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  • Roman legions march in

    THE final events line-up has been unveiled for this year's Eboracum Roman Festival in York this weekend. In addition to the breath-taking military displays and street processions, a range of other events will be staged at a host of venues around the city

  • On the Roman trail

    A NEW Roman trail has been devised in York to help visitors and residents discover more about historic York on foot. The latest leaflet published by the First Stop York tourism partnership is entitled On The Trail Of York's Lost Legions, and sets out

  • Drink like a Roman

    ROMAN wine is on offer at a York pub as part of this year's Eboracum Roman Festival. Next Friday K Bar, Grape Lane, York, is hosting a History Of Wine In Roman Times evening complimented by a wine-tasting of half-a-dozen wines from the world as the Romans

  • The Romans return... with more food and drink

    THE prestigious York Festival of Food and Drink is to return to the city for an eighth year. The gastronomic feast of fun will take place from September 10 to 19, and organisers promise a number of firsts. The Festival Food Theatre will now offer refreshments

  • What have the Romans ever done for us?

    THE British asparagus season is upon us, and for this tasty treat we can thank the Romans. The veg was so prized by them that they sent out fleets of ships to gather the delicacy. After working out how to cultivate it, they spread it throughout their

  • York races Cup coup

    John Smith's brewery have extended their sponsorship of the John Smith's Cup raceday at York for another three years until 2007, it was announced today. The new agreement comes into effect for this year's fixture on Saturday, July 9. The prize money has

  • Doomsayers proved wrong says Galloway

    CITY council leader Steve Galloway, left, hailed the success of Royal Ascot at York - but hit out at those who had tried to profit from the event. Coun Galloway said he was grateful to those who had helped produce an event "that the city is proud of"

  • Viking musical

    STAMFORD Bridge Primary School will present a new musical, written by former teacher Frances Gill, about the famous 1066 battle in the village which ended a Viking attempt to conquer England. Frances taught at the primary school for six years until 2002

  • Viking longboats sail into York

    VIKING warriors in longboats creaked down the River Ouse today to claim the City of York. As part of the twentieth Jorvik Viking Festival, the Viking boats sailed in front of huge crowds on King's Staith before the Viking warriors marched from the Museum

  • Viking couple 'marry' in York

    VISITORS to one of York's most famous landmarks witnessed a scene from history - an "authentic" Viking wedding. Tourists taking in the sights at Clifford's Tower on Saturday watched as Snorri, played by Ian Uzzell, and Gyghe, played by Hazel Uzzell, took

  • Vikings on the march

    THEY were young but they were still fierce. When 300 youthful Vikings marched through the centre of York, everyone in their path moved to let them through. The colourful procession from Jorvik to the festival tent in St Sampson's Square was only one of

  • Ascot was tip top team effort

    City of York Council's Bill Woolley, Peter Evely and the rest of their team are to be congratulated on their consultation, planning and implementation of the traffic plan for Royal Ascot at York. The traffic jams encountered on the first day at the Railway

  • Vikings sail in

    A 1,000-YEAR-OLD Viking river boat made from an oak tree log will go on show at the Yorkshire Museum in York for the Jorvik Viking Festival. Families are being invited to go along to see the boat during the half-term holiday and to take part in activities

  • All eyes on races

    IT is without thanks to some sections of the national media that Ascot at York was such a phenomenal success. Try as they may, their efforts to portray the cloth cap and ferrets image and the sometimes snide comments of the so-called fashion experts fell

  • Centre ignored

    Your leader (June 16) implied that entrepreneurial endeavour was ruined by the lack of support for Royal Ascot at York by people from the south. This is only partly true and, as so often with large one-off events, prices rise dramatically with the result

  • A liking for Vikings

    Rachel Lacy tests her mettle as a Viking before the 20th Jorvik festival gets underway next week. VIKINGS are perceived as warriors infamous for raping and pillaging their way around foreign shore lines before going home to eat, drink and do nothing much

  • Think of taxpayers

    NOW that Royal Ascot is over and so many York businesses have lost out on the so called "boom" for our city, will City of York Council finally begin making decisions on what is best for council tax payers. During the past few weeks there have been many

  • We must not tolerate violent vengeance

    It troubles me when people such as Bryan Lawson write to say how they support Tony Martin and "his stand against infiltrators"('I admire Tony', Letters. June 18). While I support the right to defend one's home against burglars, using violence if genuinely

  • Sea fishing crisis dates at least a millennium

    THE crisis caused by the over-exploitation of Europe's fish stocks dates back as far as a millennium, according to new archaeological evidence found by York academics. A study published today, which was led by University of York archaeologists, has discovered

  • All churned up

    RUNNING alongside Common Road in Dunnington is a small stream in a deep gully. I walk along this several times a week and notice it is full of small fish and hosts a small family of water voles. On three occasions I have seen a kingfisher, and for several

  • 1066 and all that nasty fighting

    THE outcome was never really in doubt - but the locals put up a pretty good fight anyway. Almost ten centuries ago, 5,000 Anglo-Saxon warriors faced an invading Viking army on what is now Fulford Ings. The Viking army, led by Harald Hardrada of Norway

  • Viking invaders head for York

    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

  • Secrets of Viking crafts revealed

    THE secrets of Viking crafts will be revealed at York's Jorvik centre as part of its autumn events programme. Crafts In Action will bring specialist craftspeople from around the country to demonstrate the skills behind everything from Viking fashions

  • Landmark for Viking venue

    JORVIK Viking Centre is celebrating its 20th year with a programme of fun events for the summer holiday period. The events, organised by JORVIK and York Archaeological Trust, offer an exciting mix of talks, battle tactics, mini archaeology, bite-sized

  • Viking festival attracts record crowds

    RECORD numbers of visitors got a taste of history at this year's Jorvik Festival. York's ten-day extravaganza of all things Viking came to a climactic finish on Saturday with a longship race, a bloody battle and a majestic coronation. Attracting thousands

  • Norway honours 'Mr Jorvik'

    Norway has bestowed one of its highest honours on a York man - for events that took place more than 1,000 years ago. Dr Peter Addyman, who was director of York Archaeological Trust and the man behind the city's world-famous Jorvik Viking Centre, was presented

  • An oarsome sight down on the Ouse

    LONGSHIPS were at the ready in York today for Nordic adventurers to display their sailing skills and swordsmanship, as well as a touch of regal splendour, at the climax of the Jorvik Viking Festival. The ten-day extravaganza is bigger than ever, with

  • Part-time Vikings shatter all my illusions

    THE people at Yorkboat must have a heart attack about this time each year. Getting to work in the morning, as you do every morning, only this time you see a great burning boat hurtling down the river while crowds cheer its demise. The first reaction has

  • It's marriage, Viking style

    A VIKING bride-to-be has met her modern day counterpart. She was showing off her attire in preparation for St Valentine's Day, when she will tie the knot during a re-enactment of a Viking wedding at Clifford's Tower. Traditionally, the Viking bride would

  • It's a right old saga

    COOKING the tea, sweeping the floor and killing the enemy with a swift spear thrust to the gut - it's all in a day's work for your average Viking woman. Possibly. Mythology provides us with powerful portraits of Viking shield-maidens. The Valkyries, who

  • Thieves amass £168k haul of stereos

    THIEVES snatched music equipment worth almost £170,000 from vehicles parked in York in just 12 months. The startling figures mean that expensive car stereos, CDs, tapes and speakers were the most commonly stolen item. Senior police officers said the key

  • Flying tonight!

    THE fascinating story behind the world's most famous locomotive is to be told in a permanent exhibition in York, thanks to lottery cash. A Heritage Lottery Fund grant of £275,000 is to help pay for an interactive display on Flying Scotsman at the National

  • Husband killed wife then hanged himself

    A HUSBAND stabbed and beat his wife to death in a frenzied and violent attack, then hanged himself above her body after she told him she was leaving him. The bodies of Forestry Commission worker Duncan Bartholomew and his wife, Susan, both 42, were found

  • Heroin pair sent to jail

    TWO women have been jailed after they supplied a bag of heroin to a "drug addict" who was actually an undercover police officer, a court heard. Kerry Anne Rennison, 26, and Victoria Jones, 24, tried to make the detective sniff heroin in their presence

  • Hero of river

    A BRAVE bus driver who dived into a river in a bid to save a drowning man was today hailed a "courageous hero". The man who died after being pulled from the River Ouse at Clifton on Sunday was last night named as Stephen Holding, aged 43, of Crombie Avenue

  • York still top with Pop on their tail

    York maintained the only 100 per cent record in division one of the Fulford Ladies Invitation League as they beat Dunnington. Karen Retief and Kathryn Place had three good wins (9-3 9-3 8-4) to help York stay on top. Poppleton, enjoying their best start

  • One police officer hurt every two days in North Yorkshire

    ONE North Yorkshire Police officer is injured almost every two days as they battle to keep the streets of our county safe. Disturbing new figures obtained by the Evening Press under the Freedom of Information Act reveal the true dangers of life on the

  • Leeds to wing it

    Leeds United manager Kevin Blackwell is on a 'wing' and a prayer as he looks to strengthen his squad before pre-season training resumes next week. Blackwell is looking to bring in a player for each flank to enable him to move David Healy into his specialist

  • Join the nutters

    Forget juicing, food combining and calorie counting, says JO HAYWOOD. Just go nuts instead. ARE you a health nut? Don't take offence - it's not a sly pot-shot at your dodgy velour tracksuit; it's a serious question. Nuts may be small, but they are big

  • Golf test of mettle

    Golfers looking for that missing something to improve their game will be encouraged to tune into the power of the mind at a seminar at Pike Hills Golf Club on Friday. Leading pros, including world number one Tiger Woods, have been latching on to the world

  • Freak floods less freakish

    HALF a mile away you would not know anything had happened. While Hawnby, Sutton-under-Whitestonecliffe and parts of Helmsley and Thirsk were devastated by Sunday's flash floods, other parts of North Yorkshire were left untouched. It was a disaster as

  • Bone shaker

    THE chance to see York's Roman heritage being uncovered is being offered this weekend. Local people are being invited to view the latest archaeological finds at 89 The Mount, during an open day, on Saturday. Archaeologists are currently working there

  • Gate that will lead to Rome

    THE organisers of next year's York Roman Festival are bridging the gap between past and present in spectacular fashion. Preparations for the York Roman Festival 2005 have begun in earnest, including plans for a replica Praetorian Gate at the site of the

  • A history book with a difference

    ANCIENT treasures with hidden stories to tell appear in a new book published by the York Archaeological Trust. The book, Treasures Of York, features more than 150 of the most interesting artefacts unearthed by the trust since it began work in 1972. The

  • Ask Steve Galloway, Tom

    AFTER revelations that parking income in York has risen by 80 per cent in six years to £6.7 million, we noticed a fascinating campaign by Tom Brake. Mr Brake is the aptly-named transport spokesman for the Liberal Democrats. He is furious that the national

  • Way we were

    Tuesday, June 21, 2005 100 years ago A Traders' Defence Association was about to be formed for the Private Tradesmen to defend themselves against the Co-operative Societies. A correspondent wrote to the press saying: "Every tradesman in the city ought

  • Ancient bones may be Iron Age

    A TEAM of archaeologists working in East Yorkshire has made more exciting discoveries. The Evening Press reported last month how diggers excavating the site near Pocklington unearthed fragments of a human skeleton which almost certainly dated back to

  • All set for York's Roman Festival

    THE countdown has begun to a celebration of York's past as a vital outpost of a multi-national empire, with the city's second annual Roman Festival. The Eboracum Roman Festival 2004, backed by City of York Council, York Tourism Bureau and First Stop York

  • Lost Roman legion finds new comrades

    ROMAN soldiers who vanished from York more than 1,500 years ago have returned to mark the twinning of their Legion with another from Chester. The disappearance of the Roman IX Legion remains a mystery after Harry Martindale saw their ghostly forms in

  • Roman link for new train service

    Rail passengers can now go "Roman" from York to Carlisle on Saturdays this summer - thanks to the introduction of a new train service by Arriva Trains Northern. The service provides the first direct train linking the two historic Roman cities. Running

  • What could have been done?

    Could the latest North Yorkshire floods have been prevented - or at least predicted? Probably not, finds STEPHEN LEWIS. ANOTHER year, another flood. As the people of Helmsley - and other North Yorkshire communities - hit by Sunday's devastating flash

  • Mick can be top

    Carlisle is the place to be tomorrow as the Cumbrian course stages its biggest raceday of the year, highlighted by two valuable handicaps, both of which could be within the grasp of Sheriff Hutton trainer Mick Easterby. He saddles Top Dirham in the Carling

  • Negotiations under way for former DIY warehouse

    NEGOTIATIONS have begun to sell the £135,000 per year lease of the former warehouse-sized shop which was occupied by Wickes, the building supplier, in Kettlestring Lane, Clifton Moor. Agents Eric Young and Co report that talks have begun with an organisation

  • On the move

    AN ORGANISATION created to support and promote growth in the Yorkshire's electronics industry has launched its new state-of-the-art mobile training unit, with the help of BBC Look North's Harry Gration. Not-for-profit Electronics Yorkshire's revolutionary

  • Commercial Property spotlight: New jobs bonanza

    AN EXPERIMENT to regenerate business at Sherburn-in-Elmet has been declared a success. Since Sherburn networkcentre was launched in October 2003, on 2.25 acres just off Bishopdike Road, near Selby, 11 tenants have moved in, creating 62 jobs. It was precisely

  • High five Hogg

    Yorkshire have been given the green light to play Matthew Hoggard in their first five Twenty-20 group matches, starting with the curtain-raiser against Lancashire at Headingley tomorrow starting at 5.30pm. And director of cricket David Byas is confident

  • It's a mad-dash world

    THIS has got to go down as one of the wackiest weeks in sport - ever. Not even allowing for the unique occasion of Royal Ascot at York, the past seven days have been as zany as the zaniest inhabitants of the madcap island of Zanyia holding their annual

  • York dig information

    DIGGING up the past could have a bright future in York. The group behind the city's famous Jorvik attraction has won a £750,000 grant from the Millennium Commission to help create a new experience where visitors can part in a simulated archaeological

  • Vikings on Easter rampage

    JORVIK Viking Centre has launched a rampaging programme of Easter events. The Coppergate Centre, outside the attraction, will be packed with fun activities throughout the school holidays. The Great Jorvik Dig will be set up in the middle of Coppergate

  • Heading for a thrilling climax

    SINGING and drumming filled York city centre just days before the 20th Jorvik Viking Festival reaches its thrilling climax. A bard and singers warmed up in front of shoppers in St Sampson's Square to prepare for a weekend of Saga, Song and Dance. Vocal

  • Fireworks display thrills Viking Festival crowds

    A RIOT of colour transforms the York skyline - as a memorable day for the Jorvik Viking Festival ends with a blistering bang. Fireworks lit up the city on Saturday after crowds braved icy winds to watch the re-enactment of a bloody Viking battle at the

  • Viking festival goes at a gallop

    YOU might be forgiven for thinking you were dreaming if you thought you saw horses rising out of the River Ouse last night. But the scene, similar to a certain Irish beer advert, was no dream. The horses in question had eight legs and belonged to the

  • All praise to the Vikings of York

    In 20 years York's Jorvik Festival has grown from a small celebration into a two-week spectacular. CHRIS TITLEY charts what today's Vikings do for us. WHEN the Vikings invaded York first time round they shaped the city we live in. They set down the main

  • A big pat on the back... well done!

    I ALWAYS give credit where it is due so I must congratulate City of York Council for its efficient organising and the Evening Press for its coverage of the Royal Ascot meeting. I am struggling to find a criticism of a brilliant week which ended in a glow

  • It was tough being young

    KIDS these days, they don't know they're born. In Ivar The Boneless's day, they'd have had no time to idle great hours away in front of computer games or Da Bungalow. Viking kids would have been lucky to fit in a quick game of hnefatafl between hazardous

  • Viking warriors shape up for big battle

    VIKING warriors were gathering at Stamford Bridge again as they practised for a re-enactment of the most important battle in their history. They were outside the Cornmill Restaurant in the village acting out their battle drill before they re-enact the

  • York prepares for the 20th annual Jorvik Viking Festival

    TWO powerful figures - Father Christmas and the Viking warrier Orm - joined forces in York to promote the launch of the 20th Jorvik Viking Festival programme. Standing in Coppergate, the pair exchanged Christmas gifts in order to start the countdown to

  • Anti-fag fanatics

    AS a regular traveller with GNER I was horrified to read they have given in to the "perfect" intolerant fanatics and banned smoking (June 16). The segregated last coach for smokers (and tolerant non-smokers) was ideal for any balanced person, separated

  • A history book with a difference

    ANCIENT treasures with hidden stories to tell appear in a new book published by the York Archaeological Trust. The book, Treasures Of York, features more than 150 of the most interesting artefacts unearthed by the trust since it began work in 1972. The

  • Whoosh risk

    I AGREE with Mark Gladwin about stopping young people just chatting in the street (Letters, June 7). A much more important issue involves people young and old riding bicycles on the pavement. They whoosh past and one has only to step aside to be caught

  • Have you signed up?

    So, the new Archbishop of York, John Sentamu, above, is calling for a visionary church which can provide a spiritual home for all Englishmen and women. I take it then he has signed the online petition launched by new Christian group Servant, which asks

  • Clinical coverage

    IT IS good to see the Evening Press is giving column inches to the Battle Of The Bands competition and supporting local music. However, I am really disappointed with the way it is being covered. The journalists responsible for the coverage appear to have

  • Mystery of biggest Viking gold ring

    THE biggest Viking gold ring ever found in the British Isles has been discovered among the belongings of a York man following his death. Mystery surrounds the origins of the 324.6 gram arm ring, which has excited experts, one of whom called the find "

  • York's Viking warriors to go on rampage!

    NORTHERN cities are about to face a fresh onslaught from Viking warriors set on recreating the invasions of more than a 1,000 years ago - and all to celebrate a slightly more recent milestone in the history of York. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of

  • Viking comedians vie for £500

    EVER wondered what a Viking stand-up comic would be like? Well, now's your chance to find out. For JORVIK, York's famous Viking centre, has organised two new wacky events as part of the city's Comedy Festival 2004, which runs from tomorrow until Saturday

  • Can you dig it?

    COUNCIL chiefs are urging York residents to get their hands dirty - in the name of heritage. Diggers interested in learning more about archaeology in a city teeming with Viking and Roman treasures are invited to the Merchant Adventurers' Hall tomorrow

  • Hu the Dane would have been proud

    JANE ARMITAGE visited the village of Huby, near Easingwold, and found a friendly, thriving community, whose origins go back to the time of the Vikings. THE village of Huby is pleasantly situated about nine miles to the north of York. Originally a Danish

  • Do you speak Yorkshire?

    THE Gazette & Herald went in search of the origins of Yorkshire dialect. With the help of the Yorkshire Dialect Society's Dr Barrie Rhodes, reporter JAMES KILNER found remarkable similarities between local dialect and languages in modern Scandinavia

  • Now you will cop it!

    Any day now, a man or woman with a clipboard will come knocking at your door and demand to take a look around your home. It will be the house equivalent of a strip search, far more intrusive than an estate agent and even more thorough than police on a

  • Nail key to Viking burial

    THIS rusty nail could be the key to one of the most exciting Viking finds made in England. It is part of a hoard of treasures which have gone on show at the Yorkshire Museum, in York. Archaeologist Simon Holmes said experts were "95 per cent" certain

  • Vikings get romantic for festival

    BLOODTHIRSTY Vikings today laid down their weapons and picked up Cupid's arrow to enjoy some traditional Valentine's Day romance. As part of the 2004 Jorvik Viking Festival, John Donovan and Helen Pickavance tied the knot in true Scandinavian-style during

  • When the Viking boat comes in

    DECORATING a Viking longboat is just one of the challenges being issued to children this half-term. Friday sees the start of this year's Jorvik Viking Festival, which runs until February 22. The Yorkshire Museum has invited children to come along during

  • War heroines memorial campaigners' delight

    EIGHT years' hard work is due to come to fruition next month - when a statue honouring war heroines is finally unveiled. The long-awaited £1.2 million memorial is due to be revealed in London by The Queen in three weeks. And the team who battled to secure

  • Health care gets a big thumbs-up

    HEALTH CARE in the York and Selby area has been given the thumbs-up, according to a national survey. Patients in the area said they had had "good" experience of local health care. People in York, North Yorkshire, Ryedale and Harrogate were also "very

  • Crash survivor raises cash for her lifesavers

    MIRACLE girl Michelle Wheatley plans to thank the people who brought her back from the dead - by handing over the cash from a sponsored walk. The money raised by Michelle and her fellow sixth-form students at Sherburn High School will be presented to

  • Front-runners far too forceful for stricken Strensall

    LEADERS Poppleton maintain their position in Tyke Petroleum Men's Tennis League division one with an 8-1 sets victory by 64-44 over Strensall. Six games ahead after two rubbers, Poppleton added 14 before the end. York's veteran pair, John Linfoot and

  • Seconds out in vital bout

    The relegation places in division one of the IT Sports Mixed Tennis League already look to be settled after champions York beat their second team despite the absence of some players. York have been without Steve Smith and Wendy Shepherd - the holders

  • Hell and high water

    AN 89-year-old former teacher told today how she had to be carried to safety, after her cottage in a North Yorkshire village flooded with water. Ruth Mitchell was trapped upstairs in her home by the deluge that ripped through her pretty beck-side home

  • Stockdale told to grab chance

    YORK City boss Billy McEwan has told teenage goalkeeper David Stockdale that cash considerations should be of secondary importance in any decision over his KitKat Crescent future. Bryan Stewart, Graeme Law and Stephen Baynes have all agreed terms on contract

  • But I don't want to roam

    I'm not at all sure about this 'right to roam' business. It's all very well opening up large areas of Britain's countryside and moorland, but do the public at large really know what they are letting themselves in for by straying from well-trodden paths

  • York dig information

    DIGGING up the past could have a bright future in York. The group behind the city's famous Jorvik attraction has won a £750,000 grant from the Millennium Commission to help create a new experience where visitors can part in a simulated archaeological

  • Festival toast for Romans

    GLADIATOR star Russell Crowe has been asked to become a patron of the York Roman Festival. Organisers of the annual celebration have approached the Antipodean actor, who won an Oscar for his portrayal of Roman general Maximus, to see if he will lend the

  • Romans on the way

    GLADIATORS, soldiers and emperors have been lined up to bring York's history to life this summer. Preparations for the third Roman Festival are well under way, with organisers anticipating the best turnout yet in the event's history. This year, organisers

  • Archaeologists dig up Roman stone coffin

    Archaeologists believe a Roman stone coffin uncovered in York could hold burial secrets from almost 2,000 years ago. As reported in later editions of yesterday's Evening Press, the gypsum burial site at Mill Mount, near Scarcroft Road, could contain some

  • Rome to celebrate in York

    FRIENDS, Romans and Yorkshiremen are invited to a weekend of celebrations to mark the Roman festival of Saturnalia. Events at the Eboracum Legion Bathhouse, in St Sampson's Square, will include music, dancing and traditional Roman ceremonies. During the

  • Stockdale told to grab chance

    YORK City boss Billy McEwan has told teenage goalkeeper David Stockdale that cash considerations should be of secondary importance in any decision over his KitKat Crescent future. Bryan Stewart, Graeme Law and Stephen Baynes have all agreed terms on contract