Yorkshire have taken 2 more wickets during the afternoon session to keep themselves in command of their LV=County Championship clash with Worcestershire. It means their hosts have reached 161 for five at tea. Resuming on 96 for three at lunch
A BABY has died after being involved in a head-on crash in North Yorkshire. The 15-month-old baby boy, of Selby, was in a Honda Civic car that was in collision along the A63, near Selby Golf Club, with a van on the A63 Selby bypass on Thursday
Yorkshire have begun the 2011 season in impressive fashion. After losing the toss and being asked to field at New Road, they have reduced Worcestershire to 96 for three at lunch on day 1 of the two team’s LV=County Championship clash.
The Government is now in the throes of reorganising the NHS. Their rhetoric tells us that the way the finances are run now is not viable and costs are spiralling out of control because of the incompetent NHS trust management. To overcome this
THE residents of New Earswick have received information about closure to our village bus services. From April 11 to April 21 the No 1 service goes from Clarence Street up Wigginton Road, along the A1237 to York Road, Haxby. The number 12 will come
Further to the letter from Mrs A Chelton (Letters, April 6), I write to further bemoan the falling standards of English in the UK. I worked for 12 years or so in South-East Asia, returning to England about two years ago. I have been wondering
JA Brough (Letters, April 6) is right to describe Acomb Library as a “creche-cum-kindergarten”. That’s why I strongly advise disaffected Acomb Library users to avoid visiting the York Central Library in Museum Street. The Central Library (Explore
LIKE many residents of York I was disappointed at the decision taken a few weeks ago not to accept the big wheel. I wonder if consideration could be given to a smaller and less obtrusive attraction like the Bournemouth Balloon, which I saw in action
WITH reference to Philip Roe’s comment on Libya (Letters, April 2). “If it wasn’t so serious, it has all the hallmarks of a Keystone Cops movie” requires some elaboration and, hopefully, clarification. It may be worth noting that all the successful
THERE has been a fantastic start to our A Decade Of Hope fundraising. The Shipley family’s charity is aiming to raise £10,000 for Cancer Research in memory of Diane Shipley. It has already reached more than £7,500. A big thank-you to the many people
I WAS 18 years of age in 1953 and went to do my National Service. After National Service the next big thing for me came in 1956 when I was 21 years of age and old enough to vote. I duly went and cast my vote on the first past the post, which was
IN RESPONSE to Owain Gardner, Labour candidate for Fulford ward (Letters Saturday April 2). During Labour’s time in government council tax doubled and Labour’s spendthrift policies have left us with £120 million a day in interest payments. Yet
I HAVE on several occasions seen disparaging remarks about hospital food. Well, having recently spent one week in York Hospital I wish to dispel those remarks. There is a wide and varied choice of menu. It is served and presented in a professional
WITH reference to ambitious plans afoot for a new stadium to be sited in the Huntington area. Ambition is one thing, but bringing it to fruition is another. I will believe it when the first turf is struck. However commendable bringing together
THE 1812 Theatre Company revives Frank Marcus’s controversial comedy The Killing Of Sister George at Helmsley Arts Centre from Wednesday to Saturday. “When it was first staged in June 1965, Marcus was understandably cautious in his writing of a play
THE Big Ballet has been forced for the first time in its 16-year history to lower the minimum weight requirement for the all-female troupe from 17 stone. Returning to Britain after a three-year hiatus, the “alternative” Russian ballet company from
APOLOGIES, but details are somewhat sketchy about the return of Miss Orton, forerunner to the fashionable new folk revival led by Laura Marling and Mumford & Sons. These are the facts: Norfolk singer-songwriter Beth is doing a few solo acoustic shows
POP careers were once expected to fade away, but Chris Farlowe continues to defy the sentiments of his biggest hit from the summer of 1966, Out Of Time. Now 70, the Islington-born blues, rock and soul singer is on the 2011 Solid Silver 60s Show tour
The Crookes arrive, fully formed, apparently from nowhere. This is both deliriously romantic and melancholic. Excellent pop songs – Bloodshot Days, Godless Girl and Carnabetian Charms – drip with bittersweet, literate lyrics, suffused with irresistible
THIRD album in from the Leeds-based quintet, and there’s something different about these ten tracks. Opener, She Wants Me, starts slowly with a drum-machine beat, before mildly distorted guitars speed things up, leading into Lost – a simple, playful
THE album name captures the mood perfectly as Glasvegas follow their auspicious 2008 debut with an 11-track LP which is at times more uplifting yet no less atmospheric. Having supported U2 on tour, the Glaswegian quartet have designs on selling
KEEP the Faithfull away was my first reaction 50this latest release from one of the iconic faces of the Sixties. Her first and biggest hit, As Tears Go By – never can a song have been more perfect for an artist – left me colder than a sleepless
WHEN Lupe Fiasco first emerged, he carved a reputation as the rapper it was OK to admire, with his sharp-eyed take on the world and a willingness to bare his soul. At the time, it made him stand out, but his musical rivals were clearly watching.
At 12, Alexis Jordan was opening shows for Smokey Robinson. By 14 she made it all the way to the semi-finals of America’s Got Talent singing Whitney Houston’s I Have Nothing. Now at 18, she is on the brink of stardom. Like Houston and countless
ELECTRO is back in vogue, from La Roux to Blancmange’s return from the retirement home. Here come the original electro-pop pioneers, Sheffield’s veteran Human League, for their first studio album in ten years. Unlike Glenn Gregory’s Heaven 17 taking
THE York jazz fraternity received a massive boost when Tim and Val Everton bought the dormant Phoenix Inn, George Street to realise their retirement dream – a great pub with live jazz. Only 18 months after the Phoenix rebirth, the cruel hand of fate
EVER had a band or artist you loved so much for so long, and then they finally make it – and a part of you is gone forever? Of course, you are thrilled that the public get to see what to you was evident from the moment you first heard them in the
PARISIAN chanteuse Marina Celeste, the impish voice of Nouvelle Vague, will enchant Fibbers, in York, with “a certain je ne sais sexy quoi” on Wednesday night. Presented by TV’s Over, the 7.30pm gig will be a showcase for her third solo album, the February
Calling all musicians! From Tuesday, the Arts Barge Project in York is offering you the opportunity to learn how to play “some of the world’s most exciting music” and perform it in the large Arts Bargestra ensemble in venues across York and beyond this
YORK City manager Gary Mills believes the club’s season will start with the visit of Newport County tomorrow afternoon. Delivering a broadside to anybody doubting his side’s ability to claim a Blue Square Bet Premier play-off position with six games
WITH so much on show in this extended open studio season, any selection can only hint at what’s on offer, but here are five visited last weekend, and open again this weekend, from tonight until Sunday. Ben Arnup, The Cottage, Love Lane, The Mount
CITY Screen, York, is showing the first documentary film to be made in 3D, Werner Herzog’s Cave Of Forgotten Dreams (U). For his follow-up to Encounters At The End Of The World, the German director gained unprecedented access through the tightest of
The Guardian called Brother “the saviours of rock’n’roll and NME deemed them to be “the future of music”, giving them a front cover. Only last year, the death knell was sounded for British guitar bands, swamped in a mire of auto-tuned R&B muzak
DAN Clark, star of BBC2’s late-night show How Not To Live Your Life, did theatre and sketch shows before taking the plunge to perform on his own. “My comedy is mostly tongue in cheek, pointing out things that I’ve observed, but at 21 I would
WHATEVER happened to David McAlmont, the extraordinary, high voice of McAlmont and Butler’s top-ten hit Yes? He is back, playing York on Sunday on his first solo British tour; this musical son of Croydon whose three-and-a-half-octave vocal range once
UNLIKE the hairpieces and wigs she makes, Marion Goodrick is a permanent fixture in York Musical Theatre Company. Anything but hair today, gone tomorrow, you might say. For 43 years now, Marion has been involved in the amateur company, and her services
YORKSHIRE Wolds artist Rob Moore explores feelings of apprehension and awe in relation to landscape in his new body of work at Duckett and Jeffreys Gallery in Malton. His Landmarks show is largely devoid of colour, the series of large-scale experimental
Lexus calls it a quiet revolution... the launch of the world’s first full hybrid in the compact premium segment. All the regular hallmarks of the brand are there – quality fittings, smooth drive, exceptional comfort – but there's now a hush that's delivered
IT is fair to say the title for Dave Spikey’s 2011 tour might be a tad ironic. Words Don’t Come Easy is the work of a loquacious Lancastrian who has just written his autobiography, Under The Microscope. What’s more, Dave’s live show is running
NORTH Yorkshire will boast a three-pronged challenge in tomorrow’s Grand National. The Aintree course will be tackled by two horses under the stewardship of Norton trainers John Quinn and Malcolm Jefferson, while West Witton handler Ferdy Murphy also
FIVE players were last night charged with fighting following the brawl that stained York City Knights’ 76-12 thrashing at Widnes – four from the Vikings. Knights prop Nathan Freer, along with Widnes’ Simon Finnigan, Danny Sculthorpe, Steve Tyrer and
TADCASTER Albion manager Paul Marshall believes reaching the President’s Cup final will have an uplifting effect during the club’s run-in to the end of the league season. Steven Jeff’s second-minute goal saw the Brewers beat Bridlington Town 1-0 in Tuesday
Hounds are through to their second cup final of the season after narrowly beating Skelton 5-4 on penalties in the Ian’s Cars of Barlby Senior Challenge Trophy semi-finals. Hounds opened the scoring in the second half with a strike from Gareth Roberts
NEWPORT County will be bidding for their first away win of 2011 when they take on York City tomorrow afternoon. The Exiles have won their last three matches 2-1 – all at home – against Darlington, Grimsby and Gateshead but have gone nine
INJURIES are blighting the preparations of back-on-track Leeds United ahead of tomorrow’s trip to the hostile home of Millwall. Manager Simon Grayson declined to name a squad or even who might be doubtful as the sick queue grew following the 4-1 conquest
CHARACTER BUILDING could end a half-century wait for North Yorkshire in tomorrow’s Grand National. His trainer, John Quinn, took STEVE CARROLL onto the gallops to see his horse in action. IT is beautiful and breathtaking at the same time. A sound
Amateur rider Sam Waley-Cohen, who pulled off last month’s Cheltenham Gold Cup on Long Run, can complete a dream double at Aintree tomorrow by winning the £950,000 John Smith’s Grand National on Oscar Time. Trained in Ireland by Martin Lynch, who sent
YORK company Flying Ducks Youth Theatre will present the British youth theatre premiere of Kander and Ebb’s whodunit Curtains, The Musical! from Thursday to Saturday at the Joseph Rowntree Theatre, York. From the creators of Cabaret and
Tell me that you didn’t watch the footage of recent events in Japan and think, if only for a moment, “How would we cope?” I know I did. Tell me that you didn’t watch those pictures of new-born babies being scanned for radiation, the starving families
North Yorkshire sprint specialist David Nicholls saddles three of the seven runners in the feature race on Thirsk’s opening meeting of 2011 and can take the spoils with Redford. Tom Queally takes the mount on this ultra-talented gelding in
Jonny Bairstow has won the battle against Gerard Brophy to keep wicket in Yorkshire’s LV= County Championship opener against Worcestershire at New Road, which starts today. The 21-year-old York-based star caught the eye of captain Andrew Gale during
The latest round of the Bob-Co Spring League at Carpvale saw 36 anglers tackle Cyprio and the Match Pool. It was the former that dominated with Dave Pollitt taking top spot from peg 6. Casting a bomb baited with bread tight to the island cover, he extracted
THE finals of the Crescent WMC’s Individual Darts League takes place tomorrow starting at 8pm. Competing for a prize pool of more than £1,300 are Chris Thompson, Martyn Turner, Terry Temple, Steve Atkin, Kirk Bevins, Chris Matthews, Tommy Heron and
Malton & NORTON RUFC reckon they need seven points from their final three games to be crowned Yorkshire One champions. The Gannock-based outfit want to finish their home campaign in style tomorrow by gaining revenge on Keighley – the only side
BOOTHAM ‘A’ took a major step toward their first championship since 1995 with a 6-1 win over Acomb ‘B’ in the York Conservative Clubs’ Carlsberg UK snooker league, which moved them four points clear with only one set of matches remaining. The Bootham
After a special veterans’ challenge game last Saturday, Percy Road sees further action from the over-40s when it stages the Pocklington 10-a-side Veterans Tournament on Sunday, sponsored by Cockerill Potato Merchants. The tournament starts at 12.30pm
ARMED police were called to Aviva’s offices in York when an angry customer staged a one-man demonstration with his digger. The officers, who were the closest to the scene, were called to the insurance giant’s building at Monks Cross yesterday
A SHOPKEEPER who denies murdering his postmistress wife claimed in court he would “never hurt her”. Robin Garbutt, 45, is accused of bludgeoning 40-year-old Diana three times over the head as she slept in their living quarters above The Village Shop
MARCH 31, 2010 was Bill Rawcliffe’s 53rd birthday. The present he received was wholly unexpected. After more than 30 years on the railways, he was out of a job. For him, as for 1,200 other Jarvis workers around the country, there was little warning.
A MAJOR river search was launched in Selby following reports that a man had fallen into the Ouse. More than 20 members of the emergency services were involved, including fire crews from York and Tadcaster, along with North Yorkshire Police. They
A York pupil was shortlisted today for Amnesty International’s Young Human Rights Reporter Of The Year award. Luke Walsh, ten, of Badger Hill Primary School, will now be put forward for final judging – the result of which will be announced at a prestigious
A CYCLIST was pulled to the ground and punched in the head and face in Heworth, York. The attack happened at about 7.20pm on Wednesday as the 20-year-old victim was cycling along Mill Lane and he was approached from behind by the offender. The
A MOTHER was fighting for her life last night following a crash that also left her baby with life-threatening injuries. The collision between two cars left two other people seriously injured and blocked the Selby bypass for hours. Yorkshire Air Ambulance
A website providing advice for drug addicts, their families and carers has been launched in York. The site, called hiwecanhelp.com provides first-time drug users with national sources of support dedicated to helping them beat drug and alcohol addictions
ANTI-CUTS campaigners have made a plea for York’s politicians to ensure the funding fears of vulnerable people in the city are voiced in Parliament. Disabled people, carers and care workers gathered outside the Mansion House ahead of a full meeting
YOUNG voters in Selby have been urged to take part in the upcoming district and parish council elections. Polling will take place between 7am and 10pm at 76 polling stations across the district on May 5, and will give residents the chance to have their
Mail has been stolen from a post box in a York street and later found opened and discarded near a railway bridge. Royal Mail customers in the Holgate area of York believe that a particular red letterbox is being overfilled, presenting an opportunity
A MOTORCYCLE and a car burst into flames when they collided on a North Yorkshire road. Police are now appealing for information following the incident between Catterick Garrison and Tunstall which left both the driver of the Volvo 850 and rider of the
Updated: A YORK schoolgirl who is going head-to-head at an awards ceremony with some of the biggest names in music is appealing for local votes. Choirgirl Isabel Suckling, 13, is up against Shane MacGowan and her manager Aled Jones to win the coveted
THE father of Claudia Lawrence has spoken for the first time publicly of the agony he suffered when a hoaxer claimed he knew where her body was. Richard O’Rourke, 48, formerly of York, was jailed on Monday for 18 months for wasting police time. Officers
NEIGHBOURS have spoken of their shock at the death of a Copmanthorpe man who was killed on a railway line near the village. David Lord, 52, of Barons Crescent, was struck by a train shortly after 5am on Tuesday, close to Temple Lane in the village
THE victim of a brutal assault which left him half blind and scarred for life said he was “devastated” to discover that the man behind it was his former friend. Michael Brown, 53, lost the sight in one eye, his sense of smell and has been unable to
RACING bosses have raised concerns about the possibility of a wind farm being built on the edge of York – because it could cause problems for jockeys and celebrities coming in by helicopter. Green energy firm Banks Renewables is considering whether
A MEMORIAL to York chocolate workers who laid down their lives for their country has been attacked – apparently by thieves believing it was made of a valuable metal. The large memorial was created last year outside the entrance to Nestlé’s
AN HISTORIC North Yorkshire bridge is to stay closed for three weeks longer than planned during a £78,000 repair project. The crossing over the River Nidd at Cattal, between York and Harrogate, was shut to traffic on February 7 for a maintenance programme
A PEACE campaigner from North Yorkshire has seen charges of trespassing at a RAF base thrown out. Veteran protester Lindis Percy, 69, from Harrogate, defended herself against accusations of trespass at RAF Mildenhall, which is occupied by the US Air
A RETIRED miner from Selby who was admitted to hospital with breathing problems died of natural causes, an inquest has heard. George William Crick, 63, of Water Lane in Hemingbrough, died on May 21, 2010, after being admitted to York Hospital with
A FORMER health authority chairwoman, county councillor and York property developer has been declared bankrupt. Susan Wrigley, who served for many years as a Conservative county councillor for Tadcaster East and chaired the authority’s social services
PLANS have been unveiled to turn a former motorcycle warehouse in York into a new city centre gym. The proposals, which have been handed in to City of York Council, aim to transform the Mansfield Street site, off Foss Islands Road, formerly occupied
PUPILS at a York school got their hands on some real moon rock. Children at Woodthorpe Primary School marvelled at the iron-bearing meteorites and moon rock brought back to earth by astronauts in the 1970s. They also gazed down a microscope at slices
SPOT checks by road safety teams have revealed North Yorkshire has some of the safest school buses in the UK. Just over five per cent of vehicles inspected by experts from North Yorkshire Police, North Yorkshire County Council and the Vehicle Operating
THE University of York has apologised to its students for scheduling exams on the day of the royal wedding despite the day being a national holiday. An email has been sent out to the student body announcing that exams have been timetabled
A DIABETES sufferer died after hitting his head when he collapsed at Newgate Market in York, an inquest has heard. John Joseph Clarke, 59, of Tang Hall Lane, York, banged his head after suffering a hypoglycaemic collapse while out shopping with his wife
A TEACHING assistant is retiring after 21 years working at a village school. Wendy Lyus leaves her post at Leavening Primary School at the end of the spring term. Originally from Wharram-le-Street, Mrs Lyus spent three years on the beat as a policewoman
LESS than five years after opening, Sandburn Hall Golf Club has bagged a major national distinction. The club, which is on the Flaxton Road off the A64, has been named as a regional golf performance academy, one of the first in North Yorkshire.
A MAN with a history of alcohol abuse who was found dead on his sofa died of natural causes, an inquest has heard. The body of Thomas Hynes, 52, of Hanover Street, was found lying on his sofa with tablet packages and alcohol bottles by his side, York
POLICE have sent out an appeal for the victim of an assault in an East Yorkshire town to come forward. The attack happened at about 1.45am on Saturday outside the Cross Keys Hotel in Lairgate, Beverley, when a man was allegedly knocked to the floor
PEDAL-powered pupils from throughout York clocked up more than 17,000 journeys to school between them as part of a month-long cycling promotion. March’s Big Pedal initiative saw 14 schools take part in a scheme inspired to get youngsters on their bikes
YORKSHIRE In Bloom judges were given an unexpected surprise when judging entries in York and East Yorkshire this week. The judges, who were visiting the entries’ spring showcase of flowers, were greeted by re-enactment group the Volsung Vikings in Stamford
WARM tributes have been paid to a York community activist, historian and artist, who has died aged 79. Dale Minks, of Ancress Walk, off Nunnery Lane, died peacefully in York Hospital after inoperable cancer was diagnosed only a week before, said his
NEW and upcoming musicians from schools across York will take part in a battle of the bands tonight. Nine bands, including some from the York Arts Academy, will compete in City of York Council’s annual Best of the Bands competition at the Grand Opera
A NUMBER of derelict sheds were deliberately set on fire in a series of incidents in York on Wednesday. A spokesman for North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue said it was called to the disused sheds, in Haxby Road, York at just before 9pm. Six sheds were
Noise Ensemble’s epic musical DrumChasers, replacing vocals with percussion, is an explosive display of sound and light. Eleven virtuosic performers with endless energy and talent offered a mesmerising experience and a beautiful story. Caretaker
A MUM-of-two who set up her own craft business after being made redundant has been nominated for three awards. Jo Conway, of Selby, set up noticemyname.co.uk in February to sell her home-made door plaques and memo boards. She has been nominated for
will retire as regional director of the Yorkshire and Humber region of the Institute of Directors (IoD) in July, when he reaches his 65th birthday. Mr Thompson said: “I have been most fortunate to hold this very privileged and enjoyable position for
A NEW pub landlord in York has issued his first ban – on the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Steve Bradley, who runs the Fulford Arms in Fulford Road, said he acted in response to George Osborne forcing him to increase his drinks prices after
A FORMER York student has swapped reading the news headlines for making them – after clinching a contract to help business leaders of the future in Africa. Harrogate-born Vicky Locklin graduated from York St John College – now York St John
EMPLOYERS, be vigilant. That was the warning from York employment lawyers as new figures reveal one in six workers felt they had experienced discrimination when applying for a job or a promotion. The Employers’ Forum on Age, which conducted the research
THE Mansion House will be opened up to the public for free on Wednesday in support of Hearing Dogs For The Deaf. The Lord Mayor of York, Coun Sue Galloway, will open the state room between 11am and 3pm for tea, coffee and biscuits and to find out more
POLICE in East Yorkshire have launched an appeal for information after a spate of licence-plate thefts. Since the start of the year, 38 plates have been stolen, with most of the thefts happening in the Willerby, Cottingham and Kirk Ella areas, while
Parents joined their children at Barlow Primary School for the annual parents lunch. Eighty-two meals prepared by the school cook Jo allerton were served by the school governors and teachers. On the menu was a main curse of sausage, Yorkshire puddings
THIEVES have stolen cars and electrical equipment in a series of burglaries in Harrogate. Two white 3 Series BMWs were stolen from addresses in Harrogate, one from Daleside Avenue on Tuesday, between 6.30am and 5.30pm. The thieves also took an IBM
A ROW has erupted between council planners and residents on a Harrogate lane which claims to be one of the most expensive in the region. Plans have been submitted to build five large detached homes and three affordable flats on a plot of land in Fulwith
A NEW series of leaflets which look at the Hidden Heritage of Selby has been created. David Lewis, education officer for Groundwork, an environmental charity, created five leaflets in 2009, and has designed four new leaflets. The new leaflets look
TWO long-serving partners of JWP Creers, the York and Selby chartered accountants, are retiring. John Latimer and David Ingall, both 65, are retiring after 38 years and 32 years respectively as partners. Mr Ingall was managing partner of JW Pickles
ONLY 43 per cent of people with dementia in our region have been formally diagnosed, according to a new study. The research, conducted in people over 40 in the Yorkshire and Humber region, show that many do not know how to spot the early signs of dementia
