Theatrical productions come along once in a while which liven the soul and leave the audience exhilarated. In the last decade musicals have provided most of these occasions, certainly in York. Two have stood out for me, 'Return to the Forbidden Planet
To present Walmgate Stray merely as a battlefield between walkers and cyclists is unhelpful. It serves only to obscure serious issues. Of course all Stray land deserves our protection. Of course walkers deserve somewhere to walk in peace and safety. But
Last Sunday I visited the Rufforth Park car boot sale and was asked for a £1 admission fee. I was assured by the attendant "it was good value". For what? The privilege of spending my own money? I didn't think the previous 50p charge justifiable so I was
Why do we as parents have to fight the system to get any help for our special needs children? And once we finally get it why is it taken away? (Letters, January 18). Surely the North Yorkshire County Council and local education authority can not expect
In response to the letter from Ken Beaven (January 16), I would like to thank him for his concern for Hugh Bayley, but I can assure him that his sympathies are best reserved for the Conservative Party. In truth Mr. Beaven's letter had a strong aroma of
I write in reply to the derogatory letter by C J Townend (January 16) in which he complains of consumptive rasps, wheezes, barks and the odd loud flatulent note during the performance of Sleeping Beauty by the Moscow City Ballet. I wonder where all the
According to your article about development at the Eye of York (January 16), City of York Council still wants more shops in the centre of York. This follows your article when it was pointed out that two large shopping units in George Hudson Street have
Top ten status is looming large for Harrogate Town with the help of some young blood from the seaside. Last week's 4-3 win over Flixton, in which Martin Pemberton nabbed all four goals, was their third victory in six games and lifted Town into mid-table
Scarborough's French defender Alex Marinkov has returned to the club after spending three days on trial with Scottish first division leaders Hibernian. Marinkov is one of two central defenders Hibs boss Alex McLeish is looking at - the other being York
Sprightly Martin Garratt - like a 'steam-train' according to manager Alan Little - is to prowl York City's central station. On the right track: Martin Garratt gets on the ball as he goes on another typical driving run from midfield for City Despite his
Traffic congestion is viewed by residents as York's number one problem, a major survey revealed today. Crime and vandalism comes in at number two in the city's league of worries. City of York Council has published its third annual Residents' Opinion Survey
It's back to the drawing board for a second time for the developers behind the controversial plan to extend York's Coppergate centre. Land Securities, the firm behind the £60 million scheme, has confirmed it will be entering fresh discussions with city
York's leading Methodist today apologised on behalf of his Church to the victim of a perverted minister. Stuart Burgess, chairman of the church's York and Hull district, spoke after former Methodist minister John Price was jailed for nine months for indecent
I share Mrs Frost's support for York's amateur companies - we have some of the best in the country and we're very proud to host visits from three of them here at the Theatre Royal. However, I am sorry that Mrs Frost finds our professional programme so
Your report (It's A Gift, January 19) on the home life of the Kissacks, warmed my heart. I'm so pleased their little holiday break wasn't ruined by uncertainty about the purchase of their £400,000 house. It's good also to know that the poor lady would
For the second time this week I have had to hose dog dirt off my son's shoes because yet another irresponsible person flouts the law about cleaning up after their pet. The problem is getting out of hand. I can't let my child run along the footpaths in
Serenus, from the in-form Nicky Henderson stable, can lift the £30,000 Tote Lanzarote Handicap Hurdle at Kempton tomorrow. The smart six-year-old, successful at Kempton's Christmas meeting, will be partnered by promising Irish amateur Noel Fehily, whose
Wreckage strewn over fields in north Nottinghamshire is all that is left of the RAF fighter and Cessna light aircraft that collided yesterday. Lessons can be learned after every air crash. The investigation team in this case may well recommend ways to
For all the millions spent by Reading, a free transfer is leading their scoring exploits. Martin Garratt gets on the ball as he goes on another typical driving run from midfield for City Martin Williams arrived at the Royals at no cost from Luton Town
The homeless are easily forgotten. As drivers scraped the ice off their windscreens this morning, few would have given a thought to the human beings who had also endured a night out in the sub-zero temperatures. Most of us have only our consciences pricked
Having done one or two pantos himself, Ian Botham told me he'd rather walk from Lands End to John O'Groats than put himself through two and a half hours of a Theatre Royal pantomime. "Where do you get your stamina from?" he asked me son Martin Barrass
More than 500 Selby miners today hit the compensation jackpot when the Government approved a £500 million package for a newly-diagnosed disease called vibration white finger. The deal, which will compensate over 25,000 miners nationally, was announced
A pioneering York psychiatrist claimed today: "I can cure Blip Boy - given the opportunity and the resources." Controversial psychiatrist Dr Bob Johnson, and his wife, Sue, who have set up the James Nayler Foundation to eliminate violent and criminal
Schoolboy stab victim Ashley Murray has undergone life-saving surgery at Leeds General Infirmary. The 13-year-old, who was found with multiple stab wounds at the foot of Birk Crag, in Harrogate, on Sunday, is also still suffering from the effects of hypothermia
Yorkshire Water today announced it wants to buy York Waterworks plc - and promised the takeover would mean lower bills for 175,000 customers across the York area. York Waterworks managing director Graham Wilford shows the before and after effects of filtration
The husband of Harrogate nurse Marsha Wray, who disappeared two years ago, has spoken of the terrible toll the police inquiry has taken on their two children. Colin Wray, with his children Philippa, aged 10, and Robert, aged seven, at their home in Forest
