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Introducing... Rory Dan Wilder, the new comic face of the York Theatre Royal pantomime. Rory Dan Wilder made his professional bow at York Theatre Royal in Alan Bennett's Single Spies in September 2003. The 22-year-old Londoner with Welsh blood and wild
HARROGATE Town boss John Reed still believes the Conference North title race is wide open. Reed saw his team surrender top spot to Alfreton Town in last Saturday's six-pointer between the two sides but, despite falling two points behind the Derbyshire
SOME readers have written of the lack of festive activities on offer in York this year, but I say a big thank you for the Father Christmas experience at Murton Park. It was wonderful. So much effort had been put into providing a lovely day out children
AS a Christian I wish to respond to Rory Mulvihill ('Nativity doubts', Letters, December 22). He refers to the gospels as being written 80 to 85 years after the birth of Christ. It is important to understand that at the time of the Nativity nobody realised
WE all suffer from the effects of the nonsense called political correctness, but Christmas would be a good time to make a stand for spiritual correctness. Do we really believe the amazing truth of the Christmas story and why should it be sidetracked on
IS it really necessary to panic buy and end up with food wasted and binned, while others are not able to buy anything because it has all gone? You would think that there was a famine pending. Is it really necessary to act this way? There must be enough
ON behalf of everyone at The Children's Trust, I thank the community of York for supporting our charity during our one-day street collection in October. We say a special thanks to City of York Council for permission to collect, the students of Loughborough
CONVERTED Minsterman Paul Olsson will have his memories stirred by the Christmas derby clashes with Scarborough. Olsson, York City's football in the community officer, was once a Seadog and played for Scarborough during the first Bootham Crescent League
TEENAGE York City fan Jamie Staff has landed a cracking Christmas present. The 16-year-old from Malton will attend the Boxing Day clash at Scarborough as 'director for a day'. His father, Alan, bid £200 for Jamie and pal Ryan Townend, to travel on the
YORK City fans have been warned that any trouble during Boxing Day's derby football clash with Scarborough will be dealt with severely by police. Scarborough Police have warned visiting Minstermen supporters they will take a tough line against any incidents
YORK authors Mike Bennett and Frank Holli have received a timely Christmas boost with the success of their self-published book for pop-quiz junkies, Anorak Of Love. Described immodestly by the trivia-testing duo as "possibly the last great book about
QUENTIN Tarantino sliced and diced his way through the Kill Bill double bill; Ang Lee took one giant leap for lyrical martial-art movies in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon; now Zhang Yimou has lifted the bar to new heights not once but twice this year.
CHRIS Grant, the former 'Iron Man' jump jockey on the northern circuit, can register his biggest success as a trainer at Wetherby on Sunday with a horse who certainly knows his way around the course. Cruise Leader, who has won three of his four starts
yorktwenty4seven's reviewers assess the CDs released in the past 12 months. Charles Hutchinson's choice Best albums of the year: Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, Abattoir Blues/The Lyre Of Orpheus (Mute). Not a double but two companion pieces from the Gothfather
BARRY 'Scratchy' Myers club/concert DJ and tour DJ with the Clash introduced many punks to the equally rebellious sounds of reggae and the more broader fare that Jamaican music styles offer. Here he has selected 40-plus tracks of the most popular offerings
Cool Cool Rider has the king of the toasters offering a retrospective of his work, which for a man who started DJ-ing at the age of five and cutting records at ten is already vast. It includes a fantastic version of Bob Marley's No Mama No Cry, as well
Three discs of Seventies' covers are given the reggae treatment, what else can I say! If you can get through them without seeking therapy at the end of it, you've done better than me. If your granny is into reggae, this may be for her, so leave it for
Winston was the nearly man of UK reggae and is often overlooked but this collection of his hits and misses are well worth listening to and will certainly grow on you. With a pure and sweet vocal this is pop reggae at its most mellow and rich. Updated:
Thoughtless phone callers could put others at risk this Christmas, North Yorkshire Police have warned. Every year during the festive holiday there is a rise in the number of 999 calls to the police and other emergency services. Many calls are genuine
A WOMAN who met the love of her life on Christmas Day 60 years ago has paid a visit to the airbase where he was stationed during the Second World War. Frida Maramber, nee Spendilow, 77, first encountered French airman Maurice when he spent Christmas 1944
CYGNET 'A' had maximums from Mark Hartley and Dawn Exton in their York John Smith's Mixed League division one encounter with league leaders Huntington SC. Huntington went on to increase their lead at the top as Rich Plummer-Angie Hields sealed the win
With freezing weather set to return over Christmas, Chief Reporter MIKE LAYCOCK highlights where it should be safest to drive and walk in York. If you've ever walked through York on an icy morning and wondered why one footpath is nicely salted and safe
YORK City fans have been warned that any trouble during Boxing Day's derby football clash with Scarborough will be dealt with severely by police. Scarborough Police have warned visiting Minstermen supporters they will take a tough line against any incidents
POCKLINGTON finally gained their first win of the John Smith's York Sunday Morning Football League season. They beat Selby Olympia WMC 3-1 in the only first division game to survive the weather with the goals coming from Richardson, Andrews and Gibson
CELTIC v Rangers, Liverpool v Everton, Arsenal v Tottenham and City v United in Manchester. They are all juggernaut derby clashes to set the pulses racing. High-octane stuff with a crackling atmosphere. North Yorkshire's own backyard battle between York
MOURNING relatives of Gillygate murder victim Kevin Mulgrew said today that they would not be celebrating Christmas. The family spoke out for the first time hours after John Paul Marshall was caged for life for bludgeoning to death the sleeping 38-year-old
YORK City forwards Andy Bishop and Paul Robinson have been told to carry on where they left off after a goalscoring start to their new striking partnership. Bishop and Robinson were both on the scoresheet in the Minstermen's 3-1 victory over Crawley Town
LITTLE cancer patients from York whose bravery has inspired their family and friends are being commended today by a national cancer charity. Seven-year-old Louis Connell, Sarah Woodmansey, six, and Kayleigh Nicholson, three, have all been nominated for
LITTLE cancer patients from York whose bravery has inspired their family and friends are being commended today by a national cancer charity. Seven-year-old Louis Connell, Sarah Woodmansey, six, and Kayleigh Nicholson, three, have all been nominated for
SOLDIERS on peace support duties in trouble-torn Iraq today sent festive messages to loved ones back home in York and North and East Yorkshire. The troops, seconded to Iraq from various Army bases across our region, have taken time out to wish wives,
HUNDREDS of people were expected to flock to York Minster on Christmas Eve for one of the most popular services in the annual calendar. The Crib Service, in which the model of the baby Jesus is placed into his crib by a lucky child volunteer, attracts
CHRISTMAS will have an extra sparkle this year for North Yorkshire couple Darren and Claire McKeown. For the lucky pair have scooped £250,000 on the National Lottery. This king-sized Christmas bonus comes courtesy of last Saturday's Thunderball draw.
SO this is Christmas. And what have we done? Spent a fortune at Asda and put on a ton. That's how we do it today. But what about Yorkshire Christmases past? Looking back through the records it seems this corner of England has a strong shout for inventing
POCKLINGTON finally gained their first win of the John Smith's York Sunday Morning Football League season. They beat Selby Olympia WMC 3-1 in the only first division game to survive the weather with the goals coming from Richardson, Andrews and Gibson
Pocklington RUFC are in action on Boxing Day when they have their annual encounter with Old Pocklingtonians, the Pocklington School old boys side (noon). The two sides will play for the Bottomley Trophy, in memory of George Bottomley - an Old Pocklingtonian
Friday, December 24, 2004 100 years ago: Christmas "waits" were in evidence throughout Christmas Eve, and into the early hours of the following morning, with many humorous incidents related as to what they got up to. People wrote in with their stories
CHRISTMAS is almost with us so it is a good time to remember that once we have emptied the supermarket shelves, bought and wrapped all the presents, made all the mince pies and filled the drinks cabinet, we need to stop for a few moments and remind ourselves
THE other night there was a knock at my front door. When I opened it I was greeted by a sorry-looking gaggle of youths who immediately launched into the worst rendition of We Wish You A Merry Christmas I have ever heard. It was a case of "all the right
AS the chair of York Rape Crisis, a local charity run entirely by volunteers and dedicated to offering support to those affected by rape and sexual abuse, I thank Toby Wardman and all those who gathered in Davygate on Saturday, December 18 to sing carols
I WRITE to bring to your attention the amazing work that all of our volunteers here at Marie Curie Cancer Care have done in collecting just short of £3,500 in the lead-up to Christmas. They have been out come rain, snow or sunshine to raise the much-needed
GENTLY winding down on, what columnist Julian Cole calls, "the slopes of Sunday evening" in our cosy, hooded, fleece dressing gowns, with Christmas mugs (snowmen and Santas) brimming with hot cocoa, we were shocked to discover that Miss Marple (new series
J BONARIUS asked why the number four on a clock with Roman numerals was shown as IIII rather than IV (Letters, December 14). I heard the reason on a radio programme decades ago, but have not seen the story in print. A clockmaker had prepared plans for
THE ancient Romans always used the straightforward IIII. In time this series of four Is was found to be clumsy and confusing and liable to cause errors. Two solutions emerged. The first was to replace the last I with a J; in fact this was done with any
CELTIC v Rangers, Liverpool v Everton, Arsenal v Tottenham and City v United in Manchester. They are all juggernaut derby clashes to set the pulses racing. High-octane stuff with a crackling atmosphere. North Yorkshire's own backyard battle between York
YORK City forwards Andy Bishop and Paul Robinson have been told to carry on where they left off after a goalscoring start to their new striking partnership. Bishop and Robinson were both on the scoresheet in the Minstermen's 3-1 victory over Crawley Town
In his last Christmas message as Archbishop of York, DR DAVID HOPE looks back on his time in the Diocese after ten years. ONE of the very special occasions of the year is the Christmas Eve Carol Service in York Minster. There is always an air of excitement
TOM Bromley seems an eminently sensible chap. Brought up in Heworth, York, he attended Hemplands and Huntington schools, read politics at St Catherine's, Oxford, and now has one of those desirable jobs that always looks so perfect in films. He is a commissioning
NEXT year is the Chinese Year of the Rooster. To celebrate the Chinese New Year, the National Centre for Early Music (NCEM) is co-ordinating a festival diary of events and activities throughout York during January and February. Delma Tomlin, director
SEATTLE singer-songwriter Laura Veirs is to return to North Yorkshire for the first time since her Americana showcase with Erin McKeown and Jessie Sykes at The Band Room, Low Mill, Farndale, in July 2003. Laura will play Fibbers in York on March 2, night
Former Specials and Fun Boy 3 member Staple returns with a rather impressive album that has an even mix of social commentary and feel-good lyrics. Remaining true to the Two Tone/Ska style, this will not disappoint. Contributions from Rat Scabies (The
Selected by pioneering DJs and DBC founders Ranking Miss P, Lepke and Mike 'The Bike', this compilation brings together popular recordings from the 1960s through to the Eighties. The tracks are interspersed with archive jingles of the period - these are
KIND-HEARTED Evening Press readers have ensured a bumper Christmas celebration for some of the more vulnerable members of the local community. Our Toys & Tins Appeal 2004 generated a massive response, with countless bags filled to the brim with teddies
THE grandchildren of a late freeman of York have been honoured at an official ceremony. Oliver and Nina Mistry, and James and Richard Wellings, were awarded the freedom of the city at the Mansion House in a ceremony arranged by their grandfather, Ken
A SELBY thief will spend Christmas behind bars - for stealing four packets of washing powder. Nathan Archer, 23, of Westbourne Road, Selby, admitted stealing the packets of Ariel washing powder from Hodgson's grocery store, in Flaxley Road, on December
HARROGATE Town boss John Reed still believes the Conference North title race is wide open. Reed saw his team surrender top spot to Alfreton Town in last Saturday's six-pointer between the two sides but, despite falling two points behind the Derbyshire
THE stewardess of a York social club who stole almost £13,000 in takings has avoided a jail sentence because the judge said prisons were in a "crowded state". Judge Paul Hoffman, Honorary Recorder of the City of York also added that if he did send Susan
PLEASANT. That's the word that best describes the Rover 25. Not an outstanding car, not a great car, but most assuredly a very pleasant one. Rover describes its little family hatchback as the "largest small-car in sector", which it isn't. Because it does
AFTER a dispiriting 2003, dominated by bitter clashes over the UK's decision to go to war in Iraq, the humiliating failure to find Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction and the death of Government scientist Dr David Kelly, Tony Blair might have
Alex Lloyd puts on her party shoes and looks ahead to New Year's Eve. WE may not have got Christmas out of the way just yet but it's time to start thinking about New Year's Eve. Hyped as the biggest night out of the year, it invariably turns into a disaster
YOUNG children should have nothing more on their minds today than the visit of a certain jolly fellow in a red coat. No doubt three-year-old Kayleigh Nicholson, six-year-old Sarah Woodmansey and Louis Connell, seven, will all be having their own dreams
