JK Rowling has sparked a new genre of fiction with her mega-selling Harry Potter novels - books that appeal to children and grown-ups alike, reports STEPHEN LEWIS. ELLA Waddington will be the envy of just about every child in York tonight. It was her
I SHOULD like to clear up a misunderstanding in the article about the York City Archives (Evening Press, July 13). The Friends of the Archives have not expressed any view about the plans of the York Museums Trust and the City of York Council concerning
I WAS outraged by the letter from Fiona Himsworth entitled "No way to live" (Evening Press, July 13). She states herself that she does not understand the complexities behind the Israeli-Palestinian conflict but then proceeds to write a totally nave and
MY family and I read Mike Bentley's words in Saturday Sound Off (July 9). He puts into print what a lot of people think. His articles should go to the national papers! Bob Allison, Hawthorn Grove, Heworth, York. Updated: 10:18 Friday, July 15, 2005
ANYONE afraid of eroding civil liberties in the fight against terrorism should adopt a more flexible approach instead of thwarting effective measures on rigid ideological grounds. On his recent visit to Brussels I spoke to the Home Secretary Charles Clarke
ON Wednesday we went to the Great Yorkshire Show after a break of many years. Unfortunately one or two things marred what should have been a wonderful day out. The first was traffic management, or rather the lack of such. On a normal day that journey
A WARNING has gone out to all commercial kitchens in York plus North and East Yorkshire: Block your drains with fat and grease and face a hefty fine or even imprisonment. The alert, from Yorkshire Water, follows a number of recent sewer flooding incidents
BLUE cheese-maker, Shepherds Purse of Thirsk, beat off Scottish competition to win six accolades at the Scottish Food And Drink Excellence Awards. The largest showcase for food and drink in Scotland, the Royal Highland Show, attracted 150,000 visitors
The Yards have a new single in the shops and available for download from Monday, via Industrial Erotica Records/Snapper Music. A radio edit of Forget Your Regrets, the lead-off track from April's self-titled debut album, will be accompanied by the York
ALTHOUGH he died last year, Alf Peacock - former magistrate, social historian, champion of learning and avid jazz fan - is still supporting live jazz in York. The trustees of York Settlement Trust, of which Alf had been secretary until his death in 2004
THE Ryedale Festival Community Opera for 2005 is the premiere of Maggio's Magic, commissioned by the festival. A cast and crew of more than 100 performers, singers, musicians, painters, seamstresses and technicians, of all ages from all over Ryedale,
YORK Cricket Club faces its toughest Yorkshire ECB Premier League weekend of the season with visits to Scarborough and Sheffield Collegiate. Both clubs have had their problems this campaign but now appear to be on full throttle. Scarborough's South African
YORK Cricket Club's spin king Dan Broadbent has given credit to the whole team for his prolific wicket-taking this season. Broadbent has already claimed 47 victims in the 2005 Yorkshire League at an average of 12.25 runs and could complete a half-century
Just A Quickie with...Howard Spencer-Mosley, stand-up comedian turned Romeo in York Shakespeare Project's Romeo And Juliet. Why art thou in Romeo And Juliet? "I saw the poster at City Screen and I thought 'that looks interesting', so I took it down for
WHO will be popping the questions when Who Wants To Be Millionaire? goes live and interactive at Harrogate International Centre until Sunday. Is it a) Chris Tarrant; b) Jonathan Ross; c) Paul Ross; or d), Quentin Tarantino? You won't need to phone a friend
Introducing... Ryedale Festival 2005 The 2005 Ryedale Festival will be the tenth and last for festival director Malcolm Layfield. For his finale, the programme has an Italian flavour and the emphasis is on rising international stars too. Charles Hutchinson
A POLITICAL row is brewing over a controversial plan to build a new homeless centre in Clifton after Labour councillors were accused of "mischief making of the worst kind". Coun Quentin Macdonald tore into ward councillors, after they revealed the council
PATIENTS grappling with drug and alcohol problems can now seek help and advice from a nurse who is dedicated to lending support. Many people experience a shocking wake-up call when they find themselves in hospital and realise how much their misuse of
OLD and new photos of York are being used in a calendar to raise funds for St Leonard's Hospice. The calendar contrasts pictures of York taken between the 1850s and the 1950s, including Holgate Windmill, Osbaldwick Green, Castle Mills Bridge and Micklegate
NORTH Yorkshire golf ace Simon Dyson was today looking to build on a blistering start to The 134th Open - in more ways than one. The Malton and Norton player shot a solid two-under-par 70 to go into today's second round in sight of the overnight leaders
IT looks like a worthy stage for a Shakespearian drama. But for most people, it has been hidden from view for the best part of a century. Now this stunning late 16th century medieval building will receive a fresh lease of life - as the viewing centrepiece
WHEN Michael J Fox stunned the world by announcing he had Parkinson's Disease, the illness was thrust into the limelight. Unlike more common complaints, not many of us could relate to the disease, or understand how distressing it could be. In the UK alone
AMBULANCE chiefs have thrown their weight behind a national "In Case of Emergency" mobile phone campaign, launched in the wake of the London bombings. Phone users are being urged to store personal details on their mobiles to help identify victims of accidents
UNDER The Influence is not a drunken display but a new collaborative exhibition at Pyramid Gallery in York inspired by Spanish travels. Four artist printmakers spent two weeks at Brenda Hartill's studio in the village of Gaucin last year with the dual
INSPIRED by Royal Ascot visiting York for the first time, 15 artists have been invited to reveal the hidden corners of York and the interiors of its lesser-known buildings for Kentmere House Gallery's summer show. They were asked to observe people in
THE news that bookmakers are offering the miserly odds of 15-8 on Roger Federer winning the Wimbledon men's singles title again next year (that is to say seven matches) and 9-4 against him equalling Bjorn Borg's great record of five successive Wimbledon
FORMER York City boss Chris Brass has been told he can leave KitKat Crescent if he finds another club. Brass has reported for pre-season training after receiving treatment on his knee injury at Lilleshall but the former Burnley defender does not figure
Friday, July 15, 2005 100 years ago The latest publication of "The Hospital" made some pertinent observations regarding the heatwave, which York was experiencing. "Thousands of people wear the same dark and heavy clothes, eat the same superabundant meals
CONGRATULATIONS to York Police for cracking down on the "Barbecue from hell" in Tang Hall (July 11). The utter selfishness of the person concerned - who had no right to be exposing her children to the dangers of alcohol and of drunken louts - was revealed
SO sex shops in York have to pay more than £9,000 each year to be allowed to trade (Evening Press, July 13). Since this money is supposed to represent the cost of administering and maintaining the licence, the council must be doing some very thorough
I WAS so incensed by the attitude of Tom Mitchell ("Start at home" Letters, July 12) I feel I must reply. I think a trip to Africa would do him good, then he might find out for himself and understand what the word poor means. As for the poor in our country
WHILE having a family day out with my wife and my son, we visited the North Yorkshire Moors Railway Station at Goathland. We stood on the footbridge to get a good view of the trains while they were in the station. One of the trains began to set off so
I HAVE recently returned from Royal Berkshire, Ascot to be precise, on a visit which unfortunately coincided with the bombing outrages in London. This became all too familiar to me having served in the Metropolitan Police between 1950 and 1980 when terrorist
WITH regard to after-school clubs, perhaps Tracy Simpson Laing can afford such fees (Letters, July 8). But where does she expect such funding to materialise from for the extra staff and facilities needed to run these before and after-school activities
York's prog rockers are mostly free again, reports CHARLES HUTCHINSON. MOSTLY Autumn are independent once more, cut free from the umbilical cord of their £500,000 deal with Classic Rock Productions after four years. The York prog rockers are releasing
YORKSHIRE'S Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy quarter-final showdown with Northamptonshire at Headingley tomorrow gives Matthew Hoggard the opportunity to make a big impression for his county before joining England next week in the battle for the Ashes
THE tag line for next week's launch of Hayley Hutchinson's debut single on Gut Records is strikingly simple and admirably alliterative. "From solderer to songstress," it reads. Probably the first artist to fund an album by soldering circuit boards, the
JOHN Godber was 23 and his university tutors were in a quandary. "I was a unique talent," says John, in lugubrious tones. "I don't think they knew what to do with me. They didn't think I could make an actor, but one of tutors suggested I should do wrestling
TIME past, present and future links the trio of plays to be staged by York Youth Theatre's 11 to 13 age group under the banner of Trilogy at The Studio, York Theatre Royal from Thursday to Saturday. Youth theatre director Sarah Brigham directs Icarus,
CHRIS TITLEY hacks his way through tropical undergrowth to talk to a Leeds man cub. IT'S a jungle out there - and young Yorkshire actor John Cockerill is right in the thick of it. John plays Mowgli in The Jungle Book, a stage adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's
VILLAGERS with time on their hands are being urged to play their part in the local community by helping to spread the news. The Evening Press is appealing for people who live in hamlets and small villages which do not have their own news outlet to step
A POETRY project stretching from York to China was one of 42 arts projects in the region to benefit from thousands of pounds worth of investment. Arts Council England, Yorkshire, has ploughed another £323,109 into the arts scene, including £1,000 to help
A WOMAN with a big heart has raised thousands of pounds for the York children's charity SNAPPY from her very own doorstep. Helen Harris set up a bring-and-buy stall outside her home with the help of a trusty band of neighbours and friends. The event which
CRIME in York car parks has fallen by more than 50 per cent in the last five years. Figures released by City of York Council have revealed the number of attacks on vehicles has been cut from 249 in 2000 to 118 in 2004. The information is published in
THE CIU Saturday League takes centre-stage tomorrow with competitors on Marley Lake at the Laybourne complex hoping for a repeat of last Sunday's Amalgamation Committee match when the field averaged nearly 15lb each. BRS enjoyed some good action on Brown's
YORKSHIRE'S Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy quarter-final showdown with Northamptonshire at Headingley tomorrow gives Matthew Hoggard the opportunity to make a big impression for his county before joining England next week in the battle for the Ashes
LEEDS United striker Rob Hulse, who injured an ankle on the club's pre-season tour of Norway, will be out for two weeks. He was hurt after being tackled by a Haugesund player on Wednesday night and will miss the friendlies against Stavanger tomorrow and
THE repair bill for bridges and roads devastated by freak floods in North Yorkshire could come to almost £5 million. Council bosses are facing a race to get the majority of the work done in time to qualify for Government funding. News of the massive bill
FORMER York City boss Chris Brass has been told he can leave KitKat Crescent if he finds another club. Brass has reported for pre-season training after receiving treatment on his knee injury at Lilleshall but the former Burnley defender does not figure
John Warburton and Valentine Flyguy form the double bill at the Mirth Control Comedy Club, Pocklington Arts Centre, on Thursday at 8pm. Warburton, 2004 City Life North West Comedian of the Year, is a member of the Comedy Store's Men At Work topical comedy
NORTH Yorkshire golf ace Simon Dyson was today looking to build on a blistering start to The 134th Open - in more ways than one. The Malton and Norton player shot a solid two-under-par 70 to go into today's second round in sight of the overnight leaders
MOST of us carry around a pocket computer as a matter of routine. We call them mobile phones - but they do far more than make calls, as last week made clear. The latest models can take pictures, which created a new, instant form of reportage. Images of
FOR 120 seconds yesterday, the bleep and gabble of a million mobile phones was turned off. In Parliament, York MP Hugh Bayley stood in quiet contem-plation in an eerily hushed Commons chamber. At St Andrews the golfers stopped swishing and swearing. Coney
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Energytek (Yorkshire) Ltd. Experienced Plumber required. Top pay and conditions plus company van and permanent local work for reliable plumber with experience of domestic plumbing and heating systems. Contact Eddie Ruddock or Andy Shipley on 01347 879034
THE new season has not yet begun, yet York City already manage to find themselves in confrontation with two members of staff. First, manager Billy McEwan berates promising young goalkeeper Dave Stockdale in the media for being too cash conscious. A young
I WOULD like to wish Jon Maloney the best of luck for his move to the United States. But I can't help feeling we missed out on a very good player who wanted to play for City. He was one of the best loan players since Michel Procter. We need more players
I READ with interest the letter (Friday, July 1) on the Ashes by Ron Willis. The three football clubs mentioned spent a great deal of money and still failed to win the European Cup. I think also that there is a gap between them and the South American
THE World Angling Championships were held in Finland over the weekend. Once again, Team England became champions of the world, with a team member taking the bronze medal. Where was the great report in our local paper? Not in the angling column or the
SCATTERED showers and cool breezes failed to dampen the championship spirit as the 147th Great Yorkshire Show drew to a close. Despite the clouds hovering over the Harrogate grounds, visitors peeled off coats and cardigans as the final morning got under
READERS will know that if something's new and exciting, this column won't touch it. But thrust an historical document about bygone yesteryears down our memory lane and we can't get enough. One such manuscript has landed on our desk, and fascinating reading
