Driving conditions in York will get even more treacherous from tomorrow. The city's roads bosses have announced they will start rationing their salt from 8am on Saturday. It follows a Government request to authorities to cut their salt
Driving conditions in York will get even more treacherous from tomorrow. The city's roads bosses have announced they will start rationing their salt from 8am on Saturday. It follows a Government request to authorities to cut their salt
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man was attacked in broad daylight in a North Yorkshire town. A man in his 20s was walking near Sowerby Flatts, in Thirsk, at around 8am today. (FRI) As he crossed the footbridge, which crosses Cod Beck,
POLICE searching for a missing part-time gamekeeper have found a body. Ian Simpkin, 36, of Wath near Ripon was reported missing last Sunday evening when he failed to return from a walk. Earlier this afternoon police officers found the
THE Imagined Village, the loose collection led by Simon Emmerson of the Afro Celt Sound System, will play one show in Yorkshire as part of their 12-date Empire & Love tour. In pursuit of proving “Englishness is the final frontier of world music”,
York Minster will remain open tomorrow until midnight for the first Minster Nights event of the New Year. Visitors can enjoy the rare sight and sound of the cathedral coming alive at night with light and sound installations, sculptures and
THE live satellite screenings of the Metropolitan Opera’s Carmen, from New York, and Alan Bennett’s new play, The Habit Of Art, from the National Theatre in London, are proving so popular at City Screen, York, that each will be shown in not one
RYEDALE thespian David Goodwin will give an illustrated talk on the Master, Noel Coward, next Friday at the Galtres Centre, Easingwold. Goodwin will perform renditions of Coward’s songs, poems and excerpts from his plays in the intimacy of the lounge
DANIEL Wood’s post as regional manager for Bigfoot Arts Education Yorkshire will see him turn his attention to York this month, in preparation for a Bigfoot Out Of School Drama Club starting at the Grand Opera House, in York. “We expanded in May last
FLICK through the pages of the spring 2010 brochure at York Theatre Royal, and you will note the absence of any repertory productions in the main auditorium. Instead the emphasis will be on touring work in a season that will run from February 5 to April
LIVE owls will take to the air in Red Shoes Dance Studio’s winter show, starring alongside trolls and ghosts in the Wizards’ Ball in the double bill of The Nutcracker and Red Hot Shoes at the Grand Opera House, York. The Nutcracker also
SEE the film to best appreciate the music – that’s my sound advice. This release comprises two CDs, the first the soundtrack to Sam Taylor-Wood’s poignant directorial debut detailing the twang, angst and anger-ridden teenage years of John Lennon; the
TWENTY TEN is beginning to look like the year when everyone realises how well jazz goes with food. The Old White Swan, Goodramgate, was an early starter, having served food with live music several nights every week for years. Last night’s two-band
These two new releases by York’s own label Boreas look set to cause a splash among the cathedral choir and organ fraternity and should also give huge pleasure to many outside it. Premiere recordings of major works by Kerry Andrew and Philip
Ring a Ding Ding was a famous Sinatra catchphrase, the song written especially for him by Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen. The jazz-infused arrangements are by ex-Basie trumpeter Johnny Mandel, matching the singer’s jaunty confidence of a first release
OOPS, there is some catching up to do with this Rhode Island trio. The Low Anthem issued their American-only self-titled debut in November 2007, and Oh My God followed last June, so apologies for tardiness in highlighting their multi-instrumental
WHILE joshing with the Westlife boys, Al Murray poured praise on the Irish band’s songbook, stating that Westlife’s songs were so good that all the greats had also covered their songs, such as Bill Joel, Barry Manilow, ABBA and Cliff Richard. The
Rihanna is fabulous! In the post-Janet Jackson generation, there are thousands of glamorous wannabe R&B chicks basically offering very similar routines. Like Amerie, some may score a hit or two, but few compare with Rihanna. Along with
BANDS and entertainers of all kinds are being sought by Catterick Sunday Market to perform in its new Big Top. “We’re looking for all sorts of weird and wonderful, wacky and outlandish acts from all over the north east,” says publicist Theresa Stinson
Ryedale Live! is launching a series of performance evenings aimed at teenagers, starting on January 22 at 7.30pm. “The Ryedale Young and Live! events will give young singers, songwriters and musicians of all levels the opportunity to perform in front
FOR five years, Stephen Triffitt played Frank Sinatra in The Rat Pack in the West End. Now he is starring in a new tribute show, Sinatra Live At The Sands, whose tour heads to the Grand Opera House, York, on February 11. Tickets for the 7.30pm performance
PIANIST Tom Poster gives the first British Music Society of York recital of 2010 at the Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, University of York, on January 15 at 8pm. “Tom is making a welcome return to our chamber music series after his virtuoso performance,
ARTISTS from across the world will respond to global issues in Crunchtime2010, a week-long art initiative in York from January 29. “Global concerns are increasingly on the minds of everyone,” says York artist Graham Martin, who is also the event director
The Hurt Locker (15), 125 minutes, Lionsgate Home Entertainment, thriller/action **** The Hurt Locker is the best war movie in years and in every way an adult work by comparison with Quentin Tarantino’s slim but amusing folly, Inglourious Basterds.
CINEMA historian and archivist Tim Addyman will reprise his illustrated talk on The History Of Cinema In York at City Screen on Sunday, January 17. Tim’s guide to the city’s silver-screen heyday and the decline and fall of the picture houses of the
During the first snow falls, followed by solid ice, I thought more could be done. It got worse and lasted longer. It now reminds me of Feb - March 1947 when the whole country was snow and frost bound. I was sent on indefinite RAF sick leave, with sciatica
CITY Screen, York, is celebrating its tenth anniversary with a month-long champagne promotion. Resting actor Withnail would no doubt request “the finest wines available to humanity”, a scene in Withnail & I that can be enjoyed once more
Most romantic comedies follow a basic plot of boy meets girl, but the title of Nancy Meyers’ latest film suggests there is much more to relationships than that. It’s Complicated stars Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin as a middle-aged couple who
SNOW was falling heavily, the temperature had plummeted to brass monkey territory and there was the threat of icy conditions for many days to come. The weather made the sight of the chunky Mitsubishi Outlander easing gently on to my driveway a very
THIS is an open letter to spaghetti /ravioli-chucker Martin Stot (Bucket shock, The Press, December 30). Whatever the rights or wrongs of Father Tim Jones’s comments, your attack on him was planned and somewhat cowardly and, in my opinion, infantile
Councillors and salt bins, don’t you just love them! I would have thought it would have been prudent for the two Labour councillors, James Alexander and Sandy Fraser, to have got their act together before putting pen to paper (Letters, January
Farewell to Don It is with great sadness that we at York Model Boat Club have learned of the death on December 23 of one of our stalwart members, Don Parlabean. Don was an active member of the club for many years, and had held the post of chairman
FALCON Lubricants Limited, a Malton-based distributor of oils and greases, has been sold to Millers Oils Limited of West Yorkshire, for an undisclosed sum. Falcon Lubricants was founded by Bill and Liz Craven in 1984 and has expanded into a multi-million
MELTING snow could cause one of the worst flooding headaches York has seen in a generation as the city continues to battle the big freeze. Coun Andrew Waller, leader of City of York Council, said the city was bracing itself for sudden and
Could someone please clarify the “salt” and “gritting” conundrum. It seems to this writer that these words are used interchangeably by letter writers and journalists alike in The Press during this “cold snap”. However, the effect of salt as
As a Canadian spending my first winter in York, I loved seeing Tuesday’s snowfall and the winter wonderland it created. While no stranger to driving in snow, I quickly realised that neither the city nor my vehicle (rear-wheel drive, without snow tyres
AMID increasingly improving financial statistics, Persimmon Plc, the York-based national housebuilder, has announced Government backing of £50 million to help its first-time buyers – but not in its own city. Only one Persimmon development in Yorkshire
I would like to thank the council refuse collectors for battling through the snow on Tuesday, and the delivery-van drivers who did the same to deliver goods I have recently ordered through the internet, not to mention my Press paper girl. But
The residents of Acomb and Holly Bank used to have a bus service to Monks Cross via Pavement, a service which took us where we wanted to go, into the city centre to do our shopping. A short while ago, First rerouted this service to Strensall via Exhibition
MAY I, through your paper, thank New Earswick Bowling Club, various motorcycle dealers and many friends who supported the great bunch of bikers from the Yorkshire Bandit Forum to raise money for SNAPPY (Special Needs Activities & Play Provision for York
The proposal to put a surcharge on fines, especially for motoring offences, is probably the worst this Government has made. Once again the motorist, who pays through the nose to use the worst road system in Europe, is seen as an easy source of revenue
Now that City of York Council has invested seemingly tens of thousands of pounds of taxpayers’ money on those infernal, distracting and generally hapless warning signs, can any readers think of a better use for them? A five-part weekly quiz for commuters
ENVIRONMENT Secretary Hilary Benn says on TV, radio and in the newspapers that we in farming must grow more food, and be even more environmentally friendly. We have had taken from our Rural Payments Agency single farm subsidy 19 per cent (EU five
TOP scorer Richard Brodie and talismanic defender David McGurk are unlikely to be fit for York City’s FA Trophy trip to Newport County next week. The tie, originally scheduled for tomorrow, was postponed last night due to the Welsh club’s frozen pitch
DALE Gibson isn’t missing riding in the cold weather. But his passion for the sport still burns brightly and his expertise and experience have seen the Boston Spa-based former jockey land a big job in the racing industry. Gibson has been appointed Industry
Three artists, nine primary school children and a university research team respond to the Oliver House care home for older people in York in Three artists, nine primary school children and a university research team respond to the Oliver House
STEVE LEWIS will be back at Huntington Stadium this year after agreeing a deal to stay with York City Knights. The 23-year-old winger had rejected an initial offer from the club back in the autumn but has now agreed similar terms, and will put pen to
YORK City manager Martin Foyle is calling on the Conference to extend the league season after seeing another match fall foul of the weather. This weekend’s FA Trophy clash at Newport County became the latest fixture to be claimed by the big freeze, leaving
I GOT a letter today. So what? you may say, or, was it a bill? But those four words “I got a letter” sum up a remarkable nationwide phenomenon that has been working for more than a century – the postman. What other organisation guarantees
PAUL Marshall is counting the costs of the big freeze in his dual role as Tadcaster Albion chairman and manager. The Brewers have only played one Northern Counties East League first division game since mid-November – the 4-4 home draw with Rossington
THE polar grip on the weekend’s sport looks unlikely to be eased in time for any of the region’s four Northern Counties East League clubs. Pickering Town, Selby Town and Scarborough Athletic are all due to be at home in the premier division to Shirebrook
AFTER the Everest high of humiliating arch-adversaries Manchester United in the FA Cup, Leeds United were brought back down to earth with top scorer Jermaine Beckford handing in a transfer request. Beckford bagged the lone goal – his 20th of the season
MARTYN Turner beat Barry Noble 4-1 to win the final of the £1,000 York Open Darts Knockout. Turner dropped only one leg en route to the title, starting his run with a 3-0 first round win over Steve Smith – a victory that included legs of 17 and 19 darts
GRAHAM and Deirdre Kennedy had it all. The childhood sweethearts had met at the age of 15 in their native Glasgow, and married at 19. Deirdre ran a nursing agency. Graham was a successful York businessman. Best of all, they had two amazing children.
The final round of the Yorkshire Winter Angling League provided the biggest match of the weekend in an ice-bound north-east. The Ouse above York was carrying two feet of snow melt but Ian Daley (Sensas Wibsey) led the way in the 74-strong field for
THE new year has started with a bang for a resurgent North Yorkshire cricket club. Whixley and District Community Cricket Club, who are rebuiling after a crippling arson attack, have been awarded the much-coveted ClubMark accreditation from the English
YORK’S controversial Derwenthorpe scheme has cost the Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust charity £5 million – before work on building the model village has even started. The figure was revealed by the Homes And Community Agency to Mark Warters, a leading
All waste collections (grey bins and recycling) have been cancelled today, due to the weather conditions. Next week's collections have also been amended. On their usual collection date, residents should ALL put out their GREY bins and, if it
SPACESHIPS have arrived in York and are pictured here, hovering outside Stonebow House and the nearby telephone exchange. But don’t head for the hills just yet – these are actually scenes from the latest movie to be made by York film-maker Christopher
POLICE were shocked when they went to break up a fight – and discovered Santa and two elves at the centre of it. Three men, including one from York, had been on a night out in festive fancy dress in Harrogate, when the scuffle broke out, the town’s magistrates
THEY’RE more used to baking heat and sweltering humidity – but now a group of masseuses from York have been getting a taste of weather of a very different kind. Thai-born workers at the 5 Senses Thai Day Spa, in Clifton Green, took a break from providing
A PRISONER from York has died in jail of a heart condition, only a fortnight before he was due to be released. Ashley Done, 21, who was jailed in 2007 for supplying heroin, was determined to put his criminal past behind him and get a job, his
THE recession has claimed the jobs of 21 workers at one of York’s key employers as they face up to starting the new year looking for fresh work. Huntington-based Portakabin has confirmed it has shed the positions at its headquarters in the city after
A FORMER York midwife has marked 50 years of working for the National Health Service. Chris Weavers, of Woodthorpe, who also celebrates her 68th birthday today, started training only days before her 18th birthday in 1960, said a friend, Lynda Penlington
A PRIEST’S controversial advice to desperate and needy people to shoplift has prompted two women to launch a Facebook campaign targeting supermarkets. Linda Maloney and Bev Barker are calling on stores to stop throwing away food which is past its sell-by
A NATIONAL watchdog has praised North Yorkshire County Council for the standard of its adult social care department, awarding it the highest possible rating in a recent inspection. The department was awarded the top rating of “excellent” by
LOTTERY bosses have given the green light to a restoration project at an historic country house in the East Riding of Yorkshire. East Riding of Yorkshire Council has been awarded £50,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to develop plans for a major
A TRANSPORT charity is to liaise with the police and City of York Council about how a cycle track can be made safer following a knife-point mugging. Richard Adams, of Clifton, was the victim of an attempted robbery on December 27 as he walked home from
AID workers taking medical supplies from York to Gaza have survived violent scenes at a Middle Eastern port to reach their destination ten days behind schedule. Heather and Steve Stroud and Mike Gwilliam, all from North Yorkshire, made the journey in
FOUR-year-old cancer sufferer Jamie Inglis has received his last high-dose bout of chemotherapy and has entered the 90-day race against time to raise cash for the treatment which will hopefully save his life. Jamie, of Elvington near York, is currently
SCHOOLS must ensure pupils are taught more poetry than simply football chants and rap songs, according to a former Poet Laureate who was speaking at a major education conference in York. Sir Andrew Motion said pupils must be given access to
The UK is failing to combat child poverty, a leading York-based academic has warned. Jonathan Bradshaw, associate director of the Social Policy Research Unit, based at the University of York, said child poverty rates in Britain were still double what
A 16-YEAR-OLD boy was killed and his mother seriously injured after they were involved in a car crash then hit by a lorry in North Yorkshire. The teenager was travelling in a blue Peugeot 307 car with his 46-year-old mother when they crashed
SNOW-HIT residents are struggling to find grit to clear icy roads, paths and driveways as York and North Yorkshire continue to shiver. A number of shops in York confirmed they had sold out, leaving people searching for alternatives.
Updated: The following school closures have been confirmed for today: YORK Fulford School Huntington School Millthorpe School York High School Canon Lee Burnholme Rufforth Primary School
RESIDENTS of a North Yorkshire street had to call for help when they woke to find themselves blocked in – by a giant snowball. People in Chestnut Garth, Hemingbrough, near Selby, had the snowy surprise yesterday morning when they found pranksters
