FRIENDS and former servicemen and women across York are being urged to give a suitable send-off to a Normandy Veteran and Royal British Legion stalwart who has died, aged 91. Widower Reg Clemmett, a founder member and former president of the Legion's
LET'S Go Baboon are joining York's roster of gig promoters after moving north from London. Stuart and Claire Gibb mount their second show tonight, presenting M J Hibbett And The The Validators at The Basement, City Screen, on the back of bringing
YORK'S city centre was more than ten per cent busier in March than the same month last year - pushing the city ahead of national and regional footfall increases. Figures taken from a camera situated in Parliament Street between March 3 and April
NIGEL WORTHINGTON believes if York City keep their nerve they will get the result they deserve in tomorrow's crunch Sky Bet League Two clash at Oxford United. The Minstermen travel south knowing victory at the Kassam Stadium will vault them over
DAVID Bowie fans have reacted so positively to Stevie ZeSuicide’s Dancing With Spiders album that the York glam-punk rocker is rushing out the follow-up, Auto Destructive. “It contains ten more tracks from my sessions with the late producer Trevor
NORTHERN Jazz News has some interesting conversations about free jazz – free entry rather than the spontaneous, no-chords variety. On the one hand, free gigs provide the opportunity for less established bands, whether young jazz graduates or older
EMILY Maguire once spent four years living in a recycled wood and tin shack in the Australian bush, and it was there that the London-born songwriter made her first two albums, Stranger Place and Keep Walking. She attracted the attention of BBC2
TUTTI Frutti artistic director Wendy Harris did not know Erika Poole and Josie Cerise had worked together already when she cast them as the old lady and young girl in this spring's premiere of Monday's Child. "I like to base my choices on what
OXFORD United are not expected to make any changes for their Good Friday showdown with York City. New boss Gary Waddock enjoyed his first win in charge of the U's during Saturday's 2-0 victory at Sky Bet League Two play-off rivals Plymouth.
DETECTIVES leading the investigation into the disappearance of York chef Claudia Lawrence have released more new appeals to the public. Last month marked the fifth anniversary of Claudia's disappearance, and police have today said 121 people came
TICKETS go on sale today for the 2014 York Mystery Plays, mounted by the Guilds of York this summer. After nearly four years of planning, the York pageant wagon plays will roll out on to the city streets on successive Sundays, July 13 and 20. Around
HOW time flies. It’s five years since Sunny Side Up propelled Paolo Nutini to Brit nomination and Ivor Novello success. So what’s he been up to since then? Walking, whittling and drinking whisky, apparently. Ideal musing conditions, then, and here
MICHAEL Coulson is happy to carry on taking penalties for York City despite only converting his first professional spot kick at the age of 26. The former Barnsley and Grimsby attacker netted from 12 yards during Saturday's 1-1 home draw with Accrington
THE Hold Steady remain, to this listener at least, one of the leading half-under-the-radar bands in America. The best starting point remains Boys And Girls in America, from 2006, but Craig Finn and co never produce anything that isn’t loud and literate
GETTING older doesn’t obviously effect the Norwegian heartthrob, who here shows off his thoughtful side. Harket is by far the most productive of the A-ha trio (Paul Waaktaar-Savoy is also preparing a new record), and while this lacks the glamour
IN HIS enjoyable autobiography, Rod Stewart addresses claims that arena venues are soulless caverns by stating that it isn’t the venues that are lacking but the quality of some of the acts. There is no doubt that Rod Stewart is an accomplished
ANY album which starts with a threatening, electronically distorted voice demanding you “take my pants off”, “smell my socks” and “eat my face off”, is going to set you on edge from the get go. However, once the unease settles and the bass line of
JESS WOLFE and Holly Laessig assure us they are not twins. They might as well be, though. With their soaring harmonies and impeccable vocals, it is practically impossible to tell them apart. Does that really matter? Not when the Brooklyn duo can
Beth McCarthy, the Rawcliffe singer-songwriter from BBC1’s 2014 series of The Voice, is to appear in the York Rocks Against Cancer Concert at the Grand Opera House, York, on October 11. “I’m delighted to be asked to support such a great charity
POCKLINGTON RUFC’S John Smith’s Pock 7s is the focal point of a busy festival weekend at Percy Road. First up tomorrow are Pocklington under-17s who play North East tourists, Darlington, in a 15-a-side encounter starting at noon. The Pock 7s
TRACIE Bennett says if she won £25m on the lottery she would still want to work. "I am a terrible lady of leisure, " says the Leigh-born actress whose performance as Judy Garland in the stage play End Of The Rainbow brought her acclaim
JOAN As Policewoman plays The Belgrave Music Hall in Leeds on Saturday on her 12-date tour in support of her new album, The Classic. “I’m in the best place I’ve ever been in my life,” says soul and torch singer Joan Wasser, reflecting on her fourth
IF community theatre is all about spreading wings, then the first commission for York Theatre Royal's On Our Turf project could not be better chosen. Award-winning Bristol theatre company and folk band Fine Chisel have teamed up with the Yorkshire
EAST Yorkshire racer Guy Smith started his 2014 campaign with a strong performance in the opening round of the Blancpain Endurance Series in Monza, Italy. With team-mates Andy Meyrick and Steven Kane, Beverley-born Smith piloted the new Bentley
YORK Ladies look to end the WRLA season on a high note when they take on Bradford Thunderbirds in the WRLA Challenge Cup Plate final on Easter Sunday. York made this year’s showdown - their fourth consecutive Plate decider - by defeating Huddersfield
HEWORTH ARLC go from the frying pan into the fire in their National Conference League division three campaign - but with head coach Tim Rumford hailing their spirit. The Villagers - down to the bare bones so much that Rumford was forced out of
NEW Earswick All Blacks ARLC aim to end their Pennine League championship campaign on a high note - hopefully without the controversy that abounded in their last home match. The target has been to finish fourth but only victory at Queensbury on
HAYLEY MACDONALD was the undoubted York star if the televised English Indoor Bowls Association’s Premier 3`s tournament held at Thanet Road.The York Indoor Bowls Club's player reached the final of the group two matches with a storming surge
MAGIC Carpet Theatre fly into Pocklington Arts Centre next Thursday afternoon with the children's show The Magic Circus. The circus acts have disappeared; the acrobats, the tight-rope walker, the lion trainer and the elephants have all vanished
JASON HART, last year's champion apprentice, has made a flying start to the current campaign with half-a-dozen winners already under his belt and he can continue his successful spree at Ripon's opening meeting today. Hart, pictured, teams up with
DEAN Elliott never intended to become Paul Simon, although the performer who played Buddy Holly for two years in London and on tour in Buddy - The Musical did come up with the idea of developing a show about Simon and Garfunkel. "I was doing Buddy
THIS ‘magnificent seven’ are determined to win their final battle and return to Normandy for the 70th anniversary of D-Day – undeterred by French bureaucracy, old age and fading health.The dwindling band of Normandy veterans from the
YORK site-specific theatre company Theatre Mill are to revive their 2013 debut production of Oscar Wilde's The Importance Of Being Earnest, this summer. Produced by company founder Rebecca Stafford and directed by Samuel Wood, Wilde's comedy of
GLOBE-TROTTING Sheffield humorist, writer and documentary presenter Michael Palin is having a typically busy year at 70. He will reunite with the Monty Python team for ten shows at London’s O2 Arena in July and embark on a national one-man tour to
GAME OF Thrones regular Owen Teale will film the fifth season of the swords, sex and sandals drama later this year. More immediately, you should put all thoughts of Teale's baddie Ser Alliser to one side, focusing instead on the Welshman's appearance
ESK Valley Theatre’s tenth anniversary August production at the Robinson Institute, Glaisdale, near Whitby, will be Willy Russell’s northern comedy One For The Road. From the writer of Shirley Valentine, Blood Brothers and Educating Rita comes
FOR one night only, artists Allaway & Jones take over Artemis House, in Eboracum Way, York, from 6.30pm to 8.30pm on Monday, April 28."In our Minimal Awareness [present minimalism] show, we explore the relationship between mixed materials to
Forty new jobs have been created in York as fast food chain McDonalds re-opens its Clifton Moor restaurant. The restaurant, which has undergone a redesign, is now under the ownership of new franchisee John Atherton, alongside the Monks Cross, Blake
YORK and North Yorkshire have seen further falls in unemployment. The number of people claiming Jobs Seekers Allowance (JSA) in the City of York Council area fell to 2,122 last month, down by 108 on February and by 931 since last March. The
AFTER his “pleasant surprise” at last weekend’s opening show selling out at the Hyena Lounge Comedy Club’s new York home of The Duchess, promoter Toby Clouston-Jones has Cooked up an Easter Eggs-travaganza for Saturday. Hyena Lounge favourite Jason
NICHOLA McAuliffe will play spirit medium Madame Arcati in Damian Cruden’s spring production of Noel Coward’s wartime comedy Blithe Spirit at York Theatre Royal. Nichola is best known for her sitcom role as Sheila Sabatini in Surgical Spirit from1989
A PILOT from York is to star in a one-man airshow to commemorate the centenary of the First World War. Flight Lieutenant Dave Kirby, from Poppleton, is based at RAF Linton-on-Ouse and has been granted Public Display Authority for a solo aerobatic
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build more than 100 homes on fields at Strensall, near York, are to go to a public inquiry. Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles has decided to 'call in' the application by Linden Homes North for a £12.4 million development
A TEAM of York businessmen and women are getting on their bikes to help raise money for a school they built in Africa. Last year York businesses Ashtons Estate Agents, Hethertons Solicitors, Yorvik Homes and Intandem Communications joined forces
AN international best-selling author is just one visitor expected at a new book shop in York in its opening week. The new Waterstones will open in Coney Street next week, after moving from its current location in High Ousegate, and will see Norwegian
WIGGINTON Bowling Club opened its outdoor season with a traditional bowls drive. Some 32 members vied in a tight finish for the York Wealth Management Trophy sponsored by York FM Ltd of Haxby. The winner was new member Julie Carver, who overcame
Fancy living the high life in York city centre? Brian Page takes a look at some smart rental properties ideal for city slickers. OUR report in the last lettings editorial focused on rental properties for those who have sold their house and have
THE Lord Mayor of York gave visitors a VIP welcome to the city’s Mansion House for the last open house of her civic year.The doors were open from 11am-3pm for and everyone was invited to join York’s first citizen in the historic Georgian home.As
A YORK ice-cream maker is supporting a charity ball for the third time by creating its own special dessert. Acaster Malbis-based Yorvale is support the Sunflower Ball, which is a key date on the fundraising calendar for the St. Leonard’s Hospice
THE finals of an amateur bake-off competition will be held this Saturday (APR 19). The competition, run by East Riding of Yorkshire Council and the Yorkshire Wolds Cookery School at Southburn, with James Mackenzie, owner and chef of the Pipe and
THE line-up for this year’s Tockwith Festival has been announced. The family-friendly music and real ale festival on Saturday, May 17 will feature two intimate tented stages ‘packed with some of the most exciting up-and-coming music in the north
A COUPLE were rescued by lifeboat station volunteers after their yacht sank in East Yorkshire. The 26-ft vessel hit the Whitton Lightfloat in the River Humber near Broomfleet and Brough at about 12.55pm on Wednesday and quickly went down. Humber
THE audience’s excitement was tangible before English Touring Opera’s second night at York Theatre Royal on Wednesday and the Olivier Award-winning new production of Benjamin Britten’s Paul Bunyan certainly lived up to expectations. Premiered in
A ROW has erupted over a £13,000 bill for delivering stickers to house-holders – telling refuse collectors which bins to empty. Under a controversial new charging system, bin men can only take one load of garden waste per home. Those with more
In a 'state of the market' overview, Brian Page discovers that with house prices on the rise and property in short supply now is the ideal time to sell put your home up for sale. BOOM and bust is back… Return of the gazumpers… 80 buyers chasing
PUPILS at Woodthorpe Primary School in York have been inspired by children’s author Christina Gabbitas to write their own poetry. The poet, and author from Selby visited Year 3 pupils at the school as part of a national initiative to encourage
AN ORGANISATION which helps vulnerable residents in the Selby area live independently has been awarded a top contract. Yorkshire Housing’s Selby Home Improvement Agency (HIA), has worked in the district since 2001 and helped more than 12,000 vulnerable
THIS year, many people’s attention will be focused on the 100th anniversary of the First World War. But seven veterans from the York area have another milestone to mark – 70 years since they took part in the 20th century’s other great conflict.
CHILDREN everywhere are looking forward to Easter, because it means chocolate eggs. But some won’t be so lucky. All they are hoping for is a square meal and a warm bed. Fortunately the Archbishop of York’s anti-poverty charity Acts 435 is there
YORK Alternative History and York Civic Trust should be commended on their York: Living With History Project which has opened up discussion about how decisions are made on our local urban heritage (The Press, April 7). The Stonebow inquiry event
Records are set to be smashed at York Maze when giant pumpkin growers gather to find out whose prize entries are top of the crops. The venue will be hosting the North of England stage of an international giant pumpkin contest on Saturday, October
I AM disappointed that the Lendal Bridge closure has now been reversed. It was a joy to walk and cycle around that area in the restricted hours and it felt much safer and healthier. I hope now the council will compensate pedestrians by looking
A FAKE bomb dug up on a York building site yesterday afternoon led to gridlock and chaos around the city. Workmen building the new Park&Ride site at Askham Bar dug up the device shortly before 4pm, but this evening it has been identified as
A UNIVERSITY of York student has returned from a visit to Bosnia to commemorate the genocide at Srebrenica in 1995. Fozia Parveen, studying an MA in Art History, was part of a three-day delegation organised by the UK-based charity Remembering Srebrenica
I WATCHED the Lendal Bridge closure trial with interest and being a cyclist, occasional pedestrian, taxi customer and bus user, I benefited from this thoroughfare being safer, quicker to pass across and generally nicer without the cars and lorries
IN THE Press of April 8, Cllr James Alexander informs us that he is going to reinvest income raised from fines during the Lendal Bridge fiasco to fill in potholes. A contractor employed by the council recently “repaired” two potholes at the junction
THE Archbishop of York will again be performing outdoor baptisms in a large tank of water outside York Minster on Saturday. Dr John Sentamu, along with local church leaders, will be baptising 13 Christians from different denominations through total
IT FELL that during a recent holiday in Galway, in southern Ireland, that the Irish President Michael D Higgins made the first state visit to England. Higgins is known lovingly by the locals – because of his stature and impish grin and looks –
THE Liberal Democrats have selected James Blanchard, a Kirklees councillor, as the party's Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for York Outer ahead of next year’s General Election. A party spokesman said Mr Blanchard joined the Lib Dems while studying
I WOULD like to thank the people of Acomb for their support during our month of fundraising activities including tombola, a “Name the Dinosaur” competition and a psychic evening held at York Spiritualist centre. Thanks to their generosity we exceeded
STAFF at BHS stores in York have turned green for charity this month. Employees at the Coney Street and Monk’s Cross stores are taking part in fundraising activities while wearing green in support of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
THIS senior female retired here to Bridlington from York, but must still have her fix of The Press. I became ill and had no interest in reading the paper. So my good hubby kept the papers each day. When recovered I was looking through the papers
THE petty point-scoring by opposition politicians, locally and nationally, who claim an overriding wisdom which they did not exhibit when in office, shows how fortunate it is that this country is a member of the European Union. When formulating
UKRAINE will not go away and continues to be a trouble spot. The former premier had to leave the country after his corruption was exposed and people rioted, even though army snipers were used to kill many of the rioters. Now the people of eastern
DRAX power station is in the middle of converting from burning coal to wood chips imported from America. Just down the road is Eggborough power station which wants to convert from coal to wood chips, but with no help from the Government it faces closure
A 25-year-old Selby man who suffered serious injuries in a motorbike crash last week remains in hospital. The man was riding a Honda motorbike on the B1222 at Sherburn in Elmet, near Squires Cafe, last Wednesday when he was in collision with a
REGARDING your report of April 9 about the cyclist who made a video to show how many bad cyclists there were on the road, would it be possible to make one for motorists too? For instance, it could highlight those who believe indicators are only
THE councillor at the centre of the Lendal Bridge closure has been removed as York’s transport chief. City of York Council leader James Alexander has announced a reshuffle, making David Levene cabinet member for transport and Dave Merrett member
I WAS concerned to read in the report in The Press of April 7 the suggestion that “major improvements around York’s historic Bars” were included in the council’s strategy as part of its Reinvigorate York facelift programme. It seems they must be dramatically
A CLOSE friend of farmer Darren Taylor who was seriously injured in a tragic farming accident is looking to raise money for him and the charity which saved his life.Amanda Goddard, 40, Rawcliffe, will be doing a tandem skydive to raise money for the Darren
JENNIFER KEE spends a day with environmental health officer Rachel Lambley IMAGINE the scene: you are sitting in a restaurant enjoying a meal. Then you glimpse into the kitchen see rats are scurrying on the kitchen floor. This might sound far-fetched
A DRUNK man at risk of falling into the River Ouse last night was stopped by passersby and police. The 41-year-old man was picked up by monitored cameras stumbling and repeatedly trying to stand-up just one metre from the edge of the river at
100 years ago The handsome pavilion on the Britannia Pier at Yarmouth had been completely destroyed by fire. A night watchman had discovered flames in a new tearoom being erected at the rear of the pavilion, and by the time he could give an
ELDERLY war veterans in York will benefit from more than £20,000 in funding to help them stay in their own homes. The government has offered extra support to ex-servicemen and women to make adaptations to their homes and help them keep their independence
I AM at a loss over the camera. It was there when the photograph was taken, that’s for sure, but nowhere to be seen a few days later. In between taking the picture and wanting to extract it, the camera went missing. Perhaps it is hiding somewhere
A GROUP of talented student film makers from the University of York’s Department of Film, Theatre and Television have been nominated for a national award from the Royal Television Society. Diogo Guerner, James Homer and Sunniva Kvamme, all studying
IT’S nearly 41 and a half miles as the road twists and turns, writes Steve Carroll. Now a York man is to end pub debate by finding out just how long it takes him to walk to Scarborough. James Kilmartin plans to raise money for Macmillan Cancer
A ‘BANDAGE day’ organised by a pupil at a York school has raised £324 for the hospital which successfully treated him for burns. Jak Church, 10, of Acomb, who goes to Dringhouses Primary School, raised the money which will be divided between the
PROPERTY sales are moving in the right direction for York housebuilder Persimmon, with the company already forward selling more than 7,000 new homes this year. Persimmon’s chairman Nicholas Wrigley told shareholders at yesterday’s annual meeting
THE Lady Boys Of Bangkok were back in York on Tuesday for another round of diamante dresses, bright colours and bawdy humour, this time with their brand new show, Red Hot Kisses, in their Barbican debut. The opening number kicked things off with
A LATE Easter has been blamed for Nestlé’s slowest first three months trade in five years. The Swiss confectionery giant, which makes Kit Kats, Yorkies and other chocolate bars from its factory in York, had generated global sales of £14.1 billion
TURF grown on the outskirts of York has been transported to France for a memorial recognising Australian servicemen who died in the Somme. Cultivated turf grown by Inturf, based in Wilberfoss, has been transported to the Somme as part of a major
FINAL preparations are being made for the 2014 Yorkshire Business Market, which takes place later this month.More than 100 businesses will be exhibiting, leading seminars and holding networking sessions, and up to 1,500 visitors are expected on the day.The
A YORK legal firm specialising in medical negligence is celebrating achievements in career advances for staff.Pryers Solicitors, based in Stonebow, has two more fully trained solicitors on its team after Kimberley Snape and Jamie Paddock qualified in
A CHAMPION of York’s blind has died aged 74 after a life-time of campaigning on behalf of those lacking the gift of sight. Brian Smith, of Dringhouses, was a founder member of York Blind and Partially Sighted Society which he helped register as
A NORTH Yorkshire accountancy firm is sending one of its young corporate tax advisers to Geneva to broaden her experience in offshore trusts and the issues affecting non UK residents. Lucy Bagnall has been part of the team at Harrogate-based Saffery
VICTIMS of crime, road accidents and anti-social behaviour are being given a bigger say in how they are treated after such incidents. A survey is being held across North Yorkshire, the results of which will be used to help shape future services
A BIKE shop near York has celebrated its first year in business with an open day for the public.Isle Of Bikes, in Acaster Malbis, is run by Dom Hammond and Jake Hamm, and held the event on Saturday.The pair said the event was a chance " to say thank
KEEN photographer Peter Heaton has won second prize in a national photo competition to depict the beauty of stone memorials. Mr Heaton, from Huby, near Easingwold, went to York Cemetery to take part in Dead Art? Then & Now, run by the Memorial
A GP surgery in York is set to leave its premises and merge with another practice. Gillygate Surgery has begun a formal process to merge with Jorvik Medical Practice, with the intention of relocating to Jorvik's premises at Woolpack House, Stonebow
ELDERLY residents say they are trapped in their homes at a York retirement complex because its lift is out of action for up to six weeks. The problems have arisen at Fairfax Court in Acomb, where many residents on the first and second floor rely
A COMMEMORATIVE baton marking 100 years of the Women's Institute has reached York. The baton is travelling around England and Wales to mark the centenary, and yesterday reached Murton, where the WI held their meeting at the Museum of Farming.
A YORK MP has backed a national union’s call to urge the Government to change its rules on Universal Credit. Under the current rules, working people can keep 24p in every extra pound they earn while receiving UC, but shop workers’ union Usdaw say
MORE than ten per cent of all people arrested by North Yorkshire Police for drug offences last year were under the age of 18. Figures released by police under the Freedom Of Information Act showed 96 out of the 1,036 arrests for drug offences made
THIS October, Julie Wainwright and her colleagues from Clifton Park Hospital will attend the Community Pride awards for the third time, but they already know they will be moved to tears by the inspirational stories they hear. Clifton Park Hospital
MONDAY UPDATE Thank you to everyone who has donated to the Easter Appeal we launched last Thursday. We teamed up with Acts 435 to encourage readers who help make someone's Easter special this year. We highlighted 20 local requests for help
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