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POLLY And The Billets Doux, the country, blues, folk and gospel four-piece from Winchester, love dropping in at The Basement at City Screen, York. "We've played there for three or four years now,and I like it as it has a low ceiling, which is quite

JAMES FORD blamed an error-strewn first hour after watching his York City Knights side crash 32-14 at Newcastle Thunder. The result lifted the Tynesiders up to second in Kingstone Press League One and left the Knights off the pace, and likely to

THEY used their permanent floodlights for the first time at the Emirates ICG and by the end of the evening it was Yorkshire Vikings who were in the dark after they lost to the Durham Jets by six runs in the NatWest T20 Blast. Needing 183 to win

HEAD coach James Ford had said pre-match that York City Knights’ trip to Kingston Park would give a good indication of how far they had come in the past ten weeks. As it was, it suggested they had regressed in the space of seven days. They

FOUR men have been jailed after detectives smashed a gang that robbed bank vans in York. The group twice targeted vans in Acomb. Handing out sentences totalling 27 years, the Recorder of York, Judge Stephen Ashurst said: "This is a case which has

THE bomb squad was called to York on Friday afternoon when an old shell was found in a residential street. North Yorkshire Police have confirmed that a controlled explosion was carried out to dispose of the shell, found on Spalding Avenue in Clifton

POLICE stopped a car containing two stolen vacuum cleaners near York on Thursday. North Yorkshire Police were on patrol at about 6pm when they were informed about thefts of Dyson equipment from Sainsbury's stores in Whitby and Scarborough that

GINA PARKINSON has nothing but praise for a dainty plant that quietly goes about covering the soil in a shady spot. IN AN inhospitable dry shady spot in our garden grows a dainty plant, stealthily covering the soil with its starry foliage. There

WE'VE seen Jason Donovan as the Neighbours soap heartthrob, Eighties' pin-up popstar, reality TV contestant and celebrity talent show competitor. Jason, the Technicolor-coated Joseph; Jason, the transvestite Frank'n'Furter in The Rocky Horror Show;

VITARA is hardly a new name in the Suzuki stable – it has been with us since 1988 – but the latest incarnation is a million miles away from the rugged off-roader that first introduced a lot of drivers to the brand. There has been a steady evolvement

IF YOU are the new kid on the block and want to make a statement, then you might as well be bold. That appears to be the premise for the latest offering from the Infiniti stable, the QX70 S Design, which had its premiere at the Paris Motor Show

THE Ford Fiesta continues to dominate the UK sales chart, even outselling the full ranges of all but four rival manufacturers. It has been a phenomenal success story, with the car not only winning award after award but also getting better and better

FROM October of last year, the DVLA did not issue tax discs. No surprise perhaps, but it was still a surreal experience walking down the street to the Post Office to tax my car. Nearly every parked vehicle displayed an out-of-date tax disc. How

EVERYONE makes mistakes – the last council made several, but the one on everyone’s lips at the moment is the market. Firstly the ridiculous amount of money spent on revamping and secondly not listening to the general public, people who live here

A BOOK containing pictures of a different era of cycling is looking for a buyer in York. The photo album is on sale at Ken Spelman books, and contains about 100 pictures of cyclists from York clubs, many from the 1920s and 30s. The book includes

YOUR correspondent Hazel Ward is quite right that “not everyone is angry about benefits cuts” (Letters, May 26). However, if she thinks that most benefits go to unemployed people, she is mistaken. Only about seven per cent of the UK welfare budget

I FIND it incredible that someone with the obvious intelligence of Paul Hepworth can believe the “statistical” balderdash that building new roads increases car usage. Not being a car driver, he doesn’t understand that a car owner won’t just get

YET again we hear the same old anti-car rubbish from Paul Hepworth. Once again he says you can’t build your way out of chaos, but the truth is the council has built its way into chaos. It has done this through restricting the flow of traffic with

DISTURBING is how I would describe the latest reported attack on a pedestrian by yobs on cycles on the path leading from Danebury Drive to Woodlea Avenue, Acomb. It is disturbing because no one is immune from such cowardly actions by hooded scum

I WOULD just like to say a big thank-you to all the doctors and nurses at York Hospital in the intensive care unit for all their care and attention I received during my stay there. Everyone was so helpful and caring and also thanks to Archways

I refer to Mrs Causnett’s letter of May 18, in which I assume she refers to The Balmoral which returned one day early because of a high incidence of gastric enteritis. My wife and I were passengers on that cruise, and in the three days after our

I FEEL that now is the time to congratulate Nigel Farage, MEP and Ukip leader, on spreading the word regarding many serious issues concerning the United Kingdom and the EU. By being the voice of the general public and bringing matters to the notice

I’D like to firstly thank local residents in Fulford and Heslington for re-electing me as a local councillor, and I am looking forward to working with them over the next four years. The Press letter of May 25, “Time for action over traffic chaos

ON READING B Welburn’s letter of May 26, I was, in my head at least, immediately starting to compose a response in defence of this attractive bird, the magpie, even though I fully understand his reaction. How strange indeed then that I too witnessed

A CONVICTED robber went on a drunken mission to recover his illgotten gains in a village near South Milford, two years after he ditched the cash to avoid police. Carl Hibbert, 30, pleaded guilty to attempted burglary and an offence under the vagrancy

I WAS concerned to read the letter of May 27 from Peter Newton regarding the move of the panto from York Theatre Royal to The Signal Box Theatre at the National Railway Museum. I would like assure Mr Newton and all ticket holders that this purpose-built

I’VE a message for everyone who thinks the FIFA arrests could lead to England getting the 2022 or 2018 World Cup – they won’t. Even if the voting processes for both were reopened and everyone who took part in the initial votes were disqualified

HERE is one solution to the W C Fields-patented phobia of working with children or animals. Give children their own play where they all play animals and not one adult human is in sight. This play is Honk!, the enchanting George Stiles and Anthony

COUNCIL chiefs have carried out 38 gross misconduct hearings since January 2013, The Press can reveal. City of York Council, which has around 3,000 employees, chose to sack 19 people following those hearings, having suspended 28 of them on full

ANTI-AUSTERITY campaigners made their voices heard during a city centre protest. Left wing demonstrators called for the Conservative Government to scrap their economic plans shortly after hearing them announced during the Queen's Speech. The

St Columba’s United Reformed Church in Priory Street is more than a church: it is also a centre of operations for several York charities. STEPHEN LEWIS reports. FINDING the right church can be a bit like joining a dating agency, says Alison Micklem

PEOPLE are not “wired” to handle money well and should be given more help to overcome behaviour patterns such as over-buying, a report argues. Simply arming people with more knowledge about financial matters is not enough to meaningfully improve

SMALL business champions will share their experiences about customers, collaboration and what keeps them going, during a panel discussion in York next week. The Inspire Series event, which takes place at York Cocoa House in Blake Street at 6.30pm

HEALTH services that dealt with a double murderer before he committed his crimes should have spotted the “significant probability that he would re-offend”, a report has found. James Allen attacked 81-year-old Colin Dunford in his Middlesbrough

A RYEDALE-based freight company has expanded its services into another four more European countries. Membership of Palletways, the European express palletised freight network, means that Ward Bros will in June launch its latest services in Poland

MORE than 120 vehicles were stopped by North Yorkshire Police in one night this week. Dozens of officers, along with special constables and community speedwatch groups took part in Operation Checkpoint on Tuesday, a major clampdown on travelling

SUPERFAST North Yorkshire celebrated the completion of its first phase with the ceremonial switching on of a fibre broadband cabinet in Masham. The cabinet is the 1,000th to be installed across the county and is one of four serving the 800 homes

A HORSE breeder caught drink-driving in a Jaguar with a tiny child in the front seat has failed in her bid to escape a driving ban. Kelly Lowther, aged 36, claimed the bar staff at her local pub had “laced” her drinks by giving her more rosé wine

TWO more people have come forward to say they were abused at the hands of a retired York vicar. The Press reported earlier this month how the Church of England had made a six-figure payout to a man who said he suffered years of physical and psychological

FURIOUS residents have told a drugs charity to stay away from their community after coming face to face with its bosses for the first time. A meeting between Changing Lives – the organisation proposing to convert The Melbourne pub into a dry facility

A RENOWNED racehorse trainer and businessman described as a "gentleman" and "wonderfully loyal" by those who worked alongside him has died. Warthill trainer Mel Brittain, 71, passed away at his Northgate Lodge Stables yesterday morning (thurs)

BOSS James Ford has warned his York City Knights team to pay no heed to Newcastle’s injury list ahead of tonight’s League One clash at Kingston Park - saying any team the Tynesiders put out should be play-off contenders given the investment they have

FORMER York flier Tom Lineham reckons Newcastle needs to prepare itself for a rugby league invasion this weekend - and he is hoping to cap it all with a derby success. Super League’s annual Magic Weekend heads to the North East for the first time

ANTHONY McGRATH has urged England to stick with Adam Lyth through this summer’s Ashes series as the Yorkshire opener prepares to make his second Test appearance against New Zealand at Headingley today. Lyth will open with Alastair Cook after last

YORKSHIRE could have Aaron Finch at the top of their NatWest T20 Blast batting order to face Northamptonshire at Headingley on June 14. The Australian Twenty20 captain’s recovery from a torn left hamstring is approximately a month ahead of schedule

CUP challenges can help York Cricket Club to focus on returning to winning ways this weekend. The Clifton Parkers travel to Chester-le-Street on Sunday in Group 1 of the Royal London Club Championship, a competition they triumphed in three years

PAUL MULRENNAN, fifth in the jockeys’ table and flying high following a Hilary Needler Trophy win at Beverley and a Zetland Gold Cup triumph at Redcar within the last week, can play a starring role at Catterick this evening. The North Yorkshire