Jo-ann Hodgson on all the hard work that goes into a fun-loving time. EVERY week ents officers for each of the York University colleges organise nighttime events for students. These provide a respite from the fatigue inducing routines of lectures, reading
THE Gaffer is George, Geordie manager of Coca Cola League Two wash-outs Northbridge Town, a northern team slipping down the leagues quicker than Leeds United. This is his story, told his way in an industry that is changing fast in all but one direction
Just A Quickie with... Gareth Cheeseman, The Scarecrow in New Earswick Musical Society's The Wizard Of Oz. Will this be your first appearance on stage? "I've been on stage once before but that was in a concert." Are you originally from York? "No. I come
PETER Cook sent up football managers in an all-to-brief cameo on a Clive Anderson show. Paul Whitehouse's Ron Manager is never as sharp or amusing as it could be. Now is the time for Gaffer!, Chris Chibnall's study of tracksuit management in the age of
SO you think that replica guns should be banned (November 3). Can you tell me when any such ban has worked? Illegal drugs are banned yet tons are smuggled into the country every week and further tons are manufactured here. Pistols were banned in 1997
YORKSHIRE Shield duty takes priority for Malton and Norton tomorrow as they travel to Thornensians. A much-changed Malton side will be sent to tackle the Yorkshire Three strugglers with 18-year-old Elliott Richardson given his first start on the wing
THE new Fireworks Act is all well and good but I am afraid it does not tackle the problem of morons who set them off in the middle of the day. The animal charities advise keeping pets in at night when one expects to hear fireworks - not 24/7. Mrs J McDonald
November 1 was the first weekday without the 16A bus that connects Acomb shops with Acomb, Holgate, the city centre and Monks Cross. First York has stopped the bus without any reason being given. This makes their already hit-and-miss service even worse
AS organisers of York Ghost Festival we would like to thank Julie Speedie for her kind words about Harry Martindale's talk and the festival (Letters, November 1). However, in the interest of giving credit where it is due, we would like to point out that
WITH most clubs involved in York FA Cup competitions there were only a handful of John Smith's York Sunday Morning Football League matches. Wigginton Grasshoppers took a 2-0 lead at bottom club Pocklington through Jamie Seal and Dominic Graham in the
PRIDE of place in the York FA Intermediate Under-14 Minor Cup second round went to nine-man Haxby Town. Despite their numerical disadvantage they went ahead against Pocklington Town through Max Richards. In the second half, Pocklington's extra players
PATRON saint of pastoral England he may be, but Nick Drake has had his romanticist say (he died 30 years ago this month). A new pining voice, Gravenhurst, is portraying an English landscape of barren trees, a place of despair, ennui and fear. That sense
THE annual Festival of Remembrance will be held on Sunday, November 7 in the Barbican Centre. The auditorium will reverberate to the sound of music for the first time since the York Guildhall Orchestra played there on May 15, after City of York Council
Local jazz promoters and musicians of all ages will be interested to hear that the new JazzYorkshire organization will be running a series of free seminars to consult with the local jazz community. The agency is committed to celebrating this thriving
A year from today will be the 400th anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot. CHRIS TITLEY hears about York's plans to mark the milestone. THIS year we're seeing him off less with a bang, more with a whimper. York hasn't held an official celebration of the capture
JONATHAN Glazer loves crescendos, all quiet, then all hell. Remember that Guinness advert with the horses bursting out of the sea froth? Or Ray Winstone's perfectly peaceful poolside moment on the Costa del Crime being shattered by a crashing rock in
The final day of the Flat turf season tomorrow offers the opportunity to see out the campaign with a bang. My sporting suggestion is to take a chance on 25-1 shot Another Choice in the big race at Doncaster. Trained by Nick Littmoden at Newmarket and
IT is likely to be well into the New Year before Yorkshire County Cricket Club's deal to buy Headingley is signed and sealed. Recent claims in one newspaper that Yorkshire have been on the verge of completing the purchase of the cricket ground have proved
A YORK woman who says her family have been hounded by car vandals today hit out at police priorities. Louisa Lyon contacted the Evening Press after we reported that British Transport Police were investigating damage to the windscreen of city MP Hugh Bayley
A PRIVATE York car park is to open round the clock, it was confirmed today. Owners of Tanner Row car park - once one of York's biggest eyesores - said the 24-hour move was in response to demand. They say the site is now one of the "safest, cleanest and
A YORK man who sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl after a late-night drinking session in his flat has walked free from court. The girl was attacked by John Lewis Brummitt when she was so drunk she could not hold up her head and had already been sick
A DECISION on the fate of historic infantry regiments in North Yorkshire will be announced by Christmas, the head of the Army has confirmed. General Sir Mike Jackson, Chief of the General Staff, acknowledged the prospect of losing four regiments had caused
A SOCIAL club is celebrating 40 years at its York home after bucking the growing club closure trend in the city. The Tramways Club is going from strength to strength at a time when a number of working men's clubs have shut in recent years, or are threatened
THOUSANDS of civil servants across York and North Yorkshire were out on strike today to protest about planned job cuts. People working in Jobcentres, benefit offices, courts, ports, tax offices and prisons were taking part in the largest national civil
IT is likely to be well into the New Year before Yorkshire County Cricket Club's deal to buy Headingley is signed and sealed. Recent claims in one newspaper that Yorkshire have been on the verge of completing the purchase of the cricket ground have proved
TWO York women expressed outrage today after the danger driver who caused an horrific crash in the city had his jail sentence cut. Kerry Scott, whose fianc Steve Dowson, of Bootham Square, was killed in the smash in Boroughbridge Road, Acomb, and Sara
LEEDS United pair Danny Pugh and Sean Gregan must tread warily at Preston tomorrow. Both are just one booking away from suspension and with such a thin squad, manager Kevin Blackwell can ill afford to be without two of his more senior players. One of
YORK City's injury worries have eased with Paul Robinson, Gary Pearson and Graeme Law all declaring themselves fit for tomorrow's home clash with Forest Green Rovers. The return of the trio means only skipper Steve Davis and Kevin Donovan are still unavailable
ASK Kia if size matters and the answer is most definitely "Yes!". That is, especially when it refers to their latest model, the new-look Sportage, which is designed to provide an a la carte approach to motoring. At the European unveiling of the new edition
MITSUBISHI has taken the wraps off the fastest saloon car ever produced by a major manufacturer. Built to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Mitsubishi's entry into the UK market, the new Lancer Evolution VIII MR FQ-400 will be built in a limited edition
Alex Lloyd introduces music for House fans. HOUSE music fans should head to the Little John Cellar Bar tonight for one-off event Fine Cut. Paul Alker and DJ duo Tribal Warriors will be providing the evening's soundtrack, which will be a mix of tech-house
Friday, November 5, 2004 100 years ago: Coney Street, one of the main arteries of York, was "up," and was likely to remain in this condition for the greater part of the week owing to the laying of a new electric cable. The scene in the street was remarkable
IS the tidal wave of anti-social behaviour in York really just a trickle? Before the Diary desk is engulfed by angry residents who have suffered at the hands of the ASBO army, we must say this is not necessarily our view. Instead, it was suggested by
TESSA Worlsey will be performing at York Theatre Royal for the first time and yet she is on familiar ground. "This is the second time I've played old Mag Folan, because I did the role at the New Vic, Newcastle-under-Lyme, two and a half or three years
YORK RUFC have high hopes of winning through to the fourth round of the Powergen Intermediate Cup when they visit Driffield tomorrow. The East Yorkshire side are in the process of rebuilding having been relegated to North Two East last year and the Clifton
WHILE I fully understand Chief Inspector Madgwick's plea to ban all replica firearms (November 3) I cannot say I think it is the answer. For every clown that waves a replica gun around in a show of bravado or stupidity there are dozens of law-abiding
MY friends and myself want to go to a bonfire event tomorrow. I had a look on the Internet for any council-run events. In Leeds there are six events described as "spectacular" and "breathtaking". Similarly there are nine events around Hull and East Yorkshire
MR Golding suggested that Barbican users now have only a couple of choices of venues for health and fitness classes in York (Letters, October 30). This is not the case. A great deal of work has gone in to consulting with users and making them aware of
I WOULD be suspicious of any survey organised by AIR, which your article pointed out is an organisation is partly-funded by the tobacco industry (November 2). Also, I would rather that a smoking survey was launched somewhere a bit less partisan than the
MRS Adams believes that the majority of her customers want the freedom to choose for themselves on whether or not to smoke in pubs. It is a myth that everyone has freedom of choice but I'm sure it is true that everyone would like the freedom of choice
I WOULD like to say a very big thank you to all the medical staff, family, friends and colleagues who supported me through my cancer treatment. Without them I would not have been able to take part in the Cancer Research Ripley Ramble with my sister and
I AM utterly confused after reading your story regarding the relationship between high divorce rates and the high rents charged for accommodation in York (November 2). In many people's experience, it is quite obvious that York's high rent problems are
AS a Labour Party supporter my natural inclination is to root for the Democrat Party candidate in an American Presidential Election. On this occasion I rejoiced at the re-election of the Republican George Bush, as, with any luck, it will wipe the smug
TO his neighbours, he is a foul-mouthed yob. To the police he is a mini terrorist. To his parents, he is almost non-existent. But more than any of this, the boy on our front page is a child. A feral child, without a doubt. His catalogue of crimes is appalling
FORMER boxer John Prescott has been given a bloody nose by the people of the North East. Voters rejected his plans for a regional assembly by a margin of more than three to one. More than half the residents didn't even bother to take part, a clear demonstration
A DEVELOPER'S £750,000 gamble to transform a deconsecrated and empty church in York's city centre into a classy restaurant or caf bar could start to pay off next week. That was the sum spent by Rushbond to get what was the former York Arts Centre, in
A NORTH Yorkshire estate agency has opened a fourth branch, this time in Acomb, York, despite reports of a "flattening out" of the housing market in the region. The family-run Davis Estate Agents, which in just two years has established branches in Harrogate
Clare Teal still can't truly believe what is happening to her. The jazz singer of the moment tells Charles Hutchinson that most days she still has to pinch herself. CLARE Teal may call her new album Don't Talk but she is only too happy to talk, almost
Reintroducing... Gilbert O'Sullivan, the renascent singer-songwriter in the berry vest of health. In the 1970s Gilbert O'Sullivan had number one singles on both sides of the Atlantic and four Top Five albums in Britain. Now he is enjoying his most successful
YORK City's injury worries have eased with Paul Robinson, Gary Pearson and Graeme Law all declaring themselves fit for tomorrow's home clash with Forest Green Rovers. The return of the trio means only skipper Steve Davis and Kevin Donovan are still unavailable
PUPIL-FRIENDLY plans to get York children out of their parents' cars during the school run are being put to councillors. Council transport chiefs hope a raft of safety changes will encourage parents to allow their children to either jump on their bikes
THOUSANDS of York rail passengers faced major travel chaos today after a freight train derailed near Doncaster. Rail officials confirmed the derailment, which happened just before 3am, would close the busy East Coast Main Line all day between York and
YORK had a relatively quiet Mischief Night, although lamp-posts were pushed over and a window was smashed in part of the city. Officers from York's community policing team scoured the city throughout the night on a special patrol of the city's "youth
THE Ouse takes centre stage this weekend with the re-arranged Ouse Championship being held upstream of York and the York Amalgamation Tower Trophy being contested on waters below the city. It is a shame that the confusion over the date of the former fixture
YORK-area drivers are in action in the South of England tempest rally which starts tonight. Harrogate's Miles Johnson has teamed up with Eliot Retallick in a Peugeot 206 to tackle the Aldershot-based three-day event. Another Harrogate driver, Dom Mernock
"YOU can't touch me." So says a tiny tearaway, who is terrorising his York neighbourhood. He knows that police cannot arrest him because he is only eight years old. English law means the boy, who has been known to police since he was four, cannot be held
GROGGILY the world opened its eyes on Wednesday, still half-drunk from the heady, intoxicating punch that is the US presidential elections. And as it shook its weary head, the realisation slowly dawned: it was not the bright new dawn promised by Democratic
ONE of the most unusual features of SEAT's Altea is that the windscreen wipers do not come to rest at the bottom of the glass, as normal. Instead, they retreat into the windscreen uprights, which are widened to make sure that the wipers are protected
BMW has just announced the fifth generation model of its popular small executive car, the 3 Series, to be launched in the UK next spring. Jim O'Donnell, managing director of BMW Great Britain, said the new 3 Series faces the daunting task of upstaging
