YORK has been implicated as the Faliraki of the North by the BBC. Before you ask, the reporter was not Andrew Gilligan, but a journalist from Radio Five Live's breakfast programme. A former York resident emailed the station to suggest the drink-fuelled
THE perfect counterpoint to concerns about problem youths is today's GCSE results. All the young people celebrating exam success act as a reminder that their generation is largely hard-working and keen to do well. We are delighted so many have earned
TWELVE years in the waiting, if not the making, the new opus from Teutonic titans of tone, Kraftwerk, is released. And opus it is too. The electro-meisters may not be the most productive little combo, but when they meld it's considerably more than a little
GRANT Burton is right (August 19) - we are taking food for granted. There is no way we can be sure of secure supplies. We have run down home-produced food production by importing the cheapest. Farming, especially pig farming, has reached a critical level
YORK City player chief Chris Brass learned today he will be suspended for the Minstermen's Yorkshire derby at Huddersfield Town. The City boss was still waiting to hear this morning whether his appeal against the red card suffered at Carlisle United on
YORK City player-chief Chris Brass was in limbo today, unclear as to whether he will be available for the Minstermen's Yorkshire derby at Huddersfield Town. The City boss is still waiting to hear whether his appeal against the red card suffered at Carlisle
POLICE had no idea that engineer Timothy James Swift was breaking the law when they searched his home in Copmanthorpe, York, magistrates heard. They were looking for evidence against his lodger who had been implicated in a burglary. But when they searched
ADVENTURER Jo Gregory is preparing to walk the Great Wall of China in aid of Breakthrough Breast Cancer. Jo, 32, of Wheldrake, York, will be part of the first all-female group to walk the the wall when she sets off later this month. She said: "Unfortunately
THE future of Nestl Rowntree in York is assured, despite plans to axe 220 jobs at its city site. Both management and unions stressed today that the jobs cut was not an indication that the chocolate empire wanted to pull out of the city. The announcement
YORK Cemetery could close to fresh burials in 15 years if laws are not passed allowing graves to be re-used. Richard Keesing, chairman of York Cemetery Trust, which owns and runs the cemetery, said burials would have to stop at the 24-acre site, if legislation
A DRINK-DRIVER has escaped jail for taking to the road on an errand of mercy in defiance of a driving ban. Builder Craig Donald Young drove from a pub to his blind and elderly mother and his ten-month-old son, York magistrates heard. His partner, suffering
BANK Holiday commuters in York could be hit with bus strikes after all, as management hopes that a revised pay deal will be accepted appeared today to have been dashed. Industrial action by drivers at First will start on Saturday should they reject a
YORK Acorn have added a wealth of ability and experience to their squad as they bid to be in the Arriva Trains Conference division two promotion shake-up. Leading the way is former Featherstone, Doncaster and York Wasps half-back Paddy Handley, while
SURPRISE 20-1 shot Saint Alebe gave race fans in Norton and Malton a huge thrill when landing the showpiece Tote Ebor at York Racecourse. Saint Alebe held Sun Bird and 4/1 favourite Salsalino at bay to win Europe's biggest handicap and a £123,500 first
This double album features a broad cross section of fresh rock acts, ranging from chillout styles to good hard in-your-face stuff. Many of these bands, including SikTh, Murder One, Capdown, Onepity, Farse, Beecher, Fony and Little Hell, have ignored the
Blimey. A frightening prospect. The DVD version of this out later this year has the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra performing this gig in the full Kiss make-up. You couldn't imagine the LSO doing it, could you? Disc One is Act One featuring Kiss live and
Was it really the golden age of rock music, when the likes of Yes, Genesis and Pink Floyd ruled the roost and the number of tracks on an album could be counted on the finger of one hand? Or were they dinosaurs in the making, producing over-involved, drum-and-guitar-solo
THE soaring bill for taming North Yorkshire's worst accident blackspot means the Government must consider it all over again, it was revealed today. Roads Minister David Jamieson is set to decide on the project for a flyover at Bilbrough Top, on the A64
THIS AFTERNOON'S end of the Ebor Festival for another year sees the Yorkshire racing focus shift from York to Thirsk tomorrow and the chance for mother-to-be Mary Jane to add another win to her scoresheet before she is retired to the paddocks. In-foal
DO YOU have a dispute with your bank, building society, financial adviser, insurance company, investment firm, stockbroker, or unit trust company? Did you know that there is a service set up by law to provide customers with a free, independent, service
THE proposal to illuminate York's attractions at night to encourage tourists to continue spending money into the evenings is, at first sight, attractive (August 19). However, such a lighting scheme must be planned well, otherwise York's existing catalogue
IT would seem that Mrs Starzynski and Mr Lindsay (Letters, August 15) in their round-the-clock surveillance, have come across one or two rogue drivers on the Osbaldwick bus route. In my experience most of the drivers have been good and careful. Not all
DURING the recent hot weather my wife and I left a large bowl of fresh water every day at the end of our drive with a notice saying: "For Thirsty Animals". Imagine our delight when we returned home one day to find on our doorstep a carrier bag with a
WHEN GNER removed the option of using saver tickets on many of its services a year ago, regular customers were left with no other option than to buy full price standard tickets. The only perceivable advantage of this 40 per cent price hike was complimentary
Philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre said: "Hell is other people". He may have been overstating the case, in his gloomy French way; but he was certainly on to something. The right people can sometimes make our lives heavenly, but the wrong ones can make them
HEWORTH retained the BYB Cricket Supplies Under-11 Championship for 2003 after a 48-run victory over Woodhouse Grange. Batting first, Grange were 246-2 and looked set for a good score before Chris Barratt took four wickets in one over to turn the game
A YORK father-of-two who was fined after fracturing the wrist of a stone-throwing boy has spoken of his regret over the incident. Nigel Baxter, 27, formerly of Constantine Avenue, Tang Hall, said he never meant to hurt the boy, but wanted to frighten
Abandoning the format that made you successful is a gamble that rarely works and Kosheen, the dance success story of 2002, are sadly another promising act to have fallen into the trap. Where debut album Resist was dark, second offering Kokopelli is dreary
RACEGOERS attending today's finale to the Ebor Festival at York Racecourse were being warned to take extra care of their property after a spate of pickpocket thefts. Chief Superintendent John Lacy, York police commander, issued the warning after a "professional
A NATIONAL radio station has compared York's late night drinking problems to those in notorious Faliraki. BBC Five Live took to the city's streets last night - on one of the busiest evenings in the year after the Racecourse Ebor Day meeting - to study
Hard-up Leeds United have admitted a multi-millionaire sheik attended Sunday's game against Newcastle and was invited into their boardroom. But they have played down the significance of the visit. Press reports suggested that Sheik Al-Khalifa was being
YORK City player chief Chris Brass learned today he will be suspended for the Minstermen's Yorkshire derby at Huddersfield Town. The City boss was still waiting to hear this morning whether his appeal against the red card suffered at Carlisle United on
THE soaring bill for taming North Yorkshire's worst accident blackspot means the Government must consider it all over again, it was revealed today. Roads Minister David Jamieson is set to decide on the project for a flyover at Bilbrough Top, on the A64
This three-disc boxed set is a must for all Bowie fans. Disc one is the original 1993 12-track album while disc two features rare, and previously unreleased tracks and re-mixes. The third disc is a stunning home video originally released on VHS and now
WHO are the great American wits of rock? Jonathan Richman, Loudon Wainwright III, Randy Newman; all ancient history. Hey, hey, here come two young New York City pretenders, both lo-fi, urban folkies, rough around the edges and the subject of simultaneous
Punters, politics, going on the pull - nothing is out of bounds when you get a bite of Big Mac, as CHRIS TITLEY discovered RACING'S most flamboyant character is hard at work when we arrive. Amid the madness which is Ebor Day morning at York Racecourse
