Friday, September 17, 2004 100 years ago: This is the season when "obstreperous youth" runs riot from the "irksome restraint" of school, and minor depredations and escapades recurred with the regularity of the apple crop. The first fruits of this particular
MOST newlyweds plump for a disco at their wedding reception. Some have caricaturists, others push the boat out and hire a live band. But one dramatic Yorkshire bride-to-be has gone far beyond that - by commissioning a York theatre company to perform for
Introducing... Russell Grant, Soap star. WAS it written in the stars? Astrologer and broadcaster Russell Grant has appeared as himself in Aussie soap Neighbours and British soaps Brookside and Coronation Street; now he is to star in the Scarborough premiere
YORK RUFC travel to Ilkley in the first round of the Intermediate Cup tomorrow expecting a stern challenge. Head coach Paul Matthews said: "Ilkley are a notoriously tough side to beat. Like us, they have won their two opening games, so it should be an
York's Christmas lights have a chequered history. KATIE EMSLEY and NADIA JEFFERSON-BROWN compare them with Lincoln's display. WHEN it comes to tourist attractions, York and Lincoln can compete on a fairly equal footing. Both cities are endowed with spectacular
EXTRA time was needed for York John Smith's Sunday Morning League Challenge Trophy holders Marcia to beat Severus 3-1. It was 1-1 at the end of normal time, Craig McShane having equalised from the penalty spot for Severus. Substitutes Purdy and Weatherall
NEWLY promoted Gimcrack came back down to earth with a bump with a 5-0 thrashing from visitors St John's College in division one of the York and District Sunday Afternoon league. Division two saw Bubwith White Swan go down 2-0 to Rose and Crown, while
WHATEVER happened to Rick Astley? This is the question pop impresario Pete Waterman must have asked himself endlessly ever since the legend that is Rick hung up his microphone when he was at the top of his profession. Now Rick has finally resurfaced,
WITH public interest in jazz singers and the market buzz around the big-deal record signings of Jamie Cullum and Clare Teal, the latest young contender is Gwyneth Herbert. The 22-year-old has made enough waves to be signed, like Cullum and Teal, to the
EARLY music tops and tails the autumn season at the National Centre for Early Music, York, in a programme that also shakes hands warmly with jazz, folk and world music. Eroticism - and steamed up glasses, judging by the picture - comes to the NCEM in
As four men face Antisocial Behaviour Orders (ASBOs) at a York court today, crime reporter Chris Greenwood asks if the much-heralded bans really do offer a lifeline for tormented communities. WHEN Prime Minister Tony Blair returned from holiday earlier
A NORTH Yorkshire couple who have brought the authentic taste of Africa to the Dales have been overwhelmed by the response to their business. Gary Quinn and Thomo Leteane launched their own range of biltong, a traditional African dried meat snack, earlier
CHOOKIE Heiton, the mount of Ryedale apprentice Tom Eaves, can strike it rich tomorrow by landing the £120,000 totesport Ayr Gold Cup. Heavy rain in the west of Scotland yesterday turned the ground soft, but such conditions, provided they do not get worse
EXPECTATIONS are high for the future of a York-based company which supplies specialist computer systems for audio recording and video-editing. Red Submarine Ltd, based in James Street, launched a new venture last year to attract more customers and is
THIS is the latest design scheme for one of York's most important brownfield sites - sandwiched between two of the city's most historic buildings. With the FR Stubbs building to the east and the Merchant Adventurers' Hall to the west, the private car
BATMAN has struck yet another blow for justice - this time at a fish restaurant in York. In a stunt echoing this week's headline-grabbing Fathers 4 Justice protest at Buckingham Palace, the Caped Crusader scaled Wackers Restaurant in Gillygate, York,
When it comes to looking after their money, people in York do better than almost three-quarters of the UK. In a survey of the credit ratings of 913 UK postcode towns, York weighed in at 221. MyEquifax, a leading credit information provider which conducted
BUS route cutbacks have left residents in a village near York angry and disappointed. They say Dunnington will be left stranded by plans to change the 744 and 746 services between Pocklington and York. The two services, operated by East Yorkshire Motor
A YORK woman accused of gunning down a stranger in Lancashire on Hallowe'en denied traveling there in "a homicidal frame of mind". A court heard psychotherapist Heather Stephenson-Snell say she wished she could "turn the clock back" on events in Radcliffe
A CAMPAIGN to light up York this Christmas is a step closer to plugging the £30,000 cash shortfall, thanks to a £5,000 donation from City of York Council. Uncertainty over the fate of this year's festive illuminations led the council to contribute the
FURIOUS travellers hit back today at police chiefs who staged an unprecedented raid at a York caravan site. They accused officers of being "irresponsible" for charging in with guns and dogs at the Osbaldwick Travellers Site while young children were present
SHOCK waves will reverberate around Sunday football in York this weekend following the announcement that Nestl Rowntree have resigned from the York John Smiths Sunday Morning League. Management pairing John Dixon and Jim Collis had found it increasingly
YORK City boss Chris Brass has insisted that any loan move to Darlington for Lev Yalcin would only be temporary unless the Quakers made an offer the Bootham Crescent club could not refuse. Yalcin, 19, was believed to be on his way to Darlington as part
IT became known as a Bridge Too Far, and was one of the most heroic but ultimately ill-fated episodes of the Second World War. Thousands of veterans of the Battle of Arnhem will gather at the Dutch town for the last time this weekend to mark the 60th
CONTROVERSIAL evening parking charges in York are set to be cut to a flat rate £2 - with a £1 discount for residents. And City of York Council may freeze daytime charges until 2006. Other suggestions, which were being unveiled at a press briefing this
NATALIE McDowell is the driving force behind a nail and beauty spa in York which is about to celebrate its first anniversary with a tidy profit in the bank. After renting a top floor of a city centre hair salon for about a year, Natalie decided it was
THE whole of the Government's environmental agenda is driven by big business and pharmaceutical companies' interests. The Government is not driven by the need to make people healthy. Take the tap water. The German military first used chlorine as a poisonous
I WAS fascinated to read Ian Snedden's letter accusing me of jumping on the bandwagon of evening parking charges in York (September 13). Is Mr Snedden a York hotelier? Or a Liberal Democrat sympathiser? Or both? I think we should be told. For the record
CONTRARY to the suggestion put forward by Yvonne Powell-Wainwright ("Bollard dodging", September 14), your readers should be aware that since 1976 it has been illegal to drive through St Saviourgate without having visited premises there. The police undertake
I TOO am a tractor driver who regulary uses the A19 between Shipton and Easingwold and every day there are people who take their lives in their own hands by over taking at unsafe moments. With regard to Mr Enticknap's letter (September 11) the ability
CONTROVERSIAL evening parking charges in York are set to be cut to a flat rate £2 - with a £1 discount for residents. And City of York Council may freeze daytime charges until 2006. Other suggestions, which were being unveiled at a press briefing this
LAST time a member of the public managed to invade the chamber of the House of Commons was more than 360 years ago - and it was King Charles I. In January 1642, King Charlie, thoroughly hacked off with Parliament pushing through radical reforms, marched
DESPITE all the competition thrown at it, Mazda's MX-5 remains the best-selling roadster of all time even in its 15th anniversary year. The key to its unrivalled success is its distinctive styling and great handling. More than half a million of the front-engined
YORK Cricket Club will attempt the double on Sunday by hoping to add the Yorkshire ECB County Premier League KO Cup to the Championship Trophy they secured last weekend at Sheffield Collegiate. Their opponents in the cup final will not be known until
THE autumn season at Joseph Rowntree Theatre, York, has started, with the latest improvements to the theatre in place. New stage lighting, electrics and flooring will complement the auditorium seating and technical equipment already installed at the Haxby
TOM Cruise has gone grey. Only temporarily, alas, and so the Mr Perfect of American cinema has notched up another first in a methodical career where he is always looking to break his smooth mould. He has played egotistical and unlikeable in the past,
A CAMPAIGN to light up York this Christmas is a step closer to plugging the £30,000 cash shortfall, thanks to a £5,000 donation from City of York Council. Uncertainty over the fate of this year's festive illuminations led the council to contribute the
IF the £30,000 can be found for this year's Christmas lights for York ("Let there be lights", September 15), I hope whoever is responsible will make a better show than last year. The tiny clear light bulbs seemed to be swamped in lots of "plastic" foliage
RUGBY Union sides from the York area are in Powergen Intermediate Cup and Vase action tomorrow. Malton & Norton, who have won their opening two North East One fixtures, welcome Leodiensians to The Gannock. The only changes from last week's starting
TEAM players with big ideas are moving from their cramped quarters into larger offices around the block. The end of summer signals the start of an exciting new era for York-based Trident Communications, which, among other ventures, produces internal newspapers
SHOCK waves will reverberate around Sunday football in York this weekend following the announcement that Nestl Rowntree have resigned from the York John Smiths Sunday Morning League. Management pairing John Dixon and Jim Collis had found it increasingly
SCARBOROUGH start a crucial phase of their season at Hereford tomorrow boosted by the news that defender Kevin Nicholson will be staying at the club. Nicholson, who rejoined the Seasiders on a short-term deal at the start of the campaign, has agreed a
HARROGATE Railway go to Brodsworth Welfare hoping to build on last week's first win of the season despite missing some key players. Both James Featherstone and Damien Elliott are unavailable due to work, although manager Martin Haresign is hopeful Graham
TODAY Mark Fullen began a five-year jail sentence for rape. His victim is convinced he spiked her drink before the attack. Anecdotal evidence suggests that drug rape is becoming more frequent. But this was a rare example of the issue being aired in court
SANITY has prevailed. Last year the poll by Conde Nast Traveller magazine hailed Leeds as the best-looking city in Britain. Thankfully this aberration has been corrected. York has been voted into top spot. We have nothing against the Leeds landscape.
ALISTAIR Griffin used to busk outside Bettys in St Helen's Square in his York St John College days. This autumn, the former Fame Academy runner-up will play the biggest solo concert of his career at the Grand Opera House on his return to the city. Tickets
NO Japanese band pops up in York in an eternity, then two come along in succession. First it was surf trio The 5,6.7.8's on August 20, and one month later, Polysics follow them into Fibbers on Monday (20th). "Wahey! They're the Japanese equivalent of
VIV Busby - one of the most successful coaches in York City's history - has returned to Bootham Crescent as assistant manager. In a dramatic move to arrest City's poor start to the Conference, the former number two to Denis Smith will work alongside City
YORK City boss Chris Brass has insisted that any loan move to Darlington for Lev Yalcin would only be temporary unless the Quakers made an offer the Bootham Crescent club could not refuse. Yalcin, 19, was believed to be on his way to Darlington as part
YORK City will come face-to-face tomorrow afternoon with an in-form striker that could have been hitting the back of the net for the Minstermen instead this season. Former Cheltenham Town forward Paul Brayson joined Northwich after spending pre-season
A YORK company which is holding its own as a successful brand development consultancy is vying for two accolades in this year's Evening Press Business of the Year awards. Acute Marketing, in Clifford Street, was founded three years ago by managing consultant
AUSTRALIAN Phil Jaques plundered a rousing 173 against Glamorgan at Headingley yesterday and in the process became the first Yorkshire batsman to complete 1,000 first class runs. When a third stoppage for bad light ended play with eight overs still remaining
NESTL Rowntree athlete Asha Hibbert is hoping to win a medal in her last event as an English Schools' competitor this weekend. Hibbert, 18, finished eighth in last year's English Schools' Heptathlon Championships and she travels to Exeter this weekend
HIDDEN secrets of York's Multangular Tower have been unearthed by a team of archaeologists. Experts at the York Archaeological Trust now believe the tower in the city's Museum Gardens is far older than previously thought. Trainees from all over the world
Alan Titchmarsh wannabes, or even those without such green-tinged fingers, should head to Harrogate this weekend for the town's autumn flower show. A huge array of the season's most spectacular plants will be on show at the 29th annual show, which opened
JOBCENTRE staff in York have been told that their jobs are safe - for now - despite an announcement by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) that more than 40 sites across the UK are to close. The DWP employs 151 staff at two Jobcentre Plus sites
RUGBY Union sides from the York area are in Powergen Intermediate Cup and Vase action tomorrow. Malton & Norton, who have won their opening two North East One fixtures, welcome Leodiensians to The Gannock. The only changes from last week's starting
VIV Busby - one of the most successful coaches in York City's history - has returned to Bootham Crescent as assistant manager. In a dramatic move to arrest City's poor start to the Conference, the former number two to Denis Smith will work alongside City
A YORK rapist alleged to have spiked his victim's drink with a date rape drug has been jailed for five years. The conviction of Mark Anthony Fullen comes as the debate intensifies over links between alcohol and sexual assault, with senior police officers
IF the £30,000 can be found for this year's Christmas lights for York ("Let there be lights", September 15), I hope whoever is responsible will make a better show than last year. The tiny clear light bulbs seemed to be swamped in lots of "plastic" foliage
IN the past few days Tony Blair and Michael Howard have both made major speeches on the subject of climate change and the need for urgent action to cut our use of fossil fuels. Having heard the warnings from politicians and scientists, we have to start
I WAS outraged by your article regarding four-year-old Cameron (September 11). I hope that the drivers concerned are now feeling suitably ashamed for what they did. As a new driver I know that when someone is waiting at a zebra crossing you stop to let
SADLY the environmentally-friendly Earth Centre at the former pit towns of Denaby Main and Conisborough, near Doncaster has had to close because of lack of visitor support. It was always a risky venture in such areas, but similar thriving, profitable
I CAN'T have been the only one to find the letter from M Bowker very odd ('Truth was missed in TV study of Stalin', September 13). Few of us would disagree that Stalin was a brutal dictator responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people
DESPITE knowing that field nine was Osbaldwick Meadows' richest habitat, designers of Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust's Derwenthorpe housing estate remained determined to build there - until forbidden to do so by English Nature, after an independent ecologist
I WAS sorry to read of the death of a doyen in amateur weather forecasting, Mr Bill Foggitt (September 14). Bill's fir cone and dry seaweed predictions were often more accurate and less "quirky" than the professionals on the Beeb, including "Hurricane
CRICKETERS have been hit for six by evening parking charges, it was revealed today - as council officers prepared to unveil possible changes to the fees. A total of 50 clubs playing in a York cricket league were due to gather in the city centre for a
YORK residents have been urged to brace themselves for a Viking invasion this weekend. This time the rampaging warriors will not be hungry for battle - but for food. An authentic Viking barbecue will form part of a commemorative weekend to re-enact the
Motoring editor Malcolm Baylis peers into the Mercedes-Benz crystal ball. SPORTS Tourers are the vision of the future, according to Mercedes-Benz. The luxury car manufacturer is using next week's Paris Motor Show to show off two examples: the Grand Sports
Motoring editor Malcolm Baylis profiles the new high-performance variants of the Subaru Legacy. LAUNCHED last year to a fanfare of acclaim, the completely new Legacy saloon and Sports Tourer are now available in high-performance 3.0-litre R spec.B variants
Alex Lloyd has news of an exciting new club night in Selby. IF you thought York got all the good nights out, think again, yorktwenty4seven readers. Hull club night Pure Techno decamps to Selby's Club Seven tomorrow for the first of what is likely to become
