians in Market Place, Pocklington, has expanded with a new sight-testing facility on its lower floor and a larger amount of stock. To mark its expansion the store
BUCKS FIZZ was served alongside cash withdrawals at a York building society office as staff celebrated an important milestone. Skipton Building Society, which has 80 branches in England and Scotland, including one in Colliergate, York, and another in
AFTER their comprehensive defeat at Scarborough last Saturday, York will be looking to get their Oxbridge ECB Yorkshire Premier League programme back on the rails this weekend. They have a Bank Holiday double header against Barnsley at Clifton Park tomorrow
HEWORTH 'A' team achieved their seventh league and cup double in nine years when they beat Bootham 'A' 4-2 in the York Conservative Clubs' Kutters and Shannons team snooker final at Acomb club. Steve Burdett defeated Colin Robinson 63-51 in the fifth
SEVENS specialists, the Quality Street Gang, have gone for 'local produce' as they attempt to take the North Ridings Festival by storm this weekend. The York-based QSG have stolen the headlines in the past with their ability to attract the likes of international
NESTL Rowntree won their third piece of silverware this season when two mid-wek victories gave them the York John Smith's Sunday Football League title. They won 3-2 win at New Earswick on Tuesday and two days later were 2-0 victors at Pocklington with
A BINGO-loving pensioner has pleaded with a York travel company not to cancel the bus she catches to play her favourite game. Marjorie Measures, of The Groves, said she is "really upset" with Top Line Travel's decision to cancel its Circle Line service
IT'S meltdown. That was one Labour activist's view even before the result was announced in English Martyrs' School. The poll there was to decide the three candidates for Holgate - York's most marginal ward at the last election, writes Matthew Woodcock
THE new leader of City of York Council today signalled the dawn of a new political era. And he revealed exclusively to the Evening Press the launch of his first initiative - aimed at cleaning up the city. Coun Steve Galloway, who was first elected as
WIGGINTON Grasshoppers won a dramatic York FA Saturday Senior Cup final by beating favourites Dringhouses on penalties. Trailing 2-1, Grasshoppers snatched an injury-time equaliser through substitute James Byford and after no further score in extra time
A "DANGEROUS" man who left a trail of destruction as he drove an eight-ton forklift truck through the streets of York was today jailed for six years. The honorary Recorder of York, Judge Paul Hoffman, ordered Raymond Wilson to have four years' extra supervision
ON-LOAN Burnley striker Anthony Shandran has been told he will not be offered a new deal at Turf Moor next season, writes Tony Curtis. Shandran, who scored a 25-yard wonder strike against Carlisle, joined City on loan at the start of February on the recommendation
TORIES in Selby were celebrating today after taking control following the district council elections - and adding to a night of misery for Labour in York and North and East Yorkshire. The Conservatives secured 23 of the 41 seats in Selby to return to
YORK City Knights player-coach Paul Broadbent looks set to receive a massive boost this weekend with the news Mark Cain and Darren Callaghan are likely to be fit. Cain has been out for four matches and Callaghan for the last two after both suffered knee
ON-LOAN Burnley striker Anthony Shandran has been told he will not be offered a new deal at Turf Moor next season, writes Tony Curtis. Shandran, who scored a 25-yard wonder strike against Carlisle, joined City on loan at the start of February on the recommendation
CHARLES HUTCHINSON reports on a dance sensation which has been tapping all over the world... GOD bless Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, but Dein Perry had decided it was time to put the boot into tap dancing. The Aussie created Tap Dogs, the show that
THE new leader of City of York Council today signalled the dawn of a new political era. And he revealed exclusively to the Evening Press the launch of his first initiative - aimed at cleaning up the city. Coun Steve Galloway, who was first elected as
Shed Seven are as durable as Duracell. Rick Witter tells CHARLES HUTCHINSON why they just keep going on and on... SHED Seven still have a Taste for it after more than a decade together. Newly signed to the independent Taste label after the debacle of
Aidan O'Brien, responsible for the first two home in last year's Sagitta 2,000 Guineas, has excellent prospects of achieving an encore in the first of the season's Classics at Newmarket tomorrow. The formidable Tipperary trainer saddles Hold That Tiger
FIND out what the ROTA artists really think of York in their new show, From The Walls, Urban Mythology. On show in the Art & Design foyer at York College, Tadcaster Road, this Return Of The Artist exhibition reflects five artists' attitude to York
MANKIND is gradually moving nearer to the abyss and his own demise by making the planet less hospitable for all living things. He is responsibility for global warming, contamination of the oceans and seas, air pollution from the output of chemical factories
I see that Hugh Bayley MP is opposed to student "top up" fees ('Fees message to city students', April 29). Let us hope this is not in the same way he was opposed to waging war on Iraq without a UN mandate. Mr Bayley went to university at a time when there
HMS St Brides Bay, built in Belfast, sailed from Britain in 1945 for the Mediterranean, later the Far East, and did not return to this country until 1961. I am trying to trace crew members of the last commission 1960/61- a number of us are already in
YOU would have thought there were more than enough all-wheel drive vehicles on the road ... and there lies the nub of the argument because most are owned by people who never leave the tarmac. At one time four-wheel drive vehicles were just muddy workhorses
JAPANESE pianist Noriko Kawai plays virtuoso music by Liszt, Beethoven and Domenico Scarlatti at the Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, University of York, on Wednesday, May 7. Born in Tokyo, Kawai studied at the Royal College of Music in London and Academia
IN the Fibbers show of the week, the James Taylor Quartet return to the York live music bar on Bank Holiday Monday. "Ten years before anyone imagined what Propellerheads or Jamiroquai might sound like, JTQ were producing sleazy cop-show tunes with a smart
AL WOOD, one of the most remarkable stars of the local jazz scene, is that great rarity, a multi-instrumentalist. If it has a mouthpiece or a reed, Al can produce sublime music on it, often switching effortlessly between trumpet, saxophone and clarinet
ONCE there was Slade, the Wolverhampton band who couldn't spell. Now meet folk's blooming flower, Emily Slade, "one of Hertfordshire's best-kept secrets". Three years ago, this singer and acoustic guitarist made one of her first professional appearances
OCEAN Colour Scene will play York Barbican Centre for the fourth time on September 12, and tickets have gone on sale at £18.50 on 01904 656688. The Birmingham retro rock act last visited the York leisure centre in February 2002, when performing to a full
FANS of Star Wars, Star Trek and their fast-moving, multi-character ilk are always happy to see their heroes over and over again. X-Men, the latest movie franchise inspired by a Marvel comic, falls into that category, and more than one visit will be required
AS you were: just as Status Quo played York Barbican Centre last autumn, so they will this year. Denim rock veterans Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt have booked in for December 17, a return 13 months on from last November's show. The Quo will be appearing
SO the local political map looks a lot different today. The Liberal Democrats have prised York away from Labour after 20 years and jubilant Tories have unseated Labour in Selby. Elsewhere, the political contours remain similar, with, for instance, Ryedale
FEW Labour councils will have much to smile about in York today. But Lord Mayor David Horton could be forgiven for looking more cheerful than some of his colleagues. Not only did he retain his seat on City Of York Council, but he is to be married on Sunday
AS the Iraq crisis turned into the Iraq war, the back-biting, name-calling and jeering of Westminster politics all but disappeared. MPs, conscious they should not be fighting each other at a time when British troops were engaged in real combat, called
TAKING the taste of Yorkshire to the whole country is the next step for one local company, but it will take it to the Eat Local Banquet first. Local beef producer and supplier Yorkshire Beef is to provide one of the main courses for the Evening Press
TAKING the taste of Yorkshire to the whole country is the next step for one local company, but it will take it to the Eat Local Banquet first. Local beef producer and supplier Yorkshire Beef is to provide one of the main courses for the Evening Press
YORK and Selby police chief John Lacy has been officially appointed the area's police commander. Mr Lacy, who has been temporarily in charge of North Yorkshire Police's Central Area, has been promoted to the rank of Chief Superintendent and appointed
RESPECTED members of the pig industry will speak at a national one-day conference to promote the recovery of the UK business. The conference, to be held at Bishop Burton College, near Beverley, on May 14, will be chaired by Richard Longthorp, Chairman
SERIOUSLY-ILL people in York and North Yorkshire are to benefit from two schemes aimed at improving palliative care. Palliative care covers a range of measures aimed at alleviating symptoms and improving quality of life, although it does not offer a cure
RUNNERS in East Yorkshire are invited to take part in a road race for charity. The BLISS Stamford Bridge Road Race will start at 10.30am, on June 8. The three-and-a-half miles are run on a rural, mostly flat course and all proceeds will go to BLISS, a
THE British Safety Council will be recognising companies in Yorkshire which have reduced workplace accidents and are committed to improving employee health and safety. The National Safety Awards will be handed out on May 16 and are open to applications
MORE than 100 weapons from East Yorkshire were handed in to police in the national gun amnesty. The final figures for the county reveal that four self-loading handguns, seven revolvers and three shot pistols were given up. There were also 16 rifles, 43
PUPILS and staff at a York school have been awarded the National Healthy School standard logo. Canon Lee School joined the Healthy School scheme in autumn 1999, and has worked hard with its local community to make the school a healthy place for everyone
SERIAL drink-driver John Sharp was caught for the fourth time in four years when police were called to his North Yorkshire home after he locked himself out, a court heard. Harrogate magistrates were told yesterday how Sharp, 48, greeted officers on his
SOLD to the beekeeper at the back! An unusual auction of apiary equipment is set to take place at the Yorkshire Museum of Farming, at Murton Park, York, tomorrow. Beekeeping gear set to go under the hammer may include honeycomb frames, hives and smokers
TRANSPORT plans in a North Yorkshire district are to come under the microscope. Transport users and providers are being asked for their views on Hambleton District Council's draft transport strategy, with local people urged to have their say. The strategy
A NEW community care office was today to be opened in North Yorkshire. The new office of Thirsk and Sowerby Community Care was being officially opened by Vale of York MP Anne McIntosh. The new office, in Thirsk Market Place, now caters for 12 staff and
A GENEROUS gesture from a York music and video shop is helping entertain bored British soldiers on duty in the Gulf. Phil Clayton, customer focus manager at York's Virgin Megastore received an SOS call from Bombardier Graeme Clark, of the Catterick-based
SCHOOL children in a North Yorkshire town are being given a lesson in crime awareness. Community safety experts are going back to school to join students from Easingwold School in a month-long Crime Challenge. Year seven students will be set a series
A SMALL North Yorkshire bus company, which won a mass of support from villagers after its service was axed, has vowed to continue despite competition from a major travel company. The director of Harrogate Coach Travel said he would continue to run services
RUSSIAN teaching experts have paid a visit to York to pick up tips on education. The international guests have been at the University of York this week to consult on a pilot programme which aims to improve technology training for teachers in Russia. The
A SECOND World War stalwart will make a special appearance at a museum near York this Bank Holiday. The historic Douglas C47 Dakota will give a flying display and land during the Yorkshire Air Museum's Battlegroup North Wargames and Military Vehicle show
NEW Earswick All Blacks Under-8s, who are soon to play a curtain-raiser at Odsal, will be donned out smartly for the occasion thanks to a sponsorship raffle which provided funds for a new kit. The team, who will play at Odsal ahead of the Bradford Bulls
A VIOLENT episode from York's past will be brought back to life this Bank Holiday when the Civil War siege of the city is re-enacted. The Sir Thomas Glenham's Regiment Of The Sealed Knot will visit the Castle Museum to recreate the early stages of the
YORK voluntary sector leader Colin Stroud received a medal from the Queen - and got chatting about the city's flooding problems. Colin, 56, from Alne, near Easingwold, went to Buckingham Palace earlier this week with his wife, Nicky, daughter Hannah and
THE debate about whether fish can feel pain gathered momentum this week. A second report by a team of scientists from the Roslin Institute and the University of Edinburgh are claiming that they have demonstrated that fish can perceive pain. This follows
KATIE Scales has celebrated her recovery from a hit-and-run accident with a big party attended by scores of guests. The Haxby youngster suffered serious injuries when she was knocked down in York's Blossom Street last December by a car which failed to
MOTORISTS in York could find parking at even more of a premium after a popular car park shut its doors. The private car park, based in the old Pullman Coaches building on Navigation Road, closed at the start of this week - with no plans to reopen. Kevin
A TEENAGE driver who killed a nurse and badly hurt her husband when his car ploughed into them has been jailed for four years. Georgina Harris, 52, was walking towards a bus stop near her home in Scarborough at 4pm on February 25 with her daughter, Samantha
VOLUNTEER recorded a clean sheet York Phoenix Open League victory over Clifton 'A' which included an outstanding 13-darter by Mark Fratson. Joint leaders Mitre were three adrift against Mount, who had good games from Chris Manners and Nick Harteveld (
LORD Collingwood's Steve Wragg, favourite for the Marston Moor Villages Doubles-Board League individual title, lived it to that billing. But despite his season of outstanding consistent scoring and deadly finishing it was not all one way traffic. Alice
AFTER finishing bottom last season, Wiggington Grasshoppers Under-12s have won the City of York Girls League. They needed just a draw from their final game against nearest rivals Rawcliffe to take the crown and managed it with a 1-1 draw. The Grasshoppers
YORK City Knights player-coach Paul Broadbent looks set to receive a massive boost this weekend with the news Mark Cain and Darren Callaghan are likely to be fit. Cain has been out for four matches and Callaghan for the last two after both suffered knee
MICHAEL Ingham will say farewell to York City against Oxford tomorrow ready for a new challenge in Division One with Sunderland. Ingham's three-month loan stay with the Minstermen comes to an end after the Oxford game and he will head back to the Stadium
A LANDSLIDE local election result saw the Liberal Democrats sweep to power in York - an outcome that also saw the Conservatives wiped out and the city's first Green Party councillors elected. The new council has 29 Liberal Democrats, 15 Labour, no Conservatives
SEVENS specialists, the Quality Street Gang, have gone for 'local produce' as they attempt to take the North Ridings Festival by storm this weekend. The York-based QSG have stolen the headlines in the past with their ability to attract the likes of international
MICHAEL Ingham will say farewell to York City against Oxford tomorrow ready for a new challenge in Division One with Sunderland. Ingham's three-month loan stay with the Minstermen comes to an end after the Oxford game and he will head back to the Stadium
STEPHEN Clark wrote the lyrics for the re-launched version of Martin Guerre, winning an Olivier Award. His play Stripped ran in Chicago last May; he contributed the book and lyrics to Forbidden City, the musical that opened Singapore's Esplanade Theatre
YORK Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society is dead. Long live York Musical Theatre Company. "The society, having celebrated its centenary, is by no means a spent force," says president John Warburton. "There's a wind of change in the air: an air of expectation
IT'S meltdown. That was one Labour activist's view even before the result was announced in English Martyrs' School. The poll there was to decide the three candidates for Holgate - York's most marginal ward at the last election, writes Matthew Woodcock
A LANDSLIDE local election result saw the Liberal Democrats sweep to power in York - an outcome that also saw the Conservatives wiped out and the city's first Green Party councillors elected. The new council has 29 Liberal Democrats, 15 Labour, no Conservatives
A GENEROUS gesture from a York music and video shop is helping entertain bored British soldiers on duty in the Gulf. Phil Clayton, customer focus manager at York's Virgin Megastore received an SOS call from Bombardier Graeme Clark, of the Catterick-based
As the Liberal Democrat landslide in York gathered pace last night, STEPHEN LEWIS took aside new council leader STEVE GALLOWAY to ask about the shape of things to come... BY half past midnight, Steve Galloway is looking tired but quietly triumphant. As
