Tuesday, May 10, 2005 100 years ago York Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society were performing Gilbert and Sullivan's opera "HMS Pinafore" with a determination to make it an unqualified success. Rehearsals took place every night and those who had been
NEW Earswick ARLC chairman Charles Rollinson has saluted a "brilliant season" after the All Blacks sealed the Pennine League division two title. The side, led by coaches Simon Baynes and Alan Pallister, needed at least draw in their last match at Queensbury
NOW that the General Election is over I would like to congratulate John Greenway on his victory and wish him the best of luck for his next term as Ryedale's MP. Labour did well in Ryedale. At a time when the Labour vote declined by six per cent nationally
I AM writing to thank all the Selby constituency voters who supported me by voting Liberal Democrat in the General Election. It was good to see that there was an increased turnout. Our effective campaign resulted in a much increased Liberal Democrat vote
OUR country, with only 37 per cent of its people supporting the idea, now faces five more years of rule by Brussels and Blair. The taste in my mouth is as bitter as that left by eating Brussels sprouts! David Quarrie, Lynden Way, Holgate, York. Updated
CRAMPED classrooms and out-dated science labs could soon be a problem of the past, as £23 million is earmarked to bring North Yorkshire schools into the 21st century. The major upgrade is designed to improve the county's schools in an effort to provide
THE University of York has secured £12 million towards a £38 million new flagship research and teaching centre. The new £38 million centre - codenamed Complex X - will pioneer closer collaboration between the arts and sciences in a joint initiative involving
I WOULD like to thank all the York people who voted Green in the General Election. Even with a first past the post system and talk of "letting the Tories in by the back door", we increased our vote by nearly 50 per cent. I believe there are many more
YOUR article on the ring road roundabout quoting £500,000 to merely add one lane is quite breathtaking (May 5). How can costs be so high for a short stretch of extra Tarmac? Surely any such measures taken are just mere tinkering? What is needed is a complete
PUBLIC service can be a thankless task, as David Jackson knows from his time as chair of the governors of Osbaldwick Primary School (Letters, April 28). Sometimes people don't get recognition for work that goes on behind the scenes. I was pleased that
I AM angry on writing this, as any Yorkshire person would be. In reply to the article on the front page "Ascot hits back" (May 4), who do the likes of Edward Fox's daughters think they are? There is life north of Watford Gap, they should travel more.
HAVE you ever been driven insane by the constant crackling of sweet papers at the theatre? Despite the hard work and enthusiasm of the cast of Guys And Dolls the night we went we were regularly distracted by the row of young girls in front, noisily fishing
Somnus, the best sprinter in Europe, trained by Tim Easterby at Great Habton, makes the short journey to York tomorrow for the most valuable race on the card. The Group 2 Heartstead Homes Duke of York Stakes offers £100,000 in prize money and is an ideal
THERE will be no mile races at York this week, a late change to the programme for the opening meeting of the season on Knavesmire. Heavy rain last weekend has made the ground soft and so the starting positions for three races at the May Festival, which
A BREWERY is considering bids for its Walkers Bar premises in Micklegate, York. The well-known pub has been closed for months following a decision by Scottish and Newcastle to sell it. Estate agent, Barry Crux of Castlegate, said Walkers Bar attracted
YORKSHIRE CCC completed a rousing ten-wicket victory over Northamptonshire at Headingley yesterday to continue a great start to the season which has seen them win their last six matches in all competitions. With storm clouds gathering, openers Matthew
WHEN York City resided in the Football League just five places separated Wigan Athletic and the Minstermen - alphabetically speaking, that is. But while the gap that spanned Wimbledon, Wolves, Wrexham, Wycombe and Yeovil was quite short, playing-wise
BODY piercing may be an unusual method of fundraising - but these enthusiasts of the art-form used it as a way of raising cash for cancer research. Nicole Layton, Rebecca Clarke and Jon Archibald - who all work at the York Body Piercing Clinic in Micklegate
BUSINESS leaders across York are backing our campaign to encourage businesses to become smoke free. Yesterday, the Evening Press launched the Selby and York Primary Care Trust's Yes to Clean Air campaign to wipe out smoking in public premises in York,
A YORK thug helped to turn what should have been an evening of Christmas merrymaking at a York pub into a night of violence and destruction - only six days after he was handed a court order designed to curb his bad behaviour. Yet David Raymond Powell
A YORK dentist has won a prestigious national award. Dr Andrea Ubhi, clinical director of Clock House Dental, in Heworth, was named "dentist of the year" at a ceremony in London. The awards recognise those who have contributed significantly to the field
YORKSHIRE CCC completed a rousing ten-wicket victory over Northamptonshire at Headingley yesterday to continue a great start to the season which has seen them win their last six matches in all competitions. With storm clouds gathering, openers Matthew
THREE tries in the first half of York Acorn 'A' team's title decider made it a day to remember for the Blue and Golds. Acorn 'A' beat Undercliffe 14-6 at Thanet Road to secure the Pennine League division four crown before the club's first team took to
A MAN and woman had a lucky escape when their 4X4 vehicle overturned and burst into flames on the York Outer Ring Road. They were driving a Ford Maverick on the A1237 near the Knapton and Beckfield Lane junctions when the vehicle went out of control,
LOYAL York City supporter Alex Bedingham has calculated that he gave up nearly a week of his life travelling to his team's Nationwide Conference games last season. Bedingham, who doubles as City's mascot Yorkie the Lion at certain matches, has also estimated
DO you remember the days when you would open a glossy mag and fall in love with a to-die-for dress, some sensational shoes and a must-have handbag only to find out they wouldn't be coming to a high street near you? Ever. Happily, those days are fewer
Tiny Tearaways, Super Nanny, Bad Behaviour, is there no end to the number of TV programmes about badly-behaved children? Swearing, kicking, spitting, hurling abuse, they have been so badly brought up (to me they seem to have either had no discipline whatsoever
TWO tireless charity workers have been nominated for community awards for giving up their time to help a cash-strapped York organisation. The Older Citizens Advocacy Service (OCAY), which in March missed out on £16,000 of council funding it asked for,
BUSINESS leaders across York are backing our campaign to encourage businesses to become smoke free. Yesterday, the Evening Press launched the Selby and York Primary Care Trust's Yes to Clean Air campaign to wipe out smoking in public premises in York,
THREE tries in the first half of York Acorn 'A' team's title decider made it a day to remember for the Blue and Golds. Acorn 'A' beat Undercliffe 14-6 at Thanet Road to secure the Pennine League division four crown before the club's first team took to
To mark the 60th anniversary of VE Day, three readers give perspectives on the end of war from home and abroad. Ann Tiffany was born in Mansfield Street, York, and now lives in Canada... WE were on our way to bed when we heard a noise outside. We ran
STEPHEN LEWIS reports on proposals to make York's parks fun as well as beautiful. IMAGINE. It's a lovely, lazy summer Sunday afternoon. You decide to stroll to the local park with your family - maybe West Bank Park in Acomb, Hull Road Park in Tang Hall
DESPITE the York voting boundaries changing several years ago, they still do not allow everyone living within the ring road to vote for the City of York MP. I pay my council tax to York, I travel on York buses, I attend York Hospital. My doctor is in
I WOULD like to thank all those who helped me during my campaign to stand independently in the General Election, especially my fellow founders of the York Integrity Party, Sir John the Badjist (John Morris, former hon. Sec of the York Division of the
WE must congratulate Hugh Bayley on his victory at the polls. The York electorate have put their trust in him for a further term. He has not been an absent MP and has done as much as any constituent MP can do for his electorate personally. I know that
I WAS interested in your article pertaining to service industry tips (April 29) but I am not sure that I share your interpretation of the new legislation. Rightly or wrongly, I read the new legislation as a move to penalise the less than scrupulous business
A BIOSCEINCE company in York has been given £19,000 by the Government to fund the arrival of a Russian scientist to help it in its quest for cures for cancer, diabetes and heart disease. The money will be used to fund Dr Igor Granovskiy's specialist equipment
Deep in the bowels of the internet, there's a subterranean culture of anonymous beings communicating round the clock - about us. These unrestrained insomniacs are chatting away about anything and everything, unfettered by normal laws. They can say what
THE University of York has secured £12 million towards a £38 million new flagship research and teaching centre. The new £38 million centre - codenamed Complex X - will pioneer closer collaboration between the arts and sciences in a joint initiative involving
TAKEAWAYS which flout their opening hours and attract rowdy behaviour could face closure under plans for a major crackdown in York. A new draft report drawn up by the council's Environment and Sustainability Scrutiny Board outlines the proposals to clamp
CITY of York Council is stepping up its crackdown on benefit fraud, after being slammed in a damning report by a Government watchdog. As councillors scrutinised an action plan to revamp York's benefits system, a fraudster was convicted of falsely claiming
GARETH Adams teamed up with York newcomer Nicola Mooney to win 29 games in the 76-32 IT Sports York and District Mixed Tennis League victory against Fulford. Their performance even outshone experienced colleagues Andy Cook and Wendy Stirke and augurs
NEW Earswick ARLC chairman Charles Rollinson has saluted a "brilliant season" after the All Blacks sealed the Pennine League division two title. The side, led by coaches Simon Baynes and Alan Pallister, needed at least draw in their last match at Queensbury
CRAMPED classrooms and out-dated science labs could soon be a problem of the past, as £23 million is earmarked to bring North Yorkshire schools into the 21st century. The major upgrade is designed to improve the county's schools in an effort to provide
HOLDERS St John's College taught fellow students College of Law a footballing lesson on their way to a 3-0 victory in the final of the York FA Sunday Afternoon Cup. Matthew Craig, David Cornthwaite and Ryan Davies all netted while Law were reduced to
HOW far would you go to support your football team? It's a question Alex Bedingham can answer with impressive precision: 474 miles per away point. Superfan Alex followed York City across England last season, clocking up more than 7,500 miles and spending
LISTENERS are not liking what they hear at BBC Radio York. Controversial changes to the broadcaster's schedule have seen ratings dip significantly. Last September the Diary revealed that Radio York was planning to reshuffle its line-up. Jonathan Cowap's
