THIS is really just a flight simulator/shoot-em-up, but in a spaceship. You start the game as a rookie pilot named Rhys. You lack experience but are a quick and agile fighter. Your first mission is to fly through a canyon, shoot a few mines, a couple
Farmers and tourism chiefs were today counting the cost of the latest casualty of the foot and mouth crisis - the Great Yorkshire Show. They said its cancellation was a devastating and depressing blow which could force many individuals and businesses
Hugh Bayley came under fire from furious trade unionists today, who accused him of abandoning them by failing to attend an election meeting - giving only minutes notice. The Labour Party candidate was also accused of complacency, being a Tory, being "
OUT Of Line, a selection of 60 drawings by 45 artists from the Arts Council Collection, is on view at York City Art Gallery from tomorrow until July 15. Organised by the Hayward Gallery in London, this new National Touring Exhibition is opening in York
ON the sleepy Sunday morning of December 7 1941, children played, families prayed, and squadrons of Japanese warplanes screamed across the skies of an Hawaiian paradise to launch a surprise attack on the USA's battle divisions at Pearl Harbour (or Harbor
Harrogate's 16-point haul over the Bank Holiday has seen them leapfrog over Castleford, Sheffield Collegiate and the Yorkshire Academy into the top spot of the Oxbridge ECB Yorkshire County Premier League. They head Scarborough by just two points. Early
An astonishing decision by captain David Byas robbed Yorkshire of the opportunity to wrap up victory over Glamorgan inside two days at Swansea yesterday. Yorkshire blasted out Glamorgan for only 104 soon after lunch and with a first innings lead of 176
The fish are really "having it large" at Paradise Fishery, Melbourne, according to fishery boss Simon Cramner Gordon, with pleasure catches regularly exceeding 20lbs. Maggot is producing a fish a chuck on the drop, with rudd and roach making up the bulk
Heworth, coached by Andy Leaming, enjoyed a 93-run win over Osbaldwick in York Junior Cricket Association's BYB Cricket Supplies Under 11 League. Pocklington got off to a good start with an 18 run win at Woodhouse Grange while Acomb defeated Sheriff Hutton
A major effort is under way to promote smoke-free public places in York and Selby. Project worker Carole Donnachie is aiming to work with businesses and other organisations to increase smoke-free places and zones across the city, in one of the first appointments
A York man died two months after an accident in which he rode his cycle into the path of a van, an inquest heard. Robert Snodgrass, of Arundel Grove, was in hospital recovering from the accident on the A64 when he developed a serious lung disorder and
Bosses at Malton Foods' parent company Uniq plc are remaining tight-lipped over reports that they are to sell off the pig processing firm. The factory is reported to be on the market and has already attracted potential buyers from Holland and Denmark.
York driver James Thompson will be showing his true colours at the MSA British Touring Car Championship night race at Silverstone on Saturday. He'll be hoping that the future really is orange. That's the colour he will carry on his egg.sport Vauxhall
Two university doctors from York are swapping the lecture podium for the pedal when they tackle a charity bike ride across Cuba. Peter Morrall, from Haxby, and Paul Marshall, from Bootham, will cycle 400 kilometres across the Caribbean island in October
Vocal campaigning is to be turned up after a bizarre election challenge laid down by York Loony Eddie Vee. The man for the Official Monster Raving Loony Party, known for his Elvis Presley impersonations, has asked every candidate in the city to compete
Life has taken a major turn for the better for York mother Yasmin Heesom, who is in New York undergoing pioneering treatment for multiple sclerosis. Yasmin, who has now been receiving a range of treatments at the Schachter Centre for two months, has achieved
Yorkshire bowlers are battling against each other to play for England. The county is blessed with a superb battery of quick bowlers and Chris Silverwood is the latest to stake his claim for a Test place. While Matthew Hoggard was taking his first England
The Premiership stars of tomorrow could be strutting their stuff at Bootham Crescent next season after York City reached an historic three-club agreement with North-East giants Sunderland. The partnership will mean City and their fierce Third Division
PRINCE ANDREW stopped off at York Nightstop during his visit to the city earlier this week. The independent charity works with other organisations to arrange free, emergency accommodation for young single people threatened with homelessness in the homes
AT the public meeting with parliamentary candidates in the Priory Street Centre, York, Michael McIntyre several times used 'Third World as a term of abuse, when attacking Labour's record on the health service. This distasteful reference clearly revealed
MARK Hill claims that I am not loony enough for the Official Monster Raving Loony Party (Letters, May 29). My wife has assured me that I am, so have employees of the local bus company who say I must be if I think they will ever reduce their fares to a
WE are researching our family tree and should like hear from readers who have photographs or information about the Barners family in the York area. Or perhaps a picture of 152 Holgate Road, York, taken in the Sixties, when it was Barners Bakery. Terry
York Wasps finally got their man today in the shape of former Leeds Rhinos Wembley hero Leroy Rivett. The 1999 Lance Todd Trophy winner first spoke to the Wasps in April but instead opted for another crack at Super League with Warrington Wolves. The move
The Premiership stars of tomorrow could be strutting their stuff at Bootham Crescent next season after York City reached an historic three-club agreement with North-East giants Sunderland. The partnership will mean City and their fierce Third Division
Terry Dolan admitted he rode a roller-coaster of emotions after York City's last-gasp clamber to safety at Torquay United. The 2-2 draw and point, courtesy of Graham Potter's improbable injury-time equaliser direct from a corner, was enough to safeguard
Hello, folks. Evening Press here. You wouldn't believe the week I've had. Don't worry, the training has been going great and things are still going to plan - the only problem is I've hardly had any sleep because of Lydia two doors down. Lydia - her full
TRAVELLING back through time gives a whole new kind of gameplay in Konami's Shadow of Memories, a title that is somewhat different to the usual beat and shoot-em-ups. At the start of the game, your character dies - not the usual way things happen. Following
If driving a powerful, armoured tank causing mass destruction is a dream of yours, then this game will satisfy all your violent urges. You take control of one of a number of tanks. Each has its own individual attributes which give it advantages in some
OK, guys, so what we want to make for the Dreamcast is a really great driving game. So how about we have a nice set of easy to use controls, some fancy graphics, a bunch of nicely designed tracks and scenery which isn't just there for effect but can be
Welcome to my first column for the Evening Press. I hope that over the next few weeks 'Quick Silvers' delivers an interesting insight into a professional cricketer's life. Before I joined Yorkshire some Press readers may have seen me in action a few years
Poor old Charlie Kennedy. The Liberal Democrat leader has spent days wooing the "grey" vote and being nice to pensioners. But 72-year-old Peter Simpkins was clearly not impressed with the offer of a £5 pension rise and free health care. He confronted
Farmers and tourism chiefs were today counting the cost of the latest casualty of the foot and mouth crisis - the Great Yorkshire Show. They said its cancellation was a devastating and depressing blow which could force many individuals and businesses
THE programme for Ben Elton's rumbustious comic tale of infertility is presented in a medicinal bag by ushers in doctor's coats. Inside is a sperm specimen receptacle, on which is printed the result of a sample: 30 per cent sluggish, 41 per cent swimming
CLARE Wilkie didn't have to wait long to land her first role after quitting EastEnders. "I finished filming in mid-February, and by mid-March, I'd signed up to do Inconceivable at Leeds," says Clare, who had played Sandra, the estranged and indeed strange
Grateful motorists gave generously to the St Leonard's Hospice 2000 Appeal after fundraising AA men gave their vehicles a once over. The AA patrolmen carried out "pre-summer checks" to vehicles outside Asda, in Monks Cross, York, in return for a donation
Keen gardeners should head for St Leonard's Hospice, Tadcaster Road, York, on Sunday to attend a giant plant sale to raise funds for the Hospice Appeal. The event is expected to attract a lot of interest, and a fictional character from the BBC's The Archers
REALITY television is the new black, the new rock'n'roll, the new 24:7 viewing pleasure heaven, but what might happen when we decide that watching the sexual interplay of 15-minute celebrities is last year's thing. Where will 'reality' spread next: from
In the fourth of our constituency profiles, Stephen Lewis looks at Harrogate and Knaresborough, Scarborough and Whitby, Skipton and Ripon and Yorkshire East. Harrogate and Knaresborough True-blue Harrogate - venue at the moment for the conference of the
Yorkshire bowlers are battling against each other to play for England. The county is blessed with a superb battery of quick bowlers and Chris Silverwood is the latest to stake his claim for a Test place. While Matthew Hoggard was taking his first England
WOW, these things really move. That's until they reach a corner when you suddenly discover two things. First, steering the cars in this game is like swimming through treacle. Second, you've made a bad mistake if you went out and bought this game. Nice
A new batch of bye-laws came into force in the North East region this week aimed at simplifying the rules facing anglers and offering a more consistent level of protection to fish stocks. The bye-laws cover the close season for sea trout, restrictions
This is Wendy, the unsuspecting chicken who will be called upon to answer the call of nature when a North Yorkshire village holds a revamped version of its bizarre summer ritual. White leghorn Wendy was today selected as the champion chicken for this
Dean Arey, of the Racescene/Van Tuyl team, claimed the yellow jersey after winning the third round of the Joe Dalby Developments Road Race Cycling League. He completed the four laps of the Alborough circuit in 1hr 16min, pipping Gary Brown of the York
Firefighter were still battling to dampen down a fire on the North York Moors today after being called there yesterday teatime. The fire broke out on moorland at Great Ayton, near Northallerton, and was reported to North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service
York Amateur Bowling Association (Veterans' Section) Maddison Cup holders Nestl 'B' had a comfortable 24-13 win over Ainsty 'A' in the qualifying round. But last year's beaten finalists, Shipton, lost 19-15 at home to West Park 'B'. West Park's 'A' side
Flood defence schemes at two becks in Norton will be overseen by the Environment Agency - though some fear councillors fear this could cause delays. Ryedale District councillors voted at last night's general services and licensing committee meeting to
Harrogate's 16-point haul over the Bank Holiday has seen them leapfrog over Castleford, Sheffield Collegiate and the Yorkshire Academy into the top spot of the Oxbridge ECB Yorkshire County Premier League. They head Scarborough by just two points. Early
The fate of 750 workers at threatened Scarborough bus and coach firm Plaxtons was expected to be decided today. Talks have been going on to try to save the plant - which employs 100 people from York - since early last month. Earlier this week, they were
Super-fit Mark Elliott has proved himself one of Britain's fittest men. A Prison Service PE instructor, Elliott, from York, finished sixth in the Life Fitness Ultra-Fit X-training challenge. He beat hundreds of men nation-wide who tried to qualify for
Wheldrake teenager Jane McDermott's incredible efforts in the pool have been rewarded by selection to the national squad for a forthcoming world championships. The 15-year-old swimmer has been picked by Cerebral Palsy Sport to compete for Great Britain
A woman has told an inquest of the final shocking moments before a road crash which claimed her mother's life. Christine Hill said she braked and tried to avoid an oncoming car but knew "it was going to hit us no matter what I did". York coroner Donald
Simon Dyson needed a good round at Woburn today to stand a chance of making the cut in the Victor Chandler British Masters. His first round of one over par 73 yesterday left him well down the field but still gave him hope of a decent placing after today's
York Acorn 'A' are aiming to round off a fine season with a piece of silverware tonight when they meet Castleford Panthers 'A' in the final of the Yorkshire League division four top four play-offs at Featherstone Rovers Post Office Road ground (kick-off
The man arrested and quizzed by detectives hunting the killer of Sutton-on-the-Forest man David Williamson has been told he is no longer under suspicion. The 27-year-old local man was due to report to York police station on Monday next week, but his solicitor
Former York City trialist Theo Gunnissen has finally realised his dream of becoming a professional footballer. The Dutchman, who spent two periods on trial at City last season, has given up his job as a postman and signed a two-year deal with Dutch outfit
Two clubs will almost certainly be relegated from the Football League every year from next season after the Football Association threw its weight behind the move. The change will see two clubs rather than just one win promotion from the Conference, and
York City could be poised for a bumper cash boost amid reports Steve McClaren is planning to take former Bootham Crescent hot-shot Jonathan Greening to Middlesbrough. York-born McClaren is expected to be unveiled as Boro manager when he returns from holiday
An astonishing decision by captain David Byas robbed Yorkshire of the opportunity to wrap up victory over Glamorgan inside two days at Swansea yesterday. Yorkshire blasted out Glamorgan for only 104 soon after lunch and with a first innings lead of 176
Wasteland where a young girl was stabbed by a hypodermic needle is a "secret haven" for drug users and under-age drinkers, says a Selby vicar. The land where seven-year-old Sian Anthony had her upper arm pierced by the needle is next to St James's Church
York Wasps finally got their man today in the shape of former Leeds Rhinos Wembley hero Leroy Rivett. The 1999 Lance Todd Trophy winner first spoke to the Wasps in April but instead opted for another crack at Super League with Warrington Wolves. The move
Vocal campaigning is to be turned up after a bizarre election challenge laid down by York Loony Eddie Vee. The man for the Official Monster Raving Loony Party, known for his Elvis Presley impersonations, has asked every candidate in the city to compete
Angry trade unionists berated candidates as privatisation of the rail industry swept on to the election stage in York. Fury was vented by a number of rail workers disheartened by bad management, unsafe working practices, pension problems and "the nightmare
Election fever is sweeping North Yorkshire. With less than a week to go, the first poll has been counted and the first victors announced. The Outside Party are the winners of the Yearsley Bridge Day Centre's mock election, closely followed by the Grumpy
Hugh Bayley came under fire from furious trade unionists today, who accused him of abandoning them by failing to attend an election meeting - giving only minutes notice. The Labour Party candidate was also accused of complacency, being a Tory, being "
WHAT a breath of fresh air to read the article about Sue Sayles, new president of the National Association of Headteachers (May 29). How wonderful to hear a member of the teaching profession say we have got to bring back the joy into teaching and the
ON May 14 or 15 someone took a little red acer (maple) tree in a dark green plastic pot from my small front garden. It was about 4ft high, slender and violets grew in a pot around it. My mother gave me the tree as a tiny seedling from her garden some
WE are very pleased that Bill Shaw (Green Party) is supporting the Government White Paper valuing people and the rights of people with learning difficulties in York. York People First is a self-advocacy group run by, and for, people with a learning difficulty
GREAT Yorkshire Show organisers had long clung to the hope that the event could transcend the foot and mouth crisis. Even when it became clear that no livestock would take part, the Yorkshire Agriculture Society believed the show must go on. The event
CYNICS might complain that they have given us enough earache already. But the willingness of York's Parliamentary hopefuls to join a candidates' karaoke is commendable. They have all risen to Eddie Vee's Loony tune suggestion that they compete in some
York City could be poised for a bumper cash boost amid reports Steve McClaren is planning to take former Bootham Crescent hot-shot Jonathan Greening to Middlesbrough. York-born McClaren is expected to be unveiled as Boro manager when he returns from holiday
Two clubs will almost certainly be relegated from the Football League every year from next season after the Football Association threw its weight behind the move. The change will see two clubs rather than just one win promotion from the Conference, and
GNER is brightening up stations with its very own unique variety of white rose. Five hundred specially-cultivated rose bushes are being planted at stations served by GNER's prestigious White Rose service. The Great North Eastern Rose was specially created
Smart Predator, an impressive winner at York last month, can tomorrow win the richest race ever staged at Musselburgh. The Ductform Ventilation Scottish Sprint Cup has £30,000 in added prize money and John Quinn's gelding can make his journey north from
