YORK Art Gallery is to present the first solo exhibition of Albert Joseph Moore's works since the York-born artist’s death in 1893. From April 7 to October 1, more than 20 paintings and watercolours will be on display, highlighting the classical
FOLK ROCK innovators Fairport Convention will celebrate their golden anniversary in 2017 with a new album and a British and Irish winter tour that visits Whitby Pavilion on March 3 and Leeds City Varieties the next night. Released on March 10,
LUCY Pearman will be dressed as a big egg in York on Sunday, all in the cause of comedy in her Crack In Progress gig at The Basement, City Screen. "We're delighted to bring Lucy's cult Edinburgh Fringe show to The Basement," says Burning Duck Comedy
DR HAZE, ringmaster from the Circus Of Horrors, will be the star speaker at the inaugural Live Entertainment Confab in York on Wednesday lunchtime at The Basement, City Screen. His circus is in town that night for an 8pm performance of The Never Ending
MALTON & Norton Musical Theatre's 2017 pantomime, Jack And The Beanstalk, opens tonight at the Milton Rooms, Malton. Mark Poole will star as dame Dottie Trott, while her two sons will be played by Ben Greenhough as Jack and Matilda Gledhill
A BUMPER instalment of midnight Scandi-folk. The one-time cult hero from Herman Dune got together with some kindred spirits on a Swedish island in June, drank and recorded three albums worth of material in a week. The first fruits were seen last
SOME used to claim that punk will never die. Frank Carter And The Rattlesnakes may not have killed it off, but, at least in the sense of their own work, they’ve decided to let it have a spot of recuperation. Mayhem mostly gives way to melody on
TICKETS are "limited" for Steve Knightley's concert at the National Centre for Early Music in York on February 3 but more are being released for sale this week. Knightley, the Show Of Hands frontman and multi-instrumentalist, is considered to be
The Wedding Present, Marc Riley Sessions, Volume 1 (Hatch Records) **** REMEMBER the days when John Peel sessions by The Cure, Buzzcocks and New Order for his late-night vigil on BBC Radio One cropped up on the Strange Fruit label? Now Hatch Records
LOVER, Beloved is a studio collection of ten songs from the musical Lover, Beloved: An Evening With Carson Cullers, 20th century writer and classically trained pianist to boot. The play shows McCullers in 1941, when The Heart Is A lonely Hunter
THE York Theatre Royal and Pilot Theatre production of E M Forster's sci-fi 1909 short story The Machine Stops is to be revived for a second run in York before embarking on a national tour. Such was the popularity of Neil Duffield's adaptation
ANOTHER bar could be on its way for York city centre, as planning documents reveal plans for a huge empty space in the city centre. The owners of the old BHS building want to convert part of it. The property has been empty since August when
GUITARS in hand, Billy Bragg and Joe Henry boarded a Los Angeles-bound train at Chicago’s Union Station last March looking to reconnect with the culture of railroad travel and the music it inspired. Winding along 2,728 miles of track over four
THE tribute revue show Totally Tina turns the spotlight on Tina Turner at the Grand Opera House, York, tonight. The 7.30pm show re-creates the spectacle and energy of Turner's live shows with a six-piece band, four dancers and Justine’s impersonation
IN The Making, a group show by BA contemporary craft students, opens in The Gallery at York College on February 3. The exhibition showcases the talents of third-year students as they undertake their final year and is of special importance as 2017
DEMONSTRATORS hung a banner proclaiming ‘build bridges not walls’ from Ouse Bridge in York as part of a protest on the day of Donald Trump’s inauguration. It was one of an estimated 150 banners hung from bridges across the UK at noon on Friday,
A CAMPAIGNER to defend NHS services in York has accused health bosses of having ulterior motives for requiring people to lose weight before operations. Anne Leonard, of Defend Our NHS York, questioned new rules which mean obese people in York are
SEPARATING families are being invited to take part in a series of mediation events by a York law firm. Rollits is supporting Family Mediation Week from January 23 to 27 to highlight the benefits of families working together in order to encourage
PEOPLE who want to stop smoking are being offered help from City of York Council. Throughout 2017 the council will be offering courses across the city to help residents stop smoking. For more information call 01904 553377. Pregnant women
Did you or your children start primary school in 1998 in York, North Yorkshire, or East Yorkshire? If so, you'll probably recognise a few faces in the gallery above. We're continuing to upload thousands of images from our photo archive. For
YORKSHIRE are already considering a plan 'B' after overseas signing Peter Handscomb impressed on his one-day international debut for Australia on Thursday.Handscomb was recruited last month with a view to him being available for the vast majority
Beer & pub column WHAT a time to be a beer drinker in Malton. In the past few years, this market town has put itself firmly on the Yorkshire beer map, in a way that would have seemed almost implausible just a decade ago. First came
YORK Schoolboys Under-12s gave an outstanding performance in winning 5-2 away to Hull City's Academy U12s - on a pitch labelled Hull Ice Rink.This friendly was York's first taste of 11-a-side action, the rise from the usual nine-a-side giving
A WOMAN has been hit with a fine for taking a dip in one of the city's rivers. North Yorkshire Police issued the woman with a Fixed Penalty Notice after she went in the water "for a laugh". An officer on twitter said police did not find the
COQUETTE Burlesque and Cabaret Club invites you to "Do-Rite and come to the cabaret" on February 3 at The Crescent Community Venue, off Blossom Street, York. "We'll be bringing one of Yorkshire’s finest jazz and blues trios to the city for the
ESTATE agency William H Brown,which has offices in York and Haxby, has helped to raise a record-breaking £18,605 in 2016 for its chosen charity, CLIC Sargent, which supports children and young people with cancer and their families. As part of the national
A GRATEFUL mum has thanked a kind conductor after he bought a £55 ticket for her stranded son. Victoria Cairns took to Facebook to express her gratitude when her 16-year-old son was helped to get him home in time for his grandfather's funeral.
Two teenagers have been charged following an attack on coaches carrying York City fans. A 15-year-old has been charged with criminal damage and assault and a 16-year-old has been charged with assault after windows were put through on buses carrying
OH well done Mrs May. Congratulations on a magnificent piece of generosity. You’re going to let Parliament have a vote on the EU but the only thing it will achieve is divert blame from yourself to the MPs and peers. Parliament won’t be able to change
A YORK-BASED drinks company is celebrating because its products are being stocked in Tesco stores across Yorkshire.Revolution Waves produces a zero-sugar, low-calorie drinks range, and is donating 10p per bottle to NHS charities.The business was founded
CHILDREN at Settrington Primary School have been facing their fears by taking on a series of challenges.Settrington has been working with several other schools on an academic resilience project.The children have been doing a number of things, including
I WOULD like to thank, publicly, the superb staff and management of the Grand Opera House, the collection volunteers, and the general public who were so generous in their donations to the Lord Mayor’s charities during the run of the pantomime, Aladdin
THERE is much hand-wringing by local politicians (The Press, January 16) over couples in York earning the average wage being unable to afford to buy a home here, yet these politicians offer no proposals to help them. There needs to be a reality
INSURANCE giant Aviva has announced changes to its organisation “to reflect its strategic focus on customers’ needs”.It is bringing its UK insurance businesses - life insurance, general insurance and health insurance – together under the leadership of
THE problem with the NHS is in the numbers. I have had excellent service from York Hospital in the past few years with a long standing ear problem as well as a scare with an eye bleed and prostate cancer. However, I think it is a mistake for
GARY BALLANCE has not given up hope of an England recall but insists his primary focus is with Yorkshire after being installed as the club’s new captain.Having returned from holiday, Ballance netted with his county colleagues yesterday for the first since
STILL the stadium fiasco rumbles on with both sides blaming everyone but themselves. Surely what is undeniable is that the big winners, if it is ever built, will be the two professional sports teams who will end up playing there. They will,
MEMBERS of City of York Council say the car park at the foot of Clifford’s Tower is unsightly and inappropriate for the area, and they want to do away with it. Admitted, it is very scruffy, but let’s face it, that is because of lack of maintenance
ROUNDABOUT MAGIC should have a whale of a time back over five furlongs when he reports for duty at Lingfield.Simon Dow's three-year-old colt was a pleasing winner over this course and distance in November, when he broke his maiden at the 10th attempt
BARROW will arrive at York City having lost fewer games than any other side in the National League. The Cumbrians have only been defeated four times this term in the highest echelon of non-League football with Southport’s 1-0 away win in their
AT last, the long-awaited Brexit speech from Theresa May, and it did not disappoint. Prime Minister May spelled it out very clearly to the hoards of EU diplomats and press exactly what the terms are for Britain leaving the EU. No single market
YORK City Knights boss James Ford is thought to be eyeing forward reinforcements ahead of the season's start – and has not ruled out pack stalwarts Mark Applegarth and Ryan Mallinder returning to the club. Veteran prop Applegarth's playing career
LEEDS United may face competition for signing attacking midfielder Alexandru Maxim ahead of their Championship teatime derby at Barnsley tomorrow.It is believed Mexican side Club America area also interested in recruiting the 26-year-old from Stuttgart
PICKERING Town manager Paul Marshall says Billy Logan’s departure to Scarborough Athletic leaves a “massive” hole to be filled in his promotion-chasing side.Logan performed a shock U-turn by joining the Evo-Stik First Division North club just a week after
A NEW role has been created to improve engagement between the reserve forces and cadets and employers and local communities. The Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Association (RFCA) for Yorkshire and the Humber, which supports the wellbeing of the region’s
PARENTS enjoyed an afternoon of fun with their children during a craft day at Leavening Primary School.Headteacher Sian Mitchell said: "The craft afternoon was a great opportunity to invite parents into school to enjoy a bit of fun, get crafty with
A banking accountant and company director has a criminal record today after he admitted fare dodging between Skipton and York. Brian Turner, 65, was travelling from Skipton to his home in Morpeth, Northumberland, with two tickets, one of them bought
A YORK university has secured its place as one of the UK’s most inclusive workplaces for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual staff according to LGBT rights charity Stonewall.The Stonewall list of Top 100 Employers celebrates the pioneering efforts
Three men and a woman have denied conspiring together to murder a York man. Paul Michael Rishworth, 29, of no fixed address, Scott Lewis Hurst, 28, and his partner Keely Ann Hurst, 23, both of James Street Caravan Site, York, and Kieran Harris,
A DRIVER who took a lorry with a maximum weight of more than four times the permitted limit across Cawood Bridge has been fined. Gary Stephen Degg, 44, was one of two drivers who separately took lorries that were too heavy across the bridge which
A NORTH Yorkshire dad is approaching the end of a unique year-long challenge. Ben Bowers has reviewed a different dram of whisky every day for the last year, to raise money for a children’s heart surgery charity - inspired by his daughter’s best
THE number of recorded crimes rose by five per cent in the 12 months to September, but North Yorkshire remains the lowest crime location in England.Figures released by the Office for National Statistics showed there were 37,259 crimes recorded in that
TRIBUTES have been paid to a midwife who inspired a service to grant terminally-ill people in York their final wishes.Tina-Maria Andrea Shaw, 60, from Acomb, died at St Leonard’s Hospice at the weekend, following a battle with cancer.She has been described
FORMER York GP Peter Dench - brother of actress Dame Judi Dench - has died, aged 91. Dr Dench was educated at St Peter’s School, where his sister was first inspired to act while watching him and his brother perform in the school play, Anthony and
A SCHOOL that once struggled after a string of poor inspection reports has now been rated good by Ofsted. Haxby Road Primary Academy was the first school to join Ebor Academy Trust in February 2014 and this is the first inspection since Ebor stepped
A PENSIONER has criticised a phone company, which she says left her without a landline for nearly a month, and meant she was unable to call for help after suffering a fall at home.Annie Greenwood, of Bracken Road, Dringhouses, York, claims Talk Talk took
A LORRY driver attacked a man with a crowbar and bit him on the head during an argument about a missing load. Vasileios Partalis, 29, flew into a rage after arriving at the Moor Lane Industrial Estate in Sherburn in Elmet and finding that water
AWARD-WINNING screenwriter, Sally Wainwright, and the principal of York College are among seven people receiving honorary degrees from the University of York. There are two days of ceremonies today and tomorrow at the university’s Central Hall
YORK leaders have been warned not the repeat the mistakes of the past in ambitious plans to redevelop land around Clifford’s Tower. This week details were unveiled of sweeping plans to transform York’s “Castle Gateway”, an area that includes the
BIKERS are being offered free training to help fellow riders in a life-threatening emergency. 95 Alive, North Yorkshire’s road safety campaign, is hosting a number of Biker Down courses to give people vital tips about how to help should they ever
DEVELOPERS want to turn Selby's derelict court into flats. The former magistrates’ court in New Street has been empty since it closed in 2013, and was bought by HW Investments Limited. The site was originally two separate houses and was converted
