THE husband of heroic charity fundraiser Jane Tomlinson is appealing for volunteers to come forward to help at a charity run set up in her memory. The York 10K Race For All was launched earlier this year with all the 5,000 places snapped up by runners
A FORMER York soldier is to set to undergo a 24-hour gruelling fitness challenge to raise money for troops who have been wounded in battle. Richard Stainforth and two work mates are to climb 24 of the highest peaks in the Lake District – each more than
York’s local residents and visitors have been intrigued to see a mushrooming of scaffolding and building work taking place along Bootham in the historic buildings occupied by the famous Quaker school. Bootham School is currently engaged in a major
MOVEMENT & Music, an exhibition by artist and poet Heidi Rabenau, is on show until May 3 at Holy Trinity Church, York. “My paintings are inspired by music and an urge to express a feeling of freedom and movement,” says Heidi, whose show is the first
A NEW start for Hull Truck at the £15 million purpose-built theatre in Ferensway, Hull, is a new beginning too for playwright and creative director John Godber. John’s 55th play, Funny Turns, will open tomorrow in the 400-seat main auditorium
HUNGRY Ghosts drummer Cark Howard has made a habit of stepping out from behind his kit and into the limelight of lead roles in musicals. Now he is adding another string to his bow after playing Joseph in Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and
Take four young men of varying ages, all living in different areas of York, each with a different occupation, and bring them together for a sharp-edged comedy revue. What is the result? The answer, according to A1 Theatre Productions director John
CAMPAIGNERS have made fresh calls for the York to Beverley railway to be re-opened, after the major road that links the city and the market town was named and shamed as one of the worst in Britain. George McManus, chairman of the Minsters’
CHRIS Monks makes his directorial debut as the new artistic director of the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough, by staging Moonlight And Magnolias from Thursday. Ron Hutchinson’s screwball comedy lifts the lid on Hollywood excess in 1939 as production
OLYMPIC gold medallist Darren Campbell has presented a special award to young people from North Yorkshire for their inspiring film about homelessness. Inspired Youth, a York-based non-profit community organisation, was commissioned by Harrogate Borough
Vienna Festival Ballet will dance extracts from Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker in the Tchaikovsky Gala evening at the Grand Opera House, York, on Monday, May 4, at 7.30pm. The company was founded by Austrian dancer Peter Mallek with
A YORK attraction is heralding its 25th anniversary with a host of celebrations, including a carnival-style street party. Visitors are invited to step into the more recent past with the Jorvik Centre when it offers recession-busting 1984 admission prices
The much-anticipated cash-for-clunkers scheme will finally get under way next month, with the Government putting £1,000 towards the cost of buying a new car and manufacturers who sign up for the deal putting in a further £1,000. The deal
Motoring Editor STEVE NELSON finds Suzuki’s Splash ticks a lot of boxes. IT will have come as no surprise to see that among more depressing car sales statistics released this month the diesel and small car market share improved. This reflection of
SCOTLAND’S answer to Randy Newman remains a best kept secret to all but his fans, who happen to include Billy Connolly, Eddi Reader and playwright Liz Lochhead and the many artists who have covered his songs. The Shed impresario Simon Thackray has done
SKILLS and Apprenticeships Minister Lord Young will be the guest speaker at a gathering of food and drink industry leaders in York next week. The Labour Peer will address a select group of delegates at a Food And Drink Productivity Forum organised by
A LIFE-LONG dream of flying finally came true for a York pensioner when he took to the skies over Sherburn-in-Elmet at the tender age of 79. Alex Burton, of Haxby, was so taken with his airborne experience that he asked his pal, Les Popely, if he could
SALES volumes for York-based national house builder Persimmon have been “ahead of expectations” for the first 16 weeks of the year. That was the encouraging news relayed to shareholders at yesterday’s annual meeting at York Racecourse, but at the same
A HOUSEBOUND pensioner who dreamed of love through a lonely hearts column fell prey to a thieving drug addict and her boyfriend. The victim, who is in his seventies, had already suffered a severe stroke and had chronic kidney problems when
YOUNG York city fans have the chance of a lifetime as the club launches a competition to find 11 mascots to walk out with the players on to the Wembley pitch on May 9. The lucky winners of the 11 “golden tickets” will accompany the team as
REVIEWS should try to be level-headed, but never mind all that. How fantastic is this band? The Hold Steady have a winning quality that wafts the listener a few inches off the ground on a gust of cacophonous joy. The uplift comes from a musical formula
BBBRRRRR!!! It’s a bit chilly, has someone left a window open? No, that’d be the cryogenically cool Karen O icing your spine. New York trio Yeah Yeah Yeahs have turned down the volume for album number three, swapping raucous guitars for simmering
Dusty Springfield would have been 70 on April 13. To mark the event, ITV commissioned a reverent career profile, with guest fans Elton John, Lulu, Tom Jones and Burt Bacharach waxing lyrical over the legend, and two movies about the elusive, self-harming
X-RAY Spex were in at the beginning of the punk phenomenon in 1976 when the London band formed after lead singer Poly Styrene placed an advert in NME and Melody Maker looking for like-minded punks. Their short but lively career is encompassed on this
MOST of this album drifts in gentle melancholy, somewhat at odds with the season, but this Toronto band have always been out of step, and confident in their non-populist approach. Yet perhaps commercial realities are starting to impinge on the worldview
THESE three Swedes have about as much affection for their jaunty, whistle-crammed signature hit Young Folks as James have for Sit Down. Living Thing is a colder place altogether; all sneering vocals, icy synths, Britpop guitars and snappiness sacrificed
THE Broken Family Band, from Cambridge, are not a family band, but West Londoners The Barker Band are, being led by twins Jake and Sam Barker. Both groups featured in We Dreamed America, last year’s documentary DVD on the growth of Brits drawn to Americana
FEWER than one per cent of the population buys original art, according to Arts Council research. This is where the Own Art scheme comes into play at galleries such as Kentmere House in York. Backed by the Arts Council, the monthly payment scheme was
The ArtSpace continues its support for “Yorkshire artists who’d benefit from more exposure in a punchy gallery like ours” with its first New Blood show of 2009. Opening with a private view from 7pm to 9pm tonight, it introduces the work of Robert Johnson
SCARBOROUGH Jazz celebrated its 25th birthday last Sunday with a full day of quality music from noon to midnight at the Cask, Cambridge Terrace. Organisers Marian and Mike invited 26 of the club’s most popular musicians and singers to join the celebrations
DOG owners who refuse to scoop up their pooch’s poop will be stung in the pocket if they fail to clean up their act. City of York Council has awarded its dog wardens new powers to issue dog walkers with a £50 fixed penalty notice if they are caught red-handed
The Olivier Award-winning Vincent In Brixton visits Harrogate Theatre from Thursday to Saturday on its first British tour since its original staging at the National Theatre in 2002. Co-produced by The Original Theatre Company and The Icarus Theatre Collective
Comedy Gold returns to The Golden Fleece, in Pavement, York, on Tuesday, when Shelley Cooper headlines. “She’s hilarious and unique and she’s performed all over the world. I know she’ll go down a storm in York,” says promoter James Christopher. The
York St John University film and television production department is searching for actors. “York is one of the most filmic cities in the UK, yet no major production, either film or TV, has ever featured the city, but the university is taking the first
A SELBY man has been crowned Champion of England for his charity work. On the day the country celebrated St George’s Day, Frank Basey was presented with his award by 1966 World Cup hero Sir Geoff Hurst for his efforts in raising thousands of
A NEW lifeline service for cash-strapped people in North Yorkshire could benefit from a £200,000 loan if councillors agree to the proposal. Executive members at North Yorkshire County Council will decide next week whether to lend the money
Returning home from a late-night rehearsal in the summer of 2007 in New York on his ’78 Honda motorcycle, James Apollo was thrown 20 feet in the air when a van ran a red light. It took six months of painful physiotherapy before he could walk
DO YOU remember One Eyed Jacks, Spear Of Destiny’s best album? To mark its 25th anniversary, band leader Kirk Brandon is reacquainting himself with all the songs for a one-off tour where he will play the record in its entirety, following similar revivalist
THE state of play in American journalism has seen newspapers closing in major cities, and Kevin Macdonald’s film is as much a hymn to the hack as the best political thriller of the year so far. That his messenger should be a long-haired Russell Crowe
Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham’s 7.30pm concert on Tuesday at the National Centre of Early Music, York, sold out weeks ago. The Scottish folk fiddler and innovative accordion player first teamed up in 1988, while Aly was still with The Boys Of The Lough
One of the foremost choirs from Wales will make its first visit to York tomorrow for a 7.30pm concert in the Minster. Côr Meibion De Cymru – the South Wales Male Choir – is sending nearly 100 singers north to present Sounds Of Wales, fresh from a tour
THE detective leading the investigating into the disappearance of York chef Claudia Lawrence says he is now treating the case as suspected murder. Detective Superintendent Ray Galloway also revealed that a significant new witness had come forward
HOW Creative Are You? asks the calling card for Pulse, a new kind of art, café and internet venture that appears to have landed from the future, snuck between Fossgate and Walmgate’s burgeoning vintage fashion shops. “WANTED! Artists, Animators
A £10,000 reward has been offered to help police in the hunt for missing chef Claudia Lawrence. Crimestoppers representatives said the charity had taken the unusual step to offer the enhanced reward because of the public interest in the case
A JOBLESS man was asked to provide proof his grandmother had died after he missed an appointment at Jobcentre Plus to comfort her at her bedside. David Morris, of Walmgate, York, has been unemployed for six months and had an interview with a Jobcentre
THE English language is a rich and beautiful thing. Evolved over millennia, it consists of many oddities and eccentricities to trap the unwary. Even here at Diary, we are not immune to the odd spelling mistake creeping into our copy. For that reason
PLANNING experts who helped stop hundreds of homes being built on York’s green belt have sparked condemnation by swapping sides and fighting for the builders instead. Residents and councillors in Huntington criticised the consultancy firm Nathaniel Lichfield
SIX POINTS. That’s the challenge for Martin Foyle’s men this weekend as York City look to ensure their Blue Square Premier survival. The Minstermen face Weymouth at the Wessex Stadium tonight (7.45pm) and relegated Lewes on Sunday knowing they need just
YORK City’s purple patch in the FA Trophy is being backed by Pryers Solicitors. The York firm are sponsoring the back of the Minstermen’s one-off purple shirts, which will be worn for the Wembley final on May 9. Ian Pryer, senior partner of Pryers
Selby Town’s title hopes may have died in midweek, but with second place and a cup semi-final still to fight for, there is plenty at stake for the premier division Robins. Selby will travel to Arnold Town tomorrow, before going to Winterton Rangers in
ACOMB WMC lifted the York FA Sunday Morning Junior Cup after a 2-0 victory over Hemingbrough. Hemingbrough went close to scoring before Colin Rayner’s curling 25-yard free-kick gave Acomb the lead in the 25th minute. Danny Gray went close for Acomb before
YOU can wait ages for a train and then along come two at the same time. Although not exactly synchronised, the New Earswick Musical Society’s production of E Nesbit’s evergreen saga does come hot on the tracks after York Theatre Royal’s soon-to-be-revived
ANYTHING less than a win against York City tonight and Weymouth will be finally put out of their Blue Square Premier misery. The Terras are on the brink following their 1-0 defeat at Histon in midweek and know three points against the Minstermen are
MOMENTUM is the key for Leeds United if they are to achieve promotion from the play-offs. That’s the firm conviction of manager Simon Grayson ahead of tomorrow’s trip to the North-East to play Hartlepool United. Leeds go there knowing their place in
THE relegation battle in division one of the York F1 Racing Premier Karting Sunday Morning Football League is going down to the last two games. Hambleton are bottom on goal difference after they were beaten 6-1 by Wanderers. Gary Newton
YORK Cricket Club need to be firing on all cylinders if they are to open their Oxbridge Yorkshire ECB County Premier League season with a win at Sheffield Collegiate. Club secretary Nick Kay is keen for the dual title-winning Clifton Parkers to
BRITISH Sugar have solved their ground crisis only days before the start of the HPH York Vale Cricket League season. The club had been hoping for a stay of execution to remain at their ground in Millfield Lane for one more year, but company bosses asked
A VALIANT century stand between Tim Bresnan and Gerard Brophy stopped Durham from seizing the initiative at the Riverside but wickets late in the day saw the hosts on top at the end of day two, if only just. At 142 for four Yorkshire looked in real trouble
A TOTAL of 33 new captains will lead out their teams on the opening day of the Hunters York & District Senior Cricket League season tomorrow. Five of the changes involve teams in the premier division where, with the inclusion of the two promoted sides
THE sound of leather on willow has resounded around the British Sugar cricket ground for more than 50 years. Not any more. The cricket team bearing the name of the sugar firm was earlier this month given just ten days notice to quit the ground.
A SCINTILLATING start to the Ballantine’s Championship in South Korea was blighted by a fade-away finish for North Yorkshire golf ace Simon Dyson. By the end of his roller-coaster first round Dyson was still handily placed in joint 22nd place, his
After reading Gavin Aitchison’s feature in The Press (The pint of no return, April 17), referring to the pubs that are shutting around the region, yes it is sad to see any “watering hole” shut down. But in many cases, watering hole is all they were
WHAT an amazing and entertaining evening the theatregoers of York were given on Tuesday evening at the Joseph Rowntree Theatre, when the New Earswick Musical Society presented The Railway Children – The Musical. It was an absolute delight to be
SINCE the Proceeds of Crime Act came into effect in 2003, millions of pounds have been seized by the police. An incentive scheme introduced in 2006 allows the police to retain half of all cash they seize from criminals. Thousands of aged pensioners
GEORGE Duffield is hoping Denman owner Harry Findlay proves the man to bring the spark back to the Sun Hill Farm stables in Constable Burton. The larger-than-life professional punter, most famously known for his National Hunt exploits with the 2008 Cheltenham
Over the last few months I have been decorating the house and amassed ten empty paint cans. Now, I understand that the empty cans can’t go in the grey wheelie bin, as the contents go to landfill. With this in mind, I took the cans to the council household
THE Redwood Park Winter Angling League turned into a family affair as 15-year-old Ryan Barker beat his dad, Dave, to the £250 prize. In a tight and hard fought contest at the Huby fishery, Ryan, sponsored by Browning Quakers, ended up with 29 points
“Another day and another totally ludicrous letter from Philip Roe.” So wrote Adam McCartney in The Press (No Royal risks, Letters, April 21). There was I, in my smug, self-important, Royal-loving way, thinking I was contributing well-scripted,
ST Paul’s were 8-1 winners over Fulfordgate in a high quality opening to the John Smith’s Bulmer’s Men’s Darts League season. Craig Wedge (16), Chris Thompson (17), Mick Harris (19) and Paul Cooper (180 for 14) helped St Paul’s to trounce Fulfordgate
YORK RUFC will look to end their league season on a high when they entertain Scarborough at Clifton Park. A thumping 38-0 loss at Yorkshire One champions Old Brodleians put York coach Ken Higgins’ men in their place last time out, but the result should
I watched with interest the recent Budget. Despite the current global economic doom and gloom there were many positive actions taken and some good news. The Budget included that we should be out of recession this year, with growth predicted for 2010
CLIFFE FC Reserves bowed out of the East Riding County League’s HE Dean Cup after a controversial replayed third round tie against North Cave Reserves. The original tie ended 1-1 and the Selby side lost 4-3 on penalties, but the result was declared
FROM next April, top earners will be taxed 50p for every pound they earn over £150,000 under measures announced in Alistair Darling’s budget. Personal allowances will also be tapered away for those earning over £100,000. And from 2011, people
BUSINESSES and residents in York are being given an extra online weapon to help them ride out the recession. A section of City of York Council’s website has been devoted to providing an array of information and advice from the authority and other organisations
YORK residents are being warned to be careful where they send their old clothes to be sure they will benefit a charity. Helen Moreton, retail manager at St Leonard’s Hospice, has issued the warning as the number of plastic bags being put through
FRIENDS of a York beggar who died last week packed into a city-centre church to say farewell to the man they said was “widely loved”. Dave Robinson became familiar to many York residents as they passed him at his pitch outside St Martin’s Church in Coney
A city centre nightclub has had posters advertising a big event vandalised. Club Salvation, in Rougier Street, paid £3,000 to host the dance night Cream at the venue tonight. Dozens of posters were put up advertising the event, but someone has placed
FIREFIGHTERS tackled a fire in the roof of a house in the city, in which a builder sustained burns. The fire broke out shortly after 5pm yesterday in Bootham. The builder was treated for minor burns to his hands. Commuters experienced delays while
The Archbishop of York led celebrations to mark St George’s Day, calling for the people of England to use the day to serve one another and to be proud of their country. Opening up the grounds of Bishopthorpe Palace to local school children,
PETROL prices in York have already risen by 10 pence a litre since the start of the year – even before the next fuel duty increase comes into effect. Chancellor Alistair Darling confirmed in the Budget that fuel tax will go up for a second
