THE Scarborough and Whitby MP for the past eight years, Lawrie Quinn, lost his seat to Terrington farmer and former MEP Robert Goodwill early today. Mr Quinn, who lives in York, stunned the Labour Party at a national level in 1997 when he took the seat
APOLOGIES for being vague, but if memory serves there was a German film where a bunch of travelling musicians got a kick from entering houses while the owners were out and promptly making music out of whatever appliances were lying around. Soon afterwards
YORK CC embark on another League and Cup double-header this weekend, but this time without captain Marcus Wood. After straining a thigh, Wood takes a precautionary rest with Nick Kay leading the side to Rotherham tomorrow and teenage all-rounder Duncan
AUSTRALIA'S cricketers will target Andrew Strauss for special treatment during this summer's Ashes series. The inside information has come from Michael Sheedy - York CC's latest Down Under recruit - who acts as a driver for legendary Australian Test bowler
IN response to Heather Causnett's letter (May 4) I would ask her to pause a minute and question why she blames single mothers. When will absent parents have to take some responsibility? After 15 years together my husband left when my second child was
I WAS intrigued by the Evening Press's coverage of disabled access and pavement obstructions. For a number of years I've watched with disgust at the way drivers show no consideration for ordinary people let alone the disabled - and now the council is
I THANK your production team for my pristine copies of Tuesday's and Thursday's Evening Press (May 8 and 10, 1945!) - delivered at last, by a 75-year-old, clapped-out "paper delivery boy". But do I owe my local newsagent three pence, plus delivery? I
MY family and I were devastated when we read that the Conservative Party was making a video featuring headlines of horrific crimes in York, including the murder of our son. The flyer is bad enough. Our son was a victim of the Gillygate murders in December
IN November 2003 I had an accident falling down the steps from the top to the bottom at the Parliament Street toilets in York. I sustained painful injuries and went to hospital after being picked up at the bottom of the steps by two men. I am in the process
ATTEMPTING to spin some good news for the council's joint 'Disasterthorpe' housing estate, council leader Steve Galloway welcomes the Joseph Rowntree Foundation's commitment to build an extra 27 "affordable" houses on the 53-acre wildlife site (April
AN awesome £200 million book of orders has been announced by a North Yorkshire development and construction company. S Harrison Group Ltd of Malton today announced its healthy prospects for 2005, along with record profits for 2004. The group reported
T SINGLETON asked for someone to explain about the cows and their associated "muck" (May 4). Hob Moor is one of three statutory Local Nature Reserves in York, the designation of which is not given lightly. Hob Moor was an LNR due to its diverse range
A SCARBOROUGH outpost of the successful York-based Happy Jays children's day nursery has opened for business. Child care staff at the new purpose-built £850,000 investment were this week preparing to welcome the first intake of children to the centre
CERTIFIED 2005, the band contest at Certificate 18 in Gillygate, York, will kick off on June 22 and run until October 28. Application forms are available from the venue, and bands requiring further details can contact event organiser Phil Gallagher at
SUNDAY'S concert by Shaman Voices at The Shed, Hovingham Village Hall could have sold out three times over, such has been the demand to see the Okna Tsahan Zam Quartet, Wimme Trio and Tanya Tagaq Gillis. "Shaman Voices unites the raw power of three throat-singing
Ryedale Election results... John Greenway (Conservative) 21,251 (48.1 %) Gordon Beever (Lib Dem) 10,782 (24.4 %) Paul Blanchard (Labour) 9,148 (20.7%) Stephen Feaster (UKIP) 1,522 (3.4%) John Clarke (Liberal Party) 1,417 (3.2%) Full reports and background
Vale of York Election results... Anne McIntosh (Conservative) 26,025 David Scott (Labour) 12,313 Jeremy Wilcock (Lib Dem) 12,040 Updated: 09:05 Friday, May 06, 2005
Selby Election results... John Grogan (Labour) 22,623 (43.1%) Mark Menzies (Conservative) 22,156 (42.1%) Ian Cuthbertson (Liberal Democrat) 7,770 (14.8 %) Full report and background stories to appear in today's Evening Press, available from 10am Updated
City of York Election results... Hugh Bayley, (Labour) 21,836 (46.8%) Clive Booth, (Conservative) 11,364 (24.4%) Andrew Waller, (Lib Dem) 10,166 (21.8%) Andy D'Agorne, (Green) 2,113 (4.5%) Richard Jackson, (UKIP) 832 (1.8%) Ken Curran, (Ind) 121 (0.3%
YORK businesses are to be offered a free opportunity to improve their access for the disabled. The one-day course is being offered in a bid to help upgrade premises across the city. Last month, an Evening Press investigation revealed that dozens of York
A CARE worker who helped scores of young people with learning disabilities in York died in front of his three sons after suffering a massive heart attack while riding his motorcycle. John Michael Cusick, 54, who ran a care home in South Bank with his
SHOPPERS at a York charity shop could be forgiven for thinking they've stepped back in time. The Oxfam store, in Goodramgate, has opened a specialist retro and vintage clothing section with stock from the 1950s, 60s, 70s and 80s. There are also some unique
THREE wins by Sam Watson and Tony Bebbington failed to prevent Shepherds 'B' team losing 5-4 playing away to RI Tuesday/Thursday 'C' in York Badminton League men's division three. Watson and Bebbington had totalled 90-53 in their three wins. Clive Debenham
A SCHEME to transform a 13th century York tower into a luxury riverside home is set to win the go-ahead from planners. Lendal Tower, a Grade I Listed Building and scheduled ancient monument alongside Lendal Bridge, was once a key part of York's defences
KNAVESMIRE is set to host the most exciting season of racing in York racecourse's 274-year history, course boss William Derby said today. The course's chief executive said he thought no other racecourse in the world would have the "quality of racing that
Yorkshire, unbeaten in any competition so far this season, were looking to strengthen their Championship position in the clash with Northamptonshire which began at Headingley today. The match also gives England captain Michael Vaughan his first chance
A PERVERT who downloaded child porn videos from the internet is behind bars tonight. When police raided the home of Paul Reast, 44, they found 196 indecent images and 110 video clips on his computer, York Crown Court heard. Some of the videos were "level
YOUTH theatre shows can be educational for performers and audience alike. Those on stage learn the value of community and camaraderie, those watching learn that York Youth Theatre's young participants are being stretched by plays with adult themes. Bryony
Charles Hutchinson previews an ambitious triple bill of modern dance bound for York Theatre Royal. SEA, land and city, past and present, all fuse together in Phoenix Dance Theatre's new triple bill at York Theatre Royal next Friday and Saturday. Inter
THIRD Finger Left Hand completes a full circle when it begins a run in The Studio at York Theatre Royal on Wednesday. Director Sonia Fraser and producer Amanda Daniels, of Nine Lives Productions, first approached Theatre Royal artistic director Damian
LAURENCE Cutting tells hidden stories in his new exhibition of collages at Lucius Gallery, Fossgate, York. "I have been working with found objects and images since early childhood," says the Middleham artist. "Comics, cigarette cards, tin toys and objects
AS Tony Blair's heavily-armoured luxury car barrelled down the M1 from Luton Airport to Downing Street, the re-crowned PM was no doubt experiencing mixed feelings. Sure, there was the satisfaction of leading Labour to a historic third successive General
THE most disappointing aspect of York City's 2004-05 season, apart from the results, was the news that Paul Stancliffe and Brian Neaves are to leave after years of service to the club. Their contribution to youth football and York City has been outstanding
I WAS very surprised at the comments of the anonymous parent of the York City Centre of Excellence player. How can she express such surprise and disappointment that she has been asked to make a contribution of as little as £200 to meeting some of the
AS a York City supporter since 1957 I have just witnessed the most depressing season ever. Billy McEwan has a huge job on his hands but I believe his reward for success would eclipse anything achieved in the past. I was too young to appreciate the semi-final
THE astonishing victory of novice Shaun Murphy in the World Snooker Championship this year has brought me delightful reflected glory. As a youngster his coach Steve Prest (pictured left) was the star turn for Harrogate Conservative Club. I was a moderate
THE odds may be stacked against National League Two York City Knights in tonight's Challenge Cup fifth round clash at holders St Helens but that is the way head coach Mick Cook likes it. St Helens are listed at 100-1 on to cruise past York into the quarter-finals
HOURS before the polls closed, the Diary was canvassed by a candidate for the first time. Here is Andy Hinkles, aka centurion Milladdicus, aka the artist Milladdio, making a forceful point to your Diarist with his gang of legionnaires (Garicus Spydius
Friday, May 6, 2005 100 years ago A correspondent signing himself "An aggrieved parent" had written to the editor of the Evening Press regarding the conduct of the master of Scarcroft School. He inquired if he could be kindly informed as to when the School
HIGH-FLYING Hugh Bayley made it four in a row today as he roared to an emphatic election victory in York. He swept home with a majority of more than 10,000 - and spoke of his pride at representing the "best city in Britain". The jubilant Labour man admitted
TORY John Greenway cruised to an easy victory in the Ryedale constituency and told Tony Blair that North Yorkshire had sent him a message - listen to rural voters. Mr Greenway came away with a majority of more than 10,000, securing more than 21,000 votes
IT was champagne for breakfast for Labour MP John Grogan, who today achieved victory in a nail-biting Selby election battle. The margin between Mr Grogan and Tory challenger Mark Menzies was so slim that bundles of votes had to be recounted at the eleventh
CONSERVATIVE Anne McIntosh triumphed in the Vale of York for the third and final time, increasing her majority in the process. In a tight battle for second place, the Liberal Democrats were narrowly beaten by Labour. Ms McIntosh's majority rose from 12,517
PHIL Willis has won a third successive term as MP of Harrogate and Knaresborough, trouncing his Conservative challenger and increasing his majority to more than 10,000. Tory hopes for a close result were dashed as they lost even more support and Mr Willis
TORY Greg Knight has held Yorkshire East with an increased majority, claiming voters had rewarded him for local achievements such as flood defences at Stamford Bridge. Mr Knight received more than 21,000 votes, comfortably ahead of Labour, which polled
COUN Lancelott questions why York people think that all street level improvements are being undertaken as a result of the Ascot race meeting coming to York this year (Letters, April 28). Perhaps it is because his Lib Dem group on the council have excluded
MR Gledhill is just wrong when he contends that the work to the railings on the Knavesmire has been done specially for Ascot, though he is right that this work should have been done years ago (Letters, May 2). This work is the result of one of the promises
RICHARD Jackson wrote about the temporary removal of a traffic island from Knavesmire Road, in connection with Royal Ascot (Letters, May 4). I can remember another traffic island being temporarily removed in York, back in the early 1970s. This was located
YOUR article "Pub Smoking Ban Delayed" said that 74.5 percent of readers would support a ban on smoking in public. Can I ask how many of these people were smokers? If I asked 20 of my largely non-drug taking community of friends how many of them supported
YORK businesses are to be offered a free opportunity to improve their access for the disabled. The one-day course is being offered in a bid to help upgrade premises across the city. Last month, an Evening Press investigation revealed that dozens of York
A North Yorkshire man has launched a new "budget" recruitment agency specifically for law firms. Tom Paul, a 54-year-old legal practice manager, has started Staff4Law, Harrogate, and claims it is the first of its kind in the UK. The new organisation,
A NEW £50 million plant for British Gypsum at Sherburn-in-Elmet is a step closer to reality. A ground breaking ceremony marked the start of the project which will generate 140 jobs for the area. Mike Jones, British Gypsum's managing director, dug the
Introducing... Massachusetts bluegrass stalwart and Grammy Award winner Peter Rowan, who plays Fibbers in York on Tuesday. Peter Rowan learned his craft with bluegrass founding father Bill Monroe in the Bluegrass Boys, then played his part in the folk-rock
IN her student days at the University of York, Rachel Nicholls would busk outside York Minster. On Monday, she returns to the city in English Touring Opera's production of Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte, and happy memories will be evoked. "I used to busk with
The Shepherd Building Group Brass Band returns to York Theatre Royal on Wednesday, memories still fresh of its poignant contributions to Brassed Off last autumn. Next week's concert marks the first anniversary of the Shepherd Building Group taking up
THE National Centre for early Music, Walmgate, York, is the place to be for tonight's Big One, Stan Tracey with Peter King at 7.30pm. Wakefield Jazz will welcome Partisans tonight (6th), led by the partnership of Phil Robson (guitar) and Julian Siegel
Yorkshire, unbeaten in any competition so far this season, were looking to strengthen their Championship position in the clash with Northamptonshire which began at Headingley today. The match also gives England captain Michael Vaughan his first chance
FOSTER carers are set to win a massive hike in their allowances from City of York Council. Officers are recommending a £24 a week increase in an effort to recruit and retain carers in the face of competition from neighbouring local authorities. The rise
BUDDING archaeologists had the chance to show off their favourite artefacts, at a special event at a York museum. Treasure hunters from across the region gathered at the Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gardens, for a Fabulous Finds Day. Experts from the Portable
Easingwold's ten-time sidecar world champion Steve Webster and his passenger Paul Woodhead get their 2005 campaign underway this weekend at Brands Hatch. After winning a magnificent and unprecedented three titles - World, European and British - in a hectic
ONLY weeks before charity fundraiser Sally Hutchinson was due to abseil more than 100ft off the Humber Bridge she broke her thumb - while riding her bike in York. Now "knight in shining armour" Paul Ramskill has stepped forward to take her place and raise
THEFTS of vehicles in York have soared by more than 50 per cent in a month, new figures obtained by the Evening Press have revealed. The latest available statistics show the number of thefts rose from 69 in February to 107 in March - their highest in
AUSTRALIA'S cricketers will target Andrew Strauss for special treatment during this summer's Ashes series. The inside information has come from Michael Sheedy - York CC's latest Down Under recruit - who acts as a driver for legendary Australian Test bowler
THE odds may be stacked against National League Two York City Knights in tonight's Challenge Cup fifth round clash at holders St Helens but that is the way head coach Mick Cook likes it. St Helens are listed at 100-1 on to cruise past York into the quarter-finals
HIGH-FLYING Hugh Bayley made it four in a row today as he roared to an emphatic election victory in York. He swept home with a majority of more than 10,000 - and spoke of his pride at representing the "best city in Britain". The jubilant Labour man admitted
IMAGINE a world with no sound, where people are too afraid to talk to you and a simple task like catching a bus can leave you feeling embarrassed. For Jannine Coton, 23, of Acomb, York, that world is a reality - and she's determined to make it work. By
RENAULT's rather funky supermini Modus has been enjoying huge success since its launch last September, with more than 8,000 sold. Now for those who want something chic and powerful, the Modus Initiale brings a touch of luxury to the supermini sector and
Motoring Editor Malcom Baylis cocoons himself inside the new BMW High Security 7-Series, secure in the knowledge that occupants are safe from bullets and grenades. IT takes more than a quick glance to see that the new BMW 7 Series has had more than a
It takes more than one picture to tell the story, reports Charles Hutchinson. IMPRESSIONS Gallery, York, presents the first British solo show by San Franciscan artist Laurie Long, who goes Undercover to explore childhood memory, identity, role-play and
Catherine Bell, the only Yorkshire artist elected to the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours, is exhibiting eight works at the Blake Gallery, Blake Street, York, until May 21. She is celebrating a double success this year, having won the Stuart
NO political earthquake, then, but enough rumblings of discontent to shake Tony Blair. The electorate delivered him an historic third term, a tremendous achievement by any yardstick. Fifteen years ago it would have been unthinkable that the Labour Party
I WAS saddened to read of Paul Stancliffe's departure from York City for financial reasons after 14 years service. If memory serves me right he was one of John Bird's signings and turned out to be a great player and fine leader of men, highlighted in
A BUSY day of racing tomorrow is highlighted by valuable cards at Haydock, Lingfield and Newmarket plus an afternoon meeting at Beverley. There is plenty, then, for punters to get their teeth into, including the £70,000 Stanleybet Handicap Hurdle. This
