YORK RUFC have an awkward match-up at Ponteland to overcome tomorrow to keep their promotion quest on course. The Clifton Parkers travel to Newcastle knowing that victory will give them at least a two point cushion in second place in Durham and Northumberland
Hunting with hounds is illegal from today. But will the ban be enforceable? THERE was defiance in the air as huntsmen and women toasted the last legal York and Ainsty South hunt with stirrup cups of port. "This is not the end," said hunt master Nick Procter
YOUNGER, leaner, faster, meaner they may be, but are the corporate whiz-kids better than the old dogs they won't let lie? The fight-back starts with writer-director Paul Weitz's In Good Company, a bittersweet corporate comedy movie that will annoy then
AN AWARD-WINNING company is making light work of a heavy contract. Scenecraft UK, of Easingwold, has designed an promotional car to launch For Goodness Shakes!, a new high-energy milkshake for athletic types. Rosie Ellis, 24, who won the 2004 Evening
THE Yorkshire Tourist Board (YTB) has slashed the number of its directors from 42 to 15, which will include 11 new non-executive directors. The cut will "create a more flexible and responsive structure", claims the York-based YTB. The change is a result
The low-down on Hazel... Name: Hazel O'Connor Occupation: Post-punk singer, actress and author Where and when in North Yorkshire next week: Selby Town Hall on Friday at 8pm, playing with Irish harpist Cormac De Barra. Didn't she play there last year?
SAM Forrest was the shy bassist in York act The Halcyon Band but then Forrest turned over a new leaf. Decamping to Manchester, he has reinvented himself as the frontman of Nine Black Alps, one of the Independent's Six To Look Out For In 2005. Emerging
Introducing... Stephen Fretwell, the singer songwriter who left sunny Scunny for miserable Manchester. Born in Scunthorpe, the town of Kevin Keegan and Ian Botham, Stephen Fretwell has found his singer-songwriting feet in Manchester. Last summer he recorded
TALENT spotters should seek out the Black Swan Folk Club's Young Performers' Showcase on Thursday (24th). Bill Jones, Emily Slade, Ola and the Witches Of Elswick have all played this event in their folk L-plate days, and now comes early exposure for Laura
THE first African Festival Weekend at the National Centre for Early Music in York will be held next week. Ensemble Tartit, the Tuareg Women of the Desert, present their desert blues ballads from the Sahara next Saturday (26th) in a 7.30pm performance
BIG NEWS 1: The Stan Tracey Quartet, featuring Don Weller, will be at the Hovingham Village Hall, on Thursday (24th). Stan Tracey OBE is one of Britain's greatest jazz musicians, ex-House Pianist at Ronnie Scott's Club. Probably a sell-out, but try calling
It is surely a measure of the high esteem in which Carl Llewellyn holds Baron Windrush that the jockey has opted to travel to Haydock to ride him in the big race there. He has rejected the ride on his recent Wetherby winner Ollie Magern, who runs in a
YORKSHIRE County Cricket Club could be poised to make a further signing before the start of the new season in a couple of months' time. Although director of cricket David Byas was not prepared to name his quarry at this stage, he admitted that he had
TODAY council employees, health workers, teachers and civil servants from across Yorkshire were converging on in St Helen's Square, York, Dortmund Square in Leeds and outside the town hall in Sheffield to try to persuade the Government not to go ahead
I MUST say how much I agree with the comment column (February 10), regarding the Barbican becoming a venue for concerts during the racing festival in June. I for one have greatly missed this facility and welcome its use, hopefully on a full-time basis
IN response to plans to open the Barbican Centre for Ascot. I would like to know why a very good arena that was built for concerts and other large gatherings was closed in the first place. Local people like to support where they live but how can you when
COUN Potter has attacked my fellow councillor Jonathan Morley for doing his best to carry out his mandate (Letters, February 14). She insinuates that he has mislead the Evening Press, undermined the planning system, brought the council into disrepute
FURTHER to Chris Clayton's letter reporting the findings of a recently conducted independent survey which found that areas with the highest youth spending also had fewer problems with crime and drug use (February 11). I am saddened to learn that City
PRINCE Charles should never be allowed to marry Camilla Parker Bowles and become king - for one simple reason. The monarch is supposed to be a unifying figurehead for the country and stand above issues (political, social, moral etc) of dissent. His determination
A YORK man has reaped the benefits of an active outdoor lifestyle by celebrating his 100th birthday surrounded by family and friends. Former gardener Stan Ray marked the impressive milestone at Rosevale Residential Care Home in Wigginton, York, where
A LOVING York husband told today how his wife died after collapsing at a pool bar during a holiday in the Canary Islands. Ian Till, from Holgate, said it was a "privilege" to be married to Caroline for 40 years and called on other couples to "cherish"
INDOOR rowing athlete Philip Stubley was on top of the world this week after adding the world champion tag to his list of honours, writes Claire Hughes. The 65-year-old from Kilburn beat an international field in Boston, America, on Sunday to claim the
YORKSHIRE County Cricket Club could be poised to make a further signing before the start of the new season in a couple of months' time. Although director of cricket David Byas was not prepared to name his quarry at this stage, he admitted that he had
YORK City Knights have recaptured fans' favourite Neil Law. The Evening Press understands that another major signing could also be on the way to bring further cheer to the supporters - though his name has so far been kept under wraps. Try-scoring centre
IT'S been a favourite of generations of children, but now Nestl Rowntree's famous Smarties tube is being scrapped. The company says the round tube is being replaced this summer with a six-sided Hexatube to achieve a "contemporary new look." Also disappearing
THE "final piece" of the jigsaw for Royal Ascot at York was confirmed today as regional development agency Yorkshire Forward handed the city a £650,000 grant. City of York Council leader Steve Galloway said the cash - which will fund two thirds of Ascot's
STRESS affects us all in different ways - some of us pig out on chocolate; some won't eat at all. Some run around like Duracell bunnies, while others go into hibernation or push their blood pressure to the limit. Whichever way you deal with stress, you
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VW unveils a sporty version - but will it be made? IT'S called the Ragster. And whether the sporty new- look Volkswagen Beetle will make the final run on to the production line has still to be decided. Nonetheless, the Ragster could well get pulses racing
Alex Lloyd welcomes another venue adding to York's live music scene. WITH bands holding the upper hand in the eternal battle between decks and guitars, there has been a proliferation of venues wanting to attract gig-goers with live music. Latest to jump
YORK and North Yorkshire remain remarkably safe places to live. Violence is comparatively rare. Unfortunately, however, it is growing. Reports of violent crime are up by a quarter, to a rate of more than a thousand incidents each month. This is a worrying
YORK City Knights have recaptured fans' favourite Neil Law. The Evening Press understands that another major signing could also be on the way to bring further cheer to the supporters - though his name has so far been kept under wraps. Try-scoring centre
GOOLE have been rocked by the news that Steve Rollinson will be out for at least a month with a nasty knee injury, while Steve Davey will also miss Buxton after taking a knock of his own against Selby Town. But Joe Gaughan will be reinstated alongside
A GARY Newton hat-trick stunned Hounds and denied them the chance to go level at the top of John Smith's York Sunday Morning Football League division one. Hounds seemed to be well on their way when Hunter, Cygan and an own goal put them three up inside
HERE'S a horn-tingly evocative picture of pub supremo James Butler. Taken 19 years ago in 1986, it shows the York Brewery man tasting Viking Festival cocktails with Judith Bailey, then the landlady of the Red Lion, Merchantgate. And it seems James, who
THE need for expression and the right to an individual voice link these two plays, each rooted in Greek mythology. Such principles will strike a chord with the teenage core of two productions presented by York Youth Theatre's senior groups (aged 16 to
Actor Terence Maynard returns to York to play another of Shakespeare's tragic characters, reports Charles Hutchinson. FLASHBACK to March 2000, when Terence Maynard was rehearsing the title role in York Theatre Royal's production of Othello. "The great
MYTHS and truths link two solo shows to be staged in The Studio at York Theatre Royal next week by Fine Time Fontayne and his partner Sandra Hunt. The plays are Dave Sheasby's Cubist comedy Trimming Pablo, and Fanny Cradock - The Life And Loves Of A Kitchen
YING Tong is reactivating the radio world of The Goons in the West End after its Leeds premiere last year. Round The Horne Revisited does exactly what it says on the tin. And then there is the daddy of these trips down comedy memory lane, The Play What
THE "final piece" of the jigsaw for Royal Ascot at York was confirmed today as regional development agency Yorkshire Forward handed the city a £650,000 grant. City of York Council leader Steve Galloway said the cash - which will fund two thirds of Ascot's
Friday, February 18, 2005 100 years ago: A correspondent using the nom de plume of Ratepayer wrote: "I hope the ratepayers of Heworth and the City will carefully read the notices put up on the land adjoining the footpath between Tang Hall Lane and Bull
YORK City's new boss Billy McEwan has claimed he actually first landed the job 14 years ago. Former City chairman Douglas Craig and director Barry Swallow interviewed McEwan for the managerial vacancy in 1991 after John Bird's departure from Bootham Crescent
MY Left Foot, Whose Life Is It Anyway? and last year's Inside I'm Dancing have all shone a light on disability. The Sea Inside adds euthanasia to the mix, and has Spanish cinema's golden star, Javier Bardem, fighting its case. Bardem, 35 and normally
IT WAS the night that the Cambridge phenomenon met the York phenomenon. More than 70 professionals, as well as delegates from Science City York converged on York St John College this week to learn any lessons they could from experts on the hi-tech boom
SALAMANDER, the award-winning software technology and service business based at York Science Park has won a major contract with the Ministry of Defence (MoD). The MoD has selected Salamander's software solution to improve its efficiency and effectiveness
A WOMAN whose East Riding investigation and security business crashed with debts of nearly £85,000 has agreed to a five-year ban on holding a directorship of any company. Valerie Lockhart Mallinson (formerly Greig) gave the undertaking to the Insolvency
SMALL businesses in York and North Yorkshire are becoming more discordant, with disciplinary procedures becoming formalised at an earlier stage and internal disagreements more likely to lead to legal action. These are the findings of The Federation of
THERE was definitely electricity in the air. Newcomer KT (short for Katie) Tunstall is seemingly growing more popular by the day, and the sell-out Fibbers crowd were clearly eager to catch the next big thing. In an era when there is such a dearth of real
YORK Opera needs men. The society is well into music rehearsals for the June production of Cavalleria Rusticana and I Pagliacci at York Theatre Royal, but there is still room in the chorus for more tenors and basses. Pauline Marshall, of York Opera, says
MOST people possessing a modicum of humanity will today be celebrating the end of the previously legalised torture and death of God's creatures. Unfortunately the avowed ''criminals" who take part in this activity, have already stated their intention
ONCE again I open the paper and read what ridiculous and comical lengths the hunting lobby stoop to in order to get across their point ("Hunts' Defiance", February 11). Okay, so we get the idea they still intend to go hunting - or is that "exercising"
I HAVE a great deal of sympathy with the teenagers who know the price of an iPod but have little idea of the cost of day to day items (February 16). As one young person pointed out, "no one teaches them useful things like how to apply for a council tax
I APPLAUD the efforts of Coun Sue Galloway in her quest to encourage pensioners to apply for Pension Credit. Having spent very many years visiting sick people, disabled people and pensioners in my job within social security and social services, one of
WE would like to thank all of the 563 parents, teachers and members of the public who signed our petition for a safe crossing point on Heslington Lane for children and their parents and carers. This petition has now been submitted to City of York Council
On the day shocking figures reveal that violent crime in North Yorkshire has risen by 25 per cent, a York thug who once kicked a man to death is jailed again for a series of booze-fuelled attacks. THIS man was recently released from jail after serving
A CONTROVERSIAL bid to bring a London Eye-style observation wheel to York would damage the city's historic heartland if successful, a conservation group has warned. York Civic Trust has added its voice to the debate about the application to install a
A LEADING campaigner against Derwenthorpe has formally requested the Audit Commission to investigate City of York Council's involvement in the massive development. At the same time a Green councillor has asked the Government to order a public inquiry
RULING county councillors have unveiled a budget they pledged would continue to signal high performances in schools and social care in North Yorkshire. But opponents said the Tories had not done enough to control costs in the county - and by raiding reserves
BLUE Peter presenter Liz Barker proved to be a real smarty-pants during a visit to the Nestl Rowntree factory in York. The children's television programme filmed in the Smarties section at the factory in Wigginton Road, as part of a piece on the city
SABRES were drawn in York when an American Marine married his bride in the heart of the city. Shoppers were stopped in their tracks as a six-man guard of honour - or cordon - greeted the happy couple as they emerged from All Saints' Church, Pavement.
YOUNGSTER Neil Cordell will attempt to topple defending champion Matthew Lowery in tonight's York Men's Squash Championships final at Wigginton. The 15-year-old came through a tough battle with the experienced Ian Tooms last night to book his final berth
YORK'S Lord Mayor dropped into the city's Central Library to check out improvements made to give the building a new look and enhance the services for users. Councillor Janet Looker was able to see how new display stands and shelves have been installed
YORK City's new boss Billy McEwan has claimed he actually first landed the job 14 years ago. Former City chairman Douglas Craig and director Barry Swallow interviewed McEwan for the managerial vacancy in 1991 after John Bird's departure from Bootham Crescent
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CAN there be anything more irritating than hearing the telephone ring as you walk up the garden path? Instinctively anticipating bad news from your parents/spouse/ bank manager, you dash to the front door, fumble in your pockets for your house keys, clumsily
WHY is a classic of British confectionery changing? When it is an instantly recognisable favourite, where is the need for a "rebranding" exercise? What is the benefit of ditching "an icon of packaging design", in the makers' own words? More pertinently
SELBY Town have signed a million-pound deal for a new stadium that could carry them into the Nationwide Conference. Two years of hard work behind the scenes has culminated in the signing of an agreement that will see a new ground for the Robins built
Marcia stayed on course for a clean sweep of trophies in the John Smith's York Sunday Morning Football League when they progressed to the semi-final stage of the John Smith's Bitter Cup with a hard-earned victory at Derwent United. Despite having Kieron
SHAUN Robinson was the hero for John Smith's York Sunday Morning Football League division four leaders Skelton with two second-half goals at Enterprise. Skelton had been one down at the break to a Phil Hartley strike. F1 Racing produced their best performance
